Nassau Herald 08-31-2023

All the news of the Five Towns

Wellness

A message for the Five Towns

On behalf of the Nassau Herald newspaper, it is with great pleasure that we extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to all the wonderful communities of Cedarhurst, Hewlett, Inwood, Lawrence, and Woodmere. We are thrilled to be a part of your vibrant and diverse neighborhood and look forward to serving as your trusted source of news and information.

essence of these events and providing an avenue for your voices to be heard. We encourage you to reach out to us with your stories, accomplishments, and concerns so that we may continue to be a platform for community engagement.

Courtesy Brandeis Delving into science were Shana Obadiah, front, Tamar Vider and Avishai Levi. Shana is going into seventh grade, and Tamar and Avishai are starting fifth grade.

Brandeis lowers tuition for the first time in years

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Brandeis Hebrew Academy, in Lawrence, is hoping to give its families a financial break in the new academic year. Responding to an apparent increase in need for financial aid, the school decided to reduce its tuition charges.

The cost of kindergarten to eighth-grade programs at the school, on Frost Lane, will decrease from $495 to $3,798 this year. Leslie Gang, Brandeis’s director of communications, said that the school looks to other private Jewish schools in the area to compare tuition each

year. With that in mind, Brandeis wanted to lower its tuition as much as possible.

“The cost of living, especially after the pandemic, has really been a struggle for parents in this community,” Gang said, “and many families looking for private-school tuition have multiple children, so even though families might be doing really well financially, when you look at all of the aspects, between groceries and electric and gas and taxes, and then you add private-school tuition, it’s a lot of money.”

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5T riders come together to bike for children in-need

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

A bicycle bell ringing indicates that a bicyclist is heading toward you, and if you live in the Five Towns, chances are, it could be Allan Lieberman or a member of his 5T Riders team, a group of over 100 bike riders that represent the area and Far Rockaway.

Lieberman, a mortgage broker for commercial real estate, started cycling in 2010 while attending spin classes. He was always intrigued by cycling and the various ways to cycle, such as mountain biking and road biking, but never saw himself as committed to it as he is now.

An industry colleague’s participation in a charity ride to help fund an organization Lieberman was aware of for many years — Chai Lifeline — an international group that supports children who have life-threatening illnesses, sparked an interest in him to be a part of the effort.

The annual event, Bike4Chai, is a two-day fundraising event that brings together hundreds of cyclists worldwide to help raise money for Chai Lifeline children and their families.

It dates to 2009 when Chai Lifeline volunteer Dovid Egert was told he wasn’t allowed to take his bike to Camp Simcha in upstate Glen Spey, Chai Lifeline’s summer camp that offers children with cancer and other disorders weeks of fun that aims to imbue them with courage and spirit, while battling serious illness.

Egert posted an internet video indicating that he planned on biking to the camp, a 135-mile bike ride from his home in Lakewood, New Jersey, while fundraising for the camp, 14 years ago.

The video was a hit.

He raised $10,000, and that trip alone sparked the existence of the now annual Bike 4 Chai event, attracting many bikers from around the world to do the same.

Lieberman, who serves as co-captain with Cedarhurst resident Mark Klein, has come together to lead the fundraising 5T Riders group for the last few years.

Their official first year was in 2019 and Lieberman said that the team has been solidly represented.

“Teams have come and gone but the 5T Riders have been solidly represented as a formal team for the last few years,” he said.

There are teams from Brooklyn, Great Neck, Canada, Houston and Minneapolis.

“This is not a formal club,” Lieberman clarified. “This is our group, those that are coming from this part of town, the Five Towns and Far Rockaway, riders from this area.”

Group members bike in their free time during the early hours of the morning before work, on Friday afternoons before Sabbath, on Sunday’s or federal holidays.

Although there are roughly 100 members on the team, only 50 of them take part in the event. This year’s Bike4Chai took place Aug. 9 to 10.

First day was a 100-mile ride that began and ended at the Kalahari Resort in Pennsylvania’s Poconos Mountains. On the next day it was a 60-mile ride from the resort to Camp Simcha.

According to bike4chai.com, the goal for the Five Towns-based team was to raise $516,000 for services such as counseling and case management, meals delivered to hospitals and homes, transportation to medical appointments, Camp Simcha and other services for more than 5,900 children and families.

Nearly $604,000 was raised making 5T Riders a top five fundraiser.

Through the annual event, Lieberman has come to know children and families who benefit from Camp Simcha, as the money is used for the children to attend the summer sleepaway camp.

“One of the former campers who benefited from this camp described how this is the one event, the one week that they look forward to all year,” he said. “It pushes them and motivates them to

undergo the most difficult of treatments.”

“They look forward to one thing: their one week of heaven in attending Camp Simcha,” Lieberman added. “Our fundraisers are able to sustain the budget to run Camp Simcha year after year and as a result, they’ve been able to grow and bring in more children, increase the size of the facility and children are flown all across the world to participate.”

Simcha is Hebrew for happiness.

“After riding for six years in a row, to me, it’s easy to go back year after year,” Klein wrote in a text. “The cause and the organization Chai Lifeline is incredible, the event and cycling itself is pretty epic. But what stood out to me for 2023 was what our particular team, ‘The 5T Riders,’ had more this year than ever before and that was an insane amount of camaraderie, team work, support and friendship at a whole new level from riders of all ages and all levels. Working together got the goal.”

Photos courtesy Allan Lieberman

Co-Captain Allan Lieberman gives the thumbs up with his 5T Riders team at the annual Bike4Chai fundraising event.

5T Riders members come from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway.

Allan Lieberman makes a sharp turn as he heads down the hill.

Book Review:

Healthy at 100 by John Robbins (Part Two)

Last week we looked at the four major reasons people live longer: diet, physical activity, culture or socialization and respect for the elderly.

Taking a deeper dive, the book cites a preeminent expert on aging, John W. Rowe, M.D., Chairman of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Aging who explains: “The bottom line is very clear: with rare exceptions, only about 30 percent of physical aging can be blamed on genes...MacArthur Research provides very strong evidence that we are, in large part, responsible for our own old age.”

Take the example of longest lived people in the world — the Okinawans “When Okinawans move elsewhere and adopt the diets of their new locations, they get the same diseases at the same rates and die at the same ages, as the people whose customs they embrace. The life expectancy of Okinawans who move to Brazil, for example, drops seventeen years.”

“Diseases of affluence” — including diabetes, coronary heart diseases and many forms of cancer are all linked to animalbased diets. Foods that decrease cholesterol levels are soy products, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, peas and beans. “As a result of the vast amount of information gathered... the scientific evidence indicates that a diet based on plant foods with a minimal amount of food derived from animals as the ideal diet for human beings.” Since almost all the cells in your body continually regenerate, “steps you can take” provides a guide “so what you eat today literally becomes your body tomorrow.”

Next up are physical activities. The Vilcabamba have a saying, that “each of us has two doctors — the left leg and the right leg.” People become passive and then the less they move the harder it becomes to do so. However, “those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.”

Courtesy Google Maps Nassau County police reported that the Audio Plug store in North Lawrence was robbed on Aug. 24.

Audio Plug store in North Lawrence robbed

An unspecified amount of merchandise was stolen inside the Audio Plug store at 265 Burnside Ave., in North Lawrence on Aug. 24, at 9:40 a.m., according to the Nassau County police.

Police say they are looking for three men last seen wearing a mask, dark clothing and gloves after the front glass door was shattered at Audio Plug after

Petit LarCeny

On Aug. 17 at approximately 5 a.m. to 2 p.m., an unknown person stole two license plates at 39 Alvin Pl. in Inwood, according to police.

On Aug. 21, at 7 p.m., an unknown man stole items from the CVS location at 1740 Broadway in Hewlett, according to police.

According to police, an unknown man stole packages at 818 Addison St. in Woodmere at 1 p.m.

an employee went to open the store when he saw the damage.

The men were last seen on foot going south on Lincoln Place.

Police are asking anyone with information on the incident to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-8477. All calls are confidential.

— Hernesto Galdamez

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Jason M. Guglielmo, 24, of Lynbrook, was arrested for Criminal Mischief at the Seven Eleven location at 1700 Broadway in Hewlett at 3:45 a.m. on Aug. 24, according to police.

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Jorge Avila Virula, 37, of Inwood, was arrested for driving while intoxicated between Rockaway Turnpike and Peninsula Blvd. on Aug. 18 at 11:03 p.m., according to police.

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

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Hewlett-Woodmere aims to address hateful acts

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Continuing a discussion begun last school year on how to combat hate after incidents of swastikas found in the boys’ bathroom in Woodmere Middle School, the Hewlett-Woodmere school district’s Board of Education heard a proposal by Michael Cohen, the Eastern director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Cohen presented his ideas at an early summer board meeting and returned for more in-depth discussion at the Aug. 23 meeting. The Simon Wiesenthal Center, named for the famed Holocaust survivor, is a Jewish global human rights organization that researches the Holocaust and hate in historic and contemporary context.

“It’s really an important conversation that we need to have and we’re trying to be proactive and have a very successful 23, 24 year,” Superintendent Ralph Marino said.

After the swastikas were found in March, the school district held a series of assemblies for middle school students with renowned Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a Hewlett resident who has traveled the world recounting her family’s Holocaust survival story, which was made famous in her 1996 memoir, “Four Perfect Pebbles,” co-written with Lila Perl.

The proposal for new programming came from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, with Cohen sharing new ideas. He intended to share his specific programming options, but was met with questions from the board,

Six program variations made up the options presented to the board including interactive workshops, educational workshops, assembly style meetings, professional development workshops, forums and leadership-based sessions.

Cohen opened his presentation thanking the board for their diligent work in trying to eliminate hate in the school community.

“Seeing the back and forth conversations, putting all this together and working on this and seeing the seriousness that this board has taken in addressing

the issues that the district has had is really incredible,” Cohen said.

He got through the first program description before the board reevaluated if this system of tackling hate was right for Hewlett-Woodmere. The selection had a great deal of emphasis on teaching students about cyberbullying and recognizing, reporting and speaking about unsafe or alarming statements made online.

The board voiced concerns that this type of programming would not fix the non-online hateful acts in their district from the previous year.

Trustee Francois Tenenbaum was dis appointed to see the lack of institutional ly impacted hate mentioned in the propos al plan.

“Although it’s extremely concerning that some people will post all sorts of crazy things on the internet and try to bully people, it becomes dangerous because institutions are endorsing these things because institutions have the power that an individual doesn’t have,” Tenenbaum said.

The board, while saying the program ming had benefits, was also concerned about cost, asking Cohen about a dis counted rate through BOCES. Rates were from $750 to $40,000.

“I don’t know if there’s a price you could put on the value of these programs to say we only want to spend X, Y, Z,” Board President Debra Sheinin said.

The trustees decided that financial decisions would be made once the admin istration determines which programs fit the best. Sheinin suggested the district start with the middle school students to provide the education where it appears it is needed the most.

After administration chooses program ming options, the education board is expected to sign off on it.

The next board meetings are on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m., which is a work meeting, the public can attend, but usually there is no public comment, and on Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m., a regular board meeting. Both meet ings are at Woodmere Education Center, 1 Johnson Place, Woodmere.

Have an opinion on how the school dis trict should address hate? Send letter to jbessen@liherald.com.

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Michael Cohen of the Simon Wiesenthal Center shares his new ideas for fighting hate in the Hewlett-Woodmere school district.

NCBA says E-ZPass installation is just around corner

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

After nearly two months after the Nassau County Bridge Authority’s previous deadline of when the E-ZPass toll system was expected to be installed for the Atlantic Beach Bridge, officials said that the system’s launch could be five weeks away.

“I don’t want to put a hard date on it yet, because there’s a lot of software development still to come,” NCBA Executive Director Ray Webb said. “We’re trying to head off of all of those what if’s and those little anomalies before we go live, take care of as much as we can before that.”

The news came at the bridge authority’s Aug. 22 meeting. As of that date, the authority had met with contractors at TRMI, completed the Factory Acceptance Test, verifying the purpose of the E-ZPass installation.

In February, the authority decided to plan for implementation of the E-ZPass system on the bridge with help of TRMI Systems Integration and sponsorship from the Metropolitan Transit Authority to become an affiliated member of E-ZPass.

With the installation of the new system, residents of Atlantic Beach will have the opportunity to pay $162.50 annually for unlimited passes through the toll with their E-ZPass. Currently, this is the only resident group receiving a discounted rate, according to Webb.

If they chose not to register their E-ZPass with the discounted resident offer, they will be billed $3 along with non-barrier island residents. Those commuting across the bridge will also have the option to pay a $4 cash toll, however, no additional payment methods will be available.

Drivers who currently hold annual decals will be able to use their decals until the end of the year, but E-ZPass standards will take over in the new year, deeming resident decals ineffective. Decal sales will halt as of September 29.

In order to get the discounted E-ZPass offer, residents of the barrier island will have to register through the EZ-Pass sight.

The Atlantic Beach Bridge, a toll drawbridge connecting the mainland of Long Island to Atlantic Beach was rebuilt in 1988. This year, the residents and bridge users saw an increase in toll prices for the first time since 2007. On Jan. 1, drivers of passenger vehicles went from paying $2 to cross the bridge to $3, trucks $4 to $8 or $8 to $16 based on size and resident decals went from $130 to $199 and non-resident

decals from $175 to $329 for an annual pass. A group of about 10 community members gathered in the lobby of the NCBA office to observe the meeting and ask questions about the upcoming changes. The meeting was streamed on Zoom for attendees to watch and listen to, while the authority discussed updates.

Some residents expressed concerns regarding not having computer access to register, or needing help to learn the new system.

Atlantic Beach resident Beth Garnett, proposed that the NCBA sends people to resident’s homes to assist them in signing up for the discounted offer.

Samuel Nahmias, chairman of the NCBA board, pitched possible solutions shared by residents such as having someone at the authority administrative office or tolls to help, but said resident sign-up was something that would be considered down the line. The bridge authority plans to share a video on its website on how to register.

Audrey Mordos, a barrier island resident, expressed concerns about property owners on the island who have vehicles registered elsewhere, not being eligible to receive the discounted annual rate. Nahmias said that to break the existing model with the EZ-Pass system, in which car registration indicates eligibility for the discount, would be costly, but could be considered later considering the small amount of residents this might impact.

The authority also addressed community concerns regarding unclear lane markings when entering the toll.

“This is a bridge with an accident waiting to happen,” Eileen Adler, a barrier island resident, said.

Nahmias eased concerns saying that each toll terminal would accept both E-ZPass and cash.

The NCBA’s next meeting is Sept. 20.

INWOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION

The Community For

David Hance - President

Michael Gliner - Chairman of the Board

Rosemarie Reo - First Vice President

Kathy Mennella - Treasurer

Lori Hill - Secretary

Barry DeGroot - Sgt. At Arms

Sheldon Soloway - Trustee

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The Nassau County Bridge Authority said that installation of the E-ZPass toll system for the Atlantic Beach Bridge could be as soon as five weeks away.

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Over 60 Years. Supporting residents in many ways–meeting their needs to help them achieve their goals.

Providing scholarships to high school graduates from Inwood annually. Supporting local charities and non-profits with projects such as Dream Christmas, Kamp Kiwanis, and many more.

Stringing together a hobby of guitar-building

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Woodmere’s John Roblin son, Nathan, expressed an interest in playing the guitar during the first year of his Ph.D. program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and asked if his father would purchase one for him. Instead of heading over to a store like Guitar Center, which carries a wide selection of guitars, John instead asked, “How about I make you one?” Nathan approved his father’s offer.

John completed his first bass project in September 2021 and gave it to his son. What came next after the first was another custom-made bass two months later. This month, he completed his third custom instrument, a Telecaster-style guitar.

Now, three more are on the planning board, but John doesn’t play the guitar or any instrument. Instead, they’re more like art projects, he said.

“I have no talent to play instruments, whatsoever,” John said.

John serves on the board for the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools Endowment Fund, an independent organization made up of alumni, families and friends of the Hewlett-Woodmere school district designed to establish an endowment through fundraisers that would help provide a sustainable source of support for students.

But outside of the HWPSEF, he is the owner/creative director of Creative.io, a digital design studio with services that include developing websites, business cards, product packaging, logo creation and others.

“You have to have a thick skin as a graphic artist because what you think is right is not always what the customer wants,” he said. “For me, this is a way to get my creativity out in a way that I can do it exactly what I want.”

Others, however, may call themselves a luthier, a craftsman who makes and repairs string instruments. The most famous luthier is considered Andrea Amati.

To start his most recent project, John purchased the BexGears Electric Guitar Kit with an okoume wood body for roughly $90 on Amazon, which included the body, fretboard and strings. Parts such as the control cover, bridge plate, ferrules and pickguard were purchased separately.

Not satisfied with the okoume wood body, John went with a famous Japanese technique, Yakisugi, a centuries-old technique that involves charring the surface of wood.

To accomplish that look, John purchased a garden weed torch and set the body on fire with the help of a YouTube video, all while keeping a bottle of water on deck in case things got out of control.

The custom-made guitar earned the name the “Dark Roast.”

Although John doesn’t play, friend and fellow HWPSE board member David Rifkind, tested the custom-made guitar.

Rifkind, who retired in 2019 from the Hewlett-Woodmere school district as a social studies teacher at the high school, also customizes guitars.

Guitars can cost as low as $100 and rise accordingly in price based on quality, the guitar-building duo said. But, the two of them have learned that building one occasionally can come out more expensive than buying one pre-made depending on the materials in the kits. A small obstacle.

“The idea of working on them and creating them is kind of positive,” Rifkind said.

“It’s creative and what I like about guitars is they’re really imperfect.”

Rifkind has three in the process of being built.

The Dark Roast took about three weeks to be made after the body was burned.

For the final touch, John made the guitar feel more like his by adding a custommade Dark Roast emblem on the back of the guitar body.

But, how does the guitar sound? Leave it to Rifkind.

“Sounds pretty good to me,” he said.

Hernesto Galdamez/Herald David Rifkind, left, and John Roblin showcase their custom made guitars.

Students moving on up to the Number Two School

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

As students across the country begin to go back to school, the Lawrence school district, specifically those moving up from kindergarten to first grade, guided their newest students at its Lawrence Primary School at the Number Two School ahead of the first day with an orientation to help ease any nerves.

The Aug. 23 orientation brought in parents and students to the school to familiarize themselves with the building and reconnect with old friends and meet new ones.

“Preparing our students to enter into a new school building feeling comfortable and excited is of utmost importance!” Kristen Panzarella, principal of Lawrence Primary School, wrote in an email. “The start of a new school year brings with it a level of excitement and naturally, a level of nervousness. Orientation allows our families to gain insight as to what they can expect in the year ahead and how they can best support their children as they transition to a new school building.”

To help ease the level of nervousness, parents, along with their children, toured the facilities and saw where they would call their classroom for the next nine months.

“First grade is such an important year,” Superintendent Ann Pedersen, also wrote in an email. “Having the

children know what to expect will certainly help them.”

The morning-long event was filled with activities for families and their children to get comfortable in their newest home for the next coming years.

What was a full house in the school gymnasium, three groups were made to separate families and their children for the jammed pack itinerary, which included a school tour, a visit to the school library with a special appearance by Pen-

insula Public Library representatives, which has been the school district’s library since 1951 and a photo booth in the auditorium where students got to pose with their family with their “Ready For School” crowns they made.

Cedarhurst resident Christian Suárez, whose daughter Olivia will be moving up to the first grade, said he felt no nerves for her. Instead, he said, it’s a part of life.

“It’s natural,” he said in Spanish and afterwards blew a kiss to Olivia. “She got up early, got dressed and was excited to come. To do all that and with a smile, it is very beautiful to see.”

In the hallways greeting families was the local Scoutreach program, an afterschool program affiliated with the Boys Scouts of America that helps students take part in a variety of activities that incorporate science, technology, engineering and math while also gaining an awareness of community service, which help earns scouting badges. The fee for the school year is $10.

“It gives them a sense of belonging, like joining a team,” said Scoutreach leader Pamela Makaea,. “You get shared adventures, lessons, experiences and fun. You’re exposed to different things and you bond with extended time together.”

Makaea said that sign-ups at orientation went well and are halfway to their goal of 50 children for the year.

The first day of school for all Lawrence schools is Sept. 5.

Hernesto Galdamez/Herald

Christian Suarez, with daughter, Olivia, is all smiles as she took a break from drawing her ‘Ready For School’ crown.

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A BRIGHT FUTURE: TEMPLE ISRAEL, LAWRENCE

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Temple Israel has been an important part of my life for over 75 years. I attended Religious School from first grade to confirmation, later becoming a Hebrew teacher for 52 years. I had the joy of teaching two generations, including my own children and grandchildren, and became well known for my chocolate lollipops shaped as Torahs, menorahs, and other Jewish symbols. I have always been grateful for the love, spiritual guidance, friends, and companionship my Temple has given me.

Esther and Miguel Maldonado

Temple Israel is our beloved Jewish home. Our kids are actively engaged in Religious School, and we have been involved in the Congregational Choir, Hebrew learning and Introduction to Judaism course,

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while regularly attending weekly Shabbat services. Temple community has brought us joy and support, for which we are deeply grateful.

Arlene and Richard Englander

For over 70 years, both our families have been engaged members of Temple Israel. Our three sons had their Bar Mitzvah and confirmation at Temple Israel, and our grandchildren have been named there as well. Even from Costa Rica, they actively participate in Religious School classes and worship services via Zoom. We enjoy what our Temple offers and are thrilled to carry on our family’s tradition with our sacred community.

Michelle Jaeger

My draw to Temple Israel of Lawrence is the congregants and clergy. Their

dedication to keeping the congregation thriving through their caring support and diverse programs offered is truly inspiring. I was an Adult Bat Mitzvah at the Temple and I am a student in the adult Hebrew class, which I very much enjoy.

Hillary and Jon Lipow

Our journey with Temple Israel began in 2018 when we were searching for a temple for our daughter, Aly, to become a Bat Mitzvah. During the pandemic, when Zoom became available, it provided our family with the opportunity to get more involved, especially since we live in Forest Hills. Aly’s participation in the Teen Program through community service opportunities and study trips, and our active engagement in leadership roles have strengthened our bond with Temple Israel, making it an integral part of our lives.

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Friendship, food and fun at Inwood Day

The Five Towns Community Center campus in Lawrence once again played host to the annual Inwood Day festivities that celebrates the civic pride and the people who live in the community.

From 2 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 19, there was food — roughly 1,000 hot dogs, 800 hamburgers, 400 pounds of chicken and 20 pans of rice was served — there were also ices, a dual-lane water slide, a trio of bouncy houses, raffles, Zumba for both kids and adults, DJ Karlito played music, the Nassau County Police Activities League and NCPD’s Community Affairs team.

There were also Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap It up!, the Islamic Council of Long Island, New Hope Horizon and Community Center services such as the bilingual department, Aid to the Foreign Born and Health & Prevention Ser-

vices.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Keith Rossein/Herald photos

The water slide saw much action as children lines up for the attraction at Inwood Day earlier this month.

Jillian Knights, left, and Alexander Acosta served free ices at Inwood Day.

Offering free haircuts is Finn Gately’s way of giving back to the community. He trimmed Hamilton Alverado’s mane with mom, Amanda Alverado, at right.

Longtime Inwood resident Barbara Thompson gave lollipops to Kinverli Martinez, left, and Stefanie Sozacantor, both 8, at the Inwood Day festivities.

Tony Nave was the primary griller for all the chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs served at Inwood Day.

Friends of the Library brings more to Hewlett-Woodmere

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

The Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library and Friends of the Library organization work hand-in-hand to bring about positive change for the community.

Since the library ’s opening roughly 75 years ago, the Friends have supplemented library operations providing money for activities and improvements to the facility, including renovated the entryway, along with enlisting the help of residents to donate to support groundskeeping, new programming and enhanced services.

Friends President Irene Levy has been involved for 22 years to improve HWPL.

“We try with more interesting programs or programs that with more popular appeal,” Levy said. “We hope that we can get some more people in.”

Friends has helped fund musical programs like “Highlights in Jazz,” a performance by jazz artists from New York City, “Feelin’ Groovy,” a multi-genre concert and “Summer Music in the Courtyard” with live entertainment and refreshments. The Friends also sponsor theatre and science programs for children, including astronomy and interactive experiences with animals from wildlife sanctuaries and prizes for summer reading program participants. The groups also supports current

events panel discussions and author visits from writers such as Roger Rosenblatt and Gail Sheehy. There are academic sessions with Hofstra University professor, Stanislao Pugliese and reading groups for adults.

“Without a Friends of the Library group our programming wouldn’t be as deep and broad as it is,” Marie Drucker, a HWPL librarian and adult programmer, said.

One of the most successful programs is the Friday weekly discussion group that discusses global happenings.

The program was initially held on a

park bench in the library’s courtyard, but later made its way inside as the attendance increased over the years. Jay Gold, a Friends member and leader of the discussion group, started his position 12 years ago. Each week, he selects a topic for the group or sorts through suggestions from attendees and shares material, such as articles, for patrons to be prepared.

“I get carried away with my topics just like everyone else does, but I say it’s a discussion group and were interested in hearing what everybody has to say,” Gold said. “I try different ways to get everyone to participate.”

During the lockdown, this program took a major hit, still being hosted on Zoom but attendance dwindled rapidly. A group of 70 people, large enough to spill into the library’s hallway of the library declined to 30., Now that they meet in-person, again.

Gold said the discussion group is great for seniors.

“They don’t have their careers to worry about day in and day out, but they still want to keep up with things and they’re very interested in what everybody else has on their minds and what they have to say about topics,” Gold said. “I always thought when I was working, I always had people in my companies and people in the industry that I was in at the time, that I would discuss things with on lunch hours and so on. People miss that when they’re in retirement age.”

The Friends are looking to build up membership and support for the organization and library. Levy believes that the connection aspect is exactly the Friends mission.

“There are many, many articles about how libraries have become a focal point in the community, sort of taken over the job of being a community center in many areas where there no longer are community centers,” Levy said. “People are looking to the library and expecting libraries to meet more needs than just reading books.”

Courtesy Marie Drucker

The Friends of the Library recently provided additional funding for the HewlettWoodmere Public Library entryway renovation.

County rabbis pay visit to Poland

With the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, a delegation of rabbis, the North American Board of Rabbis, led by three from Nassau County, went on a five-day mission to Poland last week to deliver a Torah scroll to Ukrainian Jewish refugees.

The trip was led by Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum, president of NABOR, rabbi emeritas of Temple Israel of Lawrence and rabbi to the office of County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

Rabbi Steven Graber of Temple Hillel of North Woodmere and Rabbi Art Vernon of Congregation Shaaray Shalom of West Hempstead, were also part of the rabbinical delegation.

The rabbis met with Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, to discuss the challenges NATO has faced

due to the war in Ukraine and its effects on the world.

While meeting in Warsaw at the Ukrainian Embassy with Ukraine’s Deputy Ambassador to Poland and representatives of the Polish Government, the rabbis presented an American Torah as a sign of support.

The Ukrainian Ambassador will bring the Torah to a congregation of refugees. NABOR is the only national rabbinical organization comprised of rabbis of every branch of Judaism.

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Hernesto Galdamez

Courtesy Rabbi Steven Graber

Nassau County rabbis travel to Poland to deliver a Torah scroll to Ukrainian Jewish refugees. Temple Hillel’s Rabbi Steven Graber is second from left.

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Hofstra aims for another CAA Crown

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Hofstra women’s soccer defied the odds last year to repeat as conference champions and will look for a far clearer postseason path this fall in the Coastal Athletic Association.

The Pride was in danger of missing the 2022 CAA tourney following a 2-1 defeat to Stony Brook in the regular-season finale but moments after the game learned they had earned the league’s final tournament spot when results in other matches went Hofstra’s way. Hofstra proceeded to take full advantage of its renewed life to win its fifth CAA title in six years as the eight seed starting by knocking out top-seeded Monmouth and culminating in a dramatic overtime win at Northeastern.

“Once you face the jaws of defeat, I think it’s easy to have a new lease of life,” said 18th-year Hofstra women’s soccer head coach Simon Riddiough, who has guided the Pride to seven CAA titles and nine NCAA Tournament appearances since taking over the program in 2006.

“To get that opportunity again was like a breath of fresh air and new impetus.”

Riddiough returns seven starters off last year’s 10-8-4 team that reached the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in eight seasons. After a season-opening 2-1 loss at Albany, Hofstra rebounded in a major way with a 1-0 upset win at Big Ten power Rutgers on Aug. 20 on a late goal from junior midfielder Olivia Pearse on a counter attack in the 88th minute.

Pearse, a former standout at Seaford High School, has emerged as one of Hofstra’s most impactful players on both ends of the field. She netted two goals and two assists as a sophomore.

“She has come in fetter than I have ever seen her and with a new attitude,” said Riddiough of Pearse, who switched from the wide forward to fullback role last season. “She wears her heart on her sleeve and she leads by example.”

Hofstra returned last year’s leading scorer Dagny Run Petursdottir, who registered 19 points on seven goals and five assists as a freshman out of Iceland and was named to the Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention team.

Another Iceland product, Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir, also shined as a first-year college player with three goals and two assists.

Sophomore midfielder/defender Wiktoria Fronc, a London native, also made her mark on Long Island from across the pond with seven assists to earn AllCAA Third Team and All-CAA and CAA All-Rookie Team honors.

While the Hofstra roster is global in nature featuring 10 international players from four countries to go along with 10 U.S. states, the team boasts many impactful local players led by Pearse and graduate student defender Cailey Welch, a former standout at North Shore High School. Freshman defender Jill Conlon, a two-time all county player from Calhoun High school in Merrick, could potentially see some minutes on the backline during her rookie college season on the college soccer pitch.

“She’s composed on the ball,” Riddiough said of Conlon. “She’s a wonderfully nice kid who cares and I’m assuming will work hard to get to where she needs to go.”

Graduate student starting goalie Skylar Kuzmich has missed the beginning of the season due to injury,

but Riddiough hopes to have her back during the heart of CAA play. Junior goalie Mackenzie Sullivan has stepped up in Kuzmich’s absence and recorded five seasons in the Rutgers victory.

Hofstra kicks off its home schedule this Sunday against Atlantic 10 oe Saint Joseph’s at 1 p.m. before beginning its quest for another CAA title on Sept. 10 when it hosts league newcomer Campbell at 1 p.m.

The Pride’s home schedule is highlighted by a CAA finals rematch against Northeastern on Oct. 1 at 1 p.m.

The Pride were picked to finish third in the CAA Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll behind Monmouth and Northeastern.

The top six finishers in the 13-team conference will earn spots to the CAA Tournament that commences on Oct. 26.

“If we stay healthy I think we can compete and beat anybody in the conference,” Riddiough said.

Midfielder/defender

Photos courtesy Hofstra Athletics Communications Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir, above right, a native of Iceland, shined as a first-year college player with three goals.

Wiktoria Fronc, a London native, made her mark from across the pond with seven assists as a freshman.

United Choral Society makes a comeback

By TALYA LIPPMANN & LAUREN MAGGIORE of the Nassau Herald

The 83-year-old, nonprofit United Choral Society has been a prolific group beginning in the Five Towns with more than 150 people at its height and due to life changes group membership has declined to roughly 25.

Founded in 1942, when Annette Lang, from Lawrence, and Mary Shapiro, of Woodmere, bonded over their love for singing. The duo formed the United Temple Chorus and recruited 30 women. They led at this time by conductor Isadore Freed.

Hewlett resident Sharon Pesenti, the conductor of the group for the past 10 years, is persistent in her mission to bring back the life of music to the Society. The group similar to many businesses, institutions and organization was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, losing over half of its members because of people leaving the Five Towns or succumbing to the virus, she said.

To emphasize the community-oriented nature of the chorus, the group changed its name to the United Choral Society in 1964. At that time there was nearly 150 members who not only came from the Five Towns and various other Long Island towns, but also Brooklyn, Rockaway and other sections of Queens.

In the musical group’s last concert in

December 2019, they performed major choral works, Broadway melodies, and incorporated both symphonies and piano.

Before the pandemic, they performed concerts twice a year at the HewlettWoodmere Public Library’s Gold Hall.

The rejuvenated singing group will next perform at the same venue on Dec. 17. The performance will focus on excerpts from “Elijah” composed by 19th century composer Felix Mendelssohn and holiday songs, celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah.

The choir consists of a four-part choral music, where the soprano, alto, tenor and bass work together to form a full harmonious musical performance. Organizing the concert is being done in collaboration

with the library and the choral group handling publicity, including concert flyers.

The goal of the choral group is not only to display the musical talent, but also to give back to the community with a welldone and entertaining performance.

“Being in a collective organization, with a common goal, is paramount for socialization; especially after the devastating pandemic,” Pesenti said.

As she works to revive the group and its musical talents, Pesenti aims to “regroup and rebuild so we can continue the beautiful music” in the Five Towns.

Elaine Shein, the president of the group, reiterated that the chorus is for “all people who enjoy singing and singing

together.”

An attendee of the concerts, Ron Goldman, refers to Pesenti as, “Not only a teacher, but also a coach, drawing out specific skills to formulate a marvelous performance.”

Bringing back an appreciation for musical talent as showcased in the United Choral Society, as Goldman said, “Is a win-win for everyone involved, both singers and attendees combined.”

If you would like to become a part of this “open to all” musical society, contact Shein at eliane@papersforme.com or Pesenti at ucsconductor@gmail.com.

Courtesy Alan Reitzfeld

The United Choral Society at their most recent performance in December 2019.

Cindy Grosz fashions a truly stimulating life

By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

A longtime Woodmere resident continues to highlight her advocacy for Judaism and Long Island on a weekly radio show, while also being involved in fashion and politics.

Cindy Grosz, 60, calling herself the “Jewess Patriot,” has a Sunday morning show on Long Island’s oldest radio station — WGBB, 95.9FM and 1240AM — now broadcasting from Merrick. Grosz can be heard at 10 a.m.

“I’m heard on Long Island and throughout the metropolitan area,” Grosz said. “I say you don’t have to be Jewish with Cindy. I talk common, everyday headlines, traditions and trends and Jewish topics such as the anniversary of the Abraham Accords.”

Signed in 2020, the Abraham Accords are agreements between Bahrain, Israel and the United Arab Emirates that recognized Israel’s sovereignty and aimed to establish full diplomatic relations. Her show, she said, has struck a chord with people who listen.

“Locally at the library people say, ‘I hear you on Sunday morning,’ and it has brought new friendships from work friends to Emmy nominated actress Tonja Walker, who I call a friend,” Grosz said, adding that she is “very proud to represent Long Island,” and is not shy about the regional accent she retains.

With a traditional Jewish name that literally translates to “sweet pearl,” Grosz opens her show with her “pearls of wisdom.”

“For everybody things are really tough, people are frustrated, but we survived worse and will survive this,” she said. “It’s Long Island Strong.”

Long involved in politics, Grosz run for office — in 2020 she lost a Republican congressional primary to Douglas Tuman — and continues to consult on several local and regional political campaigns.

“People should be knowledgeable about politics,” she said. “People have to really educate themselves on the facts and the issues, not the personalities. Common sense people and common sense will win.”

Aligned with GOP conservatives, Grosz discusses timely topics, antisemitism and invites representatives from Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Judaism on her radio show.

The religious connections have led to kosher community outreach to places not usually associated with Judaism.

“We coordinate to get wonderful, traditional food under rabbinical supervision,” Grosz said, adding that kosher wines and items such as challah covers have gone to places such as Ashville, North Carolina and have been part of fundraisers.

Not one to standstill, Grosz has been

very involved in New York City’s Fashion Week that this year will take place Sept. 7 to 13.

“I work with several fashion designers in a couple of shows,” she said. “It is very exciting. Fashion has changed a lot and

continues to evolve and go with the times.”

Grosz also brings her marketing and public relations skills to fashion weeks in the Hamptons, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angles and Miami.

“It’s cost effective marketing plans, I work with fashion designers and tailor it for them,” she said. “It’s not cookie cutter programs through my work. They are marketing strategies for small business, the bread and butter of the American dream.”

Having lived in the Five Towns most of her life, Grosz said she has seen much change.

“I’ve seen New York state change a lot, some positive, some negative,” she said. “Areas are changing around here and people are starting to make adjustments. My (age) group who have grandchildren are finding their kids moving out of New York.”

Moving forward, Grosz is planning to work with stars from the “Real Housewives” franchise to “show a different side to these housewives.”

Contact Grosz through Instagram and Cindy’s Corner on Facebook.

Courtesy Cindy Grosz

Five Towns resident Cindy Grosz not only hosts a weekly radio show but is involved in business, charitable efforts and politics.

Five Towns Community Center wraps up summer camp

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Five Towns community youth spent their summer having fun.

From July 10 to Aug. 18, residents from the ages of five to 12 had the opportunity to attend the community center summer camp. The six-week camp had an $800 registration fee and provided attendees with various daily activities such as water play, science sessions, arts, crafts, sports, enrichment programs and gardening.

Sasha Young, director of the summer camp, started as director last year.

“It’s been an exciting experience,” Young said.

In the time since her start, she’s witnessed a turnover of counselors now leading a group of 35, many of which who are CPR and First Aid certified.

“We definitely have the cream of the crop when it comes to kids who are responsible, respectful and mentors for the children,” Young said. “We have a lot of athletes, artists, a real cultural mosaic of nationalities.”

Counselors assist with different activities and build bonds with the campers throughout the summer according to Mikell Henry, a part-time counselor.

“It’s sad that it’s our last week,” Henry said. “I’m trying to enjoy it dayby-day, every minute. I’m definitely

going to miss the kids.”

The counselor’s training and assistance extended beyond the campers this year, stepping up when a community member had a heart attack leaving the food pantry. Young administered CPR while various counselors assisted the woman until help arrived.

“She’s alive right now and able to spend time with her 2-year-old grand daughter,” Young said. “It’s crazy to see the training and it work. To be a part of that was amazing.”

On a typical basis, the counselors are responsible for 100 campers split into three groups, ages four to six, seven to

eight and nine to 12.

They will take campers to the pool, hold enrichment hours, play sports, and organize games.

Stella Anderson, a high school student in the Five Towns, led a weeklong workshop teaching campers about the history of Rome, instructing them on crafts to follow a lesson. She is just one of the students that took the opportunity to share their passions with young campers.

To end the camp session, campers and counselors have been rehearsing for the talent show that wraps up the summer. Campers and counselors participate as part of the Inwood Day celebration, this year held on Saturday, August 19.

Campers let go of inhibitions and perform whatever they have rehearsed throughout the summer, displaying confidence and having for a full day celebration according to Young.

As for the future of the Five Towns Community Center summer camp, counselors and campers look forward to potentially coming back.

“If we are able to continue here, I know that it’d be very successful, Young said.

“Parents are very appreciative of having a safe space that they can afford locally that they can use. The kids are having a phenomenal time, so, it’d only be up from here.”

Parker Schug/Herald Benji Arriaga, left, and Yeremi Gramajorodas work on their Roman Coliseum sculptures as part of the Five Towns Community Center summer camp.

Young Israel of Woodmere partners with UJA for school supplies

The Young Israel of Woodmere has partnered with the UJA-Federation of New York for their first Supplies for Success event.

Families visited the orthodox congregation in the Five Towns on Aug. 22 and packed knapsacks for over 200 local children in need of school supplies for the upcoming school year.

Folders, rulers, notebooks and other utilities were included in the knapsack.

The knapsacks will be distributed through the Shop at the Marion & Aaron

Gural JCC in Cedarhurst and the Mark Ramer Chesed Center in Hewlett, which both also partner with the UJA.

A nonprofit organization with locations across New York and in Jerusalem, UJA’s mission is to care for Jews and New Yorkers of all backgrounds by strengthening Jewish life, helping those in need, promoting justice and inclusion and ensure safety against antisemitism and global crises.

Community members came together at Young

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with the needed school supplies for the new academic year.

— Hernesto Galdamez

Photos courtesy Young Israel of Woodmere

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Woodmere to help students in need with school supplies for the upcoming school year. At right, packing the knapsack

Lots of people are hesitant about trying “talk therapy.”

“If I want to talk to someone, I’ll talk to my friends,” barked Olivia. “I’m not going to pay to talk to a stranger. What for? It’s stupid!”

“If you’ve got troubles in this world, and who doesn’t, you have to deal with them,” roared Carl. “What would talking about it do? Suck it up, deal with it, and stop whining away.”

Yes, talk therapy, for those who haven’t tried it, has bad press. And in large part, it’s because of the name. Talk, talk, talk. Talk is cheap in our society. Everybody’s yakking away about something. So what do we need more talk for?

But what if therapy were described in ways that expressed its essence? Not how it takes place; yes, people do talk, but what takes place. Ah, let me count the ways that therapy can be described.

■ Awareness, Awakening, Activation Therapy

No more ‘talk therapy’ Person to Person

■ Empowering, Enriching, Eye-opening Therapy

■ Inspirational, Insightful, Imaginative Therapy

■ Motivational, Meaningful, Memorable Therapy

Please feel free to take your pick, as “Talk Therapy” is all of these -and more. Ideally, I’d like to choose all twelve of these words, but alas, that would be quite a mouthful. So, if I’m forced to choose, my favorite is “EMPOWERING THERAPY.” Why? Because therapy is a unique experience in which you can safely explore and learn about your feelings, thoughts, and behavior in a supportive, non-judgmental environment that will empower your actions, ideas, and choices!

What might you explore? So much!

It might be relationship turbulence, career confusion, stress and tension, anxiety and depression, sexual and self-esteem issues, or anything plaguing you. As you explore these areas, you’ll begin to understand the dynamics underlying them and how to alter them.

With “EMPOWERING THERAPY,” you’ll learn to clarify your thoughts, strengthen your speaking skills, alter your actions, ask better questions, and expand your repertoire of behavior. Over time, therapy will transform your life as you gain confidence, competence and empower yourself to deal with the issues you’re facing now and in the future.

You’ll find it a huge relief to know that you have a built-in support structure – someone who understands your situation, listens to you non-judgmen-

tally, suggests ideas to embrace, and trails to walk. Indeed, as you become more confident, the possibilities for a more productive, happier life are endless.

Oh, and one more benefit of “EMPOWERING THERAPY.” You’ll feel better not only mentally but physically. How does that work? When you’re anxious, depressed, or worried, your body feels stressed. Learn to reduce your stress and your body will thank you by feeling zippier, zestier, and healthier. An added bonus: you may no longer have the need for “pill therapy” when “EMPOWERING THERAPY” with its slow and steady pace, wins the race.

©2023

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

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Bangladeshi culture is celebrated at Eisenhower Park

At Eisenhower Park, alongside a free summer concert series at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, there has also been several evenings dedicated to celebrating the many diverse cultures and ethnicities that make up Nassau County.

It was Bangladeshi American Night on Aug. 11, and the theatre’s fields were packed with residents from across the county. The evening was organized by the Bangladeshi Heritage of NY Inc., in collaboration with the Nassau County Executive Office and the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums.

The night included a fashion show, musical performances, and traditional cuisine. Sabrina Hossain, Sabrina Rahman and Nazrul Kabir were honored with citations from Nassau County.

The headlining musical performance featured Bindu Kona.

“The main attraction for this year’s event (was) the new generation sensation, the heartthrob musician Bindu Kona,” the Bangladeshi Heritage Inc. wrote on Facebook. “She won the hearts of the audience with her mesmerizing voice and performance.”

A dance performance was also put on by the Nritanjali School of Dance, which is located in Hicksville.

In the weeks ahead, there will be many more evenings dedicated to celebrating different cultures, including Ukranian American Night on Aug. 24, Dominican American Night on Aug. 27,

Turkish American Night on Aug. 31 and Latino American Night on Sept. 2. For more information on upcoming events, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

At Bangladeshi American Night on Aug. 11 in Eisenhower Park, there were several performances as well as a fashion show, that kept attendees entertained throughout the evening.

— Jordan Vallone

Bill Windy/Herald photos Rahat, Ayana and Samyra Hossain attended the event at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre.

Syed Zaki Hossain spoke on stage. Bangladeshi American Night is co-organized by the Bangladeshi Heritage of NY, Inc.

From NYC to Nassau County: Steven Kramer Team Has You Covered

The National Council of Jewish Women hosted its eighth annual Back 2 School Store event on Aug. 6, aiding elementary students from underserved communities in obtaining clothing and school essentials for the upcoming school year.

The annual event was jointly sponsored by the South Shore Section and the Peninsula Section of the NCJW. The South Shore Section includes several communities, including Baldwin, Freeport, Island Park, Long Beach, Oceanside and Rockville Centre, showcasing their commitment to the collective wellbeing of the children of these neighborhoods.

Over 250 volunteers came together to ensure the success of the event, which saw an attendance of approximately 800 elementary school students.

Children were paired with personal shoppers to pick out essential items without their parents.

The young participants selected everything from winter jackets and sneakers to shirts, pants, socks, toiletries, backpacks, and other school necessities.

Local and national businesses gener-

ously provided all-new items as donations for the event.

The goal of the B2SS event is to instill a sense of empowerment in the children, ensuring they feel confident and well-prepared as they start the new school year.

As the children were shopping, their parents had the opportunity to engage with the Family Resource Center. The center collaborates with various agencies and organizations throughout Nassau County, offering vital information on health and county-specific services beneficial for both the parents and their families.

An additional day was scheduled several days ahead of the main event. This exclusive day was specifically for children with disabilities, ensuring they could partake in the shopping experience comfortably and have a dedicated day tailored to their needs.

With the support of local businesses and tireless volunteers, this year’s B2SS event has once again highlighted the strength and unity of the community in ensuring every child starts the school year with confidence.

— Angelina Zingariello

A TIME TO SHARE A TIME TO HEAL A TIME TO GROW

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Taking in Jewish Night at Cedarhurst Park

At the penultimate Cedarhurst Tuesday Night Concert of the summer season clown, juggler and magician Ned Gelfars entertained the crowd as the pre-show then Benny Friedman with the Shloime Dachs Orchestra & Singers took the gazebo stage as part of Jewish Night in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park sponsored by Gourmet Glatt on Aug. 22.

Cedarhurst village officials such as Mayor Benjamin Weinstock, Deputy Mayor Ari Brown, who also doubles as the area’s assemblyman, and Trustee Dan Plaut, State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, who represents Rockaway, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Dan Clavin and the town’s Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll, and Sanitary District 1 Commissioner Irving Kaminetsky attended the festivities. The annual seasonal concert series’ last show was on Aug. 29.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Keith Rossein/Herald photos

The Shloime Dachs Orchestra & Singers performed at ‘A Night of Jewish Music,’ in Cedarhurst Park on Aug. 22

At Jewish Night were Daniel Mezrahi, 1, left, Rebecca Mezrahi, Abigail Mezrahi, 3, Afsoon Payami, Adielle Payami, 7, Noam Payami, 9, Matan Payami, 3, and Rachel Mezrahi, 7.

Jewish Night brought out Sanitary District 1 Commissioner Irving Kaminetsky, left, Cedarhurst Trustee Daniel Plaut, Gourmet Glatt Vice President and General Manager Yoeli Steinberg, Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll.

Mordy Golding, left, and, Suri Greenberg, 5, and Leah Greenberg, 7, appeared to get a kick out of clown, juggler and magician Ned Gelfars.

Audience member Yehuda Yusupov, 8, assisted clown, juggler and magician Ned Gelfars as part of the pre-show at Jewish Night.

Campus enhancements add value to school life

Brandeis’s work with Teach NYS, a branch of the Teach Coalition, an Orthodox Union organization that supports nonpublic schools by advocating for government funding.

While state funding through programs such as Teach NYS typically focuses on specific initiatives such as security improvements or STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) activities, it also gives Jewish day schools the chance to become more accessible to potential students.

“There is an existential crisis in the Jewish community — the sustainability of Jewish day schools and yeshivas,” Sydney Altfield, executive director of Teach NYS, wrote in an email. “In a recent Nishma study, over 80% of Jews, no matter their affiliation, cited that tuition affordability was the number one issue facing the Jewish community.” Nishma Research conducts studies in the Orthodox Jewish community.

Brandeis’s board of directors and the school administration col -

laborated on a plan to reduce both parents’ payments and school spending.

“They look at what’s available and how to spend those funds,” Gang said. “The question will always arise, ‘Does this directly benefit our students?’”

While the school regularly receives private donations and endowments, the tuition reduction was not directly related to any large gifts.

“We did this because this has been a need that our parents have been asking for, and when you see the struggle in the parents’ eyes, and every year, when you get the contract, it’s scary to see big numbers like that,” Gang said. “We had to do something, because that anxiety was not something we wanted parents to feel.”

The 2023-24 academic year is the first time Brandeis has offered a large tuition reduction, according to Gang, and the school has seen more interest in enroll ment since the announce ment in May.

taken a unique and neces sary stance by showing that they under

stand the concerns of those parents in the community who really want a Jewish education but struggle to make it work,” Lisa Vider, a board member and a Brandeis parent, wrote in an email.

The school also looks to add value to

structure meets state standards for children ages 2 to 4, and an older structure, for students in pre-kindergarten and older, will be in use as well.

“A lot of time these playgrounds, these outdoor spaces are where children

Courtesy Brandeis

Learning life lessons while playing Israelopoly were Simon Gang, left, Oliva CohenKhani, Liam Berkowitz and Max Mann. All will be fourth-graders this year.

E ven though families might be doing really well financially, when you look at all of the aspects, between groceries and electric and gas and taxes, and then you add private-school tuition, it’s a lot of money.

Spotted lantern flies make way to Long Island

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

The spotted lantern fly, an invasive species that feeds on plants and trees, has made its way to Rockville Centre.

“Several residents have reported seeing spotted lantern flies,” village trustee Katie Conlon said at the board meeting on Aug. 7. “The spotted lantern fly is an invasive insect from Asia that feeds on a wide variety of plants and trees.”

The species was discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014, and it quickly spread across the region, establishing populations in nearby states including Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia.

To try to slow the spread to New York, the state issued an external quarantine in October 2018, restricting the movement of goods and vehicles from states where the flies are known to have populations.

“The goal of the quarantine we have implemented is to help reduce the opportunities these pests may have in hitching a ride on firewood, plants and other common outdoor items and entering our state in the first place,” Richard Ball, the state’s commissioner of agriculture, said in 2018.

While the quarantine has helped slow their spread, by 2020 the lantern fly had made its way to Staten Island — the first

center of infestation in the state — and it has since shown up on Long Island and parts of upstate New York.

Nymphs, or newly hatched lantern flies, have an almost ladybug-like appearance. They are red with black and white spots, and can typically be seen from April through July.

They begin to transition from July through September, and grow to roughly an inch long and a half-inch wide. They can be identified by their distinctive wings, which are covered in black spots.

In the fall, the adults lay inch-long egg masses on anything from tree trunks, rocks and vehicles to outdoor furniture and firewood.

“The spotted lantern fly poses a risk to many of our trees and plants,” Conlon said. “The adults and nymphs … feed on the sap, which causes distress to the trees, making them vulnerable to other diseases and attack from other species.”

According to the state environmental conservation department, one way to detect an infestation is to look for trees that are oozing from a tiny open wound, which can appear wet and may give off a fermented odor or a gray trail on the bark. Infestations can cause wilting, defoliation and plant death, and can damage a number of agricultural crops including apples, grapes, hops and walnuts.

Lantern flies excrete a sticky liquid waste while feeding, called “honeydew,” that promotes mold and negatively affects the growth and yield of plants

and fruits. The mold can interfere with a plant’s photosynthesis, attract swarms of insects that hinder humans’ outdoor activities, and spread to people’s hair and clothes.

According to the state agriculture department, New York produces more than 30 million bushels of apples each year, while the annual grape harvest is valued at over $50 million.

“When you see them, you should kill them,” Conlon said of the lantern flies.

“But it’s also important now, when preparing for the winter, to check your outdoor items for spotted lantern fly egg masses, including those items you may bring indoors.”

If you spot the egg masses around your property, dispose of them by scraping them into a plastic zippered bag filled with hand sanitizer or a bucket of hot, soapy water.

Conlon said that it is also recommended that residents inspect their yards for any signs of the pest, particularly at dusk and later in the evening when they tend to gather on tree trunks or the stems of plants.

For more information on the spotted lantern fly, the potential impact of the species on agriculture, insect lookalikes, and other frequently asked questions, visit the Environmental Conservation or the state agriculture and markets departments online.

Dan Offner/Herald

The invasive species known as the spotted lantern fly has been popping up in residential areas across Long Island.

Hebrew academy starts a new writing program

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Dena Isaacs has been working in occupational therapy for over two decades and she’s bringing her expertise to the first grade classrooms of the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere.

Isaacs currently works in schools as an occupational therapist and runs her own practice. She supervises student fieldwork and has organized and created multiple writing programs to improve students learning habits and give teachers the resources necessary to help the student writing process.

Recently, Isaacs created a program to teach first grade students to write in Hebrew cursive, which will be implemented at HALB when the new school year begins. The program will bring together multi-sensory practices, executive functioning strategies and the Hebrew language to give students an enhanced perspective on Jewish learning.

The occupational therapist created her program to include student workbooks, a manual for teachers with detailed lessons and a resource packet for helping in the classroom.

“I think that a handwriting program developed by an experienced occupational therapist like Ms. Isaacs will help students with learning Hebrew like never before,” Lower School Principal Richard Altabe said.

Leading up to the start of the academic year, first grade teachers have taken part in extensive training on how best to teach these practices. Isaacs thinks that training these teachers, and working on professional development has set them up for a more successful year.

“I gain so much more when I actually am trained by the person created it,” Isaacs said.

Some specific teaching tactics planned for the school year include dividing letter formations, pairing images and new ideas for students and repeating phrases.

In creating her programming, Isaacs felt that first grade was a good place for its installation so students could learn to read Hebrew before practicing cursive writing. She also emphasized the importance of practicing these lessons for the future of student’s education.

“Writing is the foundation for learning weather its English or Hebrew,” Isaacs said. “When students don’t develop an automaticity to writing, instead of engaging in learning process they’re thinking about how to write a letter.”

In previous writing classes she has led, Isaacs has seen success with students, stating that they typically associate her presence with a positive experience. The program at Hebrew Academy of Long Beach will begin with the new school year’s start.

“I’m looking forward to changing the face of Jewish education for students,” Isaacs said.

Courtesy Dena Isaacs

Students are taught by Dena Isaacs, creator of the new Hebrew Academy of Long Beach writing program, in the 1A level at the Torah Academy for Girls in a program called The Write Way.

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Robert Machado new assistant principal at Ogden Elementary

Ogden Elementary School has new leadership in place. Robert Machado, the former Business and Computer Science Department chairman will be assuming the roll of assistant principal as of Aug. 31.

The Hewlett-Woodmere school district Board of Education approved the appointment at its Aug. 23 meeting. Machado replaces Elizabeth Murray who retired following an 18-year career in the district.

As head of the department, Machado increased department course offerings and engaged with students, according district officials. He also served as the technology integration lead teacher, helping colleagues improve instructional technology throughout the district in addition to being a part of multiple committees.

Machado received an advanced certif-

icate in school building leadership, an advanced certificate in teaching literacy to children up to grade six, as well as a master’s in adolescent education from Dowling College and a bachelor’s in business administration from Hofstra University.

“I’m looking forward to having Mr. Machado help us bridge the gaps and find new and innovative ways to fuse together what we currently do and what our students must learn to do for the future,”

Dina

Anzalone, principal of Ogden Elementary School said in a news release.

— Parker Schug

Courtesy Hewlett-Woodmere schools Robert Machado will start the new school year in a different position moving from a department chair to Ogden Elementary School assistant principal.

Khaskin is Brandeis Hebrew Academy’s new rabbi

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

Brandeis Hebrew Academy has a new spiritual leader heading into the 2023-24 academic year.

Rabbi Reuven Khaskin has joined the Lawrence school, after nearly 20 years of rabbinical work. Coming from a background of learning, teaching and living within Jewish communities, Khaskin is looking forward to assuming his new role.

The new Brandeis rabbi was born in Russia, studied in Australia and obtained his rabbi ordination in Israel. He has spent some time in parts of the United States populated by RussianAmericans teaching non-formal Jewish values and knowledge the communities he has served, educating many adults. He has also led trips to places of Jewish interest and served as a tour guide in Israel and on tours of India, China, Baltic States and Northern Europe.

Upon his arrival at Brandeis, he immediately met with representatives of the parent association to get a feel for what the community is like. Khaskin appreciated the committed core group of parents and experienced a family feeling at their first meeting.

“I really like this type of vibe and this type of philosophy of what Jewish education should be about,” he said.

In his initial message to the Brandeis

community, the rabbi wrote that he hopes to strengthen the commitment to Judaism at the school on Frost Lane, while also bringing a fresh approach to

traditional practices and values.

“It’s a modern orthodox school which aspires basically to be including some level of integrating Jewish lifestyle, religious lifestyle, certain spiritual aspirations with life in the 21st century,” Khaskin said. “It goes well with my philosophy of what Judaism should stand for and Judaism of today and it’s opened to the world and at the same time committed and serious.”

He looks forward to further connecting with the families through programming for Jewish holidays. As for his specific goals for the upcoming academic year, Khaskin said it’s difficult to say before listening to what the students and community have to say about their Jewish education.

“I guess that’s going to be the agenda for this year, for me, try to find different angles of how we can make it interesting, engaging and something that will really make kids feel at home

and excited about it,” he said.

Hagit Genosar, Brandeis’s Judaic studies curriculum coordinator, commended Khaskin for his knowledge and receptiveness in entering the diverse Brandeis community.

“I believe he will help instill the values that will help our students grow and be the best versions of themselves in addition to coordinating various school wide programs and events to bring ruach (school spirit) to our campus,” Genosar wrote in an email. “I also think he will be a wonderful leader for our parent body with his vast experience in adult education.”

Khaskin will officially start on Sept. 6, the first day of school for Brandeis, and is looking to have a successful school year, promoting development in working spiritual practice into all facets of education.

“Education’s not just about the grade, it’s not just about whatever subjects, whatever material you learn,” he said. “Kids are souls, we want to make sure they grow and enjoy the process of it.”

Courtesy Brandeis Hebrew Academy Rabbi Reuven Khaskin will join Brandeis Hebrew Academy for the new school year, after nearly two decades of working in Jewish education.

I guess that’s going to be the agenda for this year, for me, try to find different angles of how we can make it interesting, engaging and something that will really make kids feel at home and excited about it.

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D’Esposito settles in, but loves coming home

By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

It’s been a fast eight months for Congressman Anthony D’Esposito into his first term as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The former New York Police Department detective and longtime volunteer firefighter who would work his way to being elected a Hempstead town councilman is well known for commitment to being anywhere and everywhere in his community.

In fact, it’s like having someone who has their “boots to the ground,” as he might say.

Now, D’Esposito’s boots are in Washington, nearly 300 miles away from Long Island. But that doesn’t mean home isn’t on his mind. In fact, the congressman thinks about the part of Nassau County he represents a lot.

So, what’s the work-life balance been for the congressman?

“It’s early days into late nights,” D’Esposito said. “Whether it’s having committee hearings, markups for legislation, voting on the floor, having meetings with groups and organizations and concerns to deliver, it’s really a nonstop job.”

D’Esposito is the first Republican since Dan Frisa — who won the seat back in 1995 — to represent the congressional district. He defeated Laura Gillen in what had become a Long Island “red wave” last year, flipping the seat to the GOP after

Democratic congresswoman Kathleen Rice retired. Before her, Carolyn McCarthy kept the district blue.

The Island Park native takes pride in being involved in his community — an involvement he has since brought to Washington.

In his first month, D’Esposito joined three committees. With the House Committee on Homeland Security, he’s tasked with safeguarding national security from threats both foreign and domestic, The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is tasked with overseeing the nation’s air, rail, road and transportation networks as well as the country’s infrastructure. And lastly, the House Committee on House Administration is tasked with operations of the congressional lower chamber, as well as federal elections and Capitol complex security.

But being a congressman is more than just Joining committees. D’Esposito recently hopped onto a long flight to Israel as part of a 20-person bipartisan congressional delegation formed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Israel’s independence.

“It was a historic visit,” D’Esposito said.

Now, D’Esposito is committed with other members of Congress to work on continuing peace efforts in the Middle East, expanding on the Abraham Accords — which seeks to find peace among the three major Abrahamic religions of

Christianity, Islam and Judaism — as well as visits to Israel, or their government leaders coming to the United States.

Most recently, the spike in crime to fentanyl overdoses has pushed for the creation of a congressional task force aimed at combating Mexican cartels. The congressman — tapping into his former police experience — was named to the group to share his expertise.

Still, being so far away from home is not something D’Esposito looks forward to. But good communication helps, something the congressman praises his staff for maintaining, so he can remain in touch with the concerns, questions and needs of his constituents while the House is in session.

“We make ourselves very accessible on social media platforms and emails to ensure that we’re meeting all their needs,” D’Esposito said. “I’m usually on the first flight out right after our final vote. And as soon as I land, we’re heading into the district.”

That means meeting with local leaders, members of village boards, and even spending time working with Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

Now back on Long Island as part of an August break, D’Esposito has kept himself busy. In Wantagh, he joined the celebration of 40 years of the family-owned Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall. He also has community events and meetings lined

Tim Baker/Herald file U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito has stayed busy since filling the seat previously occupied by U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice.

up with local elected officials on the state and village level.

“It’s making sure that every inch of this district — whether it’s in the west closest to the city, or in the east in Seaford and Wantagh, or down along the Barrier Island or up in Garden City and everywhere in between — making sure that they understand that they have somebody who has their boots on the ground,” D’Eposito said, “their ears open, and want to be representing their communities as best they can.”

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Embrace the challenge of a new school year

As the summer sun sets and the days grow shorter, there’s a familiar buzz in the air — it’s the anticipation of a new school year. High school, in particular, has a unique energy.

For some, it’s a continuation of the journey from middle school, while for others, it’s the beginning of an entirely new chapter. Regardless of where you stand, the new school year is a fresh start for everyone.

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make new friends, and you’ll have teachers and counselors who are there to support you every step of the way. It’s okay to feel a mix of excitement and nerves. It is just a part of the adventure.

The new school year is a chance to set new goals, both academically and personally. It’s an opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds, expanding your horizons and forming friendships that can last a lifetime. It’s a year to explore your interests, join clubs, and maybe even discover a passion you never even knew you had.

For those making the leap from middle school to high school, it can feel like stepping into uncharted territory. The teachers stricter, the expectations higher and the classes are more challenging.

But remember, you’re not alone. High school is a place where you’ll

For the seniors, it’s the final lap, a chance to leave a mark on the school and prepare for the exciting journey beyond high school. For the underclassmen, it’s a step closer to that moment when you’ll proudly put on your graduation gown. Each year of high school is a building block in your future, a chance to learn, grow, and shape your own story.

So, as you stand at the threshold of this new school year, remember that it’s a fresh start for everyone. Embrace the challenges, cherish the moments, and make the most of the opportunities that come your way.

High school is a journey, and the road ahead is filled with joyful moments, and bumps along the way. Welcome the new school year with open arms and an open mind, and you’ll find that it’s a year filled with potential and possibilities.

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Harvey Weisenberg gives $20,000 for AEDs

By ANGELINA ZINGARIELLO azingariello@liherald.com

Harvey Weisenberg, a former lifeguard, coach, policeman, assemblyman of the 20th district who represented the Five Towns and always Mr. Long Beach was honored at City Hall Monday for yet another donation to the city.

He gave $20,000 for AEDs, or automated external defibrillators, which are designed to assist individuals during sudden cardiac arrest. A lifelong resident of Long Beach, he has donated tens of thousands of dollars across the city, now adding access to these essential lifesaving devices to the lit.

“Harvey has been on the cutting edge of this technology for many, many, many years. He was the one who got all of our school districts to actually have AEDs,” Acting City Manager and Police Commissioner Ron Walsh said. “You saved lives then and we believe he’s going to save lives now. And the city is always forever indebted to Mr. Long Beach, he’s stepping forward and doing the right thing for us.”

About a year ago, when the city struggled to secure funding for AEDs, Weisen-

berg promptly stepped in with a donation. Walsh credits many of the AEDs now found in the city to his contribution.

During his time in office, Weisenberg enacted a law requiring all New York State public schools to have AEDs within their facilities and at all sports events. The law was heavily inspired by the death of Louis Acompora, who died on March 25, 2000, at 14 playing lacrosse in his first high school game.

A goalie, he blocked a shot with his body that resulted in a lacrosse ball striking his chest directly over his heart causing a complete halt of circulation. Rescuers performed CPR, with no AED at the field there was no way to save Acompora.

Weisenberg maintains a relationship with the family and works with their organization for the same cause.

Weisenberg’s work and dedication have not gone unnoticed. Representing himself and Long Beach, Weisenberg has been honored for his life-saving legislation by many, including the American Heart Association.

“Long Beach is my life, the people that live here are my family,” Weisenberg said. “And I want them to be in the safest environment they can be in.”

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Backyard pleasures

…even as summer winds down

By Karen Bloom

Home is a place of refuge. Now more so than ever, we’ve rediscovered the pleasures of our abodes to entertain, relax and otherwise “chill out.”

We learned as we endured the coronavirus pandemic that moving our living spaces to the outdoors — with many of the creature comforts of indoors — has so many benefits. It’s something we’ll continue to enjoy to fullest in the seasons — and years ahead.

Your backyard is the ideal location to create summers full of memories for you, your family and friends, which will easily continue through fall. Easy to access? Check. Affordable? You bet. Able to accommodate all sorts of activities? Absolutely.

Your backyard’s potential is really only limited by your imagination and willingness to roll up your sleeves to create a sensational space. Plus, you can get the whole family involved in the process — from start to finish.

“Home is not where you live your life – it’s how you live your life,” says food stylist and consultant Wendy Perry.

Today’s outdoor vocabulary includes words like al fresco (in the fresh air), patio (Spanish for back garden), lanai (Hawaiian covered room), veranda (open-walled roofed porch) and portico (covered walkway with columns supporting it).

“We’ve all been practicing our ‘backyarding’ skills for the last few years, taking our indoor lives out into the green space around us,” says Kris Kiser, president of the TurfMutt Foundation. “Now’s a great time to turn your yard into the ideal outdoor room.”

She cites a recent poll commissioned by the TurfMutt Foundation and conducted by The Harris Poll, that reports more than three-quarters of Americans who have a yard (76 percent) say the family yard space is one of the most important parts of their home.

Backyards can become your personal oasis. Fire pits, now all the rage, can be used for warmth on a chilly fall night. Overhead awnings can be used to shade you from the hot sun. Careful landscaping can turn a stone walkway into a tempting journey.

You might want to consider the approaching Labor Day weekend as an opportunity to get all hands on deck to begin the process of giving your yard a facelift. The first step to establishing a fun zone is to work with what you have. Think of it as a pre-fall cleanup. Clean out flowerbeds. Clear the yard of debris. Spread a fresh layer of mulch around trees and bushes. And keep the grass mowed.

See what additional trees, shrubs and plants might be needed.

List all the fun you want to continue to have outside. Identify activity zones for games, entertaining and relaxation. Can your lawn lure your kids away from their screens and into the great outdoors for cornhole bocce ball, croquet, or a giant checkers board game? Do you have a patio table or deck where family game nights can be held? Have a swimming pool where you can plan a “dive in” movie night, and invite your neighbors to bring their favorite pool float? Not to mention a memorable family “staycation” in your own backyard with camping, parties and more.

Bring learning outdoors. Learning is, of course, a year-round process. Keep “summer slide” at bay by setting up an area for outdoor learning, like a space under a shade tree where your kids can do summer reading. Create games and do experiments outdoors.

Don’t forget Fido. Pets are part of the family, too, so think about what backyard improvements you can make to ensure they fully enjoy their outdoor time. Add a water feature for them to cool off. Plant some bushes for napping in the shade. Use a row of hedges to separate their “business” spot from the rest of the backyard activity areas. Just remember when planting to check the ASPCA’s list of toxic and non-toxic plants. Make outdoors as inviting as indoors. Think about ways to make your outdoor living area just as comfortable as your indoor spaces. String lights add a warm glow. That fire pit is great for toasting marshmallows. Consider the good you’re doing. Whether putting in a vegetable garden, planting pollinator-supporting shrubs and flowers, or creating activity zones, your family yard can do a lot — all at once, both for your family and the environment. A grassy area is not only a field for play, but it’s also an excellent carbon-capturing and oxygen-producing space.

Planting shrubs and flowering plants feeds our birds, bees and butterflies. A leafy tree is a perfect perch for a relaxing swing in a hammock, and it provides shade to combat the heat island effect. It also produces oxygen and captures carbon. A garden where you can grow some food for the family gets you digging in the dirt, proven to be good for our immune systems and happiness. (Soil is the new Prozac, after all.)

The roots/Americana rocker brings his acclaimed sound to the Landmark stage. Between the potency of his richly detailed songwriting, intensely emotional, soulful vocals and his piercing, expert guitar work, New Orleans’ Anders Osborne is a true musical treasure. He is regarded among the most original musicians writing and performing today. Osborne’s six-string virtuosity, inventive musicality, and poetic songcraft underpin an everexpanding three-decade catalog celebrated by fans and critics alike. As a sought-after studio talent, his writing resounds through Keb Mo’s award-winning ‘Slow Down,’ Tim McGraw’s ‘Watch the Wind Blow By,’ and more. His extensive touring history encompasses collaborations and performances alongside everyone from Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, and Stanton Moore, to Phil Lesh and Jackie Greene. Not to mention, he lit up the screen on an episode of the HBO hit ‘Treme.

Sunday, Sept. 3, 7 p.m. $48 and $43. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444, or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Sugar Ray

Sugar Ray closes out the summer concert season at Eisenhower Park. Most everything continues to change, yet Sugar Ray never seem to go out of style. While leaders cycle in and out of office, trends come and go. Vinyl dies, then comes back to life. Television shows go off the air and end up somewhere on the internet. Sugar Ray might just outlast them all. Beyond sales of 10 million records, four top-10 songs, streams in the hundreds of millions, and tickets sold, Sugar Ray — co-founded by Mark McGrath (vocals) and Rodney Sheppard (lead guitar) — embodies the endless summer of popular music and culture. Furthermore, how many acts can claim sharing the stage with the Rolling Stones, KISS, and the Sex Pistols; collaborating with Run-DMC, and interpolated by Post Malone? Just Sugar Ray. As always, bring seating.

Sunday, Sept. 3, 8 p.m. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov/parks.

Photos: The backyard is an important extension of a home’s living space, so it makes sense that your family’s individual style be reflected in its design.

THE Your Neighborhood Sept. 8

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Since 1975, George Thorogood & The Destroyers have sold over 15 million albums, played more than 8,000 ferocious live shows, and built a catalog of classic hits that includes “Who Do You Love”, “I Drink Alone”, “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer”, “Move It On Over” and “Get A Haircut.” Their definitive badass anthem “Bad To The Bone,” deemed the most popular song for bikers by Spotify, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022. Now “one of the most iconic bands in rock & roll history” (according to the Rapid City Journal, among others) celebrates it all with their tour Bad All Over The World: 50 Years Of Rock, visiting the Paramount stage, Friday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. For the past 50 years, it’s been very good to be George Thorogood & The Destroyers. And in 2023, their tour Bad All Over The World: 50 Years Of Rock will prove why like never before. “If you’re content, you may as well be dead.” George says. “I think everyone has thoughts about retiring, but the phone keeps ringing. ‘You want me and The Destroyers to come to your town, set up our gear, wear some cool threads and play ‘Who Do You Love?’ End of conversation. Let’s rock!” $89.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster. com or ParamountNY.com.

On exhibit

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.

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Bird walk

The South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for a bird walk, at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area, Saturday, Sept. 9, starting at 9 a.m. Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. 500 Slice Drive, off Waukeena Ave. To register, text your name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. Also text regarding questionable weather conditions. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org

Leaf Peepers

Celebrate fall and all the colors of the season with the family at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Sept. 23, 12-2 p.m. Use your imagination to make animal art out of colorful leaf shapes, focusing on the seasonal shades of vibrant yellow, deep purple, and fiery orange, at the drop-in program. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org

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1 qt Mashed Potatoes

1 qt Garlic Mashed Potatoes

1 qt Whipped Sweet Potato

1 qt Broccoli Almondine

1 qt String Bean Almondine

SOUPS:

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Split Pea Soup

Mushroom Barley Soup

• Add’l Matzoh Ball $2.29 ea

• Add’l Kreplach $2.29 ea

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3 Roasted Chickens

2 lb Sliced Turkey Breast

2 lb Sliced Brisket*

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1 qt Egg Barley

1 qt Kasha Varnishkes

• Noodle Kugel

• Potato Kugel

• Sweet Potato Kugel

• Spinach Souffle

• Stuffing Kugel

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1 qt Coleslawt

1 qt Gravy

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12 Gefilte Fish

3 lb Chopped Liver

3 dz Mini Stuffed Cabbage

3 dz Mini Potted Meatballs

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Chicken Soups w/3 Kreplach

Split Pea Soup

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4 lb Sliced Brisket*

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Sept. 10

St. Jude Run/Walk

Registration is open for the St. Jude Walk/ Run Long Island, presented by Tweezerman International during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Sunday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m., at Marcum Corporate Offices & Park. The St. Jude Walk/Run offers everyone a chance to walk or run and gather in-person or virtually to raise funds and awareness for the St. Jude mission: Finding cures. Saving children. Besides the walk/run, the event features entertainment, food and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Participants will even have the opportunity to connect with St. Jude patients and learn firsthand how their support makes a difference. 10 Melville Park Road, Melville. Register or learn more at StJude.org/ walklongisland.

Tovah Feldshuh lecture

Examine the native New Yorker rise to fame on stage and screen while proudly celebrating her Jewish heritage, at the Peninsula Library’s zoom presentation, Tuesday, Sept. 5. Explore her varied career from Broadway’s “Yentl,”” Golda’s Balcony” and “Funny Girl” to TV’s “Holocaust” and “Crazy ExGirlfriend.” Obtain zoom link at peninsulapublic.org.

Friendship Circle

The Gural JCC’s Friendship Circle joins together men and women with chair exercise and discussion, on Mondays, at 2:30 p.m. at 207 Grove Ave., Cedarhurst. To register call (516) 569-6733 ext. 231 or email andrew.kahn@guraljcc. org.

Sept. 1

‘The Fisher King’

See a movie on Hewlett-Woodmere Library’s big screen, Friday, Sept 1, at 1 p.m., as part of the library’s Flashback Friday series. A former radio deejay, despondent over a mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake in “The Fisher King,” starring Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams and directed by Terry Gilliam. Rated R, it runs 2 hours, 17 minutes. 1125 Broadway, Hewlett.

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Sept. 2

Storybook Stroll

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, Sept. 2, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and open your ears to Mary Howitt’s classic tale The Spider and The Fly.” Later create a unique take home craft. For ages 3-5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

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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, Sept. 3, 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) 3330048 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.

In-person Game Time

Play canasta, mah jongg and Scrabble in the Bentley Room of Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence, Monday, Sept. 11, 2-4:30 p.m. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated. Masks recommended.

‘Moving On’

Hewlett-Woodmere Library presents another film, Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 2 and 7 p.m. Two old friends reconnect at a funeral and plan revenge on the widower who once messed with them.

“Moving On’ is rated R and runs 1 hour, 25 minutes. It stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Malcolm McDowell. On at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 11225 Broadway, Hewlett.

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To dream the impossible reality

Some things are just impossible … and I don’t mean things like ending world hunger or achieving universal peace or harmony because those things are possible.

What I mean by “impossible things” is getting certain people to keep their personal space neat and orderly or getting others to keep their word or promise or secret.

So too, it seems impossible to get some folks to shut up or some folks to open up, just as, for a large portion of the population, it’s impossible to follow the straight and narrow path, or to just leave well enough alone.

On the list of impossibilities is seeing someone not immediately look for themselves in a stack of photos or getting everyone to place their cell phone on vibrate at funerals and movies.

Naturally, it’s impossible not to smile or scratch when ordered not

to, or to resist reveling in an enemy’s defeat (and sometimes, even a friend’s). It’s clearly impossible not to rubberneck or to avoid giving some hint that you know the joke’s punchline.

For all too many, it’s just impossible to tell the truth )or even recognize it) or to say, “thank you,” or to conceive that maybe, just maybe, somebody else is smarter or more deserving.

Truth be told, it’s impossible to live life and not make reference to the weather, injustice, ingratitude or the superiority of another time or place. It’s also impossible not to smile at a lovely child or to think even a less than beautiful bride isn’t lovely.

It’s a truism that it’s impossible to “eat just one,” or to love the second time exactly as the first, or to make a big string from a little one.

It really is impossible to like everyone (though not to despise them) or to please everyone (though not impossible to try).

God knows it’s impossible to avoid criticism or being hurt for doing what’s right, but for some it’s impossible not to make the attempt.

Sure it’s impossible to see yourself with either your eyes (or your mind) closed, though for some it’s impossible to view themselves any other way.

It’s impossible to have it all, yet legions find it impossible not to covet or pursue it.

It’s impossible for anyone not to err or falter even as, for some, it’s just as impossible to admit it.

Yet thankfully, out there in that impossible world, there are those for whom it’s impossible not to step forward and help.

For those few (and sometimes many) it’s impossible to lie or cower or frown. For them, it’s impossible not to greet the day (or a stranger) with optimism, just as it’s impossible for them not to insist that no thing is impossible and thus make the effort to resolve impossible situations and perform impossible tasks.

Indeed, these are the folks that make life possible, and it’s impossible, after honest reflection, not to recognize that not just admiring, but actually following their example is not, at all, impossible.

© 2023 Ron Goldman

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Alzheimer’s Foundation brings walk to Nassau

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

They are walking for a cure at Eisenhower Park this year — a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America bringing its annual walk to Nassau County this year on Saturday, Sept. 9. Fundraising efforts center around enriching the lives of those with the disease, and creating hope for a future without it.

Bert Brodsky founded the group in 2002, a decade after he lost his mother to the disease after a 12-year struggle. Today, the foundation provides support, services and education to individuals, families and caregivers affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias worldwide. It also funds research for new treatments — and hopefully, one day, a cure.

This is the first time the East Meadow park is hosting the walk — something that had previously been held in the Town of Babylon, according to Chuck Fuschillo, the foundation’s president and chief executive who also is a former state senator. Eisenhower Park caught the attention of organizers after it opened a respite care area this past May.

The respite care park, Fuschillo said, serves many purposes.

“One, is for caregivers to go with the person they’re caring for in a beautiful setting,” he said. “It’s also for themselves, to avoid caregiver burnout. But it’s also educational — there are signs along the

park that provide education about Alzheimer’s disease, and tips and strategies for caregivers.”

Signage also provides contact information for the foundation’s national helpline at (866) 232-8484, which connects callers to licensed social workers trained to help with situations that may arise when caring for Alzheimer’s patients.

The foundation’s national Walk in the Park weekend will include physical walks on Long Island, and on Sept. 10 in New York City’s Battery Park.

“We encourage people to participate in both walks, but we have walkers through-

out the entire country that create their own walks and support the work of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America,” Fuschillo said. “So, we’re very appreciative of individuals doing this throughout the entire country on that weekend.”

The walk serves as a major fundraiser for some of the foundation’s programs and initiatives. For example, the organization recently finalized the purchase of a building in Amityville, which will become the its Long Island education and resource center. There, the foundation will offer daily therapeutic programs, dementia training to professionals and

nonprofessionals in the health care industry, memory screenings and more.

“It will be one of the largest therapeutic and domestic training centers on the island,” Fuschillo said. “You know, this disease has affected so many people and it’s continually growing throughout Long Island — there’s more than 60,000 people living with it now. We want to make sure that we have support services for families. And we’re also providing hope with the research dollars that we provide.”

The foundation also funds research at Stony Brook University and NYU Langone, as well as the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health in Manhasset. Some of it includes finding new treatment for Alzheimer’s patients who experience hallucinations and agitation — work that takes place at Feinstein.

The foundation also provides scholarships to high school seniors across the country who submit essays detailing how Alzheimer’s disease has impacted their lives. To date, the foundation has awarded more than $450,000 to college-bound students.

Registration for the walk can be done so ahead of time at AlzFdn.org/walk. Individuals can register with a team or as a solo walker. They can also sign up onsite, the day of the walk.

This year’s goal is to raise $300,000, with nearly $85,000 already collected.

In-person registration opens at 9 a.m. at Field 6, located at 1899 Park Blvd. The walk officially kicks off at 10.

Courtesy Alzheimer’s Foundation of America

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of American host its national Walk in the Park weekend this year at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. The walk is slated to take place Saturday, Sept. 9.

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Discount Long Island Rail Road ticket from Far Rockaway

The Long Island Rail Road’s discounted ticket for travel will be available for Far Rockaway tickets, similar to the existing CityTicket, and will be available for purchase at the Far Rockaway station. Expanded during the week of Aug. 20, the ticket discount was created specifically for Far Rockaway riders to mirror the pricing of the railroad’s discounted CityTicket available for travel only within Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan.

“We are thrilled that our Far Rockaway customers will now be able to travel on LIRR for only $7 during peak hours,” Metro-North Railroad President and LIRR Interim President Catherine Rinaldi said in a news release.

This is the first ticket ever created for users of a specific station; customers can buy them on the TrainTime app as well as through the station’s vending machines. Tickets are only valid on the day of purchase, but riders can take advantage of the discount on a same-day return trip by buying a round-trip ticket before leaving Far Rockaway. The branch includes Inwood, Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Woodmere, Hewlett and Gibson stations.

“The new ticket will make transportation more affordable for everyone at a time when many are trying to make ends meet,” State Sen. James Sanders Jr. said in the same release. “After fighting for equity for CityTicket for a long time, I am very glad

we have finally achieved our goal.”

The Far Rockaway Ticket debuts simultaneously with the expanding CityTicket to peak trains. Now, customers at any LIRR or Metro-North Railroad station within New York City can use CityTicket at any time and any day of the week.

“For far too long, Rockaway residents were deprived equitable access to the discounted LIRR ticket available to all other New Yorkers for trips within the city,” New York City Council Majority Whip Selvena N. Brooks-Powers said in the release. “I thank the MTA for their work to extend CityTicket access to Far Rockaway, and I look forward to working with both the MTA and the community to build upon and improve this program.”

— Lauren Maggiore

Courtesy Village of Cedarhurst Far Rockaway Long Island Rail Road commuters are now able to purchase discounted tickets that mirror the CityTicket.

Town of Hempstead celebrates El Salvador

Thousands joined in a festival hosted at Town of Hempstead town hall in Hempstead to celebrate the Central American nation of El Salvador in early August.

Long Island has the largest concentration of Salvadorans in the metropolitan New York area and Hempstead town is considered “Little El Salvador” as Salvadoran businesses populate Franklin Avenue in Hempstead village as well as Brentwood in Suffolk County.

Roughly 100,000 Salvadorans live in Nassau and Suffolk counties, based on the latest census numbers.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Courtesy Town of Hempstead

The Town of Hempstead celebrated the Central American country of El Salvador in early August.

Irish eyes were smiling over at Eisenhower Park

While it wasn’t St. Patrick’s Day last week, there certainly was a lot to celebrate at Nassau County’s Eisenhower Park. After a weather cancelation earlier this month, Irish American Night went off successfully on Aug. 21, drawing crowds of county residents, who came out to celebrate Irish music, dance and culture.

The event is hosted by the Irish American Society of Nassau, Suffolk & Queens,, which is based in Mineola, alongside the

Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums.

The evening was organized possibly by co-chairs Bridie Mahoney and Brendan Kerins and its master of ceremonies was Tony Jackson. P.J. Smith, president of the Irish American Society, was also present.

Performances by the Inis Fada Pipe Band, Clann Agus Cairde Ceili Band, Inis Fada Set Dancers and the Donny Golden School of Champion Irish Step Dancers entertained hundreds of fans packed into the fields of the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre.

The National Anthem was performed by Tommy Mulvihill and Sean Quinn. The Tommy Mulvihill Band took the stage later in the evening to put on a complete set. The band features Mulvihill, a Celtic singer.

Frank Alagia, the deputy commissioner of Nassau County parks, recreation and museums, on behalf of County Executive Bruce Blakeman, presented citations to several honorees.

The honorees included Michelle Byrne, Jeff Clark, Michael Flannery, Ed Friel, Don Lavin, Mary Lennon, Rita Lydon-Lenz, Don Mahoney, Frances McLoughlin, Niall Mulligan, Eileen Myers and Kit Smith.

There’s more free concerts and cultural nights in store throughout the remainder of the summer. For more information and a full list of upcoming shows, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

— Jordan Vallone

Keith Rossein/Herald photos

Dancers from the Donny Golden School of Champion Irish Step Dancers took to the stage.

Citations were presented to the evening’s honorees by Frank Alagia, the deputy commissioner of Nassau County parks, recreation and museums, on behalf of County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

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Mock circus protests D’Esposito’s support of new bill

By ANGELINA ZINGARIELLO azingariello@liherald.com

Over 50 Long Islander community members representing various organizations, community groups, union members and supporters staged a symbolic circus display outside Representative Anthony D’Esposito’s office on Aug. 10, who represents the Five Towns.

Their goal was to voice concerns over his vote to alter government assistance programs and raise the federal debt ceiling.

Groups participating included Make the Road Action, New York Communities for Change, Long Island Progressive Coalition, NY Working Families Party, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Communications Workers of America - District 1, Turn Nassau Blue, Empire State Voices, and Bend the Arc Jewish Action – Long Island.

At a press conference held in front of a mobile billboard, participants dressed as clowns and fortune tellers to represent what they deem a “political circus.” Community members and advocates called out D’Esposito for betraying their trust.

“By voting for all these proposals he has gone against his campaign promise to never support cuts to Medicaid,” Angel Reyes, the Long Island Organizing Coordinator with Make the Road to Action said. “D’Esposito has been continuously voting against the interest of his constituency and Long Islanders.”

The legislation under fire is bill HR 2811 or the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. It aims to increase the federal debt limit and decrease spending.

It repeals several energy tax credits, modifies the permitting process and other requirements for energy projects, expands work requirements for the Sup-

plemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other programs, and nullifies regulations for the cancellation of federal student loan debt, according to the U.S. Congress website. His “yea” vote is shown on the U.S. House of Representatives Clerk website under Roll Call 199.

Participants shared their worries through speeches, songs, and chants. Some delved deeper, explaining the personal impact of the bill on their lives.

“I’ve lived in Nassau County since the early ’90s. For the past 15 years I’ve worked at a golf course doing maintenance although recently, I’ve taken on a second job as an Uber driver to make ends meet. While I love Long Island, it has become nearly unlivable with costs for rent and food rising exponentially,” Yehovani Villalobos, Long Island resident and member of Make the Road New York explained, “While make ends meet right now, it is frightening to think that in the case of an emergency, I might not have access to services like Medicaid or nutrition programs despite working so hard for decades. It truly bothers me that our elected officials like Rep. D’Esposito seem to only think about billionaire donors, and not about our communities.”

Despite the opposition, D’Esposito supports the right to peacefully protest and encourages those who disagree to further learn his position on the issues they are concerned about.

“I have and will continue to fight to protect seniors’ benefits,” he said. “But, at the end of the day, clowns will be clowns, so what can you expect.”

HR 2811 was passed by the House on April 26 of this year, but the Senate has not yet passed it, and it has not been signed into law.

Courtesy Make the Road to Action

More than 50 Long Island resident gathered outside U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s office to voice concerns earlier in August.

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Don’t overspend buying school supplies

As the first day of school rapidly approaches, and stores are filled with back-to-school promotions, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has provided some important tips when shopping to help you and your family save money.

“WIth our quick tips, parents can make smarter financial decisions and protect their hard-earned money while teaching their children how to budget.”

DCWP Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga, said in a new release.

• Make a list and create a budget. Using the teacher’s supply list and deciding a budget for school supplies helps kids make smart decisions when choosing supplies.

• Compare prices. Find the sales and discounts offered by different companies; however, avoid entering your personal information to get a coupon since scammers can use promises of discounts to steal your information.

• What You Need to Know about Buy Now, Pay Later Loans.

These payment options are shortterm loans that let you pay for something in small installments to avoid

fees or interest by paying in full. Unfortunately, this can make it easy to spend more than you intend.

• Save your receipts. Protect your personal information- by law, a customer’s receipt must not show the credit card’s expiration date or more than its last five digits.

• Check store payment and refund policies.

Stores cannot refuse cash payments and charge consumers who pay in cash a higher price compared to consumers who are paying by credit card or other cashless methods. Stores must also post a sign detailing their refund policy and you are entitled to a refund within 30 days of your purchase if they don’t.

• Protect yourself when shopping online. Make sure to shop on secure websites only.

Avoid typing your personal information when using unsecured WiFi and don’t click on links in unsolicited emails or on social media sites.

For more information about the DCWP and its work, call 311 or visit NYC.gov/dcwp.

— Lauren Maggiore

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By NICOLE WAGNER nwagner@liherald.com

As families struggle with the cost of living on Long Island, the Green Acres Mall and a host of volunteers came together last weekend to take away some of the stress of back-to-school shopping.

A thousand backpacks, packed by volunteers at the mall, were given away on Saturday and Sunday. The packers included PTA members and Girl Scouts, among others.

“This is a larger quantity than what we’ve done before, but we felt that the need was here,” Jill Bromberg, the mall’s marketing manager, said. “I didn’t have a single bag left at the end of the day.”

Each day of the mall’s second annual Back to School Bash, 250 backpacks were handed out. The event also offered family fun, as kids were entertained by a variety show, dance parties, glitter tattoos, face painting and balloon art.

“It was awesome — a lot of people came up to me and told me how happy they were,” Bromberg said. “Because not only did they get backpacks, they were entertained and the kids had fun.”

Several other organizations gave away the other 500 backpacks stuffed with the must-haves provided by the mall. The Gateway Christian Center, in Valley Stream, was given 150 bags to give away on Saturday. The center has done several backpack giveaways over the years, but this year it didn’t have to supply them because were donated by the mall.

“Every time we (gave away backpacks) we were able to see participation from different demographic groups in the community who usually don’t come into a church,” the Christian Center’s pastor, the Rev. Sunny Philip, said.

The event at the center also featured family-friendly events including a barbecue, live music, raffles, a waterslide and face painting.

Participants were asked to register

before picking up a backpack to ensure that no one would leave empty-handed if supplies ran out. More than 100 people preregistered for the giveaway.

Both events were cosponsored by Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages’ office after the mall reached out to her to collaborate on advertising for the giveaways. Interns from Solages’ office also helped stuff the backpacks at the mall.

“We work with these groups because it’s so important that students are provided with not only the basic tools that they need for school, but also encouraged to celebrate this new year and new opportunities to excel,” Solages said.

For anyone who missed out on the giveaways, a Back in School giveaway and auto show will be held at UBS Arena on Sept. 10, from noon to 5 p.m. People are asked to register for the backpack giveaway online beforehand, but all are welcome to enjoy the activities.

“At this time, especially when we’re talking about a time when there’s an affordability crisis and every dollar counts for families, we want to make sure that when a family comes to the event, they’re provided with a backpack,” Solages said. “We don’t want to turn anyone away.”

Delilah Roberts/Herald photos

members like Ruth and Annabella Guillaume, 6, and Danielle Jeudy came

for the event were provided by Green Acres Mall.

At the Gateway Christian Center community event, Jyce Henriques, 6, won a raffle and a new bike.

Public Notices

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

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

AJM CAPITAL II, LLC, Plaintiff -against- FRED SAVOY, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated March 22, 2023 and entered on March 23,

2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on September 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, State of New York, known and designated as Section 40 Block 57 Lot 196 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map as it presently exists. All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

Said premises known as 13 EGGERT PLACE, “VACANT LOT”, INWOOD, NY

Approximate amount of lien $16,083.17 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 615214/2019.

LAWRENCE M. SCHAFFER, ESQ., Referee Braunstein Turkish LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 7600 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 402, Woodbury, NY 11797

{* NASSAU HER*} 141421

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. ELM LIMITED, LLC., Pltf. vs. ITZHAK HERSHKO, et al, Defts. Index #608671/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered March 23, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on September 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 39, Block 344, Lot 222. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.

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

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141474

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 6, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 25, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 11 AVON ROAD, HEWLETT, NY 11557. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Hewlett, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, Section 39, Block 439, Lot 15. Approximate amount of judgment $661,525.22 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #002527/2017. 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”. Dan M. Blumenthal, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-000653 77144

141388

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2006-FX1, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiffagainst- TAGEWATTIE NANDALALL, SEWNARINE SAWH, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated December 11, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on September 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Lawrence, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Lawrence Avenue, distant 161.52 feet northerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of Lawrence Avenue with the northerly side of Spring Street; being a plot 128.71 feet by 50 feet by 108.75 feet by 53.84 feet. Section 40 Block 32 Lot 113.

All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

Said premises known as 280 LAWRENCE AVENUE, LAWRENCE, NY Approximate amount of lien $629,669.70 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 10770/2014.

RALPH MADALENA, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhasset, NY 11030

File# 5025.1027

{* NASSAU HER*}

141419

LEGAL NOTICE RESOLUTION

WOODMERE FIRE DISTRICT

PURCHASE OF A NEW CHIEF’S VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

WHEREAS, the WOODMERE FIRE DISTRICT has by appropriate resolution established a certain capital reserve fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund, established pursuant to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, in an account for deposit of said Capital Reserve Fund entitled, “The Woodmere Fire District, Section 6(g) General Municipal Firematic Equipment and Apparatus Fund” in local banks; and

WHEREAS, the purchase of a New Chief’s Vehicle and Associated Equipment is deemed necessary to meet the emergency services needs of the residents of the WOODMERE FIRE DISTRICT; and

WHEREAS, the maximum cost to obtain such New Chief’s Vehicle and Associated Equipment (labor, materials, and delivery), including incidental expenses, advertising, consulting fees and attorney’s fees is estimated to be ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) DOLLARS.

IT IS RESOLVED that pursuant to the laws and regulations applicable and in particular to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, that the purchase of such New Chief’s Vehicle and Associated Equipment be completed and that the

cost and expenses for such purchase, advertising, incidental expenses, consulting fees and attorney’s fees shall be expended from the Firematic Equipment and Apparatus Capital Reserve Fund upon authorization of the Board of Fire Commissioners, at the maximum estimated cost of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) DOLLARS; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution is subject to a permissive referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law. The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote and upon roll call the vote was as follows:

Chairman David Stern )YES

Commissioner Melanie Kail )YES

Commissioner Israel Max )YES

Commissioner Ronna Rubenstein )YES

Commissioner Ilana Kahan )YES

The resolution was thereupon duly adopted.

Dated: Woodmere, New YorkAugust 24, 2023

141610

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF CEDARHURST LEGAL NOTICE

SEALED BIDS will be received by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Cedarhurst at Village Hall, 200 Cedarhurst Avenue, Cedarhurst, New York 11516 until 8:00 PM on Monday, September 11, 2023, at which time bids will be publicly opened for (2) 2023

Nissan Sentra -New Automobile - Automatic 4 door or EQUAL -(COLOR MUST BE WHITE ) to be LEASED under a Municipal Lease. Specifications can be obtained at Village Hall, Monday to Friday from 9am to 4:30 pm. Delivery must occur within 15 days of awarding this bid.

Proposals must be in writing, signed by the party making the bid(s), contained in a securely sealed envelope, addressed to the Village Administrator, Village of Cedarhurst, 200 Cedarhurst Avenue, Cedarhurst, New York 11516, marked “ BID -2023 Nissan Sentra. Sealed bids must actually be received at said place on or before the day and hour stated.

supplement to Empire’s application (Application) for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) for the proposed construction and operation of the portion of the transmission system for the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind generating facility located in New York State (the NY Project). The Article VII process is limited to the permitting of Empire Wind 2 within New York State, and construction of the NY Project is not expected to commence before 2024.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT, on August 1, 2023, and August 15, 2023, the Applicant filed a Supplement in the aboveentitled matter with the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission).

DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLEMENT

The Supplement clarifies that the NY Project will include the following:

1. Two (2) threecore 345-kV high voltage alternating-current submarine export cables;

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LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE WOODMERE FIRE DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the WOODMERE FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 24th day of August, 2023, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal Law. An extract of the resolution is as follows: THE WOODMERE FIRE DISTRICT SHALL PURCHASE A NEW CHIEF’S VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AT A COST, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH TRANSACTION NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000.00) DOLLARS WITH FUNDS FROM THE FIREMATIC EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS CAPITAL RESERVE FUND. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days, unless in the meanwhile a permissive referendum as provided by the General Municipal Law is required to be held.

Dated: August 24, 2023

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS WOODMERE FIRE DISTRICT

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD ATTEST: DAVID HALLER Secretary 141611

Proposals will be publicly opened and read at that time by the Village Administrator and the contract awarded by the Board of Trustees within thirty (30) days thereafter.

A non-collusive certificate as required by Section 103-d of the General Municipal Law must accompany each bid. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and subject to the foregoing will award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.

Dated: August 22, 2023

Cedarhurst, NY

By order of Mayor Benjamin Weinstock and Board of Trustees Salvatore Evola Village Administrator 141626

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

In the Matter of the Application Of Empire Offshore Wind LLC For A Certificate Of Environmental Compatibility And Public Need For The Construction Of Approximately 12 Miles Of Transmission Lines From The Boundary Of New York State Territorial Waters To A Point Of Interconnection In Town Of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, Case 22-T-0346 (the “NY Project”).

Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law of the State of New York (Article VII), Empire Offshore Wind LLC and EW Offshore Wind Transport Corporation (Empire or the Applicant) is providing notice of a

2. An onshore substation in the Village of Island Park which will house major control components for the electrical system and perform functions such as voltage regulation, reactive power compensation, and harmonic filtering;

3. The new Hampton Road substation in Oceanside in the Town in Hempstead, New York which will include substation facilities that will provide the necessary breaker arrays and 345-kV/138-kV transformers; and

4. Four (4) 138-kV loop-in / loopout line cable circuits, located within an approximately 0.1-mi (0.2-km) long cable corridor from the Hampton Road substation to existing LIPA transmission lines located under Lawson Boulevard in Oceanside, New York.

A copy of the Supplement has been filed with the Commission and served upon the Town Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, the Mayor of the Village of Island Park, the City Manager of the City of Long Beach, New York, and other statutory parties. A copy of the Supplement will also be available on the Department of Public Service website (www.dps.ny.gov), available by clicking on “File Search” (located under the heading “Commission Files”), and entering “22-T-0346” in the “Search by Case Number” field.

Additional information can be found on the NY Project website at https://www.empirewind. com/article-vii and at the following locations: Long Beach Public Library

LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR NOTICE OF MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Harbor will meet in both public and via Zoom on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 7:00PM, Eastern Standard Time, for the purpose of holding the Village’s regular monthly meeting. An agenda for the meeting will be made available to the public on the Village Website. All residents wishing to attend via Zoom can visit www.hewlettharbor.org for instructions. Residents wishing to speak via Zoom or in person must notify the Village Clerk in advance.

Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York August 25, 2023 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR VILLAGE CLERK 141608

Seeking Candidates for the Following Positions:

TEACHER AIDES

Starting Salary: $18.65 per hour

Two years’ college preferred

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AIDES

Salary: $17.00 per hour

Two years’ college preferred

SUBSTITUTE CLEANERS

Salary: $16.00 per hour

District Wide – All Shifts

SUBSTITUTE MONITORS

Salary: $15 per hour

District Wide

SUBSTITUTE REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE

Salary: $150 per diem

Must have Registered Nurse’s License, CPR and AED Certification

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Salary: $20 per hour

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Salary: $20.00 per hour

District Wide

Must have continuing possession of NYS registration as a security guard issued by the NYS Department of State. Security and/or law enforcement experience preferred Candidates are to submit a letter of interest with resume and credentials to:

The Seaford Union Free School District has the following opening:

SCHOOL NURSE (Floater)

FULL-TIME

Effective Date: August 30, 2023

*Starting Salary $60,948

RN NYS License required, BLS certified

• Experience with school aged children, including students with disabilities preferred.

• Knowledgeable of CDC, OHSA, NYSDOH guidelines as they pertain to disease and or illness including COVID.

• Maintains records and performs screenings as per N.Y.S guidelines.

• Provides basic healthcare and first aid to students that are ill, medically fragile and/or injured.

• Provides treatment, documents injuries and maintains ongoing student medical records.

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• Must have superior nursing skills to include experience in emergency procedures, anaphylaxis, injuries and general triage.

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Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a

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

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Q. Our attic air conditioning leaked into our ceiling. The ceiling is so wet we need to replace it. We now understand we’ll need to have the pipe that drains water out of our A.C. drain pan blown out every spring, and now have a service contract for that. The insulation is also wet. We were told to let it dry out and it will be fine. Is this true? Also, the ceiling joists over our 12-foot-wide master bedroom are only 2 x 6, which might cause the ceiling to sag and isn’t enough for the insulation, we’re told, which we understand has to be 10 inches thick. When we asked our contractor about this, he told us we can push the insulation down and then replace the plywood floor in our attic. What do you think?

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A. When it rains, it pours. The leaking was a wakeup call that A.C. unit condensation occurs every summer season, and even though you have a drain pan, if it doesn’t have a working sensor to shut off before the drain pan overflows and you never clean the drain pan pipe to the outdoors, the water overflows. You should, by law (code), have a floor in the attic around the unit, also, which can dry out, since it remains structural, and will be minimally affected by the water.

The insulation and the sheetrock are another story. If the sheetrock hasn’t loosened and isn’t sagging, then it can just be left to dry out. Make certain, even using a moisture meter, that the sheetrock is completely dry before repainting to avoid potential mildew and discoloration. The insulation, if it is either fiberglass or closed-cell foam, can be dried out also, but only if it can be exposed. This means removing the plywood flooring above so that air can get to the insulation.

In addition, the insulation should be inspected to see that it isn’t compressed by the saturation weight of the water, since compressing insulation, contrary to what you were told, actually takes away the ability for it to work properly. The principle behind insulation technology isn’t just the use of thermally resistant material but, most critically, the insulation forms tiny air pockets within the material that form the resistance to air passing through. Each trapped air bubble slows the transfer of cold or heat by first conducting or resisting the temperature change within the air molecules.

Heat moves by one of three mechanical principles, convection, conduction and radiation. If the air bubbles or pockets in the insulation are pressed closer together and the material made denser by this, the conduction or transfer of temperature is easier, so the insulation has less likelihood of resisting, and resisting is what you want insulation to do. It would be great to rebuild the floor with deeper joists or have closed-cell foam sprayed in, since it also resists water saturation to solve the problem. Good luck!

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A sampling of recent sales in the area

Baldwin $670,000

Park Avenue. Other. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Living room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Den/ family room. Master bedroom with fireplace. Charming historical details, including French doors.

Taxes: $13,593

East Meadow $785,000

Cleveland Avenue. Expanded Ranch. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. First floor master bedroom. Updates include cathedral ceiling, skylight and security system.

Taxes: $13,299.60

Elmont $692,500

Francis Court. Cape. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Front porch. First floor master bedroom. Updates include gas fireplace.

Taxes: $12,350

Lido Beach $999,000

Lido Boulevard. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Den/family room and home office. Updates include cathedral ceiling and skylight.

Taxes: $12,374.48

Lynbrook $861,000

Northumberland Gate. Split Level. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Granite countertops. Formal dining room.

Taxes: $18,766.97

Merrick $720,000

Wynsum Avenue. Splanch. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Large eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room with sliders to spacious yard. Laundry room on main level. Updates include cathedral ceiling. Great location within walking distance of Wynsum Avenue Park.

Taxes: $22,916.44

Oceanside $745,000

River Avenue. Expanded Cape. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and pantry. Open layout. Den/family room. Skylight and wood burning stove. Updates include cathedral ceiling and security system.

Taxes: $13,057

Rockville Centre $1,775,000

Allen Road. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms. Gourmet eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room. Ample storage.

Taxes: $18,500

West Hempstead $630,000

Fairlawn Avenue. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Updated modern open eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, island and stainless steel appliances. Living room with fireplace. Two bedrooms on first level, large bedroom with office on second floor. Private yard. Convenient location near transportation and shopping.

Taxes: $12,602

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Our children’s education can’t be all about numbers

imagine students who can not only grasp the concepts of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, courses through the diligent application of the scientific method, but also generate original and thought-provoking work in the humanities. Picture them creating intricate pieces in fine, performing and culinary arts, and graduating with a thorough comprehension of holistic health and physical wellbeing. Isn’t this the kind of holistic education that benefits society?

But such growth and learning cannot be conveniently distilled into numerical values. It’s a fallacy to assume that numbers hold the ultimate truth about the depth of our students’ learning.

The New York State Education Department has created a blue-ribbon

committee to present potential changes to graduation measures. One desired change is to shift toward more holistic assessments that evaluate a broader range of skills and knowledge alongside the traditional Regents exams, incorporating project-based assessments, portfolios, presentations and other methods.

Additionally, there is a need for more flexible pathways to graduation, acknowledging students’ diverse strengths, interests and career goals. New pathways could involve offering various courses, internships and experiences on college campuses, allowing students to specialize in their areas of passion.

A focus on real-world relevance is also important, emphasizing practical skills, critical thinking, problem solving and the application of knowledge to prepare students for future challenges. The aim is to create a learning environment that nurtures mastery, creativity and individual identity, in which students

can pursue their unique interests and meet their specific needs. By fostering each student’s unique identity, we can ensure equal opportunities for success and access to necessary resources and support, irrespective of their background or circumstances. It would require flexible scheduling, differentiated instruction, and opportunities for students to pursue their interests.

There is a prevailing concern that the Education Department might contemplate reducing standards and expectations. I am hopeful that it will do no such thing, and I strongly oppose any such direction of thought. All students, without exception, should be given the chance to display their mastery in all areas of learning. This encompasses a comprehensive understanding of subjects ranging from STEM to humanities, encompassing fine, performing and culinary arts as well as physical education and health.

Across the nation, societal divisions have deepened, yet our common ground outweighs our differences. Unfortunately, the decline of tight-knit neighborhoods, the excessive reliance on social media, and the neglect of reading have hindered genuine and civil interactions among us. Instead of engaging meaningfully with our neighbors, we often resort to shouting into the echo chambers of social platforms. Both classic and contemporary literary works are rejected as unworthy of our attention, further fragmenting our intellectual pursuits.

As educators, we possess the extraordinary power to give students the platform to realize their potential. I promote the idea of the hashtag “Read Write Think Critically Daily.” Rather than instructing students what to think, our role should focus more on guiding them in the art of critical thinking. I sincerely hope that any forthcoming changes in graduation requirements will be designed to unlock the full potential of every student.

Gone camping, better late than never

There are probably some experiences people shouldn’t try for the first time when they’re over 65, but I really wanted to go camping out West. I don’t much like the notion of a “bucket list,” with its attendant connotation of impending bucketkicking, but I knew I wanted to try camping while I’m still fit. My daughter, an experienced outdoorswoman, organized the adventure, and came along with her two kids, ages 6 and 4. My son and daughter-inlaw immediately signed on with their two kids, 10 and 8. We picked a week in August when my husband would be immersed in the most anticamping experience imaginable, a trade show in Las Vegas.

He didn’t go outside for six days straight, working, eating, sleeping in the hotel. We didn’t go inside for a week, except to sleep (briefly).

Long story short: I’m thrilled that I went. I did it all, and now I’m done.

We drove from San Francisco to the Big Sur Campground, about three hours south. First observation: To camp you must be willing to do an enormous amount of work that you wouldn’t need to do if you just stayed home in your house.

We had tents and sleeping bags, a medical kit, a cooler filled with food, bags of dry groceries, water, wool hats and gloves, layers of silk and wool and spare shoes, eyeglasses and medications. We brought wine and cheeses and salamis and bread and peanut butter and jelly.

We arrived at the campground in the late afternoon. Look at it through my eyes: a stunning expanse of land set among giant redwoods; a pictureperfect creek burbling around the perimeter of the campground; kids in rubber tubes floating by. But I expected wilderness, and we pitched our tents right next to cars and giant RVs. It was like sleeping in a parking lot, with a serious possibility of getting run over in the middle of the night.

We got the tents set up and put wood beside the fire pit and went off on a small hike. The smell of fresh pine trees was intoxicating, and I was really beginning to relax when I saw the posted sign warning about mountain lion attacks. It said that if a mountain lion leaps at you, try to look big. I wonder how one does that.

We hiked on. It was a walk that ended at a beach, a stunning landscape of rocks and crashing waves. Of course, no one can swim in the northern Pacific without a wetsuit, and the great whites are kind of a buzz kill, but the kids had fun on the beach.

Back at the campsite, we made a dinner plan. This being Northern California camping, we had a reservation at Nepenthe, a trendy restaurant a few miles away. Think $25 entrees. Set on a cliff over the sea, the place attracted elegant women driving expensive sports cars and men with just the right amount of shabby chic to disguise their immense wealth. It was as if the entire Silicon Valley was in Big Sur for the weekend. These people weren’t camping out unless it was at Clint Eastwood’s Carmel estate.

Back at the campsite, day was done. People were in their tents and RVs. I noticed it was dark. Not just dark but a total blackout, with just a sliver of moon in the sky over the trees. Where had I put my toothbrush? How would I brush my teeth? What if, heaven forbid, I had to go to the bathroom during the night? Turns out there were communal bathrooms and showers.

We slept, we ate well, we played in the creek and we toasted s’mores over our campfire. Still, I don’t get it. A campground does have some amenities, but it also has other people who cook smelly food and play music at night and bring their annoying dogs. The idea seems to be that you drag as much equipment — food and lights and tents and blow-up mattresses and portable stoves — as you can to make yourself comfortable when

Randi is on a brief leave. This column was originally published Aug. 29, 2013.

you could just stay home and not have to walk a quarter-mile in the dark to pee.

That’s the unromantic take on camping.

This is what I choose to remember: my four grandkids, sitting around the campfire at night, stuffing their faces with marshmallows and chocolate. They ask for a “Grandma Randi story” and I tell them one:

“Sabrina, Jacob, Elijah and Emi, when I tell you stories, they always begin the same way, with you four cousins, who love each other so much, going on an adventure. Well, kids, you’re living the story. Here you are together sleeping in a tent by a river. Put your arms around each other. This is a moment to remember.”

The next night, when we were gathered by the fire, they asked for another story, a “real” campfire story. “See that star up there next to the moon?” I said. “It’s actually a spaceship, and tonight, when you’re sleeping, it will land here next to our tents. Tiny aliens with enormous heads will lift the flap of your tent and carry you off to their planet, which happens to be made of ice cream.”

The grandkids looked giddy with excitement and fear. My work was done.

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

RAnDi KREiss

i ’ll remember my four grandkids, sitting around the campfire at night.

Daniel Rehman is the superintendent of the West Hempstead school district.

There is a need to acknowledge students’ diverse strengths and goals.

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Shore up the Nassau County Bridge Authority

after Googling “how many bridges are there in Nassau County NY,” the first response is a Wikipedia page that lists 10.

Four are owned and maintained by the state’s transportation department, and three are owned by the county and maintained by its public works department. one is owned and maintained by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, another state entity, while another is owned by the MTA’s Long Island Rail Road.

Then there is the Atlantic Beach Bridge. It’s overseen by an entity called the Nassau County Bridge Authority, a politically appointed five-person board that leads a team that includes an executive director, a deputy manager, a maintenance supervisor, an information technology manager, maintenance personnel, toll takers and a legal firm.

That’s a lot of people overseeing a single bridge. But let’s give credit where credit is due. At 1,173 feet, the drawbridge sees roughly 20,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day, according to the state transportation department, connecting Atlantic Beach village and the rest of the barrier island — including Long Beach — with the mainland of Long Island. It also serves as emergency evacuation route in case of severe storms.

Both communities are very popular summer destinations as several beach clubs line Atlantic Beach’s shoreline, and Long Beach is known for its boardwalk and nightlife.

The original Atlantic Beach Bridge opened in 1927, and the current bridge

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opened 25 years later. In 1945, the state legislature created the NCBA to manage the bridge.

It is a huge job.

A $19 million project completed in 2000 reconstructed approaching roadways and replaced the existing concrete bridge deck. All of this brought the Atlantic Beach Bridge into compliance with federal standards.

In 2011, the interior mechanical part of the bridge — “its guts” — underwent a nearly $9 million overhaul. There was a roughly $10 million project completed in 2018 to rehabilitate the porous grid part of the road that opens to allow boats through.

That’s a lot to take care of. That is why so much more care should be taken by the Nassau County Bridge Authority.

Allegations of patronage and proven mismanagement has haunted several previous boards. A state audit covering a period between 1994 and 1997 found that 71 percent of the bridge’s budget was earmarked for personnel, while the authority failed to seek competitive bids for engineering work and other service.

Although E-ZPass has been around for 30 years, previous NCBA boards and executive directors have resisted the clarion call to install the technology and replace the existing toll booths.

A previous bridge authority board made a half-hearted attempt at involving the public in the process of reimagining the bridge’s toll plaza last year. It is was also the first time the public learned the NCBA was considering installing E-ZPass. The 12-member Citizens’ Com-

Need to mitigate traffic congestion g

To the Editor:

Traffic congestion in the Five Towns is becoming a real nuisance for people who need to drive along Broadway in Hewlett and Woodmere. It will only become worse with every new development that gets built — i.e., the Woodmere Golf Club conversion to residential units and new apartments projects in Inwood.

Are there any funds available from the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York state, or the federal government to see if a traffic circle could be a feasible solution where West Broadway and Broadway intersect in Hewlett.

Surely eminent domain could take away a few spots from the TD Bank and the strip shopping stores bordering Hewlett Bay Park, especially since there’s parking in back of these stores. Has this ever been explored in the past?

Maybe the developers of the country club could even provide funding if the traffic circle and their development are approved. RICHARD

mittee was disbanded after two meetings. Later in 2022, under a new board chair and a new executive director, the first toll hikes in 15 years were instituted. But this time it would indeed come with E-ZPass. The toll uptick created controversy as the new administration claimed the NCBA lost nearly $1 million in the past three years, while people familiar with the finances said the authority had more than a $5 million surplus in the same time period.

To exacerbate the problem, the NCBA continues to hold meetings that squeeze the public into a small downstairs room, streaming the upstairs portion of the meeting, while calling people one by one up those stairs. Earlier this year, the board was found in violation of by the state’s Authorities Budget office of not posting meeting agendas, schedules and minutes. Now they are.

Current NCBA leadership is not doing enough to tamp down public opposition to the toll hikes, the lack of transparency, and the lengthening waiting for E-ZPass to be installed. The anger has led to the creation of two online petitions.

The Nassau County Bridge Authority should immediately improve its governance by ensuring meetings are open and accessible to all attendees and be more transparent. If not, then it’s time for this organization to be disbanded with the responsibility for the Atlantic Beach Bridge placed under the county’s highway and public works department.

That works for three other bridges in Nassau County — why not for the Atlantic Beach Bridge, too?

A get-together of Republican all-stars

recently I was privileged to attend a reunion dinner, which Nassau County Republican Chairman Joe Cairo hosted at King Umberto’s Restaurant, in Elmont, for former Town of Hempstead councilmen and supervisors who served at various times over the past half century. The town, whose population of almost 800,000 makes it the largest township in America, has always been the base of the Nassau GOP’s support and success. As county chairman, Cairo has done an outstanding job leading the party to repeated victories over the past several years. These successes include winning back the North Hempstead supervisor’s position for the first time in more than three decades; the offices of county executive, district attorney and comptroller; three State Senate seats in Albany; and congressional seats in Washington. These victories, in a county where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans, brought about Cairo’s election as New York’s national committeeman.

I believe much of his success as county chairman is attributable to the knowledge and experience he has acquired over his many years in politics and govern-

ment — particularly his service as a councilman on the Hempstead Town Board beginning in 1975. The board was known for working together, getting the job done and realizing that good government is good politics. I was elected councilman in 1977, and served until I was elected county comptroller in 1981.

Those attending the reunion dinner included:

■ Al D’Amato, who served as the town’s receiver of taxes, supervisor and presiding supervisor before his election to the U.S. Senate.

■ Leo McGinity, who was elected councilman in 1969 before being appointed to the bench in 1976 and ultimately serving as an associate justice in the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court.

■ Jim Bennet, Greg Peterson and Rich Guardino, all of whom served as councilmen and supervisor.

■ Pat Zagarino, who served as councilman.

■ Bruce Blakeman, who was a councilman before being elected our current county executive.

This was a truly great evening of not just sharing stories and reminiscing, but getting input and advice from these pros after Cairo detailed the recent successes

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To the Editor:

Re the editorial “Replace appointments with special elections (Aug. 17-23): The editors imply but don’t state the essential problem: The public perception that “equal justice” is undermined by our process for selecting judges. The only good sign may be that, last time, all parties offered the same candidates. This suggests some pre-election selection by insiders, making “local control” a sham. It need not be so, because it shows a path forward.

Selection by appointment risks partisan interference by those empowered to choose. But party control is threatened by elections, because they’re a gamble. Elections can be distorted by money, incumbency, and popularity over professionalism. All administrations, and all of their opponents, have a motive to game the system.

A greater problem with elections is that, for voters, life gets in the way. The average citizen’s time for politics is limited by work, family and other commitments. Often there’s little available information about candidates, and the growing fog of misinformation also limits effective participation, depressing turnout and giving the advantage to insiders

and the challenges ahead in the fastchanging world of politics and government.

Certainly, times have changed. Aside from Blakeman, none of us served on the board during a time of pervasive social media. Also, while politics was always a tough business, and stories of the “good old days” are usually exaggerated, there was nothing then like today’s bitter partisanship. Yet the underlying governmental and political precepts of those days are still meaningful: quick responsiveness to local governmental issues and problems, a strong year-round presence in the community, and doorto-door campaigning by candidates and local committeemen and women.

Most important, government officials should always be taking the political pulse of their constituents, and not be swayed by the media or elitist opinion makers. That was true then, and is just as true today, as was proven in the past two election cycles, in which Democrats’ advocacy of misguided proposals, such as bail reform and defunding the police, paved the way for Republican victories and devastating defeats for the Democrats in Nassau County.

Because those issues were largely ignored by the mainstream media, however, Republican candidates would not have prevailed without extensive paid

media advertising, a large social media presence and the unmatched Nassau GOP ground game of direct mail to voters, targeted telephone campaign calls, door-to-door distribution of campaign literature and saturation walk-throughs. All this was overseen and coordinated by Cairo, using the feedback he got from candidates and local campaign workers as well as polling results from campaign consultants such as John McLaughlin.

As I’ve said, much has changed in the Town of Hempstead and in Nassau County over the years, including demographics, party registration and the reality that so many households now have two working spouses. What Cairo and the county Republican organization have done is update and modernize the same methods of year-round hard work and attention to constituent needs and beliefs to achieve political and governmental success. That was certainly the conclusion of the “oldtimers” who attended the reunion dinner.

Nothing in politics is easy or guaranteed, and you can never afford to rest on your laurels, but we are confident that with Cairo at the helm, the Nassau GOP will remain the most effective and responsive political organization in the nation.

One additional lesson I learned is to take the same vitamins as Judge McGinity, who at age 96 is as sharp, alert and mobile as any of us!

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

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and partisan influences.

The ideal of “local control” may never be attained, but we can do better. I suggest a pool and random selection model. Make choices comparable with specific, relevant criteria. Candidates’ credentials, experience, performance record, and perhaps health and any potential conflicts, would provide a common base for evaluation. Extreme views are likely to be revealed, as are any obviously weak candidates.

All applicants would be vetted first by our professionals, who would all affirm acceptance of several candidates as “qualified.” Their ability to do so has been demonstrated. Those accepted would have their resumes published, with time for public, and press, comment. Transparency promotes engagement.

Finally, the selection from this group, which should be a manageable four to six qualified judges, would be done by the public. The “gamble” element provides some insulation against insider/partisan interference, is “fair” and should boost a general sense of legitimacy.

Otherwise, if there is to be a special election, ranked-choice ballots should be used, after the process described above, also with at least four candidates per seat.

BRIAN KELLY Rockville Centre

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Celebrating a number of victories, from Hempstead to Washington, for the party.