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Making Earth Day meds-disposal day By lAuRA lANE llane@liherald.com
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BAyVIllE REsIDENts ARE being encouraged to mark Earth Day this year by depositing their expired medications in a drop box at Bayville Pharmacy.
When Richard Walka’s motherin-law died 15 years ago, he had an unexpected dilemma on his hands: what to do with four shopping bags filled with her prescription and over-the-counter medications, and no safe way to get rid of them without potentially harming the environment. After that experience, Walka, the chairman of the Bayville Environmental Conservation Commission, looked for years for a solution to the problem. Walka, 69, who had worked for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the 1970s, learned of a line item in the 2021 state budget for DEC g rants for secure U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-com-
pliant drop boxes for prescription controlled and non-controlled substances. He was instrumental in ensuring that Bayville Pharmacy be designated an approved location for a drop box by the DEC, and the box was placed in the pharmacy in January. The initiative has been a success, he said, with over 70 pounds of medical waste collected in less than three months. Walka, who traditionally takes part in a beach cleanup on Earth Day, said three weeks ago that he had come up with another idea for a way to boost residents’ use of the drop box and heighten their environmental awareness. “Not to pooh-pooh a beach cleanup, but the last couple of years on Earth Day, my son and I had trouble finding even bottle Continued on page 7
Suozzi witnesses ‘broken’ system on border trip By lAuRA lANE llane@liherald.com
U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi was among a bipartisan group of members of Congress who spent two days touring the Mexican border this week. Six Democrats and three Republicans, all members of the Problem Solvers Caucus, are working to find a bipartisan solution to immigration issues. Overcrowding at “soft-sided centers” — temporary holding areas with tent-like structures for unaccompanied minors and families hoping to enter the U.S. — is an issue of particular con-
cern. Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove and the caucus’s vice chair, described what he saw at the center in Donna, Texas, as “inhuman,” and added that the “system is broken, and it has been broken for decades.” The lawmakers also visited an outdoor processing area, and met with humanitarian organizations and members of law enforcement. They toured the border by truck and boat, led by border patrol officers and Texas state troopers. At a news conference on Monday, Suozzi said that the U.S. needs a more secure border, which will require more than a wall.
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u.s. REP. tom suozzI “The Rio Grande is not that far across,” he said. “The brush in that area makes it very easy to go undetected. More ports of entry and technology with sensors is needed — a modern solu-
tion to a modern problem.” Suozzi recalled his days as mayor of Glen Cove, when, in 1994, people from Central and South America sat on corners waiting for work. He arranged for an indoor facility, he said, so they could gather safely, and provided opportunities for those who found jobs to learn English.
“That was 27 years ago, and there is still a problem,” he said, referring to issues at the border. “Everyone wants to make this about Trump . . . and Biden. It’s a very complicated problem that requires us to make dramatic changes here in the U.S. and requires the assistance from Continued on page 3
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REP. TOM SUOZZI, third from right, and other members of the Problem Solvers Caucus met with humanitarian organizations, including Catholic Charities, at the Mexican border.
Suozzi envisions an ‘Ellis Island solution’ at border CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Mexico, who have changed some of their policies recently.” Mexico no longer allows children younger than 7 to re-enter the country at the border. So-called “coyotes” — those who smuggle immigrants across the border for a high price — and drug cartels are using children to get people across the border, Suozzi said. “You see an explosion of young children here, and families with young children as well as unaccompanied minors at the soft-sided centers,” Suozzi said. “It’s terrible. I don’t blame anyone but the United States federal government, including Congress. We have failed to address this issue.” He said he understood why people try to enter the U.S. illegally. The ports of entry can process only 40 to 50 people a day, with hundreds of people waiting. The U.S. needs to help Mexico, Suozzi said, and work with the governments of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador so their citizens will want to stay there. “It’s costing us a lot more to not help them,” he
SUOZZI SPOKE WITH members of local law enforcement about immigration issues at the border in Donna, Texas.
reasoned. “There is so much human misery that comes along with this — so many people being exploited by the coyotes.” Suozzi suggested what he calls an “Ellis Island solution.” He would like to see a large processing facility on the American side of the southern border where migrants could have medical exams, be processed and have access to immigration judges who would hear their cases “right then and there.” Suozzi said he was seeking a humane environment. “Eighty to 85 percent of people who apply for asylum are rejected,” he said. “We need cooperation between different agencies and foreign countries. And people in Congress need to have some courage and address this.” He was hopeful, he said, that the Problem Solvers Caucus would develop a report and propose a plan. If 75 percent of caucus members agree — and at least 50 percent of the members from each party, Suozzi said, the plan could be presented to Congress.
The story closer to home Paola Diaz, 52, of Locust Valley, an immigrant from Chile, came to the U.S. in 1991 with the assistance of a “coyote” — an immigrant smuggler. Although now a citizen and working as a clerk and an English as a Second Language instructor at the Locust Valley Library, she said she would never forget how she came to the U.S. Diaz began her odyssey in a Honduran jail cell. It didn’t matter to Honduran border officials that she had a visa. They didn’t believe that the 20-year-old was from Chile, suspecting instead that she was from communist Cuba. She spent 24 hours in the jail with others trying to make their way to the U.S. before a coyote paid off the Hondurans with electric razors. Continuing her three-week journey with the others, she paid a Honduran teenager $50 to lead them through the mountains on the Honduras-Guatemala border. When the group finally arrived at a hotel in Guatemala, they met with the coyote once again, and he made arrangements for their passage to the Guatemala-Mexico border. Diaz’s sister had paid the coyote $4,000 to get her to the U.S. “I know someone who came from Honduras recently with help from a coyote,” Diaz said. “Everything is the same except the price. He had to pay $10,000.” When she asked the man’s aunt how he managed to come up with so much money, she said that family members put in $2,000 each from their savings. “Sometimes you don’t make it to the other side, and get sent back,” Diaz said, shaking her head. “Then you have to pay the coyote again.” She said she would never forget her elation as she crossed the bridge from Tijuana to San Diego on foot. “Every step, I thought I would be stopped and someone would say, ‘You have to go back,’” she recalled. “I wanted to run, but we weren’t allowed. That bridge was a golden gate bridge for me.” Diaz said she supported Rep. Tom Suozzi’s plan for an “Ellis Island solution,” and hoped it would stop coyotes from continuing to take advantage of desperate people. “Ellis Island is my favorite place, because it is magical,” she said. “The people who went there were given a future.” —Laura Lane
Budget adopted by the Oyster Bay-East Norwich schools By LAURA LANE
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The Board of Education at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District adopted a proposed budget of roughly $61.4 million on April 6, an increase of 1.86 percent from last year’s budget. The estimated amount of money that will be needed from taxpayers is 1.4 percent, which is lower than last year’s tax levy. The 2020-21 budget included a 1.53 percent tax levy, which after passage of a transportation proposition in the budget increased to 1.83 percent. It the budget is approved on May 16 residents school taxes will not be raised nearly as high as it was last year. “It’s been an interesting budget process,” Superintendent Dr. Francesco Ianni said. “I am confident that we are presenting a budget that is for the students. It maintains all instructional programs and other programs. It is fiscally responsible.” The district will receive roughly $3.3 million in state aid, $89,157 less than last year. It will also receive $1.1 million from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which must be used by September 2024. The district is waiting for guidance from the state on how these funds can be used. Included in the budget is the hiring of a full time mandarin language teacher and an upgrade of ground equipment. There will be three propositions on the ballot.
Proposed budget Roughly $61.4 million Tax levy Stays within 1.4 percent limit State aid Roughly $3.3 million Federal Covid funding $1.1 million Christina Daly/Herald
IF THE SCHOOL budget passes on May 18 some of Oyster Bay High School’s windows will be replaced.
■ The first is the budget itself. ■ Proposition two is asking residents to allow for use of funds from its Technology Capital Reserves for a technology upgrade not to exceed $225,475. This would cover the replacement of some instructional devices and interactive boards and the purchase of iPads for kindergarteners and Chromebooks for students in seventh grade. This will come at no cost to taxpayers. ■ Proposition three is for the approval of projects that would be funded with Capital Reserve Funds not to exceed $250,000. Ianni said this includes replacing windows and for plastering at the high school and maintenance of the structures at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary and Vernon. This also will come at no cost to taxpayers. Ianni said he is asking the community to spend up to the amounts listed in proposition two and three but both could cost less. The budget vote on May 18, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., will be in person. This year it will be in the Oyster Bay High School chorus room instead of the library. Last day to register to vote is May 13. For further information, call (516) 624-6533.
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The Raynham Hall Museum will host a virtual book launch and lecture in support of author and Bayville resident Bill Bleyer's new book “George Washington's Long Island Spy Ring: A History and Tour Guide,” which will be published May 10. The lecture will start at 7 p.m. on May 3. Attendees will learn the true story of the Culper Spy Ring. History buffs have long been fascinated by the operation of the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution, especially since the airing of the AMC series “Turn.” Over the years, there have been many legends, such as the role played by Anna Strong’s clothesline, and suppositions about how the spies operated to support George Washington’s Continental Army. Bleyer's lecture, “The True Story of the Culper Spy Ring,” separates facts from fiction and details the ingenious operation of the intelligence network that helped the Patriots win the war. Register by visiting www.raynhamhall. org under Events or by visiting www/ raynhamhallmuseum.org/events2/booklaunch-george-washingtons-long-islandspy-ring/.
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Give your hands (and feet) some TLC with this easy DIY hand scrub recipe. Kit with all of the material and recipe/ instructions will be available for pickup in the children’s room. Register through www.oysterbaylibrary.org.
Teens grades 6 and up can play some ice breaker games with friends, spin the wheel to win prizes and exchange ideas about other ways to earn two hours of community service credit through the Glen Cove Library at 7 p.m. Cameras must be turned on in order to share projects. Register at www.glencovelibrary.org. (516) 676-2130.
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Pop-Up Shop in Sea Cliff Salt House, an online boutique run by a Sea Cliff resident specializing in beachinspired apparel and handcrafted home decor, is hosting a pop-up shop at 208 Sea Cliff Ave. from 11 a.m. until dark. www.salthousecompany.com or email Lauren at salthousecompany@gmail.com.
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Virtual Sunday Concert Accomplished entertainer and singer Ron Dester will perform a virtual concert through the Gold Coast Library at 2 p.m. With his wide-ranging list of songs, he can easily field requests from the audience. Participants will enjoy his covers of Billy Joel, the Beatles, Roy Orbison and anywhere in between. The concert will be held via Zoom. Visit www.goldcoastlibrary. org to register. (516) 759-8300.
Sunday, April 18 Sundays with Survivors Join the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County for the next program in this series of virtual presentations by Holocaust Survivors at 1 p.m. In this virtual program, survivor Werner Reich will share information about his pre-war life in Berlin and Yugoslavia, his survival in Auschwitz and his liberation from the camp at Mauthausen. (516) 571-8040.
Monday, April 19 Savvy Sightseer: New Orleans Enigmatic and electrifying are two words that best describe New Orleans. Stroll through one of the many famous above ground cemeteries, learn about the French Quarter and it’s enigmatic connec-
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Reopening of the Sea Cliff Village Museum The Sea Cliff Village Museum will be reopening on April 17 with the “Blooms: The Photography of Eric Kamp” exhibit. The exhibit showcases the flower photographs of the former Sea Cliff photographer, who passed away in 2006. His widow, Ellen Kamp, who died in March 2020, left Kamp’s archive to her niece, Deb Wachtler, who donated the archive to the village. Proceeds from the print sales will benefit St. Luke’s Church, the Sea Cliff Arts Council and the museum, which will be open through June 18 on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesdays from 2 to 5 p.m. (516) 801-3401. tion to the dark arts and much more during this virtual program through the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Library at 10 a.m. Presented by the Savvy Sightseer, Jeanne Schnupp. Register at www.oysterbaylibrary.org for the YouTube link. (516) 922-1212.
Stitches and Stories program Gold Coast Library, 50 Railroad Ave., Glen Head, 2 p.m. This program offers library patrons the opportunity to learn to crochet or knit in a warm, friendly environment. Participants can enjoy the comaraderie while learning a new skill or improving on the skills they already have. They can work on their own or on a group project. (516) 759-8300.
Tuesday, April 20 Schmidlapp Humes Estate Nina Muller of the North Shore Land Alliance will present an overview of the Schmidlapp Humes Estate (a.k.a. the Japanese Stroll Garden) from 1924 through the NSLA’s acquisition from the Humes heirs in 2015 during this virtual lecture through the North Shore Historical Museum at 7 p.m. She will discuss the background of the early landowners and land use as it relates to the history of Oyster Bay and Mill Neck. A $15 payable by check, Venmo (@nshmgc) or Paypal (paypal.me/nshmgc). (516) 801-1191.
2021 North Shore Reads Join the Glen Cove Library at 7 p.m. for the 2021 North Shore Reads, a local celebration of Long Island Reads and National Library Week. This year’s selec-
tion is “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett. Enjoy an evening of lively book discussion and exciting raffle prizes. This entertaining evening has become a popular, annual event for book lovers from eight public libraries, including Bayville, Bryant (Roslyn), Glen Cove, Gold Coast, Locust Valley, Manhasset, Oyster Bay-East Norwich and Sea Cliff. (516) 676-2130.
Woman Who Dressed Hollywood An incredibly successful costume designer with eight Oscars to prove it, Edith Head’s dazzling career continues to inspire new generations of designers. Join educational entertainer Martina Mathisen to discover why Head was the most influential costume designer in Hollywood history during this virtual program through the Bayville Free Library at 7 p.m. Register at www.bayvillefreelibrary.org for the Zoom link. (516) 628-2765.
The City of Glen Cove is seeking applications for lifeguards for the summer. Oyster Bay Harbor spring clean-up will be in TR Park on April 17 at 8 a.m. The Oyster Bay Town Board will hold a meeting on April 20 at 10 a.m. The Glen Cove City Council will hold a pre-council meeting on April 20 at 6:30 p.m. The Village of Sea Cliff Zoning Board of Appeals is meeting is on April 20 at 7 p.m.
Planting Fields Arboretum, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, 10 a.m. This drawing class offers participants an opportunity to combine field ecology and art as they investigate the Great Bird Blind Debate exhibition through guided observation and notational instruction. Instructor Hara Woltz is an artist and scientist who addresses the destruction and conservation of ecological systems through a variety of visual media. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Admission is $42 for members and $55 for non-members. Participants should bring a drawing pad, blue or black pen and colored pencils. (516) 922-9210.
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On Earth Day, a meds-disposal initiative
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beach cleanup where, when we got to a certain caps,” Walka, a semi-retired environmental engineer, spot, we would find lots of plastics from past visisaid. “I wanted to find something that all residents tors.” Membership in the Sustainability Club gives could participate in.” He suggested to the BECC, and then to Bayville him an opportunity, he said, to make his fellow stuMayor Bob De Natale, that the week of Earth Day, dents aware of environmental problems globally April 22, be marked by a collective disposal of pre- and in his hometown. “A lot of people take this scription and over-the-counter drugs at the Bay- seriously,” Richard said. “We send them emails, ville Pharmacy drop box. Everyone he talked to and people come to our meetings.” He has told club members about his father’s said they thought it was a great idea. plans for the Bayville Pharma“You go into your cupboards cy drop box effort on Earth and find the expired medicaDay, and said they seemed tions and pet medications, and excited about it and wanted to instead of throwing it away or get involved. “Having a desigflushing it down the toilet, nated area to drop off the medwhere the chemicals harm the ications is important,” Richard environment, you put it in the Bayville Pharmacy said. “This will keep medicadrop box,” Walka said. “It’s a 253 Bayville Ave. tion out of the ocean and landdifferent way to mark Earth fills. I’ve told the kids to tell (516) 628-3640 Day that could have a signifitheir parents so they drop off cant dividend environmentally the medications.” and be beneficial to the health Michael Hancock, the pharand safety of your home.” macist at Bayville Pharmacy, confirmed that the In Bayville, pharmaceuticals that are thrown away end up in a landfill, and those that are drop box has been a success, and added that he flushed down the toilet are channeled to either a loved the Earth Day idea. “People who come in tell me how happy they are to have the drop box availseptic tank or a cesspool. Walka’s son, Richard Walka Jr., 16, a sophomore able,” he said. “We have a lot of foot traffic here at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, is a member now.” Richard Walka Jr. said he believes that this kind of the school’s Sustainability Club. He said his of education is important. “People don’t underfather had always encouraged his involvement in stand the impact that disposing of medications environmental activities. “As a little boy, I remember Earth Day as being improperly can have now and in the future,” he an important day to keep the Earth clean for future said. “If everyone does this, it will make a big generations,” Richard said. “We usually did a impact.”
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writing and special sections.” The Herald Community Newspapers took home 26 honors in the annual New Special Sections/Niche York Press Association’s Better Newspa- Publication — Newsprint The East Meadow Herald was honored per Contest, which attracted more than 2,400 of entries from 151 newspapers for the Heralds’ K-Kids special section, a across the state this year. The Heralds’ sis- kindergarten yearbook, with photos of ter paper, The Riverdale Press, earned each class from within the East Meadow eight accolades, bringing the total for Rich- School District. Honorees included Karen Bloom, Photo ner Communications Inc. publications to Editor Christina Daly, Rhonda Glickman 34, a record showing. The contest includes both weekly and and Creative Director Jeff Negrin. Judges wrote, “It is visually overwhelmd a i ly n ew s p ap e r s. Aw a rd s we re announced virtually on Zoom Friday. The ing, but given the subject matter, that Heralds earned a variety of awards, seems appropriate.” including both editorial and advertising Best Online Static Ad honors. The Heralds were recognized for an “In a year when trusted local news proved to be more important than ever,” online multiple-ad page called Make Your said Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald House a Home. Jeff Negrin designed the Community Newspapers, “our team once ad, and Sales Director Lori Berger develagain rose to the occasion, providing Long oped the concept. Ju d g e s w r o t e, Island communities “This is one terrific with the information a d — s o m e b o dy they most needed. deserves special recCongratulations to ognition for a great all of our editors, idea extremely well reporters, designers, executed.” account representatives, pressroom staff Spot News and business leadPhotography ers.” The Merrick HerHeralds Executive ald was recognized Editor Scott Brinton for Scott Brinton’s said, “2020 was, no two-pa g e photo doubt, one heck of a spread of the Black difficult year, but the Lives Matter protests Herald team showed in Merrick and Bellincredible grit in putmore last June. ting out top-quality Ju d g e s w r o t e, newspapers, week Brian Stieglitz/Herald “These photos of a after week under the EditOR BRiAN StiEglitz received a Black Lives Matter most difficult of cir- first-place honor for Feature Photo for march capture the cumstances.” this endearing image. determination, ferMichael Bologna, vor and peaceful vice president of operations, added, “When our peers recog- camaraderie of protesters. Unlike many nize excellence in all aspects our organiza- photographers, [Brinton] got into the tion, it really means a lot. I’m proud of our crowds, allowing the faces of participants to tell their story.” entire team.” Here’s a rundown of how the Heralds Best Obituaries did: The Sea Cliff-Glen Head Herald was honored for Associate Editor Mike Conn’s First Place obituaries on teacher Ed Smith and artist Advertising Excellence The Long Beach Herald was recognized Tom Malloy. Judges wrote, “These obituaries immein this very competitive category for a diately transport you to a day in the life of variety of newspapers and special sections a person who has, sadly, died . . . This work that were submitted for the contest. Rhonwas real journalism: interviews, research da Glickman and Karen Bloom coordinate advertising and special sections, respec- and carving out the story with aplomb. tively. Several advertising account execu- Excellent job. “ tives contributed to the win in this category. “Winning first place for Advertising Excellence takes an awesome sales, administration, art and production team,” Rhonda Glickman, the Heralds’ vice president for advertising sales, said. “We won this award together, and I couldn’t be prouder.” Judges wrote, “This publication does a great job of coordinating the advertising with the editorial; the two complemented each other both in layout and design. There are also many unique forms of advertising happening in this publication, including premium placements, advertorials that are designed with strong copy
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The East Meadow Herald was honored for a front-page photo taken by Brian Stieglitz last March of 3-year-old Ropper Thompson dueling with balloon swords with cook Steve LaSala at an East Meadow Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast. Stieglitz was then the East Meadow editor, and is now the editor of the Wantagh and Seaford Heralds. Judges wrote, “Runaway winner for the division. Great moment found at an event. Love the face reaction.”
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HERAldS ExEcutivE EditOR Scott Brinton earned first place for Spot News Photography for his photo essay on the Black Lives Matter protests in Merrick last June.
Second Place Feature Story: Nakeem Grant, Malverne-West Hempstead Herald Best House Ad: Jeff Negrin, Wantagh Herald Best Headlines: Alyssa Seidman, Bellmore Herald
News Story: Mike Smollins, LynbrookEast Rockaway Herald Best Large Space Ad: Mona Waitzman, Sea Cliff/Glen Cove Herald Best Online Static Ad: Craig White, Glen Cove Herald
third Place Sports Action Photo: Brian Ballweg, Glen Cove Herald Best Column: Scott Brinton, Merrick Herald Best Editorials: Scott Brinton, Merrick Herald Spot News Coverage: Scott Brinton, Bridget Downes Andrew Garcia, Ronny Reyes, Alyssa Seidman, Darwin Yanes, Merrick Herald
Feature Photo: Christina Daly, Long Beach Herald Graphic Illustration: Christina Daly, Oyster Bay Herald Best Online Static Ad: Craig White, Oceanside-Island Park Herald
Honorable Mention Rookie Reporter of the Year: Jennifer Corr, Glen Cove Herald Sports Feature Photo: Anthony Hughes, Oyster Bay Herald Sports Action Photo: Anthony Hughes, Rockville Centre Herald
Coverage of Local Government: Laura Lane, Oyster Bay Herald Best Large Space Ad: Jeff Negrin, Seaford Herald Sports Action Photo: Jeff Wilson, Baldwin Herald
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WHAT’S UP NEXT DOOR AND AROUND THE CORNER
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EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATE Spencer Lane, right, told Will Buckley, left, and Alex Carl which area to work on next.
IT WAS NOT easy for anyone, including Kevin Carl, to take out some of the weeds since they have been there for years.
Clearing the meadow, making Teddy proud
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n overgrown meadow at the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center is in the process of getting a facelift, thanks to the efforts of Boy Scout Spencer Lane, from Port Washington’s Troop 7, who is pursuing his Eagle Scout project. He led his crew of enthusiastic volunteers in the clearing of the weed-ridden meadow on March 27. “At one time this was a beautiful meadow,” said Julie Nelson, the sanctuary’s education manager. “This would be an
KEVIN CARL, LEFT, and Aidan Thomas took turns trying to rip one of the large weeds out.
expensive project for us to get done. We depend a lot on the scouts.” Now that the first phase of Lane's project is complete — the removal of all of the weeds — the meadow is ready for planting native grasses and flowers. The main aspects of Lane’s project, conservation and education, are key components in the sanctuary’s mission — to connect people with nature, while promoting a sense of environmental stewardship through natural science and educational programs.
MATT MORONEY HAULED away some of the weeds.
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HERALD Covid-19 LIBRARIANS ANN DIPIETRO
KATHIE FLYNN
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n many ways, it’s changed, and in some ways, interestingly, parts of it have been better. We have not been able to do many of the projects that we used to do inside the library, but because of the pandemic, we’ve almost stumbled upon our outdoor space. So our story hours, which we have had inside the building for decades, we’ve been having totally outside. We’ve had 10 story hours a week so we can keep them small, all outside, whatever the weather, as long as it’s not snowing or raining. It opened up a whole new world for us because we had the children experience nature. It’s such a strange thing to say, but we would talk about the weather, about things growing outside that would change, how the seasons change, and we would take that as part of our story time.
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The other piece is that we discovered Zoom. After everything shut down on March 16, we began a virtual story hour every day, seven days a week, and we’re continuing it even though we’re doing our outdoor story time as well. One of the head of the libraries in Nassau’s children’s services, Renee McGrath, said at one point that if you have anything you’ve been saving or you’ve been planning for a rainy day, that day has arrived. If there is anything you can do to make the lives of children and parents sweeter, this is the moment. I feel that we were able to provide and we continue to provide something that made the lives of the children and the adults in Sea Cliff a little better than they might have been if we weren’t here.
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he past year has been a tremendous challenge. The library was closed for three months, and then we reopened with curbside service and offered as many services as we could without allowing people into the building: copying, faxing, printing, putting books on hold, ordering books from other libraries, putting crafts together for the kids so they could pick them up and make the crafts on Zoom the next day. We started a YouTube channel so we could record story times and other programs. We had a lot of classes here that we were able to continue online, including courses on learning English, how to get jobs, and becoming a U.S. citizen, and we’ve had another five or six people become U.S. citizens during the pandemic. The number of patrons using
e-books and audiobooks has just gone through the roof, which is nice to see. People are still reading and listening to books. We opened the building on Sept. 1. We used to have every table and chair filled in this place in the afternoon with students, teachers and kids, and unfortunately we can’t have that anymore. For me, it’s just a little bit weird having it so quiet in the library. The only thing we really don’t have now is live programming, but we’ve gotten tremendous turnout for some of our programs. We recently had an author from Australia do a presentation on Zoom, so it opened up a few other things for us, which is nice. It’s not quite the same as in-person, but it’s what we can do for now.
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THEIR FRONT-LINE STORIES IN THEIR OWN WORDS KELLY RECHSTEINER
DIX HILLS Library DIrector, Locust Valley Library Locust Valley
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e always keep safety in mind, so a sneeze guard was put up to protect the staff, and we continue to sanitize materials by quarantining them for a few days. This probably is not necessary at this point, but we are continuing to quarantine. We have been doing this for a year. It was surprising when we had to close, and I thought at the time that in a couple of weeks we would be fine, but that was not the case. We shifted gears immediately, starting programs on Zoom and chat references. We focused on how we could extend services if you can’t be there. I was trying to keep up with the governor’s executive orders, which were coming out fast and furious. And we didn’t know as libraries where we fell in the categories. We
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KATHY SMITH
SEA CLIFF Community Relations Librarian, North Merrick Public Library
are like a grocery store in a sense, but people bring things back. Nassau Library Systems coordinated everything. We offered curbside pickup, which we still do. When the weather was nice, we had socially distanced music programs on the lawn, which were well attended because people were stir crazy. Our virtual programs were well attended too. After this is over, we will continue to do curbside pickup and have some programs stay virtual because it might be more convenient. Also, it will help with a scheduling issue. We could have a virtual event at the same time as an in person event. So Covid has opened up some possibilities for us.
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I’ve been here for 17 years. It has definitely been an experience to work through this past year. We’ve been lucky because our hours have remained the same. Some libraries have shortened hours, but we’re able to keep ours open for the public, and that allows us to do the regular programming. But mostly everything has been virtual. We’ve been able to offer our exercise programs for seniors, which ares really popular. Throughout the entire pandemic they have been on Zoom in those classes every week, and 30 to 40 people show up. For the teens, we’ve been doing a lot of take-and-make crafts; right now we have a Hobbit craft. I like to do crafty stuff, so it’s been fun. We’ve also been teaming up with the Bellmore, North Bellmore and Merrick libraries
to have our LIT nights, which stands for Libraries Ignite Teens. We’ve always done that, but we continued and expanded on the program. They’ll do things like virtual trivia nights. and they rotate who hosts them. It’s been very challenging for the teens. So many teens are in need of community service for Honor Society and religious programming, so we’ve been trying to maintain that virtually. They're dying to come back here, because everything has been virtual. I really feel we’ve been lucky at this library. All the patrons that come have been very respectful of the mask-wearing and the social distancing. People are definitely using the library. I believe our circulation is up in all departments. When you’re in a pandemic, you might as well read a book.
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THE LOCUST VALLEY Middle School sixth-grade orchestra practices under the direction of music subject matter coordinator AnnMarie Buonaspina.
Best Community for Music Education — LVCSD in providing music access and education to all students. The NAMM Foundation advances active participation in music making throughout one’s life by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs.
NEWS BRIEFS Friends of the Bay Speaker Series explores 'Turning Brown Tide Blue' “Restoring Shellfish: Tur ning Brown Tide Blue” with Dr. Ellen Pikitch will be the next lecture in Friends of the Bay’s Speaker Series on April 28 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The presentation will focus on using natural solutions for deteriorating water quality conditions, including harmful algal blooms. Pikitch is an Endowed Professor of Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. For the past 10 years, she has helped lead the Shinnecock Bay Restoration Project, which began in response to deteriorating environmental conditions in Shinnecock Bay. Scientists and students are aiming to reduce the occurrence of harmful algal blooms and increase shellfish populations, ultimately to restore the nutrient balance and enrich the diversity of plants and animals living in the bay by increasing the natural filtration capacity of the bay. They are planting millions of adult hard clams and building new oyster reefs. They are also seeding new eelgrass beds and experimenting with how macroalgae harvesting can
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DR. ELLEN PIKITCH will focus on using natural solutions for deteriorating water quality conditions during her lecture. reduce nitrogen levels in the water. The event is free and open to the public. To register, visit www.flipcause. com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTExODIw.
Marking ancient civilizations Dressed as Egyptian pharaohs and queens, Greek gods and goddesses, Chinese philosophers and other ancient historical figures, sixth-graders at James H. Vernon School celebrated a living history of ancient civilizations after weeks of studying the topic in their classrooms and working on independent research projects at home. Students developed research papers and supported them with models of Egyptian pyramids, sphinxes, hieroglyphics and tombs, Greek buildings such as the Parthenon and the Acropolis and ancient
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Chinese palaces, among many others. They designed posters describing ancient inventions, famous landmarks and important people in history. They also created digital presentations on their laptops. According to principal Dr. Valerie Vacchio, the ancient civilizations celebration is one of the highlights of the sixth grade curriculum. "It's an opportunity to bring to life the learning that's taking place in the classroom while providing a meaningful and memorable experience for students," she said. Courtesy Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a regular meeting held on the 7th day of April, the Board of Commissioners of the Jericho Water District duly adopted a resolution, an abstract of which follows, which resolution is subject to a permissive referendum pursuant to Town Law Article 7: RESOLUTION authorizing the Treasurer to appropriate funds from the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund for the purpose of funding engineering for the design of electrical improvements at the Juneau Pump Station, in the amount of $110,000.00. Dated: April 16, 2021 James Asmus, Commissioner Secretary of the Jericho Water District 125550
LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA DE PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN ANUAL DE DISTRITO, DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE COLD SPRING HARBOR, PUEBLOS DE HUNTINGTON, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK Y OYSTER BAY, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que la audiencia anual de presupuesto del Distrito Escolar Central de Cold Spring Harbor, las ciudades de Huntington, el condado de Suffolk y Oyster Bay, el condado de Nassau, NY se llevará a cabo de forma remotamente y se transmitirá en vivo en el sitio web del distrito en www.csh.k12.ny.us el martes 11 de mayo de 2021 a las 8:00 p.m. para: 1.Discusión del presupuesto para el año escolar 2021-2022 2. Cualquier otro negocio que esté autorizado por la Ley de Educación. POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que la votación sobre el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar y la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de Cold Spring Harbor se llevará a cabo en Cold Spring Harbor Junior/Senior High School Field House el martes 18 de mayo de 2021 entre las 6:00 am y las 10:00 pm La votación se realizará mediante boleta en máquinas de votación. Las formas de proposiciones serán las siguientes: PROPUESTA NO. 1 Presupuesto SE RESUELVE, que se aprobará el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar propuesto por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con la Sección 1716 de la Ley de Educación. PROPUESTA NO. 2 CONSIDERANDO que, el 19 de noviembre de 2019, los votantes del Distrito Escolar Central de Cold
Spring Harbor, en los condados de Nassau y Suffolk, Nueva York (el “Distrito”) aprobaron el gasto de no exceder los $ 34,425,000 para la construcción de mejoras y reconstrucción de la escuela. Edificios e instalaciones del distrito, incluidas mejoras en el sitio y el campo deportivo, mobiliario original, equipo, maquinaria, aparatos, accesorios y mejoras y gastos incidentales en relación con los mismos (“Proyecto”); el gasto de $ 1,225,000 Fondos de Reserva de Capital para pagar una parte del costo del Proyecto; y la emisión de bonos que no excedan de $ 33,200,000 para pagar el saldo del costo del Proyecto y la recaudación de un impuesto en cuotas para pagar dichos bonos y los intereses de los mismos; y POR CUANTO, la Junta de Educación anticipa que habrá fondos disponibles de operaciones actuales o futuras y que puede ser en el mejor interés del Distrito utilizar dichos fondos para pagar una parte del costo de dicho Proyecto; Ahora, por lo tanto, RESUELVE: Que cualquier fondo adicional del Distrito Escolar Central de Cold Spring Harbor, en los Condados de Nassau y Suffolk, Nueva York, que esté disponible de las operaciones en el año fiscal actual o cualquier año fiscal subsiguiente, por la presente se autoriza, a discreción de la Junta de Educación, que se gastará para el Proyecto, y compensará y reducirá la cantidad de impuestos autorizados a cobrar y la cantidad de bonos autorizados a emitirse para los mismos. ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO de que una copia de la declaración de gastos estimados para el año escolar 2021-2022, junto con el texto de cualquier resolución que se presentará a los votantes, puede ser obtenida por cualquier residente del distrito en cada escuela en el distrito, todos los días excepto los sábados y domingos y en el sitio web del distrito en w w w. c s h . k 1 2 . n y. u s , durante los catorce días antes de la elección anual y la votación del presupuesto entre las 9:00 am y las 4:00 pm ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO de que, de conformidad con la §495 de la Ley de impuestos sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria, el Distrito debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor total de tasación en la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la
autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas.
ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-d, cualquier persona que preste servicio en las fuerzas armadas, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en las próximas elecciones del distrito escolar. Un votante militar que sea un votante calificado del distrito escolar puede obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con el secretario del distrito, James Stucchio, a la atención de: Lisa Spahn por teléfono (631-367-5907), fax (631-367-5998), correo electrónico (lspahn@csh.k12.ny.us), por correo (75 Goose Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724), o en persona (durante el horario regular de oficina o entre las 8:30 y las 4:00). Un votante militar que esté debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando un formulario de solicitud al secretario de distrito. Las solicitudes completadas deben entregarse personalmente o enviarse por correo al secretario del distrito y recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 22 de abril de 2021. Las boletas militares deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 18 de mayo de 2021 si está firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo de este con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección, o no posterior al cierre de las urnas el 18 de mayo de 2021 si tiene matasellos o endiosamiento de una agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Un votante militar puede designar una preferencia para recibir un formulario de registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en la solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO que las peticiones que nominan candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación pueden presentarse en la Oficina del secretario del Distrito durante el horario comercial habitual, entre las 9:00 am y las 5:00 pm, a más tardar el 19 de abril de 2021. Los dos términos de tres años (es decir, del 1 de julio de 2021 al 30 de junio de 2024) deben elegirse. Las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se harán mediante petición
suscrita por lo menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito. Dicha petición deberá indicar la residencia de cada firmante y deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato. La Junta Directiva de Educación puede rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara que no está dispuesto a servir. Los dos candidatos que obtengan el mayor número de votos serán considerados elegidos para el cargo. Cuando los periodos sean de diferente duración, el candidato que obtenga la mayor cantidad de votos será elegido para el cargo más largo. ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO de que de conformidad con la §2014 de la Ley de Educación, se requiere el registro personal de votantes y ninguna persona tendrá derecho a votar en dicha reunión y elección cuyo nombre no aparezca en el registro de dicho distrito escolar a menos que esté registrado de acuerdo con §352 de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York.
ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO de que todos los votantes calificados que estén registrados y que hayan votado en cualquier elección general o escolar a partir del 1 de enero de 2017 no están obligados a registrarse en la Junta de Registro para esta reunion. ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO de que la Junta de Registro se reunirá para preparar el registro del Distrito Escolar en el Centro Comunitario de Cold Spring Harbor el miércoles 12 de mayo de 2021 de 9:00 a.m. a 9:00 p.m., momento en el cual los nuevos votantes pueden registrarse. Los residentes también pueden registrarse en la Oficina del Distrito cualquier día hasta el 12 de mayo de 2021 entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., excepto los sábados, domingos o vacaciones escolares, en las horas en que los edificios escolares están abiertos. Cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que se coloque su nombre en dicho registro siempre y cuando en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o en el futuro. la reunión escolar o elección para la cual se prepara dicho registro. Dicho registro se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito el jueves 13 de mayo de 2021 y estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante calificado del distrito todos los días excepto el domingo y el día de la elección, entre las 9 am y las 4 pm, y el sábado
entre las 9 y las 12 del mediodía. ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO, que las solicitudes de boletas de ausentes para la elección de los miembros de la junta escolar y para votar sobre el presupuesto escolar deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta electoral del estado y pueden obtenerse visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York. (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s /absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), o comunicándose con el secretario del distrito, James Stucchio, a la atención de: Lisa Spahn por teléfono (631-367-5907), fax (631-367-5998), correo electrónico (lspahn@csh.k12.ny.us). Las solicitudes completas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al solicitante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a su agente designado. El secretario de distrito no aceptará solicitudes de boleta de voto ausente antes del 19 de abril de 2021. Las solicitudes de boletas de voto ausente están disponibles en la oficina del secretario de distrito. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les habrá emitido boletas de voto ausente estará disponible en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al día de la elección, excepto los domingos, y los sábados entre las 9 a.m. y las 12 del mediodía. ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO de que la Junta de Educación se designará a sí misma o a los empleados que considere apropiados como un grupo de secretarios electorales para emitir y escrudiñar los votos y certificar los resultados de la elección del 18 de mayo de 2021 dentro de los diez días posteriores a dicha elección. de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2019-a.2. b. Fecha: 9 de marzo de 2021 POR ORDEN DEL CONSEJO DE Cold Spring Harbor, NY EDUCACIÓN, COLD SPRING HARBOR DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL, PUEBLOS DE HUNTINGTON, SUFFOLK CONDADO Y OYSTER BAY, NASSAU CONDADO, N.Y. James J. Stucchio Secretario de distrito 125556 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com
LEGAL NOTICE AMENDED NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY TO BE HELD ON MAY 18, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District will be held in the music wing of the Oyster Bay High School, located at East Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM for the following purposes: 1.To vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District for the school year beginning July 1, 2021 which shall be identified on the ballot as Proposition No. 1. 2.To vote on the following propositions: PROPOSITION NO.2 (Technology Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure): RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District (“District”) is hereby authorized to appropriate and expend up to $225,475 from the Technology Capital Reserve Fund established on May 15, 2018 for the purpose of performing the following projects: purchase of iPads (Kindergarten) and Chromebooks (7th grade); purchase of instructional devices and purchase of interactive boards, all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the detailed costs of the components of the Projects and Purchases as set forth in the report may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the Projects and Purchases. PROPOSITION NO.3 (Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure): RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay East Norwich Central School District be authorized to expend: (a) $250,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 16, 2006 and amended on May 17, 2011 and May 21, 2013 and May 16, 2017 for the purpose of performing the following projects: ceiling and wall plaster renovation at Oyster Bay High School; renovation of windows at
Oyster Bay High School; installation of casework at Vernon Elementary School; installation of casework at Roosevelt Elementary School; and replacement of hot water heater at Roosevelt Elementary School; all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the detailed costs of the components of the Projects and Purchases as set forth in the report may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the Project and Purchases. 3.To elect one member of the Board of Education for a term of four (4) years beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2025 and one member of the Board of Education for a term beginning May 18, 2021 and ending June 30, 2025. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the public budget hearing for the purpose of discussing the proposed budget of expenditure of funds for the school year 2021-2022 will be held May 4, 2021 at 7:30 PM in the Oyster Bay High School Library or remotely, if legally permissible. The condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2021-2022 for school purposes, specifying the purposes and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available, upon request, to any resident in the district at each school house in the District between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM during the period of the 14 days immediately preceding said election for May 18, 2021, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and at such annual election. Notice is further given that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative
impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the Annual Election of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library will be held in the music wing of the Oyster Bay High School, located at 150 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM for the following purposes: 1.To vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the Public Library for the school year beginning July 1, 2021. 2.To elect one member of the Board of Library Trustees for a term of five (5) years beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2026. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the copies of the proposed library budget will be made available, upon request, to any resident at the Reference Desk of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, located at 89 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York between the hours of 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and from 1:00 to 4:00 PM during the period of the 14 days immediately preceding said election of May 18, 2021, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and at such annual election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the voting shall be on voting machines as provided by the Education Law and the polls will remain open from 7:00 AM until 9:00 PM and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. The District Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to have the necessary ballot labels printed for said voting machines in the form corresponding as nearly as may be with the requirements of the Education Law. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the nominations for the Board of Education members and Board of Library trustee shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, and filed with the District Clerk, Administration Building, 1 McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, New York, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM no later than Monday, April 19, 2021, and between the hours of 8:00AM and 5:00 PM on April 19, 2021. Such petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. For the Board of Education, the two candidates receiving the
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greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to the office. The candidate receiving the most votes will be elected to the longer term. For the Library, the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to the office. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his or her unwillingness to serve. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the registration of the qualified voters of this District for said annual District election is permitted in the District Clerk’s Office, located in the Administration Building, 1 McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, New York, during the hours of 8:00AM and 12:00 PM and from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, up to and including May 13, 2021. Registration shall also take place at the James H. Vernon School, 880 Oyster Bay Road, East Norwich, New York, and the Theodore Roosevelt School, 150 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM and from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, up to and including May 13, 2021. A register will be prepared and will be filed in the District Clerk’s Office and such register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, by appointment only on Saturday, May 15, 2021; and at each polling place on election day. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include: (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; (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 four calendar years (2017-2020) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration will further meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Meeting on May 18, 2021 for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 18, 2021. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER
NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election and for the library trustee election may be applied for at the District Clerk’s Office. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s Office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday. Eligibility to vote by absentee ballot will be determined in accordance with the provisions of New York State Education Law §2018-a. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms (the latter of which is to be delivered only by mail or in person) must be received in the Office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special
meeting thereof within 24 hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot, at the lobby of the gymnasium of Oyster Bay High School for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law §2019-a(2b) at said special meeting of the Board. Dated: March 9, 2021 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK DARLENE DOLAN DISTRICT CLERK 125545
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION, COLD SPRING HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWNS OF HUNTINGTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY AND OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual budget hearing of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District, Towns of Huntington, Suffolk County and Oyster Bay, Nassau County, NY will be conducted remotely and livestreamed on the District website at www.csh.k12.ny.us on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. for: 1.Discussion of the budget for school year 2021-2022 2.Such further business as is authorized by the Education Law. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that voting on the School District budget and election of members of the Board of Education of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District will take place at the Cold Spring Harbor Junior/Senior High School Field House on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Voting will be by ballot on voting machines. Forms of propositions will be as follows: PROPOSITION NO. 1 Budget RESOLVED, that the School District budget proposed by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 1716 of the Education Law shall be approved. PROPOSITION NO. 2 WHEREAS, on November 19, 2019, the voters of Cold Spring Harbor Central School District, in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York (the “District”) approved the expenditure of not to exceed $34,425,000 for
the construction of improvements to and reconstruction of School District buildings and facilities, including site and athletic field improvements, original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith (“Project”); the expenditure of $1,225,000 Capital Reserve Funds to pay a portion of the cost of the Project; and the issuance of not to exceed $33,200,000 bonds to pay the balance of the cost of the Project and the levy of a tax in installments to pay said bonds and the interest thereon; and WHEREAS, the Board of Education anticipates that there will be available funds from current or future operations and that it may be in the best interest of the District to use such funds to pay a portion of the cost of said Project; Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That any additional funds of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District, in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York, that become available from operations in the current or any subsequent fiscal year are hereby authorized, at the discretion of the Board of Education, to be expended for the Project, and shall offset and reduce the amount of taxes authorized to be levied and the amount of bonds authorized to be issued therefor. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statement of estimated expenses for the school year 2021-2022, together with the text of any resolution which will be presented to the voters, may be obtained by any resident in the district at each school house in the district, daily except Saturday and Sunday and on the district website at w w w. c s h . k 1 2 . n y. u s , during the fourteen days prior to the annual election and budget vote between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to §495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of
taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the school district may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk, James Stucchio, attn: Lisa Spahn by telephone (631-367-5907), facsimile (631-367-5998), email (lspahn@csh.k12.ny.us), mail (75 Goose Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724), or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 8:30 - 4:00). A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application form from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 18, 2021 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for office of member of the Board of Education may be filed in the District Clerk’s Office during regular business hours, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., no later than April 19, 2021. Two three-year terms (i.e., July 1, 2021-June 30, 2024) are to be filled. Nominations for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District. Such petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his or her unwillingness to serve. The two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to office. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the
highest vote shall be elected to the longest term. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required and no person shall be entitled to vote at said meeting and election whose name does not appear on the register of said school district unless registered in accordance with §352 of the Election Law of the State of New York. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all qualified voters who are registered and voted in any general or school election on or after January 1, 2017 are not required to register with the Board of Registration for this meeting. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration shall meet to prepare the register of the School District at the Cold Spring Harbor Community Center on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., at which time new voters may register. Residents may also register at the District Office any day until May 12, 2021 between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday or school vacations, at such times when school facilities are open. Any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such register is prepared. Said register shall be filed in the District Clerk’s Office on Thursday, May 13, 2021, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district daily except Sunday, and the day of the election, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for election of school board members and for voting on the school budget are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk, James Stucchio, Attn: Lisa Spahn by telephone
(631-367-5907), facsimile (631-367-5998), email (lspahn@csh.k12.ny.us). Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 19, 2021. Applications for absentee ballots are available at the District Clerk’s Office. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the said District Clerk’s Office on each of the five days prior to the day of election except Sundays, and on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Education shall designate itself or such of its employees as it shall deem appropriate as a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots and certify the results of the May 18, 2021 election within ten days of such election pursuant to Education Law §2019-a.2.b. Dated: March 9, 2021 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF Cold Spring Harbor, NY EDUCATION, COLD SPRING HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWNS OF HUNTINGTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, AND OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. James J. Stucchio District Clerk 125555 LEGAL NOTICE AVISO ENMENDADO DE AUDIENCIA PRESUPUESTARIA Y ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO DE MIEMBROS DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH Y LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE OYSTER BAY- EAST NORWICH 18 DE MAYO DE 2021 POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO que la Elección Anual del Distrito Escolar Central de Oyster BayEast Norwich se llevará a cabo en el ala de música de la Oyster Bay High School, ubicada en East Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, el martes 18 de mayo del 2021 entre las 7:00 AM y las 9:00 PM para los siguientes propósitos: 1.Votar sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cumplir con los gastos estimados del Distrito para el año escolar que comienza el 1 de julio del 2021, los cuales se identificarán en la boleta como Proposición Núm. 1.
2.Votar las siguientes proposiciones: PROPOSICIÓN N ° 2 (Gastos del Fondo de Reserva de Capital Tecnológico): SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de Oyster Bay-East Norwich (“Distrito”) está autorizada a asignar y gastar hasta $225,475 del Fondo de Reserva de Capital Tecnológico establecido el 15 de mayo de 2018 con el propósito de realizar el siguientes proyectos: compra de iPads (Kindergarten) y Chromebooks (7mo grado); compra de dispositivos de instrucción y compra de pizarrones interactivos, todo lo anterior para incluir toda la mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos incidentales relacionados con los mismos y con el financiamiento de los mismos; siempre que los costos detallados de los componentes de los Proyectos y Compras como se establece en el informe se puedan reasignar entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y no se hará ningún cambio material en el ámbito de los Proyectos y Compras. PROPOSICIÓN N ° 3 (Gastos del Fondo de Reserva de Capital): SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de Oyster Bay East Norwich sea autorizada a gastar: (a) $250,000 del Fondo de Reserva de Capital establecido el 16 de mayo del 2006 y enmendado el 17 de mayo del 2011 y el 21 de mayo de 2013 y 16 de mayo del 2017 con el propósito de realizar los siguientes proyectos: renovación de yeso de techo y pared en la Oyster Bay High School; renovación de ventanas en Oyster Bay High School; instalación de trabajo de casos en la escuela primaria Vernon; instalación de trabajo de casos en la Roosevelt Elementary School; y reemplazo del calentador de agua en la Roosevelt Elementary School; todo lo anterior para incluir toda la mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos incidentales relacionados con los mismos, así como los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales a los mismos y al financiamiento de los mismos; siempre que los costos detallados de los componentes de los Proyectos y Compras como se establece en el informe se puedan reasignar entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito y no se hará ningún cambio material en el alcance del Proyecto y Compras.
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3.Elegir un miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de cuatro (4) años que comienza el 1 de julio del 2021 y termina el 30 de junio del 2025 y un miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período que comienza el 18 de mayo del 2021 y termina en junio 30 del 2025. POR FAVOR TOME AVISO ADICIONAL, que la audiencia de presupuesto público con el propósito de discutir el presupuesto propuesto de gastos de fondos para el año escolar 2021-2022 se llevará a cabo el 4 de mayo de 2021 a las 7:30 p.m. en la biblioteca de la Oyster Bay High School o de forma remota , si está legalmente permitido. La forma condensada de la proposición de proposiciónes y el texto de todas las demás propuestas que aparecerán en la máquina de votación y una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2021-2022 para propósitos escolares, especificando los propósitos y Se preparará el monto de cada uno y se pondrán a disposición copias del mismo, previa solicitud, a cualquier residente del distrito en cada escuela del Distrito entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. durante el período de la 14 días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha elección para el 18 de mayo del 2021, excluyendo sábados, domingos y días feriados, y en dicha elección anual. Además, se notifica que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de impuestos sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria, el Distrito debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor total de tasación en la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará la impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. POR FAVOR TOME AVISO ADICIONAL, que la Elección Anual de la Biblioteca Pública de Oyster Bay-East Norwich se llevará a cabo en el ala de música de la Oyster Bay High School, ubicada en 150 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, el martes 18 de mayo. , 2021 entre las 7:00 AM y las 9:00 PM para los siguientes propósitos: 1.Votar sobre la asignación de los fondos
necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados de la Biblioteca Pública para el año escolar que comienza el 1 de julio del 2021. 2.Elegir a un miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca por un período de cinco (5) años a partir del 1 de julio del 2021 y hasta el 30 de junio del 2026. POR FAVOR TOME AVISO ADICIONAL, que las copias del presupuesto propuesto de la biblioteca estarán disponibles, a pedido, para cualquier residente en el Mostrador de Referencia de la Biblioteca Pública de Oyster Bay-East Norwich, ubicada en 89 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York en el horario de 10:00 a.m. a 12:00 del mediodía y de 1:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. durante el período de los 14 días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha elección del 18 de mayo del 2021, excluyendo sábados, domingos y días feriados, y en tales elección anual. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que la votación se realizará en máquinas de votación según lo dispuesto por la Ley de Educación y las urnas permanecerán abiertas desde las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 9:00 p.m. y tanto tiempo como sea necesario para permitir que los votantes presentes en ese momento emitan sus papeletas. Por la presente se autoriza y ordena a la Secretaria de Distrito que imprima las etiquetas de boleta necesarias para dichas máquinas de votación en la forma que corresponda tanto como sea posible con los requisitos de la Ley de Educación. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que las nominaciones para los miembros de la Junta de Educación y el fideicomisario de la Junta de la Biblioteca se harán mediante una petición suscrita por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito y presentada ante la Secretaria del Distrito, Edificio de la Administración, 1 McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, entre las 8:00 a.m. Y las 4:00 p.m. A más tardar el lunes 19 de abril del 2021 y entre las 8:00 a.m. Y las 5:00 p.m. El 19 de abril del 2021. Dicha petición deberá indicar la residencia de cada firmante e indicará el nombre y la residencia del candidato. Para la Junta de Educación, los dos candidatos que reciban el mayor número de votos serán considerados elegidos para el cargo. El candidato que reciba la mayor cantidad de votos será elegido para el período más largo. Para la Biblioteca, se considerará electo para el cargo el candidato que obtenga el mayor número de votos. La Junta de Educación puede rechazar
una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara que no está dispuesto a servir. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que la inscripción de los votantes calificados de este Distrito para dicha elección anual del Distrito está permitida en la Oficina de la Secretaria de Distrito, ubicada en el Edificio de Administración, 1 McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, durante el horario de las 8:00 a.m. y 12:00 p.m. y de 1:00 p.m. a 4:00 p.m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el 13 de mayo del 2021. La inscripción también se realizará en la escuela James H. Vernon, 880 Oyster Bay Road, East Norwich, Nueva York, y Theodore Roosevelt School, 150 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, entre las 8:00 a.m. Y las 12:00 p.m. Y de 1:00 p.m. A 4:00 p.m., De lunes a viernes, hasta el 13 de mayo del 2021. Se preparará un registro y se archivará en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito y dicho registro estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado lo inspeccione entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. de los cinco días anteriores al día fijado para la elección, excepto el domingo, con cita previa solo el sábado 15 de mayo, 2021; y en cada lugar de votación el día de las elecciones. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que el registro incluirá: (1) todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se presentarán personalmente para el registro; (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 conducida en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro años ( 2017-2020) antes de la elaboración de dicho registro; y (3) votantes registrados permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que la Junta de Registro se reunirá durante las horas de votación en la Reunión Anual del Distrito el 18 de mayo de 2021 con el propósito de preparar un registro para las reuniones o elecciones del Distrito que se celebrarán después del 18 de mayo de 2021. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que las solicitudes de boletas de voto ausente para la elección del distrito escolar y para la elección del administrador de la biblioteca se pueden solicitar en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito. La Secretaria de distrito debe recibir las
solicitudes para boletas de voto ausente no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Además, dicha solicitud debe ser recibida por la Secretaria de distrito al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta debe entregarse personalmente al votante oa su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna de una boleta de voto ausente enviada por correo, la Secretaria de distrito enviará la boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrá emitido boletas de voto ausente estará disponible en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito en cada uno de los cinco días antes de la elección, excepto el domingo. La elegibilidad para votar mediante boleta de voto ausente se determinará de acuerdo con las disposiciones de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York §2018-a. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta militar (el último de los cuales debe entregarse solo por correo o en persona) deben recibirse en la Oficina de la Secretaria del distrito escolar a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 22 de abril del 2021. No se registrará ninguna boleta militar a menos que (1) se reciba en la Oficina de la Secretaria de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o de un país extranjero servicio postal, o mostrando un endoso fechado de recibo de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibido por la Oficina de la Secretaria de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de la elección y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se asocia como no posterior al día anterior a la elección. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL
de que esta Junta convocará una reunión especial de la misma dentro de las 24 horas posteriores a la presentación ante la Secretaria del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la boleta, en el vestíbulo del gimnasio de la Oyster Bay High School con el propósito de examinar y tabular dichos informes del resultado de la votación y declarar el resultado de la votación; que la Junta se designa a sí misma como un grupo de Secretarios electorales para emitir y escrutar los votos de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2019-a (2b) en dicha reunión especial de la Junta. Fecha: Marzo 9, 2021 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN, DISTRITO CENTRAL DE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK DARLENE DOLAN SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 125547 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com
LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a license, number PENDING for beer, wine and cider has been applied for by the Bridge Marine Al Fresco, LLC d/b/a The Clam Bar at Bridge Marine to sell beer, wine and cider at retail in a seaside restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 40 Ludlam Avenue, Bayville (Nassau Co.), NY for on premises consumption. Bridge Marine Al Fresco, LLC d/b/a The Clam Bar at Bridge Marine 125551 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Project Recruit LLC, a domestic LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 1/19/21 with an Office located in the County of Nassau. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC at 110 Yorkshire Drive East Norwich New York. Purpose: Any lawful purpose or activity. 125045 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 18th day of February 2021 bearing the index number 000094-21, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Sebastian Rodriguez. My present address is 58 Burtis Ave, Oyster Bay NY 11771. The date of my
birth is May 29th, 2000; the place of birth is Glen Cove, New York; the present name is Jaime Sebastian Rodriguez. 125511 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that commencing on May 5, 2021, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by May 3rd , 2021 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount y n y. g o v / 5 2 6 / C o u n t y Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an inperson auction shall be held, same will commence on the 5th day of May 2021 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer. A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucounty ny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/32293 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before April 22, 2021. Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or
treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audiotape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715. Dated: March 26,2021 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, York ___________________ TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased. The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership. The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property
affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk. The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale. Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates. 2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon,
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and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates. 3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid. 4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited. Dated: March 26, 2021 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 125393 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232
LEGAL NOTICE HEARING NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF BAYVILLE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Bayville will hold a Public Hearing at the Village Hall, 34 School Street, Bayville, Nassau County, New York, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. to consider the following application: #Z-4-21, 1 Cedar Lane, Haggerty Residence, (S. Kahn, Arch) Application to construct a proposed rear deck with built-in BBQ, and stair to grade, requiring the following variances: § 80-21 Yard requirements (A) There shall be front, rear, and side yards on each plot of not less than the following depth or width: (1) Front yard: 25 feet. The proposed front yard is 7.25 feet. (2) Rear yard: 25 feet. The proposed easterly rear yard is 9.5 feet, and northerly rear yard 18 feet. (B) On corner plots, a front yard of at least 25 feet shall be required on each street. The proposed westerly front yard is 7.25 feet.
§ 80-22 Bulk Regulations (B) Lot coverage. The building area shall not exceed 25% of the first 7,500 square feet of lot area. The proposed lot coverage is 39.34% of the first 7,500 square feet of lot area. (C) The floor area ratio (FAR) shall not exceed 0.40. The proposed FAR is 0.667. §80-82 Alterations. Any alteration to a nonconforming use, building or structure that would change the building’s or structure’s front setback, side yard or rear yard, shall not be permitted hereunder unless an application for variance is made to the Board of Appeals and such application is granted by the Board of Appeals. In any such application, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board of Appeals that the cost of all alterations proposed to be made to such building or structure, in the aggregate, will not exceed 50% of the adjusted market value of the affected parcel, as reflected in the thencurrent assessment role for the Village. Nothing herein is intended or shall be deemed to preclude the maintenance and good repair of any nonconforming use or building. This property is known on the Land and Tax Maps of Nassau County as Section 29, Block 11, Lots 62-63 in the Residential C District. It is also known as 1 Cedar Lane, Bayville, NY. ********** PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Bayville will hold a Public Hearing at the Village Hall, 34 School Street, Bayville, Nassau County, New York, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 2020 at 7:45 p.m. to consider the following application: #Z-6-21, 2 Saltaire Lane, Blanco Residence Application for a proposed rear second floor wood deck (34.7 feet x 12.0 feet,) front masonry landing and stair, pursuant to approval of the following variances: § 80-21 Yard requirements (A) There shall be front, rear, and side yards on each plot of not less than the following depth or width: (1) Front yard: 25 feet. The proposed front yard setback is 14 feet. (2) Rear yard: 25 feet. The proposed rear yard setback is 13.8 feet. This property is known on the Land and Tax Maps of Nassau County as Section 29, Block 104, Lot 34 in the Residential C District. It is also known as 2 Saltaire Lane, Bayville, NY. ********** -2-
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Bayville will hold a Public Hearing at the Village Hall, 34 School Street, Bayville, Nassau County, New York, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 2020 at 8 p.m. to consider the following application: #Z-7-21, 19 Oak Point Dr West, Shamulzai Residence Application to build a rear yard deck and patio connecting to a spa tub, pursuant to approval of the following variances: §80-22 Bulk Regulations (B) Lot coverage. The building area shall not exceed 25% of the first 7500 square feet of lot area. The permitted coverage is 2338.1 s/f, the proposed coverage is 2926.7 s/f. This property is known on the Land and Tax Maps of Nassau County as Section 29, Block 75, Lot 10 in the Residential C District. It is also known as 19 Oak Point Dr West, Bayville, NY. ********** PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Bayville will hold a Public Hearing at the Village Hall, 34 School Street, Bayville, Nassau County, New York, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 2020 at 8:15 p.m. to consider the following application: #Z-9-21, 9 Cliff Drive, Arcabascio Residence (Bruscella, Arch) Application to maintain a rear yard deck, 186 s/f; maintain an existing shed, pursuant to approval of the following variances: §80-22 Bulk Regulations (B) Lot coverage. The building area shall not exceed 25% of the first 7500 square feet of lot area. The permitted lot coverage is 1096 s/f, the existing lot coverage is 1503 s/f. §80-24 Detached garages, accessory buildings, and structures. (A) Each detached garage, accessory building, and structure, unless expressly provided to the contrary elsewhere in this chapter, shall be located at least three feet from the rear property line and each side property line, and at least five feet from the primary building on the lot. The existing shed is located 2.1 feet from the southerly side yard. §80-60 Supplementary area and height provisions. (G) A greenhouse or utility shed may be erected in a rear yard, provided that such shed or greenhouse does not exceed 120 square feet of floor area, does not exceed nine feet in height, including any exposed portions of the foundation above grade, and shall be located at
least three feet from any lot line, and at least 10 feet from the primary residence. A shed shall not be used for the storage of any items other than normal household goods and gardening equipment. A greenhouse shall not be used for any use other than the cultivating of plants. No lot shall contain more than one shed. No lot shall contain more than one greenhouse. The existing shed is 2.1 feet from the southerly side yard. §80-82 Alterations. Any alteration to a nonconforming use, building or structure that would change the building’s or structure’s front setback, side yard or rear yard, shall not be permitted hereunder unless an application for variance is made to the Board of Appeals and such application is granted by the Board of Appeals. In any such application, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board of Appeals that the cost of all alterations proposed to be made to such building or structure, in the aggregate, will not exceed 50% of the adjusted market value of the affected parcel, as reflected in the thencurrent assessment role for the Village. Nothing herein is intended or shall be deemed to preclude the maintenance and good repair of any nonconforming use or building This property is known on the Land and Tax Maps of Nassau County as Section 29, Block 15, Lots 8-9 in the Residential C District. It is also known as 9 Cliff Drive, Bayville, NY. ******** Persons who may suffer from a disability, which would prevent them from participating in said hearing, should notify Maria Alfano-Hardy, Village Clerk-Treasurer, at (516) 628-1439 in sufficient time to permit such arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate in said hearing. BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Georgia Giaccone, Clerk April 14, 2021 HEARING NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF BAYVILLE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Bayville will hold a Public Hearing at the Village Hall, 34 School Street, Bayville, Nassau County, New York, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. to consider the following application: #Z-8-21, 15 Pleasantview Drive, Lucore Residence Application for new construction of a twostory single-family home,
OBITUARIES Gloria J. Pace Gloria J. Pace, of Locust Valley, N.Y., died on April 10. Beloved wife of Gary; loving mother of Brian. Inter ment Locust Valley Cemetery.
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Residents can join Water Conservation Challenge The Town of Oyster Bay is participating in the Wyland Water Conservation Challenge, a friendly national competition between municipalities across the country. Through the challenge, which is
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elevated on pilings to meet current NFIP/FEMA standards for structures in AE Zones with Wave Action; pursuant to approval of the following variances: § 80-21 Yard requirements (A) There shall be front, rear, and side yards on each plot of not less than the following depth or width: (1) Front yard: 25 feet. The proposed front yard setback is 14 feet. (3) Side yard: Eight feet, provided that the sum of the two side yards shall not be less than 20 feet. The proposed easterly side yard setback is 5.5
feet. §80-22 Bulk Regulations (A) Height restrictions. No building erected in the Residence C District shall exceed 2 Ω stories, or 28 feet in height measured from the average ground level at the perimeter of such building. The proposed building height is 30.5 feet. (B) Lot coverage. The building area shall not exceed 25% of the first 7500 square feet of lot area. The permitted lot coverage is 1251 s/f, the proposed lot coverage is 1280 s/f. (25.6%) §80-60 Supplementary area and height provisions.
(B) Minimum height requirement. For the purpose of determining the minimum height requirement of a building, the height of a side wall of a building shall not be less than seven feet, six inches from the finished floor to finished ceiling, and the roof shall have a pitch of not less than four inches per foot. The roof pitch of your proposed dormers is 3 inches per foot. This property is known on the Land and Tax Maps of Nassau County as Section 28, Block 13, Lot 38 in the Residential C District. It is also known as 15 Pleasantview Drive,
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resident Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan is remarkable for its ambition and breadth and for taking significant steps to address historic racial inequities. The president deserves great credit for recognizing, confronting and trying to tackle those inequities. As the plan evolves, it should focus further on how it will reduce racial segregation, the foundation of the inequities, and not just fix up the segregated communities that are so prominent in our nation’s landscape. ELAINE The Biden plan includes $20 billion GROSS for a new program to reconnect neighborhoods cut off by historic transportation investment inequities. That will rightly undo past harm. The plan recognizes that people of color and low-income people are more likely to live in areas most vulnerable to flooding and other climate-change-related weather events, and it targets investments to support infrastructure there. It invests $100 billion to upgrade and build new public schools, noting that “we can’t close the opportunity gap if low-income kids go to school in buildings that undermine health and safety.” In both cases, assisting people living in
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segregated communities is a worthy priority, and much should be done in the short term. But the core problem that requires addressing is the historic and structural discrimination and segregation that fuel inequity. Should these populations have to remain in the flood areas? Shouldn’t they have access to other communities, too? In some instances, fixing up segregated schools is long overdue. But what else is happening to encourage integrated schools? New school buildings can provide important incentives to encourage crossing of neighborhood borders. The infrastructure plan highlights the severe shortage of affordable housing in America, and invests $213 billion to produce, preserve and retrofit more than two million affordable and sustainable places to live. It pairs this investment with an innovative new approach to eliminate state and local exclusionary zoning laws, which play a vital role in housing discrimination and thus residential and school segregation. “For decades,” the plan states, “exclusionary zoning laws — like minimum lot sizes, mandatory parking requirements and prohibitions on multifamily housing — have inflated housing and construction costs and locked families out of areas with more opportunities. President Biden is calling on Congress to enact an innovative, new
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competitive grant program that awards flexible and attractive funding to jurisdictions that take concrete steps to eliminate such needless barriers to producing affordable housing.” Exclusionary zoning often seems superficially innocuous. “It’s about density, not racism,” goes the argument. But its impact is to reduce options for more affordable housing and, therefore, a more diverse population. In some cases, it is specifically designed to give preference to those who already live in largely white communities. Two examples in New York highlight the problem. In 2014, the federal government sued the Town of Oyster Bay over two housing programs created to develop below-market-rate housing for first-time homeowners and older adults. The programs discriminated against African-Americans, because the initiatives gave preference to residents of the predominantly white town. Very few African-Americans (3 percent of residents) lived in the town at the time, and fewer than 1 percent of Black families living there were eligible for the program. Income-eligible Black residents nearby were blocked from participating. That is exclusionary zoning — and it is, in effect, racist. In a separate case in Westchester County, a False Claims Act lawsuit by the Anti-Dis-
he $2 trillion plan recognizes historic inequities in transportation.
crimination Center targeted exclusionary zoning. It resulted in Westchester settling the case and entering into a 2009 consent decree. As the center describes the outcome, “Westchester was prohibited from ignoring either the residential racial segregation that continues to plague it, or the municipal resistance to affordable housing development that stymies the possibility of changing those patterns.” The impact of exclusionary zoning is amplified by the fact that it does not exist in a vacuum. It is one aspect of a broader pattern of local control that derives from home rule — specific powers delegated by states to local municipalities. Those powers transfer to localities control of land use, public services and community benefits. In the context of predominantly white communities, local control provides the power to exclude. I have explored that further in a separate essay on “Housing Discrimination and Local Control.” Biden is right to address racial inequities with his infrastructure plan. He deserves praise for taking an innovative approach to tackling exclusionary zoning. What is needed now is a closer look at whether the plan overall does enough to dismantle racial segregation and the disparities it produces. It is a difficult balance. Keep what we have and make it better, or implement real transformation. Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based regional civil rights organization.
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y husband’s father was 14 and living in New York during the pandemic of 1918, sometimes known as the Spanish flu. He must have had memories of the time; surely he knew people who died in Brooklyn, where he lived. Yet according to my husband, his parents never mentioned the epidemic, which killed upward of 60 million people worldwide. My grandparents never talked about it, either. In 1918 they were in their 20s, and also lived in Brooklyn. On a personal level and in the RANDI press, there was a KREISS kind of collective amnesia about the pandemic, some say because the horror was overwhelming. In 2005, when I read “Wickett’s Remedy,” a novel about the pandemic by Myla Goldberg, I was amazed that a catastrophic epidemic had swept through this country so recently. Goldberg’s historical fiction told the tale not in the cold numbers of the body count, but in the arresting details of a community under siege — a study of how people behave in the grip of unyielding suffering. It
seems especially relevant now. The Spanish flu was a novel virus, like Covid-19. No one had immunity, and it surged through the city tenements, wiping out entire families. Hospitals had to set up tents outdoors, because they were filled beyond capacity. Bodies piled up on the streets of Philadelphia. There was no known cause and no cure. The virus traveled around the world on troop ships carrying soldiers to World War I battlegrounds. Like today, there was plenty of fake news about miracle cures and remedies. In Brooklyn, a group of chiropractors took out an ad in the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper, touting spinal adjustments as a cure for the disease. Their ad read in part, “If you catch cold easily and throw it off slowly, it indicates a lowered nervous vigor that must be corrected. … The cause lies in the derangement of that sensitive part of the anatomy, the spine. Spinal adjustments by a chiropractor, trained and skillful, will correct this condition.” Hydroxychloroquine, anyone? The same paper reported on Oct. 4, 1918, that 135 men appeared in court after being caught spitting in the street. The magistrate “imposed a fine of $1 on each of the defen-
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dants and told them that with an influenza epidemic on hand they ought to be more careful.” On Oct. 15, the Eagle reported that there had been some 500,000 cases of Spanish flu in New York City. Low-cost meals were being prepared and distributed from an empty storefront in downtown Brooklyn. Then, as now, reckless behavior sometimes led to a spike in cases. In Eastport, Long Island, folks thought the worst was over, so they planned a celebration. The paper reported, “Flu was at party, epidemic follows.” Apparently there were only 15 glasses for more than 500 guests at the shindig, and it became a “superspreader” event. Eventually, even without a vaccine, without the medical interventions we have now, the cases of flu just started to drop, and the disease disappeared, with very little press coverage. It has been suggested that one reason people buried the memories with the bodies was that an even bigger tragedy was strutting on the world stage and grabbing the headlines: World War I. President Woodrow Wilson never made a public comment about the pandemic. There was no federal
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response to the disease, no Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it played out quietly in towns and cities across the country. Yet “The 1918 influenza pandemic was the deadliest event in all of human history,” David M. Morens, an epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in 2006. “It killed more people than any war, any pandemic, the Black Death, AIDS, you can pick your terrible event.” The 1918 flu killed some 675,000 Americans, according to the CDC. It is estimated that one-third of the world’s population became infected with the virus. I want to know more about how people got through the worst of it. How did they cope with the loss of life on such an epic scale? The Covid-19 death toll in America stands at 560,000 and counting, gaining on the 1918 death toll. Now we are the witnesses. Our duty is to keep the records of this time, the data and the eyewitness accounts, our personal stories. Contemporaneous newspaper accounts, the first drafts of history, along with the remarkable scientific advances we have seen, will help us prepare for the next pandemic when it strikes. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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Support the Mother Nature Bond Act
t the turn of the 20th century, environmental protection meant preserving wilderness so future generations might know nature as the great environmentalists Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir knew it — bountiful and largely pristine. Some 120 years later, saving wild tracts of land remains a central focus of the burgeoning environmental movement, but there’s an added mission: preparing for the eventuality of climate change, the slow heating of the earth over time. New York state took a major step forward recently when Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature included a $3 billion proposal, called the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, in the state budget. Bravo to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, a Democrat from Setauket, for working to push through this measure as chairmen of the Environmental Conservation committees in their respective chambers. State residents will vote on the bond act in the November general election. We’re throwing our hat in the ring early on this one: We encourage people to approve this measure. In addition to protecting forested lands, particularly those that help preserve our drinking water supply, the bond act would allocate at least $1 billion for projects to help protect Long Island and New York City from future flooding caused by global warming. More than half-century’s worth of scientific data, accumulated by federal agen-
cies like the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, point to a disturbing, and increasingly undeniable, trend: The earth is heating up, causing massive ice shelves in the Antarctic and Greenland to melt into the oceans, raising sea levels across the world. That spells potential disaster for Long Island. We are, after all, an island surrounded by oceanic waters. We might be able to cope with a one-foot rise in sea level. If the oceans were to rise three or more feet — as many leading scientists predict — that could put whole swaths of our shoreline underwater, if we don’t act now to bolster our shoreline defenses. We can’t afford to stick our heads in the sand of our pristine white beaches and hope for the best. Those beaches may not exist in the future if we do. Beyond undertaking flood-mitigation projects, the bond act would allot up to $700 million for green-energy projects intended to slow the rate of global warming. Traditional power plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas emit massive amounts of carbon dioxide — the main driver of climate change — into the atmosphere. Green-energy sources — wind, solar and geothermal — emit nothing. That is, they are carbon-free. Green energy represents our future. Now, not later, is the time to begin transitioning to a carbon-free energy grid. There are sound reasons beyond fighting climate change to do so. Coal and oil were once plentiful resources in the United States, but not anymore. They may not have dried up yet, but every day that we
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LETTERS The joke was on my clients — and staff To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s April Fools column “Dogs on Long Island get a leg up on Covid” (April 1-7): Obviously, Randi is a very persuasive and skilled writer. Also obviously, some people don’t read her columns to the end — or even very carefully. I’ve been practicing veterinary medicine for 27 years. Two Mondays ago — my regular day off — two of my staff members texted me, all upset. Two pet owners had called our office, insisting that they be able to pick up the new Covid vaccine for their dogs. My two young staff members were totally caught off guard by this demand, and told the owners that they had not heard of such a vaccine. The clients were irate, and yelled at them! They “deserved” and demanded the vaccine! The girls told them that they’d have to look into it, and in a panic, they looked it up on the internet — and found Randi’s column, which they didn’t read carefully or to the end, either. They forwarded it to me:
burn through our supply of fossil fuels brings us one day closer to the point of no return, when they will be used up for good. If we’re extracting an oil called bitumen from open-pit tar-sand mines in Canada — an extraordinarily labor-intensive, costly and environmentally damaging process — then we know we’re reaching the end of the fossil-fuel-as-king era. Our only alternative path, for now at least, is green energy. Finally, the bond act would allocate $550 million to improve drinking-water quality across the state. For decades, Long Island has struggled to maintain the quality of its drinking water. Our water is piped up from aquifers, pockets of fresh water hundreds of feet below ground. Most chemicals that we apply to or dump into the ground eventually make their way into the aquifers, from industrial degreasers and lawn herbicides to gasoline that spills from filling stations. Water is our most precious resource, yet so often in the past we have treated it as if it mattered not at all. In recent years, however, we have begun to focus on protecting our water resources, and the bond act would only further efforts to preserve our aquifers. We can look around the world and see example after example of environmental disaster. We know this: Once we have made a mess of the natural world, it’s really hard to clean it up. Working proactively to preserve the environment is always best, and the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, if passed, would do exactly that.
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OPINIONS
assau County recently announced that it finished 2020 with a surplus of $75 million (subject to some adjustment, but it’s a reasonable number to work with). Sounds like good news, right? Not so fast. Let’s look behind this news. The surplus came about because $99 million of a $103 million federal grant to the county was used for salaries instead of increased Covid19 testing, aid to schools affected and other such pandemic-related expenses, for HOWARD which the money was intended. KOPEL How many people might have been saved had that been done? The county administration recently forced, with the help of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a refinancing of Nassau’s debt, claiming, against evidence, that the county would soon be insolvent without such action, with a projected year-end deficit of $385 million. The administration and NIFA insisted as late as last November that the refinancing and additional borrowing were critical, because sales taxes were
projected to decline 20 percent for the year. I pointed out at the time that such a decline was virtually impossible, given that, up until then, we had experienced a decline of about 8 percent, the economy was improving, and a virtual collapse of the entire economy would be required for us to drop 20 percent. I was right, and even conservative. The final number was about 5 percent. Besides the $75 million 2020 surplus, 2019 finished with a $112 million unrestricted/available surplus. However, NIFA said that unless the Legislature agreed to a refinance, it would reject our budget and initiate draconian service cuts. But wait, there’s more! The resulting refinance provides about $435 million in cash for the county. Understand that this isn’t a savings, but rather represents new borrowing and deferment of some payments into the future. In fact, in a record-low-interest environment, we actually borrowed at a higher rate than the original borrowed-money portion of the financing. That was irresponsible on the part of the administration, not to mention on the part of NIFA, which, ironically, was created to force financial
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he county will soon be swimming in money, at least in the short term.
LETTERS “Read this!” Panic! So I read it — and I laughed. “Project Woof Speed” — Ha! Free trip to Buffalo — Ha! And so many other funny things as well! I screen-shot the last paragraph, used an app to circle it in red and texted it back to my girls. They felt so silly! What was worse was that they regretted not knowing about the column first so they could have been weaponized against those crazy calls and getting yelled at for not knowing anything about this vaccine that was the clients’ “right” to have! How they would’ve loved to calmly respond, “Please read the article to the end.” As the kids say, “SMH. Shaking My Head.” Randi’s a funny lady. DR. KAREN LISS Merrick
Brinton uses familiar talking points on guns To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s April 1-7 column, “Dear politicians: Get your act together on gun control”: Brinton repeats
responsibility on the county. Finally, the federal government recently passed a new coronavirus pandemic relief bill, scheduled to provide Nassau County with an additional $397 million. I, and others in the Legislature’s Republican majority, pointed to the likelihood of this relief to NIFA at the time, but NIFA officials refused to account for this possibility, insisting on the refinance. The bottom line of all of this is that the county will soon, at least in the short term, be virtually swimming in new money available to spend — more than $1 billion, by my calculations. I will insist that this spending be done responsibly, and not simply be used to support the administration’s re-election campaign this fall. But what would “responsibly” look like? I don’t have to point out to anyone living or working in Nassau County that real estate taxes are out of control, and in fact are the highest in the country for equivalently valued properties. The recent reassessment conducted by the administration has resulted in tax increases for about 65 percent of homeowners, which will keep growing over the next few years as they are phased in. Finally, Nassau County has a huge over-
hang of refund payments due to homeowners and business property owners — full disclosure, this includes me and other family members, along with many thousands of others — going back many years, resulting from previous overassessments. These cannot be put off indefinitely. They are obligations of the county, bear much higher interest than county bonds and must eventually be paid, with interest. I propose that we use a major portion of the newly available money to finally clear the decks, to the extent possible, of refunds to property owners. This would have several tremendous benefits. First, during a period of depressed business and lower earnings because of Covid-19, it would provide a welcome source of funds for many people and small businesses that desperately need it. At the same time, it would use the newly borrowed, relatively cheap, funds to clear up other high-interest-bearing obligations of the county, and improve its finances going forward. That would result in lower costs in the future and, we would hope, help to slow or stop the growth of real estate taxes that are increasingly a burden that many cannot afford. Howard J. Kopel, a Republican from Lawrence who represents Nassau County’s 7th Legislative District, is deputy presiding officer of the Legislature.
FRAMEWORK by Joe Abate
the threadbare rhetoric of the Democratic Party in its efforts to disarm honest American citizens. Telling the big lie over and over again doesn’t make it a fact. In 2017, according to FBI statistics, more homicides were committed with hammers and blunt instruments than rifles. That would be all kinds of rifles. Brinton did not mention this. I also wonder if Brinton consulted the National Rifle Association or the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association before writing his piece. Perhaps he would have gotten a more balanced view. I fear that he did not. JAMES G. COLLINS Floral Park Collins is Long Island director of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association. In 2017, homicides by blunt instruments exceeded homicides by rifle in the United States, 467 to 403, according to the FBI. That same year, homicides by all forms of gun (handguns, rifles, shotguns and other firearms) numbered 10,982. A full accounting can be found on the FBI’s website at bit. ly/3taPkkC.
Ready for the rain — Island Park
CORRECTION In “New town law will limit pot dispensaries,” [April 9-15] the Denver article mentioned was actually in the Justice Evaluation Journal.
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