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The Pit Stop celebrates grand reopening The Pit Stop, on Sunrise Highway in Merrick, celebrated its grand reopening earlier this month. Owners Tony and Carolyne Rubano were joined by Hempstead Town Councilman Chris Carini, Town Clerk Kate Murray, employees Angelica Leon and Dorothy Scarlato, Merrick Chamber of Commerce President Ira Reiter, chamber members Joe Baker and Randy Shotland, and County Legislators Steve Rhoads and Tom McKevitt.

New book aims to normalize interabled relationships By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

North Bellmore native Rachel Aberman is hoping to normalize interabled relationships with her new children’s book, “Caterpillar and His Very Special Apartment.” The term interabled describes a romantic relationship in which one partner has a disability. Aber man’s boyfriend, Zacc Charvolin, has Duchenne mus-

cular dystrophy, a muscle wasting disease, and uses a wheelchair. Aberman, 26, a graduate of Sanford H. Calhoun’s On Tour Company drama program, told the Herald she met Charvolin, 24, online before the coronavirus pandemic. They now live together in upstate Ithaca, Charvolin’s hometown, and adopted a cat that they named Caterpillar. The book, Aberman said, is “about the normalcy of an inter-

abled relationship, through the eyes of our cat. You see some things that are disability-related and some things that aren’t. I wanted it to be a jumping-off point for younger kids — I didn’t want disability to be the forefront of the story. They can become curious and ask questions at their own pace.” The characters in the book resemble Aberman, Charvolin Continued on page 5

Most 17-year-olds don’t get the opportunity to appear in a Broadway play. But then again, most 17-year-olds aren’t David Kaid. A Merrick resident in his senior year at Sanford H. Calhoun High School, Kaid will play Pavel in “The Last Boy… A New Play With Music” as part of a one-night-only benefit performance April 27. “The Last Boy,” written by Steven Fisher, tells the remarkable story of 100 boys who lived in the Terezin concenDavid tration camp, during the Holocaust. Set in what is now the Czech Republic, the “last boys,” as they became known, created the longest-running underground publication of the Holocaust called “Vedem” — which means “we are leading” in Czech. Its contents included poems and essays, among others — all of which are incorporated into the play. Fisher, who founded Philadel-

phia’s Keystone State Boychoir in 2001, was touring with the well-known group pre-pandemic when they made a stop in the Czech Republic and visited Terezin, a small town of fewer than 3,000 people in the northernmost reaches of the country. It was there Fisher learned of Vedem. The choir boys Googled the story, finding some of the “last boys” had survived. Fisher met with Sidney Tausigg, a 92-year-old survivor living in Florida, and asked for his blessing to write a play inspired by their story. The play had its world premiere in New York last sumKaid mer, the first performance to return to the city post-pandemic. Now returning April 27, it will commemorate Yom Hashoah, the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. Kaid is part of the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District’s specialty drama program, On Tour Company, and grew up in Lynbrook. He moved to Merrick at the end of eighth Continued on page 9

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St. Baldrick’s raises nearly $70k for charity The entire Bellmore-Merrick school community came together March 16 for the districtwide annual Chop Your Locks for charity event benefiting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, hosted by Wellington C. Mepham High School. This year’s in-person event has already raised more than $67,000 for the foundation, which supports pediatric cancer research and outreach. “The seniors worked together to fundraise and get the word out about the event. But it was truly a community effort,” explained event co-organizer and social studies chairperson Robyn Einbinder. Together with teachers Kerry Dennis and Chris Patten, Einbinder oversaw various details of the evening’s success. Members of the senior leadership classes manned registration, raffle and food booths. Cast members from Skull and Bones’ upcoming drama production, “Beauty & the Beast” performed a musical number. The Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting team, under the direction of Stu Stein, Matthew Russel and Lisa Kalish, provided live-streaming of the event. Broadcasting students Sean McQuillan and Ava Scheffler interviewed St. Baldrick’s Founder, John Bender, live on air. The Amity Harbor Pipes Band, which includes social studies teacher Chris Patten, performed traditional Irish music. Members of the Star Wars-themed cosplay group, the 501st Legion, were also on hand. One of this year’s honorees included Carsyn Volpe, a seventh grader at Grand Avenue Middle School, who is currently battling pediatric cancer. His sister, Cayden, a student at Mepham, was the event’s top fundraiser at $6,000. When it came time for the shaving shenanigans, students from the district’s cosmetology program, led by instructor Jaime Pendl, operated the hair buzzers. The program is housed at Sanford H. Calhoun High School. “We were so grateful to have had the event back in person this year,” added Einbinder. Money from Mepham’s annual Battle of the Classes which will be held in May will also go toward the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; compiled by Jordan Vallone.

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Above, oliviA orlich started shaving Alex Martucci’s hair, as Mepham Assistant Principal Chris Safina looked on. Safina later operated the buzzer. NeAr left oNe of this year’s honorees included Carsyn Volpe (right), a seventh grader at Grand Avenue Middle School who is currently battling pediatric cancer. Far left, Mitch Foley braved the shave as student Katelyn Vitti choped his locks.

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Bus crashes in Merrick, three people injured By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

A school bus crashed on Monday in Merrick, just after noon, hitting the front of Merrick Park Cleaners and Tailors, on the corner of Merrick Avenue and Benson Lane. No children were on board at the time of the crash. The Nassau County Police Department and the Merrick Fire Department responded to the incident, which occurred at 12:35 p.m., according to the NCPD public information office. The Freeport Fire Department and Nor th Bellmore Fire Department technical rescue teams were also called to the scene to assist, due to damage sustained to the building. On Tuesday, the NCPD released new details regarding the accident. According to detectives, a 2005 school bus, operated by a 63-year-old male, was traveling southbound on Merrick Avenue. It collided with a 2019 Ford F150 Pickup truck, operated by a 61-year-old male. The collision caused the school bus to travel eastbound, jump over the sidewalk, and strike a 70-year-old male pedestrian. After the

pedestrian was struck, the bus collided with the storefront of Merrick Park Cleaners and Tailors. According to a Facebook post made by the MFD, upon arrival to the scene, the department confir med one person was pinned between the bus and the building, and quickly performed emergency care. The 63-year-old bus driver, and 61-year-old pickup truck operator were both treated and released from an area hospital for minor injuries. The 70-year-old pedestrian was also transported to an area hospital and is in critical condition. Officials said the NCPD Motor Carrier unit responded to inspect the vehicles involved and the Town of Hempstead building department responded to inspect the building, which has since been boarded up. In a different Facebook post by Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads, who serves the 19th legislative district which encompasses parts of Merrick, he thanked the NCPD and Merrick Fire Department for their quick response. While the investigation is ongoing, there is no criminality suspected at this time.

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and Caterpillar. Aberman’s mother, Patty, said her daughter did all of her own illustrations. Rachel, a graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., where she studied theater with an emphasis on design, is a self-described “art head,” and used her skills to create digital artwork for the book on iPad software. The book was finished about four months ago, and the visuals were completed over the following couple of months. Charvolin, who works in graphic design, helped put it together, assisting mainly with its layout and text placement. The couple also created a Kickstarter — an online tool that helps fund projects. Aberman is self-publishing the book, and printing fees can be costly, she explained. She set an initial goal of $2,000, which she has surpassed. The account will be open through mid-April, at www.kickstarter. com, where one can search the book’s name to make a donation. The books will go to print at the end of the month. Those who have contributed will likely receive their books in May, Aberman said, and she plans to bring copies of the book to local bookstores, schools and libraries — places that prefer to see physical copies before they invest. The book is aimed at children ages 2 to 5, she said, though older kids will appreciate it as well. Aberman does a lot of babysitting, she noted, and read the story to many of the children she watches. Ulti-

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the book, which Aberman self-published, will go to print at the end of April, and start being shipped sometime in May. An excerpt shows how Aberman hopes to normalize the idea that not all relationships are the same. mately, she hopes to see the book in day care facilities, preschools and elementary schools. The message she hopes to spread is one of normalcy and equality. “I really want to have kids,” she said. “And it’s interesting to try and figure out what it’s like to have a kid in a relationship like mine.” If she and Charvolin had children, Aberman said, having a parent who’s disabled would be normal for them. “It wouldn’t seem odd, or like something is wrong or different,” she said. “That’s something I wanted to show in this book — that this is normal, and everything works, and it creates a really beautiful home.”

Charvolin said he, too, hopes that young readers gain a new understanding of relationships. “I want it to be something that kids can look at, and understand that not all families are the same,” he said. “… And it could be a learning tool to represent people with disabilities, and how they can also have relationships.” Aberman has plans for a series of Caterpillar books, and has ideas for at least two more stories. “Being different can be normal,” she said “Everyone has their own needs and their own special places that fulfill their needs. We should work to provide an equitable world for everybody.” “People don’t see people with disabili-

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Rachel abeRman with her boyfriend, Zacc Charvolin, and their cat, Caterpillar. Aberman recently wrote a book, “Caterpillar and His Very Special Apartment,” based on their interabled relationship. ties as someone who can have a relationship,” Charvolin added. “This counteracts that. It’s a small step toward more representation — even though it’s mainly about a cat.”

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Saturday, April 9

Adult Craft Night- Fruity Door Sign

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A fruity door sign is a refreshing way to welcome friends and family to a home. Lemons are all the rave right now! Make a fun summer lemon door hanger at the Merrick Library from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Contact the Merrick Public Library at merricklibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

The 2nd Annual North Merrick Egg Hunt will take place on April 9 at 11 a.m at Fraser Avenue Park. Founded by Jackie and Will Luciani, during the egg hunt, children will also be able to meet the Easter Bunny, get their face painted, and receive balloon animals. Open to the public, free of charge, though it is asked that a donation is brought for the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard.

Women’s History Month Seminar Hosted by State Sen. John Brooks In honor of women’s history month, the office of State Sen. John Brooks invites you to join the final installment of our month-long lecture series hosted by Dr. Bernadine Waller, PhD, LMHC. This event will provide attendees with an interactive talk on the impacts of domestic violence and to review the domains that are impacted. Dr. Waller will also share tips and techniques to release the Queen in YOU! To attend the virutal event, visit www.tinyurl.com/ SD8-WHM-4. It will begin at 6 p.m.

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Their service may have been decades ago, but Vietnam era veterans still feel the appreciation thanks to youngsters at Park Avenue Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District. Students from third and sixth grade classes came together to make quick deploy paracord bracelets for veterans. Paracord survival bracelets have multiple uses, and a single 9-inch bracelet can provide up to seven and a half feet of cord that can hold up to 550 pounds. Students also wrote and signed thank-you cards to the veterans that were included with the bracelets.

Join the Merrick Library for a Fit Over Fifty Zoom workout. Jeanne McElwain leads this class. Join us for gentle exercise to improve your balance, strength and flexibility.Light weights and stretch bands will be used. This class can be done sitting or standing.

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2022 Legal & Financial Update for Parents and Families of Adult Children with Special Needs The North Bellmore Public Library is hosting a virtual presentation starting at 6:30 p.m. Want to learn how you can protect your adult child financially and legally? Join Andrew Cohen, Esq. and Mitch Weisbrot, CLU for an informative seminar that addresses the legal and financial preparations crucial to safeguarding assets, benefits and rights for your special needs adult child. Topics of Discussion include: Government ben-

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The South Merrick Civic Association has scheduled its annual Spring Clean Sweep on April 24 and Sunday, May 15. On April 24, the starting location will be the gazebo next to the Merrick LIRR station. Volunteers are needed. Students, boy scouts and girl scots are encouragd to volunteer. Community service will be awarded. Please contact 516-9788310 for more information.

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The week of April 3-9 is National Library Week. Check in with your local library for fun events. There will be a North Merrick Egg Hunt on April 9 at Fraser Ave Park at 11:00 a.m. Easter will be celebrated on April 17 this year. Passover begins on April 15. The Easter Bunny will pay Bellmore a visit to the LIRR train station April 9 at 12:00 p.m. Planet Play in Bellmore will be hosting an Easter Bunny Party, Sat. April 16, from 1:00p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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A benefit performAnce of ‘The Last Boy … A New Play With Music’ is set for Town Hall in Manhattan. It features David Kaid, a Lynbrook native who lives in Merrick and attends Calhoun High School’s On Tour Company drama program.

grade so he could audition for On Tour. Kaid had previously been part of productions at Marion Street Elementary School, Lynbrook Middle School, and an outside Lynbrookbased theatre group, Plaza Theatrical Productions. Yet it was his mom who found “The Last Boy,” perusing Backstage, a website used by actors to apply to casting calls. “I read through a couple scenes in the script,” Kaid said. “I thought it was really interesting, and definitely a story that needed to be told.” Preparing for the performance has been a learning experience on “many levels,” Kaid noted. Fisher arranged for the cast to meet virtually with Tausigg and another Terezin survivor, Michael Gruenbam. “Getting to talk with Sidney and Michael — actual survivors — it’s life changing,” Kaid said. “You always hear stories, but unless you hear it from people who were actually there, it doesn’t resonate as much as it should.” Some of the original cast from the play’s debut performance will return, but Kaid and a handful of others are new to their roles. “I wondered as a director how that would go,” Fisher said, “with Kaid as a new cast member.”

For Kaid, it felt like he’d always been there. “The people from the original cast have been so generous and helpful,” he said. “I am happy I am able to work with them.” Kaid has taken what the play has taught him and applied it to his everyday life. Enrolled in a class at Calhoun called “Voices from the Past,” Kaid has learned about hate and genocide, and why it occurs. “I got to share the story of the last boys with my class — and no one knew about it,” he said. “Being a part of ‘The Last Boy’ has broadened my knowledge of antisemitism and dehumanization. It is really relevant to what is happening today. Even in the darkest of times, there is still light in humanity.” The April performance will take place at Town Hall in Manhattan, located at 123 W. 43rd St., near Times Square. The one-act, 90-minute show will end promptly at sundown — the start of Yom Hashoah — and 100 people throughout the venue will rise with candles to pay tribute to Vedem’s contributors, many of whom did not survive. Following the performance, the audience is expected to make the short walk to Times Square, lighting candles there as a way to honor the estimated 1.5 million children mur-

dered in Terezin. Ticket sale proceeds directly benefit a number of organizations, Fisher explained, like The Blue Card — which helps Holocaust survivors — and The Defiant Requiem, a foundation that preserves the memory and legacy of those imprisoned at Terezin. Tickets are going quick, Fisher said, but there are still some left. They can be purchased via links on TheLastBoy.info. All Holocaust survivors and their guests will attend free. “It will be a very poignant evening,” Fisher promised. Kaid envisioned himself as one day making it to Broadway, but didn’t think it would happen this soon. “As an actor, I am always hoping for something like this to happen, and I am always imagining something like this happening,” Kaid said. “Getting this opportunity, I knew I had to take it.” Kaid plans to study drama in college, and has been accepted to a number of schools. Where he ends up going is something Kaid says he’ll likely decide before spring is over. “David has such a commanding stage voice — kudos to all of his teachers and him,” Fisher said. “Based on David’s obvious passion and commitment to theatre, I am not surprised he could be part of this very special ensemble.”

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GOP candidates are ready for campaigning By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

Will this be the year Republicans take back both Albany and Washington? That’s not likely at the state level, but more modern tradition on Capitol Hill has favored the party not in the White House in midterm elections, which gave members of the Nassau County GOP some confidence when they kicked off their fall campaign in Westbury last week. It was there they introduced their congressional and state candidates, sounding traditional party themes of lowering taxes, fighting crime, and “rebuilding the economy.” Republicans are particularly optimistic about their chances given high gas and food prices, perceived crime spikes in major cities, and Joe Biden’s waning popularity. “We are going to have a tremendous victory this year,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said. “People are living paycheck-to-paycheck. They can’t afford gasoline. People are realizing we are the answer to their problems, not the Democratic Party.” Topping the list of candidates is Anthony D’Esposito, a Hempstead town councilman seeking to replace Democratic congresswoman Kathleen Rice, who already announced she wasn’t seeking re-election. But the race for Rice’s seat is crowded, at least among Democrats. They include former Hempstead town supervisor Laura Gillen, county legislators Siela Bynoe and Carrié Solages, and Malverne mayor Keith Corbett. Jack Martins, a past Mineola mayor and a former state senator, is seeking another shot at his senate seat, challenging incumbent Democrat Anna Kaplan of Great Neck. Assemblyman Edward Ra, ranking member of the Assembly’s ways and means committee, also seeks re-

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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District celebrated National World Languages Week earlier this month with a series of events and activities. Throughout the week, students voted on their favorite posters in this year’s poster contest, the theme of which was Make the World your Home with Language. A special appreciation is extended to district chairpersons Rosa Kaplan, Renee Owenburg and Enrique Montes for overseeing this festive and successful week.

fAR LEft, CALhOuN’s Calhoun’s third-place poster winner was Kyle Auty.

Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; compiled by Jordan Vallone.

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The six long tables were evenly divided, with chairs on either side, with plenty of room for breakfast, coffee and some juice. The large conference room inside the Garden City headquarters of Richner Communications Inc., sprang to life, as the Herald publisher welcomed members of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce last week to do something they haven’t done much of during the pandemic era — get together in-person. “For almost two years, we did just Zoom,” said Frank Camarano, the council’s president. Although it was convenient under the circumstances, “I didn’t like it.” Pointing to the room full of people talking, either one-on-one, or in small groups, Camarano declared that “in-person is much better. We need in-person.” The council is a group of 42 chambers of commerce from across the county collectively addressing legislative issues that could have an impact on Nassau businesses. The council seeks to promote what it calls “economic security and enhanced growth.” Through promotion of campaign like “Shop Local,” the group looks to ensure a bright future for the businesses and the communities where they are located. “We just went to Albany and we partner with Suffolk County and Vision Long Island,” Camarano said. “We are a sound-

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RichNER commuNicatioNS iNc. hosted the monthly meeting of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce last week. From left, council president Frank Camarano, Herald digital sales manager Lori Berger, and Herald publisher Stuart Richner. ing board and give our members a voice.” He also noted the organization also discusses issues on the county, town and village levels. Breakfasts like these are held the last Thursday of every month except October, when the council holds its annual Businessperson of the Year and Legislative Breakfast that serves as a fundraiser for the organization.

With 24 community weekly newspapers and a website, Herald Community Newspapers has a wide reach, according to company president — and breakfast host — Stuart Richner. In fact, “92 percent of Long Islanders go to their mailbox daily,” meaning that traditional print products remain an effective way to reach existing and potential customers. That’s proven with a robust printing

business on the premises, as well as new products like the magazine LI Home. Richner also shared the recent success of its Business Women of Long Island Awards dinner where 400 people attended an inperson gala at the Heritage Club in Bethpage State Park. Spotlighting the talents of the in-house graphic designers, Richner added: “You can write on the back of a napkin, and we’ll turn it into something good.” All of Long Island was the focus of a presentation by Kristen Reynolds, president and chief executive of Discover Long Island, an organization that promotes Long Island as a tourist destination. She was joined by her chief operations officer, Sharon Wyman. Reynolds spoke about her 14-employee staff that oversees a $3 million annual budget — money generated from hotel occupancy taxes. Yet, her budget is paltry compared to the $37 million available to New York City. With 10 social media channels — including one on YouTube — Reynolds said Discover Long Island aims to tell people “what Long Island has to offer,” adding the group looks to host parties focused on events such as the Belmont Stakes. It will relaunch its website in October. To learn more about the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, visit NCChambers.org. For Discover Long Island, visit DiscoverLongIsland.com.

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The Merrick Avenue Middle School Wellness Center worked with the PAWS Club to host a Walk-A-Thon and Drive for the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter on March 21. “Students participated in a donation sorting event and walked the track in support of furry friends from the shelter,” explained school psychologist Dr. Kristine McKiernan. “The drive was very successful and collected a surplus or much need-

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Herald ScHoolS Students collect supplies for town shelter ed materials.” PAWS Club adviser/English teacher Renee Molinaro and school counselor Mark Gross also assisted at the event, which was held on the school’s tennis courts and track. Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; compiled by Jordan Vallone.

PAtriCk keAne And Brandon Bedoya sorted pet supplies outside of MAMS on March 21.

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PAWS Club memberS Emma O’Reilly and Julia Dromm sorted pet supplies outside of MAMS on March 21.

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SpOnSORS Of ThE Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala included AT&T’s FirstNet, at left, who provided a photo booth during the evening’s opening networking session. At the same time, team members from Investors Bank were out to support their winner, Ana Oliveira.

A celebration of Long Island’s premier women By MARIA CESTERO mcestero@liherald.com

Dressed in pantsuits or even long sequined gowns, guests chatted in the lively atmosphere that made up this year’s Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala last week at the Heritage Club in Bethpage. Part of Women’s History Month, the third annual event hosted by Herald C o m m u n i t y N ew s p ap e r s g r a n t e d remarkable women the chance to network with other successful peers, celebrating the culmination of their success. “I think it’s very important for young women to see an example of a woman who works very hard,” said Nadgeena Jerome, Miss Long Island 2022. “I think it’s really important to highlight those efforts, especially when there is a sense of inequality toward women that we try very hard to diminish, but unfortunately (is) still there.” Joining Jerome among the 49 winners was Leanne Pinard Baum, the owner and director of Miss Long Island Pageants, as well as Miss Long Island Teen 2022. Stuart Richner noted a remarkable woman in his life — Edith Richner, who founded Herald parent Richner Communications alongside husband Robert Richner nearly 60 years ago. The current company chief executive emphasized the importance of including and empowering women in all industries, all while promoting diversity in the workplace. “If she were here today, I have no doubt that she would be in disbelief at and extremely proud of the dozens of Long Island business leaders gathered here this evening,” Richner said of his mother. “While we have certainly come a long way in the past six decades, there is still a lot more work to do to achieve

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SpOnSORS DOlCE BEllA Luxury Italian Ices provided some sweet treats for the 400 or so who gathered at the Heritage Club in Bethpage last week to celebrate Long Island’s Premier Business Women. the equity, opportunities and respect that women deserve.” Accompanied by television host and entrepreneur Judy Goss, the duo presented awards to all 49 of the honorees. News 12 Long Island reporter Antoinette Biordi joined them as a special guest speaker. One by one, each honoree accepted their award, encouraged by thundering applause and cheer from the crowd. Retha Fernandez described walking up to the stage as “amazing.” “Women, traditionally, we do work — sometimes without being noticed or recognized,” said Fernandez, Suffolk County’s chief diversity and inclusion officer. “But we do it for the love of the work, and just seeing what women across Long Island are doing is a form of inspiration, really.” Magdalonie Paris-Campbell described her Premier Business Women

awards as just the beginning. “Never give up and don’t stop believing,” said the AT&T Services area manager. “Even when the lights are dim, we (women) are warriors. The world is endless.” A portion of the gala’s ticket proceeds will be donated to Moxxie Mentoring Foundation, a non-profit that supports and fosters career advancement and leadership development of young women. “Our mission is to connect, collaborate and celebrate, and I hope you made some great connections here this evening,” said Amy Amato, corporate relations and events executive director at Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, who organized the event. “It is a privilege to be here with such talented, driven and giving group of strong and fearless women. And tonight, we celebrate you.”

Thank you to our sponsors Helping make the Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala possible were AT&T, FirstNet, Apple Bank, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital, PEO Spectrum, PSEG Long Island, Tritec Real Estate Co., Investors Bank, Jersey Mike’s Subs, The Maria Babaev Team, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, New York Grant Co., Parker Jewish Institute, Miss Long Island Pageants, Dairy Queen, Girls Inc., Grassi Advisors & Accountants, Henry Schein, The Smilist, Wealth Advisory Associates and TenantBase.

premier business women of long island ■ ChriStina armentano, COO, Paraco Gas Corp.

■ laura JoSeph, director of sales performance and development, Crown Castle

■ maria babaev, licensed associate real estate broker, Douglas Elliman

■ KriSten Kapoor, vice president and senior counsel for labor and employment, Henry Schein

■ leanne pinard baum, owner and executive director, Miss Long Island Pageants ■ Catherine Canadeo, president and CEO Health and Wellness Corp. ■ KriSten CapeZZa, vice president of enrollment management and university communications, Adelphi University ■ aShley trager Chauvin, director of corporate communications, PSEG Long Island ■ antonietta ChiauZZi, vice president, digital banking branch manager, Apple Bank ■ Katie Coleman (CFP) financial advisor, Coleman Financial Group Christina Daly/Herald

Champagne flower lady, with LAURA L. MAIER, councilwoman, Town of Oyster Bay; franchisee, Dairy Queen & Jersey Mike’s Subs and her mom.

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■ niCole Craveiro, founder, owner, human resources consultant, CraveHRO ■ Sharon daviS-edwardS, CEO, S.J. Edwards Inc. ■ molly deegan, founding partner and licensed real estate salesperson, Branch Real Estate Group

■ Stephanie Kornblum Knight, director of operations, C&L Plumbing Supply Inc ■ donna laSCala (RFC, CDFA) registered financial consultant, American Portfolios Financial Services ■ SuZanne leblanC, president, Long Island Children’s Museum ■ miChele lindner (CPA, CCIFP) audit principal, Grassi Advisors & Accountants ■ neela muKherJee loCKel (MSW, MPA) president and CEO, EAC Network ■ patriCia mahony, CEO, The Smilist ■ laura l. maier, councilwoman, Town of Oyster Bay; franchisee, Dairy Queen & Jersey Mike’s Subs ■ Sarah J. mcCann, business manager, Huntington Arts Council

SponSor for five Coffee offered cold beverages, at left, to attendees, whle celebrating their winner, Tracy Imhof.

■ daniele d. de voe, partner, Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ aleXandra nigolian, executive director, Nassau County Police Department Foundation

■ retha fernandeZ, chief diversity and inclusion officer-Suffolk County, Department of Human Resources Personnel and Civil Service

■ rebeCCa o’Connell, region manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

antoinette biordi of News 12 offered encouraging words.

■ dr. Kerry fierStein, CEO, Allied Physicians Group

announCer and award winner Judy Goss, below right, handed out awards.

■ renee flagler, executive director, Girls Inc. of Long Island ■ amy floreS, board member, Nassau County Industrial, Development Agency ■ lori fruCht, director of marketing, PEO Spectrum ■ JeSSiCa fuenteS, Miss Long Island Teen 2022 ■ barbara gibbonS, vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital ■ Judy goSS, TV host, entrepreneur, author ■ Kelley Coughlan heCK, executive vice president for development, Tritec Real Estate Co., Inc. ■ teSSa hultZ (RCE, CAE) CEO, Long Island Board of Realtors ■ traCy imhof, vice president of marketing, For Five Coffee ■ miChelle Jardine (MD, FACE, ECNU) diabetes and endocrinology, Stony Brook Medicine ■ nadgeena Jerome, Miss Long Island 2022

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■ ann Kayman (Esq) founder and CEO, New York Grant Co.

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■ ana oliveira, senior vice president, New York market executive, Investors Bank ■ SuCi padro, branch manager, Intercontinental Capital Group ■ magdalonie pariS-Campbell, area manager-Long Island external and legislative affairs, AT&T Services Inc. ■ anna poolt (CPA) audit manager, Grassi Advisors & Accountants ■ Kelly a. rohrS (CPA) founder, K. Rohrs, CPA P.C. ■ wendy b. SamuelSon (Esq) managing partner, Samuelson Hause & Samuelson LLP, ■ lina SCaCCo, vice president of corporate engagement and community health services, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation ■ luCiane SerifoviC, CEO and founder, Luxian International Realty ■ donna StefanS (Esq. AIF) founder and lead attorney, Stefans Law Group P.C., president of Summit Tax Advisors, Inc. & Wealth Management Advisor, Wealth Advisory Associates ■ eveliSiS S. valentin, principal regional consultant-NYC, FirstNet Program, Public Safety Solutions, AT&T Services Inc. ■ Kelly Zhou, founder and CEO, Yaaas Tea

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Northern winters are cold and dreary, summers full of roadway construction. Of course, we love life on Long Island. But if we’re ever considering a change of scenery, South Carolina hopes you’ll check out what the south has to offer.. “We’re getting lots of buyers from the north because of our climate, because of our lifestyle, and because our homes are very affordable,” said Jana Bantz, who runs Jana Bantz & Associates in Summerville, located just outside of Charleston. “People move here because there’s something for everyone.” Bantz joined Southern Trust loan officer Beth Greenlee and real estate attorney Michael Browder as part of the RichnerLive webinar series, Herald Inside LI. She gets people love their New York homes, but it doesn’t mean they can’t consider something new — or even something additional — in South Carolina. It’s a state filled with beaches, in-ground swimming pools, and plenty of flat land considered great for cyclists. Bantz lauded the world-class restaurants and art scenes the Charleston area also offers. Downtown Charleston is home to highend real estate with many historical homes dating back to the 18th century. Kiawah, a barrier island southwest of Charleston, is primarily a private beach and golf resort with nearly 40 such courses within 20 miles of the coastal city.

If you missed the live presentation of Herald Inside LI’s “Dreaming of Moving South,” you can watch the whole thing online at tinyurl.com/ CharlestonMove.

Courtesy Jana Bantz & Associates

MovINg to SoutH Carolina could include living in a home like this one in the Charleston suburb of Summerville. This four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom house is nearly 3,000 square feet, and is listing for $549,000. Charleston, James Island, Summerville and West Ashley are among other many affordable suburban areas, all helped with South Carolina’s low tax rates. A property valued at $400,000 could pay as little as $2,000 in taxes each year if treated as a primary property, Browder shared. “People, especially after the Jana pandemic, are looking for our lifestyle and livability,” Bantz said. “The distance between South Carolina and New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is only a day’s drive away. Florida is a two-day trip. Being close to family is also a draw.”

And South Carolina’s location eases some of the more extreme weather patterns found in northern states. “The strong storms are mostly broken up by the breeze of the ocean before they get to the lowland,” Greenlee said. “Thunderstorms will occur more inland, but don’t count on Charleston getting any major Bantz tornados.” “Many of the children in the low country haven’t even seen snow,” Banta said. “So when it does snow, it’s a party.” Yes, there are hurricanes. Oceanfront homes would need to be secured. Interior

areas such as Goose Creek, Moncks Corner and Summerville, however typically only experience rain and wind. “We get 10 days’ notice before they arrive, so everyone just battens down the hatches and waits for them to go,” Bantz said. For those who do want to move don’t even have to wait for retirement. Charleston offers a booming job market with high-end employers and top-notch medical services, according to the panelists. Medical University of South Carolina’s Teaching Hospital draws the best and the brightest young medical students looking to serve beach towns, among a plethora of hospitals in Moncks Corner, Mount Pleasant and Summerville. Anyone getting around Long Island last Friday needed heavy coats and maybe even scarves. But that wasn’t true in Charleston. “It’s a beautiful, South Carolina day,” Bantz said. “Sunny, blue skies. It’s 72. We broke out our summer wardrobe. Spring is here. Flowers are blooming, birds are building nests. It’s beautiful.”

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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 4/6/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 284/22. MERRICK - Krysta Avdic, Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, side yards aggregate, construct addition & roof over open porch both attached to dwelling., S/s Clinton Ave., 218’ E/o Montague Ave., a/k/a 1750 Clinton Ave. N.C.P.C. Local Determination. 294/22. MERRICK - David Loftus, Variance, side yard, maintain a/c unit attached to dwelling., N/s Thelma Ave., 225’ W/o Murray Pl., a/k/a 240 Thelma Ave. N.C.P.C. Local Determination. 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 Merrick 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 a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 882/Hearing---04062022 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. 130349 LEGAL NOTICE NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Budget Hearing of the North Merrick Union Free School District will be held at Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, New York, on the 10th of May 2022, at 7:00 PM for the transaction of such business as is authorized by Education Law.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN the annual budget vote and election of the North Merrick Union Free School District will be held at the North Merrick Library, 1691 Meadowbrook, Road, North Merrick, New York on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 for the purpose of voting on estimated expenses for the school year 2022-2023 and upon such propositions as may properly come before the meeting, as well as the election of three (3) members of the Board of Education each for a three-year term, commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2025. Voting will be on machines, and polls will be open between the hours of 6:30 AM and 9:00 PM on that day. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that at the aforesaid election, qualified voters of the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District shall vote for the following purposes: (A) vote upon the annual school budget for the year 2022-2023 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the district for the foregoing purposes. (B) To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes, and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN the Board of Education has designated Friday, April 22, 2022 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM and Wednesday, May 11, 2022, between the hours of 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM for the Board of Registration to meet to prepare the register of the School District at the Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York. Residents may also register on school days between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in the District Clerk’s office until five days before the District

vote. Qualified residents of the North Merrick Union Free School District must register at this time if not previously registered, in order to be eligible to vote at the annual meeting and on the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Budget and Propositions. Any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the District Clerk or a member of the board of registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual district election for which such register is prepared. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election without further registration. NO PERSON will be entitled to vote at the annual budget meeting and election of the North Merrick Union Free School District and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School Budget Vote whose name does not appear on either the Register of the North Merrick Union Free School District or the County registration lists provided by the County election officials. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that voters qualifying to vote by absentee ballot may apply and receive an absentee ballot from the District Clerk of the District. An application must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election for which an absentee ballot is sought. Completed absentee ballot applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued, will be available in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election except Sundays. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for

a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statements of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purpose, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any qualified voter of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM at the District’s central office located at 1057 Merrick Avenue, and at each of the school houses in said District, to wit: Camp Avenue, Harold D. Fayette, and Old Mill Road Schools, at the North Merrick Public Library, on the District’s website, and at the Annual Meeting. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the register of the school district shall be filed in the Office of the District Clerk where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the School District, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on each of the five days prior to and the day of the Annual District Election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 14, 2022 by appointment. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration of the North Merrick Union Free School District will meet during the hours of voting on May 17, 2022, at the polling place for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 17, 2022. Said register shall include: (1) all qualified voters of the Union Free School

District, who shall present themselves personally for registration; and (2) all qualified voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections; and (3) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2016-2020) prior to preparation of the registration of voters. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the District Clerk at the Office of the Clerk between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on or before April 18, 2022. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and the name and residence of the candidate. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election, if required to be included in said notice, or on or before March 18, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.; prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the District Clerk; must be signed by at least 48 qualified voters of the District; and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law §2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Town of Hempstead, Merrick, New York JOANNE LONG, DISTRICT CLERK 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York Merrick Herald Life: March 31, April 7, April 21, May 5 News Day: March 31, April 7, April 21, May 5 130325 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE UNIFICADO DE NORTH MERRICK PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia sobre el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, Nueva York, el día 10 de mayo de 2022, a las 7:00 p. m., para la resolución de los asuntos de acuerdo con lo estipulado por la Ley de Educación. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la votación anual sobre el presupuesto y la elección del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick se llevarán a cabo en la biblioteca pública de North Merrick, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, el día martes 17 de mayo de 2022, con el propósito de realizar una votación sobre los gastos estimados para el año escolar 2022-2023 y sobre cualquier propuesta que pueda presentarse oportunamente en la reunión, al igual que sobre la elección de tres (3) miembros de la Junta de Educación, cada uno con un cargo de tres años de duración, que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2022 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2025. La votación se realizará con máquinas y se podrá votar desde las 6:30 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m. de ese mismo día. ASIMISMO SE NOTIFICA que, durante la elección mencionada anteriormente, los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick votarán con los siguientes fines: (A) votar sobre el

presupuesto escolar anual para el año 2022-2023 y para autorizar la exacción de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito para los propósitos mencionados anteriormente, y (B) votar sobre cualquier otra propuesta que pueda presentarse oportunamente en la reunión. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito Escolar debe adjuntar un informe de exención al presupuesto sugerido. Este informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará qué parte del valor total calculado de la lista final de tasación usada durante el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exenciones otorgadas por la autoridad legal y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulativo que se espera recibir en pagos en lugar de los impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios que el Distrito designe para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del Distrito. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación ha designado viernes 22 de abril de 2022 a partir de las 8:00 a.m. y hasta 3:30 p.m. y el día miércoles 11 de mayo de 2022, a partir de las 4:00 p. m. y hasta las 8:00 p. m., para la realización de una reunión de la Junta de Registros en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, Nueva York, para preparar el registro del Distrito Escolar. Los residentes también pueden registrarse en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito durante los días de actividad escolar desde las 9:00 a. m. hasta las 3:00 p. m., hasta cinco días antes de la votación del Distrito. Para ser elegibles para votar durante la reunión anual y sobre el presupuesto y las propuestas del Distrito Escolar Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick, los residentes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick deben registrarse en ese momento si no lo han hecho antes. Toda persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en el registro, siempre y cuando se sepa o se demuestre ante la secretaria del Distrito o algún miembro de la Junta de Registros que dicha persona tiene, en ese momento o en adelante, derecho a votar en la elección anual del distrito, para la cual se prepara dicho registro. Si un votante está

registrado y es elegible para votar en virtud del Artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones, también es elegible para votar en esta elección sin necesidad de ningún registro adicional. NINGUNA PERSONA tendrá derecho a votar en la reunión anual de presupuesto y elección del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick ni en la votación de presupuesto del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick si su nombre no aparece en el registro del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick o en las listas de registro del condado provistas por los funcionarios electorales del condado. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes que cumplan con los requisitos para votar mediante voto por ausencia pueden solicitar y recibir una boleta electoral de voto por ausencia a través de la secretaria del Distrito. La secretaria del Distrito deberá recibir la solicitud treinta (30) días antes de la elección para la cual se solicita la boleta electoral de voto por ausencia, y no antes. La secretaria del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes de boleta electoral de voto por ausencia completas por lo menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta debe enviarse al votante por correo, o hasta el día antes de la elección si la boleta debe entregarse al votante o a la persona designada por este en persona. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta electoral de voto por ausencia, la secretaria del Distrito enviará por correo dicha boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. La secretaria del Distrito debe recibir las boletas electorales de voto por ausencia antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día martes 17 de mayo de 2022. Durante los cinco (5) días anteriores al día de la elección, excepto los domingos, en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito se encontrará a disposición una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les hayan emitido boletas electorales de voto por ausencia. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de una boleta electoral militar. Los votantes militares pueden indicar su preferencia para recibir una solicitud de registro de votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una

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todos los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick, que deberán presentarse personalmente para el registro; (2) a todos los votantes calificados registrados permanentemente en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau, y (3) a todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier elección o reunión anual o especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en alguno de estos eventos realizados o llevados a cabo en cualquier momento durante los cuatro años calendario (2016-2020) previos a la preparación del registro de votantes. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las peticiones para nominar candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación deberán presentarse ante la secretaria del Distrito en su oficina, a más tardar el 18 de abril de 2022, de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m. Los puestos vacantes de la Junta de Educación no se consideran cargos específicos ni independientes; los candidatos se presentan en general. Las peticiones de nominación no deben describir ninguna vacante específica de la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato, deben estar dirigidas a la secretaria del Distrito, deben estar firmadas por 25 votantes calificados del Distrito, deben indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y el nombre y la residencia del candidato. Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA POR EL PRESENTE que, de acuerdo con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación en virtud de la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para modificar el presupuesto, o que se presente por otra forma para su votación en dicha elección, debe realizarse ante la secretaria del Distrito con el tiempo suficiente para permitir el aviso de la inclusión de la propuesta con el aviso de audiencia pública, votación de presupuesto y elección, si fuera necesaria su inclusión en dicho aviso, a más tardar el día 18 de marzo de 2022 a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, debe estar escrita o impresa en idioma inglés, debe estar dirigida a la secretaria del Distrito, debe estar firmada por al menos 48 votantes calificados del Distrito y debe indicar el nombre legible de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna petición de presentar a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de sus facultades de decisión, que esté fuera de la ley o que no incluya una

asignación específica cuando dicha propuesta requiera un gasto de dinero, o cuando exista alguna otra razón válida para excluir la propuesta de la votación. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta establecerá una reunión especial a partir de ese momento, dentro de las 24 horas luego de la presentación ante la secretaria del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la votación, con el fin de examinar y tabular dichos informes del resultado de la votación y declarar su resultado; que, por el presente y de acuerdo con la Sección 2019-a, subdivisión 2b, de la Ley de Educación, la Junta se designa a sí misma como un grupo de presidentes de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos durante dicha reunión especial de la Junta. POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE UNIFICADO DE NORTH MERRICK Pueblo de Hempstead, Merrick, Nueva York JOANNE LONG, SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, Nueva York Merrick Herald Life: 31 de marzo, 7 de abril, 21 de abril, 5 de mayo 130327

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO, REUNIÓN ANUAL, ELECCIÓN Y REGISTRO DE VOTANTES, DISTRITO ESCOLAR MERRICK UNION FREE Y BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE MERRICK PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar Merrick Union Free, pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en Lakeside Elementary School, Merrick, Nueva York el 10 de mayo de 2022 a las 7:00 p. m. para analizar el gasto de los fondos para el año escolar 2022-2023, su correspondiente presupuesto y otros asuntos según la autorización de la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York. Si la orden ejecutiva o la ley lo permiten, la audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto se podrá celebrar de manera virtual en la fecha y el horario mencionados anteriormente, en lugar de celebrarse en Lakeside Elementary School. ASIMISMO SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto de la biblioteca de Merrick en la biblioteca de Merrick, Merrick, Nueva York el 26 de abril de 2022 a las 6:30 p. m. para analizar el gasto de los fondos

para el año fiscal 2022-2023, su correspondiente presupuesto y otros asuntos según la autorización de la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York. Si la orden ejecutiva o la ley lo permiten, la audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto se celebrará de manera virtual en la fecha y el horario mencionados anteriormente, en lugar de celebrarse en la biblioteca de Merrick. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, durante la reunión anual de dicho distrito escolar, que se celebrará el martes 17 de mayo de 2022 en Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, Nueva York, también se votará la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del distrito escolar y la biblioteca (el presupuesto escolar y para la biblioteca) para el año escolar 2022-2023. La votación se realizará entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. Se usarán máquinas de votación en dicha elección anual. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una elección para cubrir dos (2) vacantes con un mandato de tres (3) años para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación y una (1) vacante con un mandato de cinco (5) años para la oficina del fideicomisario de la Junta de la Biblioteca en Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, Nueva York el martes 17 de mayo de 2022. Las urnas para dicha elección estarán abiertas desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, en la boleta electoral, aparecerá una propuesta que indicará esencialmente lo siguiente: Se autorizará a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Merrick Union Free por medio de la presente a gastar $800,000 del fondo de reserva de capitales establecido el 21 de mayo de 2019 con el fin de realizar los siguientes proyectos: construcción de patios de juegos escolares en todo el distrito; todo lo anterior incluirá toda la mano de obra, los materiales, los equipos, los aparatos y los gastos imprevistos relacionados con dichas actualizaciones. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito podrá obtener una copia de la declaración del monto de dinero que será requerido para el año escolar 2022-2023, a los fines de invertirlos en la escuela y la biblioteca, durante los catorce (14) días previos a la votación, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en las escuelas del distrito, entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las

Leyes de 2008, se agregó la Sección 495 a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el distrito escolar adjunte a su presupuesto sugerido un informe de exención. Este informe de exenciones mostrará qué parte del valor total estimado de la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos. En el informe se mencionará cada tipo de exención, otorgadas por la autoridad legal, y se mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, expresado en un monto en dólares del valor estimado o como porcentaje del total del valor estimado en la lista, el valor acumulativo que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) u otros pagos para servicios municipales, y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Este informe de exenciones se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios que el distrito designe para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del distrito. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las peticiones para nominar a candidatos para la oficina de miembros de la Junta de Educación y fideicomisario de la Junta de la Biblioteca deberán presentarse ante la secretaria del distrito entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m. y antes de las 5:00 p. m. del lunes 18 de abril de 2022. Dicha petición debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes del distrito calificados para elección para la Junta de Educación y veinticinco (25) votantes del distrito calificados para la Junta de la Biblioteca. Los candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos serán electos para el cargo. El registro personal es un requisito previo para votar en todas las elecciones de este distrito escolar y nadie podrá votar en esta elección si su nombre no aparece en el registro preparado para dicha elección; a excepción de cualquier persona residente del distrito que esté registrada de manera permanente en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau para votar en otras elecciones que no sean del distrito escolar y cuyo registro esté vigente, quien también podrá votar en esta elección sin registro adicional. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la secretaria del distrito estará en la oficina del distrito el martes 3 de mayo de 2022, entre las 12:00 p. m. y las 4:00 p. m., con el propósito de preparar un registro de este distrito escolar para dicha

elección, momento y lugar en los que cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en el registro, siempre y cuando se sepa o se demuestre, para satisfacción de la Junta de Registros, que dicha persona tiene derecho a votar en la reunión o en la elección para la cual se prepara dicho registro. Las personas calificadas también podrán registrarse los días en que la escuela esté en sesión entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m. en las escuelas del distrito, pero no se harán registros con menos de cinco (5) días de anticipación a la elección; este año el límite es el 12 de mayo de 2022. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros se reunirá el martes 17 de mayo de 2022, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. en Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, Nueva York, para preparar el registro del distrito escolar que se usará en las reuniones y elecciones subsecuentes a la votación del presupuesto y elección anual del distrito escolar, en cuyo horario cualquier persona tendrá derecho a inscribirse en el registro, siempre que en tal reunión de la Junta de Registros se sepa o se demuestre, a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registros, que esa persona tiene derecho, entonces o en lo sucesivo, a votar en la reunión o en la elección escolar para la cual se prepara el registro. ASIMISMO SE NOTIFICA que el registro preparado se presentará en la oficina del superintendente de escuelas y estará disponible para que cualquier votante calificado del distrito pueda inspeccionarlo en la oficina del superintendente de escuelas y de la secretaria del distrito en Katherine E. Reif Administration Center cada uno de los cinco (5) días previos al día establecido para la elección, de 9:30 a. m. a 3:30 p. m., excepto los domingos, y el sábado anterior a las elecciones únicamente con cita previa. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto por ausencia pueden realizarse en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito. La secretaria del distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la fecha de la elección. La secretaria del distrito debe recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia por lo menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si el voto debe enviarse al votante por correo, o hasta el día antes de la elección si el voto debe entregarse al votante o a la persona designada por este en

persona. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta electoral de voto por ausencia, la secretaria del distrito enviará por correo dicho voto a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la elección. Los votos por ausencia no se escrutarán, a menos que se hayan recibido en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección. Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron votos por ausencia disponible en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito durante los cinco previos al día de la elección, excepto los domingos. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar. Estos votantes pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en su pedido de dicho registro, solicitud de voto o voto. Los formularios de solicitud de registro para votantes militares se deben recibir en la oficina de la secretaría del distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 22 de abril de 2022. Las solicitudes de boleta electoral militar deben recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito por correo o en persona también a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 21 de abril de 2022. Las boletas electorales militares no se escrutarán, a menos que se envíen por correo o se presenten en persona y (1) la oficina de la secretaria del distrito las reciba antes del cierre de las urnas el día de la elección y tengan una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o bien (2) la oficina de la secretaria del distrito las reciba antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y estén firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación organizará una reunión extraordinaria para tratar este tema en Katherine E. Reif Administration Center en un plazo de veinticuatro horas con posterioridad a la presentación ante la

secretaria del distrito de un informe por escrito con los resultados de la votación con el objetivo de evaluar y tabular estos informes con los resultados de la votación, para los fines de la votación, y declarar los resultados de esta; y que la Junta, mediante el presente, se designa a sí misma como el grupo de secretarios encargados de emitir y escrutar los votos conforme a la sección 2019-a.2-b de la Ley de Educación en la reunión extraordinaria de la Junta. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, durante la elección del Distrito Escolar Merrick Union Free, los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Escuelas Secundarias Bellmore-Merrick votarán con los siguientes fines: a)Votar sobre el presupuesto escolar anual para el año escolar 2022-2023 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito para los propósitos anteriores. b)Votar sobre cualquier otra propuesta que se pueda presentar oportunamente en la reunión. FECHA:marzo de 2022 Merrick, NY POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR MERRICK UNION FREE PAMELA AMON, SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 130009 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTION AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public budget hearing of the Merrick Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held at the Lakeside Elementary School, Merrick, New York on May 10, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the 2022-2023 school year and the budgeting thereof and for such other business as is authorized by the Education Law of the State of New York. If allowed by Executive Order or law, the public budget hearing may be held virtually on the afore-stated date and time instead of at Lakeside Elementary School.

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boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en la solicitud de su registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar deben recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 21 de abril de 2022. Los votos militares no serán escrutados, a menos que (1) la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito los reciba antes del cierre de la votación el día de la elección y tengan una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otro organismo del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o bien (2) la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito los reciba antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y estén firmados y fechados por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier votante calificado del Distrito podrá obtener una copia de las declaraciones de la cantidad de dinero que será requerido para fines escolares para el año siguiente, a excepción de los fondos públicos, durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la reunión anual, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en la oficina central del Distrito ubicada en 1057 Merrick Avenue, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m., y en cualquiera de las sedes escolares del Distrito, es decir: las escuelas Camp Avenue, Harold D. Fayette y Old Mill Road, la biblioteca pública de North Merrick, el sitio web del Distrito y en la reunión anual. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el registro del distrito escolar se presentará en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito, donde quedará abierto para la inspección de los votantes calificados del distrito escolar, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m. cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a la elección y el mismo día de la elección anual del distrito, excepto el domingo, y el sábado 14 de mayo de 2022 con cita previa. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick se reunirá durante el horario de votación el día 17 de mayo de 2022 en el lugar de votación con el fin de preparar un registro para elecciones o reuniones del Distrito que se realizarán después del 17 de mayo de 2022. Dicho registro incluirá: (1) a

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a public budget hearing of the Merrick Library will be held at the Merrick Library, Merrick, New York on April 26, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the 2022-2023 fiscal year and the budgeting thereof and for such other business as is authorized by the Education Law of the State of New York. If allowed by Executive Order or law, the public budget hearing will be held virtually on the afore-stated date and time instead of at the Merrick Library. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of said school district and library for the 2022-2023 school year (school budget and library budget) will be held at the annual meeting of said school district on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, New York. Voting shall take place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Voting machines will be used for voting at said annual election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that an election to fill two (2) vacancies, each for a term of three (3) years for the office of member of the Board of Education and one (1) vacancy for a term of five (5) years for the office of trustee of the Library Board will be held at the Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, New York, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The polls for voting at said election will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a proposition will appear on the ballot to read substantially as follows: Shall the Board of Education of the Merrick Union Free School District be hereby authorized to expend $800,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 21, 2019 for the purpose of the performing of the following projects: construction of school playgrounds District-wide, all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2022-2023 for school purposes and library purposes may be obtained by any resident of the district during the fourteen (14) days preceding the vote, except Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, at the schools of the district from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation. The report will list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and will show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll, the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) or other payments for municipal services, and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. This exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on the website maintained by the District. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education and trustee of the Library Board must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 18, 2022. Such nominating petition must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the district for election to the Board of Education and twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the district to the Library Board. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to office. Personal registration is a prerequisite for voting at all elections in this school district, and no person will be entitled to vote at such election whose name does not appear upon the register prepared for such election; except that any person, a resident of the district, who is permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections to vote at elections other than a school district election and whose registration is current, shall also be qualified to vote at this election without further registration. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the District Clerk will be in the District Office in said district on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of preparing the register of the school district for such election; at such time and place, any person will be entitled to

have his or her name placed upon such register provided that he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be entitled to vote at the meeting or election for which such register is to be prepared. Qualified individuals may also register between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on days when school is in session at the schools of the district, except that no registration shall take place less than five (5) days preceding the election, this year May 12, 2022. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, New York, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. to prepare the Register of the School District to be used for meetings or elections held subsequent to the annual School District election and budget vote, at which time any person may be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which said Register is so prepared. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the register thus prepared will be filed in the office of the Superintendent of Schools and that such register will be open for inspection to any qualified voter of the district at the office of the Superintendent of Schools and the District Clerk in the Katherine E. Reif Administration Center between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. during each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for the election, except Sundays, and on the Saturday prior to the election by appointment only. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk. An application for an absentee ballot must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the date of the election. An application for an absentee ballot must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely application for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address designated on the application by no later than six (6) days before the election. No absentee

voter ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received at the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2022. Military ballot applications must be received in the Office of the District Clerk by mail or in person by also no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is returned by mail or in person and (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated be not later than the day before the election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board of Education shall convene a special meeting thereof at the Katherine E. Reif Administration Center within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot, for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports for the results of the ballot, for the purpose of the ballot and declaring the results of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law Section 2019-a.2-b, at said special meeting of the Board. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that at

the election of the Merrick Union Free School District, qualified voters of the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District shall vote for the following purposes: a)To vote upon the annual school budget for the 2022-2023 school year, and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the district for the foregoing purposes. b)To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting. DATED:March, 2022 Merrick, NY BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT PAMELA AMON, DISTRICT CLERK 130007 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BELLMORE MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will hold a Public Hearing on May 4, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Central Administration Building located at the Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, Merrick, New York, for the purpose of transacting all business as is authorized by the Education Law, including, but not limited to, discussion of the expenditure of funds and budgeting therefore relative to the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of the Central High School District for the school year 2022-2023 and on propositions involving the expenditure of funds or the levy of tax, at which time and which place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof concerning the same will have an opportunity to be heard. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (school budget) and copies of propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, will be available to any taxpayer in the District seven days immediately preceding the public hearing except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at each schoolhouse in which school is maintained during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report, prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District Bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT PATTIANNE GUCCIONE DISTRICT CLERK The above notice will be published in the Bellmore Herald and Merrick Herald newspapers on Thursday, March 31, 2022, April 14, 2022, April 28, 2022 and May 12, 2022. 130266 LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK EL AVISO SE HA DADO AQUÍ que la Junta de Educación del BellmoreMerrick Central High School District celebrará una audiencia pública el 4 de mayo de 2022, a las 8:00 p.m. en la Sala de la Junta del Edificio de Administración Central ubicado en la Escuela Brookside, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, Merrick, Nueva York, con el propósito de tramitar todos los negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, que incluye, entre otros, la discusión de los gastos de fondos y presupuestos, por lo tanto, en relación con la apropriación de fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos necesarios del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias para el año escolar 2022-2023 y sobre las propuestas que involucran el gasto de fondos o la recaudación de impuestos, en qué momento y en qué lugar todas las personas interesadas en el tema del mismo en relación con el mismo tendrán la oportunidad de ser escuchadas. Y TAMBIÉN SE DE AVISO que una copia del estado de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente con fines escolares (presupuesto escolar) y copias de las propuestas relacionadas con el gasto de dinero y el funcionamiento del sistema escolar para el año siguiente , estará disponible para cualquier contribuyente en el Distrito siete días inmediatamente antes de la audiencia pública, excepto los sábados, domingos o días festivos, en cada escuela en la que se mantenga la escuela

durante las horas de 8:00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m. Y TAMBIÉN SE DE AVISO que un Informe de Exención del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, preparado de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto provisional / preliminar, así como al presupuesto adoptado final del cual formará parte; y se publicarán en el (los) tablón (s) de boletines del Distrito que se mantendrá para avisos públicos, así como en el sitio web del Distrito POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT PATTIANNE GUCCIONE SECRETARIO DE DISTRITO El aviso anterior se publicará en los periódicos Herald de Bellmore y Herald de Merrick el Jueves, el 31 de Marzo de 2022, el 14 de Abril de 2022, el 28 y de Abril de 2022. 130268 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTE OF THE BELLMOREMERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual vote of the qualified voters of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Nassau County, New York, will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the several polling places designated by the Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore, and North Merrick Union Free School Districts, as follows: BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the the C. A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center, 2750 S. St. Marks Ave., Bellmore, New York between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the Norman J. Levy Lakeside School, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, NewYork, between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the Newbridge Road School, 1601 Newbridge Road, Bellmore, NewYork, between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the North Merrick Public Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. For the following purposes: a.) To vote upon the annual school budget for the year 2022-2023 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the district for the foregoing purposes.

b.) To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the voters. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that registration shall be conducted at the several polling places stated above by the Boards of Registration of the several component districts as follows: the Bellmore Union Free School District at the District Office, Winthrop Avenue School, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, New York, on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; the Merrick Union Free School District at the Administrative Office, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, New York on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; the North Bellmore Union Free School District at the Administrative Office, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, New York, and all district schools on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; and the North Merrick Union Free School District at the Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York, on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and additionally on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the Harold D. Fayette School between the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters entitled to vote at the school meeting and election for which such register is prepared, in the manner provided by law. The register, as so prepared, will be filed in the office of the clerk at each of the respective Union Free School Districts as set forth in this notice of meeting and such register is to be open for inspection at reasonable times for at least five (5) days prior to the date set for voting on the budget and election, except Sunday, and by appointment on the Saturday prior to the election at each elementary district. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a person shall be entitled to vote at the annual meeting and election who is a citizen of the United States, eighteen years of age, a resident of the Union Free School District in which he intends to vote for a period of thirty days next preceding the election he offers to vote and registered to vote for said election. A person shall be registered to vote if he or she shall have

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GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT PATTIANNE GUCCIONE DISTRICT CLERK The above notice will be published in the Bellmore Herald and Merrick Herald newspapers on Thursday, March 31, 2022, April 14, 2022, April 28, 2022 and May 12, 2022. 130262

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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE VOTO ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK EL AVISO SE HA DADO AQUI que el voto anual de los votantes calificados del BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, el Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo el Martes, el 17 de Mayo de 2022, en los varios lugares de votación designados por el Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore y North Merrick Union Free School Districts, de la siguiente manera: BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en el C.A Reinhard Early Childhood Center, 2750 S. St. Marks Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, , entre las 6:30 a.m. y las

9:00 p.m. MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en la escuela Norman J. Levy Lakeside, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT en la escuela Newbridge Road, 1601 Newbridge Road, Bellmore, Nueva York, entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en la Biblioteca Pública de North Merrick, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 6:30 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. Para los siguientes propósitos: a. Para votar sobre el presupuesto escolar anual para el año 2022-2023 y para autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del distrito para los propósitos anteriores. b. Para votar sobre otras proposiciones que puedan presentarse adecuadamente antes los votantes. Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que el registro se llevará a cabo en los lugares de votación indicados anteriormente por Las Juntas de Registro de los varios distritos componentes de la siguiente manera: la Bellmore Union Free School District en la Oficina del Distrito, Winthrop Avenue School, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre el horario de 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m.; la Merrick Union Free School District en la Oficina Administrativa, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, Nueva York, en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre las horas de 9:30 a.m. y 3:30 p.m.; la North Bellmore Union Free School District en la Oficina Administrativa, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, y todas las escuelas del distrito en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre las horas de 9:00 a.m. y 3:00 p.m.; y la North Merrick Union Free School District en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, Nueva York, en todos los días escolares del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días antes de la votación entre las 9:00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m., y además, el miércoles el 11 de Mayo de 2022, en la Escuela de Fayette D. Harold entre las horas de 4:00 p.m y 8:00 p.m. con el fin de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados con derecho a votar en la reunión de la

escuela y la elección para la que dicho registro es preparado, en la forma prevista por la ley. El registro, como así preparado, será archivado en la Oficina del Secretario (District Clerk) en cada uno de los respectivos Distritos Unión Libre como se establece en este aviso y dicho registro sera abierto por inspección en horas razonables hasta cinco (5) días antes de la fecha establecida para votar sobre el presupuesto y la elección del distrito, excepto el domingo, y por cita el sábado anterior de la elección en cada distrito elemental. Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que una persona quien es cuidadano de Los Estados Unidos, tenga diez y ocho años de edad y es residente del Distrito Escolar de la Unión en el que se tiene la intención de votar a favor un período de treinta días antes de la elección y esta registrado para votar para la elección dicha tendrá derecho a votar. Una persona debera ser registrada para votar si el o ella han registrado permanente con La Junta de Elecciones del Condado de Nassau (Nassau County Board of Elections) o con La Junta de Registro (Board of Registration) del distrito donde el o ella reside. Solamente las personas que estan registradas tienen el derecho para votar. Y ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que Las Juntas de Registro (Boards of Registration) de las varias escuelas componentes tendran una reunion el 17 de Mayo 2022 durante las horas de votación en los lugares de votación en cada escuela para el propósito de preparer el registro para que las elecciones tendran lugar despues del 17 de Mayo 2022; El Registro incluirá (1) todos los votantes calificados de las escuelas, quines se presentáran personalemente para registro; y (2) todos votantes calificados permanente registrados con la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau (Nassau County Board of Elections). Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de presupuestos que serán requerido para el proximo año escolar y copias de las proposiciónes involucrando gastos y la operación del systema del distrito para el proximo año, se puede obtener por cualquier contribuyente en el districto durante de los catorce dias inmediatamente anteriores del voto anual excepto Sabado, Domingo, o los dias de fiesta, en las oficinas del distrito y cualquier público dentro del distrito y en el sitio web del

distrito. Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que pueden aplicar para la votación por ausencia para la elección del districto en la Oficina Del Secretario de Distrito (District Clerk). El secretatio de distrito debe recibir las solicitudes para boletas de voto ausente no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Además, la solicitud debe ser recibida por el secretario de distrito al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta debe ser entregada personalmente al votante o su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna de una boleta de voto ausente enviada por correo, el secretario de distrito enviará la boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. No se procederá al escrutinio de ninguna boleta de votante ausente a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del secretario de distrito no más tardar que las 5:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente) el día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas que solicitaron una votación por ausencia debe estar disponible para inspección en la Oficina Del Secretario de Distrito (District Clerk) hasta el día de la votación. Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO de que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Las formas de registro de votantes militares y las formas de solicitud de boletas militares deben ser recibidas en la oficina del secretario de distrito del distrito escolar no más tarde que a las 5:00 p.m. el 21 de Abril de 2022. No se escrutará ninguna boleta militar a menos que (1) se reciba en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y que muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o de un servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando un endoso fechado de recibo de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibido por la oficina del secretario de distrito no más tarde que las 5:00 p.m. el día

de la elección y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se asocia a no ser mas tarde del día anterior de la elección. POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT PATTIANNE GUCCIONE SECRETARIO DE DISTRITO El aviso anterior se publicará en los periódicos Herald de Bellmore y Herald de Merrick el Jueves, el 31 de Marzo de 2022, el 14 de Abril de 2022, el 28 de Abril de 2022 y el 12 de Mayo de 2022. 130264 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF CSMC TRUST 2015-2, Plaintiff against- WAFA ABBOUD, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated October 25, 2018, 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 April 11, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, known and designated as Section 63 Block 146 Lot 34. The Foreclosure Sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s COVID-19 Policies and Foreclosure Auction Rules. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s 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. Foreclosure Auctions 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 foreclosure auction. 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 2739 MERRICK AVENUE, MERRICK, NY Approximate amount of lien $1,216,154.12 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 003460/2017. LAWRENCE FARBMAN, ESQ., Referee DRUCKMAN LAW GROUP PLLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. {* Merrick Life*} 129924 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY.NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. ASPEN PROPERTIES GROUP, LLC AS TRUSTEE FOR ASPEN G REVOCABLE TRUST, Pltf. vs. KEVIN OLIVA, et al, Defts. Index #600072/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 4, 2020, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 11, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a 1018 North Drive, Merrick, NY 11566 a/k/a Section 50, Block 588, Lot 6 & 15. Lot 6 beginning at the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of Jerusalem Avenue with the westerly side of North Drive, being a plot 74.89 ft. x 76.03 ft. x 97.17 ft. x 93.97 ft. Lot 15 beginning at a point said point being the intersection between the westerly line of North Drive and the old northerly line of Jerusalem Avenue, said point also being a P.C. of a curve, running thence along the easterly line of the parcel herein described SW 20.37 ft. to its point of intersection with the new northerly line of Jerusalem Avenue; running thence along the new northerly line of Jerusalem Avenue SE, 94.57 ft. to its point of Intersection with the old northerly line of Jerusalem Avenue; running thence along the old northerly line of Jerusalem Avenue NW, 96.28 ft. to the point or place of beginning. Approx. amt. of judgment is $133,277.57 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. 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 auction. WILLIS CARMAN, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP, Attys. for Ptlf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY 11791. #99206

GROUP, LLC AS TRUSTEE FOR ASPEN G REVOCABLE TRUST, Pltf. vs. KEVIN OLIVA, et al, Defts. Index #600072/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 4, 2020, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 11, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a 1018 North Drive, Merrick, NY 11566 a/k/a Section 50, Block 588, Lot 6 & 15. Lot 6 beginning at the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of Jerusalem Avenue with the westerly side of North Drive, being a plot 74.89 ft. x 76.03 ft. x 97.17 ft. x 93.97 ft. Lot 15 beginning at a point said point being the intersection between the westerly line of North Drive and the old northerly line of Jerusalem Avenue, said point also being a P.C. of a curve, running thence along the easterly line of the parcel herein described SW 20.37 ft. to its point of intersection with the new northerly line of Jerusalem Avenue; running thence along the new northerly line of Jerusalem Avenue SE, 94.57 ft. to its point of Intersection with the old northerly line of Jerusalem Avenue; running thence along the old northerly line of Jerusalem Avenue NW, 96.28 ft. to the point or place of beginning. Approx. amt. of judgment is $133,277.57 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. 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 auction. WILLIS CARMAN, Referee. THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP, Attys. for Ptlf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY 11791. #99206 129926 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 22-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held March 22, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 22-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 22-2022, amending Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include

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permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections or with the Board of Registration of the component Union Free School District in which he resides. Only persons who shall be registered shall be entitled to vote. AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Boards of Registration of the several component Union Free School Districts will meet during the hours of voting on May 17, 2022 at the polling places in each of the Union Free School Districts for the purpose of preparing a register for district meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 17, 2022; said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the Union Free School Districts, who shall present themselves personally for registration; and (2) all qualified voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (school budget) and copies of propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the annual vote except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at school district offices and any public within the district and on the district’s website. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the District. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. No absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M. (prevailing time) on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection at the Office of the Clerk until the day of the vote. AND NOTICE IS ALSO

March 31, 2022 — MERRICK HERALD

‘Sp-EGG-tacular’ to return to N. Merrick By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Last year, North Merrick couple Jackie and Will Luciani decided to host an outdoor Easter egg hunt, in attempts to bring the community together at a safe event, coming out of the first winter of the coronavirus pandemic. Having had great success, the egg hunt will return to Fraser Park this year on April 9, with a couple of fun surprises. “Last year, we were just coming out that first winter of the pandemic, and things were getting much better,” Will told the Herald. “Just for our neighbors on our block, we put together a small egg hunt, on a Saturday morning in Fraser Park.” At the egg hunt, other families were there enjoying the park, Will explained, so they invited them to join in on the fun. “The Easter Bunny came, and kids went crazy for that,” he added. “There was so much joy to see the kids being kids. It felt like a piece of normalcy again.” When Covid-19 cases surged again during the most recent winter, the Luciani’s decided to host another egg hunt. “More people are comfortable with bigger events now, so we thought why not invite more people from the community,” Will said. “We are not going to put a limit on it — it just continued to grow and grow into something bigger than we initially expected.” At this year’s event, Jackie said there will be balloon artists and face painting, which they did not have last year. “As things started to get bigger and bigger, we wanted to provide some additional entertainment,” she explained. “If the egg hunt goes quickly, and if people are coming out, I wanted to keep them there for a little longer.” Inside the eggs will be mostly small toys, they said, because they didn’t want to leave chocolate or candies inside an egg in case it was not collected during the hunt. They received a permit from the Town of Hempstead to again host this event. Thus far, Jackie said, the response from the community has been great. News about the event is spreading mostly word of mouth. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church included the news in their church bulletin, and as the event gets closer, they may ask local businesses to hang their flyer up, she added. The event will be free of charge to those who attend, but the Luciani’s will be collecting donations for the Bellmore-

Courtesy Jackie Luciani

ThE 2ND ANNuAL North Merrick Easter Egg Hunt will take place on April 9, at Fraser Park in North Merrick. The community is welcome to attend, free of charge. At least year’s event, children posed with the Easter Bunny. Merrick Community Cupboard, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School district’s food pantry that serves underprivileged families within the district. “It’s a good cause to support — the pandemic was really difficult for a lot of people,” Will said. “We wanted to do something to hopefully help however we can.” “People were like, ‘This is great, can we pay you?’” Jackie added. “We are not looking for that — we thought it would be best to give back to the community in some way.” The egg hunt will take place rain or shine, at 11 a.m. at Fraser Park which is located on 1393 Fraser Avenue, North Merrick, NY. Egg hunt goers are encouraged to bring their baskets, and to be ready for another special appearance by the Easter Bunny.

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“ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations. Dated: March 22, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 130356

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Courtesy Jackie Luciani

Children will be able to collect eggs, meet the Easter Bunny, get balloon art, and have their face painted at this fun-filled springtime event.

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Q. We’ve been discussing adding a room on the second floor, behind our kitchen, with views of the water. We spoke to two contractors, and one told us that we can’t use our existing deck to make the floor of the new room because it has an overhang that he called a cantilever, which is too far out beyond our existing deck beams. Is this true that we have to start over, instead of saving money by using our existing deck?

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A. What you heard may or may not be true, but unless someone with the ability and training to calculate the load distribution and confirm it with building codes can check it, you’ll probably never know if you could have saved the structure or not. The unwritten rule, compared with the code standard, is typically that repetitive floor joists onte eeper shouldn’t span more than 2 feet beyond a support beam. If calculations show that the bending moment, fiber stress and moment of inertia are within a safe range, however, then the existing structure may be able to be saved. It gets more complicated, though, because most decks have inadequate spread footings for the weight distribution underground, especially because people assume, incorrectly, that sandy soil is very stable. They also generally have little understanding of what freezing conditions can do to the entire structure. In other words, most decks are built based on many assumptions, but aren’t considered as big an issue if they move, since cracking and uplift generally aren’t a noticeable concern. It really doesn’t matter if a design professional is working on a big building or something as simple as a deck, because the ability to cause deadly problems and mistakes is still the same. It’s understandable that people want to save money by not hiring an architect or engineer for something seemingly so simple, but you may want to consider that most municipalities require plans prepared under the direction and review of a licensed professional, and not guessed at by someone with power tools who builds. Many people learn the hard way, especially when they go to legalize a deck long after it has been built and used for years, that the way it was built won’t pass and get a permit without expensive changes. There are many regulations, codes and laws regarding every kind of structure, from where it can be placed to the materials and methods of putting it together. It doesn’t take much, just a consultation with an architect or engineer, to find out the answer to your question. Building an addition close to water means making a little more effort to only do things once, especially with exposure to the conditions of higher wind and water force, corrosive salt air, saltwater and unstable soil. You may end up with a new structure, but when you think about the investment and your safety, it will be worth it. Good luck!

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elcome to this quintessentially Tudor Colonial located in the beautiful Bryn Mawr section in the Village of Rockville Centre. While first to the market in decades, this sunny south-facing home has been well maintained and updated with added family room, renovated bathrooms and hardwood floors throughout. This home has an amazing first floor flow with a formal dining room, living room, eat-in-kitchen and family room/den. The second floor includes a primary bedroom with ensuite updated bath, plus 3-additional bedrooms, full bathroom and a home office. There is also a full, finished walk-up attic with cedar closets and tons of storage. In addition you will love the finished basement, laundry, more storage plus a 2-car detached garage and beautifully landscaped backyard. Asking $949,000

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WO O D M E R E 1 6 P RO S P E C T AV E , OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, REDUCED! 6 BR, 3.5 Bth Colonial on O/S Property in SD#15(Tree Streets). LR/Fpl, FDR,Den & Large Kosher Kit. 2 Car Det Gar....$1,499,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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Apartments For Rent HEWLETT 156 E Rockaway Rd, BA, Apartment Rental. Renovated 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bth Apt with Spacious Gourmet Kitche n U s e o f Pa t i o & O u t d o o r S p a c e SD#14...$3,200 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 ISLAND PARK: 1 BR, Updated, Near All. No Smoking/ Pets. Heat/ Water Included. Negotiable. 516-503-9023

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ong awaited, spring, the season of beginnings, has begun. Though it happens with astronomical regularity, isn’t it interesting that we’re always surprised by the first buds, the first mist-like sheen of yellow in trees that looked lifeless for months, the first songbirds? The perennially anticipated equinox brings more than pop-up daffodils and lively robins to us this year. Mostly free of masks, marathons are back on, parades have returned, and we JOHN dine outside it’s so O'CONNELL because nice, not for fear of death. These signs of spring’s rebirth are worthy of being called blessings to count. Of course, we’re not completely “back.” We mingle, but still carefully, in restaurants and at parties, at the supermarket, at crowded ball games and in schools. We’re still cautious on the days we’re back in the office, and we’re fully masked for medical appointments. Subway, train and plane rides remain as masked as gatherings of thieves. Those reasonable restrictions notwithstanding, it’s time to get out.

How appropriate that this get-out-ofCovid-jail pass coincides not only with the northern hemisphere’s blooming time, but also with April’s holy celebrations of liberation: Pesach and Easter. Whether we’re commemorating our people’s escape from slavery or our redemption secured by the risen Lord, it’s our time now for freedom and rebirth. Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and probably all religions celebrate spring as freedom from fasting and a return to fruitfulness. Lured by the fresh scents of growing grass and budding crocuses, enticed by the sweet chirps of returning warblers, we’re ready and willing to escape our coopedup homes and enjoy all that our region offers. You may have your special spring escapes, but here are some favorite places to spend a spring day. The 409-acre Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, in Oyster Bay, is an ideal venue for individual, couple or family walks among beautiful trees, spring gardens and greenhouses. If you’re by yourself, bring a book; there are plenty of benches on which to sit and read in peace. Less than five miles from the Planting Fields is Theodore Roosevelt’s family home at Sagamore Hill. The National Historical Site gives life not only to the president’s days at his Summer White House,

but also holds treasures from his journeys out West and to Africa. You can feel TR’s energy there. The grounds are inspiring. A few minutes’ drive from downtown Oyster Bay is the president’s gravesite, at Youngs Memorial Cemetery. After a full life, Roosevelt was laid to rest in this peaceful place in 1919, at age 60. Next to the cemetery is the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center. Except for the chirps of countless songbirds, it’s a quiet place with education programs for adults and children. On the opposite compass point, one of the most wellknown beaches in the world, Jones Beach State Park, offers six and a half miles of broad, clean ocean beaches, nature centers, food concessions and a magnificent boardwalk. I’ve been going to Jones Beach for almost 60 years, and it’s never been better. For bikers, there are trails from Wantagh and other South Shore villages to the park and then east, beside Ocean Parkway. Freeport’s Nautical Mile has many waterside eateries and drinkeries, party boats, gift shops and fresh-fish markets. In Suffolk County, enjoy an afternoon at Riverhead’s Long Island Aquarium, a fun experience, especially for kids. There is a fleet of “open” boats for fishing at Captree State Park, just north of

e're ready and willing to get outside and enjoy all that our region offers.

Robert Moses State Park, another fabulous beach and recreation area. Looking to take the family to a professional baseball game without the crazy prices? Even Mets and Yankee fans will enjoy the L.I. Ducks, who play their first home games starting April 22. Town of Hempstead residents can enjoy a round of golf at excellent rates at the Lido Beach or Merrick courses. Oyster Bay golfers can enjoy the Hon. Joseph Colby course in Woodbury. This is an opportune time for Nassau County residents to purchase a Leisure Pass. It costs $36, gets you into many county recreation facilities and entitles you to valuable discounts. You can obtain a pass at most county parks. There’s lot of springtime in the 930acre Eisenhower Park. Larger than Manhattan’s Central Park, Eisenhower has ball fields, picnic areas, one of the best golf facilities on Long Island and one of the best swimming facilities in America. Reserve space for a family, team or organization picnic in Eisenhower Park or any of the many other Nassau County parks. Call your local county park after April 4; find every park’s phone number at https://bit.ly/3N6sEfL. Whatever your favorite springtime pursuits, now’s the time to shed winter’s shivers and bask in April’s warmth. John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

Where am I at 75? Reflections from the edge

rriving at age 75, alive, intact, and ready to roll into the future, I would like to share some reflections on the last seven-plus decades. I know. Can you believe it? Right? The main thing is, I don’t have advice for anyone. I never thought that teetering into older age necessarily conferred wisdom or the right to tell others what to do. So carry on, make your own mistakes. You will soar, you will fall, and if you get up, you will move on. I never made a big deal about birthdays, but this RANDI year is different. I KREISS feel changed by the pandemic experience, and inclined to be more open about the journey so far. Facing death will do that to you, and many of us have come to terms with our mortality, unless, of course, we deployed industrial-strength denial. Authenticity in myself and others has become key. I don’t want to dance the dance anymore. I have always abhorred small talk, maybe because I’m not very

good at it, but I have little tolerance for the “So, what are you watching these days?” although it is not beneath me to ask exactly that when I’m stuck with strangers. My preference is to get to the truth of the moment and exchange ideas, not chitchat. I feel a freedom that I didn’t always carry with me in my careers in teaching and journalism, and even in my life as a parent and friend. So many dinners with so many people who were part of our social life. We all had those circles. When our kids were little and we left them with babysitters, it was to see other adults. Some were dear, and the relationships were central to our well-being. But some were people who were nice to talk to but not emotionally connected with us. It was fine, back then, but these days, time is more precious. It has become a supply-chain issue, like everything else. With the pandemic, the entire paradigm of an adult social life shifted. We saw no one for over a year, and then, gradually, a few “safe” people, and recently a few more. What hit home is how nurtur-

ing and vital the special friends are. What is true, too, is that as you get older, even without a pandemic, some relationships ebb. Some of us have become less tolerant of the lapses that come with age. As much as I hated being at the children’s table when I was 5, it’s challenging to be at a table of 70-somethings. I can’t sit facing a bright light. My husband can’t hear everything. Someone else can’t get their artificial hip into the chair. Another one needs the heat set at 85. I learned, too, during these years of crisis, that the quality of a relationship doesn’t always depend on face-to-face meetings. I have held close to my heart a number of people through long emails and telephone conversations that aren’t hit-and-miss but planned and set in the calendar. Some others I see when we can, and when we do, it’s as if no time has passed at all. Instant connection, 5G at least. By the time I reached 70, I realized I had spent way too much time worrying what others thought of me. That might sound ridiculous from someone who

uthenticity in myself and others has become key. Small talk? No thanks.

writes a column that sometimes elicits death threats, but those are different. They aren’t personal. I could fret for days about an offhand comment I made to a friend that might possibly have offended. Or I could feel slighted by a remark from someone else. By 75, and not a moment too soon, I am moving beyond that hypersensitivity. My third-grade teacher, Mrs. Heller, told me I needed to grow an elephant skin, and she was right. It just took me a while. Another shift that comes in the fullness of our years is our drift toward the wings of the family stage, the fringe, the edge. You get it. We aren’t the main event anymore. That’s a very good thing. Our kids are officially launched. We have no 40-yearolds living in the basement. We do have an opportunity now to take on fresh challenges. Maybe all of us elders should go back to our full-time jobs now that no one else wants to work. Or just chill. Thank you for indulging me. Apparently, I’m having a “where did all the years go” moment. I am astonished to be 75 years old. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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letters We must reduce plastic waste To the Editor: The State Legislature is working on extended producer responsibility, or EPR, policy to address our serious plastic waste crisis. This type of legislation can hold producers responsible for what ultimately happens to the packaging they use to contain their products, with the goal of reducing waste and moving us to more easily recyclable materials. It is crucial that Albany gets it right. The petroleum, gas and chemical industries, the makers of plastic ingredients, as well as producers and packaging manufacturers, know this type of legislation is inevitable, but they don’t want it to cut into their profits. Right now, these groups are winning against groups that have only the environment at heart. But, producers shouldn’t be running the show and setting their own targets, and they shouldn’t be part of an advisory board, setting the rules and holding more power than environmental and consumer groups.

Nassau is blessed with a number of the county’s largest employers, like Northwell Health, Catholic Health Services of Long Island and the Stop & Shop grocery store chain, which alone employs more than 8,000 workers, according to published reports. The NYU Langone Hospital isn’t far behind. But the vast majority of businesses are the ones where any of us can walk in, and we know the employees by name. We know the owners. We go to the same churches and synagogues, the same school board meetings, the same parks. And we depend on every one of these businesses, not just for the goods and services they provide, not just for the jobs and paychecks they create, but also for helping us establish the very sense of community we have come to enjoy. Some chambers, like the one in Wantagh, host Fourth of July parades every year. The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores is known for its street festivals and vendor events, including one coming up April 23. The Glen Cove chamber highlights local eateries with its regular Culinary Delights events. There are boardwalk fairs hosted by the Long Beach chamber, Kids Fests organized by the Merrick chamber, and car shows from the Oyster Bay-East Norwich chamber. And we can’t forget the Rockville Centre chamber’s Eat Shop Rock, which last

year attracted 75 vendors, 50 food trucks and 18 live bands. These extraordinary coalitions represent the very lifeblood of our communities. And all of them are part of a much larger consortium that helps enhance those voices even more: The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, which not only advocates and promotes businesses through programs like its “Shop Local” campaign, but also connects businesses with a number of resources, including grants, tax-abatement programs and even federal services, like the Paycheck Protection Program created during the coronavirus pandemic. “We are a sounding board,” council president Frank Camarano told a breakfast crowd that gathered at our Herald Community Newspapers headquarters last week, adding that the council wants to “give our members a voice.” With 150,000 businesses, it may feel impossible not to get drowned out in a cacophony of voices. That’s why chambers are more important than ever, especially as all of us recover from the economic turmoil of the pandemic, while climbing the mountain of supply-chain shortages and high inflation. There’s a reason why chambers are woven into the very fabric of our society: Without them, there simply wouldn’t be society.

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n the 246-year history of the United States, a Black woman has never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. With President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, that should soon change. A U.S. Senate vote on her nomination is expected next month. From an early age, Jackson was advised as a Black woman to lower her expectations. As the White House states, “When Judge Jackson told her high school guidance counselor she eLaine wanted to attend Harvard, the guidGross ance counselor warned that Judge Jackson should not set her ‘sights so high.’” She went on to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard University and cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Biden’s earlier announcement that a Black woman would fill the Supreme Court seat generated howls of protests from conservatives — similarly telling every Black woman who is qualified to fill the seat not to set their sights so high.

Republican presidents had previously promised to appoint women to the court, and appointed white women without controversy. Former President Donald Trump pledged to nominate a woman after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020; Ronald Reagan promised in 1980 to nominate the first woman to the court. Yet the promise to appoint a Black woman brought howls. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, called Biden’s announcement “an insult to Black women,” adding, “Black women are, what, 6 percent of the U.S. population? He’s saying to 94 percent of Americans, ‘I don’t give a damn about you. You are ineligible.’” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, said that as a result of Biden’s pledge, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court would be a beneficiary of affirmative action. The controversy comes from Biden’s pledging to appoint a Black woman, because that violates the racial hierarchy of structural racism. Structural racism is the historical and ongoing racial discrimination, segregation and marginalization of Black people — African-Americans in particular — that is typically instigated

Letters We need a bill that includes independent oversight, defined and substantive targets, investment in reuse/refill/recycle infrastructure, bans on toxins in plastics and bans on any burning of plastic waste. Hopefully New Yorkers will get the bill they need and deserve. I live in Rockville Centre, and I volunteer for All Our Energy, a local environmental organization. If you have any questions, you can reach me at (516) 594-4485. KARIN JOHNSON Rockville Centre

Child care providers deserve to make a decent living To the Editor: I have been a child care provider in Freeport for eight years. I watch infants take their first steps and form their first words. I help toddlers handle emotions while they learn how to share and negotiate. The children and families I serve have built a stable relationship with

or sanctioned by government. Underlying it is the false notion that race provides a justification for treating people differently. But race is a social construct. All humans are 99 percent genetically identical. Racism is a concept created to advantage whites and disadvantage Blacks. If Jackson becomes the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, we should celebrate that longoverdue milestone and her extraordinary credentials. But we should not fall victim to the idea that she is the exception, a rare talent who had the unique credentials to break the glass ceiling. The list of potential nominees previously released by the White House showed that there are numerous Black women qualified to serve on the court. As we prepare to celebrate this milestone, we should also commit to three more actions. First, we should increase the number of federal judges who are Black women. According to the Pew Research Center, “Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges in the United States — fewer than 2% — have been Black women.” That under-representation on the federal bench restricts the talent pool for future justices with

e can't fall victim to the idea that Ketanji Brown Jackson is the exception.

attractive legal credentials. Second, we should address the role that structural racism continues to play in the segregation of public schools and the insufficient funding of schools in neighborhoods educating most Black students. The result is that millions of Black girls — including those with the potential to serve on the Supreme Court — are deprived of their rightful opportunities to succeed, and our nation is deprived of the added wisdom they can bring from their life experiences to the role of Supreme Court justice. Third, we should never forget the exciting and inspiring impact that having a Black woman on the Supreme Court can have on Black girls — and Black women of all ages. As a civil rights leader for more than 20 years and a Black woman, I can attest to how exciting and inspiring it is to see Black women take on new historic roles — Michelle Obama as first lady and Kamala Harris as vice president, to mention just two. The prospect of a Black woman on the Supreme Court is similarly invigorating — even after 246 years. Yet I can’t help but think about the countless Black women and girls who have been told — and continue to be told — not to set their sights so high. Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based civil rights organization.

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me and my staff, which is critical to child development. But the 16 children in my care come from families who qualify for a state subsidy. The subsidy is nowhere close to the cost of quality care. Throughout the pandemic, I and my staff have provided these children with a social and educational foundation while barely making minimum wage. How long can we afford to be underpaid? Members of the State Legislature have joined parents and providers who are calling for a big investment in the state budget to rescue the child care system. I really hope it happens before I have to close my doors. I hope leaders in Albany understand that if people don’t have child care, they can’t work. I also hope they realize that qualified child care providers are happy to provide quality care, if we can just make a decent living. JANNA RODRIGUEz Freeport President/Provider The Innovative Daycare Corp.

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