Wantagh Herald 05-11-2023

Christmas in May?

Varsity pitcher is one of a Kind Senior hurls perfect game in Locust Valley win

By MICHAel MAlAsZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

Seaford High School senior Billy Kind said he was so excited that he couldn’t fall asleep just hours after pitching a perfect game in an 11-0 win over Locust Valley on April 25. For his achievement, Kind was named Newsday’s Athlete of the Week on April 28.

“I was definitely in shock,” Kind said. “It was unreal, because I kept thinking about how many things happened in the game — my teammates saved me a few times, for example. So many things could have happened or gone wrong, but they

A school trip with war heroes

Wantagh High students reflect on life-changing WWII museum visit

By KePHeRd dANIel kdaniel@liherald.com

Twenty Wantagh High School students said they experienced the honor of a lifetime when they accompanied the country’s greatest heroes to the National World War II Museum. Juniors and seniors were paired with World War II veterans for a trip to the museum, in New Orleans, April 19-21.

Sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation, the Soaring Valor program brings World War II veterans to the museum that was built in their honor. Wantagh High Principal Paul Guzzone said the opportunity became available to students in March, and within 48 hours of the announcement, 53 students submitted essays expressing their desire to attend.

that the veterans had fought in a war at their age, and agreeing that the stresses of school pale in comparison.

At the May 4 Wantagh Board of Education meeting, students reflected on the trip and recognized the veterans who were paired with them. Christina West described her experience on the trip and her time spent with veteran Clifford Doering, a Marine who served in the Third Amphibious Battalion during the Battle of Okinawa.

CHRIstINA West student

didn’t. It was perfect.”

Kind struck out five batters in the game, and threw only 70 pitches.

“He’s everything that you could possibly ask for from a frontline pitcher,” Mike Milano, Seaford’s baseball coach and a history teacher, said. “He gives you everything he’s got. . . . He’s physically gifted. He’s a big, strong kid with great legs for the position, great arm action and a great work ethic.”

Kind, who attended Seaford’s Harbor Elementary School, has played baseball since he was 3. He played competitive baseball from a young age, bypassing the kinds of youth clubs where a tee is

Each veteran was paired with one student from Wantagh High School and upstate Lake George High School. Students said the trip helped them put their own lives in perspective, recognizing

“He’s probably the most interesting and amazing person I’ve ever met in my entire life,” West said of the veteran.

“During our time together, he told me about a stay on the ship for four long months. He described how there was no fresh food or water, and the only source of bathing was to go in the saltwater or try to wash with the freshwater coming from the faucets when they would clean dishes.”

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Scott Lannan, 47, known around Wantagh and Seaford as Santa Claus for cycling through town dressed as if for a sleigh ride, joined hundreds of runners in the half marathon event at the Long Island Marathon last Sunday.

He’s probably the most interesting and amazing person I’ve ever met.

Stamp Out Hunger returns, seeking food donations

Island Harvest Food Bank is joining forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service to once again Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday, May 13. Postal workers will collect food across Nassau and Suffolk counties, looking to provide muchneeded supplemental food support to more than 300,000 people facing hunger — a third of them children.

“Participating in Stamp Out Hunger is easy,” said Randi Shubin Dresner, president and chief executive of Island Harvest, in a release. “Generous Long Islanders are encouraged to leave nonperishable food items in a bag next to their mailbox before the regularly scheduled mail deliver on Saturday, May 13. Then, your USPS letter carrier will do the rest to help make sure that no one on Long Island goes hungry.”

Those non-perishable food items can include canned goods, cereal, pasta, rice, boxed juices, and shelf-stable milk. You should not include any food or juices in glass containers.

Also needed are personal care items like toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodorant and disposable diapers.

Everything donated on Long Island will help replenish Island Harvest’s network of food pantries and soup kitchens as well as emergency feeding programs in communities throughout Long Island.

“Every donation — no matter how small — helps our neighbors who are in the unenviable position of choosing between paying for such things as housing, transportation and medicine, or putting food on the table,” Shubin Dresner said. “I am confident that the past generosity displayed by our Long

Island neighbors will help make this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive one of the most successful.”

Since its inception in 1993, Stamp Out Hunger has collected more than 1.75 billion pounds of food in all 50 states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin

Islands.

On Long Island alone, Stamp Out Hunger has brought in more than 519,000 pounds of food in 2019, before the event was suspended the last three years because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Stamp Out Hunger’s national spokesman is Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos.

“The National Association of Letter Carriers, and the men and women we represent on Long Island, are pleased to once again partner with Island Harvest in this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food collection,” said Tom Siesto, first vice president for NALC Branch 6000. “Our carriers often see firsthand the pervasive issue of hunger as part of their daily rounds, and they are eager to help give back to the community, and assist in helping Island Harvest Food Bank tackle this important issue.”

This year’s major sponsoring partners with Island Harvest include National Grid, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Amazon, Allstate, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Catholic Health, Nonna’s Garden, Long Island Federation of Labor, MCN Distributors, Dime Community Bank, and New York Community Bank.

All donations to Stamp Out Hunger are tax-deductible since all food collected benefits Island Harvest, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

To learn more, visit IslandHarvest. org/stamp-out-hunger.

Courtesy National Association of Letter Carriers ISlAnd HARvEST FOOd Bank and the National Association of Letter Carriers urges neighbors to leave a bag of non-perishable food near their mailbox on Saturday, may 13, to help those on Long Island struggling with hunger.

Temple B’Nai Torah is performing a classic

‘Music Man’ entering its second weekend of performances at Wantagh congregation

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

You could say it’s come full circle at Temple B’Nai Torah, as its production of “The Music Man” enters its second weekend of performances this weekend.

It’s definitely full circle for assistant director Samantha Epstein.

“I personally started acting when I was five years old,” Epstein said. “It was at this same production company — at my temple. And funny enough, my first show was bad. I then continued to do every single show. Up until my senior year of high school, every year we have done a musical at the temple.”

Temple B’Nai Torah, located in Wantagh, merged in 2018 with Temple EmmanuEl, which was in East Meadow. Both have a rich history of community theater, with Temple B’Nai Torah starting productions in 1971, and Temple Emmanu-El started productions in 1988.

The temple’s production of “The Music Man” — one of the first small-time productions since the curtain closed on the most recent Broadway run — began rehearsals in January, and counts 43 cast members.

“My favorite scene takes place in front of the curtain while Harold shares dialogue with Eulalie Shinn and the Pick-a-little Ladies,” Jeff Minkowsky, who plays the Music Man himself, Harold Hill, said. “It is such a fun scene and the Pick-a-little ladies are so animated that it gives me great energy to keep going for the show.”

Minkowsky, 43, has been doing theater for four years — all with Temple B’Nai Torah.

“There’s nothing like the bonds that you form with your show family,” Jodi Luce, 49, who plays Marian Paroo, said. “Some of my closest friends are those I’ve made through doing shows with the T.B.T. players. There are times when we laugh almost until we have tears in our eyes. Most of the cast has joined with their families, and my family is no exception. This year I’m the only one on stage, but my husband and two children are helping backstage. It really is one big family, one that I’m incredibly grateful for.”

Both Luce and Alisa Baroukh spent many years performing with Temple Emmanu-El before the merge with B’Nai Torah. Baroukh, who plays Eulalie Machecknie Shinn, mentioned that her favorite scene is Eulalie’s ballet.

“We have so much fun being silly and hapless,” Baroukh said. “Rehearsals are always fun. We really do enjoy being together and collaborating to make the show come alive.”

One of its younger cast members, Lila Minkowsky, 12, who plays Amaryllis, recalled a funny story of being late to rehearsal.

“I tried climbing the stage quickly, but I slipped,” Lila said. “I didn’t get hurt but J.J. Scotch — who plays Mayor Shinn — was definitely picking on me since no one else saw me.”

Assistant director Samantha Epstein, in addition to her own lifelong experience

with community theater, can claim an acting pedigree through her father, Steven Epstein, the director.

“I have been doing theater for 36 years,” Steven Epstein said. “I tried it out with some of my friends in college and law school and quickly learned how much I

enjoyed the theater. I participated in a few local shows and then joined my temple’s production of The Music Man in 2006 with my two daughters who were 5 and 9 at the time. We quickly grew a tight bond with the cast members and the temple show became a very special part of my family. I

DEBorAH SCHLESIngEr, CEnTEr, as Alma Hix in Temple B’Nai Torah’s production of ‘The Music Man.’

ELIJAH BArouKH, CEnTEr, as Winthrop Paroo in Temple B’Nai Torah’s production of ‘The Music Man.’

first directed a production of 12 Angry Men in 1991 and have directed over ten shows since then.”

Temple B’Nai Torah has officially dedicated this production to Max Shrier, a longtime member of the temple’s theater program who died at age 92 this past year. He had been involved in productions for more than 30 years.

If you missed last weekend’s performances, you still have a chance to see “The Music Man” this weekend, with a performance at 8 p.m. on May 13 and a 2 p.m. matinee on May 14. For more information visit tbtwantagh.org/all-upcoming-events/.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

THE fuLL CAST and crew of Temple B’Nai Torah’s 2023 production of ‘The Music Man,’ which had its first round of performances last weekend, and has its second — and final — this weekend.

JEff MInKowSKY, LEfT, as the Music Man himself, Harold Hill, alongside Jake Tumbarello, who plays Tommy Djilas.

Billy Kind recognized for perfect game against L.V.

used after a player strikes out. He then played at Seaford Middle School and for the high school’s junior varsity team — although his freshman season was cut short by the pandemic.

Kind, who also plays first base, has committed to attending Adelphi University in August, and plans to pitch for the school next season, in addition to studying math education.

“They’re going to get a kid that’s going to improve every year,” Milano said. “They’re going to get a kid that cares, a kid that was raised right. They’re going to get a kid that really understands the game and loves baseball.”

Kind could follow in the footsteps of Seaford alumnus Sean Nolin, a 2008 graduate who pitches for the Miami Marlins. Nolin previously played for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Oakland Athletics and the Washington Nationals.

Kind has nothing but good things to say about his baseball upbringing in Seaford. “Coach Milano puts together a plan

for every single day in every part of practice, and he always does it in a way that best suits our upcoming schedule,” Kind said. “It always prepares us. Mr. (Michael) Spreckels always helps me and the whole baseball team stay in shape and healthy with his athletic training.”

Kind, a Mets fan, said that David Wright was his favorite player when he was growing up. He added that his alltime favorite pitcher is Corbin Burnes, of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Despite his personal success, Kind said he is keenly aware that baseball is a team effort, and he gave credit to his teammates. “My catcher, Stephen Ierides, was especially helpful in that game against Locust Valley,” Kind said of his fellow senior.

Outside of baseball, Kind enjoys fishing in the bays and ocean and visiting the beach.

“Professional leagues are obviously the dream,” he said of his potential career. “But whenever play ends for me — hopefully not soon — I’ll probably go into coaching and teaching.”

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Billy Kind, a senior at Seaford High School, hurled a perfect game in an 11-0 shutout of Locust Valley on April 25.

spotlight athlete

Wantagh closing with hot streak

By aNDReW CoeN sports@liherald.com

A deep lineup has propelled Wantagh softball into a hot streak heading toward the playoffs.

The Warriors (11-4) entered the final games of the regular season as winners in five of their last six games. The Wantagh bats came alive in each of the victories capped by a 9-7 win at Herricks last Friday.

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Wantagh Senior Lacrosse

a tWo-tiMe all-CoUNtY selection and a 2022 All-American, Alaimo, a fouryear starter, has been one of Nassau County’s leading scorers over the past two years. Last spring while helping lead Wantagh to the Class C championship game, she netted 62 goals and dished out 43 assists. So far this season, the two-year captain and University of Virginia-bound star attack has 48 goals, including the 100th of her career, and 35 assists.

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thursday, May 11

Baseball: Sewanhaka at V.S. Central 4:30 p.m.

Flag Football: Valley Stream at Freeport 4:45 p.m.

Baseball: Roosevelt at Lawrence 5 p.m.

Baseball: Malverne at West Hempstead 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Uniondale at Baldwin 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Manhasset at Wantagh 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Mepham at Seaford 5 p.m.

Softball: South Side at V.S. North 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: South Side at Farmingdale 7 p.m.

Friday, May 12

Flag Football: Bellmore-Merrick at Syosset 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Floral Park 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Seaford at Hewlett 5 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: Malv/East Rock at Clarke 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Wheatley at Sewanhaka 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Valley Stream District at Elmont 5 p.m.

Softball: East Meadow at Calhoun 5 p.m.

Softball: Oceanside at Kennedy 5 p.m.

Softball: Long Beach at Island Trees 5 p.m.

Softball: MacArthur at Clarke 5 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse: Kellenberg at Oceanside 6 p.m.

Softball: Lynbrook at East Rockaway 7 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse: MacArthur at South Side 7 p.m.

“One through nine we can hit and we get the small ball game done too when we have to,” said longtime Wantagh coach Christine Moran. “They have been together for a very long time.”

Sophomore Emma Priest has played a big role in Wantagh’s offensive explosion leading the team in batting average. She smacked a home run in the Warriors’ 14-7 win against Carey on April 3.

Junior shortstop Casey Kissinger has also been an offensive leader while also anchoring the middle infield. Kissinger missed a few games after suffering an injury from a line drive against Farmingdale on April 18, but has since returned to the lineup in a big way going 3-for-4 in an 18-6 win at Carey on May 1.

Seniors Brigid Hood and Angelina Bendetti have also provided solid leadership as captains along with Priest and Kissinger. Bendetti delivered a grand slam in the May 1 blowout win against Carey and went 4-for-4 with four RBIs in the Herricks victory.

Sophomore Mackenzie Hayes began the season in her third-year on varsity as the top starting pitcher before going down with an injury early in the spring.

In Hayes’ absence, eighth-grader Lucy Olore has stepped in as the main starter and delivered five strikeouts in a 12-0 shutout victory at Long Beach on April 22. Lily Conaghan brings added pitching depth after being pulled up from junior varsity and recorded seven strikeouts in a 9-0 shutout win against Plainedge on May 3.

After facing neighborhood rival Seaford Monday after press time, Wantagh closes the regular season at Farmingdale on Wednesday and home versus Division Friday at Forest Lake Elementary School starting at 5 p.m. Wantagh is positioned

entering the final three games with a chance to win the league title in Conference III, which would enable the Warriors to earn a higher seed in the upcoming Class A playoffs.

Wantagh is still alive for a conference title thanks to its come-from-behind 9-7 win at Herricks (11-3) in which the Warriors plated five runs in the top-of-the-sixth inning. Junior Daniella Oronges drove in her twin sister Adrianna Oronges with an

RBI single in the decisive inning that gave the Warriors a 6-5 lead.

Moran said chemistry on and off the field is a major part of why her team is playing meaningful softball down the stretch.

“We always preach family and this is a team that really gets it and buys in,” Moran said. “They are really supportive of each other I think is really a key to why they are playing so well.”

Donovan Berthoud/Herald photo seNioR aNgeliNa BeNDetti went 4-for-4 with four RBIs last Friday as Wantagh won for the fifth time in its last six games.

WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATES

SEAFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATES

TARA CASSIDY

A 49-year-old certified public accountant who works at Tin Box Co. of America

Has two children, one a Wantagh graduate; other one in high school.

Focused on the district’s fiscal stress score, which is a factor in Wantagh’s housing prices.

Involved in Wantagh 6-12 Association

Uncontested incumbent

ADAM FISHER

A 41-year-old attorney and certified public accountant

Married with two children

16, between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Focused on building renovations, capital projects for Wantagh schools.

Graduated from JFK High School Bellmore, bachelor’s from Binghamton University

Uncontested incumbent

TOTAL BUDGET

Up $4.5 million from previous year

Expected tax levy increase roughly $1.6 million

Some of the technology and security upgrades include an improved Mac lab at Wantagh High School.

Infrastructure upgrades include updated cameras and improved exterior doors.

Also included are mental health initiatives as well as a continuation of universal prekindergarten program.

TRISHA MATTHEWS

A 41-year-old accountant and licensed certified public accountant

Moved to Seaford in 2010

Focused on preserving and strengthening both the physical and mental health of Seaford students

Certified primal health coach; advisory board member for Ithaca College

Uncontested

TOTAL BUDGET

JIMMY CHWE

A 45-year-old owner and president of A Super Move, a New Hyde Parkbased moving company

Two children, one in Seaford schools

Focused on school safety and security, ensuring continued quality staff all while cultivating and nurturing Seaford’s sense of community

Involved in Seaford Harbor PTA

Uncontested

Up $3.1 million from previous year

Expected tax levy increase roughly $1.4 million

Some of the security upgrades include having unarmed guards available during playground time at elementary schools.

Handicap-accessible outdoor upgrades

Repair reserves for asphalt walkway adjacent to multipurpose field at Seaford High School

$80.5 MILLION Voting takes

Book Review: “Successful Aging”

by Daniel J. Levitin

In his best-selling book, “Successful Aging”, Daniel J. Levitin, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University (your writer’s alma mater), shows how the brain is formed and how it changes, in surprisingly positive ways, as we age.

The author notes that Freud said that the two most important things in life are healthy relationships and meaningful work.

Socialization is crucial to maintaining our mental acuity. “Navigating the complex mores and potential pitfalls of dealing with another human being, someone who has their own needs, opinions, and sensitivities, is about the most complex thing we humans can do. It exercises vast neural networks, keeping them tuned up, in shape, and ready to fire. In a good conversation, we listen, we empathize. And empathy is healthful, activating networks throughout the brain.”

If working is not a viable option then volunteering reduces mental decline.

“Volunteering at a local organization, community center, or hospital can have all the benefits of continuing to work: a sense of self-worth and accomplishment, and the daily interaction with others that causes the brain to light up. The data reveal that volunteering is associated with reduced symptoms of depression, better selfreported health, fewer functional limitations, and lower mortality.”

The author concludes “Gratitude is an important and often overlooked emotion and state of mind. Gratitude causes us to focus on what’s good about our lives rather than what’s bad shifting our outlook to the positive...psychology’s focus on disorders and problems of adjustment was ignoring much of what makes life worth living. Positive psychology has found that people who practice gratitude feel happier.”

Please note that a science background is helpful in understanding the four hundred pages that make up “Successful Aging”.

Mount Sinai South Nassau is Nationally Recognized for Maternity Care

Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside is proud to be recognized by Healthgrades as a Five-Star Recipient for vaginal delivery for five years in a row and is rated ‘High Performing’ by U.S. News & World Report for maternity care.

Mount Sinai South Nassau o ers all private maternity rooms, a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and maternal fetal medicine specialists as well as fetal and pediatric cardiologists on sta ready to help you when you need us. Mount Sinai South Nassau is also proud to be named a Baby-Friendly Hospital by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

Learn more at southnassau.org/maternity

Hundreds attend senior health expo

The Rockville Centre Recreation Center opened its doors to eager guests for the Herald’s Senior Health & Beyond Expo on May 5.

Presented by UnitedHealthcare and produced by RichnerLive, this is the second in a series of expos for 2023.

More than 35 diverse businesses — as well as innovative services — were on-hand to share their products and refined knowledge with Long Island senior citizens to improve wellness and heighten their lifestyle.

Free on-site health screenings and vaccines from Mount Sinai South Nassau were also available, plus hearing screenings from Dr. Lawrence Cardano of Hearing Center of Long Island — who was also one of the speakers on the expo’s

afternoon panel.

Goody bags and tons of raffles were also a plus.

The event was made possible thanks to Gold Sponsor Mount Sinai South Nassau, and the Gift Bag Sponsor, Primary Partner Care. Silver Sponsors were Verron Law Group, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Aetna, CenterLight and Hearing Center of LI.

Guests and vendors are looking forward to the next Expo happening Wednesday, June 28 at the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, visit RichnerLive.com,

1. Keynote speaKer Nancy Lebron from presenting sponsor UnitedHealthcare.

2. shaun rusKin from CenterLight discusses PACE eligibility.

3. innovation spine Medical P.C. engaging with an attendee.

4. nanci-sue rosenthal and Stacey Simens, licensed real estate salespersons from Berkshire Hathaway.

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–Alexa Anderwkavich

5. licensed real estate salesperson at Douglas Elliman, Tiffany Balanoff.

6. rhonda linzer from ClearCaptions.

7. panelist pablo Rendon, marketing associate of public affairs at Parker Jewish, at the health screening table.

8. the Mount Sinai South Nassau table, registered nurses Kathleen Kadel, and Abigail Fromm, and community education director administered Covid and flu vaccines.

9. MarK steMpel, left, and Jennie Katz from Blue Island Homes.

10. erin o’brien, far right, patient advocate, chronic care management at Primary Partner Care — the expo’s gift bag sponsor.

11. benjaMin robbinson from the Lynn Agency.

12. the owner of Natural Remedies, Long Island’s first CBD dispensary.

Best way to treat hearing loss? Prevention

By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com

It’s easy for many to take for granted hearing everyday sounds. Listening to oncoming traffic when crossing the street. Enjoying birds chirping in springtime to lift our mood. Even hearing the sizzle of a frying pan could make us feel accomplished.

These familiar sounds often leave a big impact on our quality of life, and shape our relationships with friends and family. So losing such a vital sense like hearing can be devastating, and lead to other problems that impair cognition. Knowing when to seek medical attention and understanding the full effects of hearing loss is what those who tuned in to the recent Herald Inside LI webinar with Dr. Lawrence Cardano were looking for.

“Hearing loss is associated with cognitive decline, dementia and falls since the parts of our brains that are usually stimulated with sound start to decorate,” said Cardano, an audiology doctor, author, and certified dementia practitioner explained. “If you have trouble with hearing clarity, you’re putting a lot more mental effort into figuring out what people are saying. You don’t have as much mental resources left over to remember what the person is saying.”

When doctors solve hearing clarity problems, Cardano said, they investigate how the brain interprets sound. They first look at orientation between the ears and the brain, which helps the brain understand where sound is coming from. They also assess recognition of sounds that are like one another, along with how well patients focus.

“You can hear two people talking at the same time. And if you have normal hearing, you can decide on which person to focus on, and you can switch from one to another,” Cardano said. “But if you don’t do a good job treating hearing loss, you can hear their voices, but can’t focus on one or the other. You just hear a bunch of noise.”

Research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that mild hearing loss increases significantly with cognitive decline and dementia, and 50 percent of the connections between the inner ear to the brain don’t function properly. People with hearing loss are likely to become socially isolated since carrying conversations can become more difficult. The resulting cognitive overload, Cardano added, also increases the risk for dementia.

Over time, many develop cerebral atrophy — or shrinkage of the brain — from deteriorating neural connections, a hallmark of dementia.

Traditional hearing tests don’t provide enough insight into what causes most hearing loss, Cardano says, which greatly impacts treatment. He believes cognitive function screenings for those 55 and older are essential since they also assess the risk of cognitive decline and hearing loss. These tests evaluate memory, vision, executive function, reaction time and processing speed.

“If we use this as a baseline if a person has hearing loss and hearing clarity problems, repeating this screening six months later will typically see improvements in some of these parameters,” Cardano said. “Hearing loss is a progressive degenerative condition.”

Doctors are now using a deep neural network of artificial intelligence in hearing devices which can greatly improve a patient’s quality of life. The artificial intelligence learns sounds like how a child learns language — through trial and error.

But no matter how advanced the technology is, it needs to be verified and validated to assess the prescription.

Treatment for hearing loss is ongoing, and treatment must be adjusted and maintained over time. Since it’s a progressive condition, hearing clarity is going to gradually decorate over time.

But fortunately, as hearing clarity decorates, Cardano said, the technology to address it improves.

Roksana Amid/Herald DR. LAwReNce cARDANO, top, joined Herald Community Newspapers executive editor Michael Hinman to provide insight on hearing loss and prevention during a free webinar last week as part of Herald’s Inside LI. Cardano’s book, ‘The Hearing Clarity Solution,’ is what he calls a must-read for those looking to treat and understand hearing loss.

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Runners make history at L.I. marathon

East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park was abuzz with excitement this past weekend for what was both the starting and finishing line for the Jovia Long Island Marathon.

The weather was warm and sunny as some 1,900 participants lined up for their races.

Warming up in windbreaker wrappers and lightweight sweatsuits near the starting point not long after sunrise, the runners were exuberant, yet relaxed. Winning the race was less important than what they had already gained: endurance sufficient to run a 13-mile half marathon or a 26-mile full one. And then, of course, there was the wide fellowship of other runners.

Nearly 500 people ran in the full marathon, with another 1,400 looking to compete in the short race on Sunday. Spectators held signs and flowers, many yelling words of encouragement to the passing runners. The route started and ended in Eisenhower Park, but runners traversed outside to the surrounding communities as well.

Race director Corey Roberts was everywhere, greeting the athletes and answering questions. Nassau County Legislator Rose Walker, speaking from a temporary stage, recalled that the Long Island marathon started as the Earth Day Marathon at Roosevelt Raceway, directed by her late husband John.

Nassau County Parks commissioner Darcy Belyea, North Hempstead town supervisor Jennifer DeSena, and county legislator Tom McKevitt belted out words of encouragement as the start time approached.

Jordan Daniel, 28, of Westhampton, won the marathon portion with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes. Jennifer Zopp, 38, of Westchester County, came in first for women with a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes.

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a retired long-distance runner and Long Island native show her support for runners at the Jovia Long Island Marathon. The 84-year-old was the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon back in 1972, and has run in more than 80 marathons in her lifetime.

dov Sternberg, 46, of Cedarhurst, going clockwise, couldn’t contain his excitement for finishing the half marathon portion of the marathon event that started and ended in Eisenhower Park over the weekend.

Jennifer Zopp, 38, of Westchester County, came in first for women with a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes.

dylan White, 23, from Wantagh, finished ninth among 19- and 24-year-old men at the Jovia Long Island Marathon last weekend.

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Some 2,000 runnerS hit the pavement last weekend as part of the Jovia Long Island Marathon that started and ended at the center of Eisenhower Park.

Courtesy Sixto Sanchez Jordan danielS, 28, of Westhampton, was the winner of the Jovia Long Island Marathon. He clocked a time of roughly 2 hours, 21 minutes.

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–Mallory Wilson and Reine Bethany

Roosevelt files notice of claim against Wantagh

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

The Roosevelt School District has accused both Wantagh and Lynbrook students of engaging in racist behavior in sports games in February, and has filed a notice of claim against both school districts for apparently failing to respond appropriately.

Roosevelt, which is being represented by attorney Frederick K. Brewington, alleges similar behavior from both Wantagh and Lynbrook.

The claim against Lynbrook is that — according to both a news release and the notice of claim put out by Roosefelt USFD — at a basketball game on February 15, members of the Lynbrook High School crowd spit on, barked at, and yelled racial epithets at Roosevelt High School cheerleaders. According to Roosevelt officials, Lynbrook High School supervisory personnel were in attendance, but did nothing to stop the behavior.

Roosevelt’s claims against Wantagh allegedly took place only two days later on February 17 at Wantagh High School. The claim is similar — the pro-Wantagh crowd apparently yelled the N-word and yelled, “who’s your daddy?” at the Roosevelt cheer team, according to that same news release and notice of claim. Additionally, Roosevelt claims that when their basketball team was introduced, a large group of young white men in white

T-shirts stood up in the bleachers and physically turned away from the team. When the game was over, the Wantagh crowd appeared to rush onto the court and accosted the Roosevelt players.

“This photograph is a picture of the bleachers, or stands at the Wantagh gymnasium,” Brewington said, of the picture on display at a May 4 news conference.

“This depicts a number of individuals from what we see on these on this photograph appear to be all young white men in largely white outfits — some of them have black on— turn their backs on the game.”

At the news conference a video was shown that, indeed, appears to show a group of white males running onto the court and forming a mob, with someone close to the camera saying “this is unsafe.”

“The crowd created a mob like environment that was uncontrolled,” the notice of claim reads. “Based on reports, the large group of young white men dressed in the white shirts was a coordinated effort between Lynbrook and Wantagh and included students from both schools in an enterprise aimed at intimidating, threatening, demeaning, and disrespecting the Roosevelt students based on race and color.”

“One of the things we’re going to go after is text messages, and Instagram and all that,” Brewington said. “All those things that are going to show that there

was messaging going on between young people between those two schools. I don’t know that for a fact, but I surely anticipate that.”

Roosevelt says that these events were in violation of the coaches’ rules and regulations of Section VIII, the governing body for Nassau County of the state’s Public High School Activities Association. Brewington also alleges that Section VIII officials did nothing to stop these

incidents.

“Section will follow our policy and process for complaints of this nature,” Patrick Pizzarelli, the executive director of Section VIII athletics, said. “It is now in the lawyers’ hands.”

The notice of claim is essentially to let Wantagh and Lynbrook know that they plan to take this to court if appropriate action is not taken.

“The next step is — I’m expecting and hoping — that there’s a phone call saying ‘we need to really sit down, we’re willing to work it out, we are sorry that we made this happen,’ because you did you allow it to happen,” Brewington added.

Neither the Lynbrook nor the Wantagh School Districts responded to a request for comment, due to the pending litigation. While no parent in Wantagh wished to speak to the Herald on the record, a few have claimed that the picture and video were taken out of context, and that the back-turning was not racist and happens at every game. They have also claimed that the “mob” was just a celebratory action after the game was over.

“We want our students to be healthy mentally, physically, and spiritually,” Deborah Wortham, superintendent of Roosevelt, said. “We want them to be safe. We want to support them in every situation. We want our students to be engaged, to get challenged. Today, it is our intent to change the picture for our students, and to put it in a new frame.”

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By Karen Bloom

hose special ladies in our lives deserve a memorable day. Yes, a bouquet of flowers, cards, even that special breakfast, are all certainly welcome. But what could be better than surrounding her with blooms? Old Westbury Gardens is just the place to do that on Sunday, aka Mother’s Day.

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are the Walled Garden and the Primose Path.

Many ‘Seasons of Love’ for you

Stroll the 200 glorious acres of wooded walks and those amazing gardens that are displaying vibrant spring color. Explore Westbury House, the estate’s grand Charles II-style mansion, which is filled with art and furnishings. Pack some lunch for a delightful picnic among spring’s many blooms. Or enjoy a bite at the Café in the Woods.

the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.

Some time surrounded by the season’s colors and scents is always uplifting — not just for mom, but for everyone. Perhaps more so than at any time of the year, Mother’s Day — for most people — is all about the flowers when visiting this grand estate.

“We’re really ramping up to almost peak season now,” says horticulture director — and interim director — Maura Brush. “With those warm days in early April, everything just burst forth. The lilacs, the wisteria, all are in full bloom.”

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“The display in the Walled Garden is really high impact now,” Brush enthuses. There’s plenty to take in there, especially the Allium and tree peonies.

Pat McGann

A new rock musical by then little-known composer-playwright Jonathan Larson first came to the public attention in 1996. What happened next went beyond anything the musical theatre world could have imagined. Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera ‘La Bohème,’ it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village in ‘bohemian’ Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. ‘Rent’ became an international phenomenon and a cultural touchstone. Now it’s re-imagined and staged in a concert production at the Madison Theatre, directed by the Madison’s artistic director Angelo Fraboni. The professional cast includes Molloy alum Korina Deming, Danny Bae and Shiloh Bennett, with current CAP21 Musical Theatre Conservatory students.

Saturday May 13, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 14, 3 p.m. $40-$65. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

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“The tree peonies are just not to be missed,” she says. “They are really quite stunning. The blooms can be eight inches across 40 blossoms in size. They look like crushed tissue. The texture and color are outstanding. Also the Primose Path is looking spectacular, and the Cottage Garden is filled with showy perennials and biannuals.”

“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

Of course, the tulips are always a favorite. Seeing the tulips here, by the many hundreds, in the Walled Garden and Thatched Cottage Garden — and elsewhere — in myriad varieties and in a rainbow of colors, is almost overwhelming. The colors, the arrangements, are all carefully and creatively designed for maximum appeal.

“So much time is spent curating our bulb display,” Brush says. “Anyone can go anywhere and see a row of tulips. We’re so excited about our display. You won’t see it elsewhere.”

“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to stand with them.”

The array of colors and blooms extends

This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s

Guided tours are available throughout the day (no registration required). Take in the delights of Westbury House, the former home of financier John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children, at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Also examine those glorious blossoms on a garden highlights tour at 2 p.m., meeting at West Porch Beech next to Westbury House. And as an added treat, while supplies last, every woman 18 and older gets to take home a free lavender plant. Make sure to stop by the Plant Shop to obtain your plant.

“It’s such a pleasant way to spend Mother’s Day.” Brush says. “Come join us.”

Photos courtesy Old Westbury Gardens

Top: The magnificent and fragrant tree peonies are among the delights of the Walled Garden.

Bottom: Look carefully and Old Westbury Gardens’ resident fox may make throughout the landscape. Among the highlights an appearance.

The Guess Who and Orleans

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Yarn/Wire

Two great rock bands take to the Tilles Center stage for a great night of music. The Guess Who is a group that’s long connected with popular culture throughout an exultant hit parade spanning 14 Top 40 tunes, including ‘These Eyes,’ ‘Clap For the Wolfman,’ ‘Hand Me Down World,’ ‘No Time,’ ‘Star Baby’ and ‘Share the Land.’ Add in fellow classics and double sided singles like their No. 1 rock anthem ‘American Woman’ and ‘No Sugar Tonight,’ plus ‘Laughing’ and ‘Undun,’ and the Canadian-bred stateside conquerors are among music’s most indelible treasures, eternally entrenched in pop culture history. Together with pop-rockers Orleans, who are forever etched in our consciousness with ‘Still the One,’ ‘Dance with Me’ and ‘Love Takes Time,’ these songs still hold up today.

Friday, May 19, 8 p.m. $70, $60, $50, $40. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ series welcomes Yarn/Wire. The intrepid New York-based piano-percussion quartet has forged a singular path with endlessly inventive collaborations, commissions and performances that have made a significant contribution to the canon of experimental works. The quartet features founding member Laura Barger and Julia Den Boer on piano and Russell Greenberg,

collective For Freedoms. Their four large scale photos are based on Norman Rockwell’s 1943 oil paintings inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union address that outlined

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Galway to Broadway

Acclaimed singer/ actor Ciarán

Sheehan and his friends visit the Tilles Center stage with an intimate musical journey, Friday, May 20, 8 p.m. Beautiful, soaring Broadway favorites balanced with lively, hearttugging Irish melodies and humor are on full display with Dublin-born Sheehan whose rich tenor voice and performances have been described as touching the soul. Sheehan made his Broadway debut in “Les Miserables,” (Babet, Marius), and shortly thereafter in “The Phantom of the Opera” (Raoul). After a year of playing Raoul on Broadway, he moved into the coveted starring role of The Phantom, which he sang in more than 1,000 performances. His performances easily capture an audience, with the requisite charisma and magnetic stage presence. Don’t miss this lovely evening of Broadway, Irish music and mirth! This concert will lift your spirits and have you humming along to your favorite tunes. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets are $59; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

On exhibit

Nassau County Museum of Art’s exhibition, “Eye And Mind: The Shin Collection,” highlights the extraordinary collection masterworks assembled by 31-year-old connoisseur Hong Gyu Shin, an internationally recognized figure in the global art world. He shares his treasures, including works by Whistler, Lautrec, Boucher, Daumier, Delacroix, Klimt, Schiele, Balthus, Warhol, de Kooning, Gorky and many other important names from art history provocatively juxtaposed with the painting and sculpture of our own time from both Asia and the West. On view through July 9. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Weekly Mah Jongg

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.

New hours at the Seaford Museum

The Seaford Historical Museum, on Waverly Avenue, has new hours, and is now open to the public on the first and third Saturdays of each month. Both admission and any activity on these Saturdays are free. For more information email President Judy Bongiovi at judybongiovi@aol.com.

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers peer to peer breastfeeding support fwith 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. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 .Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

The Music Man

Temple B’Nai Torah Main Stage

Players present one of the first local productions of “The Music Man,” since it took its final bow on Broadway, Saturday and Sunday, May 13-14

Come see Harold Hill con the people of River City, Iowa, with a 43-person cast. 2900 Jerusalem Ave., Wantagh. For information, visit TBTWantagh. org/all-upcoming-events/.

Temple B’Nai Torah Garden Party

Wantagh’s historic Temple B’Nai Torah is part of the cause to provide pantries and shelters with fresh produce, Mark your calendar and join in a garden party on June 10. For more information call (516) 2212370.

May 23

Art talk

Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, May 23, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss ‘Balthus and Neo-Classicism,” in a session that is keyed to Balthus, along with Derain and such figures as Nijinsky and Prokofiev, who were experimenting with the reinvention of classical forms and motifs, notably those of the Renaissance. A decadent in the manner of Wilde, an Old Master painter among the Cubists (Picasso considered him a great talent), Balthus also became associated with the fiction of Nabokov, a literary connection that will also be considered. Participation is limited; registration required. $40, $20 members. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org or call (516) 484-9337.

Wantagh Festival

The Kiwanis Club of Wantagh once again hosts the seventh annual Wantagh Spring Festival, Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Wantagh LIRR Station. To help make this day a success, the Kiwanis Club has asked residents of Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown, and other surrounding areas for sponsorship. Rain date is May 21. For more information call (516) 644-5615.

May 20

Terrific turtles

Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to learn fascinating facts about turtles and meet the museum’s special “resident” Franklin the box turtle, Saturday, May 20, 12-2 p.m. Also make a turtle friend to take home at the drop-in program. Suitable for ages 3+ Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Sons & Daughters of Italy Fashion Show

The Sons & Daughter of Italy in America’s Giovanni Caboto Lodge, servicing Seaford, Wantagh, and Bellmore, host a fashion show, Wednesday, May 17, at Verdi’s in Westbury. $680 Old Country Road. $65 admission, includes raffles, a full dinner, drinks, and DJ. For more information call (516) 655-7474.

School Budget Vote

Wantagh and Seaford School Districts vote on the 2023-24 school budget and Board of Education trustees, Tuesday, May 16. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

May 11

Members Social

Seaford Historical Museum hosts a members-only social, Thursday, May 11 Snacks will be provided. 3890 Waverly Ave. For more information email Judy Bongiovi at jbongiovi@aol. com.

Whale of a Drink fundraiser

Through June

Support The Whaling Museum by participating in Sandbar restaurant’s Whale of a Drink, Whale of a Cause fundraising effort, now through June 21. Enjoy the Sandbar’s iconic cocktail, the Whalebone, and a portion of the purchase will be donated to the museum. A “mocktail” version is also available. To help promote the fundraiser, mixologist Dan Leopold will offer a mixology demonstration and Whalebone tasting at the Museum’s Whales & Ales event on June 3, 2:30-3 p.m. Funds will support the Whaling Museum’s community education programs during its 2023 summer season. 55 Main St, Cold Spring Harbor. For information, visit SandbarColdSpringHarbor.com.

Jerry Herman tribute

A cast of Broadway and concert stars salute the life of the Broadway icon-lyricist-composer on Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, May 13, 8 p.m. Hear tunes from “Hello, Dolly!,” “Mame,” “La Cage Aux Folles,” “Mack and Mabel,” and more. Tickets are $45, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City. (516) 877-4000 or Adelphi.edu/pac.

Mental health summit at Mandalay School

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

The Wantagh School District is taking proactive steps for its younger students’ mental health, as well as the parents of its younger students. It hosted a “Mental Health Summit” on April 25. The summit was part of Wantagh’s partnership with Northwell Health, and Wantagh is now one of 28 schools to partner with Northwell on this mental

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With five panels and child psychiatrist Dr. Vera Feuer as its keynote speaker, the summit was a huge success. The five panels were:

■ Understanding Aggressive Behavior & Enhancing Inclusivity — led by Laura Campbell

■ Social Media Responsibility: You Are What You Share — led by Nancy Kaplan

■ Navigating the Transition to Middle School — Jennifer Sedler, licensed clinical social worker

■ Supporting Your Child Though the Elementary Years: A Home/School Partnership — led by Erin Joyce

■ Mindset Matters: Grit and the Journey to Student Success — led by Maria Maleganos

Feuer’s keynote addressed was entitled “Nurturing Family and Social Connections.”

According to guidance counselor Donna Schulman, this was actually a pre-pandemic activity — the school hosted one in 2020 before Covid truly began. But Feuer feels that prioritizing the mental health of students — particularly younger ones — has gotten even more important as we emerge from the pandemic.

“Kids these days are a lot more comfortable connecting online, and finding and communicating with their peers through devices, as opposed to face to face interaction,” Feuer told the Herald. “It has always been important, but maybe now more important than ever, to really focus on this to make sure that parents are — from a young age — having their kids understand the importance of these relationships in their lives, and how to have the skills necessary to have good relationships with both adults and peers.”

According to the guidance department, this kind of summit is important to get across to the parents of younger children because it could break stigmas early on.

“We always say that the term mental health can be scary,” Donna Schulman said. “So we felt like it would be nice to give parents an opportunity to kind of see what topics are covered by mental health, and give them resources that they felt would meet their needs and the needs of their children the most.”

Dr. VErA FEuEr, psychiatrist and keynote speaker at Mandalay Elementary School’s Mental Health Summit, said that prioritizing the mental health of young children has grown even more important than before because of the pandemic.

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Asistente de Negocios, Edificio de Administración, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793, en cada escuela del Distrito, en las oficinas del distrito escolar, en el sitio web del Distrito en www.wantaghschools.or g y en la Biblioteca Pública de Wantagh.

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ADICIONALMENTE, que dicha Votación y Elección del Presupuesto se llevará a cabo el martes 16 de mayo de 2023, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en los Tres (3) Distritos Electorales, descritos a continuación, momento en el cual las urnas se abrirán para votar por

máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos:

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2023-24 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito.

2. Votar sobre la siguiente propuesta:

“¿Se autorizará a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Wantagh Union a gastar fondos del Fondo de Reserva de Capital que se estableció el 15 de mayo de 2018 (“Fondo de Reserva”) de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §3651, para los siguientes proyectos de mejora de capital: reemplazo del marcador atlético en el campo de fútbol en Wantagh High School; ciertos reemplazos de techos en los edificios de las escuelas primarias y secundarias y secundarias de Wantagh; reemplazos de puertas exteriores en los edificios de las escuelas intermedias y secundarias de Forest Lake, Mandalay y Wantagh; reemplazo de techo e iluminación en la Escuela Intermedia Wantagh y reemplazo de HVAC en el gimnasio principal de la Escuela Secundaria Wantagh, y cualquier trabajo auxiliar o relacionado requerido en relación con dichos proyectos; y gastar con cargo al Fondo de Reserva, incluidos los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales, una cantidad que no exceda el costo total estimado de Tres Millones Treinta y Seis Mil ($3,036,000.00)

Dólares”.

3. Elegir a dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2023 y expira el 30 de junio de 2026.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE

NOTIFICA QUE, de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito Escolar debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención.

Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará qué parte del valor total tasado en la lista de evaluación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exenta de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exención otorgados, identificados por la autoridad legal, y mostrará: (a) el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención expresado como un monto en dólares del valor tasado o como un porcentaje del valor total tasado en la lista; b) el importe acumulado que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de

impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y c) el efecto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE, que las peticiones que nominan candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se presentarán ante el Secretario de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en el Edificio de Administración, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793, a más tardar el 17 de abril de 2023, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente. Las vacantes en la Junta de Educación no se consideran oficinas separadas y específicas; Los candidatos se presentan en libertad. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual el candidato está nominado; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito; debe estar firmado por al menos sesenta y dos (62) votantes calificados del Distrito (que representen el mayor de veinticinco (25) votantes calificados o el 2% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA 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 dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, él o 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 o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección.

Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse.

El registro se llevará a cabo con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación hasta el jueves 11 de mayo de 2023, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en todos los días regulares durante los cuales la oficina del Secretario del Distrito esté en funcionamiento, ubicada en el Edificio de

Administración, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho registro, siempre que en ese momento se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicho Secretario de Distrito que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o posteriormente en la elección para la cual se prepara el registro. La Junta de Registro también se reunirá con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación el 2 de mayo de 2023, entre las 9:00 a.m. y la 1:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en el vestíbulo de la escuela secundaria superior, y el sábado 6 de mayo de 2023, entre las horas de 9:00 a.m. y 1:00 p.m., en el Edificio de Administración, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793, 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 se incluya 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 en ese momento o en el futuro. votar en las elecciones para las que se haya preparado el registro. El último día para registrarse será el jueves 11 de mayo de 2023. El registro así preparado de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación se presentará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793, y estará abierto para su inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del jueves 11 de mayo de 2023, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, en días laborables, y cada día anterior al día establecido para la elección, excepto el domingo, y el sábado 13 de mayo de 2023 entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m., y en el lugar (s) de votación el día de la votación.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Wantagh Union solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario del Distrito en persona, por correo postal a 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793, por correo electrónico a mcguigane@wantaghsch ools.org o fax enviado al

(516) 765-4154. La solicitud de la solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 20 de abril de 2023.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Wantagh Union, pueden solicitar una solicitud para una boleta militar al Secretario del Distrito en persona, por correo a 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793, por correo electrónico a mcguigane@wantaghsch ools.org, o por fax enviado al (516) 765-4154. En dicha solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud original de boleta militar por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793. Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud válida de boleta militar en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., el 20 de abril de 2023. Las solicitudes de boletas militares recibidas de acuerdo con lo anterior se procesarán de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar bajo la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA

ADICIONALMENTE que la boleta militar original de un votante militar debe devolverse por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793. Las boletas militares se sondearán si son recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el 16 de mayo de 2023 que muestren una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o que muestren un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibido a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 16 de mayo de 2023 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con

una fecha que se determine que no será más tarde del día anterior a la elección. 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 martes 16 de mayo de 2023, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, en cada uno de los tres (3) distritos electorales separados para preparar el Registro del Distrito Escolar que se utilizará en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se celebrará en 2024, y cualquier reunión especial de distrito que pueda celebrarse después de la preparación de dicho Registro, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya 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 escolar para la cual se encuentra dicho Registro. preparado, o cualquier reunión especial de distrito celebrada después del 16 de mayo de 2023. Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que las solicitudes de boletas de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener durante el horario comercial escolar del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 13 de abril de 2023. De acuerdo con la Ley de Educación 2018-a, dicha solicitud completa no puede ser recibida por el Secretario de Distrito antes del 17 de abril de 2023, y debe ser recibida 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 se entregará personalmente al votante o al agente nombrado en la boleta de voto en ausencia. aplicación. Las boletas de voto en ausencia deben ser recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, el martes 16 de mayo 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 en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del jueves 11 de mayo de 2023, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. los días laborables anteriores al día establecido para la elección anual y el 16 de mayo de 2023, el día establecido para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado puede, al examinar dicha lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como

votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicha lista, indicando las razones de dicha impugnación. Cualquier impugnación escrita será transmitida por el Secretario del Distrito o una persona designada por la Junta de Educación a los inspectores de elecciones el día de las elecciones . Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE, que cualquier referendo o propuesta para enmendar el presupuesto, o de otra manera que se presente para votación en dicha elección, debe presentarse ante el Secretario de Distrito de la Junta de Educación en el Edificio de Administración, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793, en o antes del 17 de abril de 2023, a las 4:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, excepto que los referendos o proposiciones requeridas por ley para ser incluidas en el aviso de la reunión anual deben presentarse ante el Secretario de Distrito en o antes del 17 de marzo de 2023, a las 4:00 p.m.; debe ser mecanografiado o impreso en el idioma inglés; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; debe estar firmado por al menos ciento cincuenta y cuatro (154) votantes calificados del Distrito (que representen el mayor de 25 o 5% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); y debe indicar de forma legible el nombre de cada firmante.

Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no admitirá ninguna petición para presentar a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, que sea ilegal o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica cuando el gasto de dinero sea requerido por la proposición, o cuando exista otra razón válida para excluir la proposición de la boleta.

DISTRITOS ELECTORALES ESCOLARES Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA

ADICIONALMENTE, que se han establecido Distritos Electorales en el Distrito Escolar. Los límites de los distritos electorales, según lo adoptado por resolución de la Junta de Educación, y el lugar en cada distrito electoral para votar serán los siguientes:

DISTRITO ELECTORAL NO.

1 - Todos los votantes que residen al sur de Sunrise Highway votan en la Escuela Primaria Mandalay, 2667 Bayview Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793.

DISTRITO ELECTORAL NO.

2 - Todos los votantes que residen al norte de Sunrise Highway y al este de Wantagh Parkway

votan en la Escuela Primaria Wantagh, 1765 Beech Street Wantagh, Nueva York 11793.

DISTRITO ELECTORAL NO.

3 - Todos los votantes que residen al norte de Sunrise Highway y al oeste de Wantagh Parkway, votan en la Escuela Primaria Forest Lake, 3100 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, Nueva York 11793.

Fecha: Wantagh, Nueva York marzo 16, 2023 Por orden de la CONSEJO DE EDUCACIÓN DE LA DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE WANTAGH UNION Wantagh, Estado de Nueva York Elaine McGuigan, Secretaria de Distrito 138342

PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES

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LEGAL NOTICE ANNUAL MEETING RESOLUTION FOR MARCH 22 BOE MEETING RECOMMENDED MOTION: “RESOLVED, that the annual School District election of Levittown Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, shall be held in the various election districts of said school district on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 7:00 A.M., for the purposes set forth in the annexed notice of meeting, the form of which is hereby approved, and that the polls will be open between 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M., in each election district; and it is further RESOLVED, that the following notice be published once a week in four (4) of the seven (7) weeks preceding the date of the meeting in the Nassau Observer, Long Island Herald and Noticia newspapers having general circulation in the district; and it is further RESOLVED, that Inspectors of Election be appointed in accordance with previous procedure.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTION AND PERSONAL REGISTRATION, LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Meeting of the School District, the vote on the School District budget and election of candidates for the School Board of Levittown Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, and the vote on the Public Library budget and election of a candidate for the Board of Trustees for the Levittown Public Library, will be held in the several election districts of the School District at the voting places designated below on

Public Notices

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM, to vote by ballot on voting machines on the proposition or propositions set forth below, as well as any other propositions which may properly come before the electorate, and to elect members of the Board of Education and to elect a member of the Library Board of Trustees. Shall the following resolutions be adopted:

PROPOSITION NO. 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET

BE IT RESOLVED, that the School District budget for the school year 2023-2024 proposed by the Board of Education and filed with the District Clerk in accordance with Section 1716 of the Education Law shall be approved and the necessary taxes be levied therefore on the taxable real property of the district.

PROPOSITION NO. 2

EXPENDITURE OF THE 2013, 2017 AND 2021 CAPITAL RESERVE FUNDS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING IMPROVEMENT

PROJECTS

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Levittown Union Free School District is hereby authorized to expend the remaining balance of the District Reserve Funds listed below in the amount of $48,202,292.00 plus accrued interest:

“ 2013 Capital Reserve in the original authorized amount of $82,841.00 plus accrued interest

2017 Capital Reserve in the original authorized amount of $23,125,451.00 plus accrued interest

“ 2021 Capital Reserve in the original authorized amount of $25,000,000.00 plus accrued interest.

In addition the Board of Education is hereby authorized to expend up to the sum of $7,791,708.00 in unassigned fund balance, so that the total expenditure in an amount not to exceed $56,000,000.00 is hereby approved for purposes of performing school building improvement projects, including replacement of public address systems Districtwide; replacement of fire alarm systems Districtwide; District-wide safety system upgrades, including lock-down systems and other related security system installations; District-wide electrical system upgrades; District-wide roof reconditioning and replacement; Districtwide interior and exterior masonry restoration; locker room renovations at MacArthur High School and Wisdom Middle School; District-wide playground upgrades; District-wide asbestos

abatement projects; District-wide athletic field and tennis court lighting; Districtwide roadway reconstruction and site improvements; Districtwide bathroom reconstruction; Districtwide instructional space renovations, and for any similar projects as contained in the District’s five year Capital Facilities Plan adopted by the Board of Education on March 22, 2023. Expenditures from these Capital Reserves will not increase the tax levy.

PROPOSITION NO. 3

CREATION OF THE 2023

CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR SCHOOL BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Levittown Union Free School District is hereby authorized, pursuant to Section 3651(1) of the Education Law, to establish the 2023 Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of financing District-wide capital improvements including District-wide building improvements and renovations; District-wide site work; athletic field and facility improvements; and for any other projects as contained in the District’s five year Capital Facilities Plan adopted by the Board of Education on March 22, 2023; this Capital Reserve Fund shall be established in an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 and the Reserve will have a probable lifespan of ten years; the Reserve will be funded by the Board of Education with surplus monies that may be available at the end of each fiscal year, and can be in accordance with existing law; and the establishment of this Reserve will not increase the tax levy; any monies that are deposited into this reserve can only be expended on specific projects approved by the voters in a future Capital Reserve Expenditure Proposition.

PROPOSITION NO. 4

LIBRARY BUDGET

RESOLVED, that the Public Library Budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 proposed by the Library Board of Trustees of the Levittown Public Library heretofore filed pursuant to law shall be approved and the necessary taxes be levied therefore on the taxable real property of the district.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education and for the office of member of the Library Board of Trustees must be filed with the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM but no later than 5:00 PM on April 17, 2023. Forms of the petitions may be obtained from the District Clerk.

The following vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Education: Three (3) members for the term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring June 30, 2026.

A separate petition is required to nominate a candidate for member of the Board of Education. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least fortythree (43) qualified voters of the District, or 2% of the voters who voted in the 2022 election, whichever is greater, and shall state the residence of each person who signed, must state the name and residence of the candidate and the length of the term of office. This year all nominating petitions must include 43 signatures. The following vacancies are to be filled on the Library Board of Trustees: One (1) member for the term of five (5) years, commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2026.

A separate petition is required to nominate a candidate for member of the Library Board of Trustees. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least fortythree (43) qualified voters of the District, or 2% of the voters who voted in the 2022 election for members of the Library Board of Trustees, whichever is greater, and shall state the residence of each person who signed, must state the name and residence of the candidate and the length of the term of office. This year all nominating petitions must include 43 signatures.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that a statement of estimated expenses for the 2023-2024 school year will be presented at a Public Hearing on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 7:30 PM in the Board Meeting Room of the Levittown Memorial Education Center and copies of such statement, as well as the statement of the amount of money required for the 2023-2024 fiscal year of the Public Library, will be made available on the District’s website and at each schoolhouse and library in the District during the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen (14) calendar days immediately preceding the election together with the text of any resolution which will be presented to the voters.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2014 of the

Education Law, personal registration of voters is required and only those persons whose names appear on the register of the said school district, or who are registered pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, shall be entitled to vote at said meeting and election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that all qualified voters who have previously registered for any annual or special meeting or election and have voted at any annual or special election held or conducted at any time within four (4) calendar years prior to this year are not required to register with the Board of Registration for this meeting. All other persons who wish to vote must register. A voter may register at the office of the District Clerk of the Levittown UFSD between the hours of 8:00 AM. and 1:00 PM on school days provided that such registration is effected no later than May 11, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that said register will be filed in the office of the District Clerk and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, on Monday through Friday and between the hours of 11:00 AM and 12 noon on Saturday ( May 13, 2023), in the office of the District Clerk and at each voting place on the day of the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that absentee ballots for those eligible pursuant to the provision of Section 2018a of the Education Law are available, and that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the office of the Clerk on each of the five (5) calendar days prior to the day of election except Sunday, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Monday through Friday and between the hours of 11:00 AM and 12 noon on Saturday ( May 13, 2023), in the office of the District Clerk. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) calendar days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or by the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the day of the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that during the voting hours on Tuesday,

May 16, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM, in the various election districts, the Board of Registration will meet to receive registrations for subsequent elections. During the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM on voting days, the District Clerk shall be in her office at the Levittown Memorial Education Center.

NOTICE IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law requires the District to attach to its proposed budget an Exemption Report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on the District’s website.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, Military Voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by submitting a Military Voter Registration Application to the District Clerk, no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2023. A copy of the Military Voter Registration Application is available both by contacting the District Clerk by email at smallozzi@levittownscho ols.com <mailto:smallozzi@levitto wnschools.com> and online at the District’s website located at <http://www.levittownsc hools.com/>. Military voters who are qualified voters of the District may submit an application for a military ballot. A Military Voter is entitled to designate a preference to receive a Military Voter Registration Application, Military Ballot Application or Military Ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail. Such designation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter. If no preference is designated, the District will transmit the Military Voter Registration Application, Military Ballot Application or Military Ballot by mail.

Military Voter Ballot Application forms must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2023. Military Ballots will not be canvassed unless it is received by the District

Clerk on or before 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS:

The boundaries of the school election districts and the place of each election district for voting and registration shall be as follows:

ELECTION DISTRICT #1GARDINERS AVENUE SCHOOL

Beginning at Wantagh Parkway and Chase Lane; east on Chase Lane to Center Lane, thence south to Prairie Lane; thence east to Gardiners Avenue; thence south to Slate Lane; then east and north to Swan Lane; then east and north to Grey Lane; continuing east to Wantagh Avenue; thence south on Wantagh Avenue to Jerusalem Avenue; thence west to Oakfield Avenue; continuing north to Old Jerusalem Road; thence east on Old Jerusalem Road to Wantagh Parkway Line; north along Line to the point of beginning.

ELECTION DISTRICT #2EAST BROADWAY SCHOOL

Beginning at north side of Southern State Parkway and east side of Wantagh Avenue; north on Wantagh to Miller Place; thence east to Exit Lane; thence south to Elm Drive; thence west to Elbow Lane; thence southwest to End Lane; south to End Lane and Elm Drive East to Pope Street; thence east to District Line; thence south to Regent Lane; thence east to Red Maple Drive; thence northeast, and south to Regal Lane; east on Regal Lane and Cordwood Lane to Arlington Drive; thence southeast to Town Line; thence south to Southern State Parkway; west along Parkway to point of beginning. Beginning at south side of Southern State Parkway and west side of Town Line; south on Town Line to Jerusalem Avenue; thence west to Wantagh Avenue; thence north to Southern State Parkway; thence east to point of beginning.

ELECTION DISTRICT #3LEVITTOWN MEMORIAL EDUCATION CENTER

Beginning at east side of Wantagh Parkway and south side of Hempstead Turnpike; east on Hempstead Turnpike to Silver Lane; thence south to Forge Lane; thence east to Cotton Lane; thence southeasterly to Wantagh Avenue; then south to Grey Lane; thence west to Swan Lane; then southwesterly to Slate Lane; then south to Gardiners Avenue, thence north to Prairie Lane; thence west to Center Lane; thence north to Chase Lane; thence west to Wantagh Parkway Line; north along Line to point of beginning.

ELECTION DISTRICT #4DIVISION AVENUE HIGH

SCHOOL

Beginning at north side of Hempstead Turnpike and west side of Jerusalem Avenue; west on Hempstead Turnpike to District Boundary Line at Wantagh State Parkway; thence northeast to northerly border of School District; east on Boundary Line (Flamingo Rd., Magpie Lane, Blacksmith Rd) to Jerusalem Avenue; thence south to point of beginning.

Dated:Levittown, New York

March 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK 138250

Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793, at each school house in the District, at school district offices, on the District’s website at www.wantaghschools.or g, and at the Wantagh Public Library.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Three (3) Election Districts, described below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:

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

2. To vote on the following proposition:

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT WANTAGH, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, Nassau County, Wantagh, New York will be held in the Senior High School, Wantagh, New York, in said school district on May 4, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:

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

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

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

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the 2023/24 school year for school purposes (the proposed budget) will be made available, upon request, to any resident of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, beginning April 27, 2023, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the office of the Assistant Superintendent for Business, Administration Building, 3301 Beltagh

“Shall the Board of Education of the Wantagh Union Free School District be authorized to expend funds from the Capital Reserve Fund which was established on May 15, 2018 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Education Law §3651, for the following capital improvement projects: replacement of the athletic scoreboard on the football field at Wantagh High School; certain roof replacements at Wantagh Elementary and Wantagh Middle/High school buildings; exterior door replacements at Forest Lake, Mandalay and Wantagh Middle/High school buildings; ceiling and lighting replacement at Wantagh Middle School and HVAC replacement in Wantagh High School main gymnasium, and any ancillary or related work required in connection with such projects; and to expend from the Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto, an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of Three Million Thirty-Six Thousand ($3,036,000.00) Dollars.”

3. To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education for a threeyear term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring on June 30, 2026.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,

AND

that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of

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each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the Administration Building, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793, not later than April 17, 2023, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Vacancies on the Board of Education 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 sixty-two (62) qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of twenty-five (25) qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); 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 personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Registration shall be conducted for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law through Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on all regular days during which the office of the District Clerk is in operation, located in the

Administration Building, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that at such time he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said District Clerk to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The Board of Registration will also meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law on May 2, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Senior High School Lobby, and on Saturday, May 6, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 pm., at the Administration Building, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The last day to register shall be Thursday, May 11, 2023. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 13, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 a.m., and 12:00 p.m., and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Wantagh Union Free School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, by mail to 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793, by email to mcguigane@wantaghsch ools.org or fax sent to (516) 765-4154. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be

received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Wantagh Union Free School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, by mail to 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793, by email to mcguigane@wantaghsch ools.org, or fax sent to (516) 765-4154. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 20, 2023. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 16, 2023 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at each of the three (3) separate election districts to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2024, and

any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 16, 2023.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 13, 2023 . In accordance with Education Law 2018-a, such completed application may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than April 17, 2023, and 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 or to the agent named in the absentee ballot application. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 11, 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 May 16, 2023, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk of the Board of Education at the Administration Building, 3301 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793, on or before April 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, except that referenda or propositions required by law to be included in the notice of the annual meeting must be filed with the District Clerk on

or before March 17, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least one hundred fifty-four (154) qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 or 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District. The boundaries of the Election Districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each election district for voting shall be as follows:

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 1

- All voters who reside south of Sunrise Highway vote at the Mandalay Elementary School, 2667 Bayview Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 2

- All voters who reside north of Sunrise Highway and East of Wantagh Parkway vote at the Wantagh Elementary School, 1765 Beech Street Wantagh, New York 11793.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 3

- All voters who reside north of Sunrise Highway and West of Wantagh Parkway, vote at the Forest Lake Elementary School, 3100 Beltagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793.

Dated: Wantagh, New York

March 16, 2023

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Wantagh, New York

Elaine McGuigan, District Clerk 138340

PRESUMPTIVE HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF OSKAR WAGNER, DECEASED, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 9, 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 on May 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 845 Whitebirch Lane, Wantagh, NY 11793. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 484 and Lot 4. Approximate amount of judgment is $210,941.12 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #607108/2019. 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.

Melvyn K. Roth, Esq., Referee

Greenspoon Marder, 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022, Attorneys for Plaintiff 138880

LEGAL NOTICE

MORTGAGEES, LIENORS, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE DEAD, AND THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINI’IFF; KRISTIN PANELLA; NASSAU COUNTY CLERK;TD AUTO FINANCE LLC; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, DefendantsIndex No. 610843/2022

not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan J.S.C. Dated: February 21, 2023 Filed: February 22, 2023 The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 777 Lynne Rd, Wantagh, NY 11793. Dated: March 3, 2023. Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP., Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Richard F. Komosinski, Esq., 565 Taxter Road Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020 139054

To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, Plaintiff, vs. ROSALINDE MENNINGER, AS

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, -againstAMANDA KLOTZ AKA AMANDA MICALEFFKLOTZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VICTORIA KLOTZ A/K/A VICTORIA J. KLOTZ; SHAWN M. KLOTZ AKA SHAWN KLOTZ AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VICTORIA KLOTZ A/K/A VICTORIA J. KLOTZ; DAVID G. KLOTZ AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VICTORIA KLOTZ A/K/A VICTORIA J. KLOTZ; ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE LATE VICTORIA KLOTZ A/K/A VICTORIA J. KLOTZ, IF LIVING, AND IF ANY BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE SPOUSES, WIDOWS, GRANTEES,

Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject premises is situated in Nassau County. 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 upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the date 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. If you fail to so appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated February 21, 2023.

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

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU CITIBANK, N.A. AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2016-3, Plaintiff AGAINST ANDRE HUNTER, TERRI HUNTER, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 12, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 25, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1360 OAKFIELD AVENUE, WANTAGH, NY 11793. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, and State of New York, Section 56, Block 477, Lot 8. Approximate amount of judgment $670,771.73 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #002557/2017. 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”. Janine T.

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Lynam, Esq., Referee

Gross Polowy, LLC 1775

Wehrle Drive

Williamsville, NY 14221

16-006604 75798

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs. DAVID W. KEEFER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale

After Inquest and Appointment of Referee duly entered on July 30, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 3621 Regent Lane, Wantagh, NY 11793. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 500 and Lot 2. Approximate amount of judgment is $481,785.44 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004494/2014. Cash will not be accepted. 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.

Ralph Madalena, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 139204

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

NATIONSTAR HECM

ACQUISITION TRUST

2016-3, WILMINGTON

SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiff AGAINST JOANNE ECKHOFF, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale

duly entered February 15, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 7, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1744 PRINCETON DRIVE, WEST, 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 57, Block 231, Lot 6. Approximate amount of judgment $491,535.09 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #005895/2016. 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”. Francis Xavier Moroney, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 16-003713 75534 139181

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NOTICE TO PROPOSERS

The Board of Education, Levittown Public Schools, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, hereby invites the submission of sealed proposals for the following services:

RFP # LPS-23-003

GENERAL COUNSEL SERVICES

RFP # LPS-23-004 BOND COUNSEL SERVICES

The District will receive sealed proposals on, or prior to 10:00 a.m. on May 25, 2023, at the Office of the Purchasing Department, Levittown Memorial Education Center, 150 Abbey Lane, Room 316, Levittown, New York, 11756. Specifications may be obtained at the same office. Proposals shall be irrevocable for a minimum period of sixty (60) days from the date of proposal opening. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities in the proposals, or to reject any or all proposals, or to accept any proposal which in the opinion of the Board of Education will be in the best interest of the School District. For further information call (516) 434-7014.

By: Bonnie Pampinella Purchasing Agent, Levittown Public Schools

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A.,

AS TRUSTEE OF LSF9

MASTER PARTICIPATION

TRUST, Plaintiff against MICHAEL MCCARTHY A/K/A

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered March 24, 2023, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 15, 2023 at 4:00 PM.

Premises known as 3694 Maxwell Drive, Wantagh, NY 11793. Sec 57 Block 284 Lot 17.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Wantagh, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate

Amount of Judgment is $841,143.58 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 614334/2018. For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Ronald Ferraro, Esq., Referee NY-73000147-16-3 139420

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE (CWALT 2007-21CB), Plaintiff,

v.

S. Ricciardi, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on June 13, 2023 at The North Side Step of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows:

2107 Beech St Wantagh, NY 11793

SBL No.: 57-115-894 & 895

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Wantagh (unincorporated area) in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, and State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 004908/2016 in the amount of $778,952.80 plus interest and costs.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Richard S. Mullen

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072

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museum, Doering described to West something she said would stay with her forever.

“He said even though the enemy hurt everyone as much as they could, he forgave them,” West said. “He said he had no hatred for anyone that was involved in this war. It was a terrible time, but all he could do was forgive. I can’t put into words how much this trip meant to me.”

incredible,” she said during the board meeting “I could not imagine voluntarily leaving home at that age and fighting in a war where my life was not guaranteed. I’m so appreciative of what they have done for this country because it has allowed me to live the life I do today.”

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-A2 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiff, Against RICOPIAN GARCIA, ZAIDA GARCIA, IRWIN GARCIA, LORD GARCIA, ANDREA GARCIA, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 04/20/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola,

Senior Angelina LaMacchia said she learned about the opportunity to fly to New Orleans while driving home with her mother from Florida, where she was touring colleges, and she began writing her statement on why she wanted to be considered in the backseat of the car.

“I thought so many people would jump on this opportunity, that maybe if I got my material in early enough, I would have a higher chance of being selected,” LaMacchia said. “I never thought in a million years I would be lucky enough to actually have been chosen.”

She was paired with a 96-year-old veteran, Charlie Moore, and since the trip, they have stayed in touch, texting daily. LaMacchia recalled Moore’s story about being a deep-sea diver while stationed off the coast of Texas.

“Looking back on my time with my veteran, Charlie Moore, and the other veterans, I truly think what they did was

The veterans, their chaperones and the students departed from MacArthur Airport on April 19 for a chartered flight. In New Orleans, the students visited the seven-building museum with the veterans. They saw a performance by the Victory Belles, who sang popular 1940s songs, and they also watched a 4D movie that documented the war. The veterans and students toured museum exhibits focusing on different parts of the war, including the conflicts in Europe and the Pacific as well as historical events like D-Day.

The 20 students were accompanied by eight chaperones: Guzzone, Superintendent John McNamara, Assistant Principal Christopher Widmann, Director of Humanities Julie Rosslee, social worker Iris McNulty-Kline and teachers William Jackson, Deanna Pepe and Maria Prisco.

“In my 29 years in education, I have had lots of different experiences and traveled on various trips with students,” McNamara said, “and I’ve never had one quite like the three days that I had” in New Orleans.

GALO SIERRA A/K/A

Courtesy Wantagh School district

Senior ryan arbeit addressed veterans, students and chaperones at the World War II Museum, telling everyone how grateful he was for the opportunity.

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Can our flat roof be fixed?

Q. My house, from 1963, has a flat roof we can walk on, stairs leading up to it and walls all around for safety. Over the years, we’ve noticed ceiling stains at the edges. Recently the stains spread to the middle of the room. We know it should be fixed, and three roofing companies over the past five years have told us they fixed it. There are deck boards lying on the roof. How do we solve this problem? One suggested he come back and use colored water in different spots until the ceiling stains turn color. Before we do such a thing, do you have any other ideas?

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A. Flat roofs are a special kind of system, with less room for error than an angled roof. There are several components, and each one is there to create a seal and work with natural conditions, such as expansion and contraction due to temperature changes and sun radiation bombardment; infiltration due to humidity, rain, snow and ice; wind uplift under extremes such as hurricanes and tornadoes, and, in your case, foot traffic. Unless all of these conditions are accounted for, the roof will potentially stretch and tear away from the exterior parapet walls you described, causing small linear rips or even gaping holes that let water seep in. The tiniest opening, even microscopic, will allow water to accumulate in your ceiling and walls below.

Water management must also be planned into the roof. Try to look at original plans of the house design to see specific details that may or may not have been followed. Other than details, look to see if slope arrows, showing which way the water is supposed to be directed, are on the plans, especially with very low-slope, nearly flat, roofs, then look to see if the drains are clear and in the right places according to the plans.

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The school board: Not always polite, but indispensable

So you’re looking for a way to give back to your community?

Maybe burnish your resume for a future run for public office?

Look no further than your local education board.

Next week, on Long Island’s own “Super Tuesday,” every school district will hold a budget vote and school board trustee election.

It’s a big deal for schools and the communities — and aspiring politicians.

People who run for a seat on their school board are a different breed.

They have extraordinary drive, experience and altruism.

They’re uber-volunteers who spend any free minute with all manner of community nonprofits. They coach Little League, do homework with their own kids while cooking dinner, then race to a PTA meeting. They comb through agendas and scour budgets line by line. They’re on social media, plugging an upcoming fundraiser or highlighting a concern.

These folks are the backbone of a community. They deal with stuff like the rest of us — bills, grocery shopping, sick kids at home, deaths in the family — while donating their free time. It can be a rewarding experience to be directly involved in making your school a better place for kids.

But there should be a warning label on the trustee petition — a seat on an education board is a meatgrinder.

I’ve covered education on Long Island for almost two decades. I’ve been to more school board meetings than therapy could force me to remember.

There have been threats, tantrums, screaming, fistfights, secret recordings, security escorts — a bonanza of TMZ-worthy behavior. A former Long Island education board trustee had his car plastered with cupcakes for siding against sugary snacks in class.

Board meetings are open to the public and draw people from every corner of a community. Democracy’s strength is that every person is represented, and every person has rights. The strength of an education board — on Long Island, at

least — is direct and local control of schools. The state dictates an awful lot to schools, but districts have a lot of say in how they run them.

The openness of a BOE meeting, however, comes with risk. A few neighborhood cranks see a public meeting as their chance to flourish. They yell, hurl insults, smash furniture, post vitriol on social media. And for the most part, a trustee has to sit there and take it.

The work is admirable, and often overwhelming. There is no pay. You have to be a fiscal guru, an educational policy wonk, a legal expert, a skilled negotiator, and tireless at hours-long meetings and events.

Most trustees are well-meaning neighbors, but boards also draw aspiring political operatives. These are people who crave power and influence.

It’s no secret that an education board is a practice field for future politicians. No wonder political hacks come forward with wide grins and extended hands, the gleam of potential influence in their eyes.

Power, you say? As a volunteer on a

local school board?

Yes, sir. Boards control massive amounts of money. True, most of the budget is dedicated to predetermined salaries and retirement and health care obligations. But there are millions of dollars doled out through contracts. School officials try to spend that money locally, so local companies get rewarded with contracts — and school board trustees curry goodwill.

I truly laud people who sit on education boards — even those angling for political influence. Despite the negatives, every Long Island community needs a board with dedicated trustees.

It’s not thankless work, but at times it can devolve into pettiness, vendettas and innuendo. It takes a person with true desire to help the schools while being able to stomach the nastiness.

So keep this in mind next Tuesday as you vote for your local school budgets and trustees. And, if you’re thinking of running for a seat on the school board next year, remember this sports adage: Go hard, or go home.

Mark Nolan, the editor of the Lynbrook/ East Rockaway Hereald and Malverne/ West Hempstead Herald. He taught high school English for 11 years. Comments? mnolan@liherald.com.

As the virus ebbs, rules — and reporting — shift

Who says the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a global emergency anymore?

WHO says. The World Health Organization announced last week that the pandemic is officially no longer an emergency. In practical terms, that means that the intensity of monitoring will change in response to a declining number of cases worldwide.

WHO added, “The virus is evolving and remains a global health threat, but at a lower level of concern.”

spreading Covid, and some are hospitalized, and hundreds are dying, thought that’s down from thousands just a year ago. That’s very good news, unless you’re among those who catch the virus on its way out. The obvious but unstated caveat is that the virus is leaving a massive trail of loss and dislocation.

children and grandchildren were abruptly blocked, and education in any meaningful sense was altered. Did you see the recent reports on eight-graders’ knowledge of history? Are you reading about the absenteeism and school anxiety and behavioral problems as schools try to get back to business?

enough to carry without that fear. I don’t know that anyone has looked at a possible connection between the pandemic and the shooting epidemic, but both land on children as horrific and scary facts of life over which they have absolutely no control.

RANDI KREISS

Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, said, “We fully expect that this virus will continue to transmit … In most cases, pandemics truly end when the next pandemic begins.” He acknowledged that that wasn’t an entirely reassuring observation. Our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would curtail some of its monitoring and reporting on Covid-19, but would “continue to keep our eye on the Covid-19 ball,” according to Dr. Nirav Shah, the CDC’s principal deputy director. Every day, people are still catching and

The history of the pandemic in America is grim. In an ironic twist on American exceptionalism, we can claim to be the country where the coronavirus has been deadlier than anywhere else in the world. We lost more than 1 million of our family members, friends and neighbors. More than a million Americans who expected to grow up or grow old or find their life’s work or set out on adventures. More than a million mothers, fathers, grandparents, sisters and brothers died from a virus that wasn’t traveling the world five years ago.

We all want to move on, and pick up our school, travel and job plans, but I look over my shoulder and I see a million reminders that life is both precious and perilous.

As we move forward, I know we can’t go back to the future we expected. We have been changed by these three years of isolation and anxiety. The paths of our

Our children and our grandchildren are carrying stuff in their backpacks not appropriate for consumption by minors. Weeks and months of isolation from friends, classroom learning and school routines are losses that will burden them for some time.

We send these kids, whom we claim to love more than life itself, back to schools where they sat as second- or thirdgraders behind plastic shields. We expect them to somehow set aside the sounds and images of death and dying.

The mental health crisis among kids is well documented and well publicized, but I don’t see that it is being addressed in a robust way across the country. We need a national Peace of Mind Corps that will get out into our communities to offer mental health care where it is needed.

And yes, we must pass gun laws that would alleviate the daily threat of violence in our classrooms. Our kids have

Some people I know feel cheated by the pandemic. People in their 70s and 80s, approaching retirement and planning to use their free time to explore other activities, found themselves locked down for three years, and often locked away from family and friends. One friend said to me, “Losing three years of being out in the world is painful anytime, but losing those years when you’re older is sad.”

There are too many what-ifs surrounding Covid-19 to count. If then President Donald Trump had moved faster against the threat, we might have avoided the catastrophic losses. If officials hadn’t put politics before common-sense protocols like masking and universal vaccinations, lives would have been saved. If we hadn’t evolved into a society where science became suspect, more Americans would have survived.

But here we are. Even as we grieve our losses, we can support the agencies and services that provide mental health care to children and teens. We can do two things at once: honor the dead and support the living.

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

I look back and see a million reminders that life is both precious and perilous.

I’ve been to more board meetings than therapy could force me to remember.

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Your school vote matters, so use it wisely

Next Tuesday, May 16, is the day that eligible voters across New York state can vote on school district budgets; on referenda that will direct money to capital projects or set aside funds to do so in the future; and for board of education trustees.

Do not waste this valuable opportunity to have your voice heard.

But there’s one vital caveat: Please understand what you are doing when you cast your ballot.

If you are concerned about how much money your district plans to spend, find out what the budget consists of before you vote. You can typically find information on the district’s website, or through reporting here in the pages of your local newspaper.

However you vote, understand that your decision has an impact.

Recently, a few parents in the HewlettWoodmere school district, along with parents in a couple of Suffolk County districts, were upset about personal questions, and some about politics, their children were being asked in classrooms. Some Hewlett-Woodmere parents threatened to vote “no” on the proposed fiscal plan. That, of course, is their choice.

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Loved the letter to D’Esposito

To the Editor:

I would like to applaud Claudia Borecky’s “Open letter to Rep. Anthony D’Esposito” in last week’s Herald. Borecky’s letter reflected good old-fashioned common sense as well as the outrage many of us feel toward those who allow mass shootings to continue under the “protection” of the Second Amendment.

I’m tired of listening to regular reports of mass shootings taking place all over the country. Assault rifles don’t belong in the hands of private citizens. If they want to defend themselves, their loved ones or their homes, let them get training and licenses to own simple pistols. Let’s make everyone’s safety a priority. PAM SINgER

Will we see busloads of migrants?

To the Editor: Two wrongs don’t make a right. New

If a majority of voters reject a district budget, however, the district must either hold a second vote, offering the same spending plan or a revised one, or adopt what is called a contingency budget.

At one time, a contingency budget — then called an “austerity” budget — was restricted to a 4 percent spending increase.

Contingency budgets typically trim what is known as “low-hanging fruit” — funding for student activities such as sports, the arts — from music to theater — and clubs. Administrators, teachers, custodians and other district employees with union contracts are unaffected. The students — the ones mandated by law to attend school and receive an education, in the hope that they will become productive members of society — are the ones most severely impacted by a budget failure.

Are we saying don’t vote “no” on a school budget? In a word, no. But understand the implications of both a yea and nay vote.

Review the district literature. Read the local media. And remember that board trustees are elected. Connect with them and ask them questions — the ones running for re-election as well as the

candidates who are challenging them.

Remember, a key factor in this equation is that it’s your money. Your dollars, and those of other taxpayers, support the schools.

Do all you can to hold the trustees elected to represent you accountable, and to make sure they are holding the people they hire — superintendents, principals and other administrators — accountable as well.

When considering whom to vote for in contested — and even unopposed — trustee elections, learn about the candidates. How long have they been on the board? What have they done? What has a challenger done to illustrate his or her interest in this unpaid, volunteer position? What are the candidates’ views on important issues?

Know where you should go to vote. If you don’t, call your district, or consult its website.

School district budget votes and board elections might not attract the attention of elections at higher levels of government, but that doesn’t make them any less critical. In the days remaining before next Tuesday, do your part. Be an informed, intelligent and responsible voter.

Adams turns around to send some of the same illegal

immigrants to motels in Rockland and Orange counties, rented by the city. Will Adams soon do the same for Nassau and Suffolk counties?

York City Mayor Eric Adams criticizes Texas gov. greg Abbott for busing thousands of illegal migrants to New York. Now

My unexpected medical adventure

Ihad never spent more than one night in a hospital or been confronted by serious illness, so my recent surgery for stomach cancer and six-day hospital stay were a life-altering experience. Fortunately, it turned out well. I am all too aware that every day, many thousands of people have medical situations more serious than mine, and not all end well.

Mine began innocuously enough. In 2017 I developed acid reflux, something fairly common and usually very treatable. An endoscopy done by Dr. Michael Barth, a gastroenterologist and a good friend, turned up nothing.

As a routine update, we did another endoscopy in March. Going into it, I didn’t give it a second thought. Just another test that guys my age go through. Just checking the box. I was surprised when Barth told me he had found a protrusion in my stomach wall. He thought it was probably benign, but recommended that I see Dr. Arvino Trindade, a specialist at Northwell Health.

Trindade scheduled a biopsy for April 10, at Long Island Jewish hospital. I had to be there at 5:30 a.m. For Irish guys, hospitals are intimidating enough at any time, but especially in the early-morning dark. Melissa Zimmerman, a retired Nassau County police detective who was on my security detail when I was in Congress, offered to drive Rosemary and me to the hospital.

Before I was taken into the operating

room, Trindade told me he was pretty sure there was nothing there. The next thing I knew, I was waking up and he was telling me there was a tumor, and the odds were that it was malignant. That should have been shocking news, but he was professional and calm, assuring me it could easily be removed. Nothing to worry about.

A few nights later, I woke up at around 3 a.m., and it hit me that I probably had cancer. Then, four days after the biopsy, Barth and Trindade called to confirm it: The tumor was malignant, and the surgery would be done at LIJ by Dr. Matthew Weiss, a premier surgeon. Weiss called and told me all looked good for complete success. “Enjoy the weekend,” he said. That night, Rosemary and I had dinner at an Italian restaurant in Manhattan with Melissa and her husband, Lance.

The following Tuesday I met Weiss, who told me the surgery would be on April 24. He was confident that it would go well. It turned out that his college roommate was a son of Frank Macciarola, whom I’d gone to St. Francis College with and who later became president of the college. Small world. I took it as a good sign.

I went to pre-op appointments at Northwell, and saw my cardiologist in Manhattan to get clearance for the operation. With a day to go, I started on a liquid diet, Jell-O being the closest thing to solid food.

Once again, Melissa drove Rosemary and me to the hospital. The Northwell admissions people couldn’t have been friendlier. By 6:30 a.m. I was dressed in my hospital outfit, lying on a gurney with

an intravenous tube in my arm, answering questions from doctors and nurses, including the ones you’re asked 100 times: name, date of birth, surgery you’re there for. Sometimes I had to spell my name.

Then I was wheeled into the operating room, a science fiction-style enclosure filled with doctors, nurses, bright lights and a table with what seemed to be an endless supply of knives and scissors. An epidural was painlessly inserted in my spine, and an anesthesia mask placed over my face.

The next thing I knew, I was in the recovery room, and Rosemary was saying that Weiss had told her all had gone well. I felt pain across my stomach, but nothing severe.

Soon I was in my own room. There was no steady pain as long as I lay motionless, but any attempt to move, or even reach for something, was very painful. Every day, though, the pain receded. The day after the surgery, I was walking up and down the hall. I slept pretty well at night, despite being awakened every few hours to have my blood pressure taken and blood drawn.

Each morning began with a team of doctors coming through at about 6:30 to ask how I was doing and to take turns admiring the 9-inch-long scar from my chest to my navel. Their words of praise made me feel proud, almost as if I had something to do with it. Weiss came by several times, always upbeat and reassuring — a total pro.

Northwell chief executive Michael Dowling, whom I’m proud to work for as a Northwell consultant, visited me for almost an hour, and we chatted about

everything from my surgery to County Limerick’s hurling team in Ireland. Besides Rosemary, who was there for hours each day, visitors included my son, Sean, my daughter, Erin, my sister, Barbara (a nurse), NCPD Commissioner Pat Ryder, former Deputy Commissioner Bill Flanagan, the Zimmermans, and former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Fred Cambria. There were phone calls from Mets greats Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky and getwell wishes from political luminaries including Joe Cairo, Bruce Blakeman, Al D’Amato and Jay Jacobs. The warmest conversation was with my grandson Jack.

The most unexpected call came from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Representatives Anthony D’Esposito, Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota, who had a layover in Shannon Airport, in Ireland, on a trip to Jordan and Israel. I almost felt as if I were back in Congress.

Five days after the operation, I walked out of the hospital unassisted.

I can’t say enough about the people at Northwell, especially the nurses and aides who did everything to make me comfortable and keep me relaxed. Northwell was top shelf before, during and after this entire process. (For those who might wonder, I was covered by Medicare and Rosemary’s insurance plan. I gave up congressional insurance 20 years ago. It was too expensive.)

Now I’m home and feel great. No real pain; just soreness. I’m eating well, and walking a few blocks each day. Weiss expected an almost full recovery in three to four weeks. There were some tense moments along the way, but I’m a lucky guy.

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

The real solution involves securing our southern border with Mexico. Under President Biden’s watch, millions of illegal immigrants have crossed. Now more are attempting the same at our Canadian border. Department of Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas has the nerve to claim the border is secure. With the ending of Title 42, which afforded us the opportunity to send many illegal immigrants back to their home countries, the situation will only grow worse. Regardless of how you feel about former President Trump, under his watch the flow of illegals was less and border security better.

We have spent billions to help Ukraine secure its border against the Russian invasion. It’s time we spend whatever it takes to secure our borders with Mexico and Canada.

LARRy PENNER Great Neck

Democrats favor felons over disabled veterans

To the Editor:

First our Democratic state government gave us bail reform, which puts the criminals back on the street before police officers complete their paperwork, and Democratic district attorneys lower felony charges or completely dismiss them.

Now the Democrats, who also decriminalized marijuana, have given over 200 licenses to open stores and sell marijuana to convicted felons who were mostly drug dealers. Not one disabled veteran has received a license. In the eyes of our Democratic elected officials, convicted felons are more important than disabled veterans.

STEvE GROGAN Lynbrook

Framework by Tim Baker

Grabbing an armload at Class Night — West Hempstead

the next thing I knew, I was waking up and being told there was a tumor.

Grogan is a retired federal agent, a former Lynbrook village trustee and a veteran.