Oceanside/Island Park Herald 09-14-2023

Celebrating Labor Day at the beach

Island Park celebrated the Labor Day weekend with a Superbad concert at Masone Beach and a fireworks display afterward.

Satriano keeps his late wife’s memory alive

Breast cancer walk set for Oct. 14 at high school track

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

Oceanside resident Joe Satriano has dedicated his life to honoring the memory of his wife, Susan, who lost her 13-year battle against breast cancer in 2005.

He has paid homage to her while helping hundreds of students through the Susan Satriano Memorial Scholarship Foundation, which will hold the Walk of Lights cancer walk at Oceanside High School on Oct. 14, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

The couple had been married for 29 years when she died at 53 from the disease, despite a fiveyear remission.

Satriano decided that one of the best ways he could honor his wife’s memory was by creating the scholarship foundation in Oceanside. Six months after her death, starting in 2006, Satriano used the foundation to award $1,000 scholarships to four graduating Oceanside High School seniors. The lone requirement is that the recipient be a child of a parent who has died from cancer or is cur-

rently battling the disease. Students who meet the criteria are eligible to receive the scholarship, and Satriano speaks with each student for 30 minutes either in person or virtually.

The walk–a-thon last took place at the high school in 2011 and Satriano got inspiration for the walk from the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

During the Oct. 14 walk, individuals will celebrate cancer survivors on the high school’s track, while also remembering and honoring those who lost their battle with cancer. The event will also feature music, ContInueD on Page 6

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Courtesy Joe Satriano the Walk of Lights event was held at the Seaford High School in 2013. In front, Joe Satriano walked with those who had loved ones affected by cancer.

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Island Park celebrates 53rd annual San Gennaro Feast

The smell of Italian food spread throughout Island Park as Sacred Heart Church hosted the 53rd annual San Gennaro Feast from Sept. 7-10.

The statue of St. Januarius, the festival’s namesake, was paraded through the streets and placed in front of Sacred Heart Church.

When the procession concluded, it

ushered in four days of fun and feasting on Italian food and pastries that were cooked and served by volunteer parishioners.

The event also included games, music, an elephant sale, casino games, and rides such as a Ferris wheel, super slide, and carousel.

— Kepherd Daniel

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Musical sounds opened of the 53rd annual San Gennaro Feast.

The statue of St. Januarius was paraded through the streets and placed in front of Sacred Heart Church.

A spirited congregation marched during the first day of the feast Sept. 7.

Leilani Moore, 4, and Cindy Manzanares from Long Beach had a blast at the 53rd annual San Gennaro Feast.

Cameron Aponte, 3, and Peyton Aponte, 11, from Oceanside enjoyed the Italian cuisine.

Jaxson Angelo, 3, from Island Park enjoyed the amusement park rides the feast had to offer.

Frank Paccione, 9, from Island Park, won a stuffed Rasta banana.

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MSSN recognized for extraordinary nurses

For the third time, Mount Sinai South Nassau has earned national recognition for nursing excellence by earning re-designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program.

Magnet designation is the highest and most prestigious international distinction a health care organization can receive for nursing care.

Mount Sinai South Nassau is one of just 48 hospitals in the state to be honored, first earning Magnet status in 2014. It underscores the hospital’s commitment to patient care and patient safety, and the accreditation is good for four years.

“Mount Sinai South Nassau nurses are among the very best in the profession, and their high standards and commitment to provide our patients with intuitive, expert nursing care in a healing and nurturing environment will continue on,” said Stacey Conklin, chief nursing officer and senior vice president of patient care services at Mount Sinai South Nassau, in a release.

Research comparing Magnet organizations with non-Magnet organizations has found Magnet recognition to be asso-

ciated with higher job satisfaction among nurses, as well as a higher nurseperceived quality of care.

There are also lower rates of nurse occupational safety incidents, lower rates of patient falls, and improved skin integrity.

Data also shows Magnet hospitals are better able to attract and retain highquality, professional nurses. This could help ensure a positive work environment as well as make certain the continuum of care remains coordinated, eliminating unnecessary and duplicative care, reducing costs, and improving patient outcomes.

To achieve re-designation, Mount Sinai South Nassau completed a rigorous process requiring widespread participation from leadership and staff members.

The hospital also had to demonstrate that it exceeds national benchmarks for patient and family satisfaction, as well as nurse satisfaction.

Located at One Healthy Way in Oceanside, Mount Sinai South Nassau is one of the regional’s largest hospitals with 455 beds, 900 physicians and 3,500 employees.

Asset Protection is Inheritance Protection

Two overriding questions govern your choices in an elder law estate plan. First, what will happen to your assets when you pass away? Second, what will happen to your assets if you need long-term care? A comprehensive plan covers both issues. You must protect assets from going to long-term care costs so that the assets may transfer to your beneficiaries instead.

Plan A, and the best protection from longterm care costs, is long-term care insurance. Factors to consider include the daily benefit amount and an inflation rider that keeps pace with the increasing cost of nursing homes. Long-term care insurance also pays for home health aides, which allows you to “age in place,” rather than go to a facility.

If you don’t have, or cannot get, long-term care insurance, Plan B is the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT). Assets that have been in the MAPT for a minimum of five years are protected from nursing home costs and, under upcoming laws, two and a half years for home care.

Consider the use of trusts, as opposed to wills, to avoid probate, a court proceeding that occurs when you die with assets in your name alone. It is also much easier to contest a will than a trust. If you are disinheriting a child, it makes sense to use a trust to avoid potential litigation. Generally, trusts save time and money in settling your estate.

You may want to leave your assets to your children in their own Inheritance Protection Trusts, rather than as outright distributions. These trusts protect the inheritance from your children’s divorces, and, when the child passes away, the inheritance goes to your grandchildren, not to your son-in-law or daughter-in-law.

To sum up, an elder law estate plan (1) protects assets from the costs of long-term care, (2) passes assets to your heirs, with the least amount of taxes and legal fees possible, and (3) keeps assets in the bloodline for your grandchildren and protects the inheritance from your children’s divorces.

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Joe Satriano has helped thousands after losing wife

food from the Oceanside PTA and 50/50 raffles. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will open the walk and people will be able to purchase luminary bags in pink, representing someone who has died from cancer, or in gold, for someone battling cancer or in remission.

Participants will share emotional moments during the ceremony, where bags filled with lights will be decorated with the name of an individual who lost their cancer battle.

Satriano recalled how emotional the walk was the last time he organized one at the high school.

“There was a kid who must have been in elementary school,” Satriano recalled. “His father died of cancer. He put the bag down on the side of the track, and he just knelt there for about five minutes staring at it. I don’t care how young he was. He knew what this was all about, and it really touched me to see this.”

The Satrianos both were math teachers in the Roslyn School District. After her breast cancer diagnosis, Satriano retired four years early so he could spend more time with his wife. He wrote a memoir documenting his life with her, called “In Sickness and in Health.” The last chapter, entitled “The Final Page in the Photo Album,” took him three months to write.

“With cancer, even though you could live your life and try to have fun, it’s brutal,” he said. “The reality of it is that if

you’re lucky enough, you can eradicate it from your body. If you’re not as lucky, you learned to live with it. If you’re very unlucky, you die from it, and Sue was the unlucky one.

“If you talked to any of her friends, you would never have known she had cancer,” he added. “She was always upbeat and positive. She was my hero, to be very honest and inspiring. I don’t know how she did it.”

The foundation now stretches across 37 states and has received support from 70 school districts on Long Island. Through donations, Satriano’s foundation has doled out more than $1 million in scholarships to more than 3,000 students. Satriano gave out 201 scholarships across the nation last year and spoke at

schools in California, Texas, Montana and Florida. He will have in-person visits at schools in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and upstate New York, but mostly he will speak to students in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Satriano’s son, Matt, was valedictorian at Oceanside High School and is a professor of mathematics at the University of Waterloo in Canada. His other son, Justin, graduated eighth in his class in Oceanside and now works for Amazon, where he programs the Alexa.

“Sue’s the inspiration for why I started the foundation, and my kids are the inspiration as to why I choose to help these particular kids,” Satriano said. “I saw Sue and saw what it did to our two boys, to watch their mom’s 13-year

demise. As a teacher, from my side of the desk, all you see are grades dropping. We don’t know what’s going on at home. Many of them don’t tell you, and these kids are dealing with such heavy problems with a parent who is dealing with this cancer. It takes a toll, and they never get noticed.”

Satriano, 71, said that he has a commitment from his sons to continue the foundation when he is no longer around and to be able to help so many kids in Susan Satriano’s memory.

“Do I wish I didn’t have to do this, and I could still be teaching, yes, but honoring Sue is very important to me,” he said. “The bottom line is I found a new way to help kids without being in front of a classroom. It’s a win-win for not only me, but it’s for the kids too. I’ll keep doing this as long as I can.”

Joe Satriano has received hundreds of thank-you letters for running the Susan Satriano Foundation.

Photos courtesy Joe Satriano

The Walk of Light event is often emotional for many in attendance.

Students welcome the first day of school

Photos courtesy Oceanside School District Oceanside Boardman Elementary School 9E enjoyed their first day of class.

Courtesy Kari Friedman-Meyer Reese Meyer enters sixth grade at Oceanside Boardman Elementary School 9E. Fulton Avenue Elementary School 8 students reunited after the summer break.

Florence A. Smith Elementary School students welcomed the new school year.

spotlight athlete

Oceanside stuns Freeport in opener

By TONY BELLISSIMO sports@liherald.com

D’ANGELO GOrDON Freeport Senior Football

A DUAL-THREAT quarterback coming off an AllCounty season, Gordon will look to lead the third-seeded Red Devils deep into the Nassau Conference I playoffs following a first-round exit in 2022. Gordon, a three-year starting signal-caller and defensive back, threw for 1,061 yards and 5 touchdowns and rushed for 910 yards and 12 scores last season. He also led the defense with 70 tackles to go with 4 sacks.

games to watch

Thursday, Sept. 14

Football: Elmont at Sewanhaka 1:30 p.m.

Football: Carey at New Hyde Park 3 p.m.

Football: Calhoun at Mepham 3 p.m.

Football: Hicksville at Uniondale 3:30 p.m.

Football: V.S. South at West Hempstead 3:30 p.m.

Football: Freeport at V.S. Central 4:30 p.m.

Football: V.S. North at Lynbrook 4:30 p.m.

Football: Wantagh at Clarke 4:30 p.m.

Football: Long Beach at Garden City 4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Hewlett at Lawrence 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Farmingdale at Oceanside 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Hicksville at Freeport 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Westbury at Malverne/East Rock 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Uniondale at Sewanhaka 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Wantagh at Long Beach 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Seaford at Calhoun 5 p.m.

Football: South Side at Bethpage 6 p.m.

Football: North Shore at Seaford 6 p.m.

Football: Locust Valley at Malverne 6 p.m.

Football: Baldwin at Massapequa 6:30 p.m.

Football: Oceanside at Plainview 6:30 p.m.

Football: Kennedy at Glen Cove 7 p.m.

Football: Hewlett at Mineola 7 p.m.

Football: Roslyn at MacArthur 7 p.m.

Football: Lawrence at Cold Spring Harbor 7 p.m.

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Inspired by some gutsy decisions made by Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell in the NFL opener, Oceanside head coach Rob Blount reached into his bag of tricks early in last Friday night’s Nassau Conference I matchup with rival Freeport.

On 4th-and-8 from their own 30-yard line, the Sailors faked a punt and sophomore quarterback Shane Harmon scampered 10 yards to move the chains. The game-opening possession culminated with a 24-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Luke Villela to sophomore Dylan Bender, and youthful Oceanside never trailed on the way to a 31-20 victory before a packed house at Freeport.

“We wanted to come out and throw the first punch and be as physical as we could,” Blount said. “We were fortunate to catch them with the fake punt and that set the tone. They’ve got a Thorp Award candidate over there in D’Angelo Gordon and they’re usually more athletic than us, but our entire defense did an incredible job all night.”

In addition to the fake punt, Oceanside kicked onside following its opening score and a recovery by Jack Regan, another sophomore, set up the offense just shy of midfield and it was quickly 14-0 thanks to senior Brian Kraemer’s 49-yard touchdown run.

“We wanted to try everything we could to limit their possession time because they’re capable of scoring fast,” Blount said. “Our offensive line played great. A lot of the things we tried tonight worked. Whether those work again next week or the week after, we’ll see. But this is a huge win out of the gate.”

Gordon, a senior and two-time AllCounty selection, led the Red Devils with a pair of touchdown runs in the first half. Villela, who along with Kreamer and junior Isaiah Spivey did plenty of damage out of the Wildcat formation, had a second-quarter touch -

Eric Dunetz/Herald Sophomore Luke Villela had passing and rushing touchdowns to help the Sailors to a season-opening 31-20 win at Freeport last Friday night.

down run from 4 yards out to help the Sailors hold a 21-13 lead at halftime.

“We really didn’t play well and they did,” Freeport head coach Russ Cellan said. “They did some things we weren’t ready for. You have to give them credit and we have to get ready for [Valley Stream] Central next.”

The Red Devils, who beat Oceanside in a 54-52 overtime thriller in last year’s regular-season finale, fumbled away the first snap of the second half and the Sailors capitalized on sophomore Ryan Pender’s 33-yard field goal to increase

their lead to 11. Senior Jake Kenney had the takeaway.

Freeport responded and cut the margin to 24-20 late in the third quarter when sophomore Kelvin Abreu hit junior Jaylen Gordon for a 3-yard touchdown.

The Sailors answered with a 65-yard scoring drive in the fourth, capped by Spivey’s 13-yard touchdown run with 7:50 remaining. He had 109 yards on 19 carries. “We played a strong game and stayed aggressive,” he said. “All the preseason work we put in was worth it. It’s just a great feeling.”

OHS Seniors mentor incoming freshmen

About 220 seniors participated in the Government, Economics, and Mentoring program on Aug. 30 at Oceanside High School.

The GEM Mentoring program pairs seniors and freshmen to ease the transition to high school.

The participating seniors take the Government and Economics course, which allows for training with their

social studies teachers once every six days in the six-day cycle.

They then meet with their mentees in freshman health classes once per six-day cycle.

During their meetings, seniors shared advice about everything from courses to clubs to life around Oceanside High School.

— Kepherd Daniel

Just seeing friendly faces in the halls, cafeteria, and elsewhere at the high school can make all the difference in ninth graders’ sense of confidence and belonging.

Photos courtesy Oceanside School District Senior mentoring gave incoming freshmen a smooth transition to High School.

Fulton Avenue Elementary School 8 students reunited after the summer break.

Family’s $5M apartment complex nears completion

Bandukra development joins list of contributions to Oceanside

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

Oceanside’s newest residential development — a $5 million, 23-unit private apartment complex at 418 Atlantic Ave. known as the Inlet — is nearing completion.

Ubaid Bandukra, 34, and his father, Usman, 77, who has lived and invested in Oceanside for 40 years, are financing the project. The elder Bandukra purchased the Atlantic Avenue property in 2001.

Previously, the site held several apartment buildings with different attached and detached garages, and Usman decided in the early 2000s to redevelop the property. He was in the process of turning it into an 18-unit condo in 2011, but Tropical Storm Irene and Superstorm Sandy struck, and the plans were put on hold.

In 2020, plans were approved for the new complex, which is scheduled for completion by Oct. 1, marking the latest contribution the Bandukra family has made to the community.

Usman Bandukra, who arrived from India in 1973, is president of the commercial real estate agency S&S Group. His father was a businessman who owned a store in a major train station terminal in Mumbai, India. Usman earned an accounting in India, which he said helped him provide a better life for his family when he came to the United States. He moved to Manhattan and worked in a factory before later beginning his career in the transportation retail business, working at a newsstand in the city subway system.

“I was doing what I had to do to survive,” he said. “I had to work.”

Usman was eventually able to purchase a newsstand in Grand Central Station. What started with one newsstand soon grew to several, and expanded to other locations in other states. He received government contracts to set up newsstands not only for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, but also Metro North, New Jersey Transit and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. At one point he owned 140 newsstands.

He purchased property for an office in Oceanside in 1982, and moved into a home in town with his family in 1988. Bandukra said he has long valued education, adding that the Oceanside school district was a big reason he moved into the community.

“My father always told me that his education mattered,” Ubaid Bandukra said. “Even though he wasn’t practicing as an accountant, his education helped him in his career.”

Using the experience he gained from the newsstand business, Usman ventured into the real estate world. In 1992 he purchased a 7-Eleven on Merrick Road in Valley Stream. He opened two more stores, in Garden City and on Lawson Boulevard in Oceanside, and purchased several more properties in Oceanside. In the early 2000s, he partnered with Hudson News and opened several newsstand locations under the brand Metro News. Later he took over the Metro News brand and his family carried it on.

Usman managed rental, commercial and residential properties in the 1990s

and early 2000s. He would purchase properties in disrepair, fix them up and rent them out.

Joe Pontecorvo, president of the Island Park Public Library board, who has been a friend of the Bandukras since they moved to Oceanside, said the family has been a tremendous asset to the area, with a work ethic that was second to none.

“I see somebody that gets up at 5 in the morning, opens up, and puts in 12 hours of work a day,” Pontecorvo said. “Those are the kinds of people I want to know. They came, worked hard, and made a difference in the community.”

Ubaid Bandukra joined his father as a business partner in 2011, after graduating with a business degree from the University of Maryland. He is the director of the S&S Group, and is also enrolled in law school part-time at St. John’s University.

“The knowledge seemed important to me, and that’s why I wanted to go to law school,” Ubaid said. “I was corresponding with seven attorneys that handle different things. I need to have at least a legal background to understand what they’re saying to be able to better navigate the process.”

Usman credited the education he received from his accounting degree for his successful in the commercial real estate world, and said he was happy that he could emphasize the value of education with his son.

“I believe in one thing, and that is education is most important,” Usman said. “If he had a good education, he would learn a lot, and now he’s doing a lot. I think, together, we have made a good team.”

Photos courtesy Joe Ponte Island Park Public Library board President Joe Pontecorvo with Ubaid and Usman Bandukra.

The property at 418 Atlantic Ave., before the development of the Inlet apartment complex.

Courtesy Ubaid Bandukra

The $5 million private apartment complex is nearing completion in Oceanside.

A Rosh Hashana

from Rabbi Shai Beloosesky

At sundown on Sunday, Sept. 15, the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana begins.

Known as the “Jewish New Year,” it kicks off a 10-day journey of self-evaluation, self-improvement, and lots of apologizing. In Judaism, it’s a time of repentance called teshuvah (the action of repenting with sincere regret or remorse).

Jews are to use this time to do a bit of soul searching. to look in the mirror, reflect on our conduct, and own up to the wrongs we’ve done. That’s not all, though. Jews are commanded to confront the people they’ve hurt and to apologize to them.

G-d cannot forgive anyone for acts committed to others. The idea is to be accountable for our own actions and to fix them. The act of apologizing to the person we have hurt is not easy. It requires recognizing our imperfections and forethought. And even then simply saying the words can be incredibly challenging.

As he’d struggle through saying those three (easy) words, we would laugh. We saw ourselves in his character, and probably even remembered a moment when we grappled with the same thing.

It’s hard admitting our own faults.

Yom Kippur begins Sept. 24 at sundown, and ends on Sept. 25 at sundown. By this time, our obligation to apologize to others should be complete. It’s an intense 24 hours. We spend many of it in prayer. We ask G-d for forgiveness as we recite the selicha (forgiveness) prayer for the last time.

Rabbi Shai belooSeSky

If you’re a sports fan, one could say Yom Kippur is the last inning stretch before G-d closes the Book of Life — the very book we are hoping to be inscribed into for the next year. Would our prayer be enough? Would our actions over the past year be worthy?

As the cliche goes: “only G-d knows.”

For those who are old enough to remember the 1970s sitcom “Happy Days,” you will remember how difficult it was for the Fonz to say, “I was wrong.”

Aside from healing ourselves during this time, we are also obligated to heal the world. It’s called tikkun olam. I am saddened by the continued overt hate directed against LGBTQIA+, people of color, and others who are part of a

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A Rosh Hashana message from Rabbi Jonathan Muskat

When we hear the shofar blast on Rosh Hashana, for many of us, the sound is a little bit jarring.

Though we have heard it so many times before, this sound causes us jolt to attention, to feel a little bit of trepidation about where are and where we are headed.

According to Maimonides, this is exactly what those shofar blasts are meant to do. The shofar tells us to awaken from our spiritual slumber.

In some ways, this forced discomfort is somewhat countercultural to the classic synagogue experience. I was recently listening to a podcast by the Tikvah Center with Jack Wertheimer, professor of American Jewish history. He attempted to explain the many recent changes in American Jewish denominational life, including the strengths and weaknesses of the major Jewish movements.

During the podcast, he made the following observation regarding why some people choose to join an Orthodox shul, a Conservative synagogue or a Reform temple. He said that while ideology does play a role, increasingly Jews are choosing their synagogues not based on ideology, but based on where they feel most comfortable.

People want to attend synagogue where they feel they belong.

Many of us are familiar with the story of the young rabbi, fresh from rabbinical school, who addresses his first several sermons to his new congregation on topics ranging from meticulous Shabbat observance, refraining from malicious gossip, to honesty in business. After a few weeks, the

synagogue president approaches the rabbi and tells him that many congregants are upset because they don’t feel comfortable listening to these topics in the synagogue.

The rabbi then asks, “What then do you suggest that I speak about in my sermons?” To which the president replies, “Judaism! Why not just talk about Judaism?”

On the surface, these two terms, “comfort” and “belonging” appear essentially interchangeable. Typically, I would feel comfortable in an environment where I feel that I belong, and I would feel a sense of belonging in an environment where I feel comfortable. And yet, I wonder if the focus of our synagogues should be to create a sense of belonging, but not necessarily a feeling of complete comfort.

Michelle Shain, assistant director of the Center for Communal Research at the Orthodox Union, wrote an article a few years ago challenging the notion that creating welcoming and warm, inclusive spaces creates a more vibrant Jewish community. She cited a study from Brandeis University, which surveyed both intermarried and “in-married” couples.

The intermarried couples felt completely welcome in the Jewish community. However, they lagged far behind “in-married” couples on measures of engagement in Jewish life.

Ms. Shain argued that religious groups that are lenient and relativistic elicit far less

enthusiasm from their members than religious groups that are more demanding.

These findings touch the question of how synagogues should reach out to their members and prospective members. Should we meet congregants where they are without issuing any expectations or demands? Or are we better served if we strive for more, pushing ourselves and our congregants out of our collective comfort zones, even if that sometimes means making them to feel uncomfortable?

In truth, this is a question that goes beyond synagogue life. It is really a question that applies to our overall religious experience.

Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik explained that for many religious world interpretations, secularism is conceived as a state of uncertainty and fear, unrest and apprehension. The secular individual drifts and wanders as a straying, wind-tossed leaf, and religion is viewed as a state of security and impregnability.

This view has shaped the general outlook of many pragmatic expositions as to the essence of the religious act. According to this view, religion offers happiness and comfort in this shattered world.

In reality, such a depiction is overly simplistic. The truth is that it is easier to sell religion to the nonbeliever if you praise your merchandise as a means to eradicate pain and misery. However, the religious experience is fraught with pitfalls and con-

tinual challenges.

Religion enriches life and provides its very depth, but it does not always grant a sense of peace or immediate gratification. Religion shines a light upon that which we should aspire, but does not make it easy to get there.

According to Rabbi Soloveitchik, the beauty of religion reveals itself to us not in easy solutions or a shallow sense of harmony, but in conflict, and wanting, and work.

According to Rabbi Soloveitchik, religious tension, and not comfort, is the ideal religious experience. We are meant to be aware of the ways in which we are lacking, and this discomfort must push us to work harder. The tension that is created by the shofar blast — telling us to wake up from our slumber, that not everything is OK, that we need to re-think how we go about our daily lives — highlights this view of an authentic Jewish experience.

Let us all endeavor to create spaces of belonging, of connection, where each man, women, boy and girl feels that he or she has found his or her place in our synagogues.

Let us also remember that a shofar blast is not a bad thing, and that feeling spiritually uncomfortable is not a bad thing. On the contrary, it tells us that we belong to a community that embraces religious tension, which is the catalyst to passionate engagement and real, meaningful growth.

During this High Holiday season, this is something that we should all strive for.

Rabbi Jonathan Muskat is the rabbi of Young Israel of Oceanside, an Orthodox synagogue at 150 Waukena Ave.

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JOHN POHLMAN, CPA

Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer

Mount Sinai South Nassau

CHRISTINE PONZIO

Executive Director

Winters Center for Autism

KAITLIN POWERS

Regional Director of Admissions

Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

AMY RECCO

COO, Owner & Vice President

Friends for Life Homecare & Medicaid Consultants

JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS, PhD

President & CEO

Family & Children’s Association

YOLANDA ROBANO-GROSS, LMSW, MHA

CEO

Options for Community Living, Inc.

STAVROULA SAVELIDIS, MS

Executive Director

Nassau County Medical Society

KERRI ANNE SCANLON, RN, FAAN Executive Director Glen Cove Hospital, Northwell Health

MELISSA SCHACHTER, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD Director

Speech Language Place

GARY SCHLESINGER

President & CEO

CMSGT (RET.) EDWARD SCHLOEMAN

Chairman

Operation Warrior Shield

AMY SILVA-MAGALHAES

COO

The Bristal Assisted Living

SHARON SOMEKH, MD, IBCLC

Pediatrician

Concierge Pediatric Practice

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CEO

Northwell Health

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Executive Vice President & Physician-in-Chief, Northwell Health

Dean, Betsey Cushing Whitney Professor of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

MARIA FLETCHER, PhD

Associate Dean for Nursing & Associate Professor

St. Joseph’s University

DEBORAH A. HUNT, PhD, RN

Dr. Betty L. Forest Dean and Professor of the College of Nursing and Public Health

Adelphi University

PETER IGARASHI, MD

Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook Stony Brook Medicine

NICOLE WADSWORTH

Dean & Professor

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM)

CHRISTOPHER R. VAKOC, MD/PhD

Alan and Edith Seligson Professor of Cancer Research Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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PROF. CHAD BOUTON

VP, Advanced Engineering, Director of Neural Bypass and Brain-Computer Interface Laboratory, Institute for Bioelectronic Medicine

Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health

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The Wiggles

Adventures in the apple orchard

By Karen Bloom

elcome to the short-lived delights of the season: juicy, crisp apples, sweet cider, fairs. And, of course, some pumpkins along the way. Yes, that harvest time of year approaches, and with it, apple picking awaits, underway at Long Island’s ‘u-pick’ orchards.

Growers are producing more of the varieties that everyone loves. Think beyond the classics (McIntosh and Empire) and enjoy returning favorites Gala and Honeycrisp, along with popular choices Zestar, Jonamac and Macoun. Zestar is considered an early-season apple that’s juicy, with a light and crisp texture.

Also check out the newer varieties such as RubyFrost, SnapDragon and SweeTango. The RubyFrost’s blend of sweet and tart flavors and its crisp texture make it a great choice for eating as-is and in for use in baking, salads and sauces. The sweet juicy SnapDragon is known for a “monster crunch.” One of its parents is the Honeycrisp — it’s characterized by a spicy/sweet flavor. Honeycrisp has also given us SweeTango, with its crunchy sweet flavor.

Once home with your treasures, make some delicious apple treats.

Dutch Apple Pie

Crust:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening

• 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water

Filling:

• 8 cups sliced cored peeled apples

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Topping:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar

• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour and the salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite

directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary). Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Wrap flattened round of pastry in plastic wrap, and refrigerate about 45 minutes, or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.

Heat oven to 400° F. On surface sprinkled with flour, using floured rolling pin, roll pastry dough into circle 2 inches larger than 9-inch pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side and being careful not to stretch pastry, which will cause it to shrink when baked. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute as desired.

In large bowl, toss filling ingredients. Pour into pie plate, mounding apples toward center.

In medium bowl, use pastry blender or fingers to mix butter, 1 cup flour and the brown sugar until a crumb forms. Sprinkle evenly over top of pie. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon granulated sugar on top.

Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until pie crust and crumb topping are deep golden brown and filling begins to bubble. Transfer to cooling rack to cool.

That crew from ‘down under’ is back, ready to entertain the pre-school set with their first U.S. tour since 2019. Ready, Steady, Wiggle! delivers all the fun and escapades fans have come to expect — a high-energy celebration of music and dance that captivates young audiences. Featuring all the Wiggly classics, such as ‘Fruit Salad,’ ‘Hot Potato’ and ‘Rock-a-bye Your Bear,’ as well as new songs from the group. It’s the ultimate family party. And perhaps best of all, there are more Wiggles than ever. This is the first opportunity to see the new Wiggles lineup live. That means double the fun with eight Wiggles: two Wiggles for each jersey color on stage (and on TV), including Anthony, Simon, Tsehay, Lachy, Caterina, Lucia, John, and Evie. Enjoy an even more interactive, and engaging experience, with, of course, appearances by those beloved characters Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, and Captain Feathersword.

Sunday, Sept. 17, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. For information/tickets, visit WestburyMusicFair.org, LiveNation. com or TheWiggles.com.

Great Marques Concours D’Elegance

New York Apple Slaw Salad

• 2 cups sliced, finely chopped green cabbage

• 1 cup sliced, finely chopped red cabbage

• 1 medium red apple, sliced thin and cut into small matchsticks

• 1 medium green apple, sliced thin and cut into small matchsticks

• 1 cup grated carrot

• 1/4 cup shelled, roasted pistachios

• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Sweet and Sour Cider Dressing

• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

• 1/2 teaspoon country dijon mustard (such as Grey Poupon)

• 1 tablespoon honey

• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed

• 2 tablespoons apple cider

In a cruet or jar, combine dressing ingredients and shake well. Set aside. Combine cabbage, carrot and apples into a large bowl. Chop pistachios with a knife or use a chopper. Add chopped pistachios to the bowl.

Add dressing, salt and pepper to taste, and stir well. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes; stir again before serving.

Old Westbury Gardens is the setting for a showcase of some the world’s finest cars. The Great Marques Concours D’Elegance — presented by Mercedes-Benz and BMW Car Clubs of America — features an outstanding array, along with Ferrari and other exotics. They’re arranged on the great lawn — to the delight of luxury car aficionados from throughout the region. In fact, this is considered the northeast’s premier Concours event. This edition celebrates 50 years of Mercedes Motorsport with special AMGs on display. See over 700 European cars that are representative of the best of their class, including some of the most historic and coveted vehicles.

Sunday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free with an Old Westbury Gardens general admission ticket. $15, $13 seniors (62+) and students, $8 ages 7-17, under 6 and members free. 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury. Visit OldWestburyGardens.org, or contact (516) 333-0048.

THE Your Neighborhood

Remember that mix tape your friend made you way back when — the one that’s etched in your soul? Martin Sexton’s new album Mix Tape of the Open Road is that musical cross-country trip, blazing through all territories of style. It’s a charm bracelet of 12 gems all strung together with the golden thread of what Rolling Stone calls his “soul marinated voice.” He perform tunes from Mix Tape as well favorite Martin classics on the Landmark stage, Saturday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Growing up in Syracuse, N.Y., uninterested in the music of the day, Sexton fueled his dreams with the timeless sounds of classic rock ’n’ roll. As he discovered the dusty old vinyl left in the basement by one his big brothers, his musical fire was lit. Sexton eventually migrated to Boston, where he began to build a following singing on the streets of Harvard Square, gradually working his way through the scene. He launched his own label, KTR, in 2002. Since then he has infiltrated many musical worlds, performing at concerts ranging from pop (collaborating with John Mayer) to the Jam scene to classic rock (collaborating with Peter Frampton); from the Newport Folk Fest to Bonnaroo to New Orleans Jazz Fest to a performance at Carnegie Hall. Still fiercely independent and headlining venues from The Fillmore to Carnegie Hall, he has influenced a generation of contemporary artists. Regardless of his reputation as a musician’s musician, Sexton can’t keep Hollywood away. His songs have appeared in television series such as “Scrubs,” “Parenthood,” “Masters of Sex,” “Sprung,” and in numerous films, though it’s his incendiary live show, honest lyrics, and vocal prowess that keep fans coming back for a new experience every time. $49, $44, $39. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

On exhibit

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) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Sept. 29

Legends of Hip-Hop concert

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, Mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr. and The Village of Hempstead host a free concert featuring Hip-Hop legends The Sugar Hill Gang, Rob Base, Hempstead native A+ and Keith Murray, Friday, Sept. 29, 6 p.m., at Denton Green. The concert kicks off a year of activities in Hempstead, one of the bedrocks of early and current Hip-Hop. The event also will include vendors, food and activities. Dressing in early Hip Hop-era attire encouraged. 99 James A. Garner Way, across from Village Hall, Hempstead.

Leaf Peepers

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 dropin program. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org

Art classes

Nassau County Museum of Art welcomes those interested in improving their art skills or those who simply want to explore their creativity to participate in one of their many stimulating classes. The fall schedule includes Watercolor Florals: Beginner to intermediate levels (adults and teens 16+), Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Nov. 2-Dec. 14.

$300, $270 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. For information and to register visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9338.

Teen drop-in

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.

Art talk

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.

Fall Festival

Oceanside Community Warriors, VFW and Chamber of Commerce host a Fall Festival Saturday, Sept. 30 , noon-9 p.m. at Parking Field 6, Lawson Blvd. (between Weidner and Perkins avenues). With food trucks, vendors, games, beverage garden contest, raffles and live music featuring Permission to Launch, The Damn Good Time Band and DJ Place and other local talent.

Having an event?

Soirée Under the Stars

Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital hosts its annual outdoor fundraiser event, Saturday, Sept. 23, at The Lannin at Eisenhower Park, starting at 7 p.m. This year’s event will honor Anthony Cancellieri, co-chair of the hospital board of directors and founder of RVC Blue Speaks, Dr. Matthew Rifkin, chair of South Nassau’s radiology department, and Dawn Keiley, senior director of nursing at the hospital. For more information call (516) 377-5360.

Homecoming Parade

Oceanside High School’s homecoming parade is Saturday, Sept. 30, beginning at noon. Parade starts at the Schoolhouse green, exits on to Foxhurst Ave. heading east. Turns

Job Fair

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.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

Winners’ Spotlight:

EXPAND YOUR PALATE WITH LONG ISLAND’S BEST RESTAURANTS

BEST CHINESE FOOD: Little Fu’s 1739 Peninsula Blvd, Hewlett (516) 295-2888

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Local restaurant Little Fu’s offers meat and vegan options, but not just a veggie dish — mock meats from chicken to duck — within their full vegetarian menu. Enjoy large portions of tasty chinese cuisine for take out, delivery or eat in their sizable dining area perfect for a lunch or dinner with family, friends or a date. Japanese cuisine is also available on their ample menu.

BEST GREEK FOOD: GREEKTOWN

90 N Village Ave, Rockville Centre (516) 678-4550

greektownny.com

Just like owner Niko Vasilopolous’ family in Greece makes it, the food at GREEKTOWN is made from scratch using fresh ingredients. They strive to create and serve food to Long Islanders that their families would be proud of. The colorful bright plates of food, including chicken souvlaki and gyros, spanakopita and so much more, are sure to satisfy taste buds. Established in 1996, this authentic greek kitchen offers catering and delivery in Rockville Centre.

BEST LATIN FOOD: Island Empanada of Merrick

2142 Merrick Ave, Merrick (516) 608-2663

islandempanada.com

Island Empanada, owned and operated by Roy and Kathy Pelaez, is the Long Island dream turned reality offering authentic empanadas with his crafted secret sofrito seasoning. Roy, self taught cook, trained in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and now has two food trucks and multiple locations. Order for lunch or dinner, food truck catering, delivery and more.

BEST JAPANESE FOOD: Himawari

116 E Park Ave A, Long Beach (516) 431-4768 himawarilb.com

Manager Jimmy Lin and his family moved here for a better life. They brought with them their taste for food and love of people. Himawari is a family-style restaurant, specializing in traditional sushi and Japanese cuisine. Their always use the freshest seafood and top quality ingredients in every dish we make. Their highly-trained staff will create and serve magnificent dishes, which are pleasing to the eye as well as the palette.

BEST INDIAN FOOD: Raagini

924 Atlantic Ave, Baldwin (516) 608-5578 raagininy.com

Ram Bisht, owner and food enthusiast, has crafted the robust flavors and delicacies of India as a child in his mother’s kitchen. Ram, born in the Himalayas of Nepal and famous for its Medieval India food concept of ‘Byanjana’ that influenced the royal kitchens of India, learned from these concepts. From preparation to menu planning, Ram takes special care and mentors his staff to continue to provide the community with delectable and authentic culinary dishes and experience great Indian hospitality. Dive into foods like vegetable samosas, chicken tikka masala and coconut lemon rice and taste the spices of life.

BEST GERMAN FOOD: Oak Chalet

1940 Bellmore Ave, Bellmore (516) 826-1700 oakchalet.net

Oak Chalet is a the family-owned and operated restaurant serving up homemade German, European and American cuisines was established in 1981. Join them at their cozy indoor or spacious outdoor seating. Oktoberfest begins Thursday, Sept. 12 from 6-9 pm until Oct. 26 – enjoy German specialists along with festive music from accordionist Frank Rappuano.

BEST MEXICAN FOOD: The Cabana Mexican American Restraraunt 1034 W Beech St, Long Beach (516) 889-1345

thecabanalbny.com

Long Beach is serving up specialty tacos and other Mexican dishes at The Cabana. They also offer soups, wraps, sandwiches and salads to suit everyone’s taste. There’s nothing like good food and a great time; and with their numerous events from discounted drink deals, live music and pop-up food vendors every monday — there will always be something new to come back to.

BEST ITALIAN FOOD:

Friendler 76

1006 Railroad Ave, Woodmere (516) 569-5373

friendlier76.com

Originally opened in 1976, the business continues today with enthusiasm. Ensuring each dish is prepared with the freshest product, ingredients, and extra virgin olive oil. Celebrating 44 years in the same location, Friendlier 76 of Woodmere, New York accomplishes ongoing delights for its patrons providing both a health-conscious and classic Italian menu. Upon the 1991 addition of the dining room, Friendlier offers the opportunity to enjoy a casual, quiet ambiance, fine viticulture, and always a special culinary experience. From familiar and efficient service, Friendlier 76 is ideal for any occasion including private parties. Most importantly, please prepare to be treated like Family. Friendlier 76 is dedicated to providing a personalized and intimate approach to event planning and design.

BEST THAI FOOD:

Thai Table Restaurant

88 A N Village Ave, Rockville Centre (516) 678-0886

thaitableny.com

Take a seat at the Thai Table Restaurant and immerse yourself in the true culinary art of native Thai cuisine. Enjoy a number of dishes, from Asian, Asian Fusion and Thai to seafood, soup and noodles. There are vegetarian and vegan options as well. Relax over a meal with family or friends in their modern atmosphere and cozy ambiance or order in during their delivery hours.

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Rabbi Shai’s holiday message

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minority group. We can do more and be better neighbors to one another.

We are more powerful in love than we are in hate. How many of us know someone who has said something hateful but we stayed silent? How many of us ignore or excuse hate speech and don’t try to stop it?

When we are not actively repairing the wrongs around us, we are not healing. When we aren’t standing with those who are being targeted, we aren’t caring for our fellow humans. And, most of all, when we stay silent, we aren’t allowing everyone the right to justice, inclusion and respect.

We must always remember “love” is an action word.

Whether Jewish, non-Jewish, agnostic or atheist, the process of teshuvah teaches all of us that even if we make a mistake and hurt others, we have the oppor-

tunity and ability to make positive changes. We may not be able to fix our past, but we can learn from it and do better moving forward.

Each of us has the power and choice to spread light. In doing so, we provide warmth, love and healing.

In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.”

As Jews around the world celebrate the New Year of 5784, I pray for light, warmth and love to spread over all of us like a mighty stream. May that water’s flow give us the sustainability to heal ourselves and the world around us.

May G-d bless you and keep you and inscribe you all in the Book of Life.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST

TO ALL PERMITTED SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP.

HOME EQUITY LOAN

TRUST, SERIES 2003-HS1 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, V. STEVEN MATSIL, ET. AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 06, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST

TO ALL PERMITTED SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2003-HS1 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES is the Plaintiff and STEVEN MATSIL, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on October 11, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 3320 FREDERICK STREET, OCEANSIDE, NY 11572 A/K/A 3320 FREDERICK STREET, OCEANSIDE T/O HEMPSTEAD, NY 11572: Section 54, Block 151, Lot 29, 60, & 110:

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

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 000311/2016. Malachy Patrick Lyons, Jr., 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.

141846

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL

SUMMONS AND NOTICESUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAUFINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC, Plaintiff,against- ROLAND K ZIMATORE, AS PROPOSED EXECUTOR, HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH J. ZIMATORE; JOSEPH

ANTHONY ZIMATORE III, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH J. ZIMATORE; CAROLYN B. ZIMATORE, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH J. ZIMATORE; BARBARA ZIMATORE, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH J. ZIMATORE; ANY AND ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN

HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH J. ZIMATORE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; DISTRICT COURT OF NASSAU COUNTY; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ; JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #1 THROUGH #3, Defendants - Index No. 604446/2023

Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named

Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to

an order of the court dated August 14, 2023.

NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING

YOUR HOME - If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan, J.S.C. Dated: August 14, 2023 Filed: August 23, 2023. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 17 Island Parkway N, Island Park, NY 11558. Dated: September 5, 2023 Filed: September 5, 2023 Greenspoon Marder LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By:

Rabbi Jeshayahu ‘Shai’ Beloosesky is the rabbi at Temple Avodah, a Reform synagogue at 3050 Oceanside Road.

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Q. Can you explain why I have to go back through a whole repeat of applying for a permit that has already been approved twice in the past 10 years for the same thing? I bought a property that I was told could be developed for multiple families. I looked up the records and found that it had been approved as recently as 10 years ago, but the person who was getting the permit must have run out of money or something. I applied for the exact same thing and was told I would have to go through applying for the permit, getting a denial, going through a board meeting with the council, and if approved, would still need to get a zoning variance that has already been given approvals twice before. I was also warned that this whole process could take three to four years. How does anybody want to do business here? Buying a property, paying the taxes, getting nothing, just shelling out loads of money on the assumption that the whole thing will be approved hardly makes it worth it. Is this avoidable? Is there another way?

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A. Not every municipality has this long a process, but the process is generally the same in every government, no matter the size. The only way through it is to promptly apply at each stage but, unfortunately, the procedures and rules make the process extremely drawn out. In theory, each phase of approval is intended as a “checks and balances” procedure, and as long as you are writing the checks and keeping the local government’s balances, they rarely try to streamline unless you cooperate.

I did recently experience an exception worthy of recognizing Long Beach for its wisdom and compassion toward a homeowner. The person had a deck built that had columns running right along the property line, which is not allowed in the zoning regulations. The owner went through the building permit and zoning variance process, but the contractor deviated from the plans once the permit was issued.

Instead of putting all the columns right along the property line, even though the second floor deck was set back the required 5 feet, the contractor only put the first two front columns on the property line, and then installed the remaining three columns 5 feet in, so that a car couldn’t park under the deck. It made no sense, but the owner can’t read plans, and didn’t know what was happening until it was too late. They questioned this with their building department, and an official looked at the problem, but instead of forcing the owner to go back through the whole process, the official recognized that this problem had a simpler solution, and only required a letter of explanation from a licensed professional, and the problem will be solved without the expensive and time-consuming burden to the owner.

So it can be done, if only compassion prevailed. Good luck!

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For all Americans, and particularly Long Islanders, who recall the horror of Sept. 11, 2001, reliving those tragic moments each year is devastating, and yet, at the same time, gratifying and reassuring. Devastating because we think of the friends, neighbors, family members and the so many innocents we never knew who perished that fateful day at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the many thousands who have subsequently died or are suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. Gratifying and reassuring because we saw Americans stand together united and strong as never before in our lifetimes. The enemy who had intended to break us instead generated a rebirth of patriotism and community spirit.

I distinctly recall being at ground zero on Sept. 14, just three days after the attacks, when President George W. Bush stood amid the ruins of the twin towers with his arm around the shoulder of retired FDNY firefighter Bob Beckwith, from Baldwin, pledging through a bullhorn that the terrorists would “hear all of us soon.” Inspiring as were the presi-

dent’s words, so, too, were the looks of determination and strength on the faces of the cops, firefighters, EMS and construction workers searching for remains among the tons of debris and twisted steel.

Then there were the endless funerals, wakes and memorial services to attend, beginning for me the morning of Sept. 15, at St. Killian’s Church in Farmingdale, where mourners lined the streets and filled the church to bid farewell to FDNY Chief of Department Pete Ganci. The services at which I was asked to speak included those for firefighters Tim and Tommy Haskell, of Seaford; George Cain, of Massapequa; and Michael Boyle and Dave Arce, of Westbury. It was agonizing to see the anguished looks on the faces of the spouses, children and parents of these brave men, brought down so unexpectedly in the prime of their lives.

The following several months saw federal legislation passed, and then tense public meetings and behind-the-scenes negotiations attempting to devise formulas for providing fair and adequate compensation for families of 9/11 victims. In short, play God and try to determine the value of a human life.

Significant changes were made in the federal government, with the creation of

the Department of Homeland Security as well as House and Senate committees on Homeland Security, while the New York City, Nassau and Suffolk County police departments formed and deployed sophisticated counterterrorism units. Because of those efforts, a number of terrorist attacks against New York have been prevented, and no large-scale attack has been successful since 9/11.

I was appointed to the House Homeland Security Committee when it was initially formed as a temporary committee, and then was named chairman soon after it became a permanent committee in 2005. I remained in a leadership position on the committee, as chairman or ranking member, until 2012, when term limits required me to assume subcommittee leadership roles. As chairman, I passed comprehensive chemical plant and port security legislation, and fought hard for adequate homeland security funding for New York City and Long Island. More controversially, I conducted a series of hearings on Islamist radicalization.

Separate from my committee work, there was a long, hard fight to finally get 9/11 health care legislation passed in 2010, and then subsequently to have it extended. Unfortunately, much of the unity of purpose that existed in Congress

after Sept. 11 dissipated over the years, and the lasting consequences and needs created by that day — health care, family compensation and added security and counterterrorism programs — came to be seen as New York problems rather than national responsibilities.

What has not changed, however, is the courage and determination of those who lost loved ones that day, or of the first responders who worked so hard and risked so much by working at ground zero in the days, weeks and months after 9/11. So many of those good people unfailingly attend one or more of the commemorative events at the World Trade Center site; at Point Lookout; at Seaford High School; at Burns Park, in Massapequa; at the Wall of Remembrance at the Brooklyn Cyclones ballpark, in Coney Island, or the other commemorations throughout New York and Long Island.

It is vitally important that the events of Sept. 11 be remembered from generation to generation, first and foremost to honor the memory of those who perished, but also as a strong warning that we must never let our guard down. Finally, 9/11 should be a lasting reminder to Americans that no matter what our political differences might be, we must make every effort to stand united, because we are still the greatest country in the world. God bless America.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Are you working those friendship connections?

Last week I had dinner with Jack, an old friend. We’ve known each other for 30 years, and he was my friend by extension, since his wife and I were best buddies for decades. She died about eight years ago. Since then, he and I have met up once or twice a year. Because we both loved her, we have woven together a new fabric of friendship from loose threads.

This time he told me that he was feeling seriously stressed about keeping his friendships going.

him and his new toys and his kvetches and his worries. I go because we share memories of Margaret. We both miss her. A tough guy, he surprises me sometimes with a candid revelation. Last week he said, “I know it’s foolish, but I wonder if Margaret knows what I’m doing and if she would approve of my life now.”

ple in our day-to-day lives.

Randi is on a brief leave. This column was originally published March 12-18, 2020.

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At age 80, living alone, in a new relationship with a woman he likes a lot, he said he is frightened of being alone. He feels as if it’s a full-time job to keep up with friends, follow their life events, make dinner plans and generally say yes to any invitation, even when it’s something he doesn’t want to do. The planning is burdensome, yet it’s his lifeline.

My dinners with Jack are just OK. He is still the unapologetic, self-centered man he always was. We mostly talk about

“I know she would,” I said, and I sensed that my words mattered. He said he is thinking about whether and how to financially provide for his new partner. He said he isn’t sure if the new relationship will last. I suggested that he not think about how it will end, but how wonderful it has been these past few years. I suggested he be generous. More than generous.

I was glad I joined him for dinner, because we had a real conversation and an emotional connection.

Also, his anxiety about the need to keep his friendships fresh and alive resonated with me big time. It confirmed my sense that friends are the saviors of our senior years. As we get older, if we live geographically distant from family, friends become the most important peo-

Much has been written about the connection between loneliness and depression and cognitive loss. The antidote to being lonely is being a friend and having friends, but it doesn’t just happen. Especially as one gets older, friendships require more tolerance and good nature and forgiveness. Good pals sometimes forget a lunch date or don’t call when we’re sick or make a plan that excludes us when we wanted to be included. So, to keep our relationships viable, we have to be forgiving.

This one doesn’t hear so well, that one can’t drive at night, another one clearly is drinking too much. We have to turn the other cheek and turn the other way because we all live in glass houses.

Even more, we have to keep reaching out to people, accepting their bids to get together or share an activity. We have to get out of the house because no one knows we’re inside, feeling alone. We need to make the call, plan the dinner, send the email and be open to social connection.

As young parents it was easy for us to

become friendly with our children’s friends. During our working years, it was easy for a business friend to become a personal friend. As older people, we have to work harder to tend the ties that keep us bound to one another, responsible for one another and in touch with one another.

The thing is, not every friend meets all of our standards or fills all of our needs, and neither do we hit the mark every time with the people who call us friends. But everyone can offer something.

When we were young and when we were working and parenting, friends were our distraction, our biking buddies and our carpool partners. Now friends are vital to our health and well-being.

Friendship-building is the new work of the over-70 crowd. Some friends, like Jack, you see twice a year. Some friends are evergreen, and some are seasonal. No matter. Boomers need to tend that garden.

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

As older people, we have to work harder to tend the ties that bind us.

i ’ll never forget the looks of determination at ground zero three days after the attacks.

Politics is partisan — voting isn’t

some 158 million Americans voted in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, but 63 million eligible people could not because they weren’t even registered to vote.

That’s disturbing.

In new york, there are some 13 million registered voters, and another 2 million people of voting age who aren’t registered. Voter turnout has increased in recent years, but voter registration has declined slightly.

Americans who neglect their civic duty to vote are roundly chastised every november, but the emphasis must be put on persuading unregistered people to register — and helping them to do so.

Education is a huge part of increasing voter registration.

Municipalities must continue to partner with nonprofits like the league of Women Voters to help people understand the importance of voting, and how simple it is to legally register. There are many websites that offer you help to register to vote. Perhaps the easiest is Vote411.org.

next Tuesday, Sept. 19, is national Voter Registration Day, which, since its

Local newspapers are our ‘eyes’

To the Editor:

Re the editorial “Why supporting local news is so important” (Aug. 31-Sept. 6): The story of what happened at the Marion County Record is an example of how political speculation can superficially justify police intervention to stifle inconvenient reportage. It happens a lot — it could happen here — and we can only hope it does not.

It’s too soon to assess the damage in Kansas. Will the Record become more “careful”? Will Marion’s officials become more clever? Some say the Fourth Estate, born before electricity, is outdated and deservedly fading into obscurity. That trend must be fought, because TV, with its entertainment bias and its preference for network and national news, and the internet, with its algorithmic distortions, do not — save for scandal/lurid crime/disaster — report on our towns, our actual “homeland,” or their problems and the officials we hope can solve them.

The answer to the ancient “Who watches the watchmen?” question is, today, our newspaper reporters. The scope of press freedom is disputed territory, besieged by many seeking redefinition. Each attack must be noted — as in the editorial — repulsed and condemned. Consider the local papers our “eyes,” and maybe we’ll take good care of them.

BRIAn KElly Rockville Centre

inception in 2012, has helped register more than 5 million Americans to vote. The West Hempstead Public library is holding an event that day to help people do so. More events will be held across long Island.

Clearly, voting is an important issue. The health of a representative democracy depends on people voting. It also depends on constant outreach to get people registered to vote.

In new york, citizens who are 16 or 17 can pre-register, an important first-step in joining the voting public. Civics classes in high schools often provide voter registration forms to students of eligible age to start the process. These students are educated about the history of voting rights, and the importance of exercising the right.

For those concerned about voter registration fraud, providing false information when registering to vote is a crime (and there is a notice on the form itself). The number of illegally registered voters is minuscule in reality.

Celebrate national Voter Registration Day next Tuesday by registering to vote yourself, or talking about the impor-

tance of voting with family and neighbors. Spread the word, and more people will see how important voting is to a strong America.

And while you’re registering to vote

Becoming an organ donor is a personal decision. no one should intrude on a person’s right to decide to become an organ donor. We do, however, encourage people to learn more about the need for organ donors — especially in new york.

According to ny.gov, there are 8,500 people in new york state who need lifesaving organ transplants. Just under half of adults 18 and older in the state are registered as organ donors. Some 3,400 new york patients received lifesaving organ transplants in 2022, according to SUny.edu, and 1,002 new yorkers donated last year.

Becoming an organ donor is your decision. If you wish to do so, the process is simple, and can be done at the state motor vehicle department — or while you register to vote. Take time to educate yourself about the need for more organ donors, and what you can do to help.

The

immigration crisis isn’t new, Senator

To the Editor:

I found the letter last week from State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, “The ongoing migrant crisis,” to be purely partisan bashing of the Democrats and Presi dent

Biden. The senator seems to imply that the immigration crisis is new, when it is, in fact, not at all new.

For at least the last 40 or 50 years, the two parties have been unable and unwilling to come up with any significant immigration reform legislation, and Republicans have mastered the art of using the immigration issue as a cudgel against the other party. The issue is a complex one that requires thought-

Sometimes you just may be guilty until proven innocent

In recent months, former President Donald Trump has been hit with 91 charges in four criminal indictments. As an attorney, I’ve paid close attention to all of the cases, which may be hard for most non-lawyers to follow. His actions on Jan. 6, 2021, are well known, but it’s up to the special counsel, Jack Smith, to prove criminal conduct.

Most people I know have said nothing about Trump’s alleged retention of classified documents. An eventual trial will reveal what kinds of papers were involved, and then it will be up to a jury to decide right or wrong.

When it comes to the Georgia indictment, I’m not willing to give Trump the free pass he demands by yelling that the case is a “political witch hunt.” The 96-page indictment spells out conduct that’s best described as colossal chutzpah. While some of the other indictments used overly broad language, the Georgia case spells out conduct that is typical of what would happen in Russia, Hungary or Venezuela.

The day after his 2020 election loss, Trump embarked on a comprehensive campaign to change the results of the election in Georgia. Despite a number of statements by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp that the election in his state was run “according to law,” and his denials that there was any fraud, Trump continued his efforts to have the results thrown out. The whole world has heard Trump’s conversation with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger demanding that he find 11,780 votes, which would have given Trump one more vote than he needed to win the state.

As a further display of pure arrogance, Trump also called the speaker of Georgia’s House, David Ralston, demanding that he convene a special session of the Legislature for the purpose of overturning the results of the election. Once he knew what Trump was asking, Ralston refused to take his calls. That was followed by more calls from the president to other election officials, asking them to find fraud. Those calls were coupled with calls allegedly made by a Trump lawyer accusing a Black worker of fraudulent conduct. Those accusations

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ful minds — not buoys, cages and busing unsuspecting migrants from red to blue states.

Want to solve the immigration problem quickly? Easy. Let’s get rid of the enormous “Help Wanted” sign at our border. Let’s fine and prosecute the employers. But that isn’t going to happen. We love paying substandard wages, and it is so much easier to blame.

We can only hope that more of us, including Sen. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, become politically engaged and more informed about the issues. Only then will we find humane solutions that are acceptable to most of us.

NANCy GOLDMAN East Rockaway

LIRR needs many millions in grant funding

To the Editor:

The Long Island Rail Road still needs to reach a state of good repair for the existing fleet, stations, elevators, escalators, signals, interlockings, track, power, yards and shops.

led to right-wing hate threats to her life.

If you think the other indictments are difficult to understand, this one is, as they say, a piece of cake. The case of the fake electors sounds like something you’d see in a movie. Over a dozen people, many of whom were Republican Party officials, gathered at the Georgia Capitol and signed a document certifying that Trump had won the state — in spite of Kemp’s statement that the returns had been counted three times and no fraud had been found.

And then there are the allegations concerning Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani. Once hailed as America’s Mayor, Giuliani had sunk to the depths of being something of a traveling conspiracy salesman, going from state to state, peddling tales of alleged election fraud. He went to Georgia to testify in front of a number of legislative committees, under oath, claiming that 11,000 dead people had voted and that thousands of ballots had been delivered in suitcases to polling places. Giuliani is now charged with multiple counts of election fraud and lying under oath. Sadly, his license to practice law is currently being challenged in three

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That also includes more stations reaching compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. All maintenance programs for all operating assets also need to be fully funded and completed on time to ensure riders safe, uninterrupted and reliable service.

Since its creation in 1964, the Urban Mass Transit Administration (known since 1991 as the Federal Transit Administration) has provided billions of dollars to pay for many of these capital improvements. The LIRR’s share of annual FTA grants to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority averages 15 percent. In 2023, this should mean $270 million of $1.8 billion in federal grant funding. The State Department of Transportation provides Statewide Transportation Operating Assistance on an annual basis to the MTA and LIRR.

Let’s give thanks to both Washington and Albany for continued financial support for our LIRR, the nation’s largest commuter railroad.

LARRy

PENNER

Great Neck

Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2. Comments

states.

Of the six lawyers who have been indicted along with Trump, four worked directly under Giuliani. One of them, Sidney Powell, claimed multiple times that Dominion’s voting machines were easy to manipulate, and were controlled by Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez. Those allegations cost Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News $787.5 million in damages, with one other major lawsuit yet to be resolved.

I’ve heard frequently that Trump is, like any other criminal defendant, considered innocent until proven guilty. I know that as a lawyer, I, too, should adhere to that noble sentiment. But the Georgia case has too many specifics — too many emails and too many voicemails — to merit that kind of thinking. There is no way Trump can deny that he never said what he said and never took the actions that he took. To my way of thinking, all the facts go against him, and I don’t believe that, like Harry Houdini, he can escape.

Jerry Kremer was an Assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

by Steven Ward

And these are the rolls of paper that are turned into Herald pages — something Theo Ward, 3, of Rockville Centre discovered — Garden City

to my way of thinking, the facts go against the fourtimes-indicted Donald Trump.

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