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Settlement leaves schools feeling left out mar announced the separate agreement with LIPA, although nothing will be signed until the After years of legal battles main settlement makes its way over whether Nassau County through the County Legislature. over-valued the taxes on two The Legislature’s Rules CommitLong Island Power Authority tee also took a vote on the settlepower plants, a settlement ment on Monday. It was apbetween LIPA and the county proved, and will move on to a has been finalized. final vote in the LegBut it appears to islature on April 25. many that the deal is At the April 7 not in the best interBoard of Education est of residents of meeting, Dolan the Nor th Shore explained what the School District. community could Nassau County expect from the Executive Br uce L I PA s e t t l e m e n t Blakeman anwith the county. nounced the settleDELIA DERIGGI- There were no conment at his State of siderations for the the County address WHITTON district, he said. on Monday, and said Nassau County Over the next five that the North Shore years, the taxes on legislator and Island Park LIPA’s Glenwood school districts had Landing plant, settled on a separate deal with which help fund the district’s LIPA. budget, will be reduced by “Through my direct interven- roughly $29 million. tion, LIPA has put up offers to The burden for that lost revethe school districts,” Blakeman nue, Dolan said, would fall on said, “and I’m happy to report residents, leading to estimated today, LIPA settled with the tax increases of between $900 North Shore Schools.” and $2,400, depending on the Shortly afterward, North value of their property.

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PATRICIA GEMELLI WILL be working an outdoor grill and preparing some of the family’s recipes for hungry customers at Shop Glen Head.

Outdoor shopping spree coming to Glen Head

19 local businesses to offer discounts April 23

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

What better way to celebrate the changing of the seasons than with an outdoor shopping spree? Glen Head has just such an event planned on April 23.

Shop Glen Head is a website promoting local business-

es. For the past decade, Deborah Gordon, a former small business owner and the website’s founder, has been championing local businesses in town.

“I have seen … how people need to be aware to shop local in the community,” Gordon said. “So I wanted to create something in Glen Head to

bring the business owners together, to spread awareness, so more people come to Glen Head to shop.”

Thus the idea for the first annual Glen Head Spring Shopping Spree was born.

The village hosted a similar event every fall from 2013 to 2018. But it was canceled CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Legislature relents, will cut 5 cents in gas taxes LONG ISLAND LAWMAKERS and drivers rallied outside the Nassau County Legislative Building on Monday to call for Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone to help lower prices at the gas pump.

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Gas could be a little cheaper in Nassau County this summer after officials here approved a nickel per gallon tax cut at the pump.

County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined the majority caucus of the county legislature Monday night to temporarily lower the tax. While the savings might not seem like a lot, it joins the 16 cents per gallon tax reduction taken by the state and Gov. Kathy Hochul last week.

The countywide savings would affect only prices above $3 per gallon starting June 1 and continuing through the rest of the year. Blakeman — who blamed the rise in gas prices on administrations in both Albany and Washington — called the emergency vote after some pressure from Nassau’s Democrats.

In fact, the county’s minority caucus proposed suspending nearly double the taxes on any fuel in Nassau exceeding $2 between the beginning of June all the way to next March 1. If passed, that combined with statewide relief could have lowered prices by as much as 25 cents, assuming gas stations passed those savings on to customers.

“When the minority caucus began advocating for a gasoline sales tax holiday on March 9, the majority and county executive resorted to ridiculous partisan attacks to cover up the fact that they dropped the ball,” minority leader Kevan Abrahams said. “We continued to fight in the ensuing weeks to put money directly back into the pockets of Nassau residents during trying times — they remained on the sidelines.”

Blakeman and Republicans did not appear to be in support of any tax relief proposals as late as last month, blaming price jumps on federal and state policies orchestrated by Democrats that he said greatly reduced domestic production.

“I would hope that those minority legislators lobby their colleagues in Albany and Washington to reopen the Keystone XL pipeline,” Blakeman told news outlets at the time, “and take other measures which would lower energy costs and make America more secure.”

On the steps of the legislature building Monday,

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Long Island Democrats rallied with drivers to call on Blakeman and his Suffolk County counterpart to follow Hochul’s example and cut taxes.

“The pain at the pump is real, and we need to do whatever we can to help Long Islanders fill up without breaking the bank,” state Sen. Anna Kaplan, a Democrat, said. “I fought hard to cut the gas tax in New York, and now I’m calling on Bruce Blakeman to follow our lead and do the same thing so that people in our community can get some real relief from these rising costs.”

Gas prices are averaging $4.06 per gallon as of April 4 downstate, according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. While that’s a 46 percent jump from a year ago, it’s a quarter cheaper than reported highs of $4.31 last month.

Fuel has averaged above $3 per gallon since the beginning of June last year.

“This is not a partisan issue,” another Democrat, state Sen. Jim Gaughran, said. “This is a bipartisan

plea for everybody to reduce their share of the gas tax.”

The local tax relief is not expected to hurt county coffers. Because Nassau’s tax is a percentage, the county has collected far more in taxes as prices rose.

That, according to Democratic county legislator Arnie Drucker, could allow the county to still finish ahead in terms of overall tax revenue.

“We cannot afford to politicize an opportunity — and, in my opinion, an obligation — that is neither Democratic nor Republican to deliver immediate relief to families here in Nassau County,” Drucker said. Especially “as they struggle to make ends meet.”

Nadia Holubnyczyj of Floral Park pleaded with Democratic lawmakers for the tax cut.

“We need to do this and we need to stop this bickering and knee-jerk reaction of something being proposed by the minority, and a knee-jerk reaction of saying no,” she said. “Stop and think of the residents.”

Village mainstays McGilloway and Guy leaving

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

Sea Cliff Village Hall will seem a little empty in the coming months, as two of its longest serving employees, Village Trustee Kevin McGilloway, has retired and Deputy Clerk Patricia Guy announced she will be doing the same in May. Both are leaving after decades of dedicated service to the community.

In an emotional moment at the village board’s organizational meeting on Monday, Sea Cliff Mayor Elena Villafane bade a tearful goodbye to McGilloway and Guy on behalf of the community.

McGilloway was first elected as a trustee in 2014, and reelected three more times before serving as deputy mayor for two years. Previously, he had been on the Zoning Board of Appeals for three years as a member, and then for five years as chair.

“From my personal perspective, Kevin was an invaluable resource fighting for the community, and with laser focus getting to the heart of the matter,” Villafane said. “He was generous with his time, insightful with his analysis, and incredi-

Guy for her nearly three decades of serbly hardworking.”

McGilloway will not be leaving public vice.

“For most of us, Pat has always been service entirely. He will continue to serve as president of the Coalition Against Sub- the melodious voice at the end of the stance Abuse, a position he has held for phone with the answers to all our questions,” Villafane said. “Vilfour years, and as a memlage Hall will be a lesser ber of the 325 Committee, place as a result of Pat’s which will be deciding absence.” what to do with the 325 In her role as deputy Prospect Ave. property. clerk, Guy has had numer“If there’s anything I ous and varied responsibilcan do in the spirit of volities. She works under the unteering, I’m more than village clerk notarizing happy to participate,” documents, writing up McGilloway said. “I’m landscaping and plumbing retiring, not dying.” licenses, and a myriad of A long-time resident of other tasks. She said her the village, McGilloway favorite part of her time in has lived in Sea Cliff since KEVIN MCGILLOWAY Village Hall has been inter1987, raising his four daughters in the village retired S.C. Village trustee acting with residents.

“I’ve just loved working with his wife, Jane.

Deputy Clerk Guy, known colloquially here so much, in this place with all of the as Pat, has been a public servant for the amazing people I’ve worked with who village for 29 years, the longest serving have come and gone,” Guy said. “I’ve employee in Village Hall today. Villafane especially enjoyed getting to meet people could not hold back tears as she thanked from the community, it’s been one of the

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f there’s anything I can do in the spirit of volunteering, I’m more than happy to participate.

true perks of the job.”

Guy has lived in Sea Cliff for the last 43 years with her husband Jack, and raised her son and daughter, who live in Virginia and Glen Head respectively, in the village. When she is retired, she has a few projects around her house that she’d like to focus on. She also mentioned that she’s been thinking of taking a trip to Europe, and possibly Scotland, as well.

A large part of why both Guy and McGilloway are retiring, they said, is because they want to pass the torch to the next generation. Both believe the younger parents and community members of Sea Cliff are stepping up and taking part, and hope to foster that sense of civic responsibility.

“The younger people are very smart, they’re on top of things,” Guy said.

“They’re going to do such great things for our community, it’s wonderful.”

“As long as this next generation steps up, which I see them doing, Sea Cliff is in great hands,” McGilloway added. “In the future, despite any challenges that may come, I think we’re in good shape.”

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Significant school tax increases for residents

NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS Beautiful Flowers opens new location in Glen Head

In addition to the increased taxes residents now face, DeRiggi-Whitton that the district was doing everything possible to reduce the financial fallout, pur- explained that according to the terms of a suing several options, including seeking “hold harmless” letter that LIPA has, the aid from the governor’s office, making power authority cannot be held liable for cautious use of district’s reserves, and any environmental damage it may have reducing in staff and programming. He caused in the area of the Glenwood Plant added that North Shore would also try to over the past 50 years — this despite the evidence of such damage, according to obtain additional money DeRiggi-Whitton. from LIPA, which, in Legislator Josh Lafazan response to a previous also spoke at Monday’s request for aid from the disMeet the Legislators event, trict, offered only a oneand said that he, too, had time payment of $1 million. voted against the settlement “LIPA is saving an earlier that day, finding pari n c re d i bl e a m o u n t o f ticular fault with the holdmoney from this settlement harmless letter. “We have to — hundreds of millions of hold these quasi-public utildollars,” Dolan said at the ities companies accounttime. “They are going to able,” Lafazan said. “How benefit from this deal, and they can have a hold-harmwe expect them to do better less letter is simply outrathan $1 million.” geous.”

County Legislator Delia TOM DOLAN Despite their opposition DeRiggi-Whitton spoke on to the settlement, DeRiggi Interim superintendent, Monday at a Meet the LegisWhitton indicated that the lators event in Glenwood North Shore Schools Legislature would likely Landing, hosted by the approve it when it votes on North Shore Legislative April 25.

Action Committee. The North Shore disSpeaking on Tuesday, the day after the trict, she said, will now receive a larger separate settlement between LIPA and the lump-sum payment — three times more, district was announced, Dolan said that implying that LIPA will pay the district although he was continuing to work with roughly $3 million — as part of the settlement. DeRiggiWhitton still voted against LIPA, and the increased lump sum would the deal, she said, because she didn’t help, the district would likely have a long believe it was in the best interest of resi- road ahead in its negotiations with the authority. dents of the affected communities.

“While it is better, it still does not make “The whole way this was handled was us whole,” Dolan said, “and there’s still a so shady,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “LIPA lot of work we will have to do as a disreally has been very difficult to deal with, trict.” especially for the school districts.”

Shop Glen Head held its firstever ribbon cutting ceremony on April 2 to celebrate the opening of the new location of Beautiful Flowers at 679 Glen Cove Ave. in Glen Head. The shop’s owners, sisters Christina DeNovellis and Vivian Cimmino, were honored with commemorative certificates and citations from Shop Glen Head, the office of Nassau County Executive Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Town of Oyster Bay, the Glen Head Civics Association, the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce and the Gold Coast Business Association.

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IPA is saving an incredible amount of money from this settlement — hundreds of millions of dollars.

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OWNERS OF BEAUTIFUL Flowers, Christina DeNovellis, left, and Vivian Cimmino received certificates and citations from community leaders to commemorate their new location at 679 Glen Cove Ave. in Glen Head.

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LESLIE JohNSoN, LEfT, Michelle Hagen and Shana Spanier-Cini, members of the North Shore Women’s Club are committed to helping the community.

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For more than 70 years, the North Shore Women's Club has been making a difference in people's lives because, as its president, Michelle Hagen said, sometimes people could use a helping hand.

The club has been evolving over the years “depending on the various needs in the community,” Hagen said. In the beginning it raised money for visiting nurses.

They were needed because the community didn't have school nurses. Visiting nurses would come and help the children with hygiene.

Today, the main goal is to help wherever there is a need. Leslie Johnson, scholarship chair, said that the club helps, with a focus on supporting local families in financial or emotional crisis. “ We work closely with the North Shore School District to assist families in times of need,” she said.

Shana Spanier-Ciniski, the club’s vice president, said that they assist the underprivileged, helping with food or even scholarships. “We live in a privileged area and we are very lucky to live in this area, but … there are still many people who can benefit from our fundraising in the area,” Spanier-Ciniski said. “People forget that right next door there is someone who may need help.”

In terms of fundraising, the club holds a large tag sale in May at the American Legion in Glen Head. Residents can participate by dropping off items. The proceeds support the club's endeavors that Hagen said include supplying winter jackets for children, disbursing gift cards for food, helping people with meals, and volunteering at the North Shore Soup Kitch-

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“We give out scholarships every year,” she said. “Usually about four at the high school for $2,000 each.”

“It’s the club's privilege to award the NSWC Scholarship each year to assist graduating seniors at North Shore High School to pursue their college or vocational dreams,” Johnson said. “The scholarship is a needs-based award.”

Spanier-Ciniski said that one of her favorite achievements made by the club has been helping a mother go to college.

“She was busy with her kids, so we helped her go to college by finding a place for her children to go to camp while she attended school,” Spanier-Ciniski said. “It was truly women motivating women."

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY UPDATE Thursday, April 21

Friday, April 15

Virtual Minecraft mania Join the Gold Coast Public Library on Zoom for a Minecraft session from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for kids grades 3 to 6. This session will be run by a presenter from Innovative Designs. There will be a quick tutorial on how to play Minecraft as well as several activities and challenges, like treasure hunts. For more information, call the library at (516) 759-8300.

Valley quilters and knitters Head to the Locust Valley Library from 1 to 3:30 p.m. for a meeting of the Valley Quilters and Knitters. A heads up, Valley Quilters and Knitters meetings have been moved to Fridays. Bring a project or just come for ideas. Experts may be on hand to help beginners get started.

Contact Michael Vinas at (516) 6711837 for more information.

Member after hours

Chef Rob cooking Head over to the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library for a lesson making Tuscan sourdough bread and tomato salad at 1 p.m. For more information call the library at (516) 922-1212.

Saturday, April 16 Tucker Woods Stop by Still Partners in Sea Cliff from 8 to 11 p.m. for a performance by Tucker Woods. Tucker Woods is an American rock’n’roll band that delivers a raw and dynamic sound with an energetic and youthful spirit. For more information call Still Partners at (516) 200-9229.

Sunday, April 17 Bilingual Easter dawn service The community is invited to attend a halfhour service hosted by eight area churches in Morgan Park at 7 a.m. All are invited to attend the sixth annual service on Easter morning. The short service is intended to allow those who celebrate Easter an opportunity to come together as a community, prior to attending a full mass in one’s own tradition later in the morning.

Attendees are urged to arrive early to allow time to walk down the hill to the beach, where the service is held overlooking Hempstead Harbor. For details, please visit the committee’s official Facebook page.

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World War II: Long Island Take part in Virtual Program: World War II Long Island — The Homefront in Nassau and Suffolk, hosted by the Glen Cove Public Library on April 18 from 2 to 3 p.m. Historian and author Christopher Verga will present a look at a complex time on Long Island, which reflected what was happening across the country. For questions, call the library’s information desk at (516) 676-2130.

ment from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Come enjoy the camaraderie while learning a new skill or improving on the skills you already have. Work on your own or on a group project.

60 years of age or older to become a member of the senior center. For further information, call (516) 759-9610.

Tuesday, April 19 Monday, April 18 Hooks and needles Pop by the Bayvill Free Library from 10:30 a.m. to noon for a session of casual knitting, crocheting, and conversation in the library. This meeting will take place every Monday morning at 10:30 am. There is no need to register, just drop by.

Glass jewelry making The Glen Cove Senior Center, 130 Glen Street, Glen Cove welcomes instructor Naomi for another fun and creative hour of jewelry making at 10 a.m. You’ll be amazed at the beautiful pieces you can make. Please note: You must be

Basic hybrid yoga class Join Yoga Instructor Debra Monaco at the Gold Coast Public Libray from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Annex for an hour of basic Yoga to try to relax during this time of high stress.

This is a hybrid class, so there will be spaces available for both in-person and zoom.

Teen paint night Come to the Bayville Free Library’s Teen Paint Night from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room. No skills required, no materials required. Just bring a friend.

Have a chance to meet our new young adult librarian. Food and drinks are provided. To register, contact Chitra at

(516) 628-2765.

Homemade gnocchi workshop Visit the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library at 6:30 p.m. for a homemade gnocchi workshop. Presented by Julie Reilly of Chefs of D’Future. Everyone will go home with a pound of gnocchi and a pint of sauce.

Wednesday, April 20 Teddy’s Rough Readers Book Club Head to Theodore’s Books in Oyster Bay at 7 p.m for a meeting of Teddy’s Rough Readers Monthly Book Club. All readers are welcome! Just read the book, register on the Theodore’s Books website, and stop by Theodore’s! Discussion will be on Braiding Sweetgrass by New York Times bestselling author Robin Wall Kimmerer.

The Village of Lattingtown reminds residents that tax day is April 18.

The City of Glen Cove City Council will be having a Pre-Council Meeting on April 19 at 6:30 p.m.

The Village of Old Brookville Board of Police Commissioners will be meeting on April 20 at 6:30 p.m.

The Town of Oyster Bay Zoning Board of Appeals will be meeting on April 21 at 7 p.m.

The Village of Bayville will be holding a meeting on April 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Celebrate spring’s arrival at Planting Fields Arboretum from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Member After Hours event this April will give members an insider’s perspective on these stunning signs of the season’s arrival. Enjoy refreshments on the West Portico and join a guided tour of their collection of cherry trees. To become a member, go to the Planting Fields’ website.

Movie night Visit the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library at 6:30 p.m. for Thursday Movie Night. Continuing with the Tom Hanks Marathon, visitors will enjoy a showing of “Catch Me If You Can,” a 141 minute PG-13 film. No registration is required for the event, and it is first come, first seated.

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Choppers Burger Bar. All will have discounts amid a hurricane threat in 2019, and by the pan- that day for anyone who says “Shop Glen Head,” demic for the past two years. Gordon, a former including salon Lash Lure, which will offer $50 president of the Gold Coast Business Associa- off a set of eyelashes for any new customers.

Gemelli Gourmet Market North is one busition, took it upon herself to organize a new ness that will take part. One of its co-owners, shopping spree when it looked like the old one Adriana Schutz, said there are plans to barbecue wouldn’t be held again, due steaks and sausages on a in part to the ongoing battle grill and treat customers to with Covid.

Gemelli family recipes and Gordon and volunteers their specialty barbecue asked village business ownsauce. ers to take part, and 19 shops “Everything is made inand stores signed on. Severhouse,” Schutz said. “We’re al plan to move their operagoing to have our hometions from their stores onto made barbecue sauce on disthe sidewalk to give the vilplay and on discount.” lage and the event a bazaarDeborah GorDon According to Schutz, who like atmosphere. Some will runs the business with her also have stands in the Glen Creator, Shop Glen Head sister and brother, events Head Motors parking lot. like these are important for Ronnie Thyben, a volunteer and the president the local economy , and particularly for familyof the Glen Head Garden Club, said that much of the preliminary work involved getting the owned businesses like theirs. “It gives the comword out. For the past few weeks she has been munity a sense of what’s going on on the street,” handing out fliers and making calls. But Gor- she said. “This brings in a lot of foot traffic, a lot don’s leadership, she said, pulled the effort of people who haven’t visited the store before.”

One of Shop Glen Head’s sponsors, Celeste together.

Gullo, an Allstate insurance agent who lives in “She’s a dynamo,” Thyben said. “I don’t know Glen Cove but works in Glen Head, agreed that how this would happen without her. When you the event would be important for local businessthink of all the work she’s done, just out of love es, and added that she was proud to contribute. for the community, it’s really amazing.”

“It’s so great to get to see the faces behind the The businesses will offer a wide range of businesses,” Gullo said. “It brings a humanity to goods, from hardware — stores like Glen Head these businesses, who throughout Covid showed Hardware — to a variety of food — restaurants like Ciro’s Pizzeria of the North Shore and up every single day to keep their doors open.” continued from front page

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The Town of Oyster Bay announced that it would be accepting hometown hero nominations in order to honor veterans at the town’s Salute to Veteran’s Celebration scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Tobay Beach. Residents are invited to nominate extraordinary individuals who have made an impact in local veteran communities.

“The Town of Oyster Bay’s Salute the Veterans provides the ideal backdrop to recognize veterans and individuals who continue to actively serve in the community and advocate for issues and concerns relative to veterans,” Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino explained. “The town is proud to recognize and honor amazing individuals who helped shape our community for the better through their continuing advocacy and exemplary community service each year.”

Nominations are being accepted in three different categories of recognition: Veterans Volunteer of the Year, awarded to veterans; Friend of Veterans Volunteer of the Year, awarded to non-veterans; and Lifetime Achievement Award, awarded to either.

All nominations must include a supporting narrative describing the nominee’s ongoing veteran-related activities, and all nominees must be town residents. All nominations must be post-marked no later than July 13.

Winners will be recognized as part of a special program during the Salute to Veterans Celebration, a patriotic evening of top-flight musical talent and fireworks, which serves as a thank you to all of our veterans and active military for protecting the freedoms Long Island residents enjoy each and every day as Americans.

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North Shore Schools name Zublionis superintendent wsheeline@liherald.com

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DR. CHRISTOPHER ZUBLIONIS has worked in the North Shore School District for a decade.

“You’re not just the right person for the role,” Sara Jones, the board’s vice president, said. “You’re one of the reasons North Shore is special.”

Board member Lisa Colacioppo said there were several impressive candidates. “Even with that, it was absolutely clear you were the right person for the job,” she said.

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North Shores Schools new superintendent may look familiar. That’s because he is. Dr. Christopher Zublionis, who has been the assistant superintendent for instruction for North Shore Schools since 2019, has been promoted, to lead the district he so loves.

Since this past fall, one of the primary goals of the Board of Education has been to find a superintendent.

They were finally able to announce that their search had ended on Thursday, adding that they had interviewed nearly 20 applicants. “[Christopher Zublionis’] has proven his dedication to North Shore, he understands our community and our schools; he clearly has the respect of faculty and staff, parents and students,” Dave Ludmar, president of the Board of Education, said. “Most importantly, he knows the challenges we’re up against, and [is] here to embrace that challenge.”

Zublionis, or Dr. Z, as he is affectionately known by community members, received a standing ovation from residents including his wife and four children. The North Shore High School Madrigal Singers then serenaded Zublionis to celebrate him. A few tears slipped down the new superintendent’s cheeks as he thanked everyone for the tremendous honor and privilege he’d been granted.

“Simply put, I love this place, I care deeply about the people that make up this place,” Zublionis said, “… and, at the risk of sounding dramatic, I will run through fire for this place.”

Each member of the Board of Education spoke in support of Zublionis, highlighting their respect and admiration for him and belief in his ability to lead the North Shore Schools District.

as the Director of Social Studies at North Shore High School. Before his time at the district, he’d also spent eight years as a social studies teacher in Syosset, and one year at West Babylon.

Zublionis also has an extensive academic background, earning his doctorate in 2016 from Columbia University’s Teachers College. While there he wrote his dissertation on inclusive civic education, titled “Normalizing Difference in the Creation of Civic Learning Opportunities.”

Zublionis has also served as a teacher educator with the New York City Teaching Fellows at Pace University and as an instructor at his alma mater.

Zublionis will face several challenges. The fallout from the settlement with LIPA will be an issue the school district will be dealing with for years to come, and one of the foremost concerns for the new superintendent. In addition, the ongoing battle for the school budget and the condition of North Shore’s athletic equipment and facilities, which was brought up at the meeting by parents and members of the Booster Club, will be major tasks going forward.

Zublionis said he understands these challenges and will do his best to always face them with the district’s best interest at heart.

“I know that we are facing challenges now, and that’s exactly why I wanted to be here,” Zublionis explained. “I firmly believe we will face these challenges head on, in a way that brings us together and makes us stronger.”

The current interim superintendent, Dr. Thomas Dolan, said he has no doubt that Zublionis will be up to the task.

“There could not have been a better outcome for the North Shore School District than to name Chris Zublionis its next superintendent,” said Dolan, several days later.

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Molloy College will soon become Molloy University

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By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Rockville Centre’s largest educational institution will soon have a new name.

Molloy College has officially earned university status from the New York State Board of Regents, allowing the Dominican institution to adopt the Molloy University moniker beginning June 1. It’s the culmination of work university officials have conducted for more than a decade.

Founded in 1955 by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, Molloy is known for its strong nursing program that has been especially important during the coronavirus pandemic. Molloy is a private institution with roughly 3,500 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate students.

College president James Lentini unveiled a new logo for Molloy last week, which keeps the school’s burgundy lion mascot, but is now enclosed by an offwhite “M” and “U.” This is essentially full circle for Lentini, who said university status was discussed even when he interviewed for his job back in 2019.

“Some of the regents finally softened,” Lentini told the Herald. “I’m probably lucky with my timing a little bit, but I was involved in lobbying pretty hard with our regents.”

Both Lentini and predecessor Drew Bogner — who retired in June 2020 after 20 years in the position — worked with 10th Judicial District Regent Roger Tilles to change some of the language the

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MOLLOY COLLEGE PRESIDENT James Lentini shows students the new logo for Molloy University. match the rest of the country.

Regents used to describe uniWhile a huge moment for his versities. New York’s definitreasured Molloy, Bogner said tion was far stricter than the he was excited to also usher rest of the country, Lentini in more New York institusaid. tions to take on university staIn fact, if Molloy had been tus with the refined definilocated in any other state, its tion. four schools of nursing, busiMolloy — through Lentini ness, education and the arts and Bogner — argued that would have qualified Molloy across the country, the definifor university status as early as 2018.

JAMES LENTINI tion of university simply meant they had graduate proAfter retiring, Bogner President, grams. New York’s system, moved on to become an interMolloy College however, required a school to im president with the Comoffer doctoral programs in mission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York, order to achieve university status.

“In many ways, New York was comwhere he lobbied the Regents even more to change its university designation to pletely out of touch,” Bogner said. The

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old definition hurt the competitiveness of New York schools not just with other states but internationally.

Bogner recounted a number of times prospective students would be surprised Molloy offered graduate and doctoral programs, while still being called a college.

The name might be changing, but Lentini believes Molloy’s character will remain. Right now, there are no announced plans for the school to expand its current campus, at least when it comes to existing Rockville Centre real estate.

Still, becoming Molloy University is something Jeff Greenfield — a longtime Rockville Centre resident and a 19-year member of the college’s board of trustees —believes will add value to the degrees of past, present and future students.

“It’s very gratifying to see the mission of the sisters who founded the college fulfilled,” Greenfield said, by upgrading Molloy’s status to a university.

But Molloy’s work isn’t over, Lentini said. Far from it.

The next goal for the soon-to-be university is to tailor its nursing programs to the needs of partners like Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside and Catholic Health, which runs Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre.

“If we have (programs), we’re trying to make them more robust,” Lentini said.

“If we don’t have them, we’re going to be developing those.

“We’ve been a college. Now I want us to think like a university.”

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Choice awards celebrate those who ‘power’ community

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

After months of waiting, winner after winner stepped up to receive their firstever Herald Long Island Choice award during a gala event with Oscars-like proportions, but without any of the unnecessary drama.

The first-ever event — hosted by RichnerLive, presented by PSEG Long Island, and sponsored by TenantBase — took place April 5 at Heritage Club in Bethpage.

Voting had been underway since last July where readers and customers shared who they believed were Long Island’s best businesses in more than 260 categories covering everything from breweries to motorcycle dealers to chiropractor.

More than 100,000 votes were cast over five months, and both the top three finalists and the eventual winners were recognized at last week’s awards event.

Instead of leaving these decisions by a faceless group of judges, these awards are determined by the very people who make these businesses thrive — the customers.

That, at least, is according to Amy Amato, corporate relations and events executive director at RichnerLive. Herald Long Island Choice Awards is a way to show businesses how much their work is appreciated.

“We decided to do it because we understand the challenges that small businesses

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“These types of events and contests helps local businesses increase their revenue.”

Heritage Club hosted a cocktail hour with an open bar and hors d’oeuvres, giving many of the finalists and their supporters a chance to mingle.

“It’s definitely nice to actually see people again,” said Joe Floria of Flo Fitness of Lynbrook. “After the last few years, I think we needed this. Plus, the cheese is great.”

Each table featured an ice sculpture centerpiece celebrating the event, while on the main stage, an acrobat contorted herself in fantastical ways.

Stuart Richner, chief executive of Richner Communications Inc., commented on how important local businesses contribution is to Long Island, and how happy he was to get the chance to celebrate them.

“It is the people in this room that are the economic engines of our communi-

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MorE tHaN 100 businesses showed up to win awards in 266 categories. ties,” Richner said. “We thank each and every one of you for being here tonight, and for all of the hard work that you do each and every day.”

The awards themselves were presented

by Sidney Wallace Park recent winner of the Miss New York competition. In a marathon performance, Park read off the winners of the 266 categories in rapid fire.

In the ensuing hour, business after business was named winner in a whirlwind of emotional highs. Some were so excited, they jumped up on chairs and tables in celebration. Others chose to celebrate with screams and applause.

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“This event recognizes all types of businesses that are dedicated to their communities,” she added, in a statement.

Those were sentiments also shared by Bennett Washabaugh, chief executive and co-founder of TenantBase.

“It was fantastic to see so many small businesses getting out, and the people that power our community,” he said. “It’s just amazing.”

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Best orthopedic group, at top, was won by Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group of Lynbrook.

Best massage winner, at left, was Hand and Stone Massage & Facial Spa, which offers multiple locations throughout the area. an aerialist dazzles the crowd attending the Herald Long Island Choice Awards at the Heritage Club in Bethpage last week.

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if you’re looking for the best cocktails on Long Island, then look no further than Cabo RVC, at left, of Rockville Centre. long island’s Best optometrist is none other than Dr. Gail Correale of Westbury.

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the best deals can be found at LuxeSwap in Oyster Bay, at top, which won the Herald Long Island Choice Award for best consignment/thrift store. for anyone looking for the best wealth management firm, you’ll find it at Kuttin Wealth Management, at left, a part of Ameriprise Financial Services of Hauppauge. winners of the best moving service, below, is Men on the Move of Woodbury.

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it was a comfortable walk up onto the stage for Hummingbird of Sea Cliff, above, voted the best local shoe store.

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best animal adoption and rescue services was won by none other than the North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington.

OBITUARY

Mimi Leipzig, revered Sea Cliff resident dies Mildred (“Mimi”) Leipzig (née Levin), 98, of Sea Cliff, N.Y., died peacefully at home on March 30. She is remembered by her many friends of all ages as a source of insight, support, guidance, encouragement and good humor.

Mimi was born in Brooklyn to Eastern European immigrant parents on July 7, 1923. She graduated from Girls Commercial High School and attended Brooklyn College for a year and a half before eloping at age 18 with Arthur Leipzig, who she had met through political activist work.

During the war years, Mimi, 5 foot 1 and slight of build, worked as a welder at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Throughout her life she had a strong commitment to social justice and human rights.

Arthur, who died in 2014, was a freelance photojournalist. While raising their two children, Mimi also energetically promoted and participated in his career.

Throughout their marriage, many of the ideas for photo essays that he successfully proposed to magazines were initially Mimi’s and the result of her research. In addition, seeing how reticent Arthur was about promoting his own work to museums, Mimi decided to represent him as his agent.

Although Arthur’s work was already part of the collections of a number of museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MOMA, Mimi was sure that his photos would be of interest to other institutions. She had business cards printed with her maiden name, “Mimi Levin/ Photographer Representative” and made an appointment to show his work to the photography curator at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Arthur continued to resist the idea of presenting his work to a curator who had not initiated the meeting, so Mimi assembled a portfolio and decided to take the train to DC. The morning of the appointment, she asked Arthur to drive her the mile to the Sea Cliff train station. On the way, however, he had a change of heart, and he kept on driving — all the way to Washington, dressed in the clothes he had put on that morning: a casual shirt and a pair of shorts. He waited in the car, while she went into the museum, carrying the oversized portfolio case that practically grazed the ground. Because of Mimi’s efforts — her persistence, vision and enthusiasm —

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MIMI LEIPZIG the meeting was a success, the first of many that resulted in the acquisition of Arthur’s photographs in institutions all over the world.

Once their children were teenagers, Mimi and Arthur traveled to India, the Middle East, Latin America, North Africa and Europe as he continued his freelance work. On her own, she worked as a writer, interviewer, master gardener and gardening teacher.

In the late 1960’s the Leipzigs settled in Sea Cliff, attracted by its creative and bohemian spirit. Mimi loved Sea Cliff. For the first time, she felt part of a community of like-minded people, and they embraced her.

“I can’t believe I have all these friends!” she often said in her later years. Mimi and Arthur lived in Sea Cliff for more than 50 years.

Mimi was committed to civic participation and Sea Cliff benefitted immensely from her activism and volunteerism. She was invested in all aspects of village life and looked for ways to collaborate with others in preserving the culture and heritage of Sea Cliff. Well into her nineties, she concerned herself with decisions about the village, attending as many town meetings as she could and encouraging others to do the same.

Mimi participated in Landmarks Preservation and as talented gardener, she joined the Beautification Committee. A voracious reader, she was a core member

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of the Friends of the Sea Cliff Library and an early organizer of a Sea Cliff book club, still flourishing after 20 years. For many years she was a fixture at the Offbeat Artifacts tag sales for the benefit of the library and was delighted that when she was no longer steady on her feet that the other volunteers gave her the seated job collecting payments.

In 2019, Sea Cliff recognized Mimi’s public service awarding her its highest tribute: the White Cap Award.

In the late sixties, Mimi encouraged Arthur to apply for a newly-posted position in the art department at C.W. Post. Reluctant at first, Arthur accepted the position and in time created the university’s photography department. The Leipzigs’ home in Sea Cliff became a salon, and a home away from home for the college’s photography students. Arthur often invited celebrated photographers to his home to present their work to his students. Mimi cooked for everyone and was a revered and nurturing “den mother” and confidante to these young adults. After Arthur’s death, many

of those students, including some who had moved across the country, continued to visit and call Mimi. She cherished the longevity and the depth of these connections.

Mimi is survived by her daughter Judith, her son Joel and his wife Kay Williams; three grandsons, Jeremy and his wife Mary Ellen McCarty, Ben and his partner Catherine Provenzano, Peter and his wife Shanna; a great-granddaughter Margaret Leipzig and a great-grandson Arthur Provenzano, as well as beloved nieces and nephews and their children. Her Sea Cliff friends warmed her heart through her last days.

Donations in Mimi’s honor may be sent to the Friends of the Sea Cliff Library. To donate online, please visit https://www. friendsoftheseaclifflibrary.com/donations and write “Mimi” in the memo field. Or send a check made payable to “Friends of the Sea Cliff Library” to: Friends of the Sea Cliff Library, P.O. Box 333, Sea Cliff, N.Y. 11579.

A memorial for Mimi is being planned for late June.

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Easter means life us that same life. We find our life and our aliveness in Jesus.

Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come Easter means life. And the time of year that they may have life and have it to the in which it arrives reminds us of life. The full” (John 10:120, NIV). Jesus came so deadness of winter has that we may have life to passed, new life blooms the full, more abundantly, and you can hear the birds a real eternal life, and a singing. Warmer weather better life than we ever is here and everything dreamed of. Easter means seems greener, more vivid, life because the one who and more … well … alive! defeated death wants us to Even people begin to overflow with life. That is emerge from their dwellwhy He came to earth. ings more often, especially In a letter that the Aposafter being indoors for tle Paul wrote to the essentially two years church in Corinth he said, because of the coronavi“Death has been swalrus pandemic. We smile lowed up in victory. more, become more active Where, O death, is your and breath deeper that Courtesy Tammy Lanham victory? Where, O death, is fresh air of life. your sting? ... But thanks TOMMY LANHAMSS Easter has a deeper be to God! He gives us the meaning of life as well. It victory through our Lord is a time set aside to focus Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthion and celebrate the resurrection of ans 15:55, 57; NIV). Easter means life Jesus. This is a celebration of the greatest because it is the celebration of Jesus’ vicevent in all of history; the fact that God’s tory over death. one and only son rose from the dead.

If you have struggled with feeling dead Easter is a celebration of life because inside, perhaps from the emotional turit is the celebration of the one who over- moil of the past two years, maybe life is came death. That is not a common occur- more of a struggle for now than ever been rence, but Jesus did it. He defeated death. before. Remember, Jesus defeated death And because He did, through his resur- for you. The clutch of death no longer has rection, He has the power to offer us that to have a hold on you. It has been defeated same victory. As we celebrate the resur- and we are all celebrating that defeat this rection of Jesus, we can celebrate the res- Sunday. urrection of ourselves as well. In reality, Let us make this Easter the best celethat is why Jesus defeated death, so He bration of life ever, the greatest event in could take us along with him as fellow history. We will not only be celebrating victors over this mighty enemy of death. the resurrection of Jesus. If we see what In his letter to the church in Rome, the the resurrection of Jesus is all about, we Apostle Paul wrote, “If the Spirit of him will also be celebrating our own resurrecwho raised Jesus from the dead is living tion as well. in you, he who raised Christ from the Because Jesus defeated death, let us dead will also give life to your mortal bod- come alive, live life to the fullest and overies because of his spirit who lives in you” flow with enthusiasm. This is the year to (Romans 8:11, NIV). Jesus rose from the celebrate Easter in a whole new and more dead and defeated death in order to give meaningful way. Easter means life!

By TOMMY LANHAM Minister at Glen Cove Christian Church

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Blissfully boring

How was school today? How was desires it was granted some borework today? How was that television dom. Boredom for the loved ones who show/video game/online video/book are fighting cancer hour after hour and would give a lot to only have to gripe you were watching/playing/reading?

Boring. The brilliant, candid about mundane things, like inflation at the grocery store or a response of children. carpet that needs vacuThe honest assessment uming. from adults. The too Boredom, rather than often cry of wasted time heartache for those who due to a boring activity have experienced loss — “I want my time and haven’t fully recovback!” ered. A way to get some However, for now, relief, if even for a brief there isn’t anything my time, for the ache to family, friends or I become less sharp. wouldn’t do to have a Boredom and safety blissfully boring day. for Ukrainian people to I don’t often use the recover and live in freeword “boring” in referdom. ence to my days, primariAnd now that we are ly because the days are auren ev no longer isolated due to fast-paced and I can find a pandemic beyond our some redeeming value in control, it would be nice an overproduced movie or a long ceremony. I’ve seen lyrical ref- to be bored out of our own doing and erences to the heaviness of boredom and decision as we hope for a sincere end to it’s not as concerning to me as when the Covid-19.

I am often anxious for the future. sun sets and the day is coming to a close.

There is even the welcome effect of How will our nation and the world boredom, as a stress reducer and a way strengthen for lasting peace? So boreto leave “too much,” “too busy,” “too dom, free of neglect, pain and uncertainty would be warmly embraced. Boring overwhelmed” behind.

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Rev. Fr. Kevin J. Dillon Pastor, St. Boniface Martyr Roman Catholic Church

Rev. Fr. Shawn Williams Pastor, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Pastor Tommy Lanham Pastor, Glen Cove Christian Church

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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO SOBRE LA VOTACIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO ANUAL Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR NORTH SHORE CENTRAL, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK (17 DE MAYO DE 2022) POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que el 5 de mayo de 2022, a las 7:45 p. m., se celebrará una audiencia pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar North Shore Central, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, en la escuela secundaria del distrito, 450 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Head, Nueva York, para presentar el presupuesto del año fiscal 2022-2023 y para debatir sobre los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del Distrito Escolar durante el siguiente año escolar, y otros asuntos según la autorización de la Ley de Educación.

POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del Distrito Escolar podrá obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá el próximo año para fines escolares (Presupuesto propuesto), junto con cualquier resolución que se presente a los votantes, en cada sede escolar y en la oficina del Distrito, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., durante los catorce (14) días previos a la reunión y elección anuales y el día de la elección, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que la votación, mediante una máquina de votación, sobre la propuesta a continuación se realizará el 17 de mayo de 2022, desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 10:00 p. m., en el gimnasio de la escuela secundaria North Shore Senior: PROPUESTA N.º 1 PRESUPUESTO ESCOLAR 2022-2023 SE RESUELVE que se aprobará el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar North Shore Central para el año escolar 2022-2023 propuesto por la Junta de Educación, de conformidad con la sección 1716 de la Ley de Educación, y que los impuestos necesarios se gravarán por consiguiente sobre los bienes inmuebles sujetos a tributación del Distrito.

POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que en dicha elección, que se celebrará el 17 de mayo de 2022, los votantes calificados también elegirán tres (3) miembros de la Junta de Educación para tres períodos de tres años, que abarcan desde el 1 de julio de 2022 hasta el 30 de junio de 2025. Los candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación pueden ser nominados solamente

mediante solicitud. Los candidatos se presentan en general y las solicitudes de nominación no deberán estipular ningún puesto vacante específico para el cual esté nominado el candidato. Cada solicitud deberá estar dirigida a la Secretaría del Distrito, deberá estar firmada por setenta y dos (72) votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar, deberá incluir la residencia de cada suscriptor y el nombre y la residencia del candidato. Cada solicitud deberá ser presentada en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito, ubicada en 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, Nueva York 11579, a más tardar el 18 de abril de 2022, de 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p. m.

SE NOTIFICA también que las personas deben estar registradas para tener derecho a votar. La Junta de Registradores se reunirá para registrar a los votantes el sábado 7 de mayo de 2022, de 10:00 a. m. a 2:00 p. m., en la oficina administrativa de las escuelas North Shore, en 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, Nueva York 11579.

Quienes se hayan registrado anteriormente para alguna elección anual o especial del Distrito y quienes hayan votado en cualquiera de esas elecciones del Distrito celebradas en los cuatro años calendario anteriores (2018-2021), o las personas que estén registradas para votar en las elecciones generales dentro del Distrito, según la sección 352 de la Ley de Elecciones, no necesitan registrarse para ser elegibles para votar en dicha elección anual del Distrito.

SE NOTIFICA también que el Registro del Distrito estará abierto para que cualquier votante calificado pueda inspeccionarlo entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. durante los cinco (5) días previos a la votación anual del presupuesto y elección, excepto los sábados y domingos cuando podrá ser inspeccionado, con cita previa, de 9:00 a. m. a 10:00 a. m.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia para la elección de los miembros de la Junta Escolar y la votación del presupuesto escolar deben completarse en un formulario elaborado por la Junta Electoral del estado, que puede obtenerse en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del estado de Nueva York (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s /absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf),

o comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito por correo electrónico ciampib@northshorescho ols.org o por teléfono al (516) 277-7801. Las solicitudes completadas deben recibirse, al menos, siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral debe enviarse por correo postal al solicitante, o el día anterior a la elección si la boleta electoral debe entregarse personalmente al solicitante o su apoderado designado. La Secretaría del Distrito no aceptará solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia antes del 18 de abril de 2022. Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia disponible en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito durante los cinco días previos al día de la elección, excepto el domingo, y únicamente con cita previa el sábado anterior a la elección, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 10:00 a. m. La Secretaría del Distrito debe recibir las boletas electorales por ausencia antes del 17 de mayo de 2022 a las 5:00 p. m. para que se escrutinen.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la sección 2018-d de la Ley de Educación, cualquier persona que preste servicio en el ejército, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, se puede registrar para votar en la próxima elección del Distrito Escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar pueden obtener un formulario de registro poniéndose en contacto con la Secretaría del Distrito por teléfono (516-277-7801), fax (516-277-7805), correo electrónico (ciampib@northshorescho ols.org), por correo postal (112 Franklin Ave. Sea Cliff, NY 11579) o personalmente (durante el horario de atención habitual o entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m.).

Los votantes militares que estén debidamente registrados pueden solicitar una boleta electoral militar comunicándose con la Secretaría del Distrito para pedir una solicitud del distrito.

Las solicitudes completadas se deben entregar en persona o por correo postal en la Secretaría del Distrito, y se deben recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 21 de abril de 2022.

Las boletas electorales militares se deben recibir antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 17 de mayo de 2022 si están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección o no más tarde del cierre de las urnas el 17 de mayo de 2022 si muestran una marca de cancelación del

servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero o muestran un endoso fechado de recepción por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Los votantes militares pueden decidir si prefieren recibir un Formulario de registro para los votantes militares, una Solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud para dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral.

SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que se adjuntará un Informe de exención fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles de acuerdo con la sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles a cualquier presupuesto preliminar o tentativo, como también al presupuesto definitivo adoptado del cual forme parte. Este se publicará en el sitio web del Distrito.

AVISO APROBADO: 24 de marzo de 2022 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR NORTH SHORE CENTRAL EN GLEN HEAD, GLENWOOD LANDING, SEA CLIFF, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK ELIZABETH A. CIAMPI, SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 130431

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK (MAY 17, 2022) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the North Shore Central School District, County of Nassau, State of New York, will be held at the District’s High School, 450 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Head, New York, on May 5, 2022 at 7:45 p.m. for the presentation of the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, and for the purpose of discussing the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the School District during the ensuing school year, and for the transaction of such other business as is authorized by the Education Law. NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (Proposed Budget) may be obtained by any resident of the School District at each schoolhouse and at the District Office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each day other than a

Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen (14) days preceding the annual meeting and election, and on the day of the election, together with the text of any resolution which will be presented to the voters.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that voting, by voting machine, will take place from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 at the Gymnasium of the North Shore Senior High School, on the following Proposition: PROPOSITION NO. 1 SCHOOL BUDGET 2022-2023 RESOLVED, that the North Shore Central School District budget for the school year 2022-2023 proposed by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 1716 of the Education Law shall be approved and the necessary taxes be levied therefore on the taxable real property of the District.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at said election to be held on May 17, 2022, qualified voters shall also elect three (3) members to the Board of Education for three, three-year terms commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2025.

Candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education may be nominated only by petition. Candidates run at large and nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated.

Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk, shall be signed by seventy-two (72) qualified voters of the School District, shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate.

Each such petition shall be filed in the District Clerk’s Office, located at 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York 11579 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on or before April 18, 2022.

NOTICE is also given that persons must be registered in order to be entitled to vote. The Board of Registrars will meet to register voters on Saturday, May 7, 2022, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the North Shore Schools Administrative Office, 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York 11579.

Persons who shall have been previously registered for any District annual or special election and who shall have voted at any such District election held in the prior four calendar years (2018-2021), and/or persons who are registered to vote at general elections within the District pursuant to Election Law §352, need not register to be eligible to vote at said Annual District Election.

NOTICE is also given that the District Register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the School District between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. during the five (5) days immediately preceding this Annual Budget Vote and Election, except Sunday, and Saturday when it may be inspected, by appointment, between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for election of school board members and for voting on the school budget are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s /absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk by email ciampib@northshorescho ols.org or phone (516) 277-7801.

Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent.

Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 18, 2022. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 am on the Saturday prior to the election.

Absentee ballots must be received at the District Clerk’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 in order to be canvassed.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election.

A military voter who is a qualified voter of the District may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516-277-7801), facsimile (516-277-7805), email (ciampib@northshorescho ols.org), mail (112 Franklin Ave. Sea Cliff, NY 11579), or in person (during regular office hours or between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application

from the District by also contacting the District Clerk.

Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 17, 2022 if showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on the District’s website.

NOTICE APPROVED: March 24, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT GLEN HEAD, GLENWOOD LANDING, SEA CLIFF, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK ELIZABETH A. CIAMPI, DISTRICT CLERK 130429 LEGAL NOTICE RESOLUTION NO. 26 , YEAR 2022 RESOLVED, that the Village Tax Roll and Warrant for the fiscal year 2022-2023 was filed with the Village Treasurer on April 1, 2022 and the Base Proportions be set at: Homestead - 79.5389% Non-Homestead 20.4611% Dated: April 11, 2022 Marianne Lennon Sea Cliff, NY Village Clerk NOTICE OF ADOPTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff, Nassau County, New York, at a regular meeting held the 11th day of April 2022, adopted the following local law: LOCAL LAW NO. 1, YEAR 2022 A local law authorizing a property tax levy in excess of the limit established in General Municipal Law §3-c

Bill VSC 2203. A local law authorizing a property tax levy in excess of the limit established in General Municipal Law §3-c Dated: April 11, 2022 Marianne Lennon Sea Cliff, NY Village Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 27, YEAR 2022 WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff, has met at the time and place specified in the Notice of Public Hearing on April 11, 2022 on The Tentative Budget, and heard all persons desiring to be heard thereon, now therefore be it, RESOLVED, that the Budget, as hereinafter set forth, is hereby adopted, and that the several amounts stated be, and they hereby are, appropriated for the objects and purposes specified and the salaries and wages, as provided for in said budget, shall be and are hereby fixed at the amounts shown therein, effective June 1, 2022, and be it, FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall become effective at the expiration of the time required for filing with the State Comptroller of the State of New York of the statement of the estimated amount of real estate taxes to be levied on account of such budget as required by the State Finance law, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board directed the Village Treasurer to (a) file a certified copy of the budget with the Office of the State Comptroller, (b) to the extent practicable, post the adopted budget on the Village website and (c) take such actions as are necessary and required by law with respect to the budget.

Dated: April 11, 2022 Marianne Lennon Sea Cliff, NY Village Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 28, YEAR 2022 WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff, Nassau County, New York has prepared, after public hearing pursuant to notice duly posted and published according to law, has completed and adopted its annual budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the taxes of the Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff, Nassau County, New York, for the 2022-2023 year be levied in the sum of $5,972,430.00 (five million, nine hundred and seventy-two thousand, four hundred and thirty dollars and zero cents) to be split between Homestead, at a rate of $3.3106 on each one thousand dollars of

Courtesy Rabbi Janet Liss

Arbor Day Festival at Planting Fields the festival.

Activities at the festival included with festival registration are nature tales told by Heather Forest, a tree planting ceremony and a bonsai exhibition put on by the Long Island Bonsai Society.

There will also be numerous activities for children, including a scavenger hunt, educational classes, face painting and arts and crafts.

Those interested can register on the Planting Fields website, as space for the event is limited. Pre-sale tickets run $20 per car, and only cash or check will be accepted the day of.

For further information, contact Josh Rosenbaum at (516) 922-8666 or jrosenbaum@plantingfields.org.

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assessed valuation, and Non-Homestead, at a rate of $11.0013 on each one thousand dollars of assessed valuation; and that the assessment roll be completed accordingly; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to sign the proper warrant directed to the Collector of Taxes commanding said Collector to collect said taxes, and to attest same with proper seal of the Village of Sea Cliff and deliver said warrant to the Clerk of the Village; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Village Clerk be and she hereby is directed to publish notice of the collection of taxes in the official paper of the Village in the issues of April 13, 2022 and April 20, 2022 and cause the required number of said notices to be posted in at least six conspicuous places in the Village pursuant to law; such notices shall state that such tax roll and warrant have been left with said Collector of Taxes for collection; designate Village Hall as the place where the Collector of Taxes will receive taxes from nine o’clock in the morning until four o’clock in the afternoon on Mondays through Fridays except on holidays or such other days or times that the Village Hall Offices may be closed; that one-half of all taxes on real estate shall be due and payable on the first day of June 2022 and the remaining and final half shall be due and payable on the first day of December 2022; that taxes due June 1, if paid on or before July 1, no penalty will be added; if paid after July 1, a penalty of 5% shall be payable for the month of June, and thereafter interest will be added monthly or for any fraction thereof from July

2, until paid at the current rate in effect as set by the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance as prescribed in subdivision 2 of Section 924-a of the New York State Real Property Tax Law; and that taxes due on December 1, if paid on or before January 3, 2023 no penalty will be added; if paid after January 3, 2023, a penalty of 5% shall be payable for the month of December, and thereafter interest will be added monthly or for any fraction thereof from January 4, 2023 until paid at the current rate in effect as set by the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance as prescribed in subdivision 2 of Section 924-a of the New York Real Property Tax law; and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Collector of Taxes mail to all persons whose property appears on the tax roll, at their last known post office address, a statement of the tax rate, the assessment and the amount of tax due on the property described in such notice and the time and place at which the same may be paid.

Dated: April 11, 2022 Marianne Lennon Sea Cliff, NY Village Clerk 130738

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LEGAL NOTICE JOB OPPORTUNITY The Village of Sea Cliff is accepting resumes to fill the full time position of Deputy Clerk.

The Deputy Clerk assists in preparation of meeting agenda’s, resolutions and legal postings. Carries out administrative work relating to permits, licenses, applications and general office work.

Assists Village Treasurer with tax receipts, payroll and accounts payable.

Maintains records and prepares reports.

Applicant must be computer literate, ability to maintain confidentiality with strong organizational and communication skills.

Bachelors degree or four years of satisfactory office management experience.

All interested parties should send resumes to: Marianne Lennon, Village Clerk PO Box 340 Sea Cliff, NY 11579 Or by email to : mlennon@seacliff-ny.gov 130737

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held as to the following matter: Agency:Zoning Board of Appeals, Village of Sea Cliff Date: April 28, 2022 Time:7:00 pm Place:Village Hall, 300 Sea Cliff Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York Subject:Application of Joseph Marra, 68 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York, to permit an emergency generator to be located less than 30 feet from a habitable structure, where Village Code §138-516 provides that a generator must be at least 30 feet from such structure. Premises are designated as Section 21, Block 98, Lot 12 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. Application of Michael Fitzsimmons, 17 Littleworth Lane, Sea Cliff, New York, to maintain a deck one (1) foot from a rear property line, where Village Code §138-516 provides that an accessory structure must be at least 5 feet from a rear property line.

Premises are designated as Section 21, Block 145, Lot 46 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map

Application of Daniel and Barbara Pess, 225-227 Carpenter Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York to permit an emergency generator to be located 2 feet from a side property line, where Village Code §138-516 provides that a generator must be at least 10 feet from a side property line. Premises are designated as Section 21, Block 94, Lot 7 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. Application of Anthony and Kristy Joseph, 69 Downing Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York, to maintain a shed in a front yard, where Village Code §138-616 prohibits an accessory structure in a front yard. Premises are designated as Section 21, Block M, Lot 598 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matters. All relevant documents may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk, Village Hall, 300 Sea Cliff Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York, during regular business hours.

Any person having a disability which would inhibit attendance at, or participation in, the hearing should notify the Village Clerk at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to facilitate such attendance and participation.

Dated: April 11, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 130736

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Passover should inspire us to make a difference

By RABBI JANET LISS North Country Reform Temple On April 22 at sundown, the Jewish community begins the traditional observance of the holiday of Passover, commemorating the Jewish people’s Exodus from slavery in Egypt. We are commanded to retell our story each year and we say the words, “my father was a wandering Aramean,” to remind us that we were often a rootless people who have fled persecution numerous times throughout our history.

This year, these words are even more poignant as we watch the atrocities being committed in Ukraine, especially knowing that many of our ancestors fled the persecution of the Jewish community in Ukraine at the turn of the last century choosing to make their new lives in America. Both of my grandfathers came here from Kiev and Odessa in the early 1900’s searching for a safer place to live as Jews.

To date over 4,200,000 Ukrainians have fled their country and over 2,000,000 are displaced in the Ukraine.

In 2022, it is almost inconceivable to think that the world would sit back and allow a superpower to crush another country. But all we have to do is turn on the television or look at our smart phones to see this war in real time.

Today there are over 84 million people worldwide who have been displaced because of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations. This should give us all pause and inspire us to support organizations helping refugees worldwide.

The Jewish community are refugees descended from refugees and on Passover we tell the story about how we as

refugees sought a safe haven and a chance to reinvent ourselves as a free people in the Land of Israel. This story this year should have a deeper resonance with all who attend our sederom and recite the words we will share together.

This year more people will be together with extended family since the beginning of Covid. During the telling of the story, we also recount the 10 plagues that God caused to descend upon Pharaoh in order to convince him to free the Israelites. A word of caution, our Covid plague is not over. The numbers have started to rise steadily over the last two weeks in Nassau County. As much as we would like to put Covid behind us, we are not there yet and I caution everyone, to be careful.

Contemporary Judaism ties what is happening around us in our celebrations and commemorations to teach us the relevance of our observances today.

At our seder, we read from a book called a Haggadah, which means the telling.

There are numerous Haggadah today reflecting various themes that ultimately link back to the story of the Exodus.

If we look at the modern plagues in our society today, we could name war, refugees, the environment, civil discord, Covid-19, racism, and the list is endless.

Our challenge as citizens of the world is to look at our past to give us a way to frame how we see the world today and what choices we will make to help make this world a better place for all. To all who are celebrating Passover this year, I wish you a meaningful holiday and inspire you to make a difference for someone else this year.

SEA CLIFF/GLEN HEAD HERALD — April 14, 2022

Planting Fields Foundation and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will host an Arbor Day Festival on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Since 1987, Planting Fields has commemorated Arbor Day with a festival to celebrate the importance of trees and educate visitors on conservation.

Now, after a two-year hiatus due to Covid, Planting Fields will once again be celebrating its trees with a day of family fun. This year is special as it marks the bicentennial celebration of the birth of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of much of the Planting Fields’ property.

About 80 magnolias and cherry blossom trees will be in full bloom during

RABBI JANET LISS, from North County Reform Temple asks that when marking Passover that we make a committment to making a difference in someone else’s life.

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ussia’s brutal attack on Ukraine is being felt around the world — and now, even above it.

Russia’s top space official, Dmitry Rogozin, has tweeted that the sanctions imposed on his country by the U.S and Europe are “unacceptable.” He said that cooperation with the U.S. and it allies on the International Space Station may no longer be possible.

Rogozin added that the sanctions are intended “to kill the Russian economy, plunge JAMES our people into and bring BERNSTEIN despair our country to its knees.” Normal relations with the U.S. and Europe, he said, would only be possible with the lifting of the “illegal” sanctions — something that is highly unlikely to happen in the near future.

Rogozin, space experts have said, has a habit of popping off. But Andrew Parton, president of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, said that the notion of Americans, Europeans and Russians working together in space — which they were doing only a few weeks ago — now “seems awkward.”

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“We’re almost at war with them,” Parton said.

The Russians were pioneer partners, along with the U.S., the Europeans Space Agency, Canada and Japan, in building the ISS, the largest man-made structure ever constructed and put into space. It had to be assembled in parts, which took place between 1998 and 2000. The first section of the structure was launched in November 1998, aboard a Russian Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodome.

The ISS has been circling the Earth for so long now — it became fully operational in May 2009 with a six-member crew that required two Russian Soyuz “lifeboats” to be docked there at all times — that many Earthlings have pretty much forgotten about it, or don’t think of it much. But it remains a phenomenal vehicle, traveling an eye-popping 17,500 mph at an altitude of some 248 miles above Earth.

Many have argued that the many billions of dollars spent on the ISS could have been better used on Earth. Others say that man was born to explore, and who knows what we’ll find out there one day?

And the ISS has proved valuable. To name a few of its contributions:

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■ The ability to view Earth from different perspectives has given scientists a better way to find new sources of water and places to grow food.

■ Protein crystal growth experiments done aboard the station have given medical science better understanding of diseases such as cancer and muscular dystrophy.

he biggest loss is that yet another tie between major world powers will have been severed.

■ A s t r o n a u t s h ave learned to work in a microg r av i t y e nv i r o n m e n t .

Human bodies chang e under such circumstances, and we are now better able to understand how to cope with the challenges we will face as we further explore the cosmos.

■ And students the world over have been given a view of life in space and the possibilities of a world outside our own.

But what if Russia quits?

The ISS could survive. Just last week, SpaceX, a private company, launched a NASA astronaut and three paying customers to the ISS. Since NASA’s space shuttle program ended in 2011, the agency has relied on Russian Soyuz spacecraft to take our astronauts to the station.

But with commercial space companies revving up, we may be able to elimi-

nate our dependence on the Russians to get us up there.

Russians help guide the ISS, and use their country’s space vehicles to boost the station to its target orbit when it tends to drift lower. These tasks can be taken over, but it will take effort by the rest of the ISS team, and more funding.

The bigger loss, of course, is that yet another tie between major world powers will have been severed. Russian and U.S. diplomats around the world have already been called home. To be sure, Russia must be punished, and punished severely, for its actions in Ukraine. But astronauts and cosmonauts are scientists, and have held themselves above the fray of politics and fraught relationships between their countries. They were able to do so on the most recent return to Earth, in March.

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei worried that he might be left behind because of U.S-Russia tensions, after spending 355 days in space. But the Russians ferried him home safely. Joe Montalbano, NASA’s program manager for the ISS, said that those aboard the station last month were “aware of what’s going on, but they still worked as a team.”

The question is, how long can we remain teammates?

James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? Jbernstein@liherald.com.

Family stories help the healing

f you don’t have a sister, I urge you to get one, preferably a younger one, so you can boss her around. But in a pinch, any age will do, and life is all about pinches.

My husband recently had surgery to replace a pacemaker, an easy, relatively pain-free event, unless it’s your pacemaker, and your body being altered. My guy is stoic, but he came out of surgery with a corneal abrasion, which was inexplicable on many levels, since the procedure was for his heart. The pain RANDI was extreme and, KREISS although I’m good in a crisis, I found his distress and my helplessness terribly unsettling.

Lots of people offered to help in any way they could. The calls and notes and get-well gifts all lifted us up. But only my sister called and said she was on her way.

She had booked her flight, she was coming for five days, and that was that.

She isn’t the take-over type; that’s my job as the older sister. Once she got here, I still cooked for the three of us and

walked the dog and fetched the meds for the patient. Really, she didn’t do much, unless you count saving my sanity. We discussed important world events, like our hair, and exchanged meaningful gifts: I gave her my Dry Bar brush and she gave me her hot rollers.

Like most sibs our age, we’re the only people on Earth who shared childhood with the same parents.

Ours died in old age, at 95 and 97, so until the last few years, we took care of them together. This shared experience doesn’t imply shared memories, because we have wildly different accounts of our childhood in Cedarhurst with Mom and Dad. What we do when we’re together is mostly nothing, aside from talking or sharing companionable silence while we read or do stuff on our devices. She paints. I write. We agree on most things in the world except her dog, Moe, a.k.a.

Cujo, who is the love of her life, and the only Chihuahua who could take down a cheetah.

We tell stories when we sit around, share the news of our kids and grandkids, and realize that memory is unreliable but that it doesn’t matter. The stories

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we tell weave the cloth that holds us together.

I remember the Thanksgiving her 3-year-old daughter decided she hated the tiny bows on her pink velvet pants and jacket. My brother-in-law, who died many years ago, called a timeout, got a scissors and snipped off every one of the dozens of tiny bows. My sister doesn’t remember this at all. I thought it was a remarkable demonstration of parental forbearance.

She also doesn’t remember that our mother assigned me to walk her to her kindergarten when I was in third grade. Every single awful day, my sister would throw herself on the ground, grab my feet and beg me not to leave her there. It didn’t take more than seven or eight years of therapy to deal with that.

One story we both remember was our mother’s “talk” with us about sex. She told us an elaborate story about what the male chicken does with the female chicken.

When I offered intelligent feedback, starting with, “So you mean when you wanted to make a baby, Dad and you…?”

“No!” she screamed. “That’s just with

love kale, but my sister says she would rather chew on her lawn.

chickens.”

My sister and I tend to like the same things: We are political allies, and support folks who are trying to keep our democracy from running aground. Of course, there are exceptions to our harmony. I love kale, and she says she would rather chew on her lawn. I suspect she eats pot pie, which to me is dead chicken in a watery grave.

She asked me if I remembered the time I was being bullied in sixth grade. I walked her to school and told her I would kiss her goodbye before we got to school so the other kids wouldn’t see. She remembered that I didn’t skip the kiss.

I don’t remember that, but I do remember that when I was making out with my boyfriend (now my husband), in the family den back in high school, she would come clomping down the stairs in her rollers and slippers and would accept a quarter to clomp back up. She says she wouldn’t have scrammed for less than 50 cents.

So, you see, while my husband healed, my sister and I passed the time with stories. She didn’t do much, unless you count just showing up. Which was everything.

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

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But it is readers who are truly harmed

by Big Tech’s content-filtering and datacollection motives, which ultimately reduce the output of quality journalism.

All of it is simply unfair — to readers, and especially to the newspapers who serve them. Congress must take action to fix this by approving an equitable revenue model similar to what the music industry fought hard for — one that pays royalties to content owners, which ensures that more of that content can be produced in the future.

Let’s not forget the important tenets of local newspapers: ■ Quality journalism is key to sustaining civic society, and we must ensure that those who create journalistic content are compensated for their work.

■ With freedom of the press enshrined in the Constitution, it is imperative to take reasonable and meaningful steps to protect this important institution.

■ Local journalism strengthens communal ties, and provides communities with critical information.

■ The public rightfully trusts its local newspapers. One recent survey showed that nearly 75 percent of Americans have confidence in their local newspaper, compared with just over half for national net-

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A bipartisan bill known as the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act is making its way through Congress. It’s sponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, and John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, as well as two congressmen from both sides of the aisle, David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Ken Buck of Colorado.

The bill would enable news publishers to collectively negotiate with Big Tech, driving billions of dollars of subscription and ad dollars back to the publishers who produce good journalism in the first place.

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LETTERS Return of Mangano era with Blakeman To the Editor: County Executive Bruce Blakeman inherited a government that was fiscally strong with a restored sense of public integrity. It is now his responsibility to preserve and build on this progress.

Regrettably, there are troubling signs that the new administration is reverting to questionable practices that sent top county officials to prison, caused the indictment of a former county executive while he was still in office, and generally betrayed the public trust.

Based on my experience during my decade as legislator, I am especially concerned about the lack of transparency, accountability and integrity shown during the Blakeman administration’s first three months. One example is the

Individual news publishers cannot challenge the basic terms offered by Big Tech because these platforms are too big, and smaller newspapers can’t even get a seat at the table. Because of that, Big Tech can grab as much as 70 percent of every ad dollar from news publishers while hiring zero reporters. Newspapers bear all the expense, while social media giants get all the benefit.

Facebook and Google exert their dominance over the digital marketplace by setting the rules for news publishers and determining how their work is displayed, prioritized and monetized. More than 65 percent of users don’t even click the links offered by Google that would take them to the outlets that are spending the money to create the content they’re reading.

One study showed that 57 percent of New York residents get their news from Facebook. Nearly half use Google as their primary source of news.

If Washington doesn’t intervene soon, we will continue to lose hundreds of newspapers — like this one — across the country, and right here in your hometowns. But Congress needs to know it has your support in order to act.

Reach out to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer at (212) 486-4430, or U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at (212) 688-6262. Call U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice at (516) 739-3008, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi at (631) 923-4100, or U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino at (516) 541-6602.

Our democracy depends on local media like the newspaper you hold in your hands. The idea is so important that it’s part of the First Amendment, enshrined in the Bill of Rights. But local media also depends on you.

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ecently I joined the Nassau County Legislature’s majority caucus, numerous veterans groups and County Executive Bruce Blakeman to announce the creation of a program using American Rescue and Recovery Act funds to provide grants of up to $10,000 to every eligible veterans hall in the county.

At the height of the pandemic, many Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and American Legions were facing major difficulties paying rent, property taxes and mainteBILL nance on their venues. Veterans GAYLOR halls were forced by lockdowns to cancel catered events and other functions, and that took away necessary income these halls need to survive. At the time, veterans groups weren’t eligible for ARPA funds under guidance issued by the federal government. After advocating for making those organizations eligible for that federal assistance, we received notification earli-

er this year from the U.S. Treasury Department that ARPA guidelines were being expanded to encompass 501(c)(19) entities, which includes veterans facilities. The new rule took effect on April 1.

Veterans and fraternal halls are part of the very fabric of our community, and there are approximately 100 of them in Nassau County. As a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who will always be a strong supporter of the brave men and women who have admirably served this county, I know firsthand the important role these facilities serve. With all that veterans have done and are continuing to do for our nation and communities, there never should have been a question of eligibility. I am pleased to know that our efforts proved successful, and that this program will help these veterans groups as part of their ongoing recovery from the pandemic.

I also wanted to mention a couple of other matters of significance. First, residents are reminded that the property tax grievance filing deadline that was extended by the County Legislature to give peo-

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LETTERS handling of the county’s proposed settlement with LIPA — something that directly impacts the residents of my district.

Right now, the Island Park and North Shore school districts face an increase in school taxes of as much as 20 percent.

However, the administration has failed to provide school officials with even the most basic information or advocate for their interests like they did in Suffolk.

We are especially concerned by how the Blakeman administration seems intent on undermining the reforms we worked so hard to implement after the widespread corruption of the Mangano years.

Some of the people he has hired include a man whose involvement in a politically motivated arrest cost county taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements and legal fees; a man who was convicted in a bribery scheme to sell patient data from Nassau University Medical Center to personal injury lawyers; and even a man who stated that there is such a thing as “good racism” to chair the Nassau Health Care Corporation Board.

What Blakeman has failed to address in his first three months in office is even more concerning. We are still waiting to hear his vision for protecting the environment, keeping toxic contaminants out of our drinking water, and g u a rd i n g o u r c o m m u n i t i e s f ro m extreme weather caused by climate change. We have yet to hear a plan for

ple more time to challenge their assessments will expire on May 2. I’ve posted a video on my website on how to file a grievance. You can visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/ld6 and watch it by clicking the link to the video.

Remember, you don’t need to pay a law firm or agency to file a tax grievance. To get information on your specific property, go to https://lrv.nassaucountyny. gov. Forms and applications can also be found at www. nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/ARC/forms.html.

Second, earlier this month, the Legislature’s majority caucus and the Town of Oyster Bay initiated a collection drive to assist the people of Ukraine, and opened drop-off locations at various county and town facilities. Recently I helped load the last boxes filled with donations from generous residents to be shipped overseas.

Overall, more than 45,000 pounds of much-needed supplies, including medical items and personal hygiene products, were sent to the Port of New York and New Jersey, where they will be shipped to Poland and ultimately distributed to

Ukrainian refugees.

Finally, the State Legislature is considering legislation that would give the state control of the Nassau University Medical Center, and ultimately lead to partial or complete closure of the facility. NUMC is the only county-owned hospital in Nassau County, and has the only state-of-the-art burn center for miles around, as well as one of the best trauma centers on Long Island. The hospital serves not just residents of the East Meadow area, but also many from across the county who are under-insured, as well as students from the local colleges and many members of nearby minority communities.

This effort is nothing more than a political move by Albany that would hurt Nassau County. NUMC should be run by county residents, for county residents. It should not be a pawn in a political tug of war, and I will continue to fight to ensure that the hospital remains under the county’s control, and not bureaucrats in Albany.

Bill Gaylor is a Nassau County legislator representing the 6th District, which comprises Malverne, Lynbrook, North Lynbrook, Valley Stream, North Valley Stream and portions of Franklin Square, Hewlett, Rockville Centre and Woodmere.

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reducing county fees or improving our assessment system, despite promises for immediate action.

Despite promises to the Legislature and the people of Nassau County to work in a bipartisan, transparent manner, Blakeman is failing to do so.

The Minority Caucus will always be ready to roll up our sleeves to make the county an even better place to live, work and raise a family.

DELIA DERIGGI-WHITTON Nassau County Legislator, 11th District Glen Cove

We're in a good place To the Editor: Randi Kreiss’s column spoke to me so completely. At 73 years old, I have become very content with who I am. I’m more reflective and understanding. Simple pleasures satisfy me. And most important, I’m in the present.

Thanks, Randi, for articulating what it feels like to be a 70-something woman.

Aren’t we lucky to be in the moment, appreciating our past and looking forward to our future?

JOANNE SICA North Merrick

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