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Vincent Caposio District 13 trustee
John Maier
Milagros Vicente
District 24 trustee
District 13 trustee
Markus Wilson
Kimberly Wheeler
Valley Stream Union school District 13
Total budget: $58.545 million. Passed, 956-674
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Valley Stream Union school District 13 candidates
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Milagros Vicente beat Michael Morin 960-481, while Vincent Caposio defeated Bill Freda 1,032-423.
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trAffiC At thE intersection of Stuart and Central avenues, looking toward the entrance and exit ramps of the Southern State Parkway’s Exit 13.
$20 million earmarked for upgrade of Exit 13 ramps By JUAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com
“It’s a nightmare.” That’s how resident Nayyer Zubair, and several others, described navigating the fast-moving traffic on the six-way convergence of roads at Exit 13 of the Southern State Parkway. Locals have long been concerned about the notorious intersection on the south side of the parkway, where Central and Stuart avenues meet the Southern State’s one entrance and two exit ramps. W h i l e o f f i c i a l s h ave
deployed short-term fixes like a crossing guard and a pedestrian crosswalk to reduce the danger on the roadways and sidewalks, accidents have continued to happen. And talks by state and local lawmakers about making improvements at the interchange have dragged on for years, with no major overhaul in sight. Late last month, however, State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, obtained $20 million in federal funding to reconfigure the Exit 13
ramps as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s five-year, $32.8 billion State Department of Transportation capital plan. The plan to redesign the parkway’s ramps is a major step forward for residents in what has proven to be a long, drawn-out fight for change. Many local and state leaders first became aware of the dangers of the interchange nearly a decade ago, on Dec. 3, 2013. That night, Mohamed Tarek, a 14-year-old Elmont High School student, was Continued on page 3
Total: $33.978 million. Passed, 454-265
Valley Stream Union school District 24 candidates John Maier beat Cristina Arroyo 576-291. Markus Wilson bested Megan Fleming 586-248. Kimberly Wheeler slipped past Cynthia Nunez 540-298 for Nunez.
Valley Stream Union school District 30 candidates Sandra Okafor ran unopposed
Valley Stream Union school District 30 budget Total: $41.83 million. Passed, 266-135
Valley Stream Central high School District budget Total: $138.49 million. Passed, 1,721-1,143
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continued from front page walking home from a basketball game when an unlicensed driver struck him while Tarek was crossing Central avenue near the eastbound entrance ramp, leaving him in a coma. Police said that the driver was attempting to enter the parkway from the avenue’s northbound lanes. Shortly afterward, officials pledged to take a serious look at the ramps on the interchange. The DOT, which maintains the parkway, agreed to conduct a study of Exit 13, according to the Herald. But those promises fell flat. A study never materialized, according to Solages, who told the Herald in 2018 that former County Executive Ed Mangano’s administration said it would conduct a study of the exit, but “I haven’t heard anything since.” The same year, in response to state inaction, Zubair created a Change.org petition, which has since garnered roughly 670 signatures, urging state officials to redesign the entrance and exit ramps at Exit 13, to and from Stuart and Central avenues. The petition also noted the “desperate need” for a better left-turn signal and a separate left-turn lane for northbound traffic on Central Avenue turning left onto Stuart, as well as street lighting for pedestrians and traffic cameras to deter drivers from running red lights.
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The Torn remAins of a light pole that collapsed after a car ran into it.
Timeline ■ Dec. 3, 2013: 14-year-old Mohamed Tarek is severely injured when he is struck by a vehicle on Central Avenue in North Valley Stream, near the entrance to the Southern State Parkway.
An area busy with pedestrians
Zubair and Tarek’s family both belong to the nearby mosque, the Masjid Hamza Islamic Center of the South Shore, which draws crowds of Muslims for weekly prayers on Friday afternoons, and hundreds more who attend daily prayers at sunrise and sunset, according to Zubair, who regularly attends services at Masjid Hamza. Accidents and near misses occur regularly at the intersection, he said, adding that he and some of his close friends were almost struck there on several occasions over the years. The exit is also frequented by congregants, students and staff of the Hamza Academy, students from the Alden Terrace School, and congregants of the Valley Stream Baptist Church. By late 2018, the original call for an Exit 13 traffic safety study was repackaged as part of a larger piece of legislation created by Solages and State Sen. John Brooks, and signed into law by then Gov. Andrew Cuomo, directing the DOT to study all of the parkway’s entrance and exit ramps, not just those at Exit 13. The department was given a two-year window to determine whether adequate safety measures were in place to prevent collisions and wrong-way drivers, and to report on how such countermeasures could be improved. After the two-year study period, transportation officials presented their findings to the Legislature and the governor. The study, a copy of which was obtained by the Herald, concluded that the “the incidents of wrong-way driving were 100 percent attributable to impaired driving,” and that the “Southern State Parkway has appropriate safety measures in place” that either met or exceeded national engineering standards for deterring wrong-way driving. A police review
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■ Dec. 7, 2018: State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and State Sen. John Brooks submit legislation directing the DOT to study all of the parkway’s entrance and exit ramps.
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A mAp shows the six-way convergence of roads where North Central Avenue meets the Southern State Parkway, and the location of the busy nearby mosque, Masjid Hamza. of accident reports did not indicate that ramp configuration or signage were contributing factors in any of seven instances of wrong-way crashes. But the results of the study offer little insight into how the design of Exit 13 may have contributed to the long list of accidents there. Nor do they offer residents any specifics on whether major overhauls are needed to make the area safer, and what those changes would include.
Finally, a redesign in the works
But residents won’t have to wait for another study to see major changes in the near future. “The redesign of Exit 13 is currently in the planning stage to determine how to enhance safety and improve mobility at this part of the Southern State Parkway,” said DOT spokesman Jeorge Cymon. “The Department of Transportation and Nassau County did a lot of fixes…,” Solages said. “They put in new signage, a new crosswalk, but at the end of the day,
they’re all bandages. They help mitigate the problem, but the only way to fix the problem is a complete redesign. There is a process that goes with this. It’s not like a light switch, where we could just start putting shovels on the ground and reconfiguring the exit. But within the five years, it’s going to get done.” Residents still urge further modifications to be made, particularly including left turn signals at the intersection of North Central and Stuart avenues. “I think the ramp redesign would make a difference, but I think what ultimately would be the safest option would be if there’s a left turn signal,” said nearby resident Jawad Chaudry, 28, who traverses the roadway daily. “If drivers are trying to turn left as others are coming off the exit ramp, it causes traffic jams,” Chaudry continued. “That’s happened almost daily. And cars that come speeding down Central Avenue towards the highway create problems for pedestrians, especially since there’s a lot
■ November 2020: Solages leads Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, Deputy Public Works Commissioner Joe Pecora and DOT Region 10 Director Richard Causin on a tour of Exit 13. ■ April 2022: Solages obtains $20 million earmarked for reconfiguring the ramps as part of the DOT’s fiveyear capital plan.
of foot traffic of people crossing between Stuart Avenue and Arkansas Drive. Many of them are school kids from the nearby mosque and the Alden Terrace School.” “More than the exit, the intersection is more of a problem,” said a nearby resident who declined to be identified. “It’s absolutely horrifying to try and make a left-hand turn off of Central to come down Stuart, because drivers blow through the stop sign and there is no turn signal. I can’t tell you the number of accidents [there] have been at this intersection.” In 2008 and 2019, data from the Nassau County Police Department Traffic Safety unit data show, 116 crashes occurring at the intersection of Central and Stuart avenues, 20 of which involved vehicles making left turns.
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South high School Students Tajwar Hoque, from left, Emrecan Sonmez, Arham Khan, Manahil Chaudhry and Hannah Azeez won first place in the 2022 Northwell Spark! Challenge.
South students win Northwell poster contest Four Valley Stream South High clinical career paths we have available,” School research seniors earned first according to the Northwell website. place in the poster division of the After learning about these clinical and Northwell Health Spark! Challenge this non-clinical professions, students chose one profession to highye a r. Fo r t h e 2 0 2 1 light through a poster S p a rk ! C h a l l e n g e : to celebrate the career Healthcare Heroes, a n d d i s p l ay w h a t COVID Edition, 1,500 they’ve learned. students from 48 Projects were then schools across the trireviewed by Northwell state area participatFor more information, judges at their virtual ed. The students interplease visit awards ceremony on acted directly with April 15. The winning Northwell team memhttps://jobs.northwell. South High team combers for online educaedu/blog/category/ prised of students tional career exploraspark/ Hannah Azeez, Manation sessions for 20 difhil Chaudhry, Tajwar ferent healthcare Hoque, Arham Kham, career fields ranging and Emrecan Sonmez f ro m b i o e l e c t ro n i c medicine and emergency services to were also awarded $3,000. The winning poster highlighted the profession of pharmacy and human resources. “With each unique site/service line family practice. Their teachers are visit, these students received an in- Melissa Torregrosa and Jeffrey Hsi. depth look at the many clinical and non-
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Queens woman charged for criminal mischief, petty larceny, and assault A Queens woman was arrested for allegedly damaging store property of a cell phone kiosk at Green Acres Mall, attempted larceny at a Walmart store, and assaulting a Nassau County police officer on May 8. The string of incidents first began when Raquel Asonye, 31, entered a cell phone kiosk store located at 2034 Green Acres Mall. Police said a heated argument between her and a store employee escalated, as Asonye proceeded to knock over a cell phone case display and fled the scene prior to police arrival. At 12:16 PM, police responded to a larceny in progress at Walmart located at 77 Green Acres Road. Upon further investigation, police discovered the woman stealing the store merchandise matched the description of the woman from the earlier reported incident. As officers attempted to arrest Asonye, she began flailing her arms and kicking officers. Her attempt to resist arrest resulted in minor injuries to an officer’s right leg and hand. The officer was later transported to a local hospital for treatment. Asonye is charged with seconddegree assault, resisting Arrest, foruth-
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NaSSau couNty Police arrested a Queen woman for her alleged involvement in a string of criminal incidents. degree criminal mischief, and petit larceny. She was arraigned on Monday, May 9, 2022 at First District Court in Hempstead.
Resident arrested for illegal firearm possession By JuaN laSSo jlasso@liherald.com
A Valley Stream man, police said, was arrested and charged for carrying an unlawful firearm in his car on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 11:46 PM. Nassau County detectives, while on routine patrol, stopped Seon Linton, 23, for a vehicle and traffic law violation while driving his BMW on North Central Avenue and proceeded to search the car. Officers found the vehicle had a sus-
pended registration and then discovered a black and pink Taurus nine-millimeter-loaded firearm. The defendant was placed into custody without further incident. Linton has been charged with criminal possession of a firearm and second degree criminal possession of a weapon and numerous vehicle and traffic law violations. He was arraigned on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at First District Court in Hempstead.
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European countries. It’s legal in Canada and no longer a crime in Mexico. It’s yet to be seen but many believe that the new law of the land in the USA will outlaw termination of a pregnancy for any reason, putting a woman’s life at risk and putting doctors who perform an abortion at risk of being charged with murder. Now for a bit of American history. On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its historic ruling, stating that a woman’s right to abortion falls within the right to privacy protected by the 14th Amendment. The decision gave a woman a apadin right to an abortion during the entirety of the pregnancy. However, after the fetus’s viability to survive outside of the uterus, the state could choose to regulate or even proscribe abortion as long it protected the life and health of the mother. Were there abortions taking place before Roe vs. Wade made it illegal? Of course. Women who could afford it traveled to states or countries where it
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tency process? Deep-seated emotions drive people – to protest, disobey, and become violent. People think with their gut for we tend to be more emotional than rational creatures. We don’t prioritize credentials, statistics or reasoning if they’re masking religious rhetoric. Above all, we care about what affects us, our loved ones, and our cherished beliefs. We like to think of ourselves as an enlightened country. And in many, many ways, we are. Still …in Saudi Arabia, women only received the right to drive a motor vehicle in 2018. And yet, inda abortion is legal there if there’s a risk to a woman’s life, fetal impairment, or to protect a woman’s physical or mental health – including pregnancy arising from incest or rape. Ireland, a predominately Catholic country, legalized abortion in 2018 for the first 12 weeks and later if the woman’s life or health is at risk or there’s a fatal fetal abnormality. In Europe, abortion is legal in most
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Brain scanning has allowed scientists to see what kinds of communication light up a person’s brain cells and what keeps them in a persistently sleepy state. Our brains turn off when a politician is boring and bland by nature or evasive by political expediency. We don’t want to force ourselves to listen to talk that’s practically designed to put us to sleep. In contrast, the potential overturn of Roe vs. Wade has dramatically lit up our brains. People on both sides of the issue have taken to the streets to let their viewpoints be known. Nothing boring about this issue! Indeed, the protesting in the streets has a strong potential to turn violent! To top it off, the Supreme Court’s reputation is on the line. The Court is designed to be non-political, above the fray of politics. It’s supposed to reason out decisions, not make decisions based on religious beliefs, political ideology, or emotion. If the Court’s ruling ruins its reputation, what will come next? Will the Court be disbanded? Will people ignore its rulings? Will we vote to create term limits for the judges? Like civil service exams, will the judicial appointments change from a political process to a competitive compe-
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Task force set to explore antisemitism surge Will host public discussions, suggest legislation By LISA MARGARIA lmargaria@liherald.com
Nassau County officials have created a special legislative task force to combat antisemitism and, immediately after being sworn in, went right to work. Made up of eight legislators — four from each political caucus — as well as 18 members of the public, the task force is tasked to gather facts about the origins and extent of antisemitism in the county while working toward prevention methods like education and community collaboration. The commission has a number of tasks before it, said County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is part of the task force. “What is the cause of antisemitism? How do we educate people? How do we liaison with the police department when a hate crime occurs?” Blakeman told the task force after they were sworn in. “These are just some of the things that you’ll be tackling here in this commission, and it’s important work.” The task force is expected to host public hearings before developing a report filled with recommendations to the county legislature to combat antisemitism. “We are living in a polarized time,” said Rabbi Eli Weinstock of the Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach, who chairs the task force. That time “has seen the rise of hate speech, which has seen a dramatic rise in antisemitic acts. A large proportion of hate crimes, overall, are antisemitic in nature. We’re here and we’re tasked to try and find mechanisms and ways to combat that.”
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A 27-peRSon SpecIAL legislative task force is expected to research and ultimately recommend prevention methods in the hopes of combatting antisemitism in Nassau County. The task force plans to host a virtual youth roundtable targeting antisemitism with a focus on how the law and public policy can help diminish bias and insensitivity. The initiative to create the task force was spearheaded last summer by Plainview legislator Arnold Drucker. A bill establishing the task force was adopted unanimously by the County Legislature last August, and amended this year. “It was clear that the need for action was urgent,”
Drucker said in a statement. In an audit of antisemitic incidents, last year, reported antisemitic incidents jumped 34 percent compared to 2020, according to the Anti-Defamation League. “Now is the time to roll up our sleeves and work collaboratively with residents and community leaders,” Drucker said, “to devise and enact meaningful, enduring legislation that will strike directly at the fetid sources of antisemitism in our county.”
Blakeman champions partnership with West Bank By eD WeInTRoB eweintrob@thejewishstar.com
Nassau County cemented its relationship with Israel last week, signing an economic and cultural agreement with the Shomron. It’s an area in the northern part of an Israeli territory commonly referred to as the West Bank, or Judea and Samaria. “This is an agreement of friendship, understanding and solidarity,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman proclaimed during a ceremony in Mineola. Blakeman’s Israeli counterpart, Shomron Regional Council chair Yossi Dagan, says his region has been the Jewish heartland since the days of the religion’s forefathers and prophets. Mazi Melesa Pilip, a Great Neck-based legislator and a former Israeli Defense Forces paratrooper who emigrated to the Jewish state from Ethiopia during Operation Solomon in 1991, said the agreement would “continue an important and meaningful partnership and friendship based on social, economic, security and cultural” links. “This event perfectly exemplifies the beautiful relationship between Israel and America,” Assemblyman Ari Brown said. At a time “when people are trying to put a wedge between us, the county executive brings us together.” In fact, that’s an aspect that sometimes gets lost, said Davidi Ben Zion, deputy head of the Samaria Regional Council. “These are not easy days in Israel because of the attacks and the terrorist
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IT WAS ALL smiles and friendship for Shomron Regional Council chair Yossi Dagan and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman after signing an economic and cultural agreement between the two ‘sister’ regions. Joining them were, at far left, Assemblyman Ari Brown, and former Boro Park Assemblyman Dov Hikind, Rabbi Anchelle Perl of Chabad of Mineola, and County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip. campaigns,” he said. “And sometimes for you, it is not easy days. But if we move together, we can win.” Dov Hikind, the firebrand former Assemblyman from Boro Park, applauded what he called Blakeman’s leadership in joining with Israel. “We are united with the people of Israel, and we are united with the communities — not ‘settlements’ — in Judea and Samaria,” Hikind said. “These are mag-
nificent cities with the most special people.” Yet, it takes more than simply saying, “I support Israel,” the onetime lawmaker said, although it’s “a good start.” “But this is called action,” Hikind said. “This is called doing something real. You are saying to over half a million people in Judea and Samaria, ‘You are not alone. We the people of Long Island — of America — we are with you.’”
Judea and Samaria is a subject of international controversy, with some referring to it as “occupied territory,” where development by Israel violates international law. Others maintain Israel is acting legally. Blakeman, who’s visited the Shomron, described the area as critically situated relative to the rest of the country. “It’s the high ground overlooking the Tel Aviv airport,” he said. “To give away that strategic area would put all of Israel in danger.” Meanwhile, Israeli development there boosts everyone. “What you won’t hear in the media is how many Palestinian Arabs are employed in Judea and Samaria in the factories, earning three times what they would if they were in the Palestinian Authority areas,” Blakeman said, explaining that Israelis “are providing a lot of economic opportunity for their Palestinian neighbors as well as for Israelis.” While Judea was not represented at Thursday’s event, Blakeman — whose wife is Israeli — emphasized his support for them as well. Blakeman highlighted his latest personal link to the Jewish state, introducing his daughter, Ariel, a student at Bar-Ilan University near Tel Aviv. Just last week, he announced Ariel’s engagement to a former defense forces paratrooper. In 2016, the Town of Hempstead proclaimed the Region of Shomron a “sister municipality.” Blakeman, a Hempstead councilman at the time, said then that “they are truly on the front lines.”
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Thursday, May 19
Wednesday, June 8
Central-Memorial PTSA: The Central Fashion Show
Village Summer Concert Series Beach Boys Tribute
The Central and Memorial Parent Teacher Student Association will host its Central Fashion Show Fundraiser featuring the work of local designer, Yuliya Lobach, who will be presenting her collection. Central students will model and food will be served by Central’s culinary department. Admission tickets are $50. The fashion show will take place at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post located at 65 E. Merrick Road Valley Stream NY, 11580. For further information, please contact Delia Torres-Crespo at 516-2705525 or email Marcia Pooran at marciapooran@gmail.com.
Starting at 8 p.m., the village is hosting its summer concert series at the Village Bandshell featuring Endless Summer: Beach Boys Tribute band. All are welcomed. The Village Green is located at Verona Place. In the event of rain, the concert is rescheduled for Monday, June 13. For further information, contact (516) 825-8571.
Friday, June 10 Rockaway Classic Car Show
Friday, May 20 Valley Stream Historical Society: Mike Stanko Art Exhibit & Gallery The Valley Stream Historical Society is hosting an art exhibit and gallery of acclaimed local artist Mike Stanko from 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. An opening night reception will be held at the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration and Country Store. Reservation is required. For further information on how to book your ticket, please visit the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream website at https://www.vsvny. org/ and click the Valley Stream Historical Society page under Village Departments. Reception tickets are $12 per guest. Refreshments will be provided and raffles will be held. The exhibit is located at 143 Hendrickson Avenue, Valley Stream, NY.
Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 Valley Stream Historical Society: Mike Stanko Art Exhibit & Gallery The Valley Stream Historical Society is hosting an art exhibit and gallery of acclaimed local artist Mike Stanko at the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration and Country Store from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Remembering their last full measure of devotion Valley Stream Central High will be hosting the Valley Stream Central High School Remembrance Celebration. honoring Central alumni who lost their lives in the wars of the 20th century. The school’s memorial plaque will be rededicated on May 28 at 10 a.m. All are welcomed to attend and pay their respects to those who laid down their lives in the service of their country. The public viewing is free and all are welcomed. For further information, please call 516.872.4159 or send an email to vshistorical@gmail.com. The art exhibit is located at 143 Hendrickson Avenue, Valley Stream.
Tuesday, May 24 District 13 Board of Education Meeting Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 is having their regular board of education meeting at 8 p.m. following their executive session meeting at 7:15 p.m. The meeting will take place at the James A. Dever auditorium.
Wednesday, May 25 Valley Stream Historical Society: Share Your Story - V.S. in Pictures The Valley Stream Historical Society is hosting a night of reminiscing at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall auditorium. Pick your favorite or most memorable Valley Stream photo and share the story behind it. Send your photo to vshistorical@gmail.com by May 18th if you would like to share your story at our meeting. Don’t want to share your story? All spectators are welcomed. Friday, July 30
Monday, May 30 Memorial Day Parade Starting at 9:30 p.m. the Valley Stream
Memorial Day Parade will begin at Wheeler Avenue and Rockaway Parkway and will run through Valley Stream Business District on Rockaway Avenue, continuing down Valley Stream Boulevard and ends at Village Green. All are welcomed.
Friday, June 3 Rockaway Classic Car Show The village in partnership with the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce is hosting a show of classic and antique cars at the intersection of WVS Boulevard and Rockaway Avenue from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All are welcomed.
The village in partnership with the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce is hosting a show of classic and antique cars at the intersection of WVS Boulevard and Rockaway Avenue from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All are welcomed.
Saturday, June 11 Hendrickson Park Pool complex Annual reopening
The Hendrickson Park pool complex will officially open for its 60th season of operation. Pool hours of operation on this day are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Valid pool membership or Flex Pass is required for entry. No walk-ins are allowed.
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For a complete list of village pool hours and prices, visit https://www.vsvny.org/pool. May is Haitian Heritage Month, a celebration of Haitian culture and heritage that began in Boston. Queens Hospital Center is a local WIC clinic in nearby Valley Stream providing infant formula. To contact the Consumer Affairs Price Gouging Hotline call 516-571-2449. May was considered a bad time to wed. There’s a poem titled: “Mary in May and you’ll rue the day”
Valley Stream Central High School celebrated World Language Week in late March. It was a week to recognize the richness and diversity of world languages and cultures, offering each student a multicultural lens through which to honor the heritage of their peers as well as reflect on their own. The festivities were brought together through the school’s World Language Department, which looks to celebrate the school’s diversity every year. As part of the festivities, the third floor of the building was awash in flags from around the world. Display tables showcased poster boards created by students to represent the various cultures at the school. Each day, the loudspeaker announcements were made in the different languages taught at the school and spoken at students’ homes. Each day of the week featured a different theme, including “Represent Your Roots,” “Represent Your Flag,” “International Day” and “Sports Day.” A special group was also tasked to share photos, recipes, and cultural information of staff and students using Micro-
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soft Teams. In their respective American Sign Language, French, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish language classes, students used the app Blooket to test their comprehension of the language and culture. After school, students completed an activity called “Say Hello in Another Language” and created short presentations about specific countries and cultures for classmates and teachers. Featured cultures included those from China, Ukraine, Japan, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Students spoke in-depth about the common phrases, cultural norms, and interesting facts of each culture. Presentations were also done in American Sign Language. Central also held an after-school origami class for students to learn the Japanese art of paper folding. On the final day, students assembled in the auditorium for an afternoon of songs, dances, and poetry from Jamaica, Mexico, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, and Colombia, as well as various Latin American and African countries in front of a crowd of fellow students, parents, and staff members.
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cOMING OFF A perfect 2021 season that saw him capture the Nassau singles title, Gershfeld, who began playing varsity tennis as a seventh-grader, will look to repeat as county champion this weekend at Eisenhower Park. Gershfeld hasn’t lost a single set since 2019. Last spring, he defeated Roslyn’s Mikey Weitz in the finals, 6-2, 6-1, hours after topping Great Neck South’s Albert Hu in the semifinals, 6-3, 6-1.
lAcrOSSE plAyOFFS GIrlS thursday, May 26
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Friday, May 27
Nassau Class A championship at Adelphi.............6:30 p.m.
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Nassau Class B championship at Adelphi ................. 4 p.m. Nassau Class C championship at Adelphi ............6:30 p.m.
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Valley Stream Central softball is looking to tie a bow on what has been a highly successful 2022 campaign. With the season winding down, the Eagles are in prime position to repeat last year and win the conference championship. Coach Steve Sharkey was fully confident in this group heading into the year and his opinion is being validated. “We brought back seven seniors, so we knew we had talent,” Sharkey said. “Last year we won our conference for the first time in 21 years. We weren’t sure if we were going to be bumped up to conference 6 and when we stayed, I did expect for us to have a good season. I did expect to compete for the conference, and we are.” The standout play of the upperclassmen has been a major driving force for the squad. Senior pitcher Casey Woluewich entered the season with incredibly high expectations following an All-Conference award in 2021, and she has played up to that level and more this spring, amassing 13 winss. According to Sharkey, Woluewich is dominant. “She is by far the best pitcher in the conference,” he said. Senior shortstop Tylyn LeSane is another player who came in with high expectations following an exceptional 2021, and like Woluewich she picked up where she left off. “She’s one of the top hitters and defiantly is one of the top fielders in the conference,” Sharkey said of LeSane. “I’m hoping the two of them can bring home individual awards this season.” LeSane has 5 home runs on the season. Seniors Emily Monfort and Maria Farqui have also been solid hitters at the plate for the Eagles. The underclassmen held their weight as well, according to Sharkey. “Sophomore first basemen Elize Quezada and sophomore centerfielder Lexxie Adames have been having great seasons now and with the extra experience they will be players to watch,” he said. Junior pitcher Emily Mota has also shown flashes in the stints she has pitched, and she should thrive with junior catcher Nadia Singh next season.
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SENIOr pItchEr cASEy Woluewich put together another huge season for the Eagles, who aim to repeat as conference champs. It is worth noting this is the first year assistant coach Ms. Segovia has worked with the team, and Sharkey credits a lot of the kids’ development to her. Unfortunately for the Eagles, despite what has been a stellar regular season, they will not be eligible for the postseason. They possess a 12-2 record in conference 7, but teams in conference 7 need to win 90 percent of games to qualify for the playoffs, so no team from the conference will make it.
It is disappointing the team’s performance will not be rewarded with postseason exposure, but the vision and goal has now been shifted to repeating what the Eagles did last year. “Last year everyone made the playoffs due to COVID,” Sharkey said. “Part of me wishes that we were still in the running but winning the conference is our playoffs right now. We are going for that back-to-back conference championships.”
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The CEO of EminiFax, a cryptocurrency and forex trading platform, was charged by federal prosecutors who allege he defrauded hundreds of his investors out of $59 million dollars for his crypto investing scheme. Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced criminal charges on May 12, 2022 against Eddy Alexandre, a cybersecurity engineer expert with recent work as a senior IT professional at WarnerMedia, who founded and ran EminiFX beginning last September. He is charged with one count of commodities fraud and wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of thirty years in prison. “Eddy Alexandre allegedly induced his clients to invest over $59 million with promises of huge passive income returns via his own proprietary trading platform called EminiFx,” Williams said in his statement. Prosecutors said Alexandre told his investors that he would double their money within five months, promising a 5% weekly return on their investment generated through his secret “Robo-Advisor Assisted account” to conduct crypto and foreign exchange trading. Each week, investors were misled to believe that they had earned at least 5% on their investment with doctored account statements
provided on the company’s website, which they could withdraw or re-invest from their accounts. All the while refusing to disclose his investing technology to his customers, according to the statement. “In reality, no such technology existed, as Alexandre is alleged to have invested very little of their money – most of which he lost – and transferred most of it to his own personal accounts to pay for luxury items for himself,” Williams said. Alexandre is accused of funneling nearly 15 million of investor funds to his personal bank account to fuel his business expenses, including renting an office, hiring lawyers, holding a gala—as well as luxury items for himself. This includes spending $170,000 on luxury car purchases, according to the statement. He also allegedly used the office and other promotional events to recruit new investors through a multilevel marketing-style model. Of the funds that he did invest, Alexandre sustained over $6 million in losses, which he did not disclose to his investors. “As in any of the financial markets, the foreign exchanges offer high return potential, but investors should beware of the downside risks of false claims and get rich quick schemes that oftentimes are too good to be true,” Williams said.
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V.S. college student earns prestigious SUNY award and my involvement opportunities fulfilling. I'm grateful for the recognition of my work at SUNY Nassau." "At SUNY Nassau Community College we are a community dedicated to providing our students with the education and support services needed to accomplish their academic goals.," said Dr. Maria Conzatti, Interim President, SUNY Nassau Community College. “Our students work very hard and receiving a Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence is a testimonial to their dedication and commitment to their academics. We are very proud of their accomplishments and look forward to witnessing their future successes” "Now more than ever, it is time to celebrate the accomplishments of our students who have helped one another get through this global pandemic and focus on getting the most out of their college education, and this year's CASE winners are at the top of the class," said SUNY Interim Chancellor Deborah F. Stanley. "It is my great honor to celebrate the fortitude, leadership, and achievements of this year's winners, and I applaud their hard work and desire to do more for their campuses and fellow students. I, for one, can't wait to see what they do next."
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Valley Streamer Alexi Rodriguez, a student at Nassau Community College, was awarded the 2022 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. Since 1997, the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence recognizes students who have best demonstrated “the integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in the areas of leadership, athletics, community service, creative and performing arts, campus involvement or career achievement,” according to the press release. Honorees are reviewed by a college committee. Alexi Rodriguez is a liberal arts major at SUNY Nassau and is a member of the Carol Farber Honors Program and Phi Theta Kappa. Alexi also volunteers at the College's on-campus food pantry, The Nest, and is a new generation student Freedom Writer. She recently co-hosted a seminar with Erin Gruwell and an original Freedom Writer for the SUNY Nassau community. "I'm honored to receive the 2022 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence," said Alexi Rodriguez. "I'm proud to be graduating from SUNY Nassau Community College. The education and support I've received there has been plentiful,
Officials: Shortage of baby formula avoidable By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com
Under a spring sky soft with the threat of rain in the air, Don Clavin joined fellow government officials and parents demanding Congress push much harder to alleviate the current national shortage of baby and medical formula. “It’s the role of the federal government to step in at a time of need,” said Clavin, Town of Hempstead’s supervisor. “It’s disgraceful that we have to do this because the federal government have been sitting on their hands.” Clavin called on President Joe Biden to use the Defense Production Act to direct federal funds to boost formula production. The same act — a Cold War relic designed to use Washington resources to jump start private sector production during war and emergencies — was also used during the coronavirus pandemic to step up the manufacture of ventilators and other equipment intended to combat Covid-19. The formula crisis stems from a pandemic-fueled nationwide supply chain and labor shortage that’s affecting a number of economic sectors. But it became even more critical after Abbott, a major formula manufacturer that produces the Similac baby formula brand, shut down its factory in Sturgis, Michigan, after reported safety issues with its products. Four infants in Minnesota, Texas and Ohio were hospitalized with bacterial infections. Two died. Whether Abbott’s formulas were
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HEmpsTEAd TowN offIcIAls and parents called on Congress to speed up production of baby formula. Among those making the statement were, from left, John Caputo of Lynbrook, Councilman Chris Carini, Legislator Denise Ford, Oliver Miller and mother. responsible is still under investigation. At the news conference, Councilwoman Melissa Miller gestured toward her 22-year-old son Oliver, who sat in his wheelchair beside the podium. Oliver had a stroke prior to birth that affected his brain stem and left him with multiple disabilities. “This shortage is more than just baby formula, which in itself is a crisis and needs to be addressed,” Miller said. “But in fact, millions of children and adults that have dietary special needs, their medical formulas are included in this shortage.” Oliver has never been able to eat regu-
lar food. He relies completely on medical formula to live. “When the formula recall happened, there was no communication to parents with baby formula or communications with parents of special need individuals, or adults with special medical nutrition needs,” Miller said. “I found out on a Facebook trading group for special needs equipment. I went and looked (at the lot numbers stamped on the canisters of formula): Every single case of formula that I had was part of the recalled lot.” Miller’s online search for formula in February finally turned up four canisters of formula powder for $175. Now the same
four canisters on Amazon’s Canada site cost $315. One strategy to keep Oliver supplied was to switch formulas, Miller said. But babies and medically needy adults don’t tolerate every type of formula. Switching formulas often causes diarrhea and other digestive disruptions, possibly leading to hospitalization. John Caputo joined others the news conference because his daughter, like Oliver, needs a particular formula. “Switching formula could mean days in the hospital,” the Lynbrook resident said. “I would urge everybody, parents — anybody else who takes care of someone with special needs — to reach out to your people in our local governments..” Liquid infant formulas produced by Abbott were not affected by the recall. A senior White House administrative official said at a May 12 White House news conference that the federal government has actually done a lot to get formula back on grocery shelves since the Feb. 17 product recall. One national survey found more than 40 percent of retailers across the country were out of stock when it comes to formula, according to NPR. Yet, these actions should have happened months ago, Clavin said, urging constituents to call their representatives. “That’s when you see the most reaction,” he said, “when people get together and make the phone calls and ask for action.”
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Earth Day celebration blooms at Carbonaro
RobeRt w. CaRbonaRo students embarked on various earth-day projects
StudentS make ReCyCled paper
and an Earth Day escape room activity. Every student in the school was able to plant flowers in the school gardens. They also planted milkweed seeds in a paper towel roll that was turned into a pot, which they were able to take home. At the end of the day, the students came away with newfound knowledge and appreciation for the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling in order to make our Earth a better place for all of us.
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VALLEY STREAM HERALD — May 19, 2022
Valley Stream 24 students rolled up their sleeves and embarked on an array of earth-friendly projects in celebration of Earth Day. They learned creative means to reuse and repurpose materials to create new things. At Robert W. Carbonaro School, for example, students were given the opportunity to create rain sticks, make recycled papers, create tornadoes in a bottle, terrariums, tic-tac-toe boards, suncatchers, board games, and recycled art projects. Students were offered project opportunities tailored to their grade level. Students also participated in a recycled materials carnival, a recycling relay race,
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Alternative energy blows in with future at stake By JAKE PELLEGRINO jpellegrino@liherald.com
There are certainly some advantages to living on an island — advantages Matt Cohen says Long Island doesn’t exploit enough. Especially when it comes to alternative energy sources like offshore wind. “We’re an island,” Cohen, president of the Long Island Association, told a roundtable discussion in Melville last week. “We’re surrounded by water. Iowa and Nebraska may not be able to do this, but we can. We’re in position to take advantage of it.” Cohen brought together small business owners as well as representatives from four leading wind developers — Ørsted/ Eversource, Equinor, Community Offshore Wind and Attentive Energy — hoping they might find some synergies as part of several intimate 15-minute “speed-dating” style meetings. Harrison Feuer, the New York-based spokesman for Norwegian petroleum company Equinor, called the association’s roundtable “inspiring.” “There were so many people interested in this growing industry on Long Island and eager to see where they could learn more,” he said. “They want to get involved to help this industry grow, and the conversation in general was a great opportunity to connect with the folks on the ground and see how much support there is for offshore wind.”
It’s also a great opportunity to help develop new career paths, said Marjaneh Issapour, an associate dean focused on sustainable energy at Farmingdale State College. “I’m here as an educator interested in the business and looking for possible employment pathways for our graduates,” she said. “The most exciting thing about this is mainly just that the fact that it’s actually happening now, and that it’s a realization. We’ve been talking about it for so long, and now we actually have a few projects in the pipeline. And that is great news for the local economy.” Ørsted’s roots are in fossil fuels, but the Danish company — named for scientist Hans Christian Ørsted — has since moved completely to renewable energy. It has joined with Connecticut-based offshore wind company Eversource on a pair of major projects in the region, including the South Fork Wind Farm — a dozen turbines spinning offshore 30 miles east of Montauk. Construction on those turbines start and finish next year, according to Grant van Wyngaarden, who heads offshore procurement in North America for Ørsted. It’s expected to deliver enough electricity to power more than 100,000 homes. Sunrise Wind, expected to be constructed nearby in 2024, will be a much larger project with more than 80 turbines. Community Offshore Wind is developing a seabed lease in the New York Bight
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that it won during a recent auction hosted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, according to company spokeswoman Alanna Russo. “This is something we’ve thought about for many years, and we’re very excited, but we’re still in our infancy stage of developing our project,” she said. “We’re doing site surveys, environmental assessment, and engaging with stakeholders, and hopefully it will be completed by the end of decade.” For Jamie Shellenberger-Bessman, who represents the Attentive Energy subsidiary of France’s TotalEnergies Renewables, says her role is more about education — not just of Attentive Energy’s work, but renewable energy in general.
ALANNA RussO, thE strategic engagement director for Community Offshore Wind — which is developing a seabed lease in the New York Bight — says they hope to get some of its wind energy projects off the ground and running by the end of the decade.
“I have conversations every day with people who don’t even know what an offshore wind farm is and the massive opportunity that’s out there,” she said. “So, it’s just about making sure we’re making those connections. We believe the younger generation is the future because it’s the people in junior high and high school right now who are going to be building these things, so we’re looking to make connections there.” The Ocean Energy Management bureau auctioned off six leases last February in the Bight for $4.4 billion, including $795 million from Attentive Energy. The leases include more than 460,000 leasable acres with the hopes of producing enough energy for nearly 2 million homes.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-8, Plaintiff against FAISAL N. LODHI A/K/A FAISAL LODHI, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered August 27, 2019, 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 June 16, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 88 Sobro Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Sec 37 Block 466 Lot 7. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $527,157.31 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 005074/2012. 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.” Rod E. Kovel, Esq., Referee SPSJN204 131264 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK N.A. ASTRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS, OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE AQUSITION TRUST 2006--WMC4 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WMC4, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAMS FAMILY TRUST; EVERARD WILLIAMS, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale with Reference for Sale duly filed on September 12, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on June 22, 2022at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 187 Fir 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 in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37,Block 395, Lot 453 and 454. Approximate amount of judgment is $831,973.71 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 533/2015. 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. Rita Solomon, Esq., Referee Eckert SeamansCherin&Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 131463
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST DOREEN JONES, DONOVAN JONES, MONICA GREAVES, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 20, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 21, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 171 WHEELER AVENUE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County and State of New York, SECTION 37, BLOCK 530, LOT 0234. Approximate amount of judgment $796,118.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #014037/2013. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. RUSSELL CARL BURCHERI, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-296363 71372 131402 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY 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 on 6/21/2022 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 409-410. 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 Ellen N. Savino, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Suite 205, 10 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573 Dated: 4-11-2022. File Number: 18-300200pco 131474
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Patricia D. Savage a/k/a Patricia Savage; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 6, 2017 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 June 7, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 50 East Saint Marks Place, 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, State of New York, Section 37 Block 98 Lot 14. Approximate amount of judgment $489,038.00 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 011595/2014. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Pallvi Babbar, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff
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NatioNal Guard soldier, Samuel Quintero, was promoted to the rank of staff sergeant.
V.S. native promoted to first lieutenant, NYNG National Guard soldier and Valley Stream native, Samuel Quintero, was promoted to the rank of 1st lieutenant on April 1. Prior to his promotion, Chin was assigned to the Company F, 427th Brigade Support Battalion. Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announced Quintero’s name alongside those of his fellow recently promoted NY National Guard members in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership. These promotions recognize the bestqualified soldiers based on their overall performance, attitude, leadership ability,
and development potential, according to New York National Guard officials. The New York National Guard (New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs) is the state’s executive agency responsible to the Governor for managing New York’s Military Forces, which consists of nearly 20,000 members of the New York Army National Guard, the New York Air National Guard, the New York Naval Militia and the New York Guard. For more information about the New York Army National Guard, visit www. dmna.ny.gov or www.1800goguard.com
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LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY 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 14th day of June, 2022 at 2:30 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: April 12, 2022 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
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR GAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, V. LYNN ANDERSON, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 1, 2017, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY is the Plaintiff and LYNN ANDERSON, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 15, 2022 at 2:30PM,
premises known as 193 MARTENS AVENUE, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580: Section 37, Block 594, Lot 23: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 003428/2015. Michael Mirotznik, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 131368
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, v. JACLYN CANNIZZARO A/K/A JACLYN M. CANNIZZARO, LORETTA CANNIZZARO, DENNIS CANNIZZARO, ET AL, Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on November 14, 2019, I, Brian J. Davis, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on June 7, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 02:30 PM the premises described as follows: 63 Garden Street Valley Stream, NY 11581 SBL No.: 39-408-4 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 611311/2018 in the amount of $390,428.35 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions 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 foreclosure auction. Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 131183
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n just under six weeks, New York state voters will get a chance to select the candidates for governor and State Assembly. With no disrespect to that branch of the Legislature, and having been an Assembly member myself, it is obviously the race for governor that is the most significant one from the standpoint of the millions of New Yorkers who will cast their ballots. New York is a state that tilts heavily toward the Democratic Party, so the party’s primary contest on JERRY Tuesday, June 28, will more than KREMER likely choose the person who will run our state for the next four years. I’m not ignoring the fact that there’s a Republican challenger, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, but with the highest vote concentration in the downstate region, a big Republican vote from upstate won’t be significant enough to drown out the heavy Democratic enrollment elsewhere. Candidate Tom Suozzi, another member of Congress, has spent a substantial amount of money on television ads intro-
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ducing himself to the general public. He has a list of promises on taxes, crime and a variety of other issues. But considering the fact that he’s running against Gov. Kathy Hochul, who already has the job, Suozzi has yet to tell voters why they should choose him over Hochul, who would be the first woman elected governor in state history. Suozzi is running as a right-of-center candidate in a state where most of the voters who show up for primary elections lean to the left. Whether the progressives will turn out for Hochul is still an open question. The recently passed state budget was a big victory for Hochul. While some armchair critics have blamed the lateness of the spending plan on the governor, the delay was partially caused by her insistence that there be bail reform changes in the package. Because the new budget had so many of Hochul’s proposals, the Senate and Assembly leadership refused to attend the traditional news conference following its passage. Having served as chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee for 10 years, I can attest to the fact that the new spending plan spreads equal
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amounts of money throughout the state, as opposed to previous budgets, which were heavily weighted toward New York City and Long Island. The city got substantial amounts of money for health and day care workers and big dollars for mass transit. Long Island was a big winner, with record amounts of school aid, money for road improvements and for clean water projects. Suozzi has been critical of the approval of public funds for a new stadium for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. Historically, western New York, like most upstate areas, has been an orphan when it comes to state dollars. If there were a grant of state money for a football stadium on the West Side of Manhattan, you’d hear the same gripes from upstate voters. Previously, Gov. Andrew Cuomo awarded funds for numerous upstate programs, but many, like a Buffalo solar factory, produced no economic gain. There is no doubt that crime will be a big issue for voters, but the responsibility for New York City’s current crime wave is an issue for Mayor Eric Adams, and can’t be shifted to the state. The controversial bail reform law that was signed by Cuomo has now been amended
e’s to the right of center, unlike most voters who show up for primaries.
with revisions aimed at giving judges more discretion over criminals with gun charges and others with histories of violent crime. Thanks to recent revelations about an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that may overturn Roe v. Wade, Hochul has set aside $35 million in funds for women in need of abortions where appropriate. There are no differences between the two Democrats on this issue, but the governor has the money, so she has the upper hand. Suozzi has one self-made disaster to deal with when it comes to the LGBT community. His recent description of Florida’s controversial so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law as “reasonable” resulted in some serious pushback against him that will be hard to controvert. How bad a hit he will take is still up in the air. The electoral clock is ticking, and six weeks go by quickly. Suozzi is facing a big challenge to capture the attention of the voters, and at this point he has failed to get any big wins on the campaign trail, which leaves him where he started — on first base. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
A Memorial Day like no other in our lives
he things we carry to this Memorial Day, 2022, are freighted with more recent events than past battles. On the last Monday in May, we look back to honor our war dead; this year we also hold in our hearts love for the friends and family members who died this year and last in the pandemic. We stagger under the weight of one million Americans dead of Covid-19. This has been a war, too. This year, especially, it feels appropriate to broaden the meaning of Memorial RAnDi Day to honor the KREiss sacrifice of all those who have lived through the plague of our time, including the medical teams and the teachers and the workers who kept showing up and, especially, the parents who have fought a front-line battle every day since winter 2020. The efforts of scientists to develop vaccines with unprecedented speed have been astonishing and heroic. My special heroes are our teenagers, who gave up nearly every single aspect of joy in their lives to stay healthy and
keep their parents and grandparents safe. Teens live for connection and freedom and breaking through boundaries and trying new things. During Covid, the constraints have been particularly onerous for them. In an ironic twist, just as the world was awakening to the dangers of screen time, so many millions of kids were pushed ever further into the digital world of texting and Zooming. As we all know, our teens are experiencing a secondary epidemic of depression and stress and mental health crises. I want to honor their sacrifice. I say this out loud to my teenage grandkids, and I want them to know that we know how tough it has been. The parents of young kids have been raising their children without the relief of school and play dates and family gatherings. Many struggled to keep the home front safe and productive. They were also trying to work, to pay the bills, to get meals on the table. I wish there were medals of honor for them, too. Growing up, I watched Memorial Day parades along Broadway in Woodmere. Later, my kids marched down the avenue with their school bands, tooting on their
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clarinets. In my mind’s eye I can see them looking so proud to be part of the parade, glancing sideways to catch my eye as they walked by. They stopped at the war memorial on the corner of Broadway and Conklin and, in a solemn ceremony, offered gratitude to those who died in our great wars. I imagine that as children march in this year’s Memorial Day parades and parents gather on the sidewalks, with or without masks, thoughts of other losses will bleed into the moment — as it should be when so many are scarred by painful memories of the past two years. Many Americans visit cemeteries and place flags on the graves of soldiers who defended American democracy in conflicts going back to the Civil War. We have seen images of hundreds of thousands of flags on the Mall in the nation’s capital, each a reminder of someone who died too soon or too young during this raging pandemic. For me, it is all threaded together. These past two years have been a battle, complicated by divisions and conflicts among our citizens. Add to this the suffering in Ukraine beaming into our
want to honor teens’ sacrifice, and I wish there were medals of honor for parents.
homes and onto our devices every single day in recent months. This aggression, an amalgam of old-fashioned warfare and new-age weapons, is displacing millions of people and killing children and civilians in staggering numbers. Doesn’t this war have an unofficial place in our Memorial Day as well? It’s a big job being a thoughtful American citizen today. We want to keep up our traditions and we need to move along with life, somehow weaving our most recent pandemic losses into the fabric of our days. According to NPR, Marked By Covid, a grass-roots group, is advocating for a National Day of Remembrance to honor those who died. In the meantime, on this Memorial Day, I will think about all those brave kids who carried the American flag onto beaches in Normandy, and friends who died in Vietnam and those who were killed in Afghanistan and on so many other foreign fields far from home. I will remember the more recent losses of friends who died of Covid, and I will also go to a barbecue and eat a hot dog and celebrate our lives, which are ever so precious. We just have to do it all. This Memorial Day is like no other. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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letters Randi’s ‘raised voice for women’ To the Editor: Thanks to Randi Kreiss for having the courage and honesty to write about the threat to a woman’s right to control her body and her destiny (“Threat to choice has women on the march,” May 12-18). I am approaching 70. I have raised two successful and loving human beings who were wanted and treasured. I also had the ability to end two unwanted pregnancies early in my 20s, which allowed me to continue my life to the point where I was financially, emotionally and socially able to welcome and nourish the much-wanted children I did choose to bear. I have never regretted my decision to terminate those unintended pregnancies, and am extremely grateful that the choice was mine to make. This is such a frightening time in our lives, as we watch such hard-fought gains be ripped away by religious and social hypocrites who appear to care far more about life before birth than the life of a child — and its parents — after it arrives.
primary weapon, a gun that’s perfectly legal in New York, holding no more than 10 rounds. But the modifications, illegal in New York, are legal in Pennsylvania, and this monster only needed to walk from his home in Binghamton across the state line to get what he needed. Legally. Following the tragedy, many lawmakers took to social media and called up reporters to express their condolences and outrage. Gov. Kathy Hochul made the rounds on national television, preaching about the need for better gun control. But as quickly as those sentiments flare up, they just as quickly flame out. Over and over again, we get the same action aimed at ending this true pandemic: absolutely nothing. That must end. The excuses must end. The silly arguments that any regular person needs a weapon that can instantly kill or maim a large number of people must be put to rest. The time for talk is over. The time to act is now. Aaron Salter should have never spent the final moments of his life face to face with a monster. He had a distinguished career with the Buffalo Police Department, regularly putting his life on the line. Yet even a neighborhood supermarket proved to be more dangerous for him than some of the most violent hotspots in the world. No more. Read their names again — Celestine Chaney. Roberta Drury. Andre Mackneil. Katherine Massey. Margus Morrison. Heyward Patterson. Aaron Salter. Geraldine Talley. Ruth Whitfield. Pearl Young. And remember them the next time you think there’s something more important than ending this nation’s gun crisis once and for all.
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very weekday at 10:06 a.m., I walk into my high school engineering class and take a seat among my peers. I spend the period learning the same material as my classmates, completing the same assignments as them and receiving the same education. I wouldn’t think twice about attending if it weren’t for the fact that 15 pairs of eyes are on me the moment I walk into the room, for one reason and one reason only: I’m a girl in a classroom full of boys. Amazingly, this one simple attriIlana bute of mine has power to GrEEnbErG the instantly draw so much attention. For roughly 40 minutes, I am no longer a student who loves engineering. Rather, I’m a girl who loves engineering. I’d like to imagine a perfect world, with equal participation of men and women in all professions. However, while there is more opportunity these days for both men
and women to break into rigidly defined, gender-specific jobs, an imbalance still holds in certain career paths, including science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. I’m a high school freshman who has always been passionate about STEM. Yet despite efforts by well-meaning stakeholders and educators to promote more enthusiasm among women in these subjects, I can’t help but feel that today’s inspiring message for girls in the field is too wrapped up in their gender. Instead of pushing for girls to be treated like everyone else, there is an unhealthy obsession with making gender the centerpiece of today’s advocacy for girls in STEM. I often receive praise for being “confident enough” to pursue what has been labeled an unlikely passion for my gender. I garner attention and adulation for defying gender barriers by deciding to enroll in STEM-based classes. But I find this focus on my gender distracting from my work and frustrating, to
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find the focus on my gender distracting from my work and frustrating, to say the least.
lEttErs Randi, regardless of the pushback you may receive on this column — much of it from older men, I suspect! — please stay strong and remain a raised voice for women, their bodies and their choices. The specter of a Margaret Atwoodtype dystopia rising in our midst grows more real every day. Like you, I cannot believe that we are fighting for basic rights we believed we had secured decades ago. Those who opened the Pandora’s box of Trumpism and religionsaturated politics must not be allowed to damage this country more than they have already. Fight the good fight for us, Randi! MARISA HOHEB Merrick
A decision that was theirs to make To the Editor: I cannot agree with Randi more about what she wrote. Her decision to have an abortion was only for her and her husband to make. I am certain they did not make this decision lightly or quickly. Whatever their reasons, they did what they thought was the right decision at the time. I have known women who have had the procedure, and whatever their reasons were, I supported them. It is an extremely personal matter, and I applaud Randi for coming for-
say the least. I just want to escape the label of feminism attached to my interest in STEM, and simply be able to enter my engineering class without getting noticed, just like boys do. Today’s educational programs, like Girls Who Code, while inspiring and well-intentioned, inadvertently call attention to the fact that STEM isn’t a “normal” activity for girls. By singling out girls in creating specialized female-oriented programs, educators seem to acknowledge that girls aren’t expected to be like their gender opposites in science. To me, it’s akin to creating a group called Teenagers Who Respect Their Parents or Kids Who Aren’t Always On Their Phones. Granted, there is no mistaking that my interests in STEM as a girl are considered rare by today’s standards. Women account for roughly half of the population, but they comprise only 28 percent of workers in STEM fields, according to the American Association of University Women. Perhaps that’s because math and science
continue to be promoted as “male-oriented” subjects. I’ve seen this firsthand. In middle school, I was one of two girls in a class of 20 students in a computer animation program. On the website of a prestigious math summer program, girls were especially encouraged to apply, because most of its participants are male. Disturbingly, even my early-childhood day camp discouraged girls from choosing sciencerelated activities, and our choice of workshops didn’t include the boys’ activities of engineering and rocket science. Our choices included ceramics, dance and “beauty school.” Yes, there is still a lack of equality in perception, but the way to fix this isn’t by forming a club exclusively for girls that puts the emphasis on “girls coding” instead of simply “coding.” Educators should create courses that include both boys and girls. While I’m grateful for the progress women have made in STEM, I look forward to the day when walking into my engineering class won’t be cause for surprise. Ilana Greenberg is a freshman at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck.
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ward, and thank her for sharing her story. LARRY EzRATTY North Bellmore
No, Kagan, Sotomayor should not retire To the Editor: Re Matthew Adarichev’s column, “Stephen Breyer retired. Why not Kagan and Sotomayor?” (May 12-18): Why not? Because this is a fantasy, flawed in detail and conception. Details: The Supreme Court justices are not pawns to be manipulated. To expect a double-unanimous vote of 50 Democratic senators to confirm a pair of young replacements is a risky bet, the effort itself would demolish any remaining shred of court legitimacy, and nothing would be gained, because Sen. Mitch McConnell’s supermajority would remain. Concept: The battle for the court is over. The present battle is for Congress, and it will be over by Christmas. Mr. Adarichev’s suggestion that Democrats adopt Republicans’ “Machiavellian” tricks to fight for power means they would abandon the laws, institutions, and aspirations of the American project. To imitate the Gingrich-McConnellLimbaugh model is to become them. America would be one more example of
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a society undone by Madison’s “factions,” the Florentines’ Whites and Blacks, Constantinople’s Blues and Greens, Russia’s Reds and Whites — the list is long. This season’s issue is, shall America’s Democratic/Republican form of
government, in its 20th century conception, survive the first quarter of the 21st? More relevant than T.R. is Smokey Bear, who advises, “Only you can prevent ...” BRIAn KELLY Rockville Centre
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