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increased taxes by 4.5 percent, intended to replenish the village’s longstanding negative It appears the Village of Val- fund balance with added reveley Stream is turning the page nue, all while making up for on its financial position. In the income shortfalls caused by panend, taxes might be going up a demic-related closures of village little, but it comes after a smooth services. budgeting process But more than where there were no anything, it was trysur prising sore ing to pull itself out spots or glaring fisfrom what financial c a l p ro bl e m s t o experts saw as a address. worrisome downTrustees unaniward fiscal trajectomously adopted its ry fueled by a failure $42 million budget to balance expenses for the coming fiscal with income. Even year, set to begin state comptroller June 1. Taxes for the Tom DiNapoli was average homeowner concer ned at the will rise by roughly time, adding Valley $60, according to vilStream to his list of l a g e t r e a s u r e r MARK JOHnsOn municipalities “susMichael Fox, reflect- State comptroller ceptible” to fiscal ing a tax rate that press secretary stress as early as increased by just 2015. under 2 percent.

The fiscal stress That’s expected to raise $33.7 scores — determined by factors million, all while keeping any including year-end fund balance, increases within the state’s 2 per- operating deficits and shortcent property tax cap. term borrowing — are intended All told, the village seems to as a warning system for municibe navigating a far different fis- palities to improve their financal terrain than where it found cial practices or face further fallitself just two years ago when out. And the warnings kept comofficials scrambled to rewrite ing as the village’s fiscal score their spending plan. That plan Continued on page 10

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THe sIdewALK OuTsIde the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library and Village Hall was covered in chalk last Saturday during the library’s annual chalk show.

Concrete becomes big canvas

Dozens of kids show off their chalky artistry

By BRendAn CARPenTeR bcarpenter@liherald.com

For two springs in a row, the concrete path outside 60 Verona Place was devoid of color. The usual sounds of children’s laughter and shouts as they scurried about, turning the concrete into a canvas for their imagination in the form of freshly colored chalk art, went silent. The world shut down.

Three years ago, the pandemic forced the cancellation

of the library’s annual Children’s Sidewalk Chalk Show, which has been a tradition in the village for over 20 years, with hundreds of kids and their families beautifying the concrete outside the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library.

The event came back to life last spring. Children who had been cooped up at home for months at a time and isolated from one another finally reclaimed the concrete path to play — although even then, caution about the virus lin-

gered. Some kids still wore masks, and some parents warily kept their social distance.

Among the many losses amid the pandemic, at a time when public spaces became potential locuses of disease, one of the most worrisome for children, experts noted, was the missed opportunities for play. Research in child development has found that extended periods of “play Continued on page 9

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Task force targets graffiti, illegal signage

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

Illegal advertisements. Unsightly graffiti. Littered roadways.

“There’s nothing more irritating than, at the end of your day, when you’re driving home and you’re looking forward to going home and relaxing with your family, you are greeted at every (utility) pole with an unsightly sign,” said Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin. “We’ve come up with a concept we are hoping is going to help alleviate some of these concerns.”

That concept includes the creation of a “quality of life” task force. Its motivation is removing illegal ads, graffiti and litter, creating clean communities while preserving the suburban landscape in Hempstead.

One of the more popular signs many neighbors might see, Clavin said, are those advertising they “buy houses, no matter what the cost is.” Yet, the cost for hanging the sign could be a fine, since doing so is against the law. Advertisements for businesses — oftentimes hung on utility poles and street signs — are also included under the umbrella of “illegal signage,” Clavin said, and the town has witnessed an increase in these posters or boards being found all over downtowns.

The town’s code states it is illegal to litter or hang solicitations on “fences, trees, utility poles, or similar supporting devices, or to vacant or unoccupied structures.”

“These men and women (on the task force) are going to go out throughout the

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HEmpstEAD tOwN supERVisOR Don Clavin announced the creation of a ‘quality of life’ task force last week in Merrick, all part of an effort to combat illegal signage, graffiti and litter that he says plagues communities and hurts the suburban landscape. town every single day,” Clavin said.

“They’re going to target different areas.”

Councilman Chris Carini — who represents a district that encompasses South Shore communities like Bellmore, Merrick, Wantagh and Seaford — has worked hard over the last few years to help neighborhoods remove graffiti from Long Island Rail Road station trestles and other miscellaneous, public use structures, and helped spearhead the quality of life initiative. He says the issue of graffiti and illegal signage has been a regular nuisance to town

residents for some time.

“Going back to my years as a civic leader, these illegal signs and graffiti have been a major complaint in our neighborhoods,” Carini told reporters during a Merrick news conference last week. “We’ve seen an increase in graffiti. We’ve seen an increase in the signs. And we’re going to get out in front of this.”

Some of the town’s strongest partners in the creation of the task force were civic and homeowner associations, Clavin said, as well as various chambers of com-

merce, which work to keep their communities clean, and a place where people want to live.

Joe Baker, past president of the South Merrick Community Civic Association, has been a proponent of the task force. In just three days, Baker said he worked with the Merrick-based group to pull down illegal signs in the area.

“Over the years, we’ve collected hundreds of these,” Baker said. “The quality of life — we want to keep it good. Our motto has always been, ‘Look good, feel good.’ If the community looks good, we feel good.”

Clavin said the task force is just one step to tackling the problem at hand — Carini and other town board members are actively looking at legislation and seeing where adjustments can be made.

Utility companies have offered their support, becoming “very, very willing partners,” Clavin said.

“They understand the concerns. They understand it’s unsightly, and we’ll be changing those laws to strengthen them and fine people for not caring about other people, and where other people live.”

Anyone who wants to report illegal signs, litter or graffiti, can call (516) 4895000, and ask for their specific council person. They also can post areas of concerns on social media.

“The Town of Hempstead is a great place to live. We want to keep it clean and pristine,” Clavin said. “That’s what this squad is all about.

“Let the cleaning begin.”

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By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com

Working as a sanitation worker for Sanitary District 1 in the morning and bus driver for Independent Coach in the afternoon sounds tiring, but longtime Cedarhurst resident Danny Berrios performed both jobs with a smile always on his face.

Berrios died on April 8, his 48th birthday, one week after being involved in a motorcycle accident when a Honda Civic on Mill Road in Valley Stream hit him.

Born on April 8, 1975 in Queens, he was a 1993 Lawrence High School graduate. Berrios met his wife, Valerie Cervone Berrios, through a mutual friend in 2014.

The two married in 2017.

Cervone Berrios recalled how her husband loved the local community newspaper.

“My husband and I would get the Herald in the mail, among other things,” Cervone Berrios said. “It was the only local paper he would read and I remember one time he said, ‘Is that the Herald? Make sure you leave it for me!’ “ He was employed with S.D. 1 for over 30 years and part-time as a bus driver, since 2009. He always had a love of being with children, especially his three kids: Brianna Berrios, Ethan Berrios and Spencer Berrios.

He also served as a father figure to many of the children on the buses he drove.

“Danny was a friend to everyone,” Cervone Berrios said. “He had friends of all ages and he was just a loving, kind human being.”

He drove children to their athletic games and was often seen cheering the kids on in the stands as they

Courtesy Valerie Cervone Berrios

FivE TOwNS NATivE Danny Berrios’ impact on his community went beyond his jobs, his family and his volunteer service. played.

“He was full of light,” Michael Sperber, claim supervisor for Independent Coach said. “Always had a smile on his face and a lot of fun to be with.”

Cervone Berrios said she was overwhelmed by how much her husband meant to others, especially the chil-

dren he knew from his bus runs.

“One of the kids he drove posted on Facebook and wrote ‘D.B’ and taped it on his lacrosse helmet and dedicated the game to him,” Cervone Berrios said. “He also wrote, ‘He wasn’t just a bus driver that would drive us, but he would go in and cheer us on with the parents and coaches.’”

Along with working two jobs, Berrios found time to volunteer serving with the Inwood Fire Department for three years and the Hewlett Fire Department for 13 years. And his 30-year passion for riding motorcycles and hanging out with the Nassau County Fire Riders motorcycle club.

“He loved riding his motorcycle,” Cervone Berrios said. “It was a huge part of his life.”

On Facebook, many expressed their love for Berrios.

Rikki Quaas Krieg posted, “The void is immense. You were so full of life. Such a presence. I can’t even explain how badly you’re missed. We love you Danny. So Much.”

Chuck Brady, a member of the Fire Riders, posted, “Always sad saying goodbye to a brother. Funeral turnout was amazing great to see the love for his family. Rest easy Danny Berrios.”

Berrios is survived by his wife, Valerie Cervone Berrios, children Brianna, Ethan and Spencer. Sisters Dawn Zuefle (Larry), Vanessa Plattner (Steve) and brother AJ Berrios (Melissa) and granddaughters Luna and Camilla Frigand, several nieces and nephews and the many members of Cervone Berrios’ family.

Visitation and a firematic service was held at Perry Funeral Home in Lynbrook on April 12 and 13. He was buried at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Pinelawn on April 14.

What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

HeRAld ScHOOlS National park ranger pays visit to Willow Road Valley Stream 13’s Willow Road Elementary School was recently visited by park ranger Tyler Kuliberda from the National Park Service. Students were given the opportunity to learn about the responsibilities of a ranger, the importance of national parks, and Teddy Roosevelt, one of the nation’s most prominent conservationists. During his tenure as president, Teddy Roosevelt helped establish 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, 4 national game preserves, and 5 national parks.

“It is important that students are conscientious about the community and the environment around them,” said Rosalie Ambrosio, Principal of Willow Road Elementary School. “This was an informative and eye-opening experience for our students as they gained valuable knowledge about the goals of a ranger and the National Park Service. They were also able to come away from the presentation with information on how they might improve their own communities.”

The National Park Service has been committed to maintaining the national parks since its creation in 1916. Not only is the National Park Service responsible for keeping our national parks safe, but rangers also work with local governments, nonprofit organizations, tribes, businesses, and citizens in implementing programs and actions designed to preserve the natural resources and environment of local communities.

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wiLLOw ROAD ELEMENTARy School students learn the responsibilities of a ranger from one in the flesh.

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Donnelly targets ‘deepfake’ revenge loophole Carey was indicted in November that year, but didn’t plead guilty to four charges until this past December. He was sentenced April 18 to six months Patrick Carey probably thought he could get in prison and 10 years of probation. He also must away with posting false pornographic images of register as a sex offender. women he knew online, since there are no laws speWhat got Carey that sentence, Donnelly said, was cifically addressing such “deepfake” images. not creating sexually explicit “deepfake” images of As it turns out, the 22-year-old Seaford man — women without their consent. Instead, it was that who was sentenced for the crime this past week — one of the images he posted included a sexually almost did get away with it. At least according to explicit image of an underage girl.

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.

But Donnelly wants to prevent another Patrick “Creating a fake image, even if it is sexually Carey from committing these kinds of crimes. With explicit, is not a criminal offense in New York state,” that, she has asked lawmakers in Albany to introDonnelly said. “It’s a loophole that allows child porduce the Digital Manipulation Protection Act. This nographers to use new technology to circumvent the state law is intended to make illegal the creation of existing laws and evade prosecutions.” deepfake images of real people in this manner, no Between January and September 2021, nearly a matter how old the victims are. dozen women contacted Nassau County police after If passed, there could be up to five new criminal discovering images of themselves on a pornographcharges associated with the kind of things Carey ic website. These were not real images, however, but was accused of doing. rather ones prosecutors say had been edited by “New York state currently lacks the adequate Michael Malaszczyk/Herald Carey to appear as such. criminal statutes to protect victims of ‘deepfake’ Carey allegedly pulled images of up to 50 women NASSAu CouNtY DIStrICt Attorney Anne Donnelly, left, has pornography, both adults and children,” Donnelly from their social media accounts and made these proposed a law that would make posting fake sexually explicit said. “That is why I am proposing the legislature “deepfakes.” These women had attended General images a state crime. This comes after Patrick Carey of Seaford take up the Digital Manipulation Protection Act, Douglas MacArthur High School in Levittown nearly got away with doing just that — allegedly — until he that would close the loopholes in the law that allow alongside Carey. sexual predators and child pornographers to create reportedly posted an image of an underage girl.

In addition to the images, Carey also allegedly sexually explicit digitally manipulated images and included personal information of the women, Using three different usernames, Carey allegedly evade prosecution. including full names, addresses and telephone numbers. posted more than 1,200 sexually explicit “deepfakes” “We cannot protect New Yorkers without making “The depravity on display by this defendant truly between August 2019 and September 2021. these changes.” makes my skin crawl,” Donnelly said shortly after his “These are images of these young women — just them Donnelly has been in contact with other district attorApril 18 sentencing. “He acted with hate, and he targeted being girls,” Melissa Scannell, assistant district attorney, neys’ offices to get the ball rolling on this proposed law, these girls. He tried to make them fear for their safety told the Herald in December 2021. “It was images of them and hopes to see it passed within a year. But whether that and their future. But he underestimated their bravery at cheerleading. It was them smiling at the beach. They does happen will all depend on how legislators ultimateand their resilience.” were just living their lives.” F&B AD 2022 New Size.qxp_Layout ly 1want to move forward.

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amadan is celebrated worldwide annually in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. In honor of Ramadan, Valley Stream 13 schools partook in classroom lessons and activities aimed at broadening the students’ knowledge and understanding of the holy month of fasting and its importance to the Islamic faith.

“Our schools are diverse places, with students representing various cultures and religions,” said Superintendent Judith LaRocca. “In learning about and celebrating our differences, as well as our similarities, our students become more accepting, compassionate, and understanding of those around them.”

James A. Dever Elementary School students took part in reading “Ramadan” by Hannah Liot. This children’s book teaches the different traditions of Ramadan and how the holiday is celebrated throughout the world. In addition, students drew and colored lanterns and had meaningful conversations about these symbols of hope.

In Howell Road Elementary School, students were taught about Ramadan and created the crescent moon and stars that hung on their classroom windows. Students had a discussion about how the cres-

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Howell Road elementaRy School students with their crescent moon and stars in honor of Ramadan. cent moon and star symbols are closely associated with Ramadan and how they signify the beginning and end of fasting during the holiday.

At Willow Road Elementary School,

students learned about Ramadan through an interactive Q and A with their friends and classmates who celebrate the holiday.

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holiday and its traditions to those of the Islamic faith from their peers.

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Softball: V.S. North at Lynbrook ............................4:30 p.m.

Baseball: Malverne at V.S. Central............................. 5 p.m.

Baseball: Mepham at MacArthur .............................. 5 p.m.

Flag Football: Bellmore-Merrick at Long Beach......... 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Mepham at Calhoun ......................... 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Sewanhaka at Clarke........................ 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Garden City at South Side ................ 5 p.m.

Softball: Hewlett at West Hempstead ........................ 5 p.m.

Baseball: Oyster Bay at East Rockaway ...............5:15 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Wantagh at Long Beach .................... 7 p.m.

Friday, april 28

Girls Lacrosse: Freeport at Clarke.........................4:30 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Bethpage at Seaford ........................ 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Baldwin at Kennedy .......................... 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Sewanhaka at V.S. District................. 5 p.m.

Softball: Calhoun at Kennedy ................................... 5 p.m.

Softball: Clarke at Oceanside.................................... 5 p.m.

Softball: MacArthur at East Meadow......................... 5 p.m.

Softball: V.S. South at V.S. Central ............................. 5 p.m.

Softball: Elmont at Lawrence .................................... 5 p.m.

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Baseball: West Hempstead at V.S. South ................11 a.m.

Softball: Lynbrook at South Side .............................. 1 p.m.

Valley Stream Central baseball coach Paul Klimuszko is seeking a sweet swan song and so far it’s going better than expected.

After 30-plus years of coaching baseball, the last five at Valley Stream Central, Klimuszko, known to his players as “Coach K’’, is retiring as a physical education teacher.

This year, Valley Stream Central went down in ranks to the Countywide I that restricts entrants from being in the playoffs.

However, the Countywide regular-season crown is in sight. Central is off to a 11-0 start (11-1 overall) and faces also-unbeaten Malverne in a three-game set this week.

Klimuszko said he ‘absolutely” hopes to go out with a crown and adds, “ Not even for me — more for the kids and nine seniors who’ve been with me for many years. They are looking forward to the Malverne series.’’

Last season’s squad suffered through an unsightly 0-16 record (1-16 overall) in AA2, leading to the conference switch. VSC lost five seniors from that group – none bigger than Roy Longarzo, who hit .512 and now is starting centerfielder for Baruch College.

“We really struggled last year,’’ Klimuszko said. “Based on our record and the game we played, we applied for countywide to give us a year of relief.’’

Poof, the Eagles have turned into an offensive juggernaut. Last season, Valley Stream Central’s team batting average was .192. The batting clip has shot up to .305 in 2023

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The Eagles are averaging 11.6 runs per game but Coach K still notes his deep pitching staff as its core.

“Pitching is the strength - a notch above,’’ Klimuszko said.

“We’re perfor ming really well.’’

The four-man rotation is led by senior Ryan Foerst, who throws in the low 80’s and owns an excellent breaking ball. Foerst, who has a 2-1 record, is also the leading hitter at .545 with two home runs.

The most successful starter record-wise is Zion Phillips, a sophomore with a perfect 4-0

record entering the Malverne series. “Zion is a sophomore so doesn’t have the velocity that Ryan has,’’ Coach K said. “He definitely spots pitches well and locates his fastball. Ryan, as a senior, has more velocity.’’

Slowed by an early-season arm injury, Steve Kolm Jr. is now back as third starter.

Senior Andrew Cohen picked up the slack as the third hurler during Kolm’s absence, as has junior Leon Roopnarine.

That gives the coach pitchers – all right-handers – that he feels confident in placing on the mound.

Valley Stream Central has

hitters throughout the lineup.

Senior Jayden Rivera, the clean-up hitter., is batting .458 with two homers and 19 RBI in 11 games. Kolm is at .464 with his 13 hits leading the club – a line-driver hitter who finds the gaps. And then there’s Rooopnarine, who is clicking at .458.

The new coach will decide whether the Eagles return to a higher conference net season.

Its lone loss came in a nonleague match against rival Valley Stream North, where, ironically, Klimuszko serves as a teacher.

But otherwise Coach K’s final season has come up roses.

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Avoiding summer tragedy around the water

By MARK NOLAN mnolan@liherald.com

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ecord-breaking temperatures this April have signaled an early start to pool season. While water fun is a summer ritual, it can also lead to avoidable calamity when children are left unattended around water.

But the danger could be worse when an adult is casually supervising.

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children between 1 and 4 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly all of those tragedies — 88 percent — happen with an adult watching, experts say.

“Supervision is the main reason for drowning accidents,” said Jim Spiers, president of Stop Drowning Now. “They’re not actively supervising and paying attention.”

For Jenny Bennett, a founding member of Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning, the issue is personal.

Bennett’s son Jackson drowned in the family’s backyard pool when he was just 18 months.

Bennett, an emergency room nurse in Texas, has made it her mission to educate as many parents as possible about the danger. Her organization encourages parents and caregivers to learn CPR and first aid. Install fences with locking gates around pools. And give children swimming lessons by certified teachers.

“Say a child is fishing with grandpa and they fall in a Sue Grieco/Herald file pond or lake,” Bennett said. “Teach a child to roll and RAth PARK POOL in Franklin Square is a local hotspot for families looking to beat the heat. Safety experts insist that float on their back so they are able to breathe and call for adults keep watching their children even in public pools. help. Children under 4 are not able to tread water, so teach them the swim-float-swim sequence so they can float and breathe.”

New York state law generally requires every pool to have an audible alarm and be enclosed by a fence with locking gates. County, town and ■ Don’t just supervise — actively watch without even villages often have additional safety looking away. requirements.

“While town public pools have well-trained ■ Keep toys out of the pool when not in use so lifeguards keeping people safe, residents must children don’t have to urge to play. also be wary of the dangers surrounding private, personal pools,” Hempstead Town Super■ Don’t drink or use drugs while supervising chilvisor Don Clavin said. “A lot of our pool safety dren in the water. rules translate to personal pools — no running near the pool. No diving in the shallow end. And ■ Don’t keep patio or lawn furniture near a pool. for children, swimming with adult supervision is an absolute must.”

■ Don’t assume someone is watching the water.

As a board member of the New York Water Safety Coalition, Spiers advocates for statewide ■ Don’t assume every door and window is locked. and even nationwide initiatives. Currently, the ■ Don’t use technology or work from home while coalition has four bills up for consideration in Albany. One bill — S.3608 — would require parsupervising children in the water.

Herald file photo ents of a newborn to watch a video explaining EvEN With PROfESSiONAL lifeguards, parents should keep eyes ■ Don’t rely on personal flotation devices for safety. the dangers of drowning for infants and young on their children at all times when in the water at places like children before they even leave the maternity ward. The video would be in addition to the Veterans Memorial Park Pool in East Meadow. required material educating parents about 30 pounds to drown. They inhale water, lose consciousshaken baby syndrome. ness, and in only a couple of minutes, brain death The state Senate bill has three co-sponsors, as well as occurs.” a companion bill in the Assembly.

An adult should be designated as the “water watcher” Another bill being pushed in Albany by the New York ■ Install layers of protection, like fences and locked around pools, Spiers said. That person does not take Water Safety Coalition would designate state money to gates. their eyes off the water for any reason. And if a child provide swimming lessons to children in urban areas. does go missing, don’t waste time looking in safer places The coalition is working with organizations and munici■ Keep all gates, doors and windows locked. like under the bed or in a closet. palities in the Rockaways and throughout New York City, “If you do have a pool and a child is missing in the in addition to several other states.

■ Keep children in the water within arm’s reach. house, check the pool first,” Bennett said.

“The most unfortunate statement I hear is parents Spiers and Bennett both emphasized that when a who say they didn’t think it could happen to them,” Spi■ Store pool chemicals in locked containers and child drowns, there is almost never a loud indication to ers said, “or they just didn’t know.” out of reach. alert adults. If an adult is in the house, “watching” the What experts want parents and caregivers to remempool from the kitchen table, they may not realize there ber about water safety is that simply being present while ■ Learn CPR and rescue breathing. is danger. kids are swimming isn’t good enough. An adult must “It’s not like in the movies,” Spiers said. “Drowning is actively watch the water, Bennett said. That means ■ Create an emergency plan in advance. a silent killer. They can’t speak or call for help.” refraining from alcohol and drugs, staying off a cell ■ Install a motion alarm on all doors and the pool.

More safety tips are available through a number of phone, and not engaging in small talk at gatherings. online resources, including StopDrowningNow.org, Par“These children are not being neglected in the vast ■ Ask a professional for a safety inspection. majority of cases,” Bennett said. “There is simply a lapse entsPreventingChildhoodDrowning.com, and PoolSafely.gov. of supervision. It only takes 30 seconds for a child under

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a Valley stream family enjoying the outdoors and beautifying the village sidewalks with color.

Village children unveil their chalky works of art continued from front page deprivation” are linked to behavioral issues including poor communication, diminished problem-solving and social skills, heightened aggression, depression, and slowed brain development.

But now, it seems children are making up for lost socialization and playtime, and once again last Saturday, they were back to playing on their own terms: running around freely, and expressing themselves artistically by showing off their drawing skills with chalk.

Nearly 50 young artists came to draw during the two-hour event, filling in their intricate and creative illustrations with any and all colors they could find.

“We have the entire space in front of our main entrance to the library and the entire space in front of the village hall, which we’re very lucky to have,” said Jaclyn Kunz, the library’s children’s director.

“We have a lot of really nice outdoor space, so the kids can come and set up to draw all along the sidewalk.”

All manner of works of art were created, ranging from traditional spring images — flowers, rainbows and gardens — to movie and television show characters, like Deadpool.

“We’re just excited that they can come and decorate any section that they want and draw as big as they want,” Kunz said.

“They tend to do all different things on the sidewalk. We had a lot of superheroes, and we had a lot of spring-type stuff like rainbows and flowers and things like that.

It’s just a really nice outdoor day.”

This year’s art show was especially nice, she said, because kids and families shuffled in and out throughout the two hours, so the sidewalks weren’t too crowded at any one time.

The morning was a bit cloudy, but eventually the sun came out, adding to the budding artists’ enjoyment of the day.

“We’re always happy to see the kids out there,” Kunz said, “and we think they did a beautiful job with their artwork this year.”

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5/12/2023

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4/28/2023

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5/8/2023

5/12/2023

Roosevelt

3/27/2023

3/31/2023

Hewlett

4/24/2023

4/28/2023

Roslyn Harbor

5/15/2023

5/19/2023

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4/24/2023

4/28/2023

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5/15/2023

5/19/2023

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4/24/2023

4/28/2023

Seaford/South Seaford

5/15/2023

5/19/2023

Hewlett Neck

4/24/2023

4/28/2023

South Bellmore

5/1/2023

5/5/2023

Inwood

4/17/2023

4/21/2023

South Hempstead

5/8/2023

5/12/2023

Island Park

5/22/2023

5/26/2023

South Merrick

4/17/2023

4/21/2023

Lakeview

5/8/2023

5/12/2023

South Wantagh

5/15/2023

5/19/2023

Lawrence

4/17/2023

4/21/2023

Valley Stream

5/22/2023

5/26/2023

Levittown

5/8/2023

5/12/2023

Wantagh

5/15/2023

5/19/2023

Lynbrook

5/1/2023

5/5/2023

West Hempstead

5/8/2023

5/12/2023

Malverne

5/15/2023

5/19/2023

Woodmere

5/1/2023

5/5/2023

Massapequa

5/22/2023

5/26/2023

Woodsburgh

5/1/2023

5/5/2023

Meadowmere

4/17/2023

4/21/2023

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Valley Stream Village officials finalized the fiscal year budget plan, expected to raise the tax rate by just under 2 percent.

$42 million spending plan adopted by village continued from front page swelled to moderate fiscal stress in 2017 to the significant fiscal stress category at the close of fiscal 2020.

But village officials turned it all around, despite the pandemic. They moved back to a less-worrisome fiscal stress category in 2021, and earlier this year, the comptroller removed Valley Stream from the fiscal stress list altogether.

The village’s fiscal stress score is the best it’s been since 2015. And with its recent belt-tightening efforts, officials managed to close this fiscal year with $7 million in fund balance gains.

“From the financial data available to us, the village appears to have seen an increase in property tax revenue and federal aid,” said the state comptroller’s press secretary Mark Johnson. “Over the past three years, the village has seen reductions in stress categories related to its fund balance, operating deficit, cash position and fixed costs.”

But Johnson noted financial winds are favorable for many municipalities, none of which found themselves on the significant fiscal stress list this fiscal year. And this across-the-board decrease in fiscal

stress — likely a result of municipalities seizing on larger-than-average federal aid in the form of pandemic relief packages — won’t last forever without sound budgeting practices.

“As that funding winds down, localities should closely monitor their finances,” he stressed.

Despite the village’s marked improvements, Valley Stream’s creditworthiness — at least in the eyes of Moody’s Investors Service — has yet to show the same encouraging lift. The village’s once-feted Aa credit rating in 2011 took a hit when it sunk to its current Ba1 rating in 2019 — a level financial experts largely regard as an investment liability. A lower credit rating often translates to higher borrowing costs when financing capital projects — a cost which ultimately trickles down to the taxpayer.

Moody’s representatives, however, would not comment on whether it will revise the village’s current rating. But McAleer is optimistic about an imminent improvement.

“We are borrowing $3 million,” he said, “and we expect Moody’s to re-evaluate our standing when we go out for bonding in the next month.”

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No injuries were reported. Woodmere firefighters responded to the blaze in the basement. Inwood Fire Department was

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Inwood fire officials noted that this was the second fire in Woodmere in two days as the 3rd Battalion, which includes Hewlett, Inwood, Lawrence-Cedarhurst, Meadowmere Park, Woodmere and Valley Stream fire departments, battled a house fire on Hewlett Neck Road on April 20.

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AARP, USPS help take stand against fraud time to shred

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Being a victim of identity theft is just the beginning. Resolving it can be a stressful and lengthy process, and according to a pair of experts from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, it’s always better to protect in advance against scams and fraud.

Some $8.8 billion was lost to lottery sweepstakes and other scams last year alone, according to the Federal Trade Commission — a 54 percent increase from 2021. Elder fraud cost Americans older than 60 more than $966 million in 2020, according to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center.

In the United States and other countries, these numbers are only growing as criminals increasingly use online scams that target older adults — especially those living alone.

“Even though we talk about this a lot and we give prevention tips, it seems that people are still falling victim to these scams. And that’s why it’s so important to give this information out,” said Donna Harris, a public information representative for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

“Take the information and share with others so that we can get those numbers down and put the fraudsters where they need to be: behind bars.”

Harris was part of a pair of webinars hosted by AARP Long Island and RichnerLive — a sister division to Herald Community Newspapers — addressing these very

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AARP voLuNtEERs BEtty Beradford and Mike Peck help load bags of sensitive documents into a shredder at Nassau Community College last weekend, as part of AARP’s drive to help curb fraud of older Americans. issues affecting older Americans. She was joined by Michael Del Giudice, a postal inspector and team leader within the same division.

“I hear from so many people that are recent victims,” said Bernard Macias, associate state director for Long Island with AARP New York. “It’s so disruptive.

It’s so violating, it’s hurtful. It’s life-changing to be a victim.”

Identity theft has become a big problem in the United States and abroad due to so much information being available on the

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internet. Every day, many unwittingly open their digital door to a world of strangers who could be scammers. In many cases, the results can be devastating — especially to older and vulnerable adults.

Even though many of these scammers are miles away, they can virtually enter homes through deceptive offers, designed to steal money and financial information.

“Once they have your information, it’s just like your DNA,” Harris said. “They find out who you are, and they can use it to defraud you. This is why we routinely dis-

If you missed last weekend’s shredding event at Nassau Community College, don’t fret. You still have two more opportunities to do so with AARP Long Island and RichnerLive.

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Also helping is not just throwing away documents with sensitive information like your Social Security number, but shredding it. One such mass shredding event happened this past weekend at Nassau Community College, attended by U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, and AARP state director Beth Finkel.

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Sands formally introduces itself to L.I. businesses

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One of the biggest mistakes a large company can do when coming into a community for the first time is start big and stay big.

But when Las Vegas Sands Corp., came to town looking to spend millions on redevelopment, it didn’t go big. It went hyperlocal.

“They started off right,” said Frank Camarano Jr., president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce. “They understood. They didn’t have to wait for the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce to say, ‘Hey guys, you have to start at the grassroots level.’ It was the exact opposite — they reached out to us.”

Camarano shared the remarks during last week’s Procurement Academy hosted by the council of chambers as well as Sands’ New York division at Nassau Community College. The academy was designed as a way for businesses to get acquainted with the Sands, and possibly seek out avenues where Sands and the businesses could work together.

The $49 billion luxury casino and resort company announced earlier this year it would bid for the Uniondale land surrounding the Nassau Coliseum. The proposal is for a multi-billion-dollar resort that would include hotels, community centers, a performance venue, convention spaces, restaurants and a casino. And although developers say the gaming space

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NORBeRt RIezLeR, the senior vice president and chief procurement officer for Las Vegas Sands Corp., hosts a procurement academy with the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce last week. The academy offered insight and answers for Long Island small businesses to the potential Sands resort project at the Nassau Coliseum, and how they could be involved. would be less than 10 percent of the overall plan, the casino is exactly what a number of people and organizations have focused on — both positively and negatively.

Still, Sands claims the new luxury resort would provide more than 12,000 construction jobs, and then employ 5,000 people once it opened.

“Long Island, we really, really, really want to be here,” said Norbert Riezler, senior vice president and chief procurement officer for Sands. “We are really excited.”

Riezler shared how the Sands operates

within current locations like Singapore and Las Vegas. He provided statistics and graphs showing the breakdown on the Uniondale project, including where the highest percentage of money would be going, its commitment to local and diverse sourcing, and what it takes to procure this project.

The Sands is currently waiting on a gaming license from the state before it can go any further.

Afterward, Sands broke the 300 or so attendees into smaller groups, discussing everything from food and beverage, tech-

nology, professional services and design and construction.

Julie Marchesella, the owner of clothing boutique Queen of Hearts in Merrick, said she participated primarily to see if she could advertise inside the Sands once it opens.

“They have intentions of catering to weddings, and I felt that this would be a perfect opportunity to advertise … and maybe have a kiosk with a mannequin wearing a beautiful gown,” Marchesella said. “Since Queen of Hearts is on Merrick Avenue — just a very short taxi ride or Uber ride — they might see something there that they love and want to come in and try it on.”

Not everyone is keen about welcoming Sands. A number of people and groups have protested the casino, saying it will increase crime and poverty in and around Uniondale. Nearby Hofstra University is against the development, even filing a lawsuit earlier this month against the Nassau County Planning Commission, claiming it violated state open meetings laws when considering the $4 billion Sands project.

Frank Borrelli, owner of Borrelli’s Italian Restaurant in East Meadow, believes this project is the best option presented so far.

“I think it’s a homer for the community,” he said. “The taxes it’s going to generate for the county will be insane, not only from (the resort), but just branding off and bringing people to the areas. And tourism in general.”

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Will their bond stand the test of time? Find out how it all unfolds in Jack Heifner’s ‘Vanities,’ the latest production from Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre.

This bittersweet comedy is an astute, snapshot-sharp chronicle of the lives of three Texas women and how their friendship evolves. The story begins as Joanne, Kathy and Mary are high school cheerleaders in 1963. Five years later in their college sorority house, they are confronting their futures with nervous jauntiness. In 1974, they reunite briefly in New York. Their lives have diverged and their friendship is strained and ambiguous. Their attempts at honest conversation only show they can no longer afford to have very much in common.

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Arbor Day is celebrated at Planting Fields

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STEPPING OUT

with that festival staple Peat Moss & the Fertilizers. A pring fully surrounds our senses now. As self-guided tree scavenger hunt, courtesy Wonderland Mother Nature displays some of the grandeur Tree Care and Landscapes. A children’s nature craft, of the season, “Earth Month” culminates with involving tree “slices.” The all-important tree planting plenty of hoopla at Planting Fields Aboretum ceremony. And, new this year, a visit from “NYC Tree” in Oyster Bay. (aka actor Joe Whelski). He’ll wander about telling The more than 4,000 trees in the state park are jokes and regaling everyone with tree facts. a fitting backdrop to activities honoring the park’s “It’s so important to connect kids to nature at a remarkable verdure this weekend, April 29-30. young age,” Walsh says. “Kids are overwhelmed with Planting Fields has commemorated national Arbor their tech. We need to get them involved outdoors Day since 1987 with fun-filled educational activities with nature and our green spaces.” and entertainment. This year brings back the festival Smokey Bear joins in to do just that. The “park in all of its natural glory, following a slimmed down icon,” as Walsh refers to him, is the focus of attention pandemic version last spring. That means there’s when it’s time for the annual tree planting. Two trees plenty to interest all ages: tree climbing for the kids, will be planted each day. plant clinics, tree plantings with Smokey Bear, a Bonsai “It’s a big deal, exhibit, plant sale, and so much more — along with almostBy likeKaren a self-guided tours of that grand old estate, Coe Hall.

Bloom WHERE ceremony,” Walsh Yes, the focus is on having fun, but the festival says. “Everyone is about more than simply a good time. With a question WHEN gathers around climate change and the continued pressures on the Can art change the world? It’s andcollective parades to the environment at the forefront of our daily lives, park that’s been at the focus of our ••Planting SaturdayFields and Sunday, noon-4 planting location.” staffers recognize the need to keep this vital park in the public eye.

Arboretum State p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, Educational “We celebrate conservation while drawing attention to the importance culture for centuries. Now as society Historic Park, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Oyster Bay and environmental organizations also of our green spaces,” says Katie Walsh, Planting Fields’ community Fields Road EmilyPlanting Lowe Hall Gallery, navigates ofthemodern life, •••1395 participate, including aforementioned engagement manager. “I encounter so many people who are visiting usthe for complexities April 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Wonderland Tree Care and Landscapes, the first time. Many people think we’re a private estate.”

• $20 per carto RSVP, For admission information and art as a path for Cornell social change the • For visit Master Gardeners,is theat state’s Not so. Planting Fields — the name references the fertility of the callinformation, (516) 463-5672, or visit PlantingFields.org, or Hofstra.edu/museum agriculture department, Long Island land and its rich agricultural value originally recognizedforefront by the native of artistic expression. call (516) 922-8600 Native Plant Initiative, and North Shore American Matinecocks, and later Dutch and English colonists — is a former Land Alliance, among others.

Gold Coast estate with more than 400 acres of rolling lawns, gardens, “When All Stand,” HofstraBefriend University Museum of Art’s new a tree.

Planting Fields is exhibition, examines woodlands, and nature walks deeded to New York state in 1949 We to become the collective power of the artssurely in society. the place to do just that. a state park.

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by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director ofCourtesy exhibition and Fields Arboretum Planting Since then, the park has thrived as dynamic and vibrant site that’s collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and infl uence.

Top: Smokey Bear always attracts an enthusiastic following at the festival. known for its numerous historic structures, Olmsted Brothers-designed “It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that landscapes, and world-class art and horticultural collections. promise and freedom,Bottom: encouraging civicget engagement, cultivating unity,” Kids can a bird’s eyeand view of their surroundings as they The annual Arbor Day festivities are a time when the parkequality is at its best.

Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and exposeoftruths otherwise be of the environment. celebrate the importance treesthat andmay the preservation There’s always something for everyone at this family festival — concerts ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making

Creative advocacy

Itzhak Perlman The reigning virtuoso of the violin makes his long-awaited return, appearing on the Tilles Center stage. Experience his impeccable musicianship as never before. The intimate performance gives Perlman fans a deeply personal glimpse into his boyhood in Tel Aviv and New York, and the earliest years of his long and celebrated career.

Enjoy an afternoon of music and storytelling as Perlman presents rarely seen archival photos and videos and shares memories, stories, and musical selections that you won’t hear anywhere else. On stage performing with Perlman for this unforgettable afternoon is his longtime collaborator, pianist Rohan DeSilva. The duo has appeared many times together, but this performance transcends a traditional recital to deliver a warm, humorous, personal look back over a legendary life and career.

Sunday, May 7, 4 p.m. $150, $100, $75. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville.

TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

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Delight of Painting The Village of Valley Stream hosts a Delight of Painting class with Matt Khan, starting Wednesday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. Registration required. For more information, contact (917) 929-8110 or visit their website Vsrec.org.

Breastfeeding Support Group On exhibit

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Caissie Levy

Broadway powerhouse Caissie Levy visits the Landmark stage, Friday, May 5, 8 p.m. Catch her for a night of song, stories and laughter before she embarks across the pond to star in “Next to Normal” in the West End. Fresh off her powerful role in this season’s must-see production of “Leopoldstadt,” this is a rare opportunity to spend an evening with Levy singing some of her favorite tunes. The versatile actress of Broadway, off-Broadway and West End fame, Levy also finds time for many concert appearances — she’s backed up Rod Stewart in his Las Vegas residency, headlined Carnegie Halll, and continues to delight audiences with solo appearances. $61, $51, $41. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works

by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year).All new moms are welcome. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure your spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Valley Stream Christian Academy Valley Stream Christian Academy hosts an open house for families with pre-K to 12th grade students, Thursday, May 18, starting at 3 p.m. 12 E. Fairview Avenue. For more information, call (516) 5616122 or visit Vscacademy.org.

PRESENTS

THE HEARING CLARITY SOLUTION:

Improving your mental acuity and quality of life with better hearing clarity.

Join Doctor of Audiology, author, and Certified Dementia Practitioner Dr. Lawrence Cardano, Au.D. This webinar will present important information for you or a loved one having difficulty with hearing clarity or any concerns about risk of dementia. Bring your questions when you register as they will be answered LIVE during the webinar!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 AT 6:00PM

Register at liherald.com/hearing Dr. Lawrence Cardano, Au.D Doctor of Audiology Hearing Center of Long Island

46 Rockaway Ave., Valley Stream NY, 11580 (516) 872-8485 www.HearingCenterofLI.com

For more information, contact Rachel Leoutsakos at rleoutsakos@liherald.com or 516.569.4000 x242

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Children’s arts and crafts program

May In concert

Storybook Stroll Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a storybook adventure, Saturday, May 6, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stroll the gardens and listen to Jory John’s “The Bad Seed.”

Later create a unique take home craft. For ages 3-5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Passion for Pride

Bible Study

Support PFY, a division of Long Island Crisis Center, at a 30th Anniversary Benefit celebration, Tuesday, June 13, 6-10 p.m. With drag bingo and performances by Ivy Stalls and Syn; also special guest honoree actor-authoractivist Maulik Pancholy. The event, honoring PFY’s 30 years serving Long Island/Queens’ LGBTQ+ communities, is at Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury. For more information and tickets, go to tinyurl.com/pfyevent2023.

Valley Stream Presbyterian Church hosts a virtual and inperson Bible study, Wednesday, May 3, starting at 7 p.m., at 130 S. Central Ave. For more information, call (516) 561- 0616 or visit ValleyStreamPres.org.

Rhett Miller, Old 97 frontman performs, Friday, May 5, at My Father’s Place supper club.

The alt country-pop power pop singer-songwriter is acclaimed for his compelling melodic tunes Doors open at 6 p.m., concert is at 8 p.m. The Metropolitan, 3 Pratt Blvd., Glen Cove.

For tickets/information, visit MyFathersPlace.com or call (516) 580-0887.

St. Francis Hospital Outreach Bus The St. Francis Hospital Outreach Bus will visit the Henry Waldinger Memorial library, Wednesday, May 3, starting at 10 a.m. to conduct free health screenings for adults 18 and older. For more information, contact Library Director Mamie Eng at 516825-6422 or send email at hwmlcontact@hotmail.com.

Having an event?

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

On stage Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Thursday, April 27, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Friday, April, 28, 10:15 am., noon, and 6:15 p.m.; Saturday, April 29, 2 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, May 3-4, noon. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. Together with nutty backup singers, The Squirrelles, the comedic duo even gets the audience involved in the action. $9 with museum admission ($7 members), $12 theater only.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

April

Dancing into spring

Adelphi Department of Dance students present their semi-annual dance showcase on the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Thursday and Friday, 27-28 April 27-28, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 29, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 30, 2 p.m. Dancers are working with guest artist Alberto “Tito” del Saz, artistic director of The Nikolais/ Louis Foundation for Dance, to present “Four Brubeck Pieces,” featuring music from Dave Brubeck’s classic album “Time Out.” The performance also features choreography by dance faculty members Frank Augustyn, Orion Duckstein, Adelheid B. Strelick, and adjunct faculty Bivi Kimura. The show will be also livestreamed during the Saturday matinee and evening performances. Tickets are $30, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Livestream access is $20.

Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City.

(516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

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The village of Valley Steam will be hosting a Children’s Arts & Crafts afterschool program to learn basic drawing and painting skills and focus at the Village Community Center in Arthur J. Hendrickson Park.

Registration fis required. For more information, contact (516) 825-8571 or visit Vsvny.org.

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Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Valley Stream Central High School District, Nassau County, New York will be held in the James A. Dever School for District No. 13 on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the William L. Buck School for District No. 24 on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, and for District No. 30 in the Shaw Avenue School on Monday, May 8, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

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

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of School District No. 13, School District No. 24 & School District No. 30 beginning April 26, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays at the Office of District Clerk, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in District No. 30, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., in District No. 24, and from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in District No. 13, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1.

To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2023 24 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

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Proposition authorizing the Board of Education to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of six million, seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($6,750,000) from fund

balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovate hallway tile and replacement of lockers district-wide; cafeteria/kitchen/servicing line renovations at North, South & Central High School; clinic renovations at Central High School; and replacement of storage sheds/containers at South High School, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.

3.

Proposition authorizing the Board of Education to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of one million, nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,950,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: renovation of the cosmetology/barbering suite at Central High School and renovation of science classrooms at Memorial Junior High School, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2023-24, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. beginning May 2, 2023, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Office, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, New York and at each schoolhouse in the High School District.

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

any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

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

In District No. 13, all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law may register at the Wheeler Avenue School, the James A. Dever School, the Howell Road School and the Willow Road School, any day up until Tuesday, May 9, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday, and school vacations and at such times that the school facilities are open. The Board of Registration shall meet on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the District for said annual District election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared.

In District No. 30, the Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law at the Clear Stream Avenue School, the Shaw Avenue School, and the Forest Road School, on Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which times any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. In addition, open registration will be conducted through May

11, 2023, during the hours for enrollment of children for a school term at each of the District schools and from 8:00 o’clock a.m. to 4:00 o’clock p.m. (Prevailing Time) at the office of the District Clerk, at the Administration Offices, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York.

In District No. 24, for the purpose of registering all qualified voters, the Board of Registration shall conduct a continuous registration of the qualified voters during the hours of enrollment of children for a school term at the principal’s office of each schoolhouse and at the office of the District Clerk of District No. 24 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

During the months of July and August, in the office of the District Clerk, qualified voters may register during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law in District No. 24 at the William L. Buck School on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared.

The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the district offices of Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30, Valley Stream, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District, beginning on May 11, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time on weekdays prior to the vote, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12 noon, on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the District Office, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in District No. 30, between the hours of

7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, in District No. 24 and between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, in District No. 13, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 16, 2023.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerks in Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk from where they were obtained at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.

Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerks of Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30 no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerks of Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30 on and after Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 16, 2023, the day set for the election, and said list will be posted at the polling place(s) at the election.

Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30, may request an application for a military ballot in person, by email, or by fax during school business hours from the District Clerks in Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30; AND FURTHER NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 16, 2023 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk, Board of Education at the District Office, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, New York, prevailing time, to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law on or before Friday, March 17, 2023, 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 57 qualified voters of the District; and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District.

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

Union Free School District) and are as follows: 13 1: The place of voting is the Wheeler Avenue School; 13 2: the place of voting is the James A. Dever School; 13 3: the place of voting is the Howell Road School; 13 4: the place of voting is the Willow Road School.

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

Dated: Valley Stream, New York March 15, 2023

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Valley Stream, New York Mary E. Colgan, District Clerk 138431 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be Monday, May 8, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1.

To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money, which will be required for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

2.

To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

3.

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

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district beginning Monday, April 24, 2023, between the hours of

9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Office of District Clerk, 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Three (3) Election Districts, described below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1.

To adopt the annual budget of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty for the fiscal year 2023-24 and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.

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For the Valley Stream Elementary School District Thirty to establish a capital reserve fund effective May 16, 2023 for a term not-to-exceed eight (8) years for the purpose of funding capital improvements to the schools of the Elementary School District Thirty, including but not limited to, reconstruction of current facilities, addition of instructional classrooms, replacement of air handling, ventilation and heat generation systems, ceilings, lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures, interior doors and walls, floor tiles, water filtration systems, upgrade of electrical and heating distribution, site improvements, masonry repairs, security upgrades, technology upgrades, and site sanitary district-wide in the ultimate amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000); the source of said funds being transfers from the District’s general fund.

3.

For the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty to be authorized to appropriate and expend an amount totaling and not exceeding two million dollars ($2,000,000) from the Capital Reserve Funds established on May 15, 2018 and June 16, 2020 from fund balances for the purpose of completing capital improvements, including but not limited to the installation of air conditioning, replacement of air handling, ventilation and heat generation systems, upgrade of electrical services and distribution, and site improvements, all of the foregoing to include, labor, furnishings, equipment, apparatus, machinery, demolition and other incidental work or improvements required in connection therewith, as

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well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof.

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To adopt the annual budget of the Valley Stream Central High School District for the fiscal year 2023-24 and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.

5.

For the Valley Stream Central High School District to be authorized to appropriate and expend an amount totaling and not exceeding six million, seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($6,750,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: renovate hallway tile and replacement of lockers district-wide; cafeteria/kitchen/serving line renovations at North, South, & Central High School; clinic renovations at Central High School; and replacement of storage sheds/containers at South High School, to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.

6.

For the Valley Stream Central High School District to be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of one million, nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,950,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: renovation of the cosmetology/barbering suite at Central High School and renovation of science classrooms at Memorial Junior High School.

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To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring on June 30, 2028 to succeed Ingrid WyllieDacon, whose term expires on June 30, 2023.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2023-24, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. beginning Monday, May 1, 2023, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Office, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, and at each schoolhouse in the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law, and requires the

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, not later than Monday, April 17, 2023, 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the 2022 annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated.

Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered a separate specific vacancy. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office.

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

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

must register.

Registration shall be conducted for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law through Thursday, May 11, 2023 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on all regular days during which the office of the District Clerk is in operation, at 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law, in the following locations: Clear Stream Avenue School, Clear Stream Avenue; Shaw Avenue School, Shaw Avenue; and Forest Road School, Forest Road, Valley Stream, New York on Thursday, May 11, 2023 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared.

The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Saturday and Sunday, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2024 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared,

or any special district meeting held after May 16, 2023.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 17, 2023; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or one day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk. Absentee ballot applications may not be returned to the District Clerk before April 17, 2023. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty. A military voter registration application may be requested from the District Clerk of the Board of Education at 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York and must be returned to the Office of the District Clerk at 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York not later than 5:00 pm on April 20, 2023. A military voter may request and return the application in person, by mail, by email to districtclerk@vs30.org, or by fax at (516) 706-1177.

A military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile transmission, or email.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Education Law also makes special provisions for absentee voting for “military” voters of the District. Specifically, the law provides a unique procedure for “military ballots” in school district votes. Whereas absentee ballots must be received by the voter by mail, a military voter may elect to

receive his/her absentee ballot application and absentee ballot by mail, email or facsimile. If a military voter does not designate a preference, the board of education shall transmit the military ballot application or military ballot by mail. If a military voter designates a preference for facsimile transmission or electronic mail but does not provide the necessary facsimile number or e-mail address, the board of education shall transmit the voter registration application, military ballot application or military ballot by mail and request the omitted information. The military voter must, however, return his/her original military ballot application and military ballot by mail or in person, regardless of how the absentee application or ballot was received. The Clerk of the Board shall transmit the military voter’s military ballot in accord with the military voter’s preferred method of transmission, or if not preference by mail, not later than April 21, 2023. The Clerk of the Board must then receive the military voter’s military ballot by mail not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream New York, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before Tuesday, April 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer.

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

ballot.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District.

The boundaries of the Election Districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each election district for voting shall be as follows: Election District Number One embracing the area serviced by the Clear Stream Avenue School: The place of registration, voting on the budget and voting for trustees will be the Clear Stream Avenue School.

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

Election District Number Three embracing the areas serviced by the Forest Road School: The place of registration, voting on the budget and voting for trustees will be the Forest Road School.

The boundaries of each such District by street, alleys, and highways or otherwise, are contained in a resolution of the Board of Education, dated February 18, 1959, and are available for inspection at the office of the Clerk of the District.

Dated: Valley Stream, New York March 20, 2023

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTY Town of Hempstead, Nassau County Valley Stream, New York Robin Rabie, Interim District Clerk 138249 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION, AND BUDGET VOTE OF VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK TO BE HELD ON MAY 16, 2023 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Education of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the proposed budget of expenditure of funds for the school year 2023-2024; that such public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the vote by the qualified voters of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen upon the following propositions and elections

will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the polling places set forth herein, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Daylight Savings Time on said day.

PROPOSITION NO. 1 DISTRICT THIRTEEN BUDGET The vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen for the school year 2023-2024 and authorizing the levy of taxes to meet the estimated expenditures of money during said school year will be held on May 16, 2023 as set forth herein. Copies of the proposed budget, together with the text of any resolution which will be submitted to the voters as well as copies of the estimated expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District for the school year 2023-2024 may be obtained by any taxpayer of the School District at the Principal’s Office of each school building on each school day, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., during each of the 14 days preceding the voting day, except on Saturday, Sunday or holidays, and at such annual election.

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

PROPOSITION NO. 2 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET SHALL the proposed budget of expenditures of Valley Stream Central High School District, Nassau County, New York for the year 2023-2024 be approved and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.

PROPOSITION NO. 3 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTER PROPOSITION 2023 SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election

on May 16, 2023 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election: SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of $6,750,000 as follows from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovate hallway tiles at Memorial Junior High School, North and South Junior Senior High Schools; replacement of hallway lockers districtw i d e ; cafeteria/kitchen/serving line renovations at North, and South Junior Senior High School; clinic renovations at Central High School; and reconstruction of the storage garage at South High School.

All the above to include labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.

PROPOSITION NO. 4 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL VOTER PROPOSITION 2023 SHALL the Board of Education hereby authorize the placement of the following voter proposition at the Annual Budget Vote and Election on May 16, 2023 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election: SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of $1,950,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovation of the cosmetology/barbering suite at Central High School and renovation of two science classrooms at Memorial Junior High School.

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that for the purpose of electing two members of the Board of Education of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen, an election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the same times and at the same polling places as set forth herein.

The following are the vacancies to be filled on the Board of Education: a) The office of Gerardo Cavaliere, a member of the Board of Education, for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring June 30, 2026. b) The office of Frank Chiachiere, a member of the Board of Education, for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring June 30, 2026. c) The office of Patricia Farrell, a member of the Board of Education, for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring June 30, 2026.

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NOMINATION PETITIONS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that each vacancy is a separate, specific office and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office.

Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least 33 qualified voters of the District, must state the residence of each signer, must state the name and residence of the candidate, and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the length of the term of the office and the name of the last incumbent.

Petitions nominating candidates for the office of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. except that on the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the date set for election of trustees, namely Monday, April 17, 2023, nominating petitions may be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The deadline for submitting petitions is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 17, 2023.

No person shall be nominated for more than one separate office on the Board of Education. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve.

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

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

REGISTRATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT qualified voters may register at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School any day up until Tuesday, May 9, 2023 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. except Saturday, Sunday, and school vacations and at such times that the school facilities are open.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration of this School District shall meet on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue

School and Willow Road School for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of this District for said annual District election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual District election for which such register is prepared.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2019-2022) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau.

The register shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk at James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 13, 2023; and at each polling place on election day.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk or downloaded from our website at www.valleystream13.com under Board of Education.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sunday.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@valleystrea m13.com. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of

the registration application by either mail or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@valleystrea m13.com. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 20, 2023.

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 16, 2023 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

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

The places of voting and the general boundaries of the election districts are: Election District One The place of voting will be the Wheeler Avenue School, Wheeler Avenue and Rockaway Parkway, Valley Stream.

Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Wheeler Avenue School and the southwesterly portion of the District.

Election District Two The place of voting will be the James A. Dever

School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream.

Said District is the area in the vicinity of the James A. Dever School and the southeasterly portion of the District.

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

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

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.

Dated: March 22, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, VALLEY STREAM UNION Valley Stream, New York FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK MaryAnn Rosamilia District Clerk 138337

To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU ONEWEST BANK, FSB, V. HOWARD INGBER A/K/A HOWARD R. INGBER A/K/A HOWARD INGER, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 1, 2022, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein ONEWEST BANK, FSB is the Plaintiff and HOWARD INGBER A/K/A HOWARD R. INGBER A/K/A HOWARD INGER, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 10, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 13 PERI LANE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581: Section 39, Block 400, Lot 21:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003248/2013. Louis B. Imbroto, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 138607 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, AGAINST HUMERA NADEEM, et al.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on December 6, 2017.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 4, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 25 Rottkamp Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Laurelton, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 37, Block 492 and Lot 129 & 145.

Approximate amount of judgment $621,808.59 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #017921/2010.

Ralph J. Madalena, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 138609

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE CO-OP APARTMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, STEPHAN G. MARCELIN, Auctioneer, R ICHIE SCHULTZ , Auctioneer, RICHARD J. CANTWELL , Auctio neer or MICHAEL CAMPBELL, Auctioneer, will sell a t public auction with reserve to the highest bidder, North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 , at 1:15 PM on April 26, 2023 , security consisting of 232 shares of VALLEY PARK ESTATES OWNERS CORP., in the name of HURMAT HOTAKI, and all right, title and interest in and to a Proprietary Lease for Cooperative, located in a building known as and by the street address 1808 SHIPLEY AVENUE UNIT 2, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580, between HURMAT HOTAKI as Lessee, and V ALLEY PARK ESTATES OWNERS CORP. CORP., as This sale is held to satisfy an indebtedness of the unpaid principal balance, interest, attorney fees and advances through April 26, 2023, and to enforce the rights of CITIBANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPAC ITY, BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF THE NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2019 NQM3 (the “Secured Party”), arising under a Security Agreement dated July 18, 2017, executed by and between HURMAT HOTAKI and QUONTIC BANK The Secured Party r eserves the right to bid.

The Co op Apartment will be sold “AS IS”, subject to open common charges, and possession is to be obtained by the purchaser.

DATED: March 23, 2023 Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP Attorneys for SECURED PARTY 565 Taxter Road Suite 590 Elmsford , NY 10523 (914) 345 3020 138532 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR LVS TITLE TRUST VI, Pltf. vs. MINERVA 1 LLC, AND PRINCE WYVENER, Defts. Index #614035/20.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered February 9, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 9, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 85 Todd Road, Valley Stream, NY a/k/a Section 37, Block 603, Lot 14.

Approx. amt. of judgment

is $820,679.81 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

STEVEN KEATS., Referee.

DEUTSCH & SCHNEIDER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 79-37 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale, NY. File No. LF-346#100271 138534 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, V. DENNIS BEAUDRY. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 4, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER is the Plaintiff and DENNIS BEAUDRY is the Defendant.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 16, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1139 SLABEY AVENUE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580: Section 35, Block 235, Lot 60: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT VALLEY STREAM, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 608035/2019.

Charles Casolaro, Esq. - Referee.

Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 138756 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CITIGROUP MORTGAGE

LOAN TRUST INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPX1, Plaintiff AGAINST ALINA DODARD AUGUSTE AKA ALINA AUGUSTE, AKA ALINA DODARD, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered October 3, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 16, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 934 LYNN DRIVE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 659, Lot 8. Approximate amount of judgment $458,856.49 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #610102/2017.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. George P. Esernio, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-005179 75544 138683

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (BROOKLYN) Millennium Trust Company, LLC; Plaintiff v.

25 Salem Road Corp, et al; Defendants Attorneys for Plaintiff: Hasbani & Light, P.C., 450 7th Ave, Suite 1408, NY, NY 10123; (212) 643-6677 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on 8/30/2022, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder in the EDNY-Brooklyn, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

On May 11, 2023 at 1:30 pm.

Premises known as 25 Salem Road, Valley Stream, NY 11580 Section: 37 Block: Q05 Lot: 5 All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff AGAINST DAVID MOORE, NATASHA MOORE AKA NATASHIA MOORE, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 31, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 22, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 97 LIBERTY 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, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 390, Lot 9, 10.

Approximate amount of judgment $636,311.02 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #614500/2018.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-006545 75707 138841 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Plaintiff AGAINST CONSTANCE M. BALICKNATALE, JOHN NATALE, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 20, 2022, 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 24, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 10 WEST OXFORD STREET, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 87, Lot 119.

Approximate amount of judgment $341,804.59 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #601157/2019.

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.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Melvyn K. Roth, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 18-006136 75614 138839

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff against BELINDA PURA, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered October 24, 2017, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 1489 Howell Road, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Sec 37. Block 624 Lot 11. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being near Valley Stream, Town of

Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $391,800.48 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 008886/2011.

The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Karen C. Grant, Esq., Referee XCHJN249 138947

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Quan Li He; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 5, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 24, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 51 Dewitt Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, District: 2820 Section: 37 Block: 495 Lot: 223.

Approximate amount of judgment $287,118.88 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 600388/2018.

The auction will be conducted “Rain or Shine” pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the 10th Judicial District.

John Kennedy, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: March 27, 2023 138949

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As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.

Approximate amount of judgment: $405,240.00 plus interest and costs.

Case Number: 1:21cv-06636-WFK-LB Susan E. Rizos, Esq., Referee 138782

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, THE BANK OF NY MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA., AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006-3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-3, Plaintiff, vs.

TIFFANY PORTER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 1, 2019 and an Order Substituting CourtAppointed Referee duly entered on October 28, 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 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 311 Lyon Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 309 and Lot 33-36. Approximate amount of judgment is $979,569.95 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004222/2013.

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.

Edward Andreas Vincent, Esq., Referee Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 138945 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

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Hofstra University is suing the Nassau County Planning Commission for allegedly failing to notify the public about a series of meetings to consider the proposed $4 billion casino for the Nassau Hub, near the Coliseum, above, sought by the Sands company.

Hofstra sues county over Nassau Hub casino project Hofstra University is suing the Nassau County Planning Commission over claims of violating the state’s open meetings law by failing to give the public sufficient notice about a public hearing in March to consider the proposed $4 billion Las Vegas Sands casino for the Nassau Hub in Uniondale.

The university has also blamed the commission for denying the public the right to attend work sessions related to the transfer of the property lease for the casino’s development.

Sands is vying to secure one of three downtown casino licenses that are up for grabs. Hofstra’s suit represents the latest in a series of efforts to derail progress on the opening of the facility.

“We are asking that the Planning Commission commit to a fair and transparent process,” Hofstra University spokeswoman Terry Coniglio said in a statement. “To this point, the Planning Commission’s hearing did not comply with the law, and we have been forced to ask the court to ensure that the public receives the information it deserves and a fair opportunity to be heard on this important matter.”

Hofstra University officials have raised stiff opposition to the build-out of the casino near its own facilities from day one.

“We should be investing in opportunities to foster growth and development, not in an industry that can be dangerous to

students and community members,” said the university’s student government association in a recent letter.

Nassau County spokesperson Christopher Boyle shrugged off the lawsuit.

“Hofstra University would be better off spending their students’ tuition on education rather than frivolous lawsuits,” Boyle said in a statement.

But Hofstra is not conceding without a fight. And they aren’t the only ones. The Say No to the Casino Civic Association and the Nassau Coalition for Responsible Development have also joined in opposition to the transfer of the Nassau Coliseum lease to Sands.

Not all major stakeholders have opposed the casino, however, including Long Island University and Nassau Community College who hope to launch a hospitality management program with Sands.

And the Uniondale Chamber of Commerce expects the casino’s presence to shore up the local economy.

While observers suggest County Executive Bruce Blakeman is closing in on a deal for a potential lease transfer, he has stressed in the past the need to have “the support of the community, in order to move forward.”

The County Legislature is expected to vote on the lease in the coming weeks.

–Juan Lasso

News brief V.S. woman crashes car into Valley Van shop A Valley Stream woman drove her car into Valley Van & Sport Utilities on West Merrick Road at roughly 5 p.m. on April 20.

Footage of the wreckage shows a part of the storefront collapsed into rubble with piles of boxes, damaged front display shelves, and other torn store merchandise sprawled on the floor of the 47,000-squarefoot facility.

Store representatives, identified Diedra Valentine as the driver of the vehicle, said the damaged wall of the automotive repair and maintenance store has since been boarded up and the store remains open for business.

Police would not disclose whether a criminal investigation is being conducted.

No injuries were reported.

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onverting the Long Island Power Authority to a public power utility from a privatepublic partnership is being considered by the State Legislature through a commission. This switch, in a process known as municipalization, would be a massive mistake.

Just ask residents of Boulder and Pueblo, Colorado, who overwhelmingly rejected ballot issues to municipalize. In fact, only a handful of communities nationwide have voted in favor of a municiWENDY pal takeover of electricity in over HIJoS a decade.

It’s usually a costly folly that rarely achieves the benefits proponents claim. What happens in reality should dissuade the Legislature from altering the LIPA public-private partnership.

Creating a municipal utility doesn’t necessarily: ■ Bring lower electricity costs. In San Marcos and Palm Springs, California,

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for example, consultants’ cost savings estimates turned out to be wrong, to the detriment of consumers. Plus, while municipal utilities tend to charge residential customers less and businesses more, residents end up paying more anyway. Further, a study by a consulting firm found the costs passed on to ratepayers by municipal utilities often went up.

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strict, and more subject to politics.

■ Improve operations. Municipal officials and appointees frequently don’t have the expertise that investor-owned utilities possess, which can reduce reliability in areas where major storms and other weather-related events occur. For instance, when Winter Park, Florida, switched to a public utility, it wasn’t prepared operationally, and had to build that knowledge from the ground up.

ublic utilities are often less accountable and more subject to politics.

■ Improve grid security.

Municipal utilities are under cyber siege as their staffing shrinks, cybersecurity spending lags and their legacy systems are often outdated. In 2021, a cyberattack against the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment facility nearly poisoned the water supply of almost 2 million people.

■ Guarantee accountability to consumers or taxpayers. Investor-owned utilities are regulated by a state utility commission. When a blackout or brownout or other crisis occurs, such oversight is vital in order to determine what went wrong and how to fix it. Accountability of a municipal utility often proves less

■ Offer the shared risk for ratepayers that investor-owned utilities do, with shareholders who shoulder risks with ratepayers.

Municipalization triggers other major problems. It costs a lot, is contentious, and takes a long time to happen, if it happens at all. In Corona, California, the direct buyout cost of its utility will exceed $300 million. Long Beach, California, rejected municipalization because of its $500 million price. The city of Pueblo, according to one estimate, would have lost nearly $8.5 million in taxes and franchise fees if it had

municipalized its utility.

Failure took 13 years for a plan in Las Cruces, New Mexico, felled after dozens of lawsuits and many untold costs arose.

As well, only one in six attempted municipal utility takeovers succeeds, according to a report that studied 60 of them. Two later sold the utility back to the investor-owned utility. Investorowned utilities cannot afford bloated budgets, but public utilities need not have the same capital discipline with taxpayer dollars.

LIPA customers should also be outraged by the poor job the legislative commission has done. Despite spending $2 million in taxpayer dollars to collect community input, the commission held none of three public hearings called for before the end of last September. It held no meetings during its first five months of existence, and didn’t produce a draft report by year-end 2022. It was expected this month.

The track record of municipalization is clear, and Long Island residents should not be fooled by the current attempts to municipalize the LIPA. Wendy Hijos is the New York state director for the Consumer Energy Alliance.

Mothering our way through the pandemic global pandemic was never part of the job description in my Mothers Handbook, circa 1971, but so be it. This is our

time.

A small distinction: A man fathers a child, and the work he does after that is called “parenting.” A woman gives birth to a child, and the work she does after that is often called “mothering.” That word implies the unique devotion needed to shepherd children safely through their early years.

The dictionary says the word RANDI embraces “kindKREISS ness” and “protection.”

No one says, “Joe is so good at fathering.” But we often hear praise for someone’s mothering. I don’t think it’s sexist; I see the word as gender neutral. Joe may be good at mothering as well.

Mothering requires tending, nurturing, cherishing and teaching children.

The term connotes warmth and support and advocacy.

Although, traditionally, mothering has been linked to the mother-child bond, there are millions of men and

people who identify in nontraditional ways, who mother their children selflessly and lovingly. Friends also can mother one another, even when children aren’t involved.

As we approach Mother’s Day, I honor all the people, from older teens to adults to grandparents, who find themselves in the role of raising children, and find within themselves the resources to “mother” them.

Parenting seems more like a job description to me. Mothering is a mission and a half. In the age of Covid-19, in the wake of lockdowns and isolation, mothering has been a gift to our kids and grandkids.

Parents pressed for time and money, parents nearly paralyzed by anxiety by the epidemic, somehow rallied and did their best for their little ones.

In my world, I observed nieces and nephews (who might now feel embarrassed by the notion) display true courage in finding a path for their babies and toddlers. Their daily creativity and devotion kept the kiddies safe, while allowing them to learn and grow in a time of restrictions and fear and social isolation. Those were long years to be alone in your home with a 2-year-old.

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I know of one young dad, working from home, who mothered his restless little ones by creating a thrilling world out of the commonplace routines of keeping the household going. The mail delivery, the Instacart groceries and the laundry all became big events, threaded with anticipation and excitement. The trash pickup was a showstopper. As in the movie “A Beautiful Life,” in which a father reinvents life in a concentration camp for his young son, the dad I know interpreted everyday activities as theater. He didn’t want his children to miss the world.

If you’re a parent trying to mother a teenager in 2023, good luck and God bless. My grandkids are 20, 18, 16 and 14, and this has been a challenging road through the pandemic. The headlines speak to the truth about unprecedented emotional fallout from the Covid-19 years. Teenagers have suffered from the social isolation and anxiety.

Everyone — teens, parents and grandparents — did our best to keep home life safe and sane. When schools were closed for months, the pressure was extraordinary to keep the teenagers engaged and off social media (ha!) and

tried to mother my own grown kids during Covid-19, to mixed success, at best.

diligent about schoolwork. The big lessons had nothing to do with the closeddown classrooms and a year’s curricula out the window, and everything to do with how to face danger, and how to be brave in the midst of a spreading pandemic, and how to think about death and hope for life and recovery. Our teens missed a lot of Happy Days, and many of the traditional paths forward to college and work life were altered.

All of you parents of teenagers who mothered your way through the past three years, the singular reward for your efforts will be children who, with support and luck, will grow into responsible adults.

I tried to mother my own kids during the pandemic as they helped their children through this time. Mixed success, at best. I tried to manage my own anxiety for them and for us without making that contagious as well. Mixed success, at best.

Mothering is unbound by time and place. My mother has been gone five years, but, hand to heart, I felt her at my side many times during the worst of the pandemic.

This Mother’s Day, I invite all of us to co-opt the M-word. It would be a happier and healthier world if we all mothered one another.

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

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he video is heart-wrenching. One by one, parents explain how their child drowned, holding their pictures and saying their names.

It’s part of a public service announcement found on the Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning website, and it’s a call to action: grieving parents pleading with us to keep children from drowning.

The message is clear: If you are supervising children who are in the water, never allow yourself to be lulled into a false sense of security. Don’t ever look away.

Not even for a second. It takes just 30 seconds for a young child to drown — half a minute that can lead to a lifetime of ceaseless grief.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of death for children between ages 1 and 4. Some 4,000 people of all ages across the country drown each year.

For decades, government at all levels has enacted laws intended to help prevent children from drowning. Sadly, these laws have not been enough. More must be done.

There are at least four water safety bills being considered in Albany, including S.3608, which would require parents of a newborn to watch a video explaining the

dangers of drowning for infants and young children before they leave the maternity ward. State legislators should pass this bill and get it on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk.

And we urge lawmakers to draft legislation providing free pool safety inspections for homeowners and caregivers. Several government agencies already offer free car seat safety inspections. While visiting a home and inspecting a pool is more involved, it certainly is no less critical for protecting children.

At least two water safety experts have agreed that pool safety inspections would help prevent child drownings.

This proposal wouldn’t be another unfunded mandate that drains the resources of local municipalities. Albany has the mechanism to create a pilot program using previously budgeted money from an appropriate department. The pool inspections would be voluntary and conducted by state-licensed pool safety experts.

A pool owner would receive a safety inspection certificate and a degree of peace of mind. Some private companies already offer free pool safety inspections.

A government-business partnership would further enhance the reach of this

pilot program.

Water safety experts stress the need for constant surveillance of children while swimming. They also insist on multiple layers of protection — tall fences, selflocking gates and more — to prevent kids from getting into unguarded water. Pool safety inspections would offer one more element of safety.

May is National Water Safety Month.

There is no better time for local state senators and Assembly members to draft legislation to provide those inspections.

And as you prepare to open your pool for the summer, make it a priority to visit swimming safety websites and educate yourself about making your pool safer, and what you can do if you see a child in distress in the water.

Remember that water safety includes time on the bays and at the ocean. Follow state and local laws for operating watercraft. Be an active supervisor of children and young adults who are enjoying the water. Don’t assume that a day of fun in the sun can’t turn deadly.

The courage and strength of parents able to talk about their children’s deaths is remarkable — and inspiring. Honor that courage and their grief by taking action to make your pool safer.

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Cameras were already a problem five years ago To the Editor: I am in full agreement with Fred Gefen’s sentiments regarding red-light and speed-camera ticketing in his letter last week, “Every vehicular mistake, caught on camera.” His are the same sentiments, and arguments, I made in two letters, in the April 12-18 and May 24-30, 2018, issues of the Herald, “Red-light fees are ‘exorbitant’” and “Red-light ticket tyranny.”

I asked, “How does $50 automatically become $150? Ask the magicians of the Nassau County Legislature,” and, “If Nassau can’t balance its books in a fair and honest manner, is it justified in seeking additional revenues by concocting such contrived fees as these to fill the gap?”

It’s encouraging that another Nassau resident was driven to expose the very same tyranny that led me to write five years ago, but it’s equally disheartening that these injustices continue to plague us five years later, with no action having been taken to remedy them. Mr. Gefen’s references to proposed license plate readers and school bus cameras indicate that the problem is growing even worse, as Big Brother continues to invade our daily lives.

Yes, advancing technology does afford benefits to the safety and security of Nas-

sau citizens, but it must be imposed with an awareness of the detrimental and continuing erosion of our rights as citizens.

ROBERT RuBALSKY East Rockaway

Peter King should know we should follow the law To the Editor: With Peter King’s column, “With Trump’s

indictment, we cross a dangerous line” (April 13-19), it’s a relief to see members of Trump’s party finally coming down on the side of preserving norms, after years of Trumpian normbreaking. But to ask Americans to do it by exempting Trump from accountability is both hypocritical and shortsighted.

Those who supported or enabled this corrupt, duplicitous bully’s rise to the presidency should have known they were bludgeoning our country’s political norms. Our country is now on the path of restoring those norms, and we will walk that path to the end.

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he true enormity of the real-life consequences that will result from the leaking of sensitive national security secrets by Air Guardsman Jack Teixeira hit me hard the other day, when I received an email from an old friend who served with distinction in the military, in the intelligence services, as a key staffer on Capitol Hill and in the executive branch of our government.

For starters, we must realize peter that whatever is kinG leaked to social media is being absorbed, scrutinized and analyzed by our enemies and, yes, our allies. Giving our enemies access to our imagery and code-breaking capabilities puts all Americans at risk. Those who are already at risk on

the battlefield, of course, will be at greater risk. So, too, will our undercover operatives — “spies” — in hostile countries be in greater danger than ever.

Those at most immediate risk are intelligence sources — human beings — in enemy countries who have provided the United States with invaluable intelligence and information.

Having served on the House Intelligence Committee for over nine years, I saw firsthand how deeply embedded some of these sources are in enemy governments, supplying us with the most sensitive and vital information to avert attacks against us or our interests. Studying the information contained in the leaked documents, these governments will be able to do a reverse analysis, and determine who our sources are and subject them and

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ack Teixeira took an oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic.

Letters To King and all those who would shelter Trump from this indictment, not to mention the even more serious ones awaiting him, I say this: If you really care about our country’s norms, the right way to uphold them is, first, to let the rule of law run its course, and, second, to make wiser leadership choices in the future.

their families to brutal torture and death.

This will be a human catastrophe and an intelligence disaster. Not only will we no longer receive valuable intelligence data from those who are tortured and killed, but this could also lead to other sources being disclosed and neutralized. Equally consequential, it will dissuade others from cooperating with the United States. Similarly, our allies will be reluctant to share intelligence with us, fearful that it will be leaked, with serious consequences for their sources and security.

Leaking national security secrets shouldn’t be part of a leftvs.-right debate. It was indefensible and stupid for Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene to say Teixeira was being criticized for being “white, male, Christian, and anti-war,” and wrong for

gia vote. I hope that Mr. King is taking a very hard look at those two pending cases.

Donald Trump Jr. to describe Teixeira as a “hero.” Similarly, it is wrong for people on the left, like the writer Glenn Greenwald, to argue that Teixeira performed some sort of public service by making life-or-death information available online for America’s adversaries.

Nor do I have any regard for the argument that Teixeira should get a pass because, at 21, he’s only a kid. A 21-year-old is an adult. Twenty-oneyear-olds fight our wars as soldiers and protect our streets as men and women in blue. Teixeira was trained in the military and took an oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic.

A 21-year-old military man who makes life-threatening secrets available to our sworn enemies should not receive the benefit of youthful offender treatment. He must face severe consequences. Justice must be served.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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Trump’s indictment is Trump’s fault To the Editor: In his April 13-19 column, Peter King seems to be blaming the dawn for the crowing of the rooster. He is bemoaning the fact that a federal grand jury has indicted Donald Trump for breaking federal campaign laws in connection with his Stormy Daniels payoff, rather than addressing the dirty deeds that Trump has committed.

It is true that there are two other pending cases that are far more egregious than the current one: Trump’s incitement to insurrection in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, as well as his effort to fraudulently “find” 11,780 votes in Georgia. But the current case has reached a milestone in that it has ended the notion that a president or former president cannot be indicted for criminal actions.

In other words, it opens the door to a legal path for the extremely serious charges relating to Jan. 6 and to the Geor-

To the Editor: The number of deaths due to the use of assault-style weapons in mass shootings seems, tragically, to be endless, including most recently in Nashville, Tennessee.

It is now reported that the leading cause of death in children and teens in this country is gun-related violence.

According to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun violence, 85 percent of deaths caused by the use of assault rifles occurred in mass shootings. It also found that during the 10-year federal ban on assault weapons that ended in 2004, massshooting deaths were 70 percent less likely to occur.

Despite majority public support for reasonable gun regulation, more protective federal laws, like the renewal of an assault weapons ban, are not politically feasible due to opposition from gun-rights groups and a lack of support from Republican members of Congress.

When can the renewal of a federal assault weapons ban be expected? Perhaps American history can give a clue.

There were attempts to enact a federal law against lynching toward the end of the 19th century. According to historian Eric Rauchway, in 1938 a Southern filibuster stood in the way of a proposed federal

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anti-lynching law. When asked by Jimmy Roosevelt, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s son, when the filibuster would end, Sen. James Byrnes, of South Carolina, told him, “Not until the year 2038, unless the bill is withdrawn before then.”

It took over 100 years for such a law, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, making

lynching a federal hate crime, to be enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Biden last year. Will another federal assault weapons ban happen by 2104? How many more preventable deaths will happen by then?

RoBERT TILLEy Valley Stream

VALLEY STREAM HERALD — April 27, 2023

Those who leak national intelligence must be punished

April 27, 2023 — VALLEY STREAM HERALD

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