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Parade back for first time in three years thought Ellen White would be grand marshal for life. White was originally selected before For the first time in three the March 2020 parade, which years, “the Parade that Shares was lost to the onset of the coroand Cares” is set to return to the navirus pandemic. Last year’s streets of Rockville Centre. event had to be modified, and In the lead up to the long- focused on supporting local busiawaited return of nesses as Covid-19 the St. Patrick’s raged on.

Parade this SaturWhite is the coday, the Parade owner of the BackCommittee spent yard Players, an the first couple of arts-based commuweeks of March nity program for getting reacquaintteens and young ed with the comadults with disabilmunity through ities, which opened several fundraisers a new storefront on in the village. The Long Beach Road last event before last October. the parade is FriLast Sunday, the day night’s Grand ANNE TRAVERS committee hosted Marshal Dinner. its annual C.J.’s Parade Comittee Another major board member Breakfast Fundevent was the tree raiser at the locally lighting on March famous café on 10 outside Village Hall.

Long Beach Road. There it sold “It’s remarkable, the commu- shirts commemorating the 25th nity support and the extended edition of the parade. committee member support, and As regulations have changed we needed that in order to get with Covid numbers declining, these things put together,” the committee moved quickly to Parade Committee board mem- bring back in-person fundraising ber Anne Travers said at the efforts like the Taste of Rockville lighting. “We took months-long Centre, which featured food from events and crushed them into a local eateries. third of the time.”

Last year, the parade was At the tree lighting, commitCONTINUED ON PAGE 14 tee members joked that they

By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

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THE ROCKVILLE CENTRE Breast Cancer Coalition raised about $65,000 at its fifth-anniversary gala last Friday. Taking part were, from left, Co-president Erin O’Sullivan, honoree Laura Altman, Co-president Peggy McDonald and honoree Kathy Baxley.

‘It exceeded every expectation’ Coalition gala supports those battling breast cancer

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

When called on to support the Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition at its annual gala, the village came through more than ever before, raising about $65,000 to help those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

“It exceeded every expectation that we had and then some,” said Erin O’Sullivan, a co-president of the coalition, along with Peggy McDonald.

“It just was such a great night. Everybody was excited to be there, and it was just so much fun. It was such a warm, welcoming crowd.”

The gala, at the Garden City Hotel, celebrated the coalition’s fifth anniversary.

Since its beginnings in 2017 as a Rockville Centre initiative, it has expanded, with 37 other villages and towns now involved in the program. It now partners with several local hospitals and health care centers.

The gala honored two breast cancer survivors, Kathy Baxley and Laura Altman, who help run the coalition’s Care Counselor Program. Altman and Baxley work with those who are diagnosed, matching them with counselors who have had similar experiences and overcame their illness. Some 35 cancer survivors take part in the outreach program, offering new patients emotional CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Former Supt. ‘Dr. J’ to be recognized at gala pate in at least one IB class. He said he believed the program provided the foundation to college and life success.

How did he know this transformation was successful? He spent hours pouring through data, a strong skill set he possessed, to show through meaningful numbers and percentages that students exposed to a challenging curriculum are successful. But he also used this data to re-examine what worked and what didn’t, and to determine what can be done differently. This exemplifies how Johnson operated as a leader. He never faltered from finding ways to do something better and was never so proud that he was afraid to admit that something didn’t work. He often spoke about learning from experience with the administrators and staff surrounding him.

With the proven success of the IB program in the RVC schools, Johnson paved the path for many other surrounding districts to implement the program as well.

Not only has he had success in shaping curriculum locally, but he has also had tremendous influence on shaping the New York state curriculum. His influence on education has been so profound, that upon retirement from the district, he was appointed by the State Education Department as the state monitor for the Hempstead School District, a role he still occupies. His knowledge and skills as a leader in academic and financial issues that were learned and nurtured throughout his career and 34 years as Rockville Centre superintendent continue to be

passed on to local communities.

In addition to his role as superintendent, Johnson also served as president of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, serving as a member of the state education commissioner’s Advisory Council and participated in two governor’s commissions related to education. He has also chaired the State Aid Data Analysis Group, which shares critical information and analysis on the impact of state aid with local and other state school districts and regions, chaired or co-chaired the Curriculum Committee for the New York State Council of School Superintendents, helping to define and articulate issues related to the implementation of the Common Core and the flawed testing system which has been used by the state.

Throughout his distinguished career, Johnson has received numerous accolades including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Long Island Association of TV Broadcasting, Phi Delta Kappa’s Educator of the Year, the Abraham Krasnoff Courage and Commitment Award and Education Week’s Leaders to Learn From award.

The Rockville Centre Education Foundation is proud to honor Dr. William H. Johnson at its 30th annual Gala. Johnson was integral in forming the foundation three decades ago as another example of his desire to help expose all the children of the school district to innovative programs. His deep understanding of the financial constraints imposed on school

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“All means all.” These were the words that Dr. William H. Johnson emphasized at every opportunity. In his 34 years as superintendent of the Rockville Centre School District, Johnson’s innovative leadership transformed the school district’s learning environment by creating equal opportunities for all students.

For all of his efforts, Johnson will be honored at the 30th annual Rockville Centre Education Foundation Gala on April 3 at the Allegria Hotel, Ballroom, and Beach-view Bar in Long Beach.

Never wavering from the concept of inclusion, “Dr. J,” as he was fondly called, helped the district become a leader in education by closing the achievement gap for poor, minority and special education students through access to the same level of rigorous programming for all students. Johnson was quoted in Long Island Weekly as saying, “The dream was that I wanted every child in this school district to have an opportunity to experience exposure to high-level curriculum.”

To create this exposure, he launched an effort to stop tracking in the district’s five academic tracks (special education, non-Regents, Regents, accelerated and honors) affecting all grade levels. He believed tracking contributed to the achievement gap in Rockville Centre. In the early 1980s, he instituted the International Baccalaureate program in the high school and throughout his tenure, Johnson continued to tweak the implementation and offerings so that every student had an opportunity to partici-

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FORMER ROCKVILLE CENTRE Superintendent of Schools Dr. William Johnson will be recognized at the RVC Education Foundation’s Gala on April 3. districts and his desire to achieve high levels of success for all children was and is the inspiration and the mission of the foundation.

His legacy of believing that all children can succeed will live on.

Courtesy Rockville Centre Education Foundation

Community heroes recognized at ceremony Two Rockville Centre representatives were among 22 people who were recognized at the third annual Community Heroes award ceremony on March 6.

The honorees were Rockville Centre Police Department Det. Tim Seward and village resident Therese McNulty.

The honors go to those who make their communities a stronger, kinder, friendlier and more compassionate place. Several elected officials and members of local fire departments attending the event, which was hosted by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook.

Griffin said she was proud to recognize the members of the community who “advocate, protect, enhance and serve as a role model.”

“These are our local and regional first responders, nurses and physicians, school board and library trustees, veterans, founders and board members of non-profit organizations, community volunteers, attorneys fighting the good fight, business people making a difference and community volunteers who have shown exceptional leadership, kindness, inclusiveness and generosity,” she said, according to a news release. “I am truly grateful for their presence, and the positive impact they have made and continue to make for our communities.”

Seward has been in law enforcement for 25 years. He began his career in 1997 with the NYPD and became a detective in 2002. In 2006, Seward left the NYPD and joined the RCPD, where he rose to the rank of detective in 2010.

Since 2010, Seward has been assigned to the

FBI’s Long Island Task Force, which is a multiagency federal task force that investigates and dismantles gangs and large-scale narcotics and firearms organizations. In the last 25 years, he was involved in more than 1,000 narcotics investigations, some of which have evolved into international narcotics cases, resulting in the recovery of more than 100 firearms, several hundred kilograms of narcotics and over $1 million in cash.

McNulty is the associate director of career planning at City University School of Law, the top public interest law school in the nation. In her role, she advises students on resume writing, internship and job searches, and creates programs to connect students with alumni and to help prepare them with professional skills. McNulty works with many first-generation law students and those who are members of underrepresented groups in the legal profession.

McNulty previously worked with immigrant populations in legal services, city, state and federal government. She represented survivors of domestic violence, DACA “dreamer” applicants and adjudicated asylum decisions for refugees at the New York Asylum Office in Bethpage. She has a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University and juris doctor from the CUNY School of Law. She serves on the New York City Bar Association’s Pro Bono and Legal Services Committee.

McNulty is active in the Rockville Centre community, where she serves on the PTA Council, South Side Middle School PTA and as a volunteer catechist at St. Agnes Parish.

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Courtesy Assemblywoman Judy Griffin

ROCKVILLE CENTRE RESIDENT Therese McNulty, right, was recognized as a community hero on March 6 by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin. RCPD Det. Tim Seward was also honored, but declined to be photographed.

NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS News 12 director hails from RVC

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Rockville Centre resident Rob Rivas was appointed the news director for News 12 on Feb. 28.

Rivas, 43, grew up in Oceanside, and brings with him a wealth of experience to the new position after spending many years in the newsroom for NBC News and MSNBC in the 2000s.

While there, he said, he grew an affinity for working in the newsroom.

“The minute I was in the newsroom, I fell in love with the vibe,” he said. “It gives you sort of a front row seat to Rob history in so many different ways. I enjoyed working in a collaborative atmosphere with people who are spread around the country — and in some cases, around the world. I enjoyed the complexity of finding out how to cover a story and the spontaneity of a workday.”

Rivas graduated from Oceanside High School in 1996 and went on to study political science and history at SUNY Buffalo.

After working for the federal government

in Washington, he switched gears and landed with NBC News. He then went on to work abroad for a consulting firm before landing the job at News 12 and returning to the newsroom.

In 2010, Rivas purchased a house in Rockville Centre with his wife, Karen Ma, who was his high school sweetheart, and the two have a son.

Rivas fondly recalled how excited he was when a News 12 crew came to Oceanside School No. 5 while he was attending elementary school there, and said that now things have come full circle for him. He added that he appreciated having the opporRivas tunity in his new role and that he believes that the company plays an important role in the community.

“It’s such a strong brand with great reporters and anchors and producers,” he said. “What I told the team is to just lean into the reporting and the aspects of the News 12 family that make us strong in the community, with a real emphasis on making sure we’re reporting on and covering the stories and issues that the people in our viewership area care about.”

RVC foundation aids Sloan Kettering The Ken Pribil Jr. Foundation recently The grant supports the research of Dr. made its eighth annual Sarcoma Research Cristina Antonescu, the director of bone Grant, matching its 2020 grant in the and soft tissue pathology at MSK and one of the leading experts in amount of $10,000, to support angiosarcoma, a sarcoma subangiosarcoma research being type that derives from the performed at Memorial Sloan inner lining of the blood vesKettering Cancer Center in sels.

Manhattan.

“We are grateful for the The grant fulfills the orgagenerosity of the foundation, nization’s mission of comwhose ongoing support has memorating the life of Kenny helped my colleagues and I Pribil Jr., a former Rockville pursue promising areas of Centre resident who died of a research and explore new high-grade angiosarcoma at treatment options for angio19, through annual grants that Ken Pribil Jr. sarcoma,” Antonescu said. support sarcoma research.

“We also extend our thanks to With the addition of the grant, the foundation has supported sarcoma the foundation’s donors.”

The foundation is a nonprofit organizaresearch with more than $65,000 in grants to research facilities in the New York area. tion. To learn more, visit kenpribiljr.org.

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JOE CALDERONE OF Mount Sinai South Nassau introduced Dr. Frank Gress.

MSSN’s tour through a giant inflatable colon

By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Local residents were virtually led through a giant, inflatable colon at Mount Sinai South Nassau on March 9 during the hospital’s Colon Cancer Awareness Week.

Dr. Frank Gress, chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and a colon cancer expert at Mount Sinai South Nassau. led the tour through the 20-foot-long inflatable colon that depicted different stages of the intestine’s lining.

“We know that if we do screenings, particularly with colonoscopy, we can identify the causes of colon polyps,” Gress said. “And if we can do a colonoscopy and find those polyps, we can remove them and basically cure cancer in a way because you’ll never get it once we take it out.”

Polyps are often caused by diet and associated with other common risk fac-

tors like diabetes, obesity, and smoking.

Gress advised those watching in-person and over the hospital’s Facebook livestream that blood in stool, bloating, changes in bowel habits, abdominal discomfort and weight loss are warning signs of colon cancer. Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in the U.S. Experts now recommend that Americans start getting colonoscopies when they turn 45. If a person has a first-degree relative with colon cancer or polyps, it is advised to get a colonoscopy 10 years before their relative was diagnosed.

“This is important because we’re seeing a lot of colon cancer in younger patients. and I’m taking in their 30s,” Gress said. “We’re not really sure why yet, but it’s very concerning. It could be family history. It could be diet.”

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CRIME WATCH Criminal mischief

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, convicted in 2019 of accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for backing $20 million in indirect loan guarantees to Oyster Bay Town, should receive 17½ years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s office recommended on March 10.

The recommendation came as sentencing for Mangano and his wife, Linda, was rescheduled for April 14.

They were originally to be sentenced March 23. No reason was offered for the change.

Linda Mangano was convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice, making false statements to federal investigators in connection wither job with Harendra Singh, a resHerald file photo taurateur. The U.S. Attorney’s office did not immediately offer a sentencing rec- FORMER NASSAU COUNTY Executive Ed Mangano outside the federal courthouse in ommendation for Linda Mangano.

In a statement, Kenneth Keating, Central Islip in 2018. attorney for Mangano, called the recMangano “monetized his power and influommendation “astonishing.”

A sentencing memorandum said that ence and betrayed the people of Nassau in addition to prison time, Mangano County, most notable the Town of Oyster should pay full restitution “in the amount Bay. The defendant put his financial interof the victim’s losses.” Prosecutors called ests above the interests of those he was Mangano’s crimes “a stunning abuse of elected to serve.” power.”

–James Bernstein According to the sentencing memo,

■ On March 1 at 10:33 p.m., the manager of Dirty Taco, 201 Sunrise Highway, reported that someone damaged the front door of the business while leaving the restaurant without paying the bill.

Public lewdness ■ At 7:38 a.m., a Southard Avenue resident notified police that a Lyft driver exposed himself to her after he dropped her home.

Larceny ■ A Hempstead Avenue resident reported that someone stole a sign that was on her front lawn on March 2 at 1:09 p.m.

Leaving the scene ■ On Feb. 28 at 5:52 p.m., a motorist notified police that her car was struck by a vehicle that left the scene while she was driving on Peninsula Boulevard.

■ At 9:47 a.m. on March 4, an employee of Mercy Hospital reported that a car was struck by a vehicle that left the scene while parked in the parking lot.

■ A motorist notified police that her car was struck by a vehicle that left the scene while she was driving on Sunrise Highway on March 5 at 12:24 a.m. Officers from the Lynbrook Police Department found the car a short time later in their village and the operator was arrested for driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury. The police report did not include the driver’s identity.

Lost property ■ On Feb. 28 at 10:07 a.m., a Maine Avenue resident reported that she lost her wallet inside her apartment.

■ At 2:07 p.m. on March 3, a South Park Avenue resident notified police that he lost his New York state vehicle registration plates after his car was repossessed.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Thursday, Mar. 17

Mothers’ Center Circle The Rockville Centre Library hosts this Zoom event for mothers to connect. At each event, facilitators help us connect on the joys and challenges of motherhood and support each other through their own journey. Register online at the library website. Starts at 10 a.m.

Take & Make Shamrock Crafts Come to the Rockville Centre Library’s children’s room on St. Patrick’s Day to pick up your craft kit to create a shamrock at home.

Current Events with Richard Skolnik (Zoom)

Friday, March 18

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.

Intermediate Bridge with Anne Bass Come to the Rockville Centre Library for this class on how to play bridge. Learn to strategize and advance your skills as you play along with Anne. Register online at the library website. Starts at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, April 12 Rockville Centre School District Preliminary Budget Hearing

Saturday, March 19

South Side High School hosts this preliminary budget meeting at 7:30 p.m.

RVC St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Parade that Shares and Cares returns after a two-year absence. Starts at noon.

Chef Rob Live on Facebook Join Chef Rob live on Facebook as he prepares spring asparagus, mozzarella cheese and basil angel hair pancakes, avocado and chickpea salas, spring green onion and sour cream discuits.

Starts at 3 p.m. at Simply Creative Chef Rob’s page.

Monday, March 21 Blood Drive The Rockville Centre Fire Department hosts a blood drive in the council room at 103 Maple Ave. from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Go to nybc.org/save1feed1 or call 516-478-5023 to schedule your appointment.

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.

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Snowman Hunt winners recognized

Rockville Centre School District Budget Hearing

The village board of trustees and Chamber of Commerce President Lisa Umansky celebrated the winners of the chamber’s Snowman Hunt on March 7.

Tuesday, Mar. 22 Tax Preparation at the RVC Library The Rockville Centre Library hosts this appointment only tax preparation meetings. Call the adult refernce number at 516-766-6257 x5 to schedule your appointment. Free to seniors and low-income families ($60,000 per year). Bring last year’s return, W-2’s, investment info, Social Security card of everyone listed on the form and a form of ID to your appointment. Starts at 10:15 a.m.

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.

What to Watch? (Hybrid) Join moderator Michael Matuszewski and Rockville Centre Library staffer Rob Siegel to discuss the shows every-

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one is watching and talking about.

Register online at the library website.

Starts at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 23 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 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.

South Side High School hosts this budget hearing at 7:30 p.m.

HAVING AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest.

All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to tcarrozza@liherald.com

The RVC St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns on March 19 with Grand Marshall Ellen White.

St. Baldrick’s returns to St. Agnes on March 19 at 1 p.m. right after the RVC parade.

RVC Library hosts library play dates on March 22 at 10:30 a.m. in the Helen Kraus Room.

Molloy College’s Madison Theater hosts the South Shore Symphony on March 26 at 7:30 p.m.

RVC Restaurant Week 2022 runs from April 6 to 14.

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Community shows its support for RVCBCC CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE support, and the program also sometimes offers financial support as well. Some patients have gone on to become counselors.

About 380 people attended the gala, which was the coalition’s first major inperson event since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Donations easily surpassed the goal of $50,000, and O’Sullivan said that the total would likely rise beyond $65,000 when all donations are tallied. All of the money raised is directed to coalition efforts, and funding items such as wigs, mastectomy bras, clothing, massages, physical therapy and anything else a patient might need after a diagnosis.

Baxley called the gala “an amazing success,” and said she was grateful to everyone who came out to help the coalition continue to serve those with the disease. “The support was incredible,” she said, “and I think because of the feeling in the room and how people realized what we did and what we do, they said, ‘This is an organization I want to get behind.’”

The warmth was palpable, Baxley said, noting that a waitress working at the event told an attendee that she has “never felt so much love and light in one room.”

Baxley was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2008, and after undergoing chemotherapy, radiation treatments and surgery, she overcame the illness in Octo-

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ABOUT 380 PEOPLE attended the Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition gala, which supported those diagnosed with breast cancer and honored Laura Altman, left, and Kathy Baxley. ber 2009. Her cancer retur ned last November, but she was found to be cancer-free after another successful procedure later that month.

Baxley said that based on her experience, she is a big believer in early detection and yearly testing. She added that

because she was tested often, doctors were able to detect both cases early, which increased her chances of survival.

Altman said she was humbled by the recognition, and happy to be able to take part in an in-person coalition gathering for the first time in two years. As a breast

cancer survivor herself, she noted, she is glad to have the resources to help others going through what she did, and to have the community’s support.

“We wouldn’t be able to do all the good things we’re able to do for the women who are battling breast cancer in our community if it wasn’t for the support of everybody,” Altman said. “People are so generous and so loving, and they’re really behind our cause.”

Altman was diagnosed in 2016, and overcame her cancer that same year. She said that having support was one of the major reasons she got through the ordeal, and she greatly appreciated the RVCBCC for recognizing her.

The event included speeches from the co-presidents and honorees, a video presentation on coalition activities, dinner, dancing and a performance by the band Mystic.

O’Sullivan called Baxley and Altman “the two most wonderful people I’ve ever met.” She added that she was grateful to the attendees for their support.

“I think sometimes I’m not surprised, because Rockville Centre really does know how to get behind a cause,” O’Sullivan said. “That’s one of the things that’s so great about growing up in Rockville Centre. People show up. It takes a village, and RVC is a part of all of it. It was overwhelming in the best way. You felt the love in that room, and, most of all, you felt the support.”

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Bethany House Fashion Show returns

By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

The Baldwin-based women’s home Bethany House sold out its 19th annual Fashion Show March 9 at the Rockville Links Club in neighboring Rockville Centre.

After two years away because of the pandemic, the fundraising event returned to much fanfare.

Bloomingdale’s partnered with Bethany House, providing models with several outfits each to show off as they strutted down a runway in the club’s dining room. Miss New York USA 2021 Briana Siaca, a Long Island native, warmed up the runway for the models, most of whom were Rockville Centre residents.

Before the main event, attendees chose from among dozens of raffle baskets, with items like handbags, wallets, beauty products and wine kits, to bid on. Proceeds from the event will be directed to continuing Bethany House’s mission of providing housing for women in Nassau County who are struggling — those who are homeless, and women with children who are in need of emergency shelter. The organization has homes in Baldwin, Bellmore and Roosevelt.

The attendees also took part Douglas O’Dell in a mystery raffle, which has become a staple of recent Bethany House fashion shows. The boxed items were donated by Bethany House supporters, and were valued at between $5 and $25, and there was a grand prize box as well. After dinner was served, those who had purchased boxes ripped open the black wrapping paper to find out what they had received.

Catherine Casella, a volunteer for Bethany House, has run the mystery box raffle since 2017. This year there were 300 boxes, up from 175 in the last pre-pandemic show, in 2019, and Casella wrapped all of them.

“I think it’s wonderful,” she said of the growth of the raffle. “We have a very good donating community — from boxes to tissue paper to other items — and if I don’t use them, I hand them over to Jane” — Bethany House Volunteer Coordinator Jane McCabe — “and she uses them for the raffle baskets.”

Casella has been volunteering for six years, initially inspired by her friend McCabe, who has been with the organization since 2013. “I got a tour of the houses, and I fell in love with how clean this was,” McCabe recalled. “It was eye-opening. I’ve seen progress, and I’ve heard sad stories.”

McCabe explained that Bethany House has a social worker assigned to each family to help them with priorities like going back to school or accessing government benefits. McCabe is also a member of the organization’s Resource Development Committee, and works with the committee’s co-chair, Lisa King, who also joined the organization in 2013. During the pandemic, King, McCabe and the committee staged virtual fundraisers to continue to bring in money and donated items to help the women at the shelters.

Even throughout the pandemic, McCabe said, volunteers were clamoring to help. “It’s been wonderful, but it’s been disheartening,” she said, “because I have to say, ‘Let me put your name on a list and I’ll call you back.’”

Douglas O’Dell, Bethany House’s executive director, took over in September 2020, after five years in the same role at SCO Family of Services, another nonprofit that helps struggling families in New York City and Long Island. O’Dell spent his first year and a half at Bethany House navigating Covid restriction, while having to raise funds without the benefit of in-person events.

The organization, he said, relies on fundraising for about half of its funding.

Photos by Joe Abate/Herald

MISS NEW YORK USA 2021 Briana Siaca led the models onto the runway in the Rockville Links dining room.

A MODEL SHOWED off her Bloomingdale’s outfit.

He credited Nassau County as well as the state and federal governments for their financial help during the worst days of the pandemic.

“I have never been involved in an organization where the community has given so much,” O’Dell said.

“We have a food budget, but we barely spent any

money at all on food during the pandemic, because the people in Rockville Centre, Baldwin, Roosevelt, Freeport and Uniondale stepped up.”

At press time, the organization was still tallying the donations from the Fashion Show, but a spokesperson said the hope was that the total was around $20,000.

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Many preparations for 25th St. Pat’s Parade CONTINUED FROM FRONT treasurer Kevin Lombardi said. “I always looked at him as an inspiration, and while it always is sad to think that he’s not here with us, he’s certainly looking down, smiling.”

Lombardi credited Healey for helping the committee get creative with the event amid the challenges of the past two years.

Parade committee Vice President Jackie Kerr said that the board and community would feel Healey’s presence most at the Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral, which will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Since its inception in 1997, the parade has distributed more than $1.2 million in donations to 67 different charities. This year the committee is returning to its traditional method of giving to three causes: a local charity, the RVC Breast Cancer Coalition; a national organization, the Army Rangers Lead the Way Fund; and an Irish foundation, the Holy Family School for the Deaf in Cabra, Ireland.

Parade board member Pat McGuire said that many of his colleagues have seen for themselves how much the parade means to the charities receiving donations. The Backyard Players received funding from the 2017 parade, which, White said, she was grateful for.

“It completely changed our whole organization,” she said. “Besides the monetary support, it kind of put us on the map, and people knew who we were after the parade.”

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PARADE BOARD MEMBERS, from left, Pat McGuire and Ann Travers, Grand Marshal Ellen White, Secretary Ashley Brennan, President Jackie Kerr, board member Kieran Conlon and Secretary Kevin Lombardi at the tree lighting at Village Hall on March 10.

Florence Price Symphony No 1 The South Shore Symphony Orchestra, under the musical direction and baton of Scott Jackson Wiley, will be performing in Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre on Saturday, February 12th at 7:30 pm. The performance will include Symphony No 1 in E minor by the American composer Florence Price. The composer was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1887 and during her career won many accolades.

Price’s First Symphony won critical acclaim and became the first symphony by an African-American female composer to be performed by a major American orchestra in 1933.

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major op. 61 virtuoso violinist Wen Qian hailed by China Daily as “one of Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 104,Qian “London” China’s most promising young violinists. ” Ms. has been Sergei Prokofiev Classical Symphony No.1, Op.25 a first violinist with the Metropolitan Orchestra since 1997, Richard Wagnerto serve Siegfried Idyll Assistant Conwhere she continues as the acting Bela Bartok Dances certmaster, as well as violinRomanian professor atFolk Mannes College of Music at the New School University.

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After a 9 a.m. Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral on Saturday, the St. Patrick’s Parade begins at noon. The route starts at the municipal parking lot on North Sunrise Highway, and makes a left onto Maple Avenue and another left onto North Park Avenue.

Marchers will take a quick left onto College Place, passing Village Hall, and a right onto Quealy Place to wave to friends as they pass the reviewing stands and the cathedral. After one more left onto North Village Avenue, the march will turn right onto Washington Street where the parade finishes.

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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 7, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Rockville Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Nancy Howard Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF HEAVYDUTY VEHICLES, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS RELATED THERETO, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $3,000,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $3,000,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the acquisition of heavy-duty vehicles, including equipment and apparatus related thereto, at the estimated maximum cost of $3,000,000.

The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $3,000,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Rockville Centre, Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, New York.

Dated:February 7, 2022 Rockville Centre, New York 130076

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

LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 7, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Rockville Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Nancy Howard Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $3,000,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $3,000,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of various improvements to the Public Works building, at the estimated maximum cost of $3,000,000.

The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $3,000,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Rockville Centre, Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, New York.

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LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 7, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Rockville Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Nancy Howard Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $20,000,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $20,000,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of electric system improvements, at the estimated maximum cost of $20,000,000.

The period of usefulness is thirty (30) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $20,000,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Rockville Centre, Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, New York.

Dated:February 7, 2022 Rockville Centre, New York 130080 LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 7, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been

published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Rockville Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Nancy Howard Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $5,000,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $5,000,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of water system improvements, at the estimated maximum cost of $5,000,000.

The period of usefulness is forty (40) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $5,000,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Rockville Centre, Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, New York.

Dated:February 7, 2022 Rockville Centre, New York 130079

LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 7, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid

petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Rockville Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Nancy Howard Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A NEW FIRE TRUCK, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS RELATED THERETO, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $850,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $850,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the acquisition of a new fire truck, including equipment and apparatus related thereto, at the estimated maximum cost of $850,000.

The period of usefulness is twenty (20) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $850,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Rockville Centre, Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, New York.

Dated:February 7, 2022 Rockville Centre, New York 130082 LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 7, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations

authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Rockville Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Nancy Howard Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $500,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of drainage improvements, at the estimated maximum cost of $500,000.

The period of usefulness is forty (40) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $500,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Rockville Centre, Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, New York.

Dated:February 7, 2022 Rockville Centre, New York 130081 LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 7, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Rockville

Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Nancy Howard Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $5,000,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $5,000,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of road improvements, at the estimated maximum cost of $5,000,000.

The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $5,000,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Rockville Centre, Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, New York.

Dated:February 7, 2022 Rockville Centre, New York 130078 LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 7, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Rockville Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not

substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Nancy Howard Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SALT SHED, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $1,500,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of a salt shed, at the estimated maximum cost of $1,500,000.

The period of usefulness is ten (10) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $1,500,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Rockville Centre, Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, New York.

Dated:February 7, 2022 Rockville Centre, New York 130075 LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 7, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Rockville Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such

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obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Nancy Howard Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS VILLAGE BUILDINGS, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $1,000,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of improvements to various Village buildings, at the estimated maximum cost of $1,000,000.

The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $1,000,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Rockville Centre, Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, New York.

Dated:February 7, 2022 Rockville Centre, New York 130074 LEGAL NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 7, 2022, and an abstract thereof has been published and posted as required by law and the period of time has elapsed for the submission and filing of a petition for a permissive referendum and a valid petition has not been submitted and filed. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Village of Rockville Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of the notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

Nancy Howard

Village Clerk BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED FEBRUARY 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS RECREATION AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $1,000,000, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION The object or purpose for which the bonds are authorized is the construction of various recreation and park improvements, at the estimated maximum cost of $1,000,000.

The period of usefulness is fifteen (15) years.

The maximum amount of obligations authorized to be issued is $1,000,000.

A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Rockville Centre, Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, New York.

Dated: February 7, 2022 Rockville Centre, New York 130073 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with New York Village Law 5-508(3) that on April 4, 2022, at 7:00pm, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Rockville Centre will hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the tentative budget of the Village of Rockville Centre for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2022 and ending May 31, 2023.

The Village complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act. Persons with special needs should contact the Village Clerk’s office at 516-678-9212 at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to accommodate such needs.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the said tentative budget and a copy of the Property Tax Exemption Impact Report are available at the office of the Village Clerk at the Municipal Building of the Village of Rockville Centre, One College Place, Rockville Centre, New York, where they may be inspected by any interested persons by appointment during office hours.

Please call 516-678-9212 to schedule and appointment. The said budget proposes the payment of the following annual compensation to

elected officials: Mayor $75,000.00, Deputy Mayor $23,000.00 each other Trustee of the Village $11,500.00.

DATED: Rockville Centre, New York March 7, 2022

By Order of the Board of Trustees Nancy Howard, Village Clerk-Treasures 130083

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU ___________________ THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-I3, Plaintiff, vs.

Any unknown heirs to the Estate of SHARON SUSSMAN A/K/A SHARON M. SUSSMAN, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; ERIC SUSSMAN; ADAM SUSSMAN; LAUREN SUSSMAN; ZACHARY SUSSMAN; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; and “JOHN DOE” and “MARY DOE,” (Said names being fictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein), Defendants.

Filed: 4/17/2019 Index No.: 605283/2019 SUMMONS AND NOTICE Mortgaged Premises: 25 Dartmouth St Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Mortgage Servicer: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC Mortgage Servicer Phone #: 1-800-306-6062 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s

attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of May 5, 2006, executed by Sharon M. Sussman, a married woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nomine for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. to secure the sum of $200,000.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County on May 24, 2006 in Book 30534 Page 483 Instrument No. 2006052401798.

That Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nomine for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2006-I3 by Assignment dated April 27, 2012 and recorded on June 19, 2012 in the Office of the Clerk of Nassau County in Book 37363 Page 497 Instrument No. 2012061901836.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated.

Section: 38.

Block: 214 Lot: 29, 30 DATED: 4/2/2019 Rochester, New York NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where

George Duignan dies at 73 Rockville Centre resident George J. Duignan died on March 9. He was 73.

Duignan was raised on West 10th Street in the village. He was a proud graduate of Power Memorial and Iona College, and a lifelong ticket holder and fan of the Iona Gaels.

After graduating college, Duignan worked for the FBI. He then joined the FDNY and was assigned to Engine 9 Ladder 6 “The Dragonfighters,” where he spent his entire 31-year career. He continued George his education and earned several master’s degrees, became a stockbroker, a certified financial planner and an enrolled agent of the Internal Revenue Service.

During his career, Duignan loved all of his clients and will be missed by many. He continued to work up until late in his life.

Duignan is survived by his wife of 45

years, Patricia; his siblings, Maryann McDermott, Thomas (Inga) and John; his in-laws, Nora Furey (the late James), William Smart (Lauren) and Kathy Duignan; his nephews and nieces, John (Katie), Tara (Sean), Kristyen (Michael), Gina, the late JT, Thomas and the late Michael Furey; his great-nephews and great-nieces, Benjamin, Adam, Desmond, Damien, Meghann, Emma, Madeline, Anna Rose, Grace, James, Michel and Olivia.

Duignan His wake was on March 12 and 13 at Flinch & Bruns Funeral Home in Lynbrook. His funeral Mass was on March 14 at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Malverne. He was buried at Holy Rood Cemetery, in Westbury. Memorial contributions can be made to the New York Firefighters Burn Center at nyffburncenter.com.

Rockville Centre native Russell Zingale dies at 62 Russell W. Zingale, a Rockville Centre native, longtime resident of Wilton and devoted family man, died suddenly on Feb. 26 after suffering a fatal stroke due to complications from a rare infection. He was 62.

Born on May 29, 1959, in Rockville Centre, Zingale was the youngest child of Henry Zingale and Florence Volpe.

He was raised in Valley Stream, and attended St. John’s University. A highly regarded media executive, Zingale was president of U.S. Russell International Media and a founding partner of MatrixPoint Consultancy. Throughout his career, he held senior positions at Carat, Media Storm, Aegis/Dentsu and Initiative.

Zingale was an avid traveler, golfer, car enthusiast and devout Green Bay Packers

fan. Above all, he enjoyed relaxing on his veranda and sipping coffee with Jeanne, the love of his life. Zingale was predeceased by by his father, Henry Zingale, and his beloved Bernese mountain dog, Penelope Daisy. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Jeanne Marie (Karras) Zingale; daughter Alexandra Zingale (fiancé William Centner); son Connor Llibre Zingale (Catheryn); granddaughter Leonora; mother, Florence Zingale; and siblings, Stephen Zingale, Paula Eldred Zingale (Kenneth) and Lauren Cutler (Douglas).

Memorial services were at the Hoyt Funeral Home in New Canaan, Conn., on March 5 and 6. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Pancreas Foundation.

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your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE

PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with buildings and

improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York known and described as lots numbers 29 and 30 in block 3 on a certain map entitled “Map of Hillside Park Additional No. 1, Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York,

Surveyed August 25, 1920, Edward S. Voorhis, C.E., Rockville Centre” and duly filed in Nassau County Clerk’s Office on February 22, 1924 as filed no. 539.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS - Monticello Central School Living Environment/General Science Teacher (MS) GRANT FUNDED POSITIONS Special Educations Social Studies Teacher (7-12) Social Studies Teacher (7-12) Special Education ELA Teacher (7-12) NYS Certification Required P l e a s e a p p l y o n l i n e by A p r 8 t h a t https://monticelloschools.tedk12.com/hire EOE

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Q. I own apartments, and like to think I’m a fair landlord, but I have a tenant who keeps their apartment at an extreme — like near 80 degrees — but also keeps the windows open. Recently, because of the high energy bills, which they don’t have to pay, since it’s a fixed rental fee, I looked into getting control of the thermostats and controlling them remotely. I need to keep energy costs in line, and I’m exasperated after talking with the tenant several times about this. Is there a legal limit to what the temperature can be kept at, and how do I make sure I don’t get a violation for what I’m about to Ask The do?

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unpleasant parts of being a landlord is when tenants have no sensitivity for the cost of owning and running a building. It makes many well-meaning landlords not so wellmeaning, and that’s when the friction for control takes place. onte eeper The regulations for Nassau County, where your building is, do not include all communities. Two cities, Glen Cove and Long Beach, have their own regulations, as do some villages — namely Cedarhurst, Freeport, Great Neck, Great Neck Plaza, Hempstead, Lynbrook and Rockville Centre. Nassau County requires that, from Oct. 1 to May 31, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., the indoor temperature must be at least 65 degrees.

From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the temperature must be at least 68.

Most of the other jurisdictions have similar requirements, but you should go to their websites, because each is just a little different. Cedarhurst allows the temperature at night to be 62 degrees.

Rockville Centre is the same as Nassau County.

People living in a multi-family building, such as a condominium or a co-op, with a board and a superintendent, are advised to discuss the temperature with one or both of them. The bylaws and regulations for multi-family buildings can vary, and they may be allowed to establish their own regulations, but tenants have rights that could require the local governing authority to step in.

Single-family rentals and two-family homes whose owners occupy at least half the dwelling are not covered by the regulations.

In spring and fall, when temperatures fluctuate to greater extremes, people pay more attention to their thermostats. They also start asking more about insulation and windows. It isn’t uncommon to get calls from tenants of homes and apartments asking if they can get their landlord to increase the insulation, change the windows or raise the heat.

Even though architects and engineers are aware of how it’s possible to save energy by finding ways to improve a building’s composition, the legal aspects are recommended to be handled by the health departments or housing authorities that make the rules and govern your jurisdiction. Good luck!

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f it were up to me, every president would be required to have a cat in the White House.

The Bidens have dogs — Commander, a 4-month-old purebred German shepherd puppy, and Major, who was shipped back to the family home in Delaware after some unfortunate encounters with the White House staff.

But the first family finally adopted a cat at the end of January — Willow, a green-eyed tabby.

Jill Biden fell in love with the feline after it JAMES jumped up on a during a BERNSTEIN stage speech she was giving. She named the cat after her hometown, Willow, Pa. Dogs are fixtures at the White House.

One famous pooch was Checkers, Nixon’s cocker spaniel, whose name he evoked to gain sympathy in a famous speech in 1952 to save his spot on the Republican ticket. Nixon had been accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his backers to reim-

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burse him for his political expenses. His speech worked, and he became Dwight Eisenhower’s vice president for two terms.

Checkers is buried in a pet cemetery in Wantagh.

Going back further, Franklin Roosevelt had his Fala, a Scottie; John F. Kennedy was given Pushinka, the daughter of Strelka, who had traveled into space aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik, as a gift by then Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The Clintons had Buddy, a chocolate Labrador, and the Obamas had Bo, a Portuguese water dog.

It seems almost expected that the president will have a dog. Not so much a cat, at least not so publicly. Perhaps this is because all of our presidents so far have been men, and men are supposed to love dogs and not necessarily cats, silly as this may sound.

And maybe because dogs are still considered a part the American dream, along with the white picket fence and the station wagon (now an SUV).

But to be sure, some of our greatest presidents had cats. One of my favorites, Abraham Lincoln, doted on cats. Lincoln

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left his dog, Fido, home in Springfield, Ill., when he was elected. He was given two cats by Secretary of State William Seward. He fed them from the expensive White House china. His wife, Mary Todd, disapproved, But Lincoln, who had no love for his predecessor James Buchanan, who did little if anything to stop the rise of the Confederacy, said, “If the gold fork was good enough for former President James Buchanan, I think it is good enough for Tabby.”

Lincoln was so enamored of cats, the story goes, that his attention was distracted by meowing at Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s headquarters in City Point, Va., during the Civil War Battle of Petersburg in March 1865, weeks before the president was assassinated.

There were other first felines. Teddy Roosevelt had a six-toed cat, Slippers, who was often spotted in the kitchen.

Herbert Hoover’s Persian, Kitty, roamed the floors of the White House.

The Coolidges owned Tiger, Blacky, Bounder, Timmie and even a bobcat named Smoky.

Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea, had

one other than Abraham Lincoln fed his cats on White House china.

Socks. Socks had a song, a book and a website that was all about him. He was important at the White House. The president once became enraged at the White House press corps when camera crews enticed Socks to come closer by offering him cat food.

But Socks never got along too well with Buddy the Lab, and eventually found a home with Clinton’s secretary, Betty Currie.

According to presidential historians, only two of the nation’s chief executives — James K. Polk and Donald J. Trump — had no pets in the White House. Polk, who was only 49 when he was inaugurated in 1845, was viewed as ultra-serious, and busied himself with annexing a bunch of states during his time in office.

When asked about his petless presidency, Polk responded, “No president who performs his duty faithfully can have any leisure.”

We can all think of a few presidents who would disagree.

Can we imagine a future presidential candidate whose platform would include welcoming a cat in the White House?

Such a pledge would be purrrfect!

Jim Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? JBernstein@liherald.com.

War in Ukraine evokes banality of evil

uddenly, a weekly newspaper seems just the right place to be talking about a war unfolding in real time. As I wrote last week, the minute-to-minute news of the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine leaves us feeling both horrified and helpless.

We are thousands of miles away, but the war can feel as close as the devices in our pockets pinging out the latest news.

Writing week to week offers some perspective.

As a woman born just after World War II, I am seeRANDI ing this time with KREISS some distance and even hope. I believe that somehow, the killing will stop, and the world will turn again.

Born in 1947, I have been a witness to the history of the Korean War (my dad was drafted), the Prague Spring, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War in Israel, the Iraq War, the 2013 uprisings in Egypt, the brief flame of democracy in Tiananmen Square, the Afghan War, the brutal wars in Rwanda and Congo, the uprisings in Cuba and Central America.

As we watch the Ukraine invasion, the wide-angle lens offers more hope than the micro view, which is excruciating. Just a few minutes ago, the media broadcast the most recent atrocity: Russian bombs destroyed a children’s hospital, burying an unknown number of children and maternity patients. This morning, the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl lost power, threatening radiation leaks, according to Ukraine authorities.

The images of war are iconic, and we have seen them before. It is the knowledge that we have been here and done that and will likely be here again that is a discouraging commentary on humanity’s inability to live in peace.

I saw a photo of parents putting young children on trains to neighboring Poland, mothers and fathers with hands pressed to the hands of the sons and daughters inside, saying goodbye. We have seen this before, too, when parents in Nazi-occupied European countries sent their children off in the arms of strangers.

War has its own language, its own imagery. There is a banality to the deaths and separations and loss. We get

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24/7 news streaming live from the foreign correspondents who report from the ground war as bombs explode in the background. Their work also has precedent. It was the reporters on the ground in Vietnam, like the young Dan Rather, who broadcast the truth of the conflict home to America, even as our leaders were betting on the fog of war to garner support for a wrong-minded intervention.

I saw images yesterday of thousands of people sheltering in subway stations or the basements of buildings night after night as Russian bombs flattened their cities. That made me think of the Blitz in London, when Nazi planes flew overhead every night for 57 nights, destroying buildings while people took shelter in the city’s Underground.

A few days ago, The New York Times ran a front-page photo of a family hit by shrapnel as they ran down a street in Ukraine. Two children lay there dead on the sidewalk. You can see the blood on their heads and clothes. I couldn’t help but remember the 1972 Vietnam War photo of a naked 9-year-old girl running from a napalm attack. At the time, readers questioned the ethics and taste of

ow shameful that it has become almost a cliché in human history.

publishing such a shocking and intrusive photograph. I thought about that when I saw the dead children on the front page of The Times.

The reporters on the ground in Ukraine are covering another war phenomenon: the displacement of more than 2 million people, fleeing the fighting. The big wars in my time have produced massive migrations, and this war, too, will destabilize the lives of all the neighboring countries. The refugees have no idea when or how they might return. How shameful that this dislocation has become almost a cliché over the course of human history.

We all want to help. Every agency needs money and, according to NBC, the best way to find a reliable charity is through websites like Charity Navigator or CharityWatch, which evaluate and track charitable organizations.

The war in Ukraine is like many others in its images of bombed-out buildings and traumatized families. It is unique, sadly, for those caught in the fighting, whose lives are irreparably changed. It has also become a moment for us Americans to remember who stands with us in support of democracy, and who wears the face of calculated aggression.

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

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emember when gasoline cost just $2.84 per gallon? That might seem like a lifetime ago, now that drivers are finding prices closing in on $5 for regular. But believe it or not, it was just a year ago.

It may be impossible at times to think beyond our own family budgets when it comes to skyrocketing fuel costs, but the cost at the gas pump affects everything around us that isn’t sourced and produced in our own backyard. And that’s pretty much everything — groceries, clothes, medicine, even this newspaper. If even a single drop of gasoline is needed to get a product from where it’s created to your front door, expect the cost of that product to jump.

We haven’t seen a surge in gas prices like this since 2008, when the tail end of a decade-long energy crisis spiked the cost per gallon by more than 35 percent over the previous year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Something needs to give, and soon.

Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature want to provide a little bit of help by suspending the gasoline sales tax here.

That’s a 4.25 percent levy, which last year amounted to 12 cents per gallon, but is now up to 19 cents. A savings of $2 to $3 per fill-up might not seem like a lot, but that would add up.

Sure, Nassau would lose money under

LETTERS Hypocrisy abounds over accessory dwelling units To the Editor: Kudos to Brian Kelly for his letter last week, “Let’s listen to other ‘suburban voices,’” calling out Mayor Francis Murray for his guest editorial two weeks ago, “Suburban voices were heard in Albany.” However, Mr. Kelly did not go far enough.

Murray was opposed to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s accessory dwelling units proposal because, he wrote, “parking would become a major issue in neighborhoods and residents would lose a great deal of their privacy.”

The mayor continued that ADUs would have “put an enormous financial burden on the residents in these suburban communities, like Rockville Centre.”

What Mr. Kelly failed to point out is that while the mayor purports to care about these issues, he was also the mayor when the subdivision of 220 Hempstead Ave. occurred, dividing one building lot into five.

His appointed zoning board gives out variances like Halloween candy (add the lot on the corner of North Village Avenue and Banbury Road to the list), and he was also

that proposal, but the county has been making at least an extra nickel per gallon over the last several months, so it could still finish ahead.

Lawmakers in Albany want to take it a step further by suspending state gas taxes. That would be a heftier savings — nearly 48 cents per gallon. But unlike Nassau, the state hasn’t made any extra money during the gas price surge, because its taxes are flat, not a percentage. The state took 48 cents out of every $2.84 gallon of gas purchased a year ago, and is taking 48 cents out of every $4.47 gallon of gas purchased today.

That money — more than $1 billion a year — goes toward maintaining our highways and bridges, and provides hundreds of millions of dollars to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. There was no windfall there, and so any losses, as Gov. Kathy Hochul has pointed out, could have devastating effects on New York’s already stressed infrastructure.

If Nassau were to indeed suspend its sales tax, and if Congress temporarily slashed federal taxes — which account for more than 18 cents per gallon — gas prices could fall nearly 10 percent. That is, if other factors don’t keep pushing those prices higher.

Congress doesn’t appear ready to do much of anything, and neither does the Republican majority in the County Legis-

lature. County Executive Bruce Blakeman even went so far as to blame America’s dependence on foreign oil as the key cause of the crisis, and to push for the reopening of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

Yet only 20 percent of the oil consumed in America is imported, and most of that comes from Canada. Before Russia invaded Ukraine, its oil accounted for just 2 percent of the American supply. It’s not our dependence on Russian oil, but instead the dependence of other countries — especially European ones — that drives up price.

America already exports more oil than it imports, according to the Energy Information Administration. So it’s really unclear how much of an impact opening more domestic sources would have. And when it comes to Keystone XL, it was designed to transport Canadian oil to the U.S. There could be some light at the end of the tunnel. After gasoline prices jumped to more than $3 per gallon in 2008, the average price plummeted to $1.84 the following year, according to the EIA. But credit the Great Recession for that.

Another severe recession would be the worst way to solve this crisis. But if our elected leaders don’t come together and act soon, an economic crash is most assuredly in our future.

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OPINIONS

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cross the USA, headlines cite skyrocketing energy costs and the strain they are putting on American families. Here on Long Island, homeowners and businesses are feeling pain in their wallets not felt for years.

In 2019, when I was Hempstead town supervisor, I spearheaded an energy program that today would be collectively saving town residents millions of dollars on their energy bills. It would have been the first such program on LAURA A. Long Island, and if it had moved GILLEN forward, participating residents’ and businesses’ utility bills town would now be 50 percent lower, according to published National Grid rates.

Sure enough, the Town of Brookhaven just implemented the program, and I applaud Supervisor Ed Romaine and the town board for their leadership. But the Hempstead Town Board killed the program in 2019, without explanation and without reason in a move that demonstrated a callous disregard for town taxpayers.

While I was supervisor, I learned

about a program called “Community Choice Aggregation,” which allows municipalities to enter the marketplace to collectively negotiate for better energy costs for their residents and businesses.

The theory is that thousands of residents’ bargaining power exceeds that of any individual. The program is strictly regulated by the state Department of Public Service to ensure that residents are protected, and the program only moves forward if there are demonstrable savings.

There is a regulated process: A municipality must first pass enabling legislation to allow it to seek vendors. After that, it does so by way of a bidding process. Once a vendor is chosen, a second resolution, awarding a contract, must be passed. Then the vendor negotiates on behalf of the municipality, obtaining the best rates and, with a third resolution, the municipality approves a contract for residents at those rates.

There are strict notice requirements and opt-out options to protect residents.

In August 2019, I offered the first resolution to begin the process. The Long Island Association, the LiiNCS, multiple civic associations and residents voiced their support for it and the Town Board passed it. The project went out to bid to, and after a bipartisan review process, a

S

ure enough, the Town of Brookhaven just implemented a program I proposed.

LETTERS mayor when Avalon increased the size of its footprint in the village.

Clearly the current administration has no plan for the future of our village. It’s time for the mayor to develop a new plan, or seek other employment.

MARC WIEMAN Rockville Centre

Three cheers for Village Attorney Tom Levin To the Editor: Re last week’s article “Diocese project facing PILOT problems”: Unlike Fred Parola, the executive director of the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency, Village Attorney Tom Levin did not just blindly accept information provided by some unidentified party about the status of the payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, for the proposed project at the former Rockville Centre Diocese headquarters building.

The developer of the proposed new office building, Philips International, offered no information, and Mr. Parola offered no useful information about the next steps, but we can hope Mr. Levin’s concerns are rapidly addressed.

vendor was selected.

At a Town Board meeting that December, I put forward a resolution to award the contract so the selected vendor could begin negotiating with utility providers.

But a motion was made to table the proposal.

“I urge my colleagues to change their minds,” I pleaded, “because we have the opportunity right now to deliver some savings to our residents in this town.

And this will only move forward if residents save money, and if we delay this, there is very little chance that any resident will be able to save money this season.”

Nevertheless, every councilmember voted to table the item, and stopped Community Choice Aggregation from moving forward.

Had the resolution passed that December, the vendor would have had a generous 90-day window to negotiate rates, a period that would have stretched from January or February to April or May 2020. That March, coronavirus shutdowns caused the price of energy to plummet. Energy was trading at such historic lows that town residents could have gotten rates on natural gas not seen in roughly a decade.

National Grid records show that the average price for natural gas in March

2020 was 39.1 cents per therm, and in April, 34 cents. The town could have locked in a fixed rate in this range — and likely a bit lower — for years. The average price per therm last month was 72.4 cents — roughly double.

Skyrocketing costs are painful to all, and crippling to those on fixed incomes.

There was zero risk in moving forward with this program, only a potential upside — and residents would now be saving 50 percent on their National Grid bills.

I urged incoming supervisor Don Clavin to take up the program after I departed Town Hall, but he and the board have taken no action to move it.

My deputy visited other municipalities to urge them to explore Community Choice Aggregation in the hope that that might pressure Hempstead. Brookhaven is moving on the program, and other municipalities aren’t far behind. The sensible voices of those who actually serve residents need to prevail in Hempstead and across New York state. The alarming headlines about energy prices continue, and constituents would be wise to demand that those in office move this program forward when rates are favorable.

Laura A. Gillen, who served as Hempstead town supervisor from 2018 to 2021, is a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York’s 4th Congressional District.

FRAMEWORK by Christina Daly

This misstep also provides an opportunity for the village to seek other proposals, and time for Mr. Parola to gather accurate information.

BRIAN KELLY Rockville Centre

Randi’s out of line To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “A nation divided by pandemic, or splintered?” (Feb. 17-23): Kreiss calls people “stupid,” and she characterizes people who like Trump as being “ignorant of science” and as people who put politics over all else.

That is disrespectful, and unprofessional.

She seems to be obsessed with attacking former President Trump rather than just pointing out his faults with respect.

She calls him a “cancer.” She then attacks GOP officeholders as people who are “willing to traffic in lies to keep power.”

Then Kreiss proceeds to attack eight Republicans by name, and she refers to them as “reprehensible,” calling one a “nut” and Trump’s metastasis. This is clearly not respectable disagreement. It is literary political hostility toward Trump and Republicans, and it is unprofessional.

At the Milleridge Inn, the color of the week — Jericho

She calls the Republicans “a heartless group” who cruelly use the uninformed and vulnerable, and who are stepping over dead bodies in their rush toward 2024. It was clearly a political hit piece.

This is not the first or only time that

Kreiss has written a scathing anti-Republican/Trump column in the Herald. (“Is it fair to ban Trump from social media?”

July 8-14, 2021.)

DAN MONK SR. Freeport

ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD — March 17, 2022

Hempstead Town could have locked in lower energy prices

March 17, 2022 — ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD

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