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Cleaning up below ground EPA set to begin next phase of Hewlett Plume project cleanup project began in 2011, when the EPA pumped the polluted groundwater to the surface Fieldwork is scheduled to con- to be treated, at a cost of $21.5 tinue the week of April 5 on the million. $24.7 million portion of a $46.2 The focus of the next phase of million cleanup project at a the cleanup is to determine the groundwater plume Superfund sources of the groundwater consite at 1274 Peninsutamination by colla Blvd. in Hewlett, lecting soil and according to Enviwater samples from ronmental Protecapproximately 24 tion Agency offiborings at the site. It cials. will begin next MonThe so-called day. The EPA will set Hewlett plume was up temporary operadiscovered in 1991 by tions in a parking lot the EPA. Perchloroof the strip mall at ethylene, or PCE, a the intersection of synthetic chemical Broadway and Piero f t e n u s e d a s a JEFFREy mont Avenue, and degreaser for metalthe work zone will working and other HAMMoND include a drill rig i n d u s t r i e s , h a d Spokesman, State and a support truck leached into the DEC that the EPA says g ro u n dw at e r b e are expected to limit n e at h Pe n i n s u l a access to parts of Boulevard. PCE is often associat- the area for about a week. ed with dry-cleaning businesses, The Town of Hempstead is and Grove Cleaners operated giving the EPA access to a nearby from 1987 to 1992. municipal parking lot on Mill The federal Superfund pro- Road, near West Broadway, to gram funds the cleanup of prop- stage and store equipment erties contaminated with haz- including an office trailer, the ardous substances and pollut- drill rig, support vehicles and ants. The Peninsula Boulevard containers. Temporary fencing site was added to the EPA’s Superfund list in 2004, and the Continued on page 5

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Stoking the holiday fires The Woodmere Fire Department held its traditional chometz (non-kosher food for Passover) burning on March 26, the day before the eight-day Jewish holiday began.

‘I love seeing people smile’

Gammy’s Pantry remains vital as pandemic drags on When the pandemic spread Young, an Inwood resident, created the pantry two years ago, last year, the pantry became part inspired by her grandmother of a Long Island Cares site that A little over a year since the Betty Young, whom she called now distributes even more food coronavirus pandemic began, Gammy. While it is open to any- to people in need. Young said Gammy’s Pantry, in the Five one in the Town of Hempstead, a that since last March 13, the panTowns Community Center in majority of users are from the try has been open every day. “We’re almost 380 days withC-001674-05-001-MNS-FiveTowns-ROP-NassauHeraldJewishStar-StripAd-6.08X1_1 Lawrence, has continued to help Five Towns and Valley Stream. those in need of food. Pantry The facility serves as many as out a day off,” she said. “Any founder Sasha Young said that 150 people at a time, and collects Tuesday or Thursday from 2:45 Continued on page 4 food for many T:6.08" more at home. the need remains constant.

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maintains programs for students while also staying within the tax cap.” Donnelly added that the district is expected to With less than two months until the receive $12,452,898 in state aid, a $47,265 budget and trustee vote, the increase from the current Hewlett-Woodmere School budget. District’s Board of EducaAccording to Donnelly, tion approved the proposed the anticipated tax levy — 2021-22 budget that is a near the amount of money the 2 percent spending increase district collects from properfrom the current fiscal plan. ty taxes — is $108,341,484. A public hearing for the “We wanted this budget to proposal was held in the be sensitive to what’s going Hewlett High School auditoon with the pandemic,” she rium on March 23. Assistant said. “We did what we could Superintendent for Business to make sure this was a palMarie Donnelly presented atable budget for all.” the updated proposal, which District Superintendent came in at $129,358,256, a MARIE donnElly Dr. Ralph Marino Jr. said $2,475,624 and 1.95 increase Hewlett-Woodmere that the process of putting from the current budget. assistant the proposal together inforThe tax levy increased by mally be gan last sumsuperintendent for 1.95 percent. The proposal mer. “We normally started was approved by the board business in October and each month, at a March 25 work meeting. we’ve been working on the Donnelly said the proposed budget was budget piece by piece,” he said. “A lot of reduced by $840,000 from the preliminary meetings regarding this budget took place. plan discussed at the Jan. 28 meeting. “We Were very excited for all the things we’ve have a number of goals we seek to achieve put together that will continue to support when creating a budget,” she said. “This the programs and services that our comincludes creating a balanced budget that munity has come to want from us.”

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e wanted this budget to be sensitive to what’s going on with the pandemic.

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THE HEWlETT-WoodMERE ScHool District’s 2021-22 adopted budget proposal is $129,358,256. Board President Debra Sheinin said after the meeting that the proposal is a well-balanced one. “Educating the future for the future is part of our Hewlett Woodmere schools’ mission statement which certainly drives us to a commitment to provide the most comprehensive school budget,” Sheinin said. “I believe that the 2021-2022 budget strikes the appropriate balance between maintaining our excel-

lent high level of services and programs all the while being sensitive to our taxpayers.” The deadline to register to vote is May 6. Voting on May 11 will be from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Woodmere Education Center, 1 Johnson Place, Woodmere. More information on the budget and election can be found at https://bit.ly/3cyJsKH.

Planning a refurbished Zion Park in Lawrence By JEFFREy BESSEn jbessen@liherald.com

Though the coronavirus pandemic continues, a light at the end tunnel is being seen and with an upbeat outlook for the future as Village of Lawrence trustees discussed several issues at the March 11 meeting, including the possibility of a holding the Memorial Day Parade with Cedarhurst village and setting the village election date as June 15. Primary discussion focused on the proposed expansion and renovation plans for Zion Park that sits along Central and Lawrence avenues adjacent to the Lawrence Long Island Rail Road station and across from village hall. Saying that “tons of research” was conducted Trustee Paris Popack, who along with Trustee Jeff Landy, have spoken to designers, presented the preliminary plans that include moving the swings as they exist below the new 5 to 12 unit and expanding the 2 to 5 unit by “removing the slides on the end and adding to that bay,” Popack said, “and make it much more exciting, moving the little dinosaur and making that step special.” A gazebo is planned to be added near the memorial that will be refurbished and the grass space will be left open for possible gatherings. Popack said that an increased police presence and signs should help mitigate loitering issues. “Currently, where the swing set is now is a brick wall on the other side of that we wanted to utilize that space … for a transi-

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TWo nEW dockS were being built at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club marina. tory fitness area for young children,” Landy said. “After many cold walks in the park what Paris drew here is absolute genius and a perfect utilization of the space.” The trustees continue to review the plans as project bids are planned.

Lawrence Yacht & Country Club General Manager Cory Menking said that membership was a “little bit ahead” of last year with golf memberships up 88. Early in March tennis memberships were down 23 and sign up for marina slips was down 29, but he anticipated an uptick as

the temperatures climb. Tennis players were still indoors and this year there was no early incentive for marina slip sign up, he said. Landy said as the tennis season does not reopen until April or May, he expressed confidence that “they’re all coming back,” referring to members. Menking noted the creation of a newsletter that is being sent to members with hard copies places around the clubhouse as an efficient way to communicate club news. He credited Popack and new office manager Jessica Wagner for the newsletter. Golf opened earlier in March with all the staff and a new online tee sheet was expected to be live end of the month. The ir rigation system is being enhanced with main line pipes being run through the rough and cross lines in the fairways. The tennis area was getting a new awning, resurfacing and the clubhouse was being cleaned and sanitized and being made “Covid safe,” Menking said, adding that two new docks were being built at the marina. With the pickleball courts not being as popular as originally thought, the board floated the idea of turning the space back to parking spaces. Lawrence trustees will meet next on Thursday, April 8 at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club at 8 p.m. Go to http://www. villageoflawrence.org/ for the agenda and directions to attend virtually. Have an opinion on Lawrence village issues? Send letter to jbessen@liherald.com.

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Amid pandemic, pantry feeds a critical need continued from front page to 3 p.m., it’s crazy here. There are 175 people on line at times, and there’s barely any room to walk around.” Eloise Thomas, of Inwood, said she has been involved with the community center since 1982, serving as a board member and accountant. She has worked with the pantry since the pandemic began, and said its determination to stay open is what the community center is all about. “I said to Sasha at the beginning of the pandemic that it would be a great idea to keep Gammy’s Pantry open as a sign of hope to community members,” Thomas said. “We felt it was important to keep helping our community during a tough time like this.” Thomas added that the pantry has been a place where people can get whatever they need, judgment-free. “We want to continue to help our local residents of all backgrounds at the community center,” she said. “I’ve chatted with people who’ve come in from other pantries and expressed their pleasure with how we operate.” Courtesy Sasha Young When the Herald visited the communiGammy’s Pantry founder Sasha Young, kneeling with Five Towns Community Center Executive Director K. Brent Hill and Byron ty center on Monday night, Young was not only busy at the pantry, but also checking Alavarado Valiente, and volunteers last August. in on the Police Athletic League basketball clinic in the gym, where she fielded doing something great here.” While as she prepared to head to Columbia Uni- because we rely on donations only,” she questions from parents about scheduling, Young was talking with the Herald, a versity in the fall. “I feel like volunteering said. “We’re doing something great, and volunteering and upcoming events. Earli- 10-year-old boy named Anthony came up here is such a rewarding thing to do,” we don’t have a bunch of money or flashy to her and told her he was interested in Natalie said. “I’m going away to college things. We just have really nice people er in the day, the center had soon, and I’m going to miss doing this on who want to make a difference.” volunteering on weekends. been a Covid vaccination site, a regular basis.” Angel Bran, 15, one of the Working with others at the community inoculating roughly 400 peoYoung’s daughter, Alexis Acosta, 15, center, Young said, gives her a sense of volunteers, said that while ple, according to Executive the work has been difficult at said that the appreciation shown by the family. “On earth, I only have five people Director K. Brent Hill. times, the number of people families in need has been heartwarming. left on my bloodline that live in West VirOver the past year, more they have helped has made it “There’s a good amount of people that ginia,” she said. “[Here] we fight, we young people have volunall worthwhile. “I’ll never for- come back and are thankful and say how laugh, we go through it all. At the end of teered at the pantry. Roughly get the hard summer of work- much the pantry has helped their family,” the day, we’re a family.” 30 teenage volunteers have ing outside in the heat pack- Alexis said. “It shows that we’re doing One of the things that has kept Young helped Young manage the something impactful for the community .” ing boxes up,” Angel said. motivated since last March is making peophilanthropic activities at the Going forward, Young said, she was ple happy. “I love seeing people smile,” “The hard work was worth it community center. They have when you would see the fami- hopeful and excited about the community she said. “Knowing that you can give created a community garden, lies smile. Even through their center and the pantry. “To continue, we’re them hope during a time like this is a and advocated for the Nassau masks, you can see how going to need some grants and funding, great feeling.” sasha younG County Police Department to happy they were to be receivre-establish the PAL pro- Founder, Gammy’s ing food.” grams there. Pantry Angel’s sister, Natalie, a “I’m really proud of the senior at Lawrence High kids who volunteer here,” Young said. “All these kids can be any- School, said she had been coming to the where else, but they choose to be here. center since she was in elementary That makes me feel good and that we’re school, and was still spending time there

ll these kids can be anywhere else, but they choose to be here.

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Gammy’s Pantry teenaGe volunteers Alexis Acosta, left, and Natalie Bran looked over the food inventory on Monday.

EPA phases in cleanup of plume was installed to secure the equipment. “In January 2021, soil samples were collected from two locations in the Peninsula Boulevard Groundwater Plume Superfund site,” EPA spokesman Stephen McBay said. “The previous piece of equipment had limited reach to deep soil and groundwater at the two locations, so we are bringing in a stronger rig to reach deeper soils to properly characterize the extent of contamination in this area.” McBay added that the EPA is anticipating the fieldwork to be completed by May. “This EPA equipment will be used to collect needed soil and groundwater samples within the coming weeks starting on April 5,” he said. “The data collected from this sampling work will be used to design the cleanup of the sources of contamination at the site.” The EPA does not anticipate that the work will cause traffic delays in the area, according to McBay. “EPA does not expect any significant impact to traffic,” he said. “Fieldwork is expected to temporarily limit access to portions of the front parking lot of the strip mall.” The state Department of Health investigated the extent of contamination at the site in 2019. State Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman Jeffrey Hammond said that despite the presence of contaminants at the site, people in the surrounding areas do not face a safety risk. “There are no immediate public health concerns at the site in Hewlett,” Hammond said. “The state’s initial investigation indicates [the EPA is] currently disposing of PCE as required, and that contami-

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A diAgrAm of the areas of concern (AOC) on Peninsula Boulevard, in Hewlett, where the federal Environmental Protection Agency will conduct fieldwork beginning on Monday.

nants found in the site’s soil are below the surface and completely covered by pavement or concrete, creating a barrier to potential onsite exposures.” State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, who represents the Five Towns and chairs the Senate’s Environmental Conservation Committee, noted how vital it is for the site to be cleaned up. “It is critical for the EPA to expedite its review and cleanup of the toxic contamination in the heart of Hewlett,” Kaminsky said in a statement. “More urgency is needed now to tackle

this hazard, which is near a school and aquifer wells. The health of our environment and neighbors must be a top priority, and I will continue to advocate for the rapid remediation of this Superfund site.” More information on the Hewlett plume can be found at https://bit.ly/3rpbMEM.

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community update Accessing Programs

Alzheimer’s Warnings At 6:30 p.m., the Alzheimer’s Association, Long Island discusses how memory loss that disrupts daily life could be a symptom of Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Peninsula Public Library. On April 7 there will be a program in Spanish.

Peninsula Public Library The listed online programs are free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. Register by calling (516) 239-3262, or go to the Eventkeeper calendar on the PPL’s website: https:// www.peninsulapublic.org/ An email with login details will be sent before each program. For more information email Janet Schneider at jschneider@ peninsulapublic.org.

Wednesday, April 7 Author Visit At 11 a.m., a discussion on Valdiva S. Beauchamp’s novel “PARNAMIRIM: An American Airbase in the Tropics 19391945. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. Join Zoom meeting https:// us02web.zoom us/j/86575859165?pwd=cVVmbDFya 1RVV2ZMemUvZS9GOENJZz09.

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library Throughout April, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library has all-day Miss Dara Sings - Suns and Showers. Access online at https://www.youtube.com/ playlist?list=PLqGQ5EQ2iUdiVl_ yGsM6Mr0vuX2EKcyw2

Gentle Yoga

Thursday, April 1 Gregory Peck

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Marc Courtrade discusses the life and iconic career of actor Gregory Peck. At 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library.

Zumba Gold At 4 p.m. on Thursdays, April 1, 8, 22, & 29, Andrea Wool leads this low-intensity Zumba workout with easy to follow steps. Peninsula Public Library.

Yoga & Meditation Lisa Zimmerman leads a class on upper body yoga and meditation through Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library at 2 p.m. Join Zoom meeting https:// us02web.zoom. us/j/84974222268?pwd=MFhIemNiW HY1dStsVHNtYjU5akZPZz09.

Saturday, April 3 Egggstravanza Register for the Five Towns Community Center Egggstravaganza from 2 to 4 p.m., at 270 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence.

Monday, April 5

We are ready for our close up Rock Hall mansion in Lawrence was the backdrop for a scene in HBO’s new series “The Gilded Age.’” Created by Julian Fellowes best known for “Downton Abbey. It stars Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector. The scene using Rock Hall as a backdrop was scheduled to be taped on March 29. Gentle Qigong At 6 p.m., on Mondays, April 5, 12, 19 & 26, Gentle Qigong with Paulette Silber presents a personalized, seated version of 18 Form Qigong focusing on breathing and combining Tai Chi with the healing effect of Qigong and Meditation. Peninsula Public Library.

Tuesday, April 6 Covid Support The Gural JCC’s a weekly Zoom support group offers coping strategies. 9 a.m. Pre-registration required. Contact Lisa Barnett, (516) 569-6733 x 210, lisa. barnett@guraljcc.org.

Parkinson Support At noon with Cathy Byrne, coping strategies, education and support. Contact

The North Woodmere Park community room will be named for Sylvia Kaminetsky. She died on Nov. 12, at 87. The Kiwanis Club of the Five Town was honored three times by Kiwanis New York District for community leadership, including citizenship/ international relations for their dinner for dis-

Byrne at cathy.byrne@guraljcc.org or (516) 569-6733 x220 for details.

America Moviegoing At 11 a.m.,Professor Brian Rose discuses movegoing in America. HewlettWoodmere Public Library. Join Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8 4306882990?pwd=a0pTcFdRaDhOR1 VGOVMvUldqanJWdz09.

and extend your quality of life, focusing on foods that work together for brainboosting effect. Peninsula Public Library.

Reclamation District At 5 p.m., the Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District meets via a telephone conference because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tai Chi

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At 11 a.m., Tuesdays, April 6, 13, 20 & 27, Linda Cafiero leads sessions on posture, balance and focus with the gentle and intentional movements of Tai Chi. Peninsula Public Library.

At 6:30 p.m. as part of Long Island Reads author Brit Bennet discusses her novel “ The Vanishing Half.” Online registration required: https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg= PENINSULA&curID=478405. For more on the Long Island Reads program, go to https://longislandreads.wordpress. com/

Boosting Memory At 2 p.m., registered dietitian Pnina Mohr offers offer tips and recipes to help you eat right to boost your memory

abled veterans and in public relations for support of first responders. Hewlett resident Lexi Liebowitz, an Oneonta psychology major, attained silver level leadership milestones through the college’s Leadership Education and Development program. Yosef Jakubowitz , of Woodmere, a student at

At 11 a.m., Wednesdays, April 7, 14, 21 & 28, Paulette Silber will focus on therapeutic stretches which do not involve holding postures or sitting on mats in this Zoom program. Use of a chair is optional. Peninsula Public Library.

Thursday, April 8 Renaissance Synthesis At 11 a.m., Professor Dennis Raverty discusses Raphael & the High Renaissance Synthesis. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. Join Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/88074297602?pwd=TWdSK0Y5c nczVUw0ckJ5RVdKM01rZz09.

Brooks & Reiner At 1 p.m., Professor Brian Rose will look back at the lives and often-entertwined careers of comic entertainers Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, giants of comedy who were both second-generation Jewish immigrants. Peninsula Public Library.

Meditation At 2 p.m., meditation with Lisa Wisel. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. Join Zoom meeting https://us02web. zoom.s/j/82687892467?pwd=ZGlSVU NrTU14QUQ2Wm5tRktFWWVlUT09

Foxman Torah Institute, received the Widener University High School Leadership Award. On Thursday, April 8 at noon, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center has a Yom HaShoah program for Holocaust Remembrance Day. To register, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u8VGEglAQ8GL6mQawobRpw.

Libkind, director and coach of HAFTR’s Speech, Debate and Model Congress team, for coordinating the event. After the opening remarks, Libkind summarized the Model Congress rules and offered students a final bit of advice and inspiration before sending them off to their breakout rooms. Libkind explained how when conversing with God, Moses expertly utilized logic and rhetorical strategy to prevent Hashem (God) from destroying the Jewish people. Model Congress is a simulation of the United States Congress, allowing students to assume the responsibilities of our elected officials and attempt to address our nation’s most pressing issues. Before the tournament, delegates were assigned to committees and authored mock-legislation, which they strategize about how to defend and ear n enough votes to get passed. A few weeks before the event, astour students received copies of proposed legislation from other delegates in their committee, which they researched and analyzed to prepare for speeches, questions, and deliberations. Two judges per round ranked each student’s performance, including a student presiding officer. The tournament awarded first, second and third place overall competitors, best in the entire tournament. Students also earned rankings in their committees. HAFTR freshman Kaitlin Pollack won first place overall (the first freshman ever to do so), competing in the Small Businesses Committee and Leah Levin, a HAFTR junior, received runner-up in the Homeland Security Committee. Congratulations to the winners and all of the competitors for their hard work, enthusiasm, and dedication. Though their screens separated the competitors, the event proved to be filled with just as much energy and passion as it usually is in-person. HAFTR is proud to host the Yeshiva League Model Congress tournament, continuing to provide students with the opportunity to become more persuasive, confident, and effective communicators while also exposing them to a wide range of issues not typically discussed in the classroom in this educational, formative and exciting event.

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Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School hosted the annual Yeshiva League Model Congress tournament over Zoom, for the first time, on March 10. More than 275 students attended the tournament from 15 schools, including Central, DRS, Ezra, Flatbush, Frisch, Idea School, JEC, Katz, Ma’ayanot, MTA, SAR, Schechter, Rambam, TABC, and SKA. The virtual format allowed the conference to be more accessible by eliminating travel limitations, with students from the Five Towns to Florida, all competing from home. HAFTR Debate and Model Congress team juniors and seniors took responsibility for running the tournament and served as presiding officer, along with students from Central, TABC, SKA, Frisch and JEC. As a HAFTR High senior and Model Congress co-president, I had the privilege of introducing this year’s Keynote Speaker, Rep. Kathleen ordana Rice, a Democrat who represents the Five Towns and many of the delegates in attendance. She has become a leading voice on national security issues as well as a fierce advocate for veterans and accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Rice spoke to the students about her unwavering support of Israel as well as her goal to be bipartisan yet principled, expressing how she strives to strike a balance between finding common ground and standing her ground. Rice logged off to vote on the Covid Relief Bill; I then shared my own experience with Model Congress. I explained how it fostered my appreciation of democracy, inspired me to be a more active citizen, expanded my perspective and pushed me out of my comfort zone. Here are some of the words I shared with the delegates: “We hope, as you are debating policy today, albeit virtually, you recognize the power of your voice. We hope that your political and civic engagement does not cease with the click of the ‘end meeting’ button. We hope that today’s conference inspires you to be leaders of tomorrow and fosters a new appreciation for our governmental process.” HAFTR High School Principal Naomi Lippman, addressed the delegates, commending them on taking part in the event, and thanked Model Congress co-presidents, Daniel Singer and myself, and Alex

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Mask on! Game on! On March 19, the back on the court to display their talent as Lawrence Woodmere Academy Tigers a team. First-time coach, Howard Mo, is hosted the Portledge School for the varsity terrifically excited about the season. boys’ PSAA Championship Match. In a Senior Kyra Milord said that, “it is crazy thrilling contest, both teams showcased to think that we were not going to have a their unique talents as it came down to the season and I can speak for the whole team wire to determine a winner. that is nice to just be on the court again LWA Senior Daniel Carrión hit an regardless of the circumstances we may unbelievable contested three-point shot face.” from the corner to tie the game at 61-61 Along with the sports, seniors in the with just seconds left. However, Portledge upper school have much to look forward to. marched down the court with As the end of the school year force-free throws. Portledge approaches and the veil of won 64-61. Pol Canals, Nabi Covid starts to lift, the class of Ndiaye and Daniel Carrión 2021 has planned some fun were named to the All-Confercommunity events. On April ence Team after playing excep21, the seniors will be at Chipotionally throughout the season. tle on Rockaway Turnpike Rising stars Aiden Best and where proceeds from the days’ Raphael Tawil also proved to purchases will be graciously be a force on the court and donated to the school for showed strong promise to creenrichment activities. In addiate fear among next year’s tion, the Senior Car Wash is adversaries. Also, Senior Capplanned for May 27. Mark your tain Michael Coletta anchored calendar and come by to supthe team through discipline port the class of 2021 and give an eraGhty and brought energy to the your auto a “spa treatment.” erratic season. Although the Community is very imporoutcome was not the desired tant at LWA, and as tradition one, it was an incredible achievement in has called for in the past, the seniors will itself to compete in the championship and be joined by the junior class at the end-ofleague play as the student-athletes came the-year school formal at the Sands Beach together and displayed resilience under Club. the restraining circumstances of the panThe forever dreamed of graduation in demic. the beautiful building of Hessel Hall will The varsity team would like to give a take place after safety logistics have been huge shout-out and thank you to both Ath- worked out. In a time that has seemed to letic Director David O’Keeffe for doing deprive us of so much this year, it seems everything he could to make the season the seniors will be able to end their upper happen and Luke Davis, head of LWA school journey in the way they intended. Admissions for his excellent camera work Lawrence Woodmere Academy would throughout the season to broadcast the like to wish everybody a Happy Passover, a games via Facebook Livestream. joyous Easter, and most certainly a funThe girls’ varsity volleyball season is filled April Fools with many jokes, pranks, underway. After having the season post- and laughs. poned in the fall, there has been much As always, stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay anticipation for the Lady Tigers to get strong.

Each year, New York American Water flushes the water mains in its distribution system. This essential part of our system maintenance program helps us to provide you with high-quality water service. When crews are in the area, customers may experience a drop in water pressure or discolored water. If this happens, simply let your water run until it is clear. Customers are also encouraged to check for discolored water before doing laundry. Any changes due to weather will be posted on our website at newyorkamwater.com (on the home page, click on Alerts Notifications). NOTE: In observance of Shavuot and Memorial Day, no flushing will be conducted May 16 through May 18; or May 31.

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More than $812,000 in what New York state calls “Smart Schools” aid that is dedicated to advanced technology equipment is headed to the Lawrence School District and local yeshivas: the Gesher Early Childhood Center, the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, Kulanu Academy, Rambam Mesivta High School, and Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island. Lawrence will receive $411,600 for classroom technology upgrades. The remaining $400,525 will be split among the yeshivas for educational technology upgrades and enhanced connectivity. “This additional funding will enhance the technology for all of our students in District 15, and we thank Senator [Todd] Kaminsky for his help,” Lawrence Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen stated in a news release. Kaminsky, a Democrat, represents the Five Towns. State Assemblywoman Melissa

Miller (R-Atlantic Beach) was also instrumental in attaining the state money. The money for Gesher will be used to buy SmartTech software, by Yeshiva Ketana for laptop touch boards, and by HAFTR to acquire several of different technological learning tools. Kulanu Academy will purchase new laptops, and Rambam Mesivta will buy new SmartBoards. Kulanu Academy’s Head of School Dina Rosenberg appreciates the lawmakers’ “ongoing support.” “The procurement of laptops for individual student use affords a full class of students to work together on projects simultaneously, while maintaining each child’s specified and customized accommodations, modifications, and prompts best suited for his or her needs,” she stated in the release. —Hailey Gise

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HoLocAusT suRvivoR RAcHeL Lefkovits with her greatgrandchildren. At top were, Yoni Posner, Dani Posner, in the middle Kaylie Posner, Max Wiesel and Shua Wiesel and at the bottom Gabi Wiesel and Talia Berger.

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Judaic themes and Torah in art HAFTR fourth-graders prepared for their March art show with guidance from artist Rabbi Yitzchok Moully, who is inspired by Andy Warhol. Moully encouraged the students to follow their talents to make, “Hashem’s complete world more complete,” he said. Using his style, students painted canvases and when dry, used a silk screening method to superimpose a graphic on their backgrounds. He also brought a few of his

designs. Each student completed an original piece of artwork, which was displayed at the Fourth Grade Evening of the Arts. Moully worked with families to create an art installation, “Overflowing Blessings.” Each student and parent chose a cup of paint to pour over the sculpture and finished the sentence, “I am grateful for_”. The sculpture will be permanently displayed in front of the lower school building. –Jeffrey Bessen

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generational leaning at HALB Holocaust survivor Rachel Lefkovits took part in the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach’s Names Not Number program, where eighth-graders interview survivors and create a documentary. All of her great-grandchildren attend the school in Woodmere. Yitzy Yudin interviewed his great-grandmother Judith Wohlberg. –Jeffrey

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Herald Inside LI held a free webinar called the 50+ Health+Wealth Virtual Event on March 25. Sponsored by DoTerra, Emerge Nursing and Rehabilitation at Glen Cove, Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, United Healthcare and Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP, the webinar welcomed five panelists to discuss topics such as brain and heart health, breathing and core exercises, Medicare and Medicaid planning, and the use of essential oils for wellness, beauty, and health practices. Cheryl Paris, an independent wellness advocate for DoTerra, has been involved in fitness and health for over thirty years. Paris shared that she found relief from heart palpitations, as a result of a condition she was diagnosed with at age 11, which involves improper closure of the value the heart’s upper and lower left chambers. “One or two drops of an essential oil in a diffuser that runs all throughout the day gets the job done. We have a diffuser in every one of our rooms in our home, for various reasons.” said Paris. The senior coordinator for the Cardiopulmonary Program at the Glen Cove Center for Nursing and

Rehabilitation, Ken Shah added that playing a harmonica--that anyone can breathing techniques could result buy from a toy supply store--can make in better heart health. Among other a huge difference in inner respiratory breathing techniques that Shah shared, strengthening.” The administrative program manager he demonstrated “four, seven, eight of Neurological Services breathing,” which involves Emerge Nursing and the practice of breathing Rehabilitation at Glen Cove, in for four seconds, holding Wendell Miller, who also that breath for seven works as a social worker and seconds and then breathing physical therapist, said that out for eight seconds. he aids in helping people “We help [patients] by who have had traumatic educating them about their brain injuries and strokes conditions and helping through the neurological them to breathe better,” program in Glen Cove, he said, referring to the which offers physical, Cardiopulmonary Program occupational and other at the Glen Cove Center for forms of interdisciplinary Nursing and Rehabilitation. therapy. Miller said the “My patients have had program not only aims to significant changes in help support those who their lives by just adding CONSTANTINA suffered from brain breathing exercises and PAPAGEORGIOU have injuries, but it also aims mindful meditation to their to support their families routines in combination Partner, by striving to inform them with pulmonary that they are not alone. rehabilitation and we also Vishnick McGovern Attendees were invited have free support groups Milizio, LLP to submit questions before over Zoom for people going and during the webinar; through cardiopulmonary programs,” Shah said. “We also have many questions involved planning for harmonica lessons, which help with inner healthcare later in life. “Many times people become sick and respiratory strengthening. Anywhere vulnerable unexpectedly, but that is why from five to eight minutes a day of

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they should plan ahead to have people that they trust like a health care proxy to make decisions for them in the event that they are too sick to make decisions on their own,” said Constantina Papageorgiou, partner at Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP. “A health care proxy and a living will are things that people should have in place, so that they can be well taken care of in the event that they need it.” The regional sales manager for Long Island and Queens at United Healthcare, Johnny Espinal added that he strives to end stigmas about Medicaid. “There is a stigma that if you are on Medicaid you should be embarrassed because you are getting a hand out or pulling a fast one on the government, and it’s not just the people living in the inner cities and in the Projects that are on Medicaid,” he said. “There are people that are on Medicaid that have been paying taxes and working hard too and just because they are on Medicaid doesn’t mean they should be ashamed.” To learn more, watch the recording of this webinar at liherald.com/recordings. Register for future webinars at liherald. com/insideli.

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After a hard-fought loss in the Private Schools Athletic Association championship game, Lawrence Woodmere Academy Athletic Director David O’Keeffe reflected on a season for the school’s boy’s basketball team that was completed during the coronavirus pandemic. The Tigers lost 64-61 to Locust Valleybased Portledge in the March 19 championship game at LWA. Despite the loss, O’Keeffe described the season as a “total success” that included a 3-1 record during the four-game regular season. “To get six games played during a world pandemic was a massive achievement in itself,” he wrote in an email. “We are extremely proud of our boys. With all the safety restrictions and Covid challenges that came our way, we showed that we can overcome any obstacle.” O’Keeffe added that LWA seniors Daniel Carrion, Pol Canals and Nabiyu

Matheu were named to the PSAA All-Conference Team. He noted that head coach Brett Tawil was instrumental in helping orchestrate the hybrid season. “Coach Tawil and his Tigers were number one seed heading into the playoffs after victories against Stony Brook, Knox, and LuHi (twice). “The whole season was a victory for LWA and its graduating seniors. We never thought we would see a basketball game played in our gym anytime soon.” Even with the senior players set to graduate, O’Keeffe said the future is bright for the team. “Junior point guard Aiden Best showed a lot of promise and has a bright future ahead of him and sophomore Raphael Tawil showed his grit and determination as he hung with the “big boys,” he said. “We will miss the Spanish stars Pol and Nabiyu and the smooth shooting of Daniel Carrion, but Tiger Nation is excited for the future and will never back down from a challenge.”

Adventureland is opening Adventureland, at 2245 Broadhollow Road (Route 110) in Farmingdale, will open for season pass holders on April 9 from 3 to 9 p.m. and on April 10 for the general public. Closed last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, there are new additions. The Sports Tower rises 60-feet over the park and gives riders a 360° view. New arcade games, including Connect Four Basketball and Pearl Fishery. Alfie’s GloUp lights up the night in the park’s Midway and Tony’s Tavern offers those of drinking age beer, wine and seltzer. Adhering to New York state Covid guidelines, Adventureland opens at 33 percent capacity, face masks are required for all guests older than 2 and there is social distancing on all lines and rides. There are more than 50 sanitizing stations, enhanced cleaning is performed,

especially in high-touch areas. Arrows will highlight the flow of traffic and there is employee health screening. All guests are required to have their own admission ticket. General admission is $39.99 plus tax for ages 2 to 24; adult admission is $24.99 plus tax for 25 and older; 1 and younger is free; and all admissions include unlimited use of the rides. The park is open weekends and holidays in the spring and daily in the summer. Birthday party packages, group rates and private park rentals are available. Parking and Wi-Fi are free. It is recommended to subscribe to the email list — Guestrelations@Adventureland.us – for discounts and park information. Admission must be purchased online in advance at www.Adventureland. us. —Jeffrey Bessen

he biggest change has been having to make sure that they keep six feet of space between them, which is difficult in the sport because they’re usually lined up next to each other. In the beginning, I had to space them out and only use three of our six firing points at a time. That cut into our practice time so much. Normally the way it works, I want each athlete get through four targets, and I was having to alternate dates when the varsity would come and then the JV so we could have practice time for both. It was very unfair for all the athletes because they weren’t getting nearly enough time. I felt helpless; I felt like I couldn’t provide them the environment and the time to adequately build up their skills and reach

their full potential because I know how good they are, and I saw the way the time was impacting their ability to reach those scores. It was awful. I didn’t know how to help them. There was only so much I could do, and I had to keep them safe. That’s my job, to keep them safe and healthy. How do you balance keeping everyone safe but also making sure they have the most opportunity? One of our captains, Nicholas, his dad is very involved in the sport. He’s like our team dad, and he built these amazing dividers for the team out of PVC pipe and shower curtains. We stood them up and put them between the athletes, and we were able to use all six points again. We were able to go back to normal amount of practice time, and all of their scores shot up. It was night and day.

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THE 2021 LAWREncE Woodmere Academy boy’s basketball team from left, head coach Brett Tawil, Raphael Tawil, Michael Coletta, Daniel Carrion, Aiden Best, Ian Geraghty, Pol Canals, Nabiyu Matheu and Kingsley Ewumi.

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ovid-19 definitely impacted us, and we lost our whole spring season. In June, Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave us permission to play under certain restrictions. When we returned, we had to keep equipment clean, social distance and wear masks while on the field. The spectators were limited, and baseballs had to be rotated often. We took Covid seriously because we wanted to continue playing sports. So we bought a bucket dedicated to cleaning equipment. We hosted more intimate practices, sometimes with only six players. We took some proactive approaches toward working with kids and split them up when we could, even in the dugout. We took every precaution and didn’t want any situations. If one kid got sick, the whole team went down, and that would have been

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awful. Through the summer and fall, we played about 30 games, and there was not one incident with Covid. I am not the hero. Mayor Alan Beach and Keith Bonomo [the village’s director of parks and recreation] stepped up and opened fields for us, while Joe Sultana, who runs the league, did a lot for the kids of Lynbrook. They ensured we were all safe and gave us access to fields All of us were restricted over the year, and kids were just hunkered down and weren’t having those needed interactions. Baseball created that avenue for social interaction for those kids. They followed the policies of the state and were also able to enjoy themselves. You could see the smiles on their faces and their eagerness to play. It was unbelievable, and this kept the spirit in them to keep going.

ver the past year, we've managed to follow all of the Covid restrictions while we tried to meet on a weekly basis. We've been doing as [many] outdoor activities as possible. Whether it's Crossroads Farm or Westwood Park, we're thankful to have several outdoor facilities to be able to get the scouts together. It's been challenging, especially keeping our scouts' interest during the summertime. At that time when things were really strict, we did a virtual campout where all the boys had to set up camp in their backyard with their parents' supervision. Our scoutmaster, Joe Somma, has done a great job coming up with creative ideas to keep them interested and helping them advance through their ranks. He's really the one who's been at the helm, and everyone

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he Covid pandemic has been a gamechanger in the world of youth sports. As the president of the Hewlett-Lawrence Soccer Club, I have seen firsthand the strain it has put on youth programs across Long Island and our country. Although the larger programs have had their share of challenges, it is the small community-based programs like HLSC that have really struggled to remain open. At first, the hardest part of the pandemic was the uncertainty. There were legitimate concerns from parents and players alike about the challenges facing our sport. Over the summer, we started to receive guidance from the various local governing bodies about how to “return to play.” There would be a fall 2020 season. There was a scramble by clubs to find facilities.

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Countless hours were spent making phone calls, emails and attending Zoom meetings with school districts and various other venues. The response from our community was very encouraging. The desire for our kids to get out and do something, anything was overwhelming. Travel teams had to be pieced together, sometimes merging with neighboring clubs to field a team in a certain age group. Before the season began, there were Zoom meetings for club presidents, travel coaches and referees to make sure everyone understood — all eyes were on us. We had a responsibility to our team, club, community and to all of youth sports to adhere to the to the guidelines. The fall season was a success, and we’re looking forward to the spring 2021 season.

ike so many, the pandemic hit my family and friends very deeply. On March 24, my older brother was admitted to Queens Hospital Center; never did I ever imagine I would never see him again. Then, on March 27 at approximately 11:30 a.m., my brother Richard Johnson passed away from what we all now know as Covid-19. Richard was my older brother, age 59, at the time of his passing. Not only was he my brother, but he and I were in business together for well over 25 years. The impact of his death cut my family and me sincerely. We will never forget 2020 going forward. Sitting here doing the math, I lost over 20 family and friends combined to the virus. The pain runs very deep. Professionally, like many others, my business was greatly affected as well by the pandemic.

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My business shutdown when the rest of New York shut down in early March. Thankfully things opened back up. It's challenging to work during a pandemic, but we must count our blessings. We know the saying, "That which doesn't break us only makes us stronger." I know many of the residents in Elmont have significantly been affected over the past 12 months. I pray for all families going through this trying time. The Elmont community is a fantastic community on Long Island. Our fortitude and strength will shine through. As the president for the Elmont Cardinals, I look forward to seeing things get back to a sense of normalcy in the coming months. Stay strong all. Pain is temporary, and pride is forever.

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semitransparent stain to the traditional clear deck water sealer. Clear deck water sealers can be difficult to apply and are apt to leave the deck permanently tacky if too much is applied. Also, deck water sealers tend to peel after a couple of years. Stripping or sanding a deck to remove a peeling deck sealer is a project you want to avoid at all costs. Expect to have to apply a deck sealer every couple of years or so, even if you use a semitransparent stain. Also, look to use deck water repellants that include a mildewcide, which will help to impede the growth of mold and mildew. Mother Nature is simply very rough on deck surfaces. Finally, as part of your deck prep work, if you observe any rotted or decaying boards, floor joists or railing pieces, replace them with new moisture- and insect-resistant lumber. Make sure to use corrosion-resistant fasteners for attaching the new lumber. Required new decking material should be installed prior to sealing the deck. Once you’ve completed your deck preparation work, you can expect to enjoy the beauty and functionality of your deck for the entire warm weather season, with little to no maintenance. Simply sweep or hose down the deck a couple of times during the summer to keep it looking new and feeling wonderful.

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Francis R. Emma of Cedarhurst, 79 By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

Courtesy Adam Figueroa

LoWER EAsT sIdE native and Cedarhurst resident Francis R. Emma.

To the family and friends of longtime Cedarhurst resident Francis R. Emma, he was a man that entertained others with his wit and sense of humor. Emma died at his home on March 5. He was 79. Born on March 23, 1942, Emma grew up on the lower East Side of Manhattan with his sister, Marie, and parents Paul

and Elizabeth. He attended high school at a vocational school named Machine and Metal Trades in East Harlem. He earned a degree in architecture from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1963. Being an architect was his career, including running his own firm from his Cedarhurst home. Emma would meet his future wife, Elaine Friedman, in Brooklyn when he was a teenager. They would get married

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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE NOTICE OF SALE OF LIENS FOR UNPAID VILLAGE TAXES AND/OR ASSESSMENTS REMAINING UNPAID FOR THE YEAR 2020

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Village Code §187-17 and the New York Real Property Tax Law as applicable to the Village of Lawrence (“Village”), and pursuant to direction of the Village Board of Trustees, the undersigned Village Clerk-Treasurer/Village Administrator will sell at Public Auction in the manner provided by law on April 08, 2021 at 10:00 am local prevailing time in the Village Hall, 196 Central Avenue, Lawrence, New York so much of each of the following parcels upon which Village Taxes and/or Assessments remain unpaid for the year 2020 as will be sufficient to discharge the taxes and/or assessments, fees, interest and discharges which may be due thereon respectively at the time of such sale, and shall continue the same from day to day until the said sale shall be completed. The Village reserves the right to withdraw any property prior to the sale of its lien. PLEASE ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE WILL PURCHASE ALL LIENS FOR SALE, AND NO PUBLIC BIDDING WILL BE PERMITTED. Such real estate will be sold subject to any unpaid tax liens purchased and held by the Village. The purchase or purchasers of such tax sale will be required to pay the amount of their respective bids to the undersigned within TEN days after the sale pursuant to the provisions of Section 1454 of the New York Real Property Tax Law and Village Local Law #12-1994. THE VILLAGE DOES NOT PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE TO ANY LIEN PURCHASER REGARDING ANY ASPECT OF THE PURCHASE OF OR FORECLOSURE UPON ANY LIEN. The following is a list or statement of the Real Estate upon which such Tax and/or Assessments are unpaid for the year 2020 with a statement of the amount of tax and/or assessments, fees, interest and charges thereon: Section

Block

Lot(s)

40 00B 227-306 40 00B 227-436 40 00E 117 40 00E 217 40 00G 49 40 00H 6 40 00H 7 40 084-2 2 40 084-2 25 40 90 6 40 90 207 40 108 11 40 111 402 40 120 506 40 120 508 40 181-2 20 40 181-2 872 40 182 305 40 189 21 40 190 21 40 190 47 40 198 28 40 198 32 40 199 2 40 205 1 40 206 55 40 206 97 41 00F-1 122 41 00H 25 41 00H 471 41 00H 484 41 48 238 41 56 4 41 74 1 41 85 201 41 86 141 41 86 448 41 87 26 41 89 77 41 92 408 41 96 5 41 96 106 41 97 230-105 41 97 230-112 41 97 230-207 41 97 230-214 41 100 58 41 100 107 41 100 309 999 999 1 999 999 5 Lina Fusco Deputy Village Treasurer Ronald Goldman Village Administrator Dated: March 12, 2021 1125150

Addres 260 Central Ave – Apt. 306 260 Central Ave – Apt. 436 52 Sutton Place 52 Sutton Place 100 Bannister Lane 278 Albert Place 276 Albert Place 30 Rosalind Place 26 Rosalind Place 124 Fulton Street 124 Fulton Street 1139 Harris Street 240 Causeway 206 Sage Ave 206 Sage Ave 43 Causeway 230 Juniper Cir N 204 Pond Xing 13 Lakeside Drive W 30 Lakeside Drive E 180 Lakeside Drive S 229 Juniper Cir N 236 Juniper Cir E 211 Broadway 191 Harborview N 201 Harborview S 91 Harborview W 10 Copperbeech Lane 234 Briarwood Xing 15 Albro Lane Willow Way 357 Central Ave 340 Ocean Ave 600 Chauncey Lane 1 Waverly Place 86 Washington Ave 1 Sterling Place 11 Washington Ave 345 Broadway 276 Narragansett Ave 348 Mulry Lane 348 Mulry Lane 376 Central Ave – Apt 1F 376 Central Ave – Apt 1S 376 Central Ave – Apt 2H 376 Central Ave – Apt 2R 60 Briarwood Lane 40 Ventana Court 60 Briarwood Lane Special Franchise Special Franchise

Base Total 397.99 807.3 2,551.35 79.17 1,307.17 1,322.23 1,382.15 2,157.11 2,170.92 1,149.02 37.84 960.48 2,305.50 136.59 3,731.27 770.19 1,016.73 826.2 4,585.63 949.9 2,323.61 1,504.93 3,082.04 1,021.57 2,046.83 1,277.51 3,196.68 976 1,278.90 2,182.83 0.87 2,926.03 756.9 733.41 1,058.54 2,037.70 682.27 497.39 1,604.87 1,573.83 79.17 1,202.17 469.3 511.06 235.52 471.04 2,190.40 1,152.28 76.56 609 9,200.25

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF TAX LIEN SALE VILLAGE OF ATLANTIC BEACH NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1452 and 1454 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of NY that the following is a list of real estate tax in the Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach upon which 2020/2021 taxes are unpaid as shown in the tax list on file with the Village Clerk, together with amounts of the tax, interest and charges thereon. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that on April 1, 2021 at 10:30 AM in the forenoon of said day, a lien on the aforesaid parcels of real estate will be sold at public auction in the Atlantic Beach Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, NY, to discharge the tax, fees, interest and charges of aforesaid which may be due thereon at the time of such sale. All parcels located in Section 58 BLOCK LOTS LEGAL ADDRESS TOTAL 18 42-43 Charles Scott Fries, 72 Daytona St. $1,307.51 75 34 Tutus, 2010 Park St $ 161.74 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EMILY SINISCALCHI, VILLAGE CLERK HERBERT A. KLIBANOFF, TREASURER DATED: MARCH 24, 2021 124992 LEGAL NOTICE regular meeting where BY ORDER OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE general business will be BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LAWRENCE conducted, and for the OF THE VILLAGE OF NOTICE OF PUBLIC purpose of conducting a HEWLETT HARBOR HEARINGS ON PROPOSED Public Hearing on the NICOLE GIACOPELLI 2021 – 2022 GENERAL proposed Local Law DEPUTY VILLAGE CLERK BUDGET AND described above and, as 125224 STORMWATER MGMT. deemed advisable by said LEGAL NOTICE REPORT PLEASE TAKE Board, taking action on PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE that Two (2) the enactment of said PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Public Hearings will be Local Law. that a public hearing will held by the Board of Dated: March 15, 2021 be held as to the Trustees at the Lawrence By Order of the Board of following matter: Yacht & Country Club, Trustees Agency: Board of 101 Causeway, Lawrence, Village of Lawrence, NY Zoning Appeals New York 11559, on the Ronald Goldman Incorporated Village of 8th day of April, 2021, at Village Clerk/Treasurer Atlantic Beach 8:00 PM, Eastern 125219 Date: April 15, 2021 Standard Time, with LEGAL NOTICE Time: 7:00 p.m. respect to the following INCORPORATED VILLAGE Place: Village Hall, matters: OF HEWLETT HARBOR 65 The Plaza, Atlantic In accordance with New NOTICE OF PUBLIC Beach, New York York Village Law 5-508(3) HEARING FOR THE Subject: Case # the tentative Village ADOPTION OF THE 20-12-5526, Meir and Budget for the fiscal year VILLAGE BUDGET FOR Amanda Katz, 126 commencing June 1, 2021 THE FISCAL YEAR Cayuga Avenue, Atlantic and ending May 31, 2021/2022 Beach, New York, 11509. 2022, a copy of which is NOTICE OF MONTHLY Applicant proposes to available at the office of MEETING OF THE BOARD construct a one story rear the Village Clerk where it OF TRUSTEES addition with a raised may be inspected by any NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN deck and is seeking relief interested person during that the Board of Trustees for a variance of the office hours. Village Codes sections of the Village of Hewlett The Annual Report to be Harbor will hold a Public 250-21 Lot coverage, filed by the Village for the permitted lot coverage Hearing via Zoom on year 2021 relating to the Thursday, April 8, 2021, shall not exceed 30% of Municipal Separate the area, proposed lot at 5:00PM, Eastern Stormwater Sewer Standard Time, for the coverage 34.18%. Section Systems (MS4) as to 250-39 Rear yards, there purpose of adopting the compliance by the Village Village’s Budget for the shall be a rear yard of with the Storm Water fiscal year commencing 21.3 feet, proposed rear Management Program June 1, 2021 and ending yard 10 feet. Section (SWMP). 250-108 Prohibited and May 31, 2022. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN The Tentative Budget will restricted uses (J) THAT copies of the be available at the office Buildings within the proposed 2021 – 2022 of the Village Clerk by Village of Atlantic Beach Tentative Budget and a shall be constructed with April 5, 2021 where it copy of the Municipal may be inspected by any a peaked or gable roof Stormwater (MS4) Report interested person during only. described above are on the Village office hours Premises are also known file in the office of the as Section 58, Block 73, between Village Clerk of the 9:00 AM-3:00PM.. Lot 143 on the Nassau Village of Lawrence, NY, PLEASE TAKE FURTHER County Land and Tax where the same is Map. NOTICE that the regular available for public At the said time and monthly meeting for the inspection during regular Board of Trustees will place, all interested office hours. follow the conclusion of persons may be heard PLEASE TAKE FURTHER with respect to the the Public Hearing on the NOTICE that all interested foregoing matters. same evening at Village parties will be given an Hall via Zoom. All relevant documents opportunity to be heard An agenda for the may be inspected at the on said proposed Local Building Department, 65 meeting will be made Law at the place and time The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, available to the public on aforesaid. If anyone that day. New York, during normal needs special Due to social distancing business hours accommodations for a Dated: March 26, guidelines, occupancy of disability, such person 2021 Village Hall is limited. should contact the Village Therefore, all public BY ORDER OF THE Clerk at least 5 days Board of Trustees BOARD OF APPEALS before the public hearing. Emily Siniscalchi, Village meetings until further NOTICE IS HEREBY notice will be conducted Clerk GIVEN, pursuant to the via Zoom. All residents 125298 requirements of the Open wishing to attend or Meetings Law of the Search for notices online at: speak should visit the www.newyorkpublicnotices.com State of New York, that Village website at the Board of Trustees of www.hewlettharbor.org LEGAL NOTICE the Village of Lawrence for further Zoom INCORPORATED VILLAGE will convene in public instructions. OF HEWLETT HARBOR meeting at the place and Dated: Hewlett Harbor, NOTICE OF MONTHLY time aforesaid for the New York MEETING OF THE BOARD purpose of conducting a March 25, 2021 OF TRUSTEES

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Harbor will meet via Zoom on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 5:00PM, 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. Due to social distancing guidelines, occupancy of Village Hall is limited. Therefore, all public Board of Trustees meetings until further notice will be conducted via Zoom. All residents wishing to attend or speak should visit the Village website at www.hewlettharbor.org for further Zoom instructions. Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York March 19, 2021 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR MICHAEL RYDER VILLAGE CLERK 125096 LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTACIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que una audiencia pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar HewlettWoodmere Union Free, pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, se realizará en G.W. Escuela secundaria Hewlett, 60 Everit Avenue, Hewlett, Nueva York, 11557, en dicho distrito el miércoles 28 de abril de 2021 a las 6:00 p. m., hora en vigor, para la resolución de los asuntos conforme a lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, que incluye los siguientes puntos: 1.Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2021-2022. 2.Analizar todos los puntos que a continuación se establecen para que se voten mediante una máquina de votación en la votación anual de presupuesto y elección que se celebrará el martes 11 de mayo de 2021. 3.Resolver cualquier otro asunto que se presente en la reunión, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York y las leyes que la enmiendan. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del distrito escolar para 2021-2022,

sin incluir el dinero público, a partir del 27 de abril de 2021, de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., hora en vigor, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito, sita en One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, 11598, en la Biblioteca Pública de Hewlett-Woodmere, 1125 Broadway, Woodmere, Nueva York, 11598, y en el sitio web del distrito. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que dicha votación del presupuesto y elección se realizará el martes 11 de mayo de 2021 en Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, 11598, de 7:00 a. m. a 10:00 p. m., hora en vigor, horario en el cual se habilitarán las urnas para votar mediante una máquina de votación sobre los siguientes asuntos: 1.Adoptar el presupuesto anual del distrito escolar para el año fiscal 2021-2022 y autorizar la parte requerida de este a ser recaudada con impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito. 2.Aprobar el presupuesto de la biblioteca para 2021-2022 propuesto por la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Hewlett-Woodmere, y el gravamen de un impuesto para ello de conformidad con la Sección 259 de la Ley de Educación. 3.Elegir cinco (5) miembros de la Junta de Educación, de los cuales tres (3) miembros cumplirán un mandato de tres (3) años desde el 1 de julio de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2024, un (1) miembro cumplirá el resto de un mandato sin concluir desde el 11 de mayo de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2023 y un (1) miembro cumplirá el resto de un mandato sin concluir desde el 11 de mayo de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2022. Se elegirán los tres candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos para cumplir los mandatos que finalizan el 30 de junio de 2024; se elegirá el candidato que obtenga el cuarto lugar con mayor cantidad de votos para cumplir el mandato que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2023; y se elegirá el candidato que obtenga el quinto lugar con mayor cantidad de votos para cumplir el mandato que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2022. 4.Elegir un fideicomisario de la Biblioteca Pública para un período de cinco (5) años que comenzaría el 1 de julio de 2021 y finalizaría el 30 de junio de 2026. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el distrito escolar debe

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adjuntar un informe de exenciones al presupuesto sugerido. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará la forma en que el valor estimado total del registro de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exención concedidos por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el importe acumulativo que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios que tenga el distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web administrado por el distrito. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se presentarán ante la secretaria de dicho distrito escolar en su oficina en Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, 11598, a más tardar el 12 de abril de 2021, de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor. Cada solicitud se dirigirá a la secretaria del distrito y deberá estar firmada por al menos 63 votantes calificados del distrito. Los puestos vacantes de la Junta de Educación no se consideran cargos específicos ni independientes; los candidatos se presentan en general. Las solicitudes de nominación no deberán estipular ningún puesto vacante específico en la Junta para la cual esté nominado el candidato. Para nominar un candidato para el cargo de Fideicomisario de la Junta de Bibliotecas, cada petición debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes del distrito. Las vacantes en la Junta de Fideicomisarios no se consideran cargos específicos separados; los candidatos se presentan en general. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante especifica en la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el registro personal de los votantes es obligatorio según la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o el Artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora según la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y votó en una reunión de distrito anual o especial en los últimos cuatro (4)

años calendario, es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar en virtud del artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones, también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deberán registrarse. La Junta de Registros se reunirá con el fin de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del distrito de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación el lunes 3 de mayo de 2021, de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m., hora en vigor, en Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al registro que se utilizará en la elección mencionada. Durante ese horario, toda persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en el registro, siempre y cuando en la reunión de la Junta de Registros se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta que esa persona tiene derecho a votar en la elección para la cual se prepara el registro. El registro preparado de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se presentará en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito en Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, 11598, y estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado del distrito pueda inspeccionarlo todos los días a partir del 6 de mayo de 2021, excepto los domingos, de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., hora en vigor, todos los días de semana previos al día establecido para la elección y el sábado 8 de mayo de 2021 con cita previa, de 10:00 a. m. a 1:30 p. m., y en los centros de votación el día de la votación. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes pueden registrarse con la secretaria de dicho distrito escolar en su oficina de la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, 11598, de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., cuando la escuela esté en sesión en cualquier día previo al 6 de mayo de 2021 para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al registro que se utilizará en la elección mencionada. Durante ese horario, toda persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en el registro, siempre y cuando en la reunión con la secretaria de dicho distrito escolar se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de la secretaria de dicho distrito escolar que esa persona tiene derecho a votar en la elección para la cual se prepara el registro. El registro

preparado de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se presentará en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito, en su oficina de la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, 11598, y estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado del distrito pueda inspeccionarlo todos los días a partir del 6 de mayo de 2021, excepto los domingos, de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., hora en vigor, todos los días de semana previos al día establecido para la elección y el sábado 8 de mayo de 2021 con cita previa, de 10:00 a. m. a 1:30 p. m., y en los centros de votación el día de la votación. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Se puede pedir una solicitud de registro como votante militar a la secretaria del distrito en Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, y esta se debe enviar a dicha oficina a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 15 de abril de 2021. En el pedido de solicitud de registro, el votante militar puede designar de qué manera prefiere recibir la solicitud de registro: por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito pueden presentar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar por correo a la oficina de la Secretaria del distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York. La solicitud de boleta electoral militar original se debe devolver por correo o en persona a la secretaria del distrito en One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, durante el horario escolar, a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 15 de abril de 2021. En el pedido de solicitud de boleta electoral militar, el votante militar puede designar de qué manera prefiere recibir la solicitud de boleta electoral militar y la boleta electoral militar: por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico. Las solicitudes de boleta electoral militar y las boletas electorales militares de los votantes militares calificados se deben entregar por correo o en persona. Las boletas electorales para los votantes militares se distribuirán a los votantes militares calificados antes del 16 de abril de 2021. Las boletas electorales militares deben ser recibidas por la secretaria del distrito (1) antes del

cierre de la votación, el martes 11 de mayo de 2021, y deben tener una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y deben estar firmados y fechados por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que establezca que no son posteriores al día previo a la elección. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la secretaria del distrito otorgará las solicitudes de voto por ausencia durante el horario escolar a partir del 12 de abril de 2021. La secretaria del distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes completadas luego del 12 de abril de 2021 y por lo menos siete (7) días antes de la elección, el 4 de mayo de 2021, si la boleta electoral debe enviarse al votante por correo, o el día antes de la elección, el 10 de mayo de 2021, si la boleta electoral debe entregarse personalmente al votante. La secretaria del distrito debe recibir las boletas electorales por ausencia a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor, del martes 11 de mayo de 2021. Las solicitudes de boletas electorales por ausencia pueden imprimirse desde el sitio web del distrito w w w. h e w l e t t woodmere.net y entregarse a la secretaria del distrito a partir del 12 de abril de 2021, tal como se describe anteriormente. Habrá disponible en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito una lista de personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia a fin de que los votantes calificados del distrito la inspeccionen a partir del jueves 6 de mayo de 2021, excepto los domingos, de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., hora en vigor, todos los días de la semana, previamente al día establecido para la elección anual, el sábado 8 de mayo de 2021 con cita previa únicamente de 10:00 a. m. a 1:30 p. m. y el 11 de mayo de 2021, el día establecido para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado presente en ese momento en el centro de votación podrá objetar la votación del voto por los motivos que considere oportunos, presentando su objeción y las razones de esta al inspector de la elección antes del cierre de las urnas. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con una norma adoptada por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta

para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de otra manera se presente para la votación en dicha elección, debe presentarse ante la secretaria de la Junta de Educación en la oficina del distrito, en One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, 11598, con el tiempo suficiente para permitir que el aviso de la propuesta se incluya con el aviso de audiencia pública, votación del presupuesto y elección, según lo dispuesto en la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación, a más tardar el 12 de abril de 2021 a las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor. Debe estar escrita a máquina o en letra de molde en inglés, debe estar dirigida a la secretaria del distrito escolar, debe estar firmada por al menos 260 votantes calificados del distrito (que representan el 5 % de la cantidad de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior) y debe indicar de manera legible el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna solicitud de presentar ante los votantes una propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de las facultades de los votantes para determinarla, que sea ilegal, o que no incluya una asignación específica en la que el gasto de dinero sea requerido por la propuesta, o en la que exista otra razón válida para excluir la propuesta del voto. Fecha: Hempstead, Nueva York 17 de marzo de 2021 Por orden de la JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE Pueblo de Hempstead, Nueva York Barbara Randazzo, secretaria del distrito 125085 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE HEWLETTWOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the HewlettWoodmere Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held in the G.W. Hewlett High School, 60 Everit Avenue, Hewlett, New York, 11557, in said district on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 6:00 PM prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1.To present to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

2.To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machine at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. 3.To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2021-2022, exclusive of public moneys, may be obtained by any resident of the District beginning April 27, 2021 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the Office of the District Clerk, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, 11598, and at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Woodmere, New York, 11598, and on the District’s internet website. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in the Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, 11598 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 10:00 PM, prevailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1.To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2021-2022 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2.That the 2021 - 2022 library budget proposed by the Board of Trustees of the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, and the levy of a tax therefore in accordance with Section 259 of the Education law shall be approved. 3.To elect five (5) member[s] of the Board of Education whereby three (3) members will serve a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2021, and expiring on June 30, 2024, one (1) member will serve the balance of an unexpired term, commencing on May 11, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2023, and one (1) member will serve the balance of an unexpired term commencing on May 11, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2022. The three candidates who receive the highest number of votes will be elected to serve the terms expiring June 30, 2024; the one (1) candidate who receives the fourth highest number of votes will be elected to serve the term expiring June 30, 2023; and the one (1)

candidate who receives the fifth highest number of votes will be elected to serve the term expiring June 30, 2022. 4.To elect a Trustee of the Public Library for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2026. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education or trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office in Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, 11598 not later than April 12, 2021, between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, prevailing time. Each petition for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least sixtythree (63) qualified voters of the District; Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated. To nominate a candidate for the office of Trustee of the Library Board, each petition must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) voters of the district. Vacancies on the Board of Trustees are not considered separate specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, or

pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law on Monday, May 3, 2021 from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM, in the Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the Register is prepared. The Register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, 11598, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District each day beginning on May 6, 2021, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, on each weekday prior to the day set for the election, and on Saturday May 8, 2021 by prearranged appointment between 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the voters may register with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the District Administration Office, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, 11598, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, when school is in session at any day prior to May 6, 2021 to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting with the Clerk of said School District he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Clerk of said School District to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the Register is prepared. The

Register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, at her office in the District Administration Office, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, 11598, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District each day beginning on May 6, 2021, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, on each weekday prior to the day set for the election, and on Saturday, May 8, 2021 by prearranged appointment between 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. An application for registration as a military voter can be requested from the District Clerk in the Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York and must be returned to said office no later than 5:00 PM, April 15, 2021. In the request for an application for registration, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for registration by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the district may submit an application for a military ballot by mail from the Office of the District Clerk, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York. The original military ballot application must be returned by mail or in person to the District clerk, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, during school business hours, no later than 5:00 PM on April 15, 2021. In the request for an application for a military ballot, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for a military ballot, and the military ballot, by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. All qualified military voters’ ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person. Ballots for military voters shall be distributed to qualified military voters no later than April 16, 2021. Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of the polls, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, and must show a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or must show a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the

United States Government; or (2) not later than 5:00 PM on the day of the election and be signed and dated by the military voter and one witness, with a date ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 12, 2021; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 12, 2021 and at least seven (7) days before the election, May 4, 2021, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, May 10, 2021, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Applications for absentee ballots may be printed from the District website w w w. h e w l e t t woodmere.net and delivered to the District Clerk beginning April 12, 2021, in the manner described above. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 6, 2021, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 AM 4:00 PM, prevailing time, on each weekday prior to the day set for the annual election, and on Saturday, May 8, 2021 by prearranged appointment only between the hours of 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM, and on May 11, 2021, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, 11598, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law on or before April 12, 2021 at 5:00 PM, prevailing time; must be typed or

printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 260 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. Dated: Hempstead, New York March 17, 2021 By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Town of Hempstead, New York Barbara Randazzo, District Clerk 125083

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held as to the following matter: Agency:Board of Zoning Appeals Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach Date: April 15, 2021 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place:Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, New York Subject:Case#21-03-5595 Meir and Amanda Katz, 126 Cayuga Avenue, Atlantic Beach, New York, 11509. Applicant proposes to construct a 15’ X 30’ in-ground swimming pool in the side yard setback and is seeking relief for a variance of the Village Code section 250-84 Conditions for installation and maintenance (A)(1) No swimming pool shall be installed or maintained unless: Such pool is installed wholly in the rear yard of the premises. Premises are also known as Section 58, Block 73, Lot 143 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. All relevant documents may be inspected at the Building Department, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, New York, during normal business hours Dated:March 26, 2021 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS Emily Siniscalchi, Village Clerk 125302

LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF CEDARHURST LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Village of Cedarhurst will hold a public hearing on 04/22/2021 at 8:00 PM in the Village Hall, 200 Cedarhurst Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY for the following: Petition of SHAYE & SHOSHANA HIRSCH Premises: 523 ALBEMARLE RD Sec/Blk/Lot 39/330/13 Case # 2021-006 Rear one story addition / VARIANCE required Variance from: 265-40BFront yards.In the case of a corner lot, the front yard on each street shall be as noted above, except that as to plots which were in single and separate ownership prior to August 4, 1952, and have been so maintained to date and which have a frontage of less than 60 feet and on which a residence may be lawfully erected in accordance with the ordinances of this Village, the required side yard toward the street shall be reduced to the extent of one foot for every two feet of total plot width which is less than 60 feet PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard at said hearing. Dated: April 14, 2021 Cedarhurst, NY Benjamin Weinstock Mayor Salvatore Evola Village Clerk-Treasurer By Order of the Board Of Zoning Appeals 125227

Learning to read with World Book program World Book Learning is an educational tool for children, ages 2 to 8, who learning to read, and can be accessed through Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. The program was created with experts on early childhood curriculum. It includes a variety of content and learning activities such as games, short videos, stories, printable activities, and more. The added media makes teaching simpler for parents and teachers, and the kids can work independently or with another person. The programs aims to engage developing readers in interactive and fun educational activities to support micro-

learning – small learning units and shor t-ter m educational activities. Seeks to build The foundations of reading for young learners with guided programs that include stories spread across Lexile® levels and features user friendly design with read-aloud capabilities, made easy for young readers to navigate. To access World Book Learning, go to www.hwpl.org. –Hailey Gise

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LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF CEDARHURST LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Village of Cedarhurst will hold a public hearing on 04/22/2021 at 8:00 PM in the Village Hall, 200 Cedarhurst Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY for the following: Petition of MINKOVA GIDON & ALLA Premises: 10 ROBERTS LA Sec/Blk/Lot 39/344/14 Case # 2021-008 NEW INGROUND 18’ X 40’ SWIMMING POOL Variance from: 265-125Location restricted.No swimming pool shall be built or maintained except in a rear yard as defined by the building zone regulations of the Village of Cedarhurst. The pool, including the foundation for the purifying apparatus, if any, shall be located not less than 10 feet from the rear lot line and not less than five feet from the side property lines of the premises. In no case shall any portion of the pool or fence be closer than 25 feet to a street line and, in the case of corner plots, not less than 25 feet from the front of the premises and side street line of the premises PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard at said hearing. Dated: April 14, 2021 Cedarhurst, NY Benjamin Weinstock Mayor Salvatore Evola Village Clerk-Treasurer By Order of the Board Of Zoning Appeals 125228 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF CEDARHURST LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Village of Cedarhurst will hold a public hearing on 04/22/2021 at 8:00 PM in the Village Hall, 200 Cedarhurst Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY for the following: Petition of GOLDFEDER YOEL & GISELLE Premises: 510 OAKLAND AVE Sec/Blk/Lot 39/274/321 Case # 2021-009 REAR DECK Variance from: 265-49 C Building area.The total building area, including all accessory buildings, shall not exceed 30% of the lot area.265-53 Rear yards.A rear yard of not less than 25 feet shall be required on every plot.265-52 A Side yards.A side yard is required along each side of a building. The side yards along the sides of a building used exclusively as a single-family dwelling shall have an aggregate width of no less than 16 feet. Neither side shall be less than six feet in width, except on corner plots, the side yard shall be six feet. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard at said hearing. Dated: April 14, 2021 Cedarhurst, NY Benjamin Weinstock Mayor Salvatore Evola Village Clerk-Treasurer By Order of the Board Of Zoning Appeals 125230

LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527 RESOLUTION NO. 333-2021 Adopted: March 23, 2021 Councilman Blakeman 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 AND THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN OTHER LOCATIONS, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY, SET ASIDE AS PARKING SPACES FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 324-2021, adopted March 9, 2021, a public hearing was duly held on the 23rd day of March, 2021, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of 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, 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 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; 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: EAST ATLANTIC BEACH MALONE AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 32 feet north of the north curbline of Park Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-4/21) ELMONT HOFFMAN AVENUE north side, starting at a

point 177 feet west of the west curbline of 2nd Street, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-19/21) FRANKLIN SQUARE FENWORTH BOULEVARD - south side, starting at a point 76 feet west of the west curbline of Cleveland Street, west for a distance of 17 feet. (TH-20/21) WOODMERE FULTON STREET - south side, starting at a point 372 feet opposite the northeast curbline of Hickox Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-24/21) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: EAST ATLANTIC BEACH MOHAWK AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 185 feet south of the south curbline of Beech Street, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-324/12 - 11/27/12) (TH-30/21) ELMONT HERALD AVENUE - north side, starting at a point 193 feet east of the east curbline of Meacham Avenue, east for a distance of 23 feet. (TH-52/13: 8/06/13) (TH-1/21) ; 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 in 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 Senior Councilwoman Goosby and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: SEVEN (7) NOES: NONE (0) 125279

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m I a part of the cure/Or am I part of the disease?” –From “Clocks,” Coldplay John Kasich, the former Ohio governor who was roundly defeated in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries by Donald Trump, was doing that thing on March 25 that so many conservative politicians do when they talk about gun control. He was pressing his hands against his ears, telling CNN’s Kate Bolduan, “I can’t SCoTT hear you. I can’t hear you.” BRINToN He didn’t literally say that, nor cover his ears, but he might as well have. Kasich was interviewed on CNN last Thursday, after mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado in which a total of 18 people were gunned down. Bolduan had asked Kasich what lessons President Biden might learn from Kasich’s attempt to enact gun control measures as governor of Ohio after the Las Vegas massacre in October 2017, when a 64-year-old Nevada man opened fire on the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest music festival, killing 60 and injuring 411. If only 10,000 Ohioans had marched on

the Statehouse in Columbus, then perhaps he would have been able to “jam it through,” Kasich lamented, referring to gun-control legislation. But, he said, people didn’t show up to demonstrate, so he couldn’t. He must have a short memory. Five months after the Las Vegas shooting, on March 24, 2018, a throng of Ohioans marched on their Statehouse, demanding stricter gun-control laws. The Columbus Dispatch described the scene this way: “Veteran activists and first-time protesters were among the thousands of people who gathered near Downtown on Saturday to take part in the Columbus March For Our Lives rally. People of all ages congregated . . . to listen to speakers promoting school safety and gun control.” The rally followed the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 14 students and three adults were killed and 17 others injured. It was one of more than 700 demonstrations that took place across the country as part of the student-led March For Our Lives movement, with hundreds of thousands of people — of all ages — demanding action on gun control. In 2018, Kasich had appeared on CNN — also on March 25 — to speak on gun control. Elected leaders “should be held absolutely accountable at the ballot box” for

their failure to pass stricter gun-control measures, Kasich told Brianna Keilar on “State of the Union.” Now, just three years later, Kasich appears to blame our nation’s abject failure to act on gun control on we, the people, because, apparently, we haven’t been loud enough in our persistent cries for change. Forget for a moment that Kasich lied to Bolduan — and she never challenged him on his claim that Ohioans did nothing. They most certainly did turn out in droves to demand change, so Kasich has a lot of gall to blame them. Fifty-seven percent of Americans want to see our laws governing the sale of firearms made stricter, according to recent Gallup polling. That’s down 10 points since 2018, when demand for tougher gun laws peaked, but it’s still a majority of Americans. So why pick on Kasich? He, after all, is a Republican who was once a darling of the National Rifle Association and then did an about-face and at least tried to pass guncontrol laws in a red state. But I need to take my frustration out on someone. As a nation, how do we overcome the inertia on gun control if Kasich represents the best of the Republican Party on the issue? What, precisely, would it take to shift the tide, to stem the violence, to find peace at last?

ow do we overcome the inertia on the issue if John Kasich is the GOP’s best?

Kasich argues that we need more marches. How many? How large? Give us the plan. We need a blueprint for action. We, the people, tried what you suggested, John, but nothing came of it. If we couldn’t pass stricter federal gun-control laws through mass demonstrations in 2018, then gun culture surely has us locked in its viselike hold. What we need is leadership — courageous leadership. Simply put, our federal lawmakers must step up. The people have done their part, time and time again. Now it’s our elected leaders’ turn. They, and they alone, can enact legislation to protect the American people, including a federal background check for all firearms, which would eliminate the gun-show loophole that allows anyone in 41 states to buy a firearm without any such check. Only six states — California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Rhode Island — require universal background checks for all firearm sales at gun shows, according to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. Three states — Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania — require them for handguns. If our lawmakers were in the room with me now, I’d tell them the time for dithering and bickering has ended. For God’s sake, just do your jobs. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

Dogs on Long Island get a leg up on Covid

hile many humans are still waiting in lines for the Covid19 vaccine, an unusual initiative has put our four-legged friends at the head of the pack. And there’s a big payoff for their humans as well. Canine Concerns, a small, privately financed nonprofit that advocates for dogs, received a one-time, $1.3 million grant from the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill to immunize all dogs on Long Island against the coronavirus, beginning this week. It’s unclear why Long Island was chosen RANDI for the project, but KREISS dog ownership has skyrocketed over the past year, and our communities were designated a high priority for this effort. It was reported in Newsday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is seeking any positive publicity he can garner, has strongly pushed for this extraordinary “Project Woof Speed” to begin in New York. He was up against Sen. Ted Cruz, who was lobbying for the new canine vaccine to go to Texas. Cruz was hoping to neutralize his bad press

from the temporary abandonment of his family dog, Snowflake, when he traveled to Cancun during the catastrophic Texas ice storm. Even before landing the grant, Canine Concerns had tapped Wolf Pharmaceutical, in Buffalo, to produce the vaccine, which is in the form of a suppository. It will be given out for free (to be administered at home) at thousands of veterinarian offices in our area. They will be labeled “for canine use only,” and should not be used by humans. A deal was been brokered with Amazon to deliver the vaccine doses to Long Island veterinarians beginning on Monday, as we went to press. Individual pet owners may contact their veterinarians for pick-up information. The terrific part of the plan is that when you pick up the single-dose vaccine, you receive a coupon for a free trip to Buffalo when travel becomes safe and available. Included are tickets to two outstanding visitor outings: “The Best of Buffalo, by Bike” and “Scavenger Hunt: Roaming Buffalo.” As part of the package, several Buffalo-area Marriott Hotels will allow dogs to stay for no charge during your visit. Proof of vacci-

nation, human and canine, will be required. There is little known about Covid transmission to other species, although a Malayan tiger tested positive last spring at the Bronx Zoo and has since recovered. The risk to dogs is exceedingly small, and transmission from a dog to a human has never been documented. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, “A small number of pets worldwide, including cats and dogs, have been reported to be infected with the virus that causes Covid-19, mostly after close contact with people with Covid-19. “Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading Covid-19 to people is considered to be low. “It appears that the virus that causes Covid-19 can spread from people to animals in some situations. “Treat pets as you would other human family members — do not let pets interact with people outside the household.” It has been reported in The New York Times that a number of high-profile individuals have gained early access to the dog vaccine to be sure their pets are protected. A friend of Ivanka Trump (she is currently

hough it’s not clear why, our communities were designated a high priority for this effort.

living in Miami) reportedly said that Ms. Trump had scored two suppositories for her Chihuahuas, Barbie and Barbie. According to the same article, President Biden has secured vaccines for Major and Champ, although no one in the Biden circle felt comfortable administering the dose to Major after a recent minor biting incident. In the trials of the Wolf Pharmaceutical vaccine, there were several side effects documented. In a small number of dogs, their barking pitch was elevated for several weeks, causing consternation for their owners but no other apparent problems for the pooches. Oddly, some 5 percent of inoculated dogs demonstrated enhanced cognitive ability in manipulating the pieces of dog puzzles to gain a food reward. There were two incidents of family dogs reversing day and night, making it difficult to rouse them for walks. I plan to get the new vaccine for my darling Lillybee as soon as possible. I especially look forward to getting my free trip to Buffalo, since I have never visited Niagara Falls. I may also go over the falls in a barrel. If you believe that, then you probably believed the rest of this column. Happy April Fools’ 2021. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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tate Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who chairs the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, has introduced legislation in the Senate that could cripple magazines and newspapers across the state, particularly smaller community newspapers without a large online presence. While we believe the intent behind Kaminsky’s measure — the Extended Producer Responsibility Act (S.1185B) — is admirable, it does not account for its potential effect on magazines and newspapers, long considered necessary ingredients of a working democracy. While it might seem self-serving for a newspaper to oppose legislation that could hurt our industry, there is the big picture to consider if the measure were to cause an increasing number of magazines and newspapers to go under. What would be the effect on society? Would we see more “news deserts” — holes in coverage where people were unaware of what was happening in their own backyards because no one was there to tell their stories? Undoubtedly, the answer is yes. This is why the Heralds oppose the legislation. If passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov, Andrew Cuomo, the measure would shift responsibility for the recycling of paper, plastic, glass and aluminum packaging and products from local municipalities, including our towns and villages, to the manufacturers in an attempt to force them to reduce packaging, thus decreasing waste in our landfills and the need for recycling. There is no way for magazines and newspapers, however, to reduce their use of paper without shifting completely to online reporting, which is still in its infan-

cy — it’s been around a mere 25 years. Most newspapers, even the big dailies, are simply not ready to make such a bold move. Print advertising, in many ways, remains the engine that drives our industry. Kaminsky — and State Assemblyman Steve Englebright, chairman of the Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee — should exclude newspapers from any extended producer responsibility legislation, in the same way that books are. The act’s primary intent is to reduce the amount of packaging that manufacturers use to contain anything from milk to children’s toys and everything in between. From this perspective, the proposal makes a great deal of sense. Manufacturers have consistently upped the ante over the decades, moving from minimal packaging to excessive, and superfluous, packaging, most often intended to increase the marketability of their products. All that packaging — much of which is not recyclable — has caused a glut of waste that is sent to our incinerators and landfills. As a nation, we’re drowning in packaging. In this respect, shifting responsibility for recycling would, first, encourage manufacturers to use more recyclable or recycled packaging, and second, force them to reduce their packaging, period. Magazines and newspapers, however, are not packaging — they are the product — and thus they belong in a different category, and should be excluded from this type of legislation. The Kaminsky and Englebright measures address the recycling crisis that has gripped the nation. In 2018, Chinese officials decided that their country would no

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letters Anti-vaping law is a win for the town To the Editor: The Town of Hempstead Board and I on March 23 unanimously approved laws aimed at combating youth vaping. Collaborating with the town medical director, Dr. Dave Neubert, and community leaders, we adopted legislation that prohibits retail sales of vaping or e-cigarette products within 1,000 feet of a school, playground or park. We also approved a second bill that enacts a pivotal zoning change restricting the opening of tobacco businesses — including those selling vape or e-cigarette products — to light manufacturing or industrial zoning districts. And the law prohibits those businesses from operating within 1,000 feet of a school, park or playground. I announced the proposed legislation in early March in Elmont. Among those in attendance were Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Councilmen Bruce Blakeman, Anthony D’Esposito, Dennis Dunne Sr., Tom Muscarella and Chris Carini, Town Clerk Kate Murray, Tax Receiver Jeanine

longer purchase recyclables for reuse from the U.S., claiming that the material they were receiving was often contaminated. Paper products, for example, were stained by food and drink, rendering them useless, so the Chinese were paying for recyclables they couldn’t turn into new products. The Kaminsky/Englebright legislation, however, does not specifically address how we would recycle. It merely states that “a convenient system for consumers to recycle” would have to be set up. The common practice of comingling recyclables — plastic and glass with aluminum and paper — makes no sense, because anything wet on the plastic, glass and aluminum — most often food — ruins the paper. The answer is dual-stream recycling, in which plastic, glass, aluminum and paper products are separated by the homeowner at the curb in different containers. The Village of Valley Stream adopted the practice last year in reaction to China’s decision not to accept U.S. recyclables. Along with its rollout of the dualstream program, Valley Stream undertook an intensive educational campaign to help residents better understand what can, and cannot, be recycled. The Kaminsky and Englebright measures do address the need for greater education, the cost of which manufacturers would have to bear. Clearly, recycling is a complex issue, but lumping magazines and newspapers in with packaging sends a terrible and confusing signal to the public. Excluding them from the extended producer responsibility act, as has most often been the case when such legislation has been enacted in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe, would only be right.

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he potholes that used to greet us each spring, but now are with us year-round, remind us of the condition of our roads and bridges. They also remind us of the damage caused by water and weather. The hurricanes of 2020 cost $39 billion in damage, and more than 100 lives were lost. The wildfires in the West caused $16.5 billion in damage, and the drought there caused $4.5 billion. Why are we not better prepared for these assaults on our safety and livelihoods? President Barack Obama roBerT called for investment in the sCoTT nation’s vulnerable, decaying and outdated infrastructure, but Congress failed to act. President Donald Trump urged a national commitment to infrastructure investment, but Congress balked. And once again, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued its quadrennial assessment of the nation’s infrastructure, and gave it a grade of C-minus. Eleven of the 17 infrastructure categories, however, earned D’s. How would you react if your son or daughter brought home such grades from school? And these grades are for the visible parts of our infrastructure, not the less visible, like

broadband, and the invisible, like the internet. New York’s part of the report card indicates dire conditions for our region. According to the report, driving on roads in need of repair in New York costs each of us $625 per year, and 9.9 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient. Drinking-water improvements in New York would cost an estimated $22.8 billion. Some 424 dams are considered potentially high hazard. Long Island’s transportation systems are the most congested in the nation. As we know from the brutal winter storms, extreme cold, devastating rainstorms, hurricanes and floods, many of our systems are susceptible to catastrophic failure. And such failures are likely to increase because of climate change. The categories the ASCE evaluated include roads, bridges, airports, dams, levees, storm-water systems, railroads, drinking-water systems, inland waterways, ports, the electrical grid, and transit, such as subway tunnels and stations. The organization estimates that the U.S. is spending only half of what is needed just to bring these systems up to par. Even more is needed to upgrade electrical and cybersecurity networks. Furthermore, it is estimated that if the investments are not made, the country could lose $10 trillion in

riving on New York roads in need of repair costs each of us $625 per year.

LeTTers Driscoll and Dr. Neubert, along with Elmont Board of Education Trustee Tiffany Capers, Elmont High School Principal Kevin Dougherty and Sewanhaka Central High School District Superintendent James Grossane. We are heading in the right direction with the passage of these bills. Vaping and e-cigarette products pose a threat to children, and are indirectly marketed to youth. Prohibiting the opening of establishments that target these sales, and limiting the selling of these vapor products in areas where children gather, is the first step in acting on this issue. Businesses within 1,000 feet of a school, park or playground will be required to comply no later than Oct. 1. The amendment to the town’s Building Zone Ordinance includes “tobacco businesses,” “retail electronic cigarette stores” or places that are used for the retail sale of “tobacco products,” “herbal cigarettes,” electronic cigarettes and/or vapor products. Hempstead’s Anti-Vaping Action Plan is providing stricter code enforcement of these harmful products and educating children at schools and libraries with various informative anti-vaping forums. This bill also entails a detailed advertising campaign to spread awareness and promote greater restrictions on the sale of these

economic growth and more than 3 million jobs within 17 years. What a catalog of loss. Economic decline, higher costs for consumers and businesses, and damage to our quality of life are the quantifiable effects of our neglect. Leading business leaders have called for action. Black Rock CEO Larry Fink called on Trump, and has now called on President Biden, to prioritize infrastructure investment for the nation’s well-being. Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has called attention to the crisis of crumbling infrastructure. Even the U.S. military and the Department of Homeland Security have noted the ways in which decaying bridges and systems are interfering with the country’s capacity to defend itself. Fortunately, Biden has heard these calls, and has promoted infrastructure spending not only for competitive and security reasons, but also as a way of creating jobs and securing an equitable cleanenergy future. In the past, Congress has said no to such spending because it feared that new taxes would be required to pay the bill. But even without agreeing to “no new taxes” for our numerous needs in so many areas, especially for children and schooling, history suggests that there is a way to get going.

Early in the 20th century, the U.S. sold Liberty Bonds to the public, to encourage citizens to take part in a patriotic act and to raise the funds necessary to support our allies in World War I. The bonds, issued in denominations of $10 to $10,000, also introduced many families to the idea of investing for their own future. It is estimated that two-thirds of American wage earners owned bonds. In 2002, the federal government introduced a program of Liberty Bonds to help rebuild lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks, and raised billions of dollars. Why not a new Liberty Bonds program to raise at least some of the money necessary to secure our systems and networks? Money saved in the bank is yielding little in the way of return on investment, but it could be invested in tax-exempt bonds yielding better, though still modest, interest rates. That could mitigate some of the required tax burden. Furthermore, major banks and investment firms could be called on to take on back-office operations and distribution as a service to society, and demonstrate their often-cited commitment to environmental, social and corporate governance. Together, people, corporations and the government could heed the calls for action and take dramatic steps toward preserving the nation’s security and brightening its future. Robert Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University in Garden City.

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toxic products to youth. Additionally, the town has already put up “No Vaping” signage at local parks, recreation centers and beaches, and requires tobacco/vape businesses to provide signs that detail the hazardous health factors of the products they sell. It is time to act on an issue that is prevalent among the younger generation. Passage of these bills is only the beginning in improving children’s future. DONALD X. CLAVIN Supervisor, Town of Hempstead

Why must we file FOI requests? To the Editor: Last week’s editorial “State needs public hearings overhaul” also should have included not requiring people, reporters and watchdog groups to submit Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain basic information that should routinely be made public. That requirement is inconsistent with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s respective promises to conduct the most open and transparent administrations in the history of state

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