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Burke attended school in Thomas Burke, who grew up Levittown, graduating from in Wantagh and got his start MacArthur High School in teaching there, will mark his 1999. He wanted to become an return as Forest Lake Elemen- elementary school teacher, so he earned his bachtary School’s new principal beginelor’s degree from ning in the next M o l l o y C o l l e g e, school year. now Molloy UniverBurke has sity, because of its accepted the posieducation program. tion after serving Burke was first as principal of the hired as a fifthSeaford Harbor Eleg rade teacher at mentary School for Mandalay Elementhe past seven t a r y, w h e r e h e years. He started remained for five out as a fifth-grade ThomAS BURKE years before acceptteacher at Manda- new principal, ing a sixth-grade l ay E l e m e n t a r y Forest Lake teaching position at School in Wantagh Elementary School Wanta gh Middle after g raduating School. While from Molloy Colteaching at the lege in 2003. middle school, Burke earned He said even though he loved his master’s degree in secondworking in the Seaford School ary education as well as an District, where he learned how administrative degree from St. to be an elementary school John’s University. principal, he couldn’t resist the After teaching in the Wantchance to return to Wantagh. agh School District for 11 years, “When the opportunity came Burke was hired as assistant here — to work in Wantagh, to principal at Seaford Middle return home — that was really School, where he worked alongenticing,” Burke said. “I always side principal Daniel Smith. wanted to be a principal adminTwo years after obtaining istrator here. So here I am, I’m CoNtiNued oN page 15

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“I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to help, empowering women,” she said. “I took a lot of pride in shoving a square peg into a round hole, with nobody telling me I couldn’t do something. I was on a mission.”

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“I wanted my journey to be of value to somebody someday,” she said. “I had the worst anxiety of my life. I would go to sleep and I would wake up at 2 in the morning, gasping for air, realizing I had cancer — and it was debilitating.”

It’s been nearly two years since MathiesonSegura, now 58, finished treatment — six months of chemotherapy followed by a double mastectomy and a complete hysterectomy, all at once, during a 12-hour-long procedure, followed by reconstructive surgery.

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Nassau County finished 2022 with more money than it expected — $435 million more, in fact.

And taxpayers can credit sound fiscal management as well as higher-thanexpected sales tax revenue, according to Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips. The county actually spent $40 million more than the $3.9 billion it brought in last year, but $475 million in other financing sources more than offset it.

At the same time, the county stopped deferring mandatory pension contributions, paying off $123 million in past deferrals, and another $30 million that remained. Because of that, Nassau is current on its pension obligations for the first time in more than a decade.

The county also settled its lawsuit with Long Island Power Authority/ National Grid last year over taxes on two of the utility’s properties. This ultimately reduced the county’s long-term viability from $707 million in 2021 to $383 million at the end of last year.

The news could mean the end is near for the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, which was created in 2000 following the government economic issues of the county in the 1990s. The county’s finances have improved so dramatically over the last several years, Phillips said, the county actually no longer meets the conditions that would require the oversight.

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Water board holds first public meeting

WANTAGH HERALD — July 20, 2023

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he atmosphere was tense in the meeting room of the Lynbrook Public Library on July 11 as dozens of South Shore residents gathered for a public meeting of the South Nassau Water Authority — the first since its creation in November 2021.

“I don’t anticipate a very congenial meeting tonight,” Seth Koslow, who is running for county legislator, said. “I think people are going to be upset and loud.”

Koslow was right. The meeting began with John Reinhardt, the authority’s temporary president, offering an overview of the timeline for its acquisition of Liberty Water, which provides water to most of Nassau County and is proposing a rate hike of up to 42 percent in some areas.

In March 2022, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin promised the authority $500,000 in funding so it could move forward with acquiring Liberty’s assets. That May, the authority completed the first step in a four-step process for the takeover outlined by the state Public Service Commission, sending an introductory letter to Liberty Water to make it aware of the authority’s intent to acquire those assets. Over the following weeks, Liberty provided enough information to the authority to begin the valuation process.

Last week’s meeting continued with Bill DeWitt, an attorney representing the water authority, passing several resolutions, including the appointment of Robert York as the authority’s chairman and Michelle Bocci as its treasurer. Nearly in unison, many attendees asked with frustration why York was not at the meeting.

When Reinhardt explained that York was on vacation, there were expressions of outrage, and the next several minutes were full of heated cross-talk, which set the tone for the rest of the evening.

The board continued the meeting by announcing the hiring of consultants, including Walden Environmental Engineering, and then adjourned to meet in executive session. This was met with another uproar.

“Why are we here?” one attendee asked.

“They don’t respect our time,” another said.

One man began making chicken noises as board members made their way out the back of the room. When they board was gone, David Denenberg, co-director of Long Island Clean Air Water & Soil and a former county legislator, joined by Michael Reid, of the Merrick Fire Department, stood and addressed the gathering.

“We don’t have water service, yet we pay taxes for a service we don’t get,” Denenberg said to the crowd, referring to those in Liberty’s service area who pay utility and other taxes to the county and town, but do not receive public water.

Reinhardt said later that Denenberg’s statement was inaccurate, as those in Liberty’s service area do not have a water line on their tax bill, while those in public water districts do.

Denenberg introduced Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, who sponsored a bill

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The South Nassau Water Authority comprises John Conroy, Robert Gizzi, John Reinhardt, Ella Stevens and Mark Plumer. All members of the board receive Liberty Water and are affected by the rate hike.

State outlines process of acquisition Step One: Send an introductory letter to Liberty Water, notifying it of the water authority’s interest in acquiring its assets. This step was completed in May 2022.

David Denenberg, Michael Reid and Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages addressed the crowd while the South Nassau Water Authority was in executive session. to provide the water authority with $1 million in funding for the acquisition. She was met with a round of applause.

“The intention was to make sure the burden of financing is not on the citizen,” Solages said. “We’ve had many feasibility studies, even done by the state of New York, and we know this is possible. Let’s move forward and get it done.”

After 20 minutes, the board returned from its executive session, and the meeting was opened to public questions and comments. Denenberg asked why it had taken 17 months for the authority to hold a public meeting while the North Shore’s has had four.

“We are well ahead of the North Shore Water Authority,” Reinhardt said.

“They’ve had four meetings so far where they’ve come forward and said, ‘We have nothing.’ Their website says everything is ‘to be determined.’ They’ve taken no action.”

Reinhardt later added that the South Nassau board didn’t want to hold a public meeting without having information available to present because it could create an “angry situation.”

Responding to the questions about the time that had passed since the board’s creation with seemingly no action taken,

Reinhardt said, “You don’t buy a house without having it inspected, without knowing the condition of the house. This is a half-a-billion-dollar house that we’re buying.”

“This is this board moving forward potentially with buying a utility company in the names of you and all the other ratepayers in the room,” he added. “We’re doing that after we do due diligence to make sure that there aren’t massive liabilities out there.”

Rabbi Howard Nacht, of Merrick, told the board, “I urge you to move forward expeditiously to accomplish [the acquisition].

“Bring us in line with the other 97 percent of people who are paying for water in this state,” he added, referring to residents who receive public than private water service. Nacht’s comments were applauded by the crowd.

“Right now we’re paying these extreme prices for water, and the ratepayers are suffering,” Solages said, also suggesting that the board request emergency funding from Albany for the takeover. “We have an affordability crisis, and we really need to work expeditiously to ensure that we are saving the ratepayers money.”

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Step Two: Send an offer letter to Liberty that includes a list of its assets and a monetary offer to acquire them. Walden Environmental Engineering recommended at the public meeting that the board move forward with this step.

Step Three: Update past appraisals of Liberty’s assets to reflect its present value.

Step Four: Liberty uses that updated information to present its own information on those assets.

When all four steps are completed, “good faith” negotiations will take place between the parties to see if a purchase will take place. ronmental group Food and Water Watch, commended the board’s previously unknown efforts in the acquisition process.

“We’ve waited an awful long time, and that’s why the frustrations are boiling out, even though you gave us good news,” Harrison said. “Because there is good news. I wish I knew that this commission had done that process. I had no idea that you had authorized any investigation.”

“I wish you well, but we’re going to be watching,” he added. “And I know we’re all going to be here at future meetings.”

Those meetings will be announced on the South Nassau Water Authority’s website, SouthNassauWater.org.

Newest defense against sharks? Drones

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK Special to the Herald

How to avoid sharks

The water is getting warmed along the southern shorelines of Long Island — the kind of water that attracts all kinds of marine life, including sharks.

The aquatic creatures have made their presence known in recent years, and 2023 was no exception. In fact, state officials warned Long Island beaches in particular could see a lot more sharks — and the sharks delivered.

There already have been five sharkrelated incidents on Long Island beaches this year, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul — most of them occurring around July 4.

And there is still plenty of summer left.

Last year, there were eight shark bites on Long Island — for the entire season.

“We went from having one shark encounter in 2012 to eight just a decade later,” Hochul shared at a news conference last week at the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center. “Sharks are coming closer, and this is good news because the water is pristine, it’s cleaner than it was 50 years ago. But it’s also something that we need to be on-guard about.”

Lifeguards have access to Yamaha WaveRunner jetskis to better patrol the waters, and there has been more training for police and lifeguards on how to deal with sharks. And technology will come into play as well, with Hochul announcing 60 new drones will be deployed to supplement the existing 18 keeping watch.

■ Stay close to shore in designated swimming areas ■ Avoid swimming in areas with schools of fish, diving birds, or seals ■ Do not swim at dawn, dusk, or nighttime

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Flanked by Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages and state Sen. Kevin Thomas, Gov. Kathy Hochul shows off some of the drones that will be used to survey the waters on Long Island’s South Shore for sharks.

“We want to make sure that none of our communities ever appear on ‘Shark Week,’ which premieres at the end of the month,” Hochul said of the popular Discovery Channel series.

Various shark species can migrate to Long Island, according to the state’s environmental conservation department, including the feared great white shark featured in Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws.” But the most common sharks on Long Island

are sandbar sharks, dusky sharks, and sand tiger sharks.

Sand tiger sharks —the species featured at Riverhead’s Long Island Aquarium — are typically docile, but have been identified as reportedly responsible for a few of the bites this year.

These measures are important for keeping Long Island beaches safe, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said.

“We have a very unified group that has

an integrated way of monitoring all the shark movements,” he said. “If you take proper precautions like swimming in a protected area, if you don’t go in the water where this schools of fish or seals, you’re going to be completely safe. But on top of that, we in Nassau County have our helicopters in the air, and all-terrain vehicles that are available.”

What’s driving the shark activity on Long Island in recent years? Hochul has two theories — not necessarily at odds with one another.

“Over the last 50 years, extraordinary measures have been taken to clean up the water here to make sure that it’s safe for swimmers and deal with the pollutants,” the governor said. “As a result, the sea creatures that are consumed by sharks are moving in closer — the sharks are following their dinner. I don’t know if this is proven, but the fact that the waters are warmer due to climate change may also be a driver.”

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Crime watCh On July 7, a Bethpage woman reported that the catalytic converter was stolen from her vehicle while parked on Thomas Avenue.

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Mavis Discount Tire, located on Sunrise Highway in Wantagh, reported that an unknown suspect stole four inspection stickers from the store on July 12.

Target, located on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown, reported that an unknown woman stole eleven basketballs from the store on July 7.

On North Kentucky Avenue in North Massapequa, a man reported that his catalytic converter was stolen on July 8.

A Bethpage man reported that his catalytic converter was stolen while parked on North Third Street on July 8.

Rite Aid, located on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore, reported than an unidentified man stole various items from the store on July 8.

On July 9, a Bethpage man reported that his catalytic converter was stolen while parked on Meade Avenue.

In Massapequa Park, a woman reported that her catalytic converter was stolen while parked on Eastlake Avenue on July 10.

On Chelsea Lane in Levittown, a man reported that various items were stolen from his car on July 10.

arrests Christine Chiarappa, 64, from Bethpage, was arrested on July 6 for allegedly shoplifting from Target, located on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown.

Philip Merra, 77, from North Massapequa, was arrested on July 7 for allegedly shoplifting from Target, located on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown.

Francis Romeo, 65, from Seaford, was arrested on July 8 for allegedly shoplifting from Target, located on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown.

Joseph Esposito, 28, from Wantagh, was arrested on July 8 for allegedly shoplifting from Target, located on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown.

Patricia Walters, 50, from Ozone Park, was arrested on July 10 for allegedly shoplifting from Target, located on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

D’Esposito appointed to Holocaust council U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, who represents several South Shore Nassau County communities, was appointed by House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

Congress established the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council in 1980 to assist the country in commemorating the Holocaust and to raise private funds for and build the nation’s Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The Council took over as the museum’s governing board of trustees after the institution’s 1993 opening. The museum is a separate entity of the U.S. government that functions as a publicprivate partnership and receives some federal funds to support building operations.

The Council, which holds two annual meetings, is made up of 55 members chosen by the president, five representatives from the Senate and House of Representatives, and three ex-officio members from the Departments of Education, the Interior and State.

D’Esposito added that he will fulfill his goals and contribute to a council with a longstanding mission of commemorating the Holocaust.

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The Earth set consecutive record-breaking temperatures during the first week of July, and it’s not expected to get any better. El Niño is expected to affect weather through next year, meaning more hot temperatures are on the way.

Living through hottest week in 125,000 years

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he record for the highest global average temperature since at least 1979 was shattered a few weeks ago — and then that record was broken the next day. And then again two days later.

The Earth’s average temperature hovered around 62 degrees Fahrenheit, which would be a chilly day for the summer. Yet, on a global scale, it was a few degrees warmer than where it should be.

These record temperatures have been, in part, due to the forming a weather phenomenon called El Niño. It’s created when the central and eastern parts of the Pacific Ocean enter a warming phase as part of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle.

There have been at least 30 El Niño events since 1900, according to meterologists, but many observers believe each of the seasons are becoming warmer over the years. And they’re blaming that on global warming.

“The first week of July appears to have been the hottest week on record globally,” said Mark Lowery, a climate policy analyst for the state’s environmental conservation department. “During that week, we saw four consecutive days of new records for the Earth’s hottest days.”

What the Earth experienced at the beginning of July was the hottest the Earth has been in more than 125,000 years, Lowery said. This extreme heat is

projected to get even worse over much of the world in the next couple of weeks, and will almost certainly continue into 2024 as El Niño remains intact.

“Once the Earth moves into the El Niño phase, it lasts about two or three years,” Lowery said. “So, we would have every reason to believe that there will be continued release of heat that will continue to accumulate in the atmosphere through 2024.”

That heat will be felt everywhere, even on Long Island. Alison Branco, climate adaptation director for The Nature Conservancy in Virginia, said that as the air warms, the ocean also warms.

And when the ocean waters become warmer they expand. This, in turn, will cause the sea level to rise off the coast of Long Island.

“For a long and narrow, very flat island, sea level rise is a major impact of climate change that we need to be thinking about all the time,” Branco said. “Because it’s really going to change the face of Long Island.”

And it affects not only the South Shore, but the North Shore as well, according to reports. Rising tides will create higher waves, which in turn will erode bluffs, causing them to eventually slide into the ocean.

But warmer water and a fear of higher tides aren’t the only things people living and enjoying Long Island have to worry about. Charles Rothenberg, climate and energy attorney from the Connecticut-based advocacy group Save the Sound, says warmer waters are acting as fuel for tropical systems.

“We can anticipate some significant tropical storms and hurricanes in the months ahead,” he said, adding marine life also be affected by these warmer waters. “There’s been a lot of conversations about the decrease in lobster populations.”

Lobsters tend to like water at specific cooler temperatures — something that won’t be much abundance of if ocean waters continue to warm, scientists say.

Some believe more than half the lobster population available for fishing could be decimated within the next three decades.

The climate is changing, and despite best efforts to slow it down, it might be too late to stop it. But there are ways people can adapt, Branco said. First and foremost, they will need to start thinking about ways to cool off. That could mean buying air-conditioning systems, fans, or having access to a pool or ocean they can swim in.

“Our government needs to be thinking about these hotter temperatures, too, and making sure that we have the resources to help people cool their homes,” Branco said.

Storms have been coming, and they’ll continue to come, she added. Because of that, following evacuation orders is essential. Families also need a “go” bag ready for if they need to evacuate, Branco added. Also, a plan for the family to meet at a certain location in case of a disaster is very important.

“Investing in energy appliances, which helps reduce the strain on our electric grid during these very hot sum-

Ways to cool off in a hotter planet ■ Invest in an air conditioning unit ■ Buy a fan for your room ■ Go swimming in a pool or the ocean ■ Take cool baths or showers ■ Have water handy at all times ■ Wear loose, lightweight and light-colored clothing ■ Limit outdoor activity mers, are very critical,” Rothenberg added.

But in the end, if people really want to help, they should support policies that help curb the impact of climate change, Rothenberg said. It’s vital to address the root cause of global warming, and that can only happen through collective action.

Nassau County is part of the Climate Smart Communities Program, intended to reduce greenhouse gases said to cause global warming on a local scale.

But this was an effort supported by former county executive Laura Curran.

Her successor, Bruce Blakeman, is not known to have taken advantage of the program, or instituted any of its recommendations.

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Global warming hits home. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Threats from China. A new Covid variant. What’s going on here?

We want to feel safe. We want our friends and families to be safe. Yet, whenever we hear or read the news, panic-inducing stories bombard our brains. Fear can be addictive, destroying our ability to focus on other matters. It promotes panic. It cultivates hopelessness. It’s immobilizing. So how shall we cope when we hear about terrifying events in the world?

First and foremost, you must find the adult voice in your head that’s calming, reassuring, and hopeful. It’s there somewhere! Then tell the scared child within you to listen to that voice. Really listen. Breathe in those reassuring thoughts and calming feelings.

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t was an eventful first half of baseball for the Long Island Ducks, who became the Atlantic League’s all-time winningest franchise (1,581 as of June 17), captured the North Division’s first-half title, and had four player contracts purchased by Major League organizations.

Ninth-inning magic in two games July 7 allowed the Ducks to snag first place in their division via a tiebreaker with York.

Both teams finished 37-26.

Long Island scored three times in the top of the ninth to defeat Southern Maryland, 4-1, while York allowed two runs to Lexington in the top of the ninth and suffered a 7-6 defeat.

“We had one eye on the scoreboard all night,” Ducks manager Wally Backman said. “While we were up in the ninth inning, Dickerson [Alex] informed me York lost. All the guys knew when we took the field in the bottom of the ninth what was at stake.”

The Ducks closed the first half on a four-game winning streak and allowed only nine runs in the process.

The departures of Brett Kennedy and Stephen Woods Jr. left the starting pitching staff in a state of flux but not thin on talent. Stephen Tarpley, Robert Stock and Matt Solter all produced quality starts under pressure in the final week of the first half, Backman noted. Former MLB reliever Al Alburquerque (0.78 ERA, 0.74 WHIP) has been dominant and picked up the win in the clincher after Tarpley fired six strong innings.

Kennedy was the first Ducks player to depart during the season after signing with the Cincinnati Reds. After a six-week stint at AAA Louisville, Kennedy picked up a W for the Reds July 4. “Congratulations to Brett on this well-deserved opportunity to pitch again in the Major Leagues,” Ducks President/GM Michael Pfaff said of Kennedy, who tossed five solid innings to defeat the Washington Nationals. “We are thrilled to have helped him achieve this milestone in his career.”

On his way to becoming the 29th Ducks alumnus to be promoted to the majors, Kennedy made three quality starts for Long Island and struck out 16 batters in 11 2/3 innings of work with a 3.09 ERA. Three others had their contracts purchased by Major League or foreign professional organizations this season: Former three-time MLB All-Star and former New York Mets infielder Daniel Murphy (Angels, Triple-A Salt Lake), nine-year MLB infielder Adeiny Hechavarria (Kansas City Royals, Triple-A Omaha) and pitcher Stephen Woods Jr. (Fubon Guardians, China.) The latter was 7-2 with a 3.77 ERA in 11 starts.

“We’re going to roll with a six-man starting rotation and not push anyone too hard in the second half,” Backman said.

Photos courtesy Long Island Ducks

First baseman Sam Travis enjoyed a huge first half at the plate with 12 home runs and 55 RBIs. “That’s one of the luxuries of winning the first half.”

Murphy played in 37 games with the Ducks. He departed tied for fourth in the Atlantic League with 47 hits, sixth in batting average (.331) and 10th in on-base percentage (.410), all of which lead the Flock.

He also totaled two home runs, 19 RBIs, 20 runs, 64 total bases, nine doubles, one triple, 14 walks and an .861 OPS. Murphy compiled a 16-game hitting streak from May 16-June 1, the longest hitting streak by a Duck this season, and a 19-game onbase streak from May 12-June 1.

Hechavarria appeared in 38 games with the Ducks. At the time of his departure to the Royals system, he led all Ducks and was tied for fifth in the Atlantic League with 12 doubles as well as tied for sixth in the league with 34 RBIs. He was also tied for the team lead with seven home runs while totaling 29 runs, 43 hits, 78 total bases, a triple, 21 walks and a .920 OPS. The 34-year-old reached base safely in 24 of his past 26 games going back to May 12, earning at least one hit in 21 of them. In that span, he compiled a .295 batting average with a .911 OPS.

Long Island’s offense in the first half was sparked by first baseman Sam Travis, who played all 63 games and batted .288 with 12 homers and 55 RBIs. He also scored a team-high 50 runs.

“Winning the first half was a lot of fun,” said Travis, who played three seasons with the Boston Red Sox. “We still want to go out and win every game we play. We have a lot of season left. It’s a great group of guys. If it’s not one guy getting it done on a given night, it’s another.”

Dickerson is raking at the plate with a .352 batting average, .637 slugging percentage, 13 homers and 44 RBIs in 49 games.

Former highly touted Baltimore Orioles catching prospect Chance Sisco has also been dynamic at the plate with 11 homers and 33 RBIs in only 28 games with a .317 batting average. Outfielder Brian Goodwin, with a dozen years of MLB experience under his belt, batted .300 with 8 homers and 9 steals.

Regardless of what happens in the second half, the four-time league champion Ducks will participate in the Atlantic League playoffs for the 16th time in franchise history starting around Sept. 20.

Al Alburquerque has pitched lights-out (0.78 ERA) and earned the first-half clinching victory in relief.

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it was a family affair at the premiere: from left above were Jose Segura iii, Sam mina, mathiesonSegura, Jose Segura, Kelly mina, Christina Segura and nicole muhns.

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Her own diagnosis was reminiscent of that of her mother, who died from breast cancer at 48, when Mathieson-Segura was 23. Watching her mom suffer at a time when treatment options weren’t as varied was traumatizing.

“The chemotherapy was really like, in my opinion, let’s bring somebody as close to death as we possibly can and hope this works,” Mathieson-Segura said.

“It was a completely different time. I had that etched in my memory, and I buried it. Our brains do wonderful things to protect us.”

Taking her journey into her own hands, Mathieson-Segura began taking short, selfie videos of herself throughout her treatment. What she wanted to show people is that she was OK — and that those with similar challenges would be OK, too.

“Throughout the process, I kept making these videos, and I thought the next woman that goes through this is going to at least have something to look at when you feel awful because you’re bald and you don’t have eyebrows,” she told the Herald. “Or you feel awful because the

chemotherapy is making you gain weight.

“I wanted every woman to know that she was entitled to be mad, sad, angry, upset, anxious,” she added, “and that it was OK to ask for help.”

Accumulating over 100 videos, she also interviewed four other women who were willing to share their thoughts and experiences. With the help of producers Charlie Steiner and Holli Haerr, her vision came to life.

The documentary’s premiere on June 20 was a night to celebrate the triumph of women like Mathieson-Segura, who said she wanted women to feel inspired and empowered, and know that they are capable of fighting — just like she did.

Looking back on her cancer journey, Mathieson-Segura called her newfound outlook on life “post-traumatic growth.”

“After you go through something, you realize how strong you are and how powerful you are,” she said last month. “Your life is never the same. My life is now the happiest it’s ever been.”

Mathieson-Segura created a nonprofit with the same name as her documentary.

For more on her mission, and for links to the documentary, go to YoullBeOkToo.org.

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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order declaring July Rip Current Awareness Month on July 5 at Nickerson Beach, alongside the Nassau County Legislature’s presiding officer, Rich Nicolello, and Josephine De Moura, whose daughter drowned in a rip current.

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Rip currents are county theme for July

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ip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water headed away from shore that aren’t easy for recreational swimmers to spot. Nervous swimmers who find themselves caught in a rip current often try to swim against it, which only increases their risk of drowning due to fatigue that quickly turns into exhaustion.

Garden City resident Josephine De Moura lost her daughter, Alexandra, that way on Aug. 4, 2019. Alexandra, a standout gymnast at Garden City High school who went on to compete at George Washington University, was on vacation with some friends in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, when she was swept from a sandbar.

She tried to fight the rip current, but couldn’t.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman came to Nickerson Beach on July 5 to tell Alexandra’s story and to announce the month of July’s new designation in the county — Rip Current Awareness Month.

Blakeman was joined by Rich Nicolello, presiding officer of the County Legislature; Darcy Belyea, the county commissioner of parks, recreation and museums; and Josephine De Moura.

Blakeman cited what he described as “a terrible statistic”: More than 60 people in the United States have drowned in rip currents already this year. “So, we have to know how to negotiate our way out of rip currents,” he said. “That’s what we’re doing here today.”

Blakeman spoke about the dangers of the ocean and how to be safe, and signed an executive order giving July its new recognition. De Moura then spoke about her daughter.

“Her natural instinct was to fight against the current, and she tired out not knowing what to do and

drowned,” she said. “If I can save one family from the devastation that my family and I are going through, it is my mission. Knowledge is power.”

De Moura created a rip current safety course at Garden City High. In it, students learn how to navigate and escape from a rip current if they’re ever caught in one, by swimming parallel to shore until they are free of the current’s pull, and then swimming back to the beach. De Moura said her plan is to get the course into every Long Island school district.

Blakeman and De Moura then unveiled a new rip current safety sign at the entrance ramp to Nickerson Beach. It is one of eight new signs in Lido Beach that will educate beachgoers on how to identify a rip current and what to do if they are caught in one. The signs illustrate a rip current, showing how it moves, and also offer pointers on how to avoid them. The signs are dedicated to Alexandra.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rip currents are more likely to occur at low tide, when waves are breaking over sandbars near the shore.

Blakeman also praised the local beach lifeguards, and reminded visitors that along with the new signage, the lifeguard crews’ green flags indicate where it’s safe to swim, while red ones mark where it’s not.

Purple flags indicate that a shark has been spotted.

He also touted some of the additional technology town guards and county marine units have been using this summer — many of them in response to reports of sharks, but all of which will enhance ocean swimmers’ safety.

“We’re on the beaches with all-terrain vehicles, we’re in the sky with helicopters, we’re on the water with the police marine boats and we have drones that are flying constantly to make sure that all of our residents are safe at the beaches,” Blakeman said.

The new signs have diagrams of rip currents and bullet points on what to do if you are caught in one.

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project Breach, which she began in 2014.

Conceived on the model of records kept by n original and compelling voice in contemporary art, Courtney 18th century whaling ships, each “logbook” M. Leonard’s artistic the perspective takes root in her as a Can art change world?

It’s a heritage question WHEN of Breach records — in ceramic, paint and member of the Shinnecock Nation. video — one year of the artist’s experiences of that’s at the knowledge focus of our collective Her work been amplifies Indigenous and expresses reverence for ••Now through Nov. 12 noon-4 Saturday and Sunday, “environmental fragility, shifting adaptations, the earth and sea while advocating for their protection.

• Open Thursdaythrough through p.m.; Tuesday Friday, and/or the ability to simply become anew.” culture centuries. as society Trained as a for ceramic artist, Leonard —Now who received an advanced Sunday, 11 a.m.-4noon-5 p.m. p.m.

A single installation contained in an entire degree from Rhode Island School of Design — has evolved her practice ••$5 suggested admission Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, gallery, Breach: Logbook 23|Alluvion takes its navigates the complexities of tomodern to refl ect her many interests and pursuits, all in an effort investigate life, non-members; and South Campus, members Hempstead. name from a legal term meaning the action narratives of cultural viability. children under 13 free For information and to RSVP, of the sea or a river in forming new land by art as apainter path social change is asat the A sculptor, and for filmmaker in addition to her calling • Heckscher Museumor ofvisit Art, 2 call (516) 463-5672, depositing sediment. Connecting the concepts a ceramicist, Leonard is known for her immersive installations that Prime Ave., Huntington Hofstra.edu/museum of erosion and alluvion, Leonard explains: forefront of artistic expression. immediately command attention.

• (631) 380-3230 or “The purple and white of the quahog shell Now her art comes into focus in the first retrospective of her work, Heckscher.org are formed by the water and minerals of a “Courtney M. We Leonard: Logbook 2004-2023” atMuseum the Heckscher Museum “When All Stand,” Hofstra University of Art’s new exhibition, examines specific place. Alluvion speaks to the history of of the Art,collective which also is herof first exhibition in the New York metro land, water, place, and to the displacement or power thesolo artsmuseum in society. region.Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition disruption and from loss of land due to erosion or imposed law. Yet it also speaks to “Her work is extremely beautiful and visually engaging,” says Heckscher the resiliency of our Shinnecock people and of our shoreline to heal itself.” collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

Museum curator Karli Wurzelbacher. “It’s so well-made and deeply Concurrently with the Heckscher exhibit, Leonard created a site-specific “It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that meaningful. So many important concepts are embedded within each piece.” outdoor installation for Planting Fields State Park in Oyster Bay, located in the promise freedom, civicofengagement, cultivating unity,” The twoequality dozen and pieces on viewencouraging take over three the museum’sand galleries.

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2,023…,” president activism on eight-foot-long issues such as immigration, rights, theand approximately wall hanginggender, focusesreproductive on the moment of mass incarceration, her Breach: Logbook 23 concept, with full-sized shipping container integrated colonial Long Island, by mapping contours of the island votingcontact rights, on racial bias, gun violence, andthe promises unfulfi lled.

Theywith all combineinto the the making ground. The shape of the container structure itself is meant to evoke thousands of individual clay that thumbprints resembling shells. in the hope of mobilizingthe of art with public service has a grassroots approach their body of a whale. As you enter through the jaws of a Northern Right Sewn onto aand cotton with artifimovement, cial sinew, each thumbprint Whale,toyou move through the whale’s body. communities the canvas nation to ignite create awareness, and inspire others becomes a “maker’s “It’s essentially a root cellar, which was a natural refrigeration system and stand with them.”mark” indexing the artist’s contact with the earth.

“It’s one amazing work with over 1,000 components,” Wurzelbacher means of food sovereignty for indigenous people,” Wouters says. “She added This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s notes. to that the idea of a shipping container, bringing in the theme of whaling, 13th conference the Barack Obama presidency coming Thispresidential monumental creation ison a sister piece to two other artworks in up in April.so important to coastal Indigenous groups, yet abused by colonists. It’s an “We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says Leonard’s Contact series. The two earlier works both map New York state. impressive, ambitious installation because of its scale. It’s wonderful to have this Albert.

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That influential decade comes alive in the form of the Sixties Show. This dynamic night of nostalgia features all the sights and sounds of the decade, with a lively ensemble of accomplished musicians who know their way around the beloved hits of the ‘60s. You will be grooving along to note-for-note recreations of some of the greatest songs of that memorable era. Take a trip back to another time and place that was the 1960s, where an AM radio is blasting out the latest sounds from a convertible, on a warm summer starlit Saturday night on any street USA. The high-energy show is a largescale ambitious multimedia stage 13 production, powerfully dramatized with a combination of special effects, narration, ‘60s archival audio, and newsreel footage and light show — a reminder of how uniquely inspirational, entertaining and historically significant the music and events of the ‘60s were and continue to be. It’s all meticulously recreated, combined with authentic period costumes and ‘60s-era staging and narration.

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Now in its 18th AdelphiTickets are $51.50-$481.50; University’s ‘new music’available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100. series welcomes Yarn/Wire.

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The famed duo steps away from their Las Vegas residency to bring their act on tour, appear on the Tilles Center stage, Friday, July 28, 8 p.m. Penn & Teller’s brand of awe-inspiring illusions mixed with buddy-comedy shtick has kept the duo at the very top of the magic profession for the past 45 years. Their trademark is the updating of worn out or archaic routines, such as bullet catching or their recent adaptation of the classic bag escape trick (their version involved a trash bag and lots of helium). From humble beginnings busking on the streets of Philadelphia to acclaimed sold–out runs on Broadway to the longest running and one of the most-beloved resident headline acts in Vegas history, magic’s legendary duo continues defy labels—and at times physics and good taste — by redefining the genre of magic and inventing their own very distinct niche in comedy. Constantly evolving and refining their unique take on illusion, the pair’s slight of hand is always amazes, whether it’s a fresh take on an old “trick” or something altogether new. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville.

Tickets are $94, $84, $58, $48; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

On exhibit View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” opening at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, July 22. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5.

Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Kids ages 6-9 can tour Old Westbury Gardens and examine how science is all around us in nature, Thursday, July 27, 2 p.m. Learn how plants grow and take home your own plant, as you participate in experiments of the water cycle and how we can use science to change the color of a flower both naturally and artificially.

71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

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It’s night of tributes to musical icons at Eisenhower Park, Friday, July 21, 8 p.m.

Enjoy Lamar Peters as Elvis Presley and Beyond Fab with their take on the great Beatles tunes. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

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Not sure how to get started on your college essay? The Hofstra University Admission Office is offering a virtual workshop to help high school students learn the skills to tell their story in a way that helps them stand out. The final session, Thursday, Aug. 17, 4-5 p.m., is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Hear from Hofstra Admission counselors about how to brainstorm topics, and compose a thoughtful essay that shows your personality, talents and interests. For more information about Hofstra Admission’s other virtual summer workshops, go to Admission.Hofstra.edu/portal/ virtual_admission_webinars. To schedule a summer in-person visit go to: Hofstra.edu/visit.

On stage Plaza Theatricals brings the iconic musical “Rent,” back to the stage, Friday, July 21, 7:30 p.m. The acclaimed reimagining of “La Vie Boheme,” loosely based on Puccini’s opera and set on East Village streets, fire escapes, tenements, and cafes.

This groundbreaking roller coaster ride depicting the joys and sorrows of an eclectic, diverse group of young artists and activists is always captivating. It’s performed at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $35, $30 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

The Tribunes Enjoy summer tunes, with the five-man a capella doo wop group, featuring ‘5060s music, at Seaford Public Library, Saturday, July 22, 7:30 p.m. 2234 Jackson Ave. For information, visit SeafordLibrary.org.

Practice the “art” of looking at art at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, July 27, 10-11 a.m., with NCMA Director of Education Laura Lynch.

Mindful looking invites you to observe, question, and calmly reflect in a relaxed and supportive environment free of distraction. It’s an opportunity to experience and enjoy the art in the galleries or sculpture garden, together, making personal connection. $10. Space is limited and registration required. Also Aug. 3.

Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Wantagh Class of 1973 Reunion Wantagh High School’s Class of 1973 celebrates their 50th reunion, Sunday, July 22, 6:30 p.m., at Mulcahy’s. 3232 Railroad Ave., Wantagh. $100 per person; paid either with checks or through Venmo.

For more information, email Long-Along1017@aol.com or Mimila924@aol.com.

For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now go beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, July 21, noon; Sunday, July 23, 1:30 p.m.; Monday, July 24, noon; Wednesday and Thursday, July 26-27, noon. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend the 17 steps to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

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.

Weekly Mah Jongg Enjoy game night. 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. $5 per person.

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LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU M&T BANK, Plaintiff against - CRAIG H. O’CALLAGHAN, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on April 12, 2023. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 27th day of July, 2023 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 4030 Avoca Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714 and Avoca Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714.

(Section: 46, Block: 481, Lot: 7 and Section: 46, Block: 481, Lot: 79) Approximate amount of lien $378,405.18 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 602151/2022.

Peter L. Kramer 516-510-4020 Esq., Referee.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: May 4, 2023 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Citibank NA, Plaintiff AGAINST The Estate of Lea Ellen Demaille, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 16, 2023, 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 August 1, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 1701 Cornelius 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: 267, LOT: 196.

Approximate amount of judgment $126,402.19 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #606105/2018.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-085921-F00 76583 140204

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. THOMAS LOUIS MAURO, et al, Defts.

Index #613089/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered June 22, 2023, I will sell at public auction on North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 10, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a Section 51, Block 389, Lot 38. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. RONALD FERRARO, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #100553 140523 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR WATERFALL VICTORIA GRANTOR TRUST II SERIES G, Plaintiff against- RICHARD M. DEMARIA; DEBORAH DEMARIA A/K/A DEBROAH SUPRANOWICH; JAMES FRAUENBERG; ANN FRAUENBERG, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated May 15, 2023 and entered on May 16, 2023, I, the undersigned

Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 8, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Wantagh, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of DeMott Avenue, distant 54.92 feet Easterly from the Easterly end of a curve connecting the Northerly side of DeMott Avenue with the Easterly side of Jane Street; being a plot 100 feet by 60 feet by 100 feet by 60 feet.

Section 57 Block 246 Lot 19 All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.

Said premises known as 3611 DEMOTT AVE, WANTAGH, NY Approximate amount of lien $318,472.11 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.

Index Number 609318/2019.

BRIAN J. DAVIS, ESQ., Referee Kosterich & Skeete, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 707 Westchester Ave, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10604 {*Wantagh Herald*} 140489

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 601101/2023 COUNTY OF NASSAU ___________________ MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

JOSEPH SULFARRO, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JEANETTE SULFARRO; MICHAEL SULFARRO, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JEANETTE SULFARRO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF JEANETTE SULFARRO, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and

all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS, LLC (“SN”); NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 1183 OAKFIELD AVENUE, WANTAGH, NY 11793 Section: 51, Block: 513, Lot: 11 ___________________ To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State.

The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $544,185.00 and interest, recorded on January 04, 2008, in Liber M 32632 at Page 716, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 1183 OAKFIELD AVENUE, WANTAGH, NY 11793.

The relief sought in the within action is a final

judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

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

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

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

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

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: May 11, 2023 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Attorney for Plaintiff Orit Avraham, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 140646 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 1st day of August, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-5 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “ARTERIAL STOPS” at the following locations: MERRICK FREDERICK AVENUE (TH 218/23) - STOP All traffic traveling northbound on State Street shall come to a full stop.

FREDERICK AVENUE (TH 218/23) - STOP All traffic traveling southbound on State Street shall come to a full stop.

OCEANSIDE FOXHURST ROAD (TH 252/23) - STOP -

All traffic traveling southbound on Parkview Place shall come to a full stop.

(NR) VALLEY STREAM PARK LANE (TH 578/22) STOP All traffic traveling westbound on Park Court shall come to a full stop.

PARK LANE (TH 578/22) STOP -All traffic traveling westbound on Sherwood Street shall come to a full stop.

WANTAGH DEMOTT AVENUE (TH 268/23) - STOP All traffic traveling southbound on Temple Drive shall come to a full stop.

WILLOWOOD DRIVE (TH 271/23) - STOP All traffic traveling northbound on Western Lane shall come to a full stop.

TEMPLE DRIVE (TH 281/23) - STOP All traffic traveling eastbound on Princeton Drive North shall come to a full stop.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: July 11, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 140776 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Commissioner of General Services of the Town of Hempstead has prepared revised parking field maps for the following location, which revisions consist of the adoption of the following public parking field map showing the adoption of four (4) “Reserved Parking” signs in parking field L-4, Levittown; the adoption of two (2) “Fire Department Only” signs and one (1) “No Parking 6 AM to 9 AM” and the repeal of two (2) “Eight Hour Parking” signs and two (2) “No Parking 6 AM to 9 AM” signs in parking field M-4, Merrick; the adoption of two (2) “No Parking Anytime” signs, two (2) “Reserved Parking” signs and two (2) “No Parking 6 AM to 2 PM” signs in parking field WA-5, Wantagh; all in accordance with Section 80-4 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead: LEVITTOWN L-4 Oriole Road Parking Field Levittown East End Turnpike Public Parking District (TH-244/23) MERRICK M-4 Franklin Place Parking Field Merrick Public Parking District (TH-95/23) WANTAGH WA-5 Commuter Parking (Part)

Park Avenue Parking Field Wantagh Town of Hempstead (TH-96/23) PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing will be held at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on the 1st day of August, 2023, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of the following revised public parking field maps: Copies of the proposed public parking field maps are on file in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated: July 11, 2023 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 140779 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS Levittown Public Schools 150 Abbey Lane Levittown, New York 11756 The Board of Education of Levittown Public Schools hereby invites sealed proposals for providing transportation for 1 year, with the option to renew for up to 5 years, commencing with transportation needs for the 2023-2024 school year for the following contract: Athletics, field trips, late runs and other District sponsored activities. Transportation will be requested to fulfill requests on an as-needed basis. Proposals should include pricing for supplying the necessary buses, drivers, and van attendants. In the best interests of the District, the Board of Education reserves the right to award the transportation contracts for a 1 period.

Future one-year contract extensions may be awarded at the discretion of the Board of Education. The award of multi-year contracts is subject to and is conditioned upon the approval of the Levittown Public School voters.

The Request for Proposal, including forms for proposal, certification, conditions, and specifications may be obtained from the District’s Purchasing Agent, located at 150 Abbey Lane, Levittown, New York, 11756 between 9:00AM and 3:00PM, Monday through Friday, prior to the time and date specified below.

In all cases, it must be understood that the conditions set forth in the Request for Proposals issued by the District will apply. Sealed proposals must be mailed or delivered to the Levittown Public Schools, Levittown Memorial Education Center, Purchasing Department, 150 Abbey Lane, Levittown, New York 11756 and must be clearly marked “Competitive Proposal: RFP # LPS-23-007 School Bus Transportation.”

Proposals will be received until 10:00AM on July 25, 2023 in the office of the Purchasing Agent. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject all proposals, waive any informalities in proposals, and to negotiate any portion of proposals. Any aspects of the service not addressed by the Specifications are left to the Proposer to address.

Alternatives to the Specifications or additions to the Specifications are to be clearly identified by the Proposer.

Proposals for each transportation contract will be evaluated according to the following weighted criteria established by the District in accordance with Education Law § 305(14) and Section 156.12 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education: Category Weight I(A) Previous experience of Proposer in transporting students.

15 I(B) Name of each additional transportation company in which Proposer has been an owner or manager and the Proposer’s experience with same 5 II(A) S a f e t y programs implemented by Proposer.

(Include supporting documents in proposal) 10 II(B) Record of accidents in motor vehicles under the control of the Proposer for the past five calendar years.

(List insurance runs and ratio of injury vs. physical damage). 5 II(C) D r i v i n g history of employees of the Proposer. (Include abstracts and driving records) 10 II(D) Inspection records and model year of each of the motor vehicles under the control of Proposer. (NYS DOT BUSNET score. Include BUSNET for ALL Nassau and Suffolk locations.)

10 II(E) Maintenance schedules of the motor vehicles under the control of the Proposer. (List programs and preventive maintenance programs implemented and followed.) 10 III(A) Financial analysis of Proposer (include financial statements) 5 III(B) Documentation of

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LEGAL NOTICE SOUTHEAST NASSAU TRANSPORTATION COOPERATIVE Island Trees, UFSD Levittown UFSD Plainedge UFSD Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD Seaford UFSD Wantagh UFSD ================ NOTICE TO BIDDERS In accordance with the provision of Section 103 of the General Municipal Law, the Boards of Education of the Southeast

Nassau Transportation Co-Operative, consisting of Island Trees UFSD, Levittown UFSD, Plainedge UFSD, Wantagh UFSD, Plainview-Old-Bethpage CSD, and Seaford UFSD, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for: School Year 2023-2024 School Year Transportation On behalf of the Southeast Nassau Transportation CoOperative, Levittown Public Schools hereby gives public notice that SEALED BIDS will be received until 10:30 AM prevailing time on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at the Levittown Public Schools Administrative Building-Small Board Room, located at 150 Abbey Lane, Levittown NY 11756 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud in-person.

Sealed bids are to be addressed to the attention of Bonnie Pampinella, Purchasing Agent, Levittown Public Schools 150 Abbey Lane, Levittown NY 11756.

Bid Specifications and all applicable terms and conditions forms can be obtained by emailing bpampinella@levittownsc hools.oom or by calling (516) 434-7014.

The Boards of Education reserve the right to waive any informality in or to reject in whole or in part all bids or to accept any bid, which in its judgment is in the best interest of the school district.

All proposals received after the time stated in the Notice to Bidders will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the bidder.

The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of the mail by employees of the School District.

Whether sent by mail or by means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes responsibility for having his bid deposited on time at the place specified.

Bids must be in a SEALED ENVELOPE clearly marked on the outside, “SENTCO – 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR BID, and the envelope must bear on the outside, the complete name & address of the bidder.

Each Bidder shall agree to hold his/her bid price for

forty-five (45) days after the formal bid opening.

By order: Boards of Education Island Trees U.F.S.D. Levittown U.F.S.D. Plainedge U.F.S.D. Plainview-Old Bethpage U.F.S.D Seaford U.F.S.D. Wantagh U.F.S.D. 140798

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LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR SG MORTGAGE SECURITIES BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FRE2, Plaintiff - against SUZANNE M. BRADY, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 15, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 22nd day of August, 2023 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Wantagh, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

Premises known as 3677 Smith Street, Wantagh, NY 11793.

(SBL#: 57-89-105) Approximate amount of lien $614,197.89 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 010340/2015.

John G. Kennedy, Esq., Referee.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: June 21, 2023 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including

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compliance with the state and local insurance and bonding requirement.

(Include insurance certificate.) 5 IV(A) Overall cost of proposal over the period of time requested.

(Points will be awarded as a percentage of all Proposers). 25 Total = 100 A minimum score of 85 is required to be eligible for an award.

The Commissioner of Education, in addition to her existing statutory authority to approve or disapprove transportation contracts, may reject any award of a transportation contract that is based on an evaluation of proposals submitted in response to a Request for Proposal if she finds that (1) the contractor is not responsive to the Request for Proposal; or (2) the proposal is not in the best interests of the District.

All proposals must remain open and binding upon the Proposer for a period of 90 days following the time and date designated for the receipt of proposals and will thereafter remain firm unless the Proposer provides written notice to the Levittown Public Schools’ Purchasing Agent that the Proposal has been withdrawn. At the discretion of the District, security in the form of a bond, pledging that the Proposer will enter into a contract with the District on the terms stated in his/her proposal, may be required to be submitted with a proposal.

Board of Education Levittown Public Schools 140799

but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Deborah Slade; Donald Slade, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 8, 2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on August 23, 2023 at 3:30PM, premises known as 960 Barrie Avenue, Wantagh, NY 11793-1702.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Wantagh, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 51 Block 280 Lot 0036.

Approximate amount of judgment $458,503.17 plus interest and costs.

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

The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Richard M. Langone, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: June 16, 2023 140772

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thomas Burke returns to the Wantagh School district, where he began his teaching career, as the new principal of forest Lake elementary School.

Longtime educator steps into a whole new role Continued from page 1

his first administrative post, the principal’s job opened up at Harbor Elementary, and Burke was hired and remained at Seaford for another seven years.

As a principal, Burke said he adopts a completely different image and philosophy than most other principals.

“When you’re a principal, you have to remember you’re still a teacher, and you’re just a teacher in more areas and more ways,” Burke said. “I’m still a teacher at heart, I’ll still jump into the classrooms and teach and be with the kids.”

Burke said he first realized that he wanted to teach when he attended first grade and experienced extreme anxiety about going to school. Despite this negative experience, Burke was drawn to teaching because of it — he wanted to make elementary school something kids looked forward to.

“I always talk about that being my inspiration for being a teacher,” he said.

“Something I never wanted to be helped me become who I am today.”

Although he received his master’s in secondary education, Burke preferred to end up in an elementary school not only because he wanted to be more involved with parents and students, but also because he wanted to teach multiple

subjects, most notably reading.

“I love to read,” Burke said. “Giving the kids a love of reading and having them become avid readers by the time they leave — that’s your goal.”

His favorite book to read with younger students is Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree,” a classic story about the importance of giving back and appreciating what we already have.

Burke said he prefers to introduce older students to more fantastical stories that take them to new worlds, such as C. S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” and J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series.

The new principal at Forest Lake said he’ll always be a kid at heart, and he was meant to work in an elementary school.

“Elementary school, it’s a time for kids to learn, it’s a time for them to make their mistakes,” Burke said.

“We’re lucky because we have that chance to educate them and tell them that they made a mistake and this is something they have to learn from — and that’s the beauty of an elementary school.”

Burke lives in North Bellmore with his wife, a school psychologist at Stewart School in Garden City, and his three children, Sofie, Liam and Noah.

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VALLEY STREAM SCHOOL DISTRICT #24 75 Horton Avenue • Valley Stream, NY 11581

C entr al H igH S CHool D iStriC t PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT

Per Diem regiStereD NurSeS: $195.00/day NYS RN Licensing required $23,736 - $24,286 Salary Commensurate with School Related Experience

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university, AND Four years of satisfactory administrative staff experience, which must include participating in budget preparation, and/or personnel and/or procurement activities.

fooD Service helPer P/t SubStituteS: $15.58/hr.

cleANer SubStituteS: $18.00/hr. buS Driver SubStituteS: $22.50/hr.

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Assistant Superintendent – Personnel & Administration 1260 meadowbrook road, N. merrick, NY 11566

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F/T & P/T Positions Available F/T: M-F, 9am-4:30pm P/T: 2-3 Days/ Week Spanish Speaking A+ Mail-Order Pharmacy In Valley Stream Fax Resume 516-561-6483 Call 516-561-6480

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Outdoors From September Through November 5-8 Hour Shifts. Serve As The Primary Point Of Contact For All Issues That May Occur During The Event, Seeing Each Through To Resolution. Serve As The Primary Point Of Contact For Emergency Personnel Hourly Rate $25-$30 To Apply:

https://hudsonvalley.org/ employment/ DELI COUNTER AND PREP PERSON Full Time And Part Time. Weekends A Must. Experienced. Long Beach. Call 516-431-5515

office@bellmoremerrickchildcare.com

Civil Project Engineer: Involve in document control, safety reports, billings, contracts, subcontract, award letters, bid tabulations, executive summaries. Understand construction process and MEP equipment.

Assemble project turnover requirements submittals, O&M manuals, warranties/guarantees. Coordinate and involve in regular schedule and budget updates; monthly report preparation; and coordination of daily activities. Prepare safety reports. Track daily reporting; assist in monitoring LEED submissions. Prepare and coordinate presentations. Change order tracking; review monthly payment requisitions. Work loc: Port Washington, NY. Travel & relocation possible to unanticipated locs throughout U.S. Sal: $132,000/yr. Mail res & pos applied for to: Group PMX, LLC, 10 Hillside Ave, Port Washington, NY 11050.

Please submit letter of interest and resume to: Ms. Diane Drakopoulos Personnel Clerk 443 Ocean Avenue East Rockaway, NY 11518 516-887-8300, x1-441 Email: ddrakopoulos@eastrockawayschools.org

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Q. I’m doing a commercial space to expand my business, and I’m in a quandary about a lot of things I wasn’t expecting. First, the landlord is only giving me two months to build out the space, and I’m being told that’s not enough time to get plans and permits, which the landlord doesn’t seem to care about. If I just start putting up walls, is that acceptable? Will I get a violation if I get caught? Also, I was told I need a plumbing permit for a new sink and toilet — the ones that are there are disgusting. If I hire an expeditor to get the plans and permit, can they also get the plumbing permit so I can do the work myself? I was hoping this would go smoothly, but I can see there are going to be problems. What can I expect?

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A. You didn’t say what the business was, and the first step is to confirm, with a search of records, whether the use is permitted. For example, some uses require special approvals, and each jurisdiction has limitations.

Tattoo parlors, animal sales and boarding, auto body work — these are a few of the many types of businesses that require onte eeper special review, sometimes by a zoning board, a village, town or city board or both in the same municipality.

Just a heads-up: Your landlord only wants to rent the space. A landlord was put on the phone recently while I was going over a similar circumstance, and told me he expected the tenant would eventually get the permit, but it isn’t his problem.

To answer your question, if you did get caught, the landlord or owner of the property is the responsible party, and can face violations in court, fines and, in extremely rare cases, conviction and jail for serious violations, especially calamities leading to death. Those are the ones we hear about in the news.

An expeditor generally won’t be your first choice, since expediting is the handling of paperwork and filing. You need professionally prepared and sealed plans showing the space, fully noted and dimensioned, with code references to specific safety issues for the use. A pharmacy will have different requirements and licensing than a beauty salon or a day care, for example. Usually, a ceiling plan showing locations of lighting, emergency equipment, sprinkler heads, emergency lights and exit signs is required, along with heating and air conditioning vents and diffusers.

Depending on the locality, you may not be allowed to do your own construction or plumbing work, and if you were to ask, local building departments expect the licensed plumber to get their own permit, showing proof of licensing to do work in that community. I know, and building officials are well aware, that work goes on all the time without the delay of the permit process. Just keep in mind that public safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Verify that the work is safe and code-compliant.

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SD#14........................................................................................... $1,349,000 246 Adams Rd, BA, Elegant & Stately 4200 Sq Ft CH Col on Beautiful Quiet St. 5 BR, 4.55 Bth. Sweeping Staircase. All Spacious Rooms with Top Quality Finishes. Amazing Fam Rm with Cathedral Ceiling Overlooking 1 Acre Resortlike Prop Featuring IG Gunite Pool, Patio & Tennis Ct. XL Fin Bsmt. Upper Level has Primary Ste w/ Dressing Rm & Bth Plus 3 BRs & 2 Bths. 2 Car Att Gar. Low Taxes! SD#20 ...................REDUCED! $2,299,000 HEWLETT 1390 Broadway #102, BA,NEW! Move Right Into This Magnificent Newly Renovated 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Prestigious Hewlett Townhouse.Open Layout. NEW State of the Art Kitchen & Bths, HW Flrs, Windows, HVAC, Recessed LED Lights, Doors, W/D. Community Pool. Full Service 24 Hr Doorman, Valet Pkg, Elevator, Priv Storage. Gar Pkg. Near Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship ..........................................................................$579,000 1534 Broadway #205, BA, Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedroom (Originally 3 BR), 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator. Updtd Wood/Quartz Kit, LR & DR. Washer/Dryer in Unit.

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ecently I attended the annual Patriot Award Dinner hosted by the Seaford High School 9/11 Memorial Committee. This event, and other 9/11 programs in Seaford, are administered by the Memorial Committee, which was created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, with the commitment to “always remember.”

Communities across Long Island were devastated by 9/11. None, however, has been more consistent or wideranging in its dedication to preserving the memory and legacy of that pETER day and its victims than Seaford.

KING In November 2002, a commemorative plaza was constructed at the entrance to Seaford High School, dedicated to the alumni who lost their lives: New York City Fire Department Battalion Chief Tom Haskell, FDNY Firefighter Tim Haskell, New York City Police Officer John Perry, Robert Sliwak and Michael Wittenstein.

Each year on Sept. 11, more than 1,000 people attend a memorial at the plaza — last year, undaunted by a driving rain.

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totaling more than $235,000 have been given to 112 Seaford High seniors who reflect the values of the graduates who died on 9/11. Honorary Patriot Awards have been presented to 59 people who selflessly service the Seaford community.

District students make field trips to the 9/11 Memorial at ground zero.

This year’s dinner was held at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. As always, there was a large turnout, more than 300 people. The mood in the room was a mix of energy and respect. There was the energy of people who have been working for two decades to ensure that the memories and legacy of that day are preserved, along with respect for those who died and their family members, who were at the dinner, as they have been at so many commemorations over the years.

Among those sitting at my table were Monsignor Steve Camp and members of the Haskell family. Camp, now the pastor of St. Patrick’s Parish in Huntington, was a priest at St. William the Abbot in Seaford in September 2001. He officiated at funerals for victims of the attacks, and with his compassion and concern that did so much to help not only the victims’ families, but the Seaford community as well.

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Tom and Tim Haskell were heroic FDNY members, as was their brother, Ken, who survived that day, and has dedicated so much to the Memorial Committee as its president. With Ken at the table were his mother, Maureen; his wife, Genene; their sons Kenny and Ryan; Ken’s sister, Dawn; and Tom’s widow, Barbara.

No family has endured more than the Haskells.

Somehow their spirit remains as strong as ever — as does the spirit of the other 9/11 families.

Seeing so many neighbors, friends and other familiar faces, I was pleased and reassured by the number of young people who were there who weren’t yet born on Sept. 11, 2001. I also gave a special hello to my sister, Barbara, a Seaford High graduate who put so much effort into making the dinner a success.

The student scholarship winners were very impressive, as were the Honorary Patriot Award recipients. Longtime Seaford High officials Tom Condon and Ray Buckley, who played strong leadership roles in forming the Memorial Committee and have continued their efforts to this day, spoke movingly, and then led everyone in an emotional and spirited rendition of “God Bless America.”

e need to rekindle the sense of unity we had in the days after 9/11.

All these good, hardworking people gathered to show their unfailing dedication and commitment to their community and country more than two decades after America’s darkest hour exemplify patriotism at its best.

As I left that night, I thought about how wonderful it would be if the spirit of selfless dedication and commitment that these Seaford residents still demonstrate could once again predominate in our divided country. If the sense of unity and respect that Americans had in the days, weeks and months after the attacks could somehow be re-established. If we could work together on issues where we agree, try to find common ground where we disagree and do so respectfully, always remembering that we are Americans.

The terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 could not destroy us or break our spirit.

Instead we emerged more united. We owe it to our nation, and all those who were murdered that day, not to divide against ourselves, but rather to do all we can to recapture the unity we had then, and never forget that we are still the greatest nation on earth. As the hundreds of Seaford residents proudly sang at the conclusion of the Patriot Award Dinner, let us all proudly proclaim, “God Bless America!”

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

Chimps face N.Y. court test of ‘personhood’

hen you meet chimps, you meet individual personalities. When a baby chimp looks at you, it’s just like a human baby. We have a responsibility to them.”

–Jane Goodall, animal right activist

Chimpanzee stories invite cheap shots, jokes and memories of J. Fredd Muggs (a regular on “The Today Show”), but the true story of these primates in modern times is both shameful and tragic. The continuing abuse of chimpanRANDI zees in research, KREISS and a New York state lawsuit arguing the “personhood” of chimps, demand our focused attention and action.

Chimpanzees share 95 to 98 percent of our DNA. They are native to Africa and they are endangered, with only 180,000 to 300,000 remaining. Fifty years ago, there were probably a million chimpanzees roaming Africa. Deforestation, poaching and some people’s taste for bush meat have depleted the population.

Nearly 2,000 chimpanzees live in the

U.S. Some 850 live in laboratories. About 250 chimps are in accredited zoos, 600 in sanctuaries, and 250 in private hands, such as carnivals and low-end zoos.

Chimpanzees are one of the four great apes, along with gorillas, bonobos and orangutans. But chimps are closer to humans in their DNA than they are to any of their ape brethren. They know how to use tools, have opposable thumbs and can learn sign language. They pass the “mirror” test, recognizing themselves in reflective glass, and they are self-aware; express grief, depression and joy; and play jokes on one another.

Yet for decades, these animals have been used for research in the U.S., by the National Institutes of Health and by medical schools and pharmaceutical companies. This research rests on the presumption that as higher beings, we have the right to subject other living creatures to pain and suffering to improve our own health and longevity.

The awful irony is that in 2011, the National Academy of Sciences concluded, “Most current biomedical research use of chimpanzees is not necessary.” In addition, a 2013 NIH report confirmed, “Research involving chimpanzees has

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rarely accelerated new discoveries or the advancement of human health.”

The report added, “The majority of NIH-owned chimpanzees should be designated for retirement and transferred to the federal sanctuary system.”

We are the only developed country in the world that continues to use chimpanzees in invasive experiments. A number of countries, including Australia, the European Union, Japan and New Zealand, have banned the use of all great apes in experiments.

What got me thinking about the shameful legacy of abuse of chimpanzees was the news in April of a lawsuit filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project seeking “personhood” status for two chimpanzees, Hercules and Leo, now being held at Stony Brook University.

If the apes are freed, they will go to Chimp Haven, a sanctuary for retired and rehabilitated chimpanzees in Florida.

According to a spokesman, NhRP is not seeking personhood for apes so they can roam the streets. It is seeking only one specific right: the right to one’s bodily freedom, the freedom not to be taken and kept involuntarily for any purpose.

When I brought this subject up for dis-

he U.S. continues to use chimpanzees in invasive experiments.

Randi is on a brief leave.

This column was originally published June 11-17, 2015. cussion at a dinner table this week, the reaction of my friends — all kind, wellinformed people — was complete lack of concern for or interest in chimpanzees, abused or otherwise. They trotted out the old argument about it being OK to experiment on animals so people can live better lives. They said they just couldn’t care about what happens to chimpanzees. They asked where I would draw the line. OK to experiment on dogs? Rats? Fruit flies?

I do draw a line. No experimentation on any higher-functioning animal that is sentient, but self-aware and capable of emoting feelings and socialization. I can be OK with experimenting on mice and rats and fruit flies and other lower life forms.

We don’t have the moral right to experiment on chimpanzees. The systematic torture of chimps, once considered “research” and now discredited by the NIH as inhumane and ineffectual, must stop. Please join me in supporting Jane Goodall’s work to save and rehabilitate chimpanzees. Go to janegoodall.org, where you can learn, donate or volunteer.

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

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Staying safe from shark close encounters

t won’t be long before the iconic film “Jaws” turns 50 — a fact that’s just difficult to imagine.

Yet this single movie, from a then unknown director named Steven Spielberg, singlehandedly created the summer blockbuster model many studios work to recreate every year, and proved the big screen could deliver big thrills.

But “Jaws” had another, more lasting effect on society. It made many people fearful — or, at least, more cautious — about going to the beach. And it turned sharks, like the great white featured in Spielberg’s film, from ocean predators to living, breathing and biting beasts of pure evil.

Humans are a land species. Put us in the water and we’re at a clear disadvantage against anything that might mean us harm living in that environment. Especially something that can weigh more than two tons while boasting more than 300 teeth. Vigilance when in the water is essential — but demonizing an animal for simply acting on its nature is not.

In the years following the release of “Jaws,” many fishermen set out to hunt the great white, deeming the slaughter that came with it — cutting the population nearly in half — a way to rid the world of a man-eating predator.

But sharks are sharks, and for us to enjoy the ocean, we have to find ways of sharing it with these creatures, and everything else living below the waves. No one wants to be bitten, and hopefully most of us would rather stay as far away from

Keep your distance from the sharks The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in Florida — where more than half of the country’s shark attacks happen each year — says it’s always good to stay in groups, since sharks are more likely to bite someone swimming alone. Also, don’t wander too far from shore — especially if it isolates you from other swimmers. It also takes you farther away from any help you could receive from land.

Avoid the water at twilight or after dark. Those are the hours when sharks are most active. Even during the day, if the water is murky, be extra careful.

And most important, stay in areas watched by lifeguards. sharks as possible. Yet the cleaner, warmer waters splashing onto the beaches of Long Island will indeed attract all kinds of aquatic life, and sharks won’t be far behind.

Drones certainly make a difference, with the state tripling the number of the flying camera-equipped contraptions patrolling local beaches. They can cover more territory in a short time, rather than simply putting lifeguards on WaveRunners, and beachgoers are getting the added protection of both.

Long Island beaches attract a number of species of sharks, although few of them, other than dusky sharks and the great whites featured in “Jaws,” pose any immediate danger. But it’s still imperative to stay away, because if a shark did decide to turn on you, it’s a battle you likely wouldn’t win.

Sharks are the ocean’s dominant predator for sure — and humans should stay far away from them — but they aren’t evil. We shouldn’t be happy when a shark is killed, or wish for a world in which they don’t exist.

In the end, sharks are a key component to our very fragile marine ecosystem. And they are dying, with few people standing up to defend them because of the fear perpetuated by movies like “Jaws” and annual television events like Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week.”

Even Spielberg regrets how the great white was portrayed in his 1975 film.

When a British radio personality asked him last year how he’d feel if he lived on a desert island surrounded by sharks, the Oscar-winning director said it’s something he fears. “Not to get eaten by a shark,” he added, “but that sharks are somehow mad at me for the feeding frenzy of crazy sport fishermen that happened after 1975.”

Sharks may not actually hold grudges, but we can share the ocean with them, and keep ourselves safe, by steering clear of them. It’s the only way we can have the fun, relaxing summer we’ve always enjoyed on Long Island beaches.

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Randi’s tribute to journalists still rings true — even today To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column last week (reprised from Sept. 11-17, 2014), “Journalists become targets for jihadists”: We, in the field, doing the coverage and writing the story and taking the photographs, know the truth. The courage lies in the reporting of that truth.

Many of us are doing local, community news coverage, and our readers (and viewers) want our presentation of the facts and our intelligent analysis. We are in the same tradition of those who report the news from abroad. We must take chances to offer the public the facts.

I am one of an old breed. It is my personal and deep passion to (try to) make a difference. Whereas building a house, or representing others in court, or even serving as an elected official, can be meritorious, I take photographs. I offer them to news sources all over the world. I imagine when they are displayed in some newspaper, someone, somewhere, may say: “This is truth.”

However, this hopeful wish on my part may be completely false. As more and more photos are cre-

ated and offer images of terrible events in the world, the public may become numb, and people may say, “I can’t change anything in the world, and these terrible photos just make me feel really sad.”

Professor Lauren Walsh, of New York University, wrote about this common public reaction recently in an article in the global documentary magazine Zeke. “What is the value of a photojournalist?” Walsh wrote. In

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is name was David, and he killed himself in my second year of teaching.

The Long Island high school stopped functioning that day. David was an enormous personality. A terrific athlete with a giant grin. Some of his basketball friends read poems they wrote about him at his funeral.

David ended his life 11 years ago, and I still remember him now and then. The time I beat him in an impromptu rap battle between classes. He bounded down the hall, mark yelling, “Nolan is nice!” noLan The time I pranked him by pretending that a phone call from the main office directed him to pack his stuff and go to the principal’s office. (David was a habitual linecrosser.)

Or how I tried to teach him about selffulfilling prophecies, perhaps out of some intuition of the storm that surely raged within him.

I see his face, remember specific moments. David was a gifted athlete — not a great student, but what a personality. I spoke at his wake about how he brought people together. He knew every-

one, and everyone knew him. He was kind to other students.

His death remains the single worst experience I had as a teacher. I sought help for him, but I was a second-year teacher and didn’t realize how much danger he was in. No one did, not even his friends. I tried to put the pieces together afterward, to see how I missed any signs, but I only found more questions.

Two weeks ago, a former student of mine died in a dirt-bike crash. Last month, the murderer of a student I knew was sentenced. A year before his murder, two students I knew were attacked in the woods by a group wielding machetes, and left with scars on their necks and scalps.

When I started teaching, I quickly realized how many kids were suffering.

Neighbors don’t always fully grasp the depth of hardship in their own communities. Students deal with abusive and drugand alcohol-dependent parents, incarcerated siblings, and violence in their neighborhoods — in addition to run-of-the-mill adolescent angst, which can be turbulent enough.

My wife teaches elementary school, and has come home crying because of the stress some of her students — some as young as 5 — have had to bear.

One time she asked a little girl why

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n virtually every school on Long Island, there are students suffering with grief and stress.

Letters the end, she stated that it is to offer visual evidence — evidence that offers proof when atrocities are committed by autocratic leaders, and that allows legal action to be taken to compensate the oppressed.

Thus, the photojournalist bears witness to the truth with visual evidence. I offer that critical truth, and I may actually change the world: I take photographs to protect the oppressed! And those overseas reporters, journalists and photojournalists — I believe, in my heart, they are in agreement.

If you want to do your own research on journalists abroad, look into the Committee to Project Journalists, at cpj.org.

JOe ABATe Writer/photographer Island Park

Two bills could expand recycling To the editor: New York has a chance to pass two bills that could significantly reduce the state’s plastic waste and improve its current recycling system: the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A.5322/S.4246) and the Bigger, Better Bottle Bill (A.6353/S.237A).

If passed, the Packaging Reduction

she looked so tired. The answer? Her family had been huddled together all night in a corner of their basement, hiding from a gang that threatened to shoot up the house.

Another year, my wife taught a boy who, as a toddler, had been found by police sleeping on his murdered father’s chest.

A group of teens had broken into the house and shot the dad.

This is part of education on Long Island. You can be certain that in just about every school there are students dealing with unimaginable grief and stress.

The mental, and at times physical, stress of helping children cope with grief can be overwhelming for a teacher. Knowing a child will go home — if he has a home — to an empty pantry, a house filled with trash or walls marked by bullet holes isn’t something you can just shelve at the end of the day.

A big part of 21st-century education is emotional learning. Mindfulness is a focus in classrooms, in the form of yoga and lessons on empathy and expressing emotions. Teachers benefit by learning these techniques, and being part of the conversation with their students.

During and after the pandemic, schools were, and still are, stretched to near the breaking point. Teachers have

and Recycling Infrastructure Act would be the most progressive extended producer responsibility law in the country. The law would reduce packaging by 50 percent over 12 years, and remove 12 toxic chemicals from packaging — including PFAS, lead, cadmium, and brominated flame retardants.

It would also prevent “chemical recycling” — or incineration — to count as recycling.

New York City spends $448 million to export its waste out of the state. Some of this waste ends up at the Covanta incinerator in Newark, where it pollutes an environmental justice community. By shifting the responsibility of recycling costs from taxpayers to packaging companies, the law would also ensure investments in reuse and refill systems and funding to improve recycling.

The Bigger, Better Bottle Bill would expand the current law, first passed in 1982. It would help reduce waste from common containers not currently under the law. To date, there are only nickel deposits on soda, beer and water. This bill would add non-carbonated containers like lemonade, iced tea, liquor and wine.

Moreover, the bottle bill would increase the deposit from 5 cents to 10 cents, which has proven to increase recycling rates and reduce bottle waste in states that have passed similar laws. It would also increase

endured ridiculous stress levels with pandemic-mandated changes, drops in highstakes test scores, being under fire by political groups for myriad illogical reasons, and more.

Yes, other professions are stressful.

Highlighting the hardships of one job doesn’t exclude or diminish others. Law enforcement, first responders, social workers, landscapers, nurses, drivers — they all face stress and job-related hardship.

But there is a misconception that teachers are overpaid for four hours of work a day and summers off. How could that be stressful? Some people overlook the fact that teaching is more than time in a classroom, and involves more than helping a student learn the significance of Bastille Day. Most teachers I know use the summer to decompress, and then plan and reimagine their classroom and teaching style.

They take courses, read deeply, and contemplate better ways to motivate students.

As summer kicks into high gear, take a moment to thank a teacher and wish them a well-deserved break. It won’t be long before they’re helping a student with much more than long division.

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

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the handling fee from 3 cents to 5 cents per bottle — an increase that would vastly improve the livelihoods of thousands of recyclers known as “canners.”

Passing both bills is crucial, because they would work together to enhance

waste management in New York, leading to substantial waste reduction, improved recycling, and reduced landfill and incinerator use.

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