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It’s spooky, but not scary Happy haunts and more in store at the L.I. Monster Gallery

By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

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WElComE To CAmp Crystal Lake? More like, welcome to the Long Island Monster Gallery. The Halloween-themed art gallery, owned by Jason Kloos, of Merrick, featuring over 30 life-size horror sculptures, opened for the season on Oct. 1.

ntering through the doors of the Long Island Monster Gallery, Halloween fans are hit with a wave of special effects — spooky music, dark lighting and the sound of thunder cracking in the distance. It might give visitors the impression of a haunted house, full of actors waiting to jump out and give visitors the scare of a lifetime.

But there’s more to the gallery than first impressions. In

fact, tucked inside its dark hallways, illuminated by colorful strobe lights, are more than 30 life-size sculptures of some of the world of horror’s most recognizable characters — and villains — including Frankenstein, Pennywise and Michael Meyers, to name just a few.

“I think as a horror fan, you know, it’s a little spooky, a little scary, based on the nature of the genre,” gallery owner Jason Kloos said, “but we’re not intentionally here to frighten you at all. That’s not the goal. It’s really, truly, at its core, Continued on page 4

The Great Give Back returns to Bellmore-Merrick libraries

By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

It’s another year of public service projects for Bellmore’s and Merrick’s libraries.

The Great Give Back, a community service initiative created by the Suffolk County Public Library Directors Association and the Suffolk Cooperative Library system, in conjunction with the Nassau Library System, is back this year on Oct. 15. Since the initiative’s founding in 2017, it has expanded greatly. Every county in New York participates, and the projects and goals of each library vary and change from year to year.

The local libraries are gearing up for their day of service, with different in-person events and various drives and collections for charities in store.

With four very active and community-oriented libraries in the area, there are many ways residents — depending on which library they’re zoned for — can get involved, and stay involved in the future.

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At the Bellmore Memorial Library, patrons will have the opportunity to take part in a community cleanup on Oct. 15 at Mill Pond Park on the BellmoreWantagh border. The park, main-

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Bellmore Memorial Library tained by the Town of Hempstead, is on Merrick Road, just minutes from the library, which is on Bedford Avenue in Bellmore.

Christopher Ham, the adult programs coordinator at the library, said while the Bellmore library has always taken part in the Great Give Back, this year it wanted to take on an initiative

that would go beyond the library’s walls.

“What we wanted to do is expand our community partnership,” Ham said. “And what better way to do that than beautify our local parks.”

The library obtained permits from the town to work at Mill Pond Park, and will distribute gloves, bags and ponchos in the

case of rain to participating residents.

Ham said that while people are encouraged to RSVP online at BellmoreLibrary.org, they are not required to do so, and can show up the day of. Teens in seventh through 12th grades can also earn credit community service for participating.

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Closed sales fell 11 percent year over year to 13,740 units, according to the New York State Association of Realtors, while new listings dropped more than 15 percent. Yet, median sales prices climbed nearly 4 percent to $405,000 — the 28th consecutive month to see a median sales price rise.

New listings were also down more than 15 percent in Nassau County, while closed sales totaled just under 1,400 — a 16 percent decline from 2021. The median sales price, however, grew 5 percent to $701,250.

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McGuinness has been on the board for seven years, first as a supervisory committee volunteer, before becoming a director in 2019.

She graduated from Sacred Heart Lisa McGuinness A c a d e m y, a n d earned her bachelor’s degree at SUNY Geneseo. McGuinness started at Dime Savings Bank, helping to program the first ATMs. She was later an executive for companies like Estée Lauder, Avon and Cole Haan.

McGuinness has been recognized as a leader in the information technology industry for more than two decades.

She is a long-time Oceanside resident, raising her family there with her husband. She is a member of St. Anthony’s parish, volunteering on several committees. McGuinness also is a past president of the Ladies Auxiliary at the Fr. Joseph O’Connell Knights of Columbus Council 3481.

In fact, it was members of that particular KofC that founded Ocean Financial back in 1969, as a way to provide financial services to the families of members like them. Today, Ocean Financial has more than $380 million in assets, serving members of the Knights of Columbus, the Dioceses of Rockville Centre, and the at-large Catholic community.

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Tay l o r i s a Marie Taylor financial advisor for the Edward Jones office in West Hempstead.

Minority Enterprise Development Week The inaugural Minority Enterprise Development Week on Long Island kicks off with a ceremony in Hempstead on Thursday, Oct. 13.

Hosted by the African American Small Business Foundation and the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, the ceremony begins at 9 a.m., at the Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion, 1 Washington St. RSVP is required. For more information, email info@liaacc.org.

Lindsay becomes VP at Northwell She was one of the first Americans to be vaccinated against the virus that causes Covid-19, and even received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

But now Sandra Lindsay has a new role — vice president of public health advocacy for Northwell Health.

Lindsay spent 29 years in nursing, most recently as director of nursing and critical care at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park.

She also led the front lines during the pandemic, not just during the first wave beginn i n g i n M a rch 2020, but by also volunteering to be the first in-line to Sandra Lindsay get the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 14, 2020.

As a woman of color — and a proud Jamaican immigrant — Lindsay inspired communities of color and those in the Caribbean community to trust the vaccine. Her ID badge and scrubs now reside at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Lindsay immigrated in 1986, and graduated from Manhattan Community College in 1993 as valedictorian of her nursing program. She later earned her bachelor’s from St. Joseph’s University in Patchogue, a master’s degree from Lehman College in the Bronx, and an MBA from Hofstra University.

Lindsay joined Lenox Hill Hospital soon after as an oncology nurse, before moving to LIJ.

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School spirit runs deep in Cougar Nation

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ellmore-Merrick’s John F. Kennedy High School hosted its homecoming game and festivities on Sept. 24.

Ahead of the game, Kennedy held its inaugural tailgate for the community, which included snacks, lawn games, music and more.

John Lafkas and Sarina Khan were named homecoming king and queen, respectively. Khan is part of the advance science research program at Kennedy, and a regular volunteer for many local organizations and groups on Long Island.

The court also included nominees Ben Greco, Eric Rogers, Josh Sheldon, Savannah LoGuidice, Fallyn Scheinkopf and Gabby Mazzafaro. Members of the district’s Culinary and Hospitality Applied Management program, led by Michael DiGiovanni, manned the grills and snack stand, keeping a hungry crowd full.

The Kennedy band, led by Walter Avellaneda, provided musical interludes throughout the game. Cheer and kickline teams entertained the crowd, both during the game and at halftime. The Cougar school’s mascot, worn by Lauren Piscazzi, was also on hand to spread school spirit.

The Athletics Hall of Fame inducted its second class, which included alumni from 1969 to 2018. Despite a valiant effort, the Cougars fell short to Sewanhaka High School, 41-33. Joe Vaccaro led the scoreboard, rushing for 108 yards, as well as a touchdown. He also threw two touchdowns for the Cougars.

Photos courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

alexa berger, Morgan Galdamez, Carly Sherman, Sadie Freifeld, Sydney Brewer and Beverly Kleinman of Kennedy Student Government sold Cougar swag.

the Kennedy band, center left, led by Walter Avellaneda, provided musical interludes throughout the game.

Kennedy senior cheerleaders, Alexa Ciminera and Gianna Ciminera. despite a valiant effort, the Cougars fell short to Sewanhaka High School, 41-33.

John lafKas and Sarina Khan, above, were named homecoming king and queen, respectively.

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A gallery for horror fans, by horror fans COntinued frOm frOntpage an art gallery.”

The Long Island Monster Gallery opened last year, the first of its kind in the area. It is dedicated to all things horror and Halloween cinema. It features a collection of sculptures from artists around the world, and there’s a little something for everyone to enjoy.

Kloos, 28, of Merrick, is a selfdescribed diehard horror fan. He’s a graduate of the On Tour specialty theater program in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, housed at Sanford H. Calhoun High School. Outside the gallery, he’s a special education music teacher for Western Suffolk BOCES. With his theatrical and stage background, the gallery is something Kloos always envisioned operating, and he started collecting pieces about six years ago, he said. That collection grew, and he found a location to house it in February 2021 — an old office building on Roselle Street in Mineola. The gallery opened last October for its first season, and is back again this year, doubling in size, with a slew of new, special effects to enhance guests’ experience.

Walking through the gallery is like walking through Halloween history, Kloos explained. In the two-story building, the downstairs is dedicated to classic characters like the Mummy, Dracula and Fran-

Photo courtesy Jason Kloos

Owner JasOn KlOOs with some of the gallery’s pieces. kenstein. Upstairs, however, you’ll find more modern faces that blend scary and spooky, like Freddie Krueger or Betelgeuse, among countless others.

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stairs,” Kloos said. “And then, as you go upstairs, we kind of slip you into that ’80s, ’90s retro horror feel. We’ve really put a huge focus on that — you can come here and learn the history of horror.”

Each sculpture is accompanied by a plaque, providing details about the character, the movie it’s from, and the artist who created it. Kloos said that people hang around the gallery, reading up on some of their favorites, to get the full, informative and immersive experience the gallery seeks to provide. Photography is welcomed, and encouraged.

What differs this season from last, Kloos noted, is the emphasis on lighting and sounds to draw Halloween lovers in.

“I don’t make the figures,” he said. “I just collect them. But once it lands here, my job is to kind of create the set and the

lighting and the sound. I just try to display the monster in the coolest way I can.

“It’s not a haunted house,” he added.

“We don’t want to scare you, but we do want it to feel like you stepped on the set of a horror film.”

Being that it is an art gallery, Kloos said, technically, all the pieces on display are for sale. “They really range in price,” he said. “It’s a deep-pocket situation. Most of them — if not all of them or a good majority — are completely handmade from head to toe, and artists profit off of it.”

Those interested in inquiring about a piece can contact the gallery directly, on Instagram @MonsterGalleryLongIsland or its Facebook page, Long Island Monster Gallery.

The gallery opened for the season on Oct. 1. For the rest of the month and through first weekend of November, it will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m., and Halloween night. In December, the gallery will reopen for a few weekends with a seasonal theme — the floor will be covered in “snow,” and characters like the Grinch, Krampus and Jack Skellington will be on hand.

The first weekend last year was slow, Kloos said, but as Halloween approached, the crowds picked up.

Reviews, especially on Yelp, have been consistently positive. “I came to see their holiday display and wow,” one reviewer from Staten Island wrote. “This is a must visit for any and all horror fans.”

Turning on the lights and the music, seeing the spooky displays come together and meeting patrons and fans is what Kloos looks forward to every weekend.

“We all respect and appreciate the genre and the artists and the amount of work that goes into the sculptures and figures,” he said. “This gallery was created for horror fans, by horror fans.”

For more information and tickets, visit LongIslandMonsterGallery.com.

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it’s nOt all about horror: Family-friendly figures such as characters from ‘Ghostbusters’ are also on display.

the gallery’s large rooms, with dark lights and spooky music, leave plenty of space for visitors to mingle with fellow horror fans.

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

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ith a well-deserved break in the middle of the day, students at Newbridge Road Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District are striving to make the most out of that time. After a few hours of hard work in the morning, they head off to lunch and recess, before learning literacy, math and more resumes in the afternoon. But, as Principal Amanda Licci points out, their education doesn’t stop during that lunchtime break. It’s where children develop important social skills, learn how to be good citizens of their school and understand how to be responsible for their own actions.

With that in mind, Licci launched a new initiative this year to give students a greater voice in the school while helping them to have the best lunch and recess times possible. At the beginning of the school year, she met with each grade level, in which students outlined expectations for themselves during their midday break. Empowered to set their own rules, students took the responsibility seriously.

Posters outlining these expectations are displayed prominently in the cafeteria and are signed by every student. Students in the younger grades set more specific rules, such as using inside voices during lunch, cleaning up after themselves and including others during games at recess. The fifth and sixth grade promises reflect their standing as role models in the school, focusing on the virtues of acceptance, fairness, honesty and respect. They vow to use good manners and make good choices.

Newbridge Road’s lunch recess aides were also

Newbridge road elemeNtary School students, joined by Principal Amanda Licci, right, and lunch recess aide Flora Weil, have set their own expectations for lunch and recess behavior this year.

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involved in the process so they can proactively and positively communicate with students and use consistent language. Each aide has laminated copies of the signed promises from each grade.

“It’s much more meaningful and impactful if it comes from the children,” Licci said. “Students are very recep-

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ERASE Racism welcomes Laura Harding Founder and president emeritus, Elaine Gross, departs after 21 years Equity Team in the office of the Deputy Mayor for Education in Washington, D.C. “I was doing some really incredible ERASE Racism, a leading regional work and getting ready to expand my organization that promotes racial equity portfolio in D.C.,” Harding explained. “A on Long Island, has a new face. Laura recruiter approached me, and they were Harding became the group’s president on like, ‘Hey, we’re looking for the next leadSept. 19, replacing its founder er of ERASE Racism, and and leader for 21 years, your name came up.’”

Elaine Gross.

One thing led to another, The search for a new presHarding said, and she agreed ident began in April, when to an interview. “Once I did Gross announced her deparmy research and talked to a ture. Gross created the orgacouple of people who worked nization in 2001, and led it to with ERASE Racism,” she prominence by heightening said, “I was extremely excitpublic understanding of ed about being considered as structural racism. a possibility for the posiHarding, 48, was born in tion.”

Laura Harding Barbados and grew up in When she left her job in Brooklyn. She ear ned an Washington, Harding said, undergraduate degree from she took time off to prepare Adelphi University, a master’s in social to build on the foundation Gross had service administration from the Univer- established. sity of Chicago and a law degree from “My first few days have been spent Howard University. just really reaching out to different A public advocate and attorney with board members and arranging meetings extensive experience in promoting racial to introduce myself,” she said on Sept. 20. justice, equity and inclusion, Harding “It’s been exciting to relear n Long said that she didn’t initially seek out a Island, and understand who the people role at ERASE Racism. She was working are, who the communities are, and who I as a co-chair of the Racial Justice & need to meet.”

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Harding said she wanted to take the time to get to know the group’s stakeholders — people directly impacted by its work. “I think when you are an organization like ERASE, a lot of our time is spent among professionals — the elected officials, the community-based organizations, and subject-matter experts,” she explained. “I want to be mindful that I also have access to the voices of the people who we are working for.”

Harding said she finds all of ERASE Racism’s work to be important, but the two things she’s most interested in developing are its advocacy and community education Elaine branches. “It allows us to develop and build capacity in students and regular community members to advocate for themselves and their needs,” she said, “to ensure they’re being serviced and supported in an equitable way.”

Gross said that Harding’s extensive resume made her the right choice to succeed her. “It is thrilling for me to see a new president with a breadth of experience appointed to ERASE Racism,” Gross said. “I am delighted that (she) will

be succeeding me, and that she will be setting the course for ERASE Racism going forward.”

Edward Pichardo, co-chair of the organization’s board of directors, agreed. “ERASE Racism is fortunate to have someone with her depth of skills come into the lead[???] this illustrious organization,” Pichardo stated in a press release last week.

ERASE has done tremendous work, Harding said, but a lot still needs to be accomplished. “If you look at what’s happening, certainly in New York state, on Long Island and across the nation, there clearly is still a lot of Gross work to be done,” she said. “I think there’s a place for the organization — a place to contribute to ensuring that Long Island remains a beautiful, inclusive and equitable place to live.

“I’m excited to be here,” Harding added, “and I’m excited to lead ERASE Racism’s work, and I look forward to connecting with our various communities and stakeholders to hear their thoughts, and hopefully advocate for them in a way that’s powerful.”

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Calhoun Senior Volleyball CoMMitteD to plaY D-1 volleyball at Binghamton, Maldonado will look to close her high school career by helping Calhoun make anothe deep run in the Nassau Class A playoffs after it reached the finals last season. She’s a two-time All-County libero who’s led the county in digs in back-to-back seasons, including 435 as a junior. She made the AllTournament team last fall and was the Colts’ MVP as a sophomore.

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Boys Soccer: South Side at Lynbrook ...................4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer: V.S. Central at Freeport ......................... 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Lawrence at Calhoun ............................ 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: South Side at Mepham......................... 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Elmont at Carey .................................... 6 p.m.

Friday, oct. 7

Boys Soccer: East Meadow at Oceanside.................. 6 p.m.

Football: MacArthur at South Side ............................. 6 p.m.

Football: Freeport at Farmingdale .........................6:30 p.m.

Football: Kennedy at Long Beach ............................. 7 p.m.

Football: V.S. South at Malverne................................. 7 p.m.

Football: Wantagh at Carey ........................................ 7 p.m.

Football: Seaford at C.S. Harbor................................. 7 p.m.

Girls Soccer: V.S. North at Hewlett.........................7:15 p.m.

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Girls Soccer: Baldwin at East Meadow................12:30 p.m.

Football: Mepham at Garden City .............................. 2 p.m.

Football: Carle Place at Lawrence .............................. 2 p.m.

Football: Port Washington at Baldwin ......................... 2 p.m.

Football: Clarke at North Shore .................................. 2 p.m.

Football: Oceanside at Massapequa ......................... 2 p.m.

Football: Calhoun at Sewanhaka ............................... 2 p.m.

Football: Hewlett at V.S. North .................................... 2 p.m.

ordana Bello has been running across soccer fields in September like her shoes have caught fire.

Calhoun’s striker, Bello, is just a sophomore, but she’s scorching. She notched two more goals on Sept. 29 to lift Calhoun to a 4-2, come-from-behind win over New Hyde Park.

That gave Bello eight goals on the season. She’s one of four sophomores’ starters that has Calhoun looking ahead to a wondrous future with the current season showing promise.

“She’s a dominating player with her speed, skill and overall talent,’’ Calhoun’s first-year coach Jason Elias said. “She’s also one of the most fit and hardest workers. She’s pretty extraordinary.’’

After notching four goals apiece in its last two games, Calhoun had forged a 3-3-3 clip.

“We start just two seniors,’’ Elias said.

“Without a doubt, it’s a rebuilding year.

But we’re still hoping for success this year. We haven’t faced anybody who I think has outplayed us except maybe Bellmore JFK.’’ Ironically, that was Bellmore JFK’s lone win as the young Calhoun squad may have been caught in complacency.

The Merrick-based school has much to live up to as the 2021 squad were co-division champions in Nassau A2.

After a six-year hiatus, Elias, the former longtime boys coach at Kennedy, is back on the sidelines inheriting a young but talented team. He’s made adjustments since his last stint, understanding the skill level is higher than six years ago with more sophistication in dribbling and passing.

Elias added a new assistant coach in Brianna Doran, who played four years at Hofstra. The 24-year-old has been a boost.

“She’s got a good connection with the girls and adds another level of experience,’’ Doran said.

Last season’s squad notably lost its star goalie Holly DiPalo. But the replacement is softball standout junior Gianna Haniff. “She’s made a couple of big saves

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For all of Bello’s scoring strikes, the team’s glue is senior captain, Jill Conlon, who has made All-County two straight years as the defense’s anchor. She plays center defense and does it all.

“She’s our leader,’’ Elias said. “Every dead ball goes through her. She directs things from the back. She’s our vocal leader and our leader by example. We couldn’t do much without her.’’

But the next two seasons after this one looks superb due to the sophomore foursome, including Alex Aievoli, Isabella Tristaino and Isabela Rohr.

Outside of Bello, Aievoli is the lone sophomore to play as a freshman on the

varsity and owns as many skills as vowels in her name. She’s a midfielder who sees the field well and, as the coach says, “plays beyond her years.’’

“Starting four sophomores is a pretty big deal,’’ Elias said.

Other notables include junior center midfielder Makayla Condela, whose intensity on the ball is exemplary. Then there are seniors Mia Licari, a tri-captain who marks the best player on the opponent’s team.

Senior winger Taryn Hilke is a key piece – her strength and size allowing her to win most 50-50 balls. If Bello gets a little more goal-scoring help, the future could be now.

“It’s a matter of putting the ball in the big onion bag,’’ Elias said.

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“The library is really trying to show that we are a center for the community,” he added. “People can always rely on their library.”

Patrons of the North Bellmore Public Library, meanwhile, can take part in a drive for military personnel.

“This year the North Bellmore Public Library is dedicating the Great Give Back to the men and women who bravely serve in our armed forces,” Jessica Tymecki, the library’s director, said. “We will decorate care package boxes and make cards and flags to show our support and appreciation. We will be collecting items all month long to send to our troops.”

For a list of items being collected, Tymecki said, patrons can visit NorthBellmoreLibrary.org. Donations can be dropped off at the library, at 1551 Newbridge Road.

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At the Merrick Library, a months-long pajama drive is taking place.

“The mission of the Great Give Back is to provide a day of opportunities for the patrons of the public libraries of New York state to participate in meaningful, service-oriented experiences,” director Dan Chuzmir said. “This year, the Merrick Library is partnering with Pajama Program.”

Pajama Program is a national nonprofit organization that ensures that children facing adversity have what they need for better bedtime routines. The library is collecting new, unused complete pajama

sets and new, unused books through Oct. 31. Chuzmir said that sizes newborn through 3XL will be accepted, and the donations will be delivered to those in need in the community.

To donate, visit the library at 2279 Merrick Avenue.

The North Merrick Public Library is hosting a diaper drive, as well as an outdoor concert, among other events.

“A lot of families are in need of diapers,” Kelly Rechsteiner, the community relations librarian, said. “They can cost about $80 a month, and some people can really struggle to fill that need.”

The library’s theme this year is “Back to the Future,” Rechsteiner explained.

“We’re encouraging people to give back to the future by donating diapers, creams and wipes — things like that. It’s just a way to help young families on Long Island.”

Collections for the drive are ongoing, and can be brought to the library, at 1691 Meadowbrook Road. They will be given to the National Diaper Bank’s Long Island chapter.

The library is hoping for many donations on Oct. 15, during its outdoor concert. The Vic Vincent Band will perform throwback hits starting at 2 p.m., and in the children’s department, kids will be able to play retro games. Rechsteiner said that people should bring lawn chairs for the concert, and in the event of rain it will be moved indoors, with seating available on a first come, first served basis.

“There’s going to be lots of different, fun activities for people all day,” she said.

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Helping Thru Humor, a non-profit fundraising platform, is recording a live comedy special at Molloy University’s Madison Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 15, which will be broadcast online to help raise money for special needs charities all over the state.

This one-of-a-kind performance was the brainchild of Jason Plawner, who traces the concept’s origins back to his youth. He was a trumpet player in his high school’s competitive marching band, and later transferred that talent to a drum corps.

Pursuing such a path was a very expensive undertaking, Plawner said, which was commonly financed through grants, donations, sales and membership dues.

“It was getting so expensive to take part,” Plawner said.

“At one point, it was reaching close to $6,000 a year.”

Looking to not only raise money for one drum corps — but all of them — Plawner created Helping Thru Humor.

And instead of limiting such fundraising to just the audience that could physically show up, Plawner teamed up with Michelle Ciardulli — co-chair of the Long Island Motion Picture Arts Center and Museum, and a Molloy graduate — to assemble the charity event, and broadcast it across the state.

“I’m looking forward to putting on a wonderful show,” Plawner said, “and that all of the charities participating will come out raising more money than they ever thought possible.”

The performance will feature the brother-sister duo Derrick and Julie Tennant and comedian Bobby Collins,

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DERRIck AND JuLIE Tennant are a brother-sister duo who travel the country to share inspirational and meaningful stories. They perform at Molloy University on Oct. 15. who will take the stage to help raise money for charities including 14 Sleeves, A Chance to Dance and The Forum School.

Collins is a renowned New York stand-up comic with 40 years of experience under his belt. He has opened for iconic entertainers like Frank Sinatra, Cher and Dolly Parton, as well as Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano and Chris Rock.

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Derrick and Julie Tennant, otherwise known as the Love Chromosome, combine their own inspirational stories about overcoming adversity with comedy and an inspirational message.

Julie was born with Down syndrome, which is a condition that can create cognitive disabilities, developmental delays or physical challenges caused by an extra chromosome. Julie’s grandpa used to tell her that the chromosome in question wasn’t “extra,” but instead was missing in everyone else.

It’s where the nickname comes from, “the love chromosome.”

Derrick was a gifted athlete on his way to really making a career in sports. But one night, he laid down, and didn’t wake up for three days. Doctors said he suffered from “random bleeding,” which paralyzed him after brain surgery, making him unable to move his left side.

Thanks to years of therapy, hard work, and love from his family and friends, Derrick found a way to effectively manage and live with it, reshaping his obstacles into opportunities. Together with his sister, they travel all across the country to share inspirational words of wisdom with others.

The event begins at 8 p.m., at the Madison Theatre at Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave. Tickets are $45 to attend in-person, and are available online at MadisonTheatreNY.org.

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Perspectives Local artists on view at Heckscher’s Biennial

By Karen Bloom eckscher Museum of Art has opened its exhibit space to Long Island’s top artists as the Long Island Biennial exhibition gets underway.

The latest edition of the juried exhibition — which features varied works from contemporary artists across Nassau and Suffolk counties — opened last week, offering a unique and exciting snapshot of what is happening artistically here on Long Island.

“The Long Island Biennial always strives to highlight the depth and breadth of contemporary artists working on Long Island,” says curator Karli Wurzelbacher. “This Biennial is one of the most inclusive the museum has presented.

Women make up over half of the 57 featured artists. They are also racially and ethnically diverse, and some of them draw upon their heritage in their work.”

More than 445 artists have participated in the exhibit WHERE since the Biennial’s opening installation in 2010. This WHEN year, the museum received a whopping 732 entries. Interest • Heckscher Museum of Art, in this showcase reflects the 2 Prime Ave., Huntington.

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• Now, through Jan. 22 The 95 works on view present a lively cross-section of current artistic practice, encompassing a range of media, with styles spanning abstraction to hyper-realism.

“I am especially impressed by the ways in which many of the artists engaged with the concerns of our time, from social justice, to health, to ecology,” Wurzelbacher says, “and appreciate those who brought new approaches to traditional materials and techniques.”

Artists of note include Lynbrook’s Keith Gamache, who submitted a pandemic-inspired piece.“Drawing inspiration from folk art traditions from Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs to the Modernist grid and the contemporary use of text as image, I have used Masonite pegboard as a painting surface on and off for nearly 30 years,” he explains. “Most recently, patterns and texts have merged together, resulting in my most complex pegboard paintings that combine emblem-like cell structures of the Covid-19 virus with words and phrases related to our collective experience

throughout the pandemic.”

Jason AurelioThomas, of Oyster Bay, contributed a mixed media of steel wire, plaster, plaster cloth, resin, acrylic paint piece called “And How Does That Make You Feel?” (steel wire, plaster, plaster cloth, resin, acrylic paint).

“My creative work is an attempt to evoke an inner curiosity that urges the viewer to come in close and have a sensory experience with the texture and colors,” he notes.

“The desire to explore the shadows and textures of something is so primal, sensual and very inspiring to me.”

Wantagh’s Kayla Moz is represented by her sculpture, “The One I Lost, The One I Hold.”

“As an artist, I have the luxury of processing my world through my art,” she shares. “Self-portraiture is a tool to access my inner life and document my experiences. Pregnancy has impacted every aspect of my life. Who I am and how I am perceived is developing and growing with my baby. To make artwork about pregnancy is to discover this evolving version of myself.”

As always, the exhibit experience is enhanced by related programming, featuring participating artists. Upcoming events include sessions to meet the artists in the galleries, select Sundays, through Dec. 11.

Top: Jason Aurelio Thomas is inspired by the world around him, resulting in a mixed media work.

Middle: Keith Gamache used a folk art style in his pandemic creation, ‘Covid-19 Vol. 1: Social Distancing.’

Bottom: Kayla Moz’s sculpture references her inner self.

’33 (a kabarett) Inspired by the true story of the fallen Eldorado Club in Berlin, during the rise of the Nazis, ’33 (a kabarett) speaks to the past and present as it recreates the cabaret’s final night in 1933. Performed and written

by Bremner Duthie, the darkly humorous monodrama is based directly on texts of survivors and oppressors from the 1930s, and also on texts from periods of cultural repression up to the present day. ’33 offers a hopeful and realistic insight into the struggle against censorship and repression. It speaks to the challenge of honoring the memory of the disappeared. It says we must grieve in sorrow, but we can choose to fight back with energy, humor, laughter, and life.

Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. $35, $30, $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Give Our Regards To Broadway The hit series returns to the Madison stage with a salute to the great Stephen Sondheim.

Featuring Broadway stars and Molloy University’s CAP21 Studio Company, the entertaining revue puts a new spin on those great hits from beloved awardwinning musicals including ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘West Side Story’ and more. With narration by Madison Theatre artistic director Angelo Fraboni, the fast-paced show guides the audience through the musical explosions of Sondheim with anecdotes on how these great musicals made it to the forefront of our popular culture, interspersed throughout.

Sunday, Oct. 9, 3 p.m. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 3234444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

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SCENE Neighborhood Farm Stand Eggs, honey, and fresh vegetables are sold every Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Garden at St. Francis. outside the church or in the church hall. Visit 1692 Bellmore Ave., North Bellmore. Local produce is available through late October. Leftover produce is donated to local charities in Bellmore-Merrick.

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Masters of Illusion

Enter the magical world of illusion at NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, with the Masters of Illusion, Sunday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m. This 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before. Watch closely as you experience things that just can’t be done … or can they? Cutting-edge illusionists Dan Sperry, Michael Turco and Naathan Phan perform sleight-of-hand, perplexing interactive mind magic, hilarious comedy, dangerous escapes and large scale illusions that baffle and astound their audience. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

Want to brush up on your farming techniques, and contribute to a community garden? Every Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m., and every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, visit the Garden at St. Francis, 1692 Bellmore Ave., North Bellmore, to help with garden tasks. Open to everyone, regardless of physical abilities.

For more information, call (516) 679-1184.

Merrick South Shore Homemakers Auction The Merrick South Shore Homemakers is holding a Country Auction — both bidding and silent — and more on Thursday, Oct. 20 starting at 11 a.m.,Seaford American Legion, 2301 Penatiquit Ave., Seaford. Admission is $15 and includes door prize ticket, sandwiches, desserts and beverages. There will be no walk-in’s please. Please contact (516) 662-5902 for more.

Merrick Fall Festival The Merrick Fall Festival is back this year, from Oct. 21 through Oct. 23. Rides and games for the carnival will be open on Friday night, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Food and craft vendors will line Merrick village, starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

The festival will take place at the Merrick Train Station off of Sunrise Highway, and along Merrick Avenue. For information, visit MerrickChamber.org.

Art talk

On exhibit Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

The Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church is having its annual Fall Harvest Fair, Sunday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 1294 Bellmore Ave., Bellmore Hand crafted items, raffles and baskets and baked good available for purchase. Children’s activities will also take place. Call (516) 785-5029 for information.

General Meeting for Bellmore Chamber A general meeting takes place monthly for the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores, in the Vamps Club at the North Bellmore Fire Department, 1500 Newbridge Rd., North Bellmore. Open to all members. Anyone interested in joining may attend. There is no fee to attend, but an optional $10 dinner per person. Contact the Chamber Office at (516) 6791875 for more information. The next meeting will take place on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.

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Oct. 13 Important BOE Meeting During the Oct. 13 Board of Education meeting for the North Bellmore School District, the board is expecting to adopt a bond resolution for upgrades to the district’s buildings and infrastructure. The meeting will take place at Park Avenue School, at 7:30 p.m, 1599 Park Ave., North Merrick. For more, contact BoardOfEd@ northbellmoreschools.org.

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Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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‘Guys and Dolls’ Plaza Theatrical ‘s fall season offers Broadway at its show-stopping best, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 8, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 9, 2:30 p.m. Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance in bustling 1950s Manhattan, performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Music classes for kids M.A.T.S.S. Gym, 2629 Grand Ave., Bellmore, offers a 10-week, in-person, indoor class, Saturdays, through Dec. 17, led by Lisa Ammonn.

It will include instruments, shakers and noise makers.

The goal is for everyone to come and enjoy music in a safe environment. Class begins at 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit LongIslandAardvarks.com.

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Local candidates will be in attendance. Contact (516) 9788310 for more.

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By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

Big things are happening with regard to New York state’s plan to keep the South Shore a fun and safe place for beachgoers, kayakers, fishermen and everyone else who enjoys the vast array of marine nature on the shore.

In 1993, the State Legislature passed the Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve Act, which sought to identify the South Shore, from Long Beach to the western tip of the South Fork, as a single estuary, despite the fact that it falls under various local jurisdictions. The legislation gave the state the ability to respond to the South Shore’s environmental needs with a comprehensive plan, as opposed to local governments potentially dealing with environmental issues in different ways.

To ensure that counties and towns were not left in the dark on the state’s activities, a council was created for the estuary reserve, consisting of representatives of the New York Department of State, Nassau and Suffolk counties and numerous municipalities and conservation organizations.

Since then, the state has been able to act unilaterally on behalf of the estuary.

The program was updated in 2001, when the Legislature passed a Comprehensive Management Plan, which dedicated more than $660 million to maintaining and improving the South Shore’s water quali-

ty, its ecosystems, opportunities for public use and enjoyment, its economy, and flood resilience.

It was determined this year, however, that more action was needed to protect the estuary. Last week, officials announced that the Comprehensive Management Plan had been updated to include the reduction of nutrient pollution, the restoration of wetlands, improvements in sea grass and shellfish habitat, and increased public education on the reserve. The latter will involve expanded public relations efforts with news media to increase the reserve’s visibility, and more educational programs involving local organizations.

The goals of the updated plan are to improve the South Shore environment by enhancing the management of wild fish populations as well as invasive species, and promoting natural habitat restoration.

Stony Brook University will work with environmental organizations such as Operation SPLASH and Save the Great South Bay on efforts to preserve water quality, focusing on fighting harmful algae blooms and ensuring that towns within the reserve work with the state to limit the pollutants that enter the estuary’s water system.

Local, county, and state politicians said they were pleased with the updates to the management plan. State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid had high praise.

“During this important week for those of us who love the outdoors, I commend this

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plan for stewardship of Long Island’s South Shore,” he said last Friday. “The public’s ability to use, access and enjoy tributaries and shorelines is critical, and planning will ensure positive results going forward.”

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin has focused on making residents aware of all that the South Shore ecosystem has to offer. Clavin and Town Councilman Christopher Carini recently helped open another kayak launch on the South Shore Blueway Trail, which wends it way across Nassau County’s portion of the South Shore that is accessible by kayak and canoe.

“The Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve is home to a rich array of environmental diversity, and contributes greatly to the fabric of our township’s unique coastal nature area,” Clavin said. “The Town of

Hempstead will continue working with our partners at all levels of government to ensure our South Shore environments are safeguarded for generations.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was happy with the expansion of the state’s conservation plan, and hoped it would bear fruit for the South Shore.

“Protecting Long Island’s waterways and shorelines has never been more important as we face the growing and unprecedented effects of climate change and regular threats to water quality and ecological health,” Hochul said. “I am proud to announce this Comprehensive Management Plan for the South Shore Estuary Reserve, which is a rich and diverse ecosystem that not only provides key benefits to Long Island’s economy, recreation and tourism, but also better prepares New York for a changing climate.”

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WMC2, V. TODD C. SCHLEGEL, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 10, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL

LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WMC2 is the Plaintiff and TODD C. SCHLEGEL, 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 October 18, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1747 CHESTNUT STREET, MERRICK, NY 11566: Section 55, Block 155, Lot 34: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT MERRICK, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 001064/2015.

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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 ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 134105 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 October 20, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a District 25, Section 62, Block 211, Lot 17. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale. WILLIAM R. BOCCIO, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99709 134103 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF CSMC

TRUST 2015-2, Plaintiff against- WAFA ABBOUD, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated October 25, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 17, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, known and designated as Section 63 Block 146 Lot 34.

The Foreclosure Sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s COVID-19 Policies and Foreclosure Auction Rules.

All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine.

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Said premises known as 2739 MERRICK AVENUE, MERRICK, NY Approximate amount of lien $1,216,154.12 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE SPECIALTY UNDERWRITING AND RESIDENTIAL FINANCE TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BC5, Plaintiff AGAINST

Edward Maniscalco; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 4, 2017 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 October 20, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 7 Abby Road, 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 New York, Section 55 Block 177 Lots 21, 22, & 23. Approximate amount of judgment $873,941.79 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 014940/2009.

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.”

Charles Casolaro, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: August 19, 2022 134086

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Alys Balbes; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 5, 2018 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 October 27, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 2599 Orr Street, Merrick, NY 11566-4745.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 63 Block 135 Lot 861.

Approximate amount of judgment $588,637.31 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 14715/2013. 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.”

Irene Villacci, Esq., Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: September 13, 2022 134232 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 66-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held September 20th , 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 66-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No.66-2022, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated:September 20, 2022 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 134474 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 65-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held September 20th, 2022 , by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 65-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 65-2022, amending Chapter 202 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “REGULATIONS & RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at various locations.

Dated:September 20, 2022 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 134473 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 69 2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held on the 20th day of September, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 69 -2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Local Law No. 69-2022, to amend Section 10-3 and paragraph B of Section 10-4 of Chapter 10 of the Hempstead Town Code to increase the annual income limit for persons 65 and over to receive a partial town tax exemption Dated:September 20, 2022 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 134472 LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527 RESOLUTION NO. 1052-2022 Adopted: September 20, 2022 Council member D’Esposito offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 1041-2022, adopted September 7th, 2022, a public hearing was duly held on the 20th day of September, 2022, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits

issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons: BALDWIN HARTE STREET - west side, starting at a point 160 feet north of the north curbline of West Seaman Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-334/22) BELLEROSE TERRACE 240TH STREET - west side, starting at a point 137 feet south of the south curbline of Ontario Road, south for a distance of 15 feet.

(TH-355/22) ELMONT LITCHFIELD AVENUE west side, starting at a point 346 feet south of the south curbline of Russell Street, south for a distance of 18 feet.

(TH-353/22) LITCHFIELD AVENUE east side, starting at a point 377 feet south of the south curbline of Bruce Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-365/22) BURTON AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 52 feet east of the east curbline of Litchfield Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-373/2022) (NR)FLORAL PARK 239TH STREET - west side, starting at a point 93 feet south of the south curbline of 95th Avenue, south for a distance of 15 feet.

(TH-348/22) FRANKLIN SQUARE PACIFIC STREET - west side, starting at a point 435 feet north of the north curbline of Lloyd Street, north for a distance of 19 feet.

(TH-335/22) McKINELY AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 291 feet south of the south curbline of Roosevelt Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-350/22) NORTH BELLMORE

EVELYN AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 172 feet north of the north curbline of Harvey Drive, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-366/22) OCEANSIDE CHESTER STREET - south side, starting at a point 37 feet west of the west curbline of Woods Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-364/22) (NR)VALLEY STREAM SALEM ROAD - south side, starting at a point 125 feet east of the east curbline of Salem Gate, east for a distance of 22 feet.

(TH-354/22) WOODMERE EDWARD AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 144 feet north of the north curbline of West Broadway, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-322/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside a parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: FRANKLIN SQUARE PACIFIC AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 5 feet south of a point opposite the south curbline of Maxwell Street, north for a distance of 19 feet.

(TH-569/16 - 3/07/17) TH-335/22) LIDO BEACH SHAREN DRIVE - east side, starting at a point 50 feet south of the south curbline of Gerry Avenue, south for a distance of 22 feet.

(TH-4/22 3/01/22) (TH-4(B)/22) MERRICK ORR STREET - west side, starting at a point 9 feet north of roadway Terminus north for a distance of 25 feet.

(TH-380/21 - 10/05/21) (TH-330/22) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting.

The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Muscarella and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: SIX (6) NOES: NONE (0) COUNCILWOMAN MILLER ABSENT BECAUSE SON WAS IN HOSPITAL 134477 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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MERRICK HERALD — October 6, 2022

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET OF THE NORTH MERRICK FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, FOR ITS CONSIDERATION. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2022 AT 7 PM. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE NORTH MERRICK FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING LOCATED AT 2095 CAMP AVENUE, NORTH MERRICK, NEW YORK 11566.

PURSUANT TO TOWN LAW SECTION 181, THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MUST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET, MAKE THE PROPOSED BUDGET AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT IN FAVOR OF, OR AGAINST, AS IT IS SUBMITTED, OR FOR, OR AGAINST, ANY ITEM, OR ITEMS CONTAINED THEREIN. COPIES OF THE 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET, WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON(S) AT NO COST, AT THE FIRE DISTRICT OFFICE, 2095 CAMP AVENUE, NORTH MERRICK, NEW YORK 11566. OFFICE HOURS, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 AM TO 4PM. COPIES OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT www.northmerrickfd.org AND AT THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK, OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, ONE WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11550.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS DAVID WARD DISTRICT CLERK NORTH MERRICK FIRE DISTRICT SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 134400

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Lynbrook Public Schools is Hosting a Job Fair!

Joseph M. Barry Technical Education Center (In-District Programs) Minimum 4 years’ experience, NYS Barbering License, NYS Teacher Certification or equivalent and experience with salon management/ownership including hiring practices Salary: NABCOT Agreement

c SchOOl BUS DrIverS WanteD Must Have B License With PS Endorsement And NYS Fingerprints Required. Guaranteed 6 Hours/Day. 10 Month Position. Offering Benefits, Retirement Fund And Holiday Pay. $25.35/Hour With Contractual Increases.

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If interested, please email resume to our Personnel Office at

jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us

S RIVER BUS D NTED WA

Non-Benefit Rate

Non-Benefit Rate

$500.00 for non CDL drivers. Will train qualified applicants

EDUcATIoNAL BUS TRANSpoRTATIoN 516.454.2300

EOE

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted

ADMINISTRATIVE

Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper group has several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs.

If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

A S S I S TA N T T E A C H E R / P R E SCHOOL: Monday- Friday. H.S. Diploma. Salary Commensurate With Experience. Far Rockaway. Contact Lynn 718-327-1141 Or Email Resume rhccclynn@hotmail.com

Teacher Aide -10 Months 8 am to 3 pm | 5 days a week $19,776-$24,894 *Proof of HS Required or Equivalent*

SUBSTITUTES • Instructional Substitutes • Permanent and Per Diem Substitute Teachers • Teaching Assistants

CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department.

Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc.

STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com

Community Health & Drug Consultant.

Hempstead, NY. Bachelor’s + 1 yr. exp.

Email res. to: eromosele@iyaho.org Iyaho Social Services

Those interested will be required to comply with Nassau County Civil Service & NYS fingerprinting requirements.

• Non-Instructional Substitutes • Aides • Clerical Staff • Custodial Staff • Monitors

Part-Time School Monitor -10 Months 11 am to 1 pm | 5 days a week $15.45 per hour

Please be prepared to complete an application and be ready for on-the-spot interviewing. Questions, please call 516-622-1396.

COMPANIONS

$24.41/hr.

Sign On Bonus $2,500.00 for CDL driver bus and van *Some restrictions may apply.

• Teaching Assistants • Teacher Aides • Monitors • Custodial Workers

Dr. Maureen Berman Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, Transportation and Student Support Services

DoN’T MISS The Bus! STARTING SALARIES Big Bus Van

$27.18/hr.

This position is a provisional position and will require the selected candidate to take and receive a reachable score on the next scheduled Clerk Typist I exam given by the Nassau County Civil Service.

P/T and F/T With Elderly - PCA Experience Required All Hours Available CALL AGENCY 516-328-7126 Counselor (Job ID#: CL0919) sought by Blossoming Cherry Mental Health Counseling Services P.C. in Lynbrook, NY: Provide the prof'l service of clinical mental health intervention & treatment to clients w/ significant mental health diagnoses, incl major depression, general anxiety, personality disorders, addictions, & other adjustment concerns. Req clinical training & expertise in various psychotherapeutic modalities & interventions to ensure clients in the community obtain a functional level of mental health such that they are not impaired from working, caring for children, or completing other daily responsibilities. Provide clinical supv'n & oversight to supervisees, incl clinicians qualifying for a limited permit to practice mental health counseling & master's-level graduate students pursuing training in the field. Mentor & support the prof'l growth & dvlpmt of supervisees as well as ensure prof'l & ethical treatment of all supervisee's clients. Reqmt: Master's in Mental Health Counseling or a rltd counseling field; 36 Mos work exp as Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse Specialist or rltd; NY State License to practice Mental Health Counseling (LMHC). To apply, mail CV w/ Job ID# to 213 Hempstead Ave, Unit A, Lynbrook, NY 11563

CUSTODIAN FT/ PT Needed For Preschool in Far Rockaway. Salary/ $15 Hr. Call Lynn 718-327-1141 Or Email Resume rhccclynn@hotmail.com

Those interested will be required to comply with Nassau County Civil Service & NYS fingerprinting requirements.

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Clerk Typist - (12-Month Position) Technology Office - 7:45 am- 4:15 pm Salary: $39,633-$46,087

OPEN POSITIONS

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Nassau BOCES is an equal opportunity employer

Seeking Candidates for the Following Positions starting Immediately:

Come join the Lynbrook family!

The Lynbrook School District is hosting an in-person Job Fair on October 15, 2022, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Kindergarten Center. We are looking to fill the following positions:

Teach 1st and 2nd year-level students

To apply, submit a letter of interest and resume to Dr. Abigail Lockett, Program Coordinator for In-district Programming at asmith3@nasboces.org

VALLEY STREAM UFSD 30

CUSTOMER SERVICE FT-PT

Kevin Dignam State Farm Insurance Agency

Customer Service And Sales Must Obtain Required License

Great Growth Potential! email resume to:

kevin@kevindignam.com

DRIVERS WANTED

Full Time and Part Time Positions Available!

Busy Print Shop in Garden City is Hiring Immediately for Full Time and Part Time Drivers.

Must Have a Clean License and BoxTruck Driving Experience.

Hours Vary, Night Availability is a Must.

Please Email Resume to ehecker@liherald.com or Call (516)569-4000 x239

DRIVING INSTRUCTORS WANTED Will Certify And Train HS Diploma

NYS License Clean 3 Years

Call 516-731-3000

Interested candidates should email, fax, or send a letter of interest and resume to the VS 30 Human Resources Department, 150 Washington Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580 or email: HumanResources@vs30.org

EDITOR/REPORTER

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team!

This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.

To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com

HR & Finance Administrator, Hempstead, NY, Bachelor Degree + 1 yr. job exp. req. eromosele@iyaho.org, Iyaho Social Services Inc.

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HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

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AUTO MECHANICS TEACHER (1.0 FTE)

HOME Of tHE WEEK

Career and Technical Education Center in Levittown at GC Tech NYSED Certification-Vehicle Mechanical Repair (including Heavy Equipment Repair) 7–12, 2+ years verified experience as an Auto Mechanic tradesperson or teacher, and relationships with trade experts/employers required

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Lido Beach

Stunning New Construction

Experience with secondary student populations and classroom technology is preferred

Nassau BOCES is an equal opportunity employer

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Salary: As per contract To apply, submit a letter of interest and resume to Mr. Thomas McGrath, Assistant to the Superintendent for Human Resources and Regional Schools & Instructional Programs at tmcgrath@nasboces.org

THE SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key.

Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

Supervisor of Transportation Competitive Salary

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Various Teacher Leave Replacements Permanent Sub Teachers - $236/day plus benefits Sub Teachers - $150/day Sub Nurses - $180/day

TAILOR: P/T EXPERIENCED. Flexible Days And Hours. For Dry Cleaners in Merrick. 646-593-1357 TILE SETTERS/ HELPERS FT Wanted: Setters Must Have 8yrs. Experience.

Call 516-665-2314 Or Email hiring@broadwaytileco.com

Long Beach Civil Service Tests Test filing dates have been announced for Personnel Clerk and Sr. Personnel Clerk: • Test date: Saturday, November 5, 2022 • Application Deadline: October 6, 2022

Health Care/Opportunities

WE HAVE THE HELP YOU NEED!!!

LBPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer A Service Provided by Nassau BOCES

Help Wanted

HVAC DISPATCHER F/T

Phones, Handle Customer Inquiries, Schedule Jobs Good Phone/ Computer Skills East Rockaway Location

office@allhoursenergy.com 516-596-2200 MEDICAL ASSISTANT FT

Pulmonary Office. Lawrence And Rockville Centre. Experienced Preferred. Vital Signs, Patient Care, Phone Work, File And Prepare Charts. Pulmonary Function Studies A Plus. Email Resume To: southshore360@gmail.com Or Call 516-569-6966

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Watch our website, www.lbeach.org for future Civil Service test announcements

Please apply online at: www.olasjobs.org

MUSIC TEACHERS: PIANO, GUITAR, Voice,Violin, All. Kathryn Brickell Music. www.music-instruction.com Call 800-285-5732; Text 516-729-1961

OUTSIDE SALES

Mazal Amram Licensed Associate Broker Cell: (516) 782-6331 Office: (516) 889-6677 Topper Realty Corp.

84 East Park Avenue Long Beach, NY 11561

Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299

Help Wanted

Long Beach Public Schools, a diverse district with high expectations for students and staff, is seeking innovate and caring candidates who reflect the diversity that makes our community unique to fill the following positions: l

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his brand-new grand Colonial home features 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, large living room, den with fireplace, sliding doors to huge deck, and a luxurious granite kitchen. Primary suite has a double shower and tub, plus large walk-in closets. There are hardwood floors throughout the house. You will also enjoy central air, central vacuum, water heater on demand, 2-car garage, plenty of storage, in-ground sprinklers and fenced yard. Close to beach, school, shopping. Asking $1,350,000

Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships.

Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Will Consider Part Time.

Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X286

HHA's, LPN's, Nurse's Aides Childcare. Housekeeping Day Workers No Fee To Employers

Evon's Svces: 516-505-5510 Situations Wanted SECRETARY AVAILABLE

To Work For You FT/ PT Immediately.

RVC Vicinity. I Am Experienced. Call 516-536-6994

REAL ESTATE Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY BA 8 Acor n Rd, OPEN HOUSE By Appt, REDUCED! BR, 3 Bth Front to Back Split on Beautiful Quiet St in Lynbrook SD#20. Fin Bsmt, Att Gar. CAC, Gas Ht, HW Flr., ..$749,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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Is Seeking PART-TIME TEACHER AIDES To Work With Students.

NYS Education Department Fingerprint Clearance Required.

Interested Candidates Should Submit A Cover Letter And Resume On OLAS. www.olasjobs.org 1186184

OPEN HOUSES SUNday, 10/9/22

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Open Houses HEWLETT HARBOR BA, 206 Albon Rd, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Grand & Elegant 6200 Sq Ft Col Tucked Away on over an Acre of Parklike Prop w/ IG Pool. 7 BR, 7.5 Bth, All Spacious Rms. Elevator. 4 Car Att Gar. Opportunity to Make This Your Dream Home...$2,399,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 ROCKVILLE CENTRE BA 133 S. Centre Ave, REDUCED! Move Right Into This Renovated 4/5 BR, 3 Bth Colonial w/ LR, DR & Gran/Wood EIK with Stainless Steel A p p l . F u l l B s m t , 2 C a r G a r. RV C Schools..$949,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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Q. Our two-car garage faces the street, but we’re making a lot of changes to our house, and want to open the garage door from our side yard instead of the front, partly because it will look nicer and also because it will give us privacy when we use it for shade in hot weather with the door open. We have always kept it organized so our cars fit. The problem is, we aren’t sure we have the room to make the turn, or whether there are rules about how much room we need for a driveway in our side yard. What permits do we need, how much space do we need and do we need our neighbor’s permission?

A. I remember, growing up, that there was a new development being built where one of the advertised features was that the garages didn’t face the street. The marketing term they used was to call these homes “estate homes,” partly, I believe, because they needed more land and a greater distance between neighbors.

I also remember that the onte eeper homes were arranged so the neighbors didn’t have a view out of side windows, looking into one another’s garages.

Your idea of creating another covered area to sit outdoors on hot, sunny days makes sense. Because there are no requirements for neighbor’s permission, or that residences require prescribed parking dimensions, your only problem is whether you have the turning area, also known to planners as turning radius.

If you’ve ever noticed that street corners are uniformly rounded, it’s because they’re regulated.

The same goes for parking lots, where we use a 5-foot radius for turning at a right angle, and the backup aisle is 24 feet wide. If you have more than 24 feet for the side-yard distance from your garage to your property line, plus a few extra feet, hopefully, to plant hedges, then you should have no problem laying out the new driveway approach.

Plans and a permit are required to show the structural change for the new garage door opening so your roof is correctly supported. You should hire an architect or engineer, since the plans will require a professional’s seal. If your home is in one of the many smaller villages that require the paving to be “permeable,” allowing rainwater to seep through and recharge groundwater, then you have more to do, which is why a professional should be hired to calculate and make recommendations on the least costly or least invasive way to handle drainage.

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here are all kinds of people who seek public office. Some are former government officials hoping to work their way up the political ladder. Others are businesspeople looking to transfer their skills from their world into the political world. A third class of candidates is the progressives who’ve never met a payroll and often don’t match the public’s perception of what a candidate should look and act like.

The fourth variety of office seeker is the celebrity candidate who would like to JERRY parlay his or her name recognition KREMER into elective office.

There’s a long history of celebrity candidates who’ve looked to turn fame into a different kind of power. Some of them have been sports heroes. The earliest one I could find was Walter Johnson, who pitched for the Washington Senators for almost 25 years and then, after he retired, ran for county commissioner in Montgomery County, Maryland. He succeeded in winning a term and then ran unsuccessfully for Congress.

The list of more recent sports figures who took the plunge into politics is head-

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ed by former New York Knicks star Bill Bradley. Bradley was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served three terms. In 2000 he decided to run for president, and his loss in the Democratic primary ended his political career.

Ben Knighthorse Campbell went from competing in judo in the 1964 Olympic Games to representing Colorado in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Professional wrestler Jessie Ventura became governor of Minnesota, star pitcher Jim Bunning served in both the House and the Senate, and there were many more.

California is known for producing movie and television star candidates. The first one was George Murphy, a leading man of Hollywood musicals in the 1930s and ’40s who became a U.S. Senator. We all know the biggest success story of all, that of B movie actor Ronald Reagan, and then there was Arnold Schwarzenegger, who turned his bodybuilder persona into that of a successful actor as well, and then California’s governor.

The list of celebrities, some better known than others, who went into politics during or after film or television careers includes Shirley Temple Black, Cynthia Nixon, Sonny Bono, Clint East-

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wood, Sean Duffy, Clay Aiken, Fred Grandy, George Takei, Melissa Gilbert and John David Lodge. The current roster of former media stars is headed by Donald Trump, whose show “The Apprentice” gave him access to millions of viewers who became enthusiastic supporters.

The tendency of wellknown personalities to become candidates continues with the upcoming November election. In Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz is seeking to become a U.S. Senator. Oz gained television fame thanks to Oprah Winfrey, who made him a guest expert on her show.

Dr. Oz, as he’s called, had his own show for 10 years, which has given him widespread name recognition.

His Democratic opponent, John Fetterman, lacks a show business background, but has attracted attention for his blue-collar-style campaign.

Other well-known names are seeking key positions in several states. Former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker is a Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, opposing Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, and television political commentator Tudor Dixon is the Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, challenging incumbent

istory has shown that endorsements by big names usually don’t produce votes.

Gretchen Whitmer. Both Walker and Dixon have Trump’s endorsement, which may or not be a blessing.

Some prominent figures are not seeking elective office, but instead will be playing active roles in many contests over the next month. Don’t be surprised if some of the candidates trot out celebrities as their endorsers. But history has shown that endorsements by big names usually don’t produce votes, and bigname endorsers often loses public support for their next movie or television show.

The next 30 days will determine whether any of the latest crop of celebrities can translate their prominence into winning campaigns.

These days, voters have become more sophisticated when it comes to endorsements, and if a candidate has taken unpopular positions, no celebrity will make a difference.

This year, issues like abortion, inflation, crime, education and the fragility of democracy itself are more important than candidates with recognizable names.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years.

He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Don’t we all live in the cone of uncertainty?

y the time you read this, all that will be left of Hurricane Ian will be wreckage, loss and grief.

I was floating in the Gulf of Mexico, in a good way, two weeks ago. We have a place there, on the beach, on a barrier island, at latitude 27.36798 degrees N, longitude -82.62578 degrees W. We were just beginning to hear about a new tropical depression that eventually became Ian, a meteorological thresher that shredded the southwest coast of Florida just days later. It made landfall near Fort Myers, an hour south of us, at latiRAnDi tude 26.64227 KREiss degrees N, longitude -81.86910 degrees W. When you live on a barrier island in Florida you trade days in paradise for the knowledge that your home and your life are subject to rising tides and increasingly fierce storms. We all know that no one should ever have built on the barrier islands, but my hunch is, people will rebuild, and developers will put up everlarger hotels and condos on the shoreline.

All the forecasts on Sept. 25 predicted that Tampa, up north, would be ground zero, but by the following day, we were the red-hot bulls-eye of the target zone. Our town issued a mandatory evacuation order and turned off all power and water to the island. We left our place a day before the storm hit, and drove to family in Fort Lauderdale. We’ve done this dance before. During Hurricane Katrina we were in Fort Lauderdale and had to evacuate to the west coast. Hurricane Sandy scattered us all over.

Early word is that our place on the beach is OK. The small shift in landfall saved us, but doomed our neighbors to the south. Our island still has no power or water. A sad note: The magical island of Captiva is flattened. The bridge from Fort Myers is in the Gulf.

I’ve been thinking about the 1948 movie “Key Largo,” with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. They are stranded in the Keys as a hurricane slams onshore.

What I remember is the sense of menace, the thrum in the air as barometric pressure falls, the seas turn an ominous shade of green and the birds stop sing-

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ing. The day we left our beach, it was like that. The humidity saturated the air. A dome of heat pressed down. The birds were gone.

I can only feel lucky. Many thousands of people have no place to sleep. Their belongings, their memories and their jobs have been blown away. Businesses just beginning to recover from Covid-19 losses are in ruins.

I know it will get better, and people will rally, but we need to give ourselves a moment. This is yet another once-in-a-lifetime event, another “unprecedented” disaster.

It’s nice that the political players are grinding their teeth and trying to take the high ground, but don’t be fooled; politics rides these waves. Storms can be survived. More frightening is our current political cyclone. The stanchions of our democracy are also disappearing into deep troughs, and who knows if they can rise again?

Hurricane emergencies remind us that steady minds and steady hands at the wheel can help steer us through.

The supersized storms are increasing proof of the environmental crisis. How

he small shift in Ian’s landfall saved us, but doomed our neighbors to the south.

many 500-year storms do we need to survive before the anti-science refuseniks realize it may still be within our power to curb the emissions and toxins that affect our climate?

The hurricanes, the wildfires, our political divisions, the QAnon crazies and other GOP extremists all seem pulled into a tightening vortex, playing out here and now. A hurricane is an apt metaphor for the forces eroding our democracy. The cleanup effort on the ground in Florida will be monumental. I don’t know what it will take to right this listing ship of state.

For a weekly newspaper columnist, I have been in the right/wrong place many times in my career, able to offer firsthand observations. I was on a beach in New York watching the towers burn on 9/11. I was on a ship in the Arabian Sea on May 2, 2011, the night our military slid Osama bin Laden’s corpse into the water. I was out West last summer amid the wildfires and, two days ago, I was an hour away from ground zero of the storm of the century in Florida.

We all live in the cone of uncertainty.

Today, we’re standing. We can offer a hand to those knocked down by the storm.

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

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You have just two minutes to escape a fire

his Sunday is the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week, a century-old public health observance created by the National Fire Protection Association that was first officially recognized by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925. And it’s no coincidence that you’ll find this week in October, since it commemorates the Great Chicago Fire, which burned more than 17,400 structures beginning on Oct. 8, 1871.

While that certainly sounds like a lot of buildings, the association now estimates that there are as many as 347,000 house fires in the United States each year.

That means that somewhere in America, a home is catching fire every other minute. Those blazes account for more than $7 billion in property damage, and worse, kill more than 2,600 people and injure over 11,000 more.

And that’s just on the civilian side.

Nearly 65,000 firefighters were injured battling blazes in 2020, according to the association, while federal officials report that more than 100 were killed. Firefighting is clearly one of the most dangerous jobs in America. Yet here on Long Island, nearly all of the 181 fire departments are volunteer.

That’s right. If you ever find yourself calling for help from the fire department, the men and women who show up at your

door are almost certainly first responders who get nothing in return for their service except the satisfaction of knowing they can help.

That’s the purest definition of a hero.

It’s also a noble pursuit that has evolved from rather ignoble beginnings.

In ancient Rome, a wealthy businessman said to be instrumental in the creation of what would become the Roman Empire — Marcus Licinius Crassus — put together a brigade of 500 slaves tasked with fighting blazes in the city. When smoke hit the sky, these slaves were there.

But with a catch. Crassus would negotiate with the building owner to buy it for what today would be pennies on the dollar — while it burned. If the owner sold, Crassus would instruct the slaves to extinguish the flames. If they didn’t sell, Crassus let it burn to the ground.

It would take Roman emperor Nero, in the first century, to build the first true fire brigade — one not seeking to profit from the misery of others — that most credit as the true beginning of one of society’s most essential services.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign is “Fire won’t wait, plan your escape.” Homes burn faster today than ever before, according to the fire protection association. If your home catches fire and you’re inside, you could have less

than two minutes to escape from the moment a smoke alarm sounds.

That means that having a plan in advance is more important than ever.

And because every home is different, so will every plan be. The association recommends developing individual plans for everyone in a home — children, older adults, people with disabilities.

It’s also imperative to make sure there are smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside every sleeping area — like hallways — and on every level, including the basement. In fact, the only place you shouldn’t put alarms, the association says, is in your kitchen and bathrooms.

And if you can, hire an electrician to help you link all the alarms — including those for carbon monoxide — together.

That way, if there is smoke in one part of the house, it will alert everyone, everywhere.

We all hope we can live a lifetime never having to call the fire department.

Even if we were to be so fortunate, we can sleep soundly at night knowing that those heroes are out there, ready to save us if we are threatened. But we can help keep them safe, too, by making sure we’re ready if we aren’t so fortunate.

So if you see a firefighter this week, say thank you — both in words and by doing your part to stay safe.

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letters Randi fooled me — almost To the Editor: The title of Randi Kreiss’s column in the Sept. 15-21 issue, “From the queen to the U.S. jester-in-chief,” at long last, I thought, indicated she’d turned her sights from her obsessive hatred of Donald Trump to the realities of President Joe Biden’s makeAmerica-worse-again actions and proposals. Surely “jester-in-chief ” referred to the current resident of the White House, and his ongoing hypocrisies and misguided decisions that jeopardize the safety and security of this country, things like redefining a student loan to mean a gift, and the continuing denial of the crisis at the southern border.

But I was wrong. I found this was just another expression of Randi’s continuing obsessive hatred of Trump as the prime evil-doer of all time, mindless of Biden’s ongoing absurdities and self-created crises that have superseded in significance whatever failures Trump may have been responsible for earlier (and forget his achievements).

When Biden took office, Randi decried how she wouldn’t have Trump to push around any more. But old habits die hard.

She will continue to dismiss Biden’s growing list of failures, intent on pursuing her first love — her hatred of and assault on Trump — even with the crises of crime, recession, invasion from abroad, and Biden’s lies as to how

well America is doing with him in charge. As jester-in-chief, Randi is beginning to rival Biden himself.

ROBERT RUBALSKY East Rockaway

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ussian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine hasn’t gone the way he planned. And he doesn’t seem too happy about it.

I suppose you wouldn’t be happy, either, if you spent nearly a decade pumping your people full of lies to prepare them for this invasion. After all, Putin has dedicated a ton of resources to making sure his people believe that Ukraine belongs to them, that Ukrainians are actually just confused Russians or miCHaeL Poles, and that is ruled maLasZCZYk Ukraine

by Nazis.

First, Russia was going to take Ukraine in a week. Then maybe a month.

That didn’t happen. Many months later, we are seeing Ukraine making considerable gains in Russian-occupied territory.

And, unable to cope with this, Putin has gone to a new threat: nuclear war. Western leaders have met him stride for stride, and warned of counterattacks if he tries it.

This is something of a throwback threat. Many young people today don’t

know what it’s like to live in a world where nuclear war could be looming.

Given all the other problems we face today, it’s not something we think about often.

But nuclear war was prevalent in people’s minds not too long ago. The way warnings of the dangers of technology, mental health struggles and other, newer issues permeate today’s entertainment, nuclear war did so at the height of the Cold War. Remember “Planet of the Apes”? No, not those movies that came out in the 2010s. Those, ironically told the tale of how humanity destroyed itself when faced with a global pandemic.

But much like they addressed the problems of today, the original addressed the problems of its day.

Released in 1968, at the height of the Cold War and not long after a nuclear confrontation nearly happened during the Cuban missile crisis, “Planet of the Apes” follows Charlton Heston’s character, George Taylor, a space explorer who crash-lands on a mysterious planet.

Taylor encounters humans, but they are mute and animalistic, and the society is ruled by apes that have evolved into something human-like. They keep the

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n ‘Planet of the Apes,’ we eventually discover what men have done to our planet.

LetteRs Governor, please sign the crypto mining moratorium To the Editor: Gov. Kathy Hochul must sign legislation establishing a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining powered by burning fracked gas. This kind of mining, used to make Bitcoin, known as “proof of work,” is extremely energy-intensive, consuming more energy than some entire nations.

The Greenidge Generating Station in the Finger Lakes highlights the threat to our beautiful state. This facility, a formerly shuttered coal plant, is now continuously burning fracked gas for Bitcoin mining. There are dozens of such plants across New York state that could be fired up again, polluting our air and water, promoting fracking and endangering our climate. Governor, please take

humans down with a passion, and Taylor is confused about why. One of the orangutan superiors, Dr. Zaius, played by Maurice Evans, pursues Taylor with religious zeal when Taylor, unlike all the other humans, speaks. Zaius interrogates him about where he came from, and repeatedly implies that he knows something more than the other apes do about humans.

When Taylor and Zaius discover evidence of an old civilization on the planet that was ruled by humans, Zaius confesses to Taylor that he has “always known about man” and, though he acknowledges that man’s civilization was once great, he adds that “his wisdom must walk hand in hand with his idiocy.” The sacred scrolls of the apes tell them to “beware the beast man, for he is the devil’s pawn” and that man would murder his own brother to possess his land.

This explains what drives the apes to oppress humans, but Taylor still doesn’t understand how they’ve come to believe this. Then, in a lifeless coastal desert known as the Forbidden Zone, once a lush paradise that was ruined by man, Taylor sees the Statue of Liberty, scorched, buried up to her chest in sand,

the ocean’s waves crashing into her. He has been on Earth the whole time, where humanity had destroyed itself in a nuclear war.

Taylor falls to his knees, condemning humanity as maniacs who have “finally gone and done it.” The film ends with Taylor collapsed in the surf, doomed to live the rest of his life on a post-apocalyptic Earth.

Putin’s threat has made this film, and the 1968 zeitgeist, relevant again today.

Are we going to finally go and do it?

It’s easy to watch “Planet of the Apes” and think of the apes as the bad guys, brutes who are treating humans like animals. But at the end of the film, Zaius is proven right about humanity. In that world, we indeed were the devil’s pawn.

And as Putin threatens to use nuclear war to take Ukraine, the idea that man would kill his brother to possess his land seems to ring true. Perhaps those of us who would dismiss his threat — or worse, dare him to follow through on it so we can retaliate — should give this classic film a watch. It provides a stark warning not only to Putin, but to anyone who thinks nuclear war is a feasible solution to the world’s problems.

Michael Malaszczyk is a Herald reporter covering Wantagh and Seaford. Comments about this column? mmalaszczyk@ liherald.com.

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immediate action to prevent more such travesties.

Establishing an immediate moratorium on cryptocurrency mining powered by fossil fuels, while completing a comprehensive study of its impacts on the climate and the environment more broadly, is a prudent and necessary action. The Legislature passed bills several months ago, and we are counting on the governor to sign them. The White House has also validated our concerns on cryptocurrency mining and the environment, which is more evidence of why we need this moratorium and more study.

I urge the governor, please do not delay. We’re counting on her to be an environmental leader of our state and an example for the nation. I urge her to sign this bill into law now.

JOSEPH M. VARON West Hempstead

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