Wantagh Herald 03-23-2023

Michael Dunphy leads the parade

By MICHAEl MAlASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

Every day, Michael Dunphy proudly says, “God bless America,” and that pride was on full display in Wantagh last Sunday, as Dunphy led Wantagh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade as its grand marshal.

Wantagh’s is the biggest parade on Long Island and a celebration of both Irish and American culture, which is why Dunphy, the longtime owner of the Wantagh Inn, was chosen to lead the 2023 parade.

As grand marshal, Dunphy joined the likes of John Murray Jr., owner Continued on page 4

Bay Park’s night work draws ire in the neighborhood

By MICHAEl MAlASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

One of the largest environmental projects in Nassau County’s history has turned into a living nightmare for some Wantagh residents.

The Bay Park Conveyance Project, which has been in the works for years, with environmental reviews and public outreach taking place between February 2020 and April 2021, was designed to make the western bays safe once again for swimming and fishing.

The South Shore Water Reclamation Facility in Bay Park has been pumping treated sewage

into the western bays for years, leading to high levels of nitrogen in the water. This nitrogen has been harmful to the bays, producing less oxygen in the water and killing much of the once plentiful marine life.

Once the project is completed, however, the bays will be able to heal themselves, project officials said. Using aqueducts that were found underneath Sunrise Highway — which are more than 100 years old and formerly used to pump drinking water to the city from Long Island — the waste from the Bay Park plant will be diverted seven miles east to Wantagh’s Cedar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Cedar

quickly, with workers already on Sunrise Highway in Wantagh, at Shaft Five, using “micro-tunneling” techniques.

Since Sunrise Highway is a well-traversed road, much of the work in recent months has been done at night, to the dismay of Wantagh residents who live nearby.

“The May 2022 meeting stated

this area would not have night work,” Robert Iadevaio, a physician who lives close to the highway, said. “The noise, light, and fumes are preventing sleep, causing nausea to adults and children in the area. The work is as close as 40 feet from residences. We are becoming deprived and experiencing mental fatigue,

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Creek does not pump the sewage into any bay — but rather takes it several miles out into the open ocean, which cleans itself much faster than any bay.

The project has progressed

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MEMBERS of THE Wantagh Chamber of Commerce marched proudly down Wantagh Avenue at the third annual St. Patrick’s Day parade last Sunday. Howard Ritzer, far left, Chamber Vice President Karen Lofgren, President Cathy McGrory Powell, Vice President Marilynne Mazzella Rich and Anthony Avena were all smiles as they followed Grand Marshal Mike Dunphy.

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Nassau proclaims ‘Big Daddy’ Salgado Day

By ANA BORRUTO aborruto@liherald.com

Rich Salgado is known to be one of the “most trusted men among professional athletes,” and an agent to the stars.

As the chief executive of Coastal Advisors, Salgado is an insurance adviser to more than 500 of the most prominent names in the world of sports, business, media and the entertainment industry. Clients include former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, Fox Sports analyst Reggie Bush, former NBA point guardJeremy Lin, ESPN senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter, and actress Melissa Joan Hart.

It’s three decades worth of accomplishments and advocacy for the man known as “Big Daddy” — enough for Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to officially proclaimed March 7 as Rich “Big Daddy” Salgado Day. Blakeman honored Salgado in Mineola, joined by Strahan, actor Hisham Tawfiq from NBC’s “The Blacklist,” and Schefter.

“It’s always an honor for me to recognize somebody who has contributed so much to Nassau County, Long Island, and quite frankly, the whole region — and perhaps we can say the whole country,” Blakeman said. “He’s always been a very outgoing, friendly, nice person to everybody he meets — whether they’re in a high station in life, or whether they’re somebody that’s struggling to do a little better for themselves and their family.”

Salgado attended New Hyde Park Memorial High School and went on to study at the University of Maryland, where he played college football as a defensive lineman. After graduating, he decided to make a shift from playing football to advising, launching Coastal Advisors in 1996.

Salgado’s role is to set up life insurance

policies, help with estate planning, and create other forms of financial protection in the face of adversity.

In addition to running his own insurance company, Salgado is also the chief commercial officer for Gas It Up — a minority-owned mobile fueling company with locations in Texas and on the east coast.

Those attending the recent ceremony talked about Salgado’s generous nature, evident in philanthropic efforts like the Big Daddy Celebrity Golf Classic, an annual charity event Salgado started in 2010.

For this year’s golf charity event, Salgado partnered with the Sher organization — a women-founded group supporting gender equality and equity. Salgado also founded Big Daddy Youth Football Camp, which focuses on private mentoring and speaking engagements for elementary- and middle school-aged campers.

He’s also been known to fly pizzas in for the Super Bowl, said his friend, Anzhelika Steen-Olsen.

“I have come to know him as a man of kindness and benevolence,” said SteenOlsen, founder of the Sher organization. “A trustworthy friend to many. A funny man who still wears his heart on his sleeve.”

Strahan — who now co-hosts “Good Morning America” on ABC — said he and Salgado became “fast friends” when they first met 28 years ago. At the time, the Texas native had only been living in New York for a couple years, playing for the New York Giants.

Salgado was someone Strahan knew always had his back.

“He is the most gentle, big man I know,” he said. “If I needed to call anybody to do anything at any time, or someone who literally goes out of their way to do things that I’m not even expecting — it’s Rich.”

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Rich SAlgAdO ReceiveS an official proclamation from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to make March 7 Rich ‘Big Daddy’ Salgado Day. His friends Anzhelika SteenOlsen and Michael Strahan praised Salgado for his many accomplishments as an insurance adviser.

Each shot was met with exciting anticipation from the players and the audience.

Students hit the court for Challenger Homecoming

The Challenger basketball teams from Jonas E. Salk Middle School and General Douglas MacArthur High School in the Levittown Public School District once again faced off for their annual Challenger League Homecoming game on March 14.

Hosted at MacArthur, the event is a celebration involving students, staff and families as members of the Challenger Program enjoy an exciting opportunity. Through the Challenger Athletics Program, students with special needs participate in school sports, helping to boost their social development through peer interaction. During the game, Challenger Program students from Salk and MacArthur were the stars as the crowd cheered them on.

Before tipoff, Challenger student Stephanie Church sang the national anthem. Students then took turns bringing the ball across the court before passing it to a teammate for a shot at the hoop. Generals cheerleaders and the marching band lent their support from the sidelines, and the cheerleaders performed for the crowd during halftime. The crowd went wild when MacArthur student Nate Aquino performed a rendition of “Creep” by Radiohead with vocals and guitar.

PlayErs on Each team took turns as student volunteers lent a helping hand. studEnts on thE Challenger basketball teams at Jonas E. Salk Middle School and General Douglas MacArthur High School shot and scored during the Challenger League Homecoming on March 14.

natE aquino wowEd the crowd when he played and sang a rendition of “Creep” by Radiohead.

studEnt robErt wEtzEl, who enjoyed his final Challenger Homecoming, was honored during the game and joined by family members.

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Wantagh’s 3rd St. Patrick’s parade is a hit

of Mulcahy’s Pub, and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder with this distinction. He was the third grand marshal in the history of the parade, which began in 2019 but was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid.

“It was always talked about in a town that wouldn’t it be great if we could have a St. Patrick’s Day parade,” Cathy McGrory Powell, president of the Wantagh Chamber of Commerce, said. “And it just happened that the year that we decided to do it, we did it on St. Patrick’s Day, which was a Sunday. And New York City doesn’t have parades on Sundays, so we said that would be a great time to kick it off.”

The grand marshals of Wantagh’s parades have been chosen based on their status as upstanding citizens in the community, and Murray Jr., Ryder, and Dunphy all fit that criteria, according to the chamber.

“We’d like to figure if somebody either has an establishment or has been a resident of Wantagh for many years and has given back to the community, they deserve to be recognized with this distinction,” McGrory Powell added.

Dunphy is Wantagh’s first grand marshal to be born in Ireland. He came to America in 1969 and married his wife, Geraldine, in 1973, the same year they moved to Wantagh. Dunphy opened the Wantagh Inn in 1984, and it has become a

fixture in the community ever since.

“The Wantagh Inn has always had that warmth, that inviting feeling,” McGrory Powell said. “It’s always beautiful. The staff is always great. The food is always great. We are just grateful that he chose our town to open that inn.”

While Dunphy said he often thinks about Ireland, he loves America and is grateful to both the country and to Wantagh for giving him the American dream.

“America’s love is for all of us,” Dunphy told the Herald in January. “Doesn’t matter if you’re German, Irish, to me all of these kinds of celebrations are about loving your neighbor. It is also about appreciating what we have in America, something a lot of us tend to take for granted.”

Based on the turnout, it looked like it could have been the New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade — but it was actually Wantagh’s, the largest one on Long Island. It was led by Grand Marshal Mike Dunphy, and people from across the South Shore came to see various groups from Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown, and surrounding communities march down Wantagh Avenue last Sunday.

Murray Jr. was selected as grand marshal in 2019 because Mulcahy’s is an extremely recognizable establishment throughout the county, and he has opened Mulcahy’s doors to charity fundraisers, school clubs and sporting events.

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Ryder’s work as police commissioner has made him stand out, particularly with the job he has done fighting catalytic converter thefts, the parade’s organizers said. But Ryder is also a resident of Wantagh, and someone chamber of commerce officials said they could always

rely on. Therefore, Ryder was named grand marshal in 2020, but since both the 2020 and 2021 parades were cancelled due to Covid, Ryder became the longest standing grand marshal so far.

“We took everything from 2020, pressed pause, and pressed play two years later,” McGrory Powell said of the 2022 parade, which was led by Ryder.

Grand Marshal Mike Dunphy, with his wife of 50 years, Geraldine, was met with applause from Beltagh Avenue to Wantagh Avenue and all the way to Railroad Avenue as he led the procession.

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A score of Wantagh seniors are multilingual

When they graduate in June, 20 Wantagh High School seniors will have the Seal of Biliteracy affixed to their diplomas, a sign that they are highly skilled in two or more languages.

Wantagh High School has been awarding the Seal of Biliteracy since 2018, and students get their names added to a plaque that hangs on the second floor. The designation recognizes students who have demonstrated mastery of English and at least one world language. They may earn the Seal in one of the languages taught in Wantagh –French, Italian and Spanish – or a language they learned independently.

This year’s recipients are:

French: Ella Cetina, Lauren Cox and Noelle Fox

Italian: Charles Albano, Milena Colaianni, James Curan, Madison Foster and Angela Pellicoro

Portuguese: Julia Karasu

Spanish: Despina Avgousti, Samuel Boiko, Sarah Braun, Sean Browne, Ashley Divver, Katherine Killian, Crystal Li, Matthew Lin, Jack McCarthy, Lilly Sloves, and Nora Toscano.

Angela Pellicoro, who is also president of the World Language Honor Society, said she pursued the Seal of Biliteracy because studying Italian has meant much more to her than just learning the words. She has immersed herself into

the Italian language and culture, and receiving this designation affirms that hard work and commitment.

Nora Toscano, treasurer of the World Language Honor Society, feels similarly about learning Spanish. She also credited Wantagh’s world language teachers, whose dedication and enthusiasm fostered her love of language and culture.

“It’s really special to me, because I’ve been taking Spanish since third grade,” she said, referring to FLES, the district’s elementary foreign language program.

“This is the culmination of learning another language almost my entire life.”

Students had to complete a cultural comparison research project and present it in their respective world language to a panel of teachers and administrators. Angela Pellicoro looked at the role of teachers and parents in the United States and Italy in supporting student mental health in schools, while Nora Toscano studied the impact of social media on body image and mental health in teenagers in the U.S. and Spain.

“This year marks the greatest number of Seal of Biliteracy recipients at Wantagh High School since the district began offering the accolade,” said director of humanities Julie Rosslee. “This success is a testament to both the students’ passion for studying and embracing world languages and culture as well as to the teachers’ devotion to instruction and support of their learners.”

Courtesy Wantagh School District

Wantagh high School’S world language teachers, along with Director of Humanities

Julie Rosslee and Principal Dr. Paul Guzzone, congratulated seniors who have earned the Seal of Biliteracy.

D’Esposito heads for the border to learn

By ANA BORRUTO aborruto@liherald.com

It was his second trip to the border that separates the United States from Mexico, yet U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito still finds himself discovering something new.

He got a firsthand look at the border situation near El Paso, Texas, before he was elected to Congress. And now D’Esposito has returned — this time with several of his House Committee on Homeland Security colleagues.

D’Esposito’s take away? The scene is worse than before.

More than 200,000 people are trying to cross the border each month, according to a January report by Pew Research Center — numbers that haven’t been this high since the turn of the century. While D’Esposito believes people should have the opportunity to come to America, they still must “come through the front door” —legally.

And for him, that means more funding for border patrol agents and the resources he says they need to keep the country’s borders safe.

“Our border patrol agents are doing the best that they can with the resources that they have,” D’Esposito said. “But the Biden administration is failing to implement the laws or allow them to implement the laws that are in place.”

John Modlin, chief patrol agent for the Tucson sector with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, told a House committee last month that Border Patrol has just 19,300 people, where it actually needs 22,000. Biden said his federal budget package would grow the ranks to 23,000, according to Government Executive.

At the border, D’Esposito described a car rolling into the entrance to El Paso where border agents seized a significant amount of illegal narcotics. While in a helicopter overhead, D’Esposito watched several migrants attempt to scale border security structures.

The congressman spoke to those who live and work near the border — educators, business owners, farmers and ranchers — and says he heard about how what’s happening at the border is having a negative impact on their daily lives.

“You really can’t get an understanding of what’s going on there until you see it with your own eyes,” D’Esposito said.

Next month, D’Esposito’s House committee plans to roll out a border bill he says will focus on better physical protection of the border, funding for border patrol agents, as well as mental health resources.

“Across the nation we’ve seen one of the largest increases in law enforcement suicide, and that’s the effects of the job,” said D’Esposito, a former New York Police Department detective. “We need to do better to provide them with the resources that they need so we can keep our men and women in blue safe and healthy.”

Biden’s budget plan maps out nearly $25 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Protection as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement — up roughly $800 million. Those funds, according to the White House, would hire an additional 350 border patrol agents while also investing in border security technology, combatting fentanyl trafficking, and hire hundreds more support staff members.

Biden is reportedly considering bringing back migrant family detention centers for asylum seekers who attempt to cross into the U.S. illegally — a controversial policy left over from the Trump administration he ended shortly after taking office.

“The ideas are great, and perhaps even their intention is well received,” D’Esposito said. “But if we don’t have the resources — if we don’t have the personnel to make sure that that those issues are taken care of at the border — then none of it matters.”

Much closer to home, D’Esposito joined several of his Republican colleagues to introduce a pair of legislative proposals aimed to prevent House members convicted of financial or campaign fraud from profiting off such federal violations and fabrications.

If passed, the No Fame for Fraud resolution would change rules governing the House, intending to ensure current members indicted for violations of the Federal Election Act of 1971 or any other offenses — which would cause them to lose their congressional pension — cannot financially profit off their story.

The second part of the package is the No Fortune for Fraud Act, intended to guarantee any current or former House members found guilty of violating the Federal Election Act of 1971 or other laws cannot make money off their story and will lose their pension.

These profits include compensation for biographies, media appearances or other creative works.

D’Esposito said it is “no secret” these proposals were inspired by his Nassau County colleague, the embattled U.S. Rep. George Santos, and some of the ongoing investigations centering around a number of aspects of his campaign and office, including fundraising.

Even with that direct connection, Santos still reached out hoping to co-sponsor the bills, D’Esposito confirmed.

“It is absolutely ridiculous,” the congressman said of Santos. “He loves the spotlight. He loves to be part of the news cycle. Whatever it is that George Santos intends to do, or other members of Congress on either side of the aisle, they will not be able to financially benefit from duping the American people.”

Santos has announced plans to run for re-election in 2024 — something D’Esposito says he will join Nassau County Republicans and its chair, Joe Cairo, to make sure it’s a run that does not succeed.

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D’Esposito got a bird’s eye view of the border between the United States and Mexico border during a recent trip to El Paso, Texas. During the helicopter ride, the freshman congressman says he witnessed several migrants trying to scale border security structures. D’Esposito has stressed the need for better border protections, and more funding for border patrol agents.

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Jewish War Veterans celebrate 127 years

Nation’s longest-running veterans organization wants more members

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

It’s been 127 years since a small group of Jewish Civil War veterans got together to discuss antisemitism and the lack of Jewish servicemen in the military.

That was 1896. Today, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America is still going as the longest-running veterans organization in the country. And it brought together members of Jewish War Veterans Post 652 — which includes members from all across Nassau County — to get back to basics and talk about hate.

“Their singular purpose was to show the world that, despite words of the contrary, Jews have always been part of the fabric of the United States of America since its inception,” said Gary Glick, commander of the Jewish War Veterans Department of New York. “We were hopeful following World War II and the defeat of Nazi Germany would be the end of antisemitism and hate for some time. But it continues to raise its ugly head quite often, and we are presently witnessing another period of this vital phenomenon, even in our own country.”

Members gathered at Central Synagogue–Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre last week to not only celebrate, but also to reflect. Hatred appears to be at its highest levels since World War II — something even Nelson Mellitz, the national commander of the Jewish War Veterans, told a joint session of Congress earlier this month, explaining that the level of discrimination is the worst it has ever been in his lifetime.

“We will defend the rights of everybody in the United States, and we will continue to do so,” Mellitz said. “As antisemitism continues to grow in the United States, the JWV asks you, congress members, to specifically help defend our country’s freedoms, and go forward and fight antisemitism and all forms of hate and bigotry, wherever it exists.”

Even today, however, Jews make up a small fraction of the military. A 2009 survey from the Military Leadership Diversity Commission revealed just 1 percent of soldiers identified as Jewish, compared to 2 percent in the general population.

During World War I, the Jewish War Veterans established the Jewish chaplaincy in the military, and fought to include the Star of David on the graves of Jewish soldiers.

Prior to the start of World War II, the group also helped lead a protest march and boycott of Nazi Germany and its goods, and would campaign for the 1938 Foreign Agents Registration Act, which led to several Nazi leaders in America being deported.

The organization continued its efforts long after the wars were over, too. It campaigned to include religious and racial protections in the GI Bill, stood against the Ku Klux Klan and the John Birch Society during the Cold War era, and even established a National Museum of Jewish Military History.

At the local level, it advocates for fellow veterans and help get them benefits they often were unaware they were eligible for. Following the coronavirus pandemic, several veterans had become more isolated, during which time Glick and others worked to connect with them and help get them the care they needed.

Yet, despite the organization’s stoic history, the Nassau County chapter has seen a steady drop in membership in more recent years. It’s primarily from a failed attempts to publicize the group’s existence, Glick says, fearing this could spell the end of the Jewish War Veterans unless someone takes action.

“Complacency will get absolutely nothing accomplished,” Glick said. “If you want to be the last of the

Why Beth Emeth?

The Jewish War Veterans celebrated its 127th anniversary at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre last week — the very same temple where Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn served for 25 years.

Gittelsohn, who served during World War II, was tasked by his supervising chaplain with providing the eulogy as soldiers buried the dead following the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, where nearly 7,000 Americans were killed, and another 20,000 wounded.

JWV, sit back and enjoy your bagels and lox and we will drift into sunset unnoticed. We need to work together to be successful, and I’m hopeful to see some positive movement in this direction.”

ERIc SpINNER, cOmmANDER of Jewish War Veterans Post 652, discusses the importance of 127 years for the national organization as well as the recent anniversary of Iwo Jima, one of the turning points of World War II’s Pacific conflict.

GARy GLIck, cOmmANDER of the Department of New York Jewish War Veterans, delivers his message about the organization’s 127-year history combating hate regarding Jews in the military. He also spoke about the uncertainty of the group’s future in the face of rising antisemitism.

Eric Spinner, commander of Jewish War Veterans

Post 652 in Bellmore — and member of American Legion Post 1033 in Elmont — said that as many veterans get older, the number of people joining the post have gotten smaller. Currently, the Nassau organization boasts nearly 120 members, which has steadily declined over recent years.

“I didn’t know about it until two years ago,” Spinner said. “That’s when I joined.”

Spinner hopes by informing more people about the Jewish War Veterans and what it does to help provide services and recover medals for all veterans, that more people will be inclined to join their group.

“We welcome new Jewish veterans to our ranks,” Spinner said, “and we welcome patrons, too, who are not veterans, but who support our goals and aims.”

The post also welcomes anyone from the community willing to donate to help fund its cause.

To learn more about the organization, its history, and ways you can help, visit We-Are-Vets.us.

And for more information on the national group, visit JWV.org.

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JOE ScAROLA, cOmmANDER of the Nassau County American Legion and a member of Legion Post 303 in Rockville Centre, was welcomed to celebrate the organization’s 127th anniversary along with longstanding members of the Jewish War Veterans.

Video spurs concern at school board meeting

By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com

Wantagh parents said they are outraged over a video that has surfaced of an East Meadow School District administrator discussing pushing a controversial agenda in schools, and they demanded assurances that the Wantagh school board is transparent in its hiring practices.

The undercover video that was released shows David Casamento, East Meadow School District’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, discussing diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, being taught covertly in Nassau County public schools.

DEI aims to include and teach about all groups disadvantaged by race, ethnicity, disability, gender and gender identity, socioeconomic status, or other factors.

The video was released by Project Veritas, a nonprofit journalism enterprise that, according to its website, “investigates and exposes corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions to achieve a more ethical and transparent society.”

In the video, Casamento is seen talking about how certain topics need to be taught without parents’ knowledge due to the possibility of a parent backlash.

“Here’s the thing with DEI work,” Casamento said in the video. “If you

push too hard doing the work and you get this pushback, it will be decades before you can do the work again. So, it needs to be incremental.”

Another clip shows him saying that parents “honestly believe that systemic racism does not exist. They don’t understand why we have to talk about LGBTQ issues or have books that have LGBTQ themes in them.”

Another part of the video that angered parents was Casamento talking about not hiring conservative-leaning candidates.

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He said a rubric for hiring was specifically designed “in light of DEI.”

Considering the video, parents recently questioned the Wantagh school board and superintendent about whether the district has an association with East Meadow’s assistant superintendent.

“Suggesting utilizing tenured teachers who are supposed to be our most trusted educators to quietly disrupt classrooms and push aggressive and dangerous DEI agendas because they can’t be fired is unconscionable,” Wantagh parent Mari-

lyn Rich said during the recent Wantagh school board meeting. “Every single school district needs to operate with transparency and with parental knowledge and consent.”

“Why is this even a topic of conversation at any of the school-related meetings?” Jean Dibiasi said. “For administrators and teachers to allegedly teach quietly, covertly or insidiously, to indoctrinate the students into ideology — if there is no harm in these teachings, why is it done covertly?”

John McNamara, superintendent of the Wantagh School District, addressed parents’ concerns, stating that Casamento is not associated with the Wantagh district in any way and offered transparency regarding the district’s hiring process.

“His views represent his commentary. We do not support those in terms of hiring practices or other things that he commented on,” McNamara said.

“We have hiring practices here where we incorporate the community, and we have parents (who are) part of that process and staff (who are) part of that process,” he added. “We don’t work covertly. We work with our staff. We work with our community to develop any new curriculum or any new initiatives.”

According to reports, the East Meadow School Board recently announced that Casamento has been “administratively reassigned” and “will not be in any district buildings.”

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Clients often ask whether the home should be deeded to the client’s adult children, while retaining a life estate in the parent or whether the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust should be used to protect the asset.

While the deed with a life estate will be less costly to the client, in most cases it offers significant disadvantages when compared to the trust. First, if the home is sold prior to the death of the Medicaid recipient, the life estate value of the home will be required to be paid towards their care. If the house is rented, the net rents are payable to the nursing facility since they belong to the life tenant. Finally, the client loses a significant portion of their capital gains tax exclusion for the sale of their primary residence as they will only be entitled to a pro rata share based on the value of the life estate to the home as a whole.

While the deed with a life estate will be less costly to the client, in most cases it offers significant disadvantages when compared to the trust. First, if the home is sold prior to the death of the Medicaid recipient, the life estate value of the home will be required to be paid towards their care. If the house is rented, the net rents are payable to the nursing facility since they belong to the life tenant. Finally, the client loses a significant portion of their capital gains tax exclusion for the sale of their primary residence as they will only be entitled to a pro rata share based on the value of the life estate to the home as a whole.

All of the foregoing may lead to a situation where the family finds they must maintain a vacant home for many years. Conversely, a properly drafted MAPT preserves the full capital gains tax exclusion on the primary residence and the home

All of the foregoing may lead to a situation where the family finds they must maintain a vacant home for many years. Conversely, a properly drafted MAPT preserves the full capital gains tax exclusion on the primary residence and the home

may be sold by the trust without obligation to make payment of any of the principal towards the client’s care, assuming we have passed the look-back period of five years.

may be sold by the trust without obligation to make payment of any of the principal towards the client’s care, assuming we have passed the look-back period of five years.

It should be noted here that both the life estate and the MAPT will preserve the steppedup basis in the property provided it is only sold after the death of the parent who was the owner or grantor. Upon the death of the parent, the basis for calculating the capital gains tax is stepped up from what the parent paid, plus any improvements, to what it was worth on the parent’s date of death. This effectively eliminates payment of capital gains taxes on the sale of appreciated property, such as the home, after the parent dies.

It should be noted here that both the life estate and the MAPT will preserve the steppedup basis in the property provided it is only sold after the death of the parent who was the owner or grantor. Upon the death of the parent, the basis for calculating the capital gains tax is stepped up from what the parent paid, plus any improvements, to what it was worth on the parent’s date of death. This effectively eliminates payment of capital gains taxes on the sale of appreciated property, such as the home, after the parent dies.

There are instances where the life estate deed makes sense however. When the asset is a country house or a beach house that is intended to stay in the family for the next generation, then the life estate deed works perfectly well and may effect a significant savings to the family seeking to protect the asset.

There are instances where the life estate deed makes sense however. When the asset is a country house or a beach house that is intended to stay in the family for the next generation, then the life estate deed works perfectly well and may effect a significant savings to the family seeking to protect the asset.

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PARENts quEstIoNED tHE Wantagh school board about a controversial video that surfaced of David Casamento, assistant superintendent in the East Meadow School District.

Beckham, Lloyd share soccer skills in Nassau

They flocked from all over Long Island to learn from one of soccer’s greatest — Carli Lloyd. But the 400 or so young athletes who gathered at the Mitchell Athletic Complex in Uniondale earlier this month got an added bonus, with a chance to bend it like David Beckham — with David Beckham.

The two soccer stars paid the weekend visit to talk about teamwork, sportsmanship and fitness. And, of course, to show a few moves to the kids, who ranged in age between 9 and 12.

Afterward, they broke into two sessions led by Lloyd and Beckham, teaching some soccer fundamentals and techniques, before posing for pictures with players and teams.

The visit was part of Sands Cares and its Sands Youth Empowerment Initiative — an organization active in communities where facilities owned by the Las Vegas Sands are situated.

The Sands is pursuing a massive redevelopment project at the nearby Nassau Coliseum, where it hopes to transform 80 vacant acres into an entertainment complex. It would include a hotel, restaurants, convention space and performance venues, as well as a casino.

Lloyd is a four-time Olympian, winning gold medals in 2008 and 2012. She has also won two FIFA Women’s World Cups in 2015 and 2019. She retired from the national team in 2021, but not before becoming the oldest player to score a goal for the United States in a 4-0 victory over Jamaica — a month shy of her 39th birthday.

Beckham was a soccer prodigy beginning as a teenager when he played for Manchester United who also appeared in three FIFA World Cups, and was known to be one of soccer’s best-paid players during his career.

Although retired as a player, Beckham is co-owner of Inter Miami CF, which competes in the Major Soccer League.

one might Say David Beckham has learned everything there is to learn about soccer over a long, storied career — but then again, he hasn’t had a chance to interact with some of the future soccer stars from Long Island.

Soccer StarS DaviD Beckham and Carli Lloyd took plenty of time to pose for pictures with the young soccer players and teams that traveled from across Long Island to see them at the Mitchell Athletic Complex — but the stars also took a moment to pose with some of the adults there, too. That includes Nassau County’s labor relations director Jose Lopez, far left, and Ted Sempepos from County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s office.

Daniel Tommasino/Herald photos

Soccer icon DaviD Beckham snaps a selfie with some of Long Island’s best up-and-coming young soccer players during a surprise visit to the Mitchell Athletic Complex earlier this month, as part of the Sands Youth Power Initiative.

Hofstra looks to conquer CAA rivals

By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

Hofstra University’s men’s lacrosse team learned the hard way a year ago to not leave its postseason fate in the hands of someone else.

After defeating Towson 15-14 on a late goal in the regular season finale, the Pride watched on the bus ride back to Long Island the Delaware-Fairfield game needing a Blue Hens defeat to earn the final spot in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament. Delaware ended all hope with a 14-12 win that denied Hofstra a chance to compete for the CAA’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

“Two years ago we made the CAA tourney on a tie breaking scenario and last year we lost out on a tie breaking criteria, “said longtime Hofstra head coach Seth Tierney, who in 2021 experienced the opposite feeling when Hofstra qualified for the four-team CAA tourney from a Towson 12-11 loss to Drexel in the final weekend of the season. “There is no getting around it that these conference games have more weight to them.”

Hofstra, which was picked to finish fifth in the eight-team CAA, dropped its

league opener 12-11 to Fairfield on Saturday making its remaining seven league games that much more important.

The Pride have been led offensively so far this season by sophomore attackman John Madsen, a Locust Valley High School product, with 16 goals through the first six games. The Pride boast many potential scoring weapons including Rory Jones, Gerard Kane, Griffin Turner, Colton Rudd and Justin Sykes,

The defense brought back experience in senior goalie Mac Gates and long-stick defensive midfielder Corey Kale, who were named to the preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention Team along with Jones. The close-defense features veterans Tom Ford, Tim Hegarty and Danny Ochs. Redshirt freshman defenseman Ryan Kiernan, a Rockville Centre native and Chaminade graduate, is also making strides.

“Ryan Kiernan is a hard worker and his family did a wonderful job bringing him up ,” Tierney said. “His days are certainly bright in the very near future.”

Hofstra will next take the field on Saturday at league newcomer Monmouth before battling Towson in the CAA home opener on April 8 at 3 p.m. The regular season concludes on April 29 under the lights at Shuart Stadium against Long Island rival Stony Brook in the teams’ first meeting since the Seawolves joined the CAA.

Pride loses top scorer to injury

Hofstra’s women’s lacrosse team was hit with some early adversity when top scorer Nikki Mennella suddenly was lost for the year with a knee injury.

The freshman from Smithtown had already struck for 23 goals in six games before getting hurt in the fourth quarter of a 14-11 loss at Army on March 4. Hofstra showed resilience after losing Mennella with a 15-2 romp over Wagner three days later followed by a near upset of 20thranked USC in a 9-8 defeat on March 12.

“All year we have been building a great dynamic and belief system and the team has really bought into it,” Smith said. “We have learned to stay positive.”

With the absence of Mennella, junior Kerry Walser is taking on more of a leadership role on offense. She tallied three

goals and an assist in the USC loss after notching 22 goals in 2022.

Senior Taylor Mennella, the older sister of Nikki, has the most points on the team with 26. The Pride’s boast a number of other scoring threats including senior Katie Kelly, graduate student Rachel Graff, who graduated Columbia last year and Lauren Colletti.

On defense, Hofstra has forced 5 turnovers led by Trinity Reed, Brynn Hepting, Kendall Smith and Kayla Robertson along with graduate student midfielder Kayla Gatti. Freshman goalie Luchianna Cardello has emerged as the starting net-minder after leading Massapequa High School to

back-to-back Nassau County Class A titles.

Hofstra (4-5) opened with a 14-6 win against Long Island University and 11-8 at then 25th-ranked Vanderbilt before dropping four straight. The Pride opened CAA play with a 13-12 loss at William & Mary with a late comeback falling just short and will host Towson in their conference home opener this Saturday at noon. The CAA schedule closes on April 28 at league newcomer and national power Stony Brook.

“It’s a new season,” said Smith of the CAA schedule, where the top four teams make the conference playoffs. “We have to treat every game like it’s our last.”

Photos Courtesy Hofstra Athletics Communications

LOCust VALLEy NAtiVE John Madsen, right, is off to a hot start for the Pride with 16 goals in six games.

JuNiOR KERRy WALsER scored 22 goals last season and will be asked to produce at a high level given the absence of Nikki Mennella.

STEPPING OUT

Matzah Balls

• 2 tablespoons chicken fat or vegetable oil

• 1/2 cup seltzer

• 2 teaspoons grated onion

• 2 teaspoons parsley (optional)

holiday table

Those festive traditions make return

By Karen Bloom

Welcome the flavors of spring and bring some sunshine to your table.

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• Pinch white pepper

• 1 cup matzah meal

• 4 jumbo eggs

Mix the eggs well. Add the fat or oil, seltzer, herbs, spices, onion, and matzah meal. Mix thoroughly. Cover and chill for several hours, even overnight.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Dip your hands in cold water and make about 12 matzah balls. Drop

An Evening of Entertainment

Broadway leading man Brian Stokes Mitchell headlines Molloy University’s An Evening of Entertainment gala, joined by Seth Rudetsky and the South Shore Symphony Orchestra. The two-time Tony Award winner has enjoyed a career that spans Broadway, television, film, and concert appearances with the country’s finest conductors and orchestras. He received Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards for his star turn in ‘Kiss Me, Kate,’ He also gave Tony-nominated performances in ‘Man of La Mancha,’ August Wilson’s ‘King Hedley II’ and ‘Ragtime,’ among his star turns in other notable Broadway shows. His talents extend to producer, arranger and orchestrator on his three solo albums, besides contributing to more than 20 albums. A versatile and in-demand singer, his concerts always captivate his audiences.

Friday, March 31, 8 p.m. $50-$175. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

Bird’s Nest Chocolate Cupcakes

• 24 pastel-colored paper baking cups

• 1 1/2 cups cake flour

• 1 1/2 cups sugar

• 3/4 cup Dutch process cocoa powder

• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) butter, room temperature

• 3/4 cup buttermilk

• 2 large eggs

• 2/3 cup freshly brewed coffee, cooled to room temperature

• Chocolate Pudding Frosting, recipe follows

• Pastel-colored candy-coated chocolate pieces

• Chocolate decorating decors

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two 12-cup muffin pans with cupcake liners and set aside.

Classic Chicken Soup with Matzah Balls

• 6 quarts of water

• 1 whole chicken + extra package of wings (optional)

• 2-3 large carrots, chopped

• 3 ribs of celery, chopped

• 1 onion, cut in half

• 1 medium turnip or 2 small turnips, chopped

• 2 parsnips, chopped

• 1 bunch of dill

• 1 bunch of flat leaf parsley

• 1/2 tablespoon whole peppercorns

• Few sprigs of thyme

• Salt and pepper to taste

• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric for color (optional)

Place chicken and vegetables in a 16 or 20 quart pot and cover with 6 quarts of water.

Make a bouquet garni with the fresh dill, parsley, peppercorns and thyme. Add bouquet garni to pot.

Bring pot to boil and let simmer for 1 hour. Skim the foamy stuff off the top several times while soup is cooking.

Remove chicken and veggies from pot. Allow soup to simmer additional hour with the cover on.

Shred chicken while still warm. Save about half to put into the soup, use the rest for chicken salad or sandwiches.

Allow soup to cool, and place in fridge. Skim any remaining fat off the top.

Reheat to serve. Add chicken, matzah balls and desired vegetables.

Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking soda and add to the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the butter, buttermilk and eggs and beat on low until moistened. Raise the speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the coffee and beat until fully incorporated. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes. Transfer the pans to wire racks and allow the cupcakes to cool completely.

Remove the cupcakes from the muffin pans and spread each with frosting, setting aside 1/2-cup of frosting. Place 3 candy-coated chocolate pieces on center of each to resemble eggs.

In small re-sealable food-storage plastic bag (or piping bag), place remaining 1/2-cup frosting; seal bag. Cut small hole in one bottom corner of bag; pipe frosting around chocolate pieces to create ridge on each cupcake.

Carefully spoon chocolate decors onto frosting ridge and around chocolate pieces to resemble nest.

Chocolate Pudding Frosting:

• 1 pint heavy whipping cream, very cold

• 1/4 cup sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• One 3.9-ounce box dry pudding mix, chocolate fudge flavor

In a stand mixer fitted with a whip attachment, whip the cream at high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar, vanilla extract and pudding mix and whip until smooth.

The Brubeck Brothers

Jazz giant Dave Brubeck’s sons celebrate their dad’s life and career, with their sentimental multimedia tribute ‘The Brubeck Brothers Quartet Celebrates Dave Brubeck’s Centennial.’ To honor Brubeck’s legacy, Chris and Dan Brubeck, who performed and recorded with their father since the 1970s, curate this memorable concert with their own Brubeck Brothers Quartet. With the brothers as the foundation, guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb complete this dynamic quartet. Through stories told by his sons and music performed by the quartet, the show invites audiences to travel along the timeline of Brubeck’s extraordinary life and career. Their creativity, technique and improvisation can be heard in their uncompromising music, which reflects their dedication to melody, rhythm, culture and the spontaneous spirit of jazz.

Thursday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. $52. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. Tickets available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

As we eagerly step forward into spring, Passover and Easter beckon. It’s a moment to cherish age-old traditions and create new ones with family and friends, as we greet the season.

THE SCENE

‘SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical’

Are you ready, Wantagh and Seaford? Aye aye, captain! Wantagh High School students perform “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” opening Friday, March 31, with performances running until April 2. 3297 Beltagh Ave. Tickets can be purchased at SeatYourself.biz/ wantaghms.

My Furry Valentine

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, all pets adoptions at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter are free through Friday, March 31. For more information, contact the animal shelter at (516) 7855220 or visit them at 3320 Beltagh Ave. in Wantagh.

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April

Paula Poundstone

The nimble, witty comedian visits the Landmark stage, Saturday, Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend.

Diet Pepsi, Poundstone’s legendary material keeps her audience thoroughly entertained this fast-paced evening of standup. Her ability to interact with her audience has been hailed for years, and there’s no slowing Poundstone down as she continues to rip riotous laughter for all who witness her talent. $60, $53, $43. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

Weekly Mah Jongg

The Woodstock tribute band performs, Sunday, March 26, at My Father’s Place supper club. The band “recreates Woodstock,” performing its show in the same order of the original 1969 festival, running from Havens through Hendrix. Doors open at noon, concert is at 2 p.m. $35 in advance, $40 at door. The Metropolitan, 3 Pratt Blvd., Glen Cove. For tickets/information, visit MyFathersPlace.com or call (516) 580-0887.

The JULIETS are back playing Mah Jongg and cards at Congregation Beth Tikvah, at 3710 Woodbine Ave., in Wantagh, every Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks are optional, but proof of Covid-19 vaccination is required for newcomers, as well as a contribution of $5 per person. For more information email mahjonggCBT@yahoo.com or call (516) 785-2445.

FSA Tax Assistance

Free tax assistance is offered at Bellmore Memorial Library, Tuesday, March 28. Bethpage Federal Credit Union and NYS Dept. of Taxation and Finance representatives help prepare/efile. 90-minute appointments, 9:30 to 5 p.m. Visit BellmoreLibrary.org for more. 2288 Bedford Ave., Bellmore.

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 7052434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Mobile office hours with Steve Rhoads

State Sen. Steve Rhoads will host mobile office hours at East Meadow Library, Saturday, April 29, 11-1 p.m. Visit EMPL at 1886 Front St., in East Meadow. Call (516) 882-0630 for additional info.

$5 Skate Night

United Skates of America in Seaford wants to make skating year round activity. Every Thursday, from 4 to 6 p.m., enjoy a skate night with only $5 admission; skate rental is available for an extra $6. For more information visit tinyurl. com/thursdayskate.

Bird walk

HELP WANTED

On stage

Mo Willems’ popular The Pigeon comes alive on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Thursday and Friday, March 30-31, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Pigeon is eager to try anything, with the audience part of the action. LICM, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Preservation Society Meeting

Wantagh Preservation Society hosts a “Show-andtell,” Tuesday, March 28, at Wantagh Public Library. Participants are encouraged to bring any historic Wantaghrelated items to share with others. 3285 Park Ave. For more information email alorch15@yahoo.com.

Having an event?

Join the South Shore Audubon Society on a bird walk, Sunday, March 26, starting at 9 a.m. All are welcome. Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with newcomers. Bring binoculars. Walk will be canceled in case of rain or snow. For more information, visit SSAaudubon.org. To register, text your name and contact information to Joe Landesberg at (516) 467-9498.

Donation opportunity

Support the community.

St Frances de Chantal in Wantagh is always seeking donations for its pantry as well as its thrift shop. For more information, call (516) 7852333.

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.

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‘Forever Plaid’

Family theater

Everyone’s favorite cat comes to mischievous life in this theatrical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday, March 25, 11 a.m. See what goes on during that rainy day when two siblings are home alone with their pet fish while their parents are out of town, and the tall cat wearing a hat appears. Tickets are $15. Visit the Plaza stage at Elmont Public Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. For information/tickets, go to PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.

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By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com

Very few children know what they want to be when they grow up. But from a young age, Susan Poser knew she wanted a career in law. She was inspired by her father, Norman Stanley Poser, a former professor at Brooklyn Law School, and a former executive vice president of the American Stock Exchange.

“I was very good at arguing,” Poser told the Hofstra University campus newspaper. “I could argue my mother into a corner.”

The 59-year-old grew up in Manhattan and held onto her dream while majoring in ancient Greek and political science at Swarthmore College just outside of Philadelphia, where she graduated with honors in 1985. After that, Poser found herself teaching English at Anatolia College in Greece.

By 1987, Poser was finally ready to begin her career in law, moving to Lincoln, Nebraska, with husband Stephen DiMagno and their infant child. But it wasn’t the start to her career she expected.

‘‘A little part of me thought that this was actually his idea of a bad joke,” Poser said of her husband in the Hofstra Chronicle. “And it was going to surprise me when the plane landed in Cancún.”

But no, it really was Nebraska. DiMagno had picked up his first job as an assistant chemistry professor at the University of Nebraska while Poser had hoped to finish her juris doctorate from what is now Berkeley Law School at the University of California.

“This was a New Yorker moving out to Nebraska with an unwritten dissertation and a 3-week-old baby and no real job,” Poser said.

“Only love would have made anyone do that kind of thing.”

But it all came together, and Poser began working at

the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1994, as a visiting assistant professor of law. She was appointed by the Nebraska State Bar Association in 2003 to review policies in the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, before becoming a full professor of law in 2008. Two years later, she was the dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law.

Poser wasn’t expecting to find herself moving up into the school’s administration, but that changed one day in 2006 when she opened a university-wide email by chance. It was the chancellor, Harvey Perlman, looking for a new associate to the chancellor.

This became the perfect opportunity to hone in on her

problem-solving skills. Like the potential environmental hazard to birds caused by the release of thousands of helium-filled balloons in the school’s stadium when the first Nebraska points were scored in a football game.

It was exactly the kind of role Poser never dreamed of, but discovered was perfect for her: leadership, problemsolving, and institution building.

The family moved to Chicago in 2016 where Poser was appointed provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Illinois-Chicago. At Illinois, Poser led the acquisition of Chicago’s John Marshall Law School, creating the first and only public attorney school in Chicago. She also played a key role in creating two new cultural centers on campus — one focused on Arab American students, and another on students with disabilities.

Poser is always looking for growth and ways to expand her skills, but she knew she had to keep one thing in mind when expanding her career.

“It’s very important to make sure the work that you’re doing is work that you really want to do, and that you’re not going after jobs for status,” she said

Poser became the ninth president of Hofstra University in 2021 — and its first woman president in its 88-year history.

She never aspired to be a university president, but got to this point by doing what she loves: problem solving.

“You should always be doing the job that you want, and not the job that you have,” Poser said. “You should always try to do a little bit extra, and offer to do work that is not necessarily assigned to you.”

Courtesy Susan Poser

SuSAN POSeR wAItS with Hofstra University mascots Kate and Willie Pride before they welcomed new students to campus on move-in day in 2021.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

SPECIAL MEETING AND ELECTION NOTICE FOR THE WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND BUDGET VOTE AND TRUSTEE ELECTION

WANTAGH PUBLIC LIBRARY

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK

Legal Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Wantagh Public Library of the Wantagh School District, Nassau County, Wantagh, New York, will be held at the Wantagh Public Library in said District on April 17, at 6:30 P.M. prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget document.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on April 25, 2023 between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M., prevailing time, in the Wantagh Public Library, at which time the polls will be open to vote by paper ballot upon the following items:

1. To adopt the annual budget of the Wantagh Public Library for the fiscal year 2023/2024 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect 1 member of the Board of Trustees: “ one (1) member of the Board of Trustees for a (5) fiveyear term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring on June 30, 2028.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the Wantagh Library’s operating budget for 2023/2024 exclusive of public monies, may be obtained upon request by any resident of the District during school business hours beginning April 4, 2023 except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the Administration Office, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY, and at each of the following schoolhouse offices:

Wantagh, Mandalay and Forest Lake Elementary Schools, Wantagh Middle School and Wantagh High School and at the Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Avenue, Wantagh, NY and on the library website www.wantaghlibrary.org.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Trustees shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at the Administration Building, no later than March 27,

2023 between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Vacancies on the Board of Trustees are not considered separate, specific offices, candidates run at large.

Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated, must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least (25) qualified voters of the District, must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk at the Administration Office, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY and at the Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Avenue, Wantagh, NY and on the Library website www.wantaghlibrary.org. Applications for the absentee ballots may be received by the District Clerk no earlier than the 30th day before the election for which it is sought. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M., prevailing time, on April 25, 2023.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District commencing with the issuance of the first absentee ballot in the office of the District Clerk at the Administration Office, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY on and after April 20, 2023 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election, and on Saturday, April 22, 2023 between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 12 Noon prevailing time and on April 25, 2023 the day set for the election. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may apply for a military ballot. A military ballot application may be requested from the District Clerk and must be returned, in person or by mail, to the Office of the District Clerk, at 3301

Beltagh Ave., Wantagh, NY, not later than 5:00 P.M. on the twenty-sixth (26th) day before the election. A military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the military ballot application by mail, facsimile transmission, or e-mail.

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

The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law at the Wantagh Public Library on April 18, 2023 between the hours of 4:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. Any person desiring to register may also register at the Office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. during school days, Monday through Friday. Such registration, however, shall not take place less than five days preceding April 25, 2023.

The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District at 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY and will be open for inspection in said office by any qualified voter of the District beginning on April 20, 2023 and each day thereafter prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. prevailing time, and on Saturday, April 22, 2023 between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon prevailing time and at the polling place on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will

meet on April 25, 2023 between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M., prevailing time, at the Wantagh Public Library to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the School District election to be held in 2023, and any subsequent special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he/she is known or proved to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Library election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after April 25, 2023. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the vote on all propositions and the election of candidates on the election held on April 25, 2023 will be conducted by paper ballot. It being expressly understood that the intent of the Library is to comply with any legislation stemming from the current coronavirus pandemic. Thus, all references to the timing, location, and manner of hearings, registration, and voting in the budget vote and election are subject to modification based on applicable legislation or direction by an entity with jurisdiction over the Library.

Elaine F. McGuigan, District Clerk

Dated: February 27, 2023

Wantagh Union Free School District Town of Hempstead County of Nassau, New York 137821

LEGAL NOTICE REUNIÓN ESPECIAL Y AVISO DE ELECCIÓN PARA EL WANTAGH DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE UNION AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA Y VOTACIÓN PRESUPUESTARIA Y FIDEICOMISARIO

ELECCIÓN

BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE WANTAGH

CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

Aviso Legal

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que una audiencia pública de los votantes calificados de la Biblioteca Pública de Wantagh del Distrito Escolar de Wantagh, Condado de Nassau, Wantagh, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Pública de Wantagh en dicho Distrito el 17 de abril, a las 6:30 P.M. hora prevaleciente, para la presentación del documento presupuestario.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que dicha votación y elección se llevarán a cabo el 25 de abril de 2023 entre las horas de 1:00 P.M . y

8:00 P.M., hora prevaleciente, en la Biblioteca Pública de Wantagh, momento en el cual las urnas estarán abiertas para votar con boleta de papel sobre los siguientes puntos:

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca Pública de Wantagh para el año fiscal año 2023/2024 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito.

2. Para elegir 1 miembro del Patronato: “ un (1) miembro de la Junta de Síndicos por un (5) período de cinco años comenzando el 1 de julio de 2023 y expirando el 30 de junio de 2028.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto operativo de la Biblioteca Wantagh para 2023/2024, excluyendo los fondos públicos, a solicitud de cualquier residente del Distrito durante el horario comercial escolar a partir del 4 de abril de 2023, excepto sábados, domingos o días festivos, en la Oficina de Administración, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY, y en cada una de las siguientes oficinas de la escuela: Wantagh, Mandalay y Forest Lake Elementary Schools, Wantagh Middle School y Wantagh High School y en la Biblioteca Pública de Wantagh, 3285 Park Avenue, Wantagh, NY y en el sitio web de la biblioteca www.wantaghlibrary.org.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que las peticiones que nominen candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Síndicos se presentarán ante el Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar en el Edificio de Administración, a más tardar el 27 de marzo de 2023 entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m. Las vacantes en la Junta de Síndicos no se consideran oficinas separadas y específicas, los candidatos se postulan en general. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual se nominó al candidato, deben dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito, deben estar firmadas por al menos (25) votantes calificados del Distrito, deben indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y deben indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boletas de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener durante el horario comercial

escolar en el Secretario del Distrito en la Oficina de Administración, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY y en la Biblioteca Pública de Wantagh, 3285 Park Avenue, Wantagh, NY y en el sitio web de la Biblioteca www.wantaghlibrary.org.

Las solicitudes para las boletas de voto en ausencia pueden ser recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito no antes del día 30 antes de la elección para la cual se solicita. Las solicitudes completadas deben ser recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección, si la boleta debe entregarse personalmente al votante. Las boletas de voto en ausencia deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, el 25 de abril de 2023.

Una lista de personas a quienes se emiten boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible para su inspección a los votantes calificados del Distrito a partir de la emisión de la primera boleta de voto en ausencia en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en la Oficina de Administración, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY a partir del 20 de abril de 2023 entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. los días de semana anteriores al día establecido para la elección anual, y el sábado 22 de abril de 2023 entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 12 del mediodía hora vigente y el 25 de abril de 2023 el día fijado para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado presente en el lugar de votación puede objetar la votación de la boleta por motivos apropiados para hacer su impugnación y las razones por las cuales el Inspector de Elecciones conoce antes del cierre de las urnas. Los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden solicitar una boleta militar. Se puede solicitar una solicitud de boleta militar al Secretario del Distrito y debe devolverse, en persona o por correo, a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, en 3301 Beltagh Ave., Wantagh, NY, a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del vigésimo sexto (26) día antes de la elección. Un votante militar puede indicar su preferencia por recibir la solicitud de boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE, que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de

Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo §5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito antes de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, él / ella es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar bajo el Artículo §5 de la Ley Electoral, él / ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La Junta de Registro se reunirá con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación en la Biblioteca Pública de Wantagh el 18 de abril de 2023 entre las 4:00 p.m. y las 8:00 p.m. para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se utilizará en la elección mencionada, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea incluido en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o posteriormente en la elección para la cual se prepara el registro. Cualquier persona que desee registrarse también puede registrarse en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. durante los días escolares, de lunes a viernes. Dicho registro, sin embargo, no tendrá lugar menos de cinco días antes del 25 de abril de 2023. El registro así preparado de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación se presentará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY y estará abierto para su inspección en dicha oficina por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del 20 de abril de 2023 y cada día posterior antes del día establecido para la elección. excepto el domingo, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. hora prevaleciente, y el sábado 22 de abril de 2023 entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 12:00 del mediodía hora prevaleciente y en el lugar de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, la Junta de Registro se reunirá el 25 de abril de 2023 entre las horas de 1:00 p.m. y 8:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en la Biblioteca Pública de Wantagh para preparar el

Registro del Distrito Escolar que se utilizará en la elección del Distrito Escolar que se celebrará en 2023, y cualquier reunión especial de distrito posterior que pueda celebrarse después de la preparación de dicho Registro, colocada en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o posteriormente en la elección de la Biblioteca para la cual se prepara dicho Registro, o cualquier reunión especial de distrito celebrada después del 25 de abril de 2023.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la votación de todas las propuestas y la elección de candidatos en la elección celebrada el 25 de abril de 2023 se llevará a cabo mediante boleta de papel.

Quedando expresamente entendido que la intención de la Biblioteca es cumplir con cualquier legislación derivada de la actual pandemia de coronavirus. Por lo tanto, todas las referencias al momento, la ubicación y la forma de las audiencias, el registro y la votación en la votación y elección del presupuesto están sujetas a modificaciones basadas en la legislación o dirección aplicable por parte de una entidad con jurisdicción sobre la Biblioteca.

Elaine F. McGuigan, Secretaria de Distrito Fecha: 27 de febrero de 2023 Distrito Escolar Libre de Wantagh Union Pueblo de Hempstead County of Nassau (Nueva York) 137823

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX # 601536/2019 FILED 2/7/2023

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. Designation of Venue is based upon the situs of the Subject Property. Subject Property: 2395 Mermaid Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SAXON ASSET SECURITIES TRUST 2006-2 MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006- 2, Plaintiff, THE ESTATE OF SHLOMI ZLICHA, “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” 1 THROUGH 50, Intending To Be The Unknown Heirs, Distributees, Devisees, Grantees, Trustees, Lienors, Creditors, And Assignees Of The Estate Of Shlomi Zlicha, Who Was Born In 1973 And

Public Notices

Died on June 7, 2013, A Resident Of Nassau County, Whose Last Known Address Was 95 Mermaid Avenue, Wantagh, NY 11793, Their Successors In Interest If Any Of The Aforesaid Defendants Be Deceased, Their Respective Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, And Successors In Interest Of The Aforesaid Classes Of Person, If They Or Any Of Them Be Dead, And Their Respective Husbands, Wives Or Widows, If Any, All Of Whom And Whose Names And Places are unknown to the Plaintiff, LESLIE ANNE HIGGS

A/K/A LESLEY ZLICHA AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF SHLOMI

FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY

31, 1997, CITYSCAPE

HOME EQUITY LOAN

TRUST, SERIES 1997-A, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC

D/B/A IN NEW YORK AS MIDLAND FUNDING OF DELAWARE LLC APO HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A., THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #12,” The Last Twelve Names Being Fictitious And Unknown

To Plaintiff, The Persons Or Parties Intended Being The Tenants, Occupants, Persons Or Corporations, If Any, Having Or Claiming An Interest In Or Lien Upon The Subject Property Described In The Complaint, Defendants.

To the above-named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until sixty (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this

foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 4N25 Melville, NY 11747. 631-812-4084. 855-845-2584 facsimile HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website a t WWW.BANKING.STATE.N Y.US. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME.?You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay your taxes in accordance with state and local law.

FORECLOSURE RESCUE

SCAMS

people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. File#

17-300361

137778

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY.

KAREN NEWMAN AS TO 50%, AND GARY B. LEONARDO AS TO 50%, Pltf. vs. PAMELA WISSMAN, et al, Defts. Index #613977/2019.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale the court granted the order on January 10, 2023, entered on January 11, 2023 and recorded by the Nassau Counrty Clerk on February 17, 2023, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 11, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., prem. k/a 4 Cambridge Court, Bethpage, NY a/k/a

Section 46, Block 419, Lot 13. Said property lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of NY, known and designated as Lot No. 13, Block 419, on a certain map entitled, “Map of Village Garden Homes” Section #6, situated at Bethpage, Nassau County, New York, surveyed by Bartlett Ludlum & Dill, made 1951 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau July 26, 1951 as Map No. 5266. Approx. amt. of judgment is $186,296.37 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

ALISON VARLEY, Referee.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY

OF NASSAU

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AR8, Plaintiff AGAINST STEPHEN HAUFF, CYNTHIA S. PATI-HAUFF, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 20, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 18, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 2960 MORGAN DRIVE, WANTAGH, NY 11793. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Wantagh, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 318, Lot 34. Approximate amount of judgment $491,037.42 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #608767/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT SALE.

Lisa A. Goodwin, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221

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137981

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 605836/2022 COUNTY OF NASSAU

EDWARD G. NOVITSKY, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 875 STRANG DRIVE, WANTAGH, NY 11793 Section: 51, Block: 354, Lot: 23

may be entered against you. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $469,342.50 and interest, recorded on January 04, 2006, in Liber M 29918 at Page 83, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 875 STRANG DRIVE, WANTAGH, NY 11793. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

Dated: March 9, 2023

premises known as 960 Barrie Avenue, Wantagh, NY 11793-1702. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Wantagh, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 51 Block 280 Lot 0036. Approximate amount of judgment $458,503.17 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 002092/2014. 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.”

Richard M. Langone, 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: February 13, 2023

137939

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Board of Education, Levittown Public Schools, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, in accordance with Section l03 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for the following services on behalf of the Nassau County Directors of School Facilities

Purchasing Consortium: BID # LPS-23-001: ROLL OFF DUMPSTER SERVICES

- COOPERATIVE BID BID # LPS-23-002: CARPET & TILE INSTALLATIONCOOPERATIVE BID

Participating school districts shall include:

Levittown Public Schools

Locust Valley Central School District

Long Beach Union Free School District

Lynbrook Union Free School District

Manhasset Union Free School District

Massapequa Union Free School District

Merrick Union Free School District

Mineola Union Free School District

New Hyde Park - Garden City Park UFSD

North Bellmore Union Free School District

North Merrick Union Free School District

North Shore Central School District

Plainedge Union Free School District

Plainview Old Bethpage Central School District

Port Washington Union Free School District

Rockville Centre Union Free School District

Roosevelt Union Free Schools District

Seaford Union Free School District

Syosset Central School

District

Valley Stream # 24 School District

Valley Stream # 30 School

District

Wantagh Union Free School District

West Hempstead Union Free School District

The District will receive sealed bids on, or prior to 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the

Office of the Purchasing Department, Levittown Memorial Education Center, 150 Abbey Lane, Attn: Bonnie Pampinella, Room 316, Levittown, New York, 11756, Monday through Friday, following the advertised District approved calendar, between the hours of 8 AM and 3 PM.

Be careful of

PETER D. TAMSEN, P.C., Attys. for Pltf., 260 Montauk Highway, Ste. 14, Bay Shore, NY. #100180 137798

MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC Plaintiff, vs. BRIAN CURRAN, NASSAU COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, AS LIMITED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD G. NOVITSKY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment

ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Veronica M. Rundle, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 137943

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Deborah Slade; Donald Slade, Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 8, 2015 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 April 17, 2023 at 2:30PM,

Baldwin Union Free School District

Bellmore Union Free School District

Bellmore-Merrick Union Free School District

Bethpage Union Free School District

Carle Place Union Free School District

East Rockaway Union Free School District

East Williston Union Free School District

Floral Park/Bellerose

Union Free School District

Freeport City Public Schools

Garden City Public Schools

Glen Cove City School

District

Great Neck Union Free School District

Hempstead Union Free School District

Herricks Union Free

School District

Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District

Hicksville Union Free School District

Island Trees Union Free School District

Jericho Union Free School District

The District will not be responsible for any delays of handling in delivery of such mail. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside with bid name and number. General conditions, specifications and bid forms may be obtained by contacting the same office. Bid prices will be firm for 45 days from date of opening. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid which in the opinion of the Levittown Board of Education will be in the best interest of the participating school districts. For further information call Bonnie Pampinella, Purchasing Agent at (516) 434-7014. By order of the Levittown Board of Education on behalf of the above listed participating districts. 138109

one of only four students to

Association selects Beatty for scholarship

Wantagh High School student Daniel Beatty was selected as a recipient of the Ira Schwartz Scholarship from LIASCD, a regional association of school curriculum directors.

Every year, the organization awards four $1,000 scholarships to students on Long Island for academic achievement, future leadership potential and resilience in overcoming adversity. Beatty had to write an essay as part of the application process.

At Wantagh High School, Daniel Beat-

Bay Park project officials say work will end soon

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ty is an active member of the Wantagh Animal Rights and Recycling club, the Warrior Wellness club and yearbook. He participated in a Key Club-sponsored clean-up of Jones Beach and plays the piano. Daniel is still exploring college options for next year and is considering a career in education.

Earning the scholarship, Beatty said, was a pleasant surprise and he is grateful to LIASCD for selecting him, as well as to Wantagh teachers and administrators for their continued support.

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, DRI MORTGAGE

OPPORTUNITY FUND LP, Plaintiff, vs. DALE ROBERTSON, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order

Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 30, 2023, I, the undersigned

Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 2442 Woodland Avenue, Wantagh, NY 11793. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Wantagh, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 63, Block 6

and Lot 97. Approximate amount of judgment is $653,715.87 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #009529/2014. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Mark Stephen Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 190656-1 138122

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

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on March 9, 2018.

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 April 20, 2023 at 2:30 PM premises known as 1750 Lehigh Road, Wantagh, NY 11793. 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 Wantagh, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Section 57, Block 244 and Lot 30.

Approximate amount of judgment $404,150.38 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #000839/2010.

Janine T. Lynam, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 138120

anxiety and psychological stress. It is becoming a dangerous situation. There has also been a rodent issue which occurred after digging but is still not addressed.”

Iadevaio added that he’s not receiving sufficient sleep at night and thus creating a health hazard for his patients.

Luke Stanczyk, who lives on Brookside Avenue, complained that the lights at the construction site are so bright even blackout curtains do little to help.

Iadevaio and his neighbor, Michael Lettini, also claimed that they were promised this work would never be done at night, but it suddenly began happening in late February. Neighbors have complained about loud beeping from trucks, the bright lights, and a street sweeper circling the block late at night. Residents have also found it difficult to park near their homes due to the work.

Officials in charge of the Bay Park Conveyance Project held a meeting on March 15 to update neighbors about the progress of the work. Iadevaio questioned why the work, which has gone on 24 hours a day, six days a week, began without notifying residents.

“We had a canvassing document that went out which explicitly said 24 hours, six days a week,” Travis Brennan, a representative of the project, said. “But I’m not saying that lightly, I understand exactly what you’re going through. And your frustration is certainly understood. And I can’t say anything other than we are doing that for multiple reasons, when you have critical infrastructure when you’re under a waterway.”

But Iadevaio said neighbors received the flyers after the work had already begun.

Other complaints focused on safety

hazards such as water flowing from the work to Wantagh State Parkway, creating a slippery roadway for cars. They also said workers have removed trees that protected houses from cars potentially hitting the homes from the parkway. Brennan said project managers have worked with officials from emergency services to quickly resolve the ice problem, and trees will be restored as soon as the project is finished.

Both Brennan and state Sen. Steve Rhoads agreed that the night work should be completed by the end of March, with Brennan claiming it could be done as soon as the week of March 20.

Any residents affected by the Bay Park Conveyance Project are encouraged to reach out to its 24-hour hotline at (516) 252-6121.

Tim Baker/Herald

The nighT work on Sunrise Highway in Wantagh has been disrupting residents’ sleep and causing health and safety problems, they say.

Courtesy Wantagh School District wanTagh high School principal Paul Guzzone congratulated senior Daniel Beatty on being

receive the Ira Schwartz Scholarship from LIASCD.

Herald file photo

The work being done on Sunrise Highway is ‘microtunneling,’ done by the machine above.

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All we wanted was to build some walls

Q. We seem to have run into a problem. Our landscaper does brick paving and walls, and we spoke to him last summer about putting in walls around our yard, front and back. It gives us a sense of privacy, and makes our yard more defined. Unfortunately, the walls in the backyard went up last fall, and the ones in the front yard were just beginning when we got a notice on our front door that we’re in violation of some ordinance we don’t understand. Aren’t we allowed to put in walls? They are 4 feet high and will have lights at the driveway entrance that will look very nice and make our driveway safer, we think. What can you tell us?

A. I often have conversations with people who say they read my column and could answer most of the questions themselves, because it seems so obvious what the answer would be. Your question made me wonder if you didn’t already have a clue about what you might have done wrong.

I’m amazed at how often people tell me that their builder told them they didn’t require a permit, and not to worry, or that the builder got the permit already and will start immediately — with upfront partial or full payment, of course.

Ask The Architect Monte Leeper

Walls are just like any other built structure, and require not only permits, which readers who speak to me seem most focused on. The main reason for permission is safety, but secondarily, every property owner in a densely populated area is part of the bigger picture — bigger than their postage stampsized property — when viewed on a satellite image. You have to fit into the community.

This isn’t just about you. Walls define property, that is true, but they also create barriers to emergency responders who would need to access your yard in a raging fire scenario, for you or a neighbor. There are rules about how close a fence or other versions of a fence can be to a traffic corner, and how high they can be. Walls need to be constructed not to fail, just like other structures, and even a fence needs a foundation to keep it anchored from falling over or sinking under its own weight. Many communities have regulations that include an “architectural review,” meaning that they want to know the color, material and height of the fence, and even whether your lighting will shine onto other neighbors’ properties who may not share your de-light.

Because most building departments have little or no authority to penalize the builders who can lie about getting permits, which allows them to break the law without penalty, you, the homeowner, are stuck with the responsibility. Why this system is perpetual is beyond me, because there’s a neverending flow of anguished owners who can’t understand why they aren’t protected and not made aware until it’s too late, but that’s the way the illegal construction business works, for the present. Good luck!

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Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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Remembering Judy Heumann

My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do meant thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold.

I met Judy when we were students at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Center. I worked on the college newspaper, Seawanhaka, and she was a ferocious member of the student council.

This is Judy’s story. I never wrote about her, but it’s time I did.

She was 18 months old when she was diagnosed with polio. She spent her entire life in a wheelchair. At LIU Brooklyn, she wheeled faster than most of us walked. She rolled into the college newspaper office filled with arguments, always ready for a duel, whether with the paper, the faculty or the administration. The fights, although fierce, always ended with a smile and a laugh.

When she graduated in the early 1970s with a B.A. in speech and theater, she

wanted to teach in a public school. The New York City Board of Education turned her down because she was in a wheelchair. Never willing to give in, she sued the city.

The New York Times wrote a front-page story about her case, and the Times’s editorial board backed her.

Then Mayor John Lindsay voiced his support.

She won her case, and never stopped winning.

I remember long latenight chats with her in those days, with me worrying that she would lose the case, and she expressing only confidence. She became the first New York City schoolteacher in a wheelchair.

In the late 1970s, she moved to California, there to take on the federal government on behalf of disabled people. Joseph A. Califano Jr., the U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under President Jimmy Carter, had been slow to implement President Richard Nixon’s Rehabilitation Act, which outlawed discrimination by any institution receiving federal money.

Judy wanted to light a fire under Califano, and organized a mass demonstration, occupying the San Francisco office of HEW for almost a month in what has been described as the longest non-violent

demonstration of a U.S. building in American history.

I urged Judy to be careful, but that word was never in her vocabulary.

San Francisco’s mayor at the time, George Moscone, sent over mattresses. The Black Panthers delivered ribs and fried chicken. Judy won. Califano got moving on legislation to benefit the disabled.

Later she wound up in Washington, working for the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (now the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions). In 1993, she became assistant secretary of the office of special education and rehabilitation services under President Bill Clinton, a post she held until 2001.

These were busy and heady times for Judy, and she would whisk into New York, call from the airport and promise to meet “the next time” she was in. At least, I thought, we never lost touch.

Her whirlwind life never stopped. In 1970 she had formed an organization called Disabled in Action, which is now international in scope. She traveled the world, advocating for the rights of the disabled.

She became good friends with Hillary

Clinton, and accompanied the first lady on her trip to China in 1995.

After working in the Clinton administration, she was an adviser, fellow, or board member with such organizations like the World Bank, the Ford Foundation and Human Rights Watch. She somehow found time to meet and fall in love with Jorge Pineda, who was also in a wheelchair.

As a youngster, Judy had been a film star. She was a camper and a counselor at Camp Jened, a camp for disabled children, in the Catskills. The place became the subject of a movie, “Camp Crip,” which starred Judy. In a newspaper interview, she described the camp as a “playground,” but also said it had a bigger meaning.

“It was a liberating time,” she said. “We could be ourselves, and it absolutely helped formulate futures.”

I would not see much of Judy during those hectic years of hers in California and Washington, but she was really never far from my mind. I remembered those long-ago late-night talks, when she was so full of optimism. How, I wondered, how could she be?

But now I know. Whenever I think I can’t do something — anything — I think of Judy.

James Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments? jbernstein@ liherald.com.

Feeling lost? Books are our GPS in the world.

Do you think we haven’t seen the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene before? The story of shamelessly ambitious, undereducated bigots scrambling for traction in government is old. Read “All the King’s Men,” by Robert Penn Warren.

stretch in different directions, but human nature seems immutable, for better and worse.

and policy. We self-educate as we read; we learn tolerance for other ways of life.

Book bans will not stand over time. In the age of information, it is impossible to control what Americans read, unless we tip into a dystopia like North Korea, an unlikely evolution.

RANDI KREISS

Do you think Trump is an unprecedented phenom? See above. See Mussolini. See Pinochet. Except that Trump got lucky, got elected to the highest office in the United States and proceeded to disgrace the presidency during his time in the White House. It has been our national nightmare, but all this has happened before, and in other countries.

Are you agonizing over the rise in racism and the purposeful undermining of truth? Do you despair when you read about book bans, bolder antisemitism and anti-gay, anti-trans and anti-choice initiatives? There’s plenty out there to ring our alarm bells.

However, jingoistic groups have risen to power before. The names and dates change, and the boundaries of civility

Extremist movements have always found fertile ground in America. We are a violent country, forged in revolution, pushing our way west over the land and the bodies of native peoples. We even fought against one another in a war that killed well over 600,000 Northerners and Southerners.

I see two paths to comfort and sanity during this uncertain time. One is having faith that the pendulum will swing back to a middle ground again in America. History tells us that life plays out on a never-ending loop. Nothing is new under the sun, the Bible says.

I think of this when I hear that our political and social and cultural division is “unprecedented.” I think of this when I read that we’ve taken a hard turn and are headed over a cliff, with no way back. My hope is that political chaos will resolve in time if we continue to push back against undemocratic policies.

The other balm is reading, digging into fiction and nonfiction, finding the humanity that binds us all together, even as we disagree and wrestle over national values

Yesterday I read David Remnick’s interview with Masha Gessen in The New Yorker, and educated myself about life for people who are trans or gay or both or don’t fit into a category. I recommend it.

Recently I read “The Glass Hotel,” by Emily St. John Mandel, a fictionalized account of the Madoff Ponzi scheme. Living in our time and reading about fakery and chutzpah and hollowedout lives is somehow reassuring. We realize that, again, there are no new themes or behaviors, just new names and places.

Have you heard of “All My Puny Sorrows,” by Miriam Toews? Talk about writers as alchemists: She weaves a family story around a centerpiece of sisters, one who desperately wants to die, the other desperately trying to save her from suicide. The characters pull us into a dark story that is oddly humorous and fully human, an affirmation of life in difficult times.

Since our fiction writers are storytellers and soothsayers, they help inform the future. We cannot compromise on full access to literature. That means voting for officials, from the local school board to the presidency, who support freedom and resist censorship.

I reread “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and discovered an entirely different book. Through the prism of our times, Miss Brodie is revealed not as a fun-loving nonconformist but as an emotionally abusive woman, seduced by nationalism and fascism. She apparently lives on in our Congress.

My nonfiction read this month is “We don’t Know Ourselves,” by Fintan O’Toole. Learning about the religious and political flames that nearly consumed Ireland is a cautionary tale. After a while the fighting took on a life of its own; people forgot why they planted bombs in the first place. (See “The Banshees of Inisherin.”)

In “The Naked Don’t Fear the Water,” by Matthieu Aikins, the author tells the story of going back to Afghanistan to find and escort to safety the helper who worked with him during the war, a great story that reminds us of our best selves.

Read these books to know that we have been here before. Catch a glimpse of the road ahead.

North Korea can control what its citizens read, but book bans will never work here.

Iknew her at LIU Brooklyn. Many more got to know her in the halls of Washington.

JAMES BERNStEIN

Tell Albany it’s time to support local journalism

it all seems simple enough. Folded paper covered with words, photographs, advertising and color.

Every week, you open your edition of the Herald, ready to catch up on everything you need to know in your community. Whether it’s some exciting new project taken on by your local lawmakers, or how our great schools are funded, or even some of the personal stories that touch your heart, you can’t imagine a world without your local newspaper.

And you don’t want to imagine a world without your local newspaper.

But local news is at risk. The number of newsrooms across the country has been cut in half since 2004, and more than 2,000 newspapers have closed — including nearly half of the weekly papers in New York state.

That has led to the rise of “news deserts” — areas in which there is little to no local newspaper coverage. These are communities just like this one, where everything from civic engagement, to public health and safety, to the survival of local businesses and community organizations is under significant threat.

These deserts are also where extreme partisanship and mistrust have grown considerably. A 2020 study by the Pew Research Center found that Americans who get most of their news on social media are less likely to get the facts about the coronavirus and politics, and more likely to hear unproven claims.

News deserts also lead to higher taxes, since bond rating agencies realize that, without a newspaper “watchdog,” a community is more likely to experience fraud, waste and abuse.

Trust in news is revitalized by ensuring that there are professional journalists everywhere. Especially in our own communities. When residents like you see reporters covering education board meetings, asking questions of local elected officials and interviewing community members about their opinions on matters of public interest, there is a reinforcement of the

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The president doesn’t get a ‘break,’ Jerry

To the Editor:

I have always thought of Jerry Kremer as an intelligent and honest politician, but his column “It’s time to give Joe Biden a break” (March 2-8) was clearly misguided. I’m an independent with no party affiliation. I consider myself a moderate, and I voted for Biden, but I don’t feel that

Support New York’s Local Journalism Sustainability Act

Reach out to your local representatives, and tell them you back A.2958-A/S.625-A.

■ Gov. Kathy Hochul (518) 474-8390, or tinyurl.com/HochulEmail

■ Assemblyman David McDonough (516) 409-2070, or mcdonoughd@nyassembly.gov

confidence in the interaction between the press and the community.

But if newspapers are so essential, why are they struggling? Traditionally, advertising accounts for a vast majority of the revenue needed to produce a newspaper each week — most of it in print. Yet that advertising stream fell 71 percent between 2000 and 2012 as businesses migrated to a digital ecosystem controlled by Google through its monopolistic dominance of online ad sales.

Google attracts viewers to its own website by displaying headlines and sections of news articles produced by news organizations like the Herald, but those viewers don’t tend to click through to the news organizations’ own websites. As a result, Google earns the ad revenue attracted by the publication of news, without covering any of the costs associated with paying the professional journalists who gather and report that news.

As well, the price of paper and delivery has risen dramatically, exacerbated by already high inflation — as much as 100 percent.

What can you do to help? You’re already doing it by subscribing to and reading the Herald. You very likely frequent the businesses that advertise in these pages — and maybe even advertise yourself.

But there is more you can do: Contact your Assembly member or state senator

anyone elected to the high est office in this country, arguably the most important position in the world, should ever be given a break. He (or she) has a duty to carry out the responsibilities of the position without excuses for any of their actions.

Mr. Kremer has made a gallant effort to point out what he considers Biden’s accomplishments, and even if I felt that his praise was warranted, it is far outweighed by Biden’s overall incompetence.

■ Assemblyman John Mikulin (516) 228-4960, or mikulinj@nyassembly.gov

■ State Sen. Steven Rhoads (516) 883-0630, or rhoads@nysenate.gov

and tell them to say “yes” to A.2958-A/S.625-A — New York’s Local Journalism Sustainability Act. Time is of the essence, as lawmakers in Albany will finalize the state budget in the next week or two.

These bills offer a payroll tax credit — a bridge for transitioning to a new business model — to newspapers based on the number of employed journalists, ensuring that you will continue to receive unbiased coverage of village board meetings, high school soccer games and more.

Even more, this tax credit doesn’t just help newspapers like the Herald. It also would be offered to public radio stations, as well as to local online and not-for-profit news organizations. And remember, newspapers can be distributed in many ways, from print to online.

In the end, the legislation would save more than 350 newsrooms across New York state some $150 million per year over the next five years, a relatively small piece of the state’s more than $200 billion budget. But for newsrooms like this one, it could be the difference between survival and collapse into another news desert.

Your neighborhood deserves to be covered by experienced journalists working at a local newspaper — in fact, it’s vital. We all want to live and work in safe, cost-effective, well-run communities. But without local newspapers, that just won’t happen.

What the George Santos discourse is missing

many of us in Nassau County, myself included, are disgusted by the lies that Republican congressman George Santos has been spewing on a near-daily basis. Like many others, I would like to see Santos resign.

But this isn’t about Santos. We need to begin a conspicuously absent conversation about the Democratic incompetence that led to Santos being a factor in the first place.

It’s an important discussion for Democrats to have, not least because the next George Santos may not be such a liar. The goal of Democrats should be to decisively defeat Republicans because of better ideas, not to pin hopes on sporadic scandals in order to notch victories.

The narrow focus on Santos as an unprecedented liar blurs that goal. For me, Santos’ lies just made him worse; it was his policies, which would increase inflation and put doctors in jail for giving abortions, that made him a deal-breaker. Santos shouldn’t be in office, not because

he lies a lot (though that’s part of it), but simply because he’s a cruel politician.

So how did Democratic incompetence lead us to Santos? Well, in January 2022, Robert Zimmerman announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 3rd Congressional District. Zimmerman wasn’t well known, but he has been a member of the Democratic National Committee for over two decades.

Zimmerman hadn’t run a campaign since Ronald Reagan was in office, and he had lost all three of his previous elections. To call him vulnerable was an understatement. But the New York State Democratic Committee nevertheless coaxed some serious endorsements to get “their man” into office — including one from Hillary Clinton — and it worked. Zimmerman became the Democratic nominee with just 36 percent of the vote in the party’s primary.

Predictably, Zimmerman went on to lose to Santos by 7.5 percentage points. He received 40 percent fewer votes than Tom Suozzi did in defeating Santos in 2020. Most important, Zimmerman failed to expose Santos’ fraud before the election. Zimmerman claims his campaign “didn’t have the time or money” to “dig

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He is a 50-plus-year career politician, and his lies are well documented. I believe that a large number of votes cast in 2020 were against Trump rather than for Biden.

He portrayed himself as a moderate who can negotiate with both sides of the aisle. Since he was elected, it is apparent that he is a left-leaning socialist with a “woke” agenda and has surrounded himself with a like-minded staff. Mr. Kremer mentioned Biden’s visit to Ukraine, but failed to point out that he neglected to find time for the people of East Palestine, Ohio, who could use a show of his support. A visit by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was too little, too late.

Mr. Kremer touched on the border crisis, but that deserves much more criticism. It is an utterly chaotic situation that continues to plague our nation. Our standing in the world community has diminished as a result of our disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, a total embarrassment to those who have always looked to the U.S. as the defender of freedom. I could go on about inflation, the national debt and spiraling crime, but what’s the point? This isn’t the time to give the leader of the free world a break.

March is Red Cross Month, so thank our local heroes

To the Editor:

When emergencies happen on Long Island, like the apartment fire in Baldwin earlier this month that left a number of families without homes to go back to, help can’t wait.

In these dire moments, volunteers from Nassau and Suffolk counties, supported by local financial donors and community partners, help to ensure that their neighbors never face home fires and countless other crises alone.

“Every call is different,” says volunteer Disaster Action Team supervisor Magnolia Chiri of Deer Park, who responds to fires and other emergencies. “Every fire is different. But I go there with this shirt that says ‘Hope,’ so that’s the first thing people see when I show up. ‘Hope’ to me means that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel — that no matter how hard the hardship is, there’s always a little light out there, and there will always be people along the way who will help you.”

More than 90 percent of the work of the Red Cross is done by volunteers, and our mission simply wouldn’t be possible without them. During our 80th annual Red Cross Month celebration this month, we’re

deeper” into his opponent’s background. With 10 and a half weeks until the election and over $3 million in campaign cash? I’m not buying it, especially since it turns out that a Democratic group had already given Zimmerman 87 pages of Santos’ red flags before the election.

wThen again, I err in expecting competency from the New York Democratic Committee. Party chairman Jay Jacobs and his crew oversaw the Democratic bloodbath in Nassau County in 2021 (a county that has 30 percent more registered Democrats than Republicans) and didn’t invest a single dollar in two voting rights propositions that were voted down that year.

Last year, the Democrats came much closer to losing the governorship to a Republican than they anticipated in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 2 to 1, and lost 20 percent of the entire Democratic House delegation. The New York Democratic Committee almost single-handedly cost the party the House of Representatives.

Democrats performed worse in every single county in New York state than they did in 2020. And yet the state committee re-elected Jacobs party chairman a few

months back.

We wouldn’t have to be reading these offensive stories about Santos pretending to be the descendant of Holocaust survivors if Democrats had just done their job.

But when I read stories about Democratic Party bosses, like Brooklyn’s Frank Seddio, handing out contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to their close associates, I start to wonder whether they actually want to win.

It appears to me that the state Democratic committee is perfectly willing to gamble a loss on a poor candidate. As long as the money’s flowing in, what’s it to them? In fact, the scenario as it’s unfolding seems to be exactly what they want. The more the discussion centers on Santos as an aberration, the less we discuss holding the lazy, sclerotic, corrupt party machine accountable for letting people like him win in the first place.

Well, I do mind. I do care about the Democratic agenda. Here’s some tough love: It’s time to clear house and find new leadership that’s interested in winning. Because when the machine finally collapses, it’s going to be regular Democrats who get hurt.

Matthew Adarichev is a public policy major at Hofstra University, a political activist and an aspiring journalist whose work has appeared in the Hofstra Chronicle and the Anton Media Group.

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proud to honor their selflessness and dedication, as well as our committed donors and partners. They are all community heroes who helped the Red Cross respond to 369 disasters on Long Island last year, assisting more than 1,700 of their neighbors. They also dedicated countless hours to teaching lifesaving and preparedness skills, and installing free smoke detectors in our communities.

You can join the celebration by visiting RedcCross.org to make a donation, become

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e can’t expect competency from the state Democratic committee.

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