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Timeline set for I.P. schools’ energy upgrade and ECG provided an update on the district’s comprehensive energy audit and gave a timeline At its December meeting, the for work. Construction on the disIsland Park Board of Education trict’s schools should begin over outlined the timeline to imple- the summer, pending approval by ment the district’s roughly $3 mil- State Education Department. lion Energy PerforConstruction should mance Contract, take about 12 to 18 approved by voters at months to complete, last May’s districtofficials said. wide budget and Officials also school board vote. s a i d t h e p ro j e c t The EPC will bring would improve stusolar energy to Lindents’ learning envicoln Orens Middle ronment by installSchool, significantly ing energy-efficient reducing Island LED lighting in classPark’s carbon footrooms, improving print, school officials brightness, while said. re d u c i n g e n e r g y VINCeNT “We are tr uly costs. Students would looking forward to raNDazzo also be engaged in a this project coming Superintendent variety of projects to to fruition and knowexplore energy effiing that improved ciency. lighting will have a positive Randazzo also gave an update impact on students in our class- on the November steam leak at rooms,” Schools Superintendent Lincoln Orens Middle School, Vincent Randazzo said. noting that the repair project was The EPC is a state-sponsored completed under budget. Howevprogram that allows school dis- er, following an electrical outage, tricts to upgrade their heating additional work was needed to and electrical systems without repair several electrical panels cost — and potentially savings — and breakers. All costs will be to taxpayers because of upgraded covered by the reserve fund. systems that run more efficiently. Representatives of Noresco

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Warming up the winter with song Students at Francis X. Hegarty School performed a number of musical selections during the school’s recent winter concert.

New York state to spend $1M on Gulf Oil cleanup in Oceanside By Tom Carrozza and mIKe SmollINS tcarrozza@liherald.com, msmollins@liherald.com

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced plans to spend more than $1 million to clean up the highly contaminated Gulf Oil site in Oceanside. After offering opportunities for public comment by Oceanside residents in March and April last year, the DEC issued

its management plan to monitor, maintain and report on cleanup of the site. Layers of soil, measuring six inches deep, will be added to the site to cover over and hold back the contamination. The site is part of the state’s Superfund Program, which identifies inactive hazardous waste disposal sites that may pose a significant threat to public health or the environment and uses state funds to clean them

up. The Oceanside site operated from 1932 until the 1990s as a petroleum storage terminal, with a dozen storage tanks. Three of the tanks were stored underground, holding fuel oil, kerosene and gasoline, and smaller tanks were used to service the site and its vehicles. All of the tanks were reportedly demolished by 2003. A remediation investigation Continued on page 11

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I.P Students dazzle at winter concert BY Kepherd daniel kdaniel@liherald.com

In December, students at Francis X. Hegarty School and Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park shared the sounds of the holiday season during the schools’ winter concert performances. At Francis X. Hegarty, the fourth-grade chorus, under the direction of Marie Bluebello-Sambolin, performed musical

selections that included “Oh, Happy Kwanzaa,” “Hanukkah Shalom” and “Silent Night,” among others. At Lincoln Orens Middle School, the fifth- and sixth-grade chorus performed songs, including “Winter Wonderland,” “Oh Hanukkah” and “Holiday Road.” At the seventh- and eighth-grade concert, the chorus, senior string orchestra and concert band all performed a selection of songs to the delight of attendees.

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Town distributes 10,000th Narcan kit By KEPHERD DANIEl kdaniel@liherald.com

Town of Hempstead officials and community members gathered outside the Island Park Public Library Dec. 20 to mark the distribution of the 10,000th Narcan kit in the town. Narcan is a drug used to revive overdose victims. Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, a Republican from Island Park, acknowledged the milestone, but noted that more work remains to be done. “We’ve seen an uptick in opioid overdoses that have led to death, and we’ve continued our mission,” D’Esposito said. Ellen Andrasick, of Franklin Square, spoke about the importance of getting Narcan out into the communities. “We have to get more than 10,000 kits out into the town and into the hands of everybody, ‘’ Andrasick said. After the announcement, D’Esposito gave a Narcan training class at the library.

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HEMPSTEAD TOWN SUPERVISOR Don Clavin and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito recently announced that the town had distributed its 10,000th Narcan kit at the Island Park Library, top left. THE I.P. PUBlIC Library marked it’s 10,000th Narcan kit distribution on Dec. 20., above. D’ESPOSITO GAVE A Narcan training class, top right.

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On her second-to-last day in office, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran issued an executive on Dec. 30 to create a nine-member Nassau County Adviso■ sex: biological status that is typiry Committee for Gender Inclusivity to cally categorized as male, female, or address gender identity discrimination intersex. in the county’s charter, administrative code and other regulations. The commit■ gender: attitudes, feelings and tee would report behaviors that a given culture assoto the county ciates with a person’s biological sex. executive. Bruce Blake■ gender identity: deeply felt, man, who inherent sense of being a boy, a man became county or male; a girl, a woman or female; executive Jan. 1, or an alternative gender. said he would not start the commit■ gender expression: presentation, tee, saying the including physical appearance and executive order was intended to behavior that communicates aspects Laura Curran play to the press. of gender or gender role. Instead of creating the com–American Psychological Association mittee, “this administration will respect the [LGBQT] community by placing important stakeholders on the Human Rights Committee,” Blakeman said, cit- this vulnerable population.” ing the 15-member human rights comIndeed, the policy was the first in mission chaired by Bobby Kalotee. Nassau’s history to protect in EEO poliCurran’s executive order came three cy a class of “sex” against gender-idenyears after she enacted an Equal tity discrimination in the workplace. Employment Opportunity Commission The policy also protects employees who policy that upgraded sexual harassment report harassment and/or discriminaprevention measures, including having tion from retaliation and provides intera separate complaint form active training to educate all for sexual harassment and employees in identifying prompt investigations into and reporting instances of discrimination or harassdiscrimination and/or sexument allegations. al harassment. “We are working to eradiKilmicky, however, also cate all forms of discriminanoted that, despite these poltion in the workplace and to icies, transgender workers ensure equal employment may still face discriminaopportunity for all members tion. of our team,” Curran said “Across our nation, memduring a 2019 news briefing. bers of the transgender “This new policy will do community continue to more to protect the civil endure elevated levels of rights of our employees poverty, housing discriminathan has ever been done tion, workplace bias and a arnoLd W. before.” risk of suicide and mental The chief executive of druCker health challenges. They are t h e L G B T N e t wo rk i n Legislator the victims of fatal violence Hauppauge, Dr. David Kilmwith infuriating frequency,” icky, praised Curran’s work Legislator Arnold Drucker, in making the county safer and more a Democrat, said. inclusive throughout her tenure as He then added that Blakeman has county executive. “This long-overdue publicly expressed his commitment to policy change for Nassau’s transgender helping all Nassau residents, so Drucker people and families sends a clear mes- asserted, “Following through on the forsage that all county employees are enti- mation of this committee would put the tled to work in an environment that is power of action behind his words and safe and free from harassment and dis- bring us one step closer to fulfilling the crimination,” he said at the news brief- promise of ‘liberty and justice for all.’” ing. In October, Curran also signed into Jay Kaplan, the LGBTQ youth servic- law a bill that created a 15-member dises manager at the Bellmore-based Pride abilities advisory council, comprising for Youth, echoed the sentiment, saying, members with disabilities and people “This policy is the first in Nassau Coun- representing organizations that serve ty’s history to explicitly protect trans- and advocate for those with disabilities, gender people, and it is hopefully the tasked with providing recommendafirst of many policies that will be intro- tions to the county executive and legisduced to end discrimination against lature.

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community update for the World Needs Challenge! This year’s challenge is to design posters to amplify the messages you care about. You can choose to focus on clean oceans, humanitarian aid for refugees, hunger relief, overcoming bias and arts activism. For every poster created during this program, the Bezos Family Foundation will donate $5 to programs meeting global needs. Stsrtd at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 6 Simply Stronger Certified Personal trainer Marilyn Bunger teaches a low impact,hybrid excercise class through the Island Park library. Starts at 11 a.m.

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Come to the Island Park library to play this classic board game with friends. Participants must show proof of vaccination and wear masks. Sign up at the library. Starts at 1 p.m

Online program at the Oceanside Library, Join Khy Ee, Registered Dietitian from Cornell Cooperative Extension, to explore the misconceptions behind diet trends and why it’s important to get down to basics when it comes to eating healthy. Starts at 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 7 Movie: No Time to Die 1:30 Screening at the Island Park Library Starring Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek. James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Saturday, Jan. 8 Saturday Vinyasa Yoga with Dot Scott Join Dorothy Scott for a relaxing class that encompasses basic yoga poses which focus on lengthening the body’s muscles. Zoom link available on the Oceanside Library website. Starts at 9:30 a.m. Class is for adults only and a $10 materials cash fee,must be paid at the time of registration.

Monday, Jan. 10 Mah-Jongg The Island Park Library Hosts this Chinese tile game. All participants must be vvaccinated and show proof of vaccination. Masks not required. Sign up at the library front desk. Starts at 11:30 a.m.

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Oceanside Softball teams wins Fall Championship 10u girls fast pitch Oceanside Blue Crush. won the East Meadow Fall Classic Championship beating East Meadow 9-3 Chair Yoga with Sandye Instruction and practice for people who feel they may not be flexible enough for standard yoga. 12:30 p.m at the Island Park Library.

Virtual Fit and Fabulous Oceanside Library is inviting you to get your feet moving with Helene Just in this exercise program designed to increase strength, tone, balance, and stamina that can be done either sitting or standing. Prepare with comfortable clothes and footwear and bring a set of light weights and exercise bands. Starts at 11:00 am

Canasta All in-person participants must show proof of full vaccination status before the first day of class. Masks will be required. Come to the Island Park library to play cards with your friends. All participants

must be fully-vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination. Masks are required. Sign up at the library. Starts at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 12 Virtual Tai Chi Oceanside Library presents virtual Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall prevention in collaboration with the New York State Dept. of Health. A certified Tai Chi instructor, trained by the NYS Dept. of Health and the Tai Chi for Health Institute teaches Tai Chi for Arthritis for people over age 60 (or over age 18 with disabilities) Starts at 10 a.m.

Scrabble Come to the Island Park library to play. All participants must be fully vaccinated and

must show proof of full vaccination. Masks are required. Registration is required. Sign up at the Library.y. Starts at 1 p.m.

Tech Time with Dan Bring your laptop,phone or other electronic device to the Island Park Library if you have any techinal questions about them. Sign up in the library for a half-hour appointment or call in. Mask and proof of vaccination required. Starts at 3:30 p.m.

Board of Trustees Monthly meeting of the Island Park Public Library Board of Trustees. Members of the public are invited to attend. Starts at 7 p.m.

Meeting Virtual Students Rebuild (Grades 6-12) Oceanside Library Students Rebuild team

The NAMI mental health support group meets twice a month. The Island Park Library has a Take & Make DIY all week. Jessie’s on the Water hosts live music Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. AARP’s Cars and Coffee meets Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. at 3118 Lawson Blvd. Oceanside Jewish Center hosts its care support group Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.

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News brief Hempstead Town and National Grid announced a joint project, to build one of the first and largest clean hydrogen projects in the country. The HyGrid Project located in Point Lookout on Long Island will blend green hydrogen into the existing distribution system to heat hundreds of homes and provide fuel for municipal vehicles. This clean hydrogen project in Point Lookout will be one of the first in the nation, and the largest on the East Coast. “We believe that hydrogen can transform the energy industry, and we are on the forefront,” said Rudy Wynter, President of National Grid New York. “This will be the largest green hydrogen blending project for direct use by utility customers in the Northeast and one of the first in the country. The partnership, approved unanimously by Supervisor Donald Clavin, the bipartisan Hempstead Town Board and National Grid will expand the existing hydrogen facility at Point Lookout’s Energy Park, located at the Town of Hempstead’s Department of Conservation and Waterways. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said, “The Town of Hempstead continues to be a clean energy leader amongst municipalities, as we have demonstrated the use of wind, solar and green hydrogen, among an array of projects, at our Point Lookout Energy Park.” When the Town of Hempstead’s hydrogen fueling station was introduced in 2009, it was the first on Long Island to provide locally produced green hydrogen for vehicles, demonstrating decarbonized transportation. The Town of Hempstead and National Grid will now expand the project to blend hydrogen for the purposes of

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transportation and also for heating hundreds of homes and fueling vehicles. The HyGrid project will take place in an area with several environmental initiatives already in place in Point Lookout, including a solar and wind powered shellfish nursery, a self-relying “green energy” office, a wind turbine, solar car charging ports and the town’s recent expansion of the town’s fleet of fully electric and clean energy vehicles.

In particular, the existing wind and solar equipment at the site is critical to the generation of zero-emissions hydrogen fuel for vehicles. By using renewable power options such as wind and solar energy, hydrogen is zero carbon. “This is truly an exciting day for the future of clean energy on Long Island, as this partnership with National Grid will be a model for others across the nation,” Clavin said.

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Kennedy Sophomore Wrestling On DEc. 11, Goldstein helped the Cougars to a 4th-place finish (out of 13 teams) in the 45th annual Sprig Gardner Tournament hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick District. He captured the 285-pound title with a 6-4 overtime decision against Lawrence’s Andres Valle. Goldstein, who is ranked third in Nassau in the weight class, also had a big semifinal win over Mepham’s Miguel Rivera in the two-day event on the way to earning Kennedy’s George Munnich Most Outstanding Wrestler award.

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Wrestling: Lynbrook at V.S. North...........................4:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Lynbrook at V.S. South ..................... 5 p.m. Wrestling: Baldwin at East Meadow ........................... 6 p.m. Boys Basketball: Syosset at Freeport ......................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Farmingdale at Oceanside .............. 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Clarke at Wantagh ........................... 7 p.m.

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Wrestling: Calhoun Tournament.............................9:30 a.m. Girls Basketball: Sewanhaka at Elmont....................... 10 a.m. Girls Basketball: Hewlett at South Side......................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: MacArthur at Mepham...................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: South Side at Hewlett ...................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: North Shore at Lawrence ................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: G.N. South at Long Beach ................. 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Elmont at Sewanhaka ........................12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Seaford at Carey ..........................12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roosevelt at Kennedy ......................... 2 p.m.

monday, Jan. 10 Boys/Girls Bowling: Oceanside at Baldwin ..................... 4 p.m. Gymnastics: South Side at Long Beach .......................... 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Hicksville at V.S. Central .................6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: C.S. Harbor at West Hempstead.......... 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne ................. 7 p.m.

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OcEAnsIDE’s HUGH BITTEnBEnDER, left, had a solid showing in the Long Beach Tournament at 138 pounds to open the campaign. By GARRETT D. URIBE sports@liherald.com

Oceanside wrestling coach Julio Flores prefers keeping a lid on any Sailors super weapons. “I don’t want guys early on coming after my kids,” the ninth-year skipper said. But once-in-a-generation accolades tend to undermine efforts at stealth. When unseeded senior Hugh Bittenbender won Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Frank Giampaolo South Side Cyclone Tournament Dec. 18 – becoming the Sailors’ first MOW in 20 years as the tournament’s 138-pound champ – Flores’ team blew any shot at evading opponents’ radar, and the coach spoke freely. “I really think these boys have what it takes to be conference champions,” said Flores, whose team has ricocheted off a 1-3 spring to lead Nassau Conference 1B at 2-0 (3-0 overall). “That hasn’t happened at Oceanside since 2004, and we plan on changing that this year. Our lineup looks really good.” Junior Cole Parker (152 pounds) and

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senior Johnathan Beitzinger (145) join Bittenbender as All-Conference returners for Oceanside. Ranked sixth in Nassau at 138 by the Long Island Wrestling Association, Bittenbender has started 2-0 in dual meet matches, winning by pin and technical fall. “Hugh’s growth has been incredible,” Flores said. “He put in extra work and became a monster out there. At the [Giampaolo] tournament he went in unseeded, and just started walking through everybody.” Oceanside freshmen Jake Strianese and Jared Marine got as far as the finals at Giampaolo at 102 and 172, respectively, while Sailors senior Matt Maldonado won the tournament’s consolation title at 285. Strianese, wrestling at 110, has started 1-1 in duals, while Marine has recorded pins in both of his dual matchups. “Jake improved a lot in the offseason,” Flores said of the underclassman who took fifth place at the Battle at the Beach Tournament at Long Beach Dec. 4. “Jared’s wrestling very well. He’s not hesitant to take on anybody. These kids are the future of Oceanside wrestling.” Regarding the Sailors’ immediate

future, one matter looms unresolved: An embarrassment of riches at heavyweight has set up a duel for the starting spot. As Maldonado (0-1 duals) ramps up from being sidelined in spring, junior Peter Staltare (285) has impressed in his first season on the mat, going 1-1 in duals with a pin against Hempstead’s Juan Garcia Dec. 14. “Matt’s working to get back where he needs to be,” Flores said. “Peter looks good and learns quick. Those two are going to wrestle off for the spot.” An absence in spring doesn’t seem to have impeded 215-pound junior Andrew Cagno, who along with senior Zach Weicher (118) has gone 2-0 in duals for Oceanside, while sophomore Dan Gilmore has started 1-1 at 132 with one pin. “Andrew’s very scrappy, an amazing wrestler,” Flores said. “Zach is very reliable and we’re happy to have him. Dan’s got a motor that doesn’t run out of gas. We love that.” As to plans of keeping a low profile, Flores was resigned. “I guess the cat’s out of the bag,” he said. “We have some good kids. With everyone healthy, I think we’ll make a run.”

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tos and tapes only to find themselves and not to determine who was missing or overlooked. Yet, being a guest at someone else’s event is a sweet treat far beyond the sweet breads or baby lamp chops. To be invited to someone else’s passage of rite is to be asked to share a most meaningful moment in their lives; it’s an opportunity to be part of, not some faceless global history, but of the personal history of someone you know. Recently, Janet and I attended two very, very different weddings of the children of dear friends. Yet as dramatically different as were the crowds or the rooms or the menus, the atmosphere were the same: the parents oldman were all equally overcome with mixed emotions, the brides were encased in regal aura as the grooms stood by with pride, humility and total joy. And suddenly we realized that at someone else’s celebration, someone you care for r admire or love, you’re not a guest at all: you’re a participant. You’re a part of their life as they shared that life with you. As each couple emerged from the marriage ceremony, I realized I wasn’t just attending and watching, I was feeling, feeling their excitement and nervousness and love. A golden rule is said to be, “love they neighbor as thyself.” Joyous events, especially wedding, enable you to “love your neighbor’s child as your own” and “feel your neighbor’s joy as your own” and that, my friends, makes your own life one joyous event.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of EQUITY PROPERTIES 1 LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/12/21. Office location Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail a copy of process against LLC to 80 Waterfront Blvd. Island Park, NY 11558. Purpose: Any lawful act. 128809 LEGAL NOTICE Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Nassau Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 604724/2021 Nationstar Mortgage LLC D/B/A Champion Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs David T. Bianco If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated,Are Unknown To Plaintiff, United States Of America Acting Through The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America Acting

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Through The IRS John Doe (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.) Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 326 Moore Avenue Oceanside, NY 11572 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Nassau. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO David T. Bianco Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. David P. Sullivan of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Nineteenth day of November, 2021 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, in the City of Mineola. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated July 21, 2011, executed by David T. Bianco to secure the sum of $412,500.00. The Mortgage was recorded at Book 36458, Page 648 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on October 13, 2011. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed July 21, 2011 and recorded on January 31, 2012, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book 36827, Page 927. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed July 31, 2012 and recorded on October 2, 2012, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book 37783, Page 30.The property in question is described as follows: 326 Moore Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW

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Q. I’m confused about the whole process of doing work to my home. I want to add a room and deck at the back of my kitchen, plus a second floor at the front of my Cape Cod-style home. Do I interview contractors first, architects first, ask an interior designer, ask my building department? What should I do, in what order? A. The most important thing to understand when beginning the process is that each of the many people who will have input has a particular set of abilities, and approaches your project from his or her particular perspective. When you take the wrong advice from the wrong person, communication begins to fail, which is what you’re onte eeper trying to avoid. The contractor has a specific perspective, for example, which involves budgeting and getting the work constructed. Unfortunately, without training in codes that govern what can legally be done, they will still often advise the customers, and this can go awry, because they don’t have the responsibility to stand behind the advice they give. The same can be said for interior designers, whose perspective should be within their scope of expertise, which is interior selections and knowledge of finishes and furnishings. Where the interior designer oversteps is when they plan the shape and location of spaces without the knowledge and expertise to determine the multiple issues of engineering, whether it’s the structure or other types of building systems like electric, plumbing and mechanical (heating, ventilating or air conditioning). As an architect, I regularly struggle to work out problems when a contractor has altered something on a construction site or an interior designer has made a change that involves great cost to undo. Examples of this could fill a book, but here are a few common ones. As I write this, I am preparing a case to present to a zoning board because a contractor was told, quite specifically and in front of the owner, that a second-floor addition had to be a specific roof angle and the structure had to sit on top of the first-floor walls. The contractor altered the roof angle and raised the addition 10 inches above the top of the first-floor walls. He even told the owner that the inspector “would never notice.” He did. An interior designer advised a client that they could violate the laws of nature, building codes and zoning regulations when they recently took a copy of architectural plans and reconfigured them, telling the client that the architect didn’t have the artistic acumen or skill that the designer uniquely possessed. So a column ended up going in place of a sink, the roof structure had to be rebuilt, and there was no place to run the plumbing and air conditioning ductwork vertically. The cost for slender steel beams to accommodate the design decimated the budget as well. All of these people need to be consulted, as long as they stay in their lanes of expertise. Good luck!

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ith 2021 behind us, I’m trying hard to be optimistic about 2022. When you’ve lived past your 70s, you have the benefit of having seen multiple ups and downs in our country, and those experiences give you some insight into what might lie ahead. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a big toll on most of America. Our daily rhythms have been scrambled. We’ve been forced to work from home, and have patiently suffered through JERRY lockdowns and the loss of social KREMER interaction. But because we are such an innovative nation, by the end of 2022, it’s likely that we will have tamed this disease and possibly be better prepared for any new health challenge. Last year was a tough one for the business world. The lockdowns around the world and the constant flare-ups of Covid-19 caused shortages of critical products. Some manufacturers who have

ample inventory have taken advantage of the shortages and have raised their prices unnecessarily. Oil refineries with large inventories have joined the parade and jacked up the price of gasoline. Millions of small businesses have been forced to close, and in many cases they will never return. 2022 promises to be a better year for our long-suffering industries. Our strangled shipping ports are likely to catch up with the backlog of containers, and the uncontrolled buying of 2021 will slow down. By midyear, many members of the workforce who stayed home will finally find new job opportunities, or bargain their way into better-paying positions. I’m thinking optimistically about the challenges we face, except for one. Surveying the scene from Minnesota or Montauk, I am most pessimistic about the political world. I have served over 30 years in state and local government. I have seen bold new programs, and marveled at political stars in both the Democratic and Republican parties. For the most part, today’s crop of

elected officials is as different as night and day from my time in state government. Once upon a time, leaders in my political world were willing to sit down and discuss the needs of the people, and got things done with simple handshakes. The backroom meetings were about the next 10 years, not the next 10 minutes. Quite a few of today’s incumbents, especially those in Congress, are interested only in getting re-elected, and are willing to say and do whatever it takes to hold on to power. It doesn’t make you a socialist if you believe in child care tax credits, more day care, pre-K programs and relief for young people struggling with college debt. Pollsters will tell you how widely accepted these initiatives are. But a handful of entrenched politicians will tell you they aren’t worth the cost or are being abused. Those same ideologues will eagerly vote for tax cuts for the rich and the purchase of more military equipment, needed or not. The biggest threat of 2022 will be the ongoing attacks on our voting system. Republicans in more than a dozen states

’m thinking positively about the challenges we face this year, except for one.

have passed laws putting state legislatures in charge of their voting systems. Dedicated independent professional election workers are being supplanted by party hacks whose only job is to protect their political base. It’s possible that hundreds of actual winning Democratic candidates will be denied victories under these new systems. These machinations should be the target of a real 2022 Stop the Steal campaign. Do we have any political heroes left on the national stage? Some of the 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump have been willing to give up their seats in the name of protecting the nation. A few in that brave group are seeking re-election, and were willing to take the risk. These are just random thoughts about the new year from a mostly optimistic columnist. I am eternally hopeful that the better angels will prevail in 2022. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

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n the Dec. 2-8 issue, I invited readers to say how they were getting through the coronavirus pandemic so far, noting that all eyes were on the Omicron variant, and that our stories would surely evolve. Thank you so much for sharing these snippets of your lives. * “Friendship got me through Covid. I would not have made it through this unexpected plot change in life without my peers. The sudden death of my dog put a wave of grief over me for months. My RANDI best friend KREISS brought light into my shadowy sadness.” — E.K. * “‘So far’ are the operative words. No crystal ball here but by late February [2020] you could see it coming. Was still shocked by the incompetent and misleading, politicized government response and the willing denial by so many that killed and threatened. Read ‘The Great Influenza,’ spent months on the terrace and stayed as isolated as we could. Got a puppy.” — T.G. * “During the early days, I would take long walks in the early morning to clear

my thoughts. As time went on, I would run into other walkers, with many of us stopping to say hello and ask if everything was OK. On Thanksgiving 2020, a group of us got together outside and set up our tables six feet apart. We couldn’t be with family, but were happy to have found new friends.” — Anonymous * “I was reminded of all the things I used to love about myself. I read more than I had in years. I had genuine conversations with my family, who, despite living in the same house for years, never were quite on the same page. Most important, I was aware of all I had taken for granted: I was finally satisfied with the life I had created for myself. I was reminded of the little girl who smiled and laughed and loved herself.” — R.G. * “I feel blessed just being here in Merrick with my mom, Rose, after losing my dad, Fred, to mantle cell lymphoma during the pandemic. As a resident of Australia, I had to secure a Travel Exemption from the Australian government to be allowed to board a flight to New York.” — L.H. * “I temporarily moved next door to my daughter and her family in July 2020.

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They were expecting a baby in August. I was there to help them out and they were there, providing precious moments at a time I would have been isolated and anxious.” — Anonymous * “We were three couples, close-by neighbors living in comfortable condos on the beach. We met every evening to talk, swim, have drinks and share extra supplies we were able to find. I painted every day. I have 42 completed paintings, three of which I sold. I let my hair grow out and am no longer a slave to my roots. My husband and I played board games.” — C.T. * “I not only ‘got through’ the pandemic, I rather enjoyed the peace and serenity afforded by the lockdown. My life revolved around a few people with whom I really love doing things. I enjoyed cooking, reading, card and game playing, long walks. I see a definite beauty in stepping off the world, albeit temporarily.” —A.C. * “At first I thought Covid would disappear quickly, but when I realized it was here to stay, I felt resentful. I’m 74, and I felt that a year and a half of my time was stolen from me while I locked myself inside. But I came to realize I was lucky. My family was healthy, and I didn’t have

read more than I had in years. I had genuine conversations with my family.’

to go off to work. I just had to stay alive!” — B.C. * “Minus side: masking, no city, travel, theater, movies, felt restriction of movement. Plus side: more quality time to spend with family and friends, read, needlepoint, dining al fresco, a slower pace and longer phone conversations, spending less but giving more.” — B.G. * “Morning: television and telephone to family, friends. Afternoon: taking walks with husband through Cedarhurst. Evening: paint and write in a journal. I have kept seven journals — and I have tossed out two with the most negative thoughts.” — L.M. * “Volunteering at the People Loving People Food Pantry in Oyster Bay was rewarding: It proved that during the most difficult times, people share with those less fortunate.” — K.G. * “Dealing with the pandemic is a slam dunk when you’re never alone. Lola and Mackenzie are my two small, hairy best friends. Never more than a few feet from wherever I am, they are great listeners. We rarely disagree, and they think I’m a brilliant conversationalist.” — Anonymous Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK HERALD — January 6, 2022

Some things to look forward to, and some to be scared of

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Nassau should enforce state’s mask mandate

ruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executiveelect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, had ordered mask use in indoor spaces where people gather to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Blakeman, a Republican, said he would defy the order, refusing to enforce it once he took office Jan. 1. The governor had left enforcement to the counties. We understand Blakeman’s reluctance to reinstate a mask mandate. People have grown tired of obeying orders. Most of us just want our freedom back. We want our old pre-pandemic lives. We crave normalcy. Apologies for the blunt language, but the coronavirus doesn’t give a damn about our desire to return to the way things were before all hell broke loose. It is a virus. It has an innate need to replicate, and to replicate it requires host bodies. Nature has granted the virus a seemingly incalculable ability to mutate to avoid eradication. That is why we must do all in our power to eliminate the coronavirus — including wearing masks in public spaces. That is why the state mandate is necessary. Blakeman has said there is little scientific evidence to demonstrate that masking reduces transmission of the coronavirus. That is not true. He only need look to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Science Brief from Dec. 6, titled “Community Use of Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2,” to find it.

letters The gift of a kidney To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Kidney donor tells story of the gift she gave”: The donor sure augmented the meaning of giving of oneself. For her kidney she must have received a heart — not only one. This was a heartwarming story. She sure was courageous and generous. What a nice story for the season. May an extra-big star keep smiling on her. DIANA IHMANN Valley Stream

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The CDC cites numerous studies, conducted over the past two years in a variety of settings, demonstrating that mask wearing, when carried out properly, can reduce the transmission of Covid-19. According to the CDC, at least 10 studies have “confirmed the benefit of universal masking in community level analyses.” The agency, considered one of the world’s leading authorities on infectious diseases, further states, “Each analysis demonstrated that, following directives from organizational and political leadership for universal masking, new infections fell significantly.” Data from 200 countries, including the U.S., demonstrated reductions in the death rate as well. Furthermore, the CDC concludes, “increasing universal masking by 15 percent could prevent the need for lockdowns and reduce associated losses of up to $1 trillion, or about 5 percent of the gross domestic product.” If Blakeman is sincerely concerned about protecting the interests of Nassau businesses, as we firmly believe he is, then he will enforce the mask mandate to ensure that they stay open. No one — no one — wants the type of lockdowns that we are increasingly seeing in other countries. At some point soon, however, they could become inevitable if patients were to overwhelm our hospitals once again. The Omicron variant, clearly far more transmissible than previous strains, has spread like wildfire across the U.S. over the past month. As of press time Monday, Long Island’s daily positivity rate stood at nearly 25 percent — the

highest in the state, despite our high vaccination rate. Preliminary data indicate that Omicron, which is fueling this most recent surge, may be less virulent and less deadly than previous strains. Given the exponential growth of this new form of the virus, however, we are seeing hospitalization rates rising fast, which, once again, is straining our health care workers, who are already worn out by nearly two years of battling a relentless foe. At least one president of a major Nassau hospital has asked the public to consider staying home for two weeks to minimize spread. When Hochul enacted the indoor mask mandate on Dec. 10, it was supposed to last until Jan. 15. She recently extended it to Feb. 1. We urge Blakeman to consider enforcing it. The county mustn’t fine businesses that are earnest in their efforts to carry out the mandate — as many have been. Without enforcement for egregious violators, however, there will be those who disregard the law entirely, and therein lies the problem. To defeat this terrible, highly transmittable disease once and for all, we need a far greater sense of unity and resolve than we have shown to date. As a nation, we have always managed to summon our better angels and come together for a cause greater than ourselves. Now we are faced with yet another crisis of epic proportions that requires us to think beyond ourselves and do what is best for the greater good. Mask up!

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he 2019 documentary “Biking Borders,” chronicling the ninemonth, 9,320-mile cycling adventure of two college friends, Max Jabs and Nono Konopka, from Berlin to Beijing, opens with the pair struggling to stay upright as they pedal down a snowcovered road in eastern Turkey shortly after Christmas 2018. These guys are just nuts, I thought. Immediately, I was hooked. I had to watch this travelogue — twice. Following its opening scene, the sCoTT film, recently released on NetBrinTon flix, cuts to Germany and thereafter follows the pair’s journey chronologically, starting in the summer of 2018 at the Brandenburg Gate and ending at China’s Tiananmen Square in the spring of 2019. Viewers quickly learn that their trek was far more than a sightseeing tour of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It was fundraiser to build a school in Guatemala, which has the highest illiteracy rate in Central America — roughly 25 percent. We also learn that the two, despite attending university in the biking capital of the world, the Netherlands, had barely

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pedaled anywhere before their epic trek. Apparently, Jabs had ridden a little while in school, but Konopka not at all. In fact, the two undertook no special athletic training for their journey. According to a Forbes article on them, they figured they would get in shape on the way. As noted, these guys just seemed nuts — but in the best of ways. The two 20-somethings, both German, graduated together with degrees in international marketing from Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands in 2018, and set out on their journey only months later, headed to some of the most remote, inhospitable, potentially dangerous places on the planet. Yet they were all smiles, veritable fonts of infectious positivity. Chalk it up to irrational exuberance or youthful naiveté, but they just went for it — and succeeded — continually promoting their trek via social media along the way to bolster donations for their cause. If you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this film. For starters, it just makes you feel good. With so much pain in the world these days, it reminds us that there is hope for humanity, that we are not all irredeemably greedy, self-centered creatures. We can, through the power of belief and teamwork, do enormous good for the world.

f you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this quirky film.

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transit strike that shut down New York City for days. It was the first of many municipal crises to face incoming Mayor John Lindsay, who ran on the Liberal and Republican Party lines, winning more than 1.1 million votes, or 45 percent, defeating Democrat/Civil Service Abe Beame, who had 41 percent, and Conservative Party National Review Editor William F. Buckley, who garnered 14 percent. Rush hour began at 4 a.m., and many people arrived home as late as midnight. The Long Island Rail Road added extra service. Both Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal were mobbed with thousands of new customers. Transit Workers Union President Michael Quill went to jail, suffered a heart attack and subsequently died. He did not live to see his successor win a record 15 percent wage hike. The subway fare was raised 33 percent, from 15 to 20 cents. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

Jabs and Konopka started out hoping they might raise 50,000 euros (about $56,500) to build a one-room, cinder-block school in Guatemala. By the time they reached Iran, they had collected that sum and more. As of press time, the project had raised 288,700 euros (about $326,400), enough to construct five schools. Their new goal is a million euros — enough for 20 schools in Guatemala, Ghana and Laos. Jabs and Konopka partnered with the New York City-based nonprofit Pencils of Promise, which builds the schools. Adam Braun, 38, a Brown University graduate who worked on Wall Street, started the organization in 2008, prompted by a conversation he had had with a little boy on a street in India while in college. The boy was begging for money. What he wanted, though, was a pencil so he could write and learn. Braun gave him one. Later, feeling unfulfilled in high finance, Braun recalled that chance meeting and left behind his safe, well-appointed world for international nonprofit work, starting Pencils of Promise with $25. The organization has since raised $75 million for education in the developing world. I knew none of this before watching “Biking Borders.” When I learned the story behind the film and Pencils of Promise, I just had to donate to the cause,

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which can be done at bikingborders.com. The site is in German, but Google Chrome can translate it into English. Whether or not you donate, you should watch this documentary. The scenery is stunning, and on the road Jabs and Konopka encounter many kindhearted people who offer them aid when they need it most. And yes, things go awry from time to time, despite all their optimistic planning. Jabs and Konopka just embrace the people they meet, and people embrace them back. The two seem unafraid, no matter the circumstance, even in countries that are known to be hostile to westerners. In Iran they are met as something like heroes, with people waving to them, cheering for them and pouring food into their hands — and strangers welcoming them into their homes for a night’s rest and a rice-filled Persian meal. As an avid cyclist, I am at once envious of and fascinated by their trip. You needn’t love cycling, though, to enjoy this hour-and-a-half-long film. At its core, it’s really about our shared humanity, and these days, we can use all the humanity that we can muster. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

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