The Girl Scouts of West Hempstead and Franklin Square celebrated Mother’s Day with a stylish tea party. Lola Campbell, 6, of Daisy Troop 1551, said her favorite part of the celebration was decorating a mug for her mother, Lateefah, who loves coffee. Story, additional photos Page 4.
The Malverne and West Hempstead school districts are gearing up for their budget and Board of Education votes next Tuesday. The spending plans for the 2024-25 school year are the first to grapple with the end of state and federal coronavirus pandemic funding — but administrators in both districts believe that by being fiscally conservative, they’ll be able to make their budgets work.
Malverne
Wwhat we have — there are other districts that have cuts. We did not have a cut. But if the foundation aid formula was applied, we would have had $200,000 more.”
But administrators say they saw a dip in revenue coming from a mile away. Over the past few years, they have been building into their budgets the programs and staff they originally added with the help of Covid aid.
e have to look at the longterm financial stability ... to provide the best possible education for our students.DANIEL REhMAN Superintendent, West Hempstead
The lack of state funding — pandemic-related and otherwise — that Malverne is seeing is a last-minute switch from Gov. Kathy Hochul, Lorna Lewis, Malverne’s superintendent, said.
“We did not get the allocation that had been anticipated if the governor had followed the foundation aid formula,” Lewis said. “We are grateful for
“For example, we added a social worker, which (was) so vitally needed during Covid,” Lewis said.
“We continue to see those learning losses, social emotional losses. We knew that we needed to keep that person in our budget … so once those funds disappeared, we had those built internally in our budget, so we didn’t lose that altogether.”
The problem for many teachers and administrators is that although schools are no longer
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The West Hempstead school district is preparing for the upcoming Board of Education election next Tuesday, May 21. Two seats are contested — incumbents Kurt Rockensies, the vice president of the board, and Andrea Shinsato, a board trustee, are being challenged by newcomers Rachel Kushner and Aaron Zelig.
Kurt Rockensies
Kurt Rockensies, 30, has lived in West Hempstead all his life and has been on the Board of Education for three years.
He is the deputy commissioner and fiscal manager of Occupational Resources for the Town of Hempstead, and says his experience managing federal grants and budgets is an asset to the board.
“As an alumnus of West Hempstead High School, I wanted to ensure all students of the district had the same opportunities I did,” Rockensies said.
As trustee and vice president of the board, he’s been proud of working with high school administration to highlight more workforce development opportunities; speaking at the college preparedness night to make families aware of the services and agencies available to them; and attending the college fair, where he talked to students about the youth programs and the opportunities the HempsteadWorks Career Center has.
“To make sure our district succeeds, we need community support,” Rockensies said. “Making sure all residents of our community feel welcomed and involved in our schools; ensuring that students in middle school and high school are taking full advantage of col-
lege credit courses and electives; eringing more workforce development opportunities to all students of the district.
“This includes community job fairs, discovering career opportunities, learning about industries they didn’t know about,” he added. “Promoting the trades to all students in the district who aren’t interested in going to college.”
Andrea Shinsato
Andrea Shinsato, 49, has lived in West Hempstead for more than 20 years and has been a trustee of the board for 9 years. Both her children attended West Hempstead public schools, and her younger child later transferred to private school. She is a case coordinator, where she protects children involved in neglect and abuse cases. She joined the board after serving as secretary, then president, of the West Hempstead PTA.
“As a parent, I felt having that representation was vital when making decisions that would affect our students and the district as a whole,” Shinsato said.
“My true passion is advocating, and in this position I am able to advocate for our kids, for better resources, equity and quality education. I believe with advocates that truly support all our students, West Hempstead can continue to be a diverse and strong community.”
As a trustee, she’s been proud of participating in the food distribution program during the Covid-19 pandemic, and of supporting bonds and then seeing them become real school improvements like updated classrooms, science labs, safety measures and field spaces.
“Our graduation rate has jumped to an impressive 95 percent over the course of my tenure,” Shinsato said. “Our ENL students are excelling, our test scores
are consistently improving. The goals and expectations our Board have set are showing to have a definitively positive impact on our students.”
If reelected, Shinsato would continue to advocate for earlier college planning. She would also continue to push for pathways after high school that are alternatives to college, like work, trades and internships.
Rachel Kushner
Rachel Kushner, 52, has lived in West Hempstead for more than 20 years. She is a dermatologist and specialized skin cancer surgeon with offices in Franklin Square and Farmingdale. Her five children all attended the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in West Hempstead, and three have since graduated.
For 11 years Kushner has been on the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County’s board of trustees, serving as trustee and then president of the board. Her experience as president of HANC’s board of trustees would directly inform her work as a member of the West Hempstead board of education if she is elected, she said.
Her goals on the board include “promoting better communication and collaboration amongst all West Hempstead community members and the board,” she said, “And ultimately work towards providing an excellent education to all of our West Hempstead children in the district.”
Kushner currently hosts several students in her dermatology practice, which exposes them to the health care field, she said. If elected to the board, she would similarly focus on real-world career readiness for West Hempstead students.
“I would like to expand the mentoring
we provide to our high school students,” Kushner said, “In exposing them to different professional fields that they can pursue after they complete their schooling.”
Aaron Zelig
Aaron Zelig, 44, has lived in West Hempstead for 10 years. His four children attend private school in West Hempstead. Zelig has attended nearly every board of education meeting in the past three years, with his questions and initiatives leading to positive changes for children and families throughout the district, he said. His more than 20 years of experience in operations would be an asset to the board — especially as the West Hempstead school district, like so many others,is under financial pressure, Zelig said.
“I am confident we can provide the best 21st century education for all students,” Zelig said, “And improve programming while also keeping taxes affordable.”
If elected, Zelig’s priorities include bringing air conditioning into the remaining buildings and common areas; allowing residents attending board meetings remotely to ask questions, an option that the board removed this year; removing policies that limit community and parent involvement in the schools; and bringing more grants that he can help secure for the West Hempstead school district.
“I work collaboratively,” Zelig said. “And if I have the honor of being elected I will bring new, fresh ideas to a board that is in need of change. Our district can’t afford to continue as a fractured board, and I know I can work with all of the board members to try to bring unity.”
In celebration of Mother’s Day, the Girl Scouts of West Hempstead and Franklin Square threw a tea party for the special women in their lives.
“I love my mommy because she helps me when I have trouble,” Charli Castiglia, 7, said. “She teaches me new things and she supports me and takes care of me, loves me and makes me so happy.”
“I love my mom because she’s really, really nice and she takes care of me and calls me ‘love bug,’” Julianna Ruocco, 6, said. “She gives me really great hugs and kisses and she always makes all my boo-boos feel better.”
The girls and their mothers celebrated with a photo shoot, decorating mugs, sipping tea, and of course, dancing.
“I loved the craft,” Lola Campbell, 6, said. “I decorated a mug I know my mom will love, because she loves to drink coffee.”
Nalah Hill, 6, said her favorite part of the party was dressing in fancy clothes and having a fun time with her mother, who is “funny, creative, gives the best hugs, and pretty.”
The bond between scout moms and their daughters is the fuel of Girl Scouts.
“Girl Scouts was a big part of my childhood,” said Jen Ruocco, Julianna’s
Partying with their moms had the Girl Scouts of West Hempstead and Franklin Square jumping for joy.
mom and co-leader of Daisy Troop 1551. “And I am so glad my daughter enjoys it as much as I do.”
“I loved that I, along with other moms, had the opportunity to simply be with our daughters and share in an experience that they led,” said Lattefah Campbell, Lola’s mom and co-leader of Troop 1551.
Celebrating impactful women is especially fitting for an organization that aims to empower girls. Being a Girl Scout teaches girls to “work collaboratively to learn about leadership, gain new skills and make a difference in the community,” said Kerri Castiglia, Charli’s mom.
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“Girl Scouts is an awesome organization,” said Desiree Hill, Nalah’s mom and co-leader of Troop 1551. “Having my daughter involved is meaningful because it helps her become a confi -
dent, capable leader in her own right.” And among the best highlights of the party, the girls and moms agreed, was making new friends with the other troops.
“It reinforces that we are sisters to every Girl Scout,” Jen Ruocco said.
Each one of us experience countless injustices in the course of everyday living. Like other experiences, it is not the experience itself so much that counts, but how you process it. The Mayo Clinic addresses the health benefits of “forgiveness” which they define as “an intentional decision to let go of resentment and anger”. Letting go of grudges and bitterness can lead to:
• Healthier relationships
• Improved mental health
• Less anxiety, stress and hostility
• Fewer symptoms of depression
• Lower blood pressure
• A stronger immune system
• Improved heart health
• Improved self-esteem
• Better sleep
Everett Worthington, Profession Emeritus of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, provides a free workbook at evworthington-forgiveness.com to aid those
for whom forgiveness may be difficult (most of us!), focusing on the REACH method.
Recall: Recall the hurt. Look at the incident in an objective way and don’t try to push aside your feelings.
Empathize: Empathize with the offender without excusing the action or invalidating your own feels. Maybe the person was having a bad day or was raised in dire circumstances.
Altruistic gift: Give the altruistic gift of forgiveness. Think about a time when you were rude or harsh, and recognize that everyone has shortcomings.
Commit: Make a decision to forgive. You can write a letter that you don’t send to help yourself make the commitment.
Hold: Hold on to forgiveness. Memories of the transgression or event won’t change. But how you react to those feelings will.
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned”.
Ainsley Keir/Herald photos Troop 1014, in tea party attire, had a photoshoot complete with props.receiving pandemic aid, they are still facing pandemicrelated problems. The youngest students have been hit particularly hard. “Particularly those kids who had kindergarten at home,” Lewis said. “The formation of letters, the sounds associated with how you form your letters, your tone and all that. They missed out on that for two years, and we’re seeing that effect. Those kids are now third-graders.”
“That’s why we have to put extra resources in K-through-4,” she added. “To make sure that we continue to address the learning gaps that Covid brought on.”
Malverne is expanding its literacy program for kindergarten through fourth grades. That, too, is a program it originally began with Covid money and has since been worked into the budget.
The district also plans to use funds from its capital reserves to upgrade the Howard T. Herber auditorium, school doors, restrooms and maintenance vehicles. Those expenditures will come at no additional cost to taxpayers.
“Everyone should be involved in analyzing and making a determination as to whether they need to support our budget,” Lewis said. “This budget is for children, whether public or private schools.”
The vote will take place on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the gym at Howard T. Herber Middle School.
Only two of the more than 120 school districts on Long Island saw their budgets initially rejected by voters last year — Wainscott, a small district near the tip of the South Fork, and West Hempstead. And for West Hempstead, it happened for the second year in a row.
The district spending plan passed on the second
vote, so students and teachers weren’t subjected to a bare-bones contingency budget. But district officials are hopeful for approval the first time around that this year.
“I’m confident that the community is going to come out and support this budget,” West Hempstead Superintendent Daniel Rehman said. “A contingency budget would mean another approximately $1 million in cuts.”
Rising health care and transportation costs — by just over $1.2 million in each category — forced the elimination of nine staff positions across the district.
“We have to look at the long-term financial stability of our district, and continue to provide the best possi-
ble education for our students,” Rehman said. “We have students at the forefront, but we have to be responsible to taxpayers as well.”
The district’s fiscally responsible approach has resulted in a spending with the least impact on taxpayers, he said. The tax levy increase of 2.34 percent is below average for Nassau County.
Though the budget remains lean, there is still plenty coming in 2024-25 that administrators are excited about. The district has received a Stronger Connections grant, from the state education department, to aid students who are struggling developmentally. West Hempstead has also begun a Career and Technical Education program, which will help students get a head start on careers in hospitality and tourism, food and nutrition, marketing and financial management.
And although it has lost Covid aid, the district’s internal assessment showed that student academic performance — which had been rising steadily for years — is officially back to pre-pandemic levels. A decade ago, the graduation rate was above 80 percent. Today it’s well above 90 percent. Reading and writing scores continue to improve each year. And the only way to maintain that forward momentum, administrators remind district voters, is if students continue to have access to resources enabled by the school budget.
“If someone is going out just voting for zero percent increases, that’s going to irreparably harm public school here,” Rehman said. “A zero would absolutely destroy the work we’re doing and the education that students receive.”
The schools’ job is to “create programs so every kid can find their way,” he added.
The budget vote will take place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday in the north gymnasium of West Hempstead Secondary School.
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A FOUR-YEAR STARTING midfielder, Paz has been front and center in the Seahawks’ resurgence this spring and reached a milestone May 2 in a hard-fought 12-11 defeat to Herricks. Paz netted all but two of Carey’s goals, giving her 50 on the season to go along with 11 assists. Her nine goals was a singlegame high, topping her previous mark of eight set April 4 against Jericho. She ranks in the Top 10 of Nassau County scorers.
Thursday, May 16
SOFTBALL: Nassau Class AAA quarterfinals at higher seed
SOFTBALL: Nassau Class AA quarterfinals at higher seed
SOFTBALL: Nassau Class A quarterfinals at higher seed
BASEBALL: Nassau Class AAA quarterfinals at higher seed
BASEBALL:
BOYS LACROSSE: Nassau Class A quarterfinals at higher seed
BOYS LACROSSE: Nassau Class C quarterfinals at higher seed
FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 1 semis at higher seed
FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 2 semis at higher seed
Friday, May 17
BOYS LACROSSE: Nassau Class B quarterfinals at higher seed
GIRLS LACROSSE: Nassau Class A quarterfinals at higher seed
Saturday, May 18
GIRLS LACROSSE: Nassau Class C quarterfinals at higher seed
Monday, May 20 (at Long Beach Middle School)
FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 1 final 4:30 p.m.
FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 2 final 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22 (at Adelphi University)
GIRLS LACROSSE: Nassau Class B semis 6 & 8 p.m.
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After Sewanhaka stayed hot with a come-from-behind, extra-inning victory to open last week’s Nassau Countywide Conference 1 baseball series, Malverne responded to take the next two games to finish its first season under coach Anthony Barbieri above .500.
The Mules rallied to capture the finale May 9 at home, 11-5, as senior Peter Krapf pitched the final 4 1/3 innings to earn the win in relief on Senior Day. All nine Malverne batters scored at least one run and eight had at least one RBI, with junior Frankie Brienza knocking in a pair.
“This was a good series and this was the rubber game,” Barbieri said. “They came back to beat us here Monday but we won a close game on their field Tuesday. We recognized our seven seniors today and the guys are excited to close out with a win.”
Malverne, which had 12 hits to Sewanhaka’s six in the finale, went 8-7 in conference games and 9-9 overall. The Indians, who lost their first seven out of the gate, finished 6-9 in conference play and 6-10 overall.
“Our kids just kept working and we ended up having a pretty good year,” Sewanhaka coach Mike Senese said. “Getting the first win took the weight off their shoulders and boosted morale, which was never really too low. I always try to preach positivity. To the kids credit they stuck with it and we rattled off six straight wins.”
The Indians, led by senior shortstop/pitcher/catcher Jayden Estevez, junior third baseman/pitcher Ethan Tome and versatile senior pitcher Maddox Sierra, didn’t celebrate their first win of 2024 until April 24 but then began to roll. They beat Great Neck North twice, swept Uniondale and opened against Malverne with a 4-2 road win May 6.
Junior Gabe Gil’s RBI single in the top of the eighth inning proved the game-winning hit for Sewanhaka, which got a complete-game gem from
Tome. He allowed no earned runs and struck out nine. Estevez hit a gametying RBI triple in the fifth.
The Mules took the middle game of the series the following afternoon, 5-4, as freshman hurler Markus Daly struck out eight. Senior Alex Daly drove home junior Aaron Munoz with the winning run.
The finale saw the Mules score three times in the bottom of the second with senior Jovanni Heredia and Brienza, who hit .350 from the leadoff spot and patrolled center field, getting RBIs.
Sewanhaka scored all five of its runs in the third courtesy of five walks and one hit by pitch, but was unable to protect the lead. The Mules cut the margin
to 5-4 on junior shortstop Gennaro Izzo’s RBI single in the fourth and then exploded for seven runs on three hits in the fourth.
Malverne’s defense made the play of the game and perhaps the season in the top of the fifth after the Indians loaded the bases with one out. Krapf induced a pitcher-to-catcher Luke Major to Munoz at first base double play, ending the threat.
“We had some ups and downs but played some really good baseball these last two weeks,” Barbieri said. “We’re going to miss the seniors and the goal now is to get everyone else playing over the summer and heading into next season.”
After 21 years with Malverne Schools, Maurice W. Downing Primary School principal Edward Tallon is retiring at the end of this school year.
Mr. Tallon joined the Malverne family in 2003 as the principal of Davison Avenue School. He was instrumental in the school’s transformation from serving grades K-4 to serving grades 3-5. This team effort allowed the school to better focus on preparing fifth graders for middle school, and has been a resounding success, school officials say.
Tallon took the reins as principal of Downing in 2017. Students and faculty say he is responsible for creating a vibrant culture of collaboration, grassroots creativity and fun. Under his guidance, the positivity and enthusiasm that fills the hallways and classrooms guarantees that teachers and faculty are creating lasting memories for Malverne kids every day.
As he ventures into his next chapter, Tallon will miss “the wonderful families, teachers, staff and students that make Malverne such a unique and inspiring district,” he said.
The district “thanks Mr. Tallon for an incredible two decades of leadership that has produced year after year of fantastic experiences, and ensured
that all students develop strong educational and social foundations that prepare them for a bright and successful future.”
To ensure a seamless transition, the
district used ThoughtExchange, a survey tool, to gather feedback from the community on the characteristics that are most important to them in school leadership. District officials will use
that information to make important decisions for the future, they said. They will let the community know when they have identified the next Downing principal.
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Courtesy Malverne school districtThe Center for Science, Teaching and Learning in Lakeview’s Tanglewood Preserve continues to be at the forefront of providing new and innovative ways to provide new and exciting educational experiences for guests, but their latest endeavor is truly breaking new ground transforming their animatronic dinosaur exhibit into a Medieval times attraction.
During spring break, the Center hosted the Dinosaur Renaissance Faire, a week-long event that combined the fascination of prehistoric creatures with the allure of knights, castles and kingdoms. The fusion of these two seemingly disparate themes resulted in an immersive experience that captivated visitors of all ages.
One of the highlights of the event was the live puppet show, where attendees were both entertained and educated about the similarities and differences between mythical creatures such as dragons and the dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth. This creative approach to learning allowed guest to delve into both the scientific and fantastical realms, sparking guests’ curiosity and imagination.
In addition to the puppet show, the Renaissance Faire featured a presentation by the Center’s resident “sorcerer,” who hosted an alchemy presentation showcasing fun and educational chemistry experiments. This hands-on experience provided guests with a deeper understanding of scientific principles while also adding an element of magic and wonder.
Interactive games were also a major draw at the Dinosaur Renaissance Faire, with activities ranging from catapults and dunking dragons to arts and crafts projects where young royalty could personalize their own crowns and create their own mythical creatures.
Dr. Ray Ann Havasy, the CSTL executive director, emphasized the importance of providing families with a unique and educational experience during spring break.
“As a leader in STEM education, The Center for Science is always developing
new opportunities for children to learn and stay engaged while they are off from school,” Havasy said. “Our latest Dino Renaissance Faire provides children and families with a never-beforeseen experience where dinosaurs and mythical creatures come together. Our week-long family event has fun and educational activities for people of all ages.
By bringing together dinosaurs and mythical creatures into a single event, the CSTL offered children and families something totally unique. The transformation of the exhibit into a medieval times attraction was a groundbreaking approach at museum programming.
Through a combination of live performances, educational presentations and interactive games, the Dinosaur Renaissance Faire provided guests with a oneof-a-kind experience that combined the prehistoric with the Middle Ages, leaving guests with a lasting impression.
Keith Rossein/Herald photos
Royal guests are mesmorized by the dinosaur puppet show.
Aliza Schauder and Caylen Schauder, 9, of Bellmore are kept safe from the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex thanks to the help of a valiant knight.
Exhibit manager CJ Lake is looking regal as he shares the story of this dinosaur fossil.
The Center for Science, Teaching and Learning’s David Vessey shows Jaxon, 7, and Fiona Shamin, 4, a live python.
Warmer days mean it’s time to get that ‘cue goingBy Karen Bloom
Summertime is soon headed our way, when the grillin’ is easy. If you’re already reaching for the tongs, well then, it’s time to get in the grilling groove.
With Memorial Day weekend around the corner — or whether you just want to enjoy being outdoors with family and friends — forgo the oven and step outside.
Serving your gang the most mouth-watering grilled entrees with ease requires a little know-how and a few crowd-pleasing recipes. From versatile chicken to hearty ribs to tender seafood, it’s never been more fun to incorporate new flavors into grilled cuisine.
Find some inspiration with these recipes.
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
Take a break from the burger and kick your grilling chops up a notch with new take on Buffalo chicken.
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (if thick, cut horizontally into two even pieces)
• 1 bottle (12 ounces) Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wings Sauce, divided
• 1/4 cup blue cheese or ranch dressing
• 4 hard rolls, split
• 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles
• Lettuce leaves (optional)
• Tomato slices (optional)
• Red onion rings (optional)
Marinate chicken in 6 ounces Buffalo wings sauce for 30 minutes, or up to 3 hours.
Mix remainder of Buffalo wings sauce and dressing together. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
Grill chicken 12 minutes, turning once, or until no longer pink in center. Place 2 tablespoons of mixed sauce on each roll half. Place chicken on top of roll half and top with 1 tablespoon blue cheese crumbles. Add lettuce, tomato and onion rings, if desired. Top with second roll half. Repeat for remaining sandwiches.
As the temperatures rise, focus on flavor to take your backyard barbecue to a whole new level. Sweet and tangy, fall-off-the-bone ribs are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
• 2 full racks spareribs, trimmed (about 6 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bottle (12 ounces) Frank’s RedHot Sweet Chili Sauce, divided
Heat grill to 250° F and prepare for indirect cooking. Spread ribs with ginger and garlic. Place ribs on rib rack or in foil pan. Cook on covered grill for 2 hours.
Spread 6 ounces sweet chili sauce evenly over ribs then cook another hour, until tender.
Baste ribs with remaining sweet chili sauce during last 15 minutes of cooking. If desired, at end of cooking time grill ribs over direct heat to char slightly.
Kabobs are a tasty, healthy way to enjoy many of your favorite fresh flavors in a single meal. The potential combinations of meat, vegetables and fruit on a kabob are nearly endless.
• 3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-1/2 to 2-inch cubes
• 18 medium shrimp, shelled and deveined (1/2 to 3/4 pound)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup prepared mango chutney, chopped if coarse
• 1/2 cup bottled teriyaki sauce
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 18 large bamboo or metal skewers (about 12 inches long)
• 1 medium yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
• 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
• 2 firm, ripe mangos, peeled, pitted and cut into large cubes
• 1 large green bell pepper, halved, trimmed, seeded and cubed
• Nonstick cooking spray, as needed
Place chicken and shrimp in shallow glass pan or large re-sealable plastic bag. For marinade, combine oil, chutney, teriyaki sauce and vinegar in small bowl with lid. Pour half of marinade mixture over chicken and shrimp. Cover or seal and marinate in refrigerator at least 3 hours, preferably overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting.
If using bamboo skewers, soak in water at least l hour before using.
To prepare kabobs: Drain and discard marinade from meat. Thread chicken, yellow and red onion, mango, green pepper and shrimp alternately onto skewers. Be sure to keep enough room at one end of each skewer for a “handle.”
Coat grill grate with nonstick cooking spray. Place skewers over medium coals, and grill for 12 to 15 minutes or until meat is done and vegetables are tender. Brush often with reserved marinade and turn skewers until cooked through. If needed, use spatula to gently loosen skewers before turning as they may stick.
Arrange skewers on a platter and serve with Serve with dipping sauce of your choice. Makes 4 to 6 servings
Tilles Center continues its collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, when the Future of Jazz orchestra visits the Tilles Center stage. This all-Ellington showcase features a hand-picked ensemble of some of the greatest young musicians in jazz meeting the challenges posed by one of jazz’s great composers, Duke Ellington. Led by music director Joe Block — a recent Juilliard graduate and Essentially Ellington composition winner — this 15-piece band will keep everyone swinging all evening long. Ellington’s music is so elegant, so dynamic, so intimately detailed, that it takes a group of musicians with a genuine collaborative spark to fully bring out its inner magic. And that is what you will experience at this concert. You’re guaranteed to enjoy its timeless genius when the next generation of jazz leaders bring their fresh energy to it.
Friday, May 17, 8 p.m. Tickets are $42; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.
See the inspirational documentary ‘Left Alone Rhapsody: The Musical Memoir of Pianist John Bayless,’ at a special concert screening. At 25, Leonard Bernstein protégé John Bayless made his Carnegie Hall debut performing ‘Rhapsody in Blue.’ At 54, a left-brain stroke immobilized his entire right side. The music stopped. John’s magical ‘first act’ disappeared. Award-winning independent filmmaker Stewart M. Schulman chronicles John’s rise from four-year-old Texas prodigy to international stardom, capturing his talent and his humanity, as he pushes himself to recover and reinvents himself as a storyteller-entertainer who plays only with his non-dominant left hand. What happens in a person’s brain that allows this kind of transcendence? The film provides some insight. It’s followed by a Q&A with Schulman and Bayless, along with a short concert.
Sunday May 19, 7 p.m. $40. Tickets available at LandmarkOnMainStreet. org or (516) 767-6444. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington.
This unique and entertaining music and multimedia event chronicles the extraordinary career of Simon & Garfunkel, on the Landmark stage, Friday, May 31, 8 p.m. The music speaks for itself, anchored by Rex Fowler, co-founder of the renowned folk/rock duo Aztec Two-Step, and his wife, Dodie Pettit, an original cast member of Broadway’s “The Phantom of The Opera.” Multi-instrumentalist Steven Roues, multi-horn player Joe Meo, and drummer/percussionist Peter Hohmeister round out the band.The show’s storyline was originally created by Pete Fornatale, the late great pioneer of progressive FM radio and author of Simon & Garfunkel’s Bookends biography. Now telling the stories, emceeing and directing the engaging and amusing multimedia show is Fornatale’s dear friend and protégé, Tony Traguardo, WCWP-FM radio host, noted rock music historian, podcaster and founding board member of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Nostalgia and laughter abound, and a sing a-long is always in the mix! $42, $37. $33. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
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, May 17, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, May 18, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 19, 2 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, May 21-23, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Back by popular demand after a sold-out 2023 run, see Pigeon, Bus Driver, and some zany passengers sing and dance their way to help Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat comedy based on Willems’ popular Pigeon books. 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.
On exhibit 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.
See some birds with the South Shore Audubon Society. All are welcome to join members for the next in its series of bird walks, at the west end of Jones Beach State Park, Sunday, May 19, starting at 9 a.m. The group meets at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station Parking Area. The entrance for the Coast Guard Station and West End Boat Basin is on Bay Drive going west.
Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. To register, text name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. No walk if rain. Text regarding questionable weather. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org.
Support the National MS Society at that annual walk at Jones Beach, Saturday, May 18 Everyone is welcome at Walk MS, with no registration fee or fundraising minimum. While there is no fee to participate, every dollar raised helps to lift up those living with MS and their supporters. Visit WalkMS. org and use the search bar to find the donation page, or call (855) 372-1331.
Severe weather events are becoming more frequent. The Malverne Kiwanis Club is helping neighbors be more prepared. Learn tools and important resources at Malverne Public Library, Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. 61 St. Thomas Place. Register at tinyurl.com/ KiwanisPreparednessCourse.
Explore the Tanglewood Preserve on a guided hike with the Center for Science, Teaching and Learning, Sunday, May 19, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Build an miniature ecosystem to take home using prehistoric props and little bits of nature. $20 per child. 1450 Tanglewood Road. For more information visit CSTL.org.
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‘Thomas & Friends’ Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes families to experience its newest exhibit, Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails!, opening Saturday, May 28. Participate in fun activities celebrate the arrival of this traveling exhibit, 1-3 p.m., during the drop-in programs. Step onto the Island of Sodor, where visitors can climb aboard a large model of Thomas the Tank Engine, race trains along a giant track, work together to sort and load cargo and maintain engines.
Kids engage in a variety of STEM challenges from simple sorting and shape identification to more complex engineering obstacles. As they test their abilities, the smiling faces of Thomas, Percy, Victor and others are there to offer encouragement and remind children how “really useful” they all are. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.
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Long Island Kennel Club welcomes families and their four-legged companions to its spring show, Sunday, May 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Planting Fields Arboretum. This year’s Long Island Kennel Club show follows the annual acclaimed Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show earlier in the week. Many canine contenders are expected to leave the Big Apple and then head east to compete at the annual spring dog shows (Friday through Sunday, May 17-19, all held at the same venue.
The three days celebrate everything canine, from impeccable show dogs and trick-dog demonstrations to doggie dock diving and an agility obstacle course. Events and attractions make this festival a treat for anyone who loves dogs. Sunday also features a special demonstration by the NYPD Transit Bureau Canine Unit, at 11 a.m. Dogs must be leashed at all times. No prong collars, retractable leashes or head halters. $20 admission per car load includes all-day access. 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay. Visit LongIslandDogsShows.com or call (516) 776-0923 for more information.
Sands Point Preserve’s reserve’s historic mansions and waterfront grounds are the backdrop for the latest edition of it’s unique chamber music series, “A Tour de France,” Sunday, May 19, 5 p.m. Feast your ears with French composers, old and new, when the duoJalal ensemble-in-residence is joined by violinists Deborah Buck and MinYoung Kim, cellist Caroline Stinson and soprano Abigail Brodnick. With wine reception following. $56, $45 members. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For tickets and information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy.org or call (516) 571-7901.
Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, May 19, 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.
For nearly a century, the men and women of the Nassau County Police Department have put themselves on the line, protecting the communities they love. But how exactly do they do it?
Some 2,400 students from 23 schools across the county found out last week, as they were all invited to an open house at the police department’s David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City.
Students ranging from kindergarten to those about to graduate high school received an opportunity to interact with law enforcement officers and learn about police work. Detective Lt. Richard LeBrun emphasized that interaction between students and officers was central to what the police department was trying to achieve.
“It’s all about community engagement,” he said. “Interaction with the students, exchanging ideas, and answering their questions. That’s the big thing because there’s a lot of myths about police work, and we bring out the truth. They get it right from somebody who’s actually a police officer.”
Each day of the open house featured a variety of activities as well as various demonstrations and exhibits — from watching the SWAT team in action, to interacting with K-9 units, to interacting with exhibits from the arson and bomb
squad, emergency services unit and highway patrol bureau.
“It’s cool to be here this year,” said
units where they could perhaps become involved in future careers with aviation, the K-9 unit, or the mounted unit.
“It’s important for them to know there are so many people that are willing to help them and that support them every day. If anything ever happens, we could always depend upon Nassau County police officers — but it gives them opportunities to think about their future. Being a police officer doesn’t just mean being in a car. There’s so many different things that they could do.”
Kyle Kelly, a forensics and special education teacher from Division Avenue High School in Levittown, brought his class to the open house for the first time. Many of his students are interested in forensic science.
“They have an opportunity to talk to people who have gone through the process before and see what different career opportunities there are within the police department,” Kelly said.
One of Kelly’s students, high school junior Justin Gesualdo, is interested in forensic psychology. The open house, he said was great to display the variety of different roles available in law enforcement.
Karen Barrins, a fifth-grade teacher from Newbridge Road School in North Bellmore. “The kids can see all the different
“There are a lot more options than just being a cop, and there’s a lot of different things here,” Gesualdo said. “It’s definitely helping a lot of people out, so I think it’s a cool opportunity for us to get here and take the tour.”
Kepherd Daniel/Herald
LEGAL NOTICE
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. 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 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 Davison Avenue 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
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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 pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election shall be held in accordance with the Rules of the Conduct of Meetings and Elections adopted by the Board.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the nominations for the office of Board of Education member shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, and filed in the District Clerk’s office, 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 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
LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, -againstTHERESA KANDALAFT, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PHYLLIS LOUBRIEL, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on April 1, 2024, wherein PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION is the Plaintiff and THERESA KANDALAFT, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PHYLLIS LOUBRIEL, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 28, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 175 WRIGHT AVENUE, MALVERNE, NY 11565; and the following tax map identification: Section 0038, Block 00005-00, Lot 00243. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE VILLAGE OF MALVERNE, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 601820/2022. Peter Kramer, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask
wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 146319
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 600274/2019 COUNTY OF NASSAU
CELINK, Plaintiff, vs. MICHELLE FELTON-SMITH AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF CLUMATIME FELTON A/K/A
CLUMENTINE FELTON A/K/A CLEMENTINE WILLIAMS FELTON A/K/A CLUMENTINE WILLIAMS FELTON; JAMES W. FELTON AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF CLUMATIME FELTON A/K/A
CLUMENTINE FELTON A/K/A CLEMENTINE WILLIAMS FELTON A/K/A CLUMENTINE WILLIAMS FELTON; ABRAHAM FELTON AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OFCLUMATIME FELTON A/K/A
CLUMENTINE FELTON A/K/A CLEMENTINE WILLIAMS FELTON A/K/A
CLUMENTINE WILLIAMS FELTON; PENNY FELTON AKA PENNY EVANS AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE TO THE ESTATE OF CLUMATIME FELTON A/K/A CLUMENTINE FELTON A/K/A
CLEMENTINE WILLIAMS FELTON A/K/A
CLUMENTINE WILLIAMS FELTON, if living, and if she/he be deceased, her next of kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming, under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES TO THE ESTATE OF CLUMATIME FELTON A/K/A CLUMENTINE FELTON A/K/A CLEMENTINE WILLIAMS FELTON, 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 if living, and if she/he be dead, 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, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
Mortgaged Premises: 32 CHAMPLAIN AVENUE, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552
Section: 35, Block: 597, Lot: 108
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 a Mortgage to secure the sum of $544,185.00 and interest, recorded on December 09, 2008, in Liber M 33377 at Page 814, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 32 CHAMPLAIN AVENUE, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.
NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.
Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
Dated: March 24th, 2024 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Veronica Rundle, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 146317
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LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSETBACKED RECEIVABLES LLC 2005-FR5 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FR5, -against-
BERNICE WALTER, ET AL.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on June 20, 2008, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSETBACKED RECEIVABLES LLC 2005-FR5 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FR5 is the Plaintiff and BERNICE WALTER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY
SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 3, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 1090 PINEBROOK COURT, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552; and the following tax map identification: 38-K-750. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 012241/2007. Jaime D. Ezratty, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 146484
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L
ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. GESNER SEJOUR, et al, Defts. Index #608202/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Jan. 24, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 4, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 35, Block 456, Lots 582-584. Sold subject to terms and
conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. MARY ELLEN DIVONE, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #101312 146470
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Board of Commissioners of the West HempsteadHempstead Gardens Water District hereby declares that on the 1st day of May 2024, at a duly convened meeting of the Board, the District passed a resolution pursuant to General Municipal Law Section 6c (8) authorizing the district’s expenditure of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) from the District’s Water Enhancement Projects Reserve Fund, for the purpose of installing new 8” ductile iron water main on Hempstead Ave between Broad St and Hempstead Gardens Drive.
Board of Water Commissioners Dated: May 2, 2024 146797
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 5/22/2024 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:
THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 338/24. - 339/24. WEST HEMPSTEAD - David Rose, Use variance to construct accessory structure (pool house) higher & larger than permitted, exceeding horizontal maximum on both sides & with lot area occupied variance; Maintain pool equipment not permitted in side yard & with less than required side yard setback., W/s Wellington Rd. S., 55’ N/o 9th St., a/k/a 53 Wellington Rd. S. 340/24. WEST HEMPSTEAD - Tamar & Etan Ehrenfeld, Variance, lot area occupied, construct addition attached to dwelling., E/s Windsor La., 150’ N/o South Elm St., a/k/a 259 Windsor La.
ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR
INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in West Hempstead within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 146787
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 006775/2012. Oscar A. Prieto, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 146817
Malverne neighbors Nancy Fitzsimmons and Joanne Matassa and Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray enjoyed the local goods at Crossroads Farm now that it’s open for the season.
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, -againstEDNA MCDONOUGH AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ROSE BEYNON, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on April 18, 2024, wherein BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST is the Plaintiff and EDNA MCDONOUGH AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ROSE BEYNON, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 20, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 179 FAIRLAWN AVENUE, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552; and the following tax map identification: 35-361-73.
ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT WEST HEMPSTEAD, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST,
Plaintiff against FRANCISCO GOMEZ
A/K/A FRANSISCO GOMEZ, et al
Defendant(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016 and 1131 Route 55, Suite 1, Lagrangeville, NY 12540.
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered July 26, 2023, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 474 Roy Street, West Hempstead, NY 11552. Sec 35 Block 315 Lot 274, 275 and 276. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Munston, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $867,146.88 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 007639/2016. During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of
The Malek family was joined by Mayor Tim Sullivan, Malverne trustees Carl Prizzi Lori Lang and Scott Edwards, Legislator Bill Gaylor, Town Clerk Kate Murray, and The rev. Jim Stachacz of Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church to plant a tree on Arbor Day in memory of village resident and U.S. Army veteran Walter Malek.
this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
Rita Solomon, Esq., Referee File # NY201800000539-1 146813
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-AR13, Plaintiff, vs. ANTHONY A. SZOKE SR. A/K/A ANTHONY SZOKE, AND ANTHONY SZOKE, JR., Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 5, 2016 and an Order Substituting CourtAppointed Referee duly entered on August 2, 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 June 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 523 Cedar Street, West Hempstead, NY 11552. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at West Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 387 and Lot 7. Approximate amount of judgment is $420,902.16 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #011112/2012. 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.
Malachy Lyons, Jr., Esq., Referee Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 146803
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Q. I was told by a contractor that the cost of construction has been increasing over the years due to many more requirements that, if we didn’t have them, would keep costs a lot lower. He said they make us put in a lot of extra metal to connect the wood wall studs and rafters, even in decks, and that it adds about $10,000 just for that. Plus he said that we have to use a lot more insulation than we used to, and the foam insulation, especially, really raises the price, up to $16,000 to $20,000 more. I know this is necessary, but are there alternatives to keep prices lower? We have plans we paid for, and now we may not even be able to build. What can you suggest?
A. The connectors for wood can be eliminated almost entirely if you build with metal wall studs, metal rafters and ceiling joists with metal screws. Metal to metal is strong. There are two reasons that people don’t build with metal more often, one being the ease of working with wood, because you can trim and adjust a wood cut to fit more easily, and not have to be so exact, and most people building residential construction don’t have the right tools or training to switch easily to metal.
You see, screws and nails are metal. Wood … is not. Because screws and nails don’t grab wood as well, the connections can pull apart more easily in high winds. Metal connectors brace wood connections with a lot of redundancy, making it harder for a home to pull apart in a high wind. Watch any news report this spring and summer, as homes rip apart from tornadoes, and you’ll see why insurance companies pushed for these regulations, to have better bracing of wall connections to roofs and floors. Metal actually would cost less if more people used the products.
The ease of putting down a metal track and fastening the top plate and wall studs is faster and lighter than working with lumber, but traditions die hard. Metal doesn’t burn easily, will not warp, twist or rot, and you don’t have to treat it with cancer-causing toxins to resist insect damage. Metal is generally stronger and more efficient to work with, and waste is minimal.
Other than that answer, I only know of certain connections utilizing long screws to avoid these connectors, and people in construction would need training to know where and when these types of long fasteners can be used. Even the metal braces widely used have multiple holes for nails, because every hole must have a nail filling it, yet I often see where some holes are not filled.
Insulation, just like metal, will come down in price as more is applied, but better insulation is one of the few products that pays for itself in energy savings. Higher insulation value was debated for years before becoming code. It’s a necessary reality that actually saves money in the long term. Good luck!
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What if you had to vote right now?
Last week, we were treated (or subjected, in one instance) to two presidential events unfolding simultaneously in different places. As the day progressed, I understood that if we see and hear nothing else during the campaign, we will realize, as sentient beings and patriots, that only one man deserves the honor of serving as our president. Only one man is intellectually and temperamentally fit for the job.
The first image we saw on May 9 was President Biden speaking at a Holocaust remembrance at the Capitol, a sacred moment of tribute to the dead and a promise to the living to fight a robust resurgence of antisemitism. The flip screen, on the same day and time, was of former President Donald Trump in a New York City courtroom, where an adult entertainment star testified against him, offering lurid details of their alleged affair. The testimony was part of the ongoing trial of the ex-president for an alleged hush money cover-up.
As Peter Baker observed in The New York Times, we were whiplashed by the images of the candidates: Biden recalling taking his grandchildren to Dachau to bear witness to the horrors of Nazi death camps, and Trump listening to Stormy Daniels describe him “sitting on a hotel bed in his boxer shorts waiting for sex.”
Imagine if, on May 9, you had just dropped onto our planet from another world where the arc of the moral universe does indeed bend toward justice, and good guys win, and presidents are held to high ethical standards, and you had to decide that very day whom would get your vote.
ILong Island, where many of us never heard a hateful word or experienced any kind of ostracism related to our faith. Now the rise of extremism, fueled by lies pumped out by social media, has put Jewish Americans in the cross hairs, along with any other group seen as a threat to a MAGA America.
magine if you had just dropped onto our planet from another, more just, world.
On one hand, you see Biden, a seasoned leader, vowing to fight antisemitism in America, stating that anti-Jewish rhetoric demands “our continued vigilance . . . and outspokenness.” You see him in action on just this one day, addressing hate speech and violence toward Jews, which he said is “ferociously” surging.
You hear him say that Jews will always have a safe place in America, a notion that many Jewish people in my age group have never questioned. We grew up in welcoming communities on
FYou witness Biden communicating his full support for the Jewish people and for Israel, and for peaceful college protesters on both sides, while pushing back against some of Israel’s most aggressive war tactics in its battle against Hamas. You are seeing impossible political and humanitarian dilemmas, in which no one answer is good or easy, in which any comment is instantly parsed and shredded by multiple raging influencers, ordinary citizens and political opponents.
You see Biden, a determined leader who knows himself and knows justice when he sees it, and knows how to move through this minefield.
That same day, when you drop into our country, you also see the former president, also an old man. You see Trump on TV coming and going from a
courtroom where he is on trial for allegedly covering up an affair he had with a porn star so that his 2016 presidential campaign would not be affected. Stay with me. You just landed here from a better place. You see the two men in action that day. You know nothing about their respective policies on the economy or the environment or foreign trade or inflation or immigration. You know nothing about Trump’s presidency, when he alienated our allies abroad and denied the coronavirus pandemic even as it killed a million Americans. You never heard the speeches in which he called migrants “animals,” or suggested injecting bleach for a deadly virus, or said there were good people on both sides when white Christian nationalists marched in Charlotte chanting, “Jews will not replace us!”
You have not witnessed, in the past few years, the complete erosion of women’s reproductive rights and the diminishment of our Supreme Court.
You are just here this one day, May 9. Listen to Biden’s Holocaust speech. Look at defendant Trump, contemptuous and contemptible, an abject failure as a human being, not to mention a world leader.
Who gets your vote?
Copyright 2024 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
or the third straight year, Gov. Kathy Hochul and progressive lawmakers who control Albany are attempting to advance a housing plan that would usurp local zoning laws that were put in place decades ago to protect the health, safety and character of the suburban communities we cherish on Long Island and throughout the state.
This time around, they have rebranded their prior ill-fated New York Housing Compact initiative as the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act. If enacted, this proposal would grant thousands of houses of worship and nonprofits statewide the ability to develop high-density housing as high as five stories on property they own without any local zoning approvals. Here in Nassau County alone, that encompasses some 1,100 properties, many of which are next to or near single-family homes. Disturbingly, this latest effort by Hochul and supportive state lawmakers closely mirrors recent actions in Cali-
fornia led by another progressive, Gov. Gavin Newsom, who signed an executive order in January that allows the state to lease its land for housing development while bypassing local zoning ordinances. In addition, last fall California legislators passed a law allowing churches, synagogues and mosques to build affordable housing on their property by right, even if local zoning prohibits this type of housing.
TFor generations, residents have left the city and come to the suburbs for the quality of life, open space, less dense housing, good schools, and safe streets. The quality of life in our communities has remained consistent for decades, primarily because residents demanded policies that protected against overdevelopment, and local government had the final say on zoning matters.
congestion, along with the environmental consequences that flow from that congestion.
he onesize-fitsall approach ignores the fact that every community is different.
With the cost of education averaging $36,000 per student annually on Long Island, a new influx of students resulting from this high-density housing plan will inevitably lead to higher taxes and fewer programs for students, all this during a period when the state is proposing school aid cuts across Long Island. Ironically, since religious institutions and nonprofits are tax-exempt, there will be no additional property taxes generated from any new housing development on these properties to ease that added burden.
ville Centre, Valley Stream and others. Rather than accept this gradual progress, the state is trying to force a radical transformation. The one-size-fits-all approach ignores the fact that every community is different, and what makes sense in one community may make no sense in another.
Recently, a large contingent of officials from village, town, county and state government joined school board members, civic leaders and concerned area residents at a news conference in Herricks to demand that Hochul and state lawmakers finally put an end to this relentless attack on suburbia. I stand united with these efforts, and will continue to fight against it every step of the way.
Long Island relies on a fragile solesource aquifer for our drinking water. Increasing housing density will endanger that water supply, overcrowd our schools, and increase the strain on our critical infrastructure, from sewage treatment to the supply of gas and electricity to fire and police services. There will be more cars on the road and more
We all understand that there needs to be more affordable housing on Long Island, especially for our seniors. However, this latest radical proposal will forever erode our suburban quality of life, which I believe is exactly what some progressive urban lawmakers intend.
The fact is, Long Island has been gradually transforming, with more transit-oriented multi-housing development in communities like Farmingdale, Lynbrook, Mineola, Patchogue, Rock-
Together, we simply cannot stand by and allow this to happen. It is critically important for your voices to be heard. I encourage you to call the governor’s office and other state representatives to tell them to stop trying to override local government and local zoning. I urge you to contact Gov. Hochul, at (518) 4748390, and your state legislators to express your opposition to this latest housing initiative. You can also go to Governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form to submit comments.
Bill Gaylor represents Nassau County’s 14th Legislative District.
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the looming possibility of natural disasters — such as hurricanes and other severe storms — poses a significant, and ongoing, threat to Long Island, and particularly for those living in more vulnerable coastal communities, like Long Beach and Freeport, which are most susceptible to damage caused by high winds and surging floodwaters.
With hurricane season set to begin June 1, it is vital for all of us — especially those in communities with the highest risk — to take proactive measures to prepare. Resilience requires a strategy for severe weather conditions that are often unpredictable. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that means:
■ Developing an evacuation plan
■ Assembling disaster supplies — including food, water, batteries, chargers, a radio and cash
■ Getting an insurance checkup and documenting your possessions
■ Creating a communication plan with a hand-written list of contacts
■ Strengthening your home
From a government standpoint, preparedness often begins with comprehensive planning and investment in resilient infrastructure. Following the damage wrought by tropical storms Irene and Lee in 2011 and Sandy in 2012, many coastal protection measures have been put into effect, including seawalls and reinforced jetties and dunes.
For instance, after Sandy decimated the boardwalk in Long Beach, the structure was strengthened when it was rebuilt, and sturdier dunes were constructed as an added layer of protection.
Collaborative initiatives involving local governments, community organizations and emergency responders foster a culture of resilience, strengthening the collective ability to withstand and recover from disasters.
In addition, having a robust earlywarning system and evacuation plans in place can be essential in ensuring the safety of residents in the event of a major storm.
The disasters resulting from previous storms continue to serve as a glaring reminder, however, that even the best preparations may not be enough. It’s hard to forget the images of homes sub-
To the Editor:
For so many reasons, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board’s April 30 enactment of a discount program for New York City monthly rail tickets that excludes residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties is extremely disappointing — especially amid the advent of congestion pricing and its likely fiscal impact on Nassau County households.
As a lifelong resident of Plainview and the representative of the Nassau County Legislature’s 16th District for the last eight years, I am keenly aware of the extent to which residents of my district rely on Long Island Rail Road train service to commute to and from work in the five boroughs every day. Moreover, as a policymaker, I am cognizant of the environmental benefits associated with increased mass transit use and the positive fiscal impact that greater ridership would generate for the MTA and our county.
Considering those clear benefits for our region, Nassau and Suffolk’s exclusion from this incentive program makes little sense. Furthermore, it strikes me as a missed opportunity to extend a gesture of goodwill to Long Islanders in an atmosphere rife with palpable frustration about the implementation of congestion pricing. Imagine the frustration of commuters who live in Elmont, minutes from the Queens border, when they discover that they will be paying more to ride the train to Manhattan than someone up
merged, fallen trees damaging cars and blocking roadways, and long lines of vehicles at gas pumps.
So it never hurts to have additional plans of action. Remember to store some extra gas to provide power to emergency generators. Store backup batteries and chargers. Prepare to-go bags in an easyto-access location. Have your home, auto and flood insurance information at the ready, just in case.
In the aftermath of any natural disaster, swift and coordinated recovery efforts are crucial. Having timely access to emergency services, temporary shelters and essential supplies is paramount to ensure the well-being of our communities.
And, as a storm approaches, it is of the utmost importance to listen to authorities, familiarize yourself with all available evacuation routes, and stay tuned for updates.
And always take warnings seriously. These storms cannot only destroy, they can kill. Being prepared, knowing what to do when a storm is on its way, and putting a plan in motion when the time comes is essential to staying safe and secure.
the block in New York City simply because of an arbitrary line on a map dividing municipalities!
State lawmakers now have a responsibility to address this glaring omission. As stated in an April 30 news release announcing the five-boroughs incentive initiative, “the programs are funded by the Outer Borough Transportation Account, created in 2018 by the New York State Legislature to provide $50
million per year to improve transportation in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island in association with congestion pricing.” The MTA must now work with state officials to identify resources that can be swiftly applied to funding a comparable discount for Nassau and Suffolk commuters.
A strong and comprehensive commitment to mass transit will yield tremendous benefits for our future — but our
New York’s budget-making is a lot like taking one step forward and then one step backward: In the end, we haven’t gone anywhere.
We’ll starting with the silver lining — the final budget for fiscal year 2025 made significant restorations in areas such as education and infrastructure.
Notable among these provisions is the reinstatement of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed foundation aid cut to 56 Long Island school districts, increased penalties for stolen merchandise, safeguards for retail workers amid rising incidents of theft, and investments in infrastructure and clean-water initiatives to fortify communities across Long Island and the state. These measures will improve our local quality of life and lay the groundwork for long-term economic resilience.
Assembly Republican proposals were instrumental in shaping this year’s
spending plan, including advocating against the governor’s original plan, which would have disproportionately impacted Long Island school districts; pushing for increased penalties for retail theft and squatting; fighting for increased investments in clean water, roads and bridges; and calling for increased tuition assistance for college students. The increase in the minimum TAP award to $1,000 and the increased income threshold mirror a bill I first introduced in 2021. These provisions will help alleviate the financial burdens of higher education for many middle-class families.
Governor Hochul’s original plan would have hurt Long Island school districts.
New York’s affordability crisis extends beyond groceries and rent, hitting Long Island families particularly hard with the exorbitant cost of child care. Regrettably omitted from this year’s budget were enhancements to child care programs and additional tax credits aimed at providing further support to families statewide. I believe child care is essential, which is why I’ve unveiled the Blueprint for Childcare, or
entire region must be included to maximize those opportunities. It now behooves New York state to act, and correct the glaring and illogical inequities that currently exist.
ARNoLd W. dRuCKER Plainview
Arnold W. Drucker is the Nassau County Legislature’s deputy minority leader.
To the Editor:
For over two years, Liberty has been working hard to convince New York state to eliminate the Special Franchise Tax applied to utility water service so that we can remove that cost from our customers’ monthly bills. It represents a pass-through of the tax we are required to remit to the state government, and does not benefit Liberty in any way. And in many cases, it comprises a significant portion of your monthly water bill.
Your support of this initiative this spring has put us in a position to see real change, and eliminate the SFT from your monthly water bills as we
ABC, Plan to alleviate this burden. With proposals such as increasing tax incentives for families and providers, expanding access to early-childhood education and ensuring fair support statewide, my goal is to save families more than $2,300 annually and enhance child care quality. By addressing regional cost factors and barriers, like those on Long Island, and investing in our children’s future, we can combat rising child poverty and ensure that every family has the opportunity to thrive.
However, we can’t get too busy patting ourselves on the back for these wellintentioned measures while the specter of a budget deficit looms ominously on the horizon. With a record-breaking spending plan of $237 billion, this wasn’t our first state budget to be passed weeks late and without a financial plan in place prior to passage — and it won’t be our last. While this year’s state tax receipts have exceeded projections, the multi-billiondollar deficit continues to be a concern for future budgets. Without the impor-
tant information a complete financial plan would provide, legislators were left in the dark regarding out-year spending projections and potential multi-billiondollar deficits.
The budget process persistently resembles a game of legislative WhacA-Mole, with key details emerging haphazardly, and only after the ink had dried on the final draft. Hochul’s laissez-faire attitude toward budgeting has led to reckless state investments, like $2.4 billion being earmarked for the migrant crisis in New York City, eyebrow-raising measures like Good Cause Eviction and the continuation of economic development programs that spend billions but have little return on their investment.
It’s clear that the Empire State’s legislative plans are in dire need of a reality check. Transparency and public input, once pillars of democratic governance, continue to erode, leaving constituents in the dark about their financial commitments.
We can do better.
Ed Ra represents the19th Assembly District, and is the ranking Republican on the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.
work with officials in Albany this legislative session. While we have great momentum, we need our customers’ help to push this initiative past the finish line.
Stopthehiddentax.org provides details on the tax and the actions Liberty is taking to remove it from customers’ bills. on the site, customers can click the Take Action button to let their local legislators know that they want the tax eliminated. Nearly 2,000 Liberty customers have already taken action through the site, which has resulted in more than 30,000 letters being sent to key decision makers in the state. This is great, but we still need more support.
Between 30 and 50 percent of our customers’ bills comprise taxes that provide no benefit to the water system itself. While they do help fund local taxing jurisdictions, it is our firm belief that it is inappropriate and unjust for these taxes to be collected through your water bill. To make matters worse, our customers are the only ones in Nassau County who pay this excessive tax.
The only advantage Liberty stands to gain in pursuing this legislative change is happier customers, and providing water rates that accurately reflect the true cost of providing high-quality water service. That’s it. We have dedicated ourselves to improving the customer experience, and this kind of rate relief will bene-
fit all of our customers.
It takes only a couple of minutes to visit stopthehiddentax.org, click Take Action and fill in the information to have your voice heard. As a local Long Islander, I encourage you to take the time to tell your elected officials to remove this oner-
ous tax from your water bill during the 2024 legislative session. Working together, we can make a difference.
