Valley Stream Herald 04-25-2024

Pay bump for pre-K staff?

Chamber leads toiletry drive for local homeless veterans

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

For military service members, transitioning back to civilian life can be hard. Finding stable housing can make that return even harder. Despite a steep national decline in veteran homelessness between 2010 and 2022, veterans are still at a comparatively greater risk than non-veterans of turning up on the streets or staying in shelters, experts note.

Those same homeless veterans tend to live in the shadow of poverty, according to local veteran advocates, where securing basic items like unused toiletries is a constant challenge.

“They served our country and they don’t have soap,” said Valley Stream Chamber of

Commerce member Lauri LoQuerico. “How freaking sad.”

LoQuerico mobilized the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce — working in concert with multiple village and veteran organizations — to host a roughly month-long toiletry drive, which started on April 8.

Though word of the drive has been circulating for days now, during which time Wheeler families, alongside others in participating schools have been in the thick of collecting items, last Friday served as the formal kickoff event.

On a brisk sunny afternoon, a crowd of Wheeler Elementary School students with their building principal, Ruth Peets-Butcher in tow, converged on the front steps of the

Central student is a National Merit finalist

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

To be named a National Merit Scholar is to enter a rarefied club of students who, just to be considered worthy, must test in the top one percent of test-takers for the PSAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

There’s more, of course. Students must also be academically accomplished overall, write persuasively about themselves, and demonstrate involvement and leadership in extracurricular activities.

Y aseen is one of the most humble students here, and effortlessly blew us away with his academic success.

Last November, Central High School’s, Saajed Yaseen, a transgender man, advanced as a semi-finalist, joining 16,000 high achievers nationwide instantly putting him in the running for the title of National Merit Finalist. Yaseen was within sight of achieving the PSAT’s perfect score of 1520. His score was 1470.

Now, Yaseen climbed a rung

higher in the competition as a National Merit Finalist. It’s a distinction bestowed on only 15,000 students in the country, placing him within arms reach of being named a National Merit Scholarship winner. The scholars represent roughly half of the finalists and will take home $2,500.

One test to rule them all National Merit Scholar can dramatically elevate a student’s academic profile in the eyes of top college recruiters. But even those who don’t cinch the final prize, are often recipients of generous scholarship packages and highly sought-after by a swath of colleges and universities.

Despite recent inroads by colleges to diminish the bearing that standardized testing has on an applicant’s attractiveness, the National Merit Scholar competition is still, at its core, a contest for the best test-

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disabled american Veterans post 145 Commander James Brown accepts a donation from Wheeler avenue second-grader emme taveras at the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce toiletry drive on april 19.

THANK YOU!

The Empire State Local News Coalition—more than 200 local newspapers strong—is grateful to the State of New York for including a first-in-the-nation tax credit to support local journalism in the FY'25 state budget.

A special thanks to:

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Assembly Sponsor)

Communities throughout the Empire State appreciate your commitment to the free press and to democracy.

Crime watCh

Alleged Brooklyn man fleeces elder of $250K

A Brooklyn man was put in custody in connection with a scam that swindled a 94-year-old man out of close to $250,000. On Sept. 22 2022, the man got a call from an individual posing as a Publishers Clearing House representative, promising a hefty cash prize, police say. The alleged fraudster insisted that the taxes be paid upfront to claim the winnings.

The man complied and issued various cashier’s checks, coughing up a roughly quarter million dollar sum sent to several recipients. Eventually, the man realized he had been conned and called the police shortly after.

Following a multi-agency investiga-

tion led by the Nassau County Fraud and Forgery Unit, police arrested 27-year-old Jamario Smellie on April 5. He is charged with grand larceny and was arraigned the same day at First District Court in Hempstead. He is due back in court on May 3.

Nassau County Police Department officials issue a stern warning to residents, urging vigilance against potential scams or fraud. Detectives request anyone with information on the above crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (1-800) 244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

— Juan Lasso

Valley Stream man arrested for assault amid North Central Avenue traffic scuffle

A Valley Stream man was arrested following an assault on April 17. Police responded to disturbance calls on North Central Avenue and Ethel Street at 3:42 PM in Valley Stream.

Police allegedly discovered a man weaving in and out of traffic, endangering his life and that of motorists. Robert Musmacher, 41, of Lutz Drive refused to heed calls from police to exit the roadway.

After tensions flared, Musmacher reportedly grew violent and hurled his cell phone at an officer’s head, which caused the officer to suffer a contusion. Police quickly subdued and arrested Musmacher where he and the injured officer were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

He is charged with assault, resisting arrest, and criminal possession of a weapon. His arraignment is scheduled to take place at First District Court in Hempstead after he is medically cleared to do so. More updates to come.

— Juan Lasso

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

Courtesy Nassau County Police Department Jamario Smellie was arrested after allegedly scamming a 94-year-old man out of close to a quarter million dollars on April 5.

Courtesy Nassau County Police Department Robert Musmacher of Valley Stream was arrested after allegedly causing a traffic commotion and hurled a phone at an officer on April 17.

Governor Kathy Hochul

Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Senate Sponsor)

State Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick Assemblyman Brian Curran

Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages

PTSA fashion show wows with vintage flair

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

It was a through-the-decades fashion show fundraising extravaganza at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1790 on April 12. Hosted by the Central Memorial Parent-Teacher-Student Association, the student-led runway showcase saw a big turnout this year.

Iknew this was senior year, so I had to just live it up at the show and savor the moment.

JULIO RIveRA Central High School senior

The fundraiser, organized by Delia Torres-Crespo, President of the Central Memorial PTSA and chairperson for the fashion show, is not merely a glamorous affair but a key revenue source for scholarship funds for graduating seniors at Central High School and incoming 9th graders from Memorial Junior High School.

Through the Post’s steadfast backing of local PTSA initiatives, it once again played host to a large crowd of attendees on a sold-out show. Some guests, noted Crespo, were lining up at the door to purchase tickets. The show itself was four hours long, and aside from the main event, featured performances by Central High School dancers and an 8th-grade singer from Memorial.

“This year, one of our Central seniors came up with a decade’s dance and it led to a decade’s fashion category which included retro music to go with period clothing,” said Crespo. “The décor followed suit with centerpieces created by active community member, Alexis Reyes, that embodied the various decades.”

From elegant, luminous gowns to vintage ripped jeans and tank tops, the stylish range of fabulous pieces kept audience heads turning.

“The experience was absolutely amazing,” said Central senior Julio Rivera, one of fourteen student models who strutted his stuff. “I’ve never gone on a model walk

before. I loved the three separate outfits I got to wear.”

Rivera’s modeling wardrobe consisted of three individual themes. For the “express yourself” theme, Rivera’s outfit harkened to his Salvadorean roots, going with a casual fit complete with a leather coat, black jeans, and a Latin floral shirt.

His 1920s-inspired attire tried to capture the “old modern” tone of the era with a trench coat and umbrella, tie suit, and flat cab driver cap. His favorite outfit of the night was from the formal wear theme.

“I had this nice pristine red tuxedo,” said Rivera. “It was the color of burgundy, and it had this nice, curvy design on it and it was a bit reflective of the light which I also loved.”

“I knew this was senior year, so I had to just live it up at the show and savor the moment,” added Rivera. The fashion show couldn’t have been done without Murlee’s Men’s and Boy’s Wear in Lynbrook, noted Crespo.

“Is the fashion show committee exhausted after months of hard work?

Yes! However, the committee is looking forward to next year’s show and is already planning the Class of 2025 theme,” she said.

Photos Keith Rossein/Herald Valley Stream High School seniors Trendall Storey, Olivier Romain, Julio Revera, and Timothy Harrison model their formal attire Central Memorial Parent-Teacher-Student Association Fashion Show on April 12.

Valley Stream Central senior Julio Rivera shows off his “express yourself” outfit at the Central Memorial Parent-Teacher-Student Association Fashion Show on April 12.

Valley Stream Madeline Yeh shows off her vintage leisure clothes at the Central Memorial Parent-Teacher-Student Association Fashion Show on April 12.

Valley Stream student Emily Hall walks the red carpet in her formal dress at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1790 on April 12.

Community rallies to aid veterans in need

school. Together, they presented their collection to leaders from the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce and Disabled American Veterans.

Packaged toothbrushes, deodorant, lotion, shampoo, and other toiletry goods spread across a table. After streams of congratulations were conveyed to students for a job well done, the DAV officials bagged the toiletries in brown shopping bags and drove them off. The community’s efforts, assured DAV Department of New York Vice Commander John Scalesi Jr., will not go to waste.

Most of those items will be given out during the Nassau County Veterans Association’s annual “Veterans Stand Down,” explained Scalesi Jr., a drivethru event for veterans at the Freeport Armory on May 21.

“We serve over 600 veterans at the Stand Down,” said Scalesi Jr. “It’s not just toiletries. We give out shoes, boots, pants, jackets. All new.”

Scalesi Jr. said items not given at the Stand Down will be delivered to the Nassau County Veterans Food Pantry in East Meadow’s Nassau University Medical Center.

Returning home, but homeless

The state’s veteran homeless population dropped from 5,857 in 2010 to 990 ten years later—a record decline fueled in

Parents or grandparents of a disabled child should leave assets in a Special Needs Trust, to avoid the child being disqualified from government benefits, such as SSI and Medicaid. These trusts, however, offer traps for the unwary. Since payments to the child will generally reduce their SSI payments dollar for dollar, trustees of such trusts should be advised to make payments directly to the providers of goods and services. Preserving SSI benefits is crucial since eligibility for SSI determines eligibility for Medicaid.

In other words, if SSI is lost the recipient also loses their Medicaid benefits. In addition, any benefits previously paid by Medicaid may be recovered. As such, one also has to be mindful of bequests from well-meaning grandparents. Similarly, if a sibling dies without a will, a share of their estate may go to the special needs brother or sister by law. The Special Needs Trust must be carefully drafted so that it only allows payments for any benefits over and above what the government provides.

large part by federal housing subsidies. Despite considerable inroads, however, as larger market forces like affordable housing deficits and an increased cost of living magnify, struggling veterans are more likely to rely on charities and programs for support, advocates argue.

There are two kinds of Special Needs Trusts – first party and third party. The first party trust is set up by a parent, grandparent, legal guardian or court using the child’s own money, either through earnings, an inheritance that was left directly to them or, perhaps, a personal injury award. Recent changes in the law allow the special needs child to establish their own first party Special Needs Trust if they are legally competent to engage in contractual matters. These first party trusts require a “payback” provision, meaning that on the death of the child beneficiary, the trust must pay back the state for any government benefits received.

A third party trust is usually set up by a parent or grandparent, using their own money. Here, no “payback” provision is required because it was not the child’s own money that funded the trust and the parent or grandparent had no obligation to leave any assets to the child. On the death of the child beneficiary, the balance of the trust is paid out to named beneficiaries.

“A lot of veterans are falling in the cracks. A lot of them cannot afford food, so they visit the veteran service agency in Nassau County,” said DAV Post 145 Commander James Brown. “We work with the agency, and that’s where most veterans show up and where we find out about their problems.”

Brown says he sees handfuls of new veterans in need at the agency daily. His chapter is well-known for its “aggressive” fundraising campaigns and one-onone support for veterans in need. The problems Brown and his team take upon themselves to solve vary considerably from paying for car loans to helping file VA benefit claims. Still, many veterans don’t know how or where to make contact with aid agencies, reminded Brown.

With more soldiers returning from deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq bringing home both the visible and invisible scars of war, contends Scalesi, getting back into housing is just one of a litany of struggles. Demand for basic toiletries is another and drives like these lend an enormous help.

How to donate

Toiletry collection bins are available at the lobby of Valley Stream Village Hall, 123 S Central Ave., and the Arthur J. Hendrickson pool complex, 123 W Merrick Road.

Products include body wash, soap, shaving cream, lotion, socks, and toothbrushes. Body products must be full-sized, fragrance-free or unscented. For more information, call (516) 507–4663.

And, according to LoQuerico, students across the village are taking the lead.

“This started with Valley Stream Central and Memorial Junior High School and each of their Youth Leadership Club is promoting it and they’re having contests to see who could raise the most,” said LoQuerico. “Wheeler Avenue, William L. Buck, the Valley Stream Christian Academy, and Holy Name of Mary are also taking part in this.”

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Disabled American Veterans member Vito Verga, Wheeler Avenue second-grader Aaricia McIver, DAV Department of New York Vice Commander John Scalesi Jr., Wheeler Avenue second-grader Penelope Guzman, and DAV member George Schuchman.

HERALD SchoolS

Valley Stream District 24 hosts annual hockey tournament

in a spirited showcase of athletic prowess and camaraderie, students from all three schools in Valley Stream District 24 recently converged for the district’s Annual Sixth-Grade Hockey Tournament held at Valley Stream South High School.

Amidst the excitement, a team from Robert W. Carbonaro School emerged victorious, triumphing over their peers from William L. Buck School and Brooklyn Avenue School. The tournament featured a total of six teams—two representing each school—with elimination enforced after two match losses. Families and friends filled the stands, cheering on the young athletes during each thrilling encounter.

“The district’s hockey tournament is an aweinspiring display of teamwork, athleticism, and community,” said Superintendent Unal Karakas. “Our students exhibited remarkable sportsmanship throughout an exhilarating day of friendly competition. A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated physical education teachers, principals, and all staff for their unwavering support in fostering this positive experience for our students.”

He continued; “We also thank our families for showcasing their support of all our students. It’s truly gratifying to witness opportunities that celebrate sportsmanship.”

Juan Lasso

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP #: VS13 - 24-25 - PRE-K

TITLE: PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM

DATE OF OPENING: May 3rd, 2024

TIME: 11 AM

To All Providers:

Please submit a sealed proposal for the Pre-Kindergarten Program for Valley Stream Union Free School District 13. The District will receive sealed proposals on, or prior to 11 AM on May 1st, 2024. Proposals received after stated date and time will be discarded, unopened. Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside:

RFP #VS13 - 24-25 - PRE-K – Pre-Kindergarten Program

To obtain information please contact Gerard Antoine at gantoine@valleystream13.com or James Igoe at jigoe@valleystream13.com

The phone number is 516-568-6110.

Photos courtesy Valley Stream District 24 Sixth grade students across the district faced off during a day of friendly competition in its annual hockey tournament. Students from Robert W. Carbonaro School clinched the trophy and closed out the tournament.

SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE

CHARLOTTE RATHJEN

South Side Junior Lacrosse

AN ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION in 2023 and team MVP after scoring 44 goals and assisting on 16 others, Rathjen reached a milestone earlier this month in the Cyclones’ 14-11 victory at North Shore. She had six goals and one assist in the April 11 win, including the 100th point of her career. She has 26 goals thus far this spring to rank among the leaders in Nassau County and is a University of North Carolina commit.

GAMES TO WATCH

Thursday, April 25

Softball: Freeport at Elmont 10 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Baldwin at Freeport 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Kennedy at Baldwin 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Calhoun at Lynbrook 10 a.m.

Softball: Uniondale at Hewlett 10 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: North Shore at Kennedy 11 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Carey at Mepham 1 p.m.

Baseball: West Hemp at East Rockaway 4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Oyster Bay at V.S. North 5 p.m.

Baseball: Long Beach at MacArthur 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Plainview at V.S. District 5 p.m.

Friday, April 26

Softball: V.S. South at Hewlett 10 a.m.

Softball: Clarke at Wantagh 10 a.m.

Softball: East Meadow at Mepham 10 a.m.

Softball: Oceanside at Syosset 10 a.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Clarke at Carey 10 a.m.

Baseball: Baldwin at Oceanside 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 27

Girls Lacrosse: Calhoun at South Side 9 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Hewlett at North Shore 12:30 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Seaford at Massapequa 1 p.m.

Nominate a “Spotlight Athlete”

High School athletes to be featured on the Herald sports page must compete in a spring sport and have earned an AllConference award or higher last season. Please send the following information:

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

VSC battling for conference lead

By ANDREW FANTUCCHIO sports@lherald.com

Valley Stream Central’s softball team has grown accustomed to scoring plenty of runs this spring but not so much allowing their opponents to do so as the Eagles lost a track meet to Uniondale by a final score of 21-20 last Friday.

“We came out so strong, and we had a couple of big innings early, but I kind of felt like we maybe took our foot off the gas a little bit,” said VSC coach Steve Sharkey. “We made some uncharacteristic errors and threw the ball around a little bit. We need to turn the season around. This loss will hopefully spark a six, seven-game winning streak.”

After starting the year with five straight wins, the Eagles have split their last four games. The loss allowed Uniondale to overtake them for first place in Conference 6 with a few weeks remaining in the regular season.

“We haven’t been on the other side of too many of these high-scoring affairs like this,” Sharkey said. “Everybody felt that. We were in a good position. Nobody was happy about it. We are heartbroken.”

As bothered by the loss the Eagles may be, their dejection now is a clear indication of how much they’ve raised expectations. After finishing with a sub .500 record last season, competing for a conference championship once again suddenly doesn’t feel so far away in VSC, with its 7-2 start to the season.

Averaging 16.8 runs per game, a lot of the optimism for the Eagles has come from their offense. In six games this season, they’ve scored 20 runs or more, with senior captains Elize Quezada and Lexxie Adames setting the table at the top of the order and junior catcher Isabella Donowski in the middle of the lineup to drive them in.

“They’ve really taken on the role of being those leaders,” Sharkey said. “They work with the younger girls and settle the team when we start to feel a little bit of pressure.”

The Eagles are also receiving strong work with the circle from the pitching

tandem of eighth grader Jaskiran Kaur and sophomore Kimmy Wong. Kaur, especially, has proven to be valuable. With a quiet yet assertive presence in the circle, the youngster is showing leadership qualities well beyond her years.

“She’s got a lot of fire out there,” said Sharkey. “When the fielders sometimes get a little anxious during an inning, or we’ve been throwing the ball around, she calls team meetings on her own. In her own way, she’s definitely got the

attention of her teammates and definitely has the material of a future captain.”

Along with Kaur, the Eagles also have eighth graders Sierra Roman and Gianna Santana making their debuts with the varsity, setting the stage for years to come with a young corps that’s still developing.

While the future already appears to be here in VSC, the Eagles are still focused on the present as they’ll take on Hewlett and Friends Academy this week.

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Junior Isabella Donowski is the Eagles’ starting catcher and one of their most productive bats in the middle of the order.

Raise on horizon for pre-K special ed. providers

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

A sector of special education services for young children has been severely underfunded for 25 years, according to some lawmakers — but that could soon change.

Nassau County officials propose giving those early childhood intervention service providers a raise, potentially elevating compensation from $40 per halfhour to $50.

The increase will affect providers who officer critical preschool services — like speech, occupational and physical therapy — to children between 3 and 5 with special needs as they get ready for kindergarten.

“We have many people who require services here,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman said of contractual preschool special education services. “It provides preschool services to children throughout Nassau County.”

Joined at a recent news conference with Republican county leaders like Michael Giangregorio, Samantha Goetz and Mazi Pilip, as well as dozens of educators and parents of children with special needs, Blakeman described the county’s compensation for such providers as “below the average.”

Giangregorio brought this issue to light, the county executive said. He’s long been an advocate for children and adults with special needs, and says the county has had a hard time retaining therapists because compensation simply was not competitive to what was being offered in surrounding regions.

“We checked with our budget office and we made a determination that we could increase” the compensation, Blakeman said.

Giangregorio, who’s district represents parts of

system,” Giangregorio said. “Back then, it was difficult to find providers. These people that come into your homes, or that work in agencies — they’re really doing God’s work. They’re helping to improve the lives of these individuals.”

The earlier a child receives services, Giangregorio said, the better the outcome.

“My child will be an adult longer than he’s a child,” the county legislator said. “The costs are always more when you’re an adult. For far too long, the wages of these early intervention educators and therapists have not reflected the true value of their work.”

Dr. Irina Gelman, the county’s health commissioner, explained her office has to go before the county’s health board to propose the raise.

“We are very grateful for this opportunity to bring this forward in front of our board,” she said. “We’re very hopeful they will adopt this new rate, which will be instrumental in providing services to our children, our families, and adequately reimburse our providers. These are rates for preschool related services that have not been raised since 1999 — so it’s long overdue.”

But Democrats in the county legislature say the need for raises has not been a secret. Siela Bynoe, for instance, says she has advocated for preschool special education funding for nearly a decade — especially so in the last few months.

Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford, said he was honored to stand with Blakeman for this “monumental decision that reflects our unwavering commitment to early childhood education.” Especially as a father of someone with autism.

“My son is now 23, so the last time he received (preK special education) services was quite a while ago, and there has not been a raise since he’s been in the

“While I am glad that the county executive has heeded the advocacy of practitioners and the Democratic minority by taking this first step, much more must still be done to repair the damage caused by three decades of stagnation,” she said. “Moving forward, the county must raise awareness about the availability of these resources, and remain vigilant so that we can never again find ourselves paying the lowest rates in New York for these critical services.”

Jordan Vallone/Herald

Nassau County intends to raise compensation for special educational preschool service providers — the first of its kind in 25 years. Legislator Michael Giangregorio, a longtime advocate for the autism community, leads the effort.

Budget includes $90M local media tax credit

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature unveiled the final state budget over the weekend, which included a payroll tax credit for local news outlets, modeled on the Local Journalism Sustainability Act.

With the passage of this bill, New York is now the first state in the nation to incentivize hiring and retaining local journalists.

What’s being described as a game-changer for the local news industry comes just months after the launch of the Empire State Local News Coalition, an unprecedented, grassroots campaign powered by more than 200 community newspapers across the state.

“I’m elated that our first-in-the-nation Local Journalism Sustainability Act is passing in the state budget,” said state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal — the senate bill sponsor — in a release. “A thriving local news industry is vital to the health of our democracy, and it’s our responsibility to help ensure New Yorkers have access to independent and community-focused journalism. Our efforts will help ensure that our democracy will not die in darkness.”

The program — $30 million per year for three years — allows each eligible newspaper and broadcast business to receive a 50 percent refundable tax credit against the first $50,000 of an employee’s salary, up to a total of $300,000 per business.

The budget will allocate the first $4 million to incentivize print and broadcast businesses to hire new journalists. The remaining $26 million will be split evenly between businesses with fewer than 100 employees and those with more than 100 employees, ensuring that hyperlocal, independent news organizations have a fair shot at access to these funds.

After stalling for years, the Local Journalism Sus-

cal role in mobilizing support for this historic bill.

“The Empire State Local News Coalition is thrilled by the state budget’s inclusion of a payroll tax credit for local news outlets modeled on the Local Journalism Sustainability Act,” said Zachary Richner — founder of the Empire State Local News Coalition, and a director at Richner Communications, the parent organization of Herald Community Newspapers.

“New York is now the first state in the nation to incentivize hiring and retaining local journalists — a critical investment given that hundreds of New York’s newspapers have closed since 2004, leaving too many New York communities without access to vital local information.

“The objectivity of this credit shows that there is a fair way for public policy to support local news without jeopardizing journalistic integrity. This program is a model for other states across the U.S. to follow as communities across the country raise their voices to save local news.”

Richner said he was “incredibly proud” of the 200 newspapers that built an unprecedented grassroots movement in support of saving New York’s local news industry in a few short months. He also extended gratitude to Hoylman-Sigal, “whose tireless advocacy for this tax credit was instrumental in moving it through the legislative process.”

tainability Act catapulted into a top legislative priority this session following the early-2024 founding of the Empire State Local News Coalition and the coalition’s mobilization of support from hundreds of New York hometown papers, as well as a broad range of stakeholders from around the country, including the Rebuild Local News Coalition, Microsoft, and El Diario. Organized labor including NYS AFL-CIO, CWA District 1, and national and local news guilds also played a criti-

Since launching in February, the coalition has quickly mobilized stakeholders across the state to rally behind the bill.

New York’s leadership on this issue could change the course of local journalism in the United States, organizers say. The budget’s inclusion of this tax credit comes at a watershed moment for the journalism industry: New York state has experienced hundreds of newspaper closures in the past few decades.

Courtesy Empire State Local News Coalition

Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joins lawmakers and supporters like Assemblyman David Weprin, at left, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at right, last month to call on her colleagues to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. A version of this measure was included in the final state budget approved this past weekend by Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers.

HERALD SchoolS

Stream District 13 celebrates Read Across America

Valley Stream District 13 recently celebrated Read Across America with a series of engaging classroom lessons and activities that promoted a love for reading and literacy among students

As part of the celebration, students participated in Read Across America spirit week—which included theme days such as Crazy Hat/Hair Day that encouraged students to showcase their creativity and enthusiasm for reading in a fun and interactive way. In addition to the spirit week activities, students engaged in a Library Scavenger Hunt, where they had the opportunity to explore the school library, discover new books, and enhance their knowledge and appreciation for literature.

“Read Across America is a wonderful lighted the importance of reading byactive activities which aids in instilling

A. Dever Elementary School students

New York Equestrian Center celebrates a century

Free pony rides and more at 100th birthday bash for the Town of Hempstead horse center

By NICOLE FORMISANO nformisano@liherald.com

It’s the last equestrian center in the Town of Hempstead — and last weekend marked its 100th anniversary. The New York Equestrian Center, in West Hempstead, hosted a birthday bash 100 years in the making.

“The first thing people get out of it is joy,” Alex Jacobson, president of the center, said about horseback riding. “The smiles that the Equestrian Center puts on people’s faces is second to none.”

The equestrian center was first established in 1924, when such facilities were common. The building, right off Hempstead State Lake Park, was home to horses that worked with the milkman, the local police department, and even homeland security. The building was one of six equestrian centers around the park — now it’s the last one left.

“It’s important to preserve its history, and recognize what horses have done in our history,” Jacobson said. “And it’s not just about the building — it’s about horses being at this location for the last 100 years, and people being able to come out and enjoy them.”

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riding activities.

t’s just going to be a whole lot of family fun.

Now the New York Equestrian Center is home to after school programs and a summer camp. Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops from all over the Town of Hempstead often come to the center for horseback

ALEx JACOBSON

New York Equestrian Center president

Last weekend, as part of its 100th anniversary celebration, the center was open for the entire public to enjoy. They offered free pony rides, a bounce house, a mechanical bull and even scenic carriage rides through Hempstead State Lake Park. On top of that, families watched barrel racing, pole bending and jump-off clinics run by professional trainers and overseen by official United States

Equestrian Federation judges.

But the center didn’t stop there. On Sunday, they hosted a horse show. About 200 families come out to the annual event. Young riders showed off their skills and earned ribbons.

Even people who have no horseback riding experience or knowledge were able to enjoy the weekend festivities. Horses are, as Jacobson puts it, “magical beautiful creatures that let you ride them.” Sometimes it just takes a bit of interaction to be reminded of that fact.

“I think that’s one of the biggest things that people get out of it,” Jacob-

Those who come out to celebrate New York Equestrian Center’s 100th anniversary this weekend can enjoy interacting with horses up close.

son said. “The joy, and the history, and being able to be part of something that’s not readily available in our area.” The celebration was hosted last Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 633 Eagle Ave., West Hempstead.

Herald file photo

best part of the New York Equestrian Center’s 100 years in West Hempstead, president Alex Jacobson said, is the joy it brings people to interact with horses.

Christina Daly/Herald

Christina Daly/Herald

The New York Equestrian Center was first established in 1924, and housed horses for the milkman and local police department.

HERALD SchoolS

Valley Stream District 30 takes a stand against bullying

students from Valley Stream District 30 took a bold stance against bullying with a series of anti-bullying assemblies held across all three schools within the district for fourth through sixth graders. Led by dedicated students from the Global Leaders of Tomorrow Advisory Council, these assemblies aimed to educate their peers about the importance of kindness, being an upstander, and the dangers of bullying.

Students, guided by the council members, were immersed in interactive slideshows featuring impactful videos highlighting the characteristics of kindness and the role of an upstander in combating bullying. Through these presentations, students gained valuable insights into how to identify bullying behaviors and understand the underlying causes, often stemming from emotional trauma. Emphasizing the importance of seeking help, students were equipped with strategies to prevent bullying before it starts and learned the power of speaking up against it through kindness and fostering supportive friendships.

The assemblies were facilitated by Superintendent Roxanne Garcia-France, and Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Jennifer Lewner. Their leadership ensured engaging interactions with students, who actively participated by sharing their thoughts and experiences.

“It was truly a successful experience,” said Garcia-France. “Our upper-grade students walked away with a deeper understanding of the impact of their actions and how they can contribute to achieving our goal of promoting peace and unity through discussions and civic action projects that address classroom, school or community issues and provide solutions.”

Juan Lasso

Courtesy Valley Stream District 30

The Global Leaders of Tomorrow Advisory Council hosted anti-bullying sessions to fourth through sixth graders at each school in Valley Stream District 30.

Learning proper baseball skills, early on

Now entering its fourth summer, Beach Baseball Camp has already been named one of the top sports camps by the Long Island Choice Awards. During the first two weeks in July, young sports enthusiasts are taught the correct skills and fundamentals of baseball. This ensures that safe and proper habits are formed early on, and will last a lifetime.

Campers can attend for one week or two. Groups are small and ageappropriate — grades 3 to 5, and grades 6 to 8. Boys play baseball, and for girls, softball is available. Camp days, which run from 9am to 2pm, start with warming up, stretching and throwing. Skill drills are rotated — hitting, pitching, running, throwing, fielding, catching —

address the importance of the positive mental approach to baseball. The goal is to share the love of baseball and to have fun. Campers bring their own equipment. Lunch takes place in an air-conditioned building.

Founder of Beach Baseball Camp is Eric Krywe, a teacher at Long Beach High School for over two decades. He played college baseball, and has coached at middle and high school levels. His wife, Vanessa, runs the administration aspect of the camp, making this is a family business. Their two sons, ages 11 and 12, share their passion for baseball and are active in the Little League. All coaches and instructors are highly experienced,

have specialties, and are collegiate level or pro athletes.

Hitting Coach, Blake Malizia, was honored “Coach of the Year” in 2022. Infield Coach, Steve Scafa, played in in the D1 College World Series with St. John’s University, and was drafted by the NY Yankees as a second baseman. Hudson Georges, Running Instructor, ran college track and coached in High School for 23 years. Catching Coach, Justin Rodriquez, played college baseball, his team reaching Regional Championship. Pitching Coaches, Christopher Bory and Andrew Lavelle, both played college baseball and more. Shannon Horgan, Running Instructor, played soccer on

the U-19 Women’s US National Team, and the U-30 World Cup Qualifying Championship team. The camp’s Athletic Trainer, Davis Tobia, has worked in physical therapy, and as a trainer for the Jr. NBA basketball tournament and Empire State games.

Days at Beach Baseball Camp, which is situated at the Long Beach High School baseball facility, take place in all weather. Should it rain, they play inside. Campers are required to bring both cleats and sneakers. Their website —BeachBaseballCamp.com — features complete staff profiles, videos, registration forms, prices and even Early Bird discounts.

Beach Baseball Camp

Located at the Long Beach High School Baseball Facility (516) 548-1001 BeachBaseballCamp.com

T erry B iener

STEPPING OUT

Enrico Fagone, the Long Island Concert Orchestra’s music director and conductor, was nominated for a 2023 Grammy award. He’s been defined by the classical music press as one of today’s most promising conductors at the international level.

CONNECTION THROUGH

Symphony of Hope Benefit Concert inspires unity across the world

By Danielle Schwab

Art connects us beyond divides.

That’s how Bernie Furshpan, marketing director and board member of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, puts it when discussing the Long Island Concert Orchestra’s upcoming Symphony of Hope Concert at Tilles Center.

While the music is, of course, at the heart of this benefit performance, the evening is so much more than a concert. The aim is to support two vital organizations: Long Island’s Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.

“When it comes to art, I think people in general agree that it’s something very healing and it brings people together,” Furshpan says. “It’s a wonderful connector for people.”

Proceeds from the May 2 event benefit both organizations.

The concert includes special guests from the Israeli arts school, which is currently facing a funding crisis due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Two students — one Israeli and one Palestinian — take part, sending a powerful message of unity through music. Michael Klinghoffer — Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance’s president — also participates, further emphasizing the importance of this benefit concert.

“This spectacular event is a golden opportunity for community members to support these organizations,” says David Winkler, the orchestra’s executive director and composer-in-residence. “By attending the concert, our community will not just enjoy an evening of incredible music, but will be helping JAMD and HMTC continue their essential work.”

With some 1,600 students, the Jerusalem Academy nurtures the next generation of musicians and dancers, Furshpan says. The school’s diverse student demographic — ranging from 4 years old to young adulthood — studies a cultural mixture of Middle Eastern music, European classics, baroque and jazz.

“Right now, everybody’s hurting,” Furshpan says. “So, we’re doing this as more than just beautiful music. It’s also something that’s special and philanthropic.”

During the first selection of the evening, the two participating students will perform together, accompanied by a recording of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance Orchestra.

“We have a hybrid experience,” Furshpan says. “On the big screen,

• Thursday, May 2, 8 p.m.

• Tickets start at $50; available at TillesCenter.org, or (516) 299-3100

• Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville

you’re going to see the Israeli orchestra, and the students are going to be sitting alongside that screen and playing together with them.” Klinghoffer also contributes as a keynote speaker.

Then, the 40-person Long Island Concert Orchestra — under the baton of music director and conductor Enrico Fagone — takes the spotlight. The orchestra’s repertoire includes the world debut of “Adriatica.” Winkler composed the piece to celebrate the oceanic connections between people. Its namesake is a node to the Adriatic Sea, which connects Eastern Italy to the Middle East.

“It has a multifaceted melodic personality to it — several different melodies, not just one,” Winkler says.“Over the course of the work, these melodies are joined together and ultimately, they produce the finale, which is extremely uplifting and powerful.”

The orchestra is joined by acclaimed pianist Alessandro Mazzamuto, in his Long Island Concert Orchestra debut. He’ll perform Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54.

“I believe that love of music and artistic expression is love for humanity,” Mazzamuto says. “As a concert pianist and teacher, my heart goes out to the students of Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. And I wish to dedicate my performance and interpretation of Schumann’s emotional piano concerto to them.”

This evening is all about bringing the local and global community together — the very definition of the Long Island Concert Orchestra.

“Our mission is to provide the best possible performances of international repertoire,” Winkler says. “To bring world-class artists, worldclass musicians, as well as world premieres of international caliber.”

The orchestra leads the way in delivering visibility to a commitment to tolerance, respect and the arts.

“Music is what brings people together,” Furshpan says. “All forms of art bring people together. We truly believe that this (concert) is going to help the two organizations do some great work.

“At the same time, Symphony of Hope is really about the audience. They are the symphony of hope — the audience and the music in combination.”

Chris Ruggiero’s musical moments

Experience the magic of Chris Ruggiero’s new show,’Teenage Dreams and Magic Moments,’ when the dynamic vocalist visits the Landmark stage. Ruggiero is an old soul. Still in his 20s, the music that speaks to him is the music of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, His approach to performing is more in line with that of a bygone era, bringing to the stage the panache of Frank Sinatra or Paul Anka, coupled with the energy of Jackie Wilson. Ruggiero first came to national attention when he performed in concert on a PBS coast-to-coast special, and was featured on ‘Good Morning America.’ Since then, he has traveled the country, delivering his unique brand of vintage rock ‘n’ roll, and sharing his passion for the classics. Ruggiero tells his story by breathing new life into the timeless music of the eras he loves, with a six-piece band and live brass.

Friday, April 26, 7:30 p.m. $59, $49, $39. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 7676444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan is touring with a bracing new show, and he’s funnier than he’s ever been. A name synonymous with laughter, he continues to be reckoned with in the world of stand-up and television. Morgan boasts an impressive career spanning decades. From his hilarious characters on ‘Saturday Night Live’ (think Astronaut Jones and Brian Fellows) to his unforgettable role on the award-winning ‘30 Rock,’ Morgan has consistently brought audiences to tears (of laughter, of course). Coming to fame as a stand-up, Morgan became a household name through his seven-season stint on Tina Fey’s ‘30 Rock,’ playing a thinly veiled version of himself named Tracy Jordan. On his current tour, Morgan continues his comeback following his life-threatening 2014 traffic accident on the New Jersey turnpike. Morgan is always welcome back up on the stage where he belongs.

Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m. $89.50, $79.50, $69.50, $59.50, $49.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com, or ParamountNY. com.

Courtesy Long Island Concert Orchestra

Pianist Alessandro Mazzamuto is among the special guest performers who share the stage with the Long Island Concert Orchestra.

Courtesy Roberto Ricci

THE Your Neighborhood

May

‘Cold Beer on a Saturday Night’

Get a head start on beach season with Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band. We’re all eager for summertime to arrive, meanwhile Jimmy Kenny and his band come to the rescue, back on the Paramount stage, Saturday, May 4, 8 p.m. Join in their “Ultimate Beach Party Tribute” to Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band. Parrotheads, No Shoes Nation and the Zamily: it’s 5 o’clock somewhere so let’s ‘raise ‘em up and sing along.

The Long Island based band — guided by Paul C. Cuthbert (aka Jimmy Kenny) on lead vocals/ acoustic guitar, with Linn DeMilta (aka Lovely Linn), lead and backing vocals, Luis Rio, lead guitar/ backing vocals, Frank Stainkamp, keyboard/backing vocals, Dan Prine, bass, and drummer Mike Vecchione, have been celebrating the beach country sounds of Buffett, Chesney and Zac Brown Band for over a decade, spreading their vibe up and down the Northeast. Everyone has a great time grooving to their lively mix of their popular sing-along hits and feel good, easy living flair. If you like your toes in the sand, wasting away with a margarita or a cold beer, then you’ll surely have a great time with the Jimmy Kenny Band. $35. $25, $20, $15. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

On stage

Families will enjoy another musical adventure, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, April 26, 11:30 a.m.,2:15 p.m., 6:15 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, April 30-May 3, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Back by popular demand after a sold-out 2023 run, see Pigeon, Bus Driver, and some zany passengers sing and dance their way to helping The Pigeon find his “thing” in this upbeat, energetic comedy based on four of Mo Willems’ popular Pigeon books.

Featuring a live band to bring Deborah Wicks La Puma’s jazzy score to life, audiences will thoroughly enjoy singing and flapping along with The Pigeon and friends. The audience is part of the action, in this innovative mix of songs, silliness and feathers. It’s an ideal way to introduce kids to theater and the humorous stories from Willems’ books. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

On exhibit

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

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

Art explorations

Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, May 11, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork.

Kids and adults connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. For ages 2-14. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for to register or call (516) 484-9337.

Fabulous Feline Fundraiser

Fabulous Feline Inc. of Valley Stream hosts a bowling fundraiser at San-Dee Lanes, Saturday, April 27, 7 p.m. Tickets start as low as $25. All proceeds go to the nonprofit organization. 342 Hempstead Ave., Malverne For more information, send an email to fabulousfeline@yahoo.com.

District 24 board meets

District 24 Board of Education meeting, Wednesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m., at William L. Buck School. 75 Horton Ave. Email districtclerk@vs24.org or visit ValleyStreamSchoolDistrict24. org for information.

Museum Gallery Tour

Join curator, art collector and gallerist Christopher Pusey for a tour of “Urban Art Evolution,” Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition, Sunday, May 5, 3 p.m. Pusey, the exhibit’s guest curator, began art-making as a child and went on to pursue a career working in art galleries, and as an art dealer, in New York City.

His particular interest in the art from this time and genre began with his first job at a Soho gallery in SoHo during the 80s, which had a division specializing in some of the East Village artists featured in this show. Free with admission. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9337 for information.

District 30 budget hearing

Valley Stream District 30 Board of Education holds its budget hearing, Monday, May 13, at 8 p.m., at Shaw Avenue School. 99 Shaw Ave. For more information, email district clerk Ashley Starna at AStarna@vs30.org or visit ValleyStream30.com.

Having an event?

On stage

Plaza Theatrical’s season continues with “Lady Supreme: A Diana Ross Experience,” Saturday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. Deanna Carroll, accompanied by top notch singers and musicians, covers the hits of the Supremes to Diana’s solo sensations in this spectacular tribute to the Supreme Diva.

She performs all of Diana’s biggest hits, with spot-on vocals, including “Endless Love,” “Someday We’ll Be Together,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Touch Me in The Morning,” and so many more. Get in the groove at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre. 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Storybook Stroll

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, May 4, 10:3011:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Antoine Ó Flatharta’s modern tale, “Hurry and the Monarch.” Later create a unique take home craft. For ages 3-5. Storybook Strolls start at the Beech Tree (next to Westbury House), and end at the Thatched Cottage. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information, visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Spring Musicale

Enjoy an engaging afternoon of beautiful music, Sunday, April 28, 5 p.m. Tim Carl, Music Director of St. Dominic, Oyster Bay, presents a program of operatic arias and piano selections with soprano Jennifer Russo and pianist Tim Carl. A meet-andgreet reception is included. $75, $70 members of Friends of Seminary. Reservations are required. The concert takes place at Retreat and Conference Center of the Seminary of Immaculate Conception, 440 West Neck Road, Huntington. Reserve at ICSeminary.edu/events or call (63) 423-0483 ext. 102.

Baby shower for momsto-be

Mercy Hospital hosts this free event

Veterans toiletry drive

The Village of Valley

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Public Notices

COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-HE1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiffagainst - WILHELMENA

KELLY, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 5, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 2nd day of May, 2024 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at North Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Premises known as 1369 Carole Ct, Valley Stream, NY 11580-1515.

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

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

Index No. 003133/2015.

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

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

KELLY-69943

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

Dated: February 27, 2024

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. Auction Locations are subject to change. 145812

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) from the capital reserve fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: District-wide door holdopen installations & fire alarm upgrades.

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

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

9. Shall the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District No.

Twenty-Four be authorized to establish a new Capital Reserve Fund, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3651 of the NYS Education Law, to pay costs of the construction, reconstruction, repair and rehabilitation of existing School District facilities, and the acquisition of original furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus required for the purpose of capital improvements including but not limited to, additions and reconstruction, roofing, asbestos abatement, heating / ventilation, masonry work, windows, and similar projects, in a maximum amount of $5,000,000, having a probable term of ten (10) years, and be authorized to raise $5,000,000 to fund the reserve in the current or future years with an annual contribution of any available funds, through various sources including, but not limited to, state aid reimbursement and cost saving measures resulting in unexpended funds or by the transfer of unappropriated fund balances from the general fund and the interest accrued on such funds over the term of the capital reserve fund, in amounts as determined annually by the Board of Education. 10. To vote on any other proposition legally proposed.

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

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

the Office of the District Clerk and at each schoolhouse in the District.

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

Election District #1generally embracing the area of the District North of Sunrise Highway: the voting on budgets and voting for trustees will be at the South Corona Avenue Firehouse on the west side of Corona Avenue between Jamaica Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue; Election District #2generally embracing the area serviced by the William L. Buck School on Horton Avenue: the voting on the budgets and voting for trustees will be at the William L. Buck School; Election District #3generally embracing the area serviced by the Brooklyn Avenue School on Brooklyn Avenue and Fifth Street: the voting on the budgets and voting for trustees will be at the Brooklyn Avenue School; Election District #4generally embracing the area serviced by the Robert W. Carbonaro School on Hungry Harbor Road and Mill Road: the voting on the budget and voting for trustees will be at the Robert W. Carbonaro School.

The boundaries of each such district by street, alleys and highways or otherwise, are contained in resolutions of the Board of Education, dated March 24, 1964, and amended on September 23, 1981, and July 12, 1990, and are available for inspection at the Office of the Clerk of the District.

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that nominations for the office of member of the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District No. Twenty-Four shall be made by petitioners which will be required to be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the

number of voters who voted in the previous annual election). Such nominating petitioners shall be filed with the District Clerk of the Valley Stream Union Free School District No. Twenty-Four in the District Clerk’s office at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, provided however that petitions shall not be filed later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on April 22, 2024. Such petition must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the length of term of office and contain the name of the incumbent. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education shall be considered separate specific vacancies. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. A nominating petition may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his or her unwillingness to serve. Forms for nominating petitions may be obtained at the office of the Superintendent of Schools at the William L. Buck School on Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York and the office of the District Clerk of Valley Stream Union Free School District No. Twenty-Four. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration of this school district shall meet at the William L. Buck School, on May 16, 2024 at 5:30 p.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of this district for said annual Budget Vote and Election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name place upon such registry provided that at such meeting the Board of Registration, he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual Budget Vote and Election which

such register is prepared.

In order to register, each person must appear personally before the Board of Registration at the place hereinafter designated in the election district in which his or her residence is located at the time hereinabove stated.

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the register shall include (1) all the qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; (2) all previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) calendar years prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) all qualified voters of the school district permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau residing within said school district.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the respective polling places, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used for all votes and elections to be held subsequent to Tuesday, May 21, 2024 and, persons may have their names placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration, he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The Board of Registration shall meet for the purpose of conducting a continuous registration of all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law at the Office of the District Clerk at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on school days, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which times any person

will be entitled to have his or her name place on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared.

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District No. Twenty-Four by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, 75 Horton Ave, Valley Stream, New York, 11581, by email to districtclerk@vs24.org,or fax sent to 516-256-0163.

The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024.

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

In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email A military voter must return the original ballot application by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley

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Stream, New York, 11581. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024.

Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military application under § 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for a military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or email.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, 11581. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before close of polls on May 21, 2024 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a date endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2024 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee and early mail ballots will be obtainable beginning April 22, 2024 during school business hours from the District Clerk, or by visiting the NYS Education Department’s website, or by contacting the District Clerk by email at districtclerk@vs24.org or phone at 516-434-2830. In accordance with Education Law §§ 2018-a and 2018-e, completed applications for absentee and early mail ballots may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day before the election, i.e., April 22, 2024, and must be received by the District Clerk no later than seven (7) days before the election, i.e., May 14, 2024, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, i.e., May 20, 2024, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or the agent named in the absentee ballot application. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. A challenge to an absentee ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should

have applied for an early mail ballot.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after May 14, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual Budget Vote and Election, and on Saturday, May 18, 2024 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. by appointment only, and on May 21, 2024, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day.

Dated: March 27, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. TWENTY-FOUR TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Jennie L. Padilla, School District Clerk 145774

se establezcan para ser votados por las máquinas de votación en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo el martes 21 de mayo de 2024.

3) Para tratar cualquier otro asunto que pueda presentarse ante la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y los actos que la modifiquen. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Propiedad Inmobiliaria, se requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará qué parte del valor total de tasación en el registro de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exenta de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada, identificada por la autoridad legal, y mostrará:

(a) el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, expresado como un monto en dólares del valor tasado o como un porcentaje del valor catastral total en la lista;

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

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PÚBLICA, VOTACIÓN PRESUPUESTARIA Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE VALLEY STREAM UNION

VEINTICUATRO

CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD Y CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

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

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

2) Discutir todos los puntos que a continuación

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

4. SE APRUEBE el presupuesto de gastos propuesto por el Distrito Escolar Secundario Central de Valley Stream, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York para el año 2024-2025 por un monto de $161.364.443 y que la suma se recaude a través de un gravamen sobre la propiedad imponible en el Distrito Escolar Secundario Central de Valley Stream, después de deducir primero el dinero de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes según lo dispuesto por la ley.

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

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

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

2. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres (3) años a partir del 1 de julio de 2024 y hasta el 30 de junio de 2027, de la siguiente manera: a. Un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres (3) años para suceder a Donna LaRocco, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de junio de 2024;

3. SE APRUBE el presupuesto propuesto de gastos del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union Veinticuatro,

y South Junior Senior High School.

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

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

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

9. SE AUTORIZA a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre No. Veinticuatro de Valley Stream Union a establecer un nuevo Fondo de Reserva de Capital, de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, para pagar los costos de construcción, reconstrucción , reparación y rehabilitación de las instalaciones existentes del Distrito Escolar, y la adquisición de muebles, equipos, maquinaria y aparatos originales necesarios para las mejoras de capital, incluidas, entre otras, adiciones y reconstrucción, techos, reducción de asbesto, calefacción/ ventilación, trabajos de albañilería. , ventanas y proyectos similares, por un monto máximo de $5,000,000, con un plazo probable de diez (10) años, y estar autorizado a recaudar $5,000,000 para financiar la reserva en el año actual o futuro con una contribución anual de los fondos disponibles, a través de diversas fuentes, incluidas, entre otras, el reembolso de ayuda estatal y medidas de ahorro de costos que resultan en fondos no gastados o mediante la transferencia de saldos de fondos no asignados del fondo general y los intereses acumulados sobre dichos fondos durante el plazo del fondo de reserva de capital, en cantidades determinadas anualmente por la Junta de Educación. 10. Votar sobre cualquier otra proposición que se proponga legalmente.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que se preparará una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 20242025 para fines del distrito escolar, excluyendo los fondos públicos que especifiquen el propósito y la cantidad para cada uno, y se pondrán copias de la misma a disposición de cualquier residente del distrito, bajo solicitud en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Escuela William L. Buck, 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en días hábiles a partir del 7 de mayo de 2024, excluyendo sábados, domingos y feriados, en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito y en cada escuela del Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que el lugar en cada distrito electoral donde se llevará a cabo la elección y votación anual, y la descripción de cada distrito electoral es la siguiente: Distrito Electoral #1generalmente abarca el área del Distrito al Norte de Sunrise Highway: la votación sobre los presupuestos y la votación

para los fideicomisarios será en la Estación de Bomberos de South Corona Avenue en el lado oeste de Corona Avenue entre Jamaica Avenue y Hawthorne Avenue; Distrito Electoral #2generalmente abarca el área atendida por la Escuela William L. Buck en la Avenida Horton: la votación sobre los presupuestos y la votación por los fideicomisarios será en la Escuela William L. Buck; Distrito Electoral #3generalmente abarca el área atendida por la Escuela de la Avenida Brooklyn en la Avenida Brooklyn y la Calle Quinta: la votación sobre los presupuestos y la votación para los fideicomisarios será en la Escuela de la Avenida Brooklyn; Distrito Electoral # 4generalmente abarca el área atendida por la Escuela Robert W. Carbonaro en Hungry Harbor Road y Mill Road: la votación sobre el presupuesto y la votación para los fideicomisarios se realizará en la Escuela Robert W. Carbonaro. Los límites de cada uno de estos distritos por calles, callejones y carreteras o de otra manera, están contenidos en resoluciones de la Junta de Educación, fechadas el 24 de marzo de 1964 y enmendadas el 23 de septiembre de 1981 y el 12 de julio de 1990, y están disponibles para su inspección en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

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

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las nominaciones para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro serán hechas por peticionarios que deberán ser firmadas por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito (que representen el mayor de 25 votantes calificados o el 2% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior). Dichos peticionarios nominados se presentarán ante el Secretario de Distrito del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en 75 Horton Avenue,

Valley Stream, Nueva York, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, siempre que las peticiones no se presenten después de las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, del 22 de abril de 2024. Dicha petición debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato y describirá la vacante específica para la que se postula al candidato, incluida al menos la duración del mandato y contener el nombre del titular. Cada vacante en la Junta de Educación se considerará una vacante específica separada. Se requiere una petición de nominación separada para nominar a un candidato a cada cargo por separado. Una petición de nominación puede ser rechazada por la Junta de Educación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara que no está dispuesto a servir. Los formularios para las peticiones de nominación se pueden obtener en la oficina del Superintendente de Escuelas en la Escuela William L. Buck en Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York y la oficina del Secretario de Distrito del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes, ya sea de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, él o ella es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar bajo el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La Junta de Registro de este distrito escolar se reunirá en la Escuela William L. Buck, el 16 de mayo de 2024 a las 5:30 p.m., hora prevaleciente, con el propósito de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados de este distrito para dicha Votación y Elección Presupuestaria anual, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho registro siempre que en dicha reunión la Junta de Registro, se sabe, o se demuestra a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro, que tiene derecho a votar en la Votación y Elección Presupuestaria anual que se prepara para dicho registro. Para inscribirse, cada persona deberá presentarse personalmente ante la Junta de Registro en el

lugar que se designe a continuación en el distrito electoral en el que se encuentre su residencia a la hora antes indicada. Cada registro, una vez completado, se archivará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito y estará abierto para inspección de 9:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m. en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la reunión o elección para la cual fue preparado, excepto el domingo, y entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m. el sábado (18 de mayo de 2024), solo con cita previa, y en cada lugar de votación el día de las elecciones.

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

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, la Junta de Registro se reunirá el martes 21 de mayo de 2024 entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, en los respectivos lugares de votación, para preparar el Registro del Distrito Escolar que se utilizará para todas las votaciones y elecciones que se celebren después del martes 21 de mayo de 2024 y, las personas pueden tener sus nombres colocados en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro, se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o en lo sucesivo la elección escolar para la cual se prepara dicho Registro, o cualquier reunión especial del distrito que se lleve a cabo después del martes 21 de mayo de 2024. La Junta de Registro se reunirá con el propósito de llevar a cabo un registro continuo de todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito en 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en días escolares, agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se utilizará en la elección

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antes mencionada, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro, se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o en lo sucesivo en dicha elección para la cual se prepara el registro. Durante los meses de julio y agosto, en el oficina del Secretario de Distrito, los votantes calificados pueden registrarse entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. El último día para inscribirse será el 14 de mayo de 2024. El registro así preparado de conformidad con § 2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en la Escuela William L. Buck, Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, Nueva York y estará abierto para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito, a partir del 16 de mayo de 2024, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., el horario prevaleciente en los días laborables anteriores a la votación, y entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m. del sábado 18 de mayo de 2024, solo con cita previa, y en cada lugar de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de inscripción al Secretario del Distrito en persona, por correo a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 75 Horton Ave, Valley Stream, Nueva York, 11581, por correo electrónico a districtclerk@vs24.org, o por fax enviado al 516256-0163. La solicitud de la solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 25 de abril de 2024.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Valley Stream Union No. Veinticuatro puede solicitar una solicitud para una boleta militar del Secretario de Distrito en persona, por correo a la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito, 75 Horton Ave, Valley Stream, New York, 11581, por correo electrónico a districtclerk@ vs24.org o por fax enviado al 516-256-0163. En dicha solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia por recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud de boleta original por correo o en persona a la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito en 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, 11581. Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud válida de boleta militar en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 25 de abril de 2024. Las solicitudes de boletas militares recibidas de acuerdo con lo anterior se procesarán de la misma manera que una solicitud no militar según la sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de una boleta militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

DA AVISO ADICIONAL, la boleta militar original de un votante militar debe devolverse por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, 11581. Las boletas militares serán escrutadas si son recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el 21 de mayo de 2024 mostrando una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando un endoso de fecha de recepción por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibida a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 21 de mayo de 2024 y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo de la misma, con una fecha que se determina que no es posterior al día anterior a la elección.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las solicitudes de boletas de voto en ausencia y por correo anticipado se podrán obtener a partir del 22 de abril de 2024 durante el horario escolar del Secretario del Distrito, o visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, o comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito por correo electrónico al districtclerk@vs24.org o por teléfono al 516-4342830. De acuerdo con la Ley de Educación §§ 2018-a y 2018-e, las solicitudes completadas de boletas de voto ausente y por correo anticipado no pueden ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito antes del trigésimo (30) día antes de la elección, es decir, el 22 de abril de 2024, y deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito a más tardar siete (7) días antes de la elección, es decir, el 14 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta se va a enviar por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección, es decir, el 20 de mayo de 2024, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al votante o al agente nombrado en la

solicitud de boleta de voto en ausencia o por correo anticipado. Las boletas de voto ausente y por correo anticipado deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, el martes 21 de mayo de 2024. No se puede impugnar una boleta de voto en ausencia sobre la base de que el votante debería haber solicitado una boleta anticipada por correo. No se puede hacer una impugnación a un votante anticipado por correo sobre la base de que el votante debería haber solicitado una boleta de voto en ausencia. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se han emitido boletas de voto ausente y por correo anticipado estará disponible para su inspección para los votantes calificados del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 14 de mayo de 2024, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m., en días laborables anteriores al día establecido para la Votación y Elección Anual del Presupuesto, y el sábado 18 de mayo de 2024 entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m. solo con cita previa, y el 21 de mayo de 2024, día fijado para la elección. Cualquier elector calificado podrá, tras examinar dicha lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicha lista, indicando las razones de dicha impugnación. Dicha impugnación por escrito será transmitida por el Secretario del Distrito o una persona designada por la Junta de Educación a los inspectores electorales el día de las elecciones.

Fechado: 27 de marzo de 2024

POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN

DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE VALLEY STREAM

UNION NO. VEINTICUATRO

CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

Jennie L. Padilla, Secretaria del Distrito Escolar 145776

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

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

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district beginning Monday, May 6, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Office of District Clerk, 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Three (3) Election Districts, described below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:

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

through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.

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

5. For the Valley Stream Central High School District to be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of one million one hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($1,156,000.00) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Gymnasium window replacements and operating system at Memorial Junior High School, North Junior Senior High School and South Junior Senior High School.

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

as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, not later than Monday, April 22, 2024, 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the 2023 annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered a separate specific vacancy. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office. The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent.

AND FURTHER NOTICE

on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Saturday and Sunday, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be Monday, May 13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to

2. For the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty to be authorized to appropriate and expend from the Capital Reserve Funds, which were established on May 16, 2023, June 16, 2020, and May 15, 2018 (“Reserve Fund”), pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, for the following capital improvement projects of construction of a gym for students at Shaw Avenue School, playground equipment at Shaw Avenue School, security vestibules at Clear Stream School, Forest Road School, and Shaw Avenue School, and parking spaces at Shaw Avenue School in the approximate amount of $6,500,000, and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend from the Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of six million five hundred thousand dollars ($6,500,000)

3. To adopt the annual budget of the Valley Stream Central High School District for the fiscal year 2024-25 and that the sum be raised

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE

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

IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Registration shall be conducted for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law through Tuesday, May 14, 2024 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on all regular days during which the office of the District Clerk is in operation, at 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law, in the following locations: Clear Stream Avenue School, Clear Stream Avenue; Shaw Avenue School, Shaw Avenue; and Forest Road School, Forest Road, Valley Stream, New York

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning March 14, 2024; 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 and early mail ballot applications may not be returned to the District Clerk before April 22, 2024. Absentee ballots and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

A list of persons to whom

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE

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

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method of transmission, or if not preference by mail, not later than April 26, 2024. The Clerk of the Board must then receive the military voter’s military ballot by mail not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream New York, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before Friday, March 22, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS AND FURTHER NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

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

Election District Number

One embracing the area serviced by the Clear 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 22, 2024

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTY

Town of Hempstead, Nassau County Valley Stream, New York

Ashley Starna, District Clerk 145977

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 2, 2023, 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 13, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 53 EAST VALLEY STREAM BOULEVARD VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580 AKA 53 VALLEY STREAM BOULEVARD, 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, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 074, Lot 15 & 16. Approximate amount of judgment $415,331.68 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #617977/2019. 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.

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Securitized Asset Back Receivables LLC 2005-FR5 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005FR5, Plaintiff AGAINST Anthony J. Graziano, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 1, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 16, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 41 Higbie Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 37., BLOCK: 574, LOT: 5. Approximate amount of judgment $531,155.02 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #005364/2013. 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. For sale information, please contact XOME at www.Xome.com or call (844) 400-9633. Janine T. Lynam, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01059283-F00 80092 146146

Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, United States Of America Acting Through The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America On Behalf Of The IRS “John Doe #1” Through “John Doe #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the Subject Property described in the Complaint, Defendant(s).

Mortgaged Premises: 10 East Argyle Street Valley Stream, NY 11580 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Nassau. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Unknown Heirs of Richard Marconi Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Dawn Jimenez of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the TwentySeventh day of March, 2024 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, in the City of Mineola. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated October 26, 2007, executed by Cenaida Marconi (who died on July

28, 2017, a resident of the county of Suffolk, State of New York) to secure the sum of $544,185.00. The Mortgage was recorded at Book 32496, Page 861 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on November 13, 2007. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed

November 18, 2007 and recorded on October 3, 2008, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book 33280, Page 69. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed

August 23, 2011 and recorded on September 29, 2011, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book 36423, Page 730. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed

January 9, 2013 and recorded on February 27, 2013, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book 38353, Page 13. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed

September 15, 2021 and recorded on October 4, 2021, in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Book 45905, Page 328; The property in question is described as follows: 10 East Argyle Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580 NOTICE

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING

THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: April 2, 2024 Gross Polowy LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 80246 146150

vs., RENU KUMAR, et al, Defts. Index #09-013769. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered June 4, 2019 and order substituting the referee entered January 9, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 82 Ethel Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, a/k/a Section 37, Block 267, Lot 83. Approx. amt. of judgment is $797,438.51 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. ELLEN DURST, Referee. PINCUS LAW GROUP PLLC, Attys. for Pltf., 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY File No. 03302021.48665#101311 146204

Plaintiff Firm File No.: 211487-1 146200

SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU 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 23, 2024 at 2:30PM, 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

yard, construct 1 & 2-story additions attached to dwelling., E/s Longacre Ave., 344.84’ N/o University St., a/k/a 884 Longacre Ave. 274/24. NR VALLEY

STREAM - Marc & Meryl Trager, Maintain 5’ high fence forward of dwelling on Frances Dr. & clear sight triangle at owners driveway & neighbors driveway which may substantially obstruct line of site., N/W cor. Frances Dr. & Mallis St., a/k/a 1058 Frances Dr.

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 289/24. NR VALLEY STREAM - Samina Nagaria, Variances, lot area occupied, side yards aggregate, maintain vestibule attached to dwelling & maintain detached garage with roof over patio., W/s Radstock Ave., 298.99’ S/o Carolyn Ave., a/k/a 35 Radstock Ave.

CARR, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 1, 2017 and an Order Extending Sale Deadline duly entered on January 21, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 23, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 637 Diane Place, Valley Stream a/k/a South Valley Stream, NY 11581. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being near Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 39, Block 595 and Lot 7. Approximate amount of judgment is $177,240.29 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #003666/2016. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Lisa A. Leimbach-Gutman, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for

$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. For sale information, please contact XOME at www.Xome.com or call (844) 400-9633. Jane P. Shrenkel, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01024113-F02 80213 146281

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Valley Stream within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny. gov/509/Board-of-Appeals

The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https:// hempsteadny.gov/576/ Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 146293

public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 05/01/2024 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 264/24. NR VALLEY STREAM - Michael & Judith Grushko, Variances, lot area occupied, rear LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of May, 2024, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following locations: BALDWIN GROVE STREET (TH 93/24) West SideSection 202-5 NO PARKING ANYTIME EXCEPT SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS -

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starting at a point 11 feet north of the north curbline of Oakwood Avenue, then north for a distance of 66 feet.

EAST MEADOW

BRIGHT AVENUE (TH 99/24) East SideSection 202-24

TWO HOUR PARKING 9AM TO 9PM EXCEPT SUNDAY AND HOLYDAYS - starting at a point 12 feet north of the north curbline of Post Street, then north for a distance of 80 feet.

SOUTH HEMPSTEAD

LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 30/22) West SideSection 202-25 15

MINUTE PARKINGstarting at a point 204 feet north of the north curbline of Willow Street, north for a distance of 395 feet.

(NR)VALLEY STREAM

DUTCH BROADWAY (TH 77/24) South SideSection 202-18 NO

PARKING 8AM TO 4PMstarting at a point 228 feet west of the west curbline of Franklin Avenue, west for a distance of 60 feet.

WANTAGH

MERRICK ROAD (TH 96/24) North SideSection 202-10 FOUR HOUR PARKING BETWEEN SIGNSstarting at a point 165 feet west of a point opposite the east curbline of Riverside Drive, west for a distance of 192 feet.

MERRICK ROAD (TH 96/24) North SideFOUR HOUR PARKING

BETWEEN SIGNSStarting at a point 385 feet west of a point opposite the east curbline of Riverside Drive, west for a distance of 600 feet.

ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202

“REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations:

EAST MEADOW

BRIGHT AVENUE (TH 94/71) East SideSection 202-24 TWO HOUR PARKING 9AM TO 9PM EXCEPT SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 30 feet south of the south curbline of Hempstead-Bethpage Turnpike, south to the north curbline of Post Street.

(Adopted 7/13/71)

OCEANSIDE

BROWER AVENUE (TH 287/09) South SideSection 202-13 NO

PARKING 8AM TO 3PM

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY - starting at a point 136 feet east of the curbline of Skillman Avenue, then east to the west curbline of Ralph Avenue.

(Adopted 08/04/09)

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

Dated: April 9, 2024 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 7th day of May, 2024, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations:

BALDWIN

GROVE STREET (TH 93/24)

East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of West Seaman Avenue, south for a distance of 40 feet.

EAST MEADOW ROSALIE DRIVE (TH 4(B)/24) West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 115 feet south of the south curbline of Bard Lane, south for a distance of 25 feet.

ELMONT

GOTHAM AVENUE (TH 63/24) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of Blackstone Street, north for a distance of 50 feet.

INWOOD

SHERIDAN BOULEVARD (TH 88/24) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Maple Road, north for a distance of 30 feet.

MAPLE ROAD (TH 88/24) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Sheridan Boulevard, west for a distance of 30 feet.

NORTH BELLMOR

REGINA AVENUE (TH 115/24) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the east curbline of Bellmore Avenue, east for a distance of 30 feet.

REGINA AVENUE (TH 115/24) North SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the east curbline of Bellmore Avenue, east for a distance of 50 feet.

OCEANSIDE WOODS AVENUE (TH 45(B)/24) East sideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Cleveland Street, south for a distance of 30 feet.

WOODS AVENUE (TH 45(B)/24) West sideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Cleveland Street, south for a distance of 30 feet.

WOODS AVENUE (TH 45(B)/24) East sideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of Cleveland Street, north for

a distance of 35 feet.

WOODS AVENUE (TH 45(B)/24) West sideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of Cleveland Street, north for a distance of 35 feet.

BROWER AVENUE (TH 103/24) South SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 46 feet east of the east curbline of Skillman Avenue, then east to the west curbline of Ralph Avenue.

SOUTH HEMPSTEAD

LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 30/22) West SideNO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at the north curbline of Willow Street, north for a distance of 204 feet.

LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 30/22) West SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 599 feet north of the north curbline of Willow Street, north to a point 22 feet south of the south curbline of Locust street.

LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 30/22) West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Locust Street, south for a distance of 22 feet.

(NR) VALLEY STREAM CATALPA LANE (TH 107/24) West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 14 feet south of the southwest curbline of Woodland Road, then south for a distance of 61 feet.

WANTAGH Interlake Drive (TH 90/24)

West SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the south curbline of Bunker Avenue, south for a distance of 30 feet.

MERRICK ROAD (TH 96/24) North SideNO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 357 feet west of a point opposite the east curbline of Riverside Drive, west for a distance of 28 feet.

(NR) WESTBURY HANDY LANE (TH 95/24) South SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the east curbline of Salisbury Park Drive, east for a distance of 50 feet.

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

EAST MEADOW

ROSALIE DRIVE (TH 4/24)

West SideNO PARKING ANYTIMEstarting at a point 41 feet south of the south curbline of Bard Lane, south for a distance of 25 feet.

(Adopted 2/28/24)

ELMONT

GOTHAM AVENUE (TH 386/75) East SideNO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting from the north curbline of Blackstone Street, north for a distance of 46 feet.

(Adopted 6/15/76)

OCEANSIDE

BROWER AVENUE (TH 287/09) South SideNO STOPPING ANYTIMEstarting at a Point 46 feet east of the east curbline

of Skillman Avenue, then east for a distance of 90 feet.

(Adopted 08/04/09)

SOUTH HEMPSEAD

LONG BEACH ROAD - West Side - NO STOPPING OR STANDING ANYTIMEstarting from the curbline of Willow Street, north for a distance of 340 feet.

(Adopted 3/10/53)

LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 6/90) West SideNO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at the south curbline of Locust Street, south to a point 340 feet north of the north curbline of Willow Street.

(Adopted 4/3/90)

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

Dated: April 9, 2024

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN

BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor

KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 146303

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NEW YORK

SUPREME COURT:

COUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST Plaintiff, v. MARTIN SILVERMAN, ET AL, Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on April 12, 2023, I, Martin Dehler, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on May 29, 2024 at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY, at 2:00PM the premises described as follows: 934 Park Lane Valley Stream, NY 11581 014-39-556 -00230

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 011866/2008 in the amount of $1,344,180.23 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s 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. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys

takers. In this, Yaseen excels with flying colors.

“Taking the test was calming for me because I forgot about everything else around me and was there to prove myself,” Yaseen said last year. “It’s standardized. There are very clear instructions on what you have to do. There’s a procedure to follow.”

The math portion of the exam came especially straightforward for Yaseen thanks to his time spent as a math tutor from grades pre-K to 11th grade.

“Having those foundations as a tutor I found is better than the traditional study route,” said Yaseen who believes there’s no better way of understanding concepts than by teaching and explaining them to others.

Saajed has a big story to tell

But his top-notch test-taking ability only chips at the surface of Yaseen’s distinct and much-admired presence at Central. A product of homeschooling for most of his life, it’s only in his latter years, starting in 10th grade, that he’s getting the conventional public high school experience. No sooner had he stepped away from his nontraditional classroom than he found himself thriving at Valley Stream Central High School, according to her counselor Amy La Personerie.

“Yaseen is one of the most humble students here, and effortlessly blew us away with his academic success,” said La Presonerie. “In my career, seeing somebody come out of homeschool and achieve at that level was monumental.”

His personal life has also straddled a delicate line between two important features of his identity. It was even the topic of his National Merit essay.

“My family is Muslim and I’m a Muslim, and I’m also transgender,” said Yas-

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een. “I go by he, him, his pronouns. There’s sometimes conflict in my community because of that but I’m learning to overcome that and accept both parts of myself.”

“Trans students can face significant issues coming into public school and being accepted, but the transition for Saajed has been seamless, and he’s been an asset,” said La Presonerie.

With or without the laurels of the National Merit Scholarship, Yaseen seems to feel fully at home with what he’s achieved and what his college future will bring. “I’ve committed to City College of New York where I’ll be studying mechanical engineering in the Macaulay Honors Program,” said Yaseen.

“The Macaulay Honors Program is a full scholarship program and the most competitive program at CUNY,” said La Personerie. “Yaseen will be greatly missed and we hope for great things in his future.”

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Protecting a condo from flooding

CQ. I want to buy an attached home, and the houses around the condos have been raised. Our community got a lot of water during a big flood, so I’m told, since I didn’t live there at the time. I’m wondering, if I move into this condo, which I have to decide about right away, what can I do to protect it from flooding? It doesn’t look like the owners association wants to do anything. What can I do to this unit to be flood-proof?

A. The flooding you’re referring to could have been from any number of high tide and storm episodes, but I’m pretty sure you’re talking about Superstorm Sandy or Tropical Storm Irene. In both events, many of us witnessed the water levels and understood the impact of a high tide, and what high winds can produce.

There are things you can do, such as checking to see what level the building is, by going on the Federal Emergency Management Website, MSC. FEMA.gov. Look for the icon for flood maps and type in the building address. You’ll see a very detailed satellite image of the water lines that were recorded specifically at the crest of the highest water episode in recent years.

Look for your building. The streets should be labeled, but if not, look for identifiable shapes of buildings, street curves, main roads or even railroads to figure out the building location. Next, look for the letters and numbers for the different colored areas. If your potential building is in the area marked with an X, this is a good sign. It means the particular outlined area was not subject to the flooding. If it has an ae and a number, such as 8, 9, etc., with the letters, that indicates that zone got flooded, and your floor is required to be at least 2 feet higher than that designation.

You find the level of the first floor and lowest floor by examining records at your local building department, if they have the updated record since around 2012, or you’ll need to get an elevation certificate made by hiring a land surveyor. Since time is not on your side and a surveyor has to go to the site and take heights to determine what to put in an official elevation certificate, you are left to ask neighbors questions, or take the risk, or move on.

Nothing seems to move as fast as a real estate decision, and quite often I’m asked questions for which the answers are what neither buyer nor seller really wants to hear. Details are critical for one of the most important investments you’ll ever make, one that controls your financial life, so if you don’t have the time, decide on what risk to take. You could flood-proof all of the first floor walls, but how can anyone be certain the neighbor’s walls are also flood-proofed? Good luck!

A memory-filled trip back in time

Many Nassau County residents have their roots in Queens or Brooklyn, having made the decision to migrate from crowded city neighborhoods to leafy, bucolic suburbia. My own experience is probably typical of many. Born in Manhattan, raised in Queens, I attended high school and college in Brooklyn, and moved to Seaford over 50 years ago, where Rosemary raised our family and where we still live.

While all has gone well over the years and I have no regrets about making the move, I do have lasting memories of the friendships I made and the values I learned from those city streets and neighborhoods. There’s a group of eight or nine guys from my high school days in Brooklyn that I still get together with regularly at the ValBrook Diner in Valley Stream.

My high school was Brooklyn Prep, near where Ebbets Field used to be and

within walking distance of St. John’s Place, where my father grew up, and where my grandparents were still living during those years. I spent a lot of time hanging out with Tom Dewey, who was in my high school class and lived across the street from my grandparents. Dewey and his neighborhood group all shared his trait of never having a good word to say to or about anyone. Tom, who would eventually move to Valley Stream, had a successful career as a teacher and track coach, and was actually elected to Fordham’s Hall of Fame, without ever breaking his vow of surliness.

Vrity detail when I was in Congress, and for some reason found it interesting to listen to the endless banter and mindless conversations she would hear whenever our group got together.

isiting, among other childhood haunts, the school where we played stickball.

Last week, Tom and I, along with his cousin Allen Ryan and Charlie Norton, decided to spend a day in the old neighborhood. (Ryan, now in Hicksville, had lived in the same apartment house as Dewey; Norton a few blocks away.) Ryan and Norton had distinguished careers with the NYPD, and Ryan was on the crime scene unit the night mob boss Paul Castellano was rubbed out.

Joining us on this visit to the past was Melissa Zimmerman, a retired Nassau detective, who was on my secu-

WAmong our stops was Tom’s a famed luncheonette on Washington Avenue that has been around for almost 90 years and, as Zimmerman pointed out, still typifies neighborhood cuisine and personality. Then there was a walk up and down both sides of St. John’s Place, as we looked at the classically structured apartment houses still standing strong more than 100 years after their construction. This neighborhood and block went through several decades of rough times, but beginning in the 1990s had come back stronger than ever. (Listening to Dewey and Ryan reminisce, so too were their memories of St. John’s Place coming back.)

Then we went over to the local public school where we had played stickball, and then drove to Carroll Street to see what was once Brooklyn Prep and is now Medgar Evers College. Dewey and I pointed to the third floor window from which we could see Ebbets Field

before that historic structure was torn down after our beloved Dodgers abandoned Brooklyn for the vacuous environs of Los Angeles.

We finished our memory tour at Farrell’s Bar in nearby Park Slope/Windsor Terrace, where we had a few beers (but not Zimmerman, who was driving) and enjoyed the company of the midafternoon customers. Farrell’s is a famed neighborhood gathering place being featured in a soon-to-be-released film documentary. It hasn’t changed even the slightest over the years.

This trip back to Brooklyn, and being with Tom, Allen and Charlie, was more than just nostalgic. It was a reminder of the days of neighborhood beliefs, of learning that life isn’t fair, that the world doesn’t owe anyone a living and that not everyone will get a trophy. What matters is not hugging one another or looking for praise or compliments, but being loyal and standing by friends no matter what — and being a proud patriot, loving America, respecting the police and military.

It was a great day. Thanks for the memories.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

It’s easy to tell this Kennedy from the others

e are six months away from Election Day. Despite the media efforts to stir up public interest in a former president and the current president, the public isn’t ready to get serious. November is a long time from now, and there will be many distractions ahead before the polls become accurate and the voters give the candidates real consideration.

There are three announced third-party candidates, but only Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a serious contender, who at best is running as a spoiler.

I have been a student of Kennedy family history for many years. I had the good fortune to campaign for re-election to the State Assembly in 1968 with Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. He was a brilliant public servant with an illustrious record. He sat side by side with his older brother, President John F. Kennedy, during the Cuban missile crisis, and he helped the late president navigate historic legislation through Congress.

Robert Kennedy Jr. has never served

a day of his life in a serious government position and brings no relevant experience to his campaign. He claims that he has been exposed to the family’s various challenges, but that doesn’t constitute real on-the-job training. I am close to my son-in-law, who is a urological surgeon, but I don’t think that qualifies me to operate on any of our readers.

Kennedy is well known for his attacks on the use of vaccines on children. He is entitled to his First Amendment rights, but long before his rhetoric about the dangers of the Covid jab, he was asserting that drugs such as ivermectin, which is used to treat parasites, and the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine were good treatment for children with the coronavirus. These two drugs were also being pushed by the Trump administration, with no proof of their effectiveness.

reference to this tragic character in history, but it hasn’t stopped him from making wild claims on a variety of subjects.

R FK Jr. has frequently used the word ‘holocaust’ in remarks about vaccines.

In a recent CNN interview, Kennedy claimed he had the support of “some of my siblings,” but he didn’t name any of them. Last October, Kennedy’s sisters Rory and Kerry Kennedy Townsend and his brother Joseph P. Kennedy II criticized his candidacy, stating that his decision to run as a third party candidate was “dangerous to our country.” They added, “Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not have the same values, vision or judgment. We denounce his candidacy as perilous to our country.”

the gentleness that spared his life, but in taming his act of violence, he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again.”

The real question behind Kennedy’s candidacy is how independent he really is. He told CNN that President Biden is “the greatest threat to democracy,” words often used by Democrats to describe former President Donald Trump’s candidacy. A key Kennedy staffer stated two weeks ago that “Bobby is running to stop President Biden.” Kennedy’s biggest contributor is Timothy Mellon, who happens to be Trump’s biggest donor.

Kennedy has frequently used the word “holocaust” in remarks about vaccines, which has attracted severe criticism. He has even invoked Anne Frank as an example of a vaccine victim, which has drawn sharp criticism even from his wife, actress Cheryl Hines. Kennedy was forced to apologize for his

The friction between the Kennedy family and Robert is nothing new. In 2021, Sirhan Sirhan, who was convicted of killing Kennedy’s father in 1968, was up for parole in California. Kennedy published an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle claiming that Sirhan was innocent of his father’s murder and should be set free from jail. Kennedy’s mother, Ethel, attacked his statement, saying, “Our family and our country suffered an unspeakable loss due to the inhumanity of one man. We believe in

It’s hard not to be cynical about Kennedy’s candidacy, especially because all he brings to the table is his father’s name. Before he chose attorney Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, he was considering New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Time will tell whether Kennedy was put up by Trump donors as a way to help him defeat Biden. We won’t know the true answers to the Kennedy campaign mystery until all the votes are counted.

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

Your voice counts in school budget decisions

tuesday, May 21 is an important day — not just for our local school districts, which are busy putting together their budgets for the upcoming academic year, but for the future of our communities as well.

That’s the day when we head to voting booths and cast ballots not only to express our opinions on how our districts are spending money, but also on the school board trustees who will manage it.

It’s a valuable opportunity to have your voice heard, because our local schools are just that — local and ours. Unlike any other government spending plans, school budgets aren’t final until the people tasked to fund them decide they’re final with their votes.

Some may think voting isn’t necessary anymore because the property tax cap limits increases, and no local district wants to exceed its cap. But our voices are always necessary, because the budget isn’t just about how much money is raised for our schools, but how that money is spent. What programs will remain, what will go, and what new ones might begin — all of those decisions are in the hands of every one of us.

The May 21 vote isn’t just about spending, either. There are contested

There D’Esposito goes again

To the Editor:

school board races in many districts. The people who win will make decisions that affect the entire community. The people who are elected will be the ones who keep the “local” in local decisionmaking.

But there’s one vital caveat: understanding what you’re voting on when you cast your ballot.

If you’re concerned about how much money your district plans to spend, find out what’s in the budget before you vote. you can typically find that information on the district’s website, or through the reporting here in the Herald.

However you vote, understand that your decision has an impact. We, as a collective society, should have a say in which direction our society takes, and that largely begins in schools.

In Rockville Centre, for example, annual school taxes are expected to jump $260 — a little over $20 per month. But those funds will be used to improve the district’s facilities, enhance cybersecurity, and create new classes in coding and robotics. The spending plan also avoids layoffs, introduces new sports teams, and appoints a new security director.

In Glen Cove, the district’s budget is focused on safety, intended to help parents send their children to school with-

Re U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s op-ed, “Migrants get more government support than veterans,” last week: His party is in the majority, and he is a valuable and loyal member of his caucus. Unable to deliver a meaningful benefit to the voters of his district — our promised deduction for state and local taxes — D’Esposito decides to attack the Democrats for their migrant policies.

The Senate passed a bipartisan immigration bill, but the Republicans wouldn’t even bring it to the floor in the House. They spent their time impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and what happened when that got to the Senate? We have serious problems with our current immigration system. We expect our elected representatives to work together to find an equitable solution, not to write misleading and incendiary articles to divert attention from their inability to pass any meaningful legislation that will actually benefit the voters in their districts.

In D’Esposito’s analysis, he described the assistance available to immigrants as greater than the assistance given to our disabled veterans. The problem isn’t that we’re giving immigrants too much; the problem is that we’re giving veterans too little. D’Esposito should stop trying to divert attention from his inability to pass legislation that will benefit the voters in his district and actually do something — anything.

DEnnIS BRADy Rockville Centre

out worry. At the middle school, the public address system will be repaired for $1 million, as will the fire systems and clocks. And the spending plan will allow the district to hire more teachers, so students at the middle school can take more arts and language programs.

If a majority of voters reject a budget, the district must either hold a second vote — offering the same spending plan or a revised one — or adopt what is called a “contingency budget.” It’s also described as an “austerity budget,” and the tax levy issued with this spending plan can’t be larger than the previous year’s levy. The portion of the budget that is devoted to administrative costs cannot increase from the lower of either the previous year’s budget or the justdefeated budget. On top of that, any non-contingent expenditures must be removed from a contingency budget.

Whether you vote “yes” or “no” on school spending plans, it’s important to understand the implications. As the voting day nears, make sure you know where to go to cast your ballot. Contact your school district or visit its website. School district elections and the budget referenda are extraordinarily important. It’s your money. Take your responsibility seriously, and be an informed voter.

D’Esposito must support fully funding Medicaid

as we mark another Medicaid Awareness Month this April, we must reflect on the profound impact this program has had on the lives of millions of Americans. Signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Medicaid has transformed access to health care for lowincome, disabled and elderly Americans.

Building on this progress, New York has long been a national leader in offering comprehensive health coverage to its residents, including roughly 7.5 million — more than a third of the state’s total population — in the Medicaid program. On Long Island alone, more than 765,000 people are enrolled. While Medicaid provides financial security and access to health care to

more New Yorkers than ever before, Republicans in Congress, including Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, are threatening Medicaid by pushing for devastating cuts to key federal programs.

Earlier in his tenure, D’Esposito claimed to support fully funding critical lifeline programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. He has gone back on this promise time and time again, however, including supporting a provision that would slash nearly all government funding by 30 percent.

tcially for children. The program covers more than 38 million children, and pays for 41 percent of all births nationwide. Additionally, 60 percent of children with disabilities receive their coverage from Medicaid.

he program decreases the uninsured rate and reduces the cost of uncovered care.

Long Island families are already grappling with financial hardships, including difficulties affording mortgages, utilities and groceries. Cutting funding to critical safety-net programs like Medicaid would directly harm hardworking families who are just trying to find health care for their loved ones and make ends meet.

The consequences of cutting Medicaid funding would be disastrous, espe-

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service and infrastructure.

At the end of World War II, the LIRR began to decline, and there was a corresponding loss of revenue. The Pennsylvania Railroad began to reduce its financial support as well. The LIRR went into receivership in 1949, but in recognition of the role it played in the economy of Long Island and New York City, the state began providing financial assistance in the 1950s.

The “Line of the Dashing Dan” was officially chartered as the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority on April 24, 1965, by the state. Up to that point, the LIRR had derived almost 100 percent of its funding for both capital and operating expenses from fares. The MCTA was created to purchase and operate the bankrupt LIRR.

In 1966, the state bought the railroad’s controlling stock from the Pennsylvania Rail Road and put it under the MCTA. The MCTA changed its name to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968, when it took over operations of the New York City Transit Authority.

With MTA subsidies, the LIRR modernized further and grew into the busiest commuter railroad in the United States. Over the past 50 years, several billion dollars in combined county, city, state and federal taxpayer-generated dollars have subsidized its capital and operating costs.

Riders must remember that fare hikes are required periodically if the MTA is to provide the services millions of New Yorkers use daily. They are inevitable due to inflation, along with increasing costs of labor, power, fuel, supplies, materials, routine safety, state

of good repair, replacement of worn-out rolling stock, upgrades to stations, yards and shops, along with system expansion projects necessary to run any transit system.

In the end, quality and frequency of service depend on secure revenue streams. We all have to contribute — be it at the fare box or tax revenue redistributed back to the MTA. There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch — or in this case, a free ride.

LARRY PENNER Great Neck

Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer and a former director of the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management.

Pay attention at the wheel, and keep highway workers safe

To the Editor:

Last week was National Work Zone Awareness Week. Each year at the start of the highway construction season, the state Department of Transportation participates in this national campaign to remind motorists about the importance of driving safely and responsibly in and around work zones.

At NYSDOT, safety is our top priority. We take every step possible to protect our highway workers by deploying the latest technology in crash attenuators, flashing yellow lights, signs, cones, bar-

The program also plays an important role in addressing the opioid epidemic, one of the most urgent public health crises facing Long Island. Thousands of Island residents have died of overdoses since the crisis began, and drug deaths hit a record 109,689 nationwide in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Long Islanders battling substance abuse disorders rely on Medicaid coverage for treatment and behavioral health services.

While President Biden and Democrats in Congress have championed reducing health care costs and improving access to care for the American people, Republicans like D’Esposito are actively working to roll back that prog-

ress.

Fully funding Medicaid is simply common sense: It has drastically decreased the uninsured rate, improved health outcomes and reduced the costs of uncompensated care. Having health insurance through Medicaid helps Americans stay healthy, go to work, care for their families and pay their bills. The program helps our communities, hospitals, schools and economy thrive.

But D’Esposito’s voting record shows that time and again, he is in line with MAGA extremists who are pushing for Medicaid cuts, going against the best interests and well-being of our Long Island communities.

Rep. D’Esposito, I urge you to listen to your constituents, who are calling on you to fully fund these vital programs. In the wealthiest nation on earth, no one should have to go into debt to cover the cost of their basic medical needs. If your MAGA Republican colleagues get their way, the most vulnerable New Yorkers will be left behind.

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rels, reflective gear, etc.

The biggest risk to our highway workers is the motorist. By paying attention to your driving, you are saving a life! Please do your part to help our highway workers return home safely to their families each night. Put down your cellphone, move over for flashing lights, and slow down. There is someone’s life behind those work zone traffic control

devices.

And for those who choose to ignore the rules of the road, be forewarned: NYSDOT is working with the police on targeted enforcement and deploying automated speed-enforcement cameras in our work zones.

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Joseph Sackman is the chief of staff of the Long Island Progressive Coalition.

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