Nassau Herald 09-29-2022

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Town OKs pause in building

By KEPHERD DANIEl kdaniel@liherald.com

The Hempstead Town Board voted unanimously last week to approve a six-month moratori um to halt building in what is known as the Business Overlay and Transit Oriented Develop ment district in Inwood and North Lawrence.

That area consists of roughly 11.7 acres near the Lawrence Long Island Rail Road station, and nearly nine acres near the Inwood station.

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HAFTR debate team director creates league for yeshivas

By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ Special to the Herald

Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns & Rockaway High School’s debate team has been unable to compete in tourna ments held on Fridays and Sat urdays, and the team’s director and coach, Alex Libkind, decided that he needed to do something about that.

For observant Jews, no work can be done from sunset on Fri day until sunset Saturday because of Shabbat — Hebrew for Sabbath, from the Hebrew word for rest. That has created a problem for students from

schools such as HAFTR who want to take part in National Speech & Debate Association competition. The association was founded in 1925, and stu dents compete in its tourna ments with the goal of advanc ing to its national competition.

“Historically, those tourna ments have always been on Shab bat — Fridays and Saturdays,” Libkind said. As a result, it has been difficult for yeshivas to qualify for the association’s national championship.

Lauren Burdt, the organiza tion’s director of competition and events, spoke with Libkind in March about having HAFTR

take part in the NSDA’s online Springboard scrimmages on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

HAFTR began doing so that month. Four such Tuesday-andThursday scrimmages are offered during NSDA’s competi

tive season, which begins in Sep tember and runs through March.

“He shared that the Spring board rounds are some of the first NSDA events his students have been able to participate in,” Burdt said, “because most tour naments, including the district qualifying tournaments, are held on Fridays and Saturdays.”

Libkind was not focused on religion when he was growing up in St. Louis, but he became interested in debate as a teenag er. As a sophomore at Parkway North High School in St. Louis County, he recruited a teacher he remembers as Mrs. Monanco to be the faculty adviser of a newly

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MoRE THAN 100 Five Towns residents attended the Sept. 20 hearing at which the Town of Hempstead approved a temporary ban on building in those communities.

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Car show revs up spirits at the Bristal

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

It all started with a conversation between Steve Arons and Stanley Mutterperl about classic cars. Mutterperl, who lives at The Bristal Assisted Liv ing at North Woodmere, stumbled into a late-life passion project when his son gave him a retirement gift: a black and white film camera. He told Arons that soon enough, he took to taking photographs of antique and classic cars during his many years in Florida.

“For me, these antique cars are works of art. They were handmade,” Mutterperl said. “There’s a certain fea ture about them as opposed to the mass-produced mod ern cars of today.”

Arons, the director of community relations at the facility and head of the Men’s Club, knew Mutterperl wasn’t the only man at the facility with a love for retro rides. “He said he we would really love to be able to get more men at the Men’s Club that are involved with cars,” Arons said.

Arons knew a thing or two about custom cars, having come from a family that runs custom car shows across the Northeast, so he decided to use his connections to call up various car clubs who would be willing to bring their vintage cars for a show at the facility.

STANLey MUTTerperL Bristal resident

And sure enough, they did. A line-up of antique cars, in mint condition, took over the parking lot of the Bristal home on the morning of Sept. 17 to the enthusiasm of Mutterperl and residents who stopped by to take a look.

Car enthusiast Bob Gunther, of Valley Stream, was there to showcase his 1931 Ford Model A. The car was a huge hit until its successor, the Model B, came on the market with its new four-cylinder engine, marking the end of the line for Model A.

Now, antique car lovers like Gunther enjoy owning

and riding around town in this special piece of history.

“It’s a fun hobby,” he said. It’s so fun, in fact, he couldn’t do with just owning one vintage Ford automobile. “I have five of them — two Ford Model As and three Ford Model Ts.”

“More often than not people have a smile on their face when they see these old cars,” Gunther added.

“They reminisce that their father had one. And we’ve been talking to these old-timers who live at this complex and they had these cars. They’re wonderful.”

Car enthusiast Richard Creeron was also there to show off his Ford Model 18 with the V8 engine. “The original owner had it sitting in his garage for years and was unable to do anything with it,” said Creeron. “I got it going for him and after I got it going, he wanted to sell it to me. But he wanted too much money: I’m Scotch. So I found a willing buyer from a guy in Hewlett, but he

didn’t last. So the owner sold it to another man, and I bought it from him, but definitely not at the original price.”

Creeron is no stranger to antique cars before they were even considered antique, having had about five Ford vehicles with V8 engines throughout his life, own ing his first one by the time he was in the eighth grade.

In the middle of the car show, sat 97-year-old facility resident Harriet Hirschhorn on a bench, taking in the scenery. “I’m loving the car show,” he said. “I got to look around, and I’m sad as hell that I never drove a car in my life. But I think the cars are great.”

Arons says given the warm reception by the resi dents; the inaugural car show will likely be an annual tradition. He is already making plans to expand the show come next spring with more cars, more visitors and more fun.

The BriSTAL ASSiSTed Living facility at North Woodmere kicked off its inaugural annual car show with a line-up of antique and classic cars for the residents to enjoy.

STANLey MUTTerperL, A resident living at The Bristal in North Woodmere, has a soft spot for antique cars, having taken dozens of photographs of such vehicles during his lifetime.

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BOB GUNTher ANd Dick Creeron, owners of Ford Model Ts, showcased their rides at The Bristal Assisted Living facility at North Woodmere.

F or me, these antique cars are works of art. They were handmade.

I’ve always been fascinated by the topic of time — especially one’s experience of it. It’s amazing how time passes so quickly when you’re involved in a pleasurable activity and so s-l-o-w-l-y when you’re feeling bored, resentful, or wish you were elsewhere.

Most of us don’t think about time very much - until it’s running out. It could be an awareness of age. Or it may be running up against a deadline that demands action. “Where did the time go?” we wonder, amazed that time has flown by so quickly.

At these moments, we’re aware that time is a perishable resource. Once lost, it cannot be regained. And though we’re aware that time doesn’t literally fly, it does march on, and only in one direc tion. No matter how hard you may wish to undo your mistakes, renew your choices or revel in past glories, there’s no going back, only forward.

Time, like money and energy, is lim ited. Yes, billionaires have unlimited money, but they still don’t have unlimit

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ed time or energy. If you look back in time and see that you haven’t accom plished many of your goals, your rela tionships have been trou bled and your experiences limited, you’ll likely feel cheated, bemoaning the precious time you wasted.

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If you cannot rectify your circumstances, despair may set in.

If, on the other hand, you look back over time and notice that you’ve accomplished many of your goals, your relation ships were rich, your expe riences valued, you’ll feel you’ve made good use of your time. Then, I hope, you’ll appreci ate that you’ve been living a worth while, meaningful, satisfying life.

Ben Franklin claimed that time was money. He was wrong. Time is life. When our time is gone, we’re gone - at least in this form, on this planet. Just as

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it’s crucial to have some control over your life, it’s essential to have some con trol over your time. I’m not suggesting you become a control freak, micromanaging every bit of your time, leaving no room for sponta neity or flexibility. I am suggesting, however, that it’d be great if you could feel in charge of how you use your time, minimizing wasted times or times con trolled by others.

When I talk about tak ing more control of your time, some folks say, “Are you kidding? I’m so busy I have no time to manage my time.” What a paradox! If you had plen ty of time on your hands, you wouldn’t have a strong need to manage your time. But if you’re so busy working, raising a family, maintaining a mar riage, building a future, keeping up your friendships, home, car, wardrobe,

health etc. etc. etc., it’s critically impor tant to manage your time well. If you don’t, you’ll spend a lot of time reacting to the crisis of the moment, feeling a lack of control and being exhausted at the end of the day.

Do you ever marvel at those who do significant work, have meaningful rela tionships, enjoy life, and still have ener gy left at the end of the day? Do you ever wonder why some people have a busy life, yet still feel peaceful, serene and rarely complain? To achieve this, you must develop and practice good time management that actively creates a successful life balance.

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Birthday time (and a half)

Arrests

■ Tracy R. Brooks, 61, of West hampton Beach, was arrested at 7:15 p.m. on Sept. 17 for allegedly shoplifting from the King Kullen on Peninsula Boulevard in Hewlett, according to police.

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■ It was reported at 11:20 a.m. on Sept. 20 that an unidentified man stole assorted items from the Burl

ington Coat Factory on Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence, police said.

■ At 1:25 p.m. on Sept. 21, a woman reported to police that an unidenti fied man took a delivered package from her doorstep on Sheridan Boulevard in Inwood.

■ An unidentified man removed a delivered package from the front of home on Sheridan Boulevard in Inwood at 1:23 p.m. on Sept. 21., according to a report by 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.

Except maybe for the halftime shows or a half-price sale, on the whole, most folks don’t think too much of half.

A “half-truth” is still deemed a lie, a ridiculous idea is “half-baked” and a truly idiotic, unproductive result is dismissed as “half-donkeyed” (you know what I real ly mean).

Even at today’s prices, nobody buys a half-gallon of gas nor we do accept a halfhearted effort. You haven’t reached your destination if you’re only halfway there and, while half a loaf may be better than none, it’s still only half as good as a whole one.

A half-moon hardly brightens the sky, nor does a half-nelson assure victo ry or a half-hour session result in therapeutic suc cess.

just half notes and very few will pull from a barrel a half sour pickle.

That’s why, it was so odd to hear that last weekend my cousin Victor celebrated his “half-birthday.”

Not much of a celebrant generally, Vic tor explained his semi-annual observance by noting that six months to the day of his own birth date, he buys himself half-acake, and then analyzes the preceding 26 weeks as well as those yet to come.

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He stops halfway through the year to consid er what he’s done, what’s been done to him, and where’s he’s been and with whom and why.

His half-birthday is a chance to dialogue with himself, to meet himself half-way and to see where he can improve himself before more time passes.

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The diminutive are but a “half-pint,” weak coffee is flavored by “half and half,” flags steeped in sad ness are flown at half-mast and the impulsive run off half-cocked, while fre quently we are entertained (or governed) by the half-witted.

Of course everyone knows what the social director told the boring nuclear physicist (get a “half-life”) just as the pes simist sees the glass as half-empty while even the optimist sees it as (only) half-full.

If birthdays are for pub lic celebration, then says Victor, half-birthdays are for private evaluation.

Birthdays are for others to show you a good time; half-birthdays are for you to prove to yourself that your time is not just good, but meaning ful.

I guess that Victor’s point is that while life is an extraordinary joy and treasure and adventure, all too often we don’t know the half of it; and that we could, though, easily discover life’s nobility, beauty and purpose, if we just gave it (and ourselves) half a chance.

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Substantial equivalent is a four-letter word

By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

The gathering of a few Republican can didates, rabbis and yeshivas officials out side the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere on Sept. 22 was part GOP rally and part bashing the State Educa tion Department for its approval of updat ing oversight of private schools.

A majority of the criticism was aimed at the state for what the officials see as meddling in the education of children attending Jewish schools egged on by a scathing New York Times report that showed a specific portion of Yeshivas are not providing or giving short thrift to sec ular education.

Private schools need to be what is called “substantial equivalent” to public schools and offer the same secular educa tion provided in public schools. The cur riculum must also meet the state’s aca demic standards.

While state education has required substantial equivalency since 1865, the 21st century conversation took several years as a discrepancy between what cer tain nonpublic schools were doing com pared to the public school concerning sec ular education.

Adrienne Mittan, executive director of all the schools under the HALB umbrella, was angered that the Times’ story chose to focus on the Jewish schools, while sub stantial equivalency should be applied to all private schools.

“I didn’t hear them speak about the thousands of Catholic or other parochial schools that are far superior than our average public school,” she said. “They chose to really make an antisemitic trope and focus on what I consider are snotty, little Jewish children. You can find snotty, children anywhere, not just in a Jewish school.”

Mittan also noted that the Times’ story did not focus on private schools Dalton, Horace Mann and Fieldston or even HALB, where education is equal to or could surpass public school education.

“Our valedictorian last (school) year went to MIT,” she said, highlighting Ari Zeleksy’s accomplishment. Mittan added that students from HALB’s two high schools — Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys and Stella K. Abra ham High School for Girls — have attend ed every Ivy League school except one. HALB also has an early childhood center.

Rabbi Mordechai Kamentsky, dean of Yeshiva South Shore in Hewlett, also railed against the state’s meddling and the Times’ story that he thought besmirched yeshivas.

“Yes, in the Five Towns schools like this (HALB) and our yeshiva are awardwinning educational institutions, and Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway is anoth er one of the many, yes this community that is thriving,” he said. “What we want the state to understand is that community has a right to create the curriculum that the parents wants for their children.”

Public school districts are charged with assessing the educational quality of all the nonpublic schools within their boundaries. Mittan views this as intru sive. “All nonpublic schools will have to deal with the constant complaints,” she said. “Every time we take appropriate action to ensure the betterment of our schools and our students we’ll have to deal with these complaints.”

Mittan said she foresees a future where private schools will have to hire staff to field these complaints and that is not what she wants to direct tuition money. She said she’s more open to discuss if money should go to STEM (science, tech nology engineering, math) education physical education.

Taking a political poke at the people on the other side of the aisle Assemblyman Ari Brown said: “Remember substantial equivalency is the bad wolf otherwise known as antisemitism, and the crimes that we see throughout our state and country are really the same just cloaked in sheep’s clothing, which goes by the name of fairness and equity.”

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RaBBi MoRdEchai KaMENtSKY, dean of Yeshiva South Shore, rejected the state’s lat est update of oversight for nonpublic schools.

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Hewlett aims to continue surge

By VINCENT MATULA sports@liherald.com

A common motto in the world of sports is that it’s not how you start a season that matters, but rather how you finish. The Hewlett girls’ soccer team in Conference A4 is looking to finish strong this season and make a run towards winning its con ference.

After losing 7-1 to Clarke in their first game of the season, the Bulldogs have been on the rise since, outsourcing their opponents 12-8 and moving into fourth place. Hewlett used that game as a wakeup call in preparation for their rematch earli er this week.

oNE oF THE biggest reasons the Rams are off to a 4-0-1 start in Conference A-IV, Mehta has been unstoppable so far on the offensive end. The hard-work ing center-midfielder scored 11 goals and assisted on four others through the first six games. On Sept. 8, she notched a hat trick and added a pair of assists to lead Clarke to a wild 6-4 victory over Glen Cove. Last fall as a sophomore, Mehta had eight points in six games.

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Thursday, sept. 29

Boys Soccer: V.S. South at Hewlett 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Calhoun at Long Beach 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: V.S. North at Clarke 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: V.S. Central at Baldwin 5 p.m.

Friday, sept. 30

Boys Soccer: V.S. North at V.S. South 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: East Meadow at V.S. Central 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Sewanhaka at Malverne/E.R. 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: MacArthur at Mepham 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Uniondale at Oceanside 6 p.m.

Football: Lynbrook at Hewlett 6 p.m.

Football: Wantagh at V.S. North 6:30 p.m.

Football: C.S. Harbor at West Hempstead 6:30 p.m.

saturday, oct. 1

Football: South Side at Long Beach 3 p.m.

Football: Syosset at Oceanside 3 p.m.

Football: MacArthur at Sewanhaka 3 p.m.

Football: Malverne at Clarke 3 p.m.

Football: Hempstead at Freeport 3 p.m.

Football: Hicksville at East Meadow 3 p.m.

Football: Plainview at Baldwin 3 p.m.

Football: Seaford at East Rockaway 6:30 p.m.

“The first game was eye opening to us,” Bulldogs coach Gil Kreiss said. “We used that as motivation. As a team, we had a really solid plan in place.”

A strong defensive effort resulted in a different result as the game ended in a scoreless draw. Juniors Briana LiaoGreene and Anabella Lamour were two players that were big factors in the match.

“She (Briana) has been playing stellar,” Kreiss said. “She’s really becoming a lead er on the team with her play. Anabella was also able to shut down another player on Clarke who’s been playing at a high level.”

On the offensive side of things, forward Marcie Iannico has been a driving force for the Bulldogs as her 8 goals and 17 points lead the team. The junior was named All-County last season after lead ing Hewlett in scoring. Iannico’s 12 goals last season were more than the rest of the team combined (8). “She has this incredi ble competitive drive,” Kreiss said. “There’s very little that you have to give as far as direction because of her motiva tion.”

Despite being one of the anchors on defense, Catherine Iannico (Marcie’s twin sister) has also had a positive effect on the offense. The mentality of both girls have even started to rub off on their team mates.

“The two of them are just so driven,” Kreiss said. “The other players want to do better because of their high level of play.”

In particular, it’s been the underclass men who have been taking notice of how

the sisters have played this season. Kreiss said Jane Marshalik, Isabella Vardaro and freshman Olivia Brown are starting to take the next step in their play.

“She (Jane) has just been growing and getting so much stronger,” Kreiss said “Isabella and Olivia are both catching on and reading the game very well.”

The group of four seniors for the Bull dogs include Paige Sirlin, Jordyn Ziarno, Hailey Kshonz, and goalkeeper Emily Erdos, who are all captains and have been nothing short of welcoming of their team

mates this season.

“They’re a really nice group of girls,” Kreiss said. “The girls who are seniors bring that little special fun energy to the team.”

Hewlett ended its week with a 2-0 victo ry last Saturday over Island Trees in which Erdos picked up a shutout on her 17th birthday.

The Bulldogs (3-3-1) continue their with a home-and-home set with Glen Cove, a pivotal series that will determine which club will rise in the standings.

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HEwLETT LEAdINg sCorEr Marcie Iannico, right, worked upfield last Saturday with Island Trees’ Ava Dantuono in pursuit.

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Kaminsky casts long shadow in Senate race

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

Todd Kaminsky casts a long shadow in Long Beach and the Five Towns, which make up much of the 9th State Senatorial District. Kaminsky was a state senator for eight years, and chaired the upper cham ber’s Environmental Conservation Com mittee.

The 42-year-old Democrat was a familiar face at count less Long Beach and Five Towns events. He lost his bid last year to become Nassau County district attorney to the Republican Anne Donnelly.

The two candidates seek ing to replace Kaminsky in the November election are hardly household names. Ken Moore, a 61-year-old Demo crat, is the mayor of the Vil lage of Bellerose, which has a population of about 1,300. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpat rick, 56, a Republican, is a trustee of the Village of Malverne — population about 8,000.

There are various theories as to why a more widely known candidate has not stepped up to campaign to fill Kaminsky’s seat.

Jerry Kremer, a former chairman of the State Assembly’s powerful Ways and Means Committee, a veteran political analyst and a Herald columnist, said last

week that the cupboard is bare of viable candidates for both parties.

“The problem is, neither party has a farm system,” Kremer said. “There’s no big names to put in there” to run for the Senate seat. But, he added, the race is important nonetheless. Democrats, who hold a majority in the Senate, want to keep the seat “because they may lose some others,” Kremer said. Republicans, meanwhile, are seeking to gain seats. They are in the minority in both chambers of the State Legis lature, and Gov. Kathy Hochul is a Democrat as well.

Even though Moore, who is running with Working Fami lies Party support, and Canzo neri-Fitzpatrick, who has Conservative Party backing, are not well know, the turnout in November is expected to be sizable, Kremer said, in large part because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s deci sion in June to overturn Roe v Wade.

That month, Hochul signed a bill intended to protect the rights of women seeking abortions and reproductive health care providers. Her Republican challenger, Lee Zeldin, had previously voiced support for reversing Roe v. Wade, but lately he has shied away from his antiabortion stance.

“This is a race where the top of the ticket will determine the winner,” Kre

mer said, referring to Hochul.

Moore has been the mayor of Bellerose for the past three years, and was a village trustee for a decade before that. He is a volunteer firefighter, and five years ago he retired after 40 years as a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 28. He had sometimes worked out of the union’s Washington, D.C., where he focused on international affairs.

Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick is an attorney and an accountant. She was appointed a Mal verne village trustee in July 2011, shortly after her hus band, James Callahan, died, leaving her to raise four chil dren. In March 2012 she ran for the seat and won, and has served on the village board ever since. Her father, Joseph Canzoneri, was the mayor of Malverne in the late 1990s.

Moore and Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick hold divergent views on a number of issues One of Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick’s major focuses is what she sees as rampant crime across the state, worsened by Democrats’ support for bail reform, which limited judges’ authority to set bail for certain misdemeanor and non-violent charges.

“Violent criminals are being released because of cashless bail,” Canzoneri-Fitz patrick said. “The criminals know this.” She said she would work to eliminate cashless bail entirely.

Moore said he did not believe bail reform led to a rise in crime, and pointed to Nassau County’s low crime rate. Never theless, Moore said, “We need to look (at the bail) system” and “give judges more discretion” in bail decisions.

On the hot-button issue of immigra tion, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, said, “We are a country of immigrants, but the border issue has to be dealt with. We can’t expect Florida and Texas to shoulder the whole burden.” Moore said he “feels for the people, but we’ve got to find the right place for them.”

The candidates’ views come closest on another redhot issue, abortion. Both say they support women’s health rights. “I can tell you that the law in New York state is such that a woman’s right to have an abortion is secure,” Canzo neri-Fitzpatrick said.

“I’m totally for a woman’s right to choose,” Moore said.

Both say they are hands-on legislators who seek the Senate seat so they can serv er a broader community on a wider range of issues. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said she fears “the state is going in the wrong direction” because of liberal Democrats in both chambers of the Legislature. Moore said he believes he has done “a good job” as mayor of Bellerose, keeping down taxes.

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Soirée Under the Stars has strong return

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Just under $700,000 was raised at the Sept. 17 return of Soirée Under the Stars at The Seawane Club in Hewlett.

The Mount Sinai South Nassau fundraiser was the first in-person gathering of this kind since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and honored Peter Cannus cio, Rita Regan and Felix Nazario.

Cannuscio is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Axis Construction Corp., which has played a key role in a number of Mount Sinai construction projects in recent years, including the 60,000-square-foot multi-specialty medical office building in Want agh, as well as the urgent care center in Long Beach.

A registered nurse, Regan is the hospital’s patient experience and care coordination vice presi dent. Nazario is the hospital’s environmental services adminis trative director. Both were instru mental in the hospital’s approach to Covid-19 during the pandemic, overcoming daily challenges to help keep both patients and staff members as safe as possible from the virus.

Funds will help support the hospital’s $400 million long-term strategic growth initiative, designed to improve services for patients across the South Shore. That includes a new four-story patient pavilion — the J Wing — as well as the $35 million medical arts pavil ion in Long Beach, and the new Wantagh medical arts building.

The expansion of the hospital’s emergency department will nearly double its size to accommodate more than 80,000 patient visits each year, and feature dedicated treatment areas for pediatric and behavioral health patients.

Married Broadway StarS Orfeh and Andy Karl entertained the guests gathered at The Seawane Club in Hewlett earlier this month for the Mount Sinai South Nassau Soirée Under the Stars. The event raised nearly $700,000 for ongoing hospital construction projects in Nassau County.

Mount Sinai South Nassau president Dr. Adhi Sharma, left, honored Peter Cannuscio, Rita Regan and Felix Nazario at this year’s Soirée Under the Stars, which raised nearly $700,000 for ongoing construction projects in Nassau County.

Photos courtesy of Damian Becker/Mount Sinai South Nassau nearly $700,000 waS raised during Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Soirée Under the Stars earlier this month at The Seawane Club in Hewlett. Among those attending were, from left, Soirée co-chair Wayne Lipton, board of directors co-chair Anthony Cancellieri, Soirée co-chair Jeff Gold, as well as honorees Felix Nazario, Rita Regan and Peter Cannuscio. Joining them were Mount Sinai South Nassau president Dr. Adhi Sharma, and Dave Bonagura, co-chair of the Mount Sinai South Nassau board of directors.

Honored were Peter Cannuscio, Felix Nazario and Rita Regan at hospital fundraiser

F unds will help support the hospital’s $400 million longterm strategic growth initiative, designed to improve services for patients across the South Shore.

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

The opening of a new underground train terminal meant to provide Long Island Rail Road riders with ser vice to Manhattan’s East Side, dubbed Grand Central Madison, is just around the corner. By the end of the year, in fact.

It’s a project that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials, who run the LIRR, say will draw near ly half of LIRR commuters — more than 160,000 of them — to its transit hub.

But before anything is set in stone, the LIRR gave rid ers a tentative forecast of how their commuting times and options will either change or stay the same, according to new draft schedules released to the public earlier this year. Opinions are mixed, with riders showing equal levels of enthusiasm and apprehension about what they stand to gain, and lose, from the coming changes.

Many have sounded off about their concerns not only to the MTA, but to anyone who would listen — including at a virtual public meeting last week, hosted by Assembly woman Judy Griffin and joined by Nick Fasano, the agen cy’s assistant director of community relations.

At the live discussion, LIRR commuters like Charlene Raytek, of Lynbrook, voiced their apprehension that the new schedules could hamper riders’ commutes from Penn Station to places like Lynbrook during the evening com mute.

“The thing that I noticed is that, looking at the pro posed draft schedules, it looks like the outbound evening train service from Penn to Lynbrook is greatly reduced,” Raytek said. “By the time 7:30 rolls around, there’s a roughly 90-minute time gap until the next train rolls at Penn Station.”

During that time, Raytek noted, there are plenty of peo ple heading home from sports events, concert or shows in

Manhattan’s nearby theater district. Such time gaps would complicate their trips home.

If you miss the Penn Station train, Raytek contended, you’d have to sprint to Grand Central within 15 minutes to catch the next train home, or face a long wait for the next one at Penn. “That looks to me like a big misstep,” Raytek said.

A key takeaway from these changes is that Jamaica sta tion, which has long served as a major transfer point for

LIRR commuters, will play a far bigger role in the future now that all trains will stop there, Fasano noted.

“It may sound like an absolute nightmare for every one,” he said, “but the rationale behind having all the trains stop there is that it gives people more options and flexibility about where they want to go. And that also means that we don’t have to hold connections anymore.”

Whatever convenience of service may be lost from the reduction in the number of trains like those from Penn Station to Lynbrook will be offset by the many new alter native commuting paths that open up in Jamaica. But that, Fasano acknowledged, will take some getting used to.

“I’m sure riders know their trains inside and out, know what their options are,” he said. “And they don’t change much (more than) a couple of minutes in each direction. So there’s going to be a learning curve for our customers.

“I would say, just try some of the flexibility that you’ll have,” Fasano added. “Rely on the (TrainTime) app. After people adjust, it’s really going to be a great thing.”

But for commuters like Amanda Dindyal, of Malverne, who lives right behind the LIRR’s West Hempstead line, there may be more at stake in her neighborhood than sim ply a shakeup in commuting habits.

“The moment a train comes down, our house rattles, and we’ve gotten used to it, but it’s very, very dishearten ing to see that it’s going to almost double,” Dindyal said of the number of trains that will rumble through her neigh borhood. “And not just during peak hours — even on the weekend. It’s a quality-of-life issue.” On top of that, she said she was concerned that residents could face an “obscene” increase in traffic near crossing gates.

“There’s a legal and demographic factor behind what the minimum is that we can provide as a public transpor tation authority,” Fasano said. “But that all being said, if there is no demand, we do have the option to, you know, scale back, potentially. But again, that will take some months.”

Herald file photo

ASSemBLywOmAN JUdy GriffiN and the MTA’s Nick Fasano fielded commuters’ questions about new train service to Grand Central Terminal, set to start by year’s end.

Overdevelopment is 5Towns residents’ focus

comed by more than 100 Five Towns residents who attended the meeting, and called on the town to help rem edy a situation in which they said they felt under siege by too many proposed development projects. A communi ty meeting last month galvanized resident opposition to what they described as overdevelopment in Cedarhurst, Hewlett, Inwood, Lawrence and Woodmere.

“There are obviously many building projects being planned all over the Five Towns,” said Rena Saffra, a member of the Five Towns Civic Association. “Each one, on its own, may not sound so bad, but the totality of them all is something that must be taken into consider ation before we get the green light.”

The proposed developments include one at the 110acre Woodmere Club; a three-story Amazon warehouse on the Nassau-Queens border; 17 approved single-family homes on property formerly owned by the Lawrence Woodmere Academy; 212 rental units and 427 parking spaces planned for 25 Wanser Ave. and 40 Bayview Ave. in Inwood (whose application hearing was the same day as the moratorium vote); nearly 20 acres of transit-ori ented development in Inwood and North Lawrence; and the approved Pearsall Project, which will bring three four-story buildings with a total of 112 apartments to Cedarhurst; and Far Rockaway’s Rockaway Village Apartments, which, when finished, will comprise eight buildings and 1,693 residential units.

The list of impacts on residents’ quality of life, they say, includes overcrowding and increased traffic volume on already highly trafficked roadways, hindering emer gency responders and compromising evacuation routes. Many maintain that the current infrastructure is not adequate for all of the proposed projects, and that devel opment should be put on hold until roads, evacuation plans and the area’s capacity for storm water absorption and dispersal have been updated or improved.

Regarding the potential development of the Wood mere Club, Saffra said, “We hear that there’s possible consideration to building 80 homes on the entirety of the

property, and this is unacceptable.”

In May 2021, developers proposed a plan to build agerestricted condominiums on 20 percent of the club prop erty and to turn the remaining 80 acres into a nature pre serve under the stewardship of the North Shore Land Alliance, which supported the project.

“This plan would have come at no cost to the Town of

Hempstead and no cost to the villages or Nassau Coun ty,” Saffra said. “This plan was seen as a fair compro mise, as it would have been a win for the developer, a win for the Five Towns community, a win for the environ ment, a win for the Town of Hempstead and just as a county.”

“The message to me is loud and clear,” Jennifer Wal lace, of Lawrence, said of the reaction to all the planned development. “Residents and constituents want to put an end to the overdevelopment and to the destruction of our beautiful suburban community. The moratorium is a great idea, but it should be permanent, not temporary. If we can’t have adequate infrastructure for what we have today, how in good conscience can you consider adding any more?”

Lawrence resident Howard Shapiro recalled a 2018 incident involving his son that, he said, showed just how perilous traffic conditions are. “Four years ago, the traf fic going off Rockaway Boulevard was jammed all the way down the roadway,” Shapiro recounted, “and some body decided he would drive on the sidewalk to get around it, and going onto Broadway, he hit my son. That's what the tragic situation is like in the Five Towns right now.”

Shapiro said that his son is OK now, but he stressed that more development increases traffic volume, and with it potentially more hazardous situations for pedes trians, bicyclists and motorists. “I don't want anybody else’s children to be hit or put in danger,” he said. “I don’t want anybody in danger because we overdeveloped the Five Towns and there’s too much traffic for the safety and the infrastructure of the Five Towns.”

The town issued a statement that the moratorium would be revisited in six months after discussions with the surrounding communities. Officials are considering the possibility of making the moratorium permanent.

Have an opinion on proposed development in the Five Towns and/or the building ban? Send a letter to jbessen@ liherald.com.

Yeshivas can now take part in debate tournaments

created debate team. Two years later, Lib kind recalled, the team competed in a series of events put on by the National Forensics League, which became the NSDA.

“I used to compete in all of these tour naments under Shabbat,” he said. “When I took over, I wanted to bring that same type of debate style. We applied this year for our own district with the NSDA, that would not have qualifying tournaments on Fridays and Saturdays, and got approved.”

The newly formed district has not yet finalized a name with the NSDA. For now, Libkind is calling it the South Shore Online District. Competitions take place on Zoom, and they give other yeshiva schools outside New York the chance to compete.

“Katz Yeshiva in Florida has been very active,” Libkind said. “A number of New Jersey schools have been quite active, and most of the local Five Towns Schools.”

As many as 15 schools are expect to join the new district, including Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence, North Shore Hebrew Academy in Great Neck, Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls in Hewlett Bay Park, and Hebrew Academy

of Nassau County in Plainview.

“We’ve expanded . . . not just the oppor tunity, but also the offering,” Libkind said of the variety of events at tournaments.

“Prior to this league, yeshiva schools were one type of debate. Now we offer more

types of debate at every tournament.”

One of them is the Modern Congress tournament, which takes place every month. Victoria Allen, coach of the Mod ern Congress team at North Shore Hebrew Academy for the past two years,

faced the same issues as the HAFTR debate team, with tournaments on Shab bat. “It was very frustrating,” she said.

When she heard about Libkind’s idea, Allen quickly jumped on board. “He asked us to organize a letter from our head of school, asking for this designa tion and how important it was,” she said.

Students compete and earn points regardless of whether they win or lose in the tournaments. Based on points, they earn rankings. “I have students who are at 500 points, which is a certain level of designation,” Libkind explained. “It’s a very big honor that students can say, ‘I have achieved this rank in the National Speech & Debate Association.’”

As it turns out, HAFTR won’t have to leave the NSDA. Instead, it is “basically joining another league,” Libkind said. But yeshivas schools that aren’t part of the NSDA must join the newly formed league, which will take part in this year’s tournaments.

“We’re grateful for the work that Alex has done,” Burdt said, “to share the barri ers that yeshiva schools face in accessing competition and advocate for a district to be created to encompass schools who face similar challenges.”

Kepherd Daniel/Herald Rochelle SteRn KevelSon was among the many Five Towns residents who spoke out in opposition to the poten tial developments.

Courtesy Alex Libkind

A viRtuAl meeting of the South Shore Online District. The district’s creator and coordi nator, Alex Libkind, is at far right, second from top.

STEPPING OUT

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up the joint

A new season of tunes at the Madison Theatre

ll the right notes and then some. The stage is set for the latest edition of the Madison Theatre’s popular jazz series. This year’s lineup, as always, includes both returning favorites and newcomers who are sure to keep that vibe grooving along.

“Our jazz series is always special for us,” says Artistic Director Angelo Fraboni. “We’re one of the only venues on the island to do smooth jazz and our audience and musicians love to be here. They love our venue — the way it’s laid out, the acoustics and sound system. It’s a comfortable setting for jazz. We all have a great time.”

WHERE WHEN

• Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre

• Oct. 8-April 7

• For tickets, visit MadisonTheatreNY.org or call the box office at (516) 323-4444

And the jazz world has taken notice. The “jazz groupies,” as Fraboni describes his patrons, come from all over — as far away as Texas and California. “They fly in for these shows and we make sure they have a fabulous experience.”

This season is highlighted by the return of the Grammywinning sax player Gerald Albright (Oct. 8 ) and the saxflautist Kirk Whalum (Nov. 19) , along with the acclaimed saxophonist-bandleader Branford Marsalis (Jan. 20) and the genre-defying Boney James (April 7).

“Gerald Albright is a world-class player,” Fraboni enthuses, who has recorded numerous successful solo albums when he isn’t busy assisting an impressive roster of popular R&B artists.

“Top to bottom,” Albright says, “Whether in concert, listening to my music over the radio or CD player, I always want my listeners to be taken on a musical journey with different textures, rhythms, chord progressions and moods. I want people to know where I’ve been and where I’m going, and to let them hear that I’m in a really good place in my life.”

Kirk Whalum is a familiar presence on the Madison stage with his gospel concerts. “He’s a popular mainstay here,” Fraboni says. “He always brings something different every time. In a career spanning decades, Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his; it is a sound that leaves an indelible imprint on the listener.

And at long last Fraboni welcomes Branford Marsalis. As he puts it: “Branford is Branford — what more is there to say!”

His appearance here has been over three years in the making, delayed by the pandemic and inclement weather last year. “I’ve been wanting to get him here since I first came to Molloy (as artistic director). I’m very excited to finally have him come.”

The “rock star of the smooth jazz world,” according to Fraboni, Boney James is a fitting finale to the concert series.

“Boney is a showman from head to toe.” One of the most successful instrumental artists of our time, James has accumulated numerous awards and recorded 17 albums, all the while

continuing to defy genres. “I firmly ascribe to the concept that music is 100 percent subjective,” he says. “If you’re hearing music and it sounds good and beautiful to you, then that makes it beautiful. It’s all within the listener. It’s not important for other people to tell you how they react.”

Bloom

Rufus Wainright

One of the great vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation, Rufus Wainwright is on tour with songs from his Grammynominated “Unfollow the Rules,” his first non-operatic album in eight years. Considered the bookend to his debut album (that garnered him Best New Artist by Rolling Stone in 1998), it’s seen as a summary and climax of all his previous albums, a work of true maturity, met with great critical acclaim. Long lauded for his sophistication and wit, he’s now working at the peak of his powers, his music guided by passion, honesty, and a newfound fearlessness, according to his peers. Expect a glorious mixture of deep emotion, drama, wit, solace, uplift, entertainment and absolute musical bliss, a journey that not many artists can take you along on.

Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m. $80, $68, $58. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Daryl Hall

A special pairing is fit for a special concert. Daryl Hall is joined by an old friend, special guest and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Todd Rundgren, for Tilles Center’s Gala 2022 performance. Hear tunes from Hall’s first-ever solo retrospective album, “BeforeAfter,” plus some Hall & Oates classics. Taken as a whole, BeforeAfter draws unexpected and satisfying connections between the esoteric and accessible sides of Hall’s creativity. Hall is a modern-day renaissance man, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the bestselling duo of all time, the star of his very own award-winning web series-turned-TV staple, “Live from Daryl’s House,” as well as a successful venue owner with Daryl’s House, a restored music space in Pawling, N.Y.

Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 p.m. $375, $255, $175, $129, $99. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville. (516) 299-3100 or TillesCenter.org.

Boney James

Gerald Albright

15 NASSAU HERALD — September 29, 2022 Kirk Whalum Branford Marsalis Quartet

THE SCENE

Art exhibit

The art of Linda Louis will be on exhibit through Nov. 3 in the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library gallery, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. Louis’s work has been handled by three New York City galleries, hangs in many private and public collections and been featured in the New York Times. She was chosen as a featured artist by the National Endowment for the Arts 50th.

Fire Department Open House

Come learn about the Woodmere volunteer fire department and view live demonstrations of firefighting techniques at the open house on Sunday, Oct. 2, noon to 4 p.m. Woodmere’s firehouse is at 20 Irving Place, Woodmere.

Masters of Illusion

Enter the magical world of illusion at NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, with the Masters of Illusion, Sunday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m. This 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before. Watch closely as you experience things that just can’t be done … or can they? Cutting-edge illusionists Dan Sperry, Michael Turco and Naathan Phan perform sleight-of-hand, perplexing interactive mind magic, hilarious comedy, dangerous escapes and large scale illusions that baffle and astound their audience. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

On exhibit

Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition,“Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extrasensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Fall Festival

The third annual Fall Festival at the Five Towns Community Center, 270 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence will take place on Saturday, Oct. 8. Typically the event occurs closer to Halloween, but is always full of fun and candy for the children. More details to come.

Art talk

Mobile market

Shop for locally produced food delivered through Cornell Cooperative Extension Nassau at the Five Towns Community Center, 270 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence, every Tuesday though Oct.,1-2:30 p.m. Cash, debit/credit, SNAP/EBT and FMNP accepted. For Updates and cancellation, call (516) 8322591 ext. 22.

‘Guys and Dolls’

Lawrence High reunion

Oct. 13

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Having an event?

Game time

Play canasta, mah jongg and Scrabble as part of Peninsula Public Library’s in-person game time from 2 to 4:30 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 3 in the Bentley Room. Seating is limited and it’s first come, first seated. Masks recommended. PPL, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence.

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

Plaza Theatrical ‘s fall season offers Broadway at its show-stopping best, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 2, 2:30 p.m. Also continuing Oct. 6-9. Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance in bustling 1950s Manhattan, performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Storybook Stroll

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, Oct. 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Linda White’s “Too Many Pumpkins.” 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) 3330048.

Lawrence High School classes of 1986, ’87 and ’88 will have a reunion at the Atrium at Sunny Atlantic, Saturday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m. $100 per person, includes open bar, appetizers and dessert. Venmo @Jeanne-Rosenbaum. Questions, text Rosenbaum at (516) 410-0425.

Banister Family

Learn about the Banister brothers — Thomas, John and Christian — three young people typical of other Americans during the Revolution as Marian Mathison Desrosiers discusses the Newport, Rhode Island family on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1:30 p.m., at Rock Hall Hall Museum, 199 Broadway, Lawrence. Space limited. Reservations required. $10; $8 seniors. Members free. Check is to be payable to the Friends of Rock Hall.

Long Island’s Top Lawyers honored by Herald Community

Benefits are more than just professional, but also community

By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@liherald.com

Deserving attorneys from across the region gathered in Beth page on Sept. 13 to be honored at the third annual Top Law yers of Long Island.

Spearheaded by RichnerLive — the events division of Richner Communica tions and Herald Community Media — lawyers were awarded for their achieve ments in a wide range of fields, including bankruptcy, estates and trusts, business and commercial litigation, criminal, cyber security, divorce mediation, elder law, education, emerging companies and venture capital, environmental, franchise law, government relations, taxes, and real estate.

Maria Girardi, an associate with Jas pen Schlesinger LLP, says she finds suc cess thanks to the access she has to senior attorneys in the firm, providing invalu able wealth of experience.

Christine-Marie Lauture, owner and managing attorney of Lauture IP PPLC, was a first-time attendee earning her first Top Lawyer award.

“It’s nice to be recognized on Long Island,” Lauture said.

“When people think of New York, they always think of Manhattan, So, it’s good to have a wide variety of practice areas of amazing attorneys out here on Long Island.”

Amy Amato, executive director of cor porate relations and events for Richner, expressed gratitude to the nearly 250 attendees.

A portion of the ticket proceeds were directed towards the Nassau County Bar Association, the go-to source for legal advice and services for both the legal and local community in Nassau and the Feal Good Foundation.

The event itself was led by lifestyle television personality Judy Goss, who was joined on stage by retired Herald pub lisher Cliff Richner.

“On behalf of my brother and myself, I want to thank you all for being part of this special evening where we celebrate the achievements of the Long Island law community,” Cliff Richner said.

Cliff’s brother, of course, is company chief executive Stuart Richner.

“This evening is a real celebration

where we recognize many of Long Island’s best and brightest legal profes sionals who have excelled in their areas of practice,” Stuart Richner said, after the event. “But to them, it’s not just prac ticing their craft, It’s giving back to their communities every way they know how. And that’s what this night is all about.”

Jared Behr, an associate at Salenger Sack Kimmel & Bavaro LLP, was awarded a rising star in the legal community.

“What exemplifies a lawyer who wins an award like this is someone with a bit of altruism,” Behr said. “You need to think that you are working to do good every day, and have a lot of dedication to the people you are trying to help.”

Another Top Lawyer award went home with Alyson Bass of Bass & Associates of NY PLLC, for her dedication to meeting the legal needs of the Long Island com munity she served for more than 16 years.

It’s a wonderful networking event and I’m honored to be recognized and support ed for the work we do at the firm, said Donna-Marie Korth, Partner Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP.

DOnnA-MARIE KORTH OF Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP standing with Cliff Richner during the cocktail hour. Guests enjoyed ‘Legal-tinis’ and appetizers.

SARA DIREcTOR OF Barasch & McGarry receiving her special award in the category Lawyers for the 9/11 Community. As a 9/11 survivor herself, Director provides unique insight and compassion toward their clients.

Top Lawyers of Long Island sponsors

The third annual Top Lawyers of Long Island from RichnerLive was sponsored by:

Grassi Advisors and Accoun tants

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Certilman Balin Adler and Hyman LLP

Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

Barasch and McGarry-Law

for the 9/11 Community

Vishnick McGovern Milizio

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek

Salenger Sack Kimmel and Bavaro

Nixon Peabody,

Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz

Tully Law Group

Mejias Milgrim Alvarado and Lindo

Quatela Chimeri PLLC

Olive It Boutique

Supreme Judicial Services

Tim Baker/Herald photos

TOp LAwYER HOnOREES enjoying dinner during the awards ceremony with friends, family and loved ones.

Community Media, RichnerLive at annual event

top Lawyers of Long Island honorees

Winners of Top Lawyers of Long Island from RichnerLive and Herald Community Media included:

■ Alyson Bass of Bass & Associates of NY, PLLC

■ Jared S. Behr of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP

■ Roy W. Breitenbach of Harris Beach PLLC

■ Donna-Marie Korth of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

■ Andrew S. Lewner of Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein, LLP

■ Adam Uris of Townsend, Mottola & Uris Law

■ Natascia Ayers of The Law Office of Natascia Ayers

■ Jason A. Greenberg of Law Offices of Jason A. Greenberg, PC

■ Philip J. Rizzuto of The Rizzuto Law Firm

■ Asaf A. German of The Law Office of Asaf German, PC

■ Karen J. Tenenbaum of Tenenbaum Law, P.C

■ Andrew M. Cohen of Law Offices of Andrew M. Cohen

■ Ilana F. Davidov of Davidov Law Group

Jared Behr of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro LLP and guests strike a pose on the patio during the networking hour.

John Mcentee froM Greenberg and Traurig LLP poses with his crystal award in between Cliff Richner and host Judy Goss. McEntee has been selected to head up the Greenberg and Traurig LLP Long Island office.

■ Erika L. Conti of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ David L. Mejias of Mejias, Milgrim, Alvarado and Lindo, P.C.

■ Alissa L. Van Horn of Van Horn & Friedman, P.C.

■ Jennifer B. Cona of Cona Elder Law PLLC

■ Michael Ettinger of Ettinger Law Firm

■ Sima Ali of Ali Law Group, PC

■ Tara Daub of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Ruth B. Kraft of Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP

■ Sami Groff of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jay Silverman of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

■ Christine-Marie Lauture of Lauture IP, PLLC

■ John McEntee of Greenberg Traurig Long Island Office

■ Rondiene E. Novitz of Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP

■ Joseph A. Quatela of Quatela Chimeri PLLC

■ Timothy Sini of Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jon A. Ward of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ John J. Fellin of The Law Offices of John J. Fellin, PLLC

■ Morris Sabbagh of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Candace Dellacona of Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law

■ Brian A. Tully of Tully Law Group, PC

■ A. Thomas Levin of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.

■ Ronald J. Rosenberg of Rosenberg Calica & Birney LLP

■ Michael H. Sahn of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ Sara Director of Barasch & McGarry

■ Bernard McGovern of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Joseph G. Milizio of Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Veronica Renta Irwin of Supreme Court, Nassau County; Long Island Hispanic Bar Association; Nassau County Women’s Bar Association

■ Maria Girardi of Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

■ Chad J. LaVeglia of Law Office of Chad J. LaVeglia PLLC

■ Alyssa L. Zuckerman of Lamb & Barnosky, LLP

These firms also were honored:

■ Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

■ Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ Nixon Peabody LLP

■ Jaspan Schlesinger LLP

To learn more about the honorees, and to see more pictures, visit RichnerLive.com/toplawyerawards

Tim Baker/Herald photos

cLIff rIchner and Host Judy Goss pose with Bernard McGovern and Morris Sabbagh from Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP. Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP won Top Law Firm (11-50 Employees).

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Enthused by prospects, happy for normalcy

On Sept. 10, Lawrence Woodmere Academy hosted the Back-toSchool Barbecue, an old tradi tion carried on for years, even in 2021, but with Covid restrictions. This year’s celebration, however, radiated a special exuberance unseen during the height of the pandemic. Over 200 people attended the lively event, which began with orientation and Meet the Teachers, and later transitioned into the barbecue.

“You know it’s nice — we have the LWA family coming back together after two years of Covid. It seems like people are enjoying themselves, and it’s a great

time!” Cayla Carrion, a junior and volley ball starter said.

In the past year, restrictions have been lifted, and school faculty and students enjoyed a glimpse of normalcy once again after two years of social distancing and remote learning. Students and faculty were seen socializing and getting to know one another, without the use of Zoom or technology, something students have heavily relied on in the past two years.

The barbecue hosted a myriad of excit ing activities, including volleyball, sand art, face paint, a bouncy house, photo booth and an ice cream truck. All activi

ties drew children from a wide age range, from lower schoolers to seniors. Kylee Falloon, an incoming eighth-grade stu dent and volleyball player at LWA who has high hopes for the school year, said, “I think it’s going to be exciting … It’s fun, there’s bouncy houses and everybody is here!”

Other students share Falloon’s the enthusiasm. Reina Samuels, a senior and the girls’ volleyball team captain, is hop ing this year “will be better than last year, because I feel like there’s a lot more peo ple and a lot less restrictions. A lot of the seniors have a lot of ideas of how we want to improve the school so we can bring back some traditions, maybe more sports, we don’t know.” The soccer and volleyball teams have begun practice, and both teams are anticipating a strong season.

While the school year has just begun, students at Lawrence Woodmere Acade my are enthused by the possibilities and opportunities the year has to offer, eager and relieved to finally enter the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel.

BY:

Altabe has served as a principal of Jewish schools for more than 30 years, including Yeshivat Share Torah, Magen David Yeshivah High School, and nearly two decades at Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway before coming to HALB.

The commission’s mission is too take what SED officials called “a thoughtful and inclusive process to explore what a state diploma should signify and ensure educational excellence and equity,” for students in New York. — Jeffrey Bessen

Richard Altabe, the lower school prin cipal at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere, was appointed to the New York State Education Department’s Graduation Measures Blue Ribbon Com mission.

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HebreW AcAdemy of Long Beach lower school principal Richard Altabe is one of the 64 members of the state’s Graduation Measures Blue Ribbon Commission.

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There was the traditional ribbon cutting and Town of Hempstead Clerk Kate Murray and county representative Ann DeMichael, of Woodmere, pre sented a proclamation and a citation, respectively.

Also on had were HWBA President David Friedman, Vice President John Roblin and secretary Nicole Eliopoulos, along with members Sara Abikzer, Sara Feldman, Rozana Zemlyansky who welcomed manager Matt Rizzo and supervisor John Mamati.

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Feelings’ films in the Five Towns

“No Hard Feelings” a movie that stars Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and includes Lawrence Woodmere Acade my graduate Andrew Barth Feldman was filming in the Five Towns.

Equipment trucks were parked in the Woodmere Docks lot and lights, camera and action was seen in Back Lawrence last.

Directed by Gene Stupnitsky, the script was written by Stupnitsky and John Phil lips, and along with Lawrence also stars Kyle Mooney and Hassan Minhaj.

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From Sony Studios the movie is Rated R, however the plot remains under wraps. It is scheduled to be released on June 16 of next year.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Courtesy Josh Justic EquipmEnt trucks for the movie ‘No Hard Feelings’ in the Woodmere Docks parking lot on Sept. 21.

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Public Notices

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, October 13, 2022, 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

September 23, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR MICHAEL RYDER VILLAGE CLERK 134393

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the MEADOWMERE FIRE DISTRICT, Nassau County, New York at 14 Meyer Avenue, Lawrence, New York on the 17th day of October, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. for the purpose of considering the proposed Fire District Budget for the 2023 fiscal year.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED in the matter will be heard at such time and place.

Dated: Lawrence, New York September 16, 2022.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MEADOWMERE FIRE DISTRICT.

SUSAN LUND Secretary 134392

LEGLA NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Hewlett Bay Fire District, in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, at 1180 Broadway, Hewlett, NY, at 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, for the purpose of considering the proposed Fire District Budget for the 2023 fiscal year.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED in the matter will be heard at that time and place. A copy of the proposed 2023 Fire District Budget will be available after September 28, 2022, at the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead, One Washington Street, Hempstead, NY 11550 on

normal business days, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. and at the Office of the Fire District Office, 1180 Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.

By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners.

Hewlett Bay Fire District Dated: September 20, 2022 134391

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffagainst- BENJAMIN RINGEL, YAEL RINGEL, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated January 25, 2019 and entered on January 28, 2019, 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 October 7, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lawrence in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Washington Avenue (Craft Avenue), distant 177.80 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Westerly side of Washington Avenue and the southerly side of Broadway; RUNNING THENCE Westerly on a line at right angles to Washington Avenue, 217.81 feet to land formerly belonging to the heirs of Gilbert Craft, deceased, at a point 210.7 feet southerly from Broadway as measured along said formerly of Craft; THENCE Southerly along said Craft’s land, 150.20 feet; THENCE Easterly, 225 feet 46 feet to Washington Avenue at a point 150 feet southerly from the point or place of BEGINNING; THENCE Northerly along Washington Avenue, 150 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Section: 41 Block: 87 Lot: 23

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 15 WASHINGTON AVENUE, LAWRENCE, NY Approximate amount of lien $626,230.81 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 1482/2017.

LAURIE HORZ, ESQ., Referee Law Office of Mark L. Cortegiano, Esq. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 65-12 69th Place, Middle Village, NY 11379 {* NASSAU HER*} 133728

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 October 12, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a District 15, 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. #99706 133961

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

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 8/19/2022 File Number: 109-0035 134095

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY CARISBROOK ASSET HOLDING TRUST, Plaintiff against EDUARDO B. LEITE A/K/A E.B. LEITE, et al Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 15 Cornell Road, Latham, NY 12110.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.M AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC1 ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES

Plaintiff, Against FREDERICK NEIL KLEIN A/K/A FREDERICK KLEIN A/K/A FRED KLEIN, JODI GLEIN, DEBBIE G. KLEIN, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 8/27/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 10/18/2022 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 58 Brower Avenue, Woodmere, NY 11598, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Woodmere (formerly Woodsburgh) in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 41 Block 24 Lot 326.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 17, 2018, and Amended on July 26, 2022 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 October 26, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 110 Cedar Road, Inwood, NY 11096 and Baywater Boulevard, Lawrence, NY 11559 a/k/a Bayswater Boulevard, Inwood, NY 11096. Sec 40 Block 125 Lot 38 & 39 and Sec 40 Block 125 Lot 144. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Inwood, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $797,826.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 010238/2015. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid19 Policies and the Nassau County Foreclosure Auction Rules and Procedures. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing.

Janine T. Lynam, Esq., Referee 16-12233 134198

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR CARLSBAD FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST, V.

FRANK CIACCIO A/K/A FRANCESCO CIACCIO, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

News brief

Discuss water at the Lynbrook library

Five Towns residents are invited to attend a town hall hosted by Liberty New York Water at the Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert St., Lynbrook on Thurs day, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m.

There is also a virtual town on hall on Monday, Oct. 3, also at 6:30 p.m. The link will be shared with registrants.

The town halls are structured for resi dents to ask questions and receive infor mation from Liberty officials. Topics will range from smart irrigation controllers

and water conservation to online pay ment and infrastructure updates.

“We are eager to meet with our cus tomers,” Liberty President Chris Alario said in a news release. “Partnering with the communities we serve is core to our values and paramount to our success.”

To register for the virtual town hall, go to BIT.ly/3QWwjxh.

–Jeffrey Bessen

Five Towners graduate from Albany

A quintet of Five Towners earned degrees at SUNY Albany’s 178th com mencement, which included summer, fall and winter graduates from the 2021-’22 academic year. Cedarhurst res idents Ariella Amiel and Alexis Tyson, Marilyn Mundell of Lawrence and Samuel Gilbert and Daniel Gold berg from Woodmere graduated.

Amiel received a bachelor’s in Eng

lish and was earned magna cum laude. Tyson earned a bachelor’s in business administration. Mundell attained a bachelor’s in criminal justice and also was magna cum laude. Gilbert secured a bachelor’s in emergency preparation, homeland security and cybersecurity. Goldberg got a master’s in curriculum development & instruc tional technology.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Public Notices

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 16, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR CARLSBAD FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST is the Plaintiff and FRANK CIACCIO A/K/A FRANCESCO CIACCIO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 25, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 594 DIANE PL, NORTH WOODMERE, NY 11581: Section 39, Block 596, Lot 2:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT VALLEY STREAM, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 015491/2012. John P. Clarke, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social

distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 134229

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 November 2, 2022 at 3:00 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*} 134158

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 63-2022

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the

State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held September 7th , 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 63-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No.63-2022, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: September 7, 2022 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 134371

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE INWOOD FIRE DISTRICT, INWOOD, NEW YORK, 11096.

There will be a General Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District as follows: Time:7:00 P.M.

Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022

Place:DISTRICT OFFICE Rose Lynch District Clerk 134395

EMPLOYMENT

Help Wanted

ADMINISTRATIVE

Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper grouphas several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk

Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible)

Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs.

If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE

Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department. Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc.

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

CLEANING PERSON FT Needed For Local Cleaning Company. Will Train. If Interested Call Bill 516-678-5943

LONG B EACH P UBLIC S CHOOLS

to: kevin@kevindignam.com

Must. Experienced. Long Beach. Call 516-431-5515

DRIVER:

Hours. Excellent Pay/Tips. Delivery Charge Goes To Driver. IMMEDIATE! 516-295-5421,Veronica/Mark/Glen

DRIVERS WANTED

EDITOR/REPORTER

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

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

DRIVERS WANTED

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

DRIVING INSTRUCTORS WANTED

NYS License Clean 3

Call 516-731-3000

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

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience

Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion

Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

Help Wanted

HVAC DISPATCHER F/T

Phones, Handle Customer Inquiries, Schedule Jobs Good Phone/ Computer Skills East Rockaway Location office@allhoursenergy.com 516-596-2200

MEDICAL ASSISTANT FT

Pulmonary Office. Lawrence And Rockville Centre. Experienced Preferred. Vital Signs, Patient Care, Phone Work, File And Prepare Charts. Pulmonary Function Studies A Plus. Email Resume To: southshore360@gmail.com Or Call 516-569-6966

MUSIC TEACHERS: PIANO, GUITAR, Voice,Violin, All. Kathryn Brickell Music. www.music-instruction.com Call 800-285-5732; Text 516-729-1961

OFFICE ASSISTANT P/T

We Are In Search Of A Dependable Assistant For Answering Phones, Scheduling Appointments, Copying, Data Entry, And Various Other Office Duties. Will Train The Right Candidate. E mail Resume To: jwpersonal@ wilsoncollegeconsulting.com

OUTSIDE SALES

Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Will Consider Part Time. Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X286

PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP

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

RECEPTIONIST - FULL TIME

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

Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm

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

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

Salary: $15.00 /hour

Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com

TAILOR: P/T EXPERIENCED. Flexible Days And Hours. For Dry Cleaners in Merrick. 646-593-1357

Rockville Centre

Park-Like Setting!

ASpacious and rare 3-bedroom, 1.5bath, Garden Apartment is available. Hurry, it won’t last! This Corner Unit Co-op is located right in the heart of Rockville Centre. Large open concept, bright and sunny living room and dining, galley kitchen with new stainlesssteel appliances and updated powder room. There is a primary bedroom, 2 additional bedrooms (office / formal dining room) and updated full bath. You will find hardwood floors throughout. It is close to all: shops, restaurants, parks, schools, transportation, and houses of worship. 35-minute LIRR train ride to NYC. A convenient laundry room is located in building. MLS# 3403232. $425,000.

Scott Wallace Real Estate Salesperson Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty 102 Seventh Street Garden City, NY 516.248.6655, c.516.521.4065 scottwallace@danielgale.com

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EAST ROCKAWAY BA, 25 Thompson Dr, NEW! 6 BR, 4.5 Bth Renovated & Expanded 4500 Sq Ft Home with Open Layout. 2 Story EF, Huge Gran/Wood Chefs Kitchen w/2 Islands, LR/Fpl & Fam Rm. Primary Ste Boasts Rad Htd Bath, 2 WICs. SD#20 in Waverly Park Area. MUST SEE!...$1,139,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

HEWLETT 1534 BROADWAY #103, OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, REDUCED! Magnificent New Renovation! One of a Kind Ranch Style Living in Luxurious Jonathan Hall Condominium with Doorman & Elevator. Just Move into This Gut Renovated, Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Apt with Open Layout.Large Designer Eat in Kitchen with Sep Pantry & Laundry Rm.Master BR Boasts Gorgeous Bth & Walk in Closet. Terrace Faces into Courtyard. Garage Parking Incl...$799,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

HEWLETT 1534 BROADWAY #205, Open House By Appt, NEW TO MARKET! Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedroom(Originally 3 BR), 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator. Updtd Wood/Quartz Kit, LR & DR. Washer/Dryer in Unit. Underground Pkg. Loads of Closets. Terrace Faces Back. Easy Ranch Style Living...$799,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

HEWLETT HARBOR BA 1299 Seawane Dr Beautiful 4 BR, 3 Bath Exp Ranch with Open Layout in Prime Location.Updtd Wood/Marble Kitchen & Great Room Overlooking Magnificently Landscaped 3/4 Acre Parklike Prop. Main Floor Primary Ste. SD#14...$1,799,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4

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Cemetery Plots

CEMETERY PLOT FOR TWO For Sale: Pinelawn Cemetery. Garden Of Normandy North. Price Negotiable. 516-375-1905

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Home Sales

A sampling of recent sales in the area

Baldwin $550,000

Kenneth Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. Large updated kitchen. Formal living room with custom gas fireplace. Formal dining room. Custom built-ins many rooms. 3 season room with built-in bar.

Taxes: $11,431.40

Bellmore $829,000

Shore Road. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Spacious living room. Formal din ing room. Ensuite master bedroom. Beachfront yard with water views. Marine pier with floating dock. Second floor balcony. Taxes: $22,919.44

East Meadow $612,000

4th Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and exit to breezeway leading to patio with barbecue. Open spacious living room. Large master bedroom with well-sized bathroom and ample closet space. Formal dining room. Convenient location near parkways and shopping.

Taxes: $12,640

East Rockaway $780,000

Emmet Avenue. Expanded Ranch. 4 bedrooms, 3 bath rooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal L-shaped dining room. Famiy room and home office. First floor master bedroom. Security sys tem. Taxes: $13,939

Elmont $655,000

Lucille Avenue. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, island and wine fridge. Open floor plan. Many updates. Taxes: $14,507

Malverne $625,000

Sterling Place. Colonial. Finished basement with fireplace. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and center island. = Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Master bedroom suite with fireplace. Many updates includ ing crown molding, upgrading lighting, skylights and finish es. Entertaining-style backyard with terrace with gazebo and koi pond.

Taxes: $11,387.06

Rockville Centre $905,000

Wright Road. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/family room. Taxes: $21,865

Valley Stream $550,000

Midwood Street. Tudor. 4 bedrooms 1 bathroom. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Sunroom. First floor master bed room. Park-like backyard.

Taxes: $10,978.05

Woodmere $998,000

Linda,Lane. Split Level. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room, home office and exercise room. Skylights. Security system. Taxes: $18,394.97

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The rules exist for all of us

Q. I hired a carpenter to rebuild my garage because it was rotted and leaning. The roof was OK, so we kept it, but all the walls were stripped away and replaced. In the middle of the job, an inspector showed up and stopped it, saying we needed a permit. I hired an architect, he made a plan and we filled in the permit. Now the plans have been rejected because, according to the inspector, they have to show fireproof walls and roof. That’s crazy! Nobody has that, so why am I being made to do this? It’s expensive, and I shouldn’t have to do it. I think they’re making me pay for starting with no permit, right?

A. Not exactly, but you have to look at the big picture. You may feel like you’re getting burned, but the building code is actu ally named The Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Fire pre vention is a primary rea son that the building laws exist.

Ask The Architect

In many cases, build ing departments allow existing garages to have minor repairs without a permit, but only for things like replacing a garage door, a rotted section of wall base plate, shingles or siding, although you should always verify before starting. You described a near-complete rebuild, only saving the roof part of the garage, and your building official has deter mined that, beyond 50 percent change, the code for new buildings applies. Even though your zoning code allows a free-standing accessory structure to be 2 feet to 4 feet from a property line, depending on your community, garages that are closer than 5 feet to a property line must have materials that are rated to prevent flame spread for an hour.

This is especially important in places where there’s a volunteer fire department that must take the time to assemble from all over the community before even heading off to put out the flames. In that precious time, without flame-retardant materi als, the structure may not just become completely engulfed, but also spread fire to adjacent houses and other structures. Unless you never catch the news, you can clearly see how vulnerable whole towns and cities are, and just because we don’t live next to a forest, the unthinkable can still happen.

As for cost, aluminum siding, which actually still exists, may cost less, can be painted to match the house and lasts an average of 35 years. Fiber cement siding also does the job, but costs more. Other choices include stucco over cement board and steel panels, all more costly. Aluminum or cement board eaves, gutters and roofing are also required, and even though most of the home con struction industry doesn’t read or know the regula tions, the requirements still exist, and cost the most when they aren’t adhered to and the work has to be done twice.

So don’t feel like you’re being singled out or being held to the fire. The rules exist for all of us.

Good luck!

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Why do we have to go back to the moon? Ever since NASA started trying, unsuccess fully so far, to launch its unmanned Artemis I spacecraft, which is supposed to explore some regions of the moon, lots of voices have been heard decrying the effort. It’s too expensive, they say. We did that already. What’s to be gained? We have other priori ties here on Earth.

Those are chal lenging questions.

We put a dozen astronauts on the moon in six mis sions between 1969 and 1972, and we spent about $25 billion doing so.

In today’s dollars, that’s about $250 billion.

For those who were around on July 20, 1969 — the day Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of another world for the first time in human history — it may be hard to understand why we wouldn’t want to relive that glory. And glory it may be, but we must deal with some of

the issues raised by the naysayers.

One of them, perhaps the most impor tant, is priorities. The Earth’s climate is in desperate trouble, beset by life-threat ening heat waves, melting polar ice caps and drying lakebeds. Pollution is so dense in some Asian cities that people are forced on many days to wear masks or stay at home. Couldn’t billions of dollars be better spent combating climate change?

Yes, money could, and must, be spent for that pur pose, and soon, too. But we have to multi-task. While we must legislate against air-polluting companies and work cooperatively with our largest competi tor, China, to bring environmental order to our plant — and at the same time bat tle those who claim that it’s all a hoax — we must move forward, as we always have, ever since we invented the wheel.

Once Artemis I gets off the ground, some exciting missions are ahead. A manned lunar fly-by, Artemis II, may come as soon as 2024. The first manned landing, Artemis III, might happen as early as 2025. And this time we won’t

just plant a flag on the moon and say, “We did it.”

One of the biggest reasons for a return to the moon is that it will serve as a steppingstone to Mars. We are already examining some rocks that could con tain clues to the presence of some kind of microbial life on Mars. Human inspection of those rocks could provide some extraordinary insight into the origins of life in the universe.

Could Mars one day be made habitable by humans? We won’t find that out unless we go there. We should remember that the rock samples brought back from the moon by the Apollo astronauts told us much about the moon’s geological history, including its physical and chemical makeup.

A narrower goal may be found on the moon itself. NASA has announced 13 potential landing sites, all in the moon’s South Pole region. NASA scientists say that ice has been confirmed inside cra ters that never see any sunlight. We all know that where there is water, frozen or otherwise, there may be, or may have

been, life.

Those sites “are some of the best plac es to go for lunar geology and under standing lunar ice and sampling lunar ice,” Bethany Ehlmann, associate direc tor of the Keck Institute for Space Stud ies at the California Institute of Technol ogy, told National Public Radio recently.

Our Apollo missions all led to new technologies in electronics, aerospace and medicine. A more advanced program focused on returning to the moon, with an eye toward reaching Mars, is bound to lead to even more such advances.

A NASA study from 2013 estimated that commercial products that have emerged from the space agency’s research return between $100 million and $1 billion annually to the U.S. econo my. Many of those had their origins in the Apollo program.

Lastly, but by no means least impor tant, re-energizing our moon/Mars efforts is going to inspire thousands of young people to become engineers, tech nicians, lunar geologists and astronauts. What an exciting future they face. But we must get going first.

James Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments? Jbernstein@ liherald.com.

When Nazis killed 6 million, where was America?

iimplore readers to watch the new six-hour, three-part series on PBS, “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. Please find time to see this series, and bring your teenagers along. Make it a teaching moment.

After 70 years, you might think there’s nothing new to say about the horror of 6 million Jews killed by a politi cal regime intent on wiping out an entire people.

However, this TV series shifts the lens and explores the story of Amer ica’s inaction as the Holocaust surged in Europe.

A few remain ing survivors of the death camps speak to the camera and remember the moments that their parents sent them away or hid them in the woods or gave them a hug goodbye that turned out to be forever. The story is especially painful through the eyes of those kids who lived through unthinkable sorrow and now are old men and women who calmly speak of the days when mothers and fathers were rounded up by Nazis and taken to extermination camps. The only reason was that they were Jewish, and

Germany, under Hitler, embraced ancient anti-Semitic tropes, demonizing the Jews and targeting them for elimination.

What did the United States know, and when did it know it? I asked my own par ents, who were in their 20s during World War II here in America, and they said they knew nothing about the death camps until the end of the war. But ample evidence exists that the American government at the time, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, saw the aerial photographs of the depor tation trains and the camps.

The Burns documentary demonstrates that the deep ly rooted antisemitism that existed in Europe for gener ations was alive and gathering strength in the U.S. during the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s. Celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford, and political leaders like Calvin Coolidge — who ran on the slogan “America must be kept American” — were openly antisemitic. Religious lead ers like Father Charles Coughlin preached hatred and racial separation from the pulpit. We may know this histo ry, but seeing the contemporaneous newsreels and photos reveals the antiJewish sentiment that was gaining trac tion among the American people.

The documentary works on several levels, resonating today, as American pol iticians shuffle immigrants around the country like political chess pieces.

One review stated, “Burns’ film . . . connects our nation’s history of antise mitic bigotry to the racist immigration legacy that Republicans are establish ing in the present. It is, at once, a window into the past and a mirror showing present-day America an ugly reflection of who we are.”

Another review, at MSNBC.com: “In (Coolidge’s) slogan, we can hear the roots of the racist, Trump-obsessed ‘Make America Great Again’ movement.

“Coolidge’s successor, Herbert Hoover, took his predecessor’s antisemitism even further when he instructed his State Department to refuse visas to anyone who might need public assistance, which included many Jews who had escaped Germany with little to their name in the lead-up to Hitler’s reign.

“President Donald Trump revived that policy, known as the ‘public charge’ rule.”

It is unlikely that the folks who are in the book-banning business in America would consider exposing their schools to

a TV series documenting this country’s blatant and persistent antisemitism, but if they did, they might learn that geno cide doesn’t begin with tanks rolling into neighborhoods. It begins with book bans and rules restricting free speech and laws against gay marriage and gender identity.

What we are witnessing today in the U.S. are warning signs of the genocidal wave that tore Europe apart in the 1930s and ’40s. We find antisemitic leaflets in our driveways; we are told that our chil dren can’t read “The Diary of Anne Frank”; we read in the news that groups of migrants are hustled around the coun try by hollow men like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to score political points.

The seeds are sown. They have always been in our soil. We need to monitor this garden very carefully. A good beginning is to watch “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” We could have done more. We could have saved lives. But too many citizens and American leaders believed what, decades later, became the chants of “Jews will not replace us!” They believed the lies, and they did nothing to stop the deporta tions and killings.

We need to own our history. If we deny the resurgence of bigotry and anti semitism, they will surely consume our democracy.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Banning books is un-American

last week was Banned Books Week, a time to spotlight censor ship and attempts across the country to take books off library shelves.

You may not have noticed that in the past several months, a number of librar ies in the U.S., including some in schools, have pulled books from their shelves, and though they might not have burned them, they have effectively prohibited people from reading them.

Book bans have become more frequent in this country, and the censoring efforts appear to be organized. It’s not just ran dom parents pushing the bans. PEN America, an organization that celebrates and defends free expression, reports that some 50 groups have been created, most of them since last year, to challenge books, and they were involved in nearly half of the book removals.

More than 1,600 books were banned from American schools over the past year, impacting 4 million students who might now be exposed to ideas that could help them grow and learn, according to PEN America. A majority of those books high light LGBTQ+ and racial themes. We find it abhorrent that, as has been the case for many decades, ideas that people disagree with, and possibly fear, are the subject of book bans.

Here on Long Island, there was the infamous Island Trees book ban in 1975.

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Hooray for snow days!

To the Editor:

I so agree with the Herald’s editorial in the Sept. 15-21 issue, “Schools are right to resurrect the snow day.” I’m an old lady now of 76, but in 1952 there was a huge, fierce but wonderful snowstorm that did indeed come “unbidden,” but was a wonder to behold. I lived then in a railroad apart ment in Brooklyn, so I ran to the living room window, the only one that faced the street. The snow had eclipsed the mailbox across from us on Park Place. I could barely make out the sign for Womrath’s bookstore. My father took a picture of it, and that photo still evokes the pleasure of childhood.

I was in a parochial “grammar school” then. We had no phone yet, but it was assumed that the nuns had common sense.

All the kids on the block were out in their snowsuits. I saw Marty and Tommy, Janet and Elinor making snowballs, and after much pleading, my mother let me join them. Marty and Tommy made an igloo that day, and it was perfect. I wanted to bring down my doll and play house in it!

Marty was my upstairs neighbor, so he let me stand inside it. I was amazed that it was

A community group complained to the Island Trees Board of Education about 11 books that group members considered “anti-American, anti-Christian, antiSemitic and just plain filthy.” The district removed nine of the books from its schools’ libraries. Five students, led by Steven Pico, then a high school senior, challenged the district’s decision.

The case wound its way to the Supreme Court, where, in 1982, the court ruled in the students’ favor, noting that the right to read is implied by the First Amendment of the Constitution. Indeed, reading free ly is fundamental to the education of citi zens of a healthy democracy.

Nearly 50 years after Island Trees, how ever, a similar scenario is unfolding in this country. “This is a dangerous time for readers and the public servants who pro vide access to reading material,” Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectu al Freedom, said. “Readers, particularly students, are losing access to critical information, and librarians and teachers are under attack for doing their jobs.”

That should not be. We have more access than ever to written material and ideas, from books to eBooks to websites, full of ideas that should be read, dis cussed and considered thoughtfully. The vitality of our lives, and the possibility of creating a more enlightened world, depends on the freedom to exchange

ideas. Banning books that some find objectionable will only take us backward as a society.

Because books explore and illuminate differing points of view, they help to build connections among people by deepening their understanding of those points of view. Those who censor books are creat ing barriers to the building of relation ships among diverse thinkers, and instead feed the divisiveness that threat ens to do so much damage to this country.

As the keepers of books, librarians are on the front lines of this battle. One local librarian said it is not up to her to prohib it people from reading books. From the adult section to the children’s room, her philosophy is to let the people decide what they will read, and, in the case of chil dren, let their parents decide what is appropriate for them.

We urge everyone, regardless of poli tics, to adopt the theme the ALA promot ed for this year’s Banned Books Week — “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us” — and reject the idea of censoring books.

“If you can read, you can rule the world,” a teacher once told her seventhgrade junior English class. You might not be interested in ruling the world, but you should want to understand it, and do your part to help make the world more enlight ened and less divided. Reading books, not banning them, is one of the best ways to do that.

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So you think the governor’s a shoo-in in November?

Is it any surprise that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s once insurmountable lead in the polls is eroding when public opin ion surveys are analyzed carefully?

While Hochul has a stunningly large campaign war chest, suggesting that she can buy an overwhelming number of broadcast and print ads and direct-mail campaigns, what you can’t fix with money is a tone-deaf polit ical campaign.

Suozzi. Republican Alfonse D’Amato ran a flawless campaign in 1980 in a heavily Democratic state, and was returned for another six years in 1986 after a first term that made him unbeatable. Similarly, George Pataki stunned Mario Cuomo in a gubernatorial race that many thought was Cuomo’s to lose. And so he did.

Manhattan. Or a reminder that progres sives have captured your party, and the lurch to the left is so profound that you may not recognize New York later in this decade.

aging infrastructure by suggesting he was the “pothole senator.” Instead, in his 1986 campaign, D’Amato ran with the endorse ments of many of the state’s Democratic mayors, who had never seen a U.S. senator in their cities, much less a federal grant.

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From her endorsement of illegal two-family homes in the heart of Long Island resi dential neighbor hoods, to her inability to con front progressives in Albany who are making street crime a New York pastime, to her most recent self-destructive advocacy of congestion pricing, the governor is sleep walking through a campaign of missteps. She would not be the first officeholder to assume a victory party on election night only to discover that incumbency held false promise and led to errant assump tions.

Consider County Executive Laura Cur ran’s loss to Bruce Blakeman last Novem ber. That wasn’t the first time that a New York incumbent was stunned by a loss. Ed Mangano did the same thing to Tom

By now, a growing num ber of New York Democrats recognize the threat that November holds for them. As a result, they are seeking to change the conversation. Rather than address the issues they are directly responsible for, they are turning to national politics, where there remains a white-hot divide over issues like abortion. Similarly, they are seeking to make the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot a local issue.

It’s a classic political tactic. If you don’t like where the conversation is going, change the subject. In this case, Democrat ic strategists are telling their candidates they need to motivate their base or prepare for a dismal election night.

Understandably, reminding Democratic voters that their incumbent candidates voted to dismantle criminal laws that pro tect law-abiding citizens isn’t a recipe for success. Nor is a reminder that those same incumbents voted to impose a hefty sur charge on Long Islanders driving into

Hochul isn’t new to the cynical game of politics. She is a veteran of the hard-knock school of Buffalo Democratic machine politics. That’s why she is appearing at every down state ribbon-cutting or other photo op that her schedulers can squeeze on to her calen dar. The irony is that many of the project unveilings she is celebrating were pushed through by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo.

The LIRR third track project? That was Cuomo, but his name was never mentioned during Hochul’s celebratory news conference in August.

The new LaGuardia Airport terminals? Once again, it was Hochul welcoming 21stcentury improvements made possible by Andrew the Abdicated.

The Penn Station upgrades? Another Cuomo legacy project. And there is no ref erence by the Hochul administration to the political strong-arming Cuomo engaged in to get the project moving.

Potholes? Well, here she tips her hat to D’Amato, whose critics sought to mini mize his achievement of bringing hun dreds of millions of dollars to New York’s

That the state’s Democratic leaders seek to divert attention from policy issues their candidates are responsible for, to national issues that remain Washington’s purview, reveals a justifiable nervousness. One cur rent poll has Hochul and her Republican opponent, Lee Zeldin, separated by 11 per centage points. That reveals a continuing slide for an incumbent who may have money to burn on ads but is confronting a skeptical electorate whose quality of life has eroded.

Nick Langworthy, the GOP state chair man, recently said of Democrats, “They are terrified their base is not going to show up. … There’s a lot of campaign left to fight here, and if they think people are going to just take a couple of hot-button issues and that’s going to define the race, they’re dreaming.”

One suspects that Election night 2022 will not have a called winner in New York’s most high-profile contest until the morn ing after.

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial lit igation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosen berg Calica & Birney in 1999.

warmer inside than out.

Later, we kids went inside the vestibule of the church to the inner hall and placed our wool gloves on the radiator. The smell of the steaming wet wool was headier than the incense used in church.

A day off from school in the days before Zoom, when nearly everyone’s mom stayed home, can’t be compared to the post-pandemic world, unless of course you’re 76 and looking back on it. Our young est daughter remembers her days off from the Floral Park-Bellerose School. I remember her making a snowman with my husband, and how happy she was having hot chocolate with a marshmallow. Whatever was lost in class time was gained in memory, like an eloquent poem or the lyrics of a song that stay with us long after the last notes have been played.

PATRICIA KELLY Rockville Centre

Letterstainment with which children occupy themselves.

I grew up with snow days, too, and was happy to be able to stay home from school. Indeed, it was a treat.

Ah, freedom! But I wonder about the emphasis on play, rather than shoveling ourselves out and getting to our destinations and catching up after Covid. It seems that would be foremost in our decision-making.

In my neighborhood, children are always indoors. We have no more happy voices outside as they’re playing, unless for a short time, confined to their yards behind fences. I wonder how many of them will actually enjoy the world around them on the next snow day, instead of immersing themselves in the technology that keeps them indoors. Put the tech nology away, and then you’ll create a better-quality memory.

But our children, at least now, due to Covid, have been set back in their education, and there is catch ing up to do. It seems that would be our primary con cern, at least until we’ve pulled even. Snow can be played in after school and on weekends, and some times we have to do what we have to do.

To the Editor:

How ironic that “Schools are right to resurrect the snow day” stated that “all of us deserve a chance to enjoy the world around us.” We have detached our selves from the world around us as we walk and even sit on park benches, forfeiting connecting with the person sitting next to us. The almighty cellphone has taken charge, along with computerized and TV enter

That, too, is a lesson, aside from the fact that our children suffered through home learning during the pandemic. It brought my 8-year-old granddaughter to tears. There is important ground to make up.

Children will appreciate the value of an “unex pected breather” even more if they have done what needs to be done. Kids are resilient. Work before play, first things first, and they will be rewarded — twice.

DIANA IHMANN Valley Stream

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