Community members came together to foster a love of reading during the annual North Merrick Reads Together event at the North Merrick Public Library on April 10. Chloe Boy and London Walker showed off their new book, ‘Gooseberry Park and the Master Plan,’ which they received at the event.
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo jdalessandro@liherald.com
Four People Oriented Policing officers received multiple accolades from the Merrick Community Civic Association, Legislator Michael Giangregorio and State Sen. Steven Rhoads at the Merrick Golf Course on March 25. Officers Raymond Luthy, Ryan Zimmerman, Joseph Cangro and Patrick Persichetti of the 7th Precinct were given citations, certificates of appreciation and recognition to honor their integrity, commitment, and concern for their community.
People Oriented Policing (POP) officers specialize in working closely with members of the
By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
Justin Gusmano, a 15-yearold student in the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, has released his first album, “Forever Alive” — a mostly instrumental record that showcases his talent and the work of fellow artists he collaborated with to bring it all together.
Music has always been part of his life, he said, but he really became passionate about pursuing it amid the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
T he biggest goal for me is to develop songs that will resonate with the listener.
cially came out on March 1, is Justin’s debut album and features eight-tracks that showcase his artistry alongside a lineup of world-class musicians, including his father, Peter Gusmano, and collaborators Rob Balducci, Tony Franklin, Yoed Nir, Hugo Lee, Trent Williamson, and Scott Foster Harris. James Lugo, a producer based in Nashville, brought the entire production together.
JuSTIN GuSMANo Musician, songwriter
public and other county departments to minimize crime, disorder, and other threats to public safety.
Berta Weinstein, president of the Merrick Community Civic Association, has worked with POP officers for years.
“They give us updates monthly of what goes on in the community,” she said. “If we ever have an issue, we call them. They help us. If we have issues, people talk to them at the meeting, and they check into things for us. They’re just here all the time, and they protect us very well. We, as a civic, are so pleased about what they do for us.”
Officer Raymond Luthy was one of the honorees receiving recognition for his service to the
“I decided to pick the piano back up again,” he said, explaining that he took lessons as a child, “learn the fundamental elements of it, and then I started recording with my dad. My dad’s been a musician his entire life — he plays guitar, bass and drums, and I started to learn the keyboard again, and we started to record music in our home studio. It’s truly been such a wonderful journey.”
“Forever Alive,” which offi-
“My debut album, titled ‘Forever Alive,’ has eight, brand new tracks on them — each of them expressing a different mood and each song definitely tells a story,” he said.
“The whole premise of the album is to express my artistic quest so far as a musician, and this record is pretty much my interpretation of fusion jazz, progressive rock and also a little bit of blues.” Justin began recording the album in April 2024 at his family’s home studio in Bellmore, and worked on it through last
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Alas,Happy Easter to you and your families in this Jubilee Year of Hope! Our celebration of Easter rekindles our hope each year.
The Tomb is empty! Jesus is Risen!
A wealthy man and a member of the Sanhedrin, St. Joseph of Arimathea is one of those Gospel characters with a very brief but very important role.
In John 19:38-42, we see that after Jesus’ Crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea asks Pilate for permission to take away Our Lord’s Body. This was a bold and courageous act of faith from a man “seeking the Kingdom of God.” (Mark 15:43)
Joseph and Nicodemus together place our Lord’s Body reverently in linen cloths prepared with myrth, aloes and spices: “Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden a new tomb where no one had ever been laid. So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, as the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.”
In his commentary on the Gospel of
Matthew, Fr. Simeon Leiva-Merikakis gives tribute to Joseph of Arimathea. He writes: “And how can we fail to do homage to Joseph of Arimathea? In performing a very humane corporal work of mercy by seeking out and burying the corpse of his beloved Teacher, Joseph becomes for all time a living icon of the eternal Father himself, stooping with compassion to enfold within his throbbing breast the mangled body of his beloved, Son, whom he himself handed over to sinners out of love for mankind. At long last, the Son of God on earth has fallen into the hands, not of a sinner, but of a just and compassionate man! Joseph of Arimathea enacts the justice and love of God himself.”
As we celebrate Easter Sunday, the Easter Octave, Divine Mercy Sunday and the Easter Season, let us remember and ask the intercession of the great Joseph of Arimathea who prepared the Tomb of Christ and the Body of Christ with such sensitive care and compassion, such faith, courage and reverence. The Tomb is Empty! He is Risen!
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The North Bellmore School District awarded tenure to eight administrators and teachers at the April 10 board of education meeting.
“The best is yet to come,” North Bellmore School District Superintendent Marie Testa said of the eight educators who officially received tenure at the April 10 board of education meeting.
During a standing room-only celebration at Martin Avenue Elementary School, the newly tenured administrators and teachers were lauded for their hard work and dedication to students during their probationary periods. They reflect the strength, breadth and excellence of the district, Testa noted.
Receiving tenure were Amanda Licci, principal, Newbridge Road Elementary School, Daniel Madden, assistant principal, Saw Mill Road Elementary School, Danielle Calapai, instructional coach,
Alexa Cappuzzo, second grade teacher, John G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School, Yvonne Francolini, librarian, Kerri Maxwell, first grade teacher, Newbridge Road Elementary SchoolAlyssa Parker, physical education teacher and Catherine Schlaich, computer science teacher.
The night was filled with speeches celebrating each tenure recipient from proud colleagues. They also had the honor of achieving this career milestone with their families in attendance.
“We know the amount of time and effort and care and love that goes into being a teacher or an administrator,” Testa said. “Tenure reflects our confidence in their ongoing impact and their role in helping all learners succeed.”
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By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
Students at the Jewish Early Learning Center at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life celebrated Passover early by participating in a model Seder. Passover officially began this year on April 12, and the model Seder allowed the students to take part in a “practice run” before experiencing the actual holiday with their families.
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, as told in the Book of Exodus. It typically lasts eight days and begins with a ceremonial meal called a Seder. The Seder follows a special book called the Haggadah, which guides participants through the retelling of the Exodus story with prayers, songs, and discussion.
Central to the Seder is the Seder plate, which holds symbolic foods. Some components of these plates include bitter herbs to represent the bitterness of slavery, a mixture of fruit and nuts symbolizing the mortar used by the slaves, a vegetable, usually parsely, dipped in salt water to represent tears, and an egg, representing mourning and the cycle of life. Each of these components were on the students’ plates during the model Seder.
Matzah, or unleavened bread, is eaten throughout Passover to recall how the Israelites left Egypt in such haste that their dough didn’t have time to rise. Participants also drink four cups of wine at designated points in the Seder, each symbolizing a stage of redemption and freedom. One of the most wellknown moments of the evening is the asking of the Four Questions, traditionally recited by the youngest person at the table, prompting a discussion about why this night is different from all other nights. The Seder is a time of storytelling, reflection, and celebration shared with family and community.
Chabad preschool teachers led their students through the Seder, explaining different parts of the meal and the holiday in general. After, they walked through the “Red Sea” — another significant part in the Passover story, because it marks the dramatic moment when the Israelites were finally freed from slavery in Egypt. According to the Book of Exodus, after Pharaoh refused to release the Israelites, God sent a series of plagues to convince him. After the tenth
Learning about the Seder before the holiday allows students to have an active role in the important meal.
and final plague, the death of the Egyptian firstborns, Pharaoh relented and allowed the Israelites to leave.
As they fled Egypt, the Israelites found themselves trapped between the Red Sea and the Egyptian army, which Pharaoh had sent to recapture them. In one of the most iconic moments of the Exodus story, God parted the waters of the Red Sea, allowing the Israelites to cross on dry land. This miraculous event is seen as a symbol of divine intervention and liberation. It highlights the themes of freedom, salvation, and God’s protection, which are central to the Passover celebration.
Gayle Benno, the director of admissions to the Jewish Early Learning Center, said they have a model Seder every year, adding that the kids are always excited for it. Benno said they explain the significance of the Four Questions, as it’s a pivotal role that the youngest members of the family ask during the Passover story.
“The whole reason we do Seder like this is to tell the story for children,” she said. “We keep reminding the children of what happened, of the story, in a kid friendly way.”
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A 44-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing a street in North Merrick on April 14, Nassau County police said.
Judith Aime was attempting to cross Jerusalem Avenue near West Drive at 10:42 p.m. when she was hit by a 2015 Dodge Charger traveling eastbound, according to detectives. She suf-
fered severe trauma and was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The 36-year-old male driver remained at the scene.
The homicide squad is investigating.
Nassau County police are investigating a larceny that occurred March 27, at around 12 p.m. at a pet store in East Meadow.
According to First Squad detectives, an unidentified man entered Pet Supplies Plus, located at 1976 Hempstead Turnpike, and placed three bags of dog food into a shopping cart. He then exited the store without paying, fleeing the scene in an unknown direction.
The suspect is described as a light-
skinned male, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 175 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored sweatshirt, dark-colored sweatpants, a baseball cap and glasses.
Detectives ask anyone with information about the incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (800) 2448477 or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.
people of Merrick.
“We’re a collaborative unit who focuses on community problems,” he said. “We love working together with them.”
Officer Joseph Cangro was a recipient of three commendations.
“It’s an honor, and we’re very happy,” he said. “We’ve been working with the Civic Association for years and years, and we have a great relationship with them. Tonight was a thank you from them for all that we do — really, it’s just part of our job, and we’re happy to do it, and we need no recognition.
“It was really nice of them to come forward and give us something that was a citation,” he continued. “It was very, very great, we’re very, very grateful.”
Kelly Sepa Reicherter, a legislative aide for Rhoads, praised POP officers for their indispensable role in protecting Merrick.
“They are instrumental in keeping our community safe,” she said. “They’re the first ones out to make sure that everything is being done by the law. They’re important guys, they do a great job, they work really hard, they work with integrity, and they’re committed to the community, and it’s really all we could ask for.”
Inspector Tom Murphy, commanding officer of the precinct, expressed his gratitude to the Civic Association and explained how POP officers can help address community concerns.
“I appreciate everything that the Civic Association does,” Murphy said. “My members of the POP unit are professional — they’re involved in the community, and we’re always looking for outreach to be involved with the community.”
In response to some residents’ accounts of unlawful graffiti being seen around town, Murphy gave one
piece of advice: if you see something, say something.
“Call 911, let us respond and address the situation,” he said. “If you wait days, it’s hard for us to take cor-
rective action when you see it, let us come right out. Call 911, we’ll dispatch a car and address the situation as it’s unfolding.”
Calhoun Senior Lacrosse
IT WAS A HISTORIC afternoon for Aievoli April 7 when the Colts defeated Carle Place, 14-6. The senior midfielder found the back of the net seven times, including the 100th goal of her high school career, to lead Calhoun’s offense. On the season, the multitalented threat ranks among Nassau County’s top 5 scorers with 26 goals and 11 assists through seven games, leading the Colts to a 6-1 start in the process. In 2024, she tallied 30 goals and 13 assists.
Thursday, April 17
Baseball: Farmingdale at Massapequa...................10 a.m.
Baseball: Malverne at Plainedge.............................10 a.m.
Baseball: MacArthur at East Meadow .....................10 a.m.
Baseball: Long Beach at Baldwin ...........................10 a.m.
Baseball: Mepham at Hewlett .................................10 a.m.
Baseball: Calhoun at Kennedy ................................10 a.m.
Softball: Uniondale at East Rockaway.....................10 a.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Plainedge at Mepham .....................10 a.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Baldwin at Calhoun .........................10 a.m.
Boys Lacrosse: South Side at Carey........................11 a.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Long Beach at Oceanside ................1 p.m.
Saturday, April 19
Softball: Freeport at East Rockaway ..........................9 a.m.
Baseball: West Hempstead at V.S. Central ..............10 a.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Lynbrook at North Shore .................10 a.m.
Boys Lacrosse: North Shore at Plainedge ...............11 a.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Mepham at Baldwin ..........................1 p.m.
Monday, April 21
Girls Lacrosse: Lynbrook at Mineola .......................10 a.m.
Boys Lacrosse: Freeport at Malv/East Rock. .............1 p.m.
Baseball: Mepham at Calhoun .................................5 p.m.
Baseball: Long Beach at Kennedy ............................5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse: Plainedge at Oceanside ....................5 p.m.
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By MARC BERMAN sports@liherald.com
It’s rare for a softball coach who lost 11 esteemed seniors to be this confident about the upcoming season.
But Calhoun coach Michael Pisano has never been more pumped about a new group that lacks varsity experience. He feels the Colts can at least strive to match last season’s wonderful postseason when they marched to the Nassau Class AA semifinals.
“We’re looking to match the success,’’ Pisano said. “Just because we graduated everyone doesn’t mean we ‘re not going to try.’’
Pisano, in his 10th season with Calhoun softball, is eyeing a conference title with the alignment switch.
Pisano calls it “an exciting new era.’’ The key to his optimism centers on two freshman, pitcher Sophia Nicastro, and center fielder Megan Hobdy. Calhoun is also boosted by a solid junior tandem, Junior catcher Kaitlyn DiPaola and shortstop Ruthie Small
“There were no spots for them last year,’’ Pisano said. “They were all really good but last year the seniors were exceptional and there was no room in the lineup for these kids.’’
Now the kids are unleashed. Nicastro is the most compelling newbie as she’s the younger sister of former Calhoun star pitcher, Gianna, now at Division I St. John’s.
It’s Gianna’s younger sister’s turn for the spotlight after playing mostly junior varsity as an eighth grader and she’s posted a 2.37 ERA so far. Sophia Nicastro is also decent with the bat (.412, 5 RBIs through seven games).
Nicastro is known for composure and excellent command and movement, “Sophia brings maturity beyond her years to the mound,’’ Pisano said. “She’s not only a strike-thrower but a fierce competitor who thrives under pressure. She steps onto the varsity field with big shoes to fill, but she’s more than ready for the challenge.’’
The other key freshman is the speedy Hobdy, the leadoff batter. In a thriller
over Clarke on April 2, Megan hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Colts, winners of five of their first seven, ahead 8-6 and cap a 3-for-3 hitting effort. She also got the win in relief.
Hobdy also has a good glove in center and will be relied on as a reliever.
“Megan has been a very welcome surprise on the mound and will be a key part of the pitching rotation,’’ Pisano said.
The junior class is led by DiPaola, who owns a powerful bat and is backbone of the defense, providing stability behind the plate. DiPaola has thrown out seven runners and totes a .391 batting clip. “She brings a strong presence in the middle of the lineup,’’ Pisano said. “With her experience, work ethic,
and ability to handle the pitching staff, she will be a crucial piece of Calhoun’s offensive and defensive game plan.’’ Small, a junior and first-year starter, is thrust as defensive anchor of the infield. While DiPaola brings the power, Small brings the speed and has stolen seven bases and knocked in 10 runs. She’s got range, quick reflexes and exudes onfield leadership.
The captaincy is shared by Small, DiPaola and senior Kaitlin Theodores, who is a steady bat and outfield defender.
The other key senior, Ava Leo, is a sure infield glove and is hitting .467. Another promising young addition is sophomore Madison Martins, a lefty pitcher/first baseman who was a juniorvarsity star last season.
In a welcoming space, preparing kids of all ages to compete in Long Island Junior League
By MELINDA ROLLS & CHRISTINA ARLOTTOA
Special to the Herald
Second in a series of stories on immigration through a partnership between Herald Community Newspapers and Hofstra University.
As the sun dipped behind the trees in Uniondale on a recent Thursday, the rhythmic pulse of soccer balls colliding with cleats mixed with the sharp calls of coaches in Spanish. On the well-worn grass, athletes lined up one by one in familiar ritual, launching powerful kicks into the net as the goalkeeper battled each incoming shot.
The young athletes scattered across the field behind NuHealth’s A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale were members of the New York Soccer Latin Academy. The club, based in Uniondale-Hempstead, was founded in 2002 by NYSLA coach Francisco Guerrero to train players ages 5 to 19 for competition in the Long Island Junior Soccer League.
Community roots
Volunteer coaches, including Salvador Alvarenga, of Long Beach, who emigrated from El Salvador and started coaching when the team was founded, run the team. He began playing soccer at age 6, and after his playing career ended, transitioned to coaching to stay connected to the game.
Alvarenga highlighted the team’s family-centered culture, noting that many players have virtually grown up on soccer fields, especially those with older siblings already on the team. “For most of them, their mom was pregnant and they were already on the field … They practically were born here,” Alvarenga said.
He added that it was rewarding to know that the local Hispanic community recognizes NYSLA as a welcoming space for their children. “It’s really good to know that the Spanish community knows that we are here, and that they can bring the kids here,” Alvarenga said.
In line with family values, one of the academy’s core commitments since its creation has been maintaining affordable costs for families, which Alvarenga said is often not the case for American soccer academies. “We just charge basic fees to cover our expenses,” he said. “And now we’ve been surviving for 23 years, so we’re doing something good.”
With over two decades of coaching experience with NYSLA, Alvarenga explained that his coaching philosophy centers on more than developing skilled players. Instead, it is about instilling a deep love for the sport and discipline to prepare players for success beyond the game.
“They have to try their best,” Alvarenga said. “That’s what we try to tell them all the time, so they try to excel in whatever they do.”
Alvarenga shared that his greatest source of motivation to continue coach-
ing comes from watching young players grow and evolve through the academy.
“That’s our payment,” he said.
Friendship
Two players share a bond that extends beyond passing the soccer ball. Kelli Crespin, 15, of Hempstead, and Angelina Escobar, 14, of Franklin Square, have spent the past seven years as the only two girls on their team’s roster.
Escobar, with family from Mexico and El Salvador, was first introduced to soccer by her grandfather. Crespin, with roots in El Salvador and Honduras, discovered the game through her older brother while he was playing for the academy
“I just came along with him, and the coach asked if I wanted to play,” Crespin said. “I ended up liking it, and I just kept coming back.”
But it wasn’t just the game that kept her coming back — it was also her friendship with Escobar, who became her closest friend on the team.
Both girls said that while playing exclusively with boys presents its own set of challenges, they are grateful for the resilience it has instilled in them.
“Playing with the boys made me really strong,” Escobar said. “I’m not as sensitive anymore.”
Both girls shared that their coaches at the academy have also taught them valuable lessons that extend beyond the field. “I’ve learned a lot, and not just about soccer,” Crespin said. “It’s about becoming a better person while being more active.”
Escobar said her time under Guerrero’s coaching has profoundly shaped her as a player and beyond. “I’ve learned a lot from him because he’s taught me everything I know,” Escobar said. “How to play on the field, how to not be dirty,
how to act.”
After years of dedication to the team, Crespin emphasized her desire to now serve as a role model for younger team members.
face off
“I would like to show them that no matter what, you can always do what you want to do,” Crespin said. “If you’re passionate about something, continue it. Keep on going.”
summer, saying it was “some of the most rewarding few months” of his life.
“My dad played guitar, bass and drums on it, and a bunch of incredible studio musicians play on the record with me,” he said. “They were absolutely fantastic. Being able to record this alongside my dad — it was truly such a monumental and special time for me.”
Some of the musicians, he said, were not based in the United States, but in places like Israel and Australia.
“We did this all via satellite, all online,” he said. “I think that’s one of the incredible benefits of technology today is that you can collaborate with musicians all across the world.”
ative juices flow. Recording music is just an incredible way to collaborate with other people. I love working with musicians that are all on a different skill level than me, because you get to learn and these people get to impart so much wisdom into your own play. Recording has always been at the core and cornerstone of my musical journey.”
The album is available on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, and for purchase in a physical CD format at JustinGusmano.com for $14.99. He said 20 percent of the proceeds from each CD will be donated to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization that supports veterans and Sept. 11 heroes.
Speaking on the songwriting process, Justin said he strived to write songs and arrange compositions that are all about “the melody and melodic passages.”
“The biggest goal for me is to develop songs that will resonate with the listener,” he added. “Songwriting, to me, is where my heart is. I love playing live, but truly being in the studio, it’s like my second home. It’s where I get to let my cre-
“It’s truly an incredible organization,” he said, “and I’m so blessed to have this collaboration with them.”
Seven of the songs featured on the album are instrumental, and one features the vocals of Williamson. Some of Justin’s influences include the Allman Brothers, Johnny Mathis, Eric Clapton and Christopher Cross, among others.
Justin’s dad said instrumental compositions are unique, but the genre is cer-
Each one of us experience countless injustices in the course of everyday living. Like other experiences, it is not the experience itself so much that counts, but how you process it. The Mayo Clinic addresses the health benefits of “forgiveness” which they define as “an intentional decision to let go of resentment and anger”. Letting go of grudges and bitterness can lead to:
• Healthier relationships
• Improved mental health
• Less anxiety, stress and hostility
• Fewer symptoms of depression
• Lower blood pressure
• A stronger immune system
• Improved heart health
• Improved self-esteem
• Better sleep
Everett Worthington, Profession Emeritus of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, provides a free workbook at evworthington-forgiveness.com to aid those for whom forgiveness may be difficult (most
of us!), focusing on the REACH method.
Recall: Recall the hurt. Look at the incident in an objective way and don’t try to push aside your feelings.
Empathize: Empathize with the offender without excusing the action or invalidating your own feelings. Maybe the person was having a bad day or was raised in dire circumstances.
Altruistic gift: Give the altruistic gift of forgiveness. Think about a time when you were rude or harsh, and recognize that everyone has shortcomings.
Commit: Make a decision to forgive. You can write a letter that you don’t send to help yourself make the commitment.
Hold: Hold on to forgiveness. Memories of the transgression or event won’t change. But how you react to those feelings will.
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned”.
—Buddha
Justin gusmano has released his debut album, ‘forever alive,’ featuring instrumental tracks, with one vocal ensemble. He began recording the album last april and completed it through the end of last year.
tainly comprehensive.
“You might not have vocals,” Peter Gusmano said, “but at the same time, it is important to make it be a very catchy, memorable melody. I’m not a keyboard player in the least, so it’s kind of interesting that (Justin) gravitated to that.
“The songwriting part is really what
kind of amazed me the most,” his father added. “His ability to be able to come with ideas and write these songs, it’s very interesting.”
To learn more about the album and Justin’s musical endeavors, visit his website or his social media accounts, including JGMusicStudios on Instagram.
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Last weekend, Temple B’nai Torah honored Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum for 13 years of teaching Torah and preserving Jewish tradition on the South Shore. Bar-Nahum, 44, was ordained in 2012 by Hebrew Union College in Manhattan, and that same year he began serving as assistant rabbi at Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow. He was promoted to rabbi the following year. In 2018, he assumed the leadership at Temple B’nai Torah after its merger with Temple Emanu-El.
Over the years, Bar-Nahum has been active in humanitarian efforts both local and global. He traveled to the Texas-Mexico border to help feed migrants with Team Brownsville, a volunteer group that supports asylum seekers with meals and supplies, and World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides meals in response to humanitarian crises. After the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas in Israel, he helped raise thousands of dollars for relief efforts, and took part in a solidarity mission last December to distribute the aid.
The celebration of his 13th year began Friday, as local officials gathered at the temple to mark the milestone. Among those presenting Bar-Nahum with citations were State Sen. Steve Rhoads, Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, county Legislators Michael Giangregorio, John Ferretti and Seth Koslow, and Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne.
On Saturday, the congregation hosted a gala dinner in the rabbi’s honor at the Plainview Jewish Center.
Bar-Nahum said it has been an honor to serve the Jewish community on the South Shore. “It’s a wonderful community,” he said. “We’re a thriving reform synagogue here and I’m very lucky, because we have a community of people that work very hard to keep this community going.”
Cantor Rica Timman joined the temple in 2017, and has known Bar-Nahum since their time together at Temple Emanu-El, where she played a role in the merger. She described him as “an extraordinary partner,” noting that they work closely together in all aspects of serving the congregation.
“He is wise,” Timman said, “and the two of us together have the same vision for this congregation, and it’s been flourishing.”
Today the congregation is made up of four legacy temples: Temple Emanu-El; Suburban Temple, in Wantagh; Temple Judea, in Massapequa; and, most recently, Temple Sinai of Massapequa, which joined in January, according to Timman. Thanks to the efforts of Timman and Bar-Nahum, the mergers have been successful, Timman said, helping to grow the congregation. It now includes roughly 470 families and around 170 students in its Hebrew School.
“I love coming to work every day, because we get to work together,” she said.
Among the highlights Bar-Nahum is most proud of are initiatives that have strengthened the congregation’s connection to Jewish tradition and community life, including Tot Shabbat, a monthly service for children and their families. Held on the first Friday of each month, the service uses stories, instruments and upbeat melodies to introduce children to prayer in an accessible, engaging way. It concludes with traditional blessings over wine and challah and is followed by an optional family dinner.
When he started, Bar-Nahum said, only a handful of children took part in the program. Now more than 30 attend regularly, growth he attributes to the temple’s reputation for welcoming families and offering fun, engaging activities.
Local officials gathered at Temple B’nai Torah in Wantagh on April 4 to congratulate Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum, fourth from right, on 13 years of teaching Torah and preserving Jewish tradition on the South Shore.
Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum, of Temple B’nai Torah, was honored for his years of service in the South Shore Jewish community with a gala dinner at the Plainview Jewish Center on April 5.
“We really made that our focus,” he said, “to really invigorate our young kids’ programming.”
Another highlight of his time with the congregation, according to Bar-Nahum, is the community garden, originally planted in the summer of 2020, during the pandemic. It produces thousands of pounds of fresh produce each year — tomatoes, potatoes, squash, eggplant, garlic and onions — all donated to local food pantries.
The garden replaced an underused playground. Volunteers conducted soil testing and built raised planting beds to get the project started.
The garden, Bar-Nahum said, is also used for educational programming, in which children learn about planting and the connection between Judaism and the earth, as well as for services. “It’s really a beautiful, multi-use space that touches so many different aspects of our community,” he said.
Cantor Rica Timman spoke at the gala dinner honoring Rabbi Bar-Nahum. Cantor Timman described Rabbi Bar-Nahum as ‘an extraordinary partner,’ noting that they work closely together in all aspects of serving the congregation.
In 2020, after the pandemic began, the temple pivoted to Zoom to continue holding services and maintain its connection with the community. The shift helped the congregation become more familiar with technology and upgrade members’ streaming capabilities. Today it still offers livestreams for those who are unable to attend in person. “Our numbers didn’t really significantly drop because of Covid,” the rabbi noted. “We came out of it a little bit stronger and with a little bit of a look toward the future.”
As a merger of four temples, both Bar-Nahum and Timman said, the congregation has become a hub for Reform Judaism on the South Shore. Looking ahead, Bar-Nahum said, the temple aims to honor its legacy as a merged congregation while finding new ways to reach and engage more members. “We’re just trying to keep growing,” he said, “and doing the things that we know how to do.”
By MELISSA BERMAN & JEFFREY BESSEN of the Herald
Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti, a Republican, will face off against Democrat Joseph K. Scianablo for Hempstead town supervisor.
Both are replacement candidates, because incumbent Supervisor Don Clavin, a Republican, and his expected Democratic opponent, Justin Brown, both declined their parties’ nominations. There are reports that Clavin will run for a county court judgeship on this year’s ballot.
Ferretti, a Levittown resident, has served as a county legislator for over seven years, and he highlighted his efforts to control the tax burden for Nassau County residents.
“The committee looked for someone who is a proven tax slayer, helped make Nassau County the safest in the United States, fought antisemitism and hate in general, is involved in the community and with his family, and has been a lifelong resident of the Town of Hempstead,” Joe Cairo, the Nassau County Republican Committee chairman, said at the April 10 announcement.
Scianablo, a Garden City resident, brings a career of leadership, integrity and compassion, according to the county Democratic Party, having served in the Marines in Iraq and as a New York City police officer. Most recently he was
an assistant district attorney in Queens.
Raised in what was described as a working-class family, Scianablo enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1996. After his military service, he joined the NYPD, in which his focus was domestic violence. After retiring he earned his law degree, and dedicated his legal career to justice and public safety.
Hempstead,” Scianablo said in a news release. “I’m running to lower the tax burden, clean up our broken infrastructure, and bring transparency back to Town Hall.”
that qualifies me for this position. In government, I have both administrative and legislative experience.”
The Democrats highlighted the town’s 12.1 percent property tax increase, pay raises for top officials and long-neglected infrastructure problems as the issues they are aiming to resolve.
“Joe Scianablo is exactly the kind of leader Hempstead needs right now,” County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs said in the release. “His courage, character, and deep commitment to public service make him the right candidate to take on the status quo. Joe has spent his life protecting others — he’ll bring that same fierce dedication to fighting for every family in Hempstead.”
The Republicans focused on Ferretti’s two local landmark laws, Fairness for Women and Girls in Sports and the Mask Transparency Act.
“Public service isn’t only what you do, it’s who you are. I’ve served my country, my city, and my community — and I’m ready to serve the people of
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Ferretti highlighted his work to stop antisemitism and hate crimes, enhance resources for police and protect women. “When you decide to run for elected office, you do it because you want to make a different in people’s lives,” he said. “I feel I have the experience in both the private sector and government
“Nassau Legislator John Ferretti has distinguished himself as a county legislator, holding the line on taxes every year and even reducing the tax burden for Nassau homeowners,” Cairo said. Scianablo’s campaign aims to focus on lifting up working families. “I’ve never backed down from a fight — and I won’t back down from the fight for the people of Hempstead,” he said in the release. “This town deserves a leader who shows up, stands tall, and delivers real results. That’s exactly what I intend to do.”
Naps, knitting and nuzzling with the grandchildren — the traditional image of retirement is being challenged by the more than 76 million baby boomers in the United States.
This vibrant generation wants to make the most out of their golden years, and while hobbies and time with grandkids are a priority, they want more. To do so, we know that a proactive approach to health and wellness is a must.
Matt Johnson, a health and performance expert, admires the tenacity boomers — and all seniors — exhibit when it comes to maintaining their health and well-being. He suggests these incredibly simple, yet powerful ways to age healthfully, and keep those engines revving at peak performance, no matter how vintage the model.
Take advantage of pit stops
“Lack of sleep is the fastest way to age the human body,” says Johnson.
“Additionally, adequate sleep is extremely important for a healthy brain. Deep REM sleep allows the mind to rejuvenate. Memory, creativity and cognitive function get refreshed in this stage of sleep.”
He recommends three steps to achieve quality sleep. First, go to bed at the correct time to achieve eight hours of sleep. Second, unplug and avoid digital devices that put out stimulating blue light. Third, add the relaxing mineral magnesium to your routine by taking an Epsom salt bath or foot bath once a week.
Fuel your machine
“I like to tell people to think of nutrition as fuel for the body; without the correct fuel, the engine and components can’t work correctly,” says Johnson. “The most critical nutrients that boomers don’t get enough of are supergreens and omega-3s.
We know we all need to eat more green veggies, but did you know that up to 91 percent of the American population is deficient in omega-3s?”
Get an oil change
Some oils are considered healthy and others
cause health problems. Johnson recommends you reevaluate the types of oils you use.
Add:
√ Use extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) for salad dressings, baking and low-temperature sautéing.
√ Consider avocado oil. With its high smoke point, it’s ideal for high-heat cooking techniques like frying and sautéing. Avocado oil is rich in oleic acid, polyunsaturated fats, carotenoids, and other antioxidant-rich nutrients that are linked to improved heart, skin, and eye health.
Remove:
√ Vegetable oils like canola and soybean, which are heavily processed and often made with GMOs.
Rev your engines daily
“The benefits of exercise are endless, but the underdog benefit is how it makes us feel and think,” says Johnson. “You should move your body if you want to stay sharp and happy.”
Find an exercise program you enjoy, he suggests. “Exercise is the fountain of youth, but you shouldn’t do something you don’t like. Make sure you move your body daily. If you are looking for suggestions, think about hiring a trainer to learn a set program. I think focusing on form and technique over intensity is the first step.”
Schedule regular maintenance checks
“Play offense instead of defense with your health,” says Johnson. “Modern medicine is better than ever at early detection and treatment.”
The key is to focus on prevention. “Use annual doctor visits to screen, ask questions and monitor your risk factors. Remember, you can only get good answers if you ask good questions,” he says.
Finally, Johnson reminds people that antiaging doesn’t exist. “We are all aging — the key is to age well. This means to aspire to quality of life. We all have motivators in our life: kids, grandkids, spouses, careers, passions, etc. Without your health, none of these can be enjoyed to the fullest.”
Activities you can do at home that help boost brain health
By Kristen Castillo
We all know that it’s important to keep your brain sharp as you age.
“In order to engage our brains for an ideal level of challenge, we should aim for something that is new, novel and challenging to maximize our effort — grow our brains, new neurons and strengthen our neuronal networks,” says certified brain health coach Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, M.A., founder of Your Brain Health Matters, LLC and an Atlantic fellow for Equity in Brain Health.
Dr. Culler says brain health is 70 percent lifestyle and 30 percent genetics. She encourages people to think about brain fitness the same way they think about physical exercise. That means giving your brain a 15- to 20-minute daily workout, adding up to at least two hours a week.
Read on for easy ways to stimulate your brain.
Game On!
Playing games — whether it’s chess, puzzles, Mah Jongg or computer games, such as Words With Friends or Wordle — may help your brain to stay engaged.
For example, smartphone apps can be an entertaining and challenging activity for the brain. One app, Elevate, uses artificial intelligence to create custom exercises for each user, tailored to their personal goals.
In a four-week study of 125 Elevate users, conducted for the game company by a researcher at California State University, Stanislaus, and Nichols Research, Inc., participants who had access to Elevate games and training exercises improved their test scores “69 percent more than the control group, which did not have access to the games and exercises.”
While research on the overall benefits of cognitive games is mixed, one study shows participants may get good at a mind-stimulating activity, such as crosswords, even if those gaming skills don’t transfer to other brain health, like attention to problem-solving.
Still, that doesn’t mean the activity isn’t valuable. You can have a healthier, happier life by participating in games and activities you enjoy.
Read, Read, Read
Challenge your brain with reading but mix up your habits.
Dr. Culler suggests reading a different section of the newspaper than you usually would or reading a new book or magazine. Next, read some passages out loud, which she says can activate different areas of your brain.
Read with the intent to share the message with friends. You will be more mindful and process the information differently.
Set New Goals
Try new things. Set an intention to do something new, such as visiting museums, attending talks, etc., for the next week or month. Map it out and invite a friend. Dr. Culler says both the planning process and socialization have brain benefits, too.
Meditate
Clearing your mind can be good for your brain as well.
“Set aside time daily to cool your brain, practice mindfulness or meditate,” says Dr. Culler. “Meditation is an excellent brain workout, and studies have found numerous benefits for the brain. If meditation is not a daily part of your routine, aim to add it in.”
She recommends starting with a few minutes of meditation a day and working up to 20 minutes or longer.
Can I reduce my increased risk of developing dementia by treating my hearing loss? Thankfully, the data appears to be trending towards a resounding “Yes!” Recent reports have found a significant positive impact of treating hearing loss on cognitive health.
Impact on cognitive function
In a recent study investigating the relationship of treating hearing loss and cognitive function, it was found that current hearing loss treatments can improve brain function in people with hearing loss. It is understood that hearing loss, if left untreated, can lead to emotional and social consequences, reduced job performance, and diminished quality of life. Recently, studies have even shown that untreated hearing loss can interfere with cognitive abilities because so much mental effort is diverted toward understanding speech (i.e. cognitive overload).
The research was aimed at measuring core cognitive functions in subjects in their 50s and 60s beginning hearing loss treatment for the first time.
After only two weeks of treatment, cognitive testing began to reveal a significant increase in scores for recalling words in working memory and selective attention tests, and that the processing speed for which participants selected the correct response was significantly faster.
Impact on risk of developing dementia
Since 2011, multiple long-term studies have provided strong evidence that treating hearing loss may eliminate the increased risk of developing dementia. Dr. Lalwani at Columbia University noted that treating hearing loss may offer a simple, yet important, way to prevent or slow the development of dementia by keeping adults with hearing loss engaged in conversation and communication.
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While you are hopefully getting wiser as you get older, your immune system is weakening, increasing your risk for severe cases of vaccine-preventable illnesses such as influenza, COVID-19, pneumonia, or shingles.
These diseases can lead to extended hospitalization or even death. While vaccination does not guarantee you will not get sick, getting vaccinated almost certainly will make your illness less severe, especially for individuals 65 and above. The fix is an easy one: get vaccinated!
Approximately 25,000 to 50,000 U.S. adults aged 65 and older die every year from complications caused by vaccine-preventable viral illnesses. This is more than the deaths attributed to breast cancer, traffic accidents and HIV/AIDS combined. Many of those who died were unvaccinated. During your annual checkup, be sure to speak with your doctor and make sure you are up to date on all your vaccinations.
During the 2023-2024 flu season, adults 65 and older accounted for more than 50 percent of flu-related hospitalizations and 72 percent of flu-related deaths. Meanwhile, adults 65 and older accounted for approximately twothirds of all COVID-19-associated hospitalizations from October 2023 to April 2024, while those 75 and older accounted for approximately 50 percent of COVID-19 deaths. These data are especially compelling in older adults with underlying conditions such as heart or lung disease or diabetes.
As for measles, which is increasing in prevalence across the country, there have been four cases in New York State so far this year—one in Suffolk County and three in New York City. As of Thursday, March 13, of the 373 confirmed measles cases reported in the United States, 86 (21 percent) involved individuals above age 20, and 11 of those cases required hospitalization. Approximately 2 of every 1,000 adults who contract measles die.
Aaron E. Glatt, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of Infectious Diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau, says people born before 1957 are presumed to be immune and don’t require a MMR (mumps, measles, rubella) vaccination or testing to see if they are immune. However, if they know they are not immune because of work related testing or other reasons, vaccination might be appropriate. “People born during or after 1957 who are traveling to
a high-risk area who do not have evidence of immunity to measles (which can be determined by a blood test ordered by your physician to assess your antibody levels or vaccination status or by your immunization records) should get the vaccination,” Dr. Glatt added.
Infectious disease experts also recommend that people born after 1957 and vaccinated before 1968 consider getting a single additional vaccine dose, as the vaccine used from 1963 to 1967 has proven not to be as effective or long-lasting as the current MMR vaccine. When in doubt, ask your doctor! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that most people over age 65 get the following immunizations:
• Shingles vaccine: Shingles can be a very painful rash that can last for months. The CDC recommends the vaccine Shingrix for healthy adults aged 50 and older to prevent shingles.
• RSV vaccine: Respiratory syncytial virus infections are often mild but can be serious for older people, especially those above 75 and for those 60 and older with underlying
conditions such as heart or lung disease.
• Pneumococcal vaccine: Pneumococcal disease can include pneumonia, meningitis, and blood infections. There are several vaccines available, and you should discuss with your doctor which one is most appropriate for you, based on any prior pneumococcal vaccinations and your age. The current recommendation is for all people over 50 to receive a pneumococcal vaccine, as well as those 18 years and older with significant underlying medical conditions.
• Annual flu vaccine: It remains the very best way to protect yourself and others from the flu.
• Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, or whooping cough): Everyone needs to get the Tdap vaccine at least once. After getting a Tdap vaccine, get a Td vaccine every 10 years to protect against tetanus and diphtheria.
• COVID-19 vaccine: How often you should receive this vaccine to reduce your risk and others from getting severe COVID-19 will also vary greatly based upon your underlying health, age, and when your most
recent COVID-19 illness was. Discuss this with your doctor.
• Hepatitis B vaccine: The CDC recommends this for all adults ages 19 to 59 who do not have natural immunity to hepatitis B, and for adults 60 and older who have risk factors for hepatitis B. If you are 60 and older and don’t have known risk factors, it’s okay to get the hepatitis B vaccine if you want it.
If you’re not up to date on your vaccinations, Dr. Glatt says to see your physician to set up a schedule to get them. If you haven’t received the annual flu or COVID-19 vaccination, you can get one at the Vaxmobile, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Community Education Health Screenings and Wellness outreach effort, which will be at the following senior centers:
April
• 4/24 – Nassau County Senior Services at St Anthonys Church, Oceanside, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• 4/29 – Freeport Library, Freeport, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
May
• 5/1 – Long Beach Library, Long Beach, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• 5/6 – Hispanic Brotherhood, Hempstead, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• 5/13 – Nassau County Senior Birthday Party at the Old Barn Bethpage, Restoration Village, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• 5/15 – Baldwin Library, Baldwin, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• 5/20 – Freeport Library, Freeport, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• 5/22 – Nassau County Senior Services at St Anthonys Church, Oceanside, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
For more information, call Mount Sinai South Nassau Community Education at (516) 377-5333 or send an email to vaxmobile@snch.org.
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
By Anna Graci
Herald Community Media and RichnerLIVE successfully launched the first event in the 2025 Senior Health & Beyond Expo series, presented by Nassau University Medical Center, on Friday, April 4, at the East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center in East Meadow. This free community event drew hundreds of attendees, including seniors, families, and caregivers, eager to learn about the latest in wellness, lifestyle enhancements, and essential health resources.
The expo featured a vibrant lineup of educational vendors and interactive activities, ensuring that attendees were both entertained and informed. “It was an incredible turnout,” said Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations and events at RichnerLIVE.
A key highlight of the day was the “Stop the Bleed” training session led by Nassau University Medical Center’s Sloan Yoselowitz, DPT, CSCS, the hospital’s director of community outreach. This national campaign teaches people how to control severe bleeding in emergency situations before medical help arrives. The presentation emphasized the importance of immediate action in improving survival rates.
The crowd also enjoyed a dose of humor during a comedy show featuring comedian Larry Izzo.
Attendees were given complimentary swag bags sponsored by Silver Lining Homecare. A 10-minute guided exercise session by Excel Homecare Inc. helped get audience members’ blood pumping, while SightGrowth Partners offered eye test screenings.
Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, Nassau University Medical Center, and our program sponsors — PSEG Long Island, Parker Jewish Institute Health Care and Rehabilitation, Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the NYS Department of Public Service Long Island, and the Sid Jacobson JCC — for their vital support.
Please visit our website to view our photo gallery from April 4: www.richnerlive.com/seniorexpo/2025senior-health-beyond-expo-of-long-island-photo-gallery.
Join us for the next Herald Senior Health & Beyond Expo for 2025, which will be held on May 22 at the Massapequa Elks Lodge #2162 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For a full list of Expos, go to liherald.com.
By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
Faculty tensions at Nassau Community College escalated last week after Chief Administrative Officer Maria Conzatti announced that she would not submit faculty names for tenure, promotion or sabbatical to the college’s board of trustees until a new contract agreement is reached — despite the fact that the current contract is in effect until Aug. 31.
The announcement, made at the April 3 general faculty meeting, drew sharp criticism from the Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers. Union leaders claim the decision circumvents provisions of the existing collective bargaining agreement, particularly those related to faculty advancement during the final year of a signed contract.
“Our faculty was absolutely stunned to learn that NCC has unilaterally chosen to deny these standard promotions, sabbaticals and tenure positions to our hardworking professors,” David Stern, the acting NCCFT president, said. “This is truly unprecedented, and demonstrates why NCC and the board of trustees are losing confidence and enrollment while slashing programs and mismanaging our finances.”
Jessica Harris, attorney for the union, said that the administration is legally obligated to follow the recommendations of committees, composed of faculty members and an administrator, that approve faculty members’ advancement and sabbaticals.
“NCC administrators have no legal basis to refuse to consider the committees’ recommendations for promotions and sabbaticals,” Harris said. “If the administration persists in its refusal to inform the board of trust-
ees of the committees’ recommendations, in flagrant disregard of the CBA, we will explore all legal options.”
Speaking on behalf of the administration, Jerry Kornbluth, vice president of the Office of Community and Governmental Relations, pushed back against the union’s claims. He said the accusation that the administration is violating the collective bargaining agreement is a “false narrative,” emphasizing that the college is operating under the current 2021–25 contract.
According to Kornbluth, union representatives have not responded to invitations to begin discussions of the 2025–26 contract. He also noted that faculty members must meet “certain standards,” depending on the promotion they are seeking, with evaluations
conducted by the committees. Once approved, nominations are forwarded to the president.
“Until there is a conversation about the contract for 2025–26, those promotions, sabbaticals and tenure don’t take effect until the fall of 2025 — under the new contract,” Kornbluth said. “The contract acts on Aug. 31; a new one, whether there is a negotiated one or not, kicks in on Sept. 1.”
Many faculty members have already completed the formal review process and received committee approval. The union accuses the administration of stalling contractual obligations and blocking professional advancement at a time when many professors face increased financial strain due to the rising cost of living.
Kornbluth said that when no formal contract is in place, the college operates under a memorandum of agreement signed by both the administration and the union. That agreement allows the president to move faculty nominations forward for board approval.
Stern said that 15 faculty members had been recommended by their respective committees. “There has been virtually no dialogue or willingness by Ms. Conzatti or her administration,” he said.
The faculty organized a gathering on April 8 in the CCB building. Organizers said the event aimed to draw public attention to the ongoing contract and personnel disputes.
“In all my years that I’ve been at the college — which is 50 — there has never been a time that somebody who is nominated for promotion, sabbatical or tenure did not get it,” Kornbluth said. “This is all about trying to make the president, the administration look bad.”
Local filmmaker debuts ‘Godless’
By Iris Wiener
Filmmaker Michael Ricigliano writes what he knows, and there is nothing he knows better than Long Island. His roots are certainly evident through his creative vision in his latest feature, “Godless,” which is now streaming on multiple platforms.
Starring Harry Lennix (“The Blacklist”) and Ana Ortiz (“Ugly Betty”), “Godless” explores the turbulent intersection of faith and politics. Ricigliano makes his directing debut with the film after having turned heads as a playwright (“A Queen for a Day”) and screenwriter (“The Brooklyn Banker”). He shot it in Huntington and Great Neck, only a stone’s throw away from where he grew up in Garden City.
“I think that for any writer, your own personal experiences craft how you see the world,” he says. “Growing up on Long Island, meeting the many people and remembering conversations with them, plus the stories my family would tell me about how they grew up. It all affects my work.”
Ricigliano is easily able to draw from Long Island’s “flavor,” as he is firmly entrenched in numerous communities.
Ricigliano’s father moved to Uniondale from Brooklyn in the early 1940s, and stayed until 1985; at age 15, his family moved to Garden City. Ricigliano went to private schools in Uniondale and Old Westbury, then going to law school at Hofstra where he played lacrosse. For the past 20 years, Ricigliano and his family have resided in Locust Valley. He has never left Long Island!
It wasn’t until Ricigliano was 40 that he began to write; a real estate lawyer who counsels with Spano Abstract Service Corp. (“an incredibly supportive company”) he began writing on a whim when he realized that he had an idea for a short film based on stories he heard from his family when he was very young in Brooklyn. Despite never having taken a film class, his screenplay for “The Brooklyn Banker” was picked up by Federico Castaluccio (of “The Sopranos” fame), and made into a feature length film starring Paul Sorvino.
“Everything I write is based off of things that have happened in my life and that I have experienced in my Catholic upbringing,” he says of how he began working on “Godless,” which centers on a devout Catholic governor (Ortiz) who is excommunicated after signing a progressive bill into law. “Godless” is about the crisis of faith that she endures when her religious beliefs contrast with her ambitions.
“Canon law is something I have always been fascinated with,” says Ricigliano. “From there it merged into the process of an excommunication. I wanted to explore the political fallout of her getting excommunicated when she wants to become president, as well as what’s happening with the bishop (Lennix) who has gone to the next step because the church is very politically driven as well.”
Ricigliano’s mother first suggested that her son shoot his directorial debut at Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington.
“We had the ability to use the chapel and the church, the hallways, the high ceilings, the offices which were from a different era, the beautiful grounds. It was all there,” he says. “It was beautiful and magnificent.”
The number of ways in which Ricigliano is creative are endless. He is also an accomplished pop artist who has shown his work at galleries (one of his pieces adorns a set in “Godless”) and a musician. Some of his original songs can be heard in the film.
“I have a mantra: Create every day,” he says thoughtfully. “I try and do something every day and I look forward to it, whether it’s art, writing or playing guitar. Doing this has become ingrained in me. It’s a passion.”
Ricigliano’s next film is based on the play “The Court of Oyer and Terminer,” and is also set to star Lennix. The story is about a retired judge from Nassau County who lives in the city and has dementia. He hopes to shoot scenes in Manhasset and other nearby areas.
“Long Island is one of the greatest places to live on the planet,” he says excitedly as he looks to the future. “The nature, the history, the architecture, some of the court houses. The resources that we have and the people are magnificent. We worked with the Nassau County and the Suffolk County Film Commissions for ‘Godless’ and they were so helpful.”
Ricigliano hopes that “Godless,” which can be streamed on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Google Play, and Fandango, makes people want to talk.
“Any of the issues within can’t be one way or the other. People have certain beliefs that are instilled in them. In today’s society, a lot of times, people don’t want to listen. They just yell at each other. Hopefully this film will open up more of a dialogue. We’re all fallible. At the end of the day, the movie is about forgiveness and understanding. All I want is for people to walk out and say, ‘Okay. But I understand what the other person is saying.’”
Spring blooms with Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band. Before you know it, we’ll be back on the beach; meanwhile Jimmy Kenny and his band keep the vibe going with their “Ultimate Beach Party Tribute” to Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band. Parrotheads, No Shoes Nation and the Zamily: it’s 5 o’clock somewhere so let’s ‘raise ‘em up and sing along. The Long Island based band — guided by Paul C. Cuthbert (aka Jimmy Kenny) on lead vocals/acoustic guitar, with Linn DeMilta (aka Lovely Linn), lead and backing vocals, Luis Rios, lead guitar/backing vocals, Frank Stainkamp, keyboard/ backing vocals, Dan Prine, bass, and drummer Mike Vecchione, have been celebrating the beach country sounds for over a decade, Everyone has a great time grooving to their lively mix of their popular sing-along hits and feel good, easy living flair.
Saturday, April 19, 8 p.m. $35, $25, $20, $15. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, takes listeners on a thrilling ride with Contemporary Jazz Masterpieces. Hear fascinating new works composed and orchestrated by composers and Big Band leaders of today, including Miho Hazama, Darcy James Argue, Helen Sung, Jihye Lee. The concert also feature newly commissioned works by George DeLancey, Leo Steinriede, and Steven Feifke — that reflect the depth and breadth of the Big Band tradition. With music direction by Marsalis and Steven Feifke, expect an evening of fresh takes and exploratory sounds from the acclaimed orchestra. Feel the vibe of thrilling works that ignite the senses with spontaneity, virtuosity and an unwavering passion.
Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or tillescenter.org or (516) 299-3100.
Dino Egg Hunt
Enjoy some spring fun at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning. Search for dinosaur eggs filled with fun prizes and make a dino craft!
• Where: 1450 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre
• Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Contact: cstl.org or (516) 764-0045
Ed Ryan at The 3rd Rail
Get your groove on. Visit The 3rd Rail in Bellmore to listen to the musical talents of Ed Ryan.
• Where: 216 Pettit Ave., Bellmore
• Time: 7-10 p.m.
• More information: The3rdRailBarAndGrill.com
The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores and the Town of Hempstead present the weekly Friday Night Car Show at the Bellmore LIRR parking lot. Between Bellmore and Bedford Avenues
• Time: Ongoing Fridays, 5-10 p.m.
• Contact: email info@bellmorechamber.com
‘Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!’
The beloved musical adventure, ripped from the pages of Mo Willems’ beloved award-winning, best-selling children’s books, is back on stage at Long Island Children’s Museum. Willems’ classic characters Elephant and Piggie storm the stage in a rollicking musical romp filled with plenty of pachydermal peril and swiney suspense perfect for young audiences.
• Where: Museum Row, Garden City.
• Time: Also April 19, April 23-24, times vary
• Contact: licm.org or call (516) 224-5800
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) that publicly launched the movement. The direct follow-up to the well-received 2023 exhibit, “Our Gilded Age,” it comparably links the period’s signature innovation in the decorative arts,
Drag out that neon once again and give your hair its best ‘80s ‘do. Those crazy days are back — as only Jessie’s Girl can pull off, on the Paramount stage. The band of NYC’s top rock/pop musicians and singers gets everyone into that “Back To The Eighties” vibe with the latest edition of their popular concert experience. With a lineup including four pop-rock vocalists dressing and performing as 80s icons, backed by a dynamic band, this is the definitive ‘80s experience. Throw on top of that: a load of super-fun choreography, audience participation, props, costumes bubbles, and confetti — and you have a party that audiences don’t want to leave. Tickets are $49.50, $37.50, $35, $25.
Art Deco, to the fine arts. On view through June 15.
• Where: 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor.
• Time: Ongoing
• Contact: (516) 484-9337 or nassaumuseum.org
Planting Fields Little Learners series continues with an Earth Day celebration. Families will enjoy a heartwarming fun-filled experience, with a reading of “Gifts from the Garbage Truck” by Andrew Larsen. Explore the importance of reusing, reducing, and recycling. With an Earthinspired craft project. For ages 2-5. Registration required.
• Where: 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay.
• Time: 10-11 a.m.
• Contact: plantingfields.org or call (516) 922-9210
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Russo Law Group hosts an Earth Day Shred event to safely and securely dispose of sensitive documents. All shredding handled by Arrow Transfer & APR
Storage. Attend Fraud Awareness workshops at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
• Where: 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd #102, Garden City; 250 Lido Blvd, Lido Beach.
• Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Contact: vjrussolaw.com
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Kids Fest
Merrick Chamber of Commerce hosts its 28th Annual Kids Fest, Friday through Sunday.
• Date: April 25-27
• Where: Merrick Avenue& Broadcast Plaza (LIRR Station)
• Time: Festival opens Friday at 6 p.m., followed by vendor fair on Saturday and Sunday
• Contact: MerrickChamber.com
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Seed Swap!
Bring extra seeds to the Merrick Library and engage in a fun swap with fellow gardeners. Seeds must be labeled with the plant name and the year they were harvested or purchased.
advanced registration required.
• Where: 2550 Clubhouse Road, Merrick
• Time: 12:45 p.m.
• Contact: Email Debbie@ Vixen1.com for more
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Girl Scouts information session
Parents interested in registering their pre-K, kindergarten or first-grade students for Girl Scouts can attend an info session in North Merrick.
• Where: 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick
• Time: 6:30 p.m.
• Contact: GSNC.com or (516) 741-2550
• Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington
• Time: 8 p.m.
• Contact: ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com
‘The Great Gatsby’ Anniversary Party
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of iconic novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ at Merrick Library.
• Where: 2279 Merrick Ave., Merrick
• Time: Starts at 2 p.m.
• Contact: merricklibrary.com
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Holocaust Remembrance Day with Vince Marmorale
Vincent Marmorale, producer of the film, “My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes,” appears at the Merrick Road Golf Course Clubhouse for Holocaust Remembrance Day.
• Where: 2550 Clubhouse Road, Merrick
• Time: 7 p.m.
• Contact: (516) 292-9000
1 Shred Unwanted Documents
• Where: 2279 Merrick Ave., Merrick
• Time: 11:30 a.m.
• Contact: merricklibrary.com
Join Women’s Connection LI Interested in joining Women’s Connection LI? Visit The Merrick Golf Course Clubhouse to learn more about the organization. Free admission, MAY
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Three Dog Bakery adoption event
Join Three Dog Bakery in Bellmore for an adoption event hosted by the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter.
• Where: 2119 Bedford Ave., Bellmore
• Time: Starts at 11 a.m.
• Contact: threedogbakeryli. com, or (516) 612-9555
5K AIDS Cancer Run/Walk
Participate in the 18th Annual 5K AIDS Cancer Run/Walk, hosted by Richard Brodsky, at Baldwin Harbor Park. Registration is open with a $26 fee.
• Where: 3232 Grand Ave.
• Time: 9:30 a.m.
• Contact: EliteFeats. com/25aidscancerrun
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With a legacy of leadership set to conclude, the Merrick school district is preparing for a new chapter. Diana Ketcham has been named the next superintendent, set to follow in the footsteps of Superintendent Dominick Palma when he retires at the end of the 2024–25 school year.
Ketcham joins the district from Half Hollow Hills, where she has served as assistant superintendent for elementary education since 2018. In that position, she has overseen all aspects of elementary instruction and curriculum while working closely with staff, students and families.
Throughout her tenure in Half Hollow Hills, Ketcham was known for her thoughtful leadership, with a focus on collaboration and long-term planning. She worked to ensure that students’ earliest school experiences laid a strong foundation for their academic and personal growth in the years to come. Under her leadership, the district implemented several award-winning programs, and its elementary schools were ranked No. 1 in Suffolk County by Niche.com.
Before taking on a districtwide administrative role, Ketcham built a strong career as an educator. She began as an elementary teacher in the Babylon School District, where she worked with both general education students and students with disabilities. She later served as a principal in the Bayport-Blue Point and Hicksville school districts, where she was recognized for her innovative thinking,
The Merrick Board of Education congratulates Diana Ketcham on being appointed as the district’s next superintendent of schools, effective July 1, 2025. From left to right, Board Trustees Nancy Kaplan, Nicole Venditti and Butch Yamali, Board President Jill Levine, newly appointed superintendent Diana Ketcham, Board Vice President Linda Wilk, and Board Trustees Jennifer Schatzman and Gina Piskin.
ment to excellence. Her collaborative approach and proven track record in educational leadership make her the ideal choice to guide us into the future.”
strong ties to families and the wider community, and her commitment to educating the whole child.
“After an extensive search for our district’s new leader, we are pleased to welcome Ms. Ketcham as our next superintendent,” said Board of Education President Jill Levine. “Ms. Ketcham embodies all the qualities that our community deemed essential in its next leader. I am confident that she will lead our district with integrity, vision and a deep commit-
Ketcham said she is eager to step into the role and build upon the district’s success.
“I am honored and privileged to join this exceptional school district,” she said. “As I step into this important leadership role, I do so with a deep sense of responsibility and commitment to the entire Merrick school community. I look forward to working with our incredible educators, our dedicated families, and, most importantly, our bright and talented students. Together, we will ensure all students receive the support, opportunities and
inspiration they need to succeed and thrive.”
Ketcham holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Old Westbury, and earned a master’s degree and school district administrator certificate from Stony Brook University. She has also completed advanced leadership training through Columbia University and the Harvard University Principals’ Center. Her work in the field of education has earned her multiple accolades. Most recently, she was honored with the Champion of Education Award from SUNY Old Westbury, in recognition of her impactful leadership and dedication to student success.
—Jordan Vallone
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME
LOAN TRUST 2007OPT5, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2007-OPT5, -againstBARBARA BREIER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT K. HICKMAN, 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 February 4, 2025, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007OPT5, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2007-OPT5 is the Plaintiff and BARBARA BREIER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT K. HICKMAN, 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 April 28, 2025 at 2:00PM, premises known as 2292 VASSAR PLACE, MERRICK, NY 11566; and the following tax map identification: 55-147-122, 123 & 124.
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
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 603884/2023.
Oscar A. Prieto, 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. *LOCATION
OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 152425
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTION AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS, MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that a public budget hearing of the Merrick Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held at the Lakeside Elementary School, Merrick, New York on May 6, 2025 at 7:15 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the 2025-2026 school year and the budgeting thereof and for such other business as is authorized by the Education Law of the State of New York.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a public budget hearing of the Merrick Library will be held at the Merrick Library, Merrick, New York on April 29, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the budgeting thereof and for such other business as is authorized by the Education Law of the State of New York.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of said school district and library for the 2025-2026 school year (school budget and library budget) will be held at the annual meeting of said school district on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at the Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, New York. Voting shall take place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Voting machines will be used for voting at said annual election.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that an election to fill two (2) vacancies, each for a term of three (3) years for the office of member of the Board of Education and one (1) vacancy for a term
of five (5) years for the office of trustee of the Library Board will be held at the Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, New York, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The polls for voting at said election will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a proposition will appear on the ballot to read substantially as follows: Shall the Board be authorized to expend $4,800,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 21, 2019 for the purpose of performing the following projects: Roof replacement at the Birch and Lakeside Elementary Schools, all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the school year 2025-2026 for school purposes and library purposes may be obtained by any resident of the district during the fourteen (14) days preceding the vote, except Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, at the schools of the district from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
NOTICE IS
FURTHER GIVEN, Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation. The report will list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and will show 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, the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) or other payments for municipal services, and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.
This exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on the website maintained by the District.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2025. Such nominating petition must be signed by at least forty-two (42) qualified voters of the district for election to the Board of Education. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to office. Personal registration is a prerequisite for voting at all elections in this school district, and no person will be entitled to vote at such election whose name does not appear upon the register prepared for such election; except that any person, a resident of the district, who is permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections to vote at elections other than a school district election and whose registration is current, shall also be qualified to vote at this election without further registration.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the District Clerk will be in the District Office in said district on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of preparing the register of the school district for such election; at such time and place, any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such register provided that he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be entitled to vote at the meeting or election for which such register is to be prepared. Qualified individuals may also register between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on days when school is in session at the schools of the district, except that no registration shall take place less than five (5) days preceding the election, this year May 15, 2025.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board
of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, New York, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. to prepare the Register of the School District to be used for meetings or elections held subsequent to the annual School District election and budget vote, at which time any person may 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 the school meeting or election for which said Register is so prepared.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the register thus prepared will be filed in the office of the Superintendent of Schools and that such register will be open for inspection to any qualified voter of the district at the office of the Superintendent of Schools and the District Clerk in the Katherine E. Reif Administration Center between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. during each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for the election, except Sundays, and on the Saturday prior to the election by appointment only.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee and early mail ballots may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk. An application for an absentee or early mail ballot must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the date of the election. An application for an absentee or early mail ballot 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 his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely application for a mailed absentee or early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address designated on the application by no later than six (6) days before the election. No absentee and early
mail voter ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received at the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot.
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. Military ballot applications must be received in the Office of the District Clerk by mail or in person by also no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2025. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is returned by mail or in person and (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and 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 (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated be not later than the day before the election.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that at the election of the Merrick Union Free School District, qualified voters of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District shall vote for the following purposes:
a)To vote upon the annual school budget for the 2025-2026 school year, and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the district for the foregoing purposes.
b)To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting.
DATED:April 2025 Merrick, NY BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT PAMELA AMON, DISTRICT CLERK 152673
LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO, REUNIÓN ANUAL, ELECCIÓN Y REGISTRO DE VOTANTES, DISTRITO ESCOLAR MERRICK UNION FREE Y BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE MERRICK PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR EL PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar Merrick Union Free, pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en Lakeside Elementary School, Merrick, Nueva York el 6 de mayo de 2025 a las 7:15 p. m. para analizar el gasto de los fondos para el año escolar 2025-2026, su correspondiente presupuesto y otros asuntos según la autorización de la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una audiencia pública sobre el presupuesto de la biblioteca de Merrick en la biblioteca de Merrick, Merrick, Nueva York el 29 de abril de 2025 a las 7:00 p. m. para analizar el gasto de los fondos para el año fiscal 2025-2026, su correspondiente presupuesto y otros asuntos según la autorización de la Ley de Educación del estado de Nueva York. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, durante la reunión anual de dicho distrito escolar, que se celebrará el martes 20 de mayo de 2025 en Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, Nueva York, también se votará la asignación de los
fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del distrito escolar y la biblioteca (el presupuesto escolar y para la biblioteca) para el año escolar 2025-2026. La votación se realizará entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. Se usarán máquinas de votación en dicha elección anual.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una elección para cubrir dos (2) vacantes con un mandato de tres (3) años para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación y una (1) vacante con un mandato de cinco (5) años para la oficina del fideicomisario de la Junta de la Biblioteca en Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, Nueva York el martes 20 de mayo de 2025. Las urnas para dicha elección estarán abiertas desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, en la boleta electoral, aparecerá una propuesta que indicará esencialmente lo siguiente: se autorizará a la Junta a gastar $4,800,000 del fondo de reserva de capitales establecido el 21 de mayo de 2019 con el propósito de realizar los siguientes proyectos: reemplazos de techos en las escuelas primarias de Birch y Lakeside, lo que incluye toda la mano de obra, los materiales, el equipo, los aparatos y los costos incidentales relacionados.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito podrá obtener una copia de la declaración del monto de dinero que será requerido para el año escolar 2025-2026, a los fines de invertirlos en la escuela y la biblioteca, durante los catorce (14) días previos a la votación, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en las escuelas del distrito, entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m. TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, se agregó la Sección 495 a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el distrito escolar adjunte a su presupuesto sugerido un informe de exenciones. Este informe de exenciones mostrará qué parte del valor total estimado de la lista de tasación final
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utilizada en el proceso presupuestario queda libre de impuestos. En el informe se mencionará cada tipo de exención, otorgadas por la autoridad legal, y se mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, expresado en un monto en dólares del valor estimado o como porcentaje del total del valor estimado en la lista, el valor acumulativo que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) u otros pagos para servicios municipales, y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Este informe de exenciones se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios que el distrito designe para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del distrito.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las peticiones para nominar a candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación deberán presentarse ante la secretaria del distrito entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m. y antes de las 5:00 p. m. del lunes 21 de abril de 2025. Dicha petición debe estar firmada por al menos cuarenta y seis (42) votantes del distrito calificados para elección para la Junta de Educación. Los candidatos que reciban la mayor cantidad de votos serán electos para el cargo. El registro personal es un requisito previo para votar en todas las elecciones de este distrito escolar y nadie podrá votar en esta elección si su nombre no aparece en el registro preparado para dicha elección; a excepción de cualquier persona residente del distrito que esté registrada de manera permanente en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau para votar en otras elecciones que no sean del distrito escolar y cuyo registro esté vigente, quien también podrá votar en esta elección sin registro adicional.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la secretaria del distrito estará en la oficina del distrito el martes 6 de mayo de 2025, entre las 12:00 p. m. y las 4:00 p. m., con el propósito de preparar un registro de este distrito escolar para
dicha elección, momento y lugar en los que cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en el registro, siempre y cuando se sepa o se demuestre, para satisfacción de la Junta de Registros, que dicha persona tiene derecho a votar en la reunión o en la elección para la cual se prepara dicho registro. Las personas calificadas también podrán registrarse los días en que la escuela esté en sesión entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m. en las escuelas del distrito, pero no se harán registros con menos de cinco (5) días de anticipación a la elección; este año el límite es el 15 de mayo de 2025.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros se reunirá el martes 20 de mayo de 2025, entre las 7:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. en Norman J. LevyLakeside School, Merrick, Nueva York, para preparar el registro del distrito escolar que se usará en las reuniones o elecciones subsecuentes a la votación del presupuesto y elección anual del distrito escolar, en cuyo horario cualquier persona tendrá derecho a inscribirse en el registro, siempre que en tal reunión de la Junta de Registros se sepa o se demuestre, a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registros, que esa persona tiene derecho, entonces o en lo sucesivo, a votar en la reunión o en la elección escolar para la cual se prepara el registro.
ASIMISMO SE NOTIFICA que el registro preparado se presentará en la oficina del superintendente de escuelas y estará disponible para que cualquier votante calificado del distrito pueda inspeccionarlo en la oficina del superintendente de escuelas y de la secretaria del distrito en Katherine E. Reif Administration Center cada uno de los cinco (5) días previos al día establecido para la elección, de 9:30 a. m. a 3:30 p. m., excepto los domingos, y el sábado anterior a las elecciones únicamente con cita previa.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boletas electorales por ausencia y boletas electorales anticipadas
por correo pueden realizarse en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito. La secretaria del distrito deberá recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia y anticipado por correo no antes de los treinta (30) días previos a la fecha de la elección. La secretaria del distrito debe recibir las solicitudes de voto por ausencia y anticipado por correo por lo menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral debe enviarse al votante por correo, o hasta el día antes de la elección si la boleta electoral debe entregarse al votante o a la persona designada por este en persona. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar por correo una boleta electoral por ausencia y anticipada por correo, la secretaria del distrito enviará por correo dicha boleta electoral a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la elección. Las boletas electorales por ausencia y anticipadas por correo no se escrutarán, a menos que se hayan recibido en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección. Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia y anticipadas por correo disponible en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito durante los cinco días previos al día de la elección, excepto los domingos.
TAMBIÉN SE
NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de boleta electoral militar. Estos votantes pueden indicar su preferencia de recibir una inscripción de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de inscripción, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta electoral. Los formularios de solicitud de registro para votantes militares se deben recibir en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito antes de las
5:00 p. m. del 24 de abril de 2025. Las solicitudes de boleta electoral militar deben recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito por correo o en persona también a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del 24 de abril de 2025. Las boletas electorales militares no se escrutarán, a menos que se envíen por correo o se presenten en persona y (1) la oficina de la secretaria del distrito las reciba antes del cierre de las urnas el día de la elección y tengan 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 bien (2) la oficina de la secretaria del distrito las reciba antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y estén firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, durante la elección del Distrito Escolar Merrick Union Free, los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Escuelas Secundarias Bellmore-Merrick votarán con los siguientes fines:
a)Votar sobre el presupuesto escolar anual para el año escolar 2025-2026 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito para los propósitos anteriores.
b)Votar sobre cualquier otra propuesta que se pueda presentar oportunamente en la reunión.
FECHA:abril de 2025 Merrick, NY
POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR MERRICK UNION FREE PAMELA AMON, SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 152675
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST ELIZABETH VITALE, JACK GANDOLFO, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 27, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee
will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 2, 2025 at 2:00PM, premises known as 46 Shaw Drive, Merrick, NY 11566. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at North Merrick, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 56, Block A02, Lot 12A-12B. Approximate amount of judgment $614,616.06 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #007977/2014. Richard Lunenfeld, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 17-001468 84959 152569
LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK EL AVISO SE HA DADO AQUÍ que la Junta de Educación del Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District celebrará una audiencia pública el 7 de mayo de 2025, a las 7:30 p.m. en la Sala de la Junta del Edificio de Administración Central ubicado en la Centro Educative Brookside, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, Merrick, Nueva York, con el propósito de tramitar todos los negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, que incluye, entre otros, la discusión de los gastos de fondos y presupuestos, por lo tanto, en relación con la apropriación de fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos necesarios del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias para el año escolar 2025-2026 y sobre las propuestas que involucran el gasto de fondos o la recaudación de impuestos, en qué momento y en qué lugar todas las personas interesadas en el tema del mismo en relación con el mismo tendrán la oportunidad de ser escuchadas.
Y TAMBIÉN SE DE AVISO que una copia del estado de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente con fines escolares (presupuesto escolar) y copias de las propuestas relacionadas con el gasto de dinero y el funcionamiento del sistema escolar para el año siguiente , estará disponible para cualquier contribuyente en el Distrito siete días inmediatamente antes de la audiencia pública, excepto los sábados, domingos o días festivos, en cada escuela en la que se mantenga la escuela durante las horas de 8:00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m. Y TAMBIÉN SE DE AVISO que un Informe de Exención del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, preparado de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto provisional / preliminar, así como al presupuesto adoptado final del cual formará parte; y se publicarán en el (los) tablón (s) de boletines del Distrito que se mantendrá para avisos públicos, así como en el sitio web del Distrito POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT PATTIANNE GUCCIONE SECRETARIO DE DISTRITO
El aviso anterior se publicará en los periódicos Herald de Bellmore y Herald de Merrick el Jueves, el 3 de abril de 2025, el 17 de abril de 2025 y el 1 de mayo de 2025. 152669
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BELLMOREMERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will hold a Public Hearing on May 7, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. in the Boardroom of the Central Administration Building located at the Brookside Educational Center, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, Merrick, New York, for the purpose of transacting all business as is authorized by the Education Law,
including, but not limited to, discussion of the expenditure of funds and budgeting therefore relative to the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of the Central High School District for the school year 2025-2026 and on propositions involving the expenditure of funds or the levy of tax, at which time and which place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof concerning the same will have an opportunity to be heard.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (school budget) and copies of propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, will be available to any taxpayer in the District seven days immediately preceding the public hearing except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at each schoolhouse in which school is maintained during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report, prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District Bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
BELLMORE-MERRICK
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
PATTIANNE GUCCIONE DISTRICT CLERK
The above notice will be published in the Bellmore and Merrick Herald Life newspapers on Thursday, April 3, 2025, April 17, 2025 and May 1, 2025. 152667
POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia sobre el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, Nueva York, el día 13 de mayo de 2025, a las 7:00 p. m., para la resolución de los asuntos de acuerdo con lo estipulado por la Ley de Educación.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la votación anual sobre el presupuesto y la elección del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick se llevarán a cabo en la biblioteca pública de North Merrick, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, el día martes 20 de mayo de 2025, con el propósito de realizar una votación sobre los gastos estimados para el año escolar 2025-2026 y sobre cualquier propuesta que pueda presentarse oportunamente en la reunión, al igual que sobre la elección de tres (3) miembros de la Junta de Educación, cada uno con un cargo de tres años de duración, que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2025 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2028. La votación se realizará con máquinas y se podrá votar desde las 6:30 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m. de ese mismo día.
POR FAVOR, ADEMÁS TENGA EN CUENTA, que en la elección antes mencionada, los electores calificados de Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District votará para los siguientes propósitos: (A) votar sobre el presupuesto escolar anual para el año 2025-2026 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad imponible del distrito para los propósitos anteriores.
LEGAL NOTICE
DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE UNIFICADO DE NORTH MERRICK PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK
(B) DEBERÁ la Junta de Educación de North Merrick Union Free School District estar autorizada a gastar $ 1,355,646 del Capital Reserve Fund constituida el 21 de mayo de 2019 con el propósito de realizar el siguiente proyecto: reemplazo y/o reparación del techo en la Escuela Camp Avenue, todo lo anterior incluye mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos incidentales relacionados con el mismo.
(c) SE DEBERÁ
autorizar a la Junta de Educación, de conformidad con la sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación, a establecer un Capital Reserve Fund conocido como “CAPITAL RESERVE FUND 2025” con el propósito de realizar las siguientes mejoras de capital: mejoras/renovaciones/a ctualizaciones de espacios instructivos y no instructivos (incluyendo, entre otros, mejoras/renovaciones/a ctualizaciones de aulas y/o ampliaciones a instalaciones existentes), renovaciones de gimnasios, renovaciones de cafeterías, renovaciones de bibliotecas/centros multimedia, renovaciones/reconstru cciones exteriores, actualizaciones de computadoras/tecnolog ía, actualizaciones de sistemas de seguridad, renovaciones/actualizac iones de plomería, renovaciones/actualizac iones eléctricas, renovaciones/actualizac iones de HVAC, renovaciones/actualizac iones de eficiencia energética, renovaciones requeridas para cumplir con los requisitos de la ADA, reemplazo de techos/canaletas/condu ctos, reemplazo de ventanas, reemplazo de mampostería/hormigón , reemplazo de puertas/entradas interiores y exteriores, renovaciones de baños, actualizaciones de iluminación, reemplazo de pisos, reemplazo de paredes, reemplazo de calderas, ascensores, renovaciones de carpintería, renovaciones/reconstru cciones del sitio, renovaciones/reconstru cciones de campos deportivos, renovaciones de patios de recreo, reemplazo de sistemas de megafonía/reloj, actualizaciones de sistemas de sonido, actualizaciones de sistemas telefónicos, remediación de materiales peligrosos, espacio de almacenamiento Renovaciones, mobiliario y equipo, incluyendo la compra de vehículos, incluyendo mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos adicionales relacionados. El monto máximo de lo mencionado anteriormente Capital Reserve Fund será de
$10,000,000 más ingresos por inversiones. El plazo probable será de diez (10) años; los fondos se transferirán desde (a) el saldo restante de Capital Reserve Fund 2015; y (b) un monto que no exceda $1,000,000 de fondos excedentes y/o transferencias permitidas de otras reservas, si las hubiera, que permanezcan en el fondo general 2024-2025 y, posteriormente, un monto anual no mayor a $1,000,000 por cada año restante del período probable. Una vez establecida y dotada dicha reserva, se le indicará al Superintendente de Escuelas o a su designado que deposite el dinero de este fondo de reserva en una cuenta bancaria separada que se conocerá como “CAPITAL RESERVE FUND 2025.”
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el Distrito Escolar debe adjuntar un informe de exención 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 por la autoridad legal y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulativo que se espera recibir en pagos en lugar de los impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios que el Distrito designe para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del Distrito.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Educación ha designado 15 de mayo de 2025 a partir de las 8:00 a.m. y hasta 3:30 p.m., para la realización de una reunión de la Junta de Registros en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, Nueva York, para preparar el registro del Distrito Escolar. Los residentes también pueden registrarse en la oficina
de la secretaria del Distrito durante los días de actividad escolar desde las 9:00 a. m. hasta las 4:00 p. m., hasta cinco días antes de la votación del Distrito. Para ser elegibles para votar durante la reunión anual y sobre el presupuesto y las propuestas del Distrito Escolar Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick, los residentes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick deben registrarse en ese momento si no lo han hecho antes. Toda persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en el registro, siempre y cuando se sepa o se demuestre ante la secretaria del Distrito o algún miembro de la Junta de Registros que dicha persona tiene, en ese momento o en adelante, derecho a votar en la elección anual del distrito, para la cual se prepara dicho registro. Si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar en virtud del Artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones, también es elegible para votar en esta elección sin necesidad de ningún registro adicional.
NINGUNA PERSONA tendrá derecho a votar en la reunión anual de presupuesto y elección del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick ni en la votación de presupuesto del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick si su nombre no aparece en el registro del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick o en las listas de registro del condado provistas por los funcionarios electorales del condado.
ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO de que los votantes que califican para votar en ausencia o por correo anticipado/boleta puede presentar una solicitud y recibir una boleta de voto en ausencia o anticipada por correo del Secretario del Distrito. La secretaria del Distrito debe recibir una solicitud no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección para la cual se solicita una boleta en ausencia o por correo anticipado. La secretaria del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes de boleta de voto anticipado y en
ausencia completadas al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección, si la boleta se entregará personalmente. al elector o a su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para enviar una boleta en ausencia o anticipada por correo, la secretaria del Distrito enviará la boleta por correo a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. La secretaria del Distrito debe recibir las boletas en ausencia y anticipadas por correo a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el martes 20 de mayo de 2025. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrán emitido boletas de voto en ausencia y anticipadas por correo estará disponible en la Oficina del secretaria de Distrito cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores al día de la elección excepto los domingos.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar podrán enviar una solicitud de una boleta electoral militar. Los votantes militares pueden indicar su preferencia para recibir una solicitud de registro de votantes militares, una solicitud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo postal, fax o correo electrónico en la solicitud de su registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boleta electoral militar deben recibirse en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 24 de abril de 2025. Los votos militares no serán escrutados, a menos que (1) la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito los reciba antes del cierre de la votación el día de la elección y tengan 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 otro organismo del
gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o bien (2) la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito los reciba antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, y estén firmados y fechados por el votante militar y un testigo de ello, con una fecha asociada que no sea posterior al día previo a la elección.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier votante calificado del Distrito podrá obtener una copia de las declaraciones de la cantidad de dinero que será requerido para fines escolares para el año siguiente, a excepción de los fondos públicos, durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la reunión anual, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en la oficina central del Distrito ubicada en 1057 Merrick Avenue, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:30 p. m., y en cualquiera de las sedes escolares del Distrito, es decir: las escuelas Camp Avenue, Harold D. Fayette y Old Mill Road, la biblioteca pública de North Merrick, el sitio web del Distrito y en la reunión anual.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que el registro del distrito escolar se presentará en la oficina de la secretaria del Distrito, donde quedará abierto para la inspección de los votantes calificados del distrito escolar, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m. cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a la elección y el mismo día de la elección anual del distrito, excepto el domingo, y el sábado 17 de mayo de 2025 con cita previa.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la Junta de Registros del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick se reunirá durante el horario de votación el día 20 de mayo de 2025 en el lugar de votación con el fin de preparar un registro para elecciones o reuniones del Distrito que se realizarán después del 20 de mayo de 2025. Dicho registro incluirá: (1) a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre Unificado de North Merrick, que deberán presentarse personalmente para el registro; (2) a todos los votantes calificados registrados permanentemente en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de
Nassau, y (3) a todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier elección o reunión anual o especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en alguno de estos eventos realizados o llevados a cabo en cualquier momento durante los cuatro años calendario (2021-2024) previos a la preparación del registro de votantes.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las peticiones para nominar candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación deberán presentarse ante la secretaria del Distrito en su oficina, a más tardar el 21 de abril de 2025, de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m. Los puestos vacantes de la Junta de Educación no se consideran cargos específicos ni independientes; los candidatos se presentan en general. Las peticiones de nominación no deben describir ninguna vacante específica de la Junta para la cual se nomina al candidato, deben estar dirigidas a la secretaria del Distrito, deben estar firmadas por 25 votantes calificados del Distrito, deben indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y el nombre y la residencia del candidato.
Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA POR EL PRESENTE que, de acuerdo con una regla adoptada por la Junta de Educación en virtud de la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para modificar el presupuesto, o que se presente por otra forma para su votación en dicha elección, debe realizarse ante la secretaria del Distrito con el tiempo suficiente para permitir el aviso de la inclusión de la propuesta con el aviso de audiencia pública, votación de presupuesto y elección, si fuera necesaria su inclusión en dicho aviso, a más tardar el día 21 de marzo de 2025 a las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, debe estar escrita o impresa en idioma inglés, debe estar dirigida a la secretaria del Distrito, debe estar firmada por al menos 75 votantes calificados del Distrito y debe indicar el nombre legible de cada
firmante. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no considerará ninguna petición de presentar a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de sus facultades de decisión, que esté fuera de la ley o que no incluya una asignación específica cuando dicha propuesta requiera un gasto de dinero, o cuando exista alguna otra razón válida para excluir la propuesta de la votación.
TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta establecerá una reunión especial a partir de ese momento, dentro de las 24 horas luego de la presentación ante la secretaria del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la votación, con el fin de examinar y tabular dichos informes del resultado de la votación y declarar su resultado; 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. POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE UNIFICADO DE NORTH MERRICK Pueblo de Hempstead, Merrick, Nueva York
JOANNE LONG, SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO
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LEGAL NOTICE ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING AND ELECTION NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Budget Hearing of the North Merrick Union Free School District will be held at Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, New York, on the 13th of May 2025, at 7:00 PM for the transaction of such business as is authorized by Education Law.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN the annual budget vote and election of the North Merrick Union Free School District will be held at the North Merrick Library, 1691 Meadowbrook, Road, North Merrick, New York on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 for the purpose of voting on estimated expenses for the school year 2025-2026 and upon such propositions as may properly come before the meeting, as well as the election of three (3) members of the Board of Education each for a three-year term, commencing July 1, 2025 and expiring on June 30, 2028. Voting will be on machines, and polls will be open between the hours of 6:30 AM and 9:00 PM on that day.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that at the afore-said election, qualified voters of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District shall vote for the following purposes: (A) vote upon the annual school budget for the year 2025-2026 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the district for the foregoing purposes. (B) SHALL the Board of Education of the North Merrick Union Free School District be authorized to expend $1,355,646 from the Capital Reserve Fund established on May 21, 2019 for the purpose of performing the following project: roof replacement and/or repair at Camp Avenue School, all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto. (c) SHALL the Board of Education, pursuant to Education Law section 3651, be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund known as the “CAPITAL RESERVE FUND 2025” for the purpose of performing the following capital improvements: instructional and noninstructional space improvements/renovati ons/upgrades, (including but not limited to classroom improvements/renovati ons/upgrades and/or additions to existing facilities), gymnasium renovations, cafeteria renovations, library/multi media center renovations, exterior renovations/reconstruct
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ion, computer/technology upgrades, security system upgrades, plumbing renovations/upgrades, electrical renovations/upgrades, HVAC renovations/upgrades, energy efficiency renovation/upgrades, renovations required for compliance with ADA requirements, roof/gutter/leader replacement, window replacement, masonry/concrete replacement, interior and exterior door/entry ways replacement, toilet room renovations, lighting upgrades, floor replacement, wall replacement, boiler replacements, elevators, carpentry renovations, site renovations/reconstruct ion, athletic field renovations/reconstruct ion, playground renovations, public address/clock system replacement, sound system upgrades, telephone system upgrades, hazardous material remediation, storage space renovations, furnishings and equipment, including the purchase of vehicles, all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental cost related thereto. The maximum amount of the aforesaid Capital Reserve Fund shall be $10,000,000 plus investment income. The probable term is to be ten (10) years; the funds are to be transferred from (a) the remaining balance of Capital Reserve Fund 2015; and (b) an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 from surplus monies and/or permissible transfers from other reserves, if any, remaining in the 2024-2025 general fund and thereafter in an annual amount of not more than $1,000,000 for each remaining year of the probable term. Upon the establishment and funding of said reserve, the Superintendent of Schools or designee shall be directed to deposit monies of this reserve fund in a separate bank account to be known as the “CAPITAL RESERVE FUND 2025.”
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law the School District is required to attach to its
proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes, and 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.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN the Board of Education has designated Thursday, May 15, 2025 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM to prepare the register of the School District at the Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York. Residents may also register on school days between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in the District Clerk’s office until five days before the District vote.
Qualified residents of the North Merrick Union Free School District must register at this time if not previously registered, in order to be eligible to vote at the annual meeting and on the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Budget and Propositions. Any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the District Clerk or a member of the board of registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual district election for which such register is prepared. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election without further registration.
NO PERSON will be entitled to vote at the annual budget meeting and election of the North Merrick Union Free School District and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School
Budget Vote whose name does not appear on either the Register of the North Merrick Union Free School District or the County registration lists provided by the County election officials.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that voters qualifying to vote by absentee or early mail ballot may apply and receive an absentee or early mail ballot from the District Clerk of the District. An application must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election for which an absentee or early mail ballot is sought. Completed absentee and early mail ballot applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee or early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots shall have been issued, will be available in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election except Sundays.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district.
Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot.
Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot.
Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00
p.m. on April 24, 2025. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and 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 (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statements of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purpose, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any qualified voter of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM at the District’s central office located at 1057 Merrick Avenue, and at each of the school houses in said District, to wit: Camp Avenue, Harold D. Fayette, and Old Mill Road Schools, at the North Merrick Public Library, on the District’s website, and at the Annual Meeting.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the register of the school district shall be filed in the Office of the District Clerk where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the School District, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on each of the five days prior to and the day of the Annual District Election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 17, 2025 by appointment.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration of the North Merrick Union Free School District will meet during the hours of voting on May 20, 2025, at the polling place for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 20, 2025. Said register shall include: (1) all qualified voters of the Union Free School
District, who shall present themselves personally for registration; and (2) all qualified voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections; and (3) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2021-2024) prior to preparation of the registration of voters.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the District Clerk at the Office of the Clerk between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on or before April 21, 2025. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and the name and residence of the candidate.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, 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 in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election, if required to be included in said notice, or on or before March 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.; prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the District Clerk; must be signed by at least 75 qualified voters of the District; and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not
entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four 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 said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law §2019-a, subdivision 2b at said special meeting of the Board. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Town of Hempstead, Merrick, New York JOANNE LONG, DISTRICT CLERK 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York Merrick Herald Life: April 3, April 17, May 1, May 15 Long Island Business News: April 4, April 18, May 2, May 16 152677
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING, ELECTION, AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NORTH BELLMORE, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
Pursuant to Section 1716 of Education Law a Public Hearing for discussion of the proposed 2025/26 School District Budget, and such other business as may come before the meeting, will be held on May 06, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at the Administration Building on Martin Avenue, Bellmore, New York. A copy of the state of the amount of monies which will be required for the 2025/26 school year for
school purposes may be obtained, upon request, by any school district resident commencing May 1, 2025 during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. except for Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Vote of the qualified voters of the North Bellmore Union Free School District will be held at the Newbridge Road School, North Bellmore, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 for the following purpose:
A. To vote upon the Annual School Budget for the school year 2025-2026 and to authorize levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the North Bellmore School District for such purposes.
B. The election of two (2) members of the Board of Education.
C. To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting.
Voting will be by ballot on voting machines and the polls will remain open for voting from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., and as much longer as may be necessary for all voters then present to cast their votes. Voting will be in the gymnasium of the Newbridge Road School.
Copies of the proposed 2025/26 budget will be available at each of the offices of the school houses in the district, J. G. Dinkelmeyer School, Newbridge Road School, Park Avenue School, Saw Mill Road School and Martin Avenue School between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen (14) days preceding the Annual Vote, and on the school’s website.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 495, an exemption report detailing exemptions from real property taxation shall be available and appended to any tentative, preliminary or final budget.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election of members of the Board of Education will be as follows: Two (2) members of the Board of Education; for full terms of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that nominating petitions for candidates for the Board of Education must be filed with the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. not later than April 21, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall state the name and residence of each signor, shall state the name and residence of the candidate, and must be signed by not less than thirty-nine (39) qualified voters of the school district for election of members of the Board of Education. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the Annual Vote, qualified voters of the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District shall vote for the following purposes:
A. To vote upon the annual budget of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District for the year 2025-2026 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District for such purposes.
B. To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the voters.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2014 personal registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the District Meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the District. Voter registration for the District will be ongoing through and including Thursday, May 15, 2025, from 9:00 o’clock A.M. until 3:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time), on all school days of the school year, at the office of the District Clerk, for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the District for said District Meeting, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that he/she is known or proven to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at said District Meeting for which such
register is prepared. Immediately upon its completion, the register will be filed in the office of the District Clerk, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 o’clock A.M. and 3:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on each of the five (5) days prior to the District Meeting for which it was prepared, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 17, 2025 by appointment only.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2018-a and Education Law §2018-e applications for absentee and early mail ballots may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk. The District Clerk must receive applications for absentee and early mail ballots no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, the District Clerk must receive such application at least seven 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 his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee or early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application, by no later than six (6) days before the vote. No absentee or early mail voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M. (prevailing time) on the day of the election.
A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk, 2616 Martin Avenue, North Bellmore, New York, commencing with the issuance of the first absentee or early mail ballot and during regular business hours on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time), except Sunday and on Saturday, May 17, 2025 by appointment only. Such list will also be available at the polling place on the
date of the vote. No absentee or early mail voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the District Clerk of the North Bellmore Union Free School District not later than 5:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on the day of Annual District Meeting.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a person shall be entitled to vote at the annual meeting and election who is a citizen of the United States, eighteen years of age, a resident of the District for a period of thirty days next preceding the election he offers to vote and registered to vote for said election. A person shall be registered to vote if he or she shall have permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections or with the Board of Registration of the school district. Only persons who shall be registered shall be entitled to vote.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet during the hours of voting on May 20, 2025 at the polling place of the school district for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 20, 2025. Said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the school district who shall present themselves personally for registration; and (2) all qualified voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district.
Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot.
Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than
5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2025. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and 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 (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Laurice Gunnels District Clerk
This information is provided in Spanish in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 152663
LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE REUNIÓN ANUAL, AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, ELECCIÓN, Y REGISTRO DE VOTANTES
DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE NORTH BELLMORE UNION
NORTH BELLMORE, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK De conformidad con la Sección 1716 de la Ley de Educación, el 06 de mayo de 2025, a las 7:30 p.m., se llevará a cabo una Audiencia Pública para la discusión del Presupuesto del Distrito Escolar 2025/26 propuesto para la discusión, y otros asuntos que puedan presentarse antes de la reunión, en el Edificio de Administración en Martin Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York. Cualquier residente del distrito escolar a partir del 1 de mayo de 2025 puede obtener, previa solicitud, una copia del estado de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar para fines escolares a partir del 1 de mayo de 2025 durante las horas de 9:00 a.m. y 3:00 p.m., excepto sábados, domingos o días festivos.
POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que la Votación Anual de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de North
Bellmore Union se llevará a cabo en la Escuela Newbridge Road, North Bellmore, el martes 20 de mayo de 2025 con el siguiente propósito:
A. Votar sobre el Presupuesto Escolar Anual para el año escolar 2025-2026 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad imponible del Norte Distrito Escolar de Bellmore para tales fines.
B. La elección de dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación.
C. Votar sobre las demás proposiciones que se presenten a la reunión.
La votación será por cédula en las máquinas de votación y las urnas permanecerán abiertas para votar desde las 6:00 a.m. hasta las 9:00 p.m., y tanto tiempo como sea necesario para que todos los votantes presentes en ese momento emitan su voto. La votación será en el gimnasio de la escuela Newbridge Road.
Copias del presupuesto propuesto para 2025/26 estarán disponibles en cada una de las oficinas de las casas escolares del distrito, la Escuela J. G. Dinkelmeyer, la Escuela Newbridge Road, la Escuela Park Avenue, la Escuela Saw Mill Road y la Escuela Martin Avenue entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. todos los días que no sean sábados.
Domingo o feriado durante los catorce (14) días anteriores a la Votación Anual, y en el sitio web de la escuela.
TENGA EN CUENTA que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles, un informe de exenciones que detalla las exenciones de impuestos sobre bienes inmuebles estará disponible y se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto tentativo, preliminar o final.
TENGA EN CUENTA que la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación será la siguiente: Dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación; por períodos completos de tres (3) años, comenzando el 1 de julio de 2025 y finalizando el 30 de junio de 2028. SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que las peticiones de nominación para candidatos a la Junta de Educación deben
presentarse ante el Secretario del Distrito entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. a más tardar el 21 de abril de 2025 a las 5:00 p.m. Cada petición deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada signador, deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato, y debe estar firmada por no menos de treinta y nueve (39) votantes calificados del distrito escolar para la elección de miembros de la Junta de Educación. Las vacantes en la Junta de Educación no se consideran oficinas separadas y específicas; los candidatos se postulan en general. Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual el candidato está nominado.
TENGA EN CUENTA que en la Votación Anual, los votantes calificados del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore-Merrick votarán por los siguientes propósitos: A. Votar sobre el presupuesto anual de la Preparatoria Central Bellmore-Merrick Distrito Escolar para el año 2025-2026 y autorizar la percepción de un impuesto sobre la propiedad imponible de la Escuela Secundaria Central Bellmore-Merrick Distrito para tales fines. B. Votar sobre las demás proposiciones que se presenten apropiadamente ante la Votantes. SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2014, se requiere el registro personal de los votantes, y ninguna persona tendrá derecho a votar en la Reunión del Distrito cuyo nombre no aparezca en el registro del Distrito. El registro de votantes para el Distrito estará en curso hasta el jueves 15 de mayo de 2025, inclusive, desde las 9:00 a.m. hasta las 3:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente), en todos los días escolares del año escolar, en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, con el propósito de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados del Distrito para dicha Reunión del Distrito, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea incluido
en dicho registro, siempre que se sepa o se demuestre que tiene derecho a votar en dicha Reunión de Distrito para la cual se prepara dicho registro. Inmediatamente después de su finalización, el registro se archivará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, y estará abierto para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente) en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la Reunión de Distrito para la cual se preparó. Excepto el domingo, y el sábado 17 de mayo de 2025, solo con cita previa. SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-a y la Ley de Educación §2018-e, las solicitudes de boletas de voto en ausencia y por correo anticipado, pueden solicitarse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito. El Secretario del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes de boletas de voto en ausencia y por correo anticipado, no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Además, el Secretario del Distrito debe recibir dicha solicitud al menos siete días antes de la elección, si la boleta se va a enviar por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección, si la boleta se va a entregar personalmente al votante o a su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna de una boleta de voto en ausencia o por correo anticipado, el Secretario del Distrito enviará la boleta a la dirección establecida en la solicitud, a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. No se realizará el escrutinio de ninguna boleta de voto en ausencia o de votante anticipado por correo, a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente) el día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les habrán emitido boletas de voto en ausencia y por correo anticipado estará disponible en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 2616 Martin Avenue, North Bellmore, Nueva York,
comenzando con la emisión de la primera boleta de voto en ausencia o por correo anticipado y durante el horario comercial regular en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores al día de la elección entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente), excepto el domingo y el sábado 17 de mayo de 2025 solo con cita previa. Dicha lista también estará disponible en el lugar de votación en la fecha de la votación. Ninguna boleta de voto en ausencia o por correo anticipado será escrutada a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar Libre de North Bellmore Union a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. (hora prevaleciente) el día de la Reunión Anual del Distrito.
TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO de que una persona tendrá derecho a votar en la reunión y elección anual que sea ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, dieciocho años de edad, residente del Distrito durante un período de treinta días inmediatamente anteriores a la elección que ofrece votar y se registró para votar para dicha elección. Una persona estará registrada para votar si se ha registrado permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau o en la Junta de Registro del distrito escolar. Solo tendrán derecho a votar las personas que estén inscritas.
SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que la Junta de Registro se reunirá durante las horas de votación el 20 de mayo de 2025 en el lugar de votación del distrito escolar, con el propósito de preparar un registro para las reuniones o elecciones del Distrito que se llevarán a cabo después del 20 de mayo de 2025. Dicho registro incluirá (1) a todos los votantes calificados del distrito escolar que se presentarán personalmente para el registro; y (2) todos los votantes calificados registrados permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau.
SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes
calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión de fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de boletas militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito escolar a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 2 al 4 de abril de 2025. No se realizará el escrutinio de ninguna boleta militar a menos que (1) se reciba en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o muestre un endoso fechado de recepción por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibido por la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de las elecciones y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha asociada a no más tarde del día antes de la elección. POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN Laurice Gunnels Secretario de Distrito Esta información se proporciona en español de conformidad con la Ley de Derechos Electorales de 1965. 152665
LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU ELM CAPITAL LLC v. ISABEL D. KATZ (Index No. 607286/2024) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 24, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located
April 17, 2025 —
at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on the 9th day of May, 2025 at 2:00 PM (“Rain or Shine”):
All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being, and identified on the land tax map of the County of Nassau in the State of New York as Section 55, Block 2, Lot 914. Said premises are known as 1533 Richard Ave., Merrick NY 11566. The approximate amount of the lien is $6,657.76 plus interest and costs. ALL CHECKS MUST BE MADE PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO CHRISTINE M. GRILLO, ESQ., AS REFEREE. THE REFEREE WILL NOT ACCEPT THIRD PARTY CHECKS OR CASH. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction.
Christine M. Grillo, Esq., Referee
Joseph Ehrenreich, Esq., Attorney for Plaintiff; Tel. 833-993-0100. 152783
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT.
NASSAU COUNTY.
L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. WILLIAM GROSS, et al, Defts. Index #614605/2019.
Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered May 2, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 13, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. premises k/a Section 62, Block 211, Lot 17. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.”
If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the sale
WILLIAM R. BOCCIO, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY. #102225 152844
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. CAZ
R.E. HOLDINGS, INC., Pltf. vs. JOSEPH SIMON MUSSO, et al, Defts. Index #602619/2021.
Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Sept. 17. 2024, I will sell at public auction on the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 13, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. premises k/a 1370 Noel Court, Merrick, NY 11566 a/k/a Section 55, Block 526, Lot 24. Approximate amount of judgment is $240,079.20 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. BRIAN J. DAVIS, Referee. MARGOLIN, WEINREB & NIERER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 575 Underhill Blvd., Ste. 224, Syosset, NY 11791. #102217 152842
LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527
RESOLUTION NO. 257-2025
Adopted: March 25, 2025 Councilmember Schneider offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 253-2025 adopted March 11, 2025 a public hearing was duly held on March 25, 2025 at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking 0 permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically
handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons:
BELLMORE
CENTRE AVENUEwest side, starting at a point 106 feet north of the north curbline of Grand Avenue, north for a distance of 17 feet.
(TH-50/25)
ELMONT
JACOB STREET - west side, starting at a point 225 feet north of the north curbline of Atherton Avenue, north for a distance of 22 feet.
(TH-62/25)
OAKLEY AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 378 feet north of the north curbline of L Street, north for a distance of 18 feet.
(TH-56/25)
MERRICK
HARVARD AVENUEsouth side, starting at a point 334 feet east of the east curbline of Central Parkway, east for a distance of 17 feet.
(TH-51/25) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons:
ELMONT
CLEMENT AVENUEwest side, starting at a point 115 feet south of the south curbline of Langdon Street, south for a distance of 22 feet.
(TH-141/18 - 6/5/18)
(TH-58/25)
; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting. The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Muscarella and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: Seven(7)
NOES: None (0) 152941
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 04/23/2025 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:
THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30
A.M.
181/25. MERRICK - H & F Athletics, Inc. d/b/a Carefree Racquet Club, Renewal of grant to maintain double-faced, illuminated, detached ground sign, 57.3 sq. ft. per face & overall size 114.6 sq. ft., setback 5’ from front property line; clearance 6’ from grade to bottom of sign., S/s Jerusalem Ave., 246.68’ W/o Meadowbrook Rd., a/k/a 1414 Jerusalem Ave. 185/25. MERRICKSouth Nassau Hellenic Community, Inc. d/b/a St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Erect event tents temporarily from May 15, 2025May 18, 2025., E/s Hewlett Ave., 130’ S/o Annette Ave., a/k/a Church Parking Lot. 196/25. MERRICKMichael Bender, Variance, lot area occupied, maintain roofed over patio attached to dwelling., N/s Willis Ave., 234.39’ E/o Meadowbrook Rd., a/k/a 1709 Willis Ave. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Merrick within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.go v/509/Board-of-Appeals
The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.go v/576/Live-StreamingVideo Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
LOCAL LAW NO. 19-2025
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held March 25, 2025 by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 19-2025, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 19-2025, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations.
Dated: March 25, 2025 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD Hempstead, New York OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor
KATE MURRAY
Town Clerk 152938
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
LOCAL LAW NO. 20-2025
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held March 25, 2025, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 20-2025, and following the close
of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 20-2025, amending Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations.
Dated: Hempstead, New York April 8, 2025 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR.
Supervisor
KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 152940
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. WILMINGTON
SAVINGS FUND
SOCIETY, FSB, Pltf. vs. CIRO CINIGLIO, et al, Defts. Index #607176/2023. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Aug. 15, 2024, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on May 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. premises k/a 108 Kenny Ave., Merrick, NY 11566 a/k/a Section 63, Block 133, Lot 14. Approximate amount of judgment is $320,426.23 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JANE P. SHRENKEL, Referee. BALLARD SPAHR, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 1675 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019. #102250 152982
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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE VOTO ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK EL AVISO SE HA DADO AQUI que el voto anual de los votantes calificados del Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, el Condado de Nassau, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo el Martes, el 20 de mayo de 2025, en los varios lugares de votación designados por el Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore y North Merrick Union Free School Districts, de la siguiente manera:
BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en el Shore Road School, 2801 Shore Road, Bellmore, New York, entre las 6:30 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m.
MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en la Merrick District Office-Katherine E. Reif Administration Center, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m.
NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT en la escuela Newbridge Road, 1601 Newbridge Road, North Bellmore, Nueva York, entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m.
NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, en la Biblioteca Pública de North Merrick, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, Nueva York, entre las 6:30 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. Para los siguientes propósitos:
PROPUESTA NUMERO
1- PRESUPUESTO DEL DISTRITO CENTRAL DE LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA SE RESUELVE, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias (CHSD) de BellmoreMerrick, ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, está autorizada a gastar las sumas apropiadas del fondo general de doscientos cuatro millones quince mil treinta y nueve dólares ($204,015,039) que se recaudarán mediante impuestos en los distintos distritos incluidos dentro del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias después de deducir, primero, los fondos disponibles correspondientes a la ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.
PROPUESTA NUMERO 2 - PROYECTOS DE MEJORAS DE CAPITAL SE RESUELVE que, se autoriza a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Central de Escuelas Secundarias de Bellmore Merrick a gastar $3,000,000 del fondo de reserva de capitales establecido en mayo de 2024 para ejecutar los siguientes proyectos: (1) reparación del techo y la mampostería de la biblioteca; (2) reemplazo de las cortinas y el aparejo del auditorio; (3) reemplazo de las mamparas de madera de las puertas del gimnasio con cortinas; (4) reparación de la
mampostería del muro oeste del ala B; (5) reparación del techo y la mampostería del gimnasio; (6) reemplazo de las estaciones remotas de alimentación de la caldera de vacío; y (7) remoción y reemplazo de las placas del piso y el techo de varias aulas del segundo/tercer piso de la Escuela Secundaria Sanford H. Calhoun. Todo lo anterior incluye mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos incidentales relacionados. Dado que los fondos que se invertirán provienen del Fondo de Reserva de Capital, la aprobación de esta propuesta no requerirá un gravamen fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles del distrito. Esta Propuesta será independiente de la Propuesta No. 1. Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que el registro se llevará a cabo en los lugares de votación indicados anteriormente por Las Juntas de Registro de los varios distritos componentes de la siguiente manera: la Bellmore Union Free School District en la Oficina del Distrito, Winthrop Avenue School, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre el horario de 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m.; la Merrick Union Free School District en la Oficina Administrativa, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, Nueva York, en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre las horas de 9:30 a.m. y 3:30 p.m.; la North Bellmore Union Free School District en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, y en todos los días de clases del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días anteriores a la votación entre el horario de 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m.; y la North Merrick Union Free School District en la escuela Harold D. Fayette, 1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, Nueva York, en todos los días escolares del año escolar hasta cinco (5) días antes de la votación entre las 9:00 a.m. y 4:00 p.m. con el fin de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados con derecho a votar en la reunión de la escuela y la
elección para la que dicho registro es preparado, en la forma prevista por la ley. El registro, como así preparado, será archivado en la Oficina del Secretario (District Clerk) en cada uno de los respectivos Distritos Unión Libre como se establece en este aviso y dicho registro sera abierto por inspección en horas razonables hasta cinco (5) días antes de la fecha establecida para votar sobre el presupuesto y la elección del distrito, excepto el domingo, y por cita el sábado anterior de la elección en cada distrito elemental.
Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que una persona quien es cuidadano de Los Estados Unidos, tenga diez y ocho años de edad y es residente del Distrito Escolar de la Unión en el que se tiene la intención de votar a favor un período de treinta días antes de la elección y esta registrado para votar para la elección dicha tendrá derecho a votar. Una persona debera ser registrada para votar si el o ella han registrado permanente con La Junta de Elecciones del Condado de Nassau (Nassau County Board of Elections) o con La Junta de Registro (Board of Registration) del distrito donde el o ella reside. Solamente las personas que estan registradas tienen el derecho para votar.
Y ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que Las Juntas de Registro (Boards of Registration) de las varias escuelas componentes tendran una reunion el 20 de mayo 2025 durante las horas de votación en los lugares de votación en cada escuela para el propósito de preparer el registro para que las elecciones tendran lugar despues del 20 de mayo 2025; El Registro incluirá (1) todos los votantes calificados de las escuelas, quines se presentáran personalemente para registro; y (2) todos votantes calificados permanente registrados con la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau (Nassau County Board of Elections).
Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para fines escolares (presupuesto escolar) y copias de las propuestas que involucran gastos de
dinero y el funcionamiento del sistema escolar para el año siguiente , puede ser obtenido por cualquier residente del Distrito durante los catorce días inmediatamente anteriores a la votación anual, excepto sábados, domingos o días festivos, en las oficinas del distrito escolar y en cualquier escuela dentro del distrito y en el sitio web del distrito.
Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que las solicitudes de votación anticipada por correo y boletas en ausencia para las elecciones del distrito escolar se pueden solicitar en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito. Las solicitudes de votación anticipada por correo y de voto en ausencia deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Además, dicha solicitud debe ser recibida por el Secretario de Distrito al menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entregará personalmente al votante o a su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna de una boleta por correo, el Secretario del Distrito enviará la boleta por correo a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. No se escrutará ninguna boleta de votación anticipada por correo ni de votante ausente a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. (horario predominante) del día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrá emitido la votación anticipada por correo y el voto en ausencia estará disponible para su inspección en la Oficina del Secretario hasta el día de la votación.
Y TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO de que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden registrarse como votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares
pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Las formas de registro de votantes militares y las formas de solicitud de boletas militares deben ser recibidas en la oficina del secretario de distrito del distrito escolar no más tarde que a las 5:00 p.m. el 24 de abril de 2025. No se escrutará ninguna boleta militar a menos que (1) se reciba en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y que muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o de un servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando un endoso fechado de recibo de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibido por la oficina del secretario de distrito no más tarde que las 5:00 p.m. el día de la elección y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se asocia a no ser mas tarde del día anterior de la elección. POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN
BELLMORE-MERRICK
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
PATTIANNE GUCCIONE
SECRETARIO DE DISTRITO
El aviso anterior se publicará en los periódicos Herald de Bellmore y Herald de Merrick el Jueves, el 3 de abril de 2025, el 17 de abril de 2025 y el 1 de mayo de 2025 y el 15 de mayo de 2025. 152986
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTE OF THE BELLMOREMERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the annual vote of the qualified voters of the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District, Nassau County, New York, will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the several polling places designated by the Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore, and North Merrick Union Free School Districts, as follows:
BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the Shore Road School, 2801 Shore Road, Bellmore, New York between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the Merrick District Office-Katherine E. Reif Administration Center, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, New York, between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the Newbridge Road School, 1601 Newbridge Road, North Bellmore, New York, between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, at the North Merrick Public Library, 1691 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York, between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
For the following purposes: PROPOSITION NO. 1CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUDGET
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, is authorized to expend the sums in the General Fund Appropriate of two hundred four million, fifteen thousand, thirtynine dollars ($204,015,039) to be raised through taxation in the several districts included with the Central High School District after first deducting the monies available from state aid and other sources. PROPOSITION NO. 2CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
TO PLACE AND AD CALL
516-569-4000 x 232
PROJECTS
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Bellmore Merrick Central High School District is hereby authorized to expend $3,000,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established in May, 2024 for the purpose of performing the following projects; (1) roof and masonry repairs over the library, (2) replace auditorium curtains and rigging, (3) replace wood gym door partitions with curtains, (4) repair west wall B-wing masonry, (5) repair gym ceiling and masonry, (6) replace vacuum boiler feed remote stations, and (7) remove and replace floor and ceiling tiles from several second/third floor classrooms at the Sanford H. Calhoun High School, all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto. Since the funds to be expended hereunder come from the Capital Reserve Fund, approval of this proposition will not require a tax levy upon the real property of the district. This Proposition shall be independent of Proposition No. 1. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that registration shall be conducted at the several polling places stated above by the Boards of Registration of the several component districts as follows: the Bellmore Union Free School District at the District Office, Winthrop Avenue School, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, New York, on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; the Merrick Union Free School District at the Administrative Office, 21 Babylon Road, Merrick, New York on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; the North Bellmore Union Free School District at the Office of the District Clerk, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, New York, on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; and the North Merrick Union Free School District at the Harold D. Fayette School, 1057 Merrick
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (school budget) and copies of propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, may be obtained by any resident in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the annual vote except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at school district offices and any schoolhouse within the district and on the district’s website.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for early mail voting and absentee ballots for the school district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the District. Applications for early mail voting and absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven 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 his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. No early mail voting or absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M. (prevailing time) on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom early mail voting and absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection at the Office of the Clerk until the day of the vote. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district.
Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may
Avenue, Merrick, New York, on all school days of the school year until five (5) days preceding the vote between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters entitled to vote at the school meeting and election for which such register is prepared, in the manner provided by law. The register, as so prepared, will be filed in the office of the clerk at each of the respective Union Free School Districts as set forth in this notice of meeting and such register is to be open for inspection at reasonable times for at least five (5) days prior to the date set for voting on the budget and election, except Sunday, and by appointment on the Saturday prior to the election at each elementary district. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a person shall be entitled to vote at the annual meeting and election who is a citizen of the United States, eighteen years of age, a resident of the Union Free School District in which he intends to vote for a period of thirty days next preceding the election he offers to vote and registered to vote for said election. A person shall be registered to vote if he or she shall have permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections or with the Board of Registration of the component Union Free School District in which he resides. Only persons who shall be registered shall be entitled to vote. AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Boards of Registration of the several component Union Free School Districts will meet during the hours of voting on May 20, 2025 at the polling places in each of the Union Free School Districts for the purpose of preparing a register for district meetings or elections to be held subsequent to May 20, 2025; said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the Union Free School Districts, who shall present themselves personally for registration; and (2) all qualified voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections.
designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2025. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and 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 (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT PATTIANNE GUCCIONE DISTRICT CLERK
The above notice will be published in the Bellmore Herald and Merrick Herald newspapers on Thursday, April 3, 2025, April 17, 2025, May 1, 2025 and May 15, 2025. 152984
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Long Island families are getting crushed by high taxes, and homeowners need a proven tax cutter in the Hempstead town supervisor’s office, as well as someone who knows how to keep families safe. I’m running for town supervisor because I’ve had enough of high taxes, and I know you have, too.
As a Nassau County legislator, I’ve proven that I can deliver real tax relief. I’ve never voted for a tax increase. In fact, I helped cut county taxes by $70 million. I even helped stopped $150 million in tax hikes, which were included in the previous county executive’s multiyear budget plan. At the same time, I’ve worked hard to make Nassau County the safest county in the United States. I’m running to bring the same taxpayerfriendly approach to the town that I championed in the County Legislature. And I will continue to work with the law enforcement community to keep families safe. We need leaders who understand that the people aren’t an endless source of
revenue. I believe government must live within its means — just like every hardworking family must. As supervisor, I’ll bring the same fiscal discipline and taxcutting mindset to Town Hall that I embraced in the Legislature, because every dollar wasted is a dollar taken from your family’s wallet.
LBut lower taxes mean nothing if we don’t feel safe in our own neighborhoods. That’s why I’ve made public safety a top priority. I’ve worked to make Nassau the safest county in the country by increasing our police force, providing officers with the latest technology and other resources they need to stop crime, and I fought to reopen a shuttered police precinct.
ower taxes mean nothing if we don’t feel safe in our own neighborhoods.
I also stood up to ensure that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents remain stationed at the Nassau County Correctional Facility, so we can keep dangerous criminals off our streets. I even worked with town officials to provide enhanced police patrols at vulnerable houses of worship on religious holidays. Public safety isn’t political — it’s personal. As supervisor, I’ll continue to fight for strong, well-supported law enforcement in every community.
We also have to take a strong stand against hate and antisemitism, which are sadly on the rise across the region. I’ve worked hand in hand with community leaders and law enforcement to confront these threats head-on. I helped passed the Mask Transparency Act, which stops people from hiding their identity while threatening or intimidating others — because no one should be able to spread hate from behind a mask. Everyone deserves to feel safe and respected, no matter their faith, race or background.
Just as important is protecting the character of our communities. I’ve been one of the strongest voices pushing back against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s housing plan, a proposal that would force high-density, city-style apartment housing into our suburban neighborhoods without local input. I believe those decisions belong to our towns and villages — not Albany bureaucrats. As supervisor, I’ll fight to keep that control where it belongs: with the people who actually live here.
I’ve also worked hard to make government more transparent and accessible, launching a weekly e-newsletter to keep residents updated on proposed laws, community events and local ser-
vices. People should know what their government is doing, and have a voice in the process.
Before serving in elective office, I was the chief deputy county clerk, managing over 100 employees and helping to collect $240 million annually for state and local governments. I helped write legislation to waive fees for Superstorm Sandy victims, because I believe government should step up in times of crisis, not make things more difficult.
But what drives me most is my family. My wife, Maryellen, and I are raising our kids just two doors down from the house where I grew up. We’re active in our church, our schools and our community. I’m a lector at St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church, and a proud member of the Levittown Kiwanis, the local Chamber of Commerce, the Knights of Columbus and the Sons of Italy, and I’ve coached Little League, too. This isn’t just where I live — it’s home. And I want it to be a place where our kids can build their futures.
We need leadership that listens, that fights for taxpayers, that puts safety first and protects the neighborhoods we love. That’s the kind of supervisor I’ll be.
John Ferretti, who represents Nassau County’s 15th Legislative District, is the Republican candidate for Town of Hempstead supervisor.
over two decades ago, I stood in the sands of Iraq, uncertain if I would give my life, or be forced to take one. That kind of experience leaves a permanent imprint. I’m a Marine combat veteran — one of the fewer than 1 percent who have borne the weight of war. Leadership, pain, purpose and sacrifice have shaped every fiber of who I am — and that’s why I’m running for Town of Hempstead supervisor.
I was raised by small-business owners who taught me the value of hard work, loyalty and grit. Military service runs in our family. My great-grandfather served in World War II. When times got tough, my twin brother and I enlisted. Thanks to the GI Bill, I became one of the first Scianablos to earn a college degree, and I never anticipated how deeply the military would shape my view of public service.
I deployed around the world — East Timor, Eritrea and Iraq — where I witnessed hardship and resilience. I saw children with rifles, families begging for help and communities torn apart. It reaffirmed a belief I’ve always held: People everywhere want safety, dignity and a chance at a better life. I knew then, and I know now, that I want to be a force for good.
As a Marine sergeant, I led young men into war. I carried their fears, their families’ hopes and their safety on my shoulders. I also witnessed the cost of failed leadership — Marines pushed to the edge, civilians caught in crossfire, promises broken. Those memories still drive me to lead with purpose and compassion.
thy and with a multidisciplinary approach. After a routine call led to multiple injuries and three surgeries, I was medically retired.
R eal leadership under real pressure — my experience — is what’s needed.
After the Marines, I joined the New York City Police Department. As a police officer, I had the privilege of learning firsthand about the issues affecting our communities. When I saw the impact of domestic violence, I became a Domestic Violence Officer, working to support victims with empa-
That unexpected turn became a blessing. I became a single father to the most beautiful little girl and dived into community life, serving as a Girl Scout troop leader and coaching soccer and softball. I worked with veterans through Battle Buddies, and helped open the first veterans museum, donating personal artifacts that are still on display today.
When my daughter entered middle school, I followed my passion and went to law school. Later I served as a prosecutor in the Queens district attorney’s office, focusing on protecting victims of domestic violence. Representing the people was among my most humbling and meaningful roles.
Now I see a new battlefield, in our own backyard. Seniors are struggling, veterans are overlooked, small businesses are drowning in red tape and taxpayers are fed up with inefficiency. Peo-
ple in this town are hurting. When asked how I could help, I realized that my experience — real leadership under real pressure — was exactly what was needed. I’ve never walked away from serving, and won’t start now.
On Day One, I’ll launch a full audit of the town’s finances and departments, because transparency is the only option. I’ll begin assembling a task force to address our crumbling infrastructure, focusing on underserved neighborhoods that have been ignored for far too long. I’ll kick off a public safety and community trust initiative, uniting law enforcement and local leaders to rebuild confidence and cooperation.
I’m running for supervisor because I believe we deserve better. We need leadership that puts people before politics. I’ve led Marines through war, protected the vulnerable, and brought calm amid chaos. The Town of Hempstead is worth fighting for. Let’s fix what’s broken, and build something better together.
Joseph K. Scianablo, the Democratic candidate for Hempstead town supervisor, is a Marine combat veteran, a former New York City police officer and a former prosecutor.
The Major League Baseball season is well underway. It’s been three weeks since the first pitch was thrown amid all the festivities of Opening Day. As a Brooklyn Dodgers fan since my youth, until they were hijacked from us to Los Angeles, and as a Mets fan since their creation in 1962, baseball has always been a major part of my life.
Love of the game was imparted to me by my father, and it’s something I share with my son and grandson. Whether it’s watching a Mets, Yankees or Long Island Ducks game or going to a local Little League game in Wantagh or Seaford, baseball definitely transcends generations.
What made this year’s Mets opening day more meaningful to me was the tribute to Mets legend Ed Kranepool, who died last year. To honor him, Mets players will wear a patch on their uniform sleeve emblazoned with his number 7 all season.
Kranepool was more than a guy who happened to play for the Mets. In so
many ways, he personified what New York baseball was all about. He was the real Mr. Met. Born and raised in the Bronx, he was signed by the Mets when he graduated from high school in 1962, and at age 17 actually played for them in their first season.
iKranepool went on to play 18 seasons, appearing in more games than anyone in Mets history. His career included the peaks and valleys of Mets history. In the team’s first seven years, they didn’t have one winning season. Their horrific 1962 campaign, when they set the major league record for most losses, prompted Jimmy Breslin’s famous book “Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?”
n so many ways, he personified what New York baseball was all about.
But then, in 1969, the “Miracle Mets” shocked the baseball world by winning the World Series. Kranepool, who had suffered and persevered through the dark days, was not only playing on a championship team, but smashed a key home run off the Baltimore Orioles in Game 3 of the Series. And in 1973 he was the team captain when the Mets won the National league championship and, in the World Series, took the mighty Oakland A’s to seven games. Throughout his career, Kranepool
remained a New Yorker, living in Nassau and Suffolk counties and opening a celebrated restaurant, the Dugout, in Amityville. He was also a fixture at countless Little League, charity and community events all over Long Island, and hosted batting and fielding clinics for kids.
Through the rest of his life after he retired from baseball, Kranepool suffered from diabetes and kidney disease, which progressively worsened, necessitating a toe amputation. Never once, though, did I hear him complain or bemoan his fate. After several false starts, he underwent a successful kidney transplant in 2019, the 50th anniversary of the Mets’ miracle season.
Though I was a fan of his from day one, I got to know Kranepool about 10 years ago. He was always a great guy to be with, whether at sports events or at lunch with friends. I particularly looked forward to and always enjoyed lunches with Ed, his Mets teammate Art Shamsky and former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Fred Cambria.
It was a terrific experience just to sit and listen to their stories. What struck me the most was that none of them talk-
ed about their own heroics. It was always the other guy. So very different from so many of today’s ego-driven athletes. And I’ll always remember that Kranepool was one of the very first to call me after I had successfully stomach cancer surgery two years ago.
He died last September, from cardiac arrest apparently brought on by the years of diabetes and kidney disease that preceded the kidney transplant. His death was mourned by generations of New York baseball fans.
I focus on Kranepool here because he personified, for me, what baseball in particular and sports in general should be all about, and how they can be lessons for life. Give it your best shot in good times and bad. Don’t panic or complain when life takes a bad turn, or be arrogant when things break your way and you’re on top of the heap.
I think those lessons are especially relevant today, when too many parents put too much pressure on kids to win, forgetting the admonition that it’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. If you play hard and give it your best shot, you’ll be a winner in life, no matter what the scoreboard says.
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.
Words, words and more words. Everything we do every day is connected to the use of words and their meaning. Shakespeare’s Hamlet spends a lot of time complaining about words. In “My Fair Lady,” Eliza Doolittle expresses her frustration with excess talking and her desire for action.
I relate the use of words to the political arena, where I spent a great deal of my life. In our history books, public officials gain notoriety by using memorable words.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt soothed a fearful nation with promises that America would go to war and win it. Great Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, lacking enough troops and ammunition, uplifted his nation with his brilliant use of words. If I asked you to remember some of the greatest words from President Ronald Reagan, you might say, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” President
Bill Clinton was believable when he told the voters that he felt their pain. President Barack Obama was elected on the promise of change.
President Trump has used the word “tariff” with enormous frequency, but after major drops in the markets, even he may temporarily realize that the word is toxic.
TThis month’s economic crisis is a good example of how politicians fail to talk to the average consumer in simple terms. When the stock market takes a dramatic plunge, stockholders and pensioners get nervous about their long-term economic fate. Over the past few weeks, there wasn’t one person who consistently crafted a message that could soothe the millions of people who were on edge.
but he may not be the right person to talk to the American public, because he is known to change his mind often, and has already said so.
Most people don’t understand how pure partisan politics emerges when there are complex fiscal headaches and multiple talking heads.
he Wall Street crisis may be on hold, but does the White House have a plan?
An example of the confusion is the back-and-forth between Elon Musk and Peter Navarro, the president’s voice on tariffs. Recently Musk referred to Navarro as being “dumber than a sack of bricks.” Navarro referred to Musk as a “car assembler.” If these two people are supposed to be the economic face of the administration, which one should the public trust?
To add to the boiling pot, there’s Vice President J.D. Vance, who has found ways to throw dynamite into a Washington crowd. While his boss is trying to find a working strategy against Chinese tariffs, Vance, who comes from so-called hillbilly country, said, “We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture.” China is our Number 2 lender. With all these crazy intra-party fights going on, one would think the Democrats would be delighting in the bloodbath. Instead, they seem to be suffering from some kind of vocal paralysis, and are unable to find a few key players to articulate the case that the MAGA party is floundering. The United States is currently in a state of total confusion, thanks to the confusing words coming from the Republicans and the silence of the Democratic lambs.
The Wall Street crisis may be on hold, but there are no assurances that the White House has a real long-term plan. One of the underlying problems right now is that there are no assurances that anyone will emerge who will be a credible voice, able to keep the nation calm. The president has promised to negotiate with multiple nations on trade issues,
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is widely respected on Wall Street, but at the height of last week’s turmoil in the markets he was telling us that “things are going to be just fine.”
This should be alarming to all Americans, because it appears there’s no one person who is capable of uttering the words that investors need to keep their collective blood pressure under control.
For now, we’ll have to hope that the country doesn’t free-fall into a recession. We could use a few words from somebody out there who’s never heard of Pinocchio.
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.
april 22 might not jump out on your calendar like a holiday or a long weekend, but maybe it should. On Earth Day, which has been around for over 50 years, we are urged us to pay attention to the natural world — the land we walk around on, the air we breathe, the oceans that surround us and the future we’re shaping.
And let’s be honest: The future of our environment is looking a little shaky right now.
Extreme weather, rising sea levels, shrinking green spaces — even here in our own communities, we’re feeling the effects. Unseasonal heat waves, water restrictions, and poor air quality brought on by summer wildfires aren’t some abstract global issue. They’re right here at home.
Long Island has at times been a case study of why Earth Day is important.
After Hurricane Sandy, many residents whose homes were flooded had to rebuild, and they aimed to mitigate future damage by raising their homes and, where possible, strengthening bulkheading. Some built seawalls, and in some cases municipalities rebuilt roadways to reduce the impact of flooding.
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Despite the evidence that the earth’s climates are changing, however, Earth Day too often comes and goes without much more than a passing mention. That needs to change, because the day isn’t just about planting trees or switching off the lights for an hour. It’s about recognizing the power of collective local action — and that starts with us.
That’s why this Earth Day, we encourage everyone in our communities to show up and get involved. There are countless ways to make a difference, and many of them are happening right in your backyard.
There is an event focused on recycling in Long Beach on April 26, and a celebration of tree planting in Amityville that same day. And there will be a number of beach cleanups, including one in Atlantic Beach on April 27. Last weekend in Lakeview, more than 50 people planted flowers at the train station and collected litter in the business district.
Join a community cleanup at a park or along a river trail. Volunteer with a local conservation group. Support farmers markets and businesses that use sustainable practices. Start a compost bin. Cut back on single-use plastics. Attend a
town council meeting and ask about green initiatives. Plant something — even if it’s just one flower or herb on your windowsill.
The point isn’t to do it all. It’s to do something.
And when a bunch of people do something together, momentum builds. The ripple effect is real. Small acts pile up into cultural shifts. And when those shifts start to take root in towns like ours, they grow into the kind of broad environmental awareness that leads to lasting policy, cleaner spaces and stronger communities.
Let’s move past the idea that one person can’t make a difference. You can. You do. And when you team up with a few friends, a group, or a neighborhood? That’s how change begins.
So don’t let Earth Day pass by like just another date on the calendar. Take a moment to step outside and look around. And then, do one thing for the Earth. Just one.
Because the more we treat this planet like it matters, the more likely we can preserve everything about it that we know and love. Next Tuesday, let’s do more than acknowledge Earth Day. Let’s take it personally.
In her letter in last week’s issue, “Why so much opposition to the president?” Pat King asked a question that demands a response. “Can judges overrule the president of the United States?”
The answer, of course, is not only yes, but it’s their responsibility to do so when the president goes beyond the scope of the law. The day judges can no longer do that, or choose not to, is the day democracy ends. Hundreds of our judges are now being threatened with harm to themselves and their families for upholding their oaths to defend the constitutional requirement to check presidential and legislative power.
What follows the rule of law is the rule of predation and fear, and that’s why there is so much opposition to this would-be tyrant.
BrIAN KELLY Rockville Centre
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Former U.S. rep. Anthony D’Esposito seems hellbent on bringing the Town of Hempstead’s hiring practices to Washington, whether it’s in Congress or as inspector general in the Department of Labor. Hemp-
stead is notorious for wasting tax dollars on high-salaried political appointments. So of course, former Councilman D’Esposito thought nothing of hiring his mistress and his fiancée’s daughter to work for him in Congress, which, unlike the town, has actual labor laws against such practices.
Given the qualifications of all of President Trump’s appointees, however,
appointing someone who openly violated labor laws to the position of inspector general overseeing the Labor Department shouldn’t surprise anyone. And there is no expectation that D’Esposito will investigate waste and abuse in the department. Not surprisingly, it didn’t take long for D’Esposito to confirm his reputation for labor law abuse. He approved
spring is here, which also means it’s school budget time. School spending plans will be decided on May 20. Now is the time for everyone to take part in what is one of the most local ways to exercise civic responsibility. Not only is a school budget vote as local as it gets, but its impact is also important for everyone in the community.
Did you know that district administrators begin the following year’s budget process at the start of the school year? In October we begin to build our budgets, anticipating what the future may hold. What will enrollment look like? What will the economy look like? What will state aid revenue be? What do families want for their students? How is our infrastructure holding up? These are just a handful of the many questions we ask as we work to ensure our students’ future success while remaining fiscally responsible to the community.
The largest portion of any school budget is directly related to student
instruction. Seventy to 80 percent of the budget represents the program component, or the salaries and benefits for teachers and staff that serve students each day. School districts should provide a competitive wage to all employees so they can afford to live in the local communities near where they work. This is essential for recruiting and retaining the best employees for our children so that students can succeed now and into the future.
FRoughly 10 percent of the budget is the administrative component, for the general operation and management of the school district. The remaining 10 to 15 percent is the capital component, for transportation and facilities costs.
ings, floors, lighting, ADA compliance and masonry maintenance, to maintain a safe and healthy learning environment.
Lastly, the spending plan will inform us about what is new and innovative. New playgrounds, outdoor learning spaces, classroom redesign, and the latest technological improvements may all be part of the budget.
ind out what’s in your district’s spending plan and be an informed voter.
Did you know that public school district budgets include funding for private and charter schools? Students whose families choose to send them to private schools have a personal stake in the publicschool budget process. The costs of transportation, textbooks and nursing services are all covered by publicschool budgets.
ership affordable in New York. School districts must aim to craft their budgets as closely as possible to what they anticipate their expenditures will be. While employee raises, instructional enhancements and capital projects are important, so is balancing affordability for taxpayers. The tax levy is an important indicator of a balanced and fiscally responsible spending plan that keeps a district moving forward without unnecessarily burdening taxpayers.
Families with school-age children have the most direct stake in the school budget process. The spending plan will outline what class sizes are projected to be. It will indicate what services, and how many, will be available in schools — special education, reading and math, multilingual learner, and mental health support. Sports, music, art, library, clubs, assemblies, and field trips are all funded in the budget, as are necessary capital improvements — new roofs, ceil-
giving the deputy secretary of labor, the man tasked with cutting federal funds to local libraries and museums, 24-hour security detail.
Despite the White House’s claims to the contrary, government spending since Trump’s inauguration is $154 billion more than during the same period last year. Between Trump’s golf days, which have cost taxpayers roughly $30 million since January, and D’Esposito approving unwarranted $2 million security details, the waste and abuse committed by the Trump administration, while taking a chainsaw to agencies that provide critical services, is unconscionable.
This cavalier attitude that our tax dollars are theirs for the taking must stop in Washington, and in Nassau County.
CLAuDIA BORECkY President, Bellmore Merrick Democratic Club
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The big things in the Trump administration are so appalling that it’s hard to wrap your mind around them. The little things sometimes fall through the cracks. For example, a friend noted the
frequency of the alliterative “trust in Trump” phrase the White House press secretary keeps slipping into press conferences.
Or the fact that the president of the united States called his own people “yippy” for gasping in horror as their savings plummeted — not to mention watching him manipulate the stock market like a toy.
But I heard something on the news that I found so chilling that I can’t stop thinking about it: In response to a request for evidence for deporting a u.S. resident, Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded in a memo that he can deport anyone he wants. A terrifying message, yes, but I can’t stop thinking about responding with a memo to a judicial request, dismissing not only the request, but the entire judicial system and branch of government. Just waving them away like someone soliciting you to buy something cheap and tawdry. The disdain is breathtaking.
A confluence of events — Trump’s inexplicable popularity and infallibility in the eyes of a great deal of the country; the Republican majority in both the Senate and the House — have allowed Project 2025 not just to come to fruition, but to flourish. We must do something other than watch in horror from the sidelines as our entire system of government is dismantled before our eyes.
In our area, property values are closely tied to the performance of neighborhood schools. People choose to buy homes in specific areas because of the reputation of the school district. Whether you’re invested in your home or plan to buy or sell, taking part in, and understanding, the school budget process should be at the top of your list.
Residents should know how much a district is asking to raise its tax levy. The state tax cap helps keep home own-
Over the next month, school districts across the state will be presenting their 2025-26 budgets to their communities. Whether you’re a family with a child in school or a homeowner, now is the time to find out what’s is in the budget, so you make an informed decision in May. Review the budget information page on your district website. Attend a budget hearing in May, and read the budget newsletter that is sent home to district residents. If you have a question, reach out to the district business official. Most important, ensure that your voice is heard by participating in the budget vote and trustee elections on May 20. Your active engagement in this important process will help shape your community next year and for years to come.
Judith A. LaRocca, Ed.D., is superintendent of Valley Stream Union Free School District 13.
Our Founding Fathers may have been imperfect, but they created a brilliant system of government with three equal branches, which both support and check each other, and consequently give the people the power.
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