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Hewlett board extends Regents exam policy By herNeSTo GaldameZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

“If every school district around us is doing something to help them,” Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education Trustee Shari Amitrano said at a June 14 board meeting, referring to the students in other districts, “why would we not consider doing the same?”

Amitrano was addressing the district’s “Do No Harm” policy, which omits students’ Regents exam grades from

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The hewleTT-woodmere Board of Education voted 6-1 on June 14 to extend the ’Do No Harm’ policy.

their final class averages if they underperfor m on the state tests.

The board voted 6-1 to extend the policy through the end of the school year.

The Regents exams measure student achievement in high school-level courses. To graduate, they must pass five of the tests: one in each of the four main subjects — English Language Arts, math, science and social studies — and an additional exam of their Continued on page 7

Town still reviewing Inwood apartment project near LIRR By herNeSTo GaldameZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

The Rev. Isaiah Moultrie Sr., a retired Marine, envisioned constructing a residential building in Inwood for military veterans and first responders. His son, Isaiah, aims to make that vision a reality for his father.

The younger Moultrie, a developer, has proposed a fivestory, 48-unit residential building

near the Inwood Long Island Rail Road station, at the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Russell Place.

Born and raised in Inwood, Moultrie said he hoped to revitalize a community he’s always called home, and the 11.7-acre lot where his father’s church stood until it was demolished after he retired.

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retired Marine, and he was interested in veteran housing that caters to law enforcement and emergency workers. He wanted to give them first option, and knew a lot of them have a hard time finding housing when they came out of the military.”

Asked if the apartment complex would be limited to servicemen and women, Moultrie said he would want non-military families to live there as well.

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The construction project awaits a start date, after it was approved by the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals in 2020.

“First, Covid slowed things down, and then there was a discrepancy on the basement that we were going to put utilities in,” Moultrie explained. “The town’s building department said the basement wasn’t listed on the initial drawing.”

At a June 14 Board of Appeals

hearing at the town’s Old Town Hall, the Moultrie family’s attorney, Christian Browne, discussed the basement plans for the project.

“The reason why the town didn’t entitle his building permit right away is they said there was a mistake on the paperwork,” Browne told the Herald, referring to Moultrie’s permit. He added that the purpose of the Continued on page 17

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Herald staffers capture Press Club awards STAFF REPORT Four staffers from Herald Community Newspapers earned recognition last week for their work over the past year during the annual Press Club of Long Island awards dinner in Woodbury.

Reine Bethany, currently the editor of the Uniondale Herald Beacon, won third place in the government and politics category for her stories focusing on the Cleveland Avenue athletic field controversy in Freeport while she was editor of the Freeport Herald. Elected leaders from the village and the school district have been at odds over what to do with the green space, as plans for a distribution center there could bring millions of dollars into the community.

Ana Borruto, editor of the Franklin Square/Elmont Herald, took third place in the crime and justice category for her web story “Justice for Julio,” about residents in Hell’s Kitchen holding a vigil for a Bay Shore High School graduate while writing for GreaterLongIsland.com.

Borruto joined Herald Community Newspapers as a senior reporter last November, and was promoted to editor of the Franklin Square newspaper a short time later.

“Our whole editorial team has shown a knack for understanding their communities and following the stories vital to their readers,” Michael Hinman, executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers,

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ThE PRESS Club of Long Island recognized journalism excellence at its annual dinner last week. Herald staffers Michael Malaszczyk, Laura Lane, center, and Ana Borruto show off their awards for the Wantagh Herald, Seaford Herald, Oyster Bay Herald and Franklin Square/Elmont Herald. Reine Bethany, editor of the Uniondale Herald Beacon, also was honored for her previous work with the Freeport Herald. said. “Recognition from the Press Club of Long Island — itself a chapter of the esteemed Society of Professional Journalists — is greatly appreciated.”

Longtime Herald staffer Laura Lane was recognized as one of the best print reporters on Long Island as she picked up

a third place award in the Reporter of the Year category. Lane’s stories that contributed to the honor included one that talked about who cares for the caregivers at Glen Cove Hospital, how ex-interns led Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan’s congressional campaign, the limited options

facing refugees, and the funeral of famed Teddy Roosevelt impersonator James Foote.

Lane, who has been with the Herald for roughly 20 years, serves as senior editor for the Glen Cove Herald, Oyster Bay Herald, and Sea Cliff/Glen Head Herald.

Barely a year after he started working full-time at the Herald, Michael Malaszczyk placed second in the environment narrative category. His story, “New York state adds to South Shore Estuary Reserve Act,” was highlighted.

Malaszczyk began freelancing for the Herald in March 2022 while a graduate student at Hofstra University. He became a full-time reporter a few months later in charge of the Seaford Herald and Wantagh Herald, where he was since promoted to senior reporter. All while continuing to pursue his graduate degree at Hofstra.

“There are many dedicated and hardworking journalists on Long Island, and Herald Community Newspapers is proud to be a part of that community as well as the communities our papers serve,” Jeffrey Bessen, the company’s deputy editor — and a Press Club of Long Island board member — said.

The Press Club of Long Island was established in 1974 as an independent press club after a reporter was jailed for failing to reveal a source. It is now one of SPJ’s largest pro chapters. It has honored member media organizations with an annual awards presentation since 1982.

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Juneteenth festivity aims to raise awareness

NASSAU HERALD — June 22, 2023

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

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ocal Juneteenth events are growing across the United States. Now that it’s a federal holiday the festivities were present at Inwood Park. Letters decorated in African prints spelling Juneteenth, red, white, and blue balloons draped a gazebo column and barbecues were cooking chicken, burgers, and hot dogs.

June 19 marks Juneteenth National Independence Day, a national federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U. S.. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when news of emancipation reached Galveston, Texas, two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, officially ending slavery in the country.

Inwood resident and Wings of Faith Ministries member Ilyassha Shivers, hosted the celebration with his family, extended family, church members, and friends for the third year in a row at Inwood Park.

His wife, Karen Shivers, pointed to the progress society has made when it comes to civil rights but said that the current state of civil rights today is still “sad” and much more work needs to be done including a need to educate young people on Black history to continue to create positive societal changes.

“We have the red, white, and blue balloons, recognizing that this is a great country but it has a troubled history, and we want to acknowledge both,” she said. “There are a lot of atrocities, and we never want to forget. We want to pass it down to our young people so that they’ll remember.”

Juneteenth is now the 12th federal holiday and the first federal holiday created since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Shiver’s father, Warren, has seen civil rights struggles firsthand.

Warren turns 78 on June 25 and after his pastoral anniversary on June 4, has been a pastor at Wings of Faith for

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CHILDREN AND ADuLts from Wings of Faith Outreach Ministries in Inwood held a letter made of African print spelling out Juneteenth in honor of the national holiday.

39 years. He recalled when his father, James, lost his sanitation job in Elloree, South Carolina in 1955 after signing a petition calling for school integration. Warren said, in some ways, civil rights progress is taking steps backward because of a lack of influential voices speaking on Black issues, black on black crime and a lack of willingness from people to take the similar risks they did back in the 1950s.

“It’s going backward because people don’t want to sacrifice,” Warren said. “My father was not the only one, I talked to many elders who lost their jobs. Many lost their lives. Now people don’t want to do that anymore. They’re afraid. We don’t have true liberation. The liberation movement is not real if it goes too far left or too far right.”

Ilyassha said that growing the importance of Juneteenth must first start with the Black community and

drew similarities to how the Jewish community remembers the Holocaust.

“They always say never to forget, and we want the kids to remember the history,” he said. “When you hear about civil rights abuse now it can mean many groups, but [Black people] are still being marginalized, and we’re still being singled out. We can’t let other groups define our pain. It must be important to us, and we must hold everyone to the same standard in respecting history and respecting culture. Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but you still have some companies and jobs that didn’t give their employees off. People will say slavery was hundreds of years ago, but that doesn’t make a difference. Until we realize that and make [Juneteenth] respected, it’s always going to be seen as a second-class holiday.”

Talking up Lawrence news, honoring students growing families.

A program under the supervision of Trustee Paris Popack to modernize and upgrade Zion Park was implemented. To date, at a cost of $300,000, the existing playground was upgraded and refurbished, and three age-appropriate playgrounds were installed containing swings, slides, and wall and rope climbs. Additional playground swings have been ordered, a gazebo and splash pad is under construction and the peninsula public library has scheduled an event with a village movie being planned for this summer.

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

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awrence mayor Alex Edelman touched on several items when he delivered his annual “State of the Village” address at the June 14 Lawrence Association meeting at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club.

Edelman reported that despite continuing property tax abatements and increased costs due to inflation, village taxes have not been raised.

“The state of the village is strong and solid in every way,” he said. “While fiscal conditions nationally are fragile, financially, the Village enjoys a uniquely outstanding position.”

The decades-old problem of disastrous flooding was addressed as a $9 million project was completed through the state’s New York Rising Program. Hopefully the work done will alleviate the threat of damaging flooding on streets including Meadow Lane, Marbridge Road, Muriel and Margaret avenues, and Monroe Street, Edelman said.

On its own the village’s public works department addressed flooding at Waverly Place, Washington Avenue, Broadway and Cumberland Place, and retained a specialized vacuum truck and underground cameras to keep drains and water basins clear.

To maintain cleaner roadways the vil-

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JACKIE HANDEL, fAR left and Judi Bernstein, far right, of the Lawrence Association, gave Lawrence Good Citizen awards to Moshi Silver, Yonatan Hucul and Rachel Hirt. lage bought a $260,000 street sweeper. To have cleaner sidewalks building inspectors will be issuing tickets to litterers, Edelman said.

The completed sale of the village’s decommissioned water treatment plant is expected to generate $8.5 million, and the village remains current with all state comptroller requirements. Since 2021, the village of Lawrence has invested $1.2 million in road, street and curb repair.

Edelman noted several repaired or

repaved streets including Cumberland Place, Lord Avenue, Richmond Place, Winchester Place, Martin Lane and Rosalind Place.

The village has increased its own treetrimming program and has demanded utilities maintain their poles, remove double poles and trim trees near wires.

Edelman reported the past year marked a change in demographics as an increased number of younger residents required additional recreation space for

Several students from Five Towns schools were recipients of the Lawrence Association’s annual Good Citizens awards which are given to high school juniors and seniors living in Lawrence that have displayed a commitment to American ideals and community service.

Each received an inscribed plaque presented with Town of Hempstead certificates of Merit by Councilwoman Melissa “Missy” Miller. Award recipients included Rachel Hirt, an 11th-grader student at Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, Yonatan Hucul, a rising junior at Rambam Mesivta High School, Yoni Pomerantz, of Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys and Moshe Silver, an 11th grader from Mesivta Ateres Yaakov High School in Lawrence.

Crime watCh Larceny from auto ■ On June 10, an unknown person stole a catalytic converter from a parked vehicle at 361 Daub Ave. in Hewlett at 9 a.m., police said.

Petit Larceny ■ On May 21, an unidentified man stole items at the Target at 345 Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence at 9:45 a.m., police said.

■ Angel Mario, 43, Rosedale was arrested for shoplifting at the CVS at 530 Burnside Ave. in Inwood on June 13 at 6:07 p.m.

Criminal mischief to auto ■ On June 8, an unknown person damaged the rear windshield of the victim’s vehicle parked at 1540 Hewlett Ave. in Hewlett at 2 p.m., police said.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

Crime brief Hewlett teen hurt after crash with a SUV A 16-year-old was struck by a sport utility vehicle when riding his bicycle in Hewlett on June 14.

A woman was driving her 2020 Range Rover going north on Franklin Avenue and the teenager was riding his bike west on Station Plaza towards Franklin Avenue when the crash happened, according to Nassau police.

The cyclist suffered a broken arm, multiple lacerations and bruises on his arms, legs and head.

He was taken by NCPD helicopter to Cohen Children’s Hospital for evaluation and treatment.

The driver remained on the scene..

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Man and woman allegedly assaulted in Hewlett Two men allegedly punched a man and a woman in the face and displayed a gun in what the Nassau police are calling an assault at the office of ASAP Restoration on Broadway in Hewlett just after noon on June 13.

A man, 45, a woman, 59, were in the office when two men entered the business. One of the men was asking questions when he allegedly jumped over a desk and struck the woman and man. He then reportedly threw an office chair at the woman that went over her head.

Courtesy NCPD The other man pulled out a black handgun before left and were Two people were allegedly assaulted at a seen running north on Mill Road. business in Hewlett on June 13.

Nothing was taken, police said.

The woman suffered head pain, a black, 6-feet tall with a medium build and swollen face and a cut lip. She was treated was wearing blue sweatpants, a blue at the scene by a police medic. The man hooded sweatshirt, black sneakers and reported no injuries. also had a blue surgical mask.

One man is described as black, 6-feet Police are asking anyone with informatall with a thin build and was wearing tion about the incident to call Nassau black and blue sweatpants, a black sweat- County Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 244shirt black sneakers and a blue surgical 8477. All calls are confidential. mask.

The other man is also described as –Jeffrey Bessen

Homeless man arrested for alleged Amazon burglary tance and upon ar rival, Aubree Thompson was arrested in North Lawrence fourth precinct officers found for a burglary that occurred the man on the second floor on June 13 at 6:49 a.m. of the parking garage and According to police, a were able to place him into 28-year-old female working as police custody without incia security guard at the Amadent. zon warehouse at 253-51 No injuries were reported.

Rockaway Blvd. in Woodmere Thompson is charged with saw Thompson, 35 standing burglary, possession of a in the warehouse holding a weapon and obstructing govAubree Thompson black knife. ernmental administration.

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He did neither of the last two.

With over 5,000 participants across the state, Sepe was victorious in the New York Stock Market Spring Competition.

The contest, sponsored by the SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) Foundation offers students the opportunity to learn how to invest and grow the $100,000 nest egg. It teaches students how to use the skills they’ve been taught in math, English Language Arts, economics, social studies and other subjects.

The competition began in late March and after two Courtesy Joshua Sepe months of trading, he finished HEwLETT HiGH ScHOOL junior Joshua Sepe won the with $185,000.

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Bringing local sports home every week

Herald sports Wild finishes highlight spring season

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

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here was no shortage of thrilling finishes and heartbreak on Nassau County high school athletic fields this spring, capped by a nearly 4-hourlong Long Island Class A softball championship game between MacArthur and Bayport.

Here’s a recap of the 10 wildest postseason endings to the 2022-23 sports year.

1. Carey 6, Plainedge 5 Class A softball first round The Seahawks trailed 5-1 in the top of the sixth inning but staged a comeback of epic proportions still down three with two outs and nobody on base in the bottom of the seventh.

Caylee DeMeo had a two-run single and winning pitcher Lauren Peers followed with a towering fly that dropped between outfielders, bringing home the tying and winning runs.

2. Calhoun 6, Mepham 5 Class A baseball semifinal The host Colts were down three runs and down to their last out in Game 3 with nobody on base in the bottom of the seventh before pulling out a win for the ages. A hit batter, a single, and a walk set the stage for Joey Goodman, who blasted a walk-off grand slam over the fence in left.

3. Calhoun 6, South Side 5 Class B boys’ lacrosse semifinal Jayden Finkelstein had a hat trick and an assist and junior goaltender Mark Restivo made 13 saves to propel the Colts to victory.

Jake Lewis, Braden Garvey and Shaun Walters also scored as Calhoun avenged a 10-5 regular-season defeat to the Cyclones.

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7. Manhasset 13, North Shore 12 Class C girls’ lacrosse championship The Vikings dropped an OT heartbreaker after leading 12-9 with less than six minutes remaining in regulation. Colbert had seven goals to finish the campaign with 101. Ava Bartoli and Daniela Martini scored twice apiece.

8. Seaford 1, Center Moriches 0 L.I. Class B softball championship

The Vikings trailed by five goals in the first half before rallying and eventually winning in triple overtime on a goal by Kylee Colbert.

Scoreless in the bottom of the ninth, the Vikings captured their first Long Island crown in walk-off fashion on Kaitlyn Young’s bases-loaded single to left with one out to bring home Gabby Bellamore.

Pitcher Skyler Secondino dominated in the circle with 15 strikeouts.

5. Garden City 7, Calhoun 6 Class B boys’ lacrosse championship

9. Babylon 6, Seaford 5 L.I. Class B baseball championship

4. North Shore 11, South Side 10 Class C girls’ lacrosse semifinal

Garden City, which defeated the Colts handily, 16-8, April 21, had its hands full in the rematch on the county title stage and scored the decisive goal with 1:48 remaining off the stick of Carson Kraus. Lewis scored three times for Calhoun and had the potential tying goal nullified with seconds remaining due to a crease violation.

One strike away from making more program history after winning its firstever county title, Seaford baseball was unable to shut the door against Babylon.

The Phantoms scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to win it in unbelievable fashion after the Vikings plated three runs in the top of the inning.

6. Garden City 9, Long Beach 8 Class B girls’ lacrosse championship

10. Bayport 4, MacArthur 2 L.I. Class A softball championship

For the second straight year Long Beach fell a goal short of topping Garden City for the county title. A late goal by Garden City’s Kendal Morris with 2:41 left in the second half proved the difference. Delaney Chernoff had a hat trick and Delaney Radin added four points for the Marines.

After defeating Clarke for the county championship in a series that went the distance, MacArthur gave everything it had in a marathon L.I. Class A title game before falling in 12 innings. The Generals tied it in their final turn at-bat on star pitcher Taylor Brunn’s RBI double.

KAITLYN YOuNG, ABOVE, had the walk-off hit for Seaford in its 1-0 victory over Center Moriches in the Long Island Class B softball title game.

KYLEE COLBErT’S GOAL in triple overtime lifted North Shore over South Side in a thrilling Nassau Class C girls’ lacrosse semifinal.

Learning remains impacted by Covid-19 choice. Students who do well on additional exams can earn Advanced Regents Diplomas.

The score on a Regents exam normally accounts for 20 percent of a student’s final grade. With the “Do No Harm” policy, if the Regents result is not figured in, each quarter’s grade counts for 25 percent of the final grade.

Though the policy has been discussed in social media forums — and is explained on the district’s website — it was detailed by Amanda Kavanagh, the assistant superintendent for teaching, learning and technology, at last week’s meeting.

“I think it’s important to understand that ‘Do No Harm’ means we are not holding our students to the same standards,” Kavanagh said. “If a score helps somebody, it is included in their average. If it doesn’t, it is not factored in.”

The 2022-23 academic year has been notable for its full return to pre-pandemic teaching. There has been no remote instruction, and according to Kavanagh, teachers have been preparing their students for the Regents exams all year.

Before the board voted, students voiced their views on the policy, and why it helps those who experience test anxiety when facing an exam that plays such a big role in their success in a class for the year.

“Some students like myself are just, fairly, not good test takers,” Hewlett sophomore Jordan Sita said.

“Some of us think it is unfair that one test can ruin our averages for the whole year. Some students have a 95 average all year and get a 70 on a Regents, and now their average goes from a 95 to the 80s.”

School board President Debra Sheinin spoke to the Herald about the students who came to support the policy.

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Valley Stream reSident Amil Virani expressed his support for the ‘Do No Harm’ policy to school board trustees.

“It’s great to hear that students are actively voicing their support for the ‘Do No Harm’ policy,” Sheinin said. “By expressing their opinions, they contribute to the discussion and decision-making processes. The decision of the board to implement this policy shows their willingness to prioritize the well-being of students and consider the impact of external circumstances on their academic performances. It’s important to acknowledge and appreciate the efforts made by both the students and the board to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment.”

Although most have put the pandemic behind them, some parents and students say they continue to see its effects on their studies and their state of mind.

Carmen Gerardo, a Hewlett parent of a high school senior who will soon leave for college, spoke emotional-

ly to the board, voicing her support for the policy. A majority of her son’s high school experience, Gerardo said, was overshadowed by the pandemic.

She said she was satisfied that the board approved the extension for the rest of the school year.

“It’s fair, and that’s all you want for your kids, to be a fair playing game,” she said after the vote. “My son was in high school all Covid — that began his freshman year in 2020. People were affected in other ways besides taking a test.”

Gerardo said they lost a family member during the pandemic, and she now has an incoming high school freshman.

“I can’t even possibly imagine students coming in still facing that anxiety,” she said. “A lot of people like to think that Covid is over. You also have a lot of students who are not prepared, and they said themselves, they are not prepared to sit through this exam and to have this exam weighted against (their) average.”

Gerardo, a New York City educator, acknowledged the importance of exams in schools, but said she believed that 20 percent is “unfair.”

According to a policy in the neighboring Lawrence school district, if a student scores between 50 and 64 on one or more Regents exams, he or she can receive a “special appeal” on their transcript.

On the day of the meeting, Valley Stream resident Amil Virani created a petition on Change.org in support of the policy extension. More than 250 people signed it.

“I’m very glad the board of education recognized the need for the ‘Do No Harm’ policy,’” Virani wrote about the Hewlett board. “There was no need for our school district to jump ahead and remove ‘Do No Harm.’”

Have an opinion on the “Do No Harm” policy? Send a letter to jbessen@liherald.com.

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Herald ScHoolS HAFTR High School’s Class of 2023 graduates Hofstra University played host to the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School’s Class of 2023 graduation on June 7, and all the pomp and circumstance and celebration associated with a commencement was present.

After the United States “Star Spangled Banner” and “Hatikvah,” Israel’s national anthem were sung, HAFTR President Amir Kornblum addressed the audience, congratulated the students on their achievements and encouraged challenged them to take chances and follow their dreams.

Sharing Torah words of wisdom was Rabbi Ira Wallach, HAFTR’s Judaic Studies coordinator who urged the students to embrace their Jewish values as they move into their futures.

Associate Principal Josh Wyner noted the students’ school experiences and the impact of their positive actions, while Principal Naomi Lippman spoke of the students’ accomplishment and maturity, and highlighted what she saw as a strong sense of community that was created during their years at HAFTR. Valedictorian Elisabeth Gurtman and salutatorian Elle Nathan were recognized for their academic achievements. Their speeches recalled their HAFTR experiences and the journey their class took together.

Each graduate received their diploma and a personalized prayer book. Then the caps went into the air.

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RunneRs and walkeRs take off at the start of the Brandeis 5K Run and Walk on June 11.

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Shoham, 46, captured first place with a time of 22:41.36, to outpace Mario Wilkowski, 63, who finished second in 23:06.99, just ahead of his brother Fred Wilkowski, 60, took third place in 23:44.94.

Gabi Moskowitz, 15, was the first woman to cross the finish line in 25:06.

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Lederman is a Brandeis parent, the Parents Association president, a board member and co-chair of the event that included a brunch and a silent auction. More than 150 people attended and helped to raise nearly $75,000.

–Jeffrey Bessen

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Karen Bloom Bound by blood and a mutual love of American rootsBy music, Most of all, the goal is to have fun.

WHERE the Bacon Brothers have spent the past quarter-century in a creative “From the super quiet kind of stuff to whirl, funneling their sharedthe DNA into their unique sound that rockin’, we’re all about making it an enjoyable Can art change world?

It’s a question WHEN crosses genres. They call that sound “Forosoco” — a blend of folk, experience,” he says. “We want people to enjoy rock, soulbeen and country uences, deliveredof by two their night out. Everyone plays a lot different ••Friday, June 8 p.m.noon-4 that’s atinflthe focus oursongwriters collective Saturday and23, Sunday, who were born to collaborate — and it’s taken the siblings across things and we switch off a whole lot.”

• The Space, 250 Post Ave. p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, the world. for centuries. Now as society And, of course, there’s that star factor. As Westbury culture 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

For Kevin Bacon, the A-list actor, his brother Michael is a Michael puts it: “My brother’s been a movie star a ••Tickets are $45-$80; available Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, musical extensionthe of himself. long time. Many people come out to see a movie navigates complexities of modern life, at TheSpaceAtWestbury.com South Campus, Hempstead.

As the Bacon Brothers Band, they’ve performed on many star in the band. We look at that as a challenge.”

For information and to RSVP, art assincea their path social change is Now at the stages 1995for start at a small club in Philadelphia.

By the end of the evening, those unfamiliar call (516) 463-5672, or visit they return to Long Island on Friday, where they’ll appear at The withHofstra.edu/museum the actor-as-musician come to realize he is just that. And, as a treat for their forefront of artistic expression.

Space in Westbury. audiences, it all comes to a close with one unforgettable moment: the band’s rendition of “Footloose.”

“Long Island is a special, unique place,” Michael says. “We’ve “It’s a song that makes people joyous,” Michael says. Certainly an apt description got tons of friends on Long Island, and really enjoy playing there.”

“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines of their creative partnership.

Michael, an Emmy-winning composer, is involved with Long Island the collective theand artsteaches in society.

High School power for theof Arts at Lehman College in the Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant Bronx, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music. director of exhibition and Courtesy Jeff Fasano collection — the artists’ civic responsibility “Unlike my exhibit brother,underscores I’ve never done anything but music,”and influence. Kevin and Michael Bacon — highlights the vital that artists have activating democratic values brothers, that he“It says.

After some time role in the Nashville musicinscene, he found songwriters, and multipromise freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivatinginstrumentalists unity,” successequality scoring and television and fi lms. All the while he and his brother — have merged kept at their andlead theirthe band.

Giordano says.songwriting “Artists often charge and expose truths that may otherwise be their individual careers into success TheThe older of the by nine years, apparent as their bandmates. ignored. artists in two, this exhibition take ita became stand and call outto injustices through art Michael in childhood — in as their hometowngender, of Philadelphia — that and activism on issues such immigration, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, Kevinrights, had the makings of a musician. voting racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making “We sort of started very low key just by writing songs together, of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their I realized at a very early age the talent he had for music, even communities the nation to igniteMichael movement, though he’s and completely untrained,” says.create “Andawareness, after we and inspire others to stand withband them.” put the together, Kevin wasn’t expecting to play guitar.”

This which runs July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s Yetexhibit, it all unfolded quitethrough naturally, it seems.

13th presidential conference on the BarackasObama coming up in April.

“I grew up always listening to music a kid,” presidency the younger “Wesays. were“My interested thewriting idea that the and artistahas a civic responsibility,” says Bacon brotherinwas music lot of my heroes were guys with guitars.

That’s what I was looking I chose was inspired by museum director Karen Albert.

“The initial idea for up thisto. exhibition in Administration part, because it White turnedHouse out tobriefi be easy.

Rather than anacting, Obama ng that took place on May 12, 2009, practicing the 60 time, which not.” organizers met with administration officials to where moreallthan artists andiscreative Clearly the talentpower was undeniable, and Michael broughtcreate him change, and chart discuss the collective of the arts to build community, along. “I saw early that Kevin had a gift for lyrics and melody.” a pathway for national recovery in the areas of social justice, civic participation and That led them to become a songwriting duo. Now, both activism.” occupied with their demanding careers, they’re very much still at it, To that end, unlike other recent exhibits that showcased the museum’s albeit separately. permanent Giordano reached out voice to contemporary “It’s a collection, process,” Kevin explains.

“I keep notes for artists who loaned the museum their selected 36 or pieces are and on view when an idea pops.

I’ll doworks. a chordSome pattern melody go — representing allfrom media — from Emma Amos, Molly Crabapple and the Equal Justice Initiative, there.”

Their band’s success is a continuation of Hank a storyWillis that Thomas, and Sophia For Freedoms, Miguel Luciano, Michele Pred, began long ago when the two siblings were raised on Victor. a soundtrack of 1970s soul “The way our climatesinger-songwriters, is now, this exhibitPhilly could not be more timely than and classic rockadds. bands. atsingers, this moment,” Albert “We’re still exploring the sound we began Among the highlights, she points to the series of prints from the making 25 years ago; we’ve just gotten a lot better collective ForMichael, Freedoms.

Theirsuccess four large scalehisphotos are based on at it,” says whose mirrors Norman Rockwell’s 1943 oil inspired by President Franklin D. brother’s own accolades as paintings an actor. “Music Roosevelt’s 1941It’s State of the Union address is a life’s work. a universe of things yet that outlined what he considered theexciting essential democratic values freedom of speech, to know. It’s tofour be doing stuff we freedom worship, from— want, couldn’tofhave done freedom 20 years ago to and freedom from fear. For know that we’ve come so far, yet stillworks have so Freedoms has interpreted these iconic for our era. much the tank.”

“It’sleft theinsame composition,” Albert says. “From 1940s America, it will be on full America display atisThe Space. these And (works) show what today, our diversity and what we look With their longtime bandmates — including like now.” bassist Paul Guzzone, drummer Frank Vilardi As always the museum offers additional and guitarist Tim Quick — the Bacon Brothers programming enhance theincludes exhibit experience. will perform atolively set that their latest EP Upcoming events include an artist panel“Philly on Feb. 23, “Erato,” along with their recent single which examines of the artist as activist, and a Thing,” releasedthe in role November. gallery“We’re tour with Alexandra Giordano, always trying to break outMarch of 16. our specific habits and try something new,” Courtesy Hofstra Universally Museum of Art Kevin Norman says. “We’re twocelebrated songwriters Photos: Rockwell’s ‘Four who Freedoms’ are reinhave a as lotphotos of different uences, and terpreted

by Hankinfl Willis Thomas andwe’ve Emily Shur in learned towith embrace that reality. it collaboration Eric Gottesman and As the long Wyatt as Gallery. comes from us, it Courtesy sounds like us.” of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

Sculpture: Hank Willis Thomas, ‘Lives of Others,’ 2014, made from black urethane resin and standing 57 inches tall.

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Creative Band of advocacy brothers

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one Midsummer is the longest day of theof sharpest stand-ups thelong the year and has on been comedy scene. A arelative latecomer considered magical night. In part, to comedy, he by began doing stand- of inspired the photographs Oldafter Westbury Gardens’ up at 31 realizing he wasfounder not Peggie Phippspackaging.

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Visitors houseaemcee at Zanies Chicago, ages are invited to picnic, whereof healldistinguished himself as strolladept and relax duringthe two special especially at working enjoying the gardens crowd.evenings, A husband and father of amid the soundsMcGann’s of ambient three young children, arewit illuminated appealmusic. stemsThe fromgrounds his quick with lanterns and decorated and relatable take on family life with wreaths In and floralMcGann arrangements. and marriage.

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Journey back in time to 1960s Detroit and the birth of the Motown sound, when Motor City Revue visits the Landmark stage, Friday June 30, 8 p.m. This 11-piece tribute band will have everyone dancing and singing along to the songs immortalized by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Supremes and countless others.

From Hitsville to Soulsville, they’ll perform it all, with a passion and delivery of the true Motown sound that is undeniable. Their ability to match the vocal harmonies and instrumental mix that distinguished the original recordings is not to be missed. All will be humming along to these iconic tunes that defined a generation, in this authentic recreation of the great era that revolutionized the music industry. $47, 42, $38. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

On exhibit In a ‘New York State of Mind’ Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “All About Joel: A Billy Joel Tribute,” Sunday, June 25, 2:30 p.m.

David Clark’s stunningly accurate piano playing, lead vocals and an eerily similar stage look to the Piano Man himself delights audiences, while engaging everyone with wit and humor. Come hear all your favorite tunes including “Just the Way You Are,” “New York State of Mind,” “Piano Man,” and so many more. It’s performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

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

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Summer sounds Radio Flashback rocks Eisenhower Park, Saturday, 24, 8 p.m. Highlighted by their 4-part harmonies, this is a classic rock tribute to the music, the artists and the experiences everyone fondly remembers. Bring seating. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.

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Marc Berger Marc Berger performs songs from his album “Ride,” weaving stories of his experiences as an Easterner in the mountains and desert, Thursday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m., as part HewlettWoodmere Public Library’s Courtyard Concert series.1125 Broadway, Hewlett.

Central Beat Central Beat, playing classic rock, performs as part of the Hewlett Bagel Boss concert series, Saturday, June 24, at 10 p.m. 1352 Peninsula Blvd, Hewlett.

See “Confess, Fletch,” starring Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, Wednesday, June 28, at 2 and 7 p.m., at Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library.

After becoming the prime suspect in multiple murders, Fletch strives to prove his innocence while simultaneously searching for his fiancé’s stolen art collection. The R rated movie runs 1 hours and 38 minutes. 1125 Broadway, Hewlett.

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Play canasta, mah jongg and Scrabble in the Bentley Room of Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence, Monday, June 26,2-4:30 p.m. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated. Masks recommended.

Family Bat Walk Stroll Old Westbury Gardens with Gabriel Willow, a New York Citybased urban naturalist and environmental educator, Saturday, July 8, 7:309:30 p.m. He will lead a walk through the gardens to listen and look for bats while discussing bat ecology and conservation.

All ages are welcome.

Space is limited and reservations are required.

Rain date is Saturday, July 15. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

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Westbury House Tour For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, June 23, noon; Sunday, June 25, 1:30 p.m.; Monday, June 26, noon, Wednesday, June 28, noon; Thursday, June 29, noon and 1:30 p.m. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend the 17 steps to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

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PROtesteRs fROm LONg IsLAND Progressive Coalition, the Working Families Party, and Nassau Democratic Socialists of America come together for a quick group photo before heading into the Nassau County Rent Guidelines Board hearing to voice their opinions about proposed increases to rent-stabilized apartment leases in Nassau County.

Tenants don’t want rents going up this year Landlords blame economy, need for upgrades, for raise request

AssemBLywOmAN mIChAeLLe sOLAges tells the Nassau County Rent Guidelines Board it should carefully consider the impact any rent increase would have right now on tenants working through the same inflationary pressures as landlords.

By BRANDON CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com

They don’t just want to pause rent increases in rentstabilized apartments in Nassau County. They want to go back to 2021, before the Nassau County Rent Guidelines Board allowed 2 percent increases on one-year leases, and 3.5 percent on two-year leases.

Those tenants along with politicians supporting them banded together at the Hempstead Town Hall last week to issue those demands, which were set for a final vote on Wednesday after the Herald’s publication deadline.

The rent guidelines board is responsible for imposing rent caps on rent-stabilized apartments in the county, a quarter of which are in Hempstead. Rent stabilization was implemented in 1962 to help prevent the displacement of low- and middleincome residents from excessive rent increases in an effort to provide affordable housing.

Buildings offering rent-stabilized units are typically larger properties built before 1974 that are privately owned and operatmIChAeLLe ed. sOLAges “Democracy is a participation sport, and it’s essential that peoAssemblywoman ple go out and voice their concer n,” Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages said.

Last week’s demonstrations were organized by the Long Island Progressive Coalition, Working Families Party, and Nassau Democratic Socialists of America.

Jeremy Joseph, an advocate and organizer with DSA, claims tenants weren’t notified about the open hearings regarding raising their rent.

“We knocked on a lot of doors, we put up flyers in buildings,” he said. “By the next day, almost all of those flyers were taken down by landlords because they don’t want their tenants to come out and speak their minds.

“Every year landlords show up because it’s their job to know about this. They want to raise the rent as much as they can, but they don’t tell the tenants.”

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emocracy is a participation sport, and it’s essential that people go out and voice their concern.

tion and because they say they want to use the extra money to help upgrade poor conditions of the buildings they own. Richard Rush, a landlord whose real estate firm owns and manages various apartments throughout Nassau, said the buildings “require a lot of repairs and maintenance to upkeep, and landlords should be incentivized to maintain their buildings for the benefit of the tenants.”

But Darinel Velasquez, an advocate from New York Communities for Change, says it is absurd landlords need to feel incentivized in order to provide an inhabitable space to their tenants.

“Landlords have been making consistent profit every year while failing to maintain and upkeep the buildings they own,” he said.

Data compiled by the tent guidelines board reveals the consumer price index surged by nearly 4 percent in the metropolitan area over the past year through April.

Meanwhile, Nassau landlords saw their income grow nearly 3 percent, but their expenses expand wider at nearly 4.5 percent between 2021 and 2022.

However, tenant advocates are questioning the credibility of this data, claiming it was developed by landlords and lacked independent auditing. Landlords, however, say the data inflates their income by incorporating earnings from non-stabilized units, which they say are considerably more profitable.

The state’s housing and community renewal division has found the average rent for a rent-stabilized apartment in Nassau County was $1,474 per month in 2022, resulting

in a profit of more than $360 per month for landlords.

Joseph calls this new attempt to raise rents to nothing more than landlord greed, who place profits over people and already charge more than market value for their other non-stabilized properties.

“The problem with treating housing like a commodity is that its value outpaces our wages,” he said.

Some tenants shared with the rent guidelines board their issues with their landlords, while they as tenants continue to struggle financially.”

Some tenants claimed they were pressured into signing leases without reading them, having their rent randomly raised, and even charging upward of $150 per month for parking.

That has forced some residents, like Melissa Devone, a 62-year-old battling lung cancer, to park three blocks away from her apartment after chemo treatments because she simply cannot afford that additional monthly expense.

Tenants also claimed rodents run rampant through many units, mold, a lack of security and sense of safety, lack of maintenance and upkeep, and an overall lack of quality living.

Although the vote was expected to happen this week, some organizations do offer free legal resources for tenants who might find themselves in an untenable situation. Long Island Housing Services is a private, non-profit fair housing advocacy and enforcement agency serving Nassau and Suffolk counties. They can be reached at LIFairHousing.org.

Next Board of Appeals hearing set for Monday Browne said that construction was basement was originally listed. “It is the expected to start last fall, but was halted same (paperwork) that was approved. due to the discrepancy over the basement.

On Sept. 20, the Town Board approved a Nothing has changed from the project.”

Moultrie said the plans were written six-month moratorium on the construction of homes and apartments in the vilout on the paperwork. lages of North Lawrence On the opposite side of and Inwood. the hearing table was Albert Browne said he proposed D’Agostino, representing to the Board of Appeals that the Lawrence school disit exempt Moultrie’s project trict, who said that when the from the moratorium, and project was first discussed then he and his client would in 2020, the school district resolve the “error.” The was strongly opposed. board agreed, he said.

D’Agostino asked the board As of press time, Browne to adjourn the hearing so had not returned follow-up the district could review the calls asking how he and project. T he case was Moultrie had resolved the adjourned until June 26. error.

Browne questioned why M i c h a e l G l i n e r, a n the district would oppose a isaiah moulTrie Inwood business owner and project that would bring Hewlett member of the Inwood Civic more families to the comAssociation who attended munity, but hardly a large number of children to local schools. “It’s the hearing, said he supported the project. only 48 apartments,” he said.

“If you go up and down the area, that “At this point, we’re just doing our research,” Lawrence Board of Education block is such an eyesore,” Gliner said.

“There’s nothing going on there, and it President Murray Forman said.

Town code allows buildings with sin- will improve that area and bring up the gle-family units to be no taller than three value of the people who are there. Isaiah stories. Moultrie said that County Execu- has always done right by the community. I tive Bruce Blakeman was a driving force don’t see why he would change now.”

Moultrie, a 1984 graduate of Lawrence in securing a zoning change for the project when he was the area’s town council- High School who now lives in Hewlett, said he doesn’t intend to make a “quick man.

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The proposed five-sTory, 48-unit residential building would be built at the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Russell Place, near the Inwood LIRR station. buck” in Inwood, but rather hopes to bring a project he said would revitalize his childhood community.

“We really want to bring back something to Inwood that’s going to be good,” he said. “Something that’s going to be safe and put Inwood in a better light than it is

now. It’s going to bring people to come and say, ‘Hey, I want to live here. I feel safe here.’ That’s what we’re trying to do.”

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t was a celebration of 30 years proving service and guidance to the young LGBTQ community of Long Island, and it was a celebration in style.

PFY — formerly known as Pride for Youth — raised thousands of dollars for its Long Island Crisis Center programs last week during its annual gala at Westbury Manor.

Special guest at this year’s event was Maulik Pancholy, the openly gay actor many would know for his roles in the NBC sitcom “30 Rock” as well as the children’s series “Phineas and Ferb.”

“I think the gala is going to be a time for us to kind of get maulik Pancholy, acTor from shows like ’30 Rock’ and ‘Star Trek: together and reflect on where we have Discovery,’ shares why organizations come as an agency, like the Long Island Crisis Center’s where we need to PFY group are so important to help- go as an agency, ing the LGBTQ community. The gala and really honor at Westbury Manor raised tens of the pioneering thousands of dollars for PFY’s proleadership and spirit that has laid grams.

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The sTaff from Long Island Crisis Center’s PFY group that focuses on the LGBTQ community of Long Island and Queens, gather for a group picture during the organization’s annual gala last week at Westbury Manor, celebrating 30 years of the program on Long Island. the groundwork that has made PFY what it is,” PFY director Devon Zappasodi told the Herald ahead of the event.

The organization was originally intended for young people, but grants have allowed PFY to expand to serve anyone who identifies as LGBTQ on Long Island and in Queens.

The crisis center operates a 24/7 hotline for people with mental health crises, and PFY was formed in 1993

after former executive director Linda Leonard noticed an influx of calls from members of the LGBTQ community.

“They were actually getting a lot of calls on the hotline for folks who were looking for LGBTQ services, such as counseling … or support groups,” said Tawni Engel, the crisis center’s associate executive director. “There was nothing like that that existed at the time.”

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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Board of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor will convene and hold a public hearing via ZOOM June 27, 2023, at 7:00PM. All residents and professionals wishing to attend are directed to contact Village Hall at 516-3743806 for further ZOOM information/instruction or visit our website at www. hewlettharbor.org.

All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard on the following applications for relief: 1)Mr. Lemuel Santana 20 Thixton Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557 has applied to the Planning Board for site plan, elevation plan and landscape design review for a new one family home, 2 car garage, driveway and inground pool.

2)Mr. Yechiel Abekassis 1220 Harbor Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557 has applied to the Planning Board for site plan, elevation plan and landscape design review for additions and alterations to an existing one family dwelling. At said hearing, all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard.

Copies of the proposed application will be available at the Village Hall at least five (5) days before the public hearing and may be seen during the regular business hours. Those persons planning to attend the meeting and who require special accommodations because of a disability are requested to notify the Village Clerk no less than 48 hours prior to the meeting. Dated: June 7, 2023 Hewett Harbor, New York BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR TED MAY Planning Board Chairman MICHAEL RYDER Building Inspector 140172 LEGAL NOTICE Non-profit organization is taking open bids for installation of the following: - bollards blast resistant doors - access control system Licensed contractors with valid insurances only. Email your contact info to alparker5555@ gmail.com to schedule an estimate.

140070 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 6/28/23 at

9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: -------------------------------- THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 421/23.

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ATLANTIC BEACH - Anthony Licatesi, Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, rear yard, maintain 1st & 2nd story deck with stairs all attached to dwelling; Special exception to construct cabana with pergola attached thereto higher & larger than permitted with less than required side yard setback & lot area occupied variance; Replace/install 3’ high pool enclosure not permitted; Maintain pool equipment not permitted in the side yard., S/s Bayside Dr., 771.66’ N/E/o Park St., a/k/a 188 Bayside Dr. 424/23. WOODMERE - Elan Malina, Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, side yards aggregate, construct addition & enclose existing porch both attached to dwelling., S/s Midway, 89.19’ W/o Norman Way, a/k/a 933 Midway THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M 400/23. NR LAWRENCE - 691 Burnside Ave., Inc., Variance, front yard setback on Burnside Ave.; Variance in offstreet parking, construct 1-story building (demolish existing building)., N/W cor. Burnside Ave. & Garden La. (Rosen St.), a/k/a 691 Burnside Ave. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Atlantic Beach, Lawrence and Woodmere within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction.

There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny. gov/509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https:// hempsteadny.gov/576/ L i v e - S t r e a m i n g - Vi d e o Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

140281 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Hewlett Bay Fire District in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, at a meeting held on the 12 of June 2023, duly adopted the following Resolution, subject to permissive referendum: A Resolution authorizing the expenditure of monies from the Hewlett Bay Fire District Capital Apparatus & Equipment

Fund for the purchase of 10 SCBA 45 Minute bottles that have reached their expiration date. The cost does not exceed $15,000.

A complete copy of the Resolution summarized herewith is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Office of the Hewlett Bay Fire District Secretary for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice.

Dated: Hewlett, New York June 12, 2023 /s/ Robert Cribbin, Fire District Secretary 140325

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 July 6, 2023 at 7:00PM. All residents and professionals wishing to attend are directed to contact Village Hall at 516-374-3806 for further ZOOM information/ instruction or visit our website at www. hewlettharbor.org.

All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard on the following application for variance relief: Mr. Dominic Calandrella 265 Bayberry Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting a 1 ½ car garage. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 14519. Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: Side yard setback for a one family structure is 15 feet in the Residential B District.

Applicant is requesting a 13-foot side yard setback.

Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: Maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30% in a Residential B District.

Applicant is requesting to maintain a 38.8% lot coverage. Mr. Nir Maman 1342 Boxwood Drive West Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting 2nd floor addition, 1 story rear addition, rear yard deck, rear yard gazebo, rear yard cabana and circular driveway.

Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19 and 145-25.A. Village Zoning Code 14519 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 30% in a residential “B” district.

Applicant is requesting to maintain a 46.8% lot coverage. Applicant additionally requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19. Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted front yard surface coverage shall not exceed 23%.

Applicant is requesting a 40% front yard surface coverage. Village Zoning Code 145-25.A states: Accessory buildings shall be located only in the rear or side yards in the residential “B” district.

Applicant is requesting the gazebo and cabana to be erected in the front yard.

Mr. David Borukhov 1334 Club Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting front yard swimming pool with patio pavers.

Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19 and 145-25.A. Zoning Code 145-19 states the maximum permitted building lot coverage in a Residential A District shall not exceed 25%. Applicant is proposing a 39.1% building lot coverage.

Village Zoning Code section 145-25.A states accessory structures may be located only in the side and rear yards. Applicant is requesting to install a pool, shed, and pool equipment in the front yard. Subject property has two front yard. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS STEVEN GOLD, CHAIRMAN ZONING BOARD MICHAEL RYDER- Building Inspector Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York June 16, 2023 140315 LEGAL NOTICE Resolution to dispose of Real Property Less than $20,000 BE IT RESOVED that pursuant to section 176(30) of the Hempstead Town law, the Inwood Fire District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, state of New York, does hereby declare that this real property is owned by the District located at 188 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood New York and is to relinquish one Western Pro Plus 8’ snow Plow, including Halogen head Lights and handheld Controller. This equipment is no longer necessary for use in the fire District. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that based upon an appraisal utilizing Trius equipment services this real property is valued less than $20,000, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to Hempstead Town law the Inwood Fire District is authorized to dispose and sell the aforementioned property of the Fire District to the highest sealed bidder following an advertisement in our official printed publication the Nassau Herold following a 30-day notice of sale. This Equipment is to be sold as is and picked up from fire Headquarters by the successful bidder upon payment.

For information, bid sheets, viewing and examination of the Equipment, please contact Dennis Verriello during the hours of 9am to 2pm Tuesday - Friday at Inwood Fire Headquarters 188 Doughty Blvd. Inwood N.Y 11096. or call 516 239 4324. The bids are to be opened and read aloud in the District office at 10 AM on July 14, 2023. Minimum starting bid ($4,500) 140319 LEGAL NOTICE Resolution to dispose of Real Property Less than $20,000 BE IT RESOVED that pursuant to section 176(30) of the Hempstead Town law, the Inwood

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Liberty UtiLities is suing Lawrence village for nearly $800,000 in unpaid fire hydrant servicing fees.

Liberty Utilities says village owes nearly $800,000 Lawrence village appears to be in some hot water over allegedly not paying Liberty Utilities, formerly NY American Water, nearly $800,000 for servicing more than 200 fire hydrants across the Five Towns community since 2019, according to records.

A lawsuit filed earlier this month in state Supreme Court in Mineola claims that Lawrence has not paid its 16 quarterly bills for the water that is pumped to the hydrants since October 2019.

The total amount owed according to Liberty is $787,544.47 for the water, taxes and late fees.

“It is pending litigation and we don’t discuss pending litigation,” Lawrence Vil-

lage Administrator Ron Goldman said.

Village officials did say that the municipality is paying $1,200 per hydrant, which is considered high among villages, and all other water bills are up to date.

“While we do not comment on pending legal matters, we can tell you that our top focus continues to be providing safe, highquality, reliable water service to our customers,” Liberty spokeswoman Pamela Bellings said.

In the suit that was filed, Liberty claims that Lawrence, “has failed and refused to make payment on any of the outstanding amounts billed in the statements.”

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Fire District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, state of New York, does hereby declare that this real property is owned by the District located at 188 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood New York and is to relinquish one 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicle identification # 1GNSK2E07DR361256 due to it being no longer necessary for use in the fire District. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that based upon an appraisal utilizing the Kelly Blue book services this real property is valued less than $20,000, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to Hempstead Town law the Inwood Fire District is authorized to dispose and sell the aforementioned property of the Fire District to the highest sealed bidder following an advertisement in our official printed publication the Nassau Herold following a 30-day notice of sale. This vehicle is to be sold as is with existing engine damage and picked up from fire Headquarters

by the successful bidder upon payment.

For information, bid sheets, viewing and examination of the vehicle, please contact Dennis Verriello during the hours of 9am to 2pm Tuesday - Friday at Inwood Fire Headquarters 188 Doughty Blvd. Inwood N.Y 11096. or call 516 239 4324. The bids are to be opened and read aloud in the District office at 10 AM on July 14, 2023. Minimum starting bid ($4,000) 140321

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. CARISBROOK ASSET HOLDING TRUST, Pltf. vs., EDUARDO B. LEITE A/K/A E.B. LEITE, et al, Defts. Index #15-010238.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered December 17, 2018, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 26, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 110 Cedar

Road, Inwood, NY 11096 and Baywater Blvd., Lawrence, NY, 11559 a/k/a Bayswater Blvd., Inwood, NY 11096. Parcel A: All that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Village of Inwood, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Parcel B: All that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Inwood, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, a/k/a Section 40, Block 125, Lots: 38 & 39 and Section 40, Block 125, Lot 144.

Approx. amt. of judgment is $797,826.21 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JANINE T. LYNAM, Referee. PINCUS LAW GROUP PLLC, Attys. for Pltf., 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY File No. 05082023.56946#100511 140256 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY.

ELM LIMITED, LLC., Pltf. vs. ITZHAK HERSHKO, et al, Defts. Index #608671/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered March 23, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on July 24, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 39, Block 344, Lot 222. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.

Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.

JEFFREY W. HALBREICH, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100448 139622

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ast week I was at two events that, in very different ways, encapsulated significant aspects of my life. The first was in Washington, where I was invited to testify before the House Intelligence Committee, along with four other retired members of Congress — two Republicans, Frank LoBiondo and Ileana RosLehtinen, and two Democrats, Jane Harman and Jim Langevin, who had also served on the committee.

Except for a few fleeting hours in February, this was my first time pETER back in Washington since late KING December 2020, just days before my retirement.

The chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Republican Mike Turner, and the ranking member, Democrat Jim Himes, wanted our perspective on what the committee’s current focus should be, and on the need to restore bipartisanship, which has been sorely lacking over the past six years. In my testimony, I stressed the necessity of not losing sight of the continuing threat of Islamist ter-

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rorism. None of us wants to experience another 9/11, and the terrorists are in many ways as lethal as they were on Sept. 10, 2001.

I also joined my former colleagues in strongly urging bipartisanship. The committee is a vital component of our national security, and should not be politicized.

Besides testifying, I met with Long Island Representatives Andrew Garbarino, Anthony D’Esposito and Nick LaLota and joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy at a meeting in his office with elected officials from Northern Ireland. I also ran into various congressmen, Capitol Police officers and reporters I knew from my days on the Hill. And I went to my old haunt, the Dubliner, to have dinner with staff members from my office and the Homeland Security Committee.

Being back in the halls of Congress with current and former members brought back 28 years of memories encompassing victories, tough losses and challenges as well as meetings with presidents and world leaders. While I made the decision to retire from Congress and turn the page, I never regret

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even a day that I was fortunate to be there. Those were almost three decades of unparalleled moments that I had never imagined I would experience.

Back on Long Island two days later, I relived different, but equally meaningful memories. Several times a year, Tom Dewey, my Brooklyn Prep classmate and a Fordham Hall of Fame track coach, organizes a get-together of a group of guys I hung out with during my high school years, just blocks from fabled Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Meeting at the Valbrook Diner in Valley Stream with Tom, Charlie, Allen, Johnny and Jackie is like going back in time.

For better or worse, no one has changed. There’s the same banter, sarcasm and stories, with no one allowed to take himself seriously. In the past few years, we’ve been joined by retired Nassau County Police Department Detectives Jim Skopek and Melissa Zimmerman, who were on my security detail when I was in Congress and fit right in.

Before his days as a Nassau cop, Skopek was an NYPD officer patrolling the Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, neighborhood where these guys grew up.

n one memoryfilled setting, I was testifying. In another, I ribbed old friends.

Zimmerman’s classic moment last week was when she asked my old friends what they thought of my recent successful cancer surgery, and she was met with blank looks, grunts and smirks. Not a hint of sympathy or concern.

Behind all this tough-guy talk, though, there is genuine friendship and loyalty, as well as a real knowledge of life and reality. These guys have all done well, but never brag about it. I’m not one of those guys who say the good old days were perfect or so much better. But during these diner reunions, I’m struck by the true authenticity of these guys — an authenticity I sense is diminishing in today’s world.

During my years in Congress and politics, I was known for not backing down or caring about what was said about me.

This thick skin — or thick-headedness — was in many ways attributable to the street smarts I learned from these old friends. It’s reassuring to see nothing has changed.

All this interconnection of experiences came together for me again during those few days last week. Thanks for the memories.

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

An open letter to my dad on his birthday

should point out that this is a really open letter, because my dad died four years ago.

I write because I have so much to tell him. My dad, who would have been 101 last week, loved his time on earth; he so enjoyed the rhythm and small pleasures of his days.

Every morning he woke up thinking about his first cup of coffee, and he prepared it with all the exquisite ritual of a Japanese tea ceremony. He moved slowly, and the making of the coffee could easily take 15 minutes.

RANDI Once it was KREISS brewed, he filled his cup to the very brim and sloshed it all over the floor before he got to the table.

“Why do you have to make the cup so full?” my mother said pretty much every day for 72 years.

I like to think he’s with my mom, who died two years ago. They were married so long that they walked, talked, ate and laughed with a special kind of synchro-

ny. Hard to tell where one left off and the other began.

Dad would have been gripped by the public drama of the impeachment hearings. He died the day Donald Trump got elected, and although I’m not suggesting cause and effect, he did say, “I can’t believe I lived to see this day,” before he succumbed to a major heart attack at 97.

He would read the newspapers at the breakfast table as breakfast lingered into lunch in his last years.

He read the best parts out loud to my mother, and she was his cheerleader, damning the folks he saw as the bad guys and taking into her heart, like family, the leaders he loved. Their fierce loyalty to the Dems, going back to FDR, was part of what kept them chugging along. They cared. They followed the news. They talked back to the TV. So, Dad, I’m sorry you missed this state of affairs, this unraveling of our government and erosion of our moral center, because you would have found it fascinating, even if it depressed the hell out of you. Mostly I miss commiserating with you about it all. We could go on for

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some time, couldn’t we, reassuring ourselves that no, the United States of America would never elect a man like Donald J. Trump, and then we did. Dad, it’s worse than we feared, but I believe in our better angels, and I’m patient. I know our country will right itself. I’ll keep you posted. Promise.

You missed the coronavirus. Missed Roku. Missed cauliflower pizza crusts.

You knew about Amazon but you missed letting it rule your life. You and Mom went to stores, right?

Well we hardly do that now, because if you need anything, from the 4.0 readers you wore to rare Ethiopian pistachio nuts, you can order them online and Amazon will get them to you in hours, or days at most.

You missed some terrific books, Dad. We spent a lot of time talking about what we were reading, and even in your last months, when you were kind of dreaming your days away, you still held a book in your lap because it felt familiar. You kept saying you wanted to learn how to use a Kindle.

You missed the great-grandkids get-

ou missed the coronavirus. Missed Roku. Missed cauliflower pizza crusts.

Randi is on a brief leave.

This column was originally published Feb. 20-26, 2020. ting braces, and learning to drive, and several mitzvahs. You missed that we bought a new vacation house. I gave some thought to the idea that you might not be able to find me, but I suppose your travel rules are different. In my old place, I used to see the occasional heron on the beach or a dolphin in the surf and imagine it might be a kind of visitation.

I did see an unseasonal robin the other day that gave a wicked shake of its wing as it landed on a naked branch, and I confess, I thought of you.

Mostly, Dad, I hate the idea that you aren’t in the world, in the light, in the realm of sunrises and sunsets, just a phone call away, at the Thanksgiving table.

We all think about loved ones who have passed. Some write letters or post to websites for the departed. It all helps.

Many find that Shakespeare offered wise counsel to those who grieve when he wrote, “Give sorrow words.”

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

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Don’t let money win: Veto this bill

t might not be easy to discuss the Greek playwright Euripides and the Dutch philosopher Erasmus in the same breath, especially considering they walked the earth 2,000 years apart.

But they did have a shared philosophy, and it’s one all of us are familiar with: money talks. Especially in politics.

When it comes to government, if you want to make a splash, all you need is to flash — some green. The loudest voices in a campaign, or in any discussion, really, are typically those with the deepest pockets. Even running for local office can cost thousands of dollars, with that total easily hitting six digits for state office, and far more if you want to go to Washington.

Over the years, however, New York has worked hard to level the playing field.

New York City, for example, has offered candidates a matching public-finance option for years. Anyone not taking large special-interest donations can qualify for public money, allowing their voice to be just as loud as anyone else’s, no matter how much anyone has raised. The option is intended to keep big business and heavily funded political movements away from lawmakers, while ensuring that taxpayer investments are returned to communities through campaign expenditures.

Lawmakers in Albany have paid attention as well, writing legislation that would provide matching funds to any Assembly candidate who raises at least $6,000 from 75 different donors in his or her district, and to any State Senate candidate who raises at least $12,000 from 150 donors.

Statewide candidates would see a

match of $6 for every $1 of qualified donations. Assembly members and senators would see matching qualified donations ranging from $12-to-$1 to $8-to-$1.

Candidates would still have to campaign. They would still need to win support. But this law would help ensure that that support isn’t drowned out by opponents with massive campaign war chests, funded by special interests.

Everything was looking good for the proposed bill until the final week of the legislative session. Then lawmakers apparently had a chance to take a closer look at it, and suddenly remembered something really important: They have to run for re-election. The candidates with the deep pockets whom this law would weaken? It’s them, the incumbents. The politicians who already have a built-in advantage simply because they have “Assembly member” or “Senator” in front of their name.

So, those very lawmakers revisited the new law, and introduced some changes.

Instead of raising $6,000, Assembly candidates would have to raise $10,000, from 145 donors, to qualify for matching funds. Senators would need to raise $24,000, from 350 donors.

Candidates wouldn’t need to win just some support — this is an exceedingly high bar.

In fact, the only people who would actually benefit from this bill, S.7564, if Gov. Kathy Hochul signs it into law are the very incumbents this kind of campaign finance reform is intended to humble by preventing them from winning races

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letters Republicans love those fossil fuels Dear Congressman D’Esposito: While New Yorkers choke on fumes from Canadian wildfires fueled by climate change, it’s worth highlighting the role that Republicans are playing in making the problem worse. House Republicans, including my own representative, Anthony D’Esposito, brokered a debt ceiling bill that advances construction of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline and makes it easier to build fracked-gas pipelines. This dirty deal will increase profits for the fossil fuel industry while increasing air pollution and wrecking our climate.

The dangerous air we are breathing now is only the beginning — we must reverse course and move off fossil fuels. As a grandfather and a member of Food & Water Action, I urge D’Esposito to stand up for Long Islanders, not the fossil fuel industry. And as a Long Islander, I urge my neighbors to remember the Republican dirty deal at the ballot box.

JOSEPH M. VARON West Hempstead

before they even start, simply because of how loudly money talks. If this revised bill becomes law, the voice and reach of the incumbents would be stronger — and further — than ever before. Not only would they have the big money of special interests, but they’d have taxpayer money backing them as well. And anyone challenging them? Well, good luck.

The reworked legislation easily passed the Assembly and Senate, but fortunately, not with the help of many of our local representatives. State Sens. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Jack Martins and Steven Rhoads voted against it, as did Assembly members Jake Blumencranz, Ari Brown, Brian Curran, David McDonough, John Mikulin, Edward Ra and Michaelle Solages.

State Sen. Kevin Thomas was a “yes” on the bill, as were Assembly members Taylor Darling and Charles Lavine.

All are Republicans except for Solages, Thomas, Darling and Lavine.

A representative democracy mandates leaders who truly represent the people. If someone believes they can represent them better, they deserve to have every opportunity to prove it. The matching-campaignfunds program could have been a great start, helping this particular democracy achieve those goals.

But if the governor signs this monstrosity into law, not only will the potential gains of the earlier law be erased, but the entire democratic process will take 10 giant steps backward.

Hochul must do the right thing, and veto S.7564.

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ll of us owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to the heroic men and women who lost their lives while protecting our country as members of our nation’s armed forces.

Americans recently commemorated Memorial Day — a sobering occasion that reminds us that freedom is never free, and that in a perilous world, we sleep safely at night precisely because of those servicemen and women JosHUa a. who are fighting LaFaZan for us.

After our collective pause to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, it behooves us to take the next step by renewing our commitment to taking care of veterans right here in Nassau County.

Some 67,000 of the 16.5 million veterans in the United States call Long Island home. And there’s no denying that while these heroes have upheld their end of the contract to protect and serve the nation, we haven’t adequately fulfilled

our end to care for them when they come back home.

Across the country, fewer than 50 percent of returning veterans in need receive any mental health treatment. An estimated 250,000 veterans are unemployed and in need of work.

And with 68,000 of them homeless, there are 5,000 veterans here in Nassau who are at risk of homelessness.

Those statistics should shock the consciences of every American and provide clear evidence that this moment requires immediate action. That’s why I have proposed the creation of a 21st-century Veterans’ Bill of Rights that would ensure that none of them are ever left behind in Nassau County.

Such a bill would reaffirm the fundamental rights for veterans that must be protected:

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■ The right to be supported in the community, in such organizations as VFWs and American Legions.

In addition, the Veterans’ Bill of Rights would formally commission a study to identify where resources are needed to best serve our veterans, and recommend additional investments ranging from new technology to advancements in health care, and more. Once completed, the study’s findings would be presented at a public hearing of the County Legislature’s Veterans Committee.

My office has already taken important steps toward fulfilling the tenets of the Veterans’ Bill of Rights. In January 2022, the Legislature unanimously passed the Hiring Our Heroes Act, a measure I sponsored that exempts veterans and active-duty service members from county civil service exam fees. Not only does removing a financial burden of up to $200 from eligible applicants incentivize their return to the civilian workforce, but it also recognizes how veterans’ leadership, military experience and ability to perform under pres-

oo many who have come home lack housing, jobs and mental health care.

■ The right to dignified housing.

■ The right to gainful employment.

■ The right to be protected from discrimination.

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sure make them valuable candidates for public service.

This legislative measure builds on the Dignity for Our Heroes initiative, another legislative package that I sponsored and passed in 2019 that protects veterans from discrimination in housing and employment, and convened the Nassau Commission on Ending Veteran Homelessness.

While I take great pride in these earlier measures, they should be viewed as a foundation to build on. We must not cease in our efforts until every veteran in the county has access to the resources they need to meet their health care, housing and workforce needs. And it is imperative for all of us to approach this issue with compassion and care, so that we can continue chipping away at harmful stigmas that dissuade our heroes from seeking the assistance they need and deserve.

These men and women have always had our backs, and it is imperative for us to always have theirs. Please contact your legislator and ask them to support the Veterans’ Bill of Rights. And I ask you to never forget our fallen heroes, or our veteran heroes at home.

Joshua A. Lafazan represents the Nassau County Legislature’s 18th District.

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In Albany, Democrats are ‘out of touch’ To the Editor: As my first legislative session came to a close, I was struck by just how out of touch Albany Democrats are with the needs of New Yorkers. The concerns about rising crime rates and a struggling economy, both of which make it more difficult for many to live, work and thrive in our communities, are at an all-time high. To combat this, my State Senate Republican colleagues and I introduced a plan to Rescue New York, which fell on deaf ears. We will continue to fight for common-sense, realistic solutions to the hardships faced by families and business owners.

During the 2023 legislative session, Albany’s misplaced priorities came in the form of new laws and policies that exacerbate our hardships instead of relieving them. The budget was a month late and spent a record $229 billion, more than $8 billion over what was spent last fiscal year. It included new taxes on businesses and individuals, and provided no relief for middle-class families and struggling small businesses; rather, it allocated $1 billion for transporting and housing illegal immigrants instead of directing funds to struggling New Yorkers.

Instead of focusing on why New Yorkers are leaving the state, a bill was passed that moves all local elections to even years, over the objections of local communities and boards of election. The justification was to increase voter turnout, yet it excluded New York City, where voter turnout is the lowest in the state.

Additionally, “Clean Slate” legislation was passed allowing the records of violent criminals to be sealed while ignoring the rights of law-abiding victims. In addition, the overriding theme of the legislation passed this session was an erosion of parental rights and an increase in government control, both of which will continue to destroy the New York

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we know and love.

We deserve better than one-party rule that places political aims above all else. There’s still so much work to be done, but Senate Democrats, who hold a supermajority, continue to disregard New Yorkers’ needs. I will continue to fight for a safer and more

affordable New York while standing up for our values and working to restore balance, accountability, and common sense to our state government.

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