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Residents rally against hike in water rates said David Denenberg, co-director of LICAWS. “The average [NYAW] private water customer On Monday, roughly 25 New will see our bills go up almost York American Water customers $400 a year — that’s more than rallied at the Theodore Roosevelt public water customers pay a Executive and Legislative Build- year.” ing in Mineola to decry a fast“We believe that water is a approaching rate human right — it hike and push the should not be a forState Assembly to profit resource,” pass le gislation Margaret Maher, a that would permit Merrick resident a municipal takeand a volunteer for over of the compaFood and Water ny. Wa t c h . “ Wa t e r The rate hike is should be affordset to take effect able and clean for May 1, and will everyone.” increase custom“Now we need a ers’ bills up to 30 MARGAREt MAHER corresponding bill percent. It will Merrick resident to be passed in the a f f e c t N YAW ’ s Assembly and to more than 124,000 offset the 26 percustomers in Nassau County. cent increase,” said Agatha The rally was a joining of Nadel, director of the advocacy public water advocacy groups group North Shore Concerned from across the county, includ- Citizens. “I urge everyone here ing the Merrick-based Long and everyone that’s affected to Island Clean Air, Water and Soil. call your Assembly members. They gathered after the State Tell him or her to get the job Senate last week passed legisla- done, and to get the job done tion to create a new Nassau now.” C o u n t y Wa t e r Au t h o r i t y, Denenberg held a sign disdemanding that the Assembly playing the rates paid by homepass corresponding legislation. owners on the same block, but “All we’re asking for is clean, reliable and affordable water,” Continued on page 15
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CHAMPIoN ColtS! Calhoun captured its first-ever Nassau County boys’ volleyball championship Tuesday evening with a three-set sweep of Bethpage at Brookside School. Story, additional photo, Page 4.
Students react to Chauvin verdict By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
It has been nearly a year since thousands of protesters demanded justice on the streets of Merrick after the killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis resident and a Black man, at the hands of a white police officer. It seemed like lightning in a bottle — a pandemic mixed with growing social activism — but a criminal conviction of the officer was far
from guaranteed. The officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds, well past the moment that Floyd had stopped breathing. After a weeks-long, publicly aired trial, Chauvin was found guilty on three charges — second-degree unintentional murder, thirddegree murder and seconddegree manslaughter — on April 20. Chauvin will be sentenced in
seven weeks. Following the protests that shook the community, Merrick’s and Bellmore’s younger residents — who were largely sequestered because of the pandemic — wanted to have their voices heard. Sanford H. Calhoun High School seniors Eden Gould-Anderson and Joan Mesy started the Racial Equity Club to amplify their perspectives as Continued on page 2
Racial Equity Club talks Chauvin conviction these are all individual people,” Toby SeaBlack students, and to speak out on an bold said. “It’s a whole life.” “When you call the police and ask for issue of social injustice. The conviction of an officer in Floyd’s help, someone shouldn’t die after asking death felt like a milestone for the group, for that,” Lovane said. “What if that was one of my friends?” which formed because of the missed Mesy asked. opportunity to discuss the Now, the question is: protests. In June, when Where does the pursuit of thousands marched, classes social justice go from here? were being held virtually “It has to start at a local because of the pandemic. level,” said Bryce GouldThe Racial Equity Club, Anderson. “We need to hold which boasts roughly 50 people accountable for their members, met on April 23 to actions, and once that hapdiscuss the verdict. pens, we can go up the lad“Honestly, I started to der to the national level and lose a lot of hope,” Mesy, niCk mAsCAry root out corruption in the who joined the group virtuStudent, Sanford justice system.” ally, said. “It had been “Without this club, I almost a year, and I started H. Calhoun High School wouldn’t have realized that to think it wouldn’t go the racism isn’t just seen in way many of us wanted. . . Finally, an officer was held accountable — individual cases, it comes in so many forms,” student Mia Lovane said. “Thank that’s what we needed.” “Now, it feels like we’re doing this for a you to this club for opening my eyes.” reason,” Mesy added. “All those protests were for a reason.” “I feel like this is a very important day in history,” Gould-Anderson said. “It’s one of the first times a white law enforcement officer was held accountable for violence against someone of a minority race.” “It shows that we are at least becoming cognizant of racial backgrounds in America,” she added. Other students emphasized the significance that the entire event was recorded by bystanders. “The whole world witnessed a murder,” said student Nick Mascary. “If that video wasn’t there, what would have happened?” “It really showed how important the media is in checking police brutality,” said Anthony Toumazatos, “especially when [the incident] is recorded. How many other cases have there been where it should have been recorded?” The day did not completely feel like a victory, however — three days prior on April 20, teenager Ma’Khia Bryant was shot and killed by a police officer in Ohio. Courtesy Court TV The story quickly garnered national attention. formEr poliCE offiCEr Derek Chauvin “Another person was killed — we can’t was found guilty on all charges in the even remember all of these names, and death of George Floyd on April 20.
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StuDENtS AND ADvISoRS of the Meadowbrook Alternative Program in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District planted vegetables in the Brookside School courtyard on a sunny Thursday morning.
A bountiful Earth Day at Brookside School By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
MAP StuDENtS, fRoM left, Syeda, Jared, Alex and Frankie were excited to get outside and work with the soil. thIS SIGN, toP right, adorns the garden. thE GARDEN BoxES sit in the Brookside School courtyard, and its crops will eventually be harvested.
Students in the Meadowbrook Alternative Program and the PREP Academy in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District marked Earth Day by spending time in the sun and planting greenery on April 23. The students filled garden boxes in the building’s courtyard with different types of lettuce, onions and other harvestable goods. The program will provide fresh produce to the district’s Community Cupboard and shows the students how to grow their own food in a practical manner. The seasonal additions can be seen from the front of the school, too, as the students planted flowers and other plants at the main entrance of the building. PREP Academy is a nextlevel education, recreational and vocational experience for students within the district through age 21. Goals of the academy include social understanding and skills, self-advocacy and developing specific job skills and independent recreational skills.
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Calhoun saved its best for last and as a result made school history. The top-seeded Colts dominated Bethpage in Tuesday evening’s Nassau Division II boys’ volleyball championship match, 25-14, 25-20, 25-16 for their firstever county title before a spirited home crowd at Brookside School. Penn State-bound Owen Rose capped his high school career with an electrifying performance that included 27 kills. The 6-foot7, All-County hitter received plenty of support from seniors Pat Sanchez (31 assists, 12 kills) and Rob Baguiao, junior Chris Zaveckas (7 kills, 5 blocks) and sophomore Matthew Kalfas (10 kills) as Calhoun capped a 13-1 campaign by making quick work of the Eagles. “We practiced hard and brought the energy,” Colts coach Ryan Pastuch said. “We had a tough match against them a few weeks ago so we knew what to expect. We fine-tuned a few things and the guys really executed. This was our best match of the year. We definitely saved our best for last.” Calhoun, which reached the quarterfinals last season (fall, 2019) and returned all but one starter, outlasted Bethpage in three hard-fought sets March 31, 25-22, 25-23, 25-22. Rose, who had 25 kills that day, said the Colts were happy to get a rematch. “We wanted to play Bethpage again,” Rose said. “We were confident even though they played us tough the first time. We worked hard for four years and really
wanted this.” Kalfas set the tone in the opening set as Calhoun raced to an 8-3 lead and never looked back. The southpaw had a couple of kills and a service ace before Rose began to inflict damage. Zaveckas had blocks on consecutive points to open the advantage to 16-9 before Rose was responsible for 7 of the Colts’ final 9 points. He was even more unstoppable in the second set with 8 kills. “Owen is probably the best volleyball player in school history and he showed why again today,” Pastuch said. “We’ve had some D3 players come out of our program but not D1. He definitely left his mark behind.” Behind Rose’s hitting and the defense led by Baguiao, the libero, Calhoun exploded to a 20-9 lead in the second set before No. 3 Bethpage showed some fight. The Eagles scored five straight points before Rose kept them at arm’s length with a couple of his patented blasts. Sanchez closed the second set with a cross-court kill off a pass from sophomore Ryan Pucella, bringing them 25 points from the history. “Our chemistry has been great all season,” Pastuch said. “The guys just fed off each other.” Bethpage’s largest lead of the match was 4-2 in the third set. However, the Colts ripped off the next four points and 15 of 19 to stay in command. Sanchez, the quarterback of the offense, had the title-clinching point with a kill. “I’ve been thinking about getting that last point for a couple of weeks now,” Sanchez said. “It felt good.”
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ThE LEadErShIp Of senior captains Logan Bader, left, and Lucas Ahrens, right, was a key for Alex Rosario and the rest of the Colts this spring.
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Calhoun’s boys’ cross-country team parlayed an undefeated regular season into its first Nassau County championship since 2015. The Colts, paced by freshman Logan Schaeffler, produced four of the top 10 finishers in the Class II race over the makeshift 5K course at Eisenhower Park on April 17. Schaeffler placed third with a personal-best time of 16 minutes, 32.75 seconds. “We had a deep team and I thought we had a good shot to win the county based on our times throughout the season,” coach David Hendler said. “The guys have worked so hard for a long time. They never stopped working during the pandemic and their stay-with-it attitude was a big reason why they were so successful.” Hendler said the condensed winter track season, which began Jan. 4 and lasted about six weeks, had the kids fired up to compete. “Even though the winter meets were virtual and we were basically competing against ourselves and comparing times to other teams, it was great for the kids to go all-out again and race,” he said. The coach also credited senior captains Logan Bader and Lucas Ahrens for their leadership. “They took charge during the long offseason,” Hendler said. “They kept everyone moving and staying positive.” Bader ran a big final race, placing sixth in 16:51.81. “Logan wasn’t in our top
5 at the beginning of March and came a long way in a short time,” Hendler said. “When I saw where he was a mile-and-ahalf into the race, I felt really good about our chances. He ended up dropping 30 seconds off his previous best time.” Schaeffler made a strong impression in winter track, including a 4:49 mile, and was in the 17-minute range most of the cross-country season until his breakout performance in the county meet. Calhoun’s No. 1 runner, junior John Schwab, gutted out a solid 7th-place finish after going out with the lead pack. He finished in 16:53.56. “The strategy was for him to run with the leaders and it was a hot pace,” Hendler said. “He still pushed through when some of the kids up front at the beginning fell back.” Junior Alex Rosario (17:02. 08) finished 10th while cutting almost 15 seconds off his personal best. “He had an amazing season,” Hendler said. “He had to quarantine early on because of a close contact but he never really missed a step.” Rounding out the scoring for Calhoun was junior Aidan Kopelman, who was AllCounty for a second straight season. He placed 16th. “He’s a gamer,” Hendler said. Sophomore Matt Belmonte gave the Colts a sixth finisher in the top 20. “It’s a close-knit team,” Hendler said. “They feed off each other’s energy and don’t want to let each other down.” Calhoun’s girls’ cross-country team, coached by Joe Migliano, finished Class II runner-up to South Side. Junior Julianna Razza finished ninth, senior Faith Dwyer was 10th, and senior Tali Gekhman placed 14th.
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A NAssAu CouNty Police Academy recruit made her way through a field of orange cones at the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course at Jones Beach last Thursday.
Driven to become N.C. police officers By sCott BriNtoN sbrinton@liherald.com
Part two in a photo series on the Nassau County Police Academy. Sirens blared and tires squealed as a white Chevy Caprice banked hard into a curve at Jones Beach State Park after peeling down a straightaway at 50 miles per hour last Thursday. Meanwhile, a black Crown Victoria cruiser raced across to cut the vehicle off at a four-way intersection. The Caprice braked hard as it neared the stop sign. Sirens continued to sound when a Nassau County police van appeared out of nowhere at the intersection, the driver also intending to cut off the Caprice. It was a semi-chaotic, seemingly confusing scene, but it was meant to be. The action took place at the Field Five parking lot at Jones Beach, an expansive stretch of asphalt just west of the Northwell Health Theater, where Nassau County Police Academy recruits come to practice driving maneuvers that they might need while chasing crime suspects or hurrying to an accident. It’s called the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, and Continued on page 8
A reCruit reCeived instructions before heading onto the course. A poliCe vAN and a Crown Victoria moved to cut off a driver at an intersection. offiCer riChArd furNeAux, far left, is the academy’s senior driving instructor.
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Hit one orange cone and you fail the test continued from page 6 orange cones are used to create s t re e t s a n d i n t e r s e c t i o n s. Recruits must master 12 specialized maneuvers to pass the police driving test — think of your own driver’s test at high speed through a field of cones. Hit one cone and you fail. “We try to teach the recruits to have good judgment,” said Officer Richard Furneaux, the senior driving instructor. To drive as a police officer does, you must learn to drown out all the noise in your head and focus solely on the road ahead and behind you, while watching your sides. Officers must know when to pursue a suspect — and when to call off a pursuit, which is often necessary in order to protect public safety. A high-speed chase through suburban streets can be a recipe for disaster, Furneaux said, noting that police often call in a helicopter to provide air support and follow a suspect until the vehicle is caught. Lt. Eileen Carsten, who is in charge of physical fitness, defensive tactics and EVOC at the academy, said that driving is, in fact, the most dangerous part of being a police officer. More of ficers are killed or injured while driving than in any other part of the job.
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Head of the Class Awards to honor teachers “Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour and 11 minutes. Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year. Or a week.”—Shonda Rhimes (@shondarhimes), March 16, 2020 Teacher Appreciation Week arrives this coming week, from May 3 (Teacher Appreciation Day) through May 7, as the end of the first full school year of the Covid-19 era in our sights sparks a mix of bittersweet memories, sighs of relief and the joy of impending celebrations. Cheers will go up for graduates. Accolades will be awarded to student-athletes. Some parents will simply be raising a glass to the fact that nights spent trying to relearn third-grade math will be a thing of the past. And we will all celebrate our teachers. Long Island’s top teachers inspire our students and communities, and they are the inspiration for the inaugural Herald Head of the Class Awards, presented by Bank of America and produced by RichnerLIVE, a division of Richner Communications Inc., publishers of Herald Community Newspapers. The Herald Head of the Class Awards
program was created this year to honor their incredible contributions,” said Bob outstanding K–12 education leaders in Isaksen, Bank of America Long Island public, private and charter schools president. “That’s why Bank of America is pleased to support the throughout Nassau County, Long Island Herald in recogbased on nominations nizing Long Island’s top edureceived from the public— cators with the inaugural students, teachers, families, Herald Head of the Class administrators and commuAwards. Bank of America nity members—at Headhas long supported proO f T h e C l a s s Aw a r d s . c o m grams that advance students through May 15. Once the to and through school, as polls close, the 2021 Herald well as up-skilling for their Head of the Class Advisory careers post-education.” Committee, made up of mulThroughout the Covid-19 tiple stakeholders from pandemic, we’ve witnessed across the Long Island edufirsthand how teachers have c a t i o n l a n d s c a p e, w i l l met countless new challengreview all nominations, and es—while helping students a winner and 10 finalists and parents do the same— will be honored in each of and the nominations already three categories—Top Ele- BoB isAken submitted for the Herald mentary School Teacher, President, Top Middle School Teacher, Bank of America L.I. Head of the Class Awards are a testament to their Top High School Teacher— impact. As part of each at a live virtual event on nomination, people are asked to share June 16. “Teachers play a critical role in the reasons why they believe a particular development and advancement of our teacher is deserving. It could be an students and deserve recognition for honor bestowed upon them or their stu-
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10 sCouT lEADERs JEN Casano and Mike Kearney stood with Boy Scouts, from left, Max Martins, Dezmond Pless, Adam Schachter, James Casano, Matthew Kearney, Jason Bowman, Quinn Bubloski, Colton Hyland, Tristan Mansourati, Connor Ryan and Alex Sivin. Photo by Andrew Garcia/Herald
After pandemic year, Cub Scouts step up By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
It was a long year for Cub Scout Troop 206, as the pandemic upended almost every activity that is synonymous with being a scout. Camping, get togethers, projects and outings had to be reimagined under a new reality that relegated many of their activities to virtual alternatives. But still, the boys persevered and successfully acquired their merit badges in inventive ways. On April 24, 11 scouts from the Merrick-based troop ceremoniously crossed the bridge into being Boy Scouts. They were welcomed into Troops 225 and 351 during the ceremony held at Garden Social in East Meadow. They individually crossed a hand-built bridge marked with the traits they’ve acquired while being scouts — trustworthiness, loyalty, kindness and more — before shaking hands with their new scout leaders. Troop 225, led by David Walley and Roland Reitz, welcomed each scout with the group’s signature baseball cap, while Troop 351, led by Elias Mansourati and James Bowman, adorned their scouts with new kerchiefs. “I remember being in their shoes and seeing the older scouts involved,” said Aidan Walley, a Boy Scout in Troop 225 who will soon achieve the rank of Eagle. “They played a big part in my journey — I remember their guidance. Hopefully, all of them make it to Eagle.”
CuB sCouTs IN Troop 206 gathered at Garden Social in East Meadow to officially cross over into becoming a Boy Scout. TRoop 351 lEADERs provided a kerchief to Jason Bowman, near left. TRoop 225 sCouT Leader David Walley put a cap on Dezmond Pless, signifying his becoming a Boy Scout and entry into the troop.
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can be dropped without breaking or spilling, which rules out jars of pasta sauce or milk and juice. Kids can also can start to dress themselves, although, of course, offer help when necessary so kids do not become discouraged. 4- to 5-year-olds: Four- and 5-year-olds can help feed pets and make their beds. In addition, this age can help clear the table after meals, but, of course be mindful to take sharp objects like knives to the sink before kids begin helping. 6- to 7-year-olds: This is a good age for kids to begin taking on more complicated chores, including wiping tables and counters, putting laundry away and sweeping floors. 7- to 9-year-olds This age group can help their parents prepare meals and even pack their own lunch for school. The responsibility of loading and unloading the dishwasher also can be given to your kids at this age. 10- to 11-year-olds: More difficult tasks like changing the sheets on their beds, cleaning kitchens and bathrooms and doing yard work are appropriate for your tween. 12-years-old and older: Children 12 and up can help take care of younger siblings and pitch in with grocery shopping and running errands. n Above photo: Chores play a vital role as children grow up and mature. Assigning age-appropriate chores is important to help your kids develop into responsible adolescents — and adults.
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e've been open since March 2020. When the pandemic first hit, I was a chef in New York City, and then they closed down the restaurant. As soon as I came home, I started feeding hospitals and grandparents, preparing meals for people. Someone reached out to me and said they knew a family in need; they asked if I could feed them. I said yes — and then the floodgates just opened. Since then, we’ve fed over 100,000 people. Right now, we’re working on getting contracts and grants for food distribution in the area. We could get money from a company … and then we’d bring meals to recipients once a week. I do everything. I have a team of people, but I oversee everyone to make sure things are running correctly. We have a whole social
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media team, so I make sure that’s working. The kitchen team, we have food and deliveries, so I make sure we have drivers. We have a planning team that focuses on upcoming events, and I’m involved in that, too. It was really bad in 2020. It’s still bad, but not as bad as it was. I'm going to open a restaurant in Farmingdale in July. … but I’m always going to do Carroll’s Kitchen. There’s always going to be someone in need. If more cases appear and the world goes down again, we always have the Kitchen to help people. I don’t know exactly why I did this. I just lost my job, the world collapsed, and I started doing it. Once you go down that rabbit hole, you can’t really stop.
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ooking is my passion. I studied culinary arts at SUNY Delhi and Nassau Community College, and interned at Walt Disney World. For the past 20 years, I’ve been a chef all over Long Island, from Montauk to the Garden City Hotel. In 2019, my son Billy and I started volunteering to cook at the Mercy Soup Kitchen in Wyandanch. Then the pandemic limited us to serving bag lunches because people couldn’t eat inside. Four months ago, I learned that Carroll’s Kitchen needed volunteers to deliver meals. Billy and I went there, and I said to Ryan Carroll, the founder, “If you need help in the kitchen . . .” He handed us each a knife. Carroll’s Kitchen works with programs like Nutrition Program for the Elderly, which is run
by Adelante of Suffolk County. We cook the meals that volunteers deliver. We also create events where we cook and sell food to raise money for nonprofits. For St. Jude’s, the Sunday before Easter, we had a Smashburger event. Angels of Long Island had volunteers dressed as Easter characters, filling baskets with candy. Families drove through with their car trunks open to receive the food and candy. We thought we would sell about 100 of the specialty burgers, but we sold 300. We’re constantly coming up with different ideas like that. Billy and I really enjoy the rush of cooking mass quantities with Ryan Carroll’s great team, designing healthy meals for people who need them. For both of us, it feels very good to give back.
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THEIR FRONT-LINE STORIES IN THEIR OWN WORDS MICHELLE PANETTA
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have been with the East Meadow Kiwanis for 21 years. My boss back then, Norma Gonsalves, then the presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, inspired me to join. This opportunity really gave me the incentive to help children, help families and help my community. What I enjoy the most is at holiday time, we hold the Holiday Luncheon at Borrelli’s, where we provide a meal and gifts for children in the East Meadow School District. It was on Christmas Day up until Covid-19 hit. My next favorite event is East Meadow Community Pride Day. With Covid we’re on hold. It’s going to be challenging to see what we can come up with this year, if we can, because it's a community event where we invite all the community businesses and organizations to
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Editor’s note: Michelle Panetta runs Beyond the Badge NY with her husband, Chris. They lost their close friend Nick Mencaroni, a New York City police officer, to suicide in January 2019, and created the nonprofit to raise mental health awareness for first responders.
participate, and we have rides for the children. I don’t know how it’s going to work this year. Believe it or not, in East Meadow Kiwanis, we’ve stepped up to the challenge of Covid. We’ve come up with a lot of out-of-the-box ideas to get fundraising done. We have our 200 Club and Reverse Raffle. Those are moving forward. And we’re doing little things, like Pampered Chef parties, Bingo and other events. During the pandemic, we’ve handed out a lot of gift cards. We did our regular food basket for Thanksgiving, and we did our food drive at ShopRite in Uniondale, along with other incentives. It’s just a great satisfaction to be able to help the people in the community. The smiles that we get from people make me really happy.
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uring the pandemic, we directed our efforts toward supporting the community. We made snack bags and dropped them off to Nassau County medics. We hosted a Thanksgiving dinner, and then another one during Christmas. Small gestures like that are what we really want to do during this tough time for everybody. And small gestures go a long way. We’re hosting a Memorial Day barbecue for the officers of Nick's precinct in his memory. We want to let them know that even though Nick's
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gone, his memory is still here. When somebody dies of suicide, the best thing to do for their loved ones is to keep their memory alive. Chris is retiring on April 30. He started his career about 20 years ago, and, just a few months after, responded to 9/11. He’s going to go through the rest of his career with 9/11 in him. He has respiratory issues now from exposure. I was so afraid of him getting Covid. I wouldn't hang out with friends. I wouldn't go anywhere. I was always cleaning. Chris could not get sick. We both got Covid In January, but we didn’t get that sick and we got through it. I thank God every day that he didn't have to go to the hospital. As much as life can be stressful, you have to remind yourself, I'm still here to talk about it.
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From Easy to Extravagant,
5 Mouth-Watering Margarita Recipes for
Cinco de Mayo
There’s really only one way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo - and that’s with ice-cold margaritas. Whether you’re a fan of the simple, traditional recipe or like to mix things up with fun, fruity flavors, there’s a margarita to satisfy any palate. We’ve put together a list of delicious margaritas that will make Cinco de Mayo the party of the year. From classic recipes with simple ingredients to decadent creations with exciting flavors, these refreshing drinks are a fiesta in a glass!
Classic Margarita
While the margarita’s origin is heavily disputed, there’s a consensus on what makes a drink a margarita. You’ll only need three ingredients, and you can serve it multiple ways. Combine two ounces of tequila, one ounce of lime juice, and one ounce of Cointreau into a cocktail shaker. Cointreau is an orange-flavored liqueur, and it’s the main reason margaritas are served with a salted rim. The salt helps cut down on the sweetness of the Cointreau. Triple sec is a widespread substitution for Cointreau if you don’t have any on hand. After mixing, pour over ice (“on the rocks”) into your glass, garnish with a lime wedge and enjoy! This recipe can also be served without ice or blended up, making it a go-to margarita recipe.
Watermelon Margarita
Cinco de Mayo usually means warmer weather, and this is the perfect recipe to beat the heat. With four simple ingredients, you don’t need to be a mixologist to create this cocktail. First, you’ll muddle mint leaves in a cocktail shaker. Second, add two ounces of tequila, two ounces of watermelon juice, and half an ounce of lime juice into the shaker and mix. Finally, strain into a glass with ice and garnish with mint leaves. This is a delicious and refreshing twist on the classic recipe and will be a hit all summer long!
Strawberry Mango Frozen Margarita
While you can serve the classic margarita recipe as a frozen drink, you can’t go wrong adding fruit into the mix. You’ll need one mango and ten strawberries for this recipe, but a surprising number of fruits sub in just as well. Do your own experimenting to discover which fruits you like best! Combine your mango, two ounces of tequila, half an ounce of lime juice, one ounce of triple sec, and one cup of ice into a blender. Blend the ingredients thoroughly and split into two glasses. Then, you’ll blend the strawberries with tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and ice. Pour this blend on top of the mango, garnish with strawberries, and enjoy!
Jalapeño Margarita
If you want to go all-in on authentic Mexican flavors for your Cinco de Mayo party, mix up a jalapeño margarita for the perfect mix of heat and sweet. Start by combining a half part of orange liqueur, a half part of agave nectar, one part lime juice, one slice of jalapeño, and one and a half parts of tequila in a shaker. Cazadores Blanco is a perfect tequila for this margarita, adding subtle floral and citrus notes to the drink. After the ingredients are combined, give them a shake, strain into a glass, and garnish with a lime. Adding freshly squeezed juice will boost flavors without added sugars.
Vanilla Pear Margarita
If summer hasn’t entirely made an appearance by the time Cinco de Mayo rolls around, these classic winter flavors will keep you cozy on a cool spring day. And while it may seem like a curious mix, this margarita just works. Put ice, two ounces of tequila, four ounces of pear juice, half an ounce of simple syrup and lemon juice, and a quarter teaspoon of vanilla into a shaker. Shake until chilled, strain, and serve in a glass rimmed with cinnamon and sugar instead of salt. Garnished with a pear slice, and you’ve got a flavorful and warm margarita to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Whether you’re a traditionalist who likes to keep margaritas simple or a fruit fanatic who wants frozen, flavorful drinks, there’s a mix out there to make you and your guests happy. This Cinco de Mayo, try a new margarita recipe and let Minibar Delivery (MinibarDelivery.com) bring the ingredients directly to your door. With liquor, mixers, and other party favors delivered directly from local businesses, it’s the easiest way to keep the party going.
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Claudia BoreCky and David Denenberg, co-directors of the Merrick-based advocacy group Long Island Clean Air, Water and Soil, joined other advocates to call for companion legislation to a State Senate bill that, if passed, would create a public water authority.
Residents rally against NYAW rate hike Continued from front page with separate water providers. The homeowner with NYAW’s private service paid nearly $2,500 over the course of a year, compared with roughly $500 for a customer with municipal service. The disparity is, in part, because of NYAW’s obligation to pay property and franchise taxes, the burden of which is passed along to their customers. Public municipalities and their customers do not face such burdens. “It is completely unjust and unfair that in 2021 we have a private company <ITAL>selling<ENDITAL> water to us, which is a basic life need,” said George Pumbar, president of the Glen Head/Glenwood Landing Civic Association. The Senate’s push for the legislation — which was initially not included in the state budget — was in response to a study ordered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and conducted by the state Department of Public Service that reported a public takeover of NYAW is not only feasible, but in residents’ best interests. The DPS recommended that the State Legislature act quickly to remove the “onerous property tax burden” on NYAW’s ratepayers. In the state budget plan, NYAW would have been granted an exemption from a franchise property tax, putting more of a tax burden on ratepayers of other utilities, such as National Grid. But the Assembly blocked the measure based on concerns that residents who are outside of NYAW’s service areas would be affected, including those in Suffolk County. “The bill passed in the Senate would affect Suffolk County residents,” Assemblyman David McDonough, a Republican from Merrick, said. “People who aren’t affected shouldn’t have to pay that.” As the May 1 hike loomed, Denenberg predicted that NYAW may again postpone the increase, as it has done a number of times since the pandemic began. “We need the Assembly to pass the complementary bill to S989A from the Senate — we need it today,” said Meta Mereday, an activist from Baldwin.
margaret maher, right, a resident of Merrick and a New York American Water customer, took part in the rally.
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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: PROPOSICIÓN NUMERO 1- PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO CENTRAL DE LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Central de la Escuela Secundaria de Bellmore-Merrick, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, está autorizada a gastar las sumas Apropriadas del Fondo General de ciento setenta millones ciento sesenta mil cuatrocientos seis dolares ($170,160,406) que se recaudarán a través de dólares de impuestos en los distritos escolares incluidos en el Distrito Central de La Escuela Secundaria después de deducir los fondos disponibles de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes de ingresos. 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 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 anteriores del voto anual excepto Sabado, Domingo, o los dias de fiesta, en las oficinas del distrito y cualquier público dentro del distrito y en el sitio web del distrito. Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que pueden aplicar para la votación por ausencia para la elección del districto en la Oficina Del Secretario de Distrito (District Clerk). El secretatio de distrito debe recibir las solicitudes para boletas de voto ausente no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Además, la solicitud debe ser recibida por el secretario de distrito al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta debe ser entregada personalmente al votante o su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna de una boleta de voto ausente enviada por correo, el secretario de distrito enviará la boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. No se procederá al escrutinio de ninguna boleta de votante ausente a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del secretario de distrito no más tardar que las 5:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente) el día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas que solicitaron una votación por ausencia debe estar disponible para inspección en la Oficina Del Secretario de Distrito (District Clerk) hasta el día de la votación. Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO de que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de
votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Las formas de registro de votantes militares y las formas de solicitud de boletas militares deben ser recibidas en la oficina del secretario de distrito del distrito escolar no más tarde que a las 5:00 p.m. el 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. 125735 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,
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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 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 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232
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 may 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 proposition will appear on the ballot to read substantially as follows: Shall the Board of Education of the Merrick Union Free School District be hereby authorized to expend $500,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 21, 2019 for the purpose of performing the following projects: computer/technology upgrades District-wide, all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 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
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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 125730
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LEGAL NOTICE DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE UNIFICADO DE NORTH MERRICK PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia sobre el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue,
North Merrick, Nueva York, el día 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 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 abril, 15 de abril, 29 de abril y 6 de mayo Newsday: 1 de abril, 15 de abril, 29 de abril y 6 de mayo 125214 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232
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 podría celebrarse 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. 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 en la boleta electoral aparecerá una propuesta que indicará esencialmente lo siguiente: Se autorizará a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Merrick Union Free por medio de la presente a gastar $500,000 del fondo de reserva de capitales establecido el 21 de mayo de 2019 con el fin de realizar los siguientes proyectos: actualizaciones tecnológicas y de computadoras en todo el distrito; todo lo anterior incluirá toda la mano de obra, los materiales, los equipos, los aparatos y los gastos imprevistos relacionados con dichas actualizaciones. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito podrá obtener una copia de la declaración del monto de dinero que será requerido para el año escolar 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
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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
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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
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Mepham to host in-person St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser Wellington C. Mepham High School will be hosting its 11th St. Baldrick’s fundraiser on May 27. This year’s event will be an in-person event following Covid protocols and will be covered live by BellmoreMerrick Broadcasting. “We are so excited our students have already raised over $10,000 through online and cash donations,” Kerry Dennis, social studies teacher and event co-organizer, said. The funds go towards life-saving research and treatments at hospitals locally and throughout the world to find
cures and improve treatments for all childhood cancers. At the event, guests can pledge to have their head shaved in front of friends and family. Participants must register on the district’s event page in order to attend the event. No walk ins will be permitted. For more information, please visit the event page, https://www.stbaldricks.org/ events/mypage/868/2021. Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
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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
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A. Yes, I agree. Pressure-treated lumber, intended for outdoor use, can be dangerous, but the beam with the steel plate is also a problem. There’s a reason that when you go to a big-box store or lumberyard, the lumber is separated into two areas, treated and untreated. There’s also a reason the big-box stores stopped letting customers cut treated onte eeper lumber in the store. Pressure-treated lumber, developed over 100 years ago, was created by forcing chemicals into lumber using giant pressure chambers. Treatment was intended to keep lumber from being eaten by microbes, insects and termites, and it has worked well, but with unintended consequences. The poisons used in the lumber were studied and shown to cause respiratory ailments, and in some cases, repeated or prolonged contact led to skin cancer. Although poison formulas have been changed to be safer, imagine getting a splinter from the local playground jungle gym. It’s easy to understand why school systems across the country replaced the outdoor play equipment with plastic, steel and painted products. The best place for treated lumber in a building is the closest to where most insects can enter, near the ground. The base plates that connect the floors to the foundation are usually treated lumber, along with an expandable foam and a copper or plastic rigid sheet called a termite shield. If the materials are installed correctly, the invaders can’t get into the house. Because the base plate is generally covered with other materials or in a place that isn’t as occupied, it’s safer than in the general living spaces above. The steel-to-wood connection is dangerous for the separate reason that the chemicals used to treat lumber are very corrosive to metal, to the point that a steel plate inserted between two pieces of lumber to form what’s called a “flitch plate beam” could actually corrode and weaken to collapse in only a few years after it was made. Since lumber used for decks is generally treated lumber for outdoor use, it is mostly recommended for the structural parts underneath, and not the exposed parts. Outdoors, the off-gassing of poisons used to treat the lumber is most often not considered harmful, although highly sensitive people may still be affected. I haven’t read specific studies on this, but understand that the use of poisons and pesticides outdoors can still have a profound effect on those people. So use gloves when handling treated lumber, don’t use it indoors and coat or cover the exposed lumber, especially in areas where food will be served. Good luck!
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nce upon a time, partisan politics was a simple business. There were two major parties, and they both had simple strategies for staying in power. The voters were attracted to either the Democrats or the Republicans based on their philosophy and the vision of their party leaders. Elections were won or lost based on the strength of the party machines and their loyal soldiers. But the politics of yesterday have disappeared, and the parties will never look the JERRY same again. Both are currently split KREMER into two factions. If you’re a Republican at the national level, you’re either pro-Donald Trump or anti-Trump. And if you’re a Democrat, you’re either a traditional middle-of-theroad true believer or a so-called progressive. And regrettably, neither of the factions in either party is prepared to work with the other side. The next important election will take place in 2022. The final tallies will determine which party will control the House
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and the Senate. President Biden needs a Democratic Party victory to help him get his programs through Congress. The Republicans want to regain power so they can be better positioned to retake the White House in 2024. But the GOP proTrump wing and the Democratic progressives are not on the same playing field as the parties’ two traditional wings. The pro-Trump Republicans are prepared to take on the favored party candidates because the former president is looking to punish any candidates who voted to impeach him. The progressive Democrats are anxious to gain power and influence and have no loyalty to the party. A case in point illustrating the Republicans’ challenge is Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, a loyal party member who occasionally casts a vote with the Democrats on an issue of conscience. She gets a 98 percent rating on voting with her fellow Republicans, but her vote to impeach President Trump put her in the Trump doghouse, and she is now threatened with a primary challenge. Led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Republicans have pledged to support Murkowski and provide funds for
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her contest if she decides to run for reelection. She will not be easy to beat under any circumstances. She is the second-most-senior woman in the Senate. She won one of her elections as a write-in candidate after losing the party nomination. Her father was governor of Alaska. But despite her strong credentials, the former president has vowed to challenge her. Incumbent Democrats aren’t having any easier time with their progressive wing. Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York has been a well-respected member of Congress since 1993. She has been the sponsor of numerous bills that have advanced women’s causes, and chairs the House Oversight and Reform Committee. Members on both sides of the aisle describe her as fair and progressive. But that isn’t enough for the group known as the Justice Democrats. They have selected a candidate to oppose her, claiming that she must be defeated because she is part of the “establishment.” For the past 50-plus years, it has been very rare for any Democrat from New York to have enough seniority to hold a key House chairmanship, but
epublicans are vexed by pro-Trumpers, and Democrats by their young progressives.
Maloney’s status doesn’t dissuade the progressive Democrats. In recent years, they have won a number of contests, starting with the election of Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. She has become nationally known because of her constant media presence, and was able to defeat incumbent Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley in the primary for the 2018 midterm election, primarily because Crowley treated the contest lightly. Even though he spent over $3 million in his effort to get reelected, his failure to campaign actively cost him his seat in the House. Last year, the progressive group managed to unseat Rep. Eliot Engel, mostly because Engel failed to pay attention to his district, especially during the coronavirus crisis. In the months ahead, the Republican pro-Trump faction and the Democratic progressives will give the two party establishments plenty of heartaches. It will be a test of whether there is any life left in the traditional party structure, but the odds aren’t very good. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
College of hard knocks: the pandemic of 2020-21
id we graduate yet? This was the college we neither applied to nor wanted to attend. This was the education we could have lived without. This was the schooling that killed a half-million of us. This was the time, 14 months and counting, that we learned more than we could have imagined about our own strengths and weaknesses. You never wish for tragedy as a character-building exercise, but when human beings confront extraordinary challenge, RANDI they often grow in KREISS unexpected ways. Have you thought about what you’ve learned since last spring, when we realized we would all be long haulers in some way? After a time of intense anxiety, I learned that I needed to devote myself to activities that were all-consuming and demanding of my attention. That was both good and difficult, since concentrating was hard when I kept drifting into “what-if ” scenarios. I spent some of my time in Florida and I drove inland, past the coastal towns to orchid farms and
nurseries in the boondocks. I discovered that wandering through the orchid houses was safe. The orchids bobbed in the breeze, and the kaleidoscope of colors and shapes became my fascination for the day. I learned, too, that what I read or watched on TV mattered during difficult times. I needed to read historical fiction that brought me out of my own place and time. On television, I tuned out the news after the presidential election, and tuned in to documentaries, mostly nature (See “Chasing Coral”). I was having Covid nightmares at the time that I could not have had before the pandemic. In the dreams I would walk into a crowded room and suddenly realize that everyone was sick, and I would get sick, too. Shutting out the news helped. For a long time, I measured my days in a completely different way from the “before times.” While two years ago I might have been running around all day, the pandemic day was pared down to the basics. I might take a walk in the morning, then conduct all work and pastimes online, cook a meal, and go to bed. I learned how brave and plucky and smart my grown kids and niece and
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nephew are while raising teens and toddlers and infants in the worst of times. They all worked and kept house and nursed babies and didn’t go mad. The grandkids toughed out constant disappointments and cancellations. Learning how unprepared the country was for Covid-19 was a shocking lesson. I always assumed we were better than that, that if any country in the world could deal effectively with a global pandemic, it would be us. Yet the messaging from the federal government and from our scientists was distressingly inadequate. We were distinctly unexceptional. Post-pandemic, we need to educate, fund and support science and scientists and never again let politics trump scientific evidence. But I learned that, even coming from behind, America can do the right stuff, develop vaccines and get them into people, millions of whom are still skeptical about the shots. And haven’t we all been schooled in the anti-science thinking that abounds? We need to push the education pedal to the floor and raise a new generation of critical thinkers. I asked my kids and grandkids to tell me what they learned over the pandemic
earning how unprepared the country was for Covid-19 was a shocking lesson.
year. One said he learned that so many joyful family times together have nothing to do with paid events. Another said, “There is no better place to be than out in nature.” Another said, “I learned not to worry about things I can’t control … I’m very happy being surrounded with a fraction of the people I previously interacted with.” One of the grandkids, 15, said, “I learned that physical interaction with others is essential for your mind.” The preteen said, “Humans are very resourceful although most people struggle with change.” A 14-year-old said, “I thought it was cool that people just adapted super quickly to living in a whole new way,” and the 18-year-old said, “Online does not always mean more efficient.” I learned that the little things that irritate an individual in isolation with a longtime partner, as in a 53-year marriage, are like grains of sand in an oyster. Sometimes you get a pearl, an appreciation for the love and support that endures. The most important lesson of Pandemic 2020-21: We’re still in school. It’s not over. We may have to dig deeper and find more strength and forbearance, and I believe we will. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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49-year-old father of seven and grandfather of one, Ray Wishropp, was killed April 20 by a lone gunman in the manager’s office of the West Hempstead Stop & Shop over what Nassau County police say was an employee dispute. We at the Herald offer our deepest sympathies to the Wishropp family. We also want to express our appreciation to the officers of the Nassau County and Hempstead village police departments, who quickly tracked down the alleged shooter and apprehended him without further violence. Their professionalism was on full display that terrible day. The gunman, who was reportedly overly flirtatious with another employee, had met with a manager and requested a transfer to another supermarket. When he didn’t get what he wanted, he left the store, but returned 40 minutes later and started firing, police said. In addition to Wishropp, two other employees were injured in the attack. It was an all-too-familiar scenario in America, particularly these days — another life extinguished all too easily, all too quickly, all too early, leaving another family in a state of our mourning and shock. We are, seemingly, in a perpetual state of mourning and shock in the United States. Since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012, when we pledged to never allow another mass shooting like this to happen again after 26 were killed, there have been hundreds of these shootings across the country.
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letters Assemblywoman favors NYAW takeover To the Editor: The April 8-14 article “Bill to provide relief to New York American Water ratepayers stalls in Assembly” incorrectly states that the State Assembly stalled the New York American Water relief bill in the budget. Since I took office in 2019, I have worked hard to resolve the issue of brown water, rate hikes and poor service. I have also introduced various pieces of legislation to offer solutions. Not only do I support a path to a public takeover of New York American Water to provide rate relief to its customers, but also I was the first lawmaker to introduce legislation calling for such a study. So, I was pleased when Governor Cuomo enlisted the Department of Public Service to perform this study. Now that the study is complete and there is a legislative proposal, it is key to be discerning in our approach
Few rise to the level of Sandy Hook or the Route 91 Harvest music festival mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017, in which 61 were killed and 411 injured. Most are smaller shootings, with a half-dozen or fewer victims. In fact, the Stop & Shop shooting would not be registered as a mass shooting on FBI statistics lists. For that, four people or more must be killed, according to the Congressional Research Service. When looking at mass shootings more expansively, factoring in the number killed and injured, there have been 2,654 mass shootings since Sandy Hook — nearly 300 a year, or close to one a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Astoundingly, though, mass shootings account for only 2 percent of all murders in the U.S. In 2017, more than 11,000 people were murdered by gun; in 2018, 10,440; and in 2019, 10,258 — an average of 30 people a day. Think about that for a moment. Let the numbers sink in. At some point, we must wake up and own up to our reality: America is a murderous nation. That fact does not comport with our image as a shining city on a hill, a beacon of freedom and democracy for all the world to emulate. Gun violence is our national psychosis, and we must act to reverse course. Instead we seem to thrust ever forward to new and unspeakable levels of violence. Over the past year, when so much of the nation was on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, we saw a merciful respite from mass shootings. All
seemed relatively quiet. Then, as the country started to open up again this spring, they began anew, as if, during the past year, a temporary truce had been drawn up and the fighting had stopped, only to be reignited by a single violent act that triggered a cascade of more and more shootings. As a nation, we must commit to ending the killings through a science-based approach to violence reduction. Long Islanders can be thankful that Northwell Health committed $1 million to establish a Center for Gun Violence Prevention in 2019. That December, the health system, one of the largest in the country, held its first Gun Violence Prevention Forum in December, followed by its second last December. Our elected leaders and community activists need to become more vocal on this issue — seeking studies, as Northwell has done, to understand more fully the stranglehold that gun violence has on the nation, while at the same time calling for common-sense legislation to reduce the number of killings. In New York, it’s easy to ignore the issue. The state has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws — and one of the country’s lowest death-by-gun rates. We will never, however, feel truly safe across this land until all states realize the importance of more stringent gun regulations in promoting public safety. The Stop & Shop shooting reminded us, in no uncertain terms, that gun violence can erupt anywhere, at any moment, in America.
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or 19 years I have called the United States my home, my safe place and a country that I dearly love. Yet it continues to deny me recognition as one of its own as a result of my immigration status. I have lived here longer than in the country of my birth, and I have learned to love every little thing that makes America America, from its language to its seasons, its food and its noise, even its fast-paced lifestyle. I was born in Ecuador and came to the U.S. when I was 14. As a eLiana Deferred Action Childhood FernanDeZ for Arrivals, or DACA, recipient, I have been able to finish college and buy a home — but my life has been measured in two-year increments. Soon after I arrived in this country, I realized that many of my dreams would not come true because I was missing one piece of the puzzle — “legal status.” I have never let my immigration status define who I am or what I can achieve, but the reality is that it has presented a
series of obstacles that have been hard to overcome. In June 2012, President Barack Obama announced that he would sign an executive order called DACA to protect young people who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. That took my life and dreams on a completely different, and revolutionary, path. The DACA program has been my safeguard, even if I must renew my status every two years. The program has also allowed me to become vocal and get involved in the immigrant rights movement, through which I witnessed some of the worst of this country’s tendencies during the Trump administration. Many undocumented immigrants like me became easy prey for President Donald Trump, who constantly forced us to fight back against all of the anti-immigrant sentiment and policies that were unleashed during his presidency. Defending DACA on the streets, and in the courts, where I served as one of the plaintiffs against Trump for unlawfully ending the program, has been one of the greatest privileges of my life. Our resistance and collective power as
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Letters since we do not want to shift a tax or cost burden to Nassau County residents. On March 29, my Assembly colleagues and I were informed that the study was complete and that there was a legislative proposal from the governor’s office. In an effort to avoid any unintended consequences, we must ensure that the cost for fixing this problem is not paid for by the people who did not create it. Relieving the burden of New York American Water ratepayers is a priority for me; therefore, once the legislation is fully vetted, I am confident that we will pass it expeditiously to resolve this issue that was decades in the making. It is paramount that both houses work together to decrease customer rates in a timely manner to avoid the looming exorbitant rate hike on May 1. JUDY GRIffIN Assemblywoman, 21st District Rockville Centre
Kreiss is wrong on Biden To the Editor: It looks to me that some of the Herald’s opinion writers have Trump derangement syndrome, with Randi Kreiss exhibiting some of the worst symptoms — so much so that she describes President Joe Biden with such fictional virtues as gravitas, stability and
a movement delivered a DACA victory at the U.S. Supreme Court last June, and then in January, when President Biden was sworn in. Many promises were made on the campaign trail last year that led me to believe that a legislative solution would finally be introduced to protect people like me and the rest of the 11 million undocumented people in this country. Then, on March 18, HR6, also known as the Dream and Promise Act, was passed by the House of Representatives, promising a pathway to legalization for an estimated 3.1 million people, including DACA and Temporary Protective Status, or TPS, recipients. Passage of the bill can be credited to the immigrant youth and community that for years has led the fight to build a movement to provide our people with respect, dignity and the pathway to citizenship that we deserve. The bill’s success in the House brings the promise of long-overdue relief to millions of undocumented youth and TPS holders who have organized, rallied in the streets, shared their stories and flooded the halls of Congress. The vote brought me one step closer to
ensuring that I will be able to have permanent protections in this country and remain together with my children and family. Nonetheless, as our immigrant community celebrates the bill’s passage, it is crucial to recognize that the legislation has problems that must be fixed. It includes harmful measures that rely on our unjust, discriminatory criminal legal system. It leaves out community members who should be eligible for a pathway to citizenship, but would not be simply because they might have been caught up in the legal system. I know we face an uphill battle to pass this legislation in the Senate, but we urge senators to take up the bill quickly, and call on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to immediately remove the harmful provisions, reject any additions that would further criminalize members of our community and move swiftly to pass this measure. Eliana Fernández, of Patchogue, is lead organizer at the Brooklyn-based nonprofit Make the Road New York, an immigrant rights organization, and a plaintiff in Wolf v. Batalla Vidal, one of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals cases decided by the Supreme Court, which ruled that President Trump’s efforts to end DACA were unlawful.
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walking in step with diverse groups of Americans because he knows them well. Is Kreiss really describing Biden, the 2021 version? Her ode to Joe reminds me of a CNN reporter last summer who told a TV audience how peaceful that day’s demonstrations were as the burning buildings behind him lit up the night sky. DAN CARROLL East Meadow
Dine out, even now To the Editor: In these difficult economic times, it is especially important to patronize your local neighborhood restaurants, not only during Long Island Restaurant Week, April 25-May 2, but all year round. As more people are vaccinated against Covid-19, it is safer to dine out. There are so many great restaurants across Nassau County to choose from. My wife and I don’t mind occasionally paying a little more to help our local restaurants survive. Don’t forget your cook and server. We try to tip 20 percent of the total bill, including taxes. If it’s an odd amount, we round up to the next dollar. If we can afford to eat out, we can afford an extra dollar tip. When ordering takeout, we always leave a dollar or two for the waiter or cook. It is appreciated. Remember, these people are our
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Live at the North Fork’s most active 55+ adult community and #1 clubhouse. Spacious 2 and 3 bedroom homes with first-floor master bedrooms from the low $800,000’s. Phase 3 - 85% Sold | Only five 3-bedroom homes remain Final Phase | 2-bedroom homes are now available
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The complete terms are in an Offering Plan available from Sponsor. File No. CD17-0155 and CD20-0099.
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