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Todd WiNch, faR right, is the new superintendent of Levittown Public Schools, replacing Tonie McDonald, second from right. Recently, Levittown Schools named an auditorium for McDonald.

Todd Winch begins first year as Levittown superintendent

By MichaEl MalaSZcZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

For the first time in 30 years, school doors opened across Wantagh and Seaford, and Tonie McDonald wasn’t there welcoming students in.

McDonald retired this spring from Levittown schools — a system she not only made her career, but received her education from as well. She essentially dedicated her whole life to Levittown schools, growing up in the community, and serving every position possible — student, teacher and administrator.

But there was a time when McDonald was the new superintendent on the block. And now she passes that gavel to a new district leader

who also is no stranger to the community — Todd Winch.

“It’s wonderful to hand this district that I love so much over to someone that I trust and respect,” McDonald said.

Those aren’t platitudes. McDonald and Winch do know each other — quite well, in fact. The two taught in Levittown classrooms for a number of years before working their way up into the administration.

“She just cared so deeply for this community,” Winch said of his predecessor. “She left a tremendous legacy — one that’s very hard for me to live up to.”

Few if any would doubt Winch’s readiness for the job ahead of him. He started teaching Continued on page 6

t has been over two years since the spread of the coronavirus upended our way of life. And as we transition back to some semblance of normal, it’s important to acknowledge the resiliency and strength of our Wantagh community through it all.

This year has not been easy, but you have all been able to find light in the darkness.

We’ve celebrated holidays together — in-person once again. We’ve enjoyed the parades and festivals we look forward to every year. And we watched our fellow community members and businesses do great things in Wantagh and beyond.

The Herald has been with you through it all, and we remain focused on delivering what matters most to you, our loyal readers.Through these ever-changing times, all of us at the Herald strive to report the news of the day swiftly and accurately. We have adapted to provide you with even more information, going above and beyond your traditional weekly newspaper to give you the latest scoop online at LIHerald.com and in our online newsletter.

Even though the pandemic stretched us to our limits, we

stuck it out with you, and it is our pledge to show the same resiliency that you, as a community, have shown through it all.

Producing the news, however, is a costly endeavor. We must pay the salaries of reporters, editors, photographers, graphic artists, advertising account executives, press operators, drivers and manag managers. Now, more than ever, we are relying on you to support us, as we have supported you through this crisis.

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We want to hear what you have to say about the issues affecting our community. Feel free to contact me and let me know what you’d like to read about. Email me at mmalaszczyk@liherald.com, or call me at (516) 569-4000, Ext. 298.

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A hike and history lesson on Jones Beach

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

Summer may be over, but Jones Beach State Park exists year round. And as long as the park is open, the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center always has something in store for you.

The Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center is relatively new, having opened in September of 2020 under Andrew Cuomo’s clean energy initiative. Located on 150 Bay Parkway in Wantagh, the building is run on solar power, but connected to the New York grid; any excess power from the building is sent back to the grid.

The center itself contains exactly what it sounds like; one side is focused on nature and features a miniature aquarium with animals from in and around the beach, and the other side is focused on energy, and shows visitors the skeleton of a solar powered house.

Its opening during the middle of the pandemic made it a welcome activity for Long Island residents who had been cooped up and either working or going to school remotely. As pandemic restrictions have lifted this year, it has grown more and more popular.

The center is run by Jeanne Haffner, who holds a doctorate degree in environmental history, and a team of professional environmental educators. The activities it hosts include beach cleanups, yoga nights, expert lectures, stargazing, and hikes. These activities are rarely limited to their descriptions, however; visitors who partake in the beach cleanups are often treated to some ecological knowledge from the educators conducting them, and the same applies to everything else.

One of its activities is called “history hikes,” where visitors are taken for a miles long hike around the beach as an educator talks to them about the history – both natural and manmade – of Jones Beach. On September 15, environmental educator Hayden Urysk led one of these, taking a group of visitors on a hike around the West End. As the visitors got their steps in, Urysk taught them about the history of Jones Beach, dating all the way back to when it was a two-foot tall sandbar on the South Shore.

“Thomas Jones, for whom the park is named, never lived to see it as a beach,” Urysk said. “But he built the first brick building on Long Island, which was called Fort Neck. It was between Seaford and eastern Massapequa.” Thomas Jones lived in the 1700s, and served as the High Sheriff of Queens County.

Jones’ name became relevant once again in the 20th century when urban planner Robert Moses got to work on building Jones Beach. To build it up from nothing more than a sandbar was an enormous task that because with using vacuum ships to dredge up sand from the seafloor. This was in the 1920s.

To hold the sand together and give it a foundation for buildings, American beach grass had to be planted in 1931. The grass that is all over Jones Beach today are the

tHE EnErgY And Nature Center, located on 150 Bay Parkway in Wantagh.

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descendants of these original plantings. The dredged up sand mixed with the grass created what we now know as Jones Beach. One more task was at hand, though, and that was the creation of the jetty at the Jones Beach inlet; the jetty was constructed in the 1950s, and to this day, continues to help build up the beach by controlling the long shore drift.

Urysk led the visitors from the center down to the inlet, then along the jetty, and finally down to the West End ocean side, making it a m i l e s - l o n g h i ke. M o re eve n t s l i ke t h e s e a r e planned, as the center remains open throughout the fall and winter.

A HIStorY MAp of Jones Beach, used on the hike.

EnvIronMEntAL EduCAtor HAYdEn Urysk, right, leads visitor Kevin Donohue around the beach and teaches him Jones Beach’s history.

A vIEw of Long Beach from the Jones Beach jetty, which helps control the long shore drift to build up the beach.

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Animal shelter says to ‘Adopt, don’t shop’ Pet refuge has operated for more than 100 years

DExtEr AnD DunKIn, two dogs currently available for adoption at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter.

Located on Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh, the town’s lone shelter offers adoptions for pets like Dexter and Dunkin for $25.

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

On the lookout for a new, four-legged member of the family? Officials with the Town of Hempstead say you don’t have to look any further than its Wantagh-based animal shelter.

Town officials have picked up and sheltered animals off the street since Woodrow Wilson was president, now housing dogs and cats at 3320 Beltagh Ave. It boasts one of the highest adoption rates of any animal shelter, despite being the only one inside the country’s largest township.

“Our main thing is stray animals — most of our calls are that a dog is running loose,” said Ashley Behrens, the shelter’s assistant director. “But the other thing is if someone has to move and can’t bring the pet where they’re moving, or if a family member becomes allergic.”

The animals don’t spend all of their time at the shelter, however. Very often, the animals are sent out to loving foster homes where they get to live the kind of carefree existence the rest of us envy while awaiting adoption.

“Sometimes these animals can get sick in the shelter,” Behrens said. “Cats are especially susceptible to upper respiratory infections, sometimes from the stress of being in a shelter. And it’s good to send them to a foster home to recover.”

Courtesy Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter

The animals are, nevertheless, in seemingly good care at the facility, with dedicated staff and volunteers taking care of them on a daily basis. The dogs are brought outside into a yard for social interaction, and are also walked.

“We have volunteers who do a lot of hands-on training with them,” Behrens said. “We do an enrichment program for

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the dogs, and we always treat them to toys filled with peanut butter and such.”

Cats get a similar deal, although their days are more focused on social interaction with human volunteers. And while both dogs and cats are kept busy, their cages are cleaned.

What sets the town’s shelter apart from others is its “trap, neuter, return” — or TNR — program for cats. Many of these felines are feral, and simply too wild to be welcomed into a family’s home. But through trapping and neutering, the shelter can return these animals back to the familiar territory they found them, all while ensuring they won’t add to the exploding feral population.

“Because we are a government agency, we don’t get to choose the animals we bring in the way private shelters do,” Behrens said. “But we have a great TNR program.”

Trapping, neutering and returning cats likely plays a small part in fighting the puppy and kitten mill epidemic as well, shelter officials said. These “mills” are typically non-reputable breeders who reportedly don’t treat their bred animals with as much esteem as they should. They tend to be known for caring more about profit

than the animals, and still attract a lot of support from various pet stores looking to stay well-stocked.

But even with high adoption rates, finding homes for many of the dogs and cats at the town shelter isn’t easy. Stigma is partially to blame, with many believing shelter animals are there because they are dangerous, or for some other nefarious reason.

Yet, the vast majority of the animals taking up residence in the town shelter are there simply because they have nowhere they can go. Shelter employees evaluate the dogs and cats there regularly for how aggressive they are around food, how they react to strangers, and how well they get along with their fellow pets.

“We give all of the information out to adopters on how these animals have done on the tests,” Behrens said. “Of course, shelter behavior isn’t always translated into the home. So that’s why we recommend a foster period for potential adopters as a trial.”

Anyone looking to give it a try can do it for just $25 by visiting the shelter at 3320 Beltagh Ave, anytime Sunday through Saturday between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m.

To learn more, visit HempsteadNY. gov/179/Animal-Shelter.

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A new year, and era, for Levittown schools continued from front page at Division Avenue High School in 1995, tackling social studies subjects ranging from government, economics, psychology and sociology. During this time, Winch and McDonald served as co-advisors to the student council, and Winch also served as the advisor for Levittown’s model congress.

“Our careers had really been intertwined for 27 years,” Winch said.

After a few years teaching social studies, Winch led his own department on the subject for Wisdom Lane Middle School beginning in 2003. Just a few years later, he moved to the administrative building — formerly known as Levittown Memorial High School — to become assistant director of pupil services, before taking over the top spot there in 2009.

But then Winch left Levittown, taking over curriculum instruction as an assistant superintendent for neighboring Plainedge. But he returned to Levittown five years later to take on a similar role there.

And that’s where Winch remained — until Tonie McDonald decided it was time to retire.

Winch still lives in his hometown of South Huntington with his wife and two daughters. He graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 1990, and then got his bachelor’s degree in history from Stony Brook University in 1994.

He also holds a master’s degree in liber-

Courtesy of Levittown Public Schools

Todd Winch previously served as a social studies teacher and then assistant superintendent for Levittown Schools, before taking over the top job from Tonie McDonald. al studies from Stony Brook, which he got by attending night class while teaching at Division Avenue.

Winch’s calling to educate came to him in high school, when he taught Sunday school at a local church.

“A parishioner told me that I’d be a really good school teacher,” Winch said.

“Prior to that, I wanted to be either an archaeologist or a meteorologist. But then

I went right into education after that conversation.”

Initially, Winch was leaning toward teaching elementary school kids. But his love for history was too strong, leading him down the path toward social studies.

Now that he is in charge of Levittown schools, Winch is happy his personal educational philosophy aligns perfectly with the district.

“We need to make sure that we provide many opportunities for our children,” Winch said. “Opportunities that meet their needs and interests. There are a lot of varied pathways to happiness and success. There isn’t just one route to it.”

What Winch loves most about Levittown schools is its sense of community.

Despite having students from three different communities — Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown — Winch feels there is a very distinct “Levittown school district” identity made up of caring teachers, administrators, students and parents.

“We work hard to ensure that there is a Levittown school district community, not just Levittown itself,” Winch said. “We mix events with the two high schools to foster a unity among our students, no matter what ZIP code they’re coming into.”

General Douglas MacArthur High School pulls students from Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown, while Division Avenue is purely Levittown.

It is a new era for Levittown public schools in more ways than one: A new superintendent, and the first normal academic year since 2019.

Todd Winch, however, is up to the task, ready to face it all head on.

“One thing Covid taught us is that technology can’t replace everything,” Winch said. “There is a tremendously important component to education, and that is human interaction. All of the magic happens in-person.”

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Kennedy Junior Football COMiNG OFF AN injury-plagued 2021, Torchia got his junior campaign off to quite a healthy start Sept. 10 while helping the Cougars snap a 14-game losing streak. He rushed for three touchdowns, including the game-winning score in overtime, as Kennedy defeated Roslyn/Friends Academy, 34-28. Torchia carried only 12 times and racked up 203 yards rushing. He scored on runs of 54, 85 and 8 yards.

GAMEs tO WAtCh thursday, sept. 22

Boys Soccer: Baldwin at East Meadow .................4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Long Beach at Lynbrook ..................4:45 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Kennedy at Calhoun ............................. 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: MacArthur at South Side ...................... 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Hewlett at Clarke................................... 5 p.m.

Girls Volleyball: South Side at Calhoun .................5:45 p.m.

Friday, sept. 23

Boys Soccer: Sewanhaka at Elmont .....................4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Long Beach at South Side.................... 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Mepham at Kennedy ............................ 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Clarke at Lynbrook................................ 5 p.m.

Football: Massapequa at Freeport ............................. 6 p.m.

Football: North Shore at Seaford ............................... 6 p.m.

Football: Hewlett at Bethpage .................................... 6 p.m.

Football: V.S. North at Glen Cove................................ 7 p.m.

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Football: Long Beach at MacArthur............................ 2 p.m.

Football: Sewanhaka at Kennedy............................... 2 p.m.

Football: Locust Valley at Malverne ............................ 2 p.m.

Football: Carey at Lynbrook........................................ 2 p.m.

Football: Calhoun at Mepham ................................... 2 p.m.

Football: Division at Wantagh..................................... 2 p.m.

Football: Lawrence at West Hempstead ..................... 2 p.m.

An early goal-line stand last Saturday triggered quite the tur naround for Mepham in its rematch with MacArthur from last season’s Conference II football playoff setback.

A f t e r M a c A r t h u r re a ch e d t h e Mepham two-yard line with an over eight minute opening drive, senior linebacker RyanThier stuffed a fourth down run.

The Mepham offense then drove 98-yards the other way capped by a Thier one-yard touchdown early in the second quarter that set the tone for a convincing 42-0 win 10 months after MacArthur had ended the Pirates’ 2021 season with a 21-18 win in the Conference II semifinals.

“The playoff game last year was on all the kids’ minds and it is something that was a bit of a rallying cry for us all summer,” said Mepham head coach Matt Moody, whose team fell to MacArthur at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium despite outgaining them 354-196. “Starting in December the team printed out color pictures of that final score 21-18 and posted it all over the weight room so all offseason and during the summer as we were lifting that was a constant reminder for the kids of how hard we needed to work to never feel the way we felt on that day.”

The floodgates opened after Mepham’s defensive stand and nearly length of the field touchdown drive with the Pirates tallying another three touchdowns in the second quarter for a 28-0 halftime advantage. Thier scored his second touchdown from three yards out for 14-0 lead and junior wide receiver Steven Mulqueen made it 21-0 after a 44-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Dominick Novello.

Mepham (2-0) tallied 369 total yards on the day which included a big day from Novello, who went 8-of-9 passing for 203 yards and 50 yards on the ground. His 5-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter made it 28-0 going into the locker room.

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MACARthuR’s GABE GENNA headed upfield with Mepham’s Ryan Thier in pursuit during last Saturday’s game. on defense with 10. “He’s the hardest working and sets the tone for how everyone else should be in practice and on game day.”

Michael Eddelson and Chris Norris also keyed Mepham’s shutout with an interception apiece. Junior Nick Sedita led the Mepham rushing attack with 73 yards and registered two touchdowns in the second half.

MacArthur brought back just two starters from last year’s 9-2 team that reached the county finals and is still working through some inexperience early on in the new season. The Generals

knocked off Calhoun in the season opener, 31-7 led by 80 yards rushing and three touchdowns from senior running back Rocco Hogan.

“We had a good opening drive and we didn’t finish and they finished when they had to,” said MacArthur head coach Bobby Fehrenbach of the opening drive against Mepham. “We left them 98 yards to go and they capitalized.”

The Generals will look to return to the win column at home Saturday against Long Beach for a 2 p.m. kickoff. Mepham hosts crosstown rival Calhoun Saturday also at 2 p.m.

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It’s always great when a community like Wantagh gets to see one of its favorite sons or daughters make it big, and that’s the case for professional wrestler John Silver.

Silver, who is also goes by the nickname of “Johnny Hungiee”, is a Long Island native who grew up in Wantagh.

Silver was born in Amityville, but moved to Wantagh when he was very young. Silver lived in the Forest City neighborhood as a child, and was zoned for Levittown Public Schools; he attended Lee Road Elementary School, Jonas E. Salk Middle School, and finally MacArthur High School.

Silver loves Wantagh for its sense of community, which has persisted into adulthood for him.

“Wantagh is a fantastic town,” Silver said. “A lot of kids my age lived on my block, so I always had people to hang out with. I’m still friends with all of those guys now.”

Silver recalled fond memories of going to the pool at Wantagh Park, playing at the numerous baseball fields, and exploring and fishing the lake at Forest City Community Park.

John Silver always had an interest in professional wrestling, and grew up watching it with his father.

“Every once in a while, he’d let us stay

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JoHn SILvEr, rIgHt, takes in a victory alongside “Hangman” Adam Page, center, and Alex Reynolds, left. up until 11 to watch the main event,” Silver said. “And that’s when you had guys like the Undertaker and Stone Cold wrestling.”

Silver knew he wanted to get into wrestling himself, so he took the initiative and went to New York Wrestling Connection in Deer Park, to be trained by the great

wrestler “Mikey Whipwreck,” whose real name is John Michael Watson.

Many people think of professional wrestling as “fake” due to its scripted outcomes, but there is nothing fake about what the wrestlers are trained to do.

“My trainer was big on the basics,” Silver said. “No rushing you into the ring. In

fact, you’re not even allowed to go into the ring until they felt you were ready.”

Silver recalled learning how to fall, hitting his head, and feeling rocked as an example of how real the moves wrestlers execute are. His favorite and signature move is called “the spin doctor,” where he lifts his opponents in the air on his shoulder, similar to the “torture rack” move, spins them, and throws them in the air.

Silver is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling, although he got started at the local scene on Long Island, wrestling in shows in Deer Park and Hicksville before moving up to bigger shows.

Silver, having never forgotten his Long Island roots, still lives in Wantagh, although not in the Forest City neighborhood. While much of his career is spent on the country, in his down time he enjoys doing all the fun things Long Island has to offer. He enjoys going to concerts at Mulcahy’s, and spending time at Jones Beach.

Silver’s favorite Mulcahy’s concerts are when they put on 90s nights.

Silver continues his success as a professional wrestler, and encourages Wantagh residents to watch one of their neighbors on TV. Silver and AEW are making their NYC return on Wednesday, with their show “AEW Grand Slam” taking place at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

“You can watch me on Wednesdays on CBS at 8 p.m., and Fridays on TNT at 10 p.m.,” Silver said. “And you can see me kicking some butt every week.”

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Quattrocchi was named a recipient of the 2022 Collaborators of Excellence Award by the New York State English Council.

Quattrocchi, in her first year as assistant principal, received the award for her work in promoting literacy in the Plainview-Old Bethpage School District, where she was a reading specialist for 12 years. She partnered with her building’s library media specialist to create a book café event in which students got to sample books from different genres.

Courtesy of Wantagh Public Schools In her short time in Wantagh, Quattrocchi is already working to Wantagh Middle School Assistant Principal create new ways for middle Rachel Quattrocchi is receiving the 2022 school students to explore litera- Collaborators of Excellence Award. ture. She is working with Principal Anthony Ciuffo to create a students choice in their book selections. book club as well as a book talk event for Ms. Quattrocchi hopes to further encourboth students and their parents. age students to read for pleasure, beyond “My passion for spearheading and reading that is required for class. working collaboratively to host these “It is important to continue to push the types of events stems from a love of liter- joy of reading for our middle school stuacy, teaching and compassion for the dents,” she said. “There is a book for reluctant reader,” she said. “Promoting a everyone.” love of books requires a strong knowledge Quattrocchi, a member of the New of great books, as well as an excellent rap- York State English Council, was selected port with middle school students.” for the Collaborators of Excellence Award Quattrocchi wants to work as a team for implementing best practices in readwith Wantagh Middle School educators to ing instruction, challenging students to promote an “inspire, not require” reading become skillful readers and writers, and mentality, in which students read a book showing a dedication to her own learning because they want to. Already, the middle and profession. She will receive the award school uses a workshop model, allowing during a ceremony on Oct. 21 in Albany.

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The Wantagh School District welcomes Christopher Kozak as the new director of STEM. Kozak joins Wantagh from the Long Beach School District, where he served as the director of mathematics for the past three years. Prior to that, he spent 12 years in the Lynbrook School District as a middle school and high school math teacher, teacher-in-charge and chairperson of mathematics and computer technology. His educational career began in 2005 in New York City, teaching seventh and eighth grade mathematics.

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“I am grateful to work with Wantagh’s students, families, faculty and administration,” Kozak said. “Our school district offers challenging, innovative and engaging opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. I aim to continue supporting our district’s vision of creating outstanding educational experiences for all our students.”

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It’s been 12 years since Jeff Kaspar brought Hislon from Turkey to Long Island. But the owner of Hislon Jewelers is finding plenty of success — so much, he’s opened a second location in Merrick.

No longer producing his renowned Hislon Watches, Kaspar’s second store is the rebirth of a family legacy, and an homage to a century-long lineage of artisan jewelers.

“We want to continue our quality service and our close relationship with our returning customers at our second location, as the business continues to grow and thrive with the support of new and loyal customers,” said Adrien Ricci, Hislon’s business and marketing manager, and Kaspar’s wife.

Jewelry runs within the blood of this family. Some might even go as far to say they are partially made of gold. Kaspar’s father, grandfather — Roje Hisarli — and great-grandfather, Leon Hisarli, have been in the business for decades, making Hislon Watches a well-known name across Europe.

By the 1960s, Hislon was worn among both younger and older generations because of the fine craftsmanship and alluring detail.

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The shop has its roots in the famous Hislan Watches, from Jeff Kaspar’s family. magazine published an obituary sharing the great sorrow Turkey felt in losing a true watchmaker who played a crucial role in bringing up the watch and jewelry industry within their communities.

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tion that blossomed in Europe by planting roots here and continuing the timeless craft of watchmaking as well as designing and selling jewelry on Long Island.

Kaspar enjoys repurposing jewelry and creating something new from a pre-

cious item. He also likes to restore jewelry to its former glory, and of course, being part of the process of finding the perfect piece.

“Jeff adores designing engagement rings and being part of the couple’s special moment,” Ricci said. “It creates a lifelong connection with the store.”

Hislon Jewelers offers on-site ear piercing, jewelry repairs and professional engraving at its new 2164 Merrick Road location. It also provides a wide variety of watch brands — Kaspar’s second love — and is the only private jewelry store to be an authorized Pandora retailer.

Fine jewelry includes sterling silver, yellow and white gold, gemstones, beyond diamonds, and of course, diamonds.

Just as the Hisarli family grew to be a part of their community by becoming a common icon — laid on the wrist of generations of people in Turkey, Switzerland and across Europe — Kaspar knew that establishing a connection with the locals is an important part of the business.

“We hope that this continues to be a family business and would like to create a strong foundation with the community,” Ricci said. “We get a lot of value in that and creating deep roots with Merrick and hope to become the ‘got-to’ jewelers on the South Shore.”

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One New York City.

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The iconic city never ceases to fascinate. It elicites strong opinions from those who simply can’t get enough of the Big Apple, and from the naysayers who prefer to stay away. But one thing’s for certain: NYC surely captures our attention.

And throughout the decades it’s captured the eye — and lens — of photographers who are enthralled by “the city that never sleeps.”

Hofstra University Museum of Art reaches into its vast collection again to continue the fall exhibit season with “New York, New York: Photographs from the Collection.”

These 45 photographs capture New York City in its infinite complexity and variety, not only celebrating the city’s evocative architecture, but reveling in its everyday streets and signage, authentic faces, and dynamic street scenes. The blackand-white images were made over a span of 75 years — from 1932 to 2008 — yet are unified through the use of monochrome, creating connections between disparate decades.

While the photographers — including Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Andreas Feininger, Harold Feinstein, Donna Ferrato, Joel Meyerowitz, Dorothy Norman, and Garry Winogrand — are not all native New Yorkers, they are inheritors of this miraculous city, dedicated to seeking its intricacies, grandeur, joy and hardships. Their distinct vision chronicles a city that continually reinvents itself.

“We haven’t done an exhibit When: Through Dec. 9 focusing on photography in some years,” says museum Where: Emily Lowe Gallery, director and curator Karen Albert. “This is another behind Emily Lowe Hall, opportunity to showcase one of the strengths of our Hofstra University’s collection.”

South Campus The exhibit — guest curated by photographer For more information, Susannah Ray, a former adjunct Hofstra faculty member and to RSVP for tour, call — is grouped into four segments. The “Iconic City” (516) 463-5672, or examines the skyline and signage, celebrating the city as visit Hofstra.edu/museum both a symbol and a place.

“This is the traditional image people have when they think of Manhattan,” notes Albert.

“Streetscapes and Signage” is building focused, also including handmade signs and ads that were — and still are — aimed at grabbing the attention of pedestrians rushing from one block to the next. “New York Portraits” is a look at real life, and real people populate the city streets, clubs and living rooms.

Finally, “Street Scenes” offers images of the city, pulling the entire exhibit together.

These are what Ray describes as “a quintessential New York photograph, which combines iconic architecture, everyday streets, and idiosyncratic people into one rapidly observed composition: the street photograph. They describe everything that might happen in a given second in New York, and remind the viewer that there is always more happening just around the next corner. The photographers spent lifetimes to craft their visions, returning again and again to photograph this ‘helluva town.’”

Of note, Albert cites Andreas Feininger’s photo of an elevated trestle. “It’s a classic image of a New York that doesn’t exist anymore, with the lights filling onto the downtown streets below.”

Another by Diane Arbus, of a young man in curlers, “is a good representation of Arbus’ work seeing people in all aspects of society.”

The public is invited to a curator’s gallery tour at the Emily Lowe Gallery, Thursday, Oct. 6, at 4 p.m. Ray will share insights about what she selected during the tour.

Gangstagrass brings together different kinds of American music and creates a whole new category, greater than the sum of the parts.

As their latest album, ‘No Time For Enemies,’ climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard bluegrass chart, Americana Highways magazine proclaimed the Emmy-nominated bluegrasship hop ensemble ‘America’s Band’ because they take so much of what’s amazing about this country — ingenuity, creativity, freedom, unity across differences, people’s individual strength and struggles — and distill it into a message of common ground in the form of original songs that have everyone up and dancing.

Friday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444, or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.

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Top left: Diane Arbus, ‘A Young Man in Curlers at Home on West 20th Street, NYC,’ 1966, gelatin silver print. It was a gift of Steven Yager.

Top right: Donna Ferrato, ‘34 Leonard St., formerly Provenzano Garage,’ 2007, pigment on fiber print, from the portfolio ‘Tribeca.’ It was a gift of Susan and Steven Ball.

Bottom: Andreas Feininger, ‘Elevated Trestle, Division Street,’ c. 1941, gelatin silver print, from the portfolio ‘Vintage New York,’ 1987. It, too, was a gift of Susan and Steven Ball.

Plaza Theatrical opens its fall season with Broadway at its show-stopping best. Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance — then love sneaks in. Set in bustling 1950s Manhattan, the beloved classic features some of Frank Loesser’s most memorable tunes, including the hilarious ‘Adelaide’s Lament,’ and the crowd-pleasing classic ‘Luck Be a Lady,’ along with other favorites, including ‘Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat.’

Saturday, Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 25, 2:30 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 29, 2 p.m. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. (516) 5996870, or PlazaTheatrical.com.

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

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Old Westbury Gardens goes to the dogs during its annual fall dog celebration, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24-25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Stroll through the gardens with your furry friend (leashed, of course). There are also activities devoted to man’s best friend. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

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Miller’s Ale House, at 3046 Hempstead Tpke., in Levittown, hosts a car show, Monday, Sept. 26 rom 5 p.m. until closing. All ages are welcome; kids 12 and under eat free. For more information visit tinyurl. com/millers926.

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Join Giving Back To Community at a fundraising dinner to support community efforts to assist the food insecure, Thursday, Sept. 29, 6-10:30 p.m. Proceeds from the event, at The Inn at New Hyde Park, 214 Jericho Tpke., New Hyde Park, will be used to support the opening of a food pantry in Elmont. $100 ticket includes dinner, entertainment, raffles and giveaways. For information, contact Emilian or Marlene at (516) 612-4000 or visit GivingBackToCommunity.org.

Benefit concert Enjoy an evening with the Felice Brothers, with special guest Will Lawrence, Saturday, Saturday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. admission; 8 p.m. concert, at RJ Daniels, 279A Sunrise Highway, Rockville Centre.

Presented by the Tommy Brull Foundation’s Shine A Light Music Series, with all proceeds donated to Mr. B’s Inclusive Playground. Tickets are $35, available at Eventbrite.com/e/377774843727.

Big Wave Beer Festival A new tradition is commencing at Mulcahy’s, 3232 Railroad Ave. The New York Riptide and Westhampton Beach Brewing Company are beginning the Big Wave Beer Festival at the pub on Ssunday, Sept. 25.

With samples of craft beer from over a dozen local breweries, you won’t want to miss this one. For more information visit tinyurl.com/muls925.

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

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

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Delivering dollars to combat opioid addiction

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

Nassau County has nearly $70 million collecting a little dust in a bank account — but not for long. County Executive Bruce Blakeman has earmarked $2.5 million for opioid addiction treatment, and local hospitals, clinics and other community organizations should expect millions more.

“We are committed to make sure that all of the money goes toward the three goals that the money was provided for,” Blakeman told reporters last week. “That is prevention, education and treatment.”

The money was part of a $26 billion national settlement with opioid distributors last February — AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson — as well as Johnson & Johnson for what has been alleged as their role in creating the opioid addiction epidemic in the first place.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officially declared it a public health emergency in 2017 — the same year more than 600 people on Long Island died from opioid overdoses, according to a 2019 report from the Fiscal Policy Institute.

The $70 million represents just about 7 percent of the funds allocated to New York intended specifically for Nassau, first hammered out more than a year ago.

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NaSSau CouNty ExECutIvE Bruce Blakeman says he’s directing nearly $2.5 million toward opioid addiction treatment centers. It’s all part of a broader $70 million the county received from the historic $26 billion nationwide settlement with opioid distributors and manufacturers, in an effort to get the opioid addiction crisis under control. care providers and addiction specialists.

The county already is working on spending another $15 million — something the county executive says he hopes can be an annual disbursement to help combat the opioid epidemic.

But although there is still a lot of money left, Blakeman says his adminis-

tration is working slowly and carefully to ensure all funds go exactly where they’re needed.

Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, representing the county’s minority caucus, emphasizing the historic importance of the donations while hoping Blakeman and Republicans might

move faster to get the $70 million distributed to those who need it most.

“I’m so glad that these opioid companies are finally being held responsible for what they’ve done to our kids,” DeRiggiWhitton said. “In my opinion, I support (Blakeman) for being careful. But I also really hope we expedite this as quickly as possible.”

Matthew Bruderman, chair of Nassau University Medical Center’s board of directors, made it clear to reporters last week that time alone hasn’t made the crisis any better in the county, Long Island, or the United States. Without funds like these, hospitals and community health organizations are ill-prepared to deal with the scope of the issue.

“We all know the opioid epidemic and drug addiction is damaging the lives of many people across the country,” Bruderman said. “NUMAC is the only hospital on Long Island that has an in-patient detox facility. (Yet), 90 percent of the time, we are at full capacity.”

Nassau County’s new health commissioner, Dr. Irina Gelman, praised the county’s commitment to improving public health, making her job much easier.

“I think this funding will be instrumental in really starting to address the issue at hand, and provide necessary services to our community,” Gelman said.

“As the county executive said, this is only the beginning. And I’m definitely looking forward to more to come.”

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A holiday greeting for Rosh Hashanah of our good deeds. passive puppet.

This is a time of return, or repentance We all have a choice. Each one of us has the free will to decide how to direct when we are focused on the process of improving ourselves and our thoughts and actions. coming closer to the Each of us can choose to Almighty. hold on firmly to the princiBy actively engaging ourples and values of faith and selves through self-evaluagratitude. Each of us can tion, reconciliation, prayer choose to do one more good and giving an extra measure deed, one more act of kindof charity—we are choosing ness, to help tip the balance life, just as the generation in of the world toward life. the desert did after they On Rosh Hashanah, we heard the Biblical Moses’s look to our past, as well as to message. our future, for the growing Hopefully then we will of spiritual strength as well see the good that emerges as staying committed to a even in the midst of darkpositive energy way of life. abbi ness, and we will recognize We reach back into our colevery one of us has the lective history to draw inspioshe eisbluM that power to make meaningful ration and to learn from the changes by the choices that wisdom of our heritage. we make.

At the same time, we look As the High Holidays begin, we look ahead toward future generations, knowing that what we choose for our own lives back on all the moments during the past today will affect our children, our chil- year that give us reason for hope. Around dren’s children, and, indeed, the future of the world. When we choose to align our way of life with the divine presence, we LWAN1 0922 are doing our part to help create a society that is humane and G-dly. We are fighting the darkness of the world with the light

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News brief Wantagh senior selected for National Merit Wantagh High School senior Natasha Meagher was named a 2023 National Merit semifinalist for her outstanding academic achievements.

Natasha was one of approximately 16,000 students nationwide to be named a semifinalist by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. She continues on in the competition for 7,250 National Merit scholarships, collectively worth $28 million, that will be awarded next spring.

Students entered the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program during their junior year by taking the 2021 PSAT. The nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than 1 percent of high school seniors and includes the highestscoring entrants in each state.

Natasha’s high score on Courtesy of Wantagh Public Schools the PSAT reflects her comNatasha MeaGher, a senior at Wantagh High School, mitment to academics. has earned semifinalist status in the 2023 National Merit During her time at WantScholarship program. agh High School, she has taken 12 Advanced Placement courses. She is also a the jazz band. member of the Science Olympiad and After high school, Natasha wants to Mathletes teams, was selected to the explore STEM-related fields, possibly National, English and Science honor majoring in chemical engineering in societies and plays the alto saxophone in college.

the world, a new generation is reaching for their universal healing of the pandemic and all its consequences.

In our community, we’ve responded to our challenges by focusing on what really matters–education, friendship, family and community.

This last year was one of hardship for people everywhere. Too many of our friends and neighbors continue to struggle in the wake of difficult health and economic challenges. And beyond our borders, many of our closest allies, face the uncertainties of an unpredictable age.

As Jewish tradition teaches us, we may not complete the work, but that must never keep all of us from trying. In that spirit, I wish you and your families a sweet year full of health, happiness and peace. L’Shana Tova Umetuka Rabbi Moshe Weisblum is the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Tikvah.

Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AR8, Plaintiff AGAINST STEPHEN HAUFF, ET AL. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 20, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 11, 2022 at 3:00PM, premises known as 2960 MORGAN DRIVE, WANTAGH, NY 11793.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Wantagh, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 318, Lot 34. Approximate amount of judgment $491,037.42 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subje ct to provisions of filed Judgment Index #608767/2017.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure

sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT SALE Lisa A. Goodwin, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-003662 71670 133882

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. JAMES M. STOYER, IF HE BE LIVING, IF HE BE DEAD, HIS RESPECTIVE HEIRS-ATLAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTIRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING UNDER, BY, OR THROUGH JAMES M. STOYER, IF HE BE DEAD, WHETHER BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, ALL OF WHO AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; et al, Defts.

Index #614067/2018.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered May 2, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on October 20, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a District 6, Section 57, Block 301, Lot 69. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed

judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.

Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

DONAL M. MAHONEY, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. For Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY #99707 134062

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

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, AGAINST TERI A. WHITNEY, ANTHONY NACE, et al.

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

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 26, 2022 at 2:30 PM premises known as 1750 Lehigh Road, Wantagh, NY 11793.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and

the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

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

Section 57, Block 244 and Lot 30.

Approximate amount of judgment $404,150.38 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #000839/2010.

Janine T. Lynam, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 134188

LEGAL NOTICE Mount Sinai South Nassau Transitional Care Unit (TCU) Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy It is the policy of Mount Sinai South Nassau TCU not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, gender, handicap, disability, blindness, source of sponsorship, source of payment, marital status, age, sexual preference, genetic disposition or carrier status in employment or in the admission, retention and care of residents and patients. All persons and organizations that have occasion to either refer prospective residents or patients to Mount Sinai South Nassau TCU are advised to follow this nondiscriminatory policy.

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WANTAGH HERALD — September 22, 2022

Former NASA Astronaut James A. Lovell said, “There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen and there are people who wonder what happened. To be successful, you need to be a person that makes things happen.”

We have the power to make good things happen. Each year, we approach the Jewish Holidays with high expectations and anticipation. Why not? It is a time for new beginnings, ones we can create for ourselves.

In just a few days, on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, the sound of the shofar blasts will be heard. It is a time for the High Holidays; time that we gather with our families, neighbors and friends and concentrate on prayer and introspection. A time to give thanks for the ways in which we have been blessed and strive to improve our relationships by asking forgiveness and making amends.

These are the Days of Awe to acknowledge the Almighty as the creator and ruler of the universe; renew and strengthen our commitment to a spiritual way of life, and pray for a sweet new year—a healthy and peaceful year.

Make no mistake - this is no easy task.

We can choose to become the authors of our own chapter in the Book of Life or a

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Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper group has several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs.

If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

Busy Rockville Centre Landlord/Tenant law firm seeking 1 full time Administrative Assistant/Secretary.

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CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department.

Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc.

STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com

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The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team!

This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.

To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com

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HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

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The exchange of money should go hand in hand with a good contract, one that protects both parties.

Payment creates good faith, and allows a company to devote its staff and resources.

It takes time to prepare plans — more than the average person realizes — due to regulations, problem-solving and a lot of onte eeper limitations. Expecting an architect to carry the costs to pay their expenses as a favor to the owner is unrealistic. People often forget that the plans prepared, signed and sealed by an architect or engineer are a part of the contract to the contractor. Plans are a critical component, because they show what is expected to be completed by the contractor. Unfortunately, many people, including owners and contractors, believe that plans are a how-to manual for building. In fact, plans represent what the results are intended to be.

Not paying a down payment, upfront, gives the architect and the contractor very little ability to commit resources, including their time, to carrying out the first steps in their parts of the process to get you a meaningful result. Everyone has bills to pay, and expenses like overhead insurances, license fees and equipment costs, aside from groceries, mortgages and taxes. Expecting anyone to fulfill the tasks you hire them for without the ability to pay their bills is the beginning of misunderstandings and miscommunication.

Most government contracts I’ve seen include major delays in payment, from months to years, where it is expected that companies that will ultimately get paid far more than what a private project would cost have to wait. This waiting creates a situation in which companies either borrow money or take money from one customer to cover the costs of another customer’s project. In essence, not paying in a timely manner but expecting results creates a Ponzi scheme that nearly every company has to develop to survive. Small businesses take money from one customer to cover costs while trying to finish and get paid by the one before.

When you delay, underpay or shortchange the people providing a service, you’re part of the whole economic roller coaster that causes many businesses in your local community to fail in the first five years. Prevent this instability by looking for reputable companies, have a good contract and accept that you are half of a commitment. Good luck!

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he world continues to mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth II while welcoming a new sovereign, King Charles III. Charles waited 70 years to become king since being named the Prince of Wales — the heir apparent to the British throne.

That’s longer than any other prince or princess in the direct line, and at 73, he is the oldest monarch crowned in British history.

Like his mother, Charles chose to keep the name given to him at birth. His grandfather Albert was the last to change MiCHAEL his regnal name, choosing George HinMAn VI to honor his father.

King Charles III is the first Charles on the throne since Charles II, who reigned for 25 years after the restoration of the British monarchy from Oliver Cromwell in 1660.

The United States, of course, has been officially separated from what was once the British Empire since the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783. But I actually lived under the reign of Elizabeth II for two years when I called the small Caribbean island of Grenada home. Although

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independent from Britain, too, Grenada is part of the Commonwealth of Nations — 56 former territories that still recognize the British monarch as head of state.

Oddly enough, however, my family has a deeper connection to the throne — that is, if longstanding legend is to be believed.

My great-great-greatgreat-great-great-great grandfather, Sgt. Edward Hinman, arrived in Boston from England in late 1649, eventually settling in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Although he and many of his descendants would help settle key parts of that colony, Hinman rarely talked about his life before he crossed the Atlantic.

One story was popularized in the late 19th century, however, by Connecticut’s then-secretary of state, Royal R. Hinman.

In a book he published in 1856, Royal claimed that his great-grandfather had actually led the guard tasked with protecting King Charles I, who took the throne in 1624.

If that story is indeed true, my ancestor wasn’t a great kingsguard. The reign of Charles I ended abruptly in 1649, when he found himself on the wrong side of an executioner’s ax during Cromwell’s revolt. But it was that war — and that exe-

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cution — that forced Edward to flee England and seek refuge in the colonies.

It’s a fascinating story, but one I didn’t even know until the coronavirus pandemic. While I’ve always been fascinated by genealogy, I usually spent my time researching my mother’s side of the family, which has some of its own interesting history. I shied away from my father’s, because no one in the family ever talked much about it.

I suspected we migrated over in the 19th century, and decided it was time to find out. As I worked my way backward through ancestors, I was shocked to discover that each passing generation was still in America.

Where I once thought I was a third or maybe fourth-generation American, I am actually a part of the 10th generation of Hinmans here.

I also picked up some other fascinating tidbits along the way. My family moved from Connecticut to Vermont, and from there to western New York, about the same time that Royal Hinman was writing his books. My great-great grandfather, Franklin Hinman, owned lots of farmland in Ellicottville, now probably best known as a ski resort community just south of Buffalo.

f longstanding legend is to be believed, my family has a connection to the throne.

His youngest son — my great-grandfather, born when Franklin was 51 years old — was the postmaster in one of the small communities near Ellicottville. My dad was born and raised just south of there, in Salamanca, on reservation land controlled by the Seneca Nation of New York.

Despite that connection — and the fact that I still have a number of relatives in that part of the state — none of us knew that the land once owned by Franklin is now known as Hinman Valley. Well, more specifically, the Hinman Valley Wetland Complex, a 100-acre marsh and wet meadow overseen by the state’s environmental conservation and transportation departments.

As you’re reading this, I’m back home in that part of the region, and I could very well be making my first-ever visit to these lands so closely connected to my family’s history.

And I certainly hope for a successful reign of Charles III — something leaps and bounds ahead of the previous sovereigns to take his name.

But if I can make one suggestion to the king: Best to make sure your guard isn’t led by a Hinman. There isn’t good history there.

Michael Hinman is executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? Execeditor@liherald.com.

Work for Donald Trump, wind up in handcuffs

s that the scent of autumn apples in the air? No, I believe that’s the smell of subpoenas, dozens of subpoenas served in recent weeks to Trump employees, former employees, White House staff and basically anyone and everyone whose behavior, emails, texts and experiences might help illuminate the dark corners of the former Trump administration.

Who lurks in those dark corners? According to early reports, there are big-time grifters like Steve Bannon, now indicted for fraud, money laundering, conspiracy RAnDi and scheming in KREiss connection with raising money for We Build the Wall Inc., the former guy’s plan to keep out Mexican immigrants.

Bannon, long associated with Trump, ran a media empire, and now he’s in handcuffs, awaiting trial. Even a degree from the Harvard Business School didn’t make Bannon smart enough to steer clear of Trump.

The Trump curse goes way back. During his tenure, I wrote, “If the White House calls, just hang up. Put down your

phone, run out of your house, change your number and move to a remote town where you can live off the grid for the rest of your life.”

Sadly the words were prophetic. Many people would be better off today if they had never been drawn into Trump’s orbit.

Ronnie Jackson, the presidential physician from central casting, might have continued to serve presidents for decades, enjoying the perks and power that access to the White House confers. But Trump decided to promote him to secretary of the Veterans Administration. Unvetted, inexperienced and apparently fatally flawed, Jackson rapidly crashed and burned as a prospective secretary.

Rob Porter, Hollywood handsome and popular among his colleagues, was enjoying his high-profile job as the president’s top aide. Porter was a rising star until the Trump spotlight revealed his dark side.

Two of his wives went public with accusations of mental and physical abuse.

There were photos. Porter took the exit.

Tom Price — do you even remember him? He was the secretary of Health and Human Services for seven months. He might have continued his career else-

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where without incident, but in the Trump administration, he took 25 private flights in a few months, spent like he was queen for a day and resigned amid charges of indiscriminately using taxpayer dollars for his personal benefit. Gone.

I imagine Paul Manafort has mixed feelings, at best, regarding his association with Trump Inc. Manafort, charged by the feds with various financial crimes, might have continued living the high life, consorting with oligarchs and lining his pockets, if not for Trump’s ascendancy to the presidency. Under the scrutiny that accompanies high office, Manafort proved to be a liability to Trump, and vice versa. He served time in jail and, in 2020, was pardoned by Trump.

Michael Cohen, the former guy’s longtime personal lawyer, was known for his fierce loyalty to Trump. For decades he basked in the celebrity surrounding his boss, and ran interference for him.

Maybe some people didn’t like his style, but his boss did, and that’s what counted.

That was then. Now Cohen is rehabilitating his reputation after serving jail time and losing his law license.

Among the other movers and shakers

any folks would be better off today if they had never been drawn into his orbit.

who got in serious legal trouble are Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s CFO, Mike Flynn, Rick Gates, Ken Kurson, Roger Stone, George Papadopoulos, Corey Lewandowski, Elliot Broidy, Imaad Zuberi, Rep. Chris Collins, and so on.

Space limitations prevent me from listing all the miscreants associated with Trump. Some went to jail, some got pardoned by Trump, and some never got over the trauma of the Trump White House years. I do wonder if the individuals were corrupt, and therefore drawn to the Trump enterprises. Were they rotten apples, or was the barrel corrupt?

What stands out is the number of people who bent and broke the law in the service of Trump, his businesses and his administration.

Who came out unscathed? Richer?

Rewarded by a job well done? Only Trump has so far avoided accountability for his alleged misdeeds. He’s still rich, he plays golf, he eats well and he is free.

He enjoys all the perks of being a former president. Many of the people who served him are still digging their way out of legal troubles.

As the Department of Justice lets loose its flight of subpoenas, we will see if the Trump curse finally comes home to roost.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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letters Is it all Trump’s fault, Jerry Kremer?

To the Editor: Jer ry Kremer’s column “Thoughts on saving the two-party system” (Sept. 8-14) expresses a valuable goal, but his analysis — the usual, and now tiresome, “It’s all Trump’s fault” — misses the cause.

Of course it would great if, as in past generations, there was ideological room in both parties for a variety of viewpoints. Richard Nixon — another bête noir of Mr. Kremer’s party — warned of this long ago, in 1959, when he said, “I think one of the attributes of our political system has been that we have avoided generally violent swings in administrations from one extreme to the other. And the reason we have avoided that is that in both parties, there has been room for a broad spectrum of opinion.”

Of course, Mr. Kremer’s party thought that Nixon was the worst

pandemic levels.

Polarization — especially the political variety — remains sharper than ever.

And it’s only been in the past couple of weeks that we could officially stop wearing masks on public transportation, although many stopped doing it months ago.

As the pandemic winds down, it’s never too soon to start planning for the next one. Sure, this has felt like a once-ina-lifetime event, but it really isn’t. When we first learned of Covid, the world was already in the grip of another pandemic: HIV/AIDS, which has killed more than 40 million people.

Before that, we had two other smaller flu pandemics, in the late 1950s and late 1960s, each of which killed up to 4 million people. And then there was the 1918 flu, which is believed to have claimed the lives of as many as 100 million people around the globe.

If there’s anything we’ve learned, it’s that Mother Nature has no shortage of infectious diseases. Even in the wake of Covid, we’ve been reminded about the dangers we face by the recent monkeypox epidemic, and the fear that there may be a resurgence of polio.

One thing that should be crystal clear by now, however, is that pandemics and epidemics do not need to be a way of life.

Many of them are preventable, or at worst, manageable. But that means better

monitoring of hot spots where deadly viruses can jump from animals to humans. Identifying new public health concerns quickly. And then taking them seriously.

With false alarms in the past like Ebola and SARS, it’s no wonder so many of us had become complacent by the time the coronavirus rolled around. We can’t let that happen again. What we have built as a society is too important. We are too important.

There are some scholars who are convinced that nothing has had a greater impact on our history than pandemics and epidemics. The bubonic plague, for example, cut down half of the global population, by some accounts.

But what you might not know is that that plague didn’t ravage the planet just once — it turned living into a literal coin flip twice. We’re most familiar with the Black Death of the 14th century, which killed as many as 200 million people. But there was also the Plague of Justinian in the sixth century, which was proportionately just as deadly.

We can wear masks when needed. We can avoid contact when asked. And we can get vaccines when they’re available.

But our true first line of defense is our leaders. And it’s hoped that no men or women who succeed Biden will ever again find themselves needing to declare a devastating pandemic finally over.

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his is a busy time of year for families. Getting the children back to school and focused on homework is a big challenge for any parent.

And there’s another group of parents who are physically and emotionally challenged. They are the parents of collegebound students, many of whom will be traveling from coast to coast and in between, trying to find a college that is suitable for their son or daughter.

I’ve experienced the college hunt four times in my life, and I can attest to the fact JerrY that it is a daunting task. Unless kremer you are fortunate enough to have kids who know exactly where they want to go to college, you either are or will be a road warrior.

Most future college students have highereducation wish lists that are pages long.

They have some notion about what type of school they want to attend, but after one or two campus visits, their thinking may move dramatically in another direction.

My search for the right colleges was easy in the case of three of our daughters. All of them had one major choice, and we concentrated on how to please the admissions committees of those chosen schools. The fourth daughter had no idea where she wanted to go, but she had a list of 12 possible schools. Because of her uncertainty, we drove to campuses in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. After all that mileage, she chose a college in New York.

During our exhausting trek around the Northeast, I asked her what criteria she was using in picking potential schools. Her two major sources of information were U.S. News & World Report and the Barron’s guide. I mention these resources because of the current news about how U.S. News recently downgraded Columbia University, based on faulty numbers provided by the school on, for example, the degrees of its professors and the size of its classes.

Those reports shined a spotlight on the world of publications that high school juniors and seniors use to select colleges.

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he process was difficult enough even when you could trust U.S. News’s rankings.

LeTTers thing that ever happened. But what about the unquestionably moderate John McCain and Mitt Romney, both of whom were falsely denounced as extremists?

Well, the Democrats didn’t want McCain or Romney, so they got Trump, a virtual creation of the left, which is now doing everything possible to keep its creation alive.

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Plastic pollution continues to plague us To the editor: We’ve all heard the warnings about cleaning up our trash at the beach and recycling, but it’s easy to feel helpless, or that it’s a problem so distant that there’s no point in worrying about it. Well, here on long Island, plastic pollution affects us directly. Not only does it make a mess of our beautiful beaches, but it also threatens wildlife and our vital marine ecosystems. long Island is an extremely important estuary, a breeding ground for fish and other marine wildlife. This means that how we treat our beaches is of utmost importance, and affects fisheries around the world. Historically, however, we lead wasteful lifestyles that lead to plastic pollution, which threatens our ecosystems.

versity is one of the top schools in the nation. It offers a wide variety of programs, and many of its graduates go on to distinguished careers. But Columbia fudged the numbers, and an alert faculty member brought that fudging to wider attention. That created a great deal of negative publicity for the school that got national attention. The underlying question is, how reliable are such sources as a guide to your child’s selection of a college?

According to Dr. Robert Scott, a past president of Adelphi University, U.S. News & World Report is one of the “shakers of salt.”

Scott believes that many colleges provide questionable data to U.S. News, and that the rankings that emerge are highly questionable.

He goes as far as to say that some schools manipulate their numbers in the hope of rising in the rankings. Once a school on the list gets a higher rating, it will market the news in the hope of attracting students who rely heavily on those ratings.

Reed College a well-regarded college in Oregon, took on U.S. News in the 1990s, refusing to submit any data to the magazine. It no doubt lost some potential stu-

dents, but today its reputation is that of a stellar school.

Scott suggests that there are many other reliable college guides that provide meaningful information for aspiring entrants. He cites the Fiske Guide to Colleges as one example of a publication that shows students how their aspirations fit with particular schools. If you search the internet, you will find multiple sources that detail colleges’ course offerings, safety, campus culture and surrounding communities. Don’t pay too much attention to all the student postings, because some are sour grapes due to bad test grades.

Choosing a college is a major decision for any family, especially given the cost of higher education. Using as many sources of information as possible may be a little confusing, but relying on one or two of the college guidebooks can prove to be a major mistake. Kudos to Scott for speaking out as an expert on this volatile subject.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column?

JKremer@liherald.com.

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every plastic bag we use, every pair of plastic sunglasses, every phone case we discard takes thousands of years to break down, and usually ends up in our oceans.

Besides ruining the natural beauty of our beaches, plastic pollution can have extremely detrimental effects on wildlife, from small fish and shrimp ingesting deadly microplastics to sea turtles and seals getting caught in plastic fishing nets. The population decreases that plastic pollution causes also have the potential to collapse our marine ecosystems, driving away the marine mammals we are beginning to see on the Island for the first time in years.

Although it’s easy to feel helpless in these situations, there are many ways for long Islanders to prevent plastic pollution from getting into our oceans. There are many things you can do in your home, from recycling to reducing your own plastic use and opting for more sustainable alternatives. The New York Marine Rescue Center, a nonprofit rescue-and-release organization, helps treat the many animals that suffer the consequences of plastic pollution, and hosts beach cleanups, whale and seal-watching events, and even an annual 5K. The center is always accepting donations and new volunteers, so we can work together and prevent plastic pollution from destroying our beaches.

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