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Liberty has refreshed 6,300 ten and respond to customer concerns, which have been on fire hydrants, Franco reported, the rise. The company is cur- and two advanced treatment systems have been rently seeking a built to remove conrate increase from the state Public Sertaminants, with two vice Commission, more on the way. according to a Additionally, a dienotice filed on May sel plant has been 5. converted to clean If Liberty’s proenergy, and three posal is approved by n e w w e l l s h ave the PSC, rates in been put in service. the Merrick service On the horizon, area, which between 2024 and includes Bellmore, 2027, a 1,4-dioxane Wantagh and Searemoval treatment ford, could increase plan is being built, by as much as 42 as well as a perfluoDEBoRAH FRANCo rooctane sulfonic percent.

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Ella Perez, a graduate of Bellmore-Merrick’s On Tour Company, landed the role of Babe in the national tour of ‘The Cher Show’ — a jukebox musical about Cher and her life.

Bellmore-Merrick On Tour grad stars as ‘Babe’ in ‘The Cher Show’

By RACHElE TERRANoVA rterranova@liherald.com

Cher.

With just one word, a vivid picture comes to mind. Known as the “Goddess of Pop,” Cher is an entertainment icon.

Merrick resident Ella Perez is stepping into the role of the singer in the national tour of “The Cher Show” — the jukebox Broadway musical about Cher and her life — with no shortage of enthusiasm. The show hit the stage this month, and will travel to 57 markets across the country.

In the musical, Cher is played by three actresses. Perez will play Babe, the youngest Cher, with a timeline in the 1950s and ’60s.

“I’m having the best time portraying her,” Perez said of the role. “I found out that I relate a lot to her in many ways.”

Perez, 22, is a 2019 graduate of Sanford H. Calhoun High School, and was a member of the school’s On Tour Company — a highly regarded, co-curricular theater program for students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.

The program was founded by James Drake and Dale Parkinson in 1973, and has been directed by Sal Salerno since 1985. It is considered one of the best theater programs on Long Island, and many graduates have performed on Broadway. Students in all three Bellmore-Merrick high schools can COnTinuEd On PagE 2

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Jukebox musical hits road with Ella Perez yes.’ I literally couldn’t believe that this was my life. I think every day how lucky I am to audition for the company. have been in the position that I was, to have Perez, who is originally from Baldwin, was two offers given to me. That doesn’t happen to facing a move at the beginning of her freshpeople.” man year. After already auditioning for BaldThe role didn’t come without apprehenwin High School’s theater program, Perez had sion. At first, Perez suffered from “impostor to start anew in Merrick. syndrome.” She worried that her auditions It wasn’t easy, she said, but once she found had been a fluke, and she said she continues her footing in On Tour, she found family, too. to prove to herself every day that she’s wor“It really developed my full appreciation for thy of the role — and the work environment theater,” she said. “You also create such a famhelps. Rehearsals took place in New York City. ily there. I had the best friends; that was my “It’s an all-female creative team, which has home. That program is the highlight of the district — I genuinely do believe that.” been so lovely and refreshing,” she said. “It’s such a warm and safe, positive room. EspeFrom performing in Shakespeare’s plays to musicals like “Mamma Mia,” Perez proved her cially with a show that’s about women. For range and dedication to theater. She says she women, directed and produced by women. I owes it all to Salerno. feel very safe there.”

“He saw something in me that I didn’t see,” Perez fell in love with the cast as much as she said. “I really came into myself, and by well. “We spend eight hours a day together, senior year, I knew: This is what I want to do. I six days a week,” she said. “Everybody in the can’t imagine myself doing anything else for cast is so wonderful — we’ve already bonded Courtesy Ella Perez together.” the rest of my life.”

A 2023 graduate of SUNY Cortland’s musi- perez, who graduated from SunY Cortland earlier this year, received two The rehearsals are full of positivity and cal theater program, she told the Herald she professional offers, ultimately deciding to pursue the ‘Cher Show’ role. fresh, uplifting energy, Perez said, which is hadn’t originally planned to go to a state what “The Cher Show” is all about. She said school. In high school, she had dreams of livmake it in the industry, or you don’t.” she has learned as much about herself as she ing in New York City and attending the NYU Tisch She ultimately chose Cortland, prioritizing financ- has had to learn about Cher.

School of the Arts, one of the most competitive theater es. And it paid off. This spring, after graduation, she “I don’t have to be perfect,” she said. “It’s such an programs in the country — which accepted her. found herself with two professional possibilities to empowering show for women. It’s all about women — “I wanted to go to a school in the city with art peo- choose from. She chose Cher. it’s just amazing. The story is really inspiring — ple, an art school with people like me,” she said. “In “This was a part I felt like I was so perfect for,” there’s happy, there’s jokes. There’s really emotional the end, truly no matter what school you go to, you’re Perez said. “This doesn’t happen to people — people moments. It makes you feel something, and you just getting the same degree, you’re getting the same piece don’t book right out of school like this. I’ve always have so much fun. There’s really just an appreciation of paper. It’s, truly, you have the talent and ability to been told, ‘You’ll get a million no’s before you get a for self-made artists.”

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Julianna’s Works of HEART’s paint night was well attended, and raised over $7,000. It was held at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.

Annual paint night raises thousands for charity

By MASON LAURON Intern

Julianna’s Works of HeART, a charity founded by 11-year-old Julianna Tand, held its second annual charity paint night on Nov. 3, raising over $7,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

The event took place at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in North Merrick.

Since she was in kindergarten, Julianna has worked with Ronald McDonald House Charities, which operates a home in New Hyde Park, near Cohen Children’s Medical Center. There, she participated in the baking program.

Ronald McDonald House Charities is a national nonprofit that helps children and families in times of need, when undergoing treatments at hospitals.

When the coronavirus pandemic shut the program down, Julianna looked for other ways to help. She began selling her clay creations, starting at $10 a piece. She also auctioned off items, with one even selling for $3,100.

Julianna, now a sixth grader at Old Mill Road School in the North Merrick School District, has raised tens of thousands of dollars since she started selling her creations during the coronavirus pandemic.

Last year, Julianna’s Works of HeART held their first paint night, and raised over $6,000. This year, she hoped to raise $5,000 in order to provide a family with a month’s stay at the house in New Hyde Park.

Entry to the paint night cost $50, with the option to buy raffle tickets or other items such as bracelets available for purchase. Raffles and door prizes were donated by local businesses, both along Merrick Avenue in Merrick and Bedford Avenue in Bellmore, as well larger companies Just a year after her first paint night, Julianna told the Herald she’s learned a lot.

“I’ve learned that every little bit helps,” she said. “Even if it’s just a $5 gift card or even $1 — it helps because every little bit helps you reach your goal. I appreciate every donation, even if it’s just $1.”

Julianna’s grandmother Debbie Viola led the painting portion, teaching the

Julianna Tand, who’s nonprofit Julianna’s Works of HeART has been raising money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities for years, held its second paint night on Nov. 3. crowd how to paint a scene on a wooden door hanger. Attendees had the option to choose between a fall or winter painting.

Julianna’s mother, Jennifer Tand helped set up the event, and shared that 56 prizes were donated, with 100 percent of the money being donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities. Donations totaled over $7,000.

The total greatly exceeded their goal, which allows them to either extend a family’s stay, or help even more families in need.

“The night wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity shown by you, Sacred Heart Church and Debbie Viola,” Jennifer Tand said in a thank you letter sent out to those who attended.

She also mentioned more paint nights to come, “It’s safe to say that we will have another night of creativity for this great cause in the future.”

For more information on upcoming events and initiatives, visit their Facebook page, Julianna’s Works of HeART.

Julianna’s efforts started simple. She began raising money by selling or auctioning off clay creations. At the paint night, some of her handmade jewelry was for sale.

Julianna with her mom, Jennifer, right, dad, Rob, left and twin brother, Brandon, second from left at the paint night.

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HERALD SchoolS Honoring veterans at Martin Avenue school

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At Martin Avenue Elementary School, flags waved high in the hands of students in honor of veterans on Nov. 13 following Veterans Day. Gathered in the gymnasium, they listened attentively as local veterans shared of their time serving our country.

“They are our heroes, and we are fortunate today to have them here as our friends and our neighbors” said Martin Avenue Principal Michael Yannucci.

Kindergarten through sixth- graders prepared letters, poems, and speeches in gratitude of veterans, some sharing them in front of the school. Fifth-grade students creatively shared their thoughts on Veterans Day in a student video presentation.

“These are the things the veterans sacrifice to keep us safe.,” shared one of the students. “Being a veteran is a very important honor to have. We should be proud of our veterans.”

Students welcomed Gary Glick, past commander of the Department of New York Jewish War Veterans of the United States — and grandfather to a student of Martin Avenue Elementary School — as he shared his sentiments on what it means

to be a veteran.

“We put our hands up when we were 18 years old to serve out country, and we still serve our country” he said “We take care of all the veterans we can take care of, it’s an important thing that we do.”

Students eagerly listened as Glick shared stories and histories of other war veterans that came before them. These anecdotes included the story of that of local veteran for whom the JWV Post 652 is named, Ensign Lawrence D. Solowey — former Merrick resident and graduate of Mepham High School.

Veteran Frank Colon Jr. shared anecdotes of his father, also a veteran, who taught fifth-grade at Martin Avenue, many years ago. Colon himself, a resident of Rockville center, also teaches flag etiquette along with other veterans.

“They have so many stories of what our little town, North Bellmore, Bellmore, has done to serve our country,” said Yannucci of the local veterans.

“Thank you for your service, we will remember you,” sang the students in unison, as they performed a song prepared for the visiting veterans, veterans in their families, and all veterans who came before them.

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On Nov. 13, students at Martin Avenue Elementary School waved flags high in support of Veterans Day.

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Electeds dedicate North Merrick Street in honor of 9/11 first responder Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr., Councilman Chris Carini and Town Clerk Kate Murray joined the family of Ex-Chief Joseph Vicario to dedicate the corner of Sycamore Avenue and Locust Street in North Merrick in memory of the 9/11 first responder. Joseph was a member of the North Merrick Fire Department, a coach in the North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League and always played Santa Claus in various family and community holiday events.

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You have to try to hunt it down! But, we buy our turkey from Stop & Shop. We put it in a drawer where you can open it — an oven! It gets hot and makes it so it’s yummy. Then you take it out and put it in a big bowl and eat it for Thanksgiving! My dad slices it in big pieces and gives it to everyone. (While waiting for the turkey,) I watch TV and play Spider-Man outside. I eat the turkey with mashed potatoes, and I wanna say pasta? We can’t leave the leftovers for next Thanksgiving so we have to throw it out. We can’t leave it in the fridge forever.

We make cookie turkeys in the oven. We roll the dough out and make turkey shapes. It tastes like turkey, not a cookie — but it’s a turkey cookie! Me and my mommy eat the turkey. We put it in milk and we eat it. I put (the leftovers) on a tray outside. Then, the raccoons get the turkey cookies so they can have Thanksgiving, too!

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age 4, Oceanside You put it in the oven. You put the stuffing in. It changes color because it gets cooked. Then you put a stick in it. It takes five hours. I watch the Thanksgiving Day parade. Then, we cut the turkey. Mom takes it out of the oven. I take the whole thing out and eat it. It’s just for me (laughs). I eat it with mashed potatoes and seasoning. I don’t even like turkey that much. We make turkey soup the next day.

We flip it! I put sprinkles and toppings and hearts for my daddy’s birthday. It’s on Thanksgiving! We put candy on when it’s my dad’s birthday. He has two birthdays left!

Sometimes he has more birthdays, and sometimes he has no birthdays.

We have pasta with the turkey. I make it by myself. I love to cook. I flip it like this (jumps) and then I say ‘I catched it, Mommy!’ I catch the meat in my hands! It gets cooked with the pan. The turkey goes to a secret place: the oven. Then I flip it again and say ‘hoop loop.’ It’s magic! I have a secret: I was making a pancake. I just pretended that I could make a sprinkle pancake. Me and my mommy and daddy and sister eat turkey on Thanksgiving. I flip the leftovers and they disappear. It’s crazy!

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Benjamin: You go to the store to get the turkey. They get it from the people who kill it. Then you put your face in it! (laughs). Then, I go to Nonna’s house and eat turkey and artichokes.

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as not good enough. Convinced that she’ll never measure up to her older brother Steve (the genius in her family), she’s determined not to give anyone any reason to fault her performance. Paradoxically, though she wants to do her best, her work habits practically guarantee that she’ll fall behind.

erfectionists have many admirable qualities. They often do excellent work, have high standards and are attentive to details. Yet, one’s desire for perfection can become an impediment rather than an asset. To understand how, let’s look at three perfectionist procrastinator styles: closet, classic and compulsive.

yet inwardly he seethes with frustration, berating himself for being a poor estimator of time. How does he resolve his dilemma of wanting to be successful but fearing he may not be good enough? He procrastinates, a far less embarrassing problem than trying hard and still not having the goods to measure up.

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Jen is a classic perfecTeresa is aware of tionist procrastinator, a her lifelong tendency to hard worker with cloudput things off. She can be piercing standards. She so tense about what needs not only feels compelled to to be done that she fears put in mega time on her she’ll never achieve her projects, she also reads Ph.D. Though Teresa more books, visits more begins her academic work websites, and works hardLIndA SAPAdIn in a timely manner, it’s not er than her peers. It’s also long before something disessential for her to keep tracts her. It might be an her desk, files, and books well orgaenjoyable time with her friends, the nized. Hence, despite being chronicalsudden dawning of a new approach to ly busy, she’s always short of time to a project, or a blow to her self-esteem. achieve her lofty goals.

Then she becomes compulsive about Jen realizes that she imposes rigid every detail of her work until finally, demands on herself, but she can’t sether anxiety overtakes her resolve. tle for anything she views as less That’s when she ceases working and than, as she fears being criticized begins procrastinating in earnest.

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As her anxiety level decreases, she picks up where she left off. But now, she no longer has time to work in a relaxed manner. Hence, she either manages to squeak in her work just under the deadline or approaches meetings with her adviser with her head hung low. The upshot: diminished self-esteem, increased pressure to perform and paradoxically, an even stronger urge to procrastinate.

Different as they are from each other in personality, Keith, Jen, and Teresa have let the perfectionist part of themselves hinder their progress.

Though they’re intellectually bright, they don’t effectively apply their intelligence in a way that will help them meet their goals. Their perfectionism has become a weakness, rather than a strength. Don’t let this happen to you! ©2023 Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives and overcome procrastination and fear. Contact her at DrSapadin@aol.com. Visit her website at www.PsychWisdom.com.

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Underneath his façade, however, Keith harbors enormous ambitions, so huge that he believes he can’t achieve them.

To provide an excuse for falling short of perfection, he puts off doing work until there’s no way he, or anyone else, can expect a first-rate job in the short time he has available.

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Are you ready to shop? Be sure to shop local

November 23, 2023 — MERRICK HERALD

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

There’s Black Friday. And then there’s Small Business … Saturday? No, Eric Alexander says: Small Business Season.

“We call it ‘Small Business Season’ for a reason,” said Alexander, founder of the Long Island Main Street Alliance, and director of Vision Long Island. “It’s not just ‘Small Business Saturday.’ It’s much bigger than that.”

Alexander joined several chambers of commerce and other local leaders to push the “Shop Local” message that can sometimes be overlooked in a world filled with box box stores and online shopping. Yet, it’s focusing on mom-andpop stores that keep jobs — and money — right here in the community.

“All of your small business owners need your support year-round,” said Julie Marchesella, president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce. “It’s not just at holiday time.”

“The more of that money that we spend locally at local retailers, (the more that) stays here in our economy and allows us to grow,” added Joseph Garcia, president of the Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce, which hosted the news conference.

A number of chambers — if not all of them — have been hard at work for weeks getting ready for the holiday shopping season, which officially starts the

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Polly Talbott, president of the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce, says she is thrilled with the collaborative efforts across Long Island to support small businesses. She shared her sentiment with reporters Monday in Farmingdale. day after Thanksgiving on Friday. Lisa DelliPizzi says her organization — the Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce — is ready.

“Franklin Square is definitely open for business,” she said.

For anyone looking for that great, unique gift — it’s important to not just visit tried-and-true local stores, but also

to venture out and try some of local businesses that they may not have considered in the past, or always wanted to go through.

“There’s a lot of diversity,” said Lawrence Lin, president of the Long Island Chinese Business Owners Association.

“A lot of different ways to celebrate and different flavors, different apparels and

different experiences. That’s very much embodied” in each community’s business district.

For every $100 spent at local businesses, $68 remain in the community, according to data compiled by Capital One Shopping Research. And local businesses are able to keep three times the money spent locally than chain stores.

Making sure that happens, Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce president Polly Talbott says, opens so many doors for new ideas and fresh activities to come to neighborhoods.

“I think it’s really great how we all are able to share what we do,” she said, “so that we can actually create more things for our own communities.”

But getting people to shop locally is not as easy as many would hope. In fact, 1-in-5 Americans say they shop at local businesses often, according to a September study conducted by IPX1031.

However, while 90 percent of those surveyed say they would like to see more stores open up locally, 81 percent say they want to shop locally, but still can’t pass up deals offered by larger chain retailers.

Ivan Sayles, representing the Nautical Mile Merchants Association, likely summarized the message his fellow chamber leaders wanted to convey the most: “Remember to make small business your business, because small business means big business for Long Island.”

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Public hears from president of company Finally, Franco said, Liberty Water is planning to improve customer service. “I’m not going to stand here and tell you we don’t need to do a better job, because I know we can do better,” she said. “I think we can do that by investing in local service.”

Liberty has already created a local call center staffed with local representatives, but it is required to open a customer walkin center as well, which will be in service by the end of 2024. Due to zoning laws, Liberty executives said, adding the walk-in center to their existing offices presented problems, so the company bought a building next door for $750,000 to house the center, where customers can pay bills and ask Liberty representatives questions face to face.

Liberty’s headquarters are at 60 Brooklyn Ave. in Merrick.

The major issue at the meeting was the proposed rate increase, because Liberty customers already pay significantly more for water than people who have public water service from municipalities such as the Town of Hempstead.

“One-third of the water usage charge is for property taxes,” Franco explained. “We serve as a tax collector — we are the conduit for the collection of these taxes. In 2022 we paid more than $23 million in special franchise taxes. All of that we are required to pass along to our customers in their bills.”

Franco said that Liberty is actively involved with lawmakers in Albany as well

as local representatives to help mitigate its tax burden, which would reduce water bills.

She urged customers to engage with lawmakers and urge the repeal of the special franchise tax. “We need your help — we can’t do this by ourselves,” she said. “And to the extent your voice can be heard, we want to give you the avenue.”

“We recognize this has a serious impact on the bills you pay,” Franco said of the tax.

“We want to have it eliminated in order to help our customers.”

Liberty is also hoping to access state funding and grants to invest in its waterdelivery system, to reduce its own costs and customers’ rates.

Customers also voiced concerns about the chemical 1,4-dioxane, which, it was announced earlier this year, has been found in the Merrick service district’s drinking water. Its concentration exceeded the state limit of 1 part per billion, but it is still below the level associated with significant health risks, and the Environmental Protection Agency has not issued a health advisory.

New York State is the only state that (has) a (maximum contaminant level) of 1 part per billion, which is extremely, extremely low,” said Liberty’s water quality manager, Natasha Niola. “…We’re at one grain of sand in a sandbox.”

The next public meeting, which will be held online, is scheduled for Dec. 6. at 7 p.m.

Those interested in taking part can register at LibertyEnergyAndWater.com.

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LuminoCity Festival returns to Nassau County

Holiday lantern display opened last week, featuring art designed by local children

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

In a festive opening ceremony last week fit for the holiday season, Nassau County officially welcomed the LuminoCity Festival back to Eisenhower Park for its second year.

The LuminoCity Festival was conceived by its founder, Xiaoyi Chen as a Chinese lantern walk-through exhibit with a variety of different lantern displays set up along the pathways between Fields 2 and 4 in the park.

At an opening preview day Nov. 13, County Executive Bruce Blakeman, joined by p a r t n e r s i n g ove r n m e n t , encouraged Nassau County residents to come out and see the display, which will be open through Jan. 7.

To kickoff the preview event, 2,500 county employees and their families were invited to walk through the attraction.

“This is a very beautiful and exciting exhibition and it’s ERikA FLOREskA going to be a lot of fun throughPresident, Long Island Children’s out the winter season,” Blakeman said. “As we approach Museum Hanukkah and Christmas, this will be a place where families can go and spend an evening and have some fun.”

At LuminoCity, there’s everything from Christmas displays to an “Alice in Wonderland”-themed tunnel, among many other creations.

LuminoCity partnered this year with the Nassau County Park’s Department and the Long Island Children’s Museum, located just minutes away from the park on Museum Row in Garden City. Children were invited to create and submit a design, under the prompt “My Imaginary Ocean Creatures.” Designs were then selected, and 2-D drawings were blown up into “largerthan-life” 3-D sculptures — all of which can be seen at

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e prioritize opportunities for children to explore creative outlets in unique ways.

Barbara Rossi, Greg Rossi, Aubrey Rossi, Sam Rossi, and Michele Rossi stopped by the display. Invitations were given to 2,500 Nassau County employees and their families to check out the LuminoCity Festival during a preview day last week.

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Bruce Blakeman, joined by partners in government and the students who designed the award-winning artwork, cut the ribbon, welcoming all to LuminoCity’s second year in Eisenhower Park.

Eisenhower Park.

Erika Floreska, president of the Long Island Children’s Museum, said the museum was thrilled to take part in the initiative.

“This weekend is a great example in this partnership of our mission to connect children and their caregivers to a life of wonder, imagination and exploration,” she said. “We prioritize opportunities for children to explore creative outlets in unique ways and that’s exactly what these students and others have done.”

During the spring, under the theme of “Underwater World,” Floreska said the museum hosted workshops with LuminoCity.

“We came together and did workshops at the children’s museum, teaching students about the lantern making tradition and giving them a chance to explore and think about an underwater sea creature that doesn’t exist, mashing it up and telling us a little bit about what that sea creature does,” she said.

The museum received over 100 entries, Floreska said, and 11 student artwork pieces were chosen. Around the park, there’s a description of each student-made design, so viewers can learn about their creativity.

“They’re fantastic artists and creators,” she said.

“And in addition, at the children’s museum on Museum Row, we’re proud to have a display about the history of

lantern making, the drawings by the artists, and some of the lanterns you can see inside and explore.”

Sadie Rose, 11, had her design selected. It’s called “The Sea Helk,” a mix between a horse, elk, and seahorse. “It just kind of came to mind when my art teacher helped me by saying that you have to be creative and be yourself with this piece,” she said.

LuminoCity’s first exhibit opened in 2019 at Randall’s Island Park in New York City. Since then, it’s moved around to several different locations, each year taking on a slightly different theme. This year, Eisenhower Park’s is titled “Wonder Journey,” and there’s two additional festivals taking place in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Gaithersburg, Maryland.

“We have come a long way since 2019,” Chen said.

“It’s exciting to see our efforts paying off and the festival growing.”

Darcy Belyea, commissioner of the park’s department, said she’s excited to be part of great things happening all year round, not only in Eisenhower Park.

“We are grateful to our county executive, the park’s team, for working with LuminoCity and our museum partners to make this happen,” she said. “So please come out and enjoy.”

For more information on the attraction, and more about the festival visit LumincoCityFestival.com.

The LuminoCity Festival officially opened in Eisenhower Park, this year featuring lanterns designed by children through a program at the Long Island Children’s Museum. Aniyah Hanson, Charlotte Kuchek, Olivia, Cresant and Emma Kuchek enjoyed the display during Nassau County’s preview day.

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‘Sail Away’ with Arthur Dove and Helen Torr through their use of organic shapes and captivating movement. The exhibit reminds us that art is all around us, waiting to be observed and captured, as in Dove’s ‘Untitled Sketch,’ 1940-43, wax-based paint on paper. Courtesy Amon Carter Art Museum. Also Helen Torr’s ‘Oyster Stakes.’ Courtesy Heckscher Museum of Art.

By Danielle Schwab

ome aboard! The life and times of artist pair Arthur Dove and Helen Torr are the focus of Heckscher Museum’s newest exhibit,“Salt Life: Arthur Dove and Helen Torr.”

Before setting down in their Centerport cottage, the couple lived on a sailboat — the Mona — in and around the North Shore during the 1920s and 1930s. Captivated by the nature around them, Torr and Dove channeled their fascination into their modernist style.

When Dove and Torr sailed into Huntington Harbor in July 1924 aboard their 42-foot yawl, they could not have anticipated the extent to which Long Island’s North Shore would inspire some of their greatest paintings. Dove, a native of Geneva — and a Cornell graduate — had achieved early recognition among avant-garde artists for the abstract paintings he had created 14 years earlier, the first by an American artist.

By Karen Bloom WHERE An accomplished illustrator, Dove had spent several years farming in Westport, Connecticut, fi nding little Can art change the world? It’s a question WHEN opportunity to paint.

••Now through March noon-4 Born inat Philadelphia and trained Drexel Institute and hat’s been the focus of atour collective Saturday and Sunday, • Open Thursday through at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Torr met Dove p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, Sunday, noon-5 p.m. culturein Connecticut for centuries.

Now as society around 1919.

Recognizing kindred spirits 11suggested a.m.-4 p.m.admission • $5 in each other, the two artists eventually left their unhappy •non-members; Emily Lowe Hallmembers Gallery, and navigates the complexities of modern life, marriages to sail the waters of Long Island Sound together.

South Campus, Hempstead. children under 13 free years, they lived and painted on their boat before For information andof toArt, RSVP, • Heckscher Museum art as settling a For path for social change is at the 2call Prime Huntington at what is now the Dove/Torr Cottage in 1938.

(516)Ave., 463-5672, or visit • (631) 380-3230 or Hofstra.edu/museum Located the banks of picturesque Titus Mill Pond, their orefront ofonartistic expression.

Heckscher.org 500-square-foot home’s surroundings provided the subject matter — light, wind, water and sand — for some of “Whencouple’s We All Stand,” Hofstraworks.

University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines most inspired he collective power the artswere in society.

Dove of and Torr avid visitors to the Heckscher throughout the years. The exhibit also Curatedmarks

by Alexandra — of thethe museum’s assistant director exhibition and the 25thGiordano anniversary museum’s acquisition of of their property, a mere three miles ollection — the exhibit underscores artists’Register civic responsibility infland uence. away.

It’s listed on the National of Historicand Places is a member of Historic Artists’ “It highlights role that artistsof have activating democratic values that Homesthe andvital Studios program theinNational Trust.

“It’s a unique show, because civic whileengagement, museums across the country showcase the works romise equality and freedom, encouraging and cultivating unity,” of Dove andoften Torr, no one can and do itexpose in the place inspired Giordano says.

“Artists lead theelse charge truthsthat that lived may and otherwise be their art,” Karli Wurzelbacher, museum’s curator, says. want through to continue gnored. The artists in this the exhibition takechief a stand and call out“We injustices theirtoartchampion their work.” nd activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, The couple’s to Long Island’s natural environment, their with oting rights, racial bias, gunconnection violence, and promises unfulfi lled. They all combine theexperimentation making and that techniques, and the impact of in Dove’s declining health on their art, is explored. Of f art with materials public service has a grassroots approach the hope of mobilizing their theand more 80to pieces halfcreate are new to the museum through partnership with the ommunities thethan nation igniteincluded, movement, awareness, and inspire othersa to Amon Carter Museum of American Art (in Texas). tand with them.” these are Arthur Dove’s watercolorswith that Hofstra’s have never been on view in this area, This exhibit,“Many which of runs through July 28, is in conjunction or haven’t been here for Barack decadesObama and won’t be back againup soon,“ Wurzelbacher says. Archival 3th presidential conference on the presidency coming in April. materials such as paints, paintbrushes and art books that the artists “We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” saysused are also on display.

Additionally, the exhibit’s digital component offers visitors another glimpse of the artists. museum director Karen Albert. “The initial idea for this exhibition was inspired by An outdoor soundwalk around the cottage property (accessed by downloading the Bloomberg n Obama Administration White House briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, Connects app) connects everyone to Torr and her artistic inspiration — part of a larger where more than 60 artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to community project. iscuss the collective power of the arts to build community, create change, and chart “When people go on the soundwalk, you hear students reading excerpts from Helen Torr’s pathway letters for national recovery in the justice, civicwind participation and ducks quacking, and and diaries.

You alsoareas hear of thesocial sound like the blowing and ctivism.”

To that end, unlike other recent exhibits that showcased the museum’s ermanent collection, Giordano reached out to contemporary artists who loaned

Friday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m. Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. For tickets and information, visit MadisonTheatreNY.org, or call (516) 323-4444.

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Observations ofOUT a life on the water STEPPING Creative advocacy C An artist’s touch

Laugh the night away on Black Friday when the Long Island Comedy Festival returns to the Madison Theatre. This entertaining evening, hosted by Paul Anthony, features a lineup of creative talent who have appeared at the top venues in Manhattan and elsewhere.

According to Anthony, ‘this is going to be a hilarious night of non-stop laughter and fun.’ Bryan McKenna, Helen Angley, Jeff Norris and Mick Thomas will keep the party going all evening long. McKenna has been touring with Jim Breuer the past few years, and is now a headliner himself.

Angley, known as ‘that tall blonde comic,’ brings honesty to the stage that helps everyone relax, and laugh at the joy and pain of aging. Norris, a regular on the stand-up circuit, has performing credits that include HBO’s ‘Oz’ and ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ as well 13 as ‘Anger Management.’

water running,” Wurzelbacher explains.“We’ve never done this before.”

The soundwalk came about through a summer Pat McGann learning program in which local middle school girls Pat McGann is quickly rising as one participted in a week-long “camp” with artist Susan of the sharpest stand-ups on the Buroker. comedy scene. A relative latecomer “I did projects with them every day,” Buroker says. he began doing standto comedy, “We drew, did model printing, sculpture, collage, up atwe 31 after realizing he was not used native fish to do fish printing.” very good at selling packaging.

With assistance from sound engineer Evangeline He hustled his way to become the Knell, the participating students were also involved house emcee at Zanies Chicago, in capturing the natural environment with sound where he distinguished himself as technology equipment. especially adept atLong workingIsland the “What’s interesting is to think, historically,crowd. why A husband and father of Ballet Theatre’s Arthur Dove has been celebrated and recognized, threeand young children, McGann’s why Helen Torr was less celebrated and recognized,” appeal stems from‘The his quick wit Nutcracker’ Wurzelbacher adds.“Some of these reasons have and relatable take The on family life holiday treat returns to Long and to do with challenges that women artists faced in marriage. In 2017, Island.McGann Audiences will once again began opening actby the Sugar Plum the 20th century, and some of it had to do with the touring as the be transported for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving circumstances of their (Dove/Torr’s) life.”

Fairy to The Land of Sweets in this to theater, classic, set to the For Buroker — who was inspired to createwith a him from clubs family-friendly arenas, including fourof soldsculpture symbolizing Helen Torr, on display intofront music Tchaikovsky. Long Island out shows at Madison BalletSquare Theatre’s production opens of the cottage — her involvement offers an important Garden. relatively short, season’ here, on the message: “If you’re inspired by art, it’s important to McGann’s‘Nutcracker impressive resume, includes Landmark stage, sparkling with learn history. The girls became so empoweredbut with Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs beautiful costumes, dazzling sets, and themselves about how important it is to be educated Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The a cast that features adult professionals and to have your own path.”

Great American Comedy Festival, as well as aspiring young student and more. McGann still calls dancers.

Designed to appeal to Chicago home. younger kids as well as older children and adults, this ‘Nutcracker’ is both Saturday, Feb. 11, narrated 8 p.m. $40, and$35, abridged, so you can $30, $25. The Paramount, enjoy the370 story of Clara, her magical New York Ave., Huntington. (800) nutcracker, and 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or her enchanting winter adventure as a family. Throughout ParamountNY.com. its history, the LIBT has welcomed acclaimed dancers from both the New York Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre for this production, as the first of the holiday season on Long Island.

Saturday, Nov. 25, noon and 4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 26, 2 p.m.

All tickets $35. Purchase tickets at LandmarkOnMainStreet.org Courtesy Susan Buroker or call (855) 222-2849. Jeanne Susan Buroker with her stainless-steel sculpture, ‘A Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Vision Against Context,’ is a testament to Helen Torr’s Main Street, 232 Main St., Port dedication and her sacrifices.

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Parsons Dance brings its innovative performance to Tilles Center, Friday, dec. 1, at 8 p.m. As one of the world’s premier contemporary dance companies, this talented troupe showcases a dynamic fusion of styles that combines athleticism, grace and unparalleled innovation.

Through endless creativity and self-expression, striking choreography and powerful music, Parsons Dance creates unforgettable performances that push the boundaries of dance and bring life-affirming artistry to audiences across the globe. Guided by founder David Parsons, artistic director, the company performs works selected from the vast and varied repertory of more than 75 works he created. This program includes the dance “The Road,” with music by Cat Stevens, commissioned by Tilles Center.

In addition to Parsons’ dances, established choreographers like Trey McIntyre and Monica Bill Barnes are invited to re-stage works from the American canon. And, through its newly launched GenerationNOW Fellowship, the company offers commissions to young American choreographers whom Parsons mentors through the creative process. Heralded by The New York Times as “one of the great movers of modern dance,” Parsons has received many accolades throughout his 30-year career, combining his choreographic gifts and talent for training highly skilled dancers with a real passion for the art form. The company remains committed to providing enriching experiences beyond its performances as it seeks to engage audiences of all ages through education and outreach programs; through post-show discussions, open rehearsals, studio showcases, video workshops, open company classes, summer workshops for pre-professional dancers; and in-school workshops for public school students. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets start at $34.50; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

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Epilepsy Foundation Long Island hosts a holiday event for children with epilepsy and their families, Saturday, dec. 9, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. It’s open to children with epilepsy, their siblings and their parents. Pediatric neurologist Dr. Robin Varughese, with Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center, presents an educational lecture for parents. Kids can enjoy activities and meet others with epilepsy. Pizza and snacks will be served. The event is held at EPIC Long Island, 1500 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow. Preregistration is required. Contact Janet Romeo at (516) 739-7733, option 1, Ext. 145, or email jromeo@epicli.org.

Movie time See “Love Again” on North Merrick Library’s big screen, Wednesday, Nov. 29,1:30 p.m.

The romance tale of a young woman who tries to ease the pain of her fiancé’s death by sending romantic texts to his old cell phone number, and forms a connection with the man the number has been reassigned to. It stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan, Céline Dion, Russell Tovey.

1691 Meadowbrook Rd, North Merrick. Visit nmerricklibrary.org for more info.

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‘Frozen’ Party and Author Visit Kids can participate in Frozen inspired games, crafts and karaoke, at North Merrick Public Library, Saturday, dec. 2, 11 a.m. Meet Jen Calonita, author of “Frozen Polar Nights: Cast into Darkness” and The Fixer Upper,” both from the world of Frozen.

1691 Meadowbrook Rd, North Merrick. Visit NMerrickLibrary.org for more info.

Beginner Canasta Instructor Jacqui Palatnik teaches the card game that has fascinated people of all ages for many years, Wednesday, Nov. 29. Learn the new twists and turns of the latest version.

2279 Merrick Ave. Register at MerrickLibrary.org.

Meet Santa Families can meet Santa and his elves and enjoy a free movie, Friday Nov. 24, 11 a.m,. at the Bellmore Movies, sponsored by The Chamber of Commerce Bellmore, Bellmore Fire Department, and Bellmore Movies. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for a local family. Petit Avenue, Bellmore.

For more info call (516) 809 5892 or visit BellmoreChamber. com.

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Kids ages 3 to 5 with an adult can join Cooking Explorers Long Island for a culinary adventure, Monday, Nov. 27, at North Merrick Library. Children will create a tasty pumpkin patch with a side of trail mix. 1691 North Merrick Road. Visit NMmerrickLibrary.org for more information and registration.

Breastfeeding Support Group Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital.

Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot.

Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Bird walk The South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for another in its series of bird walks, at Point Lookout Town Park and Lido Preserve, Sunday, Nov. 26, starting at 9 a.m.

Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars.

Exit from the Meadowbrook at Loop Parkway toward Point Lookout, ending west of Point Lookout at Lido Boulevard. Continue straight across into Point Lookout Park. Park in the southeast corner, closest to the private homes. To register, text name and contact information to (516 ) 467-9498. No walk if it rains. Text regarding questionable weather. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org.

In concert Get in the groove with Jazz Funk Soul, at the Madison Theatre, Saturday, Nov. 25, 8 p.m. The smooth jazz supergroup formed in the mid-2010s as a collaborative trio featuring Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, and Everette Harp. They released two albums with 2014’s Grammynominated Jazz Funk Soul and 2016’s More Serious Business. After Loeb’s death in 2017, guitarist Paul Jackson, Jr. joined for 2019’s Life and Times and 2022’s Forecast, both of which honored Loeb and continued to showcase the trio’s hooky, grooveoriented sound. Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. For tickets and information, visit MadisonTheatreNY.org or call (516) 323-4444.

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Westbury House, decorated for the season, welcomes visitors to celebrate the season, Saturday, Dec. 2, 6:30-9 p.m. Take a self-guided tour through the illuminated and decorated period rooms with their enchanting floral decorations, have cookies and cider on the West Porch, and meet and take pictures with Santa.

A Christmas-themed concert performed by the Bethel Concert Choir, at 7:30 p.m., is followed by an outdoor tree-lighting ceremony.

Limited ticket availability; advance purchase required. $25, $18 ages 7-17. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

On exhibit Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Our Gilded Age,” examines the appearances and the realities of an era that mirrors our own in many ways. Like the nation’s economy, American art and literature flourished during the Gilded Age. It was an exuberant age of excess with its own secret flaws, including widespread fraud.

The art of John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Louis Comfort Tiffany and others adorned palatial residences designed by Stanford White and Ogden Codman Jr., architect of the museum’s own quintessential Gilded Age mansion. Drawing heavily upon the local literary history of Long Island, including William Cullen Bryant, Mark Twain (who named the Gilded Age), Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton and others, the exhibition will include paintings, fashion, decorative arts including period silver and china, photographs, manuscripts, first editions and other historic memorabilia. The “Upstairs, Downstairs” approach to the life of a country house brings to life not only the storied conspicuous consumption for which the Gilded Age was infamous, but also the real lives of these many individuals who maintained the palatial estates where that lifestyle was enjoyed. On view through March 10. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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NCC unveils $31M STEM-dedicated facility First of many planned renovations across Garden City campus

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

With the unveiling of its new building dedicated to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Nassau Community College has taken another step toward solidifying itself as one of the premier schools in the SUNY system.

Its $31 million transformation of “Cluster C” was celebrated last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by nearly 100 people in the courtyard in front of the remodeled structure.

“What you have done in this particular building was transformative,” Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker, a former member of the college’s board of trustees, told attendees. “It’s enduring. It’s going to last a lifetime.”

The new facility includes laboratories, a planetarium, outdoor classrooms, and an observatory with telescopes. The high-tech building also features climatefriendly green roofs, solar panels, and a mini-wind turbine for environmental and climate studies.

“This momentous occasion not only represents the physical expansion of our institutions,” said Genette AlvarezOrtiz, acting academic affairs vice president at NCC, “but also stands as a testament for our commitment to nurturing

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Nassau Community College administration and supporters — including Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker, chief administrative officer Maria Conzatti, board of trustees chair Jorgé Gardyn, and acting academic affairs vice president Genette Alvarez-Ortiz, celebrated the transformation of Cluster C into a high-tech academic STEM building. The project has been in the works since 2018. the brilliant minds of our students, fostering a culture of excellence and scientific exploration and discovery.”

The transformed building serves to replicate the modern workforce that students will graduate into — a workforce that is hybrid, technology-driven, and focused on solving modern-day problems.

“To have a STEM building that has state-of-the-art technology, the students are experiencing firsthand what they’re going to expect when they leave here,” Alvarez-Ortiz said. “And that’s what I’m so excited about. They can see it for themselves. They experience it for themselves. They can apply. They can practice.

“It’s just changing that environment.”

Nearly all students will find themselves in the three-story Cluster C at some point or another — and some seemed impressed with the changes.

“There’s a big difference,” said Harvey Weiner, who takes a physics class in Cluster C. “It’s just more modernized.”

Originally constructed in the 1970s, renovations of Cluster C began in 2018 before being interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Construction resumed later on, and the facility officially celebrated its opening this month.

“Many of the most pressing global challenges — such as public health crises, climate change and energy sustainability — require solutions rooted in STEM disciplines,” said Jorgé Gardyn, chair of the college’s board of trustees.

“This state-of-the-art facility will provide our college students with invaluable hands-on experience.”

Half of the $31 million that funded Cluster C’s construction was provided by the college, with the other half being supplied by the state.

It’s expected to serve as a prototype for the other projects across campus also in the works.

“You are witnessing,” Gardyn said, “the first in the transformation of Nassau Community College.”

11.29.23

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DEVELOPMENT & REAL ESTATE TODD BOURGARD

LEE J. BRODSKY

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STEVEN C. BUSH

Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer Blue Island Homes

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Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Apple Bank

BRAD CALHOUN

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MICHELE DEAN

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF THE CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH TRUST 2004-J9, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-J9, Plaintiff, v.

YANA SLUTSKY A/K/A YANA ABRAMOVICH, ET AL. Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on September 30, 2022, I, Lisa Goodwin, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on December 6, 2023 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows: 107 Byron Ct Merrick, NY 11566 SBL: 62-27-202 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and Improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Merrick, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 004047/2016 in the amount of $960,146.38 plus interest and costs.

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.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 142964 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR RMAC REMIC TRUST, SERIES 2009-9, Plaintiff, vs. CLAUDIO JOVELL, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 25, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court,

100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 7, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1720 Montague Avenue, Merrick, NY 11566. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 24 and Lot 120. Approximate amount of judgment is $633,799.60 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003996/2014. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Jeffrey Halbreich, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 142939 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, CITIBANK, N.A. NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF THE NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2019-NQM5, Plaintiff, vs.

WALTER R. SORACE A/K/A WALTER SORACE, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 4, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 6, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 2986 Holiday Park Drive, Merrick, NY 11566. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 62, Block 219 and Lot 20.

Approximate amount of judgment is $241,257.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 613446/2022.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety

concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Ronald J. Ferraro, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No.: 221739-1 142937

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF THE TIKI SERIES III TRUST, Plaintiff, vs.

VLADISLAV BONDARSKY, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 5, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 12, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 2621 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, NY 11566. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Merrick, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 63, Block 135 and Lot 881.

Approximate amount of judgment is $949,219.50 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 4169/2009.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Jerry A. Merola, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No.: 191890-2 143191 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC., V. CAROL VALENTE TOPOREK, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 31, 2014, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. is the Plaintiff and CAROL VALENTE TOPOREK, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will

sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on December 15, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2840 LINDENMERE DR, MERRICK, NY 11566: Section 62, Block 191, Lot 14: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT MERRICK, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 009621/2008. Michael H. Sahn, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 143321

LEGAL NOTICE BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE TO BIDDERS VENDOR_____________ Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Education, BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, Merrick, New York, at the Business Office, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York ll566-1500, for the following categories up to the times on the dates indicated: December 11, 2023 10:00 A.M. Diploma Printing and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. All information for bidders, specifications and bid forms may be obtained at the abovementioned address. The Board of Education, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, reserves the right to waive any informalities in, or to reject any or all bids, or to accept that bid, or any part of that bid, which in its judgment is for the best interests of the School District. All bid awards are pending budget approval.

The School District may receive bids for the above listed items periodically during the 2023-2024 school year, if necessary.

These bids will not be readvertised for this purpose. The frequency of bid solicitations will be determined by operating

Photo courtesy North Bellmore School District

Park Avenue Elementary School sixth graders Cooper Cheng, left, and Antino Iadevaia worked on their oil pastel fall landscapes in art.

Fall inspires young artists at Park Avenue School Through colorful and creative fall projects, young artists are expanding their talents at Park Avenue Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District.

Sixth graders drew oil pastel fall landscapes under the direction of art teacher Jillian Bock. She explained that the purpose of the project was for students to learn how to create the illusion of depth and space in their artwork.

The only requirement was that the landscapes needed to include pumpkins, while the rest of the setting was up to their imaginations. For the pumpkins, students practiced light and shadow techniques to make them appear round.

“The pieces are awesome and I’m very proud of the work they’re doing,” she said. “It’s great to watch them chan-

nel their own creativity and individuality.”

The work began with pencil sketches before they began coloring with oil pastels. Finally, they went over their pieces gently with a wet paintbrush, as the water gave it a smooth appearance.

Fifth graders worked with multiple mediums, using colored pencils and oil pastels for their fall projects that had to feature a tree missing its leaves. Students lear ned the Y-tree technique, using the letter repeatedly to create the trunk and branches.

When it was time to add color, they had to decide a time of day their artwork would reflect, such as morning, sunset or night, and choose the appropriate hues. They also explored perspective and worked with color blending.

requirements.

By order: Board of Education Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District By: Melisa Stiles School Business Administrator & Purchasing Agent 143402

a/k/a 3428 Hewlett Ave. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.

This notice is only for new cases in Merrick within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction.

There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 11/29/23 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following

applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 711/23. MERRICK - Larry Moskowitz, Variance, side yard, install generator on platform attached to dwelling., S/s Halyard Dr., 623’ N/o Jami St., a/k/a 2383 Halyard Dr. THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 733/23. MERRICK - 57 Merrick Ave., LLC, Waive off-street parking (proposed restaurant)., W/s Merrick Ave., 39.97’ N/o Oakwood Ave., a/k/a 57 Merrick Ave. 1371/23.

1372/23.

MERRICK Seth Schwartz, Variance, lot area occupied, construct 2-story addition & portico both attached to dwelling; Variance, side yard, maintain two (2) a/c units attached to dwelling., S/s Hewlett Ave., 51’ W/o Jami St.,

calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Golden Hour Artistry, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 9/17/2018. NY Office location: Nassau County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: Golden Hour Artistry, LLC. , 161 Stuyvesant Avenue, Merrick, NY, 11566.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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We are a busy print shop looking for 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. Salary Ranges fromo $15 per hour to $20 per hour.

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Earning potential ranges from $31,200 plus commission and bonuses to over $100,000 including commissions and bonuses.

Compensation is based on Full Time hours Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to rglickman@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X250 PRINTING PRESS OPERATORS FT & PT. Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for Printing Press Operators in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop.

Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Salary Ranges from $20 per hour to $30 per hour.

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Oceanside. $15- $17/ Hour. Reliable, Immediate Hire. Robin 516-763-1448

classroom aide – 1:1 Qualifications: High School Diploma Required Salary: $20,346 annually

PerSonnel clerK Provisional Position

Salary: $52,122-$62,760 annually Pending Civil Service clearance/approval Reports to: Assistant Superintendent of Business and Human Resources Job Summary: Performs varied clerical tasks processing and maintaining personnel forms and records performs related duties as required.

PerFormance reSPonSiBilitieS: • Maintains current personnel records for employees in accordance with prescribed rules and regulations • Processes new employee applications for completeness and proper form • Prepares and submits required Civil Service forms and reports • Answers routine inquires related to Civil Service rules and regulations, examinations procedures, retirement system, wage and salaries, and related matters • Compiles and prepares statistical reports as required All positions require NYSED fingerprint clearance, Nassau County Civil Service approval.

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The gleaming hardwood floors and fresh neutral paint create a warm and welcoming atmosphere. This sunlit home offers an amazing layout with spacious rooms throughout. You will enjoy 5 bedrooms on the 2nd level with 3 full bathrooms. The first floor has an additional bedroom/office with a main floor full bathroom. All this and a full basement and 1.5 attached garage is included in this immaculate home in SD#14.

A. Probably. I just returned from Europe, and was amazed by the response from each tour guide that “nobody gets permits,” it seems. All the code violations I saw, like no handrails on cliff edges, missing hotel fire safety devices, no handicapped access, and no bathrooms, were the kinds of accommodations we take for granted in the onte eeper U.S. Walking half a mile to the only public (pay) restroom in a sprawling village was, sadly, typical, but acceptable.

That, coupled with the first statement a woman made to me at a party we were invited to on a ship, made me think of how “freedom isn’t free.” In her Australian accent, she introduced herself and asked me what I do back in the States. As soon as I uttered the words, “I’m an architect,” she jumped right in with, “Oh, we hate architects,” as she described the construction company she is an “administrator” for. She told how they design their own construction. I wonder how well that works, considering the levels of legalities there are, like building codes, fire codes, plumbing codes, electrical codes, and multiple levels of engineering required. Who’s protecting the unsuspecting consumer from the service provider?

So you may ask yourself if codes even matter.

Your neighbor, like that construction company, is apparently enabled by a lack of enforcement or action on anybody’s part. Unless there really are no rules to follow, the unknowing are left vulnerable to fall off a cliff, wet themselves or pee in a corner before they reach a sanitary, accessible facility, or become trapped in a burning building.

In your case, you’re actually worried about how you might have the tables turned on you because you thought to do the right thing by reclaiming your property. When those who are violated against become thought of as the violators, which seems to be a trend, will the people who were supposed to protect you really help? It’s sad to think you could be the guilty party for speaking up.

You’ll need to pay for a consult and have a knowledgeable in-person code review, to pick up any of the numerous items you may be remiss in.

The list of code requirements is much longer than you may anticipate. Good luck!

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his year’s election results on Long Island, particularly in Nassau County, were indeed historic, when Republicans were unsuccessful in other parts of the country. I say this not just as a proud Nassau Republican, but as someone who has been a practitioner of government and politics at the town, county, state and federal levels for over a half century.

I have been a local committeeman, executive leader, councilman, county comptroller, congressman, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and a pETER Nassau County Republican vice KinG chairman, and have participated in successful and unsuccessful presidential campaigns by John McCain, George W. Bush, Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump. I ran for state attorney general against Bob Abrams in 1986, losing by 1.2 million votes and having my own mother tell me how much Abrams helped senior citizens!

In recent years, it is remarkable how much the Nassau County Republican Party has achieved under Joe Cairo’s leadership, and how far the party has come.

Nassau Republicans had fallen on hard times in 2017 and 2018. The county was no longer the Republican stronghold it had been. Indeed, there were 100,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.

Democrats held the county executive’s, district attorney’s and comptroller’s offices. For the first time ever, there was a Democratic Town of Hempstead supervisor, and Democrats controlled the Town of North Hempstead, the City of Glen Cove and the City of Long Beach. Two of three congressional seats in Nassau were held by Democrats, and Republicans had lost three State Senate seats.

The reasons for this downswing included a shift in demographics — ethnic groups that had no prior allegiance to Republicans moved into the county — and a backlash against the Trump administration, abetted by a liberal media. But those were only excuses. Politics and government aren’t supposed to be easy. That’s the challenge of democracy. A political organization can’t afford to be satisfied with the status quo, and can’t continue to rely on yesterday’s methods and tactics.

When he became the Republican chairman, Cairo made a point of meeting with Republican clubs and councils throughout the county. He sought out quality candidates like Anne Donnelly, a career prosecutor who would become district attorney in 2021. Cairo also reached out to newcomers, seeking the best and brightest and persuading them they were welcome to play lead roles in the party. In 2021, Mazi Filip, an Ethiopian refugee who had served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces before moving to Long Island, a mother

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of seven married to a Ukrainian-born cardiologist, became the first Republican Great Neck resident ever elected to the County Legislature.

Cairo went into the business community to recruit Jen DeSena, who became the first Republican to be elected North Hempstead supervisor since 1989, and was re-elected this year.

The Democratic City of Glen Cove elected Pamela Panzenbeck mayor in 2021, and reversed the makeup of the City Council from 6-1 Democrat to 6-1 Republican, which it remained this year.

And in Long Beach, which has an overwhelming Democrat registration edge, Republicans swept three contested City Council seats and the County Legislature seat.

For the major, defining races, Cairo turned to veterans. Don Clavin, Hempstead’s longtime receiver of taxes, won back the supervisor’s office for Republicans in 2019, and then Bruce Blakeman defeated the very capable Laura Curran in 2021 to become county executive, where he has done an outstanding job. In 2022 Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin overcame the county’s Democratic registration advantage of 100,000 and received 50,000 more votes in Nassau than Gov. Kathy Hochul, while Republicans were victorious in all three congressional races and won back three State Senate seats.

None of this happened by chance or just by selecting the best candidates.

Cairo combined the best of the old with

he party owes a debt of gratitude to Democrats for lurching so far leftward.

the best of the new to get the Republican message to the voters. To accurately gauge existing issues and to spot others before they arose, he relied on expert pollster and consultant John McLoughlin.

(Full disclosure: McLoughlin was my consultant for all 28 years I was in Congress.)

While he was analyzing the issues, Cairo was re-energizing local Republican committees and clubs, making sure they were in touch with their communities and prepared to work hard from Labor Day through Election Day, making calls and distributing brochures door to door.

Only the Nassau GOP could turn out more than a thousand campaign workers for a candidate on short notice.

And Republicans owe a debt of gratitude to Democrats for lurching so far leftward and providing us issues such as bail reform, defunding the police, unchecked illegal migration and proposals to impose city-like housing in suburban Nassau. These were political gifts, but serious issues that affected county residents and threatened their way of life. Confronting these issues head on was consistent with Republican values and principles.

Cairo made sure that all Republican candidates, officeholders and party volunteers spoke with one voice. They did, and the results have been repeated Republican victories, and what I believe are victories for Nassau County residents. Good job, Joe! Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

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n the tapestry of our nation’s history, veterans stand as the threads of bravery, courage and unity that weave together the fabric of our freedom. We expressed our gratitude for their sacrifices earlier this month, and it is crucial that we recognize the significance of supporting them right here at home.

Our veterans face adversity on foreign soil to safeguard the principles that define our democracy, and return from the front lines with stories of valor and resilience. It is our duty as a grateful nation to ensure Ed Ra that they are embraced with the support they deserve when they come home.

Legislation plays a pivotal role in

shaping the landscape of veteran support. My sponsored bill in the Assembly, A.8106, addresses a critical aspect of post-service life by requiring that veterans be notified about the availability of services offered by federal, state and local veterans agencies. In the hustle of civilian life, veterans may not be aware of the myriad resources at their disposal. This bill would ensure they are informed, promoting a smooth transition and access to the support they need.

I also advocated for bill A.7607, which focuses on apprenticeship training, recognizing that the skills the members of our armed forces acquire during military service are invaluable.

By investing in their professional growth and providing avenues for veterans to seamlessly integrate into the workforce, we not only honor their

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service, but also empower them to contribute to our society as civilians.

Additionally, bill A.3658 underscores the sanctity of veterans’ memorials, establishing legal recourse for the destruction of these symbols of sacrifice. Veterans’ memorials are more than structures; they are sacred spaces that hold the memories and stories of those who served.

Protecting these monuments is not just a matter of legality, it is a commitment to preserving the legacy of our heroes for future generations.

Some of my favorite events of the year are those I host for our local veterans, such as an annual patriotic picnic in the summer, which welcomes veterans from the 19th Assembly District and their guests to enjoy complimentary food and fellowship.

t’s not just a moral obligation. It’s an investment in strengthening the foundation of our freedom.

Earlier this month, we celebrated the completion of the Veterans Portrait Project: Over the course of several weeks, eighth-grade students from the Notre Dame School in New Hyde Park interviewed veterans to gain a deeper understanding of history through their personal stories and to cultivate a sense of gratitude, respect and patriotism.

Their completed biographies and portraits are on display in the Community Gallery at the Long Island Children’s Museum, in Garden City, for the entire month of November.

Supporting our veterans is greater than a moral obligation — it is an investment in strengthening the very foundation on which our freedom rests, as well as helping our local heroes navigate the challenges of returning home with the same valor and courage that defined their service abroad.

Ed Ra, who represents the 19th Assembly District, is the ranking Republican member of the Ways & Means Committee.

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he turkey’s in the oven, the pumpkin pie is ready to be sliced, and the television in the living room is ready for some football.

Thanksgiving is here once again — a time when we can celebrate all that we’ve achieved over the past year, and the importance of family and close friends.

It’s commonly believed that our modern holiday traces back to 1621, when Plymouth pilgrims gathered with members of the Wampanoag tribe to celebrate the autumn harvest. But in reality, Thanksgiving celebrations of some sort date back much further than that.

In fact, the Smithsonian Institution pinpoints the first true Thanksgiving here led by non-natives on May 27, 1578, in what is now Newfoundland. That’s obviously not what is now the United States, but the Smithsonian also says that many historians believe there was a Thanksgiving feast in what is now Phippsburg, Maine, in 1607.

Although it was informally celebrated by a number of states and territories in the years after that, Thanksgiving didn’t officially become a holiday until the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln heeded the long advocacy of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale and declared the fourth Thursday of every November to be a national Thanksgiving

Day. And with that, a tradition was born.

Sure, it would take a number of forms through the years. But the spirit of what Thanksgiving is all about — bringing us together, despite our differences — remained intact.

Those, indeed, were the sentiments shared by President Teddy Roosevelt with his son Kermit, who was away at school, highlighting how the White House observed the holiday in 1902.

“Yesterday was Thanksgiving, and we all went out riding,” Roosevelt wrote.

“We had a three-hours’ scamper, which was really great fun.”

“We dined in the new State Dining Room,” the president continued, “and we drank the health of you and all the rest of both families that were absent.

After dinner, we cleared away the table and danced. Mother looked just as pretty as a picture, and I had a lovely waltz with her.”

Whether it was at the White House or right in our backyard at Sagamore Hill, Thanksgiving meant a lot to Roosevelt, in how it brought not only the country together, but families, too.

“We are thankful for all that has been done for us in the past,” Roosevelt would say in a Thanksgiving proclamation two years later.

“We pray that, in the future, we may

be strengthened in the unending struggle to do our duty fearlessly and honestly. With charity and goodwill. With respect for ourselves. And with love toward our fellow man.”

Thanksgiving isn’t just about turkey, pumpkin pie or football. It’s more than the day before the official start of the holiday shopping season. It’s about unity. It’s about cooperation. It’s truly about love — for ourselves, our family, our neighbors. Whether we all gather in one place or our families are spread across the country — or even around the globe — use this time to be together, and enjoy doing it.

The real trick, however, isn’t succeeding at doing that on Thanksgiving, but continuing it after the holiday. Into the following week. Into December. Into next year.

There may be so many things we disagree on, but believe it or not, disagreement can not only bring us together, but make us stronger.

All it takes is a little bit of respect — and love — for one another. And we have the chance to get it all started when we gather for turkey, pie and football on Thanksgiving.

And who knows — maybe we can clear away the dinner table afterward, and, like the Roosevelts, celebrate with a little bit of waltzing.

associated with wind projects damage human health.

Many opponents of Empire Wind insist that they support renewable energy. They also couch their objections to the project in green rhetoric, suggesting, for example, that they are fighting to

protect the local environment. But these outspoken activists are silent in regard to the proven negative impacts on health and climate of the Barrett fossil-fuel-burning plant on Barnum Island operated by National Grid. And while some refer disparagingly to Empire’s “foreign

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letters Let’s not be quick to dismiss offshore wind farms To the Editor: In recent issues of the Herald, State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and Assemblyman Ari Brown have offered several reasons for opposing the Empire Wind project proposed for sites off Long Beach. Their objections include some reasonable, fact-based critiques of the project.

It’s true that Equinor, the Norwegian developer of the wind farm, failed to consult fully and openly with the local communities. It’s also true that this project, like many others worldwide, is proving to be far more expensive than originally anticipated, resulting in pleas for rate increases. Empire’s enormous scale can likewise be legitimately challenged.

Other claims by its opponents, however, are without merit. They contend, for example, that offshore wind turbines are somehow implicated in whale deaths. Federal and independent experts have concluded that there is no basis for such claims. Similarly, a World Health Organization analysis of a range of studies found no evidence that electromagnetic fields

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efforts to establish the United Nations (freedom from fear).

It fell to Rockwell to translate those abstract concepts into four scenes of everyday American life that would capture the minds and hearts of his countrymen (as well as their investments in war bonds), a task he initially thought was beyond his capabilities. History has proven him quite wrong, and those four images are among the most famous of perhaps the most famous illustrator in American history.

“Freedom of Speech” depicts a blue-collar man, wearing a plaid shirt and suede jacket, standing in the crowd at a government meeting to voice his opinion. The others in the painting are well dressed, wearing ties and jackets, but they listen respectfully as this workingman speaks his mind.

“Freedom of Worship,” under the title “each according to the dictates of his own conscience,” shows eight people of different faiths in a moment of prayer.

One of them, his head covered and holding a religious book, is Jewish. A young woman with rosary beads represents Catholics. An older woman, praying devoutly, embodies Protestantism. It’s a tribute to religious diversity.

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he artist’s scenes of everyday American life captured the imagination of his countrymen.

leTTers ownership,” no mention is made of the fact that National Grid is owned by a British multinational corporation.

Barrett’s smokestacks have been belching toxins for more than 60 years. The plant currently emits about one million tons of carbon dioxide and other pollutants annually. Unlike the proposed offshore wind project, Barrett poses a longstanding and existing threat to the health of local residents and to the future sustainability of life on the Long Beach barrier island.

In addition to fouling the air we breathe, National Grid wants to hike Long Islanders’ bills by hundreds of dollars a year — multiples of the increase for ratepayers that might result from building Empire Wind.

It should be possible to conduct a civil discussion on how to safely meet the electricity needs of Long Beach and surrounding communities. A dialogue of this sort would consider the totality of environmental and health effects and proceed on the basis of respect for reputable scientific findings KEVIN J KELLEy Atlantic Beach

In the Middle East, whose side is the press on?

To the Editor: I should be surprised that the news media is saying that Israel should ease up

“Freedom from Want” is a Thanksgiving scene in which an aproned matriarch presents a turkey to her family, three generations breaking bread together at their dining room table. The illustration represents traditional American family values: togetherness, harmony, peace and abundance.

And “Freedom from Fear” shows children nestled safely in their bed, oblivious to the carnage occurring across the ocean.

Their mother tucks them in, and their father holds a newspaper with a headline announcing the Nazi blitz of London, where the scene would be much different and where the lives of everyone, including innocent children, were in jeopardy.

Rockwell’s illustrations, which appeared in four consecutive issues of the Saturday Evening Post, were accompanied by essays by four of the top writers of the era. Booth Tarkington, dubbed the “dean of popular American letters,” authored a piece on freedom of speech. Essayist Will Durant handled freedom of worship. Philippine immigrant Carlos Bulosan wrote about freedom from want. And novelist Stephen Vincent Benét covered freedom from fear (and, ironically, died the day it appeared in print). All are worth revisiting from a historic as well as

on Gaza, but unfortunately, I am not. The news media (in print, on television, on radio and, I suppose, on the various internet sources) is saying that in order to ease the pressure on the average Palestinian in Gaza, Israel should not continue its attack.

I would like to put the situation into a context that might be a little more understandable. Based on the 2023 “World Almanac,” the United States has about 337 million people, while Israel has about 9.3 million.

This means there are about 37 times as many people in the U.S. as there are in Israel. From what I’ve heard, about 1,200 people were killed in the initial attack, most of whom were women and children.

Some were beheaded, whether before or after death isn’t known.

Now let’s say that 5,000 drug soldiers, who want the land that was taken from Mexico in the 1840s returned to Mexico, cross the border from Mexico into San Diego, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, and Brownsville and kill 44,000 people, mostly women and children, some of whom get beheaded. They then take another 4,000 to 5,000 people hostage back to Mexico. Do you suppose the United States would allow that to go without a response?

There are several issues that need to be addressed in the Middle East, but when one side refuses to acknowledge the other

a modern viewpoint. But it was Rockwell’s pictures, more than the essays and perhaps more than FDR’s speech, that remain such a poignant part of Americana.

As we approach Thanksgiving, it’s worthwhile to re-examine the four illustrations and ponder their meaning and message, at a time when the nation seems so terribly divided over — let’s be frank — fleeting issues that often don’t amount to a hill of beans. It often seems that half of our country is perpetually mad at the other half. Are we really that different? Are our differences really irreconcilable?

I don’t think so. Actually, I think we’re much more alike than different, and I believe that as a society, we share core values that matter infinitely more than ephemeral political squabbles. Those values, captured by Rockwell, are what bind us as a nation.

Let’s count our blessings, send our prayers to the suffering people of the Middle East and Ukraine, take a deep breath and maybe revisit Rockwell’s Four Freedoms — permanently on display at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, an easy and scenic day trip from Long Island. And let’s ponder what those 80-year-old illustrations say not only about us as Americans, but also about us as human beings.

A. Gail Prudenti is a partner in the law firm Burner Prudenti.

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side’s right to exist, there is very little wiggle room for discussion.

When Hamas attacks defenseless people, it loses the right to complain when it is attacked, especially when it stores weapons and munitions in schools and hospitals. When Hamas fighters fire missiles into Israel from schools and hospitals, and then act shocked when the return fire hits those targets, they are

playing the poor-innocent-Palestinian card, and going after world sympathy.

Their actions show that they do not care about the average Palestinian — their only goal is the eradication of Israel.

It is a shame that the news media allows itself to be used by animals disguised as human beings.

LAWRENCE F. LEVy Rockville Centre

MERRICK HERALD — November 23, 2023

Rockwell showed us what we have to be thankful for

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