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Appreciating the sacrifices made by vets Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said.

“It’s important so we can learn their stories, learn about their sacrifice, and learn about how Veterans spend years of they have given so much to their lives serving their comserve our country.” munities and the Canzoneri-Fitzcountry — how can patrick herself is we follow their from a family of example? More veterans. Her than 100 people grandfather saw who gathered in combat in World the auditorium of War I. Her father Malverne High was on active duty School on Sunday during the Korean pondered that quesWar. The ceremony, tion as, one by one, she said, gave her a 23 veterans from new level of appreLong Island were ciation for her famhonored with citaily’s service. tions and applause.

The crowd maniThe event, orgafested pride in the nized by state Sen. veterans in their Patricia Canzonerilives — spouses Fitzpatrick, recogPATRICIA beamed tearfully nized the contribuCANzoNERIwhen their hustions made by local FITzPATRICk band’s or wife’s heroes that too State Senator name was called; often go unsung. adult children Some honorees stood to take pictures of their were in their 40s; others were parent being recognized; todsenior citizens who were dlers in American flag sweaters escorted to the podium. Still giggled and entertained delightothers had died years ago, and ed families. family members accepted their And the attendees’ pride certificates on their behalf.

“We need to stop and remem- wasn’t limited to the loved ones they came to celebrate. Every ber those veterans who have given so much to our country,” Continued on page 3

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During the Village of Malverne’s Veterans Day ceremony, Master of Ceremonies Commander Pat Alesia presents the history of Veterans Day.

Solemn tribute to America’s heroes The Village of Malverne and greater West Hempstead community held Veterans Day events to honor those who served and those who are currently serving America on Nov. 11.

In West Hempstead, Congregation Shaaray Shalom held its annual Veterans Shabbat Program with a special guest, Jewish war veteran Sheila Berg, who spoke about her 29 years of experience in the military.

Story, more photos, Page 10.

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Ed Freeberg, a member of the Jewish War Veterans Post 652, speaks at Congregation Shaaray Shalom.

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State Sen. patricia Canzoneri-fitzpatrick honored 23 veterans on Sunday. the honorees all had different backgrounds, but shared a dedication to service and sacrifice.

23 veterans honored, each has a story Continued from page 1

honoree was greeted with enthusiastic applause. There was a shared understanding that each one had served and sacrificed.

Among those honored were the late Thomas Nasta — recognized posthumously, with his daughter accepting the honor on his behalf — and CanzoneriFitzpatrick’s father, Joseph Canzoneri, 89, both of whom lived in Malverne.

Nasta and four of his brothers were inspired to join the armed forces after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. As a member of the Air Force, Nasta flew more than 20 missions in Europe and Africa, and was involved in the Normandy campaign. He earned several commendations, including from President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

When Nasta returned home, he learned that his twin brother, Gus, had been killed overseas, but his commitment to service never wavered. He continued to serve in the Air Reserve.

Toward the end of his life, Nasta was working on a memoir that detailed his experiences.

“It was a life full of danger and camaraderie,” he wrote.

“They call us ‘The Greatest Generation,’ and we never gave a thought that we were. I am proud to be part of a generation that brought honor to us and our country.”

Joseph Canzoneri attended the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He embarked on multiple trips to both the Antarctic and the Arctic Circle as part of Operation Deep Freeze III. After his time on active duty, Canzoneri continued his life of service. He was a founding member of the Malverne Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and spent 18 years on the village board. Dur-

List of honorees Joseph Canzoneri, Malverne J.W. Cortés, Brooklyn Alfred F. DeGrace, Valley Stream John W. Donald, Lynbrook Matthew P. Frangos, Oceanside Mark H. Getman, Cedarhurst Stephen Gormley, Woodmere Howard Kalachman, Lynbrook Vincent “Jimmy” Lijoi, North Woodmere Chloe Mack, Brookhaven Luke A. Magliaro, Harbor Isle William P. Marinaccio, Lynbrook State Sen. Canzoneri-fitzpatrick organized the ceremony to ensure that the veterans’ stories were heard.

mayor Sullivan told the gathering that anyone can serve, whether in the armed forces or as a community volunteer.

ing his time as a trustee, he focused on community safety, serving as fire commissioner, police commissioner, and head of the Department of Public Works. He was elected mayor in 1995 — the first mayor who had been born in the village.

Current Mayor Tim Sullivan and other elected officials expressed their gratitude to the local heroes. “The unbelievable experiences, both in and out of service to our country, both abroad and locally, really touched my heart,” Sullivan said. “The small ceremony here today is the least that we can do for you.”

Sullivan said that one of his deepest regrets in life is not serving in the

armed forces. His brother-in-law, a sergeant in the Marines, gave him invaluable words of wisdom. “He once said to me, ‘You know, Tim, everybody can serve,’” Sullivan recalled. “‘You can serve.’ And so I ask the civilians in this audience — and the people that you know, and the family members that you know that may not be here today — to join me in this mission.”

He implored the attendees to get involved in local American Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, to raise money for service dogs, to participate in local food drives — to serve, in one way or another, and be proud of it.

“Fly your flag with pride,” Sullivan

Joseph Mazzitelli, Five Towns Dr. Allan Mirkin, Long Beach Thomas Nasta, Malverne Michael O’Rourke, Woodmere Dominic Roggio, East Meadow Loeb Rubenstein, Woodmere Anthony Samuel, Lynbrook Frank E. Seipp, Rockville Centre David Smith, Forest Hills Michael A. Valente, Long Beach Dr. Phyllis Zagano, Lido Beach said. “Because you can serve the people that we are honoring today, in honor of their service to us.”

Another way to safety: Just text 911

By RACHELE TERRANOVA rterranova@liherald.com

It’s supposed to always be available in an emergency. But up until now, there was really only one way to call 911, and that was by calling 911.

But not anymore. Calling 911 is still available, but in those times of emergency — especially in a very precarious, and potentially dangerous situation — there is now another option in Nassau County: Text-to-911.

Officials with the Nassau County Police Department’s communications bureau officially rolled out the new program earlier this month, where instead of calling 911, those who need help immediately can also text 911, too.

It’s actually been around since September, and even though the rollout wasn’t public, police and other emergency services already have responded to more than 100 text emergencies.

But still, even with this new option, Nassau County Police Department commissioner Patrick Ryder stressed this should be used only when necessary.

“We want everyone to understand that (the) Text-to-911 program is not to replace the 911 call,” Ryder told reporters during a recent news conference sharing the program. “Iif you have that ability to call, call 911. Always call 911.”

Nassau’s Text-to-911 program has joined those already in operation in

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Nassau County Police Department commissioner Patrick Ryder officially introduced the Text-to-911 program last week, which will allow those reporting an emergency to text for help if they are not able to call.

Suffolk County and New York City. The service is intended for those with a hearing or speech disability, if someone cannot speak because of an injury or medical condition, if someone is in a threatening situation— such as a domestic or active shooter situation —

or if there is simply poor mobile phone reception.

The commissioner emphasized the speed of response is dependent on someone’s phone service. But still, there is no significant delay caused by texting 911 as opposed to calling.

To access the service, simply put “911” as the recipient of the text message, and in the body of the text, detail your emergency.

During the news conference, Ryder had a member of his communications bureau team demonstrate exactly how his department receives and responds to a texted 911 message.

“Our communications operators are the best in the country,” Ryder said.

“They’re trained. They’re very dedicated to the service. They know how to handle a victim. They’ve done it over and over and over.

“We give them a lot of credit. This is just another tool to help the victim, and extra tool to get help.”

The Nassau County Legislature last fall earmarked more than $100,000 to Intergraph Corp., to implement the Text-to-911 interface. At the time, Robert Saccente Jr. — an American Sign Language specialist for the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf — said such a system was long overdue.

“There was no way for me, as a deaf person, to call 911” during an emergency when someone collapsed in front of Saccente during a defensive driving class and needed immediate help.

“Fortunately, there were other people that were taking the class that were able to call for me. Here I am, the first person in the room. CPR certified. And I wasn’t able to make a call for him.”

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News brief Thanksgiving and the upcoming December and January holidays are a joyous time for most Nassau County families, but every year, neighbors go hungry.

It’s an unfortunate reality, although each year, charity organizations and students pitch in to help.

Here is a list of some local collection events you can donate to make a positive difference in your community:

Malverne The sixth grade Advisory and Community Service Club will be holding a Thanksgiving Food Drive at Howard T. Herber Middle School to benefit the INN in Hempstead. The event runs thru Nov. 20.

Davison Avenue Ambassadors are hosting their annual thanksgiving food drive with all donations being donated to the INN in Hempstead. All Mathletics students will be working together across grades to create Thanksgiving Math Mats.

Students will donate the hand-decorated, math-focused place mats with messages of cheer, hope, and love along with the food we collect. Fifth grade mathematics students will also be collecting data on the food collected to create an organized bar graph representing the impact a community can have when it comes together in a common altruistic goal.

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Thanksgiving food drives nearby for you Drive takes place thru Nov. 20. All donations benefit local families.

Turkeys for Veterans Team Every Veteran Appreciated is giving frozen turkeys and bags of canned goods to veterans. In Nassau County, giveaway is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 19 from 1-4 p.m. at the Marine Corps LeagueSunrise Detachment, 99 New York Ave., Massapequa.

Any veteran is able to receive a free frozen turkey and bag of canned goods for Thanksgiving while supplies last.

To donate for the event, visit GoTeamEVA.org. Team EVA is a non-profit organization that supports and honors veterans across Long Island.

Turkey and Trimming collection Island Harvest is holding its annual Turkey and Trimming Collection Campaign thru Dec. 30 for Thanksgiving and the holidays. Anyone who wants to help can make a monetary contribution or drop off traditional holiday food items, personal care items, or grocery gift cards.

Some of the items needed are: canned tuna or chicken, vegetable, olive or canola oil, canned vegetables, and more.

For more information, call (516) 2948528. Visit IslandHarvest.org for a complete list of needed items and a list of drop-off locations.

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Malverne students hold food drive Embarking on a mission of compassion and community spirit, the sixth grade Advisory and Community Service Club at Malverne’s Howard T. Herber Middle School are holding a Thanksgiving Food Drive from Nov. 1-20. The initiatives benefit the INN in Hempstead, supporting the soup kitchen and food pantry.

The focus is not just on gathering sustenance but fostering togetherness and shared responsibility. Students are encouraged to make a difference by bringing in their donations upon entry into the building, echoing the sentiment that every contribution, no matter how small, can have a meaningful impact.

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By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

A missed Cold Spring Harbor field goal try from 32 yards in the waning seconds of last Saturday night’s Nassau Conference IV football semifinal kept Malverne’s season alive and led to overtime.

But the Mules’ defense, which allowed just 179 total yards and forced five punts through four quarters, was unable to stop Alex Bauer in OT. Bauer’s 1-yard touchdown run on fourth down and two-point conversion propelled the third-seeded Seahawks to a 15-7 victory at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium.

No. 2 Malverne had first-and-goal from the Cold Spring Harbor 2-yard line in OT but was snuffed on two rushing attempts by Reagan Reilly and Tim Pisano, respectively, and two passes into the end zone, the last of which ended an emotional roller-coaster season with a record of 7-3.

“At the end of the day, we didn’t jump up and take it,” Mules head coach Kito Lockwood said. “We didn’t

execute on offense or defense in overtime and we have to tip our cap to Cold Spring Harbor. They had two first downs and scored and got the two. It’s disappointing.”

The Seahawks advanced to face topseeded Seaford in the championship game next Saturday at 4 p.m. at Hofstra. Both teams are 9-1. Cold Spring Harbor’s last title came in 2018, while the Vikings’ last crown came in 2019.

Malverne won its first five games this season and was looking to snap a county championship drought dating back to 1991 when Lockwood, then a senior two-way star, & Co. defeated Oyster Bay. The Mules dominated the first quarter Saturday night and held Cold Spring Harbor to just four total yards on six plays, but they had nothing to show for it. The sting of a fumble at the Seahawks 30 early in the second quarter was minimized by the defense, with Kevin Estime sacking CSH quarterback Sam Bruno to force another punt.

A nice return by Isaiah Jolly who scored three touchdowns in a 41-8 first-

round playoff win over East Rockaway, allowed Malverne to begin what would be its lone scoring drive of the game at its own 37. An eight-play mixture of Branden McLaughlin and quarterback Chad Wesley runs, and William Hartley receptions behind a front five consisting of Estime, Fabian Gonzalez, Abdullah Bhutta, Aaron Munoz and K’von Hightower led to the first points of the night — a 13-yard touchdown run by McLaughlin.

Cold Spring Harbor, which defeated Malverne during the regular season, 21-14 on Oct. 13 with Bauer scoring the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter, trailed the rematch 7-0 at halftime but began its second series of the second half in enemy territory and cashed in. Bauer had runs of 3, 4, 7 and lastly 24 yards to account for every inch of the scoring drive that knotted the game.

“Bauer really came through for us as he has all year,” CSH head coach Joe Mendreski said.

The Mules rushed for 216 yards on 43 carries, led by Michael McDougall’s 86 on just eight carries.

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Michael McDougall led the Mules with 86 yards rushing in last Saturday’s semifinal playoff loss to Cold Spring Harbor.

When Chris Tucker is here, everybody eats nformisano@liherald.com

On the last Sunday of every month, Christopher Tucker, 45, makes sure everybody eats. People come down to Harold Walker Memorial Park to enjoy music, community, and a delicious home-cooked meal. Tucker buys the food while his sister, Felisha Tucker, cooks — chicken, macaroni and cheese, baked ziti, spanish rice and peas, she’s done it all.

“It’s a sense of home,” Tucker said. “It’s the same effect for the community, where they know that: ‘we eat good. This is home. I know if I can’t eat anywhere else, I can get food at home.’

“They know at the end of every month, my home is guaranteed to feed me.”

And this coming month, he’s doing a little extra.

Tucker has organized a “Turkey Drive,” so everyone can enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. Tucker and his friends and family are accepting donations — in the form of CashApp or turkey — and will be handing out the classic Thanksgiving staple at Harold Walker Memorial Park this Saturday at 2 pm.

“Everybody should feel loved during the holidays,” Tucker said. “I mean, you should feel it every day, but definitely during the holidays. Because as time goes on, there’s many people that are not here to make your holiday special like it used to be. So this is just something that everybody can appreciate.”

This is Tucker’s first Turkey Drive, but not nearly his first time feeding the neighborhood out of his own pocket for the holidays. For the past three years, Tucker has hosted a 4th of July BBQ where everyone in the community is welcomed with open arms to celebrate.

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Christopher Tucker has been feeding the Lakeview community out of his own pocket for years. To Tucker, it’s simple: people should understand that Lakeview is their home — and their home will take care of them.

Even with the tremendous amount of work he puts in every year, Tucker felt driven to do more. He organized the Halloween candy drive, where he helped give out more than 200 bags of candy to the community. And nine months ago, he began the monthly meals.

“We were like, ‘you know, once a month maybe we should just take the time to make sure everybody

eats,’” he said. “It started with just a few people we know, and then it just transferred over to the whole community.”

He doesn’t seek anything in return — he just wants to do his part for the community he loves.

“There’s a time where you got to start doing right,” Tucker said. “The same people that watch you do wrong, they’re still watching. So once you start doing things the right way, it inspires them to make the turn too.”

Sometimes, Tucker said, people don’t feel like they can reach out to others for support. The best way around that is to not wait until someone asks — just offer.

“If you just offer it, they don’t have to ask for it,” Tucker said. “If a person is hungry, they might not just say ‘I’m hungry.’ But if you say ‘hey, you want something to eat,’ they’ll eat.

“They don’t have to swallow their pride.”

The sense of togetherness is Tucker’s favorite part of feeding the community. Good food is universal — everyone has a cherished memory of a holiday or a loved one, Tucker said, and sometimes that sense of closeness is only a home-cooked meal away.

“It allows people to see that there’s still some people out here that do care,” Tucker said.

It’s important to Tucker that everyone who participates does so for the right reasons. It’s not about praise, or being a hero, he said — it’s about making sure that each person knows they are loved, knows they are cared for, and knows their community has their back.

Anyone looking to participate in the Turkey Drive can call Letesha Tucker at (516) 757-4313.

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She shared how the answers to these questions should prompt women to prepare for their own future.

“Truly, knowledge is power,” Stefans said. “In order to start thinking about — if you haven’t already started thinking about — what to do with your own financial plan, what is a financial plan, and ‘what do I look like in my financial plan,’ you have to start from the beginning.”

And no worries — Stefans reassured her audience they should not stress about their past planning, but rather, focus on the future.

“The doubt and the fear are the parts that take us away from the path of getting to our place,” she said.

“Just by being here today, it means you want to educate yourself, and build a great world for yourself.”

Stefans highlighted the importance of knowledge in household and marriage finances.

“I see it very often in the widow world,” she said.

“Unfortunately, a husband dies, and the husband is the one that’s been in charge of the financial assets.

And, now, the wife is sitting there without her husband, and doesn’t have any idea how to manage these assets.”

And then there is the “sandwich generation,” responsible for financially supporting their elderly parents and as well as their own children all while paying attention to all factors impacting personal finances before finally finding the time and energy to turn to planning.

Stefans also shared the benefits of credit along with resources for credit security.

“You want to make sure your credit stays clean if you have it, and that you have a good score,” she said.

“Less debt out there that you’re not using would be good, and paying your credit cards on time. Even if you carry balances — which I’m not suggesting you do — but if you have balances, just pay on time, and it will help you with your credit.”

A major talking point of the event was enlisting the help of a financial planner, another hat Stefans wears. That includes making sure you have lined up a will, health care proxy, durable power of attorney, guardianship provisions, and a trust to ensure individual stability in case of illness.

“The biggest secret about this,” Stefans said, “is time, practice and setting goals.”

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Jewish war veteran Sheila Berg celebrated Congregation Shaaray Shalom hosted its annual Veterans Shabbat Program on Saturday, Nov. 11 with Jewish war veteran Sheila Berg speaking on Zoom.

Ed Freeberg, a member of Jewish War Veterans Post 652, also spoke and provided insight along with Berg. Rabbi Art Vernon guided the program, which was particularly important this year.

Berg spoke about her 29 years of military service, and the war Israel is engaged in against Hamas terrorists.

Rabbi Art Vernon during the annual Veterans Shabbat Program.

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Posters inside Congregation Shaaray Shalom are a grim reminder of the importance of Veterans Day.

Malverne remembers and honors veterans The Village of Malverne’s annual Veterans Day ceremony was held Saturday, Nov. 11 with plenty of neighbors in attendance to honor those who served and those who are currently serving.

The Malverne Historical and Preservation Society held its annual Veterans Day breakfast, and the village-wide ceremony took place shortly after at the gazebo.

Malverne Mayor Tim Sullivan giving remarks to commemorate Veterans Day.

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Members of Malverne American Legion Post 44 and village officials commemorate Veterans Day.

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By Karen Bloom The big feast is soon to arrive — and with it the spectacle and delights of theByfestive Karen Bloom season ahead. Before we settle in for that Thanksgiving gathering with family and friends, step out and explore some of the holiday-themed events nearby.

Visitors will be immersed in an array of light displays, lanterns, and interactive Can art change the world? It’s a question WHEN art installations that make up LuminoCity’s Wonder ••Garvies Preserve Native that’s been at the focus of our collective Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 Journey. Among the American Festival, Nov. 18p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. highlights? See multiple culture for centuries. Now as society 11 a.m.-4 p.m.5-12 and seniors • $10, $5 ages illuminating sculptures • Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, Barry Drive, Glen Cove in Jocelyn’s Garden navigates the complexities of modern life, •• 50 South Campus, Hempstead.

For information, contact and Chiaozza’s Forest, For information and to RSVP, (516) 571-8010, or designed by internationally art as a path for social change is at the GarviesPointMuseum.com call (516) 463-5672, or visit renowned artists Jocelyn ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hofstra.edu/museum forefront of artistic expression.

Tsaih and Chiaozza.

• LuminoCity at Eisenhower “Lantern festivals have Park, now through Jan.7 long been a tradition in • Enter at Field 4, “When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines Asian culture, especially East Meadow the collective power of the arts in society.

• Tickets available at during the holidays,” Luminocityfestival.com Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and producer Amber Cao says. collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

“We want to recreate that tradition and share it with “It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that everyone. We’re excited to translate our tradition into promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” an unforgettable holiday experience.”

Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise creating be Point Museum ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and Courtesy call outGarvies injustices through their artLaster lights, music, and even a smoke machine add to the experience — what Cao describes as a “magical Garvies Point Museum’s annual Native American festival is a seasonal tradition. and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, space.” The beloved story “Alice in Wonderland” adds voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine thea making A Native American celebration wondrous component to the light display. Visitors of arthistory, with public that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their Early on in our nation’s Nativeservice Americans handed down time-honored practices encounter iconic scenes from the Wonderland Tea Party, involved in rejoicing over nature’s bounty at harvest time — even thoughcreate it certainly wasn’tand inspire others communities and the nation to ignite movement, awareness, to butterfly seat, and a life-sized Queen’s Castle to the Thanksgiving as we know it. Yet, was plenty of feasting and festivities as these early stand withthere them.” where adults and kids can slide down the Queen of Americans gathered to commemorate before July settling in in forconjunction the approaching Heart’s massive slide.

This exhibit, their whichharvest runs through 28, is with Hofstra’s winter.

Cao and her team also partnered with Long 13th presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April.

An annual holiday event — a popular long-standing tradition — honors the spirit and “We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says Island Children’s Museum for what’s defined as an traditions of Long Island’s early residents at Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, timed to museum Karen Albert.Nov. “The initialgives idea for this exhibition was inspired by “underwater experience” that showcases displays of coincide with Thanksgiving.

Thisdirector weekend’s festival, 18-19, visitors a deep dive into underwater sea creatures designed by local children. an Americans Obama Administration White House— briefi ng indoors that took place the lifestyle of those early through varied activities both and out.on May 12, 2009, “We seek out community collaborations that offer whereinmore 60 artists and creative organizers met using with administration officials our to visitors unique opportunities to showcase their Everyone can participate tool than and pottery-making, and spear-throwing the atlatl the collective power the pottery arts to build community, change, and chartcreativity as they learn about cultural traditions,” says (a spear-throwing tool).discuss Also experience natural clayofand making.

Primitivecreate fire building (without matches!) andasome on-site campfirerecovery cookinginare other activities pathway for national theamong areas of social justice, always civic participation and Erika Floreska, museum president. enjoyed by all who takeactivism.” part.

The collaboration between LuminoCity and LICM Visitors can sample some nativeother foodsrecent and learn about process ofthe creating includes a concurrent exhibit at LICM detailing the To authentic that end, unlike exhibits thatthe showcased museum’s “dugout” canoes. In addition, see collection, an authentic reproduction a wigwam, always aartists favorite permanent Giordano reachedofout to contemporary who loaned process of turning 2D drawings into the illuminated with kids and parents. lanterns on display and exploring the art of lantern the museum their selected works. Some 36 pieces are on view — representing Families can also learn about the process of creating “dugout” canoes, along with corn making. all(at media — from Emma Amos, Molly Crabapple andofthe Equal Long Justice Initiative, grinding and storytelling 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.) with Chief Redfeather eastern “We’re excited that thousands of families will be ForAlso Freedoms, Miguel Luciano, Michelefrom Pred,the Hank Willis Thomas, andand Sophia Island’s Montaukett tribe. check out displays of artifacts museum collection, able to see our visitors’ ideas realized as 3D lanterns Victor. the authentic reproduction of a wigwam, always a favorite with kids and parents. during the festival,” Floreska says.

“Thepermanent way our climate is now, this exhibit could not Island’s be moreNative timely than While there, the museum’s exhibits — which showcase Long Light sculptures in the Mystical Jellyfish Forest, American culture and archaeology, as well as the geology of Long Island and New York state at this moment,” Albert adds.

Ship and Dolphin Lagoon, Giant Whale Tail, Imaginary — are also worth visiting, as are thethe preserve’s nature trails. The newest the Among highlights, she points to the seriesexhibit, of prints“Art fromofthe Sea Creature and Fiddler Crab were designed by Zuni Fetish,” is a must-see, according to museum director Veronica children who participated in a hands-on workshop at collective For Freedoms.

Their four large scale Natale. photos are based on “These small, hand-carved figurines made of inspired varying stone types, and eachD. the museum. Their 2D artwork was submitted for an Normananimal Rockwell’s 1943 are oil paintings

by President Franklin animal has its own meaning,” she says. “They are adorable in-person.” opportunity to be brought to life in 3D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union address that outlined what he Winners range from 5 to 11 years old. considered the essential LuminoCity lights up Eisenhower Park four democratic values freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

For Courtesy LuminoCity The enchanting holiday extravaganza that first arrived here last year returns to Long Island, has interpreted theseseason, iconic works for our era. Monday, 4:30 Photos above: Eisenhower Park sparkles throughout the illuminating EisenhowerFreedoms Park throughout the holiday Thursday through holiday season with the arrival of LuminoCity.

“It’s the same composition,” Albert says. “From 1940s America, to 9:30 p.m. these (works) show what America is today, our diversity and what we look like now.”

As always the museum offers additional

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The Bacon Brothers

That ‘Footloose’ feeling comes alive when Kevin Bacon takes to the stage, as one-half of the Bacon Brothers, at their long-awaited Long lsland appearance rescheduled from last June. Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, Michael and Kevin Bacon have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into a genre-bending sound. They call that sound ‘Forosoco’ — a blend of folk, rock, soul and country influences, delivered by two songwriters who Pat McGann were born to collaborate.

It’s taken the siblings across world —is from Patthe McGann quickly rising as shows in Japan, to at of performances the sharpest stand-ups on th American landmarks like Carnegie comedy scene. A relative lateco Hall and the Grand Ole Opry.he The to comedy, began doing sta Bacon Brothers turn a new page with he was up at 31 after realizing their 11th release, ‘Erato,’ five packaging. very goodwhose at selling songs showcase He thehustled duo’s dynamic his way to become contrasts: quiet moments and big house emcee at Zanies Chicago payoffs, organic where instrumentation and he distinguished himself electronic textures, self-penned especially adeptsongs, at working the and high-profile crowd. collaborations A husband and father o three young children, McGann Saturday, Nov. 18, 8 p.m. $45-$80; appeal stems from his quick wi available at TheSpaceAtWestbury. relatable take on family life com. The Space,and 250 Post Ave. and marriage. In 2017, McGan Westbury. began touring as the opening a for Sebastian Maniscalco, movi with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively sh but impressive resume, include Montreal’s famed Just For Laug Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festiv and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

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Playhouse. The RRP band offers its core audience of families with children up to 7 years old with games, movement, stories, and — most importantly — an opportunity to rock out. Highlighting iconic music legends, the band delivers a dynamic show for all ages. Parents can enjoy the music they love, while little fans are encouraged to explore their creativity and have fun. Kids move, play and sing to the backdrop of the classic rock songbook. Rock Yarn/Wire and Roll Playhouse is an early and Now intoitsa 18th often first introduction child’syear, Adelphi University’s ‘new lifelong journey with live music andmusic’ seriesare welcomes Yarn/Wire. rock ‘n’ roll. Activities paired with The intrepid New York-based the music. A hello song is followed by a rock and rollpiano-percussion jump. Rainbow quartet has forged a singular streamers encourage kids to move path with endlessly inventive around during the show, with a giantcollaboratio and performance parachute to runcommissions under and play, thatresponse have made a significant along with call and songs contribution to the canon of and the freeze dance.

The band works. plays the music inexperimental the same way that The quarte features founding parents have grown to love it — justmember Lau and Julia Den Boer on without the reallyBarger long jams. and Russell Greenberg, Sunday, Nov. 19,piano noon. $15.

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Long Island Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker’ The holiday treat returns to Long Island. Audiences will once again be transported by the Sugar Plum Fairy to The Land of Sweets in this familyfriendly classic, set to the music of Tchaikovsky, on the Landmark stage, Saturday, Nov. 25, noon and 4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 26, 2 p.m. Long Island Ballet Theatre’s production parkles with beautiful costumes, dazzling sets and a talented cast that features adult professionals as well as aspiring young student dancers. Designed to appeal to younger kids as well as older children and adults, this “Nutcracker” is both narrated and abridged, so you can enjoy the story of Clara, her magical nutcracker and her enchanting winter adventure as a family. Throughout its history, the LIBT has welcomed acclaimed dancers from both the New York Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre for their special seasonal extravaganza, as the first production of the holiday season on Long Island. Follow Clara as she embarks on a journey filled with brave soldiers, dancing snowflakes and excitement. All tickets $35. Purchase tickets at LandmarkOnMainStreet. org or call (855) 222-2TIX (2849). Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington.

Enjoy an evening of learning and playing historic games at Old Westbury Gardens’ Westbury House, Friday, Nov. 17, 7-9 p.m. The Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo takes visitors on journey through 5000 years of board game history, from its roots in ancient times to more familiar examples from the time of the Phipps family. A brief lecture on the history of board games, includes a presentation of each of the featured games.

These historic games are fully playable, and you can try them out yourself. Featured games include: Senet, The Royal Game of Ur, Three Man’s Morris, Six Man’s Morris, Nine Man’s Morris, Twelve Man’s Morris, Mancala, Go, Chess, The Royal and Most Pleasant Game of The Goose, Backgammon. The Landlords Game (transition to the modern Monopoly).

Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot.

Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

How do animals survive winter?

Ever wonder how animals make it through the long winter? Bring the kids to Hempstead Lake State Park, Sunday, Nov. 26, to learn the winter behavior of animals and see how they adapt to make it through the cold months. 1000 Lake Drive, West Hempstead.

Register at EventBrite.com or call (516) 766-1029.

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Bird walk Art classes Nassau County Museum of Art welcomes those interested in improving their art skills or those who simply want to explore their creativity to participate in one of their many stimulating classes.

The fall schedule includes Figure Drawing with Live Model (adults and teens 16+), Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., through Dec. 14. Attend one day or for entire series. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor.

For information and to register visit NassauMuseum. org or call (516) 484-9338.

Learn to code!

Students in grades 3-8 who want to learn to code can attend a class at Lakeview Public Library, Saturday, Nov. 25, with TecEquity, 10:3011:30 a.m. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Register in advance by calling or visiting the library. 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre. Register at LakeviewLibrary.org or call (516) 536-3071.

The South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for another in its series of bird walks, at Point Lookout Town Park and Lido Preserve, Sunday, Nov. 26, starting at 9 a.m.

Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars.

Exit from the Meadowbrook at Loop Parkway toward Point Lookout, ending west of Point Lookout at Lido Boulevard. Continue straight across into Point Lookout Park. Park in the southeast corner, closest to the private homes. To register, text name and contact information to (516 ) 467-9498. No walk if it rains. Text regarding questionable weather. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org.

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Long Island Children’s Museum is gearing up to hit another milestone birthday and invites families to celebrate, Sunday, Nov. 19, noon to 4 p.m. Join in the fun at this special party.

Make some quintessential ‘90s sand art, create a party hat, send a wish with a bubble wand, decorate (and eat) a tasty mini cupcake and leave a birthday message at the handson collaborative installation.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City.

(516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Turkey Trek Looking to burn off those Thanksgiving calories? Take a leisurely trek around the Bridle Path at Hempstead Lake State Park, Friday, Nov. 24, 10-11:30 a.m. The hike is three miles long and is a family friendly. 1000 Lake Drive, West Hempstead.

Register at EventBrite.com or call (516) 766-1029.

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

Westbury House, decorated for the season, welcomes visitors to celebrate the season, Saturday, Dec. 2, 6:30-9 p.m. Take a selfguided tour through the illuminated and decorated period rooms with their enchanting floral decorations, have cookies and cider on the West Porch, and meet and take pictures with Santa.

A Christmas-themed concert performed by the Bethel Concert Choir, at 7:30 p.m., is followed by an outdoor tree-lighting ceremony.

Limited ticket availability; advance purchase required. $25, $18 ages 7-17. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

‘Stranger Things’ escape room Do your kids love the show “Stranger Things”? Do they love challenges? Kids in grades 6-12 can visit West Hempstead Public Library, Monday, Nov. 27, for a “Stranger Things” escape room event.

Sessions are 6-6:45 p.m. and 7:30-8:15 p.m. 500 Hempstead Ave. Register at WHPLibrary.org or call (516) 481-6591.

Fireside photos with Santa Visit the Malverne Historical Society for fireside photos with Santa, Sunday, Nov. 19, from 1-3 p.m., at the Landers Restoration House. The house is decorated for the holidays and Santa will be waiting by the fireplace. View Malverne’s history and take your Christmas card photos early! Free event; bring your own camera.

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Sunrise Hwy construction project nears end

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If your commute on Sunrise Highway has been interrupted by construction, there’s good news: It’s almost finished.

Construction crews are in the final stages of installing over 10 miles of pipe systems along Sunrise to connect two water-treatment facilities. The project, called Bay Park Conveyance, began in the summer of 2021, with the goal of eliminating excessive nitrogen pollution in Nassau County’s Western Bays. The construction is now 77 percent completed, according to the Long Island Regional Planning Council.

“The construction crews have been working on that the last few weeks,” Andrew Fera, the project director from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said of the final phase of construction along Sunrise Highway. “We certainly hope that we can get this complete by the end of November.”

For years, the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility, in East Rockaway — formerly known as the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant — has been pumping 50 million gallons of treated sewage per day into the Western Bays. The resulting nitrogen pollution causes an overgrowth of algae and an increase in harmful toxins and bacteria, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The underground pipes will reroute the effluent from the East Rockaway facility to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Wantagh, where it will be pumped out into the Atlantic. Fera detailed the rerouting in a digital presentation on Oct. 26 by the planning council, the DEC and the Nassau County Department of Public Works, which are partners in the project.

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The Bay Park Conveyance project involves the installation of over 10 miles of pipe systems along Sunrise Highway. Residents have complained about the noise and inconvenience of the construction. to the project, Fera said. The reduced nitrogen will also help restore marshland, which plays a key role in protecting the South Shore from flooding during storms.

In the meantime, however, residents who live near the construction have had to endure loud noise, bright lights and strong vibrations during the night as crews have worked on the project from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

“We did all we could to reduce the noise impacts and let everyone know what to expect for those couple of

weeks when we’re in that neighborhood,” Fera said.

“We did our best to be the least impactful we could, albeit with a major civil construction project.

“Unfortunately, there are things that are tough to mitigate,” he added.

The construction has necessitated traffic diversions along Sunrise that have irked some commuters. As well, steel sheets have temporarily replaced sections of the road, which drivers and nearby residents have complained made traffic excessively noisy. As construction comes to an end, these measures are slowly being phased out, and crews are now working on restoring the asphalt.

When possible, the planning council revised the plans to reduce impact on local communities — and in one instance, part of the East Rockaway High School property.

“There was going to be a major impact to that high school, which we were really trying to avoid,” Fera said.

Instead, in a highly complicated rework, a curved section of piping was routed around the high school.

“We have successfully completed that drive,” Fera said, “and avoided the East Rockaway High School property entirely.”

If good weather continues and no unforeseen problems arise, all tunneling construction on the highway is expected to be finished by November, and all asphalt repairs finished by the end of December. If the Bay Park Conveyance remains on its current timeline, the project team will be able to turn the effluent-pumping system on next June, for a testing phase to evaluate how well it functions in extreme weather events.

The project’s Community Information Center is at 265 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre. Those interested in scheduling an appointment can contact BayParkConveyance@gmail.com, or the 24/7 Project Hotline (516) 252-6121.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-D, MORTGAGE-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-D, V. CLIFFORD FRANCIS, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated July 26, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-D, MORTGAGEBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-D is the Plaintiff and CLIFFORD FRANCIS, 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 November 28, 2023 at 3:00PM, premises known as 710 ORIOLE AVE, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552: Section 0035, Block 00437-00, Lot 00030: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN LAKEVIEW, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 600649/2018. Peter L. Kramer, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 142715 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 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU CMG MORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, Against JANICE COGHLAN, AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM S. GROOMS A/K/A WILLIAM GROOMS, ET AL. Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 04/12/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 11/28/2023 at 2:00 pm, premises known as 17 Hopatcong Avenue, West Hempstead, New York 11552, And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York.

Section 35 Block 462 Lot 508 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $274,404.81 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 17-001008 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.

Ralph Madalena, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 9/21/23 File Number: 16-303695 SH 142709

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-QS11, Plaintiff, AGAINST GEORGINA GARCIA, MYRIAM ROJAS, et al.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on June 4, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 6, 2023 at 3:00 PM premises known as 240 Franklin Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11565.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Malverne, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Section 35, Block 240 and Lot 46.

Approximate amount of judgment $968,868.92 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #018091/2007.

Cary David Kessler, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 142886

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

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff AGAINST OSCAR PRIETO, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD KOOS, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 23, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 4, 2023 at 4:00PM, premises known as 683 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Lakeview, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 517, Lot 4. Approximate amount of judgment $480,559.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #601959/2020.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Please contact the Referee with any questions at (516) 510-4020. Peter L.

Kramer, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-000320 78006 142832

To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

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 December 12, 2023 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. 143128

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MALVERNE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Malverne will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 7:00 PM, at Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, NY 11530 in order to receive public comment upon the following: PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF MALVERNE, CHAPTER 600, ENTITLED “ZONING”, SECTION 600-14.1, ENTITLED “PENALTIES FOR OFFENSES.”

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCOPORATED VILLAGE OF MALVERNE AVERIL SMITH CLERK/TREASURER DATED: November 2, 2023 143289 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION LAKEVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE LAKEVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with Chapter 403 of the Laws of the State of New York for 1977, an election will be held in the Lakeview Public Library District on December 5, 2023, the polls to be open between the hours of 4 p.m. o’clock p.m. and 10 o’clock p.m. standard time, at the Lakeview Public Library, 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, New York, in said District for the purpose of electing one (1) Library Trustee for a term of five (5) years to succeed Lisa Ortiz which term expires on the 31st day of December 2023. The voting will be by paper ballot. The polls will be opened at 4:00 p.m. and remain opened until 10:00 p.m. and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballot.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution adopted at a meeting of the Trustees of the Lakeview Public Library District held on the 18th day of October 2023, candidates for Library Trustee shall file their names with the District Clerk at the Lakeview Public Library, 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, New York, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of such election, subscribed by twenty-five (25) qualified electors (as defined below) of the District.

A qualified elector is a person who is registered to vote and who has resided in the Library District at least 30 days prior to the Library District election.

Only resident qualified electors are eligible to hold office of Library Trustee or to vote at a Library District election. Petition forms are available at the Library.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the Lakeview Public Library election may be made at the Lakeview Public Library at 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, New York 11570.

Completed applications must be received by the Lakeview Public Library at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or one (1) day before the election; if the ballot is to be personally delivered to the voter.

Absentee ballots must be received at the Lakeview Public Library no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 5, 2023. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the administrative office of the Lakeview Public Library between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election except Sundays, and between the hours of 10a.m. and 12 noon on the Saturday prior to the election, and such list will also be available for inspection at the polling place at the election of members of the Board of Trustees.

By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Lakeview Public Library District.

Dated: October 18th, 2023 Rockville Centre, New

York District Clerk Lakeview Public Library 143028 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE ELECCIÓN ANNUAL BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DEL DISTRITO DE LAKEVIEW DEL PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO NASSAU, NUEVA YORK A LOS ELECTORES CALIFICADOS DEL DISTRITO DE BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE LAKEVIEW: POR EL PRESENTE SE LES NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con el Capítulo 403 de las Leyes del Estado de Nueva York de 1977, se llevarán a cabo elecciones en el Distrito de Bibliotecas Públicas de Lakeview el 5 de diciembre de 2023, y las urnas estarán abiertas entre las 4 p.m. y las 10 p.m. hora estándar, en la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview, 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, Nueva York, en dicho Distrito con el propósito de elegir un (1) Síndico de la Biblioteca por un período de cinco (5) años para suceder a Lisa Ortiz, cuyo período expira el el día 31 de diciembre de 2023. La votación se realizará mediante papeleta. Las urnas se abrirán a las 4:00 p.m horas y permanecerá abierto hasta las 10:00 p.m. horas y tanto más tiempo como sea necesario para permitir que los electores presentes en ese momento emitan su voto.

ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con una resolución adoptada en una reunión de los Fideicomisarios del Distrito de Bibliotecas Públicas de Lakeview celebrada el día 18 de octubre de 2023, los candidatos a Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca presentarán sus nombres ante la Secretaria del Distrito en la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview, 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, Nueva York, al menos diez (10) días antes de la fecha de dicha elección, suscrita por veinticinco (25) electores calificados (como se define a continuación) del Distrito.

Un elector calificado es una persona que está registrada para

votar y que ha residido en el Distrito de Bibliotecas al menos 30 días antes de la elección del Distrito de Bibliotecas.

Sólo los electores residentes calificados son elegibles para ocupar el cargo de administrador de la biblioteca o votar en una elección del distrito bibliotecario.

Los formularios de petición están disponibles en la biblioteca.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto en ausencia para la elección de la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview se pueden realizar en la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview en 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, Nueva York 11570. La Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview debe recibir las solicitudes completas al menos siete (7 ) días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante o un (1) día antes de la elección; si la boleta va a ser entregada personalmente al elector.

Las boletas de voto ausente deben recibirse en la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 5 de diciembre de 2023. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrán emitido boletas de voto ausente estará disponible para su inspección en la oficina administrativa de la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview entre las 10 a. m. y las 5 p.m. en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores al día de la elección, excepto los domingos, y entre las 10 a.m. y las 12 del mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección, y dicha lista también estará disponible para su inspección en el colegio electoral en la elección de miembros de la Junta de Síndicos.

Por orden de la Junta Directiva del Distrito de la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview.

Fecha: 18 de Octubre, 2023 Centro Rockville, Nueva York Secretaria del Distrito Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview 143030 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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Employment

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PerFormance reSPonSiBilitieS: • Maintains current personnel records for employees in accordance with prescribed rules and regulations • Processes new employee applications for completeness and proper form • Prepares and submits required Civil Service forms and reports • Answers routine inquires related to Civil Service rules and regulations, examinations procedures, retirement system, wage and salaries, and related matters • Compiles and prepares statistical reports as required All positions require NYSED fingerprint clearance, Nassau County Civil Service approval.

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What to look for when you buy a house, Part 3

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And it’s a hassle, in many onte eeper cases, to fix or improve homes, to legalize or safeguard them from longterm elements like flooding, high winds and global warming.

You are enabled to avoid nearly everything by the people you hire to protect your interests and get you through the real estate closing process. As I previously wrote, anyone who steps up and advises you of problems is a gem, of precious importance to you. When your real estate agent is honestly telling you there may be problems or no permits, when your attorney notices the search only covers the outline of the building and not interior improvements, like a bathroom not recorded, or if the home inspector sees that the foundation doesn’t look correctly built, you alone have to choose to accept that there may be more to what they are telling you. If you still choose to move forward because you find yourself desperate to accept what little is out there to buy, at least prioritize and put real numbers to the future expenses for such things as paying for architectural plans, permit fees, repair fees, zoning variances, and possible fines.

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his column could have many titles. One might be, “Is there a Democratic Party in Nassau County?” Another could read, “Whatever Happened to the once proud Democratic machine in Long Beach?”

No matter which title you like, the subject matter boils down to the fact that there is essentially no Democratic Party in Long Beach or Nassau County, and the Republicans are feasting on the bones of a moribund entity.

There is no doubt that the GOP’s success on Election Day was JERRY attributable to the efforts of Joe KREMER Cairo, the county Republican Party chair.

Cairo is a brilliant leader, and he works at his job 24 hours a day. Last week he scored a big victory in the Town of North Hempstead, where he spent an estimated $1.5 million to get Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and a few Town Board members re-elected. Jon Kaiman, the former supervisor, ran a credible campaign, but his efforts were no match for Cairo and the Republican apparatus. Available

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statistics show that the Republicans had a 35 percent turnout at the polls, while the Democrats had a turnout of roughly 25 percent.

In the contests for the County Legislature, Democrats managed to keep their seats and prevented the Republicans from gaining a super-majority. There was a contest in Glen Cove between incumbent Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck, a Republican, and the former Republican county comptroller, George Maragos, who’s now a Democrat. In a city that changes mayors frequently, Maragos lost.

Which brings us to the election for the control of the Long Beach City Council. In the past, even with Republicans scoring great successes in the county, the Long Beach Democratic Party would have been able to fend off any kind of political tidal wave. Instead, the Democrats wound up losing control of the council to three Republican challengers.

If you’re interested in some local political history lesson, the last time Republicans controlled Long Beach City Hall was in 1970. How do I know that?

Because I took over the Democratic Party leadership at the same time I was

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serving in the Assembly. I took the job of party chair to help the party regain control of the City Council. We ran an aggressive campaign, and in November 1972, five Democrats were elected in Long Beach, ousting the Republican incumbents. Having regained my senses, I then resigned as chair. Being both an assemblyman and a party leader was a mistake.

It’s worth noting that as far back as the 1940s, Long Beach was one of only two area communities with a strong Democratic Party.

The city was often described as “a Democratic oasis in a Republican desert.” In my early teens, national Democratic figures such as Gov. Averell Harriman, Vice President Alben Barkley and presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson came to Long Beach to get the blessing of the local party leader.

There are still a few readers who will remember the late Phil Kohut, who was the party boss for many years. Each year he would host a summer cocktail event that was attended by Democrats seeking his favor, as well as every major Republican elected official on Long Island. Sadly, the local party operation has faded away

he party is hanging on in Nassau, but not in one of its historic strongholds.

over the years, and the latest City Council election results proved that.

Another example of the weakness of the Democratic Party is the fact that Long Beach is now represented by Republican Assemblyman Ari Brown, who lives in the Five Towns. From 1966 to 2016, Long Beach had three Democrats representing its interests in Albany.

Yours truly and Harvey Weisenberg represented the city for nearly 50 years, followed by Todd Kaminsky.

There is no doubt that Long Beach has undergone major demographic changes, with many new faces moving into the community. But according to the Nassau County Board of Elections, many of those new residents come from Democratic areas, and were accustomed to supporting Democratic candidates. I wish the newly elected Republican City Council members the best of luck, because my heart is still in Long Beach, after living there for 40 years. Their good fortune is in part due to the demise of a once great Democratic Party organization.

Jerry Kremer was an Assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

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ey, I’m trying to strike a positive note here.

We Americans have come of age in a nation that strived toward tolerance and equality, a country that has stood as an exemplar of democracy and excellence. We pulled together when times were tough.

Then, in successive shock waves, a brutal three-year pandemic, rising political extremism and epidemic gun violence knocked us off kilter. We seem to have forgotten who we are. American competence, credibility and RAnDi prestige wobbled KREiss during the Trump presidency. How did we become this country that doesn’t know facts from fake, that raises a raging fraudster to the presidency and then exalts him as a cult figure?

That’s the view from 30,000 feet. We are struggling with big, unprecedented political, social and humanitarian problems. I visualize a tug of war, east, west, north and south, with ropes pulling in all directions, drawing and quartering the country.

Even here at sea level, post-pandemic

life is littered with smaller but devilish provocations that ruffle our daily lives.

All the time I hear people saying that nothing works anymore, people aren’t willing to go to an office, businesses are shuttered because they can’t find employees, booking a flight means dealing with airlines that charge $25 to talk to a real person on a phone.

Attempting to get a ticket, arrange a refund or use a credit card is often is exercise in frustration.

The plumber sends a trainee; floods ensue. The gas pump doesn’t work. The movie theater is filthy. The pint of ice cream has shrunk. The Wi-Fi is down.

The bank has no tellers.

The supermarket forces me to ring up my items while the workers, who are about to be replaced, are forced to help me figure out the system. Teacher shortages plague public education.

If you fall into the medical rabbit hole, you may find caring doctors and efficient offices, but too often the trend toward corporate medical care leaves patients coming and going through frustrating patient portals.

The big pillars in our lives are standing on less stable ground than before the pandemic, and before Donald Trump, with newspapers, public schools, univer-

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sities, social media, medicine, Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court suffering identity crises.

As we move forward, the critical question is, can we find threads of gold amid the dross? Is anything OK? I’m convinced that at ground level, not 30,000 feet, people are kinder to one another. We all know we’ve been through hell the past few years. But folks aren’t quitting on their friends and families. People are actively searching for more meaningful lives and richer relationships with loved ones. News stories shine a light on loneliness; our surgeon general writes about the life-giving effects of personal connections. People listen and reach out.

In record time, our scientists created vaccines to fight the coronavirus. Amazon has transformed our shopping experience, mostly for the good. People are spending, and figuring out how to negotiate a changing economy.

We are in the midst of an epic battle for our most cherished American values.

At 30,000 feet, the cultish masses supporting Trump seem daunting, willfully embracing lies, slyly encouraging racism and antisemitism.

On the ground, I’m looking at Ohio,

ut the big pillars in our lives are less stable than before the pandemic.

which just voted to support women’s reproductive rights. Candidates supporting inclusion and democracy had a good night on Election Day. I’m looking at the man in the White House, who, with a talented team, is keeping us rolling toward a sounder economy while supporting our unions, wrapping his arms around our allies in Israel and Ukraine and keeping a lid on little fires everywhere.

Yes, Biden is old. But Trump is old, and he’s no Joe Biden. The president flew to Israel in its hour of need, embraced Benjamin Netanyahu, a friend in pain, flew home, flew to Maine after a mass shooting. Trump wouldn’t get out of his limo at Normandy because he didn’t want the rain to mess up his hair.

Biden’s head and heart trump Trump.

Also what works: The MacArthur Foundation announced a $500 million grant to support local newspapers. John Palfrey, the foundation’s president, said, “It’s hard to have a democracy when you don’t have good local news.”

And there’s more: Election 2023 worked. Crazy lost traction and sanity prevailed. I still work, too, but my path is different, as is yours. Our footprints leave deeper grooves these days; we carry all that we’ve learned since Pandemic 2020 and the DJT presidency altered our reality.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ire — a human invention that ignited a different way of preparing food nearly 400,000 years ago — is a tool that very much remains in need of control, whether it’s the size of flames in a fire pit or the temperature setting on a kitchen stove.

That same control is needed when handling the latest, fastest-moving new human tool: artificial intelligence.

Known as AI, the computer-oriented system allows people to create words, visual perception, speech recognition, decisionmaking and translation at a speed that outpaces human thought. but like a motor vehicle that needs brakes to bring it to a safe stop, this emerging powerful force, which is revolutionizing industries, improving efficiency, and transforming the way we live and work, needs guardrails so it does not careen off the metaphorical road.

If the past 20-plus years of the internet and social media have taught us anything, it is that as much fun as there is in cyberspace, with games and hilarious memes, and the way people can connect in minutes during emergencies or create civic engagement, there are uses such as deepfakes — when a video of a person has been digitally altered to appear different from the original — that are usually employed maliciously to spread false information.

This calls for caution and standards.

AI holds the potential to shape the future in remarkable ways — from autonomous vehicles to personalized

health care. The systems can analyze massive datasets, identify patterns, and make predictions with unprecedented accuracy.

Yet this transformative technology also carries significant risks and ethical concerns. being trained based on data created by humans, AI can respond just like humans — both the good and the bad. For example, an AI tool can just as easily stereotype and generate content that someone might deem racist.

We need responsible oversight.

The biden administration issued an expansive executive order in october establishing standards for AI safety and security within the federal government in an effort to protect privacy, advance equity and civil rights, stand up for consumers and workers, and promote innovation and competition.

It also aims for the federal government to act responsibly, and accelerate the hiring of AI professionals to train employees across agencies and departments.

The biden blueprint is not required by social media giants, but the Mark zuckerbergs and Elon Musks of the world should take these guidelines to heart so as not to continue creating the chaos that has followed every digital advance. silicon Valley needs to apply the experience and knowledge of the past 20 years of social media and technological advances to this newest tool.

The global community needs to follow the White House’s lead to collaborate and create comprehensive regulations and

Letters King got it right on Israel To the Editor: I’m neither Jew nor Israeli, but a Cuban American citizen, and I wish Peter King’s column last week, “How quickly the world seems ready to turn on Israel,” could be proclaimed from the rooftops. From a very appropriate title to a factfilled and logical article. Thanks!

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Israel is doing what the U.S. did 80 years ago To the Editor: Peter King’s column brought tears to my eyes.

The tears are from a Democrat, by the way.

I’ve been screaming at the news reports, as well as to anyone who would listen, about how the United states ended and won World War II. Most people don’t have a clue about the fire bombings of Tokyo, which killed 100,000 innocents; Hamburg, 40,000 dead; Dresden, 25,000 dead; and

standards that address the challenges AI poses. Those standards should encompass privacy protection, employment impact assessments, algorithmic transparency, and the development of ethical guidelines for AI research and development.

And we should focus on AI usage much closer to home — like in our schools, where we can teach AI skills while also developing curriculum that incorporates this new tool. And for local government, ensuring their hiring and procurement practices are not using biased AIs. responsible oversight does not mean stifling innovation. It means ensuring that innovation is aligned with the best interests of society. It means promoting AI technologies that are safe, trustworthy and respectful of individual rights and freedoms.

To achieve this, governments should establish regulatory bodies while encouraging industrial self-regulation. regulators should invest in AI education and awareness campaigns, and foster a culture of ethical AI use. The AI community should also adopt a proactive stance, self-policing research and applications to ensure they adhere to these principles. similar to harnessing the power of fire and aiming to ensure that this dangerous tool does not burn us, responsible AI oversight should include safeguards against its potential harms to help ensure that it is a force for good, and not hazardous to our overall welfare.

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t is a commonly held frustration of Long Island residents that our governments seem to always be behind the curve, as opposed to ahead of it.

Quite regularly we hear the phrase uttered that government “must become proactive rather than reactive.” as a lawmaker, I often hear this complaint when someone is describing a dilapidated municipal building, a deteriorating sports field or a poorly maintained road. The major consequences here — almost always extra construction costs for taxpayers JosHUa — add to the affordability crisis LaFaZan we are facing.

But where reactive government is becoming very dangerous relates to the remarkable developments in the world of artificial intelligence. Experts are warning that the consequences of government falling too far behind in terms of rules

and protections here will be nothing short of catastrophic.

Nassau County must heed this warning. That’s why I’m seeking to propose new legislation called the artificial Intelligence Privacy act. researchers are exploring the viability of making it a misdemeanor offense to clone someone’s voice or image using artificial intelligence without their consent. The bill I propose would affirm our residents’ right to privacy from artificial intelligence tools, and allocate new resources to the Nassau County Police Department to train personnel and collaborate with federal officials to enforce that right. as new aI technology continues to proliferate and grow in sophistication even beyond what humans can comprehend, neither laws nor lawmakers’ understanding of this new landscape have kept up — and we’re already beginning to see the consequences.

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hat’s why I’m seeking to propose the Artificial Intelligence Privacy Act.

Letters Nuremberg. Not to mention the two atomic bombs, which killed an additional 150,000 men, women and children.

These acts in the name of war were terrible acts against humanity, but necessary. Gen. Curtis LeMay, who ordered these fire bombings said, “I suppose if I had lost the war, I would have been tried as a war criminal.” The fact is that we see the United States as the good guys in World War II. The U.S. was seen wearing the white hats and riding the white horses and saving the world from Hitler.

The difference in how the U.S. was seen then, and how Israel is seen now, is that the good guys from WWII wore a crucifix around their necks, and now the Israelis wear a Jewish Star. Even when they try to defend themselves, antisemitism rears it ugly head. I believe the U.S. was right in what it did in WWII, and I believe that Israel is right in the way it is trying to defend itself today, 80 years later.

I am extremely proud of my father, my three uncles, my wife’s father and her two uncles, who all fought Hitler in WWII. They were all heroes.

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We cannot remain silent in the face of evil To the Editor: I am not a Jew, but I am an american. I do not have family in Israel, but I have many friends and neighbors who are Jewish, and I cannot remain silent while the evil of antisemitism is not only raising its

clone the voice of a family member so they can fake a hostage situation and extort a ransom. Consider the cyberbully who uses aI to clone the image of an individual and create scenarios that never existed. or, most egregiously, take those bad actors who exploit aI to create and distribute explicit sexual images of women and children.

Data corroborates the cause for concern here. according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, aI tools with malicious intent have created 100,000 computer-generated fake nude images of women without their consent or knowledge. More troubling yet, an aI tool kit was utilized to generate text depicting the sexual exploitation of children.

It is long past time for our government to get serious about protecting the privacy of its citizenry. In my estimation, there is no longer time left to wait.

Let me be clear: This proposal is not birthed of hostility toward aI as a whole,

ugly head again, but is paraded on city streets around the world, including here in New York. I never thought I would see this happen in my lifetime. as a child, when I saw documentaries about the Holocaust, I was horrified and disgusted. The films and the stories were so shocking and disturbing that they were difficult to watch, but I did so in order to know what evil looks like. I wondered how it was possible for something so sick and depraved to have happened.

If there was any consolation, it was the belief that Nazism had been defeated, and that because its lies and perverseness had been exposed, it could never again take hold. Furthermore, the Holocaust had occurred in a far-away country whose economy was in a dismal state, and the citizens had fallen under the spell of a skilled orator who promised prosperity in return for unquestioned obedience. I didn’t think such deception could ever happen again.

But since the oct. 7 massacre in Israel, it has become apparent that the level of hatred toward Jews — not just toward the State of Israel — is more widespread in the United States than I could possibly have imagined, and this is profoundly disturbing.

We must take a lesson from what happened in Germany under Hitler, or else history could be repeated. Before the pogroms and the death camps, Jews were depersonalized in books and speeches.

They were blamed for the country’s economic problems, and their extermination was presented as the solution. anyone who spoke up on behalf of their Jewish neighbors was harassed and attacked. once public opposition was silenced, men

or the tech sector — one that contains the cutting-edge new companies that we must attract to our region so that we can secure our tax base and stop Long Island’s exodus of talented young professionals.

In fact, we as a county would be wise to welcome pioneering tech companies specializing in aI to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. If there are health care firms using aI for preventive detection of disease, or environmental firms using aI to enhance stormdetection systems or to bolster conservation efforts, we should absolutely be aggressively courting those companies to set up shop here.

However, it is unacceptable that our government currently lacks an adequate understanding of aI and the tools that are needed to best protect residents from its abuses. The artificial Intelligence Privacy act I am seeking to propose would represent the first step of many in the right direction, toward a balance between innovation and privacy.

Joshua Lafazan represents Nassau County’s 18th Legislative District.

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and women of conscience could only help by hiding Jews or helping them escape the country.

Based on what we’ve seen in the past few weeks, it is painfully apparent that the spirit of adolf Hitler is alive and well in the minds of many college professors, their students, and even some of our elected officials. only someone who is deluded, brainwashed or possessed can applaud the massacre of more than 1,000 innocent men, women and children and the taking of more than 200 civilians as hostages that took place on oct. 7. I firmly believe that those voicing such malevolence are far outnumbered by the decent people in our

local communities, but we have a moral imperative not to remain silent.

Let’s prove that by turning out for the next pro-Israel rally, by wearing a blue patch (Israel’s flag is blue and white), or by putting a blue light outside our front door. I found information about upcoming rallies, and other ways to support Israel and our Jewish neighbors, at jns.org and jta.org.

There are many issues that divide us, but the right of an individual and his family to exist, free from violence and fear, transcends all others, and it should unite us.

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