Merrick Herald 04-11-2024

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looking skyward for the eclipse

Across the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, students and staff took to the fields to watch the 2024 solar eclipse. On Long Island, about 90 percent of the moon was covered by the sun.

Donning protective eyewear, the fields of several high schools and middle schools were flooded with groups of students. The next total solar eclipse to approach the New York area won’t be until 2079 — making the astronomical spectacle all the more special.

Right, Xavier Jones

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A life worthy of knighthood

Koslow honors Bellmore-Merrick teacher inducted into Parte Guelfa

By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

Extraordinary teachers can change a student’s life, and at Sanford H. Calhoun High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, David Goldberg is doing just that. The Parte Guelfa in Florence, Italy knighted the social studies teacher earlier this year for his commitment to humanitarianism.

The Parte Guelfa, a knighthood and brotherhood dedicated to world preservation, was established in 1266 by the Knights of Florence, which received official approval by order of French Pope Clement IV, who was the main European authority in the Middle Ages that confirmed the privileges of kingdoms and institutions. Today, it is regarded as a community of highly distinguished and accomplished people active in the building of a better world.

At Calhoun, Goldberg teaches Voices of the Past, a class offered to 10th through 12th graders. The class is a joint venture between the English and social studies departments, focusing on the Holocaust, genocides in Rwanda and Cambodia, and looking at case studies of international human rights violations, such as those being committed in North Korea.

The interdisciplinary, yearlong elective course encourages students to use literature, first-person narratives and historical accounts to understand the causes of genocide, the rise of hate crimes and ways to prevent them in the future.

During a meeting of the Nassau County Legislature last month, Seth Koslow, a legislator representing parts of Bellmore and Merrick, recognized Continued on page

For more than seven centuries, knights and dames in the Parte Guelfa were traditionally Italian, and normally Roman Catholics. The Parte Guelfa is now a universal institution, represented by nearly 50 nationalities and various religious beliefs.

Joseph D’Alessandro/Herald photos

and Brody Flynn, both in ninth grade, watched the rare event at Sanford H. Calhoun High School’s viewing party. Above, Joe Stabile, in 10th-grade, and Dominic Artale, in 11th-grade saw the earliest phase of sun coverage.

Spring brings new events to the libraries

By MASON LAURON Intern

The four libraries of Bellmore and Merrick have many fun and informative events planned for the start of the new season, and throughout the month of April.

The Bellmore Memorial Library will hold library a a vegetable garden class on Tuesday, April 23. Attendees will learn proper plant foods, amount of light, and water techniques to use to get veggies growing from start to finish outside or in pots.

For more information on any upcoming events, visit BellmoreLibrary.org, and the library is located at 2288 Bedford Ave., Bellmore.

The North Bellmore Public has events of their own planned, such as their Central Park class on Wednesday, April 10.

Attendees will learn about the history of Central Park, and where the wealthy merchants and landowners took inspiration from. This class will be in the Community Room from 2-3:30 p.m.

The library is hosting a Create your Own Candy workshop on Wednesday, April 17.

Attendees will learn how to make an ice cream cone, and their own gumball machine. Grades K-2 will take place at 3:30, with grades 6 and up at 5:30. Both classes will be in the Children’s Activity Room.

On April 21, library members in North Bellmore will be treated to a concert featuring The JAM Dueling Pianos, from 2 -3 p.m. Based in Island Park, Dueling Pianos features elite performers whose shows have touched down in Las Vegas, Orlando and New Orleans. The library will be filled with songs made famous by artists like Billy Joel, Elton John, The Beatles and more. No registration is necessary ahead of time for the show, but seats will be taken on a first come first

serve basis.

For further information on not only these events, but more upcoming, visit NorthBellmorelibrary.org, and the library is located at 1551 Newbridge Road, North Bellmore.

Along with the Bellmore libraries, the Merrick libraries will host their own informative, fun, and engaging interactive events.

The Merrick Library will hold a We Care Blankets Wrap Night on Wednesday, April 10.

These blankets will be donated to children undergoing chemotherapy, with community service hours being awarded to teens. Attendees will meet in the community room at 6 p.m.

Musical Sunday will bring “Very Truly Yours, Gilbert & Sullivan” to the library on Sunday, April 14. This musical brings to life the partnership of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan through diaries, letters, and more. The show will be from 2-4 p.m.

The library is located at 2279 Merrick Ave., Merrick, and for more information, visit MerrickLibrary. org.

The North Merrick Public Library will host Broadway enthusiast Brian Stoll to teach attendees about the history of the Broadway Paybill, as well as ways to save money when going to a show.

The presentation will take place on Friday, April 19 at 2 p.m.

The library will also set up a “Cardboard Kingdom”, where children grades 3-6 will be able to build their own life-sized kingdom made out of cardboard boxes on Monday, April 22. The festivities will be from 1 to 3 p.m., with registration beginning on Monday, April 15.

For more, visit NMerrickLibrary.org. The library is located at 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick.

There will a lot of spring activities throughout April at Bellmore and Merrick’s libraries, including a gardening event at Bellmore Memorial on April 23.

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Once in a lifetime: Students gather to watch 2024 solar eclipse

Sanford H. Calhoun High School’s astronomy club led a viewing party for the Solar Eclipse on April 8. Over 50 students gathered in the school’s fields at 3:00 pm, in time for the peak of the eclipse. All guests were provided with eclipse glasses by staff.

Zahi Rahman, the co-president of the Astronomy Club, carried out a presentation about the history of the solar eclipse and the position of the moon and sun.

“I think this is a great opportunity to see nature in action, hang out, and have a good time,” said Nicole Hollings, principal of Calhoun High School.

“This is a small group of very

Diane Harrs and Jada Bradshaw watched the eclipse together on the fields of Sanford H. Calhoun High School during the astronomical event on Monday.

passionate students,” Emma Romano, teacher and advisor of the Science club and the Astronomy club said. “They hold weekly meetings and give lectures to other students passionate about science. It’s a way to get everybody together and excited astronomy.”

Calhoun High School’s eclipse event was one among many. Neighboring schools held their own viewing parties, including Mepham High School, Merrick Avenue Middle School and Grand Avenue Middle School.

The next solar eclipse visible in the United States will happen in 2044.

— Joseph D’Alessandro

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Calhoun High’s Logan Schaeffler nabs

Logan Schaeffler, a senior at Bellmore-Merrick’s Sanford H. Calhoun High School on the track team, was recently named the two-time New York State champion for the 1600meter run.

His journey to establishing himself as one of the top boys distance runners in the state nothing short of extraordinary.

“His unwavering commitment to his sport, coupled with his natural talent and sheer determination, has propelled him to the top of the ranks in the fiercely competitive world of track and field,” said trustee Edward Corona at the April 3 board meeting where Schaeffler was honored. “Logan’s remarkable time of 4:11 not only secured his victory but also stood as the best in the state this year, missing the state record by a mere half-second. Such a feat speaks volumes about his incredible skill and prowess as an athlete.”

Schaeffler’s achievements extend far beyond his recent triumph on the track.

“As a four-year varsity letter winner, he has consistently demonstrated his exceptional abilities, setting records and leaving a legacy that will be remembered for years to come,” added Corona. “Holding both the Nassau County crosscountry record and the Nassau County indoor mile record at 4:11, Logan has proven time and again that he is a force to be reckoned with in the world of distance running.”

The board recognition also mentioned his “character, resilience, and humility” that truly set him apart.

“Logan remains grounded and humble, always attributing his success to hard work, dedication, and the unwavering support of his teammates, coaches, and loved ones,” Corona stated.

Schaeffler is set to attend Marist College in the fall to pursue a degree in graphic arts while participating in the school’s track program.

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1600M state title

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A group of students observe the eclipse after a game of frisbee at Calhoun High School’s viewing party.

Astronomy Club Co-President Zahi Rahman gave a presentation about the eclipse to classmates.

Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

Mike Harrington, superintendent of schools, Edward Corona, board trustee, Logan Schaeffler, David Hendler, the Calhoun boys track coach, and Eric Caballero, the district’s Director of Physical Education, Athletics, Driver Education and Health.

Water quality meeting set for April 17

The League of Women Voter of East Nassau is holding a meeting on April 17 at the Levittown Public Library.

There will be a presentation by Sarah Meyland, director of Center for Water Resources Management at the New York Institute of Technology.

Parents of young children often overlook the need to plan for death or disability. Many believe they don’t have enough assets yet or that anything they have will automatically go to their spouse. However, every young parent needs basic documents – a Will, Power of Attorney and Health Care Proxy – what we term a “Young Family Estate Plan” (YFEP), that formalize their wishes in a variety of unexpected circumstances.

Without a YFEP, if one spouse dies, any assets that were in the husband’s or wife’s name alone will be subject to a court proceeding to name an “administrator” of the estate and New York law decides who gets which assets. The first $50,000 goes to the surviving spouse and the rest is divided 50% to the spouse and 50% to the children. The court will appoint a legal guardian to manage the money for them and then, ready or not, any remaining funds would be turned over to them at age 18.

If your spouse becomes disabled, and you don’t have a Power of Attorney for them, you must petition the court to be appointed as your spouse’s legal guardian to handle their affairs (such as selling or refinancing the house or drawing funds from their accounts). The court may decide against you as legal guardian and appoint someone else.

A YFEP also includes life insurance reviews and recommendations, so in the event your spouse dies you will have the financial resources to raise your children.

A YFEP (1) ensures that all of your spouse’s assets go to you and not half to your children if your spouse dies unexpectedly, (2) allows you to choose the legal guardian for your children, and at what age they will receive the unused assets, (3) avoids guardianship proceedings should your spouse have a disabling accident or illness, and (4) provides the financial wherewithal so that your children may continue to prosper and thrive.

The topic will be about clean and safe water.

The Levittown Public Library is at 1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown. The meeting starts at 3 p.m.

Crime watCh

auto LarCeNy

In Merrick, a victim reported an unknown subjects removing the catalytic converter from their vehicle while parked at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car on Merrick Road on March 30.

In Bellmore, an unknown subject removed a MTA CB Radio from a victim’s vehicle while parked at the LIRR station on Sunrise Highway on April 2.

Petit LarCeNy

An individual was arrested for shoplifting at the Target on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown on March 28.

An individual was arrested for

shoplifting at the Target on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown on March 29.

An individual was arrested for shoplifting at the Target on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown on April 4.

An individual was arrested for shoplifting at Home Depot on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown on April 2.

CrimiNaL misChief to auto

A Seaford victim reported that an unknown male subject damaged the passenger side mirror of his vehicle while parked at 2905 Shore Road on March 28.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

— Jordan Vallone Courtesy Metro There will a water quality meeting at the Levittown Public Library later this month.

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

In the Town of Hempstead, senior enrichment centers offer a lot of fulfilling programs for those ages 55 and older. Whether its social services or recreational programs, there’s something for everyone at the town’s 14 senior centers, and The Sands at Lido Beach.

Of the recreational activities offered, seniors who regularly visit their centers may find themselves taking part in an art class, led by Joan Lazarus. A Lynbrook resident, and an art teacher in alternative spaces like recreation centers for 35 years, Lazarus has been working with the Town of Hempstead for the two decades, leading art classes that help seniors tap into their creative side.

While she used to teach in more centers, she now mainly leads classes at the Bellmore Senior Center, at 2000 Bellmore Avenue, and the Levittown Senior Center, at 555 N. Newbridge Road. Lazarus said the senior enrichment department in the town really offers older adults a lot — whether they’re going on shopping trips, watching concerts or participating in meetings at their particular center.

“It’s really very good,” she said. “Seniors today are different.”

Both the Bellmore and Levittown Senior Centers have housing complexes nearby, where many seniors reside. Most of the people that attend Lazarus’s classes are residents of these apartments, she said, but there’s also buses that the Town of Hempstead provides, which transport those that live further away.

At most, Lazarus’s classes can accommodate up to 20 seniors, although there’s usually about 10 people who join her on a week-to-week basis. Some of them come with experience in painting, which is what Lazarus teaches, while others are new to the craft.

“I work with each person that comes in at the level they’re at,” she said. “If I have experienced, talented painters, I work with them — they mostly do their thing, but I’ll help if they have a question. Brand new people, I take them right out of the gate. I teach them from scratch, which is really kind of nice.”

The structure of Lazarus’s classes have changed, slightly she said. In the past, she used to lead a group of students through a type of painting, like a portrait. But she realized that most are more comfortable learning at their own pace, or painting whatever it is they prefer.

“It was lovely,” she said. “But some

Want to see their artwork?

The seniors in the art program will have their work on display at the Bellmore Memorial Library, starting next week. There will be a reception on April 16, starting at 6:30 p.m.

people don’t need (the instruction) because they just like to work.”

Her classes evolved into something that resembles a private lesson, Lazarus explained. Even though she instructs a group of students, she’s able to address their needs and help them on an individual basis.

There’s a lot of camaraderie between the art students, she added.

“People are very friendly and generous,” Lazarus said, “and that’s important. People can come in, there’s no clique or anything like that. It’s very nice.”

Over the summer, seniors can also take art classes at the beach, thanks to the town. Lazarus used to teach the beach classes, but now only works out of the Bellmore and Levittown centers.

During the coronavirus pandemic, the town began asking that seniors pick a center to go to consistently, which is still in place. The town provides seniors in the art classes everything they need, except a canvas, which they must purchase themselves.

And while Lazarus’s classes are generally unstructured, she does offer her students guides for inspiration.

“It’s their choice, but I always have lot of pictures and lots of things that they can use,” she said. “Seasonal scenes are interesting, because some people are really into that. But if someone is really good, and really interested in something like portraits, I’ll teach them how to do a portrait. That makes it customized. And some people just want to be left alone, and do their thing.”

Next week, at the Bellmore Memorial Library, there will be an art reception featuring dozens of pieces by students in Lazarus’s classes. The reception kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on April 16., and those who stop by can meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments throughout the evening. Anywhere from 45 to 55 paintings will be on display through the end of April.

For those interested in taking part in Lazarus’s classes, she teaches at the Bellmore Senior Center on Tuesdays from 12 to 2 p.m., and at the Levittown Senior on Wednesdays. For more on senior enrichment in the town, call (516) 485-8100.

The group of students Lazarus teaches is welcoming, she said, and would love to have new people join.

“The most important thing is, and I know a lot of people don’t like to just cold go into a group,” she said, “but the group is really warm and nice. It’s very, very welcoming.”

Courtesy Joan Lazarus

An art show next week at the library will display paintings by seniors in the TOH.

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HAILEY TRAPANI

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AN ALL-STATE SELECTION last spring, Trapani helped lead the Generals to the Nassau Class A championship. As a sophomore and No. 2 hitter in the lineup, she batted .440 (44-for100) with 5 homers, 24 RBIs and 44 runs scored. She also had 11 doubles and stole 3 bases and served as MacArthur’s starting right fielder. She’s in her third varsity campaign after handling the team’s designated hitter duties in 2022 and finishing with a .292 avg.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, April 11

Baseball: Hewlett at Kennedy 4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Freeport at Oceanside 4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Mepham at Long Beach 5 p.m.

Baseball: Wantagh at Lynbrook 5 p.m.

Baseball: Uniondale at V.S. South 5 p.m.

Softball: Seaford at Wantagh 5 p.m.

Softball: Oceanside at MacArthur 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: South Side at North Shore 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Garden City at Long Beach 7 p.m.

Friday, April 12

Girls Lacrosse: Freeport at Hewlett 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: East Meadow at Oceanside 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Clarke at Lawrence 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Wantagh 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Sewanhaka at Clarke 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 13

Softball: Kennedy at Calhoun 10 a.m.

Softball: V.S. Central at Malverne 10 a.m.

Softball: Long Beach at Carey 10 a.m.

Softball: Lynbrook at Baldwin 10 a.m.

Girls Flag Football: Valley Stream at Freeport 11 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: South Side at Manhasset 12 p.m.

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Mepham continues its rebuild

By GARRETT D. URIBE sports@liherald.com

Through six innings of his team’s opener March 27, things seemed fondly familiar to Mepham softball coach Tom Simone.

Then, in an eye-blink, they looked all too familiar.

Ahead three runs in the final frame over reigning county Class A champion MacArthur, host Mepham, looking to bounce off last season’s 5-15 follow-up to its two straight Long Island championships, was poised to do so in emphatic fashion – a statement debut win against the champs, heralding a sure return to the Pirates’ not-so-distant dominant form, about to go in the books.

Mepham, starting the spring without lone senior Giselle DeLutri, an All-County ace righthander expected to return in April, instead showed last season’s rebuild still perhaps has a phase or two left, as the young Pirates surrendered seven runs in the seventh, falling – after a gutsy bid in the inning’s latter half – to the Conference 1 rival Generals, 12-11.

“That (MacArthur) game felt really good, until it didn’t,” said third-year skipper Simone, whose 15-player roster still boasts 10 underclassmen, with seven freshmen – but, unlike last season, when there were four, no eighth-graders. “What it showed is that Mepham softball has a big future. The way we fought after going behind, almost coming back, that’s impressive. Last year, when a lot of the girls didn’t really feel ready for varsity, we would’ve just given up.”

“We’re still young,” Simone added, “but a little bigger and stronger now. We’re moving forward.”

All-Conference outfielder Avery Betancourt, who led the Pirates batting .425 last season, certainly hasn’t shown signs of regression, hitting .545 through four games with three stolen bases. The sophomore – who along with DeLutri made a list of Long Island’s top 100 softballers – switched to center field from right this season, a move Simone said “made the most sense” for the fine-fielding speedster.

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“Avery’s not just a great hitter,” Simone said of the third-year starter who’s never batted under .400. “She’s really good in the field and thinks really well for a young player.”

Sisters Alyssa and DeAnna Cinquemani have combined for 10 hits and six RBIs on the young season for Mepham –Alyssa, a junior, batting .500 while sophomore catcher/infielder DeAnna ranks fourth on the team hitting .400.

“The (Cinquemani) sisters are the future leaders of the team,” Simone said. “Great athletes, willing to play multiple positions.”

Buttressing Simone’s case that his crew is youthful but potent, team batting leader Lauren Leo (.615) has been a force

out of the gate. The freshman led the Pirates going 4-for-4 against MacArthur with a pair of steals and two RBIs and had a team-best three hits in a 10-5 loss at Oceanside April 5. Another freshman, Brianna Davis is starting in right field and batting sixth.

Over the weekend Mepham again had a top league foe on the ropes. Betancourt went 4-for-4 as the Pirates led through six innings over visiting first-place Syosset –which rallied in the seventh, MacArthurstyle, to win 5-4 as Mepham (0-4) once more saw victory exceed its grasp.

“The talent and possibilities are there,” Simone noted. “Like I said, we’re building, And we should be at full strength in time for a playoff run.”

Donovan Berthoud/Herald Outfielder Brianna Davis is one of seven talented freshman looking to bolster the Pirates this spring following a 5-win 2023

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By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com

Nearly 100 people stood on the steps of the Nassau County legislature building in Mineola on Monday afternoon, clutching signs reading, “Blakeman is a liar! Armed militants are not the answer” and “Eclipse Blakeman’s militia”’ while chanting “no militia, no way.”

The protest came on the heels of Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman jumpstarting a program allowing civilians with gun permits — especially retired law enforcement or military veterans — to step forward as provisional special deputy sheriffs during times of crisis.

The program, Blakeman said, aims to bolster emergency response capabilities within the county. Applicants are required to be U.S. citizens between 21 and 72 who live in the county, and possess a pistol license. Additionally, they must consent to thorough background checks, random drug testing, and provide medical certification of fitness for duty.

The position offers a daily stipend of $150 when activated during declared emergencies, but these special deputies would have no other policing authority outside of such circumstances.

Laura Burns, a Rockville Centre resident and volunteer with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, opposes Blakeman’s program, citing concerns about escalating gun violence and the lack of necessity for additional firearms in Nassau County, which boasts one of the lowest gun death rates in the country.

She expresses trust in the well-trained Nassau County Police Department, and questions the rationale behind distrusting existing law enforcement agencies.

“We are trying to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have guns,” Burns said. “We understand that gun violence increases with the more people who are carrying guns. We think it’s a reckless idea to put more guns in the hands of more untrained people on the streets.”

Allison Dzikowski of Bellmore suggests that existing county police training is more reliable than expecting civilians to effectively respond to heightened stressful situations.

“We should trust our police department to do their jobs that they’re trained for,” she said. “They go through training. They go through (the) academy. They are trained to deal with highly stressful situations. That’s not something that we can guarantee that they’ll be able to act under a heightened, stressful situation.”

Citing New York State County Law 655 — which grants sheriffs the authority to deputize additional personnel for emergency situations — Blakeman justifies the initiative to safeguard life and property during crises. Special deputy sheriffs, while not typically responding to 911 calls, assume full police authority when activated, and are tasked with executing warrants, serving court orders, and conducting other law enforcement duties.

Talking to reporters last week at the county’s Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center, Blakeman said he would require these special deputies to have a firearms license and undergo background and mental health checks. The county will provide basic police training.

Blakeman added he will call up these deputies in only the most extreme situation, like a natural disaster — with the mission being not to police, but to guard hospitals and other infrastructure to free up sworn county police officers.

“I didn’t want to find myself in a circumstance where we’d have an emergency in a very significant event like Superstorm Sandy, and scramble to get volunteers,” Blakeman said. “All we’re doing here is pretraining, and vetting those individuals, and creating a database and a list.”

However, the rollout of this program has sparked controversy, with county legislators like Delia DeRiggi-Whitton expressing reservations, claiming she and other officials were not adequately informed of the initiative. The Democrat also says she feels confident the Nassau County Police Department can handle any job — and if they can’t, then Blakeman should hire more police officers.

“He hasn’t been transparent,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “He never told us if there was going to be any training. In fact, that was never part of the ad, which was the first we heard of this.”

This is something the county executive should have brought to local lawmakers, she said.

“The county would be on the hook for anything that goes wrong,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “We will be responsible financially. So, you know, that could be a lot of money, and then it’s taxpayer money that would pay for anything that went wrong with the deputy.”

Citing an email she said she received from a Jewish resident in Massapequa, DeRiggi-Whitton comparing

Blakeman’s call for special deputies to the paramilitary wing of the early Nazi Party, the lawmaker told another news outlet that the proposal is creating “a lot of anxiety.”

“It reminds them not only of the Wild West, but of times in Europe with uncertainty,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “There was something called the Brownshirts, which was basically having civilians suddenly become part of law enforcement without the training.”

More formally called the Sturmabteilung, this group was founded in 1921 and led attacks against Jewish people and other minority groups and businesses in Germany.

Making such a comparison outraged Blakeman, who called on DeRiggi-Whitton to resign, citing the 100 people who have applied for the deputy program so far are veterans and first responders who already have training in weapon use.

“Equating these men and women who would be willing to devote their time to protecting our county — who have prior experience in law enforcement and the military — we’re calling them ‘Brownshirts,’” Blakeman said. “This is not only a personal insult to me, as a Jew, but it is a personal insult on humanity, and to those men and women, civic minded individuals who stepped up and said they would serve in an emergency.”

Supporters of the program — like Jeff Weissman, a former FBI agent — said he found DeRiggi-Whitton’s comparison “deeply disturbing.”

“The county executive, from the point of view of those of us who live here, is trying every day to provide the maximum extent of protection for our citizens.” Weissman said. “He’s allowing the police to be freed up in, God forbid, a county emergency where these deputies would be able to perform other tasks for them.”

DeRiggi-Whitton said she would not resign. In a phone call to the Herald, she expressed concern with transparency over training deputies, and said Democrats in the legislature proposed hiring 100 new police officers instead — but that Republicans voted that down.

“I still have a fundamental problem with this county executive being able to declare an emergency and then summon these people to go wherever he wants,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “It’s not a good fit and not a good direction for where we should be with Nassau County.”

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Laura Burns, a volunteer with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, says Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s initiative to deputize civilians would put more guns on the county’s streets, potentially increasing crime rates. Blakeman maintains the plan would free up police resources in emergencies by putting more trained personnel in action.

Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton opposes County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s plans to deputize civilians for emergencies — saying the existing police force is more than enough to handle such situations.

Goldberg leads a life of humanitarianism

Goldberg for his accomplishment. The county honored Goldberg for “his commitment to environmentalism, peace and public education,” within the Bellmore-Merrick school community.

“Mr. Goldberg — or I guess I should call you Sir Goldberg — was recently knighted by the Parte Guelfa, a foreign order dating back to 1266,” Koslow said at the meeting. “Sir Goldberg has lived a life of humanitarianism, advocating for environmental preservation and

for peace. He’s enriched the minds and souls of his students, bringing his passion for peace to the classroom.”

The ceremony in which Goldberg was knighted included marching through the streets of Florence, to the Basilica di Santa Croce, where artists Michelangelo and Dante are buried.

“Honoring the tradition from the 13th century,” Goldberg said, “new knights like me and Ladies of the Order of Parte Guelfa received knighthood in much the same way as they have for nearly 800 years.”

Koslow spoke highly of the class Goldberg teaches, and what its curriculum instills in students.

“In Voices of the Past, he taught students about human rights abuses, from the Rwandan genocide to the Holocaust,” Koslow said. “As a knight of the Parte Guelfa, he must further his longstanding commitment to humanitarianism.

“I’m humbled to give Mr. Goldberg this recognition,” Koslow added, “one with less grandeur than his investiture, but a recognition that I hope inspires the people of Nassau County to lead a life worthy of knighthood.”

Goldberg thanked Koslow and the County Legislature, and said he was “deeply honored” for the tremendous recognition.

“The Parte Guelfa, which knighted me in Europe with 26 other extraordinary people, are committed to sustainable development and to making a difference in the lives of others, so we leave this world a better place for those that come behind us,” Goldberg said. “It is a charge that I give to my students everyday right here

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in Nassau County, and it is a charge that I have to honor all of my colleagues with in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, who also challenge their students to that cause.”

Goldberg was inducted into the Parte Guelfa with others who have the same mission — including Father Bernardo Gianni, a spiritual advisor to the pope.

“It is a charge to keep empowering my students to reach new heights, and to make a difference for future generations,” Goldberg said. “It is my hope to do just that.”

OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, April 14 at 1 PM

Photos courtesy Office of Legislator Seth Koslow nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow recognized david goldberg, a teacher at Sanford H. Calhoun High School, who was knighted by the parte guelfa in florence, italy.

david goldberg teaches Voices of the past, a class that focuses on human rights violations throughout history, and investigates the causes of hate, so students can learn how to prevent them in the future.

Broadcasting program shines at STN Convention

Last month, Bellmore-Merrick broadcasting students, faculty and alumni triumphantly returned home from a 124hour marathon trip to California for the Student Television Network’s 2024 national Convention.

The Student Television Network is an international organization of more than 600 schools that works to promote scholastic broadcasting, film and television production in high schools and middle schools. The national convention draws together over 3000 representatives from more than 200 of the schools for a series of timed competitions, professional sessions and award ceremonies that celebrate the best in student digital storytelling.

The centerpiece of the convention was the opening events called Crazy 8’s where schools compete to create an eight-minute morning show around a given theme in only eight hours. This year’s theme was “It Takes Two.”

Within seconds of the prompt dropping, Bellmore-Merrick’s 24 broadcasting students began brainstorming, script writing and cold calling businesses in and around Long Beach, California that connected with the topic. Before the first hour had passed broadcasting students had set up a mobile studio to record the anchor team, the sports reporter and meteorologist. At the same time, remote teams crisscrossed Long Beach reporting on how the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles combine to form the largest port facility in the nation. A second team made their way to a local jeweler to learn more about why rings have become such an important symbol when a couple gets married; both deftly reflecting the theme of “it takes two.”

By the four-hour mark of the competition, the anchors and remote teams had all returned to the broadcasting program’s makeshift edit room in the corner of a cafe at the Long Beach hotel where they were staying. Teams of broadcasting editors and graphic artists stitched together the footage that would become the BMB Morning Announce-

The Student Television Network is an international organization of more than 600 schools that works to promote scholastic broadcasting, film and television production in high schools and middle schools. Students, above, at the competition.

ments — Crazy 8’s Edition.

As the eighth hour began, Team BMB was in great shape down to just the finishing touches when disaster struck. With all the pieces of the puzzle on the timeline, the broadcast came in at eight minutes and 47 seconds.

It was almost 10percent too long and would result in an automatic disqualification if it was not cut down. With no time to reshoot, when others may have panicked or even quit, team BMB quietly and calmly got to work.

News director and senior Maya Stone and editor and junior Anthony Ciuffo made strategic cuts to try to get the video under eight minutes, while maintaining the integrity of the stories being told.

With a small cadre of broadcasting student-producers including juniors Jake Manno, Matthew Natof and Makala Daube looking on and making suggestions, Stone took their ideas and made fast and calculated decisions.

With less than 30 minutes to spare, the cuts were made and BMB effects editor and senior Liam Osborne hopped into the editors chair and attempted to smooth the rough cuts made in the now seven-minute and 49-second video.

With just under 10 minutes to go until the deadline, Stone pressed the

upload button to the cheers of the entire broadcasting team.

All that, and it was just day one of the four-day competition.

At the end of the second day of the competition, STN held their annual Excellence Awards where the organization recognizes schools whose yearround programming achieves a standard of excellence based on a 10-point rubric.

BMB was one of the few schools in the nation to medal in four categories and they placed in each category that they entered earning silver medals for Weekly News Broadcast, Best Sports Broadcast, Best podcast, and a bronze medal for Best News Magazine.

BMB junior Luke Yepez, the producer and host of Sheep on the Meadow, was excited to receive the recognition.

“This is the first year we even produced the show,” he said. “And to already be seen as doing it so well means we’re clearly on to something. We’re going to make some changes and come back even stronger next year and go for the gold.”

The BMB-STN team’s work can be viewed on upcoming episodes of Midweek Update, both award-winning shows along with other content can be found on the Bellmore Merrick Broad -

last month.

casting YouTube page.

The BMB team has already begun preparing for STN 2025 which will be held in Tampa Bay, Florida, Feb. 28 to March 4, 2025.

Photos courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting students, faculty and alumni triumphantly returned home last month from a 124-hour marathon trip to California for the Student Television Network’s 2024 national Convention.

Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting students worked diligently during the competition

PERSON

To do or not to do – That is the question! PERSON TO

The word procrastination is bandied about all the time, but what exactly is it? Simply put, it’s an approach-avoidance conflict. Part of you knows you need (or even want) to do a task but another part of you resists making the time and effort to do it. Like a Hamlet in the world of action, you’re torn between two impulses: This ambivalence makes it tough for you to act. So, what happens?

■ You start to do the task yet lingering resistance results in your working at a snail’s pace.

■ You stay stuck in your Hamlet-like conflict until the last moment; then you lurch into action, prodded on by an impending deadline or a ticked-off third party.

■ You do the work, but you’re so fixated on perfection that you never finish it for fear of it not being good enough.

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Yup, procrastination is the butt of

you throughout your lifetime.

So, it’s important to address it now! Just like there’s a major difference between getting angry at times and being an angry person; there’s a major difference between procrastinating at times and being a chronic procrastinator.

the title became “It’s About Time!” A thoughtful title: still, I like my But as it’s a word procrastinators use as justification why they didn’t do what they were supposed to do, as in:

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If you’re wondering how extensive your procrastination pattern is, think about how often you procrastinate and the consequences of putting tasks off. If you know many ways to procrastinate, I’m impressed. You’re a creative person! However, if you keep telling yourself, “I’ll do it later” then later you slip into something more comfortable – like a coma – it’s time to learn how to use your creativity to your advantage!

Discover Your “But!”

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■ “I was going to take care of it but……”

■ “I wanted to study but…..”

■ “I expected to be on time but….”

The most valuable thing you need to know about “but” is this: Whatever comes After “BUT” is what counts; Whatever comes Before “BUT” simply softens the blow.

Intuitively, you already know this. If your love says to you, “You’re a terrific person “but....” you brace yourself for criticism. Though you can’t control what others say to you, you

do so and this innocent looking 3-letter word will be your never-ending excuse as to why you didn’t do what you said you’d do. But I’m too tired; but I was too busy; but I forgot; but, but, but…. Clearly, you’ve got to figure out a way to get the better of your buts.

Oh, and one more thing. Know the difference between but & and. “But” denotes opposition and blockage; “And” denotes connection and resolution. Both clauses of your sentence are important; one doesn’t cancel out the other. A solution awaits you! I’m sure you hear the difference between these two sentences!

■ I have work to do but sure I’ll join you. (There goes the work you were going to do!)

■ I have work to do and I’ll join you as soon as I finish it. (Both work and socializing are important!)

Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach, and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships,

In Memoriam: Marvin Salenger (1937-2024)

Marvin Salenger, cherished husband, devoted father, beloved uncle, and loyal friend, peacefully passed away on March 28, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love and legal brilliance that will forever be remembered. Born on April 24, 1937, Marvin's journey began in the vibrant neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn. Despite humble beginnings, his determination and resilience guided him through Brooklyn College’s night program, where he pursued his education while working in the Garment Center. Upon graduation, he landed a job teaching high school kids in East New York. It was during this time that he found unwavering support and encouragement from his beloved wife, Sydelle, whose faith in him propelled him towards his true calling.

Becoming a lawyer wasn't just a career choice for Marvin; it was his passion and his purpose. It’s what he was born to do. He thrived on fighting for the underdog with unwavering dedication and natural ability. With Sydelle's steadfast belief in him, Marvin pursued his legal education at Brooklyn Law School, attending night classes while balancing his responsibilities as a husband and father.

As a trial attorney, Marvin's impact was nothing short of legendary. His courtroom performances were a testament to his rare blend of intelligence, humor, compassion, and empathy, captivating audiences and leaving an indelible mark on the legal landscape of New York. Alongside his dear friend and colleague, Bob Sack, Marvin co-founded a firm that would become synonymous with excellence in personal injury and medical malpractice law, nurturing their vision into one of New York's premier trial firms.

Yet amidst his professional successes, Marvin remained grounded in his love for his family. Sydelle's support and his son Peter's presence in his life brought him immeasurable joy and fulfillment. He cherished every moment spent with them, recognizing the profound impact they had on shaping his capacity to love and to give.

Marvin's generosity extended far beyond his immediate family, encompassing his extended family and friends with boundless warmth and kindness. His legacy as a trial lawyer and family man will continue to inspire future generations, serving as a beacon of integrity, compassion, and humor in the pursuit of justice and in the embrace of loved ones.

In honoring Marvin's memory, we celebrate not only his legal brilliance but also his profound humanity, his unwavering love for his family, and his enduring impact on all who had the privilege of knowing him. Marvin Salenger was, and will always be, irreplaceable—a true giant among trial lawyers, a devoted family man, and a source of inspiration for us all. He is survived by his loving wife, Sydelle, his son Peter, daughter-in-law Kristin, and a host of family and friends whose lives were forever touched by his presence.

By Danielle Schwab & Tim Baker

Lori Lang, Malverne

“I have all the kids go through their closets and see what’s donatable to either a church or Big Brothers Big Sisters. Spring cleaning can be a great way to give back to the community.

What is your spring cleaning ritual?

Karen Richards, East Meadow

“When winter is over, spring means starting over with a clean slate. I follow what my mom and grandma did with their spring cleaning, so it’s been passed down the generations.”

Patti Elliott, Seaford

“I get the outside ready as soon as possible. The backyard is our ‘other room’ that we get to use in the spring/summer.

Lisa LoGuidice, Merrick

“I love to entertain in the spring and summer outside, so spring cleaning is a great way to feel a sense of coziness for myself and my guests.”

Nicky Lutsky, Long Beach

“Being stuck inside for the winter, you want to make everything fresh and exciting come spring. My mother was a big cleaner, so I gained my cleaning skills and routine from her.”

STEPPING OUT

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By Karen Bloom

Spring beckons with the first burst of blooms. While signs of the season are all around us now, there’s no place better than to welcome the season than at the always-glorious Old Westbury Gardens.

The landmark 200-acre estate, which officially re-opened April 1, is ready to delight visitors with its glorious gardens, a refurbished Westbury House, and a busy schedule of programs and activities.

This year promises to be especially exciting for President Maura Brush (in her first full season heading the beloved landmark), staff and visitors, as the estate — the former residence of lawyer John Shaffer Phipps, an heir to the Phipps family fortune — marks its 65th anniversary as a public home and garden.

“When the gardens opened to the public, Peggy Phipps and her friends probably carried it through many of those first years, that transition from private to public,” Brush says. “Sixty-five years is a big deal for an organization. I feel a great deal of energy going into this year. We’re really hitting our stride now.”

Brush describes her organization as an independent nonprofit that’s managed to hold its own in a place like Long Island that has so many things to offer people.

“So, the fact that we’re still here 65 years later with higher attendance — a higher rate of membership than ever before — speaks to people’s support of us,” she says. “We have our own special place in Long Island history, and our own special place in the horticultural world.”

That “specialness” is evident from the moment visitors enter through the gates. The first signs of the season have made their presence known.

“April is so exciting, with so many flowers ready to appear,” Brush says, enthusiastically. “Every type, size and signs of blooms are so cherished.”

The lake area is a favored place to check out in early spring.

“In the beginning of the year, it’s those outlying areas around the lakes where the waterline sort of meets the grass that’s so pleasant to visit,” Brush says. “It’s contemplative. With the trees not leafed out yet, the sun kind of shines off the water. I’ve noticed people are looking to get the sunlight. In the later months, they want to escape the sunlight. But in April, they want to turn their faces up and bask in that sun after winter.”

Old Westbury Gardens is reinvigorated for a milestone year ahead

• Old Westbury Gardens

• 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury

• For more information and program/events schedule, visit OldWestburyGardens. org or call (516) 333-0048

Path, Brush’s favorite spot at the start of the season.

“It’s at its best from April through midMay,” she says. “It’s particularly interesting from a horticulturalist standpoint. There are so many things that naturalize on their own in there, and its nice to see nature having a part of the painting. You know the Walled Garden is beautiful, but it’s done by man, whereas the Primrose Path is a nice merge between man painting with our brush and mother nature painting with hers.”

Of course, its namesake — the showy, early blooming primrose — is certainly the star of that spot. Also forget-me-not and other spring ephemerals add to the springtime display.

“It’s a wild counterpart to the more formal gardens,” Brush adds.

She notes that the landscape is ever-changing and continuously bursting with color.

“Every week there’s a rollout,” she says.

From the cascades of cherry blossoms, the delicate frittillaria, daffodils, cheerful viola to, of course, tulips, shrubbery and trees, it’s all carefully conceived and executed by Brush’s team.

“We have a really well-curated display of bulbs that you’ll not see elsewhere,” she says. “So much time and care has been put into curating these bulbs. We utilize them in such a way that the combinations are so interesting. The Walled Garden is particularly exciting.”

Along with the colorful blooms, the extensive schedule of programming springs forth. This month’s highlights include the season’s first concert by Old Westbury Gardens’ resident chamber ensemble, Poetica Musica, April 13, at Westbury House. Dog lovers can look forward to the popular Dog Friendly Weekend, including the Spring Dog Festival, April 20-21. Pooches and their pet parents enjoy exploring the grounds (leashed of course), and meeting up with fellow four-legged visitors.

“The calendar is so full this year there’s barely a blank square,” Brush says. “We consider this a year-long celebration of everything old Westbury

Laugh the night away when the Long Island Comedy Festival returns to the Madison Theatre with new edition of its popular show. This entertaining evening of stand-up, hosted by Paul Anthony, features a top tier lineup of creative talent on the comedy circuit. Eric Tartaglione, John Ziegler and Baker & Mark (pictured) keep the laughs coming all evening long. Tartaglione’s high energy is complemented by physically expressive act. Whether he’s poking fun at his Italian background, his shortcomings or his married life, his performance is totally relatable to all audiences. Ziegler realized his childhood dream when he entered stand-up comedy at 40. Growing up in a large Jewish family in an Italian/Irish Catholic Long Island neighborhood has given him a unique perspective for his comedy. Finally, Scott Baker and Vinnie Mark, known as ‘The Quickest Thinkers in Comedy,’ are acclaimed for their fast-paced, off-the-cuff improv act. No two performances are ever alike.

Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m. Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. For tickets and information, visit MadisonTheatreNY. org, or call (516) 323-4444.

The Wallflowers

Over by the lake, you’ll find early blooming shrubs like Cornelian Cherry and Viburnum, along with Flowering Quince, the multi-stemmed deciduous thorny shrub that produces short-lived red, orange, white or pink flowers and shiny, dark-green foliage.

“They are beautiful this time of year,” Brush notes.

Plus, an early spring visit to the lake area is an ideal opportunity to observe the estate’s wildlife.

“The lake is fun this time of year,” she says.“The ducks are there and you see turtles in the early part of the season sunning themselves on the logs and on banks. They congregate around the lake areas on the property. They really seem to enjoy being there.”

Also don’t miss the Primrose

“We always like to consider that you are guests in our home. We invite everyone to join us in celebrating this milestone as we showcase the beauty and splendor that have defined Old

Westbury

Grab your leather jackets and get ready to rock! The Wallflowers have hit the road with their epic sound. Expect to hear fan favorites, including the Billboard 100 charter ‘Sleepwalker.’ Formed in 1989 by Jakob Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller, the band has seen many changes over the years. The current line-up consists of Steve Mackey on bass, Stanton Adcock on lead guitar, Lynn Williams on drums, and Dylan on lead vocals and guitar. For the past 30 years, it’s stood as one of rock’s most dynamic and purposeful bands — a unit dedicated to and continually honing a sound that meshes timeless storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack. That signature style has been present through the decades, baked into the grooves of smash hits like 1996’s ‘Bringing Down the House,’ as well as more recent and exploratory fare like ‘Glad All Over.’ While it’s been nine long years since we’ve heard from the group with whom he first made his mark, The Wallflowers are silent no more.

Thursday, April 17, 8 p.m. $75, $45, $35, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Old Westbury Gardens is ready to burst out with a brilliant display of color.

Photos courtesy Old Westbury Gardens

blooming shrubs like Cornelian Cherry and Gardens has to offer.

Gardens for generations.”

THE Your Neighborhood

Melissa Errico

April 19

Melissa Errico takes the stage with pianist-arranger Billy Stritch for her new show “The Life and Loves of a Broadway Baby.” She arrives at the Landmark on Friday, April 19, at 8 p.m., for this theatrical tour de force. Errico sets her own life to the Broadway songs that she has sung and owned — and offers both a sensational set of beloved standards and a series of witty and sometimes wicked stories about an ingenue’s life passed on the Great White Way. A sexy, sublime study of American songs, ranging from Cole Porter to Harold Arlen, Lerner & Loewe to Taylor Swift, with a substantial peek at Melissa’s new Sondheim album, “Sondheim In The City,”, with songs like “Everybody Says Don’t,” “Take Me To The World,” and “Being Alive.”

A woman of stage, screen and song, she’s a great interpreter of classic musicals and modern music alike, as well as a sparkling writer, recording artist, and film/television actress. Opera News has called her “the Maria Callas of American musical theater,” referencing both her silken voice and dramatic, expressive intensity, first came to attention for her starring roles on Broadway. She has since become a concert, cabaret and recording artist as well. Errico has starred on Broadway in such musicals as My Fair Lady where The New York Times called her Eliza Doolittle “beguiling,” White Christmas in the Rosemary Clooney role of Betty, and as Cosette in Les Misérables. Come hear for yourself why Broadway World says, “The way Melissa Errico immerses herself in every moment, the technical brilliance of her vocal abilities, and the sheer star power that the lady exudes, makes her a take-no-prisoners performer, offering a leave-it-allon-the-floor show. $63, $53, $43. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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All Kids Fair

The family extravaganza returns to Samanea New York Mall (formerly The Source Mall), Sunday, April 14, 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Enjoy varied activities along with over 80 kid-centered exhibitors. New activities this year include Be a Biker for a Day, and Ninja Warrior obstacle course, along with soft play (ages infant to 5), mixed martial arts and pickleball, featuring two fullsize pickleball courts with expert instruction.

Also three large bounce houses, DJ with Mr. and Mrs. Mouse, Face painting, balloon animals, photo booth, sensory play, putting green, arts and crafts, and more. $10 for children ages 2 and up, $5 for adults; all tickets $5 advance purchase. 1504 Old Country Road, Westbury. For tickets and more information, visit AllKidsFair.com.

Relay for Life

The Relay for Life at Calhoun High School takes place April 24-25 Parents are needed to help with food donations. Parents are also wanted to form teams, participate in the event, and be a part of the event. Register, form a team, or make a donation at Main. ACSEvents.org.

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Urban Art Evolution,” is a comprehensive exhibit featuring a diverse range of compositions from the 1980s through the present by creators who were based in the rough and tumble downtown area of New York City known as Loisaida/LES (Lower East Side/East Village) and close surrounding neighborhoods. Artists pushed the boundaries of what was considered “art” with a primary focus on street/graffiti art. The exhibit’s scope, guest curated by art collector/gallerist Christopher Pusey, offers an even broader view from other creative residents, who worked inside their studios but still contributed to the rich fabric of the downtown art scene from different vantage points and aesthetics.

Works include sculpture, paintings, photography, music, and ephemera from many noted and influential artists. On view through July 7. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Baby shower for moms-to-be

Mercy Hospital hosts this free event for expecting momsto-be, Saturday, May 11, noon to 2 p.m., in the lower level cafeteria. With raffles, giveaways for mom and baby, and meet and greets with physicians, lactation specialists, mother/baby nurses, games and more. For moms only. 1000 N. Village Ave. Email Elizabeth. Schwind@chsli.org to register. For more information, visit CHSLI.org/mercy-hospital or call (516)-626-3729.

Celebrate Holi

Long Island Children’s Museum invites families to celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors, Sunday, April 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Originating in India, this Hindu festival marks the end of winter and the arrival of the colorful spring season. During this joyous celebration, families eat sweets, dance to traditional folk music and throw colorful powder made from flowers called gulal. Crafts, color throwing and dancing will be part of this vibrant event. Welcome spring’s arrival with Holi. Participants are encouraged to wear clothes that they won’t mind getting messy. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM. org.

Poetica Musica in concert

Enjoy a delightful musical tour exploring the history of France from Medieval times to the present, with Old Westbury Gardens’ chamber music artists-in-residence, Saturday, April 13, 7:30-10 p.m. in Westbury House’s Red Ballroom. Explore the works and styles of Mozart, Chopin, Ravel, Debussy, and Rameau, among others, with pianist Hayk Arsenyan, mezzo soprano Eleanor Valkenburg and guest artist Christopher Preston Thompson (tenor and harpist).

With pre-concert discussion, 7:30 p.m., and Meet the Artists reception immediately following concert on the West Porch. $30 general admission, $24 members, $25 Seniors (62+) and students. 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury. For information, visit OldWestburyGardens.org or call (516) 333-0048.

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April 14

On stage

Plaza

Theatrical continues its season with “Til Death Do Us Part…You First,” directed by Chazz Palminteri, Sunday, April 14, 2:30 p.m. Peter Fogel wrote and perfroms his hilarious autobiographical tale. An eternal bachelor, Fogel has major commitment issues as the love of his life has just broken up with him on Valentine’s Day. He senses his own mortality and after much soul searching, he decides to revisit the scene of all his romantic disasters.

Fogel’s signature wit, along with riotous relatable characters, takes us on a whirlwind comedic journey of searching for his soul mate and the meaning of a real commitment. Fogel laments: “The longest relationship I’ve had in my entire life…is with T-Mobile!” $40, $35 seniors. See it at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre. 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

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.

Friday Night Car Show

Friday car shows return, sponsored by The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores and the Town of Hempstead, Friday, 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.

Afternoon of comedy

Gary’s Smith’s NY Entertainment Club presents three national touring comedians, Saturday, April 13, 2:30-4 p.m., at Bellmore Memorial Library. With headliner Chris Monty, known for his performances in “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”, CBS’s “Kevin Can Wait”, and Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black; Ellen Karis, acclaimed as The Greek Goddess of Comedy, r; entertainer Les Degen, known for comedy, music, and all-around entertainment. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. 2288 Bedford Ave., Bellmore. Visit BellmoreLibrary.org for more. information and to register

VFW Tea Party

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, April 13, 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 adults connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. For ages 2-14. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for to register or call (516) 484-9337.

VFW Auxiliary Post 2770 hosts a tea party, Sunday April 25, 1-4 p.m. Scones, tea, sandwiches, and desserts will be served. With raffles and a fancy hat contest. $30 per person, $20 ages 12 and under. . 2400 Bedford Ave., Bellmore. RSVP by April 13 by calling or texting Kathy at (516) 305-3139. Payment by check, payable to VFW Aux to Vigilant Post 2770, along with attendees’ names, should be sent to Kathy Burns at 665 Eileen Street, Franklin Square, NY 11010

Social Club Karaoke Night at Temple

Beth Am

Temple Beth Am of Merrick and Bellmore hosts a Social Club Karaoke Night, Saturday, April 13. $18 per member; $22 for nonmembers. 2377 Merrick Ave., Merrick. Register at TempleBethAmMerrick.org or call (516) 378-3477 for more.

Public Notices

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 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. Fecha: North Merrick, Nueva York 17 de enero de 2024 Por orden de la JUNTA DE FIDEICOMISARIOS BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE NORTH MERRICK

North Merrick, Nueva York Jacqueline Perez, Directora 145045

To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE

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

PUBLIC LIBRARY

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.

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

Public Notices

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

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, 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

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.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HILDERS OF THE BEAR STEARNS ALT-A

TRUST 2004-10, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-10, Plaintiff, Against LUIS A. QUIJANO; ET AL; Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 03/22/2023, 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, NY 11501 on 4/25/2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 174 Babylon Turnpike, 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 At Merrick, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau, State Of New York.

Section 2555 Block 166

Lot 158

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $1,154,373.34 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale;

Index # 005630/2015 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.

Ronald J. Ferraro, Esq., Referee. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 1/29/2024 File

Number: 17-300295 CA 145590

LEGAL NOTICE

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA

SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO, REUNIÓN ANUAL, ELECCIÓN Y REGISTRO DE VOTANTES, DISTRITO ESCOLAR

MERRICK UNION FREE Y BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE MERRICK

PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar Merrick Union Free, pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en la escuela primaria Lakeside Elementary School, Merrick, Nueva York, el 7 de mayo de

2024 a las 7:15 p. m. para analizar el gasto de los fondos para el año escolar 2024-2025, su correspondiente presupuesto y otros asuntos según la autorización de la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto de la biblioteca de Merrick en la biblioteca de Merrick, Merrick, Nueva York, el 30 de abril de 2024 a las 7:00 p. m. para analizar el gasto de los fondos para el año fiscal 2024-2025, su correspondiente presupuesto y otros asuntos según la autorización de la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York.

TAMBIÉN SE

NOTIFICA que, durante la reunión anual de dicho distrito escolar, que se celebrará el martes 21 de mayo de 2024 en Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, Nueva York, también se votará la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del distrito escolar y la biblioteca (el presupuesto escolar y para la biblioteca) para el año escolar 2024-2025. La votación se realizará entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. Se usarán máquinas de votación en dicha elección anual.

TAMBIÉN SE

NOTIFICA que se celebrará una elección para cubrir tres (3) vacantes con un mandato de tres (3) años para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación y una (1) vacante con un mandato de cinco (5) años para la oficina del fideicomisario de la Junta de la Biblioteca en Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, Nueva York, el martes 21 de mayo de 2024. Las urnas para dicha elección estarán abiertas desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se autoriza por el presente a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Merrick Union Free a transferir $2,000,000 del fondo de reserva para reparaciones establecido el 11 de abril de 2019 al fondo de reserva de capitales establecido el 21 de mayo de 2019, además de la autorización para el financiamiento anual del fondo de reserva de capitales, tal como lo autorizaron los votantes en la reunión anual del 21 de mayo de 2019. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, en la boleta electoral, aparecerá una propuesta que indicará esencialmente lo siguiente: Se autorizará a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Merrick Union Free por medio de la presente a gastar

$6,100,000 del fondo de reserva de capitales establecido el 21 de mayo de 2019 con el fin de realizar los siguientes proyectos: (1) reemplazo o recubrimiento del techo en la escuela primaria Chatterton Elementary School; (2) reparación de las paredes con mampostería de la escuela primaria Chatterton Elementary School, y (3) reemplazo de las tuberías de vapor en la escuela primaria Lakeside Elementary School.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito podrá obtener una copia de la declaración del monto de dinero que será requerido para el año escolar 2024-2025, a los fines de invertirlos en la escuela y la biblioteca, durante los catorce (14) días previos a la votación, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en las escuelas del distrito, entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, se agregó la sección 495 a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el distrito escolar adjunte a su presupuesto sugerido un informe de exenciones. Este informe de exenciones mostrará qué parte del valor total estimado de la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos. En el informe se mencionará cada tipo de exención, otorgadas por la autoridad legal, y se mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, expresado en un monto en dólares del valor estimado o como porcentaje del total del valor estimado en la lista, el valor acumulativo que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) u otros pagos para servicios municipales, y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Este informe de exenciones se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios que el distrito designe para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del distrito. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las peticiones para nominar a candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación deberán presentarse ante la secretaria del distrito entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m. y antes de las 5:00 p. m. del lunes 22 de abril de 2024. Dicha petición debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del distrito para la elección de la Junta de Educación. Los candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos serán electos para el

cargo. El registro personal es un requisito previo para votar en todas las elecciones de este distrito escolar y nadie podrá votar en esta elección si su nombre no aparece en el registro preparado para dicha elección; a excepción de cualquier persona residente del distrito que esté registrada de manera permanente en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau para votar en otras elecciones que no sean del distrito escolar y cuyo registro esté vigente, quien también podrá votar en esta elección sin registro adicional.

TAMBIÉN SE

NOTIFICA que la secretaria del distrito estará en la oficina del distrito el martes 7 de mayo de 2024, entre las 12:00 p. m. y las 4:00 p. m., con el propósito de preparar un registro de este distrito escolar para dicha elección, momento y lugar en los que cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en el registro, siempre y cuando se sepa o se demuestre, para satisfacción de la Junta de Registros, que dicha persona tiene derecho a votar en la reunión o en la elección para la cual se prepara dicho registro. Las personas calificadas también podrán registrarse los días en que la escuela esté en sesión entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m. en las escuelas del distrito, pero no se harán registros con menos de cinco (5) días de anticipación a la elección; este año el límite es el 16 de mayo de 2024.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros se reunirá el martes 21 de mayo de 2024, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. en Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, Nueva York, para preparar el registro del distrito escolar que se usará en las reuniones o elecciones subsecuentes a la votación del presupuesto y elección anual del distrito escolar, en cuyo horario cualquier persona tendrá derecho a inscribirse en el registro, siempre que en tal reunión de la Junta de Registros se sepa o se demuestre, a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registros, que esa persona tiene derecho, entonces o en lo sucesivo, a votar en la reunión o en la elección escolar para la cual se prepara el registro.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el registro preparado se presentará en la oficina del superintendente de escuelas y estará disponible para que cualquier votante calificado del distrito pueda inspeccionarlo en la oficina del superintendente de escuelas y de la secretaria del distrito en Katherine

E. Reif Administration Center cada uno de los cinco (5) días previos al día establecido para la elección, de 9:30 a. m. a 3:30 p. m., excepto los domingos, y el sábado anterior a las elecciones únicamente con cita previa.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto por ausencia y por correo anticipado pueden realizarse en la Secretaría del Distrito. La secretaria del distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia o por correo anticipado no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la fecha de la elección. La secretaria del distrito debe recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia o por correo anticipado por lo menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral debe enviarse al votante por correo, o hasta el día antes de la elección si la boleta electoral debe entregarse al votante o a quien haya designado en persona. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta electoral por ausencia o por correo anticipado, la secretaria del distrito enviará por correo dicha boleta electoral a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la elección. Las boletas electorales por ausencia o por correo anticipado no se escrutarán a menos que se hayan recibido en la Secretaría del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección. Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia o por correo anticipado disponible en la Secretaría del Distrito durante los cinco días previos al día de la elección, excepto el domingo. TAMBIÉN SE

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, durante la elección del Distrito Escolar Merrick Union Free, los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Escuelas Secundarias Bellmore-Merrick votarán con los siguientes fines:

a) Votar sobre el presupuesto escolar anual para el año escolar 2024-2025 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito para los propósitos anteriores.

b) Votar sobre cualquier otra propuesta que se pueda presentar oportunamente en la reunión.

FECHA: marzo de 2024 Merrick, NY

POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR MERRICK UNION FREE PAMELA AMON, SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 145801 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTION AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public budget hearing of the Merrick Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held at the Lakeside Elementary School, Merrick, New York on May 7, 2024 at 7:15 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the 2024-2025 school year and the budgeting thereof and for such other business as is authorized by the Education Law of the State of New York.

NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar. Estos votantes pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en su pedido del registro, de la solicitud de boleta electoral o la boleta electoral. Los formularios de solicitud de registro para votantes militares se deben recibir en la Secretaría del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 25 de abril de 2024. Las solicitudes de boleta electoral militar deben recibirse en la Secretaría del Distrito por correo o en persona también a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 25 de abril de 2024. Las boletas electorales militares no se escrutarán a menos que se envíen por correo o se presenten en persona y (1) la Secretaría del Distrito las reciba antes del cierre de las urnas el día de la elección y tengan una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o bien (2) la Secretaría del Distrito las reciba antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y estén firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección.

Public Notices

NOTICE IS

FURTHER GIVEN, that a public budget hearing of the Merrick Library will be held at the Merrick Library, Merrick, New York on April 30, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and the budgeting thereof and for such other business as is authorized by the Education Law of the State of New York.

NOTICE IS

FURTHER GIVEN, that the vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of said school district and library for the 2024-2025 school year (school budget and library budget) will be held at the annual meeting of said school district on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at the Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, New York. Voting shall take place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Voting machines will be used for voting at said annual election.

NOTICE IS

FURTHER GIVEN, that an election to fill three (3) vacancies, each for a term of three (3) years for the office of member of the Board of Education and one (1) vacancy for a term of five (5) years for the office of trustee of the Library Board will be held at the Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, New York, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The polls for voting at said election will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board of Education of the Merrick Union Free School District is hereby authorized to transfer $2,000,000 from the Repair Reserve Fund established on April 11, 2019 to the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 21, 2019 in addition to the authorization for the annual funding of the Capital Reserve Fund as authorized by the voters at the May 21, 2019 annual meeting.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a proposition will appear on the ballot to read substantially as follows: Shall the Board of Education of the Merrick Union Free School District be hereby authorized to expend $6,100,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 21, 2019 for the purpose of the performing the following projects: (1) Roof replacement or recoating at the Chatterton Elementary School; (2) masonry wall repair at the Chatterton Elementary School; and (3) steam pipe replacement at Lakeside Elementary School.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2024-2025 for school purposes and library purposes may be obtained by any resident of the district during the fourteen (14) days preceding the vote, except Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, at the schools of the district from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation. The report will list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and will show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll, the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) or other payments for municipal services, and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. This exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on the website maintained by the District.

NOTICE IS

FURTHER GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 22, 2024. Such nominating petition must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the district for election to the Board of Education. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to office.

Personal registration is a prerequisite for voting at all elections in this school district, and no person will be entitled to vote at such election whose name does not appear upon the register prepared for such election; except that any person, a resident of the district, who is permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections to vote at elections other than a school district election and whose registration is current, shall also be qualified to vote at this election without further registration.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the District Clerk will be in the District Office in said district on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of preparing the register of the school district for such election; at such time and place, any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such register provided that he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be entitled to vote at the meeting or election for which such register is to be prepared. Qualified individuals may also register between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on days when school is in session at the schools of the district, except that no registration shall take place less than five (5) days preceding the election, this year May 16, 2024.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, New York, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. to prepare the Register of the School District to be used for meetings or elections held subsequent to the annual School District election and budget vote, at which time any person may be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which said Register is so prepared.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the register thus prepared will be filed in the office of the Superintendent of Schools and that such register will be open for inspection to any qualified voter of the district at the office of the Superintendent of Schools and the District Clerk in the Katherine E. Reif Administration Center between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. during each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for the election, except Sundays, and on the Saturday prior to the election by appointment only.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee and early mail ballots may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk. An application for an absentee or early mail ballot must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the date of the election. An application for an absentee or early mail ballot must be received

by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent.

Upon receiving a timely application for a mailed absentee or early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address designated on the application by no later than six (6) days before the election. No absentee and early mail voter ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received at the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot.

Military voter registration application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024. Military ballot applications must be received in the Office of the District Clerk by mail or in person by also no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is returned by mail or in person and (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated be not later than the day before the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that at the election of the Merrick Union Free School District, qualified voters of the BellmoreMerrick Central High

School District shall vote for the following

purposes:

a) To vote upon the annual school budget for the 2024-2025 school year, and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the district for the foregoing purposes.

b) To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting.

DATED: March 2024 Merrick, NY

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

PAMELA AMON, DISTRICT CLERK 145799

LEGAL NOTICE

BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 1260 MEADOWBROOK ROAD NORTH MERRICK, NY 11566 516-992-1090

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Education of BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, Merrick, NY at the Business Office, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, NY 11566-1500 on May 1, 2024 at 10:00am prevailing time for the 2024-2025 School Year for the following categories:

ATHLETIC SUPPLIES

MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES

Specifications and instructions to bidders may be obtained by calling Educational Data Services, Inc. at 973-340-8800 OR by logging onto our website at www.ed-data.com. Click vendors & fill out the Vendor Bid Enrollment form. Bids will be available ten (10) days before the bid due date listed in this notice to bidders.

No bids will be sent unless requested by the above procedure. Bids will be addressed to the Board of Education, Attn: Ms. Melisa Stiles, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, NY 11566.

BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN SEALED ENVELOPES AND CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE NAME OF THE BIDDER, BID TITLE, DATE AND TIME OF THE BID OPENING.

The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities in any bid, or to reject any or all bids, or to accept that bid, or any part of that bid, which is in its judgment is for the best interest of the school district. No bids shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Board of Education.

PRICES MUST REMAIN FIRM FROM JULY 1, 2024

UNTIL JUNE 30, 2025.

Ms. Melisa Stiles

SchoolBusiness Administrator & Purchasing Agent

Dated: April 11, 2024 146090

LEGAL NOTICE Invitation to Bidders

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Merrick Union Free School District

PUBLIC NOTICE: is hereby given for separate contract sealed bids for: Interior Door Reconstructions at Chatterton Elementary School. Bids will be received by the School District, on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 11 a.m. in the Administration Office at: 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, NY 11566, and at said time and place publicly opened and read aloud.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the Office of the Architect, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers, P.C., 244 East Main Street, Patchogue New York, (631-475-0349); however

the Contract Documents may only be obtained through the Office of REV Plans, 28 Church StreetSuite 7, Warwick, New York 10990 (845-651-3845)

beginning on Thursday, April 11, 2024

Complete digital sets of Contract Documents shall be obtained online (with a free user account) as a download for a nonrefundable fee of OneHundred ($100.00) Dollars at the following website: bbs.biddyhq.com. Optionally, in lieu of digital copies, hard copies may be obtained directly from REV upon a deposit of One-Hundred ($100.00) Dollars for each complete set. Checks for deposits shall be made payable to the DISTRICT MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT and may be uncertified. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at the above referenced websites. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Plan holders who have obtained hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. The bid deposit for hard copies will be returned upon receipt of plans and specifications, in good condition, within thirty days after bid date, except for the lowest responsible bidder, whose check will be forfeited upon the award of the contract.

The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or the proposals will be rejected within 45 days of the date of opening proposals. Bids shall be subject, however, to the discretionary right reserved by the School District to waive any informalities in, accept or reject any alternatives, reject any proposals and to advertise for new proposals, if in its opinion the best interest of the School District will thereby be promoted.

Bidder may not withdraw its bid until forty-five (45) days after the bid opening, except in accordance with General Municipal Law Section 103(11).

Restrictions, if any, applicable to construction activities in the Owner’s facilities as a result of State, Federal, or Local orders, laws, regulations or rules, and the duration of any such restrictions, the Owner may modify the construction schedule, including the anticipated start date, set forth in the Contract/ Bid Documents.

By submitting a bid, the Bidder consents to any such schedule modification and further acknowledges and agrees that there shall be no additional compensation for the schedule modification caused directly or indirectly by such restrictions. The Bidder further acknowledges and agrees that the sole remedy for any schedule modifications or delays caused directly or indirectly by such restrictions shall be an extension of time, to be determined in the sole discretion of the Owner.

Dated: April 11, 2024

By Order of: The Board of Education Merrick Union Free School District 146091

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State

April 26, 2024 - April 28, 2024., N/W cor. Sunrise Hwy. & Merrick Ave., a/k/a Town of Hempstead Parking Lot M-5. 226/24. - 227/24.

MERRICK - Michael Ferber, Variances, rear yard, rear yard occupied, maintain roof over attached to detached garage; Maintain pool equipment with less than required rear yard setback., S/E cor. Aster Ave. & Larkspur Ave., a/k/a 45 Aster Ave. 229/24. - 231/24.

MERRICK - Joseph & Lori Russo, Mother/Daughter Res. (2nd Kitchen); Variances, lot area occupied, front yard average setback, construct 1-story addition, 2-story addition & roofed over portico all attached to dwelling.(alterations & construction in excess of 50% - new c/o required); Variances, lot area occupied, percentage of rear yard occupied, construct 3-car detached garage with shed addition., E/s Wilson Ave., 140’ S/o Decatur Ave., a/k/a 1782 Wilson 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. 146065

LEGAL NOTICE

BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

BELLMORE U.F.S.D.

MERRICK U.F.S.D.

NORTH BELLMORE

U.F.S.D.

NORTH MERRICK U.F.S.D.

on 4/17/2024 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: THE

MERRICK - Merrick Chamber of Commerce, Inc., Amusement Rides (Special Event) duration

October 25, 2024October 27, 2024; Amusement Rides (Special Event) duration

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU NOTICE TO BIDDERS:

In accordance with provision of Section 103 of the General Municipal Law, the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Transportation Consortium hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for:

Bellmore-Merrick Cooperative Summer 2024 Bid

Bellmore-Merrick Cooperative 2024-2025 School Year Bid

Pizzerias gear up for fundraiser for Diller family

For each pie, $5 will go to family of slain officer and first responder organizations

By CHARLES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com

To help raise money for the family of fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, the Long Island community is doing what it does best — make pizza.

Pizzerias across Long Island are participating in an April 17 fundraiser to benefit the family of Diller, a Massapequa Park resident and Franklin Square native who was killed in the line of duty. He leaves behind a wife, Stephanie, and a 1-year-old son, Ryan. For every pizza pie sold at participating restaurants, $5 will be donated to support the slain officer’s family, as well as organizations that benefit law enforcement, such as Beyond the Badge NY, Project Thank-A-Cop and the Silver Shield Foundation.

Anthony Lombardo, owner of Lombardo’s of Seaford Pizzeria, said his restaurant is participating in the event, and hosted its own fundraiser, donating 15 percent of last week’s earnings to the Diller family. Lombardo said the pizzeria is excited to participate and help out any way it can.

“My heart broke for his wife and kids,” Lombardo said. “I have two brothers-in-law in law enforcement in Nassau County, so it hit home a little bit. It’s a sad thing.”

Diller, 31, was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Far Rockaway on March 25. The suspected gunman, Guy Rivera, 34, was a passenger in a car driven by Lindy Jones, 41, who refused to roll down the car’s windows during the stop. Jones, according to police, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a gun after another firearm was found in the car. Police said Rivera, who was charged with first-degree murder, as well as attempted murder for trying to fire his gun at an NYPD sergeant on scene during the altercation, had at

Bids will be publicly opened and read at the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Business Office, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, on Tuesday, May 1, 2024, at 10:00 am.

Specifications and Bid Forms may be obtained from the office of Tom Volpe, Director of Transportation, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject in whole or in part all bids or to accept any bid which in its judgment is in the best interest of the school district.

By order: Board of Education BELLMORE-MERRICK

least 21 prior arrests, according to police officials.

Long Island Pizza Strong, which raises money to aid the community during a time of need, is organizing the April 17 event. The organization’s co-founder, Anthony Laurino, who is also owner of Phil’s Pizzeria & Restaurant in Syosset, announced on April 1 the fundraiser for Diller’s family. As of press time, more than 200 restaurants have signed up to participate, and Laurino said the list keeps growing.

“I don’t see any reason why every pizzeria wouldn’t want to do this,” Laurino said.

Laurino co-founded the pizza fundraiser with Alyssa Guidice, of Dine LI, and Jim Serpico, owner of Side Hustle Bread, last year to help the families of the victims of the Farmingdale High School marching band bus crash in September, which resulted in the deaths of 43-year-old band director Gina Pellettiere and 77-year-old retired social studies teacher Beatrice Ferarri.

As a member of the Farmingdale community, Laurino was deeply touched by the tragedy. His son was aboard one of the buses that was heading to band camp in Pennsylvania, but not the one that crashed. On the night of the bus crash, Laurino spoke with Guidice and Serpico, and Long Island Pizza Strong was founded.

“We took off like a bandit,” Laurino said. “We had 140 places involved, and we raised $102,200 for most of the people that were affected by it.”

Laurino said costumers have been supportive of the fundraiser for Diller’s family, and participating pizzerias are excited to raise money. Uncle Frank’s Pizza and Cocktails in Wantagh is one of the participating pizzerias, and manager Alexandra Gardner said her employees have been touched by Officer Diller’s story and want to show their support.

“A lot of our staff have family in law enforcement, and it’s an area that has a lot of cop families, so we all have ties to that,” Gardner said. “We definitely wanted to help out in any way that we can, show our support, and be there for the people in our community.”

Gardner said she grew up in Massapequa Park, where Diller lived, and the restaurant has hosted Christmas parties for Seventh Precinct police officers in Seaford.

“We’re just trying to get as much participation as we can, so we can really give as much as we can to the family,” Gardner said.

Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund, also known as Answer the Call, plans to give $50,000 to Diller’s widow and son, as well as a $10,000 annual stipend. Achiezer, a community resource center based in Lawrence and Far Rockaway, and the Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula, have raised more than $16,000 to help Diller’s family.

Laurino said he hopes to organize more fundraisers with Long Island Pizza Strong and is looking forward to a huge turnout for Diller’s family.

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A member of the NYPD for three years, Diller had earned several honors, and was described by fellow officers at the 105th Precinct, where he worked, as a “cop’s cop.” He was posthumously promoted to detective first grade, which was announced by NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban at his funeral, held at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Massapequa on March 30.

Diller’s death became a national story, and numerous organizations have shown their support through generous donations. The New York Police and

“Hopefully, we get a half a million dollars, why not?” Laurino said of the April 17 fundraiser. “You can’t put an amount of money on the loss of somebody’s life.”

As of press time, Bellmore restaurants that are participating include Piccolo Ristorante and Bramalo Restaurant, and in Merrick, Frankie’s Pizza, Montana Brothers, Galleria of Merrick, Riko’s Pizza, Roma Pizza, La Piazza of Merrick, Pizza Cucina and Tony & Luigi’s WFP.

For more information, visit LIPizzaStrong.com.

Courtesy NYPD Long Island pizzerias are hosting a fundraiser on April 17 for the family of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, a Franklin Square native who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Far Rockaway on March 25.

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The heartbreaking death of an NYPD hero

The tragic murder of 31-year-old New York City Police Officer

Jonathan Diller has had a devastating impact not just on his Massapequa Park community, but across Long Island, New York and indeed the country.

I represented Massapequa Park, and my district office was located there for all 28 years I was in Congress. Almost immediately after the news of Diller’s murder broke, blue ribbons appeared on local businesses and residences throughout Massapequa and Massapequa Park. Two nights later, there was a candlelight vigil at Brady Park that was attended by over 1,000 residents, who gathered in a steady rain to honor Diller’s memory.

The rain continued the following day, but that didn’t deter a long line of mourners from attending Diller’s wake at the Massapequa Funeral Home.

Among those attending and showing

his respects was former President Donald Trump, who met with and consoled Diller’s 29-year-old widow, Stephanie, and other members of his family. Trump demonstrated great dignity and respect, and clearly had a reassuring and calming effect on these good people.

I had the privilege of being there, and thanked Trump for giving strength to the Diller family and to the community. I also spoke briefly with Stephanie Diller, and was struck by her youth and her strength of character, which she will surely need after losing her husband so tragically and having to raise their 1-year-old son, Ryan, without his father.

My lasting memory will be of Stephanie Diller’s moving eulogy.

was bright and clear for Diller’s funeral at St. Rose of Lima Church in Massapequa. Rosemary and I drove to the service with Sid Rosenberg, from WABC radio’s “Sid and Friends”; his wife, Danielle; and Bill O’Reilly. Merrick Road was a seemingly endless sea of blue, as thousands of police officers lined the street in both directions for as far as the eye could see.

The steady stream of mourners continued the following day, Good Friday, when there was the controversial incident involving Gov. Kathy Hochul, who, by some accounts, was asked to leave the funeral home by Diller family members. I’ve heard various versions of what happened, but all of them made it clear that it wasn’t the amicable discussion Hochul claimed.

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We assembled across the street from St. Rose, in a group that included many strong supporters of the police, such as Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, former NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and Congressmen Anthony D’Esposito and Andrew Garbarino. There were also those who didn’t belong, such as state Attorney General Letitia James and city Comptroller Brad Lander, who are shamefully anti-police.

The arrival of the hearse, the sound of muffled drums, a lone piper playing the haunting tones of “Amazing Grace,” the flag-draped coffin being carried into the church, followed by Stephanie Diller, holding Ryan in her arms, were truly heartbreaking.

Inside, the church was filled to overflowing with men and women in blue. My lasting memory will be of Stephanie’s courageous eulogy, in which she described her husband’s goodness and love, and then demanded that elected officials at long last correct the laws and policies that keep violent criminals on the streets and result in the senseless deaths of brave police officers. The church erupted in sustained applause, and there were tears everywhere.

Then mourners filed silently from the church and reassembled across Merrick Road. The coffin was carried from the church, and a bugler played taps. The flag was taken from the coffin and presented to Stephanie. The NYPD Pipe Band played “America the Beautiful.” The coffin was placed in the hearse, and the cortège began the journey bringing Jonathan Diller to his final resting place in St. Charles Cemetery. His life was over. His memory lives on.

NYPD hero Jonathan Diller, R.I.P.

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

Washington: where bipartisanship goes to die

It has never been a secret among my political friends that I have always been a strong supporter of bipartisan government. I practiced that philosophy during my 23 years in Albany, and I continue to believe that when the two parties work together, remarkable things can get done.

When I was a part of the Democratic leadership in Albany, I was frequently asked to sit down with Republican members with the goal of getting important legislation passed and signed into law. I recall, during one late-night session, a small group of us walked the corridors behind the chambers to meet with the State Senate Republican leader, Warren Anderson. We went for the purpose of discussing a number of major bills that had not been acted on in the closing hours of the session.

Bill by bill, issue by issue, we had an open and frank discussion of the pros and cons of the legislation, and after a few hours of talking, we all shook

hands. Hours later, the agreed-on package of proposals was on the floor of both houses, and by the time the morning sun was peeking through the chamber windows, all of the bills had been passed and were on their way to the governor to be signed.

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I remember numerous sessions in which one of my fellow Long Island Republican senators would sit down with me during an Assembly session with a list of their local priorities. The late Norman Levy, who was a hard-working legislator, often came by with a fistful of pending bills, asking for my help to get them out of the Ways and Means Committee, which I chaired. From time to time I would make the same walk to the Senate side to ask for help with my legislation.

member to invoke another rule that requires a vote to keep or oust the speaker. It has already happened once, when a small cluster of hardheaded conservatives invoked the rule, and Kevin McCarthy was kicked out of the speaker’s job.

ny attempt to pass major bipartisan legislation is considered a form of treason.

I’m taking this walk down memory lane as a way of contrasting how government once functioned at the state level, and how, today, the legislative process in Washington is a total disaster. One good example is the rule adopted by the Republican members of the House of Representatives that allows any one

A few weeks ago, maverick Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, asked that the House consider that option again, this time to kick Speaker Mike Johnson out. Johnson’s sin is that he collaborated with House Democrats to avoid a shutdown of the federal government.

Greene is one of a small cluster of members who came to Washington for the sole purpose of blowing up the House, and apparently the country along with it. This right-wing bomb squad has succeeded in taking away almost all of the powers of the moderate members, who have yet to put up a real fight on any issue.

There are many important issues that have been kicked aside as a result of the machinations of the ultra-conservative block. The Senate passed a bipartisan bill that would impose the stron-

gest border security laws in recent history, and at the same time provide financial assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Johnson has refused to advance the bill, caving under pressure from former President Donald Trump, who insists that the members avoid making President Biden look good.

The idea that the House majority would refuse to approve legislation that would solve the border dilemma at the behest of a person who holds no elected office is a national tragedy. There are ample Democratic and Republican votes to pass the Senate bill and other bills that would make the current session of Congress a meaningful one, but Johnson is paralyzed and ineffective. Any attempt to pass major bipartisan legislation is considered heresy and a form of treason.

America desperately needs a good old dose of bipartisanship in Washington, but for now that is just a dream for old political souls like me.

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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The time to support local journalism is now a

few short weeks ago, we told you about the newly-formed Empire State Local News Coalition. The Merrick Herald is proud to be a member of this fastgrowing group of more than 150 New York local news outlets that have joined forces to protect local journalism across the state.

The work of our coalition has raised awareness of the importance of local journalism as well as the challenges facing the local news industry. (New York has lost half of its newsrooms since 2004.) We are grateful to communities across the state who have united behind us.

In just the past month, we rallied in Westchester County, where locals were stunned by the abrupt closure of three community newspapers. We went directly to Albany to appeal to lawmakers, and where we also rallied with elected officials from both the state senate and Assembly.

Numerous localities have adopted resolutions expressing their support for legislation that would support local journalism, and more municipal resolutions are in the pipeline. Even unconventional allies like Microsoft have joined our calls to save local news.

Thanks to these collective efforts, the Local Journalism Sustainability Act — which would provide tax credits to local news organizations for retaining and creating newsroom jobs — was included

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Larry McCoy will pick up the first dime

To the Editor:

Having had the pleasure of attending a writers’ workshop at the Oceanside and Rockville Centre libraries with the wellknown comedy writer Larry McCoy, I recognized his wit long before I even saw the name following his letter in last week’s Herald (“Let’s test these old presidential candidates”).

The humor of this talented octogenarian has been published in numerous books and articles, in case anyone needs a hearty laugh in these tumultuous times. While McCoy may doubt his own ability to take charge in the White House, I wonder if he might indeed be a better choice than the two senior gentlemen on the ballot. His insight into current events is impressive, and he employs it with dignity, charm and finesse. But the question is, can he bend over and pick up a dime on his first try?

■ Contact Gov. Kathy Hochul: (518) 474-8390

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in the state Senate’s recent budget proposal for fiscal year 2025. This is a key step for inclusion in the state’s final budget, which is currently being negotiated by the senate, Assembly and Gov. Kathy Hochul.

However, there is a lot of work to be done over the next few days — when the final budget will likely be announced — to ensure the bill is actually included in the state’s final budget. It is crucial that the Local Journalism Sustainability Act is included, otherwise, communities throughout the state risk thousands of newsroom jobs being lost —

and even more important, stories going untold.

The Local Journalism Sustainability Act is sponsored by state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal with the bipartisan support of Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner and more than 70 co-sponsors. As newspapers shutter and layoffs roil the industry, the bill is a necessary measure for incentivizing job creation, returning reporters to many of the state’s emptying newsrooms.

The bill is content-neutral and designed to ensure that truly local news outlets will receive this assistance.

The leadership of the legislature’s Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Caucus has also endorsed our bill, which is a major testament to the fact that this bill will improve access to news for all communities.

New York residents are standing with local news, and now lawmakers must answer the people’s call to save community journalism. To get the Local Journalism Sustainability Act across the finish line, lawmakers must hear from you about why our newspaper matters, and why this bill is meaningful to you and your family.

So, if keeping local news alive in our state is important to you, please reach out to Gov. Hochul and your local representatives to let them know you stand with local news.

Budget negotiations are wrapping up imminently — the time to act is now!

L.I. GOP must condemn Trump’s dangerous remarks

elected officials, including many in Nassau County, regularly say they’re committed to bipartisanship — to “reaching across the aisle.” That is, of course, a worthy sentiment, especially in these hyperpolarized times.

Compromise does indeed lie at the core of politics in a democracy. Conservatives and liberals, when acting in good faith and with a shared set of values, can reach agreements that benefit both sets of constituents.

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But in order for politics to function in this way, politicians of differing views need to show respect for one another, and for the standards of civil discourse. Comity isn’t possible when extremism prevails. Threats of violence and attacks on people’s religious beliefs must be repudiated, regardless of where they originate on the ideological spectrum.

Calls for cooperation thus sound hypocritical when incendiary rhetoric is allowed to take the place of reasoned debate. Worse, politicians who lack the courage to condemn dangerous rantings by their own side’s leaders can be

judged complicit when unhinged speech results in criminal acts.

That’s why Long Island Republicans have a moral, as well as political, obligation to publicly condemn inflammatory remarks made by their party’s leader, Donald Trump.

We have already seen what happens when the bounds of civic decorum are breached. Trump’s unfounded insistence that the 2020 election was stolen led thousands of his followers to trash the U.S. Capitol, the citadel of American democracy.

wacknowledged, or tolerated.

This is not how democracy works. Trump’s repeatedly demonstrated disdain for the rule of law should be denounced as an unpatriotic affront to the memory of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have lost their lives in defense of the nation’s founding principles.

ill they follow former V.P. Mike Pence’s lead, or stand by silently?

Something similar — or even more calamitous — may well occur this year. Trump recently warned, “If I don’t get elected, it’s gonna be a bloodbath.” MAGA militants are likely to take that message literally. They’ll wink and nod at the former president’s subsequent claim that he was referring only to the consequences of not curbing imports of Chinese automobiles.

Trump is also stoking racist hatred. Some of his most rabid followers may feel emboldened to physically attack migrants, whom their idol has referred to as “animals.”

Trump has said, too, that if he loses the 2024 election, that will be proof that it was rigged. In other words, the only acceptable result will be victory for Trump. His defeat would not be

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Alzheimer’s caregivers need more state support

To the Editor:

Nearly 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. In New York, 543,000 family caregivers are providing unpaid care worth almost $19 trillion to their loved ones with dementia.

Though these caregivers provide significant savings to the state, they are not getting enough support in return. The funding for New York’s Alzheimer’s Disease Community Assistance Program, or AlzCAP, which offers care consultations, support groups, educational programs and other services, has been stagnant for years, while the number of caregivers who need these services has continued to grow.

I have seen the caregiving struggle firsthand. My grandmother has Alzheimer’s, and my mother must balance caring for her from another state with helping my autistic brother and deal-

ing with the demands of her own life. She’s not alone — there are many caregivers with similar stories. It is imperative that New York support them, not only because it will mitigate their financial, emotional and physical struggles, but also because it will mean less of a financial burden for the state than nursing home care.

Taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s is extremely stressful. The Alzheimer’s Association’s recent Facts and Figures report found that 70 percent of dementia caregivers feel stressed when they are coordinating their loved ones’ care. It also found that more than half of them find it hard to navigate health care in the United States, which adds to their stress.

New York can do better in supporting people who take on this vital role. Please join me in calling on the members of the State Legislature who represent you to increase funding for AlzCAP from $5 million to $7 million.

HELENA MILLER Volunteer advocate, Alzheimer’s Association

Nassau County Republican officeholders have a responsibility to treat their impressive recent electoral victories not as an opportunity to gloat or ridicule their opponents, as Trump did throughout his term in the White House, but rather to urge their supporters to respect democratic processes, and their opponents. Similarly, local Jewish leaders — Conservative, Reform and Orthodox -should assure their congregants that it’s possible to vote for Joe Biden and still be good Jews and defenders of Israel.

Trump, of course, does not agree.

He declared on March 18 that “any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion.” Asked the following day about that comment, Trump doubled down: “Democrats have been very, very opposed to Jewish people,” he said, absurdly.

Never one to engage in temperate criticism, Trump has lately entered

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rhetorical realms far beyond the limits of responsible speech. He is certainly not a conservative of the Reagan variety, nor is he in sync with prominent local Republicans such as former Congressman Peter King, who has displayed the courage, in the pages of the Herald, to criticize Trump’s dangerous divisiveness.

The United States needs a credible conservative party that focuses on fundamental issues such as the role and the size of government. Liberal positions should be challenged in informed, reasoned exchanges based on facts, not fabrications. But this is not the case for the party led by Trump.

What will Congressman Anthony D’Esposito, County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin do? Will they follow the lead of former Vice President Mike Pence, who has termed Trump unsuited to hold the nation’s highest office? Or will they stand by silently and allow political exigency to take precedence over government of, by and for the people?

History will judge their actions — or inactions.

Kevin J. Kelly was a congressional staff member in the 1980s, and is a retired journalist and journalism professor who worked for newspapers in New York, Vermont and Kenya and taught at St. Michael’s College in Vermont. He lives in Atlantic Beach.

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