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Two are named valedictorian South Side seniors Cameron Coletti and Samantha Stein split the honor

By DANIEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com

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odd Fellows give back to local veterans Tom Bogue, fourth from left, a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 279 in Rockville Centre, presented a check for $1,500 to members of American Legion Post No. 303 on March 15, which will help benefit veterans and their families.

Two seniors at South Side High School performed so well this year that the district couldn’t choose just one valedictorian. Instead, Cameron Coletti and Samantha Stein were named co-valedictorians of the class of 2023.

“We had two students who achieved so highly that we couldn’t even decipher between the two of them,” Principal Patrick Walsh told the school board on March 23.

Coletti is the type of student who always welcomes a challenge. Throughout her years at

South Side, she has made that clear with unbridled enthusiasm and an active interest in learning.

She is an International Baccalaureate diploma candidate whose effort and perseverance have enabled her to excel in I.B. courses including business management, chemistry and French.

Both Coletti and Stein were among 81 qualifying business students in the high school’s DECA club to compete in the state competition in Rochester last month. Coletti has also made her mark outside the classroom, as a key member of the girls’ varsity track team and captain of the Continued on page 4

RVC Little League inducts 1978 champs to Hall of Fame

By DANIEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Ro ck v i l l e C e n t re L i t t l e League President Peter Klugewicz and the organization’s board of directors recently announced plans to create the RVC Little League Hall of Fame, honoring players, coaches, administrators, founders and past teams.

Chairman Frank Keating said that the Hall of Fame’s 2023 inaugural induction class will include players Bill Carey and Chris Carter of the 1978 Eastern Regional champions. The other inductees will be coaches Charlie Jansen and Bob Glover,

league administrator and 10-year president Bob Klein, and founders William Seward and John Nofi, who were instrumental in creating the minor league, which opened the organization up to more children.

The village Little League was founded in 1951 by Seward, Nofi and the league’s first president, Edward J. Bligh. Over the past 72 years, league teams have won more than 100 district championships, 24 Nassau County championships, 20 Long Island titles and four state championships.

The induction ceremony will take place during the Little League parade and opening day festivities on April 22. The

parade will begin at South Side Middle School at 10 a.m., and will head down Maple Avenue to Hickey Field for the opening ceremonies. The opening day game will be played a few hours later, after teams have the chance to warm up.

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the 1978 Eastern Regional championship team — the first squad on Long Island to reach the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. After winning 13 straight games, the team went up against the San Ramon Valley Little League from Danville, California, in the first round, and lost, 4-1, before a crowd of nearly

12,000.

One of the pitchers from that team, Bill Carey, who will throw the ceremonial first pitch on opening day, said he distinctly remembers what he described as an incredible summer for the league.

“I still remember it like it was yesterday,” Carey said. “I made some of the best memories I’ve

ever had with the RVC Little League, and it helped me to become the person I am today.”

Carey, who now lives in Manhattan, has worked in the textile industry for the past 30 years, but has never forgotten his roots.

After Little League, he played high school ball at Holy Trinity in Hicksville, and then at the colContinued on page 16

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Baxley honored with a Beatles tribute show The Friends of Senior Services fundraising organization invited the Beatles tribute band, Get Back NY, for a special one-night only concert to “Help!” benefit the Sandel Senior Center at 50 S. Park Ave. in Rockville Centre.

People from all over the community gathered at the Senior Center to “Twist and Shout” along with some of the Fab Four’s greatest hits.

During the performance members of the FOSSI organization, “With a Little Help From My Friends” at Village Hall, recognized special honoree Kathy Baxley, deputy mayor of Rockville Centre and liaison to RVC senior services, for her tireless enthusiasm and dedication to all of the senior citizens in the community.

Admission was $75 per person for the “Ticket to Ride” and all of the proceeds raised will go to help enhance and expand programs and services at the Sandel Senior Center and the RVC Department of Senior Services.

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Senior ServiceS Deputy Director Nancy Codispoti, left, and Senior Services Director Chris O’Leary, right, ‘Come Together’ to honor Rockville Centre Deputy Mayor Kathy Baxley.

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South Side embraces student creativity at visual arts exhibition

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ifteen different art students from Rockville Centre selected eight of their best works to put out on display for the International Baccalaureate visual arts exhibition at South Side High School on March 29.

The exhibition was the culmination of two years worth of work.

Each of these talented artists expressed themselves through a wide array of different mediums, including watercolors, acrylic paintings, portraits, photography, sculpture, and more.

Next to each selected work, was a description of the individual piece, the students’ curatorial rationale, an explanation of how the works are arranged, and what each artist hopes to convey to their audience.

“Tremendous artistic talents on display at the IB visual arts exhibition,” South Side High School Principal Patrick Walsh said via Twitter. “I’m so impressed by our students and their artwork.”

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Three South Side seniors will be honored continued from front page three-time Nassau County champion cross-country team.

As vice president of the Backpacks Foundation Club, Coletti leads her classmates in collecting school supplies for children in need. And as a volunteer for the Bethany Buddies Club, she helps provide child care and assistance with homework for children in the program.

“Cameron is an outstanding person who has left her mark on South Side High School,” Walsh said. “All that she has accomplished, both academically and personally, comes secondary to the fact that she is an exceptional young woman with integrity and a great strength of character.”

Stein has devoted much of her time to helping others, and continues to work hard at achieving her goals with tenacity, poise and focus. During her years at South Side, Walsh said, she mastered the difficult art of humility: Although her accomplishments are impressive, she seldom, if ever, calls attention to herself.

Stein is an I.B. diploma candidate who has challenged herself with some of the most rigorous courses offered by the district. Her thought-provoking questions and insightful answers have helped her stand out as a leader in the classroom, and excel in courses including I.B. management, I.B. Spanish and A.P. calculus.

Stein has received national and state recognition through her induction into the

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South Side PrinciPal Patrick Walsh, far left, with Board of Education President Kelly Barry, Co-valedictorian Samantha Stein, National Merit Scholar Matt Downing, Co-valedictorian Cameron Coletti and Schools Superintendent Matthew Gaven. math, science, Spanish, Tri-M, and national honor societies. She also earned an honorable mention at the prestigious Toshiba Explorer Vision science fair for her project on water desalination.

Stein is president of the DECA club, and at the state competition in Rochester, she took first place for her career-development project. She is also a four-year member of the varsity track, cross-country and softball teams.

Outside of the classroom, she serves as vice president of programming for her chapter of the Jewish teen movement

BBYO, and is a teacher’s assistant in a first-grade class at a local Hebrew school.

“It’s amazing that Sam has any time for herself, but she’s always calm, collected and confident,” Walsh said. “We’re extremely proud of Sam for all of her amazing accomplishments.”

This year’s graduation will also feature a presentation to National Merit Scholarship semifinalist Matthew Downing.

“I have the pleasure of speaking about three exceptional students at South Side High School,” Walsh said. “Their tremendous academic achievements speak for

themselves, but the thing that impresses me the most is that these are three of the best kids you’ll ever come across.”

The National Merit Scholarship program is an academic competition that was created in 1955. Each year, only 15,000 nationwide are recognized, based on their scores on the PSATs as well as other academics and school-related activities.

“The combination of Matthew’s academic strength and his distinctive personality make him an undeniable asset to our student body,” Walsh said. “He has a great appetite for learning, and welcomes new challenges with fervor.”

Downing is an I.B. diploma candidate who has maintained a high grade point average for the last four years. As well, his participation in clubs and activities shows another side of his personality. He is the secretary of the French Club, an officer of the Board Games Club and president of the Chess Club.

Downing embraces life with a sense of curiosity, resilience and fierce independence, which Walsh indicated would continue to serve him well in his collegiate career and beyond.

“I just want to say how proud we are of all of you,” Schools Superintendent Matthew Gaven said. “You are a credit to our school, our district and our community.”

Gaven adds that it is thanks to their parents, and their support, that each of the students were given the tools to succeed both now and in the future.

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PETITIONS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LIBRARY BOARD TRUSTEES The Annual Election and Budget Vote for the Rockville Centre Public Schools and the Rockville Centre Public Library is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16th, 2023. Residents will elect two persons to fill two; three-year terms on the Board of Education, commencing July 1st, 2023, to succeed the incumbents Tara Hackett and Christine Ferazani whose terms expire June 30, 2023. Residents will elect one person to fill a, three-year term on the Library Board, commencing July 1st, 2023, to succeed Rebecca Nothel whose term expires June 30, 2023. The last day for filing a petition to be a candidate for the School Board and the Library Board is Monday, April 17th, 2023 at 5:00 PM. Petitions are available through the District Clerk's Office at:

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Long-time sports editor Tony Bellissimo earned first place in the sports feature category for his touching story of Dunia Sibomana’s amazing path from a victim of a near-fatal wild chimpanzee attack in the Congo, to an honor roll student — and a Nassau County wrestling champion — from Long Beach Middle School.

“Amazing story,” said one of the judges from the Colorado Press Association, which judged this year’s competition. “I couldn’t believe it as I read it. An incredible journey the young kid has been on.”

Sibomana was just 6 when the chimpanzees attacked his family near Virunga National Park, killing both his brother and cousin. Sibomana survived, but his lips were torn off, his cheek was lacerated, and he suffered muscle damage that made it hard to swallow or talk.

He has since undergone more than a dozen surgeries, beginning at Stony Brook University Children’s Hospital in 2016, to restore his appearance and facial functions.

Herald photo editor Tim Baker won two awards for his pictures — feature photo and sports feature photo, both for the East Meadow Herald.

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SOmE OF ThE winners who were in Albany for this past weekend’s New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest awards include, from left, photo editor Tim Baker, sales vice president Rhonda Glickman, executive editor Michael Hinman, Glen Cove Herald senior editor Laura Lane, Long Beach Herald senior reporter Brendan Carpenter, Franklin Square/Elmont Herald senior reporter Ana Borruto, and Riverdale Press editor Gary Larkin.

Baker’s photo of Andy Butera, captured in an emotional moment as the East Meadow Fire Department and American Legion Post 1082 celebrated his 100th birthday with a drive-by parade.

“Just perfect composition. Great lighting, and (Butera’s) face tells a story all itself. Raw emotion.”

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mention for the Past Presidents’ Award for General Excellence.

“The classified layout was very nice, as was the emphasis on community and culture,” judges said. “The pictures and art were very good.”

Laura Lane, senior editor for the Glen Cove Herald, won second place for her obituary coverage.

“Wonderful ledes take a reader straight into the stories of these two people’s lives,” the judges said about Lane’s stories highlighting the lives of Teddy Roosevelt re-enactor James Foote as well as Glen Cove teenager Penny Doerge.

The Franklin Square/Elmont Herald team of Robert Traverso, Ana Borruto, Brian Pfail and Kepherd Daniel earned an honorable mention for education coverage.

“The stories do not shy away from controversial issues, reporting them well and providing context and depth as to why the community should care,” the judges said. “The energy and thoughtfulness of the reporting shows in the coverage. Keep up the great local journalism.”

Herald art director Jeffrey Negrin won a pair of first places for best special section cover for the chain’s Great Homes special section, and best multi-advertiser pages for a Halloween-themed section for the Merrick Herald.

And the Nassau Herald won third place for advertising excellence, honoring Herald sales vice president Rhonda Glickman.

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Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, said it’s “always a great honor to be recognized by our peers in the newspaper industry.”

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Hofstra softball entered year two of the Adrienne Clark era determined for a better finish after a heartbreaking end to the 2022 season.

Clark, former standout softball player for the Pride from 2002 to 2005, led her alma mater to a second place finish in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) before the season ended suddenly with two one-run losses in the conference playoffs. This spring the Pride will have a chance to compete for the program’s first CAA title and automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament since 2018 in front of its home fans when Hofstra hosts the league’s tournament for the first time in 10 years.

“There’s nothing lat Pride Rock and getting that home field advantage,” said Clark, who was an assistant coach at Hofstra from 2012 to 2014 before holding coaching positions at Connecticut and Purdue. I do think it adds a little bit of extra motivation to want to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to put ourselves in a position to be there at the conference tournament.”

The Pride jumped out to a 5-1 start in league play this season beginning with a

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sweep of CAA newcomer Stony Brook on March 18-19. Hofstra then took two of three against another CAA addition, Monmouth last weekend capped with a 3-0 home win on March 26.

The bulk of last year’s roster returned led by senior center fielder Chelsea Manto, who led the team with a .358 batting average along with 21 stolen bases to earn First-Team All CAA accolades. Graduate student shortstop Meghan Giordano, brings power to the lineup after smashing seven home runs last season Graduate student second baseman Kasey Collins leads the team in hitting with a .309 average in her final season of collegiate baseball. Junior catcher Becca Vaillancourt, a UMass-Lowell transfer, and graduate student first baseman Angelina Ioppolo were also among Hofstra’s leading hitters heading into April.

Hofstra’s lineup has a strong local presence that includes the sister duo of junior Brianna Morse and freshman Alanna Morse, who both starred at Mepham High School in North Bellmore. Brianna Morse knocked in four runs in Hofstra’s 6-5 win over Monmouth on March 24 while Alanna registered two RBIs in the team’s 4-1 victory at Stony Brook on March 19.

“I remember having them come to games when I was an assistant coach here and they they loved everything about the game of softball and Hofstra so it’s so cool to now see them living out what was once a childhood dream to them,” Clark said.

“They are phenomenal athletes and even better people.”

Amanda Maffucci, a graduate student outfielder and Kennedy High School (Bellmore) product, is coming off a senior season in which she batted .300 to earn Second Team All CAA honors. Sophomore Anna Butler, a former three-time All Nassau County selection at Seaford High School, is also playing college softball in her backyard and recorded a pinch-hit RBI in a 3-2 win against Holy Cross on March 4.

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“We are really fortunate to have a staff of some really phenomenal pitchers that all bring something different to the table,” said Clark, who was a standout pitcher for the Pride in her playing days. “We spend a lot of time focusing on the staff element and not the individuality behind it, which we do because the message and the mindset and philosophy behind that is that it’s going to take all of them to be able to win a conference championship and all of

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Created by Ken Cerini, managing partner of Cerini & Associates, the Imagine Awards honor nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes, as well as the people behind them.

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Finalists for the Certilman Balin Leadership Excellence Award are Eileen Minogue, executive director of Book Fairies; Neela Mukherjee Lockel, president and chief executive of EAC Network; Jeffrey Reynolds, president and chief executive of FCA; and Joe Salamone, founder and executive director of the Long Island Coalition Against Bullying.

For the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation Arts & Culture Award, it’s Gold Coast Arts, Landmark on Main Street, The Long Island Children’s Museum, and the Spirit of Huntington Art Center.

Up for the Signature Bank Innovation Award are ACLD-Adults & Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities Institute, Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, and United Way of Long Island.

And for the Vanguard Insurance Agency Rising Star Award, finalists are Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck, Hair We Share, Rebuilding Together Long Island, and Winters Center for

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SOmE 24 nOnPROFiT groups and community leaders are ready to be honored later this month as part of the 11th annual Long Island Imagine Awards. It was created by Ken Cerini of Cerini & Associates, and honors nonprofits of all types and sizes, as well as the people behind them.

Autism.

The awards are handed out beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. More than 190 nonprofit applications were submitted to win a $5,000 grant in each of the six categories. Other finalists will receive $1,000 each.

“With the addition of SterlingRisk as a platinum sponsor providing $1,000 to each of the 24 finalists, the addition of the new DEIA award, and the anticipation of more than 400 people coming together to celebrate the

nonprofit sector, this has the makings of one of the best award programs to date,” Cerini said, in a release. “With all of the struggles the nonprofit sector is grappling with, it is awesome to have a night like this to really highlight all the amazing work our incredible finalists are doing.”

To learn more about the Long Island Imagine Awards, visit ImagineAwardsLI.com, or for sponsorship information, contact Hillary Needle at hillary@hillaryneedleevents.com, or at (516) 993-4056.

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There’s nothing bigger on Long Island — at least as far as annual hospital golf fundraiser goes, and it kicks off Monday, May 15 at three Nassau County courses.

Sponsored by Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, the 39th Annual Golf Outing raises money to serve patients and communities across the South Shore. And it will honor both the Long Beach fire chief, and a longtime facility vice president with the hospital.

Scott Kemins has spent more than 40 years as a civil servant, growing up in Long Beach “as a nice Jewish boy” whose mom wanted him to become a lawyer or a doctor. She did not conceive of him becoming a firefighter or a police officer. But that’s exactly what he did.

Now 60, Kemins, has been chief of the Long Beach Fire Department for more than two decades, joining the force in 1980. He was the youngest chief elected at the age of 26.

Kemins joined the Long Beach building department in 1995, becoming its commissioner in 2002. Kemins also earned Nassau County’s Bronze Medal of Valor for helping rescue someone from a burning apartment at an assisted living facility in Long Beach in the late 1980s. He also spent 40 years as a lifeguard.

Kemins — who is receiving the hospitals community service award at the event — shares twin 14-year-old daughters, Casey and Hailey, with his wife, Gayle. Both were born at Mount Sinai South Nassau, spending two weeks in the hospital’s neonatal care unit.

“My wife and I are eternally grateful to the hospital and its staff for the expert care they provided to our twins,” Kemins said, in a release. “We will never forget the kindness and expertise we witnessed first-hand when our girls were in the NICU.”

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ScoTT KEMINS, chIEf of the Long Beach Fire Department, will earn Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital’s community service award at its 39th Annual Golf Outing, with hopes of topping the $640,000 raised last year for health care on the South Shore.

Dr. Adhi Sharma, the hospital’s president, said in a statement that Kemins’s leadership has helped emergency services on the barrier island improved significantly.

“He always works to better coordinate services in the field with area hospitals,” Sharma said. “He is an asset to our community, and it is our pleasure to recognize his

essential contributions to our community.”

Also earning recognition at the charity event is Andrew Triolo, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s vice president of facilities, design and construction.

“A builder, collaborator and problem-solver, Andy is always available to lend a helping hand, and has been essential to the growth of the hospital and the continuation of its excellence in the delivery of quality health care,” said Jeff Greenfield, co-chair of the golf committee, in a release. “And Scott is a first responder of the first order. He shows up whenever his community calls.”

Triolo also oversees construction of the hospital’s $130 million, four-story, 100-square-foot Feil Family Pavilion in Oceanside. Expected to be completed next year, the pavilion will double the size of the Fennessy Family Emergency Center, increase the critical and intensive care inpatient capacity to 40 beds, and add nine new operating rooms equipped with the latest surgical technologies.

Mike Sapraicone, who co-chairs the golf committee with Greenfield, says Kemins and Triolo are cut from the same cloth.

“They are built to serve,” he said, “and their service makes a measurable difference in the lives of our patients.”

The tournament itself will be held at three venues: The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, the Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence, and the Rockville Links Club in Rockville Centre, Last year’s outing broke records, grossing just under $640,000, with $435,000 of that going directly to expand and improve hospital services across the South Shore.

Sponsorships, journal ads and foursomes are available for the outing, as well as a pickleball tournament for those who don’t golf. To learn more about sponsorship, or to register for golf or pickleball, call (516) 377-5360, or email lynne.nordone@snch.org.

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The Benatar/Giraldo partnership is acclaimed as an unstoppable force. Pat Benatar’s staggering vocals and take-no-prisoners attitude, along with Neil Giraldo’s trailblazing artistry as a guitarist, producer and songwriter forged the undeniable chemistry and unique sound that created some of rocks most memorable hits: ‘We Belong,’ ‘Invincible,’ ‘Love Is A Battlefield,’ ‘Promises In the Dark,’ ‘We Live For Love,’ and of Six Foot Scoundrel course, ‘Heartbreaker.’ Together they have created two multiplatinum, five platinum and three gold albums, as well as 19 Top 40 hits — selling more13 than 30 million records worldwide, and winning an unprecedented four

By Karen Bloom consecutive Grammy awards. Their stage presence is as undeniable as their more than three-decade rock-and-roll love affair. Benatar and Giraldo continue to share their special relationship on stage, selling out concerts everywhere.

Their chemistry will undoubtedly be Pat McGann thrilling music fans for a long time Pat McGann is quickly rising as one to come. of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. AThursday, relative latecomer April 13, 8 p.m. $159.50, to comedy, he began doing stand- $69.50. The $99.50, $69.50, up at 31 after realizing he was notNew York Ave., Paramount, 370 ts bury Shor - Photos courtesy As very good at selling packaging. om Ro g Huntington.

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By Karen Bloom WHERE Asbury Shorts is celebrating its 40th anniversary season Hollywood’s got you covered. But for those who crave films especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of with an ever-growing national presence. with a bit more heart and soul that strike an emotional Can artchord, change the world? a question WHEN “We certainly have demonstrated that we are three young children, McGann’s Asbury’s “concert” is for you.It’s This national touring appeal stems from his quick wit entertaining and blessed to have fans that keep coming showcase makes it way to the Madison Theatre on the that’s been at the focus of our collective ••Friday, Apriland 21, Sunday, 7:30 p.m.noon-4 Saturday back,” LeClaire says, while also reaching out to newand relatable take on family life Molloy University campus on Friday, April 21.

• All seatsTuesday $15 through Friday, p.m.; and marriage. In 2017, McGann audiences. a diverse, yet focused in many cases culture forWithcenturies.

Nowlineup as—society • Madison Theatre, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Molloy The two-hour show moves along briskly. Up to began touring as the opening act featuring up-and-coming filmmakers — the audience gets 1000 Hempstead •University, Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, navigates the complexities of modern life, a dozen films are on the program, ranging from thefor Sebastian Maniscalco, moving a look at smaller efforts you generally won’t find on the big Ave., Rockville Centre.

For South Campus, Hempstead. with him from clubs to theater, shortest of shorts at three minutes, to 20 minutes. screen. tickets, visit MadisonTheatreNY. For information and to RSVP, to arenas, including four soldart as a path for social change is at the “A good short film is to the point, fast paced and And, yes, think “concert,” not festival. org call the box offior cevisit at callor(516) 463-5672, out shows at Madison Square (516) 323-4444 most important of all is the ending,” LeClaire says. “It “Weartistic present the expression. best in comedy, drama, animation Hofstra.edu/museum Garden. McGann’s relatively short, forefront of must make sense.” and the occasional documentary,” says Doug LeClaire, but impressive resume, includes Sail Away ...’

And these films sure do stick that ending. Among the Asbury Shorts’ founder and director. “We call it a concert Montreal’s famed‘Come Just For Laughs Join L.I. Cabaret “When We All than Stand,” Hofstrabecause University Museum Art’s new exhibition, examines highlights, LeClaire points to “Six Foot Scoundrel,” a brief rather a festival there are noof awards, no Q&A Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Theatre for a ‘Musical Festival, Cabaret Cruise,’ in this the collectiveorpower the arts in It’s society. comedy about two women who suspect foul play regarding a man’s Great death.American Comedy panelof discussions. all about entertainment value for the audience.” spirited show about a group of Curated by Alexandra Giordano the museum’s assistant director ofmix exhibition and “A widow is mourning her deceased husband, but there’s more going As in previous years,—Asbury Shorts offers up an eclectic of films, and more. McGann still calls cabaret singers and dancers on collection —what the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility andfiinfl Chicago home. on than you might think. It moves along very quickly, but there’s a great LeClaire describes as a “potpourri of the short lm uence. world.” a world cruise who encounter a “It highlightsLeClaire, the vital who’s role that artists have in activating democratic values that payoff at the end.” been involved in commercial and film production for rogue captain, a tropical island, a Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, promise equality freedom, encouraging civic engagement, cultivating unity,” Another standout is “The Waiting Room,” produced, directed and moreand than two decades, has been passionate aboutand short films since his band of pirates, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 and many other Giordano says.

“Artists often leadYork the charge expose truths that may otherwise be written by former Nassau County film commissioner Debra Markowitz. student days at New Instituteand of Technology. surprises. ‘Cruise New York Ave., Huntington.

(800) directors’ Barry ignored. The artists in this stand andofcall out injustices he through their art The multiple festival award-winning 12-minute dramatic comedy reunites a “Our No. exhibition 1 priority istake the aenjoyment our audience,” says. “We’re 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com Greenfield andorErica Iacono — with and activismproud on issues such asan immigration, gender, reproductive rights, ParamountNY.com. woman and her ex-husband in heaven. to provide outlet for the filmmakers’s product.

For mass us, it incarceration, is all about Capt. Keith, and a cast of 30 — voting rights,the racial bias, gun violence,showing and promises lled. all combine the making keep the action moving along, “It’s a performance piece with smart dialogue,” LeClaire notes. “The theatrical experience, theseunfulfi films to an They audience.

We give them with a live band. The ensemble of art with public service thattohas a grassroots approach hope ofthe mobilizing ensemble cast does a great job.” the opportunity experience great films onina the big screen way theytheir were of singers and dancers performs communitiesmeant and the to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to As for the rest, well, you’ll have to attend and see for yourself. LeClaire to nation be seen.” current hits, oldies and also tunes stand with them.” doesn’t like to reveal too much, promising some “unannounced surprises” He and his team cull these films from the film festival circuit — from the Broadway stage. It’s a This exhibit, whichthe runsprestigious through July 28, by is inSouthwest, conjunction with Hofstra’s in celebration of Asbury’s 40th anniversary. including South Sundance, Toronto lively afternoon that will take you 13th presidential conference the Barack presidency coming up in April.

This is the Madison Theatre’s 10th year hosting Asbury, and LeClaire International FilmonFestival, and Obama Tribeca Festival, among others. away on a fantastic voyage.

“We were interested in the ideaatthat artist has a civicis responsibility,” is grateful to have finally returned to what he considers their Long Island “To get an award onethe of these festivals just as good assays an Oscar museum director Karen Albert.

“Thesays. initial idea for this exhibition by to get home. nomination,” LeClaire “These young filmmakerswas areinspired so happy Saturday, April 15, 2 p.m. Free an Obama Administration White House briefithe ng way that we tookwould place collect on Maybaseball 12, 2009, “We’re very heartened by the audience at Madison,” he says. “It’s that wreath. They collect them cards admission. Elmont Memorial Library where more back than in 60the artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to been a terrific relationship and we welcome everyone back after the hiatus, day.”

Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, in true Asbury style. To celebrate our 40 years on Long Island means a lot.

Thinkpower of thisofshow as your personal film festival Aschart LeClaire discuss the collective the arts to build community, createexperience. change, and Elmont. (516) 354-5280, or It’s where the show was born, and so to be here is extra special to us.” puts it: “We’re bringing lmssocial to folks whocivic can’t get to filmand festivals.” a pathway for national recovery in thethese areasfiof justice, participation Yarn/Wirelicabaret@aol.com. activism.”

Now in its 18th year, Adelphi To that end, unlike other recent exhibits that showcased the museum’s University’s ‘new music’ permanent collection, Giordano reached out to contemporary artists who loaned series welcomes Yarn/Wire.

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Go over the moon with Wish You Were Here’s celebration of 50 years of the groundbreaking and iconic musical masterpiece “The Dark Side of the Moon,” on the Tilles Center stage, Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. With the iconic album as its anchor, the 10-piece band, known as “The Sight and Sound of Pink Floyd,” continues its 28-year tradition as a leading Pink Floyd tribute act, combining sight and sound to capture the mood, emotions, and intensity of the Floydian theatrical concert experience. The multi-media show’s unique setlist includes Floyd classics and obscurities of all eras — from “Syd” to “The Division Bell.” LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets are $59, $49, $39: available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

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Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works

by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Breastfeeding Support Group Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting.

All new moms welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required.

Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 7052434 to secure a spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Sisterhood Game Night Play mah jongg and canasta with the Sisterhood of Congregation B’nai SholomBeth David at their weekly game night, Tuesday, April 11,, 7:30-9:30 p.m., in the synagogue lobby, 100 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre.

High School Science Fair and Symposium South Side High School hosts its annual science symposium and science fair, Wednesday, April 19, starting at 6:30 p.m.

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April Restaurant Crawl Fundraiser

Art talk Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, April 18, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss ‘Oscar Wilde and Decadence,” in a session that is keyed to Wilde’s influence on a generation of painters, poets and playwrights, including Lautrec, Aubrey Beardsley and the poet Algernon Swinburne, based on his reputation as a decadent aesthete. Reading his critical writings and excerpts from The Picture of Dorian Gray, along with the writings of Whistler, Swinburne and the journalists of the infamous Yellow Book, Riley examines Wilde’s place in the Modernist movement. Participation is limited; registration required. $40, $20 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9337.

Join the RVC Lions Club for its 2nd annual Restaurant Crawl, Wednesday, April 19, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sample some of the best offerings from some of your favorite local restaurants, including Chat Noir, Monaghan’s, Cabo, Melissa’s Taqueria, Frank’s Steaks, Bareburger, The Tap Room, Press 195, Lenox and Park, Three Brother’s Pizza, Croxley’s, and Dirty Taco. Last year’s event sold out so be sure to get your ticket early. Cost is $50 per person. Purchase tickets online at RVCLions.com or send a check to RVC Lions Endowment Fund, PO Box 382, Rockville Centre, NY, 11571.

Spring Recess Rockville Centre public schools are closed from Monday, April 10 to Friday, April 14, for spring recess. Schools reopen on April 17.

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Create a beautifully blooming paper flower to take home at the drop-in program, suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

Antiques Appraisals Philip Weiss, of the Antiques Road Show, will be at Phillips House Museum appraising antiques and collectables, Sunday, April 16, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Appraisals are three for $25, which includes a membership to the museum, or $10 per item, at 28 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre.

Refreshments will be served and all proceeds will go to benefit the museum.

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Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Monday through Friday, April 10-14, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences.

Carefully cautious Gerald and spirited playful Piggie share a day where anything is possible in an imaginative exploration of the meaning of friendship. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

‘The Wizard of Oz’ Journey down that Yellow Brick Road when the beloved story springs to life, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Wednesday, April 12, 11 a.m. All the ingredients that have made this story a perennial favorite are here.

Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they make their way to Oz not knowing what awaits them. Share Dorothy’s epic adventure as she flees from the wicked witch and learns that there’s no place like home. Tickets $15; performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. Visit PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.

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lege level at St. John’s University from 1983 to 1987, on a team that twice made it to the NCAA regional championships. He played for a minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox for another couple of seasons before hanging up his spikes.

“I want the kids to have a good experience,” Carey said. “I think it’s also important to acknowledge the men who took the time to teach us. They’re the ones who are the real heroes.”

Today, as a father of two, Carey said he recognizes that what is most important is acknowledging all the parents who devote their time and energy to helping their kids take part in organized baseball.

“This is a great honor for the program,” Carey said of the Hall of Fame induction. “My kids don’t know that much about it, so it’s a nice icing on the cake to be honored.”

Another member of the 1978 team, catcher Chris Carter, said that playing in Williamsport was an experience he will never forget.

“Every single one of my teammates played a role in our success,” Carter said.

“All 15 players on that team had some role, in one shape or form. It was a team effort.

We had to win 13 games without a loss to get as far as we did. You’d probably have a better shot at winning the lottery.”

Carter also played baseball in college, but left the game when he decided to pursue another of his passions. For the past 34 years he has been a golf pro and PGA member, and has helped run several country clubs including one in Roslyn Harbor.

Carter said he would never forget the “magical summer” of 1978. “It’s a bit emotional,” he said of being part of the Hall of Fame’s inaugural class. “It’s really special to be part of the first group and to look back on these memories … it’s quite special.”

The team received multiple mentions last year, when the Massapequa Coast Little League advanced to the 2022 World Series. Carey and Carter both said they were cheering on Massapequa when the team played in Williamsport.

Today, the World Series features 16 teams in a double-elimination format.

Forty-five years ago, there were only eight teams, playing single-elimination games.

In addition to the player honorees, the induction ceremony will also honor the parents and coaches who helped guide them.

Coach Charlie Jansen, who led the 1978 team to Williamsport, will be honored posthumously during the opening day ceremonies. His son, Tim Jansen, said his father died 10 years ago, but his role as the coach of the World Series team was something that left an impact on Tim that has stayed with him to this day.

“It was a team effort,” Jansen said.

“Every win got you to a bigger game. The stakes were very high to get to the metro and regional championships. That pressure was intense. One little mistake could lose the game.”

Jansen said that he had a special bond with his dad, whom he looked up to and who would encourage him to continue playing baseball into his teenage years.

“For me, personally, it meant a lot,” Jansen said of playing baseball with his father. “It was something we talked about every day.”

Over the years, Jansen has kept in touch with Frank Keating, who was one of the team’s younger coaches at the time.

Today Keating chairs the Rockville Centre Little League Hall of Fame committee, which comprises former All-Star players including Dan Lennon, Tom Michels, John Aicher, and Mike Lawless, many of whom later served as coaches and board members.

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HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HOBBY AND A BUSINESS FOR TAX PURPOSES A hobby is any activity that a person pursues because they enjoy it and with no intention of making a profit.

People operate a business with the intention of making a profit. Many people engage in hobby activities that turn into a source of income. However, determining if that hobby has grown into a business can be confusing. To help simplify things, the IRS has established factors taxpayers must consider when determining whether their activity is a business or hobby. These factors are whether: • The taxpayer carries out activity in a businesslike manner and maintains complete and accurate books and records.

• The taxpayer puts time and effort into the activity to show they intend to make it profitable; there is a change to methods of operation to improve profitability.

• The taxpayer depends on income from the activity for their livelihood, or the taxpayer has enough income from other sources to fund the activity.

and meaning (see CCC, 1368).

Love is central to the mission of the Church. The sacrifices that we offer to God each day and in the celebration of the Eucharist are an expression of our love for him and for his people.

When Christ appeared to Peter and the apostles on the Sea of Galilee after his Resurrection, he asked Peter: “Do you love me?” As he responds, “yes. Lord” to that three-fold questioning. Christ calls him to mission: “feed my lambs…tend my sheep... feed my sheep” (see John 21:15-19). Like

Peter, you and I are faced with that same question from the Lord: “do you love me?”

In other words, do we take the contemplative time that our hearts yearn for to renew our love for the Lord? In the offering of our time in prayer we are reminded of the very nature of God’s love.

Through that experience of true love, we realize that as disciples of Christ, you and 1 are called to mission: to bring the love of Christ to world: to glorify the Lord by our lives; to extend the Divine Mercy to those who suffer: to let the earth shake

with the joy of the Resurrection!

Every human heart is created to love.

As we grow deeper in our devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus as a Diocese this June, we ask the Lord to strengthen our hearts to love as Jesus loves and for the zeal to proclaim to those we encounter that “God is Love” (1 John 4:8,16).

I wish you and your families a blessed Easter Season! Sincerely in Christ, Most Reverend John O. Barres, Bishop of Rockville Centre.

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Christ is risen! Alleluia! Every Easter, you and I are reminded of the power of the Paschal Mystery. Commemorating the celebration of the first Eucharist at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, walking with Jesus on the road to Calvary on Good Friday in the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, and celebrating Christ’s triumphant conquering of sin and death in the Mass of the Resurrection on Easter is a potent reminder of God’s love for us.

During this season of Easter and this time of National Eucharistic Revival, it becomes even clearer to us that the Paschal Mystery is not a mere historical event, but a mystery in which we are privileged to participate every time we celebrate the Mass.

In the Easter sequence, we sing: “Christians, to the Paschal Victim, offer your thankful praises!” The word, Eucharist, which means, thanksgiving, implies that every time the Church gathers for the celebration of the Mass, she offers an act of “thankful praise” to the Lord. In this act of offering thanksgiving to God in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, we as a priestly people offer the sacrifices of our lives with the offering of the Body and Blood of the Lord, by which our sacrifices take on new value

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honoRee shARon sheppARd, assistant director of the MLK Community Center on N. Centre Avenue, celebrates her achievement with friends and family during the RVC Education Foundation Gala at Gastby’s on the Ocean.

Education Foundation hosts 31st annual Gala Hundreds from the Rockville Centre school community gathered at Gatsby’s on the Ocean in Wantagh last Saturday for the RVC Education Foundation’s 31st annual fundraising Gala.

One of the foundation’s biggest sources of funding, it relies solely on the generosity of donors from the school community to help pay for new public school initiatives that are aimed to enrich, engage, and expand beyond the normal scope of academia to help foster innovation both inside-and-outside of the traditional classroom environment.

This year, the Education Foundation Gala honored Sharon Sheppard, assistant director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, and Rena Riback, founder of the Anti-Racism Project for their continued work in the community.

For the last three years, Sheppard and Riback have helped provide food to hundreds of families in the community through Sharon’s Food Pantry. This combined effort to start a food pantry began at

the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and has continued to help feed members of the community ever since.

On Saturday night, both Riback and Sheppard were honored for their hard work, dedication, and drive to create such an important initiative.

During the event, members of the Education Foundation also presented the Ruth Fins Award to South Side High School business department teacher and facilitator Peter English, who helped pilot the highly successful International Baccalaureate business management program.

With his help the program grew from a class of only 25 students to a full-fledged program with more than 140 students enrolled for the upcoming school year. He was also an instrumental part of rebooting the school’s DECA charter, providing students with an opportunity to use their skills in different business-based competitions.

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LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice to Bidders Sealed Bids will be received by the Purchasing Department of the Village of Rockville Centre, One College Place, Rockville Centre, New York for the matter stated below until 11:00 am prevailing time on APRIL 27, 2023 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: 2023 RVC MANHOLE RESTORATION PROGRAM Bid No. 2304E1(1068) The contract documents and specifications can be examined on the Village’s website at www.rvcny.gov.

Follow the link to the Purchasing Department. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, bank check or bid bond payable to the Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre in the amount of five (5%) percent of the gross amount of the bid.

Please contact Stephen Blom at sblom@rvcny.us to confirm your attendance at recommended site walk through on April 18, 2023. Manhole drawings are also available upon request and after an NDA is signed.

All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department.

Please contact Lisa Strazzeri via email only at Lstrazzeri@rvcny.us.

Questions must be submitted no later than APRIL 21, 2023.

Award of Contract will be made to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with applicable provisions of the law.

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LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice to Bidders Sealed Bids will be received by the Purchasing Department of the Village of Rockville Centre One College Place, Room 204, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 for the matter stated below until 11:00 am prevailing time on APRIL 20, 2023 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: 2023 PARK LANE DRAINAGE UPGRADE Bid No. 2304CP2(1069) The contract documents, specifications and plans can be examined on the Village’s website at www.rvcny.gov.

Follow the link to the Purchasing Department. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, bank check or bid bond payable to the Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre in the amount of five (5%) percent of the gross amount of the bid.

All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department.

Please contact Lisa Strazzeri via email only at Lstrazzeri@rvcny.us.

Questions must be submitted no later than April 13, 2023.

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LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS MALVERNE UFSD SPECIAL EDUCATION The Board of Education of Nassau BOCES (the “Lead Participant”) is requesting sealed proposals from reputable and qualified companies for furnishing Special Education Related Services in the Cooperating Districts for the period beginning July 1, 2023. The Lead Participant will receive sealed proposals on, or prior to Friday, 10:00 a.m., April 21, 2023.

Proposals must be submitted in a sealed enveloped plainly marked on the outside: RFP #2509 - Academic Tutoring Services RFP #2510 - Related Services RFP #2511 - Skilled Nurse Staffing Services Proposals will be received until the above stated hour of prevailing time and date to: Mr. Michael R. Perina Purchasing Agent Nassau BOCES 71 Clinton Road P.O. Box 9195 Garden City, NY 11530-9195 At which time and place all proposals will be opened.

The Cooperating Districts intend to award contracts in their respective best interests, and each Cooperating District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals it receives as a result of this

RFP, to negotiate with all qualified Proposers, or to cancel this RFP in part or its entirety, if it is in the best interest of the Cooperating District to do so. No proposer shall have any legal, equitable or contractual rights of any kind arising out of its submission of a proposal.

Dated: April 6, 2023 Christopher Caputo Assistant Superintendent for Business Malverne UFSD 301 Wicks Lane Malverne, NY 11565 138568

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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, 2023.

A copy thereof will be filed on March 31, 2023 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, or on the Village website https://www.rvcny.gov/ta x-office and it will remain on file subject to inspection for a minimum of 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 30, 2023 138586

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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.

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SKA High School for Girls: Graphic Design Teacher Ivrit Teacher History Teacher Halacha Teacher AP Computer Science Teacher Art Teacher American Sign Language Teacher (ASL) To learn more about our school community, please visit www.halb.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

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A. It’s hard for me not to feel as old as your house when you put it that way, but after writing this column for 32 years, I’m often doing work for children of former clients, and have gotten your question thousands of times. First, almost anything you do that adds space to your home also adds value, and value increases taxes. Cosmetic onte eeper changes like siding, windows or an asphalt or concrete driveway generally don’t affect the value, but luxury materials, such as stone facing or interlocking pavers, will.

Most of the time, people complain about taxation but rarely, if ever, do they collectively attempt to do anything about it. The methods for deciding value, or even using value as a gauge for tax increases, are questionable, especially because we used to be taxed based on square feet. As we transition into not leaving our homes, communicating digitally, the tax system perpetuates without challenge.

In many villages and towns, garages are required, and hard surfaces for any kind of paving are considered “impervious,” not replenishing groundwater. There are limits on how much of your total property you can cover. You will need to investigate your specific jurisdiction’s requirements. Sidewalks, patios and driveways are all impervious, but pools and decks generally are not.

You’ll need your property survey, which is a map of your lot, house size and location, but you’ll also discover that surveyors generally don’t provide the dimensions of porches, sidewalks, driveways or steps. Get out a tape measure and accurately document the property’s hard surfaces if you’re in a community that requires impervious-area information. When you hire an architect or engineer, that’s what we have to do.

The only way to answer questions about removing walls is to assess the whole house: where to disperse loads, how to brace exterior walls against wind shear, how to handle snow loads and wind uplift, where pipes and wires would be relocated, how the spaces function and will be finished.

Package all this to be reviewed by building officials and receive permission to build — sounds simpler than it is, especially when workers leave details out or change something and we start adjusting all over again, only after much discussion, time and money.

That’s also part of the age-old process. Avoid changes once you decide, save money doing so and your old house will be like new again.

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ew York state is a big and complex entity. It provides services that meet the needs of millions of people, and at the same time, it creates law after law that is supposed to meet those needs. Sometimes the state trips over its own regulatory feet and falls flat on its face.

When it comes to the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act, you can toss a coin as to whether it is a hiccup or a major bureaucratic headache. The MRTA law turned 2 years old last week. When you JERRY create a massive statewide underKREMER taking, there are always fits and starts. But sooner or later, the whole process gets on track and almost everyone is happy.

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enue for the state and creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. Regrettably, the state has gotten zero dollars from the program, and you can count the number of new jobs with your fingers.

I’m not pointing one of mine in blame at any officials in particular, because they have a tough and thankless job. But the visions of success have been premature. At present, there are hundreds of licensed growers around the state who will very soon have a product that is available, but no one to sell it to. There are only a handful of legal dispensaries, and they can’t handle the amount of cannabis that is being grown. So what should a pot grower do with tons of mature plants? Farmers must have a place to sell their products, but New York’s cannabis growers don’t.

While the state has been in the process of getting the system functioning, one group has done very well. If you take a drive around New York City or many other parts of the state, you’ll see

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an enormous number of mini-stores that call themselves “smoke shops.” You can be sure that they aren’t surviving on the proceeds from the sales of $12 packs of Marlboros. They do sell nicotine products, but their money comes from the sale of marijuana.

These days there is so much pot on the streets of our state that you can smell it on many street corners. I recently took our granddaughter to the American Museum of Natural History and smelled pot near the dinosaur exhibit. Gov. Kathy Hochul has introduced a bill that would shut down all of the smoke shops and impose massive fines on those that fail to comply.

When I was a member of the Assembly, we had an old adage: Where there’s a new law, there’s a lawsuit to follow. So far, the state has been sued twice by companies and individuals claiming that the licensing process for selling pot has either been “unfair” or “arbitrary.”

Because my law firm represents some prospective licensees, I won’t comment

he handful of legal dispensaries can’t handle the volume being grown.

on the merits of those claims.

But suffice it to say that not everyone is in love with MRTA. Friends complain to me frequently about the legalization of pot, but I explain to them that it is now legal in more than 20 states, both red and blue. In its first year of legalization, the state of Colorado collected over $250 million in revenue, and now that revenue is closer to $1 billion annually.

What state wouldn’t want to cash in on the pot business?

Sooner or later, the New York Legislature will help implement the MRTA more effectively, and the state might even see a few dollars that are now going to the smoke shops.

And if you think the pot law got off to a slow start, watch how the casino licensing process goes forward. No doubt that new headache will be like turning an aircraft carrier around, not once but multiple times.

Jerry Kremer was an Assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years.

He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

America, where have all the flowers gone?

e ponder big themes this week. Biblical plagues, miracles, resurrection, insurrection, and the elevation of false gods. And that’s just our political world.

We also mark the days of Passover and Easter. For those who observe, this religious week reminds us that nothing in our lives is unique. Kings have risen and kings have fallen.

Democracies have triumphed and then failed, in cycles that repeat themselves over the ages.

Still, last week RANDI was a remarkable KREISS one for those of us living on earth in 2023. After years of investigations and a multi-year media free-for-all, a former president of the United States was indicted by a grand jury in New York. I saved the front page for my grandchildren to preserve the moment, because it is historic and because I want them to know that everyone is equal under the law, even an American president. Almost all the headlines in all the big newspapers featured two words set in large bold type:

TRUMP INDICTED. The road ahead is unclear. The wheels of justice love a well-worn path, and this time around there is none. The presumption of innocence supersedes all other aspects of the case, but how the process unfolds, with Donald Trump exonerated or convicted, will grab headlines and social media attention for years to come.

For me, the most distressing consequence of the former president’s indictment was that it wiped off the front pages the story of the shooting of six people in Nashville earlier in the week. This is how it goes these days: Horrific shootings of children have become bloody blips on our screens. The news feeds zap our devices with details of yet another crazed shooter, bodies in classrooms, police charging the killer, statements of sympathy, first ladies off to the funerals.

And the world watches as tiny caskets go into the ground, and traumatized families and friends experience the first days of what will be a lifetime of longing and grief.

At one of the funerals of one of the 9-year-olds killed in Nashville, a rela-

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tive spoke of the little girl’s favorite activities in her preschool days. That is how the lives of 9-year-olds are eulogized.

Nashville, of course, is just the most recent crime scene where murdered children were laid to rest.

More than 6,000 American children were hurt or killed by gunfire in 2022, according to ABC News.

No single issue in our lives is more important, and more demanding of our action than this: The leading cause of death among children in the United States is gun violence.

Reflecting on the Nashville murders in The Washington Post, columnist Philip Bump quoted from a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates, remembering a child killed in a violent encounter. “Think of all the love poured into him,” Coates wrote, delineating specific ways in which parents invest in and show their love for their children: music lessons, birthday parties and kids’ books. Then, he added, “And think of how that vessel was taken, shattered on the concrete, and all its holy contents, all that had gone into him, sent flowing back to the earth.”

Mr. Bump went on to write, “Most of

orrific shootings of children have become bloody blips on our screens.

the deaths from firearms for those ages 1 to 18 are homicides, with about a third being suicide. In 2020 in particular and in recent years more generally, the number of firearm homicides within this age range spiked.”

Each of us has a voice and a pen and a vote. If we love our children more than we love the patronage of the NRA, we need to make those voices heard.

The people in Nashville who were murdered in cold blood with military style weapons were Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs, all 9 years old; Katherine Koonce, 60, the head of the school; Mike Hill, 61, a custodian; and Cynthia Peak, 61, a substitute teacher.

If we take away anything from the last chaotic week, let it be a commitment to stop the killing of our children.

This is a uniquely American abomination, our new American exceptionalism.

During this week of political drama and religious meditation, can we not use our voices and our votes to demand change in our gun laws? In my youth, we raised our voices to protest the killing of our kids in war. Pete Seeger’s lyrics resonated in that time and place.

They still ring out: “Where have all the flowers gone?”

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

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Kids will lead, if we let them

hat’s the best way to teach a child? The better question is, what’s the most effective way a child learns?

Lagging student achievement is not new.

As schools grapple with declining test scores caused by the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, education leaders need to find a solution.

Schools nationwide have been using project-based learning to better reach kids.

Students identify real-world problems — like climate change or food scarcity — and then research solutions and present their findings. The goal is for students to acquire knowledge and problem-solving skills, instead of focusing on traditional learning by sitting in rows and memorizing facts.

Students make all the decisions. Teachers? They’re along for the ride.

Sometimes the best lesson is for adults to shut up, stand to the side and let kids take charge. Leaders in the Village of Malverne did just that when a group of high school students, following the model of project-based learning in curriculums across the country, sought to rename a street honoring a former Ku Klux Klan leader.

Over a few years, students researched the topic, petitioned school and village officials several times, and built a communitylevel outreach program. The result? Lindner Place was renamed Acorn Way in January. The new name is a nod to Malverne’s motto, “Oaks from acorns.”

Certainly, there were other people

involved, from civic leaders to community activists. And they came from nearby Lakeview and West Hempstead as well as the village. But children were at the forefront.

This wasn’t a school assignment or an application booster for college. Students came up with the idea. They did the research and spoke to village leaders at public meetings. No one told them they had to do this. Students identified and researched a problem, created solutions, and persuaded the public they were right.

Not only was the Acorn Way renaming a great example of students learning through project-based learning, but it also improved the community. Gone is a street sign celebrating a person who believed in hate. And while Paul Lindner was influential in the village’s history, the evil he promoted cannot be overlooked.

The Acorn Way street renaming garnered national attention, a clear indication of the impact children can have on the world. There are examples of children solving problems all around us by way of PBL — from a high school girl in Bellport who raised money and then helped build a water-filtration system for an all-girls school in Pakistan, to a high school boy in Las Vegas who created a nonprofit that collects and donates shoes.

There are virtually innumerable ways kids can volunteer at almost any age. Parents can reach out to local or national and international groups for ideas. Better still, ask a child what he or she would do to

letters Where do you stand, Congressman D’Esposito?

To the Editor: Every day last week, I called U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s office, inquiring about his stance on gun violence, while the TV hummed news of another school shooting, like an excruciating soundtrack to my calls.

Days 1-3: “I haven’t had the chance to speak to the congressman about this issue, but I will pass along your concerns on the matter.”

Day 4: “I’ve heard from others in the office that the congressman is working on a statement.”

Day 5: “I haven’t had the chance to speak to the congressman about this issue, but I will pass along your concerns on the matter.”

I kept hoping to hear the leadership and independence that Congressman D’Esposito was elected by my district to demonstrate. The freshman congressman from District 4, the one made famous by the LIRR massacre that brought Carolyn McCarthy to Congress, ran on a platform of “public safety.” Why, then, was it so hard to receive a response about his position on the ultimate pub-

make the world a better place.

Educators are deeply concerned about learning in the 21st century. American schoolchildren continue to lag behind those in dozens of other countries in math and science. Certainly there are other measures of student learning, but the decline remains troubling.

The latest focus is on what are called the 4 C’s of 21st-century Learning: creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication. Project-based learning is the epitome of this concept. The Malverne students took it further by adding “community.”

Is the purpose of an education to get a job and make money? Or is it something more meaningful? By allowing students to guide their own learning, the greater Malverne community is a better place — not only now, but in the future.

More students will follow the example of those in Malverne, and more communities will be made better places. Schools can continue to expand PBL throughout all grades to encourage students to explore problems and solutions. Communities can offer competitions to entice students to solve problems. Parents can pose open-ended questions to push their child’s critical thinking.

There are more opportunities like this in every town. Schools, community leaders, and others should spread the story of Acorn Way to encourage more children to explore problems and solutions.

All we have to do is get out of their way.

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hat is a windstorm? That might sound like a question with an obvious answer.

And for the National Weather Service, it is.

But in New York, there isn’t a single answer — there are many. More than 100, in fact. And it all depends on your homeowners insurance policy. And even then, the answer might not be so clear.

This might not seem like a big deal, but it is.

Which definition your policy uses could impact the amount you have to pay out of pockGarY et if a windstorm damages your sLaVin property. And really, none of the options are cheap.

A lack of a standard definition ultimately affects windstorm deductibles. If the wind speed doesn’t meet the definition of a windstorm outlined in your policy, you will likely see your standard deductible — anywhere between $500 and $2,000.

But if you have a policy where wind

speeds match its definition of a windstorm, say goodbye to that standard deductible, and instead look at opening your wallet to pay a percentage of your home’s value, typically 5 percent. That means if your home is worth $500,000, forget paying $500 or even $2,000. You’ll be on the hook for $25,000.

All while your neighbors might be paying much less, for the same storm. All because they have different policies than you.

It’s a roulette wheel of coverage — the kind where the odds remain in favor of the house. You know, the insurance companies.

New York isn’t the South, which is prone to storms like hurricanes. But that doesn’t mean our homes aren’t susceptible to wind damage. Hurricane Sandy may have taken place a decade ago, but there have been other storms since then that, while smaller, could still trigger the much higher deductible, and make it nearly impossible for many homeowners to afford the repairs they most desperately need after a storm.

This is hardly a new problem, and

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he odds remain in favor of the house. You know, the insurance companies.

Letters lic safety issue of our time?

Despite the overwhelming pessimism and the sense that nothing will ever be done to chang e it, Cong ressman D’Esposito actually has an opportunity to make a difference and to lead on the issue of gun reform, beginning with an assault weapons ban, which a majority of the American public supports. He is a member of a narrow band of swing state representatives whom he can encourage to work in a bipartisan manner to solve this urgent problem.

All Long Islanders may not be on the same page, but our representatives owe us a clear statement of where they are on this issue so we might begin dialogue and seek solutions together. You can’t lead if nobody knows where you stand or where you are headed.

As a lifelong educator, I believe in the possibility of change and growth, and in this spirit I will keep calling the congressman’s office and hoping for a new response — a meaningful one.

DIANE CArACCIoLo West Hempstead

The lives those Nashville 9-year-olds missed To the Editor: As an elementary school teacher for 38 years, I taught almost 1,000 9-year-olds, so my heart goes out to the three youngest

there is a solution: Establish a standard definition for windstorms that would apply to all homeowners policies with a windstorm deductible.

Defining windstorms for the purposes of insurance coverage would not upend the underwriting of coastal homeowners policies.

Instead, it would make it easier for New York homeowners to understand when a windstorm deductible might apply.

Albany has tried to solve this problem since long before Sandy, but simply hasn’t gotten anywhere. Bill after bill has been introduced in the Legislature, and bill after bill has died there. Last session, a bill standardizing the definition of a windstorm passed the Assembly, but couldn’t make its way out of the Senate.

This session, lawmakers are trying again. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and Sen. James Sanders Jr. have companion bills that are seeking a path to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. A.2866 and S.4199 would require insurance companies to make clear how much financial exposure a homeowner would have to

windstorm damage.

It’s easy to mistake a 5 percent deductible as meaning a homeowner would have to pay 5 percent of the overall cost of repairs — not 5 percent of the home’s total value, which would be much more.

The bills would also standardize the “trigger” — the event that activates the policy in the first place. Uniform standards would make it easier for homeowners to compare different insurance offerings, and get the coverage they expect, and need. It’s something both New Jersey and Connecticut have recently accomplished, and it would also help make sure deductibles are reasonable, and not something that’s going to make the pain of dealing with a damaged home even worse.

Ask your elected officials if they will be a part of the solution. In the meantime, call your insurance agent and make sure you understand what triggers your windstorm deductible, and how much you could be paying out of pocket.

It’s a surprise — and an added expense — none of us needs.

Gary Slavin is president-elect of Professional Insurance Agents of New York State, and an agent with MassMutual in Massapequa.

Framework by Tim Baker

Nashville school shooting victims, Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs. They’ve had a combined 200 or more years of life stolen from them, and I mourn them with these numbers: None of them ever got to celebrate a double-digit birthday.

If they had lived to graduate from high school, these three children would at least have had a combined 54 years of learning and laughter. Turning 22 and graduating from college would have afforded their mothers and fathers a combined 66 years of parental pride.

Had they reached 50, besides their AArP memberships, they would have had 150 years in which to have marriages and children, not to mention providing their own parents with grandchildren to spoil.

Had they reached the Social Security age of 62, that would have meant a combined 186 years of life, including working at jobs that would have contributed to many aspects of American life. Getting to retire and earn Medicare benefits at age 65 would have meant a combined 195 years of living life to its fullest, including award-winning careers after which they’d receive their gold watches, and never need to worry about health insurance.

Given their actuarially expected life spans of 80 years, they would have had 240 years, in which they would even have had grandchildren of their own. rICHArD SIEGELMAN Plainview

A member of the welcoming committee at Norman J. Levy Park & Preserve— Merrick

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It’s time to rethink windstorm insurance coverage

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