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Eagle Scout vies for top county honor

By TAYlor NIcIolI Intern

Most people had tucked themselves inside, away from the oppressive heat, as New York faced a five-day heat wave set to shatter records in August 2021.

James Keeney, on the other hand, a member of Boy Scout Troop 230 in Oceanside for 13 years, was out in the sun, working hard on the final project he needed to complete to achieve his Eagle rank, which ear ned him a prestigious nomination as the top Eagle Scout in Nassau County by the Oceanside Veterans of Foreign JAmeS Wars Post 5199.

For his Eagle project, Keeney had chosen to give back to St. Anthony’s Church in Oceanside, which he had been attending for 10 years, including two as a religious education teacher. He had noticed the preschool’s playground was looking a bit run-down and was in need of a makeover.

Keeney, alongside his father, brother and a few other members of his scout troop, repainted

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BUckleY’S frIeNdS, fAmIlY and loved ones saluted the American flag as it was raised over the basketball courts named for him.

Fallen O’side Marine honored Town renames basketball courts after him

By JAke PelleGrINo jpellegrino@liherald.com

Oceanside’s Gregory T. Buckley Jr. could be found shooting hoops on the basketball courts of Oceanside Park with his brothers and father, from the time he was 5 years old until he shipped off to Afghanistan as a U.S. Marine.

Now, on the 10-year anniversary of the Gregory T. Buckley Jr. Basketball Tourna-

ment, the courts, which became his “happy place” over the years, will bear his name.

To honor his life and service to his country, the Town of Hempstead renamed the basketball courts after him.

“Today is about preserving Greg Jr.’s legacy, it’s not about all of us that are here sweating on this basketball court,” Hempstead Town NAS, LYN, MAL, LON

Councilman Anthony D’Esposito said during the July 17 renaming ceremony.

“What it’s about is the future generation of Town of Hempstead and Oceanside residents and the young children who decades from now are going to walk onto this basketball court and look at the sign and ask, ‘Who was Greg Buckley?’

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the wood trimming alongside the St. Anthony’s playground, power-washed all the metal structures and completed a few other refurbishing tasks that were well overdue. Keeney directed the project from start to finish, including the fundraising before it began.

Only an average of 5 percent of all Boy Scouts make it to the pinnacle of the scout rankings, becoming an Eagle, the highest rank a scout can earn. The requirements are not easy, including earning at least 21 merit badges, holding a number of leadership positions in a troop and comkeeNeY pleting a final project that serves to better the community.

Keeney had gone above and beyond, earning over 35 merit badges and holding several leadership positions, including patrol leader, chaplain aide and troop quartermaster, but he hadn’t realized how close he was to becoming an Eagle Scout until it was almost too late.

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For the 12th year, the Anchor Program Fund hosted their annual Beach Ball event at the Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park, a one-night event filled with live music, a raffle and food. It’s all a way for them to extend their appreciation for the community that has donated to the Lido Beach camp for people with special needs.

Each year, the organization chooses a person or organization to honor who has shown immense generosity with their time and money. This year, they chose to honor the Lindy Loo Foundation.

The Lindy Loo Foundation began nearly ten years ago, with the passing of Linda Cunningham, a member of Camp Anchor who had especially loved the drama program. In honor of Linda, the family put together the foundation with a mission to improve the social lives of adult and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The foundation has donated over one million dollars to several programs, including the Anchor Program Fund and the Camp Anchor Drama Program.

“It is amazing, for every season, I can’t even count the number of years, they have granted us with a lot of money,” Sandy Braun, the director of the drama program, said. “Their generosity through the face of tragedy is astounding and, for me, it is such an honor to be a part of honoring them.”

Camp Anchor is a comprehensive, yearround program that serves thousands of children and adults with special needs who live in Nassau County. The drama program, that has been nationally recognized, is designed to help young adults with special needs build self-confidence and develop skills in the performing arts. Linda had been a participant for nearly ten years.

“She loved being the center of attention, she loved everyone showing up to watch her,” said Elizabeth Cunningham,

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The 12Th ANNuAL Camp Anchor Beach Ball, celebrated July 15, honored the Cunningham family of the Lindy Loo Foundation, which is dedicated to Linda Cunningham and all Camp Anchor campers. sister of Linda and youngest of the Cunningham siblings. “She loved the social aspect of performing and just going to the drama program, and it really made her life. The drama program was a wonderful outlet for her.”

The program meets once a week to rehearse for their annual spring production. They have put on 31 performances which typically draws crowds of upwards of 700 people. The program has even had Broadway actors join them on their stage to be a part of the campers’ show.

“It is an outlet for young adults with special needs to be creative,” Braun said.

“When you have a young adult with special needs, they may not get to experience certain milestones, but this is a huge milestone for these kids, to act out their hearts on stage for these crowds with standing room only and get that applause at the end.”

The foundation is made up of Linda’s family members who wanted to honor Linda’s vivacious social life. With her activity in Camp Anchor, Linda had made many

friends, and her siblings recalled her being out every night of the week. The foundation has around 20 organizations that they annually donate to that help to enrich the lives of people with special needs, Camp Anchor and the drama program being the one they have donated most to, since Linda was especially fond of it.

“Turning a tragedy into something positive is very important and I’m super happy we were able to have a positive influence on hundreds of kids’ lives,” Michael Cunningham, Linda’s brother said.

Not only does the foundation donate money to the drama program, but Ellen Cunningham, Linda’s mother, had attended every show to give flowers to the campers following their performance. The flowers are always purple, since that was Linda’s favorite color.

“It is a terrific program and they always put on a great production,” Ellen said. “It is very nice that they are honoring us and recognizing our foundation for the hard work we do.”

During the Beach Ball Event on Friday,

July 15, the Anchor Program Fund had bestowed the foundation with a plaque that read, “In memory of Linda, whose light, love and legacy enriches us all.”

Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito was also in attendance, along with Town Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll to grant a certificate of recognition on behalf of the Town of Hempstead to the Lindy Loo Foundation.

The Beach Ball event is the largest fundraiser that the nonprofit puts on every year to raise money to support the camp’s programming and to afford extras for the campers, such as the trips to see Broadway shows in the city that the drama program would typically have multiple times a year.

This year, the first since 2019 to be back in the Bridgeview Yacht Club, the Beach Ball event saw around 350 people in attendance.

At the event, there were over 50 raffle baskets that had been put together by the families of the campers. The camp had made over $5,000 dollars from the purchasing of raffle tickets alone.

Susan Cuoccio, the president of the Anchor Program Fund, said that the program is looking into several things to add to the camp, including a playground that will be provided by the town, and a surrounding area that will be put in by the nonprofit that will serve as an inclusion area for children, adults and seniors.

Cuoccio began with Camp Anchor 25 years ago, when her son who has autism joined. She said she was able to watch the program grow and evolve greatly throughout the years.

“I like people to understand how heavily we depend on their generosity, and the money all goes into the camp.,” Cuoccio said. “Camp Anchor depends a lot on the generous donations from parents and local businesses. It is year-round, fall, spring and summer, we are always supporting the campers and providing for things.”

Visit www.CampAnchor.org/fund to learn more and donate to the Anchor Program Fund.

Annual Finn Fest is Back in Island Park

By TAYLOR NICIOLI INTERN

The annual Island Park music and comedy festival is back for its 11th year this Saturday, July 30, following a twoyear hiatus due to the pandemic. Set at on Masone Beach, 15 bands are scheduled to take over two stages for an entire day filled with music, as well as comedy acts, food vendors and more.

The Finn Fest is put on by the Dorothy Finn Foundation, a family-owned foundation created to honor the memory of Dorothy Finn, a Long Beach resident for 45 years, who volunteered her time to the community by teaching children to dance and taking care of dogs and cats at the Humane Society.

The foundation continues her legacy by donating proceeds from the Finn Fest to non-profit animal rescues in the community, such as Island Park based Ruff House Rescue, who will also be hosting an

adoption event at the festival this year.

“It always depends on who is in need that moment, but we first hit up the locals,” said Norah Kelleher, daughter of Dorothy Finn and the creator of Finn Fest. Kelleher said that with the money raised from the festival, the foundation has been able to donate to several local animal shelters, purchase art supplies and musical instruments for children and even had donated to aid other communities when natural disasters hit.

In the past years, the festival has been attended by over 1,000 people of all ages.

The music genres range from tribute bands playing Reggae to original Rock acts, including featured performances from Half Step, Oogee Wawa, 45 RPM, Bunktown Falls, Mean Machine, Tuned Up, Shattered, Tri-State Ale House, The John Fogerty Tribute Project, Bonzer, Ralph Paladino Band, Breakaway, Contra Band, The Dave Kellan Band and Bon Noir.

For comedians, there are seven local acts set to fill the comedy tent with jokes and laughter. These include Mike Keegan, Laz Rivera, Carla Oakerson, Steve Schlesinger, Tim Saliani, John Butera and Dave Heyman.

Kelleher said the idea started when she had wanted to find a way to honor her mom’s charitable spirit, while combining her own dream of always wanting to run her own music festival.

The very first Finn Fest didn’t go to plan, as Kelleher had put it, it was the perfect spot but the wrong time of year. All of the money Dorothy Finn had left to Kelleher was put into the first festival and lost, but that didn’t discourage her.

“It was all about trying to raise the money, it was going to go to a charity anyway. I don’t like to lose so I figured let’s do it again and win,” said Kelleher. “I decided to scale it down, put it in my own backyard and grow it up from there, and that’s where we’re at now.”

The first few festivals were held in Kelleher’s backyard, where she worked hard to grow it up to where it is now, on a beach venue, where bands from all over come to perform, including Grammyawarded bands that performed at the last Finn Fest in 2019.

“It’s really cool that people know about it,” said Kelleher. “It’s going to be a great day at the beach. There will be food and a nice breeze and a lot of fun.” Kelleher had also said she thinks her mom would have been very proud of where the festival is at now.

Finn Fest will have its very own bus circling the surrounding areas to bring passengers to the festival, including stops at the Island Park LIRR. The bus schedule and other information can be viewed at finnfestlb.com General admission is $25 tickets can be purchased online at www.tinyurl.com/ finnfest.

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Blakeman, Democrats at odds over roads, police

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

Bruce Blakeman remains at odds with Democrats over a $156 million borrowing plan intended to fund everything from public safety and police equipment to road upgrades.

Six Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature abstained during a vote last week after adding a series of road projects to the spending plan, including improvements to Franklin Avenue in Hempstead as well as to Babylon Turnpike and Nassau Road in Roosevelt.

Adding those projects were “illegal,” Blakeman said.

“You can’t fund a project that hasn’t been approved,” the county executive said. “The Democratic caucus and the county legislature chose to put politics above public safety by holding public safety hostage in a way that was completely illegal.”

More than $7.5 million had already been committed for Long Beach Road improvements, and another $1 million to complete Centennial Park in Roosevelt.

Republicans also had earmarked $350,000 to finish streets in Baldwin.

Democrats offered instead to borrow money for the police-related items in Blakeman’s capital plan like a dozen new ambulances, hundreds of bulletproof

vests, 1,300 stun guns, a police radio system, guns and vehicles.

“This is very important legislation for our members and our safety,” said Jeff Gross, president of the Nassau Detectives Association. “Tasers, vehicles, radios and vests are all very important for us to do our jobs. I’m hoping that somehow we can work this out.”

Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams, however, said in a statement that he agreed. But that funding was threatened

by Blakeman and Republicans, not Democrats.

“The Minority Caucus offered no fewer than a dozen times during Monday’s legislature meeting to authorize nearly $15.5 million in new borrowing for our law enforcement professionals and first responders,” he said. “Had (Blakeman) agreed to address this funding separately, we would have passed it unanimously while we negotiated a fair and complete capital plan amendment.”

Both sides did not meet immediately after the debate, but a resolution could still be on the table, Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton said, which could come in time for the legislature’s next meeting Aug. 8.

“We’re going to propose a compromise,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “Communication and bipartisanship, that’s what we need.”

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Thanks To James Keeney, the Saint Anthony’s playground is now safer for children.

Keeney, now an Eagle, is nominee for top county scout ConTinued from fronT page project, in which he chose to refurbish the preschool playground at Saint Anthony’s.

“I started in the Boy Scouts when I was very young, and since then I’ve looked up to the Eagle Scouts and I always wanted to become one myself,” said Keeney, who officially became one in May of 2022. “It was a huge accomplishment for me.”

Each VFW post can nominate only one Eagle Scout, and the winner of Nassau County will be able to go on to compete for the top spot of Long Island and then all of New York.

Recently, the post honored Keeney at their community barbecue event on July 2. It was stated that they received great recommendations for the spot but had chosen Keeney for his extensive volunteer work with his school, troop and within the community.

“He’s somebody who’s very involved with our VFW and we’re very proud to have a young man like this representing us,” said Commander Mike Wetherell at the barbecue. “We read through his application and noted all things he does for his school and local community and that’s what motivated us to recognize him today.” Troop 230 of Oceanside, Keeney’s troop for the past seven years, is wellknown in the community as they participate in many food drives, clean-ups and other volunteer work. They are often recognized by the black shirts they wear that say “230” on them.

“This is a whole troop of kids that are doing everything they can to give back to the community,” said Steve Xuereb, scoutmaster of Troop 230. “That’s what scouting is all about and that’s what we’re trying to teach to the little guys. James is an example for those little kids that are look-

ing up to him and thinking they can be like that too one day.”

Xuereb had been Keeney’s scoutmaster since he was 13 and said it is a great thing to be able to watch the growth of the scouts as they go from young Boy Scouts to the high school graduates that had just finished an Eagle Scout project.

“I think it surprised James that he was as close to an Eagle Scout as he was,” said Xuereb. “There is nothing more frustrating than being almost there. Quitting would have been the easy thing to do, but he stuck to it, and it was that perseverance that really impressed me.”

When the project was finished, the playground was safer and more enjoyable for the preschoolers. A plaque sits attached to the fence that recognizes Keeney and his troop for the hard work put into the restoration of the playground.

“It was like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. It felt great being able to help the church out, and help myself out on finally becoming an Eagle Scout,” said Keeney.

Keeney’s family and troop members have expressed how proud they are of his completion of the final rank. Keeney has also stated how grateful he is toward the Oceanside community for the continued help he received during his journey to becoming an Eagle Scout. In the fall, Keeney will be off to college as he will be attending Saint John’s University in Queens for Finance.

“There’s a lot involved (in becoming an Eagle Scout), said Keeney’s Father, James Keeney. “For a young kid to make up his mind and accomplish this, it’s pretty amazing. His mother and I are very proud of him. He had a goal and he met it and hopefully he keeps doing that in life.”

Park basketball courts renamed for Marine their iPhones and Google him and they’re going to realize he was a young man from Oceanside who played on these very courts who left the community for something far greater than any of us could ever imagine. He suited up and went into the battlefield and in the process gave his life for this great nation.”

Town Supervisor Don Clavin added, “We are here today to honor an exceptional Town of Hempstead hero, one who gave his life for our entire country. Renaming at the basketball court at Oceanside Park is an earnest way to honor Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley Jr.’s important legacy here in America’s largest township.”

Buckley enlisted in the Marines at age 17, going on to eventually serve in Afghanistan. While on tour, he had just celebrated his 21st birthday and was scheduled to come home for a visit when he was fatally shot by an Afghan police officer on Aug. 10, 2012. His death was mourned not only by the local Oceanside community but nationally as well, and his funeral service drew thousands. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and the street in Oceanside where he resided was renamed Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley Drive.

He was known as a star player on the Oceanside High School basketball team and to honor his life and service, as well as his love of the sport of basketball, the tournament was created.

“Ten years ago, all his friends and I thought it would be a good idea to honor him doing what he loved,” his father,

Gregory Buckley Sr., said. “A 10-year anniversary is always great but this year it fell on his birthday. July 17th is his birthday; he would have been 31 years of age today.”

Tournament participants would register a team of four, playing a three-onthree game, with the winning teams advancing to the next bracket for the chance to vie for medals and trophies.

Buckley Jr.’s classmate and friend, Markiquse Chess, came out to make sure that his name would never be forgotten.

“We spent a lot of time here growing up in the neighborhood and the basketball court was always a place where we played and hung out,” Chess said. “This year, being the 10th year and with everything going on with COVID and where we are as a world, it’s good to come together for a good cause and be reminded of Greg and all those who serve and dedicate their lives to make sure we can continue to do stuff like this.”

Chess’ girlfriend, Shelby Stephenson, travelled from Montreal, Canada for the tournament and honored him through her art, which she donated as a gift to the family.

“Greg was a huge part of Markiquse’s life and he told me about his story and when he told me about the tournament, I wanted to honor him,” Stephenson said.

“He showed me this photo of him in his uniform, so I went ahead with it. I’m trying to capture his eyes; I only used color in his eyes because it’s such a powerful photo on its own being in his uniform but adding the color to his eyes, it adds a lot of personality. What happened to him is

shelby sTePhensOn Of Montreal donated her pointillist portrait of Gregory T. Buckley Jr. to his father, Gregory Sr., and his family.

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The Oceanside Park basketball courts are now known as the Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley Jr. basketball courts to honor his life of service. unreal and is such a powerful story. I wish I had the chance to meet him.”

His former Oceanside High School basketball coach, Dan Keegan, remembered Buckley Jr. as a great sport.

“Greg was a great guy to coach because he had fun,” Keegan said. “Yeah, it’s about competing, but he never lost sight of the fact that it was just a game and it should be fun and that’s always

something his teammates were able to hang on to. Nobody loved playing basketball more than Greg and when people tried to make it more serious than it should be, he was a great reminder that it was just a game and it’s about making lifelong friendships.”

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Holocaust survivor Werner Reich dies at 94

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

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erner Reich, who survived Josef Mengele’s experiments and the Auschwitz concentration camp before making his home on Long Island, died July 8 at his Smithtown home. He was 94.

“I think people were expecting this guy who came out of the Holocaust to be mad at the world all the time,” said his son, David. “But he was actually the exact opposite.”

Instead, Werner spent his time volunteering at Glen Cove’s Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, where he was awarded not only its Speaker of the Year, but also its Hadassah Myrtle Wreath Award for Educator of the Year.

“Werner Reich was an original in all aspects of the word,” Andrea Bolender, the center’s director, said. “He was an original founder, educator and leader of the HMTC, and Werner gave his retirement to teaching both students and adults about the dangers of intolerance and hatred of the other.”

Bolender first met Werner in 2005 when he joined the center’s board of directors. Her father, Benek Bolender, was an Auschwitz survivor himself, and she immediately discovered a connection to Werner.

“I felt that every survivor was a parent to me, and I was a child to them,” Bolender said. “He had a wicked sense of humor, and loved to cook and bake. I can still smell the scent of the Viennese crescent cookies he would bake for us when he came to speak.”

Werner Reich was born in Berlin in 1927. He was just a teenager when he taken to the Auschwitz II-Birkenau extermination camp in Poland, and later transferred to Auschwitz I. American forces liberated him and other prisoners at the camp on May 5, 1945.

A decade later, Werner had married and emigrated to the United States. He would work as an industrial engineer and corporate executive. He would spend 61 years with Eva, spending her final taking care of her before she died in 2016.

Although he lived through the worst atrocities of World War II, Werner didn’t actually begin speaking about what happened until the late 1990s, after the birth of his first grandchild. For him, it was important when this new life came into the world to get his message out. So, Werner started sharing his Holocaust experience, all in the hopes of preventing history from ever repeating itself.

He talked to audiences not only on Long Island, but around the world. Werner spoke as often as 10 times a week — and roughly 100 times a year — at middle schools, high schools, colleges and festivals.

He traveled to England, Germany, Israel, Portugal and China.

“He did more traveling between the ages of 90 and 94 then I’ve done in my lifetime,” said his daughter-in-law,

Photos courtesy of Reich family

WERNER REIcH cELEBRAtED his 94th birthday this year with his family. It was thanks to the birth of his first grandchild in the late 1990s he started to share his Holocaust story with others.

WERNER REIcH, WHo spent more than a year at Auschwitz before coming to America and raising his family, died July 8. He was 94.

WERNER REIcH AND Eva were married for 61 years. Before her death in 2016, Werner would devote all the time he could to take care of her.

Andrea. “The message of many of Werner’s talks, among sharing his experiences, was urging people to be kinder to their fellow men and women. Yes, he talked about his experiences. Yes, he told everybody about the horrors and the atrocities of the Holocaust. But he had an overriding message of being nice to people, being good and anti-bullying.”

Those who knew Werner say he had a great sense of humor, and always felt that a bad situation could be made better by being happy instead of sad.

“He always tried to look on the bright side,” Andrea said. “We would ask him, ‘How can you always be so positive, because of all the horrible things that have happened to you in life?’ He said that he’d been blessed because he sur-

vived, he met his wife — with whom he was in love and raised a family — and had very good grandchildren.”

An avid cook, Werner had a taste for European cuisine and loved experimenting. He made schnitzel, goulash, apple strudel, and his family’s favorite, potato pancakes.

“He could meet somebody at the supermarket and start chatting with them, and the next minute they’re in his kitchen and he’s showing them how to cook a special dish,” Andrea said.

Besides Andrea, Werner is survived by his sons David and Mikal, four grandchildren — Ben, Brooke, Violet and Olive — niece Karen Ziegler, and nephew Robert Romano.

He was a member of the Internation-

al Brotherhood of Magicians and the Psychic Entertainers Association, and he continued to practice magic tricks throughout his life after learning his first trick in a concentration camp.

“They’ll remember him as a very fine, loving man,” David, his son, said. “A very welcoming person, and a very positive person. When people would first meet him, they felt like they were his best friend.”

“Even though he went through a lot of adversity — and it was definitely a horrible experience — he managed to make a very positive happy experience,” Andrea added. “His message, we hope, will resonate forever: You can’t forget the atrocities, but something good could come out of it.”

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TowN oF HemPsTeAd Councilman Anthony D’Esposito is ready to take on whomever Democrats offer after their Aug. 23 primary, already locking up the GOP nomination for the 4th Congressional District seat. Potential challengers include former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen and Malverne mayor Keith Corbett, who have combined to raise nearly $1 million.

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Guns, bail reform, dominate congressional race Democrats scramble to see who will face D’Esposito

By BRIAN PFAIL bpfail@liherald.com

As midterms approach with political control of both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate up for grabs, candidates vying for the newly drawn 4th Congressional District are entering the final weeks before the Aug. 23 primary.

All but Anthony D’Esposito, that is, who has already locked up the Republican nomination, awaiting to see who will challenge him from the Democratic side in November. And he’s all but certain one hot-button political issue will be on the table: guns.

It’s not that the Town of Hempstead councilman doesn’t believe there is a problem with gun violence. To him, it’s simply a lack of enforcement against those with illegal firearms. And D’Esposito says he knows that based on a former partnership between New York City officials and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives known as “Trigger Lock.”

Through that program, criminals knew they’d be sent to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution rather than a more local court.

“It changes the feeling on the streets, so to speak, for those that are toting illegal guns,” D’Esposito said.

But controlling gun violence means controlling access to guns and the ammunition they fire, said former Town of Hempstead supervisor Laura Gillen, one of five candidates seeking the district’s Democratic nomination.

In fact, she says, federal law already prevents hunting migratory gamebirds with more than three shotgun shells, for example.

“Federal law does more to protect ducks than it does to protect children,” Gillen said.

Gillen and D’Esposito have already raised more than $1.1 million for their campaigns between them. Keith Corbett, Malverne’s mayor, is working to keep pace with a war chest of more than $400,000 of his own. And while he is concerned about the flow of illegal firearms like D’Esposito, he also believes red flag laws intended to weed out people who are a threat to themselves or others

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from buying guns could be effective if databases were streamlined through federal agencies.

The last thing Corbett wants, he said, is another Uvalde, where 19 students and two teachers were shot and killed in a Texas school last May. As mayor, he’s already installed more than 350 cameras throughout the Malverne school district, which are monitored by the police department.

“We have access and auto locks to everything,” Corbett said. “We can see where they are. We can isolate.”

D’Esposito, however, fears many of the solutions Democrats are offering to combat gun violence will just fall short, saying many of these ideas have already been tested, like where he used to work in Brooklyn.

“There are good people that live there,” he said. “Democrats said over and over again that they were doing this to protect minority communities.”

Yet, those same communities “are the ones that have been affected the most” by bail reform, he added. Supporters back bail reform as they say staying locked up should be based on someone’s threat to the community, not how much money they have. Critics like D’Esposito say it’s letting too many people back on the streets to commit more crime.

Corbett believes bail reform could be good, but the problem “is the way they wrote those laws” — leaving too much room for interpretation in determining what constitutes a violent felony.

Gillen, who doesn’t support bail reform, finds value in community outreach programs.

“I think any time we have police officers engaging in a community and developing relationships within the community, it’s a great thing,” Gillen said. “The police can be used as role models and educators for our children.”

While there might not be a lot the three agree on, something that has seemed to unite them is the belief many politicians are out of touch with their local communities. Like U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, said to be on the far-left side of the Democratic Party.

“We need to have people in Washington who are not like AOC,” D’Esposito said, “who are not like these ‘defund the police’ who have a voice and are able to speak up.”

Corbett says politics has become too much about personalities, and not about substance of what communities want.

“It’s about time we play that system for us, for me, for you, for your families, for the normal people,” Corbett said, adding he is “fed up and tired of sitting here and watching this mess of partisanship.”

Although D’Esposito won’t have to look for votes until the general election Nov. 8, Gillen and Corbett are not only battling each other for the Democratic nomination on Aug. 23, but also Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages, Muzib Huq and Kevin Bryan Shakil.

While expectations are high that Republicans will take over Congress after the midterms, Gillen says she believes she can still be effective as a Democrat — especially as someone who has worked closely with Republicans in the past to get things done.

“That’s what we need in Washington,” she said. “Not political hacks, and not people who have allegiances and who are beholden to political party bosses.”

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THE PLaNNEd ParENTHood-LEd rally in front of the Nassau County Courthouse last week began with attendees chanting ‘my body, my choice.’ Dozens gathered after someone attempted to chain the doors shut of a Hempstead Planned Parenthood facility. still have just as many people here today, because these are our rights. These are the rights of Americans — of all Americans, women and men.”

State Sen. Kevin Thomas called out the Supreme Court justices ruling against abortion, assuring attendees he and other state politicians would continue to stand with women.

“With the overturning of Roe, it is obvious that these radical justices are willing to cross any line to push their unpopular, conservative agenda that goes against the will of the American people,” he said. “But let me be clear: In New York, nothing has changed. Nothing will change.”

That’s the message Gov. Kathy Hochul shared after the Supreme Court ruling, but her Republican challenger — U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin — is pushing to restrict abortion access in New York, although his victory in Novem-

ber would need to carry a number of Republicans to the legislature, where Democrats currently hold a supermajority.

“I think the Democrats in New York are going to try to find ways to go further,” Zeldin said last May, according to published reports. “You cannot go much further than they have gone already. I mean, they have legalized lateterm partial birth abortions, and non-doctors performing abortions.”

State Sen. Anna Kaplan told the crowd at the courthouse that an attack on women’s rights anywhere is an attack on women’s rights everywhere.

“We are here with a simple message today: We will not back down,” Kaplan said. ”These extremists think they can put up barriers between women and reproductive health care. We are going to tear them down.”

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Just weeks after someone tried to chain the doors of a Planned Parenthood facility in Hempstead, dozens gathered outside the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola last week to support abortion rights and women’s access to health care.

Organized by members of the Planned Parenthood Hempstead Health Center to protest what happened at its Fulton Avenue facility July 7, the rally also was intended as a response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade last month.

“When the court made that awful decision, it eroded the rights of 36 million women across the country who can become pregnant, and ultimately those individuals are no longer able to make decisions about their own bodies, lives and futures,” said Jackie Marrero, a communications and marketing vice president for Planned Parenthood of Greater New York.

“When it comes to a person’s bodily autonomy, the only decision that matters should be their own.”

Among those trekking to the courthouse last week was Hofstra University student Jessica Landau.

“Even though in New York we still have the legal right to get an abortion, I know there are people who oppose it in our state and across the country,” she said. “So, we wanted to show up and let people know that they have our support, and that kind of negative attitude isn’t tolerated around here.”

Assemblyman Chuck Lavine told the gathering he and his political allies would always support abortion rights, and didn’t fail to note who didn’t show up to the rally.

“I think it speaks volumes — and this is no compliment — that we do not have one Republican elected official here,” Lavine said.

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Three new administrators join Oceanside Schools team There are three new faces filling administrative roles in the Oceanside School District, including two in Special Education and one in English Language Arts.

The executive director of special education has been filled by Tracy Murray, who was previously the director of elementary special education for Oceanside schools since 2021. She has served the special education community for over 20 years, including her previous role as an administrator of special education in the New York City Department of Education.

The director of elementary special education was appointed to Kate Mugno, who was previously a special education teacher for the Great Neck Public Schools

for 14 years. Her experience with special education began as a teenager, when she dedicated ten years to volunteering at Camp Anchor, a Nassau County yearround program that serves thousands of children and adults with special needs.

The director of English language arts and library media services has been filled

by Francesca Wasserman, who was previously a language arts teacher at South Side Middle School in Rockville Centre.

Her career in education began at MacArthur High School in Levittown and then South Side High School in Rockville Centre, where she taught 9th through 12th grade English for 20 years.

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Gelman set to take over as health commissioner York Academy of Medicine, and board vice president of the New York State Association of County Health Officials.

Nassau County has found a new health “She’s hands-on, and most importantly, commissioner to replace Dr. Lawrence she was right there at the epicenter of the Eisenstein, who is leaving for the private coronavirus efforts in Orange County to sector. manage them through that crisis,” BlakeIrina Gelman, the health man said. “When I spoke with commissioner of Orange her county executive, Steve County, will head south to Neuhaus, he had nothing but represent Nassau once the amazing things to say about sate gives its blessing. Her Dr. Gelman.” nomination was unanimously Once she gets state approvapproved by Nassau’s health al, Gelman says there is a lot board, according to Nassau of work to be done in Nassau County Executive Bruce County post-pandemic.

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“Especially the relevant “It is truly is an honor and communication,” she said. a privilege to stand before you “Really engaging the comIrina Gelman today, and I certainly relish munity post-pandemic as to the opportunity and look forwhat it is health departments ward to hitting the ground actually do for their commurunning,” Gelman told reporters last nity.” week.

That also means preparing for future Out of many candidates the health emergencies while keeping a close eye on board considered, Gelman was the most the county’s wastewater, looking for qualified, Blakeman said. She has been pathogens that might be spreading Orange County’s health commissioner through the population. since 2018, after spending more the four Eisenstein’s last day is July 29. Andrew years as the public health director in Ful- Knecht, the county’s deputy health comton County. missioner, will fill in until Gelman is Gelman also was a fellow of the New ready to go.

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ast meets West at the Heckscher Museum of Art’s new exhibit, “Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation,” on view through Sept. 18. It’s a concentrated yet all-encompassing look at the creative approach of 15 artists of Asian heritage.

Visitors are drawn into the cosmopolitan, exuberant, and subtly subversive works of these artists who are adept at crossing borders — not only physical ones, but also those in media, styles, genre, and materials. From reconstructions of traditional Asian art to experimentation with new concepts and media, the exhibit challenges and engages any preconceived notions of what defines Asian art.

“The artists included in this exhibition open our eyes to what it is like to cross boundaries both real and cultural,” says collector Jordan Schnitzer, whose family has a longstanding history of championing Asian art and culture. “I hope each viewer is as moved as I am by this exhibit and is challenged and inspired by the art.”

The 45 works are grouped into three themes.

“Exuberant Forms” features works that reshape and challenge conventional views of abstract art by exploring new materials, techniques, and metaphors. Kwang Young Chun, for example, exploits the texture of handmade papers in his somber monochromes,

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while Jacob Hashimoto mimics the effect of collage in his tour-de-force prints. Jun Kaneko “flattens” traditional raku ware into explosive two-dimensionality. Also Hiroki Morinoue and Barbara Takenaga create intricate geometric patterns to evoke natural formations.

“Moving Stories” brings together powerful pieces that reflect on the experiences of migration, both within Asia and beyond. Dinh Q. Lê) appropriates and masks iconic images of the Vietnam War. Hung Liu finds inspiration in historical photographs, reinterpreting the genre of portraiture through the lens of displaced and voluntary immigrants. Also, Roger Shimomura borrows the visual language of Japanese woodblock prints and Pop art to render the lives of Japanese Americans incarcerated in internment camps during World War II. Do Ho Suh When: and Rirkrit Tiravanjia Heckscher Museum of Art take a truly personal 2 Prime Ave., Huntington; approach, mapping (631) 380-3230 or their own diasporic Heckscher.org trajectories, literally and metaphorically.

Where: “Asias Reinvented” Now through Sept. 18 highlights two- and Open Thursday through three-dimensional works Sunday, noon-5 p.m. that transform styles and motifs of traditional Asian art to engage, probe, and critique contemporary popular culture and politics. Consider the Pop- and manga-inflected fantasies of Takashi Murakami and Mariko Mori, rooted in both the artisanal heritages and the consumerist trends of Japan. Akio Takamori and Patti Warashina turn seemingly innocent motifs into uncanny portrayals of life, love, and death. Also, Manabu Ikeda evokes Hokusai’s famous waves to create a surreal scene of planetary apocalypse.

“This stunning exhibition places Asian and Asian American art at center stage and celebrates its role in our contemporary global culture,” says Heckscher Museum Curator Karli Wurzelbacher. “The artwork on view is both incredibly engaging and deeply meaningful.”

Top left: Hung Liu, American, born China, Red Flower Rain, 2017, mixed media on panel. Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer.

Top right: Dinh Q. Le, Vietnamese, I am Large, I Contain Multitudes, 2009, tricycle, steel, mirrors, wood, plastic, rubber, and metal lock. Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer.

Bottom: Jacob Hashimoto, Tiny Rooms and Tender Promises, 2016, mixographia print on handmade paper and archival pigment print with pushpins. Courtesy of Durham Press.

Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation.

The visionary rocker and South Shore resident is ready to rock Eisenhower Park, headlining the ‘Nassau is Back’ free concert.

Jett and her Blackhearts are much more than her hits, despite the sing-along nature of her anthems ‘I Hate Myself for Loving You’ and ‘I Love Rock ’n’ Roll.’ An originator and innovator in the music industry, Jett’s brand of glam-rock never goes out of style. Her lesser known tunes, ‘French Song’ and the punkish ‘Long Time,’ among them, demonstrate her talents and staying power just as much as the classics.

Saturday, July 30, 8 p.m.

Free admission. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov/visit nassau.

Seward Johnson at the Gardens Old Westbury Gardens’ summer art exhibition features the work of renowned sculptor Seward Johnson (1930-2020). ‘Revisiting the Familiar: Seward Johnson at the Gardens’ features three of his most popular series: ‘Celebrating the Familiar,’ ‘Beyond the Frame’ and ‘Icons,’ including displays of the artist’s painted trays, maquettes of artwork never realized in bronze. See more than 30 individual pieces focusing on the sculptural commentary of day-to-day life and Johnson’s love of nature and French impressionism.

Come explore the gardens and seek out these amazing life-like sculptures.

Through Sept. 5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048, or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

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SCENE Become a warrior for the community Join the Oceanside Community Warriors for weekly community cleanups around the hamlet every Sunday. Contact Oceansidewarriorsny@gmail.com for information on the location of their next cleanup.

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Enjoy those country-rock sounds of Zac Brown with ZBTB, the premier tribute to the chart-topping Zac Brown Band, Friday, July 29, at 8 p.m., at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. With 12 number-one singles and three Grammy wins, the Zac Brown Band is one of the hottest names in the music business and ZBTB gives an authentic tribute to their recorded music and live show in a way that is all their own.

From the Zac Brown Band’s 2008 breakout hit “Chicken Fried” to the sing-along anthem “Homegrown”, ZBTB plays all the hits. In concert, the Zac Brown Band is well known for their renditions of a diverse set of covers, and ZBTB follows suit. With classics like “Enter Sandman”, “Ants Marching” and “Comfortably Numb” in the set, there’s something for everyone. As always, bring seating. For information, visit NassauCcountyNY.gov/parks.

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Come get cultured at the Oceanside Gazebo, every Monday, at dusk, at a free reading, on Homecrest Road, down the street from the fire department). Four eclectic published authors and poets will read their work. Dessert and coffee are included.

For more information, visit Facebook.com/ summergazeboreadings/.

Mindful mornings Practice the “art” of looking at art at Nassau County Museum of Art, Wednesday, July 27, 10:30-11 a.m. Mindful looking invites you to observe and calmly reflect in a relaxed and supportive environment free of distraction. Join an educator for a new opportunity to experience and enjoy the art in the galleries or sculpture garden, together.

Registration required. Also Aug. 3. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

News Junkies Unite Come discuss the latest current events and newsworthy stories at the Friedberg JCC’s “Headlines and Topics” series, at 15 Neil Court. Free for members.

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All Shook Up’ See the jukebox musical, based on the Elvis Presley songbook, during its final performances, Thursday, July 28 through Sunday, July 31, at the Madison Theatre, on the Molloy University campus. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.” Combining favorite Elvis hits with an entirely new story, this jukebox musical is surefire fun for rock ‘n’ roll rebels of all ages. 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. For tickets and information visit MadisonTheatreNY.org or call (516) 323-4444

Sip and paint on the beach

Trivia on the beach learn to see the truth Join Northwell experts on Aug. 2, at 2 p.m., hosted by Oceanside Library, to learn how to care and protect your eyes at every age. Patients often take our eyes for granted, but it is essential to protect and care for our eyes at every age. Visit OceansideLibrary.com for the Zoom link.

Test your smarts with some trivia, on Sunday, July 31, 3 p.m.

Masone Beach, 1 Waterford Rd., in Island Park. Also Sunday, Aug. 21. For more information, visit VillageOfIslandPark.com.

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.

Get crafty at Masone Beach, 1 Waterford Rd., Island Park, daily through July 28, beginning at 1 p.m. for the Village of Island Park’s free summer arts and crafts program. Visit VillageOfIslandPark.com for more information.

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Paint a masterpiece and enjoy a drink at the Village of Island Park’s summer Sip & Paint night, Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m., at Masone Beach, 1 Waterford Rd, in Island Park.

Also, Aug. 24. Cost is $40, cash only. For more information, visit VillageOfIslandPark.com.

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Join instructor Marianne Bochillo for virtual chair yoga through the Oceanside Library.

Class takes place 11 a.m. Visit OceansideLibrary.com for Zoom link.

Loved the hit Amazon original series The Summer I Turned Pretty? Well pick up a copy of the book at the library and join the Oceanside Library, 56 Atlantic Ave., for a chat comparing the book to the show, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. For information, visit OceansideLibrary.com.

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Visit www.lichoiceawards.com to view all winners and finalists of the 2021 Herald Long Island Choice Awards presentd by PSEG Long Island. Check back September 1 to nominate your favorite businesses for 2022.

BEST BAKERY: Front Street Bakery 51 Front St, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 766-1199 www.frontstreetbakery.com

BEST ICE CREAM/YOGURT: Hewlett Station Yogurt 1213 Station Plaza, Hewlett, NY 11557 (516) 295-0630

BEST FAMILY AMUSEMENT/MUSEUM: Long Island Children’s Museum 11 Davis Ave, Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 224-5800 www.licm.org

With over 60 years of baking experience, Front Street Bakery’s cakes, cookies, and gift baskets are colorful, unique, and baked with love. For three generations the bakery has been family owned and operated, making speciality, wedding, graduation and/or birthday cakes with beautiful handcrafted designs and a tasty assortment of flavor options. Children also receive one of their famous Pink Dot Cookies for free, just for stopping in.

Established in 1991, Hewlett Station Yogurt has been serving up some ice cold fro-yo. From a layered sugar cookie dessert or a rainbow cookie treat, you’ll cool down and satisfy that sweet tooth. With so many toppings and flavors to choose from in store or at the Hewlee Truck, like devil dog, white chocolate mousse, vanilla mint, and more! They offer fresh baked scones, muffins, and coffee too!

In 2002, Long Island Children’s Museum opened its permanent location and now holds numerous exhibits, a 140-seat theater, four learning studios, and indoor and outdoor gallery spaces. There are hands-on activities that encourage children to explore, learn, and grow in a unique and interactive way. The museum also hosts fundraiser events such as Cupcakes and Cocktails, for adults to celebrate their inner child.

BEST DESSERT: Sugarberry Bakery Cafe 213 Sunrise Hwy, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 764-2881 www.sugarberrybakery.com

BEST SMOOTHIE: Tropical Smoothie Cafe 456 Hempstead Tnpk, W. Hempstead, NY 11552 (516) 427-5109 www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com

BEST MINI GOLF: Five Towns Mini Golf & Batting Range 570 Rockaway Tnpk #1020, Lawrence, NY 11559 (516) 239-1743 www.5townsminigolfbatting.com

Sugarberry was created to bring the art of European baking, with a blend of history, high quality ingredients, and irreplaceable traditions, to RVC. Each product is made in the kitchen throughout the day — ensuring the freshest treats — and featured on a “live menu”. There are pies, cakes, cookies, gelato, various pastries and so much more to choose from the dessert gallery; and you can watch the whole process!

The healthy option for a sweet treat, Tropical Smoothie blends each smoothie as it’s ordered so you can cool down with a drink that’s perfect for you. Made-to-order food such as wraps, sandwiches, bowls, and more are made with ingredients that will uplift your body and mind and provide enough energy to keep going through your day; and the ingredients are always sustainably sourced.

This 18-hole outdoor mini golf course is celebrating their 45th anniversary this year. To give thanks throughout the season, they will be offering a series of contests, giveaways and special offers. Try for a hole in one, step up to the batting cage plate, or brush up on your paintball skills with target practice. Parties or group events are welcome. Step inside their arcade to cool off and play classics like air hockey, skeeball and much more!

BEST DOUGHNUTS: Doughology 45 Atlantic Ave, Lynbrook, NY 11563 (516) 341-0882 www.doughologydonuts.com

BEST BOWLING: Maple Lanes 100 Maple Ave, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 678-3010 www.maplelanes.com

BEST EVENT VENUE: Epic Escape Rooms LI 357 Hempstead Tnpk Ste 203, West Hempstead, NY 11552 (516) 427-5977 www.epicescaperoomsli.com

Husband and wife duo, Chris and Jackie Stiansen opened Doughology in 2016 to redirect their lives and start a new creative chapter after a cancer diagnosis.

They started making unique, fresh doughnuts on a daily basis. From donut nachos and donut bar to donut ice cream sandwiches or sundaes, they bring new, fun flavors and toppings to their customers. Vegan donuts, specialty flavors, and custom donuts are also offered.

Family owned and operated for three generations, the LaSpina family has made Maple Lanes the place to be in RVC. For 58 years, John LaSpina, president of Maple Family Bowling Centers, has worked diligently to keep up with the times and still make bowling a fun place for friends and family — of all ages! With family-friendly price points, food and beverages, a clean atmosphere, and establishing a connection with their customers, it’s a great spot for summer.

Step into a challenge at Epic Escape Rooms of Long Island for a thrilling experience that will put your mental strength to the test. Two to 10 people choose a 60-minute adventure from one of their award winning escape room adventures. It’s a fun and immersive way to test your skills like critical thinking, communication, and teamwork; host birthday parties or team building corporate events.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE BOARD OF A Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 08/03/2022 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 507/22. NR ISLAND PARK - Sean O’ Sullivan, Variance, exceeds construction standards in flood zone over 3 stories & over 30’ above design flood elevation, construct 4-story dwelling with Garage., N/E cor.

Washington Ave. & Island Pkwy. So. 508/22. NR ISLAND PARK - Sean O’ Sullivan, Variance, lot area occupied, maintain dwelling on a lesser lot., E/s Washington Ave., 60’ N/o Island Pkwy. So., a/k/a 76 Washington Ave. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR

INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.

This notice is only for new cases in Island Park within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction.

There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar.

The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Jamie Waxman a/k/a Jamie Roth, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 15, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 8, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 101 Montgomery Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 43., BLOCK: 332, LOT: 341.

Approximate amount of judgment $595,846.99 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #000920/2014.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Cour t Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”.

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Gerard DeGregoris, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-067709-F00 71821 132546

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank, National Association as Trustee for the GSAMP Trust 2007-H1, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2007-H1, Plaintiff AGAINST Sheila Reyes, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 4, 2020 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 11, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 48 Kildare Road, Island Park, NY 11558. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Island Park, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 43 Block 2 Lot 213. Approximate amount of judgment $506,779.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 008754/2014.

The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Russell Burman, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: May 20, 2022 132566

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CSFB MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-CF2, Plaintiff, vs.

ALAN MICHAEL BAER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 16, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 103 Knight Street, Oceanside, NY 11572. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block

452 and Lot 11.

Approximate amount of judgment is $285,512.03 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004462/2009.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

David Lieser, Esq., Referee Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Francesca Parella, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 4, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 23, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 100 Weidner Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 43, BLOCK: 322, LOT: 45, 46, 144, 244. Approximate amount of judgment $468,017.91 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #014431/2013.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”.

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Gary C. DiLeonardo, Esq, Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-038633-F00 72075 132870

Courtesy Anthony D’Esposito

COuNCILmAN ANthONy D’EsPOsItO joined a number of other local elected leaders — o condemn what they called antisemitic flyers that were circulated around the community.

Officials condemn antisemitic flyers in O’side

By BRIAN PFAIL and JAKE PELLEGRINO jpellegrino@liherald.com

Electeds from both Rockville Centre and the Town of Hempstead are calling for a formal investigation into what they described as antisemitic leaflets left on the doorsteps of families living in Rockville Centre and Oceanside Supervisor Don Clavin, Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, and Mayor Francis Murray were also joined by Jewish leaders during a new conference Friday morning to reaffirm their commitment to safe-

guarding the Jewish community, as well as reaffirm the town’s zero policy for hate in any form.

“There’s just everything in this village for anyone who lives here and anybody who wants to come and visit,” Murray said. “But today, I stand here to say that hate has no home in Rockville Centre. The board of trustees and I, along with our residents, are infuriated and disheartened to see hateful propaganda being distributed in our village.”

Detectives request anyone that may have information to call 1-800-244-TIPS .

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 55-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held July 19th, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 55-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 55-2022, amending Chapter 202 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “REGULATIONS & RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at various locations.

Dated: July 19, 2022 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 133089

LEGAL NOTICE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU File # 622821 Docket No.:NN-01329-22 In the Matter of an Article 10 Proceeding under Nassau County Department of Social Services (Petitioner) Darline Metellus (Respondent) SUMMONS (CHILD NEGLECT CASE IN PERSON) SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Yan D. Metellus (DOB 07/16/2008) NOTICE:IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE MOST RECENT 22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND MAY FILE BEFORE THE END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD. IF THE PETITION IS GRANTED, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD AND YOUR CHILD MAY BE ADOPTED WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT.

BY ORDER OF THE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

RESPONDENT Darline Metellus WHO RESIDES OR IS FOUND AT: 1056 Traymore Boulevard Island Park, NY 11558 A Petition under Article 10 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court, and annexed hereto YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this Court in person on: Date/Time/Part; August 17, 2022 at 9:00 am in Part 4 Purpose: Inquest Presiding: Hon. Ellen R. Greenberg Location: 1200 Old Country Road, Westbury, New York, 11590 Floor: To Be Determined Room: To Be Determined to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Article 10 of the Family Court Act. In -Person appearances are permitted. If you appear in-person, bring this notice with you and come to the courthouse prior to the time stated and check in with the court officer at the entrance of the building.

Do not be later as there are limited windows of time for your case to be heard. Pursuant to social

distancing guidelines you may not be permitted to enter the courthouse until just before the time stated. Persons not a party to the case may not be permitted to enter the courthouse.

Anyone entering the courthouse must wear a mask. If you have NOT been directed to the judge to specifically appear in person and choose to appear electronically, see the enclosed “ Appearance Information” which may also be found at www.nycourts.gov/counrt s/10jd/nassau/family.shtm l.

If you fail to appear as directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.

Dated: June 29, 2022 John Aiken Chief Clerk 132570

PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK HERALD — July 28, 2022

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Town Law Section 181-a (1) and pursuant to General Municipal Law Section 35, (2a) the fiscal affairs of the Oceanside Fire District in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, for the period beginning on January 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2021, have been examined by Independent Certified Public Accounting firm of Craig, Fitzsimmons & Meyer, LLP - Smithtown, NY. A copy of their independent audit report has been filed with the New York Office of the State Comptroller where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. In accordance with Town Law Section 181-a(4) the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Oceanside Fire District in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, has made this audit available for inspection by all interested persons at the Oceanside Fire District Office, 65 Foxhurst Road, Oceanside, New York, 11572.

Tricia Schields Secretary For the Board of Fire Commissioners Oceanside Fire District 133031

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Employment

CLASSIFIED

To pLACE your AD CALL 516-569-4000 - press 5

Fax your ad to: 516-622-7460 E-mail you ad to: ereynolds@liherald.com E-mail Finds Under $100 to: sales@liherald.com DEADLINE: Monday, 11:00 am for all classified ads.

Every effort is made to insure the accuracy of your ad. Please check your ad at the first insertion. Credit will be made only for the first insertion. Credit given for errors in ads is limited to the printed space involved. Publisher reserves right to reject, cancel or correctly classify and ad.

RECRUITING A GREAT TEAM IS REALLY SIMPLE. A Growing Multi Media Company Based in Garden City Is Hiring:

Positions available:

• Receptionist • Human Resource Director • Reporter/Editor • Sales • Multi Media Coordinator • Drivers • Pressman/Press Helper

• Special Education Teacher* • Paraprofessional* • Job Coach • Social Worker • Human Resources Manager • Secretary *Part-time positions also available.

A nonprofit organization in Long Island is seeking sealed bids for sales and installation of security related enhancements. This is aNew York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Servicesgrant funded project. The project includes (i) installation of one or more: technology (such as CCTV, access control, alarms, sensors, X-ray machines, magnetometer), security film, doors, locks, windows, bollards, planters, barriers, lighting, fencing, privacy fencing, gates, booth, (ii) training programs, and (iii) security personnel. Bids will be accepteduntil 5:00 PM on July 11th, 2022.

Work is expected to commence by the week of July 18th and be completed by August31, 2022. All interested vendors will be required to demonstrate preliminary qualifications and licensing for this work, acknowledge receipt of the proposal documents, and provide company name, business address, telephone, fax and email address, and primary contact name. Selection criteria will be based on knowledge of surveillance and security, adherence to projected work schedule, prior experience, references, and cost. Specifications and bid requirements can be obtained by contacting us atgrantbidrequest@gmail.com.

Administrative Assistant For Five Towns Law Office

Mgmt/ Computer Skills Mandatory

Salary Commensurate With Experience. Email Resume To

Siberlaw@aol.com

ADMINISTRATIVE

Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper group has several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs.

If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

Bellmore-Merrick Child Care Program Is Looking For Qualified Staff

We Are Looking For: After-School Staff (2:30pm-5:30pm) 5 Days Per Week Some Mornings Available Competitive Pay With Paid Time Off Please Email Us

office@bellmoremerrickchildcare.com

To Arrange For An Interview

One phone call, one order, one heck of a good price to run your ad in any state, or across the country.

Call the USA Classified Network today!

1-800-231-6152

Full Time Caregiver With Elderly Experience Required M-F 9am-9pm Immediate Hire CALL AGENCY 516-328-7126

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To join our team, please email your resume to careers@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 Ext #235

APPLY NOW at www.kulanukids.org/careers

Help Wanted

REQUIREMENTS:

Experience as an Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable Clerk.

Accounting software, MS Office and office machines including Copier, Scanner, etc.

Associates degree in Accounting and 2 years’ experience or High School Diploma and 5 years bookkeeping experience Experience working for a government agency a plus The Long Beach Housing Authority, 500 Centre Street, Long Beach Please email resume to the Executive Director, Mike Cruz, at MCruz@lbhany.org

WE HIRE THE BEST

Join our team and help us grow.

EMPLOYMENT

Account Clerk/Bookkeeper PT to FT

CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department.

Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc.

STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com

CLERK FULL TIME

Needed For Garden City Law Firm. Responsibilities Include Filing, Ordering And Stocking Office Supplies, Mail Distribution, Photocopying, Scanning, And Errands To Banks, Post Office And Courts.

Must Have A Vehicle And Valid N.Y. Driver License.

Please Email Resume To mjagnandan@albaneselegal.com COMPANION PART-TIME , Flexible

Schedule. Few Hours. For Disabled Middle-Aged Man. Long Beach Area 516-474-4556.

DELI COUNTER AND PREP PERSON Full Time And Part Time. Weekends A Must. Experienced. Long Beach. Call 516-431-5515

DRIVERS WANTED

Full Time and Part Time Positions Available!

Busy Print Shop in Garden City is Hiring Immediately for Full Time and Part Time Drivers.

Must Have a Clean License and BoxTruck Driving Experience.

Hours Vary, Night Availability is a Must.

Please Email Resume to ehecker@liherald.com or Call (516)569-4000 x239

EDITOR/REPORTER

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team!

This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.

To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

LIBRARY CIRCULATION CLERK P/T Up to 17 hours per week at the Baldwin Public Library, depending on library needs.

May include mornings, afternoons and at least one evening per week and one rotating Saturday. This is a non-competitive Civil Service position. $15.50 per hour, Please send resume to: broberto@baldwinpl.org By August 5

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At Kulanu, we empower each individual to reach his or her full potential with a good quality of life and a hopeful future.

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ORTHODONTIC ASSISTANT & TREATMENT/ FINANCIAL COORDINATOR

Established Five Towns Orthodontic Practice Salary Commensurate With Experience Call 516-668-5638

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.

Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Will Consider Part Time.

Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to ereynolds@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X286

Path & Scanning Attendees

At Blaze, Old Bethpage Village Outdoors From September Through November 5-8 Hour Evening Shifts Provide A Welcoming Atmosphere And Ensure Guest Safety. $20-$25/ Hour.

To Apply: https://hudsonvalley.org/employment

PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a 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.

Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

Employment

To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5

Franklin Square UFSD

BELLMORE UFSD NOW HIRING

has the following position available:

PART TIME SUBSTITUTE CLEANERS NEEDED Various Shifts As Needed $18.75/Hour

- School Monitors – Part Time

If interested, please email resume to our Personnel Office at jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us

MERRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Letter/Resume/Certification: Dr. Joseph S. Famularo, Supt. of Schools, 580 Winthrop Ave. Bellmore, NY 11710 Fax 516-679-3027 bellmore@bellmoreschools.org

School Hall Monitors

Monitor entry and exit into school building, hallways, lunchroom and playground. Distribute passes and perform other office work as needed. Control and enforce traffic procedures during school dismissal. Police or Security experience preferred

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Franklin Square UFSD Has tHe following positions available:

F/T BUS ATTenDAnTS neeDeD

RECEPTIONIST - FULL TIME

Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENT schedule: Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting customers, assisting new customers by showing storage facility options and pricing, collecting payments from customers, contacting customers for late payments, applying payments and updating the customer files /data base and other general administrative responsibilities on an as needed basis. Hourly pay, plus eligible for Holiday Pay, PTO, Medical, Dental, 401k with company matching, plus other benefits. Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements. No phone calls please. Job Type: Full-time.

Salary: $15.00 /hour Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com

Receptionist/ Clerical 3 Days/ Week Chiropractic Office In Valley Stream Will Train Call 516-791-6421

Elementary School Nurse (10 Month Position) NYS Licensed

Bus Driver Full Time (10 Month Position)

RECEPTIONIST FULL TIME: Busy OBGYN Office Rockville Centre. Call Mary 516-764-1095 S A L E S : A L L S TAT E LY N B R O O K .

FLEXIBLE HOURS. INSURANCE LICENSE & SALES EXPERIENCE PREFERRED. SALARY/ COMMISSION!!

SUSAN 516-238-5688 UP TO $19.09 NYC, $18 L.I., $14.50 Upstate NY! If you need care from your relative, friend/ neighbor and you have Medicaid, they may be eligible to start taking care of you as personal assistant under NYS Medicaid CDPA Program. No Certificates needed. 347-713-3553

Health Care/Opportunities

WE HAVE THE HELP YOU NEED!!!

HHA's, LPN's, Nurse's Aides Childcare. Housekeeping Day Workers No Fee To Employers

Evon's Svces: 516-505-5510 Situations Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Is Being Sought By Jackie For FT/PT Position. Available Immediately. Experienced. Call 516-536-6994

HOUSEKEEPER PT

Must be meticulous & responsible.Tuesday & Thursday 10:30am-1pm. Laundry, kitchen, floors, bathrooms $150 a week/ 5 Hours. Understand English & own transportation. email — gcp.housekeeper@gmail.com or call 516-359-1819 Leave message TELEMARKETER AND APPOINTMENT SETTER seeking PT position available immediately Flexible hours days or weekends Experienced 516-732-9025

NYS Commercial Drivers License (Class B) and 19A NYS Commercial Drivers License (Class B) and 19A Commercial Cleaning Experience

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Bus Driver /Cleaner Full Time 12 Months

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

In the email subject line please include the job title for which you are interested in applying. EOE

Franklin Square UFSD c SchOOl BUS DrIverS WanteD Must Have B License With PS Endorsement And NYS Fingerprints Required. Guaranteed 6 Hours/Day. 10 Month Position. Offering Benefits, Retirement Fund And Holiday Pay. $25.35/Hour With Contractual Increases.

If interested, please email resume to our Personnel Office at

jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us

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jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us

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If interested, please email resume to our Personnel Office at

Part Time (Monday-Friday)

Commercial cleaning experience desired. Working knowledge of “Green Cleaning”. Must be able to work independently. Previous experience in a school setting is preferred

Plus 30 Summer Days

6 Hours per day Benefits and Pension 10 month position Must be compassionate and patient Experience with special needs children a plus, but not required

Help Wanted

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Experience A Plus Good Work Ethic Required

- Pier Diem Substitutes – Teachers, Teaching Assistants, School Monitors, Teacher Aides, Cleaners

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Homes

To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5 REAL ESTATE Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY BA 42 Cathay Rd, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Spectacular Custom 5000 Sq Ft CH Colonial with 5/6 BR, 4.5 Bths. Soaring 10' Ceilings, Spacious Open Flow. Huge Designer EIK, Butler Pantry, LR,Fam Rm w/ Fpl, FDR & Possible Guest Quarters.Resortlike Yard w/ Saltwater IG Pool w/ Waterfall, Out Door Kitchen. Every Amenity!

SD#20...$1,799,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT BA, 1390 Broadway #121, NEW TO MARKET! Spacious 2 BR,2 Bath Coop Apt in Prestigious Hewlett Townhouse. Gran/Wood EIK,Living Room & Dining. W/D in Apt. Mstr BR w/ Bth & WIC. Lovely View Overlooking Pool Area.24 Hr Doorman, Valet Pkg,Priv Storage, Card Rm..$449,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

Open Houses ROCKVILLE CENTRE 133 S. Centre Ave, OPEN HOUSE By Appt NEW TO MARKET! Move Right Into This Renovated 4/5 BR, 3 Bth Colonial w/ LR, DR & Gran/Wood EIK with Stainless Steel Appl.

F u l l B s m t , 2 C a r G a r. RV C Schools..$979,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-429 ROCKVILLE CENTRE 299 Princeton Rd ,OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, REDUCED! Move Right Into This 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Colonial on Lovely Street. LR w/ Fpl, FDR,Sun Room & Updated Gran/Wood EIK. Master Ste Has Updtd Bth. Walk Up Attic with Cedar Closet. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Det Gar. Rockville Centre SD...$799,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 WOODMERE BA 238 Mosher Ave 4 BR, 3 Bth Colonial with Fin Bsmt. LR/Fpl, FDR, Sun Room & EIK. Main Flr Bedroom. 2 Car Det Gar. Endless Possibilities! Convenient to LIRR, Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship. SD#14...$799,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

The tub: indoors or out?

Q. I didn’t think designing bathrooms would be difficult, but we are trying to decide if we should have a Jacuzzi tub and shower in our master bath or forgo the tub and put a hot tub on our deck instead. We generally don’t use a bathtub, except for when our grandkids are over, but some friends say it adds value to the house, and that most people want them. Is that true? I would rather have a separate toilet room than a tub, but my wife wants the tub, even though I know she won’t use it. Any thoughts?

A. I remember rolling my eyes in my third-year architecture class when the question was posed, “What is a home?” We went room by room, listing the uses, activities and needs on a chart, and then creating a diagram relating the room shapes and how they’re connected. I realized that I’d never thought about it that way before. onte eeper The great bathroom debate over tubs versus hot tubs is very common, and just like any design decision, requires an important thought process. Think of your need versus desire. Because a tub takes up a considerable amount of floor space, you have to really want the vessel. Alternatively, consider the hot tub, which is more portable and removable, takes up no interior space, unless you install it inside, and can be used with friends that you might not have in your bathroom to socially soak. In other words, do you want the personal value of soaking in the privacy of the bathroom or the seasonal social soaking with others, whether family or friends, outdoors?

A hot tub, outside, is handled by municipalities the same as a pool, in-ground or above ground, because a fearless and unaware small child can lift the cover and possibly drown. Outdoors, the hot tub triggers the need (code requirement with a building permit) for fencing and gates around it, although some communities accept a locking cover, floating alarm and door alarms (for when the door has been opened to the hot tub area). I constantly murmur that nothing is simple, and the decision about an indoor versus an outdoor tub is proof.

Most people honestly tell me they don’t have the time or inclination to soak in a tub in their master bathroom (which now, due to political correctness, I hear, is called the “primary suite”). Recently, a client who insisted on a whirlpool tub in their bath called to tell me that after all our discussion and expense, it takes up to 45 minutes to fill the tub, and they had to have a higher-volume water heater so as to not run out of water, after turning down a tankless instant hot water system. They used the expression “Live and learn,” so I hope you avoid the disappointment of making the wrong decision.

Write down your needs versus wants. Decide what you want, not what a future buyer wants.

Good luck!

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he late President Harry Truman had a sign on his desk whose words have haunted every president who has followed him. It simply said, “The buck stops here.” The Oval Office is the place where the president is held accountable, and Presidents Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden have taken quite a beating over the years.

The dynasty of the two Bushes was marked by a bad economy and a couple of questionable wars.

Operation Desert Storm was followed by the Iraq War. Pappa Bush, JERRY George H.W., had the most governKREMER ment experience and deserved a pat on the back for some good things, but the economy tanked and he tanked with it. The second Bush, George W., was plagued with bad advisers who destroyed his credibility.

Many of the Democrats and Republicans that I know agree that Bill Clinton was a good president. He restored the American economy and passed welfare reform. He kept us out of wars and left

the nation with a balanced budget and a healthy surplus. But the Monica Lewinsky story has haunted him to this day, and any Clinton obituary will make frequent reference to that tangled relationship.

Barack Obama swept into office on a tide of support from voters in both parties. His speeches were eloquent, and voters lined up to hear him wherever he went. He was determined to pass a health care program that would attract universal support, and succeeded in getting his dream plan passed with the help of a hard push by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Obama’s image was hurt by the losses his party took in midterm congressional elections, and even though the Obama health care plan is now applauded, it didn’t help him at a time when he needed public support.

Donald Trump may have been successful in business, but those skills didn’t help him in the White House. He rarely followed the protocols that presidents must follow to survive, and he treated the government like his personal toy. He spent too much time tweeting, and sur-

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rounded himself with bad people who contributed to his downfall. He has the distinction of being the only president to be impeached twice.

The Jan. 6 congressional committee is revealing more missteps that may haunt him in the months and years ahead.

President Biden is an enigma. If there were such a thing as two presidents, one for foreign relations and one for domestic affairs, he would be considered one of the best foreign relations presidents. He has awakened the NATO alliance from its slumber and has united it in ways that no one could have expected.

He has taken the lead on the Ukraine war, and without his leadership, it would have ended with a quick Russian victory.

On the domestic front, however, Biden’s tenure has been a disaster. Many of the headaches that have landed on his desk are not of his making or his fault.

Inflation is a combination of issues he hasn’t solved and some headaches that he didn’t create.

The coronavirus pandemic caused worldwide problems and eventually land-

ecent presidents have learned all about Harry Truman’s catchphrase.

ed on our shores. China and climate change have added to Biden’s woes.

Of all the bad breaks he has gotten, his biggest one is the Democratic Congress. Like the gang who couldn’t shoot straight, the leaders of the majority can’t get their act together. The one or two bills that the Democrats could have pushed through the Senate are dying, thanks to the antics of Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who is a one-man wrecking crew. There are three precious months left for the Democrats to score some political points, but in the meantime, Biden gets the blame.

The last force that destroys the reputation of any president is the media. Nothing a president does seems to satisfy them. They will pick on the smallest missteps and blow them up into “breaking news.” I have my own personal likes and dislikes when it comes to presidents, but I must concede that they have the most thankless job in the nation, and will never avoid public unhappiness.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years.

He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

This summer’s recommended reads, none too long

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ost of us learned to read a long time ago, but many of us are learning to read all over again through the fog of

Covid.

I sometimes wonder if I’m the only one feeling this way, but I suppose everyone, at some point during the pandemic, has found it difficult to focus on reading for pleasure. In my other gig I conduct book groups, where we talk about literary fiction and nonfiction. My “bookies” tell me they have been finding RAnDi it difficult to conKREiss centrate. They tell me they read the same paragraph repeatedly before it sinks in. They say nothing holds their fractured attention.

I have had the same experience over the last two-plus years. Therefore, it was challenging to find eight books for my upcoming winter groups. I want to share the list with anyone who is up for a good read. My message is, forgive yourself if you can’t plow through books the way you once did. When Covid becomes less of a threat, our minds will refocus, our attention span will expand and reading

will once again become the joy it has always been. In the meantime, let’s go at our own pace. But let’s go.

We need to talk. And we need to talk about books. After isolation, polarization and not nearly enough conversation, reading important writers feels exactly right. Good books ground us, and give us wings.

Talking about literature, as we wind our way through these interesting times, feels like a privilege, and a joy. The books I have chosen, anchored in other times and places, connect us with complex characters whose lives resonate with our own.

One caveat: My grouping is odd. I rarely select “book group” books. I look for unique pieces, slightly out of the mainstream. For this year, I chose books that offer escape from the here and now because, Lord knows, we need to escape.

And I looked for books that also offer comfort. The comfort comes not from reading “happy” books, but from witnessing the affirmation of life in other times and places.

Another pandemic concession is that the books are all relatively short, under 300 pages.

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The first is “Lila,” by Marilynne Robinson. Robinson tells the story of a young girl, abandoned as a child, who finds love and grace in this world in the best way she can. It is the writing, of course, that makes this story so moving.

“The Glass Hotel,” by Emily St. John Mandel, is a world away from “Station Eleven,” Mandel’s awardwinning novel about the earth after an apocalyptic event that wipes out most of humanity. Oddly, it wasn’t an entirely depressing book, but I wasn’t going there. “The Glass Hotel” tells the story of someone finding herself living an implausible life in an extraordinary time. The writing is gorgeous.

“The All of It,” by Jeannette Haien, is a gem in every respect, small, dense and stunningly beautiful. The story takes place in Ireland and introduces us to a couple bound by secrets that unravel as we turn the pages.

“Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead,” by Olga Tokarczuk, is a unique read. Tokarczuk won the Nobel Prize for literature, the book is translated from the Polish, and I didn’t completely understand it all, but I loved the journey.

eaders have told me they’ve found it difficult to concentrate in the pandemic.

“The Sea,” by John Banville, according to The New York Times, is a “luminous novel about, love, loss and the unpredictable power of memory.” Like several other selections, it takes place in Great Britain. I am not entirely sure why I traveled across the pond for so many of my book choices, but it feels right; the settings are far enough away to buffer us as we are pummeled by the same life-and-death issues here at home.

“The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,” by Muriel Spark, is set in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the 1930s. A classic novel, based on Spark’s own experience teaching at a girls’ school, stands the test of time, perhaps because memory, love and betrayal are timeless themes.

“The Vanishing Half,” by Brit Bennett, breaks my own rule: It was a New York Times bestseller and wildly popular. It speaks to the experience of Black women in America.

Finally, “The Fortnight in September,” by R. C. Sherriff, is a richly layered story about a family of good people on a fortnight’s vacation when nothing — and everything — happens. A beautiful read.

I offer these books with respect. Take what you will. Read what holds your head and your heart.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK HERALD — July 28, 2022

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lyers were left on the doorsteps of homes in Rockville Centre and Oceanside last week, filled with vile hate claiming, among other things, that President Biden was in league with a “Jewish cabal,” perpetuating the overused trope that Jews control the country.

It was repugnant. It was disgusting.

Every one of us should condemn what was found on those pamphlets, but at the same time we must take caution not to entertain thoughts about outright banning them.

It’s an unfortunate side effect of the First Amendment, but an important one all the same. That freedom of expression protects all speech from government censorship — including “the thought that we hate,” as iconic U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. once said.

It’s a right that protects us not from one another, but from the government, without fear of interference, censorship or restraint. It doesn’t protect speech we might agree with — if we agreed with it, there would be no need to write laws protecting it. Instead, the First Amendment is designed to protect speech we don’t agree with.

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protected by the First Amendment.

It was certainly enough to make most of us want to rethink the Bill of Rights.

That is, until a few years later, when civil rights leader Charles Evers called for a boycott of racist, white-owned businesses, promising to “break the damn neck” of anyone who crossed that boycott line.

Those businesses sued Evers and the NAACP, claiming incitement. But the Supreme Court, harking back to the case with the KKK member, ruled in Evers’s favor.

We look with disgust at courts protecting speech we feel has no place in society, but because of those rulings — because of the First Amendment — we have the ability to speak up and condemn such speech, and call it what it is. It’s a freedom so few other countries have, and the cost is that, yes, speech we don’t like — speech we may despise — is protected.

The flyers distributed to our neighbors in Rockville Centre and Oceanside were clearly antisemitic. We should find out who did it. Call them out. Explain why those hateful words were clearly hateful. But we also must tread carefully when it comes to finding criminal solutions. That’s one slippery slope we must avoid, because the next speech that could be censored could be your own.

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we, as a collective, can’t object to it.

When we start talking about criminal prosecution, however, we need to be wary of creating barriers that would keep people from expressing themselves.

Sure, in this case, we would be curbing something we can universally agree needs to be squelched — those antisemitic flyers — and it’s completely understandable why our elected leaders would consider it. But at the same time, we risk setting a precedent that could silence other speech — especially speech we may agree with.

And that’s why it’s important to speak out against hate speech — to call it out for what it is — but not to demand that our government put an end to it.

“Our history shows the same First Amendment that protects hateful, racist speech can be — and has been — used by civil rights advocates to protect historically vulnerable communities,” said Lee Rowland, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union.

Rowland points to a case in the 1960s in which the U.S. Supreme Court sided with an avowed KKK member who talked about ridding the world of Jews and Black people. So long as there was not an immediate and specific risk of actual violence to a real person, his words were

The magic of a kindergarten teacher To the Editor: If someone asked you, “Who was your kindergarten teacher?” would you be able to recall the answer?

Well, if you were lucky enough to have Elaine Eckers as your kindergarten teacher, you would be able to answer this question in a heartbeat.

Oceanside native Elaine Eckers has taught kindergarten for nearly four decades in the Oceanside School District. If you were lucky enough to be in Mrs. Eckers’s class, you will recall her enthusiasm as she played the piano, surrounded by her Mickey Mouse classroom décor, and her one-of-a kind personality as she taught the vigorous kindergarten curriculum.

Mrs. Eckers organized special events such as the Teddy Bear Picnic, provided students with opportunities to engage in the arts and optimized learning opportunities for social emotional learning. Her educational gifts and relationships with former students and their families have influenced Oceanside residents over nearly four decades.

I am a former student of Mrs. Eckers. I was lucky enough to have her as my kindergarten teacher in 1999, when the Kindergarten Center had the option for full-day kindergarten. Over the course of 29 years, I’ve had the pleasure of building a relationship with Mrs. Eckers. I was invited to read to her class as a firstgrader, and I continued this tradition over a span of 24 years. During this time, Mrs. Eckers was able to see

my growth as an Oceanside student to college student and now a reading specialist for a Long Island School District.

Having the opportunity to read aloud to Mrs. Eckers’ classes has been such an incredible experience, and I am thankful I was able to do this for the past 24 years. She will always be my teacher, and I am now honored to call her my mentor and friend. It

is a privilege to celebrate her retirement from the Oceanside Kindergarten Center after nearly four decades. Congratulations, Mrs. Eckers, on your achievements. Your students are forever thankful for your educational gifts and loving heart!

LORRAINE TROICI Oceanside

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robably no depiction of sharks has so demonized these creatures as the movie “Jaws,” directed by Steven Spielberg, whose threatening music by composer John Williams further heightened the fear of pending seaborne doom.

So the latest round of shark bites inflicted on Long Island bathers has played to the stereotype as predictably as a screenwriter’s script. It even moved George Gorman, regional director of the New York state parks system, to invoke a RONALD J. character from movie. He ROSENBERG that recently told a reporter that he didn’t want to sound like the mayor of Amity, the fictional seaside community in “Jaws,” who dismissed the deadly threat from a massive white shark prowling the ocean, but Gorman reminded us that sharks are looking for schools of fish to feed on, not human entrees.

Of course, shark attacks are real and, on occasion, catastrophic. When a Japanese submarine sank the cruiser USS Indianapolis in the closing days of World War II, the hundreds of survivors in the

water were decimated by sharks.

Over the generations of seafaring, legends have grown about shark attacks, dramatized by artists of the era. As early as 1778, a painting depicted the rescue of an English boy who lost a leg in a shark attack in Havana harbor.

Multiple copies now hang in various museums.

At the turn of the 19th century, a classic Winslow Homer painting depicted a lone sailor bravely considering his shipwrecked predicament as a shark patiently circles his damaged vessel while a storm looms in the distance.

One suspects there is something in our DNA that makes us fear the idea of a shark attack. Humans may have come from the sea epochs ago, but it is certainly not our home, and as intruders there we have reason to be wary. The sharks lurking in the depths only add to that tension. And the idea of being a predator’s chum is among our most disturbing nightmares.

Marine scientists have offered any number of reasons for sharks to discover Long Island’s South Shore this year.

Some say it’s the climate. Others maintain that a cleaner marine environment is bringing them closer to shore in their hunt for prey. One researcher at Ocearch,

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abloid coverage can distort our region’s image among a global audience.

LETTERS Stop hospital expansion To the Editor: My focus is the expansion of Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital. While I fully support our front-line doctors and nurses, and my family has appreciated the hospital services over the years, the acquisition of the hospital by Mount Sinai, and related expansion efforts, have been very bad for the community.

Large hospitals are often set in nonresidential areas where the traffic, buses, parking, and other operations can be supported by the large roads and infrastructure. South Nassau is set right in the middle of our community. There are houses within 100 feet of the hospital. Oceanside Road is a two-lane road that was already challenged prior to the expansion efforts.

There is a school with young children directly across the street.

Let’s not forget that hospital visitors aren’t just those who have Covid or other medical issues. There are also drug users and violent criminals who end up there.

They also need a hospital, but they bring other issues into a residential community.

The impacts of the expansion are numerous: Parking spots on our blocks have been filled by the hospital staff, even though they aren’t supposed to be parking there. Not long after Oceanside Road was resurfaced, it has fallen apart again due

an organization that studies aquatic life, told a reporter that there is little doubt the shark population is returning to pre1970 levels and moving up the Eastern Seaboard.

Now, for the first time, state, county and town authorities are using high technology, deploying drones to spot the predators just under the surface. They bring to mind American long-range patrol planes hunting down German U-boats in the Atlantic in World War II. Now Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is beefing up additional patrols.

No one is minimizing the potential for shark injuries this summer, but officials are also looking to prevent panic.

There is a considerable difference between a nasty flesh wound and a great white chomping through a charter boat out of Captree.

A keen lookout by lifeguards, common-sense precautions by bathers and a respect for the habits of sharks driven by instinct are all part of the rational response to a Long Island shift in shark migration.

There is also an economic consideration to our understanding of an uptick in shark attacks. Extensive tabloid coverage can distort the perception of our

to the heavy construction vehicles. The traffic has gotten worse, and there is nowhere to pull over to pick up our children from school. Emergency vehicle sirens go off all day. Garbage litters our streets, especially near the bus stops and the pharmacy, due to an influx of hospital visitors and workers. Trees lining Oceanside Road have been removed, to be replaced with a large blank fence open to dirt and graffiti.

The side effects are harder to quantify, but include more thefts, shootings and police activity, and helicopters flying overhead. Over the past two years, I have seen an increase in the number of reported Ring alerts by homeowners of car and postal theft near our home. I don’t have the data to fully support the crime issues, but I can say that in my 13 years living here, the problems are obvious to any resident.

I’ve reached out to the hospital with my concerns, with no response. They haven’t sent any letters to residents explaining their plans and timeline. Their online communications show many positive hospital updates with photos of smiling staff, and some local charitable PR events, but have not addressed any of the community concerns.

I’m not sure how a five-year hospital expansion project in a residential community doesn’t have more oversight and

region among a national and global audience. Past surveys of European travel agents revealed that far too many thought of Long Island as riddled with crime in the wake of gruesome MS-13 gang killings. The findings were stunning. We may have endured individual criminal cases that sparked headlines, but Long Island has never warranted that level of global notoriety.

The same applies to the perception of shark danger, and its effect on beach attendance. One statistic indicates that outdoor recreation accounts for 28 percent of visitors to Long Island. There are an estimated 1.01 million day visitors to the island each year and some 4.1 million overnighters. All of this equates to millions of dollars for the Long Island economy.

Sharks will continue to be demonized because of our fear of what lies in the deep, but, in the end, we Long Islanders are an entrepreneurial lot. Whether our restaurants start to serve really fresh mako or we host shark-spotting charters, expect some of us to profit from the new patterns of shark migration. But not a single dime should go to Spielberg.

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.

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communication with the residents impacted. I’m sure that the government officials who approved this project saw the expansion as a positive move: more jobs, tax collections and health services.

I’m not sure they took into account how it would impact our neighborhood.

I hope this is read by the executive team at Mount Sinai as well as members of the community, and real action is taken to address these issues.

MICHAEL STROMER Oceanside

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