“Pull!” rings out down the line as clay pigeons fly into the sky out of the trap house. Competitors with shotguns in hand breathe in and lead the bird, never shooting with full lungs.
“Remember the fundamentals,” thinks Giovanni DeMarzo, 22, drawing his gun above his signature peace sign belt buckle. He hits the bright orange
She had access to exclusive backstage areas during New York Fashion Week last month, and captured runway walks and behind-the-scenes photos.
DOlivia Poplawski, a 16-year-old junior at Oceanside High School, is an accomplished fashion photographer, and she’s rebelling against traditional beauty standards, one picture at a time.
pigeon, shattering it. He doesn’t completely register it, though, lost in the music playing in his head, the Lovin’ Spoonful’s “’Cause I’m wild about my lovin’ and I like to have my fun.”
DeMarzo, a 2019 graduate of Oceanside High School, shoots trap and skeet, a club sport at the University of Wyoming. While finishing up at OHS, he looked at a few colleges in the area, but New York didn’t agree with him, and he decided to move out
of the state. Way out of the state.
Initially, he didn’t know that UW, in Laramie, had a shotgun club, so his freshman year passed uneventfully, and then Covid-19 shut down the campus. He returned to his home in Rockville Centre and started working at Long Island Outdoorsman.
“The first day I started working there was when all the riots and all that stuff
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Poplawski started shooting in ninth grade, with her Canon Rebel T5. Her older sister, Alexa, 20, is a model who takes part in shows, and has introduced her to a number of gallery directors. Olivia began her photography career when she shot one of the shows Alexa walked in, and decided to make a portfolio. Her work got her accepted into the “pit” at other shows, where fashion photographers do their work as models sashay down the runway. Now she has a Canon R6.
Taking photos, Poplawski decides every factor involved aside from guiding the model. “I’ll choose the shutter, the F-stop, the ISO, also the area where it’s going to focus,” she explained. Her biggest limitation? “My age,” she said. “Most people don’t think I’m 16. They all think I’m, like, in the 20s, and whenever I tell them I have to do schoolwork, they’re like, ‘Oh, for college.’ I’m like, ‘No, I’m in high school.’” Her maturity can most likely be chalked up to her professionalism and her goal of depicting models accurately. “I want to promote diversity in the industry in every single way possible,” Poplawski said. She touches up her photos only minimally, never altering the bodies themselves, something she sometimes gets flack from in the industry. “I’ve been with (photographers) and they’re like, ‘Well, it looks ugly if it’s like
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It won’t be long before flowers are blooming and birds are chirping once again. Those are not only sure signs of spring, but also the return of the Herald Inside LI webinars.
The free online events return Wednesday, March 8, delivering informative Zoom sessions intended on improving not just your health, but your safety, too.
It all beings March 8 with Dr. Kimon Bekelis shares his expertise on brain health, beginning at 6 p.m. Bekelis is director of The Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island. And he comes with extraordinary credentials, according to Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations and events for RichnerLive, which runs the webinars.
“Dr. Bekelis was recognized as an award winner for the Herald Excellence in Healthcare award,” Amato said. “He was also voted by the public as top neurosurgeon in the Long Island Choice Awards in 2021.”
The brain health webinar will discuss ways to detect problems in your brain early on before they become life-threatening. Bekelis will share risk factors, prevention, and treatment options for both brain aneurysms and stroke.
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AARP LONG ISLAND returns with another pair of online webinars to talk about issues affecting older adults in our community. Past panelists have included U.S. Postal Inspector Joe Marcus, AARP associate state director Bernard Macias, and Postal Inspector Michael Del Giudice talking about scam prevention at the mailbox.
Herald Inside LI returns with its free online webinar series this spring with hour-long discussions:
■ Dr. Kimon Bekelis from The Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island talks brain health on Wednesday, March 8 at 6 p.m. Register at LIHerald. com/BrainHealth.
■ AARP Long Island returns with a short series of webinars fighting against fraud set for Thursday, April 13 and Thursday, April 20 — both at noon. Register at LIHerald.com/Identity for April 13 on identity theft, and LIHerald.com/Elder for April 20 on elder fraud.
■ Dr. Lawrence Cardano, director of The Hearing Center of Long Island, talks hearing clarity solutions on Wednesday, May 3 at 6 p.m. Register at LIHerald. Com/Hearing.
20, the speakers will focus on grandparent-in-need, lottery, sweepstakes and investment scams.
He’ll also take a moment to help you determine if a headache is just stress, or something to call for concern.
AARP Long Island returns next month with a pair of webinars intended to give you the tools to fight against fraud on Thursday, April 13 and Thursday, April 20. And it will all happen while you enjoy your lunch at home, with a noontime start for each.
This particular webinar series focuses on scams that
have targeted Long Island for a while, with tips on how to avoid it given directly by members of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service — Donna Harris and Michael Del Giudice. Such scams include identity theft, elder fraud abuse, and frauds that target finances.
While anyone can be a victim of a scam, these specific ones tend to target people older than 50.
Joining them, of course, is Bernard Macias, associate state director of AARP Long Island. The April 13 webinar focuses on how to protect personal identifiable information with tips to safeguard your identity. Then, on April
All of this wraps up Wednesday, May 3 when Dr. Lawrence Cardano joins the Zoom to talk about hearing clarity and at-risk dementia. Cardano is the director of The Hearing Center of Long Island, and also will share ways to improve your mental acuity and quality of life.
Herald Inside LI was launched in 2020 with the goal of bringing together local leaders to discuss pertinent issues currently impacting Long Island residents during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. To learn more about the free webinars and how to register, visit RichnerLive.com/InsideLI.
Roslyne D. Johnson, a social worker at Oceanside High School, entrepreneur, public speaker and author of, “Yes! You Can Be Anything You Want From A to Z,” read her children’s book enthusiastically to community members at the Uniondale Public Library on Feb. 22 to promote diversity in literature.
“I am a proud graduate of Uniondale High School, this is where my roots are,” said Johnson in response to her event being held at the Uniondale Public Library. “I am very happy to be here and present my story,” she said.
Johnson has worked with children in the educational space for over 30 years. While working in education, Johnson saw a need for a greater representation of Black and Brown characters in children’s literature. The need for diversity inspired her to begin writing her own children’s books.
“We need more of Black and Brown people in our literature,” said Johnson. “Schools who have a diverse community need to see diverse characters as well as the schools that do not have a diverse community,” said Johnson.
“Yes!
From A to Z,” had the audience captivated with the eloquent use of rhymes, artwork and the different career paths that exist in alphabetical order. The children in the audience were listening attentively and some even cheered and marveled upon hearing interesting careers they had not heard of.
“I loved the material,” said Michelle Lenis-Chandon, “I do have some books at home, but we still need more with representation,” said Lenis-Chandon who attended the event with her 19-month-old son and partner.
“We are a mixed family so diversity is a big thing and if we can instill this in our little one’s mind then it can definitely go a long way,” said Maurice Chandon.
The characters in the book featured both male and female representations of the distinct career paths including interior designer, barber, judge, oceanographer, yoga instructor and pilot among the many others.
“I made it a point to look for careers you don’t hear quoted frequently and have boys and girls featured in almost every option,” said Johnson when asked about her experience with finding all the career paths listed in her book.
At the end of the reading, Johnson interacted with the children in attendance asking if any of the careers sounded interesting or stuck out to them.
“Interior designer,” said one girl in attendance, “because I like to draw and watch house shows,” she said.
Shortly after, the children began to open up and express their interest in careers one by one to Johnson, including zoologist, a firefighter, football player and a civil engineer.
According to WordsRated, an international research data and analytics group, as of March 2022, only 7.64 percent of children’s books are written by Black or African authors and only 12.2 percent of chil-
dren’s books are about Black or African characters.
Johnson began to write because she noticed a lack of diversity in children’s books and she wanted to include books with characters that looked just like her. During her childhood she mentioned there were hardly any books with Black and Brown characters and during her children’s time, some were out in the market but it was still not enough. Johnson has since written many children’s books featuring names and styles of Black children, to give readers a representation of their culture in the literature world.
“All of my stories feature a connection to character development and help increase and improve self-esteem because that’s what I do, it is in my blood,” said Johnson.
Johnson had previously released, “Maya, India And The Magical Mermaid: A Story About Friendship,” a book loosely based on real life childhood experiences from her own daughters, Sade Maya and Ayanna India. She plans on continuing the series for young children to relate to and see characters that look just like them.
Coming up, “India has the Itchies,” inspired by her daughter’s battle with dry skin which also kick-started, Maya India, Johnson’s homemade beauty business and “Maya and India go to Paris” are soon to be released according to Johnson.
“There are all kinds of children all over the world and we all deserve to be represented in our literature,” said Johnson.
UnionDALe PUBLic LiBRARy audience members were eager to give positive feedback to author Roslyne D. Johnson on her diverse children’s books.
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was happening in New York City, and everyone was trying to buy a gun,” DeMarzo recalled. “So my first day working there was pretty much when Pandora’s box opened up, and then the next day, ex-Gov. (Andrew) Cuomo shut down all nonessential businesses. So my first day was my last day for, like, seven weeks.”
When he returned to work, in 2020, a coworker at the store told him about a charity benefit shooting event the Boy Scouts were hosting at the Peconic River Sportsman’s Club in Suffolk County. “Sure, why not?” he said, thinking back to his scouting days. But he needed to buy a gun. His first.
He went to a pawn shop “and bought the cheapest used piece of garbage I could find to shoot with,” he recounted. “It’s a … shotgun made in, like, 1962, and it’s a European gun with a washing machine screw holding the stock on.” It was a $200 Baikal. DeMarzo said his only regret was that he didn’t buy an American gun.
Nonetheless, he said, “I fell in love with it. It’s a lot of fun, I’ll tell you,” he added of the first few shots he fired at the fundraiser.
When students were allowed back at Wyoming, in September 2021, he went, with new knowledge of the shotgun club. A friend who also moved out to Wyoming for school told him about it.
At first, DeMarzo, who is double majoring in outdoor recreation and tourism management along with environmental sustainability, didn’t believe that such a club existed, but after attending the first meeting, he was hooked. “I took that same pawnshop shotgun that I bought … and we went on the first shoot, and it was just a blast,” he said. “Honest to God, it’s a lot of fun.”
When he started, he was hitting the targets only 40 percent of the time, but he has since improved to 55 percent, and most recently to 74 percent. “I’m no shootist,” DeMarzo said, “but that’s a pretty big step up.” He has taken part in over a dozen competitions with other colleges, mostly in Nebraska and Colorado, on what’s called the Prairie Circuit.
He has also worked as a firearms instructor at the Philmont Scout Range in New Mexico, teaching kids to shoot rifles, pistols and shotguns, which has helped him improve his own skills. “It really made me focus on the fundamentals and the basics of shotgun shooting,” DeMarzo said, “because I was teaching these kids how to shoot, and you have to start at the fundamentals of the very basics. And I got really good at that, and then focusing on that is what really made me improve my scores this year.”
“I was going strictly for fun,” he added, “You know, it was something to do on the weekends. And that got me out of Laramie, Wyoming. As much as I love this town and love the school … somebody can only bear the 20 degrees below zero so often.” Life at the school, DeMarzo said, “gets isolating. It’s lonely, seeing that I don’t really have that aspect of the camaraderie” that other college stu -
giovanni demarzo fires his Baikal at clay pigeons.
ist group or firm,” he said. “The dream would be to work for the United Nations or a major law firm as an environmental consultant.”
In Wyoming, many students start practicing their shooting in middle school. “It’s a bit of a culture shock,” DeMarzo said. “You know, we have such heavy gun control in New York that that’s unheard of. The last time there was a rifle or a shotgun team in Oceanside was when my mom went there in the ’70s.”
It would benefit teenagers, he said, to offer a similar safe program outside school. “I think that that opportunity would be fantastic for a lot of kids (and) for a lot of people,” he said. “Duck hunting is huge on Long Island — huge. I think having a shotgun team … would give a lot of opportunity to kids that don’t feel like they really fit in with the cookie cutter.” Like DeMarzo.
dents have. And “I’ve had to explain to people what Long Island is too many times.”
When he graduates, DeMarzo is planning to spend some time in nature, camping and backpacking. “But I do plan on working for an environmental-
He emphasized the need for the safe handling of guns — even getting National Rifle Association safety-certified. “I’m a big believer in pacifism and everything,” he said. “I wear a big peace sign on my belt buckle; I have for years. I think that any death is needless … but there’s a quote from a John Wayne movie where (he says) firearms are just tools, like a hammer or shovel. … I think that firearms are to be respected, just like any other tool you could find in your garage or in your shop or wherever. But the mass fear of guns, I don’t think that’s very good. I think that’s causing a pretty big rift in society.”
The Kiwanis Club of Oceanside will host its annual Pancake Madness event on March 5 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The breakfast takes place at St. Anthony’s Cafeteria. There will be also be games and raffles for all ages. The event costs $7 per adult and $3 per child.
The Island Park Kiwanis club will have its Pancake Breakfast on April 22 at 8:30 a.m. at the Hegarty Elementary School.
The price is the same as the Oceanside breakfast. Sponsorships for the Island Park breakfast are open until April 12. Email Kiwanis President Karen Davis at mrsdaviskr@yahoo.com for more information.
Money raised will go back into the community through programs, scholarships and sending kids to Kamp Kiwanis.
— Karina Kovac Courtesy Giovanni DeMarzoShe described herself in college as a “timid soul” with a fear of public speaking. Meet Susan Gottehrer now, and you’ll find out that’s nowhere near accurate.
The 60-year-old is director of the Nassau Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, advocating through the years for women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, along with police reform and overall equity. She is using her decades of experiences to continue developing class consciences — all of which started during her days at SUNY Oneonta.
“I somehow fell in with the political crowd,” Gottehrer said. “I didn’t feel like a well-formed person at that point at all, but I guess I had it in me because we became student leaders.”
As in leading fellow students to lobby for lower tuition fees in Albany, speak out against the 21-yearold drinking age, and attempt to keep Ronald Reagan from winning another presidential election.
But when Gottehrer graduated in 1985, she found options for women like her were limited. Unless becoming a secretary was a career goal.
“Unfortunately, I could actually (type) very well, and so I became an executive secretary,” she said — but on her own terms, of course.
“I said, ‘OK, well, if I have to be a secretary, let me at least be a secretary to nonprofits that I care about.’ So, I got into the communications department at the March of Dimes.”
Created by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938 during the polio epidemic, the March of Dimes took on a noble task of working to prevent birth defects and infant mortality.
Yet, eight years in, Gottehrer was not feeling fulfilled. She needed a change and wanted to start a family. She had met a man she wanted to marry — but who was going to take whose last name? Not exactly the kind of conversations couples had at the tail end of the 20th century, when there wasn’t much talk about equity.
Gottehrer harked back to when she first started consciously thinking about gender as a young girl.
“I was developing a conscience about it,” she said. “When I would be sitting in temple and listening to God be referred to as ‘he,’ I didn’t know it at the time, but I really did have a very rebellious spirit from the time I was little.”
That spirit would become more pronounced as she grew older, coming to a head during early married life and motherhood. It was there she faced the decision between family or career.
“Ironically, I had my first child and I did not want to go back to work,” Gottehrer said. But she also had good reason. Her mother died when she was 7, and Gottehrer wanted to spend time with her baby.
“It went against all my feminist everything to say I want to be home with my children,” she said, doing exactly that, although she acknowledges losing “a lot of career time.”
Gottehrer’s son, however, ended up with her name, not her husband’s.
When her son was old enough, Gottehrer went back to school, earning her master’s degree in public administration from New York University in 1993, and another master’s in political science from the New School for Social Research in 2010. She also attended Columbia University to become a certified social studies teacher.
Using that knowledge, Gottehrer has taught along the way as an adjunct at Pace University, Adelphi University and Long Island University. But she hasn’t taught since before Covid-19.
“If they call, I’ll teach,” Gottehrer said, stressing
that “it’s really super-important to be able to teach the good and the bad — what a country has done — because we learn from history.”
Those topics have included government and radical social movements. Living through many of the definitive moments of human history, Gottehrer talks to students about the various movements that have been used so effectively over the years such as Act Up — looking to improve the lives of people living with AIDS — the structures of power that take away a person’s dignity, and having community voices shouted from on top of the soap box.
All of these play a role with her finally ending up at the ACLU, where she most often advocates for police reform in New York.
“I have a really hard time describing why I do this work,” Gottehrer said. “It relates to power, and it relates to dignity and powerlessness. And it relates to the most intense sense of outrage, that anybody thinks that they can have power over somebody else’s life and their dignity.”
Gottehrer believes in the promising power of dignity, and how having — or not having — it can lead down very different paths.
“It gives people hope,” she said. “It gives people a positive path forward. When you are treated with punishment, it is demeaning. It is condescending. It is somebody exerting power over you. And usually, if
you take two human beings, and take a negative path of one and take a positive path with the other, the one that you give the positive path to is going to do better.”
Gottehrer says her biggest achievement with the NYCLU is the implementation of a police reform report analyzing law enforcement conducted in Nassau County.
“The prison system and the jail systems are the most entrenched and difficult to change because of how the people inside those structures are viewed,” she said. “These faces are some of the most closed in our society, and the most dangerous because of that.”
Yet, so much work still needs to be done.
“There is a at least a five-times-more-likelihood that Black and brown communities will be stopped, patted down, field interviewed, or any of those things,” Gottehrer said. “As far as complaints go, that is still very, very hidden. Because the police department investigates its own officers, there is no independent oversight.”
Handling advocacy of vulnerable populations can get tense, and sometimes targeting.
“I walk out of some situations just going, ‘Wow, that felt almost even threatening to me as a woman, that level of power coming at me in a very degrading way.’ It feels frightening sometimes,” she said. “So yes, that is that is something but you have to be able to carry it — carry it, and you have to be able to come back at them.”
But you don’t need to be Gottehrer, or have a position like hers, to have your voice heard.
“Speak your truth,” she said. “Keep fighting for what you need to fight for, and your credentials as a human being will be what has to win the day.”
By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com
Read a book. Listen to a book. But don’t feel like you have to physically pick up the book.
It’s been around for more than a decade, but the Nassau Library System’s Digital Doorway digital book consortium continues to grow, offering more than 40,000 titles that were checked out a record-breaking 1.9 million times last year.
The milestone illustrates the continued growth of library lending of e-books, audiobooks, and digital media, all as part of meeting different needs for different members of the community.
The library system’s Digital Doorway consortium is a network of more than 50 public libraries in Nassau County. It gives patrons a chance to download books to their electronic devices — like smartphones and computer tablets — and even have a chance to listen to books if they don’t have a chance to sit down and read it themselves.
“We are thrilled at the continued success of Nassau Digital Doorway and the role it has played in ensuring that our patrons continue to have access to a wide selection of reading material for both pleasure and educational purposes,” said Grace Palmisano, Digital Doorway’s resources and discovery manager.
Digital Doorway libraries have provided readers access to e-books and audiobooks for several years through Libby, a library-reading app. The large collection serves readers of all ages and interests, and usage has grown every year.
One silver lining from the coronavirus pandemic for the Nassau Library System was when people were not able to come to the library because of the lockdown, Digital Doorway started to grow exponentially.
“It was a program that was incrementally growing
throughout the years, but it took off and it continues to be so successful because we’ve got a huge collection of available titles — way larger than you could have in one single physical building,” Palmisano said. “You can access it whenever you want. It can be 2 o’clock in the morning, and you can download that item when the library itself is closed.”
Libby, the friendly face attached to a smartphone app., is available through the Apple App Store as well as Google Play. It offers not only books like “The Rose Code” from Kate Quinn and “The Radium Girls” from Kate Moore, but also magazines like Us Weekly, The New Yorker and Good Housekeeping.
For younger readers, titles like Sesame Street’s “The
THE NASSAU LIBRARY System offers a tech mobile, which brings digital access, technology help and library services to those patrons who might not have those services otherwise. It experienced nearly 2 million digital checkouts last year — or more than 5,000 per day.
Courtesy Grace Palmisano
Monsters on the Bus” is a click away, while older kids might like “Puddlejumpers” by Mark Jean.
Some of the more popular audiobooks available include “A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe” by Mark Dawidziak, and “The Queen: Her Life” by Andrew Morton.
Anyone who can’t find Digital Doorway through their library’s website or on their phone can also visit Nassau. Overdrive.com.
“It’s such a digital world these days,” Palmisano said. “While there will always be a place for the physical items, it’s very convenient to have your book on your phone right there in your pocket whenever you’re out and about.”
this,’ or ‘People don’t want to see that,’ but don’t people want to see humans, not dolls?”
The problem isn’t just the fashion world, but “social media everywhere,” Poplawski said. “Everyone thinks those filters look normal, and it’s just so warped that people get surgery to look like … what they look like in the filters. But … it’s not real. It’s not how people look. They think everything they see online is the same, that they look like that in real life, but they don’t.”
Determined to shoot models realistically and unaffiliated with a brand or company, Poplawski simply posts her work on Instagram. Her attitude hasn’t deterred designers and others in the industry from hiring her for events, and she has lost count of how many fashion stars and executives she has worked with. She has taken backstage photos, shot hair and makeup crew members, and models walking.
Working as a photographer, Poplawski said, is, “just a tool for designers to showcase their work to audiences that maybe can’t see it in person or can’t afford to see it in person.” How she goes about it differently is what she’s showcasing — “Showing the unfiltered photos,” she said, “because a lot of photographers will make it like (the models) have perfect skin. I just didn’t like that. I just wanted to show through photogra-
phy that there’s more diversity in the industry now than there was in the 2000s.” Which includes showing those who are usually unseen, or more often overlooked.
There have been some strides in the industry recently, such as the use of plus-sized models, and more diversity and variety of skin tones. But more needs to be done in fitting the right clothes to the right model, Poplawski said. “You need a really good model,” she said. “If it’s the wrong model wearing it, it’s going to look frumpy. It’s not going to look like it’s comfortable. That’s the reason why the model is so important. And that’s why it’s so important for the photographer to work with the model, because if they made the clothes look like they’re just, like, trapped in them, no one’s going to want to buy it.”
Olivia is always accompanied by her father, Timothy, who’s immensely proud of his two daughters. “I just watch the show,” he said. “She’s there all day, doing her thing,” he added of Olivia. “I’m very proud of both of them. It’s very nice to have one on either side of the lights.”
Olivia isn’t focusing on college right now, but is considering going abroad to pursue her other love: learning languages. She already knows Italian and Japanese, and is learning Spanish. All that will help her converse more comfortably
with international designers and stylists.
In the future, she also wants to continue overseeing her own decisions about how to take fashion photos. “I don’t want to be in contract with someone unless I’m arranging it,” she said. “I wouldn’t want anyone telling me what I’m going to do.”
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By Michael Hinman
That was the collective cry across those audiences who loved mixing comedy with news — especially those who tuned into Jon Stewart every night on Comedy Central for “The Daily Show.”
But Stewart was moving on — quite literally to greener pastures. And replacing him was a rather unknown comedian (at least to American audiences) who had been in the United States barely a minute before getting the nod.
Trevor Noah had his work cut out for him. “The Daily Show” was a storied franchise that launched the careers of everyone from Stephen Colbert, to Steve Carell, to John Oliver, and some could argue even Stewart himself, who struggled with a number of intuitive projects that just never connected with audiences.
If there was a mold to what a host of an American news satire show should be, Noah broke it. He spent his entire life in South Africa. Had only been on the comedy stand-up stage for about a decade or so. And his own late-night talk show back home barely lasted a year.
Yet, here he was. Sitting in Jon Stewart’s chair. In front of Jon Stewart’s audience. But it wasn’t Stewart’s chair, or his audience. From his very first words, Trevor Noah showed why Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” was now Trevor Noah’s “Daily Show.”
“Before we get started, I just want to say a few things,” Noah said at the top of his first episode on Sept. 28, 2015. “First of all, this is surreal for me. I’m not going to lie. Growing up in the dusty streets of South Africa, I never dreamed I would one day have — well, two things, really. An indoor toilet, and a job as host of ‘The Daily Show.’”
Noah would go on to earn nearly a dozen Emmy nominations — winning once in 2017. Hosting the last three Grammy broadcasts, including the most recent last month. And becoming a star in his own right, making headlines again when he left “The Daily Show” late last year after seven seasons.
Who is Trevor Noah? Ask him yourself on Tuesday, March 7 when the comedian makes a stop at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts for “A Conversation with Trevor Noah.”
For Tom Dunn, bringing Noah to Tilles is a fantastic way to officially start his tenure as executive director there — especially as audiences slowly start returning to live events.
• Tuesday, March 7, at 8 p.m.
• Tickets start at $95; available at TillesCenter.org, or Ticketmaster.com, or call the Tantleff Box Office at (516) 299-3100
The young guitar sensation visits the Landmark stage. Brandon Niederauer, nicknamed “Taz” for his ferocious guitar playing, is living proof that dreams really do come true. The 19-year-old has performed in some of the most legendary venues with many of the most prominent musicians of our time. And the young guitarist, singer-songwriter has already earned himself quite the reputation. It all started at 8 years old, when he watched the movie ‘School of Rock.’ Already inspired by his father’s record collection, Niederauer instantly realized he was destined to play guitar. From that moment on, his guitar rarely left his hands. Just four years later, Brandon was cast in the principal role of guitarist Zack Mooneyham in the Tony Award-nominated Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway production, ‘School of Rock: The Musical.’ And he never looked back.
Saturday, March 6, 8 p.m. $30, $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444, or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
• Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville
“Look, we are in an increasingly competitive marketplace,” Dunn says. “As we emerge from the pandemic, there’s certainly a hunger to return to live entertainment. But we’re still seeing a lingering hesitancy as well. But, you know, when we bring in world-class talents and voices like Trevor, there is tangible excitement.”
Fresh from his latest Grammy-hosting sting, Noah is about to launch his “Off the Record” world tour. But what he’s bringing to Tilles is different. There’s no script, Dunn says. Just a conversation he’ll have with comedian and regular “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr.
“He’s out touring the country and the world, selling out arenas,” Dunn says. “So, to have the opportunity here on Long Island — to see this talent in our intimate concert space — is something that we’re really, really excited about.”
Trevor Noah showed why Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” was now Trevor Noah’s script, Dunn says. Just a conversation he’ll have with comedian and regular “Daily intimate concert space — is something that we’re really, really excited about.” Grammys — maybe even last year’s White House Correspondents Dinner — the has written, produced and starred in — including his third for Netflix, “I Wish You
While it’s almost a certainty Noah will talk about “The Daily Show” and the Grammys — maybe even last year’s White House Correspondents Dinner — the comedian has other work he’ll want to share, too. Like the 12 comedy specials he has written, produced and starred in — including his third for Netflix, “I Wish You Would,” which was released last November.
He’s also the author of the best-seller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood.” And his stand-up special, “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia,” that itself earned a Grammy nomination for best comedy album in 2020.
Dunn can’t say it enough: There’s plenty to talk about, and you don’t want to miss a single word.
“Come hear a singular world-class talent and voice talk about the issues of the day. Talk about his incredible life journey, to what sort of got him here,” Dunn says.
“You’ll come away being entertained, informed, and having spent an evening out in the community in a way I think we all need as we emerge from this pandemic.”
The contemporary swing revival band will have the joint jumpin’. April marks the 30th anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since its formation in the early ‘90s in Ventura, California, the band has toured virtually nonstop, performing on average over 150 shows a year, and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music. The band, cofounded by singer Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren, was at the forefront of the swing revival, fusing the classic American sounds of jazz, swing and dixieland with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture. Their efforts to promote and revitalize swing music have taken shape as much more than a simple tribute. Their original horn-infused music and legendary high-energy show introduces the genre to a younger generation, while remaining respectful of the music’s rich legacy.
Thursday, March 23, 8 p.m. $55, $35, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
StepCrew brings their Celtic flair to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. The talented cast is led by Long Island’s Cara Butler and the Pilatzke Brothers, Jon and Nathan, longtime touring members of the acclaimed The Chieftains. The StepCrew boasts Celtic and World music from three world-class fiddle players backed by a five-piece ensemble, featuring three dance styles — Irish, Tap, and Ottawa Valley step dance. Tickets start at $55, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 8774000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.
Join the Oceanside Community Warriors for weekly community cleanups around the hamlet every Sunday. Contact Oceansidewarriorsny@gmail.com for information on the location of their next cleanup.
Learn more about the Island Park Kiwanis Club at their next meeting, Tuesday, March 14, 6:30 p.m., at the Island Park Public Library, 176 Long Beach Road.
The Sicilian Tenors bring their marvelous tenor voices to Tilles Center, Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m. The three classically trained tenors sing their own interpretation of the world’s best music, in this lively evening of glorious music on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Take a romantic journey from Hollywood to Broadway to Italy with these operatic tenor voices performing a wide variety of beloved songs. Combined with light-hearted fun, Aaron Caruso, Elio Scaccio and Sam Vitale always provide a great show for everyone. They are a fresh and accessible take on the great Italian musical tradition and they are always in demand. Tickets are $ $52, $42, $32; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.
Join Oceanside Library and instructor Jamy, every Tuesday, at the Schoolhouse Green at School No. 6 on Foxhurst Road, for a fun workout. Jamy will walk you through the workout which has been proven to have healthy benefits for your body, mind and soul. Register online at OceansideLibrary.com.
New and gently used toys and children’s books, sporting goods, tools and hardware, collectibles, linens, small furniture, knitting and craft supplies plus unique boutique items will be available at bargain prices at the Temple Avodah Sisterhood Granny’s attic sale. Occurring March 19 ,from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Temple Avodah Annex on 3050 Oceanside Road. Shoppers are required to wear masks.
The highly anticipated Pancake Madness returns this year, Sunday, March 5, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at St. Anthony’s Cafeteria, 10 Anchor Ave. Tickets cost $7 per adult and $3 per child and are available the morning of the breakfast. Proceeds send local kids to Camp Kiwanis and support other local youth programs.
Oaks School No. 3 presents Parent Night Out with “A Night at the Races,” Thursday, March 9, 6 to 10 p.m. Dress up for the derby and enjoy raffles, horse racing, games and food. Prizes will be given for best dressed. The event will be at the Knights of Columbus, 2985 Kenneth Place, Oceanside. Tickets cost $65. Proceeds will go towards supporting the students of Oceanside.
Celebrate Purim at Friedberg
JCC, Sunday, March 5, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With face painting, food, arts and crafts, carnival games, inflatables and raffles. Dress up and the best family costume will be awarded. There will also be a collection drive to support troops overseas. For more information call (516) 766-4341.
Mount Sinai South Nassau is collecting new universal chargers, charging cubes and colored pencils for hospital patients, to help them occupy their time, through March 5. Drop off items at the Oceanside Library, through a Kiwanis School Club, or purchase through the hospital’s Amazon wishlist, available online.
Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year). Registration required. Call Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 or visit CHSLI.org. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre.
Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Sunday, March 5, 3 p.m. He’ll discuss “Ray of Light: The Life and Art of Man Ray,” examining the impact of the tailor’s son from South Philly, s a protégé of Alfred Stieglitz in New York, who was on the scene in Paris during the Jazz Age (shooting Picasso, Chanel, and others, celebrated by the Surrealists for his wicked wit. Participation is limited; registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.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.
with Michael and Suzanne Ettinger Attorneys-at-Law
At Ettinger Law Firm, we are fond of saying “trusts create order out of chaos” —for three major reasons:
First, as noted in previous columns, an ever-increasing number of Americans suffer a period of legal disability later in life. Without your own private plan for disability, consisting of a trust and a “prescription strength” elder law power of attorney, you run the risk of a state appointed legal guardian. Do you want the people you choose to be in charge in the event of your disability, with the freedom to act immediately in your best interests, or do you want the state to appoint someone who will require court permission to protect your assets and your family —which permission is sometimes denied. A guardianship proceeding is expensive, time-consuming and stressful — in other words, chaotic. Trusts create an orderly process whereby your appointed trustees consult with your elder law attorney and are free to act immediately without court interference.
Secondly, trusts avoid probate court proceedings on death whereby wills, even
though supervised by an attorney, with two witnesses and a notary, must first be proven to be valid in court proceedings. The client has no control over probate court proceedings – the time they will take or the amount they will cost. Typically, it takes months and, not unusually, one to two years or more. Meantime, property cannot be sold and assets cannot be reached to pay bills. In other words, chaos. With a trust, the trustee may act immediately upon death, list property for sale and access investments and bank accounts.
Thirdly, wills provide no plan for protecting your home and life savings either from the cost of in-home care or nursing home care. Nothing is more chaotic then seeing one’s home and life savings used up in a few short years to pay for the high cost of long-term care. Properly drafted Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts (MAPT) protect your assets from long-term care costs and allow you to leave a legacy to your children and grandchildren. When the time comes, your MAPT will allow you to qualify for Medicaid benefits for your care at home or in a facility.
Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format
color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Everyone’s favorite cat comes to mischievous life in this theatrical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, March 11, 11 a.m.; Sunday, March 12, noon. See what goes on during that rainy day when two siblings are home alone with their pet fish while their parents are out of town, and the tall cat wearing a hat appears. Tickets are $15. Visit the Plaza stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore. For information/tickets, go to PlazaTheatrical.com or call
Hofstra University student Alexa Markoulli of Oceanside presented her findings on how yeast crosses the blood brain barrier to induce meningitis during Hofstra University’s Undergraduate Research Day last year. The displays, showcased months of preparation, investigation, and advanced study, represented individual work under the guidance of an academic advisor.
Markoulli was involved through the biology department, where she is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology. Research is a must at the university and to complete two semesters of research students must present their findings at the end of the second semester on Undergraduate Research Day.
“My goal is to go to medical school and become a physician, so getting involved in research, specifically cellular research, relates to my future goal of medicine,” Markoulli said.
“My project was investigating how the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans, the organism that causes meningitis, crosses the blood brain barrier to induce meningitis,” she said, “specifically focused on determining the cellular mechanism and signaling pathway this yeast disrupts to cause disruption of the blood brain barrier that will allow it to enter into the brain to induce infection.”
The practical uses for the research that looks at understanding the mechanisms of how meningitis infection occurs and in the near future developing pharmacological therapies that will target the part of
the mechanism that the yeast normally disrupts, so that it won’t disrupt it anymore.
“It definitely is an amazing feeling to see your hours of hard work and dedication come together to form a complete project,” she said of presenting her work, “especially because in science, getting to that end product is difficult as there are unexpected results, at times your experiment does not work, etc.”
“I definitely learned a lot but what I learned the most was how to communicate the information to a variety of audiences,” she said of what she got out of the
experience, “There were so many different types of people at Research Day ranging from students to other faculty that were not just science individuals. So, what I believe that I learned the most was how to communicate the information to both people that were familiar with science and those who have less exposure to it.”
Markoulli is finishing her time at Hofstra in May and plans to attend a four-year medical school afterwards. She said she would love to continue to do research in the future whether it is working with the same/similar research or even something
else.
“It’s really impressive. Students are incredibly engaged with their work; they are excited to talk about their projects; and are very knowledgeable about explaining the details of their projects,” said Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Charlie Riordan as he toured the event, which was held Dec. 12.
“I tend to ask a lot of follow-up questions - and these students really understand the work, where it’s headed, what the potential applications are, and how the work fits into their own career interests,” he said.
Congrats to all the Top 3 Finalists in the 2022 Herald Long Island Choice Awards presented by PSEG Long Island! Check back each week for the Top 3 Reveal in each category leading up to the Oscar-style awards ceremony in April 2023. Did your favorites make it to the top? Visit www.LIChoiceAwards.com!
*Finalists are listed alphabetically, not in order of placement.
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Courtesy Alexa Markoulli HOfstRA UNIVeRsIty sCIeNCe studentLEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
NASSAU COUNTY
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against LORETTA O’GRADY A/K/A
LORETTA M. O’GRADY A/K/A LORETTA MILITO, et al
Defendant(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff(s)
Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY
14614. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered November 13, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 13, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 72 West Cortland Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572. Sec 43 Block 333 Lot 62, 63 and 64. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.
Approximate Amount of Judgment is $568,831.32 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 002788/2015.
The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
The original sale was scheduled for December 8, 2022.
Donald Henderson, Esq., Referee AYSJN042
137214
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF NASSAU,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CSFB MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-CF2, Plaintiff, vs. ALAN MICHAEL BAER, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to an Order
Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 16, 2022, 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 on
March 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 103 Knight Street, Oceanside, NY 11572. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 452 and Lot 11. Approximate amount of judgment is $285,512.03 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004462/2009. 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.
David Lieser, Esq., Referee
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 137330
governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure
Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health
Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
Jennifer Ettenger, Esq., Referee NY202000000739-1
137321
Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 192935-2
137529
LEGAL NOTICE
CASE NO. 21527
RESOLUTION NO. 175-2023
Adopted: February 7, 2023
Councilmember Goosby offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS
ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
To celebrate the 100th day of school, students in Ms. Goldberg’s kindergarten class at School No. 6 imagined themselves at age 100 and dressed the part. Now past the half-way point of the school year, students counted to 100 and beyond, learning their ABCs and 123s, creating art, playing games to exercise their bodies and minds, observing nature, making friends, and having fun along the way.
— Karina KovacNOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT
NASSAU COUNTY
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR VCC 2020MC1 TRUST, Plaintiff against 3876 CARREL LLC, et al Defendant(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830.
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 19, 2022, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 21, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 3876 Carrel Boulevard, Oceanside, NY 11572-5917. Sec 60 Block 78 Lot 6. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate
Amount of Judgment is $815,856.61 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 606288/2021.
During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF LODGE SERIES IV TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. ADAM W. KRIEGER A/K/A ADAM KRIEGER, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on December 28, 2022, 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 March 28, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 402 Hull Street, Oceanside, NY 11572. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 505 and Lot 11.
Approximate amount of judgment is $479,051.80 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #607108/2018. 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.
John G. Kennedy, Esq., RefereeWHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 164-2023, adopted January 24th, 2023, a public hearing was duly held on the 7th day of February, 2023, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons:
BELLMORE FARMERS AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 258 feet south of the south curbline of Merrick Road, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-579/22)
INWOOD MAPLE ROAD - north side, starting at a point 16 feet east of east curbline of Elm Road, east for a a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-576/22)
OCEANSIDE CORNWELL PLACE - east side, starting at a point 112 feet north of the north curbline of Foxhurst Road, north for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-599/22)
ROOSEVELT EAST CENTENNIAL AVENUE - north side, starting at a point 272 feet east of the east curbline of Babylon Turnpike, east for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-608/22) WILLIAM STREET - north side, starting at a point 185 feet west of the west curbline of Rose Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-592/22)
UNIONDALE NEWPORT ROAD - east side, starting at a point 450 feet north of the north curbline of Braxton Street, north for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-586/22)
WEST HEMPSTEAD BALDWIN DRIVE - south side, starting at a point 40 feet east of the east curbline of Dogwood Avenue, east for a distance of 22 feet.
(TH-594/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons:
ELMONT LITCHFIELD AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 103 feet south of the south carboline of Bruce Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-194/20 - 9/22/20)
(TH-131(B)/22) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting.
The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Muscarella and adopted upon roll call as follows:
AYES: FIVE (5)
NOES: NONE (0)
137648
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
LOCAL LAW NO. 10-2023
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held February 7, 2023, by the Town Board
of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 10-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 10-2023, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.
Dated: February 7, 2023
Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.
Supervisor
KATE MURRAY
Town Clerk 137644
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAUThe Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee for CIT Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-1, PlaintiffAGAINSTSantiago Ramirez; et al., Defendant(s)Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 18, 2017 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, New York, 11501 on April 3, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 3068 Morrow Road, Oceanside, NY 11572. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 43 Block 350 Lots 53 and 54. Approximate amount of judgment $591,771.36 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 006490/2015. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed
Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”Keith P. Brown, Esq., RefereeLOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLCAttorney(s) for the
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A. Your observation and explanation of a “hot roof” points out a true dilemma in the construction industry. Before I write a column, I research every angle of the pros and cons, best practices and codes, rules and regulations, and I encourage you to do the same. Misinformation starts with not taking the time to fully investigate the subject, and I urge you to do some more investigation before reaching your conclusions, in this case about hot roofs. While it’s true that the damage you describe is happening, like everything, there is a time and a place for applying specific methods, and material installation is usually part of a system with chainreaction results, good or bad. The sources for my column, which are extensive, originated from a need, and whether you appreciate it or not, start with a long chain of command, from the federal government down to the state you live in, and down to the local municipality. Along the way, several hundred private and public institutions, from manufacturers to universities, jumped on the bandwagon, and the band became a full-blown orchestra.
The term “hot roof” is a bit misleading, and conjures up thoughts of frying-pan-like heating of the roof. That’s an exaggeration. Studies using sophisticated sensors, computers and applied physics have shown that many regions, from warm climates to cold, benefit from insulating directly under the roof, as a system, and actually enclosing the attic space, unvented. Temperature fluctuations varied by less than 10 degrees when the attic became part of the “conditioned” space of the home, meaning that the attic was treated like any other room in the dwelling, resisting the heat or cold, just like the walls do.
Because of the complete barrier under the plywood below your shingles, the only extreme effect on your shingles is the extreme sunlight, which, if the shingles are installed to the manufacturer’s specifications, they are made to resist, and do so very well in most cases. The benefits include having a better vapor barrier at the roof, a more stable and temperature-resistant system and less chance of heat from the attic in the winter causing the formation of ice dams, which lead to shingle damage, water penetration and collapse in extreme circumstances. So before you dismiss the idea of this type of insulation system, please investigate online at one of the many sites or read the published reports from Canada to Florida. Before doing work on homes, please do your homework. Good luck!
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Since taking office, President Biden has been the subject of all manner of criticism. Most of it focuses on his age. He is described as weak, bumbling, demented and a host of other unkind adjectives. But somehow, in just two years, he has accomplished more than some presidents could ever have hoped to do. Isn’t it time to give Biden a break?
His recent trip to the Ukraine, against the wishes of the Secret Service, sent a message to the world that he was not afraid of the Russian army or anyone else, in his determination to show his support for the Ukrainian people. Taking a 10-hour train ride into a country at war was a historic moment, and showed that “Scranton Joe” wasn’t afraid of the consequences.
Following his trip to the Ukraine, he met with leaders of NATO countries and leaders of nations that share borders with Russia. At a time when Russia has made it clear that it wishes to once again
be a world power, Biden has united virtually all of Europe, which sends a powerful message to Russian president Vladimir Putin that the West will not allow him to succeed in his dangerous power play.
On top of his international success, Biden has notched a series of bipartisan wins on infrastructure, chip manufacturing and climate change. Over the next five to 10 years, communities all over America will benefit from the construction of new bridges, the reconstruction of aging highways, the revitalization of mass transit and thousands of other public works programs that will produce millions of new jobs. Prior to its passage by Congress, there had not been a major infrastructure bill since the early 1990s. There is no doubt that the country has suffered the fallout from a tough period of inflation, but there has been a sharp rebound, and the prediction of a crushing recession has not proved accurate. The unemployment rate is the lowest since the early 1960s. To date, over 8 million new jobs have been created in numerous industries, and with the bipar-
tisan silicon chip bill, many more will be added. Not to be forgotten is the climate change law that gives the federal government extensive powers to clean up the environment.
Biden’s record has not been all roses. He continues to be plagued by problems at the Southern border, as millions of people from poor countries seek new lives and have overwhelmed the federal bureaucracy. The president has yet to propose a comprehensive immigration plan to send to Congress. But it is also a fact that Congress has no appetite to pass anything that will solve the problem. We are still waiting for legislation that will protect the millions of so-called Dreamers.
Critics looking for signs of mental weakness were disappointed by Biden’s State of the Union address. He displayed a strong command of his long-term goals, and managed to trap his Republican opposition into backing off on their desire to cut Social Security and Medicare. But the next two years promise to be a daily battle with the newly empowered Republican House majority, and it
will be a further test of Biden’s political abilities.
He has strongly hinted that he will seek another term, and many Democratic office holders have pledged to support him if he runs. Polling shows that the country is clearly ready for a younger nominee, but the politics of 2024 are so muddled that Biden could win another term, especially if former President Donald Trump fails to win the Republican nomination and runs as a third-party candidate.
There is no way to predict whether Biden will continue to have the stamina to hold on to the presidency, but to date he has defied his detractors. He is an 80-yearold man who has defied the odds. History will probably treat him better than his critics, because the facts are out there for all to see. He has shown that all of the harsh predictions about his strength and abilities have proven to be wrong. So maybe it’s time to give the president a break, and a few pats on the back.
Jerry Kremer was an 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.
Born with the teaching gene and not likely to recover any time soon: That is my self-diagnosis. I write, do book talks and edit, but sit by my side for a minute and I will likely try to teach you something.
I can’t help it. I started out as a teacher with a blackboard, some chalk and a captive student. I was 8 years old and undaunted by Pinky the dog’s limited attention span.
ping? Perhaps, but what if, with all the clicking and scrolling they do, they never get to read why the only safe alcohol consumption is zero?
I have sent my grandson Jacob many unsolicited articles on football and injuries. For example, “Explaining the NFL’s Latest Concussion Controversy and Policy Change,” from NPR. I have no idea if he reads the articles, but I feel better knowing I put them out there.
This year I sent a few women friends “Margaret Atwood on Envy and Friendship in Old Age,” from The Atlantic, and it stirred a big, open discussion when we met in person.
I share a layperson’s interest in science with a friend, and I recently sent her “Scientists raid DNA to explore Vikings’ genetic roots,” from National Geographic.
lonely, I sent “How Volunteering Can Help Ease Loneliness,” from The Times.
To my kids and grandkids I sent, “The Effects of Social Media on Children,” published on the Cleveland Clinic website. Also, “How Using Social Media Affects Teenagers,” from the Child Mind Institute. We cannot bang this drum loudly enough.
My teaching CV is, I started teaching Pinky, and went on to teaching everyone I know. I learn a lot by reading, and I have the sense that my family and friends will be as fascinated as I am about “The Book of Eels” or the lives of rogue gold miners who live underground for years in South Africa’s illegal mines. This is my blind spot. I’m excited to learn something new, and I want to share it. Can I be pedantic? Yes. There are also the articles I send to deliver a message. Within the family, I want to offer kids or grandkids something they may not know, or a point of view they haven’t considered. Overstep-
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Recently I sent one hiphopping granddaughter “An ‘audacious dream’: The birth of NYC’s Universal Hip-Hop Museum,” from CBS News. This fits into the noncontroversial Grandma offerings.
I don’t know if my husband reads the articles I send him daily. Most of them focus on pertinent health issues, and I feel as if I’m doing my duty without engaging in a back-and-forth. French fries as health food or not? Golf when it’s 98 degrees or not? “Why Men Don’t Ask for Directions” on PsychCentral. com. Last week I shared with him, “The secret to a long-lasting marriage,” from The Washington Post. Probably the secret is not to send your partner pointed articles.
I gifted “Want to be healthier? Hang out with your friends,” from The Post, to grandkids and kids and friends, an article for all ages.
Three weeks ago, David Brooks wrote, “How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair?” in The New York Times. It garnered a big response in letters, and I shared it with people I thought would be receptive.
“19 Sensational Southeast Asia Recipes,” in Food and Wine magazine, went out to my daughter. “Best Way to Experience Sicily,” from Backroads Travel Update, was texted to my son.
I helped launch a rich discussion with a group of women with an article from The Atlantic, “Why Women’s Friendships Are So Complicated.” We pinged and ponged ideas back and forth for days in our texts. To a friend I know is feeling
In the interest of salacious entertainment and shock value, I sent out “The Corrupt World Behind the Murdaugh Murders,” from The New Yorker. I forwarded a Wikipedia article about where to find wild orchids in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on the west coast of Florida to a dear friend. I suggested a bushwhacking adventure, which she promptly declined. For the best article about articles, you want to read, “David Brooks Announces the Sidney Awards for Best Essays,” from The Times last Dec. 29.
Last week I was wowed by a story about finding awe in nature and finding comfort in our place in the universe. “The ‘Small Self’ Effect,” by Shannon Stirone, can be found in The Atlantic.
Let’s start an exchange. Send me an article you want me to read, and I’ll return the favor. The idea is to elevate, illuminate and entertain. To teach.
Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
Sit by my side for a minute and I will likely try to teach you something.
Besides his success internationally, he’s notched a series of bipartisan wins.JERRY KREMER
the moment Russian President Vladimir Putin marched his forces across the border into neighboring Ukraine, the world was shocked. Not that Putin was going to do it — it was an open secret that an invasion was imminent. No, the world was shocked because it couldn’t believe he actually did it.
“How this can happen in a modern world, in a modern country, is beyond me.” Those were the words of Oleh Balaban, the Ukrainian-born owner of Ole Fajitas in Wantagh, in the days following the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion. Balaban has lived in the United States since he was 11, but has plenty of family back home — including a cousin who was drafted into the Ukrainian army at the start of the conflict.
“I’m watching the news every day, hoping that maybe something turns positive,” Balaban said. “That maybe Russia decides to call back and say: ‘Retreat. We don’t want to do this anymore.’ But that is never coming.”
It was the largest European invasion since World War II, pitting a superpower — Russia — against a much smaller, yet far grittier, opponent, Ukraine. Yes, there was ample pride on the Ukrainian side, where they waved the blue-and-yellow flag. But this was Russia we were talking about.
More than 900,000 soldiers, with another 2 million on standby — triple the numbers Ukraine boasted, according to a CNN report at the time. Nearly 16,000
To the Editor:
Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Minx or madman: the George Santos Story” (Feb. 16-22): I have been a resident of Glen Head, part of the Town of Oyster Bay and part of the 3rd Congressional District, since 1975. The state Democratic Party did a horrible job of running its campaigns last fall. I saw thousands of signs for Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for governor, and George Santos. I only saw a handful of signs for Robert Zimmerman, Santos’s opponent. I got one phone call from New York State United Teachers — I’m a retired teacher — to urge me to vote for Zimmerman. I got daily robocalls from the Zeldin/ Santos campaign on my answering machine.
One local newspaper, The Leader, had a story before the election that George Santos was a fake, but no big newspaper (Newsday, N.Y. Times) checked it out or mentioned it anywhere. How did The Leader know something that the Republican and Democratic parties did not?
I wasn’t surprised that Zeldin and Santos won on Long Island. I am surprised that the local Republican Party didn’t vet their congressional
tanks, 1,400 planes, nearly 1,000 helicopters, compared with Ukraine’s total of barely 3,500 in all three of those categories of armaments.
And Russia has dedicated more than $45 billion per year to defense spending, while Ukraine spends $5 billion.
On top of that, its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had spent his entire life as a comedian and actor, not a politician or even a military leader. This wasn’t going to be a long campaign.
Or so we thought. It turns out that underestimating Ukrainians’ tenacity, pride and desire to stay independent is a mistake. Especially if you’re Russia.
More than 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict, according to NBC News, compared with 13,000 Ukrainians. But so have more than 7,000 civilians, including hundreds of children. Then again, it’s likely that casualties on both sides are actually far higher.
And that is the truest cost of war. Not the billions of dollars poured into it, but the lives that are damaged or destroyed, and especially those that are lost. Governments see war as territorial expansion, or acquisition of resources. Sometimes it might be necessary to remove someone truly evil, or it could simply be over what kind of faith you practice.
But in the end, all it really accomplishes is turning the world upside-down. Even after Russia bullied its way into the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine was home to 44 million people who lived their lives the same way we do — looking to leave
our society in a better place than we found it. Getting married. Having kids. Spending time with our grandchildren. Working dream jobs. Counting down the days toward retirement and relaxation. Some 8 million people have left Ukraine since the invasion, and many will never return. Even if they do, with the blue-and-yellow stripes flying above Kyiv, it will take years — if not decades — to rebuild. To heal. To move forward.
“I know a great deal of the horrors and tragedies of war,” U.S. Army Gen. George C. Marshall once said. “The cost of war in human lives is constantly spread before me, written neatly in many ledgers whose columns are gravestones. I am deeply moved to find some means or method of avoiding another calamity of war.”
Yet the constant deluge of horrors from war is never enough to turn us off from it. As long as there are people on Earth, there will be wars. Most of us are fortunate we haven’t been caught up in it, but we don’t have to be there to feel the pain.
Just ask Oleh Balaban. When his cousin left for the military, he had to leave his wife and young son behind.
“I hope this comes to an end so I can stop worrying what I’ll wake up to see on the news,” Balaban said a year ago. “It’s tough to watch, but I remain hopeful and optimistic that Ukraine will keep defending their freedom, their democracy and their homeland.”
But the fact is, Ukraine never should have had to.
Last month I made my first visit to Capitol Hill since Dec. 28, 2020, the day I had cast my final vote on the floor of Congress before my retirement from the House of Representatives. Actually, the absence from Congress seemed even longer, because Covid restrictions had severely reduced the days I spent in Washington for most of 2020.
Driving down to Washington with County Executive Bruce Blakeman and GOP Chairman Joe Cairo to meet with members of New York’s congressional delegation, I couldn’t help thinking of Thomas Wolfe’s caution that “You Can’t Go Home Again.” Not that Washington was ever my home, but I had spent three to four days a week there for most months of the 28 years I was in Congress. During those almost three decades there were highs and lows, victories and occasional defeats, but never a moment of regret about being there. It was the experience of a lifetime. Now I wondered how it would be coming back.
After the almost five-hour drive, we checked in at the Hay-Adams Hotel, across from the White House, in mid-afternoon.
Our first stop on Capitol Hill would be U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s office in the Longworth Building. D’Esposito is my congressman, and represents many of the South Shore Nassau County communities I had represented. Driving up Independence Avenue to Capitol Hill, my first view of the massive Capitol dome brought back good memories and a sense of reassurance.
D’Esposito graciously welcomed us to his fifthfloor office. Over sandwiches and coffee he discussed his first weeks in Congress, including the turbulent five days, and 15 ballots, which finally resulted in Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s election as speaker of the House. As a former chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, I was particularly interested in D’Esposito’s appointment to that committee and his designation as chairman of its subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, which is so vital to New York and Long Island. Learning that Long Island Congressmen Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota would also be on the Homeland Security Committee gave me further reassurance that our security interests would be protected.
Walking through the underground tunnels to the Capitol with D’Esposito, Blake-
candidate, and the Democrats didn’t, either — maybe they assumed the Republican Party had?
I have written to Santos, asking him to resign, since he is a liar and ran a fraudulent campaign. (No response.) I have also written to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, asking him to ask for Santos’s resignation. (No response.) In New York state there is no recall law, so it seems we are stuck with Santos for two years and probably longer, since the Republican Party is very strong here. If he had been a teacher with bogus credentials, he would have been fired immediately.
We were scammed.
AMY KEMPTON Glen HeadTo the Editor:
I serve not only as the pastor of Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church, but also as treasurer of the Long Island Council of Churches. The emergency food pantry in Freeport is a mission of that organization.
Each year, after significant donations during the Thanksgiving and Christmas
seasons, we experience a significant decrease in donations in the following months. This has required me to write significant checks from our operating budget to keep food on our shelves in January and February. This year, with the cost of food much higher due to inflation, we are seeing more and more folks coming to the pantry and less and less food on our shelves.
The People’s Food Drive began as a mission project of the Community Presbyterian Church of Malverne 12 years ago. Over the years, to increase the impact of its successful mission, the food drive has been extended to businesses, civic organizations and caring individuals across the South Shore. In 2022, over 200 people showed up on Move the Food Day, an annual event when all of the collected donations are packed up and taken from Lynbrook to the LICC Food Pantry in Freeport. This year, my church has decided to bring the People’s Food Drive to Wantagh at this crucial time.
You can participate in several ways. You can drop off nonperishable food at the church, at 1845 Wantagh Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. There will also be collection boxes at the front and rear doors if you can’t come during those hours. We will also be conducting a food drive at the King Kullen on Wantagh Avenue on March 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church will also be col-
man and Cairo, I began to feel I was back. Capitol Police officers recognized me and said hello, as did clerical staff manning the information booth. I ran into old Republican friends like Mario Diaz-Balart, from Florida, and Democrats like Jim McGovern, from Massachusetts, a committed progressive if there ever was one. After their initial shock at seeing a face from the past, it was soon like old times.
Garbarino then joined us for a meeting with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise in the Louisiana congressman’s conference room. I always had a great regard for Steve. He had been on the edge of death in 2017 from severe gunshot wounds suffered in an assassination attempt by a gunman who was shot dead by Capitol Police. After multiple surgeries and extensive rehab, Scalise is almost fully recovered, and is fighting as hard as ever. I was especially thankful that he was a strong ally of mine in passing 9/11 health care legislation.
Giving us a lot of his time, Scalise readily acknowledged that Republicans wouldn’t be the majority party without the seats we won in New York last November, especially on Long Island and in Rockland County. He emphasized that our congressional agenda would focus on hard-
working middle-income families and support for the police.
Voting on the House floor began at 6:30. As a former House member, I retain floor privileges, but it felt surreal to enter the House chamber again. Within seconds, though, I felt as if I had never been away. After their initial surprise, former colleagues couldn’t have been more welcoming. When the voting concluded, D’Esposito was given the honor of serving as speaker for the proceedings that followed. He looked like the real deal in the speaker’s chair!
Later that evening, we were joined for dinner at Mastro’s Steakhouse by Representatives Nicole Maleotakis, from Staten Island, and Nick Langworthy, from Erie County. As in all of our meetings that day, Bruce Blakeman and I stressed the importance of restoring the income tax deduction for state and local taxes and retaining local control of zoning to preserve our suburban communities.
After a few drinks back at the hotel as we reviewed the events of the day, we called it a night. Beginning the drive back to Long Island the next morning, I took another look at the glorious Capitol dome shining in the morning sun. The trip had been bittersweet, but I was truly glad to be back. God bless America!
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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If you would like to get your neighborhood, place of worship or civic organization involved, please contact me at (917) 940-6447 or ron.garner@gmail.com. And
if you would like to be involved in a “hands on” experience, Move the Food
Day, when volunteers gather at the food pantry in Freeport, will be on March 25. Your kindness and compassion for the food insecure will be greatly appreciated.
THE REV. RON GARNER Pastor, Wantagh Memorial Congregational Churchafter my friends’ initial shock at seeing a face from the past, it was like old times.
As Oceanside’s newest farmers market, we are proud to bring the community a ordable and high-quality produce. We have arrived to bring you an amazing and convenient shopping experience.
believe you will love what Wholly Fresh has to
er you and our community.
If you are someone who values conscious consumption, loves organic, fresh produce, and wants to support the local independently owned business, come meet us! We believe you will love what Wholly Fresh has to o er you and our community.
