Uniondale Herald Beacon 09-21-2023

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Picnic fit for our veterans

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SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2023 FREE

‘Felix,’ a fighter jet, arrives at museum

By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

The Cradle of Aviation Museum has a legendary new occupant. It has a 64-foot wingspan and a distinguished combat history for the U.S. military.

On Sept. 14, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, accompanied by museum President Andy Parton and a roster of military and political VIPs, cut a blue ribbon that inaugurated the grand fighter plane’s permanent stay on Museum Row in Uniondale.

The plane is an F14 Tomcat, built in 1992 on Long Island by

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Uniondale kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with jamboree

By BRANDON CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com

Uniondale kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month last Saturday with its third annual Soccer Jamboree at Cornelius Court Elementary School — a celebration of Hispanic culture and pride featuring guest speakers, food, musical performances, salsa lessons and, of course, soccer.

“This is an event to celebrate our Latino community, our Hispanic community, and bring everybody together by combining our passion for football — which is soccer — with food and music,” Estrella Olivares-Orellana, the Uniondale school district’s director of multilingual learners and a former bilingual science teacher, said.

The jamboree started in 2021 under Superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil. Through the combined efforts of Olivares-Orellana, her department of multilingual learners, and Darri-

This is an event to celebrate our Latino community, our Hispanic community, and bring everybody together by combining our passion for football — which is soccer — with food and music.

saw-Akil, Uniondale is focusing on its goal of increasing the number of students who graduate with the seal of biliteracy, which recognizes students who become proficient in two or more languages.

Reine Bethany/Herald photos

dignitaries, veterans and restoration volunteers gathered on Sept. 14 to celebrate the addition of ‘Felix,’ an F14 tomcat fighter plane, to the Cradle of aviation Museum in uniondale.

Courtesy Uniondale Union Free School District

estrella olivaresorellana and Michael ouellette took salsa lessons at the jamboree.

ESTREll A OlIvARES-OREll ANA director, multilingual learners, UUFSD

Dems urge Blakeman to deliver tax relief

By NICOLE WAGNER nwagner@liherald.com

As renting, utilities, and grocery costs rise not just all across the country, but also here at home, Democrats inside the Nassau County Legislature are urging County Executive Bruce Blakeman to deliver tax relief ahead of the budget proposal deadline last week.

Republicans, however, say that tax relief has already come — by eliminating proposed tax increases under Democrats.

They’ve cited a number of proposed cost increases affecting many locally, like Liberty Utilities wanting to hike rates by nearly 35 percent. The county’s Rent Guidelines Board voting to increase rents by up to 2 percent, excluding only the Village of Hempstead. And ongoing rising food prices — which were up nearly 5 percent over last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The Democrats wanted Blakeman to deliver $128 million of tax relief, stemming from a 2021 campaign pledge from Blakeman promising to deliver property tax cuts “by over $128 million in a single year.”

Blakeman did not respond to the Herald’s requests for comment.

A $70-million tax cut included in the 2022 county budget, passed during the administration of Blakeman’s Demo -

cratic predecessor, Laura Curran administration, received unanimous legislative support, the Democratic legislators said during a news conference last week.

“Now is the time — as good students, as elected leaders — to come together,” County Legislator Siela Bynoe said.

“The entire legislature and this administration: Provide a tax break.”

While tax cuts were delivered between 2018 and 2022, Democrats say last year’s budget passed under Blake -

man included no tax cut.

But that’s not true, Republicans said.

Richard Nicolello, the legislature’s GOP presiding officer, added his body eliminated tax increases planned under Curran between 2023 and 2025. He disputes the claim last year’s budget delivered no tax cuts, and said that relief came from cutting out a planned $35 million tax increase proposed by Democrats while Curran was still in office.

Even if that were the case, Democrats don’t feel that is enough.

“At a time when the costs for various commodities are increasing across the board,” Bynoe said, “this budget provides us with an opportunity to embrace the principles of good government and deliver relief to taxpayers in a meaningful and impactful way.”

Projections show that the county is on track to end fiscal 2023 with a significant surplus. Giving that surplus back to taxpayers — including a “modest portion” of county reserves — would make that relief possible, Democrats said.

Monthly reports from the county’s budget management office indicates that another $100 million could be added to various reserves this year.

Democrats credited Curran’s administration with providing a “fiscally solvent” government that “eased the burden” on Blakeman.

“Unfortunately, because of poor government policies, we have two Nassau counties,” County Legislator Carrié Solages said.

“One Nassau County for the very rich, headed by Bruce Blakeman. And then the Nassau County in which everyone else is there. As a result, his budget reflects that.”

Everyday residents of Nassau need this relief, Bynoe said.

“We need a cut,” said the Uniondale representative. “We need a reduction. And we need it now. Families are suffering, now. They need the help, now.”

Courtesy Legislative Majority

Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé, Delia DeRiggi-Whitton,

Joyful celebration of Central American independence

By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com

The thousands of people who flooded into the Town of Hempstead parking lot on Sunday for Central American Day were celebrating more than their Hispanic roots. They were commemorating the political independence of their respective nations.

Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, because those dates memorialize two centuries of freedom from Spain’s dominion over Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America.

El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Nicaragua observe Sept. 15 as their Independence Day. Those five countries formed the Central American Federation during the early 1800s. On September 15, 1821, the federation declared independence from Spain.

By the late 1840s, the United States formally recognized each of the five as selfgoverning nations.

Mexico and Chile both began their battles for independence in 1810: Mexico on Sept. 16, and Chile on Sept. 18.

Hispanic Heritage Month also includes Oct. 12, the controversial Columbus Day.

On Sunday at Town Hall, the rejoicing focused on Central America, including Panama, whose Independence Day was Nov. 28, 1821.

As Honduran singer-dancer Mayra Tercero and singer Michelle Hernandez belted out greetings from a large temporary stage, hungry arrivals clustered at food stands to buy elotes (corn on the cob), empanadas, arepas (corn cakes filled with cheese), horchata (a sweet milky drink made with rice), and many other foods rooted in Central America.

They bought shirts, flags, hats, and toys emblazoned with blue and white, the common colors of the Central American nations’ flags (Costa Rica’s flag also has a broad red stripe). They took their children to romp through a huge bouncy house and slide, to ride a colorful wooden train, or to scoot along on little wheeled hobby horses.

And they burst into applause for the succession of performers onstage, laughing delightedly at the Salvadoran-born clown Carlos Sandoval, better known by his stage name, Pizarrín, as he traded quips with his female associate.

“¿Donde está El Salvado-o-o-o-or?” shouted Pizarrín, and an answering roar went up.

“For Central Americans, this festival is very important,” said Idis “Leo” Rodriguez, proprietor of Linda’s Restaurant on Main St. in Hempstead, “because they are celebrating not just one day, but the month of independence days.”

Rodriguez, a Honduran native, operated the New York Barbershop on Main Street for 10 years before closing it to open Linda’s in 2017. As he watched the performers, he added, “When we celebrate here, all we can do is have festivals. In our own countries, we can do anything we want. Colleges compete from everywhere, with parades and dances.”

The flowing ruffled skirts that are traditional to Mexican and Central Ameri-

can dances were featured by the dance group Crash El Salvador. Two men and two women made a relatively small stage look free and unconfined as they leaped and twirled to the stirring beats of Latin music.

The event was one of many organized by Comité Cívico Salvadoreño, Inc., which is based in Hempstead. Its mission includes benefiting the elderly and handicapped by providing wheelchairs and other help. But it has a larger mission of fostering community.

“In America, diversity is growing,”

said Kawaljit Chandi, executive director of the Comité. “We celebrate the independence of Central America to help bring all the Central American countries together. Everybody grows when they work together. (Town Supervisor) Don Clavin with open hands embraces all the Hispanic communities here, which is great.”

In the afternoon, Chandi and the president of Comité Cívico Salvadoreño, Vivian Pereira, with Hempstead Town Executive Director of Community Affairs Zahid Syed, conducted a ceremony to honor five

people for their contributions to local society: Leo Rodriguez; Carlos Sandoval; Selvin peirector general of U.S. Federal Chaplains New York; Enrique Maldonado, owner of Jalpeño Grill in Hempstead; and Larissa Medrano, who operates a Hempstead cargo firm.

Hempstead Village Mayor Waylyn Hobbs, Jr., also greeted the crowd. Hobbs recently went to San Salvador, capital of El Salvador, with Comité Cívico Salvadoreño to foster friendship with the Hispanic community.

As the event stretched peacefully into the evening, Pereira had a word for the many who came.

“We thank all our community, which has supported this event since 2003,” Pereira said.

“As Comité Cívico Salvadoreño, we have organized in order to display our culture, our folklore, our music, and our delicious cuisine in a single location. It is important not to forget our roots, and only in unity can we continue organizing this type of event. Thank you for your support, thank you for coming, thank you for feeling proud to be Central American! ¡Viva Centroamérica!”

Reine Bethany/Herald photos

Enthusiastic crowds attended the Central American Day Festival hosted at Hempstead Town Hall.

Presenters Michelle Hernandez, left, and Mayra Tercero headed a stellar roster of entertainers with Central American heritage.

The popular Salvadoran clown Pizarrin and his associate sent laughter rippling through an audience of several thousand. Some attendees watched from comfortable seats just across Front Street on the steps of historic St. George’s Episcopal Church.

A family member coached a youngster riding a little wheeled hobby horse at the Central American Day festival.

Come to the Uniondale Community Council cookout

For a Saturday afternoon of freshly grilled steak, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, and warm, relaxing fellowship, head to a familiar location: the John J. Byrne Community Center, 806 Jerusalem Ave.

This Saturday, from 2 to 5 p.m., the Uniondale Community Council is throwing one of its major fundraisers: its 32nd annual family cookout. There, council members will don aprons to serve the delicacies, all while supporting programs run by the organization’s youth project.

The council has provided services for more than 20,000 young people from the Uniondale School District since 1977, according to its website. These services include daily afterschool and summer programs with courses including subjects such as arts and crafts, dance, aerobics, leadership, and multicultural sharing.

The afterschool programs include tutorials, and a twice-weekly basketball program .

Informative workshops are also offered periodically, covering topics like nutrition, child care, parenting, development of job and career skills, and substance abuse awareness.

During this past summer, attendees of the council’s summer camp at the Byrne community center enjoyed art and sports four days a week, with weekly field trips to places like Jones Beach in partnership with the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and a tour of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan.

This semester, the afterschool program at Northern Parkway School begins on Sept. 26. Basketball on Monday and Wednesday evenings takes place at Lawrence Road Middle School starting Sept. 27.

The youth project is funded in part by the Nassau County Youth Board, state special legislative grants, the state’s children and family services office, and the Town of Hempstead.

But donations and community support constitute an important part of the budget. The suggested donation per-meal is $35 for steak, $20 for chicken, $15 for hamburger or vegetarian, and $5 for hot dogs. Children 12 and younger who are accompanied by an adult will receive a free hot dog.

For more information, call (516) 5389487.

— Reine Bethany

Courtesy Uniondale Community Council

All ages can dig into the food at cookouts hosted by the Uniondale Community Council, like the one scheduled for this Saturday at the John J. Byrne Community Center on Jerusalem Avenue

‘Uncomfortable’ conditions reported throughout Hempstead schools

By BRANDON CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com

Although the expectation is that temperatures will start cooling when kids go back to school, Mother Nature must’ve missed the memo about the seasons changing.

Either that, or this is simply the new normal.

But not everyone was prepared for the high temperatures this September — and the Hempstead school district has not been spared. Officials there are under a bit of heat as reports of “uncomfortable” classroom conditions are coming to light in the aftermath of the hottest summer ever recorded.

According to students and parents within the district, there was no air-conditioning during the first two weeks of school, and there is no set end date in sight to the conditions they describe as tortuous. Hempstead school officials blame the conditions on its old cooling system, which they say was overwhelmed by the record-breaking heat and stopped functioning.

“We are working to increase the cooling capacity in our buildings,” the district said in a statement. “And prevent a recurrence in the future.”

Aside from the hot conditions inside the building, the students who are forced to be there all day are just as heated emotionally as they are physically — upset at the districts “messed up priorities.”

“Administration is disorganized,” complained Phillip Fountain, a junior at Hempstead High School. “It’s hot. The AC don’t work. You got kids out here literally fighting every day, you got kids in that school smoking every day in the bathroom, you got all types of stuff in that school — and all they did was get us a new field.”

That field was just unveiled at the high school, estimated to cost roughly $2.66 million, according to Construction Journal — money Fountain believes should have gone to other initiatives that would work to improve the quality of life within the school and help students succeed better in the classroom.

Hempstead spends $41,000 per student, almost double the state median of roughly $25,000. Yet, it ranks near the bottom of school districts in the entire state, according to published reports, and only has 27 percent of students who qualify as “proficient” in math, and 38 percent who are proficient in language arts.

Fountain says the heat he and fellow students feel throughout the day is intolerable, going as far to suggest the district postpone classes until the issue is resolved.

“I’m going to be honest, this is that unbearable,” Fountain said. “It’s like most kids can’t even do their work.”

This academic year has started amid the hottest summer ever on record, starting on Sept. 4 this year for Hempstead students. That first week back featured daily

highs consistently exceeding 90 degrees, and a weekly average temperature just short of 91 degrees— a significant increase compared to last year when the average temperature during the same week stood at a more sustainable 79 degrees.

In lieu of many other similar reports emerging throughout the state, the New York State United Teachers — which represents more than 600,000 teachers, school-related professionals, and professional faculty throughout New York — plans to introduce legislation that would set temperature standards for all school buildings in New York.

Lower classroom temperatures and improved air ventilation lead to improved learning ability and student performance by as much as 10 to 20 percent, according to the union, citing a study by the University of Tulsa. The study found that fifthgrade students’ math scores increased in correlation with increased ventilation.

The study also found that in 96 percent of the classrooms measured, ventilation rates below the recommended level per person.

The proposed law would require “action to relieve heat conditions” when a classroom hits 82 degrees, and that classrooms be vacated entirely if temperatures surpass 88 degrees, as well as a 65-degree minimum for the colder winter months.

“When schools are too hot, students can’t learn and teachers can’t teach,” union president Melinda Person said.

Courtesy Metro

Temperatures are on the rise in what has been described as the hottest summer ever recorded, but in the midst of this record-shattering heat, the Hempstead school district is lacking air ventilation into the building, causing hot, uncomfortable conditions.

“Even animal shelters have maximum heat limits. Our schools do not, and it is disrespectful to both our students and educators.”

Students like Fountain, are hoping as discussions and actions continue, these efforts will lead to a brighter, cooler, and more equitable future for all Hempstead students and educators alike.

MARCIE IANNICO

Hewlett Senior Soccer

A FIFTH-YEAR performer on the varsity pitch, Iannico enters the 2023 campaign in search of a third consecutive All-County award as she looks to help lead the Bulldogs into the playoffs. She started on the right foot, scoring twice Sept. 5 as Hewlett defeated Valley Stream North. Her second goal of the game was the 30th of her high school career. She had 12 goals as a sophomore and followed up with 13 tallies last season.

games to watch

Thursday, Sept. 21

Boys Soccer: East Meadow at Uniondale 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Oceanside at Freeport 5 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 22

Girls Soccer: MacArthur at Massapequa 5 p.m.

Football: Baldwin at Westbury 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: V.S. South at Hewlett 5:30 p.m.

Football: Farmingdale at Freeport 6 p.m.

Football: Hicksville at Oceanside 6 p.m.

Football: Uniondale at Syosset 6:30 p.m.

Football: Bethpage at V.S. North 7 p.m.

Football: Garden City at MacArthur 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23

Boys Soccer: Wantagh at Calhoun 9 a.m.

Boys Soccer: Long Beach at Freeport 10 a.m.

Football: Lynbrook at Hewlett 2 p.m.

Football: Plainedge at Wantagh 2 p.m.

Football: Mineola at South Side 2 p.m.

Football: North Shore at V.S. South 2 p.m.

Football: West Hempstead at Malverne 2 p.m.

Football: Sewanhaka at Calhoun 2 p.m.

Football: Carey at Long Beach 2 p.m.

Football: East Meadow at Massapequa 2 p.m.

Nomimate a “Spotlight Athlete”

High School athletes to be featured on the Herald sports page must compete in a fall sport and earned an All-Conference award or higher last year. Please send the following information for consideration:

Name, School, Grade, Sport and accomplishments to Sports@liherald.com.

Uniondale hungry to make noise

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

Longtime Uniondale boys’ soccer coach Cohen Nelson believes a season-opening 2-1 loss at Port Washington could serve as a learning experience for a talented Knights’ team looking to make a deep run in the Nassau Class AAA playoffs after failing to qualify for the postseason last fall.

“The kids put the work in throughout the summer and we won the summer league,” Nelson said. “Preseason prep is always vital and usually the recipe for success. If the offseason is any indication, I’m confident we can go far.

“We opened with a tough loss that I think can galvanize us,” he added.

Uniondale, 5-6-3 in 2022 after reaching the county title game the previous campaign, lost all three of its multi-goal scorers as well as rock-solid goalkeeper Melvin Canales, but Nelson is counting on a more balanced attack and chemistry all over the field to make noise in the 15-team conference.

The Knights responded in a big way after dropping the opener with a convincing 4-1 victory over defending county champion Plainview Sept. 9. Newcomer Adan Gomez, a junior, followed up his outstanding summer league production (8 goals) with a pair of goals. Senior Joseph Lopez added a goal and an assist, and junior Junior Valle also found the back of the net.

Lopez is coming off an All-County season and what he lacks in size he makes up for with tremendous skill and knowledge of the game, Nelson said of the midfielder. “He’s a dynamic talent with great vision and a strong foot,” the coach noted. “He’s taking most of our free kicks. He’s a complete player with high soccer intellect.”

Valle and senior Fernando Rios are also center-midfielders, with Valle serving as another offensive playmaker and Rios a defensive standout. Valle, who battled an injury for a portion of last season, worked hard in the weight room this summer and scored Uniondale’s first goal of 2023 in the loss to Port Washington.

Rios is a captain and brings all the intangibles, Nelson said. “He’s our heart

and soul,” the coach said. “He does all the dirty work and is cool and composed. He’s a physical presence in the midfield.”

Seniors Christopher Maldonado and Kevin Villacis are the starting outside midfielders being counted on to provide steady two-way play.

In the back, Nelson described junior captain Carlos Godoy as “an absolute rock.” Godoy is quick, aggressive and plays with a high motor. Seniors Jacob Melendez and Jason Padilla are the starting fullbacks. The trio is working in front of a goalkeeping trio of juniors Rois Rios and Chris Canas, and sophomore Hugo Alessandro. The latter blanked Valley

Senior captain and midfielder Fernando Rios, left, is the heart and soul of a Knights’ team eager to make a deep playoff run this fall.

Stream Central Sept. 12.

Gomez has All-County potential at striker, Nelson explained. “He’s lightning quick with a lethal first touch,” he said. “He was what we were lacking last season.” Sophomore forward Raymond Zavala is a speedy forward with a tremendous work ethic. Zavala had both goals at Valley Stream Central “They’re chemistry is building,” Nelson said.

After coming within a goal of reaching last year’s playoffs, the Knights are “extremely hungry,” to get back to previous form.

“We can’t worry about scores and what other teams are doing,” Nelson said.

Terry Uellendahl/Herald

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Hundreds attend East Meadow Senior Health Expo

The East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center hosted the Herald’s Senior Health & Beyond Expo on Sept. 7, part of the company’s 2023 Expo series.

This community-favorite event featured more than 30 businesses and service providers sharing their expertise with Long Island residents. HearingLife conducted free hearing examinations, and HealthFirst provided music under a tent.

Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations and events at Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, expressed gratitude for what she described as a fantastic turnout and beautiful day. Attendees enjoyed panel discussions led by Lori Berger, the Heralds’ sales director, who cracked a few jokes.

Panelists included Katherine Reilly from CenterLight Health System, Christopher Demers of Aetna, Jill Wasser from the New York State Department of Public Service, and Pablo Rendon from Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation.

Guests received goody bags from Otsuka filled with event sections, keepsakes, and valuable take-home materials. Raffle prizes included tickets to “The Play that Goes Wrong,” gift certificates and Mary Kay gift baskets.

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Allison Burton from Otsuka, a Gold and Gift Bag sponsor.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Attendees visiting Senior Health & Beyond Expo vendors in the East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center Ballroom.

Pablo Rendon, left, joins Dennis Perez and Carmen Quinones from Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation.

Miranda Velasquez from HearingLife, who also provided free hearing screenings to attendees.

Ana Arevalo, left, Debbie D’Amato and Katherine Reilly are all smiles at the Centerlight Health System table.

Nicola Prestano, left, and Courtney Webb at the Long Beach Rehabilitation and Assisted Living (Cassena Care) table.

Margaret Gonzalez, left, and panelist Christopher Demers engaging with attendee.

Uniondale’s Olena Nicks running for town

By BRANDON CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com

It’s officially election season and Uniondale now has one of their own on this year’s ballot. Olena Nicks, a native to the community, is attempting to unseat Don Clavin for Town of Hempstead Supervisor, the largest town supervisor position in the nation.

Clavin, who has been in office since 2019, is running on the promises of putting taxpayers first, citing his previous passing of both a tax-freeze for 2021 and a tax-cut for 2022.

“We have a strong Town of Hempstead Republican ticket, with Don Clavin running for re-election as Supervisor,” said Joseph Cairo, chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee in a statement, Don has invested in the future of the Town of Hempstead, by upgrading roadways, parks and facilities, while protecting the wallets of taxpayers. Thanks to Don Clavin, the Town of Hempstead is flourishing and the future is bright. But Don’s hard work as Supervisor is far from over,” he continued.

But Nicks, who attended undergrad at CUNY Baruch, where she received her bachelor’s degree in business operations and later received an MBA from American University, feels that in order to effectively address the unique shortcomings of a working-class neighborhood, the town of Hempstead needs to

put one of their own in the chair.

Nicks’ path as a public servant began as a teenager when she got her first job as a Teen Advocate for Planned Parenthood and later landed a summer intern-

ship with the Nassau County Legislator. After high school, Nicks joined the Uniondale Community Council, where she currently sits on the board, as well as serving as President of the Uniondale Public Library. Nicks also joined the Uniondale Fire Department as a volunteer, eventually making her way to be the first woman Captain of Manor Company 3 for the Uniondale Fire Department.

“I believe that translating my experience as a firefighter to the role of supervisor, comes down to the same thing — moving quickly and with a sense of

urgency, but also understanding what’s best for the residents that live within this township,” Nicks said.

Nicks was born and Raised in Uniondale, hailing from what she calls humble beginnings in a “blue-collar” family, joining the workforce from an early age to help make ends meet. She now currently works two jobs and runs her own small business as well. These experiences, she says, allows her to better understand the community that she is hoping to represent in office. “There are a lot of challenges and issues that are unique to each and every neighborhood, and you really need someone who is going to think in that mindset and not only understand, but respect and uphold those communities as they would their own,” she says.

Outside of her public service experience, Nicks has worked as a financial analyst in both the public and private sectors, having been responsible for managing budgets over $70 million. She hopes to put that experience to good use and help boost the quality of life throughout Hempstead and Uniondale.

“We are living in very different times than five years ago and it is time to elect a leader who not only understands the civic side of serving as America’s largest township supervisor, but also someone who is equipped with both the knowledge and experience, financially and fiscally, to be able to run the township as efficiently as possible.”

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To do this, the district is working from the ground up. It is launching a dual-language kindergarten program, and now offers a Latino mentoring program — an initiative championed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in which young Latino students work with adult mentors who support and empower them, serving as role models and connect them with resources such as internships, scholarship opportunities and professional development.

The district is also making the most of its demographics — it is 60 percent Hispanic — by staging events like the jamboree to celebrate the culture of Uniondale’s Latino community.

“It’s about fostering relationships and building bonds with our parents, our students, and to let them know that they’re welcome, that they have a family here,” Addie Blanco-Harvey, an educa-

tion board trustee, said. “Also, at the same time, we want to educate them about what’s going on in the district, about going to meet-the-teacher night, the importance of parent-teacher conferences and engaging in the education of their children.”

Each year for the jamboree, the district partners with the local Police Activity League, to provide coaching and all of the soccer equipment for the event. Coach Cohen Nelson, who has run the Uniondale PAL for 20 years and is also the head coach of the Uniondale High School boys’ soccer team, said that being able to give back to this community through the game of soccer is “the life and blood of my existence.”

“Giving back is the greatest thing ever,” Cohen said. “Starting from the grass-roots, you have an understanding that fundamental unity is the most essential thing.”

Free food being handed out to hungry parents and children, who needed energy after running around playing soccer all morning long.

Photos courtesy Uniondale Union Free School District Uniondale student and rapper Crispy C performing a song he wrote for a project in which the directions were to write a story your life. Instead he wrote a unique rap that his teacher, Michael Ouellette, far right, asked him to perform at the jamboree.

Coach Cohen Nelson, who has run the Uniondale Police Activity League for more than 20 years and is now the Uniondale High boys’ soccer coach, working with children at last Saturday’s event.

A group of young soccer stars who took part in last Saturday’s third annual Soccer Jamboree, hosted by the Uniondale school district.

County Legislator Siela Bynoe, whose redrawn district now includes Uniondale, speaking to her new constituents.

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Powerful F14 Tomcat fighter is now at Cradle of Aviation

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, which became Northrop Grumman. The fighter was nicknamed Felix because Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer’s sassy cartoon cat is painted on both its tail fins.

In its 14-year career, Felix was the first to fire its guns in combat in support of American troops in the Afghan and Iraq wars. In 2006, it was retired, having been the 711th of the 712 Grumman-built Tomcats to be built, and the last to fly.

From 2008 onward, Felix sat on Grumman Road in Bethpage, part of a monument created by the Northrop Grumman Retiree Club. Last year it was transported to the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s restoration hangar, where curator Joshua Stoff headed a team of expert restoration volunteers.

After a year of precise sanding, patching and repainting, the fighter gleamed in the September sunlight as a crowd of about 150 gathered to observe its special day.

“Rated high among aviation legends is the F-14 Tomcat,” said Vic Beck, senior director of media operations at Northrop Grumman, who hatched the idea that the firm should move Felix to Uniondale. “Long Islanders were essential in the design, construction and flight testing of this legend.”

“This Tomcat is a symbol of what Long Island has produced and can produce again,” Parton added. “So how

about a round of applause for all of the men and women of Grumman?”

“This is a very important cultural and historical museum that we have here in Nassau County,” Blakeman said. “Everyone hears about Charles Lindbergh, but how many know that Harry Guggenheim financed the aviation industry in America in its infancy stage? He also financed rocketry exploration.” Guggenheim, a businessman, diplomat and philanthropist, lived in Manhasset.

Among the luminaries associated with the fighter jet was U.S. Air Force Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass, who grew up on Long Island, the son of a Grumman test pilot. Snodgrass accumulated 4,800 hours in F14 Tomcats, more than any other military pilot, before dying in a plane crash in Idaho in July 2021.

The installation of Felix at the museum doubles as a tribute to Snodgrass. A plaque honoring him stands among the historical markers surrounding the fighter plane.

His wife, Cynthia Snodgrass, described watching her husband examine an F-14 at another museum some years before. “He knew that Tomcat,” she recalled. “But what I found so interesting was that the Tomcat appeared to know him, too. … If ever a man and a machine should be linked together, it’s Dale, whom the rest of you call Snort, and an F-14.”

“We’re honoring the greatest fighter pilot that ever flew the F14 Tomcat,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert “Hoot” Gib-

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son, who had been a friend of Snodgrass since 1996.

Gibson himself flew the F4 Phantom in the Vietnam War. In 1973, he became a member of the operational squadron flying the F14 Tomcat.

“I was amazed,” Gibson recounted. “Everything the F4 Phantom could do, the F14 did it 25 and 50 percent better.”

The eruption of applause when Blakeman cut the ribbon died down only gradually.

“This is a big addition for our museum,” said Sal Martella, treasurer of American Legion Riders Post 1033, who watched the ceremony with other Legionnaires. “Look at this thing. It’s unbelievable.”

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Among the officials present at the ribbon cutting were, from left, Cradle of Aviation Museum President Andy Parton, Nassau County Legislator Tom McKevitt, Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Cynthia Snodgrass, U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert ‘Hoot’ Gibson, Vic Beck of Northrop Grumman, and County Comptroller Elaine Phillips.

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Through the decades

Hofstra Museum turns60

By Karen Bloom

Hofstra University Museum of Art’s many treasures are grand in scope and scale. It’s been a proud transformation for the museum, which began with a single gallery space, constructed in 1963. Decades later, it’s among the region’s leading arts institutions.

“Hofstra Museum is the only nationally accredited public facing (university) museum on Long Island,” says Alexandra Giordano, the museum’s new director.

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Take a musical cross country trip with Martin Sexton, whose latest album Mix Tape of the Open Road blazing through all territories of style. Critics liken it to a charm bracelet of 12 gems all strung together with the golden thread of what Rolling Stone calls his ‘soul-marinated voice.’ Growing up in Syracuse, uninterested in the music of the day, Sexton fueled his dreams with the timeless sounds of classic rock ’n’ roll. As he discovered the dusty old vinyl left in the basement by one of his big brothers, his musical fire was lit. He has infiltrated many musical worlds, performing at concerts ranging from pop (collaborating with John Mayer) to the Jam scene to classic rock (collaborating with Peter Frampton); from the Newport Folk Fest to Bonnaroo to New Orleans Jazz Fest to Carnegie Hall. Still fiercely independent, he’s influenced a generation of contemporary artists.

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The museum reaches into its vast collection once again to open its fall exhibit season with “New Perspectives: The Museum of Art at 60.” It’s a sampling of the more than 5,200 works of art in the permanent collection, which date from 1500 B.C.E. to the 21st century. Painting, prints, drawings, photographs and sculpture — with an emphasis on American and European art — are all here. African, Asian, Melanesian, and Central and South American artifacts add to the strength of the collection.

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“We like to think of ourselves as a learning lab for the campus, as well as hub for community enrichment and education,” Giordano says. That educational component also serves as foundation for arts education for students from pre-K through high school.

It’s all in keeping with the museum’s mission to facilitate rich and varied cultural and artistic explorations in an atmosphere promoting an open exchange of ideas. That’s certainly what this exhibit is all about.

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New Perspectives is just that: a view of the museum’s collections through “new” eyes. Actually a showcase of 10 “mini exhibitions,” curated by what may seem unlikely individuals.

“We invited campus and community members to bring us a new perspective and point of view. It’s an interdisciplinary approach that involved alumni, students, staff, administrative leadership and others,” Giordano says. “We have created a place where art intersects with the community.”

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• Now through Dec. 15

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Saturday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. $49, $44, $39. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

• Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, Hofstra University’s South Campus

• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Information available at Hofstra.edu/museum, or call (516) 463-5672

• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum

“The experience was truly remarkable as the artworks I chose resonated with my soul on a profound level. Each piece exuded a powerful feminine energy that both motivated and inspired me, leaving an indelible mark on my heart and reaffirming the importance of celebrating art and culture in our academic community.”

Among her selections: The Dowayo peoples’ Namji Fertility Doll and George Gach’s sculpture, Maternity.

“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

These “guest curators” reviewed the collection database, examined works in collection storage, and then made their selections. Their entries, of course, vary in style and content, depending upon their interests and focus.

Other highlights include Benny Andrews’ collage “Chasty,” selected by Margarita Lopez, a recent alumna, and Dong Kingman’s “Harlem Girl,” another pick by Darling.

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

Assemblywoman Taylor Darling is among those invited to participate.

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“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to stand with them.”

This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s 13th presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April.

“We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says

“Their use of materials, oil on canvas, really captures their subjects,” Giordano adds. “Both artists complement each other well.”

As always, public programming enhances the exhibit experience. Upcoming events include a conversation with the curators, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. The guest curators will discuss their selections and experiences, offering insight into this collaborative exhibition. Attendees will hear how they viewed the collection from their individual outlooks. Light refreshments will be available.

‘Easy come, easy go’ Queen-mania rocks on with Killer Queen’s homage to Freddie Mercury and his bandmates. Formed in the United Kingdom in 1993, Killer Queen played their first public shows at London University where Queen itself had its first shows 21 years earlier. Fronted by Patrick Myers, critics have described Myers’ resemblance to Mercury as ‘spooky;’ his uncanny likeness was further proven when he recorded a No. 1 hit single singing as Freddie Mercury on Fat Boy Slim’s record ‘The Real Life.’ Their expert musicianship, extraordinary energy, and accurate portrayal of beloved band has rightfully earned them the title of Queen Royalty. Combined with Myers’ powerful three-anda-half octave tenor range, expert musicianship and dynamic stage presence, Killer Queen continues to captivate audiences the world over.

Saturday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. $49.50, $39.50, $35, $24.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY. com.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

The Dowayo peoples’ Namji Fertility Doll, early 20th century, wood with patina, beads, leather, and metal, is a fascinating representation of feminine power and fertility, Gift to the museum by Dr. and Mrs. Pascal James Imperato.

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question that’s been at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.

Top: Benny Andrews’ Chasty, 1961, is a mixed media, oil and collage on canvas, represents a playful portrait. A gift to the museum by Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Tucker.

Dong Kingman’s Harlem Girl, Harlem Girl, undated oil and collage on masonite, captures the spirit and resilience of an African American woman in an urban environment. A gift to the museum by Dr. Alfred Brotman.

Indie icon and National Symphony Orchestra Artistic Advisor Ben Folds visits The Paramount, on the heels of his recently released What Matters Most, Monday, Oct. 2, 8 p.m. Folds says his first full-length studio album in eight year is his most “true” to date. “There’s a lifetime of craft and experience all focused into this one record,” explains Folds.

“Sonically, lyrically, emotionally, I don’t think it’s an album I could have made at any other point in my career.” One of the major music influencers of our generation, Folds’ body of genre-bending music includes a string of classic albums with Ben Folds Five and a glorious mix of collaborations and special projects. Folds is known for hits like “You Don’t Know Me”, “Way to Normal” and “Landed” but as lead singer of the famous Ben Folds Five he spent much of the ‘90s generating his success with the band. After releasing no less than six solo albums, Folds really is his own entity, with a huge number of hit songs under his belt, fans are loyal to his unique sound and continue to follow him into his 4th decade of music. Ben has worked with handfuls of notable artists through the years, both collaborating with and writing for, including Nick Hornby, Ymusic and William Shatner, including performing with some of the world’s great symphony orchestras. He has also managed to fit in writing music for hit films, proving time and again that he’s a man of many talents. he takes success in his stride and continues to be the humble musician he was been for so many decades. A self-confessed enigma, he prefers to stay out of the limelight except when touring, but can easily claim credit for some of music’s most unlikely trends. $99.50 $79.50, $69.50, $59.50, $39.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

On exhibit

View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” at Nassau County Museum of Art. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Sept. 29

Legends of Hip-Hop concert

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, Mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr. and The Village of Hempstead host a free concert featuring Hip-Hop legends The Sugar Hill Gang, Rob Base, Hempstead native A+ and Keith Murray, Friday, Sept. 29, 6 p.m., at Denton Green. The concert in Hempstead, one of the bedrocks of early and current Hip-Hop, ncludes vendors, food and activities. Dressing in early Hip Hop-era attire encouraged. 99 James A. Garner Way, across from Village Hall, Hempstead.

Leaf Peepers

Celebrate fall and all the colors of the season with the family at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Sept. 23, 12-2 p.m. Use your imagination to make animal art out of colorful leaf shapes, focusing on the seasonal shades of vibrant yellow, deep purple, and fiery orange, at the dropin program. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org

Art classes

Nassau County Museum of Art welcomes those interested in improving their art skills or those who simply want to explore their creativity to participate in one of their many stimulating classes. The fall schedule includes

Watercolor Florals: Beginner to intermediate levels (adults and teens 16+), Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Nov. 2-Dec. 14.

$300, $270 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. For information and to register visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9338.

Yoga class

Uniondale Public Library offers a yoga classe with instructor

Vicky Seff, Friday, Sept. 22, 12:30 p.m. Space is limited to 20 participants. $15. Visit UniondaleLibrary.org/events to register or call (516) 489-2220 for more information.

Art talk Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture,” now back on-site at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, Oct. 19 , 1 p.m. Enjoy an in-depth presentation on the current exhibition

“Modigliani and the Modern Portrait.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program and to join the 2 p.m. public tour of the exhibit. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Strides for Stripes

Zebra Walk

The Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Network, or NCAN, invites all to partcipate in their Strides for Stripes Walk, Sunday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eisenhower Park’s Field 5 in East Meadow. The cost to participate $50 and you must register beforehand. Register at netcancerawareness.org or call (866) 850-9555.

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An inspired concert

Conductor-composer Steven Sametz directs The Princeton Singers in “Inspirations,” a program of diverse musical selections, Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, Sept. 30 , 4 p.m. They have captivated audiences and listeners for 40 years through their versatile musicianship. The ensemble is noted for their mastery of works from Bach to Schoenberg, with forays into unexplored and exciting realms such as Aboriginal and Native American ritual music, Igbe chanting, and ArabAndalusian muwashahat. Inspirations is a look at how contemporary composers take their inspiration from chant, carnival songs, and spirituals, including works by Josquin des Prez, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Steven Sametz, and Adelphi faculty member Sidney Boquire. $35. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

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.

Westbury House Tour

For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, Sept. 22, noon-1 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 24, 1:302:30 p.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m.; Monday, Sept. 25, noon-1 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 27-28, noon-1 p.m. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend the 17 steps to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

Build Your Small Business Using Social Media

Successful retired executives from SCORE, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, offer a virtual workshop on building your business with social media, hosted by Hempstead Public Library, Thursday Sept. 21 , 7-8:30 p.m. This workshop is intended for those who own a small business as well as those who are looking to start, or in the process of starting a new business. Register for the zoom link at HempsteadLibrary,info or call (516) 481-6990. 115 James A. Garner Way, Hempstead.

Farmer’s market

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau is back with their farmer’s market, Saturday, Sept. 23, through October. Located in Eisenhower Park at Field 8, the CCE-Nassau Farmers Market offers

Advocates rallies for more ‘red flag’ action

By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com

They don’t want new legislation — they’re simply want enforcement.

Last week, Mom’s Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, victims of gun violence and local gun control advocates gathered on the north lawn of the Nassau County Supreme court to rally for just that enforcement when it comes to the state’s “red flag” law.

The “red flag” law — or the “extreme risk protection order” law — was established in 2019 in an attempt to prevent guns from falling into the hands of someone posing a threat to themselves or others. It followed nationwide mass shootings, acts of domestic violence, and suicides by gun.

“These laws provide space and time between the guns and gun owners if they are thinking of harming themselves or somebody else,” said Jana Nesbitt Gale, deputy chapter lead and co-local group lead of Long Island Mom’s Demand Action organization. “It’s not about taking the gun away forever. It’s just about providing a temporary cooling off period for the safety of the person in question.”

Since the law’s fruition, Gov. Kathy Hochul has enhanced the legislation, requiring state police to file an red flag protection order when they deem it necessary, and by adding health care practitioners who have seen someone as a patient within six months to the list of those who can file for such orders. Hochul has pushed police training councils to create and teach policy and procedure on when a red flag protective order petition should be used.

Others eligible to file a protective order petition include district attorneys, school officials, and even those who might live with someone who might be intending harm.

According to Seth Koslow — a Democrat running against Joseph Baker for the Nassau County Legislature — 35 protective order petitions were issued in the county over the course of a recent year. During that same time, however, neighboring Suffolk County filed more than 1,500.

Many red flag protective order petitions in Suffolk came from 911 calls, Koslow added, where someone threatened to hurt themselves.

“We need more rigorous police use of the existing ‘red flag’ law,” Koslow said. “Taking this step will help (keep) our children safe from self-harm, and help us sleep better at night.”

Baker — who seeks to represent Freeport, Merrick and Bellmore, among other communities — is not believed to have publicly spoken out on his position of “red flag” laws.

Linda Beigel Schulman — mother of Scott Beigel, a teacher murdered in the 2014 Parkland, Florida high

Linda Beigel Schulman shares the story of her son, Scott, who lost his life to gun violence, at a Nassau rally advocating for improved enforcement of ‘red flag’ laws — intended to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of someone who poses a threat to themselves, or others.

school shooting — shared that if a “red flag” law had been in place in that state sooner, her son might be alive right now.

If Republican candidates believe mental health issues cause gun violence, she added, they should use the “red flag” law to its fullest extent.

“The proper enforcement of ‘red flag’ laws means people like me — like you, your family, your friends, your coworkers — will not have to endure what I do each day,” Beigel Schulman said. “You’ll never have to live with a scar that never heals. Pain that never goes away.”

Deanna Drury shared her family’s experience with suicide, losing her uncle to suicide by a gun, and nearly losing her mother.

“I’m grateful on her bad day,” Drury said, “she didn’t have access to a gun.”

“Removing access to firearms is the quickest and easiest intervention. We don’t have to live like this, and we don’t have to die like this.”

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Honoring heroes: Nassau County celebrates, supports veterans

By RACHELE TERRANOVA rterranova@liherald.com

Eisenhower Park was a sea of red, white and blue on Sept. 14.

It was a sea of veterans. The crowd ranged from 103-year-old Paul Zadoff, who sang “God Bless America,” to young men and women who had recently returned home from overseas. All gathered for the Nassau County Veterans Picnic Resource Fair.

The attendees were welcomed by Ralph Esposito, director of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency, and County Executive Bruce Blakeman, and they enjoyed the weather with a picnic and a performance by a patriotic trio called the American Bombshells.

“This is a little token of our gratitude to all those veterans who live here in Nassau County who contributed so much — you are the foundation of this county,” Blakeman said. “We will be forever grateful to each and every one of you.”

The event’s main attraction was the dozens of vendors from across Long Island who came to let the veterans know about all the benefits and services that available to them.

Equine therapy is well known among physical and occupational therapy patients — but relatively few veterans are aware of the benefits of making a connection with a horse. Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, based in Islandia, shared information on its services with the

attendees. Its mission, according to its website, is “to provide a comprehensive therapeutic equine program using horses to facilitate growth, learning and healing.”

In Pal-O-Mine’s Fall-In-Friday program, veterans and first responders can learn horsemanship skills such as brushing and walking the horses. No matter the physical impairment, there are opportunities to take part, in a ridingfree environment. Equine Assisted Psychotherapy is also available to all veterans and service members.

Pal-O-Mine also has programs for family members, caregivers and military spouses. It gives them, free of charge, a place to unwind and the chance to have a moment of peaceful connection with these animals. To learn more, visit Pal-OMine.org.

Veterans can find comfort and connection with dogs and cats, courtesy of Paws of War. Many veterans have service animals, but for many others, having a pet is more burden than benefit. The range of services offered by Paws of War are meant to turn the tables and make pets a source of comfort and support rather than stress.

It offers service dog training, companion-animal adoption and training, animal rescue for deployed military, a nocost mobile vet clinic, lifetime care for retired military working dogs, emergency fostering for veterans, and housing assistance for veterans with pets.

Hundreds of dogs and cats have been rescued overseas by U.S. troops and brought home to safety. And hundreds of service and support dogs have been saved from kill shelters to be united with veterans. Got to PawsOfWar.org for more information.

Female veterans need access to specialized services to enrich their lives and support them into the next chapter of those lives. RosaMaria Williamson, a licensed clinical social worker and Women’s Veterans Program manager with Women Veterans Health Services, told the Herald that the need for women’s services is crucial, especially because many

female veterans are decades younger than their male counterparts.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Women Veterans Health Care also fills a need many women veterans may not expect to have. Treatment related to military sexual trauma, post-mastectomy needs, gynecologic and fertility treatment, LGBTQ+ health, environmental exposure, wellness and mental health services are all offered by the agency.

Another unexpected resource provided by the VA is a podcast. Sponsored by the Office of Women’s Health in the Veterans Health, “She Wears the Boots” is geared toward the growing and diversifying community of women’s veterans and their needs.

“Women veterans are a growing and diverse group — professionals, mothers, retirees — of varying ages, racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities, and sexual orientations,” the podcast description states. “In this podcast we highlight how the VA partners with women veterans in their health by interviewing experts from the VA on numerous topics representing a broad range of VA programs.”

The podcast is available on every major streaming service.

The Women Veterans Call Center is open with phone, texting and online chat services weekdays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and weekends from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

For more information, go to WomensHealth.va.gov.

Tim Baker/Herald Veteran John Fackre with a photo of himself when he was deployed overseas.

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ABFC

2007-2 WMC1 TRUST

Plaintiff, Against BLANCA ORELLANA, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 10/28/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 10/11/2023 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 1036 Fayette Street, Uniondale, NY 11553, And Described As

Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Uniondale, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 50 Block 26 Lot 59 & 60.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $579,218.31 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 13571/2008

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Malachy P Lyons, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 MIDLAND AVENUE, SUITE 205, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573

Dated: 7/27/2023 File

Number: 17-300099

RS

141738

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

WILMINGTON TRUST, NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, F/B/O THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II TRUST

2007-AR7, MORTGAGE

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2007-AR7, Plaintiff, Against RAPHAEL ASHFORD, ET AL.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 06/27/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 10/16/2023 at 2:00PM,

premises known as 557 Mitchell Street, Uniondale, NY 11553, And Described As

Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town Of Hempstead At Uniondale, County Of Nassau And State Of New York. Section 50 Block 262 Lot 0019.0

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $361,304.02 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 611026/2019

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.

Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee. SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Dated: 8/16/23 File

Number: 36424 SH 141912

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. LEGACY HOMES REALTY LTD, et al, Defts. Index #613792/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Aug. 2, 2023, I will sell at public auction on North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 17, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. premises k/a Section 55, Block 330, Lot 233-234. Sold subject to terms and conditions of fled judgment and terms of sale. MARK RICCIARDI, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #100710 141914

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against ANGELICA M. VASQUEZ, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered July 19, 2023, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 16, 2023 at 2:30

PM. Premises known as 20 East Roosevelt Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575. Sec 0055 Block 00435.00 Lot 00161 & 00162. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $590,074.88 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index No 004746/2009.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules.

The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Oscar Prieto, Esq., Referee AYSJN044 141916

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certifcates, Series 2004-FF8, Plaintiff AGAINST Ana Yanez a/k/a Ana M. Yanez a/k/a Ana Maritza Yanez, Juan Yanez a/k/a Juan A. Yanez, et al.,

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 17, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 18, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 950 Ditmas Avenue, Uniondale, NY 11553. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York,

SECTION: 50, BLOCK: 452, LOT: 7.

Approximate amount of judgment $401,125.43 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index #010573/2014. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Offce of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing

masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

Roger Hausch, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-067521-F00

77598

141766

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 601356/2023 COUNTY OF NASSAU

MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC

Plaintiff, vs. RONNETTE M. EVERETT, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE EVERETT; RONALD EVERETT, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE EVERETT; WILSON MCWILLIAMS, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE EVERETT, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specifc lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE EVERETT, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specifc lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under

them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #1, “JOHN DOE #2” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eleven names being fctitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 31 MIRIN AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575

Section: 55, Block: 453, Lot: 5 and 106

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a defciency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $255,000.00 and interest, recorded on October 11, 2012, in Liber M 37818 at Page 506, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 31 MIRIN AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NY 11575. The relief sought in the within action is a fnal judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described

above. NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who fled this foreclosure proceeding against you and fling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated:August 21, 2023

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Aric H. Peymann, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 141908

be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index # 616578/2019. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Malachy Patrick Lyons, Jr., Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 180599-2 141910

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Offcers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 9/27/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, V. FREDERICK T. GLENN, ET. AL.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 26, 2023, and entered in the Offce of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein DITECH FINANCIAL LLC is the Plaintiff and FREDERICK T. GLENN, 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 October 23, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 730 HEMPSTEAD BOULEVARD, UNIONDALE, NY 11553: Section 50, Block 135, Lot 252-254:

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

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2015-1, Plaintiff, vs. DINA VENTURA A/K/A DINA M. VENTURA, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confrming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 8, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 335 Locust Avenue, Uniondale, NY 11553. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 50, Block 47 and Lots 32-34. Approximate amount of judgment is $886,894.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 574/23. UNIONDALEYvonne & Willie Rowser, Variances, front yard average setback, side yard, maintain portico attached to dwelling., S/s Avenue A, 201.37’ E/o Nassau Rd., a/k/a 566 Avenue A ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Uniondale within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals

The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

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Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index # 602891/2019. Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New 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 ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 142056

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. BEVERLY A. GIBBS, et al, Defts. Index #613853/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered August 2, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 24, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 55, Block 494, Lot 12-14. Sold subject to terms and conditions of fled judgment and terms of sale. MARK RICCIARDI, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #100755

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A. It’s true that your white roof was a great choice because of its reflectivity, and throughout the industry there’s a lot of good information about the results from choosing a white roof over a black one. Studies show that the reflectivity has a significant effect on keeping cooling costs lower, but that’s not the whole story. As I have written many times, buildings are systems, and nature never fails to be consistent, taking all factors into account. In areas of the world that have low humidity and high temperatures, the white color responds better as a system, because the condensation from humidity is kept in check by indoor to outdoor conditions being balanced by lack of moisture getting in from the outside, and indoor humidity being controlled by consistent removal of moisture by air conditioning. This is not to say that air conditioning is actually doing the job of removing moisture from the interior, but the key to your problem is humidity control, and your description gave clues as to your current problem.

If your building is brand new, and the concrete poured floors over the steel decking are recent, then your building is still trying to dry out. The concrete and other fresh materials are still holding some of the water that helped mix the materials. The same happens with houses that have new lumber that is still losing moisture from its fibers, for example. Your building needs to be aired out with dehumidification, and you should consult the mechanical engineer and mechanical contractor to coordinate getting the moisture out of the building in a methodical way. Just opening the windows won’t help, since humid outdoor conditions can replenish lost moisture in every absorbent material, from finishes to wallboard, concrete and fabric.

This is one of the most misunderstood parts of building systems. You’re very observant to have seen the moisture and caught it in time. Over the lifespan of the building, you would have observed deterioration, mold and distortion of many of the products installed to make the building come together. This is why many materials don’t last as long as they’re supposed to, and it’s the No. 1 reason for movement and separations, cracking and discoloration.

Condensation is a silent beast that ruins buildings very slowly and steadily. Fortunately, we have better equipment to control humidity than ever before. Your white roof was a smart decision.

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In Washington, the inmates are running the asylum

Every few months there is a respected opinion poll that asks how much credibility Congress has. Poll after poll finds that the public’s faith in Congress is at an all-time low, and sinking lower by the week. As a former state official, I follow the daily events in Washington, and the more I read, the more I’m convinced that it may be time to have a recall election to sweep out some of the crazies who are wielding too much power in Washington.

Regrettably, there is no recall process, so there is no way to make the 535 members of the House and Senate accountable to voters other than regular elections.

It is hard to recite in one column all of the missteps that our elected federal officials are committing, but I’ll give it a try. Let’s start with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican. Tuberville, whose claim to fame is that he was a successful college football

coach, is holding up over 300 military promotions, including the vacancy of the joint chiefs of staff, because he doesn’t like the military’s abortion policy. Every officer in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines is affected by this holdup, but not one Republican senator has been able to get Coach Tommy to change his position.

The Senate is currently under the control of the Democratic Party, and New York’s Chuck Schumer is the majority leader. You’d think Schumer would try to force the Senate to act, but somehow the majority party refuses to try to break the logjam. It seems there’s a Senate rule that allows a member to stall a nomination, or a group of nominations, by placing a “hold” on them. This old-boy tradition is apparently too important to get the military promotions back on track.

Things aren’t much better in the case of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Sadly, last year Mc Connell suffered a bad fall at home, and since then he has been experiencing all kinds of problems that have affected his speech. He

has had two startling public incidents that have exposed his underlying issues. But McConnell has been encouraged to stay in the job, because both parties would rather have him as leader than anyone else. There are a few senators capable of taking over that job, but the party leaders prefer to have an ailing leader rather than some new minority boss.

The case of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is probably the saddest of any Washington story. It took 15 rounds of voting for McCarthy to be elected speaker, and he holds on to his job so long as he can satisfy the Freedom Caucus, a group of far-rightwing zealots who came to Washington to burn down the government. Every day, the caucus members flex their muscles and the speaker jumps to placate them. Under rules that he agreed to, any member of the Republican Conference can move for his ouster, which would force an immediate vote on a new speaker.

McCarthy’s weakness poses a special problem for three members of the Long Island congressional delegation. Repre-

sentatives Nick LaLota, Anthony D’Esposito and Andrew Garbarino are faced with the possibility of a government shutdown on Sept. 30, and their votes, along with those of a few other moderate members, could keep that from happening. The votes of most members of Congress are often ignored by many voters, but there is no way the trio can avoid the wrath of Long Islanders who lose postal or passport service or some other government function if the shutdown happens.

At the same time that the House majority is wrestling with the crazy Freedom Caucus, they will also have to eventually take a vote on impeaching President Biden. I may be a registered Democrat, but I feel free to state that most of my readers tell me this is a a do-nothing House that should be spending its time on things like inflation, border security, migrants and helping less fortunate people survive on modest paychecks.

Jerry Kremer was an Assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

I’ll be choosing my words even more carefully

i’ll be seeing you, just not every week.

In June, when I wrote, “Column writing through hell and high water,” I told readers I was taking a leave from writing for a few months to help my husband through a serious health issue. Many of you reached out, with kind words and encouragement. I wasn’t surprised. You’re good people.

My husband is doing well, but everything changes everything, and the time away from a weekly deadline made me realize that this is a good moment to take a step back and switch from writing weekly to writing once a month.

Now, I understand that for some of you this is excellent news. You can reduce your aggravation level and possibly lower your blood pressure. This summer, one of my favorite letters was from a reader who said that everything I wrote made her angry, but she would miss me.

Well, Mary, I’m back.

As I go through my days, I think constantly of columns that need to be writ-

ten. What I’m happy to let go is the deadline that has been a boundary in my life, week in and week out, for 40 years. When we traveled, I either had to write two or three columns in advance or find Wi-Fi in the wilderness. I’m not complaining; I felt accountable to my readers.

As I wrote three months ago, this hasn’t just been a column; it has been a running memoir of our times. I wrote my heart out after 9/11, grieving with so many readers who lost loved ones in the towers. I scribbled my way through blackouts, epic blizzards, hurricanes and, for three years, the pandemic.

I wrote about how to sleep better and eat better and find friends and keep friends. Sometimes an idea landed on the page full blown, and sometimes it has been a struggle to compose a cogent piece. I spent my 750 words a week in wildly different ways, from warning folks off the road when my son got his license, to welcoming President Ronald Reagan to Congregation Ohr Torah, in North Woodmere, with a bust of his head in chopped liver, to sharing my grief for my darling girl, Zoe the dog, when she passed at 16. My work has been personal. I have written about my children’s lives, their

mitzvahs and their missteps. My breast cancer. My husband’s heart surgeries. I struggled for days trying to find just the right words to honor my parents when they died. In some ways the column has been a running story of all of our lives. After all, don’t we share the same hopes and dreams, worry about the threats to our Mother Earth and yearn for a safer world for our kids?

Many of my columns have suggested or reviewed books, the other love in my life. In return, many of you have pitched books my way that turned out to be thrilling and illuminating.

As politics got nasty and toxic in recent years, I jumped in, wanting to use my 750 words to rally support for our democracy, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights and laws that ensure equality for every community and every human being. I think these were words well spent, although at times the backlash has been fierce. That’s what opinion columns are for: to stir the pot, open the debate and disagree without getting too creepy. I love newspapering. Ink in my veins is how the expression goes. I will write my monthly column going forward with a renewed focus on our democracy. We

Randi is back, but beginning with this issue, she will appear in the Herald once per month.

have the votes to bring sane and serious people into office. Time to close the chapter on book banning in America. Translated, that means supporting equal justice for all as the former president and his cronies face the consequences of their transgressive, mean-spirited time in office.

Last week, David Ignatius, the respected columnist and longtime Biden friend, called for President Biden to withdraw his bid to run in 2024 because he’s too old. I agree; he is old. But there isn’t a qualified, experienced alternative who has the chops to run and win a national election.

Trump is old, too. He is also unfit in mind, body, temperament and demeanor. He has been criminally charged in four indictments. Biden has boosted our democracy and enhanced our reputation around the world. He has robust skills and a natural charm that can’t be learned or bought. His team is working well for America during a treacherous time in our history.

Run, Joe, run.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

RAnDi KREiss

i ’m happy to let go the deadline that has been a boundary in my life.

House Speaker

Kevin McCarthy is busy wrestling with the crazy Freedom Caucus.

JERRY KREMER

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A call for responsible boating

although it’s late in the season, boating safety should remain at the forefront for everyone on the water.

Whether boating off the South Shore of Nassau County or the North Shore’s Long Island Sound, having a safe and fun day on the water is the goal. And that includes personal watercraft operators and their passengers.

But boating can quickly turn treacherous without proper precautions, and a commitment to safety.

Every year, more than a dozen people die in boating accidents in New York — with 28 dying last year alone, according to the state parks department. These incidents are not mere statistics — they represent lives disrupted and ecosystems harmed.

To safeguard against such tragedies and to preserve the waterways, boat

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To the Editor:

operators and their passengers should be educated on fundamental seamanship and waterway rules, how to use their equipment properly, and basic first aid.

Knowing what navigational markings mean goes a long way in reducing hazardous situations such as running aground and passengers falling overboard. Equally crucial is the necessity for personal flotation devices. The majority of boating-related fatalities are caused by not wearing lifejackets. Twenty-one of the 28 people who died last year weren’t wearing them.

Boating under the influence is a grave danger. Just as drinking and driving are a hazardous combination, alcohol and boating do not mix. Impaired judgment and slower reaction times increase the risk of accidents, accounting for 21 percent of the boating fatalities in New

York between 2005 and 2022, according to the parks department. If needed, designate a sober operator and bring along a non-drinking crew member.

Weather conditions can change rapidly on the water. Check the forecast before heading out, and be prepared for unexpected changes. Even experienced boaters can forget to do something as basic as checking the weather before casting off.

Navigational aids such as charts, radios and GPS devices are invaluable tools. Knowing your location and having the means to call for assistance are critical components of safe boating. Making safety a priority can help ensure that every voyage is a memorable and safe experience. There are a couple of good months of boating weather remaining. That’s plenty of time to make good habits routine.

Re U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s column “Congestion pricing will fuel further flight from New York” (Sept. 7-13): Congressman Esposito has it all wrong by opposing New York City’s proposed congestion pricing plan, which would charge drivers $23 during peak hours to drive south of 60th Street in Manhattan.

He claims it would create a heavy cost burden on Long Island drivers heading to the city. If you drive into New York, however, you have to look at all the costs.

First, Long Island parkways and surface streets in the city are in a constant state of gridlock. It feels like rush hour from early morning until evening. Once you get to Manhattan, you slow to a crawl, with delivery trucks blocking you on nearly every block. Every day, 700,000 cars, taxis and trucks stream into Lower Manhattan. The average speed is 7.1 mph, and each of those vehicles spews carbon into our heavily polluted environment. MTA bus speeds have declined 28 percent since 2010.

If you have a 75-mile round trip commute and you expense that, according to the IRS, you could write off roughly $48. That’s what the feds see as the wear and tear of putting miles on your car, insurance, maintenance and depreciation. And what about the price of gas, which is spiking at over $4.25 a gallon? If you make a 75-mile round trip five days a week, and your car gets 20 miles per gallon, it will cost you $160 a week.

Once you get to Manhattan, there’s parking. If you can even find an open lot, it’s very costly, $50 to $75 a day in Lower Manhattan. Street parking is almost impossible, since Covid created hundreds of restaurant extensions onto the streets. Couple that with Citi Bike racks, and thousands of parking spots have vanished.

The time we spend in our cars getting into Manhattan is intolerable. I used to broadcast the financial news on the ABC radio networks from BusinessWeek in Midtown. My commute at 4 a.m. took about 35 minutes. That same commute during rush hour can take 90 to 120 minutes. Plus, if you’re going to Lower Manhattan via the L.I. “Distressway,” you’re paying $17 a day, or $85 a week, for the Midtown Tunnel.

Bottom line, if you add up the costs of commuting by car, you’re paying more than $100 a day with parking. And don’t forget about precious time consumed. New Yorkers lose 117 hours on average each year sitting in traffic, costing them nearly $2,000 in lost productivity and other costs. We have the longest commute times of any

city in the country. Wouldn’t you rather see your kids than taillights?

The stress and cost of driving pushed me onto the LIRR and the subways. It’s a relief not to worry about being late for an appointment or sitting in stop-and-go traffic. The LIRR now gets you to the East Side at Grand Central Terminal as well as Penn Station and Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn.

I do agree with Congressman D’Esposito that the MTA is mismanaged. It should be deconstructed and rebuilt to make it cost-effective, and to rid us of unconscionable overtime and featherbedding. It’s another unfair surcharge on Long Islanders and New Yorkers.

According to traffic engineers, congestion pricing will reduce traffic and pollu-

Searching the sky 2,000 miles from home

on clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah. From my small corner of the universe in Valley Stream, peering upward, I see constellations and planets. My eyes travel farther than any landbound human has ever gone, exploring the cosmos through my glass lens. In these moments, I know I love space visible in the night sky, and the science that can describe it.

This summer, I spent six weeks pursuing this passion for astrophysics with the Summer Science Program in New Mexico.

Thirty-four other student scientists and I started by shooting photos of the night sky, using the telescope at Tortugas

Mountain Observatory, near Las Cruces. Then, in flipbook-like fashion, the captured images showed a small speck of an asteroid hurtling through space. From three simple images, we derived coordinates and calculations that could predict the position of the space rock and track its journey around the solar system for the next 50 million years.

Nightly discussions in the observing center with my peers began with thoughts of confusion and questions about how to decipher the symbols and numbers that haunted our whiteboards, but by the close of the program, we found understanding. We spent our days poring over problems and collectively devising solutions to what at first seemed unsolvable. The program allowed us to gain firsthand experience in the work of astrophysicists. Like them, we collaborated and questioned and watched calculations that once existed only in textbooks come alive in the surrounding sky.

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tion and persuade people to get back onto the trains. The new funding will hopefully close the MTA budget deficit and improve rail service.

Congestion pricing is now being used in advanced cities like Singapore, London, Milan and Stockholm. It makes those urban areas more livable, less congested and less polluted. Shouldn’t New yorkers make the choice to do the same? Or do we want to fall behind, pay more for commuting, inhale carcinogenic vehicle exhaust and be fatigued and stressed by the time we arrive at our Manhattan destination?

JIM PAyMAR Rockville Centre

D’Esposito’s opposition is ‘shortsighted’

To the Editor:

Congressman Anthony D’Esposito’s shortsighted attack on congestion pricing for drivers entering part of Manhattan misstates or omits key aspects of this much-needed plan.

Specific charges and exemptions from the tolls have yet to be determined. There is no factual basis for the congressman’s claim that “commuters would pay upward of $23 during peak hours.”

D’Esposito acknowledges that “increasing ridership on public transportation is a noble cause.” But this stance cannot be squared with his oppo-

sition to a plan designed to generate $1 billion a year to improve service on the region’s rail and bus lines. The congressman further implies that the MTA doesn’t deserve increased funding due to a “long history of mismanagement.” But he offers no evidence for this contention, and he ignores the impact of the pandemic, which cost the MTA nearly half its operating budget.

D’Esposito cites a “recent rash of violent crime” as a disincentive for drivers to use public transit. Incidents of major crime in the transit system actually decreased by nearly 9 percent in the first five months of 2023, according to the New york City Police Department. Plus, daily ridership is returning to prepandemic levels.

The congressman’s overall contention is that congestion pricing would serve as a tax that would spur an exodus from New york. But commuters could avoid this “tax” simply by choosing not to drive into one of the most congested areas in the country. And congestion pricing would in fact help make an iconic part of New york a more alluring place to work and play.

It’s important to note that driving a car, especially in a densely populated area, is not a benign activity. Pollutants emitted from tailpipes contribute to about 320 premature deaths each year, according to the New york City Health Department. An additional 225 people died as a result of vehicle crashes in the city in 2022. Driving likewise threatens our children by contributing greatly to climate change.

Congressman D’Esposito wishes to

Unlike a typical school day, our work was not accompanied by an unwelcome sense of stress. Instead I felt an exhilarating sense of opportunity, relishing the reality that a high school student like me could tap into the infinite world of space exploration.

As we made our discoveries in Las Cruces, the scientific community was making its own exploratory voyages. In just one summer, the James Webb Space Telescope continued peering further into the past with the infrared space images it produced; gravitational waves were collected using astronomical objects light-years away; and India landed a rover on the south side of the moon.

Working away in the New Mexico heat, I was inspired by the fact that these breakthroughs were applying the same fundamental scientific method we high school kids practiced daily. I felt connected to the greater scientific community, if only in a small way. The world was inno-

vating on a large scale, while our small class learned to develop the potential for our generation to follow in our greatest scientists’ footsteps.

Las Cruces was far from home. It didn’t have a pool or bike paths like the ones in Valley Stream’s Hendrickson Park — but across the mountain, 30 degrees above the horizon, we could see an asteroid moving across the sky through our 24-inch-diameter telescope. Though far from home, I felt comforted by the same sense of awe and passion I had experienced so many times while looking up at the night sky from my backyard.

I came home a few weeks ago, and have since gone back with my miniature telescope to Buck Elementary, to stare at the sky and think of how far civilization has come in understanding it, and how far we have traveled. And now I can appreciate the fact that whether I’m in Las Cruces or here in Valley Stream, I can explore it, too.

Ilana Greenberg is a Valley Stream resident and a junior at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck.

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The Nassau County Veterans Picnic and Resource Fair — Eisenhower Park, East Meadow

i spent six weeks pursuing a passion for astrophysics in New Mexico.

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