Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Town Clerk Kate Murray, far right, congratulated Dennis Beaudry, of James A. Dever Elementary School in Valley Stream, who won first place in the Covanta Recycling Poster Contest for his Earth Day-themed drawing. The artwork is now being displayed on Town of Hempstead recycling trucks.
By JUAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com
Five candidates are vying for three seats on the District 24 Board of Education on May 16. Newcomer Rachel Figurasmith is challenging incumbent Trustee Cynthia Nuñez, who is seeking her first full term. Trustee Armando Hernandez is defending his seat against challenger Cristina Arroyo in his bid for a fourth term. Trustee Melissa
By JUAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com
Six candidates are vying for three contested seats on District 13’s Board of Education on May 16. Newcomer Charles Sanky is challenging incumbent trustee Gerardo Cavaliere, who is seeking re-election. Anthony Grosso and Qubilah Mackey-Matos are vying for the seat of veteran trustee Frank Chiachiere, who decided not to run. And incumbent trustee Patricia “Patty” Farrell is defending her seat against challenger Andrew Sgro in her bid for a fourth term.
The candidates were asked for their thoughts on the imminent end of pandemic federal aid and the future of grading, among other issues.
Charles Sanky
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As a father, he proudly raised three sons through Valley Stream District 13 schools and watched them graduate from Ivy League universities. Sanky credits their early education as a vital influence on their road to long-term academic success.
Herrera is running for re-election uncontested.
rACHel FIGUrASMItH vs. CYNtHIA NUñez
rachel Figurasmith Service has defined Figurasmith’s life. With deep ties to her local Jewish community, the 36-year-old mother of three is a special-education teacher and a nonprofit executive, and has been a local education consultant for
15 years. Figurasmith says the end of federal coronavirus relief funding prompts a time of reflection as the community considers its core values and how those values will be financially prioritized in future budgets.
“I would identify safety and inclusive education as top priorities for our district,” she said. “Centering these values would mean continuing to fund mental
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Charles Sanky spent nearly 40 years of his career in public service as a social worker, hospital administrator, and patient advocate with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He says his background has helped him develop a keen sense of how to ensure complicated systems work for those they’re intended to serve — and a school district is no different.
Now, if elected, he hopes to “create policies and practices” in the board that do “right by every child” and ensure that “no child slips through the cracks.” With the phasing out of Covid-19 relief funding in the coming year, Sanky says the board must provide a “transparent thoughtful review of services that were initiated with pandemic relief funding and assess the impact of Continued on page 3
health initiatives, recruiting and retaining excellent and diverse educators, and ensuring access to free school lunch, universal pre-K, and other support services for those most in need. While federal funding may be ending, alternative sources of funding will be available.”
Figurasmith argues that standardized testing does not provide an objective measure of improvement as proponents suggest, because they are unfairly biased against lower-income students, students of color and those for whom English is not the primary language, and they are a source of pervasive anxiety for many students. Despite her grievances, however, Figurasmith acknowledges that test-taking performance on standardized tests should factor into how much federal and state funding the district receives, and the community should be made more aware of this.
Cynthia Nuñez
Nuñez joined the school board in 2022. Family is the main pillar of her life, and she raised two children in Valley Stream District 24. Her daughter is a graduate of Valley Stream South High School, and her son is a seventh-grader at South. Nuñez says that federal pandemic relief funding was never meant to be “a permanent source of funds” to keep important programs functioning. She says she has striven with her fellow trustees to use financial-
ly responsible budgeting practices to make those programs sustainable without pandemic aid.
Nuñez argues that evaluating a student’s progress in the classroom has never relied on a single metric like standardized testing. “Our district takes several factors into consideration when evaluating a child’s learning style, performance and academic plan,” she said.
She also noted the need for continuing to expand programs and resources that bridge a child’s experience from one academic level to another.
CristiNa arroyo vs armaNdo HerNaNdez
Cristina arroyo
Arroyo, a data manager, a nonprofit educational consultant and a former editor at the Herald Community Newspapers, says she wants to rectify what she sees as inequities in the school district and promote policies that will work for all students. The single mother of two says that while Covid federal aid is coming to an end, the pandemic’s effects are still not over.
“We should explore alternative sources of funding, including seeking state and local funding, private grants and community partnerships,” Arroyo said. “Additionally, we must prioritize transparency and equity in our budgeting processes.”
Standardized testing, she argued, should, in theory, compare student success
across the board, but they fail to do so in practice, and instead the strongest predictor of student test scores is family income.
“Not only are these tests empirically invalid and inconsistent in evaluating effort and ability, especially for multilingual learners and students with learning disabilities,” Arroyo said, “but they also undercut funding for ‘underperforming’ schools, which need it the most.”
armando Hernandez
Hernandez joined the board in 2014. All three of his boys have been educated in Valley Stream schools. Hernandez says that district administrators, and his fellow trustees, knew the pandemic-era funding — a stopgap designed to shield the district from acute pandemic-fueled financial trouble — wasn’t meant to last. “We have been financially frugal with those funds during our budget process,” he said, “and ensured that we have not used it to finance any recurring district expenses like mental health support and teacher development. Therefore, the end of the temporary funding will not negatively affect these highpriority funding items.”
Despite the pandemic, the district, Hernandez said, has “maintained an upward trajectory, providing our students with new immersive learning experiences, Spanish program, robotics, and an expanded technology initiative.”
On the issue of standardized testing, he said that “over the past year, we have seen
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that most of our parents in District 24 strongly support the progress-monitoring approach we have implemented to ensure thorough student performance evaluations.” The board does not wait for the results of standardized assessments to offer feedback on student performance and progress, Hernandez noted, and parents have welcomed that policy.
melissa Herrera
Herrera, who joined the board in 2020, is raising three children in the district. Echoing her fellow trustees, she said that while the federal pandemic aid was crucial, it was always understood to be temporary,. She said that “waiting for a standardizes test to tell us the needs of our students would be a disservice to our community, and progress is dynamic” and holisitc.
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those services” to see which ones remain top candidates for continued support and which ones ought to be scaled back.
Given his extensive background in social work, he hopes to bring much to the table in providing students with ways to have consistent structures of social and mental health support as well as a sense of purpose and belonging.
On standardized testing, Sanky stressed the “need to complement standardized metrics with more balanced assessments to measure student performance like projects, presentations, and portfolios. These can provide a more holistic view of students’ strengths and opportunities for growth.”
Gerardo Cavaliere
Gerardo Cavaliere has served on the board since 2020 and has held the title of vice president. In his professional life, he is a Manhattan construction manager for Verizon. Closer to home, he’s been described as a dedicated father whose community involvement is nothing to scoff at. He has coached and managed the Valley Baseball League, Little League, and Soccer Club and currently serves as an assistant Scouts BSA scoutmaster for Valley Stream Troop 109.
Cavaliere has two sons, Nicholas and Christopher, both graduates of Wheeler Avenue School. Nicholas went to Valley Stream North High School, where Christopher currently is a student. Nicholas is an Eagle Scout.
“The state of Covid -19 has set us back, and administrators and the board have been working to undo the effect that it had on our children,” Cavaliere said. “Despite a rollback in pandemic relief funding, state funding has increased, which will relieve some financial burden as the board continues to find available funding through other avenues and create sound budgets year over year.”
Cavaliere admitted that he’s been torn on the subject of standardized testing and sees both the merits and downsides. He believes there is already a solution in the form of parents’ choice to opt out of statewide testing based on their children’s specific learning needs. He noted both his
sons took to standardized testing in very different ways and a tailored approach to each of them was necessary.
“I believe that we can and should use multiple resources to create a baseline for measuring student and school performance as well as evaluating teachers and aides,” he said.
Anthony Grosso vs. QubilAh MACkey-MAtos
Anthony Grosso
Anthony Grosso has enjoyed a long and winding career path in multiple job sectors, including real estate, business, unions, and policing.
The Valley Stream North graduate and Franklin Square resident says he’s ready to apply his varied experience to the board, especially concerning matters of school security and teacher retention and development. He has two children who go to the Willow Road School and one starting pre-K next year.
Grosso said the district could find smart workarounds to the losses in pandemic relief funding in areas of mental health support and teacher retention by “working with local mental health professionals to make sure students and families have knowledge of resources that are available to assist them beyond the school.” He also encouraged “exploring partnerships with colleges and universities with a focus on recruiting the best and brightest educators.”
Grosso also wants to shave down class sizes to improve teacher-to-student engagement, and to remove non-tenured staff from school committees that he says distract them from their teaching.
On standardized testing, Grosso said there are “improvements and deficits that you can miss with it.” He said he would like to push for local district assessments that go beyond rote, pen-and-paper memorization.
“I don’t think anyone wants our classrooms to become test prep labs, and when you focus solely on scores that’s what tends to happen,” he said.
Qubilah Mackey-Matos
Qubilah Mackey-Matos is a lifelong edu-
cator who has taught from kindergarten to eighth grade for two decades. She is currently a social studies teacher for New York City public schools. Close to home, she served this year as the district’s budget ambassador, keeping abreast of the district’s budget details and the latest in local and state education issues to get the community up to speed on what’s going on. Her son went to Howell Road School and graduated from Valley Stream Central.
Mackey-Matos said the district acted judiciously in spending pandemic-funded dollars on programs, from social-emotional learning to teacher training and development, that are self-sustaining. “This means the lessons and strategies created through the initial spending can continue being built upon with no additional funds,” she said.
Mackey-Matos also wants to provide social-emotional support to teachers through “cost-neutral” strategies like mindfulness practices, peer-to-peer dialogue, and journaling.
On standardized testing, Mackey-Matos said, “While teachers should prepare students to do well on these exams, standardized testing is only one of many ways to assess academic progress and should therefore never be the central focus of shaping a school’s curriculum or its educational goals.”
She also aims to work with the board to revisit its disciplinary code to incorporate restorative practices that encourage conflict resolution rather than simply meting out punishment for misbehavior.
Patty Farrell
Before she joined the school board in 2014, Patty Farrell had been a dedicated Parent Teacher Association leader at the Wheeler Avenue School and Central/ Memorial High School.
Now a seasoned trustee, Farrell says she is ready to have tough talks surrounding sustainable budgeting practices for the next few years to make sure future budgets don’t pierce the tax cap amid the phasing out of Covid-19 relief funding and an imminent decline in state funding. She believes the budget should prioritize common-sense items like mental health sup-
port, school security, pre-K funding, and keeping buildings up to date.
In light of the pandemic’s disruption of learning, Farrell said standardized testing standards aren’t accounting for students’ current learning challenges. And with so many students opting out altogether, the tests’ ability to capture an overall picture of student progress and performance is suspect, she noted.
“Every parent has the right to decide what is best for their child. When my children took these tests, I used the results to anticipate where my child may have needed help,” she said. “The proficiency and improvement tests issued by the Northwest Evaluation Association which are computer generated and given three times a year show the progress the child has made and are a better tool for the teachers and administration to use.”
Andrew sgro
Andrew Sgro rose to become an audit partner of a highly successful accounting firm. Now he’s turned his ambitions toward supporting his children’s school district as one of its trustees.
Sgro is a graduate of Willow Road, where his three boys currently attend, and a graduate of Valley Stream North High School. He believes that the district should clearly highlight to parents and residents the “positive and essential” programs funded by federal Covid relief funds and work to add to or improve them by working in hand with parents, students, and teachers.
While standardized testing has its place, Sgro said, “There is nothing standard about how each child learns, and there is no straight-line approach to student progress.” He said he hopes to include more varied and hands-on learning assessments like projects, multimedia, and problem-solving challenges, and hopes to slow or speed up the pace of learning for each student on an individual need.
He said he would also work to cut back class sizes to enhance the learning environment, prohibit non-Valley Stream residents from attending the district’s schools to reduce overcrowding, and push for state-of-the-art school security systems.
Sixth-grade students from Valley Stream School District 24 competed in the Olympics of Visual Arts. Students were tasked with creating solutions to problems through photography, sculpture, fashion, illustration, and architecture. This competition required students to conduct detailed research and allowed them to present their educational findings creatively.
“Giving our students the opportunity to increase their knowledge in subject areas they are passionate about and to also be recognized for their hard work and creative efforts enhances the educational process as well as drives their particular passions even
further, “ said Dr. Don Sturz, Superintendent of Valley Stream 24. “Seeing our students take first place in various categories of the Olympics of Visual Arts is representative of the talent these students have and the dedication of our teachers. Great job students and a special thanks to Challenge teacher Risa Miller, as well as our art teachers Jessica Rosenthal, Nicole Barci, and Leighanne Jaronczyk for guiding our students.”
The Olympics of Visual Arts took place in Saratoga Springs and was judged by over 50 professional artists, architects, graphic designers, and fashion designers.
–Juan Lasso
A fire tore through the Gershow Recycling Facility on East Hawthorne Ave on May 8. A thick column of gray-black smoke blanketed the morning sky as Valley Stream firefighters raced to battle the blaze. Tower Ladder 345 and Engine 344 were the first to respond. Fire crews used a high-velocity water jet, known as a master stream, to confine the fire. The Lynbrook and Elmont Fire Departments were on standby to respond to any other fire alarms throughout the village. Firefighters operated for an hour and a half before the fire was fully extinguished
under the command of Chief of Department Patrick Scanlon. No injuries were reported.
On May 6, fire crews responded to a house fire on Elm Street. The blaze was ripping through the first floor. Engine 344 and Tower Ladder 345 were first on the scene and quickly extinguished the flames under the command of Chief Scanlon. Fire officials later determined that an unattended candle had caused the fire. No injuries were reported.
–Juan LassoValley Stream firefighterS used a highvelocity water gun to help contain the fire ripping through the recycling facility on May 8.
Valley Stream firefighterS responded to a house fire on Elm Street on May 6.
In his best-selling book, “Successful Aging”, Daniel J. Levitin, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University (your writer’s alma mater), shows how the brain is formed and how it changes, in surprisingly positive ways, as we age.
The author notes that Freud said that the two most important things in life are healthy relationships and meaningful work.
Socialization is crucial to maintaining our mental acuity. “Navigating the complex mores and potential pitfalls of dealing with another human being, someone who has their own needs, opinions, and sensitivities, is about the most complex thing we humans can do. It exercises vast neural networks, keeping them tuned up, in shape, and ready to fire. In a good conversation, we listen, we empathize. And empathy is healthful, activating networks throughout the brain.”
If working is not a viable option then volunteering reduces mental decline.
“Volunteering at a local organization, community center, or hospital can have all the benefits of continuing to work: a sense of self-worth and accomplishment, and the daily interaction with others that causes the brain to light up. The data reveal that volunteering is associated with reduced symptoms of depression, better selfreported health, fewer functional limitations, and lower mortality.”
The author concludes “Gratitude is an important and often overlooked emotion and state of mind. Gratitude causes us to focus on what’s good about our lives rather than what’s bad shifting our outlook to the positive...psychology’s focus on disorders and problems of adjustment was ignoring much of what makes life worth living. Positive psychology has found that people who practice gratitude feel happier.”
Please note that a science background is helpful in understanding the four hundred pages that make up “Successful Aging”.
Valley Stream fire crews doused a recycling facility caught aflame on May 8.
A Brooklyn man was charged and arrested after robbing a Walmart at Green Acres Mall on May 2. After Jeffrey Davis, 21, attempted to shoplift merchandise from the store, security guards detained him and questioned him in their office.
An argument soon escalated where Davis allegedly threatened the guards with a knife and swung his arms, causing
one of them to suffer a laceration to his thumb.
Nassau County police subsequently arrested Davis without incident at 1 p.m. He is charged with robbery, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal mischief. He was arraigned at First District in Hempstead on May 3. He is due back in court on May 5.
Photos courtesy Valley Stream Fire DepartmentThe Valley Stream Teachers Association is proud to endorse the following candidates for School Board trustee in their respective local Districts
District 13
Gerardo Cavaliere
Patty Farrell
Anthony Grosso
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Armando Hernandez
Melissa Herrera
Cynthia Nunez
Voting takes place in your local Elementary School and the Corona Ave Fire House between 6am and 9pm in District 13.
*District 24 begins voting at 7:00am
VotE “YES” on MAY 16tH
Nassau County girls’ flag football is thriving in its second year with the help of the New York Jets and Nike, doubling in size after eight teams participated in the inaugural 2022 campaign won by BellmoreMerrick.
Wantagh Senior Lacrosse
a tWo-tiMe all-CoUNtY selection and a 2022 All-American, Alaimo, a fouryear starter, has been one of Nassau County’s leading scorers over the past two years. Last spring while helping lead Wantagh to the Class C championship game, she netted 62 goals and dished out 43 assists. So far this season, the two-year captain and University of Virginia-bound star attack has 48 goals, including the 100th of her career, and 35 assists.
thursday, May 11
Baseball: Sewanhaka at V.S. Central 4:30 p.m.
Flag Football: Valley Stream at Freeport 4:45 p.m.
Baseball: Roosevelt at Lawrence 5 p.m.
Baseball: Malverne at West Hempstead 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Uniondale at Baldwin 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Manhasset at Wantagh 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Mepham at Seaford 5 p.m.
Softball: South Side at V.S. North 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: South Side at Farmingdale 7 p.m.
Friday, May 12
Flag Football: Bellmore-Merrick at Syosset 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Floral Park 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Seaford at Hewlett 5 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Malv/East Rock at Clarke 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Wheatley at Sewanhaka 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Valley Stream District at Elmont 5 p.m.
Softball: East Meadow at Calhoun 5 p.m.
Softball: Oceanside at Kennedy 5 p.m.
Softball: Long Beach at Island Trees 5 p.m.
Softball: MacArthur at Clarke 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Kellenberg at Oceanside 6 p.m.
Softball: Lynbrook at East Rockaway 7 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse: MacArthur at South Side 7 p.m.
One of the newbies is Valley Stream. The districtwide program had more nearly 50 girls at clinics and tryouts, coach Brian Kelly said, and is already enjoying plenty of success on the scoreboard with six wins in its first nine games.
“We have kids from all three district high schools and we’re hoping to continue to build,” Kelly said. “We have a handful of multi-sport athletes and those girls have done a nice job juggling everything. There’s only four seniors on the team, but the leadership from those four has been outstanding.”
Valley Stream won its first five games before tasting defeat, knocking off Westbury, Hempstead, Roslyn, Roosevelt and West Hempstead. Its first two losses were by a combined three points and a shutout loss to Plainview followed. However, it rebounded with an impressive 43-0 victory over Long Beach on the turf at Memorial Junior High April 25 behind some big plays from senior Lluvy Lewis, junior quarterback Alyssa Santiago and sophomore Jazlene Narvaez.
“The girls really rallied to get us back on track,” Kelly said.
Lewis scored three touchdowns against Long Beach including a 30-yard reception from Santiago on the final snap of the first half. Santiago had four total touchdowns. Narvaez had a touchdown run and an interception return for a score in the second half.
“Lluvy and Alyssa are soccer teammates at Central and have natural chemistry,” Kelly said. “They both have great speed and field awareness and make things happen on both sides of the ball.”
The elusive Lewis has over 1,000 yards combined receiving (600) and rushing (415) and 13 total touchdowns, including one on defense. “She’s our go-to player,” Kelly said.
Santiago is a dual threat and instantly caught the coaching staff’s eyes at tryouts. “We knew from day one she was going to be the quarterback,” Kelly said. “She’s a gamer who brings a competitive drive and is getting better every day.” Santiago has more than 1,000 yards passing, 15 passing touchdowns, 870 yards rushing and five scores on the ground. On defense, she has 36 tackles and an interception.
Narvaez is an aggressive defender (30 tackles, 3 sacks and a pick-6) who’s becoming a bigger part of the offense. Sophomore Autumn Thomas is a key two-way contributor with three touchdowns, and sophomore Lauren Alvarez and freshman
Gabriella Rivera are strong route-runners who’ve scored touchdowns.
Kelly said the offense couldn’t click without center Caroline Scanlon, a senior from South. “She was willing to play anywhere we needed her and is doing a great job with the snaps,” he said.
The defense has put its depth on display, the coach noted, with sophomores Sara Sierzega, Tricia Danso and Trezia Danso providing clutch play.
Despite its newcomer tag, Valley Stream is aiming for the playoffs. Each of the top five finishers in Conferences 1 and 2 get in. It’ll take at least two wins, perhaps three, over the last four games, Kelly said.
Capital improvement projects are a way for us to complete a significant amount of facilities work sooner than possible within the scope of the annual budget. The Capital Projects Proposal requires voter approval and will be Proposition Two on the ballot.
• The Capital Projects Proposal focuses on three areas: Academics, Performing Arts, and Athletics.
• School taxes WILL NOT increase in 2023–24 as a result of this project.
• We have the funding already set aside for these projects in our Capital Reserve account.
• We will receive approximately 42% Building Aid over 15 years on these facility upgrades.
East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park was abuzz with excitement this past weekend for what was both the starting and finishing line for the Jovia Long Island Marathon.
The weather was warm and sunny as some 1,900 participants lined up for their races.
Warming up in windbreaker wrappers and lightweight sweatsuits near the starting point not long after sunrise, the runners were exuberant, yet relaxed. Winning the race was less important than what they had already gained: endurance sufficient to run a 13-mile half marathon or a 26-mile full one. And then, of course, there was the wide fellowship of other runners.
Nearly 500 people ran in the full marathon, with another 1,400 looking to compete in the short race on Sunday. Spectators held signs and flowers, many yelling words of encouragement to the passing runners. The route started and ended in Eisenhower Park, but runners traversed outside to the surrounding communities as well.
Race director Corey Roberts was everywhere, greeting the athletes and answering questions. Nassau County Legislator Rose Walker, speaking from a temporary stage, recalled that the Long Island marathon started as the Earth Day Marathon at Roosevelt Raceway, directed by her late husband John.
Nassau County Parks commissioner Darcy Belyea, North Hempstead town supervisor Jennifer DeSena, and county legislator Tom McKevitt belted out words of encouragement as the start time approached.
Jordan Daniel, 28, of Westhampton, won the marathon portion with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes. Jennifer Zopp, 38, of Westchester County, came in first for women with a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes.
Tim
a retired long-distance runner and Long Island native show her support for runners at the Jovia Long Island Marathon. The 84-year-old was the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon back in 1972, and has run in more than 80 marathons in her lifetime.
dov Sternberg, 46, of Cedarhurst, going clockwise, couldn’t contain his excitement for finishing the half marathon portion of the marathon event that started and ended in Eisenhower Park over the weekend.
Jennifer Zopp, 38, of Westchester County, came in first for women with a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes.
dylan White, 23, from Wantagh, finished ninth among 19- and 24-year-old men at the Jovia Long Island Marathon last weekend.
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More than one in five teenagers in New York currently vape e-cigarettes, according to the Annual Youth Tobacco Survey. Many of these teenagers are under the impression that vaping poses little to no risk to their long-term physical or mental health.
That’s why the Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence has teamed
up with local officials, to educate young people and parents alike on the risks of vaping and to empower Long Island’s youth to stay healthy and safe.
The educational campaign is co-sponsored and co-hosted by County Legislator Bill Gaylor, Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, and Assemblyman Brian Curran, among others. The next event will be held on May 11 at 6:45 p.m. in the Rockville Centre Public Library. The upcoming educational seminar presents an opportunity for
anyone who missed the similar April 19 event held in the Lynbrook Public Library.
The turnout for the Lynbrook event was extensive — high school students, parents, and educators alike filled the library. The events are open to anyone who wants to learn more about how to keep themselves and their loved ones safe from the risks of drugs and alcohol.
8th grade
■ 8 percent of kids will try marijuana
■ 13 percent will try vaping
■ 15 percent will try alcohol
12th grade
■ 30 percent of students will try marijuana
■ 32 percent will try vaping
■ 52 percent will try alcohol
“Prevention is everyone,” said Adam Birkenstock, the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence’s direc- tor of programming. “From that one student at risk, to the family, to the guy who runs a business — whether it’s a liquor store, a mortar store, or the place where you get pizza.”
“Everybody has a role,” Gaylor said. “We’ve got to get parents, health care providers, teachers, and everyone else who works with or cares about young people to spread the word. That’s what this is all about.”
Underage drinking and vaping are prominent in any community. Using data obtained through the annual Monitoring the Future study, Birkenstock explains that in the 8th grade 13 percent of kids will try vaping nicotine and 8 percent will try cannabis. By 12th grade those numbers jump to 32 percent and 30 percent respectively, with 12 percent of them going on to smoke traditional cigarettes. Alcohol use is even more prominent — by the end of 8th grade over 15 percent of kids will have tried alcohol, and by the end of senior year that number soars to 52 percent.
Clavin, who has three young kids, is particularly concerned about the prevalence of vaping in the Long Island community.
“We are facing an epidemic of drug abuse,” he said. “Studies have shown that vaping and drinking are the initial steps that some of these people end up using more hardcore substances. We want to educate, and we want to prevent any more people becoming dependent on any sort of substances.”
These patterns carry significant health risks. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaping and smoking harm adolescent brain development, negatively impact mental health, and can lead to long-term lung damage.
“I’ve worked with a number of students who after just a year or two of vaping, they’re vaping to the point where they’ve quit sports because they feel they can no longer run,” said Birkenstock. “So they’re seeing a huge health impact. They’re dealing with the throes of addiction very young to something that they thought was healthy, or not a risk at all.”
“When you put a kid in the audience, and they can hear it from the experts, I think it has a real significant impact,” Clavin said. “This is educational for a child to be able to say ‘No,’’ and they’ll know the reasons why. To me, if you get one kid to have that mindset, then any of these programs are a success.”
“Kids are going to make their own choices, for better or worse,” Birkenstock said. “So if a kid’s going to go out to a party, we want them to feel prepared to have a safe, fun, healthy time.”
Island Harvest Food Bank is joining forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service to once again Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday, May 13. Postal workers will collect food across Nassau and Suffolk counties, looking to provide muchneeded supplemental food support to more than 300,000 people facing hunger — a third of them children.
“Participating in Stamp Out Hunger is easy,” said Randi Shubin Dresner, president and chief executive of Island Harvest, in a release. “Generous Long Islanders are encouraged to leave nonperishable food items in a bag next to their mailbox before the regularly scheduled mail deliver on Saturday, May 13. Then, your USPS letter carrier will do the rest to help make sure that no one on Long Island goes hungry.”
Those non-perishable food items can include canned goods, cereal, pasta, rice, boxed juices, and shelf-stable milk. You should not include any food or juices in glass containers.
Also needed are personal care items like toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodorant and disposable diapers.
Everything donated on Long Island will help replenish Island Harvest’s network of food pantries and soup kitchens as well as emergency feeding programs in communities throughout Long Island.
Long Island struggling with hunger.
“Every donation — no matter how small — helps our neighbors who are in the unenviable position of choosing between paying for such things as housing, transportation and medicine, or putting food on the table,” Shubin Dresner said. “I am confident that the past generosity displayed by our Long
Island neighbors will help make this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive one of the most successful.”
Since its inception in 1993, Stamp Out Hunger has collected more than 1.75 billion pounds of food in all 50 states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
On Long Island alone, Stamp Out Hunger has brought in more than 519,000 pounds of food in 2019, before the event was suspended the last three years because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Stamp Out Hunger’s national spokesman is Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos.
“The National Association of Letter Carriers, and the men and women we represent on Long Island, are pleased to once again partner with Island Harvest in this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food collection,” said Tom Siesto, first vice president for NALC Branch 6000. “Our carriers often see firsthand the pervasive issue of hunger as part of their daily rounds, and they are eager to help give back to the community, and assist in helping Island Harvest Food Bank tackle this important issue.”
This year’s major sponsoring partners with Island Harvest include National Grid, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Amazon, Allstate, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Catholic Health, Nonna’s Garden, Long Island Federation of Labor, MCN Distributors, Dime Community Bank, and New York Community Bank.
All donations to Stamp Out Hunger are tax-deductible since all food collected benefits Island Harvest, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
To learn more, visit IslandHarvest. org/stamp-out-hunger.
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7:00 AM — 10:00 PM Woodmere Education Center, One Johnson Place, Woodmere
The proposed 2023-2024 school budget maintains the programs and services valued most by our community while keeping the projected tax levy increase at zero percent.
• Elementary class sizes at current ranges
• Team concept and exploratory subjects at Woodmere Middle School
• Adult education, recreation, and summer programs
• Academic, art, music, and athletics programs
• Continuation of Behavioral Health Center partnership with Northwell Health for all resident students
• Continuation of six elementary teaching positions created last year due to increased enrollment
• Expansion of WMS Intramural and Interscholastic sports
• One additional permanent substitute teacher per building
• Increase in substitute teacher per diem rates
PROPOSITION ONE 2023–2024 School Budget
$135,017,834
PROPOSITION TWO 2023–2024 Capital Projects
$17,209,455
PROPOSITION THREE 2023–2024 Library Budget
$6,704,573
More information can be found on the District Website at www.hewlett-woodmere.net/2324BUDGET
BUDGET-TO-BUDGET INCREASE: 3.39%
PROJECTED TAX LEVY INCREASE: 0.0%
is 3.36%.
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EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE
It was a historic moment for the Nassau County Police Department. For the first time in the department’s nearly 100-year history, a Muslim was sworn in as chaplain, set to provide emotional, moral and spiritual support to the department.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman swore in Rashid Khan at a ceremony at David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City. Not only will Khan work with police officers and law enforcement staffers, but he’ll be one of six chaplains who may be asked to preside at a number of county events, giving religious and spiritual aid to communities.
“We have so many events here in Nassau County, and all of our chaplains are actively taking part in that,” Blakeman said. “Throughout the police department, they’re doing all kinds of chaplaincy work. But they also are in the community and representing our police department in the highest manner.”
A resident of Valley Stream, Khan is the former vice president of the Islamic Center of the South Shore in Valley Stream, and has been in law enforcement himself for 25 years, volunteering as a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary officer. Khan owns a small cleaning business in Elmont, and has served as a court officer for the Valley Stream village court.
Nassau County legislator Bill Gaylor advocated for Khan’s appointment as a chaplain.
“I know he’s filling a void,” the legislator said, “and it’s much needed within the police department and our community.”
Several law enforcement agencies were on-hand at the county’s recently job fair ranging from patrol officers, to the probation department, fire marshals, corrections officers, and the sheriff’s department. The goal
was to emphasize to younger people the importance of law enforcement positions.
“I know Inspector Khan is going to be there for me, also to help us better police our communities and better understand our officers,” said Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. “It is clear that the county executive has put his stamp on both government and the police departments when it comes to diversity and the importance of it. I have eight police officers and a son now that are of the Muslim faith, and our chaplain will instruct our recruits about the faith and understanding of that religion.
“If you understand the community, you police that
community better.”
It’s creating a bigger tent for all faiths Blakeman hoped to emphasize with Khan now part of the chaplain corps.
“One of the things that I want to market and celebrate here in Nassau County is our diversity,” Blakeman said. “Our Muslim community is growing, and we’re getting more Muslim police officers. So, we need a Muslim chaplain. We have one of the most diverse counties in the United States, and one of the things that we are doing is we are going out into minority communities and recruiting police officers in those communities.”
RAsHID KHAN wAs sworn in by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County Police Department commissioner Patrick Ryder as the first Muslim chaplain in the department’s history chaplain.
Valley Stream 24 promotes events that encourage bonding between parents and their children. The district prioritizes family forums, which are events designed to give Valley Stream 24 families the opportunity to have a better understanding and insight into their children’s education, providing them with tools and information to become more engaged with their children’s educational experience.
“One of the four pillars of Valley Stream 24 is family engagement. We pride ourselves on our efforts to increase parent engagement by collaborating with families and school staff to keep improving this connection,” said Superintendent Don Sturz. “It’s always an inspiring and collaborative experience for families to participate in our family forums. We truly have a great community of families and staff that are excited to actively participate in our children’s lives.”
The students and staff at Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School’s family forum had a theme of culture and identity with a gala red-carpet evening. Students and staff walked the red carpet and expressed their pride while engaging with the audience in creative clothing, flags, and details about their heritage. The celebration was coordinated by the Brooklyn Avenue Equity Team in partnership with the PTA.
At William L. Buck Elementary School, the family forum format invited students and families to Tapas and Talks where students had the opportunity to make scrapbook pages to illustrate their culture and identity. The highlight of the night was the scavenger hunt
where participants were encouraged to find others with similarities and differences. William L. Buck’s families exchanged small plates of food and enjoyed a family dinner.
Family forum night at Robert W. Carbonaro Elementary School was a culture night. Families and students worked together to complete a flag to bring to school. They filled the flags with the languages they speak, col-
ored in the flag, and drew or wrote the recipe for a national dish that best represented their culture. During the event, the students were asked to work with their families to create a template of a person that represented their culture with various materials.
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are the Walled Garden and the Primose Path.
Stroll the 200 glorious acres of wooded walks and those amazing gardens that are displaying vibrant spring color. Explore Westbury House, the estate’s grand Charles II-style mansion, which is filled with art and furnishings. Pack some lunch for a delightful picnic among spring’s many blooms. Or enjoy a bite at the Café in the Woods.
at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.
Some time surrounded by the season’s colors and scents is always uplifting — not just for mom, but for everyone. Perhaps more so than at any time of the year, Mother’s Day — for most people — is all about the flowers when visiting this grand estate.
“We’re really ramping up to almost peak season now,” says horticulture director — and interim director — Maura Brush. “With those warm days in early April, everything just burst forth. The lilacs, the wisteria, all are in full bloom.”
• May 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
• 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury
• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
“The display in the Walled Garden is really high impact now,” Brush enthuses. There’s plenty to take in there, especially the Allium and tree peonies.
“The tree peonies are just not to be missed,” she says. “They are really quite stunning. The blooms can be eight inches across 40 blossoms in size. They look like crushed tissue. The texture and color are outstanding. Also the Primose Path is looking spectacular, and the Cottage Garden is filled with showy perennials and biannuals.”
• For more information and program/events schedule visit OldWestburyGardens.org or call (516) 333-0048
“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.
Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.
Of course, the tulips are always a favorite. Seeing the tulips here, by the many hundreds, in the Walled Garden and Thatched Cottage Garden — and elsewhere — in myriad varieties and in a rainbow of colors, is almost overwhelming. The colors, the arrangements, are all carefully and creatively designed for maximum appeal.
“So much time is spent curating our bulb display,” Brush says. “Anyone can go anywhere and see a row of tulips. We’re so excited about our display. You won’t see it elsewhere.”
“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to stand with them.”
The array of colors and blooms extends
This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s
Guided tours are available throughout the day (no registration required). Take in the delights of Westbury House, the former home of financier John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children, at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Also examine those glorious blossoms on a garden highlights tour at 2 p.m., meeting at West Porch Beech next to Westbury House. And as an added treat, while supplies last, every woman 18 and older gets to take home a free lavender plant. Make sure to stop by the Plant Shop to obtain your plant.
“It’s such a pleasant way to spend Mother’s Day.” Brush says. “Come join us.”
Photos courtesy Old Westbury Gardens
Top: The magnificent and fragrant tree peonies are among the delights of the Walled Garden.
A new rock musical by then little-known composer-playwright Jonathan Larson first came to the public attention in 1996. What happened next went beyond anything the musical theatre world could have imagined. Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera ‘La Bohème,’ it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village in ‘bohemian’ Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. ‘Rent’ became an international phenomenon and a cultural touchstone. Now it’s re-imagined and staged in a concert production at the Madison Theatre, directed by the Madison’s artistic director Angelo Fraboni. The professional cast includes Molloy alum Korina Deming, Danny Bae and Shiloh Bennett, with current CAP21 Musical Theatre Conservatory students.
Saturday May 13, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 14, 3 p.m. $40-$65. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.
Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.
Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
Two great rock bands take to the Tilles Center stage for a great night of music. The Guess Who is a group that’s long connected with popular culture throughout an exultant hit parade spanning 14 Top 40 tunes, including ‘These Eyes,’ ‘Clap For the Wolfman,’ ‘Hand Me Down World,’ ‘No Time,’ ‘Star Baby’ and ‘Share the Land.’ Add in fellow classics and double sided singles like their No. 1 rock anthem ‘American Woman’ and ‘No Sugar Tonight,’ plus ‘Laughing’ and ‘Undun,’ and the Canadian-bred stateside conquerors are among music’s most indelible treasures, eternally entrenched in pop culture history. Together with pop-rockers Orleans, who are forever etched in our consciousness with ‘Still the One,’ ‘Dance with Me’ and ‘Love Takes Time,’ these songs still hold up today.
Friday, May 19, 8 p.m. $70, $60, $50, $40. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.
Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ series welcomes Yarn/Wire. The intrepid New York-based piano-percussion quartet has forged a singular path with endlessly inventive collaborations, commissions and performances that have made a significant contribution to the canon of experimental works. The quartet features founding member Laura Barger and Julia Den Boer on piano and Russell Greenberg,
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Sheehan and his friends visit the Tilles Center stage with an intimate musical journey, Friday, May 20, 8 p.m. Beautiful, soaring Broadway favorites balanced with lively, hearttugging Irish melodies and humor are on full display with Dublin-born Sheehan whose rich tenor voice and performances have been described as touching the soul. Sheehan made his Broadway debut in “Les Miserables,” (Babet, Marius), and shortly thereafter in “The Phantom of the Opera” (Raoul). After a year of playing Raoul on Broadway, he moved into the coveted starring role of The Phantom, which he sang in more than 1,000 performances. His performances easily capture an audience, with the requisite charisma and magnetic stage presence. Don’t miss this lovely evening of Broadway, Irish music and mirth! This concert will lift your spirits and have you humming along to your favorite tunes. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets are $59; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.
Nassau County Museum of Art’s 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.
The Village of Valley Stream hosts a Delight of Painting class with Matt Khan, starting Thursday, May 25, at 6:30 p.m. Registration required. For more information, contact (917) 9298110 or visit Vsrec.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 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.
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American Legion Post 854 meets, Thursday, May 18, 7 p.m. 51 Roosevelt Ave. For more information, call (516) 791-9719 or visit Americanlegion854.com.
The Valley Stream Historical Society hosts an exhibit of Matt Khan’s artwork, Friday, June 2, at 7 p.m., at Pagan-Fletcher Restoration. 143 Hendrickson Ave. For more information, call (516) 872-4159 or visit Vsvny. org.
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.
Support The Whaling Museum by participating in Sandbar restaurant’s Whale of a Drink, Whale of a Cause fundraising effort, now through June 21 Enjoy the Sandbar’s iconic cocktail, the Whalebone, and a portion of the purchase will be donated to the museum. A “mocktail” version is also available. To help promote the fundraiser, mixologist Dan Leopold will offer a mixology demonstration and Whalebone tasting at the Museum’s Whales & Ales event on June 3, 2:30-3 p.m. Funds will support the Whaling Museum’s community education programs during its 2023 summer season. 55 Main St, Cold Spring Harbor. For information, visit SandbarColdSpringHarbor.com.
Henry Waldinger Memorial library hosts a virtual workshop on free resume and cover letter services, Tuesday, May 23, 11 a.m. Contact Library Director Mamie Eng at (516)825-6422 or visit ValleyStreamLibrary.org.
Henry Waldinger Memorial library hosts a virtual Zoom presentation for high school juniors on how to craft college applications, Tuesday, May 23, starting at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Library Director Mamie Eng at (516) 825-6422 visit ValleyStreamLibrary.org.
Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to learn fascinating facts about turtles and meet the museum’s special “resident” Franklin the box turtle, Saturday, May 20, 12-2 p.m. Also make a turtle friend to take home at the drop-in program. Suitable for ages 3+ Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
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Back by popular demand, families will enjoy a musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved children’s books, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, May 12, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, May 13, 2 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, May 17-19, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences. 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.
A cast of Broadway and concert stars salute the life of the Broadway icon-lyricist-composer on Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, May 13, 8 p.m. Hear tunes from “Hello, Dolly!,” “Mame,” “La Cage Aux Folles,” “Mack and Mabel,” and more. Tickets are $45, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.
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Want to keep your gray matter active? Looking for fascinating facts, not dull ones, like which year a war began? Look no further than learning the origin of old expressions. Here are picturesque phrases that originated centuries ago in early England that we still use:
Piss Poor: When urine was used for tanning animal skins, families used to pee in a pot that they then sold to a tannery. If this is what you had to do to survive, you were “piss poor.” Even poorer than you, however, were those who “didn’t have a pot to piss in.”
It’s Raining Cat and Dogs: Many houses had thatched roofs without wood support. Small animals would discover that the roof was a warm place to live. With heavy rain, the straw became slippery. Cats and dogs (as well as mice and bugs) would soon fall off the roof.
Bring Home the Bacon: What a special occasion it was when people could obtain pork! To show off, they’d hang
up their slab of meat. It was a sign of comparative wealth to be able to “bring home the bacon.” People would then invite guests to sit around the fire and “chew the fat.”
Holding a Wake: Centuries ago, lead cups were used for drinking whiskey. Lead and alcohol, wow what a combination. It could knock out drinkers for days! When their bodies were found along the road, no one was sure whether they were dead or alive. So they were laid out on the kitchen table for a few days. The family would come round to discover if they’d wake up.
Saved by the Bell: In some areas of old England, they ran out of places to bury people; hence they’d reuse a grave. When old coffins were opened, some had scratch marks on the inside! What a shock to realize that they’d been burying people alive. To prevent this,
they’d tie a string on the body’s wrist, snake it up through the ground and tie it to a bell. The person who had “the graveyard shift” would listen for the bell. The person was either “saved by the bell” or was considered “a dead ringer.”
Isn’t history fascinating? Aren’t you glad you didn’t live way back then? Isn’t it strange that some phrases stick around even when countries, cultures, and technologies change?
Now, let’s look at a few words whose origins are familiar to you if you grew up before the digital age. If you’re in that age category, it’s time for you to provide a few explanations to the younger generation. Here’s why:
■ Kids don’t know what you’re talking about when you tell them they “sound like a broken record.”
■ They don’t understand why you ask them to “hang up” the phone or “dial”
a number.
■ Tell them to “roll” up the window in the car, and watch them roll their eyes.
■ “Clockwise” makes no sense to them if their clocks are digital.
■ And though they may use “cc” on their e-mails, it’s likely they have no idea what those letters stand for. Tell them it’s “carbon copy,” then explain to them what that was!
Yes, dear pre-digital readers, it’s up to you to bring the younger generation up to speed. Teach them the origin of these phrases and take pride in the culture of your youth.
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It’s easy for many to take for granted hearing everyday sounds. Listening to oncoming traffic when crossing the street. Enjoying birds chirping in springtime to lift our mood. Even hearing the sizzle of a frying pan could make us feel accomplished.
These familiar sounds often leave a big impact on our quality of life, and shape our relationships with friends and family. So losing such a vital sense like hearing can be devastating, and lead to other problems that impair cognition. Knowing when to seek medical attention and understanding the full effects of hearing loss is what those who tuned in to the recent Herald Inside LI webinar with Dr. Lawrence Cardano were looking for.
“Hearing loss is associated with cognitive decline, dementia and falls since the parts of our brains that are usually stimulated with sound start to decorate,” said Cardano, an audiology doctor, author, and certified dementia practitioner explained. “If you have trouble with hearing clarity, you’re putting a lot more mental effort into figuring out what people are saying. You don’t have as much mental resources left over to remember what the person is saying.”
When doctors solve hearing clarity problems, Cardano said, they investigate how the brain interprets sound. They first look at orientation between the ears and the brain, which helps the brain understand where sound is coming from. They also assess recognition of sounds that are like one another, along with how well patients focus.
“You can hear two people talking at the same time. And if you have normal hearing, you can decide on which person to focus on, and you can switch from one to another,” Cardano said. “But if you don’t do a good job treating hearing loss, you can hear their voices, but can’t focus on one or the other. You just hear a bunch of noise.”
Research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that mild hearing loss increases significantly with cognitive decline and dementia, and 50 percent of the connections between the inner ear to the brain don’t function properly. People with hearing loss are likely to become socially isolated since carrying conversations can become more difficult. The resulting cognitive overload, Cardano added, also increases the risk for dementia.
Over time, many develop cerebral atrophy — or shrinkage of the brain — from deteriorating neural connections, a hallmark of dementia.
Traditional hearing tests don’t provide enough insight into what causes most hearing loss, Cardano says, which greatly impacts treatment. He believes cognitive function screenings for those 55 and older are essential since they also assess the risk of cognitive decline and hearing loss. These tests evaluate memory, vision, executive function, reaction time and processing speed.
“If we use this as a baseline if a person has hearing loss and hearing clarity problems, repeating this screening six months later will typically see improvements in some of these parameters,” Cardano said. “Hearing loss is a progressive degenerative condition.”
Doctors are now using a deep neural network of artificial intelligence in hearing devices which can greatly improve a patient’s quality of life. The artificial intelligence learns sounds like how a child learns language — through trial and error.
But no matter how advanced the technology is, it needs to be verified and validated to assess the prescription.
Treatment for hearing loss is ongoing, and treatment must be adjusted and maintained over time. Since it’s a progressive condition, hearing clarity is going to gradually decorate over time.
But fortunately, as hearing clarity decorates, Cardano said, the technology to address it improves.
Roksana Amid/Herald DR. LAwReNce cARDANO, top, joined Herald Community Newspapers executive editor Michael Hinman to provide insight on hearing loss and prevention during a free webinar last week as part of Herald’s Inside LI. Cardano’s book, ‘The Hearing Clarity Solution,’ is what he calls a must-read for those looking to treat and understand hearing loss.
The Association of Jewish Aging Services awarded The Parker Jewish Institute with the 2022 Jewish Programming Award for its Family Call Center.
The award recognizes Jewish programs developed and implemented by AJAS organizations that are innovative, creative and specifically designed to enhance the spiritual well-being of the older adults they serve.
Early in the pandemic, Parker established its Family Call Center as a technology-based intervention, enabling patients and residents to connect with loved ones, and ensuring that family members quickly accessed essential information. In 2022, Parker adopted advanced technology to create new efficiencies, linking the Call Center to units within the Institute. This measure enhanced communications, so team members could expedite actions when needed and share information about Parker’s wideranging services.
Now, through the Call Center, families continue to easily get clinical updates on loved ones. Families reach out to the Call Center for information about social services and to communicate with social workers. Parker’s proactive Call Center team members connect with the
family of patients and residents on the day of admission, providing contact information and resources. They coordinate tours for potential patients, helping to simplify the admission agreements when needed.
“We are so proud to receive the AJAS 2022 Jewish Programming Award,” said Parker’s President and CEO Michael N. Rosenblut. “We continue to hone innovation at the Family Call Center, engaging team members and improving the quality of life for Parker’s residents, patients and their loved ones.”
About
Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation
The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation is headquartered in New Hyde Park, New York. The facility is a leading provider of Short Term Rehabilitation and Long Term Care. At the forefront of innovation in patient-centered health care and technology, the Institute is a leader in teaching and geriatric research. Parker Jewish Institute features its own medical department, and is nationally renowned as a skilled nursing facility, as well as a provider of community-based health care, encompassing Home Health Care, Medical House Calls, Palliative Care and Hospice.
The Rockville Centre Recreation Center opened its doors to eager guests for the Herald’s Senior Health & Beyond Expo on May 5.
Presented by UnitedHealthcare and produced by RichnerLive, this is the second in a series of expos for 2023.
More than 35 diverse businesses — as well as innovative services — were on-hand to share their products and refined knowledge with Long Island senior citizens to improve wellness and heighten their lifestyle.
Free on-site health screenings and vaccines from Mount Sinai South Nassau were also available, plus hearing screenings from Dr. Lawrence Cardano of Hearing Center of Long Island — who was also one of the speakers on the expo’s
afternoon panel.
Goody bags and tons of raffles were also a plus.
The event was made possible thanks to Gold Sponsor Mount Sinai South Nassau, and the Gift Bag Sponsor, Primary Partner Care. Silver Sponsors were Verron Law Group, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Aetna, CenterLight and Hearing Center of LI.
Guests and vendors are looking forward to the next Expo happening Wednesday, June 28 at the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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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.
2. Proposition authorizing the Board of Education to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of six million, seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($6,750,000) from fund
balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovate hallway tile and replacement of lockers district-wide; cafeteria/kitchen/servicing line renovations at North, South & Central High 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
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Printed
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be Monday, May 8, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:
1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money, which will be required for the 2023-24 fiscal year.
2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district beginning Monday, April 24, 2023, between the hours of
9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Office of District Clerk, 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Three (3) Election Districts, described below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:
1. To adopt the annual budget of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty for the fiscal year 2023-24 and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.
2. For the Valley Stream Elementary School District Thirty to establish a capital reserve fund effective May 16, 2023 for a term not-to-exceed eight (8) years for the purpose of funding capital improvements to the schools of the Elementary School District Thirty, including but not limited to, reconstruction of current facilities, addition of instructional classrooms, replacement of air handling, ventilation and heat generation systems, ceilings, lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures, interior doors and walls, floor tiles, water filtration systems, upgrade of electrical and heating distribution, site improvements, masonry repairs, security upgrades, technology upgrades, and site sanitary district-wide in the ultimate amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000); the source of said funds being transfers from the District’s general fund.
3. For the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty to be authorized to appropriate and expend an amount totaling and not exceeding two million dollars ($2,000,000) from the Capital Reserve Funds established on May 15, 2018 and June 16, 2020 from fund balances for the purpose of completing capital improvements, including but not limited to the installation of air conditioning, replacement of air handling, ventilation and heat generation systems, upgrade of electrical services and distribution, and site improvements, all of the foregoing to include, labor, furnishings, equipment, apparatus, machinery, demolition and other incidental work or improvements required in connection therewith, as
well as preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof.
4. To adopt the annual budget of the Valley Stream Central High School District for the fiscal year 2023-24 and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.
5. For the Valley Stream Central High School District to be authorized to appropriate and expend an amount totaling and not exceeding six million, seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($6,750,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: renovate hallway tile and replacement of lockers district-wide; cafeteria/kitchen/serving line renovations at North, South, & Central High School; clinic renovations at Central High School; and replacement of storage sheds/containers at South High School, to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.
6. For the Valley Stream Central High School District to be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of one million, nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,950,000) from the Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: renovation of the cosmetology/barbering suite at Central High School and renovation of science classrooms at Memorial Junior High School.
7. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring on June 30, 2028 to succeed Ingrid WyllieDacon, whose term expires on June 30, 2023.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2023-24, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. beginning Monday, May 1, 2023, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Office, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, and at each schoolhouse in the District.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law, and requires the
School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any website maintained by the District.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, not later than Monday, April 17, 2023, 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the 2022 annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered a separate specific vacancy. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office. The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote
must register. Registration shall be conducted for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law through Thursday, May 11, 2023 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on all regular days during which the office of the District Clerk is in operation, at 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law, in the following locations: Clear Stream Avenue School, Clear Stream Avenue; Shaw Avenue School, Shaw Avenue; and Forest Road School, Forest Road, Valley Stream, New York on Thursday, May 11, 2023 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Saturday and Sunday, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2024 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared,
or any special district meeting held after May 16, 2023.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 17, 2023; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or one day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk. Absentee ballot applications may not be returned to the District Clerk before April 17, 2023. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty. A military voter registration application may be requested from the District Clerk of the Board of Education at 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York and must be returned to the Office of the District Clerk at 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York not later than 5:00 pm on April 20, 2023. A military voter may request and return the application in person, by mail, by email to districtclerk@vs30.org, or by fax at (516) 706-1177. A military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile transmission, or email.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Education Law also makes special provisions for absentee voting for “military” voters of the District. Specifically, the law provides a unique procedure for “military ballots” in school district votes. Whereas absentee ballots must be received by the voter by mail, a military voter may elect to
receive his/her absentee ballot application and absentee ballot by mail, email or facsimile. If a military voter does not designate a preference, the board of education shall transmit the military ballot application or military ballot by mail. If a military voter designates a preference for facsimile transmission or electronic mail but does not provide the necessary facsimile number or e-mail address, the board of education shall transmit the voter registration application, military ballot application or military ballot by mail and request the omitted information. The military voter must, however, return his/her original military ballot application and military ballot by mail or in person, regardless of how the absentee application or ballot was received. The Clerk of the Board shall transmit the military voter’s military ballot in accord with the military voter’s preferred method of transmission, or if not preference by mail, not later than April 21, 2023. The Clerk of the Board must then receive the military voter’s military ballot by mail not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream New York, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before Tuesday, April 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the
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
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.
on May 16, 2023 and directs the District Clerk to place said proposition in the Annual Notice of said Vote and Election: SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of $6,750,000 as follows from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Renovate hallway tiles at Memorial Junior High School, North and South Junior Senior High Schools; replacement of hallway lockers districtwide; cafeteria/kitchen/serving line renovations at North, and South Junior Senior High School; clinic renovations at Central High School; and reconstruction of the storage garage at South High School. All the above to include labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.
PROPOSITION NO. 4
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL VOTER PROPOSITION 2023
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
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
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.
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.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
THAT qualified voters may register at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue School and Willow Road School any day up until Tuesday, May 9, 2023 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. except Saturday, Sunday, and school vacations and at such times that the school facilities are open.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER
NOTICE that the Board of Registration of this School District shall meet on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the James A. Dever School, Howell Road School, Wheeler Avenue
School and Willow Road School for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of this District for said annual District election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he/she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual District election for which such register is prepared.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER
NOTICE that the register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2019-2022) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau.
The register shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk at James A. Dever School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 13, 2023; and at each polling place on election day.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER
NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk or downloaded from our website at www.valleystream13.com under Board of Education. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sunday.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@valleystrea m13.com. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of
the registration application by either mail or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District 13, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to districtclerk@valleystrea m13.com. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 20, 2023. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11580.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 16, 2023 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.
ELECTION DISTRICTS
The boundaries of the four election districts are as previously adopted by the Board of Education by a resolution adopted on January 28, 1959, and which resolution is filed in the minutes of the District Clerk’s Office.
The places of voting and the general boundaries of the election districts are:
Election District One
The place of voting will be the Wheeler Avenue School, Wheeler Avenue and Rockaway Parkway, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Wheeler Avenue School and the southwesterly portion of the District.
Election District Two
The place of voting will be the James A. Dever
School, 585 N. Corona Avenue, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the James A. Dever School and the southeasterly portion of the District.
Election District Three
The place of voting will be the Howell Road School, Howell Road and Dana Avenue, Valley Stream. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Howell Road School and the northwesterly portion of the District.
Election District Four
The place of voting will be the Willow Road School, Willow Road and Catalpa Drive, Franklin Square. Said District is the area in the vicinity of the Willow Road School and the northeasterly portion of the District.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER
NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.
Dated: March 22, 2023
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, VALLEY STREAM UNION Valley Stream, New York
FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTEEN, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK
MaryAnn Rosamilia District Clerk 138337
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF 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
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
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
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
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R10 Plaintiff, Against KENJA CARRINGTON, et al.
Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 02/05/2020, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 6/7/2023 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 324 West Jamaica Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11580, And Described As Follows:
ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village Of Valley Stream, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York.
Section 37 Block Z Lot 409 And 410
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $420,961.95 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 603985/2018
If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. Ellen N. Savino, Esq., Referee.
McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573
Dated: 4/10/2023 File Number: 18-300200 LD 139262
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2007-BR4, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BR4
Plaintiff, Against
PEARL MATTHEWS, ETHEL MCKENZIE, et al.
Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 03/14/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 6/7/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 26 Essex Place, Valley Stream, New York 11580,
And Described As
Follows:
ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Elmont, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York.
Section 37 Block 520 Lot
17
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $413,698.16 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 612666/2017
If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.
Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee.
McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573
Dated:4/6/2023 File
Number: 18-301535
LD 139264
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL FUNDING
MORTGAGE SECURITIES
l, INC. MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-S9, Plaintiff, Against GENA MILLER, STEPHEN MILLER, JR., et al.
Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 03/28/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 6/8/2023 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 54 Catherine Street, Valley Stream, New York 11581, And Described As
Follows:
ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village Of Valley Stream, Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York.
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $201,108.27 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 15-007520
If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.
Todd A. Restivo, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 4/6/2023 File Number: 14-303062 LD 139260
LEGAL NOTICE
REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff - against - HUGO GOMEZ A/K/A HUGO S. GOMEZ, JR., et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 20, 2015. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 2nd day of June, 2023 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with 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 known as 124 Rockaway Avenue, Valley Stream, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11580. (Section: 37, Block: 125, Lot: 132)
Approximate amount of lien $278,488.31 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 013895/2013. Thomas A. DeMaria, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218
For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832
Dated: March 10, 2023
During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with
the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.
139167
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE CABANA SERIES IV TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. OTTO CASAL A/K/A OTTO L. CASAL, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 3, 2017, a Short Form Order duly entered on September 26, 2018, an Order Extending Sale Deadline and Other Relief duly entered on January 21, 2022 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee duly entered on July 27, 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 June 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 645 Wyngate Drive West, Valley Stream, NY 11580 a/k/a 645 Wyngate Drive, 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, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 522 and Lot 10. Approximate amount of judgment is $584,347.63 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 008654/2014. 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.
Glenn R. Jersey, III, Esq., Referee
Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 201408-1 139208
The public may attend the Public Hearing or join on ZOOM using the link provided. https://us02web.zoom.us/ j/7148140969. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that pursuant to the provisions of the Village Law and the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, as amended, a Public Hearing will be held in person and on ZOOM in the Village Hall Auditorium, 123 South Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York on Monday, the 15th day of May, 2023 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. before the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees to consider contracting with the Valley Stream Fire Department for fire protection services for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2023 and ending May 31, 2024.
The purpose of said contract is to: protect, against loss by fire, the property located within the limits of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, and within the districts with which the Village has contracted to provide fire protection services; to protect lives of the inhabitants of said Village and said fire protection districts; and to furnish all other services heretofore rendered including emergency and ambulance services.
Twenty-four hours before the Public Hearing, there will be a link on the Village website www.vsvny.org to download the Public Hearing calendar.
Dated: Valley Stream, New York
May 11, 2023
JAMES J. HUNTER Village Clerk/Administrator 139466
LEGAL NOTICE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
VALLEY STREAM SCHOOL
DISTRICT #24
REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM
ADVERTISEMENT
The Board of Education of the Valley Stream School District #24, Town of Hempstead, 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, invites sealed bids for: Breakfast and Lunch Program for the 2023-2024 school year, in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law. Bids will be received by the Assistant Superintendent for Business, located at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York on or before:
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023
10:00 AM AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED. The information for bidders, general requirements of the contract, form of bid, list of equipment, and specifications may be
A lockout at Valley Stream South High School that was implemented on May 8 was lifted later that afternoon.
The day began when a member of the school’s custodial staff called the police after allegedly spotting a “suspicious person” roaming near the school, according to police.
The call was made around 10 a.m. when the custodian said the unidentified person was “attempting to get onto South High School grounds,” school officials said.
Soon after, the custodial staff member notified administrators, who then placed the school in a lockout; barring anyone from entering or leaving the building while classes operate as usual.
“Nassau County Police were immedi-
ately notified, and we are currently working with them as they conduct an investigation on the whereabouts of the individual. At no point were students in danger,” district officials said in a statement.
Nassau County police determined no credible threat.
–Juan Lassoobtained at the Business Office, 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11581 (516) 434-2833.
The Board of Education of the Valley Stream School District #24, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York or its duly appointed representatives, reserve the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids, which in its judgment, if in the best interest of the School District. No bid shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Board.
By: Dr. Jack Mitchell Assistant Superintendent for Business75 Horton Avenue Valley Stream, NY 11581
DATED:5/11/2023 Valley Stream, NY 11581 Valley Stream Herald Lynbrook Herald 139437
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ABASC, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 08/08/22. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: c/o The Carter Firm LLC, 229-19 Merrick Blvd, #235, Laurelton, NY 11413
Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.
139467
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT
INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISTION
TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. FRANK PULSIFER, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on March 17, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 13, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 160 East Maujer 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, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 6 and Lot 432. Approximate amount of judgment is $323,747.17 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609580/2017. 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.
Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 181933-1 139464
LEGAL NOTICE
REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU TD BANK, N.A., Plaintiffagainst - SAFET KARADUZOVIC, et al
Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 7, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 9th day of June, 2023 at 4:00 PM. 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, Nassau County, New York.
Premises known as 51 Manor Road, Valley Stream, New York 11580-0000.
(Section: 37, Block: 290, Lot: 806)
Approximate amount of lien $450,048.70 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 013052/2010.
Robert Cristiano, Esq., Referee.
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409
Dated: March 31, 2023
During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at
the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.
139458
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. CARLA GIORDANI, et al, Defts. Index #611711/2020. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Sept. 14, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 15, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 39, Block 511, Lot 7. 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 sale.
JUDGE SCOTT SILLER, Referee. LEVY &
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Q. My house, from 1963, has a flat roof we can walk on, stairs leading up to it and walls all around for safety. Over the years, we’ve noticed ceiling stains at the edges. Recently the stains spread to the middle of the room. We know it should be fixed, and three roofing companies over the past five years have told us they fixed it. There are deck boards lying on the roof. How do we solve this problem? One suggested he come back and use colored water in different spots until the ceiling stains turn color. Before we do such a thing, do you have any other ideas?
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A. Flat roofs are a special kind of system, with less room for error than an angled roof. There are several components, and each one is there to create a seal and work with natural conditions, such as expansion and contraction due to temperature changes and sun radiation bombardment; infiltration due to humidity, rain, snow and ice; wind uplift under extremes such as hurricanes and tornadoes, and, in your case, foot traffic. Unless all of these conditions are accounted for, the roof will potentially stretch and tear away from the exterior parapet walls you described, causing small linear rips or even gaping holes that let water seep in. The tiniest opening, even microscopic, will allow water to accumulate in your ceiling and walls below.
Water management must also be planned into the roof. Try to look at original plans of the house design to see specific details that may or may not have been followed. Other than details, look to see if slope arrows, showing which way the water is supposed to be directed, are on the plans, especially with very low-slope, nearly flat, roofs, then look to see if the drains are clear and in the right places according to the plans.
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So you’re looking for a way to give back to your community?
Maybe burnish your resume for a future run for public office?
Look no further than your local education board.
Next week, on Long Island’s own “Super Tuesday,” every school district will hold a budget vote and school board trustee election.
It’s a big deal for schools and the communities — and aspiring politicians.
People who run for a seat on their school board are a different breed.
They have extraordinary drive, experience and altruism.
They’re uber-volunteers who spend any free minute with all manner of community nonprofits.
They coach Little League, do homework with their own kids while cooking dinner, then race to a PTA meeting. They comb through agendas and scour budgets line by line. They’re on social media, plugging an upcoming fundraiser or highlighting a concern.
These folks are the backbone of a community. They deal with stuff like the rest of us — bills, grocery shopping, sick kids at home, deaths in the family — while donating their free time. It can be a rewarding experience to be directly involved in making your school a better place for kids.
But there should be a warning label on the trustee petition — a seat on an education board is a meatgrinder.
I’ve covered education on Long Island for almost two decades. I’ve been to more school board meetings than therapy could force me to remember.
There have been threats, tantrums, screaming, fistfights, secret recordings, security escorts — a bonanza of TMZ-worthy behavior. A former Long Island education board trustee had his car plastered with cupcakes for siding against sugary snacks in class.
Board meetings are open to the public and draw people from every corner of a community. Democracy’s strength is that every person is represented, and every person has rights. The strength of an education board — on Long Island, at
least — is direct and local control of schools. The state dictates an awful lot to schools, but districts have a lot of say in how they run them.
The openness of a BOE meeting, however, comes with risk. A few neighborhood cranks see a public meeting as their chance to flourish. They yell, hurl insults, smash furniture, post vitriol on social media. And for the most part, a trustee has to sit there and take it.
The work is admirable, and often overwhelming. There is no pay. You have to be a fiscal guru, an educational policy wonk, a legal expert, a skilled negotiator, and tireless at hours-long meetings and events.
Most trustees are well-meaning neighbors, but boards also draw aspiring political operatives. These are people who crave power and influence.
It’s no secret that an education board is a practice field for future politicians. No wonder political hacks come forward with wide grins and extended hands, the gleam of potential influence in their eyes.
Power, you say? As a volunteer on a
local school board?
Yes, sir. Boards control massive amounts of money. True, most of the budget is dedicated to predetermined salaries and retirement and health care obligations. But there are millions of dollars doled out through contracts. School officials try to spend that money locally, so local companies get rewarded with contracts — and school board trustees curry goodwill.
I truly laud people who sit on education boards — even those angling for political influence. Despite the negatives, every Long Island community needs a board with dedicated trustees.
It’s not thankless work, but at times it can devolve into pettiness, vendettas and innuendo. It takes a person with true desire to help the schools while being able to stomach the nastiness.
So keep this in mind next Tuesday as you vote for your local school budgets and trustees. And, if you’re thinking of running for a seat on the school board next year, remember this sports adage: Go hard, or go home.
Mark Nolan is the editor of the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald and the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald. He taught high school English for 11 years. Comments? mnolan@liherald.com.
Who says the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a global emergency anymore?
WHO says. The World Health Organization announced last week that the pandemic is officially no longer an emergency. In practical terms, that means that the intensity of monitoring will change in response to a declining number of cases worldwide.
WHO added, “The virus is evolving and remains a global health threat, but at a lower level of concern.”
spreading Covid, and some are hospitalized, and hundreds are dying, thought that’s down from thousands just a year ago. That’s very good news, unless you’re among those who catch the virus on its way out. The obvious but unstated caveat is that the virus is leaving a massive trail of loss and dislocation.
children and grandchildren were abruptly blocked, and education in any meaningful sense was altered. Did you see the recent reports on eight-graders’ knowledge of history? Are you reading about the absenteeism and school anxiety and behavioral problems as schools try to get back to business?
enough to carry without that fear. I don’t know that anyone has looked at a possible connection between the pandemic and the shooting epidemic, but both land on children as horrific and scary facts of life over which they have absolutely no control.
RANDI KREISS
Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, said, “We fully expect that this virus will continue to transmit … In most cases, pandemics truly end when the next pandemic begins.” He acknowledged that that wasn’t an entirely reassuring observation. Our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would curtail some of its monitoring and reporting on Covid-19, but would “continue to keep our eye on the Covid-19 ball,” according to Dr. Nirav Shah, the CDC’s principal deputy director. Every day, people are still catching and
The history of the pandemic in America is grim. In an ironic twist on American exceptionalism, we can claim to be the country where the coronavirus has been deadlier than anywhere else in the world. We lost more than 1 million of our family members, friends and neighbors. More than a million Americans who expected to grow up or grow old or find their life’s work or set out on adventures. More than a million mothers, fathers, grandparents, sisters and brothers died from a virus that wasn’t traveling the world five years ago.
We all want to move on, and pick up our school, travel and job plans, but I look over my shoulder and I see a million reminders that life is both precious and perilous.
As we move forward, I know we can’t go back to the future we expected. We have been changed by these three years of isolation and anxiety. The paths of our
Our children and our grandchildren are carrying stuff in their backpacks not appropriate for consumption by minors. Weeks and months of isolation from friends, classroom learning and school routines are losses that will burden them for some time.
We send these kids, whom we claim to love more than life itself, back to schools where they sat as second- or thirdgraders behind plastic shields. We expect them to somehow set aside the sounds and images of death and dying.
The mental health crisis among kids is well documented and well publicized, but I don’t see that it is being addressed in a robust way across the country. We need a national Peace of Mind Corps that will get out into our communities to offer mental health care where it is needed.
And yes, we must pass gun laws that would alleviate the daily threat of violence in our classrooms. Our kids have
Some people I know feel cheated by the pandemic. People in their 70s and 80s, approaching retirement and planning to use their free time to explore other activities, found themselves locked down for three years, and often locked away from family and friends. One friend said to me, “Losing three years of being out in the world is painful anytime, but losing those years when you’re older is sad.”
There are too many what-ifs surrounding Covid-19 to count. If then President Donald Trump had moved faster against the threat, we might have avoided the catastrophic losses. If officials hadn’t put politics before common-sense protocols like masking and universal vaccinations, lives would have been saved. If we hadn’t evolved into a society where science became suspect, more Americans would have survived.
But here we are. Even as we grieve our losses, we can support the agencies and services that provide mental health care to children and teens. We can do two things at once: honor the dead and support the living.
Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
I look back and see a million reminders that life is both precious and perilous.
I’ve been to more board meetings than therapy could force me to remember.
Next Tuesday, May 16, is the day that eligible voters across New York state can vote on school district budgets; on referenda that will direct money to capital projects or set aside funds to do so in the future; and for board of education trustees.
Do not waste this valuable opportunity to have your voice heard.
But there’s one vital caveat: Please understand what you are doing when you cast your ballot.
If you are concerned about how much money your district plans to spend, find out what the budget consists of before you vote. You can typically find information on the district’s website, or through reporting here in the pages of your local newspaper.
However you vote, understand that your decision has an impact.
Recently, a few parents in the HewlettWoodmere school district, along with parents in a couple of Suffolk County districts, were upset about personal questions, and some about politics, their children were being asked in classrooms. Some Hewlett-Woodmere parents threatened to vote “no” on the proposed fiscal plan. That, of course, is their choice.
To the Editor:
I would like to applaud Claudia Borecky’s “Open letter to Rep. Anthony D’Esposito” in last week’s Herald. Borecky’s letter reflected good old-fashioned common sense as well as the outrage many of us feel toward those who allow mass shootings to continue under the “protection” of the Second Amendment.
I’m tired of listening to regular reports of mass shootings taking place all over the country. Assault rifles don’t belong in the hands of private citizens. If they want to defend themselves, their loved ones or their homes, let them get training and licenses to own simple pistols. Let’s make everyone’s safety a priority.
If a majority of voters reject a district budget, however, the district must either hold a second vote, offering the same spending plan or a revised one, or adopt what is called a contingency budget.
At one time, a contingency budget — then called an “austerity” budget — was restricted to a 4 percent spending increase.
Contingency budgets typically trim what is known as “low-hanging fruit” — funding for student activities such as sports, the arts — from music to theater — and clubs. Administrators, teachers, custodians and other district employees with union contracts are unaffected. The students — the ones mandated by law to attend school and receive an education, in the hope that they will become productive members of society — are the ones most severely impacted by a budget failure.
Are we saying don’t vote “no” on a school budget? In a word, no. But understand the implications of both a yea and nay vote.
Review the district literature. Read the local media. And remember that board trustees are elected. Connect with them and ask them questions — the ones running for re-election as well as the
candidates who are challenging them.
Remember, a key factor in this equation is that it’s your money. Your dollars, and those of other taxpayers, support the schools.
Do all you can to hold the trustees elected to represent you accountable, and to make sure they are holding the people they hire — superintendents, principals and other administrators — accountable as well.
When considering whom to vote for in contested — and even unopposed — trustee elections, learn about the candidates. How long have they been on the board? What have they done? What has a challenger done to illustrate his or her interest in this unpaid, volunteer position? What are the candidates’ views on important issues?
Know where you should go to vote. If you don’t, call your district, or consult its website.
School district budget votes and board elections might not attract the attention of elections at higher levels of government, but that doesn’t make them any less critical. In the days remaining before next Tuesday, do your part. Be an informed, intelligent and responsible voter.
Adams turns around to send some of the same illegal
immigrants to motels in Rockland and Orange counties, rented by the city. Will Adams soon do the same for Nassau and Suffolk counties?
Ihad never spent more than one night in a hospital or been confronted by serious illness, so my recent surgery for stomach cancer and six-day hospital stay were a life-altering experience. Fortunately, it turned out well. I am all too aware that every day, many thousands of people have medical situations more serious than mine, and not all end well.
Mine began innocuously enough. In 2017 I developed acid reflux, something fairly common and usually very treatable. An endoscopy done by Dr. Michael Barth, a gastroenterologist and a good friend, turned up nothing.
As a routine update, we did another endoscopy in March. Going into it, I didn’t give it a second thought. Just another test that guys my age go through. Just checking the box. I was surprised when Barth told me he had found a protrusion in my stomach wall. He thought it was probably benign, but recommended that I see Dr. Arvino Trindade, a specialist at Northwell Health.
Trindade scheduled a biopsy for April 10, at Long Island Jewish hospital. I had to be there at 5:30 a.m. For Irish guys, hospitals are intimidating enough at any time, but especially in the early-morning dark. Melissa Zimmerman, a retired Nassau County police detective who was on my security detail when I was in Congress, offered to drive Rosemary and me to the hospital.
Before I was taken into the operating
room, Trindade told me he was pretty sure there was nothing there. The next thing I knew, I was waking up and he was telling me there was a tumor, and the odds were that it was malignant. That should have been shocking news, but he was professional and calm, assuring me it could easily be removed. Nothing to worry about.
A few nights later, I woke up at around 3 a.m., and it hit me that I probably had cancer. Then, four days after the biopsy, Barth and Trindade called to confirm it: The tumor was malignant, and the surgery would be done at LIJ by Dr. Matthew Weiss, a premier surgeon. Weiss called and told me all looked good for complete success. “Enjoy the weekend,” he said. That night, Rosemary and I had dinner at an Italian restaurant in Manhattan with Melissa and her husband, Lance.
The following Tuesday I met Weiss, who told me the surgery would be on April 24. He was confident that it would go well. It turned out that his college roommate was a son of Frank Macciarola, whom I’d gone to St. Francis College with and who later became president of the college. Small world. I took it as a good sign.
I went to pre-op appointments at Northwell, and saw my cardiologist in Manhattan to get clearance for the operation. With a day to go, I started on a liquid diet, Jell-O being the closest thing to solid food.
Once again, Melissa drove Rosemary and me to the hospital. The Northwell admissions people couldn’t have been friendlier. By 6:30 a.m. I was dressed in my hospital outfit, lying on a gurney with
an intravenous tube in my arm, answering questions from doctors and nurses, including the ones you’re asked 100 times: name, date of birth, surgery you’re there for. Sometimes I had to spell my name.
Then I was wheeled into the operating room, a science fiction-style enclosure filled with doctors, nurses, bright lights and a table with what seemed to be an endless supply of knives and scissors. An epidural was painlessly inserted in my spine, and an anesthesia mask placed over my face.
The next thing I knew, I was in the recovery room, and Rosemary was saying that Weiss had told her all had gone well. I felt pain across my stomach, but nothing severe.
Soon I was in my own room. There was no steady pain as long as I lay motionless, but any attempt to move, or even reach for something, was very painful. Every day, though, the pain receded. The day after the surgery, I was walking up and down the hall. I slept pretty well at night, despite being awakened every few hours to have my blood pressure taken and blood drawn.
Each morning began with a team of doctors coming through at about 6:30 to ask how I was doing and to take turns admiring the 9-inch-long scar from my chest to my navel. Their words of praise made me feel proud, almost as if I had something to do with it. Weiss came by several times, always upbeat and reassuring — a total pro.
Northwell chief executive Michael Dowling, whom I’m proud to work for as a Northwell consultant, visited me for almost an hour, and we chatted about
everything from my surgery to County Limerick’s hurling team in Ireland. Besides Rosemary, who was there for hours each day, visitors included my son, Sean, my daughter, Erin, my sister, Barbara (a nurse), NCPD Commissioner Pat Ryder, former Deputy Commissioner Bill Flanagan, the Zimmermans, and former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Fred Cambria. There were phone calls from Mets greats Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky and getwell wishes from political luminaries including Joe Cairo, Bruce Blakeman, Al D’Amato and Jay Jacobs. The warmest conversation was with my grandson Jack.
The most unexpected call came from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Representatives Anthony D’Esposito, Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota, who had a layover in Shannon Airport, in Ireland, on a trip to Jordan and Israel. I almost felt as if I were back in Congress.
Five days after the operation, I walked out of the hospital unassisted.
I can’t say enough about the people at Northwell, especially the nurses and aides who did everything to make me comfortable and keep me relaxed. Northwell was top shelf before, during and after this entire process. (For those who might wonder, I was covered by Medicare and Rosemary’s insurance plan. I gave up congressional insurance 20 years ago. It was too expensive.)
Now I’m home and feel great. No real pain; just soreness. I’m eating well, and walking a few blocks each day. Weiss expected an almost full recovery in three to four weeks. There were some tense moments along the way, but I’m a lucky guy.
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
The real solution involves securing our southern border with Mexico. Under President Biden’s watch, millions of illegal immigrants have crossed. Now more are attempting the same at our Canadian border. Department of Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas has the nerve to claim the border is secure. With the ending of Title 42, which afforded us the opportunity to send many illegal immigrants back to their home countries, the situation will only grow worse. Regardless of how you feel about former President Trump, under his watch the flow of illegals was less and border security better.
We have spent billions to help Ukraine secure its border against the Russian invasion. It’s time we spend whatever it takes to secure our borders with Mexico and Canada.
LARRy PENNER Great NeckTo the Editor:
First our Democratic state government gave us bail reform, which puts the criminals back on the street before police officers complete their paperwork, and Democratic district attorneys lower felony charges or completely dismiss them.
Now the Democrats, who also decriminalized marijuana, have given over 200 licenses to open stores and sell marijuana to convicted felons who were mostly drug dealers. Not one disabled veteran has received a license. In the eyes of our Democratic elected officials, convicted felons are more important than disabled veterans.
STEvE GROGAN Lynbrookthe next thing I knew, I was waking up and being told there was a tumor.
