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Chase Rivas represents Israel through lacrosse

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Incoming Hewlett High School freshman Chase Rivas played everything growing up, including basketball, baseball and football. But no sport made an impact on him like lacrosse, which he has played since first grade.

“From the get-go, he started playing at Turf Island Indoor Sports Clinic when he was 6,” Chase’s father, Dan, said, referring to the facility in Island Park. “It was something that

Woodmere Club owners sue county

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

The owners of the Woodmere Club have filed a lawsuit against the Nassau County Planning Commission and the county Department of Public Works.

The eight-page suit, filed in Nassau County Supreme Court on May 23, recently sent to the Herald, claims that owners Efrem Gerszberg and Robert Weiss have requested a date for a map approval hearing for their proposal to build housing on the club property, and the planning commission has refused to place it on its calendar.

preliminary and final map approval, which includes a public hearing on the application for preliminary approval. That application, the lawsuit argues, fulfills the requirements of a zoning plan devised by the Town of Hempstead and the villages of Lawrence and Woodsburgh.

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In July 2020, those municipalities created a Coastal Conservation District, which divided the 118-acre club property into three “subdistricts” — an 83.3-acre parcel, designated an open/space recreation subdistrict; a single-family residential subdistrict of 29.4 acres; and a 5.7-acre clubhouse/hospitality subdistrict.

he just naturally fell into.”

Lacrosse is growing in Israel, and Chase, 13, was recruited for a roster spot on Team Israel’s U-13 national team that played in the World Series of Youth Lacrosse in Matthews, North Carolina, June 26-July 1.

Dan noted that when Chase was in first grade, his wife, Blake, jokingly said to him that their son didn’t understand the game. Eventually, the two of them sat him down and asked him a series of questions about lacrosse to see how committed he was to it. After what seemed like an interrogation ses-

In April 2021, the owners filed an application for a “major subdivision” comprising 54 building lots on the Woodmere Club acreage. Because of its proposed size, they are required to secure

Gerszberg and Weiss originally proposed the construction of 284 single-family homes on the property. The Coastal Conservation District limited them to 59 homes, so

Courtesy Blake Rivas

resident Chase Rivas played for Team Israel in the World Series of Youth Lacrosse championship in Matthews,

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Summer art is hot in Hewlett-Woodmere

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

The Hewlett-Woodmere school community has not put a halt to learning this summer. Students had the opportunity to showcase a month’s worth of artwork; at a summer art show on Aug. 2 Family members, administrators, teachers and students gathered in the Hewlett High School Commons to view the art projects from the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools Summer Art and Music Camp. Three display panels covered in student artwork, along with various tables of ceramic and paper mache sculptures were set up for viewing with. refreshments provided by the art department.

Creative challenge was continued during the four-week-long camp where district art teachers gathered to extend art instruction beyond the typical school year. Families in the district had until May 31 to register and pay $160 for the extra-curricular program where students of all ages could participate in two 90-minute art lessons each week. The group met Monday and Wednesday nights from 6 to 7 p.m. at Hewlett High for a lesson and work session with their grade level art classes.

“We just come and make fun artwork,” said Katheryn Sileo, a HewettWoodmere art teacher at the summer

camp. “The messier the better, at least in my opinion.”

This year’s camp was made up of students ranging from kindergarten to incoming ninth grade students with about 45 campers, some newcomers and other returning students, according to Sileo.

“It depends on who’s here for the summer, who goes away to camp, who

goes on vacations,” said Andrew Fund, Hewlett-Woodmere’s director of Art and Music Education.

Some students came and went as they pleased, finishing their art when possible.

“It’s a great filler in the summertime,” Sileo said.

In the four-week span, students created tie-dye fabrics, ceramic birdbaths,

paper mache ice cream cones along with paintings and drawings. Each of the projects required students to learn working with different mediums and new materials. The program included thorough instruction from teachers, each project coming with a demonstration and others with step-by-step guidelines for the students.

“Even though it’s the summertime, they have to do the project the right way,” Sileo said.

The district also offers a music camp to students with at least one year of experience playing an instrument or singing, where young musicians can take part in 30-minute group instrumental or vocal lessons, twice a week. Other summer opportunities in the Hewlett-Woodmere district include the Bulldogs Summer Sports Programs, Summer Playschool, instructional programs for English summer learning, an extended school year program and a Summer Learning Academy Program to promote literacy and math skills.

The art program has run for over 10 years for students eager to continue practicing their hands at creation.

“We put the best teachers in these classrooms that want to be here over the summer and they just make the kids so happy and this a great place to be,” Fund said. “It’s a great opportunity for kids to be kids.”

Bonding Christians, Jews over history in Vatican City

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Rabbi Claudio Kupchik of Temple Beth El of Cedarhurst described his time in Vatican City, Europe, as “the most wonderful experience.”

But Kupchik wasn’t there on vacation taking in the European sights.

He was one of 20 scholars from different religions and parts of the world for the inaugural interfaith study program on Hebrew manuscripts between the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary from July 17 to the 21.

With origins that date back to the fourth century, the Vatican Library in Vatican City is one of the oldest libraries in the world. The library is home to a collection of roughly 80,000 manuscripts, 100,000 archive documents, 1.5 million books, maps, drawings and other historical documents. The Latin American Rabbinical Seminary trains rabbis to spread and perpetuate Judaism in Latin American communities.

Rabbi Ariel Stofenmacher, head of the seminary, organized the program after he was granted approval from Pope Francis.

“We are extremely grateful to our brothers at the Vatican Library for their magnanimity in opening their doors and hearts to us to pursue what, for us, began as a simple dream a year ago,” Stofenmacher wrote in a news release.

Kupchik, a lecturer with the semi -

nary, has used the manuscripts online. But his visit allowed him to see and read them in person, a once in a lifetime experience, he said.

“Anybody can access them through the internet,” Kupchik said. “I use them in my research regularly, but to have the opportunity to be there and have them in our hands, that was something amazing and beautiful. Really, really beautiful.”

The manuscripts hold an important and priceless testimony to the cultural and religious heritage of the Jewish people. They date back to the period between the ninth and 16th centuries, including the Crusades, the Inquisition and the expulsion of Jews from Spain during the Inquisition.

The library’s manuscripts gained importance over time as some texts were lost in the printed form due to censorship.

“The printed press allowed for cheaper and massive production of the texts, but on the other hand, it created a loss of the variation of the possibilities of interpretation,” Kupchik said.

“So the manuscripts have slightly different variations on similar motifs. When they had to decide how to print the texts, they had to choose between various options and sometimes they left out very beautiful readings that were lost until people can go and study the manuscripts.”

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Twenty scholars from different religions and parts of the world joined together for the inaugural interfaith study program on Hebrew manuscripts in Vatican City. In the front row, second to left, Rabbi

ophy, liturgical books were among the texts available in the library.

The interfaith study program’s emphasis is on what Pope Francis’ goal of helping to create a world where different cultures can bond.

Rabbi David J. Fine, from Temple Israel and JCC in Ridgewood, New Jersey, is a member of the Rabbinical Assembly, an international association of Conservative rabbis and joined the scholars in Vatican City. He called the week a blessing.

“The relationship between the church and the Jewish people has been a complicated relationship over the last 2,000 years,” he said. “But here we are, sitting together in the Vatican Library as friends and that to the importance of the relationship that is clearly important for the Pope to develop.”

The new joint study program, which will continue between the Vatican and the rabbinical seminary, will seek to invite more Jews and Christians to study Hebrew manuscripts together.

Parker Schug/Herald photos Keira Kesler, grade 5, Claudia Froimovich, grade 5, Elena Malysheva, grade 4, Kira Warshawski, grade 5, Katherine Sidoren, grade 4, worked on various art projects during the Summer Art Camp.

Courtesy Rabbi Claudio Kupchik

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Far Rockaway hospital receives street dedication

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

This is the way. The St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Way.

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital serving the Rockaway Peninsula and southwest Nassau County celebrated a milestone on a hot and humid Wednesday morning on July 26 outside the main hospital building at the intersection of Brookhaven Avenue and Beach 20th Street as the street was renamed St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Way.

“This sign will be standing on this corner and you are all a part of that,” said Renee Hastick-Motes, vice president of external affairs.

“For almost 120 years, the religious communities have provided care for the people of Far Rockaway from this location,” said Bishop Lawrence Provenzano, Chair of the Board of Trustees. “Naming this street says everything about our commitment and our ongoing work for the care of people in Far Rockaway in this place.”

Although the main celebration was the renaming of the street, Chief Executive Officer Gerald Walsh was celebrating a personal celebration, his eighth anniversary in his role.

“We have certainly come a long way in eight years,” he said, which was also met with spectators shouting, “We certainly have!”

Walsh said that during his tenure, the hospital has shifted the hospital’s organizational culture, rebuilt and forged new relationships with the community and elected officials. But he also emphasized the rebuilt relationships with patients and team members that can contribute to the

street being renamed after the hospital.

A hospital that provides general adult medical services, pediatrics, obstetrics and psychiatric services will also soon be home to a cancer program, which has not been offered on the site since 2012, Walsh said.

“It is what the community needs,” he said. “It is what they wanted, so we did listen to the community.”

residents and I am proud to honor the doctors, nurses and hospital staff that care for this community,” the Queens native said. “St. John’s has worked hard to rise to the challenge of being the sole hospital on the Rockaway Peninsula.”

Trees, numbers, presidents, or people who have died are the most popular names for streets and Powers said that St. John’s Episcopal Hospital has earned that status for its role in its surrounding communities and its role during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“As Renee (Hastick-Motes) said, we don’t name streets after institutions, we name them after individuals after they have passed,” Powers said. “But with the role St. John’s played in the midst of the pandemic, it was no question this institution deserved to have a street named after it.”

Hernesto Galdamez/Herald Brookhaven Avenue by Beach 20th Street was renamed St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Way after a July 26 ceremony was held outside the main hospital building.

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Nassau may soon be able to text ‘911’

Nassau County residents may soon be able to text “911” in emergency situations.

Nassau County Legislator Delia-DeRiggi-Whitton introduced legislation which would make it possible for residents to text 911 in emergency situations.

Currently, the only way for Nassau residents to reach “911”is by a phone call.

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High school football camps open Aug. 19

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

On Saturday, Aug. 19, all 53 Nassau County public high school football programs will begin preparations for the upcoming season, scheduled to open Friday, Sept. 1 when MacArthur visits Manhasset as part of a handful of games that weekend in Conference II.

Nassau returned to the usual eightgame regular season in 2021 after all scrimmages, two regular-season games, one round of playoffs and the Long Island championships were eliminated the previous season due to Covid-19. This season, with Conference II fielding an odd number of teams (13), each team in that conference will get a bye over a nine-week campaign. Long Beach, Sewanhaka and Jericho will kick off their respective seasons in Week 2 (Sept. 8 and 9) with the rest of the county.

“We’re not the first conference to have an odd number of teams and we just have to do the best we can to prepare,” said MacArthur head coach Bobby Fehrenbach, whose seventh-seeded Generals play their first three games over a 13-day span including a trip to No. 2 Carey in Week 2 and their home opener Thursday, Sept. 14 against Rolsyn/Friends Academy. “The kids have been working hard during the offseason and we’ll be as ready as we can be for Manhasset,” he added.

Farmingdale (Conference I), Garden City (II), Plainedge (III) and North Shore (IV) won county titles in 2022 and are preseason No. 1 seeds, making them favorites on paper to repeat. Farmingdale was awarded the Rutgers Cup, presented annually to the most outstanding team in Nassau. The Dalers open at home against Uniondale Sept. 8. An Oceanside-Freeport matchup kicks off the Conference I action that same evening.

Garden City, which has captured seven straight Conference II titles, opens the 2023 campaign at home against New Hyde Park. Longtime Conference II contender Carey moved to III last fall but is back to familiar territory. The Seahawks open Sept. 9 at Elmont.

“We have five September games and no scrimmage,” Carey head coach Mike Stanley said. “Everyone in our conference is in the same boat, but it’s tough from an evaluation standpoint to not scrimmage. That being said, we’ve been putting in the work all summer and the fortunate thing for us is we’re bringing back a lot from last year’s team.”

Any teams outside of Conference II choosing to play a game scrimmage can do so once 10 practices are completed, Section VIII football coordinator Matt McLees said. Most scrimmages will take place Sept. 2 and 3. “Everyone needs 10 practices to conduct a scrimmage, but

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teams can practice together after five practices,” he said. “If teams practice against one another, they can do drills but can’t simulate anything that would happen in a scrimmage or a game.”

Six teams switch conferences

Along with Carey, five other teams have switched conferences for the upcoming season based on enrollment figures: South Side, Manhasset, Mineola, Clarke and Kennedy. In addition, Jericho has returned to Nassau County football following a 2022 campaign it teamed up with Plainview.

South Side is back in Conference III and seeded No. 2 behind Plainedge. The Cyclones open at home versus Hewlett. Kennedy is also in III from II. Clarke, along with Mineola, jumps to III from IV. The Rams are at Valley Stream North in Week 1.

Thursday games Sept. 14

The second week of the season (third for many Conference II teams) will be played on Thursday, Sept. 14 due to Rosh Hashanah that Saturday. Games will kick off as early as 1:30 p.m. (Elmont at Sewnhaka) and as late as 7 p.m. on the 14th, with one game going on Friday, Sept. 15 (Roosevelt at Division) at 2 p.m.

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After 20 years, the legendary Jay Hegi will no longer serve as Elmont head coach. Former assistant Tom Innes takes over the helm of the Spartans and will make his debut against Carey.

A member of Lawrence’s Long Island championship team in 2014, Melik Mavruk, who scored the game-winning touchdown that year against Sayville on an 82-yard fumble recovery late in the fourth quarter, takes over as the Golden Tornadoes’ third head coach in as many seasons. Lawrence opens at home versus Valley Stream South.

Ernie Blount is the new sideline boss at Baldwin. He spent 23 years on the staff at LIU-Post. The Bruins are seeded fourth in Conference I and host Hempstead in the opener.

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Lynbrook’S ramon CaLderon, top, hauled in a pass during 7 on 7 drills hosted by Oceanside every Wednesday throughout July.

oCeanSide and quarTerbaCk Shane Harmon open the season at rival Freeport.

Team USA exits World Cup in Round of 16

By MICHAEL LEWIS sports@liherald.com

Like the rest of her U.S. women’s soccer national team teammates, Crystal Dunn is taking an unexpected early trip home from the Women’s World Cup.

The two-time defending champions crashed out of the 32-team tournament on Sunday. They lost a shootout to Sweden in the Round of 16, 5-4, after playing to a scoreless draw in Melbourne, Australia.

Dunn and the Americans had hoped to stay around for the final in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, Aug. 20, to become the first team, men’s or women’s to win three consecutive World Cups.

Instead, the one-time South Side High School standout will be forced to watch the championship game on television.

The U.S. started the competition with a 3-0 triumph over World Cup debutants Vietnam, but suffered three consecutive disappointing draws, a 1-1 deadlock with the Netherlands, a scoreless tie with Portugal, and then Sunday’s result.

“Very proud of them and devastated for them,” U.S. head coach Vlatko Andonovski said. “That they would have to go out the way we did I thought that we

deserved a lot more. We deserved to win this game. I thought we created enough to win this game. I felt that we put up a fight, a battle.

“They showed grit, resilience, the fight and the bravery,” he added. “They showed everything that we could to win the game. And unfortunately, soccer can be cruel sometimes.”

The Americans, who won four previous World Cups, had reached the semifinals in the eight previous tournaments. Dunn performed well at left back, helping to hold the opposition to only one goal in four games. She also became part of the U.S. attack on many occasions, overlapping into the offensive third.

The USA’s Achilles Heel, however, wasn’t the defense. It was the attack, or lack thereof.

Despite her superior attacking skills, the 31-year-old Dunn did not participate in Sunday’s penalty-kick tie-breaker, which went seven rounds.

Dunn was unavailable for comment.

Given her offensive production in the National Women’s Soccer League, many observers felt Dunn should have played midfield for the USA, which was lacking creativity. After she was left off the national team that went on to win the

2015 Women’s World Cup, Dunn, then a member of the Washington Spirit, took out her frustrations on the rest of the NWSL. She captured the scoring title and earned MVP honors.

When she received an opportunity to play for the USWNT, Dunn was switched to left back. She worked hard to become a world-class defender, helping the U.S. cap-

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With the Portland Thorns, Dunn also was a vital cog in the team’s attack en route to the 2022 title.

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Crystal Dunn had a strong performance on defense Sunday but the U.S. was eliminated by Sweden in penalty kicks.

Wining and dining support for Israel

One Israel Fund, a Cedarhurstbased nonprofit organization founded in 1994, aims to supports the safety and wellbeing of more than 500,000 residents in Judea and Samaria, when the group calls the Jewish biblical heartland.

Naomi and Mark Rubin opened their Lawrence home to host the annual One Israel Fun BBQ and Fine Israeli Wine Tasting on Aug. 3. Headed by Executive Vice President Scott Feltman, One Israel Fund works to assist over 200 projects annually that fill gaps in educational, medical, preventive security and recreational needs. The organization collaborates with regional leadership and government officials in the Jewish state.

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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, center, with Lana and JJ Teller, left, and Shalom and Iris Maidenbaum at the One Israel Fun BBQ and Fine Israeli Wine Tasting on Aug. 3.

The One Israel BBQ brought together many people, including Neil and Esther Maron.

Naomi and Mark Rubin opened their Lawrence home to host the annual One Israel event.

The Elefant brothers, Avi, left, and Binyamin, soaked in the camaraderie and culinary delights of the One Israel BBQ.

Hundreds pay respect to Robert Dillon

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Hundreds gathered at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre last week to pay their respects to Robert Dillon.

The late Nassau BOCES superintendent died July 28 after following complications from spinal surgery. He was 72.

Dillon — who lived in both Walden in Orange County, as well as Plainview here on Long Island — was appointed to lead the Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services in 2015.

During his time with BOCES, Dillon advocated and expanded access to career and technical programs, revitalized the Long Island High School for the Arts, and helped create a mental health consortium, serving all 56 Nassau County school districts, parts of Suffolk County, and the Diocese of Rockville Centre.

“After his first full year at BOCES, his passion and dedication for the students, staff and programs were part of every conversation I had,” his son, Chris Dillon, told the packed cathedral. He followed his father’s footsteps into education, now an assistant superintendent in the Plainview-Old Bethpage school district.

“He was honored to be part of such a great team.”

Dillon grew up in Bayside, Queens, and at one point almost became a Major League Baseball player. The Detroit Tigers drafted him out of Loyola High

School, a private Jesuit academy on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Instead, Dillon chose a different path, graduating from St. John’s University in Queens with a doctorate in education.

He began his career as a special education teacher in 1975, and for the next 45 years, would inspire and motivate hundreds of students, teachers, parents and faculty members across New York.

“To this day, he could not only name most of his students from his early years

of teaching or retell their success stories,” the younger Dillon said, “he had a steady belief in the potential of every single student he encountered. He was not just the teacher, director, principal or superintendent, He was a cheerleader. A mentor.

And a trusted confidant who loved to teach and coach other professionals — including myself — to be the best educator they could be.”

Throughout his career, Dillon served

as the superintendent of four school districts — including two on Long Island. He was at one time the superintendent of the former Sugar Loaf school district in Orange County, and the Abbott school district in Westchester County.

Between 1992 and 1999, he was superintendent of the Eastport-South Manor Central School District in Suffolk County, where he helped lead the effort to merge the two districts. He also led the East Meadow school district between 1999 and 2007.

“Whether navigating through the Covid-19 pandemic, pushing for increased mental health student support, or innovating numerous programs, he has revitalized, transformed and enhanced educational opportunities for all students,” BOCES representatives stated.

During the funeral Mass at St. Agnes, Dillon was remembered by family, friends, colleagues, supporters and countless others whose lives he touched.

“He taught by example, that there was never a problem, only your solution or plan on how to fix it,” Dillon’s son said. “He understood that failure was a part of life and would never allow that to define him. Instead, he taught us resilience, showing us that setbacks are sources of strength rather than defeat.

“Never letting them deter his spirit, he proved that true success is not measure by achievement, but by how one navigates through challenges.”

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Following a funeral Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre last week, the late Robert Dillon — superintendent of Nassau BOCES, and former superintendent of the East Meadow school district — was laid to rest at the Queen of Peace Cemetery.

Thoughts When You’re Institutionalized

XAsked to list for publication certain truisms of organizational life, my pal Retsel and I, as past organization presidents, discovered that nearly all our observations could apply to almost every voluntary communal fraternal, charitable, religious, civic or educational institution.

Unreserved Judgment

how temporal is our world will still fight over their “permanent” seats … For some “collation” means lunch … At least once during every meeting someone declares, “I’m not a lawyer, but…” and then proceeds to act like one … Somehow dues and pledges are always unpaid or withdrawn “on principle….”

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With that in mind, we’ve decided to share what we believe are some universal truths, and welcome any others:

A donation paid is worth two pledged … The ones talking are the first to say “Sh …” Members would rather honor the House Committee than join or help it … Compassion motivates the “silent/closed” appeal, but embarrassment galvanizes the “open” one ... The building’s A/C always works in the winter … Happiest is the one who can claim to be an ex-president.. The group you’re in is a “fellowship”; the group without you is a “clique”… Check the roof before you pray for rain…. The speech is never too long when it’s a tribute to you …

The guy who does the least, complains the most … Committees give several people the opportunity to make the same mistake together… What some want the government to calculate as a deduction, they want you to laude as philanthropy… Officers think they rule the place, office secretaries know they run it … Treasurers who count too many beans, sometimes lose their marbles…. Most presidents who “didn’t want” the first term, can’t resist the second or third…

Folks with coughs, cell phones, candy rappers and babies somehow never choose to sit near a door … Those who lament

Officers’ wisdom and accomplishments increase in proportion to the number of years they’re out of office … No one ever checks the by-laws, the constitution or Roberts Rules to find things have been done right … Those who haven’t thought or spoken since high school suddenly spring to life at every board meeting with “a point of information.”

When the cleric preaches the need for self-improvement, he’s always praised for his efforts to help “the other guy” (not me.) … Those who complain about the caterer’s food, also complain that the portions are too small … Two types dominate every organization: those who dominate everything, and those who dominate nothing else …Members have sight that can see every flaw, their leaders must have vision that can spot every opportunity … Members are concerned with current conditions, their leaders should be concerned with future directions.

Finally (unless our readers have more) every organization needs just a few members and leaders who know what’s more important, what to remembers, whom to remember, when to act, how to give and why they’re there.

© 2023 Ron Goldman

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Five Towners graduating, and making the dean’s list

Hewlett’s Jordyn Zeidman and and Remy Mollo, from Atlantic Beach, graduated from the University of Tampa at its 156th commencement ceremony in May. Zeidman graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and Mollo earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies in Liberal Studies.

Woodmere residents Mendy Furst, Zachary Klein and Ozreil Motechin were named to the spring semester Honors List at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck.

Hewlett High School graduate Gabrielle Nakkab, of Valley Stream, was named to the dean’s List at Hamilton College for the spring semester. Students

must carry a course load of four or more graded credits and earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Nakkab, a former Hewlett Happenings columnist is a rising junior majoring in world politics.

Ashley Edelman, from Woodmere, and Brianna Mcmahon, of Hewlett were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester at SUNY Cortland. Edelman, majoring in speech and hearing science, and Mcmahon, majoring in psychology, both maintained a minimum 3.3 GPA for the semester to make the list.

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Club claims county won’t hold map hearing

they filed a lawsuit against the district in September 2020, but it was dismissed last December.

Their latest suit claims that in January 2022, the county planning commission told the owners that it would move forward with a preliminary map hearing if there were no comments or requests for information from either commission members or the Department of Public Works, and that the owners would obtain zoning compliance letters from the municipalities. The suit seeks a public hearing for preliminary map approval.

Attorney Christian Browne, who represents Gerszberg and Weiss, declined to comment.

Kevin Walsh, an engineer for over 30 years who works for VHB Engineering in Hauppauge, has been involved with more than 20 subdivision projects in Nassau County that have been subject to review by the planning commission.

“In my experience, on applications for the approval of major subdivision maps,” Walsh wrote in his response to the club owners’ request for the hearing,

“It has been the practice of NCPC to authorize a hearing for preliminary map approval when the broad features of a proposed subdivision map have been set and when none of the comments or requests for information from

any reviewing agency affects the map’s principal features.”

In the suit, the owners said that the comments and requests they had received did not concern the proposed lots.

In Walsh’s response, he wrote that over the course of 18 months, he and

VHB have answered at least four rounds of comments and requests from the NCPC and DPW, pertaining to specific and technical engineering matters, such as storm drainage, water main plans and details, electric and gas distribution routing, dedication of roadways, off-side

“There is no legitimate basis to refuse to authorize a preliminary map approval hearing for the Subdivision Application,” Walsh wrote. “All the outstanding comments/requests from the NCPC and the DPW can and will be addressed following the preliminary map approval and prior to final map approval.”

As of press time, county spokesman Christopher Boyle had not responded to a request for comment.

Last month, Gerzberg and Browne applied to the Lawrence Board of Appeals for a use variance in order to build outside the perimeter of the Coastal Conservation District, in what Browne calls “open space.”

Browne and the club owners have submitted similar applications to the town and to Woodsburgh.

No date has been set for a town hearing, and a hearing in Woodsburgh, initially scheduled for Aug. 2, was postponed to Sept. 20. It will be held at Woodsburgh Village Hall, at 30 Piermont Ave. in Hewlett, at 7 p.m.

The Lawrence Board of Appeals adjourned last month’s hearing, and made the recommendation that the three boards the town and the two villages hear the Woodmere Club owners’ presentation.

Have an opinion on the issues surround the Woodmere Club? Send a letter to jbessen@liherald.com.

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The owners of the Woodmere Club filed suit against the Nassau County Planning Commission and the Department of Public Works, claiming the planning commission has refused to schedule a preliminary map approval hearing.

STEPPING OUT

Entice your crowd with the late-season flavors

By Karen Bloom

“Summer means a sudden availability of all sorts of fresh vegetables — from familiar zucchini and eggplant, to more exotic mushrooms and chilies,” says award-winning chef Rick Bayless. “Entertaining a summer crowd can be easy, delicious and inexpensive if you let the season’s produce do most of the work.”

Chef Bayless suggests simple recipes that highlight fresh summer fare. His summer entertaining advice is always worth following, some of which many of us practice already.

Opt for organic: Shop your farmers markets. Small local farms promote biodiversity by planting a wide range of produce, are more likely to operate using organic practices, and add to the fabric of their communities. With their homegrown approach to agriculture, these farmers ensure the highest quality of food. Other organic products besides fresh produce are popping up on grocery shelves.

Know your way around the grill: Whether using a charcoal or gas grill, heat the grill grate thoroughly before putting food on, and avoid moving the food until it is well-browned. This prevents food from sticking to the grill. Keep a spray bottle filled with water on hand to handle flare-ups that can arise from fat drippings.

When in doubt, just chill: Simple marinades can take meat and seafood to a new flavor level. Save time by marinating the main dish for a few hours prior to your guests’ arrival. And keep it refrigerated. Then put it on the grill when it’s time to eat. A little preparation can lead to big, bold taste.

The Rocketman Show

Rus Anderson dons the famous boots, outfits and glasses, ready to demonstrate once again his talent and pizazz for embodying the musical legend that is Sir Elton John. Anderson has built a reputation of seamlessly embodying Elton John’s persona. He even caught the attention of the man himself, impressing him so much that Anderson was his official body double for his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ World Tour projects, re-creating highlights of Elton’s career in virtual reality. Anderson has a natural ease at personifying John’s flamboyancy, sequins and songs, but also does it with genuine authenticity — always singing the vocals and playing the instruments live. Whether it be Elton John’s more upbeats tempos, such as ‘I’m Still Standing’ or ‘Saturday Night’s Alright,’ or his heartfelt ballads, Anderson will have you up on your feet joining in. He painstakingly recreates those memorable concerts with the colorful and flamboyant costumes — including Elton’s iconic boots, glasses and jumpsuits. Friday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m. $65, $45, $35, $30. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Skewered Shrimp with Black Bean-Lemon Rice

Marinade/dressing:

• 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

• 2 medium garlic cloves, minced

• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

• 3/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

Skewers:

• 24 large raw, headless, peeled shrimp, with tails on (about 1 pound)

• 24 whole green onions, trimmed to 6 inches in length

• 24 cherry tomatoes

• 2 poblano chili peppers, seeded and cut into 24 pieces

• 8 12-inch bamboo skewers, soaked in water

Rice:

• 3 cups hot cooked brown rice

• 15 ounces canned black beans, rinsed and drained

• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

• 3 teaspoons grated lemon zest

Whisk marinade ingredients in small bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup mixture in separate bowl and set aside. Place shrimp in a resealable plastic bag, pour marinade over shrimp, seal tightly and coat well. Refrigerate 30 minutes, turning frequently.

Remove shrimp from marinade (reserving marinade). Place shrimp on skewers, alternating with tomatoes, chilies and onions (folded in half).

Preheat grill on high heat. Brush skewers with reserved marinade and cook 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until shrimp are opaque in center. Place remaining marinade in a small saucepan on the grill to heat slightly. Toss rice with black beans, cilantro and lemon zest.

To serve: Top rice with skewers and spoon remaining marinade over skewers.

Grilled Vegetables with Ginger Citrus Mayonnaise

• 2 each crookneck or summer squash, baby zucchini, large whole carrots, large fennel or 3 medium fennel bulbs

• 5 to 6 shallots

• Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

• Extra virgin olive oil

For the Ginger Citrus Mayonnaise:

• 3 juicy oranges, grapefruits, Meyer lemons, mineolas, tangerines, Mandarins, blood oranges, etc., cut in half (6 halves total)

• 3 tablespoons (or more for desired consistency) store bought preferred mayonnaise

• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

• Preheat grill for vegetables.

To make the mayonnaise, squeeze all the juice out from 5 of the 6 citrus halves into a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. When juice begins to boil, lower heat to medium-high and reduce juice until thick and syrupy, being careful not to let it burn.

Remove from heat, pour into a bowl, and allow to cool slightly. (At this point you can grill the vegetables). Whisk in mayonnaise, ginger, and cayenne pepper until smooth. Squeeze in juice from last remaining citrus half, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cut all veggies in half lengthwise, rub all sides sparingly with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Grill, cut side down first, for 4 to 6 minutes if small, 5 to 8 minutes if large pieces. Flip so skin side is down, and grill all an additional 1 to 2 minutes, until all veggies are firm but easily sliced with a knife.

Serve on platter alongside bowl of ginger citrus mayonnaise or drizzled on top of vegetables.

Half Step

Whether or not you’re a Deadhead, Half Step will have everyone feeling the vibe, when the band rocks out Eisenhower Park. The band, themselves a group of dedicated fans and ‘students’ of the Grateful Dead, capture the spirit, improvisation, sound and complexity of the Dead’s music. Since 2004, these Long Islandbased musicians have been mastering their craft while winning over crowds of veteran Deadheads, newcomers and non-Dead fans alike. Like the Grateful Dead themselves, the band is constantly pushing the envelope, growing together as musicians and performers. Their attention to detail is clearly evident in their effort to put on a viable Grateful Dead experience. They stay true to the traditional show format and play sets of tunes in a sequence that could likely have been performed by the Dead themselves years ago.

Saturday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m. Free admission. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

uring summer’s waning weeks, get-togethers outside with family and friends take on even greater appeal.

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On stage Plaza

Theatricals presents a tribute to the one and only Barbra Streisand, Saturday, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m. Sharon Owens performs her acclaimed interpretations of Streisand’s songbook. It’s performed at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $33, $35. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Disco fever

Boogie along with Disco Unlimited,” Friday, Aug. 18, at 8 p.m., at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park. When Disco Unlimited hits the stage, you are instantly transported to a time when Saturday nights meant white suits, platform shoes and your very best dance moves. And dance you will — when you experience the magic created when the boogie begins. Capturing a time in music that to this day has not been matched, this lively band will exhilarate you with their powerful vocals, tight harmonies and dance grooves — all coupled with a synchronized stage and light show. Close your eyes and you will truly believe you are listening to the original artists. Hear the best of Tavares, France Jolie, The Trammps, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Yvonne Elliman, Anita Ward, Deney Terrio, George McCrae, Bonnie Pointer, Melba Moore, Maxine Nightingale, Carol Douglas, and so much more. Joe Cool, Sista Soul, Funky Sista, Strat Cat, Wild Jerry and The MacDaddy comprise this group of unique and experienced musicians who love and live this era of music. As always, bring seating. For information, visit NassauCcountyNY.gov/parks.

Aug.

View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” at Nassau County Museum of Art. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Dramatic Play

Theatre Playground returns to Long Island Children’s Museum with “Dramatic Play!,” Monday, Aug. 14, 1 p.m., taught by Lisa Rudin, Director of Theatre Playground (who visitors may already know from her role as “Piggie”!). In this interactive, theater-inspired workshop kids will act out an original story and help choose how it unfolds. Music, props, and sound effects create a theatrical world where participants are immersed in the story. Children are encouraged to express themselves as they create characters, explore different worlds, stretch their imaginations and build self-confidence. This week’s theme: The Amazing World of Bugs and Butterflies. Costumes encouraged. Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Write on: College essay workshop

Not sure how to get started on your college essay? The Hofstra University Admission Office is offering a virtual workshop to help high school students learn the skills to tell their story in a way that helps them stand out. The final workshop, Thursday, Aug. 17, 4-5 p.m., is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Hear from Hofstra Admission counselors about how to brainstorm topics, and compose a thoughtful essay that shows your personality, talents and interests. For more information about Hofstra Admission’s other virtual summer workshops, go to Admission.Hofstra.edu/ portal/virtual_admission_ webinars. To schedule a summer in-person visit go to: Hofstra.edu/visit.

Community Chest 5K

The Community Chest in South Shore hosts a 5K Run & Family Walk, Sunday, Aug. 13, at the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club. Post-race refreshments will be provided, along with free finish line photos and awards. Registration begins at 7:45 am. Race begins 45 minutes later. 2035 Ocean Boulevard, Atlantic Beach Register at CommunityChestSS.org. For more information call (516) 374-5800.

Memory Café

The final of three Memory Cafés will be held on Friday, Aug. 11, at 12:30 p.m., at The Bristal at North Woodmere, 477 Hungry Harbor Road, North Woodmere.

Lunch, musical entertainment, socializing. In conjunction with the Friedberg JCC and the Alzheimer’s Association. Space Limited. Contact 48 hours before.

Call (516) 792-5100 or email Lori McGuiness at lmcguiness@ thebristal.com.

Rock Through the Ages

The annual Cedarhurst summer concert series continues on Tuesday, Aug. 15, in Andrew J. Paris Cedarhurst Park. Pre-show is Shtark Contrast A Kids Journey through Broadway Favorites at 7 p.m., and an hour later History of Rock & Roll perform. 257 Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst.

‘Shazam!’

See the action/fantasy movie “Shazam!” at North Woodmere Park, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at dusk as part of the Nassau County Summer of Fun series. Weather permitting. Rated PG-13, 2 hours, 13 minutes. 750 Hungry Harbor Road, North Woodmere.

Having an event?

Bug Safari

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a buggy adventure, Saturday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m. Hunt elusive grasshoppers, butterflies, predatory insects and other crawly creatures in the gardens. Bring a butterfly net and collecting jars. All ages. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

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.

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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 go beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Sunday, Aug. 13, 1:30 p.m.; also Sunday, Aug. 20, 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.

Breastfeeding Support Group

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

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In-person Game Time

Play canasta, mah jongg and Scrabble in the Bentley Room of Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence, Monday, Aug. 14, 2-4:30 p.m. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated. Masks recommended.

Exhibit at the library

Award-winning artist Penney Feder’s exhibit at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library runs through Aug. 29 With artist reception on Saturday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m. Feder works in diverse media, including monotypes and pastels, and recently large textural and colorful mixed collages on canvas. 125 Broadway, Hewlett.

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Rivas invited to play for Israel’s U-15 team next year

sion, to their surprise, they both saw how much the game meant to their young midfielder.

“I was so proud,” Blake recalled feeling that night. “I was thinking to myself, ‘Does he really listen to all the rules?’ and he responded to all of the things we asked and more, and he was so excited to tell his version of the game and how he feels about it. Like, wow.”

Chase played in the Hewlett Police Activity League from first through sixth grades. His father was his coach.

“I knew nothing about lacrosse,” said Dan, who’s originally from Queens. The family now lives in Hewlett.

“We didn’t have lacrosse in Flushing,” Dan said.

“It was baseball, basketball and football. That was it. So I got suckered into coaching, because there was no other parent to coach, and instantly my whole family fell in love with lacrosse. We became hooked.”

Chase’s game evolved when he played for the lacrosse team at Woodmere Middle School and a travel team, the Long Island Express.

Although he was born in the United States, his family sent an inquiring email to the Israeli lacrosse team. Michael Chanenchuk, director and coach of Long Island Express, connected with the team’s head coach and put in a good word for Chase.

Chase joined other American Jewish

“heritage” players from across the country in North Carolina in June. Israel’s U-13 squad was one of the only international teams invited to the World Series, where it went winless, but, Blake said, the players gave it their all.

“They played some really tough teams,” she said. “The younger kids are just getting involved in it, and I feel like

lacrosse is just getting started right now. They have a long way to go, but the program is amazing.”

Israel’s men’s team is ranked No. 2 in Europe, and finished seventh at this year’s world championships, in San Diego, which wrapped up on July 1. The Rivas family credits their local synagogue, Temple Israel of Lawrence, for helping Chase continue to make

Judaism an important part of his life, and to want to represent Israel.

“Cantor Galina (Makaveyev) molded him and explained to him his religion,” Blake said. “He did his bar mitzvah there, and she was there the entire time, coaching him and explaining to him about being a man, and the responsibility it’s going to take, and I think lacrosse solidified all of that.”

“I have had the honor of being an integral part of Chase’s Jewish education and learning experiences for many years,” Makaveyev, who has served in the clergy for more than 20 years, wrote in a text message. “His accomplishments serve as a beautiful reflection of the collective efforts put forth by our Temple Israel’s Religious School, Chase and his family. We’re proud that Chase represents Temple Israel, Lawrence, the Jewish community and our Holy Land and is a source of great pride for all of us.”

Chase, who is now at sleepaway camp in upstate Copake, could not be reached for comment. He hopes to join the Hewlett High lacrosse team in the spring, but for now, the family described his representing Team Israel as a proud moment for him.

After he came home from the World Series, he was invited to join Israel’s U-15 national box lacrosse team for the World Box Lacrosse Championships in upstate Utica next August.

Asked if Chase would accept the invitation, his mother said, “Stay tuned.”

Courtesy Blake Rivas

After returning home from the youth lacrosse World Series, Chase Rivas was invited to join the U-15 Israel National Team in upstate Utica for next year’s World Box Lacrosse Championships.

Protecting Your Future with Michael and Suzanne Ettinger Attorneys-at-Law

Book Review: “ Die with Zero” by Bill Perkins

In “Die with Zero”, subtitled “Getting All That You Can from Your Money and Your Life”, retired engineer Bill Perkins takes an analytical view about making your life grow as opposed to making your money grow. Letting opportunities pass you by for fear of squandering money leads many to squander their lives instead.

Instead of just keeping on earning and earning to maximize wealth, too many of us don’t give nearly as much thought as to maximizing what they can get out of that wealth — including what they can give to others while they are living, instead of waiting until they die.

As opposed to spending money on things, which excitement depreciates over time, the author advocates spending on experiences, which grow in value over time, due to the “memory dividend”. Perkins advocates a systematic approach for eliminating the fear of running out of money (the main reason people oversave and underenjoy) while maximizing your and your loved ones

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enjoyment of that money.

Being that the main idea is that your life is the sum of your experiences, you should put some thought into planning the kind of experiences you want. If you die with significant wealth but a scarcity of experiences, you worked a lot of hours just to accumulate money that you either never used or were too old to use.

You can waste your life by underspending. Life is not only about “accumulating”, it is also about “decumulating” or using the money to maximize your life which, in the end, is nothing more than the memories you make.

In a similar vein, giving inheritances early maximizes the impact of those inheritance on the recipients’ quality of life. The average age of heirs being about sixty, the money usually arrives too late to do the most good.

Your time is limited. The chief regrets of the dying are that they didn’t live their dreams more and spent too much time working, missing out on relationships and life experiences.

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Ad filmed at Lawrence HS

Stage crew students at Lawrence High School had the opportunity to work on an ad campaign with the multinational shoe company New Balance. Roughly 20 students took part in the filming of the commercial titled “For the Love of the Game,” featuring New Balance’s second line of the company’s classic 550 sneakers. The new line of basketball shoes was made in collaboration with American sports agent Rich Paul.

“I am in awe of our determined,

ation of the commercial, which also served as a unique learning experience, they also were able to ask questions about filmmaking and the techniques used to produce national commercials.

“I had the privilege of working with our students as they prepared for the New Balance commercial, and they surprised me every day with their talent and drive,” Lawrence art educator Rob Vernone said in the release. “Our students are creative, innovative, and rise to every challenge. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to -

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Courtesy Lawrence schools Lawrence High students, staff and crew who helped make a New Balance sneaker commercial at the Cedarhurst school.

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SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR RMAC REMIC TRUST, SERIES 2009-9, Plaintiff, vs. CLAUDIO JOVELL, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 25, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 1720 Montague Avenue, Merrick, NY 11566. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 55, Block 24 and Lot 120. Approximate amount of judgment is $633,799.60 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003996/2014. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Jeffrey Halbreich, Esq., Referee

Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 140818

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT -

COUNTY OF NASSAU

WELLS FARGO BANK

N.A., AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON

MORTGAGE LOAN

TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC1

ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES

Plaintiff, Against FREDERICK NEIL KLEIN

A/K/A FREDERICK KLEIN

A/K/A FRED KLEIN, JODI

KLEIN, DEBBIE G. KLEIN, ET AL.,

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 8/27/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. This auction will be held rain or shine on 8/22/2023 at 2:00 pm, premises known as 58 Brower Avenue, Woodmere, NY 11598, and described as follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Woodmere (formerly Woodsburgh) in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York

Section 41 Block 24 Lot 326

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $1,162,718.94 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 0003350/2012

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction

Rita Solomon, Esq., Referee. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205 Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 6/9/2023 File

Number: 109-0035 RS 140814

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff against JEAN ALEX LOUIS, et al

Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered June 12, 2023, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 28, 2023 at 2:30 PM.

Premises known as 224 Hungry Harbor Road, North Woodmere, NY 11581. Sec 39 Block 527

Lot 43. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $524,385.18 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 601823/2020. For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the

bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Harold Damm, Esq., Referee NY202000000018-1 140951

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 August 17, 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:

coverage in a residential “A” district is 25%.

Applicant is requesting a 37.2% lot coverage.

Village zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted front yard surface coverage in a residential “A” district is 18%. Applicant is requesting a 21.7% front yard surface coverage. Village Code 53-3.D states: No constructed fence shall be higher than 48” in any front yard. Applicant is proposing a 10’ pier with a 2’ high light fixture.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

STEVEN GOLD, CHAIRMAN ZONING BOARD

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. ALBERT D. SUROWIECKI A/K/A ALBERT SUROWIECKI, ET. AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 6, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 6, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 966 Singleton Avenue, Woodmere, NY 11598. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 41, Block 28 and Lots 105 and 823. Approximate amount of judgment is $530,294.98 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609151/2021. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Peter J. Famighetti, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523,

Attorneys for Plaintiff 140947

Mr. Dominic Calandrella 265 Bayberry Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting a 1 Ω car garage. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19. 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 145-19 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. Stanley Aronov 207 Everit Avenue Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting to build a new one family home, inground pool, pool cabana, terrace and detached 3 car garage.

Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-19. 53-3.D. Village zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted building lot

MICHAEL RYDERBuilding Inspector

Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York July 28, 2023 141091

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU THE MONEY SOURCE INC., Plaintiff AGAINST TRACY GRIER, DIANA GREAVES AKA DIANE C. GREAVES, LOUIS JIMENEZ, WILLIAM LOPEZ, MICHAEL “DOE”, JOHNNY PEREZ, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 5, 2023, 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 September 6, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 11 Bayview Avenue, Lawrence, NY 11559. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 40 Block 2 Lot 104. Approximate amount of judgment $550,529.93 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #609245/2022. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Brian J. Davis, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 22-000270 76844 140856

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 September 6, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 1269 Wheatley Street, Hewlett, NY 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. #100611 141094

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff AGAINST JOSE C. MARTINEZ, MARIA S. ALVARENGA, ET AL.,

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 28, 2023, 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 September 6, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 102 ROGER AVENUE, INWOOD, NY 11096. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Inwood, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 40, Block 146, Lot 126-129.

Approximate amount of judgment $824,643.25 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #604014/2020. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure

Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Brian J.

Davis, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 20-000073 77012

140858

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL CHESNER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 3, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 5, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1734 Hancock Street, Hewlett, NY 11557. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 42, Block 171 and Lot 75. Approximate amount of judgment is $447,228.27 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #609064/2018. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Anthony Altimari, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 141050

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: August 17, 2023

Time: 7:00 PM

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

Subject: Case # 23-03-6203, Simon and Sara Shemia, 1810 Ocean Boulevard, Atlantic Beach, New York 11509

Applicant proposes to construct an additional 37.8 s.f. to the front porch with a pitched roof and is seeking relief from the following section of the Zoning Code: Section 250-21 Lot Coverage. The lot coverage shall not exceed 30% of the lot area.

Existing lot coverage

31.17%, proposed 31.42% and Section 250-25 Permitted encroachments (A)(2) One-story open porches and terraces not exceeding freeboard elevation and projecting not more than six feet into a front yard. Roofs over porches and terraces shall be permitted, providing they are pitched and not accessible as decks from any stories above. Proposed additional 37.8 s.f. with the existing six feet permitted will project nine feet into the front yard setback for 12.6’ of the 24’ length.

Premises are also known as Section 58, Block 49, and Lots 39-42 & 68 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: July 31, 2023 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

Josie Ficeto, Building Clerk 141196

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: August 17, 2023

Time: 7:00 PM

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

Subject: Case # 23-07-6314, William Jelley and Daniela Marcune, 201 Daytona Street, Atlantic Beach, New York 11509

Applicants propose to construct a 20’ X 24’ (480 s.f.) X 10’ high pergola.

The applicants are seeking relief from the following sections of the Zoning Code: 250-16.2 Accessory structures (C)) Trellis, not exceeding 80 square feet of ground area and eight feet in height maximum and two feet from the side and rear property line and located in the rear yard, shall not have the yard area occupied calculated in lot coverage. The yard area occupied by such accessory structure shall, however, be included in computing the maximum percentage of the lot area which may be built upon, when exceeding 80 square feet. Section 250-21 Lot Coverage. The lot coverage shall not exceed 30% of the lot area. Existing lot coverage 29.9%, proposed 35.16%.

Section 250-22 Front yards. (A) The required front yard depth shall be the same as the average

front yard depth of the existing buildings within 200 feet on each side of the lot and within the same block in the same use district. Existing FYSB 20 feet proposed 15 feet.

Premises are also known as Section 58, Block 4, Lots 52 and 55 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: August 1, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

Josie Ficeto, Building Clerk 141197

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: August 17, 2023

Time: 7:00 PM

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

Subject: Case # 23-07-6313, William Jelley and Daniela Marcune, 201 Daytona Street, Atlantic Beach, New York 11509

Applicants propose to construct a 14’ X 26’ inground swimming pool in the rear yard and partially in the side yard. The applicants are seeking relief from the following section of the Zoning Code: 250-84 Conditions for installation and maintenance (A)(1)) Such pool is installed wholly in the rear yard of the premises. 23% of the inground pool is in the side yard.

Premises are also known as Section 58, Block 4, Lots 52 and 55 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: August 1, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

Josie Ficeto, Building Clerk 141198

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, August 10, 2023

Place:DISTRICT OFFICE

Melissa Rivelli District Secretary

141193

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE

Sealed Bids for CONTRACT 2310

2023 PAVEMENT AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT

VILLAGE ENGINEER: SHL ENGINEERING, P.C. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT SEALED PROPOSALS must be received by the Village Board of Trustees at their offices at 196 Central Avenue, Lawrence, New York 11559 on: Monday August 21, 2023 at 10:00 AM at which time they will be publicly opened and read with the Contract to be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable.

All bids shall be in accordance with the specifications, drawings and terms of the proposed contracts. No bids shall be received unless made in writing on forms furnished by the Village and unless accompanied by a certified check or bid bond made payable to the Village of Lawrence in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the base bid. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality therein.

The Village will not accept bids from, or award contracts to, anyone who cannot prove to the complete satisfaction of the Board of Trustees that he has sufficient experience in this type of work and is financially able and organized to successfully carry out the work required in the specified time.

Plans and specifications will be available and may be obtained at the Village Hall, 196 Central Avenue, Lawrence, New York, 11559, starting at 10:00 AM, August 7, 2023, and thereafter, during normal Village business hours. A non-refundable fee of $75.00 is required for each USB Flash Drive containing the contract documents.

The authorized contact for any questions regarding this proposal should be directed to:

Stephen Lawniczak, P.E.

SHL Engineering, P.C.

P.O. Box 1759

Huntington, New York 11743

Phone: 631-786-0190

email:

slawniczak@shlengineeri

ngpc.com

Dated: Lawrence, New York 11559

July 31, 2023

For the BOARD OF TRUSTEES

By: RONALD GOLDMAN, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR 141194

LEGAL NOTICE

Village of Lawrence Legal Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Lawrence will hold a work session beginning at 6:45 P.M. followed by a public meeting on August 23, 2023 at the Lawrence Village Hall 196 Central Ave Lawrence, New York 11559 beginning at 7:30 P.M. to conduct the following Public Hearings and to attend to such other matters as may properly come before the Board:

“ Weinstein, 75

Sealy Dr- Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum building coverage for a lot size of 10,201 sq. ft. in area is 2,791sq. ft.

Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the minimum rear yard setback for a lot size of 10,201 sq. ft. is 25ft.

Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the minimum side yard setback for a lot size of 10,201 sq. ft. is 15ft.

Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the minimum aggregate yard setback for a lot size of 10,201 sq. ft. is 30ft.

Section 70-11.B of the Village Code states that it shall be unlawful to alter, change, add to or remove from any site soil or other material which will result in any deviation from the original grade of the property.

“ Futersak, 30

Rosalind Pl- Section 212-21.C of the Village Code states, the maximum building coverage for a lot in Zoning District FF is 30% of lot area. Section 212-21.G of the Village Code states, in Zoning District FF, the minimum aggregate yard setback for a building is 16 ft.

Section 212-21.F of the Village Code states, in Zoning District FF, the minimum rear yard setback for a building is 25 ft.

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

height/setback ratio is 0.74. Section 212-16.D (2)(c) of the Village Code states, in a Residence District B, the maximum side yard height/setback ratio is 1.5. Section 212-39.C of the Village Code states, the maximum exterior wall height from the base plane to the underside of the eave is 23 ft. Section 212-27.C(3) of the Village Code states, one-car garage shall have clear inside dimensions of not less than 10 feet in width and 20 in depth.

“ Badian, 145 Harborview S- Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states the maximum building coverage for a lot size of 9,061 sq. ft. in area is 2,643 sq. ft. Section 212-16.D(1) of the Village Code states, in Residence B District the minimum front yard setback for a lot size of 9,061 ft. is 30 ft. Section 212-16.D(1) of the Village Code states, in Residence B District the minimum side yard setback for a lot size of 9,061 ft. is 15 ft. Section 212-16.D(1) of the Village Code states, the minimum aggregate yard setback for a lot size of 9,061 ft. is 30 ft. Section 212-16.D(2)(a) of the Village Code states, the maximum front yard height setback ratio for a building on a lot sized of 9,061 ft. is 0.74.Section 212-16.D(2)(c) of the Village Code states, the maximum side yard height setback ratio for a building on a lot sized of 9,061 ft. is 1.5. Section 212-39.C of the Village Code states, the maximum exterior wall height from the base plane to the underside of the eave is 23 ft. Section 212-16.B of the Village Code states, in a Residence B District no single family dwelling shall be erected or altered to have more than 2 Ω stories.

“ Begun, 364 Mulry Lane - Lot #1 Section 212-22.Cof the Village Code states, in Residential District F, the minimum lot area is 6,000 sq. ft. Section 212-22.G of the Village Code states, in Residential District F, the minimum street frontage is 60 ft. Lot #2 Section 212-22.C of the Village Code states, in Residential District F, the minimum lot area is 6,000 sq. ft. Section 212-22.G of the Village Code states, in Residential District F, the minimum street frontage is 60 ft.

The order in which the listed applications are heard shall be determined the night of the meeting. The applications and accompanying exhibits are on file and may be inspected at the Village Office during normal business hours between 8:00a.m.and 4:00p.m. If anyone needs special

D’Esposito opposes NYC congestion pricing plan

Politicians in New York state and now on the federal level are showing their disdain for what is formally called the Central Business District Tolling Program of New York City and known by its shortened nickname congestion pricing.

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, who represents a large swath of Nassau County’s South Shore communities, has added his opposition by introducing a bipartisan resolution last month that rejects the plan to charge motorists up to $23 to enter Manhattan below 60th Street. The Federal Highway Administration approved the plan in June.

“The new Congestion Pricing plan is an assault on the hard-working Americans commuting into New York City every day,” D’Esposito said.

Democrat Rep. Josh Gottheimer and GOP House member Tom Kean Jr., both of New Jersey, also signed on to D’Esposito’s resolution noting the affected motorists are being treated as an “ATM for the MTA.”

The bipartisan resolution expresses congressional disapproval of the Central Business District Tolling Program of

New York City while acknowledging the severe economic burden this pricing plan would have on small businesses, tourists and students attending school in the city. The resolution strongly recommends that New York state conducts and makes publicly available an economic impact report on the program as well as halt the implementation of this program.

The federal Department of Transportation claims that congestion pricing would benefit businesses and drivers by reducing delays therefore minimizing stress, increasing the predictability of trip times and allowing for more commercial deliveries per hour.

During a May news conference, Janno Lieber, chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority said: “Congestion pricing means less traffic, cleaner air, safer street, better transit.”

— Lauren Maggiore

Public Notices

accommodations for a disability, such person should contact the Village Clerk at least 5 days before the hearing. All interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard

By Order of the Board of Appeals

Lloyd Keilson

Chairman

Dated: August 3, 2023

141195

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

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

Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered April 18, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 12, 2023 at 2:30 PM.

Premises known as 16 Washington Avenue, Lawrence, NY 11559-2405. Sec 41 Block 086 Lot 152. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Incorporated Village of Lawrence, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of

Judgment is $658,966.26 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 000030/2014. For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the

closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee NY201800000501-1 141201

U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito opposes New York’s congestion pricing plan that would charge motorists to enter Manhattan below 60th Street.

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A. Depending on your climate, the selection of roof materials is just as important as color, and maybe even more important, depending on what you’re looking to achieve. For example, in Florida, with less likelihood of needing a balance of heat in winter to absorb and keep the house warmer, you’d be looking for higher reflectivity to lower heat absorption, whereas in a northern climate, you want the balance of heat absorption in colder weather and less in hot weather. But there’s more to consider. Concrete or clay tiles, and how they’re applied, can also make a difference. Concrete is what is known as a “heat sink” absorptive material, which heats on the sky-facing side and slowly builds heat into the material throughout, like a sponge picks up water, then slowly releases it. On Mediterranean hillsides, this principle naturally kept people comfortable without mechanical heating and cooling for thousands of years. Clay tile has air moving underneath, channeled to dissipate heat.

Now we get into asphalt shingles and metal roofs. The latest technology, which has rapidly evolved thanks to applied science, engineering and nanotechnology advances, shows that color does play a role, but not as much as your friend thinks. Even light colors only have about a 30 percent effective rate on reflectance. This means that 70 percent of the heat is still transferred through to the interior space below. On the other hand, the reflectance can be increased by applying — usually during roofing manufacture in a controlled environment — coatings that have prism-like qualities.

Like most building principles, however, effective solutions work as a system. If it isn’t fully understood before using the coatings or materials, the system may fail. You can increase reflectance of solar rays, but without making sure the applied coatings are compatible with the roof material, you can cause the roofing to react by distorting or even disintegrating.

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There are darker color paints that also reflect, and if you search online, roofing companies have several products in dark reflective colors. Consult the manufacturer about your specific application. Good luck.

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During my lifetime, the summer months have been a time to just soak up the sun and try to get only as much work done as is necessary. But these days there are more things going on in the political world that I find myself struggling to keep up with, and two of them are worth exploring. One is climate change, and the other is Hunter Biden.

A dear friend of mine volunteered his thinking about the horrendous weather the world has been experiencing, stating, “There’s no such thing as climate change. It’s all cyclical.”

There are a lot of things that are cyclical. The major one is the economy. I’ve lived long enough to have seen major ups and downs in the stock market, and experienced both inflation and recession.

But at no time in my life have I seen virtually the entire world experiencing oppressive heat waves and violent storms. If you travel to Europe in the summer, there’s always the chance that you’ll run

into brutal heat waves. But recently the temperature of the ocean off south Florida exceeded 100 degrees. That is not a cyclical experience.

I feel a touch of sadness when I see photos of polar bears in the Arctic, stuck on land because ice floes have melted. Many of the western states now have deserts where there were once overflowing streams and lakes. The lack of available drinking water has stirred fights among some of those states, and there is no way to create any new water sources. This past winter, many communities were buried in as much as eight feet of snow with no past history of such accumulations.

Almost every day, there’s a report about flash floods killing people. Last month, Westchester, Orange and Rockland counties were hit with torrential rains that caused at least two deaths. Elected officials in those areas likened the rainstorms to waterfalls, and they caused millions of dollars in damage. Government officials attested to the fact that the flooding they caused had no historical precedents.

My second issue is the Republican fixation with President Biden’s son, Hunter.

Because the economy is good and the president is championing so many positive things that have happened during his time in office, the opposition party is spending night and day talking about his son. Which, to be fair, raises the legitimate issue of relatives of presidents capitalizing on their name or contacts.

When Jimmy Carter was president, his brother, Billy, spent all his waking hours promoting the Carter name. He started out with Billy Beer and created many other promotions using the family name. President George H.W. Bush’s brothers snagged lucrative business deals. It didn’t hurt to have the name Bush.

Then there’s Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. I have met Jared on a number of occasions, and find him to be a very likable person. But Jared is no Warren Buffett. The Saudi government gave Jared $2 billion for his investment fund, against the wishes of the government’s own finance minister.

According to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings as of March 31, Kushner’s fund had $2.5 billion on hand, almost all of it having come from overseas inves-

tors.

It’s fair to assume that Jared didn’t get his Saudi windfall based on his looks or charm, so being a son-in-law of a president hasn’t hurt his brief career as an investor. Has Hunter Biden made thousands, or millions, based on the fact that his last name is Biden? I think that’s a fair assumption. Did he break any laws? That’s up to prosecutors to determine — not Fox News or Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. I could fill volumes of Herald columns with stories about presidential family members benefiting from their last names. I wasn’t around during the days of President William Howard Taft, but there are a few stories of lucky relatives dating back even to those times. From now at least until November 2024, many Republican politicians will be spending many of their waking hours pursuing the dirt, real or imagined, on Hunter Biden. I think there are more issues of importance to America than one man’s son.

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.

Now, only memories of the Big Top animals

The sweep of history has ushered in the first woman ringmaster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and, at the same time, swept out the entire circus, which will close in May. After 146 years in business, the circus decided to put a woman in the center ring, which might have been a step forward if the circus had a future, which it does not.

Progress cuts in myriad directions. Naturally, I’m delighted that a woman, Kristen Michelle Wilson, was chosen to be in the spotlight.

covered by media and hailed as an entertainment that carried a rich history and promised thrilling, freakish sideshows.

RANDI KREISS

But I’m also delighted that her tenure will be brief. The circus’s tent will come down forever this spring, due to rising expenses, declining audiences and protests by animal rights activists.

Ringling Brothers’ elephants were retired to a Florida sanctuary some time ago, presumably due to pressure from animal advocates and the cost of upkeep.

When the circus closes, the clowns will also take their final bow, and not a moment too soon. If you grew up when I did, the circus was a must-see, go-to event every year. It was a big deal when the elephants paraded through New York City,

As a kid, though, I hated the circus. I never told my parents, because they seemed so invested in my “big day” at Madison Square Garden, but the whole scene felt skeevie. In the vernacular of the time, the bearded lady, the giant, the midgets and the skinniest man on earth scared the stuffing out of me. I couldn’t have articulated it then, but there was something awfully creepy, and just awful, about paying to stare at these people, who we now know suffered from various endocrine imbalances.

that had a highly respected Clown College, a place where the Ringling Brothers circus wintered since 1927. Still, I just can’t appreciate the appeal of the greasepaint and the big shoes.

The tigers and elephants won’t miss the circus. Will we miss the creepy clowns?

There was nothing fun or amusing about the tigers tormented by men with whips, or the elephants prodded into kneeling and dancing and running in a circle, end to end. There was always the sense at the circus, just as there is even today at carnivals, of some malignant force lurking beneath the face paint.

Clowns, for obvious reasons, have become a common source of anxiety among kids today. It’s about the fake face, the false smile and the unknowable person behind the mask. I know there’s a rich history of great clowns, and I’ve vacationed in Sarasota, Florida, a town

Once upon a time, when the circus came to town in the boondocks, it was a thrill and an opportunity to see something one might never see again. But today, kids raised on videos and iPhones have neither the interest nor the attention span for a circus act. The immense skill of many of the performers eludes them. They want quick. I read that Ringling Brothers, in an effort to survive, kept shortening the acts. But the entertainment value of the circus has lost relevance for today’s children.

If you read “Water for Elephants,” by Sara Gruen, you got a good story along with a history of the circus in America over the past 100 years. It wasn’t all about sparkly young women and men flying through the air, trapeze to trapeze. The dark side of the circus during the Great Depression was this: When some traveling circuses couldn’t afford to pay their workers, they threw them off a bridge before pulling in to the last stop. Animal abuse was rife; living conditions for both humans and animals were often appalling. In modern times, conditions improved,

but the basic concept of subjecting wild animals to a lifetime of captivity and forced performance has become disturbing and unacceptable. In “Water for Elephants,” Rosie the elephant is prodded with gaffs and burned with cigarettes. When she goes berserk at the end and runs a spear through her trainer’s head, we root for Rosie.

There is a theory that culture and society evolve as time goes on, that we get better and more considerate of one another and increasingly sensitized to the needs of other inhabitants of our earth and even those of the earth itself. Still, this is a theory.

Many aspects of life in 2017 challenge the concept of an evolving society. In many ways, especially politically, we seem to be falling back.

But the end of the circus is a good thing, a progressive thing. Millions are left with great memories of the Big Top and the times the circus came to town. We can hold on to the good memories and also embrace modern sensibilities that are offended by the exploitation of animals.

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

Randi is on a brief leave. This column was originally published Feb. 2-8, 2017.

Climate change is not cyclical, and Republicans are way too focused on Hunter Biden.

JERRY KREMER

Moving MLK’s dream forward

america will soon mark 60 years since the March on Washington.

On Aug. 28, 1963, some 250,000 people gathered peacefully at the Lincoln Memorial to advocate for civil and economic rights for Black Americans.

Although it was a protest against racial discrimination, it also was an opportunity to show support for major civil rights legislation that had stalled in Congress.

It’s important to remember what happened that day, and the changes it brought for Black Americans, while reflecting on what remains to be done to eliminate racial discrimination. Understanding history is important to avoid repeating what was bad and using what was good as a springboard for further positive change.

Black Americans were hopeful after the election of President John F. Kennedy. Roughly 70 percent of Blacks had voted for Kennedy in 1960. Their expectations were high for change, but Kennedy’s narrow victory seemingly negated any voter mandate, leading him to be cautious in moving forward on controversial issues like civil rights legislation because he needed the support of the South, where racial discrimination was still the norm.

The march came together because hopes had been dashed that Kennedy would make any of the needed changes.

The president did not initially support the march, worried that there would be a disorderly mob prompting chaos. Seeing the big picture, Kennedy also thought the march might destroy public support for the civil rights movement, even making matters worse as racial tensions heightened nationwide.

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nedy was behind the march by July.

At the Lincoln Memorial, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. The 34-year-old preacher from Atlanta gave people hope at a time in history when there was anything but that for Black people. Discrimination was rampant. The Ku Klux Klan was active around the country, and especially in the South. Black people could not live in white neighborhoods, use the same water fountains, attend the same schools or, in some states, even vote. They had to sit at the back of the bus and were not served in many restaurants.

Even here, a lot of Long Island was built with segregation securely in place, controlling where people lived and where their children went to school. Blacks and whites had to remain separate when it came to friendship and even love. Intermarriage was illegal, and it was a common belief — albeit a very wrong one — that Blacks were not as intelligent as whites. They were not even permitted to swim in the same pools as white people.

Kennedy never stopped trying to pass his Civil Rights Act. But it was President Lyndon Johnson who signed it into law after Kennedy’s assassination.

The law ultimately supported what the march was all about. It was a guarantee that Blacks would have equal voting rights, outlawed discrimination in restaurants, employment and theaters, and encouraged school desegregation.

The march was also responsible for the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, outlawing the poll tax, which was a requirement for some to vote.

Yet there is much that still needs to be

done. The FBI released a report this spring showing that hate crimes are on the rise, with far more than half of them targeting people because of their race or ethnicity. Additionally, the distribution of racist, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ propaganda — flyers, stickers, banners, graffiti and posters — rose by 38 percent in 2022, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

Next year, voters will weigh in on New York’s Equal Rights Amendment, designed to prohibit discrimination based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes. While Albany has created a number of laws over the years to ensure equality, the ERA would enshrine it in the state Constitution.

It seems the perfect time to remember the March on Washington and Dr. King’s inspiring words. There are plans underway for a march down Constitution and Independence avenues in Washington on Aug. 28 that will conclude at the Lincoln Memorial. It will be led by Martin Luther King III and his wife, Andrea Waters King, as well as the Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights leader and the founder and president of the National Action Network.

The hope is that the march will inspire the continuation of Dr. King’s work and vision, and serve as an opportunity to highlight what is still needed to bring about peace, justice and equity around the world.

“The vision that Dad had is not one that cannot be achieved,” Martin Luther King III told The Washington Post. “We have made great strides, and then there seems to be always an inevitable setback.”

Re Mark Nolan’s column in last week’s issue, “We don’t have much time — AI is coming!”: Mr. Nolan’s warning is timely. His most frightening sentence is, “AI’s only limitation is that it is constrained by our limitations.” Closer scrutiny of “our limitations” clarifies the nature and degree of the threat. Our limits, as humans, on perfidy and domination have yet to be found. Some among us already are, and will always, use any tool available to advance nefarious ends. Unity of the benevolent is necessary to limit the damage.

Our control as individuals over AI is minuscule. Whatever controls there are over its use, development or deployment are in the hands of a handful of corporate entities, semi-human creations with the status of “corporate citizens.” These beings operate to maximize profit and to maximize growth toward monopoly.

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It was dated June 10, 1927, written from a home no longer standing at Exchange Street in Rochester, to a young woman in Ellicottville named lola.

“I am not driving taxi now. I quit Sunday night. Monday morning, I went to work again for the Salvation Army. Am not driving truck this time, but am helping on a wagon. I hope to get back on a truck again soon, but I am satisfied to get three square meals a day, and a bed to sleep in.”

lola, by the way, is my grandmother. The young man struggling to make ends meet at the height of the Roaring ’20s? OK, not hard to figure out: That’s my grandfather Donald. The cursive stretched across both sides of the yellowed, cardsize paper, sharing much of the mundanity many of us today might reserve for text messages or a quick phone call while driving home.

“While you were in Buffalo, did you go to any shows, where they had Vitaphone

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pictures?” my grandfather asks. “In other words, ‘talking movies.’ I saw my first one here at Rochester, and it certainly is wonderful. I go to it nearly every night. There is no reading at all on the screen.”

I found this letter at the bottom of a box of family heirlooms a cousin of mine keeps at her home in Florida, and I was mesmerized. I have very little memory of my paternal grandparents. lola died when I was still an infant, and Donald when I was in kindergarten.

When I was growing up, my father would share many stories about his relationship with his parents — none of them good. Both would work all day, and at quitting time, they didn’t come home. Instead, they headed to the bar, where they would drown any remaining daylight with booze.

My dad and his siblings were left to fend for themselves, his older sister — by just a year — filling in as caretaker. When either of his parents were home, it was never pleasant. My dad shared how he once saved a bunch of money he earned setting pins at a local bowling

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ficed on the usual bloody altars of efficiency, consolidation and market share. Citizens and corporate citizens have divergent interests here, but the history of .com, Enron, default swaps, the inviolability of trade secrets and class action restrictions, to name a few, indicate human citizens’ limits on our corporate compatriots.

Overwhelming majorities of the benevolent will be needed. This is theoretically possible, as this is what our government is for. However, given the governmental usefulness of AI’s capabilities, the great economic powers of our corporate citizenry, the allowances of Citizens United and our business/market-friendly Supreme Court, overwhelming majorities must mobilize, rapidly, toward a clear goal.

Time is not on our side. Regulating this industry as a public utility, at least for a decade, while a plan for its most reasonable, least harmful integration into our culture, economy and polity is possible. But ...

BRIAn KElly Rockville Centre

The spam calls are relentless

To the Editor:

It’s been several years since then Speaker of the House nancy Pelosi announced that Congress would take up the issue of spam/ phishing phone calls and alleviate this problem. But since then the problem has grown worse.

I realize that Congress has many issues to

alley so he could take an art course. When his mom found the stash of coins, she took it and spent in on a two-tone, brown Easter suit for my dad.

He was so angry, he wore that suit every day — whether it was a formal occasion or he was outside playing. The suit barely made it a month.

My life wasn’t like that at all, thank goodness. My dad never touched alcohol or cigarettes, which might explain why he’s about to turn 90 with the energy and health of a 60-year-old.

My mom worked so hard to provide for my little sister and me — the youngest of the seven children my parents had from previous marriages and their current one. A day for her could include driving a bus and then working at night as a bartender. Both of my parents grew up wanting for many things, and they ensured that their children wanted for nothing.

What I wouldn’t give, however, to see the letters my mom and dad exchanged after they first met at a roller-skating rink. They were hardly the young adults my grandparents were — both already experiencing marriage and divorce, and

deal with, foreign and domestic, including the incessant political infighting that now dominates the news. The issue of spam calls has fallen by the wayside, rarely if ever mentioned, even as it increases and has evolved into a constant annoyance for Americans.

Many people in and outside new york state have told me they deal with it on a regular basis. I can receive a half-dozen or more such calls a day, often from callers (most with foreign accents) who identify themselves as working with or representing Medicare or private companies, such as CVS, or my utility company. If I don’t hang up, they make inquiries in an attempt to get personal information, or say that they have this or that offer for me. The situation has become untenable.

I have registered my phone number with various agencies, as directed, but this hasn’t stopped the calls.

Isn’t it time that Congress directed its attention to this problem? We shouldn’t have to deal with this ongoing problem, whose annoyance is only increasing. Surely the technology to do away with it is available — perhaps even the use of AI, which we’re now hearing so much about.

My congressman’s office directed me to contact my service provider, but this, I’m certain, would be ineffective, because this is a national problem that requires the attention of Congress to solve. They’re just passing the buck. Where is our government when you really need it? I’ve received several of these calls even as I’ve written this letter! Why should I have to deal with this?

ROBERT RUBAlSKy East Rockaway

raising kids as part of it.

Instead, all I have is the memory of the notes they would leave each other every morning. My dad addressed his notes to “Sweetheart” and signed them “Sweetheart,” while my mom opted for “Honey.”

I remember how irritated I would be to see these notes between them. now, more than 30 years later, I would give anything just to find one of them at the bottom of a box somewhere. They may have been just as mundane as some of the letters between my grandparents, but still, each word is an expression of them. And thus, every note is a vital piece of my parents that I long to have again.

Writing letters — writing notes — has become a lost art in the century since Donald wrote to lola. But even today, there’s something special — even romantic — about not choosing a keyboard or a touchscreen, and instead picking up a pen and finding a sheet of paper.

I’m glad my grandfather did. And I’m glad my grandmother saved it. Because in those pages, I don’t see the grandparents I only heard about through my father. Instead we get a special glimpse into their hearts.

Michael Hinman is executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers.

Framework by Tim Baker

Is there any finer art than the details of life? — At the Queens County Farm Museum

what I wouldn’t give to see more of the letters my parents exchanged.

mICHaeL HInman