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RVC schools will stick with mask mandate informing parents that seven students at Hewitt Elementary School had tested positive for On Monday, a State Supreme Covid-19, went out on Monday Court judge in Nassau County as well. ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “Based on advice from the mask mandate was unconstitu- school district’s attorney, until tional, leaving many parents of such time that an appeal has students in the been filed and there Rockville Centre is a stay in effect, School District the mask mandate wondering how the cannot be enforced ruling would affect and masks will be their children. optional tomorrow Judg e T homas for students and Rademaker ruled staff,” Bartels wrote that the state on Monday. “The Department of district has continHealth exceeded its ued and will continauthority in enactue to follow the law ing mask re gula- State Education and mandates as tions, and that the Department required.” State Le gislature On Tuesday would have to pass morning, however, such a law, rather Bartels sent out an than the Health Department. update email, informing parRobert Bartels, Rockville ents and staf f that masks Centre’s acting superintendent, would be required after all released an email on Monday until further notice, because night, telling district parents the state had quickly filed an that the schools would switch appeal of Rademaker’s ruling, to a policy making masks and an automatic stay order optional for students in the was expected to be issued. wake of the ruling, but on The State Education DepartTuesday he informed parents ment also sent out a letter Monthat masks would continue be day night, instructing school mandatory. districts to continue to follow A letter from the district, CONTINUED ON PAGE 19

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MOLLOY COLLEGE WOMEN’S basketball coach Joe Pellicane will be inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on May 18.

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Joe Pellicane headed to Sports Hall of Fame By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

In March 2020, Molloy Colle ge women’s basketball coach Joe Pellicane knew he had to break the harrowing news to his players that the NCAA tournament had been canceled, and their season was in jeopardy due to the fast-spreading coronavirus. After informing his disheartened team, he threw a ball to senior shooting guard Kath-

ryn Gibson, told her to imagine there were two seconds left on the clock in the national championship game, that the team trailed by 2 points and she needed to sink a shot to win it all. “I didn’t know what was happening,” Gibson recalled. “I got the ball, just kind of threw it up and it swished right in. He began playing ‘We are the Champions,’ and it was a really nice feeling. For us seniors, we knew our

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MOUNT SINANI SOUTH Nassau’s “Vaxmobile” visited Molloy College on Monday.

MSSN’s ‘Vaxmobile’ visits Molloy College By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Mount Sinai South Nassau’s “Vaxmobile” made its first visit to a college campus on Monday when it came to Molloy College to administer doses to students and staff members. Hospital staff visited the school from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to perform inoculations at Hays Hall. All students, faculty and other employees on campus are required to be up to date on Covid-19 vaccines for the spring semester. Molloy slightly delayed the start of the spring semester earlier this month as a precaution due to the prevalence of the Omicron variant. The college was set to begin its spring semester on Jan. 18, but officials announced on Jan. 5 that it was rescheduling the first day of classs to Jan. 22 for weekend students and Jan. 24 for those who attend on weekdays. “Given the surge everyone is currently experiencing, we are simply utilizing four discretionary days (snow days) at the beginning of the semester to gain a few more days until classes start,” Ken Young, the school’s assistant vice president of marketing and public relations, wrote in an email to the Herald earlier this month. “This buys us a little more time to allow the anticipated decline of Covid19 cases to diminish as predicted. The goal is, of course, to help the Molloy community stay as safe as possible.” To help continue to keep students and staff safe, the school brought in the “Vaxmobile” to help ensure everyone on campus is vaccinated or boosted. Last Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that coronavirus cases were declining, falling to 10 percent statewide. Cases have also steadily decreased on Long Island, dipping to 14.4 percent as of Friday.

NURSE PRACTITIONER DOROTHY Nanong-Rohas measured the doses to be administered, above left. MOLLOY COLLEGE PRESIDENT Jim Lentini, top right, attended the event. NURSE JOANNE NEWCOMBE, right, inoculated Molloy nursing student Georgia Bevolas.

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Lee was predeceased by his parents, Rockville Centre native Edward Lee died on Dec. 14 after a prolonged illness in Joan and Donald Lee; his brother, Donald Leola, Pa. Lee; his nephew, Richard Lee; and his sonLee was born in Rockville Centre, grew in-law, James Ogden. He is survived by his up in East Meadow and gradudaughters, Kristen Lee, of ated from East Meadow High Reading, Pa., Michelle, of School in June 1968. He went Green Island, N.Y., and Danion to serve in the U.S. Air elle Ogden, of Gardendale, Force, attaining the rank of Ala.; his granddaughters, staff sergeant while serving in Sarah and Kymberly Ogden; the Medical Corps as a linhis siblings, Joane Bente (Wilcensed physical therapy assisliam), of Pearland, Texas, tant. Patricia Catalfomo, of ClearAfter leaving the Air Force, water, Fla., William Lee (Sheihe returned to East Meadow to la), of Perkasi, Pa., Nancy and raise his daughters and purAriene Lee, both of Leola; sue a career as a medical billmany nieces and nephews; his Edward lee ing specialist and medical friend and caregiver Dennis office manager. He moved to Silvius, of West Virginia; and Pennsylvania in July 2006 to be closer to his dog, Tucker, whom he loved early. his family and to continue his career until A memorial service for Lee was schedhis retirement in 2012, when he wanted to uled for Jan. 28 at noon at the Groff High spend more time with his pets. Funderal Home, 145 W. Main St., New HolLee’s family members said he will be land, Pa., with Chaplain Chet Yoder officiremembered fondly for his great sense of ating. There is also a time for visitation humor, kind and caring nature, immense scheduled for two hours before the service generosity, sage advice and, most of all, his begins. He will be buried at Eby Cemetery warm and loving smile. in Leola, with military honors.

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the study group each Wednesday morning either in-person or virtually at 9:45 a.m. The program meets in the second floor of the ministry building in the youth ministry room. Email Irene Vastola at iavastola@gmail.com for Zoom link.

Simply Creative Chef Rob Chef Rob shares how to prepare buffalo chicken penne pasta casserole. Register online at the RVC Library website to receive the Zoom link to this virtual event. Starts at 10 a.m.

Current Events with Richard Skolnik (Zoom)

Short Story Discussion

Richard Skolnik leads a discussion of what is in the latest news cycle. A lively, moderated discussion of hot topics. Register online at the RVC Public Library website. Starts at 10:30 a.m.

Join facilitator Mindy Mangot in discussing The Other Woman by Sherwood Anderson and What Is Remembered by Alice Munro. Register online at the RVC Library website for the Zoom link. Starts at 1 p.m.

Evening Yoga with MaryClare Yoga and meditation instructor MaryClare Chiofalo leads this traditional format yoga class. Register online at the RVC Library website. Starts at 7 p.m.

By the Book: Historical Fiction Discussion RVC Librarian Sarah Siegel leads this discussion of National Book Award nominee Matrix by Lauren Groff. Register online at the library website for the Zoom link. Starts at 7 p.m.

The Scribblers: A Writing Workshop (Hybrid)

Friday, Jan. 28 Virtual Friday Storytime Join others virtually through the RVC Library for this librarian-led storytime and sing-along for children ages 18 months to five years. Register online at the library website. Starts at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 29 Virtual Baby Jam Dance and sing along with animal puppet friends, scarves, musical instruments, and more in this virtual program through the RVC Library. Register online to receive the Zoom link. Starts at 10:30 a.m.

2nd Annual Bethany House Pickleball Fundraiser Come to the RVC Recreation Center at 5 p.m. for the tournament, fundraiser, and free lessons in pickleball. Ping pong and corn hole will also be available for all.

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SSHS college symposium South Side High School hosts their informational college program for local students on Thursday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 31 Virtual Monday Storytime Register online at the RVC Library website to receive the Zoom link to this librarian-led storytime to sing songs and read together. Starts at 10 a.m.

Evening Yoga with MaryClare (Virtual) Yoga and meditation instructor MaryClare Chiofalo leads this traditional format yoga class. Register online at the RVC Library website. Starts at 7 p.m.

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letters you write. Bring your letters to the RVC Library by February 25. For more information, visit the community service page of the library website. This is an at-home activity for those in grades 7 to 12.

Chi Gong with Marianna Farina (Virtual) Farina returns to the Rockville Centre library with her virtual exercise class. Register at the library website for the session that runs from Sept. 7 to Nov. 9. Starts at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday Yoga with Joe (Virtual) Certified yoga instructor Joe Climi leads the class designed to accommodate the needs of people who may have difficulty with more traditional appraoches. Register online at the RVC library website. Starts at 12 p.m.

NAMI Family Support Group Session (Virtual) The National Alliance on Mental Health comes to the RVC Library for family support group sessions. Sessions will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Each session starts 7 p.m. For more info, contact dsills@ namiqn.org.

Wednesday, Feb. 2 Simply Stronger with Marilyn Bunger (Virtual) Certified instructor Marilyn Bunger leads this exercise class to enhance strength and flexibility. Starts at 9:30 a.m.

Bible Study at St. Agnes

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The RVC Board of Education meets in the SSHS auditorium on Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. South Side High School’s gym hosts a wrestling torunament on Jan. 29 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The RVC Village Trustees meet at village hall on Feb. 7 for a regular board meeting at 7 p.m. Molloy College’s Madison Theatre hosts Love Notes: A Big Band Valentine on Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. Covert Elementary School hosts Literacy Week from Feb. 14 to 18.

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Hewlett Junior Basketball ON JAN. 18, Weiss moved himself into select company with his 1,000th career point in the Bulldogs’ 67-61 important conference victory at Kennedy. The AllCounty selection poured in 30 points on the evening to reach the milestone, marking the fifth time in the last six games he scored at least 30. Through 15 games, he was averaging better than 28 points per game and ranked among Nassau County’s leaders in three pointers with 58.

GAMES TO WATCH Thursday, Jan. 27

Boys Basketball: East Rockaway at Malverne ............ 6 p.m. Gymnastics: Oceanside at Long Beach...................... 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Elmont at Calhoun........................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: North Shore at Wantagh.................. 7 p.m. Wrestling: Hewlett at Long Beach............................... 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: South Side at Kennedy.................... 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 28 Wrestling: South Side at Lynbrook .............................4:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Seaford at Lawrence............................. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: G.N. North at Long Beach..................... 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Calhoun at Elmont ............................. 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Glen Cove at Carey ............................. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne ..................5:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: North Shore at Wantagh ....................... 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: G.N. South at MacArthur ...................... 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball: V.S. North at Hewlett ...................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Kennedy at South Side ....................... 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 29 Wrestling: South Side Tournament ...................................9 a.m. Girls Basketball: Massapequa at Freeport .................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Port Wash. at Oceanside .................. 12 p.m.

The South Side boys’ basketball team has been surging in recent weeks, as the group’s impressive play as of late is reflected in its impressive 8-1 mark in Conference A-3. The Cyclones’ record and level of play is even more laudable when accounting for the COVID complications affecting all teams alike and the lack of experience the unit had entering the season. “We’ve been a work in progress,” head coach Jerry D’Angelo stated. “We’re very young. We have three sophomores and six juniors so we’re definitely on the younger side. Our sophomores were thrown into a fire. They played three weeks of a JV season last year and now are giving us major minutes.” For the Cyclones, their multifaceted and adaptable offensive attack has been one of the central catalysts for their strong start. Nobody on the roster puts up overinflated or saturated statistics, as that is simply a byproduct of the deep and potent rotation. Seniors Luke Schwartzberg and Chris Goldstein have been steady presences as the starting backcourt. Sophomores Ryan Kennedy, Patrick Mullin, and Matthew Arnott have been more productive than their respective grade levels would suggest, as the trio is earning significant minutes in the rotation. D’Angelo said he’s excited about how deep the roster has become. “What I’ve liked out of the past three or four weeks is that kids have been interchangeable,” he said. “We play a lot of kids and they’ve been able to play different positions and spots. It took a little bit of time for us to get used to that. We use the term called strength in numbers, as we try to use our numbers to our advantage and try to be fresher than who we are playing against.” Junior forward Robert Pericolosi is averaging double digits in points and does so well within the flow of the offense. Despite his satisfactory production, Pericolosi’s defensive aptitude has been what has impressed D’Angelo most up to this point. “We knew he was very athletic and he’s turned out to be our best total

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SENIOR PATRICK ERICKSON (9 points) was part of a balanced offensive effort for the Cyclones on Jan. 19 as they cruised past Division, 87-69. defender,” D’Angelo said. “We match him on everyone’s best player. It’s been a nice surprise how well he’s responded to that challenge.” As of now, the Cyclones (11-4 overall) stand second in A-3 behind only Manhasset. They lost the first meeting by 12 points on Jan. 11. The rematch is at Manhasset on Feb. 8. While South Side’s record is indicative of a team poised for a deep playoff run, there are certain elements that need to be

tweaked for it to reach its maximum potential. “Our next four to five games we need to get better on the boards, minimize turnovers, and get better in our system,” D’Angelo said. “I think we’re getting more confident in our system but we need to lock in on those fronts.” South Side has four more games remaining before the Nassau Class A playoffs. The Cyclones will look to continue their playoff pursuit when they host Kennedy this Friday at 7 p.m.

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he week is set aside to promote the unique nature of the Catholic schools in each community. Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses and open houses to thank parishioners, to welcome visitors and to introduce new families to the benefits of a Catholic education. It frequently kicks off with a Mass and open house on the first Sunday (Jan. 30), and a series of events designed to recognize the contributions of students, parents and faculty during the course of the week. Many schools offer additional open houses and opportunities to visit during the week as well. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. In addition to the internal events (teacher and parent recognition events, school ‘spirit’ days, special assemblies, etc) it is also a week where the schools open their doors to the families of their Parish/Parishes they serve, and to the general public who might be considering the benefits of a Catholic education. As a family considering a Catholic education, how do I learn more? Catholic Schools Week features Open Houses at the schools where parents and students can visit the school(s) they think they might be interested in and get a tour of the facility, be introduced to the teachers, meet some of the current families and children and generally learn about the academic, spiritual, social and physical development programs.

The benefits of a Catholic education As a prospective family, do I have an ‘assigned school’? One of the first differences you will notice about Catholic school is that you get to select the school that you believe your children will be most successful in. There is no direct ‘assignment’ based on where you live and most school districts provide busing to the school of your choice within a 15-mile radius. Is there a difference in tuition to attend a different school? Long Island’s Catholic Elementary schools set their own tuitions, so they vary slightly, but there is no penalty for choosing a school outside of your Parish or town if you are a parishioner in the Diocese. The system of schools is an asset here on Long Island for all of the families of the Diocese and for all of the families of Long Island What should parents look for during their visit? Many parents of current students tell us that their decision was emotional and based on a feeling of warmth and caring they got during their visit. Others are more analytical and make direct comparisons based on the results on standardized test scores and high school admittance history. Regardless of how you make your decision, the schools are

‘open books’ during this week, providing whatever information prospective families desire to support their decision. When parents select Catholic elementary school, what are the most frequently cited reasons? The reasons that are most frequently mentioned are: academic excellence, the reinforcement of the values lived at home, Catholic religious identity, a safe, nurturing environment for learning, more individualized attention to each student’s learning needs, an outstanding extracurricular program and the level of partnership established with parents. `Will attending Catholic elementary schools help my child get into a prestigious Catholic high school? Attending a Catholic elementary school isn’t the only way to get into a Catholic high school, but it is still the best way. The Catholic high schools are open to all students and typically have a very significant number of students from a public school background. Students qualify for Catholic high school through a test for 8th graders that is administered in October of

Catholic Schools Week is upon us — Jan. 30-Feb. 5 — with the goal of raising the awareness of Catholic schools as an outstanding educational option.

each year. Typically the students from Catholic elementary schools are best prepared for the academic rigor, the integrated program of faith and values, and the service orientation of the high schools. Virtually all of the students from Catholic elementary school (99 percent) are admitted to a Catholic high school with the vast majority getting into the school that is their first choice. You can learn more about the high school entrance exam, and about the Catholic High Schools at http://chsee.org. Are non-Catholics welcome in the schools? The schools are welcoming places to everyone without regard to race, religion or national origin. A religion class is a requirement, students participate in Liturgies, and faith is an integrated part of daily activities, but many schools have a significant population of students who attend because of the quality of the education alone. How can I learn more or choose the school(s) I would like to visit? There is a resource for families on the Internet that provides a very complete picture of the Catholic elementary school experience. It features an interactive map that is your guide to each of Long island’s distinctive Catholic schools, and that lets you view the geographic options for your children at http://licatholicelementaryschools.org. Above photo: In this unique community environment, children are surrounded by other children, families and a parish that serve to reinforce moral values and beliefs.

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Students excel today and gain the confidence to succeed all their lives Long Island Catholic schools provide the academic rigor and study regimen, moral and spiritual instruction, along with all the extracurricular programs that nurture and set the foundation for the future success. By receiving this complete education in an inspiring environment, children gain the knowledge, skills, and self-esteem that prepare them for a life of personal and professional achievement.

(Public – 31.1 percent; Catholic 61.9 percent).

Demonstrated student success Various objective standards illustrate the advantages of a Catholic school education. Elementary school students in the Diocese of Rockville Centre score higher than the national average on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, a nationally recognized benchmark. A higher percentage of Catholic elementary school students exceed the standards of the New York state examinations in English Language Arts than other students in the state. More than 90 percent of elementary students go on to Catholic high schools, and over 99 percent of those graduates go on to college. Most Catholic elementary school graduates go to the most prestigious Catholic high schools, attend highly sought after colleges, and go on to live accomplished lives.

sions testing company reported significant differences in the assessment of the percentage of students deemed to be ready for college coursework. √ Graduation from college: A study by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) found that almost twice as many Catholic high school graduates likely to attain their Bachelor Degree when compared to their public school counterparts. Above photo: Catholic schools provide a balanced curriculum that integrates faith, culture and life.

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Author Micah Dank said he thought that he might one day be well known in media, but he never expected he would be seven books into a series on astrotheology. After growing up in Rockville Centre and devoting himself to the stage, Dank found meaning in the zodiac and connections he saw in the Bible, and decided to write about them. Dank, 38, who now lives in Baldwin, has been rapidly producing new entries as part of his series “Into the Rabbit Hole” over the past two years. Finally, after finishing his seventh entry, “The Unbegun,” which is to be released in March, and appearing on more than 200 podcasts to talk about his interest in astrotheology, which is the worship of the stars, individually or together as the night sky, the planets and other heavenly bodies, Dank has had a chance to reflect on how he got to this point. He graduated from South Side High School in 2001 and also studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan. “I was an acting major, but I realized when I got there that the acting classes I was taking were nowhere near as good as the ones I had already taken,” Dank said. “So I switched my major to English, thinking it would help me read scripts better. I wouldn’t be as big of a reader and

I wouldn’t have such a breadth of topics that I talk about in my book series if that didn’t happen.” Dank was born in South Nassau Hospital, now called Mount Sinai South Nassau. His family moved to an apartment complex on Maple Avenue in Rockville Centre before his 1st birthday. Dank trained to be an actor, and his parents worked hard to afford to put him through the academy, at which he studied for three years while also attending South Side High School. The academy, which draws in young actors from across the world, had a very intens ive c u r r i c u l u m . D a n k enrolled in a summer program at the school, where he learned and performed for Micah five days a week and seven hours a day. Dank attended college at SUNY Albany, but transferred to Hunter College after his parents separated, where he earned an English degree in 2006. Dank credited his 12th grade English teacher Russell Reed at South Side with pushing him onto the path of being a writer and eventual published author. “A lot of people hate reading growing up until you’re old enough to realize you can read what interests you,” Dank said. While attending SUNY Albany, Dank made a decision that would solidify him

fiction books and you tell the truth in it.” Dank wrote his first book, titled “Decoding the Phoenix,” in 2017. He selfpublished after failing to find a literary agent and the book “didn’t really do well at all,” he said. Though he was disappointed, one of his friends contacted him and encouraged him to continue the series. After he wrote a second book a year later, it landed him an agent, which got him a shot at pitching to publishers. Dank could not find a publishing house that would pick up the series midway through, so the author got the idea to rebrand the story, change his pen name and scrub his old series off of the internet. It worked, and publishing house Speaking Volumes awarded him a threebook-deal. Rejuvenated from the success, Dank wrote the third in the trilogy and in a “blitz of creativity,” he produced another three that also got picked up by Speaking Volumes. The first book, “Beneath the Veil,” took him two years to write before it became available on Amazon in June 2020. His writing has gone into hyper speed, as the soon-to-be released seventh entry was written in 19 days. What was a one-off book that became a trilogy and now has a seventh book soon to released, and it may soon have an eighth entry. “It would have been easy for me to give up, but I knew what I had was special,” Dank said.“So, believe what you have is special.”

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KAReN MilTON, leFT, was recently named the chief executive officer for the Department of Education for the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Joining her were, Denise Smith, the previous interim superintendent for the DOE, and Brother Thomas Cleary, the chief revitalization officer for the Morning Star Initiative.

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Karen Greve Milton was recently appointed the chief executive officer for the Department of Education for the Diocese of Rockville Centre by diocese officials and the Morning Star Initiative. Milton will assume responsibility for Catholic elementary and high school leadership as the new CEO of the Department of Education, which provides services, support and guidance to schools operated in connection with the Catholic-school ministry of the diocese. Milton brings a diverse and deep expertise in administration, as well as strategic and fiscal management, leadership, constituent relations and institutional advocacy. The new position will begin immediately, and Milton will report to the Rev. John Barres, the bishop for the diocese, and MSI, under the leadership of Brother Thomas J. Cleary, the chief revitalization officer for MSI and president of Chaminade High School. Interim Superintendent Dr. Denise Smith will continue to serve on the MSi board. “I am most grateful to Brother Tom, the search committee and the MSI team for their hard work on this critical search,” Barres said, according to a diocese release. “The appointment of a new chief executive officer of the Department of Education with Karen Milton’s multi-faceted executive management and leadership expertise will enable MSI to continue to execute its plan of ensuring the long-term sustainability of the great gift of Catholic education in the Diocese of Rockville Centre consistent with the four pillars of the initiative: Catholic identity, academic excellence, safe and nurturing school communities and sustainability.” Cleary said he was “very excited” that Milton agreed to serve in the role. “Karen brings a fresh set of eyes, organizational experience and is an agent for institutional transformation,” he said. “Her experience and talent is what we need to ensure the sustainability of our Catholic elementary schools. She has an impeccable career history of bringing people together to achieve a larger goal.” Milton said she was grateful for the

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MEMBERS OF THE Rockville Centre police and fire departments received at-home Covid19 test kits on Jan. 13. Taking part were, from left, Fire Chief James Avodet, RVCPD Inspector Christopher Romance, RVCPD Commissioner James Vafeades, Nassau County Legislator Bill Gaylor, Mayor Francis Murray and Deputy Mayor Kathleen Baxley.

Police, fire departments receive Covid-19 test kits Members of the Rockville Centre police and fire departments received at-home Covid-19 test kits at Village Hall on Jan. 13. The test boxes each contain two test kits. Rockville Centre Fire Chief Jim Avodet and Rockville Centre Police Commissioner James Vafeades were among those on hand to accept the kits, and Mayor Francis Murray and Deputy Mayor Kathleen Baxley were also present. Legislator Bill Gaylor helped deliver the boexes.

“Throughout the pandemic, our first responders continued on the job, putting their own health and lives at risk to help the residents of Nassau County,” Gaylor said, according to a news release. “I am proud to support our first responders and to help them with these tests that will help them stay healthy and maintain their level of service to the community.” Courtesy Nassau County; compiled by Mike Smollins

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We all it’s not what you know, but who you know. Yet what many don’t know is that it isn’t what you know, but rather how many think you know it; not what you know, but when you knew it; not what you know, but what you do with it; not what you know, but who you share it with; not what you know, but who takes the credit for teaching it to you; not what you know, but how you learned it; not what you know, but whether it’s relevant; not what you know, whether its marketable; nor what you know, but know you know it; not what you know, but who defines knowledge; and not what you know, but whether you’re better off knowing it. Yup, it’s not what you know, but whether you have a diploma; not what you know, but how fast you can download it; not what you know, but whether it’s on the test; not what you know, but whether its believable; not what you know, but if it can be copied; not what you know, but whether it will be deemed offensive; not what you know, but whether you can be sued for repeating it; not what you know, but how you came to

know it; not what you know, but who resents your knowing it; not what you know, but who else knows you know it; and not what you know, but what would it take to make you forget it. Indeed, it’s not what you know, but whether you look good knowing it; not what you know, but knowing what to take note of; not what you know, but knowing what’s important to others; not what you know, but knowing what’s what; not what you know, but knowing what to know; not what you know, but knowing where to get it; not what you know, but knowing how to take it; and not what you know, but knowing how to make not knowing seem unimportant. Truly, it’s not what you know, but knowing when to say no; not what you know, but what knots you know how to untie; not what you know, but knowing how to avoid needing to know it; not what you know, but what you know and shouldn’t; not what you know, but what you can correctly guess; not what you know, but knowing who’s in the know it’s not what you know, but rather knowing when to stop. ©2022 Ron Goldman

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According to a new poll from Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, more than 80 percent of metropolitan area residents say government should be doing more to make Covid-19 testing readily available to the public. The hospital’s latest “Truth in Medicine Poll,” released last Thursday, illustrated people’s frustrations with both the federal and state governments’ testing systems. Fifty-seven percent of respondents hold the federal government accountable for lack of available testing, with 15 percent blaming state government. Nationally recognized, independent polling firm LJR Custom Strategies, based out of Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, called 600 residents in New York City and Long Island on landlines and cell phones. The poll was conducted from Jan. 4 to 9, before the federal government’s recent effort to make free test kits available for every household in the country. “The lack of available testing has been an Achilles’ heel of the Covid-19 response since day one of the pandemic,” MSSN President Dr. Adhi Sharma said. “More testing enables those who suspect they may have been exposed to get information, stay home if they have a positive result and help stop the spread to others.”

The poll included several other distressing details and pessimism among respondents, hospital officials aid. For one, 63 percent of respondents believe the pandemic will last at least another year. Forty-three percent of those polled say they have put off routine well visits, including their annual physical, dental or eye exams, mammograms or blood pressure screenings. “During the past two years, we repeatedly have seen patients come to the hospital with more advanced disease that might have been prevented had it been caught and treated earlier,” Sharma said. While 79 percent of adult respondents say they have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and about one-half of those vaccinated have received a booster, those who are unvaccinated remain hesitant to take the jab. The vaccination rate remained similar to the previous poll released last August. “We still have more work to do to educate why people should receive a booster vaccine and to get their children vaccinated,” said Dr. Aaron Glatt, MSSN’s chairman of medicine and chief of infectious diseases. “Vaccination is the way out of this pandemic.” Dana Sanneman, MSSN’s vice president of public affairs, announced that according to the poll, nearly 90 percent of respondents over age 65 have been vaccinated. Mean-

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while, 68 percent in the 18-to-34 demographic in the poll reported being vaccinated. Eighty percent of poll respondents strongly support offering newly emerging antiviral pills and medicines to all patients with Covid-19 and not prioritizing them for the unvaccinated, as some health officials have urged. Eighty percent of unvaccinated respondents agreed that antibody treatments and antiviral medicines should be available to all people. “Prioritizing medicine or care for groups or subsets of people when resources are limited is a highly complex issue and will be dependent on many variables,

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including potentially biological differences based upon genetic factors,” Glatt said. “But racial and ethnic characteristics of patients should not be the primary determinant, unless it is something that directly impacts the care that is required.” The Truth in Medicine Poll serves Mount Sinai’s mission to improve education around critical public health issues. The poll was the 12th in the Truth in Medicine series, dating back to the 2017. Before the pandemic, the polls measured concerns such as holiday stress, legalization of recreational marijuana, and antibiotic use and misuse.

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MOLLOY COLLEGE WOMEN’S basketball coach Joe Pellicane, who has won 541 games — men’s and women’s — will be inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in May. mean you played better. You have to play the right way.” Pellicane has passed those values on to his players over the years. “He cares so much about his players, as if they’re like his own children,” Gibson said. “A lot of coaches are like that, but he just has that different mentality, the emotions that he really makes you feel like you’re his own child. He always had that calm mentality. When things were rough, he still remained calm and was always positive.” Gibson played for Molloy from 2016 until the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. She has since become a teacher’s assistant at William S. Culvert Elementary School in Rockville Centre, and is pursuing a master’s degree in education at Molloy. She said she still maintains a close relationship with her former coach. Christine Verrelle said that Pellicane helped shape her in many ways, and always preached strong defense to his players. Verrelle played for Dowling from 2011 to 2015, and was a member of the team that went to the national championship game. She has been an assistant coach at Molloy, alongside Pellicane, since

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this small D-2 school from Long Island — nobody thought we were going to win a game, but he knew. I think Coach P always knew.” Ihnacinse Grady played for Pellicane at Molloy from 2015 to 2019, and then became an assistant coach. She said he is deserving of the Hall of Fame, and praised him for always being there for his players. “He used to always tell me, you’re in or you’re out,” Grady recounted. “He basically meant that with basketball, you have to put in effort. You have to work hard every day, no matter the challenges or obstacles you may face. Basketball is a marathon, it’s a long season, so things aren’t always going to be great, but if you dedicate yourself every day and work hard, you’re going to be a winner.” Pellicane credited his wife, Linda, and his three children — Keith, a math teacher in the Jericho School District, Andrea, a guidance counselor at Pelham High, and Lauren, a guidance counselor and girls’ basketball coach at Haverford High in Pennsylvania — for his success, and praised them for being patient, because coaching has taken up so much of his time over the last 42 years. Of his players, he added, “The relationships are so special. It’s not like the winning basket. Now, don’t get me wrong, those are special times; those are fun times. You’re never going to forget those, but what makes those special are the young people and the relationships.”

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folk Sports Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2022 on May 18 at East Wind in Wading River. Pellicane, 74, has coached men’s and women’s basketball for over four decades, the last seven years at Molloy, where he has led the Lions to four NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including the Sweet Sixteen in 2017. He began coaching men’s hoops at Suffolk West Community College in 1980. After various stops including SUNY Farmingdale, St. John’s University and Hofstra University, he decided to switch to the women’s game at Dowling College in 2000, after coaching his daughter in AAU ball. He led the Dowling women to the Division II national championship game in 2013, which it lost, 71-56, to Ohio’s Ashland University. Pellicane, who came to Molloy in 2015, is 541-381 overall in his career, and 259-190 as a women’s coach. Though he said he was honored to be recognized, he also noted that the award belongs to his family, his assistants, his mentors and the many players who have been part of his life through the years. “This is not about Pellicane,” he said. “When these things occur, it’s always — sincerely, sincerely and truly, it’s about all the people you’ve been involved with, and I’ve been lucky to be a teacher and coach to in my life.” Pellicane said he fell in love with basketball when he began playing in schoolyards while growing up in Brooklyn. His family moved to North Babylon in the 1950s, and his life changed for the better, he said, when he met North Babylon High School coach Brendan McCann, who helped him hone his skills and taught him life lessons he carries with him to this day. McCann, now 86, was drafted by the Knicks in 1957, went on to play three seasons in the NBA and was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. Pellicane ended up returning to North Babylon as the boys’ coach, and followed in McCann’s footsteps by becoming a history teacher as well as the director of guidance. “He instilled values that the scoreboard doesn’t define you,” Pellicane said of McCann. “You may score more points than the other team, but that doesn’t mean you played harder; that doesn’t

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RVC schools stick with masks, for now the mandate, citing a ruling by t h e A l b a n y C o u n t y Supreme Court upholding the regulation in the Massapequa School District after the district tried to challenge the mandate. “It is SED’s understanding,” the department’s letter read, “that the Department of Health will appeal the Nassau County Supreme Court decision, which will result in an automatic stay that will unambiguously restore the mask rule until such time as an appellate court issues a further ruling. Therefore, schools must continue to follow the mask rule.” At a Board of Education meeting earlier this month, district parents gave differing takes on masking students, with many pushing for parental choice, others saying the district should do away with face coverings altogether and others urging school officials to keep mask requirements in place.

In an email to the Herald, one parent, Sarah Horvitz, shared a letter she wrote to Bartels and the board, in which she questioned County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s authority to essentially overrule Hochul’s statewide mask mandate, and urged the board not to consider Blakeman’s directive. “[A] critical question is whether or not a district would be subject to fines and penalties, and issued by whom, for selecting to abide the competing directive in favor of weakened standards in protection of community health,” she wrote. In response to a Herald inquiry on Facebook, Sid Bream offered a different take, saying he believed it was time to lift mask mandates. “RVC and New York for that matter needs to wake the hell up,” Bream wrote. “This isn’t about a virus, never was.”

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DESPITE A RULING by a State Supreme Court judge against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate, many school districts, including Rockville Centre, will continue to require students and staff to wear masks until after there is a ruling on the state’s appeal.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL; NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF REVIEW; HEARING OF COMPLAINTS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Assessor of the Village of Rockville Centre has completed the tentative assessment roll of the Village for the current year and that a copy thereof has been left with the Village Clerk at One College Place, Rockville Centre, New York, where it may be seen and examined by any interested person from February 1, 2022, at 10:00 am until February 15, 2022, at 2:00 pm. The undersigned Board of Review will be in attendance with the tentative assessment roll at One College Place, Rockville Centre, New York between the hours of 2:30 pm and 6:30 pm on February 15, 2022, to hear complaints in relation to assessments. All changes in the tentative assessment roll made as a result of said Board of Review hearing of such complaints will be entered on such roll on or before the date when the final assessment roll is to be completed. A publication containing procedures for contesting an assessment is available at the Assessor’s Office, 110 Maple Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York. Individual property assessments are also available at http://www.rvcny.us/Build ings/lookupsblfinal.html and information regarding the grievance process is available at http://www.rvcny.us/taxgr ievance.htm Francis X. Murray, Mayor Kathleen Baxley, Deputy Mayor Michael Sepe, Trustee Emilio Grillo, Trustee Katie Conlon, Trustee Thomas Domanico, Assessor Dated: January 26, 2022 129335 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

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 Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 2/2/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M.

121/22. NR ROCKVILLE CENTRE - Daniel Cauley, Variance, lot area occupied, construct 1-story & 2-story additions, both attached to dwelling., N/s Laurel Rd., 137’ W/o Alton Rd., a/k/a 417 Laurel Rd. N.C.P.C.Local determination. 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 Rockville Centre within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 859/Hearing---02022022 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 129322

LEGAL NOTICE SURROGATE’S COURT NASSAU COUNTY PROBATE CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent File No.2021-3055 To: Sean Turner a/k/a Shawn Turner and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-ofkin of the said Richard Turner a/k/a Richard Alvin Turner, Jr., deceased, and if any of the said above distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained. GREETINGS: A PETITION having been duly filed by James Turner, residing at 111-30 169th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on 3/2/2022 at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Richard Turner a/k/a Richard Alvin Turner, Jr.

lately domiciled at 40 Emery Street, Hempstead, NY 1150 admitting to probate a Will dated May 18,2005, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Richard Turner a/k/a Richard Alvin Turner, Jr , deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that [X ] Letters Testamentary to James Turner [ ] Letters of Trusteeship to ___________________ [ ] Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to ___________________ [ ] Further relief sought (if any): ___________________ HON. MARGARET C. REILLY, Surrogate Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk Dated, Attested and Sealed, 12/22/21 ___________________ (Seal) This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear, it will be assumed that you consent to the proceedings, unless you file written verified objections thereto. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Name of Attorney: Cliff S. Schneider Address: 275 Madison Avenue, Suite 1905, New York, NY 10016 Phone No.: (212) 365-8600 A TRUE COPY OF THE WILL OFFERED FOR PROBATE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS CITATION Notice: This citation is served upon you in accordance with the court’s order directing alternative service of process. No in-person appearances shall be held on the return date of the citation. If you wish to appear to answer or object to this proceeding, you may do so in writing in accordance with the annexed notice to cited parties. Notice: 22NYCRR 207.7c: Proof of Service should be filed on or before the second day preceding the return date. 129125 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 15th, 2022, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 11th, 2022 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the

property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount y n y. g o v / 5 2 6 / C o u n t y Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an inperson auction shall be held, same will commence on the 15th day of February 2022 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer. A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucounty ny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/17674 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 03rd, 2022. Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audiotape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715. Dated: January 12, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork ___________________ TERMS OF SALE

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased. The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership. The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case www.liherald.com

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where the purchased tax lien is at risk. The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale. Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates. 2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt

has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates. 3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid. 4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited. Dated: January 12, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 129230 LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 16-007154 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff, v. LANA FRISCH A/K/A LANA EMERICK-FRISCH A/K/A LANA E. EMERICK FRISCH, BRANDON H. FRISCH A/K/A BRANDON FRISCH, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, FRANKLIN PETROLEUM PRODUCT CO, INC., CAPITAL ONE BANK USA, NA, and JOHN DOE, Defendants. 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 attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, 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. 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. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable David P. Sullivan, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 20th day of December, 2021 at Nassau County, New York. Tax I.D. No. 54/60-2/31 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 Rockville Centre, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the northerly side of Lakeview Avenue distant 165 feet easterly from the extreme easterly end of the arc connecting the northerly side of Lakeview Avenue with the easterly side of Greenway; RUNNING THENCE North 10 degrees 55 minutes 40 seconds East 100 feet; THENCE South 79 degrees 04 minutes 20 seconds East 60 feet; THENCE South 10 degrees 55 minutes 40 seconds West 100 feet to the northerly side of Lakeview Avenue; THENCE along the northerly side of Lakeview Avenue North 79 degrees 04 minutes 20 seconds West 60 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Subject to easements, covenants, and restriction of record. These premises are also known as 611 Lakeview Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Attorney for Plaintiff Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: (585) 987-2800 129067 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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ents, and like Harriman, was the son of a billionaire. In his time he was a political rock star, and he brought a great deal of attention to the position. He built the Albany government complex, and spent your money like it was his. I met him frequently as a new state legislator and he had that rare quality known as gravitas. His successor, Malcolm Wilson, served for only a few months after Rockefeller resigned before losing to former Congressman Hugh Carey. Carey was a jovial and highly competent public servant who successfully took on many challenging projects, while occasionally battling with his own Democratic Legislature. His Irish charm made him well known around the state for two terms in office. Carey was succeeded by Mario Cuomo. Cuomo was one of the state’s most liberal governors, which often put him at odds with the Legislature. He was known for his brilliant oratory, and he turned down the chance to run for president as well as membership on the U.S. Supreme Court. When I was chair of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, we sometimes butted heads, but always stayed friends. Cuomo served three terms, but as is

the case with all long-tenured officials, the public eventually gets tired of you, and, seeking a fourth term, he lost to Republican George Pataki. Pataki never gained the notoriety of his predecessor, but he was known to be a hardworking official. During his time in office, he supervised the takeover of the Long Island Lighting Company and helped set up the Long Island Power Authority. Then, in the space of three years, New York had two new governors. In 2007, Eliot Spitzer came into office with a bold agenda, but personal issues drove him from power the following year, and Lt. Governor David Paterson succeeded him. A native Long Islander, Paterson was a bright, sharp-tongued elected official, but he failed to win his party’s nomination and he stepped aside for Andrew Cuomo. Unlike many of his predecessors, the younger Cuomo quickly became a wellknown figure. He attracted national attention last year, when the coronavirus pandemic gave him the opportunity to be a television star. Whether they are pro- or anti-Cuomo, fair-minded people will acknowledge that he became another

he has the support of the state’s power brokers bcause they like her style.

Robert Moses, completing major projects that no other governor would dare undertake. Last August, Cuomo resigned in disgrace and was succeeded by Hochul, his lieutenant governor and a seasoned western-New York political figure. She has swiftly embraced her new role as the state’s first woman governor. Her success to date is primarily due to the fact that she is experienced in handling people issues, both at a national and local level. She has attracted strong financial support from the state’s power brokers because they like her personal style. While few are counting, she has made over 75 appearances in downstate New York, and has displayed wit and charm while manifesting take-charge talents. Upstate New Yorkers are big supporters, because she acts and talks like one of them. There is no doubt in my mind, based on all the governors in my life, that she is the right person for the job at the right time. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

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very book ever written is about the pandemic — at least that’s what I’m discovering after trying to escape the here and now through fiction. Honestly, I could read “Dick and Jane Go to School” and I would be thinking, not so fast, kids. Where are your masks? Everything we do, everything we read, every plan for the future is now viewed through the prism of the ongoing health crisis. But that’s OK. We always bring our own lives to the RANDI first page of a new KREISS book. Reading is a diversion, but alas, it is not an escape. I read four books this month, which I chose specifically because I hoped to get away from the grind of the daily news and from other books featuring pandemics, natural disasters, environmental catastrophes and family trauma. Ultimately, my choices did not offer escape from the moment, but they did offer comfort, and the knowledge that painful life challenges are part of the human condition.

Because my attention span is a casualty of pandemic anxiety, I selected relatively short books. I want to read Jonathan Franzen’s “Crossroads,” for example, but I’m not yet up for a nearly 600page read. My first choice was “Midnight in the Library,” by Matt Haig. A young woman decides to end her life, and winds up in a kind of supernatural middle space called the library, managed by a kindly old librarian who may or may not be her former teacher, or God. She has the chance, then, to choose other lives she might have lived, and is transported into those lives to try them out. Despite the serious theme, the writing is clever and entertaining. Naturally, it made me think about my own what-ifs. Over the past two pandemic years, who didn’t feel like clicking their ruby slippers and going back to a pre-Covid world? Who didn’t romanticize other unlived lives? I also read “Klara and the Sun,” by Kazuo Ishiguro. The story imagines a future in which parents can purchase artificial friend robots, or AF’s, for their kids. Children spend all their time indoors, learning on screens called

“oblongs.” They attend special classes to learn how to socialize with their friends because their lives are so solitary. I thought the robot story would be so removed from real life that it would offer distraction. However, the lives of the children in “Klara and the Sun” are prophetic of this exact time in history, when children are isolated and suffering from that isolation. Again, the novelist had his ear to the ground in a way no one could have predicted. His descriptions of a future dystopian society are prescient in many disturbing ways. None of these novels can offer a flying carpet out of our own predicaments. What they can do, and it’s worth the ride, is validate the richness of the human experience and offer hope. My third suggestion is “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line,” by Deepa Anaparra. This story had the best chance of getting me out of my head and into the life of the 9-year-old Indian narrator who hopes to solve the mystery of disappearing children in his “basti,” or slum neighborhood. Strangely, the novel is buoyant and funny and ultimately hopeful, although it follows a tragic series of events. The joy was in the narrative “voice” of the

n ‘Klara and the Sun,’ the children’s lives are prophetic of this exact time in history.

young boy, whose observations of adult behavior are keen and funny. I enjoyed the immersion in the sensory kaleidoscope that is India. The story depicts, too, the contrast of the “hi-fi” rich people who live in the “hi-fi” buildings outside the slums. So, before long, I was thinking about how our own homegrown disparities in wealth alter the experience of living through a global pandemic. The last book I read this month was “Northern Spy,” by Flynn Berry, a thriller about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the divisions within the population and the mistrust between the IRA and the Brits. Countrymen and women turned against one another. Families divided over politics. Governments abusing their power. Politicians lying to their constituents and choosing personal power over service to the voters. Sound familiar? The descriptions of scenery along the coast near Belfast are stunning. And the story is a page-turner. Of course, it also brought home the destabilizing political division in our own country. Perhaps we cannot read to escape. No matter. We read to know that others survive tragedies. We read for the comfort of knowing that we are not alone. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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peaking last Friday in Woodbury before the Long Island Association, Gov. Kathy Hochul devoted much of her speech, delivered with characteristically biting humor, to touting the array of projects now in the planning stages that were made possible by the Biden administration’s signature achievement to date, the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The measure, passed late last year, will mean tens of billions of dollars for infrastructure improvement across New York state, including here on Long Island. For starters, Hochul said, New York will invest $1 billion in short order to fix potholes on our state thoroughfares. Potholes, she noted, cost New Yorkers an average of $635 a year in

repairs. “I have a personal experience with every single pothole,” the governor remarked, half-jokingly. The infrastructure bill will also provide $32.8 billion to repair and restructure New York’s crumbling roads and bridges, including $103.4 million for Nassau County. New York will receive $9.8 billion to modernize public transportation systems, making them cleaner and more efficient. Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, for example, will receive $40 million to improve and further develop terminals, improving the flight experience of many Long Islanders there. Some $500 million will go to develop sustainable offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean, providing clean energy for New Yorkers for generations to come and helping to protect Earth

against climate change. The wind farms will also mean hundreds, even thousands, of high-paying, high-tech jobs for Long Islanders. And New York is set to receive $175 million to build out a network of electric-vehicle charging stations across the state, reducing or eliminating gasoline costs for those with electric cars and helping to fight climate change. We could go on and on. The federal investment in New York transportation and electric systems will reap benefits for years, even decades, to come. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act tells us, in no uncertain terms, that good things happen when Democrats and Republicans work together. We, the people, expect — demand — more such examples of bipartisanship in Congress.

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Nassau needs factbased leadership To the Editor: Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s unwarranted assertions of authority deserve condemnation, but fault, it seems, must be extended to his “legal counsel,” who suggested that school boards can decide on “constitutional rights to reject mask mandates.” For counsel to pretend ignorance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, in 1905, which upheld states’ authority to enforce compulsory vaccination laws, and contained Justice John Marshall Harlan’s concept of “real liberty for all,” suggests demagoguery. Nassau needs factbased leadership. BRIAN KELLY Rockville Centre

‘Uninformed’ is too strong a word To the Editor: Re Dr. Michael Ludwig’s letter to the editor, “Blakeman’s decision is ‘misguided’” (Jan. 13-19): Dr. Ludwig’s unhappiness with the way the race for Nassau County executive went last November is apparent, with name-calling. Two dozen “blue” cities have defied federal

law over enforcement of immigration laws, so let’s not be naive. In his letter, Ludwig comes off like Hillary Clinton when she referred to conservatives as “deplorables.” “Uninformed” is a strong grade to apply to anyone who isn’t a liberal. I’m not disappointed by such daily attacks. People should, however, use their brains before they engage their mouths. We are Americans with some slightly different views. The ballot box is the field of honor. We should not defame one another. ROBERT F. CASALE Glen Head

Time to fund maternal care To the Editor: I stand with Dr. Martine Hackett, of Birth Justice Warriors, a Hofstra University professor, and Dr. Tarika James, chief medical officer of Long Island Federally Qualified Health Centers, to call for a major funding increase to address the nation’s maternal mortality crisis among Black women and eliminate racial bias in maternal care. Ahead of final negotiations for the fiscal year 2022 appropriations package, I am calling on House and Senate Appropriations Commit-

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efore I started working for the Heralds last year, a coworker raped me at a previous job. I didn’t immediately report it to police. I didn’t tell my family in Puerto Rico, or my then husband. I didn’t keep the torn dress or the photos of the bruises. With only 31 percent of rapes reported to police, according to the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network, we need to empower rape victims to seek justice in a system that they believe is fair and equitable — and one in which they feel CRISTINA ARROYO safe and supported. Under the current RODRIGUEZ system, though, for every 1,000 sexual assaults that are reported, only 25 perpetrators will be incarcerated, according to RAINN. My story is not a 0.025 percent story. Six months after I was raped, I received a screenshot from a different coworker in which my rapist mentioned me by name, saying he hadn’t raped me, that it was consensual. He also mentioned two other women, as if listing membership in a club one out of five women join against their will. I reached out to the women. One answered. She said he had bought her

drinks, and she awoke the next morning, unable to remember the night before, to a text from him that read, “Thanks for sex, hope you remember.” That was when I decided to call the police. Late one night, four male officers came to my home to write a report. I told them about the man who raped me and the other woman, that he had admitted two weeks after the incident that he raped me, and that I suspected he might have done the same to others, based on this woman’s report and the text he sent her. The police dismissed my rape allegation as “sex,” asking, When did he have sex with you? Did anybody else witness you having sex? Had you had sex before with him? Finally, they offered me a counseling services number. A few weeks later, I met with a specialcrimes detective for three interviews. I shared texts and named witnesses to the crime. The detective tried to contact my rapist but could not. I was offered counseling services pamphlets. Not only did I relieve the trauma, but I also had to endure victim blaming, with police saying, “Maybe you agreed, but you don’t remember?” “Are you sure you weren’t in a relationship with him?” “You both made bad decisions that night.” “You should talk to someone — RAINN offers

o hold rapists accountable, stop asking victims why they waited to report.

LETTERS tee leaders to include $7 million to fund evidence-based training programs to reduce implicit bias in maternal health and $25 million to establish a program that delivers integrated health care services to pregnant women and new mothers that can reduce the disproportionate rate of maternal deaths among Black non-Hispanic women and adverse maternal health outcomes. The United States continues to have the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world, driven in large part by the high mortality rates among Black mothers. The overall maternal mortality rate in New York state is 10 percent higher than the national average. These risks have only grown over the past year, as Covid-19 presents additional risks for pregnant women and their babies. Despite the high number of pregnancy and childbirth complications, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies have found that two out of three of all reported deaths were preventable. I am also urging my congressional colleagues to continue funding for several maternal health priorities, including at least $30 million to support uniform data collection on individual maternal deaths, $15 million for the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health program, $5 million for the Maternal Mental Health Hot-

great counseling services.” The detective interviewed witnesses who had told me they saw what happened, but no one would admit to authorities that they had seen anything. A year and half later, after I had quit my job because I didn’t want to run into my rapist, he posted on social media that he had exacted revenge on me, calling me a terrible person and himself a “genius.” I immediately went to the police. They said they could do nothing, because my rapist was never arrested and the harassment wasn’t chronic. I tried to get a restraining order but couldn’t, because he wasn’t related to me or my live-in boyfriend. Police said I should’ve reported the rape when it happened, and again referred me to counseling. Now my rapist still works in the same place. I walk with my keys between my fingers toward my car, and check the back seat. I pretend to be on my phone when I walk alone at night, having 911 pre-dialed. And I keep an aluminum bat nearby at home. For rape victims, no amount of therapy offers the healing that justice can. Our justice system and social institutions are fraught, however, with puritanical misbeliefs about female sexuality — the woman is almost always to blame — and a history

of categorizing women as property, both of which fuel rape. New York made some progress in 2020 when the Democratically controlled State Senate passed a bill to prohibit a rape suspect from using an alleged victim’s intoxication as a defense in court. But the measure failed to pass the Assembly, also controlled by Democrats, signaling to women that our Legislature, dominated by men, cannot protect us. Want to hold rapists accountable? Stop asking their victims why they waited to report. Instead, call out men when they objectify women; advocate for greater female representation in formal and informal organizations, especially in leadership; unionize for living wages and worklife balance; and vote for elected leaders that will support women’s autonomy. Victims cannot trust systems that fail them, at best, and retraumatize them, at worst. Once women gain a degree of financial and workplace autonomy and equitable systemic power, particularly in government, our institutions will change. Then, we hope, our criminal justice system will become a safe place for women to come forward. Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez is editor of the Baldwin Herald. She has also lectured in psychology at Baruch College and Bronx Community College in the City University of New York, and has taught Master Executive classes for NYPD leadership at John Jay College.

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line and $10 million to train health care providers to screen, assess and provide specialized care to treat maternal mental health conditions. I support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, which includes my bill, the Moms Matter Act. And I support a host of bills to reduce racial disparities in maternal health, including the Maternal CARE Act, the MOMS Act and Sen. Cory Booker’s MOMMIES Act. I also co-led the TRICARE Coverage for Doula Support Act in 2020, which helped initiate a pilot program for TRICARE beneficiaries to receive coverage for doula fees in 2021. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND U.S. senator, New York

CORRECTION In the Jan. 20-26 edition, the Rockville Centre Herald ran the honor roll and principal list for St. Agnes Cathedral, and listed Sean Davi as an honor roll student, when he was on the principal’s list. We regret the error.

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