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O’side grads celebrate their tenacity By tom CArrozzA tcarrozza@liherald.com

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thE oCEANsIDE hIGh School class of 2021 tossing their caps in the air at the June 25 graduation.

After an extraordinarily long school year, Oceanside High School seniors finally had their moment together. Members of the class of 2021 gathered on the football field last Friday and were celebrated for their persistence through the pandemic. “As a true optimist, I’m thankful that the pandemic has taught me to never take small moments for granted,” Salutatorian Courtney Murphy said. “Through the past

year, I hope we all have learned that our futures are unpredictable and everything in life is only temporary. Recognize that nothing horrible will endure forever, so keep moving forward, and nothing valuable is everlasting, so cherish it while it lasts.” In his address, Valedictorian Matthew Friedman thanked Oceanside district officials for their work over the past 15 months. “Both the high school and district administrators, along with the Board of Education, have Continued on page 10

Mount Sinai hospital breaks ground on $130M wing By tom CArrozzA tcarrozza@liherald.com

On the morning of June 22, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital celebrated the groundbreaking for its J-Wing on its Oceanside campus. The wing will serve as the cornerstone of hospital’s $400 million capital expansion to increase healthcare services. The $130 million, four-story, 100,000- square-foot J-Wing is projected to open in 2023. The chair man of Mount Sinai’s board of directors, Joe Fennessy, said the board re-evaluated old plans for the facility, updating the infrastructure to

match the evolving trends in health care. “We began to reimagine what this hospital should be, and we realized to best serve the needs of our community, we had to be something different,” Fennessy said. “And that’s an entity that really focuses on more advanced and tertiary type services.” The expansion wing will feature larger operating rooms that can fit the stateof-the-art equipment needed for advanced cardiac surgery. The ground floor of the J-Wing will expand the emergency department by 12,000 square feet. Combined with the renovations currently being done on

o best serve the needs of our community, we had to be something different. JoE fENNEssY

Chairman, board of directors the existing department, the improved ED is designed to serve 80,000 patients a year, which will more than double the current 36,000. One person who was excited

to see the proposed expansion of the emergency department was Rockville Centre resident Larry Ferazani. In December 2019, the cardiac emergency team conducted life-saving surgery on Ferazani after tests in the emergency room revealed he had had a heart attack. “If I was not in this emergency room with this team of incredible folks, I would

not be here today,” Ferazani said. “I do feel like an expecting father, and you’re all my cousins and family here today,” said Andrew Triolo, the vice president of design, development and construction. He outlined plans for a three-story parking structure and a utility plant to provide heating, cooling and emerContinued on page 15

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On June 3, the New York State Senate passed bill S.1102A that would require candidates for commissioners of sanitation districts to file statements of campaign expenditure and contributions, as there are now no reporting requirements for these elections. If made into law, the bill, sponsored by Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat of Long Beach, wo u l d c h a n g e election protocols for special sanitation elections statewide, including for Sanitation District No. 2, which covers Baldwin, Roosevelt, South Hempstead and parts of Uniondale, Rockville Centre and Freeport, serving roughly 55,000 residents. The measure austin graff h a s ye t t o b e voted on by the Chairman, Sanitation District 7 State Assembly, a requirement before it can move to Governor Cuomo for his signature. Campaign finance laws do not apply to special sanitation districts, even though commissioners and trustees oversee large budgets. Sanitation District No. 2’s 2021 spending plan was nearly $12.2 million, with a tax levy of a little more than $10 million, to provide services such as garbage collection, recycling, and medical and hazardous waste disposal. Sanitation District No. 2 commissioners earn $7,500 a year, with medical and dental benefits, and are responsible for drafting and implementing local ordinances and rules and regulations for waste and litter management, but they also manage all administrative, financial and operational duties of a workforce of 60 full-time employees, including preparing the annual budget and setting the tax rate. Baldwin Sanitation Commissioner John Cools supported the bill, saying, “Any legislation that promotes transparency in local government can only be beneficial to its residents.” He also said it might help increase voter turnout, which has been an issue in his district. The bill highlights the need for campaign finance transparency, especially in elections with low voter turnout, officials said. Current Sanitation District No. 2 commissioners Brian O’Connor, John Cools and LeRoy Roberts won their elections unopposed, with 120, 148 and 159 votes in 2016, 2017 and 2019, respectively. This year, Roberts’s term expires, and he is running for the fifth time since he was elected in 2001. Cools said he does not believe the bill

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if it BeComes law, bill S.1102A will change election protocols for special sanitation district elections across New York state, including for Sanitation District No. 2, which serves 55,000 residents. Campaign finanCe laws do not apply to special sanitation districts, even though commissioners and trustees oversee large budgets, many employees, and service tens of thousands of people.

sanitation district no. 2 election Sanitation District No. 2 will hold public meetings July 7 and 19 before the district election on July 29, when residents of Baldwin and Oceanside can vote from 2 to 10 p.m. at the Sanitary District No. 2 office and garage, at 2090 Grand Ave. in Baldwin.

would particularly affect Sanitation District No. 2. “Nobody is out soliciting funds for running for sanitation commissioner,” he said. “It’s grassroots—you’re doing a hometown campaign. “In all the years I’ve been running, nobody has ever made a contribution,” Roberts added. In September 2005, the Nassau County comptroller’s office finalized an audit into Sanitation District No. 2 for 2003 and 2004, finding that the board of commissioners did not “provide sufficient oversight over the operations of the district” and engaged in “intentional use of public funds for inappropriate expenses,” citing lack of competitive bidding, no conflict of interest policies and employee favoritism, among other issues. Sanitation District No. 2 board of commissioners members said they disagreed with most of the audit’s findings, noting there was no “fraudulent, intentional or malicious misappropriation” of funds. They acknowledged, however, that improvements could be made, especially in the segregation of duties. “We always abide by the rule of law— we try to be very transparent,” Roberts

said. Spurred by Nassau’s audit, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli published a research paper on special districts in the state in 2007, in which he highlighted how the only “structural checks” against lack of transparency and internal controls in Nassau’s special districts are the elections, which often suffer from low participation. In 2012, a group called Residents for Efficient Special Districts collected more than 5,000 signatures and launched a referendum to dissolve Sanitation District No. 2, which failed. In a 2013 interview, the group’s executive director, Laura Mallay, blamed the loss on local elected leaders, whom she said use special districts to provide jobs for supporters. “No one votes,” she said. “They are able to fly under the radar.” “Sunlight is the greatest disinfectant, and transparency is integral to preventing corruption,” Kaminsky said. As an example, he spoke about Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7, which in 2018 suf-

fered from low voter turnout and a series of accusations of sexual harassment, retaliation, racism, homophobia and antiSemitism. Sanitation District No. 7 was also deemed a “lightning rod controversy” by Nassau County Commissioner Jack Schnirman, who began an audit of the district in December 2020 and is optimistic that it will be finalized by the end of this year. The audit is examining administrative practices, fund balance, cash receipts and disbursements, and the cost of operations, as well as possible nepotism, ethics and transparency issues, and conflicts of interest. Austin Graff, chairman of the board for District No. 7, who spoke to both Kaminsky and Schnirman about introducing more transparency to address possible corruption in his district, said of the bill: “I think this is an excellent safeguard. By forcing commissioners to disclose who they got money from, it allows the public to know where the influence is coming from.”

Sacred Heart wins championship undefeated The Sacred Heart CYO eighth grade girls basketball team capped off an undefeated season by winning their first “A” Division Long Island Basketball Championship. The 29-11 victory over Suffolk County Christ the King also marked Sacred Heart Parish’s first basketball championship at any level in the last 10 years. Coaches Michael McCarthy and Adam Glickman led the squad through the undefeated run. Sofia Tizio, Sophia Dwyer, Dani Glickman, Cate Jennings, Rea g an McCar thy, Brooke Mazzei, Gabby Jaghab, Jullian Festa, and Elaina Schwizer made up the team that brought the title home for the parish. Photos courtesy Michael McCarthy

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The Island Park School District has proudly offered free Universal Pre-Kindergarten since 2014 and will continue to do so in the 2021-2022 school year. District residents can register eligible children for this program on July 15, 2021, which operates at no cost to families or the school district. Photos courtesy New York American Water

Replacement of 5,000 feet of water mains in Island Park began on June 25.

Only children who will be 4 years old on or before December 1, 2021 will be eligible to attend the pre-kindergarten program beginning September 2021. The program, which will begin in September 2021 and run through June 2022, will take place at the Lincoln Orens Middle School in the Pre-Kindergarten wing, and will follow the district calendar. The hours of the program are from 8:50 am to 2:10 pm each day, Monday through Friday. Transportation will be provided as well as meals (breakfast, lunch, and snack). Families can register their children for Universal Pre-Kindergarten in one of three ways: 1) Visit the District Student Registration page under the District Information tab on our website (www.ips.k12.ny.us.org) and click on the FamilyID button to access documents. Families can begin their registration at any time but must submit the digital packet on FamilyID on July 15, 2021 between 9 am and 3 pm. 2) Visit the District Student Registration page under the District Information tab on our website (www.ips.k12.ny.us.org) and download the registration packet for drop off at the Francis X. Hegarty School on July 15, 2021 between 9 am and 3 pm.

New York American Water to replace water main in IP New York American Water is investing $1.2 million to replace 5,000 feet of aging water main along multiple streets in Island Park. The new right-inch ductile iron water main will be installed on California Place South, Sunset Avenue, Decatur Place, New York Avenue, Seaview Avenue, and Vanderbilt Place. 105 companyowned service lines and seven fire hydrants will be replaced, as well. “We are pleased to replace 5,000 feet of aging water main in Island Park in collaboration with the Town of Hempstead’s Road Raising and Drainage Improvement Project,” NYAW Director of Engineering John Kilpatrick said. “Replacement of water mains improves the delivery of water service to our customers and strengthens our system for the future.”

Work began on June 25 and is expected to take approximately 10 weeks to complete. All construction will take place between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Residents should note that sections of the street where construction is taking place may be closed to traffic during these working hours. New York American Water will coordinate with residents in proximity to the construction site to minimize disruptions. Final road restoration will be completed by the Town of Hempstead Road Raising Project. Any resident with a concern or question about the planned work is encouraged to call New York American Water’s customer service center at (877)-426-6999.

3) Pick up a packet at Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School (Deal Road entrance) between 9 am and 3 pm now for drop off on July 15, 2021 between 9 am and 3 pm. Pre-kindergarten registration will take place at the Francis X Hegarty Elementary School (100 Radcliffe Road, Island Park) or through FamilyID on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Parents who would like their child to attend the program in September 2021 must have completed the registration packet and submitted the following: an original birth certificate, three (3) proofs of residency, immunization records and a current physical examination on July 15, 2021 between 9 am and 3 pm. All registration materials will be available in English and Spanish. Information about the program and the program application are available on the district website, www.ips.k12.ny.us.org or by calling (516) 434-2670. Please note that the program is contingent upon funding from a grant provided by the New York State Education Department.

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Town pledges to distribute 10,000 Narcan kits By RoBeRt tRaveRso rtraverso@liherald.com

The Town of Hempstead pledged to distribute 10,000 opioid antidote kits by the end of 2021 and announced increased funding and revamped programs at a news conference last Wednesday as part of a new effort to counter the rise in opioid-related deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic. Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito spoke on the town’s new goal to distribute 10,000 kits of Narcan, a commonly used version of the medicine naloxone that blocks the brain’s opioid receptors and quickly reverses the symptoms of opioid overdoses. “Hempstead Town has an established record of fighting the opioid epidemic,” Clavin said, pledging to continue the town’s effort to end the opioid crisis. In a statement, the town reaffirmed its commitment to “winning the war against opioid addiction.” Opioid-related deaths have spiked amid the pandemic. According to the Town of Hempstead, opioid overdoses rose 34 percent between 2019 and 2020 in Nassau County for a total of 287 opioid-related overdoses. The pandemic has caused high levels of stress and loneliness for those who struggle with opioid addiction, which often leads to depression, anxiety and low selfesteem, according to local experts. In fact, a July 2020 study found that 75,000 so-called “deaths of despair” — caused by drug misuse, alcohol and suicide — can be attributed to the high levels of stress, isolation and unemployment brought by the coronavirus pandemic. “The effects of the opioid epidemic are tragic, and we are committed to increasing our efforts to beat the disease of drug addiction,” Clavin said. “I have confronted the results of opioid addiction first-

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the new goal was announced at a news conference last Wednesday by Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito. hand, and the consequences of heroin and other opioid use are alarming and tragic,” said D’Esposito, a former NYPD Detective who has led the town’s public education and training initiative in the fight against opioid addiction. In 2017, Hempstead launched a Narcan distribution and training program that had distributed more than 6,500 Narcan kits as of this June. “I am pleased that we have made a positive difference in the opioid battle by presenting Narcan training and drug abuse awareness programs. I am prepared to increase our efforts to address the increase in opioid overdoses,” D’Esposito said, committing to further work to beat back the opioid crisis in Hempstead. The town’s new naloxone training programs will be

held by the town on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. at Town Park Point Lookout throughout July and August. The first sessions will take place on Saturday, July 10 and Sunday, July 11. Clavin and D’Esposito also announced additional funding to fight the opioid epidemic, which has devastated Long Island since the mid-2010s, killing nearly 200 people in Nassau in 2017 and 2018 alone. A portion of the town’s federal coronavirus pandemic relief funding will be directed toward drug awareness and treatment programs, officials said. “We’re going to redouble our efforts in the face of increased opioid overdoses during the Covid pandemic, and we are dedicated to winning the battle against opioids,” Clavin said.

Senator Kaminsky announces for district attorney By James BeRnstein Jbernstein@liherald.com

Todd Kaminsky, who was re-elected last November to a third two-year term in the State Senate, announced his candidacy for Nassau County district attorney Tuesday. Appearing in a dark blue suit despite the high heat, the 42-year-old Kaminsky stood outside the Nassau D.A.’s office in Mineola, flanked by his wife, the lawyer Ellen Tobin, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, and a host of other state and county officials, retired police officers, his parents and supporters from his hometown of Long Beach. Kaminsky was endorsed by the Nassau County Democratic Party late Friday afternoon. Nassau’s outgoing D.A., Madeline Singas, was confirmed as a judge on New York’s highest court this month, triggering an election in November. Joyce Smith is Nassau’s acting D.A. currently. “We begin our campaign for Nassau County district attorney today,” said Kaminsky, to cheers from a crowd of about 100 people. “We need steady, experience leaders” in the D.A.’s office, he said. Kaminsky, who was a state assemblyman before winning a seat in the State Senate in 2016, emphasized his law-enforcement experience in his speech. He has been criticized by Republicans for his support of a bail reform law that freed defendants awaiting trial who could not afford bail by limiting the number of crimes for which judges could set bail. The

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state sen. todd Kaminsky and his wife, Ellen Tobin, were surrounded by supporters as Kaminsky announced his candidacy for district attorney Monday. issue was raised in Kaminsky’s most recent election. He said he has since made adjustments to the law, adding several more crimes for which judges can set bail. “I will stack my record fighting violent crime against anybody’s,” Kaminsky said in answer to a question about the issue. Kaminsky worked as an assistant district attorney in the Queens County district attorney’s office, prosecuting domestic violence cases, robberies, shootings and other violent crimes. In 2008, he joined the U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, as an assistant U.S. attorney, where he worked for six years.

There, he became acting deputy chief of the Public Integrity Section, prosecuting elected officials, including State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a health care network that he ran; Assemblyman Jimmy Meng for wire fraud for offering to bribe prosecutors to obtain a lower sentence for a businessman charged with tax fraud; and U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, for felony tax fraud. Kaminsky noted that he had also prosecuted drug dealer James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond, securing an indictment after Rosemond was captured by agents from the federal Drug Enforcement Agen-

cy after remaining a fugitive for a month. Two retired police officers, Tom Wilson, who served with the New York Police Department and Suffolk County Police Department, and Chris O’Connor, who was also with the NYPD and Rockville Centre Police Department, were on hand to endorse Kaminsky. They thanked Kaminsky for his bill that provides sick time to people who worked on the rescue, recovery and cleanup following the World Trade Center attacks. Kaminsky was also endorsed by Curran, who said he would be “a trusted partner in fighting street crime and political corruption” in Nassau. The three-term state senator is chairman of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee. He is likely to run on his environmental record, as well as his law-enforcement background. Kaminsky has pushed for reforms to the NY Rising system, licensing for mold removal companies and implementation of an information-sharing database in Nassau to help track abandoned properties. Kaminsky is a familiar figure at events in Long Beach. He is often accompanied by one or both of his children, Rafe and Rory. His wife mentioned that Kaminsky announced his candidacy for D.A. on Rory’s third birthday. Born and raised in Long Beach, Kaminsky attended local schools. He succeeded Harvey Weisenberg in the State Assembly in 2014. Weisenberg, 86, was on hand for Kaminsky’s announcement.

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community update Ongoing Summer Gazebo Readings The Oceanside Kiwanis Club hosts Summer Gazebo Readings at the Schoolhouse Green every Monday from June through August at 7 p.m. Social distancing regulations are still in effect and the microphone will be cleaned between readings. Masks required for those who aren’t vaccinated.

NAMI Support Group The NAMI Queens/ Nassau National Alliance on Mental Illness)is offering a support group for family members of persons with mental health concerns, free of charge, beginning July 6. The group will meet, virtually, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the first and third Tuesday of each month. To register or get information, e-mail, dsills@namiqn.org.

Thursday, July 1 Courtesy Oceanside School District

Sanitation Meeting Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 will host its next board meeting at 7 p.m. at sanitation headquarters, 90 Mott Street, in Oceanside. It will also stream on the district’s YouTube channel.

Oceanside Board of Education The Oceanside Board of Education will host its next public meeting at the School No. 6 auditorium at 7:30 p.m. It will also be held virtually on YouTube. To submit questions, email mbarbella@ oceansideschools.org under the Subject Line “Public Meeting” before 5 p.m. the day of the board meeting.

Friday, July 2 Take & Make: Ceramic Turtle Using the paint provided by the Oceanside Library, decorate this turtle bank perfect for saving your money in. Register your child to reserve a turtle bank. 1 per child, while supplies last. The library will contact you when the kit is ready for pick up. Contact the Youth Services Department at (516) 766-2360, x.2 or jprogram@oceansidelibrary.com

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Moving on up Dozens attended Oceanside Middle School’s in-person moving up ceremony as students prepared to move on to the high school.

Saturday, July 3 Saturday Vinyasa Yoga with Dot Scott Start your weekend off on the right foot and grab a mat and some blocks (use whatever you can around the house for support) and join the Oceanside Library for an online session with Dorothy Scott from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. For more information or the virtual link, visit oceansidelibrary.com.

Monday, July 5 Canasta & Mah Jongg Card players are welcome back to the Oceanside Library from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., however, due to New York state requirements and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, all patrons must be fully vaccinated (all shots plus two weeks) and must show proof of same. (The library cannot socially

distance card-playing, so administrators cannot go on the honor system for this program).

Wednesday, July 7 Simply Stronger with Marilyn Vertified personal trainer Marilyn Bunger teaches a low impact exercise class. Participants are encouraged to use hand weights. Instructors may be teaching on Zoom and will then appear on the large screen in the Community Room. All in-person participants must show proof of full vaccination status before the first day of class. Masks are not required.

Thursday, July 8 Narcan Training The Oceanside SAFE coalition and Oceanside School District will be sponsoring Narcan training with Councilman

D’Esposito at Oceanside High School auditorium at 7 p.m.

Thursday, July 15 Village of Island Park Board Meeting The Village of Island Park hosts its monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 127 Long Beach Road. For more information or the agenda, visit villageofislandpark.com.

Wednesday, July 21 JCC Luncheon The Friedberg JCC in Oceanside hosts a community heroes luncheon at 11 a.m. At the event, the JCC will give out its inaugural #FriedbergFriendsAwards at Sunny Atlantic Beach Club in Atlantic Beach. Visit friedbergjcc.org for more information.

Oceanside Kiwanis’s summer gazebo readings are on Mondays. The NAMI mental health support group meets twice a month. The Oceanside sanitation board meets July 1. The Oceanside school board re-organizes at its July 1 meeting. Local libraries each host in-person and virtual activities all week long.

HAVING AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages 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 msmollins@liherald.com

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Seventh and eighth grade students at Lincoln Orens Middle School are recognized for their school and extracurricular efforts this past year.

Lincoln Orens students celebrated for school efforts Many Lincoln Orens Middle School seventh and eighth graders were recognized for their academic strides, musical talent, athletic skills, school involvement, volunteer efforts and overall good character during an awards ceremony held outside the building on the evening of June 15. Congratulations to all who achieved these acknowledgments, which result from much effort and dedication to learning.

Not long after the Flag Day ceremonies that saw a new set of Stars and Stripes hoisted at the Island Park Library on June 12, children from the neighborhood ar rived to express themselves at the O u t d o o r A r t P ro gram. The children painted large canvasses and got to enjoy each other’s company after a long year apart. The program was a welcome activity for the children as a long and dif ficult school year came to a close.

left to right, Jovanny Morales, Matthew Rubio, and Deanna Senter at the Island Park Library on June 12 for Outdoor Art Day.

StudentS, family, and faculty at the Lincoln Orens awards ceremony.

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LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, The Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC) of the Oceanside Fire District of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 22nd day of June, 2021, has adopted a Resolution, published herewith and this resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days after its adoption, nor until approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of electors of such Fire District affected, qualified to vote at the Annual Election of Fire District Officers, voting on such proposition, if within thirty (30) days after its adoption and publication there is filed a petition signed and acknowledged, or proved in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, by resident taxpayers of said Fire District, owning taxable real property aggregating at least onequarter (1/4) of the assessed valuation of all taxable real property of the Fire District, as such valuation appears on the latest completed assessment roll of the Town of Hempstead, in which the Fire District is located, protesting against such resolution and requesting that it be submitted to the qualified electors of the Fire District affected, for approval. THE BOFC OF THE OCEANSIDE FIRE DISTRICT OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK, HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS; WHEREAS the BOFC has determined it to be in the best interest of the Fire District to purchase one new Ford Explorer. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the net sum of $40,000 be withdrawn from the Capital Reserve Fund established for the purpose of such expenditures and that such expenditure is subject to permissive referendum. The unencumbered balance in that account as of June 22, 2021 was approximately $1,152,905.24. Dated: June 22, 2021 BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OCEANSIDE FIRE DISTRICT

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU -------------------------------X U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Filed: 9/15/20 Plaintiff, Index No.: 609837/2020 -againstTHE UNKNOWN HEIRSAT-LAW, NEXT-OF-KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS ,ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH THE DECEDENT ELVIRA ELEFANTE BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; CAROL BASTINE; MARIA ELEFANTE; LUCIA ELEFANTE; CHRISTINA WEIDEL; STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the names of the ten last named Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint Plaintiff designates NASSAU County as place of trial Venue is based upon County in which premises are being situate SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION TO FORECLOSE A REVERSE MORTGAGE Defendants. -------------------------------X TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. If you fail to so

appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED: Elmsford, New York August 25, 2020 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 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. ___________________ Richard F. Komosinski Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 565 Taxter Road Suite 590 Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020 NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE. NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the aboveentitled action is for the foreclosure of a reverse mortgage bearing date December 3, 2010 given by Elvira Elefante (deceased) to MetLife Home Loans, a Division of MetLife Bank, N.A. to secure the sum of $690,000.00 and recorded in Liber 35497 of Mortgages at Page 553 in the office of the County Clerk/City Register of Nassau County on December 17, 2010 and which reverse mortgage was ultimately assigned to the Plaintiff herein as evidenced by written instrument dated October 24, 2019 and recorded with the Nassau County Clerk/City Register on

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Board memBers and local officials broke ground on the future home of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s J-Wing June on 22.

Wing is investment in health Continued from front page gency power for the hospital. An $89 million Federal Emergency Management Agency-funded project, the utility building will also provide storm resiliency. “The last 18 months have been very hard all around the world, and that makes days like today that much more special,” said Dr. Adhi Sharma, Mount Sinai’s chief medical officer, “because we should appreciate that tomorrow is not guaranteed.” Sharma lauded the board and design team for their efforts to adjust plans for the structure to account for Covid-19 issues. “What we learned during Covid, we wanted to apply to the design,” he said. New features include redone air handling to keep the environment clean,

focusing on single-care spaces to limit contact with other patients and a streamlined system of oxygen delivery. The J-wing’s expanded intensive care unit will help in the oxygen transportation process and in critical care and specialized services. “It’s a core value that we find a way,” Dr. Ken Davis, chief executive officer of the Mount Sinai Health System, said. Nine new operating suites for the surgical field will also expand the hospital’s advances in surgical technologies and equipment. “It’s amazing what the team has done,” Sharma said. “I think health care in general has shown our resilience, our ability to think on our feet and our ability to roll up our sleeves.”

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irds have fascinated me since I was a boy growing up in Yaphank, in Suffolk County, in the 1970s. My parents spread birdfeed on our slate-covered cement patio in winter, and we would sit — my mother, father, brother and I — and watch the show from our kitchen as cardinals and house sparrows and blue jays descended en masse, scurrying to snatch the feed out from under one another’s beaks. I kept a journal, counting the different birds that landed. SCoTT My wife and I continued the traBRINToN dition with our two kids at our Merrick home, spending many Sunday morning breakfasts watching from our dining room as birds landed on our wooden deck, scurrying for breakfast before it was depleted. At one point, we joined the National Audubon Society, among other environmental groups. Now I’m ashamed to say that I had signed us up for the society, despite believing deeply in its mission to protect and preserve birds. The Audubon Society has done nothing nefarious. It is a top-rated nonprofit environmental organization with a worldwide reach. The trouble, I recently

learned, is this: The organization’s namesake, John James Audubon (1785-1851), was an unabashed racist who owned slaves. On June 13, The Washington Post published an article that blew my mind — “The racist legacy many birds carry” — examining the racism that was pervasive among many 19th-century ornithologists and noting the slave-holding past of Audubon, the most famous of all bird lovers. The largely self-taught artist is renowned for his masterfully rendered paintings of North American birds, which he compiled into his world-renowned tome, “The Birds of America,” published in 1827. His objective was to catalog all the birds of North America, which made him famous enough that his name is now synonymous around the globe with environmentalism. For goodness’ sake, there’s a city in Tennessee named for him. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police last July, the Audubon Society published a series of articles on its website that looked critically at the organization’s namesake and his slave-holding past. In “The Myth of John James Audubon,” Audubon Magazine contributor Gregory Nobles wrote, “Audubon was . . . a slaveholder, a point that many people don’t know or, if they do, tend to ignore or excuse.”

To be clear, Audubon did not found the organization that bears his name. Harriet Hemenway and Minna B. Hall, of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, formed the national group in 1896 following the slaughter of millions of waterbirds, in particular egrets and waders, for their fine plumage, which was often used to adorn women’s hats. Only within the past year, however, has the organization really acknowledged the slaveholder that Audubon was. In the November-December 2004 issue of Audubon Magazine, Frank Graham Jr. examined the life of the society’s namesake in “Audubon’s Legacy: Where It All Began,” never mentioning that Audubon had held as many as nine slaves at one point in the early 1800s. Graham did note, however, that Audubon’s father, Jean Audubon, captained a French cargo ship that traded in rum, sugar and slaves on its “rounds from France to various Caribbean and U.S. ports.” The article contained one additional slavery reference. Alan Gehret, whom the piece described as a “walking encyclopedia of Auduboniana,” was quoted as saying, “Slave revolts threatened the planters in Haiti, and Jean Audubon wanted to take his children to France and raise them as French citizens.” That was it. If Gehret, a former museum curator

he first high-profile lover of birds was also an unapologetic slaveholder.

with the Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Pa., was such an encyclopedia of all things Audubon, how did he miss the fact that John James Audubon was a slaveholder? And imagine that — Gehret spoke of potential slave revolts as threatening white people — but failed to acknowledge the daily existential threats faced by Black slaves, who could have been flogged or hanged from a tree at a moment’s notice. Gehret’s statement is racist, intentional or not. There have been calls for the Audubon Society to change its name. I agree. It should be changed. That would be the only way I might consider rejoining in the future. Only through a name change could the group disassociate itself with its racist namesake, who, according to Nobles, dismissed the abolitionist movement in the United States and Great Britain. Why does all this matter? Simply put, we mustn’t worship racists and slaveholders. We mustn’t place them on pedestals. We must confront the twisted, demonic history that they represent. Confronting our nation’s racist past is not cancel culture. It’s the start of the healing process. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

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f you’re going to jump in, then jump. That was my thinking during these post-vaccine weeks when I suggested a five-day stay in Manhattan to my California kid and her kid. We hadn’t seen each other in many months. On one hand, it was counterintuitive to stay in the Big Apple amid reports of untidy streets, menacing street people and closed venues. It made sense, though, to throw support and money to the city we love, and also benefit from lower hotel rates. We would pick a hotel and do all the RANDI sites we could fit in KREISS to the time we had. She would fly into JFK. A foreversuburbanite, I would actually sleep in the city that never sleeps, which makes sense because I never sleep anymore. We did it, last week, and I’m here to tell you that we took a big bite of the Big Apple, and it is still delicious. We saw the city, not as longtime New Yorkers, or commuters, which we have always been, but as visitors. In midtown, the tourists were

surging. The Empire State Building, which had a line around the block by day, looked brilliant at sundown, its spire blazing into the sky. Restaurants in Tribeca and Soho featured blocks and blocks of outdoor seating. The romance of the city felt real and familiar. My main impression: It’s a dog’s life. Our four-legged friends are everywhere, from the Bowery to Brooklyn, on the streets, in restaurants and in our hotel. I expect every city across America is experiencing the all-dogs-all-the-time phenomenon following the worst of the pandemic, when we craved the comfort of fluffy fur and puppy breath. We stayed at Hotel 50 Bowery, with views of the Manhattan Bridge, and it was perfect, since we’re kind of downtown people. I know the Chinese community suffered during Covid, but the area is surging back, street markets are open, with piles of mangoes and cherries and every variety of lichi and bok choy on display. Everyone wears masks, and although masks were optional in our hotel, most travelers chose to stay safer.

We walked many miles every day. We trekked over the Brooklyn Bridge to Dumbo, walked through Tribeca, strolled through Little Italy every night for dessert, and ate outside nearly every meal because we were blessed with early-June balmy days and nights. We took the subway uptown to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, where people are coming back in droves. More than the art itself, being part of going to a museum, and sharing the viewing experience, was uplifting and restorative. This is who we are, I thought, not denizens of lonely and isolated places. The city is coming alive again, but it isn’t there yet. All the boarded-up restaurants and stores, from downtown to uptown, offer testament to the suffering of this past year and a half. The eateries that have opened are packed, but most of them still have a way to go. Service is uneven, everyone is “newly hired” and most places still need more help. Many are only semi-open. But there’s a new and hopefully enduring spirit of generosity for those who are learning the

e took a big bite of a city that’s coming alive again, but isn’t quite there yet.

business and those who are slowly bringing their businesses back to life. We went to the immersive Van Gogh experience downtown on Vesey Street. It was stunning and dreamy and felt completely safe. We wore masks and lay on the floor and let the flickering projected images of Van Gogh’s paintings wash over us. The next day we saw “Starry Night” at MOMA. We walked around the Battery for hours, with thousands of other visitors. The Statue of Liberty and the Verrazzano and the sails of boats in the Hudson offered the perfect backdrop. The greenery of the Battery and the benches throughout the trails offer a peaceful place for a walk or a timeout. Of course, it was a dog show as well, with every size and shape pup walking their humans along the paths. Strolling toward our hotel from the Battery, we stopped at the 9/11 Memorial. It has been 19 years, and I have never been able to bring myself to the site. But something is changed now. We are emerging from a season of epic suffering, and it felt cathartic to honor the memory of others who were lost in our great city. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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hen in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. e has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. He has called together legislative bodies at

places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness of his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws of Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislature. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their acts of pretended legislation: For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from Punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing taxes on us without our consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our Government: For suspending our own legislature, and declaring themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy of the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free People. Nor have We been wanting in attention to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. e, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor.

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our milestones were reached in June on the road to racial equity. They recognize progress while underscoring the distance yet to be traveled. They came at the federal, state and county levels, and all have significant implications for Long Island. One was the designation of Juneteenth, June 19, as a national holiday. As the White House Proclamation states, “On Juneteenth, we recommit ourselves to the work of equity, equality and justice.” ERASE Racism is eLaine dedicated to that work, and the Gross nation still has a great deal to accomplish. In another milestone, the Biden administration acted decisively to advance fair housing when it announced on June 1 that it was taking steps to address racial discrimination in the housing market. Those steps include forwarding to Congress the administration’s proposed interim final rule on the legal duty to affirmatively further fair housing. In the words of the White House, the steps will “align federal enforce-

ment practice with the congressional promise in the Fair Housing Act to end discrimination in housing and will collectively provide the legal framework for [the Department of Housing and Urban Development] to require private and public entities alike to rethink established practices that contribute to or perpetuate inequities.” The mandate to affirmatively further fair housing by actively proposing policies and practices to eliminate housing discrimination is contained in the Fair Housing Act of 1968. But the federal government’s commitment to that mandate was undermined substantially by the Trump administration. President Biden is undoing that damage, but the federal government’s commitment to fair housing should not vary from one administration to another. That commitment is core to addressing racial inequity. As the Center for American Progress states, “For centuries, structural racism in the U.S. housing system has contributed to stark and persistent racial disparities in wealth and financial well-being, especially between Black and white households. In fact, these differences are so entrenched that if current trends continue, it could

take more than 200 years for the average Black family to accumulate the same amount of wealth as its white counterparts.” New York state also took significant steps in June to address racial discrimination in housing, as the Legislature approved seven bills to that end. Among other actions, the legislation doubles the maximum fine imposed on real estate brokers and salespeople who violate the law, and adds a surcharge to the licensing fee paid by real estate brokers and salespeople; directs funding from those sources to be used by the attorney general for fair housing testing and other grants to local agencies and nonprofits to fight housing discrimination; requires additional training for the licensing of brokers and salespeople and renewing those licenses; and establishes that all state and local agencies that administer state housing programs, and all organizations that receive state housing funds, are obliged to “affirmatively further fair housing.” All seven bills were recommended in the Senate majority’s investigative report on fair housing and discrimination on Long Island, issued in January by Senators

rom the federal recognition of Juneteenth to a Fair Housing Task Force on L.I.

Letters Vigilance is essential in fair-housing fight To the Editor: I applaud the State Assembly for overwhelmingly voting June 8 to approve legislation to confront the scourge of housing discrimination. Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre sponsored and secured passage of a measure that would both increase fines against those who commit discrimination and reinvest those funds into equity-boosting causes. Under her innovative approach, the statewide anti-housing discrimination fund would support local housing nonprofits, human rights commissions and the state attorney general’s office as it conducts fairhousing challenges to identify and eliminate this pernicious behavior. This recent action by the state is one of many important actions consistent with our shared mission to ensure that everyone has fair and equal opportunities to take part in New York’s housing market. As part of Nassau County’s response to the publication of Newsday’s “Long Island Divided” housing discrimination exposé, I sponsored and secured passage of legislation that created the county’s Housing Discrimination Hotline in 2019. If you or your loved ones ever experience illegal discrimination in Nassau, I urge you to call (888) 4120474 and file a report immediately. The phone lines are open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Brian Kavanagh, James Skoufis and Kevin Thomas — all committee chairs — following an extensive inquiry and two public hearings, at which I was invited twice to testify. All three senators deserve great credit for leading this initiative. Enactment and implementation of the legislation will ultimately determine its impact. Long Island remains one of the 10 most racially segregated metropolitan regions in the U.S., and Suffolk County has taken an important step to address that. Its Fair Housing Task Force, of which I was a member, presented its report to the County Legislature on June 16. The report recommends new protections in Suffolk County human rights law; increased support for the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission, including funding for fair housing testing and increased funding for administrative law judges; and other recommendations, findings and determinations, including the creation of an advisory rating system for real estate licensees. These are important developments at all levels of government. Further action is needed to implement these changes, and with time we can measure their impact. The United States, New York and Long Island still have a long way to go to achieve racial equity. Elaine Gross is president of the Syosset-based civil rights organization ERASE Racism.

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I remain committed to doing all I can to eliminate the pervasive segregation that has been allowed to fester on Long Island for generations, and invite you to join me in this effort. ARNOLD W. DRUCKER Nassau County legislator Plainview

Brinton knows his local wild places To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Suburban Long Island getting wilder by the day” (June 17-23): I enjoyed and was encouraged by this terrific and informative column covering what is wild on Long Island. What was wonderful was how Brinton made the column personal. I enjoyed the history of people and places that have made the Island a destination, and was thrilled with Brinton’s inclusion of the many talented folks who continue their good work to preserve its environment. My wife, Karen, an actress, and I, a musician, have been involved with the Seatuck Environmental Association from its beginning in the 1980s. Karen facilitates the Long Island Nature Writers there. Enrico Nardone, Seatuck’s executive director, is the very gift the place needs to survive. Wildlife biologist Mike Bottini, Seatuck conservation policy analyst Emily Hall and state wildlife biologist Kelly Hamil-

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ton, all mentioned in Brinton’s column, are fabulous about using their time, energy and talents. Long Islanders should know them. The Island is blessed with an abundance of natural resources that deserve to be saved and protected. I believe Brinton’s column served to highlight that. I volunteer with the North Shore Land Alliance, which, through stewardship, manages 15 nature preserves on the North Shore. Humes Preserve, where you

can find blue birds, Iselin Preserve, where there are owls, and Cushman Woods are home to the wild. The Herald should each week highlight not just Garvies Point Museum and Preserve in Glen Cove or Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, but also celebrate the many other beautiful places with an article of the quality of Brinton’s column. KEN KRUMENACKER Sea Cliff

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