Seaford Herald 11-10-2022

By KYlE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

Anthony D’Esposito says he’s going to Washington. But as the clock struck midnight, turning Election Day into Wednesday, his Democratic opponent, Laura Gil len, wasn’t quite ready to con cede the 4th Congressional Dis trict race.

“We’re going to wait until every vote is counted,” Gillen told supporters in Freeport late Tuesday night. “It’s an extreme ly close race. There’s still a lot of ballots out there.”

Yet as she spoke, unofficial election returns from Nassau County showed D’Esposito lead ing Gillen by 8,000 votes with 87 percent of precincts reporting. A half-hour later, the county com pleted the counting, increasing D’Esposito’s lead to 10,000 votes. It was 51.9 percent for D’Eposito out of the more than 266,000 votes counted, compared with Gillen’s 48.1 percent.

D’Esposito, a former New York City police detective from

Island Park, appeared to have eked out the victory, and in the process flipped a seat from Democratic to Republican control.

“I want to thank each and every one of you in this room,” he told supporters in Baldwin.

“You’ve worked hard and you’ve knocked on doors. You’ve made the phone calls. You’ve dug into your pockets to get us across this finish line. We took a seat that’s been in Democratic hands for 25

By MICHAEl MAlASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

Residents of Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown have a packed weekend of student theater to look forward to, beginning with Wantagh High School’s production of “Radium Girls,” which will premiere on Nov. 18 and run until Nov. 20.

Students at Levittown’s MacArthur High School will also be taking the stage on Nov. 18, performing Abba’s classic musical “Mamma Mia.”

MacArthur’s theater program rebounded strongly from the coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2021 with a masked performance of “Frozen,” and in the 2021-22 school year, students performed “Murder in the Air” and “Chicago.”

“Murder in the Air” is an interactive murder mystery, Lisa Levenberg, music teacher and director of “Mamma Mia,” said.

“The audience chose who the killer was,” Levenberg explained. “We had to rehearse

six different endings based on who they voted for.”

According to both Levenberg and Jennifer Malin, the show’s choreographer and a 2012 graduate of MacArthur, the students all wanted to put on “Mamma Mia.” Since the show does not require a large pit orchestra, MacArthur will be performing a second musical in the spring that will include band stu dents, as opposed to a drama, and “Mamma Mia” will use recorded tracks.

To promote the show, “Mamma Mia” was featured at Homecoming, with the three female leads in costume riding in a truck.

“We made a huge banner for them,” Levenberg said. “We had music blaring the whole time they were riding. It was a whole big thing.”

With such a large, well-known show, MacArthur will continue its tradition of persuading a wide range of students — and staff — to appear on stage.

“We have someone from the football team,” Levenberg said.

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Herald Sc H ool S

Halloween at Harbor Elementary School is a success

A Halloween parade was just the beginning of the fun at Seaford Harbor Elementary School on Oct. 31, as activi ties throughout the day were centered around the spooky holiday.

Students and staff marched out of the school, down the driveway and up and down the access road to show off their creative costumes. Parents lined the side walk to take pictures on the perfect fall day.

Back in school, learning had a Hallow een twist. First graders in Melanie Bien’s class worked in teams to build haunted houses out of blocks in a STEAM chal lenge. They had to make sure the house had a door big enough for a ghost to go inside. In Deirdre Baldassarre’s second grade class, parents were invited in to make Halloween snow globes. Then, chil dren shared their opinion writing pieces about their favorite candy with their spe cial guests.

Kerry Hansen’s fifth grade classroom has double to fun, as students welcomed their third grade buddies from Nancy Kempner’s classroom. Together, children had to add paper wings to a bat, and then see which one could fly the farthest.

NeigHborS iN tHe NewS

Kiwanis Club will host weekend drive

The Kiwanis Club of Wantagh is con tinuing its efforts to end world hunger with a food drive this Saturday.

Recently, the club has been working on community gardens alongside the Long Island Council of Churches, which has an emergency food center in Freeport. The Wantagh Giving Garden has also been involved in these efforts. The main goal of these efforts is to provide pantries with fresh produce in addition to the dry and canned goods usually available. This

effort has been a success, with tons of fresh produce being sent to pantries.

But the dry and canned goods are still essential, which is why alongside a num ber of other food organizations, the Kiwanis Club of Wantagh will be run ning a food drive on Nov. 12 at the King Kullen on Wantagh Avenue. The club has asked residents to also consider donat ing paper goods and baby products. Donations of cash and gift cards are also welcome.

Courtesy Seaford School District

Seaford Harbor elementary School’s Halloween celebration began with a costume parade outside on Oct. 31.

mark engleman, PreSident of the Kiwanis Club of Wantagh, holds a communitygrown cantaloupe.

Courtesy of Wantagh Kiwanis Club

Winter trout season comes to Twin Lakes

Department of Conservation stocks Upper Twin Pond with brown trout for fishermen

By MIChael MalaSZCZyK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

The bass might have gone into early hibernation for the winter, but there’s still plenty to catch at our local lakes.

Twin Lakes Preserve is home to three easy-to-access ponds, Upper Twin Pond, Lower Twin Pond, and one unnamed pond. All of these ponds are teeming with life, featuring largemouth bass and pickerel to catch, as well as pan fish such as bluegill, perch, and crappie.

But every year as temperatures cool, these native fish begin to slow down and eat less, making it harder for fish ermen to catch anything. Luckily, the New York State Department of Envi ronmental Conservation has the perfect remedy for that: trout.

On Nov. 3, the DEC brought brown trout down from its upstate hatchery and released them in a number of lakes and ponds on Long Island. The two clos est to Wantagh and Seaford are Upper Twin Pond, which is in Wantagh, and Massapequa Reservoir, which is only a few miles east in Massapequa.

The DEC hatches other species, but chose brown trout for this specific stocking because they are hardier than some of their relatives.

“They struggle in water over 70 degrees,” Heidi O’Riordan, biologist at the NYSDEC, said. “So right now, they’re fine. And they’ll be fine through the winter if they’re not all fished out.”

Often, a few make it to the spring, but many do indeed get fished out. Trout are not native to Twin Lakes, so their sole purpose is to keep fishermen busy throughout the fall and winter. Anglers may practice catch and release, but they can also keep the trout for eating.

“They don’t establish any breeding population in these lakes that we know of,” O’Riordan added. “So the fisher

men can take some home, with the limit being five.”

NYSDEC workers as well as volun teers assisted in the stocking, tossing buckets of trout into the water. Accord ing to Marty Weinstein, a local angler who partook in the process, tossing them in gives them a necessary jolt to help them survive in the lake.

Twin Lakes Preserve is officially located on Park Avenue, but has multi ple access points along both Park Ave nue and Old Mill Road.

Shortly after the stocking, Marty Weinstein, who helps the Department every year, tried his hand at catching some of the trout.

Brown trout were the species stocked on Thursday. Brown trout are more likely to survive through the winter than other species in the hatchery, and are selected to keep fishermen busy until spring.

Michael Malaszczyk/Herald photos

nySDeC worKerS BIll Fonda, Heidi O’Riordan, Marty Weinstein, Rebecca Terry, Joshua Laedke, and Lauren Tuffy helped stock brown trout in Wantagh’s Upper Twin Pond.

lauren tuffy toSSeS a bucket of trout into the lake. Tossing them in gives them a necessary jolt to help ensure their survival.

Classic musical is MacArthur’s fall play

“We have students in special education. We will even have a teacher be on stage in this show. And we always do this. When we did ‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,’ we had the whole baseball team join us.”

Each one of the three female leads, known as the Dynamos, hails from the greater Wantagh-Seaford-Levit town community that MacArthur cultivates. Cassidy Bedell, who plays Tanya, is from Seaford; Grace Keating, who plays Rosie, is from Wantagh; and Olivia DeMarco, who plays Donna Sheridan, is from Levittown.

Bedell and Keating are both seniors, and so “Mamma Mia” is somewhat of a swan song for them.

“I’m extremely excited for this show,” Bedell said. “It’s a type of character that I’m usually not used to. And dancing is something I’m not used to. So it’s just really good to have this experience.”

Bedell added that she does not intend to pursue the ater in college and will likely strive for a degree in psy chology instead.

“I’ve never exactly had a role where I just feel like I can be myself on stage,” Keating said. “It feels like I was cast as myself basically. And it always feels nice to be a part of something special.”

DeMarco, a junior, said she plans on pursuing musi cal theater in college.

“Something I think all three of us can agree on is these roles are very iconic,” DeMarco said. “It’s exciting, yet very challenging, to touch upon characters in a way that are still our own but also keeping their roots

intact.”

The three MacArthur students have been on stage together numerous times since their middle school days.

Levenberg and Malin agreed that, with the 2022-23 school year being the first year with no COVID-related restrictions in place, “Mamma Mia” would be per formed with an unusually high amount of energy. For the production of “Chicago” this spring, the mask man

date was lifted mere days before opening night. However, cast members of “Mamma Mia” have been able to rehearse without any masking or social distancing requirements since September.

“This is all like high energy, super fun,” Malin said. “And the kids are always saying that they love it, are happy that we’re doing it and always want to come to rehearsal. That’s the most important thing.”

Michael Malaszczyk/Herald photos

The full casT and crew of MacArthur High School’s ‘Mamma Mia,’ which features students from Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown.

choreographer Jennifer Malin, a 2012 graduate of MacArthur, working with the cast.

Mikulin, Rhoads, McDonough claim wins

years.”

D’Esposito will succeed Kathleen Rice in representing most of southern Nassau County at the federal level, the first Republican to do so since Daniel Frisa lost re-election to Carolyn McCarthy in 1996. McCarthy served nine terms before retiring in 2015, and Rice has represented the district ever since.

Gillen had hoped to keep the streak of Democratic women representing the district alive. D’Esposito’s win was one of several benefiting Republicans across the area.

Also claiming victory was Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads, who will become the next state senator after toppling incumbent Democrat John Brooks with more than 61 percent of the vote.

“This election wasn’t about us,” Rhoads told supporters Tuesday night. “This election was about you. This election was about your family. It was about your future. It was about your freedom.”

Assemblyman David McDonough will keep his seat after easily beating his Democratic challenger, Dustin Ginsberg, with 65 percent of the vote. Also staying in Albany is Assemblyman John Mikulin, who fended off his Democratic challenger, Paul Kaminsky, by doubling his vote total.

“You can’t take anything for granted,” Mikulin told the Herald. “You always work like you’re down. But I felt very confident, and I’m very happy with the results.”

Finally. U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino easily won reelection, and will return to Washington after beating his Democratic challenger, Jackie Gordon.

Republicans have attacked their Democratic opponents on the issues of crime and inflation, linking what

they described as “liberal” bail reform laws to recent rises in crime and blaming Democrats for the inflation that continues to affect the economy.

D’Esposito focused his congressional campaign on affordability, promising more funding for local schools, increased access to health care, eliminating the cap on state and local tax exemptions, and combating congestion pricing.

Throughout the race, D’Esposito also stressed the

importance of a limited, fiscally responsible govern ment. He said numerous times that he would cut waste ful spending in Washington, and that a small-govern ment approach would help curb inflation.

The campaign trail was not free of jabs back and forth. Democratic campaign literature portrayed D’Esposito as an extremist on issues like abortion and guns, claiming he might support a nationwide ban on abortion and allow weapons on New York streets.

D’Esposito denied to the Herald that he would ever support a national abortion ban, but he did attack New York laws the he claimed allow free access to late-term abortion. On guns he asserted that the focus of govern ment should not be writing new laws, but cracking down on illegally possessed weapons.

Republicans, meanwhile, linked Gillen to a number of national issues on which they portrayed Democrats as weak. Mailers from the New York Republican State Committee declared that President Biden and Gillen were raising taxes, were responsible for the recent national rise in crime and allowed fentanyl to flood into Nassau County.

Gillen countered by citing her record as town super visor, when, she claimed, she cut taxes. She has also insisted that a tough-on-guns approach can help curb crime.

While Rice endorsed Gillen, D’Esposito boasted of his own support from a long list of law enforcement groups and police unions.

Additional reporting by Jim Bernstein, Brendan Carpenter, Karina Kovac, Andre Silva, Mallory Wilson and Jordan Vallone.

Sue Grieco/Herald

Former Town oF Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen did not concede the Congressional District 4 race against Anthony D’Esposito.

spotlight athlete

Thompson leads Generals to LIC

By aNDReW CoeN sports@liherald.com

The legend of MacArthur goalkeeper Lexie Thompson was further elevated in last Saturday’s Long Island Class A finals against Shoreham-Wading River.

NoRMaN BRoWN Malverne Senior Football

BRoWN Was a key factor in Malverne’s 34-7 victory over Mineola last Friday night in a Conference IV first-round play off game. He rushed for 204 yards and found the end zone three times as the Mules punched their ticket to the semi finals at Hofstra University where they will face defending county champion North Shore. Brown had touchdown runs of 62, 1 and 74 yards against Mineola, which entered the postseason riding a six-game win streak.

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First Round scores

CoNFeReNCe i

Farmingdale 35, Port Washington 0

Massapequa 21, Oceanside 16

Syosset 21, Hempstead 20 Baldwin 20, Freeport 8

CoNFeReNCe ii

Garden City 56, Calhoun 7

Mepham 14, MacArthur 7

Long Beach 27, New Hyde Park 14

South Side 27, Elmont 21

CoNFeReNCe iii

Plainedge 45, Roosevelt 21

Wantagh 28, Lynbrook 7

Bethpage 48, Floral Park 14 Carey 26, Manhasset 18

CoNFeReNCe iV

North Shore 51, Clarke 14

Seaford 21. Cold Spring Harbor 14

West Hempstead 27, Island Trees 13

Malverne 34, Mineola 7

Thompson, who has surrendered just one goal all season, recorded her 15th shut out with 11 saves in a 1-0 victory over the Suffolk County Class A champions to pro pel MacArthur to its first Long Island title since 2011. The standout netminder has been making spectacular diving stops all season and did so multiple times on the big stage against the Wildcats to send MacAr thur into the state Class A semifinals this Saturday against Albertus Magnus at Tompkins Cortland Community College.

“That was everyday Lexie, not rising to the occasion Lexie,” said first-year MacAr thur coach Steve Costello of how Thomp son has consistently stepped up this sea son to keep teams off the scoreboard. “She is the best high school goalie around here that anybody will ever see.”

Junior Sara Kealey gave MacArthur the only offense it would need thanks to Thompson’s heroics when she scored just 11:32 into the first half from about 20 yards away after a Shoreham-Wading River misshit on a failed clear attempt.

Shoreham-Wading River blitzed MacAr thur with a number of first half scoring chances including two breakways where Thomson came out of the net to thwart and a diving save with 16 minutes left. With 12 minutes left she made another div ing save followed soon after by another spectacular stop to deflect a close-range shot out of bounds.

In the second half, Thompson once again stepped up big, deflecting a shot just wide of the net with 16 minutes left.

“There is no feeling like it,” said Thompson, who one week earlier made five saves in a 5-0 win against Garden City that gave MacArthur its first county title since 2019. “Everybody is so happy and so excited and I wouldn’t want to do it with anyone else.”

Thompson, who has started in net since her sophomore season, has recorded a pro gram record 31 shutouts in her storied

career. She credits the play of her backline in front of her featuring Hallie Bray, Ava Angiuli, Caitlin Barry, and Meghan Wetzel with helping produce shutouts in 15 of 16 games.

The Generals now march on to the state semifinals against Rockland County’s Albertus Magnus, who knocked off Vestal 4-0 in a state regional Friday. A win Satur day would give MacArthur a crack at its first state title in 11 years Sunday versus the winner of the other semifinal match between Spencerport and New Hartford.

MacArthur is embracing her champi onship experience a year and a half after suffering a heartbreaking overtime defeat to South Side in the 2020 Class A finals played during the spring of 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Thompson said the close relationships she has forged with her teammates makes the chance to extend her high school career upstate that much more meaningful.

“I’m just excited to get two more games with them,” she said. “The story’s not over and we just have to write it.”

Karen Millindorf/Herald

MaCaRthUR eNjoYeD a dogpile celebration last Saturday after edging Shoreham Wading-River, 1-0, in the L.I. Class A title game.

Police crack down on unsafe cars on the road

By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com

The last thing any driver wants is an obstructed view out of their car windows. But it’s the same for the Nassau County Police Department as well — except it’s not looking out, but instead looking in.

The department has launched Opera tion Safe Streets, targeting illegal license plates — those that are obstructed or defaced — along with improperly tinted windows and passengers not wearing seat belts.

The initiative continues through the end of the year, and includes both educa tion and enforcement. But it’s not just about safety, according to Nassau police commissioner Patrick Ryder — these vio lations typically lead to other criminal activity.

Safe Streets uses officers from a num ber of police units targeting drivers who are misusing their license plates or have tinted windows that don’t allow officers to see inside. Many will be singled out through various checkpoints set up around the county.

“We know that distracted driving is still the number one cause for accidents and death on our roads,” Ryder told reporters during a news conference last week in Eisenhower Park. “But there is a criminal element that is out there defraud ing and taking advantage of the system, committing crimes by using different

types of plates.”

This initiative comes at a time where more people are out and about preparing for the holidays.

“As we are approaching the time of year when people are going out there spending money, they’re shopping. They have gifts. There will be a lot of cars on the road,” Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman said. “We are going to fight as hard as we can to make sure that all of our communities are safe. That our residen tial communities are safe. That our busi

ness districts are safe.”

Paper license plates are a much bigger problem than many might realize, Ryder said. Although typically given to a new car buyer at the dealership before they can get their more permanent plates from the state, there are those who try to copy the plates, change the expiration date, and then sell them online.

“So, until our officers stop that car, we don’t know it’s a fake plate,” Ryder said. “In the meantime, they’re running red lights. They’re going through (license

plate readers) after they’ve committed crimes, and we can’t detect it because it doesn’t come back to the right vehicle.”

Nassau police made more than 1,000 arrests last year for fraudulent license plates, more than triple from 2020. Traffic tickets are on the rise, too. There were 73,000 summonses written in 2021. So far this year, that number is already at 123,000.

“I think that we should be concentrat ing on all the people who are going around with out-of-state plates, with stolen license plates, with tinted windows that make everybody feel unsafe — especially our police officers,” Blakeman said. “And I really want to crack down because when we’ve done this in the past, we’ve been able to confiscate a lot of illegal license plates, we’ve gotten illegal weapons and con trolled substances that we’ve confiscated.”

Nassau police also say they’ve taken nearly 800 guns off the road in the past two years.

“Those car stops are vital,” Ryder said, when it comes to “doing the investigation, asking the right questions when they interview the driver, and allowing us to get into that car.”

The commissioner also mentioned cracking down on uninspected an unregis tered vehicles, which he added “90 percent of the time, they are also uninsured.”

Depending on the violation, a warning or a summons could be issued, and fines may be increased during the Operation Safe Streets initiative.

Mallory Wilson/Herald

NASSAu COuNtY pOLICe ran a safety checkpoint on Merrick Avenue near Eisenhower Park last week as part of its new Operation Safe Streets program. The initiative aims to crack down on illegal license plates, tinted windows, and expired registrations.

Herald sports

Seaford wins L.I. Class B title in overtime

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Already a county champion in her first season of varsity girls’ soccer, Ryleigh Nocera was not ready for Sea ford’s postseason run to end when it took the field last Saturday against Babylon in the Long Island Class B title game.

The freshman striker made sure that Seaford’s historic playoff journey would continue when just 54 seconds into over time she was able to control a long throw-in from Kayla Hoehn and fire a shot into the upper left corner. The clinching goal of a 1-0 win at nearby Ber ner Middle School in Massapequa sent Seaford to upstate Cortland for a state semifinal clash with Irvington this Sat urday at 3 p.m. where the Vikings will look to write some more history.

“I didn’t think it would go in and then it went in and my whole team rushed to me and it was an amazing feeling,” said Nocera, who nine days earlier had set up Kaylie Conklin for another 1-0 overtime victory against Wheatley that delivered Seaford its first-ever county crown. “I’ve only been here a year and this team feels like family,” Nocera added.

Seaford (14-1-1) had a number of chances to win in regulation including an apparent Conklin goal in the second half wiped out by an offsides call. Kiera Lukas also nearly put Seaford in front with a close-range shot that hit the side

of the net in the 69th minute.

The Vikings’ defense stood strong in posting the team’s ninth shutout this sea son with a backline led by Arianna Gar cia, Amanda Williamson, Mia Leggio and Amanda Ettinger. Sophomore goal keeper Joanna Bello recorded eight saves.

Seaford’s championship season was set in motion when a drop in enrollment caused the Vikings to move to a smaller Class B after tackling a grueling Confer ence A2 schedule last year. Eighth-year coach Ken Botti, who stressed over the summer the unique opportunity in front of his team for a memorable run, said there is tremendous hunger for the sea son to extend as far as possible.

“It’s been enjoyable from the first day we met in June and we don’t want the ride to end,” said Botti, moments after the players doused him with water. “At the beginning of overtime we said that we’re coming back Monday and will see them next week and that we are going to Cortland. We weren’t ready to end it.”

The next stop in Seaford’s break through season comes Saturday against Westchester County’s Irvington, which knocked off Chenango Valley 5-0 in a regional final last Friday. A win Saturday would allow the Vikings to compete for a state title Sunday versus the winner of Saturday’s other Class B semifinal between Haverling and Westhill.

“It’s historic for the girls, the commu

said. “We

nity and the school and every day we’re out here, the longer we’re out here the more history we write,” Botti

have a great fan base behind us and we’re going to go up to Cortland and bring it home.”

Photos by Karen Millindorf/Herald

SEAfORD CElEBRAtED itS first-ever Long Island girls’ soccer championship last Saturday after topping Babylon 1-0 in OT.

fREShmAN RylEigh NOCERA, right, provided the overtime heroics for the Vikings with the only goal in the LIC against Babylon.

Bringing local sports home every week

By AlexA AnderwkAvich

On Thursday, Nov. 3, law firm Vish nick McGovern Milizio LLP and The NYBB Group held a free live webinar fea turing Joseph G. Milizio, managing part ner at Vishnick, McGovern and Milizio and Anthony Citrolo, founder of NYBB Group — a premium service merger and acquisition business sales firm — with Herald Inside LI host Michael Hinman, executive editor at Herald Community Newspapers.

“No one likes to think too much about the future, especially about their busi ness,” Hinman said. “But in the next hour we will find out why planning ahead is crucial!”

Citrolo’s clients include privately held companies and family owned businesses and is CPA and a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA). Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP has been named Best Law Firms in America by US News and World Report for 2022 and 2023.

Hinman jumped right into their exper tise with a few questions, starting with the basics: when is the best time to start planning?

“The best time to start planning is the moment a client walks into my office and says I have a concept I would like to start a new business,” Milizio said.

He explained that if you plan from the

very start, then you will have a headstart on yourself as you have planned ahead and set the guidelines for the business to thrive efficiently.

Determining the value of your busi ness is an important part of the planning and succession process. There are also a number of steps that a business owner

can do to increase the value of their com pany.

Citrolo went on to define “value accel eration” and how it plays into the process of exit planning.

“If you are really planning your busi ness properly and want to make sure your business has a value of x and you’re willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen,” Citrolo said. “You can do things to essentially grow that business and accelerate the value.”

For example when you need manage ment and hire a team that increases your value, as well as spreading the customer base and even customer contracts which increase value because the customer has staying power. This plus a number of HR and legal issues that need to be dealt with all in time, increase the value of your business.

“Your business is evaluated by value drivers which either increase or decrease the value and you can see what you can do to enhance the value,” Citrolo said.

The webinar included vital informa tion for business owners that could make a difference in the future. Making sure you are building your business efficient ly can be done when you have the proper tools and guidance. If you missed out on this informative webinar, visit the Her ald Inside LI YouTube Channel at www. youtube.com.

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Pictured executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers, Michael Hinman (top left), Joseph G. Milizio, managing partner at Vishnick, McGovern and Milizio (top right), and Anthony Citrolo, founder of NYBB Group (bottom middle) on Zoom Thursday Nov. 3.

Top businesspeople make a difference

Nassau Council of Chamber of Commerce honors annual slate

By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@liherald.com

Want to really get involved with the community? That’s easy — join your local cham ber of commerce.

“Chambers,” said Fran Camarano Jr. “We get involved in a nonprofit organiza tion, support our communities and busi nesses. Why do we do this? Well, we’re part of the community, right?’

Camarano is quite active in the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce. But at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Wood bury on Oct. 28, Camarano was filling a different role — president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce. The group — which represents more than 40 chambers from across the county — gath ered once again to honor its businessper sons of the year.

Those winners included Manny Alva rez, president of Kolstein’s in Baldwin, who continues to open the world of stringed instruments to so many musi cians. And Sharon Davis-Edwards, found er and chief executive of S.J. Edwards Inc., in Merrick, who has provided finan cial and employee benefits services to businesses for more than 30 years. And Iyna Bort Caruso, who leads Sweet Lime Ink Content Studio, bringing her Emmy Award-winning writing and content cre ation work to Rockville Centre and beyond.

But it’s more than simply running a business, Camarano said. True success comes with being active in the communi ty. Like Nicole Eliopoulos. She fulfilled her dream to run her own State Farm Insurance Agency in Valley Stream, yet she still finds time to not only raise four children with her husband, but stay active in their lives — from their school PTAs, to even coaching some of their sport teams.

“The idea of grassroots efforts from the ground up being the best way to sup port communities — and businesses sup porting their communities — is the way to go,” Camarano said. “But the truth is, the commitment we make is not just to the chamber. What you want to do to sup port the businesses is to support each other.”

Other winners include Lauren Maslov, the third-generation owner of Pietro’s restaurant in East Meadow. Dale Davids, a home solar dealer — and Afghanistan vet eran — in Elmont. Patricia McColley, a program manager for the community and population health team at Northwell Health out of Franklin Square. And Jorge Martinez, vice president of the J&A Group — which provides commercial maintenance out of Freeport.

Then there’s Luis Lopez, an immigrant from El Salvador who now runs Morgan Delicatessen in Glen Cove with his wife. Steve Adler, who came out of retirement to take on marketing and sales for Servpro of Garden City and Hempstead. And Christine Sweeney, branch manager and director for Webster Bank Levittown Banking Center.

Christine Sweeney is the branch manager for Webster Bank Levittown Banking Center, and believes in stay ing active in her community.

The daughter of Irish immigrants, she has adopted her parents’ philos ophies of faith, family, disciplined work ethic, and giving back.

Victoria Van De Ven owns the State Farm Insurance Agency in Seaford for more than 20 years, with a longstanding mission to be a “good neighbor.” That means remaining active with the Seaford Lions Club, PTA and Little League, and volunteers a lot with Last Hope Animal Rescue.

Rosemarie DeMaio is the owner, operator and chief custom cookie designer for Mama’s Custom Cookies, turning cookies into art. It’s a chance for her to express her artis tic side while bringing smiles to those who have tasted her cookies.

She’s always available to lend a helping hand to the community, and as a trustee with the Wantagh Chamber of Commerce.

Leah Tozer might be known for her appearances on HGTV’s “Island Life,” but she remains one of Long Beach’s top real estate practitioners. Mike Govinda has

helped companies grow their IT and health care services through his company, Arista Careers, while David Silva spends his day as a financial advisor for Janney, but then goes home and does everything from coach youth basketball, to helping shape young minds.

Denise Sclafani Daniels continues her family’s successful jewelry business in Lynbrook, while Dr. Evelyn Heredia has changed lives as the owner of Phoenix Family Chiropractic in Malverne. Victo ria Van De Ven runs her own State Farm Insurance Agency in Seaford, while Margo Cargill focuses on corporate and government strategy through her Union dale-based Titanium Linx Consulting, and Rosemarie DeMaio makes Wantagh

FrANk CAMArANo Jr., president of the Nassau Council, says community service starts with the local chamber of commerce. And he practices what he preaches as a longtime leader of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce.

smile as chief custom cookie designer at Mama’s Custom Cookies.

And businesses were winners as well — like Stellina Ristorante, run by renowned chef Fabrizio Facchini and the Milana family in Oyster Bay.

“Nassau County is back, and we’re open for business,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman told the crowd at Crest Hollow. “Nassau County is committed to partnering with each and every one of the chambers so that every community can thrive, and every downtown business district can do well with no community left behind.”

To learn more about the Nassau Coun cil of Chambers of Commerce, visit NCChambers.org.

HuNdrEds gAtHErEd At Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury Oct. 28 to honor the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce Businesspersons of the Year.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Christine sweeney,

Victoria Van de Ven, rosemarie deMaio Levittown, Seaford and Wantagh Chambers of Commerce

STEPPING OUT

with The

Rascals

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers are always in style

By Mary Malloy

ock legends The Rascals are back on stage for the first time in four years. Their Time Peace Tour 2022 rolls on — with a stop at NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Nov. 13 — featuring two of the group’s legendary original members: Felix Cavaliere and Gene Cornish.

The group (formerly The Young Rascals) is best known for their string of smash hits during the mid-to-late 1960s, including “Groovin,” “Good Lovin’,” “A Beautiful Morning” and “People Got to Be Free.” (The tour is named after their 1968 Greatest Hits album.)

WHERE WHEN

• Sunday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.

• NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury

• For tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com, LiveNation.com, or call (516) 247-5200

The Rascals were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been in New York because of Covid, but I travel here a lot to see friends and family,” says Cavaliere, the group’s keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter. “We’ve been in the area doing some private shows. Westbury is one of the last few places with a theater in the round. I’m happy that our music appeals to more than one generation. It’s a real treat seeing the some of the younger faces out there in the audience.”

Trained as a classical pianist at a young age — and fully intending to go into the medical field — Cavaliere formed a band called The Escorts during his college years at Syracuse University. That led him to play with Joey Dee & The Starliters (“The Peppermint Twist”) where he met Cornish and Eddie Brigati. The threesome eventually left to form The Young Rascals with jazz drummer Dino Danelli.

After a few months doing the New York club scene, Cavaliere and his bandmates caught the attention of promoter/manager Sid Bernstein with their high-energy set at Long Island’s elite club, The Barge on Shinnecock Bay in East Quogue. They soon signed a contract with Atlantic Records.

After topping the charts with hit after hit — and selling more than 30 million records worldwide — The Young Rascals disbanded in 1972, and the members went on to have successful solo careers. Cavaliere now calls Nashville, Tennessee, home, where he is collaborating and prolifically writing new material.

“This (tour) gives us another chance to play together,” Cornish adds, “and do it for the fans.”

A treat: Special guests Vanilla Fudge

Vanilla Fudge, best known for their extended heavy rock arrangements including “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and “Season of the Witch,” join The Rascals as special musical guests.

Vanilla Fudge has been cited as “one of the few American links between psychedelia and what soon became heavy metal.” The group is also known to have influenced other major bands such as The Nice, Deep Purple, Yes, Styx and Led Zeppelin.

“We’re excited to come back to Westbury,” says the band’s award-winning drummer, vocalist and songwriter Carmine Appice, who now resides in Florida. “It’s one of my favorite venues. We’ll include a lot of our popular hits, and I’ll probably do a drum solo. The Rascals were like our mentors, and we’ve been friends for many years.”

The band is currently touring with three of its four original members: Appice, Mark Stein, Vince Martell, and Pete Bremy (who took over for Tim Bogert, who retired in 2009 and died 2021.)

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Rascals greatest hits.

Bottom photo: Original Rascals Gene Cornish, left, and Felix Cavaliere first met in the mid ‘60s playing with Joey Dee & The Starliters.

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Bartlett Sher and the team behind ‘South Pacific,’ ‘The King and I’ and 2017 Tony-winning Best Play ‘Oslo,’ bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece. Featuring a talented cast, lavish orchestra, and stunning movement and dance from Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins, this production is an uplifting celebration that raises its cup to joy — to love — to life. Rich with musical hits everyone knows and loves, including ‘Tradition,’ ‘Sunrise, Sunset’ and ‘To Life (L’Chaim!),’ this heartwarming story never goes out of style.

Friday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2 and 8 p.m. $89, $69, $59, $49. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Route 25A, Brookville. (516) 299-3100 or TillesCenter.org.

Toubab Krewe

Some music defies categorization. Such is the case with Toubab Krewe, the vibrant North Carolinabased instrumental powerhouse that lustily swirls together rock, African traditions, jam sensibilities, international folk strains and more. This is a band that actively draws inspiration from whatever source floats into their purview, something they’ve exhibited in their half decade of heavy gigging — including regular appearances at major U.S. festivals like Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Rothbury and Wakarusa — and abroad at such legendary gatherings as Festival In The Desert in Mali. Their globe-hopping propensity has made them an emerging headliner at their hometown’s famous Orange Peel, and a familiar face at similar venues nationwide. Whether on their own or collaborating with luminaries like the Last Poets’ Umar Bin Hassan or Uncle Earl’s Rayna Gellert, Toubab Krewe has already earned the attention and respect of a broad musical community.

Saturday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m. $38, $33, $28. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

photo: Felix Cavaliere is ready to wow the NYCB Theatre at Westbury audience with The

Vanilla Fudge, special guest, is known for their extended rock versions of contemporary hit songs. Pictured from left are Carmine Appice (drums), Mark Stein (keyboard), Vinny Martell (guitar), and Pete Bremy (bass).

THE SCENE

Weekly Mah Jongg

Oh Baby!

Mercy Hospital invites momsto-be to a community baby shower, Saturday, Nov. 19, noon-2 p.m. Meet with physicians, lactation specialist, mother/baby nurses, and other hospital personnel with raffles, giveaways for mom and baby(s), games and more. The free event takes place in Mercy’s employee cafeteria, lower level, 1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org or call (516) 6263729.

YES: Close to the Edge Tour

The pioneering progressive rock band visits NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, touring in celebration the 50th anniversary of their famed album, “Close To The Edge,” Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. With an ever growing fan base, YES continues to electrify audiences with daunting virtuosity, complex musical textures and powerful lead vocals. Experience an unforgettable evening of YES at its best, featuring its existential prog masterworks and instrumental pyrotechnics. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

Nov. 19

The JULIETS are back playing Mah Jongg and cards at Congregation Beth Tikvah, at 3710 Woodbine Ave., in Wantagh, every Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks are optional, but proof of Covid-19 vaccination is required for newcomers, as well as a contribution of $5 per person. For more information email mahjonggCBT@yahoo.com or call (516) 785-2445.

Solar Rollers

Kids ages 7-11 can explore how the greatest source of energy on Earth (the sun) can be harnessed.Examine solar energy by designing, building, and racing solar cars. at the Jones Beach N ature Center, Friday, Nov. 11, 3-4 p.m. Visit JonesBeach.org for information.

Mount Sinai Vaxmobile flu/ Covid vaccines

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

Seaford Farmers Market

Pick up tasty seasonal goodies at Seaford Farmers Market, Railroad Street, at the east end of the LIRR parking lot, at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Sunrise Highway, from 7 a.m. to noon through Nov. 19.

$5 Skate Night

United Skates of America in Seaford wants to make skating year round activity. Every Thursday, from 4 to 6 p.m., enjoy a skate night with only $5 admission; skate rental is available for an extra $6. For more information visit tinyurl. com/thursdayskate.

Having an event?

Nov. 11

‘Willy Wonka’

Break for Art

Kids and parents/caregivers are invited to join Nassau County Museum of Art staff to create and innovate during “Break for Art,” Friday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Find inspiration in the art on view and in the sculpture garden. Later explore the outdoors and Sculpture Garden with the nuseum’s Fall Scavenger Hunt as your guide to discovery and adventure. $10, $5 members free. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

Everyone’s favorite candy man lights up the stage, in Plaza Theatrical’s family-friendly production of “Willy Wonka,” Friday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m.; Saturday, Nov. 12, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Nov. 13, noon. This scrumdidilyumptious musical features the enchanting songs from the film starring Gene Wilder. Tickets are $16. Grab your golden ticket and visit the Plaza stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore. For information/tickets, go to PlazaTheatrical. com or call (516) 599-6870.

Let’s Skate

Celebrate the opening of Long Island Children’s Museum’s latest exhibit, “Snowflake Sock Skating,” featuring an indoor “skating rink,” Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13, 1-3 p.m. Make a winter wonderland scene complete with a moving skater, at the drop-in session. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Andy Lockwood talks college costs

By AlexA AnderwkAvich

On Wednesday, Nov. 2, Lockwood Col lege Prep and Inside Herald LI presented an hour-long webinar for the community entitled “How to Cut College Costs by 52.2% or More” — produced by Richner LIVE — which aids college-parents on the rollercoaster ride of putting their children through upper education and its costs.

Host, Judy Goss, host of AWE’s luxury real estate show ‘Behind the Gates,’ former NBC and Fox contributor and QVC host, gave her opening remarks as a collegemom of twins, “My kids just graduated high school in June and started college; so I’ve been through all the ups and downs and the stress and the financial issues — all of the roller coaster moves that we had to get to college finally this year,” she said. “And I’m happy to say that I’m here with someone today that will make that process a lot easier and less complicated and that is Andy Lockwood.”

Andy Lockwood is a college admissions counselor along with his wife Pearl, as well as best-selling author of ‘How to Negotiate Your Crappy Financial Aid’ and ‘Merit Aid Offer’ as well as three other books in the works. Together, the duo are the master minds behind Lockwood College Prep which provides you with the tools you may need to get into your dream school, and for less.

The two have four children themselves. However Lockwood saw the need for better college advisors and prep from his own

experiences going through law school.

“I didn’t choose my career,” the top col lege advisor said. “It’s almost like it found me. I went to law school and ended with over a hundred thousand dollars of debt. Because of this horrible experience of high fees and debt, which is actually noth ing compared to today, I went into this career.”

Goss introduced Lockwood, who had just finished up a busy time of early appli cations and deadlines, and jumped right into questions which yielded helpful tips and vital information from Lockwood.

“If you have a younger kid, early deci sion and early action deadlines are some thing to look forward to.” owner of Lock wood College prep said and kicked off the webinar with a piece of advice. “Here’s a pro tip: get everything done over the sum mer. That is my first valuable tip tonight”

Having guidance during the intricate process of the application process can make all the difference. As parents send their oldest children to college for the first time, oftentimes they are both figuring out what to do as you go along and the reality is that many things have changed over the years and you might not know everything that is involved.

“If you feel overwhelmed, it’s not your fault.” Lockwood said regarding the com plicated financial formulas that are often hard to decipher, with pages upon pages of regulations. “The good news is that there are ways to level the playing field.”

Goss also asked questions such as get

ting into and what it takes to be accepted into a top college as well as the rundown on how financial aid and scholarships work.

“I thought you just fill out the FAFSA form and pay as much as you can,” Goss remarked towards the end of the webinar. “I’m happy to hear that there are actually ways you can strategize this.”

It was a highly informative session which ended with a live Q&A from the audience via chat. Followed by an end screen with information on how to book sessions with Lockwood College Prep.

“Our approach isn’t for everyone,” Lockwood said. “The child needs to be coachable and the parents need to be will ing to take advice.”

If you would like to find out more infor mation visit www.lockwoodcollegeprep. com, email vip@lockwoodcollegeprep. com or call (516) 882-5464. The Lockwoods go live on Tuesdays via Facebook at www. CollegeTalkTuesday.live

RichnerLIVE hosts a number of events including galas, webinars and expos. Be on the lookout for upcoming happenings at www.RichnerLIVE.com

Andy lockwood, owner of Lockwood College Prep (pictured), and host Judy Goss, lead an informative discussion for college parents on how they can cut costs, even if they think they don’t qualify.

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LEGAL NOTICE

Public Notices

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 repeal of two (2) “No Left Turn” signs and the adoption of two (2) “Right Turn Only” signs in parking field L-5, Levittown; and the adoption of two (2) “No Standing Anytime” signs in parking field S-2, Seaford; 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 22nd day of November, 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of the following revised public parking field maps:

LEVITTOWN L-5

Hempstead Turnpike & Gardiners Avenue Parking Field Levittown East End Turnpike Public Parking District (TH-408/22)

SEAFORD S-2

Nelson Verity Plaza Parking Field Seaford Town of Hempstead (TH-407/22)

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 on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: October 3, 2022 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.

Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 135344

LEGAL NOTICE

SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT ANNUAL ELECTION

DECEMBER 13, 2022

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Annual Election of the Seaford Fire District will take place on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Seaford Fire Headquarters Building located at 2170 Southard Avenue, Seaford, New York, for the purpose of electing one (1)

Commissioner for a five (5) year term, commencing January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2027.

PLEASE BE ADVISED that only those persons residing in the fire district who have registered to vote with the County Board of Elections at least twenty-three (23) days before December 13, 2022 shall be eligible to vote.

PLEASE BE ADVISED that candidates for District Office shall file their names in petition form with the Secretary of the Seaford Fire District at the offices of the District located at no. 2170 Southard Avenue, Seaford, New York, no later than twenty (20) days before the date of such election. Said filing shall be submitted in the form of a petition subscribed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the Fire District to the Fire District Secretary. Petition forms shall be made available by the Fire District Secretary.

Dated:Seaford, New York October 24, 2022

MICHAEL R. FORAN Fire District Secretary Seaford Fire District 135357

Por la presente se da aviso adicional de que las nominaciones para el cargo de Comisionado de Bomberos, para el puesto mencionado anteriormente, se presentarán en forma de petición suscrita por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito de Bomberos de Wantagh. En dichas peticiones se hará constar el nombre del candidato y su dirección y el cargo para el cual se postula. Dichas peticiones de nominación se presentarán ante Kathleen F. True, secretaria, en el distrito de bomberos de Wantagh, 2045 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York, el 23 de noviembre de 2022 o antes.

Brendan J. Narell Superintendente Distrito de Bomberos de Wantagh 135359

LEGAL NOTICE

Legal Notice for Fire District Election Annual Election of the Wantagh Fire District December 13, 2022

True, Secretary, at Wantagh Fire District, 2045 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York on or before the 23rd day of November 2022.

Brendan J. Narell Superintendent Wantagh Fire District 135358

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, a/k/a M&T Bank, successor by merger with Hudson City Savings Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Shaju George; Ramani George; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 17, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 22, 2022 at 2:00PM, premises known as 14 Crescent Cove Drive, Seaford, NY 11783.

Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 2331 Neptune Avenue, Seaford, New York 11783. Sec 65 Block 273 Lot 13. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Seaford, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $598,181.30 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 602732/2018.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and the Nassau County Foreclosure Auction Rules and Procedures.

York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 135064

LEGAL NOTICE

ELMONT ROAD (TH 457/22) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting from the south curbline of Burtis Place, south for a distance of 96 feet.

LEGAL NOTICE SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT PREPARATION OF REGISTRATION ROLLS ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE FIRE DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE

Aviso Legal para la Elección del Distrito de Bomberos Elección Anual del Distrito de Bomberos de Wantagh 13 de diciembre de 2022 POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA que la elección anual del Distrito de Bomberos de Wantagh se llevará a cabo el martes 13 de diciembre de 2022 a partir de las 2:00 p. m., votando en los siguientes lugares de votación: Estación No. 1 - 3470 Park Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York Estación No. 2 - 844 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York Estación No. 3 - 2529 Neptune Avenue, Seaford, Nueva York Estación No. 4 - 1191 Alken Avenue, Seaford, Nueva York Estación No. 5 - 2895 Merrick Road, Wantagh, Nueva York

Las urnas permanecerán abiertas hasta las 9:00 p. m., o tanto tiempo como sea necesario para permitir que los votantes presentes en ese momento emitan sus votos con el fin de elegir un Comisionado del Distrito de Bomberos de dicho Distrito de Bomberos por un período de cinco años, a partir del 1 de enero de 2023, para suceder al comisionado Richard Sculco, cuyo mandato vence el 31 de diciembre de 2022. Solo los residentes registrados para votar en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau el 21 de noviembre de 2022 o antes serán elegibles para votar.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the annual election of the Wantagh Fire District shall be held on Tuesday December 13, 2022 beginning at 2:00 o’clock P.M., voting to be at the following polling places: Station No. 1 - 3470 Park Avenue, Wantagh, New York

Station No. 2 - 844 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York Station No. 3 - 2529 Neptune Avenue, Seaford, New York Station No. 4 - 1191 Alken Avenue, Seaford, New York Station No. 5 - 2895 Merrick Road, Wantagh, New York

The polls shall remain open until 9:00 o’clock p.m., or as much longer as necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their votes for the purpose of electing a Fire District Commissioner of said Fire District for a term of five years, commencing January 1, 2023, to succeed Commissioner Richard Sculco, whose term of office expires on December 31, 2022. Only residents registered to vote with the Nassau County Board of Elections on or before November 21, 2022 shall be eligible to vote.

Further notice is hereby given that nominations for the office of Fire Commissioner, for the previously mentioned position, shall be submitted in petition form subscribed to by at least twenty-five (25)-qualified voters of the Wantagh Fire District. Said petitions shall set forth the name of the candidate and their address and the office for which they are nominated. Such nominating petitions shall be filed with Kathleen F.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Seaford, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 65 Block 276 Lot 14. Approximate amount of judgment $1,338,140.21 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 011131/2009. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

John Marks, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: October 6, 2022

For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 134794

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff against JOSEPH MORALES, et al Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 15 Cornell Road, Latham, NY 12110.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered March 16, 2020, and Amended on July 25, 2022 I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. For sale information, please contact XOME at www.Xome.com or call (844)400-9633.

Lisa Segal Poczik, Esq., Referee 17-13398 134920

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, V. JOSEPH FIORELLO, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 30, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION is the Plaintiff and JOSEPH FIORELLO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on December 6, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 3835 MARION COURT, SEAFORD, NY 11783: Section 52, Block 370, Lot 18:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN SEAFORD, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008439/2016. Dominic A. Villoni, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on The 22nd day of November, 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations:

EAST MEADOW EAST MEADOW AVENUE (TH 472/22) East SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at the north curbline of north Jerusalem Road, north for a distance of 208 feet.

EAST MEADOW AVENUE (TH 472/22) East SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 208 feet north of the north curbline of north Jerusalem Road, north for a distance of 454 feet.

ELMONT MEACHAM AVENUE (TH 441/22) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of N Street, north for a distance of 60 feet.

MEACHAM AVENUE (TH 441/22) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of N Street, north for a distance of 40 feet.

MEACHAM AVENUE (TH 441/22) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of N Street, south for a distance of 40 feet.

MEACHAM AVENUE (TH 441/22) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of N Street, south for a distance of 45 feet.

MEACHAM AVENUE (TH 441/22) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of P Street, north for a distance of 40 feet.

MEACHAN AVENUE (TH 441/22) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of P Street, south for a distance of 40 feet.

LEVITTOWN DIVISION AVENUE (TH 420/22) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of the northern portion of the entrance/exit road to the TOH Parking Field L-2 (west), north for a distance of 43 feet.

DIVISION AVENUE (TH 420/22) East Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 43 feet north of the north portion of the entrance/exit road to the TOH Parking Field L-2 (west), then north for a distance of 99 feet.

MERRICK ORR STREET (TH 427/22) West Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at a point 70 feet north of the roadway terminus then north for a distance of 72 feet.

OCEANSIDE OCEANLEA DRIVE (TH 466/22) East Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 6 feet south of the south curbline of Elaine Drive, south for a distance of 104 feet.

SEAFORD NEPTUNE AVENUE (TH 435/22) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 261 feet south of the south curbline of Bayview Street, south for a distance of 32 feet.

UNIONDALE SOUTHERN PARKWAY (TH 451/22) South SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 258 feet east of the east curbline of Davis Avenue, then east for a distance of 75 feet.

ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 202-1 “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” from the following locations:

EAST MEADOW EAST MEADOW (TH 430/19) West SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 72 feet south of the south curbline of Midland Drive, south for a distance of 104 feet.

(Adopted 12/10/19)

EAST MEADOW (TH 318/87) East Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at the north curbline of north Jerusalem Road, north for a distance of 214 feet.

(Adopted 7/28/87)

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: October 3, 2022

Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 135339

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PLEASE BE ADVISED, that the Board of Elections of the Seaford Fire District shall meet on the 13th day of December, 2022, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the Fire District Office located at 2170 Southard Avenue, Seaford, New York for the purpose of preparing the rolls of registered voters of the Seaford Fire District. The annual election of the Seaford Fire District will be held immediately thereafter on the 13th day of December, 2022 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Fire District Office / Fire Headquarters Building located at 2170 Southard Avenue, Seaford, New York.

PLEASE BE ADVISED that only those persons residing in the fire district who have registered to vote with the County Board of Elections at least twenty-three (23) days before December 13, 2022 shall be eligible to vote.

PLEASE BE ADVISED that candidates for District Office shall file their names in petition form with the Secretary of the Seaford Fire District at the offices of the District located at no. 2170 Southard Avenue, Seaford, New York, no later than twenty (20) days before the date of such election. Said filing shall be submitted in the form of a petition subscribed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the Fire District to the Fire District Secretary. Petition forms shall be made available by the Fire District Secretary.

Dated: Seaford, New York October 24, 2022

MICHAEL R. FORAN

Secretary Seaford Fire District 135356

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EMPLOYMENT

Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE

Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper grouphas several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible)

Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs.

If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

ASSISTANT TEACHER

Needed For Early Childhood Education And Care Center

In Rockville Centre

Full Time Position High School Diploma Needed E-mail Resume: rlychildhoodctr@aol.com Call 516-536-5674

BUSINESS ANALYSTS/

Help Wanted

CSC HOLDINGS, LLC seeks a Wireless Engineer to detect and analyze inconsistencies in internal mobile systems that affect customers and work to resolve the issues. Analyze the recurrence of similar reported incidents in order to identify patterns and the possibility of emergency situations that might affect the services of mobile subscribers. Provide first-level support in the resolution of assigned claims. Follow up with the specialized technical areas for coordination of solutions to opened cases and for complete and successful closing of such cases under a defined SLA. Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related STEM field, and 3 years of experience working in customer care within the telecommunications industry. Experience must include a minimum of: 1 year of experience synthesizing data and developing mathematical models to resolve business problems; 1 year of experience working with mobile network architecture and platforms, including HLR, HSS, MME, PGW, PCRF, GGSN, OCS, OTA, and IMS; 1 year of experience with product implementation of 3G, 4G, LTE, voice and data services, SIM Cards, WIFI, WLC, TWAG, and provisioning systems; 1 year of experience monitoring and providing support for mobile network nodes related to customer service; 1 year of experience with Excel, GUI-based systems, Office Package, Linux/Unix, and SQL. Requirements of this position include demonstration of either full vaccination status against COVID-19 or company-provided weekly COVID-19 testing. Job Location: Bethpage, NY. To apply, submit resume online at https://www.alticeusacareers.com/ and search by job title or enter job requisition number 2022-35658.

Help Wanted

EDITOR/REPORTER

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.

To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE

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A Hidden Treasure

Health Care/Opportunities

This beautiful Garden Town Co-op apartment is located on the 2nd Floor. It is an updated beauty that has 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths. There is one full bath in the master bedroom and hardwood floors throughout the hallway, living room, dining room and kitchen. You will find beautiful crown molding in every room. Miraculously, there is a pull down ladder for good attic storage. The terrace overlooks the expanse of the development; nice view! The Co-op comes with 1 parking spot in garage and there is a washer/ dryer in the unit. The apartment is very close to the municipal lot for free unlimited parking which is a very big bonus. The Grounds are meticulously maintained.

Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299

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Home Sales

A sampling of recent sales in the area

Baldwin $550,000

Kenneth Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. Large updated eat-in kitchen. Formal living room with custom gas fireplace. Formal dining room. Three season room with built-in bar. Large master bedroom with walk-in closet. Many updates, including built-ins throughout and ample storage.

Taxes: $11,431.40

Bellmore $445,000

Shore Road. Cape. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Formal dining room. Family room with French doors leading to deck with water views. Many updates including cathedral/vaulted ceiling. Oversized grounds. Deeded beach rights.

Taxes: $14,139.02

East Meadow $550,000

Falcon Street. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement with wet bar. Updated eat-in kitchen with pantry. Open floor plan. Den/family room. All large rooms. Convenient location near parkways, LIRR, shopping, dining.

Taxes: $12,165

Franklin Square $730,000

Lincoln Road. Split Level. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with sliders to deck. Open layout. Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Master bedroom suite on its own floor. Central air conditioning. Convenient location near schools. Taxes: $11,795.32

Long Beach $715,000

W. Penn Street. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Oversized eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Spacious living room. Home office. First floor master bedroom. Multi-deck backyard. Great location near boardwalk, beach, shopping, dining, LIRR, and more.

Taxes: $6,619

Lynbrook $575,000

Olive Place. Tudor. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Partial finished basement with outside entrance. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Living room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Central location near heart of village, pool, LIRR, shopping, dining, and more.

Taxes: $10,723

Malverne $625,000

West Avenue. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room. First floor master bedroom. Security system.

Taxes: $14,338.26

Merrick $945,000

Frankel Boulevard. Mediterranean-style Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Large gourmet eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Living room with fireplace. Formal dining room with French doors to yard. Den/family room. Large ensuite master bedroom with huge walk-in closet and spa-like bathroom with his and hers sinks and Jacuzzi tub. Security system. Convenient location in walking distance to LIRR.

Taxes: $19,307

Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.

One more postSandy permit

Q. A building inspector noticed our air condition ing units while inspecting our deck, and said we need to file for a permit for it. He said it’s a simple permit, and an architect would know what to do. Our house was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. We have been through a lot, so we just want to get this last thing done. Can you explain what is needed?

A. After you started with permits for Sandy repair, which led to a per mit for your deck, then electrical and plumbing permits, I suspect you thought you were done, but noooo! This has been a common issue in your municipality. They require a design professional, and the average person imme diately sees dollar signs and gets nervous.

Ask The Architect

Monte Leeper

Your building inspector made it sound simple, and from an inspector’s point of view, at the end of the process, it is simple, but getting there is a little more complicated. While doing second floors and rear additions, one stum bling block to final sign-off includes things as minor as an air conditioning unit. The drawing of plans, retrieving the specification manual from the manu facturer to show energy use, sound output and safety testing make the task not so simple. Most people lose or throw away their manuals. Then, because you’re in a flood zone, you must have an elevation certifi cate and survey from a surveyor (another expense). So it really isn’t so simple.

Then there are the construction drawings for the raised A.C. units to be above potential floodwaters. I’ve seen many truly inventive ways to elevate the condenser unit, from stacked wooden crate towers to mini-deck platforms to concrete pedestals covered in decorative stone. We actually have to document the way they were constructed, which isn’t always so easy because the building code addresses only con ventional construction, not artistic sculptures that look like someone has set up an air conditioning altar. The construction, no matter what it’s made of, has to have conventional anchorage, some kind of realistic foundation that the architect or engineer has to state is strong enough to resist being carried away in a flood, and that won’t accelerate the flood waters to neighboring properties when water smacks up against it.

Another problem has been the progression of information, over time, about what design profes sionals have to note on the plans. Because the com munication, shared with the property owner, is on an internet portal, when the examiner sends back a message about “demonstrating compliance with Section X” of the building codes, the client is left to wonder whether their professional really knows what they’re doing, since they apparently can’t even draw an air conditioning unit. Belittling the profes sional has made many architects and engineers choose not to do these A.C. unit plans. It would be much more helpful if communications included spe cifics, like an information sheet on standardized required notes, an explanation like the one I just gave, and acceptable anchorage and design heights to simplify the process. Good luck!

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The Federal Aviation Administra tion has just closed the comment period for the flying public regard ing the size of airline passenger seats.

They were focused on the wrong seats. The FAA should have been looking at air plane loos. In-flight restrooms have become so small and cramped that they should be equipped with shoehorns.

far smaller economic penalty by giving up several seats in order to make room for the wider restrooms. Single-aisle aircraft that carried fewer passengers and flew shorter routes were exempted from the regulation.

means not being able to go while going overseas. The issue has not gone unno ticed. One cabin-design firm called AirGo has proposed a unique triangular-shaped airline lavatory. The company claims that it gives passengers who have reduced mobility the ability to wheel in and safely shift from wheelchair to toilet.

dations comfortable. They only wanted to hear about safety factors. “The FAA is not requesting comments regarding matters … such as how the dimensions of passen ger seats might relate to passenger com fort or convenience,” the agency stated. We can assume they believe the free mar ket will define “comfort.”

In 1986, Con gress passed legis lation requiring the Department of Transportation to create and enforce regulations ensur ing that people with disabilities were treated with out discrimination in a manner con sistent with the safe operation of aircraft and trains. A key part of that task was to make sure airliners had restrooms that were large enough to accommodate dis abled passengers.

RoNALD J. RoSENBERG

And now, in an era when jumbo jets like the 747 are being retired and smaller, more fuel-efficient, narrowbody jets are making a comeback, those restrooms can still be smaller than a phone booth. (Does anyone remember phone booths?) One airline industry survey reported that narrow-body lavatories are often as much as 10 inches narrower than they were a decade ago.

There was a significant caveat, howev er. The rules focused only on wide-body aircraft. There was an assumption that the larger the aircraft, the longer the flights, the more pressing the need for facilities. This sly “carve-out” in aircraft standards meant that airlines suffered a

The current generation of non-jumbos is so aerodynamically effi cient that they can fly the same long-dis tance routes as 747s. These narrow-body aircraft are capable of international flights of thousands of miles. In the pur suit of efficiency, even many cockpit crews have been reduced, from three to two. Everything is now designed to be far more cost-effective for airlines facing woes ranging from staff shortages to soar ing energy costs. That means using every inch of aircraft real estate. And that in turn has meant removing precious inches from the restrooms.

For those with special needs, this often

Refusing to accept the status quo, disabled passen gers filed suit several years ago, demanding that nar row-body aircraft be man dated to have restrooms they could access, and new federal rules will require at least one larger restroom per aircraft to accommodate them. The airlines aren’t happy, because in this era of Covid recovery, they claim the mandate has the potential to cost them billions of dollars in revenue as they remove seats to make room for the wider privy. In the meantime, fewer than 5 percent of U.S. commercial carriers’ narrow-body pas senger aircraft have restrooms large enough to be accessible to people who need to use wheelchairs on board, accord ing to Washington’s Government Accountability Office.

While the FAA requested public input on airline seats, the agency made it a point to say they’re not interested in whether you find current cabin accommo

An industry expert, Sebastien Weber, chief executive of Safran Aerosystems, told the Wall Street Journal several years ago, “On airplanes, it is all about how you use the real estate.” He should know. His California company builds toilets for air craft.

It is a now cliché to lament the longlost golden days of aviation, when men arrived planeside in suits and fedoras and women were dressed to the nines. Today it’s cargo shorts and muscle shirts, and passengers who wear jackets and ties are viewed with smirks as flight attendants remind us that there is an extra charge for barely edible snacks. So we shouldn’t be surprised that airline restrooms are shrinking, our seats and amenities are considered commodities, and we are left to wonder if there will be room to go when we have to go.

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

Need a boost? Celebrate your micro-joys

Last week I wrote about the mid term elections, which may or may not be resolved by the time you read this. I acknowledged the stress many of us are feeling as democra cy-as-we-know-it seems to be faltering. I suggested taking a galactic approach, find ing comfort in our relative insignificance in the universe. After all, we are so small, and on the grand scales of time and space, politics is inconsequential.

■ Climate change is close to becoming irremediable.

■ A recession is looming.

■ Covid may surge this winter.

■ Former President Donald Trump may run again, or may be indict ed. Or he may run and be indicted.

had baked earlier in the week, toasted it, and found some raspberry preserves for a micro-boost.

I did not turn on the news.

Some days it is challenging to fine the joy, but there is no acceptable option.

Like everyone else I know, I do Wordle and Spelling Bee every day in The New York Times. It has become a ritual and a micro-obsession as well as a joy. I think it’s the fun of chalking up a small win and feeling the ping of success, even though it’s just a word game. Wins are hard to come by.

Maybe you have a card game or a board game that can pull your time and attention into focus for an hour or two.

There are just so many times we can hear these messages and maintain our equilibrium.

RANDI KREISS

How did that work for you? It worked for me for a while, along with deep breathing, and stepping up a self-care routine to battle the political blues. I stopped watching TV news. I turned off news notifications on my phone, and I chose not to read the new dystopian novel by Celeste Ng, which I am sure is fine and literary, but not for me, not right now.

This is the drumbeat we hear:

■ Facts don’t matter to many Americans.

■ Racism is on the rise.

■ Unqualified candidates enjoy wide spread support.

So this week I’m moving from the galactic view to the micro view, and urging all of us to find the tiny moments and joys that lift the spirit and give meaning to our lives. The bad stuff looms large and threatens to block out the sun, but the micro-joys are here, and there was never a greater need.

Just this morning, before sitting down to write, I took a walk. I took in the smell of the air and the ripple of leaves. I con tinued listening to Jon Meacham’s “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power,” because it reminds me that democracy has always been fragile and precious.

I savored my coffee, a robust Cuban blend that tastes delicious and is a terrific eye-opener. I sliced a piece of cornbread I

I call my grandkids every few days. Sometimes they have time to talk and it’s a good moment. Sometimes they reach out to me with a video of themselves skate boarding or a good grade alert or a bit of gossip about their friends. It all counts in the plus column.

I started watching “White Lotus,” a new series on HBO Max. It’s funny — horribly, darkly funny. It may not work for you, but the charac ters, especially the teenagers, are so exag gerated (I hope) that it is a fine distraction.

I watched President Obama’s stump speech in Arizona — twice, because his intelligence and humor and passion for democracy are so heartening.

Another day, I called some old friends. We all do our best to keep in touch, but often, too much time goes by. So I called, and we chatted and had a laugh and con soled one another, and it was another micro-joy.

Part of caring for ourselves is finding like-minded friends to enjoy a common experience. A game, a lecture, a bike ride, a meal out — anything to break out of the device-driven isolation zone.

Memories count. One of my best micro-joys this week was looking through some old, and I mean old, photo albums. How dazzling were those family times, especially from this distance!

I rolled on the floor with Lillybee the dog.

We must find these joyful moments. We must do it with intention and focus and limited expectations. Want to share with me what micro-joys you have found to lift you up?

We do this to keep ourselves strong and renewed for whatever these strange times bring our way.

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

I urge all of us to find the tiny moments that lift the spirit and give our lives meaning.

A irlines show little concern for the comfort of those with special needs.

Honor the men, women of the armed forces

there are just two federal holidays each year acknowledging — and thanking — the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces for their service to our country. They have endured intensive training, harsh condi tions and treacherous battlefields on which they have fought for our freedom and protected us from foreign dictators and tyrannical empires overseas.

Memorial Day gives us a chance to remember those we lost. But Veterans Day — which we observe on Friday — honors those who are still with us.

Veterans Day traces its roots back more than 100 years, to the conclusion of World War I. Considered the deadliest and most violent conflict in history to that point, it resulted in nearly 40 million military and civilian casualties.

In the 11th hour of Nov. 11, 1918, a cease fire accord brought an end to four years of bloodshed. Armistice Day — as it is still known in other parts of the globe — was celebrated in honor of those who fought in the trenches on the Western Front.

Unfortunately, by the time it was acknowledged as an official U.S. holiday in 1938, the world was once again on the brink of a global conflict. World War II’s ferocity far exceeded that of its predeces sor, including millions of innocent lives lost in the Holocaust, and culminated with the first — and only — use of the atomic bomb during wartime on the Japanese cit ies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The very first Veterans Day is said to

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To the Editor:

I, for one, am glad that this election season is over. The vitriol, accusations and character assassination by both parties became unbearable. Common ground and common decency were in short supply. I am almost certain that political discourse in our country will continue to take the low road even after all the votes have been tallied.

One of the things I noticed was how the political ads that peppered the evening newscasts left out one crucial segment of our society. In the months leading up to the election, I never saw, or heard, a single ad, by either party, that mentioned the poor and margin alized. There were lots of ads aimed at those of us in the middle class. One could surmise from these ads that we

have taken place in Birmingham, Ala bama, in 1947, when World War II veteran Raymond Weeks organized a celebration to honor all those who served in the Atlan tic and Pacific theaters of the war. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law proclaiming that Armistice Day would henceforth be known as Veterans Day.

Today the holiday celebrates all who have served. But despite government assis tance through the U.S. Department of Vet erans Affairs and programs like the GI Bill, many veterans continue to struggle to readjust to civilian life, facing the chal lenges of securing education, employ ment, food and housing.

While many returned home to celebra tions and commendations, Americans became more cynical during and after the war in Vietnam. More and more returning veterans were met with hatred and disgust or, at best, were simply ignored, which posed a new set of hurdles, with many suf fering from drug addiction, PTSD, suicidal urges and other mental health issues, as well as the lasting effects of exposure to Agent Orange.

Many of those problems remain preva lent among military personnel coming back from more recent conflicts, like those in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This is why Veterans Day is more important than it has ever been. And it necessitates more from us than simply thanking and helping a veteran, though any effort — no matter how small — is appreciated.

Volunteer at a VA hospital. You don’t have to have any medical expertise to help. You can even give a lift to those without the means to get around. Visit Volunteer. va.gov to learn more. Volunteer for the American Red Cross, which has been lend ing a hand to those returning from war since World War I.

Help veterans find work. Hire Heroes USA is a nonprofit organization assisting veterans, active-duty military and their spouses obtain employment with career counseling and advice. Go to HireHeroesU SA.org.

Send a letter, or help veterans write home. This is probably the simplest of all ways to show your support. Operation Gratitude — at OperationGratitude.com — delivers letters, cards and care packages to veterans and military personnel, letting them know they are appreciated. And Operation Write Home provides blank handmade greeting cards to active-duty service members to send messages back to their loved ones. Visit them at SandyAll nock.com/OperationWriteHome.

Give back at the grass-roots level. You can show your support for local veterans in your community by donating to, and volunteering for, the American Legion or Veterans of Foreign War post nearest you.

Veterans deserve our appreciation for protecting and ensuring our cherished way of life. They deserve our thanks not just one day a year, but every day— and on Friday we should be especially united in that gratitude.

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Our kids can’t do the math

when I was in high school in the Bronx in the 1960s, they didn’t let us use calculators on tests. They hadn’t invented them yet.

I actually learned math in middle school, when my friends and I calculated baseball batting averages and pitchers’ earned run averages. In those days, newspapers only published the stats for the league leaders, so we did the calcula tions for everyone else on the Yan kees and Mets.

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Today, when you watch a game on TV, all sorts of sta tistics that I never heard of as a kid are recalculated instantaneously.

Likewise, kids today have devices with unimaginable computational power and speed. They just punch in the num bers. As an aging dinosaur, I like to bal ance my checkbook without help to keep my mind sharp, but some days I don’t bother, and I let Excel work the numbers. I’ve used algebra and geometry for dif ferent projects, but I probably could have gotten by in life with very rudimentary math skills. I haven’t used trigonometry or calculus since I left high school.

So why do kids need to study math?

This is an important question, because the latest report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress shows that as a result of pandemic-relat ed school interruptions, fourth- and eight-graders’ math scores in standard ized tests fell in nearly every state and demograph ic group, and in some states they fell precipitously. Only 36 percent of fourth-grad ers and 26 percent of eighth-graders were rated proficient in math. In New York, the scores were sig nificantly worse for fourthgraders, with only 28 per cent of students rated pro ficient, and slightly better than the national average for eighth-graders. These were the lowest percentages for New York students since the federal testing started in 1998.

More vulnerable students dropped even further behind their peers. A sur vey included with the test found that only half of low-performing fourth-grad ers had regular access to computers dur ing the 2020-21 school year, and a third reported that they didn’t have a quiet place to do school work. Black and Lati no students, who already scored lower than white and Asian students on previ ous exams, experienced the sharpest Covid-related declines. The test results and survey hint that in the near future,

we may see a sharp increase in high school dropouts and a greater opportuni ty gap.

Reading scores also declined, but it’s easier for students to bounce back when it comes to reading performance. Math is sequential, so if students don’t learn the basics, they can’t perform increasingly complex operations. Dur ing the 2021-22 school year, the federal government provided over $120 billion, about $2,400 per student, to address the Covid decline, but federal funding for remediation expires in 2024, and a highly partisan Congress may not allocate the billions more dollars that are still needed.

But again, why do kids need to study math if technology can do the calcula tions for us?

In New York state, Mathematics Learning Standards stress that the goal is for students to be able to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them; to reason abstractly and quantita tively; to construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others; and to model with mathematics. Compu tational skills, also called numeracy, are important because to do these things, students have to be comfortable with numbers and be able to “read” math. But broader “thinking skills” that

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are over-taxed pawns of the wealthy, or in danger of losing our freedoms. I suppose all of these could be true to some extent. But by ignoring those who strug gle most in our society, we have shown the futility that many of us feel with our current political climate.

As a pastor, I am called to minister to those whom Jesus called “the least of his brothers and sisters.” This can be exhilarating, but at the same time frustrating, work. I am also treasurer of the Long Island Council of Churches, which maintains the Freeport Food Pantry. More than once in the past year, we have nearly had to shut our doors for a few days because of a lack of food — that’s the frustrating part. The exhilaration comes when I see hungry families leave the pantry with full shopping carts to sustain them for a few days. There shouldn’t be food pantries in a nation as wealthy as ours, but that’s the reality that we live with in this time. My other exhilaration is that I serve in a missionoriented church. We also support local Head Start pro grams and migrant farm workers and their families on the east end of Long Island. Yes, our efforts are only stopgap measures. But when our politicians have failed us, they are a necessity.

I never ask any of my congregants, or the folks who bring food to our food drives, if they are Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal. I just give thanks to God that amid all the hostility of our current politi cal climate, there are folks who remember those who are often forgotten, or whom we might wish to forget.

THE REV. RON GARNER Pastor,

transfer to other areas of school and life are most important. Studying math, besides learning how to calculate, stu dents learn to think logically, how to identify and state a problem clearly, how to plan, how to decide on appropriate strategies to find solutions to a problem, and how to reach conclusions based on evidence — in this case, numbers. And math helps us keep score even when cal culators are unavailable. With math we measure money, time and distance. We use it when cooking, balancing a check book, determining whether a bill is cor rect or planning home improvements. Some people are probably better off when kids can’t do math. It’s easier to cheat them. You can pay them less and bill them more. They can’t understand why climate change and rising sea levels are such a threat, or why Republican claims that the 2020 election was stolen are ridiculous. That only makes it clear er that, if the problem persists, the lives of those kids, and our society as a whole, will be much worse off.

Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teach er and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Stud ies. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter. com/AlanJSinger1.

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