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Calhoun captures Nassau, L.I. titles

By ToNY BEllISSIMo tbellissimo@liherald.com

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Facing elimination for the fourth time in a week, and trailing Clarke by two runs before even swinging a bat in the decisive Game 3 of the Nassau Class A baseball championship series June 1, Calhoun put together one of its biggest innings of the season at the perfect time.

The top-seeded Colts exploded for nine runs on seven hits in the bottom of the second and never looked back on the way to capturing their first county title since 2012 with a 12-6 victory at Farm-

CalhoUN ClaIMEd ThE Long Island Class A baseball championship last Saturday by defeating Rocky Point, 8-3.

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Mepham wins second straight L.I. softball championship

By ToNY BEllISSIMo tbellissimo@liherald.com

Mepham repeated as Long Island Class A/Southeast Regional softball champions last Saturday, defeating East Islip, 8-3, at Moriches Athletic Complex behind a 3-for-4, three-RBI performance from senior Hailey Guerrero and clutch pitching from sophomore Giselle DeLutri.

T h e P i r at e s s c o re d a n unearned run in the top of the second inning and never trailed.

Senior Kylie Persampire provided the insurance in the seventh with a two-run single after East Islip (23-2) scored three times in

the bottom of the sixth to get within 5-3.

Senior Alanna Morse, junior Lily Yepez and eighth-grader Avery Bentancourt each scored two runs for Mepham (19-4), which advances to the state Final Four for the first time in program history this Saturday, also at Moriches Athletic Complex. There was no state tournament last spring because of Covid-19.

“This is such a special group of kids, and to repeat as Long Island champs is such a difficult thing to do,” Mepham first-year coach Thomas Simone said.

“Unlike last year, the girls have

an opportunity to play for a state title, and I know they’re going to give everything they’ve got.”

East Islip managed at least one hit off DeLutri (nine strikeouts) in every inning, but left 14 runners on base, including two in the first, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh, and the bases full in the third.

DeLutri, nursing a 1-0 lead in the third after Guerrero singled to lead off the second and scored on a two-out error, was in quite a jam with bases loaded and no outs following a single, double and a walk.

“Giselle knows how to get the big outs when we need them, and

the defense is always behind her,” junior catcher Sera Muoio said.

Facing East Islip cleanup batter Kayla Varga, DeLutri got a force at home on a grounder to Guerrero at shortstop for the first out. DeLutri struck out the next batter and induced a routine infield popout to put out the fire.

“We ask a lot of Giselle, and she’s such a fighter out there,” Simone said of DeLutri, who threw four perfect innings in relief and earned the win in last year’s L.I. title game against Miller Place. “I’m constantly talking to her during games, and she knows how to battle through tough situations,” he added.

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Mepham students celebrate Holi Festival

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

Mepham High School’s “A World of Differences” Club hosted a festive Holi celebration on May 24, which featured dancing, Indian cuisine, and the throwing of colored powder in jubilation of the new season. Siddhi Vaishnav, a Mepham High School alumnus, taught students a Bollywood dance lesson. Vaishnav coowns Nartan Rang Dance Academy, which has locations in New Hyde Park and Hicksville.

She discussed the Hindu festival’s tradition.

“Holi is a high holiday that marks the beginning of spring,” Vaishnav explained to students.

“While typically celebrated in March, due to the weather not being great at that time of year, we decided to push the event to May,” explained faculty adviser and science teacher Neeru Partap. Partap, along with co-adviser/science teacher Josephine Parlagreco and English teacher Linu Chacko planned the event.

Vaishnav explained more about the Holi celebration. “It signifies the victory of good over evil and like Hindu mythology and religion,” she said. “There is a tradition of gathering together with food and celebration which includes people getting together and tossing different colored powder. It’s really meant to be fun and bring people together and symbolize

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StuDENtS ENjoyINg A dessert at the end of the event. friendship, unity, and good over evil.”

The World of Differences Club at Mepham explores multiple different cul-

tures throughout the year while hosting various cultural events and activities. The AWOD Club seeks to explore the value of diversity while improving intergroup relations. “We do things for Hispanic Month and Chinese New Year but we’re also a service club and we do a lot of service activities as well,” said Parlagreco Vaishnav graduated in 1999 and discussed how Mepham has changed and become even more inclusive from when she graduated to today. “It’s been fun for me to come back,” she said. “We had a Culture Club back then and we would have cultural club assemblies and my sister and I danced at those. I’m happy to see how far things have come.”

“Anytime we’ve done this, I’ve texted her and she always wants to be here,’’ added Partap. She loves it because when

she was at Mepham the culture was a little bit different. I started in 2001 and things have changed. The population changes and kids get interested in other things. She was so excited when Ms. P and I started doing this.”

Students spent the afternoon of celebration indulging in traditional Indian food such as paneer, pokada, samosas, and jalebi. Then, donning their matching white AWOD T-shirts, students tossed cups of colored powder into the air and celebrated with each other on a beautiful spring afternoon.

“It’s amazing I’m glad we did this”, said Mepham senior, Layla Theldula. I like these kinds of events because when we do stuff like this it makes everybody feel more accepted.”

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SIDDHI VAISHNAV, AN alumni and dance instructor,

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MERRICK HERALD — June 9, 2022 Photos courtesy of Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

FRom LEFt, JENNIFER Pefanis,Rose Cepeda, Rachel Macnamara, Kamila Agudelo and Julie Moehringer worked on the project..

Calhoun students win grant for water quality project

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

Calhoun High School was among three schools on Long Island that received a financial grant from the Long Island Regional Planning Council as part of the 2021 Long Island Water Quality STEAM Challenge, a competition that encourages students to design and develop projects to reduce rain runoff and nitrogen pollution on school grounds.

The Long Island Water Quality Challenge was first offered in 2019 to all schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties with an invitation to devise methods to collect and treat water runoff from the school property. The Long Island Regional Planning Council comprise public and private sector leaders who are experienced in business, environment, transportation, and planning.

Calhoun High School, New Hyde Park Memorial High School, and Commack High School were each awarded $2,500 grants. Calhoun’s seniors Kamila Agudelo, Rose Cepeda, Rachel Macnamara, and Julie Moehringer designed a rain garden that features native plants to help filter out pollutants or excess nutrients from storm water runoff before it enters the surface waterways or recharges into the groundwater supply. Their teacher Jennifer Pefanis explained the work the students went through to develop their project “The team investigated providing solutions to help improve the local regional water quality and met with school groundskeepers. They consulted with local engineers to help find ways to contain the runoff through the use of this rain garden,” Pefanis said. “Green Gardens will be native plants and suitable for

NAssAu CouNty LEgIsLAtoR Steve Rhoads handed out Nassau County citations to the students and teacher Jennifer Pefanis vegetation, which will be designed and placed here in this courtyard, where we will break ground today to help recreate the natural water cycle and allow storm water to infiltrate into the soil will be beneficial to replace groundwater. This small action will ultimately reduce pollutants that would otherwise need to be treated.

The garden will provide a natural habitat for birds and butterflies and will serve as an ongoing classroom for students in future years.”

“At a time in world history when the discussion of future potable water sources is perhaps more important than at any time in the past century, the STEAM Challenge created by the Long Island Regional Planning Council allowed our students to work on an authentic project in an area in which they are naturally interested as they understand it can affect their

futures,” added Scott Bersin, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction. “We are extremely proud of the work done by Jennifer Pefanis and the students involved with the rain garden project at Calhoun.”

Superintendent Michael Harrington discussed the journey involved in participating in a science research project. “It’s not only about awards,” he said. “What you’ve done here at Calhoun, the legacy you are leaving, plus helping the environment – that is greater than any award.”

Winners of the 2022 grants will be announced by the LIRPC panel, and a new round of applicants will be invited later this year for the 2023 awards.

“It is essential for students today to recognize the challenges our region faces in protecting the quality of our water systems and the schools participating in the

2021 Water Quality STEAM Challenge have established an active and ongoing outdoor classroom for all students, present and future, to learn and reflect on this important issue,” said LIRPC Chairman John Cameron.

Nassau County legislator Steve Rhoads noted the significance of the Bay Park Conveyance Project and how the student’s rain garden will have a similar impact on a smaller scale and presented the students with citations and thanked them for their contribution to the Calhoun community.

“The fact that you have, on a smaller scale, done the same exact thing here is absolutely remarkable and it’s a great tribute to the resilience of all of our students,” Rhoads said. “You take a look at what’s gone on over the last couple of years and the challenges that you’ve had to overcome and it’s truly remarkable that you have not only succeeded but you have excelled and excelled in the level that you have, in order to win this competition. It’s a tribute to your resilience that’s going to carry you through the rest of your lives” The students added why they were interested in participating in the STEAM Challenge.

“We felt like it was a really pressing issue — like on Long Island — and something that we wanted to address because we all are concerned about the environment,” said Moehringer.

“We wanted to make Calhoun a better place and make it known across districts,” added Macnamara.

The senior students will begin constructing the rain garden after the school year concludes which will be a lasting legacy after they graduate from Calhoun.

“It’s going to be a good last project to get our hands dirty and end high school,” Cepada said.

Herald picks up seven awards from Press Club of Long Island stAff REPoRt In its first in-person gala since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Press Club of Long Island handed out a number of awards on June 2 — including seven to Herald Community Newspapers.

Laura Lane — a senior editor over papers on Nassau County’s North Shore — led the way with two first-place wins for her story “Is it Erma Drive or the Indy 500?” about the hazardous traffic situation in East Meadow for both the neighborhood/community category, as well as for “solutions journalism.”

A team of current and former Herald staffers claimed the top spot in the breaking news narrative category with their coverage of the April 2021 shooting at the West Hempstead Stop & Shop. Peter Belfiore, Jim Bernstein, Scott Brinton, Sue Grieco and Nakeem Grant were honored for their work that appeared in the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald.

Brinton, the former Herald executive editor, collected a first-place award for best column in the Merrick Herald. He also shared second-place recognition with senior editor Michael Smollins for headline writing in the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald. Brinton also placed second for editorials.

Nassau Herald editor Jeffrey Bessen and reporter Lisa Margaria took home a

third place award in the education category.

Along with the awards, the Press Club also inducted Brian Boyhan, Joye Brown, Drew Scott and Chris Vaccaro into its Hall of Fame.

Boyhan is a longtime award-winning journalist known for his work with the Sag Harbor Express as well as his involvement with the New York Press Association. He has also partnered with Elizabeth Bonora Cowles as a founding member of the Press Club’s East End chapter.

Brown has worked in radio, print and now television. She has worked at the News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as the Chicago Tribune and Newsday. Brown has also been a reporter, editor, administrator, editorial writer, columnist and commentator.

Scott has spent a half-century in broadcasting as both a radio and television journalist.

He has won multiple Emmy and National Edward R. Murrow awards.

Scott has covered the Son of Sam arraignment, President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, the TWA Flight 800 crash, and the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan — which he witnessed.

The Press Club of Long Island is open to professional and student student members numbers of the Society of Professional Journalists.

To learn more, visit PCLI.org.

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RosENtHAL, LEft, HAs been a dedicated member of MECA for decades.

Merrick resident reaches 50 year as MECA member

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

The Merrick Estates Civic Association’s community center is the go-to spot for many families throughout Bellmore and Merrick. Amenities include a private pool, play areas, and a beach volleyball court. The MECA has been a favorite of community members for years. That includes 85-year-old Merrick native June Rosenthal who has been a MECA member since she moved to Merrick from Brooklyn 50 years ago.

When she moved to Merrick, the community pool and everything MECA had to offer, and instantly encapsulated Rosenthal and her family. “It was wonderful.

My children enjoyed it. They learned to swim there and we had a lot of friends and it was a wonderful place to be. It’s a place where you meet people and you socialize and everyone’s friendly,” Rosenthal said.

Rosenthal cites the people and the relaxed environment at the MECA as the main reason why she continues to return.

“The minute we got here we belonged and we still do”.” she said.

Among Rosenthal’s best memories is when her late husband Stewart Rosenthal would treat the pool-goers to a sweet treat before it would close for the season.

“What stands out to me is when my husband would buy ice pops for everyone,” she said. He would give out chocolate ice pops to all the children and the grown-ups,” said Rosenthal.

Rosenthal’s entire family has close ties to the MECA and with the weather warming up, Rosenthal plans to continue doing what she has for more than half her life and once again return to the MECA community pool with her friends and family joining her. “My son, Steven lives in Long Beach, and he has a pool and is across from the beach, but he still likes to come to MECA to be with me,” she said.

While Rosenthal doesn’t swim anymore she still relaxes by the poolside

RosENtHAL HAs BEEN honored for her dedication to MECA. under her umbrella and speaks to friends, gets some reading done, and takes in the scene of the MECA, which has been her second home. “There’s nothing for me to do in the summer if I don’t go back,” she added.

At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic was the one time when Rosenthal had to pause her visits to the community pool.

“It wasn’t fun,” she said. “I stayed in my house and I didn’t go anywhere.”

After being a member of MECA for so long Rosenthal has seen the pool change throughout the years. After MECA’s reopening from the pandemic, the nonprofit organization upgraded its basketball court, with newly painted lines and new hoops. While the MECA has improved since reopening, Rosenthal still sees one change with the MECA from the past. “I guess I’m getting older because everyone’s so much younger there,” Rosenthal said. “It’s not the same but it’s wonderful and I have no complaints. It was a wonderful time and it still is.”

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What’s up next door and around the corner

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Hurricane season is here — even for L.I. Busy forecast means at least one storm could make way north

By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com

It may not seem so, but the hurricane season has already started. And it’s forecast to be quite a busy one.

In fact, expect as many as 21 named storms this season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, indicating a higher-thanaverage number of storms that reach at least tropical storm strength this year.

And it’s more than likely at least one of them could make their way to Long Island in some form or another.

The time to prepare is now, according to the American Red Cross, who joined local and county officials on the Long Beach boardwalk last week — nearly a decade since Hurricane Sandy devasted the area.

“What an appropriate location to help get the message out about the importance of being prepared for hurricane season,” said Stacey Sweet, a Red Cross board member. “It takes just one storm to seriously disrupt and devastate our communities. The need to get our friends, families and neighbors ready has never been more important than it is right now.”

The Long Island chapter of the Red Cross has been doing its part to get ready, its director, Joe Spaccarelli, told reporters. That includes updated response plans developed with local first responders, as well as staff training and exercises, all while replenishing relief supplies across Long island.

But the best preparation starts at home, with people ensuring their friends, families and neighbors are prepared for major storms. Everyone should have an evacuation plan in case they need to leave or are separated from their families, Spaccarelli said, as well as an emergency kit and at least one gallon of water per person per day.

The kits, he added, should contain nonperishable food, a flashlight, a battery-powered radio, a first-aid kit, hygiene items, medications, a cellphone charger, extra cash, and copies of important papers.

It’s also imperative to stay up to date on weather-related orders from local officials, Spaccarelli said, which can be found in the Red Cross’ emergency smartphone app, which provides users with real-time weather alerts and tips.

“We certainly know here in this community that all it takes is one storm,” said Jackie Bray, commissioner of the state’s homeland security and emergency services division. “But we’re also seeing more frequent and more intense weather events, and particularly tropical weather.”

There were 21 named storms — with sustained winds of at least 39 mph — in the most recent hurricane season, which ended last November, making it the thirdmost active year on record, according to NOAA. Seven of them became hurricanes, four deemed major.

This year’s season is predicted to be much of the same.

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MEMBERs of AMERiCAN Red Cross were joined by local officials for a hurricane-preparedness news conference in Long Beach last week. This year’s storm season is expected to be as busy as 2021’s, meaning some of that havoc could reach Long Island.

Getting your kit together Surviving a storm means ensuring you have everything you need in case your access to essentials like electricity and water are cut off.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommends including the following items in a basic disaster supply kit: ■ Water ■ Food ■ Battery-powered or hand-cranked radio JoE sPACCARElli, ThE director of American Red Cross on Long Island, says preparation begins at home, bolstered by emergency kits filled with all the essentials to help get a family through a storm.

“That means for us at the state, that we need to lean forward and do everything we can to have active, engaged, daily, robust work communications and preparedness planning with all of our localities and all of our counties,” Bray said.

And there are “three things to know” if a storm hits, she added. One is to know your risk — whether streets are flooded or if a storm surge will hit. Second is to make a plan, which should include a “go bag” with water and medications so no one is “scrambling for the items you need” when the storm hits.

And lastly, Bray said, it’s important to stay informed with local news and weather “so we’re ready.”

When Sandy hit Long Island in October 2012, it was the strongest storm that season, moving President Barack Obama to declare a “major disaster” in the area.

More than 13,000 U.S. flights were canceled, and power and transportation systems in New York state sustained damage upward of $18 billion.

While some might call Sandy a oncein-a-lifetime kind of storm, Long Beach city council vice president Liz Treston says the lessons we learned from that hurricane shouldn’t be forgotten as we prepare for 2022. She shared what she called the “four C’s” — “community, collaboration, cooperation and, most importantly, communication.”

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community update Friday, June 10 Friday Films at Merrick Library Mae West: Dirty Blonde is the first major documentary film to explore West’s life and career, as she “climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong” to become a writer, performer, and subversive agitator for social change.

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Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus Performance The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus (LIGMC) is celebrating Pride with a musical road trip – and you’re all invited to join them in traveling to “Destination – Anywhere!” Featuring the works of Stephen Sondheim, Walt Whitman, John Denver, Peter Allen, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra and more, LIGMC’s “Destination – Anywhere!” a concert is set for 8 p.m. on Friday, June 10 at Saint Francis Episcopal Church, 1692 Bellmore Ave., North Bellmore. Tickets are $25 and are available for purchase at the door or online at www.ligmc.org. The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus is a voluntary, not-for-profit, community-based organization that provides diverse audiences with high-quality choral performances and musical experiences. LIGMC uses music to unite the LGBTQ community, fight prejudice and discrimination, affirm the contributions of the LGBTQ community to the region’s cultural life.

Contact the Chorus at info@ligmc.org for additional details. Mae West: Dirty Blonde (Documentary)

Saturday, June 11 North Bellmore Fire Departement Drill Team Competition North Bellmore is hosting the first of two fire drill competitions at Four Towns Fireman’s Training Center on 1640 Merrick Road. Starts at 10 a.m.

Summer Reading Kick-off Party Come join the Bellmore Memorial Library in kicking off our annual Summer Reading Program with a party for the whole family! From 11:00am - 1:00pm we will close off our whole parking lot for: Live DJ, Mr. Softee Ice Cream Truck giving away free desserts (while sup-

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Reinhard ECC students hold spring concert Second graders at Reinhard Early Childhood Center in the Bellmore Public School District returned to the stage on May 27 to sing for the Reinhard community. plies last), Raffles, giveaways, games, and more! RSVP is encouraged at www. bellmorelibrary.org/calendar/.

Sunday, June 12

Food Trucks come to Merrick. The Merrick Chamber of Commerce held its first Street Food Sunday Marketplace. The marketplace features many great vendors and food trucks to enjoy your Sundays. This event will continue throughout the summer at the Merrick train station from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. at 1 Broadcast Plaza, Merrick.

Tuesday, June 14 Crochet Sunflower Bookmark In this hands-on class you will learn how to master making a beautiful crocheted bookmark. In order to par-

ticipate in this class, you will have to have experience with crochet stitching.

During the class, an instructor will walk you through every step of the way, and provide one-on-one help to those who need assistance. The yarn and accessories needed will be provided. Please bring your own crochet hooks. The class begins at 12:30pm. Register online at www.bellmorelibrary.org/calendar/ or call the Reference Desk at (516)7852990.

South Merrick Civic Association Meeting The South Merrick Community Civic Association (SMCAA) will be meeting on Tuesday, June 14, 7-9 p.m at the Merrick Golf Clubhouse,2550B Clubhouse Road. The agenda will also include future plans for the Historical Society of the Merricks. All are welcome. Call 516978-8310 for more information.

Sunday, June 18 Outreach Concert

Nautical Mile, right next door to the Riverhouse grill. Live music, powerful testimonies, and a positive, encouraging message from Pastor John Gibbone.

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North Bellmore Public Library hosts toddler time on June 10.

Registration for Nassau County Summer Camps is now open.

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The Merrick Chamber of Commerce hosts a Street Food Sunday Marketplace in the Merrick LIRR station.

Empire State Games return to create history

By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

After a two-year pause, nearly 900 athletes returned to the field of competition for the Nassau County Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged last week.

“It’s like a field of dreams for this population,” said Susan Gordon Ryan, the Empire State Games founder, who organized the first event in 1985.

Athletes between 5 and 21 competed at the 36th annual games in a variety of sporting events and challenges, including tack races, discus throwing, long jumps, wheelchair basketball, swimming, table tennis and archer.

Since its inception, the Empire State Games have encourage skill development and sports participation, as well as foster sportsmanship and camaraderie for physically challenged individuals.

Ryan developed the Empire State Games after Nassau County hosted the 1984 Paralympics. She worked with state officials to launch a program designed to continue that competitive tradition at a much more local level.

Today, New York remains the only state to host a program for the physically challenged.

“We wanted New York to become a training ground for young, physically challenged athletes,” Ryan said.

“And this had never done before.”

Nearly 250 athletes showed up for those first games in 1985 — a number which exploded to 1,400 athletes just two years later. But the Empire State Games hit a stumbling block in 2010 after the state cut funding, requiring a fundraising effort led by then-county executive Ed Mangano to keep the event afloat.

And then there was the coronavirus pandemic, canceling the games the past two years. That led to signifi-

cant uncertainty about how many athletes would participate this year with the Empire State Games’ return.

The Mitchell Athletic Complex and Nassau Community College have hosted the event stretching back to the beginning. And providing transportation to these venues, Ryan said, is key for driving turnout among the physically.

The Nassau Inter-County Express local bus system has provided transportation to and from the event for athletes — who typically stay in dorms at Hofstra University in the leadup to the games — for the past decade.

“You’ve got to be part of the community,” said NICE chief executive Jack Khzouz.

NICE bussed 45 athletes from Hofstra to the two event venues in vehicles specifically outfitted to fit a number of mobility devices. The athletes were assisted on and off the buses by volunteers.

“Anytime anybody needs to go anywhere, we’re there for them,” Khzouz said. “For that weekend, they’re the stars, and we’re there to cheer them on.”

The 36-year journey has included lots of ups and downs, but the goal of the Empire State Games has never changed.

While some who have competed in past events have gone on to compete at the Paralympics, many others are focused on fitness. Still, the impetus of the event has always been creating new social channels while building self-esteem, Ryan said.

Development in these areas — and the bond formed between event volunteers and athletes over the course of three days — is the most important aspect of the Empire State Games.

“It’s this constant transmission of love, attention, joy,” Ryan said. “It’s just a special place.”

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Curtain rises on ‘The Color Purple’ Award-winning musical gets its Long Island debut

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mong the many success stories illustrating Long Island’s comeback from the pandemic is Plaza Theatrical Productions. A longtime community theatre stalwart, it went professional last year, with its new division, Plaza Broadway Long Island — all of it under the steady hand of Kevin Harrington, not only Plaza’s producer and director, but also its founder.

Operating under a union contract with Actor’s Equity Association, Harrington is focused on bringing professional Broadway-level productions — accompanied by a live orchestra — to their theater, located at the Elmont Memorial Library on Hempstead Turnpike.

The inaugural season of Nassau County’s first ELLISHA MArIE Equity theater included the RodSofia in gers and Ham‘The Color Purple’ merstein classic “South Pacific” presented this past October. Now audiences can get a look at “The Color Purple,” making its Long Island premiere.

The fast-paced musical — which runs through June 12 — is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and is a celebration of life. The score features a variety of musical genres like jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues.

Based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prizewinning novel — itself turned into the heavily Oscar-nominated 1985 film from Steven Spielberg film — “The Color Purple” it is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. “’The Color Purple’ is a universal story,” Harrington said. “It focuses on human emotions and empathy, which transcend all ethnicities.”

This production stars Elmont’s Ellisha Marie as Sofia — the role played by Oprah Winfrey in the 1985 film. As a child, Marie — whose parents immigrated here from Trinidad and Tobago — only wanted to sing and perform. She performed every song she could for family and friends.

Marie was urged at Elmont Memorial High School to audition for the school musical “Annie.” Despite some apprehension, Marie mustered up the courage to audition. It was from there she knew that’s where she belonged.

After graduating high school, Marie

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‘THE CoLor PurPLE’ runs through June 12 at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theatre. Tickets start at $65.

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‘The Color Purple’ runs through Sunday, June 12, at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, in Elmont. Tickets start at $65.

For more information, visit PlazaBroadwayLongIsland.com, or call (516) 599-6870. immersed herself in the craft at went on to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Manhattan. She has since performed on stages in and around New York City, but is now making her return to Elmont for “The Color Purple.”

It’s a play that resonates with Marie, she said. And she’s no stranger to it, appearing as Church Lady during a run in White Plains.

“It is such an honor and privilege to be chosen by the theatre gods to perform in this iconic and timeless musical,” Marie said. “It means the world to me and is truly a defining moment in my career to be cast again … and to perform in my hometown, where my love for theatre and the arts began.”

Critics have cited this version of “The Color Purple” as similar to the acclaimed 2015 Broadway revival, which introduced Cynthia Erivo and won Tony Awards for Erivo and the musical itself.

“I am delighted to be presenting this

ELLISHA MArIE AS Sofia in Plaza Broadway’s revival of ‘The Color Purple,’ which continues through Sunday, June 12, at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, in Elmont. beautiful musical,” Harrington said. “I was surprised to learn that this show has never been produced on Long Island.”

Harrington has seen both the 2004 original production as well as Erivo’s more recent revival. Harrington’s version is more in-line with the latest revival “with its streamlined approach” that makes it both “captivating and powerful”.

“One area particularly powerful is when the character Shug Avery tells Celie that she is beautiful,” Harrington said.

“This is a transformative moment in the show as Celie, who has such low selfesteem, suddenly realizes that she is a beautiful person and begins to gain respect from others. I am struck by the impact of simple words on the lives of

other people.”

Marie can’t help but notice the cultural significance of the story, even 40 years after Walker first published her novel.

“We are living in a post-pandemic world where people are trying to discover who they are, trying to heal from grief and the trauma of racial and gender divides and inequalities,” she said. “’The Color Purple’ challenges our perspectives on life, love, family and forgiveness, and guides us through the journey of self-discovery.

“Theatre and the arts have always been a magnificent platform to bring everyone together and help us navigate our way to the root of the issues and discover the truth of who we are.”

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Colts defeat Rocky Point for L.I. title continued from front page ingdale State College. Senior Alec Edwards singled twice in the inning and drove in a pair of runs, seniors Brian Chin and Andrew Schneir both had tworun hits, and junior Charlie Imhof scored twice and drove in a run.

“We’re a brotherhood and always have each other’s backs,” said junior Matt Kalfas, who raked at the plate in Calhoun’s two finals wins, going 6 for 7. “This team has a lot of character,” he added. “We were behind in both series, the semifinals and finals, and just stayed confident and focused.”

The Colts weren’t done there. They defeated Rocky Point last Saturday, 8-3, at St. Joseph’s College for the Long Island Class A crown, and will head to the state tournament this weekend in Binghamton.

Chin dazzled on the mound, allowing just three hits in a gritty 111-pitch effort, and senior Brooks Montalbano (homer, double, four RBIs) and junior catcher Ryan Pucella (3 for 3, two RBIs) starred at the plate.

“This is wild,” said Montalbano, who belted a two-run homer over the fence in left to break a 3-3 tie in top of the fifth.

“There’s no better feeling, and I don’t think we’re done,” he added. “We’re bringing all this energy to Binghamton.”

In the county title clincher, junior PJ Kakalos pitched the last 2 1/3 innings in relief of senior starter Dan Bondi.

“It’s an unbelievable accomplishment,” Colts coach Art Canestro said.

“Nassau Class A is the toughest bracket there is, and we had to battle back from a game down in the semifinals [against Division] and against Clarke.

“We’re a team that’s capable of a big inning at any time,” Canestro added. “We showed again today our lineup isn’t just a couple of guys, it’s all nine.”

Clarke, which had a comeback for the ages against MacArthur in Game 2 of the semifinals with a five-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to keep its season alive, finished 22-7-1.

The Rams took the opening game of the finals, 3-1, on May 29 on junior JJ Palumbo’s two-run double in the sixth.

Chin and Clarke sophomore Nick Berasti both pitched lights-out. Berasti allowed only two hits and also scored the tying run on senior Nick Giardino’s single.

Calhoun took Game 2 on Memorial Day, 6-2, thanks to three-run rallies in the top of the fifth and seventh innings. With the Colts clinging to a one-run lead entering the seventh, Schneir provided the insurance with a three-run homer off the foul pole in left field.

Schneir also had a sacrifice fly in the fifth as Calhoun broke a scoreless tie.

Sophomore leadoff hitter Joey Goodman and Pucella also had RBIs. Kalfas tripled, doubled and singled.

Calhoun senior Shane Linett pitched well into the bottom of the fifth and was lifted for Kakalos with the bases loaded.

The Rams pushed across two runs, both charged to Linett, but left a pair of run-

Brian chin, near left, played a key role with his bat and arm in the Colts’ county and L.I. championship runs this spring.

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ners on base.

Clarke came out swinging in Game 3, and scored two runs in the top of the first on RBI singles by sophomore Giancarlo Rengifo and junior Zaim Deljanin.

But the Rams’ lead quickly evaporated.

It was still 2-0 with two outs in the bottom of the second and Imhof on second base when the onslaught began. Edwards singled home Imhof and then scored the

tying run on junior Jordon Babbo’s single. The first of five Clarke errors kept the inning alive, and so did Kalfas by beating out an infield grounder to load the bases.

Chin then fouled off several tough pitches before delivering the go-ahead hit up the middle for a 4-2 lead.

“We’re the cardiac kids,” Chin said.

Pirates eye state title after retaining L.I. crown continued from front page The Pirates provided DeLutri with an additional cushion thanks to a run-scoring double by Guerrero in the fourth to make it 2-0, followed by a three-run outburst in the fifth. Senior Alanna Morse had a run-scoring groundout and Guerrero a two-run double.

“The second time through the order, the girls were locked in at the plate,” Simone said.

East Islip finally broke through in the sixth to make things interesting, and did all of its damage with two outs. Pitcher Kayla Kreuscher, Varga and Alyssa Benevengo had consecutive run-scoring singles to shave Mepham’s lead to 5-3.

In the top of the seventh, however, the top of the Pirates’ lineup set the table, and they answered with another three-run rally. Yepez and Bentancourt both singled, and Morse drew a walk to load the bases.

Guerrero was retired for the first time all day, but senior Gia Miccio came through with a sacrifice fly for a 6-3 lead, and Persampire followed with icing on the cake — driving in Bentancourt and Morse with a sharp single to left.

“I’m so stoked and proud of my team,” Guerrero said. “I have the best teammates, and we always pick each other up.

It’s pretty incredible to win back-to-back Long Island championships, and I don’t think we’re done yet.”

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Pirates soPhomore Pitcher Giselle DeLutri, above, struck out nine East Islip batters in the L.I. Class A title game victory. mePham senior shortstoP Hailey Guerrero, left, went 3 for 4 with three RBIs.

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Calhoun boys’ lacrosse lost the Nassau Class B championship game to Garden City, 12-5, on June 1 at Hofstra.

While the Colts’ would’ve preferred a different outcome, this loss does not dampen or alter what has been a terrific season for Calhoun.

Reflecting on the season that was, head coach Jim Femminella couldn’t have been prouder of what his group had accomplished. “After a slow start to the season, the boys’ belief in their abilities never wavered and they continued to stay the course knowing that getting to the county championship was possible,” Femminella said.

The final score was somewhat misleading as well, as this game was far from a blowout. A few Garden City goals what was an ultra-competitive game through the first three and a half quarters Garden City won the first quarter 4-2, but neither team could generate great looks for most of the quarter. Junior Jayden Finklestein opened up the scoring for the Colts midway through the first, as fellow junior Michael Postillo found him cutting for what was one of the easiest looks that the Colts generated. Freshman Harley Finkelstein scored shortly after, as the ball found him right in front of the crease and he fired it home.

The second quarter was even more of a stalemate than the first, with both

teams struggling even more so to get opportunities. Junior Jake Lewis scored the lone goal for the Colts in what may have been the signature highlight of the whole game, as his jump shot midway through the quarter inspired a sense of hope for the Colts. He finished the season with 30 goals.

Lewis then snuck in a low shot early on the third to make it a 6-4 game, but Garden City’s offense woke up from there.

Calhoun couldn’t seem to maintain possession and Garden City took advantage.

The 12 goals that Garden city scored doesn’t reflect how well Calhoun’s defense stood up to a daunting task. Sophomore goalie Mark Restivo did all that he could to keep Garden City off the board, as he finished with 15 saves, with each one seemingly more impressive than the last.

He finished the season with 83 saves, and surely the Colts must be excited to see how he builds on this terrific season next year. Junior Peter Thomman also was a monster in the clearance game, as he was a force in getting ground balls and in flipping the field.

The loss may sting a bit for a community that wanted to see the Colts pull off the upset and continue their magical season, but it was a memorable run.

Calhoun did not quit under the bright lights and made it competitive to the end.

It got through MacArthur and Carey with exciting playoff wins to proved they belonged.

Femminella was more than content

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A.J. MOlINArI, rIGht, and the Colts made a historic run to the county title game this spring and played tough against Garden City. with how his group handled the big stage, stating: “I’m so proud of the effort and

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LIRR’s Grand Central connection gets closer

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

From a project nearly 25 years in the making, commuters looking to connect with Manhattan through the Long Island Rail Road will soon have a new option: Grand Central Terminal.

The new underground train station — officially dubbed Grand Central Madison — offers Long Island riders a straight shot to the Manhattan’s East Side between 43rd and 48th streets. Gone will be days of needing Penn Station on the West Side to get into downtown.

The East Side Access Project, as it’s called, is LIRR’s most expensive project to date, clocking in at more than $11 billion.

But it’s an investment, officials say, will completely revamp the way commuters ride the rails.

At least that’s the message Catherine Rinaldi sought to bring home to a crowd of business leaders and advocacy groups last week during a presentation hosted by the Long Island Advancement Economic and Development Committee.

“History is being made around us at a time when massive transformative projects that have been long promised are finally coming to fruition,” said Rinaldi, LIRR’s interim president. “Constraints that have long been a ceiling on how much service the Long Island Rail Road could offer are falling away.”

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At A BUSiNeSS and innovation leadership conference hosted by the Long Island Advancement Economic and Development Committee, Long Island Rail Road interim president Catherine Rinaldi discusses the East Side access project to business leaders. describes as “readiness activities,” like testing train systems and conducting pilot runs.

But once service is in full operation, officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority expect nearly half of LIRR commuters — more than 160,000 — to use Grand Central Madison. The additional transit line could shave off 40 minutes of their daily commute while removing some of the commuting strain and crowding felt at Penn Station. Even more, officials believe it will close the time gap for riders who currently arrive at Penn Station on the West Side only to need the subway or bus to get jobs or other destinations on the East Side.

“Having a robust service into a second

terminal” at Grand Station also “allows for operations to continue if there’s any sort of disruption at Penn,” Rinaldi said.

“And it’s going to minimize the disruptions with Amtrak’s East River tunnel project.”

When all of that is done, Grand Central will become a transfer point between LIRR and Amtrak, making it possible for businesses in Queens and Long Island to attract prospective employees from the Bronx and points north, Rinaldi said.

“It’s going to attract Westchester residents to Long Island beaches and wineries,” she said. “It’s going to attract Long Island residents to Hudson Valley hiking destinations in the fall.”

But commuters who’ve organized their

regular commute around Penn Station since, well, forever, may face a bit of a learning curve. MTA officials say they’ve kept that in mind, unveiling preliminary train schedules for its 11 different branches once Grand Central is up and running.

The schedules are still in a bit of flux at the moment, with information and public comment sessions continuing over the summer.

These timetables are to give riders a sense of the “magnitude of service increases” and new travel options available, Rinaldi said. But it also gears them up for what changes lie ahead in trying to adapt to new commuting patterns.

Take, for example, the doubling of morning peak-hour trains heading to the city on the East Rockaway branch, with a significant increase of eastbound trains between 7 and 8 p.m. More than half of those services will run to Grand Central, Rinaldi said, with the remaining ending up at Penn Station.

There are also some service cuts planned for morning rush trains bound for Penn Station, while many trains originating from the major terminals will no longer have scheduled connections at Jamaica.

“Change is change,” Rinaldi said. “But I would say to (skeptics) to keep their powder dry and have a look at the schedule and see how the new ways of offering service on the Long Island Rail Road could ultimately benefit them.”

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• We discuss options and record their wishes not just about preferred funeral home services but cemetery, church, monument inscription, newspaper notices, etc. We inform the family of exactly what the funeral home and third party costs are at the present time.

• Funds to cover those expenses can then deposited in our FDIC insured PRE-PLAN Trust. The Trust pays sufficient interest to allow us to guaranty those future funeral home costs into the future.

• While the funds remain in the name of the individual going on Medicaid, eligibility to receive Medicaid coverage is not affected.

If we can help you with this important matter, call us and our knowledgeable staff will answer your questions. Moreover, there is no cost involved in establishing a PRE-PLAN Trust.

Leo F.

KEARNS , Inc. Funeral Directors

Thomas L. Kearns, Patrick J. Kearns, Paul C. Kearns-Stanley

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within an approximately 7.7-nautical miles (nm, 14.2-km)-long submarine export cable corridor from the boundary of New York State waters (3 nautical miles from shore) to the cable landfall in the City of Long Beach, New York; (ii) three 230-kV onshore export cable circuits, each with three single-core HVAC onshore export cables, buried underground within an approximately 1.5-mile-long (2.4-kmlong) onshore export cable corridor from the cable landfall to the onshore substation; (iii) an onshore substation in the Village of Island Park, within the Town of Hempstead, New York; and (v) up to three 345-kV interconnection cable circuits, each with three single-core HVAC interconnection cables, buried underground within an approximately 1.7-mile-long (2.8-kmlong) interconnection cable corridor from the onshore substation to the point of interconnection (POI) at an expansion of the Barrett 138-kV Substation in Oceanside, New York owned by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).

The Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farm is proposed to be located in the Lease Area approximately 20 miles south of Long Island and outside of New York State waters. As such, the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farm will be permitted in a separate federal proceeding.

A copy of the Application will be filed with the Commission and served upon the Town Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, the Mayor of Village of Island Park, the City Manager of the City of Long Beach, New York. and other statutory parties, and copies will be made available at the following local public libraries for public inspection. A copy of the Application will also be available on the Department of Public Service website (www.dps.ny.gov) once the Commission assigns a case number to the NY Project.

Additional information can be found on the NY Project website a t https://www.empirewind. com/article-vii.

Long Beach Public Library 111 West Park Avenue Long Beach, NY 11561 Island Park Library 176 Long Beach Road Island Park, NY 11558 Point Lookout Branch 79 Lido Blvd.

Point Lookout, NY 11569 West End Branch 903 West Beech Street Long Beach, NY 11561 Seaford Public Library 2234 Jackson Avenue Seaford, NY 11783

Hempstead Public Library 115 James A. Garner Way Hempstead, NY 11550

West Hempstead Public Library 500 Hempstead Avenue West Hempstead, NY 11552 Queens Public Library Arverne 312 Beach 54 Street Arverne, NY 11692 Queens Public Library Peninsula 92-25 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Rockaway Beach, NY 11693 ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE For further information concerning the NY Project, interested persons may contact the following: Michelle L. Phillips Secretary to the Commission New York State Public Service Commission Empire State Plaza, Agency Building 3 Albany, New York 12223-1350 Fax: (518) 474-9842 Email: secretary@dps.ny.gov Harrison Feuer NY Director of Public Affairs Empire Offshore Wind LLC Phone: 833-699-1965 Email: empirewind@equinor.co m 131739 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 6/15/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 440/22.

442/22.

MERRICK Merrick Woods Country Day School, Inc., Renewal of grants: maintain singlefaced detached ground sign; overall size 34 sq. ft., clearance 5’ from grade to bottom of sign, setback 6’8” from Merrick Ave. & not expressly permitted in a residence “B” district; Maintain 2nd doublefaced detached ground sign; clearance 6’ from grade to bottom of sign, setback 0’ from Merrick Ave. & not expressly permitted in a residence “B” district; Maintain 3rd double-faced detached ground sign; clearance 6’

from grade to bottom of sign, setback 0’ from Merrick Ave. & not expressly permitted in a residence “B” district., E/s Merrick Ave., 125.32’ N/o Tulip Ave. running thru to Little Whaleneck Rd., a/k/a 1075 Merrick Ave. 450/22.

452/22.

MERRICK - Chris Seaman, Variances, lot area occupied, front yard average setback, construct 1-story & 2nd story additions & open porch, all attached to dwelling; Variance, side yard, maintain a/c unit attached to dwelling; Maintain 6’ high PVC fence forward of the dwelling which may substantially obstruct line of sight., W/s Maeder Ave., 200’ S/o William St., a/k/a 111 Maeder Ave. This notice is only for new cases in Merrick within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction.

There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 910/Hearing---06152022 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

131904 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC Bank USA, National Association as trustee on behalf of the holders of the OPTEMAC AssetBacked Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1, Plaintiff AGAINST Joseph A. Katla a/k/a Joseph Katla, Michelle Katla, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 15, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 27, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1 Lee Court, Merrick, NY 11566. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Merrick in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, SECTION: 55., BLOCK: P, LOT: 45 and 46. Approximate amount of judgment $497,417.74 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #015388/2012.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the

MERRICK HERALD — June 9, 2022

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE In the Matter of the Application of Empire Offshore Wind LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 12 Miles of Transmission Lines from the Boundary of New York State Territorial Waters to a Point of Interconnection in Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.

Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law of the State of New York, Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Applicant) is providing public notice of its intent to file an application (Application) for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) for the proposed construction and operation of the portion of the transmission system for the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind generating facility located in New York State (the NY Project).

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, on or about June 17, 2022, the Applicant will file an Application in the above-entitled matter with the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) for a Certificate pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law to construct, operate, and maintain the NY Project, which is the portion of a transmission facility that is located within New York State and that will connect the offshore wind farm to be located in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management designated Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0512 within federal waters (Lease Area) to the existing mainland electrical grid in the Town of Hempstead, New York. The NY Project is necessary in order to transmit renewable energy from the Lease Area to the downstate area and to assist New York State in achieving its clean energy mandates under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. During the course of the Article VII proceedings, alternative routes not included in the Application or affected by the proposed primary route may be offered without further notice by publication. In addition, the Commission may ultimately approve an alternative route for the NY Project that traverses municipalities not presently affected by the NY Project or included in the Application.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NY PROJECT The NY Project includes: (i) three 230-kV highvoltage alternatingcurrent (HVAC) submarine export cables located

Photos by Katrina O’Brien /Herald

Many gathered at Lakeside School for the annual Robbie’s Run. runner’s young and old came out for the Merrick run to support a good cause.

Runners gather for annual Robbie’s Run Runners from around Long Island came out to Levy-Lakeside School in Merrick on Sunday for the community’s Annual Robbie’s Run, a charity event that raises money for The Robbie Levine Foundation.

The foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Jill and Craig Levine in honor of their son Robbie Levine, who died suddenly at age 9 on Sept. 27, 2005, when his heart stopped while he was running the bases during a Little League team practice at Lakeside’s front baseball field. Jill and Craig Levine, Robbie’s par-

ents, started their foundation with the goal of preventing deaths caused by heart failure.

The Robbie Levine Foundation donates AED’s to schools around the world and offers AED, CPR, and first-aid training in middle and high schools across Long Island.

The day saw the traditional 5K race along with a half-mile Fun Run for children and a one-mile Mini Run. —Kepherd Daniel

Public Notices

NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening

practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Anthony J. Rattoballi, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-059903-F00 71247 131589

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Command Of English Language Mgmt/ Computer Skills Mandatory Salary Commensurate With Experience. Email Resume To Siberlaw@aol.com

ANTICIPATED OPENINGS - Monticello Central School World Language/Spanish Teacher (MS) Special Education Biology Teacher (7-12) Special Education ELA Teacher (7-12) Teaching Assistant (Elem) NYS Certification Required Please apply online by June 9 at https://monticelloschools.tedk12.com/hire EOE

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Hebrew Academy of Long Beach Seeks a Full Time Middle School Science Teacher

to join our exceptional school faculty in fostering a culture of academic exploration and excellence and dedication to spiritual, intellectual, and personal growth of all students.

Our ideal candidate will: *Possess a supportive, studentcentered approach, geared toward students with a variety of levels and learning styles *Be understanding of and sensitive to the principles of social, emotional, and cognitive development *Work collaboratively with colleagues to foster holistic approaches to educating students *Foster a love of yahadut and embrace our diverse Orthodox community *Communicate proactively, sensitively, and warmly with all stakeholdersstudents, parents, faculty, and staff Requirements: *Have prior teaching experience, preferably in the independent school setting *Possess an advanced degree and/or New York State teaching certification.

To learn more about our school community, please visit www.halb.org.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please send resumes or inquiries to mwein@halb.org

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PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Part Time; 2-3 full days per week, nights and weekends a must. Duties include: Patrols throughout the Village, issuance of code violations citations. Qualifications: HS graduate or equivalent. Valid driver’s license with satisfactory driving record.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Proud of Our Workforce Diversity.

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POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

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Security AideS (Civil Service) 10-mONTh POSITIONS

STArT dATE: September 1, 2022 dAyTImE ANd EVENINg hOurS

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Over 3200 Sq Ft of Living Space with Great Flow for Entertaining. Main Floor Master Ste w/ Updtd Bath. Full Bsmt with Hi Ceiling. 2 Car Gar. Landscaped Yard. New Heating System, CAC, HW Flrs, Anderson Windows ....................................REDUCED! $1,199,000 299 Princeton Rd, BA, Move Right Into This 3 BR, 2.5 Bath Colonial on Lovely Street. LR w/ Fpl, FDR, Sun Room & Updated Gran/Wood EIK. Master Ste Has Updtd Bth. Walk Up Attic with Cedar Closet. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Det Gar. Rockville Centre SD ...........REDUCED! $825,000

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ON THE COMMON AT ROCKY POINT 6 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED 1 BEDROOM SENIOR AFFORDABLE & WORKFORCE APARTMENTS located in Rocky Point. Tenant rents ranging from $1,224 – $2,011.

Tenant responsible for electric, electric heat, and electric cooking. Tenant rents have been reduced by a utility allowance. ALL RESIDENTS MUST BE 55 AND OVER, MAX OCCUPANCY=2. INCOME LIMITS & ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLY. Maximum income limits ranging from $50,900 – $139,560. Minimum income limits ranging from $46,732 – $73,715. Income limits subject to household size & set-aside requirements; please visit www.cgmrcompliance.com for details. To request an application by mail, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to ON THE COMMON AT ROCKY POINT, PO Box 440, Wading River, NY 11792, visit www.cgmrcompliance.com or email onthecommon@cgmrcompliance.com.

Applicants who submit more than one application may be disqualified.

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Applications must be postmarked no later than June 17th, 2022 to be included in lottery drawing. Late applications will be placed at the end of the wait list.

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don’t really follow baseball anymore.

As a rabid Yankees fan who devoured everything about the game for nearly 40 years, I never thought I’d say that. But I’ve ashamedly had to repeat it a lot lately.

That’s because baseball has become completely unwatchable. Once team front offices were taken over by Ivy League geeks, the game took a horrible turn for the worse.

The sad devotion to analytics has sapped baseball of all the things that once made it great.

Nowadays, it nicK doesn’t matter if you strike out over BuglionE 200 times, so long as you can hit the ball over the fence.

(Nonsense.) A walk is just as good as a base hit. (It isn’t.) And an out is just an out, so never give them away. (No more sacrifices, squeezes or stolen bases — how fun.)

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zone on TV that’s turned everyone into an armchair umpire. I can’t stand instant replay. The shift drives me insane, but not nearly as much as that stupid runner who starts on second during extra innings.

But the issues go even deeper than that.

One recent Saturday night, I had a rare hankering to watch the Yankees.

But not this year’s team. No, I watched the Yankees play the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game Seven of the 1952 World Series on YouTube.

That game demonstrated all that was once glorious with our national pastime but is now gone. The pitchers hurled like they were double-parked — even in the final game of the season, with everything on the line. I can only remember two batters stepping out of the batter’s box the entire game.

I timed just 11 seconds in between pitches of a Johnny Mize at-bat for the Yankees. In today’s game, thanks to all the step-outs, practice swings, re-securing of batting gloves and adjusting of helmets, you can expect at least double or triple that much time to pass from pitch to pitch.

I got to see Phil Rizzuto bunt, Mickey

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Mantle homer and Jackie Robinson give pitcher Allie Reynolds fits when Robinson reached third base in the fourth inning.

The Ebbets Field crowd gasped every time he juked toward home, but he never went.

There was no inane banter between broadcasters Mel Allen and Red Barber, probably because there were no massive lulls in action. With a combined 12 strikeouts and walks, the game lasted just 2 hours and 54 minutes. The Yanks won, 4-2.

The last Yankees game I attended — Game One of the 2019 American League Divisional Series — featured 39 strikeouts and walks and took a whopping 4 hours and 15 minutes. I remember marveling at the time that I’d never attended a Yankees playoff game — and I’d been to many — and felt bored.

The average length of a baseball game in 1952 was 2 hours and 25 minutes, according to Baseball-Reference.com. In 2021 it was 3 hours and 10 minutes. Games have become so long that even the most devoted fans can’t watch the whole thing.

My stepson Jake is about as big a baseball guy as any 16-year-old. He loves the Yankees and follows them religiously, but

n the 1952 World Series, the pitchers hurled like they were doubleparked.

even he can’t watch an entire game. He usually follows the updates on his cellphone and watches something else. When there’s a potential rally, he’ll turn the game on. So, essentially, watching baseball has become a passive experience, like waiting for a baby to be born.

My lack of interest is part of an alarming national trend. Baseball attendance and TV ratings have steadily declined over the past decade. One New York Times contributor recently even went as far as to propose placing Major League Baseball under the auspices of the Library of Congress or the National Park Service, lest it fold one day and be forgotten forever.

While I think that’s a bit hyperbolic, the game certainly has its problems. But they’re easily fixable. If MLB wants me to tune back in, I have a few suggestions for the players. Stay in the box and swing. Put your foot on the rubber and throw. Make contact. Choke up when there are two strikes. Protect the plate. Go the other way. Steal a base. Sacrifice a runner over.

Try to hit .300. Move the game along!

Or pretty soon, nobody will be watching.

Nick Buglione is a teacher, a freelance journalist and a former editor of the East Meadow Herald.

High season for online hucksters and frauds

ave you ever fallen for a scam? In the old days, for which we can only feel nostalgia, there was the kind of sweet three-card Monte hustle on the streets of New York, the infamous sales of Florida swampland, and penny-stock offerings guaranteed to land a windfall. Sometimes, back in the day, there was the more sophisticated scam telephone call from a relative you might not remember who loved your mother, remembers her name and, by the way, desperately needs money wired immediately RAnDi for emergency surKREiss gery.

Oh, it does go on and on. Getting caught in the web of fraud sometimes speaks to our own greed. We want to make a lot of money without working for it, and we are willing to be fooled into thinking it can happen. Some of us are also remarkably gullible. We have “sucker” written large on our backs, and there are folks out there ready to take us up on it.

There have been the notorious Ponzis and Madoffs and the likes of Anna Sorokin, who posed as an heiress to dupe rich friends, and, of course, legends like Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder,

who wanted to be the next Steve Jobs but instead faces sentencing in September on wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud.

Grifting has always been a part of the American landscape. Sometimes a certain romance has been associated with bigtime fraudsters, a grudging nod to their ability to run a con. Victims rarely appreciate this side of the crime.

People in our own communities suffered life-changing losses from Bernie Madoff ’s crimes.

What appalls me is the epidemic of cybercrime.

Every single day, even multiple times a day, we receive emails and texts that try to trick us into revealing vital information that can then be used to steal identities, get into bank accounts, and otherwise wreak havoc with our financial stability.

It is organized, and it is sophisticated.

Despite all of our double-verification routines and firewalls, the bad guys keep knocking at the door.

Among my various tics and tocks, I never included paranoia, but I admit, lately I am suspicious of nearly everything that comes my way online. There’s a random text from someone I know but haven’t spoken to in a few years. “How about getting in touch?” it says. It could

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be a genuine text, but probably not.

AOL writes to me nearly every day, sometimes several times a day, saying it will shut down my account by a certain date if I don’t write back immediately with various information the company needs. Bushwa! I get calls from insurance “specialists” and Medicare “advisers” and premier bank card alerts and Yahoo yahoos, and someone in the U.K. who wants to send me $20,000, and someone else who writes, “Confirmation needed immediately,” and texts from my real credit card company, saying there’s a hold on my card, except there isn’t, and I have to call the company to find out that the text didn’t come from them.

I think it affects your sense of safety in the world to always be swatting away fraud attacks.

We’ve come to accept fake news and alternative facts, but the online scamming feels personal. Don’t we all want to trust our community? Apparently, the kinder, gentler time of the unlocked back door has passed. Hypervigilance is our default mode.

The lowest of the low have come out since Covid. According to Phishing.org, people send emails pretending to be representatives of the Federal Emergency

y credit card company texts to say there’s a hold on my card, but there isn’t.

Management Agency, offering money for the funerals of family members who died in the pandemic. There’s one hitch: You must give them personal information or send them money to get the money. It’s a scam. There’s a real FEMA funeral program, but that one offers money without asking for any.

After every national tragedy, after mass shootings, hurricanes and floods, there’s always a blossoming of fraud across the land. People seize the opportunity to profit on the grief and loss of others.

According to Phishing.org, be suspicious if: ■ You’ve “won the lottery.”

■ You recognize the sender, but it’s someone you don’t talk to.

■ A message sounds scary or tells you to “act now.”

■ A message contains unexpected or unusual attachments. They may contain malware, ransomware or another online threat.

The grifters and fraudsters are often smart enough to make money the oldfashioned way, but that’s not how they roll. Their payoff is the free ride, getting over on the “mark.”

Be careful out there, my friends.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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The pandemic isn’t over quite yet

here was no day darker in New York than April 9, 2020. On that day, Covid-19 claimed 1,052 lives, according to Johns Hopkins University, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to nearly 11,000 in just three weeks.

The prospect of losing 1,000 people a day was just unfathomable. But on that day it became real, as the coronavirus raged out of control, with very little hope of stopping it.

Yet we were fortunate. The number of deaths each day dropped from there, dipping under 100 by the end of May. While our losses would creep up a couple more times — both in early 2021 and at the start of this year — we would never come anywhere close to the number of souls lost on April 9, 2020.

Today, outside of seeing people here and there wearing masks, the coronavirus has seemingly become a fleeting memory. Hospitals aren’t overwhelmed.

Treatments are encouraging. And we have vaccines.

But the pandemic isn’t over. And we have to stop acting like it is. No, we don’t need to lock down or stay six feet away from everyone. But we can’t keep acting like it’s 2019, either.

Every three months, a committee of global experts associated with the World Health Organization meets in an online videoconference to determine whether or not the pandemic is still a pandemic. The committee met in April for the 11th time, and arrived at the same conclusion it did

in its 10 previous meetings: We are still in a pandemic.

Even with vaccines, treatments, and lower hospitalizations and fatalities, there is still a great deal of concern about what’s next for the coronavirus.

Mutations — which create the many variants we’ve seen over the past 18 months — top that list, because no one knows what the next version of Covid will be like. The primary variants since Delta have been highly transmissible, but not as dangerous — especially to those who are fully vaccinated and in generally good health.

But it’s impossible to say what the next variant will bring. And with thousands of people still getting infected each day in New York alone, there will be a next variant, and more after that.

Many of us have brushed off even being infected, because the dangers seem no greater than the flu these days. But we couldn’t be more wrong. Those who are older or immuno-compromised are still in grave danger if they are exposed to the virus. And the rest of us still face very serious long-term complications, like long Covid, which can lead to a number of health issues — some outright debilitating.

Experts estimate that as many as 30 percent of people who had Covid — even if they were asymptomatic — will develop long Covid. With about 85 million confirmed Covid cases already, that could equate to tens of millions of people who are, or will be in the near future, suffer-

ing from long Covid.

With few if any alarms sounded over hospitalizations and deaths, it’s no wonder we’ve become complacent. One poll, conducted by Axios-Ipsos last month, found that a little more than a third of Americans feared that returning to a preCovid lifestyle would be a “significant risk.”

That means the other two-thirds were not concerned.

We don’t have to lock ourselves inside our homes, but we must remain vigilant.

Wearing masks around other people, keeping our distance unless absolutely necessary, and staying home when we’re not feeling well can really make a difference. Taking at least an at-home test before visiting someone who could be vulnerable to the disease is just the decent thing to do.

And, of course, we can’t forget vaccination — the most important tool we have in ultimately defeating this plague.

We don’t have to count too high to get to the number of people now dying in New York each day from Covid complications. But then again, even one death is too many. We have lost nearly 3,900 people in Nassau County. More than 69,000 in the state. And 1 million nationwide — more than the entire population of Delaware, North and South Dakota, Alaska, Vermont and Wyoming.

That number is still growing. So we must stay focused, and help one another get through this pandemic once and for all.

letters Save lives, Republicans: Cross the aisle To the Editor: Dear Republican candidates: I am a registered Republican, and I espouse many of the same beliefs as you. However, I, and many like me, disagree with your interpretation of the Second Amendment.

Like the First Amendment, the Second should come with constraints based on the common good and common sense. Just as the First Amendment doesn’t give you the right to shout “Fire!” in a crowded theater, the Second Amendment shouldn’t give you the right to obtain military-grade automatic weapons that are designed to kill.

Experts can guide you as to what those weapons are, and they should not be made available to anyone but law enforcement or soldiers, under strict penalty.

You will never stop murder, which is as old as mankind. But we have it in our power to limit it. Imagine if the

deranged shooters in Uvalde or Buffalo or Parkland or Sandy Hook or countless other locations across our country had pistols instead of automatic weapons, how many lives might have been saved and how much heartbreak avoided.

In the name of God and decency, reach across the aisle, join hands with your Democratic colleagues and show America and the world that we have it in our power to limit the carnage that is now of epidemic proportions in America. In Juda-

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don’t know about you, but there hasn’t been one day since the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when I haven’t cried or given my kids a suffocatingly tight hug.

I have spent my entire life in school. I was in high school when the shootings at Thurston High School, in Springfield, Oregon, in 1998, and then, a year later, Columbine, shocked us.

In the more than 20 years since, I’ve taught in elementary, middle, high school and college classrooms, where I have practiced lockdown and active shooter GIna drills that feel more and more SIpley futile each year. I was once locked in a windowless classroom for three hours while police negotiated with a student who had brought a gun to school with intent to harm. I can no longer sit with my back to a door, and constantly monitor spaces for shelter — and exits.

We need to protect all of our American freedoms. In this constant state of terror, no one is truly pursuing life, liberty and

happiness.

David Hogg, survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018 and a co-founder of March for Our Lives, an organization dedicated to eradicating gun violence, repeatedly tweets that this time it will be different. I so want to believe him. As a social media researcher, I can see the disparity between Twitter activism and the bare mention of the Uvalde shooting in my news feeds in the weeks since it occurred. But just because people aren’t posting about it in neighborhood Facebook groups doesn’t mean that we have forgotten. We’ve been through over two decades of continued violence in America. We are negotiating our third year of a global pandemic. We’re tired, and when you’re tired, you feel helpless.

Fred Rogers, known to millions as Mister Rogers, once said that in times of crisis, we need to look to the helpers. You know who some of the biggest helpers in Uvalde are right now? The staff of El Progreso Memorial Public Library. There are not enough psychologists in Uvalde. The Robb Elementary school, which, like all

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’m going to march because one day my kids are going to ask me, ‘What did you do?’

letterS ism there is the well-known maxim that to save even one life is to save the world.

DR. MEL YOUNG Lawrence

Don’t conflate abortion with other issues To the Editor: Re the letter “My body, my choice?

Please!” (May 26-June 1): Writer Jane Dantona Grogan put down two women who had previously shared with Herald readers their personal stories about having had abortions. I strongly defend the right of a woman to choose an abortion, but at the same time fully understand a woman’s decision to reject having one. It is a very personal decision for a woman to make, and a complicated one in many situations. The decision belongs to her and to nobody else. In particular, it doesn’t belong to government.

In her letter, Dantona Grogan, in a kind of left-handed manner, lets the two ladies off the hook, saying it is “more a commentary on our society,” and then proceeds to address issues unrelated to abortion. She changes the subject and perhaps doesn’t quite realize she has done so. She attacks vaccine shots, preventive Covid testing and illegal immigrants. She even manages to inject fear that society is about to abandon our

elementary schools, provides critical community child care, is no longer open. The librarians are leading story times and singalongs for children during the day. They are bringing in counselors and providing access to telehealth. The Oceans of Possibilities summer reading program is expanding to offer children and their parents a space to pursue joyous activities together. Their doors are wide open to all members of the community to help them heal.

Hogg is urging everyone to attend the June 11 March for Our Lives Rally in either Washington, D.C., or in their local community. If one doesn’t exist, he urges you to create one. (There are several scheduled on Long Island and in New York City.)

After the shooting in Parkland, 800 local marches were planned. Can we get to 1,000? Can we show them that this time it will be different?

I’m not naive. I’m a pragmatist. I know this one rally on Saturday isn’t a panacea; people are still going to die of gun violence in America. But you know what? I’m going to show up on Saturday. I’m not going because I believe the political sys-

tem that continues to fail us will change.

I’m going because one day, my kids are going to ask me, “What did you do?” I’m going because we need to collectively grieve, rather than silently carry this tremendous ambient sadness, and the feeling in the back of our minds that every time we go to a school/grocery store/yoga studio/movie theater/night club/mosque/ synagogue/church, this might be the day it happens here. I’m going because even though change can be elusive, resistance is possible. I’m going because, at the end of the day, all we have is one another.

Will you join me?

Go to March For Our Lives, at MarchForOurLives.com/march22/, to find your local June 11 march. There’s one scheduled at the Nassau County Legislature, in Mineola, at 1:30 p.m., and one in Fireman’s Park, in Great Neck, at 3 p.m. If you can’t go to one, give a recurring donation to fund March For Our Lives. Or give a donation to El Progreso Memorial Library, in Uvalde, at ElProgreso.org/donations, to help it sustain support programs for the children there.

Dr. Gina Sipley is a professor at Nassau Community College and the author of the forthcoming book “Just Here for the Comments: Lurking as Digital Literacy Practice” (Bristol University Press).

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elderly, children with disabilities, homeless people and the mentally ill, all caused by the “my body, my choice” movement. That’s a very cheap shot.

BOB PRAvER Glen Cove

Abortion is personal — a pandemic is not To the Editor: In responding to Jane Dantona Grogan’s letter, I have to say, it’s not rocket science, it’s not like understanding calculus, yet again and again, people on Tv and radio, and readers of the Herald, equate free choice in having an abortion to choosing not to get vaccinated in a pandemic.

How much simpler does it have to get in order for people to understand that abortion is a personal experience that physically affects that person and no one else? Though likely to affect the family, the spouse or close friends in an emotional or spiritual way, the physical aspects of that decision basically start and stop with the actual woman involved.

Getting vaccinated during a pandemic in which invisible particles are spread through the air and have the potential to infect every innocent bystander within spitting distance of the infected is a different matter alto-

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gether. People should not be able to choose to get a vaccine or not if they want to mingle with others. If you’re willing to sequester away from every other human, then by all means, don’t get vaccinated, take a chance on contracting the virus, play Russian roulette with having or not having to be put on a ventilator. But if you insist on going about your daily life as usual, then you shouldn’t have the right to put others in danger.

Do you get in your car and drive 120 miles per hour to the local supermarket with the explanation, “It’s my car, my body, my life and you can’t tell me what to do. It’s a free country”? And why can’t you do that? Because as any firstgrader will tell you, it’s dangerous not just for yourself, but more importantly, for others.

EUGENE ARTEMYEFF Glenwood Landing

MERRICK HERALD — June 9, 2022

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