The Community Foundation of Oyster Bay held a fundraiser at Pinons Pizza Company that everyone seemed to want to attend. The nonprofit supports community programs and other nonprofits in the hamlet and surrounding communities. More photos, Page 10.
Everyone loves a parade, including the residents of Bayville. Every Memorial Day, when they gather for the annual parade, the route, on Bayville and Ludlum avenues, is lined with American flags. The event draws hundreds of people each year — visitors as well as residents of the seaside community. But most people may not know who organizes the event, and who takes care of all those flags.
The members of the American Legion’s Robert H. Spittel Post No. 1285 take pride in putting the parade together each year. Since 2001 they
have been responsible for replacing the flags, too, which remain up from Memorial Day to Veterans Day.
This year the legion donated 27 new flags to replace old ones that are sun-bleached, windwhipped and tattered.
“In this day and age, respect for the flag has waned,” Rich Bathie, the post’s acting commander, said. “We want to remind the community that this is our symbol of freedom for our country.”
Legion member Peter Carbone, who oversees the flag replacement, said it was easy in the past to purchase new flags, but not anymore.
“We want 100 percent nylon flags made in
‘Testament to the collective efforts of entire school community’By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
The chorus room at Oyster Bay High School was silent at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, as poll workers from the Board of Elections tallied the votes. Superintendent Francesco Ianni and Deputy Superintendent Maureen Raynor stood against the wall, and rows of district employees sat nearby. The atmosphere was tense, because although they believed the $64.4 million budget would pass, it wasn’t a sure thing.
An hour later, they got the good news. The Oyster Bay-East Norwich district’s 2024-25 spending plan passed, with 517 residents voting “yes” and 215 voting “no.”
million was approved as well, by a vote of 904 to 554.
“As a new superintendent of the Locust Valley CSD, I was delighted to witness the unwavering dedication of our community towards ensuring that our school budget successfully passed,” Kristen Turnow, who took over as district leader last July, said. “This achievement is a testament to the collective effort of our entire school community.”
FRANCESCO IANNI, superintendent Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District
The Oyster Bay budget doesn’t promise anything flashy, Ianni said, but it does ensure that all programs and initiatives will remain in place. When he heard that it passed, he couldn’t have been happier.
The scene at Bayville Intermediate School’s gym, the Community Hall in the Bookville Church and at Ann MacArthur School’s gym in the Locust Valley Central School District, was pretty much the same. The district’s proposed budget of $96.4
“It’s excellent news. I’m very, very satisfied,” he said. “This was a difficult budget, with state and foundation aid not coming in until the last minute. The students will now continue to benefit from the great programs we have here.”
There were two additional
Tiegerman Middle School, nestled within the historic Coles School building , has recently undergone renovations to keep in line with the standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act, thanks to a substantial $125,000 grant secured by Assemblymember Charles Lavine.
The grant has catalyzed renovations aimed at enhancing the school’s facilities to better serve its students with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. The renovations focused on accessibility features, including the ramp and elevator, which are utilized daily by students, ensuring they can navigate the school environment with ease, as well as renovations to its bathrooms.
Kristin Lyons, the school’s principal, emphasized the importance of these upgrades. “These are all students with developmental disabilities” she said. “A majority of our population are students with speech and language impairments, autism, learning disabilities, other health impairments. Most of our students utilize the ramp on a daily basis, the elevator too.”
The middle school stands as a beacon of support and education for children with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. Tiegerman also works to increase public awareness of language disorders, because children who have them are often misdiagnosed and incorrectly placed in special-education classes and programs.
Lavine expressed pride in the tangible impact of the grant-funded renovations. “It gives me immense pride to see how the children at Tiegerman Middle School are benefitting from the existence of this facility and its dedicated staff,” Lavine said. “I am thankful that I was able to do my part to help.”
First constructed in 1928, the building was named for
Courtesy Office of Assemblyman Charles Lavine Assemblyman Lavine helped secure a $125,000 grant to the Tiegerman Middle School for renovations, which ensures the school meets standards set by the ADA.
the Glen Cove family with deep ties to the earliest New England colonies and the history of Glen Cove, the Coles family. The Coles School was one of the city’s elementary schools until it closed in 1992, and the city bought the building in 2002. It was leased to the Solomon Schechter School until 2011. In limbo for more than six years, the building fell into disrepair.
The journey of the Tiegerman schools traces back to its founding in 1985 by Ellenmorris Tiegerman. It was initially named the School for Language and Communication Development.
Tiegerman arrived in Glen Cove 20 years ago with the vision of establishing two new Tiegerman campuses. With one school already established in Woodside, Queens, she acquired the south school building on Glen Cove Avenue to create the Tiegerman Preschool/Elemen-
tary School in 1999, but she was unable to purchase the old Coles School building on Cedar Swamp Road until she received a call from then Mayor Timothy Tenke in 2017 who asked if she was still interested.
When the Tiegerman School opened in 2019, it underwent extensive renovations to optimize its learning spaces. The old gymnasium was repurposed to create additional classrooms on both the first and second floors, addressing the need for more instructional space. Additionally, office wings were created to accommodate therapists, including speech and language therapists and counselors, providing vital support services to students.
The initial renovation project also addressed essential infrastructure upgrades, including pulling up floors, repainting, and installing new safety systems such as fire alarms.
Air conditioning systems and vending machines were also installed, ensuring a comfortable and convenient environment for students and staff alike. Lyons noted those renovations were funded by a municipal bond the school is currently paying off.
Under the leadership of Jeremy T. Tiegerman, the founder’s son, the institution has flourished, expanding its services to encompass a comprehensive range of educational and vocational programs. The district tailor’s its instruction to meet individual needs. Focusing on empowering students intellectually and emotionally, Tiegerman has achieved remarkable success, with a graduation rate of 70 to 80 percent among high school students.
“What we’ve come to learn with autism is it’s a developmental disorder disability, rather than it being just viewed as a deficiency,” Tiegerman, explained. “It’s on a spectrum of functioning, and everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, and we’re really looking to find out and determine what one’s strengths, weaknesses are and then tailor that instruction to meet the individual’s needs.”
propositions in Oyster Bay, both of which passed, allowing the district to use $415,000 from its technology capital reserve fund for technology projects, and $440,000 from its regular capital reserve fund for board-approved projects yet to be determined, neither of which will carry any cost for taxpayers.
Proposition 2 in Locust Valley, which focused on capital reserve projects for track bleachers, locker room renovations and roof replacements, among other things, also passed. The proposition, which will cost $3.7 million, will be funded by the district’s $13 million capital reserve.
Locust Valley’s spending plan features a 1.96 percent tax levy increase, in keeping with a conservative fiscal approach, while addressing the district’s critical infrastructure needs. Despite the availability of higher tax levy options, administrators opted for restraint, to balance student needs with those of taxpayers and stakeholders.
Turnow said that the success of the budget and propositions was indicative of what voters have come to expect from the district.
“Together with the Board of Education, we are deeply committed to responsibly managing our resources for the benefit of our students,” she wrote in an
email. “This budget underscores our firm dedication to education, prioritizing innovation and equity to empower every student to reach their full potential. With our collective efforts, we will continue to foster an environment where every student will graduate embodying the values of service and civic responsibility.”
Two seats were open on Oyster Bay’s
Board of Education, one for a year, due to the departure of Trustee Norah Windhausen, and the other for four years, with Trustee Darren Gerbosi having decided not to run again. John Paul Kopacz secured the four-year term, garnering 521 votes, and Joseph Laurita, Jr. who secured 366, will serve one year.
On Tuesday night, prior to the tallying of votes, the two candidates sat
together, chatting amiably. Kopacz, 43, of East Norwich, has been an educator and administrator for the past 17 years in the Great Neck school district. Laurita, 47, a real estate agent, lives in Oyster Bay. He is a former New York City and Garden City police officer who retired in 2002.
In Locust Valley, Nicholas Della Fera and George Vasiliou were re-elected to the school board, with 861 and 736 votes, respectively, while the third candidate, Michael McGlone, finished just one vote behind Vasiliou.
Della Fera, 34, has served on the board for a year, since the resignation of its president, Brian Nolan, last year. A Locust Valley graduate, he works in the pharmaceutical industry.
Vasiliou, 47, an Upper Brookville resident, joined the board in 2020. A corporate vice president for the TemPositions Group of Companies, his former career in education spans over 20 years. Before coming to Locust Valley, Vasiliou held several leadership positions in the New York City Department of Education, including executive director of financial operations and deputy chief operating officer. His responsibilities included overseeing a significant budget and managing a large workforce.
Additional reporting by Will Sheeline.
Three talented students from Locust Valley High School garnered top awards at the Locust Valley Film Festival, showcasing their exceptional filmmaking skills. Seniors Regan Kahn and Liam Grohman and junior Abigail Maselli stood out among participants from 16 schools, with their films receiving significant recognition.
Liam Grohman, inspired by French New Wave cinema, won Best in Show for his film “L’étranger Urbain” (The Urban Stranger). Grohman’s homage to Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless” featured meticulous sound design, impressing judges and earning first place in sound design.
“When there are 212 films going into it, you don’t want to get your expectations too high,” Grohman said. “I didn’t expect to win the Best in Show category, which was kind of crazy.”
Regan Kahn and Abigail Maselli’s collaborative film, “The Dinner,” secured first place in both comedy and editing categories. Their film, a unique blend of absurdist drama and comedy, captivated the audience and judges alike. Kahn, who edited the film, emphasized the challenges of communication and trust, as the duo worked in different IB film class levels.
“One big challenge for us probably was communication,” Kahn said. “Basically I’d sit down at my computer with the script and a bunch of notes, and then I’d just edit it and hoped she’d like it.”
Maselli, who wrote and directed “The Dinner,” drew inspiration from films like “Lady Bird” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” She high-
lighted the film’s conceptual risk and the challenge of coordinating a cast of mostly adults.
“Everything was filmed out of order, and completely out of sync, and that was kind of interesting to manage,” Maselli said. “It was a really challenging setup with a lot of moving parts.”
Despite initial concerns about how their film would be received, the duo’s creative risk paid off. Roger Boucher, their IB film teacher, praised the students’ dedication and collaborative spir-
it.
“Liam did not give up on this project at any phase. Where typically a high school student may have fallen off, he saw it all the way through,” Boucher said. “For Abby and Regan, this was the best collaboration that I’ve ever seen two students work on. There was a trust and respect for both of the filmmakers here that translated into it being a better project than either one of them would have made by themselves.” Boucher emphasized that their suc-
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make their film ‘The Dinner,’ which won first in the editing and comedy categories.
cessful festival, featuring 212 films across various categories, was a testament to the students’ hard work and creativity. Despite the quality of their work, the event itself was a mix of stress and excitement, with Maselli even leaving the theater while her movie was playing due to how nervous she felt. With these substantial achievements under their belts, these students and aspiring filmmakers can look forward to pursuing their creative passions in college, and if they show the same dedication and imagination, perhaps even beyond.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has received a $15 million grant from New York State to support the construction of its Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence. The funding, announced by Governor Kathy Hochul on May 4, is part of Empire State Development’s investment in the lab’s $500 million expansion plan, further supporting the lab’s pioneering research efforts in combating one of the most lethal forms of cancer.
“We are making important investments to ensure New York is on the cutting edge of biomedical research, creating new jobs, and ensuring we remain competitive in the 21st-century economy,” Hochul wrote in a statement.
Pancreatic cancer, known for its low survival rate of less than 10 percent for patients diagnosed after metastasis, is a focus of lab’s research. The lab’s Cancer Center, led by Dr. David Tuveson, has made significant strides in understanding the disease’s mechanisms.
“Cold Spring Harbor is a nonprofit, independent research institution where we employ over 1,000 people,” Tuveson explained. “We have focused on pancreatic cancer for the last 12 to 15 years, aiming to discover new information useful for physicians treating patients.”
The grant will facilitate the develop -
ment of the new center, where researchers will test novel therapies against pancreatic cancer. The goal is to identify promising treatments that can be patented and potentially developed by private sector partners. This collaborative effort is expected to generate economic growth by creating new jobs and attracting entrepreneurial scientists to the region.
“The construction of the center is well underway, and we expect it to be completed within the next year or so,” Tuveson said. “The research that’s going to go into the facility is reaching a crescendo right now. We have identified new aspects of pancreatic cancer that are causative and are developing medicines to stop these mechanisms.”
TNorthwell Health, and I think once we get our Cold Spring Harbor center going it will be a pipeline into that.”
The $15 million grant is expected to create 25 new direct jobs at the facility and could lead to the creation of two to four new spin-off companies annually. This increased commercial activity could generate over 100 new high-value local scientific jobs, further stimulating economic growth in Long Island’s life sciences sector.
he construction of the center is well underway, and we expect it to be completed within the next year or so.DAVID TUVESON director, Cancer Center Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
The lab’s collaborative efforts extend to neighboring medical facilities like Northwell Health, which has been a critical partner in providing samples and clinical collaboration.
“Northwell Health and Cold Spring Harbor have worked together for more than 10 years,” Tuveson noted. “We would like to have a center of excellence for patients with pancreatic cancer at
“Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s expansion of the Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence is a testament to the vital role that research institutions play in advancing our understanding and treatment of devastating diseases like pancreatic cancer,” Empire State Development President, CEO, and Commissioner Hope Knight wrote in a statement. “This investment underscores our dedication to fostering innovation and economic growth in Long Island’s life sciences sector.”
The support from New York state is also seen as a catalyst for further private investment in pancreatic cancer research.
“New York state’s commitment provides a catalyst to mobilize further private investment in pancreatic cancer research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,” the lab’s Chair Marilyn Simons wrote in a statement. “Our scientists are working with Northwell Health and the Feinstein Institutes to help more people access the latest biomedical advances.”
Through strategic investments like the one announced for CSHL, New York state is hoping to fuel advancements in biomedical research and development. This initiative aims to turn key regions into dynamic life science hubs, fostering organizations and institutions dedicated to research, development, technology transfer, and commercialization.
“Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has already made significant breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer research,” Bruce Stillman, the lab’s president and CEO, wrote in a statement. “Our new Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence will help validate these targets, enabling our commercial partners to develop innovative therapies and diagnostic strategies that ultimately improve patient outcomes.”
With the new center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is poised to make substantial contributions to the fight against pancreatic cancer, offering hope to patients and driving economic growth through innovation and job creation in the life sciences sector.
Generally, parents leave their assets to the children thinking that the children will then take care of their children. Occasionally, parents want to bypass the children, either wholly or partially, and leave an inheritance directly to the grandchildren.
Inheritances to minors come in different varieties, such as bequests in wills and as beneficiaries or contingent beneficiaries on IRA’s, investment accounts, life insurance policies and annuities.
Although well-intentioned, inheritances to minors, without a trust, must go through a court proceeding on death. Minors, those under 18, cannot hold property in their names. In the proceeding, the judge appoints a legal guardian to protect the minor’s interest until age eighteen, at which time the beneficiary receives the asset. The expenses of the legal guardian will be paid out of the minor’s bequest. Generally, the legal guardian will use the funds for the child’s health, education, maintenance and support having regard to any other assets or resources of the
minor known to the guardian. Again, ready or not, the legal guardian must turn over the assets to the minor at age eighteen, a tender age in today’s world.
A better plan would be to leave assets to a minor beneficiary by creating a trust. You leave directions for the use of the funds, distribution at a stated age, such as thirty years old and, in the meantime, the trustee, a person you choose instead of a legal guardian chosen by the court, uses the money for the purposes enumerated above, either by giving money directly to the minor or by paying bills on their behalf.
Trusts avoid probate court proceedings entirely for the trust assets. You either put assets into the trust while you are living or, alternatively, you may name the minor’s trust as death beneficiary on bank accounts, investment accounts, IRA’s or the retirement plans, annuities and life insurance policies. The intention to benefit minor beneficiaries must be attended to with thoughtful planning to avoid having the good deed punished.
America, which is not easy to find, because local stores don’t usually carry them anymore,” Carbone said. “We used to get them at BJ’s.”
Another member finally found the flags online this spring, just in time for Memorial Day. But this year there was an additional challenge: The flags needed new poles as well.
“This year we found there was a problem with the pole size,” Carbone said. “It changed.”
To help the flags better withstand wind, manufacturers are making larger poles, he explained, which prompted the legion to order 27 new poles. The flags cost $75 each, and the poles, $14. All told, the legion spent roughly $3,000.
Members arrived at Village Hall on May 14 toting the new supply. During a brief ceremony on the Village Green, they saluted one of the flags as it was presented to Mayor Steve Minicozzi.
Lauren Spampinato, 22, stood nearby, watching the ceremony, in which her father, legionnaire Ray Spampinato, took part. Lauren said she could still fondly remember joining her classmates from the Locust Valley school district on past Memorial Days for the ceremony on the green.
“They’d have us line up here and sing our song dressed in red, white and blue,” she recalled. “It was a wonderful experience.”
For legion member, the holiday events begin before the 1 p.m. parade. They gather at Bayville Cemetery to salute veterans who have died, a solemn ceremony that includes volleys from a firing squad and heads bowed in prayer.
There is a monument across the street from the cemetery, in front of the post’s headquarters that lists the names of veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. On Memorial Day the legionnaires gather there as well.
At 12:30 p.m., they muster outside Village Hall for another brief ceremony
before the parade begins.
This year’s procession will once again be fully funded by the legion. Some 25 members of the National Guard members will march, among them Alfred Staab Jr., a Bayville resident who returned from Iraq last December, at Christmastime. Dr. Anthony Bruno, an Army veteran who was stationed in Korea during the Vietnam War, will be the grand marshal.
Among the marchers will be bands, one comprising members of the Locust Valley High School Senior Band; Boy and Girl Scouts; children from St. Ger-
trud’s preschool; village leaders; and members of the Knights of Columbus and Rotary. Bayville Fire Department members will march, as will Bayville Little League players, among others.
The members of Post 1285 will be marching, too.
“Every year the legion organizes the parade and the flags,” Minicozzi said. “Most of them are America’s Greatest Generation, and we’re lucky to have them around. They went to fight as kids and are still involved. They love our country and Bayville. Beautiful Bayville.”
Richner Communications, Inc. — Long Island’s largest publisher of local media — has acquired the Amityville Record, Babylon Beacon, Massapequa Post and Beacon Smart Shopper, from CJ Publishers Inc.
These brands join family-owned Richner Communications, which now owns and publishes 27 community-focused hyperlocal newspapers through its Herald Community Media division, which serves large parts of Nassau County, as well as parts of New York City through the Pulitzer Prize-winning Riverdale Press in the Bronx, and The Jewish Star, which serves the Orthodox Jewish communities throughout the region.
The Amityville Record, Babylon Beacon and Massapequa Post date back to 1904, 1966 and 1951, respectively. Today, they serve the communities of the Village of Amityville, North Amityville, Village of Babylon, North Babylon, West Babylon, Copiague, Deer Park, West Islip, Lindenhurst, South Farmingdale, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Plainedge and Seaford.
Carolyn James, owner of CJ Publishers with her husband, Al, expressed a mix of emotions in announcing the sale. James says she trusts the sale will be seamless with careful stewardship, allow-
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decades, the newspaper group that included the Amityville Record, Babylon Beacon and the Massapequa Post were published by Alfred and Carolyn James. Carolyn joins Herald Community Newspapers as an associate publisher.
ing the newspapers to remain “steadfast pillars within their communities under new guardianship.”
“In the pages of the June 19, 1991, editions of the Amityville Record, Babylon Beacon and Massapequa Post, we embarked on a journey, pledging to carry
forth the legacy of those who came before us,” wrote James in a note to readers last week. “Now, nearly 32 years later, we stand on the precipice of change as Herald Community Newspapers — a stalwart in Nassau County’s weekly news landscape — assumes ownership of our beloved papers.”
The Richner and James families have a longstanding relationship. Richner Printing has printed the CJ newspapers for years and also prints other daily and weekly newspapers, specialty publications and newsletters throughout the tristate region, as well as general, high-volume commercial printing and mailing.
Like CJ Publications, Richner Communications is a proud family-owned business. Founded by Robert and Edith Richner in 1964, the company is today led by their son, Stuart Richner.
“We are excited to continue the great work of Carolyn, Al and their team, to ensure that the Amityville, Babylon and Massapequa communities have the critical news necessary to remain vibrant places to live and work,” Richner said. “Our company believes deeply in the importance of local journalism, and we look forward to introducing ourselves to our new readers.”
Carolyn James will assume the role of associate publisher at Richner Communications and will continue to oversee the four publications. The (516) 798-5100 phone number of CJ Publishers will remain the same, as will the newspapers’ websites of AmityvilleRecord.com, BabylonBeacon.com and MassapequaPost. com. James’ email address is now cjames@liherald.com.
Marinela Lizana Plaza, Cedarhurst
American Legion Post 339
I think of soldiers that fought in our wars to keep freedom, our liberties and America as we know it, how much we owe them and their memories. I have a friend, a member of my unit, who died, who I think about every Memorial Day.
Ralph Esposito, Elmont Veterans Service Agency
We pay tribute to those who gave all to make it possible for the rest of us to enjoy the freedoms we have today. I run the Elmont Memorial Day parade to remember those who gave it all and who made the supreme sacrifice.
Davian Savage, Lynbrook
American Legion Post 339
It’s a day to recognize the fallen military personnel over the course of many wars, and to remember their impact on the freedom we have today, and the ultimate sacrifice they made.
Howard Stillwagon, Glen Cove Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 347 (with Cruiser, his service dog) Memorial Day is to honor the fallen veterans of all wars but (personally) for the 20 young men I saw get killed in Vietnam from January to July of 1969. For us combat veterans, we know what it was like to see them lose their lives We never forget.
Gary Glick, Bellmore Jewish War Veterans
It’s a day of mourning for guys who have passed away or who were killed in the war — in all wars. My motto is to help veterans. It shouldn’t just be one day of taking care of veterans, it should be every day.
The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation took pride in hosting National Nurses Week from Monday, May 6 to Sunday, May 12, 2024. The celebration was part of Parker’s recognition taking place all year, every year to show appreciation for nurses and nursing students alike. This is how Parker helps build rewarding careers while caring for the region’s older adults.
Parker’s nursing staff provides expert, compassionate care to residents and patients at the Institute. In expressing gratitude to Parker’s immensely dedicated team, the Institute treated nurses to a catered lunch with musical talent, complimentary massages, ice-cream treats and other fun activities.
Building a culture of care is a year-long mission at Parker. Here, team members are provided with in-person and e-learning programs as well as coaching and mentoring to build the next generation of nurse leadership. The training is designed to cultivate talent, and is tailored to meet the
needs of those with busy schedules.
“While Nurses Week is designed to recognize the exemplary work of our entire team, their extraordinary efforts make a difference each and every day for our patients and residents, as well as their families,” said Michael. N. Rosenblut, President and CEO of Parker Jewish Institute.
“We aim to help them raise the bar in delivering outstanding and compassionate
care, to the entire Parker community, as they carry the profession of nursing forward.”
The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation is headquartered in New Hyde Park, New York. The facility is a leading provider of Short-Term Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care. At the forefront of
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innovation in patient-centered health care and technology, the Institute is a leader in teaching and geriatric research. Parker Jewish Institute features its own medical team, and is nationally renowned as a skilled nursing facility, as well as a provider of community-based health care, encompassing Home Health Care, Medical House Calls, Palliative Care and Hospice. Parker Jewish Institute is also home to Queens-Long Island Renal Institute (QLIRI), led by an interdisciplinary team of experienced Nephrologists and Dialysis Registered Nurses, a Renal Social Worker, and a Registered Renal Dietitian. For more information, visit parkerinstitute.org or call (877) 727-5373.
Queens-Long Island Renal Institute (QLIRI), located at The Parker Jewish Institute, now offers a state-of-the-art Home Hemodialysis Program. Those patients who also require Certified Home Health Care can access it conveniently through QLIRI’s affiliate, Parker Jewish Institute.
QLIRI’s Home Hemodialysis Program allows patients to transition from an in-center setting to receiving hemodialysis from the comfort of their home, using the Tablo Hemodialysis System. Enrolled patients are first trained by a registered nurse. The nurse provides step-by-step guidance four days a week over the course of four weeks, or longer if necessary. Through training, patients learn to use the system before transitioning to home hemodialysis.
If needed, patients of Parker’s Certified Home Health Care Agency receive individualized nursing, medical, and
rehabilitation services, so they can maintain maximum independence in the comfort of their homes. Home-care services can include skilled-nursing care; physical, occupational and speech therapy; home-health aides; medical social services; medical supplies; and 24-hour telephone availability. Call with questions: (718) 289-2600. To learn more about QLIRI’s Home Hemodialysis Program, visit qliri.org. For more on Parker’s Certified Home Health Care, visit parkerinstitute.org.
The Community Foundation of Oyster Bay, a nonprofit which funds local programs for children and families, food pantries, health services and more, held one of its annual fundraising events at Pinons Pizza Company in Locust Valley on April 17. The nonprofit’s board members mixed drinks at the bar, raising hundreds of dollars to support local charities and programs in Oyster Bay and nearby communities.
Parliament Funkadelic
HGeorge Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic revolutionized funk music in the 1970s, blending psychedelic rock with soulful grooves and creating an extravagant stage show that influenced generations of musicians. Their iconic sound and outlandish performances made them pioneers of funk, with hits like ‘Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)’ and ‘Atomic Dog’ cementing their legacy in music history.
By Karen Bloom
Here we are — ready to kick back and enjoy Memorial Day weekend’s prelude to summer. Besides the observances, parades and barbecues, that yearly trek to Jones Beach to watch the action overhead during the Bethpage Air Show is a beloved tradition for so many of us.
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This year’s show — on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 — celebrates its 20th year with much fanfare.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels, headliners at the first Bethpage Air Show back in 2004, return to helm the spectacular two-day display of flying stunts. George Gorman, regional director of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation, enthusiastically says that “spectators are in for a real treat” this time around with 2024 being “a very special year for us.”
“Not only are we celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Bethpage Air Show, but we are also celebrating the 95th anniversary of Jones Beach State Park and the 100th anniversary of New York State Parks and the Long Island State Park Commission,” he notes.
The Blue Angels have strong ties to the region, flying Grumman Hellcats, built on Long Island for the team’s 1946 inaugural flight. The team then went on to fly other Grumman aircraft, including the Bearcat, Cougar and Tiger, one of which now hangs at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.
Parliament Funkadelic (often abbreviated as P-Funk), led by Clinton, is known for their innovative and influential contributions to the genre, combining elements of funk, soul, R&B, and psychedelic rock. The collective originated in the 1960s, with Clinton serving as the central figure and creative force behind both groups. He’s recognized as the godfather of modern urban music.
Saturday, May 25, 8 p.m. $99.50, $79.50, $69.50, $54.50, $49.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com, (631) 673-7300
the American Airpower Museum Warbirds; along with Farmingdale State
College Flying Rams, flying several of their 22 college-owned aircraft, complete
The Skytypers, an air show favorite, combine the best of old and new. The team uses five of the remaining World War II-era NA SNJ planes left in the world,
team uses five of the remaining World War II-era NA SNJ planes left in the world, meticulously restored with the latest technology.
“These were Navy scout planes used on missions in World War II and the Korean War,” explains Larry Arken, the Skytypers’ longtime flight leader. “We’ve modernized them and give them plenty of TLC. We have to take care of our warbirds. They’ve got quite a military history; they’ve landed on aircraft carriers and as fighter trainers they trained the Greatest Generation.”
• May 25-26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• $10 vehicle use fee
• Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh
• For up-to-date information, visit BethpageAirShow.com or text ‘Airshow’ to (516) 842-4400, to download the Bethpage Air Show mobile app
The distinguished squadron — back for its 10th headlining appearance — is joined by other elite military pilots, including the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the U.S. Air Force’s A-10C Thunderbolt II Demo Team, and the U.S. Navy F-35C Demo Team. These expert aviators demonstrate the armed forces’ capabilities in fulfilling air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
The renowned Blue Angels Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron always delights air show visitors with unparalleled displays of flight precision, in keeping with the Navy’s time-honored tradition dating back to 1946. A total of 17 officers voluntarily serve with the Blue Angels, showcasing the precision and power of naval aviation. Each year, the team typically selects three tactical (fighter or fighter/attack) jet pilots, two support officers, and one Marine Corps C-130 pilot to relieve departing members.
As always, expert civilian performers join in the action. The popular Skytypers and their flight squadron of vintage World War II aircraft; Mike Goulian, North America’s most decorated aerobatic pilot; the Warbird Thunder team, piloted by former Skytypers members; Long Island’s aerobatic daredevil David Windmiller;
The Farmingdale-based Skytypers are, of course, a familiar sight along northeast beaches with their skytyped messages generated at an altitude of 10,000 feet with puffs of smoke in dot matrix-style letters. While those messages won’t be visible during the show this time around, the pilots are ready to entertain with their signature maneuvers.
“We’re thrilled that this is our 20th year with the show,” Arken says. “It’s so important to us as it’s our hometown show. For many of our friends, it’s the only time they get to see us (perform). We’re always excited to be here and put a smile on people’s faces. It’s great fun to fly down low and see everyone on the beach. This is a terrific event, and the pilots enjoy it as much as everyone on the ground.”
Flying at 500 feet, his team’s 18 minutes of precision skills always excite spectators. Among their favorite tricks is the “bomb burst,” in which the Arken’s planes come in at low altitude toward the spectators from five directions in a crisscross pattern.
“It almost looks like we’re going to hit each other,” he says. “It’s a real crowd pleaser.”
His team is a close-knit group of five pilots, with decades of military and professional experience, who honor the history and heritage of their refurbished aircraft.
“I consider us caretakers of these planes that had such a historical impact during World War II, “Arken says.”Everything we do is because we want to keep them alive for the generations to see them. We love flying these planes and bringing them to this show.”
The event is one of the largest air shows in the country. More than 240,000 people attended in 2022, when the Blue Angels last performed during a stormy weekend. Last year, more than 419,000 attended.
Aztec Two-Step 2.0 chronicles the extraordinary career of Simon & Garfunkel. The music speaks for itself, anchored by Rex Fowler, Aztec Two-Step co-founder and his wife, Dodie Pettit, an original cast member of Broadway’s ‘The Phantom of The Opera.’ Multiinstrumentalist Steven Roues, horn player Joe Meo, and drummer/ percussionist Peter Hohmeister round out the band. The show’s storyline was originally created by Pete Fornatale, the late great pioneer of progressive FM radio and author of Simon & Garfunkel’s Bookends biography. Now telling the stories, emceeing and directing is Fornatale’s protégé, Tony Traguardo, noted rock music historian, podcaster and founding board member of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Nostalgia and laughter abound, and a sing a-long is always in the mix.
Friday, May 31, 8 p.m. $42, $37. $33. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
Chris Botti
Award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti visits The Paramount, Sunday, June 2, 8 p.m. Botti has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. He has thoroughly established himself as one of the important, innovative figures of the contemporary music world. Coming to prominence with the 2001 recording of his Night Sessions CD, Botti gained a reputation as a versatile musician in both jazz and pop music for his ability to fuse both styles together. He’s been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades; he’s collaborated with some of the biggest superstars on the planet, including Sting, Paul
Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock, Yo-Yo Ma, and others.
He knew his life’s dream was playing music after listening to Miles Davis play perform “My Funny Valentine” live from “Miles Davis – Four & More.” Before venturing out as a solo artist, Botti played in Carnegie Hall as part of the McDonald’s All American High School jazz band and went on tour with Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler and others. His time performing with musicians such as Paul Simon, Sting, Tony Bennett and Michael Bublé in and out of the studio inspired the distinct style Botti has to this very day. He’s topped the jazz charts with numerous award-winning albums, and performed with symphony orchestras and on prestigious stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House. After signing to Blue Note Records, Botti released his latest album, “Vol. 1.” In many ways, the album is a fresh start for the trumpeter. Having successfully crossed over from the underground jazz scene to pop stardom, Botti’s first album in over a decade finds him coming back to his roots, focusing on acoustic jazz and classic standards. $99.50, $89.50, $74.50, $64.50, $59.50, $39.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
theater
Families will enjoy another musical adventure, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Wednesday through Friday, May 29-31, 10:15 a.m. and noon; also Saturday, June 1, 11:30 a..m. and 2 p.m. Back by popular demand after a sold-out 2023 run, see Pigeon, Bus Driver, and some zany passengers sing and dance their way to help Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat comedy based on Willems’ popular Pigeon books.
Featuring a live band to bring Deborah Wicks La Puma’s jazzy score to life, audiences will thoroughly enjoy singing and flapping along with The Pigeon and friends. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. It’s an ideal way to introduce kids to theater and the humorous stories from Willems’ books. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
On exhibit
Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Urban Art Evolution,” is a comprehensive exhibit featuring a diverse range of compositions from the 1980s through the present by creators who were based in the rough and tumble downtown area of New York City known as Loisaida/LES (Lower East Side/East Village) and close surrounding neighborhoods.
Artists pushed the boundaries of what was considered “art” with a primary focus on street/graffiti art. The exhibit’s scope, guest curated by art collector/gallerist Christopher Pusey, offers an even broader view from other creative residents, who worked inside their studios but still contributed to the rich fabric of the downtown art scene from different vantage points and aesthetics.
Works include sculpture, paintings, photography, music, and ephemera from many noted and influential artists. On view through July 7. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Simon, Barbra Streisand,
Old Westbury Gardens Director Maura Brush leads a 45-minute floral arranging class just for kids, Saturday, June 1, 1010:45 a.m., to explore their creative side. Fresh flowers will be used, and she will teach proper care and handling, water, and how to make sure your floral arrangement lasts and looks beautiful. Discuss flower names and fun facts about each flower. For ages 5-12. $30. Registration required. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.
Surround yourself in blooms when the Long Island Orchid Society and Planting Fields State Historic Park host the 9th annual Long Island Orchid Festival, Friday through Sunday, May 31-June 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay. Visit PlantingFields.org or LongIslandOrchidSociety.org for more.
A pride flag will be raised at Sea Cliff beach, at The Boulevard in Sea Cliff, Sunday, June 2, at 11 a.m. Attendees will march to 100 Village Square in Glen Cove following.
Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, May 25, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork.
Kids and adults connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. For ages 2-14. Registration required. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for to register or call (516) 484-9337.
Glen Cove Women’s Golf Club is looking for members. The group plays 18 holes every Tuesday, through October, at the Glen Cove Golf Club. Play is weather permitting. Membership is open to all women regardless of residency. 109 Lattingtown Road. For more information, visit GCWomensGolf.com.
Having an event?
Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes families to experience its newest exhibit, Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails!, opening Saturday, May 25. Participate in fun activities celebrate the arrival of this traveling exhibit, 1-3 p.m., during the drop-in programs. Step onto the Island of Sodor, where visitors can climb aboard a large model of Thomas the Tank Engine, race trains along a giant track, work together to sort and load cargo and maintain engines.
Kids engage in a variety of STEM challenges from simple sorting and shape identification to more complex engineering obstacles. As they test their abilities, the smiling faces of Thomas, Percy, Victor and others are there to offer encouragement and remind children how “really useful” they all are. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.
Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.
Plaza Theatrical brings back its acclaimed Broadway series. With the recent passing of Stephen Sondheim, regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre for reinventing the American musical, Plaza honors him with a staging of “Into the Woods,” Friday, May 31, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, June 1, 2:30 p.m.; also Thursday, June 6, 2 p.m. See it at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre. 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical. com.
Cellist Nicholas Pascucci and pianist Jiin Kim perform, Sunday, June 2 4 p.m., at Nassau Country Club, benefiting the North Shore Soup Kitchen in Glen Cove. Program includes works by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin. $75 suggest donation. 330 St. Andrews Lane, Glen Cove. Call (516) 8406775 to reserve your seats.
Glen Cove Education Foundation holds the 10th annual golf classic, Monday, June 10, at the Glen Cove Golf Club/ Tee off is 1pm, and foursomes are available. Sponsorships are also open. Non golfers can buy a ticket for dinner and open bar only at The Marker, the new restaurant at the Glen Cove Golf Course. 109 Lattingtown Road, Glen Cove. For more information, visit TheGlenCoveEducationFoundation. com or call (516) 801-8140.
Drop by Bayville Free Library, Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m., for casual table games. Bring your own games or use games offered by the library such as; cards, Canasta, Mah Jongg, Scrabble, chess, checkers, backgammon, and jigsaw puzzles.No registration required. 34 School St. For more information, visit BayvilleFreeLibrary. org or call (516) 628-2765.
Teddy’s Rough Readers Book Club discusses Kate Quinn’s “The Phoenix Crown,” Monday, May 27, 7 p.m., at Theodore’s Books. Registration required. 17 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay. Visit TheodoresBooks.com to register and for more information.
Nassau County turned 125 earlier this year, and an eclectic grouping of politicians, artists and celebrities celebrated with the clinking of glasses at The Lannin catering hall at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.
Last week’s party — hosted by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman — saw a packed room filled with dignitaries like Hempstead deputy town supervisor Dorothy Goosby and Valley Stream painter Mike Stanko, alongside celebrity guests like actor Vincent Pastore from “The Sopranos” television series, and singer Taylor Dayne.
“Nassau County was once known for agriculture, fishing, Gold Coast estates, and resort living,” Blakeman told attendees, during his toast. “Today, Nassau County is larger than 10 states in population. Our gross domestic product is larger than 146 nations in the United Nations. We are home to people of every race, every religion, every ethnic group, every lifestyle, and every ability. We are one of the healthiest — and thanks to our Nassau County Police Department, we are the safest.”
The county’s origin story was, in effect, an act of secession, according to historians. In 1898, when New York City annexed Queens County, its three eastern towns — Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay — pushed to split away,
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Nassau County Police Emerald Society Pipes & Drums took The Lannin hall by storm at Eisenhower Park in paying tribute to Nassau’s 125th anniversary. It was all part of an all-star gala last week hosted by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
drawing an invisible boundary between itself and the newly expanded city.
Thus, on Jan. 1, 1899, Nassau County was born with its suburban future firmly secured.
But for Alexandra Wolfe, chief executive of Preservations Long Island — a regional historic preservation nonprofit
— the county’s historical value predates its official inception.
“You can find historical material as far back as the 18th century in Nassau County,” she said. “Every movement in history left an imprint on Long Island. But you’re not often aware of it. It’s hidden away, privately owned, or built around.”
It’s partly the reason why those like former Nassau County Historical Society president Natalie Naylor treated the milestone as less of a cause for celebration and more as an opportunity to underscore serious challenges in preserving the county’s much longer heritage.
“Nassau County once had a wonderful system of museums that, over the years, has deteriorated with less and less funding, staffing and expertise,” she said, pointing to the “county’s declining financial support and interest over the decades” as a main concern.
Naylor also mentioned that long-proposed projects like working with the county to bring back the Nassau County Historical Museum — formerly based in Eisenhower Park that shuttered in 1991 — have failed to get off the ground.
But the county still sought to make history a focal point of the celebration, commissioning Valley Stream artist Mike Stanko to create a rendering of the Theodore Roosevelt County Executive Building in his signature “pop-realist” style.
Stanko chose the subject matter for his painting after touring the building with Blakeman, who personally requested him for the occasion.
“It’s the office of the county executive and of many other elected officials and public servants, and it’s going to be prominently displayed there,” Stanko said. “It’s a classic historic building, and it’s a true honor and privilege to be selected for this work.”
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LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A
MR. COOPER, -againstBRYAN M. GOSLINE, ET AL.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on October 18, 2019, wherein
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A
MR. COOPER is the Plaintiff and BRYAN M. GOSLINE, 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 June 12, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 126 LAMBERT AVENUE, OYSTER BAY, NY 11735; and the following tax map identification: 48-599-9.
ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT FARMINGDALE, IN THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 612776/2018. Ellen Durst, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 146655
LEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff, v. ASSUNTINA BOTTICELLI, ET AL, Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on October 17, 2022, I, Evette Coretta Ennis, Esq.
the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on June 10, 2024 at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Ct. Dr., Mineola, NY 11501 located at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY, at 3:00PM the premises described as follows:
1 Wakefield Drive Glen Head a/k/a Muttontown, NY 11545 Tax I.D. No. 16.-A-953 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 607881/2017 in the amount of $1,271,481.58 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.
Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 146631
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I, INC.,TRUST 2004-HE6, Plaintiff, vs. NICHOLAS BERTOLINO A/K/A NICHOLAS J. BERTOLINO, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 28, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 11, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 10 Pershing Avenue, Locust Valley, NY 11560. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Locust Valley, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 29, Block R02 and Lot 1140. Approximate amount of judgment is $698,848.84 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #007432/2016. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper
social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Jeffrey Fox, Esq., Referee Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 146625
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF UPPER BROOKVILLE
TREASURER’S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I, Tracy L. Lynch, Treasurer of the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Nassau County, New York, have received the 2024/2025 tax roll of the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville for the collection of the Village real estate taxes therein levied. I designate the Village office, 24 Wolver Hollow Road, in said Village, where I will receive taxes from June 1, 2024 through and including July 1, 2024 in the following manner:
U.S. MAIL
Inc. Village of Upper Brookville 24 Wolver Hollow Road Glen Head, NY 11545 Taxes may be paid to me during said period without penalty. All taxes for which payment has not been received by me and remain unpaid after July 1, 2024 shall have added an additional five percent (5%) interest for the month of July, and for each month and fraction thereafter, an additional interest payment, which shall be computed at the maximum percentage rate permitted, pursuant to the Real Property Tax Law, until said taxes and accrued interest are paid in full.
Tracy L. Lynch
Village Clerk/Treasurer Inc. Village of Upper Brookville
Dated: May 17, 2024 May 24, 2024 146876
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff AGAINST XUECHENG YANG, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 17, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 20, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 692 DONNA DRIVE, OYSTER BAY, NY 11771. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New
York, SECTION: 24 BLOCK; 19 LOT: 9. Approximate amount of judgment $991,496.00 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #601248/2023. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, NY 14614 PNNY162 80613 146754
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE
JERICHO WATER
DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the fiscal affairs of the Jericho Water District for the period beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, have been examined by Cullen & Danowski, LLP, Certified Public Accountants, and that the annual Auditor’s Report and Audited Financial Statements prepared in conjunction with external audit have been filed in the District’s office where they are available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons.
Pursuant to section thirtyfive of the General Municipal Law, the Board of Commissioners of the Jericho Water District may in its discretion prepare a written response to the report of external audit or management letter and file any such response in the District Office as a public record for inspection by all interested person not later than September 6, 2024.
Board of Commissioners
Jericho Water District
James Asmus Secretary 147014
LEGAL NOTICE
VILLAGE OF UPPER
BROOKVILLE
BOARD OF APPEALS
PUBLIC NOTICE
A public hearing and meeting will be held before and by the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Nassau County, New York, at the Village Hall - 24 Wolver Hollow Road in said Village, on June 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
The hearing will be on the application of Extenet Systems, LLC, requesting a conditional use permit and variances to install seven (7) low wireless telecommunication facilities, each with one canister type antenna, 18
inches high and 14.6 inches wide, to be installed between approximately 21 feet 5 inches and 35 feet 2 inches above grade with an equipment cabinet 8 feet 6 inches above grade. All seven (7) telecommunication facilities will be within the Village’s public right of way at the following seven (7) locations:
1. Location 1: to be installed on an existing wood utility pole (#NT) located on the northerly side of Piping Rock Road, in the vicinity of 1 Locust Lane.
2. Location 2 to be installed on an existing PSE&G Long Island owned wood utility pole (#106) located on the northerly side of Piping Rock Road, in the vicinity of 40 Piping Rock Road.
3. Location 3 to be installed on an existing PSE&G Long Island owned wood utility pole (#NT), on the northerly side of Brookville Road, in the vicinity of 5 Wheatley Road.
4. Location 4 to be installed on an existing PSE&G Long Island owned wood utility pole (#48-S), on the southerly side of Wheatley Road, in the vicinity of 1775 Cedar Swamp Road.
5. Location 5 to be installed on an existing PSE&G Long Island owned wood utility pole (167), on the westerly side of Wolver Hollow Road, in the vicinity of 1330 Wolver Hollow Road.
6. Location 6 to be installed on an existing Verizon owned wood utility pole (#62), on the southerly side of Oyster Bay Road in the vicinity of 1365 Oyster Bay Road.
7. Location 7 to be installed on an existing PSE&G Long Island owned wood utility pole (#123), on the easterly side of Chicken Valley Road, approximately 340 feet south of Laurel Woods Road.
The above application is on file at the office of Humes & Wagner, LLP, attorneys for the Village, 147 Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, New York where it may be seen during the regular hours of the usual business days until the time of the hearing.
All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place. If any individual requires special assistance to attend, please notify the Village Attorney at 516-676-4600 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.
Philip Wachtler Chairman May 24, 2024
Z-453
147015
LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF UPPER
BROOKVILLE
BOARD OF APPEALS
PUBLIC NOTICE
A public hearing and meeting will be held before and by the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Nassau County, New York at the Village Hall - 24 Wolver Hollow Road, Glen Head, NY on June 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
The hearing will be on the appeal of Saul Fine, owner of a parcel of land located at 6 Locust Lane in the Village, designated as Section 22, Block G, Lot 148 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map, and located within the Village=s R-1 (2-acre) zoning district.
The Appellant seeks variances to maintain the following existing structures:
1. Shed which has a northerly side yard setback of 27.6 feet rather than the required 50 feet;
2. Two (2) existing air conditioning units which have a southerly side yard setback of 48.7 feet rather than the required 50 feet.
The above application is on file at the office of Humes & Wagner, LLP, attorneys for the Village, 147 Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, New York where it may be seen by appointment during the regular hours of the usual business days until the time of the hearing.
All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place. If any individual requires special assistance to attend, please notify the Village Attorney at 516-676-4600 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.
Philip H. Wachtler Chairman Z-455 May 24, 2024 147016
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
JERICHO WATER DISTRICT
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED APRORPRIATION OF $200,000.00 FROM THE DISTRICTS REPAIR RESERVE FUND
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to General Municipal Law §6-d, a public hearing will be held at District Headquarters located at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, Long Island, New York, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 9:00 am for the purpose of conducting a hearing on the proposed appropriation of $200,000.00 from the repair reserve fund for the purpose of providing funding for maintenance and replacement of flow control valves throughout the District.
By Order of the Board of Water Commissioners of the Jericho Water District. JAMES ASMUS
Secretary Dated: Syosset, New York
May 24, 2024 147013
LEGAL NOTICE
Crown Castle is proposing to modify an existing wireless telecommunications facility, consisting of the replacement of antennas at a top height of 42ft on an existing 40ft pole located near 1680 North Hempstead Turnpike, Syosset, Nassau County, New York 11791 (40 51 25.1N / 73 28 8.6W). The facility is not expected to be FAA lighted. Crown Castle invites comments from any interested party on the impact of the proposed action on any districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and/or specific reason the proposed action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. Specific information regarding the project is available by contacting EBI Consulting, Project #012966-PR, 21 B Street, Burlington, MA 01803, or at 757.354.7566. 146928
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Francine Slade a/k/a Francine A. Slade; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 22, 2024 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 24, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 6 Hidden Pond, f/k/a part of 206 Brookville Road, Muttontown, NY 11545. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 16 Block B Lot 1761 formerly part of Lot 1544. Approximate amount of judgment $3,135,146.69 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 011213/2010. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the 10th Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
John P. Clarke, Esq., Referee
LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC
Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792
Dated: May 10, 2024 147009
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, CIT BANK, N.A. F/K/A ONEWEST BANK N.A., F/K/A ONEWEST BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, vs. JUDE T. BARBERA, AS SOLE TRUSTEE OF THE BARBERA FAMILY REAL PROPERTY TRUST, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated July 10, 2018 and duly entered on July 13, 2018 and an Order dated September 18, 2023 and duly entered September 26, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 25, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 710 Chicken Valley Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Matinecock, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 23, Block B and Lot 494. Approximate amount of judgment is $3,738,949.89 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #007454/2014. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. Roger Hausch, Esq., Referee Bronster, LLP, 156 West 56th Street, Suite 703, New York, New York 10019, Attorneys for Plaintiff 147011
Recently I had the opportunity to take part in a forum on President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms, hosted by Cornell University’s Institute of Politics and Global Affairs, which is directed by former U.S. Rep. Steve Israel. (Full disclosure: My daughter, Erin King Sweeney, works as an assistant to Israel at the institute.)
The event was held at upstate Hyde Park, the site of FDR’s birth, home, burial, library and museum, and it provided a perfect backdrop for the daylong series of discussions on the president who led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.
As a history major and a political junkie who has read numerous books on FDR and his times, I found the forum interesting and rewarding. The most detailed and illuminating segment was the presentation by Andrew
Meier, author of the epic work “Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty,” who focused on Henry Morgenthau, Roosevelt’s longtime friend and the U.S. Treasury secretary for almost 12 years.
What struck me the most while listening to Meier was a renewed realization of just how perilous those years were. The country’s fabric was being threatened internally by the corrosive economic and social dislocation of the Depression, and, of course, externally, our independence and freedom as a nation was imperiled by Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Tojo’s Imperial Japan. And in the years leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the American people were committed to America First and strongly opposed to any involvement in foreign wars.
Would we and our leaders have the same stamina and unity of purpose today?
reality of the Holocaust, which he had to confront as the only Jewish member of FDR’s cabinet. Yet somehow, Morgenthau, Roosevelt and, most important, the American people came through all this, emerging with the world’s strongest economy and most powerful military, and the forces of Nazism and Japanese imperialism defeated and crushed.
because that was still not known to Japan and would damage our war effort in the Pacific, Dewey complied in the national interest. That contrasted sharply with what I saw in the war against terrorism, when secret agreements we had with countries were disclosed on newspapers’ front pages for political benefit, without regard to national harm.
As treasury secretary, Morgenthau had to deal simultaneously with severe budget, economic and banking crises as well as the Herculean two-front war effort against Germany and Japan. Hovering over all this was the horrific
This made me wonder whether America and our leaders would have that same stamina and unity of purpose today. And whether there would be the same level of patriotism, putting country before party. I remember reading that during the 1944 presidential campaign, Thomas Dewey, the Republican nominee, learned that the United States had broken the Japanese code prior to Pearl Harbor. This raised the question of whether FDR had been negligent or actually allowed the attack to happen (which Dewey believed).
Yet when Army Chief of Staff George Marshall asked Dewey not to disclose that we had broken the code,
My last impression from the FDR forum was how important it is for Americans to remember the past and the lessons to be learned from it. To realize that the world did not begin the day before yesterday or the day you were born. That crises do not lend themselves to the easy black-and-white solutions of social media. As the philosopher George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” America has had a difficult but proud history. A prouder history than any nation in the history of the world. A history we must do all we can to learn and never forget going forward.
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.
We live in a world defined by extremes, where political forces have driven public discourse so far to the edge that the partisan divide is getting wider and wider. Our elected officials resist finding common ground, and prefer vilifying opponents instead of seeking compromise. Consequently, many New York voters have abandoned both parties, declaring a pox on the houses of both Democrats and Republicans.
In fact, the state’s fastestgrowing constituency comprises voters who have chosen not to affiliate with either party. The Board of Election calls them “blanks.” They are neither progressives nor conservatives, but largely identify as moderates. Like most of the country, the majority of New Yorkers are centrists who reject the constant accusations and political hype.
Sadly, the parties call resistance to compromise being “principled,” but it’s
anything but. Coalition building has always been a proper and essential part of governing.
But choose any issue, even those that have been identified as crises, and we can see the outcomes of this ongoing division. The approach is generally so extreme that nothing gets done.
Look at our energy and environmental policies. If New York state were its own country, it would be about the 12th-largest economy in the world. But the state has also prioritized reducing the environmental impact of its economy, and has reduced its carbon footprint significantly over the past 20 years. Today, our carbon output accounts for a fraction of 1 percent of the world’s total, a remarkable achievement given our economic output. It’s a statistic we should all celebrate as we continue moving toward a renewablebased economy.
the rallying cry of “saving the planet.” Many of these policies would place New Yorkers at risk, because they remove redundancy from our system and place unreasonable demands on our electric grid.
S adly, the parties call resistance to compromise being ‘principled.’
We’re on an island jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, susceptible to nor’easters in the winter and hurricanes in the summer. Our electricity is carried on an overhead distribution system that is routinely compromised by high winds, falling branches and blown transformers. And yet there’s a headlong rush to convert our entire energy system to electricity and eliminate natural gas for fuel, heating and cooking. Experts agree that the grid will invariably fail in both winter and summer, as it always does. But the increased demands and single-source dependency will only make these failures more precarious.
electric buses are notoriously unreliable, especially in cold weather. Never mind that New York winters get very cold, especially upstate. And ignore the fact that no school district is prepared to purchase these buses, nor are they willing to channel billions of dollars statewide away from educating children to do so.
Frankly, manufacturers don’t even have the capacity to satisfy the mandate. Yet in a classic case of virtue signaling, legislation was passed by those who knew it couldn’t be done. Putting undue pressure on already burdened school systems just makes no sense.
Anyone who questions these policies is somehow portrayed as anti-environment, something that is not only untrue but also unfair. There is real consensus on environmental policy, and we all want clean, reliable energy supplied by a stable grid. We just have to be reasonable about how we approach it.
As far as some of my colleagues are concerned, however, we haven’t done enough. They’re now advancing policies in Albany that would significantly burden every municipality, school district, business and homeowner, all with
Or take the fact that every school district in New York must now switch to electric school buses in 2027. Never mind that we know the grid can’t provide nearly enough electricity to charge all those buses. Never mind that
Whether it’s housing, crime, taxes, health care or the environment, we must reject extremes from both ends and occupy the middle. That’s where the real work gets done. We don’t need unanimity, just consensus.
Jack Martins represents the 7th Senate District.
When we think about 125 years of Nassau County, we have to look back to when the newly expanded New York City enveloped Queens County into its new domain — well, not quite all of it.
The towns of Hempstead, Oyster Bay and North Hempstead were excluded from the plans to join the city — despite being part of Queens. The 55,000 people who lived in this part of Queens County were not happy, and they gathered at a Mineola hotel in late January 1898 to do something about it.
They decided it was time to create their own county — which they would call Nassau, for King William III, who reigned from the House of Nassau when this land was first settled, and whose house name was already used for some settlements on the island.
But convincing lawmakers in Albany wasn’t so easy.
The measure ultimately passed, however, and was signed into law by Gov. Frank Black on April 27, 1898, officially bringing Nassau County into existence as of Jan. 1, 1899.
Now, 125 years later, Nassau is New York’s fifth-largest county by population with nearly 1.4 million people — making it larger than both the Bronx and Staten Island — and the 29th largest in the nation.
Let’s make the most of this chance to learn from history
To the Editor:
Why do so many choose Nassau County to not only work in and visit, but also to call home? Especially with the bustling, never-sleeping New York City quite literally over the next hill?
That answer is simple: Big homes and big yards. Less noise and pollution. Quieter streets. Much lower crime rates. And superior schools — especially when it comes to public schools.
Where else can you jump in the ocean at Jones Beach, then head to Tanglewood Preserve, in Rockville Centre, to enjoy everything else nature has to offer, and finish your day exploring the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale?
Why just read about history when you can actually visit it? Like Sagamore Hill, in Oyster Bay — the home of Theodore Roosevelt, existing today pretty much the way it did when the 26th president lived there. There’s also Raynham Hall, also in Oyster Bay, which was a spy headquarters during the American Revolution.
The Rock Hall Museum, in Lawrence, brings Colonial times to life not just with the artifacts inside, but the 1767 mansion they are all housed in.
Even Eisenhower Park, in East Meadow, has made history. As the site of the former Meadow Brook Club, it hosted the first-ever national women’s golf tournament in 1895, won by Lucy Barnes — the wife of Charles S. Brown, who
As a history Ph.D. and a high school history and civics teacher, I was gratified to read Peter King’s column urging Americans to heed the lessons of history (“We should have learned more than we have from history,” May 9-15). Unfortunately, there is little that most Americans can do directly to help defend Israel and Ukraine from the evils that assault them, to reduce trade with China for the material goods we have no choice but to buy, or even to calm tempers on college campuses. But there’s one thing every American can easily do to help our politics, and that is vote this November, to preserve the norms essential to American democracy. Before coming to power, Adolf Hitler made clear his intention to expel or exterminate Jews and create an Aryan Empire in Central Europe. Mussolini promised to use violence to cleanse Italian politics of leftists. Rodrigo Duterte campaigned in the Philippines on promises of summary mass executions of drug dealers. These men, and others like them, were brought to power by a combination of voters who were sadistic enough to want exactly what each one promised, and others who didn’t take their promises seriously, found the audacity titillating, or assumed that power itself would tame these leaders. But once in office, each leader set about doing precisely what he had promised. History’s lesson is that megalomaniacal politicians must be taken at their word.
Donald Trump repudiated the tradition of conceding power peacefully, a cornerstone of democracy. After losing the 2020 election, he and his henchmen assembled cadres of fake electors,
would go on to found what is now the Brown Harris Stevens real estate company. The park also hosted the ninth PGA championship tourney in 1926, won by Walter Hagen — the “father of professional golf.”
There are also great places to shop, pretty much in every neighborhood. So many Nassau County businesses are family-owned. So many of them have been in families for generations. And you know it the moment you walk through their doors. The way you are greeted. The way you are served. It proves you don’t need to be a Roosevelt to be treated like royalty here.
But when it’s all said and done, Nassau County is all about all of us, the people. Our neighbors. Our doctors and nurses. Our school superintendents, principals and teachers. Our police officers. Our sanitation workers. Those who do good in public service. The men and women who volunteer — and put their own safety on the line — as firefighters and first responders.
“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in,” Teddy Roosevelt once said. And that’s true not just for the United States, but also in our neighborhoods. And all of us here in Nassau County have shone for the past 125 years, and we look forward to shining for the next 125, too.
spread demented conspiracy theories to confuse the public, and had Michael Flynn put out feelers for a declaration of martial law. Since the failure of his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt, Trump has campaigned on promises to turn the U.S. military against civilians, throw migrants into detention camps, hijack Congress by withholding legitimately voted funds, and strip the independence of the judiciary
in order to remove obstacles to these actions.
He has said he will countenance the tracking of women’s pregnancies by state governments and the invasion of NATO allies by Russia. It is beyond any well-informed person’s doubt that, in office, he will weaken the NATO alliance, give Vladimir Putin a green light to expand his conquests in Ukraine, and encourage leaders — from U.S.
All I had to do was pick up a package that had been left at the wrong door.
I knocked. My neighbor let me in. Nothing felt out of the ordinary. But then it happened. It was like raindrops hitting a tin roof, but it wasn’t raining, and we weren’t under a tin roof.
I followed the sound, and set my sights on something that hasn’t been in front of my eyes for at least a couple decades. It was a typewriter. An electric one, to be exact. An Olympia Compact S — one of the last typewriter models offered by a storied German manufacturer that lost the battle with computers and word processors.
Finding a typewriter nowadays requires a trip to a museum. But there are still many out in circulation — you just have to know where to look. So it wasn’t necessarily the typewriter that surprised me, but who was using it:
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my neighbor’s teenaged daughter.
“Oh, don’t mind her,” my neighbor said. “She’s always on that typewriter.”
“But … but, why?” I asked.
“The sounds it makes are relaxing. And it reminds her of her grandfather.”
The young woman was composing a poem using paper from the printer. The ink of each letter was quite uneven, showing not only the antiquity of the machine in front of her, but also how spoiled we’ve become with laser printers and high-resolution screens.
what you’re creating. It also creates a sense of permanence a computer or smartphone can’t. And it can’t be hacked.
Typewriters, of course, aren’t the only things making a comeback. Vinyl records and Polaroid cameras have already made returns. So have flip phones. And, believe it or not, even pocket pagers.
ixated on our devices, we’ll find ourselves longing for time away from all that.
I thought my neighbor’s daughter was unique in this love for typewriters, but apparently that’s not the case. Young people — especially in the so-called Gen Z — are rediscovering a number of relics from the past like typewriters, enjoying their simplicity, with maybe even a hint of nostalgia for a previous life, perhaps.
Exploring this new fondness for typewriters online has helped me discover some interesting feedback. There are no ads or messages popping up on the paper while you type, meaning you can focus on
state and local officials to dictators around the globe — to copy his methods, including delegitimizing any election that does not favor him or his party.
History’s lesson is that if Trump wins, he will do all he says he will do, and likely worse. The next four years will consist of a struggle between Executive’s efforts to dismantle democracy’s guardrails, and other government branches’, federal and state, to preserve them. That’s why Americans should vote for Joe Biden this November, as well as for Democrats up and down the ballot, and only those Republicans who promise they will stand up, rather than acquiesce, to the installation of a Trumpist dictatorship in the United States.
ALEX DILLON Cedarhurst
To the Editor:
I share Jerry Kremer’s unease with recent campus unrest (“The blemish of college demonstrations,” May 9-15), but I’m also uneasy with his conclusion that college administrators need “outside help” to prevent future “drama.” My dissent is reflected in Kremer’s comment about “publicity-minded government officials” like House Speaker Mike Johnson and Gov. Greg Abbott. Jeremy Suri’s two cents indicates the category of “officials” extends beyond government.
The solution is for all involved to return to their respective corners, to reset the bargain, including the media. It must be remembered that the hardfought-for principle of freedom of speech and its extension to the principle of academic freedom began as protections against government power to suppress. This is what is at issue. Academic freedom developed during the Enlightenment as societies, and governments, realized that valuable and beneficial knowledge emerge from organized study, the pursuit of knowledge.
Many did not accept this intellectual freedom as a good idea, not then and not now. This is what we see in the general MAGA disdain for science, disparagement of expertise, distrust of libraries. Lately these “officials” have been supported by university donors who want greater control over staffing, curriculum and knowledge, undermining the premise of academic freedom.
Some academics have taken their protected status for an enhanced right of free speech to engage publicly in promoting their work, which has drawn criticism as activism beyond the original remit. Some students, too, have exceeded their commission to become learned in the service of social improvement by attacking that very privilege.
The media is part of all this, and can constructively be more balanced. But the outside agitators, those various “officials” seeking greater influence, must withdraw. Then university administrators need to review, clarify, revise if nec-
can’t be swiped away. And they won’t be.
As we become more and more fixated on our electronic devices, we’re going to find ourselves longing for time away from all that. Without the distractions. Without the noise created by the intrusion of others. Without the glowing screen.
All of these treasures should have been lost to time, but they weren’t. Yes, they had been replaced by something better and faster — but all of these artifacts were more than just tools. They helped define us in some way.
And that gives me real hope for other aspects of society that some might try to write off, like something near and dear to my own heart: newspapers. A few weeks back, a popular social media content creator named Kelsey Russell visited our newsroom. She has made a name for herself on TikTok by championing newspapers to her generation.
Can you pull up news on your phone or computer? Sure. But once you swipe it away, it’s gone. Newspapers, however,
Books. Cameras using actual photographic paper. Phones that don’t do much more than call someone. Typewriters. And, yes, newspapers.
All of these will maintain places in our society, and that’s good. But please don’t call them antique. Many of us have indeed made many trips around the sun, but we don’t need the reminder.
And finally, you might think finding my young neighbor clickety-clacking away on a typewriter might inspire me to write these words on something similar. It certainly would be poetic in its own right.
But my MacBook Air is doing perfectly fine. I already lived through the times when typewriters were a necessary tool, not a novelty. Give me another decade or two before I’m ready to relive that, thank you very much.
Michael Hinman is executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? execeditor@liherald.com.
essary, the ground rules under which they function, their unique status and what they owe the greater society. They must assert their independence from outside interests.
Students, similarly, need reminding of concepts like noblesse oblige, of behavior that infringes on free speech, and how, especially for them, “civil discourse” should be considered a virtue.
The responsible media can seek less drama and superficial speculation, and greater substance, and point out those who seek accommodation over those who prefer discord.
A very conservative suggestion to promote a very liberal goal.
