Nassau Herald 05-09-2024

HERALD Nassau

Celebrating a strong finish

Ivan Goodstein, of Hewlett, completed the half-marathon, the second-longest event in last weekend’s multi-race Jovia Long Island Marathon, in East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park on Sunday.

From Lawrence High to the NFL

Running back Chris Collier signs with the Ravens

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Lawrence High School graduate Chris Collier has gained local celebrity status, Lock Haven University football coach Dan Mulrooney said.

On April 27, Collier, who was a running back at Lock Haven, signed an undrafted-free-agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens, and took off for rookie camp shortly thereafter.

“It was surreal, honestly,” Collier said of signing with the team, before the NFL draft concluded. “I was surrounded by family and close friends, and in that moment, it honestly didn’t hit me, but I was still in shock. I was like, wow, like, my

dream is on the way to being fulfilled. Obviously I have a lot of work to do, but in that moment I was just genuinely excited.”

Player who are not signed during the regular NFL draft, which this year took place April 25-27, can be signed separately to UDFA contracts.

“Being on a NFL team is a blessing regardless of how you get there,” Collier said. “You have a lot of work to do, your spot is never guaranteed, so you have to work day in and day out regardless.”

Collier’s talent as a running back was recognized at an NFL Pro Day at Temple University, in Philadelphia, on March 25, one of the league’s

By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com

The Inwood Country Club, one of the oldest such facilities on Long Island, has been named a national historic site.

After receiving a citation from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the country club, on Peppe Drive, held a ceremony and dinner party to celebrate the honor last Saturday.

The process of becoming a historic site is lengthy, and those who were involved in it had been waiting for the moment for two years.

Longtime club member Irving Kaminetsky, who helped lead the effort, said that he thinks of the club as an oasis, and a great place to spend time with his friends.

“I think it’s history, and it’s a wonderful thing that the club has been recognized by New York state,” Kaminetsky said.

According to the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the club meets the criteria to be listed

Inwood Club is designated a historic site

on the National Register of Historic Places. The state and national registers are the official lists of buildings, structures, districts, objects and sites significant in the history, architecture, archeology, engineering and culture of New York and the nation. The same eligibility criteria are used for both the state and national registers. The 123-year-old Inwood Country Club is one of the oldest country clubs on Long Island. It was established as a ninehole golf course in 1901, and was expanded to 18 holes five years later.

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“I love being able to see the skyline — it’s like ‘The Wizard of Oz,’” Kaminetsky said. “It’s just a special place, and everybody who’s there is privileged to be there.”

For decades the club has been a fixture in the community. “To be around for over 100 years in the same location, as the community has changed over many years, is a tall

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Voting for trustees, school and library budgets, May 21

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

The Hewlett-Woodmere school district and Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library will see some new and returning faces as voting on budgets and trustees is on May 21.

Incumbent Board of Education Trustees Francois Tenenbaum and Judy Menahse are running for re-election, and Meredith King is a first-time trustee candidate. Michele Chalkin is running for the library board.

All are unopposed. The school board is a three-year term. The library board is a five-year term.

Tenenbaum has two sons in the district, one at Hewlett Elementary School and one at Woodmere Middle School. If elected, this would be Tenenbaum’s second full term.

He currently serves on the communications, curriculum assessment and technology and legislative board committees, the New York State School Boards Association, Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association and Public/ Private Schools Council committee and as an alternate on the audit committee for Debra Sheinin, an alternate on the policy committee for Sheinin and Cheryl May and the HW 2025 committee, which he will most likely continue with all of he said.

“How do we keep a top-performing

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district at the top while keeping the budget in check in a fast-changing community?” Tenenbaum wrote in an email.

“We are blessed to have a very supportive community; however we should not take any of it for granted.”

Menashe is completing her sixth year as a trustee. She began in 2018. Her sons graduated from the district in 2016 and 2022. She currently serves on the communications, curriculum assessment and technology, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, policy, special education, PTA Central Council and endowment fund committees and as an alternate on the interscholastic athletics committee.

As a former president of Special Education PTA, Menashe is keeping special education a priority.

NCBA chair Samuel Nahmias runs for Lawrence mayor seat

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Samuel Nahmias, chair of the Nassau County Bridge Authority, is running for mayor of Lawrence village.

The current mayor, Alex Edelman, has reached his term limit of four twoyear terms. Nahmias enters a race that already includes Benny Goldstein and Lawrence deputy mayor Paris Popack.

“I think that in order to address the needs of the residents of the community, is to be fiscally responsible,” Nahmias said, and “run the village like the best of businesses, which is something that I have incredible experience in doing,”

Nahmias, 46, began life in Mexico City, but moved to the United States when he was 5. He bounced between Pittsburgh and Brooklyn growing up before settling down in Lawrence some 20 years ago.

He created the company STUDYLOGIC in 2005, which studies local market data while taking on large global clients to assist in business intelligence. And then, in 2022, he took over as the NCBA chair, a group that manages the Atlantic Beach Bridge.

Nahmias recently stepped down from STUDYLOGIC, he said, divesting a large part of the company’s assets to create more time for the NCBA.

Nahmias also has had a career in research, starting at Frost & Sullivan, then CFO magazine as part of the Economist Group as head of research. Nahmias did similar work for Forbes Digital Media Group.

He studied at Albert Einstein School of Economics YKT in Mexico, where he earned his master’s degree in economics and later earned a certification in macroeconomics.

Recently, Nahmias stepped out of his role as executive chair of the Israel Heritage Foundation.

He currently serves on the board of directors at Hebrew Academy of Atlantic Beach.

During his NCBA tenure, the E-ZPass system has been installed in the bridge tollbooths. He has also refinanced the NCBA’s bonds, saving $1.1 million in interest payments.

The NCBA has urged Lawrence village to repair the lights along the Nassau Expressway — also known as State Route 878 — near the Atlantic Beach Bridge. Nahmias is at the forefront speaking at village meetings and taking legal action.

Serving as Lawrence mayor would not be a conflict of interest with his chair role, Nahmias said.

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“I just always want to make sure that our special education population always gets everything that they need,” she said.

Menashe said she would prioritize challenging all students in the district, pushing them to be their best and advocate for the needed resources..

King, a mother to children at Hewlett High School, Hewlett Elementary School and the Franklin Early Childhood Center aims to focus on extra-curricular and co-curricular activities along with interscholastic athletics. King is director of the Hewlett Police Athletic League and has served on the PTA Curriculum Committee.

“My educational background is in communications and my professional experience was running operations at a

variety of large companies at the senior executive level,” King wrote in an email. “My goal would be to offer the community whatever expertise I have in these areas.”

Chalkin has been using the HWPL since 1997 with her two children.

“We lived at the library, we’re a family of readers,” she said.

Chalkin said she’d like to continue making the library accessible to local families.

“I thought it was just great opportunity to do something for the community,” Chalkin added.

The proposed budget is over $138 million for the 2024-2025 school year, a roughly 3 percent increase to be voted on. Transportation costs will increase over 15 percent, and administrative and district wide services over five percent.

The HWPL proposed budget is roughly $6.9 million increasing nearly $2330,000 from the current budget. General operations and personnel expenditures will increase over $115,000.

The library’s programming for the remainder of 2024 includes a summer reading program, with the first Summer Reading Club for adults starting this year, monthly programming for neurodiverse individuals, fall programming for seniors. More is planned for 2025.

Voting is May 16 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Woodmere Education Center, 1 Johnson Place in Woodmere.

“I would step down from the NCBA, if (the mayor role) required more time from me,” he said. “Because, community first.”

As mayor, Nahmias said he’d prioritize listening to constituents.

“I often get scolded by my own board at the NCBA for listening too much to people in public comment,” Nahmias said.

Nahmias said he plans to restore Lawrence villages’ values of fiscal responsibility, something he believes the village lost in spending money to bring a kosher restaurant and golf simulators to the Lawrence Country Club.

“That club runs on a deficit, that to

for Lawrence village mayor.

me is not good fiscal responsibility.” Nahmias said he’d spend money on roads and lighting within the village. Recently, Nahmias said he sold property that he owned in Cedarhurst to the village there and gave them a mortgage with a 3 percent interest rate, to be used as additional parking space. Nahmias said it was a “difficult decision” but did this for the greater good of the community.

All candidate petition forms are due to be submitted by May 14. The village election is June 18.

Samuel Nahmias, chair of the Nassau County Bridge Authority, is running

Courtesy Samuel Nahmias

Shivers opposes Blachorsky, Feldhamer unchallenged

Two incumbents and one challenger are running for two Lawrence Board of Education seats. All terms are three years.

Ilyassha Shivers is challenging incumbent Heshy Blachorsky.

Abel Feldhamer, the other incumbent trustee is running unopposed.

Shivers is running for the first time.

The school board is election is on May 21, when district residents also vote on the proposed budget and other referendums.

The Peninsula Public Library budget and trustee election is also on the ballot.

Blachorsky, 48, a Cedarhurst resident, is running for his fourth term.

“I’m running again to continue the job we’ve been doing up until now,” Blachorsky said. “We’re on the upper trajectory, we’ve been stabilizing and continuing to improve the district both financially and academically.”

Feldhamer, 46, also a Cedarhurst resident, is running for his sixth term.

“As a board member, I aspire to be responsive and I’ve done that to reach out and constantly speak to people.

Clients often ask whether the home should be deeded to the client’s adult children, while retaining a life estate in the parent or whether the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust should be used to protect the asset.

While the deed with a life estate will be less costly to the client, in most cases it offers significant disadvantages when compared to the trust. First, if the home is sold prior to the death of the Medicaid recipient, the life estate value of the home will be required to be paid towards their care. If the house is rented, the net rents are payable to the nursing facility since they belong to the life tenant. Finally, the client loses a significant portion of their capital gains tax exclusion for the sale of their primary residence as they will only be entitled to a pro rata share based on the value of the life estate to the home as a whole.

All of the foregoing may lead to a situation where the family finds they must maintain a vacant home for many years. Conversely, a properly drafted MAPT preserves the full capital gains tax exclusion on the sale of the

We’re always looking for ways to expand and enhance services,” Feldhamer said.

Shivers, 51, an Inwood resident, is running for his first time.

“I’m concerned for my children and I believe that there should be fair representation for all students, that goes for public school students and nonpublic school students,” Shivers said.

Murray Forman serves as the current board of education president and Asher Mansdorf as the vice president.

David Sussman, Michael Hatten and Tova Plaut, serve as trustees for

the board of education. The school board meeting schedule can be found at Lawrence.org/Page/MeetingNotice-Schedule. All Lawrence Board of Education meetings are held at 8 p.m.

The current library board of trustees is made up of Board President Sarah Yastrab and VIce President Akiva Lubin.

Samuel Francis is the library board treasurer, Audrian Gray is the secretary and Reva Oliner is a trustee.

The library board typically meets on the third Thursday of every month

primary residence and the home may be sold by the trust without obligation to make payment of any of the principal towards the client’s care, assuming we have passed the look-back period for facility care of five years.

It should be noted here that both the life estate and the MAPT will preserve the steppedup basis in the property provided it is sold after the death of the parent who was the owner or grantor. Upon the death of the parent, the basis for calculating the capital gains tax is stepped up from what the parent paid, plus any improvements, to what it was worth on the parent’s date of death. This effectively eliminates payment of capital gains taxes on the sale of appreciated property, such as the home, after the parent dies.

There are instances where the life estate deed makes sense however. When the asset is a country house or a beach house that is intended to stay in the family for the next generation, then the life estate deed works perfectly well and may effect a significant savings to the family seeking to protect the asset.

at 7 p.m. The meeting schedule can be found at PeninsulaPublic.org/Admin_ LibInfo.PHP.

The proposed school district budget is $101.92 million dollars.

The preliminary library budget is $3.36 million.

The library budget covers services and programming from the Peninsula Public Library. Library programming includes in-person and virtual activities held on Zoom, for registrants of all ages.

There are children’s exercise activities, art and culture lectures, movie showings, passport service opportunities, crafting sessions and book clubs.

Voting is on May 21 from 7 am. to 10 p.m. at the Primary School at the Number Two School, 1 Donahue Ave., Inwood; Lawrence Middle School, 195 Broadway, Lawrence; Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst and Atlantic Beach Village Hall, 65 The Plaza.

Expanded story on the candidates next week.

— Melissa Berman

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Holocaust survivor Brenda Blisko lights her yahrzeit candle in honor of her and her husband’s family that died in the Holocaust.

Survivors commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day

By MELISSA BERMAN

mberman@liherald.com

Nearly 80-years ago, one of the biggest genocides in history occurred, the Holocaust. The Nazi regime murdered 13 million people, including 6 million Jews.

The United States and Israel remember the end of the Holocaust on Holocaust Remembrance Day, known as Yom Hashoah. Established in 1959, the day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar and it marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This year the day was commemorated from sundown on May 5 to May 6.

In Woodmere, the Five Towns Premier Nursing and Rehab Center held a Yom Hashoah program on Monday. The program included a half dozen Holocaust survivors with members of their family and a 100-year old World War II military veteran. Along with seventhand eighth-graders from the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, a speech from Joseph Bendon, the administrator at Five Towns Premier, and prayers from Josh Aaron, the facility’s cantor.

The survivors attendance were ⎯ Libby Berger, Brenda Blisko, Klara Kletter, Harry Rozental, Joseph Shalitzky and Thea Tepfer. Marvin Jacobs is the centenarian WWII veteran.

“Today on Holocaust Remembrance Day, we stand in solidarity here at the Five Towns Premier and with people all around the world,” said Cathy Byrne, the Premier’s gerontologist. “Today is a day to always remember the darkness and history, and to give honor to our brave Holocaust survivors.”

Every year on Yom Hashoah, a special memorial candle, called a yahrzeit (anniversary candle) is lit in honor of

those who lost their lives during the Holocaust.

“Today we must affirm that hate has no place here, and the atrocities of the Holocaust shall never be erased from history and will never be forgotten,” Bendon said.

The phrase “never again” is associated with the lessons of the Holocaust. Every year Jews say, “never again” to in an effort to prevent another genocide from happening. Also to commemorate the liberation of Jewish slaves in the concentration camps.

“Never again will the world allow the decimation of six million Jews, but can we really say ‘never again’?” asks Rabbi Heshy Blumstein, who serves as the Premier’s spiritual leader. “As good people we have to live our lives and continue our lives with a positive attitude as if it will never happen again.”

Residents, staff, survivors and family members were teary eyed when the HALB students lead a song. After singing, the students read pre-written statements explaining what the Holocaust was and why it happened.

As each survivor was introduced and their bio was read, the room was silent. Each survivor’s story and Holocaust experience differs from the next. The survivors lit candles in memory of their families that died in the Holocaust.

“Time is running short,” Byrne said. “We have living history of survivors that overcame the torture and abuse under Nazi regime. We must never forget the lessons of the Holocaust. Our commemoration is not only a day to mourn the losses of over 6 million Jews, but also a day to honor our survivors for their courage and heroism. Now, more than ever we need to stand up to hatred and bigotry.”

CAITLIN HAGGERTY

South Side Senior Lacrosse

AN ALL-COUNTY award winner in 2023 and AllLong Island games MVP, Haggerty reached a milestone April 27 in the Cyclones’ 16-5 victory over Calhoun. She scored five goals, including the 100th of her high school career. On the season, the University of Vermont-bound attack has scored 28 goals and assisted on 27 others as South Side split its first 12 games. She also plays a key role on draw controls and ranks among the team leaders with 25.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, May 9

Girls Lacrosse: Freeport at Baldwin 4:30 p.m.

Flag Football: Herricks at V.S. District 5 p.m.

Flag Football: Bellmore-Merrick at Westbury 5 p.m.

Baseball: Sewanhaka at Malverne 5 p.m.

Softball: V.S. North at Garden City 5

Boys Lacrosse: V.S.District at Uniondale 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Plainedge 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Oyster Bay at East Meadow 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Hicksville at Kennedy 5 p.m.

Flag Football: Long Beach at Port Washington 7 p.m.

Flag Football: Division at Lynbrook 7 p.m.

Friday, May 10

Softball: Sewanhaka at V.S. North 4:30 p.m.

Flag Football: MacArthur at Plainview 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: North Shore at Seaford 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Carey at Malv/East Rock 5 p.m.

Softball: Plainview at Calhoun 5 p.m.

Softball: New Hyde Park at South Side 5:30 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Long Beach at Port Washington 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 11

Girls Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Wantagh 10 a.m.

Softball: Clarke at East Meadow 12 p.m.

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SPORTS

Hewlett shows major improvement

By ANDREW FANTUCCHIO sports@liherald.com

Entering the 2024 season, the Hewlett softball team set out to raise its own standard. Now, sitting near the top of Conference 6 with a record of 9-5, the Bulldogs are looking to close strong.

However, after dropping their third straight game in a 17-5 loss to Uniondale on May 3, they’ve begun to stumble down the stretch.

In the past, a losing streak of this sort could have caused Hewlett to completely unravel. This year, the Bulldogs, who had just one win last spring, made measures to ensure that doesn’t happen.

“There’s a different mentality this season,” said coach Haley Birnbaum. “We hold the girls accountable. We go hard at our practices and have expectations. We are a more capable team, and I think that they know that, and they feel that they can pull it through. I definitely think that [the players] have that mental strength.”

After years of building, Birnbaum challenged her players to make the extra effort to improve, emphasizing attending clinics in the offseason on their own in order to raise their game.

“There was definitely a lull of skill and also commitment,” Birnbaum said. “You need to put in the work in order to be successful at this game.”

That sentiment resonated with team captain Haiden Norman. As a result, she’s found more confidence playing her position in right field and is a key cog in Hewlett’s lineup.

Offense has powered the Bulldogs and fueled their season-long six-game winning streak that concluded with the first loss of their current skid. Along with Norman, Hewlett has several players hitting north of .400. Isabella Betancur leads the team with an astounding .658 batting average, while Kayla Owens has supplied plenty of power with nine round-trippers.

If there is one area that needs to be reassured before the postseason for Hewlett, it’s pitching. Owens has carried her share and then some at the plate, but Birnbaum wants to see her, Lilliana Simon and Hayley Henggeler work with

Catcher Sarah Oliveros and the Bulldogs have pounded out plenty of runs this spring and are near the top of the Conference 6 standings.

catcher Sarah Oliveros to pound the zone more from the circle.

“We’ve been out hitting teams left and right, but we’ve given up a lot of unearned runs, and that’s definitely an aspect of our pitching game that I’ve had conversations with our pitchers about,” Birnbaum said. “Limiting walks, limiting balls and trusting our team behind them. They don’t have to strike out every person. That’s not their job. Their job is to throw hittable pitches and to trust the team behind them can make those plays for them and have their back.”

With two matchups against Roosevelt and another against Hempstead to close out its regular season schedule, Hewlett has only a few opportunities left to reach double digits in wins and close on a positive note.

“Hopefully, a winning season sparks more interest within the program,” Birnbaum said. “We have the greatest kids in the school and for them to be having a good time and be winning definitely sets a precedent.”

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Quartet of second-graders win doughnut art contest

Mixing together creativity and a sweat treat

By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com

Flour, sugar, and chocolate, oh my!

Second-graders at Ogden Elementary School, in the Hewlett-Woodmere school district collaborated with Doughology in Lynbrook for a doughnut design art contest.

Elinor Danieli, Kelsey John, Brooke Schecter and Gabriella Schaefer and Elinor Danieli were chosen to have their doughnut designs come to life and featured as the doughnut of the week throughout May.

Each student also came up with an original name for their doughnut design along with a list of ingredients needed to create the sweat treats.

Art teacher Thomas Finn created this project to inspire creativity and works of art. Finn reached out to Doughology, and they were immediately on board with the idea of bringing these donuts to life.

“It became a project for the students, but seeing it go from sketches to drawings

coming up with ideas. It then transitioned into creating sketches to get the children’s ideas onto paper. After the final drawing, the designs were sent to Doughology that picked four doughnuts to feature and create.

“It was a very cool process because we really took our time with it and it was refined and the results were phenomenal,” Finn said.

There were over 80 entries for the design contest, and Doughology narrowed it down to picking the four that they liked the most and had one from each class being represented.

“To see unfiltered creativity is awesome, they’re not limited by taste, or what we perceive to be good, they just let it go and it’s just really refreshing to see,” said Brannen Brock, owner of Doughology.

The final challenge was naming their donut. Finn wanted them to use their ingredients and final design to come up with a name. The names match the respective donuts and are creative and unusual.

First senior health expo of 2024 a hit

By Alexa Anderwkavich

The Rockville Centre Recreation Center welcomed eager attendees for the Herald’s Senior Health & Beyond Expo, produced by RichnerLive, on April 25. It was the first in a series of expos for 2024.

The expo brings together diverse businesses and innovative services to share their products and refined knowledge with attendees.

“This event is highly regarded within our community, receiving positive feedback from both attendees and vendors,” said Amy Amato, executive director of Herald Community Media and RichnerLive. “It offers valuable opportunities for companies and guests to learn, engage and access essential screenings, benefitting everyone involved.”

More than 50 vendors filled the gymnasium, offering insights into health, wellness and personal care. They provided guidance on enhancing lifestyle through new products and programs, as well as advice on senior living arrangements, financial security, and more.

Guests received hearing screenings from Mid Island Audiology, as well as health screenings from Mount Sinai South Nassau, which included free vaccines, blood pressure testing, body mass index and diabetes risk management screenings.

Before noon, guests sat down for a panel discussion to hear experts discuss myriad topics, including consumer assistance programs and preparing for summer, as well as PACE — Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly — advanced-care directives, and Medicaid managed long-term care.

Guests also experienced a segment from Mae Caime, chief executive of aMAEzing Midlife & Beyond, called “Mindset, Movement and Magic” — which got the crowd stretching and in motion.

“The expo was fun, the Herald team is amazing,” Caime said. “The energy is great, and I love the spirit.”

Attendees received a goody bag courtesy of Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and Beach Terrace Care Center filled with the specialevent section, keepsakes and vital takehome information.

At the end, the first 150 attendees also received a free to-go lunch courtesy of Pantano’s, while everyone was eligible for the raffles.

The expo was made possible thanks to Silver Sponsors New York Department of Public Service, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, Centerlight Healthcare PACE and Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Cassena Care).

Guests and vendors are looking forward to the next expo happening Thursday, June 27 between 10 a.m. and noon at Congregation Ohav Sholom, 145 S. Merrick Ave., in Merrick.

Visit JuneExpo.eventbrite.com to register, or RichnerLive.com for more details.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

The crowd enjoys the Mindset, Movement & Magic segment from Mae Caime, chief executive of aMAEzing Midlife & Beyond.

Silver sponsor Centerlight Healthcare PACE’s exhibitor table.

Silver sponsor, New York Department of Public Service, Jill Wasser, center, and her team.

One of the expo’s gift bag sponsors, Gandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, at their table.

Silver sponsor Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Cassena Care).

The Parker Jewish team participated in a panel discussion.

HERALD SchoolS

LWA welcomes spring, weather not welcoming

The sky was cloudy, the temperature not as warm, but the Lawrence Woodmere Academy Spring Festival and Homecoming remained festive for those who attended on May 5.

For the younger set there were bounce houses, an extreme obstacle course, giant slide and a petting zoo. For adults there were crafts, raffles and vendors, and for everyone there was a bake a sale, food trucks and ice cream on the school’s Woodmere campus.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Devan, left, and Dilan Kalyan challenge themselves with a climb at the LWA Spring Festival and Homecoming..

Two for one feeder. Calliope Wright attracts the attention of a couple of the animals in the petting zoo at the sprig festival.

Billy Harrison/Herald photos

Yutangali Sud, who served as chairwoman of the Spring Festival Committee, left, and Lower School PTA President Frances O. Scarantino welcomed guests to the festivities at Lawrence Woodmere Academy on Sunday.

Despite the not so nice weather on Sunday, the Webbers, Ina, Jarrod, Dax and Cole, looked to enjoy the spring festival at LWA.

Hazel Cacciola aims to pack a punch with Sensai Steven as Oliver Cacciola is impressed.

Collier overcomes injuries to make the NFL

prospect-evaluation opportunities. Just a week earlier, Mulrooney had secured Collier a spot to show off his skills.

“He killed it, obviously,” Mulrooney said.

Joseph Martillotti, a former head football coach at Lawrence High, who worked with Collier throughout his high school career, wasn’t surprised.

“Even out of high school, he was a combine-ready kid,” Martillotti said, meaning Collier was good enough to be a part of the NFL Combine, a scouting opportunity for players hoping to be drafted. “I knew his numbers would always match up with his performance on the field.”

Collier spent last weekend at The Ravens rookie minicamp, which gives newly drafted — or signed — players a chance to become acclimated to NFL play and practices.

“It was a bit nerve-racking at first,” he recounted. “But once I got into the flow of things, it was really just football, playing to my instincts and just natural talent at the end of the day.”

Collier started playing football when he was 6. He graduated from LHS in 2018, and went on to play for a season and a half at Nassau Community College, hav-

ing lost college scholarship offers from, among other schools, Rutgers and Duke after sustaining a season-ending knee injury his junior year in high school.

“It was really shaping up to be a great recruiting process,” Collier said, “but once I suffered that injury, that went out the door, and I started from square one.”

Martillotti had faith in Collier’s abilities even after the setback.

“Especially after the injury, he was always in the weight room,” his former coach said. “He never missed a workout.”

From NCC, Collier transferred to Wagner College, on Staten Island, where he continued playing football, with some time off due to serious concussions, and completed a degree in psychology. His last stop before the NFL was Lock Haven, where he earned a master’s in sports management.

“You want to get that degree first,” Collier said. “That’s the most important thing, because you got to realize the NFL is the 1 percent. Not everybody makes it.”

Next up for the Ravens’ new signee are team activities that will include seminars, lectures and other bonding activities in late May and early June. NFL training camps get under way at the end of July.

Courtesy Lock Haven

Chris Collier, a Lawrence High School alumnus, signed an undrafted-free-agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens after impressing scouts at an NFL Pro Day at Temple University on March 25.

Thousands were raised at annual Wine Tasting Night fundraiser

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

A sea of red and white wine – with a note of fundraising – lured hundreds of neighbors to the annual Wine Tasting Night last Friday.

The event, which was also dubbed as “Wine Night,” was a hit, as all of the tables – about 40 which were able to house 12 seats – were sold out. The fundraiser was hosted by the Peninsula Kiwanis with all of the proceeds going towards funding kids to go to Kamp Kiwanis, which is a summer camp in Oneida County. Everyone paid $125 to participate in the event, and couple that with a silent auction, the Kiwanis was able to raise enough money to send 20 kids to Kamp Kiwanis.

The goal of this event was to make it possible to send at least 75 kids to Kamp Kiwanis. With this fundraiser, other events, and overall donations, that goal is now feasible.

“Usually, we try to send around 60 to 75 kids, depending on how much money we raise,” Paul Shanab, first vice president of the Peninsula Kiwanis and organizer of Wine Night, said. “The more money we raise, the more kids we can send to Kamp Kiwanis.”

Covid decreased the amount of kids that the Kiwanis could send to the camp, Shanab explained. However, this year, everything will be back to “normal.”

The sleepaway camp is about six hours away, near Syracuse. Each kid goes for one week and it is about $700 per person. However, because of the transportation costs, the amount totals to $900 per person.

In the Peninsula Kiwanis’ division of the Kiwanis, communities from Hewlett, Lynbrook, East Rockaway Oceanside, Island Park, Valley Stream, Freeport, and Long Beach decide together on who to pick to go to the summer camp. Shanab said that the different Kiwanis clubs talk with their local social workers and find families who

have kids that are underprivileged and don’t have a lot of money. Then they pick kids to pay for their expenses so they can experience something that they would have never been able to experience if not for the Kiwanis.

“They go upstate to see the greenery, the lakes and learn a lot of good things,” Shanab said.

Shanab noted that Wine Night wasn’t always a huge fundraiser. When he joined the Peninsula Kiwanis board seven years ago, he explained that this

event would take place at a local fire department and would be about $30 each person. At the event, various winemakers would showcase their wine, which was tasted by all the participants.

“We don’t have many winemakers anymore,” Shanab said. “We still call it ‘Wine Night,’ but we thought it would be better to use this event as a fundraiser for Kamp Kiwanis.”

To donate to Peninsula Kiwanis, you can make a check out to 421 Doughty Blvd., Inwood, NY 11096.

Courtesy Michael Gliner

From left, David Hance; Michael Gliner, president-elect of the Peninsula Kiwanis; Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman; Andrew Levey, second vice president of the Peninsula Kiwanis; Paul Shanab, first vice president and organizer of Wine Night, and Dominick Curra, lieutenant governor of the Peninsula Kiwanis, at the annual Wine Tasting Night fundraiser for Kamp Kiwanis last Friday.

Mail carriers ready to Stamp Out Hunger

Donating food this weekend is simple, says Randi Shubin Dresner.

“Just leave non-perishable food items in a bag next to your mailbox before the regularly scheduled mail deliver on Saturday, May 11,” she said. And your mail carrier “will do the rest to make sure it gets onto the tables of our Long Islander neighbors in need.”

Shubin Dresner should know. She’s the chief executive of Island Harvest, which provides much-needed food support to more than 300,000 people on Long Island who faces hunger — including 90,000 children.

This weekend’s event is part of the U.S. Postal Service’s annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, done in collaboration with not only local charities like Island Harvest, but also the National Association of Letter Carriers.

After the food is delivered to Island Harvest, volunteers there sort and repackage the food for distribution to those in-need.

Non-perishable food items needed include canned goods, cereal, pasta, rice, boxed juices, and shelf-stable milk. It does not include anything in glass containers, as these are easy to break.

“Even if it’s a can of soup or a box of cereal, every donation — no matter the size — will help countless Long Islanders who may be struggling to put food on their tables,” Shubin Dresner said.

Island Harvest distributed 15 million

pounds of food in 2022, a jump of 42 percent over donations before the coronavirus pandemic.

“We are counting on the generosity of our neighbors who can spare a little extra to help make this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive one of the most successful,” Shubin Dresner added.

Mail carriers are also on the lookout for personal care items like toothpaste,

soap, shampoo, deodorant and disposable diapers. All of these donations go toward replenishing Island Harvest’s network of food pantries, soup kitchens, and other emergency feeding programs throughout Long Island.

Stamp Out Hunger generated 544,000 meals locally. Since its inception in 1993, the national program has collected nearly 1.8 billion pounds of food in all 50

What to donate

Here’s a sample of what you can leave by your mailbox on May 11:

■ canned beans/dried beans

■ peanut butter or other nut butter

■ canned fruit and vegetables

■ low-sodium soups

■ canned tuna/chicken

■ brown rice/instant brown rice

■ nuts/seeds/dried fruits

■ shelf-stable milk/milk substitutes

■ whole grain pasta

■ low-sodium canned pasta sauce

■ low-sodium canned tomatoes

■ olive or canola oil

■ toiletries and feminine products

■ laundry and dish detergent

■ paper towels and toilet paper

states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

All donations are tax-deductible since food collected benefits Island Harvest, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

To learn more, visit IslandHarvest.org.

–Melissa Berman

Courtesy National Association of Letter Carriers

HERALD neighbors

United Choral Society sings into spring at HWPL

The revitalized United Choral Society is based in the Five Towns but has members from Belle Harbor, East Rockaway, Oceanside and Rockville Centre, and other surrounding communities performed its spring concert at the HewlettWoodmere Public Library on May 5.

Led by Sharon Pesenti, the society presented music from Vivaldi, Mozart, Henry Purcell, Thomas Morley, Nacio Herb Brown, Rogers and Hammerstein, George Gershwin, Vincent Youman, John Lennon

and Paul McCartney, and Sholom Secunda. Featured soloists included Alexis Pesenti, Kathleen Park, Christopher Lau, Samuel Sava and Melissa Schoenberger.

The Sunday performance was the second consecutive show the United Choral Society performed since the end of the Covid pandemic. The group put on a December show also at HWPL.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Five Towners tie the knot

Mark Rosenfeld and Talia Mendlowitz of Lawrence tied the knot on May 1 at Hempstead Town Hall. Town Clerk Kate Murray officiated the wedding. Residents interested in getting a marriage license and scheduling a wedding ceremony should contact the Office of the Town Clerk at (516) 812-3014 or visit HempsteadNY.gov/ Marriage.

— Parker Schug

Town Clerk Kate Murray, left, officiated the wedding of Talia Mendlowitz and Mark Rosenfeld of Lawrence at Hempstead Town Hall on May 1.

Holden Leeds/Herald

United Choral Society members Ann Iacono, left, Susanne Fryd and Kathleen Park warm up for the May 5 show.

Courtesy Town of Hempstead

Who we are, what we’re about, and what we stand for is based on memory. Thus, when we experience problems with our memory, it’ll probably feel frightening. If we can’t recall someone’s name, if we can’t locate our keys, if we don’t remember what we were talking about, we may think, “Uh, oh, I’m losing it. Is dementia setting in? Could I have a brain tumor? Is it high anxiety or just too much on my plate? What’s happening?”

There’s no easy answer to those questions. Memory failures are complicated and varied. When a kid claims that he forgot his homework, we tend to blame it on apathy or inattention. Yet, when older adults forget to do something, we tend to think it’s something more ominous. Though it’s certainly possible that forgetting may be a sign of brain cells deteriorating, most likely it’s simply a sign of how the brain works.

Here are some common problems with memory that happen to everyone.

Tip of the Tongue Phenomenon

I know his name, I know it, I know

Memory problems PERSON TO PERSON

it, I can’t believe I don’t remember it. It begins with an S. Is it Sam, Scott, or maybe Stan? I know where I know him from, I know where he lives, I know his kids, but I can’t remember his damn name. Of course, ten minutes later, his name pops into your head. This is a memory retrieval problem that occurs more frequently as we age. It’s hard to catch the name because it’s encoded in the brain in a different place from where you’re looking. It’s like a misplaced file. The more you keep searching in the place you think it should be, the more frustrated you become. Let it go, and the answer will come to you!

Memory Distortions

to-be ex. No matter your age, memory is not an objective scientific journal. It’s much more like a subjective diary you rewrite to fit how you’re thinking at this moment in time. If you believe what you remember is precisely how it was, think again. Study after study indicates that people of all ages have strong biases that distort their memories. What you remember is probably only an approximation of what actually occurred.

Misattribution

Many arguments occur because of memory misattributions. An example: I told you I’ll be unable to join you on Saturday.

No, you never said that.

When a couples in love, they remember everything terrific about their partner. Yet when they’re in the lawyer’s office, they remember only the miserable things about their soon-

I distinctly remember telling you that.

No, you didn’t.

You never listen to me.

You don’t know what you’re talking

about.

Is this a problem of one or both parties lying, being inattentive, or having a memory lapse? We don’t always know. It’s often true, however, that you remember something you thought you did or planned to do but didn’t do. Or you’ve told a different person, not the person you thought you told. Or you told them you were going away last weekend, not this weekend. Do these memory problems seem familiar? If so, welcome to the club. Memory frequently tricks us. We remember things we want to forget, forget things we want to remember, and change bits and pieces of what we do remember.

©2024

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

Linda Sapadin

Living life one run at a time

By Parker Schug

Running has always served as much more of mental outlet for me than a physical one.

It’s what drew me to run the Long Island Half-Marathon last weekend, earning a personal record of two hours and eight minutes. But my favorite part of the entire race? It was the process to get there.

I started running — seriously — in high school, completing my first half-marathon with my mom for my 16th birthday — a day we share.

My mom and dad ran as I was growing up, and I saw it as a unique way to push myself. I played lots of sports, so I never really needed the exercise. But, at the time, it was something more for my mom and I do to together.

Come 2022, I had just returned from a semester in Spain and was back at college feeling lost in a place where I had always felt most myself.

I was studying journalism. I had some great friends. I was living in my first apartment. Yet, despite all of the great things, I was feeling unsatisfied.

The party scene was less appealing, My best friend was studying in Los Angeles, many miles away. And I was struggling with living far from my sick grandfather who was one of the closest people to me.

So, I texted my friend, Jack, and said, “Let’s train for a half marathon.”

This training became my life.

Tim Baker/Herald

Parker Schug took on her very first Long Island Half-Marathon this past weekend at Eisenhower Park — a run that has very special, personal meaning to her, as it brings her closer to her late grandfather.

My friends knew on Sundays I’d go out for a long run. My mornings got earlier as I wanted to get in some miles before class. And some of the times I smiled most was when I’d pass Greta — who lived two doors down from me — out for her morning run, as well.

Then graduation came. I packed up my stuff, and back to Long Island I went — the one place I had hoped to avoid — in a pursuit to keep my horizon wide. Job offers a plane ride away came in, and something in my gut told me not to go. All the while, I kept running.

I took on the Hamptons marathon this

past September. My brother joined me for most of my training the summer leading up to the race. My 6 a.m. alarm was something I enjoyed, as it meant time with him to talk about life and to talk about our grandfather — whose health continued to decline. with spurts of improvement.

My Sundays were still for long runs, and many ended with dinner at my grandparents, talking about my mileage, sitting on the floor next to my grandfather’s chair.

I ran the marathon in September and cried crossing the finish line, as he and my grandmother waved from the car that the volunteers had let them pull up to the finish line.

I lost my grandfather in December.

The Long Island half-marathon was my chance to be with my grandfather. Through my 10 weeks of training, each run — where I braved winter temperatures, sometimes snow, into the beauty of spring — was a chance to chat with my grandfather, looking up at the sky.

With each run came new goals and new achievements. But the one thing that keeps me coming back is the way it makes my mind feel.

I shared every piece of how I prepared for the half-marathon on TikTok and Instagram in hopes that some of my friends would turn to running as well.

In November, I’ll take to the streets of New York City for my first World Major Marathon, and I’m fully prepared for a world of lessons and mental strength to

More than 600 runners participated in the 2024 Jovia Long Island Marathon this past weekend at Eisenhower Park, which included a number of different races including a fun run, a 10K, and a half-marathon. The marathon began and ended near Field 5 in Eisenhower Park, with runners making their way through Garden City, Uniondale, East Meadow, Salisbury and more.

More than 600 runners took part in the marathon, with another 1,431 in the half-marathon, which covered a little more than 13 miles.

The marathon itself was led by Ryan Clifford, 27, on the men’s side, with a time of 2:31:04. For the women, it was Cristin Delaney-Guille, 43, of Long Beach, taking top honors with a time of 3:03:13.

—Jordan Vallone

come with that.

To follow along, visit @ParkerSydneySchug on TikTok and Instagram. To donate to my TeamForKids fundraising page for the New York City Marathon, visit RunWithTFK.org/Profile/PublicPage/108228.

Parker Schug is a senior reporter for the Nassau Herald, one of the publications part of the Herald Community Newspapers group.

STEPPING OUT

Cherish mom on her day

By Karen Bloom

“Behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begins.”

– Mitch Albom

Mom — and all those special ladies in our lives — surely deserve a special day. The cards, her favorite treats, a colorful bouquet, are certainly welcome. Best yet, surround her with flowers and spring’s glorious blossoms. Old Westbury Gardens is an enchanting locale to do so on Mother’s Day. Stroll the 200 glorious acres of wooded walks and those amazing gardens with their display of vibrant spring color. Explore Westbury House, the estate’s grand Charles II-style mansion, filled with art and furnishings. Pack some lunch for a delightful picnic among spring’s many blooms, or enjoy a bite at the Café in the Woods.

The iconic site’s 65th anniversary season rolls along with all sorts of activities ahead. But, for now, mom will surely enjoy savoring some moments among spring’s colors and scents. Perhaps more so than at any time of the year, Mother’s Day — for most people — is all about the flowers when visiting this grand estate.

“We’re nearing peak season now,” says Old Westbury Gardens president Maura Brush. “As the season goes along, the highlight is the formal gardens. Starting in May is when you really see people spending more time in the Walled Garden and up around Westbury House where the wisteria blooms.”

The array of blooms bursting forth extends throughout the landscape.

“The display in the Walled Garden is really high-impact now,” Brush enthuses. “There’s plenty to take in there.”

Brush is especially fond of the tree peonies. These blooms can be eight inches across 40 blossoms in size.

“The tree peonies are just not to be missed,” she says. “They are stunning, looking like crushed tissue. The texture and color are outstanding.”

Yet, of course, the tulips remain a favorite. Seeing the tulips here by the many hundreds — in the Walled Garden and Thatched Cottage Garden

• Sunday, May 12, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

• 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury

• For more information and program/events schedule, visit OldWestburyGardens. org or call (516) 333-0048

and elsewhere in myriad varieties in a rainbow of colors — is described by Brush as breathtaking. Much care is put into creatively designing the colorful tulip arrangements, for dramatic appeal.

“We spend so much time curating our bulb display,” Bush says. “You can go anywhere and see a row of tulips. We’re always excited about our display as it’s unlike what you’ll see elsewhere.”

Also, visitors might want to consider checking out the refurbished Westbury House, the former home of financier John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps, and their four children. Guided tours are available throughout the day (no registration required), at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. A garden highlights tour is also offered at 2 p.m., meeting at West Porch Beech next to Westbury House.

“I don’t think Westbury House has looked better since I’ve been here,” Brush says. “We’ve had volunteers working all winter long on cleaning and polishing. It feels like there’s a lot of new life. We’ve got some wonderful new people working up in our archives, so it’s been really fun seeing photos of what the house looked like when the family was here, and putting together some of those pieces of the puzzle that we haven’t had before.”

Gleaming and restored back to its days when it was a family home, Westbury House is surely a sight to behold among the blooming gardens. As always — as an added treat, while supplies last — every adult woman receives a complimentary lavender plant. Be sure to stop by the plant shop to get yours.

Dance Theatre of Harlem

The acclaimed dance company visits Long Island on its 2024 tour, appearing on the Tilles Center stage. With a storied history, the first Black classical ballet company — co-founded by dance icon and international superstar Arthur Mitchell — has toured the world and engaged communities. The 18-member, multi-ethnic company performs a forward-thinking repertoire that includes treasured classics, neoclassical works by George Balanchine, and resident choreographer Robert Garland, as well as innovative contemporary works that use the language of ballet to celebrate Black culture. The dynamic program includes Balanchine’s ‘Pas de Dix,’ with music by Alexander Glazuno; ‘Take Me With You,’ with choreography by Robert Bondara, featuring Radiohead music; ‘Return,’ choreographed by Robert Garland, with James Brown and Aretha Franklin tunes.

Friday, May 10, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $64; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.

Big Bad

Voodoo Daddy

Contemporary swing revival band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy visits the Paramount ready to cut loose. This April marked the 31st anniversary of their emarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since their formation in the early ‘90s in Ventura, California, the band has toured virtually nonstop and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music, with sales of more than 2 million albums to date. Early on, during their legendary residency at the Derby nightclub in Los Angeles, they reminded the world — in the midst of the grunge era, no less — that it was still cool to swing. The band, co-founded by singer Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren, was at the forefront of the swing revival of that time, blending a vibrant fusion of the classic American sounds of jazz, swing and dixieland, with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture.

Thursday, May 16, 8 p.m. $59.50, $49.50, $39.50, $29.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Photos courtesy Old Westbury Gardensi Old Westbury Gardens is filled with many delights as spring continues to unfold, including the magnificent tree peony and tulips galore.

THE Your Neighborhood

Internationally

Ellington

Tilles Center continues its collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, when the Future of Jazz orchestra visits the Tilles Center stage, Friday, May 16, 8 p.m. This all- Ellington showcases features a hand-picked ensemble of some of the greatest young musicians in jazz meeting the challenges posed by one of jazz’s great composers, Duke Ellington. Led by music director Joe Block, a recent Juilliard graduate and Essentially Ellington composition winner, this 15-piece band will keep everyone swinging all night long. The band includes some of best young jazz musicians on the scene today, who love this music as much as audiences.

Ellington’s music is so elegant, so dynamic, so intimately detailed that it takes a group of musicians with a genuine collaborative spark to fully bring out its inner magic, and that is what you will experience at this concert. The program explores decades of Duke’s music, including his earliest hits, Hollywood charts, swinging blues numbers, pieces inspired by his international travels, and portions of his later suites. It’s an eclectic repertoire and yet unmistakably Ellington through and through — always enjoyable upon first listen, but teeming with brilliant details that continue to reveal themselves over time. This vital music is at the core of Jazz at Lincoln Center, and you’re guaranteed to enjoy its timeless genius when the next generation of jazz leaders bring their fresh energy to it. Tickets are $42; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 2993100. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.

Nation’s Largest,

Family theater

Families will enjoy another musical adventure, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, May 10, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, May 11, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, May 14-17, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Back by popular demand after a sold-out 2023 run, see Pigeon, Bus Driver, and some zany passengers sing and dance their way to helping The Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat, energetic comedy based on four of Mo Willems’ popular Pigeon books. Featuring a live band to bring Deborah Wicks La Puma’s jazzy score to life, audiences will thoroughly enjoy singing and flapping along with The Pigeon and friends. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. It’s an ideal way to introduce kids to theater and the humorous stories from Willems’ books. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

On exhibit Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Urban Art Evolution,” is a comprehensive exhibit featuring a diverse range of compositions from the 1980s through the present by creators who were based in the rough and tumble downtown area of New York City known as Loisaida/LES (Lower East Side/East Village) and close surrounding neighborhoods.

Artists pushed the boundaries of what was considered “art” with a primary focus on street/graffiti art. The exhibit’s scope, guest curated by art collector/gallerist Christopher Pusey, offers an even broader view from other creative residents, who worked inside their studios but still contributed to the rich fabric of the downtown art scene from different vantage points and aesthetics.

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

Presenting Sponsor

Crawling caterpillar

Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum and say goodbye to the traveling exhibit, “Very Eric Carle,” before it leaves the building, Sunday, May 12. Celebrate one of Eric Carle’s most beloved characters by making a crawling caterpillar to take home at the drop-in program. Suitable for ages 3+ Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. Visit LICM.org or call (516) 224-5800 for information.

Befriending Bugs

Families are invited to join entomologist Jeffry Petracca on an adventure with insects at Old Westbury Gardens, Saturday, May 11, 1-3 p.m. Meet some of the biggest and most beautiful insects and spiders from around the world, including giant stick bugs, beetles, tarantulas and scorpions.

Learn about each of their amazing adaptations and how they help them to carry out their unique ecosystem roles, even hold many of these animals. Suitable for ages 6-9. Registration required. $17 per child. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. To register, visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, May 11, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork.

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

Village of Greater Atlantic Beach Board of Trustees Meeting

The Village of Greater Atlantic Beach Board of Trustees meet, Tuesday, May 14, 5 p.m. 2150 Bay Blvd., Atlantic Beach. Call (516)-239-6777 for more information.

Having an

event?

Betty Buckley’s songs and stories

Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley brings her magical voice to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, May 11, 8 p.m. Buckley will share an inspiring and emotionally compelling mix of stories and songs from the world of pop/rock, standards, musical theater, and Americana. Tickets start at $50, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. Visit Adelphi.edu/pac for tickets or call (516) 877-4000.

Lawrence Board of Trustees Meeting

The Village of Lawrence Board of Trustees meet, Thursday, May 9, at 8 p.m., at Lawrence Village Hall.196 Central Ave., Lawrence. Call (516)-239-4600 for more information.

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

Westminster’s top dogs

Long Island Kennel Club welcomes families and their four-legged companions to its spring show, Sunday, May 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Planting Fields Arboretum. This year’s Long Island Kennel Club show follows the annual acclaimed Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show earlier in the week. Many canine contenders are expected to leave the Big Apple and then head east to compete at the annual spring dog shows (Friday through Sunday, May 17-19, all held at the same venue. The three days celebrate everything canine, from impeccable show dogs and trick-dog demonstrations to doggie dock diving and an agility obstacle course. Events and attractions make this festival a treat for anyone who loves dogs. Sunday also features a special demonstration by the NYPD Transit Bureau Canine Unit, at 11 a.m. Dogs must be leashed at all times. No prong collars, retractable leashes or head halters. $20 admission per car load includes all-day access. 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay. Visit LongIslandDogsShows.com or call (516) 776-0923 for more information.

In concert

Sands Point Preserve’s reserve’s historic mansions and waterfront grounds are the backdrop for the latest edition of it’s unique chamber music series, “A Tour de France,” Sunday, May 19, 5 p.m. Feast your ears with French composers, old and new, when the duoJalal ensemble-in-residence is joined by violinists Deborah Buck and Min-Young Kim, cellist Caroline Stinson and soprano Abigail Brodnick. With wine reception following. $56, $45 members. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For tickets and information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy.org or call (516) 571-7901.

Baby shower for moms-to-be

Mercy Hospital hosts this free event for expecting moms-to-be, Saturday, May 11, noon to 2 p.m., in the lower level cafeteria. With raffles, giveaways for mom and baby, and meet and greets with physicians, lactation specialists, mother/baby nurses, games and more. For moms only. 1000 N. Village Ave. Email Elizabeth.Schwind@chsli.org to register. For more information, visit CHSLI.org/mercy-hospital or call (516) 626-3729.

May 9,

LEGAL NOTICE

Public Notices

SUMMONS AND NOTICE - SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST, Plaintiff, -againstHAASHIM ALI; FAZEER ALI; ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE LATE MAJIDAN ALI, if they be living or, if they be dead, their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributes and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the Plaintiff; State of New York, and “JOHN DOE,” said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises, Defendants. Index No.: 612011/2022 Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants - YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated March 26, 2024. 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 (U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Rhonda E. Fischer A.J.S.C. Dated: March 26, 2024 Filed: April 2, 2024. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 684 Colfax Place, North Woodmere, NY 11581. Dated: September 3, 2022 Filed: September 9, 2022. Knuckles, & Manfro, LLP., Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Richard F. Komosinski, Esq., 120 White Plains Road, Suite 215, Tarrytown, New York 10591 Phone: (914) 345-3020 146333

LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF HEWLETT NECK

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF TAXES

TAKE NOTICE that I the undersigned Clerk of the Village of Hewlett Neck have received the tax roll and Warrant for the collection of taxes for the forthcoming fiscal year, June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025 and that I will attend to my office from June 1st to July 1st, from 8 o’clock in the morning until 4 o’clock in the afternoon, excepting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for the purpose of receiving such taxes; during which period taxes may be paid to me without additional charge.

Checks for the payment of taxes will be received at the Village Office, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York 11557.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that on all such taxes remaining unpaid after July 1, 2024 five per centum (5%) will be added for the first month, Thereafter, the rate will be that percentage determined by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance of the State of New York and will be added for each month or fraction thereof thereafter until paid.

MICHELLE BLANDINO

VILLAGE CLERK

Inc. Village of Hewlett Neck Dated: May 2, 2024 146448

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 May 16th, 2024 at 7:00PM. All residents and

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

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

Simon and Tatiana Ilyaich – 1336 Boxwood Drive West Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557- are requesting to install a 24x44 inground pool, construct a new outdoor kitchen and legalize existing prefabricated gazebo. This dwelling is in a residential B district.

Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Codes 145-19, and 145-49:

•Zoning code section 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 23%. Applicant is requesting a 40.8 % lot coverage.

•Zoning code section 145-19 states: The maximum permitted front yard lot coverage shall not exceed 23%.

Applicant is requesting a 26.1 % lot coverage.

•Zoning code section 145-19 states: The minimum front yard setback is 25 ft. Applicant is requesting 16ft. (2 front yards)

•Zoning code section 145-49 states: No swimming pool or part thereof shall be constructed in the front yard.

Roman Sionov – 1345 Boxwood Drive East Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557 – is requesting to construct a 16’ x32’ inground pool with pavers and a prefabricated outdoor kitchen (BBQ) as well as replace dilapidated/previously approved pergola. This dwelling is in a residential B district. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19, and 145-49:

•Zoning code section 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 23%. Applicant is requesting a 39.8 % lot coverage.

•Zoning code section 145-49 states: No swimming pool or part thereof shall be constructed in the front yard.

Jeremy Danziger and Ilana Ajzenman – 369 Pepperidge Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557 - are requesting to construct 2nd story addition over remaining portion of existing house. Applicants also requesting to remove portion of house not in compliance with FEMA Regulations and replace at correct elevation. This dwelling is in a residential B district. Applicants request relief from Village Zoning Codes 145-10.1, 145-10.3, and 145-19:

• Zoning Code 145-10.1

Height /setback plane: this dwelling encroaches 3.6 ft into the height setback plane.

• Zoning Code 145-10.3

Street Wall

Allowed/Permitted initial maximum is 21ft with an increased allowable 1ft for each additional 10ft setback which is 22ft; this dwelling proposes 23.9ft which encroaches 1.9 ft into the street wall height.

• Zoning Code 145-19 front yard lot coverage allows 25%; the existing front yard coverage is 47% it is an existing legal non-conforming front yard surface coverage. This violates overage of 22%

•Zoning Code This house is also located in an AE 9 flood zone with FEMA regulations and a 2 ft free board; the dwelling will be raised to AE 11 to comply with FEMA regulations.

Anthony and Danielle Naso – 339 Pepperidge Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557 – is requesting to build a deck, replace the existing brick pool perimeter with pavers and add to existing patio, and add a walkway. This dwelling is in a residential B district. Applicants request relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19:

•Zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30%. Applicant is requesting a 39.96% lot coverage. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

STEVEN GOLD, CHAIRMAN ZONING BOARD

STEPHEN N. HARAMIS,Building Superintendent Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York April 26, 2024 146528

2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon at the Annual Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. Following the Public Hearing, a Special Meeting of the Board of Education shall conduct such other and additional business as may come before it. The Board may entertain a motion to enter executive session. At such meeting, such matters as may lawfully be considered may be acted upon by the Board. Public comments may be submitted to BOE@lawrence.k12.ny.us. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be a vote and election by the qualified voters of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, New York on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. at the four (4) school election districts indicated below, for the purpose of voting upon the appropriation of necessary expenditures of the 2024-2025 school year to elect two (2) members of the Board of Education and one (1) member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library at which business will be transacted as required by law, including a vote on the following propositions, as well as any other propositions which may properly come before the electorate:

PROPOSITION NO. 1SCHOOL BUDGET

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, New York shall be conducted on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 8:00 p.m., at Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, NY 11516 for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:

1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

York, pursuant to § 259 of the Education Law, and be levied and collected in the same manner as are other general taxes, after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources.

PROPOSITION NO. 32024 BUILDING CAPITAL RESERVE FUND CREATION AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION

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

PROPOSITION NO. 2LIBRARY BUDGET

RESOLVED, that the sum of Three Million Three Hundred Fifty Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Nine Dollars ($3,356,979.00) be appropriated for the Peninsula Public Library for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and that said amount be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15 is hereby authorized to establish a Building Capital Reserve Fund pursuant to §3651 of the Education Law (to be known as the “2024 Building Capital Reserve Fund”) and expend funds from such Reserve for the purpose of financing reconstruction, renovation, equipping or purchasing of the following: 1) Districtwide: purchase new trucks, cars and lifts, new backhoe and equipment trailer, landscaping equipment, snow removal and related equipment, curb and sidewalk maintenance; 2) Lawrence Primary School at Number 2 School, 1 Donahue Avenue, Inwood, NY 11096: rebuild storage buildings, replace garage doors; 3) Early Childhood Center at Number 4 School, 87 Wanser Avenue, Inwood, NY 11096: rebuild and secure façade on parapet wall; 4) Lawrence Middle School, 195 Broadway, Lawrence, NY 11559: additional classroom renovation Phase VII and VIII, replace window and door lintels, point brick, caulk windows, courtyard foundation walls (waterproof and install drainage), new tennis courts and track, parking lot (repair drainage system and repave); 5) Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, NY 11516: gymnasium renovation (HVAC, locker rooms, weight room and bathrooms, floor and ceiling, new gymnasium roof), music rooms and administrative offices renovation, waterproof foundation. The ultimate amount of such Reserve is not to exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), plus interest and earnings thereon. The probable term of such Reserve is to be ten (10) years, but such Reserve shall continue in existence until liquidated in accordance with the Education Law or until the funds are exhausted. The sources from which the funds shall be obtained for such Reserve are unappropriated fund balances made available by the Board of Education from the 2023-2024 budget.

PROPOSITION NO. 42025 BUILDING CAPITAL RESERVE FUND CREATION AND EXPENDITURE

AUTHORIZATION

RESOLVED, that the

Board of Education of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15 is hereby authorized to establish a Building Capital Reserve Fund pursuant to §3651 of the Education Law (to be known as the “2025 Building Capital Reserve Fund”) and expend funds from such Reserve for the purpose of financing reconstruction, renovation, equipping or purchasing of the following: 1) Districtwide: purchase new trucks, cars and lifts, new backhoe and equipment trailer, landscaping equipment, snow removal and related equipment, curb and sidewalk maintenance; 2) Lawrence Primary School at Number 2 School,1 Donahue Avenue, Inwood, NY 11096: rebuild storage buildings, replace garage doors; 3) Early Childhood Center at Number 4 School, 87 Wanser Avenue, Inwood, NY 11096: rebuild and secure façade on parapet wall; 4) Lawrence Middle School, 195 Broadway, Lawrence, NY 11559: additional classroom renovation Phase VII and VIII, replace window and door lintels, point brick, caulk windows, courtyard foundation walls (waterproof and install drainage), new tennis courts and track, parking lot (repair drainage system and repave); 5) Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, NY 11516: gymnasium renovation (HVAC, locker rooms, weight room and bathrooms, floor and ceiling, new gymnasium roof), music rooms renovation, administrative offices renovation, waterproof foundation. The ultimate amount of such Reserve is not to exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), plus interest and earnings thereon. The probable term of such Reserve is to be ten (10) years, but such Reserve shall continue in existence until liquidated in accordance with the Education Law or until the funds are exhausted. The sources from which the funds shall be obtained for such Reserve are unappropriated fund balances made available by the Board of Education from the 2024-2025 budget.

SCHOOL BOARD

TRUSTEES

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

LIBRARY BOARD

TRUSTEE

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

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that nominations for the office of trustee of the Board of Education and office of trustee of the Library Board, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the district, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District located in Lawrence High School, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. not later than April 19, 2024, at which the trustees shall be voted upon. Such petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate and the specific vacancy on the Board for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any. Each vacancy shall be considered a separate office, and a separate petition shall be required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. No person shall be nominated for more than one separate office on the Board of Education. However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 250 qualified voters of the district and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. no later than April 19, 2024 at which such question or proposition shall be voted upon, except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which are required to be stated in the published or posted notice of the meeting or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any annual or special meeting of the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting ballot and a detailed statement of the proposed budget, in writing, of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2024-2025 for school purposes, specifying the purposes

and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available upon request, to any resident in the district at each schoolhouse in the district, during the period of fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Budget Vote and District Election of May 21, 2024 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., on the district website Lawrence.org and at the polling locations on the day of the election.

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

https://www.dmv.ny.gov/ more-info/electronicvoter-registrationapplication in order to do so online.

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that registration of voters shall take place at the office of the District Clerk located at, 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, New York, on school days between September 5, 2023, and May 16, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., during which times any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the District Clerk to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Annual Budget Vote and District Election for which such register is prepared. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the New York State Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the New York State Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register no later than May 16, 2024. Those wishing to register to vote should visit

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of Section 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identify by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal voter registration of voters, not previously registered and eligible to vote, will take place between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on May 7, 2024, at the Office of the District Clerk. Such persons must present himself or herself personally for registration during the time and place set forth, in order to be entitled to vote.

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

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk and on the district website Lawrence.org. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk in the District Clerk’s office not before April 21, 2024. If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter the application must be received before May 14, 2024. If the ballot is to be hand delivered, the application must be received by the District Clerk in the District Clerk’s office the day before the election. If the ballot is to be hand delivered, it must be received by the District Clerk in the District Clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Lawrence Union Free School District 15 may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, 2 Reilly road, Cedarhurst, New York 11516, or by email to the District Clerk at mbharaj@lawrence.k12.n y.us, or fax sent to 516-812-6639. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail to the Office of the District Clerk at 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, New York 11516. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under §2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballots may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or email. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail to the office of the District Clerk at 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, New York 11516. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024 showing a cancellation

Road resurfacing in the Five Towns.

Nassau County has begun the resurfacing of Peninsula Boulevard. The project is expected to be completed on May 13, subject to weather conditions and field conditions, which can cause delays. The work will be done at night from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The resurfacing will be conducted in three phases:

Stage 1: Peninsula Boulevard from Rockaway Avenue to Mill Road. – Scheduled for Tuesday Night, May 7 and Wednesday Night, May 8.

mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Board shall convene a Special Meeting in the Lawrence High School within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law, §2019-a, subdivision 2b at said Special Meeting of the Board.

By Order of the Board of Education Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15 Ms. Mohinder Bharaj, District Clerk 146581

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. JOHN CASIMIR, Pltf., vs. UZI BINIAMIN, LYUBOV BINIAMIN, Defts. Index #602620/2021. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered July 6, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 4, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 1269 Wheatley Street, Hewlett, NY 11557 a/k/a Section 39, Block 95, Lot 7. Approx. amt. of judgment is $535,304.05 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. BRIAN J. DAVIS, Referee. MARGOLIN, WEINREB & NIERER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY. #101351 146498

LEGAL NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held as to the following matter: Agency: Board of Zoning Appeals

Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach, New York 11509

Date: May 16, 2024

Time: 7:00 PM

Place: Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, New York 11509

Subject: Case# 24-04-6521, David and Caroline Klatt, 72 Queens Avenue, Atlantic Beach, New York 11509

Applicant proposes to construct a second story rear addition. The applicants are seeking relief from the following sections of the Zoning Code: Section 250-20

Height

(A) In the case of a singlefamily dwelling, no building shall be greater in height than 2 1/2 stories, with a maximum height of 28 feet to peak for properties east of the street center line southbound of the west side of The Plaza and the east side of Acapulco Street north of Atlantic Boulevard. Proposed height 29.8 feet. Section 250-24 Rear Yards. There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 25 feet, provided that, if at the time this chapter becomes effective any lot is held in single and separate ownership with a depth of less than 100 feet, the required depth of the rear yard may be diminished by three inches for each foot of difference between 100 feet and the depth of the plot, but in no case shall the depth of the rear yard be less than 15 feet. Proposed second story addition 14’-3” and 15’l” feet.

Premises are also known as Section 58, Block 43, Lots 57-60 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. All the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matter. All relevant documents may be inspected at the Building Department, 65 The Plaza during normal business hours.

Dated: May 3, 2024. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

Josie Ficeto, Building Clerk 146695

LEGAL NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held as to the following matter: Agency: Board of Zoning Appeals Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach, New York 11509

Date: May 16, 2024

Stage 2: Peninsula Boulevard from Mill Road. to Woodmere Boulevard. –Set for Thursday Night, May 9 and Friday Night, May 10.

Stage 3: Peninsula Boulevard from Woodmere Boulevard to Rockaway Turnpike in Cedarhurst – Scheduled for Monday Night, May 13.

Expect delays during this period. It is advisable to allocate extra time for your travel plans and consider utilizing alternate routes.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Public Notices Public Notices

Time: 7:00 PM

Place: Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, New York 11509

Subject: Case# 24-05-6528, Daniel Turkel and Sara Shafram 101 Vernon Ave. Atlantic Beach, New York 11509

Applicant proposes to construct a 16’ X 32’ inground swimming pool with a 6’ high fence in the front yard. The applicants are seeking relief from the following sections of the Zoning Code: Section 250-84 Condition for installation and maintenance. (A)(l) Such pool is installed wholly in the rear yard of the premises. Proposed swimming pool is in the front yard. (A)(2) An outdoor residential swimming pool must be provided with a barrier which completely surrounds the swimming pool and obstructs access to the swimming pool. The barrier may consist of a fence, a wall, a building wall, or any combination thereof in accordance with the Uniform Code of New York State. Every swimming pool shall be enclosed with a fence five feet minimum and six feet maximum in height for rear yards. Said fence is to be properly screened with shrubs and plants not less than six feet, wherever applicable, and prevent reflection from artificial lighting of any kind. Proposed pool fence is 6’ high in the front yard and a portion of the fence is 4’ high. Premises are also known as Section 58, Block 63, Lots 66 & 72 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. All the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matter. All relevant documentsmay be inspected at the Building Department, 65 The Plaza during normal business hours.

Dated: May 3, 2024. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

Josie Ficeto, Building Clerk 146696

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE INWOOD FIRE DISTRICT, INWOOD, NEW YORK, 11096. There will be a General Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District as follows:

Time:7:00 P.M.

Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Place:DISTRICT OFFICE Melissa Rivelli District Secretary 146692

To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF TAXES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT I the undersigned Village Clerk of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor, has received the Tax Roll and Warrant for the collection of taxes for the forthcoming fiscal year, June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025 and that I will attend at my office from 10:00 o’clock in the morning until 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon, from June 1, 2024 to July 1, 2024 except Saturday, Sundays, and holidays for the purpose of receiving such taxes, during which period taxes may be paid to me without additional charge. Checks for the payment of taxes will be received at the Village Office, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that all such taxes remaining unpaid after July 1, 2024, five percent (5%) will be added for the first month. Thereafter, the rate will be that percentage determined by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance of the State of New York, and will be added for each month or fraction thereof thereafter until paid.

Nicole Giacopelli Village Clerk of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor Dated: May 1, 2024 146693

NASSAU HERALD — May 9, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificatedholders of CWMBS, Inc., CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-21, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-21, Plaintiff AGAINST Howard Miller, Mindy Miller, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 3, 2024, 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 June 10, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 8 Ventana Court, Lawrence, NY 11559. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lawrence, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 41, BLOCK: 100, LOT: 310. Approximate amount of judgment $1,340,148.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #608092/2019. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Heather D. Crosley, Esq, Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-090994-F01 80389 146595

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Q. We ran into a problem with our insurance company and building department over renovations we want to make. First, our insurance company has us listed as living in a flood zone, which we are not, saying that because we live near a creek, we’re near water and therefore have to pay higher flood and wind insurance. Our home is next to a flood zone, according to the national flood map, and a small corner of our property is low enough to have gotten just the tip of the last flood, but our house is considerably uphill. Second, our building department insists we will need to lift our home, or only do things in small increments, spread out every five years. This is really unfair. We haven’t had a flood since the last freak storm 12 years ago. What can you advise?

A. Yours has been a recurring problem, because we live on an island and everywhere could be considered close to water, depending on how “close” is defined. Actually, there are flood zones in 100 percent of counties across the country, which leads to a lot of questions and confusion about how losses are calculated or predicted.

That said, I wouldn’t get too comfortable with the thought that you’re safe from the next flood or tornado. I’ve lived through both, having lost a side of our family home in a tornado that killed 43 people in Ohio and witnessed the flooding right here on Long Island. Even though flood maps show a high water line from the last storm, nobody really knows where the next flood will go.

I just saw, up close, the largest iceberg in our recent history, which floated next to our ship in Antarctica in January. The berg is 45 miles long and 35 miles wide, melting slowly, and is predicted to cause oceans to rise another 2 feet by 2050. So how do I respond to your dilemma? Each municipality has been given the right to make its own rules about percentages of change to dwellings, and yours wants you to lift to save lives and the majority of your home. Nobody is happy with this — not even the people who probably grow tired of enforcing the rules, since they end up as the messengers, to be “shot” by emotional homeowners unprepared for this economic ton of bricks.

I, as a professional, end up in the same situation with people whom I have to inform, usually in their living rooms or around the dining room table, about the rules. Some cooperate by flexibly tackling the most important objectives in phase one, the next group of items on their wish list later. The five-year rule is fairly new, and even though I believe it to be insensitive to real-world problems of aging and out-of-date homes, unless you get enough people to join you to overcome these rules, they remain in effect. But please don’t shoot the messenger(s). Good luck!

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We should have learned more than we have from history

Looking back at history, we often see what appear to have been clearly defined periods, eras or growths of movements. Some good or entertaining, like the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age. Some revolutionary, like the turbulent ’60s. Others absolutely evil, like the Winds of War, the growth of Nazism in the 1930s that led inevitably to the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust.

Our general impression is that people living during those times realized, or were in some way aware of, the uniqueness of the challenges and transformations going on around them. My reading of history, however, is that for the most part — whether it be everyday people, intellectuals or world leaders — there was little realization during those years that the world as they knew it was that much different from what had come before. Until it

was. Or that tragedy lay ahead. Until it was too late.

I remember when I was in college in the 1960s, doing research papers on events that occurred in the ’20s and ’30s and noting how different the contemporary accounts of those years and events were from the histories written decades later. In the ’20s there was the Manassa Mauler (Jack Dempsey), the Sultan of Swat (Babe Ruth) and the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame for boxing, baseball and college football aficionados. And for those who enjoyed the nightlife, there were the speakeasies, the Cotton Club, in Harlem, and the Charleston. But when you read the newspapers and periodicals from those years, there is little if any recognition of the uniqueness of the time as an era, like the “era of wonderful nonsense,” as the ’20s were later dubbed.

Dactually already was). While there would be increasing concern over the growing repression of Jews in Germany, that awareness was nothing like what it should have been. And Hitler’s annexation of the Sudetenland was met by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain appeasing Hitler with hope of “peace in our time.”

emocrats are turning against Israel, and Republicans

are turning against Ukraine.

Similarly, in the 1930s, there was the media coverage of Hitler’s election in Germany, perhaps describing him as heavy-handed, but certainly nothing like the monster he would become (and

HAll this was ignored by too many America Firsters who chose to be isolationists. And then there was Pearl Harbor, the Axis of Evil and World War II.

The 1960s began with President John F. Kennedy and his New Frontier, hailing America’s greatness and pledging to “support any friend, oppose any foe,” before America slowly but inexorably edged throughout the second half of the decade into a maelstrom of outof-control campus demonstrations, flagburning, Woodstock, the Age of Aquarius and what grew into a permanent drug culture subset.

What will future historians say about today’s myriad crises and cultural challenges? Russia invading

Ukraine, and threatening the European order that has prevailed for almost eight decades. China dramatically expanding its military, threatening Taiwan and spreading its economic power and influence throughout the world. Israeli being horrifically attacked by Iran’s proxy, Hamas, followed by thousands of pro-Hamas, antisemitic demonstrators marching in the streets of New York, occupying college campuses across the country and threatening Jewish students at those colleges.

America’s response to these challenges? More Democrats turning against Israel’s government. More Republicans becoming isolationist and turning against Ukraine. More American businesses increasing their dealings with China. College presidents negotiating with pro-Hamas, antisemitic students illegally taking over campuses. Are we blind? Has history taught us nothing, and are we forcing ourselves to relive the worst days of history? God help us all.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

The humble pen takes on the might sword

ere’s an anniversary no one wants to celebrate: The Columbine school shooting — April 20, 1999 — just passed its 25th anniversary. More than a dozen dead, 21 injured. A new era begins. Why, why, why bring up such a horrific event? Perhaps because it hasn’t stopped.

Even though I sit here in the comfort of my study, feeling perfectly safe, I can’t emotionally disentangle myself from the news, which is always, in one way or another, about the human need to kill itself — or rather, the human assumption that it’s divided from itself, and “the other,” whomever that other is, either needs to be killed or is, at best, expendable. For instance:

“The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars.”

So AP informs us, and immediately scenarios of screaming children,

bombed aid workers, home and hospitals reduced to rubble, flash before me. No, these are not abstract scenarios. Part of me and part of you lie trapped in that rubble, or stunned and grieving over the sudden loss of your whole family. And all we seem to do is continue funding the process that makes this happen, as though a larger understanding of our existence is not available — certainly not at the level of global politics.

What is power? Is it simply and sheerly us vs. them? Good vs. evil? Every war on Planet Earth is sold with this advertising slogan. Perhaps this is why I find myself thinking about the Columbine shootings — and all the mass shootings since then. Define an enemy, then kill it. This is what we learn in history class — but would-be mass shooters, caged in their own isolation, cross a line. They take this lesson personally. And there’s a world of possibility that welcomes them, oh so ironically. In this world, the sword is mightier than the pen (or anything else). Power means power over . . . something. So, if you’re a lost or wounded soul, imagining an enemy that needs to be destroyed is probably enormously tempting. If the world is going on with-

out you, maybe you should do something to stop it.

And the “world of possibility” — by which I mean far more than merely the “gun culture,” but the entirety of our culture of scripted violence, from global politics to the media to the entertainment industry — makes the loner’s imagined and insane solution, defining and killing an enemy, an actual possibility.

i n poems we can ask, where are we headed? What world comes next?

At the time of the Columbine shootings, I had begun writing poetry. This was in the wake of my wife’s death, in 1998, from pancreatic cancer. Poetry allowed me to deal with the shattered narrative of my life, and pretty soon I had expanded the terrain of my poetry beyond my personal grief to, well, life itself, including the horrific strangeness of the news.

And I happened to read, after Columbine, a news account of President Bill Clinton visiting the school and meeting with students in the gymnasium. And outside the school, gun-rights advocates held what they called a vigil, holding signs that declared “gun control kills kids” and “we will never give up our guns.”

What struck me about it the most was the idea that this was a “vigil,”

which implied something more than simply a protest — an expression of anger and disagreement. A vigil dug deeper, seemingly entering the soul. Guns were a source of power and power was the source of one’s humanity, so stripping away the right to own one had a deep, spiritual impact.

I wrote a poem in response to the vigil — I called it “Vigil” — attempting to address my feelings about the total scenario: the shooting itself, Americans’ deeply desired availability of guns, the impact of that availability on society’s lost souls.

I acknowledge that the sword is probably mightier than the poem, but a poem can ask questions that the sword can’t: Why? Where are we headed? What world comes next? Does armed defense — whether of home or country — ever go wrong, ever turn into poison?

All humans have a dark side. Is killing it in the other guy our only option? And what are the consequences of doing so?

Can power be with others, even those with whom we are in serious conflict, rather than simply over them? And if so, how can we begin reorganizing the world’s relationship with itself?

What’s stopping us?

Robert Koehler is an author and journalist syndicated by PeaceVoice.

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at first glance, Elinor Sullivan was simply a proud suburban mother, raising her four children on the other side of the Great Depression.

Her husband was a state legislator. Her father was a vaudeville performer who originated the role of the Scarecrow in a stage production of “The Wizard of Oz.” But beyond that, you probably wouldn’t have looked twice at Elinor.

Except you should have. Because before she was a wife and a mom, she was Elinor Smith, the “Flying Flapper of Freeport,” who never met a plane she didn’t like or a dare she wouldn’t take. In fact, one taunt persuaded her to fly a Waco-10 under not one, but all four bridges that crossed the East River into Manhattan — a stunt that had never been done before, and was never repeated.

Elinor once held the women’s solo flight endurance record of more than 26 hours, set a speed record of nearly 191 mph, and even topped an altitude record of more than 32,500 feet, taking off from Roosevelt Field. And she became the first woman ever pictured on a box of Wheaties cereal.

And Elinor gave all of that up for two decades — the prime years of her life — so she could focus all of her attention on being a mother. Yet today, mothers can have careers while raising their children, showing even more how

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D’Esposito gets veterans and migrants wrong

To the Editor:

extraordinary every one of them is.

As we approach Mother’s Day, it’s important to reflect on the remarkable influence and unwavering love mothers bring into our lives. From the moment we enter this world, mothers are our first nurturers, guides and champions. They are the silent heroes whose impact transcends time and circumstances, shaping us into the individuals we become.

Mothers possess a unique blend of strength and tenderness. They are the multitaskers extraordinaire, effortlessly juggling countless roles with grace. From pursuing careers to nurturing children — mothers do it all with unparalleled dedication. Their resilience in facing life’s challenges serves as an inspiration, demonstrating that with love and determination, any obstacle can be overcome.

What truly makes mothers extraordinary is their boundless capacity for love. A mother’s love is a force unlike any other — a source of comfort in times of distress. A beacon of hope in moments of despair.

It is a love that knows no bounds, selfless and unconditional. This love shapes our earliest memories, and echoes through the milestones of our lives — a constant reminder of unwavering support.

Mothers aren’t just caregivers, they are our first teachers, imparting lessons

U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito is pitting New Yorkers against one another, and we see right through it.

In his recent op-ed, “Migrants get more government support than veterans” (April 18-24), D’Esposito baselessly argued that asylum seekers receive more social benefits than U.S. veterans.

His claim is completely inaccurate. There is no question that our country should expand services and safety nets for our veterans. But D’Esposito cherry-picks one measure of VA benefits, failing to mention government investment in pensions, health care, education and other critical services for veterans.

D’Esposito also falsely suggests that “many” migrant families are receiving preloaded debit cards for “a wide range of expenses,” failing to acknowledge that this New York City program is a limited pilot for just 500 families, to cover the cost of essentials like food and diapers. In fact, this is a fiscally sound effort that costs approximately $12.52 per person per day, saving taxpayers $600,000 per month and $7 million per year, while offering families more control over their budgets. If the program is successful in its implementation, we hope it will be expand-

that extend far beyond textbooks. They teach us compassion through their actions, resilience through their examples, and empathy through their understanding.

The wisdom passed down from our mothers is a treasure trove of lessons, guiding us through sunny days and stormy nights.

In celebrating mothers, we honor the unsung heroines whose sacrifices often go unnoticed. They prioritize our needs above their own, making countless sacrifices without seeking recognition. Whether it’s waking up early to pack lunches or staying up late to offer reassurance, they give of themselves tirelessly, embodying the essence of unconditional love.

On Sunday, let us celebrate the phenomenal women — like Elinor Smith, and our own mothers — who have shaped our lives in profound ways. Beyond the flowers and gifts lies a deeper appreciation for the incredible impact mothers have on our existence. And they don’t need to fly under bridges or break endurance records. In the tapestry of life, mothers are the golden threads that bind us together. Their presence is a gift that enriches our world in ways words cannot fully capture. As we celebrate Mother’s Day, let us cherish and honor these extraordinary women who personify love, strength and resilience.

ed to more low-income New Yorkers who are struggling to make ends meet.

D’Esposito claims to care about the well-being of veterans, but he has consistently voted to cut funding for criti-

cal lifeline programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, which veterans across the country rely on to cover essential needs. His failure to protect safety-net programs directly

The blemish of college demonstrations

the numerous college demonstrations lately have given me a lot of mixed feelings. Having lived through the years when there were other demonstrations, I contrast how those incidents were handled with the present ones. In addition, I can’t help but feel some sadness about how our elected officials are reacting to these events.

In 1970, there were nationwide student protests that spurred mass walkouts from college and high school classrooms. The students were upset about the expansion of the Vietnam War in Cambodia. According to Wikipedia, the movement began on May 1, and increased dramatically after the killing of four students at Kent State University. At its height, over 4 million students participated. There was some violence, but overall the demonstrations were peaceful.

In their wake, public officials around the country held hearings and initiated investigations into student conduct, and issued numerous reports suggesting how universities should handle such demonstrations and emphasizing the need for better communication

between administration officials and students. This was the responsible way for elected officials to act, compared with how they act today.

Rather than trying to find a consensus on how university officials should react when students stage protests, Republicans have created a partisan divide with their conduct and their rhetoric. Shortly after students at Columbia University began their protest, House Speaker Mike Johnson rushed to the campus and held a news conference, surrounded by eight other Republican members of Congress. No attempt was made to convene a bipartisan group, even though the battle against antisemitism is not a partisan issue.

today’s college leadership is handicapped when handling outbursts.

education, such as President George Bush, Yale alumni, but few show respect for the campus life that launched their own careers.” Members of Congress such as New York’s own Elise Stefanik want to burnish their political images by beating up on college officials instead of pushing to reform how campus demonstrations should be handled.

protest participants are from campus to campus. Many have made demands that made no sense, and some have used antisemitic slurs even though they were Jewish. Too many of today’s college students seem to be totally unaware of the history of the tensions between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

The protest at Harvard University created the perfect opportunity for the dozens of Harvard alumni now serving in Congress to step forward in a united effort to offer guidance and support to the university. Jeremi Suri, a respected conservative writer, told CNN, “What we need are politicians who, despite their disagreements with liberal professors, are willing to stand up for the benefits they received from their own university education.”

Suri went on to say, “Many figures in the Republican Party have the same

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puts 18,000 veterans in his district at risk.

Pitting groups against one another does nothing to improve the lives of New Yorkers. It only perpetuates an usagainst-them narrative at a time when our country desperately needs collaboration and unity. If D’Esposito is serious about boosting the safety net for vulnerable New Yorkers, I’d be happy to work with him to give every New York family an equal chance at success.

MURAD AWAWDEH Staten Island

Murad Awawdeh is president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition.

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MTA’s congestion pricing plan have a fatal flaw?

To the Editor:

Even with congestion pricing scheduled to start on June 30, there is no way the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be able to advertise, award and issue Notices to Proceed tor contractors for $15 billion worth of projects remain-

ing in the agency’s 2020-2024 Five Year Capital Plan before the end of the year. There are also billions of dollars in other ongoing capital projects whose work will be carried over into the MTA’s $51 billionplus 2025-2029 five-year plan.

There may not be enough resources to integrate the implementation of all of the congestion price-funded projects in the current five-year plan with those in the first and second years of the next five-year plan. The MTA lacks sufficient procurement, project managers, engineers, legal and force account employees, along with track outage availability, to proceed with all these projects in the same time frame.

Billions of dollars’ worth of capitalimprovement projects will be delayed. Costs will increase due to inflation and other factors as time goes by. The $51 billion-plus 2025-2029 Five Year Capital Plan is due to be released and adopted within seven months. It should include an integrated schedule for how the billions in carryover projects from the current fiveyear plan will proceed with billions more planned for the new program.

MTA board members, elected officials, New York City, state and federal funding agencies such as the Federal Transit Administration, along with commuters, taxpayers, transit advocacy

Aside from the partisan attempts to prove which party can better battle antisemitism, today’s college leadership is badly handicapped when it comes to handling campus outbursts. Typically, college presidents are chosen based on their academic achievements and their ability to raise money. There is often little or no discussion of whether they are capable of establishing lines of communications with their students.

Many university leaders, such as former Harvard President Claudine Gay, are paralyzed when campus conduct becomes a headache. There are many college presidents who need a crash course in today’s challenges, especially because colleges have become scapegoats for numerous Republican members of Congress and governors.

Another issue is the students at those colleges and universities. I’ve been amazed by how uninformed many

Last but by far not least are the governors and other officials responsible for controlling the upheaval. Some governors have worked with college officials to try to find nonviolent ways to handle the protests. Others, such as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, sent state police to campuses to arrest protesting students, without any communication with campus officials.

In the months and years ahead, many people will write books about these demonstrations, but little will change. Publicity-minded government officials, anxious to show their law-andorder credentials, will continue to beat up on university officials along with the students. College administrators will continue to botch their responses, absent any seasoned outside help, and the current drama will no doubt be repeated again and again.

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.

groups and transit reporters need to see this critical information. It is the only way we can determine if the MTA is up to meeting the challenge.

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Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously served as a director of the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management.

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