Rockville Centre Herald 10-27-2022

By BEN FiEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

American Legion Post 303 recognized several first responders last Friday for their efforts in protecting and serving Rockville Centre.

Firefighters and police offi cers were honored at the annual Law and Order Night at the Maple Avenue post. Family members and elected officials joined the gathering

as plaques, badges, a hand made diorama and an engraved rifle were presented to the honorees in recognition of their bravery.

Joseph Scarola, Nassau County commander of the American Legion and a for mer commander of Post 303, kicked off the event by honor ing American prisoners of war. “As a physical symbol for the thousands of American POW-MIAs still unaccounted

for, for all wars and conflicts involving the United States of America, the flag is in place of an empty chair,” Scarola explained, “a reminder for all of us to spare no effort to secure the release of any American prisoners from cap tivity.”

Post Chairman Paul Casaz za noted that the American Legion “promotes American ism and support of the Con

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How safe is your water?

Concerns with village supply prompt special forum

By dANiEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com

The water coming out of the tap is clean and safe to drink, according to Anthony Iannone, superintendent of the Rockville Centre Water Department.

Iannone is responsible for over seeing the day-to-day operations of the department, which supplies over 1.4 bil lion gallons of drink ing water each year to more than 24,000 local customers.

“We monitor all source water, or sur face water, like lakes, rivers and res ervoirs, and the groundwater, which are aquifers, which is where we get our water supply here in Rockville Centre,” Iannone explained.

“We then clean and disinfect that source water through a series of processes. Then we store and deliver that clean water to the customer.”

Village Trustee Katie Conlon invited Iannone and the engi neers from D&B Engineering

and Architects to a public forum on Oct. 19 to alleviate residents’ concerns about the local water supply.

“It is our hope to address your concerns and better inform our community about daily water opera tions, testing and treatment proce dures, and infra structure upgrades,” Conlon said. “There has been so much inaccurate and mis information shared in our community, especially on social media.”

Like many com munities on Long Island’s South Shore, Rockville Centre draws water from the Magothy Aquifer, which Ian none said is one of three major ground water sources beneath the Island. The village infra structure consists of four treat ment facilities, 10 wells, four ele vated water tanks and more than 72 miles of water mains that pump, clean and distribute water

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STEphEN REidy, RiGhT, expressed his gratitude to American Legion Post 303 after he was awarded a rifle donated by Windham Weaponry.

Teacher’s artwork accepted into exhibition

An art teacher with the Rockville Cen tre School District is having his paintings featured in the 2022 Long Island Biennial at the Heckscher Museum of Art.

The 2022 Long Island Biennial features artwork by 57 contemporary artists on Long Island communities stretching from Freeport to Huntington to Sag Harbor. 723 artwork entries were received this year, with 95 selected for exhibition — includ ing two painted by Keith Gamache.

“These two that were selected are actu ally ones that I made in the very begin ning of the pandemic, when schools shut down,” Gamache said. “So they were also something, especially those first two weeks when we closed and we didn’t know what was going on. Are we coming back in two weeks? Are we not coming back at all? What’s going on? So, the paintings also became a way for me to just stay connected with my students.”

Gamache said he would encourage his students to send him pictures of what they were working on and that he would do the same. As time went on and the schools began to utilize Google Meet and Zoom, he would host “open studios with Mr. Gam ache.”

During these open studio sessions, Gamache would be at his dining room table with his paints and he would have conversations with his students while he worked on his paintings, and they worked on their projects. “Anything to try and make those connections,” Gamache said.

“I ended up doing five COVID-related paintings over the next two years,” Gam ache explained. “The first two were accept ed as part of this exhibition so I called them COVID-19 Volume 1 and Volume 2.”

Gamache makes his paintings on Masonite pegboards. He paints circles around the holes and connects holes together with different lines.

“For the longest time, they were almost purely geometric abstractions,” he said. “Then I started to work with text. This was the first time I blended some kind of image with my text. So, one of the texts is ‘social distancing’ and the other is ‘isolated paint

Photos courtesy Rockville Centre schools south side hiGh School teacher Keith Gamache showcases his artwork, entitled “Covid-19 Vol. 1: Social Distancing” which he designed using vinyl acrylic on a masonite pegboard.

ing.’ The images are my symbolic interpre tations of the virus inspired by pictures being released as parts of news stories.”

The 2022 Long Island Biennial at the Heckscher Museum of Art will be open to

the public from Oct. 1, 2022 up until Jan. 22, 2023. To learn more about art teacher Keith Gamache and his work be sure to check out the “Artists in the Galleries” series.

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Businesses raise money for St. Agnes School

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

Excitement was in the air after Sunday morning Mass as vendors and communi ty members gathered at the St. Agnes Cathedral School’s Field of Dreams, for its annual Garden Potpourri fundraiser and flower sale on Oct. 16.

The proceeds raised during the annual event go to help benefit the parochial school and its students. Michele Palmer, president of the St. Agnes Mother’s Club, pitched in to help organize this year’s fundraiser event.

“All the funds go back to the school and help with events for the students,” Palmer said. “The funds help by giving the school new technology or things they may need later on.” Parents swarmed around the raffle table, in the hopes of taking home one of several prizes. In addition to rais ing money with the raffles, the event helped support local businesses by pro viding them an opportunity to sell their products.

Erica Bernstein’s embroidered sweat shirt and beanie business provided local shoppers with a fasionable way to stay warm during the fall and winter months.

The money raised this year not only went back to the school, but some of it was donated to children living in Masese, Uganda. Cris Carmen sold bracelets, necklaces, purses, and other items with every penny made going directly to help those children. “They used to eat once every three days before our friends, Health International, started all this,” Carmen said. “They didn’t go to school, but now they have one.”

As parents purchased goods to help those in need, their children partook in a variety of fun and games, which included dancing, bubble blowing, pumpking deco rations and many more activities which helped keep this event lively.

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pRomoTES her business, Jewelerry, which offers a variety of embroidered sweatshirts, beanies, baby clothes, scarves, and jewelry.

huE aRT STuDIo on Sunrise Highway helped decorate pumpkins with different fun and wacky designs, which they donated to be sold at the fundraiser event.

kIDS wERE BowlINg on the field and picking pumpkins that were laid out on hay bales.

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Water Department says village supply is safe

to homes and businesses.

As part of his presentation, Iannone gave a brief overview of how the depart ment tests water quality. It breaks down the different types of contaminants it tests for, and the levels that are detected. The results are then compared with state and federal regulatory limits to determine if one or more contaminant requires intervention.

“We test all our wells for over 135 sep arate parameters numerous times a year, which include coliform bacteria, turbidity, volatile organic and inorganic contaminants, lead, copper, nitrates, total trihalomethanes, iron and hydro gen sulfide,” Iannone said. “We have been fortunate enough, at this point in time, that we don’t have any of these, because once you have that, you need to put more and more treatment facilities in, and it becomes a lot more complicat ed to operate, and very costly.”

After the presentation, attendees had the chance to ask questions about the drinking water. One resident expressed concerns about reported levels of perflu orooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate in the water supply, and asked whether that was something to be wor ried about.

Iannone said that department work ers had not found any signs of contami nants at three of the four treatment facilities, but one tank, near Molloy Uni versity, is currently being monitored.

Another major concern was the impact of the Grumman plume, the groundwater pollution spreading from the former site of the aircraft manufac turing plant in Bethpage. Although maps have indicated that the plume has

affected the water supplies in other com munities, there is no indication that any of the reportedly cancerous contami nants have spread as far as Rockville Centre.

Iannone said that most contaminants can be treated, but none of the remedia tion efforts come cheap.

He explained that since some of the village’s water infrastructure dates back to 1901, many of the older mains and pipes carry some sediment to cus tomers. This means that while the water has been cleaned and purified, there may be a rusty color or minerals in the water, neither of which impact its over all quality.

“It’s not hazardous,” Iannone said, “but it’s unsightly.”

Changes in the levels of iron and manganese are often the culprit when water is discolored brown. When the level of iron reaches a threshold of roughly 3.3 parts per million, Iannone said, the department must intervene and sequester the tank to prevent it from spreading into the system. Anything below that level is considered not visible to the naked eye.

“Iron is regulated from an aesthetic point of view, not from a health point of view,” Bill Merklin, of D&B Engineer ing, said. “So even though it’s ugly to see, it’s really not something you have to worry about from a health standpoint, and it can be addressed.”

Following the discussion, members of the village board mulled over plans for a real-time reporting system, which would enable them to further evaluate and identify any clusters in the community where there may be an issue with water service.

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Anthony IAnnone, superIntendent of the Rockville Centre Water Department, spoke about the safety of the local water supply.

Hundreds eagerly attend Herald’s Senior Health Expo

BY ALEXA ANDERWKAVICH aanderwkavich@liherald.com

Guests happily lined up at the Temple Beth Am in Merrick to attend RichnerLIVE and the Herald’s Senior Health & Beyond Expo, presented by UnitedHealthcare on Oct. 13, the second in a highly-anticipated series of Expos for 2022.

The free Expo is a multi-faceted event, where a myriad of trusted companies and facilities — as well as budding businesses — share their products and services with the Long Island community.

“It’s so nice to have our Expo bring the community together,” Executive Director of Corporate Relations & Events at Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLIVE Amy Amato said. “We’re proud to host this series and bring so many innovative services and pioneers in health together for the community to benefit from.”

More than 50 vendors lined the lobby and ballroom to share their expertise in wellness, services, lifestyle tips, estate planning and insurance, helpful products, and more. Attendees could also receive a free flu-shot, — provided by Mount Sinai South Nassau and Molloy University nursing students — just in time for the chilly season ahead; enjoy snacks and refreshments — courtesy of Bagel Plaza and Walker’s Shortbread; and participate in raffles.

Massages and reiki cleanses from Charmed Eclectic Healing Shoppe put guests at ease — and to take their bodies’ abilities higher, a movement session from Club Pilates introduced attendees to the wonderful world of pilates and all the benefits it can offer.

The panel discussion was kicked-off with keynote speaker Michael Krantz, licensed sales representative from UnitedHealthcare, who educated the attendees on how he helps retirees and pre-retires on their journey through the world of Medicare.

“Medicare in particular is always a complex subject matter and it was an amazing experience to be able to provide information and answer questions at the local community level” UnitedHealthcare Representative Krantz said. “I always look forward to helping those in need of understanding their different options.”

Guests also heard from panelists Hannah Glenny, manager of patient engagement strategies at Otsuka Pharmaceuticals; Khurshid Ibrahimi, PT, from Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Cassena Care); Dr. Lawrence Cardano, Au.D, from the Hearing Center of Long Island; Jill Wasser, utility consumer program specialist at NYS Department of Public Service; Margaret Gonzalez, senior account manager of business development at Aetna; and Donna Stefans, ESQ., founder and lead attorney at Stefans Law Group.

The audience interacted and asked questions between each speaker, with topic-titles ranging from “Clinical Trials,” “Healthy Aging and Your Hearing,” “What You Need to Know about Managed Long Term Care,” “Posture and How to Lift Heavy Objects” and more.

Dr. Cardano also offered free hearing screenings during the event; attendees

lined the hall patiently awaiting their checkups — one of the many services offered at the expo. Others included senior I.D. cards from the Town of Hempstead with Town Clerk Kate Murray, antique appraisal from Syl-Lee Antiques, and tarot card readings from the Holistic Healing Goddess — who engaged with guests on a mystical plane.

Attendees received a goody bag — courtesy of Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and Oceanside Care Center — filled with special-event sections, keepsakes, information and a whole bag of bialys from Bell’s Brooklyn Bagels.

The Expo was made possible thanks to presenting sponsor United Healthcare; gold sponsors Otsuka Pharmaceuticals and Stefans Law Group; silver sponsors Aetna, Parker Jewish Institute For Health Care and Rehabilitation, Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hearing Center of Long Island, New York State Department of Public Service, Full Circle Medicaid, refreshment sponsor Long Beach Assisted Living.

Join us at next Senior Health & Beyond Expo on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Glen Cove YMCA. Call to register at 516-569-4000 ext. 219.

ATTENDEES LISTENED INTENTLY as professionals presented on topics such as "Healthy Aging and Your Hearing" and "Medicare Made Clear."

THE TEAM FROM Friends for Life Homecare came with a fun-filled booth with decorations, candy, and prizes.

CHRISTINA SAMMARTINO, ESQ. and Lauren Reilly from Stefans Law Group PC raffled off a free Legal Consultation along with a candy tower.

MOUNT SINAI SOUTH Nassau’s team and Molloy University nursing students came out to administer free flu vaccines to the community. There were many engaging activities for the attendees, all of which improved their quality of life.

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UNITED HEALTCHCARE LICENSED Sales Agent, Michael Krantz; Herald publisher, Stuart Richner; and United Healthcare representative, Joseph Bouquet.

DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL Estate Agent, Tiffany Balanoff spent time with attendees on how to navigate the real estate market.

KHURSHID IBRAHIMI, PT answered questions after presenting on the topic of "Posture and Lifting "

MANAGER OF PATIENT Engagement Strategies, Hannah Glenny, from Otsuka to speak on “Clinical Trials.”

HEALTHFIRST’S BOOTH WAS there to provide helpful information to attendees about their available insurance plans.

AETNA SENIOR ACCOUNT manager and speaker Margaret Gonzalez

PARKER JEWISH INSTITUTE For Health Care and Rehabilitation representatives at the Expo.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM HUMANA brought plenty of materials to educate guests on how to select the right health insurance plan.

SUNHARBOR MANOR GREETED guests at their booth with information on their rehabilitation services.

BEACH TERRACE CARE Center treated guests to donuts and provided information about their services.

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South Side ousted in PKs

By aNDReW CoeN sports@liherald.com

A South Side boys’ soccer season filled with much promise ended suddenly with a marathon opening round Nassau Class A playoff home defeat to Floral Park last Friday.

After the match remained tied following 110 min utes, Floral Park and South Side traded punches in penalty kicks before the visitors broke through in the ninth round. Floral Park goalie Sean Hallock made the first save of the shootout and the Knights sealed the win with a converted kick moments later.

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The season-ending loss 9-8 in penalty kicks came after the Cyclones finished just one point behind Long Beach and Lynbrook atop the Conference A Central standings with a 9-2-1 record to earn the fifth seed in the Class A playoffs. It marked the second straight season South Side’s season ended in the round of 16 in penalty kicks with Long Beach knock ing off the Cyclones last season after the team went 11-0-1 league play.

“It was a great group of young men to be around and it is disappointing that it ended way too quickly,” said second-year South Side coach Patrick Corvetti. “I felt this team could have gone much further than it did so it’s a huge disappointment.”

South Side struck first with a first half goal from defender Matt Buglione on a header off a free kick from Mike Belfonte. The Cyclones held the lead until about 13 minutes left when Connor McCarthy struck a shot in from about 18 yards away.

The Cyclones dominated the two overtime ses sions with plenty of scoring opportunities, but were unable to convert one past Hallock, who recorded 11 saves on the evening for Plainedge. “We pretty domi nated the overtime and just couldn’t put it away,” Corvetti said.

The South Side backline stood strong led by Ryan Walsh, Cyprian Motyl, Belfonte and Buglione along with senior goalie Jack Phelan, who regis tered five saves. The defense posted seven shutouts on the season.

“That was the strongest part of our team that day,” said Corvetti of his defensive unit.

The setback to Plainedge brought an end to the high school soccer careers of 12 seniors which included the team’s big offensive leaders in Ryan McNicholas, Gavin Goodlad and Danny Walter. Goodlad had a huge year with 13 goals and 8 assists. Corvetti credited his seniors with instilling a positive culture within the program since he took over as head coach last year on and off the field producing con nections that will carry forward long past the South Side High School days.

“We had a lot of good team bonding events going to the Tun nel to Towers run and bowling and pasta dinners,” said Corvetti, a former South Side boys player who graduated in 1991. “Obvi ously we want to win, but I think a lot of these boys built life time friendships this season. I’m still friends with four of the guys from when I graduated from South Side and after the dust has settled I’m trying to focus on some positives and that is defi nitely one of them.”

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Runner’ to Broadway

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

The New York Times bestselling novel, “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini has hit the stage for a limited engagement on Broadway.

Since its arrival in New York City, the performance has gained notoriety from several theater critics for its interpretation of the award-winning story about a power ful friendship between two friends from Afghanistan, driven apart by an unforesee able incident.

Adapted for the stage by Matthew Span gler, the theatrical production premiered at the San Jose Repertory Theatre in 2009 before making its way across the pond, where it was picked up by director Giles Croft for a limited run in London’s famed West End.

It was during its UK run in 2017 when the play caught the attention of Broadway and Beyond Theatricals, an independentlyowned theatrical touring agency and pro duction company, co-founded by Long Island natives, Victoria Lang and Ryan Bogner, who felt that its transition to Broadway was a no brainer.

“We had a bit of a tour booked before Covid,” Lang said. “So that went on the back burner and then the Helen Hayes the ater became available for a limited engage ment this past summer and so we jumped at the opportunity to pitch ‘The Kite Run ner.’ They liked the idea. It was a good

meld with their programming and their subscribers and off we went.”

Due to the unforeseen shutdowns caused by the pandemic, plans for the show stalled for more than two years before it finally opened in July 2022.

Bogner, a Rockville Centre native who has been working on the development, pro duction, financing, and licensing of theat rical productions for more than 10 years, said that what makes the theater such a great venue for a story like “The Kite Run ner” is that it makes the experience more personal to the audience.

“The main character of the novel is tell ing us his story of redemption directly to us and how he got there and it makes it more visceral in some ways because it’s personal. You’re in the room with him as he’s telling this story to the audience,” Bogner said.

Unlike the book, the theatrical perfor mance is told through a series of vignettes, told through the eyes of the main charac ter as his journey transitions from child hood to adulthood.

“So you see the same actor go on the entire journey, whereas in the film, you’re

seeing younger kids portraying the role. It takes a different tack and it opens up a dif ferent focus and feelings about the story,” Bogner said.

In order to put on such a large-scale pro duction, Bogner said that it took hundreds of people working in tandem to pull it off— from the actors and set designers to the box office staff and security.

“It really does take a village to do the ater,” Bogner said. “That’s one of the rewarding things about it. It takes a big group to make it happen.”

According to Bogner every perfor mance is unique and lives in the context of the times that they’re being produced. This means that the perspective of the audience changes based on what’s going on in the world today.

“We have to think about that. That’s how we frame the conversation of why you would want to see the show,” he said. “If we were doing ‘The Kite Runner’ today means something different than five years ago when things were a little calmer in the region. And as we know, right now, Afghanistan is in a much more difficult way since we’ve left. And that reality, the audience brings that with them into it.”

Tickets to see “The Kite Runner” on Broadway are limited as the show must end on October 30. For more information on the performance visit TheKiteRunner Broadway.com, and be sure to look out for future dates as plans have been announced for a North American tour in 2024.

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Time for tea and polite conversation

The Rockville Centre Library Friends embraced the spirit of Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic, “Alice in Wonderland” with a special Mad Hatter Tea Party at the village recreation center on Sat urday, Oct. 15.

During the event, the Backyard Players presented an entirely new version of “Alice in Wonderland,” in which Alice is tried before a jury for falling into the rabbit hole. Tea, cookies, and cake were provided by Polka Dot Pound Cake, and the talented Rainbow Rosie, helped make the afternoon even more colorful with her face paint.

The organization expressed its gratitude for all of the sponsors who supported the event, including Michael Lucchesi, Dr. David Jacobs, Dr. Elizabeth Piselli, Oceans ide Plumbing and Heating, and Art Flower and Gift Shoppe. Proceeds raised by the Rockville Centre Library friends will go to support the community’s arts and lec ture programs and provide free museum passes, which are available to everyone in the community.

Kids dressed up as their favorite “Alice in Wonderland” characters for the Rockville Centre Library Friends special Mad Hatter Tea Party on Oct. 15.

rainbow rosie did an incredible job painting these two young cubs during the tea party at the Village recreation center.

LocaL parents and their kids enjoyed the tea, cookies and cake provided by Polka Dot Pound Cake bakery and café located at 217 N. Long Beach Road.

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Legion honors local cops and firefighters

stitution.” He said that “the words law and order seem to be in the news more often recently, but law and order is not new to the American Legion, and it is certainly not new to the post.”

One of the honorees, Officer Stephen Reidy of the Rockville Centre Police Department, was recognized for his high productivity. “He consistently led our department in ticket summons produc tion,” Police Commissioner James Vafeades said, “and is always near the top of the number of arrests every year.”

Reidy was awarded a rifle donated by Windham Weaponry, engraved with the words, “Presented by Rockville Centre American Legion Post 303 for service and dedication to the community, Law and Order Night 2022.”

Former Firefighter Department Capt. Mark Etienne and Firefighter Brian Evans were presented with plaques. “This is an honor, and totally unexpect ed,” Evans said. “I joined this Fire Department to serve this community.”

The Legion also gave a plaque to Mau reen Early, senior community affairs spe cialist at Covanta, in recognition of the waste management company’s continued support of Post 303, and veterans in gen eral.

“We are truly grateful for your recog nition,” Early said. “Most importantly, we’re grateful for all that you have sacri ficed for all of us in defense of this great

nation.”

“We’d also like to recognize the Rock ville Centre Police Benevolent Associa tion, as they’ve been a big supporter of us over the years and this is a nice way to recognize them,” Casazza said. The last award of the evening, a handmade “miss ing man” diorama crafted by George Wells, was presented to PBA Trustee Mike Rollio. Its title, “Setting for One, Table for All,” is “meant for us to remem ber the POW-MIA,” Casazza said. “This is only the second time we’ve given one of

these away, so this is really special for the American Legion.”

The diorama has an empty chair, sym bolizing the soldiers who have become prisoners of war or gone missing in action, a sign next to the diorama explained, and an empty table, its white cloth symbolizing the soldier’s purity of intention. On the table are a lemon, rep resenting the bitterness of the soldier’s fate, a salt shaker (the soldier’s family’s tears), a candle (the hope of his return), an inverted glass (he can’t toast with his

family anymore), a single rose (for the blood shed) and an American flag (for the sacrifice). A red ribbon was in the diora ma, which is worn by those demanding an account of their missing comrades.

With the support of organizations like Covanta and the PBA, Casazza said, the Legion has the funds to make events like Law and Order Night possible. “Events like these allow us to support our veter ans,” he said, “and allow us to give back to the community in many different ways.”

FireFighter Brian evans, near left, and former Capt. Mark Etienne, center, received plaques from the post.

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Maureen early with American Legion Post 303 members after she was presented with a plaque.

The Lost Dog finds a brand new home

The Lost Dog Art and Frame Company has been a part of the Rockville Centre community for more than a decade.

The storefront was established in 2009, when it first opened its doors at its origi nal location on South Park Avenue, where they sold a variety of hand-drawn maps and original illustrations.

To celebrate its new location at 223 N. Long Beach Road, a ribbon cutting cere

mony was held on Monday, Oct. 17, in rec ognition of Lost Dog’s grand reopening.

Storeowner James McDonald and his family were presented with a state cita tion from Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, who was joined by members of the mem bers of the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce and Village Board of Trustees at the ribbon-cutting event.

–Daniel Offner

Stoosh Boutique holds grand opening

Stoosh Boutique, a stylish new store with professional and unique looks for both men and women recently opened its first retail location at 89 N. Park Avenue in Rockville Centre.

Owner Patrice Fernandez said that her business is actually 17-and-a-half-years-old, but that this is her first retail location. Prior to this, she operated her business from her home in Freeport, devoting most of her attention to online sales.

“Rockville Centre has always attracted me,” Fernandez said. “I like the vibe. It’s just an area that I’ve liked for years and I though having a boutique there would be an ideal thing.”

Fernandez said that some of their best sellers are their jewelry and accessories.

She sources the products from different designers from all over the globe. They mostly consist of necklaces and earrings.

Her clothing is also unique, focusing more on certain details, and Stoosh caters to many sizes, from small to 3XL, which she said is a big contributor to her success.

“When folks want to look different, they know where to come,” Fernandez said.

She said that she would love to expand beyond her own accessory and clothing lines, to have a specialized girl’s section to cater to toddlers through teenagers.

For more information and a brief over view of their product line, visit StooshRe tail.com or follow StooshImagesINTL on Instagram.

–Daniel Offner

Courtesy Assemblywoman Judy Griffin AssemblywomAn Judy Griffin, at left, presents the McDonald family with a citation. Also joining McDonald are Mayor Francis Murray, RVC Chamber of Commerce President Lisa Umansky, Herald Senior Marketing Consultant Ron Rothenberg, Village Trustee Emilio Grillo, and Donna O’Reilly Einemann of Douglas Elliman Realty.

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locAl elected officiAls join owner Patrice Fernandez to cut the ceremonial ribbon at Stoosh Boutique, 89 N. Park Ave. in Rockville Centre.

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Education: Bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1990, and a juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School in 1993.

legal career: Began his career as an attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in 1993. Became the deputy state attorney general in 1999, before becoming a justice a decade later for the Suffolk County supreme court.

Lisa Cairo Party: Cross-endorsed age: 45

Education: Bachelor’s degree from Loyola College in Maryland in 1999, and a law degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 2002

legal career: Began her career in 2003 as an associate at Chris J. Coshignano P.C., handling civil litigation with a focus on matrimonial cases, municipal applications and real estate transactions.

Became an associate at Jaspan Schlesinger in 2006, before earning her way to a partner role in 2011.

Francis Ricigliano

Party: Cross-endorsed age: 59

Education: Bachelor’s degree from Manhattanville College in 1985, and his juris doctorate from St. John’s University in 1988.

legal career: Is a Nassau County Court judge in Mineola since 2014. Before that, worked at Santangelo, Benvenuso, Slattery.

C. Stephen Hackeling Party: Cross-endorsed age: 66

Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo in 1978, and a law degree from Albany Law School in 1981

legal career: Was an attorney with the Macco Law Group LLP between 1983 and 2002. Was a Suffolk County legislator between 1993 and 2000, serving as the presiding officer beginning in 1998-99. Has been a judge in Suffolk County District Court since 2002, acting as county court judge assigned to the supreme court between 2015 and 2018.

Frank Tinari

Party: Cross-endorsed age: 68

Education: Juris doctorate from Western New England College School of Law in 1980

legal career: Attorney with Tinari, O’Connell and Osbormne in Central Islip. Worked for the Suffolk County district attorney’s office between 1980 and 1985.

El ECT i O n ‘22

Family COURT JUST i CE S

Joy Watson

Party: Republican age: 63

Hometown: Hempstead village

An adjunct professor at Molloy University since 2006, and served as a Nassau County District Court judge since 2013.

She also was the principal law clerk for the state supreme court between 2006 and 2010, and was a teaching fellow at Pepperdine University School of Law.

She was a deputy comptroller for Nassau County between 2010 and 2013, after spending nearly 20 years as an assistant district attorney later becoming a bureau chief.

She was president of the Kiwanis Club of Nassau County Courthouses, the New York Women’s Bar Association, and the American Academy for Professional Law Enforcement.

She has said she would institute a no-exception residency policy for prosecutors, and would dismantle the district attorney’s Early Case Assessment Bureau, where prosecutors review cases at the time of arrest.

Colin O’Donnell Party: Republican age: 60

Hometown: Bayville

Was an attorney for Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, and a former Nassau County assistant district attorney.

He also was a deputy bureau chief for the county district attorney’s office. He was a founding partner in a general practice law firm, a special assistant U.S. Attorney.

He has represented the Locust Valley Fire District and the Nassau County DA Investigator’s Police Benevolent Association.

He first joined the District Court in 2012. He was president of the Nassau County District Court Judges Association, and board of directors president for the Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club.

Eileen Gogglin Party: Democrat age: 61

Hometown: Long Beach

Started her legal career as a public defender with the Legal Aid Society.

She is a member of a number of bar associations — including the one for Nassau County — serving as chair of the animal law committee.

She currently serves on the board of directors of Long Beach Reach and Project Challenge.

She has served as Long Beach city councilwoman since 2013, and was a principal law clerk for a Nassau County judge between 2010 and 2014. Before that, she spent seven years as a Nassau County deputy attorney.

She also served as Nassau County special prosecutor on animal abuse cases.

Sylvia Cabana Party: Democrat age: 55

Hometown: Garden City

She is the sole proprietor of a law practice in West Hempstead, specializing in immigration and family law for nearly 20 years.

She belongs to numerous groups, including the Garden City Indivisible for Democracy, Nassau Democratic Women’s Caucus and Nassau Bar Association.

She was elected as Hempstead town clerk in 2017.

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Robert P.

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Laura A.

State Senator

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John E.

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Kevin M.

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career:

Was a lawyer focused on securities regulation, defamation, employment law and intellectual property. Adjunct professor at Hofstra University.

Political experience:

Elected Hempstead town supervisor in 2017.

on the issues:

Party: Democratic Age: 52 Lives in: Rockville Centre

With a focus on affordability and the economy, has supported repealing the cap on state and local tax deductions passed by Congress in 2017. She also looks to combat price gouging which she says is hurting the economy, especially from fossil fuel companies during the recent gas crisis. Touting a past record of what she says was lowering taxes as Hempstead town supervisor, has committed to protecting worker rights, addressing housing affordability, and reducing taxpayer costs.

Wants to address affordability issues in higher education with a pledge to dedicate more resources to public colleges and trade schools.

Backs universal background checks, and expanding “red flag laws” programs to keep weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill and increased access to mental health care.

career:

Former detective with the New York Police Department. Member of the Island Park Fire Department.

Political experience:

Hempstead Town councilman since 2016. on the issues:

County Court Judge

Wants to lower health care costs across the board. Has committed to give Medicare the authority to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs.

Disagrees with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which is said to have reversed the court’s previous position on abortion access established through Roe v. Wade. Has committed to codifying the rights once guaranteed by Roe into federal law, believing reproductive decisions are made by a woman and her doctor.

Anthony D’Esposito

opposing the so-called “defund the police” movement, and opposing efforts to institute cashless bail.

career:

Born in Dubai, immigrated to the United States when he was 10. Was an attorney on the Civil Rights Commission and the New York State Advisory Committee.

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Political experience:

Served in the state senate since 2018.

on the issues:

Kevin Thomas

Party: Democrat Age: 38 Lives in: Levittown

Was a major proponent behind the introduction of the New York Privacy Act, which looks to require companies disclose the names of entities they share private date information with.

Has worked to make the 2 percent property tax cap permanent, while helping pass the Child Victims Act that extended the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse crimes.

He pushed for the Red Flag Bill intended to prevent those who might be a danger to themselves or others

Party:

Strongly advocates for small government, touting the slogan “doing more with less.” Says he would cut “wasteful government spending” and that he would try to help streamline the federal government.

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He has indicated that this small government approach could help tackle the issue of inflation.

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Advocated for the rollback of business regulations and the lowering of taxes to help what he says would re-energize the post-pandemic economy. Also called for the rollback of state and local tax exemption caps.

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Says public safety a top priority,

District Court Judge

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from purchasing firearms. He also says he helped secure millions in funding for public schools.

He has been more recently focused on addressing affordability of higher education through legislative efforts aimed to freeze SUNY and CUNY tuition. He also wants to prohibit the sale of e-liquids and vapes.

career:

Representative in Representante en

Robert P. Zimmerman

His public safety plan includes some modest reforms to firearm accessibility. He supports raising penalties for the criminal possession of firearms, along with improving training requirements and background checks. Does not endorse a ban on military-grade assault weapons.

He opposes a federal ban on abortion, but has attacked state legislation he claims would expand late-term abortion rights.

Representative in Representante en

Laura A. Gillen

He has called for a “secure” border, promising to increase spending for border patrol and end sanctuary cities.

State Senator

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John E. Brooks

Considers national security a top issue. Has advocated for “peace through strength,” including robust support for the military, strong support for the state of Israel, and opposition to the Iran nuclear deal.

State Senator Senador

Kevin M. Thomas

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State Senator

Anna M.

Representative in Congress

He has said he wants to make voting more accessible, assist in the fight against opioid addiction, and clean up the Bethpage plume that has contaminated underground drinking water.

He supported plans to build a $585 million water treatment plant to address the plume, with the hopes of further spreading contaminants and protect public drinking water.

Detective with the New York Police Department for 21 years. Would later teach constitutional history at Nassau Community College and Hofstra University.

Political experience: Founder of the advocacy group ChangeNYS.org.

on the issues:

R. Garbarino

James Coll

Party:

Has taken aim at what he’s described as increased criminal activity on Long Island, which he attributes to the cashless bail system. He opposes any efforts to reduce jail sentences for violent criminals and drug dealers.

He also says he wants to make Long Island more affordable for families and taxpayers by expanding the school tax relief program, enhancing property tax rebate checks, increasing funding for public schools and higher

State Senator

learning, and increasing government transparency and accountability at the state level.

Senador

Kenneth M.

He considers himself a “real-world problem solver,” something he acquired not only through his college teaching experiences, but also during his time with the NYPD, where he was one of the first to search U.S. Airways Flight 1549 for additional passengers when it landed in the Hudson River in 2009, and was part of the federal response to the Haitian earthquake, as well as damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Believes parents should have a significant role in the kind of education their children receive at school

Laura Gillen

McCormack

Joseph Nocella, Jr. Arieh D. Schulman

Hackeling

COUNTY COURT JUDGE

Teresa Corrigan

Party: Democrat; cross-endorsed

Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany in 1986, and juris doctorate from New York Law School in 1989

legal career: First elected to the county court bench in 2013, and appointed to serve as an acting justice of the Nassau County Supreme Court that same year.

Personal: Girl Scout leader, chair of parent association, and basketball coordinator for the Catholic Youth Organization

Rhonda Erin Fischer

Party: Republican; cross-endorsed Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oneonta in 1990, and juris doctorate from Touro College in 1993

legal career: First elected to the district court bench in 2008. Started practicing as an associate at the Law Offices of Robert L. Ostrov, later becoming a deputy county attorney for the Nassau County Attorney’s Office.

Personal: Member of the Nassau County Bar Association, the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association and the Nassau/Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association

Helene Gugerty

Party: Cross-endorsed Education: Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany in 1985, and a juris doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law in 1988

legal career: First elected as a county court judge in 2012, and is an acting justice on the New York State Supreme Court. Was a private practice attorney between 1995 and 2008.

Personal: Has received accolades from the Nassau County Bar Association and the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association.

STEPPING OUT

Musical mayhem

Swinging to a cartoon ‘beat’

By Karen Bloom

xpect the unexpected when The Queen’s Cartoonists are on stage.

When the six musicians who make up TQC are performing, traditional boundaries of what we know as a “concert” are redefined. The Queens-based band — thus the name — has found inspiration in synchronizing jazz tunes and classical composers to classic and contemporary animation.

For Artistic Director Joel Pierson — a trained pianist-keyboardistcomposer with a Ph.D. in musical composition — TQC is an expression of his personality and desire to reach a broader audience.

“I was looking for a way to expose audiences to jazz and classical music, without alienating the more traditional, older concertgoing audience,” he says. “One day I noticed that there was some overlap between the golden age of Jazz and the golden age of animation, and bam!”

In 2015, Pierson — who had established himself as an in-demand musician collaborating with artists as diverse as the New York Philharmonic, the Kronos Quartet, the Philly Pops, the Cleveland Orchestra, Linkin Park, Ke$ha, and even Wayne Newton — recruited his fellow bandmates and The Queen’s Cartoonists emerged. They play in front of a screen, where classic cartoons, cult favorites and modern animated films are projected. The band either recreates a cartoon’s soundtrack note-for-note — performing works from jazz composers like Carl Stalling, Raymond Scott and Duke Ellington alongside classical giants like Mozart, Rossini and Richard Strauss — or write their own fresh compositions to accompany the on-screen action.

Tying everything together is TQC’s unique brand of comedy — anecdotes about the cartoons and their composers, humor, and elements of what Pierson describes as a “musical circus.”

TQC was founded in search of an answer to the question: Is it possible to create jazz and classical

music in the 21st century that appeals to everyone? Pierson, with his bandmates Greg Hammontree (trumpet, trombone), Mark Phillips (clarinet, soprano saxophone), Drew Pitcher (flute, tenor saxophone), Rossen Nedelchev (drums), and Malik McLaurine (bass), are confident they’ve arrived at the answer, breathing new life into two uniquely American forms of art: jazz and animation. The Queen’s Cartoonists are fresh off a 30-day residency at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, about which Fringe Review wrote, “The whole show is a treat for the eyes and ears.

It is a thoroughly entertaining hour that leaves the audience wanting more.”

Pierson describes their performances as a “theatrical concert.”

“It is mainly focused on presenting characters from classical American animation. But there are also contemporary elements, plus the ‘musical circus’ that people didn’t know they wanted to see,” he adds.

“There are a lot of classical themes, but a lot of the material is played in an old jazz style à la Raymond Scott and John Kirby, our two biggest influences.”

He describes his ensemble as “a good old-fashioned jazz band.” But there is nothing old-fashioned about their performances.

“We will screen about 15 films and perform their soundtracks. Everything is highly energetic and synchronized. It’s hard to talk about — you just have to see it.”

Don’t leave the kids at home.

“While this show is not constructed for children, kids will totally enjoy it,” Pierson adds. “The show should keep people

from start to finish. I want people to think they’ve never seen anything like it before. For younger audiences, I hope this is an introduction to concert halls and also a reminder that music can be both serious and fun.”

‘A Flea in Her Ear’

There are plenty of laughs to be had in Nassau Community College’s theatre department’s production of Georges Feydeau’s farcical French confection. Set in Paris in 1900, life insurance executive Victor Chandebise becomes the subject of an elaborate ruse concocted by his wife, Raymonde. She suspects that her husband’s sudden lack of passion in the bedroom signifies that he is cheating on her. With the help of her best friend, Lucienne, Raymonde writes Victor an anonymous letter, requesting a meeting at the dubious Frisky Puss Hotel. As is the case with stories of mistaken identity, hilarity ensues as Raymonde, Victor, Lucienne and a host of other characters gather, everybody wondering what on earth is going on.

Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 27-29, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. Nassau Community College, Mainstage Theatre, Garden City. Tickets $10; NCC students free with valid ID; $8, veterans, alumni, seniors 60-plus, students and NCC employees. Tickets available at Nassau. BookTix.com.

Valerie June

Memphis singer-songwriter Valerie June has taken the music world by storm with her atmospheric mix of blues, soul and African rhythms. She blends these with traditional Appalachian elements into a refreshingly timeless sound. Finding recognition with her breakout fourth album, 2013’s ‘Pushin’ Against the Stone,’ Valerie carried on her success with 2017’s ‘The Order of Time.’ With her unmistakable raspy vocals, innovative and gorgeous instrumentation, she has curated a dedicated fan base across the globe, garnering critical acclaim along the way. Not only is her music intoxicating, but June is also famed for her dynamic live performances.

Friday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. $46, $40, $36. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Photos courtesy Lindsey Thoeng / Lauren Desberg

Blue Öyster Cult

The rock legends visit NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, with ex-Grand Funk Railroad frontman Mark Farner, Friday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. Pioneering the heavy metal style while providing inspiration to psychedelic jam bands and arena rockers alike, genre-benders Blue Öyster Cult offer a taste of the wild side. They’ve been known to incorporate elements of science-fiction and dark occultism into their show; this allegiance to dynamic and masterful performances has led to the group to be covered by Metallica and HIM to moe. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

Fresh food at the farmers market

Visit the Rockville Centre Farmers Market each Sunday through Dec. 18, from 7 a.m. to noon, in the parking lot across from Bigelow’s Clam Bar on Sunrise Highway and Long Beach Road. Operated by the Long Island Growers Market, vendors include Norman’s Best Pickles, Orwashers Baked Goods, Natural Hounds Wet Dog Food, and Lithology Brewing Co. For more information, call (631) 323-3653.

Mount Sinai Vaxmobile flu/ Covid vaccines

Sing your heart out

It’s karaoke night in Rockville Centre. Show your stuff at the Taqueria and Tequila Bar, 19 N. Park Ave., every Wednesday, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. featuring Dave G.

The Mount Sinai South Nassau Vaxmobile, in partnership with the Town of Hempstead, expands outreach to seniors to provide no-cost flu and Covid-19 booster vaccines. The schedule includes: Tuesday, Nov. 1, Green Acres Senior Center; Thursday, Nov. 3, Levittown Senior Center; Friday, Nov. 4, Merrick Senior Center; Thursday, Nov. 10, Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center; Tuesday, Nov. 15, Bellmore Senior Center; Friday, Nov. 17, Uniondale Merrick Senior Center. The Vaxmobile offers the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent vaccine to individuals 12 and older. Current CDC guidance says that it is safe to get both the Covid and flu vaccines together, even during the same visit to doctor or pharmacy. All vaccine recipients must show proof of age; ages six months to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. For information, visit SouthNassau. org or Facebook @ MountSinaiSouthNassau. To schedule an appointment, go to SouthNassau.org/sn/ vaxmobile, call Mount Sinai South Nassau Community Education at (516) 377-5333 or emailvaxmobile@snch.org.

Police Department Open House

Rockville Centre village officials join members of the police department,Saturday, Oct. 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate their new headquarters at 142 Maple Ave. in Rockville Centre. It will be followed by an open house, when the community can come and tour the new facility.

Oct.

The Asylum at Ainsworth

Can you make it out of the Asylum? Celebrate Halloween with an evening of frights Friday, Oct. 28, starting at 10 p.m., at The Ainsworth, 210 Merrick Rd., in Rockville Centre. Tickets are $10 online and admission is restricted to ages 21 and over. For information, visit TheAinsworth.com.

On exhibit

Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition,“Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Having an event?

CSTL’s Spooky Fest 2022

Celebrate the Halloween season at the Center for Science, Teaching and Learning’s Spooky Fest, weekends, through Oct. 31, rain or shine, at 1450 Tanglewood Rd., in Rockville Centre. With a series of events including a “Spooky Walk in the Woods” and new animatronic “Zombie Dinosaurs” as well as some friendly Halloween characters. Family actives also include arts and crafts, meet-and-greets with merry monsters, fortune telling, a DJ dance party, jugglers and more. Tickets can be purchased online and admittance is limited to a first-come, first-served basis. Visit CSTL.org/Spooky-Fest for more information.

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.

Double Double Toil and Trouble

Families can celebrate the spooky season by brewing up a magical potion bottle to take home at the drop-in program, Saturday, Oct. 29, 12-2 p.m. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Art talk

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “The Persistence of Surrealism,” which highlights the drama and poetry of the Surrealist movement, along with masterworks of painting and sculpture. Participation is limited; registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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Case # 35-2022 - Sunrise One, LLC - Michael Morash

To construct a selfstorage building, within a “Business A District” which requires one hundred forty-eight (148) parking spaces where nine (9) spaces are provided, and with a building height of seven stories 66 feet where three stories 36 feet is permitted.

Premises known as 415 Ocean Avenue

Case # 36-2022 - Steven and Tara Fusco

To construct an in-ground swimming pool 15.0’ x 24.0’ with a proposed lot coverage of 33.0% where 30% is the maximum allowable within a Residence A district.

Premises known as 28 Lexington Street Dated: October 19, 2022

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ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 010965/2012 in the amount of $622,939.23 plus interest and costs.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

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COUNTY OF NASSAU

HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for Deutsche Alt-B Securities Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AB4, Plaintiff AGAINST Noman Shahzad; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 13, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at

Crime watCh

Criminal Mischief

■ A Burtis Avenue resident reported that someone damaged his flowerpot and globe decoration in front of his home on Oct. 23. An unknown person also removed several political lawn signs and a pink fla mingo decoration from his property.

Homicide – Natural Causes

■ A 77-year-old N. Centre Avenue resi dent was pronounced dead by a Northwell paramedic on October 18, at 10:46 p.m.

■ A 74-year-old S. Centre Avenue resi dent was prounounced dead by a North well paramedic on October 19, at 8:24 a.m.

■ A 74-year-old Oxford Road resident was pronounced dead by a Northwell para medic on October 22 at 8:47 a.m.

Leaving the Scene

■ On Oct. 18, a Columbia Road resident reported that a vehicle collided with her fence at approximately 4:04 a.m., before leaving the location in an unknown direction.

■ NICE Bus operator reported that on Oct. 20, at 9:43 a.m., a white box truck struck the vehicle while it was stopped along Sunrise Highway and then left the scene.

■ On Oct. 22, a Freeport resident report ed that a vehicle struck his 2015 Honda, before fleeing the scene along Long Beach Road.

■ On Oct. 23, a Jefferson Avenue resident

reported that a vehicle, which fled the scene down Sunrise Highway, struck his 2017 Infiniti.

Larceny

■ A Sherman Avenue resident informed police on Oct. 18, that a pluming contrac tor had fraudulently charged them.

■ A resident of Westminster Road reported that her 2020 Ford Escape was stolen from her driveway at approximate ly 7:36 a.m. on Oct. 24.

Unusual Incident

■ A Raymond Street resident reported on Oct. 20, that an unknown person opened a Home Depot credit account in his name without permission.

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■ Michellia K. Johnson, of 20 Bauer Ave nue in Roosevelt, was arrested on Oct. 17 and has been charged with third degree assault in conection to a disturbance that occurred at 1000 North Village Ave.

■ Johan Upegui Arango of Flushing, Queens, was arrested on Oct. 19 over a Violation of Public Health Law. He has been charged with selling tobacco to a minor under the age of 18, following an investigation at Yafa Tobacco Shop at 8 South Park Avenue.

■ Patrel Duncan of 9 Old Mill Ct. in Rockville Centre was arrested and charged with third degree criminal con tempt on Oct. 20 at his place of residence.

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Q. I was wondering if you know about how I can use my solar energy, or some other source, to control the power in my home, essentially, go off the grid. I have looked into this, and it seems very expensive to load up on batteries, but I don’t see anyone doing it. Is it because the batteries are so expensive, or are they dangerous? Can they catch fire? Why isn’t anyone doing this?

A. When I first began to learn about energy in my environmental design classes, along with light ing, sound wave and acoustics technology, insulation, elevators — they really never touched on the dark side of energy generation and what real ly restricts loading up on all kinds of great techni cal advances. We figured that any independence from the grid was great.

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I remember driving from our campus out into the open fields of Ohio flat country to continue working, each weekend, on Darius and Savonius windmills. We constructed towers, and I was the one chosen to go to the top while others tossed up bolts and strips of metal. We did produce energy, but the number one limiter, always, is money. It all boils down to the cost, but not in the way you might initially imagine.

To put it bluntly, you are restricted by legislation and utility company controls. There is only so much you can get reimbursed for, so most people will not pursue the expense of investing in free energy because of the initial cost outlay, to go beyond what they can save from a utility company rebate or discount. The reason most people have lower solar energy bills is the way they save. In essence, you get a reduction from the utility by gen erating power for them, not for you. Your invest ment in solar panels helps utilities by generating power sent to an inverter that sends that electric current back to the power wires for distribution. You don’t generate power for your own home or business. When you do, using batteries, you still get the benefit of a reduced bill, but only up to the $1,000 (or so) limit. The cost of the equipment and the amount of electricity you store still makes it costly, not free.

A man named Thomas Engel, in Sweden, found a method that will probably be incorporated in the future, when desperation allows for spending more to save more, by the use of magnets. Using “perma nent magnets” utilizing a rare-earth metal called neodymium, Engel developed a motor that runs without degrading and without electricity (except a small charge to start the rotation of the rotors).

Since it’s a hard sell when large utilities don’t invest, the use right now for this method of energy production is mainly for nuclear spin tomography and wind generation, so it does work. Maybe some day you’ll be able to use real cost-saving energy in your home. It’s not because of fire safety — just money.

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Get out and exercise … your right to vote

Mark Twain famously once said that if “voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”

It’s that kind of cynicism about the very process of electing men and women to represent us that has plagued our democracy not just for decades, but almost from the very beginning.

Even the Founding Fathers didn’t get voting quite right. Back then, to legally cast a ballot, you had to be a white, male landowner, with rare exceptions. Over time — too much time — those rights were extended to everyone else, including ethnic minorities and, finally, women.

While far more adults are eligible to vote today than are not, the fight to sup press voting is hardly over. Efforts con tinue to limit who can elect their govern mental leaders, and even where that’s not so prevalent, many still choose not to make the effort to mark a ballot and have it counted.

Yes, political rhetoric feels polarizing, because it is polarizing. Believe it or not, however, that’s hardly new. Election rhet oric in the 18th century was so biting and scandalous that if it still existed today, it would make grocery store tab

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Re Randi Kreiss’s column

“When Nazis killed 6 million, where was America?” (Sept. 29-Oct. 5): When my tiny motherin-law, Helen Diamant, who died in 2016, was 22-year-old Chella Wildenberg in 1939 Poland, Adolf Hitler invaded her country at the beginning of World War II. She suffered at the hands of Hitler’s Nazis for several years, and even tually learned that all the workers in the labor camp where she was imprisoned would soon be sent to the infamous Treblinka concentra tion camp to be murdered in its gas chambers, but she somehow managed to escape.

She was also able to rescue her younger brother from another work camp, but after weeks of run ning, hiding, freezing and starv ing, he finally told her he wanted them to give themselves up — knowing they would be shot to death, but also that their fear, hun ger and suffering would finally

loids like the National Enquirer look like serious journalism.

But we can’t allow any of that to dis tract us from what democracy truly is — a government of the people, by the peo ple and for the people. That “people” is supposed to be us. Yet it won’t be “by the people” or even “for the people” if we don’t exercise our right to vote over the next couple of weeks.

The 2020 presidential election drew more than 70 percent of registered vot ers in Nassau County. In this year’s pri maries, however, turnout plummeted to just a fraction of that. While the race between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Long Island challenger, Lee Zeldin, may move more voters than normal to head to the polls, participation will certainly be nowhere near the levels of Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden.

Politicians tend to be afraid of voters, no matter what their political persua sion. And while most face that fear and go with what the people decide, there are others who will fight for your right to vote, as long as that vote is aligned with their interests. That creates govern ments that are simply not representative of the people they serve, and makes it far

easier to manipulate the workings of government for the gain of a select few.

So what if Mark Twain and many peo ple you know believe voting and politics leave a bad taste in their mouths? There is a lot that can be done to make the pro cess more pleasant, but it won’t happen as long as too many of us don’t exercise our right to vote in the first place.

Our ballot this time around is filled with a number of races, from town coun cils, to the Assembly, to the State Senate, to the U.S. House of Representatives, with a number of judgeships also on the line. It should matter to you who repre sents you in Albany, just as it should matter to you who represents you in Washington. What’s decided in those two capitals impacts you in every way, from the taxes you pay, to how safe the roads and bridges are around you, to how you can seek health care, and so much more.

Don’t take your right to vote for grant ed. Casting a ballot is the most direct way to truly make your voice matter. And when you add your voice to the cho rus of other civic-minded Americans, we truly can make where we live, work and play the places we want to live, work and play.

come to an end. He believed that their continuing survival was an impossibility, but Helen told him, “No, I won’t do that. I have to see the end of Hitler, and I just know he’s going to have a bad end.” She later said that belief was part of what kept her going.

Unfortunately, she and her brother eventually

got separated, and before the end of the war, he, their older brother and sister, their parents, and two dozen other relatives were all killed. But Helen kept her promise to herself to live to see the end of Hitler.

When Hitler ignominiously killed himself at age 56 in 1945, Helen, who had eventually escaped

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L.I.’s leadership in clean energy begins with our power grid

Long Island has the potential to be the East Coast’s clean energy hub. Thanks to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s dedication to making New York a leader in renewables, we’re poised to add a fleet of new offshore wind turbines that will transform our energy system.

But 10 years after Hurricane Sandy left 200,000 homes without electricity for weeks, Long Island still does not have a reliable, fortified transmis sion grid that could handle heightened demand, the con nection of addi tional renewable energy projects, like offshore wind, and more frequent intense storms due to changing climate all at once. The grid needs to be rebuilt now, so we’re ready for clean energy and prepared to withstand the next Sandy.

With a commitment to upgrading our transmission grid, Long Islanders would see clear benefits, including an influx of thousands of good-paying jobs, a reinvigo ration of the middle class, and the forging of a clear path to welcoming and integrat ing new offshore wind projects that advance the state’s clean energy goals.

Recent grid failures around the coun

try are reminders of our vulnerability. As frigid temperatures resulted in historic, widespread power outages throughout Texas in 2021, and wildfires continue to cause devastating outages across the Southwest, the weaknesses in our aging national grid have never been more obvious. The American Society of Civil Engineers recently estimat ed that 70 percent of U.S. power lines are well into the second half of their life expectancy, and The Wall Street Journal reported that the grid has become “increasingly unreliable.”

Several states have responded to climate disas ters by investing in local grid-modernization proj ects. After Hurricane Wilma caused sig nificant power outages throughout Flori da in 2005, state regulators and electric utilities undertook initiatives to harden the grid, strengthening power lines to withstand extreme winds and replacing wood transmission structures with steel or concrete. When Hurricane Irma struck Florida in 2017, the Florida Public Service Commission concluded that the gridhardening initiatives had “markedly” reduced outage times, allowing customers — and the state’s economy — to get back to normal faster.

A similar hardening program could work on Long Island, where we some

times struggle to maintain power in just a thunderstorm. The New York Indepen dent System Operator is currently review ing proposals from transmission develop ers, including NextEra Energy Transmis sion New York, to build a resilient grid for Long Island, including com mon-sense hardening solu tions for our substations, a critical part of our trans mission system. By elevat ing equipment on concrete pads as a protective mea sure against flooding and storm surge and improving communication links between substations to ensure reliability during storms, we can significantly strengthen Long Island’s power grid.

The high stakes and potential benefits could not be clearer. The time is now to move these resiliency investments to the top of the priority list.

Modernizing Long Island’s grid will ensure that we can keep the lights on cleanly and reliably while working to maintain New York’s status as a global leader in clean energy initiatives. In 2019, New York passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which makes additional electrification an essen tial part of the strategy to decarbonize our economy, including 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind. However, Long Island’s current transmission system is far too

weak to transfer the renewable energy planned for the area. Grid updates are imperative to offshore wind’s success.

Most important, Long Island is posi tioned to become a state leader in green jobs. The region is home to some of the state’s most skilled technicians and tradespeople who are prepared for this work. Transmission developers and gen eral contractors are willing to work with union labor in our state, and rebuilding the grid has the potential to create between 4,000 and 10,000 jobs in the region over five years of construction later this decade — injecting up to $2.7 billion into the local economy.

Upgrading our transmission system is a win-win for Long Island residents and workers. Improving Long Island’s grid will not only provide our skilled workers, and new workers, with a vital opportunity to build green infrastructure in their com munities and pursue an attainable path to the middle class, but also jumpstart the region’s transition to clean energy.

Climate change is here, and the next Sandy is coming. It’s time for Long Island to take proactive steps to fortify its grid. We can create countless good-paying jobs and build a resilient, storm-hardened transmission grid that will serve Long Islanders’ homes and businesses with a steady stream of clean and reliable energy.

Gary LaBarbera is president of the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council.

to relative safety in, of all places, Germany, was work ing as a maid. She lived to age 99, having graced the Earth for 43 years more than the 56 years Hitler defiled it. When Hitler killed himself inside his underground bunker, he died in defeat, surrounded mainly by peo ple who feared him. When “Miss Helen” died in her Jesup, Georgia, home, she died with dignity, surround ed by people who loved her.

The year after Hitler’s suicide, Helen and her hus band, Howard, an Auschwitz concentration camp sur vivor himself, were blessed with the birth of their daughter, Laura. They then had sons Louis, Robert and Michael, and Helen continues to live on today through Laura, Michael and Robert, and Robert’s daughter, Rachel.

Helen has often been called a Holocaust “survivor,” but she had also been a “striver” and a “thriver.” The dictionary entries for striver (“one who exerts much energy and effort; one who struggles to succeed”) and thriver (“one who grows vigorously, makes steady progress, prospers and flourishes”) could both be illus trated with pictures of my mother-in-law.

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The always-cheerful Hellraiser at the Monster Gallery — Mineola

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Are you happy with New York’s leadership?

Voting is so easy. There used to be a single Election Day. Since 1845, that voting day was on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If you considered voting an important civic duty, you went to your polling place and pulled the levers. We still have an official Election Day, Nov. 8 this year, but in New York state, early voting begins on Saturday and ends Nov. 6. That’s nine days of early voting and a 10th day on Nov. 8.

the national rates of participation range from 37 percent in 2014 to a high of 50 per cent in 2018. In off-year elections in New York state from 2002 to 2018, an average of only 36.6 percent of those who could vote did so. Some blame low voter turnout on how hard we make it to reg ister to vote, as though allowing for same-day regis tration would get more peo ple to head to the polls.

more balanced political landscape in Albany, and of course not in New York City, where most of the partisan cam paign funding — the lifeblood of politi cians’ policy views — comes from.

taken that the vast majority of New York ers would applaud? Or are the Democrats interested only in satisfying their liberal lobbyists and contributors, as opposed to the general welfare? That’s the way it feels.

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Couldn’t be eas ier to vote, right? But less than 60 percent of the eli gible population voted in the five presidential elec tions between 2000 and 2016. Sixtyseven percent of eligible citizens voted in the 2020 presidential election. Kimberly Gonzales, in City & State New York, wrote that “New York’s estimated voter turnout for 2020 was 65.3 percent of eligible voters, ranking New York 30th out of 50 states for voter turnout. … In 2016, New York ranked 39th in voter turnout, when it was 57.2 percent.”

In non-presidential years like this one,

Imagine! Requiring New Yorkers to register to vote ahead of time by presenting qualifying documents (a driver’s license or other ID) and then voting a few weeks later! Oh, the burden! Oh, the suffering!

I am of two minds on voter turnout. On one hand, if 80 to 90 percent of qualified voters went to the polls, at least the winners and los ers could say the people have spoken. The way it is now, people get elected via the party primary system and general elec tions with embarrassingly few votes.

Then again, statewide, almost 50 per cent of New York’s 12.9 million registered voters are Democrats, and only 22 percent are Republicans. There are more regis tered Independents in the state than mem bers of the GOP. So getting more people out to vote in New York doesn’t mean a

Maybe I’m of three minds. I wish more citizens thought more about their votes vis a vis their quality of life, the cost of necessary things, their per sonal safety, the quality and cost of their children’s edu cation, property crime, infrastructure disrepair, and a host of other con cerns.

Nineteen of New York’s 27 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are occu pied by Democrats. Our two senators are Democrats. The Assembly has had a Democratic majority every year since 1992. Democrats have controlled the State Senate since 2019. There’s been a Democrat in the gov ernor’s mansion since 2007.

What are the top five accomplishments this lopsided majority in Albany has delivered? Bail reform? Ha! Getting the demonstrably mentally ill off the streets? Solving the homelessness crisis? Lower taxes? Instead of naming a few things only the left consider achievements, what are the actions state elected officials have

With all that Democratic control of leg islation, taxation, education, public safety and administration, are you happy with how life is in New York? Happy with your tax rates? Happy with how police are treated? Are the residents of New York City happy with the education their chil dren are getting? Do you want to ride the LIRR into Manhattan, and ride the sub way to a show or restaurant? Do you feel that vicious thugs are treated with more respect than the victims of their criminal acts? Are you sick of politicians showing up at autumn street fairs before elections but acting like “Markles” (my new name for obnoxiously privileged, entitled, aloof snobs) the rest of their terms?

I remember a time when incumbents had to earn votes, had to justify their reelection by accomplishing things for the good and welfare of us all. Let’s vote more thoughtfully, vote for more balance in Albany, and send the politicians who’ve brought us to where we are now packing.

John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? oconnell11001@yahoo.com.

When real-life horrors hijack Halloween

nobody wants to be a buzz-kill when it comes to Halloween. I love my candy corn as much as the next grandma, but recent events seem to have sucked the fun out of being just a little bit afraid.

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The political boogeymen and women of our time — Herschel Walker, Mehmet Oz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin McCarthy, Kari Lake, Lauren Boebert, John Gibbs, Doug Mastriano, Joe Kent, Ron DeSantis and dozens of others — could be swept into office, or into more powerful positions, with a strong GOP showing.

to testify about events surrounding the insurrection. There are the many record ings of him demonizing minorities and insulting women, especially those who accuse him of sexual misconduct.

always accompanied by parents. The trick-or-treaters are all well-behaved, Halloween, but we still have Trump huff ing and puffing and trying to blow our house down.

The thrill of Halloween — the walk down the block in the dark, the horror masks and the strangers at the door — all seem a good way for the little ones to venture out. Especially after the lockeddown years of the pandemic, chil dren need to go door to door in their gaudy cos tumes. They need to fill up their goodie bags with a dentist’s dream of hard sugar can dies. They need to feel a little scared and gain some mastery over the unease.

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It’s a fun time for our children, but the over-the-top marketing, the commercial ization of the holiday, the orange cup cakes and pumpkin lattes feel lame. This year especially, real life is so scary that Halloween seems meh. I may feel some good jitters on Halloween, watching kids scoot through the darkness, but I will be deeply anxious a week later, on Election Day, if the pillars of our democracy start

Ironically, many of them, avowed anti-maskers when it comes to Covid-19, are wearing masks of duplicity these days, ped dling lies and disinforma tion. Some are promising to challenge unfavorable elec tion results. I’ve been scared watching Halloween horror movies, but I am ter rified of losing our democracy to extrem ists with an authoritarian agenda.

Even pumpkins aren’t pumpkins any more. No Halloween pumpkin in the his tory of the world can compare with American’s Great Pumpkin, the former president. Really, could you make up the Orange Menace if he didn’t already exist?

There’s that tape out there with him bragging about grabbing women’s geni tals and getting away with it because he’s a star. There is the subpoena last week from the Jan. 6 committee, requiring him

Halloween just cannot compare to a former American president who has indicted himself in his own words as a pro foundly uncouth, blatantly racist xenophobe still try ing to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Sorry, Halloween, you’ve been hijacked by facts on the ground. Nothing can possi bly be as scary as the regu lar news.

Like a poison tree, Don ald Trump has sent roots out all over the country, with once highly respected officials, like Army Gen. Michael Flynn, becoming acolytes and servants to the cause of white Christian nationalism.

Since the ascendency of Trump, cer tain bedrock beliefs, such as the peaceful transition of power in presidential elec tions, have been challenged. Halloween, can you really do better than that? Fake Freddie fingernails and monster teeth just don’t cut it anymore.

When I was a child, we felt nervous, in a good way, when the big kids in creepy costumes rang our doorbell. Now the kids are polite and sweet and most

And about the whole trick thing? Egg ing a car? Toilet paper in the trees? You call those tricks? They’re lame when compared with the cyber wars flashing across the internet. Who can battle back against the tricksters who commandeer our social media to spread lies?

As for ghosts, Halloween, I’m seeing the spirits of Mussolini and Hitler danc ing across America.

According to the Associated Press, “Michael Flynn, who just eight years ago under President Barack Obama led the U.S. military’s intelligence agency, now is at the center of a far-right Christian nationalist movement based in Florida. He urges his supporters to get involved in local politics as a way to change the country from the bottom up.” In Saraso ta, Flynn’s school board picks — backed by the Proud Boys — won.

Clearly, this year the former president and his MAGA tribe trump Halloween. Maybe next year, fright wigs and skele ton costumes will be amusing again. Being a little afraid is cool. Being afraid that the country as we know it is about to implode is terrifying.

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

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