Merrick Herald 05-16-2024

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Potluck unites communities

Neighbors from Merrick, Bellmore and beyond came together at the Merrick Golf Course Clubhouse on May 11 for a potluck celebration in honor of Eid.

Those attending brought a slew of delicious dishes, and children were able to take part in several activities, such as face painting, henna tattoos, a variety of games and more. There was something for everyone to enjoy as the communities marked Eid, and promoted a sense of unity among attendees.

Above, Mohammad Arshad, who is in the Merrick Fire Department, with fellow department members James Bain, Stefan Oberman and Mike Sankovsky. Right, Aaira Chohan, 4 of North Bellmore, showed off her balloon creation.

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Poets find their

‘open road’

Birch Pages Writing Club honored at Walt Whitman’s L.I. birthplace

By JOSEPH D’ALESSANDRO jdalessandro@liherald.com

The Birch Pages Writing Club has been judged among the year’s best poets on Long Island, winning a first-place award in the annual student poetry contest hosted by the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association. The club was honored at the Whitman museum in Huntington Station on May 5.

Eight fourthgrade students in the Birch Pages club, from the Merrick Union Free School District’s Birch School, were selected as the winners in one category of the competition from a pool of over 4,000 submissions. The writing club was created by Birch teacher Crystal Lopez earlier this school year, for students in lower grades.

I am so incredibly proud of them and the effort they put into getting this anthology together.

Walt Whitman, who is known for his renowned works, such as “Leaves of Grass,” and is considered one of the most influential American poets. The poetry contest intends to promote literacy, poetry and history among students, according to the association’s website.

CRYStAL LOPE z Adviser, Birch Pages Writing Club

“This is our 38th annual student poetry contest,” the association’s education director, Lisa Pulitzer, said at the ceremony. “The contest is centered around Walt Whitman’s birthday, which is in the end of May. So we celebrate his birthday with the big poetry contest, and the winners of the poetry competition are going to read their poems today. It’s very prestigious.”

The ceremony took place at the Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum, the historic home of Long Island author and poet

The theme of this year’s competition was “Song of the Open Road,” named for a Whitman poem. Students were challenged to use their poetic voice to show judges, in 30 or fewer

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Students awarded first place at competition

lines, “their own road.”

The beginning of the event featured Poet in Residence Linda Gregerson, author of collections including “The Selvage” and “Canopy: Poems,” who recited a poem she wrote for the occasion.

Afterward, the student winners in a number of categories read their poetry aloud to the attendees. The contest has 10 categories, for individual poems and class anthologies at several grade levels. The Birch Pages club won category G, class anthologies compiled by third- and fourth-graders.

“I am so incredibly proud of them and the effort they put into getting this anthology together,” Lopez said. “They did such a fantastic job, I couldn’t be more proud.” She added that the writing club was formed to inspire students to be creative, and to use poetry as a means of expressing themselves.

“We are so proud of our students and our teachers for advising them,” Birch Principal Kerri Galante said. “We are always looking to promote education for children. This is one example of children being able to express their creativity through writing, and if you listen to their poems, you’ll know how creative and inspirational they are.”

“I like poetry because you can just let out all of your emotions,” club member and fourth-grader Kaley Mohan said. “It was fun to work with my classmates, because they can help me and I can help them.”

“You get to use your imagination — that’s what poetry’s all about,” a fellow fourth-grader Joshua Shestakovsky said. “I feel like I’m very blessed to be here.”

Writing poetry with his fellow club members made him feel comfortable physically and mentally, Joshua said in a news release from the school district.

All of the contest winners had their pieces pub -

members of the Birch pages Writing Club in front of a statue of Walt Whitman. the club earned first place at the annual student poetry contest held by the Walt Whitman Birthplace association.

lished in an anthology, also titled “Song of the Open Road.” The collection starts with Whitman’s poem of the same name, and includes a poem from Gregerson as well as the work’s of the winners and a list of honorable mentions.

“We worked really hard, in this small time frame, to get their books published for them to have it to take home,” Bonnie Meder, the accounting bookkeeper for the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association. “The quality of the poems, from third grade to 12th grade, is amazing.”

To find out more about the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association and the student competition, visit www.WaltWhitman.org.

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Who’s running for the Merrick Board of Ed.?

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Six candidates will vie for open seats on the Merrick Union Free School District’s board of education next week. Polls are open on Tuesday, May 21 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in district’s administration center, at 21 Babylon Road, Merrick.

Ahead of the election, the Herald asked the candidates about their goals and the issues facing the district.

Herald: Why did you decide to run (or run again) for the Board of Education?

Nancy Kaplan (incumbent): Being a Board of Education Trustee is a position I have always taken seriously, and it has been my honor and privilege to serve the community. When my family moved to Merrick over 20 years ago, it was after an exhaustive search of where to live that always began with the quality of schools. Running for the Board initially was a way for me to give back to the community in a most impactful way since my educational and professional background gave me unique knowledge, experience, and perspective. In my role as a Trustee, I have worked with colleagues on both the elementary Board for 20 years and Central High School District Board for 12 years to help elevate our districts to national prominence. My seeking re-election is my way of continuing to give back to a community I love and appreciate in a way that matters to children, families, and all taxpayers.

Linda Wilk (incumbent): In 2015, at the urging of parents, educators, community members, and administrators, I first ran for the position of school board trustee. Our community rightfully seeks individuals who are fair-minded, trustworthy, inquisitive, and knowledgeable about education. I have endeavored to embody these qualities throughout my tenure. I believe in the transformative power of education and am committed to ensuring that our schools provide the best opportunities for all students. By continuing my service on the board, I aim to further contribute to the growth and success of our educational system, working collaboratively with stakeholders to address challenges and implement positive changes for the benefit of our community’s children. Due to my passion and love of our community, I am running for another term. As always, there is a deep need for dedicated representation from parents, educators, and administrators.

Butch Yamali (incumbent): Quite simply, I am running for re-election because I want to ensure that my grandchildren receive the same superlative education in the Merrick school system that my children enjoyed. I want to maintain small class size while controlling spending. During these challenging times, I am focused on stopping antisemitism and bullying in our schools. Finally, I want to make sure that parents have a voice in the educational decisions that affect our children. Together, we succeeded in fighting Common Core mandates, and we will face future challenges together in the best interest of our kids.

Scott Woller: I am a parent of two young children who are beginning their journey through our school system, and I want to have a direct say in the decisions that affect their education. Specifically, I want to ensure that our schools are focused on education and providing our children with the tools and knowledge they need to progress successfully through each grade level and grow into educated, well-adjusted young adults. I believe that there are certain board members — who do not have children, or grandchildren, in our schools — who prioritize their own and other outside interests ahead of our children’s education, including by forcing inappropriate and divisive ideas and ideologies into the curriculum, and then

dismissing parents when they raise concerns.

Erik Bashian: I am running for trustee of the Merrick Union Free School District school board because our community deserves leadership that truly represents the interests of parents and students. As a dad of three students in our schools, I bring a personal investment and a unique perspective to the table. I believe trustees should prioritize the voices of parents who are directly impacted by their decisions, rather than pursuing their own personal agendas. As an active parent in our schools, I’ve witnessed firsthand the need for improvement, particularly in preparing students for the transition from elementary to middle school. I’m committed to advocating for accountability, results, and ensuring our school budget is properly spent in a fiscal manner. My campaign is about meaningful change that empowers parents to enact improvements. I’m determined to be a leader who prioritizes our children and community’s best interests. I hope to earn your trust and vote to make a positive impact on our district’s future.

Annie Rodriguez: Being a lifelong resident of Merrick, mother of two boys in the district, and a teacher for over fifteen years has inspired me to contribute to my community. I am passionate about learning, therefore, it is my desire to support my community to bring the best educational opportunities to students and families.

HERALD: What are the main goals and issues you wish to address if you are elected?

Kaplan: One of the nicest things about being a long-term trustee is that I have been part of the leadership team that has evaluated and enhanced every area of our educational systems. I am extremely proud that our school districts are known for academic excellence and achievement. I am grateful we offer amazing co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities enhancing the experience for all students, and our focus on school safety and social and emotional wellness has distinguished us from many other school districts. Moving forward, my goals are to remain fiscally responsible while continuing to add programs and opportunities for students; ensure accountability and responsiveness prioritizing kids, families, and taxpayers always; heighten our vigilance around school safety and mental health; identify and address individual student needs to ensure every student is college or career ready; and foster a sense of connection and pride for students and staff.

Wilk: As a board trustee, I prioritize fiscal responsibility, weigh all perspectives on every issue, question adminis-

taxpayers in the Merrick union Free School district will cast their votes in support of three board of education candidates next week. polls are open at the district administration center, behind Levy Lakeside School.

tration, question policy, consider consequences carefully, and engage community ensuring that their voices are heard. I am proud of the accomplishments of our school district and look forward to making more improvements as we continue to grow as a district. I look forward to addressing the concerns that parents have with our district. Some of them include further enhancing the transition from the elementary school to the middle school, assuring that students reading and writing skills are exemplary, and making sure that all students feel connected and an integral part of the Merrick community. Having served on the Merrick School Board for 3 terms, I take pride in our district and its accomplishments. I am committed to continuing to enhance our community’s educational offerings for our children.

Yamali: While the Merrick school board has accomplished much during my tenure, I look forward to delivering on a host of new priorities for children and families in Merrick. I was proud to have played a role in creating full day pre-k for 4-year-olds. I am eager to expand pre-k programs for our children, as well as offerings for people with special needs. Furthermore, I want to provide greater input for parents in the decisions of the board on and the school district’s administration. We must keep class sizes as low as possible so that each student can receive as much attention as possible. It is important that we continue to bring the best and brightest teachers into our district. Our high standards will give us a better outcome in the future. Our schools must be safe and comfortable places for our children to learn and grow.

Woller: Empowering parents to have an input into the decisions that affect their children, rather than having those decisions controlled by long-serving board members who do not have children or grandchildren in the schools. Ending any training or instruction involving inappropriate, divisive, and radical ideology or theory. Transparency in the decisions and actions that affect our children’s education, and accountability for teachers and school leadership. Ensuring district funds are used for providing our schools with the tools needed to give our children the best education and school experience possible, including the newest technology and equipment, and eliminating spending not directed towards that goal.

Bashian: If elected, my paramount objective is to drive a profound transformation in the leadership of our school district. The entrenched board of trustees have relentlessly controlled the school agenda, perpetually running and sometimes unopposed. This lack of oversight may

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Election for board and budgets set for May 21

lead to decisions that often neglect the needs of our students and fail to address the concerns of parents. It’s time to break this cycle of complacency and usher in a new era of transparency, accountability, and responsiveness. As a parent and a concerned member of our community, I am committed to challenging the status quo and ensuring that our school board truly serves the interests of our children and families. Let’s demand change and empower parents to have a real voice in shaping the future of our schools.

Rodriguez: If I am elected, my main focus would be to investigate and prioritize the most current educational practices, programs and standards. In addition to encouraging transparency regarding budgetary issues, new initiatives involving cost, training, efficacy and roles of administrators.

HERALD: Why do you feel you are qualified for the position you are running for?

Kaplan: Serving as a trustee is one of the most important positions a person can hold within any community. First, any person who serves should have a deep understanding of how educational systems function. Next, trustees should understand where K-12 education leads, along with the opportunities that await students after high school graduation.

Finally, trustees should have the expertise and personality to work with Administration while being a fierce advocate for all children, families, and taxpayers. I continue to be a unique candidate as I hold a Doctor of Education degree and have been a higher education leader for 34 years. I am a licensed school business official and have relationships with colleagues at many institutions of higher education. My knowledge, experience, and relationships enable me to provide informed guidance to our educational leaders. Additionally, I have always leveraged my personal and professional background to provide opportunities for students beyond Bellmore-Merrick.

Wilk: My devotion, passion and dedication for Merrick remains steadfast. As a longtime active Merokean I was a parent volunteer for the Lakeside Student Council, a site-based committee member, and CoPTA president. Now that my children have graduated, I am just as dedicated as before. Part of being a responsible board member is to be there for all students, not just the issues of your own children. I am a Care Manager Supervisor for individuals with disabilities. I provide them with supports to fully engage in the community. Previously I wrote curriculum for the same population. I was an elementary school teacher at Birch School and I worked in Human Resources. I am honored and dedicated to making the Merrick

Health Benefits of Forgiveness

Each one of us experience countless injustices in the course of everyday living. Like other experiences, it is not the experience itself so much that counts, but how you process it. The Mayo Clinic addresses the health benefits of “forgiveness” which they define as “an intentional decision to let go of resentment and anger”. Letting go of grudges and bitterness can lead to:

• Healthier relationships

• Improved mental health

• Less anxiety, stress and hostility

• Fewer symptoms of depression

• Lower blood pressure

• A stronger immune system

• Improved heart health

• Improved self-esteem

• Better sleep

Everett Worthington, Profession Emeritus of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, provides a free workbook at evworthington-forgiveness.com to aid those

for whom forgiveness may be difficult (most of us!), focusing on the REACH method.

Recall: Recall the hurt. Look at the incident in an objective way and don’t try to push aside your feelings.

Empathize: Empathize with the offender without excusing the action or invalidating your own feels. Maybe the person was having a bad day or was raised in dire circumstances.

Altruistic gift: Give the altruistic gift of forgiveness. Think about a time when you were rude or harsh, and recognize that everyone has shortcomings.

Commit: Make a decision to forgive. You can write a letter that you don’t send to help yourself make the commitment.

Hold: Hold on to forgiveness. Memories of the transgression or event won’t change. But how you react to those feelings will.

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned”. Buddha

School District even better. Please vote for me, Linda Wilk, for school board trustee.

Yamali: My experience on the Merrick school board, together with my many years of service and involvement in the Merrick community, has afforded me a deep understanding of the values and priorities of families who are part of the school district. I have stood alongside families during the Covid pandemic, advocated for parents in opposition to Common Core mandates, and donated security services to keep our kids safe. Moreover, when it comes to providing the best education on for our children, while controlling costs, I am prepared to do it because I have done it for 17 years. Thank you for the opportunity to serve on the School Board, and I humbly ask for your support in the upcoming election.

Woller: I do believe that my 20 years as a practicing attorney will help me advocate for our children, analyze difficult issues that the Board must resolve, and mediate between trustees with opposing viewpoints. But ultimately, I believe that my most important qualification is that I am a concerned parent with one young child in the school system, and a younger child that will be in the school system in two school years. I have no hidden agenda and am not connected with or influenced by outside groups. My focus is solely on what’s best for my children and all of the

other children in our district.

Bashian: As a dedicated dad of three children in our district and an accomplished attorney with over 20 years of experience, I bring a unique blend of personal investment and professional expertise to this role. My community involvement extends beyond education, from leading local initiatives post-Hurricane Sandy to providing pro bono legal services through the Nassau County Bar Association. I’m actively engaged in promoting youth sportsmanship and respect, evident in my coaching and support of the Merrick Bellmore Little League and local travel teams. With a career focused on defending students, parents and teachers in New York educational matters, I understand the challenges facing our schools and have the drive to enact meaningful change. My career achievements, including recognition as a Super Lawyer, reflect my dedication to excellence and integrity. I’m not seeking recognition; I’m here to ensure every student receives the quality education they deserve.

Rodriguez: I would be an asset to this board because I am a long time resident and a veteran teacher. If I am elected, it is my hope to make an impact in our school community and encourage collaboration among board members, staff, and community.

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VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT

Bellmore USFD

6:30 am - 9 pm

Charles A. Reinhard

Early Childhood Center 2750 South St. Marks Ave.

Merrick UFSD

7 am - 9 pm

Merrick District Office - Katherine E. Reif Administration Center, 21 Babylon Road

North Bellmore UFSD

6 am - 9 pm

Newbridge Road School, 1601 Newbridge Road

North Merrick USFD

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LEILA PAZ

Carey Senior Lacrosse

A FOUR-YEAR STARTING midfielder, Paz has been front and center in the Seahawks’ resurgence this spring and reached a milestone May 2 in a hard-fought 12-11 defeat to Herricks. Paz netted all but two of Carey’s goals, giving her 50 on the season to go along with 11 assists. Her nine goals was a singlegame high, topping her previous mark of eight set April 4 against Jericho. She ranks in the Top 10 of Nassau County scorers.

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 16

SOFTBALL: Nassau Class AAA quarterfinals at higher seed

SOFTBALL: Nassau Class AA quarterfinals at higher seed

Nassau Class A quarterfinals at higher seed

LACROSSE: Nassau Class A quarterfinals at higher seed

BOYS LACROSSE: Nassau Class C quarterfinals at higher seed

FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 1 semis at higher seed

FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 2 semis at higher seed

Friday, May 17

BOYS LACROSSE: Nassau Class B quarterfinals at higher seed

GIRLS LACROSSE: Nassau Class A quarterfinals at higher seed

Saturday, May 18

GIRLS LACROSSE: Nassau Class C quarterfinals at higher seed

Monday, May 20 (at Long Beach Middle School)

FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 1 final 4:30 p.m.

FLAG FOOTBALL: Nassau Division 2 final 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22 (at Adelphi University)

GIRLS LACROSSE: Nassau Class B semis 6 & 8 p.m.

Nominate a “Spotlight Athlete”

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Calhoun’s winning culture continues

By ANDREW FANTUCCHIO sports@liherald.com

At the start of the season, coach Jim Femminella was cautiously optimistic for Calhoun’s boys’ lacrosse team. He had heard what many around the county thought about the Colts after falling short in last year’s county championship game and graduating 23 seniors.

The players heard it, too, and they let it fuel them.

“The seniors and juniors had a chip on their shoulders because they heard around the county that not much was expected from them,” Femminella said. “They became a tighter-knit group because of it.”

The Colts remain the talk of the county but are so now with a 15-1 record atop Conference B, picking up where last year’s team left off.

“It’s never a different group as long as you keep to what your principles are. Our expectations stay high,” Femminella said. “We told them just because all those seniors graduated doesn’t mean we were going to coach them less. It doesn’t mean we’re not going to work as hard as coaches. We’re going to continue to work as hard as we can and we expect the same thing from you guys.”

Junior attackman Harley Finkelstein headlines the team with 70 points and 43 goals, working in tandem with senior Sean Walters (44 points) and sophomore Nicholas Voll (54 points) to lead an offense that has more than doubled the output of its opponents. Junior midfielder Braden Garvey has 41 points.

Of anyone, Voll has added the most substance, using grit to chisel out his own role as one of the younger members of the varsity team.

“He’s going to get down on every ground ball, he’s going take slashes and he’s going give them,” Femminella said. “He’s going to be the hardest worker on the field for us. The thing that has been the most impressive for Nick, as a sophomore, has been his ability to find his teammates and get assists. His vision has definitely exceeded what I had seen from him in the preseason. His ability to do that, in transition or just at the six-on-six, has been

Ron Manfredi/Herald Sophomore Nicholas Voll, who registered 54 points during the regular season, is a vital part of a Colts’ offense that more than doubled opponents’ output.

great.”

Longtime starter Xander Megias has stabilized the backend, pairing with fellow senior and standout newcomer Brandon Sherman to lock down opposing offenses in front of goalie Mark Restivo. Not that he’s needed much help, though. In his final season at Calhoun, Restivo is having one to remember, stopping 68 percent of the shots he’s faced while allowing just 56 goals.

Even with all going so well, Femminella knows there are still areas to improve before the postseason, as he wants to see more fluidity from his offense.

Having already put together one of its best regular seasons ever, a 14-2 win for Calhoun in its finale May 7 against MacArthur was the perfect way to punctuate a regular season that began with so much speculation from those on the outside. As for the Colts themselves, they never felt the need to prove anything.

“This group is very even-keeled,” said Femminella. “They never get too high, and they never get too low. This group just stays level-headed the whole time. They know that they’re never out of a ballgame.”

Sophomore a finalist in ‘Poetry Out Loud’

By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com

Calhoun High School sophomore, Ryan Karis was one of 18 finalists at this year’s Poetry Out Loud Competition in Manhattan. Poetry Out Loud is an arts education program that encourages the study of poetry in high school students across the country at dynamic recitation competitions.

Karis was named a finalist at the competition which took place in March.

Karis started with the Poetry Out Loud competition last year as a freshman. She had a wonderful experience, she said, as she advanced to the second round of the Nassau County competition.

“It was an amazing experience, and this year I was so happy to win second place at (the) county and make it to the state level,” said Karis.

R“Picking out the poems was kind of difficult because you want to make sure you’re able to memorize them but also have something that represents well,” Karis said. “The whole competition is based on how you deliver the poems emotionally and physically.”

Karis volunteered and expressed her interest in participating in this year’s competition. She received assistance from English teacher Dawn Boland on picking out her first two poems for the competition. Boland offered her unconditional support and cheered on Karis all the way.

yan is a very smart, very driven young person.

DAwN BoLAND

English teacher, Calhoun High School

To reach the state level, the students first competed at regional semifinals in February. At both semifinals and finals, participants recited works from classic and contemporary poets and were scored by a panel of judges that included poets and educators.

Since its establishment in 2005, Poetry Out Loud has grown to reach more than 4.1 million students and 68,000 teachers from 17,000 schools across the country.

Karis performed three poems “When You Are Old,” by William Butler Yeats, “Whenever You See A Tree,” by Padma Venkatraman, and her personal favorite, “Once The World Was Perfect,” by Joy Harjo.

“Ryan is a very smart, very driven young person and it almost goes without saying that she’s going to do everything she can in her power to be successful,” said Boland.

With Calhoun High School being the more arts forward of the three schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Karis’s achievement speaks volumes for students who are interested in poetry recitation and for the English department.

Calhoun hosted a school-wide competition in December and each year they have student’s move on to the higher levels of competition. According to Kim Serpe, a Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District English Chairperson, Calhoun has not had a student make it to the state level in four years.

“It pulls a very specific type of student who likes that thing (poetry), it’s not a sport, instrument, it’s something that’s very specific that supports the English language arts specifically,” Serpe said.

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Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Ryan Karis at the regional competition of Poetry Out Loud at the Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum on Feb. 12.

In Bellmore, North Merrick board of eds. uncontested

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Two of Bellmore-Merrick’s elementary districts have uncontested board of education elections for the 2024-25 school year. Taxpayers will still take the polls on May 21 to re-elect the incumbents on the ballot, and either to approve or disprove the budgets of Bellmore Public Schools and the North Merrick Union Free School District.

In Bellmore, Leslie Cerverizzo and Marion Blane, both incumbents of the board of education, are up for reelection.

Cererizzo has been a dedicated member of the board for the last three years, and has resided in the community with her husband, Chris, for 23 years. Their daughters, Kaitlyn and Julia, thrived in Bellmore’s elementary schools, and are students at Grand Avenue Middle School and John F. Kennedy High School.

She’s had an action-oriented leadership styles, and held various rolls in Bellmore’s Parent Teacher Associations. As a parent and community member, she understands the importance of a strong education foundation, and she’s eager to serve another three-year term on the Bellmore board of education.

Blane has resided in Bellmore for 38 years, and her children graduated from Bellmore’s elementary schools

Courtesy Metro

Voters will take to the polls on May 21 to re-elect incumbent board of education members in Bellmore Public Schools and the North Merrick Union Free School District. They will also vote to approve of disprove these district’s budget.

to be a member of the Bellmore community, working closely in conjunction with exceptional colleagues in various roles within the school district.

In North Merrick, the incumbents up for re-election are Kathy Moran and Mary Keene.

Moran spent many years working in the North Merrick School District, after her youngest child entered kindergarten in 1996. She has since retired, but is excited that she still has input in the district that she loves.

She said it has been an honor to work with a school board and administrators who work tirelessly to bring in new programs and improvements that benefit the students of North Merrick, and she is proud of the wonderful school district.

Keene has lived in the North Merrick community for two decades. A community advocate, who’s worked with the parent teacher association in various roles, she’s well

connected to North Merrick residents.

Finishing her first term as a trustee this school year, she said she’s honored to serve the North Merrick community as a trustee once again. She’s running to continue to advocate for North Merrick residents of all ages, especially those who lived on a fixed income and don’t have family members attending schools in the area. She told the Herald she’ll continue to advocate for shrinking the district’s high administration costs.

Bellmore’s proposed budget for next school year is $40,768,742. It aims to maintain a balance between providing high-value education and being fiscally responsible.

The 2024-24 educational plan will maintain current programs and class sizes, and continue technology advancements. There will be some curriculum projects, facility improvements and the district will build upon its Bellmore Rising Stars pre-kindergarten program, as well as its theatre arts program. Visit BellmoreSchools.org for more information on the budget.

The vote will take place at Reinhard Early Childhood Center from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

North Merrick’s proposed budget for next school year is $40,277,614. If approved by voters, just over $30 million will be directed toward the district’s program budget, which includes expenses for instruction, physiological services, health services, guidance, co-curricular activities and more. Visit NMerrickSchools.org for more on next year’s budget.

The administrative budget and capital budget are both just over $5 million.

Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the North Merrick Public Library at 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick.

At their elementary district polls, voters will also vote to either approve or disprove the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s budget. A breakdown of that budget can be found on LIHerald.com.

HERALD SchoolS

Earth buddies contemplate and color at Park Ave.

Once a month, kindergartners in Sarah Mazeika’s class at Park Avenue Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District have some special visitors in their room. The VIPs are sixth graders from Amanda DiMonda’s class, who help out their younger friends with various projects.

The buddy visits are beneficial to both groups. The kindergartners gain knowledge from the school’s senior students, while the sixth graders develop

Scarlett Sannicandro had help from sixth graders Reagan Tyskowski, center, and Addison Munch in assembling her project.

their leadership skills in serving as role models. On May 9, they got together for an Earth Day project, with kindergartners making Earth mobiles to take home.

Together, the students colored in a picture of the Earth. Then, on three paper hearts, they wrote ways they could help the planet by reusing, reducing and recycling. After cutting out all of the pieces, the three hearts were connected to the Earth with pieces of yarn.

Photos courtesy North Bellmore School District

Park Avenue Elementary School kindergartners and sixth graders worked together to make Earth Day mobiles highlighting ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Eid potluck unites Merrick, Bellmore communities

The Muslim community of Merrick and Bellmore hosted an Eid potluck last weekend, inviting neighbors from all backgrounds to join them in honoring an important holiday in Islam.

Eid is celebrated by Muslims worldwide. There are two main Eids. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. It’s a joyous holiday, where Muslims come together to celebrate with prayers, feasting and giving gifts and charity to those in need. Eid al-Fitr took place on April 9 this year.

Later in the spring, Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Adha. During the festival, it is customary to eat sheep, goat, cow or camel. Meat is distributed to family, friends and those in need. The festivals brings together communities. Eid al-Adha will take place on June 16.

At the community potluck on May 11, families celebrated with games, face painting, henna tattoos, goody bags, cotton candy, popcorn and more at the Merrick Golf Course Clubhouse. The Merrick Fire Department also stopped by, participating in the day’s events.

There was a lot to celebrate — and lots of food to enjoy — as the communities embraced the holy festivals.

— Jordan Vallone

The Merrick and Bellmore communities celebrated Eid last weekend with a potluck, meaning people brought food with them for everyone to enjoy. Syed Bukhari spoke at the Eid celebration.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are significant holidays in Islam. Children enjoyed various activities at the May 11 celebration.

Amal Rehman, 3 of Massapequa, had her face painted at the event.

Mohammad Arshad and Raja Babar helped make the day’s festivities possible.

Who we are, what we’re about, and what we stand for is based on memory. Thus, when we experience problems with our memory, it’ll probably feel frightening. If we can’t recall someone’s name, if we can’t locate our keys, if we don’t remember what we were talking about, we may think, “Uh, oh, I’m losing it. Is dementia setting in? Could I have a brain tumor? Is it high anxiety or just too much on my plate? What’s happening?”

There’s no easy answer to those questions. Memory failures are complicated and varied. When a kid claims that he forgot his homework, we tend to blame it on apathy or inattention. Yet, when older adults forget to do something, we tend to think it’s something more ominous. Though it’s certainly possible that forgetting may be a sign of brain cells deteriorating, most likely it’s simply a sign of how the brain works.

Here are some common problems with memory that happen to everyone.

Tip of the Tongue Phenomenon

I know his name, I know it, I know

Memory problems PERSON TO PERSON

it, I can’t believe I don’t remember it. It begins with an S. Is it Sam, Scott, or maybe Stan? I know where I know him from, I know where he lives, I know his kids, but I can’t remember his damn name. Of course, ten minutes later, his name pops into your head. This is a memory retrieval problem that occurs more frequently as we age. It’s hard to catch the name because it’s encoded in the brain in a different place from where you’re looking. It’s like a misplaced file. The more you keep searching in the place you think it should be, the more frustrated you become. Let it go, and the answer will come to you!

Memory Distortions

to-be ex. No matter your age, memory is not an objective scientific journal. It’s much more like a subjective diary you rewrite to fit how you’re thinking at this moment in time. If you believe what you remember is precisely how it was, think again. Study after study indicates that people of all ages have strong biases that distort their memories. What you remember is probably only an approximation of what actually occurred.

Misattribution

Many arguments occur because of memory misattributions. An example: I told you I’ll be unable to join you on Saturday.

No, you never said that.

When a couples in love, they remember everything terrific about their partner. Yet when they’re in the lawyer’s office, they remember only the miserable things about their soon-

I distinctly remember telling you that.

No, you didn’t.

You never listen to me.

You don’t know what you’re talking

about.

Is this a problem of one or both parties lying, being inattentive, or having a memory lapse? We don’t always know. It’s often true, however, that you remember something you thought you did or planned to do but didn’t do. Or you’ve told a different person, not the person you thought you told. Or you told them you were going away last weekend, not this weekend.

Do these memory problems seem familiar? If so, welcome to the club. Memory frequently tricks us. We remember things we want to forget, forget things we want to remember, and change bits and pieces of what we do remember.

©2024

Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach, and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives, and overcome debilitating anxiety, procrastination, and depression. Contact her at DrSapadin@aol.com. Visit her website at www.PsychWisdom.com.

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Learning about cops, straight from the source

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

For nearly a century, the men and women of the Nassau County Police Department have put themselves on the line, protecting the communities they love. But how exactly do they do it?

Some 2,400 students from 23 schools across the county found out last week, as they were all invited to an open house at the police department’s David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City.

Students ranging from kindergarten to those about to graduate high school received an opportunity to interact with law enforcement officers and learn about police work. Detective Lt. Richard LeBrun emphasized that interaction between students and officers was central to what the police department was trying to achieve.

“It’s all about community engagement,” he said. “Interaction with the students, exchanging ideas, and answering their questions. That’s the big thing because there’s a lot of myths about police work, and we bring out the truth. They get it right from somebody who’s actually a police officer.”

Each day of the open house featured a variety of activities as well as various demonstrations and exhibits — from watching the SWAT team in action, to interacting with K-9 units, to interacting with exhibits from the arson and bomb

squad, emergency services unit and highway patrol bureau.

“It’s cool to be here this year,” said

Karen Barrins, a fifth-grade teacher from Newbridge Road School in North Bellmore. “The kids can see all the different

units where they could perhaps become involved in future careers with aviation, the K-9 unit, or the mounted unit.

“It’s important for them to know there are so many people that are willing to help them and that support them every day. If anything ever happens, we could always depend upon Nassau County police officers — but it gives them opportunities to think about their future. Being a police officer doesn’t just mean being in a car. There’s so many different things that they could do.”

Kyle Kelly, a forensics and special education teacher from Division Avenue High School in Levittown, brought his class to the open house for the first time. Many of his students are interested in forensic science.

“They have an opportunity to talk to people who have gone through the process before and see what different career opportunities there are within the police department,” Kelly said.

One of Kelly’s students, high school junior Justin Gesualdo, is interested in forensic psychology. The open house, he said was great to display the variety of different roles available in law enforcement.

“There are a lot more options than just being a cop, and there’s a lot of different things here,” Gesualdo said. “It’s definitely helping a lot of people out, so I think it’s a cool opportunity for us to get here and take the tour.”

Kepherd Daniel/Herald

The Nassau County K-9 unit shows local kids what they can do during the recent Nassau County Police Department open house at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence.

Warmer days mean it’s time to get that ‘cue going

By Karen Bloom

Summertime is soon headed our way, when the grillin’ is easy. If you’re already reaching for the tongs, well then, it’s time to get in the grilling groove.

With Memorial Day weekend around the corner — or whether you just want to enjoy being outdoors with family and friends — forgo the oven and step outside.

Serving your gang the most mouth-watering grilled entrees with ease requires a little know-how and a few crowd-pleasing recipes. From versatile chicken to hearty ribs to tender seafood, it’s never been more fun to incorporate new flavors into grilled cuisine. Find some inspiration with these recipes.

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

Take a break from the burger and kick your grilling chops up a notch with new take on Buffalo chicken.

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (if thick, cut horizontally into two even pieces)

• 1 bottle (12 ounces) Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wings Sauce, divided

• 1/4 cup blue cheese or ranch dressing

• 4 hard rolls, split

• 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles

• Lettuce leaves (optional)

• Tomato slices (optional)

• Red onion rings (optional)

Marinate chicken in 6 ounces Buffalo wings sauce for 30 minutes, or up to 3 hours.

Mix remainder of Buffalo wings sauce and dressing together. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.

Grill chicken 12 minutes, turning once, or until no longer pink in center. Place 2 tablespoons of mixed sauce on each roll half. Place chicken on top of roll half and top with 1 tablespoon blue cheese crumbles. Add lettuce, tomato and onion rings, if desired. Top with second roll half. Repeat for remaining sandwiches.

Sweet Chili Ribs

As the temperatures rise, focus on flavor to take your backyard barbecue to a whole new level. Sweet and tangy, fall-off-the-bone ribs are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

• 2 full racks spareribs, trimmed (about 6 pounds)

• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 bottle (12 ounces) Frank’s RedHot Sweet Chili Sauce, divided

OUT

Heat grill to 250° F and prepare for indirect cooking. Spread ribs with ginger and garlic. Place ribs on rib rack or in foil pan. Cook on covered grill for 2 hours.

Spread 6 ounces sweet chili sauce evenly over ribs then cook another hour, until tender.

Baste ribs with remaining sweet chili sauce during last 15 minutes of cooking. If desired, at end of cooking time grill ribs over direct heat to char slightly.

Sweet ‘n Savory Teriyaki Kabobs

Kabobs are a tasty, healthy way to enjoy many of your favorite fresh flavors in a single meal. The potential combinations of meat, vegetables and fruit on a kabob are nearly endless.

• 3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-1/2 to 2-inch cubes

• 18 medium shrimp, shelled and deveined (1/2 to 3/4 pound)

• 1/2 cup olive oil

• 1/2 cup prepared mango chutney, chopped if coarse

• 1/2 cup bottled teriyaki sauce

• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

• 18 large bamboo or metal skewers (about 12 inches long)

• 1 medium yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges

• 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges

• 2 firm, ripe mangos, peeled, pitted and cut into large cubes

• 1 large green bell pepper, halved, trimmed, seeded and cubed

• Nonstick cooking spray, as needed

Place chicken and shrimp in shallow glass pan or large re-sealable plastic bag. For marinade, combine oil, chutney, teriyaki sauce and vinegar in small bowl with lid. Pour half of marinade mixture over chicken and shrimp. Cover or seal and marinate in refrigerator at least 3 hours, preferably overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting.

If using bamboo skewers, soak in water at least l hour before using.

To prepare kabobs: Drain and discard marinade from meat. Thread chicken, yellow and red onion, mango, green pepper and shrimp alternately onto skewers. Be sure to keep enough room at one end of each skewer for a “handle.”

Coat grill grate with nonstick cooking spray. Place skewers over medium coals, and grill for 12 to 15 minutes or until meat is done and vegetables are tender. Brush often with reserved marinade and turn skewers until cooked through. If needed, use spatula to gently loosen skewers before turning as they may stick.

Arrange skewers on a platter and serve with Serve with dipping sauce of your choice. Makes 4 to 6 servings

Internationally Ellington

Tilles Center continues its collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, when the Future of Jazz orchestra visits the Tilles Center stage. This all-Ellington showcase features a hand-picked ensemble of some of the greatest young musicians in jazz meeting the challenges posed by one of jazz’s great composers, Duke Ellington. Led by music director Joe Block — a recent Juilliard graduate and Essentially Ellington composition winner — this 15-piece band will keep everyone swinging all evening long. Ellington’s music is so elegant, so dynamic, so intimately detailed, that it takes a group of musicians with a genuine collaborative spark to fully bring out its inner magic. And that is what you will experience at this concert. You’re guaranteed to enjoy its timeless genius when the next generation of jazz leaders bring their fresh energy to it.

Friday, May 17, 8 p.m. Tickets are $42; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.

Musical memoir

See the inspirational documentary ‘Left Alone Rhapsody: The Musical Memoir of Pianist John Bayless,’ at a special concert screening. At 25, Leonard Bernstein protégé John Bayless made his Carnegie Hall debut performing ‘Rhapsody in Blue.’ At 54, a left-brain stroke immobilized his entire right side. The music stopped. John’s magical ‘first act’ disappeared. Award-winning independent filmmaker Stewart M. Schulman chronicles John’s rise from four-year-old Texas prodigy to international stardom, capturing his talent and his humanity, as he pushes himself to recover and reinvents himself as a storyteller-entertainer who plays only with his non-dominant left hand. What happens in a person’s brain that allows this kind of transcendence? The film provides some insight. It’s followed by a Q&A with Schulman and Bayless, along with a short concert.

Sunday May 19, 7 p.m. $40. Tickets available at LandmarkOnMainStreet. org or (516) 767-6444. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington.

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

Sweet Chili Ribs

Sweet ‘n Savory Teriyaki Kabobs

Courtesy Hugh Kretschmer

THE Your Neighborhood

Aztec Two-Step

This unique and entertaining music and multimedia event chronicles the extraordinary career of Simon & Garfunkel, on the Landmark stage, Friday, May 31, 8 p.m. The music speaks for itself, anchored by Rex Fowler, co-founder of the renowned folk/rock duo Aztec Two-Step, and his wife, Dodie Pettit, an original cast member of Broadway’s “The Phantom of The Opera.” Multi-instrumentalist Steven Roues, multi-horn player Joe Meo, and drummer/percussionist Peter Hohmeister round out the band.The show’s storyline was originally created by Pete Fornatale, the late great pioneer of progressive FM radio and author of Simon & Garfunkel’s Bookends biography. Now telling the stories, emceeing and directing the engaging and amusing multimedia show is Fornatale’s dear friend and protégé, Tony Traguardo, WCWP-FM radio host, noted rock music historian, podcaster and founding board member of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Nostalgia and laughter abound, and a sing a-long is always in the mix! $42, $37. $33. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Discover • Explore • Next Door

Family theater

Families will enjoy another musical adventure, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, May 17, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, May 18, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 19, 2 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, May 21-23, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Back by popular demand after a sold-out 2023 run, see Pigeon, Bus Driver, and some zany passengers sing and dance their way to help Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat comedy based on Willems’ popular Pigeon books. Featuring a live band to bring Deborah Wicks La Puma’s jazzy score to life, audiences will thoroughly enjoy singing and flapping along with The Pigeon and friends. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. It’s an ideal way to introduce kids to theater and the humorous stories from Willems’ books. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

On exhibit Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “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.

Bird walk

See some birds with the South Shore Audubon Society. All are welcome to join members for the next in its series of bird walks, at the west end of Jones Beach State Park, Sunday, May 19, starting at 9 a.m. The group meets at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station Parking Area. The entrance for the Coast Guard Station and West End Boat Basin is on Bay Drive going west.

Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. To register, text name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. No walk if rain. Text regarding questionable weather. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org.

Walk MS:

Long Island 2024

Support the National MS Society at that annual walk at Jones Beach, Saturday, May 18 Everyone is welcome at Walk MS, with no registration fee or fundraising minimum. While there is no fee to participate, every dollar raised helps to lift up those living with MS and their supporters. Visit WalkMS. org and use the search bar to find the donation page, or call (855) 372-1331.

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, May 19 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.

Camps ‘R’ Us Open House

Camps ‘R’ Us holds an open house at its Bellmore location, Saturday, May 18, starting at noon. Join camp directors for a fun, informative open house. Families will learn important information about the upcoming season. 2341 Washington Ave., Bellmore. Call (516) 935-2267 for more information.

Having an event?

‘Thomas & Friends’ Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes families to experience its newest exhibit, Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails!, opening Saturday, May 28. Participate in fun activities celebrate the arrival of this traveling exhibit, 1-3 p.m., during the drop-in programs. Step onto the Island of Sodor, where visitors can climb aboard a large model of Thomas the Tank Engine, race trains along a giant track, work together to sort and load cargo and maintain engines.

Kids engage in a variety of STEM challenges from simple sorting and shape identification to more complex engineering obstacles. As they test their abilities, the smiling faces of Thomas, Percy, Victor and others are there to offer encouragement and remind children how “really useful” they all are. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

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.

Westminster’s top dogs

Long Island Kennel Club welcomes families and their four-legged companions to its spring show, Sunday, May 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Planting Fields

Arboretum. This year’s Long Island Kennel Club show follows the annual acclaimed Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show earlier in the week.

Many canine contenders are expected to leave the Big Apple and then head east to compete at the annual spring dog shows (Friday through Sunday, May 17-19, all held at the same venue. The three days celebrate everything canine, from impeccable show dogs and trick-dog demonstrations to doggie dock diving and an agility obstacle course. Events and attractions make this festival a treat for anyone who loves dogs. Sunday also features a special demonstration by the NYPD Transit Bureau Canine Unit, at 11 a.m. Dogs must be leashed at all times. No prong collars, retractable leashes or head halters. $20 admission per car load includes all-day access. 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay. Visit LongIslandDogsShows.com or call (516) 776-0923 for more information.

In concert

Sands Point Preserve’s reserve’s historic mansions and waterfront grounds are the backdrop for the latest edition of it’s unique chamber music series, “A Tour de France,” Sunday, May 19, 5 p.m. Feast your ears with French composers, old and new, when the duoJalal ensemblein-residence is joined by violinists Deborah Buck and Min-Young Kim, cellist Caroline Stinson and soprano Abigail Brodnick. With wine reception following. $56, $45 members. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For tickets and information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy.org or call (516) 571-7901.

Paint Nite and More

Visit Bluebird Kitchen in Bellmore, Tuesday, May 21, for a fun evening of painting and more. Attendees will be creating floral resin coasters. Supplies are included; attendees must be of legal drinking age. $55.

2405 Merrick Road, Bellmore. Visit PaintNite.com for more information.

Bellmore Spring Fest

Stop by Bellmore Spring Fest at the LIRR station on Pettit Avenue, Saturday and Sunday, June 8-9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hosted by Nassau County fairs, there will be an outdoor craft fair with local vendors and more. For more on the event, visit NassauCountyFairs.com.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

AVISO DE VOTO ANUAL

DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR

BELLMORE-MERRICK

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

EL AVISO SE HA DADO

AQUI que el voto anual de los votantes calificados del BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, el Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo el Martes, el 21 de mayo de 2024, en los varios lugares de votación designados por el Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore y North Merrick Union Free School Districts, de la siguiente manera:

BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en el Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center, 2750 South St. Marks Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, , entre las 6:30 a.m. y las

9:00 p.m.

MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en la Merrick District OfficeKatherine E. Reif Administration Center, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m.

NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT en la escuela Newbridge Road, 1601 Newbridge Road, North Bellmore, Nueva York, entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m.

NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en la Biblioteca Pública de North Merrick, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 6:30 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. Para los siguientes propósitos:

PROPUESTA NUMERO 1-

PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO CENTRAL DE LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, está autorizada a gastar las sumas apropiadas del Fondo General de ciento noventa y siete millones cuatrocientos cincuenta mil seis ciento tres dólares ($197,450,603) que se recaudarán a través de impuestos en los diversos distritos incluidos en el Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias después de deducir primero el dinero disponible de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.

PROPUESTA NUMERO. 2PROYECTOS DE MEJORA DE CAPITAL SE RESUELVE, que por la presente se autoriza a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick a gastar $2,100,000 del Fondo de Reserva de Capital establecido en mayo de 2016 con el propósito de realizar los siguientes proyectos; mejoras en el sonido, la iluminación y el

montaje del escenario del auditorio John F. Kennedy HS; Actualizaciones de HVAC de John F. Kennedy HS; Repavimentación/reempla zo de vías de la escuela secundaria John F. Kennedy; Reconstrucción del estacionamiento y de las aceras de Merrick Avenue MS; Reformas interiores en todo el distrito; Reconstrucción de la envolvente exterior del edificio en todo el distrito; Reemplazo de pisos/techos en todo el distrito; Reconstrucción de HVAC en todo el distrito; Reconstrucción eléctrica en todo el distrito; Reconstrucción de plomería en todo el distrito; Reducciones en todo el distrito de todo lo anterior para incluir toda la mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos incidentales relacionados con los mismos. Dado que los fondos que se gastarán en virtud del presente provienen del Fondo de Reserva de Capital, la aprobación de esta propuesta no requerirá un impuesto sobre los bienes inmuebles del distrito. Esta Propuesta será independiente de la Proposición Numero 1. PROPUESTA NUMERO 3FONDO DE RESERVA DE CAPITAL SE RESUELVE que de conformidad con la Sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación, la Junta de Educación del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de BellmoreMerrick está autorizada por la presente a establecer un Fondo de Reserva de Capital con el fin de financiar los siguientes proyectos de mejoras de capital: mejoras de espacios educativos y no educativos/ renovaciones/actualizacio nes (incluidas, entre otras, mejoras/renovaciones/act ualizaciones de aulas y/o adiciones a instalaciones existentes), renovaciones de auditorios, renovaciones de gimnasios, renovaciones de cafeterías, renovaciones de bibliotecas/centros multimedia, renovaciones/reconstrucci ones exteriores, actualizaciones de computadoras/tecnología , mejoras/renovaciones/act ualizaciones del sistema de seguridad, mejoras/renovaciones/act ualizaciones de plomería, mejoras/renovaciones/act ualizaciones eléctricas, mejoras/renovaciones/act ualizaciones de HVAC, mejoras/renovaciones/act ualizaciones de eficiencia energética, incluida la instalación de energía solar, mejoras/renovaciones/act ualizaciones, reemplazo del tanque de combustible , renovaciones requeridas para cumplir con los

requisitos de la ADA, renovaciones de preparación vocacional y profesional, reemplazo y/o compra de aulas portátiles, reemplazo de techos/canalones/líderes, reemplazo de ventanas, renovaciones estructurales que incluyen reemplazo de mampostería, ladrillos y acero, reemplazo de pavimentos y concreto, interiores y Reemplazo de puertas/entradas exteriores (incluido el hardware), renovaciones de baños, mejoras de iluminación, reemplazo de techos, reemplazo de pisos, reemplazo de paredes, reemplazos de calderas, ascensores, renovaciones de carpintería, compra de edificios/terrenos, renovaciones/reconstrucci ón de sitios, incluida la repavimentación de vías y césped. reemplazo de campo, palco de prensa/piragua/mejoras/r enovaciones/actualizacion es de la casa de campo, mejoras/renovaciones/act ualizaciones de las gradas, mejoras de letreros, renovaciones/reconstrucci ón de campos deportivos, renovaciones de canchas de tenis, renovaciones de parques infantiles, renovaciones de casilleros/vestuarios, megafonía/reloj público reemplazo de sistemas, mejoras del sistema de sonido, actualizaciones del sistema telefónico, remediación de materiales peligrosos, renovaciones de espacios de almacenamiento, mobiliario y equipo, incluida la compra de vehículos.

El monto máximo del citado Fondo de Reserva de Capital será de $10.000.000, más los ingresos por inversiones. El plazo probable será de doce (12) años. Los fondos deben transferirse de los excedentes de dinero que quedan en el fondo general, el fondo de capital y/o en otras reservas que no excedan los $4,500,000 del presupuesto 2023-2024 y, posteriormente, en una cantidad anual que no supere los $4,500,000 para cada año restante del término. Por la presente se ordena al Superintendente de Escuelas o su designado que deposite el dinero de este fondo de reserva en una cuenta bancaria separada que se conocerá como el “Programa de mejora de instalaciones 2024”.

Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que el registro se llevará a cabo en los lugares de votación indicados anteriormente por Las Juntas de Registro de los varios distritos componentes de la siguiente manera: la Bellmore Union Free School District en la Oficina del Distrito, Winthrop Avenue School, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, en

todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre el horario de 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m.; la Merrick Union Free School District en la Oficina Administrativa, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, Nueva York, en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre las horas de 9:30 a.m. y 3:30 p.m.; la North Bellmore Union Free School District en la Oficina Administrativa, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, y todas las escuelas del distrito en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre las horas de 9:00 a.m. y 3:00 p.m.; y la North Merrick Union Free School District en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, Nueva York, en todos los días escolares del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días antes de la votación entre las 9:00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m., y además, el miércoles el 15 de mayo de 2024, en la Escuela de Fayette D. Harold entre las horas de 4:00 p.m y 8:00 p.m. con el fin de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados con derecho a votar en la reunión de la escuela y la elección para la que dicho registro es preparado, en la forma prevista por la ley. El registro, como así preparado, será archivado en la Oficina del Secretario (District Clerk) en cada uno de los respectivos Distritos Unión Libre como se establece en este aviso y dicho registro sera abierto por inspección en horas razonables hasta cinco (5) días antes de la fecha establecida para votar sobre el presupuesto y la elección del distrito, excepto el domingo, y por cita el sábado anterior de la elección en cada distrito elemental.

Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que una persona quien es cuidadano de Los Estados Unidos, tenga diez y ocho años de edad y es residente del Distrito Escolar de la Unión en el que se tiene la intención de votar a favor un período de treinta días antes de la elección y esta registrado para votar para la elección dicha tendrá derecho a votar. Una persona debera ser registrada para votar si el o ella han registrado permanente con La Junta de Elecciones del Condado de Nassau (Nassau County Board of Elections) o con La Junta de Registro (Board of Registration) del distrito donde el o ella reside. Solamente las personas que estan registradas tienen el derecho para votar.

Y ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que Las Juntas de Registro (Boards of Registration) de las varias

escuelas componentes tendran una reunion el 21 de mayo 2024 durante las horas de votación en los lugares de votación en cada escuela para el propósito de preparer el registro para que las elecciones tendran lugar despues del 21 de mayo 2024; El Registro incluirá (1) todos los votantes calificados de las escuelas, quines se presentáran personalemente para registro; y (2) todos votantes calificados permanente registrados con la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau (Nassau County Board of Elections).

Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para fines escolares (presupuesto escolar) y copias de las propuestas que involucran gastos de dinero y el funcionamiento del sistema escolar para el año siguiente , puede ser obtenido por cualquier residente del Distrito durante los catorce días inmediatamente anteriores a la votación anual, excepto sábados, domingos o días festivos, en las oficinas del distrito escolar y en cualquier escuela dentro del distrito y en el sitio web del distrito.

Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que las solicitudes de votación anticipada por correo y boletas en ausencia para las elecciones del distrito escolar se pueden solicitar en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito. Las solicitudes de votación anticipada por correo y de voto en ausencia deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Además, dicha solicitud debe ser recibida por el Secretario de Distrito al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entregará personalmente al votante o a su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna de una boleta por correo, el Secretario del Distrito enviará la boleta por correo a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. No se escrutará ninguna boleta de votación anticipada por correo ni de votante ausente a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. (horario predominante) del día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrá emitido la votación anticipada por correo y el voto en ausencia estará disponible para su inspección en la Oficina del Secretario hasta el día

de la votación. Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO de que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Las formas de registro de votantes militares y las formas de solicitud de boletas militares deben ser recibidas en la oficina del secretario de distrito del distrito escolar no más tarde que a las 5:00 p.m. el 25 de abril de 2024. No se escrutará ninguna boleta militar a menos que (1) se reciba en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y que muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o de un servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando un endoso fechado de recibo de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibido por la oficina del secretario de distrito no más tarde que las 5:00 p.m. el día de la elección y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se asocia a no ser mas tarde del día anterior de la elección.

POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN

BELLMORE-MERRICK

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

PATTIANNE GUCCIONE SECRETARIO DE DISTRITO El aviso anterior se publicará en los periódicos Herald de Bellmore y Herald de Merrick el Jueves, el 18 de abril de 2024 y el 2 de mayo de 2024 y 16 de mayo de 2024. 145963

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTE OF THE BELLMOREMERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual vote of the qualified voters of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Nassau County, New York, will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the several polling places designated by the Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore, and North Merrick Union Free

School Districts, as follows:

BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center 2750 South St. Marks Avenue, Bellmore, New York between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the Merrick District OfficeKatherine E. Reif Administration Center, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, New York, between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the Newbridge Road School, 1601 Newbridge Road, North Bellmore, New York, between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the North Merrick Public Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

For the following purposes:

PROPOSTION NO. 1Central High School District Budget

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, is authorized to expend the sums in the General Fund Appropriate of one hundred ninety-seven million, four hundred fifty thousand, six hundred three dollars ($197,450,603) to be raised through taxation in the several districts included with the Central High School District after first deducting the monies available from state aid and other sources.

PROPOSITION NO. 2Capital Improvement Projects

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Bellmore Merrick Central High School District is hereby authorized to expend $2,100,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established in May, 2016 for the purpose of performing the following projects; John F. Kennedy HS auditorium sound, lighting and stage rigging upgrades; John F. Kennedy HS HVAC upgrades; John F. Kennedy HS track resurfacing/replacement; Merrick Avenue MS parking lot and sidewalk reconstruction; Districtwide interior alterations; District-wide exterior building envelope reconstruction; Districtwide floor/ceiling replacement; Districtwide HVAC reconstruction; Districtwide electrical reconstruction; Districtwide plumbing reconstruction; Districtwide abatements all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto. Since the funds to be expended

hereunder come from the Capital Reserve Fund approval of this proposition will not require a tax levy upon the real property of the district. This Proposition shall be independent of Proposition No. 1. PROPOSITION NO. 3Capital Reserve Fund RESOLVED that pursuant to Education Law Section 3651, the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is hereby authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of funding the following capital improvement projects: instructional and noninstructional space improvements/renovation s/upgrades, (including but not limited to classroom improvements/renovation s/upgrades and/or additions to existing facilities), auditorium renovations, gymnasium renovations, cafeteria renovations, library/multi media center renovations, exterior renovations/reconstructio n, computer/technology upgrades, security system upgrades, plumbing improvements/renovation s/upgrades, electrical improvements/renovation s/upgrades, HVAC improvements/renovation s/upgrades, energy efficiency improvements/renovation /upgrades, including the installation of solar power, improvements/ renovations/upgrades, fuel tank replacement, renovations required for compliance with ADA requirements, vocational and career preparation renovations, portable classroom replacement and/or purchase, roof/gutter/leader replacement, window replacement, structural renovations including masonry, brick and steel replacement, paving and concrete replacement, interior and exterior door/entry ways replacement (including hardware), toilet room renovations, lighting upgrades, ceiling replacement, floor replacement, wall replacement, boiler replacements, elevators, carpentry renovations, purchase of buildings/land, site renovations/reconstructio n including track resurfacing and turf field replacement, press box/dugout/ field house improvements/renovation s/ upgrades, bleacher improvements/renovation s/upgrades, upgrades of signs, athletic field renovations/reconstructio n, tennis court renovations, playground renovations, lockers/locker room renovations, public address/clock system replacement, sound system upgrades, telephone system upgrades, hazardous material remediation,

Public Notices

storage space renovations, furnishings and equipment, including the purchase of vehicles. The maximum amount of the aforesaid Capital Reserve Fund shall be $10,000,000, plus investment income. The probable term is to be twelve (12) years. The funds are to be transferred from surplus monies remaining in the general fund, capital fund, and/or in other reserves not to exceed $4,500,000 from the 2023-2024 budget and thereafter in an annual amount of not more the $4,500,000 for each remaining year of the term. The Superintendent of Schools or his designee is hereby directed to deposit monies of this reserve fund in a separate bank account to be known as the “Facilities Improvement Program 2024.”

AND NOTICE IS ALSO

GIVEN that registration shall be conducted at the several polling places stated above by the Boards of Registration of the several component districts as follows: the Bellmore Union Free School District at the District Office, Winthrop Avenue School, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, New York, on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; the Merrick Union Free School District at the Administrative Office, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, New York on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; the North Bellmore Union Free School District at the Administrative Office, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, New York, and all district schools on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; and the North Merrick Union Free School District at the Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York, on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and additionally on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the Harold D. Fayette School between the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters entitled to vote at the school meeting and election for which such register is prepared, in the manner provided by law. The register, as so prepared, will be filed in the office of the clerk at each of the respective Union Free School Districts as set forth in this notice of meeting and

such register is to be open for inspection at reasonable times for at least five (5) days prior to the date set for voting on the budget and election, except Sunday, and by appointment on the Saturday prior to the election at each elementary district. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a person shall be entitled to vote at the annual meeting and election who is a citizen of the United States, eighteen years of age, a resident of the Union Free School District in which he intends to vote for a period of thirty days next preceding the election he offers to vote and registered to vote for said election. A person shall be registered to vote if he or she shall have permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections or with the Board of Registration of the component Union Free School District in which he resides. Only persons who shall be registered shall be entitled to vote AND NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that the Boards of Registration of the several component Union Free School Districts will meet during the hours of voting on May 21, 2024 at the polling places in each of the Union Free School Districts for the purpose of preparing a register for district meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 21, 2024; said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the Union Free School Districts, who shall present themselves personally for registration; and (2) all qualified voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (school budget) and copies of propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, may be obtained by any resident in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the annual vote except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at school district offices and any schoolhouse within the district and on the district’s website. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for early mail voting and absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the District. Applications for early mail voting and absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District

Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. No early mail voting or absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M. (prevailing time) on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom early mail voting and absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection at the Office of the Clerk until the day of the vote. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot.

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

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

BELLMORE-MERRICK

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

PATTIANNE GUCCIONE DISTRICT CLERK

The above notice will be published in the Bellmore Herald and Merrick Herald newspapers on Thursday, April 18, 2024, May 2, 2024 and May 16, 2024. 145961

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

Advancial Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff AGAINST Michael A. Volino, a/k/a Michael Volino; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 18, 2024 I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 28, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 204 Margaret Boulevard, Merrick, NY 11566. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Merrick, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 56 Block 87 Lots 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 [Lot Group]. Approximate amount of judgment $293,934.68 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 615213/2022. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Brian J. Davis, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: April 5, 2024 146331

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU MCLP ASSET COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, AGAINST DOLORES ANNE CARUCCI-LAMPITELLI, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF DOLORES MARIA CARUCCI AKA DOLORES CARUCCI, et al. Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on February 4, 2020.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM premises known as 1429 Little Whaleneck Rd, North Merrick, AKA 1429 Little Whaleneck Rd, Merrick, NY 11566. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of

masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Merrick (unincorporated area), Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 56, Block 22 and Lot 51.

Approximate amount of judgment $452,331.62 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #001685/2017.

Janine T. Lynam, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 146277

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO MODIFICADO SOBRE LA REUNIÓN Y ELECCIÓN

ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR

DISTRITO ESCOLAR NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE, PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia sobre el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar North Merrick Union Free en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, Nueva York, el día 14 de mayo de 2024, a las 7:00 p. m., para la resolución de dichos asuntos de acuerdo con lo estipulado por la Ley de Educación.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la votación anual sobre el presupuesto y elección del Distrito Escolar North Merrick Union Free se llevarán a cabo en la biblioteca pública de North Merrick, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, el día martes 21 de mayo de 2024. Durante la elección mencionada anteriormente, los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar North Merrick Union Free y del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick votarán con los siguientes fines: (A) votar sobre el presupuesto escolar anual para el año 2024-2025 y para autorizar la exacción de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito para los propósitos mencionados anteriormente; (B) votar sobre la siguiente propuesta que busca la autorización para gastar de un fondo de reserva de capitales que aparecerá en la boleta electoral razonablemente en la siguiente forma: “SE AUTORIZARÁ a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar North Merrick Union Free a gastar $105,000 del fondo de reserva de capitales establecido el 19 de mayo de 2015 con el fin de

llevar a cabo el siguiente proyecto: reemplazo parcial del tejado en Camp Avenue School, todo lo anterior incluirá toda la mano de obra, los materiales, el equipo, los aparatos y los costos secundarios relacionados”; y (C) cualquier otra propuesta que se pueda presentar oportunamente en la reunión.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que en la elección antes mencionada, los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar North Merrick Union Free también elegirán a dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación para un período de tres años, que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2024 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2027.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la votación se realizará con máquinas y las urnas estarán abiertas de 6:30 a. m. a 9:00 p. m. de ese mismo día.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito Escolar debe adjuntar un informe de exención al presupuesto sugerido. Este informe de exenciones, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará qué parte del valor total calculado de la lista final de tasación usada durante el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exenciones otorgadas por la autoridad legal y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulativo que se espera recibir en pagos en lugar de los impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. El informe de 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 la Junta de Educación ha designado el día viernes 19 de abril de 2024, de 8:00 a. m. a 3:30 p. m. y el día miércoles 15 de mayo de 2024, de 4:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m., para la realización de una reunión de la Junta de Registros en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, Nueva York, para preparar el registro del Distrito Escolar. Los residentes también pueden registrarse en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito durante los días de actividad escolar desde las 9:00 a. m. hasta las 3:00 p. m., hasta cinco días antes de la votación del Distrito. Para ser elegibles para votar durante la reunión anual y sobre el presupuesto y las propuestas del Distrito Escolar Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick, los residentes calificados del

Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick deben registrarse en ese momento si no lo han hecho antes. Toda persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en el registro, siempre y cuando se sepa o se demuestre ante la secretaria del Distrito o algún miembro de la Junta de Registros que dicha persona tiene, en ese momento o en adelante, derecho a votar en la elección anual del distrito, para la cual se prepara dicho registro. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar en virtud del Artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones, también es elegible para votar en esta elección sin necesidad de ningún registro adicional.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar su inscripción 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 registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar se deben recibir en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 25 de abril de 2024. Las boletas electorales militares no serán escrutadas, a menos que (1) la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito las reciba antes del cierre de la votación el día de la elección y tengan una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otro organismo del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o bien (2) la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito las reciba antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y estén firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier votante calificado del Distrito podrá obtener una copia de las declaraciones de la cantidad de dinero que será requerido para fines escolares para el año siguiente, a excepción de los fondos públicos, durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la reunión anual, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en la oficina central del Distrito ubicada en 1057 Merrick Avenue, de 9:00 a. m. a 3:30 p. m., y en cualquiera de las sedes escolares del Distrito, es decir: las escuelas Camp Avenue, Harold D. Fayette y Old Mill Road, la biblioteca pública de North Merrick, el sitio

NINGUNA PERSONA tendrá derecho a votar en la reunión anual de presupuesto y la elección del Distrito Escolar North Merrick Union Free ni en la votación de presupuesto del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de BellmoreMerrick si su nombre no aparece en el registro del Distrito Escolar North Merrick Union Free o en las listas de registro del condado provistas por los funcionarios electorales del condado. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes que cumplan con los requisitos para votar mediante boleta electoral por ausencia o boleta electoral anticipada /por correo pueden solicitar y recibir una boleta electoral por ausencia o una boleta electoral anticipada por correo a través de la secretaria del Distrito. La secretaria del Distrito deberá recibir la solicitud no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la elección para la cual se solicita una boleta electoral por ausencia o una boleta electoral anticipada por correo. La secretaria del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia y boleta electoral anticipada por correo completas 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 la persona designada por este en persona. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta electoral por ausencia o una boleta electoral anticipada por correo, la secretaria del Distrito enviará por correo dicha boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. La secretaria del Distrito debe recibir las boletas electorales por ausencia y las boletas electorales anticipadas por correo antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día martes 21 de mayo de 2024. Durante los cinco (5) días anteriores al día de la elección, excepto los domingos, en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito se encontrará a disposición una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les hayan emitido boletas electorales por ausencia y boletas electorales anticipadas por correo.

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web del Distrito y en la reunión anual.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el registro del Distrito Escolar se presentará en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito, donde quedará abierto para la inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar, de 9:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m. durante los cinco días anteriores a la elección y el mismo día de la elección anual del distrito, excepto el domingo, y el sábado 18 de mayo de 2024 con cita previa.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros del Distrito Escolar North Merrick Union Free School se reunirá durante el horario de votación el día 21 de mayo de 2024 en el lugar de votación con el fin de preparar un registro para elecciones o reuniones del Distrito que se realizarán después del 21 de mayo de 2024. Dicho registro incluirá: (1) a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick, que deberán presentarse personalmente para el registro; (2) a todos los votantes calificados registrados permanentemente en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau, y (3) a todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier elección o reunión anual o especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en alguno de estos eventos realizados o llevados a cabo en cualquier momento durante los cuatro años calendario (2018-2022) previos a la preparación del registro de votantes.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las peticiones para nominar candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación deberán presentarse ante la secretaria del Distrito en su oficina, a más tardar el 22 de abril de 2024, de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m. Los puestos vacantes de la Junta de Educación no se consideran cargos específicos ni independientes; los candidatos se presentan en general. Las peticiones de nominación no deben describir ninguna vacante específica de la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato, deben estar dirigidas a la secretaria del Distrito, deben estar firmadas por 25 votantes calificados del Distrito, deben indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante y el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de acuerdo con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación en virtud de la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para modificar el presupuesto, o que se presente por otra forma para su votación en dicha elección, debe realizarse

ante la secretaria del Distrito con el tiempo suficiente para permitir el aviso de la inclusión de la propuesta con el aviso de audiencia pública, votación de presupuesto y elección, si fuera necesaria su inclusión en dicho aviso, a más tardar el día 22 de marzo de 2024 a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, debe estar escrita o impresa en idioma inglés, debe estar dirigida a la secretaria del Distrito, debe estar firmada por al menos 75 votantes calificados del Distrito y debe indicar el nombre legible de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna solicitud de presentar ante los votantes una propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de sus facultades de decisión, que esté fuera de la ley o que no incluya una asignación específica cuando dicha propuesta requiera un gasto de dinero, o cuando exista alguna otra razón válida para excluir la propuesta de la boleta electoral.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta establecerá una reunión especial a partir de ese momento, dentro de las veinticuatro horas luego de la presentación ante la secretaria del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados del voto, con el fin de examinar y tabular dichos informes del resultado del voto y declarar su resultado; que, por el presente y de acuerdo con la Sección 2019-a, subdivisión 2b, de la Ley de Educación, la Junta se designa a sí misma como un grupo de presidentes de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos durante dicha reunión especial de la Junta. POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN, DISTRITO ESCOLAR NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE Pueblo de Hempstead, Merrick, Nueva York

JOANNE LONG, SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, Nueva York Merrick Herald Life: 4 de abril, 18 de abril, 2 de mayo y 16 de mayo Long Island Business News: 5 de abril, 19 de abril, 3 de mayo y 17 de mayo 146369

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AMENDED NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING AND ELECTION NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Budget Hearing of the North Merrick Union Free School District will be held at Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, New York, on the 14th of May 2024, at 7:00 PM for the transaction of such

business as is authorized by Education Law. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the annual budget vote and election of the North Merrick Union Free School District will be held at the North Merrick Library, 1691 Meadowbrook, Road, North Merrick, New York on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. At the afore-said election, qualified voters of the North Merrick Union Free School District and Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District shall vote for the following purposes: (A) vote upon the annual school budget for the year 2024-2025 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the district for the foregoing purposes; (B) vote upon the following proposition seeking authorization to expend from a capital reserve fund which shall appear on the ballot in substantially the following form: “SHALL the Board of Education of the North Merrick Union Free School District be authorized to expend $105,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 19, 2015 for the purpose of performing the following project: partial roof replacement at Camp Avenue School, all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto”; and (C) such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that at the aforesaid election, qualified voters of the North Merrick Union Free School District shall also elect two (2) members of the Board of Education for a three-year term, commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring on June 30, 2027.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that voting will be on machines, and polls will be open between 6:30 AM and 9:00 PM on that day.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes, and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board

maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN the Board of Education has designated Friday, April 19, 2024 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM and Wednesday, May 15, 2024, between the hours of 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM for the Board of Registration to meet to prepare the register of the School District at the Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York. Residents may also register on school days between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in the District Clerk’s office until five days before the District vote. Qualified residents of the North Merrick Union Free School District must register at this time if not previously registered, in order to be eligible to vote at the annual meeting and on the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Budget and Propositions. Any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the District Clerk or a member of the board of registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual district election for which such register is prepared. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election without further registration.

NO PERSON will be entitled to vote at the annual budget meeting and election of the North Merrick Union Free School District and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School Budget Vote whose name does not appear on either the Register of the North Merrick Union Free School District or the County registration lists provided by the County election officials.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that voters qualifying to vote by absentee o r early mail /ballot may apply and receive an absentee or early mail ballot from the District Clerk of the District. An application must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election for which an absentee or early mail ballot is sought. Completed absentee and early mail ballot applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee or early mail

ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots shall have been issued, will be available in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election except Sundays.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statements of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purpose, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any qualified voter of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM at the District’s central office located at 1057 Merrick Avenue, and at each of the school houses in said District, to wit: Camp Avenue, Harold D. Fayette, and Old Mill Road Schools, at the North Merrick Public Library, on the District’s website, and at the Annual Meeting.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that the register of the school district shall be

filed in the Office of the District Clerk where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the School District, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on each of the five days prior to and the day of the Annual District Election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 18, 2024 by appointment.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration of the North Merrick Union Free School District will meet during the hours of voting on May 21, 2024, at the polling place for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 21, 2024. Said register shall include: (1) all qualified voters of the Union Free School District, who shall present themselves personally for registration; and (2) all qualified voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections; and (3) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2018-2022) prior to preparation of the registration of voters.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the District Clerk at the Office of the Clerk between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on or before April 22, 2024. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and the name and residence of the candidate.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election, if required to be included in said notice, or on or before March 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.; prevailing time; must be typed or

printed in the English language; must be directed to the District Clerk; must be signed by at least 75 qualified voters of the District; and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law §2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Town of Hempstead, Merrick, New York JOANNE LONG, DISTRICT CLERK 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York Merrick Herald Life: April 4, April 18, May 2, May 16 Long Island Business News: April 5, April 19, May 3, May 17 146367

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU; Index No. 613481/2023 Filed 08/21/2023 Plaintiff MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC V PAUL SULLIVAN, LIFE TENANT AND HEIR-ATLAW; DONATA LOHAN A/K/A DINA LOHAN, HEIR-AT-LAW; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; SHARI NEMIROFF; STEVEN NEMIROFF; CAPITAL ONE BANK USA NA; NEWBRIDGE ROAD LLC; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ANN SULLIVAN; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or

parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the Subject Property described in the Complaint, PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ANN SULLIVAN YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Amended Complaint in the above captioned action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or withinthirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action may answer to appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Amended Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the publication and protect your property. Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC ) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

To the above named defendants: The foregoing Publication is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Jeffrey A. Goodstein A. J.S.C, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated April 1, 2024 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage on the property located 1931 Miller Place, Merrick, NY 11561

Section: 55 Block: 502 Lot: 675 (L.G. 675-676) Nassau County is designated as the place of trial based upon the

NUMC treats serious burns of injured deputy chief

Fire academy instructor sustains injuries during training exercise, is expected to make full recovery

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

The Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow provided life-saving care to a deputy fire chief last week, after he was seriously burned in an accident at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy in Old Bethpage.

According to Michael Uttaro, the Nassau County Fire Marshal, around 10:30 a.m. on May 9, the deputy chief, who works as an instructor at the academy, was setting up an exercise called a “shipboard fire training.”

Firefighters learn how to extinguish a live fire on a prop of a boat or ship, Uttaro explained.

“As they were setting up to get ready for the live fire portion of that training, there was combustible liquids that were ignited, causing a flash fire,” Uttaro said. “The deputy chief instructor sustained serious burns.”

The fire was quickly extinguished, and the Plainview Volunteer Fire Department transported the injured instructor to NUMC, which has a 12,000-square foot burn center.

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location of the property being foreclosed.

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Stern & Eisenberg, PC, 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016T:(516) 630-0288. 146388

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, -againstNORA SALVAGNI AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF DANIEL SALVAGNI, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on October 11, 2023, wherein PHH MORTGAGE

CORPORATION is the Plaintiff and NORA SALVAGNI AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF DANIEL SALVAGNI, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY

SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 10, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 1841 GARDENIA AVE, MERRICK A/K/A NORTH MERRICK, NY 11566; and the following tax map identification: 55-515-37. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT NORTH MERRICK, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 009706/2012. Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for

Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 146643

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JOSEPH SIMON MUSSO, Defts. Index #603500/2023. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered April 19, 2024, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 12, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 55, Block 526, Lot 24. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JANE SHRENKEL, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #101389 146613

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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.

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

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 Friday, May 24, 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 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. 146858

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 5/22/2024 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 347/24. MERRICKHarold & Eva Gribbin, Special exception to maintain shed not permitted in side yard., W/s Amsterdam Ave., 200’ S/o Camp Ave., a/k/a 1672 Amsterdam Ave.

Hospital in Suffolk County, NuHealth — the health care organization that oversees NUMC’s operations — offers the only other center on Long Island that can effectively treat serious burns.

Additional burn units are in Brooklyn and Queens.

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 146789

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. WILLIAM GROSS, et al, Defts. Index #614605/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered May 2, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 18, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. premises k/a Section 62, Block 211, Lot 17. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. WILLIAM R. BOCCIO, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #101327 146841

“The Plainview fire department was quickly on the scene, which his part of their protocols, and transported him here to NUMC, which is our primary burn center here in Nassau County — and that’s why we’re happy he’s here,” Uttaro said. “He was here within just a couple of minutes. He was treated in the emergency room, he was evaluated, and he was quickly brought up to the burn center at NUMC for evaluation and further treatment.”

Uttaro was asked at a news conference on May 9 if these sorts of incidents occur frequently at the training facility.

“Things happen like this from time to time — I couldn’t really comment on how often it happens,” he said. “But when you’re dealing with firefighter experiences, whether it is a live fire in a building or a house, or training, especially a live fire training, there’s always inherent dangers.”

Uttaro added the county and training facility have a slew of safety protocols in place, so that if incidents do occur, those on the scene are equipped to quickly deal with them.

“Sometime, the students may receive some type of a burn or a minor medical issue,” he added, “but is definitely not a common occurrence that occurs.”

Acounty, but it is operated by the Nassau County Vocational Education Extension Board, also known as VEEB. The instructor who sustained burns is an employee of VEEB.

According to Ting, the instructor’s injuries can be treated with certain types of dressings that cover the wounds, as well as strict isolation of the wounds, to prevent infections. It is too early to tell if he will need a skin graft, she added.

ny burn is very serious.

DR. GRAcE TiNG Chief medical officer

Nassau University Medical Center

The instructor, who was not identified, sustained first, second and third degree burns to his hands, thighs, and torso, and is expected to survive, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Grace Ting said.

He did not suffer smoke inhalation related injuries, so he did not need to be treated in the hospital’s hyperbaric chamber, which is an enclosed space filled with high-pressure oxygen.

“He’s in good spirits,” Uttaro told reporters last week. “He’s awake an alert and talking to people. His family and folks from the fire academy are here as well.”

The Nassau County Fire Service Academy is utilized by volunteer fire departments across the county. The property and facility are owned by the

“Any burn is very serious,” Ting said. “And from what I heard of the situation there, he’s very lucky that he’s with us.”

“Today is another prime example of how NUMC is prepared to handle situations that occur, like this that happened earlier today,” NUMC chief executive and president Meg Ryan said. “NUMC has a world class burn unit, and we have the only multichambered hyperbaric in Nassau County. Every day, and especially today, I’m extremely proud of our staff and their great work.”

When serious injuries occur during fires, Uttaro said people immediately think the worst — but he said he knows the protocols in place at the fire academy are solid and helped save the instructor’s life. It is still unclear what caused the fire, he added, and it is under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office.

“The right things were in place, and the right things were happening,” he said. “There’s a silver lining to the story, that fact that his injuries weren’t more severe.”

Jordan Vallone/Herald Nassau County Fire Marshall Michael Uttaro spoke outside of the Nassau University Medical Center on Thursday, after a deputy chief sustained serious burns at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy last week.

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Q. I was told by a contractor that the cost of construction has been increasing over the years due to many more requirements that, if we didn’t have them, would keep costs a lot lower. He said they make us put in a lot of extra metal to connect the wood wall studs and rafters, even in decks, and that it adds about $10,000 just for that. Plus he said that we have to use a lot more insulation than we used to, and the foam insulation, especially, really raises the price, up to $16,000 to $20,000 more. I know this is necessary, but are there alternatives to keep prices lower? We have plans we paid for, and now we may not even be able to build. What can you suggest?

A. The connectors for wood can be eliminated almost entirely if you build with metal wall studs, metal rafters and ceiling joists with metal screws. Metal to metal is strong. There are two reasons that people don’t build with metal more often, one being the ease of working with wood, because you can trim and adjust a wood cut to fit more easily, and not have to be so exact, and most people building residential construction don’t have the right tools or training to switch easily to metal.

You see, screws and nails are metal. Wood … is not. Because screws and nails don’t grab wood as well, the connections can pull apart more easily in high winds. Metal connectors brace wood connections with a lot of redundancy, making it harder for a home to pull apart in a high wind. Watch any news report this spring and summer, as homes rip apart from tornadoes, and you’ll see why insurance companies pushed for these regulations, to have better bracing of wall connections to roofs and floors. Metal actually would cost less if more people used the products.

The ease of putting down a metal track and fastening the top plate and wall studs is faster and lighter than working with lumber, but traditions die hard. Metal doesn’t burn easily, will not warp, twist or rot, and you don’t have to treat it with cancer-causing toxins to resist insect damage. Metal is generally stronger and more efficient to work with, and waste is minimal.

Other than that answer, I only know of certain connections utilizing long screws to avoid these connectors, and people in construction would need training to know where and when these types of long fasteners can be used. Even the metal braces widely used have multiple holes for nails, because every hole must have a nail filling it, yet I often see where some holes are not filled.

Insulation, just like metal, will come down in price as more is applied, but better insulation is one of the few products that pays for itself in energy savings. Higher insulation value was debated for years before becoming code. It’s a necessary reality that actually saves money in the long term. Good luck!

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What if you had to vote right now?

Last week, we were treated (or subjected, in one instance) to two presidential events unfolding simultaneously in different places. As the day progressed, I understood that if we see and hear nothing else during the campaign, we will realize, as sentient beings and patriots, that only one man deserves the honor of serving as our president. Only one man is intellectually and temperamentally fit for the job.

The first image we saw on May 9 was President Biden speaking at a Holocaust remembrance at the Capitol, a sacred moment of tribute to the dead and a promise to the living to fight a robust resurgence of antisemitism. The flip screen, on the same day and time, was of former President Donald Trump in a New York City courtroom, where an adult entertainment star testified against him, offering lurid details of their alleged affair. The testimony was part of the ongoing trial of the ex-president for an alleged hush money cover-up.

As Peter Baker observed in The New York Times, we were whiplashed by the images of the candidates: Biden recalling taking his grandchildren to Dachau to bear witness to the horrors of Nazi death camps, and Trump listening to Stormy Daniels describe him “sitting on a hotel bed in his boxer shorts waiting for sex.”

Imagine if, on May 9, you had just dropped onto our planet from another world where the arc of the moral universe does indeed bend toward justice, and good guys win, and presidents are held to high ethical standards, and you had to decide that very day whom would get your vote.

Long Island, where many of us never heard a hateful word or experienced any kind of ostracism related to our faith. Now the rise of extremism, fueled by lies pumped out by social media, has put Jewish Americans in the cross hairs, along with any other group seen as a threat to a MAGA America.

I magine if you had just dropped onto our planet from another, more just, world.

On one hand, you see Biden, a seasoned leader, vowing to fight antisemitism in America, stating that anti-Jewish rhetoric demands “our continued vigilance . . . and outspokenness.” You see him in action on just this one day, addressing hate speech and violence toward Jews, which he said is “ferociously” surging.

You hear him say that Jews will always have a safe place in America, a notion that many Jewish people in my age group have never questioned. We grew up in welcoming communities on

You witness Biden communicating his full support for the Jewish people and for Israel, and for peaceful college protesters on both sides, while pushing back against some of Israel’s most aggressive war tactics in its battle against Hamas. You are seeing impossible political and humanitarian dilemmas, in which no one answer is good or easy, in which any comment is instantly parsed and shredded by multiple raging influencers, ordinary citizens and political opponents.

You see Biden, a determined leader who knows himself and knows justice when he sees it, and knows how to move through this minefield.

That same day, when you drop into our country, you also see the former president, also an old man. You see Trump on TV coming and going from a

courtroom where he is on trial for allegedly covering up an affair he had with a porn star so that his 2016 presidential campaign would not be affected.

Stay with me. You just landed here from a better place. You see the two men in action that day. You know nothing about their respective policies on the economy or the environment or foreign trade or inflation or immigration. You know nothing about Trump’s presidency, when he alienated our allies abroad and denied the coronavirus pandemic even as it killed a million Americans. You never heard the speeches in which he called migrants “animals,” or suggested injecting bleach for a deadly virus, or said there were good people on both sides when white Christian nationalists marched in Charlotte chanting, “Jews will not replace us!”

You have not witnessed, in the past few years, the complete erosion of women’s reproductive rights and the diminishment of our Supreme Court.

You are just here this one day, May 9. Listen to Biden’s Holocaust speech. Look at defendant Trump, contemptuous and contemptible, an abject failure as a human being, not to mention a world leader.

Who gets your vote?

Copyright 2024 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

New state budget doubles down on a bad bet

“You’ve got to know when to hold ’em. Know when to fold ’em.”

Those lines, from Kenny Rogers’ iconic recording of “The Gambler,” contain a valuable lesson: Sometimes the right move is throwing your cards away. Chasing a bad bet because you’re stubborn, arrogant or simply in denial can leave you in serious trouble.

Regrettably, that seems to be a lesson that Albany’s leadership refuses to learn. Rather than admit that what they’ve done isn’t working — as evidenced by the fact that New York state has the highest population loss, the second-highest taxes and the second-worst business climate of any state in the county, according to Forbes magazine — Gov. Kathy Hochul

and the New York City politicians who control the State Legislature are doubling down on their bad bets in the new state budget. Even worse, it’s our money they’re gambling with.

Amid an escalating affordability crisis — and despite dire warnings from the state comptroller about needing to rein in state spending increases because of a catastrophic budget gap projected over the next few years — the recently adopted 2024-25 state budget spends a whopping $237 billion, the largest budget in New York’s history. That’s an alarming $8 billion increase over the current spending plan, and above the 2 percent tax cap. It’s also an increase of more than 30 percent over the last pre-Covid budget. Since the current leadership in the Legislature gained control in 2018, state spending has soared by a whopping $70 billion. Exorbitant spending of taxpayer dollars is only part of the problem. What

legislators are spending those dollars on (and what they’re not) is the other part.

We’re paying over $2 billion to support illegal immigrants, but not providing more than $350 million in state funding owed to the Nassau County Medical Center — funding that Nassau’s only safety-net hospital desperately needs in order to remain operational.

s pending in Albany has soared by a whopping $70 billion since 2018.

We’re spending billions more on initiatives that don’t positively advance the interests of the state of New York — all at the expense of hardworking taxpayers. We’re implementing more restrictive rights on property owners, pouring more money into the Metropolitan Transportation Authority without oversight, coddling criminals, tip-toeing around Tier 6 pension improvements, and changing access to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program for senior and disabled state residents, just to name a few.

While the budget delivers a few wins for New Yorkers, like answering our calls to oppose cuts in school foundation aid, making minor fixes to Tier 6 pensions, and making robust investments in our Department of Environmental Conservation and infrastructure, it falls short when it comes to providing meaningful relief to struggling families and businesses, and misses countless opportunities to make transformational and fundamental changes to turn our state around and point it in the right direction. It includes no tax relief plan, no plan to address the enormous financial shortfalls, and no plan to improve the business climate. In short, it totally ignores three major problems we face. As the song goes, “Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin’ is knowin’ what to throw away and knowin’ what to keep.” Albany’s leaders need to recognize that their policies are failing, and they’re making a bad bet. It’s time to throw away these cards before we go broke.

Steve Rhoads represents the 5th Senate District.

RAnDI KREIss

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With hurricane season coming, be prepared

the looming possibility of natural disasters — such as hurricanes and other severe storms — poses a significant, and ongoing, threat to Long Island, and particularly for those living in more vulnerable coastal communities, like Long Beach and Freeport, which are most susceptible to damage caused by high winds and surging floodwaters.

With hurricane season set to begin June 1, it is vital for all of us — especially those in communities with the highest risk — to take proactive measures to prepare. Resilience requires a strategy for severe weather conditions that are often unpredictable. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that means:

■ Developing an evacuation plan

■ Assembling disaster supplies — including food, water, batteries, chargers, a radio and cash

■ Getting an insurance checkup and documenting your possessions

■ Creating a communication plan with a hand-written list of contacts

■ Strengthening your home

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Nancy Kaplan is an enthusiastic trustee on Board of Education

To the Editor:

I write this letter on behalf of Nancy Kaplan and her pursuit for continued school board service.

I have known Nancy now for more than 20 years. As the 11-year principal at Calhoun, and with interim principal assignments at Kennedy, MAMS and Chatterton, my experience within educational systems in the Merrick community is both broad and deep.

I have been incredibly fortunate to work with outstanding professionals and loving families during my time in the district.

As a retiree, I look back on the successes of the schools in the community and I think of the people who have made important and pivotal decisions on behalf of the children, and nobody comes to mind before Nancy Kaplan.

Good schools are shepherded to excellence by leaders who are selfless, wise and loving. Nancy is all of that and more. Nancy’s energy and enthusiasm for teaching and learning is heartwarming. Her understanding of what kids need is spot on. Her drive to ensure that

From a government standpoint, preparedness often begins with comprehensive planning and investment in resilient infrastructure. Following the damage wrought by tropical storms Irene and Lee in 2011 and Sandy in 2012, many coastal protection measures have been put into effect, including seawalls and reinforced jetties and dunes.

For instance, after Sandy decimated the boardwalk in Long Beach, the structure was strengthened when it was rebuilt, and sturdier dunes were constructed as an added layer of protection.

Collaborative initiatives involving local governments, community organizations and emergency responders foster a culture of resilience, strengthening the collective ability to withstand and recover from disasters.

In addition, having a robust earlywarning system and evacuation plans in place can be essential in ensuring the safety of residents in the event of a major storm.

The disasters resulting from previous storms continue to serve as a glaring reminder, however, that even the best preparations may not be enough. It’s hard to forget the images of homes sub-

merged, fallen trees damaging cars and blocking roadways, and long lines of vehicles at gas pumps.

So it never hurts to have additional plans of action. Remember to store some extra gas to provide power to emergency generators. Store backup batteries and chargers. Prepare to-go bags in an easyto-access location. Have your home, auto and flood insurance information at the ready, just in case.

In the aftermath of any natural disaster, swift and coordinated recovery efforts are crucial. Having timely access to emergency services, temporary shelters and essential supplies is paramount to ensure the well-being of our communities.

And, as a storm approaches, it is of the utmost importance to listen to authorities, familiarize yourself with all available evacuation routes, and stay tuned for updates.

And always take warnings seriously. These storms cannot only destroy, they can kill. Being prepared, knowing what to do when a storm is on its way, and putting a plan in motion when the time comes is essential to staying safe and secure.

“Commitment” immediately comes to mind when thinking of someone who has volunteered to this extent.

In schools, while commitment is a key component. I would suggest that consistency in leadership is most critical to success.

Turnover in schools can be extremely problematic. Having someone like Nancy on the board, someone who embodies extraordinarily giving character traits, enthusiastic determination and consistency is so very fortunate for the districts she has served.

In fact, looking back on the success of the schools during past two-plus decades is proof of her exceptional work. This level of excellence does not happen by accident.

And while the results are a team effort, there are few school leaders anywhere who can claim Nancy’s level of distinction for the length of time she has spent caring and laving the schools of which she has served.

The Merrick and Bellmore-Merrick school communities are fortunate to have had her these past two decades and would be well served by keeping her for as long as she is willing to serve.

I give the families in the Merrick School District my greatest and most confident ecommendation for the school board election to Dr. Nancy Kaplan.

DAVID SEINFELD Merrick

Kaplan supports us, so let’s support her

To the Editor:

It is my pleasure to write a letter of support for Dr. Nancy Kaplan as she seeks re-election to the education board.

I have known Nancy for more than five years in her capacity as a representative of the Anti-Defamation League as an invited speaker to Temple Sinai of Roslyn.

Each year, Nancy has delivered multiple programs to our Hebrew school students on the history of anti-Semitism, and strategies to address it within schools and our communities. Nancy’s knowledge of this important issue and her ability to explain it to young people has made this program most effective in our synagogue.

Her ability to create a comfortable space for Jewish students to share their experiences and feelings has never been more important.

As an educational and congregational leader, I have always been impressed with the knowledge and experience Nancy brings to our synagogue. I believe she cares deeply about all students and families, and I believe she has proven her value to the Merrick educational community and beyond.

ELENA SCHwARTz Merrick

Letters

No need for change on Merrick school board

To the Editor:

we are writing in support of Dr. Nancy Kaplan and Mrs. Linda wilk, incumbent members of the Merrick education board, who are running for re-election this May 21.

Sitting on the education board is an ultimate way to serve the community. It is an unpaid position, which goes far beyond the Tuesday night board meeting, sometimes requiring much additional time away from family.

The board’s seven members must work cooperatively and collaboratively for the benefit of the children and with fiscal responsibility to the taxpayers regardless of their personal beliefs or persuasions. Dr. Nancy Kaplan, for 20 years, and Mrs. Linda wilk for nine years, have served in just this manner.

During their tenures, along with the superintendent they have consistently prepared and presented budgets that have not pierced the tax cap. This is especially important to consider in light of the recent publicity given to districts over Long Island that have had deficit budgets, failed budgets and budgets presented that do pierce the tax cap, all while preserving the reserves. During their tenures Merrick’s budgets have always passed.

w hile serving, several superintendents, administrators as well as staff have been hired, who have led the Merrick district to academic excellence. It is important to keep in mind the unusual structure of our district.

Our board, along with the other three component districts, each send two members to create the Bellmore Merrick Central High School education board.

This puts our board members in a unique position of having an eye on K-12 education and their experience here is very important.

we would be remiss not to mention that Dr. Kaplan and Mrs. wilk were both serving during the pandemic and led our district well.

In fact, we were one of few schools that reopened Sept. 25, 2020, with the option of I in person, remote, or hybrid learning. we’re concerned by the placards around town calling for “change.” we can’t imagine what “change” is needed in a district of such academic excellence and fiscal responsibility.

SuSAN HOLLAND SANDRA wHITE

Susan Holland and Sandra White are copresidents of Merrick Retired Teachers.

Kaplan is dedicated to the young

To the Editor:

I have known Dr. Nancy Kaplan for more than 35 years, and work very closely with her in support of our students in her role as vice provost.

I was delighted to learn that she is seeking to remain on the education board, a position she has held for the past 20 years. I cannot think of a better way for Nancy to apply her professional and personal interests for the betterment of her community.

Over the years, I have come to know how important the Merrick community is to Nancy. She is a dedicated education board trustee, whose passion for serving the Merrick community has always been evident.

Those who know Nancy will find her to be a caring, considerate and dedicated individual who believes in “community first.” She has demonstrated this deep commitment through serving others, especially young people on their academic journey.

Additionally, Nancy has become a trusted resource for many districts across Long Island as they seek to build a sense of belonging for everyone in their own communities. Time and time again, Nancy has shown an ability and willingness to listen and to advocate for others.

Nancy and her husband, Lenny, are first and foremost “family” people. She often talks about the people of Merrick as though they are a part of her own family. It is no surprise that Nancy has used her knowledge and relationships in higher education to provide guidance and mentorship to many Merrick students.

She is passionate about education, and I have no doubt she will continue to work extremely hard to all those she serves whether at the university or in her community.

I encourage you to support Nancy as she runs for re-election to the Merrick School Board on Tuesday, May 21.

FATHER RICHARD ROCK Merrick

Father Richard Rock is a campus athletics minister for St. John’s University.

Moving here was the best choice I’ve made

To the Editor:

It is with heartfelt enthusiasm that I am once again asking for your vote in the upcoming Merrick education board election. From the moment I became a trustee, it has been my honor and privilege to serve our community.

Being a trustee is a responsibility I take most seriously, and I take immense pride in being responsive to the needs of every family within our community. I have fulfilled my duties over the last 20 years with a sense of purpose, commitment and dedication.

Since my first election in 2004, I have served as vice president and president twice on the elementary level.

For the past 12 years, I have also been a member of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District education board, serving as both vice president and president.

In fact, this year I am vice president

again, and I am looking forward to representing Merrick next year as president.

As a result of my background, I have been a trusted and influential voice on both the Merrick and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District education boards. I am elated to have played a sustained role over the past two decades in making our districts among the absolute best school districts anywhere.

I possess a strong educational and professional background that makes me uniquely qualified to serve as a trustee. Educationally, I hold a doctor of education, MBA, and bachelor’s degree from St. John’s u niversity. I also hold management development certificates from Harvard and Cornell universities.

I am a state licensed school business official, and have used this knowledge to ensure our districts remain fiscally responsible while continually improving the educational experience for every child from pre-K through high school graduation.

Professionally, over the last 33 years, I have been a leader in higher education.

Currently, I serve as vice provost for academic engagement and strategic partnerships, and as an adjunct professor at St. John’s.

I am a consultant for the u.S. Department of Education as a federal grants reviewer. I have many active relationships with colleges across the country, which have benefitted our Merrick children as they pursue their own higher education.

I am extremely proud to be a nationally sought-after speaker, including close to home on Long Island, working within elementary, middle and high schools, with college students and staff, with professional athletes/teams, with members of law enforcement and at synagogues.

I have loved the Merrick community from the day my family moved here in 2002. I have immersed myself in the very fabric of community life and have developed deep connections and friendships, which I treasure.

I am a proud member of the Nassau County Police Commissioner’s Community Council. I am a former board member and current member of the Merrick Jewish Centre. I have also been a member of the Merrick Kiwanis Club and served for many years as a director and coach within our Little League and basketball leagues.

There is no doubt that Lenny and I made a great decision about where to live and raise our family. Both of our children received a wonderful education in both of our school districts. For this reason, I remain unwavering in my commitment to ensure every Merrick child receives an outstanding education. Having 20 years of perspective as it relates to our schools — along with the necessary knowledge, experience, and relationships — makes me a strong advocate for every member of our Merrick community.

NANCY KAPLAN Merrick

CARES ABOUT US: BUTCH Re-Elect Our Grandpa

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Keeping Class Size Small. Eliminating Wasteful Spending.

Standing Up for Parents’ Rights. Initiated Pre-K for 4-Year-Olds.

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Butch’s kids went to Merrick Schools & soon his grandchildren will be in our schools.