Nassau Herald 12-29-2022

All the news of the Five Towns

'We're in this world to serve others'

By Jeffrey Bessen

Asuccessful entrepreneur who has built five businesses since he left a prosperous career as a trader on the floor of the American Stock Exchange, Cal Nathan dived into volunteer community involvement over a dozen years ago, and has made his mark.

Nathan, 51, has made the most of his business prowess, helping a number of organizations, especially Community Chest South Shore, formerly Five Towns Community Chest, a 91-year-old charitable group that aims to help neighbors in need.

The president of Community Chest for the past five years, Nathan, who lives in Woodmere, has helped the organization navigate the changing Five Towns landscape and build relationships with local groups and schools, both public and private. For all of his efforts, the Herald is proud to name Nathan its 2022 Person of the Year.

“I took over, became president, when the organization’s board members’ kids had moved out and there was no more connection with the kids on the Youth Board or going to high school,” Nathan said. “I was able to keep the organization relevant. If you aren’t relevant, there’s no attention, no support.”

Community Chest has given more than $1.2 million to its community partners over the past three years, he noted.

The Five Towns Community Center, in Lawrence; the Five Towns Early Learning Center, in Inwood; the Domestic Harmony Foundation, in Hicksville; and the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC, in Cedarhurst, receive financial support from Nathan’s organization. Chest’s in-house program Neighbors Helping Neighbors aids individuals and families in need.

“Big or small needs, we know that help is always a phone call away,” Early Learning Center Director Pepper Robinson wrote in an email. “(Community) Chest, for over 50 years, has supported the center and is a safety net for the center, the children and their families. Under Cal’s leadership, through the pandemic, that support has

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Chest distributed grants totaling $500,000 to several nonprofits, and between 2020 and 2021 it loaned out another half-million dollars.

In March 2021, Community Chest partnered with the Manhattan-based Hebrew Free Loan Society on a $1 million loan program that offered small businesses in the Five Towns and surrounding communities interest-free, nofee loans of up to $50,000. The goal was to keep existing small businesses operating and help new ones with strong business plans.

“I have a deep understanding that we’re in this world for a purpose, to serve others,” Nathan said. “It was taught in my home when someone reaches out, you should extend a hand to help. I saw my dad write out checks.”

Nathan grew up in Oceanside, and attended high school in Forest Hills. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s in marketing and management from the Stern School of Business at New York University. He and his wife, Janine, have four children: Brian, 24, and Matthew, 20, and Elie, 17, and Erin, 13.

In 1998, Nathan’s entrepreneurial spirit moved him to leave the stock exchange’s trading floor, and he bought a small special-events company, NYFF. Starting with birthday parties and social affairs, he built the business into a company that served national and global clients.

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Under Nathan’s watch, Community Chest launched Vision 2020 — a program that supports nonprofits — just before the pandemic struck in March 2020. The program did not take a backseat to the virus, as Community

Through the years he has founded other businesses, including All Seated, an online event platform that connects thousands of hosts, vendors and venues, and StringBean Technologies, a corporate real estate tech software platform that supports facility

It was taught in my home when someone reaches out, you should extend a hand to help.

Cal Nathan

Gary Schall died at 67. The former Lawrence School District superintendent was thought of as a people person. Page 19

Five Towns residents registered their anger. Community members gathered to protest overdevelopment. Page 15

A Hewlett resident won the SoBol contest. Christina Lahey took the most photos of potholes and won a $20 gift card. Page 7

Serving, helping others is Cal Nathan's purpose

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maintenance and site operations.

Nathan also founded the first pay-outof-pocket rehabilitation center in New York City, which opened in 2019. His most recent endeavor is iDEKOgov, a strategic consulting group that specializes in government relations, municipal filings and regulatory consulting.

His business skills aren’t his only attributes, according to Jackie Kaminer, who heads Community Chest’s Youth Board and has been involved with the organization as long as Nathan.

“He’s open to ideas that are within both communities,” Kaminer said, explaining that Nathan has built bridges between the Orthodox Jewish community and the secular population. Community Chest has partnered with the Gural JCC and others to hold a two-day Sukkot Fair in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park. Chest expanded its high school senior scholarship program to include yeshiva high schools such as the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, in Cedarhurst, and Davis Renov

longtime

Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys, in Woodmere.

“He is extremely warm and philanthropic and very giving of himself and his time for everything,” Kaminer added. “He makes the time to be invested in everything. By being that way, he encourages us. Showing by example.”

Nathan has also been involved in Teach NYS, a division of the Teach Advocacy Network, since its inception in 2013.

Teach NYS advocates for equitable government finding for the state’s 430,000 nonpublic school students.

Earlier this year, Nathan, a Teach NYS co-chair, was recognized by City and State, a New York city-based media organization that covers government and politics in New York, as an Above and Beyond Innovator. “One day I received a call from a guy I barely knew,” Maury Litwack, the Teach NYS executive director tweeted in his congratulations.

“He asked me why I was passionate about getting relief for parents. How I was going to pull it off … and most critically,

organization relevant is the goal

what he could do. This is Cal Nathan. He went above and beyond volunteering, giving and leading our cause.”

Community Chest Treasurer Steven Liebman wrote in an email: “In the past few years with a new name, Community Chest South Shore, and a vibrant

executive committee, which included Trudi Haberman leading the Neighbors Helping Neighbors program as well as Jackie Kaminer with the Community Chest Youth Board, Cal has coordinated their effort and expanded our reach to the community.”

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He is extremely warm and philanthropic and very giving of himself and his time for everything.

Jackie Kaminer Youth Board director

Courtesy Ellen Wolff

Cal Nathan, left, was honored for volunteer work with Teach NYS in 2018. At right was Maury Litwack, Teach NYS executive director.

Five Towns Chabad celebrates Hanukkah

A car parade highlighted the Chabad of the Five Towns third night of Hanukkah celebration after the Grand Menorah was lit at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park on Dec. 20.

Different people lit the Grande Menorah every night, including Cedarhurst Mayor Benjamin Weinstock.

The Jewish. Festival of Lights commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century B.C.

In the Maccabean revolt, the Jewish people defeated Greek-Syrian oppressors. A small amount of oil was found to light the temple for eight days.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Joe Abate/Herald photos

Dancing arounD the Grand Menorah on the third night of Hanukkah at the Chabad of the Five Towns menorah lighting in Cedarhurst Park.

granD Menorah lighting attendees noshed on the sweet tasting doughnuts that are one of the symbols of Hanukkah.

‘Sandy vibe’ rain storm strikes the Five Towns

Water swept through residential streets and primary roads as a heavy rain and wind storm swept through the Five Towns two days before Christmas that invoked memories of 2012’s Hurricane Sandy.

In Inwood on Friday morning Sasha Young said that the water was up to four feet in some places and vehicles were stuck with water coming up to the doors. Even larger vehicles cannot drive through, she said.

“Giving me Sandy vibes,” Young said, in reference to the hurricane that battered the South Shore and other parts of the East Coast 10 years ago.

Inwood Fire Department and emergency medical crews responded to several storm-related calls and performed several rescues, officials posted on Facebook on Dec. 23.

There was flooding on Rockaway Turnpike, where driving was hazardous as vehicles moved through flood waters, and at the entrance to the Long Beach Bridge and Peninsula Boulevard, including the entrance to Lawrence High School, how-

ever Superintendent Ann Pedersen said the campus was in good shape.

Lawrence village officials said that there was flooding in the usual places across the village and parts of the golf course at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club is under water.

The severe flooding on the South Shore morphed into hazardous road conditions as the temperature dropped 20-plus degrees on that Friday. County officials urged everyone to stay off the roads.

County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said that there was around 32 car accidents as the storm hit, which is normal amount for a storm like this. There were more than 100 calls for people trapped in their car due to flooding.

There were no reported outages in Lawrence and public works crews responded to clear any obstructions and check storm drains, village officials said.

— Jeffrey Bessen

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Courtesy Elysa Parker The Sephardic Temple parking lot in Cedarhurst was under water as of the afternoon of Dec. 23.

Additional reporting by Mallory Wilson.

Courtesy Sasha Young

FloodwaTerS on Bayview Avenue near Cerro Street in Inwood at roughly 8 a.m. last Friday.

Nassau County Bridge Authority Announces Greater

for Barrier Island Residents

Lawrence, NY - The Nassau County Bridge Authority is proud to announce the implementation of an Electronic Tolling System, E-ZPass® on the Atlantic Beach Bridge. Set to take place in the Spring of 2023, this significant improvement will make the customer’s driving experience safer and timelier.

In addition to the implementation of E-ZPass®, the Authority has proposed significant discounts for Barrier Island residents, shown in the chart below. These proposed rates are scheduled to be voted on by the Board of Commissioners. NCBA tolls remain among the lowest in the region and deliver support for critical infrastructure improvements for the Atlantic Beach Bridge.

“After a public hearing and consultation with elected officials and community leaders, I am recommending to the board that we adopt our initial plan amended with a further reduction in the annual fee for Barrier Island residents who use the bridge on a daily basis.” Said Nassau County Bridge Authority Chairman Samuel Nahmias. “The bridge has not had a toll increase in 17 years, and in order to guarantee the safe operation of the bridge into the foreseeable future, in these inflationary times, it is necessary for the board to take this action.”

2022 2023

Annual Fee - Barrier Island Resident Passenger Vehicle $130.00 $162.50

E-ZPass® - Barrier Island Not Available Resident Passenger Vehicle in 2022 $2.50

Annual Fee - Nassau County Resident Passenger Vehicle $130.00 $199.00

Annual Fee - Non-Nassau County Resident Passenger Vehicle $175.00 $349.00

Pass CardPassenger Vehicle 20 trip $15.00 $30.00

All Cash Tolls Passenger Vehicle $2.00 $4.00

Note: Effective January 1, 2023 all Cash Tolls will be $3.00 until the implementation of E-ZPass®, at which time all Cash Tolls will increase to $4.00.

Decals will be phased out in 2023. Decals will be replaced by unlimited E-ZPass®, which will provide the same function as the decal. ###

Running to help Jacob. Participants raised money for Jacob Hersko by running in the Miami Marathon.

in Lawrence. Rock and Wrap It Up, the Cedarhurst-based food recovery and anti-poverty think tank, staged its 31st annual Gift Giving on the morning of Dec. 24, and Gammy’s Pantry, of Lawrence, had its third annual Three Kings Day on Jan. 6 and 7.

Rock and Wrap It Up gives back

Empowering

young people. Community Chest South Shore’s Youth Board introduces teenagers to civic involvement.

St. John’s welcome first baby of 2022. Four days into the New Year, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway had its first delivery of 2022.

Courtesy SJEH

Rachel Hersko

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Mask mandate vote. County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order requiring school districts to vote on requiring masks.

Courtesy Rock and Wrap It Up

Jeffrey Bessen

Where are the plans? Atlantic Beach resident Michael Simao, far left, spoke at the Jan. 10 eminent domain public hearing.

Jackie Kamlner

Learning

Filling

D’Lorean Camey-WhIte, 9, practiced his dribbling at the Five Towns Legends youth sports clinic at the Number Two School.

A simmering rivalry, The Brandeis School held its inaugural chulent cookoff with eight teams of students competing to create the tastiest meal.

Hewlett resident wins SoBol contest. From left were Amy Golan, Ethan Lahey, contest winner Cristina Lahey and co-owner Russ Golan. In front, Riley Lahey.

Courtesy David Friedman

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by doing at HAFTR. The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School robotics team captured its first-ever first place trophy at the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education Robotics Tournament.

Student savant also teaches. Lawrence Woodmere Academy junior Samuel Schwartz teaching his 3D Modeling and Printing class to LWA freshmen.

Lawrence Woodmere Academy

Lisa Margaria

the appetite for sports learning.

Jeffrey

Bessen

Courtesy Five Towns Chabad

Five Towns Chabad honors the Friedmans. David and Tammy Friedman were feted by the Chabad of the Five Towns at the Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst.

80, fashionable, charismatic. Longtime Lawrence Resident Howard Siskind died on Feb. 14. He served the village as a trustee and a Parks Commission chairman.

Y.U. In NCAAs. Yeshiva University men’s basketball, led by Woodmere's Elliot Steinmetz, included Lawrence native Gabriel Leifer.

The toast of Inwood. Lifelong resident Frank Parise was honored as the Inwood Civic Association Citizen of the Year on March 19.

Jeffrey Bessen

Courtesy Chabad of Hewlett

Praying for Ukraine. Chabad of Hewlett’s Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim led a prayer for the Ukrainian people.

Hillary Siskind

Howard Siskind,

Christina Daly/Herald

Getting ‘Greased’ at the Ogden school dance. The 1950s were in full swing at the Ogden Elementary School Father/Daughter Dance on Feb. 17.

Lisa Margarta

Mayor Kaufman says farewell. Steven Kaufman officially stepped down as Hewlett Bay Park’s mayor on March 3, ending his ninth consecutive two-year term.

Jeffrey Bessen

From the staging area to the vehicles lined up for the food orders, the Stella K. Abraham High School campus was a beehive of activity as more than 50 volunteers filled over 375 alphabetized food orders.

Early Childhood Center celebrates young children. Lawrence Early Childhood students with their artwork created on Artsy Thursday to mark the National Association for the Education of Young Children Week of the Young Child, which celebrates community, families, learning and students.

Courtesy Lawrence schools

Joe Abate/Herald

Hopping into the Egggstravaganza, Meeting the Easter Bunny was high on the children’s to-do list.

Burning the chometz in Woodmere The Woodmere Fire Department hosted its 17th annual chometz burning just before Passover.

Jeffrey Bessen/Herald

Jeffrey Bessen/Herald

Because the Earth deserves a good cleanup. North Woodmere Residents Konstantin Grinberg and his daughter Olivia were part of the clean up around Hook Creek.

Jeffrey

Bessen/Herald

Doing a good thing for many.

Stephen Sullivan

Planting the seeds for top-notch research success. St. Joseph's College chemistry professor Andrea Stadler, left, guided Sacred Heart Academy senior Caroline Davis through the collection and analysis process.

SoBol

Wellness Room created. Lawrence High" first-period studio art class, did the Wellness Room prep work, with art teacher Robert Verone in the finished room.

HWPL ‘workaholic’ retires. The friends of the Library at Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library celebrated the retirement of Nadine Connors, with a plaque, after 22 years as the cultural program specialist.

Lisa Margaria/Herald

Lisa Margaria/Herald

raises money for Ukraine. Amy, left, and Liat Goodstein, of Hewlett, with free Acai bowls for donating.

Jeffrey Bessen

Students rally over senior trip. Lawrence High School senior Youry Tundidor led his classmates as they marched to the high school in Cedarhurst.

Courtesy Erica Parlse

Remembering Rock Hall’s Linda Barreira. Linda Barreira with her daughters, Katherine, left, and Taylor, changed the Rock Hall Museum forever, introducing new programs and events.

Eric Dunetz/Herald

Roaring back was Arts Below Sunrise. Hewlett High School then-junior Lilly Cohen helped Sam Smith with sand art at the Arts Below Sunrise festival.

Courtesy Robert Verone

Aiming to avoid the ‘summer slide’. Yisroel Isaason, left, and her brother, Nesanel at Peninsula Public Library’s Summer

Running and brunching at The Brandeis School.

Atlantic Beach Resident Jacob Nessim ran in the 5K to support his alma mater.

Hewlett Elementary welcomes summer. Cynthia Martin, then a thirdgrader at Hewlett Elementary School, and her classmates enjoyed catching gas bubbles from a dry experiment by the Mad Science station.

Lisa Margaria/Herald

Lisa Margaria/Herald

Summers is in, seniors are out at LHS. Lawrence High School seniors — now graduates — Jeymi Diaz, left, Josephine Jean and Kiani Whitolck enjoyed the Senior BBQ.

Rabbi Bruce Ginsburg. Ginsburgh and his wife, Rachel, moved to Israel when Ginsburg retired at the end of June.

Courtesy Rabbi Bruce Ginsburg

Lisa Margaria/Herald

Reading Program.

Courtesy Joe Abate

Anne Panzarella

Hewlett High’s unsung hero gets his due. Hewlett High School senior Ian Panzarella, center, was awarded the Unsung Hero award. On the left is David Viegas, HewlettWoodmere School District’s athletic director, and on the right George Duffy, executive director of Scope Education Services.

Record showing

Hewlett wins pair of playoff games. Junior Ryan Weiss poured in 46 points in February to help lift the Bulldogs over Roslyn in double OT, 80-79, in a Nassau Class A playoff game.

Eric Dunetz/Herald

Eric Dunetz/Herald

Hewlett nets conference title. Junior and No. 1 singles player Nyla Gershfeld helped the Bulldogs to a conference championship and earned All-State honors.

Courtesy Joyce Raikos

Gershfeld wins state tennis championship. Hewlett’s Stephan Gershfeld, left, with coach Joyce Raikos after Gershfeld captured the state boys’ tennis singles title in June.

Karen Millindorf/Herald

by Hewlett wrestlers. Senior Josh Gendlin captured the Nassau County title at 160 pounds in February.

Media Origin Inc./Herald

Weiss hits 2,000 points in Hewlett win. Hewlett junior Riley Weiss reached a rare milestone in February with her 2,00th career point.

PRESS RELEASE

Chairman of the Nassau County Bridge Authority Issues Response to Decal Concerns

Dear Atlantic Beach, Long Beach and Neighboring Resident Communities:

The Nassau County Bridge Authority (NCBA) is a separate functioning Authority. Unlike other bridges, the NCBA does not receive Tax Payer, Property Tax, County and State Funding. The NCBA funds 100% of its operations through toll revenue. The Atlantic Beach Bridge spans 1173 feet (40%+ greater than its neighboring Long Beach Bridge)

When I was nominated for this role, I was honored to give back to the communities. Unfortunately, timing is not something we can all control.

My first initiative as Chairman was to review the status of our finances, revenues and capital needs. My second initiative was to work with our engineers at Hardesty & Hanover and our auditor to ensure that we have adequate capital to address our required infrastructure needs. My third initiative and quite an important one, was to address the public outcry on the failing toll plaza.

Over the past three-years, the Authority has lost nearly $1M per year (excluding goodwill). One can assume that this was due to the COVID pandemic and loss of toll revenue. While the Authority was hoping for a return back to profitability, unfortunately this proved impossible at our current revenues.

Just like all American businesses, citizens and public authorities, we are not immune to inflation. We have encountered inflation unlike anyone has seen in 40+ years. This has affected all aspects of the Authority’s finances. We are scheduled to lose over $2M in 2023 and headed towards a path of insolvency unless we address the issues.

In my learnings, I discovered that our prior toll increase took place roughly 17 years ago and the study at the time, indicated that it was only good for about 5 years. The prior board did as much as they could to extend this until now. However, no-one could have predicted the pandemic and subsequent high inflation.

After a vigorous review, our auditor and board determined that a toll increase is required for the viability of the Bridge Authority. As a point of reference, bridges are rated 7 to 1, 7 being in excellent new condition and 1 being the opposite. The Atlantic Beach Bridge is rated a 5, which is incredible for a 70-year-old bridge. Make no mistake, this is because we were setup as a separate Authority from the start, in order to maintain our own bridge.

The decision to raise tolls does not come lightly, especially at a time when our residents are hurting due to high inflation. That is why we made the decision to raise the residents at a much lower amount vs. non-residents and commercial vehicles. While going from $2.00 to $3.00 seems excessive, until EZ-Pass is implemented, it is still far below what $2.00 would be worth 17 years later with inflation.

The implementation of EZ-Pass was sound and logical considering the latter. The board could have simply spent similar amounts to upgrade the failing system and keep it as a cash toll. This seemed counterintuitive given the number of complaints ranging from pedestrians not having cash, commercial vehicles having to pull to the side, delivery drivers not knowing what to do and of course the dangerous conditions it causes when vehicles must back out. This is on top of the heavy summer traffic build-up on the 878, that occurs due to only accepting cash.

The biggest issue I want to clarify, is the circulation of ongoing misinformation (see figure #1 below). Misinformation has been circulating that the Decal system and its benefits are being completely eliminated. This could not be farther from the truth. In fact, we are upgrading how we treat Decals. While we are phasing out the Decal “stickers” by mid-2023, we are incorporating the Decal benefits into the EZ-Pass system. Travelers will be able to enjoy all of the benefits of their prior Decals with the current EZ-Pass Reader/Transponder. Travelers will be able to login to their EZ-Pass account and add the Atlantic Beach Bridge to their annual unlimited use for $199 (residents) and $349 (non-residents).

As our commitment to the Atlantic Beach, Long Beach and Neighboring Resident Communities, presently we do not plan to raise tolls again until at least January 2028 and beyond. We are looking towards other revenue streams to help offset our costs and to date are pursing the following:

1. Placing our liquidity in higher interest-bearing accounts at today’s rates. This will result in a financial benefit of roughly $200K annually.

2. Restricting overnight openings for the drawbridge to a schedule which will decrease costs by roughly $100K.

3. We have explored refinancing the bonds and are waiting for the right opportunity to save significantly.

4. Exploring the use of vacant land.

Lastly, with the EZ-Pass upgrade, the security gates in the toll lanes will remain in place. We are planning to add better LED lighting to the bridge, security cameras and having more of a police presence at the Bridge Authority. Rest assured that we are working for the benefit of the people.

Sincerely,

Figure #1: Misinformation:

***Please Note The Bridge Authority of Nassau County is*** changing the prices of the Atlantic Beach Bridge from $2 to S3 for all Nassau County Residents, and $4 for all Non-Nassau County Residents. They are also planning to remove the Atlantic Beach Bridge pass entirely in 2024. This means that the price will rise from $130. a year (the current decal price for nassau county residents), to approximately $4000. per car per year, because in 2024 the decals will be eliminated. We need to have a meeting with the Nassau County Bridge Authority to determine what can be done to minimize damage to residents and businesses in Atlantic Beach, Long Beach, Lido Beach, Point Lookout, and the entire Barrier Island who rely on using the Atlantic Beach bridge for work, school, shopping, and life’s activities.

Samuel Nahmias Chairman of the Nassau County Bridge Authority.

Teen wins Irish dance contest. Woodmere Middle School student Kristina O’Rourke won the USA Irish’s Dance Alliance’s U.S. Open Championship.

Summer camp fun at Hillel.

Holidays never tasted so good as Hillel campers

Ella Muntis, left, and Samantha Strenger showed off their sukkah creations.

Sworn in. Lawrence Village Justice Gary Mandel, far left, administrated the oath of office to Mayor Edelman and Trustees Paris Popack and Eliezer Kutner.

Jeffrey Bessen/Herald

Jeffrey Bessen/Herald

Harvesting more than edibles and flora. Village Garden Volunteer Laura Hagan tended to the plants.

Courtesy the O’Rourke family

Courtesy Steve Greenberg

Steve Greenberg. Hewlett Resident Steve Greenberg, 75, at the New York City Triathlon in 2002, one of at least 200 triathions he has taken part in since 1980.

Courtesy Jason Supple

Jason Supple is district’s new athletic director. Jason Supple was a respected coach and physical education teacher for at least a decade at Lawrence High School before being appointed district athletic director.

Courtesy Hillel Day Camp

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Getman

Celebrating garlic and shallots in Atlantic Beach. Anita Mondo Geier, left, Paddy Nyman, Kathy O’leary and Joanne Piscione at the second annual Atlantic Beach community garden garlic and shallot festival.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Lisa Margaria

Towns registers its anger. Roughly 300 residents of the Five Towns and surrounding communities gathered at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club to express their opposition to several proposed major developments and to stump for improvement of the Nassau Expressway.

Amazing helpers support Inwood Day. Rita Corso, left, Marla Artusa and Diane Tyler manned one of several booths at Inwood Day.

Alex Benowitz/Herald photos

Lisa Margaria

Former envoy visits. David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, spoke at Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst on his book, ‘Sledgehammer.’

Alex Benowitz/Herald photos

Hewlett Lawrence Soccer Club alums unite. The soccer club’s old guard, from left, were Erwin Navarijo, Fernando Viscarra and Brian Goldstein.

Jeffrey Bessen/Herald

hits the ice in summer showcase. Cedarhurst Resident Mark Getman performed at the Skating Club of New York’s Summer Celebration Exhibition.

Running to support Community Chest. Jacob Peklis Was the first of 116 runners to cross the finish line.

Building a lifelong love of learning and reading. Fishing for prizes at the Peninsula Public Library end of summer reading program party.

Car show revs up spirits. Stanley Mutterperl, a Bristal in North Woodmere resident, has taken dozens of photographs of vehicles during his lifetime.

Hello LWA. Lawrence Woodmere Academy parents, Jodi Heyward, left, Kate Dolcine, Gia Kern, Kristen Russo and Nadia Kaylan had fun at the barbecue.

Joe Abate/Herald

Courtesy Eileen Weiss

Hewlett’s Grace Wiener shows Lego mastery. Hewlett Resident Grace Wiener with her Mickey and Minnie Lego build.

Kepherd Daniel

Overdevelopment is residents’ focus. Rochelle Stern Kevelson was among many Five Towns residents who oppose too many developments.

Courtesy Peninsula Public Library

Joe Abate/Herald

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Offering

A happy Homecoming for

Israel leaves Woodsburgh, but will still serve as adviser. Woodsburgh Village Officials presented outgoing Mayor Lee Israel with a plaque celebrating his years of service to the municipality. From left were Deputy Mayor Alan Hirmes, Mayor Jake Harman, Israel, and Village Trustee Shira Hoschander.

Courtesy Village of Woodsburgh

Courtesy SJEH

the health services residents need. An array of health information was offered at a cancer awareness event hosted by St. John’s Episcopal Hospital.

Hewlett-Woodmere schools are ranked. Elementary School teacher Cortney DelGrosso with student Micah Koshi who are part of the sixth best school district in New York based on the latest Niche rankings.

Courtesy Hewlett-Woodmere schools

Courtesy Stefan family

Lawrence florist Chris Stefan dies at 92. Florist Chris Stefan, at the Woodbury Jewish Center roughly 30 years ago, was beloved by his customers.

Joe Abate/Herald photos

Hewlett High. Cheerleaders Lauren Manaev, left, Lissy Santos and Emmely Holder appeared ready to fire up the Homecoming crowd.

Joe Abate/Herald photos

A pair of fun fair days in Cedarhurst Park. Families head down the giant slide on the first day of the two-day Succos Fair in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park.

Country fair blends both the past and present. Arthur Paul Kirmss, an artist and vendor, with his historical items at the country fair.

D’Esposito claims victory over Gillen in congressional race. Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony D’Esposito was leading Laura Gillen in the race to succeed Congresswoman Kathleen Rice.

Hail chief. Lawrence village honored former LawrenceCedarhurst Fire Department Chief John McHugh, center, for his 50 years of service to the community.

Veterans Day. The Brandeis Hebrew Academy in Lawrence held its second annual Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11.

Jeffrey Bessen/Herald

Joe Abate/Herald photos

Joe Abate/Herald photos

Celebrating the fall at St. Joseph’s Church. Bishop Andrezj Zglejszekski performs the noon Mass at St. Joseph’s Church in Hewlett on Oct. 30.

Tim Baker/Herald

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Marching for a new contract. Hewlett-Woodmere teachers Stephen Krieger, left, and Stephen Capuano led the faculty march seeking a new contract with the school district.

Jeffrey Bessen/Herald

Schall

Woodmere

suit dismissed by court. Lawsuit is dismissed by judge until number of homes that can be built is finalized. Efrem Gerszberg and Robert Weiss will refile in January for ‘homes’ illegally taken from them.

Kiwanis grills up breakfast and fun. Renee Campanile, current Five Towns Kiwanis President Anthony Campanile, and Melissa Gebbia at the pancake breakfast.

Joe Abate/Herald

Courtesy Hewlett-Woodmere schools

Three Hewlett High School seniors sign national letters of intent. Hewlett High student-athletes Matt Graziose, Ava Giugliano and Stephen Gershfeld signed national letters of intent to play college sports.

Inwood’s Yvonne Stokes Kelly dies at 71. Despite battling illness, Yvonne Stokes Kelly was a cheerleader for her community and neighbors.

Amanda Kelly

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dies at 67. Former Lawrence Superintendent Gary Schall will be remembered as an educator, musician and a people person.

Jeffrey Bessen/Herald file

Club

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Welcoming Christmas. HWBA President David Friedman, right, lit the community tre with Congressman-elect Anthony D’Esposito, center, and County Legis. Howard Kopel.

Brooklyn man arrested for store robberies

After a six-month investigation by Nassau County police into thefts of merchandise that totaled nearly $23,500 at multiple locations of three department stores, a Brooklyn man was arrested in North Lawrence on Dec. 16.

Maki Davis, 18, of Linden Boulevard, is alleged to have robbed multiple Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, and Nordstrom locations across the county according to police, nearly $16,000 worth of item was stolen from Marshalls stores. It was roughly $3,650 of merchandise from the T.J. Maxx stores and nearly $4,000 from Nordstrom stores.

Davis is charged with grand larceny, robbery, and petit larceny. He was arraigned on Dec. 17 at First District Court 99 Main Street in Hempstead. His next court date is Jan. 4. The Legal Aid Society of Nassau County is representing Davis. He was released without bail.

— Kepherd Daniel

alleged to have stolen merchandise totaling $23,500 in vale from several department stores across Nassau County.

Courtesy NCPD

Brooklyn resident Maki Davis is

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By Alexa Anderwkavich

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It’s RichnerLIVE’s mission to produce top-level business and community events celebrating members of the vibrant and diverse communities in which we live. Our events highlight Long Island’s industry professionals, economic opportunities, community leaders, and local unsung heroes. This year we accomplished that through our Premier Business Women of Long Island Gala, Excellence in Healthcare Awards, the First Annual Herald Long Island Choice Awards, Top Lawyers of Long Island Awards, Family Business Awards, Tory BurchxRichnerLIVE Women’s Night Out Networking Event, Senior Health & Beyond Expo series and webinars that helped the community stay engaged, informed and connected.

“Although it was a challenge to go back to live events, we are so glad that we did,” Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations at RichnerLIVE, said. “We made a conscious decision not to do virtual awards events during the height of the pandemic, because one of the greatest values in earning recognition at our ceremonies is to be able to network face-to-face and really celebrate together in person. I’m thrilled that we will be growing and expanding the RichnerLIVE division by adding new and exciting programs. I feel blessed to have a great team that brings years of experience, integrity and can effectively deliver results and produce a gala worthwhile for Long Island.”

Community is at the core of our events and thanks to our your engagement, the launch of the Herald Long Island Choice Awards presented by PSEG Long Island in 2021— the official community choice awards of Long Island — has been a resounding success. This contest highlights Long Island’s top businesses, people and places in a myriad of categories. We’re getting ready to release the 2022 Top 3 finalists next week leading up to the Oscar-style awards gala where the winner is announced live on April 18, 2023!

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- Keynote speaker Stew Leonard Jr. at the Family Business Awards.

2 - Custom crystal awards from the Excellence in Healthcare.

3- Sara Director from Barasch McGarry celebrates as she walks up to receive her award at Top Lawyers.

4 - An acrobat dancer performing at Herald Long Island Choice Awards presented by PSEG Long Island.

5 - Dr. Kimon Bekelis, neurosurgeon receives Excellence in Healthcare award

6 - Moxxie Mentoring Foundation was the beneficiary of the Premier Business Women event.

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- Honoree Retha Fernandez at the Premier Business Women Event.

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- Honorees Luciane Serifovic and Amy Flores enjoy a Champagne toast. 9 - Anthony Postiglione and Evelisis S. Valentin from FirstNet built with AT&T.

RichnerLIVE file photos

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 1/4/23 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED

STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 17/23. WOODMEREJeffrey & Allison Hoschander, Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, side yards aggregate, rear yard, construct 2-story additions both attached to dwelling., N/s Eileen Terr., 84.75’ W/o Norman Way, a/k/a 932 Eileen Terr.

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 28/23. - 29/23.

HEWLETT - Ariela Wolkowitz, Variance, side yard, maintain a/c unit attached to dwelling; Install 8’ high vinyl pool enclosure forward of the dwelling on East Rockaway Rd. & located within clear sight triangle at owners driveway which may substantially obstruct line of sight. (demolish existing fence)., N/W cor. East Rockaway Rd & Pebble La., a/k/a 164 East Rockaway Rd.

ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.

This notice is only for new cases in Hewlett & Woodmere within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 136360

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Lawrence will hold a work session beginning at 6:45 P.M. followed by a public meeting on January 11, 2023 at the Lawrence Village Hall 196 Central Ave Lawrence, New York 11559 beginning at 7:30 P.M. to conduct the following Public Hearings and to attend to such other matters as may properly come before the Board:

Abittan, 247 Juniper Circle E - Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulation states the maximum building coverage for a lot size of 36,013 sq ft. in area is 4,966 sq ft. Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulation states the maximum surface coverage for a lot size of 36,013 sq ft. in area is 10,493 sq ft. Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulation states the maximum front yard surface coverage for a lot size of 36,013 sq ft. in area is 526.44 sq ft. Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulation states the minimum side yard setback for a lot size of 36,013 sq ft. in area is 20 ft. Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulation states the minimum aggregate setback for a lot size of 36,013 sq ft. in area is 40 ft. Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulation states the maximum side yard height/setback ratio for a lot size of 36,013 sq ft. in area 1.1. Section 212-39.C of the Village Code states the maximum exterior wall height from the base plane to the underside of the eave is 23 ft. Section 212-15.B of the Village Code states the maximum height for a single-family dwelling in a Residential District BB is 36 ft. Section 212-24.D of the Code of the Village of Lawrence states accessory structures must be located in a side or rear yard. Section 212-55.A of the Code of the Village of Lawrence states no recreational structure shall be constructed in a front yard. Section 212-55.A of the Code of the Village of Lawrence states the minimum side and rear yard setbacks for a recreational structure is 20 ft.

Fuchs, 18 Lord AvenueSection 212-12.1

Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum building coverage for a lot size of 16,661 sq. ft. in area is 3,444 sq. ft. Section 212-12.1, Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum

surface coverage for a lot size 16,661 sq. ft. in an area is 5,875 sq. ft.

Section 212-12.1, Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states, the minimum rear yard setback for a lot size of 16,661 sq. ft. is 40 ft.

Section 212-12.1

Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum rear yard height/setback ratio for a lot size of 16,661 sq. ft. in an area is 0.55.

Badian, 145 Haborview South - Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states the maximum building coverage for a lot size of 9,061 sq. ft. in area is 2,643 sq. ft.

Section 212-16.D(1) of the Village Code states, in Residence B District the minimum front yard setback for a lot size of 9,061 ft. is 30 ft. Section 212-16.D(1) of the Village Code states, in Residence B District the minimum side yard setback for a lot size of 9,061 ft. is 15 ft.

Section 212-16.D(1) of the Village Code states, the minimum aggregate yard setback for a lot size of 9,061 ft. is 30 ft.

Section 212-16.D(2)(a) of the Village Code states, the maximum front yard height setback ratio for a building on a lot sized of 9,061 ft. is 0.74. Section 212-16.D(2)(c) of the Village Code states, the maximum side yard height setback ratio for a building on a lot sized of 9,061 ft. is 1.5. Section 212-39.C of the Village Code states, the maximum exterior wall height from the base plane to the underside of the eave is 23 ft. Rubin, 116 Haborview East - Section 212-12.1 of Schedule Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum front yard surface coverage for a lot size of 15,030 sq. ft. in area is 925 sq. ft. Section 212-48.B of the Village Code states, the minimum rear yard setback for a pool is 20 ft. Section 212-48.C of the Village Code states, in a Residence District B the minimum side yard setback for pool is 15 ft. Grossman, 8 Sealy DriveSection 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states, the maximum surface coverage for a lot size of 6,727 sq. ft. in area is 3,216 sq. ft. Section 212-12.1 of the Schedule of Dimensional Regulations states the maximum front yard surface coverage for a lot size of 6,727sq.ft. in an area is 556 sq. ft. Section 212-16.D (1) of the Village code states, in a Residence District C-1, the minimum north side yard setback is 10 ft. Section 212-16.D (1) of the Village code states, in a Residence District C-1, the minimum aggregate yard setback is 25 ft. Section 212-16.D (2)(c) of the Village code states, in a Residence District C-1,

the maximum side yard height/setback ratio is 2.2.

The order in which the listed applications are heard shall be determined the night of the meeting.

The applications and accompanying exhibits are on file and may be inspected at the Village Office during normal business hours between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. If anyone needs special accommodations for a disability, such person should contact the Village Clerk at least 5 days before the hearing.

All interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard

By Order of the Board of Appeals Lloyd Keilson Chairman Dated: December 21, 2022 136374

LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF HEWLETT BAY PARK Legal Notice PUBLIC HEARING TENTATIVE VILLAGE BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Bay Park will hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 6:00 pm, in relation to the tentative budget of Hewlett Bay Park for the fiscal year beginning March 1, 2023 and ending February 28, 2024, a copy of which is available at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York, where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours.

No compensation is proposed to be paid to any member of the Board of Trustees.

At such public hearing, citizens and persons interested will have an opportunity to be heard.

Any such person having a disability which would inhibit attendance at or participation in the hearing should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation.

MICHELLE BLANDINO Village Clerk

Dated: December 21, 2022 136373

LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF WOODSBURGH

Legal Notice PUBLIC HEARING TENTATIVE VILLAGE BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Woodsburgh will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New

York, in relation to the tentative budget of Woodsburgh for the fiscal year beginning March 1, 2023 and ending February 28, 2024, a copy of which is available at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York, where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours.

No compensation is proposed to be paid to any member of the Board of Trustees.

At such public hearing citizens and persons interested will have an opportunity to be heard. Any such person having a disability which would inhibit attendance at or participation in the hearing should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation.

MICHELLE BLANDINO CLERK TREASURER Dated:December 21, 2022 136372

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank NA, successor trustee to Bank of America, NA, successor in interest to LaSalle Bank NA, on behalf of the holders of the WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR15, Plaintiff AGAINST Michael S. Grossman a/k/a Michael Grossman; Elaine J. Grossman a/k/a Elaine Grossman; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 23, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 19, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 663 Barnard Avenue, Woodmere, NY 11598. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Woodmere, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section: 39 Block: 147 Lots: 41, 42 & 43. Approximate amount of judgment $865,837.52 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 608171/2018. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Mark Lieberman, Esq., Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: November 7, 2022 135919

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v. KEVIN L. CARRERO A/K/A KEVIN CARRERO, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on August 09, 2019, I, Rita Solomon, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on January 24, 2023 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows: 64 West Avenue Lawrence, NY 11559 SBL No: 40-1-232

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Township of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 611223/2018 in the amount of $651,960.82 plus interest and costs.

Foreclosure Auctions 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 foreclosure auction.

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 136165

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC. ALTHERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-30CB, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, 2004-30CB, Plaintiff, Against IGOR B. MONASTYRSKY IF LIVING, AND IF HE/SHE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, CLAIMING, OR WHO MAY CLAIM TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN, OR GENERAL OR SPECIFIC LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS ACTION; AND INTENDED

BY INCLUDED IN WIFE, WIDOW, HUSBAND, WIDOWER, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DESCENDANTS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF SUCH DECEASED, ANY AND ALL PERSONS DERIVING INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON, OR TITLE TO SAID REAL PROPERTY BY, THROUGH OR UNDER THEM, OR EITHER OF THEM, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE WIVES, WIDOWS, HUSBANDS, WIDOWERS, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DESCENDANTS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNS, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES, EXCEPT AS STATED, ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, JULIA MONASTYRSKY, ET AL.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 01/17/2020, 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. This Auction will be held rain or shine. on 1/31/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 1491 Peninsula Boulevard, Hewlett, NY 11557, 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 Hewlett, In The Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York.

Section 39 Block 69 Lot 72

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $373,353.63 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 17-002754

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

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 Mortgagees attorney.

Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee.

Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504

Dated: 12/8/2022 File Number: 7754874 LD 136376

NOTICE

LEGAL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 10th day of January, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-5 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “ARTERIAL STOPS” at the following locations:

BAY PARK COURT STREET WEST (TH 562/22) - STOPAll traffic traveling southbound on west Boulevard shall come to a full stop.

WEST BOULEVARD (TH 562/22) - STOP - All traffic traveling eastbound on Court Street west shall come to a full stop.

SEAFORD SOUTH SEAMANS NECK ROAD (TH 326/22)- STOP - All traffic traveling westbound on Atlantic Avenue shall come to a full stop.

WEST HEMPSTEAD SPRUCE STREET (TH 104/22) - STOP - All traffic traveling eastbound on Fairlawn Avenue shall come to a full stop.

SPRUCE STREET (TH 104/22) - STOP - All traffic traveling westbound on Fairlawn Avenue shall come to a full stop.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: December 6, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136339

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on The 10th day of January 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following location:

LEGLA NOTICE Village of Lawrence Legal Notice

(NR) CEDARHURST CEDAR LANE (TH 555/22)

North Side -

NO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at 53 feet east of the east curbline of Irving Place, east to a point 34 feet west of the west curbline of Franklin Place.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: December 6, 2022

Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk

136338

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO. 85-2022

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 December 6th, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 85-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 85-2022, amending Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations.

Dated: December 6, 2022

Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk

136344

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 84-2022

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 December 6th, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 84-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 84-2022, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.

Dated: December 6, 2022 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 136343

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE

Please take notice that the Organizational Meeting for the year 2023 of the Meadowmere Fire District will be held on January 9, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Meadowmere Fire House, 14 Meyer Avenue, Lawrence, New York . Regular monthly meetings of the Commissioners of the Meadowmere Fire District shall be held on the second Monday of each month at 7 P.M. at the firehouse.

This notification is being made pursuant to the provisions of Section 104 of the Public Officers Law of the State of New York.

SUE

LUND Secretary, Meadowmere Fire District 136371

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the registration of voters not previously registered and eligible to vote for the Special Referendum Vote will take place between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at the Office of the District Clerk. Such persons must present himself or herself personally for registration during the time and place set forth, in order to be entitled to vote.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the final date to register for the Special Referendum Vote is Thursday, February 2, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. in the Office of the District Clerk, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the District Clerk, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Special Referendum Vote for which such register is prepared.

Cedarhurst, New York on each of the seven (7) days prior to the day of the Special Referendum Vote, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, and that such list will also be posted at the polling place at the Special Referendum Vote.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military voters may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk via email at MBharaj@Lawrence.org.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING (VOTER REFERENDUM) OF LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 15, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by Order of the Board of Education (“Board”) of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15, a Special Referendum Vote will be held on February 16, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 o’clock a.m. and 10:00 o’clock p.m., prevailing time, in the Lawrence High School Gym located at 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, New York, for the purpose of enabling the qualified and registered voters of the District to vote by voting machine on the following ballot proposition:

Shall the Board of Education of the Lawrence Union Free School District No. 15 (the “District”) be authorized to sell the real property commonly known as the “Number 5 School,” located at 305 Cedarhurst Avenue, Cedarhurst, New York (Section 39, Block 311, Lots 10 & 14 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map) including all buildings and appurtenances thereon, for the sum of Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($12,500,000.00), pursuant to the specific terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement on file with the Office of the District Clerk located at 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, New York.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application for absentee ballots for voting on the proposition may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk by calling for an appointment (516) 295-7032, online at Lawrence.org under the Board of Education webpage and via email at MBharaj@Lawrence.org.

Applications must be received by the District Clerk in the District Clerk’s office by February 9, 2023 if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the ballot is to be hand delivered, the ballot must be received by the District Clerk in the District Clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. on the day of such Special Referendum Vote. If the ballot is to be hand delivered, the application must be received by the District Clerk in the District Clerk’s office the day before the Special Referendum Vote. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk located at 2 Reilly Road,

For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 17, 2023. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate his/her preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. A list of all persons to whom military ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the School District in the Office of the District Clerk during regular business hours during the seven (7) days prior to the election, except for Saturday and Sunday, and on February 16, 2023, the day set for the Special Referendum Vote, upon prior appointment only, subject to any applicable laws and regulations.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a Special Meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the Special Referendum Vote for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot.

Ms. Mohinder Bharaj District Clerk of the Board of Education

Lawrence Union Free School District 136367

del Distrito votar mediante una máquina de votación sobre la siguiente propuesta de la boleta electoral: Se debe autorizar a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lawrence Unión No. 15 (el “Distrito”) a vender los bienes inmuebles comúnmente conocidos como la “Escuela Número 5”, ubicada en 305 Cedarhurst Avenue, Cedarhurst, Nueva York (Sección 39, Bloque 311, Lotes 10 y 14 en el Mapa de Impuestos y Tierras del Condado de Nassau), incluidos todos los edificios y dependencias de los mismos, por la suma de Doce Millones Quinientos Mil 00/100 Dólares ($12,500,000.00), Conforme a los términos y condiciones específicos del Acuerdo de Compraventa registrado en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito ubicada en 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, Nueva York.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que el registro de votantes no registrados previamente y elegibles para votar para el Voto de Referéndum Especial se llevará a cabo entre las 4:00 p.m. y las 8:00 p.m. el miércoles 1 de febrero de 2023 en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito. Dichas personas deberán presentarse personalmente para su inscripción en el lugar y hora señalados, para tener derecho a voto. TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que la fecha límite para registrarse para el Voto de Referéndum Especial es el jueves 2 de febrero del 2023 de 8:00 a. m. a 11:00 a.m. en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a tener su nombre colocado en dicho registro, siempre que se sepa, o se demuestre a satisfacción del Secretario del Distrito, que en ese momento o posteriormente tiene derecho a votar en la Votación de Referéndum Especial para la cual se prepara dicho registro.

LEGAL NOTICE

AVISO DE REUNIÓN ESPECIAL (REFERÉNDUM DE VOTANTES) DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR GRATUITO DE LAWRENCE UNIÓN NÚM. 15, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que, por Orden de la Junta de Educación (“Junta”) del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lawrence Union N.° 15, se llevará a cabo una Votación de Referéndum Especial el 16 de febrero del 2023, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 10:00 p.m., hora vigente, en el gimnasio de Lawrence High School ubicado en 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, Nueva York, con el propósito de permitir a los votantes calificados y registrados

POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que el registro incluirá (1) todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se presentarán personalmente para el registro; y (2) todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en cualquier Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial del Distrito celebrada o realizada en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro años calendario años anteriores a la elaboración de dicho registro; y (3) votantes registrados permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que la solicitud de boletas de voto en ausencia para votar sobre la propuesta se puede solicitar en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito llamando para una cita al (516) 295-7032, en línea en Lawrence.org bajo la página web de la Junta de Educación y por correo electrónico a MBharaj@Lawrence.org. Las solicitudes deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito antes del 9 de febrero de 2023 si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al votante. Si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente, la boleta debe ser recibida por el Secretario del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p.m. del día de dicha Votación de Referéndum Especial. Si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente, la solicitud debe ser recibida por el Secretario del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito el día anterior a la Votación de Referéndum Especial. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les habrán emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito ubicada en 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, Nueva York en cada uno de los siete (7) días anteriores al día del Voto de Referéndum Especial, excepto los sábados, domingos o días festivos, y dicha lista también se publicará en el lugar de votación en la Votación de Referéndum Especial. SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que los votantes militares pueden solicitar una boleta militar solicitando una aplicación al secretario del distrito por correo electrónico a MBharaj@Lawrence.org. Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, el secretario del distrito debe haber recibido una solicitud de boleta válida a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 17 de enero del 2023. En una solicitud de boleta o solicitud de boleta militar, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia de recibir la solicitud o boleta por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se emitieron boletas militares estará disponible para su inspección por parte de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito durante el horario laboral regular durante los siete (7) días previos a la elección, excepto los sábados y domingos y el 16 de febrero del 2023, día fijado para la Votación de Referéndum Especial, previa cita únicamente, sujeto a las leyes y reglamentos aplicables.

POR FAVOR TENGA EN

CUENTA ADEMÁS que esta Junta convocará una Reunión Especial dentro de las veinticuatro horas posteriores a la presentación ante el Secretario del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la Votación de Referéndum Especial con el fin de examinar y tabular dichos informes del resultado de la papeleta y declarando el resultado de la misma.

Sra. Mohinder Bharaj Secretaria del Distrito de la Junta de Educación Distrito Escolar Libre de Lawrence Unión 136369

To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527

RESOLUTION NO.1407-2022 Adopted: December 6, 2022

Councilmember Miller offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No.1391-2022, adopted November 22nd, 2022, a public hearing was duly held on the 6th day of December, 2022, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons:

ELMONT

EVANS AVENUE - east side, starting at a point opposite the northwest curbline of American Avenue, south for a distance of 13 feet.

(TH-496/22)

SUSSEX ROAD - west side, starting at a point 113 feet north of the north curbline of 109th Avenue, north for a distance of 24 feet.

(TH-521/22)

238th STREET - west side, starting at a point 190 feet south of the south curbline of 115th Terrace, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-537/22

INWOOD WEST END AVENUEwest side, starting at a point 94 feet south of the south curbline of Pearl Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-523/22)

CHRISTINA STREETsouth side, starting at a point 157 feet east of the east curbline of DeSibio Place, east for a distance of 18 feet.

(TH-533/22)

MERRICK

EGLON COURT - west side, starting at a point 218 feet south of the south curbline of Middan Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-519/22)

UNIONDALE

HENRY STREET - north side, starting at a point 48 feet west of the west curbline of Locust Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-539/22)

(NR) VALLEY STREAM

EVERETTE STREET - west side, starting at a point 64 feet south of the south curbline of Oliver Avenue, south for a distance of 18 feet.

(TH-532/22)

; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting.

The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember D’Esposito and adopted upon roll call as follows:

AYES: SEVEN (7) NOES: NONE (0) 136351

LEGAL NOTICE

Resolution to dispose of Real Property Less than $20,000

BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to section 176(30) of the Hempstead Town law, the Inwood Fire District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, state of New York, does hereby declare that this real property is owned by the District located at 188 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood New York and is to relinquish one 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicle identification # 1GNUKBE01AR227279 due to it being no longer necessary for use in the fire District.

HAFTR schools celebrated Hanukkah

Across the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway schools

Hanukkah was celebrated with handmade menorahs and songs sung by Pre-K students, along with tasty donuts.

That kicked off a holiday week of events which included lower school students taking part in a musical prayer led by Rabbi Asher Klein.

HAFTR students also took part in Hanukkah musical IQ drum circles, crafts, parties and other activities to commemorate the Jewish Festival of Lights.

Mordechai Shapiro visited on Dec. 21 and performed a Hanukkah concert. A show made possible by HAFTR’s PTA.

Outside of HAFTR High School there was a special menorah lighting ceremony of the giant menorah designed by Israeli artists Yaron Bob that was built from pieces of Kassem rockets fired from Gaza into Sderot, Israel. The menorah was donated by the Bokor and Segal families in 2015. The Bokor family sponsored the lighting ceremony.

Lawrence seniors to perform at music conference

ern Division Conference in Rochester at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center in April.

“The talents of our Lawrence students will never cease to amaze me,” Lawrence Superintendent Ann Pedersen states n a news release. “Congratulations to our two Lawrence High School students, Emma Urgen and Matthew Sharin for their outstanding accomplishment.”

Sharin and Urgen will join other student musicians from across the eastern region of the country by being apart of the National Association for Music Education All-Eastern Symphony

Orchestra.

“We are incredibly excited for Emma and Matthew to perform at the National Association for Music Education Division Conference,” Lawrence High Principal Jennifer Lagnado-Papp said in the release. “Watching our students grow, perfect their musical skills and be recognized for their talent brings our school a great sense of fulfillment. This recognition is just the beginning of a rewarding musical future for both of these gifted student musicians.”

— Hernesto Galdamez

Lawrence High School seniors, Matthew Sharin and Emma Urgen were selected to perform at the National Association for Music Education East -

Lawrence HigH seniors Matthew Sharin and Emma Urgen were chosen to play at an upstate music conference. From left were Principal Jennifer LagnadoPapp, orchestra teachers Andrew Krahm and Stephanie Lopez, Urgen, Sharin, district music coordinator Pam Gallopini, chorus teacher Shelly Goldman and assistant principal Andrew Schiavo.

— Jeffrey Bessen

Courtesy HAFTRHASFTR PReHaFTr Pre-K sTudenTs sang Hanukkah songs to kick off the holiday celebration.

Courtesy Lawrence schools

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A. You would think the answer is an easy one, that it would be either yes or no. Unfortunately, the answer is that the decision in these matters is discretionary, left to the plans examiner, who either strictly interprets the code and the federal and state laws based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (which was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990), or determines that the physical upgrade of the restroom isn’t necessary. The law states that businesses with 15 or more employees must comply, but is overridden by the fact that establishments cannot discriminate against people with disabilities, patrons or employees.

I once had a meeting at which the attorney for my client was challenging my advice to our mutual client that an upgrade — a renovation — would be necessary. The attorney appropriately pointed out exactly the same argument that you’re making, that nobody else has had to upgrade, and therefore you shouldn’t have to, either. My guess is that your neighbors may have been in that location for many years, and as long as nobody brings their location up to an official, we leave well enough alone, or that the official interpreted that the upgrade wouldn’t be necessary. I’m willing to bet that your neighbors, for the most part, moved in without anyone filing anything formally, with plans and permits, so the proprietors think they have no issue to deal with. You, on the other hand, operating honestly and legitimately, probably feel that even though you can’t discriminate against a person with a disability, you’re being unfairly discriminated against.

Although I agree that you are being unfairly judged differently than your neighbors, your architect and any licensed professional, including the attorney, swore to uphold the laws of the state they practice in. If officials choose not to investigate every location, that is the governing bodies’ choice. Your architect is only trying to do what is right under the law.

Coincidentally, that very morning, when the attorney was making the case that others were not in compliance, there was an incident in lower Manhattan in which an attorney had his heels slashed by a homeless man on a subway platform, and was instantly debilitated. I pointed out to the attorney that that poor guy was now disabled, and that we humans are all vulnerable, by age or accident, and need to be considered. He answered, “You should have been an attorney.”

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Publisher Stuart Richner guides the business and news operations of the 23 newspapers in the Herald Community Newspapers group, including the Nassau Herald, which serves the Five Towns, and Heralds for Baldwin, Bellmore, East Meadow, Franklin SquareElmont, Freeport, Glen Cove, Long Beach, Lynbrook-East Rockaway, Malverne-West Hempstead, Merrick, Oceanside-Island Park, Oyster Bay, Rockville Centre, Sea Cliff-Glen Head, Valley Stream, Wantagh and Seaford.

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Remembering for those who no longer can

Where were you when Kennedy was shot?”

Many of us remember asking that, or being asked. That question has since been supplanted by ones like “Where were you when the Challenger exploded?” or “Where were you on Sept. 11?”

But those singular tragedies were hardly the first to dominate our everyday lives on such a massive scale. That is a tragedy remembered for decades with its own question: “Where were you when Pearl Harbor was bombed?”

Yet there are very few people left who can answer that. Not surprising, since the stunning attack that officially brought the United States into World War II happened over 80 years ago. Without those living witnesses, however, we risk the possibility that the attack, the war itself, and atrocities like the Holocaust will become mere footnotes in history.

And that’s simply not acceptable.

This was the time of what NBC anchor Tom Brokaw coined the Greatest Generation. People who lived through the suffering of the Great Depression, only to find themselves fighting for something greater: freedom. Not for Americans, but for people on a global scale. We fought to destroy fascism as well as its key components, totalitarianism and authoritarianism, as well as hate.

Not that we were perfect in doing so —

far from it. But if anything good came from that period, it was the fact that our global society at least took some significant steps forward.

Conflict has been a part of human history, but never on the scale we saw in World War II. Never in the numbers of people lost. The outright attempted genocide of an entire religious ethnicity. We have to take time to remember because, as Winston Churchill said, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Part of that education comes from exploring what happened at Pearl Harbor — a place thousands of miles away, practically across an ocean, on a group of islands that, at the time, were merely an American territory. The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel and destroyed or damaged 19 ships — nearly half of them battleships.

By the time World War II ended in 1945, American deaths would reach nearly 420,000, while globally, 15 million soldiers and 45 million civilians would lose their lives.

The pain from that war — and World War I, “the Great War,” before it — was felt for generations, to the point where governments worked as hard as they could not to let any other conflict balloon to such a global scale. But memories fade, hastened by the loss of those who experienced that suffering firsthand.

Now we live in a time when fears of a

worldwide conflict are stronger than they have been in decades. It’s not just political polarization, but also what has become a broader tolerance of intolerance and outright hate — something that can never be allowed to normalize, whether it’s antisemitism, racism, sexism or homophobia. Attacking where someone is from, how they worship — or if they worship — or even how they identify gender-wise.

History is fading, and with it its lessons. And we can’t let that happen.

That’s why Dec. 7 is so important. Or Jan. 27 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day — as well as spring’s Yom Hashoah. Because you can’t even begin to talk about loss during this period without talking about the 6 million Jews who were killed — a third of Jews worldwide. Or the 2 million ethnic Poles.

Or 500,000 Roma. Or thousands more who were gay, or who were political or religious prisoners.

The late Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor himself, once said, “To forget a Holocaust is to kill twice.” And that can be applied to any tragedy we try to forget.

Next week, we have a chance to remember on the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. There might be few left to ask where they were when this tragedy took place, but remembering means we’re learning. And learning gives us a fighting chance to never repeat those horrors again.

LETTERS

O’Connell sure didn’t pull any punches

To the Editor:

Don’t you love freedom of the press? That basic right enables people like John O’Connell, former executive editor of the Heralds, to blatantly cast aspersions on public figures without including specific evidence to support his claims.

In his op-ed last week, “I’ll take the GOP agenda — without Trump — any day,” O’Connell refers to Hillary Clinton as a “backstabbing, secretive, supercilious, lying, characterless cypher.” While I don’t love Hillary, I question what purpose such unsupported name-calling achieves, except perhaps to justify why O’Connell opted to vote for Trump, despite his “unappealing, obnoxious,” “insufferable” and “bullying” behavior.

O’Connell goes on to blast our sitting president, vice president, transportation secretary and governor,

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‘Energy efficient’ may become a contradiction in terms

Hearings are getting under way on a proposal to socialize energy on Long Island. It would make the Long Island Power Authority the region’s sole entity responsible for keeping our lights on. Its structure would replicate virtually every government agency, bureau or department that you have cursed as inept, incompetent or indifferent.

why capitalism is always better, and why it provides for more-efficient creation and distribution of goods and services than any government-controlled or socialized economy.

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What is instructive about this forced march to complete government control is that these hearings were mandated by law to be held by the end of September, but are just beginning now. The government commission couldn’t even get its act together to hold them on time. Good thing it isn’t responsible for directing our electrical future.

Oh, wait. It is.

Hanley has identified the ideological underpinnings of this power grab. It has little to do with the efficiency, innovation and accountability demanded of PSEG Long Island under a strict don’t-screw-up contract with LIPA. Rather, it is about a progressive agenda of growing government whenever it can, assuming authority over infrastructure that it has no competence running and operating costs it has no interest in cutting.

agement structure would balloon with executives making six-figure salaries. There would be no financial incentives for any of them to work smarter, better, more efficiently.

The hearings, by a special commission, are the result of legislation signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. It directs the review of a plan to convert the existing public-private partnership that manages our electrical grid to one that would, in essence, make the governor ultimately responsible for its operation and maintenance.

RONALD J. ROSENBERG

To set the stage for these hearings, you need to understand that LIPA currently owns most of the Long Island electrical grid, including the bulk of our power plants. It has an incentive contract with PSEG Long Island, which actually runs the system. If PSEG does well and hits certain performance criteria, it is financially compensated. If it fails, it will take a financial bath. This is the essence of

James Hanley, a fellow with the Empire Center for Public Policy, is a seasoned observer of Albany’s political stinkpot. “It’s hard to predict what will come of this proposal,” Hanley has written. “Public power (left wing) advocates clearly want to eliminate any role for a private utility in operating LIPA’s grid. They don’t have any evidence that LIPA could improve upon PSEG’s management; they seem to think the word `public’ is a magical incantation that will make everything better.”

In truth, it makes everything worse. An example? Which delivery service is more reliable, the government controlled U.S. mail, or the privately owned Federal Express? The answer is obvious.

among others, again without a logical explanation. He cites the GOP agenda, familiar to most of us. However, he does not mention the many Americans who suffer from a housing shortage, food insecurity, climate change, or a lack of adequate gun control. He also exhibits no concern for the recent increase in racist, antisemitic and homophobic violence against fellow human beings.

Will these people merely be casualties of war as the GOP tries to stifle the voices of its opposition? Surely a nation as great as ours must be able to find a way to achieve compromise so that the needs and safety of so many of its citizens are not ignored.

PAM SINGER Malverne

24-30 column that he doesn’t like Donald Trump, but that the former president accomplished “great things.”

What in the world would those “great things” be?

His disrespect for the country’s courts and its diplomatic and intelligence services? His refusal to accept the results of an election? Deepening political divisions and encouraging racial bigotry?

O’Connell’s column derides potential Democratic candidates for president and vice president, but omits any mention of the many GOP members of Congress who have gone along with Trump’s lies about a rigged election. Nor is there any mention of Trump’s attempt to defy the will of American voters by backing a coup.

What makes this power play particularly toxic is that LIPA had been tasked with running the grid before. It failed, miserably, when Superstorm Sandy came ashore a decade ago.

As a result, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo required LIPA to engage private industry in running the grid, and to use financial incentives and penalties that are employed in the real world. Having had such a raving success with cashless bail, today’s progressive powerbrokers seem quite content to ignore those lessons, and now seek the keys to the power grid.

How would that work? For starters, the people currently working for PSEG would probably be asked to transfer their skills and expertise to LIPA, a government entity. As LIPA employees, they would be given salaries, benefits and pensions that you and I would pay for. The LIPA man-

Compare that with a recent J.D. Power survey that found dissatisfaction with PSEG Long Island among businesses on the Island. That could mean a financial hit for the utility management company, because its compensation is directly tied to customer opinions of its performance. Were LIPA in charge, and faced with such a report, its response would undoubtedly be “Feh,” for there would be no accountability under a socialized structure. That would be good news for those who feast on political patronage, because one suspects someone’s brother-in-law would be in charge of consumer complaints.

We can assume that it will be Hochul’s decision as to whether Long Island’s power goes progressive. She needs to, but probably doesn’t, appreciate, or care, that if that’s the future of LIPA, her office number will be on speed dial for 2.7 million Long Islanders the next time a hurricane takes down the grid. And if last month’s elections proved anything, it’s that those LIPA customers vote.

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

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Trump’s

‘great’ accomplishments?

To the Editor:

John O’Connell asserted in his Nov.

O’Connell even claims there is a “GOP agenda.” And what would that be? More stunts such as votes to end Obamacare?

LARRY McCOY Rockville Centre

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I n Albany, a potential plan to gut the public-private management of our electricity.