Seaford Herald 04-01-2021

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Pandemic’s second Easter brings hope was the first time in her life that she didn’t attend Easter Mass.

“Fast-forward to this year, It has been a busy week for and you’re able to do a lot more,” the Maria Regina Roman Catho- Whitfield said. “We’re able to lic Church in Seaford, as it wel- come to church.” comes guests at services for Holy Easter Triduum services — Week, between Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter.

Holy Saturday and Unlike last year, Easter — will still there is hope on the have limited capacihorizon for a return ty, in keeping with to normal. “On the social distancing 16th of March [2020] guidelines. The we were closed down church will be able completely,” recalled to welcome 400 Deacon Gerald Whitparishioners, and field. “I found it very Whitfield said he difficult to celebrate though it would be anything. We had to filled to allowable scramble, if you capacity, because will, to do Zoom.” people are eager to The losses from return to their relithe pandemic can gious traditions and never be regained, join their communiWhitfield said, but MARy SlAVeN ty in person. parishioners gained “The vaccine cerSeaford resident a new sense of comtainly has played a munity. “We did tremendous role in home visits at the curb, we had people coming back to church,” drive-bys, people came up and he added. drove by the church and we Slaven said she had also seen could say a blessing for them,” an increase in the number of he recounted. people attending in-person serMary Slaven and her family vices. “More people are coming often attend services, and her together,” she said. “They’re feelchildren go to the church’s reli- ing more hopeful about the seagious school. Last year, she said, Continued on page 3

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the fIRSt All-gIRlS team in the HTB Flag Football League practiced at Cedar Creek Park on March 25, with Assistant Coach Bobby Burgess leading them through drills. Above, Ava Rios tried to pull Kendall Tricoli’s flag as she ran with the ball.

HTB shows its feminine side

All-girls team makes flag football league debut

By BRIAN StIeglItZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Five girls raced down a field at Cedar Creek Park as five more trailed them.

“Watch Bella!” one shouted as another threw a football overhead and a girl with a rainbow braid jumped and caught it.

“Great job, Bella! You used your spider fingers,” her coach hollered as she raced down the field, followed closely by another girl who tried to

grab one of four flags dangling from a belt around her waist. But Bella Doering outran her and crossed the goal line as her team cheered.

“This is our fierce group of w a r r i o r s, ” h e a d c o a c h Michael Betz as he introduced this Herald reporter to the fifth- and sixth-grade athletes competing on the first all-girls team in the HTB Flag Football League.

The league — opting for HTB, as opposed to the no longer accurate Hometown Boys

— is a Seaford-based youth flag football league that accepts athletes from across Long Island and New York City.

“You don’t know how many seasons I’ve wanted us to have an all-girls team,” League Administrator Mickey Leahy said. “They’re here to show these boys that girls can be just as good as boys, if not better. They go out every weekend and compete against Continued on page 3

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All-girls flag football team takes on the boys the boys’ teams.”

“And they have heart,” added league Commissioner Wayne Raso, of Bellmore. “They’re passionate. Sometimes you see a few boys snicker, but that all stops once they get on the field and start playing.”

Raso explained that flag football is all about speed and agility rather than physical strength, so boys don’t have the typical unfair size advantage that would be beneficial in tackle football or other c o n t a c t spor ts. “It doesn’t matter if they’re male or female here,” he said. “A good athlete is a good athlete.”

H T B , which formed in 2003 under the late John Marshal, a Kendall Tricoli Tried to evade Bella c o a ch f ro m Bellmore, Doering. accepts students from kindergarten through high school. When Marshal died unexpectedly on Feb. 1, 2017, his son, Brian, inherited the league and transferred the title of commissioner to longtime coaches and family friends Wayne Raso and his brother, Roger.

League play was interrupted by the pandemic, but it restarted — slowly — last July, with a few teams still hesitant to return to comptition, Leahy explained. Last fall, however, when school started but school sports were on hold, teams returned, and new ones formed.

“We kind of exploded from there,” Leahy said. “Everyone’s been doing their part to stay safe, and we strictly enforce mask-wearing and social distancing.” He added

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The Team compeTes in HTB’s sixth-grade division, and includes some fifth-grade students from the Seaford Harbor and Manor elementary schools and some sixth-graders from Seaford Middle School. that they haven’t had any issues enforcing pandemic guidelines, and the league has its own neck gaiters, which are given to anyone who doesn’t have a mask.

The girls’ team, coached by Betz, of Seaford, plays in the sixth-grade division, where every other team is all boys. So far, the girls have won one of four games, but the three losses were close, and the girls fought hard, Betz said.

“Last week, Kelly [Harrington] broke an inside run and made it through half [the other] team,” Betz said. “”Someone pulled her flag right before the end zone, but I

was so proud of her.”

Betz started coaching his son’s flag football team during HTB’s fall season, but his daughter, Riley, also wanted a chance to play, so she organized a group of friends from the two other sports she competes in: Wantagh/Seaford PAL soccer and Seaford Little League softball. The girls began playing in HTB’s current season, which began on Feb. 27.

“This is a fun, easygoing experience for them outside of the other sports they do,” Betz said. “And they’re actually pretty amazing.”

Some families to celebrate Easter in person continued from front page son itself.”

John-Paul Smolenski, a parent of a student at the Maria Regina School, said his family was looking forward to attending Easter Mass. The family, from Melville, has been attending in-person services since December.

“My mother is going to come to church with us,” said Smolenski. “My mother is a teacher, so she was able to get the vaccine, and my in-laws are older, so they’re getting their first shot, and their second shot soon. We’re all getting together for Easter at our house, and then church in the morning.”

After church, Slaven said, her family was planning a small gathering and an Easter egg hunt.

“We’ll have a family meal for the first time in ages,” Whitfield said. “Almost everybody has gotten the vaccine, so that helps out. We’ll have about 14 people or so. We’ll have a great Easter dinner.”

While Covid-19 remains a risk, the number of vaccinated Long Islanders is increasing every day.

As of last Saturday, 34.5 percent of Nassau County residents had received at least one shot, according to Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.

“We are a hopeful people,” said Whitfield. “And really, hopefully we’ll beat this pandemic.”

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Families who have received vaccines will be able to safely continue Easter traditions like egg hunts.

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

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WantagH ScHool officialS are investigating an incident in which a Wantagh student athlete allegedly directed an anti-Asian remark at a visiting member of the South High School girls varsity tennis team on March 17.

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Seaford HigH ScHool’S Radio Club records a weekly podcast and plays music in the cafeterias each day during lunch periods.

Seaford Radio Club is on the air Whether they are playing music or talking about trending topics, students in Seaford High School’s Radio Club are following the lead of their professional counterparts and learning what it takes to put together a successful broadcast.

The club, under the direction of adviser Michael Kerr, typically meets afterschool on Thursdays to put together a weekly podcast. They discuss different topics of interest, such as paranormal activities and the Mandela Effect.

The podcasts are then edited and shared on SoundCloud. Junior Aurora Fitzgerald said she enjoys doing the podcasts because she gets to learn about new topics, hear other people’s opinions and __________________

work on her public speaking skills.

The Radio Club also has a booth in the main hallway, where they can play music into the cafeterias. Typically, one member of the club served as the DJ during each lunch period, and can choose from thousands of song to play.

Junior Jack Brown said he likes learning how to use the different audio equipment including microphones and a soundboard. Jack Kollar added that the Radio Club is always looking for next ways to grow its audience.

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Wantagh school district investigating hate speech

By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com

Wantagh school district officials are investigating an incident in which a Wantagh student athlete alle gedly directed an anti-Asian remark at a visiting member of the Valley Stream South High School girls varsity tennis team last week.

The team had been visiting for a tennis meet at Wantagh High School on March 17, when a member of the high school football team allegedly approached the group on the court and made the comment, according to Central High School District Athletic Director Scott Stueber. Members of both the South and Wantagh high school tennis teams then reported the incident to their coaches who then notified their respective district administrations.

“Wantagh took it seriously,” Stueber said. “The building principal and athletic director at Wantagh have been communicating with us all week long. They took a statement from our team, and they took a statement from their team and they used that information to identify the individual.”

Stueber noted that it appeared to be an isolated incident, and that other members of Wantagh football team were not involved.

The alleged incident took place amid heightened concerns over anti-Asian sentiment in the country following a

shooting spree on March 16 at three separate spas in Atlanta Ga. that left six Asian Americans dead, and which authorities say may have been racially motivated.

Stueber said the tennis players were keenly aware of the sensitivity of the situation.

“This was one individual that unfortunately made a very insensitive comment, and the athletes did a good job of not engaging and reporting it,” he said.

“It was handled the way something like this should be handled.”

Regarding the Wantagh school officials, he said, “We feel they’re taking it seriously and we trust they’re going to do the right thing.”

Wantagh Schools Superintendent John McNamara released a statement in which he apologized to members of the South tennis team, and said the incident was currently under investigation.

“Our district is committed to providing a safe, inclusive environment for our entire school community and does not tolerate actions such as the one displayed at this match,” he said, later adding, “The student responsible for this inappropriate comment will be held accountable for their actions and face appropriate consequences as per our code of conduct.”

The statement did not identify the student nor specify what kind of action would be taken against them.

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courts. The first “Dream Court” is anticipated to be ready by mid-summer.

“Basketball legend Nancy Lieberman confronted adversity and worked hard to become a professional athlete and coach — but she never forgot where she came from.” Kaminsky said in the same release.

“Her amazing gift will provide our children with a safe place to recreate and foster a lifelong love of basketball and teamwork.”

The Dream Court™ program focuses on building high quality basketball courts for children in underserved communities across the country. The goal is to keep children off the streets and provide them with a safe and competitive environment where they can develop skills such as teamwork and good sportsmanship. The foundation also supports other programs including “Cops and Kids” initiative, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and Civic Engagement programming.

“I couldn’t be happier to be adding to all that Nassau County does for children,” Lieberman said in the release. “To have Dream Courts in areas that I grew up playing is one of the most wonderful things that I believe that we can give back to communities that enriched us as young people.

I look forward to the partnership.”

The parks department will be responsible for any maintenance after the courts are installed.

–Jeffrey Bessen

Inside LI to host college information webinar

By Nicole AlciNdor nalcindor@liherald.com

Herald Inside LI will host a live Zoom webinar called, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8 at 7 p.m.

Panelists from local colleges and universities will discuss admissions processes, precautions taken on campuses, accommodating students during a pandemic, and student retention and expansion.

The panelists will include Marguerite Lane, the assistant vice president of enrollment management at Molloy College; Christine Murphy, the vice president for enrollment management at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn; Robert Oliva, the assistant vice president of enrollment management at St. Francis College; and Joseph Posillico, the vice president for enrollment management at the New York Institute of Technology.

Oliva, who will share more information about St. Francis College during the webinar, said when the pandemic hit, the recruitment process at St. Francis College changed in major ways. He also said the school has had to adapt to the pandemic by creating an online visitation program—which went from having in-person to online appointments involving engagement with students over Zoom during times that were most convenient for them.

“We became even more intentional about literally meeting students where they were at…in their neighborhoods and at their homes…celebrating students during one of the most challenging times we’ve ever been through,” he said. “These adjustments have kept us stronger together — and we are much better prepared for a return to the new normal in the fall.”

Posillico said the most extensive change caused by the pandemic is how many colleges and universities have become test optional, such as New York Institute of Technology.

“This change has helped students apply to colleges that previously they may have felt reluctant to consider, and it has also reduced the stress levels associated with test-taking,” he said.

Other changes at New York Institute of Technology, Posillico said, include how admissions events have become virtual throughout the pandemic, allowing students from across the country, even the world, to attend.

For more on this topic, watch the webinar Staying Local for College on April 8, sponsored by Adelphi University, Molloy College, New York Institute of Technology, St. Francis College and St. Joseph’s College.

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Nancy Lieberman Charities, named for the iconic and groundbreaking basketball player from Queens, is donating five new hoops courts valued at $325,000 to Nassau County. Two of the locations are in the Five Towns – Inwood Park and North Woodmere Park – the third is Wantagh Park with the two remaining sites to be identified by the county in the near future, officials said.

“I am honored and humbled by this gracious donation from Nassau native, basketball icon and generous philanthropist, Nancy Lieberman, which will provide local youth with more safe places to build friendships, build confidence and compete throughout our cherished county parks,” County Executive Laura Curran said in a news release.

Lieberman, 62, a standout basketball, graduated from Far Rockaway High School and attended Old Dominion University in Virginia from 1976 to 1980. Known as “Lady Magic,” the point guard played and coached in the WNBA and is now a broadcaster for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. Considered one of the greatest women hoopsters of all time, Lieberman is in both the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat who represents the Five Towns, introduced Liberman to county officials. The nonprofit organization will oversee the construction and installation of the

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events and activities

community update Friday, April 2

virtual family trivia night frp, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.. Share knowledge, win a prize and have a blast. Register online at www.seafordlibrary.org. For more information, call (516) 221-1334.

April showers storytime Join the Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Ave. at 11 a.m. for a time of stories, activities and simple crafts celebrating April showers. Face coverings and social distancing are required.

Register online at www.wantaghlibrary. org. For more information, call (516) 221-1200.

Live music and martini’s Thursday nights are for $5 martini’s (with the purchase of an entree) with live music on the side from 4 to 10 p.m. End the work day with food and fun at Margarita’s Cafe, 753 Wantagh Ave. For more information, call (516) 595-7278.

Jimmy Kenny Acoustic Jam The Jimmy Kenny Acoustic Jam and The Pirate Beach Band will be playing at Mulcahy’s Pub & Concert Hall, 3232 Railroad Ave. at 6 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call (516) 783-7500.

Friday, April 9 Blackout Poetry

Saturday, April 3 Seaford Chamber food drive The Seaford Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a food drive to benefit the For the Love of Pete’s Pantry from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Washington Ave. Park in Seaford. Non-perishable items and toiletries will be accepted. For a full list of items, visit www.facebook. com/seafordchamberofcommerceshoplocalny/.For more information, call (516) 308-4948.

90’s brunch Enjoy a brunch and the music of the 1990’s at Mulcahy’s Pub & Concert Hall from 12 to 3 p.m. or 1 to 4 p.m.

The $39.95 brunch special includes a brunch entree, Mimosas, Bloody Mary’s, house drinks and Bud Lights. A DJ and band Larger Then Life will be providing the 90’s hits. To make a reservation, call (516) 783-7500.

Photos with the Easter Bunny The Easter Bunny is hopping to the Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps at 129 Balsam Lane in Levittown from 12 to 3 p.m. Bring the kids and their Easter baskets for socially distant photos with the Easter bunny.

This is a free, fun and safe Easter event that the family can enjoy. Social distancing and masks are required.

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Easter Plant Sale The Seaford Fire Department’s Hook Ladder & Engine Company No. 1 will be hosting its Easter Plant Sale on April 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and April 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the corner of Southard Ave and Waverly Avenue in Seaford. For more information, call (516) 785-7153. subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather. For more information, call (516) 731-1485.

Sunday, April 4 Easter Sunday service Maria Regina Roman Catholic Church, 3945 Jerusalem Avenue in Seaford, will be hosting in-person Easter Sunday services at 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m. and 12 noon and 12:15 p.m. For more information, call (516) 798-2415.

Monday, April 5 Virtual storytime with Miss Erin The virtual storytime with Miss Erin, geared towards ages 2 to 5, will run

on April 5, 12, 19 and 26. Listen to stories, sing some songs and jump around in this pre-recorded storyttime program. Links to view will be emailed upon registration each Monday in April. To register, visit www.wantaghlibrary.org. For more information, call (516) 221-1200.

Tuesday, April 6 Author Todd Parr meet & greet Todd Parr is the author and illustrator of more than 50 childrens books, including New York Times bestsellers. He will join the Seaford Public Library live from 4 to 4:30 for a book talk and Q&A. All ages are welcome. To register, visit www.seafordlibrary.org. For more information, call (516) 221-1334.

Students in grades five through 12 are invited to celebrate National Poetry Month from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. with Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Ave., and earn an hour of community service. Students will create their own “Blackout Poetry” by repurposing pages from old books and using a marker to blackout some text to create a new poem. Students can also add drawings to enhance their work.

Donate a poem and earn an hour of community service. To register, visit www.wantaghlibrary.org. For more information, call (516) 221-1200.

Wednesday, April 7 ‘Among Us’ at the library Students from grades six to 12 are invited to play the popular game “Among Us” at the Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Ave., from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Students will need a smartphone or tablet with the game downloaded on it to play.

Face coverings worn over the nose and mouth are required during the event at all times. Space is limited to ensure social distancing. Registration is required. To register, visit www.wantaghlibrary.org. For more information, call (516) 221-1200.

Thursday, April 8 Family trivia night

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 jcorr@liherald.com.

The Seaford Public Library presents a

Free 5K from Wantagh Wellness Project, Jen Martini, to commence April 24.

A new Chick-fil-A in Wantagh will open July 1.

Umberto’s of Wantagh is hiring delivery drivers, counter/phone servers and experienced pizza chefs.

AARP tax preparers will be at the Wantagh Public Library to help on Tuesdays through April 13.

Seaford Manor fourth, fifth graders invited to perform at a virtual talent show May 19. Sign up by April 7.

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Sometimes food and beverages aren’t about lessening hunger. If you are so fortunate, what we eat and drink often have a deeper connection and contribution to the seasons and traditions we hold close in our hearts.

Of course, this perception is particularly heightened in the midst of the pandemic. After all, anything that we do to provide a sense of normalcy is going to be embraced. And eating a dish that feels connected with joys of the past is not rocket science. But I realize that it’s not just cooking and eating but sharing the food which makes for a richer experience. And it just so happens in our home at the threshold of spring, that it’s not food, but pastry.

It is nearly mid-March and my husband is on a quest for a traditional zeppole that he associates with fond memories of the neighborhood he grew up in. He has found an ad for the sweet in a local food store’s flyer and he leaves the information on the couch nearest the door with our car keys.

“What’s this?” I ask, and he explains it to me, adding that he has already checked if anyone else in the family would like one.

And over the next week we send out “scouts” to check the store twice (they are out of stock) as well as a local bakery in which the line to remain socially distant snakes out the store and down the length of the strip mall. It’s a team effort until my husband finds an opening, bringing home the pastries in a big pink box on Sunday morning before 9 a.m.

We are also posed with the birthday question, “What kind of cake would I prefer to celebrate with?” I don’t have much of an opinion. Then I remember a packaged cake with chocolate frosting that I shared at a much earlier birthday with my baby, small child and husband. That pastry feels right and I twist tradition, sharing it five days before this year’s birthday with the family.

There are the obvious duos that make connections and memories: Thanksgiving and turkey. New Year’s and champagne. But the equation of “holiday and food” is flawed.

In this year of change it just seems more realistic to declare, “It’s just not (fill in the holiday) without (fill in the food) unless I can share it.

Then comes the challenge. “Go, tell the disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.”

The Easter story doesn’t end at the tomb. Discipleship requires us to follow wherever the risen Christ leads. The women fled in terror and didn’t tell anyone. Sometimes following Jesus makes demands on us that we rather not face. But the joy of this day didn’t end at an empty tomb. The joy continues in our following where the risen Christ leads us.

That is the cost and joy of discipleship.

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That was a good question. In their grief and love for Jesus they hadn’t planned for all eventualities.

But upon their arrival they saw that the stone had indeed been rolled away.

They cautiously entered the tomb to find a young man dressed in a white robe sitting as though he had been waiting just for their arrival. Naturally they were alarmed to discover that the body of Jesus was nowhere to be found.

Sensing their dismay the young man offered words of reassurance. “Do not be alarmed, you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised.”

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Every third year in the church’s lectionary cycle we hear the story of the resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Mark. We love to revel in the reality of the risen Christ and sing out with great gusto our alleluias. Mark’s story is so familiar to us that we can miss the challenge that the writer sets before us.

Three women head off on that first Easter morning with spices to anoint the body of Jesus. There was a catch in the planning. As they walked along they asked one another a relevant question. “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

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Some deck prep goes a long way Keep your deck looking like new

By Mark J. Donovan We’ve rediscovered outdoor living since the pandemic upended our lives. Not that we didn’t enjoy our decks — and patios — prior to the start of stay-at-home orders. But now, these spaces are truly an extension of our living environment. Restrictions imposed by the coronavirus have spurred greater demand for outdoor spaces and interesting new amenities.

The first step in fully enjoying your deck is some basic deck prep work to get ready for another summer season. Before you start pulling out the grill and deck furniture, inspect your deck to see how it has weathered the winter.

Look for cracked and splitting decking, faded and/or peeling deck stain or paint, signs of mold and mildew, rot and decay, and damaged deck railings.

Regardless of whether your decking material is wood or composite, at a minimum give it a good cleaning. Use a mild cleaning solution, a stiff bristle brush and a garden hose to give it a good cleaning. Alternatively, you can use a pressure washer; however, take care not to damage the decking boards by using too high a pressure setting.

If you observe black splotchy mold and mildew patches, use a deck cleaner that can remove them. Also, if your wood deck has bleached out and faded to an undesirable gray and you want to restore its original color, look for cleaning products that can specifically do so.

After giving a wood deck a good cleaning, look to see whether the water beads up on the boards or instead absorbs into the wood. If the

water seems to absorb into it, then the next step in your deck prep work is to apply a deck sealer.

When applying any deck sealer, make sure the decking is completely dry and there is no rain in the forecast for a couple of days.

If it rains within 24 hours of your applying the deck sealer, it may never fully dry. As a result, the

deck may remain permanently tacky. Also, when applying a clear deck sealant, make sure not to apply too heavy a coat. Otherwise, again, you may end up with a permanently tacky deck surface.

When it comes to specific deck water repellant products, many decking installers prefer a

semitransparent stain to the traditional clear deck water sealer. Clear deck water sealers can be difficult to apply and are apt to leave the deck permanently tacky if too much is applied. Also, deck water sealers tend to peel after a couple of years.

Stripping or sanding a deck to remove a peeling deck sealer is a project you want to avoid at all costs. Expect to have to apply a deck sealer every couple of years or so, even if you use a semitransparent stain. Also, look to use deck water repellants that include a mildewcide, which will help to impede the growth of mold and mildew. Mother Nature is simply very rough on deck surfaces.

Finally, as part of your deck prep work, if you observe any rotted or decaying boards, floor joists or railing pieces, replace them with new moisture- and insect-resistant lumber. Make sure to use corrosion-resistant fasteners for attaching the new lumber. Required new decking material should be installed prior to sealing the deck.

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Nassau County has faced unprecedented issues over the past year, with the loss of more than 3,000 residents to the novel coronavirus and renewed calls for police reform. But through it all, County Executive Laura Curran said, residents have proven their resiliency, coming up with new and creative ways to help their neighbors, which, she said, makes her believe Nassau will emerge from the pandemic stronger than it was before.

“Standing here now, I see a future brighter than ever,” she said in her State of the County address, which she gave from the stage of Elmont Memorial High School March 24. “And tonight, I’ll tell you exactly how Nassau County is seizing this once-in-a-century opportunity to come back stronger than we ever imagined.”

Nassau has steadily worked to rebuild its economy in the year since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all schools and businesses would have to shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus, she said. The county has provided more than 200 restaurants with grants of up to $10,000 and more than 35,000 families with food at a time when many New Yorkers have been out of work.

The county is now helping school districts access Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for investment in information technology and improved

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“Even when it hasn’t been easy politically,” Curran said, “I’ve advocated for businesses that have followed the rules and are just trying to get by, and I’ll continue to advocate for common-sense reopening.”

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“I believe government can work for the people, but only when it’s honest, transparent and responsive,” Curran said, “and for too long, that was the opposite of what we had here in Nassau.”

The county has reduced the timeframe for project approvals from the Department of Public Works, and increased the annual average lane miles of roads repaved between 2019 and 2021 by more than 70 percent when compared to the average lane miles of roads repaved in the three years before Curran took office.

Additionally, Curran said, she did not increase property taxes during the coronavirus pandemic, and instead used money left over from the 2019 budget to fund the unanticipated expenses of the pandemic last year. As a result, she said, Moody’s upgraded Nassau’s bond rating to positive for the first time in 15 years, citing “a third consecutive year of improved financial results” and “ongoing budget and management discipline.”

“My administration will continue policies of fiscal restraint,” Curran said, “so that the county can finally, after almost a decade, end the state’s control over county finances.”

The county is now seeing record-low crime rates, she said, and is seeking to improve the community’s relationship with the Nassau County Police Department by expanding community policing initiatives, creating more Police Activity Leagues and passing new legislation to reform the police department. It requires all police officers to wear body cameras and will include “unprecedented steps to increase police data transparency, provide additional de-escalation and antibias training and ensure our force reflects the diversity of our communities.”

“We should never be afraid to talk about ways to improve policing,” Curran said, “but there will be no defunding the police in Nassau County. Our law enforcement will always have my respect and I will always have their backs.”

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started Pro Diamond Baseball in 2017 after I played with the Long Island Ducks. I wanted to do private lessons, group training, camps and clinics to give kids an opportunity to play baseball and get taught all the fundamentals of the right way to play the game in an environment that develops the kids.

I’ve been working as a coach with Merrick, Bellmore, Commack and Levittown, and some travel teams. I also work with parent-coaches, and make sure all the kids are getting involved.

I work with local teams, but last summer, all the camps were shut down. So, I hosted a socially distanced camp with about 25 kids. I just got the permits to operate another camp this summer, this July, at Merrick Road Park.

At my camps and clinics, I try to bring in educators with baseball backgrounds, they

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play college or professionally, to teach the kids the game the right way. It’s not just telling kids to put their hands back; it’s explaining to them why they do that. It’s a style of teaching that also keeps it relaxed and fun.

Keeping kids in the game and physically active ... is so important. All these kids are on their gadgets; they don’t want to go outside.

So, the fact that I’m getting more kids into it, and their parents are supportive, that’s my goal. … I want these kids to enjoy the game, form great relationships with coaches and others, and be social. At the end of the day, when they’re older, I want them to remember this as a kid.

he North Bellmore-North Merrick Baseball/ Softball Little League is over 60 years old. I got involved when my oldest son was 4. I’ve coached every year since, and been president the last four years.

Our board meets every first and third Wednesday, year-round, to plan schedules, fundraising and charity work. Each season we do a home run derby for a kid in the community with a need, like financial help with serious illness.

We had 600 kids enrolled for spring 2020.

Then COVID-19 cut the number to 450. We normally play from April into June, plus a fall season. Instead, our 2020 season ran July 1 through October. We had no COVID cases during the regular season.

This year, 700 kids signed up. We have 67

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teams and 145 adult volunteers. That’s the strength of our community. Kids from all the schools get to know each other. It really is a baseball town.

One change we had to make because of Covid is we are not providing helmets unless there’s a financial need, because the cushions inside are hard to sanitize.

In the future, we hope to expand the playing fields and put in a top-notch facility for our community. But my real goal for all these kids is for them to have the feeling that when the pressure’s on, they can come through – it doesn’t have to be a huge hit, it could be a good catch, a play, a throw. It’s about putting that culture into place, that life lesson, to know you could do something when you didn’t think you could.

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THEIR FRONT-LINE STORIES IN THEIR OWN WORDS KIM GONZALEZ EAST MEADOW Founder and Leader, Daisy Troop 1119 East Meadow

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his year, in the fall, my son asked me to coach his flag football team with HTB, and I’m so glad I did it. I started with his team in the fall, and now I coach my daughter’s team.

It’s the first all-girls team in the league.

We usually practice on Thursday at Seamen’s Neck Park, and all the girls are from Seaford. We have mostly fifth-graders from Manor and Harbor [elementary schools] and then a few sixth-graders from the middle school.

Most of them play Wantagh/Seaford PAL soccer and Seaford Little League softball. My daughter saw her brother playing and wanted to make a team of her own, so she called all her friends from her other sports, and they jumped at the opportunity. This is a fun, easy-going experience for them outside of

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the other sports they do. And they’re actually pretty amazing.

The league opened again in July with all the restrictions, and at first, a few teams pulled out because they were hesitant. Then, when school started up again, it kind of blew up. That’s when I got involved, and a lot more teams started forming because kids wanted something to do.

They were all used to Covid-19 protocols from school, like wearing masks and social distancing, so it wasn’t hard to enforce that at all. It was a pretty seamless transition. This was the first opportunity they had to compete again because school sports were on hold.

That’s why this league blew up like it did. It was a chance for kids to play sports with their friends again and everybody loves it.

his is a first-year Daisy troop, and we started in the beginning of this year. It definitely has been really interesting. Our girls never met in person until the Girl Scout cookie sale on March 20. We’ve only remote troop meetings at this point, because it’s been so cold out, and the local council has certain guidelines about meeting in person. It has to be outside, six feet apart, masks. We’re hoping as it gets warmer out, we’ll be able to transition to in-person meetings.

I was always looking forward to my daughter, Autumn, being in Girl Scouts. I was in a Daisy and Brownie troop, and I remember it vividly being a great experience. So I looked into how to get her involved, and it's such an in-demand thing in East Meadow that the only way to get into a troop is start a troop.

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It’s been really going successfully, and they’re excited about it. We’ve been earning our little petals, which are the badges they earn their first year, and we’re making the best out of it and moving along. They’re really happy.

There are lots of fun things we can do as a troop, and in our East Meadow Girl Scout community so we’re excited for those things to come, and we’re trying to keep it interesting in its current state.

A way to support us is through the cookie sales we’ve had going on. The other way the community helps us is by coming up with ideas.

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Seaford continues to make its way up the Nassau girls’ soccer ladder.

The Vikings, who in 2019 captured the Conference A-IV title in undefeated fashion, are enjoying just as much success 16 months later against a higher level of competition with a 5-0-1 record in A-III at the midway mark.

“The girls are doing a great job with everything,” coach Ken Botti said.

“They’re doing everything in their power to be safe with the Covid situation and they’re playing strong soccer. I knew we’d be strong defensively. It’s just a matter of jelling on offense.”

Aside from a scoreless draw with Jericho, the offense produced at least four goals in every other game. Senior captains Olivia Pearse, Niki Kassimatis and Ashley Sidoti are serving as the catalysts, Botti said, and proving a handful for the competition.

Pearse, an All-State selection as a junior and also the Conference A-IV Player of the Year, is inching close to 100 percent health following offseason ACL surgery. She played all 80 minutes in Seaford’s 4-1 win over Island Trees on March 24 and has 4 goals and 3 assists so far.

She’s a five-year varsity starting midfielder and two-time All-County selection bound for Hofstra University. “She’s an immensely talented player who makes everyone around her better,” Botti said.

Junior Antonietta Buffolino is an orches-

trator at center-midfield along with Pearse.

Kassimatis and Sidoti form a dynamic duo at forward. Through nine games, Kassimatis had 9 goals and 7 assists for a team-leading 16 points, and Sidoti had 5 goals and 5 assists. Kassimatis has goals in all but the Jericho game and notched a hat trick against Valley Stream North.

“They feed off each other so well,” Botti said. “Niki added a nice balance to her game and is setting up others just as much as she’s scoring. Ashley is just phenomenal in the air. She’s a great target on set pieces.”

Another target on free kicks and corners is junior defender Alexandria Leggio, who scored the game-winning goal against top-seeded Wantagh in the 2019 playoffs. She’s not only a quality marking back, Botti noted, but also a weapon on throw-ins. Senior stopper Abby Kossmann is an experienced defender who ignites the Vikings in transition with her distribution skills. Junior Emma Williamson is a steady defender with great anticipation instincts, said Botti, and scored a goal against Island Trees. Freshman Arianna Garcia is thriving as a center-back.

In goal, Seaford has talented junior Maddy Catalanotti, a returning starter with all the tools who’s also a strong communicator. She made 17 saves through the first six games and posted three shutouts.

“One of our goals is to host a playoff game,” Botti said. “Another is to go beyond the quarterfinals to top what we accomplished last season.”

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTION AND PERSONAL REGISTRATION, LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Meeting of the School District, the vote on the School District budget and election of candidates for the School Board of Levittown Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, and the vote on the Public Library budget and election of a candidate for the Board of Trustees for the Levittown Public Library, will be held in the several election districts of the School District at the voting places designated below on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM, to vote by ballot on voting machines on the proposition or propositions set forth below, as well as any other propositions which may properly come before the electorate, and to elect members of the Board of Education and to elect a member of the Library Board of Trustees.

Shall the following resolutions be adopted: PROPOSITION NO. 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET BE IT RESOLVED, that the School District budget for the school year 2021-2022 proposed by the Board of Education and filed with the District Clerk 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.

PROPOSITION NO. 2 LIBRARY BUDGET RESOLVED, that the Public Library Budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022 proposed by the Library Board of Trustees of the Levittown Public Library heretofore filed pursuant to law shall be approved and the necessary taxes be levied therefore on the taxable real property of the district.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education and for the office of member of the Library Board of Trustees must be filed with the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM but no later than 5:00 PM on April 19, 2021. Forms of the petitions may be obtained from the District Clerk.

The following vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Education: Two (2) members for the term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2021

and expiring June 30, 2024.

A separate petition is required to nominate a candidate for member of the Board of Education.

The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected.

Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twentyfive (25) qualified voters of the District, or 2% of the voters who voted in the 2019 election, whichever is greater, and shall state the residence of each person who signed, must state the name and residence of the candidate and the length of the term of office.

This year all nominating petitions must include 39 signatures.

The following vacancies are to be filled on the Library Board of Trustees: One (1) member for the term of five (5) years, commencing July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2026.

A separate petition is required to nominate a candidate for member of the Library Board of Trustees. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twentyfive (25) qualified voters of the District, or 2% of the voters who voted in the 2019 election for members of the Library Board of Trustees, whichever is greater, and shall state the residence of each person who signed, must state the name and residence of the candidate and the length of the term of office.

This year all nominating petitions must include 39 signatures.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a statement of estimated expenses for the 2021-2022 school year will be presented at a Public Hearing on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at 7:30 PM in the Board Meeting Room of the Levittown Memorial Education Center and copies of such statement, as well as the statement of the amount of money required for the 2021-2022 fiscal year of the Public Library, will be made available on the District’s website and at each schoolhouse and library in the District during the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen (14) calendar days immediately preceding the election together with the text of any resolution which will be presented to the voters.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required and only those persons whose names appear on the register of the said school district, or

who are registered pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, shall be entitled to vote at said meeting and election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that all qualified voters who have previously registered for any annual or special meeting or election and have voted at any annual or special election held or conducted at any time within four (4) calendar years prior to this year are not required to register with the Board of Registration for this meeting.

All other persons who wish to vote must register. A voter may register at the office of the District Clerk of the Levittown UFSD between the hours of 8:00 AM. and 1:00 PM on school days provided that such registration is effected no later than May 13, 2021.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that said register will be filed in the office of the District Clerk and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, on Monday through Friday and between the hours of 11:00 AM and 12 noon on Saturday ( May 15, 2021), in the office of the District Clerk and at each voting place on the day of the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that absentee ballots for those eligible pursuant to the provision of Section 2018a of the Education Law are available, and that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the the District Clerk. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the office of the Clerk on each of the five (5) calendar days prior to the day of election except Sunday, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Monday through Friday and between the hours of 11:00 AM and 12 noon on Saturday ( May 15, 2021), in the office of the District Clerk.

Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) calendar days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or by the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the day of the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that during the voting hours on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM, in the various election districts, the Board of Registration will

meet to receive registrations for subsequent elections.

During the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM on voting days, the District Clerk shall be in her office at the Levittown Memorial Education Center.

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 District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, Military Voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by submitting a Military Voter Registration Application to the District Clerk, no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. A copy of the Military Voter Registration Application is available both by contacting the District Clerk by email at EAppelbaum@levittownsc hools.com and online at the District’s website located at http://www.levittownscho ols.com/. Military voters who are qualified voters of the District may submit an application for a military ballot. A Military Voter is entitled to designate a preference to receive a Military Voter Registration Application, Military Ballot Application or Military Ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail. Such designation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter.

If no preference is designated, the District will transmit the Military Voter Registration Application, Military Ballot Application or Military Ballot by mail.

Military Voter Ballot Application forms must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021.

Military Ballots will not be canvassed unless it is received by the District Clerk on or before 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS: The boundaries of the school election districts and the place of each election district for voting and registration shall be as follows: ELECTION DISTRICT #1 GARDINERS AVENUE SCHOOL Beginning at Wantagh Parkway and Chase Lane; east on Chase Lane to Center Lane, thence south to Prairie Lane; thence east to Gardiners Avenue; thence south to Slate Lane; then east and north to Swan Lane; then east

and north to Grey Lane; continuing east to Wantagh Avenue; thence south on Wantagh Avenue to Jerusalem Avenue; thence west to Oakfield Avenue; continuing north to Old Jerusalem Road; thence east on Old Jerusalem Road to Wantagh Parkway Line; north along Line to the point of beginning.

ELECTION DISTRICT #2 EAST BROADWAY SCHOOL Beginning at north side of Southern State Parkway and east side of Wantagh Avenue; north on Wantagh to Miller Place; thence east to Exit Lane; thence south to Elm Drive; thence west to Elbow Lane; thence southwest to End Lane; south to End Lane and Elm Drive East to Pope Street; thence east to District Line; thence south to Regent Lane; thence east to Red Maple Drive; thence northeast, and south to Regal Lane; east on Regal Lane and Cordwood Lane to Arlington Drive; thence southeast to Town Line; thence south to Southern State Parkway; west along Parkway to point of beginning. Beginning at south side of Southern State Parkway and west side of Town Line; south on Town Line to Jerusalem Avenue; thence west to Wantagh Avenue; thence north to Southern State Parkway; thence east to point of beginning.

ELECTION DISTRICT #3 LEVITTOWN MEMORIAL EDUCATION CENTER Beginning at east side of Wantagh Parkway and south side of Hempstead Turnpike; east on Hempstead Turnpike to Silver Lane; thence south to Forge Lane; thence east to Cotton Lane; thence southeasterly to Wantagh Avenue; then south to Grey Lane; thence west to Swan Lane; then southwesterly to Slate Lane; then south to Gardiners Avenue, thence north to Prairie Lane; thence west to Center Lane; thence north to Chase Lane; thence west to Wantagh Parkway Line; north along Line to point of beginning.

ELECTION DISTRICT #4 DIVISION AVENUE HIGH SCHOOL Beginning at north side of Hempstead Turnpike and west side of Jerusalem Avenue; west on Hempstead Turnpike to District Boundary Line at Wantagh State Parkway; thence northeast to northerly border of School District; east on Boundary Line (Flamingo Rd., Magpie Lane, Blacksmith Rd) to Jerusalem Avenue; thence south to point of beginning.

Dated:Levittown, New York March 2021

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION LEVITTOWN UNION FREE

SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK 125177 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 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

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LIBRARY ELECTION SEAFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SEAFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that voting upon the estimated expenses for school and library purposes for the Seaford Union Free School District (the “School District”) and the Seaford Public Library (the “Public Library”), for the school year 2021/2022, the election of members of the Board of Education and Library Board of Trustees , Proposition No. 1 (School Budget 2021/2022) and Proposition No. 2 (Public Library Budget 2021/22), as follows, will be held on May 18, 2021 in each of the school election districts heretofore established: PROPOSITION NO. 1 SCHOOL BUDGET 2021/2022 Shall the following resolution be adopted to wit: RESOLVED, that the proposed 2021/2022 Budget providing for the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, as presented by the Board of Education of the Seaford Union Free School District at Seaford, Nassau County, New York, at the Public Hearing, be approved and the Board of Education be authorized to levy the necessary tax therefor.

PROPOSITION NO. 2 PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET 2021/2022 RESOLVED, that the library budget for the year 2021-2022 proposed by the Board of Trustees of the Seaford Public Library and the levy of a tax therefor in accordance with Education Law shall be approved.

VOTING will be by ballot on voting machines in the school houses designated in each of the separate school election districts heretofore established

and the polls will remain open from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., and as much longer as may be necessary for all voters then present to cast their votes.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the electors have previously adopted a proposition providing that vacancies upon the Board of Education shall not be considered separate specific offices and that the nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election of members of the Board of Education shall be as follows: One (1) member of the Board of Education for a full term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2021.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election for one members of the Board of Trustees of the Seaford Public Library shall be as follows: One member for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2026 (incumbent Margaret D. Grub).

NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES: Candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be nominated by petition. Each petition for candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be directed to the Clerk of the School District (“the District Clerk”), in the Seaford Manor School, Washington Avenue, Seaford, New York, shall be signed by at least twenty-eight (28) qualified voters of the School District, shall state the residence of each signer, and shall state the residence of the candidate. To nominate a candidate for the Public Library Board, the petition must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the School District, shall state the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy for which a candidate is nominated, including at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any.

Each petition shall be filed in the District Clerk’s Office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and by not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 19, 2021.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS: The boundaries of the following School Election District shall be as heretofore determined and published by the Board of Education and the place in each election district for registration and voting shall be as follows:

a)FIRST SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT Registration and voting at the Seaford Manor School, Washington Avenue, Seaford, New York.

Community members who reside within the geographic boundaries of the Manor Elementary School shall be required to cast their ballots at the Manor Elementary School. b)SECOND SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICT Voting at the Seaford Harbor School, Bayview Street, Seaford, New York.

Community members who reside within the geographic boundaries of the Harbor Elementary School shall be required to cast their ballots at the Harbor Elementary School.

The geographic boundaries for these attendance zones is set forth on the transportation map contained within the office of the Assistant Superintendent for Business and may be reviewed upon request.

PERSONAL REGISTRATION OF VOTERS All qualified voters of the School District must be registered in the School Registration books in order to vote at such election on May 18, 2021.

The following persons shall be eligible to vote: All persons who shall have presented themselves personally for registration in accordance herewith and all persons who shall have previously registered hereunder for any annual or special meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special meeting or election held or conducted during the four calendar years prior to 2021 (i.e., 2017-2020).

In addition, all persons who are registered to vote pursuant to the provisions of section three hundred fifty-two of the Election Law of the State of New York shall be eligible to vote.

Registration of voters not previously registered and eligible to vote shall continue to take place until May 11, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the District Clerk’s office.

The District Clerk shall prepare the Register of the School District on the dates and times above specified, and any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such Register provided that at that time, he/she is then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such register is prepared.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the District Clerk shall also be present during the annual School District and Public Library election at each schoolhouse where voting shall take place for the

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purpose of preparing a register for School District and Public Library elections held subsequent thereto.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Register of Voters so prepared as aforesaid shall be filed in the District Clerk’s Office upon its completion where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the School District, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and on each of the five days prior to the date set for the election except for Sunday, and it shall also be open for inspection on Saturday, by appointment.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that there will be a Public Hearing on the proposed School District budget on May 5, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. in the Seaford High School Auditorium, 1575 Seamans Neck Road, Seaford, New York.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Library, for the purpose of discussion of the expenditures of funds and the budgeting thereof for the Seaford Public Library for the fiscal year 2021-2022.

Said hearing will be held on Monday, May 10, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. at a location to be determined or via GoToMeeting, if legally permissible.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that copies of the proposed 2021/2022 School District budget, as prepared by the Board of Education and the Public Library budget, will be available on request to the taxpayers and be obtained at any school house in the School District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each day other than a Saturday or Sunday or holiday and at the Seaford Public Library, Jackson Avenue, Seaford, New York, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays, on each day other than a Sunday or holiday, during the fourteen (14) day period preceding the annual meeting and election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE 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 District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices; as well as on the District’s website.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Education has, pursuant to Education Law,

adopted a resolution to provide for absentee ballots for the election of members of the Board of Education, the adoption of the School District budget and referenda in accordance with Education Law Section 2018-a, which shall also apply to the Public Library election. Application for absentee ballots may be made at the District Clerk’s office on Mondays through Fridays, excluding holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election.

Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent.

Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote.

No absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M. (prevailing time) on the day of the election.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on Mondays through Fridays, excluding holidays between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., until the day of election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot.

Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and 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; or (2)

received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Education shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the results of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot. The Board of Education hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law, Section 2019-a subdivision 2(b) at said special meeting of the Board.

Dated:April 1, 2021

By Order of the Board of Education Seaford Union Free School District Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Carmen T. Ouellette District Clerk 125180

Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO SOBRE LA ELECCIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR Y DE LA BIBLIOTECA DISTRITO ESCOLAR SEAFORD UNION FREE Y BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE SEAFORD, PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la votación sobre los gastos estimados para los fines escolares y de la biblioteca del Distrito Escolar Seaford Union Free (el “Distrito Escolar”) y de la Biblioteca Pública de Seaford (la “Biblioteca Pública”) para el año escolar 2021/2022, la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación y de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca, la propuesta N.º 1 (el presupuesto escolar 2021/2022) y la propuesta N.º 2 (el presupuesto de la Biblioteca Pública 2021/2022), como se indica a continuación, se llevarán a cabo el 18 de mayo de 2021 en cada uno de los distritos electorales escolares hasta ahora establecidos: PROPUESTA N.º 1 PRESUPUESTO ESCOLAR 2021/2022 Que se adopte la siguiente resolución, a saber: SE RESUELVE que el presupuesto 2021/2022 sugerido, que contempla la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cumplir con los gastos estimados del Distrito Escolar correspondiente al año fiscal que

comienza el 1 de julio de 2021, de acuerdo con lo presentado por la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Seaford Union Free en Seaford, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en la audiencia pública, sea aprobado y que la Junta de Educación esté autorizada a gravar los impuestos necesarios al respecto.

PROPUESTA N.º 2 PRESUPUESTO DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA 2021/2022 SE RESUELVE que se aprobará el presupuesto de la biblioteca para el período 2021-2022 propuesto por la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Seaford y el gravamen de un impuesto consecuente de conformidad con la Ley de Educación.

LA VOTACIÓN será mediante boleta electoral en máquinas de votación en las sedes escolares designadas en cada uno de los distritos electorales escolares separados hasta ahora establecidos, y las urnas estarán habilitadas para votar de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m. y durante el tiempo que sea necesario para que los votantes presentes puedan emitir sus votos.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes ya han adoptado una propuesta que establece que las vacantes de la Junta de Educación no se consideren cargos específicos independientes y que las solicitudes de nominación no describan ninguna vacante específica de la Junta de Educación para la cual se nomina al candidato.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación deberá ser de la siguiente manera: Un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un mandato completo de tres (3) años, desde el 1 de julio de 2021.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Seaford deberá ser de la siguiente manera: Un miembro para un mandato de cinco (5)años, desde el 1 de julio de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2026 (último titular: Margaret D. Grub).

NOMINACIONES DE CANDIDATOS: Los candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se nominarán mediante solicitud. Cada solicitud de candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación será dirigida a la secretaria del Distrito Escolar (la “Secretaria del Distrito”) en Seaford Manor School, Washington Avenue, Seaford, Nueva York, deberá estar firmada por al menos veintiocho (28) votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar, deberá incluir la residencia de

cada firmante y también la residencia del candidato. Para nominar a un candidato para la Junta de la Biblioteca Pública, la solicitud debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar, indicar la residencia de cada firmante, así como también el nombre y la residencia del candidato, y deberá describir la vacante específica para la que se nomina al candidato, e incluir, al menos, la duración del cargo y el nombre del último titular, si hubiera.

Cada solicitud se presentará en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m., y antes del 19 de abril de 2021 a las 5:00 p. m.

DISTRITOS ELECTORALES ESCOLARES: Los límites del siguiente Distrito Electoral Escolar serán determinados y publicados, como hasta ahora, por la Junta de Educación, y el lugar de cada distrito electoral para el registro y la votación será el siguiente: a)PRIMER DISTRITO ELECTORAL ESCOLAR: registro y votación en Seaford Manor School, Washington Avenue, Seaford, Nueva York. Los miembros de la comunidad que residan dentro de los límites geográficos de Manor Elementary School deberán emitir sus votos en dicha escuela. b)SEGUNDO DISTRITO ELECTORAL ESCOLAR: votación en Seaford Harbor School, Bayview Street, Seaford, Nueva York. Los miembros de la comunidad que residan dentro de los límites geográficos de Harbor Elementary School deberán emitir sus votos en dicha escuela.

Los límites geográficos de estas zonas de asistencia se establecen en el mapa de transporte que se encuentra en la oficina del superintendente auxiliar de actividades y se pueden revisar previa solicitud.

REGISTRO PERSONAL DE VOTANTES Para votar en la elección del 18 de mayo de 2021, todos los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar deben estar registrados en los libros de registro escolar.

Las siguientes personas serán elegibles para votar: Todas las personas que se hayan presentado personalmente para registrarse de conformidad con el presente, y todas las personas que se hayan registrado previamente en virtud del presente para cualquier reunión o elección anual o extraordinaria y que hayan votado en cualquier reunión o elección anual o extraordinaria organizada o realizada durante los cuatro años calendario previos al 2021 (es decir,

entre 2017 y 2020).

Además, todas las personas que estén registradas para votar de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Sección 352 de la Ley de Elecciones del estado de Nueva York serán elegibles para votar.

El registro de votantes que no se hayan registrado previamente y que sean elegibles para votar continuará disponible hasta el 11 de mayo de 2021, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito.

La Secretaria del Distrito preparará el registro del Distrito Escolar durante los horarios y las fechas que se especifican arriba, y cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en el registro, siempre y cuando, en ese momento o en adelante, tenga derecho a votar en la reunión o elección escolar para la cual se prepara dicho registro.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Secretaria del Distrito a su vez estará presente durante la elección anual del Distrito Escolar y de la Biblioteca Pública en cada sede escolar donde se realice la votación con el fin de preparar un registro para las elecciones del Distrito Escolar y de la Biblioteca Pública que se realicen con posterioridad.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el registro de votantes preparado según lo mencionado anteriormente se presentará en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito una vez finalizado, donde estará disponible para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito Escolar, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m., y cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a la fecha establecida para la elección, a excepción del domingo, y también estará disponible para su inspección el sábado con cita previa.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el 5 de mayo de 2021 a las 8:00 p. m. se realizará una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto sugerido para el Distrito Escolar en el auditorio de Seaford High School, 1575 Seamans Neck Road, Seaford, Nueva York.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca llevará a cabo una audiencia pública con el objetivo de analizar los gastos de los fondos y el presupuesto del año fiscal 2021-2022 de la Biblioteca Pública de Seaford. Dicha audiencia se llevará a cabo el lunes 10 de mayo de 2021 a las 7:00 p. m. en un lugar a determinar o a través de GoToMeeting, si estuviera permitido legalmente.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las copias del presupuesto 2021/2022 sugerido para el Distrito

Escolar, según lo preparado por la Junta de Educación y el presupuesto de la Biblioteca Pública, estarán disponibles para los contribuyentes, previa solicitud, y se podrán obtener en cualquier sede escolar del Distrito Escolar entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. todos los días, excepto los sábados, domingos y feriados, y en la Biblioteca Pública de Seaford, Jackson Avenue, Seaford, Nueva York, entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 6:00 p. m. los lunes, martes, jueves y viernes, entre la 1:00 p. m. y las 6:00 p. m. los miércoles, y entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 2:00 p. m. los sábados, todos los días excepto los domingos y feriados, durante el período de catorce (14) días antes de la elección y reunión anual.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el informe de Exenciones del impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles preparado de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles se anexará a cualquier presupuesto provisional/preliminar, así como al presupuesto final adoptado del que formará parte, y se publicará en los tableros de anuncios del distrito designados para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del distrito.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación, la Junta de Educación ha adoptado una resolución para contemplar las boletas electorales por ausencia para la elección de miembros de la Junta de Educación, la adopción del presupuesto y el referéndum del Distrito Escolar conforme a la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación, que también se deberá aplicar a la elección de la Biblioteca Pública. Las solicitudes de boletas electorales por ausencia se pueden presentar en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito de lunes a viernes, excepto los feriados, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. La Secretaria del Distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de boletas electorales por ausencia no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la elección. Además, la Secretaria del Distrito debe recibir esta solicitud al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al votante o a su representante designado.

Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta electoral de voto por ausencia, la Secretaria del Distrito enviará por correo dicha boleta a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la

votación. Los votos por ausencia no serán escrutados, a menos que se hayan recibido en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. (hora en vigor) del día de la elección.

Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia disponible en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, de lunes a viernes, excepto los feriados, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m., hasta el día de la elección.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar.

Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar. Los votantes militares pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir una solicitud de registro de votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en dicho pedido de solicitud de registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar deben recibirse en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 22 de abril de 2021.

Las boletas electorales militares no serán escrutadas, a menos que (1) la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito las reciba antes del cierre de la votación el día de la elección y tengan una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otro organismo del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o bien (2) la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito las reciba antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y estén firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación convocará a una reunión extraordinaria en un plazo de 24 horas después de la presentación ante la Secretaria del Distrito de un informe por escrito de los resultados de los votos con el fin de analizar y clasificar dichos informes de los resultados y declarar el resultado de la votación. Por el presente, y de acuerdo con la Sección 2019-a, subdivisión 2(b) de la Ley de Educación, la Junta de Educación se designa a sí misma como un grupo de presidentes de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos

What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Seaford librarian earns sustainability certification “Libraries have to change to stay current with the times,” said Seaford High School librarian Joanna McCloskey, who has never shied away from adapting her program to better support students and teachers in an ever-changing world.

McCloskey was recognized for her work by becoming the first school librarian in the state to complete the Sustainable Library Certification Program through the New York Library Association.

According to the association, librarians

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durante dicha reunión extraordinaria de la Junta.

Fecha:1 de abril de 2021 Por orden de la Junta de Educación Distrito Escolar Seaford Union Free Pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York Carmen T. Ouellette Secretaria del Distrito 125182 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a license, number “Pending” for beer, cider, and/or wine has been applied for by the undersigned* to sell beer, cider, and/or wine, at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 700 Franklin Ave., Ste. C., Franklin Square, NY 11010 , in the county of Nassau for on premises consumption. *Hibachi2u Corp., assumed name Hibachi2u 125275 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE is hereby given that the WANTAGH FIRE DISTRICT will receive separate & independent bids for the following categories: Contract No. 1 – Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning and Related Work.

For the HVAC Rooftop Replacement to the WANTAGH FIRE DISTRICT STATION #6, located at 2995 Jerusalem Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793.

A pre-bid conference walkthrough for potential Bidders and other interested parties will be held on Wednesday, April 7th 2021 at 10:00 AM at the Wantagh Fire District Station #6 located at 2995 Jerusalem Avenue, Wantagh, NY 11793 Separate & independent bids must be received on or before Monday, April 12, 2021 @ 12:00 pm by the WANTAGH FIRE DISTRICT at the DISTRICT OFFICES located at 2045 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793 at which time all bids received will publicly be opened and read

aloud @ 12:00 PM in accordance with §103(2), of the General Municipal Law. No bids will be accepted thereafter.

Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents, drawings and specifications, may be obtained online as a download at www.revplans.com for a non-refundable fee of $49.00 (Forty Nine Dollars) starting on Friday, February 28, 2002.

Hard copy of the Bidding Documents, drawings and specifications, may be obtained from REV by emailing a copy of the executed deposit check to projects@revplans.com.

Checks shall be made payable to Wantagh Fire District in the sum of $100.00 (One Hundred Dollars) for each set of documents. Include in the email the company name, address, email address, phone number and interested contract. Once the scanned copy of the executed deposit check is received, Bidding Documents will be shipped. Mail checks to Lohrius Blueprint, 226 Newtown Road, Plainview, New York 11803. Plan deposit is refundable in accordance with the terms in the Instructions to Bidders to all submitting bids. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs (either by providing Fed Ex/UPS account number or being charged a flat rate by the printer).

All bids must be accompanied by either a) a certified check payable to the “Wantagh Fire District” in the amount of 5% of the bid price, or b) a bond with sufficient sureties to be approved by the “Wantagh Fire District” in the amount of 5% of the bid price. If the bid is accepted, the bidder will enter into a contract in accordance with the bid and will furnish a suitable security bond in the sum of the amount of the contract, conditioned for the faithful and prompt completion of the work specified in the contract.

If the bidder neglects or refuses to execute the contract and furnish the bonds, the deposit of 5% of the bid price shall be forfeited and retained by the Wantagh Fire District as liquidated damages or, in the case of a bid bond, the Wantagh Fire District shall enforce payment of the bond for its benefit.

Performance, Labor and Material payment bonds on the forms within the Specifications Book for the full amount of the contract are required and shall be included in the bid price.

Exclude from all bids New York State Sales Tax on materials or supplies purchased for this project.

Pursuant to §220 of the Labor Law, the contract will contain a provision that every mechanic, laborer and workman employed in or about the work contemplated by the contract shall be paid not less than the prevailing rate of wages and provided with not less than the prevailing supplement which are set forth in the Bidding Documents.

Notice to Bidders - 2 Bids are to be enclosed in a separate sealed envelope, which shall be clearly marked: Wantagh Fire District Station #6 HVAC Rooftop Replacement Contract No. 1 – Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning and Related Work.

The Wantagh Fire District reserves the right to waive any informalities in, to accept or reject any or all bids, to award the contract to other than the lowest bidder or to advertise anew if in the judgment of the Wantagh Fire District it is in their best interests to do so.

No bidder shall withdraw his bid within 45 days after the formal opening thereof.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Commissioner of General Services of the Town of Hempstead has prepared revised parking field maps for the following locations, which revisions consist of the adoption of the following public parking field maps showing the adoption of six (6) “8 Hour Parking” signs in parking field L-15, Levittown; all in accordance and with Section 80-4 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing will be held at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on the 14th day of April, 2021, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening of that day, to consider the adoption of the following revised public parking field maps: LEVITTOWN L-15 Stony Lane & Wantagh Avenue Parking Field Levittown Town of Hempstead (TH-71/21) Copies of the proposed public parking field maps are on file in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS shall have an opportunity to be heard in person in accordance with applicable social distancing regulations, or by written statement or real time telephonic communications, see instructions at www.hempsteadny.gov.

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receiving the sustainable certification have demonstrated leadership in program and service design with a critical eye towards environmental stewardship, economic feasibility and social equity.

In Seaford, McCloskey is the district’s library liaison. In that role, she connects with other school librarians throughout Nassau County and also maintains a strong relationship with the Seaford Public Library. She had extensive input into the renovation of all four libraries in the district from 2016 to 2018. There were sevCourtesy Long Beach Public Schools eral upgrades to the high school library Seaford HigH ScHool librarian Joanna McCloskey is the first including new car- school librarian in the state to be certified as sustainable for her pet, a fresh coat of efforts in creating an adaptable library program. paint, the installation of curved bookfor students to download to their phones shelves, a new circulation desk and new to quickly access library resources. reading area.

McCloskey joined the district in 2000 Old furniture was replaced with light- as the librarian at Seaford Harbor Eleweight tables and chairs, all on wheels, mentary School and moved to the high which can be moved around to create dif- school in 2002, where she was the school’s ferent seating arrangements. The move- teacher of the year in 2013-14. She said able furniture is one of the most impor- that earning the sustainability certificatant aspects, McCloskey noted, as the tion, for which she will be recognized at library hosts events such as art shows, New York Library Association’s annual guest speakers and research symposiums. conference in November, was the next One of the functions of sustainability step in her continuous goal of creating an is to continuously update the collection. information center that best serves the McCloskey explained that it is important school community. for school libraries to have books that “It is my hope that more libraries contain current information and appeal embrace this, because it is just so invigoto today’s generation of readers, while rating,” she said. “It represents the future also leaving a place on the shelves for the for libraries which, in my opinion, have to classics that appeal from one generation grow and change. Earning the sustainto the next. ability certification was so professionally A library must have a strong digital enriching.” presence, with resources that students Tom Lynch, the district’s executive can access from their computers, wherev- director of instructional technology and er they are. The library has a wealth of STEM, oversees the library program and online databases with information in all said it is a great honor for Seaford High subject areas. McCloskey’s digital news- School to have the first sustainable school letters contain links to book trailers to library. help students find exciting reading mate“Ms. McCloskey strives to make the rial. high school library a continued resource The coronavirus pandemic accelerated for faculty and students amidst the plans to create a fully digital library. restraints imposed by the pandemic,” he McCloskey now offers online office hours said. “She continually looks to update the in which students can log on through library catalog as well as broaden the Microsoft Teams with their research availability of digital resources. Teachers questions. All of her research tutorials and students view Ms. McCloskey as a are available on the library’s website and ready resource for instruction and magazine subscriptions are now digital research.” through Flipster and Scholastic. Additional titles in eBook format were pur- Provided by the Seaford School District. chased this year. She also created an app Compiled by Brian Stieglitz

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People still have bills to pay and lives to get on with, so instead of hearing the blunt truth about getting approvals after a lengthy process filled with lots of requirements and many turn-backs, you have been told false information in order to circumvent the whole painful process. Since I constantly receive calls asking if I can drop everything and rescue the next victim of this fraud, I know it’s very real. Add to that the people who’ve just learned that their property is missing legal papers for parts of their newly purchased home, which should have been taken care of before the real estate closing, and it makes for a real bottleneck of problems, especially because we generally can’t move forward with the work they really wanted done without also taking care of the illegal items, often done incorrectly, not to code.

If anyone had ever told me, when I was sitting in architecture school, starry-eyed with all that enthusiasm and promise of a bright future working on skyscrapers, that if I wanted to do work in the suburbs and watch my kids, and now grandkids, grow up, I would end up like a lifeguard at a pool where most of the swimmers are calling to be rescued, I might have kept my summer job in construction.

Instead I dived in to solve problems and help me, my clients and the contractors all figure out how to keep all of our heads above water.

Since costs have increased three- and four-fold over the past year because of material price increases, I wonder why people feel so pressured to get the most important investment they will ever make rushed and emotionally painful, but they do.

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John Kasich, the former Ohio governor who was roundly defeated in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries by Donald Trump, was doing that thing on March 25 that so many conservative politicians do when they talk about gun control. He was pressing his hands against his ears, telling CNN’s Kate Bolduan, “I can’t SCoTT hear you. I can’t hear you.”

BRINToN He didn’t literally say that, nor cover his ears, but he might as well have.

Kasich was interviewed on CNN last Thursday, after mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado in which a total of 18 people were gunned down.

Bolduan had asked Kasich what lessons President Biden might learn from Kasich’s attempt to enact gun control measures as governor of Ohio after the Las Vegas massacre in October 2017, when a 64-year-old Nevada man opened fire on the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest music festival, killing 60 and injuring 411.

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the Statehouse in Columbus, then perhaps he would have been able to “jam it through,” Kasich lamented, referring to gun-control legislation. But, he said, people didn’t show up to demonstrate, so he couldn’t.

He must have a short memory.

Five months after the Las Vegas shooting, on March 24, 2018, a throng of Ohioans marched on their Statehouse, demanding stricter gun-control laws. The Columbus Dispatch described the scene this way: “Veteran activists and first-time protesters were among the thousands of people who gathered near Downtown on Saturday to take part in the Columbus March For Our Lives rally. People of all ages congregated . . . to listen to speakers promoting school safety and gun control.”

The rally followed the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 14 students and three adults were killed and 17 others injured. It was one of more than 700 demonstrations that took place across the country as part of the student-led March For Our Lives movement, with hundreds of thousands of people — of all ages — demanding action on gun control.

In 2018, Kasich had appeared on CNN — also on March 25 — to speak on gun control. Elected leaders “should be held absolutely accountable at the ballot box” for

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their failure to pass stricter gun-control measures, Kasich told Brianna Keilar on “State of the Union.”

Now, just three years later, Kasich appears to blame our nation’s abject failure to act on gun control on we, the people, because, apparently, we haven’t been loud enough in our persistent cries for change.

Forget for a moment that Kasich lied to Bolduan — and she never challenged him on his claim that Ohioans did nothing. They most certainly did turn out in droves to demand change, so Kasich has a lot of gall to blame them.

Fifty-seven percent of Americans want to see our laws governing the sale of firearms made stricter, according to recent Gallup polling.

That’s down 10 points since 2018, when demand for tougher gun laws peaked, but it’s still a majority of Americans.

So why pick on Kasich? He, after all, is a Republican who was once a darling of the National Rifle Association and then did an about-face and at least tried to pass guncontrol laws in a red state.

But I need to take my frustration out on someone. As a nation, how do we overcome the inertia on gun control if Kasich represents the best of the Republican Party on the issue? What, precisely, would it take to shift the tide, to stem the violence, to find peace at last?

ow do we overcome the inertia on the issue if John Kasich is the GOP’s best?

Kasich argues that we need more marches. How many? How large? Give us the plan.

We need a blueprint for action.

We, the people, tried what you suggested, John, but nothing came of it. If we couldn’t pass stricter federal gun-control laws through mass demonstrations in 2018, then gun culture surely has us locked in its viselike hold. What we need is leadership — courageous leadership.

Simply put, our federal lawmakers must step up. The people have done their part, time and time again. Now it’s our elected leaders’ turn. They, and they alone, can enact legislation to protect the American people, including a federal background check for all firearms, which would eliminate the gun-show loophole that allows anyone in 41 states to buy a firearm without any such check.

Only six states — California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Rhode Island — require universal background checks for all firearm sales at gun shows, according to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. Three states — Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania — require them for handguns.

If our lawmakers were in the room with me now, I’d tell them the time for dithering and bickering has ended. For God’s sake, just do your jobs.

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.

Dogs on Long Island get a leg up on Covid

hile many humans are still waiting in lines for the Covid19 vaccine, an unusual initiative has put our four-legged friends at the head of the pack. And there’s a big payoff for their humans as well.

Canine Concerns, a small, privately financed nonprofit that advocates for dogs, received a one-time, $1.3 million grant from the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill to immunize all dogs on Long Island against the coronavirus, beginning this week. It’s unclear why Long Island was chosen RANDI for the project, but KREISS dog ownership has skyrocketed over the past year, and our communities were designated a high priority for this effort.

It was reported in Newsday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is seeking any positive publicity he can garner, has strongly pushed for this extraordinary “Project Woof Speed” to begin in New York. He was up against Sen. Ted Cruz, who was lobbying for the new canine vaccine to go to Texas.

Cruz was hoping to neutralize his bad press

from the temporary abandonment of his family dog, Snowflake, when he traveled to Cancun during the catastrophic Texas ice storm.

Even before landing the grant, Canine Concerns had tapped Wolf Pharmaceutical, in Buffalo, to produce the vaccine, which is in the form of a suppository. It will be given out for free (to be administered at home) at thousands of veterinarian offices in our area. They will be labeled “for canine use only,” and should not be used by humans. A deal was been brokered with Amazon to deliver the vaccine doses to Long Island veterinarians beginning on Monday, as we went to press. Individual pet owners may contact their veterinarians for pick-up information.

The terrific part of the plan is that when you pick up the single-dose vaccine, you receive a coupon for a free trip to Buffalo when travel becomes safe and available.

Included are tickets to two outstanding visitor outings: “The Best of Buffalo, by Bike” and “Scavenger Hunt: Roaming Buffalo.”

As part of the package, several Buffalo-area Marriott Hotels will allow dogs to stay for no charge during your visit. Proof of vacci-

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nation, human and canine, will be required.

There is little known about Covid transmission to other species, although a Malayan tiger tested positive last spring at the Bronx Zoo and has since recovered. The risk to dogs is exceedingly small, and transmission from a dog to a human has never been documented. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, “A small number of pets worldwide, including cats and dogs, have been reported to be infected with the virus that causes Covid-19, mostly after close contact with people with Covid-19.

“Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading Covid-19 to people is considered to be low.

“It appears that the virus that causes Covid-19 can spread from people to animals in some situations.

“Treat pets as you would other human family members — do not let pets interact with people outside the household.”

It has been reported in The New York Times that a number of high-profile individuals have gained early access to the dog vaccine to be sure their pets are protected.

A friend of Ivanka Trump (she is currently

hough it’s not clear why, our communities were designated a high priority for this effort.

living in Miami) reportedly said that Ms. Trump had scored two suppositories for her Chihuahuas, Barbie and Barbie. According to the same article, President Biden has secured vaccines for Major and Champ, although no one in the Biden circle felt comfortable administering the dose to Major after a recent minor biting incident.

In the trials of the Wolf Pharmaceutical vaccine, there were several side effects documented. In a small number of dogs, their barking pitch was elevated for several weeks, causing consternation for their owners but no other apparent problems for the pooches. Oddly, some 5 percent of inoculated dogs demonstrated enhanced cognitive ability in manipulating the pieces of dog puzzles to gain a food reward. There were two incidents of family dogs reversing day and night, making it difficult to rouse them for walks.

I plan to get the new vaccine for my darling Lillybee as soon as possible. I especially look forward to getting my free trip to Buffalo, since I have never visited Niagara Falls.

I may also go over the falls in a barrel. If you believe that, then you probably believed the rest of this column. Happy April Fools’ 2021.

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tate Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who chairs the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, has introduced legislation in the Senate that could cripple magazines and newspapers across the state, particularly smaller community newspapers without a large online presence.

While we believe the intent behind Kaminsky’s measure — the Extended Producer Responsibility Act (S.1185B) — is admirable, it does not account for its potential effect on magazines and newspapers, long considered necessary ingredients of a working democracy.

While it might seem self-serving for a newspaper to oppose legislation that could hurt our industry, there is the big picture to consider if the measure were to cause an increasing number of magazines and newspapers to go under. What would be the effect on society? Would we see more “news deserts” — holes in coverage where people were unaware of what was happening in their own backyards because no one was there to tell their stories?

Undoubtedly, the answer is yes. This is why the Heralds oppose the legislation.

If passed by the Legislature and signed

by Gov, Andrew Cuomo, the measure would shift responsibility for the recycling of paper, plastic, glass and aluminum packaging and products from local municipalities, including our towns and villages, to the manufacturers in an attempt to force them to reduce packaging, thus decreasing waste in our landfills and the need for recycling.

There is no way for magazines and newspapers, however, to reduce their use of paper without shifting completely to online reporting, which is still in its infan-

cy — it’s been around a mere 25 years.

Most newspapers, even the big dailies, are simply not ready to make such a bold move. Print advertising, in many ways, remains the engine that drives our industry.

Kaminsky — and State Assemblyman Steve Englebright, chairman of the Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee — should exclude newspapers from any extended producer responsibility legislation, in the same way that books are.

The act’s primary intent is to reduce the amount of packaging that manufacturers use to contain anything from milk to children’s toys and everything in between. From this perspective, the proposal makes a great deal of sense. Manufacturers have consistently upped the ante over the decades, moving from minimal packaging to excessive, and superfluous, packaging, most often intended to increase the marketability of their products.

All that packaging — much of which is not recyclable — has caused a glut of waste that is sent to our incinerators and landfills. As a nation, we’re drowning in packaging. In this respect, shifting responsibility for recycling would, first, encourage manufacturers to use more recyclable or recycled packaging, and second, force them to reduce their packaging, period.

Magazines and newspapers, however, are not packaging — they are the product — and thus they belong in a different category, and should be excluded from this type of legislation.

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letters Anti-vaping law is a win for the town To the Editor: The Town of Hempstead Board and I on March 23 unanimously approved laws aimed at combating youth vaping. Collaborating with the town medical director, Dr. Dave Neubert, and community leaders, we adopted legislation that prohibits retail sales of vaping or e-cigarette products within 1,000 feet of a school, playground or park.

We also approved a second bill that enacts a pivotal zoning change restricting the opening of tobacco businesses — including those selling vape or e-cigarette products — to light manufacturing or industrial zoning districts. And the law prohibits those businesses from operating within 1,000 feet of a school, park or playground.

I announced the proposed legislation in early March in Elmont. Among those in attendance were Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Councilmen Bruce Blakeman, Anthony D’Esposito, Dennis Dunne Sr., Tom Muscarella and Chris Carini, Town Clerk Kate Murray, Tax Receiver Jeanine

longer purchase recyclables for reuse from the U.S., claiming that the material they were receiving was often contaminated. Paper products, for example, were stained by food and drink, rendering them useless, so the Chinese were paying for recyclables they couldn’t turn into new products.

The Kaminsky/Englebright legislation, however, does not specifically address how we would recycle. It merely states that “a convenient system for consumers to recycle” would have to be set up.

The common practice of comingling recyclables — plastic and glass with aluminum and paper — makes no sense, because anything wet on the plastic, glass and aluminum — most often food — ruins the paper. The answer is dual-stream recycling, in which plastic, glass, aluminum and paper products are separated by the homeowner at the curb in different containers. The Village of Valley Stream adopted the practice last year in reaction to China’s decision not to accept U.S. recyclables.

Along with its rollout of the dualstream program, Valley Stream undertook an intensive educational campaign to help residents better understand what can, and cannot, be recycled. The Kaminsky and Englebright measures do address the need for greater education, the cost of which manufacturers would have to bear.

Clearly, recycling is a complex issue, but lumping magazines and newspapers in with packaging sends a terrible and confusing signal to the public. Excluding them from the extended producer responsibility act, as has most often been the case when such legislation has been enacted in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe, would only be right.

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he potholes that used to greet us each spring, but now are with us year-round, remind us of the condition of our roads and bridges. They also remind us of the damage caused by water and weather. The hurricanes of 2020 cost $39 billion in damage, and more than 100 lives were lost. The wildfires in the West caused $16.5 billion in damage, and the drought there caused $4.5 billion. Why are we not better prepared for these assaults on our safety and livelihoods?

President Barack Obama roBerT called for investment in the sCoTT nation’s vulnerable, decaying and outdated infrastructure, but Congress failed to act. President Donald Trump urged a national commitment to infrastructure investment, but Congress balked. And once again, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued its quadrennial assessment of the nation’s infrastructure, and gave it a grade of C-minus.

Eleven of the 17 infrastructure categories, however, earned D’s. How would you react if your son or daughter brought home such grades from school? And these grades are for the visible parts of our infrastructure, not the less visible, like

broadband, and the invisible, like the internet.

New York’s part of the report card indicates dire conditions for our region.

According to the report, driving on roads in need of repair in New York costs each of us $625 per year, and 9.9 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient.

Drinking-water improvements in New York would cost an estimated $22.8 billion. Some 424 dams are considered potentially high hazard. Long Island’s transportation systems are the most congested in the nation.

As we know from the brutal winter storms, extreme cold, devastating rainstorms, hurricanes and floods, many of our systems are susceptible to catastrophic failure. And such failures are likely to increase because of climate change.

The categories the ASCE evaluated include roads, bridges, airports, dams, levees, storm-water systems, railroads, drinking-water systems, inland waterways, ports, the electrical grid, and transit, such as subway tunnels and stations. The organization estimates that the U.S. is spending only half of what is needed just to bring these systems up to par. Even more is needed to upgrade electrical and cybersecurity networks. Furthermore, it is estimated that if the investments are not made, the country could lose $10 trillion in

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riving on New York roads in need of repair costs each of us $625 per year.

LeTTers Driscoll and Dr. Neubert, along with Elmont Board of Education Trustee Tiffany Capers, Elmont High School Principal Kevin Dougherty and Sewanhaka Central High School District Superintendent James Grossane.

We are heading in the right direction with the passage of these bills. Vaping and e-cigarette products pose a threat to children, and are indirectly marketed to youth. Prohibiting the opening of establishments that target these sales, and limiting the selling of these vapor products in areas where children gather, is the first step in acting on this issue.

Businesses within 1,000 feet of a school, park or playground will be required to comply no later than Oct. 1. The amendment to the town’s Building Zone Ordinance includes “tobacco businesses,” “retail electronic cigarette stores” or places that are used for the retail sale of “tobacco products,” “herbal cigarettes,” electronic cigarettes and/or vapor products.

Hempstead’s Anti-Vaping Action Plan is providing stricter code enforcement of these harmful products and educating children at schools and libraries with various informative anti-vaping forums. This bill also entails a detailed advertising campaign to spread awareness and promote greater restrictions on the sale of these

economic growth and more than 3 million jobs within 17 years.

What a catalog of loss. Economic decline, higher costs for consumers and businesses, and damage to our quality of life are the quantifiable effects of our neglect.

Leading business leaders have called for action. Black Rock CEO Larry Fink called on Trump, and has now called on President Biden, to prioritize infrastructure investment for the nation’s well-being. Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has called attention to the crisis of crumbling infrastructure.

Even the U.S. military and the Department of Homeland Security have noted the ways in which decaying bridges and systems are interfering with the country’s capacity to defend itself.

Fortunately, Biden has heard these calls, and has promoted infrastructure spending not only for competitive and security reasons, but also as a way of creating jobs and securing an equitable cleanenergy future.

In the past, Congress has said no to such spending because it feared that new taxes would be required to pay the bill. But even without agreeing to “no new taxes” for our numerous needs in so many areas, especially for children and schooling, history suggests that there is a way to get going.

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Early in the 20th century, the U.S. sold Liberty Bonds to the public, to encourage citizens to take part in a patriotic act and to raise the funds necessary to support our allies in World War I. The bonds, issued in denominations of $10 to $10,000, also introduced many families to the idea of investing for their own future. It is estimated that two-thirds of American wage earners owned bonds.

In 2002, the federal government introduced a program of Liberty Bonds to help rebuild lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks, and raised billions of dollars.

Why not a new Liberty Bonds program to raise at least some of the money necessary to secure our systems and networks?

Money saved in the bank is yielding little in the way of return on investment, but it could be invested in tax-exempt bonds yielding better, though still modest, interest rates. That could mitigate some of the required tax burden. Furthermore, major banks and investment firms could be called on to take on back-office operations and distribution as a service to society, and demonstrate their often-cited commitment to environmental, social and corporate governance.

Together, people, corporations and the government could heed the calls for action and take dramatic steps toward preserving the nation’s security and brightening its future.

Robert Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University in Garden City.

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toxic products to youth.

Additionally, the town has already put up “No Vaping” signage at local parks, recreation centers and beaches, and requires tobacco/vape businesses to provide signs that detail the hazardous health factors of the products they sell.

It is time to act on an issue that is prevalent among the younger generation. Passage of these bills is only the beginning in improving children’s future.

DONALD X. CLAVIN Supervisor, Town of Hempstead

Why must we file FOI requests?

To the Editor: Last week’s editorial “State needs public hearings overhaul” also should have included not requiring people, reporters and watchdog groups to submit Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain basic information that should routinely be made public.

That requirement is inconsistent with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s respective promises to conduct the most open and transparent administrations in the history of state

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and municipal government.

This was supposed to have included independent authorities such as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Empire State Development Corporation, the State Thruway Authority, the State Dormitory Authority, the State Urban

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Municipal Corporation, the Long Island Power Authority, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the NYNC School Construction Authority, among many others.

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