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Malverne library gets a makeover By KYlE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

T h e M a l ve r n e P u b l i c Library has received more than just a fresh coat of paint among its list of recent renovations, unveiling an all-new Teen Zone for young adult readers. Mayor Keith Corbett and State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin visited the library on June 29 to monitor the progress. As the centerpiece of the renovations, the Teen Zone is equipped with new technology, including a Nintendo Switch gaming system and an Oculus

Rift virtual-reality headset. The area is also furnished with new tables, chairs and plush rocking seats. “Furniture can be expensive in the library world,” library Director Carol Lagos said. “Some of the items I got through Wayfair, since they’re more affordable. But I really looked around for furniture, because I wanted to get things that felt exactly right in the space, budget permitting.” Overseeing the new youngadult projects is new Teen Librarian Jillian McHugh. “We were yesterday setting up the Nintendo Switch, and we

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MalVErNE MaYor KEItH Corbett, Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, seated to his right, and the library staff in the new teen library area. had a teen test (the system) for us,” McHugh said. “That was a lot of fun, so we’ll be getting that going. Our summer reading is going pretty well. We have some teens coming in to sign up. And we’re working on programming to hopefully get more in.” McHugh added that she was hoping to boost teen involve-

ment. “We also accept teen volunteers,” she said. “They can just come in, fill out an application or find it online. Their help is always welcome.” In addition to the creation of the Teen Zone, the library had a wall mural repainted, and the children’s area also received new furniture. Perhaps most noticeable, large

portions of the building have been recarpeted in a vibrant blue. Outside, a grassy area along the side of the building has been refurbished and fenced in to accommodate future activities. The library staf f also launched a “little art gallery.” Developed by librarians Continued on page 5

West Hempstead budget passes, but debate lingers By KYlE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

West Hempstead residents passed the proposed $71.1 million school budget — in a second bid by the school board seeking voter approval — by a slim 174vote margin on June 21. The board’s first proposal was rejected on May 17, the only school district spending plan on Long Island to be voted down. The district’s cap on its tax levy increase was 2.14 percent, which it mirrored in its original budget proposal. In the revised spending plan, the increase was reduced to 1.5 percent, district officials said, adding that they

have consistently budgeted below the state cap for the past 11 years. Despite the budget’s approval, residents continued to express concern about the financial impact on the community. “Putting aside that enrollment in the district continues to decline while the budget keeps going up,” said one vocal resident who identified himself only as Mitchell, “my primary concern is the cumulative impact the sustained annual tax levy increases (are) having on community members who are financially less fortunate, especially as we’re navigating through record inflation.”

A major concern for some community members has been the status of the district’s reserve funds. The district had about $3 million in unappropriated funds as of last year. Additionally, employee benefit reserves have accrued significantly, with the employment retirement reserve standing at about $8 million. Mitchell and others have suggested that those and other surplus funds should be used to offset tax increases. Joel Press, the district’s assistant superintendent for business and operations, said that state regulations limit the use of those funds, and added that it is fiscally responsible to maintain

some reserves, but the district would stop adding to them if they grew too large. Mitchell said he was also dismayed about how the school board lobbied for the spending plan, stating that it would cost the average household $115 a year, or 32 cents a day, more than a contingency budget. Several trustees had compared this sum

to the cost of two pairs of shoes. “That seemed very dismissive to me,” Mitchell said. “In my mind, the money for those two pairs of shoes can be quite a few gallons of milk or other essentials, especially for people on a fixed or lower income.” Press said he could not single out any reason why support for Continued on page 7

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West Hempstead’s bilingual students thrive By KYLE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

With breakfasts, lunches, and award ceremonies, the West Hempstead English as a New Language department has been reflecting back on a year of expansion and successes. About 190 students across the district have worked with 11 ENL teachers this past school year honing their skills with English and other languages, with 3 students even receiving biliteracy certifications from New York State. Dr. Katie DiGrigoria took the reigns of the ENL program two years ago from Faith Tripp, who is now the principal of Chestnut Street School. Coordinating with Tripp and others throughout the district, DiGrigoria has seen the E N L p ro g r a m expand significantly. “We’ve just been doing really amazing things. Our kids have been really thriving in local and formative assessments. We hired Dr. KatIE another teacher DIGrIGOrIa this spring. The ENL Director kids are really coming into their own and we’re really excited about the work that we’re doing. “Some of the students are trilingual, which is pretty school. We’re hoping to get one of our first trilingual students certified next year. Spanish is her first language but she pursued her seal of biliteracy in Italian, which is really awesome.” The Seal of Biliteracy is granted by the New York State Education Department for proficiency in two languages. To qualify, students have to give presentations in English and another language, submit papers in multiple languages, and meet vigorous academic requirements. DiGrigoria further thanked Vronski Medisor, the district’s Director of Humanities, for working with her to secure the biliteracy seals. The new teacher DiGrigoria mentioned is Christine Walsh, who joined the ENL team in April as a teacher at Cornwell Avenue Elementary School. Though she’s only three months on the job, she has quickly developed a report with the school’s young English second language students and will no doubt guide them for many years to come. Reading and writing has obviously been a substantial focus in the programs the department has developed to help students attain English literacy. Teacher Debra Schiavo described some of their programs. “At Chestnut Street the ENL students practiced their writing skills in writers’ workshop creating How To Books and writing personal narratives. In Readers’ Workshop we expanded opportunities for speaking by discussing books with peers.” Beyond personal narratives, students have written and even published their writing on a wide

ur kids have been really thriving in local and formative assessments.

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CHEstNut strEEt ENL teacher ms. Debra Schiavo works with her students. ENGLIsH as a New Language students at Cornwell Avenue School participate in a scavenger hunt. NEw ENL tEaCHEr Ms. Christine Walsh talks with some of her students at Cornwell Avenue School.

range of topics, like animals and science. Student Jasson Galdamez, for example authored a published a book on orcas. Alyssa Quagliata works with fifth and sixth graders at the George Washington School. She further explained how ENL’s programs help students explore their own interests and experiences. “We expand opportunities for our ELLs by allowing them to share their own cultural experiences through presentations and using technology programs” “We also allow students to be the facilitators of their learning by creating interest-based opportunities. One project this year was Holidays in the US and in their home country, so we are blending key academic skills with high interest activities.” Director DiGrigoria expressed her hope for continued expansion of programs in the coming year, particularly in biliteracy certification. “We’ve just been doing amazing things. We’re really excited about the work that we’re doing and we’re excited to see what our students do in the future.”

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The school district continues to expand its English as a New Language program

From Sacred Heart to the Coast Guard Malverne native sets sail to boot camp

amount.” As can be expected of any competitive applicant for higher education, Sussman Starting Monday, June 27, Malverne has an impressive extra-curricular native Maureen Sussman has made New record and plans on continuing those London, Connecticut her second home as activities going forward. “I’m a thrower she begins her career at the U.S. Coast in track and field, and play the flute in Guard Academy, or USCGA. A recent band. I definitely plan on continuing graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in both at the Coast Guard Academy.” SussHempstead, Sussman went through a man was particularly interested in the long and involved applicaband opportunities at the tion process, but she had her Academy. “They’ve got the heart set on the Coast Guard Batalion Band, it’s pretty from early on. prestigious, they play at NFL “In Junior year I was in a games, so it’d of course be one week program where we great to participate in that.” looked at all the service acadOn what her future holds emies, but it solidified for me at the Coast Guard Academy pretty quickly that I wanted and beyond, Sussman is Coast Guard,” Sussman statkeeping her options open. ed. “It just aligned with a lot “There’s a lot of different of what I was looking for, direction you can go in the especially the job opportuniacademy,” she explained. “I ties after graduation. The know some people go to small fleet was a plus too.” flight school, the military, Sussman joins the academedical school. Some people my in a year of record even go on to NASA which is female enrollment. Accordobviously awesome. But if ing to data from the Coast you had to pin me down, Guard academy, women are mechanical engineering is underrepresented in their what I’m interested in most.” graduates, with 60 percent of Sussman and her fellow MAUREEN degrees going to men and 40 cadets began their career at percent going to women last SUSSMAN USCGA on June 27, the year. This year’s incoming student beginning of the academy class will be 43 percent introductory Swab Summer female. training program. Named Entrance to the academy is fairly com- after the Coast Guard’s introductory petitive as well. In 2020, the last year with Swab rank, the program sees cadets available data, 1,862 people applied to the progress through a spartan eight-week academy of which 374 were accepted, training course meant to acclimate them making an acceptance rate of 20.1 per- to Coast Guard life. cent. The application process was not After deleting all social media, receiveasy. “I’m a little bit of a try hard, I’ll ing a code-adherent haircut and being fitadmit,” Sussman said in partial jest. “I ted in their uniforms, cadets will work really try to push myself.” She admited their way through strict and intense too that she may have gone overboard physical and disciplinary training. The with standardized tests. “I took the SAT cadets will also spend one week of their five times. I know a lot of people said I training on the tall ship Eagle to hone was just wasting time and money, but I their skills at sea. Swab Sussman could actually think it was worth it. Ultimately not be reached for any further comment, I did get my score up by a decent as electronic use is strictly limited.

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he Coast Guard Academy just aligned with a lot of what I was looking for, especially the job opportunities after graduation.

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MAUREEN SUSSMAN OF Malverne meets with Lieutenant Junior Grade Emily Torsney, the U.S. Coat Guard Academy’s head admissions officer for the Northeast.

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Library sports new flooring, furniture, tech downstairs,” she explained. “It was Michele Esselborn and Mari-Leigh like a group project.” Lagos said that State Sen. Todd Carrol, the small art lending library Kaminsky and Griffin made the new will allow patrons to trade small works of art out of a cabinet in the development possible. “Senator library entryway. Inspired by a simi- Kaminsky and Assemblywoman Griffin offered us a $10,000 grant,” lar program in libraries she said. “And that’s in Washington State, how we got all new furEsselborn and Carrol niture for the teen said they hoped the idea room. We’ve got mostly would spread across new furniture in the Long island. children’s room, and Local children subnew carpeting on this mitted the first set of whole side, just to make artworks, as Esselborn it more workable.” elaborated on the “Libraries are still so theme. “We decided to impor tant,” Grif fin put a quote from Picasadded. “They really are so on the back of the a focal point of a comcabinet: ‘Every child is munity.” an artist,’” she said. She spoke with a “But he went on, ‘The mother and her three problem is how to children who were visitremain an artist once he ing. “They live nearby, grows up.’” and the mother told me Preparing for the that bringing her kids renovations wasn’t easy, Carol lagos to the library helped and necessitated the Library director them learn how to get to combined efforts of the school, since it’s just entire staff, according to across the street,” GrifLagos. “During the Covid shutdown, we all moved about fin said. “When the kids started 10,000 books from where the teen going to school, they asked, ‘Can we space is to the other side of the go back to the library?’ They’re a library, and we moved the books great example of the role the library from the other side of the library can play in people’s lives.”

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really looked around for furniture, because I wanted to get things that felt exactly right in the space, budget permitting.

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lIbrarIans MIChelle esselborn, left, and Mari-Leigh Carrol, center right, with the new ‘little art gallery.’ With them were Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, in pink, and library director Carol Lagos.

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events and activities

Thursday, July 7 Outdoor Sand Art with Miss Samantha West Hempstead Public Library 4:30 - 5:15 p.m., 6 - 6:45 p.m. Join Miss Samantha outside the library to fill a seashell with colorful sand to bring home! The first session will be for kids entering grades K-2, while the second will be for those entering grades 3-5. A rain date of July 19 is set.

Friday, July 8 In-Person Graphic Novel Book Chat West Hempstead Public Library 4- 4:30 p.m. Students grades 6 to 12, bring your copy of Ghoul Next Door by Cullen Bunn to discuss in person on our lawn. Snacks will be provided. In case of inclement weather, program will be moved inside.

Saturday, July 9 Wonder of Water Festival

Hempstead Lake State Park 12 - 4 p.m. Discover the wonders of water during this fun filled festival with interactive games and activities. Find out what animals live in fresh water by viewing them up close and even blow some life size bubbles!

Sunday, July 10 Pond Ecology Hempstead Lake State Park 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Below the surface of the water lives a vibrant ecosystem! Explore the world of macroinvertebrates and get a close up look at the creatures that call Hempstead Lake home! To Register visit Eventbrite.com & search #NatureEdventure.

Monday, July 11 Monday Night Book Club Malverne Public Library 2 - 3:30 p.m.

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Tie-dye a shirt at the library Join Miss Samanth outside the West Hempstead Library on Tuesday, July 12 for T-shirt tie-dying. The book for discussion is Becoming by Michelle Obama. We will meet outside if weather permits. If the forecast is for rain we will reschedule. We have some folding chairs for the book group to use but feel free to bring your own chair.

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Scrubby the Whale

Malverne Public Library 4 - 4:45 p.m., 5 - 5:45 p.m. Use paint, mosaics, gems and glitter to create a beautiful seahorse floating in a colorful underwater world with Miss Doris from Library Arts! The 4 p.m. session is for children in grades 1 -3, while the 5 p.m. session is for grades 4 and up. A $5 material fee must be paid by July 1 to reserve your spot. Register online, call 516-5990750 x303 or email malvernekids@ malvernelibrary.org.

West Hempstead Public Library 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Students grades 6-12 are invited to join our Dungeon Master, Eric Meirs, on an adventure. This program will take place on Zoom. Participation is limited.

West Hempstead Public Library 7 - 7:45 p.m. Come to the community room and paint this adorable ceramic waterproof whale. Each participant will receive a scouring pad to complete the project. This is an in person class and an Oceans of Possibility Adult Summer Reading themed program. Kits will be available after the program for those who cannot attend in person. Limited availability.

Tuesday, July 12

Community Service: Beach Photo Frame

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West Hempstead Public Library 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Students grades 6-12 can make a beach themed photo frame to be donated to senior center/nursing home. Photo frames must be returned by August 1 to receive credit. Any kit not picked up by Monday, July 18 will be given to those on the waitlist.

Malverne Public Library 10 - 11 a.m. Join Juliana in this four part series starting July 5th. Come in to the library to join. The cost is $16 in cash for four classes each Tuesday, from July 5- July 26th. Juliana is a certified yoga instructor and provides an all-level class by offering alternative ways to perform each pose depending on your mobility. Wear comfortable clothing and set up a chair without arms in front of your computer before you start. You are free to use a floor mat if you prefer. The class will be co-hosted by a Malverne Library staff member. Call 516 599- 0750 ext. 4 to speak to Cathy for more information.

Tie-Dye Fun West Hempstead Public Library 4:30 - 5:15 p.m., 6 - 6:45 p.m. Join Miss Samantha outside to get creative & show off your crazy colors! A t-shirt will be provided for this session. The first session is for grades K-2, and the second is for grades 3-5. A raindate is scheduled for July 14th.

The Malverne Public Library is inviting teens 12+ to volunteer. Applications can be found online. West Hempstead Public Library’s Teen Review Club runs through Aug. 22. West Hempstead Library offers virtual yoga, tai chi, and group discussions every Wednesday. A blood drive will be held at West Hempstead Public Library from 2:30 - 7 p.m. Creative Corner in W.H. holds a free jam session every Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m.

Officials worry about budget misinformation the budget faltered this year. “Enrollment has been going down, as it has in the vast majority of public schools on Long Island, but not drastically, in a way that I think would have a major effect,” he said. He mainly attributed the decline to a recent phase-out of students from Island Park from West Hempstead schools. “It may have to do with just complacency across the state since New York imposed a tax cap,” Press said. “People just figure that the budget increase is Joel Press limited, and Assistant assume it’ll pass without going out superintendent to vote.” for business and Press took operations issue with some residents’ characterization of the district’s reserves and surpluses, saying that he had heard that a flier had been circulated around West

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specially after the failure of the first budget, we really doubled our efforts to address issues people had and explain the budget to the community.

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The lasT few voters filtered to the polls on June 21. Hempstead in May, exaggerating the amount of usable funds held in reserve. “I believe it claimed we had $17.8 million sitting in the bank, in reserves and fund balance, which is definitely not the case,” he said. “I think that area is a lot more

nuanced than some would make it out to be.” District officials were successful in their efforts to draw more voters to the polls for the second vote: 2,304 ballots were cast on June 21, up from 1,837 on May 17. “Especially after the failure of

the first budget, we really doubled our efforts to address issues people had and explain the budget to the community,” Press said. “In the future, we will try to get ahead of misinformation and work to build trust and inroads with the people of the district.”

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Herald sports A salute to champions from 2021-22 By TONY BELLISSIMO

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t was a banner season for many high school athletic programs in the Herald’s coverage area. Listed are the top team and individual accomplishments, in chronological order. For the full list, visit LIHerald.com/sports.

1. South Side girls cross-country

The South Side girls repeated as Nassau Class II crosscountry champs. In muddy and slippery conditions at Bethpage State Park Oct. 30, South Side had three of the top five finishers and out-legged Calhoun and Manhasset by a considerable margin. Junior Cameron Coletti finished one second under 20 minutes to pace the Cyclones. She was second overall. Freshman Lara Jewett was fourth, and sophomore Claire Bohan finished fifth. Sophomores Kelsie Reinholdt and Morgan McKenna completed its top five.

2. Calhoun boys cross-country

Before the season, Calhoun coach David Hendler and the boys’ cross-country team set their goals for the fall as winning the division, the conference, the county championship and the state qualifier. They put boxes next to each one and would draw a check mark when it was accomplished. After Nov. 6, there were four check marks. Sophomore Logan Schaeffler, senior John Schwab, juniors William Hughes and Gavin Giordano, senior Alexander Rosario and junior Matthew Belmonte helped the Colts capture the Nassau Class A title Oct. 30 at Bethpage State Park.

3. South Side girls soccer

Two dramatic goals in the final 15 minutes Nov. 6 gave South Side a thrilling 2-1 come-from-behind victory over East Islip and its first Long Island girls’ soccer championship since 2014. Senior Anna Pennecke provided the difference by converting her own rebound from close range with 3:58 remaining in the L.I. Class A title game. Junior Maggie Colvin orchestrated the crossing pass that led to

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ANNA PENNECkE, SECONd from right, celebrated South Side’s second goal in the Nassau Class A final with, from left, Reese Haley, Kayla Hubler and Emma Hospodka. the winning goal. The tying goal came from sophomore defender Charley Doreste. The Cyclones were four days removed from capturing their second straight county title and the 28th in program history, beating Manhasset 2-0.

4. Wantagh girls volleyball

Wantagh girls’ volleyball has created a new dynasty. The Warriors captured their third Nassau Class A title in

four years with a four-set triumph over Calhoun Nov. 10, 25-29, 25-15, 25-18, 25-18. Three days later, Wantagh captured the program’s second Long Island title in four years with a 3-1 win over Kings Park to reach the state tournament. Freshman Sadie Reich propelled Wantagh to a repeat county title with 19 kills and 10 digs. Senior Olivia Pugliese registered 18 digs, 12 kills and four blocks. Junior Angelina Bendetti also played a key role.

5. Seaford girls volleyball

After dropping the first two sets of the Nassau Class B finals and nearing the wrong end of a sweep, Seaford won the remaining four points of the third set to seize control of the match against West Hempstead. The Vikings dominated the rest of the way en route to a 22-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-13, 25-7 victory Nov. 10 to bring home the county title. The comeback was made possible by a team effort led by young hitters Sarah Lochner (sophomore) and Carey-Jean Federico (freshman.) The defense also stepped up big, with junior setter Kailly Nocera registering 21 digs, along with 12 from senior libero Brooke Surace and nine by Nicole Karaman. Senior Alyssa Luisi and freshman Carey-Jean Block chipped in with eight digs apiece.

6. Clarke wrestling (Jordan Soriano)

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WANTAgh PrOvEd BEST Nov. 10 when it defeated Calhoun in four sets to capture the Nassau County Class A girls’ volleyball championship at LIU.

Clarke’s Jordan Soriano culminated his high school wrestling career as a champion and made history in the process. Sorinao delivered Clarke its first state wrestling title in program history with a dominating 10-1 win in the 138-pound finals in the New York state championships against Caleb Sweet of South Seneca on Feb 26. The triumph on the mats at the MVP Arena in Albany capped an emotional five-year career filled where he battled through injuries and a pandemic. “I feel like this has been a long time coming,” Soriano said. “I have been waiting for this moment for a long time and it was finally my time to shine.” Reaching the top of the podium as a senior was achieved in Soriano’s third appearance at the state championships.

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There was no shortage of title celebrations 7. Long Beach wrestling (Dunia Sibomana)

Only 14 years old, Dunia Sibomana has already experienced a life’s worth of tragedy and triumph. On Feb. 26 at Albany’s MVP Arena, the eighth-grader from Long Beach who in 2014 was clinging to life in his homeland of the Congo, in Central Africa, after a group of wild chimpanzees attacked him and two family members, added his name to the New York state wrestling history book when he capped a dominant weekend with a pin of No. 1-seed Ryan Ferrara, of Chenango Forks, in 1 minute, 32 seconds to capture the 102-pound Division I state championship. Sibomana, who was seeded third, won his first three matches in the tournament by a combined score of 35-7. He became the 17th state champ in Long Beach program history. “I really can’t believe it,” said Sibomana, who finished the season with 35 wins in 37 matches. “There was definitely so much competition, and I’m so excited to win.”

8. Baldwin girls basketball

A week after Baldwin squeezed past Syosset for its eighth consecutive county title despite being held to a season-low 31 points, the Lady Bruins didn’t take long to make an offensive statement March 5 as their signature defense gave Longwood fits throughout the Long Island Class AA girls’ basketball championship game. All five Baldwin starters scored in the opening quarter as it exploded for 21 points and led all the way in a convincing 53-32 victory. Sophomore Renelle Grannum scored a gamehigh 16 points, freshman Payton Dulin added 15, and junior Dallysshya Moreno had 13 points and 15 rebounds as the Lady Bruins captured their fifth L.I. crown in 13thyear head coach Tom Catapano’s tenure.

9. Baldwin boys basketball

The March 5 Long Island Class AA boys’ basketball championship against Half Hollow Hills East was extra special for Baldwin senior Jamir Stewart. The third-year varsity player was a sophomore in 2020 when the onset of Covid-19 suddenly canceled the Bruins’ season just days after they captured a county title. Stewart took full advantage of his long-awaited opportunity with 22 points to propel Baldwin to a 79-68 win. Cadeem Ramsay and Joshua Petion both registered 13 points for Baldwin, which trailed 34-33 at halftime. Gerrad Beaubrun added 10 and Jacob Oka had eight as part of its balanced scoring effort.

10. Clarke boys track

In edging North Shore by the miniscule margin to finish second in the four-by-100-meter relay at the Nassau County track and field championships May 23, Clarke’s boys’ had pulled within striking distance of the meet’s leader West Hempstead heading into the day’s last event. Eight points off the lead in team scoring at the sound of the final starter’s gun, Clarke would set a season-best time winning the 4x800 relay in 8:44.72 to move into a tie atop the leader board at 84-all and sidle up to West Hempstead - which finished fifth in the race - as county Class A co-champion, bringing Clarke its first county outdoor title since 1987.

11. West Hempstead boys track

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, becoming county co-champion 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 first-place finishes from junior newcomer Jurrel Hall, a pair of wins apiece from seniors Jordan DeJesus and Damilola Babalola, and a title-saving fifthplace finish by its 4x800 relay.

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IN tHE 102-pouND Nassau County final, Long Beach’s Dunia Sibomana, right, defeated Massapequa’s Carlos Arango by major decision, winning 14-2. 12. V.S. North boys/girls track

The Valley Stream North track and field team proved the regular season was no fluke. After a 13-0 spring, the boys’ and girls’ teams went on to win the Nassau Class AA titles May 25. Senior Ryan John won the long and triple jumps while placing second in the high jump. Senior Ariana Paul won the 100-meter final and the long jump. The other boy county champ was sophomore Sedgeley Duperval, who won the 200 in 22.65 seconds.

17th come-from-behind win of the season. In Game 2, the Rocks took a different approach and busted out to a rare early lead, scoring 3 runs in the top of the first inning on the way to completing a series sweep with a 9-5 victory at Mitchel Field. Seniors Mimi Bilardello and Adriana Ramirez, the table-setters at the top of the lineup, both had 2 hits, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored as East Rockaway captured its 15th county crown in program history and 12th in the last 17 years under coach Joe Lores.

13. Bellmore-Merrick flag football

16. Calhoun baseball

Flushed from the pocket with her intended target tightly covered by Lynbrook’s defense in the end zone on fourth down, Bellmore-Merrick quarterback Sofia LaSpina had to improvise fast. “There wasn’t much time to think and no room for me to run,” LaSpina said. “I only had one choice.” That option was Gabrielle Hanellin, who took a short pass from LaSpina from the 4-yard line and spun her way over the goal line for the eventual winning touchdown with 4:21 remaining as Bellmore-Merrick captured the inaugural Nassau County girls’ flag football championship with a 12-7 victory May 26. An interception by Bellmore-Merrick’s Adriana Iemma thwarted the Owls’ final possession on a day when both defenses thrived.

14. Mepham softball

In the opening game of the Nassau Class A softball best-of-three championship series, Mepham proved again that no deficit was too large for it to overcome, stunning neighboring Calhoun in walk-off fashion May 27. Then, the following morning, the second-seeded Pirates came out swinging, scoring six times in the top of the first inning and never looking back on the way to capturing a third straight county title with a 10-4 victory in Game 2. They went on to repeat as Long Island champs, led by senior infielders Alanna Morse and Hailey Guerrero, and sophomore pitcher Giselle DeLutri.

15. East Rockaway softball

Keeping with its theme all spring, East Rockaway opened the Nassau Class B softball best-of-3 finals May 27 against defending county champion Oyster Bay with its

Facing elimination for the fourth time in a week and trailing Clarke by two runs before even swinging a bat in the decisive Game 3 of the Nassau Class A baseball championship series June 1, Calhoun put together one of its biggest innings of the season at the perfect time. The topseeded Colts exploded for nine runs on seven hits in the bottom of the second and never looked back on the way to capturing their first county title since 2012 with a 12-6 victory. Senior Alec Edwards singled twice in the inning and drove in a pair of runs, seniors Brian Chin and Andrew Schneir both had two-run hits, and junior Charlie Imhof scored twice and drove in a run. The Colts weren’t done there. They defeated Rocky Point three days later, 8-3, for the Long Island Class A crown.

17. Hewlett boys’ tennis (Stephan Gershfeld)

Stephan Gershfeld’s dream finally came true. The Hewlett junior capped off one of most dominant tennis seasons in school history and became the first male Bulldog in 31 years to win a state singles title after defeating top-seeded Emil Grantcharov of New Rochelle 6-2, 6-2 at the New York State Public High School individual championships in Queens on June 4. Gershfeld has not lost a match in two straight high school seasons entering the tournament and didn’t even drop a set during that time. Last year’s state tourney was canceled because of Covid19. “This is definitely one of the biggest achievements that I’ve reached in my life,” he said. “Ever since seventh grade, this is the one thing that I’ve been wanting to do and this was definitely the goal and the reason I play high school tennis.”

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Gas prices are high, so why not stay? Shopping local helps neighbors who may need it By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Kitty O’Hara’s. Glorybeezz of Baldwin. Raagini. The Irish Pub. Painting with a Twist. And that’s just in one community, all waiting for customers near and far to walk in and keep their dollars local. In fact, that’s exactly what the Long Island Main Street Alliance hopes neighbors will do this summer, and have joined forces with the Nassau County Chamber of Commerce, Vision Long Island, and other surrounding chambers of Commerce to promote “stay-cations” this summer. And their first stop? Kitty O’Hara’s. “Between Nassau and Suffolk, our communities have so much to offer, and yet if folks are looking for something to do locally, where VIsION LONg IsLAND director Eric Alexander talked last week outside eRIK MAhLeR would t h e y supporting local businesses. Former President, star t?” asked Baldwin Frank Camarano, president of the Chamber of Nassau Council Commerce of Chambers of Commerce. “Today marks the beginning of chambers working together to bring that information to the masses.” In fact, each of the chambers rely on each other to push through the lingering effects of would-be customers staying home and spending their dollars far away through online ordering houses like Amazon. “Hyper-hyperlocal sharing of events on our websites, social media and local publications … both in print and online, that will evolve over time into something great,” Camarano said. “We learned, the hard way, that if we as a group don’t spear this initiative, who will? Besides, who better to do so than chambers anyway? Let’s all support our communities, while havCourtesy Lisa DelliPizzi ing a lot of fun in the process. Shop and LIsA DeLLIPIzzI, PResIDeNt of the Franklin Square Chamber of play local.” Commerce, left, joined former Baldwin Chamber of Commerce Eric Alexander, Vision Long Island’s director, shared how businesses during president Erik Mahler, Freeport Chamber of Commerce past the coronavirus pandemic relied on by president Lois Howes, and Eric Alexander, director of Vision Long locals now need the favor returned. The Island, enjoying some time at Kitty O’Hara’s in Baldwin. seemingly post-Covid world includes high gas prices, supply chain issues, inflation, ing someone out in Ohio or a foreign state,” he said. and worker shortages. “You shop local, and you’re helping your neighbors. “Those have been the challenges to small business, Those are the bartenders, the bosses, the grocery not the lack of consumers.” Alexander said. “So what store stock people. Those are the individuals that all I’m saying is double down on really supporting these live on Long Island and support the local community.” guys — if you want to see them there.” Kitty O’Hara’s, a staple of night life and live music Especially important is supporting fairs and gath- in Baldwin over the past eight years, saw many ups erings, such as the annual Grand Baldwin Festival and downs during the pandemic. Now, it’s dealing that takes place Oct. 1 at the Baldwin Public Library with pandemic fallout. parking lot. “We’re not back to where we were, but we’re “You don’t need to leave Long Island” for the sum- bouncing back,” said Shay Leavy, the establishment’s mer, Alexander said. “You can stay here and do any manager. “Some people, I think, got used to staying at number of things. And, really, they’re more reason- home, and we don’t see them as often as we used to.” ably priced too.” And even for those still uneasy about going out You’re saving a job — maybe a life — by supporting with fear of getting the virus, many businesses have local business, said Erik Mahler, past president of the an answer. Including Kitty O’Hara’s. Baldwin Chamber of Commerce. “We we’re lucky we had the outdoor patio,” Leavy “It’s easy to click and order online, yet you’re help- said. “That helped us quite a lot.”

ou shop local, and you’re helping your neighbors.

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Kitty O’Hara’s about the importance of ‘stay-cationing,’ and

stay busy this summer Looking for something to do in the coming months, and don’t want to break the bank paying for gas to get there? Vision Long Island and local chambers of commerce believe there might be something here for you: ■ St. Christopher’s Feast, Baldwin, July 21-24 ■ Grand Baldwin Festival, Baldwin, Oct. 1 ■ Family Street Festival, Bellmore, Sept. 22-25 ■ Summer Concert Series, Village of Cedarhurst, July 5-Aug. 30 ■ Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival, East Meadow, Sept. 15-18 ■ Car Show Mondays, Village of East Rockaway, July 11-29 ■ Chamber of Commerce Fall Fair, Franklin Square, Oct. 15 ■ Children’s Bicycle Parade, Glen Cove, July 4 ■ Downtown Sounds, Glen Cove, July 1- Aug. 22 ■ Summer Events lineup, Village of Island Park, July 3–Aug. 24 ■ Arts in the Plaza, Long Beach, every Saturday through Oct. 29 ■ Lynbrook Titans Carnival, Village of Lynbrook, July 7-10 ■ Summer Concert Series, Malverne, July 17- Sept. 2 ■ Chamber of Commerce Street Food Sunday Marketplace, Merrick, all summer ■ St. Rocco Festival, Oyster Bay, July 7-10 ■ Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market, Village of Rockville Centre, every Sunday, ■ Seaford Saturday Nights Summer Kickoff Party, Seaford, June 25 ■ Summer Concert Series, Village of Valley Stream, June 13-Sept. 9

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NAssAu COuNty POlICe Commissioner Patrick Ryder and County Executive Bruce Blakeman stand for the pledge during last week’s graduation ceremony of nearly 60 recruits. she said. “It was a good experience, but I’m ready to move on.” Daniel Watters looked up to his grandfather since he was a kid. But it wasn’t until later in life Watters began his journey following in his grandfather’s footsteps to become a police officer. “It’s been my dream since I was young,” he said. Detouring from that path briefly, Watters spent six years serving the country, including a tour in Afghanistan, giving him a little bit of a leg-up on training

since it was “similar” by comparison to his military days. Now Watters will join the Hempstead Police Department. Unlike his specialized days in a different uniform, Watters expects to wear many hats as a police officer. “You kind of got a job to do and get it done,” Watters said of the military. “Here, you have multiple jobs to do.” And you have to do it while keeping any situation from getting heated. Part of the training focused on how to talk slowly

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Schools aren’t the only places holding graduations. Nearly 60 police academy recruits walked across their own stage last week after completing an intensive seven-month training to join the Nassau County Police Department. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and police commissioner Patrick Ryder congratulated the new officers, handing each of them certificates last week at the new Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City. Most of the graduates are now members of the Nassau County Police Department. While the rest are headed to Hempstead, Freeport, SUNY Farmingdale, SUNY Stonybrook, Long Beach and the sheriff ’s departments. Joining the police recruits were two police medics finishing up training. Shelby Saroka is headed for the Long Beach Police Department — serving and protecting a community she grew up in. “I’m excited to get out there and make a difference,” she said. “And as far as (being) worried, I don’t want to see terrible things that’s happening in my community, so I suppose that my fear (is) to see something bad happen.” Compassion and integrity are the rules Saroka will operate under with her police badge pinned to her chest. “I’m happy to be getting out of here,”

and calmly to the everyday people officers encounter. “We ask you as a police officer to be a lawyer,” Ryder told the graduates. They also have to understand Miranda rights, so-called “Terry stopping” — briefly detaining someone they have suspicion committed a crime — and also a number of the legal protections afforded to everyone in the Bill of Rights. “You’re asked to be a doctor. You use CPR, first-aid, a defibrillator, to administer Narcan — and yes, you deliver babies,” Murphy said. “We ask you to be a firefighter — you rescue people from burning buildings and cars because you truly are a first responder on the scene. We asked you to be a crime scene expert, you preserve the scene so our victims can get closure.” Closures like the one that has led to an indictment of convicted serial killer Richard Cottingham — the so-called “Torso Killer” — that had been announced that same morning in connection with a 1968 killing in Valley Stream. “You’re actually a family counselor, responding to domestics,” Murphy said. “You act as a social worker. You’re a mediator. You’re a pharmacist, (and) it isn’t all about opiates, heroin pills, cocaine, meth and the deadly fentanyl. You’re asked to be a school safety expert. You know how to be a protector. “You have been trained for events like Columbine (and) Parkland, but we pray to God we never see those things here.”

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NICE program provides 70,000 free rides JAck khZOuZ, RighT — chief executive of NICE Bus, unveiled this year’s plan for his Everyone Rides NICE program, which provides free rides for families struggling economically.

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An annual program run by the NICE Bus will provide low- and moderate-income riders a free trip. Inside Nassau County, of course. “Everyone Rides NICE” works by the Nassau InterCounty Express purchasing MetroCards and distributing them to more than 20 social service agencies in Nassau County through the United Way of Long Island. “Every day, riders are depending on a NICE bus to get to and from work, keep an important medical appointment, attend school or vocational training, or shop for their family’s necessities,” said Theresa Regnante, president and chief executive of United Way of Long Island, at a June 29 press conference. The program’s goal is to provide economically disadvantaged families the help they need to get around, taking at least one major cost off their plate — transportation. Transdev, the transit company’s parent, created Everyone Rides NICE in 2015. Since its inception, the program has provided more than $850,000 worth of free MetroCards to participating agencies across the county, according to officials, serving some 2,500 people each year. MetroCards distributed this year provides two free trips anywhere within Nassau. More than 35,000 cards will be delivered through two-dozen social service agencies partnered with United Way. “It is critically important to provide these bus passes for essential transportation to least advantaged individuals and families to ensure that everyone has equal access to our vital public transportation during these challenging times,” Regnante said. Jack Khzouz, NICE’s chief executive, said the program’s goal is to enrich people’s lives by providing the free

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rides. It’s among a number of outreach programs including multiple charity events each year, to tackle a variety of social and economic issues affecting the county. “We consider it foundational to our mission,” said Khouz, stressing that while there is a high demand for transportation assistance from those living in Nassau, the company’s overarching mission is to serve all of the county’s communities. “How we engage with our communities, understand the needs of the communities, is how we provide service,” he added. Everyone Rides NICE program is even more important now during the current fuel crises that has spiked gasoline prices amidst growing inflation.

“With the additional pressures that households have with these rising prices, we find that families and individuals who may not have needed this assistance in the past find themselves in a situation transportation costs become too much to bear in their overall budget,” Khzouz said. Now they will have a little more help managing myriad day-to-day affairs, such as working multiple jobs and getting their kids to schools. The program seeks to help Nassau’s most vulnerable, who may need transportation assistance for physical and mental health care, or to food pantries and substance abuse clinics. “Anything that affects our communities can be accessed using this tool,” Khzouz said.

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Graduation day in Malverne and West Hempstead

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Malverne HigH ScHool’S graduating class on the school football field. Malver ne and West Hempstead High Schools both had their sending off ceremonies for their senior classes, with Malverne hosting their graduation on the evening of Friday, June 24 and West Hempstead doing the same on Sunday, June 26. The sun was shining on Malverne graduates as they gathered together at the High School field one last time. It was a similarly picture perfect day on Sunday as West Hempstead’s graduates gathered at the Tilles Center in Brookville to receive their diplomas. Both school districts wished all their graduates the greatest success in their future endeavours. –Kyle Chin

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valedictorian JoSepH tudiSco delivers his remarks to West Hempstead’s graduates. Malverne’S graduating SeniorS toss off their caps. Malverne valedictorian SHane Hanley addresses his classmates. WeSt HeMpStead’S SeniorS throw their mortarboards into the air.

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Late Detective Steven McDonald’s friends and family joined Judy Griffin in a gardening project.

Planting at McDonald Pond Assemblywoman Judy Griffin joined family members of the late Detective Steven McDonald in planting and gardening around a pond dedicated to the policeman last year. Hailing from Malverne, McDonald was left paralyzed from the neck down while on duty as an New York Police Department officer in 1986, and died from a heart attack related to those injuries in 2017 at the age of 59. The pond in Hempstead Lake State

Park is one of numerous projects dedicated to McDonald’s legacy. Steven’s sister Theresa McDonald Wadkins and her husband Peter gardened around the pond along with McDonald’s longtime friends Anne McCaffrey and Kathy Franco. Griffin thanked park staff for their help in the project and declared her hope to make the pond beautification an annual event. –Kyle Chin

West Hempstead teen found The Nassau County Police Department reports that 15-year-old Hever Doblado, who had gone missing on June 26, has been found. Doblado had last been seen around 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, and was reported missing to the police on Wednesday, June 29 at 8:30 p.m. Police described him as Hispanic, 5 foot 8 inches tall and 130 pounds, and he had been wearing a red T-shirt and gray jeans when last seen. Ultimately, Doblado was found on Friday, July 1, according to NCPD Detective John LaCamera in a press release. People wishing to report a missing person or who have information on a missing person can contact the missing Persons Squad at (516) 5737347, or simply call 911. –Kyle Chin

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News brief A 66-year-old man is dead after a car accident on the evening of Thursday, June 30 in West Hempstead. The victim was driving a Chevy SUV when he collided with a Toyota Camry being driven by a 41-year-old woman at the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Front Street, according to the Nassau

County Police Department. The crash resulted in the man’s SUV striking a pole. The victim was brought to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other driver did not report any injuries and declined medical treatment. –Kyle Chin

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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 7/13/22 at 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 525/22. WEST HEMPSTEAD - Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, Special exception for proposed religious/educational use; Special exception for private school with insufficient outdoor activity area, exceeds number of allowable students with variances for lot area occupied, height & exceeds number of stories in “Bus.” District; Variance in offstreet parking; special exception to park in Res. “B” district & permission to park in front yard setback on S. Woodlawn Rd.; Variance for less than required shade trees; Variance, height, construct addition, 2-story & 3-story addition attached to existing building in Res. “B” district (demolish existing structure); maintain 6’ high fence forward of the building on Hempstead Ave. & S. Woodlawn Ave., S/E cor. Hempstead Ave. & S. Woodlawn Rd. running thru to Woodfield Rd., a/k/a 40 Hempstead Ave. S.E.Q.R. determination not made. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in West Hempstead within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 913/Hearing---07132022 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. 132590 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff -againstEDUARDO CASTRO, PAOLA CASTRO and MARLON CASTRO, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated November 3, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 28, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at West Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Chamberlin Road with the westerly side of Archer Road; being a plot 50.00 feet by 100.00 feet by 50.00 feet by 100.00 feet. Section 34 Block 316 Lot 169. All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction. Said premises known as 26 ARCHER ROAD, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY Approximate amount of lien $582,286.27 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 7455/2014. AVROHOM GEFEN, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhasset, NY 11030 File# 4722.1051 {* WEST HEMP1*} 132231

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-AR13, Plaintiff, vs. ANTHONY A. SZOKE SR. A/K/A ANTHONY SZOKE, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 5, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 3, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 523 Cedar Street, West Hempstead, NY 11552. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at West Hempstead, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 387 and Lot 7. Approximate amount of judgment is $420,902.16 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 11112/2012. This foreclosure sale will be held on the North Side Steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Francis Alleva, Esq., Referee Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 132419

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. STRATEGIC REALTY FUND, LLC, Pltf. vs. ANDREA MURRAY, et al, Defts. Index #000352/2018. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Dec. 24, 2019, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 11, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a 14 Searing Street, Hempstead, NY a/k/a District 2820, Section 36, Block 95, Lot 33 and 34. Said property beginning at a point on the westerly side of Searing Street (Fairview Avenue) distant 40 ft. southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of Searing Street with the southerly side of Forest Place (Kathryn Place), being a plot 100 ft. x 40 ft.

Approx. amt. of judgment is $622,948.23 plus costs and interest. 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. ELLEN DURST, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #99475 132576

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LEGAL NOTICE Please take notice, Temple B’nai Israel of Elmont, a religious corporation located at Congregation Shaaray Shalom, 711 Dogwood Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552 in the Town of Hempstead, gives notice of its intention to petition the Supreme Court of Nassau County of the State of New York at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of August 1st, 2022, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, for an order decreeing the dissolution of said Temple B’nai Israel of Elmont, and ordering the distribution of any and all assets belonging to said religious corporation, after providing for the ascertaining and payment of the debts of said corporation and the necessary costs and expenses of such proceedings of dissolution, shall be transferred and disbursed to and among various religious and/or not-forprofit organizations for their general and/or specific purposes, or for such other purposes as may be just and proper. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New York, as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, Hempstead, New York, on July 19,2022 at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the proposed amendment of paragraph A. of section 401 of Article XXXIX of the Building Zone Ordinance, in relation to the Edu-Cultural District. The proposed amendment is on file in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street,

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Village and Town of Hempstead, Hempstead, New York, where same may be inspected during office hours. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED in the subject matter will be given an opportunity to be heard with reference thereto at the time and place abovedesignated. Dated: Hempstead, New York June 28, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 132582 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that (i) the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, in the County of Nassau, State of New York (the “Town”), at a meeting held on June 28, 2022, duly adopted the resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, which is not subject to a permissive referendum as provided in Article 7 of the Town Law of the State of New York and Local Finance

Law Section 35.00(b)(4), and (ii) the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting the validity of such resolution is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. The Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead, New York BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (THE “TOWN”), ADOPTED JUNE 28, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING OF THE PAYMENT OF A SETTLED CLAIM BY THE TOWN IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER: SANDRA ROBERTS and CEDMON

ROBERTS v. TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, ET AL. (INDEX NO. 601298/18, SUPREME COURT, NASSAU COUNTY), STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $400,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $400,000 SERIAL BONDS OF THE TOWN TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION. Period of probable usefulness: Five (5) years; provided, however, that in the event the total amount of such settled claim and any other similar claims, judgments or awards falling due and being paid in a single fiscal year shall exceed one per centum of the average assessed valuation of real property in the Town, the applicable period of probable usefulness shall be ten (10) years; and provided further that in the event such settled claim and any other similar claims, judgments or awards falling due and being paid in a single fiscal year shall exceed two per centum of the average assessed

valuation of real property in the Town, the applicable period of probable usefulness shall be fifteen (15) years. The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by the foregoing resolution will not exceed (5) years. Class of objects or purposes: The costs associated with the payment of the following settled claim: SANDRA ROBERTS and CEDMON ROBERTS v. TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, ET AL. (INDEX NO. 601298/18, SUPREME COURT, NASSAU COUNTY). Amount of obligations to be issued: $400,000 serial bonds. A complete copy of the bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Office of the Clerk of the Town of Hempstead, at Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York. Dated: June 28, 2022 Hempstead, New York 132584

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e may be closer to discovering “what’s out there” than ever before. Or at least we’re heading in that direction, after decades of inaction, cancellation of research projects, and just general disbelief and despair that we’ll find anything at all. Of particular note, the House of Representatives recently recommended that NASA spend $10 million per year for the next two years on the search for what House members called “technosignatures,” more comJAMEs monly known as signals. It BERnstEin radio was the first time in years that government money has been recommended for the search for ET! Also, in May, the House Appropriations Committee held a public hearing — the first such hearing in half a century — on what the U.S. military is now calling “unexplained aerial phenomena,” or UAPs, instead of what used to be called UFOs, unidentified flying objects. The House hearing came after Navy pilots reported as many as 400 sightings of unexplained objects that, the highly

trained aviators said, performed maneuvers that contradicted accepted knowledge of propulsion, flight control and even physics. A retired Navy lieutenant commander, Alex Dietrich, who said she has little interest in ET or anything like it, found herself in the media glare when, two years ago, she reported that during a routine training mission, she noticed an unusual “churning” of the ocean surface before she saw what she described as a smooth, white, oblong object that looked like a large Tic Tac flying at extraordinarily high speeds. Dietrich said she tried to engage with the object, but was unsuccessful. “It appeared to respond in a way that we didn’t recognize,” she said. “It seemed to lack any visible flight control or means of propulsion.” Dietrich was interviewed by several news organizations. The U.S. Navy didn’t quite say “bunk.” It did, however, say it had no confirmation of alien space ships. But, it added, unexplained events continue to happen. How seriously is this to be taken? According to a number of scientists and lawmakers, very seriously. Ronald S. Moultrie, the Defense Department’s top intelligence official, testified at the Appro-

priations Committee hearing in May. He said he was a science-fiction fan, but also a realist. “We want to know what’s out there just like you want to know what’s out there,” he told committee members. While many in the science and space community are thrilled that funding to study UAPs is at least being discussed, the search for ET has over the years been filled with stop and starts. In the late 1940s, the Air Force launched Project Blue Book to study UFOs. The project was terminated in 1969, after some 12,618 sightings were reported. Of those, 701 remained “unidentified.” But University of Colorado scientists involved with the project reported that none of the sightings represented “a threat to our national security.” Then, in 1992, American astronomers began a project using two telescopes, one in Puerto Rico and the other in California, to scout the night sky for potential signs of intelligent life deep in space. A year later, the project was over. Sen. Richard Bryan of Nevada introduced an amendment that ended NASA’s funding for the search for ET, and he even mocked the effort. “The Great Martian Chase may finally come to an end,” Bryan said. “As of today,

hat were once UFOs are now ‘unexplained aerial phenomena.’

millions have been spent and we have yet to bag a single little green fellow. Not a single Martian has said, ‘Take me to your leader,’ and not a single flying saucer has applied for FAA approval.” Bryan may have gotten laughs on the Senate floor, but not from the scientific community — and particularly not from Jill Tarter, a project scientist in the 1992 effort and one of the country’s premier proponents of the search for intelligent life in the cosmos. For those who saw the 1997 film version of Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel “Contact,” Tarter was portrayed by Jody Foster. The $10 million recommended by the House this year is minimal compared with what is needed to find what we want to know. Several private organizations and individuals, including Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen, have donated money to keep the search going. And Tarter, for one, is convinced that someone or something is out there. “So far, we’ve examined in detail one glass of water out of the ocean,” she said in a recent interview. “If your question was, ‘Are there fish in the ocean?’ and you scooped up a glass and you looked in it and you didn’t find a fish, I don’t think you’d conclude that there are no fish in the ocean.” James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments? JBernstein@ liherald.com.

The Fourth flutters by, and we’re still standing

s the earth shifts underfoot, as the “givens” of our lives unravel and the standards for decent behavior soften, how do we stand our ground? The past weeks have felt particularly destabilizing as summer officially launched, travelers swarmed the roads and airports, Covid continued its spread, and the Jan. 6 congressional committee began in earnest to drop a net on the former president. Then, of course, there’s monkeypox. RAnDi But I’m not KREiss here to sound more alarms. On this post-Fourth, early-summer week I offer some thoughts on saving our sanity in this season, and finding higher ground from which to survey our lives. Perhaps sanity is a reach. Perhaps we can connect with one another in meaningful ways, and accept our current communal stress as a survivable and transitory experience. On June 28, a senior aide to Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, swore to tell the truth at a sur-

prise convening of the Jan. 6 committee, which is investigating the attempted coup at the Capitol. (It still shocks me to write those words). The aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, testified about the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. She seemed forthright, and her testimony about Trump’s rages and his desire to storm the Capitol along with his gun-toting supporters was disturbing. No, disturbing doesn’t adequately describe the feeling of knowing that a president was running riot with the law, historic precedent, and basic human decency. We knew this, but it was astonishing to hear the words. Hutchinson said he threw food at the wall. She described a cesspool of foul-mouthed American politicians running the government in a frenzy of self-interest and a unique lust for power. Ordinary people like me must wait and see, now, if her testimony holds up, if others testify, if the Justice Department steps in, if Trump, in a moment of contrition (and fear of indictment) steps back from public life. That would not discourage his millions of followers, but it would be a start on the

road to political equilibrium. It won’t happen, but maybe it will. That’s how things roll these days. Hutchinson was Tuesday. Then, on Friday, the Fourth of July weekend launched, and travel-hungry Americans hit the road. Planes flew, and many were canceled. The roads were jammed. No way of knowing if the person sitting next to you in the roadside diner had tested positive for Covid that morning. If you sat in a field, or near a harbor, or even in front of your TV as the fireworks burst in air, what did you feel? Will the red, white and blue always signal a love of democracy? Will this political rancor subside? Will justice prevail, or are those just words we have come to believe in our lifetime? My thought is that we have reserves of greatness yet to tap. My thought is that reason will win the day. I think that, but I’m not as sure as I once was. The other stuff unsettling us, the delays and the indifferent service and the absent employees and the supply shortages and the alarming inflation and the continuing concern about getting sick in the

ome thoughts on saving our sanity, and finding higher ground.

wrong place or the wrong time, these are all real, but they will resolve in time. Every newspaper and magazine I pick up has articles about easing anxiety. Start meditating. Walk 30 minutes a day, try hot yoga, have a bedtime routine. Whatever you do, don’t look at any screens in bed. Ha! Don’t watch disturbing television, like Don Winslow’s action movies, before sleep. Ha! Eat healthy. Ha! Wear a mask. Well, I do, but nobody else does. It’s just going to be a slog, and we can do it. I have kids down with Covid and grandkids rafting someplace called the River of No Return. We have tickets for a flight that is unlikely to go. You know, we must deal with all of it as best we can, and not burden ourselves with guilt if we don’t meditate and are freaking out and want to just let it rip. The greatest concern is that we, as Americans, find our way back together again. Other generations have had crises of faith. This is our moment. I don’t pray, but if I did — and I might — I would pray for peace of mind, for you, for me, and for our fellow and sister travelers. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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t has been called both the physical and symbolic heart of our democracy, located within the very walls where our elected representatives in Washington make our country’s most important decisions. The Capitol Rotunda is an impressive room, even by today’s standards. Its dome looms some 50 feet above, its array of windows cascading light on the history represented below. Massive paintings adorn the circular walls of the rotunda space, depicting the early years of our country, including four created by the “painter of the Revolution,” John Trumbull. Probably his most famous is “Declaration of Independence,” first hung in the rotunda in 1817 — decades before construction in this part of the Capitol building would be completed. Trumbull traveled to Independence Hall in Philadelphia to capture the room where the Continental Congress met ahead of the American Revolution. He met many of the Founding Fathers who put their freedoms — and lives — on the line by affixing their name to a document King George III considered nothing short of treason. It’s a work of art that is still instantly recognized by just about any American, even two centuries later. But while it’s intended to depict a historical event, the truth is, Trumbull’s painting is not exactly historically accurate. For one thing, he included just 42 of the signers. There were 56. And while seeing everyone in the same room at once to

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letters A queen? No, but more British culture! To the Editor: We read Randi Kreiss’s “Is our democracy becoming a royal pain?” (June 16-22). Wonderfully entertaining and, unfortunately, spot-on about the state of America’s politics. I’m recovering from knee-replacement surgery and have plenty of time to catch up on those shows my wife and I DVR’ed. We, too, love “Midsomer Murders” and the authenticity of British actors. Another alltime favorite of ours is “Endeavor”; we’re very excited about the new series coming sooner or later. Thanks also to Randi for her World War II British and Northern Ireland reading suggestions. I’m looking forward to checking them out of the Long Beach library ASAP. LARRY FELDMAN Long Beach

declare independence is riveting, that’s not actually how it happened. Signers came and went over a period of days, shrouded in secrecy, to sign the document. There were likely never more than a few people in the room with the Declaration of Independence before its delivery to England. But we’re splitting hairs. What truly matters is something Trumbull could never capture with his paintbrush: true Americanism. England was the most powerful country — the most powerful empire — on the face of the planet when the wording of the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Yet these 56 men, representing the 13 Colonies, believed freedom could defeat that power, and that these lands on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean could indeed be free. We refer to America as “the great experiment” — can people truly rule themselves? And while it’s no longer the only democracy, it remains one of the oldest. But longevity is not without its pitfalls. For one, the very spirit that brought these brave people together in the first place can fade. President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said that “freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men, and so it must be daily earned and refreshed — else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” The Fourth of July isn’t just about fireworks and waving the American flag, but about refreshing what freedom truly

means, so that we can continue earning it every day. No one born, raised and living in America has known anything but freedom, and because of that, we can take that freedom for granted. When true threats to our democracy materialize, we may brush them off as inconsequential. But they are not inconsequential. And we have a duty as Americans not only to remember what freedom and democracy are, but also to live them, and to lead by example. That means allowing for diversity in thoughts and opinions. That means checking oppression at the door. That means treating everyone the same way you would want to be treated. The strength of America is not a piece of parchment carried on a ship across the Atlantic, but rather the people to which it granted freedom and independence, now nearly 250 years later. Something John Trumbull certainly understood by not depicting what actually happened in Philadelphia in 1776, but instead capturing what that moment truly represented: governing together, and governing one another, always putting ourselves in the place of those we lead. James Bryce, a former British ambassador to the United States, said it best in a 1909 speech he delivered to a conference at Mohonk Lake in Ulster County: “Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous, as well as strong.”

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ssues of life and death, liberty, justice and freedom call for citizen involvement. We should have strong opinions about such topics. Apathy destroys more democracies than tanks do. But while civic participation is necessary, the U.S. has become more polarized, more confrontational and less able to reach consensus on major policy questions. Even simple respect for one another is getting hard to come by. A perfect example is the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to JOHN overturn the court’s 1973 deciO’CONNELL sion in Roe v. Wade. To many, the Supreme Court has become a malignant danger to America now that its majority leans toward originalism, though many of the same people thought the court was perfectly principled when it sided with progressives. While some Americans believe that sending the issue of abortion back to each state’s legislators — women and men elected by the citizens of each district in their state — ought to be celebrated as a victory for democracy and the rule of law, others think that overturning Roe is an attack on women, on privacy

rights and, as President Biden called it, “a tragic error.” Some of the most furious critics of the court’s ruling believe that “birthing people” have an absolute right to terminate a pregnancy. To argue otherwise, they say, is a patronizing, misogynistic assault on women. Six unelected judges shouldn’t interfere with a woman’s “right to choose,” they say, though it was fine to have a majority of unelected judges side with the far left in Roe, Casey (a later, related case) and other decisions for decades. Because the justices ruled against her preference, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, claims the court has “lost legitimacy.” She wants to “pack” it with additional Biden-nominated justices. Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, promised that women would “defy” the ruling. The reversal of Roe is just the most recent cause for extreme reactions. The House of Representatives’ prejudiced Jan. 6 committee, operating without cross-examination of witnesses, has roused hyper reactions on the right. Covid vaccination and mask requirements provoked folks on both sides to confront others, sometimes even physically. Many Americans are angry over social media censorship, while others are mad that the social media don’t limit

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speech more aggressively. The Biden administration’s implicit invitation and acceptance of millions of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico with no effective controls, notwithstanding strict immigration laws, drives many citizens nuts. Others welcome this border breakdown, whether in the name of hospitality, charity, cheap labor or potential political advantage. So there are a lot of important issues currently provoking extreme reactions. And there are more ways than ever to proclaim our opinions. Social media triggers the brilliant and the intellectually immature alike, and enables selfexpression, including radical opinions, incitement, the intentional or ignorant spreading of misinformation, political and organizational propaganda, or just wacky, narcissistic stupidity. There is, of course, a big difference between the enthusiastic exercise of our constitutionally protected freedoms of speech and assembly and the violent assaults, looting and arson that marked recent “mostly peaceful protests.” Marching in solidarity for legitimate rights isn’t the same as throwing fake blood on adoption- and pregnancy-counseling centers and setting one on fire. There’s a distinction between opinions based on sincerely held beliefs and radical acts of vio-

he court agrees that it has no right to decide what women may do with their bodies.

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‘Neither snow nor rain . . .’ To the Editor: It is a great honor to serve the Hempstead Post Office as its postmaster. In my 24 years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role it plays in connecting neighbors and our community to the nation. Our post offices serve as a lifeline for our small businesses to reach customers no matter where they are. Under Postmaster Gen. Louis DeJoy’s leadership and Delivering For America, the Postal Service’s 10-year plan, we are maintaining universal six-day mail delivery and expanded seven-day package delivery, stabilizing our workforce, and spurring innovation to meet the needs of our modern customers. From a successful 2021 holiday mail and shipping season to our recent role delivering Covid-19 test kits, the Postal Service continues to provide a vital service for our nation and our community. On behalf of the 650,000 men and women of the USPS, I thank you for continuing to support it. Providing reliable mail delivery while strengthening the future of this treasured institution is our commitment to you. TRINA WILSON Postmaster Hempstead

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lence designed to crush those who hold those beliefs. There’s a world of difference between disagreeing with court opinions and attempting to assassinate a justice. Courts aren’t legislatures. The three dissenting justices “do not make a serious effort to dispute the points the majority makes about the legal basis for Roe in the first instance,” wrote Carrie Campbell Severino, the president of the Judicial Crisis Network. “Their argument amounts to an appeal to uphold the court’s protracted acts of judicial fiat on the subject of abortion because they like the outcome of those precedents as a matter of policy. Such brazen melding of policy preferences with constitutional interpretation undermines the rule of law.” I think the court actually agrees with those who say the justices have no right to decide what women may do with their bodies. Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel Alito said: “Roe was on a collision course with the Constitution from the day it was decided, Casey perpetuated its errors, and those errors do not concern some arcane corner of the law of little importance to the American people. Rather, wielding nothing but raw judicial power … the Court usurped the power to address a question of profound moral and social importance that the Constitution unequivocally leaves for the people.” John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

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Abortion, the high court and the people

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