Oceanside/Island Park Herald 04-18-2024

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An honorable night for the Kiwanettes Service organization’s awards dinner draws big crowd

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

The Kiwanettes of Oceanside hosted an awards dinner at Lambrou’s Catering Hall in Island Park on April 11 to honor several community members who have made significant contributions to the area.

The Kiwanettes have served Oceanside since 1955, providing holiday items and gifts for needy families, organizing luncheons for seniors residents, creating a scholarship for Oceanside High School graduates and making donations to other service organizations. Each year the organization recognizes individuals and groups whose efforts stand out.

Kiwanettes President Janet Pearsall welcomed the crowd of nearly 200, which includ-

ed community leaders and elected officials, to the event. State Sen. Patricia CanzoneriFitzpatrick praised the group for its service, and presented the awards to its honorees.

“I want to thank the Kiwanettes for what they’re doing to honor the community,” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said. “I say all the time that the government can only do so much, and it’s organizations like the Kiwanettes that help us do so much in the community.”

The honorees were Joe Cibellis, vice president of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, and the staff at Towers Funeral Home, led by owner Bill Kallinikos. Towers was presented with the Public Service Award, for its staffers’ volunteer work to promote service in the hamlet. Cibellis, who is

Helping families for Passover

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Island Park gets $600K in funding for infrastructure

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

About $600,000 in federal funding has been earmarked for Island Park to upgrade the village’s drainage systems, resurface a major section of Long Beach Road and reconstruct sidewalks and parking lots.

The funding has been set aside for the village’s transitoriented development project, which aligns with Island Park’s long-term vision — to enhance its transportation infrastructure, promote mass transit opportunities, and support potential development initiatives along Long Beach Road and other areas within the transit-oriented development zone, which includes Railroad Place and Long Beach Road down to the Intersection of Island Parkway and Long Beach Road.

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito and other Long Island representatives in Congress secured a total of nearly $87 million in funds for infrastructure improvements and upgrades to public services and community facilities across the island in a spending package approved on March 22. The transit-oriented development project also involves a partnership with Nassau County and New York State, in which the village competed for and received a $1 mil-

lion grant for the planning, drainage and resurfacing of Long Beach Road, from the intersection of Island Parkway and Long Beach Road to the intersection of Warwick and Long Beach Road.

The village recently was notified of the awarded grant in which the village partnered with Nassau County to help with the administration of the grant.

This first phase of the Island Park project also includes the reconstruction of drainage systems to prevent flooding, as well as rebuilding curbs and sidewalks and installing traffic mitigation measures. Among traffic mitigation efforts that the village is looking into the installation of a left a turn signal on the corner of Warwick Road and Long Beach Road.

The second phase will address the reconstruction of drainage systems in municipal parking lots, particularly those adjacent to mass transit hubs like the Long Island Rail Road and Nassau Inter-County Express bus system. This phase will also involve the reconstruction of parking lots, including a portion of the LIRR lot on Nassau Lane. That portion of the project is tied into LIRR’s plan to reconstruct its parking lots in Island Park.

Keith Rossein/Herald Hempstead Town Councilwoman Laura Ryder, far left, with Bill Kallinikos, Joe Cibellis, Janet Pearsall and Town Supervisor Don Clavin.

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Flapjacks and fundraising for Island Park Kiwanis

annual pancake breakfast at

Elementary School on April 13.

The event aimed to raise funds for community programs and scholarships.

Kiwanis President Karen Davis estimated a fundraising total exceeding $4,000.

The success of the event signaled

resurgence for the Island Park Kiwanis Club after facing challenges during the pandemic, with membership increasing from five to 27 members.

Looking ahead, the Kiwanis Club has exciting plans, including a lobster bake, a snapper derby, and a celebration marking their 70th anniversary.

— Kepherd Daniel

The Island Park Kiwanis Club, alongside the middle school Builders Club, hosted a successful

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Members of the Island Park Kiwanis Club had a flippin’ good time at the annual pancake breakfast.

Michelle Cronolly, Builders Club teacher with several members of the Island Park Kiwanis Builders Club with many of the colorful baskets that were raffled off.

The Davis family shows off some of the big beautiful basics that were crafted and put together to be raffled off at the Pancake breakfast. Jenn Davis, Bob Davis and Kiwanis Club President Karen Davis had a fun time.

Kiwanis Builder Club members Deanna Senter and Allysha Lucas help serve the delicious pancakes that were made by Adam Frankel, Principal of the Hegarty Elementary School and Diana Caracciolo.

Walker Casey with his brother Shea Casey enjoyed their pancake.

The Martin family had a delicious pancake breakfast. Mom and dad - Judith and Hasley Martin with their sons Samuel and Javier.

Police arrest man for IHOP theft

A New York City man was arrested just after 3 a.m. on April in connection to grand larceny that took place in Oceanside on Wednesday, April 10. Just after 3 a.m.

Police responded to reports of a larceny in progress at IHOP located at 2971 Long Beach Road. Upon arrival, law enforcement observed a box truck parked near the restaurant’s cooking oil containers. Following an investigation, 27-year-old Jahquay Rowe, of Flushing, was arrested without resistance.

Rowe’s arrest also led to the closure of another cooking oil theft incident that occurred on April 8, in Woodbury.

Rowe, faces two charges of grand larceny, in addition to an outstanding warrant from Pennsylvania. He was arraigned on Thursday, April 11, at First District Court located at 99 Main Street in Hempstead.

— Kepherd Daniel

Spousal Refusal - Just Say No

Spousal refusal is a legally valid Medicaid planning option in New York. By way of background, certain income and assets are exempt from Medicaid if there is a spouse. Generally, the spouse at home, known as the “community spouse” may keep about $3,850 per month of the couple’s combined income and up to about $150,000 of the assets or “resources”. Not included in those figures are any other exempt assets, such as a home (up to about $1,000,000 of the equity only) and one automobile. The spouse who is being cared for in a facility is known as the “institutionalized spouse”.

Many a spouse has advised us that they simply cannot afford to live on the allowances that Medicaid provides. This is where spousal refusal comes in. We start by shifting excess assets into the name of the “community spouse”. He or she then signs a document which the elder law attorney prepares and files with the county indicating that they refuse to contribute their income and assets to the care of the ill spouse since they need those income and assets for their own care and well-being. Note that you may not refuse your spouse’s own income over the $3,850 per month exemption as it is not coming to you.

Once the “community spouse” invokes their right to refuse, and all of the other myriad requirements of the Medicaid application are met, the state Medicaid program must pay for the care of the institutionalized spouse.

After Medicaid has been granted, the county may institute a lawsuit seeking to recover the cost of care from the refusing spouse. Nevertheless, there are a few reasons why spousal refusal makes sense, even in light of this risk. First, in many instances, the county never invokes this right. Secondly, these lawsuits are often settled for significantly less than the cost of care provided. Thirdly, the payment to the county can sometimes be deferred until the community spouse dies. As one county attorney told us when agreeing to such an arrangement, “the county is going to be around for a long time”. Finally, even though the county may seek recovery, it is only for the Medicaid reimbursement rate and not the private pay rate. For example, if the private pay rate is $18,000 per month, which is what you would have to pay, the amount Medicaid has to pay is generally a quarter to a third less. The county may only pursue you for the amount they actually paid.

Elmhurst man sentenced to 12-years for

O’Side shooting

Nassau County District Attorney

Anne Donnelly disclosed the sentencing of an Elmhurst resident on April 15 for the shooting incident at “Da Smoke Spot” in Oceanside during a robbery attempt in March 2022.

Yunus Irwan, 21, pleaded guilty on March 4, to attempted murder. Judge Tammy Robbins, sentenced him to 12 years in prison with five years of postrelease supervision. The Nassau County District Attorney’s office recommended a 17-year sentence.

“During a botched robbery attempt, this defendant pulled a gun and fired point-blank into a store clerk’s chest, nearly killing him,” Donnelly said in a release on Monday. “The employee was hospitalized for several weeks and underwent multiple surgeries, removing a piece of his lung which continues to impact his ability to breathe. I thank the detectives of the 4th Precinct Squad for their dogged investigative work that led to this defendant’s arrest, and my prosecutors for securing today’s prison sentence.”

According to the charges, on March 6, 2022, around 3 p.m., Irwan entered “Da Smoke Spot” with the intent to commit robbery.

Irwan engaged the store clerk in a conversation before pulling out a semiautomatic firearm and firing multiple shots at close range, injuring the clerk in the chest and hand.

The victim sustained severe injuries, including damage to his lung necessitating surgery and permanent impairment in his left hand.

After fleeing the scene, Irwan left behind a fingerprint on a glass display case, aiding in his identification as the perpetrator. Jennifer Crespin-Gomes, 22, of Astoria, previously pleaded guilty to assault on December 12, 2022, and received a five-year prison sentence. Irwan was arrested by detectives from the County Police Department’s 4th Precinct on April 10, 2023.

— Kepherd Daniel

Man arrested in Island Park for multiple crimes

Long Beach resident James Becker was arrested for a burglary in Island Park just after midnight on Monday, April 15. A 45-year-old woman called 911 reporting a physical altercation between her 50-year-old boyfriend and Becker inside their apartment.

During the altercation, Becker, 39, punched the man in the face, threatened him with a metal crucifix, and caused damage to the apartment by tearing the refrigerator out of the wall. Becker fled

but was later located by the police and arrested.

Upon searching Becker, police found two plastic bags containing a white powdery substance believed to be a controlled substance. Becker was also charged with another burglary in Lido Beach on April 14. Becker was arraigned on Tuesday, April 16 at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.

— Kepherd Daniel

I.P. Fire Department names Gorton new chief

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

The Island Park Fire Department swore in Eric Gorton as the new chief on April 8 making Gorton the 84th chief in the department’s history. Department nominations began in February and Gorton was uncontested for the position. With over a decade of service to the community and a family legacy spanning multiple generations. Gorton, who was first assistant chief of the Department, steps into his new role with a wealth of experience and a strong commitment to serving the residents of Island Park.

“I was a little nervous at first,” Gorton said. “When you’re an assistant chief, you’re part of the puzzle, and when you’re the chief, you’re the head of the table. You’re the person that gets blamed, you’re the person that gets praised but I think we settled down and my assistant chiefs have been very helpful.”

The first assistant chief of the department is Mahendra Hardwar and the second assistant chief is Micahel Denis. Micahel Whalen was the previous chief of the department. Gorton’s journey to the position of chief began in 2009 when he joined the fire department at the age of 18. Raised in Island Park amidst a family deeply

entrenched in fire fighting, Gorton’s decision to follow in his father, grandfather, uncles, and great-uncles’ footsteps was a natural progression of a long-standing family tradition.

“When you pull up and you see for the first time a house is on fire, that’s pretty nerve-racking,” Gorton said. It’s going through your mind, why am I doing this but then you remember, you’re there to make the situation better. If a child, an old person, or a pet or anyone needs help, you’re there to take care of that.”

Having risen through the ranks from an eager 18-year-old recruit to now leading the department, Gorton’s dedication and passion for fire fighting have been unwavering. He recalls memorable incidents during his tenure, highlighting the unpredictable nature of fire fighting and the importance of being prepared for any situation. Despite the added responsibilities and pressures that come with being chief, Gorton remains deeply committed to his fire fighting duties

“I know pretty much everybody in the community and I want to be the person that people call on for help that can be in a tough spot,” Gorton said. “When everybody’s running away from the emergency, I want to be running towards it.”

Mayor Michael McGinty, who has

worked closely with Gorton on various projects over the years, expressed confidence in Gorton’s leadership abilities.

“History is going to show that he’s going to go down as one of the great chiefs in the history of the Island Park Fire Department and as a result, one of the great chiefs in the second battalion. There is no question in my mind.

McGinty remarked, underscoring the positive impact Gorton is expected to have on the department.

Gorton was installed as chief by Congressman and former Island Park fire chief Anthony D’Esposito. D’Esposito and Gorton both have long ties in the community and Gorton, who has stayed connected with D’Esposito through their years in the department, shared some advice the Congressman passed along to him.

“Life isn’t always going to be good times,” Gorton shared. “It’s when the bad times come that you know how to get through it and lead. There might be situations where the department’s down or somebody’s down and might have to be the backbone.

With a commitment to service, a rich family legacy, and a vision for the future, Gorton said he hopes his tenure as chief will be marked by an unwavering commitment to protecting and serving the residents of Island Park.

Looking ahead, Gorton has ambitious plans for the department, including community outreach initiatives, recruitment drives, and ensuring high morale among his fellow firefighters.

“Building morale would be the number one thing,” Gorton asserts, recognizing the importance of a cohesive and motivated team in effectively tackling emergencies.

SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE

GARRET GATES

North Shore Senior Baseball

GATES AND THE VIKINGS couldn’t have scripted a better start to 2024. In the March 25 opener, the hard-throwing southpaw who quarterbacked North Shore’s football team to the playoffs, pitched a perfect game against Herricks. Even more impressive was he needed minimal help from the defense, as he struck out 20 of 21 batters. An All-Conference selection last spring, Gates fanned 12 in his next start and blanked Manhasset over five innings.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, April 18

Baseball: V.S. South at Sewanhaka 4:30 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Calhoun at MacArthur 4:45 p.m.

Softball: North Shore at West Hempstead 5 p.m.

Softball: Elmont at Lynbrook 5 p.m.

Baseball: Seaford at Clarke 5 p.m.

Baseball: Baldwin at V.S. Central 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Baldwin at East Meadow 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Oceanside at Long Beach 5 p.m.

Friday, April 19

Baseball: Malverne at Lynbrook 4:45 p.m.

Girls Flag Football: Lynbrook at West Hempstead 5 p.m.

Softball: Carey at Wantagh 5 p.m.

Softball: East Meadow at Calhoun 5 p.m.

Softball: V.S. Central at Uniondale 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Baldwin at Hewlett 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Calhoun at Carey 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Oceanside at Freeport 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Somers at South Side 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 20

Softball: Freeport at West Hempstead 10 a.m.

Softball: Sewanhaka at V.S. North 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Seaford at Long Beach 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: MacArthur at Oceanside 10 a.m.

Nominate a “Spotlight Athlete”

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Name, School, Grade, Sport and accomplishments to Sports@liherald.com.

Impressive start for Oceanside

By MICHELLE RABINOVICH sports@liherald.com

With a 7-2 record, Oceanside has multiple moving parts to its baseball team to thank for its quality start to the season.

“Our pitching staff has been doing a really good job of limiting the other teams and we’ve been playing good defense and getting key hits when we needed it,” coach Mike Postilio said.

A starting rotation of, coincidentally all seniors, Patrick Pallentino, Jake Lunenfeld and Michael Regan, have been the guys to take the credit for impeccable pitching, partly due to the culture they cultivate between themselves.

“They just kind of feeding off of each other, each of them are out-doing the next guy and preparing and executing pitches and they’ve been pitching really well,” Postilio said. “I just think they’ve all put in the time and the effort.”

Pitching isn’t the only thing the team boasts, but good hitting as well. Junior centerfielder Kyle Scheurer, Lunenfeld (a two-way player, also plays outfield) and junior third baseman Luke Villella have all been key contributors to the offense.

“These guys have all been hitting right away for the beginning,” Postilio said. “Luke and Kyle have been starters since their freshman year and now they’re juniors so we expect those guys to lead the charge for us, they’ve been on the varsity [team] since ninth grade since they’re that good.”

In the leadoff spot, Scheurer has been aggressive on the offense on the base paths by stealing over a dozen bases in nine games so far, Postilio described.

“So he’s a very fast, athletic kid at the top of our lineup,” Postilio explained. “Once he gets on, we have guys behind him that have good at-bats and either move him over or driving him.”

It’s not a top-heavy lineup in Oceanside, though, the bottom portion does its fair share to contribute.

“The biggest thing for the bottom of our order is to just have quality at bats [and] see a lot of pitches,” Postilio said.

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Junior Luke Villella and the Sailors have rounded the bases plenty in the early going en route to winning seven of their first nine games.

“[Then] hopefully get us back to the top [of the lineup].”

It starts with senior outfielders Sebastian Santiago and Nick Blette to round out the offense.

“[Santiago] is doing a good job of making good contact, hitting the ball hard, moving runners over and really trying to get us back to the top of our order,” Postilio said. “[Blette has been] having good at bats seeing a lot of pitches, taking walks when they come.”

Don’t think this is an upperclassmanheavy lineup, there’s also two sophomores providing big contributions: catcher Ryan Pender and shortstop Jack

Regan.

The Sailors will be put to the test this week with a three-game set against Massapequa, concluding Thursday at home at 5 p.m.

“We have a good culture here. We work real hard, the kids expect to win and we work to win,” Postilio said. “It’s never hard to get kids around and they’re eager to go, so the energy is good. The quality of the character of the kids we have is good. When you surround yourself with good kids that have the same purpose and same goals, it makes it easy to come to work [and] work with them.”

Island Park to boost mass-transit system with funding

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“All of the railroad parking lots are going to be reconstructed,” Island Park Mayor Michael McGinty said. “And the portion of the parking lot that belongs to the Village of Island Park will be reconstructed and that includes, whether it’s the railroad or us, drainage improvements.

“We must ensure that there are opportunities, with all of this reconstruction,” McGinty said. “The opportunities are basically to be sure people can use mass transit, whether it’s the Long Island Rail Road or specifically the N15 or other buses too.”

The project is in the final planning stages for the LIRR, with design and engineering taking place simultaneously. The mayor estimated around 18 months for the completion of the project, pending adherence to federal and state procurement guidelines.

“We’ll be in design and engineering at the same time because we want to work in tandem with them,” McGinty said.

Procurement guidelines establish the arrangements for obtaining the work and services needed for a project. Federal procurement guidelines ensure that goods and services purchased with federal funds provide value to the federal program.

State procurement guidelines govern the process by which state governments buy services from private businesses. These guidelines help ensure that procurements are performed fairly and transparently, and that public resources are spent wisely and efficiently.

In addition to D’Esposito, Reps. Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota, as well as Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, advocated for and helped obtain the total $87 million in federal funding for projects across Long Island.

D’Esposito, whose 4th Congressional District encompasses much of the Town of Hempstead, advo -

Lots in island park could be getting an upgrade soon.

cated for a total of $20.5 million, for police department upgrades, infrastructure improvements and community development projects. Some of D’Esposito’s significant earmarks included $1.35 million for the creation of an Emergency Operations Center in the Village of Freeport, and $241,000 for the Village of Rockville Centre Police Department to purchase six new license plate readers that will assist in criminal investigations and securing arrests.

“I am proud to have successfully secured this critical funding for important infrastructure projects that will benefit Fourth District neighbors in significant ways,” D’Esposito, a former New York City police

detective, said in a release. “Enhancing community resiliency against flooding and providing first responders with the resources they need to safeguard the public are palpable ways the federal government can work with local partners to make life better for Long Islanders, and I am glad to have been able to facilitate this infusion of funds into our region.”

“I’m very thankful to Congressman D’Esposito for his steadfast commitment to the Village of Island Park,” Mayor McGinty said. “This is the home he grew up in, and it will always be his home and we couldn’t be prouder.”

Courtesy Island Park Library

PASSOVER MESSAGE

What is the meaning of Passover?

For Jews, Passover is a time to commemorate our past, give thanks for today, and pray for a better tomorrow. In the Torah, Moses instructs all of Israel in the laws of Passover and the traditions to be observed for generations to come.

Passover begins on the 14th day of the Jewish month of Nisan. Family and friends gather for a special meal called a Seder which means order. As the meaning of Seder suggests there is a specific order to the meal and the

we can look to our ancestors for hope. Moses, Miriam and Aaron had no idea what it would mean to leave Egypt. Their fear of the unknown must have been great. And yet, they found the strength. As their descendants who carry that strength in our DNA, we too will get through.

For me, there is something very beautiful and meaningful in the power of the Passover seder. Whether a Jew by birth or by choice, a non-Jew who is strong in their own faith, GLBTQ+, and or a person of color, we can gather as a com-

Greenberg and his son Max helped needy families by once again volunteering for the Nassau County Shomrim Society and Hatzilu Rescue Organization’s annual Passover food drive.

Lending a helping hand to families for Passover

HAPPY HAPPY PASSOVER PASSOVER

From Congressman D’Esposito SChagameach!

Oceanside Chamber member Mark

Greenberg and his son, Maxwell, volunteered for the Nassau County Shomrim Society and Hatzilu Rescue Organization’s annual Passover food drive on April 14.

The Nassau County Shomrim Society and Hatzilu Rescue Organization team up for their annual Passover food drive, which delivers meals to over 70 families in need.

Volunteers gathered at a food warehouse in Holtsville to personalize food boxes for each family, drawing from Hatzilu’s client list to extend support beyond the Jewish holiday. The Shomrim Society also supplies families with a gift certificate to the supermarket.

The Nassau County Shomrim Society is a Jewish volunteer organization that promotes the religious spirit of Police Officers of the Jewish faith and their families as well as promotes well-being and develops goodwill within communities. “Shomrim” translates to “guards” or “watchers” in Hebrew, and these societies typically serve as community patrol groups, assisting law enforcement and aiding in various community-related activities focusing on disaster preparedness, public safety, and relief.

The Hatzilu Rescue Organization is a public charity in Plainview that provides food, financial aid, social work, and emotional support to Jews in need on Long

The partnership highlights ongoing

efforts to assist diverse families yearround, emphasizing community collaboration and dedication to helping those in need. Hatzilu offers such help year-round across Nassau County regardless of religion or ethnicity.

The Greenbergs, long-time residents of Oceanside, joined other volunteers in packing and delivering food boxes to families in need. Mark has been involved for nearly a decade as a member of both Hatzilu and Shomrim Society and alongside his son, Maxwell, delivered food to a family in Valley Stream.

Greenberg has been a member of the Shomrim Society since 2009 when he started as an auxiliary policeman and went to the Nassau County Auxiliary Police Academy. He became involved with Hatzilu Rescue after learning about their work and has been assisting in delivering food to families in need, both during Passover and throughout the year.

Mark emphasized the importance of ongoing support for families, highlighting their dedication to helping their community. Their participation underscored the local impact of the collaborative effort to support needy families during the holiday season.

“It was gratifying especially in these hard times of being Jewish,” Greenberg said. “It’s hard but I’m proud at the same time,to help other Jews that need food.”

–Kepherd Daniel

Rabbi

Oceanside resident Mark

Courtesy Mark Greenberg

School program an ‘ACE’ for special education students

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

In recognition of autism awareness month, the Oceanside School District put a spotlight on the district’s ACE Program at the recent board of education meeting, as the program continues to shine as a beacon of opportunity for special education students.

The ACE Program, short for academic and career exploration, has garnered acclaim for its commitment to providing comprehensive job training and vocational experiences to students with diverse learning needs. Led by Tracy Murray, the executive director of special education, the program has become a cornerstone of inclusive education within the district.

“Their enthusiasm, determination, and unwavering commitment to their vocational pursuits serve as an inspiration to us all,” said Murray of the special education students. “I cannot express enough how proud I am of our students, our dedicated staff, and the unwavering support of our community members. Together they exemplify the spirit of collaboration, inclusion, and service embodying the very essence of what it means to be a part of the Oceanside family.”

At the heart of the program lies its partnership with local businesses, which play a pivotal role in providing hands-on training opportunities for participating students. The academic and career explorations vocational program is a collaborative initiative, coordinated by the Oceanside school district and led by Jackie Frasca and academic and career exploration teachers, Nicole McCann and Janelle Giannetta. Through these partnerships with local

businesses, the students gain invaluable real-world experience, develop essential job skills, and cultivate a sense of independence and self-confidence.

“We want to ensure that our students have a really successful academic journey while they’re in high school but we also want to provide them with community experiences to give them some career exploration,” said the director of secondary special education, Saudia Mahamed. “We take the time to get to know the students and the things that they love to do and we try to turn that into a pathway for them once they leave us.”

ther underscored by the testimonials of students and staff alike and has fostered a sense of purpose and pride in students through their participation in the program.

I cannot express enough how proud I am of our students

TRACy MuRRAy executive director of special education

Central to the success of the academic and career exploration program is its focus on personalized learning and individualized support. Teachers and aides work to understand each student’s unique strengths, interests, and goals, tailoring their educational experiences accordingly. As a result, students are not only prepared for postsecondary education and employment but also equipped with the social and life skills necessary for success in all aspects of life.

“Partnering with all the different businesses and having our students practice different jobs and different tasks, in different industries, helps them build up a resume so they can leave here understanding their strengths and the areas in which they want to pursue once they leave us,” Mahamed said.

The program’s effectiveness is fur-

“I really think that it gives our kids a sense of purpose, a sense of pride and then also just gives them an idea of what they like and what they succeed. What they want to do postsecondary and it gives them that exposure,” said academic and career exploration, Nicole McCann.

As the ACE Program continues to make strides in empowering special education students, the Oceanside community stands as an example of inclusivity, compassion, and opportunity. Desiree Lucia, a special education aide, emphasized the importance of

community integration and social skill development.

“I think that it’s a very great experience for all the students to go out on certain job sites,” she said. “It teaches them social skills, it teaches them how to involve themselves in the community more. A lot of our job sites are helping with students, so it teaches them certain things that they can do in life outside of school once they graduate.”

With support from educators, businesses, and community members, the program remains steadfast in its mission to unlock the full potential of every student, regardless of their abilities.

“We’re so grateful so many businesses have opened their doors to us and really, really make students feel part of their teams,” Mahamed said. “We want them to be able to interact with people in their community and feel and feel connected.”

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Teachers and students from the ACE Program gave a positive review of the vocational program, which allowed them to receive job training to local Oceanside bossiness.

Joe Cibellis and Towers Funeral Home are honored

active with the Oceanside Community Warriors, which cleans up outdoor and public spaces around town, and Oceanside Unified, which focuses on forging connections between local organizations and organizing community events, was given the Kiwanettes’ first Leadership Award.

Assemblyman Brian Curran commended the honorees, and emphasized the significance of serving others in building a better community.

“The Kiwanettes could not have done a better job in selecting two honorees tonight,” Curran said. “You have two fine gentlemen here who have done so much for Oceanside. Joe with the Oceanside Warriors, and you ask anyone about Bill, and if there’s anybody in Oceanside or any organization that needs any help, you ask Bill and he’s there to help them, and that is a lifelong dedication by both of these men.”

“I’m really honored and humbled,” Cibellis said. “I don’t see myself as a leader, but just someone who really enjoys people in general and bringing good people together.”

Oceanside Board of Education Trustee Sandie Schoell presented Towers with the Public Service Award. The business sponsors youth and adult programs, supports charitable organizations and stands in solidarity with local emergency services during times

daughter and son-in-law, Krissie and George Frangiadakis; Amy Dagger; Frank Criscuolo and Mary Mery. The support staff of funeral assistants and greeters is led by Chris Pappas and Tim Kirkwood.

Towers has offered its services in several high-profile emergencies over the years, including the crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996, the Sept. 11 attacks, Hurricane Sandy and, most recently, the coronavirus pandemic.

The funeral home was founded in 1933 by Earl Towers, and his son, Robert “Bob” Towers, later assumed leadership. In 1993 he sold the business to Kallinikos, whom he had hired. Kallinikos, who had family members in funeral service, said he knew from age 10 that he would one day become a funeral director. Towers retired in 2009.

“I owe so much to Bob,” Kallinikos said. “I worked under his guidance for a long time, and he gave me the tools to do what we’re doing today. It’s a very moving evening. I came from a one-bedroom apartment in Washington Heights. I didn’t even realize that we were

poor, but God gave me the way to go and do what I wanted to do to help others, and I’m in that position right now. I tell the younger generation that’s coming up: You treat every family the way you want to be treated when it’s time to make arrangements for Mom and Dad.”

Keith Rossein/Herald Honoree Bill Kallinikos, owner of Towers Funeral Home, and his wife, Athena.

It was a night for celebration at Lambrou’s in Island Park.

Fire departments rally to recruit new volunteers

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

“Firefighting is all about passion,” said Oyster Bay town supervisor Joe Saladino. “Do you have a fire in you?”

That’s the question being asked across Nassau County by the 69 volunteer fire departments that protect them. It’s all part of a renewed push from the Firefighters Association of the State of New York in its annual RecruitNY campaign to find more volunteer firefighters and EMTs.

To help support those efforts, County Executive Bruce Blakeman declared last week as a volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker recruitment week. That includes the launch of a new website, NassausBravest.com, providing information on volunteering in the county.

“Exactly 30 years ago in 1994, there were 10,000 firefighters here on Long Island. There are now 6.000, so we’ve got a lot of work to do,” Blakeman said. “It’s not just community service. That’s important, and it’s very rewarding to give back to your community, but it’s about the camaraderie between firefighters and EMT’s.”

Steve Klein knows exactly how rewarding it is. He joined the Oceanside Fire Department when he was 18, just a couple years after his father died from a heart attack. Now 77, Klein has decades of volunteer service under his belt, and is even the former president of state firefighters association.

Still, Klein will never forget how it was volunteer firefighters who responded to his father’s medical emergency. And it proves how important these types of services are. That’s why his statewide agency worked so hard to adopt more universal firefighting training methods.

“Anything we want to do, it’s going to cost money,” Klein said. “But the offshoot of that is that the volunteer fire service in the state of New York saves the taxpayers approximately $3.5 billion in taxes every year. We need to have trained people available to respond to emergencies.”

Much of that money is saved in sala-

ries, which volunteers obviously do not collect. Departments also look to fundraise as ways to avoid tax levies needed for purchasing, maintaining and operating firefighting equipment.

But there are benefits to volunteering beyond just doing the right thing. Volunteers get free training and equipment, as well as tax breaks and insurance coverage. All of that is provided by the Volunteer Firefighter Benefits Law, first passed in 1957.

Those tax breaks could include income tax credits of $500 to $1,000 per year, as well as property tax reductions of up to 10 percent — assuming local gov-

ernments have opted in.

There also are possibilities to earn a pension, as well as tuition reimbursement and scholarships.

Eugene Perry first joined the Patchogue Fire Department in 1979, thanks to his father — even those he was never a firefighter himself.

“My uncles were both in the fire service, but my father … took me to one of the tournament drills they had in Patchogue, and it was something that piqued my interest and got me to come in the door,” Perry said. “I learned quickly after that, that that’s not the whole aspect of the volunteer fire service.”

Perry has been an administrative officer for many years and is involved in fundraising efforts for the fire department and companies and is hoping to help even more through efforts at the state level, encouraging, even more, to receive benefits from the fire service in more ways than one.

“I’m still an active interior firefighter,” Perry said. “It’s still the rush of being in a firehouse and getting on a fire truck and going to a fire trying to help somebody.”

And that’s a big reason why there is so much longevity in this line of work, Blakeman said.

“You have a built-in family when you join a firefighting service,” the county executive said. “You have friends that share a love of protecting the community.”

Kepherd Daniel/Herald Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was joined by firefighters in Plainview to share how important these volunteer departments are — and why solid recruitment this month is vital, for residents of all ages.

Lopez takes over county’s social services

By JOSEPH D’ALESSANDRO jdalessandro@liherald.com

Jose Lopez has stepped in as the new acting commissioner for Nassau County’s social services department, filling the absence left by Nancy Nunziata.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to serve, to work with the county executive,” Lopez said. “To work with all the employees at the DSS. And to build a team that has a sense of morale, and more importantly, a sense of trust that the administration understands that what they do is vital to everyone that we serve.”

Lopez has spent the last three years as the county’s labor relations director, settling more than 8,000 bargaining agreements with Nassau County employees. He also guided more than 40 county departments in their negotiations with unions, and even served a member of the county’s health care committee.

At DSS, Lopez is now responsible for a department focused on supporting local families with day care, housing and homelessness prevention. He also will oversee the county’s management of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, that assists low-income, disabled or senior citizen residents with needed financial support to purchase food.

“The role is to make sure that we serve the constituency of Nassau County, and to provide services that are very much needed,” Lopez said. “At the same time, you provide an opportunity for those working with the county to do their best.”

Lopez also will lead Child Protective Services, child support enforcement, and accommodating the Abandoned Infant Protection Act, which provides a safe way for those with unwanted infants to part with them. It’s with CPS Lopez would like to add more peo-

ple, including more than a dozen former cops to help manage the department’s ever-growing workload.

These new hires will assist caseworkers after undergoing a six-week training period — largely calling upon prior experience as first responders, according to reports.

CPS is responsible for investigating neglect and all kinds of child abuse. The service employs casework-

ers and court liaisons. Child victims are brought to Nassau’s Child Advocacy Center, where they share information and receive various support services from the Coalition Against Child Abuse and Neglect.

“Jose Lopez has demonstrated through his many assignments in government that he has the intellect experience and work ethic to take on important challenges,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman said, in a statement. “Protecting our neighbors in their time of vulnerability is of paramount importance to me as county executive.”

Nunziata, appointed in 2019 by then-county executive Laura Curran, abruptly resigned last month, according to reports, after she says she was asked to fire someone in her office from an official in the county executive’s office. Nunsiata left over a disagreement over policy with the county executive.

Blakeman had no knowledge of the request, according to Boyle, who told a news outlet the employee in question was later transferred to a different department. The county executive also said he received no communication from Nunziata about why she stepped down.

Lopez’s experience includes a decade as the human resources director for the Western Beef supermarket chain, where he oversaw more than 2,000 employees across 22 stores and three warehouses.

He’s also a former deputy commissioner of Nassau County Parks, Recreation and Museums, and also oversaw key functions of Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center, including staffing and event planning.

Lopez intends to reduce the amount of staff training occurring upstate, preferring to train them within Nassau instead. He also intends to broaden the services the department provides, although he has yet to share details.

Courtesy Nassau County

Jose Lopez is the new acting commissioner for the Nassau County’s social services department.

STEPPING OUT

Cultivating the future at Crossroads Farm

By Danielle Schwab

Vegetables, fruits, and honey, oh my!

Melissa Errico

With the growing season now upon us, Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s is ready to welcome visitors again. The historic 5.5-acre site hosts its annual season-opening event, next Saturday, April 27. It’s a day to enjoy being outdoors, and partake of family-friendly activities, delicious eats, farm-fresh items to purchase, and, naturally, a wealth of information on planting.

Crossroads Farms at Grossmann’s has a long tradition that’s been shared by generations of folks from throughout Nassau County and beyond. Since 1895, it’s been a go-to for produce, plants and related agricultural products. Owned and cultivated for more than 100 years by the Grossmann family, it was purchased by Nassau County through the Nassau Land Trust to preserve the acreage as an open farm space. It’s one of the closest farms to New York City.

“One of the big things for the Grossmann family was that Long Island Rail Road runs directly through the back of the farm,” Crossroads operations manager Michael D’Angelo says. “Back in the early 1900s, that was huge. Instead of having to use a horse and cart to go to Manhattan to sell their produce, they were able to load up onto the train that would then go right into the city.”

With more than 75 products offered, the farm produces diverse and beloved selection of organic produce for its loyal patrons. This includes best sellers like tomatoes and greens, along with turmeric, and even loofas — among the many items

Crossroads also showcases its crops at the Long Island Fair. Its tradition of excellence is evident with strong finishes in the agricultural competition.

“We put in like 50 entries last year, and 90 percent of our crops placed first, second or third,” adds Peter Notarnicola, Crossroads’ field

This year, Crossroads is doubling its production by planting on twice as much of its land. Anything that can’t be grown or produced in-house is obtained through a barter system with other farms and sold at the farm store.

Another popular product is the result of a collaboration with millions of special farm workers — worker bees that is. Their buzzy effort supplies the farm with rich tasty honey.

Melissa Errico appears on the Landmark stage with pianistarranger Billy Stritch for her new show ‘The Life and Loves of a Broadway Baby.’ Errico sets her own life to the Broadway songs that she has sung and owned in this theatrical tour de force. She presents both a sensational set of beloved standards and a series of witty and sometimes wicked stories about an ingenue’s life passed on the Great White Way. Its sexy, sublime study of American songs — ranging from Cole Porter to Harold Arlen, Lerner & Loewe to Taylor Swift, with a substantial peek at Melissa’s new Sondheim album, ‘Sondheim in the City’ — with songs like ‘Everybody Says Don’t,’ ‘Take Me to the World,’ and ‘Being Alive.’ A woman of stage, screen and song, Errico has been acclaimed as ‘the Maria Callas of American musical theatre’ by Opera News, referencing both her silken voice and dramatic, expressive intensity.

Friday, April 19, 8 p.m. $63, $53, $43. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 7676444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

• Saturday, April 27, noon-4 p.m.

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• Farmstand hours: Tuesday and Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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either are first or second generation, or are foreign-born themselves. They ask for specific products that may be hard for them to find,” D’Angelo says. “And that is always exciting for us. We love hearing and catering to the way people cook different things.”

Crossroads also has a presence at local establishments. You’ll find Crossroads products incorporated into the menu at Malverne eateries such as Uva Rossa Wine Bar and Kookaburra Coffee Co.

While the season is just beginning, there will be no shortage of activities to occupy everyone on opening day. A ribbon-cutting ceremony kicks off the festivities, followed by entertainment, farm tours, hayrides and food vendors on hand with some tasty bites. Check out Rockin Roots, South Shore Brewery and Beach Barbecue, among the participating vendors.

Kids can keep busy visiting farm animals and taking in an ATV ride, along with puppetry and face painting. The youngsters can also gather around a maypole and chase down colorful ribbons.

“It’s a family fun day to come down and just enjoy the farm,” D’Angelo says.

Crossroads is so much more than simply a place to visit. Its valued community partner can be relied up to support many endeavors.

“Fresh produce, fresh flowers, educational opportunities and entertainment space truly make Crossroads Farm unique” Maria Casini, Malverne Chamber of Commerce co-president, adds.

Mike DelGuidice

“We got about a million ladies that work on the farm, and they’re the bees,” D’Angelo jokes.

Among the projects she’s involved in with Crossroads, the farm has partnered with LIJ-Valley Stream Northwell Hospital to introduce a”Food is Health” program tackling nutrition and hunger.

D’Angelo and Notarnicola are always on the go, planning and moving forward with new ideas — and crops. They maintain a close dialogue with visitors.

The farm also offers an interactive Sunshine program to introduce kids up to 11 to agriculture.

“A lot of people don’t know the process that it takes for food to get to their table,” Notarnicola says. “To see that hands-on, I think for someone who didn’t grow up with planting, is eye-opening.”

From a tiny seedling to your dinner plate, it’s a team effort to get it all there.

Mike DelGuidice, one of Long Island’s most celebrated singer/ songwriters continues his ‘residency’ at the Paramount. Mike DelGuidice and his band always give it their all, especially when playing the iconic Billy Joel songs. DelGuidice leads his band in a rousing concert that highlights the ‘Piano Man’s’ decades of hits. Like his idol, DelGuidice has become one of the area’s most celebrated performers, balancing his schedule between doing his own thing and touring with Joel all over the world. DelGuidice, as with Joel, grew up mastering several instruments, including bass guitar, guitar, piano and drums. He’s renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of the Joel catalog, which caught the attention of Joel himself, who ultimately brought him on stage with him. DelGuidice and his band pack hit after charttopping hit, along with his own tunes in a high-energy show that’s always a crowd pleaser.

“We have customers from all different backgrounds, some who

Interested in become a part of the farm family? Crossroads Farms welcomes volunteers to help out. Various volunteering options include working in the fields planting and harvesting, or participating in education and fundraising programming.

Friday and Saturday, April 19-20, 8 p.m. $60, $40, $25, $20. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000. Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com.

beloved selection of organic produce for its loyal patrons. This you’ll find here. manager.

Michael D’Angelo, operations manager, is ready to reopen the popular farm for another busy season.

Photos courtesy Crossroads Farm Crossroads field manager Peter Notarnicola tends to his plantings.

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April 26

Chris Ruggiero

Experience the magic of Chris Ruggiero’s new show, “Teenage Dreams and Magic Moments.” The dynamic vocalist visits the Landmark stage, Friday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. Ruggiero is an old soul. Still in his 20s, the music that speaks to him is the music of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, breathing new life into the timeless classics that form the soundtrack of our lives. His approach to performing is more in line with that of a bygone era, bringing to the stage the panache of Frank Sinatra or Paul Anka, coupled with the energy of Jackie Wilson. Ruggiero first came to national attention when he performed in concert on a PBS coast-to-coast special and was featured on Good Morning America. Since then, he has traveled the country, delivering his unique brand of vintage rock and roll and sharing his passion for the classics.

On stage Families will enjoy another musical adventure, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, April 19, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Monday through Friday, April 20-26, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Back by popular demand after a sold-out 2023 run, see Pigeon, Bus Driver, and some zany passengers sing and dance their way to helping The Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat, energetic comedy based on four of Mo Willems’ popular Pigeon books.

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He has shared the stage with artists such as Bobby Rydell, The Duprees and The Drifters. It seems almost preordained that the young man who loves the special sounds of an era is now performing on the same stages as those he admires most. The young singer was a 2020 East Coast Music Hall of Fame nominee and at the 2019 induction ceremony, he performed alongside Tito Puente Jr. singing the iconic song Tito’s father wrote, “Oye Como Va.” In his new show, “Teenage Dreams and Magic Moments,” Ruggiero tells his story by breathing ew life into the timeless music of the eras he loves, enhanced with a six-piece band and live brass. Songs like “Unchained Melody,” “My Cherie Amour,” “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “This Magic Moment” come to life with unique interpretations of these classics and more, with new orchestrations by Charlie Calello, arranger for the Four Seasons and known in the industry as “The Hit Man.” Chances are you’ll know every word of every song. $59, $49, $39. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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Featuring a live band to bring Deborah Wicks La Puma’s jazzy score to life, audiences will thoroughly enjoy singing and flapping along with The Pigeon and friends. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. It’s an ideal way to introduce kids to theater and the humorous stories from Willems’ books. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.LICM.org.

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Urban Art Evolution,” is a comprehensive exhibit featuring a diverse range of compositions from the 1980s through the present by creators who were based in the rough and tumble downtown area of New York City known as Loisaida/LES (Lower East Side/East Village) and close surrounding neighborhoods. Artists pushed the boundaries of what was considered “art” with a primary focus on street/graffiti art. The exhibit’s scope, guest curated by art collector/gallerist Christopher Pusey, offers an even broader view from other creative residents, who worked inside their studios but still contributed to the rich fabric of the downtown art scene from different vantage points and aesthetics.

Works include sculpture, paintings, photography, music, and ephemera from many noted and influential artists. On view through July 7. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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May 11

Baby shower for moms-to-be

Mercy Hospital hosts this free event for expecting moms-to-be, Saturday, May 11, noon to 2 p.m., in the lower level cafeteria. With raffles, giveaways for mom and baby, and meet and greets with physicians, lactation specialists, mother/ baby nurses, games and more. For moms only. 1000 N. Village Ave. Email Elizabeth. Schwind@chsli.org to register. For more information, visit CHSLI.org/mercy-hospital or call (516) 626-3729.

Have questions about tech?

Need help with your device? Get one-on-one help from a librarian, at Oceanside Library, every Tuesday, 10-11 a.m. and 11 a.m.-noon. For your session, have a clear goal(s) in mind (i.e.: navigating smart phone, creating a spreadsheet etc.);Come prepared with all login usernames and passwords. By appointment only. Sessions are limited to a maximum of once a month per patron. 56 Atlantic Ave. Register at OceansideLibrary.com or call (516) 766-2360.

Island Park Memorial Day Parade

Island Park hosts its annual Memorial Day parade on Waterford Road adjacent to Masone Beach. Lineup begins at 9:30 a.m. with step off at 10 a.m. sharp. Ceremony begins immediately following parade at the memorial monument. All local organizations, scouts, sports teams and schools are invited to march. Email staff@ villageofislandpark.com by May 20. Decorate your bicycle and join the parade. American Legion Post 1029 will be giving prizes for the best decorated bicycle.

Homemakers auction

All are welcome to Baldwin Homemakers annual auction, Wednesday May 1, 7 p.m., at Baldwin Middle School. $5 admission includes raffle ticket. With coffee, cake and door prize. 3211 Schreiber Place, Baldwin.

Having an event?

Eglevsky Ballet Gala

Eglvesky Ballet presents “Live from Studio 4,” an intimate evening of classical and contemporary ballets, Saturday, April 20, 7 p.m. The program features new and existing repertory works chosen to showcase the dancers unique ability to transfer from classical to neo-classical to contemporary with ease and mastery of their techniques. Eglevsky Ballet Studio, 700 Hicksville Road, Suite 102, Bethpage. For information and tickets, visit Eventbrite.com/e/ live-from-studio-4-tickets859994295087?aff=oddtdtc.

Greek Spring Fest

Panaghia of Island Park hosts the 3rd annual Greek Spring Fest, Thursday through Sunday, May 16-19. Start times are May 16 and 17, 5-10 p.m.; May 18, noon-10 p.m.; May 19, noon-8 p.m. Enjoy Greek food, pastries, church tours, games, raffles, rides, shopping, music and dancing. Admission is free for all. 83 Newport Road, Island Park.

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.

Spring Dog Festival

Enjoy the glorious grounds of Old Westbury Gardens with your pooch (leashed of course), Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. With varied vendors and activities. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

Island Park Arbor Day celebration

Island Park village celebrates Arbor Day on the Village Green, Saturday May 4, at noon. All are welcome to join in planting a tree and plants on the Village Green. Corner of Long Beach and Warwick roads.

May 13

Mount Sinai South Nassau Golf Outing

Mount Sinai South Nassau holds its 40th annual Golf Outing, Monday May 13, at three golf venues including Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence and Rockville Links Club in Rockville Centre. 10 a.m. shotgun start at each venue; pickle ball tournament starts at 2 p.m. at the Seawane club. All net proceeds benefit Mount Sinai South Nassau with a portion of the funds dedicated to helping patients of the hospital’s cancer program. Online registration expires Friday April 26. For more information or reserve a spot, visit SouthNassauLifesaver.org or call (516) 377-5360.

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, April 20, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork.

Kids and adults connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. For ages 2-14. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for to register or call (516) 484-9337.

Public Notices

NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County. GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC F/K/A KONDAUR CAPITAL, LLC,, Plaintiff, -againstWILLIAM GALLAGHER A/K/A WILLIAM JOHN GALLAGHER; TARA GALLAGHER A/K/A TARA MARY GALLAGHER; THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE LAWSON TOWNE HOUSE CORP.; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of the premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants, Index No. 612470/2020. Mortgaged Premises: 3530 Long Beach Road, Unit 12 Oceanside, NY 11572 Section: 43 Block: D Lot(s): 750 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above captioned action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $396,316.00 and interest, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on January 6, 2010 in Book M 34485, Page 247, Control Number 102, covering the premises known as 3530 Long Beach Road, Unit 12, Oceanside, NY 11572. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located.. 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 your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160 Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 145686

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff -against- DAVID WALSH, KATHLEEN WALSH, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated January 28, 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, NY on April 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Oceanside, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of Reina Road with the westerly side of Bartz Street; being a plot 100 feet by 50 feet by 100 feet by 50 feet.

All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

Said premises known as 440 REINA ROAD, OCEAN SIDE, NY 11572 Approximate amount of lien $433,060.05 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 010837/2010.

OCEANSIDE UNION FREE, PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK

POR LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que la elección anual del distrito escolar y la votación del presupuesto de los votantes calificados del distrito Escolar Oceanside Union Free, pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, se celebrará el 21 de mayo de 2024, de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m. en el gimnasio de la escuela n.º 6 de Merle Avenue, Merle Avenue, Oceanside, Nueva York, con los siguientes propósitos: a) Votar sobre el presupuesto anual de la escuela para el año escolar 2024-2025 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del Distrito, que será razonablemente de la siguiente forma:

PROPUESTA 1: PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR OCEANSIDE UNION FREE

PARA 2024-2025

SE RESUELVE que la declaración de los gastos estimados (presupuesto) presentada por la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Oceanside Union Free, en la ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, para el año escolar 2024-2025 sea por el monto de $181,393,876 para los fines establecidos, y se apruebe, y que dicho monto total, sin incluir los fondos públicos y otros ingresos legales, se deberá recaudar mediante el gravamen sobre el inmueble sujeto a tributación dentro del distrito escolar y se deberá cobrar durante el próximo año, según lo dispuesto por ley.

b) Elegir a un miembro de la Junta para que cubra la vacante después de la finalización del período de Seth Blau para un nuevo mandato que comienza el 1 de julio de 2024 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2027.

c) Elegir a un miembro de la Junta para que cubra la vacante después de la finalización del período de Stuart Kaplan para un nuevo mandato que comienza el 1 de julio de 2024 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2027.

d) Votar sobre las siguientes propuestas: PROPUESTA 2: PROYECTO DE RESERVA DE CAPITALES DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR

SE RESUELVE que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Oceanside Union Free (“Distrito”), por medio del presente, tenga autorización para asignar y gastar del fondo de

reserva de capitales, aprobado por los votantes y establecido el 15 de mayo de 2018, una cantidad que no exceda los $11,379,700 con el fin de realizar un Proyecto de mejora de capital del Distrito en Oceanside High School, la Escuela n.º 3, y en la Escuela n.º 6 (“Proyecto”), que comenzará durante el año escolar 2024-2025 y comprenderá la construcción de mejoras y modificaciones en la propiedad de Oceanside High School, la Escuela n.º 3 y la Escuela n.º 6 según se describe a continuación: Oceanside High School: 1) Renovación del campo de baseball del equipo estudiantil de la escuela secundaria. Obras para incluir césped sintético en el campo y fuera de él, nueva barrera de contención, nuevas casetas, gradas elevadas con 200 asientos detrás de la base del bateador, nueva cerca perimetral, nueva cerca para home run, distintos equipos para baseball, y pasillos de hormigón; 2) Renovación del campo de softball del equipo estudiantil de la escuela secundaria. Obras para incluir césped sintético en el campo y fuera de él, nueva barrera de contención, nuevas casetas, gradas elevadas con 200 asientos detrás de la base del bateador, nueva cerca perimetral, nueva cerca para home run, distintos equipos para baseball, y pasillos de hormigón; 3) Renovación de las canchas de tenis actuales, remoción y reemplazo del asfalto, redes de tenis y postes. Pintura de recubrimiento y de las líneas divisorias en todas las canchas, una cancha en la que también se marcarán las líneas divisorias para pickleball usando las redes de la cancha de tenis; 4) Adición de aire acondicionado al salón de la banda actual. Oceanside (Escuela n.° 3): 1) Remoción de una parte del área de juegos de asfalto actual e instalación de nuevas áreas de juego con césped sintético con una cancha para patear la pelota; 2) Remoción de todo el paisajismo contra el edificio actual e instalación de nuevas sendas de hormigón. Pintura nueva de todas las líneas divisorias de los senderos para adaptar el césped nuevo. Instalación de los drenajes necesarios; 3) Remoción y reemplazo del principal dispositivo de alimentación eléctrica subterráneo y bloques de vidrio en dos ubicaciones de la escuela. Oceanside (Escuela n.° 6): Instalación de líneas divisorias en la cancha de handball para pickleball. Instalación de zapatas, redes y postes para redes para pickleball; todo esto

incluirá mejoras en el lugar, mobiliario, equipos, aparatos, maquinaria, demolición y otros trabajos relacionados o mejoras necesarias adicionales, así como los costos preliminares y los costos imprevistos, y su financiamiento; siempre que todos los costos detallados de los componentes del Proyecto según lo estipulado en el Informe puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes en caso de que la Junta de Educación determine que la reasignación es en favor del Distrito y no se realicen cambios sustanciales al alcance del Proyecto.

PROPUESTA 3:

ENMIENDA DEL FONDO DE RESERVA DE CAPITALES

SE RESUELVE que el fondo de reserva de capitales existente de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Oceanside Union Free (“Distrito”), hasta ahora establecido mediante la autorización de los votantes el 15 de mayo de 2018, SE ENMIENDE POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, mediante el aumento del umbral de financiación de depósito del fondo por un monto que no exceda los cuarenta millones de dólares ($40,000,000), más los intereses acumulados. No habrá cambios ni modificaciones en el propósito del fondo ni en las fuentes de financiación, que seguirán siendo las autorizadas previamente por los votantes del Distrito.

PROPUESTA 4:

PROPUESTA SOBRE LA BIBLIOTECA DE OCEANSIDE PARA

2024-2025

Por medio del presente, la asignación anual de $7,358,030 hasta ahora autorizada por los votantes para los servicios de la biblioteca aumenta en $249,113, por una asignación anual total de $7,607,143 para cada año, desde el 1 de julio de 2024, junto con la parte designada de la biblioteca de cualquier pago de la Autoridad de Energía de Long Island (LIPA) conforme con un acuerdo conforme al expediente n.º 403754/2016, lo que representa la cantidad necesaria para los servicios de la biblioteca de conformidad con el contrato por escrito celebrado entre la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Oceanside Union Free y la Biblioteca de Oceanside.

TENGA EN CUENTA QUE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la votación se realizará mediante máquinas de votación y las urnas estarán abiertas de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m. La elección se realizará de acuerdo con las Normas Electorales adoptadas por la Junta de Educación. TENGA EN CUENTA QUE

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la audiencia sobre el presupuesto se realizará en el auditorio de la escuela n.º 6 de Oceanside, Merle Avenue, Oceanside, Nueva York, el miércoles 8 de mayo de 2024 a las 7:30 p. m., para la resolución de dichos asuntos según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación. La reunión será pública y se transmitirá en vivo.

Estará preparada la versión resumida de la propuesta sobre el presupuesto y el texto de todas las demás propuestas que aparecerán en las máquinas de votación, como así también una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2024-2025 para fines escolares, que especifica los fines y la cantidad para cada fin, y habrá copias disponibles, a pedido, para cualquier residente del Distrito en cada escuela del Distrito donde se mantiene la escuela de 9:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m. durante los catorce días previos a la elección del 21 de mayo de 2024, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados, en dicha audiencia sobre el presupuesto y elección anual, y en el sitio web del Distrito.

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

TENGA EN CUENTA QUE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las nominaciones de los miembros de la Junta de Educación, a menos que la ley estipule lo contrario, se deberán realizar mediante solicitud firmada por al menos 39 votantes calificados del Distrito, deberán indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato, así como también el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, deberán describir la vacante específica para la que se nomina al candidato, que incluye la duración del cargo y el nombre del último titular, y deberán presentarse en la oficina

de la Secretaría del Distrito, en el edificio de la Administración, 145 Merle Avenue, Oceanside, Nueva York, desde las 9:00 a. m. hasta las 4:00 p. m., a más tardar 30 días antes de la elección, este año, el 22 de abril de 2024, y el 22 de abril de 2024 desde las 9:00 a. m. hasta las 5:00 p. m. La Junta de Educación puede rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara su poca disposición para desempeñar las funciones.

TENGA EN CUENTA QUE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier propuesta que deba hacerse en las máquinas de votación se deberá realizar por escrito mediante solicitud firmada por al menos 97 votantes calificados del Distrito y presentar en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito de 9:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., a más tardar 30 días antes de la elección en la que se votará la cuestión o propuesta, este año, el 22 de abril de 2024, y el 22 de abril de 2024 de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m. Esta norma no se aplicará a las propuestas que deban publicarse ni a aquellas propuestas o cuestiones sobre las que la Junta de Educación tenga la autoridad por ley para presentar en cualquier elección anual o especial del Distrito.

TENGA EN CUENTA QUE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se permite el registro de los votantes calificados de este Distrito para la elección anual del Distrito en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito desde las 9:00 a. m. hasta las 4:00 p. m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el jueves 16 de mayo de 2024 inclusive. Se preparará y presentará un registro en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito, que estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado pueda inspeccionarlo desde las 9:00 a. m. hasta las 4:00 p. m. los cinco días antes de la elección, excepto el domingo, y el sábado con cita desde las 9:00 a. m. hasta las 12:00 p. m., y en el lugar de votación el día de la elección.

TENGA EN CUENTA QUE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el registro incluirá: todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se hayan presentado personalmente para el registro; todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado para cualquier elección anual o especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en cualquier elección anual o especial del Distrito realizada durante los cuatro años calendario (2020-2023) previos a la preparación de este registro; y los votantes que estén registrados de manera permanente en la Junta Electoral del condado de Nassau.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boletas electorales por correo anticipado se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta Electoral del Estado. Dichas solicitudes están disponibles en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del estado en https://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/miscellaneous, o en el sitio web del Distrito https://www.oceansidesc hools.org, y en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., en los días en que la escuela está en sesión. Las solicitudes de boletas electorales por correo anticipado completadas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral por correo anticipado se enviará por correo al votante o hasta el día anterior a la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al votante o a la persona que designe. No se aceptarán solicitudes de boletas electorales por correo anticipado antes del 22 de abril de 2024. Las boletas electorales por correo anticipado de los votantes se deben recibir en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de las elecciones que se vayan a escrutar. En la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito podrá consultarse una lista de todas las personas a las que se les hayan emitido boletas electorales por correo anticipado cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a las elecciones, de 9:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., excepto los domingos, y solo con cita previa de 9:00 a. m. hasta el mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de voto por ausencia se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta de Elecciones del estado, el cual puede obtenerse en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del estado (https://www.counsel.nys ed.gov/miscellaneous) o comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito por correo electrónico jkraemer@oceansidescho ols.org o por teléfono (516-678-1226). Las solicitudes completadas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al solicitante o hasta el día anterior a la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a la persona que designe. La Secretaría del Distrito no aceptará solicitudes de voto por ausencia antes del 22 de abril de 2024. Habrá una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les haya emitido boletas

Public Notices

electorales por ausencia disponible en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito durante los cinco días previos al día de la elección, excepto el domingo, y únicamente con cita entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00 del mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la sección 2018-d de la Ley de Educación, cualquier persona que preste servicio en el Ejército, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en la próxima elección del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que califican como votantes del distrito escolar pueden obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito por teléfono (516-678-1226), fax (516-678-2145), correo electrónico (jkraemer@oceansidescho ols.org,), correo postal (145 Merle Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572) o en persona entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. Los votantes militares que estén debidamente registrados pueden solicitar la boleta electoral militar mediante un formulario de solicitud proporcionado por la Secretaría del Distrito. Las solicitudes completadas se deben entregar en persona o por correo postal a la Secretaría del Distrito, y se deben recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 25 de abril de 2024. Las boletas electorales militares completadas se deben recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 21 de mayo de 2024 si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección o no más tarde del cierre de las urnas el 21 de mayo de 2024 si muestran una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o si muestran un endoso fechado de recepción por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Los votantes militares pueden decidir si prefieren recibir un formulario de registro para votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud para dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral.

TENGA EN CUENTA QUE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta convocará a una reunión especial en un plazo de veinticuatro horas después de la presentación de un informe por escrito en la Secretaría del Distrito de los resultados de la elección a fin de analizar y clasificar los informes y declarar el resultado de la elección; que la Junta, por

el presente, se designa fiscal para emitir y escrutar los votos conforme a la Ley de Educación, 2019-a(2b), en esta reunión especial de la Junta.

Fecha: 15 de marzo de 2024

POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN Oceanside, Nueva York

DISTRITO ESCOLAR OCEANSIDE UNION FREE, PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

Justan Kraemer Secretaría del Distrito 145902

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

ELECTION & BUDGET VOTE OF OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual school district election and budget vote of the qualified voters of Oceanside Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, NY, will be held on May 21, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Merle Avenue School No. 6, Merle Avenue, Oceanside, NY, for the following purposes:

a) to vote upon the annual School budget for the school year 2024-2025 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the District, which shall be in substantially the following form:

PROPOSITION 1OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET FOR 2024-2025

RESOLVED, that the statement of estimated expenses (budget) presented by the Board of Education of Oceanside Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, for the School Year 2024-2025 in the amount of $181,393,876 for the purposes stated, be and same is approved, and said total amount, exclusive of public monies and other lawful income shall be raised by the levy on the taxable property within the school district and collected during the ensuing year as provided by law.

b) to elect one Board member to fill the vacancy due to expiration of the term of Seth Blau for a new term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2027;

c) to elect one Board member to fill the vacancy due to expiration of the term of Stuart Kaplan for a new term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2027;

d) to vote upon the following propositions:

PROPOSITION 2SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL RESERVE PROJECT

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Oceanside Union Free School District (“District”), is hereby authorized to appropriate and expend from the Capital Reserve Fund, approved by the voters and established on May 15, 2018, an amount not to exceed $11,379,700 for the purpose of undertaking a District Capital Improvement Project at Oceanside High School, School #3, and School #6 (“Project”) to commence during the 2024-2025 school year and to consist of the construction of improvements and alterations to Oceanside High School, School #3, and School #6 property as follows: Oceanside High School: 1) Renovate the High School varsity baseball field. Work to include synthetic turf infield and outfield, new backstop, new dugouts, 200 seat raised bleachers behind home plate, new perimeter fencing, home run fencing, miscellaneous baseball equipment, and concrete walks; 2) Renovate the High School varsity softball field. Work to include synthetic turf infield and outfield, new backstop, new dugouts, 200 seat raised bleachers behind home plate, new perimeter fencing, home run fencing, miscellaneous baseball equipment, and concrete walks; 3) Renovate existing tennis courts, remove and replace existing asphalt, tennis nets and posts. Color coat and stripe all courts, one court to also be striped for pickleball using tennis court netting; 4) Add air conditioning to the existing band room. Oceanside School #3: 1) Remove a portion of the existing asphalt play area and install new synthetic turf play areas with a kickball court; 2) Remove all landscaping against the existing building and install new concrete walks. Restripe walking track to accommodate new turf. Install drainage as required; 3) Remove and replace underground electrical primary feeder and glass blocks in two locations of school.

Oceanside School #6: Install striping on the existing handball court for pickleball. Install footings, nets and net posts for pickleball, all of the foregoing to include site improvements, furnishings, equipment, apparatus, machinery, demolition and other incidental work or improvements required in connection therewith as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; provided that the detailed costs of the components

of the Project as set forth in the Report may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the Project.

PROPOSITION 3CAPITAL RESERVE FUND

AMENDMENT

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Oceanside Union Free School District’s (“District”) existing Capital Reserve Fund, heretofore established by voter authorization on May 15, 2018; IS HEREBY AMENDED by increasing the Fund’s deposit funding threshold by an amount not to exceed Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000), plus any accrued interest. There will be no change or alteration to the fund’s purpose, or sources of funding, which shall remain as previously authorized by District voters.

PROPOSITION 4OCEANSIDE LIBRARY

PROPOSITION 2024-2025

The annual appropriation for Library services of $7,358,030 heretofore authorized by the voters is hereby increased by the amount of $249,113 for a total annual appropriation of $7,607,143 for each year commencing July 1, 2024, together with the Library’s designated share of any payments by LIPA pursuant to a settlement under case index #403754/2016, representing the amount necessary for Library services pursuant to the written contract between the Board of Education of the Oceanside Union Free School District and the Oceanside Library.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the voting shall be on voting machines and the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The election shall be held in accordance with the Rules for the Conduct of Elections adopted by the Board of Education.

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NOTICE that the Budget Hearing will be held in the auditorium of Oceanside School #6, Merle Avenue, Oceanside, NY, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m., for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the Education Law. This meeting will be held in public and livestreamed. The condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the 2024-2025 school year for school purposes, specifying the purposes and the amount for each, will be prepared and

copies will be made available, upon request, to any District resident at each school in the District in which school is maintained from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the fourteen days preceding said May 21, 2024 election, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at such budget hearing and annual election, and on the District website.

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NOTICE that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

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NOTICE that nominations for the office of Board of Education member, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 39 qualified voters of the District, shall state the name and residence of the candidate and the name and residence of each signer, must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including length of term of office and name of last incumbent, and must be filed in the District Clerk’s Office, Administration Building, 145 Merle Avenue, Oceanside, NY, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. not later than the 30th day preceding the election, this year, April 22, 2024, and on April 22, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve.

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Board of Education has authority by law to present at any annual or special District election.

NOTICE that any proposition to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 97 qualified voters of the District and filed in the District Clerk’s Office from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., not later than the 30th day preceding the election at which such question or proposition is to be voted upon, this year, April 22, 2024, and on April 22, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except that this rule shall not apply to those propositions which are required to be published or to those propositions or questions which the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that registration of the qualified voters of this District for said annual District election is permitted in the District Clerk’s Office, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, up to and including Thursday, May 16, 2024. A register will be prepared and will be filed in the District Clerk’s office, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on each of the five days before the election, except Sunday, and by appointment from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday; and at the polling place on Election Day.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include: all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; all previously qualified voters of the District who have registered for any annual or special District election and who have voted at any annual or special District election held within the four calendar years (2020-2023) prior to preparation of the said register; and voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of Nassau County.

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NOTICE that applications for early mail ballots must be completed on a form prescribed by the State board of elections. Such applications are available on the State Education Department website, https://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/miscellaneous, on the District’s website https://www.oceansidesc hools.org, and at the District Clerk’s office, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on days when school is in session.

Completed applications for early mail ballots must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the early mail ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to his or her designated agent. Early mail ballot applications will not be accepted before April 22, 2024. Early mail voter’s ballots must be received in the District Clerk’s office not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election to be canvassed. A list of all persons to whom early mail ballots have been issued will be available for inspection in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except Sunday, and by appointment only from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the

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NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots be completed on a form prescribed by the State board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the State Education Department’s website, https://www.counsel.nyse Monday through Friday, up to and including Thursday, May 16, 2024. A register will be prepared and will be filed in the District Clerk’s office, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on each of the five days before the election, except Sunday, and by appointment from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday; and at the polling place on Election Day.

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NOTICE that the register shall include: all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; all previously qualified voters of the District who have registered for any annual or special District election and who have voted at any annual or special District election held within the four calendar years (2020-2023) prior to preparation of the said register; and voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of Nassau County.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for early mail ballots must be completed on a form prescribed by the State board of elections. Such applications are available on the State Education Department website, https://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/miscellaneous, on the District’s website https://www.oceansidesc hools.org, and at the District Clerk’s office, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on days when school is in session.

Completed applications for early mail ballots must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the early mail ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to his or her designated agent. Early mail ballot applications will not be accepted before April 22, 2024. Early mail voter’s ballots must be received in the District Clerk’s office not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election to be canvassed. A list of all persons to whom early mail ballots have been issued will be available for inspection in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except Sunday, and by appointment only from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots be completed on a form prescribed by the State board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the State Education Department’s website, https://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/miscellaneous, by contacting the District Clerk by email jkraemer@oceansidescho ols.org, or phone (516-678-1226).

Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 22, 2024. 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 days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only between the hours 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the school district may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516-678-1226), facsimile (516-678-2145), email jkraemer@oceansidescho ols.org, mail (145 Merle Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572), or in person between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application form from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 21, 2024 if showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration election.

form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the Board will convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the election for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports and declaring the result of the election; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law, §2019-a(2b) at said special meeting of the Board.

Dated: March 15, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Oceanside, New York OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK

Justan Kraemer

District Clerk 145900

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-W4, -againstNOREEN M. MCCABE, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on May 18, 2017, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-W4 is the Plaintiff and NOREEN M. MCCABE, 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 16, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 2863 CALVIN RD, OCEANSIDE, NY 11572; and the following tax map identification: Section 0054, Block 00506-00, Lot 00058 & 00138. 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

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 007501/2015. 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. 146077

Plaintiff, vs.

NANCY J KAPLAN

FITZGERALD AS EXECUTRIX, BENEFICIARY, HEIR, AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE

ZATOVICH BY AND THROUGH THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JUNE

ZATOVICH DATED MARCH 26, 2008; KEITH KAPLAN AS BENEFICIARY, HEIR, AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE

ZATOVICH BY AND THROUGH THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JUNE

ZATOVICH DATED MARCH 26, 2008;

HILLARY DELEON AS BENEFICIARY, HEIR, AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE ZATOVICH BY AND THROUGH THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JUNE

ZATOVICH DATED MARCH 26, 2008;

HANNA DELEON AS BENEFICIARY, HEIR, AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE

ZATOVICH BY AND THROUGH THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JUNE

ZATOVICH DATED MARCH 26, 2008;

JENNIFER LEDDY AS BENEFICIARY, HEIR, AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE

ZATOVICH BY AND THROUGH THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JUNE

ZATOVICH DATED MARCH 26, 2008; EMMA DELEON AS BENEFICIARY, HEIR, AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE ZATOVICH BY AND THROUGH THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JUNE

ZATOVICH DATED MARCH 26, 2008;

STEPHEN DELEON AS BENEFICIARY, HEIR, AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE

ZATOVICH BY AND THROUGH THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JUNE

ZATOVICH DATED MARCH 26, 2008, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, BY VIRTUE OF POTENTIAL UNPAID TAXES FROM THE ESTATE OF JUNE ZATOVICH, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BY VIRTUE OF POTENTIAL UNPAID TAXES OR LIENS BY STEPHEN DELEON AS BENEFICIARY, HEIR, AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE ZATOVICH BY AND THROUGH THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JUNE ZATOVICH DATED MARCH 26, 2008, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BY VIRTUE OF POTENTIAL UNPAID TAXES FROM THE ESTATE OF JUNE ZATOVICH AND BY VIRTUE OF POTENTIAL UNPAID TAXES OR LIENS BY STEPHEN DELEON AS BENEFICIARY, HEIR, AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JUNE ZATOVICH BY AND THROUGH THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JUNE ZATOVICH DATED MARCH 26, 2008, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 71 MARINA ROAD, ISLAND PARK, NY 11558 Section: 43, Block: 3, Lot: 143 Defendants.

To the above named Defendants

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $489,000.00 and interest, recorded on February 08, 2006, in Liber M00030077 at Page 565 , of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 71 MARINA ROAD, ISLAND PARK, NY 11558.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

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 (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated: April 2nd, 2024

Maureen Lennon/Herald photos

Community member Tom Montefinise, left with members of the Oceanside Safe Coalitiion Janet Pearsall, Congressman Anthony D’Esposito,Town of Hempstead Sandie Schoell, Herb Pitkowsky, Councilwoman Laura Ryder, and Nassau County Police Officers Peter Ruff and DeStasio of the 4th precinct.

Oceanside Safe Coalition

hosts Drug Take Back Day

The Oceanside Safe Coalition recently hosted Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, on April 13 where they collected prescription and over-the-counter medications from community members. Community members were able to drive by the circle in front of Oceanside High and dispose of prescription medication. The event is part of their biannual efforts to promote safe medication disposal.

Nassau County Police Officer Peter Ruff disposes the medicines that were dropped off by community members, which will be further disposed of by the Nassau County Police Department. Nearly 100 pounds were disposed of.

Public Notices

By: Veronica M. Rundle, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiff 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 Tel: 516-280-7675

Fax: 516-280-7674 146073

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

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Minimum age to apply 16-17 (Must have Working Papers) $16.00/Per Hour

$25-$30/hr. + commission.

Send cover letter & resume to: hr@merrick.k12.ny.us

MAILROOM/ WAREHOUSE HELP

Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME & PART-TIME mailroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Salary Ranges fromo $16 per hour to $20 per hour. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

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Looking for an aggressive self starter who is great at making and maintaining relationships and loves to help businesses grow by marketing them on many different advertising platforms. You will source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls. Must have the ability to understand customer needs and requirements and turn them in to positive advertising solutions. We are looking for a talented and competitive Inside Sales Representative that thrives in a quick sales cycle environment. Compensation ranges from $33,280 + commissions and bonuses to over $100,000 including commission and bonuses. We also offer health benefits, 401K and paid time off. Please send cover letter and resume with salary requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com

Abilities, Inc. is looking for Direct Support Professionals to provide support services to successfully integrate individuals with developmental disabilities into their communities.

advertising, assist with growth and management of the subscription base. Be able to learn quickly, multi-task, and work effectively to meet deadlines. This is a part-time position with a flexible schedule; $25-$30/hr. + commission.

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FULL-TIME DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL (DSP)

Abilities, Inc. is looking for Direct Support Professionals to provide support services to successfully integrate individuals with developmental disabilities into their communities.

Transport and accompany Program Participants to recreational activities — bowling, movies, volunteering — and other socialization activities. Additional duties, such as assisting with personal care needs, may be required. $20.00/hr.

HS Diploma/equivalent, prior work experience with adults having disabilities required. Valid NYS Driver’s License required.

For more information, call (516) 465-1432 or email humanresources@viscardicenter.org

Call 516-569-4000 X286

OUTSIDE SALES

Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Earning potential ranges from $33,280 plus commission and bonuses to over $100,000 including commissions and bonuses.

Compensation is based on Full Time hours

Eligible for Health Benefits,

Abilities, Inc. is looking for Direct Support Professionals to provide support services to successfully integrate individuals with developmental disabilities into their communities. Transport and accompany Program Participants to recreational activities — bowling, movies, volunteering — and other socialization activities. Additional duties, such as assisting with personal care needs, may be required. $20.00/hr.

Transport and accompany Program Participants to recreational activities — bowling, movies, volunteering — and other socialization activities. Additional duties, such as assisting with personal care needs, may be required. $20.00/hr.

HS Diploma/equivalent, prior work experience with adults having disabilities required.

HS Diploma/equivalent, prior work experience with adults having disabilities required. Valid NYS Driver’s License required.

Valid NYS Driver’s License required.

For more information, call (516) 465-1432 or email humanresources@viscardicenter.org

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How can I earthquakeproof my house?

Q. Since the recent earthquake, I have looked all over my house and see some small cracks in corners and a few in ceilings. Some of the cracks were there before, but it made me concerned about whether my house is protected from earthquakes, and what can I do to make it safer. Of course, nobody can predict earthquakes or how strong they’ll be, but if there is anything you can suggest, please tell me.

NA. I was surprised by the number of questions I got about this. Obviously, the unknown is scary, because people feel helpless against the power of nature. Your home, unless it’s made of extremely rigid masonry (concrete or brick) without any reinforcement, is already fairly flexible. Unfortunately, seismic design of residential structures isn’t very well understood, either by designers or builders, because there are very few threatening earthquakes in our region.

Ask The Architect

Our safety factor on Long Island is the ground we are built on, which is very sandy along the shorelines, and becomes a little more rigid moving inland, but not enough to put us in a more restricted category. There are charts and graphs in the New York State Residential Building Code that show what categories to follow when designing a building, and what restrictions and exceptions there are to various conditions.

If your home, for example, has interior walls that are perpendicular to exterior walls, bracing the exterior walls, and if the exterior walls are generally in the same plane, from foundation to roof, you have met some of the first requirements for strength in an earthquake. The exterior walls are sheer walls, and the interior perpendicular walls are brace walls that help resist inward and outward movement in a high-wind or an earth-shaking event.

Many people have opened up the interiors of their homes, making the kitchen, dining room and living room, for example, one big open space. In doing so, especially without the benefit of having included a trained professional architect or engineer in the design, they may have subjected themselves to problems with a lack of bracing or sheer design. Just having a beam connecting an outside wall where a wall used to connect to an interior wall across the room usually isn’t enough to resist extreme seismic or high-wind conditions. But because we rarely have either of these two events, most people ignore the possibility. That makes everything much more difficult when a licensed professional has to mop up the mess from when a homeowner only hired someone who didn’t know the whole scope of different regulations.

Cracks in walls and ceilings are often caused by movement, but there are multiple types of movement, from heating and cooling resulting in expansion and contraction, humidity and settling. There is little you can do to strengthen your home’s conditions without the knowledge of a trained professional, engineer or architect, because you may just be adding weight in the wrong places.

© 2024 Monte Leeper

Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

Monte Leeper

Migrants get more government support than veterans

Many corners of New York continue to deteriorate thanks to the left-wing policies instituted by radical ideologues in the White House, the governor’s mansion and City Hall — but prioritizing the financial well-being of migrants over American military veterans who served our nation should be a step too far, and a rallying cry for Empire State residents fed up with the status quo instituted by the Democratic “leaders” of New York.

Indeed, recent reporting has uncovered that in many cases, illegal migrants who have made their way to New York City are receiving more public assistance than disabled veterans. What’s even more jarring is that there seems to be no appetite for correcting this glaring misplacement of priorities among Democratic lawmakers.

Reporting by Newsweek revealed that “a family of four migrants in New York City receives more monthly funding than a family of four that includes a military veteran who receives disability compensation.” Many migrants who have arrived in New York City are receiving prepaid debit cards that can be used to cover a wide range of expenses. Indeed, many migrant families of four are receiving debit cards preloaded with $1,400 a month — courtesy of taxpayers. This dwarfs the amount received by a family of four utilizing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which averages $713 monthly.

Too many elected officials believe in open-border, pro-migrant policies.

The assistance for migrants is also higher than military veterans’ disability compensation in many cases: A veteran who has a 50 percent disability rating, a spouse and one child receives only $1,255 every four weeks, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

These infuriating statistics are just the latest iteration of New York’s proillegal migrant record. In fiscal year 2023 alone, the Big Apple welcomed over 175,000 migrants and shelled out

over $1.45 billion to shelter, feed and provide services to these lawbreakers. Thanks to New York City’s progressive “right to shelter” legislation, there is reportedly no end in sight to the droves of migrants consuming taxpayer resources at an unsustainable rate. Indeed, if the current rate of migration holds, the city alone could spend around $12 billion to support migrants by fiscal year 2025.

While President Biden, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City progressives continue to facilitate the migrant cost crisis with their open-border and pro-migrant policies, over 35,000 veterans had no permanent housing in the United States in 2023, and the number continues to rise. It’s time we place the priorities of veterans, and all Americans, ahead of migrants whose first action in this country was breaking our immigration laws.

Correcting Democrats’ horrific migrant policies in New York will require a multifaceted approach, starting at the municipal level and ending at the White House. New Yorkers and all

Americans must elect leaders committed to ending the migrant crisis, and not merely “managing” it.

In Congress, I was proud to join my fellow House Republicans in passing a comprehensive border-security bill last year. This sweeping legislative package is the strongest bill in a generation, and would provide a large infusion of resources to support our Border Patrol agents and enhance security infrastructure along our southern border — tools that would end the migrant crisis. The Democratic majority in the Senate has refused to vote on the legislation, and instead attempted to sell the American people a bag of fake goods in the form of their “compromise” border security plan, which would have merely codified the current migrant crisis, not ended it.

We can stop the prioritization of migrants’ well-being over that of veterans and all Americans by rejecting the radical immigration policies of a Democratic Party that has been captured by its progressive base from the top down, and demanding that Democratic leaders join Republicans in placing the interests of Americans first once again.

Anthony D’Esposito represents the 4th Congressional District.

Spring cleaning: Forget the brooms and mops

My clothes closet is a throwback, a collection from a past life. Who bought all these clothes, I wonder. Whose life was dressed in these costumes? What woman, aside from the extravagantly shod Imelda Marco, could possibly think she needed so many pairs of shoes?

I stand in awe at the bizarre items hanging inside. I cannot connect to the life these clothes adorned. There is a floorlength, multi-colored, layer-cake skirt that I bought and last wore on a trip to Africa, when it was only marginally appropriate, even in Mozambique. Truth?

There are two of these skirts. I also have a bright, bright red, heavily embroidered Chinese jacket I bought in Shanghai in 2003. It’s lovely, and it fits, but it is so, so pre-Covid life.

I see shirts I bought 25 years ago, when big, padded shoulders were de rigueur. They still have paper stuffed into the sleeves from the last time I had

them cleaned, several decades ago.

It’s like wandering through Pompeii. Who was this person? I wonder. The big belts, the silk shawls, the long velvet pants for formal attire add to the sense of disconnection. A hot pink cocktail dress?

Today I could keep my wardrobe in a paper sack. Since the pandemic and the collapse of the social life we once enjoyed, I dress down. Way down. Still, there are four pairs of spiked heels on the shelf. A walk in those babies would be a suicide mission.

SOn another shelf in the closet is the crocheted blanket that I started with my mother-in-law, who has been dead 40 years. Any day now I guess I’ll take up crocheting again. The bejeweled handbag I bought in the gift shop at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore doesn’t go with my mom jeans.

perfect symbol of all that is tucked away, out of sight.

With that in mind, I want to springclean my mind of the addictive behaviors brought on by the deprivations and anxieties of the coronavirus. The superkiller is done, and we’re still standing. The virus, no doubt, is here to stay, but with the appropriate vaccines, we will go on. What remains is our pathological obsession with devices that intensified during the pandemic, and that needs to be treated.

ince the pandemic and the collapse of the social life we once enjoyed, I dress down.

You get my point. I hereby publicly vow to use this spring to fling out the old and give away the wardrobe of the woman who once lived a very different life from mine. My new life requires five hangars and a drawer. There’s more. Closets are a metaphor, are they not? Clichéd, but still the

For example, I thought I had a clear mind when I sat down to write this. Then I glanced at an incoming text. My sister wanted a recipe, so I stopped writing and looked up the ingredients of sheet pan lasagna. But wait — as I searched, there was “incoming”: A new sale by Eileen Fisher, so I checked it out, and was about to buy a new T-shirt to stash in the aforementioned closet when, blip, there were notices from a dozen charities offering to match my donation today if I made them right now. I started to give my $25 to Planned Parenthood when, whoosh, there was a text from my granddaughter, who was turning in a paper in three

minutes that she wanted me to edit.

So, what was I doing? Writing my column — right, that’s it. But sister texted back, thanking me for the lasagna recipe, and then my husband texted to ask which lettuce to buy at the supermarket. I had to tell him romaine, right? Or he might come back with iceberg.

What did I sit down here to do? Oh yes, I want to focus on spring cleaning, but the news and the texts and the endless notifications are a disorienting sound-and-light show signifying nothing but distraction.

But, really, hold on a minute, can I afford to ignore a text from a company that will help me control upper-arm fat? Can I write about spring cleaning this week, when Donald Trump is possibly eating a puppy online in another magic MAGA moment? (Relax, I made that one up.)

What practical steps will I take to clean up the psychological and technological distractions? I will stop “notifications” and turn off my phone when I write. Next time. I really will do that, I promise, but first I have to check out two tiny must-read urgent news flashes: the best undiscovered beaches in Newfoundland and photos of an ancient worm that grew to 37 feet long. Copyright

Weaving a future of peace, harmony and justice

as the vibrant hues of spring emerge, so, too, do the sacred observances of Easter, Passover and ramadan — each offering a tapestry of traditions woven with threads of renewal, redemption and hope.

Christians and Muslims have completed their observances of Easter and ramadan, and now Jews are set to celebrate what they call Pesach — a holiday that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites in ancient Egypt, and their eventual exodus to the Promised land.

When it comes to the tapestry of humanity, however, all of these celebrations serve as poignant reminders of our shared quest for spiritual uplift and communal solidarity, transcending cultural boundaries and religious affiliations.

At the heart of Easter lies the profound narrative of resurrection, symbolizing the triumph of life over death, and the promise of renewal. Christians around the world gathered to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, finding solace in the belief that, through faith and redemption, new beginnings are possible.

Letters

There’s ‘my-partisanship’ far from D.C., Jerry

To the Editor:

Similarly, Passover holds a special place in the hearts of Jewish communities. Through rituals steeped in tradition, families gather around the Seder table to retell the story of Exodus, passing the torch of remembrance down from one generation to the next. Passover embodies the timeless themes of liberation and redemption, inspiring people to break free from the shackles of oppression and embrace the promise of a brighter future.

Amid the tapestry of religious diversity, ramadan shines as a beacon of spiritual devotion and self-discipline for Muslims worldwide. During this holiest month of the Islamic calendar, believers fast from dawn to dusk, engaging in prayer, reflection and charity. Through the rigor of fasting, Muslims seek purifications of the soul and a deepened connection with the divine — finding strength and solace in the collective journey of faith.

Despite their distinct cultural expressions and theological nuances, Easter, Passover and ramadan converge on the shared terrain of universal values and aspirations. Across these sacred seasons, the themes of renewal, redemption and hope serve as bridges that

Jerry Kremer’s good heart, I fear, is overly generous for our current moment (“Washington: where bipartisanship goes to die,” April 11-17). His desire for bipartisanship is currently unfashionable, not only in Washington but right here in Massapequa. Our former honorable representative and gentleman, Peter King, is now willing to pronounce on the political qualifications of mourners attending services for an NYPD officer lost in action.

The lawbreaking, felon-praising Donald Trump is noted for his “dignity” at Jonathan Diller’s memorial, while a rumor of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s being snubbed is pandered. Other notable Democrats are named and shamed with King’s party’s “anti-police” canard. Thus was Diller’s memorial stained with gratuitous my-partisanship. Bipartisanship is often a corpse, Mr. Kremer, before it departs for Washington.

BrIAN KEllY Rockville Centre

King praises Trump for attending a funeral

unite humanity in its quest for transcendence and meaning.

In the tapestry of diversity, we find unity in our shared humanity, transcending the boundaries of creed and nationality. As we reflect on the timeless messages of these three observances, let us embrace the richness of our religious heritage, and celebrate the mosaic of traditions that adorn the fabric of our collective existence.

In the face of adversity and uncertainty, these sacred days remind us of the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring power of faith to sustain us through life’s trials.

Together, let us embrace unity in diversity, forging bonds of understanding and compassion that transcend the barriers of ignorance and prejudice. And may we find strength in our shared humanity, and hope in the process of a brighter tomorrow.

As the spring sun rises, let us embark on a journey of spiritual renewal and communal solidarity, guided by the timeless wisdom of Easter, Passover and ramadan. In this tapestry of diversity, may we weave a future of peace, justice and harmony for generations to come.

breaking death of an NYPD hero”: As the proud daughter and sister of New York City policemen, I was outraged to read King’s praise of Donald Trump attending Jonathan Diller’s funeral. To say that Trump had “great dignity and respect” is a joke.

Of course the death of Officer Diller was a tragedy, and we all mourn him and

pray for his family. But where was Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, when the Capitol Police were being beaten and maimed by the insurrectionists while trying to defend the Capitol? Now Trump is saying that these thugs are “hostages” — and appearing at the funeral of this fallen officer was just part of his dog-and-pony show, as usual. The men and women in

The silent killer of New York’s economy

as a proud representative of the great state of New York, I am deeply concerned about the ominous threat posed by the alarming trend of outmigration. The recent revelation by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Heather Briccetti Mulligan, president and chief executive of the Business Council of New York State, in an op-ed in the Daily News, sheds light on a crisis silently eroding the foundations of our state’s economic prosperity.

amid the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, New York lost 1 in every 100 personal income tax filers to outmigration, a rate four times higher than the prepandemic average.

The numbers are stark and undeniable.

Between July 2020 and 2023, New York recorded a loss of over 533,000 residents, a staggering exodus that directly impacts the state’s tax base. The personal income tax, the lifeblood of our revenue stream, has suffered a tangible blow. In 2020,

While the outmigration rate slowed in 2021, the departure of high-income earners and married tax filers remained troublingly high. The repercussions are profound, as our state continues to lead the nation in population decline for the third consecutive year, with over 101,000 residents leaving the Empire State in the year ending July 2023.

whas been said that there will be imminent proposals in the One House budgets that will look to punish highincome earners even further.

e’ve lost hundreds of thousands of residents, and with them crucial tax revenue.

Why should New Yorkers be deeply concerned? Because personal income tax constitutes the state’s largest share of tax revenue, contributing over $60 billion to its coffers in 2021. High-income earners, comprising a mere 1.6 percent of filers but accounting for 44.5 percent of the total liability, wield an outsized influence on our revenue stream. To make matters worse, it

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Washington were heroes, and he shows them absolutely no respect, or remorse for what happened to them.

I stand with former Washington, D.C., Police Officer Michael Fanone, former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and all of those who worked so hard to defend our democracy.

ANNE DAlY Long Beach

I’m not praising Hochul for giving us our money back

To the Editor:

Upon learning that Gov. Kathy Hochul had decided to “allow” state school funding to remain status quo, I sent the following sentiments to my Board of Education as well as lobbyist/membership organizations that advocate for school boards, including the Nassau-Suffolk and New York State school boards associations.

The crime of this state aid funding game is that districts ran around in a frenzy and a state of panic for the past six weeks, each looking to make changes and cuts, all for nothing! This disturbing yearly exercise of dangling money like a carrot is getting old and tiresome. A new method must be put in place, immediately.

Perhaps it’s as simple as educating district boards with the understanding that they can run their budgets like a business. Not only can they, they

should! We are the fiduciary stewards of the taxpayers’ money. l et’s teach boards to be fiscally responsible.

The issue with most administrations, which is no fault of their own, is that they don’t earn the money they’re in charge of. Our schools are multi-million-dollar businesses, and there’s a very different understanding of how to spend money when you’re responsible for generating the business and chasing down the receivables. When you’re responsible for making payroll, and paying worker’s comp, insurance and all other fixed costs each week, you spend differently. When fixed costs rise, they eat into your profits, but in the educational world we just raise everyone’s taxes and ask for more. The mindset is vastly different.

The long and short of it is that the entire state just spent six weeks of budget season — the busiest time of year, when we’re planning for next year — wasting time, energy, manpower and productivity, only to be told, don’t worry, you really do have the money. It is counterproductive, cruel, bad business and a cycle that has become accepted by all! We succumb to this every year, praising the governor for giving us our money back.

Our leadership at the state level — the education commissioner, Board of Regents members and elected officials on both sides of the aisle — needs to start having hard conversations with the governor’s office about their modus operandi. This disaster needs to stop.

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The exodus is not confined to individuals; it has infiltrated the financial sector, a vital pillar of New York’s economic prowess. An October report from various institutions revealed that over $933 billion in assets has migrated from New York to other states in the past three years. The financial industry, representing 5 percent of our jobs and 16 percent of our gross domestic product in 2022, is witnessing an alarming erosion, jeopardizing the “multiplier effect” it has on our broader economy.

States like Texas and Florida have become attractive destinations, and siphoned off $9.8 billion in income from New York in 2021 alone. As representatives of the people, we must not turn a blind eye to the voices resonating from all corners of our state. Why wouldn’t

these states become the new destinations to raise families and grow businesses? It’s quite simple: Not having a state income tax, and putting hardworking American first, are attractive ways to draw new residents.

It’s now budget time here in Albany, and as policymakers, we must confront the challenge of maintaining New York’s attractiveness as an affordable place to live and do business. The op-ed by DiNapoli and Mulligan rightly points out the urgency of reducing the burden on businesses, to ensure a ripple effect that resonates positively across our state.

The time for action is now. Our policies must reflect the resolve to address this silent killer of New York’s economy. By fortifying our state’s appeal, by respecting the hard-working citizenry before those that have migrated here illegally, we can stem the tide of outmigration, preserving our vibrant communities and securing a prosperous future for all New Yorkers.

Ari Brown represents the 20th Assembly District.

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understands that when an organization is kept in constant crisis mode, it affects every operation. The perma-crisis in which this administration keeps our education system is slowly killing public education. So I’m not thankful that the governor let us “keep” our taxpayers’ money.

Personally I’m disgusted, and I’m waiting

for those who can to advocate for real change.

MARGARET MARCHAND President, Locust Valley Board of Education Founder, Coalition of New York State School Boards

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