Valley Stream Herald 04-04-2024

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Chomp goes the bunny shark

Emilia Puran, 6, wearing her all-pink Easter outfit at the village’s Easter Goodie Bag Give Away last Saturday, dancing to ‘Baby Shark.’

VSCHSD Board of Education has three new student liaisons

By JUAN l ASSo jlasso@liherald.com

This year, the role of student liaison to the Valley Stream Central High School Board of Education has fallen on not one, but three Valley Stream high school seniors.

The new liaisons are Gunand Thind, Mary Youssef, and Ashley-Ann Francis, from Valley Stream North, Central, and South, respectively. Each one is what one would expect from a highachieving student: top of the academic heap in their grade, quintessential go-getters in their extracurricular activities, and accustomed to striving and being busy.

College-bound and leadership-driven, they

have been spoken highly of by their teachers and peers, enough to be expressly handpicked by their school principals for the role.

When considering whether to say ‘yes’ to the position, amid an already packed schedule of obligations, Thind, president of North’s ecology club and National Honor Society, realized that the position was “a way I could give back to my school district before I leave away for college, which has given me so much these past six years.”

Handpicked leaders, historic trio

The all-female trio also represents something of a historic first for the district. The position of student liaison, created in 2018 and originally

Advocates join forces to fight ‘period poverty’

By ANGElINA ZINGARIEllo azingariello@liherald.com

Across communities, “period poverty” persists as a pressing concern, as many women struggle to access essential menstrual products due to prohibitive costs and other barriers.

This dilemma leaves many women’s menstrual needs unattended. Research estimates that around 11 million women in the U.S. struggle with some form of period poverty.

What happens many times is women put themselves last, the needs of the family first.

Inaccessibility to period products can bring life to a screeching halt for many women and girls, leading to disruptions in their daily lives, such as missing school or work.

This year, Lissa Nelson, director of patient and customer experience at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital is partnering with new allies: Bonnie Sperry, Administrator for the National Council of Jewish WomenPeninsula Section; and Helena Little, President of the Nassau Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. They are the driving forces behind the latest period poverty initiative.

lISSA NElSoN Director, patient and customer experience, Long Island Jewish V.S.

Last year, through the Women’s Empowerment BERG program, Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital donated close to 500 menstrual products for women at the Memorial Presbyterian Church food pantry in Roosevelt.

“We do public service and food pantries for families that are experiencing food insecurity and it was not lost on us that the majority of people who come to get food to feed their families are women,” Nelson said. “So if you are struggling to get food and to keep food on the table, you’re struggling also to buy these expensive feminine products that take care of themselves.

“And what happens many

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ERASE Racism hosts L.I. student summit

By BRANDON CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com

In one of the most segregated counties in the entire country, high school students from all over Nassau came together to discuss the everyday disparities they feel across the board, and ways their generation will work to overcome them in the near future.

The Long Island Leaders of Tomorrow Summit last Friday, organized by ERASE Racism — a nonprofit organization committed to eliminating racism and promoting equity — invited over a hundred students from various districts to SUNY Old Westbury for an in-depth conversation surrounding racism, class, and solutions they want to see.

“What today does is allow students to identify areas that they can work with their teachers and school leaders to shift some of those biases,” said Erase Racism’s director, Laura Harding.

The day started with breakfast and a conversation surrounding structural racism in their schools and communities.

“You’re the generation that is going to fix the things that my generation and the generations before mine destroyed,” Danielle Lee told the room full of students. Lee is an associate dean, assistant professor of English, and the director of social and environmental justice institute at Old Westbury.

Lee stressed not just the importance

of events such as last week’s summit for the young students who attended, but also stressed the importance of having these students see role models and people who look like them as leaders within the summit itself.

“If it is about us, but doesn’t include us, then it is not really about us,” Lee said, “and that goes for everything.”

Lee also told students that even though they come from many different places, to “listen to each other,” because they all might be going through similar things.

Icommunities, all of the students felt they had the shared experience of dealing with structural racism in their everyday lives. Despite Malverne being 70 percent white, the district’s minority enrollment makes up about 80 percent of the student body, with almost half of all students identifying as “economically disadvantaged,” according to New York state data.

f it is about us, but doesn’t include us, then it is not really about us

And she was right. Students from districts like Uniondale and Malverne compared their experiences of being Black and Brown in the two communities, comparing experiences, expectations, the demographics of people they see everyday, and the resources available to them.

DANIelle lee Director, social and environmental justice institute

“Having to go through metal detectors everyday to get into school would make me feel like a criminal,” said Jayden, a student from Malverne high school who attended the summit, after learning of the security measures in place at Uniondale’s high school.

Although there were stark differences in some experiences between the two

Most students from Malverne village, according to multiple sources, attend private schools over the public school in the community.

According to private school review, at least 25 percent of residents in Malverne village send their children to private schools. While Matt Morello, a 44 year-old Malverne resident, believes the number is actually closer to 75 percent of residents with children.

“We’re from Malverne, so we know the consequences of getting rid of DEI,” said one student who asked not to be identified. That student believes that without initiatives like diversity, equity and inclusion, students such as themselves and others who look like them may be overlooked throughout their community, which they believe is already a common thread.

On top of important, eye-opening con-

versations, students also learned about the five R’s of “real integration,” which was created by students in New York City. These R’s include resources, relationships, restorative justice, representation, and an end to the racial and socioeconomic segregation within our school districts.

Students also were able to attend an educational workshop, giving them the choice between financial education, economic work development, tips and tricks with the college application process, a workshop on outreach and advocacy as well as explaining how to run for office, and even a workshop for the chaperones, discussing adult advocacy.

Also making an appearance at the summit was Assemblymember Taylor Darling, who spoke to students and tried to ignite further inspiration for them to continue to be “catalysts for change.”

“Long Island is very segregated,” Darling told the Herald. “We’re dealing with a disproportionate distribution of funds and resources,” she continued, “we shouldn’t be able to dictate or know who lives in what community based on what we see on the outside, and that is happening very comfortably on Long Island.”

“Racism is very present today in American society,” said Emily, a Uniondale highschool student. But she believes, along with the rest of the students in attendance, they will be the generation to end these disparities.

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Northport gallery showcases V.S. talent

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

Paintings from dozens of art educators and students on Long Island were put on exhibit earlier this year at The Firefly Artists gallery, a beloved bastion of eclectic, local artistry, in Northport. Artwork from two art teachers and two students from Valley Stream South High School were among the featured works.

For South art teacher, Edward Lee, deciding on which student to pair up with for the exhibit was a no-brainer. It had to be junior art student Hannah Wallach.

It’s a black figure that’s supposed to represent a human wasting away inside a box, and the box represents an Instagram page or a TikTok page.

HANNAH WALLAcH

South student artist

“I knew right away it was her,” he said. “Her pieces have such strong meaning behind them, and the light was all over her.”

Wallach’s sculpture, titled “Trapped in Social Media,” features a clay figurine placed inside a translucent box.

Around the box are various posts and comments of the kind you’d find swirling around your social media feed.

“It’s a black figure that’s supposed to represent a human wasting away inside a box, and the box represents an Instagram page or a TikTok page,” said Wallach.

It’s a crystal-clear metaphor for the stranglehold social media can have on our mental and emotional lives as teens.

“I think most people my age can relate to it. You could go on social media for five minutes, and then 20 to 30 minutes later, you sort of snap back to reality,” said Wallach. “And you’re like, this wasn’t what you wanted, you got lost somewhere in there, essentially.”

While Wallach’s art centered around the modern plights of the digital world, Lee’s art drew from the sentimental and the historical. In his gouache painting, titled St. John’s Home Military Band 1926, he recreates an old family photograph.

“The piece I displayed captured a photo of my grandfather and my great uncle when they were in a home for boys back in the 20’s in Brooklyn,” said Lee. “So the small little image that I had, I blew it up and added color almost to kind of bring it to life, almost 100 years from when it was taken.”

More about the Firefly

The Firefly Artists was established in 2011 to create a gallery setting for local artists. Over the past decade, The Firefly Artists has displayed a stunning variety of work created by hundreds of Long Island artists through its Main Street locations and pop-up galleries in the community. The Firefly now inhabits the iconic 90 Main Street once the home of Northport Hardware Company.

The tug of the past also bears heavily on the piece exhibited by art student Laiba Ismail. “Across the Indigo Mountains” is a landscape painting in which the viewer is situated up on the icy peaks of blue mountains — a place reminiscent of Ismail’s youth in her home country of Pakistan.

“I was surrounded by mountains there as well as the rest of my relatives that are not with me here in the U.S.,” said Ismail. “So the work expresses my love for nature and practically my love for my family and home country.

It’s top-notch work according to Ismail’s art teacher, Katherine Aragon, who complemented her student’s landscape painting with her own, titled: “Quiet Moments.”

“The painting captures the scene of a field in November of kind of this moment of kind of quieting down and getting ready for the hibernation of winter,” said Aragon. “So kind of those moments where you kind of pull back and you kind of reflect on the year.”

Photos courtesy Edward Lee Art teacher Katherine Aragon, student Hannah Wallach, and art teacher Edward Lee pose with their pieces of artwork alongside various other students and teachers across Long Island.

South art student Hannah Wallach posed with her sculpture “Trapped in Social Media” at The Firefly Artists gallery in Northport earlier this year.

Family sues district over alleged bus rape

Last year, a school bus driver was arrested and charged for allegedly raping and kidnapping a Valley Stream student who rode on his bus route between January and July of 2023. Now, the father of that student has filed a lawsuit against Nassau County, Valley Stream Central High School District, the bus company, and the indicted driver, claiming negligence. It’s unclear, however, how much the family is asking for in damages.

Giovanny Campos, a middle-aged man from Queens was charged with kidnapping, rape, criminal sex act, and reckless endangerment of a minor on Nov. 30 of last year. He was indicted by a grand jury before Supreme Court Justice Robert McDonald where he pleaded not guilty.

abused her in his apartment in Queens. He was arrested at his home on Sept. 28.

“School bus drivers are trusted to transport and protect our children, but this defendant allegedly preyed on a teenage student and sexually abused her both on his bus and at his apartment in Queens,” Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said in a news release last year. “This office is committed to prosecuting predators who prey on vulnerable children.”

Valley Stream Central High School District Superintendent Wayne Loper said the district could not comment on pending litigation but said immediate steps were taken to remove Campos from providing transportation services when the allegations first came to light.

While Campos’ criminal case is pending, if found guilty, he faces a potential maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. He is due back in court on May 2.

Campos was employed as a driver with the Cheese Bus Company, where he routinely drove students from Valley Stream Central High School to North High School.

Starting in early May, Campos allegedly raped the teenage girl in a parking lot while still on the bus and sexually

According to the New York State Bar Association, “medical aid in dying is a medical practice that has been adopted in ten US jurisdictions (WA, MT, VT, CA, CO, D.C., HI, ME, NJ, NM) that allows a terminally ill, mentally capable adult with a prognosis of six months or less to live to request from their doctor a prescription for medication they can decide to self-ingest to die peacefully in their sleep.” New York’s MAID law will be considered by the legislature this year.

Protections in the proposed law include (1) a requirement that two physicians confirm the person is terminally ill with a prognosis of six months or less months to live, (2) the individual is informed of palliative care and hospice options, (3) there is a mandatory mental health evaluation if either physician has any concerns about the person’s mental capacity, (4) the request be in writing witnessed by two people, neither of whom stand to benefit from the person’s estate, and (5) anyone attempting to coerce a person will face criminal prosecution.

“The District is aware of legal action which has been filed and criminal charges concerning the disturbing allegations against a bus driver formerly employed by a transportation provider which provided shuttle bus services last year,” he said in a statement. “Our District is a place where our students should be safe, and we condemn in absolute terms any violation of that safety, as well as the unspeakable harm the accused is alleged to have inflicted.”

MAID is inextricably tied to hospice and palliative care, of which a core value is patient dignity and autonomy. New York ranks last in the country for hospice utilization due to health providers failing to provide information and counseling on these end of life options. Options will now be required to be discussed under a provision requiring “informed consent”.

Public and organizational support for MAID is widespread.

Gallup reports that 74% of US adults believe that doctors should be allowed to end the life of a patient with an incurable disease “by some painless means”. By a margin of 50% to 26% New York physicians support MAID.

Taking into account the sensibilities of those health professionals who oppose MAID (formerly known as “physician assisted suicide”) on moral or religious grounds, by allowing them to opt out without penalty, the proposed law will offer an end to needless end of life pain and suffering for countless New Yorkers.

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“Since that time, we have been cooperating with law enforcement in their investigation of this matter,” he continued. “Additionally, we have offered assistance and mental health resources to the affected student, their family, and any other students who may be in need. We

have and continue to encourage anyone with additional information regarding this matter to immediately report it to our staff and to the Nassau County Police Department.”

–Juan Lasso

Giovanny Campos Herald file photo

The father of a Valley Stream student who claimed to have been repeatedly raped by former bus driver, Giovanny Campos, has filed a lawsuit against the Valley Stream Central High School District, claiming negligence.

Hofstra seeks repeat conference title

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Hofstra’s softball team is seeking an encore from the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018 last season with many new faces.

Led largely by five veteran fifth-year players, the Pride punched its NCAA Tournament ticket with a dramatic 5-4 walk-off conference title win in the bottom of the seventh inning against Towson after trailing by one entering the final frame. Hofstra was picked to finish third in the Coastal Athletic Association this season and coach Adrienne Clark is hoping her team is once again positioned for some postseason magic.

“Anytime you yield success it is motivating for the incoming class,” said Clark, who as a Hofstra player led the Pride to four straight CAA titles from 2002-05.

Hofstra got a big confidence boost it can go toe-to-toe with the nation’s best when it battled then 12th-ranked Missouri on March 26 at home and took the SEC power to extra innings before falling 2-1. The late afternoon game against Missouri, which is coached by former Hofstra coach Larissa Anderson, came immediately after the Tigers crushed Fordham 20-0 on the same field that afternoon.

“Having a top 25 team come here and have that game at home was really incredible,” said Clark, who played for Anderson when she was an assistant coach at Hofstra in the early 2000s. “It shows we are capable of beating anyone on any given day.”

Senior pitcher Julie Apsel showed why she’s the ace of the Pride staff in the Missouri gamer tossing a four-hitter over nine innings to an explosive lineup. She continued the momentum of the Missouri game with three wins during a CAA sweep North Carolina-Wilmington last weekend, where she surrendered just two runs.

Apsel is among a number of pitchers Clark can turn to in the bullpen including local high school products Marisa Ogden (Sewanhaka) and Anna Butler (Seaford.)

Junior Haley Venturini, a Rhode Island

native, has been working her way back from an injury suffered last season and Clark also expects her to play a key role in a deep rotation.

“They are different types of pitchers which is positive for us because we can put them in different situations to allow for success,” Clark said.

While Clark lost some key offensive talent from last year’s conference championship squad, the Pride returned reigning All-CAA First Team center fielder Chelsea Manto, who hit .301 with 27 stolen bases. The graduate student from Robbinsville, New Jersey is on pace for another big season with a .280 average and 12 stolen bases through the first 27 games.

Senior catcher Becca Vaillancourt has emerged as the Pride’s leading hitter so far with a..373 average with five home runs while also leading the pitching staff behind the plate. Olivia Malinowski and

Aliya Catanzarita have also been big producers at the plate early on this season displaying home run power at times.

Sophomore shortstop Allana Morse, a Mepham High School graduate, is another big focal point of the Hofstra offense after earning CAA All-Rookie Team honors as a freshman with 46 hits including a double in the NCAA Tournament against top-ranked Oklahoma. The North Bellmore native has also blossomed into a solid defensive player anchoring the middle infield.

“She has been so incredible at shortstop this year with some of the plays she has made,” said Clark of Morse. “The ball rarely gets by her in the infield.”

Freshman right fielder Lily Yepez, a former Mepham teammate of Morse, has

also emerged as a key bat in the lineup and was fifth on the team in batting to close the month of March. The North Bellmore native helped lead the Pirates to three county championships and two Long Island titles.

After hosting North Carolina A&T this weekend, the Pride return home to face Long Island rival Stony Brook in another crucial three-game CAA series from April 12-14. The final home conference games are slated for April 26-28 against Hampton.

The CAA Tournament is May 8-11 at UMC-Wilmington where the Pride will look to defend its crown. Hofstra entered the week tied for second in the CAA standings at 8-4 with 15 conference games remaining.

Courtesy Hofstra Athletics Communications Senior pitcher Julia Apsel limited powerhouse Missouri to four hits over nine innings March 26 and is the ace of Hofstra’s staff.

The Pride looks to repeat as conference champs this spring and return to the NCAA Tournament.

This V.S. 30 student wins state art contest

Forest Road Elementary sixth grader, Jacob Ramirez, has been named the first-place winner in the New York State Association for Bilingual Education Student Art Contest in the grades 6-8 category. Jacob’s artistic talent carried him to the top while shining a spotlight on the contest’s mission: to advocate for bilingual education.

Jacob’s winning artwork, created under the theme,

District 13 musicians shine in state capital

As part of the national Music In Our Schools Month celebration, talented student musicians from Valley Stream District 13 embarked on an unforgettable journey to the heart of the state capital for a special performance.

The James A. Dever Elementary School’s junior chorus, under the direction of choral maestro Johanna Land, and the Wheeler Avenue Elementary School’s chamber orchestra, led by orchestra director Mary Scott, wowed audiences with their musical performance at the Empire State Plaza in Albany.

The performance, held amidst the grandeur of Empire

State Plaza, showcased the talents of Valley Stream District 13’s young musicians. From the enchanting melodies of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade For Strings” to the spirited rhythms of the Spanish folk song “De Colores,” the students delivered a diverse and captivating repertoire that left attendees in awe.

In addition to their stellar performance, students had the opportunity to explore the historic landmarks of Albany, including a guided tour of the New York State Capitol Building. This immersive experience not only enriched their understanding of New York’s rich cultural heritage but also provided valuable insights

into the state’s legislative process.

Reflecting on the trip, choral maestro Land expressed her pride in the students’ achievements, saying that it was “truly inspiring to see young musicians showcase their talents on such a prestigious stage.”

Scott echoed Land’s sentiments, adding that “this trip was a testament to the power of music to unite and inspire. I am immensely proud of our students for their outstanding performance and grateful to everyone who supported this memorable journey.”

–Juan Lasso

James A. Dever Elementary School and Wheeler Avenue Elementary School students performing at the Empire State Plaza. Courtesy Valley Stream District 13

V.S. District 13 partakes in St.

Valley Stream District 13 students recently celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a day filled with fun and engaging classroom activities. From creative writing prompts to colorful art projects, students immersed themselves in the spirit of the holiday and embraced traditions associated with St. Patrick’s Day.

As part of the celebration, students at District 13 partook in a variety of classroom activities and lessons that highlighted the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day. The students engaged in a writing prompt where they shared why they consider themselves lucky, allowing them to reflect on the positive aspects of their lives and express gratitude. Additionally, students showcased their artistic talents by coloring in their bowl of Lucky Charms. The cereal artworks sparked creativity and added a touch of whimsy to the classroom environment, enhancing the festive atmosphere of the day.

Furthermore, students delved into the cultural significance of St. Patrick’s Day by learning about the his-

tory and traditions associated with the holiday. Through interactive lessons and discussions, students gained a deeper understanding of the origins of St. Patrick’s Day and the customs that are observed during this special time of year. To add to the excitement, students explored the world of leprechauns by crafting leprechaun faces and engaging in activities centered around the famously mischievous creatures. They read stories such as Silly McGilly and How to Catch a Leprechaun to enhance their knowledge and imagination, sparking their creativity and a sense of wonder.

One of the highlights of the celebration was the crafting of leprechaun traps, where students put their engineering and problem-solving skills to the test to catch the elusive leprechauns. The hands-on activity not only promoted teamwork and critical thinking but also added an element of adventure to the St. Patrick’s Day festivities.

–Juan Lasso

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Rabbi Schwartz takes a trip to Israel

Delivers 200 letters from Rockville Centre congregants

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Rabbi Emeritus Barry Dov Schwartz, of Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David, recently spent a week in Israel, near the Gaza border, as part of a goodwill mission sponsored by the Israel Law Center.

“It was exhausting, sad and exhilarating,” Schwartz told the Herald. “It will take me weeks to process and absorb everything I experienced.”

Schwartz, 83, led the Rockville Centre synagogue for 37 years before retiring in 2010. He published a memoir, “A Man of Spirit,” in 2022, based on his experiences working alongside a Nazi hunter, marching for civil rights in Washington and serving as a chaplain during the Vietnam War.

When you see it and witness it, it’s altogether different

BARRy SchWAR tz Rabbi emeritus, Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David

On his trip, he visited several places that were attacked by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7.

“They had planned this for years, to attack and infiltrate the kibbutzim,” Schwartz said. “When you see it and witness it, it’s altogether different.”

He visited four communities — Sderot, Be’eri, Kfar Aza and Nirim — that were targeted by Hamas during the earlymorning attacks.

“We saw what they did,” Schwartz said. “How they ransacked and bombed our homes.”

The attacks claimed the lives of at least 1,200 people, who were massacred in their homes, on the streets and at the Nova Music Festival. The attacks, which included numerous missile strikes, were a coordinated assault that took place during Simchat Torah — an annual Jewish holiday following the festival of Sukkot, which marks the beginning of a new cycle of Torah readings — and resulted in the capture of more than 250 hostages.

During his week-long mission, Schwartz saw the impact of the attacks up close. He visited the kibbutzim where Hamas terrorists killed dozens of people. He walked through one of the tunnels used to infiltrate border cities. He saw a police station near the border that was destroyed by terrorists intent on disabling efforts by law enforcement to respond.

Schwartz said that after seeing the impact of the attacks up close, he could not believe that there are so many people in the United States protesting against the victims.

“Many want to reward the enemy for what they did,” Schwartz said. “I know how Israelis feel. They feel alone. They feel isolated. I wanted to show them there are people who care.”

He explained that since there are so many men and women serving in the Israel Defense Forces, there have been shortages in the workforce. That’s why Schwartz and others volunteered to spend an entire afternoon in the fields, picking avocados and Clementine oranges.

“All the time we heard bombings,” he said. “When the red siren went off, you only had 15 seconds to get into a safe area.”

Months after the attacks, Schwartz said, the Israeli people are simply trying to get back to life as usual. Stores are beginning to open again and people are going back to work once more.

“Some might think that the Israelis are angry,” he said. “They’re not. They just want to live their lives. If anything, they’re angry at themselves for not being more vigilant.”

Throughout his mission, Schwartz carried a bag filled with more than 200 letters, written by Rockville

Centre children and adults, which he gave to Israeli soldiers and citizens.

“They asked me if I would distribute them,” he said. “You never thought a letter from a stranger

would be received so enthusiastically.”

One soldier, he recounted, was so taken with the gesture that he affixed his letter to his tank. Schwartz took the letters everywhere he went, even to a hospital where he visited wounded IDF soldiers.

The mission was organized by the Israel Law Center, an organization that fights terrorism in the courts by bringing lawsuits against those who support violent acts and warfare. The group comprises Jews and non-Jews across the United States, some of whom made the trip to show their support.

At each stop, they heard from a number of people about the attacks, and each night, at their hotel in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, they took part in panel discussions with lawyers, journalists and other experts.

“It was very emotionally straining,” Schwartz said. “At the same time, it was beautiful to see the Israeli people united and full of love.”

During one presentation, he recalled, a woman described how her son was killed by friendly fire. She said that she had no hatred in her heart, and that there are friendly-fire incidents in every war. Instead, she suggested that people embrace one another and respond with more love.

“The main concern of every Israeli, no matter what the political nuances,” Schwartz said, “is to get those hostages home.”

He said that in Tel Aviv, people have set up a long table with place settings for the roughly 130 hostages still being held in Gaza, in the hope that they will soon come home and eat with their families once more.

Despite the sadness of his trip, Schwartz said, it was important for him to bear witness to what was happening in Israel, and to show support and goodwill.

“I really don’t know what the solution is,” he said. “The world has to remember we didn’t start the war … because right now there is too much going against the victims and not against the perpetrators.”

Photos courtesy Rabbi Barry Schwartz Schwartz delivered more than 200 letters from his Rockville Centre congregants and children to soldiers in the IDF.

Schwartz meeting with Peter Lerner, an IDF spokesman and a journalist.

First all-female team of student liaisons

conceived as a single, non-voting student representative, came after a resounding public push for student representation on the Board of Education.

The student liaison’s core responsibility is to relay the “concerns and requests from their respective student bodies” in helping to shape school district policy, according to district officials. That means if there ever was a problem or concern students felt wasn’t being sufficiently dealt with, the liaison could filter them through the board.

Previously, the student liaison position fell to one senior, alternating between each school every year. It started with former Central student Anthony Cruz, who led the charge for creating the position six years ago.

For the first time this year, however, the board’s new policy paves the way for a liaison from each school to serve simultaneously.

“As a person of color and a woman, it’s important for me to get involved and show that it isn’t a certain type of people to be in leadership, and the fact I’m a young person is important,” said Francis. “Setting good standards of character by student leaders has value, especially for other students.”

The student leaders seem to still be finding their bearings in their new role. Exchanges with the Board of Education have been slow going so far, on account

of two back-to-back canceled board meetings due to weather, but progress is being made.

Thind says she is working closely with her principal, Robin Small, and has held conversations with her fellow liaisons. She and Youssef mingled and compared notes with dozens of other Long Island student representatives at the Long Island BOCES Student Forum.

Hall pass app hiccups

Topics of particular interest focus on enduring concerns like excessive cellphone usage among her peers as well as more novel ones like students’ technical

headaches around using SmartPass, an electronic hall pass on a school-issued device in place of the traditional paper pass, and a sign-in sheet.

The app upgrade enables teachers to better track students’ whereabouts and document how long they’ve been outside the classroom, reportedly reducing the amount of time and legwork teachers need to keep tabs on their students.

“I definitely think there is room for improvement in these areas and for things to discuss with the board coming up,” said Thind.

“The SmartPass has made a few things complicated for some students

and staff members,” said Francis.

The app allows students to go the bathroom without needing to ask for their teacher’s permission, minimizing classroom disruption and sparing more anxious students from needing to speak up. But there seems to be a learning curve to the new technology.

“Instead of signing off on a piece of paper (like the traditional way), teachers have to help students navigate the online platform,” noted Francis.

The online system requires students to select on their devices the classroom number and bathroom location they intend to use, noted Francis but “some students are not aware what classroom they’re in or not sure what bathroom they should go to.”

With graduation being just two months away, when senior events and pre-college preparations have a strong claim on a senior’s attention, the student liaisons have a thinning window of time left. Francis nevertheless remains determined to leave a noticeable impact as a student liaison before she leaves for college. Thind has also striven to make herself visible and available to students in her free periods and at the library to strike up conversations with students and listen to their issues.

“We have a diverse student body, and I try to talk to students, especially the younger ones, as much as I can,” said Thind.

Courtesy Valley Stream Central High School District

Chosen by their principals for their leadership and academic achievements, gunand thind, mary Youssef and ashley- ann francis stepped up to represent their peers as the Valley Stream Central High School district’s liaisons to the board of education.

Honoring Long Island’s best businesswomen

By Danielle Schwab

It was a month of honoring women, but an evening of actually celebrating women as hundreds gathered once again for the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards.

Hosted by RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, the gala took place at the Heritage Club at Bethpage, 48 businesswomen were honored in more than a dozen different categories. Two special awards also were handed out for the Next Generation-Under 30, while the late Karen Tenenbaum was commemorated for her work founding Tenenbaum Law.

“This feels so much like a homecoming,” said Tifphani White-King, principal U.S. national tax practice leader of Mazars Group — and the event’s keynote speaker.

“I grew up here in Long Island, and there’s nothing like being celebrated and recognized and humbled by your hometown.”

The workplace, she added, “is really about women helping other women. Lifting each other up as we continue to climb the proverbial crystal staircase that Langston Hughes has talked about in his poetry.”

“I think that it’s great to have these awards to honor women who are working so hard and building these businesses,” said Liz Bentley, president of Liz Bentley Associates in Cold Spring Harbor. “As women leaders, we have to go first on things that may be difficult or scary, but we can do it and we’re good at it. It makes a difference.”

Aimee Kestenberg Elan, founder and designer for Affordable Luxury Group, was honored in the entrepreneur category. Now celebrating the company’s 10th anniversary, she reflected on the long path that got her here in the first place.

“I was the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors,” she said. “This is definitely an accomplishment for my family since we didn’t know if we were going to make it in general. Being here tonight is something special for me to show my children that women can do anything — which is a big reason I do what I do.”

The awards highlighted women from many different industries, like health care. That’s where Tameka Wallace, associate executive director of perioperative services at Glen Cove Hospital, shares her pride in being among the women leaders acknowledged.

“To be honored amongst all these amazing women — and for my hospital — it feels amazing,” she said.

Managing more than $18 million in revenue while overseeing more than 100 employees, Wallace admits she can’t do it alone.

“You do such hard work, it’s important to acknowledge both the people in and out of work,” she said. “My family is just as part of my success as I am a part of theirs.”

Jennifer Mock Donohue has been vice president of Disney Local Advertising for five years, overseeing local,

regional and political sales for the Disney ad sales team.

“I think it gets better and better for female executives, because now we have each other to lean on,” she said. “It’s so important to see — especially for future generations that you can do anything in this world.”

That’s something Seema Bhansali, vice president of employee experience

and inclusion for the Henry Schein health care company, also focuses on.

“I brought my 16-year-old daughter because I want her to see that women have their own space and can own themselves in a very specific way,” she said. “It can be hard for women to say, ‘Yeah, I’m good.’ I want her to see that (imposter syndrome) doesn’t have to be her reality.”

“You see more CEOs, COOs, CFOs … women in all areas of business now,” she said. “The ceiling is smashed. There’s nothing we can’t do.”

The dinner and award ceremony are reminders to the communities of Long Island about the women who are leading the way.

“It was a privilege to be in the same room with such a talented, driven and giving group of strong and fearless women,” said Amy Amato, executive director of RichnerLive.

The Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards gala gold sponsor was Glen Cove Hospital-Northwell Health. Silver sponsors were Mazars, Henry Schein, Certilman Balin, Greenberg Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology, Valley Women in Business, and Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld.

Other sponsors included Liz Bentley Associates, National Grid Ventures, NHG Law Group, Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island, and Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran LLP, Nassau

Angela Hayes, director of the customer experience group at Paraco Gas, shared an optimistic look at the future of women in the workforce.

Community College and Disney.

There were many cheers for the honorees of the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards at the Heritage Club at Bethpage.

Victoria Spagnolo of NHG Law Group.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Yvonne Cort of Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld, accepts her award from Herald Community Newspapers publisher Stuart Richner.

Lauren Monaghan of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman.

Melissa Negrin-Wiener of Cona Elder Law.

Mindy Perlmutter of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island.

Krista Bennett DeMaio of LI Beauty Scene.

Holden Leeds/Herald photos

Retha Fernandez of National Grid Ventures and, far right, Dr. Subrina Oliver of O-High Technologies.

Christina Jonathan of Jaspan Schlesinger and Narendran LLP.

Liz Bentley of Liz Bentley Associates.

Adrienne Greene of Valley Bank.

Ms. Long Island, Katherine Wang, left, and Ms. Long Island Teen, Alexis Ebanks.

Stuart Richner giving Larry Tenenbaum and his daughters an award in loving memory of their late wife and mother, Karen.

Maria Conzatti of Nassau Community College.

Stuart Richner, left, with keynote and honoree Tifphani White-King and her son.

Tim Baker/Herald photos Seema Bhansali of Henry Schein.

Jennifer Mock Donahue of Disney.

Gloria Webb of Valley Bank.

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times is women put themselves last, the needs of the family first. And sometimes that leads to a lot of unsafe behaviors, in terms of women’s health, in substituting feminine products.”

Nelson said the partnership with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated and the National Council of Jewish Women will help bring women’s issues to the forefront and make sure they have a platform.

The team members not only collected menstrual products but also garnered donations from the community.

the high cost of period products has left many girls and women without sanitary pads for their menstrual needs.

Ranging from sanitary pads to menstrual cups, the products were turned into kits, designed to address the diverse needs of women experiencing economic hardship.

“Everyone thinks that this is sometimes just a global problem that other countries have to deal with,” Little said. “But it’s really in our own backyard. We felt that it was really important.”

Another objective is to break down barriers associated with discussions on women’s menstrual health and ensure equal access to period products for teenage girls and women in diverse environments, including schools, workplaces, and public spaces.

“It’s just a wonderful feeling to be able to make sure people, women, children, people can go to school, have what they need,” Sperry said. “And if they get their period in school, it’s there for that as well and they don’t have to worry.”

The collaborative effort reflects a collective determination to confront the pervasive issue of menstrual inequality. The period products will go to the food pantry at the United Methodist Church in Westbury and at another Long Island food pantry, ensuring these donated products reach women in underserved communities.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Jacqueline Bove, renee Sanchez, ileana alfonso, Lissa nelson, and tatiana rodriguez gathered to celebrate the collection of feminine products that will be given to the food pantry at the united methodist Church in Westbury and to another Long island food pantry.

STEPPING OUT

Go all out

By Karen Bloom

s we eagerly welcome spring — and Earth Month — the moment has arrived to think about how you want your yard to serve your family, pets and wildlife.

Maybe you’re aiming to have the best yard on the block, want to install an outdoor “family room,” or expand your space for entertaining. Perhaps your kids or pets could use a better play space.

Spring and backyarding — the act of doing indoor activities such as dining, working, entertaining, even exercising, in our own backyards — surely go hand in hand.

“Knowing your backyarding personality type can help you be better prepared to craft a yard that is not only beautiful, but is also purposeful and specifically suited to how you backyard,” says Kris Kiser, president of the TurfMutt Foundation, which advocates for the care and use of green space.

The TurfMutt Foundation celebrates 15 years in 2024 teaching families how to save the planet one yard at a time.

“There really are no rules. Create an outdoor area that reflects your unique personality and style while supporting the things you like to do in your green space,” Kiser says. “Your yard isn’t just for aesthetics. It’s purposeful and contributes to our and the planet’s well-being. We encourage you to design your space that shows off your sense of style and supports what is important to your family.”

For most of us, that means filling our home environment with flowers. Plant summer bulbs and you’ll enjoy extra flowers in your garden next summer for months on end. Pick a nice spring day and turn planting into a fun outdoor activity — and get everyone involved.

Starting in early spring and all through summer, flower bulbs give you that lovely spring feeling. Even if March and April are often still cold and bleak, the first brave bulbs already start flowering. Imagine how fun it will be to cut some flowers from your own garden to put in a vase. In this way, you can enjoy spring inside as well.

Once the danger of night frost has passed, it is time to plant summer bulbs. If you don’t have enough garden space, no worries. Summer bulbs thrive planted in pots as well. With so many varieties available, you can you create the most colorful displays. You can enjoy these eye-catchers on your deck, patio or terrace for months.

Exuberant effect

All summer bulbs are suitable for planting in pots, by the way, They come in all kinds of shapes and colors. Five of the best-known include dahlia, Begonia, gladiolus, Calla and lily. They all have their own charm,

so it all depends on what you like. Low-growing summer bulbs are particularly suitable for pots, such as dahlias up to about 20 inches tall and tuberous begonias.

For an extra exuberant effect, mix several varieties of summer bulbs together. It is a smart choice if you want to extend the flowering period. Some flowers, such as dahlias and begonias, will actually continue to flower until the first frost.

Well-known or lesser known

Once the threat of night frost has passed, it is time to get started with summer bulbs.

The planting period runs until late May. You can choose popular dahlias, gladioli (Gladiolus), lilies (Lilium) or tuberous begonias. You could also go for lesser-known varieties, such as Crocosmia (previously known as Montbretia), variegated pineapple lily (Eucomis), Tigridia or Liatris.

Have you picked the perfect spot yet? Most summer bulbs need at least six hours of daily sun for rich flowering. So, check the packaging to see if your chosen bulbs prefer sun or (semi-)shade. Their demands on the soil are modest — it just needs to be sufficiently permeable to water.

Perfect match

Lower-growing varieties are best planted at the front of the border. Taller-growing ones thrive in a sheltered spot, against a wall or near a shrub, for example.

Group similar color hues together, or indeed, choose contrasting colors. Crocosmia, Dahlia and Liatris make a good team, as do lilies with gladioli and Canna lilies.

Summer bulbs are also a perfect match with perennials and shrubs.

Easy planting

Plant bulbs twice as deep as they are tall. Exceptions to this rule are dahlias and begonias, which should be planted less deep (with a few inches of soil above them).

Place bulbs in the soil with the growing point (“nose”) facing up. For begonias, the concave side is the top. Don’t worry if you’re not sure — once they sprout, they will grow upward on their own.

Fill the hole with soil and tamp it down lightly — water your bulbs.

In a pot, you can plant them a little closer together. Make sure there are holes in the bottom of the pot to allow excess water to drain away.

Put some shards or clay pellets at the bottom of the pot with potting soil on top. Next, follow the steps above. The bulbs will grow out on their own. They need watering only during long periods of drought.

Just a little more patience before you can enjoy the colorful results.

South Shore Symphony

The South Shore Symphony Orchestra welcomes spring as it continues director Adam Glaser’s inaugural season. The orchestra is joined by the Adea Horn Quartet, composed of Alyssa Cherson, David Stevens, Erik Beuttenmuller and Anthony Hayes. The evening’s fascinating repertoire includes Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Op. 45, the most substantial work in the program. One of his most beloved works, it’s known for lush melodies and rich harmonies combined with dance rhythms, a sprinkle of jazz, and modern harmonic twists. Also of note, he wrote it on Long Island, in Huntington. The program also includes Lili Boulanger’s D’un Matin de Printemps, a brilliant work with hints of Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy, and Robert Schumann’s Concertpiece for 4 Horns, Op. 86.

Saturday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.

Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Tickets available at MadisonTheatreNY.org or (516) 323-4444.

Rain: A tribute to The Beatles

The dynamic band takes everyone back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends in its lively celebration of the iconic ‘Abbey Road’ album. Rain is renowned for delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that critics and audiences proclaim as the next best thing to seeing the Beatles live. Together longer than the Fab Four, Rain has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, resulting in a show that thoroughly captures the essential essence of Beatlemania. Their performance transports you back to the iconic era of Sgt. Pepper and the Magical Mystery Tour, along with all your favorite hits. From energetic classics to reflective favorites, the band delivers an unforgettable performance that appeals to fans, old and new. With vibrant costumes and psychedelic visuals, Rain creates a stunning concert full of nostalgia and good vibes. Join the band on an extraordinary journey that captivates hearts and inspires all generations.

Friday, March 29, 8 p.m. Tickets start Wednesday, April 10, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $45. Flagstar at Wesbury Music Fair, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. Tickets available at LiveNation.com.

Flower bulbs provide happiness for weeks on end, even before the height of the season. Photos courtesy iBulb

THE Your Neighborhood

April 17

The Wallflowers

Grab your leather jackets, and get ready to rock! The Wallflowers have hit the road and bringing their epic sound to the Paramount stage, Thursday, April 17, at 8 p.m. The line-up consists of Steve Mackey on bass, Stanton Adcock on lead guitar, Lynn Williams on drums, and founder Jakob Dylan on lead vocals and guitar. Expect to hear fan favorites, including the Billboard 100 charter “Sleepwalker.” Formed in 1989 by Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller, over the last two decades the band has seen many changes. 1992 saw the release of their debut album, followed in 1994 by their best-known and highest-selling album, Bringing Down The Horse, which featured Grammy award-winning track ‘One Headlight’. The Wallflowers went on to release three more albums before going on a hiatus. 2012 was the year the band reunited and released their sixth album “Glad All Over.” Nearly a decade later, The Wallflowers released their seventh album, “Exit Wounds,” which hit number three on the Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart — making it the highest charting album for the band yet! For the past 30 years, this Dylan-led act has stood as one of rock’s most dynamic and purposeful bands — a unit dedicated to and continually honing a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack. That signature style has been present through the decades, baked into the grooves of smash hits like 1996’s “Bringing Down the Horse” as well as more recent and exploratory fare like Glad All Over.” While it’s been nine long years since we’ve heard from the group with whom he first made his mark, The Wallflowers are silent no more. And Jakob Dylan always knew they’d return, claiming The Wallflowers is much of his life’s work. $75, $45, $35, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

‘Listen to the Music’

Join L.I. Cabaret Theatre for their latest performance, Saturday, April 6, 2 p.m., at the Elmont Library Theatre. In this spirited show music is on the menu as the cast travels back to different years in the past to find clues and knowledge to save the Melody Diner from demolition. A cast of 35 keeps the action moving along, with a live band. Singers and dancers perform current hits, oldies and also tunes from the Broadway stage. Free admission. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. (516) 354-5280 or LICabaret@ aol.com.

District 13 board meets

Valley Stream District 13 Board of Education holds its regular board meeting, Monday, April 8, at 8 p.m., at James A. Dever School. 585 Corona Ave. For more information, email district clerk MaryAnn Rosamilia at mrosamilia@valleystream13. com or visit ValleyStream13. com.

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Urban Art Evolution,” is a comprehensive exhibit featuring a diverse range of compositions from the 1980s through the present by creators who were based in the rough and tumble downtown area of New York City known as Loisaida/LES (Lower East Side/East Village) and close surrounding neighborhoods. Artists pushed the boundaries of what was considered “art” with a primary focus on street/graffiti art. The exhibit’s scope, guest curated by art collector/gallerist Christopher Pusey, offers an even broader view from other creative residents, who worked inside their studios but still contributed to the rich fabric of the downtown art scene from different vantage points and aesthetics.

Works include sculpture, paintings, photography, music, and ephemera from many noted and influential artists. On view through July 7. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

April 6

Country Jukebox

The North Shore Symphony Orchestra is joined by Broadway and New York cabaret stars for “Country Jukebox: Kenny, Dolly & Friends,” Saturday, April 6, 8 p.m., on Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center stage. Your toes will be tapping and your hands clapping during this evening of country classics from the 1950s to today’s hottest contemporary hits.

The dynamic performers, with North Shore Symphony, salute such greats as Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, The Judds, Carrie Underwood and more. Tickets start at $45, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 8774000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

Pickleball returns

The Village of Valley Stream hosts pickleball courses starting on Saturday, April 6, at A.J. Hendrickson Park. Participation fee is $80. Paddles and pickleballs will be provided. 123 W. Merrick Road Register in advance by calling (516) 825-4200 or visit Vsrec.org.

April 14

On stage

Plaza

Theatrical continues its season with “Til Death Do Us Part…You First,” directed by Chazz Palminteri, Sunday, April 14, 2:30 p.m. Peter Fogel wrote and perfroms his hilarious autobiographical tale. An eternal bachelor, Fogel has major commitment issues as the love of his life has just broken up with him on Valentine’s Day. He senses his own mortality and after much soul searching, he decides to revisit the scene of all his romantic disasters.

Fogel’s signature wit, along with riotous relatable characters, takes us on a whirlwind comedic journey of searching for his soul mate and the meaning of a real commitment. Fogel laments: “The longest relationship I’ve had in my entire life…is with T-Mobile!” $40, $35 seniors. See it at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre. 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Having an event?

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, April 13, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork.

Kids and adults connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. For ages 2-14. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for to register or call (516) 4849337.

Legion Post meeting

Valley Stream’s American Legion Post 854 meets, Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m. 51 Roosevelt Ave. For more information, call (516) 791-0719 or visit AmericanLegion854.com.

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.

Join us for a concert that will include the French Horn artistry of the Adea Quartet performing Schumann’s Concerto

Rachmaninoff wrote “Symphonic Dances” a stunning orchestral work in 1940 while living in Huntington, Long Island.

Lili Boulanger completed this last orchestral work in 1920 in the mode of the French Impressionist composers.

Forest Bathing

Sands Point Preserve offers another in its series of Forest Bathing walks, led by certified guide Linda Lombardo, Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m.-noon. Based on the Japanese tradition of Shinrin-Yoku, a wellness practice developed in the 1980s, the walk, on the grounds of the former summer residence of Howard Gould and later Daniel and Florence Guggenheim, inspires mindful connections with the natural elements of the woods for a range of healthful benefits. $40, $35 members. Registration required. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy.org or call (516) 571-7901.

Celebrate Holi

Long Island Children’s Museum invites families to celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors, Sunday, April 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Originating in India, this Hindu festival marks the end of winter and the arrival of the colorful spring season. During this joyous celebration, families eat sweets, dance to traditional folk music and throw colorful powder made from flowers called gulal. Crafts, color throwing and dancing will be part of this vibrant event. Welcome spring’s arrival with Holi. Participants are encouraged to wear clothes that they won’t mind getting messy. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

April 8

Budget Hearing

The Village of Valley Stream Board of Trustees will hold the village’s annual budget hearing meeting, on Monday, April 8, starting at 7 p.m. at Village Hall. 123 S. Central Ave. For more information, visit Vsvny. org or call (516) 825-4200 (Option 5).

Free prom attire pickup

Students in need of prom attire can come to Paradise Salon & Spa Suites to try on and take home their go-to prom outfit, Sunday, April 14, starting at 1 p.m. Obtain gently used prom dresses, shoes and more. 164 N. Central Ave. For more information and to register in advance, call (516) 7704416 or visit ParadiseSalonSuites. com.

Public Notices

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, Against CAROLYN J. ANDERSON A/K/A CAROLYN ANDERSON, ET AL

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 08/27/2019, 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 4/16/2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 111 South Drive, Valley Stream, New York 11581, 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 Incorporated Village Of Valley Stream, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York. Section 39 Block 409-06 Lot 102

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $494,051.08 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 13-014284

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.

Dominic A. Villoni, Esq., Referee. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 2/1/2024 File Number: 548-0111 CA 145452

LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff - againstJEAN M. PETION, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 17, 2016. 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 “Rain or Shine” on the 11th day of April, 2024 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 1630 Arkansas Dr., Valley Stream, NY 11580-1806.

(Section: 37, Block: 670, Lot: 28)

Approximate amount of lien $848,367.70 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 000588/2012.

Malachy P. Lyons, Esq., Referee. Stein, Wiener & Roth LLP

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 315 Westbury, NY 11590 Tel. 516-742-1212

PETION-69123

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: January 26, 2024

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

145396 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff against VARICK FLORES, 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 November 10, 2016, 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 April 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM. Premises known as 42 Cedar Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Sec 37 Block 00537-00 Lot 00014. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $492,185.78 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 009285/2011. 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.”

Richard L. Farley, Esq., Referee File # CARN262 145561

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF KINGSIndex No 550178/2024. Filed 1/25/2024.

SUMMONS WITH NOTICE - Plaintiff designates

Kings County as the place of trial - Basis of venue:

Plaintiff’s residence, SHIRLEY MARTIN, Plaintiff, -againstDARRELL D. BROWN, Defendant.- ACTION FOR DIVORCE - To the abovenamed Defendant YOU ARE HEREBY

SUMMONED to serve a notice of appearance on plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons is complete and in case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below. Dated: December 20, 2023. DC 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services, 55 Water Street, 23RD FL, NY, NY 10041, NERMINA Z. ARNAUD, of Counsel to WILLIAM WHALEN, Plaintiff’s Attorney, (212) 815-1140. NOTICE: The nature of this action is to dissolve the marriage between the parties on the grounds of DRL §170(7) Irretrievable Breakdown in Relationship for at Least Six Months. The relief sought is a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the plaintiff dissolving the marriage between the parties in this action.

NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC ORDERS: Pursuant to domestic relations law section 236 part b, sec. 2, the parties are bound by certain automatic orders which shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action. For further details you should contact the clerk of the matrimonial part, Supreme Court, Kings County, NY Tel. (347) 404-9760. DRL 255

Notice: Please be advised that once the judgment of divorce is signed in this action, both parties must be aware that he or she will no longer be covered by the other party’s health insurance plan and that each party shall be responsible for his or her own health insurance coverage, and may be entitled to purchase health insurance on his or her own through a COBRA option, if available. This Notice is required to be given to you by the Supreme Court of the county where your divorce was filed to

comply with the Maintenance Guidelines Law ([S. 5678/A. 7645], Chapter 269, Laws of 2015) because you may not have counsel in this action to advise you. You are hereby given notice that under the Maintenance Guidelines Law (Chapter 269, Laws of 2015), there is an obligation to award the guideline amount of maintenance on income up to $203,000 to be paid by the party with the higher income (the maintenance payor) to the party with the lower income (the maintenance payee) according to a formula, unless the parties agree otherwise or waive this right.

NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING

(Consensual Case)

(Uniform Rule § 202.5-b)

The Plaintiff has filed this case using the New York State Courts E-filing system (“NYSCEF”), To register for e-filing or for more information about how e-filing works: visit: www.nycourts.gov/efileunrepresented or contact the Clerk’s Office or Help Center at the court where the case was filed. Court contact information can be found at www.nycourts.gov. For additional information about electronic filing and to create a NYSCEF account, visit the NYSCEF website at www.nycourts.gov/efile or contact the NYSCEF Resource Center (phone: 646-386-3033; e-mail: nyscef@nycourts.gov).

145738

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2006-14, Plaintiff

AGAINST

Peggy Kouassi a/k/a

Peggy Turner; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 28, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 29, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 73 Broadway, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 37 Block 667 Lot 41. Approximate amount of judgment

$597,228.47 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 008374/2016. The auction will be conducted

pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Michael Jay Santino

Pontone, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP

f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624

(877) 430-4792

Dated: March 1, 2024 145736

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACIY BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR LVS

TITLE TRUST VI, Plaintiff, vs. MINERVA 1 LLC, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 9, 2023 and an Order to Substitute Bank duly entered on February 20, 2024, 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 April 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 85 Todd Road, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 603 and Lot 14. Approximate amount of judgment is $820,679.81 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #614035/2020. 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.

Steven Keats, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No.: 234192-1 145666

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF

vs. LINDA TOLKIN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLE SCHENENDORF; STEVEN SCHENENDORF, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLE SCHENENDORF; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLE SCHENENDORF, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific 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; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; DAVID TOLKIN, “JOHN DOE #2” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eleven names being fictitious 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: 1036 FURTH ROAD, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581 Section: 39, Block: 512, Lot: 27

To the above named Defendants

MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC

Plaintiff,

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 $469,342.50 and interest, recorded on July 27, 2005, in Liber 29146 at Page 340, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 1036 FURTH ROAD, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581.

The relief sought in the within action is a final 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 filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing 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

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 deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

POOL COMPLEX The Bid Documents and Specifications are available to mail by calling the Office of the Village Clerk, in the Village Hall of said Village at 516-592-5105 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. excluding weekends or e-mail vsclrk2@vsvny.org. All bids shall be submitted upon the forms provided therefor by the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream and shall exclude all Federal, State and local taxes. No Bid Bond is required. Prices shall remain in effect for the 2024 pool season. The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream reserves the right to reject any and all bids in the whole or in part and to waive any informality of bids and to accept the bid and award the Contract to the lowest, responsible, formal Bidder deemed most favorable to the interest of the Village of Valley Stream therefor, pursuant to Section 103 of the General Municipal Law.

Dated: Valley Stream, New York

April 4, 2024

JAMES J. HUNTER Village Clerk/Administrator 145898

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240 OLD COUNTRY ROAD, FOURTH FLOOR MINEOLA, NY 11501 where the same will remain open for public inspection for fifteen days.

Dated this 1st day of April 2024.

JOSEHA A. ADAMO

Chief

Deputy Assessor, Nassau County 145927

Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. Auction Locations are subject to change. 145812

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Four (4) Election Districts, described below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:

LEGAL NOTICE

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-HE1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiffagainst - WILHELMENA KELLY, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 5, 2017. 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 “Rain or Shine” on the 2nd day of May, 2024 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at North Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Premises known as 1369 Carole Ct, Valley Stream, NY 11580-1515.

(Section: 37, Block: 660, Lot: 8)

Approximate amount of lien $740,829.84 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 003133/2015.

Anthony W. Russo, Esq., Referee. Stein, Wiener & Roth LLP

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 315 Westbury, NY 11590

Tel. 516-742-1212

KELLY-69943

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

Dated: February 27, 2024

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme

NOTICE IS GIVEN that a public budget hearing of the qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District No. Twenty-Four of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York will be held at the William L. Buck School on Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York in the District on May 8, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:

1) To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money, which will be required for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

2) To discuss all items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report will be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

capital reserve fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: District-wide door holdopen installations & fire alarm upgrades.

1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2024-2025 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring on June 30, 2027, as follows:

a. One (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term to succeed Donna LaRocco, whose term expires June 30, 2024;

3. SHALL the proposed budget of expenditures of Valley Stream Union Free School District Twenty-Four, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County New York for the year 2024-2025 be approved in the amount of $39,282,476 and for the purposes shown in the statement thereof presented at the annual meeting, and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Union Free School District Twenty-Four, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources as provided by law.

4. SHALL the proposed budget of expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District, Nassau County, New York for the year 2024-2025 be approved in the amount of $161,364,443 and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources as provided by law.

5. SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of four hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($425,000) from the capital reserve fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: A/C window unit installations and electrical costs for rooms in the Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School and Robert W. Carbonaro Elementary School.

6. SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) from the

7. SHALL the Valley Stream Central High School District be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of $2,550,000 as follows from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovate current District Maintenance Garage creating a Construction Trades Facility. All of the above to include labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs.

8. SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of $1,156,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Gymnasium window and operating system replacements at Memorial Junior High School, North Junior Senior High School and South Junior Senior High School.

9. To vote on any other proposition legally proposed.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the fiscal year 2024-2025 for school district purposes, exclusive of public monies specifying the purpose and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available to any district resident, upon request at the Office of the District Clerk, William L. Buck School, 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, on business days beginning May 7, 2024, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, at the Office of the District Clerk and at each schoolhouse in the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the place in each election district where the annual election and vote will be held, and the description of each election district is as follows:

Election District #1generally embracing the area of the District North of Sunrise Highway: the voting on budgets and voting for trustees will be at the South Corona Avenue Firehouse on the west side of Corona Avenue between Jamaica Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue;

Election District #2generally embracing the area serviced by the William L. Buck School on Horton Avenue: the voting on the budgets and voting for trustees will be at the William L. Buck School;

Election District #3generally embracing the area serviced by the Brooklyn Avenue School on Brooklyn Avenue and Fifth Street: the voting on the budgets and voting for trustees will be at the Brooklyn Avenue School;

Election District #4generally embracing the area serviced by the Robert W. Carbonaro School on Hungry Harbor Road and Mill Road: the voting on the budget and voting for trustees will be at the Robert W. Carbonaro School. The boundaries of each such district by street, alleys and highways or otherwise, are contained in resolutions of the Board of Education, dated March 24, 1964, and amended on September 23, 1981, and July 12, 1990, and are available for inspection at the Office of the Clerk of the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the voting shall be on voting machines as provided by the Education Law and the polls will remain open on May 21, 2024 from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. The District Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to have the necessary ballots printed for said voting machines in the form corresponding as nearly as may be with the requirements of the Education Law and applicable law.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that nominations for the office of member of the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District No. Twenty-Four shall be made by petitioners which will be required to be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election). Such nominating petitioners shall be filed with the District Clerk of the Valley Stream Union Free School District No. Twenty-Four in the District Clerk’s office at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, provided however that petitions shall not be filed later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on April 22, 2024. Such petition must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the length of term of office and contain the name of the incumbent. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education shall be

considered separate specific vacancies. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. A nominating petition may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his or her unwillingness to serve. Forms for nominating petitions may be obtained at the office of the Superintendent of Schools at the William L. Buck School on Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York and the office of the District Clerk of Valley Stream Union Free School District No. Twenty-Four.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration of this school district shall meet at the William L. Buck School, on May 16, 2024 at 5:30 p.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of this district for said annual Budget Vote and Election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name place upon such registry provided that at such meeting the Board of Registration, he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual Budget Vote and Election which such register is prepared. In order to register, each person must appear personally before the Board of Registration at the place hereinafter designated in the election district in which his or her residence is located at the time hereinabove stated.

Each register, upon its completion, will be filed in the District Clerk’s office, and will be open for inspection from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the meeting or election for which it was prepared, except Sunday, and between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Saturday (May 18, 2024), by appointment only, and at each polling place on election day.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the register shall include (1) all the qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for

registration; (2) all previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) calendar years prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) all qualified voters of the school district permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau residing within said school district.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the respective polling places, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used for all votes and elections to be held subsequent to Tuesday, May 21, 2024 and, persons may have their names placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration, he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

The Board of Registration shall meet for the purpose of conducting a continuous registration of all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law at the Office of the District Clerk at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on school days, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which times any person will be entitled to have his or her name place on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District No. Twenty-Four by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, 75 Horton Ave, Valley Stream, New York, 11581, by email to districtclerk@vs24.org,or fax sent to 516-256-0163. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District No. Twenty-Four may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, 75 Horton Ave, Valley Stream, New York, 11581, by email to districtclerk@vs24.org, or fax sent to 516-256-0163.

In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email A military voter must return the original ballot application by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, 11581. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military application under § 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for a military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or email.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, 11581.

During the months of July and August, in the office of the District Clerk, qualified voters may register between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The last day to register shall be May 14, 2024. The register so prepared pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the office of the District Clerk at the William L. Buck School, Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District, beginning May 16, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time on weekdays prior to the vote, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024, by appointment only, and at each polling place on the day of the vote.

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Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before close of polls on May 21, 2024 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a date endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee and early mail ballots will be obtainable beginning April 22, 2024 during school business hours from the District Clerk, or by visiting the NYS Education Department’s website, or by contacting the District Clerk by email at districtclerk@vs24.org or phone at 516-434-2830. In accordance with Education Law §§ 2018-a and 2018-e, completed applications for absentee and early mail ballots may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day before the election, i.e., April 22, 2024, and must be received by the District Clerk no later than seven (7) days before the election, i.e., May 14, 2024, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, i.e., May 20, 2024, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or the agent named in the absentee ballot application. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. A challenge to an absentee ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an early mail ballot. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after May 14, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual Budget Vote and Election, and on Saturday, May 18, 2024 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. by appointment only, and on May 21, 2024, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the

Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day.

Dated: March 27, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. TWENTY-FOUR

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Jennie L. Padilla, School District Clerk 145773

LEGAL NOTICE

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTACIÓN PRESUPUESTARIA Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO

ESCOLAR LIBRE DE VALLEY STREAM UNION

VEINTICUATRO

CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD Y CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

SE DA AVISO de que una audiencia de presupuesto público de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro de la ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, se llevarán a cabo en la Escuela William L. Buck en Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York en el Distrito el 8 de mayo de 2024, a las 7:30 p.m., hora prevaleciente, para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluidos los siguientes elementos:

1) Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (propuesta de presupuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2024-2025.

2) Discutir todos los puntos que a continuación se establezcan para ser votados por las máquinas de votación en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 21 de mayo de 2024.

3) Para tratar cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse ante la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y los actos que la modifiquen.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Propiedad Inmobiliaria, se requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará qué parte del valor total de tasación en el registro de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exenta de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada, identificada por la autoridad legal, y mostrará: (a) el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, expresado

como un monto en dólares del valor tasado o como un porcentaje del valor catastral total en la lista; (b) el monto acumulado que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y (c) el efecto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que dicha Votación y Elección del Presupuesto se llevará a cabo el martes 21 de mayo de 2024, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., en los Cuatro (4) Distritos Electorales, descritos a continuación, momento en el cual las urnas se abrirán para votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes elementos:

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2024-2025 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito.

2. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres (3) años a partir del 1 de julio de 2024 y hasta el 30 de junio de 2027, de la siguiente manera:

a. Un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres (3) años para suceder a Donna LaRocco, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de junio de 2024;

3. SE APRUEBE el presupuesto propuesto de gastos del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union Veinticuatro, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York para el año 2024-2025 por la cantidad de $ 39,282,476 y para los fines que se muestran en la declaración del mismo presentada en la reunión anual, y que la suma se aumente a través de un gravamen sobre la propiedad imponible en el Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union Veinticuatro, después de deducir primero los fondos de las ayudas estatales y otras fuentes según lo dispuesto por la ley.

4. SE APRUEBE el presupuesto de gastos propuesto por el Distrito Escolar Secundario

Central de Valley Stream, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York para el año 2024-2025 por un monto de $161.364.443 y que la suma se recaude a través de un gravamen sobre la propiedad imponible en el Distrito Escolar

Secundario Central de Valley Stream, después de deducir primero el dinero de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes según lo dispuesto por la ley.

5. SE AUTORIZA a la Junta de Educación a asignar y gastar la cantidad máxima de cuatrocientos veinticinco mil dólares ($425,000) del fondo de reserva de capital con el propósito de completar las mejoras de capital de la siguiente manera: instalaciones de unidades de ventanas de aire acondicionado y costos eléctricos para las habitaciones de la Escuela Primaria Brooklyn Avenue y la Escuela Primaria Robert W. Carbonaro.

6. SE AUTORIZA a la Junta de Educación a asignar y gastar la cantidad máxima de ochocientos mil dólares ($800,000) del fondo de reserva de capital con el propósito de completar mejoras de capital de la siguiente manera: Instalaciones de puertas abiertas en todo el distrito y actualizaciones de alarmas contra incendios.

7. SE AUTORIZA al Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Valley Stream a asignar y gastar la cantidad máxima de $2,550,000 de la siguiente manera del saldo del fondo con el propósito de completar las mejoras de capital de la siguiente manera: Renovar el actual Garaje de Mantenimiento del Distrito creando una Instalación de Oficios de Construcción. Todo lo anterior incluye mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos incidentales.

8. SE AUTORIZA a la Junta de Educación a asignar y gastar la cantidad máxima de $1,156,000 del Fondo de Reserva de Capital con el propósito de completar las mejoras de capital de la siguiente manera: Reemplazo de la ventana del gimnasio y del sistema operativo en Memorial Junior High School, North Junior Senior High School y South Junior Senior High School.

9. Votar sobre cualquier otra proposición que se proponga legalmente.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que se preparará una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2024-2025 para fines del distrito escolar, excluyendo los fondos públicos que especifiquen el propósito y la cantidad para cada uno, y se pondrán copias de la misma a disposición de cualquier residente del distrito, bajo solicitud en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Escuela William L. Buck, 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York entre

las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en días hábiles a partir del 7 de mayo de 2024, excluyendo sábados, domingos y feriados, en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito y en cada escuela del Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que el lugar en cada distrito electoral donde se llevará a cabo la elección y votación anual, y la descripción de cada distrito electoral es la siguiente:

Distrito Electoral #1generalmente abarca el área del Distrito al Norte de Sunrise Highway: la votación sobre los presupuestos y la votación para los fideicomisarios será en la Estación de Bomberos de South Corona Avenue en el lado oeste de Corona Avenue entre Jamaica Avenue y Hawthorne Avenue; Distrito Electoral #2generalmente abarca el área atendida por la Escuela William L. Buck en la Avenida Horton: la votación sobre los presupuestos y la votación por los fideicomisarios será en la Escuela William L. Buck; Distrito Electoral #3generalmente abarca el área atendida por la Escuela de la Avenida

Brooklyn en la Avenida

Brooklyn y la Calle Quinta: la votación sobre los presupuestos y la votación para los fideicomisarios será en la Escuela de la Avenida

Brooklyn; Distrito Electoral # 4generalmente abarca el área atendida por la Escuela Robert W. Carbonaro en Hungry Harbor Road y Mill Road: la votación sobre el presupuesto y la votación para los fideicomisarios se realizará en la Escuela Robert W. Carbonaro. Los límites de cada uno de estos distritos por calles, callejones y carreteras o de otra manera, están contenidos en resoluciones de la Junta de Educación, fechadas el 24 de marzo de 1964 y enmendadas el 23 de septiembre de 1981 y el 12 de julio de 1990, y están disponibles para su inspección en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que la votación será en máquinas de votación según lo dispuesto por la Ley de Educación y las urnas permanecerán abiertas el 21 de mayo de 2024 a partir de las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 21:00 horas., y tanto tiempo como sea necesario para que los electores presentes en ese momento puedan emitir su voto. Por la presente se autoriza y ordena al Secretario del Distrito que imprima las boletas necesarias para dichas máquinas de votación en la forma que corresponda lo más posible a los requisitos de la Ley de

Educación y la ley aplicable.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro serán hechas por peticionarios que deberán ser firmadas por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito (que representen el mayor de 25 votantes calificados o el 2% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior). Dichos peticionarios nominados se presentarán ante el Secretario de Distrito del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, siempre que las peticiones no se presenten después de las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, del 22 de abril de 2024. Dicha petición debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato y describirá la vacante específica para la que se postula al candidato, incluida al menos la duración del mandato y contener el nombre del titular. Cada vacante en la Junta de Educación se considerará una vacante específica separada. Se requiere una petición de nominación separada para nominar a un candidato a cada cargo por separado. Una petición de nominación puede ser rechazada por la Junta de Educación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara que no está dispuesto a servir. Los formularios para las peticiones de nominación se pueden obtener en la oficina del Superintendente de Escuelas en la Escuela William L. Buck en Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York y la oficina del Secretario de Distrito del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes, ya sea de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, él o ella es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar bajo el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección.

Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La Junta de Registro de este distrito escolar se reunirá en la Escuela William L. Buck, el 16 de mayo de 2024 a las 5:30 p.m., hora prevaleciente, con el propósito de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados de este distrito para dicha Votación y Elección Presupuestaria anual, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho registro siempre que en dicha reunión la Junta de Registro, se sabe, o se demuestra a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro, que tiene derecho a votar en la Votación y Elección Presupuestaria anual que se prepara para dicho registro. Para inscribirse, cada persona deberá presentarse personalmente ante la Junta de Registro en el lugar que se designe a continuación en el distrito electoral en el que se encuentre su residencia a la hora antes indicada. Cada registro, una vez completado, se archivará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito y estará abierto para inspección de 9:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m. en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la reunión o elección para la cual fue preparado, excepto el domingo, y entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m. el sábado (18 de mayo de 2024), solo con cita previa, y en cada lugar de votación el día de las elecciones.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que el registro incluirá (1) todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se presentarán personalmente para el registro; (2) todos los que se hayan inscrito previamente para cualquier reunión o elección anual o especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en cualquier reunión o elección anual o especial del Distrito celebrada o realizada en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro (4) años calendario anteriores a la preparación de dicho registro; y (3) todos los votantes calificados del distrito escolar registrados permanentemente con la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau que residan dentro de dicho distrito escolar.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, la Junta de Registro se reunirá el martes 21 de mayo de 2024 entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, en los respectivos lugares de votación, para preparar el Registro del Distrito Escolar que se utilizará para todas las votaciones y elecciones que se

celebren después del martes 21 de mayo de 2024 y, las personas pueden tener sus nombres colocados en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro, se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o en lo sucesivo la elección escolar para la cual se prepara dicho Registro, o cualquier reunión especial del distrito que se lleve a cabo después del martes 21 de mayo de 2024. La Junta de Registro se reunirá con el propósito de llevar a cabo un registro continuo de todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito en 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en días escolares, agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se utilizará en la elección antes mencionada, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o en lo sucesivo en dicha elección para la cual se prepara el registro. Durante los meses de julio y agosto, en el oficina del Secretario de Distrito, los votantes calificados pueden registrarse entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. El último día para inscribirse será el 14 de mayo de 2024. El registro así preparado de conformidad con § 2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en la Escuela William L. Buck, Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York y estará abierto para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito, a partir del 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., el horario prevaleciente en los días laborables anteriores a la votación, y entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m. del sábado 18 de mayo de 2024, solo con cita previa, y en cada lugar de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de inscripción al Secretario del Distrito en persona, por correo a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 75 Horton Ave,

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Valley Stream, Nueva York, 11581, por correo electrónico a districtclerk@vs24.org, o por fax enviado al 516-256-0163. La solicitud de la solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 25 de abril de 2024.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro puede solicitar una solicitud para una boleta militar del Secretario de Distrito en persona, por correo a la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito, 75 Horton Ave, Valley Stream, New York, 11581, por correo electrónico a districtclerk@vs24.org o por fax enviado al 516-256-0163. En dicha solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia por recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud de boleta original por correo o en persona a la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito en 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, 11581. Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud válida de boleta militar en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 25 de abril de 2024. Las solicitudes de boletas militares recibidas de acuerdo con lo anterior se procesarán de la misma manera que una solicitud no militar según la sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de una boleta militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, la boleta militar original de un votante militar debe devolverse por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, 11581. Las boletas militares serán escrutadas si son recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el 21 de mayo de 2024 mostrando una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando un endoso de fecha de recepción por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibida a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 21 de

mayo de 2024 y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo de la misma, con una fecha que se determina que no es posterior al día anterior a la elección.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las solicitudes de boletas de voto en ausencia y por correo anticipado se podrán obtener a partir del 22 de abril de 2024 durante el horario escolar del Secretario del Distrito, o visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, o comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito por correo electrónico al districtclerk@vs24.org o por teléfono al 516-434-2830. De acuerdo con la Ley de Educación

§§ 2018-a y 2018-e, las solicitudes completadas de boletas de voto ausente y por correo anticipado no pueden ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito antes del trigésimo (30) día antes de la elección, es decir, el 22 de abril de 2024, y deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito a más tardar siete (7) días antes de la elección, es decir, el 14 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta se va a enviar por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección, es decir, el 20 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al votante o al agente nombrado en la solicitud de boleta de voto en ausencia o por correo anticipado. Las boletas de voto ausente y por correo anticipado deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, el martes 21 de mayo de 2024. No se puede impugnar una boleta de voto en ausencia sobre la base de que el votante debería haber solicitado una boleta anticipada por correo. No se puede hacer una impugnación a un votante anticipado por correo sobre la base de que el votante debería haber solicitado una boleta de voto en ausencia.

Una lista de todas las personas a las que se han emitido boletas de voto ausente y por correo anticipado estará disponible para su inspección para los votantes calificados del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 14 de mayo de 2024, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., en días laborables anteriores al día establecido para la Votación y Elección Anual del Presupuesto, y el sábado 18 de mayo de 2024 entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m. solo con cita previa, y el 21 de mayo de 2024, día fijado para la elección. Cualquier elector calificado podrá, tras examinar dicha lista,

presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicha lista, indicando las razones de dicha impugnación. Dicha impugnación por escrito será transmitida por el Secretario del Distrito o una persona designada por la Junta de Educación a los inspectores electorales el día de las elecciones.

Fechado: 27 de marzo de

2024

POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN

DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE VALLEY STREAM

UNION NO.

VEINTICUATRO

CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD

CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

Jennie L. Padilla, Secretaria del Distrito Escolar 145775

(3) Election Districts, described below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:

1. To adopt the annual budget of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty for the fiscal year 2024-25 and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.

Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Gymnasium window replacements and operating system at Memorial Junior High School, North Junior Senior High School and South Junior Senior High School.

6. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring on June 30, 2029 to succeed Kelly Ureña, whose term expires on June 30, 2024.

voters who voted in the 2023 annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered a separate specific vacancy. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be Monday, May 13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:

1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money, which will be required for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district beginning Monday, May 6, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Office of District Clerk, 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Three

2. For the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty to be authorized to appropriate and expend from the Capital Reserve Funds, which were established on May 16, 2023, June 16, 2020, and May 15, 2018 (“Reserve Fund”), pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, for the following capital improvement projects of construction of a gym for students at Shaw Avenue School, playground equipment at Shaw Avenue School, security vestibules at Clear Stream School, Forest Road School, and Shaw Avenue School, and parking spaces at Shaw Avenue School in the approximate amount of $9,500,000, and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend from the Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of nine million five hundred thousand dollars ($9,500,000)

3. To adopt the annual budget of the Valley Stream Central High School District for the fiscal year 2024-25 and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.

4. For the Valley Stream Central High School District to be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of two million five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,550,000.00) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: renovate current District Maintenance Garage creating Construction Trades Facility. All of the above to include labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs.

5. For the Valley Stream Central High School District to be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of one million one hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($1,156,000.00) from the

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2024-25, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. beginning Monday, May 6, 2024, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Office, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, and at each schoolhouse in the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law, and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, not later than Monday, April 22, 2024, 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of

The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2024 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 21, 2024.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning March 14, 2022; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or one day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk. Absentee ballot applications may not be returned to the District Clerk before April 22, 2024. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Tuesday, May 14, 2024, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Registration shall be conducted for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law through Tuesday, May 14, 2024 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on all regular days during which the office of the District Clerk is in operation, at 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law, in the following locations: Clear Stream Avenue School, Clear Stream Avenue; Shaw Avenue School, Shaw Avenue; and Forest Road School, Forest Road, Valley Stream, New York on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Saturday and Sunday, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty. A military voter registration application may be requested from the District Clerk of the Board of Education at 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York and must be returned to the Office of the District Clerk at 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York not later than 5:00 pm on April 25, 2024. A military voter may request and return the application in person, by mail, or by email to districtclerk@vs30.org. A military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile transmission, or email.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Education Law also makes special provisions for absentee voting for “military” voters of the District. Specifically, the law provides a unique procedure for “military ballots” in school district votes. Whereas absentee ballots must be received by the voter by mail, a military voter may elect to receive his/her absentee ballot application and absentee ballot by mail, email or facsimile. If a military voter does not designate a preference, the board of education shall transmit the military ballot application or military ballot by mail. If a military voter designates a preference for facsimile transmission or electronic mail but does not provide the necessary facsimile number or e-mail address, the board of education shall transmit the voter registration application, military ballot application or military ballot by mail and request the omitted information. The military voter must, however, return his/her original military ballot application and military ballot by mail or in person, regardless of how the absentee application or ballot was received. The Clerk of the Board shall transmit the military voter’s military ballot in accord with the military voter’s preferred method of transmission, or if not preference by mail, not later than April 26, 2024. The Clerk of the Board must then receive the military voter’s military ballot by mail not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be

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submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream New York, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before Friday, March 22, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer.

However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District. The boundaries of the Election Districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each election district for voting shall be as follows:

Election District Number

One embracing the area serviced by the Clear Steam Avenue School: The place of registration, voting on the budget and voting for trustees will be the Clear Stream Avenue School.

Election District Number

Two embracing the areas serviced by the Shaw Avenue School: The place of registration, voting on the budget and voting for trustees will be the Shaw Avenue School.

Election District Number

Three embracing the areas serviced by the Forest Road School: The place of registration, voting on the budget and voting for trustees will be the Forest Road School. The boundaries of each such District by street, alleys, and highways or otherwise, are contained in a resolution of the Board of Education, dated February 18, 1959, and are available for inspection at the office of the Clerk of the District.

Dated: Valley Stream, New York March 22, 2024

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION

OF THE VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTY

Town of Hempstead, Nassau County Valley Stream, New York

Ashley Starna, District Clerk 145976

LEGAL NOTICE

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA

PÚBLICA, PRESUPUESTO, VOTACIÓN Y ELECCIÓN DEL ARROYO DEL VALLE

CENTRAL ALTO

DISTRITO ESCOLAR CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias Valley Stream, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en la Escuela James A. Dever para el Distrito No. 13 el miércoles 8 de mayo de 2024 a las 7:30 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en la Escuela William L. Buck para el Distrito No. 24 el miércoles, 8 de mayo de 2024, a las 7:30 p.m., hora prevaleciente, y para el Distrito No. 30 en la Escuela de Shaw Avenue el lunes 13 de mayo de 2024, a las 7:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluidos los siguientes elementos:

1. Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (propuesta de presupuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2024-25.

2. Discutir todos los puntos que a continuación se establecen para ser votados por las máquinas de votación en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 21 de mayo de 2024.

3. Tratar cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse ante la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y las leyes que la modifiquen.

Una copia del presupuesto propuesto se pondrá a disposición, previa solicitud, de los residentes del Distrito Escolar No. 13, el Distrito Escolar No. 24 y el Distrito Escolar No. 30 a partir del miércoles 1 de mayo de 2024, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, Nueva York.

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 202425 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito.

2. Proposición que autoriza a la Junta de Educación a asignar y gastar la cantidad máxima de dos millones quinientos cincuenta mil dólares ($2,550,000) del saldo del fondo con el propósito de completar mejoras de capital de la siguiente manera: Renovar el actual Garaje de Mantenimiento del Distrito creando una Instalación de Oficios de la Construcción, todo lo anterior para incluir toda la mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos, y los costos incidentales asociados a los mismos.

3. Proposición que autoriza a la Junta de Educación a asignar y gastar la cantidad máxima de un millón ciento cincuenta y seis mil dólares ($1,156,000) del Fondo de Reserva de Capital con el propósito de completar mejoras de capital de la siguiente manera: Reemplazos de ventanas de gimnasio en Memorial Junior High School, North Junior Senior High School y South Junior Senior High School, Todo lo anterior incluye toda la mano de obra, los materiales, el equipo, los aparatos y los costos incidentales asociados con los mismos.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar para 2024-25, excluyendo los fondos públicos, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. a partir del martes 7 de mayo de 2024, excepto sábados, domingos o días festivos, en la Oficina del Distrito, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, Nueva York y en cada escuela del Distrito de Escuelas Secundarias.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, la Sección 495 se agregó a la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles, y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará qué parte del valor total de tasación en

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que dicha Votación y Elección del Presupuesto se llevará a cabo el martes 21 de mayo de 2024 entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en el Distrito No. 30, de 7:00 a.m. a 9:00 p.m., en el Distrito No. 24, y de 6:00 a.m. a 9:00 p.m. en el Distrito No. 13, momento en el cual las urnas se abrirán para votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos:

la lista de evaluación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exenta de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada, identificada por la autoridad legal, y mostrará: (a) el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención expresado como un monto en dólares del valor tasado o como un porcentaje del valor tasado total en el rollo; b) el importe acumulado que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención en concepto de pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y c) el efecto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, él o ella es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar bajo el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse.

En el Distrito No. 13, todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación pueden registrarse en la Escuela de la Avenida Wheeler, la Escuela James A. Dever, la Escuela Howell Road y la Escuela Willow Road, cualquier día hasta el martes 14 de mayo de 2024, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 3:30 p.m., excepto los sábados. Domingos, y vacaciones escolares y en los horarios en que las instalaciones escolares estén abiertas. La Junta de Registro se reunirá el martes 14 de mayo de 2024, entre las 5:00 p.m. y las 9:00 p.m., con el propósito de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados del Distrito para dicha elección anual del Distrito, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en esa elección para la cual se prepara el registro.

En el Distrito No. 30, la Junta de Registro se reunirá con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación en la Escuela de Clear Stream Avenue, la Escuela de Shaw Avenue y la Escuela Forest Road, el jueves 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 4:00 p.m. y las 8:00 p.m., agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se utilizará en la elección antes mencionada, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en dicha elección para la cual se prepara el registro. Además, la inscripción abierta se llevará a cabo hasta el jueves 16 de mayo de 2024, durante el horario de inscripción de niños para un período escolar en cada una de las escuelas del Distrito y de 8:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente) en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, en las Oficinas de Administración, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York. En el Distrito No. 24, con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados, la Junta de Registro llevará a cabo un registro continuo de los votantes calificados durante las horas de inscripción de los niños para un período escolar en la oficina del director de cada escuela y en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito del Distrito No. 24 entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. Durante los meses de julio y agosto, en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito, los votantes calificados pueden registrarse durante las horas de 9:00 a.m. y 3:00 p.m. La Junta de Registro se reunirá con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación en el Distrito No. 24 en la Escuela William L. Buck el martes 14 de mayo de 2024, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., y entre las 4:00 p.m. y las 9:00 p.m. para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se utilizará en la elección antes mencionada, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre, a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro, que tiene derecho a votar en la elección escolar para la cual se prepara dicho Registro.

El registro así preparado

de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en las oficinas del distrito de los Distritos Escolares Libres de la Unión No. 13, No. 24 y No. 30, Valley Stream, Nueva York, y estará abierto para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito. a partir del jueves 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente en los días laborables anteriores a la votación, y entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12 del mediodía, el sábado 18 de mayo de 2024, en la Oficina del Distrito y en el/los lugar(es) de votación el día de la votación. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA

ADICIONALMENTE, que de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, la Junta de Registro se reunirá el martes 21 de mayo de 2024, entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en el Distrito No. 30, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en el Distrito No. 24 y entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en el Distrito No. 13, para preparar el Registro del Distrito Escolar que se utilizará en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo en y cualquier reunión especial del distrito que pueda celebrarse después de la preparación de dicho Registro, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea incluido en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre, a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro, que tiene derecho a votar en la elección escolar para la cual se prepara dicho Registro, o en lo sucesivo, o cualquier reunión especial de distrito que se lleve a cabo después del martes 21 de mayo de 2024.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las solicitudes para boletas de voto en ausencia y por correo anticipado se podrán obtener durante el horario escolar de los Secretarios de Distrito en los Distritos Escolares Libres de la Unión No. 13, No. 24 y No. 30. De acuerdo con la Ley de Educación §§ 2018-a y 2018-e, las solicitudes completadas de boleta de voto en ausencia y por correo anticipado deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito de donde se obtuvieron al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección, es decir, el 14 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección, es decir, el 20 de mayo de

2024, si la boleta se entregará personalmente al votante o al agente nombrado en la solicitud de boleta de voto en ausencia o por correo anticipado. Las boletas de voto ausente y por correo anticipado deben ser recibidas por los Secretarios de Distrito de los Distritos Escolares Libres de la Unión No. 13, No. 24 y No. 30 a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, el martes 21 de mayo de 2024.

Una lista de las personas a las que se emiten boletas de voto en ausencia y por correo anticipado estará disponible para su inspección para los votantes calificados del Distrito en la oficina de los Secretarios de Distrito de los Distritos Escolares Libres de la Unión No. 13, No. 24 y No. 30 a partir del jueves 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. de lunes a viernes antes del día establecido para la elección anual y el martes, 21 de mayo de 2024, el día fijado para la elección, y dicha lista se publicará en el lugar de votación en la elección.

Cualquier votante calificado que se presente en el lugar de votación puede objetar la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados haciendo su impugnación y las razones por las que lo hizo saber al Inspector de Elecciones antes del cierre de las urnas. No se puede impugnar una boleta de voto en ausencia sobre la base de que el votante debería haber solicitado una boleta anticipada por correo.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados de los Distritos Escolares Libres No. 13, No. 24 y No. 30 de Valley Stream Union, pueden solicitar una solicitud para una boleta militar en persona, por correo electrónico o por fax durante el horario escolar de los Secretarios de Distrito en los Distritos Escolares Libres de Union No. 13, Nº 24 y Nº 30;

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que las boletas militares serán escrutadas si son recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el martes 21 de mayo de 2024 que muestren una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o que muestren un endoso fechado de recepción por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibido a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del martes 21 de mayo de 2024 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se determina que no es posterior al día anterior a la elección.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con §2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o proposición para enmendar el presupuesto, o de otra manera para ser presentada para votación en dicha elección, debe presentarse ante el Secretario del Distrito, Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, Nueva York para permitir que el aviso de la proposición se incluya con el Aviso de la Audiencia Pública, la Votación del Presupuesto y la Elección requerida por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación en o antes del viernes 22 de marzo de 2024 a las 4:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente; debe estar mecanografiado o impreso en inglés; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmada por al menos 47 votantes calificados (que representen el 2% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior) del Distrito; y debe indicar de forma legible el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna petición para presentar ante los votantes cualquier proposición cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, que sea ilegal o cualquier proposición que no incluya una asignación específica cuando el gasto de dinero sea requerido por la proposición, o cuando exista otra razón válida para excluir la proposición de la boleta.

DISTRITOS ELECTORALES ESCOLARES

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que se han establecido Distritos Electorales en el Distrito Escolar. Los límites de los Distritos Electorales, según lo adoptado por resolución de la Junta de Educación, y el lugar en cada distrito electoral para votar serán los siguientes: Los once distritos electorales en los que se ha dividido el Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Valley Stream tienen números compuestos (la primera parte del número indica el Distrito Escolar Libre de la Unión, y la segunda parte del número indica el distrito electoral dentro del Distrito Escolar Libre de la Unión) y son los siguientes:

131: El lugar de votación es la Escuela de la Avenida Wheeler; 132: el lugar de votación es la Escuela James A. Dever; 133: el lugar de votación es la Escuela Howell Road; 134: el lugar de votación es la Escuela Willow Road. 241: el

Public Notices

lugar de votación es la estación de bomberos de la avenida Corona Sur, entre la avenida Jamaica y la avenida Hawthorne; 242: el lugar de votación es la Escuela William L. Buck; 243: el lugar de votación es la Escuela de la Avenida Brooklyn; 244: el lugar de votación es la Escuela Robert W. Carbonaro; 30-1: el lugar de votación es la Escuela de la Avenida Clear Stream; 302: el lugar de votación es la Escuela de la Avenida Shaw; 303: el lugar de votación es la Escuela Forest Road. Fecha: Valley Stream, Nueva York 18 de marzo de 2024

Por orden de la CONSEJO DE EDUCACIÓN DE LA ARROYO DEL VALLE CENTRAL DISTRITO DE ESCUELAS SECUNDARIAS

Valley Stream, Nueva York

Mary E. Colgan, Secretaria de Distrito 145974

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION, AND BUDGET VOTE OF VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK TO BE HELD ON MAY 21, 2024

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that the Board of Education of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the proposed budget of expenditure of funds for the school year 2024-2025; that such public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the vote by the qualified voters of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen upon the following propositions and elections will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at the polling places set forth herein, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Daylight Savings Time on said day.

PROPOSITION NO. 1 DISTRICT THIRTEEN BUDGET

The vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen for the school year 2024-2025 and authorizing the levy of taxes to meet the estimated expenditures of money during said school year will be held on May 21, 2024 as set forth herein. Copies of the proposed budget, together with the text of any resolution which will

be submitted to the voters as well as copies of the estimated expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District for the school year 2024-2025 may be obtained by any taxpayer of the School District at the Principal’s Office of each school building on each school day, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., during each of the 14 days preceding the voting day, except on Saturday, Sunday or holidays, and at such annual election.

Notice is further given that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

PROPOSITION NO. 2

DISTRICT THIRTEEN EXPENDITURE FROM CAPITAL RESERVE RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education hereby authorizes the placement of a proposition to expend monies from the District’s Capital Reserve Fund, established on May 15, 2018, at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 21, 2024, and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election:

SHALL the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen be authorized to expend from the Capital Reserve Fund which was established on May 15, 2018 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, for the following capital improvement project of acquisition of security equipment, furnishings, machinery and apparatus and the installation of such security equipment at the District’s facilities and sites, including security film and door replacements, cybersecurity technology, security camera replacements, and other security technologies and enhancements at the District’s facilities and sites in the approximate amount of $700,000, and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend from the Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental

thereto an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000).

PROPOSITION NO. 3

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET

SHALL the proposed budget of expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District, Nassau County, New York for the year 2024-2025 be approved in the amount of $161,364,443, and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.

PROPOSITION NO. 4

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTER

PROPOSITION 2024

SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 21, 2024 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election:

SHALL the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of two million, five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,550,000) as follows from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows:

Renovate current District Maintenance Garage creating a Construction Trades Facility. All of the above to include labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs.

PROPOSITION NO. 5

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL VOTER

PROPOSITION 2024

SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 21, 2024 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election:

SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of one million, one hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($1,156,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows:

Gymnasium window and operating system replacements at Memorial Junior High School, North Junior Senior High School and South Junior Senior High School.

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that for the purpose of electing two members of the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School

District Thirteen, an election will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at the same times and at the same polling places as set forth herein.

The following are the vacancies to be filled on the Board of Education:

a) The office of Anthony Bonelli, a member of the Board of Education, for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2027.

b) The office of Jennifer Oliveri, a member of the Board of Education, for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2027.

NOMINATION PETITIONS

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that each vacancy is a separate, specific office and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least 29 qualified voters of the District, must state the residence of each signer, must state the name and residence of the candidate, and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the length of the term of the office and the name of the last incumbent.

Petitions nominating candidates for the office of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. except that on the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the date set for election of trustees, namely Monday, April 22, 2024, nominating petitions may be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The deadline for submitting petitions is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024. No person shall be nominated for more than one separate office on the Board of Education. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve.

In the event of the physical absence of the District Clerk from the District, nominating petitions are to be received and acted upon by the Acting District Clerk in the same manner as required of the District Clerk.

Voting machines will be used for the tabulation of all votes upon propositions and the election of Trustees. The meeting and the election will be conducted according to the Education Law and the rules previously adopted by the Board of Education.

REGISTRATION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

THAT qualified voters

may register at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School any day up until Tuesday, May 14, 2024 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. except Saturday, Sunday, and school vacations and at such times that the school facilities are open.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the Board of Registration of this School District shall meet on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of this District for said annual District election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual District election for which such register is prepared.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2020-2023) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau.

The register shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk at James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 18, 2024; and at each polling place on election day.

EARLY MAIL AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that applications for absentee and early mail ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning March 22, 2024. Completed applications may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than April 22, 2024, and must be received by the

District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to the agent named in the absentee or early mail ballot application. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued, and a list of all persons to whom early mail voter’s ballots shall have been issued, will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 16, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 21, 2024, the day set for the election.

Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such lists, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such lists, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@valleystrea m13.com. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@valleystrea m13.com. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 25, 2024. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be

processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11580.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 21, 2024 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

ELECTION DISTRICTS

The boundaries of the four election districts are as previously adopted by the Board of Education by a resolution adopted on January 28, 1959, and which resolution is filed in the minutes of the District Clerk’s Office.

The places of voting and the general boundaries of the election districts are:

Election District One

The place of voting will be the Wheeler Avenue School, Wheeler Avenue and Rockaway Parkway, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Wheeler Avenue School and the southwesterly portion of the District.

Election District Two

The place of voting will be the James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the James A. Dever School and the southeasterly portion of the District.

Election District Three

The place of voting will be the Howell Road School, Howell Road and Dana Avenue, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Howell Road School and the northwesterly portion of the District.

Election District Four

The place of voting will be the Willow Road School, Willow Road and Catalpa Drive, Franklin Square. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Willow Road School and the northeasterly portion of the District.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report

of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.

Dated: March 27, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, VALLEY STREAM UNION Valley Stream, New York FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK

MaryAnn Rosamilia District Clerk 145793

LEGAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Valley Stream Central High School District, Nassau County, New York will be held in the James A. Dever School for District No. 13 on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, in the William L. Buck School for District No. 24 on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, and for District No. 30 in the Shaw Avenue School on Monday, May 13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:

1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of School District No. 13, School District No. 24 & School District No. 30 beginning Wednesday, May 1, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, except

Public Notices

Saturday, Sunday and holidays at the Office of District Clerk, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in District No. 30, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., in District No. 24, and from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in District No. 13, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2024 25 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. Proposition authorizing the Board of Education to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of two million, five hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($2,550,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovate current District Maintenance Garage creating a Construction Trades Facility, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.

3. Proposition authorizing the Board of Education to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of one million, one hundred and fifty-six thousand dollars ($1,156,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Gymnasium window replacements at Memorial Junior High School, North Junior Senior High School and South Junior Senior High School, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2024-25, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. beginning Tuesday, May 7, 2024, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Office, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, New York and at each schoolhouse in the High School District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law, and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an

exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

In District No. 13, all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law may register at the Wheeler Avenue School, the James A. Dever School, the Howell Road School and the Willow Road School, any day up until Tuesday, May 14, 2024, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday, and school vacations and at such times that the school facilities are open. The Board of Registration shall meet on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the District for said annual District election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. In District No. 30, the Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law at the Clear Stream Avenue School, the Shaw Avenue School, and the Forest Road School, on Thursday, May 16, 2024, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which times any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. In addition, open registration will be conducted through Thursday, May 16, 2024, during the hours for enrollment of children for a school term at each of the District schools and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Prevailing Time) at the office of the District Clerk, at the Administration Offices, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York.

offices of Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30, Valley Stream, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District, beginning on Thursday, May 16, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time on weekdays prior to the vote, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12 noon, on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the District Office, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

In District No. 24, for the purpose of registering all qualified voters, the Board of Registration shall conduct a continuous registration of the qualified voters during the hours of enrollment of children for a school term at the principal’s office of each schoolhouse and at the office of the District Clerk of District No. 24 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. During the months of July and August, in the office of the District Clerk, qualified voters may register during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law in District No. 24 at the William L. Buck School on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the district

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in District No. 30, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, in District No. 24 and between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, in District No. 13, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee and early mail voting ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerks in Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30. In accordance with Education Law §§ 2018-a and 2018-e, completed absentee and early mail ballot applications must be received by the District Clerk from where they were obtained at least seven (7) days before the election, i.e., May 14, 2024, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, i.e., May 20, 2024, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to the agent named in the absentee or early mail ballot application. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerks of Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30 no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. A list of persons to whom absentee and early mail voting ballots are issued

Local reps make meal packages for seniors

Hunger is a growing problem across the state, with Long Island being one of the areas hit hardest in the state. About 1 in 4 adults in New York indicated that they were always, usually, or sometimes worried or stressed about having enough money to buy nutritious meals in the past 12 months, according to the NYS Dept of Health.

Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, with other state senators, joined the volunteers and staff at Island Harvest on Feb. 15 to assemble boxes of meal packages for seniors who are low income.

They utilized food purchased by the state through Federal funds in a program called the Commodity Supplemental Food Program. Island Harvest provides 4,000 of these packages a month to seniors across Long Island.

“Food insecurity is a pervasive problem across Long Island,” CanzoneriFitzpatrick said, “And I am so grateful to organizations like Island Harvest who dedicate time and extensive resources towards combating this issue. These meal packages will feed thousands of seniors.”

Public Notices

will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerks of Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30 on and after Thursday, May 16, 2024, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, the day set for the election, and said list will be posted at the polling place(s) at the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. A challenge to an absentee ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an early mail ballot.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30, may request an application for a military ballot in person, by email, or by fax during school business hours from the District Clerks in Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30; AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk, Board of Education at the District Office, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, New York to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law on or before Friday, March 22, 2024, 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the

English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 47 qualified voters (representing 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election) of the District; and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS

13 1: The place of voting is the Wheeler Avenue School; 13 2: the place of voting is the James A. Dever School; 13 3: the place of voting is the Howell Road School; 13 4: the place of voting is the Willow Road School.

24 1: the place of voting is the South Corona Avenue Firehouse, between Jamaica Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue; 24 2: the place of voting is the William L. Buck School; 24 3: the place of voting is the Brooklyn Avenue School; 24 4: the place of voting is the Robert W. Carbonaro School; 30-1: the place of voting is the Clear Stream Avenue School; 30 2: the place of voting is the Shaw Avenue School; 30 3: the place of voting is the Forest Road School.

Dated: Valley Stream, New York

March 18, 2024 By Order of the BOARD OF

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District. The boundaries of the Election Districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each election district for voting shall be as follows: The eleven election districts into which the Valley Stream Central High School District has been divided have compound numbers (first portion of the number indicates the Union Free School District, and the second portion of the number indicates the election district within the Union Free School District) and are as follows:

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What’s the best way to remove columns?

Q. We are changing a commercial building space for new tenants, and they want us to remove columns. We have an architect, but he suggested hiring a structural engineer for the structural changes. We interviewed three engineers at the building. Their proposals for what they would do to remove columns varied greatly. The cost did, too, and we are concerned that the cheapest way to go is using single cables to support some of the beams from side to side, so that the beams with no columns would only be supported by a single cable running side to side underneath. Since we’ve never seen this before, we’re wondering if you have, and whether we can trust this solution. The savings would be great, costing only one-third of the most expensive refitting with new, much bigger beams. What do you think?

A. It sounds like a creative solution.

Suspending cables sideways across the space to remove columns means having a complete understanding of the weakest points of the installation. Cables are actually very strong and lightweight. The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable structure, and the design was the focus of a lot of scrutiny and concern before it was even chosen to get people across from Brooklyn to Manhattan over a century ago.

With any structure, there needs to be a safety factor in the equations. Bridges are designed, generally, with a safety factor approaching 100 times the minimum requirement, which should make even the most skeptical person feel a little more confident making the crossing. But it isn’t the cables or beams that are of greatest concern when designing a structure. It’s the connections.

The next time you’re sitting in traffic, note the number and the size of the bolts connecting all the components of the bridge. Those bolts are analogous to a centipede’s legs. If the centipede lost a few of its many legs, it could still move from place to place. Structure should perform like the redundancy of a centipede. Each part spreads the load a given distance to the next component, just like the rafters in your home’s roof, as another example. If bridges had fewer bolts, they would need to be much larger, and there would be less safety.

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OpiniOns In vitro fertilization is worth fighting for

One of the greatest joys an individual or couple can experience is the birth of a child.

Unfortunately for millions of people, that joy is denied, though sometimes only temporarily, due to infertility. It is estimated that one in eight individuals or couples have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy.

BRiAn CURRAn

The rapid advancement of medical technology in the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility has led to the development of several treatments, but none is more promising or has been more successful than in vitro fertilization. IVF is a series of medical procedures that can help someone who is having difficulty conceiving become pregnant. During the process, mature eggs are taken from ovaries and fertilized by sperm in a laboratory. The fertilized eggs or embryos are then medically placed in a uterus.

A full cycle of IVF takes two to three weeks. In many instances, the fertilized

embryos are frozen and stored for future implantation.

Since its clinical approval in 1978, IVF has provided infertile people the best opportunity to conceive and have children. Between 2017 and 2019, 10 percent of women between ages 15 and 44 received fertility treatments, and IVF resulted in 90,000 births. The procedure’s use continues to grow, with nearly 100,000 infants being born in 2021. IVF has been shown to have a 44.5 percent success rate for women younger than 35. Its acceptance and popularity in the United States is undeniable, with 42 percent of adults saying they know someone who has used IVF to have a child.

The procedure’s acceptance and popularity in the United States is undeniable.

The ability to take advantage of IVF is closely linked to the procedure’s affordability. The cost of IVF treatments can be well in excess of $20,000. Due to its high cost in New York state, I cosponsored Assembly Bill 2646-A in 2018, which required insurance companies to provide coverage for IVF treatments. That legislation became law in 2019.

Despite the significant steps that have been taken to increase its avail-

ability, IVF has come under direct threat, thanks to a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court in February. The case arose from an incident at an IVF treatment clinic in which the frozen embryos of three couples were accidentally destroyed. The couples sued the clinic for negligence and wrongful death. In its decision, the state court declared that embryos created through IVF should be considered human beings, and as such granted all legal rights and protections under the law.

The ruling immediately forced three of the eight fertility clinics in Alabama to pause their IVF treatments out of concern that physicians might face civil liability or criminal prosecution if they rendered the treatment. Since the decision, the Alabama state legislature has passed laws protecting IVF providers from legal liability.

In response to the Alabama ruling, State Sen. Jack Martins and I filed legislation that would protect IVF in New York. Despite the fact that New York law is the opposite of Alabama law when it comes to the definition of human life, there is a glaring absence of a definition of the legal status of fer-

tilized embryos that have been frozen for the purpose of IVF treatments. My legislation, Assembly Bill 9412, seeks to amend state Public Health Law Section 2599 by providing that any fertilized human ovum or embryo existing outside a uterus shall not be considered an unborn child, a minor child, a natural person or any other term that connotes a human being.

This legislation is needed to protect the availability of IVF treatments in New York by providing legal clarification, so that fertility centers and physicians aren’t exposed to civil liabilities and possibly criminal sanctions. The bill has been assigned to the Assembly Health Committee, where I hope it will be immediately considered and presented for a vote.

IVF offers hope to millions of people who are having trouble becoming parents. No matter a person’s political affiliation, religious beliefs or gender, no one should ever take any action that jeopardizes the hope and dream of becoming a parent. We must make sure that any ambiguity in state law, as it pertains to the definition of human life, is clarified so that IVF treatments can never be put at risk by a future court decision.

Brian Curran represents the 21st Assembly District.

Netanyahu is a supporter of one party: himself

ihave known Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer since 1972. I have watched him grow from being a state assemblyman to one of the most powerful political leaders in the United States. Schumer is a serious and smart lawmaker, and he measures his every word with the greatest of caution. When he speaks, it is well planned, because he is conscious of the fact that the press will hold him accountable for his actions.

JERRY KREMER

Schumer’s recent call for new elections in Israel, and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down, was a door-die plea for peace in the Middle East. I have heard some of my friends call Schumer out for that plea, and describe it as dangerous, or even as a form of terrorism, and I have tried to tell them to consider all the facts before they speak.

Netanyahu has been playing political games for as long as I can remem-

ber. He is not some well-meaning leader of a country who is being picked on. To begin with, Bibi, as he is often called, has been in and out of courtrooms in Israel for two years. He has been charged with various forms of corruption. In Israel, cases like his can drag on for years with no resolution.

For the past two years, Bibi has been hopeful that if he can change the way the courts work, his case will be dismissed. He has pushed for a change in the law that would give the country’s legislature, the Knesset, the power to run the courts and end any kind of judicial interference. His efforts to undermine the judicial system have split the country in half and have given rise to massive demonstrations calling for his ouster. To stay in power, he has forged alliances with right-wing leaders who have their own plans to change Israel from a democracy to a banana republic.

leader, and has lost the confidence of the people, are 100 percent correct. As a congressional leader, Schumer has every right to speak out on Israel’s political challenges, because America sends billions of dollars to Israel each year and is Israel’s strongest supporter.

C huck Schumer was right: Bibi has lost the confidence of his people.

Schumer’s speech calling for new elections in another country may have stepped over the line, but his claims that Bibi is no longer the nation’s true

If your best friend thinks you have lost your way, he or she has every right to tell you so, out of love, and not any other motive. Schumer has been Israel’s most loyal member of Congress, and has fought off other members who have questioned the need to provide so much aid to other countries.

Israel had every right to invade Gaza after Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7, one of the most brutal assaults on any nation. The conduct of Hamas will go down in history as another Holocaust, and there had to be a response to such vicious conduct. Israel responded with an allout war against a cruel and undisciplined mob that kills and steals from its own people.

The United States has asked Bibi what his plans are for Gaza when the

war is over and Hamas has been defeated, and he has no answer. As long as he stays in power, he can avoid having to face the possibility of going to prison. He has a plan, but it focuses on holding on to his job, even if his country no longer trusts him to be its leader. In the interim, he will try to hold on to power by playing partisan politics.

It’s no secret that Netanyahu has always embraced the American Republican Party. He worked against President Barack Obama, and came to Washington to promote Donald Trump on a number of occasions. He has every intention of holding on to his power in the hope that Trump will be elected again this year.

Bibi will do whatever it takes to keep his job. Schumer spoke out forcefully for one reason, which was to keep Israel a democracy. The world needs Israel to survive, and there is no question that under Netanyahu’s control, its very existence is threatened.

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.

Don’t wait for Earth Day to care about Earth

earth Day is April 22, just two and a half weeks away.

It’s a day that’s been around since 1970, yet it seems the condition of our planet since then has gotten worse rather than better.

Climate change has caused global temperatures to rise, resulting in more severe storms, wildfires and megadroughts. Places that are typically cold are becoming warmer, and places that are usually warm are becoming hotter.

What can regular people like us do to turn back the rising tide of global climate change? Becoming better caretakers of whatever small patch of the world we inhabit is a start.

Earth Day is just one day, but its significance should carry over into every day. And it’s all about sustainability and stewardship — which requires daily commitment, vigilance and action.

We can start by remembering the three R’s — reduce, reuse and recycle. That means buying products with minimal packaging, reusing items like bags to carry our groceries, and recycling everything from paper and plastic to glass and metal.

We can reduce energy consumption by turning off lights and appliances when we’re not using them, and when we are, ensuring that they’re energyefficient. We can conserve water by fixing leaks, taking shorter showers, and

Let’s test these old presidential candidates

To the Editor:

I think most of us wish the two leading candidates for president weren’t so old. You have to be at least 35 to serve as president, but there’s no restriction on the other end. You could be 117 and still be eligible to hear “Hail to the Chief” every time you walk into a public gathering.

I’m 86, and damn well know someone my age is too old to be in the Oval Office unless they’re just visiting. How about a constitutional amendment that sets down a series of challenges that must be met by anyone over 70 seeking to be commander in chief?

First there would be a dime test. A dime would be dropped on the floor at a busy deli, and the candidate would have to pick it up on the first try. The retrieval would have to be accomplished by bending over. Anyone getting down on their knees to get the dime would be automatically disqualified.

Then there would be a memory test.

watering our lawns only in the early morning or the evening to reduce evaporation.

And, of course, we can find more efficient ways to get around. Do we continue using the same old practice of fueling vehicles with fossil fuels, or do we dive into diverse technologies? And do we really need to take a car when we can hop on a bus or train, or even ride a bike or walk?

It’s hard to believe we can make a difference on our own, but we can. Especially if we aren’t alone in making conservation a way of life. And we can make an even bigger difference by backing more environmentally friendly ways to produce energy, like wind turbines — whether on land or out in the ocean.

One example is the South Fork Wind project, some 35 miles off Montauk, which is expected to generate about 130 megawatts of renewable energy — enough to power an estimated 70,000 Long Island homes. Officials believe that it could eliminate up to 6 million tons of carbon emissions over the 25-year life of the project — the equivalent of taking 60,000 cars off the road.

It’s a start. But we have a ways to go to get all of the homes on Long Island — more than 1 million of them — powered this way.

To continue the march to a cleaner, greener planet, we need individual and

collective efforts on the local, national and global levels to continue expanding. If they don’t, we could see significant ocean rise in our lifetimes — literally bringing the sea into our backyards as early as the 2040s. The planet is getting warmer, polar ice is melting, and all that water has to go somewhere.

Since the first Earth Day 54 years ago, millions of people in nearly 200 countries have taken part in activities whose aim is to enhance the planet’s environment. The annual event has helped push legislation in many countries — including the United States — intended to reduce the human race’s collective carbon footprint, and help us find ways to live more sustainable lives.

But the work is far from finished. Our schools need to teach environmental literacy. The media — from newspapers and television to the hottest social media platforms — must circulate necessary, accurate information.

In April, as trees bud, flowers sprout and temperatures warm, it’s time to get outside and enjoy the greenery and sunshine. But as we take a hike or pedal along our local bike paths, or walk along our waterways or the shore, our thoughts should turn to advocacy and activism on behalf of the planet we inhabit. Because we shouldn’t fight to protect the Earth just on Earth Day, but every day.

Biological males and females should not compete

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n March 6, I stood with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman as he announced a lawsuit against state Attorney General Letitia James. By way of background, Blakeman issued an executive order banning the use of county athletic facilities by teams with any members who are biological males who have transitioned or identify as female. James then issued a cease-and-desist order to the county executive, claiming that his executive order violated state law. The lawsuit claims that the order is in compliance with federal law, which supersedes state law.

Without getting into the intricacies of the legal fight, let’s just say that I hope that Blakeman’s position on this matter survives this and any additional

litigation that might transpire. But I do want to discuss the reason that I stood with him and support his action on this issue.

Let me state at the outset that I respect the right of an adult to make decisions about his or her own body and life, as long as what they do does not impinge on the rights of another person. Whether or not I approve is irrelevant. As long as it doesn’t hurt someone else, I understand that it is simply none of my business. But I also believe that one person can’t blithely do what they want when it hurts someone else.

someone can’t blithely do what they want when it hurts someone else.

women of similar ages. I doubt that you’ll ever see women playing in the NFL. The weight of science (and let’s not discard common sense and experience) shows that changing the testosterone-estrogen balance in a biological male might diminish, but won’t eliminate, the superior muscular strength and size. Letting such a person compete against biological girls and women is unsafe, and unfair to the girls who have worked hard to excel in their sport.

female athletes — agree that it’s wrong for biological males to compete against biological females, and I wholeheartedly concur. Imagine how a parent might react knowing that their daughter, who worked hard for years to hone her skills in a sport, lost out on an athletic scholarship that was awarded to a transgender male instead.

Then there’s the issue of privacy. Allowing biological males to share girls’ locker rooms is, once again, a severe violation of those girls’ privacy. It is also unsafe, as evidenced by some unfortunate incidents we have seen in the press.

I have granddaughters who play on a team in a girls’ sports league. The teams are divided by age and size in the interest of fairness and safety. Obviously, in most sports, everything else being equal, bigger and stronger wins almost every time.

It’s no secret that most boys and men are bigger and stronger than girls and

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An examiner chosen by an independent panel would meet with each hopeful candidate, and early in the conversation three famous political quotes would be used: “I am not a crook,” “Read my lips: no new taxes,” and “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” At the end of this session, which would last a minimum of one hour, the candidate would be asked to recall the quotes. He or she would have to remember at least two of them to be eligible to run.

And third, the new constitutional amendment would require a cursive test. The candidate, in a room alone, would be required to write, in cursive, an essay of at least 700 words, explaining why he or she thought he or she would be a swell leader of America. The content of the essays would not be judged or graded. A judge appointed by the two major political parties would simply check to make sure the essays were indeed written in cursive. If you don’t know cursive, you belong in Hell, and not in the White House.

Think about all this, please. It’s time for a change.

LARRy McCOy Rockville Centre

Why are criminals out on the streets?

crats in New york: So how are your bail reform and your progressive agenda going? Open your eyes: It isn’t working. Criminals are walking our streets because Democrats don’t want to lock up people who commit crimes.

Why do Democrats think it’s OK for someone to walk into any store and steal everything off the shelves, or assault someone on the street? People walk our streets and continue to commit crimes, and thanks to the Democrats, are free to commit more crimes. Most if not all of those who are arrested are back on the street before a police officer can complete the paperwork.

Arresting and incarcerating criminals is not being racist. People today are generally afraid. A police officer is killed by a convicted felon with a gun who had 21 arrests but wasn’t in jail. Another subject, also carrying a gun, was arrested last year on gun charges, but thanks to Democrats’ bail reform was out on the street. Between them they had a total of more than 40 arrests, including violent felonies.

It surely seems that Democrats favor criminals over private citizens. We need new leadership in Albany to stop this. Albany Democrats have failed us, made us less safe, and people have died.

STEvE GROGAN Lynbrook

Steve Grogan is a retired federal agent and former Lynbrook village trustee.

There have been several reported incidents of injuries in such situations. In one recent one, a transgender male injured several opposing female players in a high school basketball game in Massachusetts. At halftime the coach decided to forfeit the game rather than have his female players continue to compete against the biological male and risk further injury.

The women from whom I’ve received feedback — and particularly mothers of

Finally, some say that there are a vanishingly small number of people whom this will affect. That’s probably true, but so what? How many injured or disappointed girls are too many? Frankly, I don’t see the relevance of this argument. If one girl is hurt, or potentially hurt, by a bad policy, that’s enough for me to support protective action to make sure it doesn’t happen.

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