Nassau Herald 04-04-2024

Five Towns Kiwanis marks 80 years Charitable group supports students with scholarships

By MELISSA BERMAN

mberman@liherald.com

For eight decades, the Kiwanis Club of the Five Towns has been an active community service organization, helping to support college students, hospitalized children, police officers and breast cancer survivors.

The club, established in 1944, celebrated its 80th anniversary at the organization’s regular meeting place, Frank’s Steaks in Rockville Centre, on March 21.

Charitable donations are always on the club’s front burner, donating tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to students, as well as aiding with senior citizen projects, and supporting the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Center Foundation, a program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center and Stony Brook University Hospital, a level 1 trauma center.

“The whole meaning of the Kiwanis is the charitable affairs, helping people by supporting different charities in the community,” Ronnie Lanzilotta, a club member since 1960, said.

Even throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the group held meetings via Zoom to stay in touch with its membership and sent scholarship money through the mail to recipients. Since the club wasn’t able to host any in-person events, the organization still made sure to give back to those in need, including supporting food pantries, handing out scholarships, as well as aiding senior centers, the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence and the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC in Cedarhurst.

“Even through Covid, we did not miss a beat,” Dr. Fred Seltzer, the club’s secretary and a 43-year member, said. “We gave out our scholarships. We still gave out the money that we planned to do, even though it was a little tough for those two years.”

Syd Mandelbaum, a past president and a club member since 1980, said, “One of the great things our club is known for is scholarship night. We give scholarships out to deserving students… For the last 80 years, we’ve given out nearly a million dollars in scholar-

With seawall comments in, what’s next?

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

The construction of a seawall on the Lawrence High School campus has grown more complicated as it has become clear that determining the impact of community pushback to the proposal is weeks, if not months, away.

“Next step is all the comments during the comment period need to be answered for,” Donald Caetano, external affairs director for Region 2 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said. “All the comments need to be adjudicated and worked through. We got more comments than we normally get for a project. We have to do our due diligence going through that with the subapplicant, the school district.”

The Cedarhurst village board held a public hearing on March 14 to give residents a chance to express their opinions on the proposal for the seawall made the Lawrence school district.

Many attendees voiced concerns about the potential flooding in that part of the village that could occur after the construction because, they said,

the high school property would be protected from rising floodwater during a storm, but homes in the immediate area would not.

Some suggested that the high school be relocated, but district Superintendent Ann Pedersen said that was an educationally unsound idea, and that such an undertaking would not benefit students.

The seawall would surround the campus, on Reilly Road in Cedarhurst, which borders Motts Creek, and was flooded during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. FEMA funding would cover a large portion of the $75 million cost, Lawrence Board of Education President Murray Forman said previously.

FEMA extended its public comment period on the project from March 9 to 30.

Cedarhurst Mayor Benjamin Weinstock said that the comments from the hearing, as well as additional comments submitted to the village by email, had been sent to FEMA.

“The seawall hearing came to a head on the 24th” of March, Weinstock said. “We got all the paperwork in from the different people that wantConTinueD on PAGe 14

Courtesy Five Towns Kiwanis The Kiwanis Club of the Five Towns celebrated its 80th anniversary at Frank’s Steaks in Rockville Centre. From left were former President Syd Mandelbaum, Vice President Yolanda Robano Gross, President Bill Bressant, former Gov. Joe Corace, Secretary Dr. Fred Seltzer and immediate past President Anthony Campanile.

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Lawrence pre-k students read with enthusiasm

Read Across America Week enveloped the students in Lawrence school district’s pre-kindergarten classes as the young readers turned the pages of renowned authors and brought the beloved characters to life using creative activities.

During the week, the students explored the narratives of the authors and were introduced to insights into storytelling and imagination.

Outside the Kelinda Thomas’s classroom were Ava, Thomas, Amara, Messiah, Nayla, Alexander, Giovanhy, Nehemias, Krishany, Baylie, Yarely, Owen, Sasha, Andy and Jessica.

There was a day dedicated to “Llama Llama Red Pajama” by Anna Dewdney. Students came to school in their pajamas that reflected the book’s cozy setting.

Another highlight was celebrating the whimsical words of Dr. Seuss’s “The Cat in the Hat.” The children wore colorful and quirky hats, while channeling the

mischievous spirit of the iconic Seuss character.

Teachers aimed to foster a love for read and encouraged the students have their creativity and imagination flourish. Taking part in interactive and engaging activities, the kids connected with the books’ characters and stories that are endearing classics.

“Read Across America Week is a wonderful opportunity for our students to explore the magic of books and ignite their passion for reading,” said pre-k director Patricia Almonaitis. “We are proud of their dedication and creativity throughout this celebration.”

— Jeffrey Bessen

Photos courtesy Lawrence schools In Loretta Crespo’s pre-k class wearing pajamas were Brianna, left, Idan, Austin, Liam, Catrina, Eliana, Rudis, Claire, Arturo, Adriana, Ezram Eilen and Jahaira.

Mice are loose at Lawrence High School

Rodent droppings are not healthy, expert says

By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com

Lawrence High School classrooms are filling up, and not with new students, but with mice.

For most of the school year, there has been a mice epidemic and the teachers have been dealing with it themselves. The Lawrence Teachers Association was complaining for months, as the facilities department had done nothing about it, according to the teachers. The droppings were first found by the art suite door, which at the time was broken and needed repair.

Ting that time.”

There are many health risks to being near and breathing in the mouse droppings, and mice themselves. They are not a clean rodent, and can cause harm to the environment and human body.

he teachers are dealing with this themselves, setting up traps and cleaning up droppings, they should not have to deal with this.

At the Lawrence Board of Education meeting on March 18, LTA President Rachel Kreiss spoke up about the cleanliness problem, art suite door and brought up the lack of staff to clean at night. She pleaded to the board, that they should “walk the grounds” and to respond to the emails and calls about this problem.

R ACHEL KRIESS LTA president

“The teachers are dealing with this themselves, setting up traps and cleaning up droppings, they should not have to deal with this,” Kreiss said. “The school used to employ more full time custodians and the buildings used to be cleaner dur-

“Wherever a mouse walks, it’s basically urinating, the do what’s called ‘micro-droplets’ so wherever they are walking they are constantly urinating,” said Rudy Hosler, manager at Arrow Exterminating. “They are also defecating over 100 times a day, per mouse, you have food contamination, and surface contamination and they get into our food sources.”

The next day after the meeting, the school cleaned the art suite and fixed the door, but the problem still persists. Parents have taken to Facebook, where they urge the school and the facilities department to take care of this publicly, after sending emails and calling the school privately.

“Mice can also cause damage to insulation of walls, they will burrow inside of it to live, they also have a nasty habit of chewing on electrical wires which can cause fires over time,” Hosler said.

Not only are the mice contaminating

the school by simply existing, they are ruining electronics and wiring by chewing on it and living in the walls. The school is currently dealing with the situation as recent developments have occurred.

Superintendent, Ann Pedersen weighed in on the epidemic and explained

what the school is currently doing to take action. “We have the exterminator coming in more frequently, we hope the upcoming FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) project helps protect the building better,” Pedersen said, referring to the $75 million seawall project the school districts aims to build at the high school campus.

Touro University brings hands-on learning to Woodmere Professional environment propels collaborative education

By PARKER SCHUG

pschug@liherald.com

Touro University brought comprehensive diagnosis and treatment training to Woodmere as part of its Interprofessional Education Symposium.

The 11th annual event brought together 500 students and faculty members including current and future health care professionals from Touro College of Pharmacy and Touro University School of Health Sciences that has locations across Long Island and in New York City.

EThe students and staff with specializations in nursing, occupational therapy, physician assistance, physical therapy, speech-language pathology and clinical mental health counseling gathered at Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere in on March 19.

macy practice said in a news release.

To start the day, the symposium attendees viewed a presentation on the hypothetical case of a stroke patient with a heart disease background. They learned of the patient’s medical, surgical and social history and vital signs and then were sent off in teams to develop a treatment and discharge plan for the patients.

ach school has their own flavor when looking at a patient.

TALI MARCUS Touro student

“Having years of hospital experience, I found the Interprofessional Education Symposium to be an amazing opportunity for our students to experience in the interdisciplinary rounds process,” Sharon Blum, Lawrence resident and chair and professor in the Department of Phar-

There were 35 care teams, consisting of a faculty facilitator and nine to 11 students all of who were in their last semester of school, each from a different specialty.

Rivka Molinsky, associate dean of students and innovation helped to organize the event.

“The design of the case is created with input from experts,” Molinsky said of the patient situation presented to the students. “We’re sure that the case is reflective of real life.”

Students are presented with the case weeks before the event so they can prepare how they would tackle it from their specific point of study.

Tali Marcus, a Woodmere native and physician assistant student at Touro attended the event.

“This event was special because it wasn’t just sitting in a class with just PA students or just PT students,” Marcus said. “Each school has their own flavor when looking at a patient. For me that was very interesting because I come from a more medical perspective, they’re coming from mental health or social issues or physical barrier perspective.”

Molinsky said that the Woodmere synagogue and amenities such as the catered food created a wonderful environment.

“Congregation Sons of Israel is great to work with, Upper Crust caterer is great,” Molinsky said. “It makes a big difference to the day, it’s like a professional conference.”

Molinsky, along with Jill Horbacewicz, chair of the doctor of physical therapy program and co-chair of interprofessional education published a study, showed that the annual symposium enabled student progression in learning about various professions and gain hand-on experience based on a survey given to students assessing competency in collaborative practice.

“This symposium highlighted the importance of interprofessional collaboration to provide a high level of patient care and to improve communication so we can prepare these students for meaningful careers in the health sciences,” Horbacewicz wrote in the news release.

Courtesy LTA

One of the mice that have been trapped by a teacher at Lawrence High School. The teachers in the classrooms make the traps.

Courtesy of Touro University Talia Marcus, a Woodmere native and physician assistant student at Touro University, attended a Touro symposium at Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere on March 19.

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According to the New York State Bar Association, “medical aid in dying is a medical practice that has been adopted in ten US jurisdictions (WA, MT, VT, CA, CO, D.C., HI, ME, NJ, NM) that allows a terminally ill, mentally capable adult with a prognosis of six months or less to live to request from their doctor a prescription for medication they can decide to self-ingest to die peacefully in their sleep.” New York’s MAID law will be considered by the legislature this year.

Protections in the proposed law include (1) a requirement that two physicians confirm the person is terminally ill with a prognosis of six months or less months to live, (2) the individual is informed of palliative care and hospice options, (3) there is a mandatory mental health evaluation if either physician has any concerns about the person’s mental capacity, (4) the request be in writing witnessed by two people, neither of whom stand to benefit from the person’s estate, and (5) anyone attempting to coerce a person will face criminal prosecution.

Here, there everywhere it’s at Unreserved J U dgment

We greet each other with a “hi, there,” and proclaim success with a “there you are!”

We’re taught to look up there and be careful down there, even as friendship is defined as “being there for you” and we’re told to be there or be square.

Yet, just as much as we’re caught up with “there,” it seems we’re equally committed to “here.”

Whether we’re hailing “’cause the gangs all here” or simply here today and gone tomorrow, or warning the world that the world that “here we go again,” we’re forever ordering somebody to see here, stay here or listen here.

complacent are happy to be here, the impatient can’t wait to get there! Historians love the then and there; reporters revel in the here and now.

Still, in the battle between here and there, all too often “there” emerges triumphant.

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Truth is, however, that life often seems to be a try between “here” and “there.” While we’re consoled with a “there, there,” we’re energized by a hearty “here, here.”

We’ve “heard it here,” but “there’s he blows,” and while we “hang in there,” the buck stops here.

We go over there, but we come over here; we “out it there” but leave it here’ we’ll wait right here, but we looked over there!

MAID is inextricably tied to hospice and palliative care, of which a core value is patient dignity and autonomy. New York ranks last in the country for hospice utilization due to health providers failing to provide information and counseling on these end of life options. Options will now be required to be discussed under a provision requiring “informed consent”.

Public and organizational support for MAID is widespread.

Gallup reports that 74% of US adults believe that doctors should be allowed to end the life of a patient with an incurable disease “by some painless means”. By a margin of 50% to 26% New York physicians support MAID. Taking into account the sensibilities of those health professionals who oppose MAID (formerly known as “physician assisted suicide”) on moral or religious grounds, by allowing them to opt out without penalty, the proposed law will offer an end to needless end of life pain and suffering for countless New Yorkers.

Surprise guests are asked, “what are you doing here?,” even as the guilty, discovered, are challenged with a “what are you doing there?”

The secure find peace in here, the astronomer finds mystery out there. The

We leave our home or office confident that the answering machine will advise all callers that we “aren’t there.” The kids are a handed a check (or cash) and told to tell the solicitor at the door that we aren’t there, while the post office returns mail marked “no longer there.”

We demonstrate our sophistication with a flippant “been there,” and respond to reports of conflict or argument with a relieved, “I’m glad I wasn’t there.”

“Not being there,” seems to be a goal we deem legitimate; a virtue, an aim, a life’s strategy. This approach, however, contradict the advice of the anonymous poet, who observed:

“Though you may share my care from there,

To hold me, dear, you must be here.

The poet was especially right, for at this time anyone who isn’t “here” for country, people, faith and family, is not only “not here,” he’s not all here!!”

© 2024 Ron Goldman

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Cedarhurst water mains being replaced

Beginning on Monday, April 1 and continuing through the end of the month, Liberty Water will be replacing water mains on Cedarhurst and Fifth avenues then heading right onto Clinton Avenue along West Broadway in Cedarhurst, village officials said.

All dates and times are subject to change depending on the weather and

outside conditions. Village officials said in a news release that though “every effort will be made to allow residents to leave and return to their driveways,” access could be restricted at certain times of the day.

Any questions or concerns on the project, call Liberty Water at 1 (877) 426-6999.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Recognizing Jewish athletes, coaches and advisers

By JEFF BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

There could be more famous people being honored at the Jewish Sports Heritage Association sixth annual induction ceremony on Sunday, but possibly none as decorated.

Hewlett High School Class of 2023 graduate Stephan Gershfeld will be recognized as one of the nation’s top scholastic athletes as part of the association’s April 7 event at Temple Israel of Lawrence starting at 10:30 p.m.

Gershfeld three-peated as a Nassau County tennis singles champion last May. In 2022, he captured the state singles title, and throughout his high school career many honors.

The JSHA’s Class of 2024 inductees includes Yael Averbach, the current general manager of NJ/NY Gotham FC, a retired professional soccer players, a two-time national champion at the University of North Carolina, and she represented the United States on the women’s national team from 2007 to 2013.

Donovan Berthoud/Herald Hewlett High School graduate Stephan Gershfeld is one of four athletes that will be honored by the Jewish Sports Heritage Association with its Michael Freedman Outstanding Jewish High School Athlete Award.

Former Newsday writer and columnist Mike Candel worked at the Long Island newspaper for 22 years. He founded the first lacrosse team at Nassau Community College and the first junior college program on Long Island. His record at NCC was 60-4 and captured the inaugural National Junior College Athletic Association championship in 1970.

Ross Greenburg was the president of HBO Sports from 2000 to 2011 and the executive producer from 1985 to 2000. He won 51 sports Emmys and eight Peabody Awards, and recognized as one of the most innovative producers and best storytellers in television history.

Picked by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1980 NBA draft, Dave Kufeld was an All-American out of Yeshiva University as a senior in 1979-1980, and a two-time NCAA rebounding champion. He still hold fifth place in Division III with 15 rpg during four years playing for the Maccabees. The Jewish Sports Review named Kufeld national Jewish Player of the Year for DII and DIII in 1979 and 1980.

Working now as a boxing promoter, Dmitriy Salita had a record of 35-2-1 with 18 knockouts. He was the NABA light welterweight champion, the IBF, WBA and WBF Jr. welterweight world champion.

Known as the “Angel of the NBA,” Zelda Spolestra advised every league commissioner from its founding to Adam Silver. It was said that she worked tirelessly to help secure pensions, arrange for medi-

cal assistance and develop retirement programs for generations of NBA Player.

Dr. Alex Sternberg has won more than 75 regional, national and international karate medals and is an 8th degree master of Shotokan Karate. He first earned his Black belt in 1968. Sternberg is listed as one of America’s op Ten Champions. After retiring from competition he coached the USA national team.

Other honorees include Yeshiva University’s Joe Bednarsh ad the Dr. Bruno Lambert Good Guy in Sports; Gershfeld and Jasmine Leshnick (soccer, Lick Wilmerding High School) and Drew Hassnbein and Ethan Falkowitz (tennis, Roslyn High) posthumously, for the Michael Freedman Outstanding Jewish High School Athletes of the Year. Both boys were killed in car accident in Jericho last May.

Cami Kronish (University of Wisconsin) and Yaniv Perets (Quinnipiac University), both for ice hockey, will receive the Jay Fiedler Outstanding Jewish College Athletes of the Year Award.

From Maccabi basketball, Brian Schiff is the recipient of the Marty Riger Outstanding Jewish Coach of the Year Award.

The event, at 140 Central Ave., Lawrence, is free and open to the public. To get the Zoom link, contact Alan Freedman at ahfreedman142@aol.com.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Hofstra seeks repeat conference title

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Hofstra’s softball team is seeking an encore from the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018 last season with many new faces.

Led largely by five veteran fifth-year players, the Pride punched its NCAA Tournament ticket with a dramatic 5-4 walk-off conference title win in the bottom of the seventh inning against Towson after trailing by one entering the final frame. Hofstra was picked to finish third in the Coastal Athletic Association this season and coach Adrienne Clark is hoping her team is once again positioned for some postseason magic.

“Anytime you yield success it is motivating for the incoming class,” said Clark, who as a Hofstra player led the Pride to four straight CAA titles from 2002-05.

Hofstra got a big confidence boost it can go toe-to-toe with the nation’s best when it battled then 12th-ranked Missouri on March 26 at home and took the SEC power to extra innings before falling 2-1. The late afternoon game against Missouri, which is coached by former Hofstra coach Larissa Anderson, came immediately after the Tigers crushed Fordham 20-0 on the same field that afternoon.

“Having a top 25 team come here and have that game at home was really incredible,” said Clark, who played for Anderson when she was an assistant coach at Hofstra in the early 2000s. “It shows we are capable of beating anyone on any given day.”

Senior pitcher Julie Apsel showed why she’s the ace of the Pride staff in the Missouri gamer tossing a four-hitter over nine innings to an explosive lineup. She continued the momentum of the Missouri game with three wins during a CAA sweep North Carolina-Wilmington last weekend, where she surrendered just two runs.

Apsel is among a number of pitchers Clark can turn to in the bullpen including local high school products Marisa Ogden (Sewanhaka) and Anna Butler (Seaford.)

Junior Haley Venturini, a Rhode Island

native, has been working her way back from an injury suffered last season and Clark also expects her to play a key role in a deep rotation.

“They are different types of pitchers which is positive for us because we can put them in different situations to allow for success,” Clark said.

While Clark lost some key offensive talent from last year’s conference championship squad, the Pride returned reigning All-CAA First Team center fielder Chelsea Manto, who hit .301 with 27 stolen bases. The graduate student from Robbinsville, New Jersey is on pace for another big season with a .280 average and 12 stolen bases through the first 27 games.

Senior catcher Becca Vaillancourt has emerged as the Pride’s leading hitter so far with a..373 average with five home runs while also leading the pitching staff behind the plate. Olivia Malinowski and

Aliya Catanzarita have also been big producers at the plate early on this season displaying home run power at times.

Sophomore shortstop Allana Morse, a Mepham High School graduate, is another big focal point of the Hofstra offense after earning CAA All-Rookie Team honors as a freshman with 46 hits including a double in the NCAA Tournament against top-ranked Oklahoma. The North Bellmore native has also blossomed into a solid defensive player anchoring the middle infield.

“She has been so incredible at shortstop this year with some of the plays she has made,” said Clark of Morse. “The ball rarely gets by her in the infield.”

Freshman right fielder Lily Yepez, a former Mepham teammate of Morse, has

also emerged as a key bat in the lineup and was fifth on the team in batting to close the month of March. The North Bellmore native helped lead the Pirates to three county championships and two Long Island titles.

After hosting North Carolina A&T this weekend, the Pride return home to face Long Island rival Stony Brook in another crucial three-game CAA series from April 12-14. The final home conference games are slated for April 26-28 against Hampton.

The CAA Tournament is May 8-11 at UMC-Wilmington where the Pride will look to defend its crown. Hofstra entered the week tied for second in the CAA standings at 8-4 with 15 conference games remaining.

Courtesy Hofstra Athletics Communications Senior pitcher Julia Apsel limited powerhouse Missouri to four hits over nine innings March 26 and is the ace of Hofstra’s staff.

The Pride looks to repeat as conference champs this spring and return to the NCAA Tournament.

Torah Comics creator visits Brandeis for Purim

In preparation for Purim, which was last weekend, Brandeis Hebrew Academy third grade dream and published his Torah Comic book. Schools and shuls across the world use his comic book to teach the Torah.

He shared his journey with the students and helped them understand that frequently our dreams take effort and perseverance — but it’s crucial to never give up.

Students then sketched their own Purim comic strip with Galitzer’s guidance. To learn more about his work, go to TorahCom-

New executive vice president and COO at EHS

There is new leadership at Episcopal Health Services on the Rockaway Peninsula.

Karen Paige, former vice president, chief quality officer and senior vice president clinical integration and chief quality officer, will now serve as the executive vice president and chief operation officer.

Paige will help implement the EHS overall operation strategic plan in addition to overseeing development of high quality, patient-centered and cost-effective practices throughout the system.

“During her tenure at EHS, Ms. Paige has made significant contributions to enhancing patient care quality,” Donald Morrish, chief executive officer at EHS said in a news release. “Those contributions, along with her extensive experience and expertise in healthcare, make her an invaluable member of our organization. We’re confident that her leadership will play a critical role in driving our strategic plan, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered services across our health system.”

Before her time at EHS, Paige served as the chief nursing officer for New York Cancer & Blood Specialists and held multiple roles at Northwell Health Systems including senior director, assistant vice president of

Northwell Cancer Services and Vice President of Operations for Cancer Services.

She earned her master’s degree from North Central University and her bachelor’s from Chamberlain College. She is certified in patient experience, patient safety, and healthcare quality and is a certified chemotherapy provider as well as an oncology certified nurse.

— Parker Schug

Courtesy Brandeis

Brandeis Hebrew Academy students create their own Purim comic strip with the help of author and illustrator Andrew Galitzer.

Courtesy Episcopal Health Services

Karen Paige will fill the roles of executive vice president and chief operations officer for Episcopal Health Services.

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NYPD officer killed in Far Rockaway laid to rest

By NICOLE WAGNER mwagner@liherald.com

New York Police Department Officer Jonathan Diller, a Franklin Square native, was shot and killed in Far Rockaway on March 25 during a traffic stop.

The 31-year-old grew up in Franklin Square and was a lover of sports, according to neighbors and former coaches. Diller led the St. Mary’s High School lacrosse team to a title in 2010.

Diller leaves behind a nearly one-year-old son Ryan and his wife Stephanie at his home in Massapequa Park.

The Franklin Square school district released a statement on March 26 sharing condolences for Diller and his family.

Oleadership and integrity during his time at John Street School. He embodied the values we strive to instill in all our students, leaving a legacy of courage that will continue to inspire future generations.”

He was waked on March 28 and 29 at the Massapequa Funeral Home in Massapequa Park where family and friends gathered to pay their respects. His funeral was on March 30 at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, also in Massapequa.

fficer Diller exemplified the very best of our community, dedicating his life to serving and protecting others as an officer for the NYPD.

“Officer Diller exemplified the very best of our community, dedicating his life to serving and protecting others as an officer for the NYPD,” the statement said. “His unwavering commitment to justice, compassion and courage inspired those who had the privilege of knowing him. It has been shared by staff that Officer Diller exhibited outstanding character,

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Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, attended one of the wake sessions.

Diller was in the NYPD for three years. In that brief time he had received several honors. He was described by the 105th Precinct, where he worked, as a “cop’s cop.”

Several organizations have stepped up to support Diller’s family.

more than $16,000 to help Diller’s family. Gregorio’s Pizzeria in Massapequa told PIX11 that it would donate 10 percent of all of its sales from March 28 through 30 to the Diller family.

Inwood Fire Department firefighters attended the wakes and the Saturday funeral. Department officials posted on Facebook that “Over the years several members of the IFD have served in the 101st Precinct where the brave officer lost his life. My he Rest in peace, our thoughts are with your family and comrades.”

During a traffic stop on that Monday, Diller was allegedly shot by passenger Guy Rivera, 34, after he and alleged driver Lindy Jones, 41, refused to roll down the car’s windows. Diller was shot once in the torso below his bulletproof vest.

As of press time, Rivera, is charged with Diller’s murder and the attempted murder of Diller’s partner. Jones was charged with and accused of driving the car Rivera was in, police said. He was also charged with having an illegal weapon, a loaded pistol in the glove compartment with its serial number scratched off, police said. Jones was in Court April 1. Rivera will be in court May 7.

Achiezer, a community resource center based in Lawrence and Far Rockaway, and the Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula have raised

The New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund, also known as Answer the Call, will give $50,000 to help his widow and son to alleviate financial concerns. The group is also developing a plan to give Diller’s wife support in the form of a $10,000 annual stipend.

Diller was promoted posthumously to detective first grade.

“My husband died as a hero, but he also lived as one,” Stephanie said at the funeral.

LWA students develop award-winning scoliosis treatment

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Hamlet JiaMingzhen, a Lawrence Woodmere Academy sophomore is continuing his part in creating a tool that changes the game for those who suffer from scoliosis.

SRINIVASA, a wearable device combining support, improper posture detection and exercise plans for scoliosis patients, was his invention pitched as part of the Conrad Challenge China Chapter by JiaMingzhen and his two teammates — Rick YangJingyuan and Mas ZhuYucheng — earning them the Silver award.

The medical device is named after Srinvasa Varadhan, an Indian American mathematician. SRINIVASA stands for Spirit Resilience Insist Natural Innovate Valuable Aspiring Sparkle Ambition.

John Tiliakos, the middle school and upper school computer science teacher at LWA, learned of JiaMingzhen’s invention when the student was entering the school in Woodmere.

“I found out about the project because of Doctor Olga,” Tiliakos said of Olga Pagieva, the international student support program director. “She brought it to my attention, she does anytime students have an interest in engineering.”

JiaMingzhen started at LWA in January.

“I transferred after they began this school year because of my visa,” JiaMingzhen said. “January 22 was my first day in school.”

JiaMingzhen and his teammates, Mas

ZhuYucheng, and captain Rick YangJingyuan developed their invention last November. The three met at Xi’an Gaoxin No. 1 High School in China.

“Our captain, he started this project when he was studying in Shanghai, he brought the product back and we gathered together to discuss it and decide what we would do next,” JiaMingzhen said. “We spent five months to finish our product.”

ZhuYucheng who suffers from the disease, inspired their work.

“Our team leader suffers from scoliosis and had to wear a torso brace for hours a day,” the group wrote in their challenge submission document. “To save Yucheng and other scoliosis patients from the painful treatment, we thought of developing a new way to cure scoliosis.”

Over four million cases of scoliosis exist in the United States annually, the team learned. They found that treatment is typically a brace that must be worn over 20 hours a day, which might be painful and uncomfortable the team

said. They also found that teens suffering from scoliosis have a hard time finding time for exercise to treat their condition.

Their invention has a minimal volume design for comfort and function, the group said.

The Conrad Challenge, where JiaMingzhen submitted his idea is a global competition where students ages 13 to 18 in groups of two to five can compete. The China chapter was established in 2020 and the Gold winner in the chapter goes on to the 2024 Conrad Challenge Innovation Summit in Houston hosted by Space Center Houston.

“We are inspired by the work of Nancy Conrad who is a transformative leader in space education, and will continue to keep her vision alive by bringing people and space closer together,” William T. Harris president and CEO of Space Center Houston said in a statement to the Herald.

JiaMingzhen and his teammates took part in the Health & Nutrition category. In March, JiaMingzhen’s dedication to his invention brought him back to China where he presented it to judges.

Tiliakos said JiaMingzhen had the chance to work on the project in class regularly.

“I shared it with the class and there was silence in the background,” Tiliakos said. “The excitement was unbelievable. The students were praising him.”

Next up, JiaMingzhen is applying for a patent with his team, in hopes of getting their invention into a bigger market, with the help of health licensing he said.

Courtesy NYPD

New York Police Department Officer Jonathan Diller, a Franklin Square native, was shot and killed in Far Rockaway during a traffic stop on March 25.

Courtesy Hamlet JiaMingzhen

Rick YangJingyuan, left, Hamlet JiaMingzhen, a Lawrence Woodmere Academy sophomore and Mas ZhuYucheng worked together on SRINIVASA, a scoliosis support and treatment tool, which they presented as part of the Conrad Challenge China chapter, earning them the Silver award.

The word procrastination is bandied about all the time, but what exactly is it? Simply put, it’s an approach-avoidance conflict. Part of you knows you need (or even want) to do a task but another part of you resists making the time and effort to do it. Like a Hamlet in the world of action, you’re torn between two impulses: This ambivalence makes it tough for you to act. So, what happens?

■ You start to do the task yet lingering resistance results in your working at a snail’s pace.

■ You stay stuck in your Hamlet-like conflict until the last moment; then you lurch into action, prodded on by an impending deadline or a ticked-off third party.

■ You do the work, but you’re so fixated on perfection that you never finish it for fear of it not being good enough.

3 Procrastinators walk into a bar

Yup, procrastination is the butt of many a joke. No problem with that … until it gets serious. People aren’t perfect. We put things off. We forget. But when procrastination is not just an occasional occurrence but is chronic and pervasive, it will cause problems

for you throughout your lifetime.

So, it’s important to address it now! Just like there’s a major difference between getting angry at times and being an angry person; there’s a major difference between procrastinating at times and being a chronic procrastinator.

If you’re wondering how extensive your procrastination pattern is, think about how often you procrastinate and the consequences of putting tasks off. If you know many ways to procrastinate, I’m impressed. You’re a creative person! However, if you keep telling yourself, “I’ll do it later” then later you slip into something more comfortable – like a coma – it’s time to learn how to use your creativity to your advantage!

Discover Your “But!”

Hence, the title became “It’s About Time!” A thoughtful title: still, I like my But as it’s a word procrastinators use as justification why they didn’t do what they were supposed to do, as in:

■ “I was going to take care of it but……”

■ “I wanted to study but…..”

I want to share a secret with you. My first book on procrastination I wanted to title “Discover Your “But.” My publisher said “nope.” Too many people might misinterpret it as, “Discover Your Butt!” Seriously? Yup, seriously!

■ “I expected to be on time but….”

The most valuable thing you need to know about “but” is this: Whatever comes After “BUT” is what counts; Whatever comes Before “BUT” simply softens the blow.

Intuitively, you already know this. If your love says to you, “You’re a terrific person “but....” you brace yourself for criticism. Though you can’t control what others say to you, you can control what you say to yourself. Hence, I hope you do yourself a favor by placing the action-oriented part of your message after the “but.” As in, I want to hang with my friends, but I must finish my report first.” Neglect to do so and this

innocent looking three-letter word will be your never-ending excuse as to why you didn’t do what you said you’d do. But I’m too tired; but I was too busy; but I forgot; but, but, but…. Clearly, you’ve got to figure out a way to get the better of your buts.

Oh, and one more thing. Know the difference between but & and. “But” denotes opposition and blockage; “And” denotes connection and resolution. Both clauses of your sentence are important; one doesn’t cancel out the other. A solution awaits you! I’m sure you hear the difference between these two sentences!

■ I have work to do but sure I’ll join you. (There goes the work you were going to do!)

■ I have work to do and I’ll join you as soon as I finish it. (Both work and socializing are important!)

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

Honoring Long Island’s best businesswomen

By Danielle Schwab

It was a month of honoring women, but an evening of actually celebrating women as hundreds gathered once again for the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards.

Hosted by RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, the gala took place at the Heritage Club at Bethpage, 48 businesswomen were honored in more than a dozen different categories. Two special awards also were handed out for the Next Generation-Under 30, while the late Karen Tenenbaum was commemorated for her work founding Tenenbaum Law.

“This feels so much like a homecoming,” said Tifphani White-King, principal U.S. national tax practice leader of Mazars Group — and the event’s keynote speaker.

“I grew up here in Long Island, and there’s nothing like being celebrated and recognized and humbled by your hometown.”

The workplace, she added, “is really about women helping other women. Lifting each other up as we continue to climb the proverbial crystal staircase that Langston Hughes has talked about in his poetry.”

“I think that it’s great to have these awards to honor women who are working so hard and building these businesses,” said Liz Bentley, president of Liz Bentley Associates in Cold Spring Harbor. “As women leaders, we have to go first on things that may be difficult or scary, but we can do it and we’re good at it. It makes a difference.”

Aimee Kestenberg Elan, founder and designer for Affordable Luxury Group, was honored in the entrepreneur category. Now celebrating the company’s 10th anniversary, she reflected on the long path that got her here in the first place.

“I was the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors,” she said. “This is definitely an accomplishment for my family since we didn’t know if we were going to make it in general. Being here tonight is something special for me to show my children that women can do anything — which is a big reason I do what I do.”

The awards highlighted women from many different industries, like health care. That’s where Tameka Wallace, associate executive director of perioperative services at Glen Cove Hospital, shares her pride in being among the women leaders acknowledged.

“To be honored amongst all these amazing women — and for my hospital — it feels amazing,” she said.

Managing more than $18 million in revenue while overseeing more than 100 employees, Wallace admits she can’t do it alone.

“You do such hard work, it’s important to acknowledge both the people in and out of work,” she said. “My family is just as part of my success as I am a part of theirs.”

Jennifer Mock Donohue has been vice president of Disney Local Advertising for five years, overseeing local,

regional and political sales for the Disney ad sales team.

“I think it gets better and better for female executives, because now we have each other to lean on,” she said. “It’s so important to see — especially for future generations that you can do anything in this world.”

That’s something Seema Bhansali, vice president of employee experience

and inclusion for the Henry Schein health care company, also focuses on.

“I brought my 16-year-old daughter because I want her to see that women have their own space and can own themselves in a very specific way,” she said. “It can be hard for women to say, ‘Yeah, I’m good.’ I want her to see that (imposter syndrome) doesn’t have to be her reality.”

“You see more CEOs, COOs, CFOs … women in all areas of business now,” she said. “The ceiling is smashed. There’s nothing we can’t do.”

The dinner and award ceremony are reminders to the communities of Long Island about the women who are leading the way.

“It was a privilege to be in the same room with such a talented, driven and giving group of strong and fearless women,” said Amy Amato, executive director of RichnerLive.

The Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards gala gold sponsor was Glen Cove Hospital-Northwell Health. Silver sponsors were Mazars, Henry Schein, Certilman Balin, Greenberg Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology, Valley Women in Business, and Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld.

Other sponsors included Liz Bentley Associates, National Grid Ventures, NHG Law Group, Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island, and Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran LLP, Nassau

Angela Hayes, director of the customer experience group at Paraco Gas, shared an optimistic look at the future of women in the workforce.

Community College and Disney.

There were many cheers for the honorees of the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards at the Heritage Club at Bethpage.

Victoria Spagnolo of NHG Law Group.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Yvonne Cort of Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld, accepts her award from Herald Community Newspapers publisher Stuart Richner.

Lauren Monaghan of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman.

Melissa Negrin-Wiener of Cona Elder Law.

Mindy Perlmutter of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island.

Krista Bennett DeMaio of LI Beauty Scene.

Holden Leeds/Herald photos

Retha Fernandez of National Grid Ventures and, far right, Dr. Subrina Oliver of O-High Technologies.

Christina Jonathan of Jaspan Schlesinger and Narendran LLP.

Liz Bentley of Liz Bentley Associates.

Adrienne Greene of Valley Bank.

Ms. Long Island, Katherine Wang, left, and Ms. Long Island Teen, Alexis Ebanks.

Stuart Richner giving Larry Tenenbaum and his daughters an award in loving memory of their late wife and mother, Karen.

Maria Conzatti of Nassau Community College.

Stuart Richner, left, with keynote and honoree Tifphani White-King and her son.

Tim Baker/Herald photos Seema Bhansali of Henry Schein.

Jennifer Mock Donahue of Disney.

Gloria Webb of Valley Bank.

Seawall comment review could take months

ed to comment, (and) we put it all together.”

Forman said he was taken aback by the comments made by both village board members and residents.

“The Village of Cedarhurst has known about this for years,” he said. “I’ve personally spoken with the village mayor about this. We’re quite surprised by the extreme level of rancor and disinformation spread by the trustees of the Village of Cedarhurst.”

Forman said he didn’t know when the district would receive feedback and final approval for the project from FEMA.

Meir Yaffe, a Cedarhurst resident, said the district posted a Frequently Asked Questions sheet on the high school’s website, but he found district officials’ responses to residents’ concerns to be insufficient.

Yaffe, who said his property floods regularly, spoke at the March 14 hearing, and has shared emails with the district, FEMA and the Herald, expressing his disappointment with the plan’s lack of inclusion and consideration of the village. At the hearing, Yaffe said, he was surprised to see how little FEMA officials knew about the reality of the flooding in the area.

“I didn’t see that our homes were properly surveyed,” he said. He added that, moving forward, he wanted to see the school succeed, but

Meir Yaffe, of Cedarhurst, said he wants the Lawrence school district

larly, and he doesn’t believe that was noted during surveys of the surrounding area

Lawrence High School.

not at his expense.

“I would like to see somebody come in, do a proper study on the impact of what they’re planning to build and how it will impact the neighborhood and

area surrounding,” Yaffe said. “I want a third party to show what’s going on.”

Caetano that said it might take weeks, if not months, for FEMA to sort through the public comments and address them with the school district. Have an opinion on the seawall and flooding in the Five Towns? Send a letter to jbessen@liherald.com.

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to succeed, but not at his expense. His property floods regu-

in planning for the proposed seawall around

The organization’s strength is its civic mission

ships to the students in the Five Towns.”

Seltzer, who is also a five times past president and a past lt. governor of the club, said he holds a positive outlook for the future of the group.

“We think it’s very bright because we are bringing in young, new members, which is important,” he said. “Youth is the lifeblood of any organization.”

The whole meaning of the Kiwanis is the charitable affairs, helping people by supporting different charities in the community.

Ronnie LanziLoTTa

Five Towns of Kiwanis Club member since 1960

The Kiwanis Club has a presence at Woodmere Middle School, under The Builders Club, at Lawrence High School, under Key Club, and in colleges on Long Island and New York with Circle K. All the money that is raised goes back to the community and those in need. Whenever the club is approached about a need in the community or any issues, members will try to provide support and help wherever possible, they said.

Since celebrating its 75th anniversary, the club has seen an influx of female members.

“We have a lot more women,” Mandelbaum, who is also Key Club adviser at Lawrence, said. “We had only one woman five years ago. We now have three or four.”

Even though the organization’s contributions to the community are widely known, in certain situations members of Kiwanis have quietly helped those in need to safeguard their dignity, including sending meals to members who have had a death in their family.

“One of the things that we’re really proud of is our ability to stay relevant, and that we have a board that listens to the needs of the community,” Mandelbaum added. “And we would love to have more members, male and female.”

Kiwanis Club of the Five Towns is 80 years old, and Kiwanis International is a century old, and along with its longevity, the organization’s strength is the mission to help the community at large.

“Even though we’re an international organization

the Kiwanis Club of the f ive towns held its 80th anniversary party on march 21, with a cake fit for the occasion.

going back 100 years, the money stays local and that’s one of the uniqueness of the Kiwanis program,” Seltzer said.

Upcoming events for the local Kiwanis include hosting its 34th annual model Seder, where all are welcome to learn about the Jewish holiday of Passover, at Lido Kosher Deli in Long Beach on April 11; and its 51st annual golf outing on Aug. 5, when David Friedman, president of the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association, will be honored.

Courtesy Five Towns Kiwanis

Stop & Shop donates over 2,000 pounds of Passover food

By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com

Kosher food donations are needed all year long, but with Passover around the corner, thousands are finding it hard to provide for themselves and their families.

Over 20,000 Jewish people lack access to food or are living in poverty in southwestern Nassau and eastern Queens, according to official from multiple Jewish organizations.

“We continue to see a rise in food insecurity post Covid, and this extremely generous donation will help us meet the demand and enable those we serve to observe the holiday of Passover with joy and not with worry and concern,” said Marion & Aaron Gural JCC Executive Director, Stacey Feldman.

Passover food items can cost up to double what everyday kosher items cost, causing even more to lack access food at this time of year. The issues have grown within The Nassau Country and Queens Jewish Communities.

To help stem the tide of what most people call ”food insecurity,” Stop and Shop of Woodmere donated over 2,000 pounds of kosher for Passover food to The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC’s, Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry. The pantry is a joint initiative of the Gural JCC and UJA-Federation of New York and is supported by Community Chest South Shore.

Established in 2005, The Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry is the largest Kosher Food Pantry on Long Island. They began by helping out

35 families, and now work with over 85 families from the Five Towns and neighboring communities in Nassau and Queens. It is named for a former Gural JCC executive director.

The Stop & Shop donations include: jarred gefilte fish, kosher for Passover tomato and marinara sauce, macaroons, canned pineapple, canned mushrooms, potatoes, mandarin oranges, hearts of palm, canned fruit, canned vegetables, cottonseed oil, canned tuna, matzah, matzah crackers, matzah meal and other holiday staples.

“A big thank you to Stop and Shop for their generous donation of Passover items, this contribution will make a significant difference in the lives of many local community members, ensuring they can celebrate Passover with dignity and meaning,” said Rivkah Halpern, site director at the pantry.

Local rabbis, community leaders and elected officials, along with recipients of assistance were at the pantry on April 2. The growing issue of the lack of food in the Jewish communities of the Five Towns, southwestern Nassau, and eastern Queens was discussed.

Helene Slanksy, of Hewlett, said being able to use the pantry is a comfortable environment that helps preserve her dignity.

“It means security, when I first started coming here I was embarrassed, but now I find it’s with open arms and help from these wonderful women I have met here, and I need it,” she said.

When the Gural JCC’s Sustenance Hope Opportunities Place was created the goal was to establish a place where people in need of food, clothes, a job or other counseling would feel secure and be helped by professionals and volunteers.

“We need to think about our community members here in the Five Towns, those who are really hungry and have to chose the difficult decision between paying rent and buying the groceries they need to celebrate these upcoming holiday,” said Daniel Wolk, external communications and community relations manager at Stop and Shop.

Melissa Berman/Herald Cedarhurst resident Irene Muchnick shopped the produce aisle, her favorite part, of the Gural JCC food pantry.

STEPPING OUT

Go all out

By Karen Bloom

s we eagerly welcome spring — and Earth Month — the moment has arrived to think about how you want your yard to serve your family, pets and wildlife.

Maybe you’re aiming to have the best yard on the block, want to install an outdoor “family room,” or expand your space for entertaining. Perhaps your kids or pets could use a better play space.

Spring and backyarding — the act of doing indoor activities such as dining, working, entertaining, even exercising, in our own backyards — surely go hand in hand.

“Knowing your backyarding personality type can help you be better prepared to craft a yard that is not only beautiful, but is also purposeful and specifically suited to how you backyard,” says Kris Kiser, president of the TurfMutt Foundation, which advocates for the care and use of green space.

The TurfMutt Foundation celebrates 15 years in 2024 teaching families how to save the planet one yard at a time.

“There really are no rules. Create an outdoor area that reflects your unique personality and style while supporting the things you like to do in your green space,” Kiser says. “Your yard isn’t just for aesthetics. It’s purposeful and contributes to our and the planet’s well-being. We encourage you to design your space that shows off your sense of style and supports what is important to your family.”

For most of us, that means filling our home environment with flowers. Plant summer bulbs and you’ll enjoy extra flowers in your garden next summer for months on end. Pick a nice spring day and turn planting into a fun outdoor activity — and get everyone involved.

Starting in early spring and all through summer, flower bulbs give you that lovely spring feeling. Even if March and April are often still cold and bleak, the first brave bulbs already start flowering. Imagine how fun it will be to cut some flowers from your own garden to put in a vase. In this way, you can enjoy spring inside as well.

Once the danger of night frost has passed, it is time to plant summer bulbs. If you don’t have enough garden space, no worries. Summer bulbs thrive planted in pots as well. With so many varieties available, you can you create the most colorful displays. You can enjoy these eye-catchers on your deck, patio or terrace for months.

Exuberant effect

All summer bulbs are suitable for planting in pots, by the way, They come in all kinds of shapes and colors. Five of the best-known include dahlia, Begonia, gladiolus, Calla and lily. They all have their own charm,

so it all depends on what you like. Low-growing summer bulbs are particularly suitable for pots, such as dahlias up to about 20 inches tall and tuberous begonias.

For an extra exuberant effect, mix several varieties of summer bulbs together. It is a smart choice if you want to extend the flowering period. Some flowers, such as dahlias and begonias, will actually continue to flower until the first frost.

Well-known or lesser known

Once the threat of night frost has passed, it is time to get started with summer bulbs.

The planting period runs until late May. You can choose popular dahlias, gladioli (Gladiolus), lilies (Lilium) or tuberous begonias. You could also go for lesser-known varieties, such as Crocosmia (previously known as Montbretia), variegated pineapple lily (Eucomis), Tigridia or Liatris.

Have you picked the perfect spot yet? Most summer bulbs need at least six hours of daily sun for rich flowering. So, check the packaging to see if your chosen bulbs prefer sun or (semi-)shade. Their demands on the soil are modest — it just needs to be sufficiently permeable to water.

Perfect match

Lower-growing varieties are best planted at the front of the border. Taller-growing ones thrive in a sheltered spot, against a wall or near a shrub, for example.

Group similar color hues together, or indeed, choose contrasting colors. Crocosmia, Dahlia and Liatris make a good team, as do lilies with gladioli and Canna lilies.

Summer bulbs are also a perfect match with perennials and shrubs.

Easy planting

Plant bulbs twice as deep as they are tall. Exceptions to this rule are dahlias and begonias, which should be planted less deep (with a few inches of soil above them).

Place bulbs in the soil with the growing point (“nose”) facing up. For begonias, the concave side is the top. Don’t worry if you’re not sure — once they sprout, they will grow upward on their own.

Fill the hole with soil and tamp it down lightly — water your bulbs.

In a pot, you can plant them a little closer together. Make sure there are holes in the bottom of the pot to allow excess water to drain away.

Put some shards or clay pellets at the bottom of the pot with potting soil on top. Next, follow the steps above. The bulbs will grow out on their own. They need watering only during long periods of drought.

Just a little more patience before you can enjoy the colorful results.

South Shore Symphony

The South Shore Symphony Orchestra welcomes spring as it continues director Adam Glaser’s inaugural season. The orchestra is joined by the Adea Horn Quartet, composed of Alyssa Cherson, David Stevens, Erik Beuttenmuller and Anthony Hayes. The evening’s fascinating repertoire includes Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Op. 45, the most substantial work in the program. One of his most beloved works, it’s known for lush melodies and rich harmonies combined with dance rhythms, a sprinkle of jazz, and modern harmonic twists. Also of note, he wrote it on Long Island, in Huntington. The program also includes Lili Boulanger’s D’un Matin de Printemps, a brilliant work with hints of Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy, and Robert Schumann’s Concertpiece for 4 Horns, Op. 86.

Saturday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Tickets available at MadisonTheatreNY.org or (516) 323-4444.

Rain: A tribute to The Beatles

The dynamic band takes everyone back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends in its lively celebration of the iconic ‘Abbey Road’ album. Rain is renowned for delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that critics and audiences proclaim as the next best thing to seeing the Beatles live. Together longer than the Fab Four, Rain has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, resulting in a show that thoroughly captures the essential essence of Beatlemania. Their performance transports you back to the iconic era of Sgt. Pepper and the Magical Mystery Tour, along with all your favorite hits. From energetic classics to reflective favorites, the band delivers an unforgettable performance that appeals to fans, old and new. With vibrant costumes and psychedelic visuals, Rain creates a stunning concert full of nostalgia and good vibes. Join the band on an extraordinary journey that captivates hearts and inspires all generations.

Friday, March 29, 8 p.m. Tickets start Wednesday, April 10, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $45. Flagstar at Wesbury Music Fair, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. Tickets available at LiveNation.com.

Flower bulbs provide happiness for weeks on end, even before the height of the season. Photos courtesy iBulb

THE Your Neighborhood

The Wallflowers

Grab your leather jackets, and get ready to rock! The Wallflowers have hit the road and bringing their epic sound to the Paramount stage, Thursday, April 17, at 8 p.m. The line-up consists of Steve Mackey on bass, Stanton Adcock on lead guitar, Lynn Williams on drums, and founder Jakob Dylan on lead vocals and guitar. Expect to hear fan favorites, including the Billboard 100 charter “Sleepwalker.” Formed in 1989 by Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller, over the last two decades the band has seen many changes. 1992 saw the release of their debut album, followed in 1994 by their best-known and highest-selling album, Bringing Down The Horse, which featured Grammy award-winning track ‘One Headlight’. The Wallflowers went on to release three more albums before going on a hiatus. 2012 was the year the band reunited and released their sixth album “Glad All Over.” Nearly a decade later, The Wallflowers released their seventh album, “Exit Wounds,” which hit number three on the Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart — making it the highest charting album for the band yet! For the past 30 years, this Dylan-led act has stood as one of rock’s most dynamic and purposeful bands — a unit dedicated to and continually honing a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack. That signature style has been present through the decades, baked into the grooves of smash hits like 1996’s “Bringing Down the Horse” as well as more recent and exploratory fare like “Glad All Over.” While it’s been nine long years since we’ve heard from the group with whom he first made his mark, The Wallflowers are silent no more. And Jakob Dylan always knew they’d return, claiming The Wallflowers is much of his life’s work. $75, $45, $35, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

‘Listen to the Music’

Join L.I. Cabaret Theatre for their latest performance, Saturday, April 6, 2 p.m., at the Elmont Library Theatre. In this spirited show music is on the menu as the cast travels back to different years in the past to find clues and knowledge to save the Melody Diner from demolition. A cast of 35 keeps the action moving along, with a live band. Singers and dancers perform current hits, oldies and also tunes from the Broadway stage. Free admission. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. (516) 354-5280 or LICabaret@ aol.com.

Games & Crafts

Relax with friends playing a game or work on your ongoing craft project as part of Peninsula Public Library’s in-person Cozy Games & Crafts program, Monday, April 8, 2-4:30 p.m. Bring your own knitting, crocheting or other projects and material. Some games will be provided. No instructors. 280 Central Ave., Lawrence.

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Urban Art Evolution,” is a comprehensive exhibit featuring a diverse range of compositions from the 1980s through the present by creators who were based in the rough and tumble downtown area of New York City known as Loisaida/LES (Lower East Side/East Village) and close surrounding neighborhoods. Artists pushed the boundaries of what was considered “art” with a primary focus on street/graffiti art. The exhibit’s scope, guest curated by art collector/gallerist Christopher Pusey, offers an even broader view from other creative residents, who worked inside their studios but still contributed to the rich fabric of the downtown art scene from different vantage points and aesthetics.

Works include sculpture, paintings, photography, music, and ephemera from many noted and influential artists. On view through July 7. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

April 6

Country Jukebox

The North Shore Symphony Orchestra is joined by Broadway and New York cabaret stars for “Country Jukebox: Kenny, Dolly & Friends,” Saturday, April 6, 8 p.m., on Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center stage. Your toes will be tapping and your hands clapping during this evening of country classics from the 1950s to today’s hottest contemporary hits.

The dynamic performers, with North Shore Symphony, salute such greats as Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, The Judds, Carrie Underwood and more. Tickets start at $45, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 8774000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

Hewlett Bagel Boss Concert Series

Myron and Friends, a hard-hitting classic rock band, perform at Bagel Boss, Saturday, April 6, 9 p.m.-12 a.m. 1352 Peninsula Blvd. in Hewlett. To RSVP, visit AllanSpielman.wixsite.com/ Hewlett-Bagel-Boss-c.

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, April 13, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork.

Kids and adults connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. For ages 2-14. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for to register or call (516) 4849337.

Weekly Parsha

Chabad of the Five Towns welcomes all to its weekly Parsha class for men and women, Thursdays, at 7:30 p.m. Join R’Yanky Feder for discussion at the Levi Yitzchak Library. 564 Central Ave., in Cedarhurst.

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April 14

On stage

Plaza

Theatrical continues its season with “Til Death Do Us Part…You First,” directed by Chazz Palminteri, Sunday, April 14, 2:30 p.m. Peter Fogel wrote and perfroms his hilarious autobiographical tale. An eternal bachelor, Fogel has major commitment issues as the love of his life has just broken up with him on Valentine’s Day. He senses his own mortality and after much soul searching, he decides to revisit the scene of all his romantic disasters.

Fogel’s signature wit, along with riotous relatable characters, takes us on a whirlwind comedic journey of searching for his soul mate and the meaning of a real commitment. Fogel laments:

“The longest relationship I’ve had in my entire life…is with T-Mobile!”$40, $35 seniors. See it at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre. 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

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

Schumann Rachmaninoff Boulanger Concerto for 4 horns Symphonic Dances D’un matin du printemps

Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 PM

Madison Theatre at Molloy University 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 516 323-4444 - www.madisontheatreny.org

Join us for a concert that will include the French Horn artistry of the Adea Quartet performing Schumann’s Concerto Rachmaninoff wrote “Symphonic Dances” a stunning orchestral work in 1940 while living in Huntington, Long Island.

Lili Boulanger completed this last orchestral work in 1920 in the mode of the French Impressionist composers.

April 14

Celebrate Holi

Long Island Children’s Museum invites families to celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors, Sunday, April 14 , 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Originating in India, this Hindu festival marks the end of winter and the arrival of the colorful spring season. During this joyous celebration, families eat sweets, dance to traditional folk music and throw colorful powder made from flowers called gulal. Crafts, color throwing and dancing will be part of this vibrant event. Welcome spring’s arrival with Holi. Participants are encouraged to wear clothes that they won’t mind getting messy. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Gala Dinner

Chabad of Hewlett invites the Hewlett community to the Gala dinner, Tuesday, April 9, at Sephardic Temple. The event is in celebration of Rabbi and Rivkie Tenenboim’s 40th birthdays and accomplishments of Jewish Kids Club of Hewlett, Hewlett High and Chabad and Shabbat Kids Program. Cocktails will be at 6:30 p.m. and the dinner and program at 8 p.m. $250 per person. 775 Branch Blvd., Cedarhurst. Call (516) 295-3433 for more information.

Lawrence Board of Education

Lawrence District Board of Education meets, Monday, April 15, at 8 p.m, at Lawrence High School. 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst. For more information visit Lawrence.org/ Page/Meeting-Notice-Schedule.

NCJW Film Series

National Council of Jewish Women, Peninsula Section and Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library present the film “Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island,” on Sunday, April 7, at 2 p.m. at Hewlett Woodmere Public Library. This documentary, featuring activist-actress Jane Fonda, is an hour and 17 minutes long. Heidi Hunter, film producer, speaks at the event. Tickets required. 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. Visit HWPL.org or call (516) 374-1967 for more information.

Hewlett Neck Village meets

The Hewlett Neck Village holds their tentative village budget public hearing, Friday, April 12, 9 a.m., at Village of Hewlett Neck. 30 Piermont Ave., Hewlett. For more information call (516)-295-1400 or email villages3@optimum.net.

ANDREW P. COOPER, ESQ., LL.M. Counsel | Long Island Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

NICHOLAS T. TERZULLI, ESQ. Senior Counsel Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

BRYAN F. LEWIS Counsel

MARC SARACINO ESQ. Associate Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP

NICHOLAS RAMCHARITAR, ESQ.

Owner and Attorney

The Ramcharitar Law Firm

STEVEN M. RAISER

Founding Partner

Raiser & Kenniff, PC

LESLIE TAYNE, ESQ.

Financial Attorney, Founder & Managing Director

Tayne Law Group

TIFFANY C. GRAHAM

Associate Professor of Law, Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion

Touro University,

Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

CHRISTOPHER F. MESTECKY

Managing Partner

Law Offices of Guercio & Guercio, LLP

JENNIFER M. MONE, ESQ.

Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs

& General Counsel

Hofstra University

ELDER LAW

KRISTI DIPAOLO, ESQ.

Senior Associate

Cona Elder Law

ILANA DAVIDOV, ESQ.

Founder & Estate Planning Attorney

Davidov Law Group

MICHAEL DAVIDOV, ESQ., CFP

Partner

Davidov Law Group

DONNA STEFANS, ESQ., AIF®

Founder & Lead Attorney

Stefans Law Group PC

NEIL B. FANG

Partner

Schwartz, Fang & Keating, PC

GREGORY L. MATALON, ESQ.

Partner

Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP

HON. GAIL PRUDENTI

Partner

Burner Prudenti Law, PC

FAMILY & IP

JACOB RUBINSTEIN, ESQ.

Founder and Managing Partner

Rubinstein Law Firm, PLLC

HEALTHCARE

BETTINA L. HOLLIS, ESQ.

Attorney

The Rizzuto Law Firm

LINDSAY MALESON

Partner & Healthcare Practice Group Leader

Nixon Peabody LLP

IMMIGRATION

MICHAEL CATALIOTTI, ESQ.

Principal Cataliotti Law PC

EDUARDO M. VILLACORTA, ESQ.

Founder Villacorta Law Group

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

NATALIE L. BELL

Managing Partner

Bell Law Group, PLLC

LAND USE & ZONING

JOHN C. FARRELL

Partner

Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz Coschignano PLLC

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION

MICHAEL J. ANTONGIOVANNI, ESQ.

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Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, PC

EDWARD G. MCCABE

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Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz Coschignano PLLC

PAUL F. MILLUS, ESQ.

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SAMUEL J. FERRARA

Chair, Matrimonial & Family Law, Partner

Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC

LATOYA R.A. JAMES, ESQ.

Managing Attorney

The James Law Firm, PLLC

JOSEPH TROTTI, ESQ.

Founding Partner Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP

JEFFREY M. KIMMEL

Managing Partner & CEO

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NEAL A. GOLDSTEIN

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PAULA PARRINO, ESQ.

Chief Administrative Officer & Vice President of Operations

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ROBERT S. BARNETT CPA, ESQ.

Partner

Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP

JENNIFER D. HOWER

Partner

Herman Katz LLP

KELLY KOSTER

Partner, President

Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP

Nassau County Women's Bar Association

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MEREDITH CHELSER Associate Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP

SCHRODER & STROM, LLP

DAVIDOV LAW GROUP, P.C.

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Public Notices

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 ClerkTreasurer/Village Administrator will sell at Public Auction in the manner provided by law on April 10, 2024 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 2023 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 2023 with a statement of the amount of tax and/or assessments, fees, interest and charges thereon:

LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Board of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor will convene and hold a public hearing via ZOOM April 8, 2024, at 7:00PM.

All residents and professionals wishing to attend are directed to contact Village Hall at 516-374-3806 for further ZOOM information/instruction or visit our website at www.hewlettharbor.gov.

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

1)

Mr. Dan Pulatani - 1069 Channel Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557 has applied to the Planning Board for site plan, elevation plan and landscape design review for a new one family home, 2 car garage, and driveway.

2)

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau, State Of New York.

Section 40 Block 57 Lot 48

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $466,857.24 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 16-008698 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.

Bradley Marks, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 1/31/2024 File Number: 560-3388 CA 145726

LEGAL NOTICE

March 27, 2024

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE INWOOD FIRE DISTRICT, INWOOD, NEW YORK, 11096.

There will be a General Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District as follows:

Time: 7:00 P.M..

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Place: DISTRICT OFFICE

Melissa Rivelli, District Secretary 145891

Dated this 1st day of April 2024.

JOSEHA A. ADAMO Chief Deputy Assessor, Nassau County 145927

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 15, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15 shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof for the 2024-2025 school year on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, NY 11516 commencing at 8:00 p.m., followed by the Board of Education Special Meeting at which the Board of Education shall conduct such other and additional business as may come before it. Public comments may be submitted to BOE@lawrence.k12.ny.us.

3)

Mr. Donato Nicolo - 1322 Everit Place Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557 has applied to the Planning Board for site plan, elevation plan and landscape design review for a new one family home, 2 car garage, driveway and inground pool.

4)

Mr. Stanley Aronov – 207 Everit Avenue Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557 has applied to the Planning Board for site plan, elevation plan and landscape design review for a new one family home with 3 car garage and inground pool At said hearing, all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard. Copies of the proposed application will be available at the Village Hall at least five (5) days before the public hearing and may be seen during the regular business hours.

Olga Khakham - 1315 Harbor Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557 has applied to the Planning Board for site plan, elevation plan and landscape review for an addition, alterations and renovations of a one family home.

Those persons planning to attend the meeting and who require special accommodations because of a disability are requested to notify the Village Clerk no less than 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Dated: March 22, 2024 Hewett Harbor, New York BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF

VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR TED MAY

Planning Board Chairman Tommy Montemarano Building Superintendent Steve Haramis Plan Review 145704

All residents wishing to attend via Zoom can visit www.hewlettharbor.gov for instructions. Residents wishing to speak via Zoom or in person must notify the Village Clerk in advance.

Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York March 22, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR NICOLE GIACOPELLI VILLAGE CLERK 145702

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS IN TAX LIEN FORECLOSURE-SUPREME

LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR

NOTICE OF MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Harbor will meet in both public and via Zoom on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 7:00PM, Eastern Standard Time, for the purpose of holding the Village’s regular monthly meeting. An agenda for the meeting will be made available to the public on the Village Website.

COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - SETH

SCHREIBER and YAFFA SCHREIBER, Plaintiffs, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF BERNICE

FROHMAN, Defendants.

Index No. 602539/23. To the above named Defendants -YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty days after service is completed if the summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiffs designate Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the county where the property against which a declaratory judgment sought is situated. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to the Order of the Hon. Eileen C. Daly-Sapraicone, J.S.C., entered on March 18, 2024. The object of this action is to obtain a declaratory judgment declaring that Plaintiffs are the record owners of all rights, title and interest in Section: 39 Block: 577, Lots: 37 and 54 on the Tax Map of Nassau County, also known as 52 Steven Dr., Hewlett, New York, vesting said property in Plaintiffs, free and clear of all liens.

Dated: March 18, 2024 BRONSTER, LLP, Attorney for Plaintiffs Seth Schreiber and Yaffa Schreiber, By: Leonid Krechmer, Esq. 156 West 56th Street, Suite 703 New York, NY 10019 (212) 558-9300 #101276 145730 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006-WMC4, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WMC4 Plaintiff, Against LUCRECIO AQUINO, ET AL, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/24/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on 4/30/2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 46 Saint George Place, Inwood, New York 11096, And Described As Follows:

LEGAL NOTICE

ASSESSOR’S NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL

THE ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU HEREBY GIVES NOTICE

that he has completed the 2024/2025 final assessment roll, which will be used for the 2025 levy of Town and County Taxes in the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, and the City of Glen Cove and the City of Long Beach, and for the 2024/2025 levy of school taxes in such Towns and in the City of Long Beach.

A certified electronic copy of the roll was filed with the Department of Assessment on April 1, 2024. The electronic roll may be examined on public terminals located in the offices of:

DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENT

NASSAU COUNTY OFFICE

BUILDING 240 OLD COUNTRY ROAD, FOURTH FLOOR MINEOLA, NY 11501 where the same will remain open for public inspection for fifteen days.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that there will be a vote and election by the qualified voters of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. at the four (4) school election districts indicated below, for the purpose of voting upon the appropriation of necessary expenditures of the 2024-2025 school year to elect two (2) members of the Board of Education and one (1) member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library at which business will be transacted as required by law, including a vote on the following propositions, as well as any other propositions which may properly come before the electorate:

PROPOSITION NO. 1SCHOOL BUDGET RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, be and hereby authorized to expend the sum of One Hundred One Million Nine Hundred Nineteen Thousand Seventy Seven Dollars ($101,919,077.00) for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, and is further authorized to levy the necessary tax for the above purpose upon the taxable property of the School District, after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources.

Public Notices

RESOLVED, that the sum of Three Million Three Hundred Fifty Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Nine Dollars ($3,356,979.00) be appropriated for the Peninsula Public Library for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and that said amount be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, pursuant to § 259 of the Education Law, and be levied and collected in the same manner as are other general taxes, after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources.

SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES

To elect two (2) trustees of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2027. Incumbents: Heshy Blachorsky and Abel Feldhamer

LIBRARY BOARD TRUSTEE

To elect one (1) trustee of the Peninsula Public Library for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2029. Incumbent: Reva Oliner

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the election shall be held in accordance with the Annual Meeting and Election Policy and Candidate and Campaigning Policy adopted by the Board of Education.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that nominations for the office of trustee of the Board of Education and office of trustee of the Library Board, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the district, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District located in Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. no later than April 19, 2024, at which the trustees shall be voted upon. Such petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate and the specific vacancy on the Board for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any. Each vacancy shall be considered a separate office, and a separate petition shall be required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. No person shall be nominated for more than one separate office on the Board of Education. However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 250 qualified voters of the district and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. not later than the 30th day preceding the election at which such question or proposition shall be voted upon, except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which are required to be stated in the published or posted notice of the meeting or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any annual or special meeting of the District.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine and a detailed statement of the proposed budget, in writing, of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2024-2025 for school purposes, specifying the purposes and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available upon request, to any resident in the district at each schoolhouse in the district, during the period of fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Budget Vote and District Election of May 21, 2024 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., on the district website Lawrence.org and at polling locations on the day of the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the accurate description of the boundaries of the election districts is available for inspection by any qualified voter together with a map of the district in the Office of the District Clerk at Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, New York, during regular school days by appointment only. The four (4) sites designated for voting in each election district are as follows:

Primary School @ Number Two School, 1 Donahue Avenue, Inwood; Lawrence Middle School, 195 Broadway, Lawrence; Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst and Atlantic Beach Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that registration of voters shall take place at the office of the District Clerk located at, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, New York, on school days between September 5, 2023, and May 16, 2024,

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., during which times any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the District Clerk to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Annual Budget Vote and District Election for which such register is prepared.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the registration of voters, not previously registered and eligible to vote, will take place between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on May 15, 2024, at the Office of the District Clerk. Such persons must present himself or herself personally for registration during the time and place set forth, in order to be entitled to vote.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the final date to register for the 2024-2025 Annual Budget Vote and District Election is May 16, 2024 in the office of the District Clerk, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that he/she is known, or proven, to the satisfaction of the District Clerk, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Annual Budget Vote and District Election for which such register is prepared.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the district who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special district meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the four (4) calendar years prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk where it shall be open for inspection by appointment only, by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for the election, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk and on the district website Lawrence.org.

Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk in the District Clerk’s office not before April 21, 2024. If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter the

application must be received before May 14, 2024. If the ballot is to be hand delivered, it must be received by the District Clerk in the District Clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. If the ballot is to be hand delivered, the application must be received by the District Clerk in the District Clerk’s office the day before the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays and at each of the polling sites.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that military voters may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk via email at MBharaj@Lawrence.org. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 19, 2024. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate his/her preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. A list of all persons to whom military ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the School District in the Office of the District Clerk during regular business hours during the seven (7) days prior to the election, except for Saturday and Sunday, and on May 21, 2024 at the polling locations, subject to any applicable laws and regulations.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

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

Dated: April 4, 2024

By Order of the Board of Education

Lawrence Union Free School District No.15

Ms. Mohinder Bharaj, District Clerk 145943

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

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

Agency: Board of Appeals

Village of Hewlett Bay Park

Date: April 18, 2024

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, NY 11557

Subject: Application of Stuart and Sari Braunstein, 137 Piermont Ave, Hewlett Bay Park, to construct an swimming pool and a partially raised patio with retaining walls, which construction requires variances of the following Village Code sections: (a) 146-9(C)(8)(c), to permit a section of the pool fence enclosure to be located in the front yard, where the entire fence shall be behind the rear line of the principal building, (b) 146-9(C)(8)(b), to permit the proposed fencing apart of the retaining wall to be 8 feet in height, where a maximum of 4 feet is permitted; Premises are also known as Section 42, Block 111, Lot 2 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map.

The Board of Appeals, as lead agency, has determined that these applications are Type II matters under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which require no environmental review. At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matters. Any person having a disability which would inhibit attendance at or participation in the hearing should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation. Plans and other materials associated with the application may be reviewed and downloaded at www.hewlettbayparkny.g ov or inspected at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York, during regular business hours.

Dated: March 28, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Michelle Blandino, Village Clerk 145890

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

REGULAR MEETING OF

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 5-508 of the Village Law of State of New York as amended, a Public Hearing will be held upon the tentative budget of the Village of Atlantic Beach on Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:45 PM. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard. The purpose of

such meeting will be the consideration and passage of such budget.

Said tentative budget is for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2024 and ending on May 31, 2025. The tentative budget is on file in the office of the Village Clerk, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, NY, where the same may be inspected by any interested persons from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. No compensation is proposed to be paid to the Mayor or the four Trustees.

BE FURTHER ADVISED the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held at the same date and place following the Public Hearing.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE CLERK EMILY SINISCALCHI

VILLAGE OF ATLANTIC BEACH

March 22, 2024

145888

LEGAL NOTICE

Village of Lawrence

Legal Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Lawrence will hold a work session beginning at 6:45 P.M. followed by a public meeting on April 16, 2024 at Lawrence Yacht and Country Club, 101 Causeway, Lawrence, New York 11559 beginning at 7:30 P.M. to conduct the following Public Hearings and to attend to such other matters as may properly come before the Board: 105 Ocean Ave, CohenSection 212-13.D(2)(a) of the Village Code states, in Residence AA District the maximum front yard height/setback ratio is 0.44. Section 212-39.C of the Code of the Village of Lawrence states the maximum exterior wall height from the base plane to the underside of the eave is 23 ft. Section 212-24.D of the Code of the Village of Lawrence states, accessory structures may only be constructed in the side or rear yard.

217 Juniper Circle S, Lowy - Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states the maximum building coverage for a lot size of 9,325 sq ft in area is 2,677 sq ft. Section 212-16.D (1) of the Village Code states, in a Residence District B, the minimum side yard setback is 15 ft. Section 212-16.D (1) of the Village Code states, in a Residence District B, the minimum aggregate yard setback is 30 ft. Section 212-16.D (1) of the Village Code states, in a Residence District B, the minimum rear yard setback is 30 ft. Section 212-16.D (2)(c) of the Village Code states, in a Residence District B, the maximum side yard

height/setback ratio is 1.5. Section 212-39.C of the Village Code states, the maximum exterior wall height from the base plane to the underside of the eave is 23 ft. Section 212-27.C(3) of the Village Code states, one-car garage shall have clear inside dimensions of not less than 10 feet in width and 20 in depth.

213 Juniper Circle South, Mendel - Section 212-16.D (1) of the Village Code states, in a Residence B District the minimum side yard setback is 15 ft. Section 212-16.D (1) of the Village Code states, in a Residence B District the minimum aggregate yard setback is 30 ft. Section 212-16.D (1) of the Village Code states, in Residence B District the minimum rear yard setback is 30 ft. Section 212-16.D (2) (c) of the Village Code states, the maximum side yard height setback ratio for a building on a lot sized of 8,863 ft. is 1.5. Section 212-16.D (2) (c) of the Village Code states, the maximum rear yard height setback ratio is .74.

Soifer, as owner of 200 Juniper Circle N.Appealing the determination of the Building Department’s issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy related to 206 Juniper Circle North. The order in which the listed applications are heard shall be determined the night of the meeting.

The applications and accompanying exhibits are on file and may be inspected at the Village Office during normal business hours between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. If anyone needs special accommodations for a disability, such person should contact the Village Clerk at least 5 days before the hearing. All interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard

By Order of the Board of Appeals

Lloyd Keilson Chairman

Dated: March 28, 2024 145889

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU. 7841 PINES BOULEVARD LLC, Plaintiff -againstGENNADY

BOROKHOVICH, ELENA BOROKHOVICH, et al

Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Amended Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated February 8, 2024 and entered on February 15, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 7, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Westerly side of Seawane Drive, where the Northerly line of land now or formerly of auguste Richard intersects the said Westerly side of Seawane Drive; RUNNING THENCE North 82 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds West along the aforesaid land of Richard, 344.32 feet to the mean high water line of Macy Channel as the same existed on January 18, 1967; THENCE along the bulkhead line of Macy Channel as the existed the following 2 courses and distances: 1. North 26 degrees 10 minutes 40 seconds East, 166.03 feet; 2. North 32 degrees 42 minutes 40 seconds East, 151.58 feet to land now or formerly of Pier; THENCE along said lastmentioned line South 60 degrees 00 minutes 40 seconds East, 104.59 feet to the Southwesterly side of Albon Road; THENCE along the Southwesterly side of Albon Road, the following 2 courses and distances: 1. Southwesterly along the arc of a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 190.47 feet, a distance of 95.73 feet; 2. Still Southeasterly along the arc of a curve bearing to the right having a radius of 340 feet, a distance of 28.28 feet to the extreme Westerly end of the arc of curve connecting the Westerly side of Seawane Drive with the Southwesterly side of Albon Road; THENCE Southeasterly and Southerly along said lastmentioned arc of curve bearing to the right having a radius of 57.71 feet a distance of 59.24 feet to the westerly side o Seawane Drive; THENCE Southerly along the Westerly side of Seawane Drive along the arc of a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 1760 feet, a distance of 125.02 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Section: 42 Block: K and Lots: 103 and 622 Said premises known as 1310 SEAWANE DRIVE, HEWLETT, NY Approximate amount of lien $2,854,066.42 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

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sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del Distrito.

CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre Unión HewlettWoodmere, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en el Centro Educativo Woodmere, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York. York, en dicho distrito el miércoles 8 de mayo de 2024 a las 6:45 PM, hora vigente, para la transacción de negocios autorizados por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes artículos:

1. Presentar a los electores una declaración detallada de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2024-2025.

2. Discutir todos los puntos que a continuación se establecen para ser votados mediante máquina de votación en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 21 de mayo de 2024.

3. Tramitar otros asuntos que puedan presentarse adecuadamente ante la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y las leyes que la modifican.

Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que cualquier residente del Distrito podrá obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar para 2024-2025, excluyendo los fondos públicos, a partir del 1 de mayo. 2024, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente, excepto sábados, domingos o feriados en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, en la Biblioteca Pública de Hewlett-Woodmere, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett y en el sitio web de Internet del Distrito.

Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que dicha votación y elección del presupuesto se llevará a cabo el martes 21 de mayo de 2024, en el Centro Educativo Woodmere, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 10:00 a.m.: 00 PM hora vigente, momento en el cual se abrirán las urnas para votar mediante máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos:

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2024-2025 y autorizar que la porción requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos

2. Elegir tres (3) miembros de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres (3) años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2024 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2027.

3. ¿DEBE autorizarse a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre Unión HewlettWoodmere, de conformidad con la Sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación, a establecer un fondo de reserva que se conocerá como el Fondo de Reserva de Capital “Fondo de Mejoramiento de Edificios a Largo Plazo #2” para el propósito de las siguientes mejoras capitales a las instalaciones del Distrito: (i) mejoras/actualizaciones al espacio educativo y no educativo, incluyendo aulas e instalaciones existentes tales como auditorio/gimnasio/cafete ría/exterior, palco de prensa/piragua/casa de campo, letreros, campo deportivo/parque infantil/lockers/vestuario, sistema de megafonía/reloj, sistema de sonido/teléfono; (ii) mejoras/actualizaciones de computadoras/tecnología/ sistemas de seguridad, plomería/HVAC/eficiencia energética, incluida la instalación de energía solar, y renovaciones requeridas para cumplir con la ADA, (iii) renovaciones de preparación vocacional y profesional, reemplazo de aulas portátiles y /o compra, reemplazo de techo/canalón/líder/venta na/mampostería/hormigó n/puerta interior o exterior/entradas, renovaciones de baños, mejoras de iluminación, reemplazos de pisos/paredes/calderas, ascensores, renovaciones de carpintería y (iv) compra de edificios/terrenos, renovaciones/reconstrucci ón de sitios, remediación de materiales peligrosos, renovaciones de espacios de almacenamiento, mobiliario, equipos y compra de vehículos. Todo lo anterior incluye toda la mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos incidentales relacionados con los mismos; siendo dicho Fondo de Reserva de Capital un monto que no exceda de $40,000,000 y con un plazo probable de diez (10) años; y con el financiamiento de dicho Fondo de Reserva de Capital proveniente de: transferencia de la Reserva de Compensación al Trabajador existente del distrito escolar por la cantidad de $7,000,000 y en una cantidad anual que no exceda los $10,000,000 en cualquier año durante el plazo probable, y dichos fondos se obtendrán de fondos excedentes y/o

asignaciones presupuestarias al final del año presupuestario.

4. Aprobar el presupuesto de la biblioteca para 2024-2025 propuesto por la Junta Directiva de la Biblioteca Pública Hewlett-Woodmere y la recaudación de un impuesto correspondiente de conformidad con la Sección 259 de la Ley de Educación.

5. Elegir un (1) Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca Pública de Hewlett-Woodmere por un período de cinco (5) años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2024 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2029.

Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito Escolar debe adjuntar a su proyecto de presupuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exenciones, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor tasado total de la nómina final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que las peticiones 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, a más tardar. del 22 de abril de 2024, entre las 9:00 y las 17:00 horas, horario vigente. Cada petición deberá dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito; debe ser firmado por al menos cincuenta y cinco (55) votantes calificados del Distrito. Las vacantes en la Junta de Educación no se consideran cargos separados y específicos; los candidatos se postulan en libertad. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato. Para nominar un candidato para el cargo de Síndico de la Junta de Biblioteca, cada petición debe estar firmada por al menos cincuenta y cinco (55) votantes del Distrito. Las vacantes en el Patronato no se

consideran cargos específicos separados; los candidatos se postulan en libertad. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato.

Y POR EL PRESENTE SE

NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, él o ella es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un elector está registrado y tiene derecho a votar en virtud del artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, también tiene derecho a votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse.

La Junta de Registro se reunirá con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación el miércoles 8 de mayo de 2024 , de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m., hora vigente, para agregar cualquier nombres adicionales al Registro que se utilizarán en la elección antes mencionada, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro sea conocido o probado por el satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro para tener en ese momento o en adelante derecho a votar en la elección para la cual se prepara el Registro. El Registro así preparado de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, y estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del 16 de mayo. 2024, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario vigente, cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección, excepto el domingo, y el sábado 18 de mayo de 2024, mediante cita previa entre las 10:00 a.m. AM y 1:30 PM, y en el(los) lugar(es) de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR EL PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, los votantes pueden registrarse con la Secretaria de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, entre las 8:00 a. m.

y las 4:00 p. m. cuando la escuela esté en sesión en cualquier día antes del 16 de mayo de 2024 para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se utilizará en la elección mencionada anteriormente, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión con el Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar, se sabe o se demuestra, a satisfacción del Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar, que en ese momento o en adelante tiene derecho a votar en la elección para la cual se prepara el Registro. El Registro así preparado de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, en su oficina en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, y estará abierto para inspección por cualquier persona calificada. votante del Distrito a partir del jueves 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., horario predominante, cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección, excepto el domingo, y el sábado, mayo 18 de diciembre de 2024, mediante cita previa entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 13:30 p. m., y en el(los) lugar(es) de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar. Se puede solicitar una solicitud de registro como votante militar al Secretario de Distrito en el Centro Educativo Woodmere, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York y debe devolverse a dicha oficina a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 25 de abril de 2024. Al solicitar una solicitud de registro, el elector militar puede designar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico.

Y POR

EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del distrito pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York. La solicitud de boleta militar original debe devolverse por correo o en persona al Secretario del Distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, durante el horario comercial escolar, a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 25 de abril de 2024. En la solicitud de solicitud de boleta militar, el votante militar puede designar su

preferencia para recibir la solicitud de boleta militar, y la boleta militar, por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico. Todas las solicitudes de boleta de votantes militares calificados y la boleta militar deben devolverse por correo o en persona. Las boletas para votantes militares se distribuirán a los votantes militares calificados a más tardar el 26 de abril de 2024. Las boletas militares deben ser recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito (1) antes del cierre de las urnas, el martes 21 de mayo de 2024, y deben mostrar una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o debe mostrar 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 pm del día de la elección y estar firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que se determine no posterior al día anterior a la elección. Una lista de personas a quienes se emiten boletas militares estará disponible para su inspección para los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito a partir del jueves 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 8:00 am y las 4:00 pm, hora vigente, de cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el domingo, y el 21 de mayo de 2024, día fijado para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados haciendo saber su impugnación y las razones por lo tanto al Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas. Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que las solicitudes para boletas anticipadas por correo y boletas en ausencia se podrán obtener durante el horario comercial escolar a través del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 22 de abril de 2024; las solicitudes completas deben ser recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito no antes del 22 de abril de 2024 y al menos siete (7) días antes de las elecciones, el 14 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de las elecciones. , 20 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta debe ser entregada personalmente al elector. Las boletas de voto anticipado por correo y en ausencia deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora predominante, el martes 21 de mayo de 2024. Las solicitudes para boletas de voto en ausencia o

boletas de voto anticipado por correo también se pueden imprimir desde el sitio web del Distrito www. hewlett-woodmere.net y entregado al Secretario del Distrito a partir del 22 de abril de 2024, de la manera descrita anteriormente.

Una lista de las personas a quienes se emiten boletas por correo anticipado y boletas en ausencia estará disponible para su inspección para los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del jueves 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 8:00 am. y las 4:00 pm, hora vigente, de cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el domingo, y el 21 de mayo de 2024, día fijado para la elección.

Cualquier votante calificado presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados haciendo saber su impugnación y las razones por lo tanto al Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas. No se puede impugnar una boleta de voto ausente basándose en que el votante debería haber solicitado una boleta de voto anticipado por correo.

Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que de conformidad con una norma adoptada por la Junta de Educación de conformidad con la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para enmendar el presupuesto, o de otro modo para ser presentado para votación en dicha elección, debe ser presentada ante el Secretario de la Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, con tiempo suficiente para permitir que el aviso de la propuesta se incluya con el Aviso de audiencia pública, votación y elección del presupuesto requerido por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación o en o antes del 22 de abril de 2024 a las 5:00 p. m., horario vigente; debe estar mecanografiado o impreso en idioma inglés; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmado por al menos ciento treinta y siete (137) votantes calificados del Distrito (que representan el 5% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior; y debe indicar de manera legible el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, el La Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna petición para presentar ante los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro del poder de los votantes para determinar, que sea

ilegal, o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica donde se requiera el gasto de dinero. por la propuesta, o cuando exista otra razón válida para excluir la propuesta de la boleta.

Fecha: Woodmere, Nueva York, 20 de marzo de 2024

Por Orden del JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DE LA DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE HEWLETTWOODMERE UNION Ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York

Barbara Randazzo, Secretaria de Distrito 145941

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE HEWLETT-WOODMERE 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, County of Nassau, New York, will be held in the Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, in said district on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:45 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 2024-2025 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 21, 2024.

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 2024-2025, exclusive of public moneys, may be obtained by any resident of the District beginning May 1, 2024, 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,

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Woodmere, New York, at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett, 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 21, 2024, in the Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, 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 2024-2025 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect three (3) members of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2024, and expiring on June 30, 2027.

3. SHALL the Board of Education of the HewlettWoodmere Union Free School District, be authorized pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, to establish a reserve fund to be known as the “Long Range Building Improvement Fund #2” Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of the following capital improvements to the District’s facilities: (i) improvements/upgrades to instructional and noninstructional space, including classrooms and existing facilities such as auditorium/gymnasium/ca feteria/exterior, press box/dugout/field house, signs, athletic field/playground/lockers/l ocker room, public address/clock system, sound/telephone system; (ii) improvements/upgrades to computer/technology/sec urity systems, plumbing/HVAC/energy efficiency, including the installation of solar power, and renovations required for compliance with the ADA, (iii) vocational and career preparation renovations, portable classroom replacement and/or purchase, roof/gutter/leader/windo w/masonry/concrete/interi or or exterior door/entry ways replacements, toilet room renovations, lighting upgrades, floor/wall/boiler replacements, elevators, carpentry renovations, and (iv) purchase of buildings/land, site renovations/reconstructio n, hazardous material remediation, storage space renovations, furnishings, equipment, and the purchase of vehicles. All of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental cost

related thereto; with such Capital Reserve Fund to be in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000 and with a probable term of ten (10) years; and with funding of such Capital Reserve Fund to be from: transfer from the school district’s existing Worker’s Compensation Reserve in the amount of $7,000,000 and in an annual amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in any year during the probable term, with such funds to be obtained from end of budget year surplus funds and/or budget appropriations.

4. To approve the 2024–2025 library budget proposed by the Board of Trustees of the HewlettWoodmere Public Library, and the levy of a tax therefor in accordance with Section 259 of the Education Law.

5. To elect one (1) Trustee of the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring on June 30, 2029.

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 shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office in Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, not later than April 22, 2024, between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least fiftyfive (55) 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 fifty-five (55) 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 Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM, 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, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 16, 2024, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 18, 2024, 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, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, when school is in session at any day prior to May 16, 2024 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, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 16, 2024, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 18, 2024, 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 25, 2024. 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 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 25, 2024. 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

New assistant principal at HHS

Hewlett High School will have a new assistant principal and Woodmere Middle School will have a familiar district face for a new AP.

Samantha Mazzeo will succeed Richard Mangeri at the high school and Mangeri will fill the assistant principal slot at the middle school. Both will start their new jobs on July 1, the start of a new school year. The Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education approved Mazzeo’s appointment at the March 20 meeting.

also has earned more than a few degrees — Master of educational leadership from Hunter College, Master of Science in instructional science from Touro College and a Bachelor of Science in secondary mathematics education from SUNY New Paltz.

After 14 years in the New York City school system, Samantha Mazzeo will join the Hewlett-Woodmere school district as an assistant principal at Hewlett High School.

Mazzeo leaves her 14-year career with New York City to join the Hewlett-Woodmere district. Since 2018, she served as assistant principal of mathematics and science for Flushing High School. Along with being a lead teacher at Martin Van Buren High in Queens Village, and a teacher development coach for NYC Teaching fellows.

She has taught math in a few city schools — Martin Van Buren High School, Talented Unlimited High in Manhattan and Lehman High School in the Bronx. She holds the title as Emeritus Member of Math for America. Mazzeo

She also has certifications in — school building leader, school district leader, seventh to 12th grade mathematics teacher, and an instructional technology teacher for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

“I am confident that Ms. Mazzeo will forge meaningful relationships with the students, families and staff members of Hewlett High School, Hewlett High Principal Greenberg said in a news release. “Her strong mathematics and technology background will further assist us in analyzing student data to ensure that every HHS student is reaching their fullest potential.”

“Mr. Naglieri and I are thrilled to have such an exceptional leader join our administrative team,” Greenberg added. Thomas Naglieri is also a Hewlett High assistant principal.

— Melissa Berman

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military voters shall be distributed to qualified military voters no later than April 26, 2024. Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of the polls, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 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.

A list of persons to whom military 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 16, 2024, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, and on May 21, 2024, 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 applications for early mail ballots and absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 22, 2024; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 22, 2024 and at least seven (7) days before the election, May 14, 2024, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, May 20, 2024, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Early mail ballots and absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Applications for absentee ballots or early mail ballots may also be printed from the District website www.hewlettwoodmere.net and delivered to the District Clerk beginning April 22, 2024, in the manner described above.

A list of persons to whom early mail ballots and 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 16, 2024, between the hours of

8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, and on May 21, 2024, 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. A challenge to an absentee ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an early mail ballot.

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, 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 or on or before April 22, 2024 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 one hundred and thirty-seven (137) qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number 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: Woodmere, New York, March 20, 2024

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Barbara Randazzo, District Clerk 145939

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What’s the best way to remove columns?

Q. We are changing a commercial building space for new tenants, and they want us to remove columns. We have an architect, but he suggested hiring a structural engineer for the structural changes. We interviewed three engineers at the building. Their proposals for what they would do to remove columns varied greatly. The cost did, too, and we are concerned that the cheapest way to go is using single cables to support some of the beams from side to side, so that the beams with no columns would only be supported by a single cable running side to side underneath. Since we’ve never seen this before, we’re wondering if you have, and whether we can trust this solution. The savings would be great, costing only one-third of the most expensive refitting with new, much bigger beams. What do you think?

A. It sounds like a creative solution.

Suspending cables sideways across the space to remove columns means having a complete understanding of the weakest points of the installation. Cables are actually very strong and lightweight. The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable structure, and the design was the focus of a lot of scrutiny and concern before it was even chosen to get people across from Brooklyn to Manhattan over a century ago.

With any structure, there needs to be a safety factor in the equations. Bridges are designed, generally, with a safety factor approaching 100 times the minimum requirement, which should make even the most skeptical person feel a little more confident making the crossing. But it isn’t the cables or beams that are of greatest concern when designing a structure. It’s the connections.

The next time you’re sitting in traffic, note the number and the size of the bolts connecting all the components of the bridge. Those bolts are analogous to a centipede’s legs. If the centipede lost a few of its many legs, it could still move from place to place. Structure should perform like the redundancy of a centipede. Each part spreads the load a given distance to the next component, just like the rafters in your home’s roof, as another example. If bridges had fewer bolts, they would need to be much larger, and there would be less safety.

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Trends come and go, and then come right back again

All I had to do was pick up a package that had been left at the wrong door.

I knocked. My neighbor let me in. Nothing felt out of the ordinary. But then it happened. It was like raindrops hitting a tin roof, but it wasn’t raining, and we weren’t under a tin roof.

I followed the sound, and set my sights on something that hasn’t been in front of my eyes for at least a couple decades. It was a typewriter. An electric one, to be exact. An Olympia Compact S — one of the last typewriter models offered by a storied German manufacturer that lost the battle with computers and word processors.

Finding a typewriter nowadays requires a trip to a museum. But there are still many out in circulation — you just have to know where to look.

So it wasn’t necessarily the typewriter that surprised me, but who was using it:

Fmy neighbor’s teenaged daughter.

“Oh, don’t mind her,” my neighbor said. “She’s always on that typewriter.”

“But … but, why?” I asked.

“The sounds it makes are relaxing. And it reminds her of her grandfather.”

The young woman was composing a poem using paper from the printer. The ink of each letter was quite uneven, showing not only the antiquity of the machine in front of her, but also how spoiled we’ve become with laser printers and high-resolution screens.

Fwhat you’re creating. It also creates a sense of permanence a computer or smartphone can’t. And it can’t be hacked.

Typewriters, of course, aren’t the only things making a comeback. Vinyl records and Polaroid cameras have already made returns. So have flip phones. And, believe it or not, even pocket pagers.

ixated on our devices, we’ll find ourselves longing for time away from all that.

I thought my neighbor’s daughter was unique in this love for typewriters, but apparently that’s not the case. Young people — especially in the so-called Gen Z — are rediscovering a number of relics from the past like typewriters, enjoying their simplicity, with maybe even a hint of nostalgia for a previous life, perhaps.

Exploring this new fondness for typewriters online has helped me discover some interesting feedback. There are no ads or messages popping up on the paper while you type, meaning you can focus on

All of these treasures should have been lost to time, but they weren’t. Yes, they had been replaced by something better and faster — but all of these artifacts were more than just tools. They helped define us in some way.

And that gives me real hope for other aspects of society that some might try to write off, like something near and dear to my own heart: newspapers. A few weeks back, a popular social media content creator named Kelsey Russell visited our newsroom. She has made a name for herself on TikTok by championing newspapers to her generation.

Can you pull up news on your phone or computer? Sure. But once you swipe it away, it’s gone. Newspapers, however,

can’t be swiped away. And they won’t be.

As we become more and more fixated on our electronic devices, we’re going to find ourselves longing for time away from all that. Without the distractions. Without the noise created by the intrusion of others. Without the glowing screen.

Books. Cameras using actual photographic paper. Phones that don’t do much more than call someone. Typewriters. And, yes, newspapers.

All of these will maintain places in our society, and that’s good. But please don’t call them antique. Many of us have indeed made many trips around the sun, but we don’t need the reminder.

And finally, you might think finding my young neighbor clickety-clacking away on a typewriter might inspire me to write these words on something similar. It certainly would be poetic in its own right.

But my MacBook Air is doing perfectly fine. I already lived through the times when typewriters were a necessary tool, not a novelty. Give me another decade or two before I’m ready to relive that, thank you very much.

Michael Hinman is executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? execeditor@liherald.com.

Before Long Island, we were ‘t Lange Eylandt

or an area with as much history as Long Island, many of us tend to focus on the big events and names.

The Roosevelts. Washington’s spy ring. Billy Joel.

But an important — if overlooked — part of our history is the early Dutch settlement of the area.

Beneath Long Island’s modern landscape — with its bustling cities, quaint towns and scenic shores — lies a rich tapestry of history woven by the earliest European settlers. To comprehend the essence of Long Island — and, in many ways, all of New York today — we must understand its past, tracing back to the pivotal era of Dutch colonial settlement.

The roots of much Long Island’s identity — its culture, its governance, and even its place names — find their origins in the footsteps of Dutch explorers and settlers who arrived on its shores in the early 17th century.

The Dutch East India Company commissioned Henry Hudson to explore the uncharted waters of the New World in 1609. Hudson’s voyage led him to the shores of Long Island, where he navigated the waters of what is now known as

the Hudson River.

This encounter marked the dawn of Dutch interest in the region, culminating in the establishment of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.

However, it was not until the 1630s that the Dutch began to establish footholds on Long Island itself, with individual families acquiring land and laying the groundwork for settlements such as Southold and Southampton.

The significance of these early Dutch settlements cannot be overstated. They served as the foundation upon which Long Island’s communities were built, shaping its social, economic, and political landscape for centuries to come.

Tpopulation, which now numbers more than 2 million.

The Dutch presence on Long Island was not without its challenges. The region became a contested territory, with rival claims from both Dutch and English authorities, as well as conflicts with Indigenous tribes.

he story of the Dutch settlers is one of courage, perseverance, collaboration.

The Dutch settlers brought with them not only their language and customs, but also their expertise in agriculture, commerce and governance. Through their toil and perseverance, they transformed the untamed wilderness into thriving villages and towns, leaving an indelible mark on the island’s character.

It was also thanks to the Dutch that the first Jewish people arrived in what would become New York. Solomon Pietersen and Jacob Barsimson were the first Dutch Jews to come to America in 1654, followed later that year by 23 Jewish refugees fleeing Portuguese persecution in Brazil. These early settlers were the nucleus of what became New York state’s Jewish

The struggle for dominance played out in conflicts and negotiations, shaping the boundaries and allegiances of the burgeoning colonies, which still determine the borders between Nassau and Suffolk counties to this day.

Yet, despite these tensions, the Dutch settlers persevered, carving out a distinct identity for themselves within the diverse tapestry of early American society which lasted into the 1800s.

The legacy of the Dutch settlement on Long Island is evident in its place names, its architecture, and its cultural heritage. From the quaint villages of Astoria and Ravenswood, to the bustling streets of Queens Bridge Plaza, traces of Dutch influence are woven into the fabric of everyday life.

Long Island itself was named by the Dutch, who were the first to refer to the landmass as ‘t Lange Eylandt.

Nassau County was named after the royal house of Nassau — also known as the House of Orange — which continues to rule the Netherlands to this day.

Many of Long Island and New York’s prominent early families trace their genealogy to the early Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam and ‘t Lange Eylandt. The Roosevelts — originally spelled Rosenvelt — came to New Amsterdam between 1638 and 1649, and would build their fortune through their properties across Long Island and in upstate New York, while the Vanderbilts came to the area in 1650.

To truly understand Long Island’s past and present, it is essential to explore the rich history of its Dutch settlers. Their story is not just a chapter in the annals of American history, but a living testament to the enduring legacy of exploration, settlement and adaptation.

As we reflect on the journey of those early pioneers, we gain insight into the forces that have shaped Long Island into the vibrant and dynamic region it is today.

In commemorating the legacy of the Dutch settlement, we honor the resilience and ingenuity of those who laid the foundation for our communities. While not perfect people by any means, theirs is a story of courage, perseverance and collaboration, reminding us of the enduring power of diversity and cooperation in shaping the course of history.

As we look to the future, we need to draw inspiration from the past, embracing the spirit of discovery and exploration that defines the legacy of the Dutch settlement on Long Island.

Will Sheeline is a senior reporter covering Glen Cove, Glen Head, Oyster Bay and Sea Cliff.

Don’t wait for Earth Day to care about Earth

earth Day is April 22, just two and a half weeks away.

It’s a day that’s been around since 1970, yet it seems the condition of our planet since then has gotten worse rather than better.

Climate change has caused global temperatures to rise, resulting in more severe storms, wildfires and megadroughts. Places that are typically cold are becoming warmer, and places that are usually warm are becoming hotter.

What can regular people like us do to turn back the rising tide of global climate change? Becoming better caretakers of whatever small patch of the world we inhabit is a start.

Earth Day is just one day, but its significance should carry over into every day. And it’s all about sustainability and stewardship — which requires daily commitment, vigilance and action.

We can start by remembering the three R’s — reduce, reuse and recycle. That means buying products with minimal packaging, reusing items like bags to carry our groceries, and recycling everything from paper and plastic to glass and metal.

We can reduce energy consumption by turning off lights and appliances when we’re not using them, and when we are, ensuring that they’re energyefficient. We can conserve water by fixing leaks, taking shorter showers, and

Let’s test these old presidential candidates

To the Editor:

watering our lawns only in the early morning or the evening to reduce evaporation.

And, of course, we can find more efficient ways to get around. Do we continue using the same old practice of fueling vehicles with fossil fuels, or do we dive into diverse technologies? And do we really need to take a car when we can hop on a bus or train, or even ride a bike or walk?

It’s hard to believe we can make a difference on our own, but we can. Especially if we aren’t alone in making conservation a way of life. And we can make an even bigger difference by backing more environmentally friendly ways to produce energy, like wind turbines — whether on land or out in the ocean.

One example is the South Fork Wind project, some 35 miles off Montauk, which is expected to generate about 130 megawatts of renewable energy — enough to power an estimated 70,000 Long Island homes. Officials believe that it could eliminate up to 6 million tons of carbon emissions over the 25-year life of the project — the equivalent of taking 60,000 cars off the road.

It’s a start. But we have a ways to go to get all of the homes on Long Island — more than 1 million of them — powered this way.

To continue the march to a cleaner, greener planet, we need individual and

I think most of us wish the two leading candidates for president weren’t so old. You have to be at least 35 to serve as president, but there’s no restriction on the other end. You could be 117 and still be eligible to hear “Hail to the Chief” every time you walk into a public gathering.

I’m 86, and damn well know someone my age is too old to be in the Oval Office unless they’re just visiting. How about a constitutional amendment that sets down a series of challenges that must be met by anyone over 70 seeking to be commander in chief?

First there would be a dime test. A dime would be dropped on the floor at a busy deli, and the candidate would have to pick it up on the first try. The retrieval would have to be accomplished by bending over. Anyone getting down on their knees to get the dime would be automatically disqualified.

Then there would be a memory test. An examiner chosen by an independent panel would meet with each hopeful candidate, and early in the conversation three famous political quotes would be used: “I am not a crook,” “Read my lips: no new taxes,” and “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” At the end of this session, which would last a minimum of one hour, the candidate would be asked to recall the quotes. He or she would have to remember at least two of them to be eligible to run.

And third, the new constitutional amendment would require a cursive test. The candidate, in a room alone, would be required to

collective efforts on the local, national and global levels to continue expanding. If they don’t, we could see significant ocean rise in our lifetimes — literally bringing the sea into our backyards as early as the 2040s. The planet is getting warmer, polar ice is melting, and all that water has to go somewhere.

Since the first Earth Day 54 years ago, millions of people in nearly 200 countries have taken part in activities whose aim is to enhance the planet’s environment. The annual event has helped push legislation in many countries — including the United States — intended to reduce the human race’s collective carbon footprint, and help us find ways to live more sustainable lives.

But the work is far from finished. Our schools need to teach environmental literacy. The media — from newspapers and television to the hottest social media platforms — must circulate necessary, accurate information.

In April, as trees bud, flowers sprout and temperatures warm, it’s time to get outside and enjoy the greenery and sunshine. But as we take a hike or pedal along our local bike paths, or walk along our waterways or the shore, our thoughts should turn to advocacy and activism on behalf of the planet we inhabit. Because we shouldn’t fight to protect the Earth just on Earth Day, but every day.

write, in cursive, an essay of at least 700 words, explaining why he or she thought he or she would be a swell leader of America. The content of the essays would not be judged or graded. A judge appointed by the two major political parties would simply check to make

sure the essays were indeed written in cursive. If you don’t know cursive, you belong in Hell, and not in the White House.

Think about all this, please. It’s time for a change.

Biological males and females should not compete

on March 6, I stood with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman as he announced a lawsuit against state Attorney General Letitia James. By way of background, Blakeman issued an executive order banning the use of county athletic facilities by teams with any members who are biological males who have transitioned or identify as female. James then issued a cease-and-desist order to the county executive, claiming that his executive order violated state law.

The lawsuit claims that the order is in compliance with federal law, which supersedes state law.

Without getting into the intricacies of the legal fight, let’s just say that I hope that Blakeman’s position on this matter survives this and any additional

litigation that might transpire. But I do want to discuss the reason that I stood with him and support his action on this issue.

Let me state at the outset that I respect the right of an adult to make decisions about his or her own body and life, as long as what they do does not impinge on the rights of another person. Whether or not I approve is irrelevant. As long as it doesn’t hurt someone else, I understand that it is simply none of my business. But I also believe that one person can’t blithely do what they want when it hurts someone else.

someone can’t blithely do what they want when it hurts someone else.

women of similar ages. I doubt that you’ll ever see women playing in the NFL. The weight of science (and let’s not discard common sense and experience) shows that changing the testosterone-estrogen balance in a biological male might diminish, but won’t eliminate, the superior muscular strength and size. Letting such a person compete against biological girls and women is unsafe, and unfair to the girls who have worked hard to excel in their sport.

female athletes — agree that it’s wrong for biological males to compete against biological females, and I wholeheartedly concur. Imagine how a parent might react knowing that their daughter, who worked hard for years to hone her skills in a sport, lost out on an athletic scholarship that was awarded to a transgender male instead.

Then there’s the issue of privacy. Allowing biological males to share girls’ locker rooms is, once again, a severe violation of those girls’ privacy. It is also unsafe, as evidenced by some unfortunate incidents we have seen in the press.

I have granddaughters who play on a team in a girls’ sports league. The teams are divided by age and size in the interest of fairness and safety. Obviously, in most sports, everything else being equal, bigger and stronger wins almost every time.

It’s no secret that most boys and men are bigger and stronger than girls and

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Kremer shouldn’t condemn Netanyahu

To the Editor:

Re Jerry Kremer’s column last week, “Netanyahu is a supporter of one party: himself”: Kremer is way, way off base in defending Sen. Chuck Schumer’s idealistic and naive calling for a new election in Israel to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Further, Kremer’s defense of Schumer absurdly rests on matters unrelated to Schumer’s own “justification” for his critical remarks.

While Schumer attempted to justify his remarks on the basis of the harm done to the Gazan people — as a result of Israel’s fighting for its survival — Kremer’s attack on Netanyahu centers on his assessment of Netanyahu’s personal legal and ethical issues, unrelated to the current war and to Netanyahu’s efforts in it. Schumer never offered these issues as his reason for wanting Netanyahu ousted! Why must Kremer stoop so low?

I have viewed Netanyahu as a hawk whose actions (including promoting West Bank settlements) have provided fodder for the Islamic terrorist attacks on Israel while earning the disdain of foreign governments. But presently, he is the leader of a nation fighting for its survival, and he has thus far remained true to his promise to see the fight through to a successful end — the elimination of Hamas, the only real enemy Schumer and Kremer should be focused on, along with Iran, dedicated to

destroying both Israel and the U.S. Netanyahu is right when he says that allowing Hamas to remain in place would only mean further attacks on Israel, possibly even its demise. Why can’t Kremer admit this obvious truth? Politics and idealism, not reality, seem to be the guiding lights for both Schumer and Kremer in their attempt to win votes through concessions and distortions — even if that means turning on a friend and ally.

Kremer’s convenient speculation that Netanyahu is pursuing this war only to avoid facing jail is just that: speculation. An “all-out war” against the evil of Hamas (and Iran) is not only justified, it’s necessary for Israel’s survival. If you see your best friend (as Israel is to the U.S., to paraphrase Kremer) drowning, you don’t offer a lecture on water safety, you throw him a life preserver. To do otherwise is to betray him. Schumer has deigned to lecture Israel, and Kremer aids and abets him by citing irrelevancies. You don’t change horses in midstream — or a leader succeeding in a struggle for survival.

Kremer makes no reference to Hamas’s failure to release the hostages, which could temporarily halt hostilities. Nor does he condemn Hamas’s using Palestinians as human shields, or detaining them in areas Israel has warned will be targeted, thereby losing the element of surprise. There is a term for those siding with the enemy, but I will refrain from applying it to Kremer or Schumer — for now.

ROBERT RUBALSKY East Rockaway

There have been several reported incidents of injuries in such situations. In one recent one, a transgender male injured several opposing female players in a high school basketball game in Massachusetts. At halftime the coach decided to forfeit the game rather than have his female players continue to compete against the biological male and risk further injury.

The women from whom I’ve received feedback — and particularly mothers of

Finally, some say that there are a vanishingly small number of people whom this will affect. That’s probably true, but so what? How many injured or disappointed girls are too many? Frankly, I don’t see the relevance of this argument. If one girl is hurt, or potentially hurt, by a bad policy, that’s enough for me to support protective action to make sure it doesn’t happen.

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On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial - Washington, D.C.

Howard Kopel represents Nassau County’s 7th Legislative District and is the Legislature’s presiding officer.