Kevin RIley, Karen Buckley, Christopher Buckley, Chrisitine RIley, Jennifer Santos, Chris Bodkin, and Maureen Bodkin of Rockville Centre enjoy the Night at the Museum fundraiser hosted by the RVC Historical Society and the Phillips House Museum. Story, photos, Page 10.
Two high-power mediators have been appointed to oversee negotiations between the Diocese of Rockville Centre and the survivors of more than 600 child sexual abuse allegations, filed by a Committee of Unsecured Creditors, in a lastditch attempt to try to reach an equitable solution.
On May 15, Judge Martin Glenn, of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, appointed retired U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Shelley Chapman and attorney Paul Finn, who have resolved a number of
high-profile bankruptcy and sex abuse claims, in the hopes of reaching a settlement.
The decision was made following an April 12 motion by the diocese to dismiss Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, after what church officials referred to as its “best and final offer” was rejected by a supermajority of its creditors.
According to Newsday, Glenn said he had been hesitant to dismiss the case, due to the possibility that it could result in the diocese being hit with large penalties during its first few cases. His concern is that if the diocese were to handle things on a case-by-case basis, a large payout in the early goings of the proceedings, could run
In an effort to establish the Village of Rockville Centre as the premiere art hub of southern Nassau County, a group of business owners have teamed up to introduce a bold new event, Art Walk RVC James McDonald, the owner of Lost Dog Art & Frame on North Long Beach Road, said he was inspired to organize Art Walk RVC based on similar events held around the country.
“What we’re trying to do is really focus on artists from Rockville Centre and the surrounding area,” McDonald said. “Once we talked about it, we decided to get other businesses involved too.”
To help organize the event, McDonald teamed up with Mike Mutone and Danielle Barbaro of The Art Studio, Ellen White of the Backyard Players & Friends, and the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce to get other businesses involved.
“The Art Walk came about really serendipitously, where all three of our businesses were looking to make an impact in the arts in RVC,” Mutone said. “Then we realized we could combine forces and make it a huge deal. It just clicked that this was something we all believed had a huge opportunity for the town, artists, and businesses.”
He describes the event as the “art and business” equivalent of the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce’s annual Playing on the Porch music festival, only instead of going to different homes around the village, the event aims to invigorate local commerce by attracting patrons to different stores throughout the community.
White, co-founder of the Backyard Players & Friends, said she also wanted to host an art show and decided to reach out to McDonald about featuring some of the work from neurodiverse artists.
“So, the four of us decided to open it up to the whole community,” White said. “It’s a great opportunity to bring together our local artists and local busi-
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Members of the Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee gathered at Kasey’s Kitchen and Cocktails on May 8, where they presented each of the three charities — one local, one national, and one based in Ireland — with a check for $72,000.
“Our expectations for the 2024 parade season were exceeded beyond belief,” Jackie Kerr, president of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee, said. “We were floored by the generosity of all who donated to our worthy organization. Our grand marshal, Greg Schaefer, and our three deserving charities were stunned by the amount of money raised for them.”
Schaefer, 49, is the president and chief executive officer of the Better Home Health Care Agency. He was born and raised in Rockville Centre, where he currently lives with his wife, Michelle, their 12-year-old son, Cain, and their 10-year-old daughter, Cameron.
Thanks to Schaefer’s support, the committee was able to help raise more money for the three selected charities than ever before.
“Last year was a record-breaker for us,” Anne Travers, vice president of the parade committee, said. “We gave $60,000 to each of the charities. This year, through the help of the grand marshal, we were able to exceed that to provide $72,000 each.”
Since 1997, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee has helped distribute more than $1.5 million to charities all around the world. This year, three checks were presented to Beyond the Badge, the Limb Kind Foundation, and the Crocus Cancer Support Centre.
Beyond the Badge is a local nonprofit organization, created by two retired law enforcement officers, with the goal of raising awareness of suicide and mental health challenges among first responders.
The Limb Kind Foundation is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children with limb loss, both domestically and internationally, by strengthening the amputee community and providing prosthetic care to those in need.
The Crocus Cancer Support Centre, located in County Monaghan, Ireland, is a peer support group for those living with cancer. Participants, who are at different stages of recovery, help support one another by sharing their own experiences and offering advice to others.
In addition to the check presentations, the committee presented awards to participants who marched in the 2024 RVC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, for their performance, design and overall participation in the festivities.
Known throughout the community as “The Parade that Shares and Cares,” the St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee has continued to help raise money for charity since its humble beginnings 27 years
Members of Beyond the Badge, including Mike Farina, Amanda Mullaney, Siobhan Murphy, Chris Panetta and
were emotional to receive a check for $72,000 from the Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee.
Parade committee President Jackie Kerr, left, and Margaret McGuire present an award to the Rockville Centre Police Department’s Color Guard. Niall Gunn, Martin Maguire and Denise Brennan of the Crocus Cancer Support Centre share a few words after receiving a check for $72,000.
ago.
Past charities that have benefited from the parade include the Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation, HELP Uganda, and the St. Laserian’s School in Carlow, Ireland in 2023; the RVC Breast Cancer Coalition, Army Ranger Lead the Way Fund, and the Holy Family School for the Deaf in 2022; The Opening Word, The HEARTest Yard, and The New York Irish Center in 2019; Life’s WORC Family Center for Autism, Family Lives on Foundation, and the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany in 2018; the BackYard Players and Friends, Breathe Believe, and Pieta House in 2017; and the Tommy Brull Foundation, Children’s Tumor Foundation, and the Ballinasloe Eagles Special Olympics Club in 2016, along with countless others in the more than two decades since it started.
Founder Robert Schulman, Daijonee Vanderveer of Rockville Centre, and Jill Smith of the Limb Kind Foundation, were excited to receive a check of $72,000 from the RVC St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee.
A motorist reported on May 13, someone stole their vehicle while parked in Municipal Parking Field No. 24
A resident of Merrick Road reported on May 16, someone stole their vehicle while parked in their driveway.
An employee at Kasey’s restaurant reported on May 19, someone stole used cooking oil from a container in the rear of the building.
Police units responded to Lenox and Park Italian Bistro on May 18 regarding a disturbance between two of the establishment’s employees.
A resident of Hamilton Avenue reported on May 13, she received a telephone call reporting someone opened a bank using her personal information.
A resident of Atkinson Road reported on May 13, someone stole and altered a check from their bank account.
A resident of Earle Avenue reported on May 15, she lost her purse contain-
ing credit cards. The credit cards were later used in the evening by an unknown person.
An employee of Rodriguez and Nathan reported on May 15, someone stole and altered a check from their bank account.
A resident of Nottingham Road reported on May 16, someone stole and altered a check from their bank account.
A resident of Addison Place reported on May 17, someone applied for unemployment benefits using her personal information.
A stolen motor vehicle was found on May 16. It was parked and unoccupied in the parking lot at Molloy University.
Dahir Mahmoud, 51, of Driscoll Avenue in Rockville Centre was arrested on May 16. He has been charged with criminal contempt after violating an Order of Protection issued to a family member while at their residence.
People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.
Generally, parents leave their assets to the children thinking that the children will then take care of their children. Occasionally, parents want to bypass the children, either wholly or partially, and leave an inheritance directly to the grandchildren.
Inheritances to minors come in different varieties, such as bequests in wills and as beneficiaries or contingent beneficiaries on IRA’s, investment accounts, life insurance policies and annuities.
Although well-intentioned, inheritances to minors, without a trust, must go through a court proceeding on death. Minors, those under 18, cannot hold property in their names. In the proceeding, the judge appoints a legal guardian to protect the minor’s interest until age eighteen, at which time the beneficiary receives the asset. The expenses of the legal guardian will be paid out of the minor’s bequest. Generally, the legal guardian will use the funds for the child’s health, education, maintenance and support having regard to any other assets or resources of the
minor known to the guardian. Again, ready or not, the legal guardian must turn over the assets to the minor at age eighteen, a tender age in today’s world.
A better plan would be to leave assets to a minor beneficiary by creating a trust. You leave directions for the use of the funds, distribution at a stated age, such as thirty years old and, in the meantime, the trustee, a person you choose instead of a legal guardian chosen by the court, uses the money for the purposes enumerated above, either by giving money directly to the minor or by paying bills on their behalf.
Trusts avoid probate court proceedings entirely for the trust assets. You either put assets into the trust while you are living or, alternatively, you may name the minor’s trust as death beneficiary on bank accounts, investment accounts, IRA’s or the retirement plans, annuities and life insurance policies. The intention to benefit minor beneficiaries must be attended to with thoughtful planning to avoid having the good deed punished.
of the East Rockaway Fire Department, Ex-Chief Kevin
Lynbrook Fire Department and Ex-Chief Mike Koppel of the
to their new positions with the Fourth Battalion Fire
Ex-Chief Joe Mihalich, of the East Rockaway Fire Department, second from left, was sworn into office on May 1, to serve for another year as chairman of the Fourth Battalion Fire District.
Ex-Chief Kevin Bien of the Lynbrook Fire Department and Ex-Chief Mike Koppel of the Lakeview Fire Department were both sworn in by former Nassau County Fire Commission Chairman John Hennig of the Rockville Centre Fire Department.
Bien and Koppel will serve as secre-
tary and treasurer of the Fourth Battalion respectively. Missing from the photo is Ex-Chief James Lang of the Malverne Fire Department, who was sworn-in as vice chairman.
The Fourth Battalion Fire District composes the East Rockaway, Lakeview, Lynbrook, Malverne, and Rockville Centre Fire Departments. It is the smallest of nine fire districts that make up the Nassau County Fire Commission.
–Steve Grogan
Courtesy Steve Grogan
the risk of leaving no money left for hundreds of other survivors.
Following the hearing, Glenn met with attorneys representing both parties, and expressed his disappointment that the case could not be resolved consensually. But he did not rule on the motion to dismiss the case, opting for a final attempt at mediation.
“The judge is not deciding the motion to dismiss the bankruptcy case until new mediators have the opportunity to facilitate a settlement,” a spokesperson for the diocese wrote in an email. “The diocese will participate in this renewed mediation effort and sincerely hopes that the Creditors will abandon their demands for an additional quarter of a billion dollars above the diocese’s $200 million offer — the highest ever made by a diocese in bankruptcy. Absent a more realistic approach which does not threaten to destroy parishes, schools and other vital ministries throughout Long Island, the diocese is prepared to revive the motion.”
“We’re glad to have another opportunity to try and get the case settled,” James Stang, one of the lead attorneys for the survivors, said. “The diocese needs to back off of its ‘last and final offer.’ If their condition is they have nothing more to say to us, it’s going to be a very short mediation.”
If the court were to dismiss the case, the diocese, the eighth-largest in the nation, would be the first to potentially see hundreds of cases of sexual abuse remanded to state civil courts.
The diocese filed for bankruptcy in late 2020, after hundreds of lawsuits were filed against it following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s approval of the Child Victims Act in 2019, which extended the statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims.
Representatives of the survivors’ committee proposed a reorganization plan for the diocese in January 2023, offering to settle the claims for $450 million. The diocese responded with a $200 million counter-offer, which was rejected in April 2023 by the committee, which said that the offer did not provide adequate compensation for the survivors’ suffering and lacked any child-protection measures.
The diocese then moved to dismiss the case last month.
u.S. Bankruptcy
Judge martin glenn has appointed two mediators to help oversee negotiations between the diocese of rockville Centre and a Committee of unsecured Creditors, in the hope of settling more than 600 claims of child sexual abuse.
Glenn said he hoped that with the involvement of Chapman and Finn, the two parties would be able to come to an agreement.
Chapman, who retired in 2022, presided over the landmark 2008 bankruptcy case against Lehman Brothers Holdings, one of the largest Chapter 11 cases in U.S. history.
Finn has mediated more sexual abuse claims than anyone in the country, including 552 claims of alleged sexual abuse against the Archdiocese of Boston.
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Baldwin Senior Lacrosse
IT WAS A NEAR-PERFECT regular season for the Bruins, who won 13 of 14 games and captured the Nassau Conference 3 title. And Ryan, who will play lacrosse at Hartwick College, was one of the biggest reasons for their success. She netted 52 goals, including the 100th of her career, and added 12 assists. She also had 87 draw controls. Ryan had eight points (six goals and two assists) May 6 as Baldwin sealed first place with a 14-13 win over Hicksville.
BASEBALL (Farmingdale State College)
Friday, May 24
Prior to May 11, Long Beach hadn’t hosted a Nassau County baseball playoff game in 30 years.
Now the Marines are one of the last four team standings in the Class AA tournament.
Seeded No. 5, they outlasted Jericho in the first round, 9-7, and took down fourthseeded South Side in two airtight quarterfinal games, 1-0 at Barasch Field May 13 and 3-2 in nine innings at home the following afternoon.
“It’s a goal we’ve been pushing toward for three years,” said Long Beach senior Christian Parisa, who pitched eight innings and struck out 15 in the quarterfinal clincher. “South Side is a very strong team. Matty [Hayes] pitched his heart out yesterday and I did the same today. Our teammates had our backs.”
Long Beach coach Jason Zizza said Parisa, who started the playoff opener, decided less than an hour before Game 2 against South Side he was ready to go. “I gave him the option of Game 2 or if we needed him for a Game 3,” Zizza said. “I wanted to make sure he was 100 percent. He understood that. He wanted the ball and went out and pitched the best game of his life.”
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Parisa said he went to school on the Cyclones’ batters in the series opener when Hayes tossed a shutout. “I had a front row seat watching Matty pitch from shortstop,” Parisa said. “He dominated. Then Matty, myself and catcher Dan Defonte talked a lot about how I needed to attack those guys.”
Justine Stefanelli/Herald South Side freshman Stellan Zangari was strong on the mound in Game 2 of the Nassau Class AA quarterfinals against Long Beach.
part for us is we left important runners on base in key situations in both games. We played well and tough. Kudos to Long Beach they played clean and beat us.”
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The Marines, who won for the 17th time, took a 2-0 lead into the top of the seventh in Game 2 courtesy of senior Alonzo Espinet’s RBI and run in the second, but South Side wouldn’t go down without a fight. The Cyclones, who were kept close by freshman pitcher Stellan Zangari, got a game-tying, two-run double off the bat of senior Matt Arnott and shut Long Beach down in the bottom of the frame to force extra innings.
“It was a good series,” South Side coach Tom Smith said. “The unfortunate
After a scoreless eighth, senior Troy DeFrancesco relieved Parisa and pitched a clean top of the ninth, setting the stage for walk-off heroics. Long Beach loaded the bases in the bottom half with one out and won it in thrilling fashion when Senior Hunter Stadtman hit a slow dribbler to first that allowed junior Steven Misrok to race home with the seriesclinching run.
“Misrok got a great lead and jump,” Zizza said. “After he scored, everyone chased him into center field
The only run in Game 1 came in the
top of the fourth when senior Mike Rossi doubled home pinch-runner Joe Lordi, a sophomore JV call-up who replaced Hayes on the bases. On the bump, Hayes, a junior, allowed just three hits and a walk and fanned seven.
Arnott also pitched a gem, allowing six hits and struck out five.
Hayes also earned the win in relief against No. 12 Jericho as he worked the last two innings. Defonte drove in three runs, DeFrancesco had two RBIs, and Parisa and Espinet both scored twice. It marked the fourth time this season the Marines defeated the Jayhawks.
Long Beach will meet second-seeded Kennedy or sixth-seeded Division in the semifinals. The Cyclones finished 10-10-1.
nesses.”
The goal of the Art Walk RVC is to celebrate and support local artists by providing a way for residents to engage in the art scene while also supporting local businesses.
The event will feature more than 150 original works from 60 local artists spread out across more than 20 local businesses, schools, and public spaces in the village, which will be participating by either hosting an exhibition or event.
White said that the Art Walk will also feature several works by students at Molloy University, South Side High School, and members of the Village Art Club of Rockville Centre, who will have their original artwork on display at the Rockville Centre Public Library, as part of its annual Spring exhibition throughout the month of June. An artists’ reception is scheduled at the library on Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Organizers said their hope is the event will continue to grow over time and support Rockville Centre’s endeavors to become a major art hub in the region.
“There are so many local artists that are (considered) “underground” because there just isn’t enough in Nassau for artists,” Barbaro explained. “We
see this event as a major opportunity to get those artists coming out. With local businesses supporting these artists, we can really create a growing art scene and community.”
Since there is not much taking place
to promote the arts in communities around south Nassau County at the scale the organizers have envisioned, Art Walk RVC is an opportunity to start and help cultivate a new scene by creating ongoing opportunities to support
local artists.
Ed Asip, president of the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce, said that when he was approached with the idea, he was immediately on board with the plan.
“I think it’s a clever idea to pull people into town and it brings them directly into the businesses,” Asip said.
With the help of the chamber, the organizers were able to expand their reach to the entire Rockville Centre community and accrued 13 additional business sponsors to help put the event together.
“We want everybody to know that the chamber is a good place to promote and leverage each other’s events,” Asip said. He said that because the upcoming Art Walk coincides with the annual Vintage Car and Fire Truck show on Saturday, June 1 and RVC Restaurant week, which takes place between May 31 and June 6, the Chamber of Commerce has been busy promoting the first week of June as “Junefest” in Rockville Centre.
Art Walk RVC will take place throughout the entire month of June, with special events Saturday, June 1 to Sunday, June 2, and from Saturday, June 8 to Sunday, June 9.
For more on the upcoming Junefest events, including Art Walk RVC, visit RockvilleCentreChamberofCommerce. com/Art-Walk-RVC.
Richner Communications, Inc. — Long Island’s largest publisher of local media — has acquired the Amityville Record, Babylon Beacon, Massapequa Post and Beacon Smart Shopper, from CJ Publishers Inc.
These brands join family-owned Richner Communications, which now owns and publishes 27 community-focused hyperlocal newspapers through its Herald Community Media division, which serves large parts of Nassau County, as well as parts of New York City through the Pulitzer Prize-winning Riverdale Press in the Bronx, and The Jewish Star, which serves the Orthodox Jewish communities throughout the region.
The Amityville Record, Babylon Beacon and Massapequa Post date back to 1904, 1966 and 1951, respectively. Today, they serve the communities of the Village of Amityville, North Amityville, Village of Babylon, North Babylon, West Babylon, Copiague, Deer Park, West Islip, Lindenhurst, South Farmingdale, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Plainedge and Seaford.
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Carolyn James, owner of CJ Publishers with her husband, Al, expressed a mix of emotions in announcing the sale. James says she trusts the sale will be seamless with careful stewardship, allowing the newspapers to remain “steadfast pillars within their communities under new guardianship.”
“In the pages of the June 19, 1991, editions of the Amityville Record, Babylon Beacon and Massapequa Post, we embarked on a journey, pledging to carry forth the legacy of those who came before us,” wrote James in a note to readers last week. “Now, nearly 32 years later, we stand on the precipice of change as Herald Community Newspapers — a stalwart in Nassau County’s weekly news landscape — assumes ownership of our beloved papers.”
The Richner and James families have a longstanding relationship. Richner Printing has printed the CJ newspapers for years and also prints other daily and weekly newspapers, specialty publications and newsletters throughout the tristate region, as well as general, high-volume commercial printing and mailing.
Like CJ Publications, Richner Communications is a proud family-owned business. Founded by Robert and Edith Richner in 1964, the company is today led by their son, Stuart Richner.
“We are excited to continue the great work of Carolyn, Al and their team, to ensure that the Amityville, Babylon and Massapequa communities have the critical news necessary to remain vibrant places to live and work,” Richner said. “Our company believes deeply in the importance of local journalism, and we look forward to introducing ourselves to our new readers.”
Carolyn James will assume the role of associate publisher at Richner Communications and will continue to oversee the four publications. The (516) 798-5100 phone number of CJ Publishers will remain the same, as will the newspapers’ websites of AmityvilleRecord.com, BabylonBeacon.com and MassapequaPost. com. James’ email address is now cjames@liherald.com.
Mount Sinai South Nassau raised more than $800,000 during its 40th Annual Golf Outing — setting a new fundraising record for the event.
The funds raised will benefit Mount Sinai South Nassau’s ongoing expansion, its mission to meet the healthcare needs of patients living on the South Shore of Nassau County, and its cancer patients, with a portion of the funds earmarked to support the hospital’s nocost “Cold Cap” program to help patients prevent hair loss during chemotherapy and provide free transportation service for low-income patients to cancer care-related medical appointments at the hospital’s Gertrude and Louis Feil Cancer Center.
Jeffrey H. Greenfield, a prominent Long Island business leader, longtime supporter of Mount Sinai South Nassau, vice chairman of the Nassau County Planning Commission, and a member of the Rockville Centre Fire Department, was recognized this year as the honoree of the outing, which was held at three of Long Island’s most prestigious and challenging venues — The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, the Rockway Hunting Club in Lawrence and the Rockville Links Club in Rockville Centre.
Nearly 400 golfers and guests flocked to the popular outing, which is the largest and most successful hospital golf outing on Long Island.
Following an 18-hole round of golf, Greenfield was honored by the hospital during its post-outing ceremony and barbeque at the Seawane Club. The ceremony also included a presentation of the hospital’s Community Service Award to former FDNY Commissioner Tom Von Essen of Rockville Centre, in honor of his service as a first responder and leader of the New York City Fire
Department, during the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001.
The hub of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s cancer program, the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center, located in Valley Stream, is one of the premier cancer centers in the New York metropolitan area. Treating approximately 1,500 patients annually, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s cancer program has received
the prestigious American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award on three consecutive occasions since 2009.
Dr. Adhi Sharma, president of Mount Sinai South Nassau, left, joins 2024 Golf Outing honoree Jeffrey H. Greenfield, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and former FDNY Commissioner and 2024 Mount Sinai Community Service Award recipient Tom Von Essen.
The Phillips House Museum in Rockville Centre is a veritable wellspring of local history, which is vastly under utilized among residents — save for a devoted cadre of volunteers who are hard at work to draw attention to this fascinating resource.
To help advance its mission in a neighborly fashion, nearly 100 Rockville Centre residents gathered outside this historic Victorian style house originally built by Captain Samuel F. Phillips in 1882, on Saturday night, to support the Rockville Centre Historical Society’s “A Night at the Museum” fundraiser.
The event was delightful way to spend a couple of hours, as guests partook in light refreshments, mingled with neighbors and went on a tour of the museum itself. But what was perhaps most riveting were the many conversations about the history of the village, which the attendees shared among themselves.
People engaged in conversation, discussing some of Rockville Centre’s most noteworthy families, notorious ancestors, sea captains, baymen, trolleys, scandals, land acquisitions, marriages, dynasties and shipwrecks. Supporters shared genealogy research, discolored newspaper clippings, historic maps of the village, and family legends extending as far back as the 17th and 18th centuries.
Historical Society Trustee Debbie Fehringer, who has been an instrumental part in the museum’s efforts to digitize and upload its archives online, shared a few emphatic remarks, stressing to supporters the need for new volunteers, programs, events, exhibits and more.
“The museum is YOUR museum,” Fehringer said. “Please tell us how you want to use the museum. What you want the museum to do for you.”
Fehringer said she would be remised if she didn’t recognize a handful of museum volunteers who have served the community for more than two decades, including the late John Challice, Mary Jane Regan, Tom Hodge and Frank Seipp.
Seipp, now 92, has been an influential member of the Rockville Centre community for many years. Regarded by his colleagues as the “backbone of it all,” he has served as president of the Rockville Centre Historical Society and Phillips House Museum since 1994.
He is a United States Navy veteran, who served as a first-class hospital corpsman from 1952 to 1956, after which he went on to have a successful career as an auctioneer. Seipp has also been a faithful member of the Church of the Ascension in Rockville Centre for more than 50 years.
It is thanks to his efforts that the Phillips House has been the focus of at least five Eagle Scout service projects. Some of these projects included the construc-
tion of a gazebo, repairs to the stoic front porch, a lush new garden, and the cataloguing of more than 200 kitchen appliances in the museum’s inventory.
Museum volunteers have also worked with the Fashion Institute of Technology’s garment conservation students, who instructed them on how to preserve and care for delicate antique clothing items out on display.
Other programs and events that have been offered by the museum include concert recitals, art exhibitions, high tea parties, plays, pageants, holiday parties, anniversaries, and its annual Antiques Appraisal Day.
South Side students and parents will also be interested to know that the Phillips House Museum offers a $500 scholarship for high school seniors interested in pursuing a college degree related to history. Applicants are required to submit an essay on the importance of history education. For more information on
this program, students can contact their school
For more information about the Phillips House Museum and Rockville Centre Historical Society, call (516)-670-5737
Attendees gather under tent at The Phillips House on Hempstead Avenue for a fundraiser in support of the Rockville Centre museum.
or email RVCHistoricalSociety@Gmail. com. The Rockville Centre Historical Society is also available online at RVCHS.org, and via social media including Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Nassau County turned 125 earlier this year, and an eclectic grouping of politicians, artists and celebrities celebrated with the clinking of glasses at The Lannin catering hall at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.
Last week’s party — hosted by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman — saw a packed room filled with dignitaries like Hempstead deputy town supervisor Dorothy Goosby and Valley Stream painter Mike Stanko, alongside celebrity guests like actor Vincent Pastore from “The Sopranos” television series, and singer Taylor Dayne.
“Nassau County was once known for agriculture, fishing, Gold Coast estates, and resort living,” Blakeman told attendees, during his toast. “Today, Nassau County is larger than 10 states in population. Our gross domestic product is larger than 146 nations in the United Nations. We are home to people of every race, every religion, every ethnic group, every lifestyle, and every ability. We are one of the healthiest — and thanks to our Nassau County Police Department, we are the safest.”
The county’s origin story was, in effect, an act of secession, according to historians. In 1898, when New York City annexed Queens County, its three eastern towns — Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay — pushed to split away,
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Nassau County Police Emerald Society Pipes & Drums took The Lannin hall by storm at Eisenhower Park in paying tribute to Nassau’s 125th anniversary. It was all part of an all-star gala last week hosted by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
drawing an invisible boundary between itself and the newly expanded city.
Thus, on Jan. 1, 1899, Nassau County was born with its suburban future firmly secured.
But for Alexandra Wolfe, chief executive of Preservations Long Island — a regional historic preservation nonprofit
— the county’s historical value predates its official inception.
“You can find historical material as far back as the 18th century in Nassau County,” she said. “Every movement in history left an imprint on Long Island. But you’re not often aware of it. It’s hidden away, privately owned, or built around.”
It’s partly the reason why those like former Nassau County Historical Society president Natalie Naylor treated the milestone as less of a cause for celebration and more as an opportunity to underscore serious challenges in preserving the county’s much longer heritage.
“Nassau County once had a wonderful system of museums that, over the years, has deteriorated with less and less funding, staffing and expertise,” she said, pointing to the “county’s declining financial support and interest over the decades” as a main concern.
Naylor also mentioned that long-proposed projects like working with the county to bring back the Nassau County Historical Museum — formerly based in Eisenhower Park that shuttered in 1991 — have failed to get off the ground.
But the county still sought to make history a focal point of the celebration, commissioning Valley Stream artist Mike Stanko to create a rendering of the Theodore Roosevelt County Executive Building in his signature “pop-realist” style.
Stanko chose the subject matter for his painting after touring the building with Blakeman, who personally requested him for the occasion.
“It’s the office of the county executive and of many other elected officials and public servants, and it’s going to be prominently displayed there,” Stanko said. “It’s a classic historic building, and it’s a true honor and privilege to be selected for this work.”
Parliament Funkadelic
HGeorge Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic revolutionized funk music in the 1970s, blending psychedelic rock with soulful grooves and creating an extravagant stage show that influenced generations of musicians. Their iconic sound and outlandish performances made them pioneers of funk, with hits like ‘Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)’ and ‘Atomic Dog’ cementing their legacy in music history.
By Karen Bloom
Here we are — ready to kick back and enjoy Memorial Day weekend’s prelude to summer. Besides the observances, parades and barbecues, that yearly trek to Jones Beach to watch the action overhead during the Bethpage Air Show is a beloved tradition for so many of us.
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This year’s show — on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 — celebrates its 20th year with much fanfare.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels, headliners at the first Bethpage Air Show back in 2004, return to helm the spectacular two-day display of flying stunts. George Gorman, regional director of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation, enthusiastically says that “spectators are in for a real treat” this time around with 2024 being “a very special year for us.”
“Not only are we celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Bethpage Air Show, but we are also celebrating the 95th anniversary of Jones Beach State Park and the 100th anniversary of New York State Parks and the Long Island State Park Commission,” he notes.
The Blue Angels have strong ties to the region, flying Grumman Hellcats, built on Long Island for the team’s 1946 inaugural flight. The team then went on to fly other Grumman aircraft, including the Bearcat, Cougar and Tiger, one of which now hangs at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.
Parliament Funkadelic (often abbreviated as P-Funk), led by Clinton, is known for their innovative and influential contributions to the genre, combining elements of funk, soul, R&B, and psychedelic rock. The collective originated in the 1960s, with Clinton serving as the central figure and creative force behind both groups. He’s recognized as the godfather of modern urban music.
Saturday, May 25, 8 p.m. $99.50, $79.50, $69.50, $54.50, $49.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com, (631) 673-7300
the American Airpower Museum Warbirds; along with Farmingdale State
College Flying Rams, flying several of their 22 college-owned aircraft, complete
The Skytypers, an air show favorite, combine the best of old and new. The team uses five of the remaining World War II-era NA SNJ planes left in the world,
team uses five of the remaining World War II-era NA SNJ planes left in the world, meticulously restored with the latest technology.
“These were Navy scout planes used on missions in World War II and the Korean War,” explains Larry Arken, the Skytypers’ longtime flight leader. “We’ve modernized them and give them plenty of TLC. We have to take care of our warbirds. They’ve got quite a military history; they’ve landed on aircraft carriers and as fighter trainers they trained the Greatest Generation.”
• May 25-26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• $10 vehicle use fee
• Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh
• For up-to-date information, visit BethpageAirShow.com or text ‘Airshow’ to (516) 842-4400, to download the Bethpage Air Show mobile app
The distinguished squadron — back for its 10th headlining appearance — is joined by other elite military pilots, including the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the U.S. Air Force’s A-10C Thunderbolt II Demo Team, and the U.S. Navy F-35C Demo Team. These expert aviators demonstrate the armed forces’ capabilities in fulfilling air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
The renowned Blue Angels Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron always delights air show visitors with unparalleled displays of flight precision, in keeping with the Navy’s time-honored tradition dating back to 1946. A total of 17 officers voluntarily serve with the Blue Angels, showcasing the precision and power of naval aviation. Each year, the team typically selects three tactical (fighter or fighter/attack) jet pilots, two support officers, and one Marine Corps C-130 pilot to relieve departing members.
As always, expert civilian performers join in the action. The popular Skytypers and their flight squadron of vintage World War II aircraft; Mike Goulian, North America’s most decorated aerobatic pilot; the Warbird Thunder team, piloted by former Skytypers members; Long Island’s aerobatic daredevil David Windmiller;
The Farmingdale-based Skytypers are, of course, a familiar sight along northeast beaches with their skytyped messages generated at an altitude of 10,000 feet with puffs of smoke in dot matrix-style letters. While those messages won’t be visible during the show this time around, the pilots are ready to entertain with their signature maneuvers.
“We’re thrilled that this is our 20th year with the show,” Arken says. “It’s so important to us as it’s our hometown show. For many of our friends, it’s the only time they get to see us (perform). We’re always excited to be here and put a smile on people’s faces. It’s great fun to fly down low and see everyone on the beach. This is a terrific event, and the pilots enjoy it as much as everyone on the ground.”
Flying at 500 feet, his team’s 18 minutes of precision skills always excite spectators. Among their favorite tricks is the “bomb burst,” in which the Arken’s planes come in at low altitude toward the spectators from five directions in a crisscross pattern.
“It almost looks like we’re going to hit each other,” he says. “It’s a real crowd pleaser.”
His team is a close-knit group of five pilots, with decades of military and professional experience, who honor the history and heritage of their refurbished aircraft.
“I consider us caretakers of these planes that had such a historical impact during World War II, “Arken says.”Everything we do is because we want to keep them alive for the generations to see them. We love flying these planes and bringing them to this show.”
The event is one of the largest air shows in the country. More than 240,000 people attended in 2022, when the Blue Angels last performed during a stormy weekend. Last year, more than 419,000 attended.
Aztec Two-Step 2.0 chronicles the extraordinary career of Simon & Garfunkel. The music speaks for itself, anchored by Rex Fowler, Aztec Two-Step co-founder and his wife, Dodie Pettit, an original cast member of Broadway’s ‘The Phantom of The Opera.’ Multiinstrumentalist Steven Roues, horn player Joe Meo, and drummer/ percussionist Peter Hohmeister round out the band. The show’s storyline was originally created by Pete Fornatale, the late great pioneer of progressive FM radio and author of Simon & Garfunkel’s Bookends biography. Now telling the stories, emceeing and directing is Fornatale’s protégé, Tony Traguardo, noted rock music historian, podcaster and founding board member of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Nostalgia and laughter abound, and a sing a-long is always in the mix.
Friday, May 31, 8 p.m. $42, $37. $33. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
Chris Botti
Award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti visits The Paramount, Sunday, June 2, 8 p.m. Botti has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. He has thoroughly established himself as one of the important, innovative figures of the contemporary music world. Coming to prominence with the 2001 recording of his Night Sessions CD, Botti gained a reputation as a versatile musician in both jazz and pop music for his ability to fuse both styles together. He’s been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades; he’s collaborated with some of the biggest superstars on the planet, including Sting, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock, Yo-Yo Ma, and others. He knew his life’s dream was playing music after listening to Miles Davis play perform “My Funny Valentine” live from “Miles Davis – Four & More.” Before venturing out as a solo artist, Botti played in Carnegie Hall as part of the McDonald’s All American High School jazz band and went on tour with Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler and others. His time performing with musicians such as Paul Simon, Sting, Tony Bennett and Michael Bublé in and out of the studio inspired the distinct style Botti has to this very day. He’s topped the jazz charts with numerous award-winning albums, and performed with symphony orchestras and on prestigious
Family theater
Families will enjoy another musical adventure, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Wednesday through Friday, May 29-31, 10:15 a.m. and noon; also Saturday, June 1, 11:30 a..m. and 2 p.m. Back by popular demand after a sold-out 2023 run, see Pigeon, Bus Driver, and some zany passengers sing and dance their way to help Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat comedy based on Willems’ popular Pigeon books.
Featuring a live band to bring Deborah Wicks La Puma’s jazzy score to life, audiences will thoroughly enjoy singing and flapping along with The Pigeon and friends. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. It’s an ideal way to introduce kids to theater and the humorous stories from Willems’ books.
On exhibit Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Urban Art Evolution,” is a comprehensive exhibit featuring a diverse range of compositions from the 1980s through the present by creators who were based in the rough and tumble downtown area of New York City known as Loisaida/LES (Lower East Side/East Village) and close surrounding neighborhoods.
Artists pushed the boundaries of what was considered “art” with a primary focus on street/graffiti art. The exhibit’s scope, guest curated by art collector/gallerist Christopher Pusey, offers an even broader view from other creative residents, who worked inside their studios but still contributed to the rich fabric of the downtown art scene from different vantage points and aesthetics.
Works include sculpture, paintings, photography, music, and ephemera from many noted and influential
Old Westbury Gardens Director Maura Brush leads a 45-minute floral arranging class just for kids, Saturday, June 1, 1010:45 a.m., to explore their creative side. Fresh flowers will be used, and she will teach proper care and handling, water, and how to make sure your floral arrangement lasts and looks beautiful. Discuss flower names and fun facts about each flower. For ages 5-12. $30. Registration required. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.
Celebrate RVC Pride on Monday, June 3, 7 p.m., with a special presentation at Village Hall. Rockville Centre village officials will recognize the organization for its efforts to promote visibility, rights and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. 1 College Place. All are welcome to join.
To kick off June Pride month, the United Church hosts a Pride Worship ceremony on Sunday, June 2, 10 a.m. 430 Morris Ave.
To help establish Rockville Centre as one of the premiere dining destinations on the South Shore of Long Island, the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the newly formed Rockville Centre Restaurant Association to host the first-ever RVC Restaurant Week. Explore the neighborhood’s many restaurants, Friday through Thursday, May 31- June 6, featuring special two-course lunch menus and three-course dinners at participating restaurants. For more information visit RockvilleCentreChamberOfCommerce. com.
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‘Thomas & Friends’
Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes families to experience its newest exhibit, Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails!, opening Saturday, May 25. Participate in fun activities celebrate the arrival of this traveling exhibit, 1-3 p.m., during the drop-in programs. Step onto the Island of Sodor, where visitors can climb aboard a large model of Thomas the Tank Engine, race trains along a giant track, work together to sort and load cargo and maintain engines.
Kids engage in a variety of STEM challenges from simple sorting and shape identification to more complex engineering obstacles. As they test their abilities, the smiling faces of Thomas, Percy, Victor and others are there to offer encouragement and remind children how “really useful” they all are. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.
Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.
Plaza Theatrical brings back its acclaimed Broadway series. With the recent passing of Stephen Sondheim, regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre for reinventing the American musical, Plaza honors him with a staging of “Into the Woods,” Friday, May 31, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, June 1, 2:30 p.m.; also Thursday, June 6, 2 p.m. See it at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre. 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical. com.
Don’t miss this fun and exciting event in Rockville Centre, on Saturday, June 1, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Vintage vehicles and retired fire apparatuses will be on display at Parking Field 2, between N. Centre and N. Village avenues, for the entire community to come out and enjoy. Classic car owners are invited to sign-up to display their vehicles by messaging Lois Tinghitella at LTinghitella@RVCNY.US. Those looking to sign up must include their name, address, telephone number, email address as well as the make and model of the car.
Art Walk RVC is the first-ever celebration of local artists and businesses in the area. Presented by the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce, the event happens during the first two weekends in June, Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2; Saturday and Sunday, June 8-9. It features several works from a variety of local artists, designers, photographers and more that will be prominently displayed in local businesses and establishments throughout the village. For more information visit RVCChamber.com.
The 2024 Rockville Centre Memorial Day Parade kicks off at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 27, led by Grand Marshal Marianne Winchester. The parade will begin in the lot between N. Centre and N. Village avenues and proceed down Maple Avenue towards the John A. Anderson Recreation Center at 111 N. Oceanside Road. Following the parade, a service will be held at Veterans Park at 11 a.m. to honor the local servicemen and women who fought and died for our country.
Marinela Lizana Plaza, Cedarhurst
American Legion Post 339
I think of soldiers that fought in our wars to keep freedom, our liberties and America as we know it, how much we owe them and their memories. I have a friend, a member of my unit, who died, who I think about every Memorial Day.
Ralph Esposito, Elmont Veterans Service Agency
We pay tribute to those who gave all to make it possible for the rest of us to enjoy the freedoms we have today. I run the Elmont Memorial Day parade to remember those who gave it all and who made the supreme sacrifice.
Davian Savage, Lynbrook American Legion Post 339
It’s a day to recognize the fallen military personnel over the course of many wars, and to remember their impact on the freedom we have today, and the ultimate sacrifice they made.
Howard Stillwagon, Glen Cove Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 347 (with Cruiser, his service dog) Memorial Day is to honor the fallen veterans of all wars but (personally) for the 20 young men I saw get killed in Vietnam from January to July of 1969. For us combat veterans, we know what it was like to see them lose their lives We never forget.
Gary Glick, Bellmore Jewish War Veterans
It’s a day of mourning for guys who have passed away or who were killed in the war — in all wars. My motto is to help veterans. It shouldn’t just be one day of taking care of veterans, it should be every day.
Bethany House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a safe environment for women, and women with children experiencing homelessness, will host its third annual RVC Garden Tour fundraiser on Wednesday, June 12.
Participants will enjoy a self-guided tour through five residential gardens in Rockville Centre, each located within a half-mile distance, followed by a luncheon at the Rockville Links golf club at noon.
The tour will begin at 10 a.m., and attendees are invited to view each garden at their own leisure. The locations will be revealed on the day of the event, and are all based in the vicinity north of Sunrise Highway, to make the event welcoming for pedestrians. A luncheon will follow, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Rockville Links Club on Long Beach Road, where guests will be served an assortment of sandwiches, snacks, desserts, coffee, tea, and more. Both the tour and luncheon cost $80 per person.
Bethany House hopes to raise upwards of $8,000 this year. All of the proceeds from the tour will go to help provide financial, emotional and physical assistance for at-risk women.
Rockville Centre resident Elizabeth Burke participated in the tour last year, and found the event to be a socially beneficial experience. “People get inspired when you look in these gardens,” Burke
said. “Its a beautiful day, it’s self-guided and you get so many ideas and inspiration (from the) five houses.”
Burke said that she will be participating again this year, welcoming guests into what she describes as her “refuge,” in order to help Bethany House.
Although New York’s Department of Social Services provides funding for the three emergency shelters that Bethany House owns, the organization depends on donations and partnerships to provide programs and personal care for their clients.
Lisa King, a board member of Bethany House and an avid participant in the organization’s events and services, shared how the Garden Tour helps meet the organization’s goal to transition women and children out of homelessness permanently by providing pathways to self-sufficiency. She said that Bethany House provides each guest, and their children, with the privacy of their own room in addition to individualized assistance and care.
King also mentioned that Bethany House has several more fundraising events slated to take place later this year, including a golf and tennis outing on July 30 at the Rockaway Hunting Club. For tickets and more information, visit BHNY.org.
–Andrew Francis
Grab your running shoes, the 15th annual Beit Halochem International Five Towns 5K takes place Sunday, June 9 at North Woodmere Park, with the starter’s pistol firing at 10 a.m., sharp.
Proceeds benefit disabled Israeli military veterans through Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans out of Manhattan. Beit Halochem International is the only organization in the United States authorized to raise money for the rehabilitation of wounded Israeli veterans, according to officials.
Isaac Seinuk — co-chair of Beit Halochem USA-Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans — founded this race in 2009 with the immense support and sponsorship of Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group.
“Running a community-based organization for over 35 years, we believe in ‘for the community, from the community,’ and our community is well-known for supporting Israel and Israeli causes,” said Shalom Maidenbaum, founding and managing member of the property tax group. “In these challenging and faithful times both for the state of Israel and American Jewry, it is imperative that we all do our part for the community here and in Israel.”
Maidenbaum helped get the race off the ground and supported Seinuk, serving as the “father” of the event.
The 5K starts at North Woodmere Park, making its way through the local streets of North Woodmere with major stretches on Cliffside Avenue and Flanders Drive — along with a path through Nutley Place, Glenridge Avenue, Mulberry Place, Cranford Avenue and Kilmer Lane — before ending back at the park for an awards ceremony.
Other sponsors include Young Israel of North Woodmere, Young Israel of Woodmere, Congregation Beth Sholom, and the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach. Volunteers are provided by the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway.
“I felt very strongly that I wanted to do something for Friends of Israel Disabled
Veterans in order to raise funds, and much more importantly, to raise awareness,” Seinuk said.
Beit Halochem was not well known in the United States back then, but the Five Towns 5K changed that significantly. Seinuk’s goal was to have runners return each year to help support the cause and donate.
The organization was established to help assist the Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization, formed in 1949 following Israel’s War of Independence, according to the group’s website. There are currently four active locations in Israel with a fifth in the works.
Every year, Beit Halochem USA raises
around $30,000 from the North Woodmere event, Seinuk said, with this year’s donations expected to go even higher.
“Over the past 15 years, we’ve raised over a half a million dollars — if not more — for Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans,” he added.
The race provides needed money to help disabled soldiers receive physical rehabilitation and mental health services, especially for those who may live without limbs, or are managing other permanent disabilities.
“This year, the need is multiple times more than in any year the race is transpiring, since the Oct. 7 war,” said Jeffrey Eisenberg, founder of the Israel Chesed Center. “We now have over 50,000 wounded soldiers from this current war.”
It was Oct. 7 when Hamas terrorists crossed over from Gaza into Israel, killing more than 1,200 people, and kidnapping hundreds more.
New programs and therapy are continually added to aid the Israeli disabled veterans in ways that keep them active, healthy, and socially connected.
“Right before this current war, we’ve helped 52,000 wounded soldiers,” said Tzvia Wexler, national developing director for Beit Halochem USA. “Unfortunately, now we had an additional 13,000 physically wounded and 15,000 to 20,000 with PTSD.”
Registration remains open until the day of the race. For more information, visit 5Towns5K.org.
Courtesy Isaac Seinuk
LEGAL NOTICE
Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Nassau Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 612633/2022
U.S. Bank Trust National Association, Not In Its Individual Capacity But Solely As Owner Trustee For RCF 2 Acquisition Trust Plaintiff, vs Anne Marie Izzo, Wayne Izzo, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. FKA JPMorgan Chase Bank, United States Of America On Behalf Of The IRS, New York State Department Of Taxation And Finance, Villiage Of Lynbrook, Inc., Slomin’s Inc., Capital One Bank USA N.A., Merrick Bank Corp., People Of The State Of New York, Nassau County Clerk, James London Aiello As Trustee Of The Revocable Inver Vivos Trust Dated
March 30, 1994 If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May
Claim To Have An Interest
In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein
Generally Described And Intended To Be Included
In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, Unknown Successor Trustee Of The Revocable Inver Vivos Trust Dated March 30, 1994 If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives,
Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff John Doe (Those Unknown Tenants, Occupants, Persons Or Corporations Or Their Heirs, Distributees, Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians, Assignees, Creditors Or Successors Claiming An Interest In The Mortgaged Premises.) Defendant(s). Mortgaged Premises: 133 Southard Avenue Rockville Centre, NY 11570 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Nassau. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO James London Aiello As Trustee Of The Revocable Inver Vivos Trust Dated March 30, 1994, and Unknown Successor Trustee Of The Revocable Inver Vivos Trust Dated March 30, 1994, If Living Defendants In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Jeffrey A. Goodstein of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Eleventh day of April, 2024 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, in the City of Mineola. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated December 10, 2003, executed by Anne Marie Izzo and Wayne Izzo to secure the sum of $290,500.00. The Mortgage was recorded at Book M25708, Page 110 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on January 5, 2004. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed July 14, 2010 and recorded on July 28,
2010, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M35014, Page 117.
The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed February 12, 2014 and recorded on March 18, 2014, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M39576, Page 114.
The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed April 12, 2018 and recorded on April 19, 2018, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M42792, Page 268.
The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed September 27, 2018 and recorded on January 3, 2019, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M43225, Page 645. The mortgage was subsequently modified on January 28, 2019. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed April 13, 2020 and recorded on June 17, 2020, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M44259, Page 620. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed May 14, 2021 and recorded on June 24, 2021, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book M45556, Page 212; The property in question is described as follows: 133 Southard Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: April 16, 2024 Gross Polowy LLC
Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 80435 146429
LEGAL NOTICE
INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE
NOTICE OF POSTPONED TAX LIEN SALE NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR UNPAID VILLAGE TAXES AND/OR WATER RENT ARREARS AND/OR GARBAGE DISPOSAL FEES AND/OR ASSESSMENTS REMAINING UNPAID FOR THE YEAR 2023.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the sale of Village of Rockville Centre real estate tax and other liens for the year 2023, previously scheduled and noticed to be held on May 23, 2024 at 10:00 am, is postponed at the direction of the Board of Trustees to May 30, 2024 at 10:00 am local prevailing time in the courtroom of the Eugene J. Murray Village Hall, One College Place, Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York, and at such time and place such sale shall proceed as otherwise previously noticed by the Village. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Nancy Howard Clerk-Treasurer/Village Administrator 146687
The Girl Scouts of Nassau County honored local volunteers including Linda Burgess, Anthony Edelman, Francine Hassett and Eileen Ward of Rockville Centre at its 2024 Adult Recognitions Award ceremony at the Inn at New Hyde Park.
Girl Scouts of Nassau County recognized Rockville Centre residents Linda Burgess, Anthony Edelman, Francine Hassett and Eileen Ward during its 2024 Adult Recognitions Award ceremony and dinner.
LEGAL NOTICE
FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY. OF NASSAU
In the Matter of Baby Boy Doe (DOB: 12/20/2023), A child subject of a Destitute Child Proceeding File#: 632092
Docket#: K-00222-24 SUMMONS (Publication) IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: To: Jane Doe (Address Unknown)
A petition under Article SSL (Social Service Law) of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court requesting the following relief: Destitute Child; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this Court on Date/Time: June 21, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Purpose:Hearing Part: 4
Floor/Room:Floor3/ Room
303
Presiding: Hon. Ellen R. Greenberg Location: Courthouse 1200 Old Country Rd. Westbury, NY 11590 to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Article SSL (Social Service Law) of the Family Court Act. On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.
Dated: May 1, 2024
John Aiken, Chief Clerk TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT:
The annual event was held at the Inn at New Hyde Park to honor and celebrate adult volunteers for their outstanding service and contributions to the Girl Scouts of Nassau County and their communities. The four honorees — Burgess, Edelman, Hassett and Ward — were among 110 volunteers throughout Nassau County recognized this year.
“It is because of the hard work and dedication of all our volunteers, that Girl Scouts of Nassau County can provide impactful leadership opportunities for girls in our area. Each of our adult recognitions honorees has made a significant impact on our organization and helps spread the Girl Scout mission,” Randell Bynum, chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County, said. “Thanks to their contributions we can continue building girls of courage, confidence and character, who continue
The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Ellen R. Greenberg of the Family Court, Nassau County, dated and filed with the petition and other papers in the Office of the Clerk of the Family Court, Nassau County. 146854
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, New
York 11570 for the matter stated below until 11:00 am prevailing time on JUNE 13, 2024 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for:
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TRANSFORMERS 2024
Bid No. 2406E1(1114)
The bid specifications can be obtained/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
to make this world a better place.”
During the award ceremony, Burgess was presented with the GSUSA appreciation pin, in recognition of exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout leadership experience to at least one geographic area of service.
Edelman was awarded with the 20-year service pin, which is presented to adult members registered with the Girl Scouts of the United States in recognition of 20 years of volunteer service.
He also was presented with the 25-year tenure pin in recognition of his 25 years of service in Girl Scouts.
Hassett and Ward were both awarded with the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Courage, Confidence and Character award, which is presented to adult volunteers who demonstrate extraordinary efforts to advocate in the best interest of local Girl Scouts.
For more information on our GSNC volunteer opportunities and how to get involved, visit GSNC.org.
–Daniel Offnercheck 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 June 3, 2024. Award of Contract will be made to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with applicable provisions of
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Q. We are wondering what to do about our projects. Our building department told us that we probably didn’t need a permit after all for our kitchen, because we are only moving one wall and changing the cabinets to a new layout, but with the sink in the same location. At the same time, we are making changes to our business, which we know needs a permit because we are changing a warehouse space to offices, also with a kitchen and new bathrooms. In that case, we are being asked to provide a complete estimate, but not from the contractor (whom we haven’t chosen yet) but from our architect. Does that sound right to you, that the architect, and not the contractor, should provide the estimate with a breakdown of line items anyway?
A. Being put in this position, you wonder if your architect gave you any good advice. At the same time, the architect is wondering why they are being thrown under the bus in front of their client, who now does not trust them. The conflicts created here are by a party to the equation that separates itself less and less from health, safety and welfare and enters into the realm of “divide and conquer.”
The change made for your kitchen includes removing a wall. Unless your building department wants to lessen their control over such matters, you absolutely need a building permit. I am wondering if you told them the full scope of what you were doing. If you wrongly communicated or interpreted that you could do wall configuration or structural changes to your home, and told your building department that you were only changing the kitchen cabinets, you have misinformed, and then been misinformed in return. They only understand what you tell them.
Most people are not too eager to tell the whole story because of the concern over the amount of work they will have to file for, with expensive plans, so they diminish the amount of work, which then creates the friction you described. Regulations make everyone uneasy and often unhappy. It does not sound right to me, for example, that your architect would need to do the full breakdown cost estimate for your project, because it sets everyone up to be at odds with one another before the construction even starts. When the architect provides one set of numbers, which the unknowing owner sees as the cost and then the contractor provides their estimate, if the two are far off from one another, the conflict begins.
Either the architect’s number is too low or too high. Too low makes the owner challenge the contractor, who from then on will have nothing to do with the architect. Too high and the architect is made to look foolish. Unless the architect gets their numbers from the contractor and all agree, the project has been set up for failure by a third party. In both cases, communication and acceptance of facts is necessary. Good luck!
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Recently I had the opportunity to take part in a forum on President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms, hosted by Cornell University’s Institute of Politics and Global Affairs, which is directed by former U.S. Rep. Steve Israel. (Full disclosure: My daughter, Erin King Sweeney, works as an assistant to Israel at the institute.)
The event was held at upstate Hyde Park, the site of FDR’s birth, home, burial, library and museum, and it provided a perfect backdrop for the daylong series of discussions on the president who led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.
As a history major and a political junkie who has read numerous books on FDR and his times, I found the forum interesting and rewarding. The most detailed and illuminating segment was the presentation by Andrew
Meier, author of the epic work “Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty,” who focused on Henry Morgenthau, Roosevelt’s longtime friend and the U.S. Treasury secretary for almost 12 years.
What struck me the most while listening to Meier was a renewed realization of just how perilous those years were. The country’s fabric was being threatened internally by the corrosive economic and social dislocation of the Depression, and, of course, externally, our independence and freedom as a nation was imperiled by Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Tojo’s Imperial Japan. And in the years leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the American people were committed to America First and strongly opposed to any involvement in foreign wars.
Would we and our leaders have the same stamina and unity of purpose today?
reality of the Holocaust, which he had to confront as the only Jewish member of FDR’s cabinet. Yet somehow, Morgenthau, Roosevelt and, most important, the American people came through all this, emerging with the world’s strongest economy and most powerful military, and the forces of Nazism and Japanese imperialism defeated and crushed.
because that was still not known to Japan and would damage our war effort in the Pacific, Dewey complied in the national interest. That contrasted sharply with what I saw in the war against terrorism, when secret agreements we had with countries were disclosed on newspapers’ front pages for political benefit, without regard to national harm.
pAs treasury secretary, Morgenthau had to deal simultaneously with severe budget, economic and banking crises as well as the Herculean two-front war effort against Germany and Japan. Hovering over all this was the horrific
This made me wonder whether America and our leaders would have that same stamina and unity of purpose today. And whether there would be the same level of patriotism, putting country before party. I remember reading that during the 1944 presidential campaign, Thomas Dewey, the Republican nominee, learned that the United States had broken the Japanese code prior to Pearl Harbor. This raised the question of whether FDR had been negligent or actually allowed the attack to happen (which Dewey believed).
Yet when Army Chief of Staff George Marshall asked Dewey not to disclose that we had broken the code,
My last impression from the FDR forum was how important it is for Americans to remember the past and the lessons to be learned from it. To realize that the world did not begin the day before yesterday or the day you were born. That crises do not lend themselves to the easy black-and-white solutions of social media. As the philosopher George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” America has had a difficult but proud history. A prouder history than any nation in the history of the world. A history we must do all we can to learn and never forget going forward.
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.
oll after poll shows that most Americans believe the United States is more divided than usual. With many contentious issues appearing to lack compromises, constructive policies can emerge, but zealots on either side must have no greater influence in the debate, and solutions must be based not on either side’s so-called “facts,” but rather on the truth.
One such issue is the environment and climate. I have yet to meet anyone who wants polluted air or water. Everyone I know wants a clean environment, and supports a transition to green energy that supplants as much of fossil energy as possible. The overwhelming majority of people I speak to on the issue understand that investment in renewable energy is a must so that technology will continue to develop.
At the same time, that majority wants public policy on the transition to green energy to be smart, realistic and, most of all, not financially ruinous to their families. That shouldn’t sound radical, but to the zealots on either side of the issue, it’s an unacceptable posi-
tion. To the right, there is no such thing as climate change or, they say, “Climate is always changing.” To the left, climate change is an existential threat to humanity, and if we don’t act immediately, the world will end.
Let’s face it: Green energy has become for Democrats what Big Oil has been for Republicans. Both are booming and competing industrial sectors willing to accept the support of one political party over the other in the hope of gaining market share in the world of energy.
The transition to green sources must be smart, realistic and make financial sense.
The debate over climate change and resulting policy is not only a federal issue but a state-to-state battle as well. It stands to reason that New York, a heavily Democratic state, is at the forefront of devising and implementing climate policy. But is that policy smart, realistic and affordable?
In 2019, New York, under Democratic rule, passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, mandating that 70 percent of the state’s energy come from renewable resources by 2030, and that 100 percent of its electricity be emissions-free by 2040. The cost of the act was estimated at $295 billion, but recent data puts total expenses closer to $4.9 trillion.
Will the CLCPA’s goals be achieved, or is it just a political boondoggle? To
meet its targets, more than 111 gigawatts of generation capacity will be needed by 2040, and 95 gigawatts must be new generation. To put that in perspective, one gigawatt is enough to power roughly 750,000 homes, and today the state generates a total of roughly 41 gigawatts. We have added only 12.9 gigawatts of new generation since 1999, so it’s responsible to ask whether we can produce another 70 by 2040.
Not reaching that arbitrary, unrealistic benchmark wouldn’t be fatal, but the all-in, nothing-butrenewable-energy approach is dangerous.
The New York Independent System Operator has warned that fossil fuel-powered facilities that were at one time feeding the largest share of energy to the state grid are being taken offline faster than renewable sources can be added. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to shut down Indian Point in 2021 is a perfect example.
For years, it was claimed that energy lost from shutting the nuclear plant down would be replaced by gains in renewable energy. The reality is far from that, with wind, solar and other renewable energy increasing by only 2.2 percent since the closure, with fossil electricity generated rising by 11 percent. Basically, we closed a reliable, carbon-
free plant so we can more heavily rely on a fossil fuel-driven electrical grid.
Even if renewable energy completely replaced fossil-based fuels, are these systems reliable? What happens when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing? If New York eliminates all fossilfuel power plants and won’t consider nuclear, it will need an unrealistic amount of battery storage. To highlight this issue, the state Energy Research and Development Authority has estimated that in periods when wind and solar resources are low, as much as 2,400 gigawatt-hours of storage will be required, which is well beyond current capability.
Then there is the question of the cost of the green transition — not just to government, but also to customers. This question was never answered before CLCPA became law. Ratepayers will cover that cost with increased fees, taxes, and energy bills. The real-life ramifications are beginning to be noticed: Customers of National Grid, PSEG and Liberty Water have seen their bills increase.
Moving forward, New York can lead in environmental protection, but not at the expense of its residents’ financial stability. A comprehensive review of the flawed CLCPA, incorporating accurate cost estimates and reliability studies, is imperative to chart a viable and broader path toward a cleaner future.
Brian Curran represents the 21st Assembly District.
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When we think about 125 years of Nassau County, we have to look back to when the newly expanded New York City enveloped Queens County into its new domain — well, not quite all of it.
The towns of Hempstead, Oyster Bay and North Hempstead were excluded from the plans to join the city — despite being part of Queens. The 55,000 people who lived in this part of Queens County were not happy, and they gathered at a Mineola hotel in late January 1898 to do something about it.
They decided it was time to create their own county — which they would call Nassau, for King William III, who reigned from the House of Nassau when this land was first settled, and whose house name was already used for some settlements on the island.
But convincing lawmakers in Albany wasn’t so easy.
The measure ultimately passed, however, and was signed into law by Gov. Frank Black on April 27, 1898, officially bringing Nassau County into existence as of Jan. 1, 1899.
Now, 125 years later, Nassau is New York’s fifth-largest county by population with nearly 1.4 million people — making it larger than both the Bronx and Staten Island — and the 29th largest in the nation.
Let’s make the most of this chance to learn from history
To the Editor:
Why do so many choose Nassau County to not only work in and visit, but also to call home? Especially with the bustling, never-sleeping New York City quite literally over the next hill?
That answer is simple: Big homes and big yards. Less noise and pollution. Quieter streets. Much lower crime rates. And superior schools — especially when it comes to public schools.
Where else can you jump in the ocean at Jones Beach, then head to Tanglewood Preserve, in Rockville Centre, to enjoy everything else nature has to offer, and finish your day exploring the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale?
Why just read about history when you can actually visit it? Like Sagamore Hill, in Oyster Bay — the home of Theodore Roosevelt, existing today pretty much the way it did when the 26th president lived there. There’s also Raynham Hall, also in Oyster Bay, which was a spy headquarters during the American Revolution.
The Rock Hall Museum, in Lawrence, brings Colonial times to life not just with the artifacts inside, but the 1767 mansion they are all housed in.
Even Eisenhower Park, in East Meadow, has made history. As the site of the former Meadow Brook Club, it hosted the first-ever national women’s golf tournament in 1895, won by Lucy Barnes — the wife of Charles S. Brown, who
As a history Ph.D. and a high school history and civics teacher, I was gratified to read Peter King’s column urging Americans to heed the lessons of history (“We should have learned more than we have from history,” May 9-15). Unfortunately, there is little that most Americans can do directly to help defend Israel and Ukraine from the evils that assault them, to reduce trade with China for the material goods we have no choice but to buy, or even to calm tempers on college campuses. But there’s one thing every American can easily do to help our politics, and that is vote this November, to preserve the norms essential to American democracy.
Before coming to power, Adolf Hitler made clear his intention to expel or exterminate Jews and create an Aryan Empire in Central Europe. Mussolini promised to use violence to cleanse Italian politics of leftists. Rodrigo Duterte campaigned in the Philippines on promises of summary mass executions of drug dealers. These men, and others like them, were brought to power by a combination of voters who were sadistic enough to want exactly what each one promised, and others who didn’t take their promises seriously, found the audacity titillating, or assumed that power itself would tame these leaders. But once in office, each leader set about doing precisely what he had promised. History’s lesson is that megalomaniacal politicians must be taken at their word.
Donald Trump repudiated the tradition of conceding power
would go on to found what is now the Brown Harris Stevens real estate company. The park also hosted the ninth PGA championship tourney in 1926, won by Walter Hagen — the “father of professional golf.”
There are also great places to shop, pretty much in every neighborhood. So many Nassau County businesses are family-owned. So many of them have been in families for generations. And you know it the moment you walk through their doors. The way you are greeted. The way you are served. It proves you don’t need to be a Roosevelt to be treated like royalty here.
But when it’s all said and done, Nassau County is all about all of us, the people. Our neighbors. Our doctors and nurses. Our school superintendents, principals and teachers. Our police officers. Our sanitation workers. Those who do good in public service. The men and women who volunteer — and put their own safety on the line — as firefighters and first responders.
“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in,” Teddy Roosevelt once said. And that’s true not just for the United States, but also in our neighborhoods. And all of us here in Nassau County have shone for the past 125 years, and we look forward to shining for the next 125, too.
peacefully, a cornerstone of democracy. After losing the 2020 election, he and his henchmen assembled cadres of fake electors, spread demented conspiracy theories to confuse the public, and had Michael Flynn put out feelers for a declaration of martial law. Since the failure of his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt, Trump has campaigned on promises to turn the U.S. military against civilians, throw migrants into detention camps,
hijack Congress by withholding legitimately voted funds, and strip the independence of the judiciary in order to remove obstacles to these actions.
He has said he will countenance the tracking of women’s pregnancies by state governments and the invasion of NATO allies by Russia. It is beyond any well-informed person’s doubt that, in office, he will weaken the NATO alliance, give Vladimir
after months of contentious budget negotiations, the State Legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul recently agreed to a historic $237 billion state spending plan. The final budget compromise included the Legislature’s reversal of Hochul’s proposed funding cuts to education, as it instead allocated nearly $36 billion in public-school aid.
The state’s public-school funding model can best be described as a three-legged stool consisting of state aid, commercial taxes, and residential property tax revenue.
But even as New York makes historic investments in our schools with taxpayer dollars, many corporations and commercial properties are skipping out on their fair share of tax payments, leaving residents to pick up the hefty tab for education costs.
According to a 2023 report, public schools in the state lost at least $1.8 billion in revenue to corporate tax breaks, also known as tax “abatements,” in fiscal year 2021. Nassau County ranked among New York’s top 10 counties in total forgone school revenue, and recorded the second-highest number of approved corporate net tax exemptions.
DThe independent report, published by Good Jobs First, a pro-economic development research organization, found that a massive portion of corporate tax abatements occur when local industrial development agencies acquire properties and lease them to private companies in exchange for payments in lieu of taxes. Of course, these PILOTs are only a fraction of the corporate tax revenue that would help fully fund our education system.
to private companies, resulting in billions of dollars in lost commercial tax revenue for school districts across the state.
istricts are losing many millions of dollars to corporate tax breaks.
According to this analysis, the lost revenue for Nassau County public school districts included $3 million — or $1,031 per pupil — for the Mineola Union Free School District, $8.4 million — $1,668 per pupil — for the Westbury Union Free School District, and $12.6 million — $1,827 per pupil — in the Uniondale Union Free School District, the highest in Nassau County and the third-highest among public schools statewide.
PILOTs where tax revenue was intended for public school districts. The bill has gained significant support from labor organizations, teachers unions and good-government groups seeking to reform IDAs to better serve our schools. Fundamentally, the Good Jobs First report argues, IDAs should not have the power to waive commercial taxes that would otherwise benefit our schools. The report makes key policy recommendations toward this end, including expanding school and community representation on IDA boards, increasing transparency and accountability in reporting forgone tax revenues, and eliminating IDAs entirely.
Let’s recap: Industrial development agencies, which are essentially public entities, buy up properties and offer them tax-free, for pennies on the dollar,
Putin a green light to expand his conquests in Ukraine, and encourage leaders — from U.S. state and local officials to dictators around the globe — to copy his methods, including delegitimizing any election that does not favor him or his party.
History’s lesson is that if Trump wins, he will do all he says he will do, and likely worse. The next four years will consist of a struggle between Executive’s efforts to dismantle democracy’s guardrails, and other government branches’, federal and state, to preserve them. That’s why Americans should vote for Joe Biden this November, as well as for Democrats up and down the ballot, and only those Republicans who promise they will stand up, rather than acquiesce, to the installation of a Trumpist dictatorship in the United States.
ALEx DILLON CedarhurstTo the Editor:
I share Jerry Kremer’s unease with recent campus unrest (“The blemish of college demonstrations,” May 9-15), but I’m also uneasy with his conclusion that college administrators need “outside help” to prevent future “drama.” My dissent is reflected in Kremer’s comment about “publicity-minded government officials” like House Speaker Mike Johnson and Gov. Greg Abbott. Jeremy Suri’s two cents indicates the category of “offi-
cials” extends beyond government.
The solution is for all involved to return to their respective corners, to reset the bargain, including the media. It must be remembered that the hardfought-for principle of freedom of speech and its extension to the principle of academic freedom began as protections against government power to suppress. This is what is at issue. Academic freedom developed during the Enlightenment as societies, and governments, realized that valuable and beneficial knowledge emerge from organized study, the pursuit of knowledge.
Many did not accept this intellectual freedom as a good idea, not then and not now. This is what we see in the general MAGA disdain for science, disparagement of expertise, distrust of libraries. Lately these “officials” have been supported by university donors who want greater control over staffing, curriculum and knowledge, undermining the premise of academic freedom.
Some academics have taken their protected status for an enhanced right of free speech to engage publicly in promoting their work, which has drawn criticism as activism beyond the original remit. Some students, too, have exceeded their commission to become learned in the service of social improvement by attacking that very privilege.
The media is part of all this, and can constructively be more balanced. But the outside agitators, those various “officials” seeking greater influence, must withdraw. Then university administrators need to review, clarify, revise if necessary, the ground rules under which they function, their unique status and
The estimated $1.8 billion in lost school budget revenue could have been used for such essential investments as air conditioning in classrooms, athletic field renovations, wages for bus drivers, and teacher training for new technology.
Last year, the State Legislature introduced a bill that would prohibit IDAs from granting corporate tax breaks and
In Nassau County, residents pay among the nation’s highest property taxes, 60 percent of which are earmarked for our public schools. But if we are to achieve a fairer, more equitable education and tax system, we cannot continue to allow corporations to shortchange our school districts at the expense of hardworking families.
Karl A. Valere is chief of staff and senior policy adviser to Assemblyman Khaleel M. Anderson. He lives in Baldwin.
what they owe the greater society. They must assert their independence from outside interests.
Students, similarly, need reminding of concepts like noblesse oblige, of behavior that infringes on free speech, and how, especially for them, “civil discourse” should be considered a virtue.
The responsible media can seek less
drama and superficial speculation, and greater substance, and point out those who seek accommodation over those who prefer discord.
A very conservative suggestion to promote a very liberal goal.
