During his father’s final days, Mike Sharkey, 59, couldn’t help but fixate on his father’s hand, specifically the right one.
The thumb was oddly bent, having suffered lifelong muscular degeneration caused by an injury sustained in the Korean War when he served in the Air Force.
Despite the nerve pain, Jack Sharkey, “a proud Irish
The Easter season brings many traditional symbols and traditions — eggs, candy, bunnies, ducklings, flowers, and more. Recently, though, one of those symbols has been more of an issue than a holiday delight.
Two domestic ducklings, mailed illegally at one day old to someone’s house in Valley Stream as a prank, were rescued by Humane Long Island’s president and executive director, John Di Leonardo, a few weeks ago.
ship chicks and ducklings in quantities of fewer than six. Di Leonardo said there are many reasons for this restriction, mostly involving the birds’ health. He said since they normally would have their mother to keep them warm, and they’d be without a mother, they would need socialization and warmth from their flock mates. “So, oftentimes when hatcheries ship them in quantities of two, they arrive dead and frozen,” he said.
JoHN Di LeoNARDo President and executive director, Humane Long Islandman,” wouldn’t complain, Mike noted. Instead, so much of his compassion was expressed and articulated through that hand, Mike said.
Mike had watched his father reach out to grip a football with that hand countless times to play catch with him and his brother Darren over the years. Jack had reached out to embrace countless children he mentored as a Valley Stream Green Hornets Youth Football organization coach, imparting words of kindness
or wisdom meant to soothe and encourage.
He’d blow his signature whistle from the bleachers during numerous football games, using both index fingers to pierce the sky, conveying praise to his sons and, eventually, grandchildren on the field.
“The crowd would be roaring, and I could still distinguish my Dad’s whistle from the stands while I played in
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“This is the first time that we’ve heard of mail-order chicks being sent to a home in Valley Stream,” Di Leonardo said. “I’m sure it’s not the first time this has happened in Valley Stream, though. We have also rescued other birds that have been abandoned there, including chickens.”
In New York, it is illegal to
The ducklings found in Valley Stream had a piece of stale bread in the box with them, which is not sufficient for their dietary needs. Birds in such a state can end up developing nutritional deformities and developmental disabilities. Di Leonardo said they can get “angel wing,” in which their flight feathers are off to the side, prohibiting their flight. They can also suffer from a niacin
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Jack and Catherine Sharkey were ‘God’s special parents’
this is the first time that we’ve heard of mailorder chicks being sent to a home in Valley Stream.
Valley Stream District 13 takes pride in ensuring students strive for their highest potential, not only academically, but also emotionally, according to district officials. Willow Road Elementary School students took part in Wellness Wednesdays, spearheaded by Willow Road student council members where students are encouraged to incorporate wellness-related activities into their daily routine every Wednesday.
“Making sure that we give our students the right tools to succeed not just academically but emotionally and mentally is vital to their overall well-being,” said Rosalie Ambrosio, Principal of Willow Road Elementary School. “Promoting wellness enhances our students’ intrinsic motivation and academic achievement.”
Each Wednesday, students at Willow Road start their day with announcements featuring positive messages and ideas for wellness activities. Teachers and students are encouraged to wear comfortable workout-style clothing and take part in the Walk-It-Out Wednes-
day school-wide initiative. During classes when teachers and students agree a “brain break” is in order, yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, and/or walks are introduced. During their physical education classes, students use pedometers to track their steps.
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The village of Valley Stream held its annual reorganization meeting last Monday to formally install its new slate of officers to the board of trustees as well as reshuffle and renew village government positions.
Political newcomer Kevin Waszak was sworn in and took the oath of office as a village trustee, replacing former trustee Vincent Grasso. Mayor Edwin Fare and trustee Dermond Thomas were also sworn in following their re-election win to a fourth term. “We at the United Community Party have a lot that we can point to that demonstrates we’ve put in a lot of hard work,” said Dermond. “I will continue to uphold the public trust to the best of my ability.”
Justice Melanie Jenkins was sworn into her first full term as Village Justice. Jenkins was appointed by Mayor Edwin Fare to fill the remainder of the unexpired term left by Village Justice Virginia Clavin-Higgins following her resignation last year. She will be the second woman to hold that seat in the village’s nearly one-hundred-year history.
“Village courts are often called the courts closest to the people because they cover matters affecting the local community. It’s long been the goal of village courts to serve the community by providing substantial, timely, and equal justice,” said Jenkins. “Village Justices understand the community, are active in their communities, and understand the local needs. I promise to uphold the highest standards of fairness and justice and make sure quality of life cases, which can impact the wellbeing of our community, are quickly addressed.”
The board appointed Trustee John Tufarelli to serve as deputy mayor for one year and James J. Hunter as village clerk. Carol McKenna was appointed as the village historian, and the Valley Stream Herald, Newsday, and the Long Island Tribune were declared the official newspapers of the village.
–Juan Lassonew and re-elecTed Valley Stream officials were
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The Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department held a private swearingin ceremony last Thursday evening to welcome a newly elected chief and his assistants. Mayor Edwin Fare swore in Chief Patrick Scanlon for another year. Anthony Capone was re-elected First Assistant Chief and Michael Colucci was re-elected Second Assistant Chief. Former Chief Brian Howley was also re-elected as the department’s Third Battalion Delegate.
Scanlon previously served as first assistant chief and Anthony Capone as second assistant chief under former Chief Eugene O’Brien II.
Scanlon told the Herald last year he had aimed to push for new plans to expand the outreach and preparedness of the department. “We’ve been trying to work on a new training center to help with recruitment, retention, and training of old and new members. This way we can have all the members have a set location to train,” he said. Such plans appear to be coming to fruition with approved funding for a new in-house firefighter training facility and replacing a decades-old vehicle, Fire Engine 342, tasked with carrying firefighters and equipment.
–Juan Lasso
jail and a $500 fine.
Team Titans from Warren Levi Martial Arts in Cedarhurst had 21 competitors take part in the America Cup championship in Queens on March 26 and came away with a half dozen gold medals, two silver and four bronze.
Johnathan Joachim, from Valley Stream, captured gold in sparring.
“The tournament was amazing,” he stated in a news release. “With the support and encouragement of my parents, teammates and Sensei Johnny, I was able to focus, reach the finals and win.”
The dojo’s demonstration team performed at UBA Arena before the Island-
ers game on March 27. Team Intensity was said to have brought a fierce Karate spirit to the nearly two-year-old venue that had never before hosted a Karate demonstration.
Thunderous applause and joyous shouts were heard after the demo.
Levi’s star participant Adelynn Torres said she, “was nervous, excited, happy and relieved to get it off my chest. Karate is nice and gives you challenges for your body.
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deficiency, which can be crippling for them -- they wouldn’t be able to walk at all. Organ damage can also occur.
“This is just one example of a million of these baby birds being shipped illegally into New York State by hatcheries, and we have it right here in Valley Stream,” Di Leonardo said. “Within Hempstead township, we’re not even allowed to have these birds in the first place.”
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced April 5 that three businesses were charged for selling 1-day-old baby chicks in quantities fewer than six. The businesses – Long Island Poultry in Calverton, Raleigh Poultry Farm, Inc. in Kings Park, and Agway of Port Jefferson -- were all charged with misdemeanors. According to the law, any violation may result in a misdemeanor charge punishable with up to one year in
“This very same thing is happening with online sellers and these factory farms,” Di Leonardo said. “Many of them are testing positive for avian flu, which is a big concern right now.”
He said these animals are still being shipped illegally into New York in quantities less than allowable by law, even with the flu. A lot of these animals end up on the streets or in public parks, if they even survive being mail-ordered in the first place.
“It’s not something that is normally covered, and it’s just routine business for a lot of these hatcheries,” Di Leonardo said. “And I think the more you know, the more exposure we can get to this issue, I think the less they’ll get away with it. Maybe one day we’ll be able to get some federal laws to better protect these animals.”
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Valley Stream North softball was 5-13 last season, but this year it hopes to turn the page. Already 4-1 with wins over Sewanhaka, East Rockaway, Lynbrook, and Jericho, the Spartans are off to a blistering start.
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a tWo-tiMe all-aMeRiCaN bound for the University of Florida, Radin’s latest accomplishment on the lacrosse field came March 29 when she reached the 300 career point mark in a victory over Carle Place. Last spring, she recorded 61 goals and a Long Island-leading 62 assists while leading the Marines to the Nassau Class B final. She appears well on her way to topping that production with 43 points through five games.
Christina Ravo, an Old Westbury commit, had five home runs, seven doubles and 23 RBIs last year. So far this season, she has been leading the charge in the pitching circle with four wins and over 40 strikeouts in her first five starts. Ravo’s repertoire features a fastball, change-up and curveball.
“The change-up is her strikeout pitch against other team’s best hitters,” coach Dan Tronolone said. “Her speed has increased every year, but she’s definitely throwing the fastest she’s been in her four years here and I think that makes her change-up even better.”
Valley Stream North is rolling along and it’s happening all while one of its best players has yet to take the field.
Kayla Santo, a six-year varsity starter, two-time All-County catcher, and Cortland commit, should be returning to action soon after recovering from injury. Last year, Santo tallied five home runs, seven doubles, and 23 RBI.
“We’re looking for her to give us even more of a boost,” said Tronolone. “Her and Christina [Ravo] are our two captains and Kayla’s a very vocal leader. The two of them work well together.”
If Ravo lets a runner on base, Santo does a great job of keeping them at bay.
“You can’t really run on her,” said Tronolone. “She’ll pick off base runners and throw people out. She pretty much shuts down a running game. Unless you’re an absolute speedster, you don’t really have a good shot of being safe.”
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“The two of them [Melendez and Nadal] have a tremendous amount of speed. We look for them to get on base and then let Kayla and Christina drive them in,” Tronolone said.
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Softball: Long Beach at Carey 10 a.m.
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While being captains and battery mates, Ravo and Santo are also the heart of the order, batting third and clean-up. The top of the lineup includes lead-off hitter Tiffany Melendez, who was Honorable Mention All-County as an eighthgrader, playing center field, and junior shortstop Alyanna Nadal, who bats sec-
Rounding out the order is All-Conference left fielder Cianna Nadal, junior first baseman Emily Rung, senior right fielder Gianna Maressa, junior third baseman Lia Giaconelli, and junior second baseman Karina McNamara.
The main goal for this Valley Stream North squad is to make the playoffs and
“I think we’ll be in every game this year, which is all you can ask for,” Tronolone said. “Then it’s about overcoming the hurdles we weren’t able to overcome last year, and so far it looks like we’ll be able to do it. I think the girls want to make the playoffs. They’ve been very positive this year, and I’m hoping that continues.”
Valley Stream North hits the road this Friday to take on Baldwin in a 10 a.m. start. The Spartans are home April 17 to face Port Washington at 5 p.m.
There are nearly two-dozen more conditional cannabis dispensary licenses on their way to Long Island. But thanks to local pushback in a number of Nassau County communities, chances are very low one will pop up near you.
The state released the licenses as part of a broader effort that could lead to 100 more legal dispensaries across the state. For Nassau and Suffolk counties, the 23 planned licenses join the 13 already here.
The conditional licensees are only allowed to sell directly to a consumer.
Albany officials haven’t shared exactly where these dispensaries will end up, but at least one of the licenses was awarded to a Bay Shore husband and wife, according to Newsday. Where else they can end up is actually a small list. Right now, only five Nassau villages allow dispensaries: Oyster Bay Cove, Kings Point, Mill Neck, Plandome and Saddle Rock.
In Suffolk, communities permitting recreational marijuana dispensaries include Brookhaven, Babylon and Riverhead.
Long Beach, for example, has not approved a dispensary, although it has held a public hearing on the matter — a contentious issue in the city. Glen Cove and Oyster Bay, Valley Stream, Lynbrook and Freeport have opted out, among most other municipalities. Any of them are allowed to opt-in at any time, but once they do, “there is no going back,” said Phillip Rumsey, manager of intergovernmental affairs for the state’s cannabis management office.
The other conditional adult-use retail dispensary licenses include four for western New York, one for the central region, three for Brooklyn, and five for the Mid-
Hudson area.
There are now 165 approved licenses across the state, although many municipalities — like New York City are filled with hundreds of unlicensed establishments, meeting very little resistance from law enforcement officials.
As of now, the cannabis board has granted at least one license in each region, except for the Finger Lakes.
The conditional licenses are issued as part of the Seeding Opportunity Initiative introduced by Gov. Kathy Hochul last year. Through the initiative, business owners that were impacted by old drug laws will benefit first. Those convicted or related to someone convicted of a marijuana-related offense — or nonprofit organizations who support people imprisoned for such offences — are able to get the licenses ahead of others.
Tremaine Wright, chair of the Cannabis Control Board, said the new licenses “will allow entrepreneurs to fairly participate in the legal market while promoting innovation and creative diversity throughout New York’s ever-growing cannabis supply chain.”
New York lawmakers legalized recreational marijuana in 2021 for adults 21 and older. It grants them the right to possess up to 3 ounces of cannabis, or a small quantity of concentrated cannabis. The state also expunged nonviolent criminal records related to cannabis in the past.
Licensees are allowed to open dispensaries on Long Island, but still need sign-off on any specific locations. Storefronts need to be approved and cannot have any neon or bright signs advertising any of their products, such as a giant marijuana leaf.
Each dispensary also needs to have darkened windows, or otherwise prevent the activity and products inside from being seen from outside. They also cannot be placed closer than 200 feet from any house of worship, and 55 feet from a school.
Each one must also be at least 4,000 feet apart from another, which will prevent a “Starbucks effect,” with one on every corner, officials said.
Licensees can work with a social equity fund to find spaces in communities to open shop or find them independently. The Cannabis Control Board additionally approved one laboratory permit for Certainty Analytical Labs in Rochester, bringing that number up to 13.
Liberty has been the local water company serving Nassau County and Upstate New York for just over a year now. We value our customers and thank you for the opportunity to be your water service provider.
We are working hard to get to know and earn the respect and trust of our new customers and stakeholders; engage and support the communities we serve; and be open, transparent, and accountable.
To that end, we have completed or are making progress on several key initiatives (noted below) to positively impact our customers’ experience.
o Local Customer Call Center – Last year, Liberty hired and trained 16 local Long Island residents—many of whom live in the communities we serve—to staff our new call center, which went live last November. We believe it is important for our customers to engage with customer service representatives who are local and familiar with the areas we serve.
o Local Customer Walk-In Center – Liberty is on track to open a new walk-in customer center before year end. The walk-in center will be located at our Merrick Office and will provide customers opportunities to engage with our customer service team and other Liberty staff in-person.
o Public Outreach – Last year, we established a public outreach program to share information with and solicit feedback from our customers and stakeholders. So far, we have completed more than 60 meetings with stakeholders, local elected officials, and customers, including four customer town halls. In May, we will start another round of extensive public outreach throughout our service territory both to receive your feedback and explain ongoing regulatory efforts.
One of Liberty’s top priorities is to ensure our water service is safe and reliable. We would like to recognize our employees—many of whom are proud members of Utility Workers Union of America Locals 355 and 365—whose professionalism, commitment, and dedication make it possible for us to provide safe and reliable water service for our customers.
One of the biggest challenges for the water industry and Liberty today and into the future centers on replacing and upgrading critical, aging water system infrastructure, improving water quality, and keeping pace with emerging containments in our water supply. Over the last five years, our company made great progress, investing over $265
million in system improvements and replacements. In the next five years, Liberty plans to spend another $270 million in improving and upgrading our water systems. These capital investments are necessary to maintain safe, reliable, and compliant water service for our customers now and into the future.
Finally, Liberty recognizes that top of mind for our customers is affordable water service. To this end, we are doing everything possible to control costs, achieve efficiencies in our operations, and, where required, earnestly engage with key stakeholders interested in municipalizing portions of our water system. Moreover, we have launched the following key initiatives that, if successful, will provide direct rate relief to customers:
o Special Franchise Tax – Special franchise taxes continue to constitute approximately 25% of our customers’ monthly water bill. While these taxes provide funding to your local towns, villages, special districts, and public schools, they do not provide any direct benefit to the water service Liberty provides you. We are working with elected State officials, including the Governor, to advance several initiatives to provide rate relief to our customers by reducing the amount of the special franchise taxes our customers pay on their monthly water bills.
o Water Infrastructure Grants and Low Interest Loans –We are working with our regulators and elected officials to change State law so that Liberty and other private water companies are afforded the same opportunity and access that municipal water service providers have to taxpayer-funded grants and low-interest loans to finance needed water infrastructure and water quality improvements.
We value our customers and want our customers to know that we are working hard every day to improve their experience, keep their water service safe and reliable, and pursue opportunities to provide rate relief. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please contact our local customer call center at 1-877-426-6999 or visit our webpage, www.libertyenergyandwater.com
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The Nassau County legislator is introducing a bill in Mineola requiring Nassau to become “carbon neutral” by 2035. The bill, he says, acknowledges the unique ecological and infrastructure challenges facing Nassau and Long Island, and seeks to address these issues before they become insurmountable.
“Here in Nassau County, we literally live on an island,” Lafazan told reporters during a recent news conference announcing the legislation. “And while living on an island, our exposure to climate change is a constant threat to our homes, our communities, our infrastructure, our drinking water, and our collective safety.”
Long Island faces numerous climate-unique issues due to its geographic location and changing climate conditions, Lafazan said. In fact, a recent report by Moody’s Analytics Climate Risk Scenarios ranked Long Island fourth among major population centers in the country for “its exposure to the physical and economic risks associated with climate change.”
Climate-related threats present a wide range of dangers to Nassau, a number of experts have said — one of the most pressing being rising water temperatures and levels. The Long Island Sound saw its hottest average temperature ever in 2021, according to an environmental study by Connecticut’s Council on Environmental Quality. Warmer water poses huge risks for wildlife, increasing the chances of algal blooms in the Sound.
Then there are so-called superstorms like Hurricane Sandy. As the world continues to warm, major hurricanes and tropical storms such as this will continue to batter Long Island, experts have said.
Another threat comes from Long Island’s reliance on a sole-source aquifer, which is the only source of freshwater for the nearly 3 million island residents. The aquifer is already strained from widespread use, and rising water levels and other effects from climate change could see increases in saltwater intrusion into the aquifer in the coming years, making the water supply undrinkable.
“This is all to say that there is no more time to debate something that is scientifically factual, and the actions that we take now will protect Long Island for generation after generation to come,” Lafazan said. “This is not hyperbole. Powerful, once-in-a-generation storms that happened once a century are now happening once a
month.”
Lafazan’s proposal would require the county to create and deliver a carbon neutrality action plan to the legislature no later than Dec. 1, 2024, as well as provide progress updates starting from Dec. 24 of that same year. The proposal would also empower the county executive to seek state and federal grants to support the project, as well as create a carbon neutral advisory panel made up of local experts.
While New York state has already made a pledge to become carbon neutral by 2050, Lafazan’s plan would potentially speed up the process for Nassau. The plan will not require Nassau residents to adhere to any new mandates, but will put the onus for the change on local municipal governments.
As a Democrat, however, Lafazan is part of the legislature’s minority. So, it’s unclear what kind of chance this bill has with his Republican colleagues.
But joining Lafazan in his cause is Adrienne Esposito, the executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, a local nonprofit that works to promote climate awareness through education, research, lobbying and public outreach. Esposito reiterated at a recent news conference the dangers of not being focused on addressing the risks of climate change, and commended the proposed bill for its focus on protecting the environment.
“We need to take bold actions to reduce carbon emissions to just try to stem the tide of climate change impacts,” Esposito said. “What we do matters. Local government’s actions matter.”
Lafazan and Esposito also discussed what Nassau was currently doing to improve its infrastructure and address climate issues — improving coastal resiliency as well as increasing drainage infrastructure.
“The irony here is that we wouldn’t need to do any of that,” Lafazan claimed, “if we just reduced our carbon emissions.”
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Teachers, school administrators, social workers and mental health advocates agree that, more than ever, teens need outreach and support when they battle negative thoughts and actions.
At the Nassau County Youth Wellness Summit — hosted by the New Jerseybased Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide — Long Island teens and school staffers received just that: crucial skills to help get through their toughest days.
Hosted once again by Brookside School inside the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, students and school leaders attended keynote presentations, panels, workshops, and even walked through a resource fair intended to connect them to mental health services.
The event was first brought to Nassau County by Bellmore’s Stacy Brief, a licensed social worker who attended Wellington C. Mepham High School in Bellmore, and currently works at Sanford H. Calhoun High School in Merrick.
Brief went through her own difficult times in high school, struggling with anxiety and depression. Brief was eventually connected to the teen suicide society, and later would find herself volunteering and working with the organization.
Wellness summits had become a regular success in New Jersey, and Brief realized that same success could be brought to Long Island as well. She approached Mike Harrington, superintendent of Bellmore-Merrick’s schools, and asked if the district would be interested in helping her idea become a reality.
“Stacy was one of my standouts at Mepham,” Harrington said. “A tremendous, tremendous young lady. After graduating, I knew right away that she wanted to get into mental health and pursue a social work career.”
All for the idea, Harrington established a planning committee to create the summit, which kicked off for the first time in 2019, attracting students and professionals from 20 school districts. Last month’s summit attracted more than 30 schools from Nassau and Suffolk counties, including the first Catholic institution: Chaminade High School.
“Every year we try to feature a new coping skill workshop, just to be introducing the teenagers to new concepts, as far as what they can do to cope with stress,” Brief said. “Last year we did Movement Genius, and this year the students (did) a Tibetan singing bowl sound healing workshop.
“I think it’s something very different. They don’t often have access to something like sound healing.”
The keynote presentation was given by “Lead U,” a “high-energy, interactive assembly,” according to Brief. Created by a group of teaching artists, their presentations engage, educate and empower students of all ages to find leaders within themselves through interactive play and games.
Dawn Doherty, the teen suicide society executive director, described a correlation between mental health struggles and the
coronavirus pandemic. Social media, she added, also plays a huge role in how teens view themselves.
“There can be very positive aspects of it,” Doherty said. “But then, unfortunately, much of it can be negative, with the cyber-bullying and even just the comparison of yourself with everyone else.”
A point of emphasis, Doherty said, is the concept that your friends and others your age are often going through the same thing.
“If you’re struggling, that’s OK, because there are others who are struggling or have struggled,” she said. “We really use the day to enhance coping skills and strategies, and certainly educate on the resources available.”
The commitment to wellness doesn’t end with the summit. For example, the teen suicide society will again host a panel for parents later this year, teaching them to recognize the signs of mental health struggles and how to connect their kids to the appropriate services.
Brief also started another program on
Long Island last September called the Youth Council, open to high school students.
“I’ll be running monthly meetings where they’re going to develop more skills, insight, education and awareness on everything to do with mental health and suicide prevention,” she said. “That’ll be year-round, to develop leaders so they can take (what they learn) back to their communities and develop more structural change.”
Applications for the Youth Council opened immediately after the summit. For more information, visit SPTSUSA. org/NassauSummit.
Brief has come a long way from struggling with issues as a teenager, and now working to help others finding themselves in a similar predicament.
“We are just so proud of her for everything she’s accomplished personally and professionally,” Doherty said. “But really, (I’m)_just in awe of the success that she and the committee have really had with expanding the reach of this event.”
sOphiA BENNO AND Addison Soffer of John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore had a blast watching the keynote presentation, ‘Lead U,’ at the Nassau County Youth Wellness Summit.
stACy BRiEf, A social worker who brought the Nassau County Youth Wellness Summit to the local community, joined Dawn Doherty — executive director of the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide — to host the summit.
expanding a child’s creativity and increasing their social engagement skills are important parts of setting a student up for success, according to district officials. To that end, Valley Stream 24’s William L Buck. Elementary kindergarten students paid a visit to the Long Island Children’s Museum in Garden City.
“Field trips are great for hands-on learning as well as creating childhood memories,” said Johanne Gaddy, principal of William L. Buck Elementary School. “Scheduling a trip to the Long Island Children’s Museum gave our students the opportunity to learn and explore outside of the classroom while making real-world connections to what they’ve learned in school.”
The young learners watched Mo Willems’ “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!” Afterward, they toured the museum and engaged in its many interactive activities. For example, the kindergartners played with bubbles as a sensory experience. They were able to observe the size, shape, and reflection of the bubbles. Students were also able to experiment by stepping inside a big bubble as well as creating bubbles with giant wands.
The Long Island Children’s Museum is a not-for-profit learning space that is dedicated to educational play. Children are encouraged to explore and use their imaginations as they move through the museum’s exhibits, programs, and performances. At the museum, children learned various skills, including independence, and inspired to be the next generation of outstanding citizens in the fields that they choose.
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According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA) polypharmacy is the use of multiple drugs to treat diseases and other health conditions. Polypharmacy is common in older adults, many of whom have two or more chronic conditions, and about a third of whom take five or more prescription drugs. Often, these different powerful drugs have been prescribed by different doctors. Some drugs mask or neutralize others, some are dangerously incompatible with others and some may worsen conditions that naturally occur in the aging population -- such as loss of appetite, less efficient digestive systems and increased cardiovascular risk.
Inappropriate polypharmacy -- the use of excessive or unnecessary medications -- increases the risk of adverse drug effects, including falls and cognitive impairment. Harmful drug interactions and drug-disease interactions may also occur, where a medication prescribed to treat one condition worsens or creates a new one.
Enter the new field of “deprescribing”. The NIA is developing a network of scientists to
advance the field of deprescribing to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for older adults. According to Parag Goyal, MD, “despite its role as an integral part of patientcentric and goal-concordant prescribing practice, deprescribing is not frequently incorporated into routine clinical practice”.
In seeking to view medications in a way that is more patient-centered and less disease-oriented and guideline-driven, the NIA advises talking to your doctors about deprescribing if you feel a drug is not working or is causing harmful side effects. Make sure to bring a list of all medications you are currently taking, prescription and over-thecounter. Ask if there are any that may not be necessary.
For the American Geriatrics Society’s (AGS) list of medications that older people should avoid or use with caution, google “Beers List”. The Beers List is recommended for assessing your medications, however AGS advises not to stop taking any medication without talking to your doctor first.
Help protect yourself from fraud and scams! This FREE webinar series will cover identity theft, elder fraud abuse and how to recognize the warning signs. Representatives from AARP Long Island and United States Postal Inspectors will also provide information about scams targeting people age 50-plus and their families, tactics fraudsters use, and resources available to help prevent fraud.
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By Karen Bloom
he remains at the top of the children’s entertainment scene. Acclaimed as the “The Adele of the preschool crowd” or the “Queen of kindie rock,” Laurie Berkner is an industry unto herself. The first recording artist to perform in music videos on Nick Jr., her original songs, music videos, books, and three original off-Broadway musicals have made her ubiquitous in American households.
like it and whether I’m going to connect to them through it,” Berkner said. “I’m also thinking about whether I want to sing it over and over again, so I guess that’s the part that connects with adults. I guess I’m channeling my inner child.”
By Karen Bloom• Sunday, April 30, 11 a.m.
The former preschool music teacher by day and indie rocker by night, Berkner started selling music out of her living
• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• $30-$75, plus applicable fees; available at TheSpaceAtWestbury.com
room on her own label, Two Tomatoes Records.
struggling to cope in a world turned upside down.
And her outpouring of music continued throughout the pandemic. Berkner was a source of stability and much needed entertainment — in her comforting way — for her young audience through virtual concerts. Daily during the first months of pandemic lockdown — then monthly, which still continue — Berkner reached families struggling to cope in a world turned upside down.
“I didn’t know what to expect,” she says. “Families started watching. So many kids were not in school and not getting music time. It was very intimate and a way to get us through the pandemic. The comments I received were so special. Families would tell me: ‘We see you in our homes, now we want to see you in person.’”
The
That moment has arrived again — to the delight both Berkner and her fans. She performs a solo concert — only her second show postpandemic on Long Island — at The Space in Westbury on April 30.
Billed as a “Greatest Hits” concert, it celebrates the 25th anniversary of the release of her second album “Buzz Buzz.”
concert — only her second show postIsland comprised,” she adds. “So it took so
“Many of my fans are disabled and immunocomprised,” she adds. “So it took a while to be able to get back to doing live shows safely. It feels so good to be moving around again in-person.”
That’s a Laurie Berkner concert. She wants her young fans in the groove with her throughout the duration of the show’s 75 minutes. “I squeeze every ounce of energy I can out of these kids,” she says.
• The Space at Westbury,
• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead.
“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.
“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to
Now, the veritable dynamo is seemingly everywhere. In addition to her 15 bestselling, awardwinning albums, her off-Broadway musicals, Berkner helped develop the short-form animated musical preschool series “Sing It, Laurie!” on Sprout TV. She has created two Laurie Berkner’s Song and Story Kitchen series with Audible Studios, who released them as 10-chapter audio books through the Audible Originals brand. And, of course, they’ll be more to come.
“These projects are all great fun to work on,” she says.
This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s 13th presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April.
“We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says museum director Karen Albert. “The initial idea for this exhibition was inspired by an Obama Administration White House briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, where more than 60 artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to discuss the collective power of the arts to build community, create change, and chart a pathway for national recovery in the areas of social justice, civic participation and
But the best part of it all, she says, is the ongoing connection with families. “I’m creating a memory that will stay with them and become part of their life. I have new parents who heard my songs when they were little and now bring their kids to see me. That feels really special.”
Finally, Berkner reminds her fans (who really don’t need a reminder): “Don’t forget bring your dancing shoes and an animal for your head!”
To that end, unlike other recent exhibits that showcased the museum’s permanent collection, Giordano reached out to contemporary artists who loaned the museum their selected works. Some 36 pieces are on view — representing all media — from Emma Amos, Molly Crabapple and the Equal Justice Initiative, For Freedoms, Miguel Luciano, Michele Pred, Hank Willis Thomas, and Sophia
Go over the moon with Wish You Were Here’s celebration of 50 years of the ground-breaking musical masterpiece ‘The Dark Side of the Moon.’ With the iconic album as its anchor, the 10-piece band, known as ‘The Sight and Sound of Pink Floyd,’ continues its 28-year tradition as a leading Pink Floyd tribute act, combining sight and sound to capture the mood, emotions and intensity of the Floydian theatrical concert experience. The show’s unique setlist includes Floyd classics and obscurities of all eras — from ‘Syd’ to ‘The Division Bell.’ The entire Pink Floyd canon is represented, including classic favorites from ‘Wish You Were Here,’ ‘Animals’ and ‘The Wall,’ along with showstopping deep tracks for the true Floyd fanatics. The spectacular multi-media stage production adds to the experience, with moving lights and lasers, vintage videos, flying inflatables, sound effects, wall bricks, and more.
Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. $66, $46, $36. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets available at TillesCenter.org, or (516) 299-3100.
She’ll perform all the beloved tunes like “Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)” and “Pig On Her Head,” along with such well-loved hits as “Victor Vito,” “We Are the Dinosaurs,” “Rocketship Run,” and “The Goldfish (Let’s Go Swimming).” And more recent fan favorites including“Superhero,” “Waiting for the Elevator,” and “Chipmunk at the Gas Pump.”
“The way our climate is now, this exhibit could not be more timely than
Among the highlights, she points to the series of prints from the collective For Freedoms. Their four large scale photos are based on Norman Rockwell’s 1943 oil paintings inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union address that outlined what he considered the essential four democratic values freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. For Freedoms has interpreted these iconic works for our era.
From the get-go, her audience is fully in sync.“I draw everyone in — running, dancing, jumping. Almost every song choice has something the kids can do movement-wise. They can jump, spin, blast off. This is definitely not a ‘sit down and watch me’ show.”
energy I can out of these kids,” she says. She’ll perform all the beloved tunes in speaks to kids without talking down to them, charming youngsters
“It’s the same composition,” Albert says. “From 1940s America, these (works) show what America is today, our diversity and what we look
Berkner, based in New York City with her band, is acclaimed as the star of children’s music and the power behind the progressive “kindie rock” movement — less saccharine, more rocking music that is not dumbed down for children. What sets her apart? Her music speaks to kids without talking down to them, charming youngsters without boring grown-ups.
As always the museum offers additional programming to enhance the exhibit experience. Upcoming events include an artist panel on Feb. 23, which examines the role of the artist as activist, and a gallery tour with Alexandra Giordano, March 16.
But it wasn’t simply talent that helped create an entire genre and skyrocketed Berkner to the top of the kids’ music scene. It was an ability to gain parents’ enthusiasm for the songs as well.
“When I’m writing a song, I’m thinking about whether the kids will
His talent goes way beyond fashion. Adelphi University welcomes the famed designer and ‘Project Runway All-Stars’ judge Isaac Mizrahi to the stage. Fresh off his Broadway debut in ‘Chicago’ and his sold-out annual two-week residency at the legendary Cafe Carlyle, Mizrahi shares stories and songs from his 30-plus years in the entertainment industry, accompanied by his jazz band, led by Ben Waltzer. Mizrahi sings a range of tunes from the Great American Songbook classics to contemporary standards. Expect him to offer his hilarious musings on everything of the moment from politics to dieting to his latest Instagram obsessions.
Saturday, April 22, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $60, with discounts available to seniors, students, alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.
Can art change the world? It’s a question that’s been at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.Courtesy Hofstra Universally Museum of Art Four Freedoms are reinterpreted as photos by Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur in collaboration with Eric Gottesman and the Wyatt Gallery. artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Sculpture: Hank Willis Thomas, Lives of Others, 2014, made from black urethane resin and standing 57 inches tall 250 Post Ave.,Westbury Photos courtesy Jayme Thornton and Todd Owyoung
Englishtown Project visits the Landmark stage with their tribute to rock history, Saturday, April 22, 8 p.m. This all-star jam band — featuring members of New Riders of the Purple Sage, Zen Tricksters, and Max Creek — recreates the legendary 1977 concert in Englishtown, N.J., headlined by the Grateful Dead, the Dead family’s New Riders of the Purple Sage and the good-time, southern rock Marshall Tucker Band. This extravaganza includes “healthy doses” of selections from each band’s sets that day with a relaxed, festivalstyle program. $35, $30. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet. org.
District 24 board meets
Valley Stream District 24 Board of Education meets, Tuesday, April 18, at 7:15 p.m., Wheeler Avenue School, 75 Horton Ave. For more information, email district clerk Elizabeth Fleurimond at districtclerk@vs24. org or visit ValleyStream24.com.
Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year).All new moms are welcome. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure your spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.
American Legion Post 854 meeting
American Legion Post 854 meets, Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m., 51 Roosevelt Ave. For more information, call (516) 791-9719 or visit Americanlegion854.com.
The Printing Press Operator will be responsible for operating all machinery in the printing of newspapers/other products in a safe and sound condition. Responsible for regular maintenance/upkeep of the presses, roller settings, and maintaining the quality of product being produced off the presses.
Key Responsibilities: Setup/operate web printing presses to produce high-quality printed materials with speed, accuracy, and within established waste parameters; Monitor/adjust 4-color ink flow, registration, and pressure settings during production to ensure consistent quality output; Troubleshoot/resolve printing issues and folder operations to minimize downtime and maximize production efficiency.
Requirements : Must have knowledge of printing techniques, understanding basic ink/water balance, press quality standards; Three (3) years of Press Operator experience is preferred; Demonstrated mechanical ability; Able to climb ladders to 2nd level of press repeatedly and work long hours on feet performing repetitive tasks.
Qualified candidates can send their resume to careers@liherald.com or call (516) 569.4000 x239
The Village of Valley Steam hosts a Children’s Arts & Crafts afterschool program to learn basic drawing and painting skills, at the Village Community Center in Arthur J. Hendrickson Park. The session starts on Tuesday, April 25, at 4:30 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, contact (516) 825-8571 or visit Vsvny. org.
Valley Stream District 30 board of education will meet Tuesday, April 18 at 8 p.m. for their special business meeting and budget vote at Shaw Avenue School, 99 Shaw Ave. For more information, call district clerk Ashley Starna at (516) 434-3600 or visit ValleyStream30.com.
The Henry Waldinger Memorial library hosts a children’s book chat for grades 4, 5, and 6 on “Honey and Me” by Meira Drazin who will be making a virtual appearance, Wednesday, April 19, 4 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, contact Library Children’s Director Jaclyn Kunz at 516825-6422 or send email at kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org.
Valley Stream Presbyterian Church hosts a virtual and inperson Bible study, Wednesday, April 19, starting at 7 p.m., at 130 S. Central Ave. For more information, call (516) 5610616 or visit ValleyStreamPres. org.
Valley Stream District 13 board of education meets, Tuesday, April 25, at 8 p.m., at James A. Dever School, 585 Corona Ave, Valley Stream. For more information, call (516) 5686100 or visit ValleyStream13. com.
Paradise Salon and Spa Suites is collcting prom dresses, men’s suits and other apparel donations for its annual prom giveaway through April , 164 N. Central Ave., To donate message Karen Gocoul at (516) 770 -4416.
Paws N Claws 911 will be offering pet CPR and First Aid training classes, Sunday, April 23, starting at 10 a.m., at Valley Stream Fire Department Company 3, 190 Cochran Place. For more information, call (631) 721-8129 or visit PawsnClaws911.com.
Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, April 14, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m; Wednesday and Thursday, April 19-20, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. Cautious Gerald and playful Piggie share a day where anything is possible in an imaginative exploration of of friendship. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
The Valley Stream Historical Society hosts a lecture on the resurrection of the Charles A. Frisch House, Wednesday, April 19, starting at 7:30 p.m., at Village Hall. For more information, contact (516) 872-4159 or send an email to vshistorical@gmail. com.
Journey down that Yellow Brick Road when the beloved story springs to life, presented Plaza Theatrical Productions, Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, 11 a.m; Sunday, April 16, 12 p.m. All the ingredients that have made this story a perennial favorite are here. Share Dorothy’s epic adventure with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they make their way to Oz not knowing what awaits them. Tickets $15. Visit the Plaza stage at The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. For information/tickets, go to PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY. NAME: RG
Inspections, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 12/8/2023. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:76 Parkwold Dr S Valley Stream, NY 11580
Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.
137853
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF NASSAU
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR NAAC
2007-2, Plaintiff AGAINST SOLANGE ASSOULINE, ET AL., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale
duly entered November 18, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 26, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 39 LAUREL HILL DRIVE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being near Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 39, Block: 510, Lot: 10. Approximate amount of judgment
$521,660.81 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #006327/2009. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure
Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. George Esernio, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775
Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-145113 75228
138079
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF NASSAU
Wilmington Saving Fund Society Fund, FSB, as Trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust J, Plaintiff AGAINST
Anthony Isaac; Tiffany Ricci; et al., Defendant(s)Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale
duly entered December 1, 2022 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 24, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 224 East New York Avenue, 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 292 Lot 12. Approximate amount of judgment
$403,918.83 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 610718/2019. 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.”
Peter Kramer, Esq., Referee (516) 510-4020 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: February 6, 2023
138159
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU LPP
MORTGAGE LTD.,
Plaintiff AGAINST AVA N. COHEN, JOHN E. IMHOF, ET AL., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 6, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 24, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 11 FIR STREET, 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 and State of New York, Section 37, Block 382, Lot 42 and Lot 43.
Approximate amount of judgment $333,179.61 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #015553/2012. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation
protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure
Auctions will be held
“Rain or Shine”. Michael Zapson, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-305024 74244
138075
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-2, Plaintiff
AGAINST Debelle J. Emmanuel a/k/a Debelle Emmanuel; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 20, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 24, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 182 Hungry Harbor Road, Valley Stream, NY 11581. 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 and partly near Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York,
SECTION: 39, BLOCK: 506, LOT: 33.
Approximate amount of judgment $793,856.18 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #008650/2016. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure
Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. For sale information, please contact XOME at www.Xome.com or call (844) 400-9633. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee
Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-082464-F00 75227
138077
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TWENTY-FOUR
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
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 Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 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 2023-2024 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 16, 2023.
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.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 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:
1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2023-2024 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.
2. To elect three (3) members of the Board of Education for three (3) year terms commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring on June 30, 2026, as follows:
a. One (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term to succeed Armando Hernandez, whose term expires June 30, 2023;
b. One (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term to succeed Melissa Herrera, whose term expire June 30, 2023; and
c. One (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term to succeed Cynthia Nunez, whose term expires June 30, 2023.
3. SHALL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BE AUTHORIZED TO APPROPRIATE AND EXPEND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FOUR HUNDERD AND TWENTYFIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($425,000) FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AS FOLLOWS: ROOFING AT WILLIAM L BUCK AND ROBERT W CARBONARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FLOORING AT BROOKLYN AVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4 . 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 2023-2024 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 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM, prevailing time, on business days beginning May 2, 2023, 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 16, 2023, 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 17, 2023. 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 Wednesday, May 11, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 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 13, 2023), 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 16, 2023, 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 16, 2023 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 16, 2023.
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. During the months of July and August, in the office of the District Clerk, qualified voters may register between the hours of 4:00 pm. and 9:00 p.m., at the William L. Buck School. The last day to register shall be May 10, 2023. 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 11, 2023, 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 13, 2023, and at each polling place 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 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 20, 2023.
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 20, 2023.
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. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before close of polls on May 16, 2023 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 16, 2023 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 ballots will be obtainable beginning April 17, 2023 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, completed applications for absentee ballots may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day before ethe election, i.e., April 17, 2023, and must be received by the District Clerk no later than seven (7) days before the election, i.e., May 9, 2023, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, i.e., May 15, 2023, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or the agent named in the absentee ballot application. Absentee ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
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 11, 2023, 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 13, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., and on May 16, 2023, 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 29, 2023
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. TWENTY-FOUR TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
Lourdes Onesto, School District Clerk 138363
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 009783/2013. Cary David Kessler, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.
138436
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF NASSAU
Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP
53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-024113-F02 75350 138268
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF MATAWIN VENTURES TRUST SERIES 2017-3, V. MINOL MOISE, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE
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 3, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the William L. Buck School for District No. 24 on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, and for District No. 30 in the Shaw Avenue School on Monday, May 8, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:
School; clinic renovations at Central High School; and replacement of storage sheds/containers at South High School, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.
LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY, V. ERIC H FEINTUCH, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE BERNARD FEINTUCH LIVING TRUST, ET AL.
NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 29, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY is the Plaintiff and ERIC H FEINTUCH, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE BERNARD FEINTUCH LIVING TRUST, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY
SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 2, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 636 NUTLEY PLACE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581: Section 39, Block 600, Lot
0009: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN NEAR VALLEY STREAM, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-FR4 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005FR4, Plaintiff AGAINST Francisco Procel, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 16, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 2, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 1114 Ashley Drive, 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 and State of New York, SECTION: 37, BLOCK: 678, LOT: 23. Approximate amount of judgment $731,594.46 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #000944/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. For sale information, please contact XOME at www.Xome.com or call (844) 400-9633. Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq., Referee
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 12, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF MATAWIN VENTURES TRUST SERIES
2017-3 is the Plaintiff and MINOL MOISE, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 2, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 261 BUSCHER AVENUE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580: Section 37, Block 646, Lot 25: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT VALLEY STREAM, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 010522/2014. Scott Guardino, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.
138434
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2023-24 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 16, 2023.
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 April 26, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, except 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 16, 2023 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 2023 24 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 six million, seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($6,750,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovate hallway tile and replacement of lockers district-wide; cafeteria/kitchen/servicing line renovations at North, South & Central High
3. Proposition authorizing the Board of Education to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of one million, nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,950,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: renovation of the cosmetology/barbering suite at Central High School and renovation of science classrooms at Memorial Junior 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 2023-24, 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 May 2, 2023, 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 9, 2023, 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 9, 2023, 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 11, 2023, 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 May 11, 2023, during the hours for enrollment of children for a school term at each of the District schools and from 8:00 o’clock a.m. to 4:00 o’clock p.m. (Prevailing Time) at the office of the District Clerk, at the
Administration Offices, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York.
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 9, 2023, 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 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 May 11, 2023, 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 13, 2023, at the District Office, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.
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 16, 2023, 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 May 16, 2023.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerks in Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk from where they were obtained 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. Absentee 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 16, 2023. 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 Clerks of Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30 on and after Thursday, May 11, 2023, 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 May 16, 2023, 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.
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;
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 16, 2023 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, prevailing 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 on or before Friday, March 17, 2023, 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 57 qualified voters 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
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:
Howell Road School; 13
4: the place of voting is the Willow Road School.
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 16, 2023 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign
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:
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
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 15, 2023
By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Valley Stream, New York
Mary E. Colgan, District Clerk 138431
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 16, 2023
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 2023-2024; that such public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 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 16, 2023 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 2023-2024 and authorizing the levy of taxes to meet the estimated expenditures of money during said school year will be held on May 16, 2023 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 2023-2024 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
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 2023-2024 be approved 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. 3
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT VOTER
PROPOSITION 2023
SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 16, 2023 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 $6,750,000 as follows from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovate hallway tiles at Memorial Junior High School, North and South Junior Senior High Schools; replacement of hallway lockers districtwide; cafeteria/kitchen/serving line renovations at North, and South Junior Senior High School; clinic renovations at Central High School; and reconstruction of the
storage garage at South High School. All the above to include labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.
PROPOSITION NO. 4 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL VOTER
PROPOSITION 2023
SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 16, 2023 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 $1,950,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovation of the cosmetology/barbering suite at Central High School and renovation of two science classrooms at Memorial Junior 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 16, 2023 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 Gerardo Cavaliere, a member of the Board of Education, for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring June 30, 2026.
b) The office of Frank Chiachiere, a member of the Board of Education, for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring June 30, 2026.
c) The office of Patricia Farrell, a member of the Board of Education, for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring June 30, 2026.
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 33 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 17, 2023, 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 17, 2023. 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.
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 9, 2023 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 9, 2023, 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 (2019-2022) 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 13, 2023; and at each polling place on election day.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk or downloaded from our website at www.valleystream13.com under Board of Education. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sunday.
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 20, 2023.
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 20, 2023. 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 16, 2023 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 16, 2023 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 22, 2023
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 138337
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 8, 2022, 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 2023-24 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 16, 2023.
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, April 24, 2023, 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 16, 2023, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Three (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 2023-24 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.
2. For the Valley Stream Elementary School District Thirty to establish a capital reserve fund effective May 16, 2023 for a term not-to-exceed eight (8) years for the purpose of funding capital improvements to the schools of the Elementary School District Thirty, including but not limited to, reconstruction of current facilities, addition of instructional classrooms, replacement of air handling, ventilation and heat generation systems, ceilings, lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures, interior doors and walls, floor tiles, water filtration systems, upgrade of electrical and heating distribution, site improvements, masonry repairs, security upgrades, technology upgrades, and site sanitary district-wide in the ultimate amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000); the source of said funds being transfers from the District’s general fund.
3. For the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty to be authorized to appropriate and expend an amount totaling and not exceeding two million dollars ($2,000,000) from the Capital Reserve Funds established on May 15, 2018 and June 16, 2020 from fund balances for the purpose of completing capital improvements, including but not limited to the installation of air conditioning, replacement of air handling, ventilation and heat generation systems, upgrade of electrical services and distribution, and site improvements, all of the foregoing to include, labor, furnishings, equipment, apparatus, machinery, demolition and other incidental work or improvements required in connection therewith, as well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof.
4. To adopt the annual budget of the Valley Stream Central High School District for the fiscal year 2023-24 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. For the Valley Stream Central High School District to be authorized to appropriate and expend an amount totaling and not exceeding six million, seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($6,750,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: renovate hallway tile and replacement of lockers district-wide; cafeteria/kitchen/serving line renovations at North, South, & Central High School; clinic renovations at Central High School; and replacement of storage sheds/containers at South High School, to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.
6. For the Valley Stream Central High School District to be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of one million, nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,950,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: renovation of the cosmetology/barbering suite at Central High School and renovation of science classrooms at Memorial Junior High School.
7. To elect one
(1) member of the Board of Education for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring on June 30, 2028 to succeed Ingrid WyllieDacon, whose term expires on June 30, 2023.
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 2023-24, 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 1, 2023, 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 17, 2023, 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 voters who voted in the 2022 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. 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 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 Thursday, May 11, 2023 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 Thursday, May 11, 2023 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 Thursday, May 11, 2023, 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 pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 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 16, 2023.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 17, 2023; 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 17, 2023. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
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 Thursday, May 11, 2023, 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 16, 2023, 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 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 20, 2023. A military voter may request and return the application in person, by mail, by email to districtclerk@vs30.org, or by fax at (516) 706-1177. 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 21, 2023. 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 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 Tuesday, April 17, 2023, 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 Stream 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 20, 2023
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
Robin Rabie, Interim District Clerk 138249
2) Comentar todos los puntos establecidos a continuación, sobre los que se votará mediante máquinas de votación en la Votación y Elección Presupuestaria a celebrar el martes, 16 de mayo de 2023.
3) Gestionar cualquier otro asunto que pueda surgir adecuadamente antes de la reunión, conforme a la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y leyes modificadoras de la misma.
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tres (3) años, que comenzarán el 1 de julio de 2023 y terminarán el 30 de junio de 2026, tal como sigue:
a. Un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período en el cargo de tres (3) años para reemplazar a Armando Hernandez, cuyo período en el cargo vence el 30 de junio de 2023;
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTIFICACIÓN DE SESIÓN PÚBLICA, VOTACIÓN Y ELECCIÓN
PRESUPUESTARIA DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE SINDICATO
VEINTICUATRO DE VALLEY STREAM DE LA CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD Y NASSAU COUNTY, NUEVA YORK
SE NOTIFICA que una sesión presupuestaria pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Sindicato n.º Veinticuatro de Valley Stream de la Ciudad de Hempstead, Nassau County, Nueva York se celebrará en la William L. Buck School situada en Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York en el Distrito el miércoles, 3 de mayo de 2023, a las 7:30 p. m., hora en vigencia, para la resolución de asuntos según autoriza la Ley de Educación, incluidos los siguientes puntos:
1) Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2023-2024.
AL PRESENTE, de que conforme a la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito escolar debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exenciones. Dicho informe de exenciones, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará qué cantidad del valor total tasado en la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exenta de tasación, enumerará todo tipo de exención otorgada, identificada por la autoridad legal, y mostrará: (a) el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención, expresado como un monto en dólares del valor tasado o como un porcentaje del valor total tasado en la lista; (b) el monto acumulado que está previsto recibir de cada receptor de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT, por sus siglas en inglés) u otros pagos de servicios municipales; y (c) el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones otorgadas. El informe de exenciones se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para notificaciones públicas y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.
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AL PRESENTE, de que dicha Votación y Elección Presupuestaria se celebrará el martes, 16 de mayo de 2023, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora en vigencia, en los cuatro (4) distritos electorales, descritos a continuación, momento en que las urnas se abrirán para la votación, mediante máquinas de votación, sobre los siguientes puntos:
1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito escolar para el año fiscal 2023-2024 y autorizar que la parte necesaria del mismo se recaude mediante tributación sobre los inmuebles gravables del Distrito.
2. Elegir a tres (3) miembros de la Junta de Educación para períodos en el cargo de
b. Un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período en el cargo de tres (3) años para reemplazar a Melissa Herrera, cuyo período en el cargo vence el 30 de junio de 2023; y
c. Un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período en el cargo de tres (3) años para reemplazar a Cynthia Nuñez, cuyo período en el cargo vence el 30 de junio de 2023.
3. LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN SERÁ AUTORIZADA A ASIGNARSE Y GASTAR LA CANTIDAD MÁXIMA DE CUATROCIENTOS VEINTICINCO DÓLARES ($425.000) DEL FONDO DE RESERVA DE CAPITAL, CON EL OBJETIVO DE REALIZAR LAS SIGUIENTES MEJORAS DE CAPITAL: REPARACIÓN DE TECHOS EN LA WILLIAM L BUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Y LA ROBERT W CARBONARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPARACIÓN DE SUELOS EN LA BROOKLYN AVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4. Votar sobre cualquier otra propuesta planteada legalmente.
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ADICIONAL CONFORME
AL PRESENTE de que se preparará una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que será necesaria para el año fiscal 2023-2024 para fines del distrito escolar, al margen del dinero público, especificando el objetivo y el monto de cada una, y se facilitarán copias de la misma a cualquier residente en el distrito, tras solicitarlo a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, William L. Buck School, 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York entre las 6:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora en vigencia, en días laborables a partir del 2 de mayo de 2023, excluidos sábados, domingo y feriados, en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito y en cada escuela del Distrito.
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ADICIONAL CONFORME
AL PRESENTE de que el lugar en el que se celebrará la elección y votación anual en cada distrito electoral y la descripción de cada distrito electoral es la siguiente: Distrito electoral n.º 1engloba en términos generales el área del Distrito North of Sunrise
Highway: la votación sobre los presupuestos y la votación de los miembros de la junta se celebrarán en la South Corona Avenue Firehouse en el lado oeste de Corona Avenue entre Jamaica Avenue y Hawthorne Avenue; Distrito electoral n.º 2engloba en términos generales el área al que presta servicios la William L. Buck School en Horton Avenue: la votación sobre los presupuestos y la votación de los miembros de la junta se celebrarán en la William L. Buck School; Distrito electoral n.º 3engloba en términos generales el área al que presta servicios la Brooklyn Avenue School en Brooklyn Avenue y Fifth Street: la votación sobre los presupuestos y la votación de los miembros de la junta se celebrarán en la Brooklyn Avenue School; Distrito electoral n.º 4engloba en términos generales el área al que presta servicios la Robert W. Carbonaro School en Hungry Harbor Road y Mill Road: la votación sobre los presupuestos y la votación de los miembros de la junta se celebrarán en la Robert W. Carbonaro School. Los límites de cada uno de los distritos por calle, callejones y carreteras, o de otro modo, están contenidos en las resolución es de la Junta de Educación, con fecha de 24 de marzo de 1964, y modificados el 23 de septiembre de 1981 y el 12 de julio de 1990, y están disponibles para inspección en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito.
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AL PRESENTE de que la votación se realizará en máquinas de votación tal como se establece en la Ley de Educación y la votación estará abierta el 16 de mayo de 2023, de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m., hora en vigencia, y durante más tiempo según sea necesario para que los votantes que se encuentren presentes puedan emitir sus votos.
El Secretario del Distrito está autorizado por el presente y debe imprimir las boletas electorales necesarias para dichas máquinas de votación en la forma correspondiente y con la mayor concordancia posible con los requisitos de la Ley de Educación y la legislación aplicable.
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AL PRESENTE de que las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Sindicato n.º Veinticuatro de Valley Stream se realizarán mediante solicitudes que deberán estar firmadas por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del
Distrito (que represente lo mayor entre 25 votantes calificados o un 2 % del número de votantes que votaron en las elecciones anuales previas). Dichas solicitudes de nominación se presentarán ante el Secretario del Distrito del Distrito Escolar Libre de Sindicato n.º Veinticuatro de Valley Stream 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 en vigencia, siempre que las solicitudes no se presenten más tarde de las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigencia, del 17 de abril de 2023. Cada solicitud debe indicar el nombre y el lugar de residencia de cada firmante y debe indicar el nombre y lugar de residencia del candidato, y describirá la vacante específica para la que se nomina al candidato, lo que incluye al menos la duración de la vigencia del cargo y contendrá el nombre del titular del cargo. Cada vacante de la Junta de Educación se considerará una vacante específica separada. Se necesita una solicitud de nominación separada para nominar a un candidato a cada puesto independiente. Una solicitud de nominación puede ser rechazada por la Junta de Educación si el (la) candidato(a) no es elegible para el puesto o declara su falta de voluntad de ejercer el cargo. Los formularios de solicitud de nominación se pueden obtener en la oficina del Superintendente del Distrito escolar en la William L. Buck School en Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York y en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar Libre de Sindicato n.º Veinticuatro de Valley Stream.
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AL PRESENTE de que es necesario realizar un registro personal de los votantes conforme a la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o el artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado conforme a la Sección 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, es elegible para votar en estas elecciones. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar en virtud del artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, también es elegible para votar en estas elecciones. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La Junta de Registro de este distrito escolar se reunirá en la William L. Buck School, el miércoles, 11 de mayo de 2023 de 4:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m., hora en vigencia,
con el objetivo de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados de este distrito para dicha Votación y Elección Presupuestaria anual, momento en el que cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que se incluya su nombre en dicho registro siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, se sepa o se demuestre, a la satisfacción de la Junta de Registro, que tiene en ese momento, o a partir de ese momento, derecho a votar en la Votación y Elección Presupuestaria anual para la que se prepara dicho registro. Para ser registrada, cada persona debe comparecer personalmente ante la Junta de Registro en el lugar designado más adelante en el distrito electoral en que se encuentra ubicada su residencia en el momento indicado anteriormente.
Cada registro, tras completarse, se presentará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito y se abrirá para la inspección de 9:00 a. m. a 3:00 p. m. en cada uno de los cinco (5) días previos a la reunión o la elección para la que se preparó, excepto el domingo, y entre 9:00 a. m. y 12:00 p. m. el sábado (13 de mayo de 2023), y en cada mesa electoral en el día de las elecciones.
Y SE REALIZA NOTIFICACIÓN ADICIONAL CONFORME AL PRESENTE de que el registro debe incluir (1) a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito, que deben presentarse personalmente para el registro; (2) a todos los registrados previamente para cualquier reunión o elección del Distrito anual o especial y que deberán haber votado en cualquier reunión o elección del Distrito anual o especial celebrada o realizada en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro (4) años calendario previos a la preparación de dicho registro; y (3) todos los votantes calificados del distrito escolar registrados permanentemente con la Junta de Elecciones del Condado de Nassau que residan dentro de dicho distrito escolar.
Y SE REALIZA NOTIFICACIÓN ADICIONAL CONFORME AL PRESENTE de que conforme a la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, la Junta de Registro se reunirá el martes, 16 de mayo de 2023, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora en vigencia, en las respectivas mesas electorales, para preparar el Registro del Distrito Escolar a utilizar para todas las votaciones y elecciones a celebrar con posterioridad al martes, 16 de mayo de 2023 y las personas pueden ver incluidos sus nombres en
dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, se sepa o demuestre a la satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro, que tenía derecho, en ese momento o a partir de ahí, a votar en las elecciones escolares para las que se prepara dicho registro, o cualquier reunión especial del distrito celebrada después del martes, 16 de mayo de 2023.
La Junta de Registro debe reunirse con el objetivo de realizar un registro continuo de todos los votantes calificados del Distrito, conforme a 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 en vigencia, en días escolares, para añadir cualquier nombre adicional al Registro a utilizar en las elecciones mencionadas anteriormente, momento en el que cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que se incluya su nombre en dicho registro siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, se sepa o se demuestre, a la satisfacción de la Junta de Registro, que tenía derecho, en ese momento o a partir de ahí, a votar en dichas elecciones para las que se prepara el registro. Durante los meses de julio y agosto, en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, los votantes calificados pueden registrarse entre las 4:00 p. m. y las 9:00 p. m., en la William L. Buck School. El último día para realizar el registro será el 10 de mayo de 2023. El registro preparado conforme a la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se presentará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en la William L. Buck School, Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York y se abrirá para inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito, a partir del 11 de mayo de 2023, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m., hora en vigencia, los días laborables previos a la votación, y entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00 p. m. el sábado, 13 de mayo de 2023, y en cada mesa electoral el día de la votación.
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AL PRESENTE de que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente, pueden solicitar el registro como votante calificado del Distrito Escolar Libre de Sindicato n.º Veinticuatro de Valley Stream solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario del Distrito en persona, por correo a la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en 75 Horton Ave, Valley Stream, Nueva York, 11581, por
correo electrónico a districtclerk@vs24.org o por fax enviado al 516-256-0163. La petición de la solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar sobre la recepción de la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de la solicitud de registro del votante militar deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 20 de abril de 2023.
Y SE REALIZA NOTIFICACIÓN ADICIONAL CONFORME AL PRESENTE de que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito escolar Libre de Sindicato n.º Veinticuatro de Valley Stream pueden pedir una solicitud de una boleta electoral de militar al Secretario del Distrito en persona, por correo dirigido a la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en 75 Horton Ave, Valley Stream, Nueva York, 11581, por correo electrónico dirigido a districtclerk@vs24.org o por fax enviado al 516-256-0163. En dicha petición, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia por recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los votantes militares deben devolver la solicitud de boleta electoral original por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York, 11581. Para emitir una boleta electoral de militar a los votantes militares, debe recibirse una solicitud de boleta electoral de militar válida en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 20 de abril de 2023. Las solicitudes de una boleta electoral de militar recibidas de acuerdo con lo anterior, se procesarán del mismo modo que una solicitud que no corresponda a un militar en virtud de la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de una boleta electoral de militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar con respecto a recibir la boleta electoral de militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico.
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AL PRESENTE, una boleta electoral de militar original de un votante militar debe devolverse por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York, 11581. Las boletas electorales militares deberán investigarse si se reciben por el Secretario del Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas electorales el 16 de mayo de 2023 mostrando una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos o el servicio postal de un
país extranjero, o mostrando un aval de la fecha de recepción por parte de otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o si se reciben a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el 16 de mayo de 2023 y están firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se determine que no es posterior al día previo a las elecciones.
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AL PRESENTE que las solicitudes de voto por correo se podrán obtener del Secretario del Distrito, a partir del 17 de abril de 2023 durante los horarios laborales del colegio o visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación de NYS, o contactando al Secretario del Distrito por correo electrónico en districtclerk@vs24.org o por teléfono al 516-434-2830. De acuerdo con la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación, el Secretario del Distrito no puede recibir las solicitudes para voto por correo antes del trigésimo (30º) día previo a las elecciones, es decir, el 17 de abril de 2023, y el Secretario del Distrito debe recibirlas siete (7) días antes de las elecciones a más tardar, es decir, el 9 de mayo de 2023, si la boleta electoral se va a enviar por correo postal al votante, o el día previo a las elecciones, es decir, el 15 de mayo de 2023, si la boleta electoral se va a entregar personalmente al votante o el agente nombrado en la solicitud de voto por correo. Los votos por correo deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a las 5:00 p. m. a más tardar, hora en vigencia, del martes, 16 de mayo de 2023.
Una lista de todas las personas para las que se han emitido boletas de voto por correo estará disponible para inspección por los votantes calificados del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito el 11 de mayo de 2023 y después de esa fecha, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m., los días laborables previos al día establecido para la Votación y Elección Presupuestaria anual, y el sábado, 13 de mayo de 2023 entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00 p. m., y el 16 de mayo de 2023, el día establecido para las elecciones. Cualquier votante calificado puede, tras examinar dicha lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de una persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicha lista, indicando los motivos de dicha impugnación. Dicha impugnación por escrito será transmitida por el Secretario de Distrito, o una persona designada
de la Junta de Educación, a los inspectores de las elecciones el día de las elecciones.
Con fecha: 29 de marzo de 2023
POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE SINDICATO Nº VEINTICUATRO DE VALLEY STREAM CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD NASSAU COUNTY, NUEVA YORK
Lourdes Onesto, Secretaria del Distrito Escolar
138365
NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU
U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, AGAINST HUMERA NADEEM, et al.
Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on December 6, 2017.
I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 4, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 25 Rottkamp Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580.
balance, interest, attorney fees and advances through April 26, 2023, and to enforce the rights of CITIBANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPAC ITY, BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF THE NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2019 NQM3 (the “Secured Party”), arising under a Security Agreement dated July 18, 2017, executed by and between HURMAT HOTAKI and QUONTIC BANK The Secured Party r eserves the right to bid. The Co op Apartment will be sold “AS IS”, subject to open common charges, and possession is to be obtained by the purchaser.
DATED: March 23, 2023
which time they will be publicly opened and read, and the contract awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for:
Improvements will be at various locations within the Village of Valley Stream. Work will involve the installation of approximately 3501 tons of asphalt concrete, 9,219 LF of cement concrete curb and gutter, and all other appurtenances and incidentals necessary to satisfactorily complete the work.
mentioned, and proven ability to begin promptly and to finish the same expeditiously and within the time limitations of the Contract.
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU ONEWEST BANK, FSB, V.
HOWARD INGBER A/K/A
HOWARD R. INGBER
A/K/A HOWARD INGER, ET AL.
NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 1, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein
ONEWEST BANK, FSB is the Plaintiff and
HOWARD INGBER A/K/A
HOWARD R. INGBER
A/K/A HOWARD INGER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 10, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 13 PERI LANE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581: Section 39, Block 400, Lot 21:
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
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003248/2013. Louis B. Imbroto, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.
138607
Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.
All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Laurelton, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 37, Block 492 and Lot 129 & 145.
Approximate amount of judgment $621,808.59 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #017921/2010.
Ralph J. Madalena, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 138609
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
CO-OP APARTMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, STEPHAN G. MARCELIN, Auctioneer, R ICHIE SCHULTZ , Auctioneer, RICHARD J. CANTWELL , Auctio neer or MICHAEL CAMPBELL, Auctioneer, will sell a t public auction with reserve to the highest bidder, North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 , at
1:15 PM on April 26, 2023 , security consisting of 232 shares of VALLEY PARK ESTATES OWNERS CORP., in the name of HURMAT HOTAKI, and all right, title and interest in and to a Proprietary Lease for Cooperative, located in a building known as and by the street address 1808 SHIPLEY AVENUE UNIT 2, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580, between HURMAT HOTAKI as Lessee, and V ALLEY PARK ESTATES OWNERS CORP. CORP., as This sale is held to satisfy an indebtedness of the unpaid principal
Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP Attorneys for SECURED PARTY 565 Taxter Road Suite 590 Elmsford , NY 10523 (914) 345 3020 138532
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR LVS TITLE TRUST VI, Pltf. vs. MINERVA 1 LLC, AND PRINCE WYVENER, Defts. Index #614035/20. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered February 9, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 9, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 85 Todd Road, Valley Stream, NY a/k/a Section 37, Block 603, Lot 14. Approx. amt. of judgment is $820,679.81 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.
STEVEN KEATS., Referee. DEUTSCH & SCHNEIDER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 79-37 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale, NY. File No. LF-346#100271
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LEGAL NOTICE
VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM
123 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE
VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK 11580
516-592-5105
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Village Clerk of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream until 11:00 a.m. prevailing time on the 4th day of May, 2023 in the Village Hall, 123 South Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, at
The Village invites all women-owned and minority-owned businesses (W/MBE) to participate in bidding this project. Complete digital sets of Contract Documents may be obtained online (with a free user account) as a download for a nonrefundable fee of OneHundred ($100.00) Dollars at the following website: www.revplans.biddyhq.co m under ‘public projects’. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, bank check or bid bond payable to the Inc. Village of Valley Stream in the amount of five percent (5%) of the gross amount of the bid. All proposals must be upon forms furnished by the undersigned and any other form shall be subject to rejection. No bid will be considered from any person who is in arrears to the Village or who is in default as surety or otherwise upon any obligation to the Village, nor shall a bid be considered from any contractor whose performance of any previous contract with the Village has been unsatisfactory in the opinion of the Board of Trustees. Such contractor whose performance has been unsatisfactory shall not be deemed a responsible bidder. The Village reserves the right to reject any and all bids received, to waive informalities and also reserves the right to increase, decrease, or omit any portions of the Specifications. Subject to the foregoing, the Village will award the Contract to the lowest responsible bidder qualified by past experience to satisfactorily perform the required work of this Contract and furnishing the required security.
The Contractor shall be subject to a credit check by a recognized organization competent in this field, prior to award. The successful bidder may be required to furnish proof to the Village of an acceptable financial statement, bank references, experience in performing the work of the type above
The Contractor shall furnish a Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Bond at least equal to the full amount of the Contract price as security for the faithful performance of all Contractor obligations under the terms of this agreement. The Contractor shall furnish evidence of insurance pursuant to that as specified in Paragraph XXI of the Contract attached hereto for the benefit of the Contractor and the Incorporated Village, each of which shall be named as insured. All bids must be submitted on the prescribed forms as bound herein and returned intact with the complete Contract Documents. All blank spaces for bid prices must be filled in. Bids that contain any omissions, erasures, alterations, additions or items not called for in the itemized proposal, or contain irregularities of any kind, may constitute sufficient cause for rejection of the bid. In case of any discrepancy in the price or amount bid for any item in the proposal, the price as expressed in words shall govern.
All bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes addressed to Incorporated Village and shall clearly designate the Contract title, as indicated on the Notice to Bidders. The envelope shall bear the name of the bidder and the bidder’s address. If forwarded by registered mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another sealed envelope addressed as specified above. The bidder’s seal, if any, shall be affixed under the bidder’s signature. The form of acknowledgment of the bidder must be complete. Conditional bids will not be accepted. In no case is the Contract form to be filled out or signed by the bidder.
The Contractor will be required to comply with all provisions of the Labor Laws of the State of New York. New York State Prevailing Wages is a requirement. Each bidder submitting a bid for the Village for the work contemplated by the bid documents, on which bidding is based, shall execute and attach thereto an affidavit substantially in the form herein provided to the effect that they have not colluded with any person, firm or corporation in regard to any bid submitted. Bid bonds of all except the three lowest bidders will be returned as soon
as award is made. Requests for information, clarification or interpretation will be honored. All such requests should be submitted to the Engineer in writing not less than five (5) days prior to closing date for submission of bids. All replies to such requests will be made in the form of an addendum and will be sent to each prospective bidder who received initial copies of the Plans, Contract and Specifications.
Bidders are cautioned not to submit bids until after having inspected the site of the proposed work and having made themselves familiar with local conditions. The attention of persons intending to submit bids is specifically called to that paragraph of the Contract which debars a Contractor from pleading misunderstanding or deception because of estimates of quantities and location or other conditions surrounding same. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. Within fifteen days of the award of the Contract, the Contractor shall be required to furnish all bonds and certificates of insurance as prescribed in the bid document.
Dated: Valley Stream, New York
April 13, 2023
By Order of the Board of Trustees
Incorporated Village of Valley Stream JAMES J. HUNTER Village Clerk/Administrator 138743
LEGAL NOTICE
ASSESSOR’S NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL THE ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that he has completed the 2023/2024 final assessment roll, which will be used for the 2024 levy of Town and County Taxes in the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, and the City of Glen Cove and the City of Long Beach, and for the 2023/2024 levy of school taxes in such Towns and in the City of Long Beach.
A certified electronic copy of the roll was filed with the Department of Assessment on April 3, 2023. The electronic roll may be examined on public terminals located in the offices of:
DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENT
NASSAU COUNTY OFFICE
BUILDING 240 OLD COUNTRY ROAD, FOURTH FLOOR MINEOLA, NY 11501 where the same will remain open for public inspection for fifteen days.
Dated this 3rd day of April, 2023.
MATTHEW R. CRONIN, IAO
Chief Deputy Assessor, Nassau County 138706
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, V. DENNIS BEAUDRY.
NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 4, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER is the Plaintiff and DENNIS BEAUDRY is the Defendant. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 16, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1139 SLABEY AVENUE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580: Section 35, Block 235, Lot 60:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT VALLEY STREAM, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 608035/2019. Charles Casolaro, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK
Iona football and hear him cheering for me,” said Mike. “His presence was amazing.”
Jack Sharkey died April 4 at age 92 from complications related to lymphoma, one day after his wife Catherine died from heart failure at 87.
Even as his body was betraying him, Jack — who was managing to get around delicately on a cane — poured compassion onto others. Just two years ago, he was kissing and thanking everyone for rededicating the broadcast booth at Firemen’s Field in his name.
“Take home in your hearts that you’ve made a very happy man,” Jack told the public in tears. But that was only half-true. He was quietly depressed by the thought of his wife Catherine, Mike admitted, who was declining in health and in extended care in her final days.
The two met through mutual friends in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, eventually marrying in 1956.
They emerged from the heartache and, looking for new hope, found it in the form of their adopted sons Mike and Darren.
“My brother Darren was a crier, especially when other people tried to hold him, but when my father held him, he didn’t cry and my father knew that was his next son,” said Mike.
“A woman once told me that my brother and I were God’s special children because we gave happiness and life to a couple who couldn’t have children,” Mike added. “If you think of it that way, then my mom and dad are God’s special parents because they loved us to the tee, and if it wasn’t for them taking me and my brother Darren, who knows where we’d be.”
Mike Sharkey
Son of Jack and Catherine Sharkey
To give — and to give generously — was in the couple’s DNA, noted Mike, especially when faced with life’s personal lows. Early in their marriage, a lost child and Catherine’s hysterectomy had crushed any hopes of the couple conceiving children.
Settling away from their tight-knit, fun, and intimate crew of friends and cousins in the Lower East Side proved emotionally hard. They moved to a two-bedroom apartment in Woodside, Queens in 1962 before deciding on a house in Valley Stream in 1967, living there the remainder of their lives.
The Sharkeys wanted to stay relatively close to their family and friends in New York City, and Valley Stream was a prime location because it was situated right on the border with Queens, noted Mike. But in time, the village would become something of a sec-
ond home, where Catherine and Jack shined as an inseparable duo for decades.
The Valley Stream Green Hornets were central to their lives. At the Hornets, Jack’s voice became airborne from high atop the bleachers in the radio booth, where he’d announce the play-byplay of games. Generations of players knew him as “Mr. Sharkey” or “Coach.”
“Jack wouldn’t hesitate to offer comments and suggestions about village policies — always in the humblest, even fatherly way,” said Mayor Ed Fare. “Jack and Catherine both embodied what it meant to put service above self, and that will be impossible to replace.”
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2007-OPX1, Plaintiff
AGAINST ALINA DODARD
AUGUSTE AKA ALINA
AUGUSTE, AKA ALINA
DODARD, Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale
duly entered October 3, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 16, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 934 LYNN DRIVE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 659, Lot 8. Approximate amount of judgment $458,856.49 plus interest
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“His warm smile and welcoming personality were truly his trademark, and his dedication and commitment to the youngsters were beyond measure,” said Sharon Daly, a fellow former Green Hornets president. “He was admired by countless individuals” and was something of a father figure to them, she added. Jack eventually rose to become the president and Catherine, serving as a member and eventual president of the Green Hornets Mothers Club, was right there with him.
“She was just a sweet soul,” said Darren of his mother. “She would chase me around the kitchen table with a spatula, but you never saw her angry or mad. She really cared for the kids at the Green Hornets, and few went as far to help them as her.”
The two had become pillars of the community, and they soon entered the world of politics. It was a world that Jack, serving as deputy mayor in 1987, would imbue with humanity and decency for four years, serving as mediator among political rivals and “getting them to talk to each other,” noted Mike.
“Jack used to call me his little brother. He was my big brother,” said former mayor John DeGrace. “When I was the mayor, he was so involved with his position on a daily basis. Jack would never lose his temper. He listened. And he knew how to talk to people.”
Despite the couple’s iconic stature in the minds of many — from mayors to the grocer down the block — and despite the rare and impressive legacy they leave behind, the Sharkeys were first and foremost committed to family. Over the long stretch of their married life, they loved going on shopping trips and dining out with the family at Mia’s restaurant in Valley Stream. They loved babysitting their grandchildren, and Catherine loved spoiling them with envelopes filled with cash.
Jack and Catherine were by each other’s side for 67 years and only were truly apart in the last months of their lives, with Catherine in Park Avenue Extended Care Facility nursing home and Jack in Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital. But even until the last, their heads were buzzing with thoughts of concern and longing for one another, said Mike.
“It was a beautiful love story,” said Mike. “I was at the hospital with my father. He was unresponsive but I told him to go. ‘Mom is up there. Mom is waiting for you.’ And in a few hours when I was back on the road, I got a call from my cousin that he was gone. He didn’t want to be without her.”
Jack and Catherine Sharkey are survived by their two sons, Darren and Michael Sharkey, as well as Jennifer Sharkey, their daughter-in-law; and their grandchildren MicKayla Sharkey, 16, Colin Sharkey, 18, and Caitlyn Johnson, 32.
My mom and dad are God’s special parents because they loved us to the tee, and if it wasn’t for them taking me and my brother Darren, who knows where we’d be.Courtesy Mike Sharkey Jack and catherine Sharkey share a dinner out on the town, one of their favorite pastimes as a couple.
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A. There are 74 separate jurisdictions, local communities, in Nassau County that have their own rules and regulations on sizes of properties and homes, and how those homes can be used. Fortyone years ago, I came to Nassau as an architect with a minor in city planning, and served on the Nassau Planning Commission committee that regulates the use of open spaces and park policies and development. It was an opportunity I hoped would lead to an active role in developing a master plan for the county.
I was optimistic and naïve, but became discouraged when I learned there was no cohesive master plan for either the county or local governments. I was young, and struggling, like many, to own a home and raise a family, and I saw this lack of planning as an obstacle to addressing our future growth of population or the evolving housing stock.
Without a plan, there will be no solution to the shortage of places to own a first home. The volley made by the governor, I believe, was an attempt to change the growing problem of serving the needs of 30 percent of a generation that can’t afford homes. It’s a complicated planning process to create the layers of regulations of affordable housing with alternate methods of using properties safely, without major disruption of traffic flow, sanitation, education and proximity to neighbors.
People, I have discovered, are very territorial, in multiple ways. Hochul forced the start of a discussion that could lead to positive change, but only for communities that look for real long-range solutions to the economic and social factors and the mechanics of housing. Those who reject the future outright, who expect that nothing changes, are basically rejecting people who may have had a chance to live in a place that they grew up in, near family, and who have ties and dedication to their community’s future.
The socio-economic implications of current public policy seems to underscore that the rejection or failure to address a plan is more socio and less economic. The undertones of the rejection could be based more on fear than courage. Communities that fail to plan may as well plan to fail. Depending on how municipalities find ways to reject the need for many types of solutions, they may find themselves facing higher taxes to settle lawsuits or fill in the gaps when trickle-down federal and state funding is denied to them to keep their services operating. We need discussion, planning and forward thinking to solve any growing problem, but first we must recognize that there is a problem.
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We’re going back to the moon, or at least close to it, perhaps as soon as the fall of 2024.
We humans haven’t been near the place since 1972, when those of us who were around at the time were all wrapped up in Watergate and the Vietnam War. In the years since, we have had numerous launches of the space shuttle, and we continue to send astronauts to the orbiting International Space Station.
But last week, NASA announced the names of the crew members who will fly the Artemis II mission in November 2024, a 10-day flight that, at this point, is planned to send the three men and one woman farther than any human has ever traveled. After circling the moon — but not touching down on it — the spacecraft will return to Earth.
All this will pave the way for Artemis III, expected to launch in December 2025. The astronauts of Artemis III are
slated to walk on the lunar surface, the first time anyone will have done so in 53 years. Artemis III, NASA hopes, will kick off an effort to establish a permanent lunar outpost that will allow astronauts to live and work on the moon.
And that lunar outpost is supposed to help lay the groundwork for an eventual trip to Mars.
Should we be excited?
You bet, Andrew Parton, president of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, says. Museum officials are already thinking about some type of launch party to mark the Artemis II flight late next year. The museum, Parton said, might invite some astronauts, or other dignitaries, to the event. But a celebration of some kind is in the works.
America’s space program has always operated in fits and starts. It does some extraordinary things, including landing people on the moon for the first time in 1969, and then repeating that feat several times, until the program ground to a halt in 1972, as public interest waned and congressional funding dried up.
Nothing space-worthy happened
after that until 1981, when the first space shuttle was launched. But the shuttle program ended in 2011, with the last flight of the shuttle Atlantis, after two disasters. In 1986, the shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, killing all seven astronauts aboard, and in 2003, the shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing seven more.
The first components of the International Space Station were launched in 1998, and sparked a great deal of interest. The ISS makes its way into the news every once in a while, when it is visible from Earth — or when students, as is the case now in Long Beach, are working on a science project that is to go aboard the station. But otherwise, it has become a ho-hum low-Earth-orbit presence.
Elon Musk and his SpaceX program generate interest, especially when he takes civilians into space, as he did for the first time in May 2020. But Musk has been getting mostly bad press lately
for the controversy that has surrounded his purchase of Twitter.
But here is a fresh start: NASA’s Artemis II, whose crew includes a woman and a Canadian, signals that our space journey is on its way again. “It should get a whole new generation interested in space,” Parton said.
“It’s so much more than the four names that have been announced,” Victor Glover, one of the crew members, said at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. “We need to celebrate this moment in history.” Glover’s crew mates are Christina Koch — a veteran of six space walks — Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman.
Space is infinitely fascinating to so many, but alas, is the same old same old to many others. That, pretty much, is human nature. How much wonder is there anymore over how fast you can fly from New York to Tokyo?
We can hope that the eventual trip to Mars, and someday even beyond, will prove to be something else again, and ignite some passion for what is ultimately the destiny of humankind. At least for a brief time.
James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments? jbernstein@ liherald.com.
Forget everything I’ve said up until now.
Over these 18 years, as you graduated from binkys to bigboy pants to bicycles to four-wheel drives, the advice to young men turning 18 has changed. (It has also changed for young women.)
It used to begin with, “You’re an adult now; you need to be thinking about work or college or military service.”
That pretty much isn’t true anymore.
The rollout to adulthood is different these days. And slower. The advice is less rigid because the path is less clear.
According
Today, some 47 percent of young adults live at home with one parent or two. For all of you turning 18, the pandemic interrupted your lives, inflation is making single-person dwellings unaffordable, the job market is completely weird, and college isn’t necessary a launching pad to work but a time to continue growing up. That said, the rite of passage is signifi-
cant, because this is your moment. Some day you may be telling children or grandchildren what it was like when you were 18. Today you begin to write that story.
Once the day dawns on your 18th birthday, the following are all the things you can do that you couldn’t do the day before (legally, anyway). You can now, without parental permission:
Vote, join the military, buy a pet, get a body piercing or tattoo, change your name, book a hotel room, become a real estate agent, use a meat/deli slicer at a grocery store job, skydive, sign yourself out of high school, be called for jury duty, open a bank account, have sex legally with someone else over 18, get a Costco card, get married, buy a house, drive a taxi, get a license to drive a truck, go to the E.R. alone for treatment, file a lawsuit, adopt a child, create a will, buy a car, rent an apartment, rent an Airbnb, buy spraypaint, buy cough suppressants, or move out of your parents’ home.
Knowing you, I’d be surprised if the first thing you did was run out to buy spray-paint, but I’ve lived long enough to
know that you never know. I imagine you won’t be adopting a child. And it’s most unlikely that you’ll buy a house. You can move out of Dad’s house legally, but why in heaven’s name would you? Give up the morning strawberry smoothies? Pass up the exotic stir-frys and the mahi-mahi your dad catches on a regular basis? You may be 18, but you aren’t crazy!
Would you like to know what other 18-year-olds have done? No pressure, but Alexander the Great, who was born in 356 BCE, completed his studies with Aristotle at age 16 and ruled Macedonia. By 17 he had put down a revolt and founded the city of Alexandropolis. Life is different today, for sure, but people standing in the doorway of adulthood have few limitations on what they can accomplish.
Mark Zuckerberg was 19 when he founded Facebook, Wayne Gretsky was a professional hockey player at 19, Pele was 17 when he won the World Cup, and Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize when she was 17. These young people were outliers, of course. Most of us find satisfaction and peace of mind in
managing to live quite ordinary lives.
What we all have in common is the need for solid human connections and a determination to do our best in our time on earth.
You come from a clan of achievers who support one another in our interests and relationships and work. Not a bad launch pad.
I was a freshman in college when I was 18, and it was one of the most confusing times of my life. I had no idea what I wanted to do or how to do it. It was the first time, and not the last, that I sought counseling to help me figure out my path. Always ask for help when you need it.
You have the mixed blessing of no required set path, and I confess to being a bit envious. You will educate yourself, travel, enjoy friendships and explore relationships. There is no timetable. You can take any leap of faith that beckons to you. That must be so liberating, and scary.
What I know, as your grandma, is that you have a good heart, an athlete’s determination and a sharp mind. Happy, happy birthday. Enjoy being 18, and don’t go adopting any children or buying any houses, at least until you’re 19.
Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
You have the mixed blessing of no required set path, and I’m a bit envious.
NASA’s plans for Artemis II and III signal that our space journey is on its way again.JAMES BERNSTEIN
She always had the brightest smile in the room. She was always ready to offer a hand to anyone who needed it — whether it be for comfort, or simply for their own smile.
That’s how friends and colleagues described Susan Giovanniello, a volunteer EMT with Glen Cove Emergency Medical Services, who had a medical emergency of her own and died after a shift last week. While it’s tragic when we lose anyone who worked to make the world a better place, Susan’s passing was even harder, as she was just 19 years old.
“Susan, with her contagious smile and demeanor, put forth calm in stressful situations,” Glen Cove EMS said afterward.
“Her enthusiasm for training and teamwork with the corps will be greatly missed. She is a hero, and will live on in our hearts forever.”
It was no accident that Susan was doing exactly what she loved at such a young age. She was part of the Glen Cove EMS Explorers from a young age — a program started through the Boy Scouts of America that provides opportunities for young men and women to explore poten-
To the Editor:
In her column “Writers will tell the story of our times” (March 9-15), Randi Kreiss referenced Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” which, as she put it, “speaks to the currents of evil that can sweep away an entire community.” She has no trouble at all vilifying DeSantis, Trump, and Marjorie Taylor Greene in this regard.
However, she conveniently omits Joe Biden and the destruction his administration has wrought on the entire country: a border crisis, rising crime, rampant inflation, supply chain disruptions, high gas and food prices, Covid mandates, no more energy independence, massive federal spending, banks collapsing, instability overseas — need I go on?
With the country currently circling the drain, Ms. Kreiss has successfully demonstrated once again that her irrational hatred for Donald Trump and conservatives takes precedence over current reality.
PAUL TUTHILL Glen CoveTo the Editor:
I begin with a reminder about something that we too often forget here in Nassau County: that all 1.3 million of us live on an island.
And while living on this island, our exposure to climate change is a constant threat to our homes,
tial careers in a number of fields, like those of first responders.
There are now more than 5,000 posts across the country serving more than 100,000 teenagers. Teenagers just like Susan Giovanniello.
We all have busy lives, so we don’t think about the importance of first responders much until we, or someone we love, needs them most. A single EMS responder can head out on dozens of calls on a single shift, and save more lives in a day than many of us could in a lifetime.
We might not think of EMS workers putting their health and safety on the line, as do, say, police officers or firefighters. But they do. According to Lexipol’s EMS1, Giovanniello was the eighth first responder to die in the line of duty this year.
There was Chad Tate, a firefighter in Sequim, Washington, who was found dead in his bunk. Ethan Quillen, who died after coming into contact with a live power line in Paw Paw, Michigan. Tiquita Miles, who was killed in a collision between her ambulance and an SUV in Atlanta.
Minton “Butch” Beach died from an apparent heart attack during training in
Oak City, North Carolina. Eddie Hykel was struck by a car in West, Texas. Matthew Madigan was also struck and killed by a car, in Detroit. Jay Miles, a firefighter and EMT, suffered a stroke while loading a patient in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.
Even since Giovanniello’s death, we’ve lost yet another one of these heroes: veteran Chicago firefighter Jan Tchoryk, who died after climbing 11 stories in a tower that was on fire.
These are people we never met, and likely never heard of while they were alive. But that’s what makes them heroes. They weren’t wearing fancy spandex or going by some eye-catching moniker. They were everyday people, like all of us, who simply wanted to leave the world a little better than they found it.
That’s exactly who Susan Giovanniello was. If you didn’t know her name before last week, that was perfectly fine. It was never about recognition for Susan — it was simply about being there when a perfect stranger needed her most. Offering the brightest smile in the room. Ready to offer a hand to anyone who needed it.
Susan Giovanniello was a hero. A hero we lost way too soon.
our communities, our infrastructure, our drinking water, and our collective safety. In fact, Long Island ranks fourth among major population centers for its exposure to the physical and economic risks of climate change.
Reports show that we are especially vulnerable to warming temperatures, extreme weather, sea level rise and “water stress” from our reliance on a sole-source aquifer. This underscores the need for collective urgency, and how the actions we take now
will help protect Long Island for generations to come.
This view is not hyperbolic. Once-in-ageneration storms that once happened every century are happening every month. Recently, 26 people died in an extreme tornado in Mississippi. Thirty-seven people died this winter from extreme storms in Buffalo. And we can’t forget Hurricane Sandy, in which 44 New Yorkers lost their lives and 69,000 people suffered property damage.
Local governments are on the front line of
Ihave ridden through New York City in presidential motorcades with Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump. Looking out the window of the presidential limousine, I would wonder what was going through the minds of the onlookers lining the sidewalks, or the drivers and passengers in the cars and buses frozen in place as our endless stream of official vehicles made its way through the city streets.
A week and a half ago — on Monday, April 3, shortly before 4 p.m. — I found out. I was driving down Second Avenue in Manhattan, approaching 55th Street, when a New York Police Department officer climbed off his motorcycle, which had been traveling west, its lights flashing red, and halted all traffic just as I was about to cross 55th Street.
My first reaction was the thought, wrong place, wrong time. I was already running late for a WABC radio pre-show meeting at Third Avenue and 49th Street. But as I saw the long line of vehicles passing in front of me — the black SUVs, the marked NYPD cars, the unmarked heavyweapons Secret Service truck and the New York City Fire Department emergency vehicle — escorting former President Trump from LaGuardia Airport to Trump Tower, at Fifth Avenue and 56th Street, I realized that I was witnessing a moment in history. A sad moment, with lasting consequences not just for New York, but also for the United States and the world. Minutes later, as I walked from the parking garage on 48th Street and looked up at the NYPD helicopters whirring in the sky above the city’s giant skyscrapers, my sadness and concern heightened.
The first criminal indictment of a former president of the United States
this crisis, and we have the opportunity to transform our communities and make them healthier and more sustainable. That’s why I’ve introduced legislation to make county government operations carbon-neutral by 2035. The state has already set a timeline of 2050, and there’s no reason Nassau shouldn’t be ambitious in leading the way.
To be absolutely clear, my proposal relates strictly to county government and our municipal operations. So, while it would not establish new mandates for individual homeowners, all Nassau residents would be the beneficiaries of a cleaner environment.
Whether it’s improving the quality of our air, drinking water, beaches, buildings, or parks and preserves, we all benefit from a greener Nassau. And of equal importance, this bill would make the county “climate smart,” ensuring that state and federal grants offset the costs of these improvements so we don’t have to add a single dollar in taxes. In fact, going green would actually save taxpayers money by making our operations more efficient.
A bipartisan group of mayors representing 130 American cities have joined the initiative Cities Race to Zero to move toward a zero-emissions future. I’m calling on County Executive Bruce Blakeman and my Republican and Democratic colleagues in the Legislature to join them by passing this bill and making Nassau County the 131st participant. We don’t have any time to waste.
JoShUA A. LAFAZAN Woodbury Nassau County legislator, 18th DistrictTo the Editor:
The physically disabled are facing challenges changing trains at Jamaica Station to reach Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn, but that comes as no surprise to me. I have written about this issue for years, prior to the opening of the new $12.6 billion LIRR East Side Access to Grand Central Madison.
Since the passage of the 1964 Urban Mass Transportation Act, the Federal Transit Administration has provided billions of dollars in grant funds to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to bringing New York City Transit, Long Island and Metro North Rail Road stations into full compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. But the complex transfer at Jamaica is a significant step backward for the LIRR, which eliminated cross-platform transfers between trains arriving on tracks 1, 2 and 3 for those traveling to Brooklyn.
The MTA must be in compliance with the current FTA ADA plan in order to maintain eligibility for future federal funding. Should anyone from the disabled community file a formal complaint with the FTA and MTA, that could adversely impact that funding.
LARRY PENNER Great NeckLarry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who worked in the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management for three decades.
crosses a line our nation has never before crossed — indeed, it is a 21st-century crossing of the Rubicon. I say this not as a supporter of Trump. Though I worked closely with him when he was president and saw firsthand his accomplishment in crushing the MS-13 gang here on Long Island, I am not supporting his current presidential run. This is not, and should not be, a partisan political issue. It should be of concern to all, especially to those who otherwise proclaim their fear that democracy is at risk, but are now supporting or silently enabling this indictment.
Politicizing criminal justice and criminalizing political opponents cannot be tolerated in a democratic society. Because I believe this so strongly, I was one of only two Republicans who voted against President Bill Clinton’s impeachment when I was in Congress. The false argument being used by Manhattan District Attorney
Alvin Bragg is that no one is above the law. That is a truism not bearing on this case or this indictment.
If Trump were to shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue, he should be indicted and prosecuted. But to indict him on a state misdemeanor charge whose statute of limitations has expired, and elevating it to a felony by attaching it to a federal election law on grounds that the Federal Election Commission has ruled do not constitute a crime, proves my good friend Judge Sol Wachtler’s dictum that a grand jury can indict a ham sandwich.
This is setting a harmful precedent for our republic. Do we want local district attorneys in red states going through convoluted contortions to indict and prosecute members of President Biden’s family? Donald Trump may not be the most sympathetic victim, but this indictment extends beyond him. It is the American justice system that is being put at risk — and that threatens us all.
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Iwas one of only two Republicans who voted not to impeach Bill Clinton.
Student: School:
Teacher: Grade:
Date:
Dear ,
We are writing today to formally inform the district of our decision to refuse to allow our child , to participate in:
the 2022-23 New York State grade 3-8 ELA assessment
the 2022-23 New York State grade 3-8 math assessment
any stand-alone New York State field testing in the 2022-23 school year (grades 3-12)
the 2022-23 grade 8 New York State science assessment
Our refusal should in no way reflect on the teachers, administration, or school board. This was not an easy decision for us, but we feel that we have no other choice. We simply see these tests as harmful, expensive, and a waste of time and valuable resources. We understand that changes are being discussed and minor changes have been implemented. We feel that these changes are not enough to offer relief to our children taking these assessments.
We refuse to allow any data to be used for purposes other than the individual teacher’s own formative or cumulative assessment. We are opposed to assessments whose data is used to determine school ranking, teacher effectiveness, or any other purpose other than for the individual classroom teacher’s own use to improve his or her instruction.
We believe in and trust our highly qualified and dedicated teachers and administrators. We believe in the high quality of teaching and learning that occur in our child’s school. We hope our efforts will be understood in the context in which they are intended: to support the quality of instruction promoted by the school and to advocate for what is best for all children. Our schools will not suffer when these tests are finally gone, they will flourish.
We do apologize in advance for the inconvenience or scrutiny that this decision may cause the administration, the school, and staff.
Sincerely,
Grades K-6 Return to Classroom Teacher
Grades 7-12 Return to the Guidance Office