Oceanside residents gathered on the Schoolhouse Green on Aug. 31 to celebrate International Overdose Awareness Day, remembering those who have lost their lives to drug addiction.
Emily Campos, far right, has
Road School 4 from second-grader George Campos and fourth-grader Nicholas Campos.
Rabbi Jeshayahu “Shai” Beloosesky is settling in with his new congregation after he was appointed the new rabbi at Temple Avodah, in Oceanside, the fourth rabbi in the history of the Reform temple. A native of Israel and a retired colonel in the Israel Defense Forces, Beloosesky takes over from Rabbi Uri Goren, who retired after guiding the congregation for 26 years. Goren is now Rabbi Emeritus.
Beloosesky, 61, who prefers to go by Rabbi Shai, is a third-generation Holocaust survivor. Raised in Israel by his parents and grandparents, he served in the Israeli military for 29 years, ris-
ing to assistant to the military secretary to the prime minister and minister of defense under the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. He earned a doctorate in ministry from Hebrew Union College in New York City.
While he was in the military, Beloosesky decided he wanted to help people in other ways, which led him to become a rabbi. He began studying for rabbinical school in the military, with the permission of the IDF, and was ordained in 2011.
“I asked myself, ‘What are you going to do in the world?’” he recalled. “‘How are you going to make the world a better place?’ Then I decided this meant rabbinical school.”
Dee’s Nursery & Florist provided purple flowers, which were planted by Oceanside Community Warriors to honor the victims’ memories. The Oceanside library assembled a crafting table, where attendees could decorate a rock to place by the flowers, in honor of someone they had lost to an overdose, or write an uplifting message.
This is the third year that the Oceanside SAFE Coalition has hosted Overdose Awareness Day. The hamlet has been deeply affected by overdoses, particularly among young people. That brought about the formation of the coalition in 2015.
“Sadly, we get reports from the precinct once a month, and there’s always some sort of overdose report happening within Oceanside,” Alison Eriksen, the coalition’s project
coordinator, said, referring to the Nassau County Police Department’s 4th Precinct. “There are so many people in our community that have been affected by an overdose, and we really wanted to make sure that there was a place where they could go, and there was a place that they can honor those they have lost. There’s a place where they can be remembered, and doing something like this, they’re seen, they’re heard, and they know that they’re not alone.”
As part of the event, Jo Venturelli, director of business and professional development at the Seafield Treatment Center, in Westhampton Beach, offered training on the use of Narcan nasal spray on the Schoolhouse Green. Narcan, the brand name of the drug naloxone, reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Free Narcan kits were given to all who took part in the training.
“I’ve been in this field since I was in college, Venturelli said, “and I’ve never seen what we’re facing now, with the devastation, the loss, and also the
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cordially invites you to attend Nassau County’s Remembrance Ceremony and Musical Tribute
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 6:00pm
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Courtesy Oceanside Fire Department A garbage truck caught fire on Hampton Road last week.
Oceanside Fire Department received a call for a garbage truck fire at 3550 Hampton Road in the early-morning hours of Thursday, Aug. 31.
Volunteer units responded and the fire was quickly extinguished — but no before Hampton Road was closed for 45 minutes. — Kepherd Daniel
The Michael DiMaria Foundation of Rockville Centre held its 10th annual golf fundraiser on July 24 at the Golf Club at Middle Bay in Oceanside.
This year’s event included 144 golfers who celebrated with an amazing day of golf and an enjoyable evening of food, drinks, baskets, raffles and prizes.
“We are so thankful for the tremendous support and generosity of the entire community in making this year’s even the most successful yet,” said Sean Sheehan, who helped organize the annual golf fundraiser.
The Michael DiMaria annual golf outing was followed by an after party at Kasey’s Kitchen and Cocktails in Rockville Centre, where an additional 30 members of the community showed up to help raise money for scholarships that will go to two deserving students from Kellenberg Memorial High School’s boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams in his memory.
DiMaria’s life came to a sudden end on Aug. 14, 2010, when a random act of senseless violence was responsible for the loss of a promising future that was only just beginning.
He was just starting a career in finance on Wall Street, and was visiting Boston for the weekend, when an argument broke out at a local establishment. During the conflict a beer mug was thrown, causing the glass to break. Glass shards went flying and one of the pieces hit DiMaria, fatally wounding the 23-year-old from Long Island.
“In the short 23 years that Michael was here on this earth he managed to leave his mark on everyone he crossed paths with. A mark of everlasting love that endures in the hearts of everyone he knew,” Sheehan remarked. “Michael loved his family, his sister Jennifer, and all of his many, many friends. So many of these friendships began at Kellenberg Memorial High school where Michael played the sport of lacrosse. It is during that time that he affectionately became known as ‘Dimo.’ Michael was a team player on and off the field. If you were a friend of Michael’s, you were a friend for life.
The foundation was started in 2013 by longtime Rockville Centre resident, Tim Johnson Jr., in memory of his best friend Michael “Dimo” DiMaria.
The annual fundraiser began simply as a day for friends and family to get together and celebrate his life, but it has since grown to become a nonprofit that continues to make a lasting impact on the community and deserving high school students.
Johnson enlisted the help of family members including his mother, Ann Johnson, and friend, Sean Sheehan, who said the golf outing started out small but as more and more people wanted to take part, grew fast.
“I offered to help organize with Tim and as the outing grew we started to have funds left over after paying for the course and dinner,” Sheehan said. “Tim and I sat down and talked with the DiMaria family and asked if we could setup a scholarship fund in Dimo’s name.”
Together they created a nonprofit board of directors to further the foundation’s mission to provide tuition scholarships to girls and boys in need of such assistance who may exhibit a similar love of sport and service as Michael “Dimo” DiMaria did during his lifetime.
Sheehan said that Johnson reached out to the lacrosse team at Kellenberg, which put them in touch with the school administration, and haven’t looked back since.
To qualify for the scholarships, students from both the boys’ and girls’ teams submit an essay that is then read by the DiMaria family who selects the recipients.
He said that Rockville Centre is an amazing place to grow up, live and raise a family. “I have had that privilege and at times probably took it for granted,” he said. “But I’ve really learned about the meaning of community and the amazing one that is Rockville Centre through the Michael DiMaria Foundation.”
When the event first started, Sheehan and Johnson promised the DiMaria family that each year the outing would be
bigger and better, and have delivered just that. Each year there are more and more golfers, giveaways, raffle prizes, and after parties.
“We will continue with next year’s outing, which is scheduled for July 1,
2024 at the Rockville Links Club,” Sheehan said.
For more information on the foundation, its upcoming events, or ways to donate and participate, visit MichaelDiMariaFoundation.com.
Apart from the effect that diet and exercise have in extending healthful life are the mental and social aspects. As noted author Norman Cousins wrote, “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss in life is what dies inside us while we live.”
Robbins advises that the old saying “use it or lose it” applies as much to the brain as it does to muscles. Keys to cognitive health are engagement with life and having goals and things to look forward to.
“The elders most likely to experience dementia are those who spend their days watching television or wandering aimlessly around the mall. On the other hand, those who are contributing to the lives of others, who are engaged in some way in making the world a better or more beautiful place, not only more fully retain their cognitive faculties as they grow older, but often find themselves expanding into new levels of awareness and understanding.”
Finally, the old Tina Turner song “What’s
Love Got to Do With It?” comes to mind. The answer? A lot. Studies show that selfabsorbed people are far less healthy. One doctor advises “Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.”
One study of a group of women suffering from metastatic breast cancer showed that those who participated in a support group lived an average of 37 months while those who went it alone lived an average of 17 months. The women in the support group also experienced fewer mood swings and less pain and fear.
Modern research is now repeatedly finding that your relationship with others is medically potent. Your connections with the significant people in your life — if they are positive and loving — can prevent stress-induced illness, greatly contribute to your health and healing, and add many years to your life.
Oceanside Middle School has been named a 2023 School of Distinction by the Association for Middle-Level Education. Only 11 schools nationwide were selected.
“I am so grateful to be part of the Oceanside school community and to work among staff, parents, administration, and a board of education that recognize, value, and support the unique characteristics and needs of our adolescent learners,” said Allison GlickmanRogers, the school’s principal.
Oceanside Middle completed a rigorous review process that measured its implementation of best practices and continuous improvement plans. After advancing from the initial application, the school community participated in a series of stakeholder interviews that included staff, students, and families.
“I’m a very proud superintendent and congratulate our Oceanside Middle
School team on this well-deserved recognition,” said schools superintendent Phyllis Harrington.
AMLE’s Schools of Distinction program recognizes exemplary schools and supports them through a process of strategic vision setting to help foster ongoing growth and success. The program’s evaluation criteria are anchored in AMLE’s landmark position paper on best practices in the middle grades, The Successful Middle School: This We Believe, now in its fifth edition and 41st year of publication.
“It is a privilege to recognize Oceanside Middle School as a 2023 School of Distinction. They are truly worthy of this prestigious honor and I’m excited for AMLE to be able to share their story,” said Stephanie Simpson, chief executive of AMLE.
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The search is over: Sacred Heart Academy has a new leader.
Maria Pozzulo Hecht has become the 11th principal of the Hempstead-based allgirls Catholic school — but the first lay principal. A member of the Sisters of Saint Joseph has always filled the administrative role since the school first opened in 1949. Yet, despite the fact she’s not a member of the Sisters, Hecht expects to continue the legacy of educating and empowering young women within the Sisters’ mission.
She takes over in October for Sister Jean Amore, who led the school for the past five years.
“The congregation knows that the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph is foundational to all dimensions of Sacred Heart Academy,” said Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, president of the Sisters — and a Sacred Heart alum — in a release. “We trust that Maria Hecht will be supported well by the community as she assumes the role of principal and leads SHA forward to its next chapter of excellence.”
Hecht most recently was the principal of Floral Park Memorial High School, which educated more than 1,300 students each year between seventh and 12th grades. She also managed 220 faculty members there, and was responsible for curriculum and instruction, professional development, recruitment and retention.
Before that, Hecht spent 12 years as assistant principal of New Hyde Park Memorial High School. She’s also been both an English department chair, as well as a high school English teacher.
Hecht grew up in Port Washington, where she now lives with her husband, Howard. Their three sons — Howard, Michael and Joseph — attended Chami-
nade High School in Mineola. All of them are members of St. Peter of Alcantara, and also attend liturgies at Our Lady of Fatima in Port Washington.
“It is so important, especially in today’s society, to provide young women with opportunities to cultivate confidence, resiliency and leadership skills that will extend to their post-high school
experiences,” Hecht said, in a release. “I believe any student can succeed given support, encouragement and access to opportunities. My goal is to provide the students of Sacred Heart Academy with opportunities that will enable them to flourish.”
Hecht earned her professional diploma in administration and supervision as well as a master’s degree in secondary education and English, as well as a bachelor’s degree in education and English, all from St. John’s University in Queens.
Hecht’s career “covers every angle of education,” said Kristin Lynch Graham, Sacred Heart’s president, in a release. “As a classroom teacher, chairperson, assistant principal and principal, she was a standout choice. Her proven experience as a high school principal will instill great confidence in the faculty, and her reputation for working with students and parents is so impressive.
“She has already embraced SHA’s mission in her life as a leader of heart. She is going to do amazing things.”
Sacred Heart Academy students are pulled from more than 40 school districts, and graduates go on to recognized top-tier colleges and universities. The school combines rigorous academics with leadership opportunities that fosters the values of courage, commitment and compassion — all under the mantra of “lead with heart.”
To learn more, visit SacredHeartAcademyLI.org.
BEST BAR/PUB: Tap Room
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Tap Room founders James Bonanno and David Johnson from day one sought to take the warmth and personality that you can feel at a traditional local pub, and combine it with elevated pub fare that would stand on its own. Tap Room frequently rotates their draft menu, incorporating both national and local craft brewers. Discovering new beers, bringing back old favorites and encouraging adventurous customers to order beer flights instead of just pints, and allowing them to fully explore everything the Craft Beer menu has to offer is what they’re all about.
BEST WINERY: Pindar Vineyards
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Pindar Vineyards was born of the vision of Dr. Herodotus “Dan” Damianos and his great love for wine. He is known as one of the original pioneers of Long Island Wine Country and started our story in 1979. The family-run vineyard/winery/tasting room combo grows over twenty varieties of grapes and produces a unique selection of wine styles - from bold red blends, to steel fermented, fruit forward whites. Pindar Vineyards encompasses more than 300 scenic acres. The Damaino-family grows 20 varieties of grapes, crafting them into some twenty three varieties and proprietary blends. They produce 70,000 cases of wine a year, making Pindar the largest vineyard on LI.
BEST SPORTS BAR:
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Pool, darts, food, drinks, and big screens — all the ingredients for a good time. Michael’s Billiards is the perfect location to catch the game or be a part of one by joining an APA league or dart team. You can even start your own league with friends or family and make it a tradition. Have a classic night and make great memories!
BEST BREWERY & BEST LONG ISLAND CRAFT BEER: Barrier Brewing Co.
3001 New St., A2, Oceanside (516) 594-1028
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South Shore’s Barrier Brewing Co. made their first batch in June 2010 and since then have grown to produce numerous brands and styles of beer available in cans, bottles, or draft. Plus, they offer specialty releases exclusive only to the brewery’s tasting room. Discover the art of brewing beer with each sip, and admire the incredible, colorful artwork that goes with each label. The beer garden, and 3rd Rail Food Truck is open from Wednesday to Sunday; but Barrier Tap Room is open daily for curbside or takeout.
BEST PLACE TO BUY BEER & BEST BEVERAGE CENTER:
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At Freeport Beverage Propane Exchange and Ice, they’ve got your thirst, grilling, and chilling needs covered! Quench your thirst with a variety of refreshing sodas and beers, refill your propane tanks for a sizzling barbecue, and grab ice bags to keep your drinks and snacks cool. One-stop excitement and convenience await you here!
BEST LIQUOR STORE & BEST WINE SHOP:
Sip & Say Craft Wine & Spirits
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Sip & Say Craft Wine & Spirits was inspired by owner very own certified Sommelier, Adam Schneider, and his 20+ year career in the wine industry. At Sip & Say, the family-run business, these stories come to life through taste and education. Their craft wines & spirits are hand picked to assure quality at every price point. Sip & Say will also engrave a special message, for free, on almost every bottle purchased! They also offer fully customized, engraved bottles, featuring the option for photographs, at affordable prices.
Bruce Blakeman and Patrick Ryder stood on the steps of Valley Stream Central High School, holding up a backpack. No, this wasn’t one of the many school supply giveaways that take place this time of year.
Instead, the Nassau County executive and Nassau County Police Department commissioner wanted to show a “gobag.” Filled with emergency response gear to deal with everything from school shootings to drug overdoses, these backpacks have been placed “in every county police vehicle and given to our village police department” stocked with emergency tools from a tourniquet to stop life-threatening bleeding, to Narcan, a lifesaving medication used in opioid overdoses.
These backpacks are yet another tool in a growing arsenal of existing school safety measures and protocols Blakeman said are critical in creating “an atmosphere of safety” at Nassau schools.
“There is no higher priority than the safety of our children in Nassau County,” Blakeman said. “We are extremely serious about making sure that our kids, when they go to school, are in a safe environment free from any kind of violence or any kind of medical condition that would jeopardize their health.”
With the creeping rise of school gun
violence and opioid deaths nationwide, Blakeman stressed the county’s effort to ensure efficient cooperation between teachers, police officials, and local government. He also called on parents to be the first line of defense in spotting and reporting problematic behavior with their kids — especially as they grow into teens and young adults.
“Parents, know what your kids are up to,” Blakeman said. “Know who their friends are. If some kid is acting weird or is doing something that can possibly
lead to violent activity — whether inperson or on social media — let school officials know.”
Major strides have been made in the police’s coordination efforts with schools, Ryder said, as ways to prevent active shooters and cut down on response times.
This is possible thanks to existing safety procedures and technology like security-wide assessments, mandatory police school visits, and the widespread installation of the Rave Panic Button
system in schools — a rapid alert apparatus designed to directly connect school administration to law enforcement and emergency dispatchers during a life-threatening event.
Other tactics include a dedicated team of officers who monitor the web for troubling social media posts or suspicious online behavior.
“If school officials do find something,” Ryder said, “we immediately sit down with them, the student, and their parents and discuss it.”
One instance that came to Ryder’s mind was where a conversation led to a consensual search of a family’s property, turning up weapons inside the home even the parents were not aware of.
“Since 2013, there have been 75 people killed in school shootings,” Ryder said. “Roughly 75 percent of all active shootings end in five minutes or less. And 52 percent of that is over in two minutes.”
Ryder noted that the county police’s response time falls squarely within that window — averaging around three to five minutes. In the fast-paced chaos of a shooting, “closing that gap between two to three minutes” through quicker response times can save lives, citing the need for more trained officers on standby. And close to schools.
“The bad guy has to be right once,” Ryder said. “We have to be right every single time, so we practice how we play and improve on everything we did before.”
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In response to the worrying uptick in gun violence and overdose opioid deaths, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined Nassau County Police Department commissioner Patrick
Cats and dogs leave shelters for forever or foster homes every day. —There are some pets continuously left behind wondering when it will be their turn to experience a family.
And these days, more and more pets are left behind due to a lack of foster homes.
“Fosters are everything,” said Johanna Baeyens, founder of the nonprofit shelter Lend-A-Paw. “I think every dog should go to a foster, just to know what it’s like in a home setting.”
Baeyens, who started Lend-A-Paw out of her garage in Lynbrook during the pandemic, said experiencing a foster home is critical for an animal’s wellbeing and their capacity to adjust to home life. However, fewer people are stepping up to foster — but the need for them is growing.
“I don’t have any fosters right now,” Baeyens said. “There’s literally not one person I can call to be like ‘hey, can you hold this dog for a bit?’”
Lend-A-Paw was able to move from Baeyens’ home to an Oceanside storefront in 2021. It’s perfect for their cat tenants. But dogs, which require more space, need to be placed with foster families. If there are none available, they need to be turned away — which can be the difference between life and death.
Lend A Paw rescues pups from euthanasia lists. The shelter has been able to stretch its means as much as possible — but they can’t stretch much more.
“If we don’t have fosters we can’t take in any animals,” Baeyens said. “We have four dogs in boarding right now, and that is way past the financial capacity that we have.”
Boarding means that the dogs are housed in a separate facility, while Lend A Paw continues to provide the animal’s food, supplies, and medical resources — on top of paying the facility for housing the animal. It’s simply unsustainable for the nonprofit funded entirely from donations.
“Boarding situations were kind of our last resort,” Baeyens said. “But now there’s just so many dogs that need foster homes that we don’t know what to do with them.”
On top of that, there are seven families who no longer want to be fosters and are trying to return their dogs. Baeyens and the volunteers at Lend A Paw are struggling to find a place for them.
“At the moment we haven’t resorted to moving into other shelters, but the boarding facility, they’re maxed out,” Baeyens said. “We legitimately have no place for these dogs to go.”
Fostering gives dogs a chance to adjust to home life, while letting both the foster and Lend A Paw learn more about the dog’s personality. When a dog is in a home environment, a foster may learn that the dog is good with young kids, or should be in a one-dog household, or prefers the company of cats. Lend A Paw wants to learn as much as they can about each dog so they can be
placed with the best possible forever home match, rather than be set up for failure.
“They are analyzing and watching and learning from the dogs,” Baeyens said of fosters. “So we know how to better place them.”
For Jill and Joanna Palumbo, a mother and daughter who have been volunteering at Lend A Paw for a year and a half, fostering changed their lives.
“She was the runt of the litter,” said Joanna, 16, of their cat Juliette.
“It was really a one-in-a-lifetime experience because she wasn’t doing well. We had to hand feed her. She almost didn’t make it.
“It was definitely a great experience. It just felt good that we saved her.”
The Palumbos described themselves as “failed fosters” — meaning they couldn’t help but fall in love with Juliette and adopt her. They want the same loving home for the other animals that Lend A Paw cares for.
“A lot of the cats that we find are scared and shy,” Joanna said. “But the more they’re around people and they have more human interaction, they break out of their shell and become more friendly. They don’t feel so scared. They can feel loved and cared for.”
One older cat, Anabelle, had been mistreated in a previous home. Matted
and mistrusting, she disliked being around other cats and was in the shelter “for the longest time,” Joanna’s mom Jill said. But once she went to a foster home, the difference was night and day — Lend A Paw received videos of Annabelle happy and playing in her new home.
“When they’re being fostered, it’s a whole different atmosphere for them,” Joanna said.
“They feel more comfortable. The progress you see is amazing.”
To learn more about Lend A Paw, visit LendAPawInc.com. For those interested in fostering, visit LendAPawInc. com/foster.
The bar has been raised for Hofstra men’s soccer.
Hofstra repeated as conference champions last fall, but were unable to replicate its 2021 postseason success when the Pride reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The 2022 NCAA Tournament appearance was a brief one for Hofstra, with the Pride falling in the opening round at South Florida, 4-2.
“Expectations are much higher now,” said 35th-year head coach Richard Nuttall. “Our aspirations are much higher than the NCAA first round.”
The Pride was tabbed as favorites in the Coastal Athletic Association preseason poll collecting nine of 11 first place votes. Hofstra is aiming for its first CAA title three-peat since accomplishing the feat between 2004 and 2006.
Leading the charge to once again raise a CAA trophy and get Hofstra into the NCAA Tournament as the league’s automatic qualifier are junior midfielder Eliot Goldthorp and senior forward Ryan Carmichael. Goldthorp, a native of Leeds, United Kingdom, was named the CAA Preseason Player of the Year after earning Second-Team United Soccer Coaches All-America honors last season. Carmichael of Northern Island was 2022 CAA Player of the Year after placing second in the conference with 24 points.
“They are exceptional players who are athletically blessed and skillful,” said Nuttall of Carmichael and Goldthorp, who were both named to the 2023 Hermann Trophy Watch List.
The first goal of the 2023 featured Carmichael heading in a cross from Goldthorp in the second half of the Pride’s 1-0 season-opening win against Marist on Aug. 24.
Other offensive players Nuttall is hoping produce goals this season include senior Oliver Svalander of Sweden, who tallied 21 points last season, and junior Teddy Baker, who transferred from Lake
Erie College in Ohio.
Senior goalkeeper Wessel Speel anchors a Hofstra defense that held opponents to one goal or less in 15 matches. The Netherlands native was a ThirdTeam All-CAA selection in 2022 with 45 saves and five shutouts.
The backline also features Merrick native Pierce Infuso, Stefan Mason of the UK, Nico Oberrauch of Rome, Italy and Björn van Gorkom from the Netherlands.
Infuso, a former Bellmore JFK High School standout, made strides last season as a Second-Team All-CAA selection.
“We believe he is probably as good as anybody in the country as a one-on-one defender,” said Nuttall of Infuso. “His soccer IQ is getting better every year.”
The defense also includes West Hempstead High School native Shane Salmon, a Kellenberg High School product, who is back for a graduate year after playing 16 games with seven starts as a senior.
Other local players on the Pride roster include graduate Andrew Weiner, a Mepham High School graduate who arrives at Hofstra this season after competing for four seasons at Albany. Sophomore goalie Gino Cervoni, an Elmont native and Carey High School alum could eventually end up seeing time in net during his college career.
Hofstra kicks off its CAA season on Saturday at home against Long Island rival Stony Brook at 7 p.m. The nonleague schedule is highlighted by an Oct. 3 trip to ACC power Virginia, who the Pride tied 1-1 last season.
The success of the Hofstra men’s soccer program the last two years, which included an 8-2 blowout win at Penn State in the 2021 NCAA Tournament second round, has given Nuttall an added boost in recruiting.
“We’re known as an entertaining and an attacking team and I think a lot of young people want to come here and play an attacking style soccer,” he said. “Our results are pretty impressive over the last few years so we’re becoming a place that the top level recruits want to come to.”
Moriches Field Brewing Company received $18,750 to revitalize an empty downtown space.
(Cheers to that.)
Revitalization grants are just one of the ways we help businesses on Long Island and in the Rockaways. For Moriches Field Brewing Company, a grant from our economic development program was a perfect fit to help them renovate a previously vacant property. A discount through our Vacant Space Revival Program saved them more than $4,000 on their electric bills, and rebates for upgrading to LED lighting are keeping them saving month after month.
Helping revitalize our Island, one business at a time, is something we’re proud to be part of and something definitely worth celebrating.
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Two veteran health care administrators have been promoted at Mount Sinai South Nassau to help lead the hospital as it continues its robust growth and expansion as a regional medical center for the South Shore of Nassau County.
John Pohlman, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s senior vice president and chief financial officer will take on the additional role of chief operating officer, overseeing day-to-day operations of the 455-bed hospital, which employs more than 3,500 nurses, physicians, and support staff and has an annual operating budget of $600 million.
Ken Long, senior vice president for administration, will take on the additional role of chief clinical integration officer as he continues to work with clinical leadership to oversee the hospital’s integration with the Mount Sinai Health System, bringing enhanced services to the South Shore. This includes a comprehensive stroke program, and
Brooklyn.
Pohlman joined Mount Sinai South Nassau in 2019 as chief financial and senior vice president for finance. In addition to the financial management
of the hospital and its financial reporting and related internal controls, he will be responsible for directing the overall operations of the hospital as well as the development of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s strategic planning process.
Pohlman came to Mount Sinai South Nassau from Catholic Health Services’ St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown, New York, where he had been chief operating officer since 2018. Between 2007 and 2011, Pohlman was a regional vice president of finance for Catholic Health Services, coordinating the financial operations of three acutecare hospitals and two skilled nursing facilities.
Since the partnership with the Mount Sinai Health System was announced in December 2018, Long has been a catalyst of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s clinical integration process.
As chief clinical integration officer, Long — who joined Mount Sinai South Nassau in 2015 — will continue to oversee service line strategic planning, program expansions, volume growth, and help with the hospital’s ongoing integration with the health system and its other member hospitals.
He will also oversee the planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of administrative services and departments as the hospital’s senior vice president for administration.
I’m Alexis Pace, and I’m excited to introduce myself as the Democratic candidate for Nassau County Legislator in District 4.
Why am I running? Because I believe in the power of community voices.
As a Trustee on the Long Beach School Board, I’ve seen how strong advocacy can bring positive change. I’ve successfully managed a budget of over $140 million dollars while keeping taxes low.
As a wife and mother of three, including a child with Down Syndrome, I’m deeply committed to fighting for everyone’s rights, particularly those with special needs. As a breast cancer survivor, I am passionately driven to ensure access to quality healthcare for all.
If elected, I’ll make community safety a priority and fervently protect our environment, standing against any threats to our treasured open spaces, beaches, and parks.
I’m eager to connect with you, listen to your concerns, and work together to enhance our community.
Look out for me on the campaign trail and feel free to reach out to me anytime at info@alexispaceforlegislator.com.
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s the calendar turns to fall, it’s time once again to share in the delights of all things Irish at the annual Feis and Irish Festival, presented by the Nassau County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The annual spectacle is a beloved tradition that brings out visitors and participants to enthusiastically partake in a lively celebration of dance, music, piping, drumming, language, and athletics known as a feis (pronounced
dance, known fesh). to of the AOH, it not dancers year), Irish bread baking.
The dancers are ready and the pipes are calling all to the 51st edition of the festival at Nickerson Beach on Sunday, Sept. 17, beginning at 9 a.m. It retains the distinction of being a full feis in the traditional meaning of that term, according to Nassau AOH, in that it showcases not only Irish step dancing competitions (many hundreds of dancers are expected this year), but also a full menu of Gaelic bagpiping, traditional Irish music and song, Irish language activities, games, sports, and even Irish soda
Since 1975, George Thorogood & The Destroyers have sold more than 15 million albums, played more than 8,000 ferocious live shows, and built a catalog of classic hits that includes ‘Who Do You Love,’ ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer’ and ‘Get A Haircut.’ Bad to the Bone,’ that definitive badass anthem deemed the most popular song for bikers by Spotify, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022. Now ‘one of the most iconic bands in rock n’ roll history’ — the Rapid City Journal, among others — celebrates it all with their Bad All Over The World: 50 Years Of Rock tour. It’s been very good to be George Thorogood & The Destroyers all these years, rock on with them. ‘If you’re content, you may as well be dead.’ Thorogood says. ‘I think everyone has thoughts about retiring, but the phone keeps ringing. ‘You want me and The Destroyers to come to your town, set up our gear, wear some cool threads and play ‘Who Do You Love?’ Let’s rock!’
Friday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. $89.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
Sharing centuries of tradition
tradition
From as far back as 18th century Ireland, communities would come together for special festivals of dance and music — involving competitions, laughter and good times. That tradition continues here, where the AOH’s eight strong divisions organize competitions of dance and piping, bestowing awards on
festivals of dance and music — involving divisions awards the best. Ancient Nassau since
The Ancient Order of Hibernians has presented Nassau County with its annual feis since 1972, celebrating Irish culture and history.
The Nassau AOH welcomes everyone to enjoy its traditional dance and piping competitions, along with an Irish Marketplace, featuring all sorts of Irish-related goods and treats for sale. And there’s a special area for the kids. And since it’s a Sunday, Mass will be said at noon.
It’s a day that highlights the always vibrant, age-old Irish traditions, with all eyes on those high-stepping lasses. The dance competitions make this the premiere feis in the New York metro region, a showcase of some the finest Irish dancers in the area (and beyond), which also attracts pipers from all over to perform.
By Karen BloomThe sheer energy of the step dancers fascinates the many visitors who come just to see them being judged. The dancers perform intricate steps, often arrayed in dazzlingly colorful outfits, dancing jigs, reels, hornpipes and set dances. Winners move on to national competition and even international competitions.
This year’s festival honors Tim Myles, a National Life Member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, Division 14, in Lynbrook/Rockville Centre.
“I am honored and humbled to be chosen for this position, alongside many great Hibernians in past years, including a bishop and congressman who have been the honoree,” Myles says. “I have been involved in the feis for over 30 years, but most proud of the 10 years I ran the dancing competition. I oversaw entries go from 240 competitors to over 8O0 dancers, thanks to Riverdance. Please come out and support Irish culture, because if we don’t, who will?”
“When
Myles, who retired from Long Island Rail Road 10 years ago, is devoted to supporting the Irish community at large. Among his many efforts, he
serves on Rockville Centre’s St. Patrick’s Parade Committee and on the board of Molloy University’s Irish Studies Institute.
Pat McGann
• Sunday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. -5 p.m.
• $10 per person; children younger than 12 free
• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Nickerson Beach, 880 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach
• Visit NassauAOHFeis.com for information
• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum
Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.
“It
Other festival enticements include Gaelic bagpiping, along with traditional music and song. Individual musicians demonstrate their talents and compete for prizes on a number of instruments — including the fiddle, tin whistle, flute, accordion, all forms of bagpipes, drums and keyboards, or any other instrument of their choice. Singers do the same, and judges have been known to award extra points for songs sung in the Irish language.
The Irish soda bread judging, a perennial favorite, is also one of the most hotly contested events of the day. There are as many styles of Irish soda bread as there are bakers. And, of course, the beach beckons. Bring a picnic lunch and settle in for a taste of Irish culture and hospitality.
Spend an electrifying evening with soul storyteller and ‘narrator of love’ Anthony Hamilton. The Grammy winner (and 17-time nominee) is known for his singular style that mixes Southern soul with R&B swag. Over the last decade, he’s produced platinum-selling albums and charttopping hits like ‘Comin’ From Where I’m From,’ ‘Charlene,’ ‘You’ve Got the Love I Need,’ and ‘You Made a Fool of Me.’ His recent album ‘Love is the New Black’ includes the solo single ‘Mercy,’ which launched his label My Music Box. The suave singersongwriter entices everyone with a voice characterized as smooth as the glowing embers of a dying fire and a glass of pinot noir. Now considered the king of modern soul and R&B, he burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, after cutting his teeth as a background singer for the likes of D’Angelo and 2Pac.
Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.
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Friday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury For information/tickets, visit WestburyMusicFair.org or LiveNation.com.
Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370
We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.
highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,”
Can art change the world? It’s a question that’s been at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.
Queen-mania rocks on. Killer Queen visits the Paramount stage, Saturday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m., with their homage to the beloved band. Formed in the UK in 1993, Killer Queen played their first public shows at London University where Queen themselves had played their first shows 21 years earlier. Fronted by Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury, critics have described Myers’ resemblance to Freddie Mercury as “spooky;” his uncanny likeness was further proven when he recorded a #1 hit single singing as Freddie Mercury on Fat Boy Slim’s record “The Real Life.” Of the band’s success, Myers has remarked “It’s been an amazing journey. We thought our band would last maybe a summer at the most but the concerts grew and grew and we’ve ended up playing and selling out the same arenas that Queen played at their peak.” Their success has continued here in the States, with regular stops at prestigious venues on their U.S. tours. Their expert musicianship, extraordinary energy, and accurate portrayal of the world’s greatest live band has rightfully earned them the title of Queen Royalty! Thrilling sell-out audiences across the globe the band recreates the high energy, powerful phenomenon that was Queen live. This quality, combined with Myers’ powerful three-and-a-half octave tenor range, expert musicianship and dynamic stage presence, has captivated audiences the world over. $49.50, $39.50, $35, $24.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” at Nassau County Museum of Art. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516)
Celebrate fall and all the colors of the season with the family at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Sept. 23, 12-2 p.m. Use your imagination to make animal art out of colorful leaf shapes, focusing on the seasonal shades of vibrant yellow, deep purple, and fiery orange, at the drop-in program. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org
Sacred Heart Church hosts the 53rd annual San Gennaro feast, Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 7-9. Opening Mass begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday Sept. 7; with procession at 7 p.m., feast follows 7-10 p.m. Feast continues Sept. 8, 5-11 p.m.; Sept. 9, 3 p.m.-12 a.m.; Sept. 10, 1:30 -9 p.m. 282 Long Beach Road, Island Park.
Looking for a relaxing place to hang out and meet new people? Drop by the Oceanside Library Community Room, every Friday, from 4 to 6 p.m. to make new memories. Come alone or with friends. Craft supplies, games and snacks will be available. 56 Atlantic Ave. Visit OceansideLibrary.com for info.
Registration is open for the St. Jude Walk/Run Long Island, presented by Tweezerman International during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Sunday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m., at Marcum Corporate Offices & Park. The St. Jude Walk/Run offers everyone a chance to walk or run and gather in-person or virtually to raise funds and awareness for the St. Jude mission: Finding cures. Saving children. Besides the walk/run, the event features entertainment, food and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Participants will even have the opportunity to connect with St. Jude patients and learn firsthand how their support makes a difference. 10 Melville Park Road, Melville. Register or learn more at StJude.org/walklongisland.
The South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for a bird walk, at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area, Saturday, Sept. 9, starting at 9 a.m. Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. 500 Slice Drive, off Waukeena Ave. To register, text your name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. Also text regarding questionable weather conditions. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org
Participate in a 5K at Baldwin Park, hosted by Assemblyman Brian Curran, Saturday, Sept. 9, starting at 9 a.m. All the proceeds going towards veterans and benefits the Malverne American Legion, Lynbrook VFW, East Rockaway VFW, RVC American Legion, Lynbrook American Legion Post, Baldwin American Legion Post, and Freeport American Legion Post. Runner price is $30 per racer $25 per college students, $20 per veteran and first responder, and $40 per race day registration. Register on Events. EliteFeats.com/23RunForHeroes. For more information, call (516) 561-8216.
Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture,” now back on-site at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. Enjoy an in-depth presentation on the current exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program and to join the 2 p.m. public tour of the exhibit. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
The South Shore Audubon Society invites all to a lecture program, “Researching Cassowaries, the Deadliest Birds on Earth,” with Dr. Todd Green, Tuesday, Sept. 12,7:30 p.m., at Freeport Memorial Library. Most people have never heard of these large flightless birds native to Australia and New Guinea, which are critically important to the rain forest ecosystems they inhabit. They have daggershaped claws, crown-like structures and brightly colored heads and necks. They are so territorially aggressive; they are among the deadliest birds on earth. Paleontologists use them to help untangle the mysteries of long extinct dinosaurs. Dr. Green, a Postdoctoral Teaching fellow at NYIT, is one of the few cassowary researchers in the world. 144 W. Merrick Road (at S. Ocean Avenue) in Freeport. For more information about the program or South Shore Audubon, go to SSAudubon. org.
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Nassau BOCES, in partnership with Nassau County School Districts, holds a Job Fair, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Freeport Recreation Center. It promises to be an exceptional opportunity for job seekers. Representatives from Nassau BOCES, SCOPE Education Services and several school districts will offer an exclusive platform for candidates to explore a wide range of exciting career opportunities within the field of education. Attendees can look forward to engaging with representatives from the participating school districts. Job seekers, whether seasoned professionals or fresh graduates, are encouraged to attend this event to explore positions as Teacher Aides, Bus Drivers, Security Personnel, Naturalists, Bus Dispatchers, Registered Professional Nurses, Maintainers, Food Service Personnel, Cleaners/Laborers, HVAC and Electrical technicians, Groundskeepers, Monitors and more. Each participating district, offering insights into their educational programs, work culture, and career advancement opportunities; face-to-face interactions with district representatives, allowing candidates to ask questions, discuss job openings, and showcase their skills; networking opportunities and on-site resources and workshops to help attendees refine their job search strategies, improve interview techniques, and create effective resumes. Attendees are encouraged to dress professionally, bring copies of their resumes, and prepare to make an impression.130 E. Merrick Road, Freeport. Visit NassauBoces.org/jobfair for information.
Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.
He served as the leading rabbi of Congregation Or-Hadash in Haifa, Israel, and then decided to come to the United States in 2015, because he wanted to take on the challenge of reaching more people. For the past eight years he has been the spiritual leader of the Congregation Children of Israel synagogue in Augusta, Georgia.
“I came to the U.S. to try to take on another mission, to be a rabbi in the U.S., try to find a congregation and try to engage people,” Beloosesky said. “For me it was a great, great mission. It was a wonderful congregation, and eight years there to bring Judaism to people.”
Beloosesky has four boys, Eli, 27, Nave, 25, Aner, 21, and Lael, 17. Eli and Nave are in the military in Israel, and Aner is serving in the Israeli Air Force. With his family in Israel, their father said, it was lonely in the beginning, but once he started to communicate with people and other families, his world began to open up.
“It’s about how much you as a person want to connect to other people,” the rabbi said. “I like to speak with people. I want to listen to my people. I want to listen to their feelings and emotions. I am a rabbi who will stand by my people. I will stand near everybody who is in need, because the divine God Almighty created all of us in his image — Muslims, Christians, and Jews.”
After eight years in Georgia, Beloosesky decided that he wanted to make a change in another area, and after interviewing with several congregations, he decided that Temple Avodah would be where he would carry out his next mission. He now lives in Long Beach, and said he wants to market Temple Avodah outside the community.
“I think he’s a very dynamic individual,” said Eric Abbey, first vice president of the temple. He is diving in and really getting involved in not only Temple Avodah, but the community, and has re-energized a lot of the community, and we’re picking up right where we left off pre-Covid.”
Some of the new initiatives that Beloosesky is implementing at the synagogue include a one-hour Saturday open discussion group, Ask the Rabbi, and he has invited more men to take part in the lighting of Shabbat candles on Friday evenings. He is also recruiting more congregants take part in services in general, opening and closing the ark that holds the Torah scrolls.
“He has immediately made himself a vital part of our temple community,” its president, Matt Phillips, said. “Just like Rabbi Goren was, Rabbi Shai has become not only our rabbi but also our friend, in a short amount of time.”
As he continues to settle in, Beloosesky said he has ambitious goals for Temple Avodah. “I am happy here,” he said, “and my goal in the long run is that Temple Avodah Oceanside will be the center of the reform movement on the South Shore of Long Island.”
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Nassau County put on an afternoon concert on Aug. 31 in Eisenhower Park’s Field 1. Geared toward senior citizens and older adults in the county, it featured Michael D’Amore, the lead singer of the one-hit-wonder doo wop group, The Capris.
The Capris originated from Ozone Park, Queens in the late 1950s, and are best known for their hit, “There’s a Moon Out Tonight,” released in 1961. The group experience a popularity resurgence in the 1980s.
The original group consisted of Nick Santamaria, Mike Mincieli, Frank Reina, Vinnie Naccarato and John Cassese.
D’Amore, who took to the stage at Eisenhower, joined the group in 2016. He originates from upstate-New York, and grew up in New Jersey. For the last 28 years, he’s been a multi-genre, professional entertainer, based out of the New York metropolitan area — though he is drawn to classic R&B and doo wop sounds.
The group now consists of D’Amore, Tony Sergi, John Monforte, Lou Esposito — and original member, Reina, who resides in East Meadow, and stopped by the Eisenhower performance.
All summer long, the county has put on concerts for older generations, which kicked off at noon D’Amore’s show was the last performance of the summer.
For more on services and events offered by the county’s Department of Human Services and the Office for the Aging, contact (516) 227-8900, or email seniors@hhsnassaucountyny.us.
Visit Capris.Net for more on the doo wop group and its history and MichaelDAmore.com for more on D’Amore and upcoming performances.
— Jordan Vallone
Elaine Marbit and Emmy Marbit had a great time seeing the show together.
Tim Baker/Herald photos
For the fourth straight year, tuition and fees will stay the same at Nassau Community College.
“At Nassau, we transform lives by providing a quality education, studentfocused support and scholarship opportunities to help our students achieve their academic and professional goals,” said Maria Conzatti, the SUNY school’s acting president, in a release.
“The college has worked diligently to control costs and reduce financial burdens on our students. We are grateful to Nassau County and SUNY for their commitment to our mission to provide affordable opportunities for local residents to remain on Long Island for their college education and careers.”
Tuition rates will remain in effect throughout the 2023-24 academic year, including the spring and summer semesters next year.
New, continuing and transfer students are invited to apply for the fall semester, which began Sept. 1. Full-time Nassau County residents enrolled in 12 or more credits pay $2,900 per semester for tuition, and $265 in fees. Part-time students pay $242 per credit, plus parttime fees.
For eligible students, tuition may be further reduced by Pell and other
grants, as well as NCC Foundation scholarships. On- and off-campus jobs may also be available for qualified students.
With its most recent graduating class in May, Nassau Community College now has 162,000 alumni.
NCC Foundation is a non-profit organization devoted to raising funds to benefit current students. It continues to expand its range of scholarship offerings, including child care and emergency expenses for students who may need extra help to continue their paths to success.
Last year, more than 600 students benefitted from academic achievement scholarships, free textbooks, bus fare and food pantry items. Donors interested in making a gift to benefit students may visit the foundation website at NCC.edu/foundation, or call (516) 5720670.
Situated on 2,254 acres in Garden City, NCC offers associate degree programs in a broad range of fields, as well as short-time certificate programs that help students enter professions in a year or less.
More than 80 programs are offered in the areas of fine and performing arts, health care, human services and education, liberal arts and humanities, math, science and technology, professional students, and social science.
drugs that we’re seeing. These designer synthetics, they’re killing people by the hundreds and thousands, and unfortunately, it seems there’s no end in sight.” The tragic upward trend in Opioid overdose deaths has been driven largely by the spread of synthetic drugs such as fentanyl.
“But what’s different now,” Venturelli added, “is that more people are coming together like this. More people are stepping out of the shadows and sharing their experiences. Education is important; treatment is important. But so are communities coming together and not standing for what’s happening.”
Narcan is expected to be available over the counter this month, at pharmacies and grocery stores as well as from online retailers.
Joe Smith is the executive director of Long Beach Reach, a multi-service agency based in Long Beach, Franklin Square and Port Washington that offers rehabilitative and treatment services to young people and their families. The widespread availability of Narcan, Smith said, will be an important step in saving lives.
“I think that we certainly have seen, in our agency, experience of families who have been devastated by the loss of a loved one to overdose, and it’s really a tragedy, and so if anything can be done to prevent that, I think it’s a good
thing,” Smith said. “Obviously, we need to have all the resources available, including treatments, other prevention activities, education, and efforts to combat this scourge. In society now more than ever, it is critically important that
we make those resources available to everyone.”
The SAFE Coalition has new programs that it will implement this school year, including partnering with the Oceanside school district in a Parenting
of Teens program, a support group program for parents of middle and high school students. The coalition will also continue its Teen Intervene program, which serves as an intervention service and an alternative to school suspension policies, offered to students who has are caught vaping or using other banned substances on school grounds.
“Instead of students being suspended and sent home,” Ericksen explained, “they’re given the option to go through the program to figure out if something is actually really wrong.”
The SAFE Coalition also focuses on combating underage drinking and marijuana use, which group leaders have found are two of the most often abused substances, and are known as gateways to harder drugs. Oceanside SAFE aims to change the social norms and stigmas that go with addiction — and being a parent of a child dealing with addiction.
“You learn a lot through Narcan training, but I think that the important part, too, is eradicating the stigma that it’s only for a specific group,” Eriksen said.
“The more that people come together and say this is something they’ve experienced, too, it’s not a lonesome, isolating feeling, and it’s more of a community approach to make sure it’s preventive, and that we know more about it, we know how to stop it and we know how to reduce it.”
Dina Ewashko/HeraldLEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU
CITIBANK N.A., Plaintiff, vs. Any unknown heirs to the Estate of FRED J. FIGGS A/K/A FRED FIGGS, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; NANCE
HERWOOD A/K/A NANCY
HENWOOD; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/IRS; Defendants.
___________________.
Filed: 7/25/2023 Index
No.: 614447/2018
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged
Premises: 231 Elizabeth Avenue Oceanside, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11572
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of September 16, 2003, executed by Fred J. Figgs and Judith Figgs, his wife to Citibank, N.A. to secure the sum of $100,000.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County on January 8, 2004 in Liber
Book: M 25742 Page: 149. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of
trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated. Section: 54 Block:238 Lot:57, 58 and 59
DATED: March 7, 2023 Rochester, New York NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Lot Nos. 57, 58 and 59 in Block No. 8 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Foxhurst Park, situated at Oceanside, New York, surveyed on October 1925 by Smith and Malcomson, Inc., C.E. Freeport, Long Island and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau May 10, 1926 as Map No. 603, bounded and described as follows;
BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of Elizabeth Avenue, distant 60 feet Easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Northerly side of Elizabeth Avenue and the Easterly side of Carter Avenue and from said point of beginning;
RUNNING THENCE Northerly and at right angles to the Northerly side of Elizabeth Avenue, 100 feet; THENCE Easterly and parallel with the Northerly side of Elizabeth Avenue, 60 feet; THENCE Southerly and again at right angles to the Northerly side of Elizabeth Avenue, 100 feet to the Northerly side of Elizabeth Avenue;
THENCE Westerly along the Northerly side of Elizabeth Avenue, 60 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING.
141271
LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU
NATIONSTAR
MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A
MR. COOPER, V. JAMES LOPEZ; ET. AL.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 26, 2023, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein
NATIONSTAR
MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A
MR. COOPER is the Plaintiff and JAMES LOPEZ, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). 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 September 26, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 165 NASSAU LANE, ISLAND PARK, NY 11558: Section 43, Block 50, Lot
307:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS
THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF ISLAND PARK, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 611056/2019. Edward Andreas Vincent, Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 141433 LEGAL
Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law of the State of New York (Article VII), Empire Offshore Wind LLC and EW Offshore Wind Transport Corporation (Empire or the Applicant) is providing notice of a supplement to Empire’s application (Application) for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) for the proposed construction and operation of the portion of the transmission system for the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind generating facility located in New York State (the NY Project). The Article VII process is limited to the permitting of Empire Wind 2 within New York State, and construction of the NY Project is not expected to commence before 2024.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
THAT, on August 1, 2023, and August 15, 2023, the Applicant filed a Supplement in the aboveentitled matter with the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission).
DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPLEMENT
The Supplement clarifies that the NY Project will include the following:
1. Two (2) threecore 345-kV high voltage alternating-current submarine export cables;
2. An onshore substation in the Village of Island Park which will house major control components for the electrical system and perform functions such as voltage regulation, reactive power compensation, and harmonic filtering;
3. The new Hampton Road substation in Oceanside in the Town in Hempstead, New York which will include substation facilities that will provide the necessary breaker arrays and 345-kV/138-kV transformers; and
4. Four (4) 138-kV loop-in / loopout line cable circuits, located within an approximately 0.1-mi (0.2-km) long cable corridor from the Hampton Road substation to existing LIPA transmission lines located under Lawson Boulevard in Oceanside, New York.
A copy of the Supplement has been filed with the Commission and served upon the Town Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, the Mayor of the Village of Island Park, the City Manager of the City of Long Beach, New York, and other statutory parties. A copy of the Supplement will also be available on the Department of Public Service website (www.dps.ny.gov), available by clicking on “File Search” (located under the heading “Commission Files”), and entering “22-T-0346” in
the “Search by Case Number” field. Additional information can be found on the NY Project website at https://www.empirewind. com/article-vii and at the following locations:
Long Beach Public Library
111 West Park Avenue Long Beach, NY 11561
Seaford Public Library
2234 Jackson Avenue Seaford, NY 11783
Point Lookout Branch
79 Lido Blvd. Point Lookout, NY 11569
Island Park Library 176 Long Beach Road Island Park, NY 11558
West End Branch 903 West Beech Street Long Beach, NY 11561
Hempstead Public Library
115 James A. Garner Way Hempstead, NY 11550
Queens Public LibraryPeninsula 92-25 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
Queens Public LibraryArverne 312 Beach 54 Street Arverne, NY 11692 141553
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 AND LESLIE DANA BAER, AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF STELLA ANN BAER, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 16, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 4, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 103 Knight Street, Oceanside, NY 11572. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 54, Block 452 and Lot 11. Approximate amount of judgment is $285,512.03 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #004462/2009. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be
followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.
David Lieser, Esq., Referee
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 141557
LEGAL NOTICE
REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff - against - KERRY SARWAN, et al
Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 3, 2022. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 28th day of September, 2023 at 3:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Island Park, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.
Premises known as 3977 Long Beach Road, Island Park, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11558.
(SBL#: 43-187-85)
Approximate amount of lien $535,382.77 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 608704/2018.
Malachy P. Lyons, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218
For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832
Dated: July 26, 2023
During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.
141545
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 19th day of September, 2023, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-5 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “ARTERIAL STOPS” at the following locations:
FRANKLIN SQUARE
CLEVELAND STREET (TH 307/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling east bound on Fenworth Boulevard shall come to a full stop.
CLEVELAND STREET (TH 307/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling west bound on Fenworth Boulevard shall come to a full stop.
HARRISON STREET (TH 307/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling east bound on Fenworth Boulevard shall come to a full stop.
HARRISON STREET (TH 307/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling west bound on Fenworth Boulevard shall come to a full stop.
OCEANSIDE
WEIDNER AVENUE (TH 362/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling south bound on Dambly Avenue shall come to a full stop.
POINT LOOKOUT
FREEPORT AVENUE (TH 327(B)/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling east bound on Lido Boulevard shall come to a full stop.
FREEPORT AVENUE (TH 327(B)/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling west bound on Lido Boulevard shall come to a full stop.
UNIONDALE
HEMPSTEAD BOULEVARD (TH 349/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling north bound on Berkley Street shall come to a full stop. HEMPSTEAD
BOULEVARD (TH 349/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling south bound on Berkley Street shall come to a full stop.
WANTAGH
JACKSON AVENUE (TH 345/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling south bound on Willow Street shall come to a full stop.
JACKSON AVENUE (TH 345/23) - STOP -
All traffic traveling north bound on Willow Street shall come to a full stop.
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
Dated: September 6, 2023
Hempstead, New York
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk141704
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 19th day of September, 2023, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations:
ELMONT TERRACE AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 269 feet north of the north curbline of Atherton Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-379/23)
HEATHCOTE ROAD - east side, starting at a point 369 feet south of the south curbline of 109th Avenue, south for a distance of 18 feet.
(TH-383/23)
FRANKLIN SQUARE
CLEVELAND STREETwest side, starting at a point 22 feet north of the north curbline of Propp Avenue, north for a distance of 25 feet.
(TH-365/23)
THIRD AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 158 feet west of a point opposite the west curbline of Second Street, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-325/23)
(NR) LAWRENCE LAWRENCE AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 220 feet south of the south curbline of Mott Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-360/23)
OCEANSIDE
LOFTUS AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 219 feet south of the south curbline of Allen Avenue, south for a distance of 22 feet.
(TH-385/23)
SEAFORD
MARTIN COURT - south side, staring at a point 25 feet west of the driveway apron of house 3839 Martin Court, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-236(B)/23
UNIONDALE
FENIMORE AVENUEwest side, starting at a point 141 feet south of the south curbline of Cedar Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-373/23)
MERILLON STREETsouth side, starting at a point 91 feet west of the west curbline of Uniondale Manor Parkway, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-380/23)
(NR) VALLEY STREAM
FENWOOD DRIVE - west side, starting at a point opposite the north curbline of Shipley Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-384/23) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: ELMONT EMPORIA AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 155 feet south of the south curbline of Atherton Avenue, south for a distance of 19 feet.
(TH-217/13 - 11/12/13)
(TH-366/23)
OCEANSIDE
LOFTUS AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 295 feet south of the south curlbine of Allen Avenue, south for a distance of 55 feet.
(TH-240/83 - 9/27/83)
(TH-372/23)
SEAFORD
MARTIN COURT - south side, starting at a point 25 feet west of the driveway apron of house 2839 Martin Court, west for a distance of 20 feet.
(TH-236/23 - 8/01/23)
(TH-236(B)/23)
ALL PERSONS
INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
Dated: Hempstead, New York
September 6, 2023
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN
BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.
Supervisor
KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 141710
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS
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 Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 9/13/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:
THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED
STARTING AT 9:30 A.M.
544/23. OCEANSIDEScott & Michele Pascucci, Variances, lot area occupied, front yard average setback, construct addition & roofed over open porch both attached to dwelling., E/s Trinity St.,
63.97’ S/o Windsor Pkwy., a/k/a 3143 Trinity St. 545/23. OCEANSIDEMatt & Gina Knecht, Variances, height, front yard average setback, side yard, side yards aggregate, construct 2nd story addition, roofed over open porch & garage converted to living space all attached to dwelling., S/s DaCosta Ave., 742.37’ W/o Rockaway Ave., a/k/a 112 DaCosta 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 Oceanside 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 a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals
The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/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.
141712
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 19th day of September, 2023, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following locations:
(NR)LAWRENCE LAWRENCE AVENUE (TH 360/23) East SideSection 202-32 15 MINUTE PARKINGstarting at a point 198 feet south of the south curbline of Mott Avenue, south for a distance of 22 feet.
OCEANSIDE BEDELL STREET (TH 374/23) South SideSection 202-13 NO
PARKING 8AM TO 6PM
EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYSstarting at a point
20 feet west of the west curbline of Foxdale Avenue, west for a distance of 98 feet.
POINT LOOKOUT
LIDO BOULEVARD(TH
327(B)/23)South SideSection 202-3
TWO
HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 7PM - starting at the east curbline of Cedarhurst Avenue, east to a point 25 feet west of the west curbline of Freeport Avenue.
LIDO BOULEVARD(TH
327(B)/23)South Side -
TWO HOUR PARKING
8AM TO 7PM - starting at a point 23 feet east of the east curbline of Freeport Avenue, east to the west curbline of Garden City Avenue.
ROOSEVELT
TAYLOR AVENUE (TH 346/23) South SideSection 202-6 NO
PARKING 9AM TO 9PM
EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYSstarting at a point 11 feet east of the east curbline of King Street, east for a distance of 82feet.
KING STREET (TH 346/23) East SideNO PARKING 9AM TO 9PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 8 feet south of the south curbline of Taylor Avenue, south for a distance of 104 feet.
WANTAGH
JACKSON AVENUE (TH 345/23) South SideSection 202-10 NO PARKING 9AM TO 5PM
EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYSstarting at the eastcurbline of Willow Street, east for a distance of 105 feet.
WOODMERE
BRYANT STREET (TH 332/23) North Side -
Section 202-17 NO
PARKING 12 NOON TO
2PM - starting at a point 20 feet west of the west curbline of Longacre Avenue, west for a distance of 70 feet
ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202
“REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations:
LEVITTOWN TULIP
LANE (TH 53/04) East Side -
Section 202-23 NO
PARKING 12 MIDNIGHT
TO 12 NOONstarting at a point 128 feet north of the north curbline of Cornflower Road, north then east for a distance of 152 feet.
(Adopted 5/18/04)
LIDO BEACH LIDO
BOULEVARD (TH 120/82) South Side -
Section 202-2 ONE
HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 7PM - starting 60 feet east of the east curbline of Cedarhurst Avenue, east to the west curbline of Freeport Avenue.
(Adopted 6/15/82)
POINT LOOKOUT LIDO BOULEVARD (TH 234/83) South SideSection 202-3 ONE
HOUR PARKING
BETWEEN SIGNSstarting at the east
curbline of Cedarhurst Avenue, east for a distance of 60 feet.
(Adopted 6/26/84)
LIDO BOULEVARD (TH 547-15) South SideTWO HOUR PARKING
8AM TO 7PM - starting from the east curbline of Freeport Avenue, east to the west curbline of Garden City Avenue.
(Adopted 4/26/16)
WEST HEMPSTEAD
GRANT AVENUE (TH 194/23) North SideSection 202-20 30
MINUTE PARKING 7AM TO 11PM BETWEEN SIGNS - starting at a point 54 feet east of the east curbline of Hempstead Gardens Drive, east for adistance of 38 feet.
(Adopted 6/20/23)
GRANT AVENUE (TH 194/23) South Side30 MINUTE PARKING 7AM TO 11PM BETWEEN SIGNS - starting at a point 40 feet east of the east curbline of Hempstead Gardens Drive, east for adistance of 114 feet.
(Adopted 6/20/23)
WOODMERE BRYANT STREET(TH
277/11) North SideSection 202-17 NO
PARKING 12 NOON TO 2PM - starting at a point 42 feet west of the west curbline of Longacre Avenue, west for a distance of 90 feet.
(Adopted 1/10/12)
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.
Dated: September 6, 2023 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.
Supervisor
KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 141711
Former Oceanside schools student
Max Berman is excited about starting at his post-secondary day hab/vocational program in Nassau County.
Max is a proud graduate of The Brookville Center for Children’s Services.
He had a very busy summer at both Camp Anchor in Lido Beach and Camp Loyaltown upstate, and continues to enjoy life with family, friends, and his housemates in Lido Beach.
— Kepherd DanielLEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK
NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
2005-AR7, MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES
2005-AR7, V.
JENNIFER IADEVAIO, ET. AL.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 02, 2017, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein
DEUTSCHE BANK
NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
2005-AR7, MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES2005-AR7 is the Plaintiff and JENNIFER IADEVAIO, ET AL. are the
Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 10, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 61 MONTGOMERY AVENUE, OCEANSIDE, NY 11572: Section 43, Block 332, Lot 349: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATED, LYING AND BEING AT OCEANSIDE, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 019258/2009. Barton Slavin, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in
accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 141684
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
NASSAU COUNTY
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR VCC 2020MC1 TRUST, Plaintiff against 3876 CARREL LLC, et al
Defendant(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff(s)
McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC, 7 Wells Street, Suite 205B, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 19, 2022, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps
of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 10, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 3876 Carrel Boulevard, Oceanside, NY 11572-5917.
Sec 60 Block 78 Lot 6. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $815,856.61 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 606288/2021.
During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face
coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
Jennifer Ettenger, Esq., Referee 23-000845-01 141698
Courtesy Oceanside School Disrict Max Berman at his graduation ceremony in June.The Seaford Union Free School District has the following opening:
FULL-TIME
Effective Date: August 30, 2023
*Starting Salary $60,948 RN NYS License required, BLS certified
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• Provides treatment, documents injuries and maintains ongoing student medical records.
• Administers daily medications.
• Knowledgeable of diabetic care and seizure protocol in a school setting.
• Must have superior nursing skills to include experience in emergency procedures, anaphylaxis, injuries and general triage.
• Must be highly skilled communicator, with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Must be collaborative in nature and contribute to the health and well being of the school community.
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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 oriented and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com
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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.
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Aside from the fabulous location, this updated Rockville Centre home has everything you need! You will be delighted by the grand Foyer, large eat in kitchen, great room, formal dining room and living room with a wood burning fireplace. The fully finished basement with a separate entrance includes a wet-bar and room for a large walk-in wine cellar. There are beautiful hardwood floors throughout. You will enjoy several walk-in closets. One of many surprises the home has to offer is a walk up attic that is fully finished and adorned with skylights. You will definitely have plenty of room to work and play from home. As a matter of fact, there are too many extras to list and take photos of, so please come see this house today!
Q. We were told we could make our own plans for the deck we wanted to build this summer, and we thought we followed all the instructions. We filed the plans using the internet, and even though we’re not too savvy with computers, we finally figured it out. Then we got a response that we’re required to have plans for the whole house, showing any changes with an architect’s or engineer’s seal. How did this get to be so complicated, and is this typical? One has nothing to do with the other, and now the summer is almost gone, with no deck even started. We should have done what our neighbors did and just built it. What can you tell us, and is there a way around this now?
A. Your scenario isn’t unusual; it’s just that people generally try to avoid either doing the more complete thing or the right thing. Keeping things simple isn’t always the best policy if it means just putting off the inevitable. I have a long list of real estate transactions where amenities such as fences, sheds, decks or pools, or home improvements, were never filed, because sellers or buyers were advised by the people handling their process to keep things simple and just close.
Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299 1228192
HEWLETT Bay PaRK
190 Meadowview Ave, BA, Ever Dream of Living in A Castle?
This 8000 Sq Ft Mansion is Full of Character. Amazing Architectural Details, Soaring Ceilings, Stained Glass Windows. 5 BR, 6.55 Bths. Sprawling 1.3 Acre Prop with IG Gunite Pool. SD#14. Near All. Must See This Unique Home! ................................... REDUCED $2,700,000
HEWLETT
1390 Broadway #102, BA, NEW! Move Right Into This
Magnificent Newly Renovated 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Prestigious Hewlett Townhouse. Open Layout. NEW State of the Art Kitchen & Bths, HW Flrs, Windows, HVAC, Recessed LED Lights, Doors, W/D. Community Pool. Full Service 24 Hr Doorman, Valet Pkg, Elevator, Priv Storage. Gar Pkg. Near Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship .............................................................................. $579,000
1534 Broadway #205, BA, Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedroom A(Originally 3 BR), 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator. Updtd Wood/Quartz Kit, LR & DR. Washer/Dryer in Unit. Underground Pkg. Loads of Closets. Terrace Faces Back. Easy Ranch Style
Living................. BIG REDUCTION!! MOTIVATED SELLER! $579,000
WOOdMERE
504 Saddle Ridge Rd, BA, Move Right Into This Renovated 4 BR, 2 Bth Split with Open Layout in Prime Location! Granite/ Wood EIK Opens to Dining Room & Living Room. Lower Level Den. HW Flrs, Gas Heat, CAC. Oversized Property! SD#14. Near All! .............................................................. REDUCED! $999,000
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Appl. Trex Deck Off LR. Primary Ste Features Updtd Bth & WIC. Att Gar Plus 1 Pkg Spot incl in Maintenance. W/D. Pull Down Attic. SD#15. Convenient to Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship .. $449,000
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• Full service boutique professional hub specifically appealing to behavioral/mental health professionals.
• Conveniently located one block north of the LIRR with plentiful on‑site and municipal parking.
• Meticulously maintained and updated with newly furnished and unfurnished suites.
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One of the first things I have to do when I meet a prospective client is to ask for their survey and closing documents to see if a search included all the items on the site. Often there are items such as those just mentioned that were completely ignored. Nobody is the wiser until the current owner wants to make a legally permitted change and discovers they have a lot more to do than just the one thing they had hoped to get approved. That is where you are.
Apparently, your jurisdiction knows about or suspects that there is more to your property and wants a complete record. Unless someone researches the records that are on file at your local building department to see if they match the conditions of your entire property, you won’t know what the officials are questioning. Many people will not hire a professional who tells the truth about checking all records, thinking that this is all so unnecessary, with comments like, “Well this was already like this when we bought the house.” Just because it was “like this” doesn’t mean it’s legal or on record, and your building department wants to make sure that your property, inside and out, matches plans. It pays to do this before you close, but in a brisk seller’s market, many people are afraid of losing the deal and just buy. That may be what happened to you. You are now the responsible party, and to even get the deck, you will have to hire a professional and have plans prepared after comparing the building department’s records with what currently exists. I don’t know a simpler way. Good luck!
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As a native New Yorker, born and raised on Long Island, I am extraordinarily proud of this place we call home. From our beaches, to our downtown, corridors to our tight-knit hometowns, the Empire State is filled with wonderful communities in which to live, work and raise a family.
Sadly, in recent times, far too many New Yorkers have been forced to flee the place they’ve spent most of their lives, driven out by high taxes, an everincreasing cost of living exacerbated by inflation, and deteriorating public safety. Instead of working to curb this mass migration of New Yorkers to greener pastures — fueled in large part by a lack of affordability — Gov. Kathy Hochul is attempting to levy an additional tax on already overtaxed New Yorkers in the form of congestion pricing. These new fees would be flat out wrong, and I’m working hard in Congress to stop them.
Under the governor’s ill-fated congestion pricing plan — formally termed the
Central Business District Tolling Program — commuters would pay upward of $23 during peak hours to drive south of 60th Street in Manhattan. What’s more, this would be in addition to the already high-priced tolls commuters must pay for the bridges and tunnels leading into Manhattan. While more and more New Yorkers feel the financial squeeze of inflation and an uncertain economy, Hochul has determined that this is the best time to move forward with her misguided congestion fees — which, if paid daily by an average commuter who drives into Manhattan for work on typical weekdays, could amount to more than $5,000 a year. What middle class family can afford that?
While congestion pricing has not yet been implemented, Hochul and her progressive allies in Albany are already championing this new pseudo-tax as a win for everyday New Yorkers as well as the faltering Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Indeed, funds from the congestion-pricing program are slated to fill the coffers of the struggling MTA and bankroll the agency’s bloated budget by encouraging more commuters to ride the rails into Lower Manhattan instead of driving. While increasing ridership on public transportation is a noble cause, doing so by threatening New Yorkers with financial hardship for driving is not the path forward.
Not only are commuters now staring down the barrel of thousands of dollars in new fees if they drive into Manhattan, but they are also facing increased costs for public transportation after the latest round of MTA fare hikes. Indeed, with MTA bus and subway fares now jumping to $2.90 a ride — and the roughly 4.3 percent Long Island Rail Road fare uptick — commuters are being forced to bear the brunt of the MTA’s long history of mismanagement — a seemingly never-ending saga that culminated with reports released earlier this year projecting a nearly $2.5 billion budget gap by 2025 for the agency.
In addition to increased costs, far too many New Yorkers have been exposed to a recent rash of violent crime while utilizing MTA services. Forcing those crimeweary commuters to pay more money for less safe commuting conditions is patently unfair.
All of this is to say that if Hochul were serious about helping local commuters, she wouldn’t push an unpopular and unneeded congestion-pricing plan on cash-strapped New Yorkers who are also having to contend with inflation, deteriorating safety on public transportation, and rising fares. What’s more, unless the MTA makes serious operational changes in the way it manages its finances, how soon will we have to contend with
increased congestion pricing fees in order to plug even greater holes in the agency’s budget?
I am opposed to the governor’s congestion pricing plan as it currently stands, and have worked in a bipartisan fashion to fight this new tax. In Congress, I have introduced H R 609, which calls for an outright rejection of the plan, and I’m proud to say that colleagues in both parties from across the tri-state area have cosponsored this federal push to quash this money grab by the state government.
While my fellow members of Congress and I work at the federal level to combat this new tax, I urge all of my Nassau County neighbors to contact Gov Hochul’s office — and their local state legislators — to voice their opposition to the congestion pricing scheme, and tell Hochul that we can’t afford another tax hike from Albany.
The governor and her progressive pals in the state legislature need to get serious about reeling in these out-of-control taxes and fees, before we lose even more New Yorkers to other corners of the country that respect their pocketbooks — and their commutes more than the Empire State does under this administration in Albany.
Really, the world outside is conspiring to corrupt us. The mindless chatter is deafening, the distractions are pervasive and the temptation to indulge ourselves on every level is highly seductive. Yesterday I was standing on the train platform in Jamaica, and watched a young woman, earplugs inserted, texting while her child toddled over the yellow line, way too close to the tracks. Only those of us not on our phones noticed and yelled a warning. The embarrassed mother started to scream at the little boy, who really had done nothing wrong.
surroundings, inattentive to people standing within earshot.
On the LIRR, a woman was offering telephone therapy in a ridiculously loud voice to her daughter, who apparently was having issues of a personal nature with a boyfriend. Personal? Everyone in the train car had to listen to her advice on birth control.
RAnDi KREiss
People are moving around, believing they can walk and talk or walk and listen to music or drive a car and text or sit down to dinner with the family and also answer emails.
No news flash here. This isn’t a new cultural phenomenon, but it is becoming obscene. Walking through city streets yesterday, people were mentally AWOL as they sometimes moved along and sometimes just stopped and blocked the sidewalk while they texted a message. Pedestrians were oblivious to their immediate
Gradually, this public sharing of the personal and private has become acceptable behavior for many. Facebook and Snapchat and Instagram users publish details of their lives that might have been kept within the family before the internet. Are we losing any sense of discretion?
Who among us is able to carve out islands of silence or solitude in the midst of this public havoc?
The food we eat was once a private part of our lives. Now everyone takes pictures of their lamb chops and posts recipes, some for the most excessively fattening foods imaginable. And when we put down the phone or the computer, we turn on the TV and watch “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” and watch really unhealthy-looking people gorging on fried food and barbecued everything.
If you turn to the news for a reasonable roundup of the day, you’re assaulted by the repetitive “breaking news” hyste-
ria that has replaced intelligent coverage. If you watch the news while you flip back and forth to the food channel, it’s a perfect storm of excess and grease.
Since President Trump was elected, news porn has subsumed what used to be reasonable coverage of events. It’s a chicken-andegg kind of thing. Did the chaotic nature of the administration make the news crazy, or is the crazy coverage affecting the White House?
We find excess in every arena. Once upon a time, when you wanted to go shopping, you went. It was a considered, proactive choice involving walking or driving to a store, selecting merchandise, checking out and coming home. I was never a motivated or skilled shopper, so online shopping serves me well. Still, what disturb me are the excessiveness and intrusiveness of it all.
I buy a pair of shoes online, the next time I try to do some research, I’m harassed and enticed and tempted by visual streamers on the screen, offering me more shoes and different shoes and cheaper shoes and even used shoes. Enough!
Perhaps I’m reacting to my own susceptibility to the dazzling online displays of goodies, from super-rich chocolates to rhinestone earrings that look like baby
Randi is on a brief leave. This column was originally published Sept. 7-13, 2017.
chandeliers. It’s all visual, but it feels noisy to me.
I use the word porn for these excesses in news, food and shopping because porn doesn’t necessarily suggest sexual material. In these cases, it suggests lurid and excessive indulgence.
This isn’t an all-or-nothing problem. By all means, we need to enjoy our food and follow the news and buy what we need to buy. The tricky part is keeping it all reasonable and appropriate and private. Dare I use the word “moderation”? It sounds so boring. Still …
To save our sanity, each of us, in our own lives and own spaces, must find time to think. That’s it, just think, with no external input. Sit in a park or in the house or take a walk and leave the devices behind. You’ll see and hear things you haven’t seen in a long time, such as the flash of a bird’s wing in the distance or the humming of late-summer insects.
Since Hurricane Harvey, there’s much talk about sheltering in place. The media intrusion into our lives is another kind of storm, and we need new skills to survive. We must give the gift of quiet observation to the next generation, or they will never learn how to take shelter in their own space.
in these cases, ‘porn’ suggests something different: lurid and excessive indulgence.U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito represents New York’s 4th Congressional District. Anthony D’Esposito
they called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives simply to get from one side of the street to the other.
A survey conducted last year by Vision Long island — a group of community leaders from Nassau and Suffolk counties committed to advancing more livable, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible growth — found these trouble spots in six neighborhoods, including Baldwin and Hempstead village. The study came on the heels of more than 6,000 accidents reported in the Town of Hempstead involving pedestrians.
“There’s a need in the area,” Vision Long island executive director Eric Alexander said. “And we can do better.”
As schools open their doors for the fall once again, all of us must do better — at least do our part to ensure that our young folk can safely make it to their campuses. That means keeping an eye out for kids crossing streets, walking along roads where there might not be sidewalks, or simply standing and waiting for a bus.
Every morning — and every afternoon — hundreds of bus drivers are tasked with getting our children to and from school. But that task isn’t easy. Especially with impatient car drivers who might try to speed around slowing or stopped buses.
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But even the most well-meaning car drivers can be a headache for school buses. The yellow behemoths have a number of blind spots, take longer to stop, and require far more room to maneuver, according to the state transportation department
Because of that, it’s important to keep your distance from buses, especially when they stop. When you’re behind them, stay at least 20 feet back.
And always be alert. Not just to kids getting on and off the bus, but also anyone waiting at a bus stop or running to catch a bus. They might not be paying attention to what’s around them, and could dart into traffic — right in front of your vehicle.
And what about when you see flashing red lights and a stop sign extended from the side of the bus? Are there any times you don’t have to stop? The answer is simple: no.
State law requires you to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and the extended stop sign whether you’re on a two-lane road, a multi-lane road with a paved median, or a divided highway. That’s right — even a barrier in the middle of a street separating you from a school bus in traffic going in the opposite direction isn’t enough to excuse you from stopping for the bus. You still have to stop.
DoT says many of the accidents
The status quo is failing New Yorkers and migrants alike. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent extension of her executive order declaring a state of emergency for asylum seekers fails to provide a long-term plan, and only exacerbates this inhumane disaster.
Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have failed to lead on this dire humanitarian crisis, which was created by President Biden’s failed immigration policies.
While the federal government needs to step up to address the root of this crisis, the influx of migrants has highlighted the inadequacies of the state and the nation.
STATE SEN. PATriCiA CANzoNEri-FiTzPATriCK
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Many may have thought Florida Gov. ron DeSantis’s “Let me outdo Trump” strategy was just an easy way to get votes. They may have been partially right. republican candidate Vivek ramaswamy’s doubling down — going further right than both Donald Trump and DeSantis — on his “i’m best to lead that ‘America First’ agenda” is gaining considerable momentum. His rocket-like ascension among the remaining republican
involving buses occur when car drivers try to pass stopped buses, or when they don’t stop because of poor visibility in rain, snow or fog. Some are caused by bus drivers waving cars through, unaware that a child is crossing the street. What does that mean to you? if a bus driver waves you through, don’t move forward until you’ve checked for yourself the road in front of you is clear.
of more than 100 fatal accidents reported in a recent year by the state education department, nearly 70 percent of those killed were children in kindergarten, first, second or third grade. That’s despite the fact that those kids account for less than 35 percent of the school population.
No one should ever feel unsafe going to school — whether they’re walking or taking a bus. Ensuring children’s safety is all the incentive any of us should need. But just in case it’s not, the penalties for not stopping for school buses are fines of up to $400 and potentially 30 days in jail for the first offense, increasing to $1,000 and six months in jail for repeat offenses. With school back in session, our children, the future of our neighborhoods — our world — need to get to class to learn everything they can. Stay alert. Stop on red.
Do your part to make sure they get there safely.
presidential candidates, as a first-time politician, reveals an unquenchable thirst for this ideology among a certain group of voters in America.
i t could also explain why six of the republican contenders were tripping over themselves in the first debate to say they’d support Trump if he were to win the republican primary.
What’s worrisome, however, is that despite Trump’s current legal woes, an August Marist College poll showed him in a statistical tie with President Biden in the 2024 general election.
The question is, given Biden’s progress on the economy —unemployment at a low of 3.5 percent, nationwide infrastructure investments, American manu-
apoll conducted by nextLI/ Newsday discovered a not-sopuzzling contradiction. A majority of Long Island residents want more local housing options, probably because their own children, just starting families, can’t afford to buy homes in the communities in which they grew up and their parents live. On the other hand, a majority also oppose “dense housing options” like those proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Opposition to “dense housing options,” a euphemism for low-cost apartments near transportation hubs, comes from both Republicans and Democrats, because support for such developments could be the kiss of death in local elections. There is deepseated fear in the metropolitan area suburbs that less-expensive housing will bring ethnic and racial minorities into previously predominantly white communities.
So far, low-cost housing options on Long Island are targeted for communi-
ties that are already primarily Black and Latino. A four-story building with 42 units and a 228-unit development are going up in Hempstead, an 81-unit project is planned for Wyandanch, and a 55-unit building is being built in a blighted area of East Patchogue. Hempstead is 46 percent Black and 45 percent Latino. Wyandanch is 60 percent Black and 18 percent Latino. Patchogue is majority white, but the area where the housing will be built is increasingly Latino.
The State Legislature, which is controlled by Democrats, adjourned for the year in June without passing legislation to address the state’s chronic housing shortage, as lawmakers failed to even introduce any housing legislation. Democratic legislators wanted to boost the housing supply by offering developers tax credits that are supposed to promote construction of affordable housing and turn unused office space into apartments. The Democrats also wanted to include protection against evictions and spiking rents.
Hochul, a Democrat, was unhappy about pairing new construction with
facturing has ticked up — is the Democratic political strategy working?
DERICKSON LAWRENCE BronxTo the Editor:
Citizens have a right to know who they’re dealing with, whether it be in government or private enterprise. But that’s not the case when it comes to limited liability companies, or LLCs.
LLCs can own property, apply for grants, operate as landlords, and donate to political campaigns. But discovering who’s behind the curtain isn’t easy. Cruise through your local property tax rolls, or the state’s campaign finance disclosure database, and you’ll see plenty of LLCs, but you won’t see plenty of names.
Anonymous shell companies have been a popular vehicle for money laundering, tax evasion, organized crime, terrorism, and other forms of corruption for decades. Yet establishing an LLC requires less personal information than getting a library card.
That’s why it’s important for Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Limited Liability Companies Transparency Act, passed by both the Assembly and State Senate, which would require these business organizations to publicly identify their owners to the state.
A wide variety of businesses — from pizza shops to mall developers and property buyers — use LLCs as an organizing business structure. The approach, sanctioned by state law, provides the owners some limits on liabilities the companies could face.
As a practical matter, LLCs also allow the people who actually own the companies to remain anonymous. Under current reporting requirements, LLCs
rent controls. She proposed a broader housing plan that would add over 800,000 units of new housing by requiring that suburban communities meet construction mandates, including expanding their housing stock by 3 percent every three years and building 50 homes per acre within a half-mile of Long Island Rail Road stations.
Democratic legislators were leery of Hochul’s plan because last fall, Republican candidates on Long Island won three Assembly seats and three Senate seats previously held by Democrats.
While Democrats shied away from Hochul’s proposal to mandate affordable housing in the suburbs, Republicans were in virulent opposition, accusing her of imperial ambitions, and of trying to transform Long Island communities in a plan to alleviate New York City’s housing crisis. Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin, a Republican, denounced the Hochul plan as “illconceived.” State Sen. Steven Rhoads, a Republican from Massapequa, called the governor’s proposal “a reckless and irresponsible attempt to defy both local government’s right to control local zon-
need only supply a company name, county of operation, and an address where legal documents should be sent.
Sometimes that address is a post office box. Sometimes it’s an attorney’s office or a registered agent. For anyone interested in knowing more, the information is often frustratingly nondescript — and consequently useless.
But we all have a well-established interest in this information, and the State Legislature should be commended for recognizing this by including solid publicdisclosure requirements.
The lack of transparency for campaign donations is just one of the reasons the LLC Transparency Act has the support of good-government groups such as Common Cause and the League of Women Voters. While a 2019 law change required LLCs making political donations to disclose their owners, many are ignoring the requirement, the groups say.
The Business Council of New York State opposes the law, saying it will violate the privacy of law-abiding businesses — including thousands of small businesses organized as LLCs — and put their security at risk. There are some provisions in the legislation for public disclosure to be waived when “a significant privacy interest exists.” The law’s efficacy will be determined in part by how waiver requests are handled.
Given the benefits that state law confers on LLCs, it’s not too much to ask that they at least let us know who they are. This is a good step toward much-needed transparency.
JUDY PATRICK
ing and the right of each and every Long Islander to preserve their safety and suburban quality of life.”
Massapequa is 94 percent white and less than 1 percent Black. Over the past 10 years, less new housing has been built in metropolitan New York’s suburban communities than in most major metropolitan areas in the United States.
Racism remains such a potent political force in New York suburbs that the Democratic leaders in the State Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, both African-American, were unwilling to support affordable housing mandates, fearing that white opposition would cost Democrats majority control of both houses. Look for opposition to “dense housing options” to join attacks on critical race theory as Republican rally points in the 2024 election cycle to stir up white voting support.
Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and an assistant editor of Teaching Social Studies, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies.
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there’s opposition in both parties, because support can be deadly in local elections.Judy Patrick is vice president of editorial development of the New York Press Association, a statewide media advocacy group whose members include the Herald Community Newspapers.