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Suozzi delivers funding for waterways Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, accepted U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi gave the check from Suozzi. It wasn’t North Shore residents an Earth easy, she said, to win federal Day present. At a press confer- funding. “This does not happen ence last Friday, he promised $33 by chance,” Esposito said. “This million in federal is a lot of hard work, funding for environa lot of organizing. mental projects. He We would get up at 2 was joined by public in the morning, we officials and reprewould travel down sentatives of local together by bus to go environmental to Congress. Why? groups at Sea Cliff When we improve Municipal Beach to the quality of Long deliver the news.

Island Sound, we Suozzi said that improve our homes.” environmental conSuozzi also servation is imporannounced that tant to him, as it $300,000 of the should be to all Long money would be Islanders, and has used for shellfish been a key goal of seeding in Oyster his work in Con- BILL BLEYER Bay, Hempstead and gress for years.

Huntington harbors.

President, Friends “The Sound is a The goal of the projvery big part of all of the Bay ect will be to seed 10 of our lives,” he million clams in the said. “I always talk about how harbors, in the hope that they Long Island Sound is our nation- will not only expand their popual park, and that’s how we lation, but also filter the water in should think about it. It’s this those areas. great natural resource that realAccepting that money were ly uplifts our lives just by being representatives of the Hemparound it.” The majority of the stead Harbor Protection Comfunds, roughly $31 million, are mittee, a municipal coalition targeted to restoring the Sound.

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A staycation can be fun Valentina Iona, left, and Hudson DiMasi-Castablo, both 9, learned how to make sock puppets at the Hive on April 21, in one of several classes that were offered for children who stayed home during spring break. More photos, Page 9.

Sagamore Hill to reopen in May Museum has been renovated during closure

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, local residents, visitors, academics and Roosevelt enthusiasts have been deprived of full access to Sagamore Hill National Historical Site. Next month, the museum and park will fully reopen the second floor of the Theodore Roosevelt House and the Old Orchard House.

Deemed a national historic site in 1962, Sagamore Hill has been closed only a handful of times.

From 2011 to 2015 it was closed for a complete restoration of the house, and there have been a handful of government shutdowns over the past several decades — most recently in 2018 and 2019, when disagreements between President Donald Trump and Congress over immigration policy and construction of the border wall forced national parks around the country to close.

As the pandemic has eased, Sagamore Hill has gradually reopened, while abiding by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and government CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

lams can go a long way to helping an ecosystem rebuild, provided they get the chance to populate.

Harbors get $300,000 in federal funding CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE comprising representatives of eight Long Island cities, towns and villages, including the Town of Oyster Bay. The committee was founded in 1995 to facilitate a more organized government approach to addressing harbor-related issues.

William Painter, president of the North Oyster Bay Baymen’s Association, had planned to attend the event, but was unable to due to a case of Covid-19. Speaking several days later, he said that he supported the initiative to seed the harbor, but there was still a lot of work to be done.

“Seeding is a great program, and Tom’s been a huge supporter of our baymen,” Painter said of Suozzi. “But we have these issues with this hydraulic dredging going on in Oyster Bay, and I would hate to see the effort of this seeding go to the wayside because of unrelated activity.”

NOBBA, a group of independent shell fisherman who operate in Oyster Bay, Cold Spring Harbor and the Long Island Sound, have a keen interest in maintaining the water quality where they live and work, and host beach cleanups and support various charities such as the Boys and Girls Club in Oyster Bay. The Friends of the Bay were also absent from the event, but not for Covidrelated reasons. The organization sent no representatives because Suozzi is running for governor, and it strives to remain

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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee accepted $300,000 to help seeding initiatives in Oyster Bay and other local harbors from U.S. Rep. Tom Suozi. nonpartisan during an election season.

But Bill Bleyer, FOB’s president, offered information on clam seeding’s positive impact on local ecosystems. He noted first that it would take several years, because clams do not reach maturi-

ty until they are around 3 years old. Their major benefit to the environment is their consumption of nitro gen, Bleyer explained, which is especially vital, because the Sound can develop high levels of nitrogen due to runoff from fertilizer.

“The environment is under extreme stress from climate change, runoff, pollutants and overfishing and other things,” Bleyer said. “Clams can go a long way to helping an ecosystem rebuild, provided they get the chance to populate.”

Blessing Of Our Community’s Pets Congregation L’Dor V’Dor Saturday, April 30 at 12 PM Proudly sponsored by Oyster Bay Animal Hospital 64 Pine Hollow Road Bring a blanket or chair and your furry friends, two legged or four, to Congregation L’Dor V’Dor to have each of your pets blessed individually.

The event is open to our entire community and we welcome all animals and pets of any size, shape and color.

Cookies and treats will be supplied for all pets and humans.

Congregation L’Dor V’Dor 11 Temple Lane • Oyster Bay www.ldorvdor.org

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Rabbi Steven Moskowitz Talya Smilowitz, Cantorial Soloist Jen Armus, Religious School Principal Brian Land, President

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Volunteers are the ‘heartbeat’ of Glen Cove Hospital ldass@liherald.com

“Volunteers are like the heartbeat of the hospital,” said Susan Rassekh, senior director of patient and customer experience at Glen Cove Hospital.

National Volunteers Week, which started April 24, is a chance to honor the men and women who have dedicated personal time and energy to helping their communities. In recognition, Glen Cove Hospital gifted their volunteers a star for their hard work.

“We believe that you guys are the stars of the hospital,” Brad Sherman, MD, medical director at Glen Cove Hospital, said when presenting the star.

With coronavirus protocols still in place, volunteers have not been able to work in their pre-Covid departments in the hospital, such as in the emergency room. There is limited contact with patients.

Even so, volunteers George Meyer, of Locust Valley, and Marion Robertson, of Oyster Bay, still find joy in their roles.

“I enjoy being here,” Robertson said. “I have a satisfaction from helping people and the side benefit is [that] I've made some wonderful, dear friends that I love.”

Meyer, 88, has been volunteering at the hospital since he retired eight years ago.

He comes in once a week for a few hours to help in the gift shop and transports patients between departments in wheel-

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AT AN EVENT during National Volunteer Appreciation Week, Glen Cove Hospital unveiled a star to honor its volunteers for their compassion, service, and dedication. chairs.

“If I'm going to volunteer with some nice people and professionals,” Meyer said, “this is a place to go.”

As a former teacher for the North Shore School District, Meyer said he sometimes sees his former students at the hospital.

Volunteering brings purpose and accomplishments in helping the Northwell Health and Glen Cove community provide excellent care to individuals, he said.

Throughout her years donating her time to help the community as a leader for the Girls Scouts and tutoring, Robertson, 84, made the decision to volunteer at the

hospital 23 years ago.

She first started in the emergency room, where she helped feed patients, run errands, and handout blankets. “I spent 20 years doing that,” Robertson said. “Unfortunately, with Covid, I can no longer go back there.”

For now, she is working in the gift shop that can be found at the main entrance of the hospital.

The hospital’s volunteers have opportunities to work with doctors, nurses and medical staff to bring warmth and compassion to patients and their families.

Many work in the gift shop, like Meyer and

Robertson, others in various departments, offices, or as floor aides. Volunteers also transport patients to their appointments.

“They're very important to us because they change the dynamic for a patient,” Rassekh said. “It's somebody who's not your doctor, or your nurse coming in, just a regular person who's seeing this hospital through a different lens and sees a person not as a patient.”

Because of the pandemic, the volunteer program has had a rough time. Only 12 have returned after the pandemic. Before Covid, the hospital’s program typically had 50 volunteers with at least 25 sporadically joining throughout the year. The hospital is actively seeking more volunteers.

Sherman is predicting that the volunteer program will be fully fledged again if Covid numbers continue to decline and there is not a resurgence.

The hospital also has a junior volunteer program for high school students, which offers community service credit and introduces students to different career opportunities by allowing them to choose from specialized departments.

“It's exciting for us to be able to put those kids on a track,” Rassekh said. “I think it's important for young people to recognize that healthcare is a team sport.”

The junior volunteer program is seasonal and is on hold for now. However, the hospital is looking forward to reopening its program for students in the future.

WHAT’S NEWS IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM

HERALD SCHOOLS Bayville Intermediate performs ‘Wizard of Oz Jr.’ Bayville Intermediate School studentthespians performed “The Wizard of Oz Jr.” to the delight and applause of their classmates on April 13, and then for parents later in the evening. The student-performers attend Mainstages, an afterschool program directed by Matt Dorter, Katherine Herbert, JoLisa Jones and Bailey Reynolds.

The “The Wizard of Oz Jr.” was a one hour adaptation of the original movie,” specially tailored for elementary school students. The original characters, Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and the Wizard were all expertly played and the students watching the performance couldn’t help but follow along with the beloved songs such as “We’re Off to See the Wizard,” “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” and “Over the Rainbow.”

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THE SAME CHARACTERS were present in the adapted version of “The Wizard of Oz,” performed by Bayville Intermediate School students.

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Laying the tracks at Oyster Bay Railroad Museum The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum has made another major step forward. Years of groundwork, planning and dreaming took place before the recent installation at the museum's display yard of two tracks, with a third planned for the near future.

The heavy lifting began on April 9, when 11 volunteers ranging in ages from 12 to 72, converged at the yard to begin the installation of the display tracks, with plans in future of placing two small switching engines and a caboose on them.

Last year, the landmark turntable was made operational with the ultimate goal of having the new tracks radiating out from it, much like a wheel, with the turntable acting as the hub and the tracks the spokes. The turntable was used by the Long Island Rail Road to reverse direction of steam and diesel locomotives after their eastward run on the Oyster Bay line enable them to head back west on the journey to Jamaica station.

Dedicated volunteers manually laid 90 rails, which were manufactured in 1922. The rails were located at an abandoned LIRR siding in Farmingdale and donated by the owners of the property. One hundred years later, the museum was able to reuse them — nothing goes to waste. At the display yard, ballast was laid on the ground, ties placed on top of the ballast, tie plates were then placed on the ties, rails placed on top of the tie plates and then both were secured to the ties the old-fashioned way, using a sledge-type hammer specifically designed for the task. The volunteers dedicated over 150 combined manhours to complete the two tracks, and work will continue over the next few weeks to complete the installation.

The ultimate goal is to provide actual train rides where visitors can board the caboose that would be pulled onto the turntable by the switch locomotive. After a few spins on the turntable, the train will reverse direction and return onto its track, a unique experience for railfans. The completion of the tracks moves the museum closer to this goal.

“It’s extremely important and a great testament to our museum that we are able to have so many passionate volunteers who give so much time to the museum and to have a good amount of younger rail-fans and history buffs join up as volunteers,” Gary Farkash, an Oyster Bay Railroad

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THE INSTALLATION OF two tracks at the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum’s display yard was completed for the future when two small switching engines and a caboose will travel on them. board member said. “They share their muscles and skills with us while we are able to share and teach them the knowledge that we possess.”

John Specce, the museum’s president said that the display yard’s transformation is significant. “The countless hours of planning and execution by many has resulted in something the organization can be proud of,” he said. “We look forward to a new season of visitation by the public.”

The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum is a nonprofit organization, fully accredited with the New York State Department of Education. It operates in conjunction with a contract from the Town of Oyster Bay, a long-time supporter of the museum's mission. For operating hours and further information, visit www.obrm.org.

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NEWS BRIEFS

The Town of Oyster Bay is seeking counselors for its 2022 Summer Recreation Program. The six-week program provides an employment experience for counselors as they work with children. It is open to people 16 years old and older.

“Our summer recreation counselors get real-world experience while having fun, making memories, and making a difference in the lives of others,” Supervisor Joseph Saladino said.

Applicants must be available for the duration of the program, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday from July 5 to Aug. 12. Participants take part in trips, tournaments, shows

The Boys & Girls Club of Oyster BayEast Norwich has been selected as the recipient of the Community Bag Program for the month of May. The program features a convenient reusable shopping bag that, when purchased at the Stop & Shop, at 275 Pine Hollow Road, in Oyster Bay, gives a one dollar donation to the Boys & Girls Club.

The Stop & Shop Community Bag Program was launched in April 2019. The goal of the program is to facilitate community support and make a difference in the communities where shoppers live and work.

By purchasing a community shopping bag, residents can help fund the club and enable it to remain true to its mission, to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive and responsible citizens.

Sinatra on the sands of Bayville Friends of the Bayville Free Library are holding an evening event where a live orchestra will play Frank Sinatra on the beach. Head to St. Gertrude’s Parish Center, 28 School St., on May 7 at 7:30 p.m. for a rendition of Sinatra’s 1966 “Live at the Sands” concert.

Standing in for Sinatra is Gino Dabbiccio, of Melville, who will perform with the Momentum Orchestra. Cameron Carrella, a music teacher at North Shore Middle School, will lead the orchestra.

Tickets for tables can be purchased before the event for $25 per person. Tickets are $30 each at the door. Cash and checks payable to the Friends of the Bayville Free Library are accepted.

The event is BYOB, although ice, mixers, coffee, snacks, sweets and entertainment will be provided. Cocktail attire is preferred for the evening.

Town of Oyster Bay celebrates Armed Forces Appreciation Day The Town of Oyster Bay will host its Armed Forces Appreciation Day Celebration on May 20 for veterans and active military personnel from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, 7800 Jericho Turnpike, in Woodbury.

This event is open to all town residents currently or formerly active in the military. It will include a BBQ and entertainment by the singing group American Bombshells.

President Harry S. Truman established Armed Forces Appreciation Day in 1950 to pay special tribute to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. The event provides an opportunity for citizens to come together and thank their military members for their patriotic service in support of their country.

To accommodate as many hometown heroes as possible, veterans and active military personnel are encouraged to bring one guest. There is no charge to attend and a rain date is scheduled for May 27.

To RSVP, please call the Town of Oyster Bay at (516) 797-4121.

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For the 35th year, the Rosary Guild of St. Gertrude’s Parish in Bayville will host its annual plant sale on May 7 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Parish Center on School Street. The event is open to communities near and far. Come and see their offerings in time for Mother’s Day

and athletic events, including the TOBAY Games, making being a counselor a great first job for many.

Employment opportunities are offered at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park and Beach in Oyster Bay and Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY UPDATE In conversation with Delia Ephron

Friday, April 29 Mighty Ramon Head to Still Partners in Sea Cliff from 8 to 11 p.m. for a night of rocking soul and RnB. Mighty Ramon and the Phantom of Souls will be performing a funky mix at this free event. Contact Still Partners at (516) 200-9229 for any questions..

Join Theodore’s Books in Oyster Bay for an evening with New York Times bestselling author Delia Ephron as she sits in conversation with author Carol Hoenig to discuss her new memoir, “Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life.” In her book, Delia Ephron enchants as she seesaws us between tears and laughter, navigating the suicidal lows of enduring cuttingedge treatment after being diagnosed with AML, a fierce leukemia, and the giddy highs of a second chance at love. There will be a book signing to follow. This event is free and open to the public.

Saturday, April 30 Defensive driving course Come to Bayville Free Library from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m for a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles approved Defensive Driving class. This will be presented in the library by Empire Safety Council. Earn a 10 percent discount on your auto insurance each year for three years and you may reduce up to four points off your license. Registration is in person only and you must provide your payment at the time of registration.

Fee is $30 by check or money order only, made out to Empire Safety Council – one check per person, no cash accepted. Contact Kristy Fumante at (516) 628-2765 for further information.

Independent Bookstore Day

Kick off Independent Bookstore Day by heading over to Theodore’s Books in Oyster Bay at 10 a.m. for a talk with award-winning Long Island author Gae Polisner as she speaks about and signs copies of her new middle grade novel, “Consider the Octopus.” Her book is a comedy of errors, mistaken identity, and synchronicity. Above all, it is a heartfelt story about friendship and an empowering call to environmental protection, especially to our young people who are already stepping up to help save our oceans and our earth.

Sunday, May 1 Marvelous mothers Head to Bayville Free Library’s Youtube channel starting May 1 for a series of Mother’s Day stories. From the story of the mother who inspired Mother’s Day and her daughter who tried to stop it, to stories of mothers who did extraordinary things in extraordinary

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times.These surprising and marvelous tales will inspire and uplift, while celebrating mothers here and now. Presented by award winning speaker and storyteller Martina Mathisen.

Oyster Bay Market

Come to the front of Oyster Bay’s Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Oyster Bay Market. Hosted by the Main Street Association in partnership with Mockingbird Winds, he Market will be held every two weeks from now until November 13.

Monday, May 2 Chef Rob Stop by the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library for a cooking lesson with Chef Rob from 1 to 2 p.m. Learn how to cook a delicious chicken penne fajita skillet meal. Bring a takeout container to bring samples home to try. Contact Marion Dodson at (516) 922-1212 for any

questions.

Mothers Day craft Come to the Gold Coast Public Library from 2 to 3:30 p.m. to participate in Stitches and Stories. Stitches and Stories offers patrons the opportunity to learn to crochet or knit in a warm, friendly environment. Come enjoy the camaraderie while learning a new skill or improving on the skills you already have.

Come to the Locust Valley Library from 3:30 to 4:45 to make a gift for that special someone. Register to come in and get busy. Recommended for ages 4-12. Participants must arrive between 3:30 and 4 p.m. Each child participating must be registered. Adults accompanying a child do not need to register. For any question, contact Youth Services at (516) 671-1837.

Tuesday, May 3

Wednesday, May 4

Unicorn story time

Crazy creations

Stitches and stories

Pop by the Glen Cove Public Library from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for a unicorn story time. The storytime is for ages two to five and focuses on simple books, concepts, early literacy and child/caregiver interaction.

Come to the Bayville Free Library from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and enjoy an art class for children from Kindergarten to fifth grade, presented by Adventures in Art. What do you get when you mix a lobster with a telephone? Find out in this class

The Village of Bayville will be holding its E-Waste Drop Off Day on April 23 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Glen Cove Community Development Agency will be meeting on April 26 at 6 p.m.

The Village of Sea Cliff Architectural Review Bard will meet on April 26 at 7 p.m.

The City of Glen Cove City Council will be meeting on April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

The Village of Sea Cliff Village Court will be meeting on April 27 at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

about surrealistic art inspired by the sea, and then make your own crazy creation.

Register today, and for further questions contact Jennifer Russo at (516) 6282765.

Thursday, May 5 Mothers Day teen take n’ make Stop by the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. to watch the film “The Mule” by Clint Eastwood.

Inspired by a true story, the movie follows a man in his eighties who is desperate for money and becomes a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. Warning to parents that this film is rated R. For further information, contact Dan Huber at (516) 922-1212

Page turners with Emily Stop by the Gold Coast Public Library at 7 p.m. to read and discuss the novel “Rock Paper Scissors,” by Alice Feeney.

The book follows Amelia, who wins a free weekend getaway to a remote venue in the Scottish highlands, which she views as the perfect opportunity to reconnect with her husband Adam, but the trip has the opposite effect as she no longer recognizes the person she married.

For more information, contact Emily at (516) 759-8300.

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Hochul touts budget fixing potholes, colleges jpellegrino@liherald.com

Some might say it’s been a bumpy road of late for Kathy Hochul, with some of the ongoing turmoil inside her leadership team. But it was a different kind of bumpy road on the governor’s mind last week when she stopped by Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead.

More specifically, pothole-laden roads.

“I’ve been to Long Island many times, and everybody always complains about the potholes,” Hochul said. “Nobody has hit more potholes in the state of New York than I have because I’ve traveled 372,000 miles — not by plane. All by road.”

The potholes on Long Island always give Hochul the biggest welcome, she said, “because they’re enormous.”

That should change with the implementation of her $1 billion “Operation Pave Our Potholes” program, intended to resurface 480 lane miles of state highways, including key sections of the Long Island Expressway, Southern State Parkway and the Meadowbrook State Parkway.

And as motorists wait for local roads to get smoother, Hochul officially declared an easier time on their wallets, too, as Albany joins Nassau and Suffolk counties to suspend the sales tax on gasoline beginning June 1 and continuing on until the end of the year.

“How about those gas prices?” Hochul asked. “My God, we couldn’t have (foreseen) this, but the invasion by Putin into

Ukraine had a ripple effect around the globe and the economy. It’s hard for families just trying to get to their kids’ soccer game or take a family vacation, so we decided we can do a short-term fix.”

The state tax break would remove the 16 cents per gallon levy New York places on gas, joining the nickel per gallon Nassau County suspended on any gas price over $3. A gallon of regular gas on Long Island averaged $4.14 this past weekend, according to AAA, down 17 cents from a month ago.

Still, gas is up 43 percent from last year when a gallon of regular went for just under $2.90.

Hochul also promised improvements for commuters, including the completion of the Long Island Rail Road’s third track of the east side access project leading from Grand Central Terminal, and the launch of the second phase of the $700 million Ronkonkoma Hub project.

“We’re changing infrastructure — it’s not just about roads,” Hochul said. “This is an opportunity to lift people’s spirits and give a sense that our commuters matter. We can do dull dishwater infrastructure, or we can do something that matters and make a statement. And this is that opportunity.”

The state also will commit $500 million for the development of an offshore wind port infrastructure and supply chain, Hochul said, expected to bring in more than $2 billion in economic activity and more than 2,000 green jobs.

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GOV. KATHY HOCHUL speaks at Hempstead’s Kennedy Memorial Park about the budget she and lawmakers finally finished in Albany. Money is earmarked not only for crumbling state roads, but to give a break at the gas pump as well. Even if it’s a small one.

“We’re going to turn the corner on mankind’s assault on Mother Nature,” Hochul said. “It has to end, and it’s going to end on our watch. What we did to build back our state is going to be part of our post-pandemic legacy.”

On the education front, $500 million is earmarked for SUNY and CUNY campuses — schools Hochul said transforms families, including her own.

“My parents, at one time, lived in a trailer park, and my dad worked at a steel plant,” the governor said. “What got them out of those circumstances was my dad

getting a college degree while working at the steel plant. That degree allowed him to do something different with his life instead of just working with his hands making steel.”

Additionally, $50 million will support a partnership between Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Stony Brook University to create an artificial intelligence lab.

Part-time students also will be eligible for the state’s Tuition Assistance Program, and Albany will allocate $7 billion to ensure child care is available on all SUNY and CUNY campuses.

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THE OLD ORCHARD House was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., which he built at Sagamore Hill from 1937 to 1938. welcome visitors to a new visitor center in the Old Orchard House when it opens Memorial Day Weekend.

Plans are also in the works for a major renovation of Sagamore Hill’s porch and foundations, but that not affect tours inside the house.

Jay Perrell, treasurer of the Friends of Sagamore Hill, stressed how important the full reopening is for the local community and Roosevelt fans everywhere. “We look forward to the total site being open in the near future,” Perrell said. “It’ll be great for the community, since it’ll bring visitors from around the country, and really from around the world.”

According to data from the National Park Service, Sagamore Hill had roughly 105,000 visitors in 2020. By the service’s calculation, they contributed roughly $6.3 million to the local economy. And that data was collected the first year of the pandemic, indicating the impact Sagamore Hill has even when hobbled by an international health crisis.

Harriet Clark, executive director of Oyster Bay’s Raynham Hall Museum, who enjoys walking around the Sagamore

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SAGAMORE HILL OCCUPIES 83 acres, and during Roosevelt’s lifetime it was known as the Summer White House.

Hill park, stressed the importance of the historical site’s reopening for the community. “I’m just delighted that we’ll be able to enjoy the museum again,” she said.

“The rising tide lifts all ships: Frequently, people who come to Sagamore Hill come to us at Raynham Hall as well. History lovers are drawn to our historic village.”

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health guidelines. According to Jonathan Parker, the park’s superintendent since August 2020, ensuring the safety of guests and employees has always been a priority.

“As a federal facility, we follow a couple of different parameters that guide our operations, such as the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force,” Parker explained.

“Although our passion is to bring people into the park, our priority is public health and safety.”

After the initial shutdown in March 2020, Sagamore Hill’s park and beach were reopened to the public that June.

Then, last July, the Theodore Roosevelt House reopened for short guided tours on the first floor.

Next Thursday, the house will reopen its second floor. Visitors will be able to view the bedrooms, studies, bath chambers and servants’ quarters where the president and his family lived.

Then, on May 28, the Old Orchard House, where the Theodore Roosevelt Museum is housed, will begin welcoming visitors again. The building was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Teddy’s oldest son.

The museum chronicles Roosevelt’s life and career, and his rise to the presidency. Bill Bleyer, the author of “Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House,” said he was excited about the reopening. There are numerous scholarly artifacts and documents in the museum that he and other writers will soon have access to again, he said.

“They don’t just have the Sagamore Hill archives here, they have all of his letters from his childhood home as well — critical documents,” Bleyer said. “So, for researchers like myself, this has been a long two-year wait.”

Although the park has not been fully accessible to visitors, Parker said it has not been idle.

The delay in reopening is partially attributable to renovations and repairs in the historic buildings.

“There’s a lot that goes on here behind the scenes that people don’t know about,” Parker said. “We’ve done archaeological digs, renovations, worked on our guide experience. We can’t wait to welcome local, national and international tourists back to Sagamore Hill.”

The old visitor center, which was destroyed by a fire on Christmas Eve in 2018, has been demolished. The park will

Make-Cation at the Hive while fostering their creative sides too,” owner Laura Escobar said. “The December workshops went so well that we added more for winter school break and now again for the April spring break.”

Escobar said that summer classes will also be added, which are typically, for children 8 and older. Some classes that have been offered are sewing, journaling, paint pours, felt crafts, jewelry making, beginner crochet and educational classes.

VALENTINA IONA, LEFT, and Hudson DiMasi-Castablo, both 9, worked on their recycled sock sewing project while at the Hive.

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Hive Market and Maker's Space, which will celebrate its one-year anniversary on Mother's Day, offered a variety of children’s workshops during spring break which they call Make-Cation. When the Hive first opened, adult workshops were offered every day of the week. It was not until December that children’s classes were also offered.

“As mother's we knew the value of having a drop off opportunity where our kids can connect with other kids their age

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INSTRUCTOR AND HIVE Market shop owner, Laura Escobar, held "Make-Cation" classes for children to enjoy during the April break.

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Former mayor Francis Deegan dies at 83

April 29, 2022 — OYSTER BAY HERALD

By LAURA LANE An attorney, husband, father and onetime Sea Cliff mayor, Francis W. Deegan always found time to mentor those who needed his help. And although he was known to be a no-nonsense kind of guy, he was also jovial, smart and compassionate.

Born in Glen Cove Hospital, he lived most of his life in Sea Cliff before moving to his summer home in Mattituck in 1998. Deegan died on April 18 of congestive heart failure, at age 83.

Travel and adventures were of the utmost importance to Deegan, said two of his four children, Kathleen Deegan Dickson, of Glen Cove, and Daniel of Sea Cliff. Perhaps that was a result of his upbringing. Francis’s father, Paul Deegan, a plumber from the Bronx, moved to Sea Cliff during the Depression to help build Glen Cove Hospital, but died when he was 50. Dan Deegan said that the brevity of his grandfather’s life and his long periods of unemployment made an impression on his father.

“He wanted to grab life now and live it to the fullest — now,” Dan said. “He was not a patient man. He did not put off living as something to plan for after retirement.”

Deegan was the first in his family to go to college, graduating from the Uni-

Former Glen Cove mayor Timothy versity of Dayton. He went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Tenke knew Dee gan for 45 years.

Describing him as a “second father,” Law School.

He married Nancy O’Connell, whom Tenke said he was surprised when he he met at UPenn, in 1964, and they had heard that Deegan had died. “He was four children, Kathleen, Dan, Molly and larger than life,” Tenke said. “When he walked into a room, you M a r y. T h e y va c at i o n e d knew Francis Deegan was aboard the family’s 42-foot there. He was the guy you sailboat. Two of their sailing thought would live forever.” adventures were month-long Deegan opened his Glen trips, to the Chesapeake Bay Cove law practice, Crowe and to Nova Scotia. and Deegan, in 1968. Over “My favorite vacation was the years, other lawyers when we went up the coast joined it, with the name of of Maine to Nova Scotia,” the firm changing when a Molly Deegan Breen, of Sea new partner was added. TenCliff, recounted. “There were ke’s father, Julius, was one whales swimming alongside of them when it was called our boat.”

Crowe, Deegan & Tenke in Deegan was a Sea Cliff DAN DEEGAN the later 1970s. When Tim village trustee from 1971 son graduated from law school until 1978, and was elected in 1990, he worked there for mayor in 1979, and served until 1983. He inspired his niece Eileen a few years.

Deegan served as Glen Cove city Krieb to become mayor, too, she said, attor ney from 1994 to 1998. And he from 2001 until 2009.

“After I was mayor, he said, why not always wanted to give back to the comwork for the county?” Krieb said. She munity, Tenke said.

“He always said that the best title worked for the Parks Department for 12 years, and was its commissioner from 2018 was at the (Glen Cove) Elks Club, where until 2021. “I would have never pursued it he was elected and served as the Exalted if he hadn’t suggested it,” she said of her Ruler,” his son said. “Dad showed leaduncle. “He took care of all of us in his own ership and courage when he went to the way, and encouraged us to expand our Elks convention in Chicago and voted to open membership to all races, a position horizons and embrace more in life.”

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e did not put off living as something to plan for after retirement.

which some in his own club criticized him for at the time.”

Kathleen and Dan, who are now partners at Forchelli Deegan Terrana, both started their legal careers working for their father.

Deegan was equally proud of his daughters Mary, who became an emergency room pediatric nurse at Winthrop Hospital, and Molly, who started her own business, Branch Real Estate Group, in Sea Cliff.

Dan said that he and his siblings are testaments to their father’s focus on education, drive and responsibility.

“And he took special pride in raising three strong, smart, very accomplished woman into this world,” Dan said.

Sea Cliff Village Administrator Bruce Kennedy also admired Deegan.

“Francis got things done,” Kennedy said. “He believed that the ends always justified the means, and doing the right things for the right reasons was important. We had similar mindsets.”

Deegan made a difference in many people’s lives, Kennedy said, pseudoadopting many young men who needed a father figure.

Molly said he always took the time to speak to her friends. “They were serious conversations,” she recalled. “Dad always encouraged people to go outside their comfort zone, to follow their dreams.”

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OBITUARIES Nancy Denninger

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Nancy Denninger, 75, of Bayville, died on April 21, 2022. She was predeceased by her parents, Robert and Margaret. Loving sister Marcy Montello, (David) and the late Bobby (MaryAnn). Ar rangements entrusted to Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home, Glen Cove. Burial was at Bayville Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. www.dodgethomas.com

Frank “Ber t” Ber ritto, 82, of Lattingtown, died on April 4, 2022 in his home. Berritto was born in Brooklyn in 1939 to parents Giuseppe and Anna Berritto. He dedicated his life Frank “Bert” to helping others.

Berritto met his Berritto beloved wife, the late Georgiann Faro, while working at the American Book Company in March 1962. The couple married in February 1965 and raised their three children, Frank, Audra and Arianne, in Sun Valley, California for 20 years.

In his later years, Berritto lived his life surrounded by his grandchildren, Gabriella, Katherine Georgia, Nicole, Gianna Georgiann, Anthony, and Mia Dolly. After a difficult battle with cancer, he died surrounded by his loving family and was reunited with the love of his life, Georgiann and all those who went before him.

Ruth B. Just Ruth B. Just, 90, of Locust Valley, died on April 21. Beloved wife of the late Chester; loving mother to Lawrence, K a r e n ( M i ke Wa l s h ) , a n d Rya n (Michele). She loved her family, poetry, music and spending time with her friends at the senior center. Arrangements were entrusted to the DodgeThomas Funeral Home of Glen Cove. www.dodgethomas.com

Robert William Shaddock Robert William Shaddock, 85, of San Diego, California, formally of Locust Valley, died on Feb. 11, 2022. Predeceased by parents, George and Jennie Shaddock and brothers Christopher (Patricia) and George (Elinor) and wife Delores.

Beloved husband of Glee for 45 years and brother of Janice Deegan (George deceased). Father of Jeffrey (Jessica) and Corryn (Owen) Nevin. Devoted grandfather of Emmett Shaddock and Brooke and Patrick Nevin.

Robert graduated from Glen Cove High School in 1954 and from Lafayette College in 1958. He earned his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California and spent a long career working for the Department of Defense at various naval laboratories in Southern California, most notably the Naval Ocean Systems in Point Loma, California. A Memorial will be held on July 2 in San Diego, California. Donations may be made to the San Diego Humane Society.

Town unveils kelp farming initiative Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Laura Maier helped harvest the last of the town’s sugar kelp, grown in local waterways to be dried, composted and used for landscaping efforts in the town. Through kelp operations put in place in cooperation with Adelphi, SUNY Stony Brook and Cornell Cooperative Extension, the town now grows over 3,000 feet of kelp in numerous beaches, including TOBAY. “In continuing our commitment to t h e e nv i r o n m e n t , ” S a l a d i n o explained, “this new Farm to Fairway initiative provides dual benefits as kelp significantly reduces nitrogen in our waterways helping to improve water quality and decreases our decency on chemical fertilizers on land.”

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Kelp is grown in the winter months and is harvested in the spring before the waterways are in use by boaters and water sports enthusiasts. Kelp helps to improve the balance of the ecosystem in the waters.

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By Order of the Board of Trustees Tracy L. Lynch Village Clerk/Treasurer Dated: April 29, 2022 131012 LEGAL NOTICE ANUNCIO DE LA AUDIENCIA PRESUPUESTARIA Y DE LAS ELECCIONES ANUALES DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE COLD SPRING HARBOR, CIUDADES DE HUNTINGTON, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK Y OYSTER BAY, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK SE NOTIFICA que la audiencia del presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar Central de Cold Spring Harbor, ciudades de Huntington, Condado de Suffolk y Oyster Bay, Condado de Nassau, NY se celebrará en la oficina del distrito en el Centro Comunitario Francis Roberts, 75 Goose Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor, Nueva York el martes 10 de mayo de 2022 a las 8:00 p.m. con el fin de: 1.Discutir del presupuesto para el año escolar 2022-2023; y 2. Abarcar otros asuntos autorizados por la Ley de Educación.

SE NOTIFICA 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 el Complejo Deportivo de la Escuela Secundaria/Senior de Cold Spring Harbor el martes 17 de mayo de 2022 entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 10:00 p.m. La votación se realizará con papeletas en máquinas de votación.

Las formas de las propuestas serán las siguientes: PROPOSICIÓN NO. 1 Presupuesto SE RESUELVE, que el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar propuesto por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con la Sección 1716 de la Ley de Educación sea aprobado.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que cualquier residente del distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de los gastos estimados para el año escolar 2022-2023, junto con el texto de cualquier resolución que se presentará a los votantes, en cada escuela del 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 anteriores a la elección anual y a la votación del presupuesto, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con el §495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito está obligado a adjuntar a su propuesta de presupuesto un informe de exención.

Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor total evaluado en la evaluación tributaria final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención concedida por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, la cantidad acumulativa que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-d, cualquier persona que preste servicio militar, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, puede inscribirse para votar en las próximas elecciones del distrito escolar. Un votante militar que es un votante que reúne los requisitos del distrito escolar puede obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con el secretario del distrito, James Stucchio, attn: Lisa Spahn por teléfono (631-367-5907), por fax al (631-692-8126), correo electrónico (lspahn@csh.k12.ny.us), correo (75 Goose Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724), o en persona (durante el horario laboral o entre las 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.). Un votante militar que esté

debidamente registrado puede solicitar una papeleta militar pidiendo un formulario de solicitud al secretario del distrito.

Las solicitudes completadas se deben entregar personalmente o enviar por correo al secretario del distrito y recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 21 de abril de 2022. Las papeletas militares deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p.m. del 17 de mayo de 2022 si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección, o que no sea posterior al cierre de las urnas el 17 de mayo de 2022 en el caso que muestren una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o muestren un endoso fechado de recepción por otra 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 electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo, facsímil o correo electrónico en la solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que las peticiones para nominar a candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación pueden presentarse en la Oficina del secretario del distrito durante el horario laboral, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., a más tardar el 18 de abril de 2022. Se cubrirán dos períodos de tres años (es decir, del 1° de julio de 2022 al 30 de junio de 2025). Las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se harán mediante una petición suscrita por al menos 25 votantes que reúnan los requisitos del Distrito. Dicha petición deberá indicar la residencia de cada uno de los firmantes, así como el nombre y la residencia del candidato. La Junta de Educación podrá rechazar una nominación si el candidato no reúne los requisitos para el cargo o declara que no está dispuesto a servir. Los dos candidatos que reciban el mayor número de votos se considerarán elegidos para el cargo.

Cuando los mandatos sean de diferente duración, el candidato que reciba el mayor número de votos será elegido para el mandato más largo.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con el §2014 de la Ley de Educación, se requiere el registro personal de los 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 el §352 de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York. Todos los votantes que reúnan los requisitos y que están registrados habiendo votado en cualquier elección general o escolar el 1° de enero de 2018 o posterior a esa fecha, no están obligados a registrarse en la Junta de Registro para esta reunión.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que los residentes pueden registrarse en la Oficina del Distrito cualquier día hasta el 11 de mayo de 2022 inclusive, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., excepto los sábados, domingos o durante las vacaciones escolares, en los horarios en que las instalaciones escolares estén abiertas. Cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho registro siempre que, en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, se sepa o se pruebe satisfactoriamente que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o posteriormente en la reunión escolar o elección para la que se prepara dicho registro. Dicho registro se archivará en la Oficina del secretario del distrito el jueves 12 de mayo de 2022, y estará abierto a la inspección de cualquier votante que reúna los requisitos del distrito todos los días, excepto el domingo, y el día de la elección, entre las 9 a.m. y las 4 p.m., y el sábado entre las 9 a.m. y las 12 del mediodía.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que las solicitudes de papeletas por voto en ausencia para dicha reunión y elección deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta estatal de elecciones 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, Attn: Lisa Spahn por teléfono al (631-367-5907), por fax al (631-692-8126), correo electrónico (lspahn@csh.k12.ny.us).

Las solicitudes cumplimentadas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de las elecciones si la papeleta se va a enviar por correo al solicitante, o el día antes de las elecciones si la papeleta se va a entregar personalmente al solicitante o a su agente designado. Las solicitudes de voto en ausencia no serán

aceptadas por el secretario del distrito antes del 18 de abril de 2022. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se habrán emitido papeletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la citada Oficina del secretario del distrito 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 p.m.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que la Junta de Educación se designará a sí misma o a aquellos de sus empleados que considere apropiados como un conjunto de secretarios electorales para emitir y escrutar las papeletas y certificar los resultados de la elección del 17 de mayo de 2022 dentro de los diez días de dicha elección, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2019-a. 2.b.

Fechado: 15 de marzo de 2022 Cold Spring Harbor, NY POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN, COLD SPRING HARBOR DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL, CIUDADES DE HUNTINGTON, SUFFOLK CONDADO, Y OYSTER BAY, NASSAU CONDADO, N.Y. James J. Stucchio Secretario de distrito 130415 LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO DE MIEMBROS DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH Y DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH QUE SE REALIZARÁ EL 17 DE MAYO DE 2022 POR EL PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la elección anual del Distrito Escolar Central de Oyster BayEast Norwich se realizará en el ala de música de Oyster Bay High School, ubicado en 150 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, el martes 17 de mayo de 2022, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. con los siguientes propósitos: 1.

Votar sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del Distrito para el año escolar que comienza el 1 de julio de 2022, que se identificará en la boleta electoral como Propuesta n.º 1.

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Votar sobre las siguientes propuestas: PROPUESTA N.º 2 (Gastos del Fondo de reserva de capitales para Tecnología): SE AUTORIZARÁ a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de Oyster Bay-East Norwich a gastar la suma de: $ 538,000 del Fondo de reserva de capitales para tecnología establecido el 15 de mayo de 2018 con

el fin de realizar los siguientes proyectos: compra de iPads (kindergarten) y Chromebooks (3.° y 7.° grado); compra de dispositivos de enseñanza y de tableros interactivos.

Todo lo anterior incluirá toda la mano de obra, los materiales, los equipos, los aparatos y los gastos imprevistos relacionados con estos.

PROPUESTA N.º 3 (Gastos del Fondo de reserva de capitales) SE AUTORIZARÁ a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de Oyster Bay-East Norwich a gastar la suma de: $ 695,000 del Fondo de reserva de capitales establecido el 16 de mayo de 2006 y enmendado el 17 de mayo de 2011, el 21 de mayo de 2013 y el 16 de mayo de 2017 con el fin de realizar los siguientes proyectos: mejoras en el sistema de sonido, renovación de yeso de techos y paredes, y baños para profesores en Oyster Bay High School; instalación de módulos de trabajo en Vernon Elementary School; instalación de módulos de trabajo en Roosevelt Elementary School; y reemplazo de pisos en Roosevelt Elementary School. Todo lo anterior incluirá toda la mano de obra, los materiales, los equipos, los aparatos y los gastos imprevistos relacionados con estos.

3. Elegir dos miembros de la Junta de Educación por un período de cuatro (4) años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2022 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2026.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto con el objetivo de analizar el presupuesto propuesto de gastos de los fondos para el año escolar 2022-2023 se llevará a cabo el 3 de mayo de 2022 a las 7:30 p. m. en el auditorio de Oyster Bay High School o a distancia, si está legalmente permitido.

En cada escuela del Distrito, se preparará la versión resumida de la propuesta sobre el presupuesto y el texto de todas las demás propuestas que aparecerán en las máquinas de votación, como así también una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2022-2023 para fines escolares, que especifica los fines y la cantidad para cada fin; y habrá copias disponibles, previa solicitud, para cualquier residente del Distrito entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. durante los 14 días inmediatamente previos a la elección del 17 de mayo de 2022, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados, y también en la elección anual.

También se notifica que, de acuerdo

con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito debe adjuntar un informe de exenciones al presupuesto sugerido. En este informe de exenciones, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, se mostrará cómo el valor total estimado de la lista de tasación final que se utilice en el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos, se enumerarán todos los tipos de exenciones que otorgue la autoridad legal y se expondrá el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se prevé recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la elección anual de la Biblioteca Pública de Oyster Bay-East Norwich se realizará en el ala de música de Oyster Bay High School, ubicado en 150 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, el martes 17 de mayo de 2022, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. con 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 de 2022.

2.

Elegir un miembro para que sea fideicomisario de la Junta de la Biblioteca por un período de cinco (5) años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2022 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2027.

A S I M I S M O, SE NOTIFICA que las copias del presupuesto propuesto para la biblioteca se pondrán a disposición, previa solicitud, de cualquier residente en el mostrador de consulta de la biblioteca pública de Oyster Bay-East Norwich, ubicada en 89 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, de 10:00 a. m. a 12:00 p. m., y de 1:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m. durante los 14 días inmediatamente previos a la elección del 17 de mayo de 2022, excepto los sábados, domingos y feriados, y también en la elección anual.

A S I M I S M O, SE NOTIFICA que la votación se realizará mediante máquinas de votación, según lo estipulado por la Ley de Educación, y las urnas estarán habilitadas para votar desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m. y durante el tiempo que sea necesario para que los votantes presentes puedan emitir sus votos.

Por medio del presente, se autoriza e instruye a la secretaria del Distrito a imprimir las etiquetas de voto necesarias para dichas máquinas de votación en el formato que más se aproxime a los requisitos de la Ley de Educación.

A S I M I S M O, SE NOTIFICA que las nominaciones del miembro de la Junta de Educación y del fideicomisario de la Junta de la Biblioteca se deberán realizar mediante una solicitud firmada por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito, y se deberán presentar en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito en el Edificio Administrativo en 1 McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., a más tardar el lunes 18 de abril de 2022, y entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m. el 18 de abril de 2022.

Estas solicitudes deberán indicar la residencia de cada firmante, así como también el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Para la Junta de Educación, los dos candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos serán considerados electos para el cargo.

Para la Biblioteca, el candidato que reciba la mayor cantidad de votos será considerado electo para el cargo. La Junta de Educación puede rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara su falta de disposición para desempeñar las funciones.

A S I M I S M O, SE NOTIFICA que se permite el registro de votantes calificados de este Distrito para esta elección anual del Distrito en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito ubicada en el Edificio Administrativo en 1 McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, de 8:00 a. m. a 12:00 p. m. y de 1:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el 12 de mayo de 2022 inclusive.

El registro también se llevará a cabo en James H. Vernon School, 880 Oyster Bay Road, East Norwich, Nueva York y en Theodore Roosevelt School, 150 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, Nueva York, de 8:00 a. m. a 12:00 p. m. y de 1:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el 12 de mayo de 2022 inclusive.

Se preparará y presentará un registro en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito, y dicho registro estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado pueda inspeccionarlo entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. durante los cinco días previos al día establecido para la elección, excepto los domingos, y el sábado 14 de mayo de 2022 con cita, como así también en cada lugar de votación el día de la elección.

A S I M I S M O, SE NOTIFICA que el registro incluirá: (1) a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se hayan presentado personalmente para el registro; (2) a todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito

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que se hayan registrado con anterioridad para cualquier elección o reunión anual o extraordinaria del Distrito y que hayan votado en alguno de estos eventos realizados o llevados a cabo en cualquier momento durante los cuatro años calendario (2017-2020) previos a la preparación de dicho registro; y (3) a los votantes que estén registrados de manera permanente en la Junta Electoral del condado de Nassau.

A S I M I S M O, SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros se reunirá durante el horario de votación en la reunión anual del Distrito el 17 de mayo de 2022 con el fin de preparar un registro para las elecciones o reuniones del Distrito que se realizarán después del 17 de mayo de 2022.

A S I M I S M O, SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de las boletas electorales por ausencia para la elección del distrito escolar y para la elección del fideicomisario de la biblioteca se podrán realizar en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito. La secretaria del Distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la elección. Además, la secretaria del Distrito debe recibir esta solicitud al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo postal al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al votante o a su representante designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo postal una boleta electoral por ausencia, la secretaria del Distrito enviará por correo postal dicha boleta electoral a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación.

Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron votos por ausencia disponible en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito durante los cinco días previos a la elección, excepto el domingo. La elegibilidad para votar mediante voto por ausencia se determinará de acuerdo con las disposiciones de la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York.

A S I M I S M O, SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar.

Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar.

Estos votantes pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir un registro de votante militar, una

solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en su pedido de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral. Los formularios de registro de los votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar (esta última debe entregarse únicamente por correo postal o en persona) deben recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. el 21 de abril de 2022. Las boletas electorales militares no serán escrutadas, a menos que (1) la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito las reciba antes del cierre de la votación el día de la elección y tengan una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otro organismo del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o bien (2) la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito las reciba antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y estén firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección.

A S I M I S M O, SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta establecerá una reunión extraordinaria a partir de ese momento, en las 24 horas posteriores a la presentación ante la secretaria del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la votación en el ala de música de Oyster Bay High School, con el fin de examinar y tabular estos informes del resultado de la votación y declarar ese resultado; que, por el presente y de acuerdo con la Sección 2019-a(2b) de la Ley de Educación, la Junta se designa a sí misma como un grupo de secretarios de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos durante esta reunión extraordinaria de la Junta.

Fecha: 23 de marzo de 2022 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK DARLENE DOLAN SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 130423

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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 held at the District Office in the Francis Roberts Community Center, 75 Goose Hill Road, Cold Spring Harbor, New York in said district on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. for: 1.

Discussion of the budget for school year 2022-2023; and 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 17, 2022 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.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statement of estimated expenses for the school year 2022-2023, 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 t e l e p h o n e (631-367-5907), facsimile (631-692-8126), 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 21, 2022. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 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 17, 2022 if 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. 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 18, 2022. Two three-year terms (i.e., July 1, 2022-June 30, 2025) 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. All qualified voters who are registered and voted in any general or school election on or after January 1, 2018 are not required to register with the Board of Registration for this meeting.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that residents may register at the District Office any day until and including May 11, 2022 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 12, 2022, 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 said meeting and election 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 (631-692-8126), 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 18, 2022. 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 17, 2022 election within ten days of such election pursuant to Education Law §2019-a.2.b.

Dated: March 15, 2022 Cold Spring Harbor, NY

BY ORDER OF THE EDUCATION, COLD SPRING HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWNS OF HUNTINGTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, AND OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. James J. Stucchio District Clerk 130413 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE OYSTER BAYEAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY TO BE HELD ON MAY 17, 2022 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 150 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 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, 2022 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): SHALL the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay East Norwich Central School District be authorized to expend: $538,000 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 (3rd and 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.

PROPOSITION NO.3 (Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure): SHALL the Board of Education of the Oyster Bay East Norwich Central School District be authorized to expend: $695,000 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: sound system improvements, ceiling and wall plaster renovation, and faculty bathrooms at Oyster Bay High School; installation of casework at Vernon Elementary School; installation of casework at Roosevelt Elementary School; and replacement of floors at Roosevelt Elementary School; all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto.

3. To elect two members of the Board of Education for a term of four (4) years each, beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026.

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 2022-2023 will be held May 3, 2022 at 7:30 PM in the Oyster Bay High School auditorium 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 2022-2023 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 17, 2022, 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 17, 2022 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, 2022.

2.

To elect one member of the Board of Library Trustees for a term of five (5) years beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027.

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 BayEast 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 17, 2022, 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 18, 2022, and between the hours of 8:00AM and 5:00 PM on April 18, 2022.

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

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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 21, 2022. 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, in Music Wing 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 23, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK DARLENE DOLAN DISTRICT CLERK 130421

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-KS7, V. BART SESSA, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 20, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-KS7 is the Plaintiff and BART SESSA, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 17, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 26 ADAMS STREET, OYSTER BAY, NY 11771: Section 27, Block 14, Lot 227: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS

THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT OYSTER BAY, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003221/2015. Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq. - Referee.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED LOCAL LAW A-2022 INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF UPPER BROOKVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before and by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Nassau County, New York, at the Upper Brookville Village Hall, 24 Wolver Hollow Road, in said Village on Monday, May 16, 2022, at 5:30 p.m.

The hearing will be on proposed Local Law A-2022, which will amend Chapter 205, “Zoning,” Section 205-20, “Community facilities and institutions,” of the Code of the Village of Upper Brookville.

Proposed Local Law A-2022 deletes the reference to Village property located on Chicken Valley Rd as a priority location for a high wireless telecommunication services facilities, and only permits the Board of Appeals to waive or modify standards for Village property located at the intersection of NYS Route 25A and Wolver Hollow Road.

A copy of proposed Local Law A-2022 on file at the office of the Attorneys for the Village, Humes & Wagner, LLP, 147 Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, New York, where it may be reviewed between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. during usual business days until the time of the hearing.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at said hearing.

Any person needing special assistance in attending, please notify the Village Clerk at (516) 624-7715 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

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candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to the office. 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 12, 2022.

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 12, 2022.

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 14, 2022; 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.

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC MEETING INC. VILLAGE OF LAUREL HOLLOW PLANNING BOARD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public meeting will be held by and before the Planning Board of the Inc. Village of Laurel Hollow, Nassau County, New York, on Tuesday, May 10th at 7:00 P.M. via Zoom Videoconference to consider the following: Request for Extension of Final Subdivision Plat Approval for Subdivision Known as Redcote Farms/Property Located on the Northerly Side of North Hempstead Turnpike (NYS Rte. 25A) and Westerly Side of Oyster Bay Cove Road/Sec. 27, Block L, Lot 243 Discuss new guidelines in connection with the tree removal process.

By Order of The Planning Board Christopher Hadjandreas, Chair April 21th, 2022 131014 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE In the Matter of the Application of Beacon Wind LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 124 Miles of Transmission Lines from the Boundary of New York State Territorial Waters to a Point of Interconnection in Astoria, Queens, New York Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law of the State of New York, Beacon Wind LLC (Applicant) is providing public notice of its intent to file an Application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) for the proposed construction and operation of the portion of the transmission system for the Beacon Wind 1

offshore wind generating facility located in New York State (the Project).

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on or about May 13, 2022, the Applicant will file an application (Application) in the above-entitled matter with the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) for a Certificate pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law to construct, operate, and maintain the Project, which is the New York State portion of a transmission facility that will connect the offshore wind farm to be located in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management designated Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0520 within federal waters (Lease Area) to the existing mainland electrical grid in Astoria, Queens, New York. The Project is necessary in order to transmit renewable energy from the Lease Area to the downstate area and to assist New York State in achieving its clean energy mandates under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. During the course of the Article VII proceedings, alternative routes not included in the Application or affected by the proposed primary route may be offered without further notice by publication. In addition, the Commission may ultimately approve an alternative route for the Project that traverses municipalities not presently affected by the Project or included in the Application.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT The Project includes: (i) 320-kilovolt (kV) highvoltage direct current (HVDC) submarine export cables within an approximately 115 nautical mile-long submarine export cable corridor, extending from the boundary of New York State waters (3 nautical miles from shore) to the cable landfall at

Lawrence Point in Astoria, Queens; (ii) one 320-kV HVDC onshore export cable circuit (two cables) installed underground from the landfall to the onshore substation facility within the Astoria power complex; (iii) an onshore substation located at Astoria, Queens that will convert HVDC to HVAC power and transformers to step it down from 320-kV to 138-kV for the onshore interconnection cables, and (iv) three 138-kV cable circuits, each with nine singlecore HVAC onshore interconnection cables, that will be buried underground from the onshore substation to the point of interconnection (POI) at the Astoria West 345-kV Substation owned by the Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. The Beacon Wind 1 offshore wind farm is proposed to be located in the Lease Area approximately 20 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts and outside of New York’s jurisdictional waters. As such, it will be permitted in a separate federal proceeding.

A copy of the Application will be filed with the Commission and served upon the Mayor of the City of New York and the Queen Borough President and other statutory parties, and copies will be made available at the following local public libraries for public inspection. A copy of the Application will also be available on the Department of Public Service website (www.dps.ny.gov) once the Commission assigns a case number to the Project.

Additional information can be found on the Project website at https://www.beaconwind. com.

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eople have called him many things — kind, loving, helpful, funny. I’ve heard him described as meticulous. But to me and my siblings, he’s simply Dad. This year my father turns 89. He still drives. He still goes to church, where he displays his musical talents on the organ, which he taught himself to play.

He lives just blocks from my stepmother, who is in an assisted-living facility with severe dementia.

He spends as much time there as he can.

MICHAEL My dad loves his wife, his family, HINMAN his spiritual home, and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I don’t think anyone was more excited about Tom Brady making the move from Boston.

But when I think about my dad, more often than not, my smile turns to tears.

Not about anything he did — he was and still is a great man — but because of what someone did to him.

My dad was meticulous as he divided a large stack of cash into separate envelopes. His hands shook with fear as he packed each envelope carefully into a box to send off to who knows where. This was

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$20,000 — money my father, a retired railroad welder, didn’t even have. It came from a loan, one he continues to make payments on today.

The worst part was that my dad knew he was being scammed. He knew that if he told me or any of my siblings, we would stop him.

We would help him. But the scammers on the other end of that phone scared him so much that fear overcame reason and logic.

I’ve recently discovered a YouTube channel called Scammer Payback. It’s led by a cybersecurity expert known only as “Pierogi,” who targets the scammers who have their sights on our parents, our grandparents, our sisters and brothers — really anyone we love.

Pierogi ties the scammers up on the phone for hours. He hacks into their computers and steals their files, turning all of what he unearths over to the authorities.

He has identified the leading scam operations overseas, and pushed for police to arrest them. And he’s personally called people targeted by scammers — many of whom have been victimized for years — to help them break free.

Scams are nothing new, but the scope of such fraud and theft today is unprecedented. The Federal Trade Commission’s

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Consumer Sentinel Network reported 4.8 million complaints of consumer fraud and identity theft in 2020 — up 45 percent from the year before.

Nearly half of all Americans experienced financial identity theft in 2020, according to the Aite-Novarica Group. Nearly half. That cost all of us more than $700 billion at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

In recent weeks, AARP Long Island and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service have hosted a series of webinars with the RichnerLive arm of Herald Community Newspapers to explore all kinds of fraud —identity theft, elder fraud and, this week, romance scams. I’ve been honored to moderate these panels, which have included expert advice from AARP New York’s Long Island associate state director, Bernard Macias, as well as USPIS experts like Donna Harris, Michael Del Giudice and Joseph Marcus.

We’ve learned so much. If someone calls you and asks you to send money — for any reason — be skeptical. If they want to get on your computer, say no. If they ask you to use gift cards, or tell you that you must provide them with sensitive personal information, hang up.

Most important, be careful what you share. Facebook is a great way to connect

early half of all Americans experienced financial identity theft in 2020.

to those we love, but it’s also a great way for scammers to collect a ton of personal information about you — information they can weaponize in an effort to empty your bank account.

Be careful about how you dispose of papers containing sensitive details about you. Scammers will dig through your garbage, and they will find exactly what they need to take what rightfully belongs to you.

Join us for our final installment in the Fighting Against Fraud series on Thursday, April 28, at noon. You don’t even have to leave your living room — we’ll come right to your computer. Just register at LIHerald.com/romance.

And then protect yourself by shredding sensitive documents. If you don’t have a shredder, we’ll do it for you. Bring those documents to our offices, at 2 Endo Blvd. in Garden City, this Saturday, April 30, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and we’ll shred them. Just register in advance, at LIHerald.com/shred.

My dad will never see that $20,000 again. So many more like him have lost money that is now counted in the billions.

But it doesn’t have to continue. We can fight scammers by being vigilant, and by educating ourselves, so we — and those we love — are never victimized again.

Michael Hinman is the executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. He can be reached at mhinman@liherald.com.

Where have you gone, Walter Cronkite?

ast night, having been off my devices all day and peacefully oblivious to the news, I turned on the TV as I slipped into bed just to catch up. Now, you know and I know that I shouldn’t have done that, but I was feeling out of touch, so I flipped from MSNBC to CNN and Fox to see what was up with the world.

The news was so horrific that it almost seemed like satire. In TV anchor rapidspeak, reporters from around the country and the world told me that: mass graves had RANDI been found in and KREISS around Mariupol, Ukraine, as Russian forces closed in on the besieged city; wildfires were burning out of control in parts of New Mexico; Israeli and Gaza militants were at war; Florida Gov. Rick DeSantis was punishing Disney for supporting gay rights by removing its tax breaks; new audio had revealed that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy talked trash about thenPresident Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection; Florida was banning math books for alleged inappropriate “prohibit-

ed” topics, like race; and — oh, no — Netflix was cracking down on shared accounts.

Sleep was out of the question. In between news segments, just to keep the anxiety level in the stratosphere, commercials from an animal rights group showed bone-thin dogs chained outside in the freezing cold. The voice-over begged for contributions to save these wretched pups. I love dogs more than people, but this commercial feels like an assault, and it doesn’t make me feel like giving more money; it makes me feel like changing the channel.

That was my news experience last evening, which brings me to my question of the day: Walter Cronkite, where are you when we need you?

I am certain that 24-hour news screaming at us from every device we own is detrimental to our health. The American Psychological Association states that “news consumption has a downside … More than half of Americans say the news causes them stress … anxiety, fatigue or sleep loss.”

We were much better off when TV news was broadcast once or twice daily for 15 or 30 minutes. When I was a kid, my parents

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watched the news at 6 and 11 p.m. For millions of viewers, CBS anchor Walter Cronkite was the voice of reason, truth and journalistic integrity every night during those brief news shows. There were no alternative facts, and “fake news” wasn’t even a blip in the nascent Trump brain.

For those of you too young to remember, in 1962 Cronkite became anchorman of CBS’s newscasts.

Think about it: 15 to 30 minutes of news a day on CBS or the other major channel, NBC. That was it.

Cronkite didn’t have coiffed hair or trendy clothes. He made his bones as a war correspondent in World War II, flying with the U.S. Army Air Force in bombing raids over Germany. After the war, he covered the Nuremberg Trials. In 1950 he was recruited by Edward R. Murrow, another broadcast icon, at CBS News. He interviewed President John F. Kennedy to launch the first 30-minute news broadcast in September 1963, and less than three months later, on Nov. 22, he announced the death of the president on live TV. I was 16 years old. I watched, stricken, as Cronkite removed his glasses and struggled to regain his composure.

e's been replaced by 24-hour news screaming at us from every device.

In the decades since, the news on TV and online has evolved into a circus of both information and misinformation reported by anchors who range from the sublime to the ridiculous to the truly grotesque. TV personalities tell us the news, as it is selected and edited by their researchers and producers. Because the news is now broadcast 24/7, there are thousands of hours of filler and fluff beaming out at us all day and all night long.

What can we do? What agency do we have with this news tsunami coming at us every hour of the day? How to stay informed and still stay sane? We are left to our own devices in more ways than one, and we need to do the most difficult thing, which is to find balance.

We honor the brave correspondents who bring news of the war in Ukraine, and we honor the TV and newspaper reporters whose mission every day is to shine a light in the darkness. We need the news, but we need to calibrate our consumption.

My new rule is no news before bedtime.

No “notifications” on my phone. Our devices beam out information and disinformation indiscriminately. Some of it informs, but much of it triggers anxiety.

We must know, and we have to teach our children, how to tell the difference.

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

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ucy Pozo fought hard not to let the people sitting in front of her see her cry.

The senior at East Rockaway High School stood before the district’s Board of Education after a Donald Trump flag surfaced during the school’s annual Sports Night event last month. For Pozo, it wasn’t just about what the former president stands for, but what the display of such a flag said about some of her classmates. Some of the same people she believes target her because of her Hispanic heritage.

“East Rockaway schools have failed me,” she said. “That flag, the reason why nobody was talking about it that day, is because we’re scared.”

Just weeks later, there was an outcry of a different sort in Rockville Centre. A woman there who was reportedly troubled by a large menorah in front of a Chabad center — a display she said was the beginning of an Orthodox Jewish push into the community reminiscent of what has happened to the Five Towns over the past couple of decades.

If the Orthodox community does move into Rockville Centre, the woman said, they will force businesses to close for the Sabbath. They will take over school boards, and send money away from the district. And then they will sell those schools “to the highest bidder.”

Many called the Rockville Centre woman’s comments antisemitic, and it’s nearly impossible not to agree. Pozo’s comments, however, were followed by a number of

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LETTERS Sagamore Rowing legally occupies Building H To the Editor: As president of Sagamore Rowing Association, I thank you for the article “Rowing groups want to use Building H” (April 15-21), on Building H on the western waterfront. A few points need to be clarified.

We are not an unofficial occupant of Building H. We occupied the space pursuant to a formal-use agreement with the Town of Oyster Bay in 2002. Additionally, there is no beaching of boats on the shore, as described in the Herald story. Racing shells are stored on racks either indoors or outdoors, and most boathouses have additional outdoor storage.

Building H was a vacant warehouse,

students earlier this month sharing much broader concerns about how minorities are treated at East Rockaway High.

These aren’t issues unique to East Rockaway High or Rockville Centre, and they aren’t limited to these specific groups. Even as deep as we are into the 21st century, hate continues to find a foothold in our society. While much of it is focused on the color of someone’s skin, it also involves gender and gender identity, religion, where our money comes from, disability, and who we love.

A recent Pew Research Center study revealed that a third of Asian Americans still fear they could be the victims of slurs, jokes and even violence over the perceived origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Locally, that has led to the founding of the Asian American Institute for Research and Engagement, designed to advocate for Asian Americans while using research and data to uncover the roots of the discrimination they face.

“We are all Americans,” said Woodbury’s Farrah Mozawalla, the first-ever Muslim department head in Nassau County government, who founded the new organization. “We all believe in the same values, and it’s now time for us to combat this hatred and discrimination. We need that to stop.”

The battle against hate is seemingly never-ending, but it’s a battle that must be fought. Yet it’s often unclear who is doing the battling. There are informal student and religious groups, as well as organizations like Mozawalla’s.

But Long Island has another weapon against such hatred that has been largely silent in recent months — the Nassau County Human Rights Commission.

It’s made up of 15 commissioners representing those of various races and ethnicities as well as those with disabilities, according to its website. Its stated mission is to “promote harmony among the diverse populations” of the county, through “persuasion, conciliation, investigation and education.”

Could there be a better time than now to promote that harmony? The work this commission does is important, but it can’t stand by while many of these issues fill the pages of your local newspaper, with the fear that things will get worse before they get better.

The commission hasn’t been completely idle. Its website is full of information on what people should do if they feel they’re victims of coronavirus-related discrimination. That’s vital information, for sure. But while the pandemic has dominated our lives over the past two years, community members are bravely stepping forward to expose other issues we just can’t ignore.

And if the Human Rights Commission isn’t addressing these issues, too few people will hear about them. Now is the time for it to step up.

We need to promote harmony. We need to embrace the very differences that make us Americans. And we need that persuasion, conciliation, investigation and education to get that done.

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find U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, of New York; Ilhan Omar, of Minnesota; Ayanna Pressley, of Massachusetts; and Rashida Tlaib, of Michigan, politically repugnant, because they advocate positions that I believe are destructive to our principles, our nation, our allies and our future.

Typically, last year Ocasio-Cortez initially voted no on a bill that would have helped fund Israel’s anti-missile defense system, the “Iron Dome.” She later flipped her vote to “present” when she realized that RONALD J. her antisemitic was a little ROSENBERG venom too obvious.

Despite her corrosive politics, however, I absolutely defend her right to engage in such actions for, in a democracy, she and her fellow socialists have a protected right to be heard. It is their constituents who have the power to decide whether these individuals deserve to represent their interests on Capitol Hill. In the meantime, our democracy allows us to argue, debate, question and examine their rhetoric, votes, and public policies.

And yet we live in a world where freedom of speech has been suppressed by those who control the most dominant plat-

forms for public speech, social media.

“Facebook jail” has become an oft-repeated phrase among those who have been banned by an algorithm programmed by those who aren’t identified, much less questioned. Some who are forced off theses platform say they are mystified as to why action was taken when they were posting photos of American flags.

This isn’t exactly a new complaint, but it has become far more dangerous to democracy. As far back as 2016, it was noted that Facebook was labeling any number of conservative posts “hate speech.” The publication The Hill noted that year, “Canadian conservative activist Lauren Southern was slapped with a 30-day Facebook suspension over — ironically enough — a post complaining about Facebook censorship of conservatives. (The ban was later reversed and blamed on an error.)”

This kind of subjective destruction of free speech is not unique to online commentary. In colleges and universities across the country, there’s an acknowledgment that conservative students are intimidated by their peers. Interestingly, in a 2020 essay in The Atlantic, a summary of a nationwide campus survey found a glimmer of good news and a shadow that casts a pall on free speech.

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his lethal threat to our nation is being replicated in our daily interactions.

LETTERS with no facilities for boat storage or maintenance, prior to our arrival. All rowing-related infrastructure — racks, boat lifts, repair areas — in Building H and the adjacent boatyard is owned by Sagamore Rowing and was installed at our expense. Additionally, we or our affiliates own all equipment stored and utilized by our rowing programs.

Sagamore Rowing Association is a nonprofit that has been mentoring the sport of rowing on Long Island for over 50 years. Our community includes a four-season junior program as well as a sizable adult group that rows for recreation and competition.

Our juniors have medaled in state, regional and youth national competition, while our alumni have had great success in collegiate, national and international competitions. We have a thriving community of recreational and competitive masters (adult) rowers. Sagamore Rowing’s coaches have coached on the collegiate and national levels before and after their tenures here.

We are committed to developing leadership through the sport of rowing, have a long history serving the Town of Oyster Bay and surrounding communities and look forward to continuing to build Long Island's rowing tradition.

PATRICK DOYLE President, Sagamore Rowing Association

It stated, “While majorities favor more viewpoint diversity and free-speech norms, an intolerant faction of roughly a quarter of students believe it is okay to silence or suppress some widely held views that they deem wrong.

“Students across political perspectives engage in classroom self-censorship.

“Students harbor divisive stereotypes about classmates with different beliefs, and a substantial minority are not open to engaging socially with classmates who don’t share their views.

“Disparaging comments about political conservatives are common.”

An equally disturbing finding from this survey was the idea that conservative students feel intimidated by the potential threat of violence from their liberal counterparts.

It found that nearly 68 percent of those who described their political views as conservative censored themselves, while just under half of moderates, and only 24 percent of liberals, said they did so.

Were it just an isolated virus on college campuses, you might look the other way.

But this lethal threat to our nation is being replicated in government, the courts, and in our daily interaction with business associates, colleagues, friends and even family members. It has become a toxin in the body politic of a country

founded on the words of the First Amendment, guaranteeing free speech.

The First Amendment is the immovable cornerstone of our nation. I often find myself at odds with who the American Civil Liberties Union will represent in court, but I stand solidly beside them when they write, “An open society depends on liberal education, and the whole enterprise of liberal education is founded on the principle of free speech.

How much we value the right of free speech is put to its severest test when the speaker is someone we disagree with most.

Speech that deeply offends our morality or is hostile to our way of life warrants the same constitutional protection as other speech because the right of free speech is indivisible.”

Again, the ACLU gets it right when it states, “More speech — not less — is the answer most consistent with our constitutional values.”

A vibrant, robust, and strong democracy requires the unequivocal defense of our freedom of speech regardless of where, when or how we choose to speak our minds. Lose that right and we have lost the Republic.

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

FRAMEWORK by Tim Baker

The Cuomos don’t need career advice To the Editor: Who is letter writer Larry Penner (“Career advice for the Cuomos,” March 10-16) to tell two private citizens what to do with their time? Who is Larry Penner to tell a private citizen what to do with his money? The matter of Andrew Cuomo spending his campaign war chest on advertising is a matter between him, his donors and the campaign finance officials.

The right to tell one’s side of the story is a basic American right. So long as he isn’t engaging in libel or slander, Cuomo has the right to freedom of speech — the same freedom of speech that allows Penner to write letters. During the media frenzy calling for Cuomo’s scalp, I saw precious little of that. There are those who feel that he was not afforded due process. Who is Larry Penner to say that Cuomo doesn’t have the right to tell his side of the story?

If Cuomo can obtain enough signatures on nominating petitions, and they’re vetted by the Board of Elections, he has the right to appear on the ballot. In that case, the people will decide. There has been discussion among lawmakers

Count off! — Halls Pond Park, West Hempstead

about impeachment proceedings should Cuomo make it back to office. That issue would be decided by a majority of the Legislature. Not Larry Penner.

I’m not saying Cuomo is guilty or innocent, was or was not a good governor, or would or would not be an effective law-

maker in whatever office he chooses to seek. Only that he has the right not to be judged by a jury of one letter writer.

NAT WEINER Bronx

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