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On Jan. 25, it was announced that the Town of Hempstead had appointed John Reinhardt, Laura Ryder and Joseph Baker commissioners of the South Nassau Water Authority District Board. The decision brings South Shore residents who receive water from Liberty Utilities, previously know as New York American Water, one step closer to the creation of a public water authority, and with that, relief from high water rates. On Nov. 3, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the South Nassau Water Authority Act into law, provid-
ing a path for the public acquisition of the privately owned NYAW, which served approximately 113,000 residents of the Town of Hempstead. The utility is now controlled by Liberty Utilities, whose $608 million purchase of NYAW was finalized on Jan. 3. The town was required to appoint three people to the SNWA board. The other two board members must be appointed by the Nassau County Legislature. The deadline for those appointments was Tuesday, after the Herald went to press. Christopher Boyle, a spokesman for the county, said Monday Continued on page 6
Seaford, other libraries speak out against state budget By MAlloRY WilsoN mwilson@liherald.com
Members of the State Assembly and executives of the Levittown and Seaford public libraries gathered at a news conference at the Levittown facility last Friday to discuss Gov. Kathy Hochul’s state budget plan, which was announced Jan. 18. In Hochul’s proposed $216.3 billion spending plan for 202223, $20 million would be cut from library construction aid, from $34 million in the current budget to $14 million next year If the spending plan is approved by the State Legisla-
ture, it will take effect April 1. Frank McKenna, director of the Seaford library, described the proposed cut in library construction as “very disappointing.” “Libraries are education,” McKenna said. “We are always education. We serve everybody from infancy to old age — why are we always cut?” Libraries need the funding, he said. The Seaford facility just installed a new roof, McKenna said, but it still needs a new elevator, a new HVAC system and a new restroom on the main level. “[The library] is over 60 years old,” he said of the building. It’s falling apart. We need money.” State Assemblyman Ed Ra,
who represents the 19th District, said that library funding is cut every year. “It’s no secret to anybody that utilizes our local libraries that just like any other building, they need upkeep, they need boilers, they need HVAC systems, they need to replace roofs,” Ra said. “…We stand with our local libraries in the push to restore this funding and increase funding for library construction.” While library construction funding would be reduced in the proposed state budget, Ra said that general library funding would increase by about $2 million, which he said was “welcome news.”
Assemblyman John Mikulin, of the 17th District, said that he had previously been president of the Island Trees Library board, and knew firsthand how important library construction aid is. “Libraries really are the [forefront] of our communities,” Mikulin said. “They do so much for our children, they do so much for our seniors and
they do so much for everybody in general with the programs that they have and the services that libraries provide.” Steve Dalton, a trustee of the Levittown library and a former 10-year member of the Nassau Library System Board, said that construction aid is critical for libraries across the state. “This Continued on page 20
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tons of families appeared at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford the morning of Sunday, Jan. 30, to enjoy the wintry weather.
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Children lined up at the top of a hill in the park. More than 500 people stopped by the park Sunday morning. mother rene Came from Lido Beach to go sledding with her two daughters, Charlotte, 6, and Quinn, 4. individuals gathered at the top of a snow-coated hill and prepared to slide down it. father Chris, of Bellmore, pushed a sled with his daughter, Katie and her friend Maddi.
Wantagh and Seaford residents took advantage of the snow-coated hills at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford on Sunday, where more than 500 residents stopped by to sled and play in the snow. A nor’easter hit Wantagh and Seaford Friday night into Saturday, bringing with it plenty of s n ow a n d h e av y winds. Seaford had a total of roughly 13.2 i n c h e s o f s n ow, according to a estimate from the National Weather Service. Wantagh had a total of 14 inches. County and town officials had described road conditions as “dangerous” and warned motorists to stay home. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul had declared a state of emergency in New York that began at 8 p.m. on Friday.
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Seaford Manor Elementary School’s largest fundraising event of the year is making a comeback after two years of cancellations due to the pandemic. This year’s theme for the Spring Gala and Raffle is ‘Havana Nights’ and will take place on June 9, at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh. In previous years, the spring event has raised up to $5,000 in funds for student activities. Donations are distributed between over 50 different extracurricular programs for students, such as after school clubs in the spring and fall, field trips, family fun nights and assemblies. The Pick a Reader Partner Program (PARP), a three-week program that pairs elementary school students with those in upper grades in the same school to read books together, is made possible by the fundraiser. The program encourages children to read more by featuring a book swap and author visits. “It’s a two-for-one deal,” said Jessica Schlitter, Seaford Manor Parent Teacher Association President. “It’s a way to get the funds to keep up with those activities throughout the year and also a night for the parents to get together and unwind.” The PTA is asking local businesses and families to contribute to fundraising efforts by donating or sponsoring a raffle item. They are accepting donations such
as merchandise, services, event tickets or gift cards, which can be won at the event. “We’re a little late to the game because we weren’t sure if it was actually gonna happen this year with Covid and everything,” said Marie Pelligrino, who has been on the PTA for three years and is the Co-Chair of the Spring Gala and Auction Committee this year. In year’s past, when the gala had a solidified location, funds would be allocated from school dues collected in September. But this year, the PTA chose not to initially set aside funds for the gala due to the unpredictability of the pandemic. Now, volunteers are seeking donations to ensure that the event is a success and enough money is raised for student programs. Without the extra funds brought in through the gala in the past two years, events and activities were scaled back. But since most happenings took place online for safety purposes, the absence of additional funds wasn’t felt too strongly, according to Schlitter. “It’s all about the kids,” said Eric Uss, Co-chair of the gala. “We’re trying to do what we can so we could offer the kids everything that the PTA can.” Although the committee is still in the early stages of planning the gala, Uss and Pellegrino have been contributing their free time and are spearheading the effort to ensure it’s a success. “As we get a little bit closer, we will definitely have some volunteers soliciting in
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the community to kind of drum up some attention that way as well,” said Schlitter. The event is open for anyone to attend, not just parents and faculty. Tickets start at $80, and include a buffet and open bar. A raffle ticket pack is also being sold for $40
and gives attendees the chance to win baskets, cash prizes and more. “Almost everybody leaves a winner, so it is just an absolutely fun night,” said Schlitter. “I’m just looking forward to having a lot of fun.”
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Exploratory classes are a staple of the Seaford Middle School curriculum, opening up the eyes of students to new ideas and interests. This year, an already varied selection of courses has expanded even further. Seaford Middle School Good News introduces students to the world of journalism. They produce both written and digital media pieces, which are then posted on a dedicated page on the school’s website. In a press release, teacher Dan Hayden said that students get to pick their areas of interest to report on. Many students choose to spotlight the school’s clubs, sports teams and community service projects. One popular feature that students recently created was “Teacher Talks.” It began as onepage question and answer-style articles, and has expanded into video interviews with teachers. Another student regularly publishes “This Week in History” pieces to the student website.
Hayden said that Good News helps students improve their writing, research, public speaking and teamwork skills, all of which can be applied to other courses. Student Camryn Umhafer in a press release said that she likes the course because everyone is working on different projects, so she and her classmates have learned from one another. Brain Games is a seventh and eighth grade exploratory class taught by Laura Maciag. In the class, students complete crosswords and Sudoku puzzles, word searches, mazes and other activities that promote cognitive skills. The games are pulled from magazines, newspapers and websites. Maciag said that some days, students do individual activities of their choosing while others are centered on team games. The class also gives them a break from modern technology and using screens, as the games are “old-school pen and paper,” she said.
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In the Seaford Middle School Good News exploratory class, students interview technology teacher Matthew Dolan for a Teacher Talks video feature.
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In December, Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil co-directors Claudia Borecky and Dave Denenberg, with Jack McCloy, Rosalee Reeves and Helene Manas, pressured Town officials to appoint commissioners to the South Nassau Water Authority District Board.
meet the commissioners The Town of Hempstead appointed three people to serve as commissioners on the South Nassau Water Authority District Board. ■ John Reinhardt is the commissioner of the Town of Hempstead’s Department of Water, which serves over 37,000 customers across America’s largest township. ■ Laura Ryder is a trustee on the Lynbrook Village Board. She is a community leader who serves in various organizations, including the American Water need to push the state to give as much money to the South Nassau Water Authority as possible.” Denenberg added that state funding for the SNWA might be contingent on the town and Nassau County seeing the public acquisition through. In order for
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— we’re holding them onto this goodfaith agreement.” The acquisition agreement stipulates that residents who were served by NYAW will have to pay for the assets the public entity will own. According to Denenberg, that is another problem. “The problem I have with that is we already have paid for everything that NYAW owns,” he said. “We paid for all improvements, we paid for all land acquisitions —we own the system. That, to me, is a big contention in the takeover, and you want very aggressive commissioners who are going to have very aggressive negotiations.” Denenberg added that residents are “closer than ever” to a public takeover of Liberty Utilities, but added “we’re not there yet.” “We have the state law to get this done,” he said. “We need to push the state to give as much money to the South Nassau Water Authority as possible, and we would urge everyone, contact your legislators to make sure the Nassau County Legislature appoints their two people.”
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that County Executive Bruce Blakeman was “looking at many qualified candidates and is expected to make a decision soon.” The fight for public water has been a long one, and Long Island residents on both the north and south shores have received water from NYAW for years. Compared with other Town of Hempstead residents, NYAW customers pay up to 1,300 percent more for water, according to Dave Denenberg, a Merrick resident and a co-director of the advocacy group Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil. With the creation of an independent North Shore Water Authority, the state government will provide $1 million in annual funding for costs associated with its establishment and operations. The NSWA will serve approximately 5,000 former NYAW customers. On the South Shore, however, where there are over 110,000 former NYAW customers, the authority will receive no state funding, according to the Nov. 3 bill, which was approved by Hochul and the State Legislature. According to town officials, this is unacceptable. “Tens of thousands of residents in my councilmanic district and in other communities served by New York American Water have been unfairly ripped off for years by paying outrageous rates for subpar service,” Town Councilman Chris Carini said. “As we move the process forward, we think that it’s disheartening that the residents of America’s largest township are being treated so disproportionately by our representatives in Albany,” Town Supervisor Don Clavin added. “It’s time our Albany representatives provide equity to the residents of America’s largest township.” At a meeting hosted by LICAWS at the Merrick Road Golf Course Clubhouse on Jan. 26, Denenberg agreed that the town deserves adequate funding. “No money was allocated for the South Nassau Water Authority — we are asking for the state to come up with at least $25 to $30 million, if not more, to assist with a public takeover of Liberty,” Denenberg said at the meeting. “We
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Wantagh Public Library. Space is limited to ensure social distancing, face coverings are required and registration is required. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. Contact Carly Cucci at 516221-1200 or ccucci@wantaghlibrary.org with questions.
In Flight: Migration and Making Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center’s artist educator, Sydney Anderson, will lead a lesson on the power of migration and the Atlantic Flyway, and engage participants in a community papiermache art project. Learn about the birds that call Jones Beach home and make a papier-mache bird that will be featured in a special exhibition at JBENC. This program has portions both indoors and outdoors, so dress appropriately. One 3-hour session will consist of: lessons on birds and migration, creation of papier-mache birds, bird watching around the center and a bring-your-own-snack break. The event will take place at the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for ages 8 and up. Registration is requires through the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center Website. Contact the center at 516809-8222 with any questions regarding the event.
Friday, Feb. 4 Eli Young Band Live Performing at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall, Eli Young Band will be playing at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for all shows are available at the door unless the show has been sold out. This event is 18 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 18 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. For VIP seating and or any questions, call Mulcahy’s at: 516-783-7500 or email info@mulcahys.com.
Making Chocolate Chip Scones (Pre-Recorded) Join Chef Rob Scott at 10:00 a.m. and make Chocolate Chip Scones just in time for winter. Dry ingredients will be included in the kit and then participants can follow along on YouTube at home. Registered patrons will receive a link to the video. Please note: Patrons will have to get other ingredients to complete the recipe. Patrons will be
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Adult Craft: Heartstring Art From 10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m., adults can join the Wantagh Public Library to make Valentine’s Day-themed heart string art. Registration is required through the library’s website. Contact Ian Smith at 516-221-1200 or ismith@wantaghlibrary.org with questions.
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In this virtual program from the Seaford Public Library, from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., children will conduct an experiment called “Ice Cube Levitate.” Children will explore different densities with ice cubes. Supplies will be needed at home. The event is for children in grades Pre-K to third. Guests are encouraged to log-on to Zoom 10-15 minutes prior to the event. For more information, email: childrens@seafordli brary.org with questions.
Join Rosemarie Attard live on Zoom at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, to paint a stack of gnomes for Valentine’s Day. Registered patrons must pay for the program at the Seaford Library in advance and pick up their paint kit prior to the session. Contact Kristen Jording at 516-221-1334 with questions. notified when to pick up kit. Email adultprograms@seafordlibrary.org with any questions or concerns.
Saturday, Feb. 5 New York Life Child ID Event Patrons can receive Child ID cards for their kids for free. The event will run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Seaford Public Library. Each card features a child’s photo, fingerprints, contact information and other vital information needed by the police in case of an emergency. To receive an ID, each child must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The event is for all ages. No registration is required. Contact the Seaford Public Library at 516-221-1334 or via email at childrens@seafordlibrary.org with any ques-
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Sharing the Shore: Beach Nesting Birds and Audubon New York Three guests from Audubon New York will present on shorebirds that nest on the give presentations on Long Island and how Audubon New York works to protect species through stewardship, monitoring, and community engagement. Jones Beach Nature and Energy Center speakers will cover many species that call Long Island their home from spring to fall, and will cover their behavior, major disturbances to their nesting success and how guests can take part in conservation this breeding season. Registration is required. Contact the Jones Beach Nature and Energy Center at 526-809-8222 with questions or concerns regarding the event.
Finger Paint Fun Session
Patrons can let their little ones get creative and make a mess at the Wantagh Public Library. The library will provide the supplies and take care of the clean-up. Patrons are asked to bring a smock or old T-shirt for their child to protect their clothes. Registration is required for each child. The event will run from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Wantagh Public Library. Contact Karen Skelley at 516221-1200 or via email at kskelley@ wantaghlibrary.org with any questions or concerns about the event.
Tuesday, Feb. 8 Valentine’s Day Scrape Art Children grades 6-12 can make their very own Valentine’s Day scrape art using paint, glitter and more at the
HAVINg AN EVENt? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to knalepinski@liherald.com
Starting Feb. 7, the Wantagh Public Library will be distributing Valentine’s DAy-themed craft kits. Michael Katz will be presenting a collection of antique radios at the Wantagh Library through February. The Knights of Columbus will be having a community blood drive on Monday, Feb. 7 in Seaford. Check out skating events at United Skates in Seaford at: https://www.unitedskates.com/. The Wantagh Public Library is offering various book discussions throughout February.
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GAMES tO wAtch thursday, Feb. 3
Girls Basketball: V.S. South at Lynbrook ................4:45 p.m. Boys Basketball: Westbury at Baldwin ....................... 7 p.m. Gymnastics: Massapequa at South Side ................... 7 p.m.
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Girls Basketball: East Rockaway at Malverne ............. 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Clarke at Wantagh ........................... 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Hicksville at East Meadow .............. 5 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roslyn at Calhoun................................ 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Syosset at Freeport..........................6:45 p.m. Girls Basketball: Farmingdale at Oceanside ................... 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Locust Valley at West Hemp. ............... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Herricks at V.S. Central ....................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Malverne at East Rockaway ................. 7 p.m. Girls Basketball: Roosevelt at Kennedy ......................7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 5 Boys Basketball: Sewanhaka at Elmont ........................ 10 a.m. Girls Basketball: Mepham at MacArthur ....................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: G.N. South at Long Beach ................ 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: South Side at Hewlett......................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Lawrence at North Shore ................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Lynbrook at V.S. South ....................... 12 p.m.
Consistency has been the central characteristic Seaford girls’ basketball has been chasing through its erratic start to the 2021-22 campaign. The Vikings have shown the ability to hang with any other roster, and the degree to which they lock in and live up to the high level they’ve demonstrated will determine how far they go. “We’ve had a lot of ups and downs, so consistency has not really been our thing,” Seaford head coach Stephanie Bartkus stated. “We started off pretty strong and then we had our first worst game against Plainedge.” Seaford did get off to a 3-1 start, but the 52-22 loss to Plainedge signaled the beginning of inconsistent play for the next half dozen games. However, the girls did not let that subpar stretch define them and have made the necessary adjustments to prevent another slide. “I think the coolest thing I’ve seen from the girls is we played Plainedge again and the first time we got completely crushed and the second time we played them was very close, as we lost 48-44,” Bartkus stated. “It says a lot about what these girls have been doing in the past month. It’s been a huge change, and it’s all because of how hard they work.” Senior Parker Surace has been the leading scorer for the Vikings as she averages 10 points per game, and the team relies on her and her sister Brooke for senior leadership. Senior Jamie Horodecki averages six points on the interior, but her main contribution is on the boards, as she averages double digit rebounds. Bartkus said of Horodecki: “I always tell her that when she’s getting a minimum of 12 rebounds for us that is turning into points.” Juniors Daniella Stek and Danielle McHugh have been key role players. Perhaps the most exciting element for the Vikings moving forward is how they are not dependent on one single player to shoulder the bulk of the production. “Every game we have someone differ-
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SENIOr PArkEr SurAcE and the Vikings will need a strong finish against Conference A-5 competition to get into the playoffs. ent who can be our high scorer.” Bartkus said. Currently the Vikings have an 8-7 record and a 4-3 conference record, which has them in fourth place in A5. While the top three finishers in the conference solidify playoff spots, there also are playoff spots granted to teams with at least a .500 conference record. So, the team essentially controls its own destiny regarding its playoff prospects. Luckily for the Vikings, most of their future schedule contains matchups with teams they’ve already faced, so they will
have time to adjust and make proper changes like they did in their rematch against Plainedge. Bartkus believes that changes in defensive philosophy could shift some of the former losses into future victories. “We have a changed a little bit in how we’ve played our defense, and I think that’ll be a key factor when we play these teams again.” Bartkus said. The Vikings will look to continue their playoff push when they get their rematch against Wantagh at home this Tuesday after press time.
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The number of positive Covid-19 cases in the Wantagh Union Free School District staff reached an all-time high in January, according to district officials. At the district’s Jan. 20 Board of Education meeting, held virtually via Zoom, district Superintendent John McNamara provided an update on positive Covid-19 cases across Wantagh’s schools and outlined how the district plans to move forward in a safe manner. During a presentation, McNamara said that one of the district’s “biggest challenges” in early January was making sure that district buildings were fully staffed for students. The influx of positive staff cases resulted in a number of faculty being forced to quarantine, which left gaps in teaching custodial, clerical and support staff which needed to be filled. “We hadn’t seen that number of staff cases, historically, really at any point,” McNamara said during the meeting. Positive Covid-19 cases spiked in Wantagh from mid-December to mid-January, according to data from the Nassau County Department of Information Technology. Cases in Nassau County also increased during this time, as the more transmissible Omicron variant continued to spread. The district began the school year with
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LAST moNTh, ThE Wantagh School District saw a spike in the total number of staff who contracted Covid-19. This paralleled the national spike in positive Covid-19 cases as the more transmissible Omicron variant continued to spread. less than 100 positive Covid-19 cases, McNamara said at the meeting. That number stayed pretty consistent throughout October. A gradual increase in cases began in November, leading to a “huge
spike” in December and January, he said. There were 382 positive Covid-19 cases in the district in January, according to the district’s 2021-2022 Covid-19 tracker, accessed by the Herald on Jan. 28.
Approximately 309 of those cases were found in students, while 73 of them were from staff. The largest group of positive cases were found in students at Wantagh Elementary School. McNamara proceeded to thank district staff for taking on the challenges associated with staff shortages: “It was all hands on deck for the first two weeks of January, and I thank everybody for their support and assistance for keeping our buildings running smoothly,” McNamara said. The good news is that positive cases seem to be on a decline. “Numbers definitely seem to be headed in the right direction,” he said. The district ran a successful Covid-19 at-home test kit distribution on Jan. 6, where over 2,000 test kits were distributed. The kits were supplied to the district by New York State. An additional shipment of test kits was acquired by the district, McNamara said. Kits were distributed to staff and remaining tests are available for any district parents or students in need. McNamara also reviewed the district’s quarantine protocols and reminded parents that they can report a Covid-19 exposure on the district website. The next Board of Education planning session will be held Thursday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. at Wantagh High School.
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Young women who don’t have the financial means to afford evening gowns and accessories for prom season needn’t worry this year, in small part thanks to a group of mothers from Wantagh. Prom Boutique, a nonprofit organization based in Garden City, is dedicated to supplying young women in need of gowns, outfits and accessories. Each year, the nonprofit hosts an event, which matches young women, who may not have the financial means to acquire formalwear, with one of the nonprofit’s nearly 3,000 dresses in storage. Recently, members of a Wantagh-based Facebook group donated over 100 evening gowns to the nonprofit after Prom Boutique volunteer Denise O’Neill, of Wantagh, shared the purpose of the nonprofit in that Facebook group. Prom Boutique is preparing to shift to in-person once again after operating virtually amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Run by volunteers, the daylong event offers young women the chance to find their dream dress for free. The teens are recommended for the program by their high school advisors. Founded in 1995 by Diana O’Neill, Prom Boutique is nearing its 29th year in operation. O’Neill, 65 of Garden City who is also the acting Executive Director of the Long Island Volunteer Center, said the nonprofit began after a woman visited the Parish Outreach at the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Roosevelt and revealed that she could not afford to buy her daughter a dress for her prom. Eager to help, O’Neill, a former instructor for Junior League of Long Island, pitched an idea to pull the formal dresses and accessories out of the Junior League Thrift Shop and host an event for the specific occasion.
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a variety of black high-heels and dresses were on display at a past event hosted by Prom Boutique. “These young women have worked so hard, they’ve stayed in school, are graduating with their class and there should be no reason that they can’t enjoy the celebration event which is a culmination of that experience,” said O’Neill.
The Junior League of Long Island hosted the event for a number of years, and in 1999, the Long Island Volunteer Center took over the event. O’Neill retired from the Long Island Volunteer Center in 2017 but later returned as the acting Executive Director during the pandemic. The foundation collects gently used and new gowns from local prom shops or from those willing to donate. Denise, Diana’s sister-in-law, said she is eager to continue collecting donation items and attending the annual event, even helping tailor the dresses if needed. “Seeing the joy on their faces – it’s like being their fairy godmother,” Denise said. The organization flourished after partnering with Nassau County Community College fashion, marketing and merchandising departments. Nassau Community College students began volunteering for the event in 2004. Fashion students practiced their stylist skills and helped each woman find her perfect dress and accessories to match. Nassau County Community College students later helped organize the event, placing dresses on mannequin displays and tailoring any dresses to make the perfect fit. Nassau Community College Marketing and Fashion Instructor, Whitney Glass, 37, described the event as “a well-oiled machine.” “I think there’s so many families that work so hard and going to prom is a huge expense and this is something that we can get the entire community involved with,” said Glass, of Merrick. “It’s something so simple that we’re able to do that just makes such a big difference in people’s lives and we’re all able to come together and do it.” To qualify for the program, high school students must be recommended by a guidance counselor or advisors. Prom Boutique is currently accepting donations but would appreciate donations of dress shoes, accessories and evening bags.
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A North Merrick teen partnered with Wantagh’s D’Angelo Sports in December to provide baseball cards to children who needed toys last Christmas. Grand Avenue Middle School eighthgrader, Luke Fischetti, was recognized by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School Board of Education on Jan. 12 for his volunteerism during the Bellmore Lions Club Polar Express event in December. The annual Polar Express is a free event for children run by the Bellmore Lions Club in partnership with the high school district. In the past, the Lions have hosted close to 750 children. Leading up to the event, the school community collects toys and gift cards, and the culinary arts program at John F. Kennedy High School bakes and decorates food. Santa and Mrs. Claus and other holiday characters typically make appearances. Spending $200 of his own money, Luke, 13, gave baseball card gift packages to the children who attended the event. His donations were matched by D’Angelo Sports, a sporting-goods collectible store in Wantagh. Luke runs his own sports card business on Instagram, under the username @ripping_cards30. Also active on TikTok, with more than 13,000 followers, the young entrepreneur has attracted a large following on many social media platforms. Luke explained that he became interested in sports cards after watching his grandfather collect packs of them at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Inspired by videos of people doing good deeds, Luke combined his passion for sports cards and charity to give back to his community. When he was 8, he raised
$3,000 for cancer and shaved his head for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. “I know people aren’t as lucky as, me and that they can’t do the same things as me,” he said, “so I feel like it’s my duty to give back to people. I want to be a good person in the world.” “He’s always been a charitable kid,” said Luke’s father, Jason Fischetti. “It just comes out of him.” Jason believes his son’s sense of charity and empathy came from spending time in a hospital each month for blood work until he was 5, while being treated for human respiratory syncytial virus and croup. The disorders cause swelling in the airways and make breathing difficult. According to Jason, seeing other pediatric patients at the hospital receiving chemotherapy and other treatments for ailments affected Luke, prompting him to want to help them. Jason added that Luke had also recently helped a young boy who lives in Kansas whom he met online. The boy shares Luke’s passion for collecting sports cards, but was unable to collect many because of financial limitations. Luke worked with D’Angelo Sports to send his long-distance friend $200 worth of cards. “He just has a huge heart,” Luke’s mother, Antonietta Fischetti, said. “He’s really something special.” Antonietta said that all of Luke’s volunteer work comes from his own ideas. He thought of setting up a baseball card station at the Polar Express event after overhearing his parents talking about the event. In anticipation of next year’s Polar Express, he has already started collecting baseball card packs. “My hope is inspiring people,” Luke said. “It’s like a domino effect — when I donate, other people will see and want to donate as well.”
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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that I shall, commencing on February 15, 2022, sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on real estate herein-after described, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party-ininterest in such real estate shall pay to the County Treasurer by February 11, 2022 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges, against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 per cent per six month’s period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 15, 2022 lien sale, Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $125.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 1752015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/526/County-Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 15th day of February, 2022 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer. The liens are for arrears of School District taxes for the year 2019-2020 and 2020 - 2021 and/or County, Town, and Special District taxes for the year 2020 and 2021. The following is a partial listing of the real estate located in school district number(s) 6, 23 in the Town of Hempstead only, upon which tax liens are to be sold, with a brief description of the same by reference to the County Land and Tax Map, the name of the owner or occupant as the same appears on the 2021/2022 tentative assessment roll, and the total amount of such unpaid taxes. ImporTanT THE NAMES OF OWNERS SHOWN ON THIS LIST MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS OWNING THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT. SUCH NAMES HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THE 2021/2022 TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND MAY DIFFER FROM THE NAMES OF THE OWNERS AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. IT MAY ALSO BE THAT SUCH OWNERS ARE NOMINAL ONLY AND ANOTHER PERSON IS ACTUALLY THE BENEFICIAL OWNER. Town of HempsTead scHool: 6 seaford Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot BRUNO ANDREW LIFE ESTATE 52 D 00550 MEDCOR HOLDING & PEKICH PETER A 52230 00600 60-61 MORIARTY THOMAS & EILEEN 52230 02460 MACKIE GEORGE & LORETTA 52377 00090 FICK JOSEPH H & LINDA 57107 00300 MINGELGRIN ISI 57141 00800 CACIOPPO ANTONIA 57153 02310 FICK JOSEPH & LINDA 57155 02110 VELASQUEZ RUBEN & ALBA 57163 04410 FICK JOSEPH & LINDA 57263 00100 CONATY GEORGE T & SHANNON 63023 09260 CGF BRONX 1 LLC 63046 03780 378-379 JOHNSON VICTOR J & JOANNE 63057 00720 DOLGOFF BARBARA 63058 00950 KOERNER JOSEPH 63064 00560 56-57 ILLIGASCH WALTER 63066 00720 72-78 ARROWHEAD POINTE LLC 63070 00980
Amount 6,032.23 3,747.64 388.60 10,357.62 2,226.62 5,658.42 23,511.52 3,625.61 4,747.71 2,264.59 1,984.79 23,485.65 20,211.50 12,834.83 1,620.74 48,670.08 634.02
SCHAEFFNER RAYMOND P JR 63208 01240 PASQUALE GENNARO L 63208 01400 PASQUALE GENNARO L 63208 01410 PASQUALE GENNARO L 63208 01420 142-144
1,016.37
1,823.94 565.73 3,108.57
Town of HempsTead scHool: 6 seaford Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot MARRON MICHAEL 63261 06040 604 & 805 LEEWARD CORP & AMINI JOHN M 65 B 00770 LUBICICH PATRICIA 65051 00130 BERNARD JACOB 65064 14540 1454-1455 BERNARD JACOB 65064 14660 1466 GRIFFIN JOHN & EILEEN 65240 00030 VILLEGAS JANETT 65271 00230 SECILMIS CELAL & OLCAY 65276 00500
Amount 13,196.10 3,063.15 4,857.44 14,218.25 326.03 6,047.31 3,606.75 41,944.05
Town of HempsTead scHool: 23 wanTagH Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot BEACON WIRELESS, LLC 1017023765H GREIG JENNIFER SKELLEY 56 H1000070 ANTHONY AL REALTY CORP 56 H1400240 63261 0765HC17000100001
Amount 12,303.98
16,724.50 20,411.42
24-25 BITETTO JAMES TR/U MATTHEWS MADELYN J TR 21,213.97 56 H1500160 KOHLER EM 638.17 56252 00320 STREICHER MARTIN M 5,819.56 56299 02740 GARRITY CHRISTOPHER F & TARA 9,161.15 56299 02820 BRAUM MEYER TRUST 5,494.60 56410 03280 SHEEHAN KEVIN 3,469.92 56411 03410 OLSON JOANNE 7,336.17 56444 00080 LILIENTHAL MARVIN & DOROTHY 15,230.68 56462 00110 TROISE EDWARD 4,717.84 56462 00330 ABEDIPOUR MOHAMMAD & MARYAM 31,133.67 56499 00120 EIDENWELL TRUST 24,713.83 57003 00610 CHRISTOPHEL JOHN J &LORRAINE LIFE ESTATE 3,066.06 57016 02890 A & E MESEROLE CORP 289-291 9,009.54 57112 07690 TRIOLO CALOGERO & IODICE MARIA 769-772 7,615.81 57130 01610 PAVON LE L PAVON ETAL, ANNA 20,332.32 57211 00390 GALLO ROBERT & SUSAN 2,245.59 63008 00650 TRAMUTO MATTHEW & GRACE 65-66,85 2,989.02 63180 00910 ROSS ADAM 1,420.71 63189 01230 Town of HempsTead scHool: 23 wanTagH Ufsd Name Parcel ROSS ADAM 63189 01270 NEW VENTURES II LLC 63195 05400 DEMA ROBERT & DENISE 63237 14680 FIGLOZZI ANTHONY 63292 00080
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Amount 1,468.90 19,402.71 33,691.81 4,995.12
Town of HempsTead scHool: 6 seaford Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot VOTA WILLIAM & THERESA LIFE ESTATE 52 C 01770
Amount 4,746.48
MEDCOR HOLDING & PEKICH PETER A 52230 00600 SACHS EDWARD PHILIP & AGNES 60-61 52372 00170 AHERN JAMES E 52373 00080 MACKIE GEORGE & LORETTA 52377 00090 MCGRATH EUGENE & DEMETRIA 52377 00180 SASSANO EDWARD & JANET 52430 00100 SORRENTINO ANTHONY 10,26 52485 00060 TIERNEY TRUST 52519 00210 PICH MATTHEW & DIANE 57105 00830 83-84 BACH TRUNG KHANH & NGUYEN LIEN THI 01440 WEYANT JOHN & ANTONELLA 57127 07180 BLAHA ROBERT & ANN LIFE ESTATE 718-719 57136 03780 MINGELGRIN ISI 378-380 57141 00800 CACIOPPO ANTONIA 57153 02310 DELEON BARBARA SMITH 57237 00020 MURCH DANA & WENDY 57237 00140 US BANK NATINOAL ASSN TRU 57252 00010 KOULETSIS EVELYN & KIMO E 57252 00360 AMPUERO JOSE C 57254 00030 BECK DOROTHY G TRUST 57254 0025UCA028300020
1,452.74 2,519.28 18,958.77 11,253.61 17,554.29 5,882.77 10,377.09 3,907.38 18,413.89 KIM 57107 2,386.42 6,830.05 3,548.55 16,830.17 20,764.55 13,573.91 5,888.01 14,337.93 1,124.85 6,475.28 6,065.97
Town of HempsTead scHool: 6 seaford Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot REILLY PAUL C & DONNA 57262 00040 COLBOURN DAVID & MARY 57273 01360 136-137 AMALFITANO THERESA M 57292 00200 KELLY DAMON & IRENE 57301 00270 BENNETT KEVIN 57301 00470 STOYER JAMES M & JUNE M 57301 00690 ATELA ROBERT & TORY 63022 00170 MAHADAN KASHWARIE 63022 08380 838-841 WROBLEWSKI M 63025 11540 STUART STAN & NIEBERGALL ANN MARIE 63042 03170 317-320 TIMBER POINT HOMES INC 63043 04520 452-453 CGF BRONX 1 LLC 63046 03780 378-379 JOHNSON VICTOR J & JOANNE 63057 00720 DOLGOFF BARBARA 63058 00950 DOLGOFF BARBARA 63058 00960 MERKIS RICHARD & STEPHANIE 63058 01100 MOODY SEAN 63061 00300 30-31 BREIDENBACH AMY 63061 00430 BREIDENBACH AMY 63061 00440 44-45 BREIDENBACH AMY 63061 00460 46-47 WARD TONY 63064 00310 31-32
Amount 12,572.29 14,556.70 10,085.28 2,717.21 5,188.70 18,912.04 18,163.93 17,130.28 339.26 14,306.08 2,621.48 6,885.47 3,948.22 17,077.63 1,292.92 1,045.48 2,166.34 2,012.09 8,676.86 6,173.16 3,686.56
Town of HempsTead scHool: 6 seaford Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot KOERNER JOSEPH 63064 00560 56-57 ILLIGASCH WALTER 63066 00720 72-78 TREASURE ISLAND MARINA ASSOC. 63066 00850 85-89
Amount 5,527.30 43,322.36 4,388.46
TONYMARK LLC 63070 01150 2866 J4G REALTY LLC 63103 02970 TR HOME DEVELOPMENT CORP 63213 02200 220-221 MARRON MICHAEL 63261 06040 604 & 805 AMBROSINO MIRIAM LIFE ESTATE 65 A 00190 ABOVE & BEYOND COLLECTIONS LLC 65 A 05880 LEEWARD CORP & AMINI JOHN M 65 B 00770 LUBICICH PATRICIA 65051 00130 DONOHUE JOSEPH & GRIESER ELLEN 65064 14470 1447-1448 BERNARD JACOB 65064 14540 1454-1455 BERNARD JACOB 65064 14660 1466 RICE SCOTT & DARLENE 65070 11950 1195-1196 KITT SHEILA M 65071 12920 1292-1299 CHENG KEN 65072 03260 CHENG KEN 65072 13230 RICCIARDELLI CHRISTINA 65073 15240 1524-1527 ON THE HOOK FISHING INC 65074 14630 1463-1467 QUINLAN MICHELE 65076 01020 102-104
11,905.61 10,942.79 26,682.20 18,813.01 4,380.94 3,634.32 9,277.80 4,713.15 1,972.97 16,833.31 699.00 8,539.65 14,142.85 11,374.13 1,193.92 9,911.25 13,665.86 1,743.89
Town of HempsTead scHool: 6 seaford Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot PELAEZ FABIAN & KAITLYN 65084 05170 517-519 GRIFFIN JOHN & EILEEN 65240 00030 TUDISCO JR CARMINE & LENORE 65253 00140 HARRIGAN JR JOHN J 65253 00260 SMALL ARTHUR BRIAN 65260 00160 PAVIA JOSEPH & JOANNE 65272 00150 LYNCH CHRISTOPHER & ANN MARIE 65276 00490 SECILMIS CELAL & OLCAY 65276 00500
Amount 5,710.04 12,143.81 3,155.09 2,466.39 15,366.76 5,467.87 5,301.41 37,618.50
Town of HempsTead scHool: 23 wanTagH Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot BEACON WIRELESS, LLC 1017023765H GREIG JENNIFER SKELLEY 56 H1000070 ANTHONY AL REALTY CORP 56 H1400240 63261 0765HC17000100001
Amount 10,275.69
15,694.36 35,660.87
24-25 BITETTO JAMES TR/U MATTHEWS MADELYN J TR 17,091.03 56 H1500160 MAGGIE’S SIGNATURE HOMES, LLC 14,571.45 56 Y 00170 DE MAILLE LEA ELLEN 17,38 2,647.23 56267 01960 FAYMAN LYUDMILIA 13,673.48 56269 03060 MUNDY TRUST 8,606.29 56280 00070 DECOSTA CHARLES & CARMEN 7,44 15,986.58 56280 00270 STREICHER MARTIN M 10,946.97 56299 02740 GARRITY CHRISTOPHER F & TARA 17,309.23 56299 02820 3020 LOWELL HOLDINGS LLC 11,707.47 56355 02280 BRAUM MEYER TRUST 228-229 21,702.56 56410 03280 PRINCE NANCY & HOWARD 7,774.19 56410 04040 PRINCE NANCY & HOWARD 1,437.94 56410 04200 SHEEHAN KEVIN 21,695.99 56411 03410 LAGONIKOS HARRY & VASILIKI 11,781.61 56411 04410
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FREEDMAN REDA A TRUST 56443 00160 OLSON JOANNE 56444 00080 MTGLQ INVESTORS LP 56462 00080 LILIENTHAL MARVIN & DOROTHY 56462 00110
7,964.15 25,343.41 2,823.84 14,089.83
Town of Hempstead scHool: 23 wantagH Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot 3341 BELTAGH AVENUE LLC 56462 00600 3341 BELTAGH AVENUE LLC 56462 00610 1358 WANTAGH AVENUE LLC 56462 00620 1378 WANTAGH AVENUE LLC 56462 00630 SHEPARD BENJAMIN & SABRINA 56463 00020 DESIMONE DENISE & SERAFINA 56495 00270 RUZIKA KEITH & CATHERINE 57002 00270 CHRISTOPHEL JOHN J &LORRAINE LIFE ESTATE 57016 02890 289-291 MCCOY MICHAEL & GINA 57032 05990 GANNON THOMAS & JEAN 57033 05590 SEGERDAHL PAUL & ELIZABETH 57033 05640 ALBANESE ANNE 57038 00580 BREUSCH CHARLES & DORIS 57039 00890 TINO LINDA V 57041 01580 GRUBER MANFRED & PATRICIA 57049 01870 MOY FRANK K & LYNN 57057 01420 COSTIGLIOLA VICTOR 57086 00130 13-16 PALS PARK AVE CORP 57092 00040 PALAZZO G DHAIM & GERARD 57093 00030 GEFFNER JONATHAN & LINDA 57099 00320 ALDRIDGE TIMOTHY 57104 00080
Amount 11,359.09 49,295.19 25,210.14 29,252.11 2,971.64 16,964.21 5,963.99 4,452.21 4,353.41 9,578.56 22,693.45 24,061.90 4,853.76 10,052.10 15,537.15 5,179.93 5,803.90 5,396.95 15,125.00 13,665.36 15,337.62
Town of Hempstead scHool: 23 wantagH Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot SCHMAELING RICHARD & ROSEMARY 57110 12530 O’CONNELL HUGH & NOREEN 57112 07830 783-787 PETRIDES BRIAN & JAQUELINE 57113 08320 832-834 REICH CHRISTOPHER 57115 09330 STEIDEL MONICA 57123 05420 TEEPU NASIR ALI 57131 00960 96-97 DUIGNAN ROBERT 57210 00300 PAVON LE L PAVON ETAL, ANNA 57211 00390 GROTTANO FRANCINE LIFE ESTATE 57213 00260 CELLI GILBERT E & GERALDINE J 57233 00410 DANIELS DAVID E 57250 00080 NAPODANO ELIZABETH L TRUST 57260 00340 US BANK TRUST NA TRU 63007 00370 37-40 SKELLEY HAROLD & MARY ANN 63010 00910 FALACE SUSAN 63012 00960 MTGLQ INVESTORS LP 63179 00170 17-18 70-03 65 PL INC 63185 00630 RAMACCA STEPHEN & LISA 63189 00740
Amount 21,756.99 2,437.32 16,045.56 2,621.79 20,489.45 1,699.43 10,447.34 8,723.97 1,661.03 4,301.15 16,016.94 2,795.20 11,215.69 3,605.02 22,060.63 15,534.77 9,525.69 649.29
RAMACCA STEPHEN & LISA 63189 00750 KEMPISTY JOHN & BARBARA 63189 00840 RAMACCA STEPHEN & LISA 63189 00970
698.59 335.39 649.29
Town of Hempstead scHool: 23 wantagH Ufsd Name Parcel Group Lot Amount ROSS ADAM 698.59 63189 01230 ROSS ADAM 698.59 63189 01270 BENEDETTO DAVID P & DOOLEY PATRICIA M 12,484.90 63236 20220 LIPMAN KENNETH & MARCY 9,184.09 63236 20390 DEMA ROBERT & DENISE 28,448.69 63237 14680 ROTHE JOHN 24,024.34 63291 00350 CORREA-BORGER MELISSA 9,113.31 63306 00080
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The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/ or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), 12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et. seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) receivership.
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Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldier’s and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.
Furthermore, as to the bidding, •The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.
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Dated: February 03, 2022 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER MINEOLA, NEW YORK 1162040
LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 7179 RESOLUTION NO. 153-2022 Adopted: January 25, 2022 Councilwoman Goosby Offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION DETERMINING PARCELS BENEFITED BY CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALK AREA IN; BALDWIN, BELLMORE, EAST MEADOW, EAST ROCKAWAY, ELMONT, FRANKLIN SQ, FRANKLIN SQUARE, HEWLETT, INWOOD, LIDO BEACH, MERRICK, NORTH BALDWIN, NORTH BELLMORE, OCEANSIDE, POINT LOOKOUT, SEAFORD, UNIONDALE, VALLEY STREAM, WANTAGH, WEST HEMPSTEAD, WOODMERE IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NY, ADOPTING PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE COST THEREOF AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING THEREON. WHEREAS, pursuant to the following Resolutions adopted by the Town Board: TOWN BOARD RESOLUTIONS DATE 6365 9/6/2016 7179 2/21/2017 581 4/24/2018 6365 4/2/2019 6365 11/12/2019 NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS DIRECTING THEM TO CONSTRUCT OR RECONSTRUCT SIDEWALK AREA ON : AMBROSE CT, ARCADIA AVE, ARDEN RD, BARBARA ST, BEDFORD AVE, BONNIE DR, CARNATION AVE, CHURCH AVE, CLAYTON RD, CLEARMEADOW DR, COLONY ST, COLUMBUS AVE, COURT ST, DEBRA PL, DEWEY ST E, FENIMORE AVE, FENWORTH BLVD, FREEMAN AVE, GARNER PL, GOLDENROD AVE, HAMILTON AVE, HAMPTON RD, HANCOCK ST, HARRIS AVE, HUNGRY HARBOR RD, IVANHOE DR, JEFFERSON ST, KEW AVE, LAGOON DR W, LAKEVIEW RD, LINCOLN ST, LINDEN BLVD, LINKS DR W, MCDONALD AVE, MEADOW RD, MINEOLA AVE, MONACO AVE, NOEL AVE, NORTH BLVD, ORIOLE AVE, PARK AVE, PENINSULA BLVD, ROCKWOOD AVE,
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assessment hereunder may be paid in one installment without penalty or interest, or at the option of the payer, in five (5) annual installments with interest thereon, if the benefit is in excess of $100.00; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board meet at the Town Board Room (Pavilion) of the Town Hall on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to hear and consider any objections which may be made to said assessment roll; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk publish at least once not less than ten (10) or more than twenty (20) days before the time above specified, for said meeting in a newspaper published within the Town of Hempstead, a notice that said Assessment roll has been completed and that at the time and place above specified the Town Board will meet and hear to consider any objections which may be made thereto. The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember D’Esposito And adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: SIX (6) NOES: NONE (0) NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALK AREA ON: AMBROSE CT, ARCADIA AVE, ARDEN RD, BARBARA ST, BEDFORD AVE, BONNIE DR, CARNATION AVE, CHURCH AVE, CLAYTON RD, CLEARMEADOW DR, COLONY ST, COLUMBUS AVE, COURT ST, DEBRA PL, DEWEY ST E, FENIMORE AVE, FENWORTH BLVD, FREEMAN AVE, GARNER PL, GOLDENROD AVE, HAMILTON AVE, HAMPTON RD, HANCOCK ST, HARRIS AVE, HUNGRY HARBOR RD, IVANHOE DR, JEFFERSON ST, KEW AVE, LAGOON DR W, LAKEVIEW RD, LINCOLN ST, LINDEN BLVD, LINKS DR W, MCDONALD AVE, MEADOW RD, MINEOLA AVE, MONACO AVE, NOEL AVE, NORTH BLVD, ORIOLE AVE, PARK AVE, PENINSULA BLVD, ROCKWOOD AVE, SKILLMAN AVE, SUNSHINE AVE, WADLEIGH AVE, WARREN ST, WILLIAM PL
SKILLMAN AVE, SUNSHINE AVE, WADLEIGH AVE, WARREN ST, WILLIAM PL WHEREAS, the owner(s) who were so notified had failed to construct or reconstruct sidewalk area as required by such Notice and the Town Board has caused said sidewalks to be constructed or reconstructed; and WHEREAS, such construction or reconstruction was completed by the Town at the Total cost of $39,186.50 and which sum includes appropriate administrative fees, which amount has been paid by the Town of Hempstead, pursuant to resolution adopted by the Town Board, subject to assessment against the property benefited thereby pursuant to Chapter 181 (Part 1) Code of the Town of Hempstead, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the actual and completed cost of the construction and reconstruction of sidewalk area on the property hereinabove be assessed against the parcels benefited thereby pursuant to Chapter 181 (Part 1) Code of the Town of Hempstead, is hereby determined to be $39,186.50 and, BE IT FURTHER he parcel(s) listed in the assessment roll be attached hereto and made a part hereof under the heading “PARCELS BENEFITED” are the lots and parcels especially benefited by the said improvements as they appear on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assessment roll attached hereto is hereby made a part hereof and shall constitute the completed assessment roll for such improvements under Chapter 181 (Part 1), Code of the Town of Hempstead and that the figures under the heading of “ASSESSMENT” on the same line with the said lot designations, is the amount assessed against said lots or parcels and that under the headline “PAID”, and the Receiver of Taxes shall indicate the parcels of land for which assessments shall not have been paid before the return thereof to the Supervisor and that such assessment roll be forthwith filed with the Town Clerk; and, BE IT
In the TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK, and of meeting to hear and consider objections thereto. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 181 (Part 1) CODE OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead has prepared and filed with the Town Clerk of said Town, the completed assessment roll for the construction or reconstruction of sidewalk area on: AMBROSE CT, ARCADIA AVE, ARDEN RD, BARBARA ST, BEDFORD AVE, BONNIE DR, CARNATION AVE, CHURCH AVE, CLAYTON RD, CLEARMEADOW DR, COLONY ST, COLUMBUS AVE, COURT ST, DEBRA PL, DEWEY ST E, FENIMORE AVE, FENWORTH BLVD, FREEMAN AVE, GARNER PL, GOLDENROD AVE, HAMILTON AVE, HAMPTON RD, HANCOCK ST, HARRIS AVE, HUNGRY HARBOR RD, IVANHOE DR, JEFFERSON ST, KEW AVE, LAGOON DR W, LAKEVIEW RD, LINCOLN ST, LINDEN BLVD, LINKS DR W, MCDONALD AVE, MEADOW RD, MINEOLA AVE, MONACO AVE, NOEL AVE, NORTH BLVD, ORIOLE AVE, PARK AVE, PENINSULA BLVD, ROCKWOOD AVE, SKILLMAN AVE, SUNSHINE AVE, WADLEIGH AVE, WARREN ST, WILLIAM PL OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK, and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that on 15th day of February, 2022 The Town Board will meet at the Board Room of the Town Hall Pavilion, Hempstead, New York at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon to hear and consider any objections which may be made to said assessment roll. DATE : January 25, 2022 Hempstead, New York Donald X. Clavin, Jr. Supervisor Town of Hempstead 129413 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232
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SeaFord Public library Director Frank McKenna, at lectern, spoke out against a proposed cut in state library construction aid in front of the Levittown library last Friday.
2022-23 state budget plan cuts library construction aid Library Development said that there is funding that goes to repair roofs, a re ove r $ 6 0 m i l l i o n i n c r i t i c a l upgrades needed in the physical plants make energ y-ef ficient of libraries across the state, upg rades such as HVAC Dalton said. “The library upgrades…,” Dalton said. construction aid will allow “A 60 percent cut, $20 milthose libraries to address lion statewide will have a the infrastructure issues direct negative impact on today,” he said, “not two libraries from Baldwin to years from now, four years Buffalo.” from now, 10 years from Hochul, he said, should now.” understand that this cut is In February, the public “unacceptable.” Further, libraries in Seaford and libraries will do everything Wantagh were among the they can to lobby state repTown of Hempstead librarresentatives to be their voice in the effort to change Frank Mckenna ies to receive federal funding from the Coronavirus it. “It’s pivotal,” Dalton Director, Aid, Relief, and Economic said. “Libraries are tired of Seaford Public Security act. The Wantagh being political pawns in the Public Library received budget, where the governor Library almost $26,000, and the Seacuts and the Legislature has to fight to restore.” ford Public Library The New York State Division of received about $14,000. continued from front page
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the WANTAGH FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 24th day of January, 2022, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal law. An extract of the resolution is as follows: The Wantagh Fire District has by appropriate resolution established and maintains a certain capital reserve fund, established pursuant to
Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, in an account for deposit of said Capital Reserve Fund entitled, “The Wantagh Fire District, Section 6(g) General Municipal “Firematic Equipment and Apparatus Fund” in local banks; in which account is sufficient funds to accomplish the purposes herein after set forth, namely, the purchase of one (1) bucket truck and associated equipment (labor, material, inspection and delivery), including incidental expenses, advertising, and attorney’s fees, in
order to maintain the efficiency of the Wantagh Fire District in the discharge of their duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the Community and the said project is deemed in the best interest of the residents of the Wantagh Fire District. The resolution further provides that there be transferred from the present Firematic Equipment and Apparatus Capital Reserve 6-G Fund of the Wantagh Fire District a sum not to exceed Ninety-Nine Thousand ($ 99,000.00)
dollars and the District Treasurer is authorized to effect such transfer from time to time as necessary for the project. This resolution is subject to a permissive resolution and shall not take effect until thirty (30) days, as provided by the General Municipal Law. Dated: January 24th 2022 By order of The Board of Fire Commissioner Brendan J. Narell Superintendent 129406
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FireFighterS and coMMunity members worked last month to provide donations to victims of the Jan. 9 apartment fire in the Bronx. MeMberS oF the Wantagh Fire Department gathered at the department’s Station 2 on Jan. 22 to load the contents of donation boxes onto trucks.
Wantagh Fire Dept. helps victims of Bronx blaze Victims of the Jan. 9 apartment building fire received some relief after a series of donations from the Wantagh Fire Department and Wantagh-Seaford community. The intense blaze, which ran through a duplex, 19-story apartment building, killed 19 people, including nine children and teens, according to the Washington Post. Many others were displaced. After the fire, Lt. Mike Fratello and paramedic Samantha Datre organized the drive. Collection boxes were placed at Stations 1 and 2, and residents provided clothes, blankets, towels, food and more. The collection boxes were emptied “several times a day,” according to a fire department news release. The department had to stop collecting one day earlier than anticipated because of limited stor- donated iteMS inSide the station. age space. Fire department volunteers gathered at Station 2 Jan. 22 to load rials were organized and sorted. The truck the boxes onto a large truck and two additional pick-up trucks. The items was loaned by firefighter Justin Bristoll, were brought to a facility where the mate- owner of JT Masonry/Landscaping.
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The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to sbrinton@liherald.com HAIR CUTTER NEEDED Barber Shop Rockville Centre. F/T. Experienced, Immediate. 516-491-6611. HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered. Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com. MEDICAL ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST F/T. Previous Experience a Must With Patient Check In, Collecting Copays, Verifying Insurance, Filing, EMR, and Appointment Scheduling. Back Duties Include Taking Vitals, Draw Blood, EKG's and Prep Room For Doctoer. Good Phone and Computer Skills. A Must. Located in Island Park. Call Jim Mgr. 516-670-8800. or Fax Resume to 516-670-8809. email wolfie65@verizon.net.
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OPEN HOUSES SUNday, 2/6/22 HEWLETT 1534 Broadway #103, BA, BRAND NEW GUT RENOVATION! Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bth Condo in Luxurious Jonathan Hall. LR/ DR Opens Into Large Gran/Wood EIK w/ Island & Stainless Steel Appl. Laundry Rm & Pantry. Mstr Ste Boasts New Bath & Huge Walk in Closet. Terrace Facing into Courtyard. Doorman Bldg with Elevator. Indoor Garage Pkg & Storage.................... $850,000 156 E Rockaway Rd, BA, Rental of a Renovated 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bth Apt with Spacious Gourmet Kitchen Use of Patio & Outdoor Space ...................................................................... $3,200
WOOdMERE 16 Prospect Ave, 2-3:30, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! 6 BR, 3.5 Bth Colonial on O/S Property in SD#15 (Tree Streets). LR/Fpl, FDR, Den & Large Kosher Kit. 2 Car Det Gar.... $1,699,000 NEW EXCLUSIVE! Renovated 3/4 BR, 3.5 Bth Victorian Style with Porch in Old Woodmere. Huge Updtd Gran/Wood Kosher EIK, LR, DR & Den. All Updated Baths. O/S Yard with Pavered Patio. 2 Car Det Gar. SD#14 ..................................................... $1,100,000 238 Mosher Ave, BA, NEW EXCLUSIVE! 4 BR, 3 Bth Colonial with Fin Bsmt. LR/Fpl, FDR, Sun Room & EIK. Main Flr Bedroom. 2 Car Det Gar. Convenient to LIRR, Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship. SD#14 ................................................................ $799,000
NORTH WOOdMERE 39 Valley Lane N, 12-1:30, FIRST TIME ON THE Market! Updated 5 Bedroom, 4 Bth Arlington Colonial. 3300 Sq ft, This Home Features an Entry Foyer, Step Down Living Room, Formal Dining Room, Family Rm w/ Fpl & Quartz/Wood EIK. 4 Bedrooms on Upper Level Include Master suite w/ Vaulted Ceiling, Skylit Bth w/ Jacuzzi, Terrace & WIC. Full Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Att Gar. SD#14 ...................................................... $1,279,000
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A. Depending on which way the wind blows, literally, you need to assess the types of storms and the typical direction that storms come from in your area. In the Midwest, storms generally come from the Southwest. In the Northeast, there are nor’easters and southwest storms. Nearer to the Atlantic and Pacific onte eeper oceans, storms head from offshore toward land. Florida can get hit from three directions. What you’re mainly interested in is wind resistance, but keep in mind that you may need to plan to be higher off the ground if you’re in a floodplain. The higher above ground you need to be, the greater the wind speeds will be. It’s best to develop a centrally located room with indirect air ventilation, made of either steel-reinforced poured concrete, steel-reinforced concrete panels or steel-reinforced concrete block. Plain steel can also be used, but the cost may be greater to connect everything. Brick isn’t a structural material, and individual bricks can easily be stripped and hurled like very large bullets by high winds. The more aerodynamic the surfaces of the safe room structure are, the more it will deflect missilelike materials. A round safe room is safer. Just don’t get frustrated if someone tells you to go stand in the corner. The indirect ventilation shaft can be a steel or cast iron pipe turned downward. The point is that you want a durable, indestructible pipe located away from water, gas or electric lines that, if ruptured, could kill occupants who thought they were protected. The vent should also not be pointed directly into the wind. It’s advisable to have an engineer or architect who has training in such safety issues work with you on the specifics. Building code boards have avoided setting standards, even though groups such as the American Society of Civil Engineers have been asking for standards to be addressed. It may eventually come to that, but for now there are no specific standards, mainly because different building associations lobby against them, since standards and required safe rooms would add significantly to the expense of renovations and new homes. When you consider that structural metal connectors and hurricane-resistant windows are already in the code, plus the latest increases in shipping and manufacturing costs, home construction is getting further and further out of reach of the average prospective consumer. Just adding more surface material to your floors, walls and ceilings isn’t going to help you in severe storms. Good luck.
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he strangest clock in the world isn’t a clock. Rather, it’s a simple drawing of one, composed solely of black lines and dots against a white background. The hour hand is pointed straight up, in the 12 o’clock position, and the minute hand is only seconds away from meeting it at midnight. If the two hands merge as one, the world ends in a “civilization-ending apocalypse.” As I write this, the clock is at 1 minute, 40 seconds to midnight. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, ScoTT started by Albert Einstein and the bRINToN University of Chicago scientists who helped build the first atomic bomb during World War II, came up with the Doomsday Clock as an urgent warning to humanity that we must reverse course and move away from nuclear proliferation before we blow ourselves to smithereens, taking the rest of life on Earth with us. The clock is reassessed and reset each January. It marked its 75th anniversary on Jan. 20. With only 100 seconds to midnight, we have never been closer to annihilation than we are now — not even during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, according to the distinguished panel of scientists, which
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based long-range nuclear missiles; the push by Russia, China and the United States to develop hypersonic missiles; and the continued testing of anti-satellite weapons by many nations. If not restrained, these efforts could mark the start of a dangerous new nuclear arms race.” Yes, while the coronavirus pandemic has been roiling the world, the planet’s three nuclear superpowers have been steadily ratcheting up their arsenals with new, ever more deadly technologies. The military industrial complex lives, even as people around the globe are falling ill and dying of disease by the millions. You would have thought a global pandemic would bring people together behind a common cause — survival. Instead, we are more divided than ever, and rich nations continue to play a dangerous game of geopolitics. Witness what’s happening in Ukraine these days, with Russia amassing tens of thousands of troops and armaments on the Eastern European nation’s borders, appearing ready to invade for no good reason other than, it seems, Russian President Vladimir Putin wanting to assert his power and regain a modicum of the glory his nation lost with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Interestingly, 1991 was the year that we were furthest from annihilation over the past three-quarters of a century, when the
hile a wellknown clock nears midnight, we ratchet up nuclear arsenals.
Doomsday Clock was at 17 minutes from midnight after President George H.W. Bush and his Soviet counterpart, Mikhail Gorbachev, signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty to significantly reduce the number of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in their stockpiles. As I write this, 8,500 American troops are reportedly headed to Eastern Europe, possibly to Bulgaria, where I served in the Peace Corps, Romania, Hungary and Poland, presumably as a signal to these NATO allies that the U.S. has their back. Ukraine is not a NATO member, so the U.S. is not obligated by treaty to defend its borders if it is attacked. I find it mind-boggling that Putin would bring Europe to the brink of yet another war at any time, let alone amid a worldwide pandemic. His posturing is the very definition of craven. In the U.S., we really must work to eradicate the coronavirus so we can move on to the other pressing issues of survival. We have all the tools that we need to beat Covid-19 except the political will. The clock, though, continues to tick. Now, not later, is the time to put aside our differences for the sake of humanity — for the survival of our species. Science tells us so. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.
Babies or bulldogs: What’s a couple to do?
hate to even appear to disagree with the pope, but not everyone wants to have children these days. Early last month, according to America magazine, a Jesuit publication, Pope Francis made a casual comment about people wanting to have pets rather than children. Boom! He unleashed a dogfight in the public square. The press went wild. The New York Times said, “Pope Scolds Couples Who Choose Pets Over Kids.” CNN blared, “Opting for pets over children is selfish RANDI and ‘takes away KREISS our humanity,’ says Pope Francis.” According to the Jesuit review, the press sensationalized the pope’s remarks that day. It assured readers that he appreciates the grace of loving a pet, but like most religious leaders, he encourages people to be fruitful and multiply. The puppy issue is a kind of red herring, pardon the cross-species metaphor. There’s the decision whether to have kids, and there’s the cultural sideshow of replac-
ing babies with puppies. Apparently, American women are choosing not to have children in increasing numbers, having nothing to do with pets. Raising a child to age 18 can cost upward of $250,000 (pre-inflation). More women want to move along unimpeded in their professions, and rise in the business world without other responsibilities. Many couples are worried about bringing children into a world fraught with conflict. The other factor playing out in our society is the humanizing of our pets. It seems to follow that if you decide not to have kids but want an outlet for your nurturing genes, a dog is a great idea. But it gets crazy, with dog strollers and individualized diets and dogs welcomed at restaurants and shops and on airplanes. Young dog owners devote the same time and attention to their animals that, in another time and place, they might have dedicated to children. Thus the papal comment on pets. With the new dogs-as-kids paradigm, many 20- and 30-somethings travel with their pets, staying at a growing selection of dog-friendly properties. The W Hotel in
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New York, like other high-end places, isn’t just pet-friendly, but downright petobsessed. Bring Luke the Lab to the W and he’ll get his own bed, food, water bowl, leash, birthday cake and poop bags. I don’t have to enumerate the ways in which kids are way more trouble than dogs, do I? From teething to toilet training to teaching them to walk and talk, to braces and curfews and weed and sex: what a bother. This is not to mention tutors and religious school and the preteen years, followed by the teen years, followed by the pre-adult years, which last until age 45 or so. I speak from long experience. My dog always listens when I talk. She has never caused me a sleepless night. When I give her a haircut, she doesn’t slam the door and say she hates her life. When I give her chicken for the 60th time, it’s all good. My kids are 47 and 50. My dog is 4. As I curl into my chair at night, who’s right there, snuggled into my lap? Not my kids, for sure. My girl Lillybee never considers “moving on.” She has spurned numerous suitors, threatening to bite any hound that comes too close. The Virgin Queen, as we
pparently, more American women are choosing not to have children.
fondly refer to her, has made us her life’s work. Her devotion is undiluted by conflicting loyalties or hobbies or obsessions with travel or exercise. Can’t say the same for the kids. In the puppy-vs.-tiny human debate, in this time and place of pandemic and peril, going with a pet seems reasonable for all the reasons I mention. But the pope takes a longer and broader view, and at the end of the day, which may come at any moment, he’s right. The future of humanity doesn’t depend so much on a new litter as on a new generation. And according to the Jesuit magazine, it’s part of the pope’s job description to urge his flock to have more babies. The magazine suggests, “There is more to the Pope’s comments than what you read in the headline. It was an offhand comment (about pets), but it also reflects something he believes. And whether you like it or not, the church is probably always going to have an opinion about your personal life and your family. It’s kind of how we do things. And it’s O.K. to wrestle with that and engage with that. That’s all part of the fun.” Between the lines are the epic debates of our time. Still, I appreciate the magazine’s nonconfrontational approach to one of life’s most consequential decisions. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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letters Bail-reform misperceptions To the Editor: Re the editorial “Bail reform law still needs more tweaking” (Jan. 20-26): The Herald perpetuated a false narrative created by opponents of the law. Contrary to statements designed to sway the public, judges are not prohibited from setting cash bail for someone arrested for gun possession. The repetition of this misperception, common among candidates and police officials, contributes, if not causes, the “high degree of electoral support” for reforming the law. As made clear by the new law, Criminal Procedure Law 510.10(4), cash bail can be set for any qualifying felony enumerated in Penal Law Section 70.02. That section includes the felony offense of possession of a loaded firearm, a Class C violent felony. While it is true that cash bail is not mandatory for such a charge, it is also true that it never was.
other health concerns in a community. In the majority of white communities across Nassau, the infant mortality rate ranged from 0 to 3 in 1,000 births in 201416, according to the state Department of Health. Meanwhile, in most communities of color, the infant mortality rate was three to nine times that. In its annual rankings of healthiest counties in New York, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, working with data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ranked Nassau the second-healthiest of the state’s 62 counties this year. When that data is broken down into individual ZIP codes, however, a disturbing pattern is made clear in communities of color, Hackett said: Babies there are significantly more likely to die during or shortly after birth than in predominately white communities. County officials identified nine communities of color and communities with large minority populations — Elmont, Freeport, Glen Cove, Hempstead, Inwood, Long Beach, Roosevelt, Uniondale and Westbury — with measurably greater health concerns than nearby white communities. Nassau is the 13th-wealthiest county in the U.S., with an average annual household income of around $93,000, according to census data. “The affluence of the county as a whole masks the needs of these severely underserved selected communities,” the county’s report states. Taken as a whole, the infant mortality rate in these communities is “nearly double that of the rest of the county,” the report continues. The knee-jerk reaction is to blame the
discrepancy on a discrete factor like income level, according to Hackett: Women with fewer financial resources are unable to afford the same level of care that women of greater means can. But statistics tell a more complicated story. How, for example, does one explain Elmont, a solidly middle-class community of color with an annual average household income of $94,353, above the county average? It has the second-highest infant mortality rate in Nassau. Access to health care alone “is not sufficient” to explain the disparities in health outcomes, Hackett said. Bias and systemic racism also play their parts, she believes. Clearly, issues of implicit bias, and at times outright racism, come into play, even in the medical field. It’s time that the federal government study and address them so all of us can better understand the psycho-social complexities of the doctor-patient relationship that can determine maternal health outcomes. February is Black History Month. Historically, there is a great deal of mistrust in Black communities of the medical field because of past wrongs, not the least of which was the infamous “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male” from 1932 to 1972, when Black sharecroppers with the venereal disease were left untreated to see what would happen, even after penicillin, a cure for syphilis, was widely available after 1945. The only way to build trust in Black communities is to address their issues head-on, with science-based studies and programs, as Gillibrand has proposed. Congress thus should appropriate the funds that the senator seeks.
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ost New Yorkers want the same thing: a safe, affordable place to raise a family, one where our children can play outside without worry. Many of us commute to New York City, and felt safe for a period in “America’s safest big city,” thanks to the hard work of the New York City Police Department and the “broken windows” model of policing. The broken windows theory holds that visible signs of crime and civil disorder encourage further CHristopHer crime and disorder, including seriCarini ous crimes. The theory suggests that policing methods that target minor crimes such as graffiti, public drinking, trespassing and fare evasion bring an atmosphere of order and lawfulness. This model took New York City from the murder capital of the country in 1970s to record low crime rates in the early ’90s, creating a renaissance and a booming metropolitan area. New York was back, and home prices skyrocketed in Nassau County. The county’s crime
rates plummeted, and our close proximity to the city made Nassau the place to raise a family. The media at the time praised our law enforcement, our elected officials had their backs, and if you wanted to be elected district attorney, you had to be tough on crime. But something changed, and the media, and some elected officials, turned. We had grown used to our safe neighborhoods, and many forgot, or were too young to remember, the high crime of yesterday. A new movement was on its way to change our system. The first step was not enforcing low-level crimes. Some elected officials ran successfully on the platform of less enforcement. Next up were changes in Albany in criminal justice reform, often referred to as “bail reform.” This law took away judicial discretion in setting bail for misdemeanors and “non-violent” felonies, including stalking, assault without serious injury, burglary, many drug offenses, and even some kinds of arson and robbery. Stripping judicial discretion was a major shift. Judges could no longer set bail for these charges, nor could they
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e face a crime wave that many fear could move east from New York City.
Letters It is also inappropriate to refer to those arrested but not convicted as “of fenders.” Though it may not be popular, there is still a presumption of innocence when bail is first set. While there may be legitimate reasons to revisit the bail statute, it is irresponsible to repeat the lies that are used to gin up public outrage. JAY K. GoLDBerG Woodmere Goldberg, a criminal defense lawyer in New York, was previously a first deputy bureau chief in the Kings County district attorney’s office.
Read on, Randi! To the editor: I really enjoy randi Kreiss’s column when I can get my hands on the Herald, and I especially loved “Greatest hits from this month’s read-a-thon” last week. I moderate a book club and belong to many others, and randi touched on something we who love to read are going through as well. I am
determine the suspects’ risk to the public or the likelihood that they would repeat the crimes. Albany passed this legislation without input from law enforcement professionals, judges or district attorneys. Lawmakers went even further, passing changes that many consider witness intimidation. What’s more, with changes in discovery laws, prosecutors must now provide to the defense the names and contact information of victims and witnesses. The defense is free to contact them, including victims of sexual assault and witnesses to gang violence. Do you doubt this causes victims and witnesses to no longer want to cooperate out of fear or intimidation? Soon the movement demonized the brave men and women of our law enforcement. Calls to “defund the police” began. It became reality when Mayor Bill de Blasio passed a budget that gutted the NYPD budget by $1 billion and disbanded the department’s plainclothes anti-crime units. The result was virtually instantaneous: Violent crime skyrocketed. Shootings, carjackings and homicides rose fast. Now we are faced with a national crime wave that has also affected New York City, not long ago that safest big city
in America, but where many no longer feel safe. It feels like the Gotham of old. Many are concerned that the crime wave could move east, to our backyard. So how can we fix this? We start by electing tough-on-crime district attorneys like we did last election cycle. We must send elected officials to Albany who will demand the repeal of “bail reform,” return judicial discretion and allow victims of crime to feel protected again. We also must send representatives to Washington who will stand up for our law enforcement and change the national narrative. We must all stand up for our police officers. The anti-law enforcement, pro-criminal agenda must end. We must fund and defend our police, not defund them. We must provide the tools, funding and public support to the police to help them do the job of protecting us. It takes someone special to place him or herself in harm’s way for the benefit of others. We must defend those who protect us. The time is now, and together we can turn this around. Christopher Carini is a Town of Hempstead councilman representing the 5th District. He served for 22 years as an officer with the NYPD, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department and the Port Authority Police Department of New York and New Jersey.
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trying to shy away from choosing/reading books that touch on the pandemic or remind us of something similar. I find my attention span wanes or my brain gets cluttered, for whatever reason. Between Covid and turning 55 next week, I guess I’m starting a “new phase” in life. I find that picking shorter books, or books that move quickly, is helpful. Not so much of a commitment on our part, and we can move on to the next thing. An author named Marie Benedict writes historical fiction, focusing on the women behind famous men. We read “The Mystery of Mrs. Christie,” a novel about the days Agatha Christie went missing in 1926. It was a shorter book with chapters that weren’t too long. I also find short stories are good for when we can’t stand anything too complicated. I would love to know what randi and her group are reading, and I look forward to her next column. JANeT CArforA Franklin Square
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