Rockville Centre Herald 12-01-2022

Snowman Hunt kicks off ‘small business season’

By DANiEl offNER doffner@liherald.com

Shopping small is no longer a once-a-year activity.

Vision Long Island announced last Saturday that this year and next, shopping at small, local businesses will be encouraged not just during the holidays, but all yearround.

“Nearly 40 Long Island downtowns have Shop Local and Small Business Saturday events, promotions, and holi-

day activities, so now it is small business season,” LI Main Street Alliance founder Eric Alexander said. “With economic headwinds due to inflation and winter energy costs, it’s more important than ever to support your independent local businesses.”

The focus on shopping small has been a major help for local businesses looking to drive up commerce during the holidays. That’s why the Village of Rockville Centre

opens up free parking throughout the community each year to encourage people to come out and shop.

“There’s no denying that small stores, gift shops and a variety of other businesses are essential for a healthy local economy that sustains the unique character and quality of life that exists here,” Mayor Francis Murray said. “We’re fortunate enough to have a thriving downtown,

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Friends of Mercy prepares to host 86th annual ball

By DANiEl offNER doffner@liherald.com

For more than eight decades, the Friends of Mercy Hospital have kicked off the holiday season with their annual Mercy Ball, a celebration of the care provided by Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital to the surrounding communities.

Friends of Mercy Hospital, which has been in existence for nearly 90 years, is composed of men who have volunteered in support of projects that advance the medical and surgical care of the hospital’s patients.

On Saturday, more than 400 people are expected to attend the 86th annual Mercy Ball at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.

Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray will receive the Bishop John R. McGann Lifetime Achievement Award this year, which is presented to a distinguished volunteer who has raised funds through the Friends

of Mercy to advance the level of care at the hospital.

“I am truly humbled by this recognition and award,” Murray said in a statement. “Mercy Hos pital and its staff continue to be a big part of our community and consistently provide tremendous service and care to our residents. It is where I and so many of my family mem bers were brought into this world. They will always have a special place in my heart. I am grateful and thankful for all the good they do and the fact that we can always count on them for the well being of our vil lage.”

Two other awards will be presented at the ball. Dr. Aleem Ali will receive the Theodore Roosevelt Award for Outstanding Achievement, pre sented by the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council to an individu al who has contributed to the development of Long Island’s community hospitals, in the spirit of the renowned presi dent’s lifelong devotion to public

MEMBERS of ViSioN Long Island, the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other organizations joined Lisa Umansky — president of the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce, and owner of Polka Dot Pound Cake — for the start of ‘small business season.’

M ercy Hospital and its staff continue to be a big part of our community.

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MLK Center celebrates Thanksgiving

Members of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, located at 150 N. Centre Ave., joined village officials and members of the school district to cele brate an early Thanksgiving with a deli cious feast on Nov. 17.

–Daniel Offner

StudentS from molloy College help pitch in for the annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the MLK Center.

rVC SChoolS Superintendent Matt Gaven and members of the Board of Education joins MLK Center Director Patrick Morris for their annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 17.

Photos courtesy Village of Rockville Centre mlK Center direCtor Patrick Morris shares a few words about the holiday season during the annual Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 17.

The ‘Odds’ pull off a win in overtime

Rockville Centre brings back alumni lacrosse at South Side High School

While many communities on Long Island see high school sports players move on fully once they graduate, Rockville Cen tre brings them back to compete in spe cial alumni games.

Unfortunately, this tradition was stunted by the pandemic, and until now, the last time Rockville Cen tre was able to do this was in 2019. But with Covid in the rearview mirror, Rockville Centre was able to host an alumni lacrosse match at South Side High School on Nov. 25. With many alumni home for Thanksgiv ing, attendance and participation were both high.

Over 40 alumni registered to play. The game pitted odd-numbered graduating years against even-num bered graduating years, and was a high-scoring event that saw the odd-numbered years, wearing white, win 11-10 in overtime.

It was a perfect way to kick off the holiday season, and Mayor Franklin Murray was in attendance. Pro vided Covid remains somewhat benign, this event may have revived an annual tradition for Rockville Centre.

in a nailbiteR, the Odds pulled off the win in overtime, with the final score being 11-10.

Dominic moRiaRty, pictuReD here, graduated in 2017 and thus played for the Odds.

kent lucas, left, graduated in 2004, while Alex Heller graduated in 2005. The pair may very well have played together in high school, but due to their graduating years were

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Rockville centRe was finally able to bring back its alumni lacrosse game on Nov. 25 after being out of commission since before Covid. It pitted odd-numbered graduating years, in white, against even-numbered graduating years, in purple.

adversaries in this game.

–Michael Malaszczyk

Mayor Murray to be honored at Friends of Mercy ball

Michael Boranian said in a statement.

service.

In addition, Helen Helkowski will receive the Sister Mary Nadine Casey, CIJ Award, which honors a member of the Mercy staff who best personifies the values of the hospital and the Congrega tion of the Infant Jesus, whose members founded it in 1913.

The proceeds from the Mercy Ball will help support two new facilities coming to the hospital, the Pain Management Cen ter of Excellence and the new state-ofthe-art Pre-Surgical Testing Center, both of which are expected to open in next year.

“We are looking forward to a success ful Mercy Ball as we celebrate over 109 years of quality health care to the com munity,” Friends of Mercy President

Murray will also serve as one of the chairs of the event, along with Gloria DiSciullo, of Muttontown.

One of the ball’s annual traditions is the presentation of the Mercy Honor Guard, which is composed of high school students, who escort the Grand March of dignitaries into the ballroom, preceded by a color guard from the U.S. Marine Corps, and are then presented to the bishop. Following the program, guests enjoy dinner and dancing.

This year marks a return to normalcy after virtual celebrations were held in the interest of caution during the pan demic. For tickets, sponsorship opportu nities and complete event information, go to MercyBall.com, call (516) 705-2618 or email Gloria.DiSciullo@chsli.org.

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CatholiC health’s MerCy Hospital has stood on its Rockville Centre campus for over 100 years. This year it will honor three distinguished guests for their service to the hospital and its staff.

Lianne Webb, Natalia Suaza take home crowns

Baldwin, Valley Stream contestants win at Miss Long Island pageant

By daniEL oFFnER doffner@liherald.com

Lianne Webb and Natalia Suaza stood out from among dozens of contestants from across Nassau and Suffolk counties, crowned winners of Miss Long Island and Miss Teen Long Island.

The two young women from Baldwin and Valley Stream were among those who gathered at the Madison Theatre at Molloy College on Nov. 20, selected by a panel of judges based on their talents, drive, beauty and compassion.

Before stepping on stage, Suaza said that she set out to complete the New York City Marathon as a way to take herself out of her comfort zone and face her fears head-on.

Upon her coronation as the new Miss Teen Long Island, Sauza says she plans to work with Long Island communities, spreading her message of cancer aware ness.

“With my title, I hope to partner with the Center for Hope at Northwell Hospi tal and the Calvary Hospital,” she said.

Having lost her father when she was just 9, these organizations helped pro vide Suaza an opportunity to talk about him — just as they helped others with loved ones who have passed, and to try and live the lives that they would’ve wanted them to live. Suaza also praised their free summer camp that was offered for her and her siblings.

“This really impacted my life and made me as strong as I am today,” she said.

Leanne Baum, executive director of the Miss Long Island pageants, said that over the next year, both of the winners will make guest appearances to promote their platform.

Webb’s platform aims to promote advocacy for children. She works as a

behavioral therapist with Achieve Beyond, where she works with students with autism. She’s also a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island.

By promoting these different causes across Long Island, the goal is for the pageant winners to become role models for change in the world. This year, for example, all of the pageant contestants came together before the big night to help collect food for Island Harvest, Baum said. In fact, they ended up with more than 400 pounds of food for Long Island’s largest food bank.

Both Webb and Sauza now move on to compete for Miss New York USA and Miss Teen New York USA next August.

Some of the runners-up from this year’s Miss Long Island competition include Jenna Hofmann of West Islip, Alexandra Ali of Commack, Alliyah St. Omer of North Baldwin, and Michelle Lent of Glen Cove.

The Miss Teen Long Island competi tion runners-up include Emily Hall and Valarie Goorahoo of Valley Stream, Rudra Patel of Farmingdale, and Kyra Smith of East Hampton.

Miss Long isLand Teen 2023 Natalia Suaza, from Valley Stream, joined by Miss Long Island Pageants executive director Leanne Baum, and Miss Long Island 2023 Lianne Webb, from Baldwin.

ThE 2022 Miss Teen Long Island winner Jessica Fuentes crowns her successor, Natalia Suaza, of Valley Stream.

ThE 2022 Miss Long Island winner Nadgeena Jerome crowns fellow Baldwin native and 2023 Miss Long Island winner Lianne Webb.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Miss Long isLand contestants hit the stage at the Madison Theatre in their glorious gowns, showing their best for judges Matthew James Graziano, Yasmeen Gumbs, Amy Amato of RichnerLive, Peter Andolina and Edson Estime

D’Esposito in driver’s seat to House floor

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

He was an obscure candidate from Island Park who went up against a Republican powerhouse — and won.

His name was Al D’Amato, who would go on to serve 18 years in the U.S. Senate before being upended himself by Chuck Schumer in 1998. D’Amato’s early political career in Island Park involved him running village elec tions, which helped him get his feet wet before heading to Congress.

Now, four decades later, voters have sent another Island Park resident to Washington as Anthony D’Esposito makes his way to the floor of the House of Representatives, in congressional seat he flipped from Democrat to Republican.

“I don’t think that coming from a small community prepares you to be in politics,” D’Esposito said, after defeating Laura Gillen in the November election. “I think it opens your eyes to what community is all about.”

But getting involved on a local level in the fire depart ment, Kiwanis, chamber of commerce or a civic group is “really what opens people’s eyes to further public ser vice” — paralleling how the Hempstead town council man got his start.

Mentioning D’Amato’s influence during his victory speech election night, D’Esposito says he’s pleased to be adding to the village’s story.

“That’s a piece of history, especially coming from a small tight-knit community,” he said. “It’s a place where I was born, raised, called home. The fact that we’ve sent two members of our little village to represent us in Washington, D.C. I think is pretty cool.”

On Long Island, those within the Town of Hempstead have wondered who will fill his empty seat on the town board. D’Esposito still has a month or so left before he

has to pack up and head to Capitol Hill, but says he’ll “figure that out when the time comes.”

He spent his first week in Washington undergoing ori entation, and hopes when it comes time to join commit tees, he’ll find himself on homeland security, and trans portation and infrastructure.

Worried about the state of people’s pocketbooks as well as their quality of life, D’Esposito says nothing has

changed his campaign promises since winning.

“The duration of this campaign, the message has been the same,” D’Esposito said. “And people are con cerned about things that affect their pockets. They’re concerned about crime, and they want someone to repre sent them that’s willing to cross party lines and work with others in order to deliver for our communities.”

But then again, he’s already posting negative com ments on social media about some Democratic col leagues like U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. D’Esposito says their track records leave much to be desired.

“When it comes to Nancy Pelosi, the fact that we can all ask ourselves, ‘Are we better off today than we were two years ago when Joe Biden took office?’ And she’s been nothing but a rubber stamp for the Biden adminis tration,” he said. “And I think a lot of the issues that we’re dealing with on Long Island are issues that are reflective of the administration.”

So, which Democrats will D’Esposito work with?

“People that are there to deliver for the communities that they represent,” he said. “Not just be a loud mouth piece and looking for headlines on Twitter and CNN.”

Sitting down as a delegation after Thanksgiving, D’Esposito says he’s looking forward to making America safer, the economy stronger, and energy greener. But his first focus will be eliminating the cap on state and local taxes, otherwise known as a SALT cap.

“For me, what’s most important is delivering change to Long Island,” D’Esposito said. “Working hard to repeal the SALT cap, so that we can bring tax relief to commu nities here in New York — some of the individuals who pay the highest taxes in the nation. So, there’s a lot of work to do.

“But I look forward to getting to D.C. again, rolling up my sleeves, and getting to work.”

Courtesy Anthony D’Esposito

By the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building sits freshly elected Anthony D’Esposito, a Republican from Island Park, getting ready for his first day in Congress.

Red Storm headed to compete at Disney

The Rockville Centre Red Storm intramural soccer club is heading to Dis ney World in Orlando on Dec. 8 to com pete the U.S. Youth Soccer National Play er Recruitment and Opportunity Tour nament.

Essentially, this means that the girls soccer club will compete against the top teams in the country.

Coach Sean Curtis said that this group of kids have been playing together since they were in kindergarten and have stuck together since they were in fourth grade. The 18 kids that make up the team are currently students in 8th and 9th grades and this is their sixth season as a travel team.

“We are continually trying to raise the bar for our girls and our team,” Curtis said. “This tournament is a very visible way to do that and to show that their commitment has paid off.”

Coach Ciaran Barry said that all of the girls on the team have worked so hard

Courtesy of RVC Red Storm

There’s no better time to under stand what confirmation bias is than during election season. What I believe is right! Your belief is not only wrong; it’s moronic and you’re an idiot to think the way you do!

Both parties believe their convictions are right, reasonable and rational, based on what they hear, see and their life experience. “My side bias,” officially termed “confirmation bias” is when people seek out, remember and interpret information, factually true or false, that confirm their beliefs while ignoring or refuting infor mation that challenges their beliefs.

When it is election sea son people seek out infor mation that paints their candidates in a good light, the other party’s candidates in a negative light. We look for details that uphold our beliefs, ignoring details that oppose our beliefs. No won der so many of us swear by MSNBC news while others are just as dedicated to FOX News.

and forth, I recognized he was right. I was giving all my attention to the sec tion of the report that warned of terror ist activity in Northern Uganda, a sec tion of the country you needed a visa to enter. My fears pushed me to attend to the information supportive of my exist ing premise, ignoring what didn’t con form to my initial belief. Glenn’s lack of fear allowed him to be more objective. So, are we doomed to be forever biased toward whatever confirms our existing beliefs?

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Yes and No. Some of us hold tight to our beliefs, even when the evidence overwhelming shows that our beliefs are false. “Damn the evidence; those brainy experts think they know everything but they don’t know a damn thing.” Oth ers, however, change their beliefs with new knowledge and understanding.

Though we may believe that our thinking is sane, sensible and sound, when we’re dealing with an emotionally charged issue (especially fear) or a deep ly entrenched belief, our thinking pro cesses themselves may not be rational or reasonable.

A personal story I’ll share with you: When my son Glenn who worked for the U.S. agency - Aid to International Development - called me from Ukraine where he was working to tell me his next assignment would be in Uganda, I panicked. This was about 20+ years ago when the only association I had with Uganda was Idi Amin, the bloody tyrant. To bolster my belief, I visited the US State Department website and read about how dangerous the country was. I faxed the report to Glenn showing him proof of the dangers he’d face if he went there. He faxed me back, See Mom; I told you Uganda was safe. After conveying our positions back

Still, confirmation bias is here to stay. So next time you’re in the midst of a heated argument, and you’re absolutely sure you’re right, take a moment to consider whether confirmation bias may be contributing to your overconfi dence.

Then, take a deep breath, step back from your sermonizing, and with an open, curious mind, listen. Truly listen to what the other person is saying. Even if you view things differently, see if you can at least partially agree with some thing he has said. Or, imagine based on her life experience, how she might legit imately think that way. If we could all do that, perhaps then we wouldn’t be quite as divided as we are now.

©2022

Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives and overcome pro crastination and fear. Contact her at DrSapadin@aol.com. Visit her website at www.PsychWisdom.com

Linda Sapadin

Patient thanks the team that saved his life

During the Thanksgiving holiday avid bowlers Salvatore and Cynthia Panzarella of Lynbrook didn’t bowl or make a turkey. Instead they will be hanging out at home after experiencing a life-changing event.

Before celebrating all that they are thankful for, Sal, 55, and Cynthia are returned to Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital to thank the medical teams that saved Sal’s life.

On Nov. 8, Sal suffered a heart attack. He got to work at 5 a.m. and by 7 a.m. began feeling a tingling sensation in his shoulders. By 9 a.m. the feeling had trav eled down to his fingers.

Sal, who works in Brooklyn, waited for his co-worker to arrive to cover his shift at 9:45 a.m. and drove himself home. Thankfully, Cynthia was home and sprang into action and drove Sal directly to Mercy’s emergency depart ment.

In the emergency department, the tri age nurse recognized Sal could be hav ing a heart attack and within four min utes of his arrival performed an EKG.

Upon the results, the team activated a Code STEMI to ensure Sal received lifesaving intervention as soon as possible as “time is muscle.” In less than 20 min utes, Sal was in the St. Francis Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Mercy Hospital where a team of doctors and nurses were ready for his arrival.

Sal received a balloon angioplasty

that cleared the blockage and reestab lished blood flow to his heart, as well as three stents. His door-to-balloon time of 38 minutes beats the national require ment of 90 minutes.

Sal who considers himself relatively healthy and active wants people to know that having a heart attack does not feel

the same for everyone.

“I wasn’t experiencing crushing chest pain so I wasn’t too worried. Knowing what I know now, I’m beyond thankful for my wife for taking me to Mercy and to the staff for ultimately saving my life.”

Sal cannot wait to get back to work

because he has too much time to spare, but more importantly back on the lanes to bowl his heart out. He hopes Dr. Yadav will clear him sooner rather than later because he says, “I feel like noth ing happened.”

–Submitted by Mercy Hospital

Courtesy Mercy Hospital

Salvatore Panzarella of Lynbrook thanks the staff at Mercy hospital who helped save his life.

with a variety of shops to meet every holiday shopping list. Please support our neighbors and shop small this holiday season.”

To help encourage people to shop local, Chamber of Commerce President Lisa Umansky, who owns Polka Dot Pound Cake, on North Long Beach Road, created the Rockville Centre Snowman Hunt, a scavenger hunt for children that sends them to shops and other business es in search of snowmen hidden inside.

For the seventh annual Snowman Hunt this year, 33 businesses have agreed to participate, and kids 12 and younger are encouraged to join the search.

“Every participating chamber mem ber gets maps, a poster and a little snow man,” Umansky explained, “and chil dren are encouraged to run around town to find them.”

Flyers at the participating businesses will be stamped with their location for each of the snowmen the kids find. Any one who finds 10 of them they will be entered in a drawing for a $50 gift certifi cate, and those who find all 33 will have a shot at a $100 gift certificate.

To help kick off the holiday shopping season, Vision Long Island and the Nas sau Council of Chambers of Commerce held a news conference outside Polka Dot Pound Cake to announce the extension of Small Business Saturday through the end of December.

with GettinLocal, a tech company that has been tasked with creating and launching an Explore Long Island mobile app to provide consumers with information on local businesses.

Small Business Saturday began as a consumer holiday created by American Express in 2010. In the most recent holi day seasons, it has taken on new signifi cance for businesses struggling to sur vive despite the shutdowns and econom

ic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

“Small Business Saturday reminds all of us how important that is, not only as business owners but to help our commu nities here in Rockville Centre and in Long Island,” Umansky said.

This year’s Small Business Saturday appeared to be a smashing success for many local shops, which reported large increases in foot traffic.

Kerry Punzi, the owner of the Giftolo gist, on Park Avenue, said the shop had about 20 percent more customers over the weekend than it had around the same time last year. She added that the shop had taken part in the Snowman Hunt since it began.

“We’ve always participated,” Punzi said. “Lisa (Umansky) always comes up with something innovative. The kids seem to really like it.”

“It has been amazing,” said Jeannine Palladino, owner of Jeannine’s Gifts, on Park Avenue. “We have such great, loyal customers supporting small businesses.”

Palladino said that she has been at her location downtown for almost 19 years, and has also taken part in the Snowman Hunts. “It’s a nice, fun community activi ty,” she said.

Children have until Dec. 23 to find all the snowmen at participating shops and businesses. To learn more, go to Rockvill eCentreChamberofCommerce.com.

Daniel Offner/Herald browsed the shelves at the Giftologist, on Park Avenue.

STEPPING OUT

‘First Couple’ of ‘Up, Up and Away’ with Marilyn McCoo Billy Davis Jr.

By Mary Malloy

It’s easy to see why seven-time Grammy winners Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., have been married for 53 years. A dynamic duo on and off the stage, the former members of the 196070s group The 5th Dimension have an easy way of sharing the conversation, finishing each other’s sentences, and endearingly calling each other “baby.” They are in true harmony — and headed to Tilles Center for the Performing Arts for “Up, Up and Away! A Musical Fable,” with special guest The Next Dimension, on Saturday.

As two of the lead vocalists with one of the top pop-R&B-soul-jazz groups of the era, their popular classics — among them “Up, Up and Away,” “Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “One Less Bell to Answer” and “Stoned Soul Picnic” — live on. Graced with McCoo’s three-octave vocal range, the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2002, and have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

After a decade with The 5th Dimension, McCoo and Davis decided to step away in 1975 to establish themselves as a duo. They had immediate success with the single “You Don’t Have to Be a Star (To Be In My Show)” which hit No. 1 on the charts and earned them a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. They have since enjoyed enduring success through the years as recording artists, performers and authors. Throughout their career, this showbiz couple has been honored with seven Grammy Awards and earned 15 gold and three platinum records, as well as enjoyed starring roles on television and the Broadway stage.

• Sat., Dec. 3, 8 p.m.

• Tilles Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall, LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd. Brookville

• Tickets are available at TillesCenter.org, or by calling the box office at (516) 299-3100

Their many endeavors go beyond their musical achievements. They also have a movie coming out during the holidays, “The Waltons Thanksgiving,” on the CW network. “It’s family-oriented, and it’s so perfect for this time of year,” McCoo says. “It’s nice for people to remember the warmth and love and excitement that comes from family.”

From East to West

“We are so looking forward to being in New York,” says McCoo, who, with Davis, calls California home. “We’ve visited, but we haven’t done a show there in quite a while. We truly always enjoy coming back … Long Island is such a pretty area, and we’re very excited.”

“We love New York, we have a history with New York,” Davis adds.

“Up, Up and Away” is a journey and musical celebration of their iconic music. The concert also includes tributes to fellow music legends including The Beatles (McCoo and Davis’ contemporaries) and The 5th Dimension’s original lineup.

They will perform some songs from their newest CD, “Blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons,” a celebration of The Beatles’ timeless music. The album covers 10 Beatles classics and solos. “It’s so relevant,” Davis says about the title track. “It fits in with things that are happening today. The young people are very concerned with what was going on in the world.”

And what about their own iconic songs as the “First Couple” of Pop & Soul?

“Of course, we’ll enjoy doing many of our hits,” says Davis. “They wouldn’t let us off the stage if we didn’t!”

Tony Danza

The actor-entertainer croons the classics in his cabaret turn. In ‘Standards & Stories,’ he performs a selection of his favorite standards from the Great American Songbook, plus selections from Jason Robert Brown’s score for ‘Honeymoon in Vegas,’ while interweaving stories about his life and personal connection to the music. Danza combines timeless music with wit, charm, storytelling, and a dash of soft shoe and ukulele, in this evening of glorious songs and personal storytelling, backed by a four-piece band. Perhaps best known for his starring roles on two of TV’s most cherished and long-running series, “Taxi” and “Who’s The Boss,” Danza has also established himself as a song and dance man, and received rave reviews for his performance in the Broadway musical comedy ‘Honeymoon In Vegas.’

Friday, Dec. 2, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $62. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post campus, Route 25A, Brookville. (516) 2993100 or TillesCenter.org.

Judy Collins: Holidays & His

The iconic legend lends her voice to holiday standards along with her classic hit songs as only she can. Collins performs holiday classics, along with songs from her latest album ‘Spellbound’ — her 55th album and first complete album of originals — and beloved songs culled from her six-decade career. Collins is as creatively vigorous as ever, writing, touring worldwide, and nurturing fresh talent. She is a modern-day Renaissance woman who is also an accomplished painter, filmmaker, record label head, musical mentor, and an in-demand keynote speaker for mental health and suicide prevention. She continues to create music of hope and healing that lights up the world and speaks to the heart.

Saturday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m. $70, $65, $60. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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Courtesy Darren Stone/Jon Carrasco

Photos: Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., honored with multiple Grammy awards numerous gold and platinum records, return to the concert stage with their iconic hits — and some surprise selections.

THE SCENE

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.

On stage

Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical,”

TThursday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m; Friday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 3, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 4, 2:30 p.m. Based on the 1993 film, which starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret, this adaptation captures the lovably crotchety characters through humor, great songs, and the affectionate depiction of a small town. It’s performed 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.

Friday Flicks

Legally Blonde: The Musical

The ultimate Broadway tribute to girl power arrives at Tilles Center, Saturday, Dec. 10, 4 and 8 p.m. Elle Woods, is ready to prove who’s in charge (again) in this ultimate Broadway tribute to girl power, on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Based on the beloved movie, the musical follows Elle’s transformation as she tackles stereotypes, sexism, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams, and proves that you can be both ‘legally blonde’ and the smartest person in the room. Tickets are $89, $69, $59, $49; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

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.

Join the Rockville Centre Public Library on Friday, Dec. 2,2 p.m. for a special showing of the new film, “Where the Crawdads Sing,” based on the bestseller that follows the story of a 19-year-old girl from North Carolina, who is accused of murder by the mistrusting residents of a nearby town. For information, go to RVCLibrary. org.

Holiday fun

Visit the streets of 19th century London during the darkest days of the year, in this adaption of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” with the Experiential Theater Company, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1,-2 10:15 a.m and noon; Saturday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 7, 10:15 a.m. and noon, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage. Meet the Cratchit family, Mr. Scrooge, and the ghosts of past, present and future in this interactive show that weaves together music, humor, puppetry and collaboration. Celebrate the change of seasons through this beloved literary tale. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

Happy Hanukkah

Get ready for Hanukkah by learning all about dreidels, at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Dec. 3, 1-3 p.m.

Discover the game’s history and rules, and decorate your own dreidel to take home, at the drop-in program. Visit the museum on Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Tree LIghting

Join the Village of Rockville Centre for its annual Christmas tree lighting Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m., on the Village Green, lalong Maple Avenue.

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Art talk

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “Photography: Beauty and Truth,” in a session that examines the intensely emotional approach to photography taken by many of the greats, including Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans, and the analytic, formal path of the Bechers, Struth, Hofer and many Contemporary artists. Participation is limited; registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.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.

On exhibit

Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Matinee time

Join crafty Jack Frost on a magical, musical winter adventure, in Plaza Theatrical’s production of “Jack Frost,” Saturday, Dec. 3, 11 a.m. Also Dec. 17. The story, narrated by a groundhog name Pardon-Me-Pete, tells us about the immortal winter sprite, who falls in love with a human girl named Elisa after rescuing her. Tickets are $15. Bring the kids to the Plaza stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Grants will

The Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center has been awarded the “Next Big Idea” grant from the Butler Endowment Fund through UJA-Federation of New York to begin a Teaching Assistant Development Pro gram. This new and innovative program will teach adults with disabili ties the skills to work in early childhood classrooms and school-age childcare pro grams.

The curriculum will con sist of classes taught by staff from the Child Care Council of Nassau County, in subjects such as child development, health and safety, supervision, and age-appropriate activities. Students will also be given internships in childcare set tings run by the Friedberg JCC and their partners. The goal is for individuals to learn to work with children in a sup portive environment with cur riculum and job placement adapted to their abilities.

“We believe that this pro gram will lead to paid employ ment in child care programs.. This is something that is severely needed in Long Island,” said Marcy Hallerman, Friedberg JCC Senior Program Director. For more information about the TADP, those interested can contact Jose SaintLouis, Teaching Assistant Development Program Coordinator at tjsaint-louis@ friedbergjcc.org or (516) 299-6527.

The Jack Fanning Memorial Founda tion “Angels for Autism” fund has award ed the Friedberg JCC with a grant to pro

vide sexuality classes to adults with Autism and other developmental delays. The funding will allow for individuals to enroll in the Elevatus Sexuality Educator and Trainer course.

“Sex Education is a topic that is not taught to many individuals with disabili ties. As a result, they do not understand how their bodies work, and they are at a much greater risk of being taken advantage of than other peo ple their age. Having the abili ty to offer these classes to members of our community will give them accurate infor mation and skills for making healthy decisions about sexu ality,” said Marcy Hallerman, Friedberg JCC Senior Pro gram Director. For more information about this pro gram, contact Marcy Haller man at mhallerman@fried bergjcc.org or (516) 634-4173.

For more than 60 years, the Friedberg JCC has been a foundation of the South Shore community, providing social and educational pro grams, plus vitally needed services for individuals of all ages. Locat ed in Oceanside with additional Early Childhood Centers in Long Beach, Lyn brook and Merrick, the JCC operates pro grams for new mothers/new babies, day care, nursery school, after school activi ties, summer camps, teen programs, adult activities, special needs programs, holi day events and cultural activities.

–Karina Kovac

Herald file photo

The Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center has been awarded two grants that will assist adults with disabilities.

Marcy hallerMan Senior program director,

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION LAKEVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE LAKEVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with Chapter 403 of the Laws of the State of New York for 1977, an election will be held in the Lakeview Public Library District on December 6, 2022, the polls to be open between the hours of 4 p.m. o’clock p.m. and 10 o’clock p.m. standard time, at the Lakeview Public Library, 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, New York, in said District for the purpose of electing one (1) Library Trustee for a term of five (5) years to succeed Ka’re Akins which term expires on the 31st day of December 2022. The voting will be by paper ballot. The polls will be opened at 4:00 p.m. and remain opened until 10:00 p.m. and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballot.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution adopted at a meeting of the Trustees of the Lakeview Public Library District held on the 19th day of October 2022, candidates for Library Trustee shall file their names with the District Clerk at the Lakeview Public Library, 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, New York, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of such election, subscribed by twenty-five (25) qualified electors (as defined below) of the District. A qualified elector is a person who is registered to vote and who has resided in the Library District at least 30 days prior to the Library District election. Only resident qualified electors are eligible to hold office of Library Trustee or to vote at a Library District election. Sample petition forms are available at the Library.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the Lakeview Public Library election may be made at the Lakeview Public Library at 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, New York 11570. Completed applications must be received by the Lakeview Public Library at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or one (1) day before the election; if the ballot is to be personally delivered to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received at the Lakeview Public Library no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 6, 2022. A list

of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the administrative office of the Lakeview Public Library between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election except Sundays, and between the hours of 10a.m. and 12 noon on the Saturday prior to the election, and such list will also be available for inspection at the polling place at the election of members of the Board of Trustees.

By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Lakeview Public Library District.

Dated: October 19th, 2022

Rockville Centre, New York District Clerk Lakeview Public Library 135266

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE ELECCIONES ANUALES DISTRITO DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE LAKEVIEW DE LA CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

A LOS ELECTORES HABILITADOS DEL DISTRITO DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE LAKEVIEW: SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con el Capítulo 403 de las Leyes del Estado de Nueva York de 1977, se celebrará una elección en el Distrito de la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview el 6 de diciembre de 2022, con las urnas abiertas entre las 4 p.m. y las 10 p.m., hora estándar, en la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview, ubicada en 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, Nueva York, con el fin de elegir un (1) administrador de la biblioteca para un período de cinco (5) años para suceder a Ka’re Akins cuyo término caduca el 31 de diciembre de 2022. La votación se realizará con papeletas. Las urnas se abrirán a las 4:00 p.m. y permanecerán abiertas hasta las 10:00 p.m. y todo el tiempo que sea necesario para que los votantes presentes puedan emitir su voto.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con una resolución adoptada en una reunión de los Fideicomisarios del Distrito de la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview celebrada el 19 de octubre de 2022, los candidatos a Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca deberán presentar sus nombres ante el Secretario del Distrito en la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview, 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, Nueva York, al menos diez (10) días antes de la fecha de dicha elección, suscritos por veinticinco (25) electores habilitados (según se define a continuación) del Distrito. Un elector habilitado es

una persona que está registrada para votar y que ha residido en el Distrito de la Biblioteca por lo menos 30 días antes de la elección del Distrito de la Biblioteca. Sólo los electores habilitados residentes reúnen los requisitos para ocupar el cargo de Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca o para votar en una elección del Distrito de la Biblioteca. Los formularios de petición de muestra están disponibles en la Biblioteca.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de votos en ausencia para la elección de la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview pueden hacerse en la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview en 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, Nueva York 11570. Las solicitudes completadas deben ser recibidas por la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview por lo menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la papeleta se le debe enviar por correo al votante o un (1) día antes de la elección; si la papeleta debe ser entregada personalmente al votante. Las papeletas para votos en ausencia deben ser recibidas en la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 6 de diciembre de 2022. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les han emitido las papeletas en ausencia, estará disponible para su inspección en la oficina administrativa de la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview entre las 10 a.m. y 5 p.m. en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores al día de la elección, excepto los domingos, y entre las horas de 10 a.m. y 12 del mediodía del sábado anterior a la elección, y dicha lista también estará disponible para su inspección en el lugar de votación en la elección de los miembros del Consejo de Administración.

Por orden del Consejo de Administración del Distrito de la Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview.

Con fecha: 19 de octubre de 2022 Rockville Centre, Nueva York

Secretario de distrito Biblioteca Pública de Lakeview 135268

LEGAL NOTICE

Village of Rockville Centre Nassau County, New York

Notice of Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Date: December 7, 2022

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 340 Rockville Centre Village Code NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Village of Rockville Centre will hold a Zoning Appeals Hearing at the Sandel Senior Center 50 South Park Avenue, Rockville Centre at 7:00 p.m.

LEGAL NOTICE

December 7, 2022, at 7:00 PM Case # 37-2022Matthew Shirano & Danielle Denunzio

To construct a one-story side addition with interior renovations with a proposed lot coverage of 33.2% where 30% is the maximum allowable, within a Residence A district.

Premises known as 18 Stonehenge Road Case # 38-2022 - Kevin Reich & Lori Ferraro

To construct rear and side additions with interior alterations with a side yard setback of 4 feet 10 3/4 inches, where 8.0 feet is the minimum required, a rear yard setback of 23 feet 3 Ω inches, where 25.0 feet is the minimum required and an impervious surface area of 53% exceeding the 45 % maximum within a Residence A district.

Premises known as 109 Voorhis Avenue Case # 39-2022 - Nuvo Development Partners LLC

To construct a selfstorage building, within a “Business A District” which requires sixty-four (64) parking spaces where seven (7) nonconforming spaces are provided with no with driveways and aisles as per the standards and dimensions of Charts I, II and III where driveways and isles are required.

Premises known as 490-500 Sunrise Highway Case # 40-2022 - WMG Rockville Owner LLC

To construct an interior second story without increasing the existing building height and to convert the entire building to a mini storage warehouse use in a “Business A-1 District”, where 91 parking spaces are required and 5 are provided and 2 are nonconforming, and where one story and 18 feet maximum height is required and two stories and 18 feet is proposed.

Premises known as 117 North Long Beach Road Dated: November 18, 2022

BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, Rockville Centre, New York

J. Robert Schenone, Chairman Patrick D. O’Brien, Secretary Information and records for appeals cases are available at the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Appeals, 110 Maple Avenue, RVC, NY 135697

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Public Hearing

Village of Rockville Centre Nassau County, New York Meeting Date: December 5th, 2022

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 330 Rockville Centre Village Code NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN that the Exterior Design Review Board of the Village of Rockville Centre will have a Public Hearing at the Sandel Senior Center, 50 South Park Avenue, Rockville Centre

LEGAL NOTICE December 5, 2022 at 7:00 PM Case No. 14-2022

Patrick Kilgannon 195 Voorhis Avenue Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Description: Additions and alterations to a single-family dwelling with attached garage.

Premises known as: 195 Voorhis Avenue The Exterior Design Review Board OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE

Eugene Murray Village Hall, Rockville Centre, New York

George Bella, Chairperson of the consultants to The Exterior Design Review Board

Thomas Domanico, Secretary to The Consultants Information and records for Exterior Design Review cases are available the Office of the Secretary, 110 Maple Avenue, RVC 135696

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006-4, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-4, Plaintiff AGAINST SANDRA LUCAS A/K/A SANDRA GLOVER, AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY LUCAS A/K/A ANTHONY J. LUCAS A/K/A ANTHONY JURRAY LUCAS; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 25, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 13, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 432 LOCUST COURT, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY 11570. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 38 Block: K Lot: 804. Approximate amount of judgment $459,893.03 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #008751/2013. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the

NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. 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. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Fein, Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N Westbury, NY 11590 SPSNY225 73193 135229

and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. 135219

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

LEGAL

NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST 2006-HE2, Plaintiffagainst - MATTHEW P. ROBERTI A/K/A MATTHEW PAUL ROBERTI, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 19, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 13th day of December, 2022 at 2:30 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 30 Fonda Road, Rockville Centre, New York 11570. (Section: 36, Block: 363, Lot: 202)

Approximate amount of lien $1,060,130.14 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 608735/2018.

Julianne Bonomo, Esq., Referee.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409 Dated: October 21, 2022

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST VII, Plaintiff, vs. ALEXIS LIBEROVSKY, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 30, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on December 19, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 29 Seaman Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Rockville Centre, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 38, Block 274 and Lot 329. Approximate amount of judgment is $342,559.99 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 6202/12. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine.

COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

John K. Moss, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No. 193083-6 135314

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU-AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP., Plaintiff, -againstTIMOTHY MARTIN FANNON, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET FANNON, DECEASED; ROBERT FANNON JR, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET FANNON, DECEASED, if he be living

and if he be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint; MAUREEN EMILIO AKA MAUREEN MCCARTHY FANNON, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET FANNON, DECEASED; DONNA FRICKE AKA DONNA FANNON, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET FANNON, DECEASED; ANY AND ALL KNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MARGARET FANNON, DECEASED; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10,” said names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, intended to be, possible tenants or occupants of the premises, or corporations, persons, or other entities having or claiming a lien upon the mortgaged premises; Defendants - Index No. 600649/2022 Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-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 Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated November 1, 2022.

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

December 1, 2022 —

‘Inside’ being Amy Schumer’s mother

Sandy rarely mentions her celebrity daughter

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

Sandy Schumer is a soft-spoken, 74-year-old religious school principal and administrator at Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach who is extraordinarily polite and chooses her words carefully.

Is this the mother of the 41-year-old, often sexually explicit standup comedian? The star of television and film who, when asked by David Letterman on her last appearance on “The Late Show” in 2015 to “do something you’ll regret,” hiked up the hem of her tight black dress and pointed to a long white line across her upper thigh?

“What’s that?” Letterman asked.

“That’s my vagina,” Amy Schumer responded.

Yes, Sandy Schumer is her mother.

After working for 25 years as a speech therapist for BOCES in Nassau County, the elder Schumer took a job as religious school principal at the temple, a position she has held for the last three years. She is also the author of a book, “The Language of Parenting.” It is a guide to helping par ents meet the challenges of raising chil dren. The book is dedicated to Amy, and Sandy’s two other children, Jason, a jazz musician, and Kimberly, a writer and pro ducer.

The Schumers are also distantly related by marriage to Sen. Chuck Schumer, the majority leader of the U.S. Senate. But Sandy Schumer said she has met him pri vately only once.

She almost never tells people she is Amy’s mother. And she shuns the word “pride” when speaking of her daughter, whose fame reached a new level in 2015, when she made her film debut in “Train wreck.” She received nominations for the Writers Guild of America award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

“She’s a regular person,” Sandy Schum

er said of her daughter.

“I feel disassociated from the famous person she is. I’m not a fan. I’m her mother.”

“I have a very specific feeling about pride,” Schumer said. “I have three chil dren. I never say, ‘I’m proud of you.’ I say, ‘I’m so happy for you.’ Pride has to come from within. So many people work hard to make their parents proud, and then those people are disappointed” when they feel they haven’t done so.

Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft, the religious leader of Temple Emanu-El, said Schumer is “private, quiet about it all.”

“She doesn’t promote the fact that she has a famous daughter,” Zanerhaft said. There is a definite resemblance between mother and daughter, he said. “But Sandy doesn’t go out of her way” to talk about Amy.

Amy Schumer is on a nationwide per

Public Notices

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 the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon

you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan J.S.C. Dated: November 1, 2022. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 82 Tarence Street, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Dated: November 10, 2022 Filed: November 15, 2022 Greenspoon Marder LLP., Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Meir Weiss, Esq., 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022 P: (212) 524-5000 F: (212) 524-5050 (No Service by fax) Please respond to Cypress Creek Office: Trade Centre South, 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 P: (888) 491-1120 F:

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to N.Y. Election Law Article 17, Title 2, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, and N.Y. Public Officers Law Article 7, the Open Meetings Law, public hearings will be held by the Town of Hempstead Temporary Redistricting Commission in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on December 13, 2022 at 10:30am, to receive input regarding the

reapportionment and composition of the Town of Hempstead’s councilmanic districts to be used beginning with the Town election of 2023.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard and give input at the times and place aforesaid.

Dated:Hempstead, New York

November 15, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK.

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 135671

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formance tour, and was unavail able for comment.

Her mother is so discrete that, for over a year, the cantor at Temple Emanu-El, Lisa Klinger-Kantor said she didn’t know that Amy was Sandy’s daughter. Amy was married in February 2018 in Malibu, Cali fornia, and Klinger-Kantor said that Sandy told her about the wedding a week before.

“I only knew her as Sandy Schumer,” Klinger-Kantor said. “We had never talked about her daughter. She said, ‘Do you know who my daughter is?’ She said it’s Amy Schumer. I cracked up. She said she had two days to pack for the wed ding in California.”

“She’s low-key and quiet,” Klinger-Kantor added. “But she gets her opinions across. She’s very organized.” The temple’s religious school has about 70 students.

Sandy Schumer was born to Methodist parents in Cincinnati, but converted to Judaism after meeting a Jewish student, David Stein, at Miami University in Ohio. She knew little about Judaism, but studied diligently.

“I never had a bagel in my life” before college, she said.

She married Stein in 1972. He has since died, and she married Gordon Schumer in 1979. Gordon, she said, developed a drink ing problem and his furniture-importing business failed. They have been divorced for 30 years.

In her 2016 book, “The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo,” Amy Schumer wrote that she was 10 when her father’s car was repossessed. “I do remember him standing expressionless in the driveway as it pulled away,” she wrote. Gordon was later diag nosed with multiple sclerosis, and now lives in a care facility in Manhattan.

Amy, who married Chris Fischer — a

farmer and a chef who is on the autism spectrum — five years ago, has said that she has “forgiven” her mother, but that it took time.

“When she was 30, she and I stopped communicating for a few months,” Sandy said. “We were too close. She was angry at me. I didn’t handle things well. But we worked to rebuild our relationship. The best thing that has happened was her hav ing a son” — Gene, now 3½.

Amy Schumer has made millions of dollars over the course of her career. But her mother lives on a Nassau County pen sion and her salary at Temple Emanu-El.

“I’m a normal person,” she said. “I have a normal job. It’s very important for me to be independent.” When she thinks of her daughter, she often recalls a child who loved to perform in school plays at a Catho lic school in Rockville Centre, where the family lived when Amy was young.

“She was delightful, smart, creative and funny,” Sandy Schumer said. “She looked a little like Shirley Temple.”

Courtesy Keith Rossein Photography

AMy SchuMER, IN Malverne in 2021, filming a Hulu series called ‘Life & Beth.’

SANdy SchuMER, coMEdIAN AcTRESS wRITER Amy Schumer’s mother, at work in the religious school at Temple Emanu-El in Long Beach.

Tim Baker/Herald

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A. Once again, an avoidable problem created by someone not investi gating the right way, before building, then pass ing the problem on to an innocent buyer. An engi neer’s building report before buying might have caught this problem, but like many other instances, the problem is pushed off because it seemed like a minor reason to not buy the house.

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The building code requires the support posts extend into the ground in your region at least 3 feet deep, so the post bottoms are below the front line. This is to avoid uplift that causes damage when the ground is frozen in the colder months. Ice crystals form that crowd out the posts and force them upward. Resting on a patio, not only is the deck moving up and down with the slab, but it has no safe anchorage to resist high winds from ripping it to pieces. So now you need an anchorage manage ment class before you get too upset.

A publication on barn-building for the farming industry, mostly in the American Midwest, often publishes techniques with many cost-saving engi neering diagrams and discussions about using treated wood posts, coated or uncoated, extending into the ground and resting on thick rubber disks down below the 3- to 4-foot-deep frost line. The discs come in sizes from 12 inches to 36 inches in diame ter, to spread the loads, which must be calculated to select the correct-sized column base footing pad.

The same requirement of flared-out spread is required in the building code for concrete posts and must be calculated, no guessing or shortcuts allowed, and there actually are code tables outlin ing the minimum required spread size of column bases. This technique, without concrete, was devel oped to save money and time. If you can imagine the constant stresses and strains the wind and earth can impose on a freestanding barn in a Midwest blizzard, you can imagine that the person who came up with this idea must have been out standing in their field.

Since you will need plans for the deck to show this money-saving solution, hire a licensed profes sional who will review the code, the right method and save you much more than the cost of their ser vice. You can already see what guessing led to. Good luck!

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The challenges for the Long Island Four

Once upon a time, there was a group known as the Long Island Nine. They were the nine Republican state sena tors who wielded enormous power in Albany. We now have a new group of seven Republican senators, but the spotlight is shifting to a new Long Island Four: the newly elected Republi can members of Congress, who will have enor mous influence due to the fact that the Republi cans in the House of Representa tives will be gov erning with such a small margin.

JERRY KREMER

The Long Island Four are Representatives Andrew Garbari no, Anthony D’Esposito, George Santos and Nick LaLota. On almost any issue where a critical vote is needed, those four must support the needs of the lead ership, and that’s where the headaches begin. Sometimes what your leadership wants could be a vote that would do enormous damage back at home. I know from personal experience as a state leg islator that bucking the leaders isn’t

easy, but you aren’t elected just to do what the bosses want.

Santos was the first of the four to make a public statement about the House’s mission in 2023. He made it clear that he was “not interested in a Congress that spent all of its time investigating the enemy,” and wanted to be a part of productive actions. Santos and his colleagues will be tested very early in the new session, when the far-right wing proposes the impeachment of President Biden and investigations into the business activities of his son Hunter.

The next test will be whether to shut down the federal government to appease a group that would like to cut back on entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security. That will be fol lowed by resolutions to strip certain Democrats of their committee assign ments to get even for last year’s actions against Congresswoman Marjorie Tay lor Greene of Georgia. I could go on, but that’s just a taste of what is likely to happen early on in their tenure.

Most Long Island voters are just like any other rational voters. They want government to work, and are generally

tired of partisan bickering. Inflation is an issue that hurts voters of all parties, and Congress must be prepared to take action that will heal our economy. Last month’s election taught Washington pol iticians that there is overwhelming sup port for a woman’s right, in consultation with her doctor, to decide whether she should have an abor tion. Women in the four local congressional dis tricts expect their voices to be heard, and that promis es to be another dilemma for the Long Island Four.

To add to these new members’ potential politi cal challenges is the fact that most of them received substantial funding from the Republican Congressional Cam paign Committee. Without that money, a couple of them might never have made it to Washington. How do you vote on an issue that hurts your district but is a priority of the party leadership? That headache reminds me of the old Tip O’Neill reminder that “all politics is local.”

Of course, there’s a positive side to being a member of the majority. With the backing of your party leaders, you can get grants for programs and proj

ects that will make the voters happy. You also get sufficient staff to be able to han dle the thousands of requests for help from your constituents. One of the cru cial things that help candidates get reelected is good constituent service. There are numerous cases of members of Congress losing their seats because they ignored the day-to-day demands of their voters.

Representing our suburban congres sional districts shapes up as an enor mous challenge. Long Island is a very informed and progressive region. There are no secrets about how our represen tatives vote on contentious issues, and bad votes will be part of the debate when they seek re-election. Local voters have many issues they care about at the federal level, and they won’t be bashful about demanding action. As one who served almost a lifetime in public office, I wish the Long Island Four the best of luck as they embark on their new chal lenge. They will need a lot more than luck to stay in office.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strat egies, a business development and legis lative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Being vulnerable, a new holiday ritual

Can we settle in and be real?

No, not everyone is having a better time than you. No, you aren’t the only one who wishes you’d passed on the second slice of coconut custard pie. Yes, we’ve said it before, but that doesn’t make it any less true: Families coming together for holi days are a movable feast of food and family history, old gripes and edgy new connections.

And, yes, the coronavirus pan demic and politi cal fractiousness will take seats at our tables this year.

Ph.D. researcher-scientist who’s a pro fessor at the Universities of Texas and Houston. She says she has studied cour age, vulnerability, shame and empathy for the past few decades. She says she is a storyteller. She has a Netflix docu mentary out, several books that hit bestseller lists and podcasts galore. She has a unique style propelled by wit and infused with intel ligence. She tells us we need to be vulnerable. She tells us that when we’re willing to be vulnerable, we connect with people in more genuine ways.

nabes. So smart, so funny and so authentic. I identified with her immedi ately when she told a story of her daughter going to a prom. Her date picks her up in his pickup truck. The girl is dazzled; the guy is strutting. All Brown can think is, “They’re going to crash.” I get that. She was willing to share that tendency to cat astrophize, which as a mother, I own.

I know it all sounds like stuff we know, but try her podcast or her Netflix doc umentary and see for your self.

ly can learn from my experience.

So, to be more vulnerable, I shared some truths with my daughter I haven’t thought to mention in 45 years. I initiat ed a few risky talks with my son. I told stories on myself to the teenage grand kids, not the usual morality tales I prof fer but the real stuff, the dumb stuff, the mistakes that I was lucky to survive. I told them I pretty much stayed within my own no-risk zone all my life, and I know I should have stepped out, and I hope I still may.

RANDI KREISS

So give your self a break. With Thanksgiving just behind us and this month’s Hanukkah/Christmas/New Year’s Eve trifecta ahead, we need to treat our selves with care. We’ve all been through a meat grinder. It’s OK if the fruitcake isn’t homemade. It’s fine if the gift-giv ing isn’t a whirlwind of gimme-gimmegimme.

To strike a vulnerable note myself, these ideas didn’t come to me just like that. Lately I have been watching and reading Brené Brown, the MSW and

“I believe that you must walk through vulnerabili ty to get to courage, there fore … embrace the suck,” Brown says. “I try to be grateful every day, and my motto right now is ‘courage over comfort.’”

Vulnerability might look like shar ing something about yourself you might tend to hold back, or telling somebody they have hurt you in some way, or stepping out of your comfort zone to try some new adventure or job or social group. Brown talks a lot about vulnerability, and how it makes us so much more approachable.

She’s an influencer who has the creds to influence, unlike so many wan

I brought all my new found wisdom (not that much) to the Thanksgiving table, and now call on myself to be vulnerable and tell you most of the truth of my own holiday experience with the whole family.

The mélange included kids, grand kids (all teens), ex-wives, new partners, airplane travel, car trips, weather, secrets, trying to squeeze 75 years of life lessons into words of wisdom for the grandkids, not because I should or because they want to hear it but because that is who I am. I need to teach, to hope that my words land in fertile ground and set roots, so my fami

This isn’t a recipe, but I noticed that when I opened up a bit with an honest personal story, so did others. Not every one, but the teenagers did let a crack of light into the mysterious interior of their adolescent lives.

It feels like a challenge with a big payoff. I’m going to keep reading Brené Brown. I’m pushing myself, and it feels right.

Try it for Hanukkah and Christmas and New Year’s. Talk to strangers at the party. Invite someone for dinner. Actu ally go to the shelter to deliver food. Find a way to find warmth after this long winter apart.

The best of times and the most chal lenging times lie in the holiday weeks ahead.

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

A popular author suggests it, so I gave it my best shot at the family gathering.

O ur newest members of Congress must support the needs of the party leaders.

Remembering for those who no longer can

Where were you when Kennedy was shot?”

Many of us remem ber asking that, or being asked. That question has since been supplanted by ones like “Where were you when the Challenger explod ed?” or “Where were you on Sept. 11?”

But those singular tragedies were hardly the first to dominate our everyday lives on such a massive scale. That is a tragedy remembered for decades with its own question: “Where were you when Pearl Harbor was bombed?”

Yet there are very few people left who can answer that. Not surprising, since the stunning attack that officially brought the United States into World War II happened over 80 years ago. Without those living witnesses, however, we risk the possibility that the attack, the war itself, and atrocities like the Holocaust will become mere footnotes in history.

And that’s simply not acceptable.

This was the time of what NBC anchor Tom Brokaw coined the Greatest Generation. People who lived through the suffering of the Great Depression, only to find themselves fighting for something greater: freedom. Not for Americans, but for people on a global scale. We fought to destroy fascism as well as its key components, totalitarian ism and authoritarianism, as well as hate.

Not that we were perfect in doing so —

far from it. But if anything good came from that period, it was the fact that our global society at least took some signifi cant steps forward.

Conflict has been a part of human his tory, but never on the scale we saw in World War II. Never in the numbers of people lost. The outright attempted geno cide of an entire religious ethnicity. We have to take time to remember because, as Winston Churchill said, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Part of that education comes from exploring what happened at Pearl Har bor — a place thousands of miles away, practically across an ocean, on a group of islands that, at the time, were merely an American territory. The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel and destroyed or damaged 19 ships — nearly half of them battleships.

By the time World War II ended in 1945, American deaths would reach near ly 420,000, while globally, 15 million sol diers and 45 million civilians would lose their lives.

The pain from that war — and World War I, “the Great War,” before it — was felt for generations, to the point where governments worked as hard as they could not to let any other conflict balloon to such a global scale. But memories fade, hastened by the loss of those who experienced that suffering firsthand.

Now we live in a time when fears of a

worldwide conflict are stronger than they have been in decades. It’s not just political polarization, but also what has become a broader tolerance of intoler ance and outright hate — something that can never be allowed to normalize, whether it’s antisemitism, racism, sex ism or homophobia. Attacking where someone is from, how they worship — or if they worship — or even how they iden tify gender-wise.

History is fading, and with it its les sons. And we can’t let that happen. That’s why Dec. 7 is so important. Or Jan. 27 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day — as well as spring’s Yom Hashoah. Because you can’t even begin to talk about loss during this peri od without talking about the 6 million Jews who were killed — a third of Jews worldwide. Or the 2 million ethnic Poles. Or 500,000 Roma. Or thousands more who were gay, or who were political or religious prisoners.

The late Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survi vor himself, once said, “To forget a Holo caust is to kill twice.” And that can be applied to any tragedy we try to forget.

Next week, we have a chance to remember on the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. There might be few left to ask where they were when this tragedy took place, but remember ing means we’re learning. And learning gives us a fighting chance to never repeat those horrors again.

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O’Connell sure didn’t pull any punches

To the Editor:

Don’t you love freedom of the press? That basic right enables people like John O’Connell, former executive edi tor of the Heralds, to blatantly cast aspersions on public figures without including specific evidence to support his claims.

In his op-ed last week, “I’ll take the GOP agenda — without Trump — any day,” O’Connell refers to Hillary Clin ton as a “backstabbing, secretive, supercilious, lying, characterless cypher.” While I don’t love Hillary, I question what purpose such unsup ported name-calling achieves, except perhaps to justify why O’Connell opted to vote for Trump, despite his “unap pealing, obnoxious,” “insufferable” and “bullying” behavior.

O’Connell goes on to blast our sit ting president, vice president, trans portation secretary and governor,

‘Energy efficient’ may become a contradiction in terms

Hearings are getting under way on a proposal to socialize energy on Long Island. It would make the Long Island Power Authori ty the region’s sole entity responsible for keeping our lights on. Its structure would replicate virtually every government agency, bureau or department that you have cursed as inept, incompetent or indifferent.

The hearings, by a special com mission, are the result of legisla tion signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. It directs the review of a plan to convert the existing public-pri vate partnership that manages our electrical grid to one that would, in essence, make the governor ultimately responsible for its operation and mainte nance.

To set the stage for these hearings, you need to understand that LIPA currently owns most of the Long Island electrical grid, including the bulk of our power plants. It has an incentive contract with PSEG Long Island, which actually runs the system. If PSEG does well and hits certain performance criteria, it is finan cially compensated. If it fails, it will take a financial bath. This is the essence of

why capitalism is always better, and why it provides for more-efficient creation and distribution of goods and services than any government-controlled or socialized economy.

What is instructive about this forced march to complete govern ment control is that these hearings were mandated by law to be held by the end of September, but are just beginning now. The govern ment commission couldn’t even get its act together to hold them on time. Good thing it isn’t responsible for directing our electrical future.

Oh, wait. It is.

James Hanley, a fellow with the Empire Center for Public Policy, is a seasoned observer of Albany’s political stinkpot. “It’s hard to predict what will come of this proposal,” Hanley has written. “Public power (left wing) advocates clearly want to eliminate any role for a private utility in operating LIPA’s grid. They don’t have any evidence that LIPA could improve upon PSEG’s management; they seem to think the word `public’ is a magical incantation that will make everything better.”

In truth, it makes everything worse. An example? Which delivery service is more reliable, the government controlled U.S. mail, or the privately owned Federal Express? The answer is obvious.

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among others, again without a logical explanation. He cites the GOP agenda, familiar to most of us. However, he does not mention the many Americans who suffer from a housing shortage, food insecurity, climate change, or a lack of adequate gun control. He also exhibits no concern for the recent increase in racist, antisemitic and homophobic violence against fellow human beings. Will these people merely be casualties of war as the GOP tries to stifle the voic es of its opposition? Surely a nation as great as ours must be able to find a way to achieve compromise so that the needs and safety of so many of its citizens are not ignored.

PAm SInGER Malverne

Trump’s ‘great’ accomplishments?

To the Editor:

John O’Connell asserted in his nov.

24-30 column that he doesn’t like Donald Trump, but that the former president accomplished “great things.”

What in the world would those “great things” be?

His disrespect for the country’s courts and its diplomatic and intelli gence services? His refusal to accept the results of an election? Deepening politi cal divisions and encouraging racial bigotry?

O’Connell’s column derides potential Democratic candidates for president and vice president, but omits any men tion of the many GOP members of Con gress who have gone along with Trump’s lies about a rigged election. n or is there any mention of Trump’s attempt to defy the will of American voters by backing a coup.

O’Connell even claims there is a “GOP agenda.” And what would that be? more stunts such as votes to end Obam acare?

Hanley has identified the ideological underpinnings of this power grab. It has little to do with the efficiency, innovation and accountability demanded of PSEG Long Island under a strict don’t-screw-up contract with LIPA. Rather, it is about a progressive agenda of grow ing government whenever it can, assuming authority over infrastructure that it has no competence running and operating costs it has no interest in cutting.

What makes this power play particularly toxic is that LIPA had been tasked with running the grid before. It failed, miserably, when Superstorm Sandy came ashore a decade ago. As a result, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo required LIPA to engage private industry in running the grid, and to use financial incentives and penalties that are employed in the real world. Hav ing had such a raving success with cash less bail, today’s progressive powerbro kers seem quite content to ignore those lessons, and now seek the keys to the power grid.

How would that work? For starters, the people currently working for PSEG would probably be asked to transfer their skills and expertise to LIPA, a government enti ty. As LIPA employees, they would be given salaries, benefits and pensions that you and I would pay for. The LIPA man

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agement structure would balloon with executives making six-figure salaries. There would be no financial incentives for any of them to work smarter, better, more efficiently.

Compare that with a recent J.D. Power survey that found dissatisfaction with PSEG Long Island among businesses on the Island. That could mean a financial hit for the utility management company, because its compensation is directly tied to customer opinions of its performance. Were LIPA in charge, and faced with such a report, its response would undoubtedly be “Feh,” for there would be no account ability under a socialized structure. That would be good news for those who feast on political patronage, because one suspects someone’s brother-in-law would be in charge of consumer complaints.

We can assume that it will be Hochul’s decision as to whether Long Island’s power goes progressive. She needs to, but probably doesn’t, appreciate, or care, that if that’s the future of LIPA, her office number will be on speed dial for 2.7 mil lion Long Islanders the next time a hurri cane takes down the grid. And if last month’s elections proved anything, it’s that those LIPA customers vote.

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosen berg Calica & Birney in 1999.

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