Nassau Herald 03-02-2023

Running long to fight ALS

Family supports Woodmere’s Devorah Schochet

by HeRNesTo GAlDAMeZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Woodmere resident Devorah Schochet was given two to four years to live in 2013, when she was first diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, which is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Valentine’s Day was the 10-year anniversary of that diagnosis.

Schochet, 48, has the unflagging support of, among others, her sister, Hindy Ginsberg, 39, and her mother-in-law, Rivka Schochet, who have turned her disorder into a cause. “There are so many things you can do to bring awareness,” Rivka said. “One of those things is run-

Plan proposed to help 5TCC

Gural JCC offers a renovation partnership to share campus

by HeRNesTo GAlDAMeZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

The Five Towns Community Center’s future is in doubt. Its lease is due to expire in 2024, and Nassau County issued a request for proposal in January for the future use of the Lawrence Avenue facility and its property. But there may new life for the center after all.

A proposal from the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC, seeking to partner with the 116-yearold community center, was announced at a Feb. 23 Five Towns center board meeting.

ning in marathons!”

Hindy and Rivka plan to take part in the 2023 Jerusalem Marathon on March 17, an annual 26.2-mile run that passes historical sites around the Israeli city. Rivka will run a 10K race that is also part of the event.

“We run to try and inspire other people to help people with ALS,” Rivka said. “To appreciate our health and the ability to do simple things.”

ALS became synonymous with the Yankees legend who contracted the disease in 1939. Gehrig died two years later, at age 37. An estimated 31,000 Americans are living with the disorder, and about 5,000 are diagnosed every

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“Our proposal brings together two tenured and respected organizations that currently serve the greater Five Towns,” the letter stated, “who will collaborate and share one community campus. This ‘coming together’ of two unique social service organizations will only benefit the residents of the greater Five Towns.”

The county owns the property, at 270 Lawrence Ave. in Lawrence, where the community

center has been headquartered since 1972. It is run in partnership with the county, and leases its building from the county. The 50-year lease, signed in 1974, is expected to expire next year, with no extension offered. The RFP sent out by the county on Jan. 2 sought people or entities to provide youth-oriented activities and services at the facility and upgrades to the gym and athletic field.

According to the letter from the Gural JCC, it would allow the center to continue offering its activities and services, but in a more modern facility at its current location.

“Our plan is to provide the Five Towns Community Center a beautiful self-contained renovated space of approximately 7,500-square-feet with its own main entrance and lobby,” the letter stated. “This would ensure that the Five Towns Community Center continues to operate independently and provide the programs and services they cur-

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Courtesy Hindy Ginsberg

HiNDY GiNsbeRG will take part in the 2023 Jerusalem Marathon on March 17, honoring her sister, Devorah Schochet, a Woodmere resident who has been living with ALS for 10 years.

The lives of many Five Towns residents are in serious jeopardy.

KeViN THoMPsoN

Country club flood mitigation project finished

Lawrence golf course restoration is under way as officials hope for a great season

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

For the second consecutive year a flood mitigation project at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club has members who golf scratching their heads if their season will again be interrupted.

The Lawrence Pipe Improvement Plan is a project funded by the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery which was established in 2013 to coordinate rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy. The total funding for the Lawrence project was nearly $9 million.

The work includes the installation of piping and backflow-prevention devices that will hopefully mitigate flooding and improve water quality, through new drainage piping to collect, direct and distribute storm water.

The country club was one of the areas hit hard by Sandy in 2012 and is among the areas where construction took place. The project disrupted golf holes, to the ire of club golfers who are concerned about the start of the golf season. Village Mayor Alex Edelman heard the plight of club members at the Feb. 9 Lawrence board meeting.

“Last year, the golf course was in good shape, but it wasn’t in the greatest shape,” Edelman told the Herald. “Obviously, the golfers who are paying their dues and

membership were very annoyed, about the fact that the golf course was not in great playing condition.”

Club members will be happy to know the project has officially been completed and the cleaning up process has begun. The focus now turns to golf course resto-

ration. The club has formed a restoration committee, with several parties tasked with leading the restoration project that will be key to getting the golf course back to full health.

“We have members that are very passionate and loyal,” said Cory Menking,

the club’s general manager. “Some have been here 50 and 60 years, so they want to see their golf course back to normal. They don’t want to see disruptions and they want things to be back to the way it was which is understandable.”

Part of the restoration of the golf course will be provided by the state and state landscapers. Winterberry Irrigation, the company which installed the club’s one-and-a-half-million-dollar irrigation system in 2021, will return to bring all the exposed irrigation lines back underground.

The club will also fully rebuild and restore an outdoor bathroom that was damaged by the state project. New amenities the club has added include a Kosher restaurant and a golf simulator facility.

In the golf world, the season typically starts on Memorial Day weekend and with restoration underway, Edelman is confident about golfers having a normal start to the season.

“We have had several meetings with some of the men’s club members to give them an indication of what’s going on,” Edelman said. “Everything is going to be sodded and seeded in the next couple of weeks. Winterberry contractors are going to put back the sprinklers that were taken out and we’re hoping for a great season of golf.”

Kepherd Daniel/Herald

AftER comPLEtIoN of the flood mitigation project at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club the priority is restoring the golf course for the coming season.

Greenberg goes into the Y.U. Hall of Fame

By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Barry Greenberg texted his daughter the words “GOODLUCK signed your biggest fan” before every basketball game and cross-country meet and that tradition, along with natural talent and hard work propelled Stephanie Greenberg to excel at Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School and Yeshiva University.

“I’m proud of her, she had a lot of success, I did it once and kept doing it for years,” Barry said about the pre-competition texts. “A lot of pride,” he added is what made Stephanie so good at both sports.

Greenberg, now a married woman who added Weinstein as her last name, is one of six individuals who will be inducted into the Y.U. Athletics Hall of Fame at Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, New Jersey on June 15.

The upper Manhattan school’s athletics department noted that the Hall of Fame “honors student-athletes and coaches who have distinguished themselves in competition, and who best exemplify the University’s highest ideals of character and integrity.”

Greenberg, 29, grew up in a sport-driven home that included her mother, who played basketball in her youth, an older sister, Alyssa, and two younger brothers, Jake and Jonathan.

“I started playing on the school team as early as allowed, which was in the sixth grade, but my love for the sport started years ago before that,” Greenberg wrote in an email from Tel Aviv, where she lives beachside with her husband, Sam, and two children, Becca nearly 4 and Gabey 10 months old. “I began practicing in the driveway with my older sister, Alyssa, who inherited the love for the game from my mother, who also played basketball growing up.”

From sixth through her senior year, Greenberg played basketball at HAFTR. In her junior year, the Hawks captured the Yeshiva League title and she and teammate Kayla Levinson were named tournament co-Most Valuable Players.

“Alyssa also played Stern basketball,” Stephanie said, referring to the name of the women’s college at Yeshiva University. “We grew up playing on the same team together in middle school and high school, and then college.”

Sports is a bond between all the siblings, Stephanie said. Jonathan also ran crosscountry at Y.U. and played volleyball. Jake is currently on the cross-country team.

“We all have a major bond over sports since we [were] young,” Stephanie said. “We always support each other’s athletic career and attend as many games and meets as we can. We learn from each other and celebrate each other’s accomplishments. It is definitely something special.”

At Y.U 2011 to 2015, Greenberg scored 884 points, averaged 16.1 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game. She stole the ball 194 times in her career and in her junior year lead the nation in steals per game with a 4.3 average.

“I love that practice pays off, and the more effort you put into training, the more

Y.u. hall of Fame inductees

Jonathan Halpert, the Hod brothers, Lior and Ayal, Rachel Mirsky and Stu Poloner are also being inducted into the Yeshiva University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Halpert played for the Maccabees from 1962 to 1966 and coached the men’s team from 1972 to 2014. He won 416 games and led the Macs to 15 consecutive winning seasons and was twice Skyline Conference Coach of the Year. Halpert played for four years coached by the school’s legendary Bernard “Red” Sarachek and served a team captain in his senior year.

Lior Hod played from 1984 to 1988 and completed his career as the school’s all-time scorer then with 1,541 points. A two-time co-captain, he was an All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association First Team selection in the ’87-’88 season and the Independent Athletic Conference MVP averaging 19.2 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. His three sons; Jordan, Justin and Tyler all played basketball at Yeshiva.

results you see on the court,” she said. “I love the fast pace of the game. How you succeed if you are always one step ahead literally and figuratively, of the others. I love viewing the whole court ahead of me, fans in the crowd, pressure of the clock, and the feeling when the ball swooshes the net. It is so satisfying.”

Her running slightly overlapped basketball season. In October at Yeshiva she endured runs at 6 a.m. and hoops practice at 8 p.m.

“I cannot say that was helpful,” Greenberg said. “But because I was training and staying in shape throughout cross-country season, I was well prepared general fitnesswise for basketball season. However, long runs and short sprints and footwork do not go hand in hand, and I had to really switch my training from one sport to the other.”

Whether running through Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, the Hudson Valley Sports Dome or Branch Brook Park, where Greenberg ran the program’s fastest 5K

times, or playing basketball, she stood out.

“Based on her accomplishments and what I’ve heard, Stephanie is one of the premier two-sport athletes in the history on women’s athletics Y.U.,” said Greg Fox, Yeshiva University’s director of athletics. “We can certainly make a case she was our greatest cross-country runner, and was a foundational women’s basketball player.”

Greenberg said she cherishes her dual sport endeavors at Yeshiva and being named to the Hall of Fame “is a true honor.”

“I will always promote Y.U. athletics, as I feel it is such a fun and rewarding experience during college,” she said. “It allows you to have a whole other life outside the classroom and to make new friends that have the same interests.”

For information on tickets and sponsorships for the Hall of Fame, contact assistant Athletics Director Tobias Esche at tobias.esche@yu.edu or (646)592-4616.

Ayal Hod, 1985 to 1989, bested his older brother by finishing as Y.U.’s alltime scorer with 1,807 points. He remains No. 3 on the school’s alltime rebounding list and is one of four players that recorded 1,000 or more points and rebounds in school history. Ayal was an Independent Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and also a first-team AllMetropolitan Basketball Writers Association in his senior year. Mirsky, a softball and basketball player 2013 to 2016, holds several school softball records. She totaled 14 wins and struck out 141 batters. Her career batting average was .328 with a career-high .348 average and 22 runs scored in her junior year. In three years Mirsky hit 11 home runs and 16 doubles. She had 20 RBI as a senior. Considered a solid member of the women’s hoops team.

Poloner, 1967 to 1969 and 1970 to 1971, was also a top scorer for the Macs basketball team with his 1,378 points leading the program at one time. After a gap year in Israel, he returned to score 28.1 ppg as a senior co-captain, the highest singleseason mark in Y.U, history. He scored 47 points in one game that season and recorded 10 games of 30 points or more in his career. From 1973 to 1975 was on Halpert’s staff.

Source: Yeshiva University

Photos courtesy Yeshiva University

CEdaRhuRSt NativE StEphaNiE Greenberg excelled at both basketball and crosscountry and will be inducted into the Yeshiva University Hall of Fame in June.

StEphaNiE GREENBERG GRaduatEd from Yeshiva University in 2015, but still holds school records for the fastest times in three cross-country events.

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Procedures and required documents for registration can be found on the transportation and registration website at: https://www lawrence org/o/registration

High school’s second semester is on a roll

After the conclusion of winter break, Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School got right back into the swing of things. As a way to evaluate each student’s progress and to discuss ways to improve for the months ahead, students met with each of their teachers on our student-teacher conference day, which was held on Feb. 2.

Students were able to talk to their teachers about their strengths, the areas in which they could improve and considerations for the appropriate courses to select for the 2023-2024 school year. Planning for the future didn’t end there, as juniors got their first taste of the college application process during their individualized college guidance sessions.

and activities to get into the Health Week spirit. Monday was Mental Health Awareness Day; the whole school wore green to share their support and competed in a school wide Zoom where students tested their mental health knowledge.

HAFTR Highlights

On Tuesday, junior and senior boys were privileged to hear from Ike Dweck, who emphasized the importance of healthy behaviors and guarding against addiction. Wednesday was another fantastic day dedicated to breast cancer awareness.

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In addition to academics, students have been involved in many programs. Seniors participated in an exciting Chesed Day on Feb. 2, where they heard from many amazing charity organizations and learned about what they could do to help others in the community.

That weekend, HAFTR High hosted its annual girls’ varsity basketball tournament. It was an intense competition with yeshivas attending from across the United States such as Flatbush, Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, Maayanot, Ramaz, Berman, North Shore, and Jewish Community High School. The tournament spanned three days and included a beautiful Shabbat together which was filled with thoughtful programming and activities.

After the tournament, students spent a full week delving into the importance of self-care in our annual Health Week. From Feb. 13 to 17, HAFTR dedicated each day to learning about the importance of mental, emotional, and physical health.

Throughout the week, students spent their gym periods, selected class time and free time engaged in various exercises

To support the Sharsheret organization, a nonprofit organization that supports Jewish women diagnosed with breast cancer and ovarian cancer, everyone wore pink. Students also heard from HAFTR parent Riva Goldschmiedt, who spoke about her personal battle with breast cancer and inspired everyone with her strength and positivity. Later that day, students bought and sold raffle tickets, donuts, school apparel, and more to raise money for the organization.

Last but not least, Friday was SelfCare day, where students were challenged to write gratitude letters to someone in school and were encouraged to do so in creative ways, like writing positive post-it note messages to put on the bathroom mirrors to brighten up someone’s day. Students were even challenged to leave their phones at the mental health department until lunch as a way to focus and remove distractions.

Not only has HAFTR High School had an extremely exciting month, but there are even more great things to come. Juniors have been preparing for the SAT/ ACTs all throughout the year, and will soon be taking one or both of the exams. Good luck, everyone!

HAFTR’s winter sports playoffs are still going strong and teams are pushing to win the championship trophy. Go Hawks! HAFTR High is in for another great semester!

Ginzburg, Sreter, top

Hewlett’s Class of 2023

After nearly four years of high school Anthony Ginzburg and Madison Sreter find themselves at the top of Hewlett High’s class of 2023 as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively.

Ginzburg, who every year has recited a long list of Pi numbers, created several apps and websites, led the high school’ team in hackathons, captured the Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Medal. He interned for Blockparty and helped create infrastructure for people to trade assets without needing what is called a controlling third party.

Holding a 104.442 average, Ginzburg is a National Merit finalist, a member of the National Honor Society and the Foreign Language, Business & Marketing, Science and Math honor societies. He was Hewlett High School’s first triple-accelerated math student taking pre-calculus as a freshman, Advanced Placement calculus BC in 10th grade and multivariable calculus as a junior.

Considered a world-class pianist and saxophone player, he has taken part in musical competition across the globe. Ginzburg has played the piano for a dozen years and saxophone for 6. President of the math team, he was the top scorer in the county’s math tournament (top 10 for his grade in Nassau), a varsity swimmer and the technology for the school newspaper, Spectrum.

Organized charity events that eventually donated more then $30,000 to Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine for medical supplies as the war rages on and helped with events for the Holocaust Remembrance Association. Created a website, maintains the technology and assists in managing the finances for Children of World War II from the former USSR and helped to raise thousands of dollars for the organization.

Does peer tutoring in math and sci -

ence, and is an active member and volunteers with Chabad of Hewlett. Plans on majoring in computer science in college.

Sreter excels in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)-bases courses and is interested by language studies , especially conversational Spanish. With her 103.944 average, she earned induction into the National Honor Society and the Foreign Language, Business & Marketing, Science and Math honor societies. Sreter is also a member of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists and attended the summer program at Stevens Institute of Tech nology, where high school junior and seniors conduct research in state-ofthe-art labs and gain real-world experi ence.

Sreter served as treasurer for the Yearbook and Students Against Destructive Decisions clubs and estab lished an unofficial student and facul ty book club.

She volunteers at a local nursery school during the summer and as a dedicated PPS Pal was chosen by the high school educators to serve as an ambassador, mentor and friend to new students and entering freshmen.

Considered an expert baker, Sreter is described as a puzzle savant who can complete those complex 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles and non-block designs in a single sitting. She also loves logicand math-based games and is thought of as an expert in Killer Sudoku, Ken Ken and the Rubik’s Cube.

Deemed an enthusiastic learner, Sreter loves to take deep dives into subjects that catch her fancy. Loves music, especially the Granny Awardwinning artists Harry Styles and Taylor Swift.

Plans to study bioengineering and mechanical engineering in college.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Courtesy Hewlett-Woodmere schools

Hewlett HigH ScHool unveiled its top academic students for the class of 2023. Anthony Ginzburg is the valedictorian and Madison Sreter is the salutatorian.

5TCC and JCC officials mum on plan

rently offer to the community.”

“At this time, no comment,” Gural JCC Executive Director Stacey Feldman said.

The Gural JCC offers an array of services at its building on Grove Avenue, in Cedarhurst, and at the Harrison-Kerr Family Campus in Lawrence. The JCC acquired the Lawrence property, at 196 Central Ave., from Temple Israel of Lawrence in 2017.

On the family campus there is an early childhood center, and the JCC uses the temple’s ballroom for events. JCC services include programs for seniors, adults and teens.

In the JCC’s Cedarhurst location, the Sustenance Hope Opportunities Place houses the Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry and social assistance services.

The Five Towns center is home to a variety of similar programs and services, such as after-school programs for children, aid to the foreign-born, health and prevention services, and Gammy’s Pantry, which provides food and other necessities for those in need. There is also a summer camp, basketball tournaments and a variety of community events, including a soccer league, Inwood Day and a Police Activity League program.

Kevin Thompson became familiar with the center through his brother-in-law, Pete Sobol, a longtime board member who died

in 2021. Thompson said he is concerned that the people now being helped by the Community Center could be forgotten.

“I think it’s necessary for everyone involved to be completely honest and upfront with purposes and intentions,” Thompson said. “The lives of many Five Towns residents are in serious jeopardy of being disenfranchised by a change in purpose and direction of the Five Towns

Community Center.”

Sobol served as the center’s interim executive director, and was known for his fierce advocacy for the people who made use of the center’s services.

According to its lease with the county, the Five Towns center is responsible for providing health and social services “for the health and welfare of the people in the Five Towns Community.”

Chris Boyle, a spokesman for County Executive Bruce Blakeman, told the Herald on Jan. 20 that the center “has failed to live up to their obligations. Which is problematic.” Boyle has not responded to follow-up questions.

Neither the community center’s board president, Gwynn Campbell, nor Executive Director K. Brent Hill returned calls seeking comment.

Hernesto Galdamez/Herald

The Five Towns Community Center was offered a proposal and renovation partnership by the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC after a request for proposal was issued by Nassau County on Jan. 2. Above, the Jan. 20 rally for a new lease.

Participating in, instead of watching, history

Susan Gottehrer couldn’t ignore inequality, even as a young girl

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

She described herself in college as a “timid soul” with a fear of public speaking. Meet Susan Gottehrer now, and you’ll find out that’s nowhere near accurate.

The 60-year-old is director of the Nassau Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, advocating through the years for women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, along with police reform and overall equity. She is using her decades of experiences to continue developing class consciences — all of which started during her days at SUNY Oneonta.

“I somehow fell in with the political crowd,” Gottehrer said. “I didn’t feel like a well-formed person at that point at all, but I guess I had it in me because we became student leaders.”

As in leading fellow students to lobby for lower tuition fees in Albany, speak out against the 21-yearold drinking age, and attempt to keep Ronald Reagan from winning another presidential election.

But when Gottehrer graduated in 1985, she found options for women like her were limited. Unless becoming a secretary was a career goal.

“Unfortunately, I could actually (type) very well, and so I became an executive secretary,” she said — but on her own terms, of course.

“I said, ‘OK, well, if I have to be a secretary, let me at least be a secretary to nonprofits that I care about.’ So, I got into the communications department at the March of Dimes.”

Created by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938 during the polio epidemic, the March of Dimes took on a noble task of working to prevent birth defects and infant mortality.

Yet, eight years in, Gottehrer was not feeling fulfilled. She needed a change and wanted to start a family. She had met a man she wanted to marry — but who was going to take whose last name? Not exactly the kind of conversations couples had at the tail end of the 20th century, when there wasn’t much talk about equity.

Gottehrer harked back to when she first started consciously thinking about gender as a young girl.

“I was developing a conscience about it,” she said. “When I would be sitting in temple and listening to God be referred to as ‘he,’ I didn’t know it at the time, but I really did have a very rebellious spirit from the time I was little.”

That spirit would become more pronounced as she grew older, coming to a head during early married life and motherhood. It was there she faced the decision between family or career.

“Ironically, I had my first child and I did not want to go back to work,” Gottehrer said. But she also had good reason. Her mother died when she was 7, and Gottehrer wanted to spend time with her baby.

“It went against all my feminist everything to say I want to be home with my children,” she said, doing exactly that, although she acknowledges losing “a lot of career time.”

Gottehrer’s son, however, ended up with her name, not her husband’s.

When her son was old enough, Gottehrer went back to school, earning her master’s degree in public administration from New York University in 1993, and another master’s in political science from the New School for Social Research in 2010. She also attended Columbia University to become a certified social studies teacher.

Using that knowledge, Gottehrer has taught along the way as an adjunct at Pace University, Adelphi University and Long Island University. But she hasn’t taught since before Covid-19.

“If they call, I’ll teach,” Gottehrer said, stressing

HistoRy MontH WOMEN’S HistoRy MontH WOMEN’S

that “it’s really super-important to be able to teach the good and the bad — what a country has done — because we learn from history.”

Those topics have included government and radical social movements. Living through many of the definitive moments of human history, Gottehrer talks to students about the various movements that have been used so effectively over the years such as Act Up — looking to improve the lives of people living with AIDS — the structures of power that take away a person’s dignity, and having community voices shouted from on top of the soap box.

All of these play a role with her finally ending up at the ACLU, where she most often advocates for police reform in New York.

“I have a really hard time describing why I do this work,” Gottehrer said. “It relates to power, and it relates to dignity and powerlessness. And it relates to the most intense sense of outrage, that anybody thinks that they can have power over somebody else’s life and their dignity.”

Gottehrer believes in the promising power of dignity, and how having — or not having — it can lead down very different paths.

“It gives people hope,” she said. “It gives people a positive path forward. When you are treated with punishment, it is demeaning. It is condescending. It is somebody exerting power over you. And usually, if

you take two human beings, and take a negative path of one and take a positive path with the other, the one that you give the positive path to is going to do better.”

Gottehrer says her biggest achievement with the NYCLU is the implementation of a police reform report analyzing law enforcement conducted in Nassau County.

“The prison system and the jail systems are the most entrenched and difficult to change because of how the people inside those structures are viewed,” she said. “These faces are some of the most closed in our society, and the most dangerous because of that.”

Yet, so much work still needs to be done.

“There is a at least a five-times-more-likelihood that Black and brown communities will be stopped, patted down, field interviewed, or any of those things,” Gottehrer said. “As far as complaints go, that is still very, very hidden. Because the police department investigates its own officers, there is no independent oversight.”

Handling advocacy of vulnerable populations can get tense, and sometimes targeting.

“I walk out of some situations just going, ‘Wow, that felt almost even threatening to me as a woman, that level of power coming at me in a very degrading way.’ It feels frightening sometimes,” she said. “So yes, that is that is something but you have to be able to carry it — carry it, and you have to be able to come back at them.”

But you don’t need to be Gottehrer, or have a position like hers, to have your voice heard.

“Speak your truth,” she said. “Keep fighting for what you need to fight for, and your credentials as a human being will be what has to win the day.”

Courtesy Susan Gottehrer

SUSAN GOTTEHRER, DIRECTOR of the Nassau chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, has witnessed, participated and taught about the power of protests and essential need to speak up for rights and overall human equality.

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Sister and mother-in-law plan runs in Jerusalem

year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In June 2007, Devorah and Hindy’s mother, Miriam Cooper, died of ALS. After her death, Ginsberg was inspired to exercise — specifically to run — to honor her mother and to increase awareness of the disease.

“In 2007, no one knew what ALS was,” Ginsberg said. “Nobody knew. You had to explain it — you had to call it Lou Gehrig’s disease. Nobody knew.”

Ginsberg began training for the Jerusalem Marathon in 2013. Weeks before the race, however, her sister received her diagnosis.

Bucket Challenge, in which participants raised money by pouring buckets of ice water over their heads and nominating others to do the same.

“With the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, it changed that status of no one knowing what it was to something that people know what it is and know what it means,” Ginsberg said. “It made us, as a whole family, be seen.”

The challenge raised $115 million in donations in 2014, according to als.org.

DevorAh Schochet

“The whole thing shifted to not just raising money for ALS research,” Ginsberg recalled, “but also raising awareness and support, as well as helping her family and others.”

Woodmere

In 2013, Devorah and her family were not only dealing with her diagnosis, but also repairing their Woodmere home in the lingering aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Ginsberg said that her sister had to redesign her home to make it handicapped-accessible.

“Part of what we were able to raise in the early days was to repair her house,” Ginsberg said. “Through this,” she added, referring to raising funds by running in marathons.

In the summer of 2014, recognition of ALS increased dramatically thanks to the popularity on social media of the ALS Ice

In the 10 years that she has been a runner, Ginsberg has raised more than $100,000 for the cause by running marathons across the world. Rivka, 76, ran a 5K at the Jerusalem event in 2021, and is now pushing herself to compete in the 10K that is part of the festivities in two weeks.

“It was a challenge,” Rivka said, recalling the 5K race. “I’m a few years older, and now I’m training to do the 10K.”

Ginsberg will run the full marathon.

“By running and trying to inspire other people to help people with ALS,” Rivka said, “it allows us to appreciate our health and the ability to do simple things.”

Devorah will be at home, cheering on two of her biggest supporters. “My family is huge, and everyone is there for me,” she said. “Thank you, God, for providing me with so many friends, and for giving me what I need to survive. I’m a tough cookie, and every day I beat the odds.”

To learn more about the marathon, go to Jerusalem-marathon.com.

Courtesy Hindy Ginsberg

At home in Woodmere, Devorah Schochet will cheer on her sister, Hindy Ginsberg, and her mother-in-law, Rivka Schochet. Above, Devorah and Hindy.

STEPPING OUT

broke, When news

By Michael Hinman

Who is Trevor Noah?

That was the collective cry across those audiences who loved mixing comedy with news — especially those who tuned into Jon Stewart every night on Comedy Central for “The Daily Show.”

But Stewart was moving on — quite literally to greener pastures. And replacing him was a rather unknown comedian (at least to American audiences) who had been in the United States barely a minute before getting the nod.

Trevor Noah had his work cut out for him. “The Daily Show” was a storied franchise that launched the careers of everyone from Stephen Colbert, to Steve Carell, to John Oliver, and some could argue even Stewart himself, who struggled with a number of intuitive projects that just never connected with audiences.

If there was a mold to what a host of an American news satire show should be, Noah broke it. He spent his entire life in South Africa. Had only been on the comedy stand-up stage for about a decade or so. And his own late-night talk show back home barely lasted a year.

Yet, here he was. Sitting in Jon Stewart’s chair. In front of Jon Stewart’s audience. But it wasn’t Stewart’s chair, or his audience. From his very first words, Trevor Noah showed why Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” was now Trevor Noah’s “Daily Show.”

Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer

“Before we get started, I just want to say a few things,” Noah said at the top of his first episode on Sept. 28, 2015. “First of all, this is surreal for me. I’m not going to lie. Growing up in the dusty streets of South Africa, I never dreamed I would one day have — well, two things, really. An indoor toilet, and a job as host of ‘The Daily Show.’”

Noah would go on to earn nearly a dozen Emmy nominations — winning once in 2017. Hosting the last three Grammy broadcasts, including the most recent last month. And becoming a star in his own right, making headlines again when he left “The Daily Show” late last year after seven seasons.

Who is Trevor Noah? Ask him yourself on Tuesday, March 7 when the comedian makes a stop at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts for “A Conversation with Trevor Noah.”

For Tom Dunn, bringing Noah to Tilles is a fantastic way to officially start his tenure as executive director there — especially as audiences slowly start returning to live events.

WHERE WHEN

• Tuesday, March 7, at 8 p.m.

• Tickets start at $95; available at TillesCenter.org, or Ticketmaster.com, or call the Tantleff Box Office at (516) 299-3100

The young guitar sensation visits the Landmark stage. Brandon Niederauer, nicknamed “Taz” for his ferocious guitar playing, is living proof that dreams really do come true. The 19-year-old has performed in some of the most legendary venues with many of the most prominent musicians of our time. And the young guitarist, singer-songwriter has already earned himself quite the reputation. It all started at 8 years old, when he watched the movie ‘School of Rock.’ Already inspired by his father’s record collection, Niederauer instantly realized he was destined to play guitar. From that moment on, his guitar rarely left his hands. Just four years later, Brandon was cast in the principal role of guitarist Zack Mooneyham in the Tony Award-nominated Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway production, ‘School of Rock: The Musical.’ And he never looked back.

Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m. $30, $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444, or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

• Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville

“Look, we are in an increasingly competitive marketplace,” Dunn says. “As we emerge from the pandemic, there’s certainly a hunger to return to live entertainment. But we’re still seeing a lingering hesitancy as well. But, you know, when we bring in world-class talents and voices like Trevor, there is tangible excitement.”

Fresh from his latest Grammy-hosting sting, Noah is about to launch his “Off the Record” world tour. But what he’s bringing to Tilles is different. There’s no script, Dunn says. Just a conversation he’ll have with comedian and regular “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr.

“He’s out touring the country and the world, selling out arenas,” Dunn says. “So, to have the opportunity here on Long Island — to see this talent in our intimate concert space — is something that we’re really, really excited about.”

Trevor Noah showed why Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” was now Trevor Noah’s script, Dunn says. Just a conversation he’ll have with comedian and regular “Daily intimate concert space — is something that we’re really, really excited about.” Grammys — maybe even last year’s White House Correspondents Dinner — the has written, produced and starred in — including his third for Netflix, “I Wish You

While it’s almost a certainty Noah will talk about “The Daily Show” and the Grammys — maybe even last year’s White House Correspondents Dinner — the comedian has other work he’ll want to share, too. Like the 12 comedy specials he has written, produced and starred in — including his third for Netflix, “I Wish You Would,” which was released last November.

He’s also the author of the best-seller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood.” And his stand-up special, “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia,” that itself earned a Grammy nomination for best comedy album in 2020.

Dunn can’t say it enough: There’s plenty to talk about, and you don’t want to miss a single word.

“Come hear a singular world-class talent and voice talk about the issues of the day. Talk about his incredible life journey, to what sort of got him here,” Dunn says.

“You’ll come away being entertained, informed, and having spent an evening out in the community in a way I think we all need as we emerge from this pandemic.”

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

The contemporary swing revival band will have the joint jumpin’. April marks the 30th anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since its formation in the early ‘90s in Ventura, California, the band has toured virtually nonstop, performing on average over 150 shows a year, and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music. The band, cofounded by singer Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren, was at the forefront of the swing revival, fusing the classic American sounds of jazz, swing and dixieland with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture. Their efforts to promote and revitalize swing music have taken shape as much more than a simple tribute. Their original horn-infused music and legendary high-energy show introduces the genre to a younger generation, while remaining respectful of the music’s rich legacy.

Thursday, March 23, 8 p.m. $55, $35, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

THE SCENE

March 11

StepCrew

StepCrew brings their Celtic flair to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. The talented cast of dancers and musicians is led by Long Island’s Cara Butler and the Pilatzke Brothers, Jon and Nathan. All three are longtime touring members of the acclaimed The Chieftains. The StepCrew boasts Celtic and World music from three world-class fiddle players backed by a five-piece ensemble, featuring three dance styles — Irish, Tap, and Ottawa Valley step dance. Tickets start at $55, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 8774000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

Bonet & Flynn

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.

Wisdom and Lessons

The Sicilian Tenors

The Sicilian Tenors bring their marvelous tenor voices to Tilles Center, Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m. The three classically trained tenors sing their own interpretation of the world’s best music, in this lively evening of glorious music on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Take a romantic journey from Hollywood to Broadway to Italy with these operatic tenor voices performing a wide variety of beloved songs. Combined with light-hearted fun, Aaron Caruso, Elio Scaccio and Sam Vitale always provide a great show for everyone. They are a fresh and accessible take on the great Italian musical tradition and they are always in demand. Tickets are $ $52, $42, $32; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

March 18

March 5

Violinist and singer/ songwriter

Deni Bonet and singer/guitarist

Chrtis Flynn perform, Sunday, March 5, 2 p.m. at Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway,

The Gural JCC presents a new series with Michal Horowitz, Wisdom and Lessons from Mishlei and Koheles on Tuesdays, March 21 (zoom only), April 18 and May 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at 207 Grove Ave., Cedarhurst. Series $50, $15 per class. To register, email rachayle.deutsch@ guraljcc.org or call (516) 569-6733 ext. 222.

On exhibit

Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive. Roslyn Harbor. (516) 4849337 or NassauMuseum.org.

March 7

Reclamation District

The Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District Board of Commissioners meets at 21 Bay Blvd.,on Tuesday, March 7, at 5 p.m.

Having an event?

Roaring 20s

Celebrate Purim in style at the Chabad of Hewlett’s Roaring 20s Purim part on Monday, March 6, an adults only affair, at 7 p.m., 24 Everit Ave., Hewlett. Great Gatsby-style open bar, music and roaring entertainment. Finest 20s costume wins a prize. To RSVP, go to JewishHewlett.com. $50 per person.

Purim Party

Chabad of Hewlett goes past the stratosphere to celebrate Purim, Tuesday, March 7, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, 291 Meadowview Ave., Hewlett Bay Park. Dinner buffet, and more. $125. Go to JewishHewlett.com to sign up.

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

On stage

Mo Willems’ popular The Pigeon comes alive on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Thursday and Friday, March 9-10, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, March 11, 2 p.m. Pigeon is eager to try anything, with the audience part of the action. $9 with museum admission, $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

March 6

Buzzing Bees

Join beekeeper Gerald Raffa for an in-person presentation on honey bee colonies and beekeeping on Monday, March 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m., at Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave, Lawrence. Limited to 26 seats. Go to Bitly.Ws/Show/ AmJE to register.

In-person Game Time

Play canasta, mah jongg and Scrabble in the Bentley Room of Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence, Monday, March 6, 2-4:30 p.m. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated. Masks recommended.

Art talk

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Sunday, March 5, 3 p.m. He’ll discuss “Ray of Light: The Life and Art of Man Ray,” examining the impact of the tailor’s son from South Philly, s a protégé of Alfred Stieglitz in New York, who was on the scene in Paris during the Jazz Age (shooting Picasso, Chanel, and others, celebrated by the Surrealists for his wicked wit. Participation is limited; registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Family theater

Everyone’s favorite cat comes to mischievous life in this theatrical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, March 11, 11 a.m.; Sunday, March 12, noon. See what goes on during that rainy day when two siblings are home alone with their pet fish while their parents are out of town, and the tall cat wearing a hat appears. Tickets are $15. Visit the Plaza stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore. For information/tickets, go to PlazaTheatrical. com or call (516) 599-6870.

Webinars focus on health, staying safe as seniors

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

It won’t be long before flowers are blooming and birds are chirping once again. Those are not only sure signs of spring, but also the return of the Herald Inside LI webinars.

The free online events return Wednesday, March 8, delivering informative Zoom sessions intended on improving not just your health, but your safety, too.

It all beings March 8 with Dr. Kimon Bekelis shares his expertise on brain health, beginning at 6 p.m. Bekelis is director of The Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island. And he comes with extraordinary credentials, according to Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations and events for RichnerLive, which runs the webinars.

“Dr. Bekelis was recognized as an award winner for the Herald Excellence in Healthcare award,” Amato said. “He was also voted by the public as top neurosurgeon in the Long Island Choice Awards in 2021.”

The brain health webinar will discuss ways to detect problems in your brain early on before they become life-threatening. Bekelis will share risk factors, prevention, and treatment options for both brain aneurysms and stroke.

Courtesy Herald Inside LI YouTube

AARP LONG ISLAND returns with another pair of online webinars to talk about issues affecting older adults in our community. Past panelists have included U.S. Postal Inspector Joe Marcus, AARP associate state director Bernard Macias, and Postal Inspector Michael Del Giudice talking about scam prevention at the mailbox.

Herald Inside LI returns with its free online webinar series this spring with hour-long discussions:

■ Dr. Kimon Bekelis from The Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island talks brain health on Wednesday, March 8 at 6 p.m. Register at LIHerald. com/BrainHealth.

■ AARP Long Island returns with a short series of webinars fighting against fraud set for Thursday, April 13 and Thursday, April 20 — both at noon. Register at LIHerald.com/Identity for April 13 on identity theft, and LIHerald.com/Elder for April 20 on elder fraud.

■ Dr. Lawrence Cardano, director of The Hearing Center of Long Island, talks hearing clarity solutions on Wednesday, May 3 at 6 p.m. Register at LIHerald. Com/Hearing.

20, the speakers will focus on grandparent-in-need, lottery, sweepstakes and investment scams.

He’ll also take a moment to help you determine if a headache is just stress, or something to call for concern.

AARP Long Island returns next month with a pair of webinars intended to give you the tools to fight against fraud on Thursday, April 13 and Thursday, April 20. And it will all happen while you enjoy your lunch at home, with a noontime start for each.

This particular webinar series focuses on scams that

have targeted Long Island for a while, with tips on how to avoid it given directly by members of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service — Donna Harris and Michael Del Giudice. Such scams include identity theft, elder fraud abuse, and frauds that target finances.

While anyone can be a victim of a scam, these specific ones tend to target people older than 50.

Joining them, of course, is Bernard Macias, associate state director of AARP Long Island. The April 13 webinar focuses on how to protect personal identifiable information with tips to safeguard your identity. Then, on April

BREAKING DOWN BOUNDARIES WITH CANCER BREAKTHROUGHS

All of this wraps up Wednesday, May 3 when Dr. Lawrence Cardano joins the Zoom to talk about hearing clarity and at-risk dementia. Cardano is the director of The Hearing Center of Long Island, and also will share ways to improve your mental acuity and quality of life.

Herald Inside LI was launched in 2020 with the goal of bringing together local leaders to discuss pertinent issues currently impacting Long Island residents during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. To learn more about the free webinars and how to register, visit RichnerLive.com/InsideLI.

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Library meets future with 1.9M digital checkouts

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

Read a book. Listen to a book. But don’t feel like you have to physically pick up the book.

It’s been around for more than a decade, but the Nassau Library System’s Digital Doorway digital book consortium continues to grow, offering more than 40,000 titles that were checked out a record-breaking 1.9 million times last year.

The milestone illustrates the continued growth of library lending of e-books, audiobooks, and digital media, all as part of meeting different needs for different members of the community.

The library system’s Digital Doorway consortium is a network of more than 50 public libraries in Nassau County. It gives patrons a chance to download books to their electronic devices — like smartphones and computer tablets — and even have a chance to listen to books if they don’t have a chance to sit down and read it themselves.

“We are thrilled at the continued success of Nassau Digital Doorway and the role it has played in ensuring that our patrons continue to have access to a wide selection of reading material for both pleasure and educational purposes,” said Grace Palmisano, Digital Doorway’s resources and discovery manager.

Digital Doorway libraries have provided readers access to e-books and audiobooks for several years through Libby, a library-reading app. The large collection serves readers of all ages and interests, and usage has grown every year.

One silver lining from the coronavirus pandemic for the Nassau Library System was when people were not able to come to the library because of the lockdown, Digital Doorway started to grow exponentially.

“It was a program that was incrementally growing

throughout the years, but it took off and it continues to be so successful because we’ve got a huge collection of available titles — way larger than you could have in one single physical building,” Palmisano said. “You can access it whenever you want. It can be 2 o’clock in the morning, and you can download that item when the library itself is closed.”

Libby, the friendly face attached to a smartphone app., is available through the Apple App Store as well as Google Play. It offers not only books like “The Rose Code” from Kate Quinn and “The Radium Girls” from Kate Moore, but also magazines like Us Weekly, The New Yorker and Good Housekeeping.

For younger readers, titles like Sesame Street’s “The

THE NASSAU LIBRARY System offers a tech mobile, which brings digital access, technology help and library services to those patrons who might not have those services otherwise. It experienced nearly 2 million digital checkouts last year — or more than 5,000 per day.

Courtesy Grace Palmisano

Monsters on the Bus” is a click away, while older kids might like “Puddlejumpers” by Mark Jean.

Some of the more popular audiobooks available include “A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe” by Mark Dawidziak, and “The Queen: Her Life” by Andrew Morton.

Anyone who can’t find Digital Doorway through their library’s website or on their phone can also visit Nassau. Overdrive.com.

“It’s such a digital world these days,” Palmisano said. “While there will always be a place for the physical items, it’s very convenient to have your book on your phone right there in your pocket whenever you’re out and about.”

with Michael and Suzanne Ettinger Attorneys-at-Law

Trusts Create Order Out of Chaos

At Ettinger Law Firm, we are fond of saying “trusts create order out of chaos” —for three major reasons:

First, as noted in previous columns, an ever-increasing number of Americans suffer a period of legal disability later in life. Without your own private plan for disability, consisting of a trust and a “prescription strength” elder law power of attorney, you run the risk of a state appointed legal guardian. Do you want the people you choose to be in charge in the event of your disability, with the freedom to act immediately in your best interests, or do you want the state to appoint someone who will require court permission to protect your assets and your family —which permission is sometimes denied. A guardianship proceeding is expensive, time-consuming and stressful — in other words, chaotic. Trusts create an orderly process whereby your appointed trustees consult with your elder law attorney and are free to act immediately without court interference.

Secondly, trusts avoid probate court proceedings on death whereby wills, even

though supervised by an attorney, with two witnesses and a notary, must first be proven to be valid in court proceedings. The client has no control over probate court proceedings – the time they will take or the amount they will cost. Typically, it takes months and, not unusually, one to two years or more. Meantime, property cannot be sold and assets cannot be reached to pay bills. In other words, chaos. With a trust, the trustee may act immediately upon death, list property for sale and access investments and bank accounts.

Thirdly, wills provide no plan for protecting your home and life savings either from the cost of in-home care or nursing home care. Nothing is more chaotic then seeing one’s home and life savings used up in a few short years to pay for the high cost of long-term care. Properly drafted Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts (MAPT) protect your assets from long-term care costs and allow you to leave a legacy to your children and grandchildren. When the time comes, your MAPT will allow you to qualify for Medicaid benefits for your care at home or in a facility.

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Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

RESOLUTION # 2 - 2023

BUILDING DEPARTMENT COST OF CONSTRUCTION FEE

INCREASE

WHEREAS the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor have determined that to promote the responsible and continued maintenance of the real property within the Village; and

WHEREAS to better equip the Village’s Building Department in efforts to control development within the Village and to enhance the aesthetic quality specific to the Village does hereby RESOLVE:

RESOLVED, that the cost of construction per square foot as used by the Building Department to calculate the building permit fees due and owing from each applicant, shall be as follows:

For all construction and/or renovations under three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00), the cost shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) per square foot; and For all construction and/or renovations over three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00), the cost shall be four hundred dollars ($400.00) per square foot

WHEREFORE, this RESOLUTION, hereby adopted on March 9th. before a duly constituted meeting of the Board of Trustees shall be immediately effective and promptly recorded in the Office of the Village Clark, and made a part of the record.

HON. MARK WEISS, Mayor

Inc. Village of Hewlett Harbor

Motion by:

Seconded by:

Vote: Mark Weiss, Mayor AYE NAY

Len Oppenheimer, Deputy Mayor AYE NAY

Ken Kornblau, Trustee AYE NAY

Tom Cohen, Trustee AYE NAY

Gil Bruh, Trustee AYE NAY 137520

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VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR

NOTICE OF VILLAGE ELECTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 15-104(3)(a) of the Election Law, notice is hereby given that the Village of Hewlett Harbor shall hold the Annual Village Election for the designated Village offices on Election Day, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557.

Trustee Term: (2) Two Years

Trustee Term: (2) Two Years

NICOLE GIACOPELLI

Deputy Village Clerk

Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York

February 20, 2023

PUEBLO DE HEWLETT HARBOR AVISO DE ELECCIÓN DE PUEBLO

TENGA EN CUENTA que, de conformidad con la Sección 15-104 (3) (a) de la Ley Electoral, se notifica que la Aldea de Hewlett Harbor celebrará la Elección Anual de la Aldea para las oficinas designadas de la Aldea El Dia Martes 20 de Junio, 2023 entre las 12:00 p.m. y las 9:00 p.m. en Village Hall, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557.

Fideicomisario del pueblo Plazo: (2) Dos años

Fideicomisario del pueblo Plazo: (2) Dos años

NICOLE GIACOPELLI

Secretaria adjunto de la aldea

Fecha: Hewlett Harbor, New York 20 de Febrero 2023

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY. NAME: PGC

Systems, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 01/30/23. 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: 66 Lindenbergh Street, Locust Valley, NY 11560

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Notice is hereby given that a license, number (“Pending” ) for (beer, cider, liquor and/or wine) has been applied for by the undersigned to sell (beer, cider, liquor and/or wine) at retail in a

(restaurant) under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 550 Central Avenue Cedarhurst, NY 11516, Village of Cedarhurst, Nassau County for on premises consumption. DAS Family Corp. d/b/a Five Fifty 137440

LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU ACTION TO FORECLOSE A TAX LIEN INDEX NO.: 605742/2022, ELM CAPITAL LLC, Plaintiff, vs. MARVIN IRA SAUERHOFF, Trustee under the FLORENCE PENKIN irrevocable trust, dated September 4, 2012, if said trustee be living, if said trustee be dead, the successor trustee(s) of such trust and the

beneficiaries of such trust (which successor trustee(s) and beneficiaries are unknown to plaintiff), PREMISES SUBJECT TO TAX LIEN: 566 Leheigh Ln., Woodmere, NY, SBL# 39, 606, 15. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service, and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: February 2, 2023. Joseph Ehrenreich, Attorney for Plaintiff, 366 North Broadway, Suite 410, Jericho, NY 11753, 516-942-4215. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of HON. DAVID

P. SULLIVAN of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated January 31, 2023. Such order and the Complaint in this action are filed in the office of the Nassau County Clerk, in Mineola, NY. The object of this action is to foreclose a tax lien on the premises identified above.

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SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffagainst- BENJAMIN RINGEL, YAEL RINGEL, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated January 25, 2019 and entered on January

28, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on March 23, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lawrence in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Washington Avenue (Craft Avenue), distant 177.80 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Westerly side of Washington Avenue and the southerly side of Broadway; RUNNING THENCE Westerly on a line at right angles to Washington Avenue, 217.81 feet to land formerly belonging to the heirs of Gilbert Craft, deceased, at a point 210.7 feet southerly from Broadway as measured along said formerly of Craft; THENCE Southerly along said Craft’s land, 150.20 feet; THENCE Easterly, 225 feet 46 feet to Washington Avenue at a point 150 feet southerly from the point or place of BEGINNING; THENCE Northerly along Washington Avenue, 150 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Section:

41 Block: 87 Lot: 23 All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction. Said premises known as 15 WASHINGTON AVENUE, LAWRENCE, NY Approximate amount of lien $626,230.81 plus interest & costs.

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

Index Number 1482/2017. LAURIE HORZ, ESQ., Referee Law Office of Mark L. Cortegiano, Esq. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 65-12 69th Place, Middle Village, NY 11379 {* NASSAU HER*}

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INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR NOTICE OF MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Harbor will meet in both public and via Zoom on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 7:00PM, Eastern Standard Time, for the purpose of holding the Village’s regular monthly meeting.

An agenda for the meeting will be made available to the public on the Village Website. All residents wishing to attend via Zoom can visit www.hewlettharbor.org for instructions. Residents wishing to speak via Zoom or in person must notify the Village Clerk in advance.

Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York

February 17, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR

MICHAEL RYDER VILLAGE CLERK

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Village of Lawrence

Legal Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Lawrence will hold a work session beginning at 6:45 P.M. followed by a public meeting on March 15, 2023 at the Lawrence Village Hall 196 Central Ave Lawrence, New York 11559 beginning at 7:30 P.M. to conduct the following Public Hearings and to attend to such other matters as may properly come before the Board:

Brodie, 1030 New McNeil - Section 212-12.1 of the Village Code states, in Residential District C-1, the minimum side yard setback for a building is 15 ft. Section 212-12.1 of the Village Code states, in Residential District C-1, the minimum aggregate yard setback for a building is 35 feet.

Section 212-17. B of the Village Code states, in Residential Distract C-1, the maximum building height is 36 ft.

Katz, 194 Harborview NSection 212-12.1

Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the minimum rear yard setback for a lot size of 12,855 sq. ft. is 40 ft.

Sod, 7 Manor LaneSection 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states the maximum building coverage for a lot size of 27,848 sq ft in area is 4,372 sq ft. Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum surface coverage for a lot size of 27,848 sq ft in area is 8,593 sq ft.

Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum front yard surface coverage for a lot size of 27,848 sq ft in area is 2,228sq ft. (combined Manor Lane & Martin Lane). Section 212-12.1. of the Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum front yard height/setback ratio for a lot size of 27,848 sq ft is 0.63.

Section 212-12.1. of the Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum side yard height/setback ratio for a lot size of 27,848 sq ft is

1.1. Section 212-48.A of the Village Code states, no swimming pool may be constructed in a front yard. Section 212-24.D of the Village Code states, no accessory structure may be constructed in a front yard.

Katz, 65 Sutton Place -

Section 212-12.1

Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum building coverage for a lot size of 10,000 sq. ft. in area is 2,765 sq. ft. Section 212-12.1 Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum Surface Coverage for a lot size of 10,000 sq. ft. in area is 4,130 sq. ft.

Section 212-12.1

Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the minimum front yard setback for a lot size of 10,000 sq. ft. is 25ft.

Section 212-12.1

Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the minimum rear yard setback for a lot size of 10,000 sq. ft. is 30ft.

Section 212-12.1

Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum front yard height/setback ratio for a lot size of 10,000 sq. ft. in area is 0.88. Section 212-12.1 Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum rear yard height/setback ratio for a size of 10,000 sq. ft. in area is 0.74.

Platt, 648 Atlantic Ave-

Section 212-13.D of the Village Code states the minimum front yard setback in Residence District AA is 50 feet.

Section 212-13.D of the Village Code states the minimum rear yard setback in Residence District AA is 60 feet.

Section 212-13.D of the Village Code states the maximum front yard height/setback ratio in Residence District AA is .44. The order in which the listed applications are heard shall be determined the night of the meeting. The applications and accompanying exhibits are on file and may be inspected at the Village Office during normal business hours between 8:00a.m. and 4:00p.m. If anyone needs special accommodations for a disability, such person should contact the Village Clerk at least 5 days before the hearing.

All interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard

By Order of the Board of Appeals

Lloyd Keilson

Chairman

Dated: February 23, 2023

137689

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that a public hearing will be held as to the following matter:

Agency:Board of Appeals

Village of Hewlett Bay Park

Date:March 9, 2023

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place:Village Hall, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York

Subject:Application of Carmine & Colette Abruzzo, 162 Cedar Ave, Hewlett Bay Park, New York, to construct a new dwelling, where such construction requires a variance of Village Code §146-12, to permit the dwelling to have a side height/setback ratio of 1.08, where a maximum of 0.85 is permitted.

Premises are designated as Section 41, Block A, Lot 2 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map.

At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matters. This application is a Type II Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act.

Any person having a disability which would inhibit attendance at or participation in the hearing should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation.

All relevant documents may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York, during regular business hours.

Dated: February 24, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS Michelle Blandino, Village Clerk 137690

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held as to the following matter:

Agency:Board of Appeals Village of Hewlett Bay Park

Date:March 9, 2023

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place:Village Hall, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York

Subject:Application of 1335 Paine Rd LLC, 1335 Paine Road, Hewlett Bay Park, New York, to maintain an extension over an existing garage, which requires variances of (a) Village Code §146-12(B), to permit a height setback ratio of 0.958, where a maximum of 0.85 is permitted, and (b) Village Code §146-18, to permit a side yard setback of 18.7 feet, where a minimum of 30 feet is required. Premises are designated as Section 42, Block 191, Lot 112 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matters.

This application is a Type II Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act.

Any person having a disability which would inhibit attendance at or participation in the hearing should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation. All relevant documents may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York, during regular business hours.

Dated: February 24, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Michelle Blandino, Village Clerk 137691

LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527

RESOLUTION NO. 175-2023

Adopted: February 7, 2023

Councilmember Goosby offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION

ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 164-2023, adopted January 24th, 2023, a public hearing was duly held on the 7th day of February, 2023, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and

WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons: BELLMORE

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FARMERS AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 258 feet south of the south curbline of Merrick Road, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-579/22)

INWOOD MAPLE ROAD - north side, starting at a point 16 feet east of east curbline of Elm Road, east for a a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-576/22)

OCEANSIDE CORNWELL PLACE - east side, starting at a point 112 feet north of the north curbline of Foxhurst Road, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-599/22)

ROOSEVELT EAST CENTENNIAL AVENUE - north side, starting at a point 272 feet east of the east curbline of Babylon Turnpike, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-608/22)

WILLIAM STREET - north side, starting at a point 185 feet west of the west curbline of Rose Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-592/22)

UNIONDALE NEWPORT ROAD - east side, starting at a point 450 feet north of the north curbline of Braxton Street, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-586/22)

WEST HEMPSTEAD BALDWIN DRIVE - south side, starting at a point 40 feet east of the east curbline of Dogwood Avenue, east for a distance of 22 feet.

(TH-594/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: ELMONT

LITCHFIELD AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 103 feet south of the south carboline of Bruce Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-194/20 - 9/22/20)

(TH-131(B)/22) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting.

The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Muscarella and adopted upon roll call as follows:

AYES: FIVE (5)

NOES: NONE (0)

137648

LEGAL NOTICE

Village of Lawrence

Legal Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Board of Building Design of the Incorporated Village of Lawrence will hold a work session beginning at 6:30 P.M. followed by a public meeting on March 13, 2023 at the Lawrence Village Hall 196 Central Ave Lawrence, New York 11559 beginning at 7:00 P.M. to conduct the following Public Hearings and to attend to such other matters as may properly come before the Board:

Kappel-204 Broadway204 Broadway- Proposed curb cut on Wedgewood Lane.

Rockaway Hunt Club-615 Ocean Avenue- 615 Ocean Avenue- Proposed Building for Locker Room & Snack Bar & New Curb Cut on Chauncey Lane. Basser Kaufman-335 Central Avenue- 335 Central Avenue- Proposed New Business Sign/ Store Front on Central Avenue. The order in which the listed applications are heard shall be determined the night of the meeting. The applications and accompanying exhibits are on file and may be inspected at the Village Office during normal business hours between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. If anyone needs special accommodations for a disability, such person should contact the Village Clerk at least 5 days before the hearing. All interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard

By Order of the Board of Building Design

Barry Pomerantz Chairman

Dated: February 27, 2023 137695

College students named to schools’ scholar lists

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk

136743

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 10-2023

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held February 7, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 10-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 10-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: February 7, 2023

Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 137644

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR

yard setback. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: Two side yards are required to maintain a minimum aggregate width of 35’. Applicant is requesting a 32’ side yard aggregate.

Ben & Zvi Ben-Yosef 1304 Harbor Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557. Is requesting to install a front yard pervious driveway. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning code Ordinances 145-19. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30%. Applicant is requesting a 45% lot coverage. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: the maximum permitted front yard surface coverage shall not exceed 23%.

Applicant is requesting a 35.3% front yard surface coverage.

Continuation…Mr. Igor Kanfer 1298 Auerbach Avenue Hewlett harbor, NY 11557, is requesting to maintain rear yard pavers. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted building lot coverage in a residential “B” district is 30%. Applicant is requesting a 59.2% lot coverage.

Five Towns residents, 11 of them, also made their mark being named to the Hofstra University fall semester dean’s list with at least a 3.5 GPA.

Manmohit Niijer, of Cedarhurst, a computer science and cybersecurity major.

Madeline Keyman and Zainab Mozawalla, both political science majors; Benjamin Rudgayzer and Joshua Rudgayzer, both information systems majors; Amena Shareef, an accounting major; Andrew Taub, majoring in filmmaking; and Joshua Tepper, a marketing major. All live in Hewlett.

Maxim Krasnov, majors in political science; Abigail Mariasch, is a psychology major; and Noah Weiss, a video/television major. All live in Woodmere.

Justin Louis Rapp, of Woodmere, earned an associate of arts degree in general studies from the University of Maryland Global Campus in the fall.

Brianna Mcmahon, from Hewlett, was named to the SUNY Cortland President’s List for the fall semester. Students must earn a grade of A- or better in each of their classes with a course a load of at least 12 hours.

Atlantic Beach resident Bella Davis was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Scranton. Davis is a junior and majoring in kinesiology in the school’s Panuska College of Professional Studies. To qualify, students must attain as 3.5 GPA or better with a minimum number of semester credits.

Hewlett residents, Shira Gamson, Fletcher Goodman, Brianna Kovit and Max May, along with Julia Gueli, from Woodmere, were named to the Muhlenberg College fall dean’s list.

Mikhayl Raveneau, of Inwood, was on the fall semester President’s List at SUNY Morrisville. To gain the honor students must achieve a perfect 4.0 GPA and complete at least 12 credits.

Michael DeCicco, from Hewlett, earned a bachelor’s in sport management from the University of Tampa. Cedarhurst residents Uri Bryks, Jeffrey Pifko and Marjk Ross were named to the Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus’s Honors List for the fall semester.

— Jeffrey Bessen

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO. 9-2023

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held February 7, 2023 , by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 9-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 9-2023, amending Chapter 202 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “REGULATIONS & RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at various locations.

Dated: February 7, 2023

Hempstead, New York

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor will hold a public hearing via ZOOM on March 16, 2023 at 7:00pm. All residents and professionals wishing to attend are directed to contact Village Hall at 516-374-3806 for further ZOOM information/instruction or visit our website at www.hewlettharbor.org.

All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard on the following application for variance relief:

Mr. Lemuel Santana 20 Thixton Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557. Is requesting to build a new one family dwelling. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning code Ordinances 145-19.

Village zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30%. Applicant is requesting a 55% lot coverage. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: the maximum permitted front yard surface coverage shall not exceed 23%.

Applicant is requesting a 62% front yard surface coverage. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: no side yard shall have a width that is less than 15’. Applicant is requesting a 13’6” side

Mr. Igor Kanfer 1298 Auerbach Avenue Hewlett harbor, NY 11557, is requesting to maintain a garage conversion to livable space. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-18.2.B. Village zoning Code 145-18.2.B states: Existing dwellings with enclosed garage space on-premises hereafter altered or enlarged shall maintain not less than one enclosed garage space with interior dimensions of not less than 10 feet by 20 feet. Applicant is requesting to maintain zero enclosed garage space.

Barry Beshkin 231 Everit Avenue Hewlett harbor, NY 11557, is requesting a rear yard accessory structure with pavers. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted building lot coverage in a residential “A” district is 25%. Applicant is requesting a 37% lot coverage.

Dominic Calandrella 265 Bayberry Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting a driveway carport. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code

145-19 and 145-25.A.

Village Zoning Code

145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30% in a residential “B” district. Applicant is requesting to maintain a 38.8% lot coverage.

Village Zoning Code

145-25.A states:

Accessory buildings shall not be nearer to any property line less than 15’ in the residential “B” district. Applicant is requesting 6” side yard setback.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS STEVEN GOLD, CHAIRMAN ZONING

BOARD

MICHAEL RYDER Village Clerk

Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York February 23, 2023

137692

LEGAL NOTICE

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-15, Plaintiff - against - STEVEN HITTELMAN, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 1, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or

Shine” on the 3rd day of April, 2023 at 4:30 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Woodmere, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 181 Combs Ave, Woodmere, NY 11598-1455.

(Section: 41, Block: 14, Lot: 159)

Approximate amount of lien $705,005.49 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 005941/2012.

Matthew R. Gorman, Esq., Referee. Stein, Wiener & Roth LLP

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 315 Westbury, NY 11590 Tel. 516-742-1212

HITTELMAN-69398

Dated: January 26, 2023

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent

closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

137569

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. Bank NA, successor trustee to Bank of America, NA, successor in interest to LaSalle Bank NA, on behalf of the holders of the WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005AR15, Plaintiff AGAINST Michael S. Grossman a/k/a Michael Grossman; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 23, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 4, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises

known as 663 Barnard Avenue, Woodmere, NY 11598. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Woodmere, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section: 39 Block: 147 Lots: 41, 42 & 43. Approximate amount of judgment $865,837.52 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 608171/2018. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Mark Lieberman, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP

f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624

(877) 430-4792

Dated: February 1, 2023

137709

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It’s time to give Joe Biden a break

Since taking office, President Biden has been the subject of all manner of criticism. Most of it focuses on his age. He is described as weak, bumbling, demented and a host of other unkind adjectives. But somehow, in just two years, he has accomplished more than some presidents could ever have hoped to do. Isn’t it time to give Biden a break?

His recent trip to the Ukraine, against the wishes of the Secret Service, sent a message to the world that he was not afraid of the Russian army or anyone else, in his determination to show his support for the Ukrainian people. Taking a 10-hour train ride into a country at war was a historic moment, and showed that “Scranton Joe” wasn’t afraid of the consequences.

Following his trip to the Ukraine, he met with leaders of NATO countries and leaders of nations that share borders with Russia. At a time when Russia has made it clear that it wishes to once again

be a world power, Biden has united virtually all of Europe, which sends a powerful message to Russian president Vladimir Putin that the West will not allow him to succeed in his dangerous power play.

On top of his international success, Biden has notched a series of bipartisan wins on infrastructure, chip manufacturing and climate change. Over the next five to 10 years, communities all over America will benefit from the construction of new bridges, the reconstruction of aging highways, the revitalization of mass transit and thousands of other public works programs that will produce millions of new jobs. Prior to its passage by Congress, there had not been a major infrastructure bill since the early 1990s.

There is no doubt that the country has suffered the fallout from a tough period of inflation, but there has been a sharp rebound, and the prediction of a crushing recession has not proved accurate. The unemployment rate is the lowest since the early 1960s. To date, over 8 million new jobs have been created in numerous industries, and with the bipar-

tisan silicon chip bill, many more will be added. Not to be forgotten is the climate change law that gives the federal government extensive powers to clean up the environment.

Biden’s record has not been all roses. He continues to be plagued by problems at the Southern border, as millions of people from poor countries seek new lives and have overwhelmed the federal bureaucracy. The president has yet to propose a comprehensive immigration plan to send to Congress. But it is also a fact that Congress has no appetite to pass anything that will solve the problem. We are still waiting for legislation that will protect the millions of so-called Dreamers.

Critics looking for signs of mental weakness were disappointed by Biden’s State of the Union address. He displayed a strong command of his long-term goals, and managed to trap his Republican opposition into backing off on their desire to cut Social Security and Medicare. But the next two years promise to be a daily battle with the newly empowered Republican House majority, and it

will be a further test of Biden’s political abilities.

He has strongly hinted that he will seek another term, and many Democratic office holders have pledged to support him if he runs. Polling shows that the country is clearly ready for a younger nominee, but the politics of 2024 are so muddled that Biden could win another term, especially if former President Donald Trump fails to win the Republican nomination and runs as a third-party candidate.

There is no way to predict whether Biden will continue to have the stamina to hold on to the presidency, but to date he has defied his detractors. He is an 80-yearold man who has defied the odds. History will probably treat him better than his critics, because the facts are out there for all to see. He has shown that all of the harsh predictions about his strength and abilities have proven to be wrong. So maybe it’s time to give the president a break, and a few pats on the back.

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

Open to learning new stuff? Jump on my list.

Born with the teaching gene and not likely to recover any time soon: That is my self-diagnosis. I write, do book talks and edit, but sit by my side for a minute and I will likely try to teach you something.

I can’t help it. I started out as a teacher with a blackboard, some chalk and a captive student. I was 8 years old and undaunted by Pinky the dog’s limited attention span.

ping? Perhaps, but what if, with all the clicking and scrolling they do, they never get to read why the only safe alcohol consumption is zero?

I have sent my grandson Jacob many unsolicited articles on football and injuries. For example, “Explaining the NFL’s Latest Concussion Controversy and Policy Change,” from NPR. I have no idea if he reads the articles, but I feel better knowing I put them out there.

This year I sent a few women friends “Margaret Atwood on Envy and Friendship in Old Age,” from The Atlantic, and it stirred a big, open discussion when we met in person.

I share a layperson’s interest in science with a friend, and I recently sent her “Scientists raid DNA to explore Vikings’ genetic roots,” from National Geographic.

lonely, I sent “How Volunteering Can Help Ease Loneliness,” from The Times.

To my kids and grandkids I sent, “The Effects of Social Media on Children,” published on the Cleveland Clinic website. Also, “How Using Social Media Affects Teenagers,” from the Child Mind Institute. We cannot bang this drum loudly enough.

My teaching CV is, I started teaching Pinky, and went on to teaching everyone I know. I learn a lot by reading, and I have the sense that my family and friends will be as fascinated as I am about “The Book of Eels” or the lives of rogue gold miners who live underground for years in South Africa’s illegal mines. This is my blind spot. I’m excited to learn something new, and I want to share it. Can I be pedantic? Yes. There are also the articles I send to deliver a message. Within the family, I want to offer kids or grandkids something they may not know, or a point of view they haven’t considered. Overstep-

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Recently I sent one hiphopping granddaughter “An ‘audacious dream’: The birth of NYC’s Universal Hip-Hop Museum,” from CBS News. This fits into the noncontroversial Grandma offerings.

I don’t know if my husband reads the articles I send him daily. Most of them focus on pertinent health issues, and I feel as if I’m doing my duty without engaging in a back-and-forth. French fries as health food or not? Golf when it’s 98 degrees or not? “Why Men Don’t Ask for Directions” on PsychCentral. com. Last week I shared with him, “The secret to a long-lasting marriage,” from The Washington Post. Probably the secret is not to send your partner pointed articles.

I gifted “Want to be healthier? Hang out with your friends,” from The Post, to grandkids and kids and friends, an article for all ages.

Three weeks ago, David Brooks wrote, “How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair?” in The New York Times. It garnered a big response in letters, and I shared it with people I thought would be receptive.

“19 Sensational Southeast Asia Recipes,” in Food and Wine magazine, went out to my daughter. “Best Way to Experience Sicily,” from Backroads Travel Update, was texted to my son.

I helped launch a rich discussion with a group of women with an article from The Atlantic, “Why Women’s Friendships Are So Complicated.” We pinged and ponged ideas back and forth for days in our texts. To a friend I know is feeling

In the interest of salacious entertainment and shock value, I sent out “The Corrupt World Behind the Murdaugh Murders,” from The New Yorker. I forwarded a Wikipedia article about where to find wild orchids in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on the west coast of Florida to a dear friend. I suggested a bushwhacking adventure, which she promptly declined. For the best article about articles, you want to read, “David Brooks Announces the Sidney Awards for Best Essays,” from The Times last Dec. 29.

Last week I was wowed by a story about finding awe in nature and finding comfort in our place in the universe. “The ‘Small Self’ Effect,” by Shannon Stirone, can be found in The Atlantic.

Let’s start an exchange. Send me an article you want me to read, and I’ll return the favor. The idea is to elevate, illuminate and entertain. To teach.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

Sit by my side for a minute and I will likely try to teach you something.

Besides his success internationally, he’s notched a series of bipartisan wins.

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the moment Russian President Vladimir Putin marched his forces across the border into neighboring Ukraine, the world was shocked. Not that Putin was going to do it — it was an open secret that an invasion was imminent. No, the world was shocked because it couldn’t believe he actually did it.

“How this can happen in a modern world, in a modern country, is beyond me.” Those were the words of Oleh Balaban, the Ukrainian-born owner of Ole Fajitas in Wantagh, in the days following the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion. Balaban has lived in the United States since he was 11, but has plenty of family back home — including a cousin who was drafted into the Ukrainian army at the start of the conflict.

“I’m watching the news every day, hoping that maybe something turns positive,” Balaban said. “That maybe Russia decides to call back and say: ‘Retreat. We don’t want to do this anymore.’ But that is never coming.”

It was the largest European invasion since World War II, pitting a superpower — Russia — against a much smaller, yet far grittier, opponent, Ukraine. Yes, there was ample pride on the Ukrainian side, where they waved the blue-and-yellow flag. But this was Russia we were talking about.

More than 900,000 soldiers, with another 2 million on standby — triple the numbers Ukraine boasted, according to a CNN report at the time. Nearly 16,000

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‘We were scammed’ by Santos

To the Editor:

Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Minx or madman: the George Santos Story” (Feb. 16-22): I have been a resident of Glen Head, part of the Town of Oyster Bay and part of the 3rd Congressional District, since 1975. The state Democratic Party did a horrible job of running its campaigns last fall. I saw thousands of signs for Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for governor, and George Santos. I only saw a handful of signs for Robert Zimmerman, Santos’s opponent. I got one phone call from New York State United Teachers — I’m a retired teacher — to urge me to vote for Zimmerman. I got daily robocalls from the Zeldin/ Santos campaign on my answering machine.

One local newspaper, The Leader, had a story before the election that George Santos was a fake, but no big newspaper (Newsday, N.Y. Times) checked it out or mentioned it anywhere. How did The Leader know something that the Republican and Democratic parties did not?

I wasn’t surprised that Zeldin and Santos won on Long Island. I am surprised that the local Republican Party didn’t vet their congressional

tanks, 1,400 planes, nearly 1,000 helicopters, compared with Ukraine’s total of barely 3,500 in all three of those categories of armaments.

And Russia has dedicated more than $45 billion per year to defense spending, while Ukraine spends $5 billion.

On top of that, its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had spent his entire life as a comedian and actor, not a politician or even a military leader. This wasn’t going to be a long campaign.

Or so we thought. It turns out that underestimating Ukrainians’ tenacity, pride and desire to stay independent is a mistake. Especially if you’re Russia.

More than 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict, according to NBC News, compared with 13,000 Ukrainians. But so have more than 7,000 civilians, including hundreds of children. Then again, it’s likely that casualties on both sides are actually far higher.

And that is the truest cost of war. Not the billions of dollars poured into it, but the lives that are damaged or destroyed, and especially those that are lost. Governments see war as territorial expansion, or acquisition of resources. Sometimes it might be necessary to remove someone truly evil, or it could simply be over what kind of faith you practice.

But in the end, all it really accomplishes is turning the world upside-down. Even after Russia bullied its way into the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine was home to 44 million people who lived their lives the same way we do — looking to leave

our society in a better place than we found it. Getting married. Having kids. Spending time with our grandchildren. Working dream jobs. Counting down the days toward retirement and relaxation. Some 8 million people have left Ukraine since the invasion, and many will never return. Even if they do, with the blue-and-yellow stripes flying above Kyiv, it will take years — if not decades — to rebuild. To heal. To move forward.

“I know a great deal of the horrors and tragedies of war,” U.S. Army Gen. George C. Marshall once said. “The cost of war in human lives is constantly spread before me, written neatly in many ledgers whose columns are gravestones. I am deeply moved to find some means or method of avoiding another calamity of war.”

Yet the constant deluge of horrors from war is never enough to turn us off from it. As long as there are people on Earth, there will be wars. Most of us are fortunate we haven’t been caught up in it, but we don’t have to be there to feel the pain.

Just ask Oleh Balaban. When his cousin left for the military, he had to leave his wife and young son behind.

“I hope this comes to an end so I can stop worrying what I’ll wake up to see on the news,” Balaban said a year ago. “It’s tough to watch, but I remain hopeful and optimistic that Ukraine will keep defending their freedom, their democracy and their homeland.”

But the fact is, Ukraine never should have had to.

At the Capitol, it was almost as if I’d never left

Last month I made my first visit to Capitol Hill since Dec. 28, 2020, the day I had cast my final vote on the floor of Congress before my retirement from the House of Representatives. Actually, the absence from Congress seemed even longer, because Covid restrictions had severely reduced the days I spent in Washington for most of 2020.

Driving down to Washington with County Executive Bruce Blakeman and GOP Chairman Joe Cairo to meet with members of New York’s congressional delegation, I couldn’t help thinking of Thomas Wolfe’s caution that “You Can’t Go Home Again.” Not that Washington was ever my home, but I had spent three to four days a week there for most months of the 28 years I was in Congress. During those almost three decades there were highs and lows, victories and occasional defeats, but never a moment of regret about being there. It was the experience of a lifetime. Now I wondered how it would be coming back.

After the almost five-hour drive, we checked in at the Hay-Adams Hotel, across from the White House, in mid-afternoon.

Our first stop on Capitol Hill would be U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s office in the Longworth Building. D’Esposito is my congressman, and represents many of the South Shore Nassau County communities I had represented. Driving up Independence Avenue to Capitol Hill, my first view of the massive Capitol dome brought back good memories and a sense of reassurance.

D’Esposito graciously welcomed us to his fifthfloor office. Over sandwiches and coffee he discussed his first weeks in Congress, including the turbulent five days, and 15 ballots, which finally resulted in Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s election as speaker of the House. As a former chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, I was particularly interested in D’Esposito’s appointment to that committee and his designation as chairman of its subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, which is so vital to New York and Long Island. Learning that Long Island Congressmen Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota would also be on the Homeland Security Committee gave me further reassurance that our security interests would be protected.

Walking through the underground tunnels to the Capitol with D’Esposito, Blake-

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candidate, and the Democrats didn’t, either — maybe they assumed the Republican Party had?

I have written to Santos, asking him to resign, since he is a liar and ran a fraudulent campaign. (No response.) I have also written to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, asking him to ask for Santos’s resignation. (No response.) In New York state there is no recall law, so it seems we are stuck with Santos for two years and probably longer, since the Republican Party is very strong here. If he had been a teacher with bogus credentials, he would have been fired immediately.

We were scammed.

AMY KEMPTON Glen Head

Please, keep the food donations coming

To the Editor:

I serve not only as the pastor of Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church, but also as treasurer of the Long Island Council of Churches. The emergency food pantry in Freeport is a mission of that organization.

Each year, after significant donations during the Thanksgiving and Christmas

seasons, we experience a significant decrease in donations in the following months. This has required me to write significant checks from our operating budget to keep food on our shelves in January and February. This year, with the cost of food much higher due to inflation, we are seeing more and more folks coming to the pantry and less and less food on our shelves.

The People’s Food Drive began as a mission project of the Community Presbyterian Church of Malverne 12 years ago. Over the years, to increase the impact of its successful mission, the food drive has been extended to businesses, civic organizations and caring individuals across the South Shore. In 2022, over 200 people showed up on Move the Food Day, an annual event when all of the collected donations are packed up and taken from Lynbrook to the LICC Food Pantry in Freeport. This year, my church has decided to bring the People’s Food Drive to Wantagh at this crucial time.

You can participate in several ways. You can drop off nonperishable food at the church, at 1845 Wantagh Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. There will also be collection boxes at the front and rear doors if you can’t come during those hours. We will also be conducting a food drive at the King Kullen on Wantagh Avenue on March 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church will also be col-

man and Cairo, I began to feel I was back. Capitol Police officers recognized me and said hello, as did clerical staff manning the information booth. I ran into old Republican friends like Mario Diaz-Balart, from Florida, and Democrats like Jim McGovern, from Massachusetts, a committed progressive if there ever was one. After their initial shock at seeing a face from the past, it was soon like old times.

Garbarino then joined us for a meeting with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise in the Louisiana congressman’s conference room. I always had a great regard for Steve. He had been on the edge of death in 2017 from severe gunshot wounds suffered in an assassination attempt by a gunman who was shot dead by Capitol Police. After multiple surgeries and extensive rehab, Scalise is almost fully recovered, and is fighting as hard as ever. I was especially thankful that he was a strong ally of mine in passing 9/11 health care legislation.

Giving us a lot of his time, Scalise readily acknowledged that Republicans wouldn’t be the majority party without the seats we won in New York last November, especially on Long Island and in Rockland County. He emphasized that our congressional agenda would focus on hard-

working middle-income families and support for the police.

Voting on the House floor began at 6:30. As a former House member, I retain floor privileges, but it felt surreal to enter the House chamber again. Within seconds, though, I felt as if I had never been away. After their initial surprise, former colleagues couldn’t have been more welcoming. When the voting concluded, D’Esposito was given the honor of serving as speaker for the proceedings that followed. He looked like the real deal in the speaker’s chair!

Later that evening, we were joined for dinner at Mastro’s Steakhouse by Representatives Nicole Maleotakis, from Staten Island, and Nick Langworthy, from Erie County. As in all of our meetings that day, Bruce Blakeman and I stressed the importance of restoring the income tax deduction for state and local taxes and retaining local control of zoning to preserve our suburban communities.

After a few drinks back at the hotel as we reviewed the events of the day, we called it a night. Beginning the drive back to Long Island the next morning, I took another look at the glorious Capitol dome shining in the morning sun. The trip had been bittersweet, but I was truly glad to be back. God bless America!

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

lecting food or financial donations during this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.

If you would like to get your neighborhood, place of worship or civic organization involved, please contact me at (917) 940-6447 or ron.garner@gmail.com. And

if you would like to be involved in a “hands on” experience, Move the Food

Day, when volunteers gather at the food pantry in Freeport, will be on March 25. Your kindness and compassion for the food insecure will be greatly appreciated.

THE REV. RON GARNER Pastor, Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church

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