Oceanside/Island Park Herald 04-06-2023

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A wind farm’s local windfall

Equinor pledges benefit funds, and residents have lots of ideas

By KARINA KoVAC & JAMES BERNSTEIN of the Oceanside/Island Park Herald

Everyone’s favorite ogre

The Lincoln Orens Middle School Theatre Group presented ‘Shrek the Musical Jr.’ last weekend on the middle school stage. Story, more photos, Page 5.

Equinor, the Norway-based international energy firm that is proposing the construction of a wind farm off the South Shore, has pledged $246 million in community benefits to Island Park and Long Beach. More direct funding would go to Long Beach, because of the proposed underground cable routing there, but Island Park would see more tax relief, since Equinor is no longer vying for a payment-in-lieu-oftaxes, or PILOT, financing arrangement.

U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito,

who is from Island Park, met with Equinor on March 28 to discuss his and the communities’ concerns with the proposed wind farm.

The $3 billion project, dubbed Empire Wind 2 and with the petroleum company BP as a partner, would include 147 turbines, each 886 feet tall, 15 to 30 miles offshore. Cables would be routed beneath both Island Park and Long Beach, with Island Park hosting an electrical substation as well. According to Equinor, the energy produced would power nearly a million homes, and help the state achieve its goals for reducing the

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Andrew Scerbo made Major League dreams come true

By KARINA KoVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Andrew Scerbo, Oceanside High School’s baseball coach for 32 years, was among the winningest coaches in Nassau County history, winning 12 league titles and finishing with 454 wins. His 1988 team was ranked among the top 10 in the country by USA Today.

Scerbo died March 6, at age 86, surrounded by loved ones at his home in Delray Beach, Florida.

“Andy didn’t die, he lived ... with class, grace, dignity and laughter, and he shared that life with all of us,” Andy Morris —

who was at Scerbo’s side for many of his coaching years — said at his funeral service.

Many students Scerbo coached became professionals, and three of them — Dennis Leonard, John Frascatore and John Costello — made it to the major leagues.

Writing on Scerbo’s online tribute wall, Costello described him as an inspiration to hundreds of young athletes and thanked him for helping him make his childhood dream come true.

“You not only taught us the proper way to play the game of baseball but you taught us how to be young men,” Costello

wrote. “I still remember you (in) 1979 introducing me to Dennis Leonard who pitched for Whitey Herzog with the Royals. At the time I was very impressed by meeting him. I eventually made it to the Major Leagues and also, ironically, ended up pitching for Whitey Herzog with the St. Louis Cardinals.”

Costello also shared one of his favorite memories, of invited Scerbo to Shea Stadium to watch him pitch against the Mets.

Born in Brooklyn, Scerbo grew up in Bellmore, where he attended Mepham High School. He played football, basketball and baseball, but he fell in love with the art of baseball. After

high school, he turned down a contract to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers organization and attended Ithaca College on a baseball scholarship. While there he played in the College World Series, and his success led him to be drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals.

He once confided in another coach and friend at Oceanside

High School, Richard Woods, that his competition to make the big club was Dal Maxvil. They both made it to the Cardinals’ spring training camp in the early 1960s, when Maxvil started his career. Woods recalled, “Scerbo told me, ‘We both could field, we both were not great hitters, but Maxvil was a little better hit-

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IDA chair Richard Kessel says he’s stepping down

At the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency’s March 30 meeting, chairman Richard Kessel announced he would be stepping down from his position.

Kessel, 73, of Merrick, was a longtime chairman of the Long Island Power Authority, chairman of the state Power Authority and executive director of the state Consumer Protection Board. A Democrat, he was appointed to the IDA five years ago by now former County Executive Laura Curran. He continued to serve the agency under her successor, Bruce Blakeman.

The IDA, which grants tax breaks to expanding businesses and housing projects, has two vacancies with Kessel’s departure. Current board members include John Coumatos, Victor LaGreca, William Rockensies and Reginald Spinello.

Blakeman is responsible for appointing board members, who then elect IDA officers.

At the meeting, Kessel thanked both Curran and Blakeman for their support during his time as chairman, and added that despite his departure from the IDA, he hoped to remain active in government.

“I want to thank all the board members here tonight,” he said. “I am very fortunate to have worked with some terrific

RichaRd Kessel, of Merrick, announced he was stepping down as chairman of the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency at its March 30 meeting.

board members now, and in the past.”

Kessel also thanked union members and property developers and called the work of the IDA a “team effort.”

“I’ve had a lot of fun,” he said. “I may go to something else, I like public service. We’ll see what happens going forward.”

The IDA is expected to elect a new chairman at its upcoming meeting on April 27. For meeting news, visit NassauIDA.org.

— Jordan Vallone

Herald file

New poll finds one-third of area is overweight

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Each year millions of America’s make resolutions on the stroke of midnight to exercise more, eat healthier and lose weight, but for a variety of reasons many fail. Now, with the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Ozempic, Wegovy and other weight loss injections, many are turning to off-label prescriptions who don’t necessarily need them. Mount Sinai South Nassau decided to investigate and clarify the purpose of the therapies, who needs them most, and the risks in their newest Truth in Medicine Poll.

The poll, which was conducted between Feb. 16 and Feb. 21 using both landlines and cell phones included 600 Long Island and New York City residents and uncovered that nearly one-third of metro area residents consider themselves overweight and almost one-quarter say they would take a prescription weight-loss drug to shed extra pounds.

Ten percent of poll respondents are currently taking or know someone who uses the prescription drugs Ozempic, Mounjaro, or Wegovy to lose weight. Most of them are women under 50 and Black. While all three drugs can generate weight loss, only Wegovy is FDA approved for weight management in obese or overweight teens and adults with at least one weight related comorbidity. Ozempic, the most well-known brand name, and Mounjaro are only approved for patients with type 2 diabetes to control blood glucose levels.

Adhi Sharma, the president of Mount Sinai South Nassau said that the “biggest danger is what we call the yo-yo diet.” He stated since our bodies have a certain metabolism that is set by various factors internally, when we diet, we alter those factors. “So, healthy diets don’t impact those factors as much as actually how our body is designed to consume food,” he said.

So, when locals go on fad diets, it teaches the body to go into starvation mode, Sharma explained, which in most low-calorie diets isn’t sustainable. People then begin to binge eat or allow one cheat day to becomes two or three. Now, Sharma said, the diet has failed, but the body has slowed down the metabolism and now the opposite effect is happening: you’re gaining weight.

The poll found that one-half of respondents admit to binge eating. Some 60 percent confirmed they eat two or more fast-food meals per week, and 22 percent said they consume four or more fast-food meals regularly. Meanwhile, 60 percent of area residents reported that inflation has changed their buying habits at the grocery store.

Off-label use of prescription drugs as an alternative to dieting and exercise to lose weight is contributing to supply shortages in the United States and globally for the people — most of whom have diabetes — that they were created to help.

“These treatments were not intended to serve as an alternative to regular exercise and healthy eating to lose a few extra pounds quickly,” said Glatt, the chair of the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau. “They were created to manage type 2 diabetes and obesity.”

Glatt said those using the drugs appropriately are fine, but many are not, and when they’re not the consequences can lead to more harm than good. He found it unfortunately ironic that, “when people take these medications, and they really don’t have a good indication for them there are other unintended consequences besides just the drug that is available for people that need it.”

He continued to say the major reason people take these types of drugs is to look better, lose weight, but that very few of these people are taking it because they want to be healthier.

“And it’s interesting,” Glatt said, “that some of these patients ultimately then go on to need plastic surgery, there’s been an increase in various types of plastic surgery. Because while these drugs are effective in causing weight loss, they also cause people to sometimes look older.”

A lack of communication between patients and their

medical providers about the management of their weight appears to be a contributing factor, according to the poll results.

Overall, 28 percent of all respondents have spoken to a health care provider about their weight. Of those who have not, 39 percent say they failed to do so because the provider did not bring it up and 12 percent said there is nothing a health care provider can do.

Far fewer, seven percent, were uncomfortable discussing the subject with their provider, and two percent were embarrassed or fearful of being judged — even though only eight percent of respondents said a health care provider made them feel uncomfortable about their weight.

“I strongly encourage all adults and parents of children who are struggling with their weight to talk about it with their health care providers and work to develop a short- and long-term program to manage it,” Sharma said. “At the same time, physicians are in an ideal position to talk with patients about their weight and prescribe a plan of action to successfully manage it.”

Other important findings of the survey included that those most likely to say they binge eat are Blacks, those who are overweight, those committed to weight loss resolutions, men under 50, and those who take Ozempic or are familiar with the drug. Another is that nearly one-third say the thought of gaining weight causes them stress and anxiety. Nearly half of women younger than 50 agree with that statement.

According to a study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, one year after the withdrawal of a onceweekly 2.4 milligram injection of Ozempic, participants regained two-thirds of the weight lost.

The key ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy is semaglutide, which stimulates insulin release from the pancreas when needed. It also helps with weight loss by targeting areas of the brain that regulate appetite and slowing down the speed at which food travels through the digestive tract. Mounjaro lowers plasma glucose concentrations after eating, decreases food intake, and reduces body weight in patients with type 2 diabetes. All three are given by injection.

“The increasing use of these drugs as a convenience to lose a few pounds concerns me,” said Efie Tsomos, the endocrinology division chief at Mount Sinai South Nassau. “It’s becoming increasingly difficult for some of our patients to get their prescriptions filled at their local pharmacies.”

The Truth in Medicine Poll is a component of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s mission of improving education around critical public health issues. This is Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 15th Truth in Medicine Poll and first of 2023.

The poll seeks to evaluate public knowledge and sentiment toward key public health issues. Sponsored by Bethpage Credit Union, the poll aims to gather data about attitudes on key public health topics and helps spur educa-

Easy and affordable healthy lentil soup recipe

You’ll need:

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 medium carrots, cut into quarter-inch pieces

1 medium onion, diced

1 large celery stalk, cut into quarter-inch pieces

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 large clove garlic, minced

1 1/2 cups dried brown lentils

4 cups vegetable stock

7 sprigs thyme, leaves stripped

1 bay leaf

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon lemon zest, plus the juice of half a lemon

1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped

First, heat your oil in a large heavy-bottom pot over medium to high heat. Add the carrot, onion, celery and one teaspoon of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to caramelize and take on a dark brown color, which should take about 8 to 10 minutes.

Stir in the tomato paste and garlic and cook, scraping up the brown bits, until the garlic is fragrant and slightly softened, taking one to two minutes. Add in the lentils, stock, four cups water, thyme, bay leaf, oregano, red pepper flakes, lemon zest, two teaspoons salt and black pepper and stir to combine. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook until the lentils are softened with just a bit of bite, 25 to 30 minutes.

Remove the bay leaf and then puree two and half cups of the soup in a blender until smooth and stir back into the pot. Stir in the lemon juice and parsley, serve, garnish and enjoy.

— Mount Sinai South Nassau Diabetes Education Program

tion to improve public health.

“Bethpage is proud to partner with Mount Sinai South Nassau in advocating and prescribing exercise and a balanced diet to achieve a healthy weight,” said Linda Armyn, chief strategy and marketing officer at Bethpage Federal Credit Union.

Karina Kovac/Herald MOuNt SINAI SOuth Nassau Hospital hosted a Truth in Medicine poll briefing panel consisting of hospital president Adhi Sharma, medicine department chair Aaron Glatt, endocrinology chief Effie Tsomos, endocrine service administrator Meghan Costigan, and public affairs vice president Dana Sanneman.

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An egg-cellent day of fun for kids at annual egg hunt

The Oceanside Annual Egg Hunt co-sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Oceanside and The Department of Community Activities was held on April 1 for children 3 to 9 years old. It featured the main event of the egg hunt in addition to a cookie decorating station and a ‘Guess how many peeps are in the jar’ table. Due to the inclement weather the event was held in School No. 6 Merle Avenue Gym.

The children were brought in groups to the gym, which is where the magic happened. Eggs filled with jelly beans were scattered around the floor and the children were delighted to race around and collect the multi-colored eggs and place them in their Easter buckets.

Lucky winners had a chance to find more than just jelly beans including golden tickets to cash in for a tasty prize.

“She’s so lucky,” said Suheil Genovese, in regard to her daughter finding two golden tickets redeemable for prizes during her egg hunt. “I’m so thankful to DoCA (and) Kiwanis for doing the event for the kids,” she said.

Powers of Attorney Are for Everyone

What happens if you have an accident or an illness whereby you are unable to handle your legal and financial affairs? Many people incorrectly believe their spouse is legally able to handle their affairs. Similarly, a parent has no legal authority to handle the affairs of a child, once the child attains the age of majority – eighteen years. Without a power of attorney, you would have to apply to a court to be named a legal guardian. These proceedings are expensive, time-consuming and fraught with peril. The judge has no obligation to name the spouse or parent as legal guardian and may appoint a stranger. For example, the judge may feel that the spouse or parent has a conflict in that they are the beneficiary of the incapacitated person’s assets, or the judge may decide that someone else has more knowledge and experience in handling such matters.

Who should you choose as your “agent”? In our experience, the vast majority of powers of attorney name the spouse first and one or more of the children second. While on its face this seems reasonable, experience has shown it may not

be a good idea. We often need to use the power of attorney when the client is quite elderly and infirm. Often, so is the spouse at that time. Son or daughter wants to step in and help out with bill paying, etc. only to find they are unable to use the power of attorney for dad unless they can prove that mom can’t.

How do you prove she can’t? First you have to get the doctor to write a letter that mom is unable to handle her legal and financial affairs. Will the doctor write the letter? Will the letter be clear and unequivocal? Will each of the third parties you have to deal with accept the letter? These are not easy hurdles to overcome.

We believe there is a better way. We simply say either mom, or son, or daughter may act as agent. The problem is eliminated. You are protected from son or daughter misusing the power of attorney by the fact that they do not have the document – you keep it in your possession and make it available if and when they need to use it. Bottom line: all adults should have a power of attorney.

The Easter bunny paid a visit and was very busy as families and children were happy to meet the main character of the holiday and take pictures together.

“It’s nice to see them continue on the traditions,” said Angela Greco, an Oceanside resident who moved back to the community five years ago and snapped pictures of the Easter bunny and her daughter.

“This is one of my favorite springtime events,” said Maria Bavarro, community activities department supervisor, who’s

been working for the Oceanside School District for almost 25 years, “We couldn’t be happier to see the smiles on the children’s faces and at the end of the day that’s really what it’s all about.”

Bavarro, the egg hunt emcee, was enthusiastic and cheerful for every group coming in ready to take part in the activities. After each group finished, student volunteers would help place out new eggs for the kids to collect.

“The Oceanside Department of Community Activities recognizes and appreciates the generosity and assistance from the Oceanside Kiwanis Club and what they provide to our community,” said Bavarro in regards to receiving over 100 prize donations made from the Kiwanis club for the children to enjoy.

“The highlight of the day is of course our favorite long-eared character and the children are very excited to join in on the fun,” she said. –Farrah

Salazar

Farrah Salazar/Herald The Two-Time golden ticket winner with her mother Suheil Genovese at the Oceanside Annual Egg Hunt at School No. 6 on April 1.

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‘Shrek the Musical Jr.’ a hit theatre production

Lincoln Orens Middle School Theatre Group presented DreamWork’s “Shrek the Musical Jr.,” with two performances on March 17 and March 18. The play told the tale of Shrek, everyone’s favorite ogre, who led a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance.

The show featured 37 cast members and a backstage crew of 22 students. Fifth, sixth and seventh graders helped with the sound and light production of the show.

The spring production opened with Mama and Papa Ogre along with the Company singing “Big, Bright, Beautiful World,” followed by several more songs such as “Story of My Life,” “Make A Move” and most notability, “I’m A Believer.” Some beloved characters in the cast included Shrek played by Cameron Straub, Fiona played by Emily Trainor, Donkey played by Dominic DeJesus and Lord Farquaad played by David Cruz.

The production team included director/choreographer Aidan McGlone, along with assistant director Johanna Appel, costume designer Diana Vazquez and set designer Michael Giardino, who also directed lighting and sound with Linda Rusnak.

“These dedicated and talented students lit up the stage with their energy leaving the audience wanting more,” said Aidan McGlone, the director and choreographer as well as the music teacher at Lincoln Orens Middle School.

— Karina Kovac

The Three liTTle pigs sing their hearts out, above left, during ‘Shrek the Musical Jr.’

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The Shrek ogre family sings the act one opener ‘Big Bright Beautiful World.’

Imagine Awards honors Long Island nonprofits

A couple dozen groups and community leaders are set to be honored later this month as finalists for the 11th annual Long Island Imagine Awards.

Created by Ken Cerini, managing partner of Cerini & Associates, the Imagine Awards honor nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes, as well as the people behind them.

Finalists for the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility award are LGBT Network, Harmony Health Care Long Island, Spectrum Design Foundation, and The Viscardi Center.

Up for the Cerini & Associates Social Impact Award are ECLI Vibes, FCA-Family & Childrenb’s Associates, Girls Scouts of Suffolk County, and the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Association.

Finalists for the Certilman Balin Leadership Excellence Award are Eileen Minogue, executive director of Book Fairies; Neela Mukherjee Lockel, president and chief executive of EAC Network; Jeffrey Reynolds, president and chief executive of FCA; and Joe Salamone, founder and executive director of the Long Island Coalition Against Bullying.

For the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation Arts & Culture Award, it’s Gold Coast Arts, Landmark on Main Street, The Long Island Children’s Museum, and the Spirit of Huntington Art Center.

Up for the Signature Bank Innovation Award are ACLD-Adults & Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities Institute, Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, and United Way of Long Island.

And for the Vanguard Insurance Agency Rising Star Award, finalists are Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck, Hair We Share, Rebuilding Together Long Island, and Winters Center for

Autism.

The awards are handed out beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. More than 190 nonprofit applications were submitted to win a $5,000 grant in each of the six categories. Other finalists will receive $1,000 each.

“With the addition of SterlingRisk as a platinum sponsor providing $1,000 to each of the 24 finalists, the addition of the new DEIA award, and the anticipation of more than 400 people coming together to celebrate the

nonprofit sector, this has the makings of one of the best award programs to date,” Cerini said, in a release. “With all of the struggles the nonprofit sector is grappling with, it is awesome to have a night like this to really highlight all the amazing work our incredible finalists are doing.”

To learn more about the Long Island Imagine Awards, visit ImagineAwardsLI.com, or for sponsorship information, contact Hillary Needle at hillary@hillaryneedleevents.com, or at (516) 993-4056.

Courtesy Hillary Needle SOmE 24 nOnPROFiT groups and community leaders are ready to be honored later this month as part of the 11th annual Long Island Imagine Awards. It was created by Ken Cerini of Cerini & Associates, and honors nonprofits of all types and sizes, as well as the people behind them.

Hofstra sets sights on CAA softball crown

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Hofstra softball entered year two of the Adrienne Clark era determined for a better finish after a heartbreaking end to the 2022 season.

Clark, former standout softball player for the Pride from 2002 to 2005, led her alma mater to a second place finish in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) before the season ended suddenly with two one-run losses in the conference playoffs. This spring the Pride will have a chance to compete for the program’s first CAA title and automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament since 2018 in front of its home fans when Hofstra hosts the league’s tournament for the first time in 10 years.

“There’s nothing lat Pride Rock and getting that home field advantage,” said Clark, who was an assistant coach at Hofstra from 2012 to 2014 before holding coaching positions at Connecticut and Purdue. I do think it adds a little bit of extra motivation to want to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to put ourselves in a position to be there at the conference tournament.”

The Pride jumped out to a 5-1 start in league play this season beginning with a

sweep of CAA newcomer Stony Brook on March 18-19. Hofstra then took two of three against another CAA addition, Monmouth last weekend capped with a 3-0 home win on March 26.

The bulk of last year’s roster returned led by senior center fielder Chelsea Manto, who led the team with a .358 batting average along with 21 stolen bases to earn First-Team All CAA accolades. Graduate student shortstop Meghan Giordano, brings power to the lineup after smashing seven home runs last season

Graduate student second baseman Kasey Collins leads the team in hitting with a .309 average in her final season of collegiate baseball. Junior catcher Becca Vaillancourt, a UMass-Lowell transfer, and graduate student first baseman Angelina Ioppolo were also among Hofstra’s leading hitters heading into April.

Hofstra’s lineup has a strong local presence that includes the sister duo of junior Brianna Morse and freshman Alanna Morse, who both starred at Mepham High School in North Bellmore. Brianna Morse knocked in four runs in Hofstra’s 6-5 win over Monmouth on March 24 while Alanna registered two RBIs in the team’s 4-1 victory at Stony Brook on March 19.

“I remember having them come to games when I was an assistant coach here and they they loved everything about the game of softball and Hofstra so it’s so cool to now see them living out what was once a childhood dream to them,” Clark said. “They are phenomenal athletes and even better people.”

Amanda Maffucci, a graduate student outfielder and Kennedy High School (Bellmore) product, is coming off a senior season in which she batted .300 to earn Second Team All CAA honors. Sophomore Anna Butler, a former three-time All Nassau County selection at Seaford High School, is also playing college softball in her backyard and recorded a pinch-hit RBI in a 3-2 win against Holy Cross on March 4.

The pitching staff is led by Nikki Mullin, Haley Venturini and Julia Apsel. All three are capable starters who Clark can turn to for key games based on who is pitching their best.

“We are really fortunate to have a staff of some really phenomenal pitchers that all bring something different to the table,” said Clark, who was a standout pitcher for the Pride in her playing days. “We spend a lot of time focusing on the staff element and not the individuality behind it, which we do because the message and the mindset and philosophy behind that is that it’s going to take all of them to be able to win a conference championship and all of

them will contribute along the way.”

After a road series at CAA newcomer North Carolina A&T, Hofstra returns to Bill Edwards Stadium on April 7 for a doubleheader against Towson starting at 1 p.m. Hofstra will also be home for a three-game series versus Elon on April 22-23 and Delaware April 29-30.

Hofstra will host the CAA Tournament for the first time since winning the conference title in 2013 from May 9-13.

Photos courtesy Hofstra Athletic Communications

GRADuAtE stuDENt shORtstOp Meghan Giordano, brings power to the lineup after smashing seven home runs last season.

MEphAM pRODuCt BRiANNA Morse drove in four runs in the Pride’s win over Monmouth March 24.

Herald newspapers honored with state awards

Herald Community Newspapers took home nine state awards at the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest last weekend in Albany.

Long-time sports editor Tony Bellissimo earned first place in the sports feature category for his touching story of Dunia Sibomana’s amazing path from a victim of a near-fatal wild chimpanzee attack in the Congo, to an honor roll student — and a Nassau County wrestling champion — from Long Beach Middle School.

“Amazing story,” said one of the judges from the Colorado Press Association, which judged this year’s competition. “I couldn’t believe it as I read it. An incredible journey the young kid has been on.”

Sibomana was just 6 when the chimpanzees attacked his family near Virunga National Park, killing both his brother and cousin. Sibomana survived, but his lips were torn off, his cheek was lacerated, and he suffered muscle damage that made it hard to swallow or talk.

He has since undergone more than a dozen surgeries, beginning at Stony Brook University Children’s Hospital in 2016, to restore his appearance and facial functions.

Herald photo editor Tim Baker won two awards for his pictures — feature photo and sports feature photo, both for the East Meadow Herald.

“Loved this photo,” the judges said of

Baker’s photo of Andy Butera, captured in an emotional moment as the East Meadow Fire Department and American Legion Post 1082 celebrated his 100th birthday with a drive-by parade.

“Just perfect composition. Great lighting, and (Butera’s) face tells a story all itself. Raw emotion.”

Baker also earned honors for his photo of Peter Hawkins and Greg Waxman, who raced 50 miles through Malverne as part of “Operation Hero,” a charity event for veterans and first responders.

The Long Beach Herald — edited by James Bernstein — won an honorable

mention for the Past Presidents’ Award for General Excellence.

“The classified layout was very nice, as was the emphasis on community and culture,” judges said. “The pictures and art were very good.”

Laura Lane, senior editor for the Glen Cove Herald, won second place for her obituary coverage.

“Wonderful ledes take a reader straight into the stories of these two people’s lives,” the judges said about Lane’s stories high lighting the lives of Teddy Roosevelt re-enactor James Foote as well as Glen Cove teenager Penny Doerge.

The Franklin Square/Elmont Herald team of Robert Traverso, Ana Borruto, Brian Pfail and Kepherd Daniel earned an honorable mention for education coverage.

“The stories do not shy away from controversial issues, reporting them well and providing context and depth as to why the community should care,” the judges said. “The energy and thoughtfulness of the reporting shows in the coverage. Keep up the great local journalism.”

Herald art director Jeffrey Negrin won a pair of first places for best special section cover for the chain’s Great Homes special section, and best multi-advertiser pages for a Halloween-themed section for the Merrick Herald.

And the Nassau Herald won third place for advertising excellence, honoring Herald sales vice president Rhonda Glickman.

“The press room, production, finance, editorial, marketing and sales team all together put out great newspapers 52 weeks a year,” Glickman said. “So great for our team to be recognized for the work we do, and bring home awards.”

Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, said it’s “always a great honor to be recognized by our peers in the newspaper industry.”

“Congratulations to all our winners. But our real reward is making sure our readers get the best and most complete news in their neighborhood each and every week.”

Karen Bloom/Herald

SOmE OF ThE winners who were in Albany for this past weekend’s New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest awards include, from left, photo editor Tim Baker, sales vice president Rhonda Glickman, executive editor Michael Hinman, Glen Cove Herald senior editor Laura Lane, Long Beach Herald senior reporter Brendan Carpenter, Franklin Square/Elmont Herald senior reporter Ana Borruto, and Riverdale Press editor Gary Larkin.

No shortage of ideas for community funding

use of fossil fuels and mitigating the effects of climate change.

The news of benefits comes after D’Esposito and New Jersey Rep. Jeff van Drew created a resolution on March 21 that would place a moratorium on offshore wind development while environmental and marine life impact studies took place.

Roughly $200 million of the $246 million in promised benefits would be tax revenue generated over 25 years — $8 million to $9 million per year. This, Equinor claims, would reduce by about half the estimated tax hike for the Island Park school district after the reassessment of the Long Island Power Authority’s E.F. Barrett power plant.

Easement payments would total $40 million, which could be used for things like road projects. The host community benefit would total $15 million, split equally between Long Beach and Island Park, with $7.5 million available now through a contract with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Community-based projects would be chosen through coordination with municipal leaders and evaluated NYSERDA.

Danielle Higman, the commercial lead for Empire Wind 2, said that Equinor is offering a community benefit because, “we have a great cash flow, so we’re able to do these multibillion-dollar projects

because we have had great management in the past that keeps the business alive.”

At an Island Park Civic Association Equinor Windmill Committee meeting on March 30, over 100 people learned about Equinor’s plans for the first time, offered suggestions on how to use the pledged money and said they need to demand more.

“We intend in the next month or two to come up with eight or nine or maybe 10 demands,” committee member Richard Schurin said. “Demands that (Equinor) compensate the community in a direct way.” One such idea was the construction of a pedestrian walkway from Island Park to Barnum Island.

“I don’t know how long this period of time is going to last where they’re in the negotiation phase,” Schurin said. “But if you care about this community, if you care about Long Beach, you care about Island Park, if this is going to go forward, now is the time to speak up and to make your demands be heard. Because if it goes forward and they do everything they want to do, we’re going to have to live with that for a very long time.”

Crystal Lake, a longtime Long Beach resident and a board member of the North Park Civic Association, offered suggestions on how the city could use some of the $7.5 million. “Equinor and the city,” she said, “could consider funding for firefighters and first responders who were called on to perform their duties in the

event of any type of construction accident in the laying of the electric lines that are to go through Long Beach.”

Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said there has been “a lot of misinformation” in South Shore communities about the environmental impact of the project, which has led to angry calls at meetings against Equinor and the windmills.

“The majority of concerns are based on misinformation,” Esposito said. “Fears that the electrical lines will injure fish, children and adults (are) unfounded.”

Island Park village mayor Michael

McGinty, asked last Thursday for a comment on the project, wrote in an email, “While I would relish the opportunity, I must forgo any interviews at this time. Village counsel has indicated the mayor and the board of trustees should keep their own counsel. It is imperative that we offer no fodder in light of possible litigation.”

Lauren Shane, senior communications manager at Equinor made it clear that this is the “start of a dialogue; it’s not the end of it. We’re very excited to share this framework with the municipality and to begin the conversation about the positive impact we are committed to making on the ground.”

Karina Kovac/Herald

Over 100 peOple attended the Island Park Equinor Windmill Committee meeting, where they were updated on the proposed project.

PRESENTS

Bruce Nadler given award of appreciation

The Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation was presented with a plaque honoring their continued support of the Oceanside Fire Department on March 16 by the chiefs, officers and members of the Fire Department.

“We have never had to use you guys, but we really respect and feel that you guys break your backs for the town,” said Bruce Nadler, Treasurer and Director of the Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation.

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Nadler has been an Oceanside resident for 36 years and praised the fire department for their commitment to service and helping the community.

“It’s a small token of appreciation for the donation,” said Chief Charles Daskalakis presenting the plaque on behalf of the fire department.

The Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation donates to charities and organizations from the royalties collected from Joe Darion’s Tony-Winning musical work.

Darion was an American musical theater lyricist, popularly known for, “Man of La Mancha,” and “Impossible Dream.”

“We can help (but) fund good people who do good work,” Nadler said. “Every time you hear ‘Impossible Dream’ just remember that it’s for you guys,” he said to the attendees and members of the Oceanside Fire Department.

Nadler spoke about his experience with Darion and retold an anecdote when he married into the family.

Nadler, representing the foundation, is passionate about helping charities and organizations that truly deserve it and to continue on the Darion family legacy.

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Bruce Nadler holds his plaque for his continued support next to Chief Charles Daskalakis, who gave him the award on March 16.

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The Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation treasurer and director Bruce Nadler, middle, alongside the Oceanside Fire Department chiefs who presented him with an award.

STEPPING OUT

‘Little’ films in the spotlight

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo

Forty

years with the Asbury Short Film Concert

STEPPING

By Karen Bloom

Creative advocacy

Roll out that red carpet. After a three-year pandemic-imposed hiatus, those “small” films are back on the local stage, as presented by the Asbury Short Film Concert.

If you’re looking for that tentpole blockbuster, then Hollywood’s got you covered. But for those who crave films with a bit more heart and soul that strike an emotional chord, Asbury’s “concert” is for you. This national touring showcase makes it way to the Madison Theatre on the Molloy University campus on Friday, April 21.

By Karen Bloom

Pat McGann

The Benatar/Giraldo partnership is acclaimed as an unstoppable force. Pat Benatar’s staggering vocals and take-no-prisoners attitude, along with Neil Giraldo’s trailblazing artistry as a guitarist, producer and songwriter forged the undeniable chemistry and unique sound that created some of rocks most memorable hits: ‘We Belong,’ ‘Invincible,’ ‘Love Is A Battlefield,’ ‘Promises In the Dark,’ ‘We Live For Love,’ and of course, ‘Heartbreaker.’ Together they have created two multiplatinum, five platinum and three gold albums, as well as 19 Top 40 hits — selling more than 30 million records worldwide, and winning an unprecedented four consecutive Grammy awards. Their stage presence is as undeniable as their more than three-decade rock-and-roll love affair. Benatar and Giraldo continue to share their special relationship on stage, selling out concerts everywhere. Their chemistry will undoubtedly be thrilling music fans for a long time to come.

His formula certainly has resonated with its audience. Asbury Shorts is celebrating its 40th anniversary season with an ever-growing national presence.

Thursday, April 13, 8 p.m. $159.50, $99.50, $69.50, $69.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com.

With a diverse, yet focused lineup — in many cases featuring up-and-coming filmmakers — the audience gets a look at smaller efforts you generally won’t find on the big screen.

And, yes, think “concert,” not festival.

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• Friday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.

• All seats $15

• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

“We certainly have demonstrated that we are entertaining and blessed to have fans that keep coming back,” LeClaire says, while also reaching out to new audiences.

• Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. For tickets, visit MadisonTheatreNY. org or call the box office at (516) 323-4444

• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum

The two-hour show moves along briskly. Up to a dozen films are on the program, ranging from the shortest of shorts at three minutes, to 20 minutes.

“A good short film is to the point, fast paced and most important of all is the ending,” LeClaire says. “It must make sense.”

“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.

“We present the best in comedy, drama, animation and the occasional documentary,” says Doug LeClaire, Asbury Shorts’ founder and director. “We call it a concert rather than a festival because there are no awards, no Q&A or panel discussions. It’s all about entertainment value for the audience.”

As in previous years, Asbury Shorts offers up an eclectic mix of films, what LeClaire describes as a “potpourri of the short film world.”

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

‘Come Sail Away ...’

LeClaire, who’s been involved in commercial and film production for more than two decades, has been passionate about short films since his student days at New York Institute of Technology.

“Our No. 1 priority is the enjoyment of our audience,” he says. “We’re proud to provide an outlet for the filmmakers’s product. For us, it is all about the theatrical experience, showing these films to an audience. We give them the opportunity to experience great films on a big screen the way they were meant to be seen.”

“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to stand with them.”

And these films sure do stick that ending. Among the highlights, LeClaire points to “Six Foot Scoundrel,” a brief comedy about two women who suspect foul play regarding a man’s death. “A widow is mourning her deceased husband, but there’s more going on than you might think. It moves along very quickly, but there’s a great payoff at the end.”

Another standout is “The Waiting Room,” produced, directed and written by former Nassau County film commissioner Debra Markowitz. The multiple festival award-winning 12-minute dramatic comedy reunites a woman and her ex-husband in heaven.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

“It’s a performance piece with smart dialogue,” LeClaire notes. “The ensemble cast does a great job.”

He and his team cull these films from the film festival circuit — including the prestigious South by Southwest, Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival, and Tribeca Festival, among others.

This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s 13th presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April.

As for the rest, well, you’ll have to attend and see for yourself. LeClaire doesn’t like to reveal too much, promising some “unannounced surprises” in celebration of Asbury’s 40th anniversary.

Join L.I. Cabaret Theatre for a ‘Musical Cabaret Cruise,’ in this spirited show about a group of cabaret singers and dancers on a world cruise who encounter a rogue captain, a tropical island, a band of pirates, and many other surprises. ‘Cruise directors’ Barry Greenfield and Erica Iacono — with Capt. Keith, and a cast of 30 — keep the action moving along, with a live band. The ensemble of singers and dancers performs current hits, oldies and also tunes from the Broadway stage. It’s a lively afternoon that will take you away on a fantastic voyage.

“We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says museum director Karen Albert. “The initial idea for this exhibition was inspired by an Obama Administration White House briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, where more than 60 artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to discuss the collective power of the arts to build community, create change, and chart a pathway for national recovery in the areas of social justice, civic participation and activism.”

“To get an award at one of these festivals is just as good as an Oscar nomination,” LeClaire says. “These young filmmakers are so happy to get that wreath. They collect them the way we would collect baseball cards back in the day.”

Think of this show as your personal film festival experience. As LeClaire puts it: “We’re bringing these films to folks who can’t get to film festivals.”

To that end, unlike other recent exhibits that showcased the museum’s permanent collection, Giordano reached out to contemporary artists who loaned

This is the Madison Theatre’s 10th year hosting Asbury, and LeClaire is grateful to have finally returned to what he considers their Long Island home.

“We’re very heartened by the audience at Madison,” he says. “It’s been a terrific relationship and we welcome everyone back after the hiatus, in true Asbury style. To celebrate our 40 years on Long Island means a lot. It’s where the show was born, and so to be here is extra special to us.”

Saturday, April 15, 2 p.m. Free admission. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. (516) 354-5280, or licabaret@aol.com.

Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ series welcomes Yarn/Wire.

The Waiting Room -

Six Foot Scoundrel

THE SCENE

April 6

High in Plain Sight substance prevention workshop

Wish You Were Here

Go over the moon with Wish You Were Here’s celebration of 50 years of the groundbreaking and iconic musical masterpiece “The Dark Side of the Moon,” on the Tilles Center stage, Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. With the iconic album as its anchor, the 10-piece band, known as “The Sight and Sound of Pink Floyd,” continues its 28-year tradition as a leading Pink Floyd tribute act, combining sight and sound to capture the mood, emotions, and intensity of the Floydian theatrical concert experience. The multi-media show’s unique setlist includes Floyd classics and obscurities of all eras — from “Syd” to “The Division Bell.” LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets are $59, $49, $39: available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

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On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Oceanside SAFE Coalition hosts a substance abuse workshop with Officer Jermaine Galloway aka ‘Tall Cop,’ Thursday, April 27, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Oceanside Middle School. Topics include over the counter drug accessibility, current trends and drug culture, the impact of Covid-19, alcohol and drug use indicators, and marijuana concentrates and concealment methods. 186 Alice Ave. Register at tinyurl.com/ OceansideSAFE/.

ABCDs of Medicare

Learn what you need to know when you’re turning 65 and want to explore Medicare options, Thursday, April 6, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Oceanside Library. 56 Atlantic Ave. Registration is preferred but not required. Visit OceansideLibrary.com for information.

Friedberg JCC 5K Run/ Walk

Support Oceanside Friedberg JCC Parkinson’s program with a run/ walk, Sunday, May 7, at Baldwin Park, 8 a.m. rain or shine T-shirts and name on bibs guaranteed for all pre-registered by April 16. $35 or $25 for members; on race day the fee is $40 or $30 for members. Register at Events.elitefeats. com/23friedberg

PRINTING PRESS OPERATOR OVERNIGHT SHIFT

The Printing Press Operator will be responsible for operating all machinery in the printing of newspapers/other products in a safe and sound condition. Responsible for regular maintenance/upkeep of the presses, roller settings, and maintaining the quality of product being produced off the presses.

Key Responsibilities: Setup/operate web printing presses to produce high-quality printed materials with speed, accuracy, and within established waste parameters; Monitor/adjust 4-color ink flow, registration, and pressure settings during production to ensure consistent quality output; Troubleshoot/resolve printing issues and folder operations to minimize downtime and maximize production efficiency.

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Qualified candidates can send their resume to careers@liherald.com or call (516) 569.4000 x239

Start healing from emotional, anger and relational trauma

Regain control over trauma from your emotions, anger or other issue, at virtual sessions, offered by FamilyKind’s partnership with Queens Long Island Community Services. Dr. Paul Engel facilitates the 8-week sessions, on Wednesdays, from April 19 through June 7, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Scholarships are available based on financial need; call (516) 547-4318 or (718) 461-6393 for more information. Register at tinyurl. com/FamilyKindhealing.

Volunteer mentors needed

The R.E.E.F. program is looking for volunteers 18 years or older to work alongside adults with diverse abilities. The program is hosted at the Oceanside Library bi-weekly and will focus on diving into life skills in a fun way. There is a Google Form on the Oceanside Library website to fill out if interested.

Tai Chi classes

Tai Chi is offered at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Monday Wednesday, Saturday, 1375 Grand Ave., Baldwin. Email forevertaichi4you@gmail.com.

AP U.S. History Prep

Instructor Brian China, an experienced AP history teacher, offers an AP U.S. History prep course, Saturday, April 22, 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn strategies on answering questions, review rubrics, important exam concepts and how to earn all possible points. Class is held at Oceanside Lutheran Church, upper room, 55 Fairway Ave., Oceanside. Course fee is $125. Register at bit.ly/APoceanside. Call (516) 216-0633 for information.

Breastfeeding Support Group

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.

Having an event?

April 8

Spring Flowers

Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to celebrate National Garden Month, Saturday, April 8, noon-2 p.m. Create a beautifully blooming paper flower to take home at the drop-in program, suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

On stage

Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Monday through Friday, April 10-14, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. Carefully cautious Gerald and spirited playful Piggie share a day where anything is possible in an imaginative exploration of the meaning of friendship. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

April 6 ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Women’s VFW installation meeting

The Oceanside Women’s chapter of VFW hosts aninstallation meeting, Thursday, April 6, at 6 p.m., to install new officers at 397 Weidner Ave, Oceanside.

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.

Journey down that Yellow Brick Road when the beloved story springs to life, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Wednesday, April 12, 11 a.m. All the ingredients that have made this story a perennial favorite are here. Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they make their way to Oz not knowing what awaits them. Share Dorothy’s epic adventure as she flees from the wicked witch and learns that there’s no place like home. Tickets $15; performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. Visit PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.

Happy Easter From Our Family To Yours

His teachings were gospel, now they’re eternal

ter than I was.’”

Woods recalled fond memories of Scerbo both as coach and colleague.“As my high school coach, he selected me as his captain, an honor I won’t forget,” Woods said. “As his colleague he taught me so much about our profession, mostly in the affective areas. ‘You’re a teacher first, Woody!’ were words that always rang in my ears during many school situations. He taught by example in the way he guided and cared for all who needed him. He exuded love just by his nature.”

Since he didn’t make it to the major leagues, Scerbo put his energy into coaching and in 1963, he was hired at Oceanside High School as a physical education teacher and coach. His teams were known for always being wellprepared, knowledgeable and confident. Errors, he used to say, were part of the game — but not knowing how to execute the play was an error you should never make.

Michael Zimmerman, from the class of 1973, made the varsity team in Oceanside in 1971 and was the captain two years later. He went on to coach because of Scerbo, having seen the positive effect coaching could have. He taught in Florida and California for 28 years, “due strictly to the fact of his influence,” he said.

“He taught us what character was about,” Zimmerman said, “integrity, all the positive traits that you could want to pass on to students.”

Zimmerman remembers a time when Scerbo left him out of the lineup. Confused, he asked him why. “Slowly and surely,” he said, “he sat me down and explained, ‘hey, you know what, last game there was a ball hitting the gap and you didn’t hustle after it, and therefore you didn’t deserve the privilege to play.’ Well, you talk about a lesson learned. We never had that issue again.”

Scerbo taught tough love, but that didn’t stop him from being a positive influence and second father to

some in a time of civic unrest in America, as the nation delt with the anti-war movement, Vietnam, Watergate, and ongoing protests for rights. “We needed other mentors and other role models, and he certainly was that,” Zimmerman said.

Players saw Scerbo as a surrogate father. At times, if things went awry in a game, rather than get upset, he’d turn his hat sideways, cross his eyes and stick his tongue out in a whattaya-gonna-do fashion.

During a non-league game at Seaford High School against opposing coach Vinnie Conlon — his good friend and best man at his wedding — he argued a call, got thrown out of the game and proceeded to sit in Conlon’s dugout and put on a Seaford baseball jacket.

One of his football players, Craig Jacoby, remembered making the high school squad as a 10th-grader.

Typically, because he was a rookie, everybody was

calling Jacoby by the wrong last name. He said to coach Scerbo, “My name is Jacoby.” Scerbo responded, “When I see you block someone, I’ll call you by the right name!” The next season, after a tremendous amount of off-season work, he complimented a beaming Jacoby, “Welcome back, Jacoby!”

Baseball was Scerbo’s passion, but his family meant everything to him. Regina, his wife of 40 years, was said to sincerely complete him, and they filled their marriage with travel, golf, sunshine and retirement together, but mostly with love.

Scerbo was a devoted and loving father to his son Daniel, who predeceased him, and was a devoted grandfather to Sean, Andrew and Ryan. His grandsons spoke lovingly of Scerbo at his memorial service, as did his daughter-inlaw, Cathleen, who used words and poetry to convey their love and remembrances.

Courtesy Michael Zimmerman

A photo in Michael Zimmerman’s 1973 yearbook shows Coach Andrew Scerbo, kneeling far left, next to Zimmerman and the rest of the Oceanside High School varsity baseball team.

LI’s largest hospital fundraiser tees off May 15

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

There’s nothing bigger on Long Island — at least as far as annual hospital golf fundraiser goes, and it kicks off Monday, May 15 at three Nassau County courses.

Sponsored by Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, the 39th Annual Golf Outing raises money to serve patients and communities across the South Shore. And it will honor both the Long Beach fire chief, and a longtime facility vice president with the hospital.

Scott Kemins has spent more than 40 years as a civil servant, growing up in Long Beach “as a nice Jewish boy” whose mom wanted him to become a lawyer or a doctor. She did not conceive of him becoming a firefighter or a police officer. But that’s exactly what he did.

Now 60, Kemins, has been chief of the Long Beach Fire Department for more than two decades, joining the force in 1980. He was the youngest chief elected at the age of 26.

Kemins joined the Long Beach building department in 1995, becoming its commissioner in 2002. Kemins also earned Nassau County’s Bronze Medal of Valor for helping rescue someone from a burning apartment at an assisted living facility in Long Beach in the late 1980s. He also spent 40 years as a lifeguard.

Kemins — who is receiving the hospitals community service award at the event — shares twin 14-year-old daughters, Casey and Hailey, with his wife, Gayle. Both were born at Mount Sinai South Nassau, spending two weeks in the hospital’s neonatal care unit.

“My wife and I are eternally grateful to the hospital and its staff for the expert care they provided to our twins,” Kemins said, in a release. “We will never forget the kindness and expertise we witnessed first-hand when our girls were in the NICU.”

Dr. Adhi Sharma, the hospital’s president, said in a statement that Kemins’s leadership has helped emergency services on the barrier island improved significantly.

“He always works to better coordinate services in the field with area hospitals,” Sharma said. “He is an asset to our community, and it is our pleasure to recognize his

essential contributions to our community.”

Also earning recognition at the charity event is Andrew Triolo, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s vice president of facilities, design and construction.

“A builder, collaborator and problem-solver, Andy is always available to lend a helping hand, and has been essential to the growth of the hospital and the continuation of its excellence in the delivery of quality health care,” said Jeff Greenfield, co-chair of the golf committee, in a release. “And Scott is a first responder of the first order. He shows up whenever his community calls.”

Triolo also oversees construction of the hospital’s $130 million, four-story, 100-square-foot Feil Family Pavilion in Oceanside. Expected to be completed next year, the pavilion will double the size of the Fennessy Family Emergency Center, increase the critical and intensive care inpatient capacity to 40 beds, and add nine new operating rooms equipped with the latest surgical technologies.

Mike Sapraicone, who co-chairs the golf committee with Greenfield, says Kemins and Triolo are cut from the same cloth.

“They are built to serve,” he said, “and their service makes a measurable difference in the lives of our patients.”

The tournament itself will be held at three venues: The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, the Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence, and the Rockville Links Club in Rockville Centre,

Last year’s outing broke records, grossing just under $640,000, with $435,000 of that going directly to expand and improve hospital services across the South Shore.

Sponsorships, journal ads and foursomes are available for the outing, as well as a pickleball tournament for those who don’t golf. To learn more about sponsorship, or to register for golf or pickleball, call (516) 377-5360, or email lynne.nordone@snch.org.

Courtesy Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital ScoTT KEMINS, chIEf of the Long Beach Fire Department, will earn Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital’s community service award at its 39th Annual Golf Outing, with hopes of topping the $640,000 raised last year for health care on the South Shore.

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SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, for Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series

2005-NC5 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Plaintiff AGAINST

Joseph Mosey; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale

duly entered March 15, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 20, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 224 Pennsylvania Avenue, Island Park, NY 11558. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, at Island Park, Long Beach, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 43 Block 92 Lots 19-21. Approximate amount of judgment

$422,368.13 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 004383/2014. 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.”

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SUPREME COURT.

NASSAU COUNTY. DB TL

HOLDCO 2018 LLC, Pltf. vs. JUANITA JIMINEZ, if she be living, if she be dead, her respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming, under, by, or through JUANITA JIMINEZ, if she bead dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, et al, Defts. Index #611869/2020.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale

entered Jan. 12, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 18, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 43, Block 109, Lots 13-14. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale.

MARK RICCIARDI, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100129 137935

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT.

NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JSU PROPERTIES LLC, et al, Defts. Index #603435/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered January 11, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY April 20, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 43, Block 220, Lot 147. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. LOUIS

B. IMBROTO, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100151 137933

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME

COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU- WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION

TRUST 2018-HB1, Plaintiff, -against- DAVID LUSCHER A/K/A DAVID

W. LUSCHER, if he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirs-atlaw, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint; UNITED

OF AMERICA

SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

“JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10,” said names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, intended to be possible tenants or occupants of the premises, or corporations, persons, or other entities having or claiming a lien upon the mortgaged premises;

Defendants - Index No. 601205/2022 Plaintiff

Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-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 Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated November 7, 2022.

NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME - If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF

(WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST 2018-HB1) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan, J.S.C. Dated: November 7, 2022 Filed: December 7, 2022. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 3000 Roxbury Road, Oceanside, NY

11572. Dated: January 11, 2023 Filed: January 11, 2023 Greenspoon Marder LLP., Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Meir Weiss, Esq., 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022 P: (212) 524-5000 F: (212) 524-5050 (No Service by fax) Please respond to Cypress Creek Office: Trade Centre South, 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 P: (888) 491-1120 F: (954) 343-6982

138135

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CVI CGS MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 1, Plaintiff, vs. FRANK MORIZIO, JR. A/K/A FRANK MORIZIO, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 3, 2018 and an Order Extending Sale Deadline and Other Relief duly entered on February 9, 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 May 3, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 84 Virginia Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Oceansie, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 43, Block 387 and Lot 21. Approximate amount of judgment is $636,601.18 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 007051/2015. 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.

Thomas McNamara, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 213045-2

138288

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE VOTACIÓN Y AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DISTRITO ESCOLAR GRATUITO DE ISLAND

UNION

DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la Resolución de la Junta de Educación adoptada el 12 de diciembre de 2022, la Votación Anual de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre Island Park Union, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York se llevará a cabo el martes, 16 de mayo de 2023, de 7:00 a.m. a 9:00 p.m., con el propósito de votar sobre el Presupuesto Combinado de Escuela y Recreación y el Presupuesto de la Biblioteca de los gastos estimados del año fiscal escolar 2023-2024. La votación se llevará a cabo en Lincoln Orens Middle School, Steven L. Foster Auditorium Foyer, 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, Island Park, Nueva York, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., mediante una máquina de votación. Cualquier votante del Distrito puede obtener una copia de dicho presupuesto combinado para la escuela y la recreación, y el presupuesto de la biblioteca, durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la mencionada Votación Anual, en la Oficina del Distrito ubicada en 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, Nueva York durante el horario de 9:00 a. m. y 4:00 p. m., la oficina principal de la escuela Francis X. Hegarty, ubicada en 100 Radcliffe Road, la oficina principal de la escuela secundaria Lincoln Orens, ubicada en 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, durante el horario de 8 :00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m., excepto sábados, domingos y feriados y, en la Biblioteca Pública de Island Park ubicada en 176 Long Beach Road, durante el horario de 10 a.m. a 5 p.m. y publicado en el sitio web de Internet del Distrito. SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Resolución de la Junta de Educación adoptada el 12 de diciembre de 2022, se llevará a cabo una AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA el 2 de mayo de 2023, a las 7:00 p. m., en Lincoln Orens Middle School, 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, Island Park , Nueva York, con el propósito de discutir el gasto de fondos y su presupuestación (PRESUPUESTO ANUAL). ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que, dicho 16 de mayo de 2023, se procederá a la elección de: (i) un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un término de cinco (5) años para suceder a DIANA CARACCIOLO, cuyo término vence el 30 de junio de 2023; y (ii) un (1) miembro de la Junta de la Biblioteca por un período de cinco (5) años para suceder a Elen Levitt, cuyo período vence el 30 de junio de 2023. Peticiones para nominar

candidatos para el cargo de Miembro de la Junta Escolar y Síndico de la Junta de la Biblioteca debe presentarse en la oficina del secretario del distrito, a más tardar el 17 de abril de 2023, en el Centro de conferencias, 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, Nueva York, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. al menos treinta (30) días antes de la elección, siendo el horario del 17 de abril de 2023 de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m. Cada petición debe ser dirigida al Secretario del Distrito; debe estar firmado por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito; debe indicar el nombre y domicilio de cada firmante, el nombre y domicilio del candidato; y debe describir la vacante específica para la cual se nomina al candidato, incluida la duración del mandato y el nombre del último titular. SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que la Junta de Registro se reunirá en el Centro de Conferencias ubicado en 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, Nueva York, el martes 9 de mayo de 2023 de 10:00 a. m. a 2:00 p. m. y desde las 6:00 p.m. a las 9:00 p.m., con el propósito de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar para dicha Votación Anual. El Registro de votantes calificados de dicho Distrito Escolar, preparado en la Elección y Votación Anual celebrada el 17 de mayo de 2022, será utilizado por dicha Junta de Registro como base para la preparación del Registro para dicha Votación Anual el 16 de mayo de 2023. Cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicho registro o que a partir del 1 de enero de 2019 se haya registrado en virtud del presente para cualquier elección y votación anual o especial realizada en cualquier momento a partir del 1 de enero de 2019, no estará obligada a registrarse. personalmente para la Elección Anual y la Votación.

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito presentando una Solicitud de Registro de Votante Militar al Secretario del Distrito, a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 21 de abril de 2023. Una copia de la Solicitud de registro de votantes militares está disponible tanto en la oficina del secretario del distrito como en línea en el sitio web del distrito en http://www.ips.k12.ny.us/ budget_info. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta electoral militar. Un votante militar tiene

derecho a designar una preferencia para recibir una solicitud de registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, facsímil o correo electrónico. Tal designación permanecerá vigente hasta que el votante la revoque o la cambie. Si no se designa preferencia, el Distrito transmitirá el registro militar de votantes por correo. Las boletas militares no se examinarán a menos que el secretario del distrito las reciba a las 5:00 p.m. o antes el 16 de mayo de 2023.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, sin perjuicio de cualquier disposición en contrario en el presente, que, de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Sección 5-612 de la Ley Electoral, cualquier persona registrada conforme a las disposiciones de dicha Ley Electoral, y así certificada como registrada por la Junta Electoral , Condado de Nassau, para fines de elección general, tendrá derecho a votar en dicha Elección Anual y Votación sin registro adicional. Únicamente aquellas personas que se registren tendrán derecho a votar en dicha Elección y Votación Anuales. Inmediatamente después de su finalización, dicho Registro se archivará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, donde estará abierto para su inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito Escolar entre las 8:30 a.m. y las 4:30 p.m. en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores y el día fijado para la Elección y Votación, excepto el domingo y solo con cita previa el sábado. SE DA AVISO ADEMÁS, que las boletas de voto en ausencia para aquellos elegibles de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-a están disponibles, y que las solicitudes de boletas de voto en ausencia se pueden solicitar en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito. Dicha solicitud debe recibirse a más tardar 30 días antes de la elección y a más tardar siete (7) días calendario antes de la elección si la boleta se va a enviar por correo al votante o el día anterior a la elección si se va a entregar la boleta personalmente al votante. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les han emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito en cada uno de los cinco (5) días calendario anteriores al día de la elección, excepto el domingo, entre 8:30 a.m. y 4:30 p.m., y con cita previa el sábado. No se examinará ninguna boleta de voto en ausencia a menos que se reciba en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a

más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de la elección. SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Propiedad Inmueble requiere que el Distrito adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor catastral total de la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad legal y mostrará el acumulado. impacto de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del Distrito.

POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN Island Park Union Free School District Island Park, ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York.

Jack Vobis, presidente de la Junta de Educación Cindy Pastore, secretaria de distrito Fecha: 15 de marzo de 2023 Island Park, Nueva York 138314

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTING AND PUBLIC HEARING ISLAND PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that, pursuant to Board of Education Resolution adopted on December 12, 2022, the Annual Voting of the qualified voters of the Island Park Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., for the purpose of voting on the combined School and Recreation Budget, and Library Budget of the estimated expenditures of the school fiscal year 2023-2024. Voting shall take place in the Lincoln Orens Middle School, Steven L. Foster Auditorium Foyer, 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, Island Park, New York between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., by voting machine. A copy of said combined school and recreation budget, and library budget may be obtained by any voter in the District, during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding

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the aforesaid Annual Voting, at the District Office located at 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, New York during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., the Francis X. Hegarty School Main Office, located at 100 Radcliffe Road, the Lincoln Orens Middle School Main Office, located at 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays and, at the Island Park Public Library located at 176 Long Beach Road, during the hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and posted on the District’s Internet Website.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that, pursuant to Board of Education Resolution adopted on the 12th of December 2022, a PUBLIC HEARING shall be held on May 2, 2023, 7:00 p.m., at the Lincoln Orens Middle School, 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, Island Park, New York, for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and budgeting thereof (ANNUAL BUDGET).

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that, on said May 16, 2023 an election will be held for: (i) one (1) member of the Board of Education for a term of five (5) years to succeed DIANA CARACCIOLO, whose term expires on June 30, 2023; and (ii) one (1) member of the Library Board for a term of five (5) years to succeed Elen Levitt, whose term expires on June 30, 2023. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of School Board Member and Library Board Trustee must be filed in the office of the District Clerk, on or before April 17, 2023, at the Conference Center, 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, New York, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at least thirty (30) days prior to the election, with the hours on April 17, 2023 being 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, the name and residence of the candidate; and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN that, the Board of Registration shall meet in the Conference Center located at 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, New York, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the School

District for said Annual Voting.

The Register of qualified voters of said School District, prepared at the Annual Election and Voting held on May 17, 2022, shall be used by the said Board of Registration as the basis for the preparation of the Register for said Annual Voting on May 16, 2023. Any person whose name appears on such register or who on or after January 1, 2019 shall have been registered hereunder for any Annual or Special Election and Voting conducted at any time on or after January 1, 2019, will not be required to register personally for the Annual Election and Voting.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by submitting a Military Voter Registration Application to the District Clerk, no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2023. A copy of the Military Voter Registration Application is available both in the office of the District Clerk and online located at the District’s website at http://www.ips.k12.ny.us/ budget_info. Military voters who are qualified voters of the District may submit an application for a military ballot. A military voter is entitled to designate a preference to receive a military voter registration application, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail. Such designation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter. If no preference is designated, the District will transmit the military voter registration by mail. Military ballots will not be canvassed unless it is received by the District Clerk on or before 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-612 of the Election Law, any person registered under the provisions of the said Election Law, and so certified as registered by the Board of Elections, County of Nassau, for general election purposes, will be entitled to vote at the said Annual Election and Voting without further registration. Only those persons who shall be registered shall be entitled to vote at said Annual Election and Voting.

Immediately upon its completion, said Register shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk, where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the School District between the hours of 8:30 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to and the day set for the Election and Voting, except Sunday and by appointment only on Saturday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that absentee ballots for those eligible pursuant to Education Law §2018-a are available, and that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the District Clerk’s Office. Such application must be received no earlier than 30 days before the election and no later than seven (7) calendar days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or by the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s Office on each of the five (5) calendar days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., and by appointment on Saturday. No absentee ballot will be canvassed unless it is received in the District Clerk’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law requires the District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulated amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on the District’s website.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Island Park Union Free School District Island Park, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.

Jack Vobis, President Board of Education

Cindy Pastore, District Clerk

Dated: March 15, 2023

Island Park, NY 138312

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 19-2023

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 March 14th, 2023, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 19-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 19-2023, amending Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations.

Dated: March 14, 2023

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 138570

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF LEGAL POSTPONEMENT 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 April 18, 2023 at 2:00 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 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 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.” Sale was originally scheduled for March 21, 2023 at 2:30 pm.

Jennifer Ettenger, Esq., Referee NY202000000739-1 138548

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, V.

CHARLES F. GILLEY AKA FATHER CHARLES F. GILLEY, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LORRAINE MARY GILLEY, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 25, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC is the Plaintiff and CHARLES F. GILLEY AKA FATHER CHARLES F. GILLEY, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LORRAINE MARY GILLEY, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 11, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 315 OCEANSIDE PARKWAY, OCEANSIDE, NY 11572: Section 54, Block 506, Lot 73, 74, 75 and 134: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE OCEANSIDE, TOWN OF

HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 006828/2016. Janine T. Lynam, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 138561

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2006-2N Plaintiff, Against TIMOTHY MCNAMARA, et al.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/11/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 5/10/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 3295 Harold Street, Oceanside, NY 11572 and described as follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Oceanside, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York

Section 54 Block 448 Lot 14 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $457,695.72 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the

aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 611369/2018

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

George P. Esernio, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 3/20/2023 File

Number: 18-300215

LD 138554

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, NJCC-NYS COMMUNITY RESTORATION FUND LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES J. ABRAHAM, JR., ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 21, 2020, 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 May 9, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 3857 Carrel Boulevard, 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 60, Block 74 and Lot 8. Approximate amount of judgment is $734,531.84 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 2015-3743. Cash will not be accepted. 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.

George Esernio, Esq., Referee

Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY VELOCITY COMMERCIAL

CAPITAL, LLC, Plaintiff against 3648 LORRIE DR CORP, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 15 Cornell Road, Latham, NY 12110. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered February 16, 2023, 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 May 9, 2023 at 2:00 PM.

Premises known as 3648 Lorrie Drive, Oceanside, NY 11572. Sec 60 Block 87 Lot 9. 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, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $811,242.08 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 610118/2020.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and the Nassau County Foreclosure Auction Rules and Procedures. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Peter Kramer, Esq., Referee (516)-510-4020 20-05009 138551

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Making an old home newer

Q. Our new home is pretty old, from 1920. We want to update it and have a lot of concerns, with taxes if we enlarge it, cost if we get rid of walls, widening our driveway to park more cars and what you think about getting rid of our garage for more room instead of building up. It’s a one-story with low ceilings on the second floor that are really too small for bedrooms. My parents have been reading your column for many years and suggested you could help. What can you tell us?

A. It’s hard for me not to feel as old as your house when you put it that way, but after writing this column for 32 years, I’m often doing work for children of former clients, and have gotten your question thousands of times. First, almost anything you do that adds space to your home also adds value, and value increases taxes. Cosmetic changes like siding, windows or an asphalt or concrete driveway generally don’t affect the value, but luxury materials, such as stone facing or interlocking pavers, will.

Most of the time, people complain about taxation but rarely, if ever, do they collectively attempt to do anything about it. The methods for deciding value, or even using value as a gauge for tax increases, are questionable, especially because we used to be taxed based on square feet. As we transition into not leaving our homes, communicating digitally, the tax system perpetuates without challenge.

In many villages and towns, garages are required, and hard surfaces for any kind of paving are considered “impervious,” not replenishing groundwater. There are limits on how much of your total property you can cover. You will need to investigate your specific jurisdiction’s requirements. Sidewalks, patios and driveways are all impervious, but pools and decks generally are not.

You’ll need your property survey, which is a map of your lot, house size and location, but you’ll also discover that surveyors generally don’t provide the dimensions of porches, sidewalks, driveways or steps. Get out a tape measure and accurately document the property’s hard surfaces if you’re in a community that requires impervious-area information. When you hire an architect or engineer, that’s what we have to do.

The only way to answer questions about removing walls is to assess the whole house: where to disperse loads, how to brace exterior walls against wind shear, how to handle snow loads and wind uplift, where pipes and wires would be relocated, how the spaces function and will be finished.

Package all this to be reviewed by building officials and receive permission to build — sounds simpler than it is, especially when workers leave details out or change something and we start adjusting all over again, only after much discussion, time and money. That’s also part of the age-old process. Avoid changes once you decide, save money doing so and your old house will be like new again.

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New York is going to pot, very slowly

New York state is a big and complex entity. It provides services that meet the needs of millions of people, and at the same time, it creates law after law that is supposed to meet those needs. Sometimes the state trips over its own regulatory feet and falls flat on its face.

When it comes to the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act, you can toss a coin as to whether it is a hiccup or a major bureaucratic headache. The MRTA law turned 2 years old last week. When you create a massive statewide undertaking, there are always fits and starts. But sooner or later, the whole process gets on track and almost everyone is happy.

There is no doubt that the legislators who sponsored the original MRTA law had the best of intentions, and were hopeful that the law would be in place and slowly but surely be producing rev-

enue for the state and creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. Regrettably, the state has gotten zero dollars from the program, and you can count the number of new jobs with your fingers.

I’m not pointing one of mine in blame at any officials in particular, because they have a tough and thankless job. But the visions of success have been premature. At present, there are hundreds of licensed growers around the state who will very soon have a product that is available, but no one to sell it to. There are only a handful of legal dispensaries, and they can’t handle the amount of cannabis that is being grown. So what should a pot grower do with tons of mature plants? Farmers must have a place to sell their products, but New York’s cannabis growers don’t. While the state has been in the process of getting the system functioning, one group has done very well. If you take a drive around New York City or many other parts of the state, you’ll see

an enormous number of mini-stores that call themselves “smoke shops.” You can be sure that they aren’t surviving on the proceeds from the sales of $12 packs of Marlboros. They do sell nicotine products, but their money comes from the sale of marijuana.

These days there is so much pot on the streets of our state that you can smell it on many street corners. I recently took our granddaughter to the American Museum of Natural History and smelled pot near the dinosaur exhibit. Gov. Kathy Hochul has introduced a bill that would shut down all of the smoke shops and impose massive fines on those that fail to comply.

When I was a member of the Assembly, we had an old adage: Where there’s a new law, there’s a lawsuit to follow. So far, the state has been sued twice by companies and individuals claiming that the licensing process for selling pot has either been “unfair” or “arbitrary.” Because my law firm represents some prospective licensees, I won’t comment

on the merits of those claims.

But suffice it to say that not everyone is in love with MRTA. Friends complain to me frequently about the legalization of pot, but I explain to them that it is now legal in more than 20 states, both red and blue. In its first year of legalization, the state of Colorado collected over $250 million in revenue, and now that revenue is closer to $1 billion annually. What state wouldn’t want to cash in on the pot business?

Sooner or later, the New York Legislature will help implement the MRTA more effectively, and the state might even see a few dollars that are now going to the smoke shops.

And if you think the pot law got off to a slow start, watch how the casino licensing process goes forward. No doubt that new headache will be like turning an aircraft carrier around, not once but multiple times.

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.

America, where have all the flowers gone?

We ponder big themes this week. Biblical plagues, miracles, resurrection, insurrection, and the elevation of false gods. And that’s just our political world.

We also mark the days of Passover and Easter. For those who observe, this religious week reminds us that nothing in our lives is unique. Kings have risen and kings have fallen. Democracies have triumphed and then failed, in cycles that repeat themselves over the ages.

TRUMP INDICTED.

The road ahead is unclear. The wheels of justice love a well-worn path, and this time around there is none. The presumption of innocence supersedes all other aspects of the case, but how the process unfolds, with Donald Trump exonerated or convicted, will grab headlines and social media attention for years to come.

tive spoke of the little girl’s favorite activities in her preschool days. That is how the lives of 9-year-olds are eulogized.

Nashville, of course, is just the most recent crime scene where murdered children were laid to rest. More than 6,000 American children were hurt or killed by gunfire in 2022, according to ABC News. No single issue in our lives is more important, and more demanding of our action than this: The leading cause of death among children in the United States is gun violence.

the deaths from firearms for those ages 1 to 18 are homicides, with about a third being suicide. In 2020 in particular and in recent years more generally, the number of firearm homicides within this age range spiked.”

Each of us has a voice and a pen and a vote. If we love our children more than we love the patronage of the NRA, we need to make those voices heard.

The people in Nashville who were murdered in cold blood with military style weapons were Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs, all 9 years old; Katherine Koonce, 60, the head of the school; Mike Hill, 61, a custodian; and Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher.

RANDI KREISS

Still, last week was a remarkable one for those of us living on earth in 2023. After years of investigations and a multi-year media free-for-all, a former president of the United States was indicted by a grand jury in New York. I saved the front page for my grandchildren to preserve the moment, because it is historic and because I want them to know that everyone is equal under the law, even an American president. Almost all the headlines in all the big newspapers featured two words set in large bold type:

For me, the most distressing consequence of the former president’s indictment was that it wiped off the front pages the story of the shooting of six people in Nashville earlier in the week. This is how it goes these days: Horrific shootings of children have become bloody blips on our screens. The news feeds zap our devices with details of yet another crazed shooter, bodies in classrooms, police charging the killer, statements of sympathy, first ladies off to the funerals. And the world watches as tiny caskets go into the ground, and traumatized families and friends experience the first days of what will be a lifetime of longing and grief.

At one of the funerals of one of the 9-year-olds killed in Nashville, a rela-

Reflecting on the Nashville murders in The Washington Post, columnist Philip Bump quoted from a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates, remembering a child killed in a violent encounter. “Think of all the love poured into him,” Coates wrote, delineating specific ways in which parents invest in and show their love for their children: music lessons, birthday parties and kids’ books. Then, he added, “And think of how that vessel was taken, shattered on the concrete, and all its holy contents, all that had gone into him, sent flowing back to the earth.”

Mr. Bump went on to write, “Most of

If we take away anything from the last chaotic week, let it be a commitment to stop the killing of our children. This is a uniquely American abomination, our new American exceptionalism.

During this week of political drama and religious meditation, can we not use our voices and our votes to demand change in our gun laws? In my youth, we raised our voices to protest the killing of our kids in war. Pete Seeger’s lyrics resonated in that time and place.

They still ring out: “Where have all the flowers gone?”

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

Horrific shootings of children have become bloody blips on our screens.

The handful of legal dispensaries can’t handle the volume being grown.

JERRY KREMER

Kids will lead, if we let them

What’s the best way to teach a child? The better question is, what’s the most effective way a child learns?

Lagging student achievement is not new. As schools grapple with declining test scores caused by the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, education leaders need to find a solution.

Schools nationwide have been using project-based learning to better reach kids. Students identify real-world problems — like climate change or food scarcity — and then research solutions and present their findings. The goal is for students to acquire knowledge and problem-solving skills, instead of focusing on traditional learning by sitting in rows and memorizing facts.

Students make all the decisions. Teachers? They’re along for the ride.

Sometimes the best lesson is for adults to shut up, stand to the side and let kids take charge. Leaders in the Village of Malverne did just that when a group of high school students, following the model of project-based learning in curriculums across the country, sought to rename a street honoring a former Ku Klux Klan leader.

Over a few years, students researched the topic, petitioned school and village officials several times, and built a communitylevel outreach program. The result? Lindner Place was renamed Acorn Way in January. The new name is a nod to Malverne’s motto, “Oaks from acorns.”

Certainly, there were other people

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Where do you stand, Congressman D’Esposito?

To the Editor:

Every day last week, I called U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s office, inquiring about his stance on gun violence, while the TV hummed news of another school shooting, like an excruciating soundtrack to my calls.

Days 1-3: “I haven’t had the chance to speak to the congressman about this issue, but I will pass along your concerns on the matter.”

Day 4: “I’ve heard from others in the office that the congressman is working on a statement.”

Day 5: “I haven’t had the chance to speak to the congressman about this issue, but I will pass along your concerns on the matter.”

I kept hoping to hear the leadership and independence that Congressman D’Esposito was elected by my district to demonstrate. The freshman congressman from District 4, the one made famous by the LIRR massacre that brought Carolyn McCarthy to Congress, ran on a platform of “public safety.” Why, then, was it so hard to receive a response about his position on the ultimate pub-

involved, from civic leaders to community activists. And they came from nearby Lakeview and West Hempstead as well as the village. But children were at the forefront.

This wasn’t a school assignment or an application booster for college. Students came up with the idea. They did the research and spoke to village leaders at public meetings. No one told them they had to do this. Students identified and researched a problem, created solutions, and persuaded the public they were right.

Not only was the Acorn Way renaming a great example of students learning through project-based learning, but it also improved the community. Gone is a street sign celebrating a person who believed in hate. And while Paul Lindner was influential in the village’s history, the evil he promoted cannot be overlooked.

The Acorn Way street renaming garnered national attention, a clear indication of the impact children can have on the world. There are examples of children solving problems all around us by way of PBL — from a high school girl in Bellport who raised money and then helped build a water-filtration system for an all-girls school in Pakistan, to a high school boy in Las Vegas who created a nonprofit that collects and donates shoes.

There are virtually innumerable ways kids can volunteer at almost any age. Parents can reach out to local or national and international groups for ideas. Better still, ask a child what he or she would do to

make the world a better place.

Educators are deeply concerned about learning in the 21st century. American schoolchildren continue to lag behind those in dozens of other countries in math and science. Certainly there are other measures of student learning, but the decline remains troubling.

The latest focus is on what are called the 4 C’s of 21st-century Learning: creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication. Project-based learning is the epitome of this concept. The Malverne students took it further by adding “community.”

Is the purpose of an education to get a job and make money? Or is it something more meaningful? By allowing students to guide their own learning, the greater Malverne community is a better place — not only now, but in the future.

More students will follow the example of those in Malverne, and more communities will be made better places. Schools can continue to expand PBL throughout all grades to encourage students to explore problems and solutions. Communities can offer competitions to entice students to solve problems. Parents can pose open-ended questions to push their child’s critical thinking.

There are more opportunities like this in every town. Schools, community leaders, and others should spread the story of Acorn Way to encourage more children to explore problems and solutions.

All we have to do is get out of their way.

It’s time to rethink windstorm insurance coverage

what is a windstorm? That might sound like a question with an obvious answer. And for the National Weather Service, it is.

But in New York, there isn’t a single answer — there are many. More than 100, in fact. And it all depends on your homeowners insurance policy. And even then, the answer might not be so clear.

This might not seem like a big deal, but it is. Which definition your policy uses could impact the amount you have to pay out of pocket if a windstorm damages your property. And really, none of the options are cheap.

A lack of a standard definition ultimately affects windstorm deductibles. If the wind speed doesn’t meet the definition of a windstorm outlined in your policy, you will likely see your standard deductible — anywhere between $500 and $2,000.

But if you have a policy where wind

speeds match its definition of a windstorm, say goodbye to that standard deductible, and instead look at opening your wallet to pay a percentage of your home’s value, typically 5 percent. That means if your home is worth $500,000, forget paying $500 or even $2,000. You’ll be on the hook for $25,000.

All while your neighbors might be paying much less, for the same storm. All because they have different policies than you.

It’s a roulette wheel of coverage — the kind where the odds remain in favor of the house. You know, the insurance companies.

New York isn’t the South, which is prone to storms like hurricanes. But that doesn’t mean our homes aren’t susceptible to wind damage. Hurricane Sandy may have taken place a decade ago, but there have been other storms since then that, while smaller, could still trigger the much higher deductible, and make it nearly impossible for many homeowners to afford the repairs they most desperately need after a storm.

This is hardly a new problem, and

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lic safety issue of our time?

Despite the overwhelming pessimism and the sense that nothing will ever be done to change it, Congressman D’Esposito actually has an opportunity to make a difference and to lead on the issue of gun reform, beginning with an assault weapons ban, which a majority of the American public supports. He is a member of a narrow band of swing state representatives whom he can encourage to work in a bipartisan manner to solve this urgent problem.

All Long Islanders may not be on the same page, but our representatives owe us a clear statement of where they are on this issue so we might begin dialogue and seek solutions together. You can’t lead if nobody knows where you stand or where you are headed.

As a lifelong educator, I believe in the possibility of change and growth, and in this spirit I will keep calling the congressman’s office and hoping for a new response — a meaningful one.

DIANE CArACCIoLo West Hempstead

The lives those Nashville 9-year-olds missed

To the Editor:

As an elementary school teacher for 38 years, I taught almost 1,000 9-year-olds, so my heart goes out to the three youngest

Nashville school shooting victims, Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs. They’ve had a combined 200 or more years of life stolen from them, and I mourn them with these numbers:

None of them ever got to celebrate a double-digit birthday.

If they had lived to graduate from high school, these three children would at least have had a combined 54 years of learning and laughter. Turning 22 and graduating from college would have afforded their mothers and fathers a combined 66 years of parental pride.

Had they reached 50, besides their AA r P memberships, they would have had 150 years in which to have marriages and children, not to mention providing their own parents with grandchildren to spoil.

Had they reached the Social Security age of 62, that would have meant a combined 186 years of life, including working at jobs that would have contributed to many aspects of American life. Getting to retire and earn Medicare benefits at age 65 would have meant a combined 195 years of living life to its fullest, including award-winning careers after which they’d receive their gold watches, and never need to worry about health insurance.

Given their actuarially expected life spans of 80 years, they would have had 240 years, in which they would even have had grandchildren of their own.

there is a solution: Establish a standard definition for windstorms that would apply to all homeowners policies with a windstorm deductible.

Defining windstorms for the purposes of insurance coverage would not upend the underwriting of coastal homeowners policies. Instead, it would make it easier for New York homeowners to understand when a windstorm deductible might apply.

Albany has tried to solve this problem since long before Sandy, but simply hasn’t gotten anywhere. Bill after bill has been introduced in the Legislature, and bill after bill has died there. Last session, a bill standardizing the definition of a windstorm passed the Assembly, but couldn’t make its way out of the Senate.

This session, lawmakers are trying again. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and Sen. James Sanders Jr. have companion bills that are seeking a path to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. A.2866 and S.4199 would require insurance companies to make clear how much financial exposure a homeowner would have to

windstorm damage.

It’s easy to mistake a 5 percent deductible as meaning a homeowner would have to pay 5 percent of the overall cost of repairs — not 5 percent of the home’s total value, which would be much more.

The bills would also standardize the “trigger” — the event that activates the policy in the first place. Uniform standards would make it easier for homeowners to compare different insurance offerings, and get the coverage they expect, and need. It’s something both New Jersey and Connecticut have recently accomplished, and it would also help make sure deductibles are reasonable, and not something that’s going to make the pain of dealing with a damaged home even worse.

Ask your elected officials if they will be a part of the solution. In the meantime, call your insurance agent and make sure you understand what triggers your windstorm deductible, and how much you could be paying out of pocket.

It’s a surprise — and an added expense — none of us needs.

Gary Slavin is president-elect of Professional Insurance Agents of New York State, and an agent with MassMutual in Massapequa.

Framework by Tim Baker

A member of the welcoming committee at Norman J. Levy Park & Preserve— Merrick

rICHArD SIEGELMAN Plainview

the odds remain in favor of the house. You know, the insurance companies.

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(Cheers to that.)

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