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School security ramps up after shooting By KYlE CHIN kchin@liherald.com
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THE flAg oUTsIdE Malverne High School was flying at half-staff following the deadly Texas school shooting.
In the wake of recent mass shootings that have left nine grocery shoppers, four grocery store employees, 19 school children and two teachers dead, residents of Malverne and West Hempstead are once again asking what is being done to prevent tragedies like these from happening on Long Island. Continued on page 4
West Hempstead board gives school budget another try By KYlE CHIN kchin@liherald.com
The West Hempstead school board warned residents that significant program cuts are looming if the board’s revised budget is voted down. During a May 31 meeting, assistant superintendent Joel Press unveiled to the West Hempstead school board a revised budget of $71.2 million, a reduction of about $190,000 from the board’s first proposed budget, which was voted down on May 24, the only school budget on Long Island to fail. If the revised plan also fails,
the school district would be forced to adopt a contingency budget, a reduction of nearly $1 million. Press said that under a contingency budget, the average single-family homeowner in West Hempstead would pay roughly $153 less in taxes than under the revised budget. Several board trustees stressed that this sum is small compared to the potential cuts to services that would occur under a contingency plan. “It’s two pairs of shoes,” said board vice president Patricia Greaves. “Or a cheap cup of coffee,” Press added, “at 43 cents a day.” Press and the board described
what could be lost for the price of “two pairs of shoes.” Press said that under a contingency plan the district would have to consider increasing class sizes due to staff reductions, eliminating athletics, clubs and extracurricular activities, reducing elective course offerings and limiting the use of district facilities by outside groups. “And we’d have to look at transportation very, very closely,” Press said, adding that reductions to transportation could see the district introduce “centralized pickup” for students going to school out-of-district, with fewer buses taking them from
fewer central locations. Several community members raised concerns about the role of reserve funds in the budget. Unused funds from previous budgets are generally placed into reserves, rather than reinvested in other projects. One member of the public even hinted that the district was “hiding something” in the use of funds. Press
said that state law restricted the allocation of that money, and that new budgets are generally drawn and adopted before the end of the fiscal period when the board can see what funds have not been used. “This is a very transparent process,” said trustee-elect Byars Cole. “I know how efficiently we Continued on page 15
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Malverne’s honored veterans waved their stars and stripes as they moved down Hempstead Avenue.
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any families and community organizations took to the streets last Monday to participate in Malverne and West Hempstead’s Memorial Day parades. The American Legion, the West Hempstead Fire Department, the Malverne Volunteer Ambulance Corp, the Boy Scouts and many more could all be seen marching down Hempstead Avenue to honor America’s fallen. –Kyle Chin
Parade grand Marshal Commander Pasquale Alesia and guest speaker Major Tracee Millard made their way down Utterby Road in Malverne. Fire engine 433 proceeded down Church Street near the end of Malverne’s Parade route. Madison, doMinique and Brianna, all aged 6, displayed their Memorial Day banners in West Hempstead. CoMMander Peter Johansen of American Legion Cathedral Post 1087 speaks at West Hempstead’s Memorial Day ceremony.
Herald picks up seven awards Uvalde tragedy has put from Press Club of Long Island school officials on alert STAFF REPORT
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In its first in-person gala since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Press Club of Long Island handed out a number of awards on June 2 — including seven to Herald Community Newspapers. Laura Lane — a senior editor over papers on Nassau County’s North Shore — led the way with two first-place wins for her story “Is it Erma Drive or the Indy 500?” about the hazardous traffic situation in East Meadow for both the neighborhood/community category, as well as for “solutions journalism.” A team of current and former Herald staffers claimed the top spot in the breaking news narrative category with their coverage of the April 2021 shooting at the West Hempstead Stop & Shop. Peter Belfiore, Jim Bernstein, Scott Brinton, Sue Grieco and Nakeem Grant were honored for their work that appeared in the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald. Brinton, the former Herald executive editor, collected a first-place award for best column in the Merrick Herald. He also shared second-place recognition with senior editor Michael Smollins for headline writing in the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald. Brinton also placed second for editorials. Nassau Herald editor Jeffrey Bessen and reporter Lisa Margaria took home a
third place award in the education category. Along with the awards, the Press Club also inducted Brian Boyhan, Joye Brown, Drew Scott and Chris Vaccaro into its Hall of Fame. Boyhan is a longtime award-winning journalist known for his work with the Sag Harbor Express as well as his involvement with the New York Press Association. He has also partnered with Elizabeth Bonora Cowles as a founding member of the Press Club’s East End chapter. Brown has worked in radio, print and now television. She has worked at the News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as the Chicago Tribune and Newsday. Brown has also been a reporter, editor, administrator, editorial writer, columnist and commentator. Scott has spent a half-century in broadcasting as both a radio and television journalist. He has won multiple Emmy and National Edward R. Murrow awards. Scott has covered the Son of Sam arraignment, President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, the TWA Flight 800 crash, and the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan — which he witnessed. The Press Club of Long Island is open to professional and student numbers of the Society of Professional Journalists. To learn more, visit PCLI.org.
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the way to changing out all our doors, The New York state legislature passed which should help strengthen security. several measures on June 2 aimed at That was supported in our budget that curbing mass shootings, including plac- just passed, so we’re very grateful to the ing restrictions on the purchase of body community for that.” Lewis also addressed Malverne school armor, which shielded the assailant in the district’s mental health programs in relaMay 14 Buffalo grocery store massacre tion to the gun violence epidemic. “We’re from a security guard’s gunlooking to hire additional fire. Additionally, the legal social workers and a new a g e of purchasing an psychologist this year,” she assault rifle was raised from said. “We’ve also partnered 18 to 21, after the 18-year-old with Northwell Health and shooters in Buffalo and the other outside groups to proelementary school in Uvalvide services. The effect the de, Texas legally obtained pandemic had on our young AR-15 style rifles. Other people made this a priority numerous incidents of gun as well. We just want to violence have taken place in reassure kids that they’re in recent weeks, including four a safe environment.” people being killed in a hosMalverne police Chief pital in Tulsa. John Arresta said that State Sen. Todd Kaminalthough there were no sky, whose district includes direct threats in the commuMalverne and West Hempnity, local police were on stead, spoke about the high alert as the massacre recent measures in Albany. in Uvalde was unfolding. “We can do this together, “On the day of the shooting, and our state at least is stepwe made sure we were in ping up,” he said. “I’ll be communication with the damned to do nothing and Malverne mayor, the folks watch this happen.” in Lynbrook and the Nassau According to a 2019 County police,” he said. Reuters/Ipsos poll, about 70 Chief Arresta added that percent of Americans suppolice regularly maintain a port at least moderate fire- LORnA LEwIS presence around Malverne arms restrictions to address superintendent, schools. “We make sure to the violence, but only 8 perMalverne School b o o s t p o l i c e p re s e n c e cent believe federal officials around our schools, espewill actually pass any such District cially at the start of the day legislation. and around dismissal,” he Lorna Lewis, superintendent of the Malverne School District, addressed pro- said. Nassau County police also stated they tective measures that already exist. “We have emergency plans in place, and every- remained in contact with local, state and one in building administration is briefed federal authorities during the incident in on them,” she said. “We have a single Texas and that patrols around local point of entry, we have regular lockdown schools had been increased. “This is the fourth time in my years in drills and a strict visitor policy. No one school administration that we’ve had to gets in without our prior knowledge.” Lewis added that other projects are address one of these big school shootunderway to bolster school security. “At ings,” Superintendent Lewis said. “First the high school, we’re having more cam- it was Columbine, then Sandy Hook, then eras installed to give us greater coverage Parkland and now this. It never gets any this year,” Lewis said. “We’re also well on easier.” continued from front page
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his is the fourth time in my years in school administration that we’ve had to address one of these big school shootings. First it was Columbine, then Sandy Hook, then Parkland and now this. It never gets any easier.
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Barber shop closes doors for good after 56 years kchin@liherald.com
On a sweltering Saturday afternoon in May, Malverne staple Hair Razors closed its doors for the final time. Ben Ciorra Sr. opened Hair Razors 56 years ago at 362 Hempstead Ave., next to Angelo’s Pizza before moving a few storefronts down to 346 Hempstead Avenue in about 1985. Throughout the years, the barber shop serviced three generations of customers. Ben Ciorra Jr., the son and namesake of Hair Razors’ founder, could be found at his post on the store’s last day of operation to offer comments. Events of recent years have been punishing on small businesses throughout the country, and Hair Razors has been no exception. Ciorra suggested that it was a confluence of factors that ultimately drove the decision to close up shop. From the pandemic era drop in business, to rising rent prices, to increasing costs of supplies, it was a struggle to stay afloat. Forced to shut down in the initial waves of Covid-19, Ciorra noted that foot traffic remained slow even after lockdowns were lifted. “Once Covid started, there was a mandatory shutdown for four months,” he explained. “In this kind of business, you rely on your weekly customers. After they were home for four months, many of them didn’t return. They got used to not coming in. They let their hair grow, they let their color grow out, and it took quite a bit of business away.” Early in the pandemic, the Malverne
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tHE darK storEfroNt of the defunct barber shop. Chamber of Commerce participated in a program promoting patronage of local businesses including Hair Razor’s. The barber shop also received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program. The assistance was ultimately not enough to overcome the battering offered up by the pandemic era. “We tried for some loans and things, and that didn’t work out, and we had to make a decision, after 56 years, that we just couldn’t afford it,” Ciorra stated regretfully.
Ciorra noted that in their final week, numerous long-time customers came around to say their goodbyes. “This week, our last week, was very busy, because everyone heard we were closing, so they came in. You know, if we were to have had this week for the last two years, we would’ve been in better shape.” Taking stock of the situation as a whole, he concluded, “right now everyone’s in a bad
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spot. This wasn’t our intention, but it’s the card we were dealt with.” Some of Hair Razors’ legacy customers took to the social media to reflect on their experiences with the barbershop. Patron Leigh Fanuzzi, commented, “Ben has been coloring and cutting my hair for 40 years, and I started by the shop by Angelo’s also. They will be missed.” Another longtime customer, Joan Solinto expressed her sadness at the news. “I am sad to hear that Hair Razors will be closing. They are such nice people and I know they will be missed.” She reflected on the relationship her mother had with the storeowners. “My mom was Ben’s client for 30 years and mom went to him regularly every week. Mom was 101 years old and they were so kind and caring. Mom passed away in July 2021 and I know she would have been devastated to learn they are closing.” Susan Murphy recalled many decades with the Ciorras. “I had my hair done there the night before my communion (1971 or 1972). My mother Virginia had a standing appointment to have hers done every Friday for decades. When she passed away, Ben was the first person to arrive at the wake. I was so grateful.” Murphy concluded with well wishes for the barbers, sating “good luck to the owners and staff in their well-deserved retirement, and thank you for the beautiful services you provided to countless customers and friends through the years.”
JUNE 11-24
ART WALK
Walk through Malverne and stop by participating merchants to view over 120 pieces of art from over 50 Long Island artists. Opening day June 11, there will be live music and chalk drawing for childern and adults
Broadway Tavern hosts networking event Local entrepreneurs gathered in the beer garden of Broadway Tavern on Tuesday, May 25 for the tavern’s first Entrepreneur Business Networking Event. Organized by Brian Lewis and his team at eXp Realty, the event took advantage of the warm weather and outdoor space for an evening of drinks and discussions. Representatives from the real estate, mortgage, legal, marketing, printing, and general contracting
industries were all present. Attendees spent the evening comingling in the tree-lined, gravel-covered event space in the hopes of promoting and growing their own establishments. Adjusting to the business world after Covid, reconnecting with the client base, and coping with inflation were all topics of frequent discussion. Lewis hopes for the event to become a monthly occurrence. –Kyle Chin
This event is FREE, brought to you by merchant members of the Malverne Chamber of Commerce and with funds from the Restart NY Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York Legislature and administered by Huntington Arts Council.
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LoCaL BusINEsspEopLE CommIsEratE behind Broadway Tavern.
No ticket needed.Join the walk anytime during the day. Raffels for merchant baskets worth hundreds and a drawing for a piece of art can be purchased via Venmo: @Maria-Casini
Piece by: Andrea Fortunoff
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Hurricane season is here — even for L.I. Busy forecast means at least one storm could make way north By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com
It may not seem so, but the hurricane season has already started. And it’s forecast to be quite a busy one. In fact, expect as many as 21 named storms this season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, indicating a higher-thanaverage number of storms that reach at least tropical storm strength this year. And it’s more than likely at least one of them could make their way to Long Island in some form or another. The time to prepare is now, according to the American Red Cross, who joined local and county officials on the Long Beach boardwalk last week — nearly a decade since Hurricane Sandy devasted the area. “What an appropriate location to help get the message out about the importance of being prepared for hurricane season,” said Stacey Sweet, a Red Cross board member. “It takes just one storm to seriously disrupt and devastate our communities. The need to get our friends, families and neighbors ready has never been more important than it is right now.” The Long Island chapter of the Red Cross has been doing its part to get ready, its director, Joe Spaccarelli, told reporters. That includes updated response plans developed with local first responders, as well as staff training and exercises, all while replenishing relief supplies across Long island. But the best preparation starts at home, with people ensuring their friends, families and neighbors are prepared for major storms. Everyone should have an evacuation plan in case they need to leave or are separated from their families, Spaccarelli said, as well as an emergency kit and at least one gallon of water per person per day. The kits, he added, should contain nonperishable food, a flashlight, a battery-powered radio, a first-aid kit, hygiene items, medications, a cellphone charger, extra cash, and copies of important papers. It’s also imperative to stay up to date on weather-related orders from local officials, Spaccarelli said, which can be found in the Red Cross’ emergency smartphone app, which provides users with real-time weather alerts and tips. “We certainly know here in this community that all it takes is one storm,” said Jackie Bray, commissioner of the state’s homeland security and emergency services division. “But we’re also seeing more frequent and more intense weather events, and particularly tropical weather.” There were 21 named storms — with sustained winds of at least 39 mph — in the most recent hurricane season, which ended last November, making it the thirdmost active year on record, according to NOAA. Seven of them became hurricanes, four deemed major. This year’s season is predicted to be much of the same.
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MEMBERs of AMERiCAN Red Cross were joined by local officials for a hurricane-preparedness news conference in Long Beach last week. This year’s storm season is expected to be as busy as 2021’s, meaning some of that havoc could reach Long Island.
Getting your kit together Surviving a storm means ensuring you have everything you need in case your access to essentials like electricity and water are cut off. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommends including the following items in a basic disaster supply kit: ■ Water ■ Food ■ Battery-powered or hand-cranked radio JoE sPACCARElli, ThE director of American Red Cross on Long Island, says preparation begins at home, bolstered by emergency kits filled with all the essentials to help get a family through a storm. “That means for us at the state, that we need to lean forward and do everything we can to have active, engaged, daily, robust work communications and preparedness planning with all of our localities and all of our counties,” Bray said. And there are “three things to know” if a storm hits, she added. One is to know your risk — whether streets are flooded or if a storm surge will hit. Second is to make a plan, which should include a “go bag” with water and medications so no one is “scrambling for the items you need” when the storm hits. And lastly, Bray said, it’s important to stay informed with local news and weather “so we’re ready.”
When Sandy hit Long Island in October 2012, it was the strongest storm that season, moving President Barack Obama to declare a “major disaster” in the area. More than 13,000 U.S. flights were canceled, and power and transportation systems in New York state sustained damage upward of $18 billion. While some might call Sandy a oncein-a-lifetime kind of storm, Long Beach city council vice president Liz Treston says the lessons we learned from that hurricane shouldn’t be forgotten as we prepare for 2022. She shared what she called the “four C’s” — “community, collaboration, cooperation and, most importantly, communication.”
■ Flashlight ■ First-aid kit ■ Extra batteries ■ Whistle ■ Dust mask ■ Plastic sheeting and duct tape ■ Moist towelettes, garbage bags, twist ties ■ Wrench or pliers ■ Manual can opener ■ Local maps ■ Cell phone with chargers and backup battery
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Thursday, June 9
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Outdoor STEM Science Experiment West Hempstead Public Library 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m Join Miss Samantha outside the library for an experiment! Geared towards children in Grades 1-5, but all are welcome. If program is full, please make sure to add your child’s name to the waitlist. Class will take place outdoors. It will be moved indoors to Community Room 1 if it rains..
Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to kchin@liherald.com
Saturday, June 11 Soldiers Memorial Window Rededication Our Lady of Lourdes Church ata 3 p.m. Join in a ceremony redeicating the Church’s soldiers memorial window. The window depicting Joan of Arc was recently discovered to have been created to honor World War I veterans.
lives. Sit and chat with friends and neighbors. We pose a question or topic and give everyone a chance to respond. Our conversation ends by sharing positive humor to uplift us All are welcome to join each week. Have a topic you’d like to discuss? Join and share. Weekly with Sandy Hinden. The class is virtually attended via Zoom. Registration is required.
Sunday, June 12 Erik’s Reptile Edventure West Hempstead Public Library 2-2:45 p..m., 3:30-4:15 p.m. Come meet a bunch of cool reptiles at this fun, interactive and educational program! For families with children 3 years & older. Number of adults must be included in the registration.Register on Eventkeeper, space is limited.
Monday, June 13
Virtual Tai Chi
WikiMedia Commons
Build a shaving kit for Father’s Day Teens and dads can pick up a kit at the West Hempstead Library for a group project through Zoom.
Defensive Driving West Hempstead Public Library 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. This is Part 1 of a two part course. Presented by Empire Safety Council for all ages. The course can reduce up to 4 points from your license AND reduce collision and liability insurance by 10 percent. Registration starts June 1 in the library. Located in the Community Room. $30.
this fun program! We’ll start with a game (winners will receive a gift card), decorate the mug and brush provided and end by making shaving cream to complete this really cool shaving kit for Dad! For adults and teens 6th grade and up. Everything needed is included. You will need a hand or standing mixer. Registration is limited.
Father’s Day Shaving Kit
Tuesday, June 14
West Hempstead Public Library 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. In celebration of Father’s Day, we invite fathers and teens together to join us for
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Virtual Simply Stronger West Hempstead Public Library 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Marilyn Bunger continues her popular class in exercise and strength training virtually via Zoom. Registration is required. This class is weekly and gives you access to Marilyn’s recorded videos 24/7. 13 sessions, $30. Your registration will NOT be approved until payment is received. Once your payment is received, you will be sent a link to join the class. Please make your check payable to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library Attn: Programs, 500 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552. Include on the check: Your name, address, phone number and name of the class.
Defensive Driving West Hempstead Public Library 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m. This is Part 2 of the two part course Defensive Dricing Course offered by Empire Safety Council.
Wednesday, June 15 Virtual Conversation Circle West Hempstead Public Library 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Conversation Circle is essential for staying connected with what is important in our
West Hempstead Public Library 7 - 8 p.m. Eddie Hug continues his popular class virtually via Zoom. Registration required. The class is weekly and gives access to Eddie’s recorded video 24/7. 13 sessions, $30. Your registration will NOT be approved until payment is received. Once your payment is received, you will be sent a link to join the class. Please make your check payable to WHPL and mail to West Hempstead Public Library Attn: Programs, 500 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552. Include on the check: Name, address, phone number and the name of the class.
Upcoming Juneteenth Jubilee Malverne High School Friday, June 17 , 3:30 - 7:00 p.m. Join in this celebration of culture and community on the Malverne High School Field. Enjoy food trucks, local vendors, a live DJ, and live performances.
The 2022 Malverne Art Walk begins Saturday, June 11. Creative Corner in W.H. holds a free jam session every Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m. The Malverne Public Library hosts a scavenger hunt throughout the month of June. Joe Climi of the West Hempstead Library holds Virtual Yoga class every Wednesday at noon. West Hempstead Public Library’s Teen Review Club runs from June 13 to August 22.
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In a season of notable firsts, the West Hempstead boys’ track and field team used season-best performances and a staggering win rate to surmount the odds – and then the winners’ podium – at the Nassau Class A Championships May 23 at Cold Spring Harbor, becoming county cochampion alongside Clarke as West Hempstead won its first-ever outdoor boys’ title. Competing in only 11 of the day’s 18 events, West Hempstead got three firstplace finishes from junior newcomer Jurrel Hall, a pair of wins apiece from seniors Jordan DeJesus and Damilola Babalola – the latter setting two season-best marks – a season-best time from its victorious fourby-100-meter relay, and a title-saving fifthplace finish by its 4x800 relay. “Our first relay team was only ranked fourth, and looked like a long shot going in,” said West Hempstead coach Nick DiBenedetto of the county champion 4x100 crew of DeJesus, Babalola, and juniors Corey Pierre and Kamau Leslie, which won in 45.67. “Them actually winning changed everything. There was a real opportunity to hang on and win a county championship.” The Rams had managed methodically to build a lead at county, and would need to cash it all in at meet’s end to fend off hard-charging Clarke, which set its own spring-best time in winning the final-
event 4x800 to stand alone atop the leaderboard for a breathless 41.48 seconds – until West Hempstead posted 2 points for placing fifth in the race, knotting the final score at 84-all and ensuring a title split. “We knew we’d have to finish at least fifth in the 4x800,” DiBenedetto said. “We were able to come through.” He added: “This team has been building towards this. A big part of success is finding a place for each athlete and filling all the spots on the team. This year we finally did that.” A first-season walk-on, Hall this spring ranked No. 4 in Nassau in the high jump, long jump and triple jump, and swept the finals of the three events at county with marks of 5 feet, 10 inches; 22 feet; and 42 feet, nine inches, respectively. “When we got Jurrel it made this team complete,” DiBenedetto said. “He stepped into spots where before we’d been missing points. He fit perfectly into the mix.” DeJesus – whose April 26 time of 10.60 in the 100-meter dash ranks No. 1 in Nassau – won the 100 meters at county in 11.29, and the 200 meters in 22.76, while Damilola – who recorded a personal-best 15.39 in the 110-meter high hurdle prelims to move to No. 4 in Nassau – later won the final in 15.44, and then climbed to No. 5 in Nassau with his winning time of 56.28 the 400 intermediate hurdles final. “I said at the beginning of the year there was opportunity this season,” DiBenedetto said. “We needed everyone to
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SEnIoR JoRDAn DEJESUS, left, was a triple county champion for the Rams, who shared the Nassau Class A crown with Clarke. do their part for the team. These athletes bought in, and it culminated in success.” At the New York State Championships in Cicero on June 10-11, West Hempstead
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Empire State Games return to create history Some 900 make it out — many riding NICE buses By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com
After a two-year pause, nearly 900 athletes returned to the field of competition for the Nassau County Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged last week. “It’s like a field of dreams for this population,” said Susan Gordon Ryan, the Empire State Games founder, who organized the first event in 1985. Athletes between 5 and 21 competed at the 36th annual games in a variety of sporting events and challenges, including tack races, discus throwing, long jumps, wheelchair basketball, swimming, table tennis and archer. Since its inception, the Empire State Games have encourage skill development and sports participation, as well as foster sportsmanship and camaraderie for physically challenged individuals. Ryan developed the Empire State Games after Nassau County hosted the 1984 Paralympics. She worked with state officials to launch a program designed to continue that competitive tradition at a much more local level. Today, New York remains the only state to host a program for the physically challenged. “We wanted New York to become a training ground for young, physically challenged athletes,” Ryan said. “And this had never done before.” Nearly 250 athletes showed up for those first games in 1985 — a number which exploded to 1,400 athletes just two years later. But the Empire State Games hit a stumbling block in 2010 after the state cut funding, requiring a fundraising effort led by then-county executive Ed Mangano to keep the event afloat. And then there was the coronavirus pandemic, canceling the games the past two years. That led to signifi-
cant uncertainty about how many athletes would participate this year with the Empire State Games’ return. The Mitchell Athletic Complex and Nassau Community College have hosted the event stretching back to the beginning. And providing transportation to these venues, Ryan said, is key for driving turnout among the physically. The Nassau Inter-County Express local bus system has provided transportation to and from the event for athletes — who typically stay in dorms at Hofstra University in the leadup to the games — for the past decade. “You’ve got to be part of the community,” said NICE chief executive Jack Khzouz. NICE bussed 45 athletes from Hofstra to the two event venues in vehicles specifically outfitted to fit a number of mobility devices. The athletes were assisted on and off the buses by volunteers. “Anytime anybody needs to go anywhere, we’re there for them,” Khzouz said. “For that weekend, they’re the stars, and we’re there to cheer them on.” The 36-year journey has included lots of ups and downs, but the goal of the Empire State Games has never changed. While some who have competed in past events have gone on to compete at the Paralympics, many others are focused on fitness. Still, the impetus of the event has always been creating new social channels while building self-esteem, Ryan said. Development in these areas — and the bond formed between event volunteers and athletes over the course of three days — is the most important aspect of the Empire State Games. “It’s this constant transmission of love, attention, joy,” Ryan said. “It’s just a special place.”
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Curtain rises on ‘The Color Purple’ Award-winning musical gets its Long Island debut By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com
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mong the many success stories illustrating Long Island’s comeback from the pandemic is Plaza Theatrical Productions. A longtime community theatre stalwart, it went professional last year, with its new division, Plaza Broadway Long Island — all of it under the steady hand of Kevin Harrington, not only Plaza’s producer and director, but also its founder. Operating under a union contract with Actor’s Equity Association, Harrington is focused on bringing professional Broadway-level productions — accompanied by a live orchestra — to their theater, located at the Elmont Memorial Library on Hempstead Turnpike. The inaugural season of Nassau County’s first ELLISHA MArIE Equity theater included the RodSofia in gers and Ham‘The Color Purple’ merstein classic “South Pacific” presented this past October. Now audiences can get a look at “The Color Purple,” making its Long Island premiere. The fast-paced musical — which runs through June 12 — is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and is a celebration of life. The score features a variety of musical genres like jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues. Based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prizewinning novel — itself turned into the heavily Oscar-nominated 1985 film from Steven Spielberg film — “The Color Purple” it is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. “’The Color Purple’ is a universal story,” Harrington said. “It focuses on human emotions and empathy, which transcend all ethnicities.” This production stars Elmont’s Ellisha Marie as Sofia — the role played by Oprah Winfrey in the 1985 film. As a child, Marie — whose parents immigrated here from Trinidad and Tobago — only wanted to sing and perform. She performed every song she could for family and friends. Marie was urged at Elmont Memorial High School to audition for the school musical “Annie.” Despite some apprehension, Marie mustered up the courage to audition. It was from there she knew that’s where she belonged. After graduating high school, Marie
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‘THE CoLor PurPLE’ runs through June 12 at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theatre. Tickets start at $65.
If you go … ‘The Color Purple’ runs through Sunday, June 12, at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, in Elmont. Tickets start at $65. For more information, visit PlazaBroadwayLongIsland.com, or call (516) 599-6870. immersed herself in the craft at went on to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Manhattan. She has since performed on stages in and around New York City, but is now making her return to Elmont for “The Color Purple.” It’s a play that resonates with Marie, she said. And she’s no stranger to it, appearing as Church Lady during a run in White Plains. “It is such an honor and privilege to be chosen by the theatre gods to perform in this iconic and timeless musical,” Marie said. “It means the world to me and is truly a defining moment in my career to be cast again … and to perform in my hometown, where my love for theatre and the arts began.” Critics have cited this version of “The Color Purple” as similar to the acclaimed 2015 Broadway revival, which introduced Cynthia Erivo and won Tony Awards for Erivo and the musical itself. “I am delighted to be presenting this
ELLISHA MArIE AS Sofia in Plaza Broadway’s revival of ‘The Color Purple,’ which continues through Sunday, June 12, at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, in Elmont. beautiful musical,” Harrington said. “I was surprised to learn that this show has never been produced on Long Island.” Harrington has seen both the 2004 original production as well as Erivo’s more recent revival. Harrington’s version is more in-line with the latest revival “with its streamlined approach” that makes it both “captivating and powerful”. “One area particularly powerful is when the character Shug Avery tells Celie that she is beautiful,” Harrington said. “This is a transformative moment in the show as Celie, who has such low selfesteem, suddenly realizes that she is a beautiful person and begins to gain respect from others. I am struck by the impact of simple words on the lives of
other people.” Marie can’t help but notice the cultural significance of the story, even 40 years after Walker first published her novel. “We are living in a post-pandemic world where people are trying to discover who they are, trying to heal from grief and the trauma of racial and gender divides and inequalities,” she said. “’The Color Purple’ challenges our perspectives on life, love, family and forgiveness, and guides us through the journey of self-discovery. “Theatre and the arts have always been a magnificent platform to bring everyone together and help us navigate our way to the root of the issues and discover the truth of who we are.”
LIRR’s Grand Central connection gets closer jlasso@liherald.com
From a project nearly 25 years in the making, commuters looking to connect with Manhattan through the Long Island Rail Road will soon have a new option: Grand Central Terminal. The new underground train station — officially dubbed Grand Central Madison — offers Long Island riders a straight shot to the Manhattan’s East Side between 43rd and 48th streets. Gone will be days of needing Penn Station on the West Side to get into downtown. The East Side Access Project, as it’s called, is LIRR’s most expensive project to date, clocking in at more than $11 billion. But it’s an investment, officials say, will completely revamp the way commuters ride the rails. At least that’s the message Catherine Rinaldi sought to bring home to a crowd of business leaders and advocacy groups last week during a presentation hosted by the Long Island Advancement Economic and Development Committee. “History is being made around us at a time when massive transformative projects that have been long promised are finally coming to fruition,” said Rinaldi, LIRR’s interim president. “Constraints that have long been a ceiling on how much service the Long Island Rail Road could offer are falling away.” Crews are busy with what Rinaldi
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At A BUSiNeSS and innovation leadership conference hosted by the Long Island Advancement Economic and Development Committee, Long Island Rail Road interim president Catherine Rinaldi discusses the East Side access project to business leaders. describes as “readiness activities,” like testing train systems and conducting pilot runs. But once service is in full operation, officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority expect nearly half of LIRR commuters — more than 160,000 — to use Grand Central Madison. The additional transit line could shave off 40 minutes of their daily commute while removing some of the commuting strain and crowding felt at Penn Station. Even more, officials believe it will close the time gap for riders who currently arrive at Penn Station on the West Side only to need the subway or bus to get jobs or other destinations on the East Side. “Having a robust service into a second
terminal” at Grand Station also “allows for operations to continue if there’s any sort of disruption at Penn,” Rinaldi said. “And it’s going to minimize the disruptions with Amtrak’s East River tunnel project.” When all of that is done, Grand Central will become a transfer point between LIRR and Amtrak, making it possible for businesses in Queens and Long Island to attract prospective employees from the Bronx and points north, Rinaldi said. “It’s going to attract Westchester residents to Long Island beaches and wineries,” she said. “It’s going to attract Long Island residents to Hudson Valley hiking destinations in the fall.” But commuters who’ve organized their
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 6/15/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 457/22. WEST HEMPSTEAD Yan Estrada, Variance, lot area occupied, construct deck attached to dwelling., N/s Trinity Pl., 242.5’ W/o Westminster Rd., a/k/a 166 Trinity Pl. 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/ 910/Hearing---06152022 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/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. 131903 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a budget hearing of the qualified voters of the West Hempstead Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York will be held in the West Hempstead High School Video Conference Room, 400 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, New York, in said District on June 7, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law for the purpose of presenting the following item:
“ To adopt the annual School District budget for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of said School District; FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a special district meeting to conduct a budget revote will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in the North Gymnasium of the West Hempstead Middle School, 450 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, New York, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: “ To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District; FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no business shall be conducted at the special district meeting, except that which is specified in this notice; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the 2022-2023 school year for school purposes (the proposed budget) will be made available, upon request, to any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. beginning June 7, 2022, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the office of the District Clerk, Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, at each schoolhouse in the District, at school district offices, on the District’s website, and at the West Hempstead Public Library during its regular business hours. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Registration shall be conducted for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law
through June 16, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on all regular days during which the Office of the District Clerk is in operation, located at the Office of the District Clerk, Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that at such time he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said District Clerk to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The Board of Registration will also meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law on June 16, 2022, at the Office of the District Clerk, Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, on weekdays, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which times any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on June 16, 2022, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, June 18, 2022, by appointment only, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and at the polling place on the day of the vote. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election, i.e. June 14, 2022, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, i.e. June 20, 2022, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to the agent named in the absentee ballot application. Absentee ballots must be received
by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after June 16, 2022, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays prior to the day set for the vote, except Sunday, on Saturday, June 18, 2022, by appointment only, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and during polling hours on June 21, 2022, the day set for the vote. Any qualified voter, may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on the day of the vote. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law, shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a military voter who received a military ballot for the annual meeting and election, shall be entitled to receive a military ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law without making separate application for such military ballot. A military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on June 21, 2022 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on June 21, 2022 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the
day before the election. Dated: West Hempstead, New York June 1, 2022 By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT West Hempstead, New York Theresa Bryant, District Clerk 131759 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232
LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA DE PRESUPUESTO Y JUNTA ESPECIAL DEL DISTRITO DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR GRATUITO LIBRE DE UNIÓN DE WEST HEMPSTEAD, PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia presupuestaria de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de West Hempstead del Pueblo de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York en la Sala de Videoconferencias de la Escuela Secundaria West Hempstead, 400 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, Nueva York, en dicho Distrito el 7 de junio de 2022 a las 19:30 horas. tiempo prevaleciente, para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación con el propósito de presentar el siguiente artículo: “ Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Dsitrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2022-2023 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos de dicho Distrito Escolar; POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que se llevará a cabo una reunión especial del distrito para llevar a cabo una nueva votación presupuestaria el martes 21 de junio de 2022 en el Gimnasio Norte de la Escuela Intermedia West Hempstead, 450 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, Nueva York, entre el horario de 7:00 a. m. y 9:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, momento en el cual se abrirán las urnas para votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos: “ Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2022-2023 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito;
POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que no se llevarán a cabo asuntos en la reunión especial del distrito, excepto los que se especifican en este aviso; y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que una copia de una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2022-2023 para propósitos escolares (el presupuesto propuesto) estará disponible, previa solicitud, para cualquier residente del Distrito en el horario de 9:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m. a partir del 7 de junio de 2022, excepto los sábados, domingos y feriados, en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, en cada escuela del Distrito, en las oficinas del distrito escolar, en la en el sitio web del Distrito y en la Biblioteca Pública de West Hempstead durante su horario de atención habitual. POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que se requiere el registro personal de votantes ya sea de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión distrital anual o especial dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar conforme al Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. El registro se llevará a cabo con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la §2014 de la Ley de Educación hasta el 16 de junio de 2022, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario prevaleciente, en todos los días regulares. durante el cual la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito está en funcionamiento, ubicada en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que se coloque su nombre en dicho registro, siempre que en ese momento se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicho Secretario de Distrito que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o posteriormente en dicha elección para la cual se prepara el registro. La
Junta de Registro también se reunirá con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación el 16 de junio de 2022, en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. tiempo prevaleciente, en días de semana, para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se usará en la elección antes mencionada, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que se coloque su nombre en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro él o ella es conocido o probado a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que en ese momento o posteriormente tiene derecho a votar en dicha elección para la cual se prepara el registro. El registro así preparado de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, y estará abierto para su inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito el 16 de junio de 2022, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora prevaleciente, los días de semana y cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección, excepto el domingo y el sábado 18 de junio de 2022, solo con cita previa, en el horario de 9:00 am a 11:00 am, y en el colegio electoral el día de la votación POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener durante el horario laboral de la escuela a través del Secretario del Distrito. El secretario del distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección, es decir, el 14 de junio de 2022, si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día anterior a la elección, es decir, el 20 de junio de 2022, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al votante o al agente nombrado en la solicitud de boleta de voto en ausencia. El secretario del distrito debe recibir las boletas de voto en ausencia a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, el martes 21 de junio de 2022. Una lista de las personas a las que se emiten boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible para inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 16 de junio de
2022, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora prevaleciente, los días de semana anteriores al día fijado para la votación, excepto el domingo, el sábado 18 de junio de 2022, solo con cita previa, en el horario de 9:00 a. m. a 11:00 a. m., y durante el horario de votación del 21 de junio de 2022, día fijado para la votación. Cualquier votante calificado podrá, al examinar dicha lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicha lista, exponiendo las razones de dicha impugnación. Cualquier impugnación por escrito deberá ser transmitida por el Secretario del Distrito o una persona designada por la Junta de Educación a los inspectores electorales el día de la votación. POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que un votante calificado cuya capacidad para presentarse personalmente en el lugar de votación se ve sustancialmente afectada por una enfermedad permanente o discapacidad física y cuyo registro de registro ha sido marcado como “permanentemente discapacitado” por la Junta Electoral de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley Electoral, tendrá derecho a recibir una papeleta de voto en ausencia de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley de Educación sin presentar una solicitud por separado para dicha papeleta de voto en ausencia. POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que un votante militar que recibió una boleta militar para la reunión anual y la elección, tendrá derecho a recibir una boleta militar de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley de Educación sin presentar una solicitud por separado para dicha boleta militar. La boleta militar original de un votante militar debe devolverse por correo o en persona a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York. Las boletas militares se escrutarán si el secretario del distrito las recibe antes del cierre de las urnas el 21 de junio de 2022 y muestran una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o muestran un endoso fechado de recibo por parte de otra agencia. del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibido a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 21 de junio de 2022 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que se determina que no es
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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, V. BERNICE WALTER, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 18, 2008, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, 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 22, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1090 PINEBROOK COURT, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552: Section 38, Block K, Lot 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 # 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. 131427
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, ARLINGTON AVE. REALTY GROUP, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. EDGAR MIGUEL VILLACIS A/K/A EDGAR M. VILLACIS, PETITA ISBEL VILLACIS, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on March 3, 2021, and an Order Appointing Substitute Referee duly filed November 17, 2021, 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 on June 27, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 248 Main Street, Hempstead, NY 11550. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 34, Block 188 and Lot 192. Approximate amount of judgment is $4,362.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 610834/2019. 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. Oscar Prieto, Esq., Referee Bronster, LLP, 156 West 56th Street, Suite 902, New York, New York 10019, Attorneys for Plaintiff 131601
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2014-2, Plaintiff, vs. ESTHER G. DEJESUS A/K/A ESTHER DEJESUS A/K/A ESTER DEJESUS, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on March 11, 2020, 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 on July 7, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 669 Wadleigh Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552. 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, Section 35, Block 427 and Lots 48 & 49. Approximate amount of judgment is $597,617.42 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #604451/2017. 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. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 190396 131746
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JOHN W. PANIN, et al, Defts. Index #602877/2020. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered March 10, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 12, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a District 27, Section 35, Block 403, Lot 225. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. LISA SEGAL POCZIK, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99379 131918 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY ON BEHALF OF FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORP, SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-WMC1, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-WMC1, Plaintiff, vs. LLOYD SHACKLEFORD, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 20, 2019, 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 on July 11, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.,
premises known as 50 Meadow Road, Inwood, NY 11096 a/k/a 50 Meadow Road, Hempstead, NY 11096. 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, Section 40, Block 191 and Lot 26. Approximate amount of judgment is $816,187.99 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #006649/2014. 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. Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 181722-3 131920
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LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO.21527 RESOLUTION NO.656-2022 Adopted: May 24, 2022 Councilmember Muscarella offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS AND THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN OTHER LOCATIONS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY, SET ASIDE AS PARKING SPACES FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 645-2022, adopted May 10, 2022, a public hearing was duly held on the 24th day of May, 2022, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and
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posterior al día anterior a la elección Fechado: West Hempstead, New York 1 de junio de 2022 Por Orden de la JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE UNIÓN DE WEST HEMPSTEAD West Hempstead, NuevaYork Theresa Bryant, Secretaria del Distrito 131760
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o think that we could potentially vote this budget down again and go to a contingency budget which would save this community.
run this district. Any notion that there’s something being hidden, please encourage your friends and neighbors to look, to listen to this presentation.” Press added, “If there are questions, feel free to reach out to me or the central office. I encourage people, if they do have questions, to call.” Cole urged residents to consider what a contingency budget would mean for the schools. “I welcome the community to be a part of byarS cole this,” Cole said. “I encour- Trustee-elect age all of us to go out and talk to our friends and neighbors in this community and let budget plan.
them know how important this is. To think that we could potentially vote this budget down again and go to a contingency budget which would save this community, what, two pairs of shoes, two tanks of gas, at the expense of our children, our community?” The school board is scheduled to meet in West Hempstead High School on Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. to adopt the revised budget, which will be put before voters on June 21. The trustees encouraged the public to attend the meeting and ask any questions they want about the revised
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WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons:
FLORAL PARK LESOIR AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 107 feet north of the north curbline of Drew Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-131/22) GARDEN CITY SOUTH GREENWAY EAST - north side, starting at a point 60 feet east of the east curbline of Nassau Boulevard, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-125/22) ROOSEVELT WHITEHOUSE AVENUE south side, starting at a point 162 feet west of the west curbline of Charles Street, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-152/22) EAST PENNYWOOD
AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 320 feet east of the east curbline of Nassau Road, east for a distance of 20 feet. (174/22) UNIONDALE LOCUST AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 155 feet north of the north curbline of Henry Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-158/22) WEST HEMPSTEAD SPRUCE STREET - west side, starting at a point 182 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-149/22) ; and, BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting. The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Goosby and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: SEVEN (7) NOES: NONE (0) 131912
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don’t really follow baseball anymore. As a rabid Yankees fan who devoured everything about the game for nearly 40 years, I never thought I’d say that. But I’ve ashamedly had to repeat it a lot lately. That’s because baseball has become completely unwatchable. Once team front offices were taken over by Ivy League geeks, the game took a horrible turn for the worse. The sad devotion to analytics has sapped baseball of all the things that once made it great. Nowadays, it nicK doesn’t matter if you strike out over BuglionE 200 times, so long as you can hit the ball over the fence. (Nonsense.) A walk is just as good as a base hit. (It isn’t.) And an out is just an out, so never give them away. (No more sacrifices, squeezes or stolen bases — how fun.) And that’s not the only thing that stinks, in my opinion. I hate how emotionally and physically fragile players have become. I despise the superimposed strike
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zone on TV that’s turned everyone into an armchair umpire. I can’t stand instant replay. The shift drives me insane, but not nearly as much as that stupid runner who starts on second during extra innings. But the issues go even deeper than that. One recent Saturday night, I had a rare hankering to watch the Yankees. But not this year’s team. No, I watched the Yankees play the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game Seven of the 1952 World Series on YouTube. That game demonstrated all that was once glorious with our national pastime but is now gone. The pitchers hurled like they were double-parked — even in the final game of the season, with everything on the line. I can only remember two batters stepping out of the batter’s box the entire game. I timed just 11 seconds in between pitches of a Johnny Mize at-bat for the Yankees. In today’s game, thanks to all the step-outs, practice swings, re-securing of batting gloves and adjusting of helmets, you can expect at least double or triple that much time to pass from pitch to pitch. I got to see Phil Rizzuto bunt, Mickey
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Mantle homer and Jackie Robinson give pitcher Allie Reynolds fits when Robinson reached third base in the fourth inning. The Ebbets Field crowd gasped every time he juked toward home, but he never went. There was no inane banter between broadcasters Mel Allen and Red Barber, probably because there were no massive lulls in action. With a combined 12 strikeouts and walks, the game lasted just 2 hours and 54 minutes. The Yanks won, 4-2. The last Yankees game I attended — Game One of the 2019 American League Divisional Series — featured 39 strikeouts and walks and took a whopping 4 hours and 15 minutes. I remember marveling at the time that I’d never attended a Yankees playoff game — and I’d been to many — and felt bored. The average length of a baseball game in 1952 was 2 hours and 25 minutes, according to Baseball-Reference.com. In 2021 it was 3 hours and 10 minutes. Games have become so long that even the most devoted fans can’t watch the whole thing. My stepson Jake is about as big a baseball guy as any 16-year-old. He loves the Yankees and follows them religiously, but
n the 1952 World Series, the pitchers hurled like they were doubleparked.
even he can’t watch an entire game. He usually follows the updates on his cellphone and watches something else. When there’s a potential rally, he’ll turn the game on. So, essentially, watching baseball has become a passive experience, like waiting for a baby to be born. My lack of interest is part of an alarming national trend. Baseball attendance and TV ratings have steadily declined over the past decade. One New York Times contributor recently even went as far as to propose placing Major League Baseball under the auspices of the Library of Congress or the National Park Service, lest it fold one day and be forgotten forever. While I think that’s a bit hyperbolic, the game certainly has its problems. But they’re easily fixable. If MLB wants me to tune back in, I have a few suggestions for the players. Stay in the box and swing. Put your foot on the rubber and throw. Make contact. Choke up when there are two strikes. Protect the plate. Go the other way. Steal a base. Sacrifice a runner over. Try to hit .300. Move the game along! Or pretty soon, nobody will be watching. Nick Buglione is a teacher, a freelance journalist and a former editor of the East Meadow Herald.
High season for online hucksters and frauds
ave you ever fallen for a scam? In the old days, for which we can only feel nostalgia, there was the kind of sweet three-card Monte hustle on the streets of New York, the infamous sales of Florida swampland, and penny-stock offerings guaranteed to land a windfall. Sometimes, back in the day, there was the more sophisticated scam telephone call from a relative you might not remember who loved your mother, remembers her name and, by the way, desperately needs money wired immediately RAnDi for emergency surKREiss gery. Oh, it does go on and on. Getting caught in the web of fraud sometimes speaks to our own greed. We want to make a lot of money without working for it, and we are willing to be fooled into thinking it can happen. Some of us are also remarkably gullible. We have “sucker” written large on our backs, and there are folks out there ready to take us up on it. There have been the notorious Ponzis and Madoffs and the likes of Anna Sorokin, who posed as an heiress to dupe rich friends, and, of course, legends like Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder,
who wanted to be the next Steve Jobs but instead faces sentencing in September on wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. Grifting has always been a part of the American landscape. Sometimes a certain romance has been associated with bigtime fraudsters, a grudging nod to their ability to run a con. Victims rarely appreciate this side of the crime. People in our own communities suffered life-changing losses from Bernie Madoff ’s crimes. What appalls me is the epidemic of cybercrime. Every single day, even multiple times a day, we receive emails and texts that try to trick us into revealing vital information that can then be used to steal identities, get into bank accounts, and otherwise wreak havoc with our financial stability. It is organized, and it is sophisticated. Despite all of our double-verification routines and firewalls, the bad guys keep knocking at the door. Among my various tics and tocks, I never included paranoia, but I admit, lately I am suspicious of nearly everything that comes my way online. There’s a random text from someone I know but haven’t spoken to in a few years. “How about getting in touch?” it says. It could
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be a genuine text, but probably not. AOL writes to me nearly every day, sometimes several times a day, saying it will shut down my account by a certain date if I don’t write back immediately with various information the company needs. Bushwa! I get calls from insurance “specialists” and Medicare “advisers” and premier bank card alerts and Yahoo yahoos, and someone in the U.K. who wants to send me $20,000, and someone else who writes, “Confirmation needed immediately,” and texts from my real credit card company, saying there’s a hold on my card, except there isn’t, and I have to call the company to find out that the text didn’t come from them. I think it affects your sense of safety in the world to always be swatting away fraud attacks. We’ve come to accept fake news and alternative facts, but the online scamming feels personal. Don’t we all want to trust our community? Apparently, the kinder, gentler time of the unlocked back door has passed. Hypervigilance is our default mode. The lowest of the low have come out since Covid. According to Phishing.org, people send emails pretending to be representatives of the Federal Emergency
y credit card company texts to say there’s a hold on my card, but there isn’t.
Management Agency, offering money for the funerals of family members who died in the pandemic. There’s one hitch: You must give them personal information or send them money to get the money. It’s a scam. There’s a real FEMA funeral program, but that one offers money without asking for any. After every national tragedy, after mass shootings, hurricanes and floods, there’s always a blossoming of fraud across the land. People seize the opportunity to profit on the grief and loss of others. According to Phishing.org, be suspicious if: ■ You’ve “won the lottery.” ■ You recognize the sender, but it’s someone you don’t talk to. ■ A message sounds scary or tells you to “act now.” ■ A message contains unexpected or unusual attachments. They may contain malware, ransomware or another online threat. The grifters and fraudsters are often smart enough to make money the oldfashioned way, but that’s not how they roll. Their payoff is the free ride, getting over on the “mark.” Be careful out there, my friends. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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here was no day darker in New York than April 9, 2020. On that day, Covid-19 claimed 1,052 lives, according to Johns Hopkins University, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to nearly 11,000 in just three weeks. The prospect of losing 1,000 people a day was just unfathomable. But on that day it became real, as the coronavirus raged out of control, with very little hope of stopping it. Yet we were fortunate. The number of deaths each day dropped from there, dipping under 100 by the end of May. While our losses would creep up a couple more times — both in early 2021 and at the start of this year — we would never come anywhere close to the number of souls lost on April 9, 2020. Today, outside of seeing people here and there wearing masks, the coronavirus has seemingly become a fleeting memory. Hospitals aren’t overwhelmed. Treatments are encouraging. And we have vaccines. But the pandemic isn’t over. And we have to stop acting like it is. No, we don’t need to lock down or stay six feet away from everyone. But we can’t keep acting like it’s 2019, either. Every three months, a committee of global experts associated with the World Health Organization meets in an online videoconference to determine whether or
not the pandemic is still a pandemic. The committee met in April for the 11th time, and arrived at the same conclusion it did in its 10 previous meetings: We are still in a pandemic. Even with vaccines, treatments, and lower hospitalizations and fatalities, there is still a great deal of concern about what’s next for the coronavirus. Mutations — which create the many variants we’ve seen over the past 18 months — top that list, because no one knows what the next version of Covid will be like. The primary variants since Delta have been highly transmissible, but not as dangerous — especially to those who are fully vaccinated and in generally good health. But it’s impossible to say what the next variant will bring. And with thousands of people still getting infected each day in New York alone, there will be a next variant, and more after that. Many of us have brushed off even being infected, because the dangers seem no greater than the flu these days. But we couldn’t be more wrong. Those who are older or immuno-compromised are still in grave danger if they are exposed to the virus. And the rest of us still face very serious long-term complications, like long Covid, which can lead to a number of health issues — some outright debilitating. With few if any alarms sounded over
hospitalizations and deaths, it’s no wonder we’ve become complacent. One poll, conducted by Axios-Ipsos last month, found that a little more than a third of Americans feared that returning to a preCovid lifestyle would be a “significant risk.” That means the other two-thirds were not concerned. We don’t have to lock ourselves inside our homes, but we must remain vigilant. Wearing masks around other people, keeping our distance unless absolutely necessary, and staying home when we’re not feeling well can really make a difference. Taking at least an at-home test before visiting someone who could be vulnerable to the disease is just the decent thing to do. And, of course, we can’t forget vaccination — the most important tool we have in ultimately defeating this plague. We don’t have to count too high to get to the number of people now dying in New York each day from Covid complications. But then again, even one death is too many. We have lost nearly 3,900 people in Nassau County. More than 69,000 in the state. And 1 million nationwide — more than the entire population of Delaware, North and South Dakota, Alaska, Vermont and Wyoming. That number is still growing. So we must stay focused, and help one another get through this pandemic once and for all.
letters Save lives, Republicans: Cross the aisle To the Editor: Dear Republican candidates: I am a registered Republican, and I espouse many of the same beliefs as you. However, I, and many like me, disagree with your interpretation of the Second Amendment. Like the First Amendment, the Second should come with constraints based on the common good and common sense. Just as the First Amendment doesn’t give you the right to shout “Fire!” in a crowded theater, the Second Amendment shouldn’t give you the right to obtain military-grade automatic weapons that are designed to kill. Experts can guide you as to what those weapons are, and they should not be made available to anyone but law enforcement or soldiers, under strict penalty. You will never stop murder, which is as old as mankind. But we have it in our power to limit it. Imagine if the
deranged shooters in Uvalde or Buffalo or Parkland or Sandy Hook or countless other locations across our country had pistols instead of automatic weapons, how many lives might have been saved and how much heartbreak avoided.
In the name of God and decency, reach across the aisle, join hands with your Democratic colleagues and show America and the world that we have it in our power to limit the carnage that is now of epidemic proportions in America. In Juda-
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don’t know about you, but there hasn’t been one day since the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when I haven’t cried or given my kids a suffocatingly tight hug. I have spent my entire life in school. I was in high school when the shootings at Thurston High School, in Springfield, Oregon, in 1998, and then, a year later, Columbine, shocked us. In the more than 20 years since, I’ve taught in elementary, middle, high school and college classrooms, where I have practiced lockdown and active shooter GIna drills that feel more and more SIpley futile each year. I was once locked in a windowless classroom for three hours while police negotiated with a student who had brought a gun to school with intent to harm. I can no longer sit with my back to a door, and constantly monitor spaces for shelter — and exits. We need to protect all of our American freedoms. In this constant state of terror, no one is truly pursuing life, liberty and
happiness. David Hogg, survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018 and a co-founder of March for Our Lives, an organization dedicated to eradicating gun violence, repeatedly tweets that this time it will be different. I so want to believe him. As a social media researcher, I can see the disparity between Twitter activism and the bare mention of the Uvalde shooting in my news feeds in the weeks since it occurred. But just because people aren’t posting about it in neighborhood Facebook groups doesn’t mean that we have forgotten. We’ve been through over two decades of continued violence in America. We are negotiating our third year of a global pandemic. We’re tired, and when you’re tired, you feel helpless. Fred Rogers, known to millions as Mister Rogers, once said that in times of crisis, we need to look to the helpers. You know who some of the biggest helpers in Uvalde are right now? The staff of El Progreso Memorial Public Library. There are not enough psychologists in Uvalde. The Robb Elementary school, which, like all
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letterS ism there is the well-known maxim that to save even one life is to save the world. DR. MEL YOUNG Lawrence
Don’t conflate abortion with other issues To the Editor: Re the letter “My body, my choice? Please!” (May 26-June 1): Writer Jane Dantona Grogan put down two women who had previously shared with Herald readers their personal stories about having had abortions. I strongly defend the right of a woman to choose an abortion, but at the same time fully understand a woman’s decision to reject having one. It is a very personal decision for a woman to make, and a complicated one in many situations. The decision belongs to her and to nobody else. In particular, it doesn’t belong to government. In her letter, Dantona Grogan, in a kind of left-handed manner, lets the two ladies off the hook, saying it is “more a commentary on our society,” and then proceeds to address issues unrelated to abortion. She changes the subject and perhaps doesn’t quite realize she has done so. She attacks vaccine shots, preventive Covid testing and illegal immigrants. She even manages to inject fear that society is about to abandon our
elementary schools, provides critical community child care, is no longer open. The librarians are leading story times and singalongs for children during the day. They are bringing in counselors and providing access to telehealth. The Oceans of Possibilities summer reading program is expanding to offer children and their parents a space to pursue joyous activities together. Their doors are wide open to all members of the community to help them heal. Hogg is urging everyone to attend the June 11 March for Our Lives Rally in either Washington, D.C., or in their local community. If one doesn’t exist, he urges you to create one. (There are several scheduled on Long Island and in New York City.) After the shooting in Parkland, 800 local marches were planned. Can we get to 1,000? Can we show them that this time it will be different? I’m not naive. I’m a pragmatist. I know this one rally on Saturday isn’t a panacea; people are still going to die of gun violence in America. But you know what? I’m going to show up on Saturday. I’m not going because I believe the political sys-
tem that continues to fail us will change. I’m going because one day, my kids are going to ask me, “What did you do?” I’m going because we need to collectively grieve, rather than silently carry this tremendous ambient sadness, and the feeling in the back of our minds that every time we go to a school/grocery store/yoga studio/movie theater/night club/mosque/ synagogue/church, this might be the day it happens here. I’m going because even though change can be elusive, resistance is possible. I’m going because, at the end of the day, all we have is one another. Will you join me? Go to March For Our Lives, at MarchForOurLives.com/march22/, to find your local June 11 march. There’s one scheduled at the Nassau County Legislature, in Mineola, at 1:30 p.m., and one in Fireman’s Park, in Great Neck, at 3 p.m. If you can’t go to one, give a recurring donation to fund March For Our Lives. Or give a donation to El Progreso Memorial Library, in Uvalde, at ElProgreso.org/donations, to help it sustain support programs for the children there. Dr. Gina Sipley is a professor at Nassau Community College and the author of the forthcoming book “Just Here for the Comments: Lurking as Literacy Practice” (Bristol University Press).
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elderly, children with disabilities, homeless people and the mentally ill, all caused by the “my body, my choice” movement. That’s a very cheap shot. BOB PRAvER Glen Cove
Abortion is personal — a pandemic is not To the Editor: In responding to Jane Dantona Grogan’s letter, I have to say, it’s not rocket science, it’s not like understanding calculus, yet again and again, people on Tv and radio, and readers of the Herald, equate free choice in having an abortion to choosing not to get vaccinated in a pandemic. How much simpler does it have to get in order for people to understand that abortion is a personal experience that physically affects that person and no one else? Though likely to affect the family, the spouse or close friends in an emotional or spiritual way, the physical aspects of that decision basically start and stop with the actual woman involved. Getting vaccinated during a pandemic in which invisible particles are spread through the air and have the potential to infect every innocent bystander within spitting distance of the infected is a different matter alto-
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gether. People should not be able to choose to get a vaccine or not if they want to mingle with others. If you’re willing to sequester away from every other human, then by all means, don’t get vaccinated, take a chance on contracting the virus, play Russian roulette with having or not having to be put on a ventilator. But if you insist on going about your daily life as usual, then you shouldn’t have the right to put others in danger.
Do you get in your car and drive 120 miles per hour to the local supermarket with the explanation, “It’s my car, my body, my life and you can’t tell me what to do. It’s a free country”? And why can’t you do that? Because as any firstgrader will tell you, it’s dangerous not just for yourself, but more importantly, for others. EUGENE ARTEMYEFF Glenwood Landing
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