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Belting one out to benefit Ukrainians By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

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FORMER ROCKVILLE CENTRE Superintendent Dr. William Johnson will be honored by the Rockville Centre Education Foundation, which he helped create, at its gala on Sunday.

Honoring a schools innovator ‘Dr. J’ to be recognized at foundation gala By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

In 1987, longtime Rockville Centre School District Superintendent Dr. William Johnson began discussions about bringing the RVC Education Foundation to life, which he accomplished in the early 1990s. Decades later, it has come full circle for the man affectionately known as Dr. J, with the foundation set to honor him at its gala on Sunday.

“The dream of every administrator is that you can put into place things that will outlive you, and this happens to be one of them,” Johnson, who left the district in 2020, said of the foundation. “It has taken on a life of its own, and it has never lost sight of its original focus, which was to provide for the children of Rockville Centre.” Johnson came to Rockville Centre in 1978, and served as superintendent from 1986 until he took a position in

Hempstead schools two years ago. Over more than four decades in the district, he became a beloved figure for the many innovations he brought to the village’s schools, including creating the first education foundation of its kind in New York state. For his efforts, Johnson will be recognized at the RVCEF’s 2022 Gala, scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at the Allegria Hotel in Long CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

Molloy College students and Broadway performers will band together for a cause on April 5, when the college’s Madison Theatre presents “Gershwin to Broadway,” a benefit concert for Ukraine. “Our mission at Molloy is to help those in the community, and in this case the worldwide community,” President Dr. James Lentini said, “so when we see people in need, we do everything we can to help. It’s part of our mission here.” The event is scheduled for April 5, at 7 p.m., and will feature performances by students in the college’s theater program as well as the cast of Broadway’s “Phantom of the Opera” and Richie Cannata, who is best known as Billy Joel’s saxophonist. Tickets cost $50 to $100, and all proceeds will go to Catholic Relief Services, to help those in Ukraine who are reeling from the Russian invasion. Lentini said the concert came together fast, in a matter of weeks, after discussions he had with Ernie Canadeo, a marketing manager who serves on the Long Island Association Board with Lentini. After Lentini approached Canadeo with the

How to attend WHAT: “Gershwin to Broadway,” a benefit concert for Ukraine WHEN: April 5, 7 p.m. WHERE: Molloy College’s Madison Theatre TICKETS: Madisontheatreny. org idea of using Molloy’s theater to host a concert to benefit Ukrainians, they tur ned to Angelo Fraboni, a former Broadway performer who manages the Madison, and Dr. Louis Pannullo, a Broadway producer, to co-produce the event. “We have a great musical theater program here called CAP21, and it gets students to Molloy from all over the country,” Lentini said, “so it’s natural for us to want to do something like this for our campus.” Jeremy Stolle, who has been in the “Phantom” cast for over a decade and has performed in theater for 20 years, will serve as master of ceremonies, and perform alongside some of his “Phantom” castmates. Stolle said he was excited to be a part of a benefit show for the first time since before the pandemic, CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

Board of Education discusses proposed budget By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Interim Superintendent Robert Bartels said at the March 24 Board of Education meeting that officials hope to make some additions to the curriculum in the 2022-23 school budget. Bartels said administrators hope to add math and reading support, American sign language and Italian to the foreign language course list, kindergarten electives s u ch a s a r t , m u s i c, a n d phys.ed and a middle school social worker. An extra social worker was added this year to the high school Robert using Covid-19 funding, but Bartels said the proposed budget would include retaining the social worker and sending them to the middle school to more evenly distribute the assistance. In athletics, the school hopes to add a varsity girls’ golf team and a varsity boys’ volleyball squad to South Side High School for next year. Bartels also said the district would add an assistant coach position for all teams that do not currently have a paid assistant. The budget process began in the fall

and the proposed budget was first presented during the school board’s Feb. 17 meeting. At that meeting, the board said that the proposed 2022-23 spending plan will be roughly $129.3 million, if approved by voters on May 17. That number would be an increase of over $5 million, or 4.25 percent, from the 2021-22 proposed budget and a 10.3 percent uptick from the 2020-21 expenditures. The tax levy, which funds about half of the school budget, was also projected to increase by 2.1 percent, according to the board’s Fe b r u a r y p r e s e n t a t i o n . State Aid is expected to increase by $3 million — a Bartels 24.3 percent increase. The proposed budget is available line-by-line on the district’s website. If the spending plan is not approved by voters on May 17, the board would be able to submit the same budget or a revised one for another vote, but if that is not approved, the district would have to rely on a contingency budget. That scenario would prevent the tax levy from increasing, meaning $2.1 million would have to be cut from the current proposal. Bartels said there

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE SCHOOL District officials are hoping to add new sports teams, language courses and other implementations in the proposed 2022-23 budget. are some areas where officials could cut if necessary, but officials are hopeful that the budget will be approved. According to the district’s March 9 budget presentation, the current proposed spending plan would include $1.8 million for building upgrades and

repairs throughout the district. The potential new varsity teams would also likely be cut. The final chance to change parts of the proposed budget will be on April 12, when the board meets again at the high school auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

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Army Ranger Lead The Way Fund, Inc. was honored to be part of the RVC St. Patrick's Day Parade We'd like to recognize some of the people who worked to make this tremendous event possible: · Ellen White and the entire RVC Parade staﬀ for all their hard work and dedication. · The Atwell Family who provided tents and tables outside Macarthur Park restaurant for parade goers to gather at after the parade. · John Macaleese and the Molloy Women's Lacrosse team for volunteering their time to help assist our organization. RVC St. Patrick's Day parade will be forever engraved in our hearts. As we drove through the streets of endless smiles and waves, our hearts were ﬁlled with joy. We look forward to being involved in the future!

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Bringing the energy The Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce and village officials welcomed Energy Fitness to the shopping center south of Sunrise Highway on March 23. The gym officially opened on March 5 in the storefront where women’s fitness center Lucille Roberts operated for years. Above, Deputy Mayor Kathy Baxley, third from left, Mayor Francis Murray, fourth from left, and Chamber of Commerce President Lisa Umansky, third from right, welcomed the Energy Fitness team to the village.

CRIME WATCH Arrests ■ On March 15 at 11:50 a.m. Alexander Pettis, 29, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary after he entered an Oxford Place home and stole property. ■ At 5:15 a.m. on March 19, Martin Seeley, 36, of Hempstead, was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal mischief, grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon while stealing a car in Parking Field 7. ■ Christopher F lores, 26, of Long Beach, was arrested on March 20 at 3:56 a.m. and charged with first- and seconddegree vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated after he struck and killed a pedestrian on Merrick Road.

Burglary ■ On March 21 at 1:46 a.m., someone broke the front door of Greek Town Restaurant an entered the building to steal property. ■ At 1:49 a.m. on March 21, someone broke the window of North Village Convenience Candy Store and entered the building to steal property.

Unusual incident ■ A Warick Road resident reported on March 14 at 1:16 p.m. that someone made unauthorized transactions using his online cryptocurrency account. ■ On March 16 at 1:16 p.m., a Winding Road resident notified police that someone made unauthorized transactions

using her online bank account.

Harassment ■ At 4:41 p.m. on March 16, a motorist reported that he received phone calls and text messages from someone he was involved in an automobile accident with, which caused him to be fearful of them.

Narcotics destruction ■ The Rockville Centre Police Department transported 31 pounds of pharmaceuticals from its drug take-back box to the Nassau County Police Department for destruction on March 14 at 11:58 a.m.

Criminal mischief ■ On March 17 at 1:14 p.m., a member of the Rockville Centre Auxiliary Police reported that someone damaged a window at the auxiliary’s building on Chester Road. ■ At 3:02 p.m. on March 19, a motorist notified police that someone damaged the paint on her vehicle while it was parked on Ongley Street.

Leaving the scene ■ A driver reported that his car was struck by a vehicle that left the scene while he was driving on Peninsula Boulevard on March 17 at 3:45 p.m. ■ On March 19 at 10:12 p.m., a motorist notified police that his car was struck by a vehicle that left the scene while it was parked on Merrick Road.

Police identify victim in fatal motorcycle crash By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

The Nassau County Police Department has identified the man who was killed in a motorcycle crash in Rockville Centre on March 19. According to police, a 36-year-old man was driving a 2020 BMW motorcycle east on Merrick Road at 11:53 p.m. when he hit Scott Brower, 42, of Rockville Centre, who was crossing the road near North Forest Avenue. The driver was thrown from the

motorcycle, and the motorcycle then hit a 2012 Honda Civic, which was also heading east on Merrick Road. Brower and the motorcyclist suffered multiple trauma injuries and were transported to an area hospital for treatment. Brower was pronounced dead by a hospital physician at 1:40 a.m. and the motorcyclist remained in critical condition. The driver of the Honda was not injured and remained at the scene after the accident. The motorcycle was impounded.

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Sat. & Sun., April 9 & 10

Simply Creative Chef Rob (Virtual) Chef Rob shares how to preparebaker snickerdoodle scones. Visit the RVC Library website to view. Starts at 10 a.m.

“A Dream is a Wish” at the Madison Theatre The Madison Theatre at Molloy College hosts this new adventure and singalong concert through Disney classics. Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. and tea at 1:30 p.m. are $40 and $50. 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. concerts are $20 and $30. Go to www.madisontheatreny.org for tickets.

RVC Democrats Women of Distinction Event The RVC Democrats celebrate Women’s History Month with this Zoom event honoring Judy Griffin, Laura Burns, Elysa LeBron, Sharon Sheppard, Debra Siegel, and Tonya Thomas. Join the Zoom at https://www.rvcdems.com/ zoom/. Starts at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 12 Rockville Centre School District Preliminary Budget Hearing

Friday, April 1

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

Sunday, April 3 RVC Education Foundation 30th Gala The Rockville Centre Education Foundation brings its 30th Annual Fundraising Gala to the Allegria Hotel in Long Beach from 1 to 6 p.m.. Dr. William Johnson will be honored for his 34 years as the district’s superintendent. For tickets, go to www.rvcedfoundation.org/gala-2022.

Monday, April 4 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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RVC welcomes a new business The Energy Fitness team got a warm welcome from village government and the chamber of commerce last Wednesday.

Tuesday, April 5 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.

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What to Watch? (Hybrid) Join moderator Michael Matuszewski and Rockville Centre Library staffer Rob Siegel to discuss the shows everyone is watching and talking about. Register online at the library website. Starts at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 6 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.

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

RVC Lions Club Restaurant Crawl The RVC Lions invite residents to sample dishes from RVC’s best restaurants. Event goes from 5:30 to 9 p.m.. $40 per person. Go to www.rvclions. com to register.

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The RVC Library hosts a genealogy class on March 31 at 1 p.m. in the small room. Signature Premier Properties hosts a Shred-a-Thon on April 3 at 11:30 a.m. at 75 Seaman Ave. The RVC village board meets at 7 p.m. in village hall on April 4 for its next board meeting. RVC Restaurant Week 2022 runs from April 6 to 14. The Center for Science Teaching & Learning hosts “Everyone is a Kid Week” from April 16 to 24.

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Lions welcome new members The Rockville Centre Lions Club welcomed new members Chris, far left, and Mary Guararra into the fold. They were sworn-in by the Hon. Anthony Paradiso, second from right, and President Ron Webb.

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Celebrating with a roar and a quack The RVC Lions Club attended the village’s St. Patrick’s Parade on March 19. Participating were, Chris Hamlet, left, Cristina Clancy (disguised as a duck) and Paradiso.

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The six long tables were evenly divided, with chairs on either side, with plenty of room for breakfast, coffee and some juice. The large conference room inside the Garden City headquarters of Richner Communications Inc., sprang to life, as the Herald publisher welcomed members of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce last week to do something they haven’t done much of during the pandemic era — get together in-person. “For almost two years, we did just Zoom,” said Frank Camarano, the council’s president. Although it was convenient under the circumstances, “I didn’t like it.” Pointing to the room full of people talking, either one-on-one, or in small groups, Camarano declared that “in-person is much better. We need in-person.” The council is a group of 42 chambers of commerce from across the county collectively addressing legislative issues that could have an impact on Nassau businesses. The council seeks to promote what it calls “economic security and enhanced growth.” Through promotion of campaign like “Shop Local,” the group looks to ensure a bright future for the businesses and the communities where they are located. “We just went to Albany and we partner with Suffolk County and Vision Long Island,” Camarano said. “We are a sound-

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RICHNER COMMUNICATIONS INC. hosted the monthly meeting of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce last week. From left, council President Frank Camarano, Herald digital sales manager Lori Berger, and Herald publisher Stuart Richner. ing board and give our members a voice.” He also noted the organization also discusses issues on the county, town and village levels. Breakfasts like these are held the last Thursday of every month except October, when the council holds its annual Businessperson of the Year and Legislative Breakfast that serves as a fundraiser for the organization.

With 24 community weekly newspapers and a website, Herald Community Newspapers has a wide reach, according to company president — and breakfast host — Stuart Richner. In fact, “92 percent of Long Islanders go to their mailbox daily,” meaning that traditional print products remain an effective way to reach existing and potential customers. That’s proven with a robust printing

business on the premises, as well as new products like the magazine LI Home. Richner also shared the recent success of its Business Women of Long Island Awards dinner where 400 people attended an inperson gala at the Heritage Club in Bethpage State Park. Spotlighting the talents of the in-house graphic designers, Richner added: “You can write on the back of a napkin, and we’ll turn it into something good.” All of Long Island was the focus of a presentation by Kristen Reynolds, president and chief executive of Discover Long Island, an organization that promotes Long Island as a tourist destination. She was joined by her chief operations officer, Sharon Wyman. Reynolds spoke about her 14-employee staff that oversees a $3 million annual budget — money generated from hotel occupancy taxes. Yet, her budget is paltry compared to the $37 million available to New York City. With 10 social media channels — including one on YouTube — Reynolds said Discover Long Island aims to tell people “what Long Island has to offer,” adding the group looks to host parties focused on events such as the Belmont Stakes. It will relaunch its website in October. To learn more about the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, visit NCChambers.org. For Discover Long Island, visit DiscoverLongIsland.com.

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RVC Education Foundation to recognize ‘Dr. J’ Beach. Tickets for the foundation’s biggest annual fundraiser are $195. The event will feature food, raffles, a DJ, live performances from student musicians, silent auctions and more activities. But foundation President Mayda Kramer said the highlight of the afternoon would be honoring Johnson for all of his accomplishments. “After 34 years, the contribution that he has made is immeasurable and incomparable,” Kramer said. “[In] his 34 years as superintendent in the district, he really just dedicated his time to students and student achievement, and transformed the district and led it to a terrific place.” During his time in RVC, Johnson became a leader in education by closing the achievement gap for poor, minority and special-education students by giving them access to the same rigorous programming as all other students. He took an “all means all” attitude in fostering inclusion, and launched many efforts with that theme, earning him numerous accolades over the years. In 1999, Johnson hired Darren Raymar as principal at William S. Covert Elementary School, and now, more than two decades later, Raymar is the district’s longest-serving principal, and will serve as master of ceremonies at the gala. Raymar said he was ”just a kid,” at 30, when Johnson hired him, and he was grateful to be given what he described as

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THE ROCKVILLE CENTRE Education Foundation will host its annual gala on Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Allegria Hotel in Long Beach. Above, people hit the dance floor in 2017. the opportunity of a lifetime. He added that as a boss, Johnson was supportive, questioned him when he needed to but also knew when to take a hands-off approach. “When I got the job, I didn’t really know that much about Bill Johnson and who he was,” Raymar recalled. “But as

time went on, I soon realized wherever I went, when I said Rockville Centre and Bill Johnson, people were absolutely enamored by that. It was like, oh my god, the god of education hired me. I was very proud of that, and still am.” Raymar called Johnson his mentor, and said that while Johnson took his

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superintendent’s role seriously, he also had a humorous side. Raymar added that he was humbled to have the chance to speak about Johnson at the gala. Johnson lauded Raymar’s work, and said that they were not only colleagues, but became close friends. He said that when he left the district in June 2020, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, he didn’t have many meaningful goodbyes. Now he will get that chance at the gala, which, he said, would mean a great deal to him. Johnson added that he was thankful to have the chance to share one more moment with the foundation he helped create. “It was one of the very first things that I had an opportunity to work on and introduce to the school district,” he said, “and now, as I’m walking out the door, they’re the last people to acknowledge and recognize me. They’re a wonderful organization, they really are.”

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SPONSORS OF THE Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala included AT&T’s FirstNet, at left, who provided a photo booth during the evening’s opening networking session. At the same time, team members from Investors Bank were out to support their winner, Ana Oliveira.

A celebration of Long Island’s premier women By MARIA CESTERO mcestero@liherald.com

Dressed in pantsuits or even long sequined gowns, guests chatted in the lively atmosphere that made up this year’s Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala last week at the Heritage Club in Bethpage. Part of Women’s History Month, the third annual event hosted by Herald C o m m u n i t y N ew s p ap e r s g r a n t e d remarkable women the chance to network with other successful peers, celebrating the culmination of their success. “I think it’s very important for young women to see an example of a woman who works very hard,” said Nadgeena Jerome, Miss Long Island 2022. “I think it’s really important to highlight those efforts, especially when there is a sense of inequality toward women that we try very hard to diminish, but unfortunately (is) still there.” Joining Jerome among the 49 winners was Leanne Pinard Baum, the owner and director of Miss Long Island Pageants, as well as Miss Long Island Teen 2022. Stuart Richner noted a remarkable woman in his life — Edith Richner, who founded Herald parent Richner Communications alongside husband Robert Richner nearly 60 years ago. The current company chief executive emphasized the importance of including and empowering women in all industries, all while promoting diversity in the workplace. “If she were here today, I have no doubt that she would be in disbelief at and extremely proud of the dozens of Long Island business leaders gathered here this evening,” Richner said of his mother. “While we have certainly come a long way in the past six decades, there is still a lot more work to do to achieve

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SPONSORS DOLCE BELLA Luxury Italian Ices provided some sweet treats for the 400 or so who gathered at the Heritage Club in Bethpage last week to celebrate Long Island’s Premier Business Women. the equity, opportunities and respect that women deserve.” Accompanied by television host and entrepreneur Judy Goss, the duo presented awards to all 49 of the honorees. News 12 Long Island reporter Antoinette Biordi joined them as a special guest speaker. One by one, each honoree accepted their award, encouraged by thundering applause and cheer from the crowd. Retha Fernandez described walking up to the stage as “amazing.” “Women, traditionally, we do work — sometimes without being noticed or recognized,” said Fernandez, Suffolk County’s chief diversity and inclusion officer. “But we do it for the love of the work, and just seeing what women across Long Island are doing is a form of inspiration, really.” Magdalonie Paris-Campbell described her Premier Business Women

awards as just the beginning. “Never give up and don’t stop believing,” said the AT&T Services area manager. “Even when the lights are dim, we (women) are warriors. The world is endless.” A portion of the gala’s ticket proceeds will be donated to Moxxie Mentoring Foundation, a non-profit that supports and fosters career advancement and leadership development of young women. “Our mission is to connect, collaborate and celebrate, and I hope you made some great connections here this evening,” said Amy Amato, corporate relations and events executive director at Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, who organized the event. “It is a privilege to be here with such talented, driven and giving group of strong and fearless women. And tonight, we celebrate you.”

Thank you to our sponsors Helping make the Premier Business Women of Long Island awards gala possible were AT&T, FirstNet, Apple Bank, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital, PEO Spectrum, PSEG Long Island, Tritec Real Estate Co., Investors Bank, Jersey Mike’s Subs, The Maria Babaev Team, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, New York Grant Co., Parker Jewish Institute, Miss Long Island Pageants, Dairy Queen, Girls Inc., Grassi Advisors & Accountants, Henry Schein, The Smilist, Wealth Advisory Associates and TenantBase.

Premier Business Women of Long Island ■ CHRISTINA ARMENTANO, COO, Paraco Gas Corp.

■ LAURA JOSEPH, director of sales performance and development, Crown Castle

■ MARIA BABAEV, licensed associate real estate broker, Douglas Elliman

■ KRISTEN KAPOOR, vice president and senior counsel for labor and employment, Henry Schein

■ LEANNE PINARD BAUM, owner and executive director, Miss Long Island Pageants ■ CATHERINE CANADEO, president and CEO Health and Wellness Corp. ■ KRISTEN CAPEZZA, vice president of enrollment management and university communications, Adelphi University ■ ASHLEY TRAGER CHAUVIN, director of corporate communications, PSEG Long Island ■ ANTONIETTA CHIAUZZI, vice president, digital banking branch manager, Apple Bank ■ KATIE COLEMAN (CFP) financial advisor, Coleman Financial Group Christina Daly/Herald

CHAMPAGNE FLOWER LADY, with LAURA L. MAIER, councilwoman, Town of Oyster Bay; franchisee, Dairy Queen & Jersey Mike’s Subs and her mom.

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■ NICOLE CRAVEIRO, founder, owner, human resources consultant, CraveHRO ■ SHARON DAVIS-EDWARDS, CEO, S.J. Edwards Inc. ■ MOLLY DEEGAN, founding partner and licensed real estate salesperson, Branch Real Estate Group

■ STEPHANIE KORNBLUM KNIGHT, director of operations, C&L Plumbing Supply Inc ■ DONNA LaSCALA (RFC, CDFA) registered financial consultant, American Portfolios Financial Services ■ SUZANNE LeBLANC, president, Long Island Children’s Museum ■ MICHELE LINDNER (CPA, CCIFP) audit principal, Grassi Advisors & Accountants ■ NEELA MUKHERJEE LOCKEL (MSW, MPA) president and CEO, EAC Network ■ PATRICIA MAHONY, CEO, The Smilist ■ LAURA L. MAIER, councilwoman, Town of Oyster Bay; franchisee, Dairy Queen & Jersey Mike’s Subs ■ SARAH J. McCANN, business manager, Huntington Arts Council

SPONSOR FOR FIVE Coffee offered cold beverages, at left, to attendees, whle celebrating their winner, Tracy Imhof.

■ DANIELE D. De VOE, partner, Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

■ ALEXANDRA NIGOLIAN, executive director, Nassau County Police Department Foundation

■ RETHA FERNANDEZ, chief diversity and inclusion officer-Suffolk County, Department of Human Resources Personnel and Civil Service

■ REBECCA O’CONNELL, region manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

ANTOINETTE BIORDI OF News 12 offered encouraging words.

■ DR. KERRY FIERSTEIN, CEO, Allied Physicians Group

ANNOUNCER AND AWARD winner Judy Goss, below right, handed out awards.

■ RENEE FLAGLER, executive director, Girls Inc. of Long Island ■ AMY FLORES, board member, Nassau County Industrial, Development Agency ■ LORI FRUCHT, director of marketing, PEO Spectrum ■ JESSICA FUENTES, Miss Long Island Teen 2022 ■ BARBARA GIBBONS, vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital ■ JUDY GOSS, TV host, entrepreneur, author ■ KELLEY COUGHLAN HECK, executive vice president for development, Tritec Real Estate Co., Inc. ■ TESSA HULTZ (RCE, CAE) CEO, Long Island Board of Realtors ■ TRACY IMHOF, vice president of marketing, For Five Coffee ■ MICHELLE JARDINE (MD, FACE, ECNU) diabetes and endocrinology, Stony Brook Medicine ■ NADGEENA JEROME, Miss Long Island 2022

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■ ANN KAYMAN (Esq) founder and CEO, New York Grant Co.

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■ ANA OLIVEIRA, senior vice president, New York market executive, Investors Bank ■ SUCI PADRO, branch manager, Intercontinental Capital Group ■ MAGDALONIE PARIS-CAMPBELL, area manager-Long Island external and legislative affairs, AT&T Services Inc. ■ ANNA POOLT (CPA) audit manager, Grassi Advisors & Accountants ■ KELLY A. ROHRS (CPA) founder, K. Rohrs, CPA P.C. ■ WENDY B. SAMUELSON (Esq) managing partner, Samuelson Hause & Samuelson LLP, ■ LINA SCACCO, vice president of corporate engagement and community health services, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation ■ LUCIANE SERIFOVIC, CEO and founder, Luxian International Realty ■ DONNA STEFANS (Esq. AIF) founder and lead attorney, Stefans Law Group P.C., president of Summit Tax Advisors, Inc. & Wealth Management Advisor, Wealth Advisory Associates ■ EVELISIS S. VALENTIN, principal regional consultant-NYC, FirstNet Program, Public Safety Solutions, AT&T Services Inc. ■ KELLY ZHOU, founder and CEO, Yaaas Tea

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RVC concert will support Ukraine CONTINUED FROM FRONT and to perform songs the “Phantom” company doesn’t usually have a chance to sing in front of an audience. He added that the cause also meant a great deal to him. “It’s wonderful,” he said. “It’s really nice to be able to give back with my skill set. You can donate money, we can all take part and do something, and … it’s fantastic to be able to use my skills to do good.” Stolle said that he and his fellow actors got on board for the production because he is a friend of Pannullo’s. He said he was also thrilled to get to perform alongside Molloy students. “The stars of tomorrow and the stars of today meet together, and it’s going to be a great night,” he said. “This will also be a new theater. I’ve been all over the world in theaters everywhere, and this will be the

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Northern winters are cold and dreary, summers full of roadway construction. Of course, we love life on Long Island. But if we’re ever considering a change of scenery, South Carolina hopes you’ll check out what the south has to offer.. “We’re getting lots of buyers from the north because of our climate, because of our lifestyle, and because our homes are very affordable,” said Jana Bantz, who runs Jana Bantz & Associates in Summerville, located just outside of Charleston. “People move here because there’s something for everyone.” Bantz joined Southern Trust loan officer Beth Greenlee and real estate attorney Michael Browder as part of the RichnerLive webinar series, Herald Inside LI. She gets people love their New York homes, but it doesn’t mean they can’t consider something new — or even something additional — in South Carolina. It’s a state filled with beaches, in-ground swimming pools, and plenty of flat land considered great for cyclists. Bantz lauded the world-class restaurants and art scenes the Charleston area also offers. Downtown Charleston is home to highend real estate with many historical homes dating back to the 18th century. Kiawah, a barrier island southwest of Charleston, is primarily a private beach and golf resort with nearly 40 such courses within 20 miles of the coastal city.

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MOVING TO SOUTH Carolina could include living in a home like this one in the Charleston suburb of Summerville. This four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom house is nearly 3,000 square feet, and is listing for $549,000. Charleston, James Island, Summerville and West Ashley are among other many affordable suburban areas, all helped with South Carolina’s low tax rates. A property valued at $400,000 could pay as little as $2,000 in taxes each year if treated as a primary property, Browder shared. “People, especially after the Jana pandemic, are looking for our lifestyle and livability,” Bantz said. “The distance between South Carolina and New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is only a day’s drive away. Florida is a two-day trip. Being close to family is also a draw.”

And South Carolina’s location eases some of the more extreme weather patterns found in northern states. “The strong storms are mostly broken up by the breeze of the ocean before they get to the lowland,” Greenlee said. “Thunderstorms will occur more inland, but don’t count on Charleston getting any major Bantz tornados.” “Many of the children in the low country haven’t even seen snow,” Banta said. “So when it does snow, it’s a party.” Yes, there are hurricanes. Oceanfront homes would need to be secured. Interior

areas such as Goose Creek, Moncks Corner and Summerville, however typically only experience rain and wind. “We get 10 days’ notice before they arrive, so everyone just battens down the hatches and waits for them to go,” Bantz said. For those who do want to move don’t even have to wait for retirement. Charleston offers a booming job market with high-end employers and top-notch medical services, according to the panelists. Medical University of South Carolina’s Teaching Hospital draws the best and the brightest young medical students looking to serve beach towns, among a plethora of hospitals in Moncks Corner, Mount Pleasant and Summerville. Anyone getting around Long Island last Friday needed heavy coats and maybe even scarves. But that wasn’t true in Charleston. “It’s a beautiful, South Carolina day,” Bantz said. “Sunny, blue skies. It’s 72. We broke out our summer wardrobe. Spring is here. Flowers are blooming, birds are building nests. It’s beautiful.”

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND FILING OF ASSESSMENT ROLL TAX NOTICE The Assessor of the Village of Rockville Centre, New York has prepared the completed and verified assessment roll for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2022. A copy thereof will be filed on March 31, 2022 in the office of the Village Administrator. The final assessment roll may be seen and examined by any person during business hours from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday at the Building Department, 110 Maple Avenue, and it will remain on file subject to inspection for 15 days from the date of this notice. Francis X. Murray, Mayor Kathy Baxley, Deputy Mayor Michael Sepe, Trustee Emilio Grillo, Trustee Katie Conlon, Trustee Thomas Domanico, Assessor Dated: March 25, 2022 130375 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing Village of Rockville Centre Nassau County, New York Meeting Date: April 4, 2022 Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 330 Rockville Centre Village Code NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Exterior Design Review Board of the Village of Rockville Centre will have a Public Hearing at the Eugene Murray Village Hall, 1 College Place, Rockville Centre LEGAL NOTICE April 4, 2022 at 7:00 PM Case No. 1-2022 Baron Locust LLC & Baron Sunrise LLC 30 Church Street New Rochelle, New York 10801 Description: Exterior façade renovations. Premises known as: 7-19 South Village Avenue Case No. 2-2022 Nicola Mascitti 58 Edmund Street Lynbrook, New York 11563 Description: Construct a two-story side addition with open front porch, rear deck, detached garage, and interior alterations. Premises known as: 215 Maple Avenue The Exterior Design Review Board OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE Eugene Murray Village Hall, Rockville Centre, New York George Bella, Chairperson of the consultants to The Exterior Design Review Board Thomas Domanico, Secretary to The Consultants Information and records for Exterior Design Review cases are

available the Office of the Secretary, 110 Maple Avenue, RVC 130377

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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR Y DE LA BIBLIOTECA DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE ROCKVILLE CENTER UNION CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la Reunión Anual de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de la Unión de Rockville Center, Condado de Nassau, New York se llevará a cabo el 17 de Mayo de 2022 en South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York para los siguientes fines: a) Votar sobre el presupuesto escolar anual y el presupuesto de la biblioteca para el año escolar 2022/2023 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del Distrito para los fines anteriores; b) Elegir a un miembro de la Junta de Educación en general por un período de tres años a partir del 1 de julio de 2022, para suceder a John O’Shea, el titular, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de Junio de 2022; c) Elegir a dos miembros de la Junta de la Biblioteca en general a partir del 1 de Julio de 2022: (i) por un período de tres años a partir del 1 de Julio de 2022, para suceder a Michael Ludwig, el titular, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de Junio de 2022; y (ii) por un período de tres años a partir del 1 de Julio de 2022, para suceder a Susanne Morahan, la titular, cuyo período en el cargo vence el 30 de Junio de 2022. d) Votar sobre otras propuestas que puedan presentarse ante la asamblea y llevar a cabo otros negocios autorizados por la ley. SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de la Unión de Rockville Center, Condado de Nassau, New York, llevará a cabo una reunión pública con el propósito de discutir el gasto de fondos para el año escolar 2022/2023 a partir del 1 de Julio de 2022. Esta reunión puede resultar en cambios o modificaciones a los gastos de este presupuesto y se llevará a cabo en South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, el 12 de Abril de 2022 a las 7:30 p. m. Copias detalladas del presupuesto escolar propuesto estarán disponibles en cada edificio escolar, el edificio Administrativo William H. Johnson y la biblioteca pública.

SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación realizará una audiencia pública el 4 de Mayo de 2022 a las 7:30 p. m. en South Side High School ubicada en 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, con el fin de presentar el gasto de fondos y la presupuestando por tanto lo relativo a la asignación de los fondos necesarios para sufragar los gastos necesarios de este Distrito Escolar para el año escolar 2022/2023, en cuyo momento y lugar todas las personas interesadas en el tema del mismo tendrán oportunidad de ser oídas. No se pueden hacer cambios a los gastos en esta audiencia pública. SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de la Biblioteca llevará a cabo una reunión pública con el propósito de discutir el gasto de fondos y el presupuesto correspondiente para el año fiscal 2022/2023 a partir del 1 de Julio de 2022. Esta reunión puede resultar en cambios o modificaciones a los gastos de este presupuesto y se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Pública de Rockville Center, 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York el 12 de Abril de 2022 a las 7:30 p. m. Copias detalladas del presupuesto propuesto para la Biblioteca estarán disponibles en la Biblioteca. Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de la Biblioteca llevará a cabo una audiencia pública el 10 de Mayo de 2022 a las 7:30 p. m. en la Biblioteca Pública de Rockville Center ubicada en 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York, con el fin de presentar los gastos fondos y la presupuestación por lo tanto relativa a la asignación de fondos necesarios para hacer frente a los gastos necesarios de esta dicha Biblioteca para el año escolar 2022/2023, en cuyo momento y lugar todas las personas interesadas en el tema de la misma tendrán la oportunidad de ser escuchados . No se pueden hacer cambios en los gastos en este momento. Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Reunión Anual y la Elección se llevarán a cabo votando propuestas y candidatos en máquinas de votación el 17.de Mayo de 2022, comenzando a las 7:00 a. m. y terminando a las 9:00 p. m. en South Side High School ubicado en 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York. Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para fines escolares (presupuesto escolar), excluyendo

dinero público, y propuestas que involucren gastos de dinero y la operación del sistema escolar para el año siguiente, puede ser inspeccionado a partir del 3 de Mayo de 2022 hasta la fecha de la Reunión Anual en el sitio web del Distrito, en el edificio Administrativo William H. Johnson y en cada escuela en la que se mantiene la escuela, durante el horario de 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 a.m. excepto Sábado, Domingo o festivos. Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los fines de la Biblioteca (presupuesto de la Biblioteca), excluyendo los fondos públicos, y propuestas que involucren gastos de dinero y el funcionamiento de la Biblioteca para el año siguiente, pueden ser inspeccionados en la Biblioteca a partir del 26 de Abril de 2022 hasta la fecha de la Reunión Anual, excepto en días festivos. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las nominaciones para el cargo de Miembro de la Junta de Educación y la Junta de la Biblioteca, a menos que la ley disponga lo contrario, se realizarán mediante petición suscrita por al menos sesenta (60) votantes calificados del Distrito. Las peticiones se presentarán en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar entre las 8:15 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m., hora prevaleciente el 18 de Abril de 2022. Esta petición deberá indicar la residencia de cada firmante y deberá indicar el nombre y residencia de los candidatos. Se considerarán elegidos para cubrir las vacantes los candidatos que obtengan el mayor número de votos. Cuando los mandatos sean de diferente duración, el candidato que reciba la mayor cantidad de votos será elegido para el mandato más largo. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación puede rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara que no está dispuesto a servir. Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se permitirá el registro de votantes en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en el edificio Administrativo William H. Johnson, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, durante el horario de 8:15 a. m. y 4:30 p. m. en días hábiles escolares hasta el 12 de Mayo de 2022. Y SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que el registro de votantes incluirá (1) todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se presentarán personalmente para el registro; y (2) todos los

votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en cualquier Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial del Distrito celebrada o realizada en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro años calendario años anteriores a la elaboración de este registro; y (3) votantes registrados permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau. Y SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que los registros que contienen los nombres de todas las personas con derecho a votar en la Elección Anual que se llevará a cabo el 17 de Mayo de 2022 se archivarán en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en el edificio Administrativo William H. Johnson, 128 Shepherd Street , Rockville Centre, New York, y estará abierto para inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito cinco días antes de esta Elección Anual, excepto el Domingo, entre las 8:15 a. m. y las 4:30 p. m. de Lunes a Viernes y con cita previa el Sábado. El registro también estará abierto para inspección en las urnas el día de esta Elección Anual, 17 de Mayo de 2022, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p.m. Y ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registro se reunirá durante las horas de votación en la Asamblea y Elección Anual del Distrito el 17 de Mayo de 2022 en el lugar de votación con el fin de preparar un registro para las asambleas o elecciones del Distrito que se llevarán a cabo más de treinta días después del 17 de Mayo de 2022. Este registro deberá incluyen (1) todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se presentarán personalmente para el registro, y (2) todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en cualquier Reunión o Elección Anual o Especial del Distrito celebrada o conducida en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro años calendario anteriores a la preparación de este registro. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia para la elección del Distrito Escolar y la Biblioteca se pueden solicitar en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia deben recibirse no antes de los treinta ( 30) días antes de la

elección. Si se va a enviar una boleta por correo a un votante elegible, el Secretario del Distrito debe recibir la solicitud al menos siete días antes de la elección o se puede recoger una solicitud en persona en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar el día anterior la elección por el votante o su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna de una boleta de voto en ausencia enviada por correo, el Secretario del Distrito enviará la boleta por correo a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la elección. Las boletas de voto en ausencia deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 17 de Mayo de 2022, el día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les habrán emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible para su inspección hasta el día anterior a la Elección Anual. en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, excepto los Domingos, en el horario de 8:15 a. m. a 4:30 p. m. entre semana y con cita previa los Sábados. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta electoral militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de registro, solicitud de boleta o boletas. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boletas militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y que muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o que muestre un endoso de recibo fechado por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibida por la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior después del día anterior la elección. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que cualquier proposición o pregunta que se coloque

en las máquinas de votación deberá presentarse por escrito mediante una petición suscrita por al menos ciento cincuenta (150) votantes calificados del Distrito y radicada en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito entre las horas de 8:15 a. m. y 4:30 p. m., a más tardar el día 30 anterior a la reunión o elección, momento en el cual se votará sobre esta pregunta o proposición, excepto que esta regla no se aplicará a aquellas preguntas o proposiciones que sean se requiere que se indique en el aviso publicado o publicado de la reunión o para aquellas proposiciones o preguntas que la Junta de Educación tiene autoridad por ley para presentar en cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial del Distrito. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que la Sección 495 de la Ley Real Estate Tax Act requiere que el Distrito adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto y el informe de exención. Este informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor catastral total de la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad legal y mostrará el acumulado. impacto de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, este informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios del Distrito mantenido por el Distrito para Avisos Públicos, así como en el sitio web del Distrito. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que la Junta convocará una Reunión Especial dentro de las veinticuatro horas posteriores a la presentación ante el Secretario del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la boleta con el fin de examinar y tabular este informe de los resultados de la boleta y declarar la resultados de la votación; y la Junta se designa a sí misma como un conjunto de funcionarios electorales para procesar y escrutar las boletas de conformidad con la Ley de Educación S2019a, subdivisión 2b en dicha esta Reunión Especial de la Junta. Fecha: 9 de Febrero de 2022 Rockville Centre, NY POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DE ROCKVILLE CENTRE UFSD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NEW YORK MARYLOU CELIBERTI, SECRETARIA DE DISTRITO 130220

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LIBRARY ELECTION ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the qualified voters of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York will be held on May 17, 2022 at South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York for the following purposes: a) To vote upon the annual School budget and the Library budget for the school year 2022/2023 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the District for the foregoing purposes; b) To elect one member of the Board of Education at large for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2022, to succeed John O’Shea, the incumbent, whose term of office expires June 30, 2022; c) To elect two members of the Library Board at large commencing July 1, 2022: (i) for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2022, to succeed Michael Ludwig, the incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2022; and (ii) for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2022, to succeed Susanne Morahan, the incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2022. d) To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting and conduct other business as authorized by law. NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the Board of Education of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York will hold a public meeting for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the school year 2022/2023 beginning July 1, 2022. Said meeting may result in changes or modifications to expenditures for this budget and will be held at South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, on April 12, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. Detailed copies of the proposed school budget will be available in each school building, the William H. Johnson Administration Building and the Public Library. NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of Education will hold a public hearing on May 4, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. at South Side High School located at 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, for the purpose of presenting expenditure of funds and the budgeting therefore relative to the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of said

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School District for school year 2022/2023, at which time and which place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof concerning the same will have an opportunity to be heard. No changes to expenditures can be made at this public hearing. NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the Library Board will hold a public meeting for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting therefore for the fiscal year 2022/2023 beginning July 1, 2022. Said meeting may result in changes or modifications to expenditures for this budget and will be held at the Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York on April 12 2022, at 7:30 P.M. Detailed copies of the proposed Library budget will be available in the Library. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Library Board will hold a public hearing on May 10, 2022, at 7:30 P.M. in the Rockville Centre Public Library located at 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre New York, for the purpose of presenting expenditure of funds and the budgeting therefore relative to the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of said Library for school year 2022/2023, at which time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof concerning the same will have an opportunity to be heard. No changes to expenditures can be made at this time. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Annual Meeting and Election shall be conducted by voting on propositions and candidates on voting machines on said 17th day of May, 2022 commencing at 7:00 A.M. and ending at 9:00 P.M. at South Side High School located at 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (School budget) exclusive of public moneys, and propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, may be inspected commencing on May 3, 2022 through the date of the Annual Meeting on the District’s website, in the William H. Johnson Administration Building and at each schoolhouse in which school is maintained, during the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. except Saturday, Sunday or holidays. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the

statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for Library purposes (Library budget) exclusive of public moneys, and propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the Library for the ensuing year, may be inspected at the Library commencing on April 26, 2022 through the date of the Annual Meeting, except for holidays. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that nominations for the office of Member of the Board of Education and the Library Board, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least sixty (60) qualified voters of the District. Petitions shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the School District between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. prevailing time on April 18, 2022. Such petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidates. Candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to fill the vacancies. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected to the longest term. However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that voter registration shall be permitted in the office of the District Clerk at the William H. Johnson Administration Building, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, during the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on school business days through May 12, 2022. AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the register of voters shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau. AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the registers containing the names of all persons entitled to vote at the Annual Election to be held on May 17, 2022 will be filed in the office of the District Clerk in the William H. Johnson Building, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville

Centre, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District five days prior to said Annual Election, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on weekdays and by appointment on Saturday. The register will also be open for inspection at the polls on the day of the said Annual Election, May 17, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Meeting and Election on May 17, 2022 at the polling place for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held more than thirty days subsequent to May 17, 2022. Said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall present themselves personally for registration, and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years prior to preparation of said register. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the School District and Library election may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Applications for absentee ballots must be received no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. If a ballot is to be mailed to an eligible voter, the application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election or an application may be picked up in person in the office of the District Clerk no later than the day before the election by the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth on the application no later than six (6) days before the election. Absentee ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk by 5:00 P.M. on May 17, 2022, the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection up to the day before the Annual Election in the office of the District Clerk, except Sundays, between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on weekdays and by appointment on Saturdays.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the School District. Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least one-hundred-fifty (150) qualified voters of the District and filed in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., not later than the 30th day preceding the meeting or election at which time such question or proposition shall be voted upon, except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which are required to be stated in the published or posted notice of the meeting or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any Annual or Special Meeting of the District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law requires the District to attach to its proposed budget and exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and

Courtesy Diocese of RVC

BISHOP JOHN BARRES led a Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral on March 25.

Diocese of RVC shows support for Ukraine Bishop John Barres led a Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral on March 25, consecrating Russia and Ukraine. He also led one at the Immaculate Heart of Mary. , in Brooklyn. Pope Francis and others also led Masses around the world to raise awareness of the devastation happening in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

On that morning, the Rev. Andrzej Zglejszewski, auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, celebrated Mass at the cathedral and led a special holy hour on the Occasion of the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine at the Church of Saint Aidan, in Williston Park.

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show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any District bulletin board maintained by the District for Public Notices, as well as on the District’s website. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board will convene a Special Meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after filing with the District Clerk a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said report of the results of the ballot and declaring the results of the ballot; and the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to case and canvass

ballots pursuant to Education Law S2019-a, subdivision 2b at said Special Meeting of the Board. Dated: February 9, 2022 Rockville Centre, NY BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE UFSD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK MARYLOU CELIBERTI, DISTRICT CLERK 130218

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LEGAL NOTICE Village of Rockville Centre Nassau County, New York Notice of Board of Zoning Appeals

Hearing Date: April 6, 2022 Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 340 Rockville Centre Village Code NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Village of Rockville Centre will hold a Zoning Appeals Hearing at the Eugene J. Murray Village Hall 1 College Place, Rockville Centre at 7:00 p.m. LEGAL NOTICE April 6th, 2022 at 7:00 PM Case # 06-2022 - David Malanga To convert a Personal service establishment building into a Retail Sales use in a “Business A District”, where 50 parking spaces are required and 0 are provided. Premises known as 279 Sunrise Highway Case # 07-2022 - Pat Hill To convert a business (take out restaurant), to a

full service restaurant in “Residence A District”, where 43 spaces are required and 14 spaces which 2 are nonconforming spaces and where single parking bay dimensions of 45’4” is required as per Chart III and 40’0” is provided. Premises known as 195 Brower Avenue Dated: March 24, 2022 BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, Rockville Centre, New York J. Robert Schenone, Chairman Patrick D. O’Brien, Secretary Information and records for appeals cases are available at the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Appeals, 110 Maple Avenue, RVC, NY 130376

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Q. We’ve been discussing adding a room on the second floor, behind our kitchen, with views of the water. We spoke to two contractors, and one told us that we can’t use our existing deck to make the floor of the new room because it has an overhang that he called a cantilever, which is too far out beyond our existing deck beams. Is this true that we have to start over, instead of saving money by using our existing deck?

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A. What you heard may or may not be true, but unless someone with the ability and training to calculate the load distribution and confirm it with building codes can check it, you’ll probably never know if you could have saved the structure or not. The unwritten rule, compared with the code standard, is typically that repetitive floor joists onte eeper shouldn’t span more than 2 feet beyond a support beam. If calculations show that the bending moment, fiber stress and moment of inertia are within a safe range, however, then the existing structure may be able to be saved. It gets more complicated, though, because most decks have inadequate spread footings for the weight distribution underground, especially because people assume, incorrectly, that sandy soil is very stable. They also generally have little understanding of what freezing conditions can do to the entire structure. In other words, most decks are built based on many assumptions, but aren’t considered as big an issue if they move, since cracking and uplift generally aren’t a noticeable concern. It really doesn’t matter if a design professional is working on a big building or something as simple as a deck, because the ability to cause deadly problems and mistakes is still the same. It’s understandable that people want to save money by not hiring an architect or engineer for something seemingly so simple, but you may want to consider that most municipalities require plans prepared under the direction and review of a licensed professional, and not guessed at by someone with power tools who builds. Many people learn the hard way, especially when they go to legalize a deck long after it has been built and used for years, that the way it was built won’t pass and get a permit without expensive changes. There are many regulations, codes and laws regarding every kind of structure, from where it can be placed to the materials and methods of putting it together. It doesn’t take much, just a consultation with an architect or engineer, to find out the answer to your question. Building an addition close to water means making a little more effort to only do things once, especially with exposure to the conditions of higher wind and water force, corrosive salt air, saltwater and unstable soil. You may end up with a new structure, but when you think about the investment and your safety, it will be worth it. Good luck!

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elcome to this quintessentially Tudor Colonial located in the beautiful Bryn Mawr section in the Village of Rockville Centre. While first to the market in decades, this sunny south-facing home has been well maintained and updated with added family room, renovated bathrooms and hardwood floors throughout. This home has an amazing first floor flow with a formal dining room, living room, eat-in-kitchen and family room/den. The second floor includes a primary bedroom with ensuite updated bath, plus 3-additional bedrooms, full bathroom and a home office. There is also a full, finished walk-up attic with cedar closets and tons of storage. In addition you will love the finished basement, laundry, more storage plus a 2-car detached garage and beautifully landscaped backyard. Asking $949,000

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EaST ROCKaWay 90 Plymouth Rd, BA, NEW! Move Right Into This 4 BR, 3 Bth Home on Oversized Property in SD#20 (Lynbrook) Updtd Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl, DR & Den. Beautifully Fin Bsmt. 1 Car Gar, Won’t Last! ...........$749,000

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Apartments For Rent HEWLETT 156 E Rockaway Rd, BA, Apartment Rental. Renovated 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bth Apt with Spacious Gourmet Kitche n U s e o f Pa t i o & O u t d o o r S p a c e SD#14...$3,200 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 ISLAND PARK: 1 BR, Updated, Near All. No Smoking/ Pets. Heat/ Water Included. Negotiable. 516-503-9023

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ong awaited, spring, the season of beginnings, has begun. Though it happens with astronomical regularity, isn’t it interesting that we’re always surprised by the first buds, the first mist-like sheen of yellow in trees that looked lifeless for months, the first songbirds? The perennially anticipated equinox brings more than pop-up daffodils and lively robins to us this year. Mostly free of masks, marathons are back on, parades have returned, and we JOHN dine outside it’s so O'CONNELL because nice, not for fear of death. These signs of spring’s rebirth are worthy of being called blessings to count. Of course, we’re not completely “back.” We mingle, but still carefully, in restaurants and at parties, at the supermarket, at crowded ball games and in schools. We’re still cautious on the days we’re back in the office, and we’re fully masked for medical appointments. Subway, train and plane rides remain as masked as gatherings of thieves. Those reasonable restrictions notwithstanding, it’s time to get out.

How appropriate that this get-out-ofCovid-jail pass coincides not only with the northern hemisphere’s blooming time, but also with April’s holy celebrations of liberation: Pesach and Easter. Whether we’re commemorating our people’s escape from slavery or our redemption secured by the risen Lord, it’s our time now for freedom and rebirth. Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and probably all religions celebrate spring as freedom from fasting and a return to fruitfulness. Lured by the fresh scents of growing grass and budding crocuses, enticed by the sweet chirps of returning warblers, we’re ready and willing to escape our coopedup homes and enjoy all that our region offers. You may have your special spring escapes, but here are some favorite places to spend a spring day. The 409-acre Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, in Oyster Bay, is an ideal venue for individual, couple or family walks among beautiful trees, spring gardens and greenhouses. If you’re by yourself, bring a book; there are plenty of benches on which to sit and read in peace. Less than five miles from the Planting Fields is Theodore Roosevelt’s family home at Sagamore Hill. The National Historical Site gives life not only to the president’s days at his Summer White House,

but also holds treasures from his journeys out West and to Africa. You can feel TR’s energy there. The grounds are inspiring. A few minutes’ drive from downtown Oyster Bay is the president’s gravesite, at Youngs Memorial Cemetery. After a full life, Roosevelt was laid to rest in this peaceful place in 1919, at age 60. Next to the cemetery is the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center. Except for the chirps of countless songbirds, it’s a quiet place with education programs for adults and children. On the opposite compass point, one of the most wellknown beaches in the world, Jones Beach State Park, offers six and a half miles of broad, clean ocean beaches, nature centers, food concessions and a magnificent boardwalk. I’ve been going to Jones Beach for almost 60 years, and it’s never been better. For bikers, there are trails from Wantagh and other South Shore villages to the park and then east, beside Ocean Parkway. Freeport’s Nautical Mile has many waterside eateries and drinkeries, party boats, gift shops and fresh-fish markets. In Suffolk County, enjoy an afternoon at Riverhead’s Long Island Aquarium, a fun experience, especially for kids. There is a fleet of “open” boats for fishing at Captree State Park, just north of

e're ready and willing to get outside and enjoy all that our region offers.

Robert Moses State Park, another fabulous beach and recreation area. Looking to take the family to a professional baseball game without the crazy prices? Even Mets and Yankee fans will enjoy the L.I. Ducks, who play their first home games starting April 22. Town of Hempstead residents can enjoy a round of golf at excellent rates at the Lido Beach or Merrick courses. Oyster Bay golfers can enjoy the Hon. Joseph Colby course in Woodbury. This is an opportune time for Nassau County residents to purchase a Leisure Pass. It costs $36, gets you into many county recreation facilities and entitles you to valuable discounts. You can obtain a pass at most county parks. There’s lot of springtime in the 930acre Eisenhower Park. Larger than Manhattan’s Central Park, Eisenhower has ball fields, picnic areas, one of the best golf facilities on Long Island and one of the best swimming facilities in America. Reserve space for a family, team or organization picnic in Eisenhower Park or any of the many other Nassau County parks. Call your local county park after April 4; find every park’s phone number at https://bit.ly/3N6sEfL. Whatever your favorite springtime pursuits, now’s the time to shed winter’s shivers and bask in April’s warmth. John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

Where am I at 75? Reflections from the edge

rriving at age 75, alive, intact, and ready to roll into the future, I would like to share some reflections on the last seven-plus decades. I know. Can you believe it? Right? The main thing is, I don’t have advice for anyone. I never thought that teetering into older age necessarily conferred wisdom or the right to tell others what to do. So carry on, make your own mistakes. You will soar, you will fall, and if you get up, you will move on. I never made a big deal about birthdays, but this RANDI year is different. I KREISS feel changed by the pandemic experience, and inclined to be more open about the journey so far. Facing death will do that to you, and many of us have come to terms with our mortality, unless, of course, we deployed industrial-strength denial. Authenticity in myself and others has become key. I don’t want to dance the dance anymore. I have always abhorred small talk, maybe because I’m not very

good at it, but I have little tolerance for the “So, what are you watching these days?” although it is not beneath me to ask exactly that when I’m stuck with strangers. My preference is to get to the truth of the moment and exchange ideas, not chitchat. I feel a freedom that I didn’t always carry with me in my careers in teaching and journalism, and even in my life as a parent and friend. So many dinners with so many people who were part of our social life. We all had those circles. When our kids were little and we left them with babysitters, it was to see other adults. Some were dear, and the relationships were central to our well-being. But some were people who were nice to talk to but not emotionally connected with us. It was fine, back then, but these days, time is more precious. It has become a supply-chain issue, like everything else. With the pandemic, the entire paradigm of an adult social life shifted. We saw no one for over a year, and then, gradually, a few “safe” people, and recently a few more. What hit home is how nurtur-

ing and vital the special friends are. What is true, too, is that as you get older, even without a pandemic, some relationships ebb. Some of us have become less tolerant of the lapses that come with age. As much as I hated being at the children’s table when I was 5, it’s challenging to be at a table of 70-somethings. I can’t sit facing a bright light. My husband can’t hear everything. Someone else can’t get their artificial hip into the chair. Another one needs the heat set at 85. I learned, too, during these years of crisis, that the quality of a relationship doesn’t always depend on face-to-face meetings. I have held close to my heart a number of people through long emails and telephone conversations that aren’t hit-and-miss but planned and set in the calendar. Some others I see when we can, and when we do, it’s as if no time has passed at all. Instant connection, 5G at least. By the time I reached 70, I realized I had spent way too much time worrying what others thought of me. That might sound ridiculous from someone who

uthenticity in myself and others has become key. Small talk? No thanks.

writes a column that sometimes elicits death threats, but those are different. They aren’t personal. I could fret for days about an offhand comment I made to a friend that might possibly have offended. Or I could feel slighted by a remark from someone else. By 75, and not a moment too soon, I am moving beyond that hypersensitivity. My third-grade teacher, Mrs. Heller, told me I needed to grow an elephant skin, and she was right. It just took me a while. Another shift that comes in the fullness of our years is our drift toward the wings of the family stage, the fringe, the edge. You get it. We aren’t the main event anymore. That’s a very good thing. Our kids are officially launched. We have no 40-yearolds living in the basement. We do have an opportunity now to take on fresh challenges. Maybe all of us elders should go back to our full-time jobs now that no one else wants to work. Or just chill. Thank you for indulging me. Apparently, I’m having a “where did all the years go” moment. I am astonished to be 75 years old. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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To the Editor: The State Legislature is working on extended producer responsibility, or EPR, policy to address our serious plastic waste crisis. This type of legislation can hold producers responsible for what ultimately happens to the packaging they use to contain their products, with the goal of reducing waste and moving us to more easily recyclable materials. It is crucial that Albany gets it right. The petroleum, gas and chemical industries, the makers of plastic ingredients, as well as producers and packaging manufacturers, know this type of legislation is inevitable, but they don’t want it to cut into their profits. Right now, these groups are winning against groups that have only the environment at heart. But, producers shouldn’t be running the show and setting their own targets, and they shouldn’t be part of an advisory board, setting the rules and holding more power than environmental and consumer

Nassau is blessed with a number of the county’s largest employers, like Northwell Health, Catholic Health Services of Long Island and the Stop & Shop grocery store chain, which alone employs more than 8,000 workers, according to published reports. The NYU Langone Hospital isn’t far behind. But the vast majority of businesses are the ones where any of us can walk in, and we know the employees by name. We know the owners. We go to the same churches and synagogues, the same school board meetings, the same parks. And we depend on every one of these businesses, not just for the goods and services they provide, not just for the jobs and paychecks they create, but also for helping us establish the very sense of community we have come to enjoy. Some chambers, like the one in Wantagh, host Fourth of July parades every year. The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores is known for its street festivals and vendor events, including one coming up April 23. The Glen Cove chamber highlights local eateries with its regular Culinary Delights events. There are boardwalk fairs hosted by the Long Beach chamber, Kids Fests organized by the Merrick chamber, and car shows from the Oyster Bay-East Norwich chamber. And we can’t forget the Rockville Centre chamber’s Eat Shop Rock, which last

year attracted 75 vendors, 50 food trucks and 18 live bands. These extraordinary coalitions represent the very lifeblood of our communities. And all of them are part of a much larger consortium that helps enhance those voices even more: The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, which not only advocates and promotes businesses through programs like its “Shop Local” campaign, but also connects businesses with a number of resources, including grants, tax-abatement programs and even federal services, like the Paycheck Protection Program created during the coronavirus pandemic. “We are a sounding board,” council president Frank Camarano told a breakfast crowd that gathered at our Herald Community Newspapers headquarters last week, adding that the council wants to “give our members a voice.” With 150,000 businesses, it may feel impossible not to get drowned out in a cacophony of voices. That’s why chambers are more important than ever, especially as all of us recover from the economic turmoil of the pandemic, while climbing the mountain of supply-chain shortages and high inflation. There’s a reason why chambers are woven into the very fabric of our society: Without them, there simply wouldn’t be society.

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n the 246-year history of the United States, a Black woman has never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. With President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, that should soon change. A U.S. Senate vote on her nomination is expected next month. From an early age, Jackson was advised as a Black woman to lower her expectations. As the White House states, “When Judge Jackson told her high school guidance counselor she ELAINE wanted to attend Harvard, the guidGROSS ance counselor warned that Judge Jackson should not set her ‘sights so high.’” She went on to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard University and cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Biden’s earlier announcement that a Black woman would fill the Supreme Court seat generated howls of protests from conservatives — similarly telling every Black woman who is qualified to fill the seat not to set their sights so high.

Republican presidents had previously promised to appoint women to the court, and appointed white women without controversy. Former President Donald Trump pledged to nominate a woman after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020; Ronald Reagan promised in 1980 to nominate the first woman to the court. Yet the promise to appoint a Black woman brought howls. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, called Biden’s announcement “an insult to Black women,” adding, “Black women are, what, 6 percent of the U.S. population? He’s saying to 94 percent of Americans, ‘I don’t give a damn about you. You are ineligible.’” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, said that as a result of Biden’s pledge, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court would be a beneficiary of affirmative action. The controversy comes from Biden’s pledging to appoint a Black woman, because that violates the racial hierarchy of structural racism. Structural racism is the historical and ongoing racial discrimination, segregation and marginalization of Black people — African-Americans in particular — that is typically instigated

LETTERS groups. We need a bill that includes independent oversight, defined and substantive targets, investment in reuse/refill/recycle infrastructure, bans on toxins in plastics and bans on any burning of plastic waste. Hopefully New Yorkers will get the bill they need and deserve. I live in Rockville Centre, and I volunteer for All Our Energy, a local environmental organization. If you have any questions, you can reach me at (516) 5944485. KARIN JOHNSON Rockville Centre

Child care providers deserve to make a decent living To the Editor: I have been a child care provider in Freeport for eight years. I watch infants take their first steps and form their first words. I help toddlers handle emotions while they learn how to share

or sanctioned by government. Underlying it is the false notion that race provides a justification for treating people differently. But race is a social construct. All humans are 99 percent genetically identical. Racism is a concept created to advantage whites and disadvantage Blacks. If Jackson becomes the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, we should celebrate that longoverdue milestone and her extraordinary credentials. But we should not fall victim to the idea that she is the exception, a rare talent who had the unique credentials to break the glass ceiling. The list of potential nominees previously released by the White House showed that there are numerous Black women qualified to serve on the court. As we prepare to celebrate this milestone, we should also commit to three more actions. First, we should increase the number of federal judges who are Black women. According to the Pew Research Center, “Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges in the United States — fewer than 2% — have been Black women.” That under-representation on the federal bench restricts the talent pool for future justices with

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attractive legal credentials. Second, we should address the role that structural racism continues to play in the segregation of public schools and the insufficient funding of schools in neighborhoods educating most Black students. The result is that millions of Black girls — including those with the potential to serve on the Supreme Court — are deprived of their rightful opportunities to succeed, and our nation is deprived of the added wisdom they can bring from their life experiences to the role of Supreme Court justice. Third, we should never forget the exciting and inspiring impact that having a Black woman on the Supreme Court can have on Black girls — and Black women of all ages. As a civil rights leader for more than 20 years and a Black woman, I can attest to how exciting and inspiring it is to see Black women take on new historic roles — Michelle Obama as first lady and Kamala Harris as vice president, to mention just two. The prospect of a Black woman on the Supreme Court is similarly invigorating — even after 246 years. Yet I can’t help but think about the countless Black women and girls who have been told — and continue to be told — not to set their sights so high. Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based civil rights organization.

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and negotiate. The children and families I serve have built a stable relationship with me and my staff, which is critical to child development. But the 16 children in my care come from families who qualify for a state subsidy. The subsidy is nowhere close to the cost of quality care. Throughout the pandemic, I and my staff have provided these children with a social and educational foundation while barely making minimum wage. How long can we afford to be underpaid? Members of the State Legislature have joined parents and providers who are calling for a big investment in the state budget to rescue the child care system. I really hope it happens before I have to close my doors. I hope leaders in Albany understand that if people don’t have child care, they can’t work. I also hope they realize that qualified child care providers are happy to provide quality care, if we can just make a decent living. JANNA RODRIGUEZ Freeport President/Provider The Innovative Daycare Corp.

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