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Alumni create scholarship for late teacher his former students — which include Michael Bianco, Nicholas Licata, Patrick Marzano, For a group of six Wellington Gregg Penny, Mario Tesoriero C. Mepham High School alumni, and Ed Thompson — knew they Jack Rice was much more than a had to honor his legacy. teacher. In school, he was a menIn 2019, after a Christmas dintor, a guide and, perhaps most of ner with Brogan, the group gave all, a friend — a presence in her a written proposal to form their lives long the Jack Rice after they stopped Memorial Scholarroaming the high ship Fund, which school’s halls. would annually Rice introduced award a graduating his students to so senior a $1,000 much of the world, scholarship. The the friends said. He program had made them realize already been the convenience of approved by the living near a train PAtRICk MARzANo Bellmore-Merrick that travels to the Central High heart of Manhat- Co-founder, Jack Rice School District. tan, where Rice Memorial Scholarship The scholarship and the group often Fund is awarded to a found themselves senior who intends during adventures. to major in journalRice shared with them his appre- ism, education, theater or ciation for the arts, which humanities. It was given out for included a deep understanding the first time last year to graduof films and music. He was a ating senior Casey Fahrer. Applimajor influence on the close-knit cations are now open on the Jack friends’ lives, they said. Rice Memorial Scholarship Years later, the graduates, Fund website, www.jackricemsf. who left Mepham in 1984, org, where donations can also be remained close with Rice and his made. wife, Jeanine Brogan. Besides being their English When Rice died of prostate cancer in August 2016, at age 67, Continued on page 3

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She said yes! Sanford H. Calhoun High School football coach Joe Migliano proposed to his girlfriend, cheer coach Christine Meiselas, on the field prior to Calhoun’s game against Sewanhaka High School last Saturday. The crowd burst into cheers as Meiselas answered, “Yes.” Story, more photos, Page 6.

JFK Drama Club goes digital with ‘Head Over Heels’ By REINE BEtHANy agarcia@liherald.com

Last spring, members of the Drama Club at John F. Kennedy High School, in the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, saw weeks of rehearsal stymied when Covid-19 prevented their performance of “The Wizard of Oz.” One year later, the students are still learning through electronic platforms, and live theater

is still on hold. Facing a new reality, they were left with one question: What’s a Drama Club to do in a pandemic? At Kennedy, the answer is to turn frustration into opportunity. The students are using their forced familiarity with virtual tools to make a colorful, ebullient, full-length movie musical — a distinct change from their usual live shows on the school’s stage. Production advisers and Ken-

nedy teachers Brad Seidman and Jonathan Hof fman helped choose the right show to adapt. “The main goal of this was to allow these students to have a final product,” Hoffman said, recalling last year’s disappointment. The show also needed a “lot of lead roles and principal parts that could showcase many of the students,” he added. Hoffman and Seidman recomContinued on page 7

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Mepham teacher remembered through scholarship teacher, Rice led the group in several roles that not only highlighted his appreciation for the school’s offerings, but also formed the basis for the sought-after qualities of the scholarship recipients. Rice was the adviser for the school newspaper, which he revamped and reenergized with the team. “There was dead silence in the homerooms [after a new issue’s premiere] because students were so into it,” Marzano said. He had the group construct sets and work backstage for some of Mepham’s various plays. After class and even after graduation, Rice was “still a teacher,” Bianco said, by consistently sharing his guidance and wisdom. “He was much more to us than just a teacher,” Marzano said. “After we graduated, he was just one of the gang. . . He was one of the first adults outside of our own family members who valued our opinions — it was always an exchange of information between peers. He felt he could learn just as much from us as we could from him.” Even Rice’s style was unusual compared to the often professionally dressed teachers back then. Rather than drive, he preferred to ride his skateboard to school, and he typically wore jeans with a flannel shirt and — “begrudgingly,” Marzano said — a tie under his full beard and long hair. For students walking into a teacher’s class, “the respect you have for them is theirs to lose,” Licata said. “He always got the respect he was due by respecting his students.” Working on backstage sets after school was the group’s bridge to hanging out with Rice in the evenings, Penny said. They would often stop by Newbridge Inn for slices of pizza. In the city, which still had “graffitisoaked subways,” Tesoriero said, the group would spend time in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. The trips eventually inspired Tesoriero to pursue a career in architecture, he said. “It opened my eyes,” Tesoriero said. “There’s a lot to learn just by going down the street.” Thompson, too, was inspired to attend New York University as a business major through his trips. He is convinced Rice’s recommendation letter helped him secure a seat at the school, he said. After leaving the district in 2003, Rice stayed involved in the community through the Merrick Life, where he was employed. His role extended beyond the typical writer and editor when his affable nature helped him sell advertisements, according to Brogan. When donations towards the scholarship were opened, it became clear how far of a reach Rice’s influence had. “Our long-term relationship with Jack was unique,” Thompson said, “but in the end we found out it really wasn’t.” Thousands in donations from past students, peers and neighbors came pouring in, sustaining the future of the scholarship for years to come. The group is considering expanding the number of recipients.

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Jack Rice, a teacher in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District from 1971 to 2003, is being honored with the Jack Rice Memorial Scholarship Fund. The program was started by six of his former students. In addition to the funds, scholarship recipients will also receive a book of poetry or prose from Rice’s personal collection. Many have his name signed at the front of the book. “He continues to hold us together,” Marzano said. “He’s not the last person with those qualities — maybe the scholarship can surface others.”

Rice, thiRd fRom left, was more than a teacher to former students Mario Tesoriero, far left, Patrick Marzano, Nick Licata, Greg Penny, Mike Bianco and Ed Thompson. the website foR the Jack Rice Memorial Scholarship Fund, below, is open for applications.

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Mepham graduated a dozen off the roster from a team that played for the 2019 Nassau Class AA girls’ soccer title, including early University of Tennessee enrollee Brianna Sayoc, who would’ve played her senior year for the Pirates in the fall had the season not been postponed to March. “We’re not the same team after losing so many kids, but we’re playing better each game,” coach Janine Bizelia said. “We had a tough opener against South Side that we’ve rebounded well from.” The Pirates split their first four games against Conference A-I rivals and have makeups against Wantagh and Valley Stream South remaining to complete the first half of the grind. “There are no easy games,” Bizelia said. “We’ve been switching formations based on the opponent and the girls have really adapted well to it.” Mepham evened its record with a 4-2 rain-soaked victory over Garden City on March 24. Junior Alyssa Schimmenti continued her impressive play as a first-year member of the varsity with a pair of goals. Senior Rachel Eisert and freshman Emily Dvoskin also scored. Eisert also scored in a 4-0 win over Manhasset the previous week. The third-year starter serves as a catalyst in the midfield and is a captain along with junior Luciana Setteducate. “Rachel has strong athletic attributes,” Bizelia said of Eisert, who is a key leader and communicator. “She wins a lot of 50-50s and is one of our targets on cor-

ner kicks.” Dvoskin has made a smooth transition to the team as a center-midfielder, Bizelia said, and is crafty with the ball at her feet. At outside middie, Schimmenti has been the biggest surprise, the coach noted, and has racked up five goals with an accurate left foot. She notched a hat trick against Manhasset. Junior Olivia Brill is a returning starter on the right side and possesses a non-stop motor and impressive tactical skills. Freshman Ashley Felserg brings instant energy off the bench. Up front, Setteducate is already in her fourth varsity season and is a proven playmaker. “She reads the game so well and has tremendous skills,” Bizelia said. “There are times she’s had three players defending against her.” Senior Julia Rawlinson, who had two crucial goals in Mepham’s semifinal playoff win over North Shore in 2019, and senior Karlie Willix, are other important pieces to the striker group. Defensively, it all starts with junior goalkeeper Hailey Stork, who was an integral part of the playoff run. “Hailey has grown a ton and has a lot of experience,” Bizelia said. “She’s a leader other kids look up to.” Senior sweeper Alicia Heller is the last line of defense and a talented three-sport athlete who’ll play lacrosse at the next level. Senior Emily Manzella and Adriana Iemma are thriving as outside backs. The girls are so thrilled to be playing,” Bizelia said. “They enjoy each other’s company and I think we’re going to keep improving as the season goes on.”

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Calhoun coaches get engaged on the field By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

For Sanford H. Calhoun High School football coach Joe Migliano, there was no better place to propose to his girlfriend, cheer coach Christine Meiselas, than on the Calhoun field itself. It’s where the two met and started dating years before. Before the game last Saturday against Sewanhaka High School, Migliano got down on one knee and popped the question. The crowd of players, cheerleaders and family members erupted into cheers as the shocked Meiselas answered, “Yes.” “We met here, and there’s no better place to do it than right here,” Migliano said with Meiselas by his side. “If not for Calhoun, we don’t meet. I found someone who I want to spend the rest of my life with.” The proposal came as a surprise for Meiselas. Before the game, the football and cheer teams’ seniors lined up on the field for a photo — an unusual practice before a game. As they walked away, Migliano posed for one more photo with Meiselas before pulling out the ring. “We don’t usually stop and take pictures right before we’re going to take the field, so something was up,” Meiselas said. “A really good something!” Both Migliano and Meiselas started working at Calhoun in 2014, Migliano said. They started dating a year later and have been a couple at Calhoun for the past six years.

CHEERS RANG out from the Calhoun stadium as Meiselas and Migliano embraced after the proposal.

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SANfoRD H. CAlHouN High School cheer coach Christine Meiselas accepted the ring from her boyfriend Joe Migliano, a football coach at Calhoun, on the field on Saturday.

BEfoRE HE Got down on one knee, Meiselas and Migliano posed with Calhoun seniors. MEISElAS, fAR lEft, was swarmed by her cheer team. tHE NEWly ENGAGED couple were all smiles as they walked off the field.

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The casT of “Head Over Heels,” the latest performance by the John F. Kennedy High School Drama Club, celebrated after completing their album. The casT recorded an entire album for their show at Kennedy.

Approaching completion of their project, the students were excited. “You get more creative shots than you would see in live theater,” said Dan Delgado, who plays Dametas. Melanie Hernandez, who plays Philoclea, agreed. “Honestly, as terrible as the circumstances are, this is a great opportunity for students to learn not just acting for the stage in drama, but acting for the camera,” she said. This production process “allows it to feel like the good drama club we know and love,” ensemble member Kiera Matulich said, “but still in a very professional, serious setting.” To promote the show, the cast has been posting snippets of the recordings on the show’s Instagram account, @JFKDrama, explained Jordyn Halper, who plays Gynecia. From April 29 through May 1, the film will be shown on an outdoor screen on school grounds. Covid-19 restrictions limit the audience to two invitees per production member, but eventually the album will be available to the general public on a platform such as SoundCloud. “I wouldn’t ever have seen myself doing this,” said Faith Poveromo, who plays Pamela. “This show is incredible.”

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mended an adaptation of “Head Over Heels,” a musical comedy that combines 16th-century elements of fantasy and royalty with modern-day romance. The highenergy repertoire of the 1980s all-female pop group the Go-Go’s forms the play’s musical basis. The students held virtual auditions. They learned lines and vocals individually, and then rehearsed on Zoom or in small, socially distant groups. The musical accompaniment received a boost from industry professionals. “Our vocal director, James [Crichton] . . . was able to get the Broadway band for ‘Head Over Heels’ to make custom tracks for us,” said Dylan Krapf, who plays the character of Musidorus. The band members transposed music to fit students’ vocal ranges, and on a day in late February, the cast recorded all the musical pieces in an album. Next, they designed the filming of each scene, partly on the JFK stage and partly in other locations. When shooting the scenes, “we played the recording so they would basically lip sync to themselves, so we were able to allow them to get closer, maskless, because they weren’t singing live,” Hoffman said.

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StudentS from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Electrical Trade Program Vincent Alfonsi, Kyle Berberich, Brendan Carron, Daniel Coles, Brody Coppola, Joseph Dasaro, Dominick Ford and Niko Skoda participated in a Habitat for Humanity project.

Electrical Program puts skills to the test Students in the Electrical Trade Program offered by the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District recently participated in a Habitat for Humanity project. At the Bellport home, the group first assisted with demolition. “We took down the satellite dishes on the roof,” explained Brody Cappola, a student in the program. “Then we went inside of the house and took out all of the switches that went to the lights. We then took out all of the wire running to the switches, and we also took out the doorbell, circulator pump, transformer and thermostat.” “The students are able to train as well as give back by volunteering to work on the electrical system,” explained the program’s a s s i s t a n t d i r e c t o r Ro b e r t

McLaughlin. “The confidence the students demonstrated speaks volumes for the training methodology developed by Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center,” said Patrick Salcedo, the course instructor who oversaw the students. The Electrical Trade Program is in association with the Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center, Inc. The program is designed to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for students to enter the electrical trade field. The school district has provided this program free of charge for graduating high school seniors. — Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; compiled by Andrew Garcia.

the group’S work began with taking down a satellite dish on the roof, above. thiS type of out-of-classroom experience involves handson skills. the StudentS, far left, will return to the house to install all new wiring and a panel box.

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StudentS at Roland A. Chatterton School, within the Merrick School District, participated in “March Madness Week” from March 22 to 26.

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Roland A. Chatterton Elementary School launched “March Madness Week” on March 22. Throughout the week, students learned healthy habits by participating in daily exercise and friendly competitions. To accommodate for the increase in physical activity, students, teachers and staff wore active gear, such as sweatpants

and sneakers, throughout the week. Students were encouraged to continue these important talks at home to help form healthy habits for an active and healthy life. — Courtesy Merrick Union Free School District; compiled by Andrew Garcia.

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teams and 145 adult volunteers. That’s the strength of our community. Kids from all the schools get to know each other. It really is a baseball town. One change we had to make because of Covid is we are not providing helmets unless there’s a financial need, because the cushions inside are hard to sanitize. In the future, we hope to expand the playing fields and put in a top-notch facility for our community. But my real goal for all these kids is for them to have the feeling that when the pressure’s on, they can come through – it doesn’t have to be a huge hit, it could be a good catch, a play, a throw. It’s about putting that culture into place, that life lesson, to know you could do something when you didn’t think you could.

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his year, in the fall, my son asked me to coach his flag football team with HTB, and I’m so glad I did it. I started with his team in the fall, and now I coach my daughter’s team. It’s the first all-girls team in the league. We usually practice on Thursday at Seamen’s Neck Park, and all the girls are from Seaford. We have mostly fifth-graders from Manor and Harbor [elementary schools] and then a few sixth-graders from the middle school. Most of them play Wantagh/Seaford PAL soccer and Seaford Little League softball. My daughter saw her brother playing and wanted to make a team of her own, so she called all her friends from her other sports, and they jumped at the opportunity. This is a fun, easy-going experience for them outside of

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the other sports they do. And they’re actually pretty amazing. The league opened again in July with all the restrictions, and at first, a few teams pulled out because they were hesitant. Then, when school started up again, it kind of blew up. That’s when I got involved, and a lot more teams started forming because kids wanted something to do. They were all used to Covid-19 protocols from school, like wearing masks and social distancing, so it wasn’t hard to enforce that at all. It was a pretty seamless transition. This was the first opportunity they had to compete again because school sports were on hold. That’s why this league blew up like it did. It was a chance for kids to play sports with their friends again and everybody loves it.

his is a first-year Daisy troop, and we started in the beginning of this year. It definitely has been really interesting. Our girls never met in person until the Girl Scout cookie sale on March 20. We’ve only remote troop meetings at this point, because it’s been so cold out, and the local council has certain guidelines about meeting in person. It has to be outside, six feet apart, masks. We’re hoping as it gets warmer out, we’ll be able to transition to in-person meetings. I was always looking forward to my daughter, Autumn, being in Girl Scouts. I was in a Daisy and Brownie troop, and I remember it vividly being a great experience. So I looked into how to get her involved, and it's such an in-demand thing in East Meadow that the only way to get into a troop is start a troop.

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It’s been really going successfully, and they’re excited about it. We’ve been earning our little petals, which are the badges they earn their first year, and we’re making the best out of it and moving along. They’re really happy. There are lots of fun things we can do as a troop, and in our East Meadow Girl Scout community so we’re excited for those things to come, and we’re trying to keep it interesting in its current state. A way to support us is through the cookie sales we’ve had going on. The other way the community helps us is by coming up with ideas.

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Fertilizing your garden Low-maintenance

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hen travel writer Nikki Webster built a lake house on 2.5 acres last year, she removed all of the grass and put coquina, sedimentary rock composed of sand-size fossil debris, in the front and back of the property. She added pampas grass as an accent and a podocarpus hedge. “This was all deliberate,” she says. “We’ve lived here for years, and trying to maintain grass is a constant battle. We did not want to maintain a sprinkler system.” Webster’s landscaping routine now consists of occasionally pulling weeds and raking the coquina. She’s not alone. Homeowners and landscapers know lush greenery looks pretty but can be timeconsuming and expensive to maintain. “The good news is, there are a wide variety of low-maintenance plants that you can add to your landscaping plans,” says Dan Bailey, president of WikiLawn Lawn Care, an online resource for lawn and garden gurus. From barbery to hosta to succulents, you can create a worry-free landscape without sacrificing curb appeal. Bushes, Shrubs And Grass “Shrubs are a great way to add some color to your lawn throughout the year,” says Ann Remo, founder of the home and garden blog Blooming Anomaly. “Having a variety of shrubs allows you to enjoy plenty of green and flowers in your garden all year long.” Most woody plants need little upkeep, aside from pruning one to four times a year. They provide extra shade and privacy for your property, too. “I recommend barberry, as its thorny exterior makes it a great choice for security,” says Bailey. “Place it beneath windows and rest assured it will keep both deer and intruders away.” Barberry has either orange or red blooms. It is also drought- and deer-resistant. Ornamental grasses such as fountain grass can offer visual appeal all year long with little effort. They are drought-tolerant and pretty to look at. Flowering Plants Add some life to your yard with low-fuss flow-

ers. Bailey suggests periwinkle, which is available in a variety of colors. “It will need minimal watering and tending to keep it vibrant and healthy,” he says. Consider the Texas ranger, which boasts purple and magenta blossoms, and thrives on lots of sunlight and little water. The lavender Rio Bravo Texas ranger is a pretty choice that requires little pruning. Other uncomplicated flowers include any variety of hosta, which has yellow and green leaves and is hardy in many climates; coneflowers, which are pink and purple, long-blooming and drought-tolerant; and catmint, also known as Cat’s Pajamas, which has indigo flowers and is versatile for borders, flower beds, paths and more. Trees Trees are a staple in landscapes, but some are easier to grow and maintain than others. The hawthorn tree is a favorite of landscapers. “It’s easy to maintain and adds an attractive focal point to your landscaping,” Bailey explains. “It also grows fairly quickly, so if you’re planting a younger tree it won’t take decades to reach its potential.” Magnolia trees, which have colorful blooms, are another option.They are very adaptable to different temperatures and don’t require much pruning. Succulents Succulents are a very popular choice for landscapes. “Succulents come in all shapes, sizes, and colors,” says Remo. “These plants are great to grow in lawns that are located in warmer climates. They require just a little water and minimal maintenance.” Whereas cacti are succulents, not all succulents are cacti. Peanut cacti are much desired for their red blooms and fingerlike shoots. They’re hardy in many temperatures and well suited for a rock garden. Before you plant anything, research the foliage you have your eye on and make sure it will thrive in your region.

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With no shortage of options, how do you decide on the best fertilizer? By Sharon Naylor Toris In the era of Covid-19, gardening has clearly grown in popularity. Families are embracing the bounty of a lush victory garden as they take in some fresh air and enjoy a refreshing distraction in nature. A pristine, green lawn is a point of pride for those spending a lot of time at home. Tending to the land or to roomy planters filled with plump veggies and aromatic herbs brings great happiness. Plus, according to the National Gardening Survey, most adults garden as a way to stay busy, keeping stress at bay. Avid gardeners will say that you don’t need a survey for those facts. Gardening is a refreshing hobby, one that brings relaxation and personal fulfillment. You certainly don’t want your garden to cause you stress. Weak plants, brown tips and dull leaves are frustrating developments after all of that digging and planting. After purchasing and planting hardy seedlings, taking great care in spacing and watering, it’s important to keep them healthy through proper fertilization. Whether to make your own fertilizer or purchase a ready-made bag Making your own fertilizer can be a low-cost endeavor if you use grass clippings, coffee grounds, bananas and other organic materials you have on hand. When you begin composting, though, you may want to make some initial investments on a compost bin, pitchfork and compost additives. So, the cost will probably even out when you’re comparing purchased and do-it-yourself fertilizers. Some bags of branded fertilizer can be on the pricy side, depending on where you get it. “After the initial layout of money for the compost bin and assorted tools, over time, we really were creating great fertilizer for free,” says Deanna Kline, home gardener. Getting started making fertilizer “While composting is not a difficult activity by any means, it does require a basic understanding of how and why organic materials break down,” says green living blogger and author Sophie Uliano. “In order to decompose plant matter, microbes and beneficial bacteria, you need four key ingredients: carbon, nitrogen, water and air.” “Carbon is released by what (are called)

‘brown’ materials,” including dead leaves, dry twigs and thin cardboard such as toilet paper rolls, paper and lint. “Nitrogen is released by ‘green’ materials,” such as damp grass clippings, vegetable and fruit waste from the kitchen, coffee grounds and other organic matter. Keep your compost bin or lidded buckets at 3 parts brown carbon to 1 part green nitrogen. Add water to moisten the pile when you add new organic matter, and regularly turn your pile to encourage worms, beetles, bacteria and other organisms to do the work for you. Is there an easier way? An easier way to learn composting is to take a composting course. If you do wish to invest in all of the products and materials you will need to set up your own compost bin, take the time to first view YouTube tutorials and blogs. Your garden center will be an excellent free resource for finding the best online material, as their staff is invested in helping you become the best gardener you can be. Staffers will often watch tutorials on their own and are wellversed in the best online experts. There are also excellent books on green living and gardening, which will have standout material on how to make fertilizer and what to look for on fertilizer packages to help you troubleshoot and prevent your own gardening challenges. Home gardeners usually combine several points of expertise through books, online resources and in-person guidance to give their garden investments the best chance at turning out wonderfully. Gardening edibles, from vegetables to fruits to herbs, is a growing trend in this era when food supply is important, and people enjoy the idea of knowing where their food comes from and how it’s grown. “Growing is an activity that we all can do together,” says home gardener Ari Henry. “My little ones love playing in the dirt; my older kids love the science aspect of composting; and my husband just likes being able to pick a fresh, plump tomato or pepper off the vine. Plus, we’re not paying for most of the food we grow, and we can share or donate extras. With good compost, we get a lot of extras.” Above photo: Coffee grounds added to your compost pile boost nutritional elements in your fertilizer.

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Nassau County has faced unprecedented issues over the past year, with the loss of more than 3,000 residents to the novel coronavirus and renewed calls for police reform. But through it all, County Executive Laura Curran said, residents have proven their resiliency, coming up with new and creative ways to help their neighbors, which, she said, makes her believe Nassau will emerge from the pandemic stronger than it was before. “Standing here now, I see a future brighter than ever,” she said in her State of the County address, which she gave from the stage of Elmont Memorial High School March 24. “And tonight, I’ll tell you exactly how Nassau County is seizing this once-in-a-century opportunity to come back stronger than we ever imagined.” Nassau has steadily worked to rebuild its economy in the year since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all schools and businesses would have to shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus, she said. The county has provided more than 200 restaurants with grants of up to $10,000 and more than 35,000 families with food at a time when many New Yorkers have been out of work. The county is now helping school districts access Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for investment in information technology and improved

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nassau County exeCutive Laura Curran said the State of the County is strong at Elmont Memorial High School on March 24. ventilation, and it continues its inoculation efforts. At press time, nearly 35 percent of Nassau residents had received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, the highest percentage of any major county in New York state. “Even when it hasn’t been easy politically,” Curran said, “I’ve advocated for businesses that have followed the rules and are just trying to get by, and I’ll continue to advocate for common-sense reopening.” Curran also used the speech to tout her accomplishments, before she faces Republican Town of Hempstead Council-

man Bruce Blakeman, of Atlantic Beach, in the November general election. “I believe government can work for the people, but only when it’s honest, transparent and responsive,” Curran said, “and for too long, that was the opposite of what we had here in Nassau.” The county has reduced the timeframe for project approvals from the Department of Public Works, and increased the annual average lane miles of roads repaved between 2019 and 2021 by more than 70 percent when compared to the average lane miles of roads repaved in the three years before Curran took office.

Additionally, Curran said, she did not increase property taxes during the coronavirus pandemic, and instead used money left over from the 2019 budget to fund the unanticipated expenses of the pandemic last year. As a result, she said, Moody’s upgraded Nassau’s bond rating to positive for the first time in 15 years, citing “a third consecutive year of improved financial results” and “ongoing budget and management discipline.” “My administration will continue policies of fiscal restraint,” Curran said, “so that the county can finally, after almost a decade, end the state’s control over county finances.” The county is now seeing record-low crime rates, she said, and is seeking to improve the community’s relationship with the Nassau County Police Department by expanding community policing initiatives, creating more Police Activity Leagues and passing new legislation to reform the police department. It requires all police officers to wear body cameras and will include “unprecedented steps to increase police data transparency, provide additional de-escalation and antibias training and ensure our force reflects the diversity of our communities.” “We should never be afraid to talk about ways to improve policing,” Curran said, “but there will be no defunding the police in Nassau County. Our law enforcement will always have my respect and I will always have their backs.”

Herald Inside LI hosts Health + Wealth webinar By NICOLE ALCINDOR nalcindor@liherald.com

Herald Inside LI held a free webinar called the 50+ Health+Wealth Virtual Event on March 25. Sponsored by DoTerra, Emerge Nursing and Rehabilitation at Glen Cove, Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, United Healthcare and Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP, the webinar welcomed five panelists to discuss topics such as brain and heart health, breathing and core exercises, Medicare and Medicaid planning, and the use of essential oils for wellness, beauty, and health practices. Cheryl Paris, an independent wellness advocate for DoTerra, has been involved in fitness and health for over thirty years. Paris shared that she found relief from heart palpitations, as a result of a condition she was diagnosed with at age 11, which involves improper closure of the value the heart’s upper and lower left chambers. “One or two drops of an essential oil in a diffuser that runs all throughout the day gets the job done. We have a diffuser in every one of our rooms in our home, for various reasons.” said Paris. The senior coordinator for the Cardiopulmonary Program at the Glen Cove Center for Nursing and

Rehabilitation, Ken Shah added that playing a harmonica--that anyone can breathing techniques could result buy from a toy supply store--can make in better heart health. Among other a huge difference in inner respiratory breathing techniques that Shah shared, strengthening.” The administrative program manager he demonstrated “four, seven, eight of Neurological Services breathing,” which involves Emerge Nursing and the practice of breathing Rehabilitation at Glen Cove, in for four seconds, holding Wendell Miller, who also that breath for seven works as a social worker and seconds and then breathing physical therapist, said that out for eight seconds. he aids in helping people “We help [patients] by who have had traumatic educating them about their brain injuries and strokes conditions and helping through the neurological them to breathe better,” program in Glen Cove, he said, referring to the which offers physical, Cardiopulmonary Program occupational and other at the Glen Cove Center for forms of interdisciplinary Nursing and Rehabilitation. therapy. Miller said the “My patients have had program not only aims to significant changes in help support those who their lives by just adding CONSTANTINA suffered from brain breathing exercises and PAPAGEORGIOU have injuries, but it also aims mindful meditation to their to support their families routines in combination Partner, by striving to inform them with pulmonary that they are not alone. rehabilitation and we also Vishnick McGovern Attendees were invited have free support groups Milizio, LLP to submit questions before over Zoom for people going and during the webinar; through cardiopulmonary programs,” Shah said. “We also have many questions involved planning for harmonica lessons, which help with inner healthcare later in life. “Many times people become sick and respiratory strengthening. Anywhere vulnerable unexpectedly, but that is why from five to eight minutes a day of

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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 4, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the 2021-2022 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 will be held virtually on the afore-stated date and time instead of at Lakeside Elementary School. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a public budget hearing of the Merrick Library will be held at the Merrick Library, Merrick, New York on May 11, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the 2021-2022 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 2021-2022 school year (school budget and library budget) will be held at the annual meeting of said school district on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 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 three (3) vacancies, each for a term of three (3) years for the office of member of the Board of Education and two (2) vacancies for a term of five (5) years for the office of trustee of the Library Board will be held at the Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, New York, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. 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 copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2021-2022 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 19, 2021. Such nominating petition must be signed by at least thirty (30) 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 4, 2021 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 13, 2021. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 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, 2021. 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 22, 2021. 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 Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District shall vote for the following purposes: a)To vote upon the annual school budget for the 2021-2022 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, 2021 Merrick, NY BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT PAMELA AMON, DISTRICT CLERK 125143 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE - REVISED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND TRUSTEE ELECTION OF THE NORTH MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the North Merrick Public Library (the “Library”), Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York on, April 6, 2021, at 7:15 PM at the Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, for the purpose of discussing expenditures contained in the Library’s proposed budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in the Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1.To adopt the annual budget of the Library for the fiscal year 2021-22 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2.To elect one (1) member of the Library Board of Trustees for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2021, and expiring on June 30, 2026 to succeed William Pezzulo, whose term expires on June 30, 2021.

3.To elect one (1) member of the Library Board of Trustees for an approximately four (4) year unexpired term commencing April, 20, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2025 to succeed Karen Brown. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of such budget or statement may be accessed on the Library’s website or obtained by any resident of the District upon request between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning March 30,2021, except Sunday or holidays, at the Library Director’s office, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York and the Principal’s office in each of the following school buildings during school hours: Camp Avenue School, Harold D. Fayette School, and Old Mill School. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Library Board of Trustees shall be filed with the Clerk of the North Merrick School District (the “District”), Harold D. Fayette School, 1957 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY, not later than March 22, 2021, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the School District prepared thereof. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of conducting a registration of all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Education Law § 2014 at the Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to add any additional names to the Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the Clerk of the District; completed applications must be

received no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 13, 2021 if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or by 4:00 p.m. on April 19, 2021 if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District commencing with the issuance of such absentee ballot, as well as the list of registered voters, in the office of the Clerk of the District on each of the five days prior to the election, excluding Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, and on Saturday, April 17, 2021 by appointment, and at the polling place on the day set for the election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that Military voters who are qualified voters of the district who and are not registered must apply to register as a qualified voter by contacting the District Clerk at 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566 or by email jlong@nmerrick.org or fax sent to (516)282-1822. The military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile or electronic mail. The application to register must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. on the twenty-sixth (26th) day before the election, AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may apply for a military ballot. A military ballot application may be requested from the District Clerk and must be returned, in person or by mail to the Office of the District Clerk at 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566 not later than 5:00P.M. on the twenty-sixth (26th) day before the election. A military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the military ballot application by mail, facsimile transmission, or email Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk(1) before the close of the polls on April 20, 2021 and showing a cancellation mark of the U.S. postal service, or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt of another agency of the U.S government or (2) by 5:00 P.M. on the date set for the election and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereof, with a date which is ascertained not be later than the day

before the election. Irrespective of the preferred mode of transmission, the military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person, A list of all persons to whom military ballots shall have been issues will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk during regular office hours until the day of the election. Dated: North Merrick, New York January 28, 2021 By Order of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES NORTH MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY North Merrick, New York Susan Santa, Director 125286 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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 4 de mayo de 2021 a las 7:00 p. m. para analizar el gasto de los fondos para el año escolar 2021-2022, 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 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 11 de mayo de 2021 a las 7:00 p. m. para analizar el gasto de los fondos para el año fiscal 2021-2022, 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.

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TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que durante la reunión anual de dicho distrito escolar, que se celebrará el martes 18 de mayo de 2021 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 2021-2022. 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 celebrarán elecciones para cubrir tres (3) vacantes con un mandato de tres (3) años para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación y dos (2) vacantes con un mandato de cinco (5) años para la oficina del fideicomiso de la Junta de la Biblioteca en Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, Nueva York el martes 18 de mayo de 2021. Las urnas para dicha elección estarán abiertas desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m. 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 2021-2022, 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 19 de abril de 2021. Dicha petición debe estar firmada por al menos treinta (30) 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 4 de mayo de 2021, 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 13 de mayo de 2021. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros se reunirá el martes 18 de mayo de 2021, 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 boleta electoral por ausencia pueden realizarse en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito. La secretaria del distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de boleta electoral 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 boleta electoral por ausencia 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 elección. Las boletas electorales por ausencia no serán escrutadas, 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 boletas electorales 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. Los votantes militares pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir una

solicitud de registro de votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en dicho pedido de solicitud de registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de solicitud de registro para votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 22 de abril de 2021. 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 22 de abril de 2021. Las boletas electorales militares no serán escrutadas, 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 2021-2022 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 pueda presentarse oportunamente en la reunión. FECHA:marzo de 2021 Merrick, NY POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR MERRICK UNION FREE PAMELA AMON, SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 125145 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 11th of May 2021, at 8:00 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 18, 2021 for the purpose of voting on estimated expenses for the school year 2021-2022 and upon such propositions as may properly come before the meeting, as well as the election of two (2) members of the Board of Education each for a three-year term, commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2024. 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 2021-2022 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 23, 2021 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM and Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 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 18, 2021. 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 223, 2021. 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 15, 2021 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 18, 2021, at the polling place for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 18, 2021. 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 (2015-2019) 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 19, 2021. 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 31 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

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Vote and Election, if required to be included in said notice, or on or before March 19, 2021, 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 142 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: April 1, April 15, April 29, May 6 News Day: April 1, April 15, April 29, May 6 125212

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO LEGAL - REVISADO AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTO SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DE FIDEICOMISARIOS DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE NORTH MERRICK POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que el 6 de abril de 2021 a las 7:15 p. m. la Junta de Fideicomisarios llevará a cabo una Audiencia Pública de la Biblioteca pública de North Merrick (la “Biblioteca”), pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en la Biblioteca, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, con el objetivo de analizar los gastos que se incluyen en el presupuesto propuesto de la Biblioteca para el año fiscal 2021-2022.

POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que dicho Voto sobre el presupuesto y dicha elección se realizarán el martes 20 de abril de 2021 en la Biblioteca, en 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., para votar mediante una máquina de votación sobre los siguientes asuntos: 1.Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca para el año fiscal 2021-2022 y autorizar la parte requerida de este a ser recaudada con impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del Distrito. 2.Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca para un período de cinco (5) años, desde el 1 de julio de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2026, para suceder a William Pezzulo, cuyo mandato finaliza el 30 de junio de 2021. 3.Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca por un período no vencido de aproximadamente cuatro (4) años que comienza el 20 de abril de 2021 y vence el 30 de junio de 2025 para suceder a Karen Brown. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se puede acceder a una copia de dicho presupuesto o dicha declaración a través del sitio web de la Biblioteca o los residentes del Distrito la pueden obtener bajo solicitud entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. desde el 30 de marzo de 2021, salvo los domingos o feriados, en la oficina de la Directora de la Biblioteca, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, y en la oficina del Rector en cada uno de los siguientes edificios escolares durante el horario escolar: Camp Avenue School, Harold D. Fayette School y Old Mill School. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para la oficina de miembros de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca se deberán presentar ante la Secretaría del distrito escolar North Merrick (el “Distrito”), Harold D. Fayette School, 1957 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY, antes del 22 de marzo de 2021, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. Cada solicitud deberá dirigirse a la Secretaría del Distrito, firmarse por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito, se deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, así como también el nombre y la residencia del candidato, y deberá describir la vacante específica para la que se nomina al

candidato. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se requiere el registro personal de votantes y ninguna persona tendrá el derecho de votar en la reunión si su nombre no aparece en el registro del Distrito escolar en el que se preparó. La Junta de Registros se reunirá el miércoles 14 de abril de 2021, entre las 4:00 p. m. y las 8:00 p. m, en la Biblioteca, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, con el fin de realizar un registro de todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Ley de Educación § 2014, para añadir al Registro todo nombre adicional, siempre y cuando en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registros se haya conocido o probado a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registros que tienen derecho a votar a partir de entonces en tal elección para la que se preparó el registro. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto por ausencia se podrán obtener en la Secretaría del Distrito durante el horario escolar. Las solicitudes completadas deben recibirse antes de las 4:00 p. m del 13 de abril de 2021 si se debe enviar por correo la boleta electoral al votante o antes de las 4:00 p. m. de 19 de abril de 2021 si se debe entregar la boleta electoral personalmente al votante. La Secretaría del Distrito debe recibir los votos por ausencia antes de las 5:00 p. m. del martes 20 de abril de 2021. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, a partir de la emisión de tales boletas electorales por ausencia, estará disponible una lista de personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia a fin de que los votantes calificados del Distrito la inspeccionen, así como también la lista de votantes inscritos, en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito en cada uno de los cinco días previos a la elección, sin incluir el domingo, en días de semana entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., el sábado 17 de abril de 2021 con cita y en el lugar de votación en el día establecido para la elección. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito y que no estén inscritos deben solicitar inscribirse como votantes calificados poniéndose en contacto con la Secretaría del Distrito sita en 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566, por correo electrónico a jlong@nmerrick.org o por fax al (516)282-1822. El votante militar puede indicar su preferencia de

recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. La solicitud de inscripción se debe recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día vigésimo sexto (26) previo a la elección. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán solicitar una boleta electoral militar. La solicitud de boleta electoral militar puede pedirse en la Secretaría del Distrito y debe devolverse, en persona o por correo, a la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito en 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566 antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día vigésimo sexto (26) previo a la elección. El votante militar puede indicar su preferencia de recibir la solicitud de boleta electoral militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico. La Secretaría del Distrito (1) debe recibir las boletas electorales militares antes del día de cierre de la votación, el 20 de abril de 2021. Las boletas, además, deben tener 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 (2) antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día fijado para la elección. Las boletas, además, deben estar firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha que establezca que no son posteriores al día previo a la elección. Independientemente del medio de transmisión preferido, la solicitud de boleta electoral militar y la boleta electoral militar deben entregarse por correo o en persona. En la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito estará disponible para la inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito, durante el horario de atención habitual y hasta el día de la elección, una lista de todas las personas para las que deberán haberse emitido boletas electorales militares. Fecha: North Merrick, Nueva York 28 de enero de 2021 Por orden de la JUNTA DE FIDEICOMISARIOS BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE NORTH MERRICK North Merrick, Nueva York Susan Santa, Directora 125288

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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 11 de mayo de 2021, a las 8:00 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 18 de mayo de 2021, con el propósito de realizar una votación sobre los gastos estimados para el año escolar 2021-2022 y sobre cualquier propuesta que pueda presentarse oportunamente en la reunión, al igual que sobre la elección de dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación, cada uno con un cargo de tres años de duración, que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2021 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2024. 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 2021-2022 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 23 de abril de 2021 a partir de las 8:00 a.m. y hasta 3:30 p.m. y el día miércoles 13 de mayo de 2021, 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 18 de mayo de 2021. 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 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 23 de abril de 2021. 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 15 de mayo de 2021 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 18 de mayo de 2021 en el lugar de votación con el fin de preparar un registro para elecciones o reuniones del Distrito que se realizarán después del 19 de mayo de 2020. Dicho registro incluirá: (1) a 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 (2015-2019) 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 19 de abril de 2021, 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

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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 31 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 19 de marzo de 2021 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 142 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: 1 de

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BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT PATTIANNE GUCCIONE DISTRICT CLERK The above notice will be published in the Bellmore and Merrick Herald Life newspapers on Thursday, April 1, 2021, April 15, 2021 and April 29, 2021. 125270

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BELLMOREMERRICK 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 5, 2021, 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, or remotely if legally permitted, 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 2021-2022 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 on the District’s website. 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

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 5 de mayo de 2021, 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, o de forma remota si está permitido legalmente, 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 2021-2022 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 en el sitio web del Distrito. 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 Life de Bellmore y Merrick el Jueves, el 1 de Abril de 2021, el 15 de Abril de 2021, el 29 y de Abril de 2021. 125272

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 18, 2021, 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 Shore Road School, 2801 Shore Road, 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 2021-2022 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the district for the foregoing purposes. 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 all district schools 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 12, 2021, 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 only between the hours 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election. 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 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 18, 2021 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 18, 2021; 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 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 22, 2021. 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 and Merrick Herald Life newspapers on Thursday, April 1, 2021, April 15, 2021, April 29, 2021 and May 13, 2021. 125266: Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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 18 de Mayo de 2021, 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 la escuela Shore Road, 2801 Shore Road, 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 2021-2022 y para autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del distrito para los propósitos anteriores. 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 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 9:30 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 12 de Mayo de 2021, 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 solo con cita entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m. el sábado anterior de la elección. 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

Bellmore resident raises $2,500 for INN agarcia@liherald.com

Bellmore resident Linda Goldstein picked up a new, charitable pandemic hobby last August: crafting personalized beaded mask chains. Inspired by the mask mandate, Goldstein said she started creating them to relax and pass the time. But she never anticipated the activity would raise thousands of dollars for her favorite nonprofit. “Fortunately, through friends and family, the word spread,” Goldstein, a retired New York City special education teacher, said.

An 11-year volunteer at the Mary Brennan Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead, Goldstein has managed to raise more than $2,500 for the group from her jewelry sales. Goldstein, who regularly volunteers on holidays at INN events, said proceeds are used to purchase snacks to put in the hundreds of bagged lunches that are distributed to those in need. “I’m there every Monday and I’m using what I bought to stock the bags – it’s a great feeling,” Goldstein said. The chains, at $20 per piece, can be decorated with specific gems or beads in various colors. Most of the pieces Goldstein produces are personalized with the wear-

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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 18 de Mayo 2021 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 18 de Mayo 2021; 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 interiores 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 22 de abril de 2021. 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 Life de Bellmore y Merrick el Jueves, el 1 de Abril de 2021, el 15 de Abril de 2021, el 29 de Abril de 2021 y el 13 de mayo de 2021. 125268

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a license Number (pending) for beer, cider, liquor and wine has been applied for by William Gerneglia to sell beer, wine, cider, and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 153 Merrick Avenue, Merrick NY 11566 for on premise consumption. William Gerneglia RS Beanery 125111 LEGAL NOTICE Notice to Bidders The BOARD OF EDUCATION of the Merrick Union School District of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, New York,

hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for: MITSUBISHI SPLIT DUCTLESS AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AND UNITS WITH HEAT PUMPS - UNIT ONLY AND/OR UNIT WITH INSTALLATION Bids will be received at the Merrick Union Free School District, Business Office, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick N.Y., 11566, Attention: Facilities and labeled Mitsubishi Split Ductless Units, until 12:00 noon on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Specifications, conditions, bid forms and related documents may be obtained at the Business Office and are currently available. The Board of Education reserves the right waive any informalities in the bids, or, to reject all bids, or, to accept any bid, which in the opinion of the Board of Education will be in the best interest of the school district(s). Participating Districts: Baldwin, Bellmore, Bellmore-Merrick, Bethpage, Carl Place, East Meadow, East Rockaway, East Williston, Elmont, Floral Park Bellrose, Freeport, Garden City, Glen Cove, Great Neck, Herricks, HewlettWoodmere, Hicksville, Island Trees, Jericho, Lawrence, Levittown, Locust Valley, Long Beach, Lynbrook, Manhasset, Massapequa, Merrick, Mineola, North Bellmore, North Merrick, North Shore, Oceanside, Plainedge, Plainview-Old Bethpage, Port Washington, Rockville Centre, Seaford, Syosset, Uniondale, Valley Stream 13, Valley Stream 30, Valley Stream CHSD, Wantagh, Westbury. Pamela Amon District Clerk Merrick UFSD Town of Hempstead Nassau County, New York 125303

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er’s name. For Goldstein, a standard mask which was lost or stolen, since it was chain takes about 30 minutes to construct. delivered and left outside of the establishThe process is fulfilling, ment when the business Goldstein said, especially was closed. knowing that food insecuriSince then, Goldstein ty has only worsened. She has had the pantry items, said she’s observed a spike including fruit cups, granoin the number of food insela bars, crackers and other cure individuals amid the non-perishables delivered pandemic. to her home. “We had people from all Founded in 1983 as a over who were so food insesoup kitchen, the INN cure that they had nothoffers a series of programs ing,” Goldstein said. to help hungry and homeWhile the INN was l e s s L o n g I s l a n d e r s, closed for most of last year, through soup kitchens, outdoor booths offered AN ExAmPLE of a emergency shelters, a longbagged lunches to commu- personalized beaded mask term housing program and nity members in need. chain created by Goldstein. a free clothing boutique Every month, the nonprofit and resource center. also offered curbside drive“I feel like I’m making a up food bank. Regular indoor service little difference in our community,” Goldresumed in September, Goldstein said. stein said. But the process has not been without To place a jewelry order, contact Goldits mishaps: Goldstein said she recently stein with a request at linnieg28@yahoo. placed a $800 food order through Amazon com.

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BELLmorE rESIdENT LINdA Goldstein prepared meals at the Mary Brennan Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead. She’s raised more than $2,500 for the organization.

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m I a part of the cure/Or am I part of the disease?” –From “Clocks,” Coldplay John Kasich, the former Ohio governor who was roundly defeated in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries by Donald Trump, was doing that thing on March 25 that so many conservative politicians do when they talk about gun control. He was pressing his hands against his ears, telling CNN’s Kate Bolduan, “I can’t SCoTT hear you. I can’t hear you.” BRINToN He didn’t literally say that, nor cover his ears, but he might as well have. Kasich was interviewed on CNN last Thursday, after mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado in which a total of 18 people were gunned down. Bolduan had asked Kasich what lessons President Biden might learn from Kasich’s attempt to enact gun control measures as governor of Ohio after the Las Vegas massacre in October 2017, when a 64-year-old Nevada man opened fire on the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest music festival, killing 60 and injuring 411. If only 10,000 Ohioans had marched on

the Statehouse in Columbus, then perhaps he would have been able to “jam it through,” Kasich lamented, referring to gun-control legislation. But, he said, people didn’t show up to demonstrate, so he couldn’t. He must have a short memory. Five months after the Las Vegas shooting, on March 24, 2018, a throng of Ohioans marched on their Statehouse, demanding stricter gun-control laws. The Columbus Dispatch described the scene this way: “Veteran activists and first-time protesters were among the thousands of people who gathered near Downtown on Saturday to take part in the Columbus March For Our Lives rally. People of all ages congregated . . . to listen to speakers promoting school safety and gun control.” The rally followed the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 14 students and three adults were killed and 17 others injured. It was one of more than 700 demonstrations that took place across the country as part of the student-led March For Our Lives movement, with hundreds of thousands of people — of all ages — demanding action on gun control. In 2018, Kasich had appeared on CNN — also on March 25 — to speak on gun control. Elected leaders “should be held absolutely accountable at the ballot box” for

their failure to pass stricter gun-control measures, Kasich told Brianna Keilar on “State of the Union.” Now, just three years later, Kasich appears to blame our nation’s abject failure to act on gun control on we, the people, because, apparently, we haven’t been loud enough in our persistent cries for change. Forget for a moment that Kasich lied to Bolduan — and she never challenged him on his claim that Ohioans did nothing. They most certainly did turn out in droves to demand change, so Kasich has a lot of gall to blame them. Fifty-seven percent of Americans want to see our laws governing the sale of firearms made stricter, according to recent Gallup polling. That’s down 10 points since 2018, when demand for tougher gun laws peaked, but it’s still a majority of Americans. So why pick on Kasich? He, after all, is a Republican who was once a darling of the National Rifle Association and then did an about-face and at least tried to pass guncontrol laws in a red state. But I need to take my frustration out on someone. As a nation, how do we overcome the inertia on gun control if Kasich represents the best of the Republican Party on the issue? What, precisely, would it take to shift the tide, to stem the violence, to find peace at last?

ow do we overcome the inertia on the issue if John Kasich is the GOP’s best?

Kasich argues that we need more marches. How many? How large? Give us the plan. We need a blueprint for action. We, the people, tried what you suggested, John, but nothing came of it. If we couldn’t pass stricter federal gun-control laws through mass demonstrations in 2018, then gun culture surely has us locked in its viselike hold. What we need is leadership — courageous leadership. Simply put, our federal lawmakers must step up. The people have done their part, time and time again. Now it’s our elected leaders’ turn. They, and they alone, can enact legislation to protect the American people, including a federal background check for all firearms, which would eliminate the gun-show loophole that allows anyone in 41 states to buy a firearm without any such check. Only six states — California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Rhode Island — require universal background checks for all firearm sales at gun shows, according to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. Three states — Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania — require them for handguns. If our lawmakers were in the room with me now, I’d tell them the time for dithering and bickering has ended. For God’s sake, just do your jobs. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

Dogs on Long Island get a leg up on Covid

hile many humans are still waiting in lines for the Covid19 vaccine, an unusual initiative has put our four-legged friends at the head of the pack. And there’s a big payoff for their humans as well. Canine Concerns, a small, privately financed nonprofit that advocates for dogs, received a one-time, $1.3 million grant from the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill to immunize all dogs on Long Island against the coronavirus, beginning this week. It’s unclear why Long Island was chosen RANDI for the project, but KREISS dog ownership has skyrocketed over the past year, and our communities were designated a high priority for this effort. It was reported in Newsday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is seeking any positive publicity he can garner, has strongly pushed for this extraordinary “Project Woof Speed” to begin in New York. He was up against Sen. Ted Cruz, who was lobbying for the new canine vaccine to go to Texas. Cruz was hoping to neutralize his bad press

from the temporary abandonment of his family dog, Snowflake, when he traveled to Cancun during the catastrophic Texas ice storm. Even before landing the grant, Canine Concerns had tapped Wolf Pharmaceutical, in Buffalo, to produce the vaccine, which is in the form of a suppository. It will be given out for free (to be administered at home) at thousands of veterinarian offices in our area. They will be labeled “for canine use only,” and should not be used by humans. A deal was been brokered with Amazon to deliver the vaccine doses to Long Island veterinarians beginning on Monday, as we went to press. Individual pet owners may contact their veterinarians for pick-up information. The terrific part of the plan is that when you pick up the single-dose vaccine, you receive a coupon for a free trip to Buffalo when travel becomes safe and available. Included are tickets to two outstanding visitor outings: “The Best of Buffalo, by Bike” and “Scavenger Hunt: Roaming Buffalo.” As part of the package, several Buffalo-area Marriott Hotels will allow dogs to stay for no charge during your visit. Proof of vacci-

nation, human and canine, will be required. There is little known about Covid transmission to other species, although a Malayan tiger tested positive last spring at the Bronx Zoo and has since recovered. The risk to dogs is exceedingly small, and transmission from a dog to a human has never been documented. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, “A small number of pets worldwide, including cats and dogs, have been reported to be infected with the virus that causes Covid-19, mostly after close contact with people with Covid-19. “Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading Covid-19 to people is considered to be low. “It appears that the virus that causes Covid-19 can spread from people to animals in some situations. “Treat pets as you would other human family members — do not let pets interact with people outside the household.” It has been reported in The New York Times that a number of high-profile individuals have gained early access to the dog vaccine to be sure their pets are protected. A friend of Ivanka Trump (she is currently

hough it’s not clear why, our communities were designated a high priority for this effort.

living in Miami) reportedly said that Ms. Trump had scored two suppositories for her Chihuahuas, Barbie and Barbie. According to the same article, President Biden has secured vaccines for Major and Champ, although no one in the Biden circle felt comfortable administering the dose to Major after a recent minor biting incident. In the trials of the Wolf Pharmaceutical vaccine, there were several side effects documented. In a small number of dogs, their barking pitch was elevated for several weeks, causing consternation for their owners but no other apparent problems for the pooches. Oddly, some 5 percent of inoculated dogs demonstrated enhanced cognitive ability in manipulating the pieces of dog puzzles to gain a food reward. There were two incidents of family dogs reversing day and night, making it difficult to rouse them for walks. I plan to get the new vaccine for my darling Lillybee as soon as possible. I especially look forward to getting my free trip to Buffalo, since I have never visited Niagara Falls. I may also go over the falls in a barrel. If you believe that, then you probably believed the rest of this column. Happy April Fools’ 2021. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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tate Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who chairs the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, has introduced legislation in the Senate that could cripple magazines and newspapers across the state, particularly smaller community newspapers without a large online presence. While we believe the intent behind Kaminsky’s measure — the Extended Producer Responsibility Act (S.1185B) — is admirable, it does not account for its potential effect on magazines and newspapers, long considered necessary ingredients of a working democracy. While it might seem self-serving for a newspaper to oppose legislation that could hurt our industry, there is the big picture to consider if the measure were to cause an increasing number of magazines and newspapers to go under. What would be the effect on society? Would we see more “news deserts” — holes in coverage where people were unaware of what was happening in their own backyards because no one was there to tell their stories? Undoubtedly, the answer is yes. This is why the Heralds oppose the legislation. If passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov, Andrew Cuomo, the measure would shift responsibility for the recycling of paper, plastic, glass and aluminum packaging and products from local municipalities, including our towns and villages, to the manufacturers in an attempt to force them to reduce packaging, thus decreasing waste in our landfills and the need for recycling. There is no way for magazines and newspapers, however, to reduce their use of paper without shifting completely to online reporting, which is still in its infan-

cy — it’s been around a mere 25 years. Most newspapers, even the big dailies, are simply not ready to make such a bold move. Print advertising, in many ways, remains the engine that drives our industry. Kaminsky — and State Assemblyman Steve Englebright, chairman of the Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee — should exclude newspapers from any extended producer responsibility legislation, in the same way that books are. The act’s primary intent is to reduce the amount of packaging that manufacturers use to contain anything from milk to children’s toys and everything in between. From this perspective, the proposal makes a great deal of sense. Manufacturers have consistently upped the ante over the decades, moving from minimal packaging to excessive, and superfluous, packaging, most often intended to increase the marketability of their products. All that packaging — much of which is not recyclable — has caused a glut of waste that is sent to our incinerators and landfills. As a nation, we’re drowning in packaging. In this respect, shifting responsibility for recycling would, first, encourage manufacturers to use more recyclable or recycled packaging, and second, force them to reduce their packaging, period. Magazines and newspapers, however, are not packaging — they are the product — and thus they belong in a different category, and should be excluded from this type of legislation. The Kaminsky and Englebright measures address the recycling crisis that has gripped the nation. In 2018, Chinese officials decided that their country would no

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longer purchase recyclables for reuse from the U.S., claiming that the material they were receiving was often contaminated. Paper products, for example, were stained by food and drink, rendering them useless, so the Chinese were paying for recyclables they couldn’t turn into new products. The Kaminsky/Englebright legislation, however, does not specifically address how we would recycle. It merely states that “a convenient system for consumers to recycle” would have to be set up. The common practice of comingling recyclables — plastic and glass with aluminum and paper — makes no sense, because anything wet on the plastic, glass and aluminum — most often food — ruins the paper. The answer is dual-stream recycling, in which plastic, glass, aluminum and paper products are separated by the homeowner at the curb in different containers. The Village of Valley Stream adopted the practice last year in reaction to China’s decision not to accept U.S. recyclables. Along with its rollout of the dualstream program, Valley Stream undertook an intensive educational campaign to help residents better understand what can, and cannot, be recycled. The Kaminsky and Englebright measures do address the need for greater education, the cost of which manufacturers would have to bear. Clearly, recycling is a complex issue, but lumping magazines and newspapers in with packaging sends a terrible and confusing signal to the public. Excluding them from the extended producer responsibility act, as has most often been the case when such legislation has been enacted in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe, would only be right.

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he potholes that used to greet us each spring, but now are with us year-round, remind us of the condition of our roads and bridges. They also remind us of the damage caused by water and weather. The hurricanes of 2020 cost $39 billion in damage, and more than 100 lives were lost. The wildfires in the West caused $16.5 billion in damage, and the drought there caused $4.5 billion. Why are we not better prepared for these assaults on our safety and livelihoods? President Barack Obama roBerT called for investment in the sCoTT nation’s vulnerable, decaying and outdated infrastructure, but Congress failed to act. President Donald Trump urged a national commitment to infrastructure investment, but Congress balked. And once again, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued its quadrennial assessment of the nation’s infrastructure, and gave it a grade of C-minus. Eleven of the 17 infrastructure categories, however, earned D’s. How would you react if your son or daughter brought home such grades from school? And these grades are for the visible parts of our infrastructure, not the less visible, like

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broadband, and the invisible, like the internet. New York’s part of the report card indicates dire conditions for our region. According to the report, driving on roads in need of repair in New York costs each of us $625 per year, and 9.9 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient. Drinking-water improvements in New York would cost an estimated $22.8 billion. Some 424 dams are considered potentially high hazard. Long Island’s transportation systems are the most congested in the nation. As we know from the brutal winter storms, extreme cold, devastating rainstorms, hurricanes and floods, many of our systems are susceptible to catastrophic failure. And such failures are likely to increase because of climate change. The categories the ASCE evaluated include roads, bridges, airports, dams, levees, storm-water systems, railroads, drinking-water systems, inland waterways, ports, the electrical grid, and transit, such as subway tunnels and stations. The organization estimates that the U.S. is spending only half of what is needed just to bring these systems up to par. Even more is needed to upgrade electrical and cybersecurity networks. Furthermore, it is estimated that if the investments are not made, the country could lose $10 trillion in

economic growth and more than 3 million jobs within 17 years. What a catalog of loss. Economic decline, higher costs for consumers and businesses, and damage to our quality of life are the quantifiable effects of our neglect. Leading business leaders have called for action. Black Rock CEO Larry Fink called on Trump, and has now called on President Biden, to prioritize infrastructure investment for the nation’s well-being. Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has called attention to the crisis of crumbling infrastructure. Even the U.S. military and the Department of Homeland Security have noted the ways in which decaying bridges and systems are interfering with the country’s capacity to defend itself. Fortunately, Biden has heard these calls, and has promoted infrastructure spending not only for competitive and security reasons, but also as a way of creating jobs and securing an equitable cleanenergy future. In the past, Congress has said no to such spending because it feared that new taxes would be required to pay the bill. But even without agreeing to “no new taxes” for our numerous needs in so many areas, especially for children and schooling, history suggests that there is a way to get going.

riving on New York roads in need of repair costs each of us $625 per year.

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Why must we file FOI requests? To the Editor: Last week’s editorial “State needs public hearings overhaul” also should have included not requiring people, reporters and watchdog groups to submit Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain basic information that should routinely be made public. That requirement is inconsistent with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s respective promises to conduct the most open and transparent administrations in the history of state and municipal government. This was supposed to have included independent authorities such as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Empire State Development Corporation, the State Thruway Authority, the State Dormitory Authority, the State Urban Municipal Corporation, the Long Island Power Authority, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the NYNC School Construction Authority, among many others. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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Early in the 20th century, the U.S. sold Liberty Bonds to the public, to encourage citizens to take part in a patriotic act and to raise the funds necessary to support our allies in World War I. The bonds, issued in denominations of $10 to $10,000, also introduced many families to the idea of investing for their own future. It is estimated that two-thirds of American wage earners owned bonds. In 2002, the federal government introduced a program of Liberty Bonds to help rebuild lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks, and raised billions of dollars. Why not a new Liberty Bonds program to raise at least some of the money necessary to secure our systems and networks? Money saved in the bank is yielding little in the way of return on investment, but it could be invested in tax-exempt bonds yielding better, though still modest, interest rates. That could mitigate some of the required tax burden. Furthermore, major banks and investment firms could be called on to take on back-office operations and distribution as a service to society, and demonstrate their often-cited commitment to environmental, social and corporate governance. Together, people, corporations and the government could heed the calls for action and take dramatic steps toward preserving the nation’s security and brightening its future. Robert Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University in Garden City.

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