Malverne/West Hempstead Herald 04-18-2024

West Hempstead Street Fair was fun for all

Nemesis Castillo and Jacob Bonet enjoyed the food at the West Hempstead Street Fair. Unfortunately for Coco the dog, there was not a canine-centric food truck available. Story, additional photos, Page 3.

Will Capri become a rec center? Legal battle between town and motel owners continues

By NIColE FoRMISANo

nformisano@liherald.com

Hempstead town officials are continuing their legal battle against L&S Realty, the owners of Capri Motor Inn, as they try to make the West Hempstead business government property.

If their pursuit of eminent domain succeeds, officials say they would turn the troubled motel into an indoor recreation facility.

Officials didn’t present a specific plan on what they would do with the 434 Hempstead Turnpike property during a meeting last January, and they didn’t need to, according to town special counsel Allan Hyman. The government

taking over a problematic business like Capri is inherently public use, he said, citing a legal precedent that defines public use as “any use which contributes to the health, safety, general welfare, convenience or prosperity of the community.”

A public use is integral to the validity of an eminent domain claim, according to state and federal law.

But there is just as much legal precedent for the exact opposite, argued Christian Browne, representing the owners of Capri Motor Inn. In a different eminent domain case in New York, the court ruled there must be a specified plan for the property, or else any “public use” is purely spec-

Owner Gregg Cajuste is taking a step back so he can focus on his health

By NIColE FoRMISANo nformisano@liherald.com

G’s The Avenue, a West Hempstead restaurant, music venue and hub for communitycentric organizations, is closing after five years in business. Owner Gregg Cajuste has decided to focus on his health after suffering four heart attacks and three strokes and undergoing spinal surgery as well.

Before it was G’s, the property, on Hempstead Avenue, was the Blue Tequila Bar and Grill. The building had been closed for many years, Cajuste said, but something compelled him to turn it into something new.

Lucky Bar 13, in Franklin Square; a construction business; and a limousine and car service. To Cajuste, the most important part of his work is leaving something better than he found it, while filling some kind of community need.

I just love the world, and I’ve got to give the world the benefit of the doubt.

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West Hempstead resident

“I tend to do that,” Cajuste, 57, said with a laugh. “Turn bad places into good places. Try to help the community. If I take on something, I try to convert it into something better.”

After serving in the Marines, Cajuste became an entrepreneur. He created and sold restaurants including

G’s served as a meeting place for community organizations like the Breakfast Club, the Republican Club and the Knights of Columbus. It was also where Cajuste co-hosted a Breakfast Club podcast with Valentina Janek, a published author, also of West Hempstead. The club and podcast focuses on helping people who are looking for new careers in middle age.

Cajuste has also used the restaurant and music venue to raise funds for philanthropies like the Battered Women’s Shelter, in the Bronx, Northwell Health’s pediatric trauma center, in Cohen Children’s Medical Center, and the Kiwanis Pediatric Lyme Disease FounContinued on page 8

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West Hempstead street fair fun for all ages

At one moment it was rainy, the next it was windy, and the next it was sunny — but the capricious weather didn’t stop hundreds of neighbors across West Hempstead from coming out to enjoy the annual street fair.

The fair, on Nassau Boulevard across from Hall’s Pond Park, had no shortage of attractions. Kids had their pick of bounce houses, and adults enjoyed artisan and craft vendors offering hand-carved cutting boards, crocheted stuffed animals, or tastes of flavored honey — all while live music kept a spring in everyone’s step.

Nicole Formisano/Herald photos

Sheniqua Young, an artist, offers colorful paintings and prints through her business Shea Design.

Logan Santan, 11, took his dog Mochi around the street fair in style.

Between Paw Patrol, Disney princesses, Mickey Mouse and more, kids had their pick of bounce house theme.

Fiona Mann, 10, was not afraid of Cupcake the snake. The same could not be said for the other adults present.

Heather Brody, of Rockville Centre, enjoyed a sample from The Pure Raw Honey Company.

Lorraine Rubin’s personalized animal creations, from her business SewHappy4U, double as planters and storage caddies.

Equestrian Center to celebrate 100 years

Enjoy a horse show and carriage rides through the park at the center’s centenarian celebration

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

It’s the last equestrian center in the Town of Hempstead — and this weekend marks its 100th anniversary. The New York Equestrian Center, in West Hempstead, is holding a birthday bash 100 years in the making.

“The first thing people get out of it is joy,” Alex Jacobson, president of the center, said about horseback riding. “The smiles that the Equestrian Center puts on people’s faces is second to none.”

The equestrian center was first established in 1924, when such facilities were common. The building, right off Hempstead State Lake Park, was home to horses that worked with the milkman, the local police department, and even homeland security. The building was one of six equestrian centers around the park — now it’s the last one left.

“It’s important to preserve its history, and recognize what horses have done in our history,” Jacobson said. “And it’s not just about the building — it’s about horses being at this location for the last 100 years, and people being able to come out and enjoy them.”

Now the New York Equestrian Center is home to after school programs and a summer camp. Girl Scout and Boy Scout

troops from all over the Town of Hempstead often come to the center for horseback riding activities.

This weekend, as part of its 100th anniversary celebration, the center is open for the entire public to enjoy.

Spousal Refusal - Just Say No

Spousal refusal is a legally valid Medicaid planning option in New York. By way of background, certain income and assets are exempt from Medicaid if there is a spouse. Generally, the spouse at home, known as the “community spouse” may keep about $3,850 per month of the couple’s combined income and up to about $150,000 of the assets or “resources”. Not included in those figures are any other exempt assets, such as a home (up to about $1,000,000 of the equity only) and one automobile. The spouse who is being cared for in a facility is known as the “institutionalized spouse”.

Many a spouse has advised us that they simply cannot afford to live on the allowances that Medicaid provides. This is where spousal refusal comes in. We start by shifting excess assets into the name of the “community spouse”. He or she then signs a document which the elder law attorney prepares and files with the county indicating that they refuse to contribute their income and assets to the care of the ill spouse since they need those income and assets for their own care and well-being. Note that you may not refuse your spouse’s own income over the $3,850 per month exemption as it is not coming to you.

Once the “community spouse” invokes their right to refuse, and all of the other myriad requirements of the Medicaid application are met, the state Medicaid program must pay for the care of the institutionalized spouse.

After Medicaid has been granted, the county may institute a lawsuit seeking to recover the cost of care from the refusing spouse. Nevertheless, there are a few reasons why spousal refusal makes sense, even in light of this risk. First, in many instances, the county never invokes this right. Secondly, these lawsuits are often settled for significantly less than the cost of care provided. Thirdly, the payment to the county can sometimes be deferred until the community spouse dies. As one county attorney told us when agreeing to such an arrangement, “the county is going to be around for a long time”. Finally, even though the county may seek recovery, it is only for the Medicaid reimbursement rate and not the private pay rate. For example, if the private pay rate is $18,000 per month, which is what you would have to pay, the amount Medicaid has to pay is generally a quarter to a third less. The county may only pursue you for the amount they actually paid.

They’re offering free pony rides, a bounce house, a mechanical bull and even scenic carriage rides through

Hempstead State Lake Park. On top of that, families can watch barrel racing, pole bending and jump-off clinics run by professional trainers and overseen by official United States Equestrian Federation judges.

“It’s just going to be a whole lot of family fun,” Jacobson said.

But the center isn’t stopping there. On Sunday, they’ll be hosting a horse show. About 200 families come out to the annual event. Young riders show off their skills and earn ribbons — and of course, in the meantime, go back to the pony rides and bounce house for seconds.

Even people who have no horseback riding experience or knowledge can enjoy the weekend festivities. Horses are, as Jacobson puts it, “magical beautiful creatures that let you ride them.” Sometimes it just takes a bit of interaction to be reminded of that fact.

“I think that’s one of the biggest things that people get out of it,” Jacobson said. “The joy, and the history, and being able to be part of something that’s not readily available in our area.”

The celebration is this Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 633 Eagle Ave., West Hempstead.

Those who come out to celebrate New York Equestrian Center’s 100th anniversary this weekend can enjoy interacting with horses up close.

Christina Daly/Herald photos

The New York Equestrian Center was first established in 1924, and housed horses for the milkman and local police department.

PASSOVER GREETINGS

Reflecting on blessings with gratitude

While Passover comes around at this season every year, this year is most challenging.

Passover celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from Egypt.

How can we celebrate that historic event when the people of the State of Israel are under siege in our day?

Can we manage the pain and sorrow we are feeling now, with the joy we are supposed to be feeling as we retell the ancient story?

A solution to this dilemma may be

Dear Friends,

Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers?

It’s the first Passover in recent history with Jews being held captive.

So, how can we embrace freedom while we still feel the weight of oppression?

How do we partake in joyful toasting rituals to the Exodus while acknowledging that many among us remain in captivity?

While Judaism doesn’t explain ter-

found in the very words of the Hagaddah text which we read in our homes on the night of Passover.

We read, “In every generation, they (our enemies) rose against us, but the Holy One, blessed be God, saved us from their hand.”

Oct. 7 is the most recent threat to the Jewish people, but not the first.

As God has saved us from all previous threats, we have

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every hope that God, in mercy, will continue to save us.

If we cannot be fully joyous this year at this season, we can be hopeful!

Hope is one of three basic pillars of faith, the others are gratitude and forgiveness.

This Passover, let us reflect with gratitude on the blessings bestowed upon us. Our families and friends,

our health and well-being, our abundant society, are all blessings for which we are grateful!

May our gratitude strengthen our hope for continued blessing, perhaps even abundant joy, in the near future.

Rabbi Art Vernon leads Congregation Shaaray Shalom at 711 Dogwood Ave., in West Hempstead. He received his Rabbinic Ordination at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He has been involved in Jewish education for more than 25 years.

rorism or tragedy, it does provide a powerful response: In dark times, we increase our light.

The Passover observances and the holiday’s redemptive spirit are precisely what the world needs now.

The wonders that G-d performed for our people during the Exodus embody historical significance and present relevance.

It commemorates the past while instilling hope for the future.

The Exodus showed the world what’s possible for G-d’s people, and this year, let’s eat the food of faith and increase our belief and enthusiasm for

a better future with the coming of Moshiach.

A Kosher and Happy Passover.

Rabbi Yossi Lieberman is the rabbi at the Chabad of West Hempstead at 411 Hempstead Tpke., in West Hempstead. He received his Rabbinical Ordination from the Smicha Institute in Melbounre, Australia, and studied Jewish Studies at Yeshiva in New Haven and Montreal, Canada. He has been the rabbi for the Chabad for 22 years.

SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE

GARRET GATES

North Shore Senior Baseball

GATES AND THE VIKINGS couldn’t have scripted a better start to 2024. In the March 25 opener, the hard-throwing southpaw who quarterbacked North Shore’s football team to the playoffs, pitched a perfect game against Herricks. Even more impressive was he needed minimal help from the defense, as he struck out 20 of 21 batters. An All-Conference selection last spring, Gates fanned 12 in his next start and blanked Manhasset over five innings.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, April 18

Baseball: V.S. South at Sewanhaka 4:30 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Calhoun at MacArthur 4:45 p.m.

Softball: North Shore at West Hempstead 5 p.m.

Softball: Elmont at Lynbrook 5 p.m.

Baseball: Seaford at Clarke 5 p.m.

Baseball: Baldwin at V.S. Central 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Baldwin at East Meadow 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Oceanside at Long Beach 5 p.m.

Friday, April 19

Baseball: Malverne at Lynbrook 4:45 p.m.

Girls Flag Football: Lynbrook at West Hempstead 5 p.m.

Softball: Carey at Wantagh 5 p.m.

Softball: East Meadow at Calhoun 5 p.m.

Softball: V.S. Central at Uniondale 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Baldwin at Hewlett 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Calhoun at Carey 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Oceanside at Freeport 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Somers at South Side 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 20

Softball: Freeport at West Hempstead 10 a.m.

Softball: Sewanhaka at V.S. North 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Seaford at Long Beach 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: MacArthur at Oceanside 10 a.m.

Nominate a “Spotlight Athlete”

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Name, School, Grade, Sport and accomplishments to Sports@liherald.com.

Learning curve for West Hempstead

By ANDREW FANTUCCHIO sports@liherald.com

It would be generous to call 2024 a rebuilding year for the West Hempstead softball team.

Still without a JV squad for players to develop through, Rams coach Chris Van Kovics is trying to make the most of it while accelerating players up to the varsity level. Of the 13 players on West Hempstead’s roster, 10 are underclassmen. For some, this is their introduction to softball.

“We have a very young, inexperienced team,” Van Kovics said. “We’re out there practicing, and we’re definitely getting better. It’s just that we’re in a tough part of the schedule right now where we’re facing [more experienced teams]. They have better players, and it’s going to be a challenge.”

The area needing the biggest improvement for West Hempstead thus far has been the defense. In five winless games, the Rams have surrendered a combined 80 runs, spoiling some rather serviceable starts from sophomore arm Valerie Schreck.

“If she wasn’t in the circle, I don’t know who would pitch,” said Van Kovics. “She’s definitely better than she was last year, but she doesn’t have the defense behind her. That’s why the scores are the way they are. She’s working hard. We’re just not playing a lot of defense behind her.”

Although there isn’t much support behind Schreck, having Morgan Hill in front of her at catcher might be her saving grace. Hill has taken to the position this year and is helping Schreck command the strike zone as if she’s a veteran backstop.

All over the field, there are players taking on new experiences.

Sophomore Kayla Wallack and junior Danielle Koodsi are both figuring out new positions at the corners after spending last year covering ground in the outfield. At shortstop, freshman Arianna Corona is much more used to the pitch and hardwood than she is to the diamond but has shown potential with a strong arm.

Out of everyone, though, sophomore Sabina Musurmanova has had the most to learn. A transfer to West Hempstead this

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year from Europe, softball is about as foreign to Musurmanova as it gets. But that hasn’t stood in her way.

“She can throw, and she can run. Now we’ve got to teach you how to play the game because if she sticks with it, she’s going to help us because she’s fearless,”

Van Kovics said. “She’s a tough kid, and she’s working hard. She’s got great energy and enthusiasm.”

It’s in that mindset that Van Kovics sees a path forward for West Hempstead.

The results aren’t what he’d like them to be, but he isn’t discouraged by them either. Surely, he wants the Rams to win at

least one game this season. Until then, he’s satisfied with incremental improvements.

“Every time we step in between the lines, we’re learning something new,” Van Kovics said. “From where we were beginning of the season, they’re definitely learning, and they’re getting better. We’re making plays that we weren’t at the beginning of the season, and now it’s just a matter of putting it all together.”

The Rams play three straight at home starting Thursday at 5 p.m. against North Shore. They host Locust Valley on Friday at 5 p.m. and Freeport on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Grieco/Herald Freshman shortstop Arianna Corona is one of 10 underclassmen on the roster for the Rams, who expect to improve with experience.

Lopez takes over county’s social services

By JOSEPH D’ALESSANDRO jdalessandro@liherald.com

Jose Lopez has stepped in as the new acting commissioner for Nassau County’s social services department, filling the absence left by Nancy Nunziata.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to serve, to work with the county executive,” Lopez said. “To work with all the employees at the DSS. And to build a team that has a sense of morale, and more importantly, a sense of trust that the administration understands that what they do is vital to everyone that we serve.”

Lopez has spent the last three years as the county’s labor relations director, settling more than 8,000 bargaining agreements with Nassau County employees. He also guided more than 40 county departments in their negotiations with unions, and even served a member of the county’s health care committee.

At DSS, Lopez is now responsible for a department focused on supporting local families with day care, housing and homelessness prevention. He also will oversee the county’s management of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, that assists low-income, disabled or senior citizen residents with needed financial support to purchase food.

“The role is to make sure that we serve the constituency of Nassau County, and to provide services that are very much needed,” Lopez said. “At the same time, you provide an opportunity for those working with the county to do their best.”

Lopez also will lead Child Protective Services, child support enforcement, and accommodating the Abandoned Infant Protection Act, which provides a safe way for those with unwanted infants to part with them. It’s with CPS Lopez would like to add more peo-

ple, including more than a dozen former cops to help manage the department’s ever-growing workload.

These new hires will assist caseworkers after undergoing a six-week training period — largely calling upon prior experience as first responders, according to reports.

CPS is responsible for investigating neglect and all kinds of child abuse. The service employs casework-

ers and court liaisons. Child victims are brought to Nassau’s Child Advocacy Center, where they share information and receive various support services from the Coalition Against Child Abuse and Neglect.

“Jose Lopez has demonstrated through his many assignments in government that he has the intellect experience and work ethic to take on important challenges,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman said, in a statement. “Protecting our neighbors in their time of vulnerability is of paramount importance to me as county executive.”

Nunziata, appointed in 2019 by then-county executive Laura Curran, abruptly resigned last month, according to reports, after she says she was asked to fire someone in her office from an official in the county executive’s office. Nunsiata left over a disagreement over policy with the county executive.

Blakeman had no knowledge of the request, according to Boyle, who told a news outlet the employee in question was later transferred to a different department. The county executive also said he received no communication from Nunziata about why she stepped down.

Lopez’s experience includes a decade as the human resources director for the Western Beef supermarket chain, where he oversaw more than 2,000 employees across 22 stores and three warehouses.

He’s also a former deputy commissioner of Nassau County Parks, Recreation and Museums, and also oversaw key functions of Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center, including staffing and event planning.

Lopez intends to reduce the amount of staff training occurring upstate, preferring to train them within Nassau instead. He also intends to broaden the services the department provides, although he has yet to share details.

Courtesy Nassau County Jose Lopez is the new acting commissioner for the Nassau County’s social services department.

Cajuste is still focused on helping others

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dation.

And those are just some of his causes. He founded the Malverne Kiwanis Club, and is the past distinguished lieutenant governor of the Nassau County Kiwanis Club, as well as the past president of the Franklin Square Kiwanis Club. He has for many years dressed up as Batman for the organization’s annual Halloween celebration, Trunk or Treat. He has organized a charity concert to benefit Adelphi University’s breast cancer program, and created a number of scholarship for high school seniors to help them afford college. He regularly dresses up as Superman or Batman and reads to kids at Cohen Children’s Medical Center and at local schools, including George Washington School in West Hempstead. He also visits seniors in nursing homes in his spare time.

Why devote so much time to giving back to people, whether neighbors or strangers? It’s because Cajuste has turned a painful past into motivation to spread positivity in the world.

“I lived on the streets — I ran away from home,” he said of growing up in Harlem, Brooklyn and Queens. “I want to give back from everything that I saw. I just want to help the world.

“There are so many people out there that need help mentally, physically, emotionally,” he added. “I just love the world, and I’ve got to give the world the benefit of the doubt.”

Cajuste doesn’t like people fussing over him. Though his health issues have made him take a step back from his business, he doesn’t want people worrying too much, or even going out of their way to ask how he is. He’d rather stay focused on how to help others.

“Everything has always been about the community for me, helping everybody,” he said. “I’m not done yet.”

gregg Cajuste is a former president of the Kiwanis Club, and dresses up as Batman every year for trunk or treat, the organization’s Halloween celebration.

Fire departments rally to recruit new volunteers

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

“Firefighting is all about passion,” said Oyster Bay town supervisor Joe Saladino. “Do you have a fire in you?”

That’s the question being asked across Nassau County by the 69 volunteer fire departments that protect them. It’s all part of a renewed push from the Firefighters Association of the State of New York in its annual RecruitNY campaign to find more volunteer firefighters and EMTs.

To help support those efforts, County Executive Bruce Blakeman declared last week as a volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker recruitment week. That includes the launch of a new website, NassausBravest.com, providing information on volunteering in the county.

“Exactly 30 years ago in 1994, there were 10,000 firefighters here on Long Island. There are now 6.000, so we’ve got a lot of work to do,” Blakeman said. “It’s not just community service. That’s important, and it’s very rewarding to give back to your community, but it’s about the camaraderie between firefighters and EMT’s.”

Steve Klein knows exactly how rewarding it is. He joined the Oceanside Fire Department when he was 18, just a couple years after his father died from a heart attack. Now 77, Klein has decades of volunteer service under his belt, and is even the former president of state firefighters association.

Still, Klein will never forget how it was volunteer firefighters who responded to his father’s medical emergency. And it proves how important these types of services are. That’s why his statewide agency worked so hard to adopt more universal firefighting training methods.

“Anything we want to do, it’s going to cost money,” Klein said. “But the offshoot of that is that the volunteer fire service in the state of New York saves the taxpayers approximately $3.5 billion in taxes every year. We need to have trained people available to respond to emergencies.”

Much of that money is saved in sala-

ries, which volunteers obviously do not collect. Departments also look to fundraise as ways to avoid tax levies needed for purchasing, maintaining and operating firefighting equipment.

But there are benefits to volunteering beyond just doing the right thing. Volunteers get free training and equipment, as well as tax breaks and insurance coverage. All of that is provided by the Volunteer Firefighter Benefits Law, first passed in 1957.

Those tax breaks could include income tax credits of $500 to $1,000 per year, as well as property tax reductions of up to 10 percent — assuming local gov-

ernments have opted in.

There also are possibilities to earn a pension, as well as tuition reimbursement and scholarships.

Eugene Perry first joined the Patchogue Fire Department in 1979, thanks to his father — even those he was never a firefighter himself.

“My uncles were both in the fire service, but my father … took me to one of the tournament drills they had in Patchogue, and it was something that piqued my interest and got me to come in the door,” Perry said. “I learned quickly after that, that that’s not the whole aspect of the volunteer fire service.”

Perry has been an administrative officer for many years and is involved in fundraising efforts for the fire department and companies and is hoping to help even more through efforts at the state level, encouraging, even more, to receive benefits from the fire service in more ways than one.

“I’m still an active interior firefighter,” Perry said. “It’s still the rush of being in a firehouse and getting on a fire truck and going to a fire trying to help somebody.”

And that’s a big reason why there is so much longevity in this line of work, Blakeman said.

“You have a built-in family when you join a firefighting service,” the county executive said. “You have friends that share a love of protecting the community.”

Kepherd Daniel/Herald Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was joined by firefighters in Plainview to share how important these volunteer departments are — and why solid recruitment this month is vital, for residents of all ages.

Soaking up sun and shade during eclipse

Where were you when the moon stepped into the spotlight? The students of Malverne and West Hempstead were checking out the celestial spectacle — safely, of course.

Last Monday’s total solar eclipse was the first to cross paths with New York in 99 years, and the next will be 55 years from now. Kindergarteners, seniors and teachers alike made sure to catch a glimpse of the once-in-a-generation event using NASA-approved solar eclipse glasses, which protected their retinas from the harmful sun rays.

Teachers took their classes outside so everyone could enjoy the celestial spectacle. Long Island viewers watched as the moon slowly covered up to 88 percent of the sun, creating a golden crescent of light and a sunset-like glow.

Eclipses are astronomy and physics at work; they have close ties to historical events and give us insight to ancient cultures’ understanding of the firmament; they’re used as motifs throughout literature and media. By witnessing the eclipse themselves, these students took another step on their journey as lifelong learners.

–Nicole Formisano

Photos courtesy Malverne school district Malverne High School students wore NASA-approved glasses to watch the once-in-a-generation eclipse.

Fourth grade teacher Ms. Riverio surprised her class with eclipse-themed desserts.

Davison Avenue celebrated with eclipse-themed decorations, drawings and hats.

West Hempstead High School turned the eclipse into an outdoor learning experience.

Photos courtesy West Hempstead school district

The eclipse was so entrancing, West Hempstead students couldn’t help but stop and stare — with glasses, of course!

Howard T. Herber students couldn’t believe their eyes as the sun became a crescent of golden light.

Capri owners cleared of criminal charges

ulative.

“In simple terms,” Browne said, “the government cannot take your land and then decide later what to do with it.”

But at some point between the meeting in January and the town meeting last week, it appears Hempstead officials have figured out what they would do with the property.

They want to demolish the existing building and construct in its place an indoor recreational facility for sports like basketball and volleyball. Most of the town’s indoor rec centers are geared toward activities like swimming and diving, so this facility would fill the need for other activities, they said.

It would be particularly beneficial for residents of West Hempstead, said John Ellsworth, a senior associate for the environmental planning firm providing counsel to town officials.

Two of the four town parks within a mile of Capri — Garden City South Park, in Garden City, and Roth Park Pool, in Franklin Square — are in special park districts and are therefore not available to West Hempstead neighbors. The other two parks — Cherry Valley Ball Field in Garden City, and Echo Park in West Hempstead — are available to all town residents. But

existing rec facilities in West Hempstead, like echo park, focus on swimming and diving. if the town acquires Capri motor inn, they’d turn the property into an indoor facility for activities like basketball and volleyball, officials said.

Capri’s alleged violations of town code dealing with dangerous buildings and structures — which serves as the basis for the motel’s public nuisance label — were cited during the town counsel’s arguments. But the motel’s purported violations are disputed by L&S, which says Hempstead officials violated the process in place to label a property a public nuisance.

Whether that public nuisance label is valid or relevant to the eminent domain hearing remains a point of contention between town officials and Capri’s legal counsel.

“With all due respect, this hearing has nothing to

Hempstead town lawyer. “The town has decided that they have a public proposal, and that public purpose is to, in fact, have recreation facilities. So, we’re condemning the property.”

While the town hearing goes on, the owners of Capri Motor Inn continue to fight their public nuisance charges in district court. As of April 8, the court dismissed all 24 criminal charges against them.

The town declared in its January meeting the eminent domain hearing would conclude March 1. The town has since extended the hearing — as well as the window for public comment — to May 9, with special hearing officer Anthony Marano scheduled to make

STEPPING OUT

Cultivating the future at Crossroads Farm

By Danielle Schwab

Vegetables, fruits, and honey, oh my!

Melissa Errico

With the growing season now upon us, Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s is ready to welcome visitors again. The historic 5.5-acre site hosts its annual season-opening event, next Saturday, April 27. It’s a day to enjoy being outdoors, and partake of family-friendly activities, delicious eats, farm-fresh items to purchase, and, naturally, a wealth of information on planting.

Crossroads Farms at Grossmann’s has a long tradition that’s been shared by generations of folks from throughout Nassau County and beyond. Since 1895, it’s been a go-to for produce, plants and related agricultural products. Owned and cultivated for more than 100 years by the Grossmann family, it was purchased by Nassau County through the Nassau Land Trust to preserve the acreage as an open farm space. It’s one of the closest farms to New York City.

“One of the big things for the Grossmann family was that Long Island Rail Road runs directly through the back of the farm,” Crossroads operations manager Michael D’Angelo says. “Back in the early 1900s, that was huge. Instead of having to use a horse and cart to go to Manhattan to sell their produce, they were able to load up onto the train that would then go right into the city.”

With more than 75 products offered, the farm produces diverse and beloved selection of organic produce for its loyal patrons. This includes best sellers like tomatoes and greens, along with turmeric, and even loofas — among the many items

Crossroads also showcases its crops at the Long Island Fair. Its tradition of excellence is evident with strong finishes in the agricultural competition.

“We put in like 50 entries last year, and 90 percent of our crops placed first, second or third,” adds Peter Notarnicola, Crossroads’ field

This year, Crossroads is doubling its production by planting on twice as much of its land. Anything that can’t be grown or produced in-house is obtained through a barter system with other farms and sold at the farm store.

Another popular product is the result of a collaboration with millions of special farm workers — worker bees that is. Their buzzy effort supplies the farm with rich tasty honey.

Melissa Errico appears on the Landmark stage with pianistarranger Billy Stritch for her new show ‘The Life and Loves of a Broadway Baby.’ Errico sets her own life to the Broadway songs that she has sung and owned in this theatrical tour de force. She presents both a sensational set of beloved standards and a series of witty and sometimes wicked stories about an ingenue’s life passed on the Great White Way. Its sexy, sublime study of American songs — ranging from Cole Porter to Harold Arlen, Lerner & Loewe to Taylor Swift, with a substantial peek at Melissa’s new Sondheim album, ‘Sondheim in the City’ — with songs like ‘Everybody Says Don’t,’ ‘Take Me to the World,’ and ‘Being Alive.’ A woman of stage, screen and song, Errico has been acclaimed as ‘the Maria Callas of American musical theatre’ by Opera News, referencing both her silken voice and dramatic, expressive intensity.

Friday, April 19, 8 p.m. $63, $53, $43. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 7676444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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• Farmstand hours: Tuesday and Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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either are first or second generation, or are foreign-born themselves. They ask for specific products that may be hard for them to find,” D’Angelo says. “And that is always exciting for us. We love hearing and catering to the way people cook different things.”

Crossroads also has a presence at local establishments. You’ll find Crossroads products incorporated into the menu at Malverne eateries such as Uva Rossa Wine Bar and Kookaburra Coffee Co.

While the season is just beginning, there will be no shortage of activities to occupy everyone on opening day. A ribbon-cutting ceremony kicks off the festivities, followed by entertainment, farm tours, hayrides and food vendors on hand with some tasty bites. Check out Rockin Roots, South Shore Brewery and Beach Barbecue, among the participating vendors.

Kids can keep busy visiting farm animals and taking in an ATV ride, along with puppetry and face painting. The youngsters can also gather around a maypole and chase down colorful ribbons.

“It’s a family fun day to come down and just enjoy the farm,” D’Angelo says.

Crossroads is so much more than simply a place to visit. Its valued community partner can be relied up to support many endeavors.

“Fresh produce, fresh flowers, educational opportunities and entertainment space truly make Crossroads Farm unique” Maria Casini, Malverne Chamber of Commerce co-president, adds.

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“We got about a million ladies that work on the farm, and they’re the bees,” D’Angelo jokes.

Among the projects she’s involved in with Crossroads, the farm has partnered with LIJ-Valley Stream Northwell Hospital to introduce a”Food is Health” program tackling nutrition and hunger.

D’Angelo and Notarnicola are always on the go, planning and moving forward with new ideas — and crops. They maintain a close dialogue with visitors.

The farm also offers an interactive Sunshine program to introduce kids up to 11 to agriculture.

“A lot of people don’t know the process that it takes for food to get to their table,” Notarnicola says. “To see that hands-on, I think for someone who didn’t grow up with planting, is eye-opening.”

From a tiny seedling to your dinner plate, it’s a team effort to get it all there.

Mike DelGuidice, one of Long Island’s most celebrated singer/ songwriters continues his ‘residency’ at the Paramount. Mike DelGuidice and his band always give it their all, especially when playing the iconic Billy Joel songs. DelGuidice leads his band in a rousing concert that highlights the ‘Piano Man’s’ decades of hits. Like his idol, DelGuidice has become one of the area’s most celebrated performers, balancing his schedule between doing his own thing and touring with Joel all over the world. DelGuidice, as with Joel, grew up mastering several instruments, including bass guitar, guitar, piano and drums. He’s renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of the Joel catalog, which caught the attention of Joel himself, who ultimately brought him on stage with him. DelGuidice and his band pack hit after charttopping hit, along with his own tunes in a high-energy show that’s always a crowd pleaser.

“We have customers from all different backgrounds, some who

Interested in become a part of the farm family? Crossroads Farms welcomes volunteers to help out. Various volunteering options include working in the fields planting and harvesting, or participating in education and fundraising programming.

Friday and Saturday, April 19-20, 8 p.m. $60, $40, $25, $20. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000. Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com.

beloved selection of organic produce for its loyal patrons. This you’ll find here. manager. is of buzzy jokes.

Michael D’Angelo, operations manager, is ready to reopen the popular farm for another busy season.

Photos courtesy Crossroads Farm Crossroads field manager Peter Notarnicola tends to his plantings.

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April 26

Chris Ruggiero

Experience the magic of Chris Ruggiero’s new show, “Teenage Dreams and Magic Moments.” The dynamic vocalist visits the Landmark stage, Friday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. Ruggiero is an old soul. Still in his 20s, the music that speaks to him is the music of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, breathing new life into the timeless classics that form the soundtrack of our lives. His approach to performing is more in line with that of a bygone era, bringing to the stage the panache of Frank Sinatra or Paul Anka, coupled with the energy of Jackie Wilson. Ruggiero first came to national attention when he performed in concert on a PBS coast-to-coast special and was featured on Good Morning America. Since then, he has traveled the country, delivering his unique brand of vintage rock and roll and sharing his passion for the classics.

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Families will enjoy another musical adventure, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, April 19, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Monday through Friday, April 20-26, 1:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Back by popular demand after a sold-out 2023 run, see Pigeon, Bus Driver, and some zany passengers sing and dance their way to helping The Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat, energetic comedy based on four of Mo Willems’ popular Pigeon books.

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He has shared the stage with artists such as Bobby Rydell, The Duprees and The Drifters. It seems almost preordained that the young man who loves the special sounds of an era is now performing on the same stages as those he admires most. The young singer was a 2020 East Coast Music Hall of Fame nominee and at the 2019 induction ceremony, he performed alongside Tito Puente Jr. singing the iconic song Tito’s father wrote, “Oye Como Va.” In his new show, “Teenage Dreams and Magic Moments,” Ruggiero tells his story by breathing ew life into the timeless music of the eras he loves, enhanced with a six-piece band and live brass. Songs like “Unchained Melody,” “My Cherie Amour,” “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “This Magic Moment” come to life with unique interpretations of these classics and more, with new orchestrations by Charlie Calello, arranger for the Four Seasons and known in the industry as “The Hit Man.” Chances are you’ll know every word of every song. $59, $49, $39. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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Featuring a live band to bring Deborah Wicks La Puma’s jazzy score to life, audiences will thoroughly enjoy singing and flapping along with The Pigeon and friends. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. It’s an ideal way to introduce kids to theater and the humorous stories from Willems’ books. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.LICM.org.

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Urban Art Evolution,” is a comprehensive exhibit featuring a diverse range of compositions from the 1980s through the present by creators who were based in the rough and tumble downtown area of New York City known as Loisaida/LES (Lower East Side/East Village) and close surrounding neighborhoods. Artists pushed the boundaries of what was considered “art” with a primary focus on street/graffiti art. The exhibit’s scope, guest curated by art collector/gallerist Christopher Pusey, offers an even broader view from other creative residents, who worked inside their studios but still contributed to the rich fabric of the downtown art scene from different vantage points and aesthetics.

Works include sculpture, paintings, photography, music, and ephemera from many noted and influential artists. On view through July 7. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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Baby shower for momsto-be

Mercy Hospital hosts this free event for expecting moms-to-be, Saturday, May 11, noon to 2 p.m., in the lower level cafeteria. With raffles, giveaways for mom and baby, and meet and greets with physicians, lactation specialists, mother/baby nurses, games and more. For moms only. 1000 N. Village Ave. Email Elizabeth.Schwind@chsli.org to register. For more information, visit CHSLI.org/mercy-hospital or call (516) 626-3729.

Bingo Night

American Legion Cathedral Post 1087, in West Hempstead, hosts a fundraiser, Friday, April 19, at 6 p.m., benefitting Veterans’ Affairs outreach. It includes beer, wine, soda, salads and six-foot heroes along with two bingo cards. Donations are $20 per person. 233 Woodlawn Road, West Hempstead. Call Pete Johansen at (516) 489-2862 to register.

Lemonade 5K

What better way to celebrate finishing a 5K than with a refreshing glass of lemonade?

Participate in the Lemonade 5K, which benefits the Never Stop Running Foundation, Sunday, April 28, starting at 9 a.m. Takes place rain or shine at Hempstead State Lake Park. $35 fee. Visit EliteFeats.com to sign up.

Eglevsky Ballet Gala

Eglvesky Ballet presents “Live from Studio 4,” an intimate evening of classical and contemporary ballets, Saturday, April 20, 7 p.m.

The program features new and existing repertory works chosen to showcase the dancers unique ability to transfer from classical to neo-classical to contemporary with ease and mastery of their techniques. Eglevsky Ballet Studio, 700 Hicksville Road, Suite 102, Bethpage. For information and tickets, visit Eventbrite.com/e/ live-from-studio-4-tickets859994295087?aff=oddtdtc.

Baldwin Homemakers

Annual Auction

All are welcome to join Baldwin Homemakers for their annual auction, Wednesday May 1, 7 p.m., at Baldwin Middle School. $5 admission includes 1 front table raffle ticket. With coffee, cake and door prize. Additional raffle tickets will be available for sale. 3211 Schreiber Place, Baldwin.

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Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, April 20, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork. Kids and adults connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. For ages 2-14. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for to register or call (516) 484-9337.

Bingo Night

Enjoy bingo for a cause, hosted by American Legion Cathedral Post 1087, Friday, April 19, 6 p.m., in West Hempstead, benefitting Veterans’ Affairs outreach. With beer, wine, soda, salads and six-foot heroes along with two bingo cards. $20 per person 233 Woodlawn Road. West Hempstead. Call Pete Johansen at (516) 489-2862 to register.

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

Spring Dog Festival

Enjoy the glorious grounds of Old Westbury Gardens with your pooch (leashed of course), Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. With varied vendors and activities. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens. org.

Emergency Preparedness Course

Severe weather events are becoming more frequent. West Hempstead Lions Club urges everyone to be prepared. Learn the tools and important resources, Sunday, April 21, 2 p.m. American Legion Post 1087. 233 Woodlawn Road. To register, visit tinyurl.com/ LionsWeatherPrep

Simply Stronger

Join Marilyn Bunger for an exercise and strength training class, Tuesday, April 23, 9:45 a.m., at West Hempstead Public Library. $27 per person; checks made payable to WHPL. 500 Hempstead Ave. Visit WHPL.org, for more information.

Spring Community Cleanup

Lakeview Civic Association hosts their annual spring cleanup, Saturday, April 20, 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Open to all neighbors, it kicks off at the Lakeview LIRR station.

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust survivor Shirley Gottesman shares her story on this day of remembrance, Sunday, May 5. Nancy Spielberg, an awardwinning filmmaker who focuses on films about the Jewish experience, also speaks about modern anti-Semitism. The program is both in person and on Zoom at Congregation Shaaray Shalom. 711 Dogwood Ave., West Hempstead. Zoom link will follow registration, which is required, at tinyurl. com/2024ShoahProgram.

Students present award-winning research

These scientists are making waves — and they’re only in middle school. On March 5, 8 teams of eighth grade Science Research students from Howard T. Herber Middle School, in Malverne, participated in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovation Challenge, hosted by the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, or LISEF for short.

The self-designed projects ranged from “The Impact of Energy Drinks on the Rate of Respiration in Yeast” and “The Effect of Centrifugal Force on the Velocity of Hot Wheels Cars,” to “Uncovering the Truth Behind Sunscreens” and “The Impact of Artificial Light on Plant Growth.” One group, in the category of Social and Behavioral Sciences, investigated the links between preconceived notions on genetically modified foods and taste preferences for GMO vs non-GMO apples, while another investigated the effectiveness of hand sanitizers on bacterial growth.

Two teams from the class earned ribbons for their presentations in the category of Microbiology, which they have been researching since October. Lorelei Fitzgerald, Leyla Montrose and Gabriella Sime won Third Place for their project entitled “The Effect of Refrigeration on Bacterial Growth in Condiments” and Honorable Mention was awarded to Sophia Baez, Kamila Fernandez and Angelina Williams for their project entitled “The Effect of Dental Dog Treats on Bacterial Growth in Dogs’ Mouths.”

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From left, Leyla Montrose, Gabriella Sime and Lorelei Fitzgerald won third place In the Microbiology category for their project entitled ‘The Effect of Refrigeration on Bacterial Growth in Condiments’ at LISEF.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS

FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VERUS SECURITIZATION

TRUST 2020-NPL1, Plaintiff, vs. MILBURNSTEAD HOMES

INC, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 19, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 2, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 166 Milburn Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11550. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 36, Block 84 and Lots 291-292 and 320-321. Approximate amount of judgment is $544,187.72 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 600062/2022. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Jeffrey Fox, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 212394-1 145673

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE VOTACIÓN Y ELECCIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR GRATUITO DEL SINDICATO WEST HEMPSTEAD WEST HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK AVISO SE DA POR LA PRESENTE, que una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de West hempstead, la ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Sala de Juntas en el Edificio de Administración de West Hempstead, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, en dicho Distrito el 7 de mayo 2024,a las 7:30 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente,

para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes artículos:

1. Para presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero, que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2024 - 2025.

2. Para discutir todos los puntos que en lo sucesivo se establecen para ser votados por las máquinas de votación en la votación y elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 21 de mayo de 2024.

3. Para tramitir transacciones de otros negocios que puedan presentarse adecuadamente antes de la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y actuar enmendando los mismos. Una copia del presupuesto propuesto se pondrá a disposición, previa solicitud, a los residentes del distrito escolar a partir del 30 de abril, 2024, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, excepto sábados, domingos y días festivos en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, la Sección 495 fue añadida a la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Propiedad Real y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cuánto del valor total evaluado en la lista de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará todo tipo de exención concedida, identificada por la autoridad estatutaria, y mostrará (a) el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención expresada como un monto en dólares de valor evaluado o como porcentaje del valor total evaluado en la lista; (b) la cantidad acumulada que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y (c) el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, dicho Presupuesto de Votación y Elección se llevará a cabo el martes 21 de mayo de 2024 en el Gimnasio Norte de la

Escuela Intermedia de West Hempstead, 450 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, Nueva York, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, momento en el cual se abrirán las urnas para votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes artículos:

1. Para adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2024 - 2025 y autorizar que la parte necesaria de la misma se eleve mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito.

2. Para elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período de tres años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2024 y expira el 30 de junio de 2027, para suceder a Kurt Rockensies, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2024.

3. Para elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período de tres años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2024 y expira el 30 de junio de 2027, para suceder a Andrea Shinsato, cuyo plazo expira el 30 de junio de 2024.

4. Para adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca Pública de West Hempstead para el año fiscal 2024 - 2025 y autorizar que la parte necesaria de la misma se eleve mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar.

5. Para elegir un (1) miembro del Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca por un período de cinco años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2024 y expira el 30 de junio de 2029, para suceder a Ralph J. Reissman, cuyo plazo expira el 30 de junio, 2024.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que una copia de estado de cuenta de la cantidad de dinero que se requeirará para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar y el presupuesto de la Biblioteca Pública de West Hempstead para el 2024 - 2025, excluyendo el dinero público, puede ser obtenida por cualquier residente del Distrito entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. a partir del 30 de abril, 2024, excepto sábados, domingos o días festivos, en la Oficina del Distrito, Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, y en cada escuela del Distrito y en la Biblioteca Pública de West Hempstead durante su horario regular de negocios.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las peticiones que designen candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación y

miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca serán presentadas ante el Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, a más tardar el 22 de abril de 2024, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente. Cada petición se dirigirá al Secretario del Distrito; debe ser firmado por al menos 52 votantes calificados del Distrito (representando al mayor de 25 votantes calificados o el 2% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); deben indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y, deben indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato y describir la vacante específica para la cual el candidato es nominado. Cada vacante que se cubra en la Junta de Educación se considerará vacante específica por separado. Se requiere una petición de nominación por separado para nominar a un candidato a cada oficina por separado. La petición describirá al menos la duración del mandato y contendrá el nombre del último titular. Las vacantes en el Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca se considerarán vacantes específicas por separado. Se requiere una petición de nominación separada para nominar a un candidato a cada oficina específica por separado. Dichas peticiones de nominación describirán la vacante específica en la Junta de Bibliotecas para la que se designe al candidato; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito; debe ser firmado por al menos 52 votantes calificados del Distrito (representando al mayor de 25 votantes calificados o el 2% del número de votantes que votaron en la eleccón anual anterior); debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y, debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que el registro personal de los votantes es requerido ya sea de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, él o ella es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un elector está registrado y es elegible para votar bajo el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas

que deseen votar deben registrarse. La Junta de Registro se reunirá con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, el 16 de mayo de 2023, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, para añadir cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se utilice en la elección antes mencionada, momento en el que cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea colocado en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro sea conocido o probado a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro para ser entonces o posteriormente con derecho a votar en dicha elección para la cual se prepare el registro. El registro tan preparado de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación se presentará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, y estará abierto para su inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. hora prevaleciente entre semana antes de la votación, y el sábado 18 de mayo de 2024, sólo por cita previa entre las 9:00 a.m. a las 11:00 a.m., y en el lugar de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que actualmente no están registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votante calificado del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de West Hempstead solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario del Distrito en persona, por correo a las Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, por correo electrónico a TBryant@whufsd.com,o por fax enviado al (516) 489-1776. La solicitud de inscripción puede incluir la preferencia del elector militar por recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben ser recibidos en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 25 de abril de 2024,

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA ADVISO ADIONAL, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión West Hempstead, pueden

solicitar una solicitud de una boleta militar del Secretario del Distrito en persona, por correo a las Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, por correo electrónico a TBryant@whufsd.com,o por fax enviado al (516) 489-1776. En dicha solicitud, el elector militar puede indicar su preferencia por recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud de voto militar original por correo o en persona a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito en las Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York. Para que un elector militar reciba una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud válida de voto militar en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., el 25 de abril de 2024. Las solicitudes de boletas militares recibidas de conformidad con lo anterior serán procesadas de la misma manera que una solicitud de voto no militar bajo el Artículo 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de voto militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar por recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, la boleta militar original de un votante militar debe ser devuelta por correo o en persona a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito en las Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York. Las boletas militares serán examinadas si son recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el 21 de mayo de 2024 mostrando una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o el servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando una aprobación de recepción fechada por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibido a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 21 de mayo de 2024 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se estima que sea a más tardar el día anterior de la elección.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, la Junta de Registro se reunirá el 21 de mayo de 2024, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, en el Gimnasio Norte de la Escuela Intermedia West Hempstead, 450 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, Nueva York, para preparar el Registro

del Distrito Escolar que se utilizará en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo en 2025, y cualquier reunión especial del distrito que pueda llevar a cabo después de la preparación de dicho Registro, momento en el que cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea colocado en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro sea conocido o probado a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro para ser entonces o a partir de entonces con derecho a votar en la elección escolar para el que dicho Registro está preparado , o cualquier reunión especial del distrito que se lleve a cabo después del 21 de mayo de 2024.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las solicitudes de las boletas en ausencia se obtendrán durante el horario escolar del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 22 de abril de 2024. De acuerdo con la Ley de Educación § 2018-a, las solicitudes completadas de boletas en ausencia deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección, es decir, el 22 de abril de 2024, y a más tardar siete (7) días antes de la elección, es decir, el 14 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta se enviará por correo al elector, o a más tardar el día antes de la elección, es decir, el 20 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta se entregará personalmente al elector o al agente nombrado en la solicitud de voto ausente. Las boletas en ausencia deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, el martes 21 de mayo de 2024. Una lista de las personas a quienes se les emiten las boletas de voto en ausente estará disponible para su inspección a los votantes calificados del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 14 de mayo de 2024 entre el horario de 9:00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m. de lunes a viernes antes del día fijado para la elección anual, y el sábado 18 de mayo de 2024, sólo por cita previa entre el horario de 9:00 a.m. a 11:00 a.m. , y el 21 de mayo de 2024, el día fijado para la elección, y dicha lista se publicará en el lugar de votación en la elección. Cualquier elector calificado puede, tras el examen de dicha lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicha lista, indicando las razones de dicha impugnación. Dicha impugnación por escrito será transmitida por el Secretario del Distrito o un designado de la Junta de Educación a los

inspectores de la elección el día de la elección.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con §2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referendo o proposición para modificar el presupuesto, o de lo contrario se someterá a votación en dicha elección, debe ser presentado ante el Secretario del Distrito, Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York al menos sesenta (60) días antes de la votación de elección y presupuesto para permitir que la notificación de la proposición sea incluida con el Aviso de la Audiencia Pública y el Voto y Elección del Presupuesto requerido por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación; debe ser mecanografiado o impreso en el idioma inglés; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; debe ser firmado por al menos 92 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representan el 5% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); y deben indicar legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no aceptará ninguna petición para presentar ante los votantes cualquier propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, lo cual es ilegal o cualquier proposición que no incluya una apropiación específica donde el gasto de dinero es requerido por la propuesta, o cuando exista otra razón válida para excluir la propuesta de la boleta.

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(c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the West Hempstead Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York will be held in the Board Room at the West Hempstead Secondary School Video Conference Room, 400 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, New York, in said District on May 7, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:

1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money, which will be required for the 20242025 fiscal year.

2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district beginning April 30, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays at the Office of the District Clerk, Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in the North Gymnasium of the West Hempstead Secondary School, 450 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, New York, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:

1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2024 - 2025 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2024, and expiring on June 30, 2027, to succeed Kurt Rockensies, whose term expires on June 30, 2024.

3. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2024, and expiring on June 30, 2027, to succeed Andrea Shinsato, whose term expires on June 30, 2024.

4. To adopt the annual budget of the West Hempstead Public Library for the fiscal year 20242025 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District.

5. To elect one (1) member of the Library Board of Trustees for a five-year term commencing July 1, 2024, and expiring on June 30, 2029, to succeed Ralph J. Reissman whose term expires on June 30, 2024.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget and the West Hempstead Public Library’s budget for 2024 - 2025, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. beginning April 30, 2024, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Office, Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, and at each schoolhouse in the District and at the West Hempstead Public Library during its regular business hours.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board

of Education and member of the Library Board of Trustees shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office at 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, not later than April 22, 2024, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 52 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated.

Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered separate specific vacancies. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office. The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent. Vacancies on the Library Board of Trustees shall be considered separate specific vacancies. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office. Such nominating petitions shall describe the specific vacancy upon the Library Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 52 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law at the Office of the District

Clerk, Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, on May 16, 2024, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 16, 2024 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. prevailing time on weekdays prior to the vote, and on Saturday, May 18, 2024, by appointment only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and at the polling place on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the West Hempstead Union Free School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, by mail to Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, by email to TBryant@whufsd.com, or fax sent to (516) 489-1776. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the West Hempstead Union Free School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, by mail to Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, by email to TBryant@whufsd.com, or fax sent to (516) 489-1776. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot

application by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 25, 2024. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 21, 2024 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on May 21, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the North Gymnasium of the West Hempstead Secondary School, 450 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, New York, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2025, and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 21, 2024.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

applications for absentee and early mail ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 22, 2024. In accordance with Education Law §§ 2018-a and 2018-e, completed applications for absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election, i.e. April 22, 2024, and no later than seven (7) days before the election, i.e. May 14, 2024, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or no later than the day before the election, i.e. May 20, 2024, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to the agent named in the absentee or early mail ballot application. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued, and a list of all persons to whom early mail ballots shall have been issued, will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after May 14, 2024 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election, and on Saturday, May 18, 2024, by appointment only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and on May 21, 2024, the day set for the election, and said lists will be posted at the polling place at the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such lists, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such lists, stating the reasons for such challenge. Such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk, Board of Education at the District Office, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York at least sixty (60) days prior to the election and budget vote to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing and Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law; must be typed or printed in the

English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 92 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer.

However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

Dated: West Hempstead, New York

March 27, 2024

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT West Hempstead, New York

Theresa Bryant, District Clerk 145487

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la votación de la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos necesarios para el año escolar 2024-2025, de todas las propuestas debidamente presentadas ante la Junta de Educación, y para elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un periodo de cuatro años, que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2024 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2028, tendrá lugar en el gimnasio de la escuela intermedia Howard T. Herber Middle School, el martes 21 de mayo de 2024 entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. Los votantes calificados también podrán votar las siguientes propuestas: PROPUESTA

N.º 1 Presupuesto para 2024-2025

Se resuelve adoptar el presupuesto propuesto del Distrito Escolar Malverne Union Free de la ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, para el año fiscal 2024-2025 y recaudar el monto de dicho presupuesto mediante impuestos sobre la base del inmueble imponible del Distrito Escolar con posterioridad a la primera deducción de fondos disponibles de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.

PROPUESTA N.º 2 Gastos del fondo de reserva de capitales

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AVISO SOBRE LA ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO Y LA AUDIENCIA SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO PARA EL DISTRITO ESCOLAR MALVERNE UNION FREE, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK

POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la reunión anual de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Malverne Union Free, ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, se llevará a cabo el 21 de mayo de 2024, a las 9:00 p. m., en el gimnasio de la escuela intermedia Howard T. Herber Middle School, 75 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, N.Y., en dicho Distrito Escolar con el objeto de que se concrete este asunto conforme lo autoriza la ley.

POR EL PRESENTE SE

NOTIFICA que la audiencia sobre el presupuesto se llevará a cabo el 14 de mayo de 2024, a las 8:00 p. m. en Malverne Performance Art Center, 80 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, N.Y. con el objeto de debatir sobre los fondos para el presupuesto escolar para 2024-2025. La audiencia sobre el presupuesto se podrá ver en el siguiente sitio web: www.malverneschoolslive .com.

Se resuelve: Autorizar a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Malverne Union Free (“distrito”) a destinar y gastar con cargo al Fondo de Reserva de Capitales III del distrito, establecido por los votantes del distrito el 9 de junio de 2020, un monto que no supere un millón setecientos dólares ($1,700,000.00), para comenzar y realizar mejoras, renovaciones o modificaciones edilicias en la escuela que comenzarán durante el año escolar 2024-2025 (“proyectos”), según se describe esencialmente en un informe de memorando preparado por los arquitectos del distrito (“informe”), que está archivado y disponible para su inspección en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito, todo sin costo adicional para los contribuyentes del distrito. Se planean realizar las siguientes mejoras de capital, construcciones, reconstrucciones, renovaciones, compras o modificaciones en edificios e instalaciones del distrito y los sitios que se desprendan de estos:

(1) Mejoras en el auditorio y en los baños de la escuela intermedia

Howard T. Herber Middle School;

(2) Mejoras en los baños de la escuela primaria Maurice W. Downing Primary School y la escuela intermedia

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Intermediate School; (3) Proyecto de reemplazo de techo falso en la escuela secundaria Malverne High School; (4) Mejoras de las puertas en las escuelas de todo el distrito; y (5) Adquisición de camiones de jardinería/vehículos de mantenimiento, que también incluirá (cuándo y cómo sea necesario) el mobiliario, el equipamiento, la maquinaria, la demolición, y demás labores que se relacionen con estos y los costos preliminares y secundarios y el financiamiento; siempre que todos los costos de los componentes de los proyectos establecidos en el informe se puedan reasignar entre dichos componentes en caso de que la Junta de Educación determine que la reasignación es en favor del distrito y no se realicen cambios sustanciales al alcance de los proyectos. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la votación se realizará mediante máquinas de votación y las urnas estarán habilitadas desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m., durante el tiempo que sea necesario para que los votantes presentes puedan emitir sus votos. Se elaborarán tanto el resumen de la propuesta del presupuesto como el texto de todas las propuestas que aparecerán en las máquinas de votación, y también una declaración detallada por escrito del monto que se exigirá para el año escolar 2024-2025, donde se describan los fines y el monto de cada uno. Asimismo, previa solicitud, las copias de estos documentos se pondrán a disposición de todos los ciudadanos del distrito en cada edificio escolar y en cada oficina administrativa del distrito desde las 9:00 a. m. hasta las 3:00 p. m. durante los 14 días inmediatamente anteriores a esta elección del 21 de mayo de 2024, sin incluir los sábados, domingos, feriados, y el día de la elección anual.

TENGA EN CUENTA QUE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, conforme a la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, se requiere que el Distrito adjunte un informe de exención al presupuesto sugerido. En este informe de exenciones, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, se mostrará el valor total estimado de la lista de tasación final que se utilice en el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos, se enumerarán todos los tipos de exenciones que otorgue la autoridad legal y se expondrá el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se prevé recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de

todas las exenciones otorgadas.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la elección se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con las Normas para la Organización de Reuniones y Elecciones adoptadas por la Junta. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las nominaciones para el cargo del miembro de la Junta de Educación se deberán realizar mediante solicitud firmada por al menos 25 votantes calificados del distrito y se deberán presentar en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. a más tardar 30 días antes de la elección, este año, el 22 de abril de 2024. Cada solicitud deberá indicar la vacante específica en la Junta para la cual se nomine al candidato; esta descripción deberá incluir, al menos, la duración del mandato y el nombre del último titular, si lo hubiera. Se considerará que cada vacante es un cargo separado y se necesitará una solicitud por separado para nominar a un candidato para cada cargo en particular. Ninguna persona será nominada para más de un mandato separado. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación podrá rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara no tener voluntad para tomarlo.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que toda propuesta o consulta que deba colocarse en las máquinas de votación debe presentarse por escrito mediante una solicitud firmada por al menos 100 votantes calificados del distrito y presentada en la oficina de la Secretaría de Distrito entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m., hasta 30 días antes de la reunión o elección en la que deba votarse esta consulta o propuesta, este año, el 22 de abril de 2024. Esta norma no se regirá excepcionalmente para las consultas o propuestas que deban informarse mediante la notificación publicada o anunciada de la reunión ni para aquellas que la Junta de Educación tenga la potestad, conforme a la ley, de presentar en cualquier reunión anual o extraordinaria del distrito.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros se reunirá el jueves 11 de abril de 2024, entre las 8:30 a. m. y las 11:30 a. m., en la recepción de Malverne High School Lobby y en el Edificio Administrativo del distrito desde las 11:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m., y el viernes 10 de mayo de 2024 entre las 9:00 a. m. y la 1:00 p. m. en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito con el propósito de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados para dicha elección anual del distrito, momento en el cual cualquier persona

tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en el registro, siempre y cuando se sepa o se demuestre, para satisfacción de la Junta de Registros, que dicha persona tiene, en ese momento o en adelante, derecho a votar en la elección anual del distrito para la cual se prepara dicho registro.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que el registro incluirá: (1) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito que se hayan presentado personalmente para el registro; (2) a todos los votantes previamente calificados del distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier elección o reunión anual o extraordinaria del distrito, y que hayan votado en alguno de estos eventos realizados o llevados a cabo en cualquier momento durante los cuatro años calendario (2020-2023) previos a la preparación de este registro, y (3) a aquellos votantes que estén registrados de manera permanente en la Junta Electoral del condado de Nassau. La Junta de Registros seguirá reuniéndose durante la elección anual del distrito del 21 de mayo de 2024, con el objeto de elaborar una inscripción para las reuniones o elecciones del distrito que se lleven a cabo después del 21 de mayo de 2024. Se presentará el registro en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito, que estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado pueda inspeccionarlo desde las 9:30 a. m. hasta la 2:30 p. m. los cinco días antes de la elección, excepto el domingo, y en el lugar de votación el día de la elección.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boletas electorales por correo anticipado se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta Electoral del estado de Nueva York. Dichas solicitudes están disponibles en el sitio web de la Junta Electoral del estado de Nueva York, https://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/sites/counsel/files/2 4-04-school-applicationwith-form.pdf, en el sitio web del Distrito Escolar Malverneschools.org y en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 2:30 p. m., en los días en que la escuela está en sesión. Las solicitudes de boletas electorales por correo anticipado completadas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral por correo anticipado se enviará por correo al votante o hasta el día anterior a la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al votante o a la persona que designe. No se aceptarán

solicitudes de boletas electorales por correo anticipado antes del 22 de abril de 2024. Las boletas electorales por correo anticipado de los votantes se deben recibir en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de las elecciones que se vayan a escrutar. En la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito podrá consultarse una lista de todas las personas a las que se hayan emitido boletas electorales por correo anticipado cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a las elecciones, de 9:30 a. m. a 2:30 p. m., excepto los domingos, y solo con cita previa de 10:00 a. m. a 1:00 p. m. el sábado anterior a las elecciones.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto por ausencia se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta de Elecciones del estado, el cual puede obtenerse en 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 Secretaría del Distrito por correo electrónico (lridley@malverneschools. org) o por teléfono (516-887-6483). Las solicitudes completadas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al solicitante o hasta el día anterior a la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a la persona que designe. La Secretaría del Distrito no aceptará solicitudes de voto por ausencia antes del 22 de abril de 2024. La oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito debe recibir las boletas de voto por ausencia a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de las elecciones para ser escrutadas. Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia disponible en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito durante los cinco días previos al día de la elección, excepto el domingo, y únicamente con cita entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00 del mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación sección 2018-d, cualquier persona que preste servicio en el ejército, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en la próxima elección del distrito. Los votantes militares que

califican como votantes del distrito pueden obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito por teléfono (516-887-6483), fax (516-596-2910), correo electrónico (lridley@malverneschools. org), por correo postal (District Clerk, Malverne UFSD, Administration Building 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565) o en persona (en el horario de atención habitual de la oficina o de 9:30 a. m. a 2:30 p. m.). Los votantes militares que estén debidamente registrados pueden solicitar una boleta electoral militar comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito para pedir una solicitud. Las solicitudes completadas se deben entregar en persona o por correo postal a la Secretaría del Distrito, y se deben recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 25 de abril de 2024. Las boletas electorales militares deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p. m del 21 de mayo de 2024 si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo, con fecha de hasta el día anterior a la elección, o antes del cierre de la votación del 21 de mayo de 2024, si están selladas o endosadas por una agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Los votantes militares pueden decidir si prefieren recibir un formulario de registro para votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud para dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta establecerá una reunión especial a partir de las 24 horas luego de la presentación ante la Secretaría del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la votación, con el fin de examinar y tabular y declarar dichos resultados; que, por el presente y de acuerdo con la sección 2019-a, subdivisión 2b, de la Ley de Educación, la Junta se designa a sí misma como un grupo de presidentes de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos durante dicha reunión especial de la Junta.

Fecha: 12 de marzo de 2024 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR MALVERNE UNION FREE PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

LISA RIDLEY SECRETARÍA DEL DISTRITO 145779

To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

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 21, 2024, at 9:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Howard T. Herber Middle School, 75 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 14, 2024, 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 2024-2025 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 2024-2025, on all propositions duly filed with the Board of Education, and to elect one (1) member to the Board of Education for a four year term, commencing on July 1, 2024 , and expiring on June 30, 2028, shall be held in the gymnasium of the Howard T. Herber Middle School on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The qualified voters shall vote upon the following propositions.

PROPOSITION NO. 1

Budget 2024 - 2025

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 2024-2025 be adopted in 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

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 III, established by the voters of the District on June 9, 2020, an amount not to exceed One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000.00),to undertake and perform the following school

building improvements, renovations and/or alterations, to commence during the 2024-2025 school year (“Projects”), 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: the following capital improvements, construction, reconstruction, renovations, purchases and/or alterations in District buildings and facilities and the sites thereof: (1) Auditorium and Bathroom Upgrades at Howard T. Herber Middle School; (2) Bathroom Upgrades at Maurice W. Downing Primary School and Davison Avenue Intermediate School; (3) Drop Ceiling Replacement Project at Malverne High School; (4) District-wide Door Upgrades; and (5) Purchase of Grounds Trucks/Maintenance Vehicles; 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 Projects 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 Projects.

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 2024-2025, specifying the purposes and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available, upon request, to any District resident at each school house and each administrative office in the District from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the 14 days preceding said election of May 21, 2024 excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, on the District Website and at such budget hearing and annual election.

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, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., not later than the 30th day preceding election, this year April 22, 2024. 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 22, 2024, 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 11, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30

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.

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 Friday, May 10, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the District Clerk’s office 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 (2020 -2023) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) those voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections. The Board of Registration will further meet during the Annual District Election on May 21, 2024, to prepare a register for District meetings or elections to be held after May 21, 2024. 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 2:30 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 early mail ballots must be completed on a form prescribed by the New York State Board of Elections. Such applications are available on the New York State Board of Election’s website, https://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/sites/counsel/files/2 4-04-school-applicationwith-form.pdf by visiting, on the School District website Malverneschools.org and at the district clerk’s office between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., on days when school is in session.

Completed applications for early mail ballots must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the early mail ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered

personally to the voter or to his or her designated agent. Early mail ballot applications will not be accepted before April 22, 2024. Early mail voter’s ballots must be received in the district clerk’s office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election to be canvassed.

A list of all persons to whom early mail ballots have been issued will be available for inspection in the district clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election during the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. except Sunday, and by appointment only from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Saturday prior to the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website (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@malverneschools. org) 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 22,2024. Absentee ballots must be received in the District Clerk’s office no later than 5:00 p.m. On the day of the election in order to be canvassed. 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 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@malverneschools. org),or by mail (District Clerk, Malverne UFSD, Administration Building

301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565 ), or in person (during regular office hours from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)

A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application 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 25, 2024. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024, 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 21, 2024, 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 thereof 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 12, 2024

BY ORDER OF BOARD OF EDUCATION

MALVERNE UNION FREE

SCHOOL DISTRICT

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK

LISA RIDLEY

DISTRICT CLERK 145777

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 07/14/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 5/13/2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 841 Woodfield Road, West Hempstead, New York 11552, And

Described As Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being At Lakeview, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau, City And State Of New York.

Section 35 Block 604 Lot 67

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $669,160.70 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale;

Index # 004789/2011 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.

Malachy P. Lyons, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 3/5/2024 File

Number: 272-3363 CA 146081

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

INDEX NO. 606906/2022

COUNTY OF NASSAU

BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Plaintiff, vs. EDWARD MOLLOY, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ANNE PATRICIA MOLLOY; JOHN MOLLOY, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ANNE PATRICIA MOLLOY; MARGARET WERNER MOLLOY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF ANNE PATRICIA MOLLOY; MEGAN P MOLLOY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE

TO THE ESTATE OF ANNE PATRICIA MOLLOY; KATIEANNE MOLLOY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE

TO THE ESTATE OF ANNE PATRICIA MOLLOY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF ANNE PATRICIA MOLLOY, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow,

husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ANGEL SANCHEZ; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME), “JOHN DOE #3” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 540 WASHINGTON AVENUE, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552 District: , Section: 35, Block: 418, Lot: 311 & 312

To the above named Defendants

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose

Courtesy Chaya Rochel

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How can I earthquakeproof my house?

Q. Since the recent earthquake, I have looked all over my house and see some small cracks in corners and a few in ceilings. Some of the cracks were there before, but it made me concerned about whether my house is protected from earthquakes, and what can I do to make it safer. Of course, nobody can predict earthquakes or how strong they’ll be, but if there is anything you can suggest, please tell me.

NA. I was surprised by the number of questions I got about this. Obviously, the unknown is scary, because people feel helpless against the power of nature. Your home, unless it’s made of extremely rigid masonry (concrete or brick) without any reinforcement, is already fairly flexible. Unfortunately, seismic design of residential structures isn’t very well understood, either by designers or builders, because there are very few threatening earthquakes in our region.

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Our safety factor on Long Island is the ground we are built on, which is very sandy along the shorelines, and becomes a little more rigid moving inland, but not enough to put us in a more restricted category. There are charts and graphs in the New York State Residential Building Code that show what categories to follow when designing a building, and what restrictions and exceptions there are to various conditions.

If your home, for example, has interior walls that are perpendicular to exterior walls, bracing the exterior walls, and if the exterior walls are generally in the same plane, from foundation to roof, you have met some of the first requirements for strength in an earthquake. The exterior walls are sheer walls, and the interior perpendicular walls are brace walls that help resist inward and outward movement in a high-wind or an earth-shaking event.

Many people have opened up the interiors of their homes, making the kitchen, dining room and living room, for example, one big open space. In doing so, especially without the benefit of having included a trained professional architect or engineer in the design, they may have subjected themselves to problems with a lack of bracing or sheer design. Just having a beam connecting an outside wall where a wall used to connect to an interior wall across the room usually isn’t enough to resist extreme seismic or high-wind conditions. But because we rarely have either of these two events, most people ignore the possibility. That makes everything much more difficult when a licensed professional has to mop up the mess from when a homeowner only hired someone who didn’t know the whole scope of different regulations.

Cracks in walls and ceilings are often caused by movement, but there are multiple types of movement, from heating and cooling resulting in expansion and contraction, humidity and settling. There is little you can do to strengthen your home’s conditions without the knowledge of a trained professional, engineer or architect, because you may just be adding weight in the wrong places.

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Many corners of New York continue to deteriorate thanks to the left-wing policies instituted by radical ideologues in the White House, the governor’s mansion and City Hall — but prioritizing the financial well-being of migrants over American military veterans who served our nation should be a step too far, and a rallying cry for Empire State residents fed up with the status quo instituted by the Democratic “leaders” of New York.

Indeed, recent reporting has uncovered that in many cases, illegal migrants who have made their way to New York City are receiving more public assistance than disabled veterans. What’s even more jarring is that there seems to be no appetite for correcting this glaring misplacement of priorities among Democratic lawmakers.

Reporting by Newsweek revealed that “a family of four migrants in New York City receives more monthly funding than a family of four that includes a military veteran who receives disability compensation.” Many migrants who have arrived in New York City are receiving prepaid debit cards that can be used to cover a wide range of expenses. Indeed, many migrant families of four are receiving debit cards preloaded with $1,400 a month — courtesy of taxpayers. This dwarfs the amount received by a family of four utilizing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which averages $713 monthly.

Too many elected officials believe in open-border, pro-migrant policies.

The assistance for migrants is also higher than military veterans’ disability compensation in many cases: A veteran who has a 50 percent disability rating, a spouse and one child receives only $1,255 every four weeks, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

These infuriating statistics are just the latest iteration of New York’s proillegal migrant record. In fiscal year 2023 alone, the Big Apple welcomed over 175,000 migrants and shelled out

over $1.45 billion to shelter, feed and provide services to these lawbreakers. Thanks to New York City’s progressive “right to shelter” legislation, there is reportedly no end in sight to the droves of migrants consuming taxpayer resources at an unsustainable rate. Indeed, if the current rate of migration holds, the city alone could spend around $12 billion to support migrants by fiscal year 2025.

While President Biden, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City progressives continue to facilitate the migrant cost crisis with their open-border and pro-migrant policies, over 35,000 veterans had no permanent housing in the United States in 2023, and the number continues to rise. It’s time we place the priorities of veterans, and all Americans, ahead of migrants whose first action in this country was breaking our immigration laws.

Correcting Democrats’ horrific migrant policies in New York will require a multifaceted approach, starting at the municipal level and ending at the White House. New Yorkers and all

Americans must elect leaders committed to ending the migrant crisis, and not merely “managing” it.

In Congress, I was proud to join my fellow House Republicans in passing a comprehensive border-security bill last year. This sweeping legislative package is the strongest bill in a generation, and would provide a large infusion of resources to support our Border Patrol agents and enhance security infrastructure along our southern border — tools that would end the migrant crisis. The Democratic majority in the Senate has refused to vote on the legislation, and instead attempted to sell the American people a bag of fake goods in the form of their “compromise” border security plan, which would have merely codified the current migrant crisis, not ended it.

We can stop the prioritization of migrants’ well-being over that of veterans and all Americans by rejecting the radical immigration policies of a Democratic Party that has been captured by its progressive base from the top down, and demanding that Democratic leaders join Republicans in placing the interests of Americans first once again.

Anthony D’Esposito represents the 4th Congressional District.

Spring cleaning: Forget the brooms and mops

My clothes closet is a throwback, a collection from a past life. Who bought all these clothes, I wonder. Whose life was dressed in these costumes? What woman, aside from the extravagantly shod Imelda Marco, could possibly think she needed so many pairs of shoes?

I stand in awe at the bizarre items hanging inside. I cannot connect to the life these clothes adorned. There is a floorlength, multi-colored, layer-cake skirt that I bought and last wore on a trip to Africa, when it was only marginally appropriate, even in Mozambique. Truth? There are two of these skirts. I also have a bright, bright red, heavily embroidered Chinese jacket I bought in Shanghai in 2003. It’s lovely, and it fits, but it is so, so pre-Covid life.

I see shirts I bought 25 years ago, when big, padded shoulders were de rigueur. They still have paper stuffed into the sleeves from the last time I had

them cleaned, several decades ago.

It’s like wandering through Pompeii. Who was this person? I wonder. The big belts, the silk shawls, the long velvet pants for formal attire add to the sense of disconnection. A hot pink cocktail dress?

Today I could keep my wardrobe in a paper sack. Since the pandemic and the collapse of the social life we once enjoyed, I dress down. Way down. Still, there are four pairs of spiked heels on the shelf. A walk in those babies would be a suicide mission.

SOn another shelf in the closet is the crocheted blanket that I started with my mother-in-law, who has been dead 40 years. Any day now I guess I’ll take up crocheting again. The bejeweled handbag I bought in the gift shop at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore doesn’t go with my mom jeans.

perfect symbol of all that is tucked away, out of sight.

With that in mind, I want to springclean my mind of the addictive behaviors brought on by the deprivations and anxieties of the coronavirus. The superkiller is done, and we’re still standing. The virus, no doubt, is here to stay, but with the appropriate vaccines, we will go on. What remains is our pathological obsession with devices that intensified during the pandemic, and that needs to be treated.

ince the pandemic and the collapse of the social life we once enjoyed, I dress down.

You get my point. I hereby publicly vow to use this spring to fling out the old and give away the wardrobe of the woman who once lived a very different life from mine. My new life requires five hangars and a drawer.

There’s more. Closets are a metaphor, are they not? Clichéd, but still the

For example, I thought I had a clear mind when I sat down to write this. Then I glanced at an incoming text. My sister wanted a recipe, so I stopped writing and looked up the ingredients of sheet pan lasagna. But wait — as I searched, there was “incoming”: A new sale by Eileen Fisher, so I checked it out, and was about to buy a new T-shirt to stash in the aforementioned closet when, blip, there were notices from a dozen charities offering to match my donation today if I made them right now. I started to give my $25 to Planned Parenthood when, whoosh, there was a text from my granddaughter, who was turning in a paper in three

minutes that she wanted me to edit.

So, what was I doing? Writing my column — right, that’s it. But sister texted back, thanking me for the lasagna recipe, and then my husband texted to ask which lettuce to buy at the supermarket. I had to tell him romaine, right? Or he might come back with iceberg.

What did I sit down here to do? Oh yes, I want to focus on spring cleaning, but the news and the texts and the endless notifications are a disorienting sound-and-light show signifying nothing but distraction.

But, really, hold on a minute, can I afford to ignore a text from a company that will help me control upper-arm fat? Can I write about spring cleaning this week, when Donald Trump is possibly eating a puppy online in another magic MAGA moment? (Relax, I made that one up.)

What practical steps will I take to clean up the psychological and technological distractions? I will stop “notifications” and turn off my phone when I write. Next time. I really will do that, I promise, but first I have to check out two tiny must-read urgent news flashes: the best undiscovered beaches in Newfoundland and photos of an ancient worm that grew to 37 feet long.

Weaving a future of peace, harmony and justice

as the vibrant hues of spring emerge, so, too, do the sacred observances of Easter, Passover and ramadan — each offering a tapestry of traditions woven with threads of renewal, redemption and hope.

Christians and Muslims have completed their observances of Easter and ramadan, and now Jews are set to celebrate what they call Pesach — a holiday that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites in ancient Egypt, and their eventual exodus to the Promised land.

When it comes to the tapestry of humanity, however, all of these celebrations serve as poignant reminders of our shared quest for spiritual uplift and communal solidarity, transcending cultural boundaries and religious affiliations.

At the heart of Easter lies the profound narrative of resurrection, symbolizing the triumph of life over death, and the promise of renewal. Christians around the world gathered to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, finding solace in the belief that, through faith and redemption, new beginnings are possible.

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Similarly, Passover holds a special place in the hearts of Jewish communities. Through rituals steeped in tradition, families gather around the Seder table to retell the story of Exodus, passing the torch of remembrance down from one generation to the next. Passover embodies the timeless themes of liberation and redemption, inspiring people to break free from the shackles of oppression and embrace the promise of a brighter future.

Amid the tapestry of religious diversity, ramadan shines as a beacon of spiritual devotion and self-discipline for Muslims worldwide. During this holiest month of the Islamic calendar, believers fast from dawn to dusk, engaging in prayer, reflection and charity. Through the rigor of fasting, Muslims seek purifications of the soul and a deepened connection with the divine — finding strength and solace in the collective journey of faith.

Despite their distinct cultural expressions and theological nuances, Easter, Passover and ramadan converge on the shared terrain of universal values and aspirations. Across these sacred seasons, the themes of renewal, redemption and hope serve as bridges that

Jerry Kremer’s good heart, I fear, is overly generous for our current moment (“Washington: where bipartisanship goes to die,” April 11-17). His desire for bipartisanship is currently unfashionable, not only in Washington but right here in Massapequa. Our former honorable representative and gentleman, Peter King, is now willing to pronounce on the political qualifications of mourners attending services for an NYPD officer lost in action.

The lawbreaking, felon-praising Donald Trump is noted for his “dignity” at Jonathan Diller’s memorial, while a rumor of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s being snubbed is pandered. Other notable Democrats are named and shamed with King’s party’s “anti-police” canard. Thus was Diller’s memorial stained with gratuitous my-partisanship. Bipartisanship is often a corpse, Mr. Kremer, before it departs for Washington.

BrIAN KEllY Rockville Centre

unite humanity in its quest for transcendence and meaning.

In the tapestry of diversity, we find unity in our shared humanity, transcending the boundaries of creed and nationality. As we reflect on the timeless messages of these three observances, let us embrace the richness of our religious heritage, and celebrate the mosaic of traditions that adorn the fabric of our collective existence.

In the face of adversity and uncertainty, these sacred days remind us of the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring power of faith to sustain us through life’s trials.

Together, let us embrace unity in diversity, forging bonds of understanding and compassion that transcend the barriers of ignorance and prejudice. And may we find strength in our shared humanity, and hope in the process of a brighter tomorrow.

As the spring sun rises, let us embark on a journey of spiritual renewal and communal solidarity, guided by the timeless wisdom of Easter, Passover and ramadan. In this tapestry of diversity, may we weave a future of peace, justice and harmony for generations to come.

ed to “allow” state school funding to remain status quo, I sent the following sentiments to my Board of Education as well as lobbyist/membership organizations that advocate for school boards, including the Nassau-Suffolk and New York State school boards associations. The crime of this state aid funding game is that districts ran around in a

frenzy and a state of panic for the past six weeks, each looking to make changes and cuts, all for nothing! This disturbing yearly exercise of dangling money like a carrot is getting old and tiresome. A new method must be put in place, immediately.

Perhaps it’s as simple as educating district boards with the understanding

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Before Long Island, we weren‘t Lange Eylandt

For an area with as much history as Long Island, many of us tend to focus on the big events and names.

The Roosevelts. Washington’s spy ring. Billy Joel.

But an important — if overlooked — part of our history is the early dutch settlement of the area.

Beneath Long Island’s modern landscape — with its bustling cities, quaint towns and scenic shores — lies a rich tapestry of history woven by the earliest european settlers. To comprehend the essence of Long Island — and, in many ways, all of New York today — we must understand its past, tracing back to the pivotal era of dutch colonial settlement.

The roots of much Long Island’s identity — its culture, its governance, and even its place names — find their origins in the footsteps of dutch explorers and settlers who arrived on its shores in the early 17th century.

The dutch east India company commissioned henry hudson to explore the uncharted waters of the New World in 1609. hudson’s voyage led him to the shores of Long Island, where he navigated the waters of what is now known as the hudson River.

This encounter marked the dawn of dutch interest in the region, culminating in the establishment of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. however, it was not until the 1630s that the dutch began to establish footholds on Long Island itself, with individual families acquiring land and laying the groundwork for settlements such as Southold and Southampton.

The significance of these early dutch settlements cannot be overstated. They served as the foundation upon which Long Island’s communities were built, shaping its social, economic, and political landscape for centuries to come.

tpopulation, which now numbers more than 2 million.

The dutch presence on Long Island was not without its challenges. The region became a contested territory, with rival claims from both dutch and english authorities, as well as conflicts with Indigenous tribes.

he story of the Dutch settlers is one of courage, perseverance, collaboration.

The dutch settlers brought with them not only their language and customs, but also their expertise in agriculture, commerce and governance. Through their toil and perseverance, they transformed the untamed wilderness into thriving villages and towns, leaving an indelible mark on the island’s character.

It was also thanks to the dutch that the first Jewish people arrived in what would become New York. Solomon Pietersen and Jacob Barsimson were the first dutch Jews to come to America in 1654, followed later that year by 23 Jewish refugees fleeing Portuguese persecution in Brazil.

These early settlers were the nucleus of what became New York state’s Jewish

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that they can run their budgets like a business. Not only can they, they should! We are the fiduciary stewards of the taxpayers’ money. Let’s teach boards to be fiscally responsible.

The issue with most administrations, which is no fault of their own, is that they don’t earn the money they’re in charge of. Our schools are multi-million-dollar businesses, and there’s a very different understanding of how to spend money when you’re responsible for generating the business and chasing down the receivables. When you’re responsible for making payroll, and paying worker’s comp, insurance and all other fixed costs each week, you spend differently. When fixed costs rise, they eat into your profits, but in the educational world we just raise everyone’s taxes and ask for more. The mindset is vastly different.

The long and short of it is that the entire state just spent six weeks of budget season — the busiest time of year, when we’re planning for next year — wasting time, energy, manpower and productivity, only to be told, don’t worry, you really do have the money. It is counterproductive, cruel,

bad business and a cycle that has become accepted by all! We succumb to this every year, praising the governor for giving us our money back.

Our leadership at the state level — the education commissioner, Board of Regents members and elected officials on both sides of the aisle — needs to start having hard conversations with the governor’s office about their modus operandi. This disaster needs to stop.

Any successful businessperson understands that when an organization is kept in constant crisis mode, it affects every operation. The permacrisis in which this administration keeps our education system is slowly killing public education. So I’m not thankful that the governor let us “keep” our taxpayers’ money. Personally I’m disgusted, and I’m waiting for those who can to advocate for real change.

MARgAReT MARchANd President, Locust Valley Board of Education Founder, Coalition of New York State School Boards

The struggle for dominance played out in conflicts and negotiations, shaping the boundaries and allegiances of the burgeoning colonies, which still determine the borders between Nassau and Suffolk counties to this day.

Yet, despite these tensions, the dutch settlers persevered, carving out a distinct identity for themselves within the diverse tapestry of early American society which lasted into the 1800s.

The legacy of the dutch settlement on Long Island is evident in its place names, its architecture, and its cultural heritage. From the quaint villages of Astoria and Ravenswood, to the bustling streets of Queens Bridge Plaza, traces of dutch influence are woven into the fabric of everyday life.

Long Island itself was named by the dutch, who were the first to refer to the landmass as ‘t Lange eylandt.

Nassau county was named after the royal house of Nassau — also known as the house of Orange — which continues to rule the Netherlands to this day.

Many of Long Island and New York’s

prominent early families trace their genealogy to the early dutch settlers of New Amsterdam and ‘t Lange eylandt. The Roosevelts — originally spelled Rosenvelt — came to New Amsterdam between 1638 and 1649, and would build their fortune through their properties across Long Island and in upstate New York, while the Vanderbilts came to the area in 1650.

To truly understand Long Island’s past and present, it is essential to explore the rich history of its dutch settlers. Their story is not just a chapter in the annals of American history, but a living testament to the enduring legacy of exploration, settlement and adaptation.

As we reflect on the journey of those early pioneers, we gain insight into the forces that have shaped Long Island into the vibrant and dynamic region it is today.

In commemorating the legacy of the dutch settlement, we honor the resilience and ingenuity of those who laid the foundation for our communities. While not perfect people by any means, theirs is a story of courage, perseverance and collaboration, reminding us of the enduring power of diversity and cooperation in shaping the course of history.

As we look to the future, we need to draw inspiration from the past, embracing the spirit of discovery and exploration that defines the legacy of the dutch settlement on Long Island.

Will Sheeline is a senior reporter covering Glen Cove, Glen Head, Oyster Bay and Sea Cliff.

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