Valley Stream Herald 10-06-2022

Church bids farewell to beloved pastor

By JUaN laSSo jlasso@liherald.com

The full extent of the corona virus pandemic’s debilitating effects on everything from the industrial supply chain to men tal health to school learning is still becoming evident.

And for Ameri ca’s houses of wor ship, which, even before the pandemic, struggled with dwin dling church atten dance, the struggles are far from over.

Oct. 30, citing the church’s cur rent financial pressure.

“My salary, you know, is a hit to the congregation, because it’s just something that we have to worry about every two weeks,” said Clemons-Jones, who felt that eliminating her salary would ulti mately be one fewer source of financial stress for the church.

Valley Stream Presbyterian, a mainstay of the com munity, has been around since 1927.

Celebrating cultural growth

School district leaders reflect on the promise and meaning of Hispanic Heritage Month

By JUaN laSSo jlasso@liherald.com

National Hispanic Heri tage Month is a month-long celebration whose timing fits with the national indepen dence days of seven Latin American countries and is a testament to the rich range of cultures and histories of His panic Americans in the Unit ed States.

For some, National Hispan ic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15,

is a time to shine a spotlight on the lives, contributions, and achievements of Hispan ic Americans. For others, it’s an opportunity to applaud and reflect on those who’ve made enormous strides for the inclusion and representa tion of America’s largest minority group.

For those looking to breathe new life into this annual observance, you may find inspiration from looking at examples of Hispanics in Valley Stream who’ve sought

to make better the lives of their community — not least those men and women sitting on school boards or at the top level of school administra tion.

Hispanic leader Armando Hernandez, District 24 Board of Education trustee, says the diversity of a decision-mak ing body like a school board is tied to its success.

“Our range of races and wide-ranging points of view makes a more effective

When churches closed their doors to in-person services as Covid-19 surged, some churches were late in adapting to the change and have been losing steam ever since.

Valley Stream Presbyterian Church hoped to emerge from the pandemic crisis unscathed, but instead is losing its pastor. The Rev. Kymberley Clemons-Jones, who brought transformative changes to the church since launching her ministry in August 2008, is stepping down on

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Throughout the pandemic, while families were hun kered down in their homes, “Rev. Kym berley ClemonsJones set about mak ing sure people would still be able to worship,” said Sami Martin, clerk of ses sion for the church. “Instead of record ing or uploading a 10-minute sermon, she and her husband, Minister Phillip Jones, along with our worship leader, would go into the church and record an entire ser

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South Shore Estuary Reserve Act is updated

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

Big things are happening with regard to New York state’s plan to keep the South Shore a fun and safe place for beachgoers, kayakers, fishermen and everyone else who enjoys the vast array of marine nature on the shore.

In 1993, the State Legislature passed the Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve Act, which sought to identify the South Shore, from Long Beach to the western tip of the South Fork, as a single estuary, despite the fact that it falls under various local jurisdictions. The legislation gave the state the ability to respond to the South Shore’s environmental needs with a com prehensive plan, as opposed to local gov ernments potentially dealing with envi ronmental issues in different ways.

To ensure that counties and towns were not left in the dark on the state’s activities, a council was created for the estuary reserve, consisting of representa tives of the New York Department of State, Nassau and Suffolk counties and numerous municipalities and conserva tion organizations.

Since then, the state has been able to act unilaterally on behalf of the estuary. The program was updated in 2001, when the Legislature passed a Comprehensive Management Plan, which dedicated more than $660 million to maintaining and improving the South Shore’s water quali

ty, its ecosystems, opportunities for public use and enjoyment, its economy, and flood resilience.

It was determined this year, however, that more action was needed to protect the estuary. Last week, officials announced that the Comprehensive Management Plan had been updated to include the reduction of nutrient pollution, the restoration of wetlands, improvements in sea grass and shellfish habitat, and increased public edu cation on the reserve. The latter will involve expanded public relations efforts with news media to increase the reserve’s visibility, and more educational programs involving local organizations.

The goals of the updated plan are to improve the South Shore environment by enhancing the management of wild fish populations as well as invasive species, and promoting natural habitat restoration.

Stony Brook University will work with environmental organizations such as Operation SPLASH and Save the Great South Bay on efforts to preserve water quality, focusing on fighting harmful algae blooms and ensuring that towns within the reserve work with the state to limit the pollutants that enter the estuary’s water system.

Local, county, and state politicians said they were pleased with the updates to the management plan. State Parks Commis sioner Erik Kulleseid had high praise.

“During this important week for those of us who love the outdoors, I commend this

plan for stewardship of Long Island’s South Shore,” he said last Friday. “The public’s ability to use, access and enjoy tributaries and shorelines is critical, and planning will ensure positive results going forward.”

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin has focused on making residents aware of all that the South Shore ecosys tem has to offer. Clavin and Town Council man Christopher Carini recently helped open another kayak launch on the South Shore Blueway Trail, which wends it way across Nassau County’s portion of the South Shore that is accessible by kayak and canoe.

“The Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve is home to a rich array of environ mental diversity, and contributes greatly to the fabric of our township’s unique coastal nature area,” Clavin said. “The Town of

A vIEw of the Jones Beach Inlet and Long Beach from Jones Beach’s West End jetty.

All are a part of the South Shore Estuary Reserve.

Hempstead will continue working with our partners at all levels of government to ensure our South Shore environments are safeguarded for generations.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was happy with the expansion of the state’s conserva tion plan, and hoped it would bear fruit for the South Shore.

“Protecting Long Island’s waterways and shorelines has never been more important as we face the growing and unprecedented effects of climate change and regular threats to water quality and ecological health,” Hochul said. “I am proud to announce this Comprehensive Management Plan for the South Shore Estuary Reserve, which is a rich and diverse ecosystem that not only provides key benefits to Long Island’s economy, rec reation and tourism, but also better pre pares New York for a changing climate.”

Michael Malaszczyk/Herald

Spartans take the field at Friday Night Lights

Wantagh may have won a decisive 42-7 victory in a Conference III football game over Valley Stream North Spartans, but the crowd had a rousing good time at the district’s first-ever Friday Night Lights game.

“The weather was a wonderful fall night, allowing us to have a fantastic event bringing the school and community together,” North Parent Teacher Associa tion member Ellen Strojan said. Members of the Central High School District board of education and North alumni were there to cheer on the Spartans from the stands. Meanwhile, PTSA members like Strojan were out in force selling spiritwear clothing, the notorious Korean street food classic “K-Dog” corn dog, and keeping the onlookers warm with pipinghot coffee and hot chocolate.

Audiences also enjoyed a top-notch half-time performance featuring the Spar tan marching band and kick line.

— Juan Lasso

The wanTagh warriorS trounced North Spartans 42-7 in a Conference III football game SparTan marching band gives a show-stopping halftime performance.

Photos courtesy Joe Abate

The crowd of Valley Stream residents, parents. and fellow students cheer on the Spartans at their first ever Friday Night Lights football game.

SparTan cheerleaderS keep spirits high.

Citizen recording invokes open meeting law

By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

By the end of the village’s regular board of trustees meeting, Amil Virani left Village Hall perplexed and out raged on Sept. 26. The focus of his ire was a moment that for him overshadowed an otherwise fairly routine government gathering when Mayor Edwin Fare halted the public comments ses sion because Virani was recording the meet ing on his cell phone.

“Amil, you must stop recording. There is no recording in this room,” Fare said.

The move soon prompted criticisms from residents, including Virani, 21, who say Fare was acting in violation of the state’s open meeting law by denying him the right to record at an open public meeting.

The Committee on Open Government and the courts are very clear on this says attor ney Jake Forken with the New York State Committee on Open Government, “anyone may record open meetings, so long as the use of the recording device is not disruptive or obtrusive.”

When Virani, in his defense, mentioned the open meetings law to Fare, the mayor dug in his heels, refusing to go on with the public comments portion of the meeting until Virani turned off the recording feature on his phone.

“It’s posted on all the doors that there’s no recording,” said Fare to Virani. “I’m glad you think violating a policy is humorous. You can (have a recording of this meeting through a Freedom of Information Law request). You’ll have the full recording with audio and video.”

Village attorney Michael Hopkins stood by the may

or’s decision at the meeting, pointing to the fact that vil lage officials were already recording the meeting over Zoom.

But Forken rejects that explanation. The public has a right to record an open meeting “regardless of whether the public body is also making a recording of the meet ing.” When resident Jenna Rositano pressed Hopkins on providing a legal rationale for the decision, he refused to say. “I’m not about to give legal guidance to the people in the audience,” he rebutted.

Both the mayor and village attorney’s remarks drew a sharp response from open government watchdogs. “The right of the public to record an open public meeting is irrefutable,” said Carolyn James, the state’s Freedom of Information chairwoman for the Society of Professional Journalists.

“It is a sad commentary that public offi cials are not aware of their responsibility regarding this access or choose to ignore it,” James added. “And that their position is sum marily upheld by their legal counsel who is either ignorant of the law or also chooses to ignore it. Shame on them.”

“It is unfortunate that the mayor does not understand the Open Meetings Law,” said Paul Wolfe, president of New York Coalition for Open Government. “Since 2011, the public has had a legal right under the law to record meetings of a public body. The mayor should not become defensive when someone is recording him doing public business and should welcome such recording as a way for people to see the work being done by the village board.”

Forken said Virani could take his perceived grievance to court by filing an Article 78 to enforce the village’s

future compliance with the law, something Virani said he considers doing to combat what he sees as the mayor’s efforts to “silence and intimidate residents.”

But that may not be necessary. “At the end of the Sep tember 26, 2022 regular meeting, there was a discussion regarding recording of public meetings,” Fare said. “I was following an outdated posting on the meeting room doors. It has since been addressed and the signs have been removed.” He added: “In this instance, the official meeting was concluded, and we were in the public com ments section. Regardless, future recordings by the pub lic will not be stopped. We apologize for the confusion.”

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VALLey StreAm reSideNtS questioned Mayor Edwin Fare and village attorney Michael Hopkin’s decision to pre vent resident Amil Virani from recording the Sept. 26 board meeting. Pictued above, resident Michael Belfiore.

Meet our Hispanic school leaders

(school) board” at Valley Stream 24, said Hernandez. “It ensures that our children are getting the best out of our district’s educational resources. So my advice (to Hispanics) is to get involved.”

Hernandez took his seat in 2014 as the sole Hispanic board member on the sevenmember board. Now, there are two others.

Hernandez’s Dominican-American family sought a new life in the United States under immigration policies here and in the Dominican Republic that he describes “as callous and set up to dis courage immigrants.”

“My parents had to leave behind my then-baby sisters with relatives to estab lish a home for us here in New York,” said Hernandez, a second-generation immi grant, and father of three boys. “I could not fathom spending even one day, much less a few years” without them in child hood.

“My family’s story is not that dissimi lar to that of millions of other families that sacrificed so much to ensure that the future was brighter for their kids, grand kids, and future generations,” he added.

Embracing his heritage while finding his place in the larger fabric of American life did not come easy.

While growing up, Hernandez was met with two big culture shocks. First, as a teenager moving from a predominantly Dominican neighborhood in Washington Heights to a predominantly White neigh

borhood on Long Island while attending a predominantly Black high school.

Then as a young adult, Hernandez faced the prospect of navigating through the U.S. higher education system as a first-generation college student.

But through this experience, he came away with a passion to “guide the next generation to know the intricacies, impor tance, and benefits of higher education” regardless of where they’re from.

His roots have always remained a point of pride throughout his life.

“I’m proud Latino culture is one of the main threads in the cultural fabric of America,” he said. “Latino contributions are strong and consistent throughout American music, art, movies, television, and food — oh the delicious food.”

Similar to Hernandez, District 30 superintendent Roxanne Garcia-France, who was raised in an immigrant family of Cuban and Jamaican descent, strug gled to find a foothold in the melting pot of America while remaining true to her mixed cultural identity.

Growing up as a second-generation immigrant, fitting in was difficult, said Garcia-France, who felt bothered by her peers for her identity. She grew up speak ing two dialects of English – British Eng lish and Jamaican Patois.

Pressed to fit in with the rest of her peers, she let go of the familiar sounds of her home dialects and learn to speak American English stocked with its own

unique and unfamiliar pronuncia tions, spelling, figurative language, and grammar rules. The learning curve was steep, but the result paid off.

“Now, I am fluent in three dialects of English,” said Garcia-France, who soon discovered strength and beauty in the complexity of her identity. “As I got older, I learned I had the very best of both worlds because being a sec ond-generation immigrant allowed me to develop cultural perspective and empathy for others.”

“The Cuban culture is influenced by African, Spanish, and Caribbean roots,” said Garcia-France. She feels more connected to her roots through her love of music. “I often listen to Afro-Latino music while playing my congas and dancing.”

As a young girl, she instantly iden tified with the Cuban American salsa icon, Celia Cruz. When she saw Cruz on a record album cover, she took comfort in the fact that “she looked like me. This helped me embrace my heritage.”

For Garcia-France, National His panic Heritage Month offers Hispan ics the platform to “honor our authen tic identities,” and “when we give our students the permission to do the same, we ignite their passion to reach their fullest potential in becoming the next generation of global leaders.”

Hispanic leaders talk

“Being Hispanic to me meant there was also a great sense in our community that the chil dren aspired to do better than our parents. It influenced how I looked at things. I was raised with the thought that we were blessed with the little we had. Our family’s commitment to our culture, respect, faith and loyalty are the val ues I personally and professionally apply to everything.”

—Milagros Vicente, District 13 BOE trustee

”National Hispanic Heritage represents to me the recognition of the diverse cultures and the history of the Hispanic community. It is an opportunity to reflect on who we are, our contributions, and our growth pros pects.”

—Marcela Moran, District 30 Human Resources Administrator

“What I love the most about our heritage is that it is not monolithic. We are multifacet ed and there is so much to learn on all lev els.”

—Kelly Ureña, District 30 BOE president

ERASE Racism welcomes Laura Harding

Founder and president emeritus, Elaine Gross, departs after 21 years

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

ERASE Racism, a leading regional organization that promotes racial equity on Long Island, has a new face. Laura Harding became the group’s president on Sept. 19, replacing its founder and leader for 21 years, Elaine Gross.

The search for a new pres ident began in April, when Gross announced her depar ture. Gross created the orga nization in 2001, and led it to prominence by heightening public understanding of structural racism.

Harding, 48, was born in Barbados and grew up in Brooklyn. She earned an undergraduate degree from Adelphi University, a master’s in social service administration from the Univer sity of Chicago and a law degree from Howard University.

Equity Team in the office of the Deputy Mayor for Education in Washington, D.C.

“I was doing some really incredible work and getting ready to expand my portfolio in D.C.,” Harding explained. “A recruiter approached me, and they were like, ‘Hey, we’re looking for the next lead er of ERASE Racism, and your name came up.’”

One thing led to another, Harding said, and she agreed to an interview. “Once I did my research and talked to a couple of people who worked with ERASE Racism,” she said, “I was extremely excit ed about being considered as a possibility for the posi tion.”

Harding said she wanted to take the time to get to know the group’s stake holders — people directly impacted by its work. “I think when you are an organiza tion like ERASE, a lot of our time is spent among professionals — the elected officials, the community-based organiza tions, and subject-matter experts,” she explained. “I want to be mindful that I also have access to the voices of the people who we are work ing for.”

be succeeding me, and that she will be setting the course for ERASE Racism going forward.”

Edward Pichardo, co-chair of the organization’s board of directors, agreed. “ERASE Racism is fortunate to have someone with her depth of skills come into the lead[???] this illustrious organization,” Pichardo stated in a press release last week.

A public advocate and attorney with extensive experience in promoting racial justice, equity and inclusion, Harding said that she didn’t initially seek out a role at ERASE Racism. She was working as a co-chair of the Racial Justice &

When she left her job in Washington, Harding said, she took time off to prepare to build on the foundation Gross had established.

“My first few days have been spent just really reaching out to different board members and arranging meetings to introduce myself,” she said on Sept. 20.

“It’s been exciting to relearn Long Island, and understand who the people are, who the communities are, and who I need to meet.”

Harding said she finds all of ERASE Racism’s work to be important, but the two things she’s most interested in developing are its advoca cy and community education branches. “It allows us to develop and build capacity in students and regular commu nity members to advocate for themselves and their needs,” she said, “to ensure they’re being serviced and supported in an equitable way.”

Laura Harding Elaine Gross

ERASE has done tremen dous work, Harding said, but a lot still needs to be accom plished. “If you look at what’s happening, certainly in New York state, on Long Island and across the nation, there clearly is still a lot of work to be done,” she said. “I think there’s a place for the organization — a place to contribute to ensuring that Long Island remains a beautiful, inclusive and equi table place to live.

Gross said that Harding’s extensive resume made her the right choice to suc ceed her. “It is thrilling for me to see a new president with a breadth of experi ence appointed to ERASE Racism,” Gross said. “I am delighted that (she) will

“I’m excited to be here,” Harding added, “and I’m excited to lead ERASE Racism’s work, and I look forward to con necting with our various communities and stakeholders to hear their thoughts, and hopefully advocate for them in a way that’s powerful.”

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2022 6-7PM

October is National Hearing Awareness Month HEALTH: Protect Your Hearing

Everything from loud concerts and sports stadium crowds to chemicals in cigarette smoke and cleaning agents can kill the thousands of tiny hair cells in your inner ear. Learn how to protect your hearing and understand what are the 10 signs of hearing loss you should not ignore.

REGISTER at www.LIHERALD.com/health

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022 6-7PM

October is National Financial Planning Month WEALTH: Protect Your Money

Plan now for your future. Being financially secure in retirement is not just about money. It requires planning and a realistic understanding of your needs and wants.

REGISTER at www.LIHERALD.com/wealth

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022 6-7PM

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month SELF: Protect Yourself Against Cybercrime

Cybersecurity is in the news every day – data breaches, identity theft, and social media scams. You’ll learn how to be more online savvy and how to keep personal information on your smartphone, tablet and computer safe.

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Home sales fall, but prices tick up

Higher mortgage interest rates appear to be cutting into home sales in August across the state, but closing prices contin ue to rise.

Closed sales fell 11 percent year over year to 13,740 units, according to the New York State Association of Realtors, while new listings dropped more than 15 per cent. Yet, median sales prices climbed nearly 4 percent to $405,000 — the 28th consecutive month to see a median sales price rise.

New listings were also down more than 15 percent in Nassau County, while closed sales totaled just under 1,400 — a 16 per cent decline from 2021. The median sales price, however, grew 5 percent to $701,250.

Real estate professionals are working with less than three months of housing supply, which continues to decline. Experts call a six-month supply to be a sign of a balanced market.

McGuinness new Ocean Financial chair

Ocean Financial Federal Credit Union didn’t have to look too far for its new board of directors chair, appointing Lisa McGuinness of Oceanside as the first woman to hold that position.

McGuinness has been on the board for seven years, first as a supervisory com mittee volunteer, before becoming a director in 2019.

She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, and earned her bachelor’s degree at SUNY Geneseo. McGuinness started at Dime Savings Bank, helping to program the first ATMs. She was later an executive for companies like Estée Lauder, Avon and Cole Haan.

McGuinness has been recognized as a leader in the information technology industry for more than two decades.

She is a long-time Oceanside resident, raising her family there with her hus band. She is a member of St. Anthony’s parish, volunteering on several commit tees. McGuinness also is a past president of the Ladies Auxiliary at the Fr. Joseph O’Connell Knights of Columbus Council 3481.

In fact, it was members of that particu lar KofC that founded Ocean Financial back in 1969, as a way to provide financial services to the families of members like them. Today, Ocean Financial has more than $380 million in assets, serving mem bers of the Knights of Columbus, the Dio ceses of Rockville Centre, and the at-large Catholic community.

Taylor part of diversity, inclusion conference

Marie Taylor just returned from St. Louis, one of more than 300 people quali fying for the Edward Jones Diversity,

Equity and Inclusion Conference.

The conference included interactive panel discussions, presentations, workshops and networking ses sions, with a chance to gain insights, tools and resources to strengthen diversi ty, equity and inclusion acumen.

Taylor is a financial advisor for the Edward Jones office in West Hempstead.

Minority Enterprise Development Week

The inaugural Minority Enterprise Development Week on Long Island kicks off with a ceremony in Hempstead on Thursday, Oct. 13.

Hosted by the African American Small Business Foundation and the Long Island African American Chamber of Com merce, the ceremony begins at 9 a.m., at the Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion, 1 Wash ington St.

RSVP is required. For more informa tion, email info@liaacc.org.

Lindsay becomes VP at Northwell

She was one of the first Americans to be vaccinated against the virus that causes Covid-19, and even received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

But now Sandra Lindsay has a new role — vice president of public health advocacy for Northwell Health.

Lindsay spent 29 years in nursing, most recently as director of nursing and critical care at the Long Island Jew ish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. She also led the front lines during the pandemic, not just during the first wave begin ning in March 2020, but by also volunteering to be the first in-line to get the Pfizer vac cine on Dec. 14, 2020.

As a woman of color — and a proud Jamaican immigrant — Lindsay inspired communities of color and those in the Caribbean community to trust the vac cine. Her ID badge and scrubs now reside at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Lindsay immigrated in 1986, and grad uated from Manhattan Community Col lege in 1993 as valedictorian of her nurs ing program. She later earned her bache lor’s from St. Joseph’s University in Patchogue, a master’s degree from Lehm an College in the Bronx, and an MBA from Hofstra University.

Lindsay joined Lenox Hill Hospital soon after as an oncology nurse, before moving to LIJ.

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spotlight athlete

VSS contending for top spot

By gaRRett D. URiBe sports@liherald.com

Though an outlier bookended by .500 seasons, Valley Stream South’s 2021 spring breakout changed the DNA of the Falcons girls’ volleyball team

VSS went 12-0 that season to take the Nassau Conference A5 title before eventu al county champion and A1 winner Want agh stopped the Falcons in the first round of the Class A playoffs.

ella MalDoNaDo Calhoun Senior Volleyball

CoMMitteD to plaY D-1 volleyball at Binghamton, Maldonado will look to close her high school career by helping Calhoun make anothe deep run in the Nassau Class A playoffs after it reached the finals last season. She’s a two-time All-County libero who’s led the county in digs in back-to-back seasons, including 435 as a junior. She made the AllTournament team last fall and was the Colts’ MVP as a sophomore.

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thursday, oct. 6

Boys Soccer: South Side at Lynbrook 4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer: V.S. Central at Freeport 5 p.m. Boys Soccer: Lawrence at Calhoun 5 p.m. Girls Soccer: South Side at Mepham 5 p.m. Boys Soccer: Elmont at Carey 6 p.m.

Friday, oct. 7

Boys Soccer: East Meadow at Oceanside 6 p.m.

Football: MacArthur at South Side 6 p.m.

Football: Freeport at Farmingdale 6:30 p.m.

Football: Kennedy at Long Beach 7 p.m.

Football: V.S. South at Malverne 7 p.m.

Football: Wantagh at Carey 7 p.m.

Football: Seaford at C.S. Harbor 7 p.m.

Girls Soccer: V.S. North at Hewlett 7:15 p.m.

saturday, oct. 8

Girls Soccer: Baldwin at East Meadow 12:30 p.m.

Football: Mepham at Garden City 2 p.m.

Football: Carle Place at Lawrence 2 p.m.

Football: Port Washington at Baldwin 2 p.m.

Football: Clarke at North Shore 2 p.m.

Football: Oceanside at Massapequa 2 p.m.

Football: Calhoun at Sewanhaka 2 p.m.

Football: Hewlett at V.S. North 2 p.m.

Coming off last fall’s 7-7 reversion to the mean and another first-round exit, VSS – led by its trio of senior co-captains – spent this past offseason trying to work backwards towards that better version of itself glimpsed all too briefly just 18 months earlier.

The Falcons’ efforts are being repaid.

With its 3-2 comeback league victory Sept. 29 at Carle Place, VSS bounced back from its lone loss Sept. 23 at Conference A/C4 foe Division to improve to 5-1 and move within a game and a half of firstplace New Hyde Park (7-0 A/C4). A sum mer’s worth of long hours and a timely, key position swap have so far succeeded in placing the Falcons back on the path to contention.

“These girls put in lots of extra time in the offseason, and it shows,” said VSS coach Stephanie Calzetta. “They were not happy with being a .500 team last year, so they made that decision, and with that work they’re making it happen again. It’s amazing to watch. Our leaders really stepped up to help the others, and we’re jelling.”

One such Falcons leader is third-year starter Alina Trzcinski – a team tri-captain alongside fellow seniors Caraline Scanlon and LaMya Mays. A converted outside hit ter, Trzcinski volunteered this summer to fill a vacancy at setter for the Falcons, learning the new position largely on her own. She ranks second in A/C4 with 91 assists, while leading the league with 36 service aces (seventh in Nassau). “Alina’s the ultimate leader, the most unselfish kid I ever met,” said Calzetta. “She decided she was going to teach herself how to set and she’s been amazing. She loves to hit, but she gave that up for the good of the team.

And it’s working for us.”

A third-year-starting middle hitter, Scanlon leads VSS with 44 kills and ranks fourth in league with 25 aces. Her 14 kills in the Falcons’ loss to Division were a team season high. Mays, meanwhile, has stepped in to fill the opening at No. 1 out side hitter left by Trzcinski’s position switch. Calzetta noted the athletic secondyear starter’s gameness in acclimating to the role. “LaMya’s just a natural with no formal training, and she’s doing a great

job,” Calzetta said. “She has stepped up and she’s owned it.”

“All three of our captains have really been great,” added Calzetta. “They’re working with our underclassmen to make sure that not only are we a good team this year, but that the tradition continues even after they’re gone. This team has come back strong this season thanks to all that they’ve put into it. They really just made up their minds that this was going to be a playoff season.”

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seNioR Co-CaptaiNs, FRoM left, Caraline Scanlon, Alina Trzcinski and LaMya Mays lead the Falcons down the stretch with a conference title in mind.

The kind of ‘funny money’ that helps … charity

comedy show, Helping Thru Humor, comes to Molloy University

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Laughter is the best medicine. It can also be a great way to help raise money for charity.

Helping Thru Humor, a non-profit fundrais ing platform, is recording a live comedy special at Molloy University’s Madison Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 15, which will be broadcast online to help raise money for special needs charities all over the state.

This one-of-a-kind performance was the brainchild of Jason Plawner, who traces the concept’s origins back to his youth. He was a trumpet player in his high school’s competitive marching band, and later transferred that tal ent to a drum corps.

Pursuing such a path was a very expensive undertak ing, Plawner said, which was commonly financed through grants, donations, sales and membership dues.

“It was getting so expensive to take part,” Plawner said. “At one point, it was reaching close to $6,000 a year.”

Looking to not only raise money for one drum corps — but all of them — Plawner created Helping Thru Humor. And instead of limiting such fundraising to just the audi ence that could physically show up, Plawner teamed up with Michelle Ciardulli — co-chair of the Long Island Motion Picture Arts Center and Museum, and a Molloy graduate — to assemble the charity event, and broadcast it across the state.

“I’m looking forward to putting on a wonderful show,” Plawner said, “and that all of the charities participating will come out raising more money than they ever thought possible.”

The performance will feature the brother-sister duo Derrick and Julie Tennant and comedian Bobby Collins,

Courtesy the Love Chromosome

DERRIck AND JuLIE Tennant are a brother-sister duo who travel the country to share inspirational and meaningful stories. They perform at Molloy University on Oct. 15.

who will take the stage to help raise money for charities including 14 Sleeves, A Chance to Dance and The Forum School.

Collins is a renowned New York stand-up comic with 40 years of experience under his belt. He has opened for icon ic entertainers like Frank Sinatra, Cher and Dolly Parton, as well as Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano and Chris Rock.

Collins is dedicated to the cause as one of the charities the event it supporting, Zeno Mountain Farm, is a non

profit camp in Vermont where his daughter Madison has trekked to for more than a decade. It’s intended as a place where everyone can enjoy the camp experience, even if they live with disabilities.

Derrick and Julie Tennant, otherwise known as the Love Chromosome, combine their own inspirational sto ries about overcoming adversity with comedy and an inspirational message.

Julie was born with Down syndrome, which is a condi tion that can create cognitive disabilities, developmental delays or physical challenges caused by an extra chromo some. Julie’s grandpa used to tell her that the chromo some in question wasn’t “extra,” but instead was missing in everyone else.

It’s where the nickname comes from, “the love chromo some.”

Derrick was a gifted athlete on his way to really mak ing a career in sports. But one night, he laid down, and didn’t wake up for three days. Doctors said he suffered from “random bleeding,” which paralyzed him after brain surgery, making him unable to move his left side.

Thanks to years of therapy, hard work, and love from his family and friends, Derrick found a way to effectively manage and live with it, reshaping his obstacles into opportunities. Together with his sister, they travel all across the country to share inspirational words of wis dom with others.

The event begins at 8 p.m., at the Madison Theatre at Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave.

Tickets are $45 to attend in-person, and are available online at MadisonTheatreNY.org.

Can’t make it in-person? There will be a chance to watch — and give — online by visiting HelpingThruHu mor.org.

STEPPING OUT

Personal

Perspectives

Local artists on view at Heckscher’s Biennial

By Karen Bloom

eckscher Museum of Art has opened its exhibit space to Long Island’s top artists as the Long Island Biennial exhibition gets underway.

The latest edition of the juried exhibition — which features varied works from contemporary artists across Nassau and Suffolk counties — opened last week, offering a unique and exciting snapshot of what is happening artistically here on Long Island.

“The Long Island Biennial always strives to highlight the depth and breadth of contemporary artists working on Long Island,” says curator Karli Wurzelbacher. “This Biennial is one of the most inclusive the museum has presented. Women make up over half of the 57 featured artists. They are also racially and ethnically diverse, and some of them draw upon their heritage in their work.”

More than 445 artists have participated in the exhibit since the Biennial’s opening installation in 2010. This year, the museum received a whopping 732 entries. Interest in this showcase reflects the diversity and enthusiasm of the local creative community.

WHERE WHEN

• Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or Heckscher.org

• Now, through Jan. 22

The 95 works on view present a lively cross-section of current artistic practice, encompassing a range of media, with styles spanning abstraction to hyper-realism.

“I am especially impressed by the ways in which many of the artists engaged with the concerns of our time, from social justice, to health, to ecology,” Wurzelbacher says, “and appreciate those who brought new approaches to traditional materials and techniques.”

Artists of note include Lynbrook’s Keith Gamache, who submitted a pandemic-inspired piece.“Drawing inspiration from folk art traditions from Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs to the Modernist grid and the contemporary use of text as

image, I have used Masonite pegboard as a painting surface on and off for nearly 30 years,” he explains. “Most recently, together, resulting in my most complex pegboard paintings that combine emblem-like cell structures of the Covid-19 virus with words and phrases related to our collective experience

throughout the pandemic.”

Jason AurelioThomas, of Oyster Bay, contributed a mixed media of steel wire, plaster, plaster cloth, resin, acrylic paint piece called “And How Does That Make You Feel?” (steel wire, plaster, plaster cloth, resin, acrylic paint).

“My creative work is an attempt to evoke an inner curiosity that urges the viewer to come in close and have a sensory experience with the texture and colors,” he notes. “The desire to explore the shadows and textures of something is so primal, sensual and very inspiring to me.”

Wantagh’s Kayla Moz is represented by her sculpture, “The One I Lost, The One I Hold.”

“As an artist, I have the luxury of processing my world through my art,” she shares. “Self-portraiture is a tool to access my inner life and document my experiences. Pregnancy has impacted every aspect of my life. Who I am and how I am perceived is developing and growing with my baby. To make artwork about pregnancy is to discover this evolving version of myself.”

As always, the exhibit experience is enhanced by related programming, featuring participating artists. Upcoming events include sessions to meet the artists in the galleries, select Sundays, through Dec. 11.

Top: Jason Aurelio Thomas is inspired by the world around him, resulting in a mixed media work.

Middle: Keith Gamache used a folk art style in his pandemic creation, ‘Covid-19 Vol. 1: Social Distancing.’

Bottom: Kayla Moz’s sculpture references her inner self.

’33 (a kabarett)

Inspired by the true story of the fallen Eldorado Club in Berlin, during the rise of the Nazis, ’33 (a kabarett) speaks to the past and present as it recreates the cabaret’s final night in 1933. Performed and written by Bremner Duthie, the darkly humorous monodrama is based directly on texts of survivors and oppressors from the 1930s, and also on texts from periods of cultural repression up to the present day. ’33 offers a hopeful and realistic insight into the struggle against censorship and repression. It speaks to the challenge of honoring the memory of the disappeared. It says we must grieve in sorrow, but we can choose to fight back with energy, humor, laughter, and life.

Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. $35, $30, $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Give Our Regards To Broadway

The hit series returns to the Madison stage with a salute to the great Stephen Sondheim. Featuring Broadway stars and Molloy University’s CAP21 Studio Company, the entertaining revue puts a new spin on those great hits from beloved awardwinning musicals including ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘West Side Story’ and more. With narration by Madison Theatre artistic director Angelo Fraboni, the fast-paced show guides the audience through the musical explosions of Sondheim with anecdotes on how these great musicals made it to the forefront of our popular culture, interspersed throughout.

Sunday, Oct. 9, 3 p.m. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 3234444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

THE SCENE

District 13 board meets

Valley Stream District 13 board of education will meet Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m., at James A. Dever School, 585 Corona Ave., for their regular session. For more information, call (516) 568-6100 or visit ValleyStream13.com.

Halloween Movie Night

Join the village for a free movie screening of Casper at Barrett Park on Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Bring a chair and blanket. For more information, call the village recreation department at (516) 825-8571 or visit Vsrec.org.

Oct.

Halloween Family Fun Day

all sorts of spook-tacular

Masters of Illusion

Enter the magical world of illusion at NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, with the Masters of Illusion, Sunday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m. This 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before. Watch closely as you experience things that just can’t be done … or can they? Cutting-edge illusionists Dan Sperry, Michael Turco and Naathan Phan perform sleight-of-hand, perplexing interactive mind magic, hilarious comedy, dangerous escapes and large scale illusions that baffle and astound their audience. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

for the family including a pumpkin painting contest, costume contest, bouncy house, and giveaways hosted by the village, Saturday, Oct. 22, starting at 11 a.m., at the mini-golf area of Arthur J. Hendrickson Park. For more information, call the village recreation department at (516) 825-8571 or visit VSRec.org.

District 30 board meets

Valley Stream District 30 board of education will meet Monday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m., for their business meeting at Shaw Avenue School, 99 Shaw Ave. For more information, call district clerk Ashley Starna at (516) 434-3600 or visit ValleyStream30.com.

Intercessory Prayer at Valley Stream Presbyterian

Join the Valley Stream Presbyterian Church for an Intercessory Prater Ministry via Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.,at Valley Stream Presbyterian Church, 130 S. Central Ave. For more information, email vspc@ valleystreampres.org or call (516) 561–0616.

Oct. 8

Men’s Breakfast

Join Bethlehem Assembly of God in Valley Stream for a Men’s Breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 8, at MMC Building at 74 S Grove St. Registration required.

For more information, call (516) 887-1708 or visit bethlehemag. org.

Village board meets

The Village Bboard of Tustees will meet Monday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m. at Village Hall auditorium, 123 S. Central Ave, for their regular board meeting. For more information, call the village clerk at (516) 825-4200 ext. 5 or visit Vsvny.org.

Homecoming Festival

Come join Valley Stream North High School for their Homecoming Festival, Saturday, Oct. 8, at the high school. For more information, call (516) 564-5500 or visit Vschsd.org.

On exhibit

Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition,“Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

‘Guys and Dolls’

Plaza Theatrical’s fall season offers Broadway at its show-stopping best, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2 p.m.;

Friday, Oct.

7, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct.

Having an event?

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

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2:30 p.m. Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance in bustling 1950s Manhattan, performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

8, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.;

Oct. 13

Art talk

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.”

Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT.

NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. CARLA GIORDANI, et al, Defts. Index #611711/2020.

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. 201408-5 134107

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CIT BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST JEFFREY COOMBES; DIANE A. COOMBES

A/K/A DIANE COOMBES

Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501, on 10/19/2022 at 2:00 PM , premises known as 209 N GROVE ST, VALLEY STREAM, NY 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 County Of Nassau And State Of New York

Pincus Law Group, PLLC, 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, Attorneys for Plaintiff 134238

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff

AGAINST “Rhonda D. Chapman”

Stream, NY 11580. Sec 37 Block 399 Lot 146. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: September 8, 2022 134346

issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. 134312

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:1978 FRANKLIN ROAD, VALLEY STREAM ,NY 11580

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 November 10, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a District 24, 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 & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99800 134523

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, 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 on October 20, 2022 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 #8654/2014. 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

A/K/A DIANE A. ROCKWOOD, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 21, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the United States Courthouse, 100 Federal Plaza, Central Islip, NY 11722 on October 18, 2022 at 10:00AM, premises known as 11 EVERETT 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 Hamlet of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 468, Lot 124.

Approximate amount of judgment $551,561.17 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Case No: 2:17-cv-05871-ADS-SIL. 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. Elizabeth Gill, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 19-007576 73189 134050

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-8, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-8 Plaintiff, Against JAMES G. KALPAKIS, et al.,

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 10/13/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme

Section 37 Block 147 Lot 28 & 29. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $645,765.72 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 8887/10 Judith L. Powell, Esq., Referee.

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road , Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Dated: 8-19-2022 File Number: 32663

CJL 134097

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-60T1 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-60T1, Plaintiff, vs. RENU KUMAR, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 4, 2019, 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 on October 25, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 82 Ethel 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, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 267 and Lots 83 and 395. Approximate amount of judgment is $797,438.51 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #09-013769. 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.

Kenneth Magida, Esq., Referee

(Said name being assumed by unknown individual for the purposes of obtaining title to the premises and the mortgage which is the subject of this action); et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 12, 2018 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 October 27, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1096 Marc Drive, Valley Stream, NY 11581-2536. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being near Valley Stream, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 39 Block 512 Lot 0016. Approximate amount of judgment $685,178.70 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 005391/2014. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Douglas Lieberman, 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: September 8, 2022 134236

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against KALAMADEEN KARIM, 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 June 6, 2022, 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 November 2, 2022 at 2:30 PM.

Premises known as 139 Beech Street, Valley

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $95,285.27 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 602767/2019.

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.” Richard Langone, Esq., Referee PNNY110 134344

LEGAL NOTICE

REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES WMALT SERIES 2007-0A2, Plaintiff - againstJARRET BERMAN, et al Defendant(s).

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, AGAINST HUMERA NADEEM, et al. Defendant(s)

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

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM premises known as 25 Rottkamp Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity 134402

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Simran Kaur; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered June 19, 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 November 2, 2022 at 3:00PM, premises known as 51 Sobro 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 Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 37 Block: 521 Lot 2. Approximate amount of judgment $482,798.41 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 605425/2018. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Leonard Symons, Esq., Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 30, 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 1st day of November, 2022 at 2:00 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, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 33 Lydia Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580.

(Section: 37., Block: 268, Block: 56) Approximate amount of lien $713,296.82 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 16-008644. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: September 20, 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 the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules

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

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Laurelton, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 37, Block 492 and Lot 129 & 145. Approximate amount of judgment $621,808.59 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #017921/2010.

Ralph J. Madalena, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 134324

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Vision Ventures Holdings LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 06/26/2022. 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: 205 Rockaway Avenue, #1074, Valley Stream, NY 11580

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity 134240

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: FILLABLE , LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 08/01/22. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been

LOCAL LAW NO. 68-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held September 20th, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 68-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 68-2022, amending Section 197-13 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS” at various locations.

Dated:September 20, 2022

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 134476

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

LOCAL LAW NO. 692022

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held on the 20th day of September, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 69 -2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Local Law No. 69-2022, to amend Section 10-3 and paragraph B of Section 10-4 of Chapter 10 of the Hempstead Town Code to increase the annual income limit for persons 65 and over to receive a partial town tax exemption

Dated:September 20, 2022

Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD KATE MURRAY Town Clerk

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor 134472

Longtime pastor stepping down Oct. 30

vice, as if it was any other Sunday.”

The service streaming drew an inter national following, Martin said, and it was this nimble thinking and ingenuity that kept the congregation engaged and the church afloat.

Clemons-Jones has been nothing short of instrumental in the church’s sustained longevity over the years.

“When I came in 2008, there were 27 parishioners on the roll. There was no Sunday school. Bible study was sporadic,” said Clemons-Jones.

Under her leadership, the church swelled to a little over 100 congregants at its highest point and brought in a host of new or expanded ministerial programs including a Youth Ministry for all ages; weekly Bible Study; Lectio Divina; Wom en’s Ministry, and a rousing music minis try that all continue to this day.

One of her most celebrated programs is the WANTED Project, originally con ceived as a free seven-week program, funded by donations and grants, to teach young black men between the ages of 12

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527 RESOLUTION NO. 1052-2022

Adopted: September 20, 2022 Council member D’Esposito offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 1041-2022, adopted September 7th, 2022, a public hearing was duly held on the 20th day of September, 2022, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons:

BALDWIN

HARTE STREET - west side, starting at a point 160 feet north of the north curbline of West Seaman Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-334/22)

BELLEROSE TERRACE

240TH STREET - west side, starting at a point 137 feet south of the south curbline of Ontario Road, south for a distance of 15 feet.

(TH-355/22)

ELMONT

LITCHFIELD AVENUEwest side, starting at a point 346 feet south of the south curbline of Russell Street, south for a distance of 18 feet.

(TH-353/22)

LITCHFIELD AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 377 feet south of the south curbline of Bruce Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-365/22)

BURTON AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 52 feet east of the east curbline of Litchfield Avenue, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-373/2022)

(NR)FLORAL PARK

239TH STREET - west side, starting at a point 93 feet south of the south curbline of 95th Avenue, south for a distance of 15 feet.

(TH-348/22)

to 18 to be good and responsible citizens.

The program, hosted at the church’s fellowship hall, has evolved by popular demand over the course of the pandemic into a boys and girls of color mentoring program

“For obvious reasons, boys and girls of color have additional challenges in grow ing up in this day and age,” ClemonsJones said. “And so I feel like they need a little extra care to let them know that they are wanted.

“Since 2011, we’ve probably seen over 200 youth come through our program, and they have become more accountable to their families, to their schoolwork, grades and self-esteem have boosted.”

Getting these programs back to their pre-pandemic status has been an uphill challenge, Clemons-Jones admits. Her congregation currently dipped to roughly 77 members.

“People are still afraid to come out,” Clemons-Jones said. “Our tithes and offerings have taken such a huge hit.” The extent of the church’s financial trouble is less clear as they refused to provide the Herald with a copy of their latest finan cial report.

But the church will survive, assured Clemons-Jones, who is currently making some last-minute arrangements with

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leadership to ensure services remain run ning smoothly in her absence.

“She’s providing lists of all she does so that nothing falls by the wayside and has further opened lines of communication between the church and the Presbytery of Long Island,” the leading regional govern ing body, Martin said.

Many parishioners will no less grieve not having her distinctly humane, downto-earth, kind-hearted touch from and off the pulpit.

“She always makes the person she’s speaking with the sole focus of conversa tion, as if they’re the most important per son in the world,” Martin said. “We’ll need time to grieve.”

The church members “are rightfully worried (about the change),” said Clem ons-Jones. “But sometimes you have to do what’s hard in order to make things con tinue to live. I hope that makes sense.”

PACIFIC STREET - west side, starting at a point 435 feet north of the north curbline of Lloyd Street, north for a distance of 19 feet.

(TH-335/22)

McKINELY AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 291 feet south of the south curbline of Roosevelt Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-350/22)

NORTH BELLMORE

EVELYN AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 172 feet north of the north curbline of Harvey Drive, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-366/22)

OCEANSIDE

CHESTER STREET - south side, starting at a point 37 feet west of the west curbline of Woods Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-364/22)

(NR)VALLEY STREAM

SALEM ROAD - south side, starting at a point 125 feet east of the east curbline of Salem Gate, east for a distance of 22 feet.

(TH-354/22)

WOODMERE

EDWARD AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 144 feet north of the north curbline of West Broadway, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-322/22) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside a parking spaces for physically handicapped persons:

FRANKLIN SQUARE

PACIFIC AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 5 feet south of a point opposite the south curbline of Maxwell

;

Street, north for a distance of 19 feet.

(TH-569/16 - 3/07/17)

TH-335/22)

LIDO BEACH SHAREN DRIVE - east side, starting at a point 50 feet south of the south curbline of Gerry Avenue, south for a distance of 22 feet.

(TH-4/22 - 3/01/22)

(TH-4(B)/22)

MERRICK

ORR STREET - west side, starting at a point 9 feet north of roadway Terminus north for a distance of 25 feet.

(TH-380/21 - 10/05/21)

(TH-330/22)

and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting.

The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Muscarella and adopted upon roll call as follows:

AYES: SIX (6)

NOES: NONE (0)

COUNCILWOMAN MILLER ABSENT BECAUSE SON WAS IN HOSPITAL 134477

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Courtesy Kymberley Clemons-Jones the rev. Kymberley Clemons-Jones is stepping down as pastor of Valley Stream Presbyterian Church on Oct. 30 after more than a decade of service.

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A. I remember, grow ing up, that there was a new development being built where one of the advertised features was that the garages didn’t face the street. The mar keting term they used was to call these homes “estate homes,” partly, I believe, because they needed more land and a greater dis tance between neighbors. I also remember that the homes were arranged so the neighbors didn’t have a view out of side win dows, looking into one another’s garages.

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Your idea of creating another covered area to sit outdoors on hot, sunny days makes sense. Because there are no requirements for neighbor’s permis sion, or that residences require prescribed parking dimensions, your only problem is whether you have the turning area, also known to planners as turn ing radius.

If you’ve ever noticed that street corners are uniformly rounded, it’s because they’re regulated. The same goes for parking lots, where we use a 5-foot radius for turning at a right angle, and the backup aisle is 24 feet wide. If you have more than 24 feet for the side-yard distance from your garage to your property line, plus a few extra feet, hopeful ly, to plant hedges, then you should have no prob lem laying out the new driveway approach.

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There are all kinds of people who seek public office. Some are for mer government officials hoping to work their way up the political ladder. Others are businesspeople look ing to transfer their skills from their world into the political world. A third class of candidates is the progressives who’ve never met a payroll and often don’t match the public’s percep tion of what a can didate should look and act like.

The fourth variety of office seeker is the celeb rity candidate who would like to parlay his or her name recognition into elective office. There’s a long his tory of celebrity candidates who’ve looked to turn fame into a different kind of power. Some of them have been sports heroes. The earli est one I could find was Walter Johnson, who pitched for the Washington Senators for almost 25 years and then, after he retired, ran for county commissioner in Montgomery County, Maryland. He suc ceeded in winning a term and then ran unsuccessfully for Congress.

The list of more recent sports figures who took the plunge into politics is head

ed by former New York Knicks star Bill Bradley. Bradley was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served three terms. In 2000 he decided to run for president, and his loss in the Democratic primary ended his political career.

Ben Knighthorse Camp bell went from competing in judo in the 1964 Olympic Games to representing Col orado in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Professional wres tler Jessie Ventura became governor of Minnesota, star pitcher Jim Bunning served in both the House and the Senate, and there were many more.

California is known for producing movie and televi sion star candidates. The first one was George Murphy, a leading man of Holly wood musicals in the 1930s and ’40s who became a U.S. Senator. We all know the biggest success story of all, that of B movie actor Ronald Reagan, and then there was Arnold Schwarzenegger, who turned his bodybuilder persona into that of a successful actor as well, and then California’s governor.

The list of celebrities, some better known than others, who went into poli tics during or after film or television careers includes Shirley Temple Black, Cynthia Nixon, Sonny Bono, Clint East

wood, Sean Duffy, Clay Aiken, Fred Grandy, George Takei, Melissa Gilbert and John David Lodge. The current ros ter of former media stars is headed by Donald Trump, whose show “The Apprentice” gave him access to millions of viewers who became enthusiastic supporters.

The tendency of wellknown personalities to become candidates contin ues with the upcoming November election. In Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz is seeking to become a U.S. Senator. Oz gained televi sion fame thanks to Oprah Winfrey, who made him a guest expert on her show. Dr. Oz, as he’s called, had his own show for 10 years, which has given him widespread name recognition.

His Democratic opponent, John Fet terman, lacks a show business back ground, but has attracted attention for his blue-collar-style campaign.

Other well-known names are seeking key positions in several states. Former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walk er is a Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, opposing Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, and television politi cal commentator Tudor Dixon is the Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, challenging incumbent

Gretchen Whitmer. Both Walker and Dixon have Trump’s endorsement, which may or not be a blessing.

Some prominent figures are not seek ing elective office, but instead will be playing active roles in many contests over the next month. Don’t be surprised if some of the candidates trot out celeb rities as their endorsers. But history has shown that endorsements by big names usually don’t produce votes, and bigname endorsers often loses public sup port for their next movie or television show.

The next 30 days will determine whether any of the latest crop of celebri ties can translate their prominence into winning campaigns.

These days, voters have become more sophisticated when it comes to endorse ments, and if a candidate has taken unpopular positions, no celebrity will make a difference.

This year, issues like abortion, infla tion, crime, education and the fragility of democracy itself are more important than candidates with recognizable names.

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 Strate gies, a business development and legisla tive strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Don’t we all live in the cone of uncertainty?

By the time you read this, all that will be left of Hurricane Ian will be wreckage, loss and grief.

I was floating in the Gulf of Mexico, in a good way, two weeks ago. We have a place there, on the beach, on a bar rier island, at latitude 27.36798 degrees N, longitude -82.62578 degrees W. We were just beginning to hear about a new tropi cal depression that eventually became Ian, a meteorologi cal thresher that shredded the southwest coast of Florida just days later. It made land fall near Fort Myers, an hour south of us, at lati tude 26.64227 degrees N, longi tude -81.86910 degrees W.

When you live on a barrier island in Florida you trade days in paradise for the knowledge that your home and your life are subject to rising tides and increasing ly fierce storms. We all know that no one should ever have built on the barrier islands, but my hunch is, people will rebuild, and developers will put up everlarger hotels and condos on the shoreline.

All the forecasts on Sept. 25 predicted that Tampa, up north, would be ground zero, but by the following day, we were the red-hot bulls-eye of the target zone. Our town issued a mandatory evacuation order and turned off all power and water to the island. We left our place a day before the storm hit, and drove to family in Fort Lauderdale. We’ve done this dance before. Dur ing Hurricane Katrina we were in Fort Lauderdale and had to evacuate to the west coast. Hurricane Sandy scattered us all over.

ing. The day we left our beach, it was like that. The humidity saturated the air. A dome of heat pressed down. The birds were gone.

T he small

shift in Ian’s landfall saved us, but doomed our neighbors to the south.

Early word is that our place on the beach is OK. The small shift in landfall saved us, but doomed our neighbors to the south. Our island still has no power or water. A sad note: The magical island of Captiva is flattened. The bridge from Fort Myers is in the Gulf.

I’ve been thinking about the 1948 movie “Key Largo,” with Humphrey Bog art and Lauren Bacall. They are stranded in the Keys as a hurricane slams onshore. What I remember is the sense of menace, the thrum in the air as barometric pres sure falls, the seas turn an ominous shade of green and the birds stop sing

I can only feel lucky. Many thousands of people have no place to sleep. Their belongings, their memories and their jobs have been blown away. Businesses just beginning to recover from Covid-19 losses are in ruins. I know it will get better, and people will rally, but we need to give ourselves a moment. This is yet another once-in-a-lifetime event, another “unprecedented” disaster.

It’s nice that the political players are grinding their teeth and trying to take the high ground, but don’t be fooled; politics rides these waves. Storms can be survived. More frightening is our current political cyclone. The stanchions of our democracy are also disappearing into deep troughs, and who knows if they can rise again?

Hurricane emergencies remind us that steady minds and steady hands at the wheel can help steer us through.

The supersized storms are increasing proof of the environmental crisis. How

many 500-year storms do we need to sur vive before the anti-science refuseniks realize it may still be within our power to curb the emissions and toxins that affect our climate?

The hurricanes, the wildfires, our political divisions, the QAnon crazies and other GOP extremists all seem pulled into a tightening vortex, playing out here and now. A hurricane is an apt metaphor for the forces eroding our democracy. The cleanup effort on the ground in Florida will be monumental. I don’t know what it will take to right this listing ship of state.

For a weekly newspaper columnist, I have been in the right/wrong place many times in my career, able to offer firsthand observations. I was on a beach in New York watching the towers burn on 9/11. I was on a ship in the Arabian Sea on May 2, 2011, the night our military slid Osama bin Laden’s corpse into the water. I was out West last summer amid the wildfires and, two days ago, I was an hour away from ground zero of the storm of the cen tury in Florida.

We all live in the cone of uncertainty. Today, we’re standing. We can offer a hand to those knocked down by the storm.

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Randi Kreiss.

H istory has shown that endorsements by big names usually don’t produce votes.

editorial

You have just two minutes to escape a fire

this Sunday is the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week, a century-old public health obser vance created by the National Fire Protection Association that was first offi cially recognized by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925. And it’s no coincidence that you’ll find this week in October, since it commemorates the Great Chica go Fire, which burned more than 17,400 structures beginning on Oct. 8, 1871.

While that certainly sounds like a lot of buildings, the association now esti mates that there are as many as 347,000 house fires in the United States each year. That means that somewhere in America, a home is catching fire every other min ute. Those blazes account for more than $7 billion in property damage, and worse, kill more than 2,600 people and injure over 11,000 more.

And that’s just on the civilian side. Nearly 65,000 firefighters were injured battling blazes in 2020, according to the association, while federal officials report that more than 100 were killed. Firefight ing is clearly one of the most dangerous jobs in America. Yet here on Long Island, nearly all of the 181 fire departments are volunteer.

That’s right. If you ever find yourself calling for help from the fire department, the men and women who show up at your

door are almost certainly first respond ers who get nothing in return for their service except the satisfaction of know ing they can help.

That’s the purest definition of a hero.

It’s also a noble pursuit that has evolved from rather ignoble beginnings. In ancient Rome, a wealthy businessman said to be instrumental in the creation of what would become the Roman Empire — Marcus Licinius Crassus — put togeth er a brigade of 500 slaves tasked with fighting blazes in the city. When smoke hit the sky, these slaves were there.

But with a catch. Crassus would nego tiate with the building owner to buy it for what today would be pennies on the dol lar — while it burned. If the owner sold, Crassus would instruct the slaves to extinguish the flames. If they didn’t sell, Crassus let it burn to the ground.

It would take Roman emperor Nero, in the first century, to build the first true fire brigade — one not seeking to profit from the misery of others — that most credit as the true beginning of one of society’s most essential services.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week cam paign is “Fire won’t wait, plan your escape.” Homes burn faster today than ever before, according to the fire protec tion association. If your home catches fire and you’re inside, you could have less

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Randi fooled me — almost

To the Editor:

The title of Randi Kreiss’s column in the Sept. 15-21 issue, “From the queen to the U.S. jester-in-chief,” at long last, I thought, indicated she’d turned her sights from her obsessive hatred of Donald Trump to the realities of President Joe Biden’s makeAmerica-worse-again actions and propos als. Surely “jester-in-chief” referred to the current resident of the White House, and his ongoing hypocrisies and misguided decisions that jeopardize the safety and security of this country, things like redefin ing a student loan to mean a gift, and the continuing denial of the crisis at the south ern border.

But I was wrong. I found this was just another expression of Randi’s continuing obsessive hatred of Trump as the prime evil-doer of all time, mindless of Biden’s ongoing absurdities and self-created crises that have superseded in significance what ever failures Trump may have been respon sible for earlier (and forget his achieve ments).

When Biden took office, Randi decried how she wouldn’t have Trump to push around any more. But old habits die hard.

than two minutes to escape from the moment a smoke alarm sounds.

That means that having a plan in advance is more important than ever. And because every home is different, so will every plan be. The association rec ommends developing individual plans for everyone in a home — children, older adults, people with disabilities.

It’s also imperative to make sure there are smoke alarms in every bedroom, out side every sleeping area — like hallways — and on every level, including the base ment. In fact, the only place you shouldn’t put alarms, the association says, is in your kitchen and bathrooms.

And if you can, hire an electrician to help you link all the alarms — including those for carbon monoxide — together. That way, if there is smoke in one part of the house, it will alert everyone, every where.

We all hope we can live a lifetime never having to call the fire department. Even if we were to be so fortunate, we can sleep soundly at night knowing that those heroes are out there, ready to save us if we are threatened. But we can help keep them safe, too, by making sure we’re ready if we aren’t so fortunate.

So if you see a firefighter this week, say thank you — both in words and by doing your part to stay safe.

She will continue to dismiss Biden’s growing list of failures, intent on pursuing her first love — her hatred of and assault on Trump — even with the crises of crime, recession, inva sion from abroad, and Biden’s lies as to how

well America is doing with him in charge. As jester-in-chief, Randi is beginning to rival Biden himself.

ROBERT

opinions A 54-year-old movie’s warning to Putin

ussian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine hasn’t gone the way he planned. And he doesn’t seem too happy about it.

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I suppose you wouldn’t be happy, either, if you spent nearly a decade pumping your people full of lies to pre pare them for this invasion. After all, Putin has dedicat ed a ton of resources to mak ing sure his peo ple believe that Ukraine belongs to them, that Ukrainians are actually just con fused Russians or Poles, and that Ukraine is ruled by Nazis.

First, Russia was going to take Ukraine in a week. Then maybe a month. That didn’t happen. Many months later, we are seeing Ukraine making consider able gains in Russian-occupied territory.

And, unable to cope with this, Putin has gone to a new threat: nuclear war. West ern leaders have met him stride for stride, and warned of counterattacks if he tries it.

This is something of a throwback threat. Many young people today don’t

know what it’s like to live in a world where nuclear war could be looming.

Given all the other problems we face today, it’s not something we think about often.

But nuclear war was prevalent in peo ple’s minds not too long ago. The way warnings of the dangers of technology, mental health struggles and other, newer issues per meate today’s entertain ment, nuclear war did so at the height of the Cold War.

Remember “Planet of the Apes”? No, not those movies that came out in the 2010s. Those, ironically told the tale of how humanity destroyed itself when faced with a global pandemic. But much like they addressed the prob lems of today, the original addressed the problems of its day.

Released in 1968, at the height of the Cold War and not long after a nuclear confrontation nearly happened during the Cuban missile crisis, “Planet of the Apes” follows Charlton Heston’s charac ter, George Taylor, a space explorer who crash-lands on a mysterious planet.

Taylor encounters humans, but they are mute and animalistic, and the society is ruled by apes that have evolved into something human-like. They keep the

LetteRs

Governor, please sign the crypto mining moratorium

To the Editor:

Gov. Kathy Hochul must sign legisla tion establishing a moratorium on cryp tocurrency mining powered by burning fracked gas. This kind of mining, used to make Bitcoin, known as “proof of work,” is extremely energy-intensive, consum ing more energy than some entire nations.

The Greenidge Generating Station in the Finger Lakes highlights the threat to our beautiful state. This facility, a for merly shuttered coal plant, is now con tinuously burning fracked gas for Bit coin mining. There are dozens of such plants across New York state that could be fired up again, polluting our air and water, promoting fracking and endanger ing our climate. Governor, please take

immediate action to prevent more such travesties.

Establishing an immediate moratori um on cryptocurrency mining powered by fossil fuels, while completing a com prehensive study of its impacts on the climate and the environment more broadly, is a prudent and necessary action. The Legislature passed bills sev eral months ago, and we are counting on the governor to sign them. The White House has also validated our concerns on cryptocurrency mining and the envi ronment, which is more evidence of why we need this moratorium and more study.

I urge the governor, please do not delay. We’re counting on her to be an environmental leader of our state and an example for the nation. I urge her to sign this bill into law now.

JOSEPH M. VARON West Hempstead

humans down with a passion, and Taylor is confused about why. One of the orang utan superiors, Dr. Zaius, played by Mau rice Evans, pursues Taylor with reli gious zeal when Taylor, unlike all the other humans, speaks. Zaius interro gates him about where he came from, and repeatedly implies that he knows something more than the other apes do about humans.

When Taylor and Zaius discover evidence of an old civilization on the planet that was ruled by humans, Zaius confesses to Taylor that he has “always known about man” and, though he acknowledges that man’s civilization was once great, he adds that “his wisdom must walk hand in hand with his idiocy.” The sacred scrolls of the apes tell them to “beware the beast man, for he is the dev il’s pawn” and that man would murder his own brother to possess his land.

This explains what drives the apes to oppress humans, but Taylor still doesn’t understand how they’ve come to believe this. Then, in a lifeless coastal desert known as the Forbidden Zone, once a lush paradise that was ruined by man, Taylor sees the Statue of Liberty, scorched, buried up to her chest in sand,

the ocean’s waves crashing into her. He has been on Earth the whole time, where humanity had destroyed itself in a nucle ar war.

Taylor falls to his knees, condemning humanity as maniacs who have “finally gone and done it.” The film ends with Taylor collapsed in the surf, doomed to live the rest of his life on a post-apocalyp tic Earth.

Putin’s threat has made this film, and the 1968 zeitgeist, relevant again today. Are we going to finally go and do it?

It’s easy to watch “Planet of the Apes” and think of the apes as the bad guys, brutes who are treating humans like ani mals. But at the end of the film, Zaius is proven right about humanity. In that world, we indeed were the devil’s pawn.

And as Putin threatens to use nuclear war to take Ukraine, the idea that man would kill his brother to possess his land seems to ring true. Perhaps those of us who would dismiss his threat — or worse, dare him to follow through on it so we can retaliate — should give this classic film a watch. It provides a stark warning not only to Putin, but to anyone who thinks nuclear war is a feasible solu tion to the world’s problems.

Michael Malaszczyk is a Herald reporter covering Wantagh and Seaford. Com ments about this column? mmalaszczyk@ liherald.com.

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i n ‘Planet of the Apes,’ we eventually discover what men have done to our planet.

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