Our Lady of Lourdes 6th Grade CYO basketball team won the championship game at Kellenberg High School on March 22.
By MAdIsoN GusleR mgusler@liherald.com
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Malverne High School’s G.I.R.L.s Club hosted an event celebrating women in sports on March 20. The Play Like a Girl event included a panel of women from the community who are involved in athletics and were invited to discuss their experiences and the challenges they’ve overcome.
The GIRL in G.I.R.L.s club stands for “growing into responsible leaders,” Merola Ibrahim, co-vice president of the club, explained. “Our goals are to come together and work to realize our full potential as leaders in our homes, schools and communities.”
The club invited four guest speakers to take part in the panel discussion, Sandra Brunson,
Lisa DeAngelis, Melissa McGowan and Brenda White. The discussion was led by club Co-Presidents Isabella Ramharakh and Coleene Elias. Brunson, a Lakeview native, is a former NCAA Division I volleyball player at Temple University, the co-founder and CFO of the Second Round Foundation Inc., the mother of New York Knicks captain Jalen Brunson and the wife of Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson. DeAngelis has taught special education at MHS for 18 years, played basketball at Loyola University, in Maryland, and coached at Molloy College, now Molloy University, where she was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame.
McGowan has been teaching in Malverne for 27 years and grew up in the district. As a middle school student, she joined the boys’ soccer and
takes center stage
By MAdIsoN GusleR mgusler@liherald.com
Jordan Tyson received her first lead role in a musical in 2013 when she was cast as Carla in the Malverne High School production of “In the Heights.” A little more than 10 years later she made her Broadway debut as Younger Allie in the musical production of “The Notebook.”
Tyson, 27, is now starring alongside Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald in Broadway’s “Gypsy.” The production follows the story of Rose, played by McDonald, and her two daughters, Louise and June, performed by Tyson, as they navigate the world of vaudeville and burlesque.
she returned to the village and attended Howard T. Herber Middle School and Malverne High School.
“It’s really my home base for sure, where I spent the most time in my childhood,” Tyson said. Her grandparents still live in the village, while her mother and siblings reside in Lakeview. “I come visit when I can,” she added.
KeN ZAGARe Malverne choral director
Tyson was born in Malverne and spent the majority of her childhood in the village. Her grandparents, Mary and Russell Kupfer, moved to Malverne in 1968 and her roots remain in the area. After spending a few years in Baltimore, Maryland,
After graduating high school in 2015, Tyson studied theater at Marymount Manhattan College for two years before dropping out to star in the offBroadway musical, “Sweetee.”
After a few years auditioning and taking on different roles, Tyson landed the role of Younger Allie in a regional production of “The Notebook,” which she debuted in on Broadway in March of 2024.
“It was so amazing,” Tyson said, crediting this role for much of her growth as an actress. “The opening night of
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Malverne Lourdes win championship game
By MADISON GUSLER mgusler@liherald.com
The community of Malverne showed their support at Kellenberg Memorial High School on Mar. 22 as they cheered on Our Lady of Lourdes 6th grade CYO basketball team. The Lourdes won the championship game of the Catholic Youth Organization’s basketball league.
The Diocesan Champions won their game by 20 points over the St. Cyril Saints of Deer Park, with a final score of 54-34. This follows an undefeated season for the Lourdes, who won their fifteen in season games before advancing through the finals.
Last year Our Lady of Lourdes teams performed well in the C-League and were moved up to the B-League for the 2024-25 season.
Head Coach Carmine Giovino credits the successful season to one of the teams mantra’s “We fear no one, but respect everyone.” He explains the meaning behind this, “I would say to the kids, we give our best effort and we do what we do, no matter who we’re playing.”
“To me, that’s a big character thing,” he said. “If you’re going to do something, you’re gonna do it to the best of your ability, you’re going to give it 100 percent. So when we show up to games, it doesn’t matter who we’re playing, we
don’t fear them, but we respect them.”
The team was awarded the CYO sportsmanship award this season. This is an awarded voted on by the coaches of the league and recognizes the sportsmanship exuded by the team and their
coaches both on and off the court.
“That’s a really hard thing to do when you’re beating everybody every week, yet the other coaches and players look at you and are like, ‘Okay, they’re doing it right,’” said Giovino. “To me
that was almost as important as winning the whole thing, because that’s a really nice acknowledgement of who the kids are as people rather than just basketball players.”
Head Coach Carmine Giovino spoke with the team after winning the championship. Christine Rivera/Herald photos Trae Richards advanced on the court.
Our Lady of Lourdes cabaret fundraiser
By MADISON GUSLER mgusler@liherald.com
Nearly 100 people gathered in the Our Lady of Lourdes church hall before evening mass on March 23 for a Cabaret fundraiser. The event was a fundraiser for the upcoming 100th anniversary of the church in April 2026.
“This is a prelude to our hundredth anniversary kick off,” said Angela Carbone, fundraising head of the 100th Anniversary Steering Committee, who organized the Cabaret. “It’s a fundraising event to support the ceremony and celebrations we’re going to have.”
The Cabaret featured performance’s from Bob Damato and Malverne’s Christine Solimeno.
“I love coming to Our Lady of Lourdes in Malverne, I sang here before and it’s a great, great parish,” said Damato, a resident of Floral Park, who’s been singing for over 40 years. Damato performed his solo show, “Music, Love and Memories,” for the crowd.
“I bring people music with a lot of love, and hopefully a lot of memories,” he said. Damato performs over 120 shows each year.
Solimeno, who often sings in the church, performed during the Cabaret. She played both piano and guitar, entertaining the audience with a mix of modern and classic hits, as well as some original pieces. ““I try and think about what the people who are coming want to hear,” said Solimeno. “Today I figured it’s a cabaret, so I did a variety of ballads and more moving songs.”
Carbone shared her inspiration for organizing a Cabaret. “I wanted something that would appeal to our parishioners, something that they’d like to see, support someone local, and I thought listening to music is always a good afternoon,” she said.
The ticketed event provided attendees with refreshments and snacks. Raffles donated by local businesses, parish-
ioners and members of the steering committee, were available for purchase. They also sold merchandise promoting the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Lourdes, with logo’s emblazoned on sweatshirts, hoodies, T-shirts, tote bags, magnets, hats, and mugs.
“Today’s event is a beautiful reflection of the beginning of our celebration of our hundred years as a parish,” said Jennifer Prizzi, Our Lady of Lourdes’ business manager. “Everyone who turns out, in these great numbers, is a testament of the family environment and atmosphere that we have here in Our Lady of Lourdes.”
The church will begin celebrations leading up to their 100-year anniversary in 2026 with their noon mass on Apr. 20 celebrating Easter Sunday.
Malverne Mayor
Tim Sullivan, left, with Pastor James Stachacz.
Bob Damato entertained the crowd with his performance “Music, Love and Memories.”
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Members of the Our Lady of Lourdes community enjoyed the Cabaret on March 23.
Christine Solimeno, a member of Our Lady of Lourdes, sang covers and original songs.
Madeleine Sewell sparkled among the crowd.
Malverne native performing on Broadway
the ‘The Notebook’ lived up to everything I ever wished it would be. I got to have my loved ones with me, and I got to perform this beautiful thing. It was a really cool moment to celebrate all the work from over the years.”
Tyson credited her experiences at Malverne High School with the lessons she needed to pursue her career on stage.
“The school in general was wonderful for me, but the music department, people like Messina, Zagare and Vitola, they really invested me in a way that I don’t think I had ever been invested in before. It was such a gift,” Tyson said. “I just got so much support from them, they changed my life.”
Ken Zagare is Malverne’s choral director, and Michael Messina’s supervisor of music and fine arts in the school district.
“It’s completely surreal,” Zagare said of Tyson’s Broadway career. “I’m honored to have been a small part of her journey and to call her a friend.
“I’m proud of her persistence to go for what she wants, her dedication to the craft,” Zagare added. “And I’ve always said this about Jordan, even when she was in high school, I’m most proud of the person that she is beyond her talent.”
Messina recalled watching Tyson perform as a Spoon in “Beauty and the Beast” during her freshman year and expressed pride in how far Tyson has developed as a performer on stage.
“It’s very emotional knowing where she came from
and how into it she was when she was younger,” he said. “She’s been an inspiration to the students that are here now. We went to see her in ‘The Notebook’ and we’re trying to organize a trip to see ‘Gypsy,’ so the students can see what can happen, that she’s one of them, and she really did it.”
Tyson received several accolades during her high school career, such as being placed in the National Association for Music Education All-County Chorus, the New York State School Music Association All-State Chorus, the NAfME All-Eastern Chorus, as well as the American Choral Directors Association All-Eastern Chinese Repertoire Choir, along with many other hon-
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ors. She shared that it was in preparing for these opportunities, she learned valuable skills, like sightsinging and reading music.
“Now, I find myself in a new space with the level of work I’m doing, which feels right,” Tyson said. “What I always wanted was to tell stories and make people process something, and to be challenged, myself, with the rigor of the work.
“I fell in love with theater on (Malverne’s) stage,” she added. “So enjoy each other and follow what makes you feel good. If you think you want to do something creatively long-term, keep finding ways to do the things that bring you joy.”
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Jordan tyson played f iona in the 2015 malverne High School production of “Shrek: the musical”
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Honoring Premier Business Women of L.I.
By Christie Leigh Babirad
An empowering evening of camaraderie, gratitude and celebration, the sixth annual Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards on March 19, at the Heritage Club at Bethpage, presented by RichnerLive, drew close to 400 attendees, and more than 50 women were honored for their accomplishments across a wide range of industries on Long Island.
The event was organized by Amy Amato, RichnerLive’s executive director of corporate relations and events, who said that it was a privilege to be there with such a talented and driven group of dynamic and fearless women.
“Your presence here displays the countless accomplishments that women have made and will continue to make,” Amato said, “and it’s a pleasure to welcome you all to the Richner family.”
Stuart Richner, CEO of Richner Communications Inc. and publisher of Herald Community Media, said that the night was intended to celebrate remarkable women by honoring what they have achieved in their careers as well as their communities.
“Looking around the room, I am truly humbled by the caliber of our award winners,” Richner said. “These extraordinary women represent diverse fields, from health care to finance to education and entrepreneurship, yet share common traits of vision, resilience and unwavering commitment to excellence.”
He added that his mother, Edith Richner, who founded Richner Communications with Stuart’s father nearly 60 years ago, would undoubtedly be proud of all the women leaders being honored at the event, because in her time, she was almost always the only woman at the table.
The keynote speaker, and the winner of the Trailblazer Award, was Linda Armyn, president and CEO of FourLeaf Federal Credit Union and the creator of the initiative Money Like a Woman, which she said was conceived to celebrate all of the values that women bring to the table. “We want to put them up on a pedestal and say, you know what, women have all these great talents that they use every day,” Armyn said, “to multitask, to be a mom, be a businesswoman, be an innovator, entrepreneur, and we don’t celebrate that enough. Money Like a Woman is all about celebrating those great traits and sharing them with the rest of the world.”
She added that the night was a wonderful way to celebrate women and all of their accomplishments, and that man of them are making a difference not only on Long Island, but well beyond.
Guests enjoyed drinks, appetizers and dinner at the event, as they mingled with award winners, family members and friends.
Honoree Laura D’Amato, Apple Bank’s first vice president and assistant marketing director said that it felt amazing to be honored as a Premier Business Woman of Long Island. “I’m totally humbled to be in the same room with so many amazing women,” D’Amato said.
PSEG Long Island’s manager of customer and community partnerships, Honoree Veronica Isaac, echoed those sentiments, and said that an event like this inspires her to keep doing what she’s doing.
Another honoree, Jennifer Baxmeyer, executive director of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, said that an award means a lot, but that you’re only as good as your team.
Celine M. Gazes, CFO at Suffolk Regional Off Track Betting Corp. Jake’s 58 Hotel and Casino, said that the award felt “validating.”
Susan Johnson, acting superintendent of Hempstead schools, said that she was truly humbled to be honored. “People believing you can do it and reaching out to you that you are making a difference, it means so much,” said Johnson.
“It’s so incredibly special, and such a unique oppor-
tunity, to see all the different industries helping to move women forward,” Mary Fu, chief advancement officer at People’s Arc of Suffolk, said.
And Susan Gatti, of Disruptive Spark Business Academy, wanted to thank RichnerLive for bringing together women of all different ages and industries. “It’s humbling, and such an opportunity to reflect, since you’re always so busy,” Gatti said. “It’s nice to know that you’re going in the right direction, and to celebrate with so many other amazing women.”
In keeping with RichnerLive’s commitment to giving back, a portion of the proceeds from the event were donated to Hair We Share, a nonprofit that offers wigs at no cost to those experiencing medical hair loss. Its mission to restore dignity and confidence aligns
with the spirit of the honorees. More information about its work can be found at hairweshare.org.
Event sponsors included FourLeaf Federal Credit Union, People’s ARC of Suffolk, Apple Bank, CSD Net, Reworld, Maidenbaum, Whisper Woods of Smithtown, Eclectic Psychotherapy, Mending Hearts Counseling, Premier HR Consulting, Farmingdale State College, Jake’s 58, Optimum Business, Disruptive Spark Academy, PSEG Long Island, Dime Community Bank, C Squared, Family Children’s Association, Certilman Balin, St. Joseph’s University, the Cradle of Aviation, Vandegrift Plastic Surgery, Suffolk Regional Off Track Betting Corp. and ConnectOne Bank.
For a complete list of honorees and photos, visit RichnerLive.com.
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Nearly 400 people attended the awards dinner.
Veronica Isaac, of PSEGLI, with Stuart Richner.
Keynote speaker and Trailblazer Award winner Linda Armyn, of FourLeaf Federal Credit Union.
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Mary Fu, People’s Arc of Suffolk
Megan C. Ryan, Esq., Nassau University Medical Center
Stavroula Savelidis, Ph.D., Nassau County Medical Society Kristy Uvena, Optimum Business
Jennifer Baxmeyer, Cradle of Aviation Museum
Susan Johnson, Hempstead Union Free School District
Paige O’Brien, Family and Children’s Association
Susan Nielsen, Eclectic Psychotherapy Group of Nassau County
Amy Madmon, Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group, LLC Laura D’Amato, Apple Bank Terry Going, ConnectOne Bank
Desiree Krajnyak-Baker, Whisper Woods of Smithtown
Anne Petraro, Mending Hearts Counseling and Eclectic Psychotherapy
Susan Gatti, Disruptive Spark Business Academy
Laura Joseph, EdD, Farmingdale State College
Dr. Maria Fletcher, PhD, RN, CNE, St. Joseph’s University
Nassau County hosts Israeli Elite hockey
By MICHELLE RABINOVICH sports@liherald.com
No fan bases are more divided than the Rangers, Islanders and Devils.
But on March 23, those bitter rivals, who have spent decades split by hatred and animosity, were bound together by blood, heritage and creed. United under the flag of Israel, draped around many like Superman’s cape, hundreds of spectators came together to watch the Jerusalem Capitals and HC Tel Aviv, the top teams in the Israeli Elite Hockey League (IEHL), as they participate in the USA Challenge Cup at UBS Arena.
“It’s a historic moment for Israeli hockey,” said Jerusalem assistant coach David Warsofsky. “The night in general was a huge success and I hope the fans enjoyed it as much as we did coaching it.”
The event started with IEHL cofounder and co-commissioner Marc Brunengraber greeted spectators with a welcome speech, with the league on the precipice of entering its fifth season later this year. Brunengraber said that the evening’s events were about more than just hockey, but about sharing love for the sport by growing it exponentially over the last five years, a sentence one of the star players harmonized with.
“Four years ago, we played four-onfour and look where we played now, in an NHL arena,” said Jerusalem forward Nikita Zitserman. “It’s just going to go
higher from here.”
“We’re showing everyone how great [Israeli hockey] is,” said Tel Aviv head coach Stuart Gourdji.
Gourdji pointed to the fact that this was an atmosphere unlike anything he’d ever experienced because of the unique mix of the Israeli background of the staff and players, and the same energy from the fans.
“This is a dream, coaching in front of eight thousand people,” he said. “The music and the Israeli flags, you see that a lot in soccer but it’s the first time I’ve ever seen something like that It wasn’t an NHL game as we’re used to it: the Israeli anthem was sung before the Star-Spangled Banner. The Islanders goal horn rang every time the puck found the back of the net, but it wasn’t
fans chanting “Islanders, Islanders, yes, yes, yes” when the home team scored. When Tel Aviv scored, the loud speakers played Tel Aviv by Omer Adam; when Jerusalem scored, the audience was serenaded with Naomi Shemer’s Yerushalayim shel Zahav.
Other than that, it was a typical NHL hockey game: three 20-minute periods and a pair of 20-minute intermissions in between them, junior hockey teams facing off during intermissions, trashtalking before a fight on the ice and penalty minutes in the Sin Bin. Ironically, after both players sat their penalty, they fist bumped each other on their way to the bench.
Nearly 120 combined shots on goal made for a nail-biting game, one that went to overtime until Jerusalem’s Denis Zaychik netted his one-timer in one of the biggest stages he’s ever played on. The Capitals won, 7-6, in overtime.
“Feeling amazing,” Zaychik said, adding the fact that he’s never played in an arena this large before. “Fans of Israel and fans of hockey and together it’s a very good mix.”
“It was my dream since I was a kid,” Zitserman admitted. “I can only remember that I just wished to play in an NHL rink.”
Sports proved to be a unifier once again. Match 23 might have been the most Hebrew that the halls of UBS Arena heard. Sports proved to be a unifier in an increasingly divisive world.
Yonatan Resinger tended the goal for Jerusalem.
HC Tel Aviv’s Kirill Polozov’s blasted a slap shot.
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The Jerusalem Capitals beat HC Tel Aviv in overtime March 23 at UBS Arena in Elmont as the top teams in the Israeli Elite Hockey League were on display.
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After serving over eight years on the board, Perry Cuocci is stepping back from his role as a Village Trustee in Malverne. As of March 31 he will no longer serve the board and his successor, Megan O’Rourke-Schutta, joined the board at their Apr. 2 meeting.
“For the eight and a half years that I was on the board, I always gave it my all,” said Cuocci. “I think any of the mayors that I worked with and all the other trustees could trust me.”
“I always had an interest in government and being a part of it,” said Cuocci. He studied political science in college and briefly worked as a legislative aid in the state legislature. Cuocci spent over 20 years working as a special agent with the FBI in New York, where he met his wife AnnMarie, who grew up in Malverne. He joined her in Malverne after they married in 2001. In addition to his role as trustee, Cuocci works as a department manager with Con Edison.
Former Mayor Patti Ann McDonald appointed Cuocci to the board in Nov. 2016 after a trustee resigned from their position. “For years I was on the ambulance corps and I volunteered there, then I did a stint as the president of the ambulance corps for two years,” he said. “So I got to know Mayor McDonald and the rest of the board at the time, so
Perry Cuocci was presented with a citation for his service to the Village of Malverne
there was mutual interest of me wanting to be on the board and the Mayor wanting to appoint me.”
Some of the projects Cuocci spearheaded were the street light project under Mayor Keith Corbett, which changed all the street lights from incandescent to LED bulbs. The state helped finance the project which saved the village money on electric bills. “We financed it to start,” said Cuocci. “But we wound up paying it off way early because of how much money we saved.”
Cuocci also helped implement a new parking ticket management program, which increased efficiency in how the courts manage the parking tickets and streamlined the payment process. He is extremely proud of the new police headquarters that is now up and running. “The Police Department is embedded in our community,” said Cuocci. “A lot of what Malverne is, is because of the Police.”
He advises future trustees and village administrators to, “be open. We are
this country, this state, that is so politically charged because of what’s going on in Washington and Albany, we can’t allow that to creek in here.” Cuocci continued, “we have to be open, we can’t be so close minded. That’s not what Malverne is about. Malverne didn’t become what it is with a view like that. So my advice is to be open minded, be open to ideas.”
“I think the key to any good legislator is to listen to the concerns of the citizens,” said Cuocci. “If a person has a different ideology in how to solve a problem, don’t discount it right away. There’s always some value in listening to others and their ideas.”
“He’s served the board with distinction and honor,” said Mayor Tim Sullivan. At Cuocci’s final board meeting as a village trustee on March 5, Sullivan presented him with a citation for his years of service to the village. “We don’t always agree on everything, but at the end of the day I believe that he, I, and everyone on this board, does what’s best in our view for the citizens of this community.”
“Thank you to all of Malverne, it’s been a pleasure serving the village, serving the residents. Its something I will cherish for the remainder of my life,” Cuocci said, directed toward the village. “I’m happy to have had the opportunity and I’m proud with my record in how I served.”
New local tax credit for gains momentum
By CASEY FERBER
A first-of-its-kind tax credit to give small businesses in Malverne, Lakeview and West Hempstead some muchneeded financial support is gaining momentum in Albany.
Earlier this month, a large bipartisan group of New York State legislators joined business leaders and local news organizations in person at the State Capitol in support of the Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally Act, or just simply the LOCAL Act, which would establish a new $10 million tax credit for small businesses advertising in local media outlets. Sponsored by State Senator Monica R. Martinez and Assemblywoman Jennifer Lunsford, the LOCAL Act aims to maximize the reach of small businesses’ advertising dollars, while supporting the work of the media outlets New Yorkers rely on every day for critical information.
“Communities are built on connections with neighbors, and the same is true for small businesses,” Martinez said at the March 11 event. “The LOCAL Act supports this relationship by encouraging these community-based businesses to advertise with the media outlets already trusted by the neighbors they are committed to serving.”
The LOCAL Act now has four cosponsors in the State Senate and seven
in the Assembly, several of whom attended the rally. Ahead of the rally, nearly 20 major business groups across New York — including the National Federation of Independent Business, Upstate United and the Queens Chamber of Commerce — sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul and state leadership urging them to support the LOCAL Act.
“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, driving job creation and growth in communities across New York. However, they continue to face significant financial challenges,” the letter states. “This is pragmatic legislation that will help —and be tremendously appreciated by — the thousands of small businesses that make New
York the world’s preeminent place to start and operate a business.”
Championed by the Empire State Local News Coalition, the LOCAL Act also has the staunch support of the coalition’s more than 200 local newspapers across the state. More than twoand-a-half U.S. newspapers disappear per week, and here in New York, several counties have only one local news outlet.
“The LOCAL Act is a win-win-win for local businesses, local news, and local communities,” Zachary Richner, founding member of the Empire State Local News Coalition, said. “These institutions are intricately connected and work together to create the vibrant communities that New Yorkers love.”
Under the LOCAL Act, a minority-, woman- or veteran-owned business, as well as any business with 10 employees or fewer, would be eligible to receive a refundable tax credit of 80% of its first $5,000 of local advertising for a maximum credit of $4,000 per year. The program would be capped at $10 million annually.
“The LOCAL Act is about more than just advertising — it’s about investing in the economic health of our local community and investing in the kind of local journalism that we need now more than ever,” Lunsford said.
The bill is expected to be voted on later this year.
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at the March 5 Board of Trustees meeting. He is joined by his mother-in-law, Roseann DeMeo, left, sister-in-law Denise DeMeo, daughter Michelle, and wife AnnMarie.
Special to the Herald
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The Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally Act, which would establish a new $10 million tax credit for small businesses advertising in local media outlets, is gaining momentum in the New York state legislature.
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SPORTS
Hofstra seeks to exceed expectations
By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com
Hofstra baseball kicked off the 2025 season on the biggest of stages on Valentine’s Day at defending national champion Tennessee. Fourth-year head coach Frank Catalanotto hopes the opening series weekend where the Pride had an opportunity to play before a crowd of more than 6,000 serves as an omen for another chance to compete in a big-game environment in the NCAA Tournament if the team can capture the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) title.
“It was a great experience going there and playing against the best of the best,” said Catalanotto, who guided Hofstra to the NCAA Tournament in his first season leading the program in 2022 after winning the CAA’s automatic bid. “It was nice playing in front of all those fans.”
Hofstra will have to prove the doubters wrong in order to reach just the school’s second Division NCAA tourney appearance with the Pride picked to fin-
ish ninth in the 12 team CAA) preseason rankings. The Pride began its quest to reach the six-team CAA Tournament to give itself a chance to earn an NCAA bid by taking two of three in a series at Monmouth from March 21-23.
The Pride returned 14 players to its 37-man roster from last year’s 24-33 team that received the sixth seed in the CAA tourney including last season’s leading hitter, junior second baseman Dylan Palmer. The reigning Second Team All-CAA selection hit. .383 as a sophomore and entered the final week of March as the team;s offensive leader again with a .388 average through the first 23 games.
“He’s the same guy day in and day out and very rarely goes into slumps,” said Catalanotto of Palmer. “He’s putting the ball in play and using his legs to get on base and stealing bases so it’s nice to have him there at the top of the lineup to get things going.”
Sophomore shortstop Michael Brown is also shining offensively and was second on the team in hitting with a .300
average in late March. Catalano is also getting offensive production early this season from freshman second baseman Tyler Castrataro, who is also hitting above. 300.
Redshirt junior Tyler Cox, who plays center field, has also emerged as a new lefthanded offensive threat in the lineup after transferring from West Virginia. The Clarke High School product was hitting in .279 as of March 28 and recorded two hits in Hofstra’s 5-2 loss to Fordham on March 19.
“He brings calmness to the team,” said Catalano of Cox, whose Mark Cox was a two-sport standout in football and lacrosse at Hofstra. ‘“He hasn’t even tapped into his potential yet.:”
The pitching staff suffered a blow when 2024 First-Team All-CAA honoree Carlos Martinez was lost for the season. The team regained Tristan Nemjo, a graduate student from Troy, N.Y. who missed last season and has assumed one of the starting pitching spots. The starting rotation for weekend conference games also includes 6-5 junior Jackson
Bauer and 6-1 junior Sean Hamilton.
The bullpen features 6-4 graduate student Danny Kelleher, a Rockville Centre native who has recorded 16 strikeouts in 19 innings of relief work so far. The former South Side High School standout earned the win in Hofstra’s 13-12 win at Monmouth on March 22 after allowing one hit in 2 ⅓ innings.
“He’s been showing a lot of toughness because he’s been hurt and is battling through it,” said Catalano of Kelleher. “I think he is going to help us down the stretch.”
Freshman Michael Heyman is another local bullpen arm who arrived at Hofstra after a stellar high career at Hewlett. He recorded three strikeouts in the late stages of Hofstra’s 16-3 loss at Kent State on March 14.
Hofstra will host its first CAA games of 2025 this weekend for a series against UNC-Wilmington starting Friday. The home conference slate also includes a series against Long Island rival Stony Brook from April 18-20, Elon from May 2-4 and Towson from May 9-11.
Tyler Cox, a Clarke High School grad, transferred to Hofstra from West Virginia and patrols center field.
STEPPING OUT
Rockin’ with Jason Scheff and Tommy DeCarlo
outdoors Thinking ‘green’
Get out there and prep to enjoy your personal
By Karen Bloom
Now that we’ve stepped forth into spring — and Earth Month — the moment has arrived to think about how you embrace the season — and months ahead of being fully present in our natural world. Specifically in your personal environment.
Give some thought to the way in which you want your yard to serve your family, pets and wildlife. Maybe you’re aiming to have the best yard on the block or expand your entertaining options. Perhaps your kids or pets could use a better play space.
Spring and backyarding — the act of bringing indoor activities such as dining, entertaining, even exercising, out into our backyards — surely go hand in hand.
A little planning and preparation now can mean colorful flowers, fresh crops and beautiful garden scenery later down the line. Good gardening starts long before you sow the first seed, so let’s get started!
“With the season’s first signs appearing, this is surely the time to get your garden ready for a great season,” garden design expert Fiona Jenkins says. She offers some common-sense advice on creating a low-maintenance garden full of beautiful, healthy plants all year round without taking your time away from the other things life throws at us.
Limit flowerbed size and plant variety
When considering the size of your flowerbeds, the smaller ones are better if you are looking for a low-maintenance solution, as larger ones will require a lot more initial planting and upkeep.
“Sticking to flower beds that are only one to two feet wide will make them much more manageable,” Jenkins says.
Once you have set the size, think about what plants you want to put in them. Jenkins suggests limiting the variety of your plants to around five different ones. This way, you will easily learn and memorize the requirements of each, and caring for them will be a lot simpler.
Simple, low-maintenance plants are ideal to start with, especially for those who have little spare time or don’t feel very confident in gardening. Hardy perennials such as geraniums and peonies, as well as evergreen shrubs, are great options as they can survive the winter frost and won’t need replanting every year.
“Once settled in, these plants can bring years of color and beauty to your garden,” Jenkins notes. “There are other factors to consider, such as how often a plant will need feeding, watering, and pruning — only purchase a plant when you are certain you can keep on top of its needs.”
Invest in good soil and mulch
Good quality, rich, organic soil allows plants to thrive with minimum need for frequent watering and fertilizing. Add organic matter such as compost to your soil yearly, which you can even make yourself.
“Mulching is a great way of protecting your soil and making it last longer by helping to maintain moisture levels and prevent weeds from growing,” she advises.
A layer of organic materials such as bark chips, dead leaves or compost will improve soil as it breaks down.
Invest in hard landscaping
Hard landscaping, such as decking or paving, elevates your outdoor space
and helps to define different areas of your garden. It forms the backbone of a well-designed yard, providing structure and aesthetic appeal.
One of the most popular choices for hard landscaping these days is omposite decking, which offers a sleek, modern look while being durable and low-maintenance. Unlike traditional wooden decking, composite boards resist fading, warping and moisture damage, meaning you won’t need to worry about sanding, staining, or sealing them over time. This makes them an excellent longterm investment to create an elegant yet practical outdoor area.
If you prefer paving, consider materials such as natural stone, concrete or even porcelain tiling, all of which provide a clean and sophisticated finish.
Beyond aesthetics, hard landscaping also contributes to functionality. Paved walkways make navigating your garden easier, while decking extends your living space outdoors. For an added touch of luxury, consider incorporating built-in lighting into your design, illuminating paths and seating areas for a cozy ambiance during the evenings.
Also consider adding a lower-maintenance rock garden. “This feature will look very visually appealing if done correctly and will pretty much take care of itself, “ according to Jenkins.
Achieving the look of a stunning rock garden is simple: plant some alpine plants and succulents and surround with a mix of larger rocks and smaller pebbles to cover the soil completely.
“This will bring interesting textures to your garden space,” Jenkins adds.
Make use of raised beds
Utilizing raised beds, whether on top of your existing soil or over hard landscaping, can give you more control over your plants.
“A raised flowerbed will stop them from spreading out of control and add a focal point of interest to your garden,” Jenkins says.
Embrace the wild
Another interesting option, which certainly cuts down on lawn maintenance, is to embrace what Jenkins describes as the “wild look.”
“This isn’t to say you should let it grow completely out of control, but your garden can look beautiful with the aesthetic of a grassy meadow rather than an urban space,” she says.
To enhance this effect, try
To enhance this effect, try sprinkling some wildflower seed mixes onto your grass. These flowers won’t need any maintenance, come in a range of beautiful colors, and are a real treat for our beloved garden friends, such as bees and butterflies.
Get set for backyard bliss. Refresh your backyard with vibrant blooms, cozy outdoor spaces and even a touch of nature’s wild charm.
Chicago frontman Jason Scheff is joined by Tommy DeCarlo, Boston’s former lead vocalist for their The Lead Singers of Classic Rock tour. They team up for a night of unforgettable classic rock spanning the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. Their musical tribute features two great sets of classic hits with Chicago’s timeless ballads the guitar-driven rock of Boston. Over 15 million fans have attended a live concert of both bands over a 32-year span featuring either Jason or Tommy’s signature high-tenor lead vocals. Scheff joined Chicago in 1985 and went on to perform thousands of live concerts spanning four decades during a non-stop touring and recording career with the band. DeCarlo joined Boston in 2008 after the passing of Brad Delp was lead singer on every tour thereafter, These pair is backed by a top band of touring professionals.
Saturday, April 5, 8 p.m. Tickets available at tillescenter.org or (516) 299-3100. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville.
The Wallflowers
Grab those leather jackets, and rock on! The Wallflowers bring their sound to the Paramount stage, with special guest Jackson Melnick. For the past 30 years, the Jakob Dylanled act has stood as one of rock’s most dynamic and purposeful bands — continually honing a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack. That signature style has been present through the decades. In recent years, Dylan — the Wallflowers’ founding singer, songwriter and guitarist — has repeatedly stepped outside of his band. Now the band has made its triumphant return, with “Exit Wounds,” their new studio offering. The much-anticipated record finds that signature sound — lean, potent and eminently entrancing — intact, even as Dylan surrounds himself with a fresh cast of musicians.
Sunday, April 6, 8 p.m., $75, $45, $35, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny. com.
THE Your Neighborhood
Joan Osborne sings Dylan
The seven-time Grammy nominee brings her extraordinary voice and artistic depth to the timeless music of Bob Dylan, on the Landmark stage, Friday, April 11, 8 p.m. Best known for her multi-platinum hit “One of Us,” Osborne has spent over 25 years captivating audiences with her fearless exploration of genres ranging from rock and blues to soul, gospel and country. Her critically acclaimed 2018 album, “Songs of Bob Dylan,” and her live performances showcase her ability to reimagine Dylan’s iconic works, offering fresh interpretations that highlight the emotional resonance and poetic brilliance of his music. Osborne first began her journey with Dylan’s catalog in 2016 with a series of “Dylanology” concerts. These performances deepened her appreciation for his vast and varied repertoire and inspired her to put her own stamp on his songs. Her renditions are both reverent and inventive, blending her soulful delivery with the rich textures of her band to bring new life to classics like “Tangled Up in Blue” and “Highway 61 Revisited.”
With a voice hailed as one of the most powerful and versatile of her generation, Osborne invites audiences to rediscover Dylan’s masterpieces through her singular lens. Her take on the “Dynalogy” reflects her reverence for iconic musician who remains forever young in the hearts and minds of his fans and the music world. The recent biopic, “A Complete Unknown,” brings Dylan to the forefront once again. Osborne turns back the clock with her artistic and soulful reinterpretations exuding passion, emotion and energy. $59, $55, $48, also special VIP package. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. Tickets available at landmarkonmainstreet.org or (516) 767-6444.
Call for Artists Art Submission
Malverne Chamber of Commerce requests art submissions for their 8th Annual Art Walk. The juried show will be viewed from June 14 to July 10 in Malverne shops and services. Submissions are open to all artists and photographers, including students, who live in Malverne or on LI and whose work is approved by the Chamber’s art counsel.
All photo-based works, sketches, painting, sculpture, multimedia, and unconventional materials will be considered. Deadline for submission is March 24 and artists will be notified April 12. For more information contact Maria Casini (646) 3218967/mcasini@VisualFuelDesign. com or Keith Rossein (516) 3161954/keithrossein@gmail.com.
Celebrate Holi
Long Island Children’s Museum invites families to participate in Holi, the Festival of Colors, Sunday, April 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. This Hindu festival marks spring’s arrival with sweets and throwing colorful powder made from flowers called gulal. Crafts, color throwing and dancing are part of this vibrant event. Participants are encouraged to wear clothes that they won’t mind getting messy. Museum Row, Garden City. Go to licm.org or call (516) 224-5800 for more information.
Tunes with Dancing Dream
Plaza Theatricals welcomes the ABBA tribute band, Sunday, April 6, 2:30 p.m. This act takes you back to the days when Swedish disco group ruled the airwaves with their great pop hits and memorable performances. Come experience the glitter of the ‘70s. $40, $35 seniors. Groove along at Plaza’s stage at Elmont Memorial Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit plazatheatrical.com.
Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s Grand Re-Opening
Come join the fun when Crossroads opens for the season, Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6, noon-5 p.m. Minigolf, ATVs, bounce house, education classes, and much more. With music food trucks, Barrier Brewing Co. wine and more. Tickets available at xroadsfarmliny.com. Hempstead Ave.
Malverne UFSD Budget Adoption
Malverne Board of Education meets, Tuesday, April 8, 8 p.m., for public discussion and budget adoption, in the Performing Arts Center. 80 Ocean Ave., Malverne.
‘Palette of Petals’ at Planting Fields
Visit Planting Fields
Arboretum for a delightful stroll among the early bloomers, as part of its First Fridays series, Friday, April 4, 1-2 p.m. Experience the enchanting spring colors at the Margaret Sullivan Heather Garden. Director of Horticulture Donna Moramarco guides visitors through the remarkable collection of azaleas, cherry blossom trees, magnolias, camellias, and more as you stroll the grounds to the recently restored garden. Discover the rich horticultural history of this stunning space, learn about the Coe family’s dedication to these vibrant flowers, and delve into the vision that the Olmsted Brothers had for this beloved site. $20. Registration required. 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay. Visit plantingfields.org or call (516) 922-9210 to register and for information.
Mah Jongg
Get in the game. Bring your mah jongg card and set to Malverne Public Library, Tuesdays, 1-4 p.m. Players of all experience levels welcome. For more information, visit malvernelibrary.org or call (516) 599-0750. 61 St. Thomas Place.
‘Listen to the Music’
Join L.I. Cabaret Theatre for their latest performance, Saturday, April 5, 2 p.m., at the Elmont Library Theatre stage. In this spirited show, the plotline follows the startup of a TV network and streaming service. A cast of 30 keeps the action moving along, with original choreography, and band accompaniment.
Singers and dancers perform current hits, oldies and tunes from the Broadway stage. Free admission. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. Visit elmontlibrary. org or call (516) 354-5280 for information.
Burn Center Benefit
Spring Dog Festival
Get ready to wag those tails, at Old Westbury Gardens with your pooch (leashed of course), Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Bring your canine companions for a scenic stroll through grounds bursting spring’s first blooms. Browse a selection of local dog-friendly vendors offering unique products and services for your furry friends, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit oldwestburygardens.org.
The Nassau County Burn Center benefit is held at Malverne Fire Department headquarters, Sunday, April 6, 1-6 p.m.
Entertainment and an appearance from Nassau County Firefighters Pipes and Drums. With free buffet, door prize and raffles. $10. 30 Broadway Ave., Malverne.
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On Exhibit
Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, the original “Deco at 100” coincides with the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Paris International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts (Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes) which publicly launched the movement. The direct followup to the well-received 2023 exhibit, “Our Gilded Age,” it comparably links the period’s signature innovation in the decorative arts, Art Deco, to the fine arts. The exhibit encompasses significant cultural advancements during Long Island’s Roaring Twenties/Jazz Age movement, including votes, jobs, and the automobile for women, the beginnings of suburbia with commutation for work, and planned residential communities, which all defined the era, while the following decade brought economic reversals and the WPA program. Works by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Fernand Léger, Guy Pène du Bois, Gaston Lachaise, Elie Nadelman, and Reginald Marsh, among others, along with art deco stylists of poster art and graphics, and photography will convey the Art Deco spirit along with its furniture, decorative arts, and fashion.
Like “Our Gilded Age,” the social scene of Long Island’s Gold Coast, and its personalities — both upstairs and downstairs — will be portrayed, along with the ongoing relationship with the immediate urban context of New York with its skyscrapers and deco-styled architecture. On view through June 15. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum. org.
Hempstead House tour
April 13
Sands Point Preserve is the backdrop to explore the elegant Gold Coast home that’s the centerpiece of the estate, Sunday, April 13, noon-1 p.m. and 2-3 p.m. Visit the grand rooms inside the massive 50,000-square-foot Tudor-style mansion, the former summer residence of Gilded Age financier Howard Gould and later Daniel and Florence Guggenheim. Tours are limited in size and tend to sell out. Arrive early to purchase tickets. $10. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy.org or call (516) 571-7901.
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
She’s all about improving people’s lives
By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
Continuing a series of interviews with influential area women. Lisa Burch is president and chief executive of the EPIC Family of Human Service Agencies.
Herald: Tell me about yourself.
Burch: I have a master’s degree in public health education and have worked in the nonprofit space my entire career. I always knew I wanted to do something in the helping profession, so I started working to help women who were victims of domestic violence in college. Throughout my career, I’ve moved into different positions related to other types of helping fields — substance use, counseling, health education, criminal justice, mental health. I’ve always wanted to be in a position where I knew that the work I was doing was impacting and improving people’s lives.
Herald: As CEO, what you do?
Burch: My role is to make sure that the organization is stable and following guidelines and regulations. When I first started this position, not a lot of people had heard of EPIC Long Island despite it being around since 1953, so part of my job as the CEO was to get our name out there and the work that we do. There are always going to be individuals with
intellectual and developmental disabilities, individuals struggling with mental health and substance use, and individuals who have epilepsy. We provide group homes and day programs where people with developmental disabilities can come and socialize. We also provide important counseling, therapy, and treatment to help people deal with lifealtering substance and mental health issues.
Herald: What has challenged you in your career so far, and what keeps you going/inspires you?
Burch: In my current role, some challenges are with donor fatigue, people not knowing how to support organizations or how to spread their resources among various organizations. Donors are what help our organization grow. It doesn’t deter the work, because all I have to do is leave my office and go downstairs to our day program, where we have around 150 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities come every day who are just happy to be here and happy to see each other. It reminds me why I’m here and why I put up with some of the struggles that keep coming our way.
Herald: What have been the proudest moments in your life?
Burch: On a personal level, watching
my children grow up and develop as humans has been the greatest joy. Professionally, I’ve spent a lot of time mentoring young women, in particular, and trying to encourage them and help them grow personally and professionally in their careers. At EPIC Long Island, my goal is to bring vitality to our organization. People are happy to be here and are really enthusiastic about what we’re doing. I like to think that my presence has had some impact on that.
Herald: What advice do you have to offer? What work is left to be done?
Burch: I think that despite all of the progress we’ve made as women, and especially as women who work outside of the home, there’s still a level of criticism that you’re not doing enough if you aren’t home with your kids, or you’re not doing enough work if you do stay home. That “you can’t have it all” kind of mentality has caused a lot of stress and anxiety, and young women now are still trying to navigate that. I think you can, and it’s just learning how to balance it, and learning who your supporters are, how to rely on people, and giving people the flexibility to be able to do both.
My advice for young women is don’t wait for somebody to give you something. If there’s something you want, go
“Don’t be afraid to take chances” is Lisa Burch’s advice to young women.
out and get it. Don’t be afraid to take chances. Your career is not going to be a stepladder up in one direction. It’s going to be a twisty, windy road, and you should take every single turn that comes at you and embrace it, learn from it, and then just move on to the next.
For more information on EPIC Long Island, go to epicli.org.
Defending the environment, for all of us
By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
Adrienne Esposito is executive director and a cofounder of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, a nonprofit organization fighting for stronger environmental policies.
Herald: Tell me about yourself.
Esposito: I grew up in Copiague, and I literally grew up with one foot in the water and one foot on the land. As a kid, we went crabbing and fishing and to the beach, and my mom would bring us blueberry-picking in the Pine Barrens. And my dad was a really tremendous fisherman and outdoorsmen, so we grew up on the water. So I think that that really connects you to the natural world and impresses upon you the beauty of it and the need to protect it.
Herald: Why do you do what you do?
Esposito:Citizens Campaign is now a 40-year old environmental and publichealth-protection organization, and we do this because it’s necessary to do. Everybody drinks water, everybody breathes the air, and everybody has to be nurtured from the earth. So we feel that we fill a niche that puts a lot of pressure on government to clean up toxics and prevent contamination from
occurring in the future. Industry and polluters are all lobbying for their own corporate interests, and we counter that by lobbying for the public interest.
Herald: What has challenged you in your career so far, and what keeps you going/inspires you?
Esposito: One challenge was making sure the organization was financially viable. We started 40 years ago, so environmental groups were not as popular as they are today. We survived on $10 donations from the public. It was quite challenging, and we had to be very wise, frugal and efficient.
Also, many times — most times — I was the only woman in the room at meetings and advocating. I would walk into a room not only as a woman, but as a 5-foot-2 woman who was an environmentalist. In some cases there would be snickers and laughing, because they didn’t take me seriously. Luckily, being a little woman was God’s disguise, because I’m very smart, and those around me quickly learned there was nothing to laugh about. I look back at it now, and it makes me chuckle, because there was a lot of arrogance by older men, a lot of ignorance on their part that the world was changing.
Herald: What have been the proudest moments in your life?
Esposito: It’s been that we never give up. To me, there is a big amount of satisfaction knowing you’re representing the public, people who maybe don’t have a voice or are too timid to speak up. So such campaigns as stopping Broadwater, which was a Shell Oil and Trans Canada project — everyone told me I would never win. Everyone told me there was no way an environmental group would win against global fossil-fuel industries. And yet we organized in Connecticut and New York, and we empowered the public to speak up. I remember when we won, I opened my email and hundreds of people emailed me saying how excited they were, and how they cheered in their living room when they heard the news. This is how attached people got to that campaign.
Herald: What advice do you have to offer? What work is left to be done?
Esposito: When I started, the environmental movement was looked down upon as if it was just a bunch of hippies. Now surveys say 88 percent of the public considers themselves environmentalists. We’ve changed the perspective. So what I would say to the young is get off your phone and get out there. Gain skills that allow you to be able to talk to diverse groups of people and fight, fight, fight. Don’t worry about fail-
“Protecting the earth should always be a human health issue,” Adrienne
says.
ing or people who don’t agree with you. Protecting the earth should always be a human health issue. And do not fall into the trap where it becomes a Democratic or Republican issue. Remember, it’s everyone’s concern.
For more information about Citizens Campaign for the Environment, visit CitizensCampaign.org.
Courtesy Lisa Burch
Courtesy Adrienne Esposito
Esposito
L.I.’s representatives discuss the issues
There was laughter, there were opposing views and there were reflective answers to questions about major issues as Matt Cohen, president and CEO of the Long Island Association, moderated the organization’s fourth annual What’s New in Washington panel with Republican Reps. Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota and Democrats Laura Gillen and Tom Suozzi at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury last Friday.
Congressional District 1, which is represented by LaLota, stretches east from western Suffolk County to encompass both the North and South forks of Long Island. Garbarino represents the 2nd District, along the South Shore, which includes parts of Suffolk and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County.
Suozzi’s 3rd Congressional District includes a portion of Queens, expands along the North Shore of Nassau and extends to several communities in the middle of the eastern portion of the county. District 4, represented by Gillen, extends along the South Shore of Nassau, from the Queens border through several central communities to Seaford.
“Because of the times we live in, it’s almost impossible that the delegations are 50-50 Republicans and Democrats — that’s not the case here on Long Island,” Cohen said. “Our delegation didn’t hesitate to say yes when we invited them to this event.”
Cohen asked the panel several questions, ranging from bipartisanship efforts to House Speaker Mike Johnson, the state and local income tax deduction, commonly known as SALT, and President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
Garbarino on bipartisanship:
“We try to work with everyone, and have broad conversations, with many different ideas,” Garbarino said. “There are a lot of egos, but we try to get everyone on the same page before we leave the room.”
Garbarino and LaLota bucked their party by supporting the SALT extension. “Our party is asking how we can support this when we’re growing the state budget by $13 billion,” Garbarino said. “It goes against our argument. We could use some help from Albany on this.”
Both have met with Trump at Mar-aLago, and said that Trump told them, “We are going to fix this.”
On offshore wind:
“We have to bring jobs back home, but one, we need power, and two, we need to generate as much power as possible,” Garbarino said. “That is good for keeping local energy costs down for Long Island and our constituents.”
On DOGE:
Garbarino, like LaLota, acknowledged that mistakes have been made, but expressed confidence that the Trump administration is committed to addressing them.
“I have called the White House and told them, ‘There’s a mistake here,’ and
“I think the American people are sick of hyperpartisanship in Washington,” Gillen said. “They just want us to do our jobs and get things done.”
every time I’ve called, they’ve responded by saying, ‘OK, we’ll have someone look into it,’” Garbarino said. “This is a better response than I’ve ever gotten under the Biden administration.
Gillen on working across the aisle:
“The best way to get things done is by reaching out to the other side,” she said.
“I’m the rookie here — the freshman — and during orientation, we had a lot of events where Democrats and Republicans did events together. I had plenty of time to get to know people on my side of the aisle and make the effort to meet my freshman colleagues who were Republicans and build relationships with them.
“I think the American people are sick of hyperpartisanship in Washington. They just want us to do our jobs and get things done,” she said, drawing applause from the audience.
On DOGE:
“I agree, we need to tighten governments’ belts,” she said. “There’s a ton of waste in government. But it’s a wrecking-ball approach. We should do it in an
organized, deliberative, thoughtful fashion. That’s how they should go forward.”
LaLota on SALT:
“As you can imagine,” LaLota said, “the president did 80, 90 percent of the talking, but heard us in our seriousness about how we need a higher SALT deduction.”
On DOGE:
“For 25 years, neither Republicans nor Democrats in Washington have balanced the budget,” LaLota said. “You have a president who’s a disruptor — a self-admitted disruptor. “He is doing what he promised to do, maybe in a manner that is disruptive to us. But let’s acknowledge the moment we’re in — 25 years, we haven’t balanced the budget.”
On tariffs:
“The president’s objective in much of it, especially in the reciprocal tariffs, is to create better competitive fairness for American manufacturers,” LaLota said. “The long-term objective is to reduce the trade deficits we have with a lot of our trading partners, especially in
China, where we have $200 billion trade deals. We’re sending way more to China than they’re sending back.”
Suozzi on SALT:
“Let me first say I want to give credit to Andrew and Nick, because they’re going against their party on this,” he said. “They stood up … and they’re saying that they’re not going to support this reconciliation package unless it’s resolved.”
On offshore wind:
“We have to figure out how can we protect our zeal to protect the environment, to address climate change, and do the stuff that we believe are important to do,” Suozzi said. “We’ve got to get stuff done, because we can’t get things done (in our country) because we’ve passed all these rules and regulations over the years. And people are fed up with the bureaucracy.”
On DOGE:
“I think it’s been reckless,” he said. “When they laid off people who were responsible for overseeing the nuclear stockpile and said, oh, that was a mistake. And then they had a hard time getting the people back because they had cut them off their emails. They fired the people responsible for overseeing avian flu.”
On tariffs:
“I think that tariffs against China I support, especially when they’re targeted,” Suozzi said. “I’m very concerned about the tariffs that have been proposed for Canada and Mexico and the effects it’s going to have right here on Long Island as well as the rest of the country. I think it’s sending a bad message that our two biggest trading partners are being stifled in this way.”
Roksana Amid, Jeffrey Bessen, Hernesto Galdamez, Carolyn James and Jordan Vallone reported this story.
Tim Baker/Herald photos
Long Island’s congressional delegation at the Long Island Association’s March 28 What’s New in Washington panel discussion. From left were Republican Reps. Nick LaLota and Andrew Garbarino, and Democrats Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen.
April 3, 2025 —
LEGAL NOTICE
Public Notices
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF NASSAU Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Thomas C. Dauphin, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 22, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 16, 2025 at 2:30PM, premises known as 13 Parkview Place, Malverne, NY 11565. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Malverne, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 35, Block: 243, Lot: 30 and 31. Approximate amount of judgment $378,201.31 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #606224/2023. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Lawrence M. Schaffer, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-097363-F00 84657 152093
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES
2005-AR13, Plaintiff, vs. ANTHONY A. SZOKE SR. A/K/A ANTHONY SZOKE, AND ANTHONY SZOKE, JR., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 5, 2016 and an Order Substituting CourtAppointed Referee duly entered on January 3, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 15, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 523 Cedar Street, West Hempstead, NY 11552. All that certain
plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at West Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 387 and Lot 7. Approximate amount of judgment is $420,902.16 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #011112/2012.
John Boklak, Esq., Referee
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 151121
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff, vs. TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF ELKE SIMONSEN A/K/A ELKE H. SIMONSEN, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Discharging the Guardian Ad Litem and Military Attorney, Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 23, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 15, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 120 Osbourne Road a/k/a 120 Osborne Road, West Hempstead, NY 11552. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 33, Block 615 and Lot 79. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,145,272.17 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #011585/2013. Cash will not be accepted.
Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee
Knuckles & Manfro, LLP, 120 White Plains Road, Suite 215, Tarrytown, New York 10591, Attorneys for Plaintiff 152119
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Pulse Point Headquarters LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 1/02/2025. Office located in Nassau. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 424 S Ocean Avenue Freeport, NY 11520. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 152127
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, -againstKimberly B. Hough, as Heir to the Estate of Kemp Hough, Sr., Kemp H. Hough, Jr., as Heir to the Estate of Kemp Hough, Sr., Midland Funding LLC dba in New York as Midland Funding of Delaware LLC APO Columbus Bank and Trust, Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Bureau, Palisades Collection, LLC a/p/o Providian National Bank, Midland Credit Management, Inc., New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of AmericaInternal Revenue Service, Kemp Hough, Sr.’s unknown heirs-atlaw, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Defendants.
Index No.: 603980/2024
Filed: March 19, 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL
SUMMONS
Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED
DEFENDANT(S):
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT
THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $27,000.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Nassau on March 23, 2017 in Bk-M VI 42003, Page 189 covering premises known as 83 Pinebrook Avenue, West Hempstead, NY 11552. 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.
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME
If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
Dated: Bay Shore, New
York
March 18, 2025
Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon LLP
/s/BY: Karen Sheehan
Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100
Our File No.: 01-098985-F00 152391
OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 152421
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NASSAU MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., -againstJUANA E. BONILLA, ET AL.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on October 19, 2023, wherein MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. is the Plaintiff and JUANA E. BONILLA, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 1, 2025 at 2:30PM, premises known as 234 SYCAMORE STREET, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552; and the following tax map identification: 35-377-40 & 41. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE, OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT WEST HEMPSTEAD, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. 334 MOSEL CORP., et al, Defts. Index #604252/2024. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered February 26, 2025, I will sell at public auction on the north side front steps of Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 29, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 35, Block 483, Lot 657. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. The sale will take place “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.
JANE SHRENKEL Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #102168 152395
BY ORDER OF THE MALVERNE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF MALVERNE
Jill Valli, Village Clerk March 27, 2025 152598
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Inc. Village of Malverne will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at Malverne Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York 11565 on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 7:15 PM to hear the following cases:
Hemchand Ramnaraine
140 Hempstead Ave.; Residential “A” District Building Permit Application #2024-0767
Proposes to construct exterior basement entry to single family dwelling. All interested parties should appear at the above time and place.
BY ORDER OF THE MALVERNE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF MALVERNE
Jill Valli, Village Clerk Dated: March 14, 2025 152597
LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for: Birch Street Power Distribution System Resiliency H2M Project No.: WHWD2401
Contract E: Electrical Work
Contract P: Plumbing Work will be received by the Board of Commissioners of the West Hempstead Water District (Owner) at the office of the Water District, 575 Birch Street, West Hempstead, New York 11552, until 10:00 a.m.,
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 601557/2018. Janine T. Lynam, Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing.
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ARCHITECTURAL & SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARD HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL & SITE PLAN REVIEW of the Inc. Village of Malverne will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at the Malverne Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, New York 11565 on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 7:30 pm to hear the following cases: Hemchand Ramnaraine 140 Hempstead Ave.; Residential “A” District Building Permit Application #2025-0107
*LOCATION
Proposed construction of front porch, second story addition and exterior alterations to single family dwelling. All interested parties should appear at the above time and place. The Architectural & Site Plan Review Board Meeting will be immediately followed by a work session of the Board of Trustees.
Prevailing Time on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, and will be publicly opened and read aloud at 5:00 p.m. Complete sets of Hard Copy Bidding Documents may be obtained from REV, 28 Church Street, Unit 7, Warwick, New York 10990, Tel: 1-845-651-3845, upon depositing the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to H2M
architects + engineers. Plan deposit is refundable in accordance with the terms in the Information for Bidders to all submitting bids. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. As a convenience to the Contractor, Digital Bidding Documents may be obtained from the following website: h2mplanroom.com as an online download for a non-refundable fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), paid by credit card. Please note REV and h2mplanroom.com are the designated locations and means for distributing and obtaining all bid package information. All bidders are urged to register to ensure receipt of all necessary information, including bid addenda. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at h2mplanroom.com. Plan holders who have paid for hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with REV for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the West Hempstead Water District, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informalities and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Owner, is in the best interests of the Owner.
Public Notices
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WEST HEMPSTEAD WATER DISTRICT
C. John Sparacio, Chairman
Kenneth P. Wenthen, Jr., Treasurer
Carl Kolansky, Secretary
DATED: MARCH 26, 2025 152604
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR PARK PLACE SECURITIES, INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-WCH1 Plaintiff, Against SHELLEY SOLOMON AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ALAN W. SOLOMON A/K/A ALAN SOLOMON; SHELLEY SOLOMON, INDIVIDUALLY; et al
Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 02/18/2025, 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 on 5/8/2025 at 2:00PM, premises known as 35 Park Boulevard, Malverne, New York 11565, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Malverne, in the County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 35 Block 289 Lot 154, 155 And 156. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $1,160,560.00 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 003761/2010 If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.
Brian Davis, Esq., Referee.
MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573
Dated: 3/5/2025 File Number: 18-301613 CA 152607
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Sale
Supreme Court: Nassau County Point 62 LLC v Francis W. Otto, III as Trustee of the Otto Family Trust et al. Defts Index 607465/2022 Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed and entered December 6, 2023 I will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr. Mineola NY 11501 on May 6, 2025 at 2:30 pm premises known as School District 12, Section 37, Block 214 Lot 317, Group Lot 317 Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York Sold subject to the terms of sale and filed judgment of foreclosure. Bank Checks Only, must be payable to the Referee for 25% of Bid Price, No Cash Accepted. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Covid-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health and safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction.
Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee 152605
LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA, VOTACION DEL PRESUPUESTO ANUAL Y ELECCION DE LA JUNTA ESCOLAR DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE UNION DE WEST HEMPSTEAD WEST HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se celebrara una audiencia publica de los votantes cualificados del Distrito Escolar Libre Union de West Hempstead, Municipio de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en la Sala de Videoconferencias de la Escuela Secundaria West Hempstead, ubicada en 400 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, Nueva York, en dicho Distrito,
el 6 de Mayo de 2025 a las 19:30 h, hora vigente, para tratar los asuntos autorizados por la Ley de Educacion del Estado de Nueva York, incluyendo los siguientes puntos:
1. Presentacion del documento presupuestario.
2. Debatir todos los puntos aqui establecidos, que se someteran a votacion mediante maquina de votacion, en la eleccion que se celebrara el 20 de Mayo de 2025, como se estipula mas adelante.
3. Tratar cualquier otro asunto que se presente debidamente ante la asamblea.
Y ADEMAS, SE NOTIFICA que dicha votacion y eleccion se llevara a cabo el 20 de Mayo de 2025, a las 7:00 a. m., hora vigente, en el Gimnasio Norte de la Escuela Secundaria West Hempstead, 450 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, Nueva York. Las urnas estaran abiertas de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m., hora vigente, para votar mediante maquina de votacion sobre los siguientes puntos:
1. Aprobar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el ano fiscal 2025-2026 y autorizar que la parte correspondiente del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre los bienes gravables del Distrito.
2. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educacion por un periodo de tres anos, que comenzara el 1 de julio de 2025 y finalizara el 30 de junio de 2028, para suceder a Burt Blass, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de junio de 2025.
3. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educacion por un periodo de tres anos, que comenzara el 1 de Julio de 2025 y finalizara el 30 de Junio de 2028, para suceder a Karen Brohm, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de Junio de 2025.
4. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educacion por un periodo de tres anos, que comenzara el 1 de Julio de 2025 y finalizara el 30 de Junio de 2028, para suceder a Byars Cole, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de Junio de 2025.
5. Aprobar el presupuesto anual del Consejo Publico de West Hempstead. Biblioteca para el ano
fiscal 2025-2026 y autorizar que la parte correspondiente se recaude mediante impuestos sobre los bienes gravables del Distrito Escolar.
6. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Biblioteca por un periodo de cinco anos, que comenzara el 1 de Julio de 2025 y finalizara el 30 de Junio de 2030, para suceder a Leonard Zehnwirth, cuyo mandato finaliza el 30 de Junio de 2025.
Y ADEMAS, SE NOTIFICA que las peticiones de nominacion de candidatos para el cargo de Miembro de la Junta de Educacion del Distrito Escolar Libre de West Hempstead deberan presentarse ante el Secretario de Distrito de dicho Distrito Escolar en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito, Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, a mas tardar el 21 de Abril de 2025, entre las 8:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente. Todas las peticiones de nominacion deben estar firmadas por al menos 80 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representen el mayor de los dos porcentajes: 25 o el 2% del numero de votantes que votaron en las elecciones anuales anteriores); deben indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, asi como el nombre y la residencia del candidato. Cada peticion debera dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito y describir la vacante especifica para la cual se nomina al candidato. Cada vacante en la Junta de Educacion que se cubra se considerara una vacante especifica independiente. Y, ADEMAS, SE NOTIFICA que el registro personal de votantes es obligatorio, ya sea de conformidad con la Ley de Educacion de Nueva York, articulo 2014, o de conformidad con el Articulo 5 de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York. Si un votante se ha registrado previamente de conformidad con la Ley de Educacion de Nueva York, articulo 2014, y ha votado en cualquier reunion anual o extraordinaria de distrito en los ultimos
cuatro (4) anos calendario, podra votar en estas elecciones; si esta registrado y es elegible para votar de conformidad con el Articulo 5 de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York, tambien podra votar en estas elecciones.
Todas las demas personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La Junta de Registro se reunira con el proposito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Ley de Educacion§ 2014 en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Oficinas
Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, el 15 de Mayo de 2025 entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., hora vigente, para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se utilizara en la Votacion y Eleccion de Presupuesto antes mencionada, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendra derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunion de la Junta de Registro se sepa o se pruebe a satisfaccion de dicha Junta de Registro que el o ella esta entonces o posteriormente autorizado a votar en dicha Votacion y Eleccion de Presupuesto para la cual se prepara el Registro. El Registro preparado de esta manera de conformidad con la Ley de Educacion §2014 se archivara en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en el Edificio de Administracion, ubicado en 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, y estara abierto para inspeccion por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del 15 de Mayo de 2025, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora vigente, de lunes a viernes y cada dia anterior al dia establecido para la votacion y eleccion del presupuesto, excepto los domingos o feriados, y los sabados mediante cita previa, y en los lugares de votacion el dia de la votacion y eleccion del presupuesto. Y, ADEMAS, SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educacion §2014, la
Junta de Registro se reunira el 20 de Mayo de 2025, en 450 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, Nueva York, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora vigente, para preparar el Registro del Distrito Escolar que se utilizara en la reunion anual y las elecciones que se celebraran en 2026, asi como en cualquier reunion especial que se celebre despues de la preparacion de dicho Registro. En ese momento, cualquier persona tendra derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunion de la Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre, a satisfaccion de dicha Junta, que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o en el futuro en la reunion o eleccion escolar para la que se prepare dicho Registro. Y ADEMAS, POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que los votantes calificados con discapacidades que busquen informacion sobre el acceso a los lugares de votacion pueden, antes del dia de la votacion, comunicarse con el Secretario de Distrito al 516-390-3118 para obtener informacion sobre accesibilidad. Y, ADEMAS, SE NOTIFICA que, a partir de los siete (7) dias previos a la audiencia publica sobre el presupuesto del 6 de mayo de 2025, cualquier residente del Distrito podra solicitar la revision de una copia del presupuesto propuesto presentandose en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, ubicada en 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York. Ademas, cualquier residente del Distrito podra obtener un estado de cuenta de los gastos estimados para el ano siguiente durante los catorce (14) dias inmediatamente anteriores a dicha eleccion en el sitio web del distrito escolar www.whufsd.com, en la Biblioteca Publica de West Hempstead durante su horario habitual, ubicada en 500 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, Nueva York; en el Centro Administrativo del Distrito Escolar, ubicado en 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York; y en cada uno de los siguientes edificios
escolares con horario de clases de 9:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., horario vigente, excepto sabados, domingos y festivos:
ESCUELA CHESTNUT STREET
252 Chestnut Street West Hempstead, NY 11552
ESCUELA CORNWELL AVENUE
250 Cornwell Avenue West Hempstead, NY 11552
ESCUELA GEORGE
WASHINGTON
347 William Street West Hempstead, NY 11552
WEST HEMPSTEAD
ESCUELA SECUNDARIA
400 Nassau Boulevard West Hempstead, NY 11552
Y, ADEMAS, SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con el Articulo 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito Escolar debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exenciones. Dicho informe, que tambien formara parte del presupuesto final, mostrara que proporcion del valor catastral total en el registro catastral final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario esta exenta de impuestos, enumerara cada tipo de exencion otorgada, identificada por la autoridad legal, e indicara: (a) el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exencion, expresado como monto en dolares del valor catastral o como porcentaje del valor catastral total en el registro; (b) el monto acumulado que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exencion como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y (c) el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones otorgadas. El informe de exenciones se publicara en cualquier tablon de anuncios que mantenga el Distrito para avisos publicos y en cualquier sitio web que mantenga el Distrito.
Y ADEMAS POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para las papeletas de voto en ausencia y para voto anticipado por correo se podran obtener durante el horario de atencion escolar en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 21 de abril de 2025. De acuerdo con los § 2018-a y 2018-e de la Ley de Educacion, las solicitudes de papeletas de voto en ausencia y para voto anticipado por correo completadas no pueden ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito antes de treinta (30) dias antes de la eleccion, y deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito al menos siete (7) dias antes de la eleccion si la papeleta se va a enviar por correo al votante, o el dia antes de la eleccion, si la papeleta se va a entregar personalmente al votante o al agente nombrado en la solicitud de papeleta de voto en ausencia o para voto anticipado por correo. Las papeletas de voto en ausencia y de voto anticipado por correo deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito a mas tardar a las 17:00 h, hora vigente, del Martes 20 de Mayo de 2025. La lista de las personas a quienes se les habran emitido papeletas de voto en ausencia y la lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habra emitido papeletas de voto anticipado por correo estaran disponibles para su inspeccion por parte de los votantes cualificados del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 15 de Mayo de 2025, entre las 9:00 h y las 16:00 h, los dias laborables previos al dia de las elecciones anuales y el 17 de Mayo de 2025, previa cita previa contactando al Secretario del Distrito al 516-390-3118 y el 20 de Mayo de 2025, dia de las elecciones. Cualquier votante cualificado podra, tras examinar dichas listas, impugnar por escrito la cualificacion de cualquier persona cuyo nombre figure en ellas, exponiendo las razones de la impugnacion. Dicha impugnacion por escrito sera remitida por el Secretario de Distrito o su designado por la Junta de Educacion a los inspectores electorales el dia de las elecciones. Y, ADEMAS, SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no esten registrados actualmente pueden solicitar su registro como votantes cualificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de West Hempstead. Para ello, deben presentar su
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solicitud de registro personalmente al Secretario del Distrito, enviarla por correo electronico a acruz@whufsd.com o enviarla por fax al 516-489-1776. La solicitud puede indicar la preferencia del votante militar de recibirla por correo postal, fax o correo electronico. Las solicitudes de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a mas tardar a las 5:00pm el 24 de Abril de 2025.
Y ADEMAS, SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que cumplan los requisitos para votar en el Distrito Escolar Libre de West Hempstead pueden solicitar una solicitud de papeleta militar al Secretario del Distrito y devolverla personalmente, por correo electronico a acruz@whufsd.com o por fax al 516-489-1776. Para que se emita una papeleta militar a un votante militar, la oficina del Secretario del Distrito debe recibir una solicitud valida de papeleta militar a mas tardar a las 5:00pm del 24 de Abril de 2025. Las solicitudes de papeleta militar recibidas de conformidad con lo anterior se procesaran de la misma manera que las solicitudes de papeleta no militar, segun la Seccion 2018-a de la Ley de Educacion. La solicitud de papeleta militar puede indicar la preferencia del votante militar por recibirla por correo postal, fax o correo electronico. La solicitud de votacion militar original y la votacion militar de un votante militar deben devolverse por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, junto con la declaracion jurada firmada requerida por el votante.
Y, ADEMAS, SE NOTIFICA POR LA PRESENTE que las papeletas militares seran escrutadas si son recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el 20 de Mayo de 2025, mostrando una marca de cancelacion del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un pais extranjero, o mostrando un endoso
fechado de recibo de otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibidas a mas tardar a las 5:00pm del 20 de Mayo de 2025 y firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha que se verifique como no posterior al dia anterior a la eleccion.
Y ADEMAS POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educacion de conformidad con la Ley de Educacion de Nueva York §2035, cualquier referendum o propuesta para modificar el presupuesto, o que de otra manera se someta a votacion en dichas elecciones, debe presentarse ante el Secretario del Distrito en las Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, a mas tardar a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, el 21 de marzo de 2025. Todas estas peticiones deben estar escritas a maquina o impresas en idioma ingles; deben dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; deben estar firmadas por al menos 200 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representen el mayor de 25 o el 5% del numero de votantes que votaron en la eleccion anual anterior); y debe indicar legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educacion no aceptara ninguna peticion para presentar a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo proposito no este dentro de la facultad de los votantes para determinar, ni ninguna propuesta o enmienda que sea contraria a la ley.
Y ADEMAS, SE NOTIFICA que aquellos votantes que deseen informacion sobre esta Votacion y Eleccion Presupuestaria en espanol deben comunicarse con la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito al 516-390-3118. Awilda Cruz District Clerk of the Board of Education West Hempstead Union Free School District 252 Chestnut Street West Hempstead, New York 152383
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION
MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Malverne Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, New York, will be held at Malverne Performance Art Center, 80 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, N.Y., in said District on May 13, 2025, prevailing time, for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the New York State Education Law, including the following items.
1. Presentation of the budget document.
2. To discuss all of the items herein set forth, to be voted upon by voting machine, at the election to be held on May 20, 2025 as hereinafter set forth.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in the gymnasium of the Howard T. Herber Middle School, 75 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, N.Y., at which time the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, to vote by voting machines upon the following items:
1.PROPOSITION NO. 1
Budget 2025 - 2026 Resolved that the proposed Budget of the Malverne Union Free School District of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York for the fiscal year 2025-2026 be adopted in the amount of said budget be raised by tax upon the taxable property of the School District after first deducting the monies available from the State Aid and other sources.
2.PROPOSITION NO. 2
Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure Shall the Board of Education of the Malverne Union Free School District be authorized, to expend from the Capital Reserve Fund III, which was established on
June 9, 2020 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, for the following capital improvement projects: (1) Multi-Field Scoreboard Replacement at Malverne High School; (2) Playground upgrades at Davison Avenue Intermediate School and Maurice W. Downing Primary School; (3) Window Replacements at Malverne High School; (4) District-wide Door Upgrades; and (5) District-wide Promethean Board (Equipment) Replacements; and any ancillary or related work required in connection with such projects, and to expend from the Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto, an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,350,000.00), provided that the Board of Education shall determine the allocation of cost of each project within said maximum amount?
3. To elect two (2) members to the Board of Education for a four (4) year term, commencing July 1, 2025 and expiring on June 30, 2029. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education of the Malverne Union Free School District shall be filed with the District Clerk of said School District at the District Clerk’s office, 301 Wicks Lane Malverne, NY not later than April 21, 2025 between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. All nominating petitions must be signed by 25 Signatures (representing the greater of 25 or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Board of Education shall not be considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to New York Education Law §2014 or pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to New York Education Law §2014 and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purposes of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Education Law §2014 on April 24, 2025 at the Malverne High School Lobby 80 Ocean Avenue , Malverne , N.Y. between the hours of 8:30 a.m and 11:30 a.m prevailing time, and at the District’s Administration Building 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY between the hours 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, and on May 9, 2025 at the Office of the District Clerk 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY between the hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid Budget Vote and Election at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Budget Vote and Election for which the Register is prepared. The Register so prepared pursuant to Education Law §2014 will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, located at 301 Wicks Lane, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the Budget
Vote and Election, except Sunday or holidays, and on Saturday by prearranged appointment, and at the polling places on the day of the Budget Vote and Election.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2014, the Board of Registration shall meet on Tuesday May 20, 2025, in the gymnasium of the Howard T. Herber Middle School, 75 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, New York between the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the annual meeting and election that is to be held in 2025, and any special meeting that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have her or his name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such Register is prepared. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that qualified voters with disabilities who seek information about access to polling places may, in advance of the day of the vote, contact the District Clerk at 516-887-6483 for information about accessibility.
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IS HEREBY GIVEN that beginning seven (7) days immediately preceding the May 13, 2025 public budget hearing, any resident in the District may request to review a copy of the proposed budget by appearing at the Office of the District Clerk, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY. Additionally, a statement of the estimated expenses for the ensuing year may be obtained by any resident in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said election on the school district website www.malvernechools.o rg, at the Malverne Public Library during its normal hours of operation, located at 61 St. Thomas Place Malverne, N.Y,
Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert Street, Lynbrook, N.Y., Lakeview Public Library,1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, NY, at the School District Administrative Building, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, N.Y., and at each of the following school buildings in which school is maintained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays:
Malverne High School, Howard T. Herber Middle School, Davison Avenue Intermediate School, and Maurice W. Downing School AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 495, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee and early mail ballots will be obtainable during school business hours at the office of the District Clerk beginning April 21, 2025. In accordance with Education Law §§ 2018-a and 2018-e, completed absentee and early mail ballot applications may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the election, and must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to the agent named in the absentee or early mail ballot application. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
A list of persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued, and a list of all persons to whom early mail voter’s ballots shall have been issued, will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after May 15, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on Saturday May 17, 2025, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 noon, prevailing time, by appointment only, and on May 20, 2025, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such lists, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such lists, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Malverne Union Free School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to lridley@malverneschool s.org or fax sent to 516-596-2910. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 3:30 p.m. on April 24, 2025.
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IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Malverne Union Free School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to lridley@malverneschool s.org or fax sent to 516-596-2910. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 24, 2025. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a nonmilitary ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, N.Y along with the required signed affidavit by the voter.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 20, 2025 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2025 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with New York Education Law §2035, any referenda or propositions to change the number of Board of Education members, or a bond issue for capital improvements, or any other petition required by law to be stated in
the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election must be filed with the District Clerk at 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY, not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on April 21, 2025. Any other petition, except those petitions required by law to be stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election, must be filed with the District Clerk at 301 Wicks Lane, NY, no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time on April 21, 2025. All such petitions must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 100 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 or 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the Board of Education will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, nor any proposition or amendment which is contrary to law.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that those voters seeking information regarding this Budget Vote and Election in Spanish should contact the Office of the District Clerk at 516-887-6483. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the election shall be held in accordance with the Rules of the Conduct of Meetings and Elections adopted by the Board.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within 24 hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating and declaring said results; that the Board hereby designates itself to be set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law, §2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board.
Lisa Ridley District Clerk of the Board of Education Malverne Union Free School District 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565
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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTACIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR MALVERNE UNION FREE PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se realizará una audiencia pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Malverne Union Free, pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en Malverne Performance Art Center, 80 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, Nueva York, en dicho distrito el 13 de mayo de 2025, hora en vigor, para la resolución de dichos asuntos conforme a lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, que incluye los siguientes puntos. 1. Presentación del documento presupuestario.
2. Análisis de todos los puntos establecidos en el presente para que se voten mediante una máquina de votación en la elección que se realizará el 20 de mayo de 2025, tal como se establece más abajo. 3. Resolución de cualquier otro asunto que se presente en la reunión.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que dicha votación y elección se llevarán a cabo el martes 20 de mayo de 2025 en el gimnasio de la escuela intermedia Howard T. Herber, 75 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, Nueva York, donde las urnas estarán abiertas de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m., hora en vigor, para votar mediante máquinas de votación sobre los siguientes temas:
1. PROPUESTA
N.º 1: Presupuesto para 2025-2026 Se resuelve adoptar el presupuesto propuesto del Distrito Escolar Malverne Union Free del pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, para el año fiscal 2025-2026 y recaudar el monto de dicho presupuesto mediante impuestos sobre la base del inmueble imponible del Distrito Escolar con posterioridad a la primera deducción de fondos disponibles de la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.
2. PROPUESTA
N.º 2: Gastos del fondo de reserva de capitales
Autorizar a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Malverne Union Free a usar el Fondo de Reserva de Capitales III, que se estableció el 9 de junio de 2020 (“Fondo de la Reserva”) de conformidad con la sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación para los siguientes proyectos de mejoras de capital: (1) reemplazo del tablero de puntaje multicampo en Malverne High School; (2) mejoras en los patios de recreo de la escuela intermedia Davison Avenue Intermediate School y de la escuela primaria Maurice W. Downing Primary School; (3) reemplazo de ventanas en Malverne High School; (4) mejoras en las puertas de todo el distrito; y (5) reemplazo de tableros (equipos) Promethean de todo el distrito; y cualquier trabajo auxiliar o
relacionado requerido en conexión con tales proyectos, y a usar del Fondo de Reserva para ello, incluidos los costos preliminares e incidentales, un monto que no exceda el costo total estimado de un millón trescientos cincuenta mil dólares ($1,350,000.00), siempre que la Junta de Educación determine la asignación del costo de cada proyecto dentro de dicho monto máximo.
3. Elegir dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación para un período de cuatro (4) años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2025 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2029.
POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Malverne Union Free se presentarán ante la Oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito de dicho distrito escolar, ubicada en 301 Wicks Lane Malverne, Nueva York, antes del 21 de abril de 2025, de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor. Todas las solicitudes de nominación deben estar firmadas por 25 firmas (que representen 25 votantes o el 2 % de la cantidad de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior, la cifra que sea mayor); indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, como así también el nombre y la residencia del candidato. Los puestos vacantes de la Junta de Educación no se considerarán cargos específicos ni independientes; los candidatos se presentan en general. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el registro personal de los votantes es obligatorio según la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York o el artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones del estado de Nueva York. Si un votante se ha registrado previamente según la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación de Nueva York y votó en cualquier reunión de distrito anual o especial dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta elección; si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar de conformidad con el
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes calificados con discapacidades que busquen información sobre el acceso a los lugares de votación pueden, antes del día de la votación, comunicarse con la Secretaría del Distrito al 516-887-6483 para obtener información sobre accesibilidad.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, a partir de los siete (7) días inmediatamente anteriores a la audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto del 13 de mayo de 2025, cualquier residente del distrito podrá solicitar la revisión de una copia del presupuesto propuesto presentándose en la oficina de Secretaría del Distrito, ubicada en 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, Nueva York. Además, cualquier residente del distrito podrá obtener un estado de cuenta de los gastos estimados para el año siguiente durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha elección en el sitio web del distrito escolar www.malvernechools.o rg, en la biblioteca Malverne Public Library durante su horario normal de atención, ubicada en 61 St. Thomas Place, Malverne, Nueva York, la biblioteca Lynbrook Public Library, 56 Eldert Street, Lynbrook, Nueva York, la biblioteca Lakeview
artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral del estado de Nueva York, dicho votante también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La Junta de Registros se reunirá a los fines de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del distrito según la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación el 24 de abril de 2025 en la recepción de Malverne High School 80 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, Nueva York, de 8:30 a. m. a 11:30 a. m., hora en vigor, y en el edificio administrativo del distrito ubicado en 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, Nueva York, de 11:30 a. m. a 3:30 p. m., hora en vigor, y el 9 de mayo de 2025 en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito ubicada en 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, Nueva York, de 9:00 a. m. a 1:00 p. m., hora en vigor, para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al registro que se utilizará en la votación y elección del presupuesto antes mencionada. Durante ese horario, toda persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registros se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta que esa persona tiene derecho a votar en dicha votación del presupuesto y elección para la cual se prepara el registro. El registro preparado de esta manera de conformidad con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito Escolar en el edificio administrativo, ubicado en 301 Wicks Lane, y estará abierto para inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado del distrito a partir del miércoles 14 de mayo de 2025, de 9:30 a. m. a 2:30 p. m., hora en vigor, los días de la semana y todos los días antes del día establecido para la votación y elección del presupuesto, excepto los domingos o feriados, y los sábados mediante cita previa, y en los lugares de votación el día de la votación y elección del presupuesto. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, según la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, la Junta de Registros se reunirá el martes 20 de mayo de 2025, en el gimnasio de la escuela intermedia Howard T. Herber Middle School, 75 Ocean Avenue, Malverne, Nueva York, de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m., hora en vigor, para preparar el registro del Distrito Escolar que se utilizará en la reunión anual y elección de 2025, y cualquier reunión especial que pueda celebrarse después de la preparación de dicho registro. Durante ese horario, toda persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho registro, siempre y cuando en la reunión de la Junta de Registros se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta que esa persona tiene derecho a votar en la elección para la cual se prepara el registro.
Public Library, 1120 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, Nueva York, en el edificio administrativo del distrito escolar, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, Nueva York, y en cada uno de los siguientes edificios escolares en los que se mantengan clases, de 9:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., hora en vigor, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados: Escuela secundaria Malverne High School, escuela intermedia Howard T. Herber Middle School, escuela intermedia Davison Avenue Intermediate School y Maurice W. Downing School POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con la sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el distrito escolar debe adjuntar un informe de exenciones al presupuesto sugerido. Este informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará qué parte del valor total calculado de la lista final de tasación usada durante el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exenciones otorgadas identificadas por la autoridad legal y mostrará: (a) el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, expresado en la cantidad en dólares del valor estimado o como porcentaje del total del valor estimado en la lista; (b) el valor acumulativo que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos para servicios municipales, y (c) el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. El informe de exenciones se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios que el distrito designe para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del distrito.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boletas electorales por ausencia y por correo anticipado se podrán obtener durante el horario escolar de la Secretaría del Distrito a partir del 21 de abril de 2025. De acuerdo con las secciones 2018-a y 2018-e de la Ley de Educación, la Secretaría del Distrito no recibirá
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las solicitudes de boletas electorales por ausencia y de boletas electorales por correo anticipado que estén completas antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la elección y las recibirá al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si se debe enviar la boleta electoral por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección, si se debe entregar la boleta electoral personalmente al votante o al agente nombrado en la solicitud de boleta electoral por ausencia o de boleta electoral por correo anticipado. La Secretaría del Distrito debe recibir las boletas electorales por ausencia y por correo anticipado antes de las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor, del martes 20 de mayo de 2025. Habrá disponible una lista de personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia y una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les deben haber emitido boletas electorales por correo anticipado para que los votantes calificados del distrito puedan inspeccionar en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito a partir del 15 de mayo de 2025, de 9:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., los días de la semana anteriores al día establecido para la elección anual y el sábado 17 de mayo de 2025, de 9:00 a. m. a 12:00 del mediodía, hora en vigor, solo con cita previa, y el 20 de mayo de 2025, el día establecido para la elección. Cualquier votante calificado puede, después de analizar las listas, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en las listas en cuestión, indicando los motivos de ello. La secretaria del distrito o un designado de la Junta de Educación comunicará a los inspectores de la elección acerca de cualquier impugnación por escrito el día de la elección.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente, pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Malverne Union Free pidiendo una
solicitud de registro ante la Secretaría del Distrito, y entregándola en persona o enviándola por correo electrónico a lridley@malverneschool s.org o por fax al 516-596-2910. El pedido de la solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir dicha solicitud por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro para votantes militares se deben recibir en la Secretaría del Distrito antes de las 3:30 p. m. del 24 de abril de 2025.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Malverne Union Free pueden pedir una solicitud de boleta electoral militar a la Secretaría del Distrito y entregarla en persona, o por correo electrónico a lridley@malverneschool s.org o fax al 516-596-2910. Para que se le otorgue una boleta electoral militar a un votante militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleta electoral militar válida en la Secretaría del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 24 de abril de 2025. Dichas solicitudes de boleta electoral militar recibidas conforme a lo mencionado anteriormente se procesarán de la misma manera que las solicitudes de boletas electorales no militares, en virtud de la sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta electoral militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir dicha boleta por correo, fax o correo electrónico. La solicitud de boleta electoral militar original y la boleta electoral militar de un votante militar se deben entregar en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito por correo postal o en persona en 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, Nueva York, junto con la declaración jurada firmada requerida por el votante.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votos militares se escrutarán si la Secretaría del Distrito los recibe antes del cierre de la votación el 20 de mayo de 2025 y tienen una marca de cancelación
del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o un endoso fechado de recepción por parte de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o si se los recibe antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 20 de mayo de 2025, y están firmados y fechados por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha que establezca que no son posteriores al día previo a la elección.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con una norma adoptada por la Junta de Educación en virtud de la sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, toda solicitud relativa a cualquier referéndum o propuesta para cambiar el número de miembros de la Junta de Educación, o una emisión de bonos para mejoras de capital, o cualquier otra petición que la ley requiera que se indique en el Aviso sobre la reunión anual y la elección, debe presentarse ante la Secretaría del Distrito en 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, Nueva York, a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor, el 21 de abril de 2025.
Cualquier otra solicitud, excepto aquellas solicitudes que la ley requiere que se incluyan en el Aviso sobre la reunión anual y la elección, debe presentarse ante la Secretaría del Distrito ubicada en 301 Wicks Lane, Nueva York, a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor, del 21 de abril de 2025. Todas estas solicitudes deben estar escritas a máquina o impresas en idioma inglés; deben dirigirse a la Secretaría del Distrito Escolar; deben estar firmadas por al menos 100 votantes calificados del distrito (que representen 25 votantes o el 5 % de la cantidad de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior, la cifra que sea mayor); y deben indicar de forma legible el nombre de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación no considerará ninguna solicitud para presentar ante los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de las facultades de decisión de los votantes, ni ninguna propuesta o enmienda que esté
fuera de la ley. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, aquellos votantes que deseen obtener información sobre esta votación y elección de presupuesto en español, deben comunicarse con la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito al 516-887-6483.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la elección se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con las Normas para la Organización de Reuniones y Elecciones adoptadas por la Junta de Educación.
POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta establecerá una reunión especial a partir de las 24 horas luego de la presentación ante la Secretaría del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la votación, con el fin de examinar y tabular y declarar dichos resultados; que, por el presente y de acuerdo con la sección 2019-a, subdivisión 2b, de la Ley de Educación, la Junta se designa a sí misma como un grupo de presidentes de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos durante dicha reunión especial de la Junta.
Lisa Ridley Secretaria del distrito de la Junta de Educación Distrito Escolar Malverne Union Free 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565 11 de marzo de 2025 152379
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT WEST HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the West Hempstead Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held at the West Hempstead Secondary School Video Conference Room, 400 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead New York, in said District on May 6, 2025 at 7:30pm, prevailing time, for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the New York State Education Law, including the following items.
1. Presentation of the budget document.
2. To discuss all of the items herein set forth, to be voted upon by voting machine, at the election to be held on May 20, 2025 as hereinafter set forth.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting AND FURTHER NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on May 20, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. prevailing time, in the North Gymnasium of the West Hempstead Secondary School, 450 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, New York at which time the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, to vote by voting machines upon the following items:
1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2025 - 2026 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.
2. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2025, and expiring on June 30, 2028, to succeed Burt Blass, whose term expires on June 30, 2025.
3. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2025, and expiring on June 30, 2028, to succeed Karen Brohm, whose term expires on June 30, 2025.
4. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2025, and expiring on June 30, 2028, to succeed Byars Cole, whose term expires on
June 30, 2025.
5. To adopt the annual budget of the West Hempstead Public Library for the fiscal year 2025 – 2026 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District.
6. To elect one (1) member of the Library Board of Trustees for a five-year term commencing July 1, 2025, and expiring on June 30, 2030, to succeed Leonard Zehnwirth, whose term expires on June 30, 2025.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education of the West Hempstead Union Free School District shall be filed with the District Clerk of said School District at the District Clerk’s office, Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York not later than April 21, 2025, between 8:00am and 4:00pm, prevailing time. All nominating petitions must be signed by at least 80 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered a separate specific vacancy.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to New York Education Law §2014 or pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to New York Education Law §2014 and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to
Article 5 of the New York State Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purposes of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Education Law §2014 at the Office of the District Clerk, Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York on May 15, 2025 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid Budget Vote and Election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Budget Vote and Election for which the Register is prepared. The Register so prepared pursuant to Education Law §2014 will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, located at 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 15, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election, except Sunday or holidays, and on Saturday by pre-arranged appointment, and at the polling places on the day of the Budget Vote and Election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2014, the Board of Registration shall meet on May 20, 2025, at 450 Nassau Boulevard, West Hempstead, New York between the hours of 7:00am and 9:00pm, prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the annual meeting and election
that is to be held in 2026, and any special meeting that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have her or his name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such Register is prepared.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that qualified voters with disabilities who seek information about access to polling places may, in advance of the day of the vote, contact the District Clerk at 516-390-3118 for information about accessibility. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that beginning seven (7) days immediately preceding the May 6, 2025 public budget hearing, any resident in the District may request to review a copy of the proposed budget by appearing at the Office of the District Clerk, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York. Additionally, a statement of the estimated expenses for the ensuing year may be obtained by any resident in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said election on the school district website www.whufsd.com, at the West Hempstead Public Library during its normal hours of operation, located at 500 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, New York, at the School District Administrative Center, located at 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, and at each of the following school buildings in which school is maintained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays:
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IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 495, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show:
(a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.
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IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee and early mail ballots will be obtainable during school business hours at the office of the District Clerk beginning April 21, 2025. In accordance with Education Law §§ 2018-a and 2018-e, completed absentee and early mail ballot applications may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the election, and must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be
mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to the agent named in the absentee or early mail ballot application.
Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
A list of persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued, and a list of all persons to whom early mail voter’s ballots shall have been issued, will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after May 15, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 17, 2025, by advanced appointment by contacting the District Clerk at 516-390-3118 and on May 20, 2025, the day set for the election.
Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such lists, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such lists, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the West Hempstead Union Free School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to acruz@whufsd.com or fax sent to 516-489-1776. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email.
Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2025.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the West Hempstead Union Free School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to acruz@whufsd.com or fax sent to 516-489-1776. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 24, 2025. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a nonmilitary ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York along with the required signed affidavit by the voter.
AND FURTHER NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 20, 2025 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2025 and signed and
dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with New York Education Law §2035, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk at Chestnut Street Administrative Offices, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, New York, not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on March 21, 2025. All such petitions must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 200 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 or 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the Board of Education will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, nor any proposition or amendment which is contrary to law. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that those voters seeking information regarding this Budget Vote and Election in Spanish should contact the Office of the District Clerk at 516-390-3118.
Awilda Cruz District Clerk of the Board of Education West Hempstead Union Free School District 252 Chestnut Street West Hempstead, New York 152310
Celebrating Women’s History Month at MHS
track teams, because there were no girls’ teams. She was a member of Malverne’s first girls’ soccer team, and continued playing at Manhattan College, where she competed in track and field as well. McGowan coached soccer and track at Malverne, and in 1999 she became the first woman on Long Island to coach a boys’ varsity soccer team.
White is the former athletic director at MHS, where she coached girls’ soccer, softball and tennis while working as an educator as well before she retired.
The panelists discussed the need to advocate for women’s sports and to provide resources for female athletes that are equal to other sports.
McGowan and DeAngelis recalled buying men’s shoes for their sports when they competed in college, because there were no soccer cleats or basketball sneakers for women.
DeAngelis recalled the support her high school basketball team received due to its success, which changed when she played at Loyola. “When I got to college, we didn’t see celebrations for the girls — it was all about the guys,” she said. “We had the worst practice times, we had the worst buses, we didn’t stay in the nice hotels that the guys got. It was a totally different experience.”
“The only challenges that I faced as I grew in sports were the adults in my life who I think were fearful for me,” said Brunson. “They did not see beyond some of these barriers that I didn’t even know about.” She said that the supportive athletic environment of Malverne led her to play collegiate sports with an open mind. At Temple, Brunson recalled, the volleyball team had access to the same resources as other sports, though players had to deal with challenges like inconvenient practice schedules.
“As young women who are looking to do things, whether it’s play sports or work in sports departments, you have to be honest with yourself and say, what exactly do I want from this?” Brunson
said. She added that she didn’t want to pursue sports as a career, and viewed collegiate athletics as a way to pay for her education “I feel that we want to help young women do things beyond high school sports,” she said. “Let’s look at what exactly the end goal is, and that will help determine where you go, what resources you need, and things like that.”
“I think who’s chosen for the leadership position really either opens doors for kids or closes doors for kids,” McGowan said. Addressing White, she added, “We had you, and you were wonderful, and you were able to see issues that no one else previously addressed.”
White, who began working in Malverne in 1980, supported athletics at every level in the district. In 2002 she became director of physical education, health and athletics for the district. “When I became an athletic director, there were 52 schools in Nassau County. There were only six female athletic directors,” she said.
White recounted building a support system with the other female athletic directors. “There were issues at times, and they weren’t malicious, but things that the men didn’t really think about,” she said. “They were in charge, but they would sometimes neglect the females in their program.”
During her years in the district, White made sure that girls’ and boys’ sports received equal funding and that girls were treated equally. In one instance, she ensured that the girls had full access to MHS locker rooms, when previously, visiting boys’ teams were often given first priority. “We still do have a long way to go,” White said, “but it’s not like it was back in the ’50s and ’60s.”
The money raised through raffles sold during the Play Like a Girl event was donated to Bethany House, a shelter for women, and women with children, who are experiencing homelessness, where members of the G.I.R.L.s club volunteer.
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melissa mcgowan, far left, isabella ramharakh, Brenda White, Sandra Brunson, Coleene elias, Lisa deangelis and merola ibrahim took part in the play Like a girl event.
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In a toxic D.C., bipartisanship is the only way forward
Acore part of my mission in Congress is bipartisanship. That may sound quaint these days, but I believe it’s what the people I represent — and, more broadly, the American people — want and deserve.
It’s also getting harder to achieve. The current climate in Washington is more toxic and polarized than I’ve ever seen. As the Democratic co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus — which is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans — I work every day to find common ground. But I can’t pretend it’s easy in an environment where performative politics too often replaces problem-solving.
Nonetheless, I’ll continue to work across party lines, and when I must, buck my own party, if it means getting things done for my constituents. Why? Because those constituents tell me to. They’re sick and tired of the partisan bickering and political point-scoring. They want results, and that’s what I’m here to do. My philosophy is as it has always been: I’ll work with anyone, regardless of party, who’s serious about delivering for the American people, but
I’ll never sacrifice my core values.
And let me be clear: there are some things this administration is doing that I cannot support, and that require relentless pushback.
The reckless budget cuts proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency are putting everything from national security to public health at risk. They not only haphazardly fired officials in charge of overseeing our nuclear stockpiles, but they’ve proposed slashing funding for pandemic preparedness, and fired those in charge of monitoring measles and avian flu, just as we face outbreaks of both. Once they realized this was a major mistake, they had a difficult time rehiring these people because they didn’t have their emails. This episode put on full display the cavalier approach DOGE is taking.
Even members of the far-right Freedom Caucus are saying enough is enough.
Problem Solvers colleague, Rep. Don Bacon, has called for targeted spending reforms, not reckless, across-the-board cuts. Another Republican, Mario DiazBalart, stresses congressional oversight, asserting that “Congress still has the power of the purse, and I zealously protect it.” And Republican Rep. Troy Balderson said President Trump’s executive orders are “getting out of control.”
Even members of the far-right Freedom Caucus are saying enough is enough. Rep. Gary Palmer argued that dismantling the Department of Education “can’t be done by executive order.” Sen. Lisa Murkowski put it simply: “That’s outside the bounds of the executive.”
our 9/11 first responders.
Opposing these efforts isn’t about partisanship; it’s about protecting our country. And many Republicans agree.
Two weeks ago, Republican Sen. Susan Collins joined Democratic Sen. Patty Murray in calling out the administration’s attempt to block emergency spending authorized by Congress. They reminded us all: “We must follow the law as it is written, not as we would like it to be.”
Across the Capitol, Republicans are standing up for our institutions. My
The national security implications are just as alarming. Reports that top officials were discussing war plans over Signal, a commercial messaging app, triggered bipartisan outrage. Republican Senators John Thune and Lindsey Graham both sounded the alarm about the serious risks posed by these lapses in judgment.
On Long Island, there have been positive examples of bipartisan cooperation to stand up for what’s right. When DOGE tried to make drastic cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program, Rep. Andrew Garbarino publicly pushed back, standing up to DOGE on behalf of
small businesses are the backbone of Long Island, fueling local economies and creating jobs.
But despite their vital role in empowering Long Islanders and enhancing local main streets, small businesses are struggling. Countless mom-and-pop shops are still reeling from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, and small-business owners are grappling with inflation and facing fierce competition from corporate giants with massive marketing budgets.
Last month I took a major step to support Long Island’s small-business community by introducing the Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally, or LOCAL, Act in the State Senate. The LOCAL Act, which was also introduced in the Assembly by member Jen Luns-
ford, would establish a tax credit for small businesses to promote their goods, products and services in local media outlets, from print and digital to television and radio.
The goal of the LOCAL Act is simple yet powerful: to help small businesses stretch their marketing dollars while connecting with their most important audience, their neighbors.
The LOCAL Act would level the playing field for Long Island’s small businesses by making marketing more affordable. It would also support local news outlets, which provide the journalism our communities rely on but that are struggling to stay afloat. As advertising revenue shrinks, more newsrooms are being forced to cut staff or shut down altogether, leaving neighborhoods without the local reporting they count on. The LOCAL Act directly addresses this issue head-on by encouraging small businesses to invest in these news outlets, providing a mutually beneficial lifeline for economic
When it comes to the state and local tax deduction, all four members of the Long Island delegation sit on the Congressional SALT Caucus, with Garbarino and I serving as co-chairs. And I commend my Republican colleagues for holding their party’s feet to the fire on this crucial Long Island issue; they have made clear to Speaker Mike Johnson that they won’t vote for legislation that doesn’t include raising the SALT deduction.
Internationally, Republican leaders like Sen. Roger Wicker and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick have shown courage by continuing to support Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. They understand that peace doesn’t come from appeasement — it comes from strength and unity.
These Republicans aren’t breaking with their party for political gain. They’re doing it because they know what’s at stake.
We need to encourage other Republicans to speak out — to find the courage to stand up not only for their constituents, but also for the country. We need more courage, more cooperation, more commitment to doing what’s right. I will keep fighting for results alongside my colleagues, no matter their party. We have to work together. The stakes are too high for either party to go it alone.
Tom Suozzi represents the 3rd Congressional District.
The LOCAL Act: a lifeline for L.I.’s small businesses opinions
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i t would level the playing field for them by making marketing more affordable.
When small businesses thrive, so do their communities. The LOCAL Act would focus on supporting any business with 10 or fewer employees as well as minority-, woman- and veteran-owned businesses of any size. For many owners of these businesses, the ability to advertise affordably in trusted, community-driven platforms like local newspapers would be a gamechanger. Local media outlets are well positioned to connect businesses with their neighbors and loyal customers who are eager to shop locally and uplift their communities.
Small businesses do more than drive economic growth — they strengthen the neighborhoods they serve, sponsor local initiatives and reflect the cultural identity of their communities. For this reason, The LOCAL Act has already garnered strong support from business groups across Long Island and the state, including the Long Island Association,
the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business and the thousands of small businesses each organization represents, as well as the more than 200 newspapers that make up the Empire State Local News Coalition. This is a testament to the urgency and importance of this legislation.
The LOCAL Act is a clear benefit for all New Yorkers. It’s a chance to make sure every dollar invested in marketing can help Long Island foster a vibrant economic environment where small businesses can grow and communities can prosper.
State legislators have a real chance to invest in solutions that make a difference for businesses and local economies across New York this year. By working alongside the Long Island business and local news community to pass this transformative bill, we will empower small businesses, uplift local journalism and create stronger, more vibrant communities for generations to come.
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Monica Martinez represents the 4th State Senate District.
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At a time when extreme political partisanship threatens to divide our nation, it is reassuring to realize that there are those who can engage people across the political aisle without sacrificing or surrendering their principles. The classic example of working to find solutions to serious issues while disagreeing amicably was the storied relationship between President Ronald Reagan and House Speaker Tip O’Neill in the 1980s.
Reagan was the most staunchly conservative president of the past 80 years, and O’Neill as liberal as any speaker ever. I use the term “relationship” rather than “friendship” because people who worked for O’Neill didn’t share the genuinely warm feelings Reagan had for him. But that didn’t prevent these two larger-than-life, strong-minded leaders of their respective political parties from respecting the office the other held and accepting their joint responsibility to find ways to get things done. Probably the best-known example of this cooperation was their agreement on Social Security, the “third rail” of poli-
Itics, which saved the system and strengthened it for another 40 years.
Though not as cordial, President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich found ways to work together in the mid-1990s, achieving successes for the country on such critical issues as welfare reform and the only balanced budget in a half-century. But that didn’t come easily. For the first two years of Gingrich’s speakership, after leading Republicans in 1994 to their first control of Congress in 40 years, he and Clinton were bitter, partisan rivals.
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calmly about politics and serious issues, including the direction of the country.
t King Umberto’s in Elmont, diners show a highprofile Democrat some love.
Then, when Clinton stalemated Gingrich by being re-elected in 1996, both realized that it made more governmental, and political, sense to find common ground. And they did.
It wasn’t anywhere near the same magnitude, but a similar bipartisan spirit prevailed last week, when my wife, Rosemary, and I had dinner with former Gov. David Paterson and his wife, Mary, at King Umberto’s in Elmont. Paterson is a lifelong Democrat whose father was a well-known state senator and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. Despite our party differences, David and I have been friends over the years, and can talk
At King Umberto’s the conversation and the food were great, and, adding to the bipartisanship, Nassau County Republican Chairman Joe Cairo came by to say hello and exchange words of friendship and respect with Paterson. So here you had Cairo, the most successful political chairman in the country, having led the Republicans to more victories throughout Nassau than at any time since 1971, and Paterson, a former Democratic governor, displaying friendship and respect to each other in full view of a restaurant full of diners.
As we got up to leave, I was stopped by a number of customers who said hello and wished me well. I appreciated their kind words but wasn’t that surprised — not because I’m universally acclaimed, but because they were Republicans, and I’d been in elective office for 45 years. In fact, all told me they had voted for President Trump. What did surprise me were the universal expressions of friendship and support for Paterson:
“We need more Democrats like you.”
“Is there any way you could run for mayor this year?”
“I always respected you as governor.”
That’s how it went, from table to table, as we made our way to the door. I realize that was only a snapshot in time, and not a scientific survey. But as a political practitioner for all these years, I was pleasantly surprised that in these extraordinarily partisan times, a lifelong Democrat would receive such a warm response from a strong Republican crowd.
It could well have been that Paterson reminded them of a time that was more civil, that he was never known to be an extreme partisan or maybe just that he seemed so comfortable spending an evening with Republicans. Whatever the reasons, it was a signal to me that there’s still a place for bipartisanship. Nassau is in many ways the ultimate politically competitive county. There are 100,000 more registered Democrats here, but Trump carried Nassau by 30,000 votes, and Republicans hold every county office and control all three towns and two cities. At the same time, Democrats hold the majority of the state legislative districts. But with all the political infighting and the close balance of power, Joe Cairo and I are proud to show our friendship with and respect for a prominent Democrat like Paterson. Could be a good model for the country.
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.
The Voice of America has been silenced
love old war movies. The battle scenes that have been colorized help bring old films back to life. I enjoy spy movies that feature brave private citizens using makeshift radio transmitters to relay the enemy’s battle plans. Many of the heroes are eventually captured and put to death, but their valor is praised and monuments are created in their memory. These old memories came alive when I learned that the U.S. Agency for Global Media was defunding Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. These two agencies reach an average of 47.4 million people a week in locations around the world. Their staff of 1,700 has programs that communicate in 27 languages to 23 countries. Their voice is heard in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Middle East. They were founded in 1950, with the blessing of President Dwight Eisenhower.
If you live in Levittown or Long Beach, your initial reaction might be, why should anyone care about broadcast-
ing to countries that are controlled by dictators? No one in our region wants us to be engaged in another war, but if we can spread truthful information around the globe, words can be more important than bullets. China, Russia and Iran spend billions of dollars telling people what a bad country America is.
We get our daily news from traditional media, podcasts and outlets like Facebook, X and Instagram. People who live in the Ukraine or Iran have found ways to make contact with Radio Free Europe, their only source of real news. Without it and Radio Liberty, they are inundated with propaganda telling them about the “Evil Americans” who will desert them if there is any conflict. Up to a month ago, the two networks were working 24 hours a day to tell the world about America’s technological successes and our many new business achievements. They were also working to help free independent journalists from countries controlled by our political enemies. In fact, it was the Trump administration that helped free the journalist Andrey Kuznechyk from captivity in Belarus, a victory for the West.
F or dictators, there’s great news about Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.
Dictators around the world want to see Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty go out of business because they get in the way of their propaganda machines. In 1981, a terrorist bomb exploded at the Munich headquarters of the two groups, injuring six and causing over $1 million in damage to the building.
After that episode, many Europeans thought maybe it was time to shut down their operations. When it looked like the groups would cave in and shut down for good, the Russians ramped up their efforts to downgrade America, and support for the networks strengthened again.
During the failed Soviet overthrow of some of its neighbors, then President Boris Yeltsin decided that the two companies provided helpful information for his country, and they received official accreditation. For a short time the networks operated offices in Moscow. When it was suggested that the Moscow offices be closed, they relocated to Prague, Czechoslovakia, with the blessings of then President Vaclav Havel. History will show that changing events kept the two groups alive.
Following the violent breakup of Yugoslavia, RFE/RL began broadcasting in Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian so they could be of service to the people in that region. A bureau was established in North Macedonia, for Albanians and Macedonian, in 2001. Once again there was pressure for a shutdown, but a series of armed aggressions by Russia brought about an increase in the networks’ operations.
With this history, it’s hard to understand why our new Department of Government Efficiency, run by billionaire Elon Musk, decided that the funding for these nonprofits should be eliminated. Clearly Musk knows nothing about theses two operations, their successes and the role they have played in fighting for democracy around the globe.
The good news is that the Czech government has stepped forward to provide funding for them. This short-term solution will help send the message of the West to the East and Far East. But the failure of America to step up is a sign of an administration that is truly out of touch with reality.
Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. Comments about this column? jkremer@ liherald.com.
Celebrating the vitality of our libraries
the 54 public libraries in Nassau County and the 53 in Suffolk have long been pillars of knowledge and civic engagement.
More than just buildings filled with books, they are hubs of learning and connection. As we celebrate the 67th annual National Library Week — April 6 to 10 — it is important to recognize the invaluable role libraries play in our society, providing resources, fostering literacy, and hosting a range of community events.
Each day of National Library Week highlights a different aspect of their significance, underscoring their multifaceted contributions to their towns. While reading remains at the core of their mission, 21st-century libraries offer a vast array of services that cater to diverse community needs. From digital literacy programs to job-search assistance, they help people of all ages navigate an increasingly digital world. Free access to computers, and with them internet and research databases, empowers those who might otherwise lack these essential tools.
Libraries also serve as community centers, offering classes in everything from new languages to financial literacy. Programs for children, such as story time and summer reading challenges, foster a love of books and learning from an early age.
Most libraries also offer services for senior citizens, including technology training and social gatherings that keep them from becoming isolated. The inclu-
sivity of those services ensures that everyone, regardless of age, education or socioeconomic status, has the opportunity to learn and grow.
In a time when access to information is more important than ever, libraries remain steadfast in their commitment to education and community. They provide safe spaces for learning as well as opportunities for career advancement. Every day next week emphasizes a different facet of their importance:
Monday, April 7: Right to Read Day. The freedom to read is fundamental to democracy, yet book bans and attempts at censorship continue to threaten access to diverse perspectives. Right to Read Day serves as a rallying call for readers and library lovers and advocates to defend intellectual freedom.
The American Library Association marks the occasion by releasing its annual State of America’s Libraries report. By promoting open access to information, libraries empower their patrons to explore new ideas and think critically about the world around them.
Tuesday, April 8: National Library Workers Day. Every library has a team of dedicated professionals who make its services possible. This day is an opportunity to recognize and appreciate the efforts of librarians, archivists and support staff, who not only manage collections but also offer patrons guidance, research assistance and technological support. Their work ensures that libraries remain welcoming spaces for learn-
ing and discovery.
Wednesday, April 9: National Library Outreach Day
Libraries are not confined to physical buildings; they extend their services to underserved populations through outreach programs. Whether it’s bookmobiles bringing literature to rural areas, mobile internet access for remote communities or library partnerships with schools and shelters, outreach initiatives ensure that no one is excluded from the benefits of library resources. National Library Outreach Day celebrates these efforts and the professionals dedicated to meeting patrons where they are.
Thursday, April 10: Take Action for Libraries Day
Libraries depend on advocacy and support to continue their mission. On this day, their patrons are encouraged to speak up for policies and funding that sustain library programs.
From securing government funding to rallying local support, Take Action day reminds us of the power of collective action in protecting and expanding library services. Whether creating petitions, attending town hall meetings or simply spreading awareness, everyone can play a role in strengthening libraries for future generations.
This year’s Library Week theme is “Drawn to the Library,” with the goal of bringing more people from the community into libraries. If you haven’t been to your library recently, stop by. You can check out a book — and so much more.
It’s up to us to minimize the damage to history
To the Editor:
Re last week’s editorial, “History should not be a political casualty”: History, as history teaches, is inseparable from politics, and thus constantly in opinions’ crossfire, sometimes becoming a specific issue. As history also reveals, efforts to suppress or over-write reality mostly fail.
The musketeers in the Trump administration who are assigned to sniff out any aromas of diversity, equity and inclusion are one line of attack in MAGA’s self-described “culture war.” The current social, economic, political and religious hierarchies are to be reconstructed, which requires construction sites to be created and cleared. That demolition is underway, and will damage the fabric of American history.
In war, as Winston Churchill noted, truth is often the first casualty, and that is what uprooting DEI is all about. But because
opinions We must protect our immigrants
the current threat of deportation for many of long island’s immigrants is unjust, unwise and cruel. Members of Pax Christi long island, representing the Catholic peace movement, urge our community to recognize the long tradition of Catholic social teaching that guides us to the command of Jesus in Matthew 25 that we “welcome the stranger.”
as a devout Jew, Jesus knew well the command of leviticus 19:33-34: “When an alien resides with you in your land, do not mistreat such a one. you shall treat the alien who resides with you no different than the natives born among you …”
Catholic bishops:
Our belief in the dignity of the human person demands that we treat immigrants with respect and recognize their great contributions. But our nation imposes quotas and bureaucracies that make legal immigration overwhelmingly difficult, and brands those who flee their troubled homelands as “illegals.”
at this time, our nation seems to be both shunning and relying on immigrants. as a new surge of poisonous nativism creates fear among the immigrant communities, Pope Francis has spoken clearly in a letter to american
“i have followed closely the major crisis that is taking place in the United States with the initiation of a program of mass deportations. The rightly formed conscience cannot fail to make a critical judgment and express its disagreement with any measure that tacitly or explicitly identifies the illegal status of some migrants with criminality. at the same time, one must recognize the right of a nation to defend itself and keep communities safe from those who have committed violent or serious crimes while in the country or prior to arrival. That said, the act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme poverty, insecurity, exploitation, persecution or serious deterioration of the environment, damages the dignity of many men and women, and of entire families, and places them in a state of particular vulnerability and defenselessness. . . . The true common good is promoted when society and government, with creativity and strict respect for the rights of all — as i have affirmed on numerous occasions — welcomes, protects, promotes and integrates the most fragile, unprotected and vulnerable.”
Letters
“casualty” does not always mean “fatality,” it is up to us to minimize the damage, end the assault and repair the fabric. That task is also underway. Join in.
Brian Kelly Rockville Centre
Trump’s EPA can’t ignore reality of greenhouse gases
To the editor:
i am a concerned citizen calling for urgent action regarding President Trump’s stance on global warming and the environment. The administration’s proposal to reconsider the environmental Protection agency’s endangerment finding is reckless, anti-science, and a huge step backward for climate action. This decision isn’t just about politics — it puts our health, environment and future on the line.
The endangerment finding, established in 2009, is based on clear scientific evidence that greenhouse gases harm public health and the planet. it’s been the legal backbone for policies that reduce emissions from cars, power plants and industry. Without it, we lose a key tool for fighting climate change — and that’s exactly what polluters want.
The reality is, climate change isn’t some distant threat. it’s here. We’re see-
as long island residents, we have deep connections with the immigrant community. They are family members, friends, classmates, neighbors and coworkers. Our decades of experience show that most immigrants are hardworking and law-abiding. The immigration research institute reports that immigrants account for 22 percent of long island’s economic output. across new york state, undocumented immigrants contribute $1.1 billion in state and local taxes.
We value and respect local law enforcement officers. We remind them that enforcing federal policy on immigrants is the responsibility of the federal government. We urge local law enforcement to refrain from collaboration with federal immigration agencies, such as immigration and Customs enforcement, unless a person is detained because of a criminal act or has a criminal record. We also remind local law enforcement that:
ship have always been respected as places of refuge. no law enforcement agency should be allowed to violate those spaces without probable cause.
■ People reporting crimes should not be forced to prove their identity before they are helped. This is especially true in cases of domestic violence.
■ Minors should not be intimidated or questioned unnecessarily; rather, they should be protected.
Pax Christi long island stands with our immigrant community because it’s the right thing to do. We acknowledge their sizable contribution to the health and welfare of long island. We ask all long islanders to embrace and protect them nonviolently from injustice and abuse. We hope to remain true to our religious tradition and the universal standard of decency, by treating all people the way we would like to be treated.
ing record-breaking heat, wildfires, floods and hurricanes that devastate communities. Our state is not immune to these catastrophes, and the administration’s actions would reverse progress. Gutting this policy ignores science and common sense at a time when we need stronger action, not more rollbacks.
This also sends a terrible message to the rest of the world. While other countries are working toward clean energy solutions, the U.S. risks becoming a climate laggard instead of a leader.
We can’t let this happen. We need to push back against this dangerous move and demand real climate solutions. The health of our planet — and future generations — depends on it. The e Pa should scrap its plan to undo this regulation and maintain the rules that are protecting all of us, and the air and water we rely on.
Kaili DeSanTiS Oyster Bay
‘We must make our voices heard’ on Social Security
To the editor: Social Security isn’t a handout — it’s a promise that millions of us older a mericans have paid into with every paycheck. This administration is dis-
■ no one can enter a private dwelling unless they have a warrant signed by a judge. an administrative order signed by iCe does not meet legal criteria for entering a private dwelling.
■ Hospitals, schools, and places of wor-
Pax Christi Long Island members Sister Mary Beth Moore and Sister Evelyn Lamoureux are Catholic nuns who have worked with immigrants for decades. Pax Christi Long Island can be contacted at catholic peaceli@gmail.com.
Framework by Tim Baker
mantling an essential program, closing offices, cutting hotlines, and spreading misinformation to justify these attacks. We elders deserve dignity, not broken promises.
We must stand together and make
our voices heard. We cannot allow our american way of life to be decimated, and all the promises we believed in to be broken.
Two members of the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve welcoming committee — Merrick
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Mount Sinai South Nassau is Improving Health Care on the South Shore
The new Fennessy Family Emergency Department at Mount Sinai South Nassau doubles the size of our previous emergency department, o ering 54 private exam rooms with clear lines of sight for physicians, nurses, and support sta . Our new emergency department also o ers a separate triage area, dedicated areas for children and behavioral health patients, and has been designed to reduce wait times and improve patient outcomes.
The Fennessy Family Emergency Department is located within the new Feil Family Pavilion, opening later this year, which will have 40 new critical care suites and nine new operating rooms, designed to support the most complex surgeries on the South Shore.
To learn more visit www.mountsinai.org/feilpavilion
