Merrick Herald 02-29-2024

Calhoun grad runs marathon in Olympic Trials

By RACHELE TERRANoVA rterranova@liherald.com

Grace Moore, a 25-year-old runner and a Calhoun High School graduate, fulfilled a competitive dream earlier this month, taking part in the Olympic Trials women’s marathon in Orlando, Florida.

When Moore was a student at Merrick Avenue Middle School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, she joined the track team, and continued running at Sanford H. Calhoun High School, where she also played soccer. In her sophomore year, she found more success on the cross-

country squad instead, accumulating accolades like All County awards.

Her hard work in the classroom and on the track throughout high school paid off when she was recruited to run at Temple University in Philadelphia. She graduated in 2021— and her running career didn’t stop there.

After Moore began working with a running coach in New Jersey while living in Wayne, Pennsylvania, she took her running to the next level. Her times improved, and she was notching personal bests, climbing the ladder toward national

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Racial Equity Club encourages ‘colorful’ conversations

By RACHELE TERRANoVA rterranova@liherald.com

Students in the Racial Equity Club at Calhoun High School, in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, have been busy throughout February, hosting events marking Black History Month, during which the achievements and contributions of African-Americans are recognized and celebrated. The club held events that focused on historical figures that paved the way for those who followed, and those who

continue to do so today.

Club members also made flyers, which were hung around the school, to emphasize the importance of Black History Month.

In Calhoun’s orchestra classes, thanks to efforts of the Racial Equity Club, instead of playing traditional pieces, student musicians took the time to recognize and learn more about members of the Black community who helped music grow and evolve.

The keynote event of the month, which club members called the Open Forum, took

place on Feb. 15, when students, faculty and the school administration gathered in one of Calhoun’s cafeterias for conversations about race. Other clubs at the school, including the Gender Equality Club and the Model UN, held their own Open Forums.

The Racial Equity Club dubbed its forum “Colorful Conversations.” Students and faculty who joined in shared their experiences with race relations in a positive setting. More than 40 people took part, and members of the club

Courtesy Grace Moore

Runner Grace Moore went from racing at Sanford H. Calhoun High School’s track team to competing in the 2024 Olympic Trials women’s marathon this month in Orlando

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nickolas Mascary, event chair of the Racial equity Club, introducing the Open Forum, in which students of all backgrounds in the Calhoun community were free to share their stories with others.

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asked questions to help facilitate conversations about community and inclusivity.

The event started with the clubs opening message, “Let us remember our world is not confined to binaries of black and white. It is a rich tapestry constructed with the vibrant shades of diversity, hence the theme of our discussion is called Colorful Conversations, as it serves as an important reminder of the variety of experiences and perspectives that define our shared humanity.”

“It was important to hear from a variety of students,” Katie Salvatore, a junior and a member of the club, said, “who came from a variety of backgrounds and have a variety of experiences.”

Senior Ashleigh Coyne emphasized the importance of recognizing that there is no way to know what someone else is going through unless others who are willing to listen hear their story. Through student groups like the Racial Equity Club, Coyne said, students have the opportunity, and are encouraged, to broaden their awareness and learn more about the discrimination that some students and community members face.

And while events like the Open Forum can be daunting, the more people talk, the more comfortable they feel about sharing their experiences.

“I love open forums, because they’re the perfect mix of formal and relaxed,” senior Grace Miller said. “You have that formal aspect, where we’re structured with the questions to guide us, but then anybody could just go up and talk. As the conversation flows, everybody gets a little more comfortable, and it becomes this huge conversation.”

“Even something as small as listening can bring so much attention to racial issues, and people can

educate themselves and grow from it,” Ayana Mascary, a senior, said. “Even though it can seem so simple, it’s doing so much for other people.”

Club members said they hoped the event inspired others to keep the conversation about race and equity going. Along with the Open Forum, Racial Equity also joined forces earlier in the month with another club, Growth Mindset, to record a podcast episode in which students discussed racial issues with the intent of educating listeners.

“I would love, especially for our younger audience — especially freshman, sophomores, some juniors —

over 40 students, staff, and administrators gathered at the open forum held by the racial equity Club, a Black History month event at Calhoun High School.

to take initiative to start conversations like these,” Nickolas Mascary, a senior, said. “They can start these conversations.”

“I’m absolutely honored to help these students facilitate necessary conversations within our community,” Beth Finneran, the Racial Equity Club adviser and a social studies teacher, said. “The Open Forum concept was significantly influenced by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s concept of a ‘beloved community,’ where people of all hues, backgrounds and experiences can gather together and solve social issues.”

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‘COORE FEE’ coffee shop hits the road

COORE FEE, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s coffee shop run by students in the special education program housed at Sanford H. Calhoun High School, took their business on the road on Feb. 16.

A team of more than a dozen students and staff members traveled to another school in district school, Wellington C. Mepham High School, and set up a shop outside of the cafeteria, peddling coffee, hot chocolate and sweet treats. The trip was organized by COORE teacher and COORE FEE faculty adviser Anthony Rizzo and Calhoun Special Education Chairperson Melissa Rohr.

“While the goal is to always promote functional, life-skills experiences for students, this also is an opportunity to promote socialization, integration and inclusivity,” Rohr said.

The COORE Fee coffee business started in 2019 and was designed to be an opportunity for students to gain vocational experience while in school.

The store is open at Calhoun on Tuesdays and Thursdays during first and second period. However, Rohr said they hope to eventually bring COORE FEE to every building in the district at some point.

“We do incredible work in all of our buildings in Bellmore-Merrick and it is exciting to find ways to integrate with peers and staff in each of the schools,” she added.

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Photos courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

FEE, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s coffee shop run by students in the special education program housed at Sanford H. Calhoun High School since 2019, took their business on the road to another high school in the district on Feb. 16

Blake Chandler, in the blue apron, slipped heat protectant sleeves on coffee cups.

Calhoun Special Education Chairperson Melissa Rohr and student Nicole Radoslovich.

Student JP with teacher Doreen Noll.

Jack Gundel, center in apron, poured coffee for patrons at Mepham as teacher Tena Chaffee assisted at the mobile coffee shop.

Runner Grace Moore goes the distance

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and international competition day by day. All the while, she was maintaining a social life and working in the field of medical device sales as a market specialist.

“I just have always needed that balance of regular life and running,” Moore, a native of Merrick, who still lives in Pennsylvania said. “I can’t take running too seriously — it stresses me out too much.”

In school, Moore competed in distances ranging from 1,500 to 5,000 meters on the track, and 6-kilometer crosscountry races. Last year she decided to give longer distances a try. She ran a 10K, and then entered her first 13.1-mile half marathon, on March 25: Project 13.1, a race in Rockland Lake State Park in Valley Cottage, New York. She not only finished fourth overall, with a time of 1 hour, 11 minutes, 53 seconds, but she qualified for this year’s Olympic Trials marathon.

As she trained, her weekly mileage increased dramatically, to over 90 miles per

Ireally just enjoyed the experience. I think that’s kind of what marathons are all about — the environment is so special.

Grace Moore Calhoun High School graduate

week. “It’s just a lot of running, eating, sleeping, working, and that was the past few months,” Moore said. “It was an adjustment, but I think my body handled it pretty well. I can definitely see marathoning as my future.”

The Olympic Trials race, on Feb. 3, was Moore’s first full 26.2-mile marathon ever. Only 14 other women in the field were attempting to qualify for the Paris Summer Olympics having never run that distance before, having made the Trials based solely on their half-marathon times.

Moore finished 38th out of 150 runners, crossing the finish line in 2:36:23, an outstanding time for a first-time marathoner.

“I was in a really good mental state with this race,” she said. “Normally in the past, I’ve put way too much pressure on things, and that takes the fun out of it. I really just enjoyed the experience. I think that’s kind of what marathons are all about. The environment is so special.”

Moore found herself going stride for stride with the best women marathoners in the country — competitors who were once her idols. She was cheered on by a number of friends and family members, including her father, Ray Moore.

“My dad was the one who got me into the sport at a young age,” Grace recalled. “He’s been my biggest fan throughout my career. Having him there was really special.”

What’s next for Moore? The answer is simple, she said. The 2028 Olympics.

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Celebrating Year of the Dragon at Fayette

The Lunar New Year kicked off to a grand start at Harold D. Fayette School in the North Merrick School District as third graders participated in a cheerful parade on Feb. 9.

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the parade goers, adorned in the colors traditionally associated with the Lunar New Year. As it’s the Year of the Dragon, dragon-themed masks and props were the eye-catching subjects of the parade.

Building up to the parade, third graders learned all about the holiday, including the Chinese traditions, food and symbols that define the Lunar New Year.

Photos courtesy North Merrick School District Third graders at Harold D. Fayette School paraded through the halls with Lunar New Year inspired props on Feb. 9.

Blakeman defends banning trans athletes

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman says he’s protecting athletes in his executive order last week banning some transgender participants in female-centric sports in county facilities. But the action also has raised concerns — and legal questions. Some of which were brought before the Nassau County Legislature on Monday.

We’re confident that as soon as this executive order comes before court, it will be shut down

BoBBy HodGSon director New York Civil Liberties Union

“An individual’s gender is defined as the individual’s biological sex at birth,” Blakeman wrote in his executive order, which demands any sport entities interested in using county facilities to first designate themselves based on male, female or co-ed categories, and then only accept athletes who meet that criteria according to the gender that was originally listed on their birth certificate.

There are nearly 100 facilities in the county that will be impacted, Blakeman told reporters last week.

But Bobby Hodgson — director of LGBTQ rights litigation at New York Civil Liberties Union — says those impacts may not be felt long.

“Were confident that as soon as this executive order comes before court, it will be shut down,” Hodgson said.

The executive order primarily targets athletes born biologically male, but who now identify as female, from participating in teams intended only for girls or women. Blakeman’s order does not require facilities to ban athletes born female and now identifying as male from joining male-centric teams.

Blakeman, however, was quick to add last week, that trans athletes identifying as females aren’t completely banned — they will still be able to participate in co-ed leagues as well as male competitive leagues.

Nassau County Legislator Samantha Goetz backed Blakeman’s directive, citing safety and integrity.

“This is about protecting our female athletes,” said Goetz, whose district primarily represents Oyster Bay. “This is about making sure they’re not denied opportunities for scholarships, or any type of opportunity that comes with playing sports, recognition and things like that.”

Eva Nordman, an 8-year-old who plays basketball, softball and soccer, said it was also about keeping sports equitable.

“Boys have different chromosomes than girls and that makes them stronger,” Nordman said. “It’s not fair if they

college, whether it’s high school, whether it’s just a community league — and it is an unfair advantage for someone who’s a biological male to compete against a biological female.”

Dawn Foster — a former deputy county attorney and an Oceanside resident — stopped by Mineola on Monday to speak out against Blakeman’s executive order in front of the county legislature on behalf of her family.

“In 2021, when I finally stopped fighting against myself and accepted that I was a woman and needed transition, we felt fortunate to live in Nassau County,” Foster said, calling the executive order unlawful, and condemning what she described as efforts to demonize trans women. “That feeling was shattered last week.

“Blakeman and Goetz press conference was a total of repudiation of the humanity of trans people, implying that we are cheaters, liars and bullies.”

compete against us.”

Protesters gathered outside of Blakeman’s news conference last week led by Juli Grey-Owens, executive director of Gender Equality New York, chanting, “Trans kids are our kids.” They will get some support from the NYCLU — a notfor=profit legal right group — say they will consider taking Nassau County to court over what Hodgson described as a disregard of state human rights and civil rights laws.

An amendment to the state’s human rights law in 2019 outlawed gender identity and expression discrimination in employment, housing, places of public accommodation, and non-religious schools, according to state officials.

Hodgson is not alone. State attorney general Letitia James condemned Blakeman’s order, calling it “transphobic and

deeply dangerous.”

“In New York, we have laws that protect our beautifully diverse communities from hate and discrimination of any and every kind,” James said, in a statement. “My office is charged with enforcing and upholding those laws, and we stand up to those who violate them and trespass on the rights of marginalized communities. We are reviewing our legal options.”

But Blakeman told reporters last week he knew of no state policy that could threaten his executive order

“This is not precluding anybody from participating in sports,” Blakeman wrote in his executive order. “What it is, is identifying that there are women and girls who spent a tremendous amount of time and effort to excel and compete in their sports that are women’s sports whether it’s the WNBA, whether it’s

Foster already had support from some county legislators like Carrié Solages and Delia DeRiggi-Whitton.

“I have never, in my many years of government service, had a constituent or parent complain to me about this issue,” Solages said, “making it clear that this embarrassing and illegal order is just another attempt by County Executive Blakeman to distract from the many issues that plague Nassau County.”

But Blakeman is not going to let those efforts dissuade him.

“We are finding out, in the last few months, there was a movement for biological males to bully their way into competing in sports or leagues or teams that identify themselves — or advertise themselves — as girls, or female or women’s teams or leagues,” the county executive said last week. “We find that unacceptable. It’s a form of bullying.”

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Victoria Argueta, from left, Sophia Argueta, Eva Nordman, Julia Nordman and Jenna Nordman join Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman at a news conference, telling reporters he’s banning some transgender athletes from participating in female-centric sports in county facilities.

Juli Grey-Owens, executive director of Gender Equality New York, front, protests outside a Mineola news conference last week where Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced he was banning some transgender athletes from participating in female-centric sports in county facilities.

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Bellmore-Merrick school district boasts top literary magazines

Fragments and Pegasus, studentpublished literary magazines at Wellington C. Mepham and Sanford H. Calhoun high schools, respectively, were both recognized as a superior magazine by the National Council of Teachers of English.

Nicole Maresca, Mepham faculty adviser and creative writing teacher, said she was honored, and the rating marked a significant milestone for the magazine’s first contest entry.

Fragments is among 375 student publications nationwide that were entered in the contest. With a club staff of approximately 20 students, all are involved in the stages of production, including the creation of literary and artwork, selection of pieces to publish, editing and layout.

The annual publication of Fragments showcases student artwork, poetry, and prose from grades 9-12, reflecting a diverse range of genres and poetic forms studied by the students.

Maresca added that “you will find many poems that illustrate a student’s deep understanding of a published work and provide a novel interpretation, an interesting response, or a mimicry of stylistic choices and craft moves.”

organizations for teachers of English nationwide. So, this recognition is a big deal.”

Calhoun’s literary magazine earned a rank above last year’s excellent award with their superior rating.

Student contributors selected a theme for each edition, aiming to share both written word and visual artwork connected to that theme.

The magazine had six student magazine staff members, 14 contributing writers, and 13 contributing artists for the 2023 Pegasus edition, which focused on the theme of natural change.

Faculty advisers Dawn Boland and Jason Boland oversee the production.

“The literary magazine at Calhoun is a place for creative minds to contribute to the legacy that Pegasus chronicles,” Dawn Boland said. “As advisers, we are proud of the creative legacy that our students have created.”

“I am so glad that Ms. Maresca and the students have been formally recognized for their effort and hard work,” added Dr. Mary Allegretta, district Eng-

lish chairperson. “NCTE is a professional organization that has been around for more than 100 years, and it’s among the most respected professional

The REALM program publicly recognizes excellent literary magazines produced by students with the support of their teachers. REALM is designed to encourage all schools to develop literary magazines that celebrate the art and craft of writing.

Pegasus, the student-published literary magazine at Sanford H. Calhoun High School, was also recognized.

Exhibit celebrates local Black Artists at Westbury Arts

By Anthony Johnson Special to the Herald

In celebration of the Long Island Black Artist Association’s 55th anniversary, Westbury Arts is the host of an exhibition that highlights more than five decades of talent from local artists.

Several members of the association from across Long Island were present Feb. 4 to commemorate the occasion and launch the exhibition.

Westbury resident Marcia OdleMcNair has been a member of the Long Island Black Artist Association for two years. She also sits on Westbury Arts’ board of directors, a position which allowed her to write a proposal for the venue to host the exhibition.

“There’s still lifes, representational art, abstraction, ink works, and watercolors,” Odle-McNair said. “There’s everything. We all come together.”

The association was founded in 1968 by artists James Counts, Ernest Snell, Raymond Miles and Charles Winslow. The organization aims to help local African-American artists find venues to exhibit their work.

The association’s art has been exhibited in places such as museums, universities, libraries and churches. Some work has been displayed internationally in continents such as Africa and Europe.

Galvin Bisserup Jr. is the current

Freeport resident, are also showcased. One of those pieces is titled “I-95 at Philly,” and focuses on an oil refinery that she observed while stuck in traffic.

“It was 7 in the summer, and the sun was going down,” Rano said. “The light was reflecting off of the metal and pipes. It struck me as really pretty. There was something beautiful about it.”

Members also shared their reflections on what 55 years of the Long Island Black Artist Association means to them.

“We’ve lasted the test of time,” OdleMcNair said. “What I really appreciate about this group is the fellowship. There’s no judgment.”

Bisserup Jr. talked about his hopes for the future of the association.

president of the Long Island Black Artist Association, which covers the counties of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk. When holding meetings for the group, he positions all members to sit in a circle.

“Putting everyone in a circle allows people to recognize that they each have an equal space,” he said. “They each have something to offer, and we can share information and learn from one another.”

The art that is displayed in the exhibition has been influenced by the personal interests of different members.

Freeport resident Aaron L. Scott has two pieces in the exhibition. One painting, titled “Winter Sunset,” was inspired by the former Oceanside School District art educators’ passion for nature.

“There’s something about winter that I’ve always liked,” Scott said. I just enjoy nature. I grew up in an area where we used to have lots of deer. There’s always been a lot of animals around, maybe less than there used to be. But there’s still those things that are part of nature that are around.”

Photos taken by Mary Rano, another

“Part of the joy is recognizing that I’m a part of something,” he said. “My main mission is to keep the artists engaged and keep our family unit together so that we can move as a unit when it comes to exhibiting the different artworks that we have mastered.”

The Long Island Black Artist Association’s 55 Years of Black Creativity exhibition runs through March 22 at Westbury Arts.

Anthony Johnson is a reporter with The SBU Media Group, part of Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism’s Working Newsroom program for students and local media.

Photos courtesy Anthony Johnson

Aaron L. Scott, left, Marcia Odle-McNair, Mary Rano, and Galvin Bisserup Jr., all members of the Long Island Black Artist Association, at the 55th anniversary exhibition’s opening reception at Westbury Arts.

Coalition formed to advocate for local journalism

A statewide group of local news organizations — comprising of more than 100 newspapers across New York — have launched The Empire State Local News Coalition, a joint advocacy effort to advance a legislative package intended to deliver long-term sustainability to the sector.

The coalition launches at a watershed moment for the journalism industry as well as democracy. More than 3,000 newspapers have shuttered across the country since 2005, resulting in thousands of layoffs and countless communities losing essential platforms for sharing their stories.

In New York state alone, newspapers have declined 40 percent between 2004 and 2019. Since then, the number of journalists has halved, and there has been a 60 percent decrease in overall circulation.

There is a growing number of communities with little to no access to local newspaper coverage. More than a dozen New York counties are down to just one newspaper, and Orleans County in Western New York is the first with no local newspaper at all.

The decline of local journalism is a threat to the health of our democracy, as research from the Democracy Fund shows there is a direct correlation between the breadth of local media coverage and levels of civic engagement — an especially significant factor in an election year.

If newspapers continue to shutter, communities across the state risk being effectively disenfranchised, losing the ability to shape policy conversations, and hold local officials accountable.

“The Empire State Local News Coalition is dedicated to advancing a legislative package with bipartisan support aimed at providing a lifeline to newspapers across the state,” said founding member Zachary Rich-

More than 3,000 newspapers have closed across the country since 2005, resulting in countless communities losing essential platforms for sharing their stories. The Empire State Local News Coalition intends to reverse that by advancing new legislation and initiatives that would protect jobs, and incentivize small business to advertise.

ner — director of Richner Communications, the parent company of Herald Community Newspapers — in a release. “All New Yorkers deserve to have their voices heard, and hometown newspapers are key to that mission.

“We urge government officials and local stakeholders to rally behind us, safeguarding democracy, and bolstering the future of local journalism in New York.”

The Empire State coalition is championing what it describes as a robust legislative package intended to

ensure local papers survive through the 21st century and beyond. Key priorities include:

• The Local Journalism Sustainability Act (S.625B, A.2958C) — Sponsored by state Sen. Brad HoylmanSigal, the bill would provide tax credits to local news outlets for the employment of local journalists, while providing job stability and paving the way for more hiring opportunities, and an expanded workforce in the future.

• Incentivizing small businesses to advertise in local media — This win-win proposal, according to organizers, would encourage local businesses to advertise in local media, driving revenue for hometown papers, while connecting businesses with their customers.

“Democracy places a responsibility on citizens to be informed so they can effectively participate in the electoral process, and in local government,” said Bill Shumway, editor and publisher of North Country This Week in Potsdam, in a release. “A trusted local news source is essential for that to happen. Healthy communities need an unbiased news organization to connect, enrich and inform citizens.”

“The bottom line is that this proposed legislation would be a major game changer,” said Mark Vinciguerra, president of Capital Region Independent Media out of Clifton Park. “We would be able to increase the number and type of journalists we have on staff. It would allow us to cover more beats, do more video reporting, investigative reporting, and expand our ‘Good News’ initiative we have started.”

A 2022 analysis found more than 350 newsrooms across the state would benefit from the local journalism payroll tax credit. This includes 53 newsrooms in New York City, with 21 of them being ethnic media outlets.

To learn more about the efforts, visit SaveNYLocalNews.com.

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Students make sandwiches for charity

To spread some love on Valentine’s Day, students at Lakeside School donated and assembled cold cut sandwiches that were later distributed by The River Fund, a poverty center that connects those with food insecurity.

“Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give,” said Melissa Robinson, a sixth grade teacher and the event organizer. “Today as a group we can make a difference. Let’s work together and not only fill people’s bellies but their hearts as well.”

The Lakeside PTA also donated supplies and money to go toward the effort.

In total, the classes donated nearly 2,000 sandwiches, as well as snack bags, extra bread and more.

To spread some love on Valentine’s Day, students at Lakeside School donated and assembled cold cut sandwiches that were later distributed by The River Fund

Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give,” said Melissa Robinson, a sixth grade teacher and the event organizer.

In total, the classes donated nearly 2,000 sandwiches, as well as snack bags, extra bread and more.

Photos courtesy Merrick Union Free School District

The River Fund is a poverty center that connects those with food insecurity.

Assistant Principal Chris Colarossi was on hand to lend support to the students as they volunteered at the SandwichThon.

STEPPING OUT

Her theatre life

Tony Award nominee Sheryl Kaller directs Off-Broadway’s ‘The White Chip,’ a play about alcoholism and recovery

By Iris Wiener

When Valley Stream native Sheryl Kaller was 12, she knew she wanted to be a director. It was 1973. She went to a Sunday matinee of “Pippin,” and Ben Vereen sang “Magic to Do,” immediately clinching her dream.

“I always knew theatre was the only place where we can authentically use our imaginations,” she says. “I had the Spidey sense of knowing that it was a collaborative art.”

It was the start to a journey that would lead her to a Tony nomination as she directed Broadway (“Next Fall,” “Mothers and Sons”) and Off-Broadway plays, including “The White Chip,” which follows a theatre director who finds himself spinning out of control with an addiction to alcohol. The play, exploring his journey to recovery, runs through March 9, at MCC Theater.

“Broadway and Off-Broadway always felt like my community,” Kaller says. “My parents were very vigilant about getting me in to see theatre all the time. It informed my exposure to the art and my love of New York City.”

As Kaller grew up in the Green Acres community of Valley Stream, she performed in community theatre with her mother, while her father — who repaired car seat covers for a living — would use his knowledge of sewing to design costumes for the shows. (“They were horrible actually,” Kaller says, laughing at the fond memories.)

In her senior year at Valley Stream South High School, Kaller got her first taste of directing. After landing the role of Rosie in “Bye Bye Birdie,” she realized a big number — “The Telephone Hour” — could use some major help.

“I said to the director, who was great, ‘With all due respect, may I redo (the number)?’ So I redid the whole ‘Telephone Hour.’ That’s when I knew I was much better at directing than acting, and it led me to go to Emerson College — as a director, not as an actor.”

In 2019, Kaller directed “The White Chip” at OffBroadway’s 59E59 with the support of acclaimed playwright Terrence McNally, who, much like the play’s narrator, was

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• Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, 511 W. 52nd St., Manhattan

• Tickets available at WhiteChipPlay.com

a recovered alcoholic. When McNally died during the pandemic, Kaller knew she had to bring the play back to the New York theatre community.

“In the world of Covid and in the world of losing community, we felt it was really important to bring it back because ‘The White Chip’ is a hopeful sobriety story, and a serio-comedy. There’s a lot of fun things in it,” she says of the play, which found its new home at the MCC Theater. “We are building community and doing service with this show, while entertaining at the same time.”

According to Kaller, after the pandemic, alcoholism in women doubled, while in men it was up a third.

“AA and addiction meetings were all on Zoom, and everybody kind of fractured,” she says. “This is a story that makes you laugh and cry. It also talks about how there’s no shame in being an addict. Shame touches everybody’s lives in one way or another.”

In deciding to take the piece on again, it didn’t hurt that Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford was at the show’s helm as producer.

“She’s very magical,” says Kaller of Ashford, who recently starred in Broadway’s “Sweeney Todd” opposite Josh Groban.

“The White Chip” has such an important message that it also boasts celebrity supporters and producers Jason Biggs, John Larroquette, Edie Falco and Hank Azaria. The pandemic even inspired playwright Sean Daniels to create The Recovery Project, an initiative working to heal the stigma of addiction and recovery through the development of new plays, theatre education programs, and outreach.

“All of our fancy producers are sober people,” says Kaller, of the importance of the play and the initiative. “Every producer who came on board financially was incredibly gracious. They don’t have the best deal in the world because a lot of the money is going into The Recovery Project. If you’re an actor, a designer, in the PR department, if you’re cleaning the toilets, you need resources. At all of our performances so far, at least one person has asked us for help. We have a QR code that gives them resources whether or not they have health insurance.”

The play continues to remind Kaller of the importance of community, a lesson that harkens back to her roots on Long Island.

“One thousand Long Islanders showed up to my dad’s funeral,” she recalls. “I grew up in such a beautiful community there. My heart will always be on the ‘Guyland.’ I got the wonderful suburban, great education at Valley Stream South, and yet I got to go into the city all the time. But I will always remember all of these people who showed up for my family.

“I wish Long Islanders would start coming back to New York theatre because we really do build a lot of beautiful community in the city and it’s worth it. It is apparent with ‘The White Chip’ and with so much more.”

Tusk

Tusk goes their own way, with their dynamic tribute to Fleetwood Mac. Since forming in 2008, Tusk has prided themselves on being the ultimate tribute to the ‘70s supergroup. No fancy tricks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note-fornote renditions. Seasoned musicians who go back some 25 years, their attention to detail, talent and reverence of their subjects has been critically acclaimed, resulting in their accolades as the premiere purveyors of ‘Mac. Time, trust, and close friendship have cultivated an intimate familiarity with each other’s musical nuances, shaping every performance with precision. More than a band, they are a family. Made up of Kathy Phillips (as Stevie Nicks on vocals), Scott McDonald (as Lindsey Buckingham, guitar and vocals), Kim Williams (as Christine McVie, keys and vocals), Randy Artiglere (as John McVie, bass) and Tom Nelson (as Mick Fleetwood on drums) the five-piece band transports you back to the group’s glory days.

Friday, March 1, 8 p.m. $63, $53, $45. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 7676444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

The Irish Tenors

These gents will warm your soul with the beauty of Irish music. The Irish Tenors have been the acknowledged Celtic music kings since bursting upon the scene during a 1998 television special. With 10 bestselling albums to their credit, they share company with the likes of The Three Tenors and Andrea Bocelli as the biggest money makers PBS has presented. They’ve since become a part of the Irish movement in America, with plenty of talented Irish acts coming after them. They have stood the test of time — audiences of all ages love the Irish Tenors. Now comprised of classically trained tenor Anthony Kearns, doctor-turned-vocalist Ronan Tynan, and tenor Declan Kelly, their repertoire is wide-ranging and they also introduce — or reintroduce — their audiences to Ireland’s exquisite jigs, reels and ballads.

Friday, March 1, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $70. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com,TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Crystal Dickinson, Joe Tapper, and Jason Tam star in playwright Sean Daniels’ autobiographical comedy, a wry theatrical journey of recovery.

Photos by Jenny Anderson

Sheryl Kaller in rehearsal.

THE Your Neighborhood

March 8

Janeane Garofalo

The comedianactress, who reigns as the queen of the alt-comedy scene, is eager to speak her mind on her current stand-up tour, when she visits the Landmark stage, Friday, March 8, 8 p.m.

Considered by many as an American institution since she first burst on the scene in 1992, the outspoken activist has plenty to say, in her own inimitable comedic style. Known for her incisive, cynical sense of humor, the SNL alum has branched out into many memorable film and TV roles, including “The Truth About Cats and Dogs,” “Wet Hot American Summer,” “Ratatouille,” “Steal This Movie,” “Reality Bites,” “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion,” “Mystery Men,” “The Ten” and “The Cable Guy,” along with including the final season of NBC’s “The West Wing.”

Garofalo’s informed opinions and unflinching honesty on topics ranging from everyday life to pop culture inspire laughs and strikes a chord with audiences everywhere. Often a lightening rod for controversy, Garofalo finds a way to get her point across with her trademark sense of humor. Known and respected worldwide, Garofalo was also instrumental in the successful launching of the first liberal radio network, Air America Radio, where she hosted her own talk show, “The Majority Report.” A lightning rod for controversy, her opinions and candor have inspired laughs, as well as striking a chord with the left, right and everyone in between. $33, $28. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. Tickets available at LandmarkOnMainStreet.org or (516) 767-6444.

Family theater

Inspired by L. Frank Baum’s stories, this clever adaptation puts the audience front and center, literally, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, March 1, 10:15 a.m. and noon, Saturday, March 2, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, March 5-7, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Kids become cast members, singing dancing, and acting onstage alongside the professional cast.

One of our most interactive shows at LICM Theater, this production received rave reviews in its prior run. Going beyond the traditional telling of the Oz stories, “Journey to Oz” uses personal journal entries and historic newspaper headlines to bring the history of author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow to life. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion take the audience with them on this lively, playful trip down the yellow brick road. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Our Gilded Age,” examines the appearances and the realities of an era that mirrors our own in many ways. Like the nation’s economy, American art and literature flourished during the Gilded Age. The art of John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Louis Comfort Tiffany and others adorned palatial residences designed by Stanford White and Ogden Codman Jr., architect of the museum’s own quintessential Gilded Age mansion.

Drawing heavily upon the local literary history of Long Island, including William Cullen Bryant, Mark Twain (who named the Gilded Age), Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton and others, the exhibition will include paintings, fashion, decorative arts including period silver and china, photographs, manuscripts, first editions and other historic memorabilia.

The “Upstairs, Downstairs” approach to the life of a country house brings to life not only the storied conspicuous consumption for which the Gilded Age was infamous, but also the real lives of these many individuals who maintained the palatial estates where that lifestyle was enjoyed.

On view through March 10 Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Goodwill Mini Shop Ribbon Cutting

Goodwill’s Mini Shop & Donation Drop, a new addition to Long Island’s sustainability efforts, opens Thursday, Feb. 29. The 2,000 sq. ft store offers a thoughtfully curated assortment of pre-loved items, including home décor, books, accessories, glassware, and more. Providing a convenient resource for residents to repurpose and reuse goods, this location operates daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. It marks the second Goodwill site in Long Island, complementing the traditional store and donation center in East Northport. 1163 Merrick Ave.

Nellie McKay performs

The effervescent multiinstrumentalist singer-songwriter returns to My Father’s Place with music from her recently released album, “Hey Guys, Watch This,” Friday, March 1, 8 p.m. Recorded in Charleston, West Virginia with The Carpenter Ants and a roving retinue of musical compadres, her album traces the haunted sounds of Appalachia to a renaissance of revelry.

Doors open at 6 p.m., concert is at 8 p.m. 221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn. For tickets/ information, visit MFPProductions. com or call (516) 580-0887.

Scavenger hunt

Merrick Library hosts a Women’s History Month Scavenger Hunt, Friday, March 1, in the Children’s Main Room. All ages accompanied by an adult are welcome to participate in the hunt for hidden images. Through March 31. No registration is required. 2279 Merrick Ave. Visit MerrickLibrary.org or call (51) 377-6112 for more.

Friday Night Car Show

Friday car shows return, sponsored by The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores and the Town of Hempstead, Friday, March 1. It runs weekly through Oct. 4 (weather permitting), at the Bellmore LIRR parking lot on Broadway.

See a variety of classic and custom cars. Spectators can enjoy the displays free of charge, while car owners are invited to showcase their vehicles for a nominal $5 admission fee. For more information, contact (516) 679-1875.

Having an event?

Grief and Loss Support Group

Community Mental Health

Promotion and Support team offers a welcoming environment for those seeking solace and guidance amidst their journey of grief. The next meeting is Monday, March 4, at North Bellmore Library. Connect with others who empathize with your experiences, providing support, and valuable insights. The team ensures a confidential setting where attendees can freely express emotions and access coping mechanisms, community resources, and referrals. Reach out to Josh Firer at jfirer@ northbellmorelibrary.org or visit NorthBellmoreLibrary.org. for more. 1551 Newbridge Road.

Catholic Daughters Meeting

Catholic Daughters of America meets at Bellmore Memorial Library, Tuesday, March 5, 1-3 p.m. No registration is required. 2288 Bedford Ave. Contact (516) 785 2990 for more.

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

Forest Bathing

Take a meditative Forest Bathing walk, led by certified guide Linda Lombardo, Sunday, March 10, 2-4 p.m. Based on the Japanese tradition of Shinrin-Yoku, a wellness practice developed in the 1980s, the walk, on the grounds of the former summer residence of Howard Gould and later Daniel and Florence Guggenheim, inspires mindful connections with the natural elements of the woods for a range of healthful benefits. $40, $35. Registration required. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy.org or call (516) 571-7901.

Merrick Winter Flea Market

The Merrick Winter Flea Market is open every Sunday, now through March 31, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., in the Merrick LIRR parking lot. Vendors pay $50 each Sunday for each vendor space, which is equal to two parking spaces. Pay upon arrival. Corner of Sunrise Highway and Merrick Ave. Visit NassauCountyFairs.com for more.

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday , 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family

Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, March 2 and 9, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork. Kids and their adult partners connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY

WELLS FARGO BANK

N.A., AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN

TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC4

ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiff against ABRAHAM KLEIN, et al

Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s)

Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered June 8, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 21, 2024 at 2:30 PM.

Premises known as 2794 Lincoln Boulevard, Merrick, NY 11566. Sec 63 Block 127 Lot 64, 65, 66 & 74. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in at Merrick, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $779,655.70 plus interest, fees, and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 007490/2015.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules.

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Karl C. Seman, Esq., Referee File # CARN203 144862

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER

TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL

ASSET-BACKED

CERTIFICATES WMABS

SERIES 2007-HE2

Plaintiff, Against DONALD ALLEN; ET AL

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 11/15/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau

County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 3/28/2024 at 3:00PM, premises known as 52 Henry Street, Merrick, NY 11566, And Described As Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being At Merrick, In The Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York.

Section 56 Block 190 Lot 122

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $625,779.07 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 612059/2018

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

Heather D. Crosley, Esq., Referee.

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Dated: 1/8/2024 File

Number: 35032 CA 145018

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 Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 3/6/2024 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 130/24. MERRICKJolanta Samuel, Renewal of grant to maintain 2family dwelling., N/s Frederick Ave., 225’ E/o Schermerhorn St., a/k/a 1849 Frederick Ave. 135/24. MERRICK - Jamie Dostal, Variances, lot area occupied, rear yard, construct 2-story, 2nd story & roofed over wood decks all attached to dwelling (construction in excess of 50% - new c/o required)., N/s Abbot Ave., 65’ E/o Bascom Ave., a/k/a 2041 Abbot Ave.

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M.

151/24. - 152/24.

MERRICK - Joseph Ranieri, Variance, side yard, maintain a/c unit attached to dwelling; Special exception to maintain accessory structure (outdoor kitchen with fireplace) exceeding horizontal maximum., S/s Camp Ave., 63.51’ E/o Camp Pl., a/k/a 202 Camp Ave.

ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Merrick within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t

https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals

The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/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. 145113

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.

Peter Kramer, Esq., Referee. (516) 510-4020 MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 1/11/2024 File Number: 560-2178 CA 145096

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC., V. CAROL VALENTE TOPOREK, ET AL.

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters will be held by the Board of Trustees of the North Merrick Public Library (the “Library”), Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York

on, April 2, 2024, at 7:15 PM at the Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, for the purpose of discussing expenditures contained in the Library’s proposed budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2206-2

Plaintiff, Against NIDIA JIMENEZ, ET AL, Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 06/14/2023, I, the undersigned

Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 3/29/2024 at 2:00pm, premises known as 813 Jerusalem Avenue, North Merrick, New York 11566, And

Described As Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the County Of Nassau, State Of New York.

Section 50 Block 357 Lot 29

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $755,517.64 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 605870/2018

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 31, 2014, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. is the Plaintiff and CAROL VALENTE TOPOREK, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on April 2, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2840 LINDENMERE DR, MERRICK, NY 11566: Section 62, Block 191, Lot 14:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT MERRICK, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 009621/2008. Michael H. Sahn, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

145160

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND TRUSTEE ELECTION OF THE NORTH MERRICK

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election of the qualified voters of the North Merrick Public School District, County of Nassau, State of New York, qualified to vote at School Meetings in said District will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2024, in the Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., to vote by voting machine upon the following items:

1. To adopt the annual budget of the Library for the fiscal year 2024-25 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. Any other questions or propositions as to matters or expenditures or authority to levy taxes that may be presented for a vote under the Education Law.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that at said Vote and Election to be conducted on April 16, 2024, two (2) members are to be elected to the Board of Trustees as follows:

1. To elect one (1) member of the Library Board of Trustees for a full term of five (5) years commencing July 1, 2024, and expiring on June 30, 2029. The incumbent is Mark Davis whose term expires on June 30, 2024.

2. To elect one (1) member of the Library Board of Trustees for an unexpired term of four (4) years term commencing April 16, 2024, and expiring on June 30, 2027.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Library Board of Trustees shall be filed with the Clerk of the North Merrick School District (the “District”), Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY, not later than March 18, 2024, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. A separate petition, duly signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the district, as in accordance with law, and stating the residence of each signer, shall be required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Petitions for school board members shall describe the specific vacancy on the Board of

Education for which the candidate is nominated; said description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the School District prepared thereof. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of conducting a registration of all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Education Law § 2014 at the Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to add any additional names to the Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. In person registration must be received by the Clerk of the District not later than 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2024. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of such budget or statement may be accessed on the Library’s website or obtained by any resident of the District upon request between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning April 2, 2024, except Sunday or holidays, at the Library Director’s office, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York and the Principal’s office in each of the following school buildings beginning April 2, 2024 during school hours: Camp Avenue School Harold D. Fayette School Old Mill School These documents will also be available on the following website: https://www.nmerricklibr ary.org/

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that absentee ballots and early mail ballots will be available for the Vote and Election. Applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots may be received by the District Clerk no earlier than the 30th day before the election for which it is sought. Applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots are available in the Office of the District Clerk, which is located at Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY. To have an absentee ballot or early mail ballot mailed to your home, an applicable completed and signed application must be in the District Clerk’s Office no

later than 4:00 p.m. on April 9, 2024. Application for an absentee ballot or an early mail ballot may be made in person between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m on any school day and up until 5:00 p.m. on April 15, 2024. Absentee ballots must be received by the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Applications will also be available on the following website: https://www.nmerricklibr ary.org/

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a list of persons to whom absentee ballots and early mail ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District commencing with the issuance of such ballots, as well as the list of registered voters, in the office of the Clerk of the District on each of the five days prior to the election, excluding Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, and on April 13, 2024 by appointment, and at the polling place on the day set for the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS

HERBY GIVEN that

Military Voters who are not currently registered to vote may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by contacting the District Clerk at 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566 or by email jlong@nmerrick.org or fax sent to (516) 282-1822, to receive an application to register as a qualified voter of the District for said Vote and Election on April 16, 2024. The Military Voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application by mail, by facsimile or email. The application to register must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M. on the twenty-sixth day before the vote which is March 21, 2024. The register of voters prepared and filed in the District Clerk’s office shall include the names of all military voters who submit a valid military voter registration. A military voter means a qualified voter of New York State who is in actual military service and will, therefore, be absent from the District in which he or she is qualified to vote on the day of registration or election or is discharged from military service within 30 days of an election, or a spouse, parent, child or dependent of the military voter, accompanying or being with such voter, if a qualified voter of New York State and a resident of the same school district as the military voter, or military personnel residing on a military base within a school district in New

York State for a period of 30 days immediately preceding said Vote and Election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN that

Military Voters who are qualified voters of the District may obtain an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk at 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566 or by email jlong@nmerrick.org or fax sent to (516)282-1822. A military ballot application must be returned in person or by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, no later than 5:00 P.M. on the twenty-sixth day before the vote which is March 21, 2024. The Military Voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application for a military ballot by mail, by facsimile or email. Military ballots will be mailed or otherwise distributed no later than 25 days before said Vote and Election which is March 20, 2024. Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of the polls on April 16, 2024 and show a cancellation mark of the U.S postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the U.S. government or (2) by 5:00 P.M. on the date set for the Vote and Election and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereof, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before said Vote and Election. Irrespective of the preferred mode of transmission, the military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person. A list of all persons to whom military ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the said Office of the District Clerk during regular office hours, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., (Prevailing Time), until the day of said Vote and Election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that any propositions or questions to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District and filed in the office of the District Clerk on or before March 18, 2024, except for petitions relating to a proposition which must be included in the notice of the vote and election. Petitions relating to a proposition which must be included in the notice of the vote and election must be submitted sixty (60) days in advance of the vote and election. Any proposition may be rejected by the Trustees if the purpose of the proposition is not within the power of the voters,

Public Notices

or if the proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation, where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING:

1. A person shall be a citizen of the United States.

2. Eighteen or more years of age.

3. A resident of the District for a period of thirty days or more next preceding the election at which he or she offers to vote.

4. Must be registered to vote.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the vote on all propositions and the election of candidates on the Vote and Election held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, will be conducted by voting machine. All references to the timing, location, and manner of hearings, registration, and voting in the budget vote and election are subject to modification based on applicable legislation or direction by an entity with jurisdiction over the Library.

Dated: North Merrick, New York

January 17, 2024

By Order of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES

NORTH MERRICK PUBLIC

LIBRARY

North Merrick, New York

Jacqueline Perez, Director 145043

LEGAL NOTICE

AVISO LEGAL

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA

PÚBLICA, VOTO SOBRE

EL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DE FIDEICOMISARIOS DE LA BIBLIOTECA

PÚBLICA DE NORTH MERRICK

POR EL PRESENTE SE

NOTIFICA que el 2 de abril de 2024 a las 7:15 p.

m. la Junta de Fideicomisarios llevará a cabo una Audiencia

Pública de los votantes calificados de la Biblioteca pública de North Merrick (la “Biblioteca”), pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en la Biblioteca, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, con el objetivo de analizar los gastos que se incluyen en el presupuesto propuesto de la Biblioteca para el año fiscal 2024-2025.

POR EL PRESENTE

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA

que dicho Voto sobre el presupuesto y dicha elección de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Público de North Merrick, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, calificados para votar en las reuniones escolares en dicho Distrito, se realizarán el miércoles 16 de abril de 2024 en la Biblioteca, en 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., para votar mediante una máquina de votación

sobre los siguientes asuntos:

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca para el año fiscal 2024-2025 y autorizar la parte requerida de este para ser recaudada con impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del Distrito.

2. Cualquier otra cuestión o propuesta relacionada con los asuntos, los gastos o la autoridad para recaudar impuestos que se pueda presentar para una votación según la Ley de Educación.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, en esta votación y elección que se realizará el 16 de abril de 2024, se elegirán dos (2) miembros para la Junta de Fideicomisarios como se indica a continuación:

1. Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca para un mandato completo de cinco (5) años, que comienza el 1 de julio de 2024 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2029. El titular es Mark Davis cuyo período finaliza el 30 de junio de 2024.

2. Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca para un mandato sin concluir de cuatro (4) años que comenzará el 16 de abril de 2024 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2027.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para el cargo de miembros de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca se deberán presentar ante la Secretaría del Distrito Escolar North Merrick (el “Distrito”), Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, Nueva York, antes del 18 de marzo de 2024, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. Se exigirá una solicitud por separado, debidamente firmada por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito, de conformidad con la ley, en la que se indique la residencia de cada firmante, para nominar a un candidato para cada cargo en particular. Las solicitudes para los miembros de la junta escolar deberán describir la vacante específica en la Junta de Educación para la cual se nomine al candidato; dicha descripción deberá incluir, al menos, la duración del mandato y el nombre del último titular, si lo hubiera.

POR EL PRESENTE

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se requiere el registro personal de votantes y ninguna persona tendrá el derecho de votar en la reunión si su nombre no aparece en el registro del Distrito escolar en el que se preparó. La Junta de Registros se reunirá el martes 9 de abril de 2024, entre las 4:00 p. m. y las 8:00 p. m., en la Biblioteca, 1691 Meadowbrook Road,

North Merrick, Nueva York, con el fin de realizar un registro de todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Ley de Educación § 2014, para añadir al Registro todo nombre adicional, siempre y cuando en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registros se haya conocido o probado a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registros que tienen derecho a votar a partir de entonces en tal votación para la que se preparó el registro. La Secretaría del Distrito debe recibir los registros presenciales antes de las 4:00 p. m. del jueves 11 de abril de 2024.

POR EL PRESENTE

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se puede acceder a una copia de dicho presupuesto o dicha declaración a través del sitio web de la Biblioteca o los residentes del Distrito la pueden obtener bajo solicitud entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. a partir del 2 de abril de 2024, salvo los domingos o feriados, en la oficina del director de la Biblioteca, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, y en la oficina del director en cada uno de los siguientes edificios escolares a partir del 2 de abril de 2024 durante el horario escolar:

Camp Avenue School

Harold D. Fayette School Old Mill School

Estos documentos también estarán disponibles en el siguiente sitio web: https://www.nmerricklibr ary.org/

POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las boletas electorales por ausencia y boletas electorales por correo anticipado estarán disponibles para la votación y la elección. La Secretaría del Distrito recibirá las solicitudes de boletas electorales por ausencia y boletas electorales por correo anticipado solo a partir del 30.º día antes de la elección objeto de la solicitud. Las solicitudes de boletas electorales por ausencia y boletas electorales por correo anticipado están disponibles en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito, que está situada en Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY. Para que se le envíe por correo a su domicilio una boleta electoral por ausencia o una boleta electoral por correo anticipado, deberá presentar una solicitud correspondiente debidamente completada y firmada en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito antes de las 4:00 p. m. del 9 de abril de 2024. La solicitud de una boleta electoral por ausencia o una boleta electoral por correo anticipado puede hacerse de forma presencial entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. de

cualquier día escolar y hasta las 5:00 p. m. del 15 de abril de 2024. La Secretaría del Distrito debe recibir las boletas electorales por ausencia antes de las 5:00 p. m. del martes 16 de abril de 2024. Las solicitudes también estarán disponibles en el siguiente sitio web: https://www.nmerricklibr ary.org/

POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, a partir de la emisión de tales boletas electorales, estará disponible una lista de personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia y boletas electorales por correo anticipado a fin de que los votantes calificados del Distrito la inspeccionen, así como también la lista de votantes inscritos, en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito en cada uno de los cinco días previos a la elección, sin incluir el domingo, los días de semana entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., el 13 de abril de 2024 con cita y en el lugar de votación en el día establecido para la elección.

POR MEDIO DEL

PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE

NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén inscritos actualmente para votar pueden solicitar inscribirse como votantes calificados del Distrito comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito sita en 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566, por correo electrónico a jlong@nmerrick.org o por fax al (516) 282-1822 para recibir una solicitud para registrarse como votante calificado del Distrito para dicha votación y elección el 16 de abril de 2024. El votante militar puede indicar su preferencia de recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, por fax o correo electrónico.

La Secretaria del Distrito debe recibir la solicitud de inscripción antes de las 5:00 p. m. del vigésimo sexto día previo a la votación del 21 de marzo de 2024. El registro de votantes preparado y archivado en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito deberá incluir los nombres de todos los votantes militares que presenten una inscripción válida de votante militar. Un votante militar es un votante calificado del estado de Nueva York que se encuentra prestando servicio militar en la actualidad y, por lo tanto, no podrá estar presente el día de la inscripción o elección en el distrito en el que está calificado para votar, o bien, ha sido relevado del servicio militar en un plazo de 30 días con respecto al día de la elección o es cónyuge, padre/madre, hijo/a o dependiente del votante militar, quien acompaña o está con el votante, si

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es votante calificado del estado de Nueva York y un residente del mismo distrito escolar que el votante, o personal militar que reside en una base militar dentro de un distrito escolar del estado de Nueva York durante un período de 30 días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha votación y elección. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito pueden obtener una solicitud para una boleta electoral militar de la Secretaría del Distrito en 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566, por correo electrónico a jlong@nmerrick.org o por fax al (516)282-1822. Se debe enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar de forma presencial o por correo a la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del vigésimo sexto día previo a la votación del 21 de marzo de 2024. El votante militar puede indicar su preferencia de recibir la solicitud de boleta electoral militar por correo, por fax o correo electrónico. Las boletas electorales militares se enviarán por correo o se distribuirán mediante otro método antes de los 25 días previos a dicha votación y elección, que es el 20 de marzo de 2024. La Secretaría del Distrito debe recibir las boletas electorales militares (1)

antes del día de cierre de la votación, el 16 de abril de 2024. Las boletas, además, deben tener una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. O bien, (2) antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día fijado para la votación y elección. Las boletas, además, deben estar firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha que establezca que no son posteriores al día previo a dicha votación y elección. Independientemente del medio de transmisión preferido, la solicitud de boleta electoral militar y la boleta electoral militar deben entregarse por correo o en persona. En dicha oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito estará disponible para la inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito, durante el horario de atención habitual, de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m., (hora vigente), y hasta el día de dicha votación y elección, una lista de todas las personas para las que deberán haberse emitido boletas electorales militares. ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que cualquier propuesta o consulta a colocarse en las máquinas de votación se deberá presentar por escrito mediante solicitud firmada por al menos 25

votantes calificados del Distrito y se deberán archivar en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito a más tardar el 18 de marzo de 2024, con excepción de las solicitudes relacionadas con una propuesta que se deba incluir en el aviso de la votación y elección. Las solicitudes relacionadas con una propuesta que se debe incluir en el aviso de la votación y elección se deben presentar sesenta (60) días antes de esta votación y elección. Los fideicomisarios pueden rechazar cualquier propuesta si su propósito no se encuentra dentro de las competencias de los votantes, o si esta no incluye la asignación específica necesaria, en caso de que se requieran gastos de dinero para la propuesta.

REQUISITOS PARA

VOTAR:

1. Ser ciudadano de los Estados Unidos.

2. Tener 18 años o más.

3. Ser residente del Distrito durante un período de treinta días o más inmediatamente antes de la elección en la que desea votar.

4. Estar registrado para votar. ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la votación de todas las propuestas y la elección de candidatos en la votación y elección realizadas el martes 16 de abril de 2024 se llevarán a cabo mediante máquinas de votación. Todas las

referencias al momento, al lugar y a la forma de las audiencias, al registro y a la votación en la votación del presupuesto y a la elección están sujetas a modificaciones según la legislación aplicable o la dirección de una entidad con jurisdicción sobre la Biblioteca.

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It isn’t often that a congressional race becomes the center of national attention. But that was the case in the campaign between Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip to succeed the disgraced George Santos in the 3rd Congressional District.

In less than 12 months in office, Santos became a joke — a very sick joke. After the House of Representatives voted to expel him in December, Gov. Kathy Hochul set a special election for Feb. 13.

pETER KInG

Under state election law, candidates in a special election are selected by party leaders. Not surprisingly, Democrats selected Tom Suozzi, a seasoned veteran of the political wars who had represented the district in Congress for three terms before giving up his seat to make an unsuccessful gubernatorial primary run against Hochul in 2022.

Nassau GOP Chairman Joe Cairo set up a selection committee (that I was part of) that interviewed 22 potential candidates, and overwhelmingly recommended Pilip. Not wanting to repeat the Santos calamity, Cairo had Pilip vetted by several firms, and she passed with flying colors.

IIOrdinarily it would be a gamble for a relative newcomer who had served barely one term in the County Legislature to run against a veteran like Suozzi, but Pilip personified the American dream. She’d escaped from Ethiopia to Israel with her family when she was 12, and served in an elite parachute unit in the Israel Defense Forces. She was highly educated, married a Ukrainian cardiologist, moved to the United States and raised seven children in Great Neck. She was the first Republican ever re-elected in the 10th Legislative District.

Pilip was the new running against the old. She was coming off a solid victory against the odds in a Democratic district, while Suozzi had lost badly to Hochul in the primary. Pilip was the legal immigrant who supported strong border security, challenging the candidate of the party that had allowed more than 8 million illegal migrants into the country, many of whom were overwhelming New York City and the parts of Queens that fall in the 3rd District. She was the candidate who was endorsed by the Border Patrol Agents’ union, while Suozzi had recently boasted of throwing Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of Nassau County when he was county executive. Pilip, a

trained soldier, supported strong defense at a time when Israel was at war with Hamas, Russia had invaded Ukraine and China was threatening Taiwan.

Though the Democrats had a significant registration edge over Republicans, 39 percent to 28 percent, President Biden’s popularity was at record lows, and Suozzi was on record saying he supported Biden “100 percent.”

heard there was real concern in the Suozzi camp right up to Election Day.

Pilip campaigned tirelessly, and was making strong inroads. Suozzi countered by separating himself from prevailing Democratic positions on immigration, border security and support for police and didn’t seek Biden’s endorsement.

In the campaign’s closing days, every published poll had the race within the margin of error. A Republican poll had Pilip up by 5 points. Suozzi never got above 50 percent in any poll, a bad sign for a virtual incumbent. Democratic sources and some friendly reporters told me there was real concern in the Suozzi camp right up to Election Day. When the numbers were in, though, Suozzi won, 54 percent to 46 percent.

It’s still early, but my preliminary thoughts are that:

■ The snowstorm on Election Day hurt Republicans, but not enough to make the

difference.

■ Suozzi effectively managed to separate himself in the eyes of the voters from the sins of his party on immigration and support for the police.

■ Democratic congressional campaign committees provided extensive financial support to Suozzi early on.

■ Though Pilip actually garnered a higher percentage of votes against Suozzi than former President Donald Trump did against Biden in 2020, she couldn’t overcome the built-in Democratic registration edge.

■ Cairo and the Nassau Republican organization worked hard and effectively, but Pilip didn’t receive financial support from national Republicans comparable to what Suozzi received from Democrats.

■ Pilip was handicapped by having to campaign against the backdrop of the antics of congressional Republicans like Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Green, who come across as a gang that can’t shoot straight.

Suozzi won. No complaints. No excuses. But Pilip ran an excellent and courageous campaign, and has an excellent political future.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

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f a poll were to be taken, I would have to be the last person on this planet who thinks that government is a perfect institution. I respect the FBI and the CIA, and I even trust the IRS. As a senior citizen, I have always considered Medicare one of the finest agencies we have, but some new facts have emerged that have convinced me that it is a sloppy and careless government behemoth.

JERRY KREMER

My loss of faith in the folks who run Medicare started about three months ago, when I opened up my wife, Suzan’s, periodic statements of money spent on her medical needs. I quickly noticed that Medicare had approved $14,300 for a Texas company named Pretty in Pink Boutique. There was a claim for the sale of 600 urinary catheters over a 60-day period to my wife.

I’m happy that Suzan is physically well and by no means has any need for a warehouse full of catheters. Within minutes of discovering that Medicare had approved and paid for all of them, I

placed a call to the agency’s general number. I was connected to a woman named Gladys, who listened patiently to my complaint and, at my request, I was transferred to a Fraud Unit.

The person there noted my complaint, and assured me that it would be passed up the bureaucratic chain, to make sure there was a record of the payment, which was obviously fraudulent. A few days, later I received my periodic Medicare statement, and immediately noticed that Medicare had paid a company in Chicago for a coronavirus vaccine that I had allegedly received. That seemed strange, because I had gotten my shot at a local pharmacy, not connected to any company in Illinois.

In a farreaching scam, people everywhere are getting billed for catheters.

It seems that a woman named Linda Hennis, a resident of suburban Chicago, was checking her January Medicare statement when she noticed that a company she had never heard of had been paid about $12,000 for 2,000 catheters. She had never needed, or received, any catheters. They had been sold by a company called, guess what, Pretty in Pink Boutique.

the catheter billings. She would not confirm whether the claims had been paid. She described Medicare billing scams as “one of these problems that is ever-present and ever frustrating.”

Not to be deterred, I placed another call to the Medicare Fraud Unit, and they dutifully noted my concern about another improper payment for medical services. Satisfied that I had performed my civic duty, I turned my attention back to my law practice and other pursuits. My satisfaction lasted about 48 hours, until I spotted a New York Times article titled “Staggering Rise in Catheter Bills Suggests Medicare Scam.”

It seems that Ms. Hennis and my wife are among the 450,000 Medicare beneficiaries whose accounts were billed for catheters in 2023, up from 50,000 in previous years. It turns out that the massive increase in billing for catheters included $2 billion charged by seven high-volume suppliers, which was the equivalent of nearly one-fifth of all Medicare spending on supplies in 2023. Doctors, state insurance departments and health care groups around the country said this spike in claims for catheters that were never delivered suggests that it is not only a scam, but a far-reaching one.

What is the government doing? Dara Corrigan, who runs Medicare’s Center for Program Integrity, declined to say whether the agency was investigating

It turns out that Pretty in Pink Boutique billed Medicare at least $267 million for catheters between October 2022 and December 2023. The vast majority of the suspicious claims came from seven companies, many of which had shared executives. One of the businesses had a working phone number, but no calls were returned. The Pretty in Pink Boutique has a telephone number connected to a body shop.

Other scams are getting public attention, such as phony Covid vaccine claims, which are slowly surfacing. Regardless of its denials or bureaucratic double-speak, Medicare is failing the millions of Americans who rely on the system to be accurate and honest. Every dollar lost to some con artist is a dollar meant to pay for a legitimate health care claim.

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

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Let’s be sure we don’t relive some of our history

Black History Month is a chance for us to celebrate the many contributions African-Americans have made to the country. They’ve done this despite discrimination and oppression — something even Long Island, in the past, was not immune to.

For example, when we think of slavery, we think of the Deep South before the Civil War. In fact, slavery existed in New York until 1827, and the state had more enslaved people than all the New England states combined, many of them on Long Island.

At the start of the American revolution, there were roughly 10,000 enslaved Black Americans living on Long Island — nearly half of the state’s total enslaved population. While they were allowed more mobility and financial opportunities than their counterparts in the South, the claim that slavery wasn’t as bad in the North is largely inaccurate.

Throughout the 1700s, New York lawmakers created the Black Codes, which historian and author richard Moss — in his book, “Slavery on Long Island” — claimed were “the harshest criminal laws and penalties enacted by northern colonists.” Punishments for striking a white person included two weeks’ imprisonment and corporal punish-

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Enslaved people were forbidden from gathering in groups of more than three, and prevented from owning property. Children born to enslaved mothers were automatically enslaved at birth. And testimony by enslaved people was inadmissible in court.

One common practice at the time on Long Island and New York was shipping unruly African-Americans to the Caribbean slave colonies. Conditions on islands such as Barbados and Jamaica were particularly brutal, with less than a third of slaves surviving on some plantations.

Even after slavery ended in New York, discrimination did not. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the number of AfricanAmericans in the Town of Oyster Bay dwindled from roughly 17 percent to less than a half-percent as racist real estate practices and federal policies prioritized homeownership for whites while driving Black Americans — and other minorities — from the area through a mix of intimidation, legislation, and rising property rates.

When Levittown — long touted as the model of the modern American suburb — was created in 1947, non-whites were expressly forbidden from owning any of the 17,400 new homes, with the deeds

Bruce Blakeman couldn’t care less about girls’ sports.

By signing an executive order to ban teams that allow transgender girls and women from playing in Nassau County athletic facilities last week, Blakeman continued to distract from his shirking of responsibilities as Nassau County Executive.

Since his marginal win over Laura Curran in 2021, after campaigning on the promise of $128 million in tax cuts, Blakeman has rejected every cut in annual budget proposals.

In 2022, amid the highest rates of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in the county, he issued a series of orders against mask mandates in schools.

What has he been doing instead in his capacity as executive? Attacking the participation of the county’s small percentage of transgender girls and women in athletics, a right that is supported by experts in the field, including the National Women’s Law Center. Blakeman’s order does not mention transgender boys and men — instead he hides his under-researched and dangerous order behind a thin veil of Victorian-era patriarchal values and personal opinion.

“Part of good government is listening to your constituents,” Blakeman said in a recent interview. Listen to this constituent, Bruce: Do your job, and leave trans kids alone.

CArTEr ALLEN Garden City

themselves preventing ownership by “any person other than members of the Caucasian race,” according to a 2011 research paper by Baruch College Sociology professor robert Courtney Smith. robert Moses, the urban planner and public official who is best known today for creating Jones Beach State Park and the state parkway system, designed Long Island parkways to make them impassable for buses, frequently the only mode of transportation for non-white and lowincome families. While some latter-day historians question the validity of this claim, Moses was also known to have fought against integrating public swimming pools in the 1920s.

African-Americans have continuously defied the odds and obstacles set against them — whether it be Jackie robinson playing Major League Baseball, or mathematicians Creola Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson helping NASA put men on the moon. recognizing those contributions — and learning from our mistakes of the past can open the door for even greater accomplishments in the future, as we look to remove more barriers.

The late Maya Angelou once said that “history, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived. But if faced with courage, need not be lived again.”

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last week, “It’s Library Lovers Month — borrow a book.” Libraries are the greatest thing. They open the world to anyone willing to look. Not everyone bothers to look, but those who want to have the opportunity.

Writing climate change into the K-12 curriculum

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e are living in the midst of a climate emergency, with the expectation that conditions will significantly worsen in the near future. In January, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. In New York state, climate change is impacting the environment, society and the economy as extreme weather events increase in frequency and intensity. Floods are more frequent, and the growing season for crops is changing. Climate disasters have cost the northeastern United States over $80 billion since 1980. In response to the threat of a climate catastrophe, there is a renewed push to include climate awareness in the K-12 school curriculum. New Jersey was the first state to mandate climate change lessons in its public schools. New York State Senate Bill S278A would amend state education law, “establishing a course of instruction and learning expectations on climate education in all public pre-kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools.” There is a com-

panion bill in the Assembly, A1559A.

Over 200 educational professionals and organizations representing tens of thousands of members have signed a letter in support of the state legislation. It reads in part:

“New York State has set ambitious climate change adaptation and mitigation goals under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). This Act commits the state to 100% zero-emission electricity by 2040, and a reduction of at least 85% below 1990-level (greenhouse gas) emissions by 2050. The CLCPA implementation plan recognizes that actions to address climate change will be needed at scale and across all sectors of the state, including ‘the need for P-12 curricula to include climate change education,’ as well as ‘a coordinated effort on outreach and education across all sectors of the economy.’ Addressing climate change is an educational project, and we stand ready as educational professionals to assist New York State as it addresses the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly changing climate.”

tincludes a guide for teaching about climate and climate change. The Climate and Resilience Education Task Force offers a toolkit for supporting climate action and education.

he New York City Department of Education isn’t waiting for legislative action.

While New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and California want to expand student understanding of the threat of climate change to the world as we know it, a number of states governed by Republican Party climate change deniers, including Florida, Texas and Virginia, are committed to ignorance and obfuscation. In Connecticut, Republican State Rep. John Piscopo is demanding that lessons on climate change include unsupported challenges to the scientific consensus that human action and the emission of fossil fuels into the atmosphere are the primary engine of global warming. Piscopo charges that scientists and teachers who want a climate-awareness curriculum are trying to indoctrinate students.

different grade levels, such as “Rain School,” by James Rumford, a picture book for kindergarten through thirdgrades about children living in the town of Kélo, in the Central African country of Chad. Every year their school must be rebuilt because the building is destroyed by powerful storms.

Monica Pagan-Guzman, who teaches third grade at Public School 83 in East Harlem and took part in the program, started a lunch club in which students discuss climate change.

This month, the Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers co-hosted a climate change training session for up to 500 educators.

The National Wildlife Federation is already asking teachers to pledge to teach at least 10 hours a year to promote climate change awareness. Its website

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We need to keep that going, and not be controlled by closed-minded people.

You may not know that about one-third of Nassau County libraries allow adult patrons to borrow a telescope just like a book. I have been promoting the Library Telescope Program for almost eight years now, and I work with 17 Nassau County libraries so far.

Everything I do is free to the library. It just needs to buy the telescope and various accessories directly from vendors, totaling about $450. I help by modifying the telescope to make it easy to use and transport, and provide maintenance as needed. I also provide staff and patron training on how to handle and use the telescope, as well as periodic astronomy-related presentations. In March I will be doing eclipse presentations at eight libraries, and occasionally I do Moon Parties as well. All at no cost.

There are now over 1,000 libraries running the Library Telescope Program, mostly in the U.S. and Canada, but also in other countries.

TOM LYNCH Lynbrook

A neighborly winter surprise

To the Editor:

Looking out my bedroom window, noticing the snowfall had just about stopped, I decided to gear up and start the removal process. As I was clearing off the car, readying to start the shoveling, I noticed that part of my front walk has been cleared. Looking even closer, I saw a body working on the front entranceway. My neighbor has often started snow removal for me as I have done for him, so I thought for sure it was either him or one of his sons helping out.

As I got closer to the sidewalk, I realized for sure that this helper, a young man, was unknown to me. I asked why he was helping, and he said, “I got up early, noticed the snowfall and decided to do some shoveling.” He was finishing up the last section of sidewalk, so I went inside to grab some cash to give him, but when I came back outside, he was gone. Off to job No. 2, I suppose.

Whoever you are, thank you!

PHIL GRELLA Rockville Centre

The New York City Department of Education isn’t waiting for legislative action. Last summer, 39 city elementaryschool teachers took part in a four-day training on “Integrating Climate Education in N.Y.C. Public Schools.” The workshop included children’s literature that teachers can use in their classrooms at

Since the start of the Industrial Revolution, human-caused climate change has impacted the globe with the burning of fossil fuels. The debate in classrooms and the political realm should not be over whether climate change is happening, or to what extent it puts human civilization at risk, but rather how societies and individuals should respond. On my website, alansinger.net, I have high school-level lesson material aligned with my book “Teaching Climate History: There is No Planet B.” The package includes documents for use in both science and social studies classes.

Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University.

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