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ROCKVILLE CENTRE NATIVE Dane Kasschau died on Jan. 25 at age 39, after nine months with colorectal cancer. In his memory, his family and wife, Elaine “Lissy” Kasschau, have created a foundation to urge people to get tested for cancer early and often.
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RVC native dies of colorectal cancer at 39 By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Wherever he went, Dane Kasschau usually flashed a beaming smile. “His smile was a signature,” recalled his sister, Paige. “Regardless of what the situation was, Dane was always just beaming ear to ear with this gorgeous smile.” Kasschau died on Jan. 25, at age 39, after a nine-month battle with Stage 4 colorectal cancer, but his family members
said the impact he left on the community and those close to him will have a lasting effect. Kasschau was born on Jan. 14, 1983, the third of four children of James and Eileen Kasschau. He had two older brothers, Jared and Brant, and Paige was the youngest. He grew up in Rockville Centre and attended South Side High School, where he became a captain of the varsity lacrosse team and graduated in 2001.
He played lacrosse and earned a marketing degree at Lehigh University, and got a master’s in taxation from Baruch College. After working in sales at two start-ups, he became a senior sales manager in appliance sales and strategy at Yahoo until his branch of the company was bought out by Verizon and he began working for the communications company. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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Officials from the Diocese of Rockville Centre and students from eight Catholic schools across Long Island marked the 49th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion on Jan. 21 as part of a Youth for Life Pilgrimage and anti-abortion demonstration. Church officials and students prayed at the Cathedral during a Mass promoting the value of life and commemorating the Feast of St. Agnes, the 12-year-old martyr who later became known as the patron saint of young girls and chastity and purity. The students also held prolife signs on the lawn of the cathedral. Nolan Reynolds, who has served as the director of youth and young adult ministry for the Diocese of RVC for more than three years, said the diocese traditionally participates in the March for Life in Washington, D.C. each year, but did not attend this year because of Covid19. In lieu of the trip, the diocese organized the local event. “We wanted to kind of re-create that locally in a safe way, so we decided to do a pilgrimage to St. Agnes Cathedral,” Reynolds explained. “It’s our central hub and we basically decided to try to mimic some of the experiences from going down on the pilgrimage for March for Life, which included prayer, experiencing the sacraments together and peaceful, prayerful witness to life.” Eight of the nine Catholic schools on Long Island participated in the event. St. Mary’s in Manhasset was the lone school not present in Rockville Centre because it organized its own event. In all, about 250 church officials, diocese members and students participated. While the diocese facilitated in a pro-life march, Planned Parenthood marked the anniversary of Roe v. Wade by issuing an open letter to the U.S. Senate, urging it to protect abortion rights by passing the Women’s Health Protection Act, citing that half of the U.S. could ban abortion and restrict access to 36 million people. “If the Supreme Court of the United States decides to dismantle or even overturn Roe v. Wade, there is no tell-
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OFFICIALS FROM THE Diocese of Rockville Centre and students from eight Catholic schools across Long Island participated in a Youth for Life Pilgrimage at St. Agnes Cathedral on Jan. 21. ing how it might dismantle voting, immigrant, LGBTQ+, and a multitude of other rights,” the letter read. “The Senate must follow in the House of Representatives’ footsteps now and pass WHPA to protect access to abortion and ensure that no one is denied this fundamental right.” Reynolds said the diocese event was about reaffirming Catholic teachings and how they relate to abortion laws and to bring people together from across Long
Island for a common cause. “It was like a breath of fresh air because for the past two years, we haven’t been able to come together for events like this for any cause, for any reason,” Reynolds said. “So I know it was very uplifting. It was kind of like on another level an inspiring moment to have young people together, praying together and rallying around a cause that we believe in.”
Snowstorm hits RVC By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com
Rockville Centre, along with the rest of Long Island, was hit with heavy snowfall and high winds on Saturday morning. Snow accumulated to between 8 and 11 inches with wind gusting at 45 mph. A winter storm warning from the National Weather Service was in effect until 7 p.m. Saturday night. Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency that began at 8 p.m. on Friday. The Long Island Railroad was shut down until Sunday. Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray declared a snow emergency via the village Facebook page on Friday morning, warning residents that there would be no street parking and that they should remain off of the roadways while Department of Public Works crews clear the village’s 53 miles of roads and 30 parking fields. After the storm, Murray thanked the village’s employees at the DPW, the Of fice of Emergency Management, and the water, electric and IT
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departments for their swift action. “Our Village DPW is responsible for plowing 53 miles of roadway, 30 parking fields and the village owned sidewalks,” he said. “This is no easy task. Residents and merchants have come to expect and deserve an immediate response of curb-to-curb plowing of village roadways and parking lots. I would like to thank our DPW workers who worked tirelessly do deliver on that commitment.” Many residents had some fun in the snow over the weekend, while Marty Bevilacqua got into the Super Bowl spirit by creating a snow sculpture of a football player, with the Cincinnati Beng als and Los Ang eles Rams logos on either side of it. The two teams will clash in Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium, the home of the Rams.
MARTY BEVILACQUA HAS Super Bowl fever already, as he created a display for the upcoming Bengals vs. Rams game in front of his house after Saturday’s snowstorm.
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Rockville Centre resident Michelle Galante Zangari was recently named to the board of directors for Bethany House in Baldwin. Galante Zangari has owned MZ Interior Design in Rockville Centre for the past nine years. She grew up in the Five Towns, but has lived Herald file photo in the village for a b o u t 2 0 ye a r s. ROCKVILLE CENTRE RESIDENT Michelle Galante Zangari was Galante Zangari has named to the board of directors at Bethany House, a not-forserved as the vice profit agency that provides housing to homeless adult women chair of the Facili- and women with children seeking emergency shelter. ties Committee for Bethany for the past Galante Zangari said she believes in year as a volunteer. Bethany’s mission and has volunteered Bethany House is a Baldwin not-for- for the nonprofit several times over the profit agency that provides housing to years, then decided to take an active role homeless adult women and women with with the Facilities Committee, which she children seeking emergency shelter. will still continue to do even after being “I’m very pleased to continue and named to its board of directors. strengthen my relationship with Bethany In her role, Galante Zangari will meet House,” she said, “and serve homeless with the board virtually and help make women and their children in Nassau decisions on projects and properties that County.” the organization takes part in, she said.
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■ On Jan. 23 at 8:19 p.m., the manager of a North Village Avenue restaurant reported that someone intentionally damaged a computer.
■ A resident reported that her son was assaulted by another juvenile in the vicinity of 100 N. Centre Ave. on Jan. 20 at 8:20 p.m.
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■ At 1:25 p.m. on Jan. 18, the facilities manager of the Rockville Centre School District notified police that someone stole a breadbox from South Side Middle School.
■ On Jan. 21 at 10:27 a.m., a resident reported that he was the victim of a computer virus scam.
■ The manager of a Sunrise Highway store reported that someone stole an audio speaker on Jan. 18 at 6:34 p.m.
Property damage ■ On Jan. 20 at 7:20 a.m., the window of a construction vehicle was found damaged in the Morgan Days Park parking lot. ■ At 1:24 p.m. on Jan. 22, a motorist notified police that his vehicle was damaged while parked on Vincent Street.
Leaving the scene ■ At 11:35 a.m. on Jan. 17, a motorist reported that his car was struck by a vehicle that left the scene while he was driving on Merrick Road. ■ A driver reported that her car was struck by a vehicle that left the scene while she was driving on Sunrise Highway on Jan. 20 at 5:27 p.m. ■ On Jan. 21 at 5:49 p.m., a motorist reported that her car was struck by a vehicle that left the scene while driving on Morris Avenue.
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NEWS BRIEF After two years in business, The Breakfast Club in Rockville Centre closed its doors on Jan. 30, but its owners could return with a new eatery concept by spring. The restaurant opened in 2019 at 21 S. Park Ave. in the village, offering break-
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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Ongoing Community Service Letters to Veterans Show your appreciation for veterans and earn one service hour per three 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.
Thursday, Feb. 3 Simply Creative Chef Rob Chef Rob shares how to prepare Valentine’s Day Bakers Dozen Sweet and Salty Chocolate Chips. Register online at the RVC Library website to receive the Zoom link to this virtual event. Starts at 10 a.m.
Bible Study at St. Agnes
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Join Fr. Bright and other members of 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.
Lions Club member Colleen York and Lions Club President Michelle Sewell recently delivered party favors to MLK Center Assistant Director Sharon Sheppard and Director Pat Morris for their birthdays.
Current Events with Richard Skolnik (Zoom) 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.
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.
Town of Hempstead Taxpayer Forum
The Scribblers: A Writing Workshop (Hybrid)
Receiver Jeanine Driscoll will be walking taxpayers through the process of grieving their home assessment on their own and answer the many questions they have regarding their property taxes at the RVC Library. Reservations and seating are limited. Email taxforums@ tohmail.org or call 516-414-65-8 to register. Starts at 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 4 Poetry Workshop (Virtual) Mindy Mangot invites participants to bring in their works for this peer review and interactive workshop. Register online at the RVC Libraru website to receive the Zoom link. Starts at 1 p.m.
Tricia’s Flicks The RVC Library hosts this in-person screening of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RIngs (Rated PG-13). Starts at 2 p.m.
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RVC Library explores themes of mindfulness, emotional language, empathy, and kindness. Register online at te library website. Starts at 10:30 a.m.
Monday, Feb. 7 Monday Storytime (In-person) Register online at the RVC Library website for this librarian-led storytime to sing songs and read together. Starts at 10 a.m.
Monday Mysteries (Virtual)
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This book club through the RVC Library will be discussing They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall. Starts at 12 p.m.
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Tuesday, Feb. 8 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.
oches. 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. 9
Tuesday Yoga with Joe (Virtual)
Simply Stronger with Marilyn Bunger (Virtual)
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Certified instructor Marilyn Bunger leads this exercise class to enhance strength and flexibility. Starts at 9:30 a.m.
Share your work with fellow writers, receive feedback, and discuss your craft. Bring work to share. Register online for the Zoom link. In-person seating in the RVC Library is first come, first serve for the 40 spots. Starts at 7 p.m.
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The RVC Village Trustees meet at village hall on Feb. 3 for a briefing meeting at 6 p.m. The Center for Science Teaching & Learning hosts Dino Club on Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. The RVC Library hosts the hybrid program “What to Watch” on Feb. 8 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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Wedding bells are ringing Rockville Centre residents Dyonna Denice Jones and Jimmy Pierre got married at Hempstead Town Hall on Jan. 21. Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray, far left, officiated the wedding. Those interested in obtaining their marriage license and/or scheduling a wedding ceremony should call Murray’s office at (516) 812-3014 or visit hempsteadny.gov/marriage.
OBITUARY
Former RVC resident, U.S. Army vet Michael Gross, 81 St. Agnes High School alum Michael Coffey, in 1968. The couple moved to East HadEdward Gross died on Jan. 21 at the Yale dam, Conn., where they made their home. Haven Hospital in Connecticut. He was 81. Gross was a member of the East Haddam Gross was born on May 20, 1940, in Valley Republican Town Committee for more than 50 Stream, the son of the late Edward and Agnes years. Gross retired from Traveler’s Insurance (Wolf) Gross. He graduated from in 1992 after a 23-year career as a St. Agnes Cathedral High School in manager. He then went on to work Rockville Centre in 1958 and Hofsfor himself in a home improvetra University in 1962. ment business, finally retiring After college, Gross served in completely in the early 2000s. He the U.S. Army. On June 3, 1962, he will be remembered fondly as a was commissioned as a second hardworking man who was devotlieutenant with the Army Transed to his family, country and comportation Corps and soon after munity. completed the transportation In addition to Elizabeth, Gross training, which led to him being is survived by his son, Matthew the supply officer for the 524 Light Gross, his daughter-in-law Kanae Michael Edward Helicopter Maintenance Company Haneishi, of Valley City, N.D.; his Gross in Hanau, Germany. In August grandchildren, Koji, Niko, and 1963, he was transferred to be the Sora Gross; his nieces, Karen supply and vehicle maintenance officer at the Wuebber and Eileen Uberti; his nephews, Wilheadquarters of the Seventh Army Transpor- liam Brennan and James Brennan; and tation Group in Ludwigsburg, Germany. numerous extended family and friends. On April 17, 1964, Gross was promoted to A celebration of Gross’s life is scheduled for first lieutenant to serve as the acting HQ com- June 10, 2022, at 11 a.m., with a Mass of Chrispany commanding officer on a periodic basis. tian burial at St. Bridget of Kildare Church, 75 He attended the U.S. Army Flight School, Leesville Road, Moodus, CT. Burial will be priFixed-Wing Class for a short period before his vate in the State Veteran’s Cemetery in Middlehonorable discharge on June 30, 1965. Gross town. The Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home of was a strong patriot and proud veteran. Colchester has been entrusted with care of He married his beloved wife, Elizabeth Jane arrangements.
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Mepham Senior Basketball AN ALL-COUNTY SELECTION in two sports (basketball and softball) as a junior, Guerrero has nearly doubled her offensive production on the hardwood as a senior and ranked among Nassau County’s top 10 leading scorers at 21.2 points per game as of Jan. 27. Last spring, she helped the Pirates capture the Long Island Class A softball championship and started as second base. She’ll play softball at the next level at Stony Brook University.
GAMES TO WATCH Thursday, Feb. 3
Girls Basketball: V.S. South at Lynbrook ................4:45 p.m. Boys Basketball: Westbury at Baldwin ....................... 7 p.m. Gymnastics: Massapequa at South Side ................... 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 4
Girls Basketball: East Rockaway at Malverne ............. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Clarke at Wantagh ........................... 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Hicksville at East Meadow .............. 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roslyn at Calhoun................................ 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Syosset at Freeport..........................6:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Farmingdale at Oceanside ................... 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Locust Valley at West Hemp. ............... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Herricks at V.S. Central ....................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Malverne at East Rockaway ................. 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Roosevelt at Kennedy ......................7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 5 Boys Basketball: Sewanhaka at Elmont ........................ 10 a.m. Girls Basketball: Mepham at MacArthur ....................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: G.N. South at Long Beach ................ 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: South Side at Hewlett......................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Lawrence at North Shore ................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Lynbrook at V.S. South ....................... 12 p.m.
After finishing third in the Nassau County gymnastics team championships last winter, South Side has remained a contender despite losing almost half of its roster to graduation. The Cyclones won 7 of their first 9 meets while posting an average score of 160.7, ranking fifth in the county as the regular season winds down. They’ll compete Feb. 17 at the Nassau team championships — only eight squads qualify — at Bethpage. “It was tough losing nine seniors but we’ve had some kids really step up,” South Side coach Ashley Harney said. “Knock on wood we’ve been pretty healthy and consistent. We’re looking to finish strong.” Two days before the team finals, the Cyclones will have a handful of gymnasts at the state qualifier meet hosted by Roslyn. Last season, there was no state championships due to the pandemic. Instead, a Long Island championship took its place. “Unofficially, we’ll have four girls on vault, beam and floor, and one on bars for the state qualifier,” Harney noted. Senior captain Payton Waller, who has state meet experience on floor exercise, is a sixth-year varsity gymnast and South Side’s leading scorer in the all-around. “She’s always showed really strong leadership skills in addition to being a very talented gymnast,” Harney said of Waller, who has scored 34.5 in the all-around, 9.4 on floor, 8.9 on balance beam, 8.3 on vault, and 8.0 on bars. “Her floor routine is special,” she added. “It’s common for another coach or even a judge to comment on it.” Junior Kendall Pinsky came into the program with an extensive dance background, Harney said, and that allowed her to be a prominent scorer on floor immediately. She also stepped up last winter and developed into a high all-around scorer. Entering the last few meets she has a high of 33.4. “It’s only her second varsity season but she has gymnastics experience and she’s been able to put it all together,” Harney said of Pinsky, who has highs of 9.3 on floor, 8.65 on beam, 8.2 on vault, and 7.4 on bars
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SENIOR PAYTON WALLER, right, and Kendall Pinsky will lead South Side into the state qualifer and Nassau team championships in two weeks. Another junior, Katie Connors, has evolved from a beam specialist to one of South Side’s top all-around performers. Led by a 9.1 on floor, she’s posted a high all-around of 32.2. She’s also hit 8.2 on both vault and beam. Sophomore Erin McCarthy has posted some impressive scores on bars and floor, Harney said, and competed in the allaround in several meets to help the Cyclones to victory. Her highest floor score so far is 8.9. Harney said Mia DiSalvo, a 7th-grader,
is a “powerhouse” and the team’s leading vaulter heading into the state qualifier. DiSalvo’s front handspring vault scored an 8.45 recently and she’s produced 8.4 on beam as well. Sophomores Alex Griffo and Cassie Hawkins have frequented the scoresheet on vault and bars. Senior Tara Sullivan’s highest beam score of 8.7 has her on the verge of going to the state qualifier for the first time in her high school career. “She’s a really hard worker with a great attitude,” Harney said.
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hold on to your drink without spilling it? I think you get my point. When we’re annoyed with friends, we typically respond respectfully. But when we’re upset with our spouse, many of us forget our manners, responding with angry, nasty retorts. Here are four ways to soften your response to your spouse – even when his/her behavior gets to you.
emotionally connecting rather than distancing, as in “I get it. Your mom’s been upset. I know she was really shaken up by her car accident.” ■ When you’re no longer flooded with angry feelings, you can think through how you want to respond, rather than reacting from rage. For example, “Perhaps you’ve had enough drinks for the evening; I hope you agree.”
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■ Take a deep breath. Inhaling slowly, exhaling slowly. Repeat. On the last exhale, say a positive affirmation, like: “It’ll be ok” or “It’s not a big deal. Feel yourself letting go of the fury that’s been building up inside of you.
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feeling lonely or loved
■ tensions escalating or diminishing
■ Here’s a napkin to wipe it up. I’m glad it didn’t get all over your clothes.
■ Now your body’s less tense. That’s good. Though you’re still annoyed, your need to be sarcastic or punitive has lessened. Hopefully, you can now become more solution-oriented, as in “If you’re running late, please text me and let me know so I don’t get worried.”
■ You’ve had enough! Can’t you even
■ You can also respond in a way that’s
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Yes, at times what our spouses do or don’t do will annoy us. But how we respond to our spouses’ behavior will make the difference between:
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Books (way) off the shelf
■ “Paradise Regained: Central Avenue in late January”
include:
tive Guide to Catching Mice”
■ “Bottoms Up: A Noted Proctologist Looks Back”
■ “Clerical Error: A Rev. Jones Mystery”
■ “Fluff: The Inner Workings of the Modern Mind”
■ “Why One-Sided Giving Isn’t Sharing”
■ “Aches, Pains and other Guests: Planning the Family Party” ■ “Chicken Pucks: The Untold Story of Cowardly Hockey Players”
■ “My Independent Life: How to be Self-Reliant” by Ricki (as ghost-written by her daddy) ■ “Decorating as an Olympic Sport”
■ “101 Uses for Dental Floss”
■ “Bibliography of Books that Look Good on the Coffee Table” Other volumes (turned up to turn down)
And, of course, my Aunt Zooey has one addition: ■ “Unreserved Judgment: 1,250 Weeks of Nothing Read” ©2022 Ron Goldman
■ “Still Up: An Insomniac Shares His Dreams” ■ “Who Me?: The Art of False Modesty”
■ “Who’s Sorry Now? A Compilation of Apologies by Drunken, Racist, Sexist Celebrities” (Two volume set) ■ “A Kid’s Guide to Negotiable Instruments and Intellectual Property” (companion volume to “Recognizing Your Kid’s a Geek”)
■ “I’ll Wait For The Movie: Reflections of a Modern Reader”
Unreserved Judgment
■ “Not My Child!! It Must Be The Teacher: New Directions in Education”
Often: Uncivil Discourse In Modern Life”
■ “Original T houghts You’ve Heard Before” And how About?:
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■ “The Pill that Didn’t Want to be Swallowed” ■ “Straight Jacket: My Twenty Crazy Years in the Men’s Clothing Business” ■ “Smile and Say Cheese” The Defini-
■ “Memories of a Forgotten Child” ■ “A Study of GlobalWarming Trays”
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While you can’t tell a book by its cover, sometimes its title covers more of the book than the pages within. Personally I’m blessed with our own perfect local bookstore, Blue Door Books, whose friendly, knowledgeable staff makes finding and buying a book as delightful an adventure as reading it. Last week, however, I was told of a somewhat different (and bizarre) establishment which offers an odd collection of texts whose titles do indeed tell all and, even perhaps a little more, than necessary. What follows is a random sampling of what’s out there to peruse rather than actually read: Under “local interest” we have:
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DANE KASSCHAU WITH his wife, Elaine “Lissy” Kasschau, their daughter, Austin, and their son, Jack. treatments. After the cancer was diagnosed, Jared and Paige ran the New York City Marathon in Dane’s honor last November, and raised more than $21,000 for the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. They have raised another $10,000 for a half-marathon in March in Dane’s memory. His siblings and wife have also partnered to raise awareness of colon cancer, Chron’s disease and colitis by creating the Dane Austin Kasschau Fund, which benefits the Chron’s and Colitis Foundation (see box). “He was a warrior,” Jared said of Dane. “… He had a history with Chron’s and colitis, and so the ask is that you get tested early.” Though Dane had moved away from Rockville Centre, the rest of his immediate family still lives in the village, and he had several friends in the area. In his memory, the Kasschaus hosted an event at the Tap Room last Friday, and more than 200 people attended. His former South Side lacrosse coach, Steve Dipietro presented his family with a framed Cyclones jersey with Dane’s number 7. Paige described Dane as her rock, and said he frequently helped her get through many problems she faced. “Dane, sick or
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According to cancer.org, excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the U.S. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2022 there will be 106,180 new cases of colon cancer and 44,850 new cases of rectal cancer. The diseases are expected to cause about 52,580 deaths. Overall, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is about 1 in 23 (4.3 percent) for men and 1 in 25 (4 percent) for women. Finding cancer early, when it’s small and hasn’t spread, often allows for more treatment options. In Dane Kasschau’s memory, his family members have organized a fundraiser for the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, which can be found at bit. ly/3gayrS8, and the Dane Austin Kasschau Fund, which raises money for the Chron’s and Colitis Foundation, and can be found at bit. ly/3KX1XJb.
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While at Lehigh, Kasschau met his future wife, Elaine “Lissy” King, and their relationship rekindled after they graduated over their mutual love of dogs. In 2010, they moved to Massachusetts, Elaine’s home state, living in Boston and then Dover. They were married on Sept. 13, 2014, and then had a daughter, Austin, 5, and a son, Jack, 2. Elaine was due to give birth to their second son as the Herald went to press. “He was a born leader,” Jared Kasschau said of his brother. “He had one of those contagious personalities. He was someone you just wanted to be around all the time. He just had this way, I characterize it, if you’re walking in a crowded room where you didn’t know anybody there, you would look for Dane, because he’d make you feel like you’re at home. He just had this amazing ability of comforting those around him and making them feel at their very best.” His brother Brant said Kasschau was his best friend. “To say he was one of a kind is an understatement,” he said. “He was the best husband, father, son, brother, uncle, cousin, friend and teammate anyone could ask for.” Kasschau’s siblings described him as someone who lived life to the fullest, was a great family man, was always prepared to help friends in need and was ultra-competitive, “but in a good way,” according to Paige. He enjoyed spending time in East Hampton and Cutchogue, was an avid runner and played golf, tennis and pickleball. His love for sports and the outdoors led him to become a counselor at Camp ANCHOR in the summers, and to create “Dane’s Games” and “Kamp Kasschau,” organizing wiffle ball, basketball and other events and using his name to raise money for worthy causes. In addition to his smile, his siblings said Kasschau was known for his memory, which helped him connect with people.. Kasschau’s life was not without challenges. He had Chron’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder, and colitis, a chronic digestive disease. In May 2021 he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, but his family said he remained positive, and was determined to do everything in his power to try and beat it. He underwent chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy
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LISA UMANSKY, OWNER of the Polka Dot Pound Cake bakery, on Long Beach Road, was sworn in as the new president of the Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 26.
New chamber president seeks to unite businesses director and instructor until 1997. “It was the dancing school that realnesses. ly taught me how to run a business,” Croutier, a senior financial advisor Umansky recalled. “That was definitely at Merrill Lynch, said he was excited to a learning experience for me, and when see Umansky take the chamber’s helm. I learned I loved being an entrepre“I think it’s really imporneur.” tant that she has a brickAfter moving to Rockand-mortar small business, ville Centre in 1993, she so she’ll have her finger on spent the early 2000s at the pulse of what many home, raising two daughbusiness owners go ters, Emily and Hannah, through,” Croutier said. “It but sought another creative will be very good for the pursuit in baking. Inspired businesses and the chamber by her mother and her Norto have her steering the wegian heritage, Umansky ship right now.” has been baking her entire Umansky has made her life, and sold her baked interests into a career. She goods at farmers markets grew up in Hewlett, and in across Long Island . Little 1977, when she was 15, she by little, it became more worked as an instructor at a than a side business, and dance academy in Cedar- BRIAN she managed to get the hurst, “teaching the Five CROUTIER storefront on Long Beach Towns how to do the husRoad just after Hurricane tle,” she said. In 1985, at 22, Former RVC Sandy in 2012. after graduating from Adel- chamber president “So many of my students phi University in Garden would just walk straight City with a degree in business administration and management, from school to the dancing school,” she expecting to someday work in finance, said. “So I knew having a location in a she founded the Broadway Dance Acad- residential area and with foot traffic emy in Hewlett, serving as owner, was the way to go.” CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE
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Notice is hereby given that I shall, commencing on February 15, 2022, sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on real estate herein-after described, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party-ininterest in such real estate shall pay to the County Treasurer by February 11, 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 per cent per six month’s 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 15, 2022 lien sale, Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $125.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 1752015 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.nassaucountyny.gov/526/County-Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person 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. The liens are for arrears of School District taxes for the year 2019-2020 and 2020 - 2021 and/or County, Town, and Special District taxes for the year 2020 and 2021. The following is a partial listing of the real estate located in school district number(s) 21, 20 in the Town of Hempstead only, upon which tax liens are to be sold, with a brief description of the same by reference to the County Land and Tax Map, the name of the owner or occupant as the same appears on the 2021/2022 tentative assessment roll, and the total amount of such unpaid taxes. imporTanT THE NAMES OF OWNERS SHOWN ON THIS LIST MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS OWNING THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT. SUCH NAMES HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THE 2021/2022 TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND MAY DIFFER FROM THE NAMES OF THE OWNERS AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. IT MAY ALSO BE THAT SUCH OWNERS ARE NOMINAL ONLY AND ANOTHER PERSON IS ACTUALLY THE BENEFICIAL OWNER. Town of HempsTead scHool: 20 lynbrook Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount ZOBKIW NICHOLAS & OLGA 17,209.37 37054 02520 252-253 COMPOLI REMO & GIOVANNA 18,577.28 37260 00510 51-53 PEDERSEN LEE WALDRON 5,023.03 37273 01800 180-181 MANCINI MANAGEMENT LLC 8,868.30 37302 02270 227, 232 NOR GROUP LLC 18,515.59 37315 04140 LUZQUINOS ROBERT 16,793.67 37318 04460 446 & 449 GGH ACQUISITIONS LLC 10,153.30 37532 02340 234-235 VISLOCKY EVELYN 21,398.19 38 P 01060 106-109 EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC 7,893.96 38094 00080 EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC 15,708.90 38094 00090 MALTENFORT DAVID & SHIRLEY 14,980.87 38377 00080 8-9 CHARVAT JOHN E 13,152.18 38399 00140 LUZQUINOS ROBERT 13,854.14 38470 01710 MARIA ROSARIA CURCIO TRU 988.81 38498 0028UCA019000124 28 CA 190 UNIT 124 GRAZZIANO CAROL A 5,269.25 42 E 0550UCA001500025550 CA 15 UNIT 25 BILLY & NIKKI LLC 26,718.10 42 M0100130 BELL REALTY GROUP LLC 31,195.47 42127 01150 115-119,342
US BANK NA 42127 02080 AGABABAEV MARK & TATIANA 42127 03450 ADDONA DAVID & STEPHANIE 421630100860 86,429 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 42252 00150
1,358.78 9,330.24 396.66
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Town of HempsTead scHool: 20 lynbrook Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount BALAGULA ALEKSANDRA & 19,897.15 42257 0009A 9A & 9B PERSICO MITCHEL & JOANNE 15,293.35 42281 00110 GENOSAR HAGIT & ISAAC 25,591.98 42281 00150 EHRLICH MICHELLE & SCHWARTZ EMANUEL 21,693.80 42281 00310 Town of HempsTead scHool: 21 rockville cenTre Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount VARELA DOUGLAS & CARMEN 8,827.99 36015 00080 8-9 RE 84 STREET HOMES CORP 909.55 36183 00520 RUGGIERI JOAN H 17,498.79 36187 02710 271-274 ILNYCKYJ LANA & PYSZCZYMUKA ANNA 10,443.16 36275 00020 CAMVA EQUITIES LLC 25,126.06 36289 00300 30-34,50 FAUSTINI GERREN & VICTORIA 1,700.06 364570100580 RIORDAN DANIEL & GINA 30,368.26 38168 00120 12-14 BAKER DAVID & MARY 1,097.08 38193 00380 38-39 JAMOULIS JOHN & LAURA E 17,590.63 38215 01150 CASCIO JOHN & KAREN 16,865.65 38245 01820 WILMINGTON SAVING FUND SOCIETY FSB 737.28 38265 00130 WOLLWEBER STEPHEN & E 19,807.21 38267 00080 LANSER KATHERINE 16,165.76 38281 00040 RMAG PROPERTIES LLC 74,169.02 38282 02400 188 MAPLE AVE PROPERTY LLC 56,213.99 38290 00410 41 & 77 NORTH VILLAGE CENTRE INC 34,240.18 38295 00030 45 N VILLAGE LLC 1,242.59 38295 00320 1 NORTH VILLAGE LLC 20,058.74 38318 03520 DREYER DON 14,904.66 38436 0435UCA007300324435 CA 73 UNIT 324
Town of HempsTead scHool: 20 lynbrook Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot JCK 96 PROPERTY LLC 37 F 01610 JCK 96 PROPERTY LLC 37 F 03320 ZOBKIW NICHOLAS & OLGA 37054 02520 252-253 SABORIDO JOSE R 37062 00110 11-12,251 PERICAS SUSAN 37063 01040 LUNSFORD CYNTHIA 37064 00380 38-40 IAQUINTO JOSEPH & MELISSA 37135 03020 MC INTYRE LINDA J 37252 01720 MC CURDY MARION 37255 00630 63-64 COMPOLI REMO & GIOVANNA 37260 00510 51-53 HEINLEIN BRIAN 37261 05260 CICALA MARIA 37265 00140 14-15 SKOPICKI FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP 37270 04800
Amount 1,164.66 1,551.45 15,322.77 934.98 8,875.10 16,305.77 685.32 1,004.25 969.60 18,122.69 728.01 1,586.23 9,641.92
PEDERSEN LEE WALDRON 10,287.14 37273 01800 180-181 RODRIGUEZ-HERRERA JAIME 11,006.80 37281 03020 302-303 BASIT ZEESHAN 1,752.38 37282 04500 SPELMAN STEPHEN M & SPELMAN JAMES F & 6,085.53 37305 01070 NOR GROUP LLC 16,298.20 37315 04140 BAGLIO TRUST 3,780.74 37317 00410 LUZQUINOS ROBERT 16,097.41 37318 04460 446 & 449 MADIGAN GARY & DOREEN 12,602.50 37319 01480 148,149 Town of HempsTead scHool: 20 lynbrook Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount PASCUCCI CHARLES & H 971.18 37504 01510 RIVERA CYNTHIA 7,895.44 37504 02090 209-210 120 WHITEHALL REALTY ASSOC LLCII 50,620.94 37532 08680 100 WHITEHALL REALTY ASSOCIATES LLP 18,428.40 37532 08690 VISLOCKY EVELYN 19,376.85 38 P 01060 106-109 US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1,244.36 38067 0140A 140A-140B PFEIFFER PATRICIA E & WALTER L 32,597.32 38089 02180 190 EARLE LYNBROOK LLC 17,867.71 38091 00010 1 & 26 EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC 7,299.92 38094 00080 EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC 13,146.34 38094 00090 25 HUTCHESON LLC 5,448.33 38095 05330 MALTENFORT DAVID & SHIRLEY 14,464.08 38377 00080 8-9 CHARVAT JOHN E 12,909.04 38399 00140 21 RANDALL AVE REALTY CORP 7,351.58 38460 00110 BILLARD CORWYN G 2,908.89 38467 00760 LUZQUINOS ROBERT 13,530.42 38470 01710 RAMIREZ EDGAR 6,523.92 38498 00080 MARIA ROSARIA CURCIO TRU 886.48 38498 0028UCA01900012428 CA 190 UNIT 124 BURGER CHARLES 18,907.41 38524 03320 PULATANI MILAZIM 1,412.24 42 C0100120 PULATANI MILAZIM 1,738.56 42 C0100130
Town of HempsTead scHool: 20 lynbrook Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot DI DOMENICO DOMENICK & GERALDINE 42 E 0134UCA001100129 SCASSO FRANCESCO 134 CA 11 UNIT 129 42 E 0550UCA001500035 SASSON RAYA & SOKOL SERGIO 550 CA 15 UNIT 35 42 H 05080 BILLY & NIKKI LLC 42 M0100130 AGIN LESLIE 42 Q0101380 NICHINSON LINDA 42 Q0300370 POME JOEL & MICHELE 42 R 01260 BALLIN STEVEN & ROBERTA 126-128 42114 00010 NADEL PAUL 42114 00200 GUGLIELMO MICHAEL & PATRICIA 42115 00080 KRAKAUSKAS VIKTORAS & KAREN 42115 00390 BELL REALTY GROUP LLC 42127 01150 US BANK NA 115-119,342 42127 02080 EZAGUI LENORA A 42127 03530 BHAYANI RAJENDRA 42129 01370
Amount 6,282.27 653.27 19,794.89 10,827.64 14,481.43 16,895.76 15,964.43 8,271.24 2,152.58 4,789.67 9,125.22 40,241.76 18,651.39 15,568.30 12,854.26
QURESHI AMJAD 17,243.12 421300100910 GIBALDI JR VINCENT & REGINA A 91-92 8,529.60 42135 01770 EFSTATHIOS STEVE & ANNA 2,217.50 42155 01180 JEAN STANLEY & JEAN-JACQUES KETHSY K 1,274.40 42158 00190 DANIELLO TIMOTHY & KEATING MARY 870.32 421640105240 STONE BRIAN & KIMALEEN 15,433.43 421640105480
Town of HempsTead scHool: 20 lynbrook Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot BRUSH ALFRED & EDITH 421670108170 AGIN LESLIE 421670109280 DESCIORA ALBERT & LEONARDA 422090101000 100,211 LAWRENCE CASSANDRA 422090101060 DEMARINIS DONNA 422110100030 3-5 MUCHA ADAM & SONYA 422120500470 SIGELAKIS GEORGE & MICHELE 42233 00290 DEITCH ANDREW B & JENNIFER E 42235 00250 ENGLISH JOHN 42235 00320 SAMANTHA ROSE LLC 42242 00140 249 WAVERLY 1 LLC & 249 WAVERLY 2 LLC 42243 00300 249 WAVERLY 1 LLC & 249 WAVERLY 2 LLC 42243 00310 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 42252 00150 CANDE PEARL & 42253 00050 BALAGULA ALEKSANDRA & 42257 0009A 9A & 9B BLOOMBERG SETH & GERALD 42262 00070 GINGOLD DAWN ALLISON 42281 00040 EHRLICH MICHELLE & SCHWARTZ EMANUEL 42281 00310
Amount 9,190.84 14,159.98 15,115.86 9,283.94 6,397.40 615.09 14,060.08 6,486.86 13,113.20 2,994.21 1,277.10 1,277.10 26,301.47 10,229.30 49,999.67 11,953.93 25,404.50 18,633.39
Town of HempsTead scHool: 21 rockville cenTre Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot MAZZANOBILE AIGA & EMIL 35071 00820 82-85 VARELA DOUGLAS & CARMEN 36015 00080 8-9 RE 84 STREET HOMES CORP 36183 00520 DURCAN MAUREEN F 36185 01190 119-120 INCAO JOHN W 36192 05390 539-540 INCAO JOHN W 36192 05500 COICO JOSEPH 36199 07970 ROMERO HERBERT & LILLIAN 36204 08550 MCCRORY JAMES E 362360102550 PENKAVA ERIC & DEBRA 36243 01040 MONAHAN JOSEPH F & VERDIRAME ANGELA L 36248 03510 351-353 VONKIEL THEODORE & E 36273 00790 ZEISLER JOAN 36274 01140 ILNYCKYJ LANA & PYSZCZYMUKA ANNA 36275 00020 CAMVA EQUITIES LLC 36289 00300 30-34,50 FLYNN DONALD W 36302 00260 26-29 ZIEGLER CYNTHIA 36306 00510 51-53 PELLEGRINI JAMES & XOCHITL 36335 00850 85-87 GRIFFITH FREDERICK D & OLGA E TRUST 36337 00380 38-41,142
Amount 22,324.58 16,103.35 1,304.69 2,004.98 7,177.04 1,148.08 16,692.66 2,091.71 18,182.67 20,229.69 2,221.74 7,594.63 10,563.20 10,689.70 27,960.85 18,247.98 12,446.65 21,931.35 4,880.32
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Town of HempsTead scHool: 21 Rockville cenTRe Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount KURRUS WILLIAM 1,649.55 36358 04560 456-458 CROUTIER JUDI SMITH & BRIAN 23,144.67 36363 00490 MURTAGH KEVIN J & LINDA C 18,646.15 36370 03810 MCMULLAN THOMAS F & SUZANNE 12,839.15 36458 04170 ROSENBERG SELIG & HARRIET 10,860.04 36497 00200 STOEHR LAWRENCE & SARAH 24,519.99 38163 01160 KING THOMAS & JEANNE 16,142.26 38181 01490 TALBOT MATTHEW & MARIANNE 309.17 38186 01390 GIBALDI VINCENT & REGINA 9,860.83 38188 01150 55 ROCKVILLE ASSOCS/ETAL 56,286.68 38191 00070 7-8 PARKER CHARLOTTE M 18,539.99 38195 0522UCA022800202 522 CA 228 UNIT 202 CAMMAROTA JOHN & JEAN 23,350.02 38203 02970 WINNE OLIVER & MARGARET 1,434.19 38211 00730 73-75 JAMOULIS JOHN & LAURA E 17,728.01 38215 01150 MASSA MICHAEL & JILL 2,137.60 38220 00430 MINTZ FREDERICK & N C 32,339.63 38225 00510 ZOGAS PETER & CHRIS-ANN 18,192.19 38233 01120 LYNCH JAMES P TRUST 946.65 38240 00280 LYNCH JAMES P (TRUST) 9,679.75 38240 02200 220-221 CASCIO JOHN & KAREN 16,904.69 38245 01820 LAROCCA THOMAS & BARBARA 1,125.46 38259 02000 Town of HempsTead scHool: 21 Rockville cenTRe Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount LASCALA GIUSEPPE & ANTONIA 11,736.65 38261 04740 LEE JAMES & SHEILA 2,377.03 38262 01470 WILMINGTON SAVING FUND SOCIETY FSB 730.04 38265 00130 WOLLWEBER STEPHEN & E 18,768.00 38267 00080 LANSER KATHERINE 15,853.32 38281 00040 RMAG PROPERTIES LLC 65,105.96 38282 02400 US BANK TRUST NA AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MAS 1,280.66 38285 00040 188 MAPLE AVE PROPERTY LLC 4-5 57,183.70 38290 00410 45 N VILLAGE LLC 41 & 77 32,712.20 38295 00020 NORTH VILLAGE CENTRE INC 32,198.46 38295 00030 45 N VILLAGE LLC 1,692.71 38295 00320 UNIVERSAL RACQUETBALL ROCKVILLE CENTRE 95,142.64 38296 01040 104-106 UINIVERSAL RACQUETBALL ROCKVILLE 63,079.36 38296 02540 UNIVERSAL RACQUETBALL ROCKVILLE CENTRE 83,693.83 38296 02550 DANIEL GALE ASSOCIATES INC OF E NORWICH 1,589.43 38319 00460 PRICE MARY 1,364.89 38330 00010 PUCCIARELLI JOSEPH & CATHERINE 18,889.63 38435 00220 22-23 DREYER DON 13,698.03 38436 0435UCA007300324435 CA 73 UNIT 324 50 MAIN REALTY LLC 314.86 38539 00060 50 MAIN REALTY LLC 8,873.87 38539 00210
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 Soldier’s and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.
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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.
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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 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) 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.
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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.
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The rate of interest and penalty 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 from 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 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 be of no further effect.
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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 sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale. Furthermore, as to the bidding, •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. •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. •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. •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. This list includes only tax liens on real estate located in Town of Hempstead. Such other tax liens on real estate are advertised as follows:
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LEGAL NOTICE Village of Rockville Centre Nassau County, New York Notice of Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Date: February 9, 2022 Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 340 Rockville Centre Village Code NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Village of Rockville Centre will hold a Zoning Appeals Hearing at the Eugene J. Murray Village Hall 1 College Place, Rockville Centre at 7:00 p.m. LEGAL NOTICE February 9th, 2022 at 7:00 PM Case # 47-2021 - Joseph Pasquale - Continued from December 8th, 2021 To maintain a roofed over front porch, construct new platform and steps with a proposed front yard setback of 18.0 feet to the platform where 25.0 feet is the minimum required, an unenclosed platform that extends 9.0 feet from the principal dwelling where 4.0 feet is the maximum allowable, unenclosed entrance steps which extend 9.0 feet from the principal dwelling where 7.0 feet is the maximum allowable within a Residence A district. Premises known as 73 Gateway Case # 01-2022 - Patrick and Christine Faraday Continued from January 5th, 2022 To construct a two-story addition, interior alterations, and a deck with lot coverage of 32% where 30% is the maximum allowable, a setback of 13.0 feet in the yard with the longest street frontage where 20.0 feet is the minimum required, and a setback to the addition and the deck of 5 feet 7 inches in the yard remaining where 10.0 feet is the minimum required in a Residence A district. Premises known as 165 Raymond Street Case # 03-2022 - Bruce Drive, Inc To construct a new single-family dwelling on a sub-standard lot size of 6250 square feet with lot frontage of 50 feet where 8000 square feet and 80 feet frontage is the
minimum required in a residence A district. Premises known as 40 Jefferson Avenue Case # 04-2022 - Sean Sweetland To construct a partial second story addition and maintain a rear yard deck with a proposed lot coverage of 36.7% where 30% is the maximum allowable, a proposed side yard setback of 5.5 feet to the addition and 6.0 feet to the deck and where 8.0 feet is the minimum required, a rear yard setback to the deck of 22.2 feet where 25.0 feet is the minimum required, and a setback from the deck to a detached garage of 3.5 feet where 6.0 feet is the minimum required within a Residence A district lot. Premises known as 22 Cumberland Street Case # 05-2022 - Fredrick & Sandra Wagner To construct an open front porch with a proposed lot coverage of 33.5% where 30% is the maximum allowable, impervious surface coverage of 69.8% where 45% is the maximum allowable, and a side yard setback of 5 feet 9 inches where 8.0 feet is the minimum required within a Residence A district lot. Premises known as 199 North Forest Avenue Public Work Session Case # 38-2004 - Kathy Richman Extension of time to construct a one-story addition to attach main house to an existing detached garage with a yard opposite the greater setback of 2.3’ where 15’ is required, to obtain a certificate of occupancy. Premises known as 352 North Forest Avenue Dated: January 27, 2022 BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, Rockville Centre, New York J. Robert Schenone, Chairman Patrick D. O’Brien, Secretary Information and records for appeals cases are available at the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Appeals, 110 Maple Avenue, RVC, NY 129426 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com
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 ROCKVILLE CENTRE UFSD officials announced that due to a very low participation rate, Rockville Centre Elementary Schools will not serve breakfast during the 2022-2023 school year, but will continue to serve lunch every day. As always, South Side Middle School and South Side High School will continue to serve both breakfast and lunch every day.” 129427 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232
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A. Depending on which way the wind blows, literally, you need to assess the types of storms and the typical direction that storms come from in your area. In the Midwest, storms generally come from the Southwest. In the Northeast, there are nor’easters and southwest storms. Nearer to the Atlantic and Pacific onte eeper oceans, storms head from offshore toward land. Florida can get hit from three directions. What you’re mainly interested in is wind resistance, but keep in mind that you may need to plan to be higher off the ground if you’re in a floodplain. The higher above ground you need to be, the greater the wind speeds will be. It’s best to develop a centrally located room with indirect air ventilation, made of either steel-reinforced poured concrete, steel-reinforced concrete panels or steel-reinforced concrete block. Plain steel can also be used, but the cost may be greater to connect everything. Brick isn’t a structural material, and individual bricks can easily be stripped and hurled like very large bullets by high winds. The more aerodynamic the surfaces of the safe room structure are, the more it will deflect missilelike materials. A round safe room is safer. Just don’t get frustrated if someone tells you to go stand in the corner. The indirect ventilation shaft can be a steel or cast iron pipe turned downward. The point is that you want a durable, indestructible pipe located away from water, gas or electric lines that, if ruptured, could kill occupants who thought they were protected. The vent should also not be pointed directly into the wind. It’s advisable to have an engineer or architect who has training in such safety issues work with you on the specifics. Building code boards have avoided setting standards, even though groups such as the American Society of Civil Engineers have been asking for standards to be addressed. It may eventually come to that, but for now there are no specific standards, mainly because different building associations lobby against them, since standards and required safe rooms would add significantly to the expense of renovations and new homes. When you consider that structural metal connectors and hurricane-resistant windows are already in the code, plus the latest increases in shipping and manufacturing costs, home construction is getting further and further out of reach of the average prospective consumer. Just adding more surface material to your floors, walls and ceilings isn’t going to help you in severe storms. Good luck.
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he strangest clock in the world isn’t a clock. Rather, it’s a simple drawing of one, composed solely of black lines and dots against a white background. The hour hand is pointed straight up, in the 12 o’clock position, and the minute hand is only seconds away from meeting it at midnight. If the two hands merge as one, the world ends in a “civilization-ending apocalypse.” As I write this, the clock is at 1 minute, 40 seconds to midnight. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, SCOTT started by Albert Einstein and the BRINTON University of Chicago scientists who helped build the first atomic bomb during World War II, came up with the Doomsday Clock as an urgent warning to humanity that we must reverse course and move away from nuclear proliferation before we blow ourselves to smithereens, taking the rest of life on Earth with us. The clock is reassessed and reset each January. It marked its 75th anniversary on Jan. 20. With only 100 seconds to midnight, we have never been closer to annihilation than we are now — not even during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, according to the distinguished panel of scientists, which
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includes 11 Nobel Prize laureates, who have recalibrated the clock this year. The Doomsday Clock has become something of a cultural icon, referenced in novels by Stephen King and Piers Anthony, songs by the Who and the Clash, and comics such as “Watchmen” and “Stormwatch.” It should not be taken lightly, however, and it certainly shouldn’t be seen as the fictional imaginings of mad scientists. It is intended to give us a realistic assessment of our chances of survival as a species. What the clock tells us — screams at us, really — is that we must get it together before it’s too late. We must unite behind a common mission of saving ourselves from extinction. That means dispensing with wild conspiracy theories, ancient superstitions and internecine feuds and seeking science-based solutions to some of the most urgent questions and problems that our species faces, including the continuing nuclear arms race, the climate crisis and out-of-control viral invaders, a.k.a. Covid-19 and all of its many variants. Here’s what the scientists wrote in the news release announcing this year’s Doomsday Clock: “U.S. relations with Russia and China remain tense, with all three countries engaged in an array of nuclear modernization and expansion efforts — including China’s apparent large-scale program to increase its deployment of silo-
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based long-range nuclear missiles; the push by Russia, China and the United States to develop hypersonic missiles; and the continued testing of anti-satellite weapons by many nations. If not restrained, these efforts could mark the start of a dangerous new nuclear arms race.” Yes, while the coronavirus pandemic has been roiling the world, the planet’s three nuclear superpowers have been steadily ratcheting up their arsenals with new, ever more deadly technologies. The military industrial complex lives, even as people around the globe are falling ill and dying of disease by the millions. You would have thought a global pandemic would bring people together behind a common cause — survival. Instead, we are more divided than ever, and rich nations continue to play a dangerous game of geopolitics. Witness what’s happening in Ukraine these days, with Russia amassing tens of thousands of troops and armaments on the Eastern European nation’s borders, appearing ready to invade for no good reason other than, it seems, Russian President Vladimir Putin wanting to assert his power and regain a modicum of the glory his nation lost with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Interestingly, 1991 was the year that we were furthest from annihilation over the past three-quarters of a century, when the
hile a wellknown clock nears midnight, we ratchet up nuclear arsenals.
Doomsday Clock was at 17 minutes from midnight after President George H.W. Bush and his Soviet counterpart, Mikhail Gorbachev, signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty to significantly reduce the number of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in their stockpiles. As I write this, 8,500 American troops are reportedly headed to Eastern Europe, possibly to Bulgaria, where I served in the Peace Corps, Romania, Hungary and Poland, presumably as a signal to these NATO allies that the U.S. has their back. Ukraine is not a NATO member, so the U.S. is not obligated by treaty to defend its borders if it is attacked. I find it mind-boggling that Putin would bring Europe to the brink of yet another war at any time, let alone amid a worldwide pandemic. His posturing is the very definition of craven. In the U.S., we really must work to eradicate the coronavirus so we can move on to the other pressing issues of survival. We have all the tools that we need to beat Covid-19 except the political will. The clock, though, continues to tick. Now, not later, is the time to put aside our differences for the sake of humanity — for the survival of our species. Science tells us so. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.
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hate to even appear to disagree with the pope, but not everyone wants to have children these days. Early last month, according to America magazine, a Jesuit publication, Pope Francis made a casual comment about people wanting to have pets rather than children. Boom! He unleashed a dogfight in the public square. The press went wild. The New York Times said, “Pope Scolds Couples Who Choose Pets Over Kids.” CNN blared, “Opting for pets over children is selfish RANDI and ‘takes away KREISS our humanity,’ says Pope Francis.” According to the Jesuit review, the press sensationalized the pope’s remarks that day. It assured readers that he appreciates the grace of loving a pet, but like most religious leaders, he encourages people to be fruitful and multiply. The puppy issue is a kind of red herring, pardon the cross-species metaphor. There’s the decision whether to have kids, and there’s the cultural sideshow of replac-
ing babies with puppies. Apparently, American women are choosing not to have children in increasing numbers, having nothing to do with pets. Raising a child to age 18 can cost upward of $250,000 (pre-inflation). More women want to move along unimpeded in their professions, and rise in the business world without other responsibilities. Many couples are worried about bringing children into a world fraught with conflict. The other factor playing out in our society is the humanizing of our pets. It seems to follow that if you decide not to have kids but want an outlet for your nurturing genes, a dog is a great idea. But it gets crazy, with dog strollers and individualized diets and dogs welcomed at restaurants and shops and on airplanes. Young dog owners devote the same time and attention to their animals that, in another time and place, they might have dedicated to children. Thus the papal comment on pets. With the new dogs-as-kids paradigm, many 20- and 30-somethings travel with their pets, staying at a growing selection of dog-friendly properties. The W Hotel in
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New York, like other high-end places, isn’t just pet-friendly, but downright petobsessed. Bring Luke the Lab to the W and he’ll get his own bed, food, water bowl, leash, birthday cake and poop bags. I don’t have to enumerate the ways in which kids are way more trouble than dogs, do I? From teething to toilet training to teaching them to walk and talk, to braces and curfews and weed and sex: what a bother. This is not to mention tutors and religious school and the preteen years, followed by the teen years, followed by the pre-adult years, which last until age 45 or so. I speak from long experience. My dog always listens when I talk. She has never caused me a sleepless night. When I give her a haircut, she doesn’t slam the door and say she hates her life. When I give her chicken for the 60th time, it’s all good. My kids are 47 and 50. My dog is 4. As I curl into my chair at night, who’s right there, snuggled into my lap? Not my kids, for sure. My girl Lillybee never considers “moving on.” She has spurned numerous suitors, threatening to bite any hound that comes too close. The Virgin Queen, as we
pparently, more American women are choosing not to have children.
fondly refer to her, has made us her life’s work. Her devotion is undiluted by conflicting loyalties or hobbies or obsessions with travel or exercise. Can’t say the same for the kids. In the puppy-vs.-tiny human debate, in this time and place of pandemic and peril, going with a pet seems reasonable for all the reasons I mention. But the pope takes a longer and broader view, and at the end of the day, which may come at any moment, he’s right. The future of humanity doesn’t depend so much on a new litter as on a new generation. And according to the Jesuit magazine, it’s part of the pope’s job description to urge his flock to have more babies. The magazine suggests, “There is more to the Pope’s comments than what you read in the headline. It was an offhand comment (about pets), but it also reflects something he believes. And whether you like it or not, the church is probably always going to have an opinion about your personal life and your family. It’s kind of how we do things. And it’s O.K. to wrestle with that and engage with that. That’s all part of the fun.” Between the lines are the epic debates of our time. Still, I appreciate the magazine’s nonconfrontational approach to one of life’s most consequential decisions. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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Congress should support maternal health grants
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.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, last week called on Congress to provide $7 million to fund evidencebased training programs to reduce implicit bias in maternal health, and $25 million to establish a program to deliver integrated health care services to pregnant women and new mothers that will reduce the inordinately large number of maternal deaths among Black non-Hispanic women. It is an urgent issue, including here in Nassau County, one that the Herald first called on government officials to address in 2019. We are pleased to see that Gillibrand has taken up the cause. Three years ago, the Herald undertook a year-long series examining racism in Nassau. We led with an exposé on issues of maternal health faced by Black women throughout the county. In particular, we looked at the group Birth Justice Warriors, founded by Hofstra University Professor Dr. Martine Hackett and the Rev. Dr. Nellie Taylor-Walthrust, a pastor and the director of outreach services for the North Shore Child Family Guidance Center, a nonprofit mental health agency with offices in Roslyn Heights, Manhasset and Westbury. Among the central issues that Birth Justice Warriors is working to address is infant mortality, which is a leading indicator of a community’s well-being, according to the Nassau County Department of Health’s 2016-18 Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan. When children are dying in high numbers at birth — the start of life — there are probably myriad
LETTERS A thank-you to the community To the Editor: As I sit here in awe still, a few weeks after being chosen as the Herald’s 2021 Person of the Year, all I can do is say thank you to every single person and resident, group or club of Rockville Centre that has donated, given or volunteered at Sharon’s Pantry. Even to the donors that would like to remain anonymous. My heart is so humbled. Everyone has a journey in life. Sharon’s Pantry is very pivotal to me and many others. When you feel like giving up, someone’s journey may be tougher than yours, but we all keep pushing and never giving up. There is always a purpose. We don’t know what the future holds for us, but having Sharon’s Pantry going on two years this March has made a tremen-
other health concerns in a community. In the majority of white communities across Nassau, the infant mortality rate ranged from 0 to 3 in 1,000 births in 201416, according to the state Department of Health. Meanwhile, in most communities of color, the infant mortality rate was three to nine times that. In its annual rankings of healthiest counties in New York, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, working with data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ranked Nassau the second-healthiest of the state’s 62 counties this year. When that data is broken down into individual ZIP codes, however, a disturbing pattern is made clear in communities of color, Hackett said: Babies there are significantly more likely to die during or shortly after birth than in predominately white communities. County officials identified nine communities of color and communities with large minority populations — Elmont, Freeport, Glen Cove, Hempstead, Inwood, Long Beach, Roosevelt, Uniondale and Westbury — with measurably greater health concerns than nearby white communities. Nassau is the 13th-wealthiest county in the U.S., with an average annual household income of around $93,000, according to census data. “The affluence of the county as a whole masks the needs of these severely underserved selected communities,” the county’s report states. Taken as a whole, the infant mortality rate in these communities is “nearly double that of the rest of the county,” the report continues. The knee-jerk reaction is to blame the
discrepancy on a discrete factor like income level, according to Hackett: Women with fewer financial resources are unable to afford the same level of care that women of greater means can. But statistics tell a more complicated story. How, for example, does one explain Elmont, a solidly middle-class community of color with an annual average household income of $94,353, above the county average? It has the second-highest infant mortality rate in Nassau. Access to health care alone “is not sufficient” to explain the disparities in health outcomes, Hackett said. Bias and systemic racism also play their parts, she believes. Clearly, issues of implicit bias, and at times outright racism, come into play, even in the medical field. It’s time that the federal government study and address them so all of us can better understand the psycho-social complexities of the doctor-patient relationship that can determine maternal health outcomes. February is Black History Month. Historically, there is a great deal of mistrust in Black communities of the medical field because of past wrongs, not the least of which was the infamous “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male” from 1932 to 1972, when Black sharecroppers with the venereal disease were left untreated to see what would happen, even after penicillin, a cure for syphilis, was widely available after 1945. The only way to build trust in Black communities is to address their issues head-on, with science-based studies and programs, as Gillibrand has proposed. Congress thus should appropriate the funds that the senator seeks.
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ost New Yorkers want the same thing: a safe, affordable place to raise a family, one where our children can play outside without worry. Many of us commute to New York City, and felt safe for a period in “America’s safest big city,” thanks to the hard work of the New York City Police Department and the “broken windows” model of policing. The broken windows theory holds that visible signs of crime and civil disorder encourage further CHRISTOPHER crime and disorder, including seriCARINI ous crimes. The theory suggests that policing methods that target minor crimes such as graffiti, public drinking, trespassing and fare evasion bring an atmosphere of order and lawfulness. This model took New York City from the murder capital of the country in 1970s to record low crime rates in the early ’90s, creating a renaissance and a booming metropolitan area. New York was back, and home prices skyrocketed in Nassau County. The county’s crime
rates plummeted, and our close proximity to the city made Nassau the place to raise a family. The media at the time praised our law enforcement, our elected officials had their backs, and if you wanted to be elected district attorney, you had to be tough on crime. But something changed, and the media, and some elected officials, turned. We had grown used to our safe neighborhoods, and many forgot, or were too young to remember, the high crime of yesterday. A new movement was on its way to change our system. The first step was not enforcing low-level crimes. Some elected officials ran successfully on the platform of less enforcement. Next up were changes in Albany in criminal justice reform, often referred to as “bail reform.” This law took away judicial discretion in setting bail for misdemeanors and “non-violent” felonies, including stalking, assault without serious injury, burglary, many drug offenses, and even some kinds of arson and robbery. Stripping judicial discretion was a major shift. Judges could no longer set bail for these charges, nor could they
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e face a crime wave that many fear could move east from New York City.
LETTERS dous impact on so many families for the better. I want to thank the following people, without whose help there would not be a Sharon’s Pantry: Rena Riback, James Travers, Karen Mobley, Judy Rattner, Rod, Carole Fisher, pantry volunteers and Patrick Morris. Thank you all for holding it together even when I had treatment for cancer. Your kindness and generosity are never ever taken for granted. I look forward to having this pantry as one of my legacies. Sharon’s Pantry collects food and clothing items every Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 150 North Centre Ave. SHARON SHEPPARD Director of Sharon’s Pantry Rockville Centre
Bail-reform misperceptions To the Editor: Re the editorial “Bail reform law still needs more tweaking” (Jan. 20-26): The Herald perpetuated a false narrative created by opponents of the law. Contrary to statements designed to sway the public, judges
determine the suspects’ risk to the public or the likelihood that they would repeat the crimes. Albany passed this legislation without input from law enforcement professionals, judges or district attorneys. Lawmakers went even further, passing changes that many consider witness intimidation. What’s more, with changes in discovery laws, prosecutors must now provide to the defense the names and contact information of victims and witnesses. The defense is free to contact them, including victims of sexual assault and witnesses to gang violence. Do you doubt this causes victims and witnesses to no longer want to cooperate out of fear or intimidation? Soon the movement demonized the brave men and women of our law enforcement. Calls to “defund the police” began. It became reality when Mayor Bill de Blasio passed a budget that gutted the NYPD budget by $1 billion and disbanded the department’s plainclothes anti-crime units. The result was virtually instantaneous: Violent crime skyrocketed. Shootings, carjackings and homicides rose fast. Now we are faced with a national crime wave that has also affected New York City, not long ago that safest big city
in America, but where many no longer feel safe. It feels like the Gotham of old. Many are concerned that the crime wave could move east, to our backyard. So how can we fix this? We start by electing tough-on-crime district attorneys like we did last election cycle. We must send elected officials to Albany who will demand the repeal of “bail reform,” return judicial discretion and allow victims of crime to feel protected again. We also must send representatives to Washington who will stand up for our law enforcement and change the national narrative. We must all stand up for our police officers. The anti-law enforcement, pro-criminal agenda must end. We must fund and defend our police, not defund them. We must provide the tools, funding and public support to the police to help them do the job of protecting us. It takes someone special to place him or herself in harm’s way for the benefit of others. We must defend those who protect us. The time is now, and together we can turn this around. Christopher Carini is a Town of Hempstead councilman representing the 5th District. He served for 22 years as an officer with the NYPD, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department and the Port Authority Police Department of New York and New Jersey.
FRAMEWORK by Neil Miller
are not prohibited from setting cash bail for someone arrested for gun possession. The repetition of this misperception, common among candidates and police officials, contributes, if not causes, the “high degree of electoral support” for reforming the law. As made clear by the new law, Criminal Procedure Law 510.10(4), cash bail can be set for any qualifying felony enumerated in Penal Law Section 70.02. That section includes the felony offense of possession of a loaded firearm, a Class C violent felony. While it is true that cash bail is not mandatory for such a charge, it is also true that it never was. It is also inappropriate to refer to those arrested but not convicted as “offenders.” Though it may not be popular, there is still a presumption of innocence when bail is first set. While there may be legitimate reasons to revisit the bail statute, it is irresponsible to repeat the lies that are used to gin up public outrage. JAY K. GOLDBERG Woodmere Goldberg, a criminal defense lawyer in New York, was previously a first deputy bureau chief in the Kings County district attorney’s office.
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