Nassau Herald 04-06-2023

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125 years of learning in Hewlett

By HERNESto GAlDAmEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

As a student in the Hewlett-Woodmere school district, Gaelyn Rosenberg knew early on that she wanted to become a teacher. After she graduated from Hewlett High School in 2011, she pursued her dream in college.

Rosenberg is now a teacher at Woodmere Middle School, where she once walked through the hallways as a student, and is instructing the next generation.

“I knew from an early age that I would be a teacher,” she wrote in an email. “I also knew from an early age that it would be an honor, privilege and humbling experience to teach in the same district that kindled my love of learning.”

Rosenberg’s is just one name on a very long list of students who have attended Hewlett and Woodmere schools,

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Margaret Carpenter to be honored for volunteerism

By KEPHERD DANIEl kdaniel@liherald.com

Margaret Carpenter, of Lawrence, a longtime supporter of and volunteer for a number of organizations in the metropolitan area, will be honored by the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation at its annual benefit gala in Manhattan on April 14.

Carpenter has been a board member of the foundation, which provides mentorship, career guidance, artistic development and performance opportunities for young pianists, for more than 40 years, and is currently the board chair.

Carpenter, 88, was born Mar-

garet Owen in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1934. Her family moved to Lawrence when she was 7.

She attended Lawrence Country Day School, now Lawrence Woodmere Academy. She and her first husband, Henrik Van Rensselaer, had four children, and after they divorced, she inherited three more children when she married her second husband, Tim Carpenter. Tim died in 2011.

Carpenter is known for being an active volunteer, and as a member of Episcopal Health Services, she assists the medical group at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway.

She was volunteering for the hospital 45 years ago when she took her father there for treatment of his emphysema. Especially interested in women’s health, she wanted to help out at

the facility, she said, because it was an important place for her family and many others in the Five Towns, and she got involved in raising money for it.

“Margaret is very giving, and it has been a great privilege and an honor to be able to work with (her) all these years,” Melvin Stecher, a renowned pianist and a cofounder of the foundation,

said. “A great supporter, a great friend, and a great humanitarian.”

After playing an instrumental role in Episcopal Health Service’s development for more than 40 years. Carpenter was honored in 2022 with the opening of the Margaret Carpenter Women’s Health Center at the St. John’s Medical

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tHE HEwlEtt-wooDmERE SCHool District is celebrating 125 years. Above, Hewlett High’s cheerleading squad marching in last fall’s Homecoming parade. Continued on page

I t has been a great privilege and honor to be able to work with her all these years.

mElVIN StECHER co-founder of the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation

Imagine Awards honors Long Island nonprofits

A couple dozen groups and community leaders are set to be honored later this month as finalists for the 11th annual Long Island Imagine Awards.

Created by Ken Cerini, managing partner of Cerini & Associates, the Imagine Awards honor nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes, as well as the people behind them.

Finalists for the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility award are LGBT Network, Harmony Health Care Long Island, Spectrum Design Foundation, and The Viscardi Center.

Up for the Cerini & Associates Social Impact Award are ECLI Vibes, FCA-Family & Childrenb’s Associates, Girls Scouts of Suffolk County, and the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Association.

Finalists for the Certilman Balin Leadership Excellence Award are Eileen Minogue, executive director of Book Fairies; Neela Mukherjee Lockel, president and chief executive of EAC Network; Jeffrey Reynolds, president and chief executive of FCA; and Joe Salamone, founder and executive director of the Long Island Coalition Against Bullying.

For the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation Arts & Culture Award, it’s Gold Coast Arts, Landmark on Main Street, The Long Island Children’s Museum, and the Spirit of Huntington Art Center.

Up for the Signature Bank Innovation Award are ACLD-Adults & Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities Institute, Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, and United Way of Long Island.

And for the Vanguard Insurance Agency Rising Star Award, finalists are Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck, Hair We Share, Rebuilding Together Long Island, and Winters Center for

Autism.

The awards are handed out beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. More than 190 nonprofit applications were submitted to win a $5,000 grant in each of the six categories. Other finalists will receive $1,000 each.

“With the addition of SterlingRisk as a platinum sponsor providing $1,000 to each of the 24 finalists, the addition of the new DEIA award, and the anticipation of more than 400 people coming together to celebrate the

nonprofit sector, this has the makings of one of the best award programs to date,” Cerini said, in a release. “With all of the struggles the nonprofit sector is grappling with, it is awesome to have a night like this to really highlight all the amazing work our incredible finalists are doing.”

To learn more about the Long Island Imagine Awards, visit ImagineAwardsLI.com, or for sponsorship information, contact Hillary Needle at hillary@hillaryneedleevents.com, or at (516) 993-4056.

Courtesy Hillary Needle

SOmE 24 nOnPROFiT groups and community leaders are ready to be honored later this month as part of the 11th annual Long Island Imagine Awards. It was created by Ken Cerini of Cerini & Associates, and honors nonprofits of all types and sizes, as well as the people behind them.

Take a book and read in the park in Cedarhurst Hindi’s Libraries opens Little Free Library in honor of HAFTR teacher

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Since its inception nearly five years ago in Cedarhurst, Hindi’s Libraries has expanded globally, but the charitable book organization doesn’t forgot its roots. In collaboration with Little Free Library, a nonprofit organization that promotes sharing books with a small library box, Hindi’s Libraries has installed a library of its own at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park in the village.

Hindi’s, founded in August 2018 by Leslie Gang and Dovid Kanarfogel, Hindi Krinsky’s husband, was established as a tribute to the former English teacher at Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway who died at 32 after complications of Crohn’s Disease.

The nonprofit organization has since gone global as the group has collected more than 400,000 books and has donated to 750 recipient organizations across the United States, Puerto Rico, Haiti and Israel.

“This is a special day in Cedarhurst,” Cedarhurst mayor Benjamin Weinstock said at the March 29 unveiling, “today we are one of those fortunate recipient organizations. The playground in our park is a perfect place for the library.”

Kanarfogel shared Hindi’s mission as a teacher and connected it with the new

free library.

“At HAFTR, she always talked about creating a community of readers,” Kanarfogel said, “that is what we are doing here. This is a community of readers. A park where parents bring their children.”

The idea for the free library in the park came to life when Gang contacted village officials about what it would mean to the

Kanarfogel family.

“Dovid and I have always discussed placing a Little Free Library in this park,” Gang said, “specifically because of the connection it had for the Kanarfogel and Krinsky family.”

The park holds a sentimental meaning for Kanarfogel since it was where he and his wife would spend family time with

their five children. The library is located near a bench inside the playground where the two would sit as they watched their children play.

When the proposal was brought to village officials, Gang ensured that Hindi’s Libraries would be responsible for obtaining the box and filling it with books on a weekly basis. The only responsibility the village had was to place the box in an area that would be beneficial for the children.

“It’s really wonderful to see that something that started out as a community program,” Gang said about Hindi’s Libraries, “it has expanded so much and four years later, we are still right back cherishing the power of literacy in the community.”

Books such as “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” Dr. Seuss’s collection, “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” and others filled the box in the first batch.

“Hopefully, word will go out to people in the community that this is here,” Weinstock said about the library, “people can take them (the books). It’s not stealing and they can return it whenever they want, if they want to.”

Kanarfogel received a State Assembly citation in memory of Hindi through Assemblyman Ari Brown’s office. Brown also serves as Cedarhurst’s deputy mayor. For more information, go to HindisLibraries.com.

Peer support groups next for Nafshenu Alenu

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

What’s next?

Nafshenu Alenu co-founder Stuart Katz asked speaking before mental health advocate Kevin Hines spoke at the final of 14 get togethers that began in November.

Nafshenu Alenu, which translates to “spirits united,” came in partnership with the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC to have guest speakers discuss their struggles with mental health. Young Israel of North Woodmere senior Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Septimus, is the other Nafshenu Alenu co-founder.

Hines spoke about suicide on March 28.

“From 17 to 19 years of age,’ Hines said, “it was a rocky road.”

Hines, was 19 when he leaped over the Golden Gate Bridge on Sept. 25, 2000. Leading up to his suicide attempt, he struggled with depression and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

“I silenced my pain for way too long,” Hines said, “and it led me to almost leaving my family forever.”

In his teenage years, he struggled with being in the middle of a divorce between his parents, which led him to live with his father. One of his biggest struggles was hearing voices in his head telling him to die.

On the morning of his suicide attempt, Hines traveled by bus to the bridge. While sitting on the bus, he struggled to fight those same voices telling him he needed to

die, which led him to respond out loud, as passengers just stared at him.

Once he got off the bus, he waited for one person to ask the one question he wanted to be asked: “Are you okay?”

No one asked. From the moment his hands left the rail, he felt instant regret.

“The millisecond my hands left that rail and my legs cleared,” Hines said, “I had instant regret from my actions.”

Hines fell 220 feet going 75 miles per

hour. The bridge is most frequently used as a suicide spot as more than 1,700 people have jumped off the bridge and die due to impact trauma. Five percent of jumpers survived the fall.

Hines, who lost faith leading up to his attempt, asked God on the way down to save him.

“I’ll always believe that God saved me that day,” he said.

Since the fall, he has since regained his

faith.

Kulanu Executive Director Beth Raskin, who attended the presentation, said the four-month program has brought insightful information to promote mental well-being to light in the community of the Five Towns. Kulanu, in Cedarhurst, is a school for young people with special needs.

After Hines spoke he talked with several audience members and Raskin acknowledged that.

“People stay to talk whether they are talking to each other or the people that presented,” Raskin said, “to me that is the message that we are doing something right here. We’re opening the channel to allow the conversation to occur.”

Daniel Sonnenblick, a school psychologist in Brooklyn, also remained to talk with Hines. Sonnenblick said he attended that Tuesday’s meeting because of the increasing numbers of children committing suicide. He hoped to find a way to help.

“It’s a lot more common now,” Sonnenblick said, “we lost one of our student’s a couple of years ago, and now it is more common unfortunately and it is something that occurs for students as an option.”

What’s next, according to Katz and Septimus, are peer support groups, which are expected to form in the next few months.

“We have great goals,” Septimus said, “Stuart and I have a dream of a walk-in clinic, but ultimately it’s helping people one person at a time.”

Hernesto Galdamez/Herald

HiNDi’S LiBRARiES AND Cedarhurst village unveiled its free library at Andrew J. Parise Park. From left to right were co-founders Leslie Gang and Dovid Kanarfogel, Cedarhurst mayor Benjamin Weinstock and Trustee Israel Wasser.

Hernesto Galdamez/Herald

MENTAL HEALTH ADvOcATE Kevin Hines spoke at Young Israel of North Woodmere for Nafshenu Alenu’s finale and remained to speak with audience members.

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The synagogue is not the holiest place

On Wednesday, April 5, the Jewish community will celebrate the holiest time of the holiest celebration of the year — Passover. It’s a festival that marks the definitive moment in our history as a nation: our miraculous liberation from centuries of slavery in Egypt. We mark this day by reliving our journey from servitude to freedom, recalling the bitter times and thanking G-d for His salvation.

And we do it all at home.

Of course, we gather at shul — synagogue — to pray, as we do each day, but there are three unique mitzvot — commandments — that we do on the first two nights of Passover, and none of them take place in the synagogue.

We eat matzah, the unleavened Bread of Affliction that our forefathers ate in Egypt. We eat the maror, bitter herbs that bring to mind the harshness of slavery. And we tell our children the story of Passover, so that they may tell their children one day. We do all this during the Seder, a 15-step feast laden with meaning and tradition which takes place entirely at home.

In fact, the very name of the holiday is evocative of an at-home celebration. On the 15th of the Hebrew month of Nissan, in the year 2448 from Creation, G-d visited the Tenth Plague upon the Egyptians. At the stroke of midnight, every firstborn Egyptian would be struck dead.

And G-d instructed Moses to tell the Jewish people to stay home that night.

Each family gathered at home and celebrated the first-ever Passover Seder, eating the Passover lamb with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. And G-d promised to “pass over you, and there

will be no plague to destroy [you] when I smite the [people of the] land of Egypt.” (Exodus 12, 13)

Each year, we remember the miracles and relive that first Passover feast, and we do it at home.

Because while the synagogue — and communal gathering — has a key role in Judaism, what is at the core of our survival and continuity as a people is the Jewish Home. Children who grow up in a Jewish home build Jewish homes of their own passing on our faith and tradition to the next generation.

That’s why, in the weeks leading up to Passover, I have a custom of reaching out to hundreds of local Jewish families here in greater Hewlett: not to invite them to come to synagogue, but instead to visit them at home. It’s beautiful to see the traditions and celebrations — whether it’s a mezuzah on the door, a kiddush cup or Shabbat candles, or other Jewish items — and to share handmade shmurah matzah to be enjoyed together, as a family, during the Passover Seders.

And finally, we invite each of you to join our extended family at the Chabad House of Hewlett — your Jewish home away from home — to celebrate the second Seder with us on April 6. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please RSVP at JewishHewlett.com/ Seder

This Passover, let’s remember the importance of creating and celebrating the Jewish home. Wishing each and every one of you a kosher and happy Passover.

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W. Hewlett High School

“Never Forgotten” Alumni Memorial Committee and members wish to express our sincere sympathy to our friend

David B. Friedman and his family in memory of his father

Sheldon Roy Friedman

Sept. 16, 1928 - March 24, 2023 Rest in Peace

Tenenboim is the director of the Chabad of Hewlett.

Rabbi Nochem TeNeNboim

Include God in the discussion of Passover

Someone recently asked me why the Hagaddah, the text we use at our Passover meal, has a section about the four sons. “It’s easy to understand why they included the story of the Exodus. The same goes for all of the Pesach symbols. But why did the authors of the Hagaddah include the part about the four sons?”

The section about the four sons was included because dialogue between the generations is a major theme of the seder; grandparents and parents talking with their children, teaching them to appreciate the message of the day and the traditions that adorn it.

If we read the Hagaddah closely, we will find that the answer for the wise child only partially answers the question. The wise son asks: “What are the testimonies, statutes and laws the Lord our God has commanded us?” How does the Hagaddah answer? “Instruct the child in the laws of Pesach, through the last law, even those pertaining to the

afikoman.”

The Hagaddah’s answer satisfies the child’s curiosity about the testimonies, statues and laws, but nothing about the rest of the question: “that the Lord our God has commanded us.” The parent who confines him or herself to the text’s answer misses the opportunity to satisfy the child’s natural curiosity about God. The child is asking a question about God’s role in all of the ritual. Is the parent missing the point, or perhaps unconsciously evading the issue of God’s role when he answers by talking about Jewish practice? If we don’t talk to our children about God, what is the point to teaching them about rituals? Sometimes it is hard for us to talk about God, even

with our own children and grandchildren.

We don’t talk very much to them about God. Perhaps we are uncomfortable talking about God because it is hard to talk about that which we cannot see or touch. Yet talking about intangibles is possible. Don’t we teach our children about love? Don’t we impress upon them the need to be honest? Don’t we talk to them about people, either family members or famous people in history, who are no longer alive?

We constantly talk about abstract ideas. That is why I think it is more honest to say that our lack of talk about God is a reflection of our discomfort, our feelings of inadequacy, which are probably more perceived

than real. One does not need to be a theologian or a philosopher to talk about God.

All of us have ideas about God, and a wealth of life experiences upon which to draw. You don’t have to be a philosopher to mention that seeing a beautiful sunset reminds you of God. You don’t have to be a theologian to tell your child what you think happens in the afterlife. You only have to be honest.

This year when your children ask you about Passover, tell them about the laws and the rituals. Teach them the story of the Exodus from Egypt. After all, the Hagaddah teaches, “One who hasn’t taught about the Passover, the unleavened bread and the bitter herbs has not fulfilled his obligation.” But each step of the way, remember to include God. Even if you don’t know the answer, you and your children can search for answers together.

Powers of Attorney Are for Everyone

What happens if you have an accident or an illness whereby you are unable to handle your legal and financial affairs? Many people incorrectly believe their spouse is legally able to handle their affairs. Similarly, a parent has no legal authority to handle the affairs of a child, once the child attains the age of majority – eighteen years.

Without a power of attorney, you would have to apply to a court to be named a legal guardian. These proceedings are expensive, time-consuming and fraught with peril. The judge has no obligation to name the spouse or parent as legal guardian and may appoint a stranger. For example, the judge may feel that the spouse or parent has a conflict in that they are the beneficiary of the incapacitated person’s assets, or the judge may decide that someone else has more knowledge and experience in handling such matters.

Who should you choose as your “agent”? In our experience, the vast majority of powers of attorney name the spouse first and one or more of the children second. While on its face this seems reasonable, experience has shown it may not

be a good idea. We often need to use the power of attorney when the client is quite elderly and infirm. Often, so is the spouse at that time. Son or daughter wants to step in and help out with bill paying, etc. only to find they are unable to use the power of attorney for dad unless they can prove that mom can’t.

How do you prove she can’t? First you have to get the doctor to write a letter that mom is unable to handle her legal and financial affairs. Will the doctor write the letter? Will the letter be clear and unequivocal? Will each of the third parties you have to deal with accept the letter? These are not easy hurdles to overcome.

We believe there is a better way. We simply say either mom, or son, or daughter may act as agent. The problem is eliminated. You are protected from son or daughter misusing the power of attorney by the fact that they do not have the document – you keep it in your possession and make it available if and when they need to use it. Bottom line: all adults should have a power of attorney.

Graber is the rabbi at Temple Hillel in Valley Stream.

Rabbi Steven GRabeR

Herald newspapers honored with state awards

Herald Community Newspapers took home nine state awards at the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest last weekend in Albany.

Long-time sports editor Tony Bellissimo earned first place in the sports feature category for his touching story of Dunia Sibomana’s amazing path from a victim of a near-fatal wild chimpanzee attack in the Congo, to an honor roll student — and a Nassau County wrestling champion — from Long Beach Middle School.

“Amazing story,” said one of the judges from the Colorado Press Association, which judged this year’s competition. “I couldn’t believe it as I read it. An incredible journey the young kid has been on.”

Sibomana was just 6 when the chimpanzees attacked his family near Virunga National Park, killing both his brother and cousin. Sibomana survived, but his lips were torn off, his cheek was lacerated, and he suffered muscle damage that made it hard to swallow or talk.

He has since undergone more than a dozen surgeries, beginning at Stony Brook University Children’s Hospital in 2016, to restore his appearance and facial functions.

Herald photo editor Tim Baker won two awards for his pictures — feature photo and sports feature photo, both for the East Meadow Herald.

“Loved this photo,” the judges said of

Baker’s photo of Andy Butera, captured in an emotional moment as the East Meadow Fire Department and American Legion Post 1082 celebrated his 100th birthday with a drive-by parade.

“Just perfect composition. Great lighting, and (Butera’s) face tells a story all itself. Raw emotion.”

Baker also earned honors for his photo of Peter Hawkins and Greg Waxman, who raced 50 miles through Malverne as part of “Operation Hero,” a charity event for veterans and first responders.

The Long Beach Herald — edited by James Bernstein — won an honorable

mention for the Past Presidents’ Award for General Excellence.

“The classified layout was very nice, as was the emphasis on community and culture,” judges said. “The pictures and art were very good.”

Laura Lane, senior editor for the Glen Cove Herald, won second place for her obituary coverage.

“Wonderful ledes take a reader straight into the stories of these two people’s lives,” the judges said about Lane’s stories high lighting the lives of Teddy Roosevelt re-enactor James Foote as well as Glen Cove teenager Penny Doerge.

The Franklin Square/Elmont Herald team of Robert Traverso, Ana Borruto, Brian Pfail and Kepherd Daniel earned an honorable mention for education coverage.

“The stories do not shy away from controversial issues, reporting them well and providing context and depth as to why the community should care,” the judges said. “The energy and thoughtfulness of the reporting shows in the coverage. Keep up the great local journalism.”

Herald art director Jeffrey Negrin won a pair of first places for best special section cover for the chain’s Great Homes special section, and best multi-advertiser pages for a Halloween-themed section for the Merrick Herald.

And the Nassau Herald won third place for advertising excellence, honoring Herald sales vice president Rhonda Glickman.

“The press room, production, finance, editorial, marketing and sales team all together put out great newspapers 52 weeks a year,” Glickman said. “So great for our team to be recognized for the work we do, and bring home awards.”

Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, said it’s “always a great honor to be recognized by our peers in the newspaper industry.”

“Congratulations to all our winners. But our real reward is making sure our readers get the best and most complete news in their neighborhood each and every week.”

Karen Bloom/Herald

SOmE OF ThE winners who were in Albany for this past weekend’s New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest awards include, from left, photo editor Tim Baker, sales vice president Rhonda Glickman, executive editor Michael Hinman, Glen Cove Herald senior editor Laura Lane, Long Beach Herald senior reporter Brendan Carpenter, Franklin Square/Elmont Herald senior reporter Ana Borruto, and Riverdale Press editor Gary Larkin.

Hofstra sets sights on CAA softball crown

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Hofstra softball entered year two of the Adrienne Clark era determined for a better finish after a heartbreaking end to the 2022 season.

Clark, former standout softball player for the Pride from 2002 to 2005, led her alma mater to a second place finish in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) before the season ended suddenly with two one-run losses in the conference playoffs. This spring the Pride will have a chance to compete for the program’s first CAA title and automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament since 2018 in front of its home fans when Hofstra hosts the league’s tournament for the first time in 10 years.

“There’s nothing lat Pride Rock and getting that home field advantage,” said Clark, who was an assistant coach at Hofstra from 2012 to 2014 before holding coaching positions at Connecticut and Purdue. I do think it adds a little bit of extra motivation to want to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to put ourselves in a position to be there at the conference tournament.”

The Pride jumped out to a 5-1 start in league play this season beginning with a

sweep of CAA newcomer Stony Brook on March 18-19. Hofstra then took two of three against another CAA addition, Monmouth last weekend capped with a 3-0 home win on March 26.

The bulk of last year’s roster returned led by senior center fielder Chelsea Manto, who led the team with a .358 batting average along with 21 stolen bases to earn First-Team All CAA accolades. Graduate student shortstop Meghan Giordano, brings power to the lineup after smashing seven home runs last season

Graduate student second baseman Kasey Collins leads the team in hitting with a .309 average in her final season of collegiate baseball. Junior catcher Becca Vaillancourt, a UMass-Lowell transfer, and graduate student first baseman Angelina Ioppolo were also among Hofstra’s leading hitters heading into April.

Hofstra’s lineup has a strong local presence that includes the sister duo of junior Brianna Morse and freshman Alanna Morse, who both starred at Mepham High School in North Bellmore. Brianna Morse knocked in four runs in Hofstra’s 6-5 win over Monmouth on March 24 while Alanna registered two RBIs in the team’s 4-1 victory at Stony Brook on March 19.

“I remember having them come to games when I was an assistant coach here and they they loved everything about the game of softball and Hofstra so it’s so cool to now see them living out what was once a childhood dream to them,” Clark said. “They are phenomenal athletes and even better people.”

Amanda Maffucci, a graduate student outfielder and Kennedy High School (Bellmore) product, is coming off a senior season in which she batted .300 to earn Second Team All CAA honors. Sophomore Anna Butler, a former three-time All Nassau County selection at Seaford High School, is also playing college softball in her backyard and recorded a pinch-hit RBI in a 3-2 win against Holy Cross on March 4.

The pitching staff is led by Nikki Mullin, Haley Venturini and Julia Apsel. All three are capable starters who Clark can turn to for key games based on who is pitching their best.

“We are really fortunate to have a staff of some really phenomenal pitchers that all bring something different to the table,” said Clark, who was a standout pitcher for the Pride in her playing days. “We spend a lot of time focusing on the staff element and not the individuality behind it, which we do because the message and the mindset and philosophy behind that is that it’s going to take all of them to be able to win a conference championship and all of

them will contribute along the way.”

After a road series at CAA newcomer North Carolina A&T, Hofstra returns to Bill Edwards Stadium on April 7 for a doubleheader against Towson starting at 1 p.m. Hofstra will also be home for a three-game series versus Elon on April 22-23 and Delaware April 29-30.

Hofstra will host the CAA Tournament for the first time since winning the conference title in 2013 from May 9-13.

Photos courtesy Hofstra Athletic Communications GRADuAtE stuDENt shORtstOp Meghan Giordano, brings power to the lineup after smashing seven home runs last season.

MEphAM pRODuCt BRiANNA Morse drove in four runs in the Pride’s win over Monmouth March 24.

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Group in Rockaway Park.

“That was a humbling experience,” Carpenter recalled. “I haven’t done much. What I probably have done is shown up longer than anybody else, and seeing the kind of care that St. John’s is now delivering is remarkable.”

Stecher and Norman Horowitz, the executive directors of the foundation, are an internationally known piano duet who performed around the world for 50 years. In 1960, they founded the Stecher and Horowitz School of the Arts, in Cedarhurst, which taught Long Island students of all ages and educational backgrounds and was highly regarded as a center of creativity.

The school had 30 teachers, and worked more than 15,000 students over the years. It became a nonprofit in 1975, and after its transformation into a foundation, the school closed in 1999. The foundation promotes young pianists through its New York International Piano Competition and Young Artists Series, and Stecher and Horowitz were recently honored with the Music Teachers National Association’s Achievement Award.

Although Carpenter said she was not the most talented pianist, she was fascinated with the duo when she was young, and first visited the school in 1970. She was impressed that students of all ages were taught a range of instruments, and when the school became a foundation, she attended all of its performances and decided to volunteer.

“I was so intrigued by the work that they did, I thought I needed to volunteer,” Carpenter said. “Once I heard them play, I just was so thrilled. I volunteered to help them in any way possible.”

Horowitz commended Carpenter’s spirit and drive to help, saying that she is as vital to the foundation now as she was years ago.

“She always had something wise to offer,” Horowitz said. “She was a great leader when she was involved in the Epis-

everything she has’

copal Church. She’s a great leader there with St. John’s Hospital. Whatever she touches, she gives everything she has. There is only one Margaret Carpenter.”

Carpenter says she believes that charitable work was what she was meant to do. “I feel grateful to have been able to help, and if I did it well, I’m grateful for that,” she said. “I think my job is to try to help.”

The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation benefit gala will take place at the Lotos Club, at 5 E. 66th St. in Manhattan, on April 14. There will be a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., and a performance by Ukrainian pianist Illia Ovcharenko, winner of last year’s New York International Piano Competition. Dinner is at 8:15 p.m. For tickets and information, contact info@stecherandhorowitz.org.

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Longtime Lawrence resident Margaret Carpenter will be honored for her years of volunteer work in the Five Towns. With her were the renowned pianists and foundation directors Melvin Stecher, left, and Norman Horowitz.

Taking in art and music in Boston

hewlett High School’s Music and Art Department journeyed to Boston. With musical performances and portfolio reviews, the students and faculty had a jam-packed weekend.

Students departed from Hewlett High early Friday morning on large Coach buses. The first stop? Boston’s Prudential Center for lunch. Soon after, music students proceeded to the New England Conservatory to take a tour of the campus and learn about options for pursuing music in higher education. Art students traveled to Boston University’s School of Visual Arts for feedback on their portfolios. The day ended with a performance from the Blue Man Group, which was a major highlight of the trip.

Music students had plans to perform outside of Quincy Market on Saturday, but due to rainy weather the performance was postponed. Students instead spent time at Boston’s Museum of Science. Despite the bad weather, students and teachers were able to adapt quickly, performing the following day outside of the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.

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Four-leaf clovers, green things and leprechauns, oh my!

Growing leprechaun hair by putting soil, seed and water in plastic cups was one of the many activities Lawrence Primary School students took part to learn about and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

To mark the Irish holiday, the students created rooms for the leprechauns, usually depicted in Irish folklore as short, bearded men, wearing a coat and hat involved in mischief. The children wrote descriptions of their rooms and created four-leaf clovers, and also wrote about their former teachers and how lucky they are to know those educa -

tors.

In math class, the students used four-leaf clovers to represent numbers in a variety of ways, including expanded, pictorial, standard forms in word.

During science, technology, engineering art and math (STEAM) lessons. The children made leprechaun traps applying engineering skills.

After the learning there was a green party that featured cookies, fruits, juices, snacks and vegetables all colored green.

–Jeffrey Bessen

“The Blue Man Group was a great way to combine art and music! I loved the creativity and comedy — the show was super entertaining,” said Ilana Mizrahi, a senior on the trip.

The Blue Man Group production was really special for students, as it featured Hewlett High staff on stage. Seeing familiar teachers and faculty during the performance was a creative touch that connected with the students.

There were many special activities organized for students during the trip, including a dinner cruise. On the Odyssey ship, students enjoyed a nice dinner and dance party while traveling across Boston Harbor, taking in the city skyline. It was a great opportunity for students to socialize and relax during the hectic weekend.

The iconic Boston Duck Tours were also on the trip agenda, where students traveled through land and sea to learn about Boston’s history and landmarks.

More than 200 students and school staff traveled to Boston on this trip, and it was quite a success.

Thank you to Andrew Fund, the director of the Art & Music Department, along with Hewlett High School educators for making such an amazing experience possible!

Courtesy Lawrence schools EvErything turns up green for Lawrence Primary School students. From left were Brittany Reyes B., Amy L. and Victor L.

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LI’s largest hospital fundraiser tees off May 15

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

There’s nothing bigger on Long Island — at least as far as annual hospital golf fundraiser goes, and it kicks off Monday, May 15 at three Nassau County courses.

Sponsored by Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, the 39th Annual Golf Outing raises money to serve patients and communities across the South Shore. And it will honor both the Long Beach fire chief, and a longtime facility vice president with the hospital.

Scott Kemins has spent more than 40 years as a civil servant, growing up in Long Beach “as a nice Jewish boy” whose mom wanted him to become a lawyer or a doctor. She did not conceive of him becoming a firefighter or a police officer. But that’s exactly what he did.

Now 60, Kemins, has been chief of the Long Beach Fire Department for more than two decades, joining the force in 1980. He was the youngest chief elected at the age of 26.

Kemins joined the Long Beach building department in 1995, becoming its commissioner in 2002. Kemins also earned Nassau County’s Bronze Medal of Valor for helping rescue someone from a burning apartment at an assisted living facility in Long Beach in the late 1980s. He also spent 40 years as a lifeguard.

Kemins — who is receiving the hospitals community service award at the event — shares twin 14-year-old daughters, Casey and Hailey, with his wife, Gayle. Both were born at Mount Sinai South Nassau, spending two weeks in the hospital’s neonatal care unit.

“My wife and I are eternally grateful to the hospital and its staff for the expert care they provided to our twins,” Kemins said, in a release. “We will never forget the kindness and expertise we witnessed first-hand when our girls were in the NICU.”

WANTED

ScoTT KEMINS, chIEf of the Long Beach Fire Department, will earn Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital’s community service award at its 39th Annual Golf Outing, with hopes of topping the $640,000 raised last year for health care on the South Shore.

Dr. Adhi Sharma, the hospital’s president, said in a statement that Kemins’s leadership has helped emergency services on the barrier island improved significantly.

“He always works to better coordinate services in the field with area hospitals,” Sharma said. “He is an asset to our community, and it is our pleasure to recognize his

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Also earning recognition at the charity event is Andrew Triolo, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s vice president of facilities, design and construction.

“A builder, collaborator and problem-solver, Andy is always available to lend a helping hand, and has been essential to the growth of the hospital and the continuation of its excellence in the delivery of quality health care,” said Jeff Greenfield, co-chair of the golf committee, in a release. “And Scott is a first responder of the first order. He shows up whenever his community calls.”

Triolo also oversees construction of the hospital’s $130 million, four-story, 100-square-foot Feil Family Pavilion in Oceanside. Expected to be completed next year, the pavilion will double the size of the Fennessy Family Emergency Center, increase the critical and intensive care inpatient capacity to 40 beds, and add nine new operating rooms equipped with the latest surgical technologies.

Mike Sapraicone, who co-chairs the golf committee with Greenfield, says Kemins and Triolo are cut from the same cloth.

“They are built to serve,” he said, “and their service makes a measurable difference in the lives of our patients.”

The tournament itself will be held at three venues: The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, the Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence, and the Rockville Links Club in Rockville Centre,

Last year’s outing broke records, grossing just under $640,000, with $435,000 of that going directly to expand and improve hospital services across the South Shore.

Sponsorships, journal ads and foursomes are available for the outing, as well as a pickleball tournament for those who don’t golf. To learn more about sponsorship, or to register for golf or pickleball, call (516) 377-5360, or email lynne.nordone@snch.org.

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STEPPING OUT

‘Little’ films in the spotlight

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo

Forty

years with the Asbury Short Film Concert

STEPPING

By Karen Bloom

Creative advocacy

Roll out that red carpet. After a three-year pandemic-imposed hiatus, those “small” films are back on the local stage, as presented by the Asbury Short Film Concert.

If you’re looking for that tentpole blockbuster, then Hollywood’s got you covered. But for those who crave films with a bit more heart and soul that strike an emotional chord, Asbury’s “concert” is for you. This national touring showcase makes it way to the Madison Theatre on the Molloy University campus on Friday, April 21.

By Karen Bloom

WHERE

Pat McGann

The Benatar/Giraldo partnership is acclaimed as an unstoppable force. Pat Benatar’s staggering vocals and take-no-prisoners attitude, along with Neil Giraldo’s trailblazing artistry as a guitarist, producer and songwriter forged the undeniable chemistry and unique sound that created some of rocks most memorable hits: ‘We Belong,’ ‘Invincible,’ ‘Love Is A Battlefield,’ ‘Promises In the Dark,’ ‘We Live For Love,’ and of course, ‘Heartbreaker.’ Together they have created two multiplatinum, five platinum and three gold albums, as well as 19 Top 40 hits — selling more than 30 million records worldwide, and winning an unprecedented four consecutive Grammy awards. Their stage presence is as undeniable as their more than three-decade rock-and-roll love affair. Benatar and Giraldo continue to share their special relationship on stage, selling out concerts everywhere. Their chemistry will undoubtedly be thrilling music fans for a long time to come.

His formula certainly has resonated with its audience. Asbury Shorts is celebrating its 40th anniversary season with an ever-growing national presence.

WHEN

With a diverse, yet focused lineup — in many cases featuring up-and-coming filmmakers — the audience gets a look at smaller efforts you generally won’t find on the big screen.

And, yes, think “concert,” not festival.

Can art change the world? It’s a question that’s been at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.

• Friday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.

• All seats $15

• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

“We certainly have demonstrated that we are entertaining and blessed to have fans that keep coming back,” LeClaire says, while also reaching out to new audiences.

• Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. For tickets, visit MadisonTheatreNY. org or call the box office at (516) 323-4444

• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum

The two-hour show moves along briskly. Up to a dozen films are on the program, ranging from the shortest of shorts at three minutes, to 20 minutes.

“A good short film is to the point, fast paced and most important of all is the ending,” LeClaire says. “It must make sense.”

Thursday, April 13, 8 p.m. $159.50, $99.50, $69.50, $69.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com.

“We present the best in comedy, drama, animation and the occasional documentary,” says Doug LeClaire, Asbury Shorts’ founder and director. “We call it a concert rather than a festival because there are no awards, no Q&A or panel discussions. It’s all about entertainment value for the audience.”

“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.

As in previous years, Asbury Shorts offers up an eclectic mix of films, what LeClaire describes as a “potpourri of the short film world.”

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

‘Come Sail Away ...’

LeClaire, who’s been involved in commercial and film production for more than two decades, has been passionate about short films since his student days at New York Institute of Technology.

“Our No. 1 priority is the enjoyment of our audience,” he says. “We’re proud to provide an outlet for the filmmakers’s product. For us, it is all about the theatrical experience, showing these films to an audience. We give them the opportunity to experience great films on a big screen the way they were meant to be seen.”

“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to stand with them.”

And these films sure do stick that ending. Among the highlights, LeClaire points to “Six Foot Scoundrel,” a brief comedy about two women who suspect foul play regarding a man’s death. “A widow is mourning her deceased husband, but there’s more going on than you might think. It moves along very quickly, but there’s a great payoff at the end.”

Another standout is “The Waiting Room,” produced, directed and written by former Nassau County film commissioner Debra Markowitz. The multiple festival award-winning 12-minute dramatic comedy reunites a woman and her ex-husband in heaven.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

“It’s a performance piece with smart dialogue,” LeClaire notes. “The ensemble cast does a great job.”

He and his team cull these films from the film festival circuit — including the prestigious South by Southwest, Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival, and Tribeca Festival, among others.

This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s 13th presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April.

As for the rest, well, you’ll have to attend and see for yourself. LeClaire doesn’t like to reveal too much, promising some “unannounced surprises” in celebration of Asbury’s 40th anniversary.

Join L.I. Cabaret Theatre for a ‘Musical Cabaret Cruise,’ in this spirited show about a group of cabaret singers and dancers on a world cruise who encounter a rogue captain, a tropical island, a band of pirates, and many other surprises. ‘Cruise directors’ Barry Greenfield and Erica Iacono — with Capt. Keith, and a cast of 30 — keep the action moving along, with a live band. The ensemble of singers and dancers performs current hits, oldies and also tunes from the Broadway stage. It’s a lively afternoon that will take you away on a fantastic voyage.

“We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says museum director Karen Albert. “The initial idea for this exhibition was inspired by an Obama Administration White House briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, where more than 60 artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to discuss the collective power of the arts to build community, create change, and chart a pathway for national recovery in the areas of social justice, civic participation and activism.”

“To get an award at one of these festivals is just as good as an Oscar nomination,” LeClaire says. “These young filmmakers are so happy to get that wreath. They collect them the way we would collect baseball cards back in the day.”

Think of this show as your personal film festival experience. As LeClaire puts it: “We’re bringing these films to folks who can’t get to film festivals.”

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

This is the Madison Theatre’s 10th year hosting Asbury, and LeClaire is grateful to have finally returned to what he considers their Long Island home.

“We’re very heartened by the audience at Madison,” he says. “It’s been a terrific relationship and we welcome everyone back after the hiatus, in true Asbury style. To celebrate our 40 years on Long Island means a lot. It’s where the show was born, and so to be here is extra special to us.”

Saturday, April 15, 2 p.m. Free admission. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. (516) 354-5280, or licabaret@aol.com.

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Six Foot Scoundrel

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April 6

Breastfeeding Support Group

On exhibit

Wish You Were Here

Go over the moon with Wish You Were Here’s celebration of 50 years of the groundbreaking and iconic musical masterpiece “The Dark Side of the Moon,” on the Tilles Center stage, Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. With the iconic album as its anchor, the 10-piece band, known as “The Sight and Sound of Pink Floyd,” continues its 28-year tradition as a leading Pink Floyd tribute act, combining sight and sound to capture the mood, emotions, and intensity of the Floydian theatrical concert experience. The multi-media show’s unique setlist includes Floyd classics and obscurities of all eras — from “Syd” to “The Division Bell.” LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets are $59, $49, $39: available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

April

Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Second Night Seder

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April 6

The Chabad of Hewlett hosts its annual Second Night Family Passover Seder, Thursday, April 6, at 24 Everit Ave., Hewlett. Complete holiday dinner, original hand-made shmurah matzah and four cups of kosher wine. Journey through the Haggadah. $70 per adult. $45 per child (10 and younger). RSVP to JewishHewlett.com.

Hewlett Neck meeting

The Village of Hewlett Neck board of trustees holds their monthly meeting, on Monday, April 10, at 5 p.m., in Village Hall, 30 Piermont Ave., Hewlett. On stage

Girl Scouts

Learn how your child can become a part of the largest girl-led organization in the world at an in-person meeting on the Girl Scouts, on Tuesday, April 18, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. Register at Bit. Ly/3Z7IBXN.

Egggstravaganza

Celebrate Easter in style at the sixth annual Egggstravaganza, Saturday, April 8, at 1 p.m., at the Five Towns Community Center, 270 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence. Egg hunt, music, treats and prizes. For more information and/or to be a sponsor contact Sasha at syong@fivetownsmail. org or (347) 702-2013.

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April 8 April 10

Spring Flowers

Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Monday through Friday, April 10-14, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. Carefully cautious Gerald and spirited playful Piggie share a day where anything is possible in an imaginative exploration of the meaning of friendship. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

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Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to celebrate National Garden Month, Saturday, April 8, noon-2 p.m. Create a beautifully blooming paper flower to take home at the drop-in program, suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Movie time: ‘The Fabelmans’

In post World War II Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how movies can help him see the truth in “The Fabelmans,” rated PG-13 and runs 2 hours, 31 minutes on Wednesday, April 12, at 2 p.m., at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett.

In-person Game Time

Play canasta, mah jongg and Scrabble in the Bentley Room of Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence, Monday, April 10 , 2-4:30 p.m. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated. Masks recommended.

‘The Wizard of Oz’

Journey down that Yellow Brick Road when the beloved story springs to life, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Wednesday, April 12, 11 a.m. All the ingredients that have made this story a perennial favorite are here. Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they make their way to Oz not knowing what awaits them. Share Dorothy’s epic adventure as she flees from the wicked witch and learns that there’s no place like home. Tickets $15; performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. Visit PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.

PRESENTS

H-W marks 125 years

and the teachers who have educated them, in a district celebrating its 125th anniversary.

“When I think back,” Rosenberg wrote, “I remember the sheer magic of learning in a place that values unfettered curiosity and play. My teachers integrated these pillars of imagination into our lessons, and my fellow classmates and I learned how to capitalize on our collective creativity through projects and assessments and all sorts of inquirybased endeavors.”

The district comprises five buildings: Franklin Early Childhood Center, Hewlett Elementary School, Ogden Elementary

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School, Woodmere Middle School and Hewlett High School. Hewlett High was named in honor of the former president of the Board of Education, George Hewlett, who served from 1934 to 1969.

The first known school in the Hewlett and Woodmere communities was a oneroom schoolhouse in 1850, at Broadway and Prospect Avenue in Woodmere, a site now occupied by the Keystone Yacht Club.

As the area developed, the State Legislature created Union Free School District Number 14 in 1898, which took in students not only from Hewlett and Woodmere, but also from parts of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck and Woodsburgh as well as Lynbrook and Valley Stream.

The first “official” District 14 building was constructed at Johnson Place and Broadway, also in 1898. Students from kindergarten to 12th grade attended school there.

But the communities’ growth eventually made clear the need for another school, and Woodmere High School opened 28 years later, on Conklin Avenue in Woodmere. The building on Johnson Place became an elementary school. It’s now called the Woodmere Education Center, and it serves as the district’s administration headquarters.

Hewlett Elementary School, on Broadway in Hewlett, was built in 1929, and has undergone two renovations, in 1949 and 1993.

After elementary school, students now move up to Woodmere Middle School.

Longtime Hewlett resident Maryann Ferro, Hewlett High class of 1990, attended the district starting in pre-kindergarten. She recalls that heading into a school with students from two other elementary schools wasn’t easy.

“It was a harder adjustment entering the middle school,” Ferro said. “All students from the three buildings were then combined, and you really only knew the kids you knew.”

Ferro, a mother of three children who also attend district schools, said the difference from then to now is significant. “Now it’s much better,” she said. “All kids pretty much at Franklin Early Childhood, Hewlett Elementary and Ogden Elementary have more events to tie into each other. So when they reach Woodmere Middle School, they’re more familiar with students and can reconnect.”

Mia Shapiro Rosenberg, Gaelyn’s mother, moved to District 14 from Manhattan, and the school district was a major reason.

“I moved here 32 years ago due to the district’s top-notch reputation,” Shapiro Rosenberg said. “Hewlett-Woodmere District 14 gave my three children an excellent education, that prepared them for their futures.”

Across the district, educators have celebrated its anniversary by hosting a number of events that honored its history, including an art exhibit in January at the education center, and a dance party the same month at Hewlett Elementary.

The district is ranked the sixth-best in the state and the 19th-best in the United States, according to Niche, a website that focuses on schools and colleges in the United States.

“The district’s upcoming 125th anniversary is remarkable,” Shapiro Rosenberg said, “and I hope it continues to thrive for many more years.”

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In celebratIon of the 125th anniversary of the Hewlett-Woodmere district, students in Mindy Albenda’s first-grade class at Franklin Early Childhood Center set a goal of collecting 125 toys for SIBS Place for children who are ill. In total, 394 items were donated.

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GEORGINA CRUZ A/K/A

GINA CRUZ, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY T. CASTROVILLA; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY T.

CASTROVILLA, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; INC. VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in

the complaint, Defendants. Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises:

1128 FULTON STREET, WOODMERE, NY 11598

Section: 39, Block: 209, Lot: 23 & 24

To the above named Defendants

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF

SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $900,000.00 and interest, recorded on April 22, 2010, in Liber M 34781 at Page 483, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 1128 FULTON STREET, WOODMERE, NY 11598. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure

action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING

THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated: March 6, 2023

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

Attorney for Plaintiff

Veronica M. Rundle, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 137976

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY.

NAME:CAMP CLEARWATER, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 01/08/23. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:1875 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, NY 11509

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

137968

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff against CHAYA GROSZ, et al

Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered April 18, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 25, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 16 Washington Avenue, Lawrence, NY 11559-2405. Sec 41 Block 086 Lot 152. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Incorporated Village of Lawrence, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $658,966.26 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 000030/2014. For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. During

the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee NY201800000501-1 138157

LEGAL NOTICE

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA

PÚBLICA, VOTO DE PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE HEWLETT-WOODMERE UNION CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar HewlettWoodmere Union Fee, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en el Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York. York, en dicho distrito el 3 de mayo de 2023 a las 6:00 p. m., hora vigente, para la transacción de negocios autorizada por la Ley de Educación, incluidos los siguientes artículos:

1. Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2023-2024.

2. Discutir todos los artículos que se establecen a continuación para ser votados por máquina de votación en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 16 de mayo de 2023.

3. Tramitar cualquier otro asunto que pueda 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 LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se

requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar para 2023-2024, sin incluir los fondos públicos, a partir del 26 de abril de 2023, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario vigente, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, y en la Biblioteca Pública de HewlettWoodmere , 1125 Broadway, Hewlett y en el sitio web de Internet del Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que dicha Votación y Elección del Presupuesto se llevarán a cabo el martes 16 de mayo de 2023, en el Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 10:00 a.m. 00 PM hora prevaleciente, en cuyo momento se abrirán las urnas para votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos:

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2023-2024 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito.

2. Elegir dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres (3) años a partir del 1 de julio de 2023 y que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2026.

3. Elegir un (1) Síndico de la Biblioteca Pública de Hewlett-Woodmere por un período de cinco (5) años a partir del 1 de julio de 2023 y que finaliza el 30 de junio de 2028.

4. Que se apruebe el presupuesto bibliotecario 2023-2024 propuesto por la Junta de Síndicos de la Biblioteca Pública de Hewlett-Woodmere y la imposición de un impuesto de acuerdo con la Sección 259 de la Ley de Educación.

5. ¿Se debe autorizar a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Hewlett-Woodmere Union a gastar, para renovaciones y/o actualizaciones, una cantidad total que no exceda $17,209,455 del Fondo de Reserva de Capital existente del Distrito conocido como Reserva de Capital para Mejoras de Edificios a Largo Plazo, incluyendo (i) una cantidad que no exceda $1,955,765 para el Laboratorio de Ciencias de la Escuela Secundaria Woodmere; (ii) una cantidad que no exceda los $3,747,000 para varios lugares deportivos en la Escuela Secundaria George W. Hewlett, incluyendo la pista, el campo de césped y las canchas de tenis; (iii) una cantidad que no exceda los $6,199,190 para el Auditorio de la Escuela Secundaria George W.

Hewlett; y (iv) una cantidad que no exceda los $5,307,500 para el Laboratorio de Ciencias de la Escuela Secundaria George W. Hewlett con el propósito de renovar y/o reconstruir mejoras de capital. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que, de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Propiedad Inmueble, el Distrito Escolar debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor catastral total de la cédula de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará las impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las peticiones de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se presentarán ante el Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York, a más tardar el 17 de abril de 2023, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente. Cada petición se dirigirá al Secretario del Distrito; debe estar firmado por al menos setenta y tres (73) votantes calificados del Distrito. Las vacantes en la Junta de Educación no se consideran cargos específicos separados; los candidatos corren en general. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato. Para nominar a un candidato para el cargo de Síndico de la Junta de la Biblioteca, cada petición debe estar firmada por al menos setenta y tres (73) votantes del Distrito. Las vacantes en la Junta de Síndicos no se consideran cargos específicos separados; los candidatos corren en general. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que se requiere el registro personal de votantes ya

sea conforme a la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o conforme al 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 distrital anual o especial dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar según el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse.

La Junta de Registro se reunirá con el fin de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación el lunes 8 de mayo de 2023 de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m., horario vigente, para agregar cualquier nombres al Registro para ser utilizados en la elección antes mencionada, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea colocado en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que en ese momento o posteriormente tiene derecho a votar en dicha 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 su inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del jueves , mayo 11 de enero de 2023, cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección, excepto el domingo, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente en cada día de la semana anterior al día fijado para la elección, y el sábado , 13 de mayo de 2023 con cita previa entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 1:30 p. m., y en el(los) lugar(es) de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR LA 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 anterior al 11 de mayo de 2023 para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se usará en la elección mencionada, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre

se coloque en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión con el Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar, se sabe o se prueba a satisfacción del Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar que en ese momento o posteriormente tiene derecho a votar en dicha 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, 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 11 de mayo de 2023, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente, todos los días anteriores al día fijado para la elección, excepto el domingo, y en el lugar de votación (s) el día de la votación, y el sábado 13 de mayo de 2023 con cita previa entre las 10:00 y las 13:30 horas, y en el (los) colegio(s) de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que no están actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar. Se puede solicitar una solicitud de registro como votante militar al Secretario del Distrito en el Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, Nueva York y se debe devolver a dicha oficina a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 20 de abril de 2023. En la solicitud de una solicitud de registro, el votante militar puede designar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, transmisión por facsímil o correo electrónico.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar de 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 escolar, a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 20 de abril de 2023. En la solicitud de una boleta militar, el votante militar puede designar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de una boleta militar, y la boleta militar, por correo, transmisión por facsímil o correo electrónico. Todas las solicitudes de papeletas de votantes militares

Public Notices

calificados y las papeletas militares deben devolverse por correo o en persona. Las boletas para votantes militares se distribuirán a los votantes militares calificados a más tardar el 21 de abril de 2023. El secretario del distrito (1) debe recibir las boletas militares antes del cierre de las urnas, el martes 16 de mayo de 2023, y deben mostrar un marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o debe mostrar un endoso de recibo fechado por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección y estar firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección. Una lista de las personas a las que se emiten las boletas militares estará disponible para inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del jueves 11 de mayo de 2023, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m . PM, hora prevaleciente, cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el domingo, y el 16 de mayo de 2023, día fijado para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado que esté presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados, dando a conocer su impugnación y las razones por las cuales el Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener durante el horario escolar del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 17 de abril de 2023; las solicitudes completas deben ser recibidas por el secretario del distrito no antes del 17 de abril de 2023 y al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección, el 9 de mayo de 2023, si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección , 15 de mayo de 2023, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al votante.

El secretario del distrito debe recibir las papeletas de voto en ausencia a más tardar a las 5:00 p . Secretario del Distrito a partir del 17 de abril de 2023, de la manera descrita anteriormente.

Una lista de las personas a las que se emiten boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible para inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del jueves 11 de mayo de 2023, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. PM, hora prevaleciente,

cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el domingo, y el 16 de mayo de 2023, día fijado para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado que esté presente en el lugar de votación puede oponerse a la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados, dando a conocer su impugnación y las razones por las cuales el Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA

ADICIONALMENTE que, de conformidad con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación de conformidad con la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o proposición para enmendar el presupuesto, o que de otro modo se someta a 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 proposición se incluya con el Aviso de Audiencia Pública, Votación del Presupuesto y Elección requerido por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación o en o antes del 17 de abril de 2023, a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente; debe escribirse a máquina o imprimirse en inglés idioma; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmado por al menos ciento ochenta y dos (182) votantes calificados del Distrito (que representen el 5% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); y debe indicar legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante.

Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna petición para presentar a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, que sea ilegal, o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica donde el gasto de la proposición requiere dinero, o cuando existe otra razón válida para excluir la proposición de la boleta.

Con fecha de: Woodmere, Nueva York, 15 de marzo de 2023

Por Orden del

DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the HewlettWoodmere Union Fee 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 May 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM, prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:

1. To present to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2023-2024 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 16, 2023.

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 2023-2024, exclusive of public moneys, may be obtained by any resident of the District beginning April 26, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays at the Office of the District Clerk, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, and at the HewlettWoodmere 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 16, 2023, 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 2023-2024 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

4. That the 2023 – 2024 library budget proposed by the Board of Trustees of the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, and the levy of a tax therefore in accordance with Section 259 of the Education law shall be approved.

5. Shall the Board of Education of the HewlettWoodmere Union Free School District be authorized to expend, for renovations and/or upgrades, a total amount not to exceed $17,209,455 from the District’s existing Capital Reserve Fund known as the Long Range Building Improvements Capital Reserve, including (i) an amount not to exceed $1,955,765 for the Woodmere Middle School Science Lab; (ii) an amount not to exceed $3,747,000 for various athletic locations at the George W. Hewlett High School, including the track, turf field, and tennis courts; (iii) an amount not to exceed $6,199,190 for the George W. Hewlett High School Auditorium; and (iv) an amount not to exceed $5,307,500 for the George W. Hewlett High School Science Lab for the purpose of renovating and/or reconstructing capital improvements.

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.

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 seventy-three (73) 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 voter 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.

Barbara Randazzo, secretaria de distrito

2. To elect two (2) member(s) of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2023, and expiring on June 30, 2026.

3. To elect one (1)Trustee of the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring on June 30, 2028.

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 One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, not later than April 17, 2023, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least seventy-three (73) qualified voters of the District. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered

The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law on Monday, May 8, 2023 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 Thursday, May 11, 2023, on each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time on each weekday prior to the day set for the election, and on Saturday, May 13, 2023 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 11, 2023 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 11, 2023, 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 at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote, and on Saturday, May 13, 2023 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 20, 2023. 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 20, 2023. In the request for an application for a military

ballot, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for a military ballot, and the military ballot, by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. All qualified military voters’ ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person. Ballots for military voters shall be distributed to qualified military voters no later than April 21, 2023. Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of the polls, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 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 11, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, and on May 16, 2023, 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 absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 17, 2023; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 17, 2023 and at least seven (7) days before the election, May 9, 2023, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, May 15, 2023, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

Applications for absentee ballots may be printed from the District website www.hewlettwoodmere.net and delivered to the District Clerk beginning April 17, 2023, in the manner described above. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available

for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Sunday, and on May 16, 2023, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, One Johnson Place, Woodmere, New York, 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 17, 2023, 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 eighty two (182) 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 15, 2023

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE HEWLETTWOODMERE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Barbara Randazzo, District Clerk 138350

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST

LESLIE ROTHBART, MICHAEL “DOE”, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 7, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 2, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 676 VANDAM STREET, NORTH WOODMERE, NY 11581.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being near Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 39, Block

610, Lot 49. Approximate amount of judgment

$742,444.46 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #014154/2013. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Mark Lewis Lieberman, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-006340 75380 138266

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT said assessment roll will remain open for public inspection at the Village Office, 200 Cedarhurst Avenue, Cedarhurst, New York 11516 for fifteen days after the date of this notice.

DATED : April 3, 2023

By order of Mayor Benjamin Weinstock And Board of Trustees Salvatore Evola

Village-Clerk Treasurer 138591

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

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

Agency:Board of Trustees, Village of Woodsburgh

Date: April 17, 2023

Time: 7:00 p.m.

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

Subject Bill WDS 2301A-

A local law to amend Chapter 111 of the Code of the Village of Woodsburgh, to prohibit the placement of garbage receptacles in view of public roadways. At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matters.

The proposed law is an Unlisted Action pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, as to which the Board has determined that the law would not have a significant environmental impact. Any person having a disability which would inhibit attendance at or participation in the hearing should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation.

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

Dated: April 6, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Michelle Blandino, Village Clerk 138592

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO.23- 2023

No. 23-2023, for the amendment of Section 101-2 of Chapter 101 and to amend Chapter 101-A of the Code of the Town of Hempstead in relation to extending the temporary moratoria for an additional year in the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District, Neighborhood Business (NB) Overlay District, Residential Townhouse/Rowhouse (TR) Overlay District for North Lawrence and Inwood, and the Inwood Urban Renewal Residence C District (URD-C).

Dated:Hempstead, New York

March 14, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 138589

LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor will hold a public hearing via ZOOM on April 20, 2023 at 7:00pm. All residents and professionals wishing to attend are directed to contact Village Hall at 516-374-3806 for further ZOOM information/instruction or visit our website at www.hewlettharbor.org.

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

Mr. Lemuel Santana 20 Thixton Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557. Is requesting to build a new one family dwelling.

Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning code Ordinances 145-19.

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

coverage shall not exceed 30%. Applicant is requesting a 45% lot coverage. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: the maximum permitted front yard surface coverage shall not exceed 23%.

Applicant is requesting a 35.3% front yard surface coverage.

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

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

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

Bringing all Jews together under the Passover tent

For most of us who observe Passover, it’s a time of year associated with happy memories of family getting together to celebrate. This year, the Hebrew year of 5783, is a year in which getting together and gathering is especially meaningful. This year is known as a Hakhel (literally “assembly”) year.

In the times when the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem, the entire Jewish people — men, women, and children — would gather once in every seven years to re-enact the experience of standing together at Mount Sinai when the Torah was given. The Lubavitcher Rebbe taught that although the Temple is no longer standing, we can and should still use the Hakhel year for gatherings. So this Pesach, when we get together with family, we can have in mind that we are doing an additional mitzvah through the gathering itself.

over. Even more important is to seek out and invite those who would otherwise make no observance of Passover on their own at all.

We are all familiar with the Four Sons: the wise one, the wicked one, the simple one, and the one who does not know how to ask. The Rebbe pointed out that for all his complaints the wicked son is still present at the Seder and engaged. He may be a bit standoffish but at least he is there. But what about the “fifth son?” The Jewish person who doesn’t even know that it’s Passover? Or perhaps who knows that it’s Passover but does not feel moved to mark the day in any way?

Rabbi Zalman WoloWik

But there is an additional point that is important to make. In the text of the Haggadah that we read at the Seder, we begin with an invitation to guests: “All who are hungry, come and eat.” This means that the celebration of our freedom is not only a family affair. It is open to strangers as well and, indeed, in some ways, is incomplete without their presence.

We must know that our Pesach observance is incomplete until we reach out to such a person. If this is important every year then in this year of gathering it is even more significant. If you are reading this and you need a place to celebrate Passover, and for all of your Passover needs please feel free to reach out to Chabad of the Five Towns.

If you have a place to celebrate Passover then please think right now of even one or two people you can invite to come join you.

LEGAL NOTICE

INC. VILLAGE OF CEDARHURST NOTICE OF FILING

COMPLETED ASSESSMENT ROLL WITH CLERK

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT the assessment roll for the Village of Cedarhurst in the County of Nassau, for the fiscal year 2023-2024 has been finally completed and filed in the office of the Village Clerk on the 6TH day of April 2023.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held on the day of March 14th, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 23-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Local Law

Applicant is requesting a 62% front yard surface coverage. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: no side yard shall have a width that is less than 15’. Applicant is requesting a 13’6” side yard setback. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: Two side yards are required to maintain a minimum aggregate width of 35’. Applicant is requesting a 32’ side yard aggregate. Ben & Zvi Ben-Yosef 1304 Harbor Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557. Is requesting to install a front yard pervious driveway. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning code Ordinances 145-19.

Village zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot

Dominic Calandrella 265 Bayberry Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting a driveway carport. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19 and 145-25.A. Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30% in a residential “B” district. Applicant is requesting to maintain a 38.8% lot coverage.

Village Zoning Code

145-25.A states: Accessory buildings shall not be nearer to any property line less than 15’ in the residential “B” district. Applicant is requesting 6” side yard setback.

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

MICHAEL RYDER Village Clerk

Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York March 30, 2023

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At Chabad we have been hosting a public Seder for 28 years. But each private home can also be a sort of public Seder as well by making sure to invite someone who may not otherwise have a place to celebrate Pass-

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 Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 8:00PM, Eastern Standard Time, for the purpose of holding the Village’s regular monthly meeting. An agenda for the meeting will be made available to the public on the Village Website.

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

Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York March 31, 2023

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

MICHAEL RYDER VILLAGE CLERK 138595

May we soon experience the ultimate get-together, the ingathering of the exiles of our people from all four corners of the earth. Happy Passover Wolowik is the director the Chabad of the Five Towns.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. ELM LIMITED, LLC., Pltf. vs. ITZHAK HERSHKO, et al, Defts. Index #608671/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered March 23, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 10, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 39, Block 344, Lot 222. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed

judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.

JEFFREY W. HALBREICH, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys.

EMPLOYMENT

Administrative Assistant Various Office Duties

Must Be Proficient In Word And Outlook

Monday, Wednesday 12-6 Tuesday,Thursday, Friday 9:30-3:30

Will Train Right Candidate Email Resume To: jwpersonal@ wilsoncollegeconsulting.com

No Phone Calls Or In-Person Inquiries

AUTO TECHNICIAN FT IMMEDIATE

Experienced And Reliable. NYSI A Plus. Busy Merrick Shop. Call 516-781-5641

CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE

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

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

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

DRIVERS WANTED

Full Time and Part Time

Positions Available!

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

Must Have a Clean License and BoxTruck Driving Experience.

Hours Vary, Night Availability is a Must.

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

DRIVING INSTRUCTOR Company Car/ Bonuses. Clean Driving Record Required, Will Train. Retirees Welcome! Bell Auto School 516-365-5778

Email: info@bellautoschool.com

DRIVING INSTRUCTORS WANTED

Will Certify And Train HS Diploma NYS License Clean 3 Years Call 516-731-3000

EDITOR/REPORTER

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.

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

MULTI MEDIA ACCOUNT DEVELOPMENT

Inside Sales

Looking for an aggressive self starter who is great at making and maintaining relationships and loves to help businesses grow by marketing them on many different advertising platforms. You will source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls. Must have the ability to understand customer needs and requirements and turn them in to positive advertising solutions. We are looking for a talented and competitive Inside Sales Representative that thrives in a quick sales cycle environment. We offer salary, commission, bonuses, health benefits, 401K and paid time off. Will consider part time.

Please send cover letter and resume with salary requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com Call 516-569-4000 X286

Hebrew Academy of Long Beach seeks educators to join our exceptional school faculty in fostering a culture of academic exploration and excellence and dedication to spiritual, intellectual, and personal growth of all students. We are currently looking for candidates in the following divisions:

Lev Chana Early Childhood:

Early Childhood Head Teachers

Early Childhood Assistant Teachers

Administrative Assistant

HALB Elementary School:

Assistant Teachers

Part Time Morah

Middle School Morah

Full Time Elementary School Rebbe

DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys:

English Teacher

Science Teacher

Ivrit Teacher

Math Teacher

Learning Center Teacher

Guidance Counselor

Assistant College Guidance Counselor

SKA High School for Girls:

Graphic Design Teacher

Ivrit Teacher

History Teacher

Halacha Teacher

AP Computer Science Teacher

Art Teacher

American Sign Language Teacher (ASL)

To learn more about our school community, please visit www.halb.org. We look forward to hearing from you! Please send resumes or inquiries to resumes@halb.org

OUTSIDE SALES

Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off.

Will Consider Part Time.

Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to rglickman@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X250

PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP

Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

PROPERTY and OPERATIONS MAN-

AGER WANTED Freeport. Experienced

Professional in Property Management, Operations and Maintenance. 4pm-7pm.

Saturdays. 646-481-3076

EMAIL eagertoserve@verizon.net

https://eagertoserve.site/

RECEPTIONIST - FULL TIME

Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENT schedule:

Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm

Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting customers, assisting new customers by showing storage facility options and pricing, collecting payments from customers, contacting customers for late payments, applying payments and updating the customer files /data base and other general administrative responsibilities on an as needed basis. Hourly pay, plus eligible for Holiday Pay, PTO, Medical, Dental, 401k with company matching, plus other benefits. Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements. No phone calls please. Job

Salisbury Entertainer's Dream

fireplace and sliders to the resort style backyard with fully permitted outdoor kitchen and diamond pavered entertainment area. This home also boasts central air-conditioning, a 1 car garage and security system with so much more.

Open Houses

HEWLETT 1534 BROADWAY #205, Open House By Appt! Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedroom(Originally 3 BR), 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator. Updtd Wood/Quartz Kit, LR & DR. Washer/Dryer in Unit. Underground Pkg. Loads of Closets. Terrace Faces Back. Easy Ranch Style Living...$699,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

HEWLETT BA, 1267 Peninsula Blvd, BA, NEW TO MARKET! 5 BR, 2 Bth Exp Cape in SD#14 (Hewlett-Woodmere) Living Room, DR & Updtd Gran/Wood EIK & Bths. Det 1.5 Gar & Driveway for 4/5 Cars. HW Floors. Gas Heat. Near LIRR, Shops, Trans & Schools. A Steal!

.....$599,000 RONNIE GERBER 516 238-4299

HEWLETT BA, 1534 Broadway #103, REDUCED AND MOTIVATED! Magnificent New Renovation! One of a Kind Ranch

Style Living in Luxurious Jonathan Hall Condominium with Doorman & Elevator. Just Move into This Gut Renovated, Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Apt with Open Layout.Large Designer Eat in Kitchen with Sep Pantry & Laundry Rm.Master BR Boasts Gorgeous Bth & Walk in Closet. Terrace Faces into Courtyard and the Garage Parking is Incl..$699,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

HEWLETT BA, 1599 Lakeview Dr.,

FIRST SHOW! 4 BR, 3 Bth Exp Ranch on Tree Lined St in SD#14. Spacious LR,DR & Family Rm, EIK & Fin Bsmt. Att Garage. HW Flrs. Near Park, Trans, Shops & Houses of Worship...$829,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-429

Open Houses

HEWLETT BA 257 WILLARD Spacious 5 BR, 3 , open house 12-1:30, 4/2, Bth Exp Ranch With Open Layout.Main Floor Mstr Ste Plus Potential Mstr Ste on 2nd Flr.LR/Fpl, FDR, EIK & Sundrenched Family Rm w/ Doors to Deck. Fin Bsmt. Att Gar. Loads of Updates!! SD#20(Lynbrook)No

Flood Insurance Req. MUST SEE THIS!..$1,025,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

HEWLETTE 1608 RIDGEWAY Dr, BA, Drastic Reduction! Motivated Seller!Move Right Into This Completely Gut Renovated 4 BR, 3.5 Bth Col on 1/4 Acre Prop. New Kosher EIK, FDR, LR w/ Fpl, Den & Enclosed Porch. Radiant Htd Flrs. Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Att Gar. MUST SEE!! SD#20...$1,399,000

Stonegate Real Estate 2a Poole Street Oceanside, NY 11572 516-740-2777

info@stonegatere.com www.stonegatere.com

Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299 1211059 happy holidays!

DR, Family Rm, EIK & Fin Bsmt. Att Garage. HW Flrs. Near Park, Trans, Shops & Houses of Worship $829,000

1608 Ridgeway Dr, BA, Move Right Into This Completely Gut Renovated 4 BR, 3.5 Bth Col on 1/4 Acre Prop. New Kosher EIK, FDR, LR/ Fpl, Den & Enclosed Porch. Radiant Heated Flrs. Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Att Gar. MUST SEE!! SD#20 DRASTIC REDUCTION! MOTIVATED SELLER! $1,399,000 ALSO FOR RENT $6,500 per month

1267 Peninsula Blvd, BA, NEW TO MARKET! 5 BR, 2 Bth Exp Cape in SD#14 (Hewlett-Woodmere) LR, DR & Updtd Gran/Wood EIK & Bths. Det

1.5 Gar & Driveway for 4/5 Cars. HW Floors. Gas Heat. Near LIRR, Shops, Trans & Schools. A Steal! $599,000

1534 Broadway #103, BA, Magnificent New Renovation! One of a Kind Ranch Style Living in Luxurious Jonathan Hall Condominium with Doorman & Elevator. Just Move into This Gut Rvated, Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Apt with Open Layout. Large Designer Eat in Kitchen with Sep Pantry & Laundry Rm.Master BR Boasts Gorgeous Bth & Walk in Closet. Terrace Faces into Courtyard. Garage Parking Incl REDUCED & MOTIVATED!! $699,000

1534 Broadway #205, BA, Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedroom

(Originally 3 BR), 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator. Updtd Wood/Quartz Kit, LR & DR. Washer/Dryer in Unit. Underground Pkg. Loads of Closets. Terrace Faces Back. Easy Ranch Style Living BIG REDUCTION!! MOTIVATED SELLER!$699,000 CE da RHURST

332B Peninsula Blvd, BA, Move Right Into This Updated 3 Br, 2.5 Bth Coop Townhouse. LR, DR, Gran/Wood Kit w/ Stainless Steel Appl. Trex Deck Off LR. Primary Ste Features Updtd Bth & WIC. Att Gar Plus 1 Pkg Spot incl in Maintenance. W/D. Pull Down Attic. SD#15. Convenient to Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship $449,000

Making an old home newer

Q. Our new home is pretty old, from 1920. We want to update it and have a lot of concerns, with taxes if we enlarge it, cost if we get rid of walls, widening our driveway to park more cars and what you think about getting rid of our garage for more room instead of building up. It’s a one-story with low ceilings on the second floor that are really too small for bedrooms. My parents have been reading your column for many years and suggested you could help. What can you tell us?

A. It’s hard for me not to feel as old as your house when you put it that way, but after writing this column for 32 years, I’m often doing work for children of former clients, and have gotten your question thousands of times. First, almost anything you do that adds space to your home also adds value, and value increases taxes. Cosmetic changes like siding, windows or an asphalt or concrete driveway generally don’t affect the value, but luxury materials, such as stone facing or interlocking pavers, will.

Most of the time, people complain about taxation but rarely, if ever, do they collectively attempt to do anything about it. The methods for deciding value, or even using value as a gauge for tax increases, are questionable, especially because we used to be taxed based on square feet. As we transition into not leaving our homes, communicating digitally, the tax system perpetuates without challenge.

In many villages and towns, garages are required, and hard surfaces for any kind of paving are considered “impervious,” not replenishing groundwater. There are limits on how much of your total property you can cover. You will need to investigate your specific jurisdiction’s requirements. Sidewalks, patios and driveways are all impervious, but pools and decks generally are not.

You’ll need your property survey, which is a map of your lot, house size and location, but you’ll also discover that surveyors generally don’t provide the dimensions of porches, sidewalks, driveways or steps. Get out a tape measure and accurately document the property’s hard surfaces if you’re in a community that requires impervious-area information. When you hire an architect or engineer, that’s what we have to do.

The only way to answer questions about removing walls is to assess the whole house: where to disperse loads, how to brace exterior walls against wind shear, how to handle snow loads and wind uplift, where pipes and wires would be relocated, how the spaces function and will be finished.

Package all this to be reviewed by building officials and receive permission to build — sounds simpler than it is, especially when workers leave details out or change something and we start adjusting all over again, only after much discussion, time and money. That’s also part of the age-old process. Avoid changes once you decide, save money doing so and your old house will be like new again.

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New York is going to pot, very slowly

New York state is a big and complex entity. It provides services that meet the needs of millions of people, and at the same time, it creates law after law that is supposed to meet those needs. Sometimes the state trips over its own regulatory feet and falls flat on its face.

When it comes to the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act, you can toss a coin as to whether it is a hiccup or a major bureaucratic headache. The MRTA law turned 2 years old last week. When you create a massive statewide undertaking, there are always fits and starts. But sooner or later, the whole process gets on track and almost everyone is happy.

There is no doubt that the legislators who sponsored the original MRTA law had the best of intentions, and were hopeful that the law would be in place and slowly but surely be producing rev-

enue for the state and creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. Regrettably, the state has gotten zero dollars from the program, and you can count the number of new jobs with your fingers.

I’m not pointing one of mine in blame at any officials in particular, because they have a tough and thankless job. But the visions of success have been premature. At present, there are hundreds of licensed growers around the state who will very soon have a product that is available, but no one to sell it to. There are only a handful of legal dispensaries, and they can’t handle the amount of cannabis that is being grown. So what should a pot grower do with tons of mature plants? Farmers must have a place to sell their products, but New York’s cannabis growers don’t. While the state has been in the process of getting the system functioning, one group has done very well. If you take a drive around New York City or many other parts of the state, you’ll see

an enormous number of mini-stores that call themselves “smoke shops.” You can be sure that they aren’t surviving on the proceeds from the sales of $12 packs of Marlboros. They do sell nicotine products, but their money comes from the sale of marijuana.

These days there is so much pot on the streets of our state that you can smell it on many street corners. I recently took our granddaughter to the American Museum of Natural History and smelled pot near the dinosaur exhibit. Gov. Kathy Hochul has introduced a bill that would shut down all of the smoke shops and impose massive fines on those that fail to comply.

When I was a member of the Assembly, we had an old adage: Where there’s a new law, there’s a lawsuit to follow. So far, the state has been sued twice by companies and individuals claiming that the licensing process for selling pot has either been “unfair” or “arbitrary.” Because my law firm represents some prospective licensees, I won’t comment

on the merits of those claims.

But suffice it to say that not everyone is in love with MRTA. Friends complain to me frequently about the legalization of pot, but I explain to them that it is now legal in more than 20 states, both red and blue. In its first year of legalization, the state of Colorado collected over $250 million in revenue, and now that revenue is closer to $1 billion annually. What state wouldn’t want to cash in on the pot business?

Sooner or later, the New York Legislature will help implement the MRTA more effectively, and the state might even see a few dollars that are now going to the smoke shops.

And if you think the pot law got off to a slow start, watch how the casino licensing process goes forward. No doubt that new headache will be like turning an aircraft carrier around, not once but multiple times.

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

America, where have all the flowers gone?

We ponder big themes this week. Biblical plagues, miracles, resurrection, insurrection, and the elevation of false gods. And that’s just our political world.

We also mark the days of Passover and Easter. For those who observe, this religious week reminds us that nothing in our lives is unique. Kings have risen and kings have fallen. Democracies have triumphed and then failed, in cycles that repeat themselves over the ages.

TRUMP INDICTED.

The road ahead is unclear. The wheels of justice love a well-worn path, and this time around there is none. The presumption of innocence supersedes all other aspects of the case, but how the process unfolds, with Donald Trump exonerated or convicted, will grab headlines and social media attention for years to come.

tive spoke of the little girl’s favorite activities in her preschool days. That is how the lives of 9-year-olds are eulogized.

Nashville, of course, is just the most recent crime scene where murdered children were laid to rest. More than 6,000 American children were hurt or killed by gunfire in 2022, according to ABC News. No single issue in our lives is more important, and more demanding of our action than this: The leading cause of death among children in the United States is gun violence.

the deaths from firearms for those ages 1 to 18 are homicides, with about a third being suicide. In 2020 in particular and in recent years more generally, the number of firearm homicides within this age range spiked.”

Each of us has a voice and a pen and a vote. If we love our children more than we love the patronage of the NRA, we need to make those voices heard.

The people in Nashville who were murdered in cold blood with military style weapons were Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs, all 9 years old; Katherine Koonce, 60, the head of the school; Mike Hill, 61, a custodian; and Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher.

RANDI KREISS

Still, last week was a remarkable one for those of us living on earth in 2023. After years of investigations and a multi-year media free-for-all, a former president of the United States was indicted by a grand jury in New York. I saved the front page for my grandchildren to preserve the moment, because it is historic and because I want them to know that everyone is equal under the law, even an American president. Almost all the headlines in all the big newspapers featured two words set in large bold type:

For me, the most distressing consequence of the former president’s indictment was that it wiped off the front pages the story of the shooting of six people in Nashville earlier in the week. This is how it goes these days: Horrific shootings of children have become bloody blips on our screens. The news feeds zap our devices with details of yet another crazed shooter, bodies in classrooms, police charging the killer, statements of sympathy, first ladies off to the funerals. And the world watches as tiny caskets go into the ground, and traumatized families and friends experience the first days of what will be a lifetime of longing and grief.

At one of the funerals of one of the 9-year-olds killed in Nashville, a rela-

Reflecting on the Nashville murders in The Washington Post, columnist Philip Bump quoted from a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates, remembering a child killed in a violent encounter. “Think of all the love poured into him,” Coates wrote, delineating specific ways in which parents invest in and show their love for their children: music lessons, birthday parties and kids’ books. Then, he added, “And think of how that vessel was taken, shattered on the concrete, and all its holy contents, all that had gone into him, sent flowing back to the earth.”

Mr. Bump went on to write, “Most of

If we take away anything from the last chaotic week, let it be a commitment to stop the killing of our children. This is a uniquely American abomination, our new American exceptionalism.

During this week of political drama and religious meditation, can we not use our voices and our votes to demand change in our gun laws? In my youth, we raised our voices to protest the killing of our kids in war. Pete Seeger’s lyrics resonated in that time and place.

They still ring out: “Where have all the flowers gone?”

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

Horrific shootings of children have become bloody blips on our screens.

The handful of legal dispensaries can’t handle the volume being grown.

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Kids will lead, if we let them

What’s the best way to teach a child? The better question is, what’s the most effective way a child learns?

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Lagging student achievement is not new. As schools grapple with declining test scores caused by the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, education leaders need to find a solution.

Schools nationwide have been using project-based learning to better reach kids. Students identify real-world problems — like climate change or food scarcity — and then research solutions and present their findings. The goal is for students to acquire knowledge and problem-solving skills, instead of focusing on traditional learning by sitting in rows and memorizing facts.

Students make all the decisions. Teachers? They’re along for the ride.

Sometimes the best lesson is for adults to shut up, stand to the side and let kids take charge. Leaders in the Village of Malverne did just that when a group of high school students, following the model of project-based learning in curriculums across the country, sought to rename a street honoring a former Ku Klux Klan leader.

Over a few years, students researched the topic, petitioned school and village officials several times, and built a communitylevel outreach program. The result? Lindner Place was renamed Acorn Way in January. The new name is a nod to Malverne’s motto, “Oaks from acorns.”

Certainly, there were other people

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Where do you stand, Congressman D’Esposito?

To the Editor:

Every day last week, I called U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s office, inquiring about his stance on gun violence, while the TV hummed news of another school shooting, like an excruciating soundtrack to my calls.

Days 1-3: “I haven’t had the chance to speak to the congressman about this issue, but I will pass along your concerns on the matter.”

Day 4: “I’ve heard from others in the office that the congressman is working on a statement.”

Day 5: “I haven’t had the chance to speak to the congressman about this issue, but I will pass along your concerns on the matter.”

I kept hoping to hear the leadership and independence that Congressman D’Esposito was elected by my district to demonstrate. The freshman congressman from District 4, the one made famous by the LIRR massacre that brought Carolyn McCarthy to Congress, ran on a platform of “public safety.” Why, then, was it so hard to receive a response about his position on the ultimate pub-

involved, from civic leaders to community activists. And they came from nearby Lakeview and West Hempstead as well as the village. But children were at the forefront.

This wasn’t a school assignment or an application booster for college. Students came up with the idea. They did the research and spoke to village leaders at public meetings. No one told them they had to do this. Students identified and researched a problem, created solutions, and persuaded the public they were right.

Not only was the Acorn Way renaming a great example of students learning through project-based learning, but it also improved the community. Gone is a street sign celebrating a person who believed in hate. And while Paul Lindner was influential in the village’s history, the evil he promoted cannot be overlooked.

The Acorn Way street renaming garnered national attention, a clear indication of the impact children can have on the world. There are examples of children solving problems all around us by way of PBL — from a high school girl in Bellport who raised money and then helped build a water-filtration system for an all-girls school in Pakistan, to a high school boy in Las Vegas who created a nonprofit that collects and donates shoes.

There are virtually innumerable ways kids can volunteer at almost any age. Parents can reach out to local or national and international groups for ideas. Better still, ask a child what he or she would do to

make the world a better place.

Educators are deeply concerned about learning in the 21st century. American schoolchildren continue to lag behind those in dozens of other countries in math and science. Certainly there are other measures of student learning, but the decline remains troubling.

The latest focus is on what are called the 4 C’s of 21st-century Learning: creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication. Project-based learning is the epitome of this concept. The Malverne students took it further by adding “community.”

Is the purpose of an education to get a job and make money? Or is it something more meaningful? By allowing students to guide their own learning, the greater Malverne community is a better place — not only now, but in the future.

More students will follow the example of those in Malverne, and more communities will be made better places. Schools can continue to expand PBL throughout all grades to encourage students to explore problems and solutions. Communities can offer competitions to entice students to solve problems. Parents can pose open-ended questions to push their child’s critical thinking.

There are more opportunities like this in every town. Schools, community leaders, and others should spread the story of Acorn Way to encourage more children to explore problems and solutions.

All we have to do is get out of their way.

It’s time to rethink windstorm insurance coverage

what is a windstorm? That might sound like a question with an obvious answer. And for the National Weather Service, it is.

But in New York, there isn’t a single answer — there are many. More than 100, in fact. And it all depends on your homeowners insurance policy. And even then, the answer might not be so clear.

This might not seem like a big deal, but it is. Which definition your policy uses could impact the amount you have to pay out of pocket if a windstorm damages your property. And really, none of the options are cheap.

A lack of a standard definition ultimately affects windstorm deductibles. If the wind speed doesn’t meet the definition of a windstorm outlined in your policy, you will likely see your standard deductible — anywhere between $500 and $2,000.

But if you have a policy where wind

speeds match its definition of a windstorm, say goodbye to that standard deductible, and instead look at opening your wallet to pay a percentage of your home’s value, typically 5 percent. That means if your home is worth $500,000, forget paying $500 or even $2,000. You’ll be on the hook for $25,000.

All while your neighbors might be paying much less, for the same storm. All because they have different policies than you.

It’s a roulette wheel of coverage — the kind where the odds remain in favor of the house. You know, the insurance companies.

New York isn’t the South, which is prone to storms like hurricanes. But that doesn’t mean our homes aren’t susceptible to wind damage. Hurricane Sandy may have taken place a decade ago, but there have been other storms since then that, while smaller, could still trigger the much higher deductible, and make it nearly impossible for many homeowners to afford the repairs they most desperately need after a storm.

This is hardly a new problem, and

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lic safety issue of our time?

Despite the overwhelming pessimism and the sense that nothing will ever be done to change it, Congressman D’Esposito actually has an opportunity to make a difference and to lead on the issue of gun reform, beginning with an assault weapons ban, which a majority of the American public supports. He is a member of a narrow band of swing state representatives whom he can encourage to work in a bipartisan manner to solve this urgent problem.

All Long Islanders may not be on the same page, but our representatives owe us a clear statement of where they are on this issue so we might begin dialogue and seek solutions together. You can’t lead if nobody knows where you stand or where you are headed.

As a lifelong educator, I believe in the possibility of change and growth, and in this spirit I will keep calling the congressman’s office and hoping for a new response — a meaningful one.

DIANE CArACCIoLo West Hempstead

The lives those Nashville 9-year-olds missed

To the Editor:

As an elementary school teacher for 38 years, I taught almost 1,000 9-year-olds, so my heart goes out to the three youngest

Nashville school shooting victims, Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs. They’ve had a combined 200 or more years of life stolen from them, and I mourn them with these numbers: None of them ever got to celebrate a double-digit birthday.

If they had lived to graduate from high school, these three children would at least have had a combined 54 years of learning and laughter. Turning 22 and graduating from college would have afforded their mothers and fathers a combined 66 years of parental pride.

Had they reached 50, besides their AA r P memberships, they would have had 150 years in which to have marriages and children, not to mention providing their own parents with grandchildren to spoil.

Had they reached the Social Security age of 62, that would have meant a combined 186 years of life, including working at jobs that would have contributed to many aspects of American life. Getting to retire and earn Medicare benefits at age 65 would have meant a combined 195 years of living life to its fullest, including award-winning careers after which they’d receive their gold watches, and never need to worry about health insurance.

Given their actuarially expected life spans of 80 years, they would have had 240 years, in which they would even have had grandchildren of their own.

there is a solution: Establish a standard definition for windstorms that would apply to all homeowners policies with a windstorm deductible.

Defining windstorms for the purposes of insurance coverage would not upend the underwriting of coastal homeowners policies. Instead, it would make it easier for New York homeowners to understand when a windstorm deductible might apply.

Albany has tried to solve this problem since long before Sandy, but simply hasn’t gotten anywhere. Bill after bill has been introduced in the Legislature, and bill after bill has died there. Last session, a bill standardizing the definition of a windstorm passed the Assembly, but couldn’t make its way out of the Senate.

This session, lawmakers are trying again. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and Sen. James Sanders Jr. have companion bills that are seeking a path to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. A.2866 and S.4199 would require insurance companies to make clear how much financial exposure a homeowner would have to

windstorm damage.

It’s easy to mistake a 5 percent deductible as meaning a homeowner would have to pay 5 percent of the overall cost of repairs — not 5 percent of the home’s total value, which would be much more.

The bills would also standardize the “trigger” — the event that activates the policy in the first place. Uniform standards would make it easier for homeowners to compare different insurance offerings, and get the coverage they expect, and need. It’s something both New Jersey and Connecticut have recently accomplished, and it would also help make sure deductibles are reasonable, and not something that’s going to make the pain of dealing with a damaged home even worse.

Ask your elected officials if they will be a part of the solution. In the meantime, call your insurance agent and make sure you understand what triggers your windstorm deductible, and how much you could be paying out of pocket.

It’s a surprise — and an added expense — none of us needs.

Gary Slavin is president-elect of Professional Insurance Agents of New York State, and an agent with MassMutual in Massapequa.

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rICHArD SIEGELMAN Plainview

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