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Three schools, one big night of band music band director Doug Coleman, who heard “Soda Pop” and liked the song enough to build a A s t h e l e a v e s b e g i n t o larger performance around it. change and fall settles into Val- He searched for two other ley Stream, the district’s K-pop songs that fit the theme. marching bands are getting The work of preparing for ready to take the field. the performance happens The Valley Stream Central throughout the school day. The High School District will host student musicians head outside its annual Marchwhen weather pering Band Festival mits, and spend on Oct. 19, at 7 p.m., about 30 minutes at Firemen’s Memoworking through rial Field on Albertheir drills and marle Avenue, songs. bringing students For Coleman, from Central, preparing for the North and South festival is part of a high schools togethmuch larger proer for an evening of cess of helping stumusic and school dents grow as musispirit. cians. He started At Central, prep- NoELI CREspo teaching in Valley arations have been Student musician Stream in 1995, at underway for a couNorth High School. ple of weeks. StuAfter five years dents like senior Noeli Crespo there, he became Central’s have spent class time learning band director in 2000. music, practicing formations Coleman’s decision to purand getting comfortable per- sue music education was influforming the show as a group. enced by his own junior high Crespo joined the marching band director, who he said band in her sophomore year. made a lasting impression on She has played alto saxophone him. He initially considered since fourth grade, and already studying engineering, but evenhad a love for music before she tually decided that music edujoined, but she said that march- cation was something he could ing band has given her a differ- see himself doing for an entire ent experience. career. “It’s a very different type of Over the years he has music than concert band, so it’s watched the Central marching a cool experience,” Crespo said. band change considerably. The This year, Central’s perfor- program once had about 155 mance will have a K-pop theme, students, but the coronavirus with a show comprising three pandemic significantly impactsongs. The idea came from ConTinued on page 7
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Jack Mihalick, of Valley Stream, with scouting memorabilia he has collected during years of service, leadership and community involvement with Theodore Roosevelt Council Troop 116.
Valley Stream’s Jack Mihalick reaches scouting’s highest rank By HAILEY FULMER hfulmer@liherald.com
When Jack Mihalick, of Valley Stream, first became involved in Scouting, earning the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout was not something he had planned. “My dad just signed me up,” Jack said. “I never really thought I’d get Eagle, but I had fun with it as I grew up and realized, like, maybe I can get Eagle.” After years of camping trips, outdoor adventures, leadership opportunities and community service, Jack reached that goal as a member of Theodore Roosevelt Council Scouts Troop 116.
Jack’s achievement was celebrated at a Court of Honor ceremony on Sept. 12 at the Village Green Bandshell in Valley Stream, where he was formally recognized for earning Scouting’s highest rank. Jack’s father, Andrew Mihalick, serves as scoutmaster of Troop 116 and has been involved with Scouting for about 15 years. Andrew was a Scout himself growing up, reaching the rank of Life Scout, one level below Eagle. He returned to the program when his own children joined. His older son, Drew, also had attained the rank of Eagle Scout. “When we went to the first meeting, it ConTinued on page 7
t’s a very different type of music than concert band, so it’s a cool experience.
Early voting offers Valley Stream voters flexibility For Shelbie Rama, the benefit is less about avoiding lines and more about making voting work around her family’s For some Valley Stream voters, find- schedule. Rama said her toddler attends ing time to cast a ballot can be just as day care twice a week, but neither day is much about scheduling as it is about Tuesday, making the traditional Election Day schedule difficult. making a choice. “The option to vote early makes my This year, residents will have the option to vote before Election Day during life a lot easier,” Rama said. Barbara LeVien has also embraced the a nine-day early voting period, from Oct. option. She said she has 25 through Nov. 2, at the Valtaken advantage of early votley Stream Presbyterian ing and has never missed an Church on Central Avenue. election, adding that giving The option has been welpeople more opportunities to comed by residents who say vote allows them to do so it makes voting easier to fit when it works best for them. into their lives. Susan Kaye said she has Many Valley Stream votbeen voting early since the ers reflect on what they option became available. describe as advantageous Over the years, she has cast aspects of casting their bal- SHELBIE RAMA, Valley Stream ballots at several early voting lots. locations, including the Port Nkenge Gilliam remem- resident Washington Library and bers when early voting was Mid-Island Jewish Community Center. not an option. But the flexibility of early voting has In 2005, Gilliam was pregnant with her son and nearly decided not to vote not won over everyone. Ed DeLucie said he appreciates the because she was dealing with swollen ankles and nausea. She ultimately made convenience but believes New York it to the polls, where someone helped should return to a system centered on Election Day, with limited exceptions for move her ahead in line. Today, Gilliam said the ability to vote absentee voting. He also said voters early has made the process far more con- should present valid identification when casting their ballots. venient. “I like the convenience of early vot“With early voting, I have never waited on a long line,” she said. “Early voting ing,” DeLucie wrote. Patricia Myren offered another peris a blessing.”
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Voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots early at the Valley Stream Presbyterian Church ahead of Election Day on Nov. 4. Early voting will run from Oct. 25 through Nov. 2. spective, saying her biggest concern this year is keeping what she described as MAGA politicians from gaining more influence on Long Island. The early voting schedule will vary by day. Polls will be open Oct. 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Oct. 27 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Oct. 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Oct. 30 through Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone who votes during the early
voting period will not be able to vote again on Election Day, Nov. 4. Those who choose to vote on Election Day must go to their assigned polling place. For residents such as Gilliam and Rama, early voting is ultimately about having a choice — whether that means avoiding a long wait, working around child care or simply making sure an unexpected circumstance does not keep them from the polls.
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Community gets together for annual gala
VALLEY STREAM HERALD — October 8, 2026
By MASHIAT AZMI mazmi@liherald.com
The Giving Back to Community Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Valley Stream, hosted an annual gala on Saturday, Oct. 3, from noon to 5 p.m. at Leonard’s Palazzo, 555 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck. The organization was founded in September 2009 by Emilian Emeagwali of Elmont. This year’s gala’s theme was “Seeds of Change: Small Acts, Big Impact.” It focused on fundraising, community support, and donor recognition. Emeagwali said food insecurity and broader financial hardship are the community’s most urgent needs. She hopes to introduce a women’s empowerment program on Long Island. “Women are struggling the most, so you are also helping, like trying to open up a women’s empowerment program in America,” she said. “We do that in Nigeria. I know we cater to Nigeria. So, we do women’s empowerment. We give them small finance.” The event began at 12:30 p.m. with opening remarks, a prayer, and expressions of gratitude to supporters for the organization’s mission and its efforts to support families, provide food, empower communities, and create educaEMILIAN tional and economic opportuEMEAGWALI nities in New York. founder, During the event, Joseph Giving Back Ramirez attended on behalf of to Community New York State Gov. Kathy Corporation Hochul and presented scholarships to Jamal Thomas and Jaden Bascom, each receiving $1,000. Thomas, a student at St. John’s University, was recognized as a first-generation college student pursuing agriculture and supporting his family’s farming goals. He described the scholarship as deeply meaningful because it recognizes his ability to support his mother and family. He added that this scholarship will help him pursue his degree in business administration while continuing to explore agriculture and ways to help others. “This means so much, and to those who sponsored this, thank you so much for what you do,” Thomas said. “And thank you for acknowledging me because honestly, it means more than what it’s printed for. I’m just so thankful. I’m very appreciative.” Bascom, a student at Stony Brook University, was recognized for volunteer service and plans to pursue a career as a physician assistant. He said receiving this scholarship would motivate him and help him focus on his long-term career goals. He added that this $1000 award will reduce his college financial burden. “I would say thank you so much. I wouldn’t be here without you guys, and I would say …thank you to Dr. Emilian,” Bascom said. “Thank you for the seeds of community organization, seeds of change.” In addition to honoring scholarship recipients, the event recognized its donors with the Heart of Compassion and Heart of Giving awards. During the event, Mary Eisenstein received the Heart of Compassion Award for sustained generosity toward children and families in need, including support for food, toys and holiday treats from Ramirez. Dr. Ozuche Iwenjie received the Heart of Giving Award for continued financial support of the organization’s mission. However, Dr. Elizabeth Iwenjie, Dr. Ozuche’s mother,
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Joseph Ramirez presented scholarships on behalf of New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul to Jamal Thomas and Jaden Bascom, each receiving $1,000, at the annual gala on Saturday, Oct. 3, from noon to 5 p.m. at Leonard’s Palazzo.
An auction featured a limited-edition New York Islanders jersey signed by Adam Pelech. Joseph Ramirez presented scholarships on behalf of New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul to Jamal Thomas and Jaden Bascom, each receiving $1,000. accepted the Heart of Giving Award on his behalf because he could not attend the gala from Ramirez. Christopher Emeagwali received the Heart of Family and Community Award on behalf of his ongoing generosity, compassion, and support for vulnerable people, as he did not attend the event. The event also recognized Stop & Shop for pledging $1 from every item sold in a designated gift section. Carl Ellis, one of the donors, said he first became involved as a patient and through his friendship with Emeagwali. He added that he supports her vision and considers her honesty and is committed to improving the world. After the awards and recognition, attendees were invited to view a presentation on the organization’s past work. By the end of the event, an auction featured a limited-edition New York Islanders jersey signed by Adam Pelech. The organizer announced that donations were eligible for matching, and the top five bidders received holiday hair-care kits. Bidding started at $50 and reached $402.
Mary Eisenstein received the Heart of Compassion Award for sustained generosity toward children and families in need.
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We want our deck back
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Q. We have a large deck that finally needs to be repaired, and some parts replaced. It is wood with some steel beams, and we wanted to do the boards that look like wood but are made from plastics and supposedly last longer. We looked at several brands and aren’t sure what is best, but it probably doesn’t matter now. The prices came in very high for the work, and each contractor we have spoken to said we were only going to save money if we use all wood, including the beams. The beams are steel, as we understand, since they extend farther without as many columns. The funny thing is that we were replacing the wood because it started rotting and twisting after 15 years, bad enough that we don’t feel comfortable using the deck — it’s on our second floor, which is why we want onte eeper fewer columns, so we can continue to use the ground level as an outdoor dining space. What can you recommend that we do? The cost makes it impossible to move forward, and we really want our deck back. Ask The Architect
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A. I like to quote the oil filter commercial we used to hear all the time: “You can pay me now or
pay me later.” In this case, you can spend the money on the less-costly wood, and then spend more money on re-treating the wood and repairs. As for the steel beams being replaced, it should be understood that steel is more compact for its strength, and the equivalent ability to span longer distances with wood requires much more wood, and it will more than likely be taller, meaning the beams will extend lower. The synthetic decking materials are a much better choice, and the ones that are recycled resin-based, without the wood component parts in their composition, are at the top of the list of low maintenance, deterioration and replacement that you have with wood mixtures and wood deck materials. I have seen the difference many times over the years, including the landing deck in my own yard. I originally built it out of cedar, which was supposed to be resistant to insects and, if stained properly, would last a long time, or so I thought. After just four years, the wood posts and the properly stained decking had become distorted with warping, twisting and some end rotting. I replaced the materials with synthetic decking and rails, and after 26 years, it’s still in great condition. This problem of not factoring in the cost of maintenance, accessibility and the increase in material costs over time has often led to much greater expense in the life of buildings. You have to question yourself as to which is more affordable, the continued maintenance or initial cost. Remember that the people you are speaking to will do either system, wood or synthetic, because for them it’s a current job that they will leave behind and that you have to live with. Good luck! © 2026 Monte Leeper. Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.
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A new True Religion store is among three retailers approved for leases at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream.
Three new retailers bolster Green Acres Mall lineup Three new retailers are coming to Green Acres Mall and the adjacent Green Acres Common in Valley Stream after leases were approved Sept. 29 by the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency. The leases, which are subject to execution, include the first True Religion designer jeans store on Long Island, according to the IDA. True Religion will lease 2,818 square feet and is expected to employ 4.5 fulltime-equivalent employees, with an estimated annual payroll of $75,000. The Los Angeles-based retailer, founded in 2002, operates stores and outlets in more than 20 states. It also has locations at Kings Plaza Mall and Queens Center, both owned by Macerich Co., which owns Green Acres Mall through an affiliate. The retailer is known for its designer jeans and has marketed to younger consumers, including members of Generation Z. The other approved leases are for Timberland and T-Mobile Northeast LLC. T i m b e rl a n d p l a n s t o o p e n a 1 , 6 0 8 - s q u a re - fo o t s t o re w i t h n i n e employees and an estimated annual payroll of $195,600. The retailer is part of VF Corp., based in Denver. T-Mobile Northeast LLC, part of Bellevue, Washington-based T-Mobile US
Inc., will operate a 3,488-square-foot store and employ four full-time workers. Fred Parola, chief executive of the Town of Hempstead IDA, said the new leases demonstrate continued confidence in the mall. “These new leases continue to bolster our confidence in having made the right decision to provide assistance to the mall,” Parola said in a statement. “They will bring additional customers to the mall, provide additional jobs and help to generate new sales-tax revenues.” Green Acres Mall is participating in a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program that requires the IDA to approve new leases at the property. The Town of Hempstead IDA is a public benefit agency authorized by New York state to provide financial assistance and tax relief to qualified businesses relocating, expanding or building in the Town of Hempstead. According to the agency, its assistance has resulted in more than $2 billion in project financing and created or retained 11,000 permanent jobs. The agency said the new leases are part of continued leasing activity at Green Acres Mall, which has undergone efforts to attract new retailers and customers. — Hailey Fulmer.
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New president brings spirit of service to the Kiwanis club By HAILEY FULMER hfulmer@liherald.com
inspiration because she was always volunteering with the PTA or whatever she was doing, and so I always wanted to follow in her footsteps. And then she had been the president of Kiwanis for so long, and I was her secretary for the past few years, and this year we decided to switch. I am a little nervous, but I’m excited.
Alina Castelluzzo recently took over as president of the Valley Stream Kiwanis Club after serving as secretary for the past several years. Fo l l ow i n g i n t h e footsteps of her mother, who recently completed her ter m as president, C a s t e l l u z z o h a s ALINA CASTELLUZZO spent much of her life volunteering and giving back to her community. Q: What inspired you to become involved with Kiwanis and take on the role of president? A: I was always volunteering in some way. I guess my mom really was like my biggest
Q: Did you grow up volunteering and participating in community service?
A: When I was younger, I was in my youth group in Malverne, which we did a lot of community service. One of the coolest things I ever did was called a Midnight Run, where
Q: What has being a part of Kiwanis taught you about the community? A: Well, it definitely helps me see just how many people are out there that I guess really want to give back and want to help. And it also, it’s very
rewarding to see when you are doing cer tain events that you’re truly helping people, like actually seeing them so happy. I remember we had a pancake breakfast once, and it was a smaller event. We maybe had like 20 people show up in total, but it was just amazing because one parent showed up with his son, and he just had the best time because it was, you know, it was like a quieter event and they could take their time and it was very one-on-one. And he was like, “This was the best event ever. I can’t wait to come back.” So, like, just even if an event doesn’t seem like you reach so many people, like you reach some people and you see like the difference that it makes, and it’s very rewarding. Q: What is it like following your mother into a leadership role with the Kiwanis club? A: Oh sure. Well, I definitely see her as like a role model, and like a mentor in that way, where she, you know, she has so many connections, and everybody loves my mom. So it’s just really nice to see her in that light, like just that everybody thinks she’s this amazing woman, and like I
mean, obviously, I also think she’s an amazing woman. So it just makes me so happy, like seeing everybody else see what I see. And I think I’m sure that she’s proud that I kind of follow in her footsteps. So I think it just helps our relationship in a lot of ways. I’m proud of her too. So I think it’s just really great for both of us. Q: What do you hope to continue or bring to the club during your term as president? A: I know there’s one that I definitely want to continue. We hosted it the past two years now, and by myself, like, helped the president of the Island Park Kiwanis Club, and we worked together to do a fundraiser. But the fundraiser was line dancing. So we hosted the line dancing event, and everybody came and paid admission to come and learn dances. And there were raffles and other things like that. And each year we picked a different organization to donate the money to. But it’s just such a fun fundraiser. I want to do it again, and I kind of want to make it like a tradition, you know.
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you drive into the city at midnight and you hand out clothes and toiletries to homeless people, and that was really interesting. But yeah, just all sorts of stuff. I like to volunteer with Island Harvest, and at my old company, we would do this thing where we would collect canned goods, and you build them. It was like an engineering and architecture firm, so we would design a structure to build, like an octopus, which is cans, and then you build it. And then all the cans get donated. But yeah, Kiwanis is just kind of another outlet where we could volunteer. And the cool thing about the Kiwanis Club, is that it’s very memberoriented. So if you have an organization that you’re passionate about, like me or any of the members, you kind of just bring it up to the club, and then we can all just decide to do a fundraiser for them, or a volunteer day for them.
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V.S. North rolling down the stretch By DYLAN BUTLER sports@liherald.com
DYLAN PARCHMENT HEWLETT Senior FOOTBALL IT WAS A RECORD-SETTING performance for Parchment Sept. 28 as the Bulldogs rolled to a 40-13 victory over Carle Place in a Nassau Conference III?IV crossover matchup. He set a program single-game record with five touchdowns, finishing with 252 yards on only 12 carries. His scoring runs covered 63, 29, 45, 65 and 6 yards as Hewlett upped its record to 2-1. In the opener, he scored four touchdowns on the ground in a 29-22 win over Division.
GAMES TO WATCH Friday, Oct. 9 Football: Carey at Calhoun ..................................3 p.m. Football: Baldwin at Jericho.................................6 p.m. Field Hockey: Sewanhaka at Baldwin ..................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Wantagh at North Shore..................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Oceanside at MacArthur .................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Kennedy at East Meadow ...............5 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Malverne at West Hemp...............5 p.m. Boys Soccer: North Shore at Seaford ..................5 p.m. Football: Malverne at Island Trees........................6 p.m. Football: Sewanhaka at Hewlett ..........................6 p.m. Football: Floral Park at Lynbrook .........................6 p.m. Football: Elmont at Plainedge.........................6:30 p.m. Football: Freeport at Farmingdale ...................6:30 p.m. Football: North Shore at ERock/WHemp......... 6:30 p.m Girls Spccer: Plainedge at Lynbrook ...............7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10 Girls Soccer: Elmont at Uniondale .....................10 a.m. Girls Soccer: South Side at Carey......................10 a.m. Field Hockey: Garden City at Clarke ...................10 a.m. Football: Garden City at Mepham ...................1:30 p.m. Football: Kennedy at V.S. Central ....................1:30 p.m. Football: Long Beach at New Hyde Park .........1:30 p.m. Football: Lawrence at V.S. South .....................1:30 p.m. Football: Oceanside at Massapequa ...................2 p.m.
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Regardless of what happens in the final three games of the regular season, and whether or not the Valley Stream North girls soccer team makes a long-awaited return to the postseason, the season has been an unmitigated success, according to coach Dan Tronolone. “The goal is to win the next three games, see where that puts us,” he said. “If we get in, we get in. If not, it was a successful season, and it’s definitely built a foundation and a stepping stone going into next year as these younger kids get older and develop more.” While the stretch drive of the season, which has seen the Spartans go 4-1-1 in their last six matches, the start wasn’t quite as smooth. Valley Stream North opened with a 6-1 loss at Locust Valley and trailed Mineola 4-1 at halftime when Tronolone made a change that would alter the course of the season. “The first game and a half we were playing with a flat back four on defense,” he said. “We switched to three fullbacks and a sweeper, and then we ended up losing 4-3, and ever since then, the defense has kind of been solidified.” The Spartans have lost just twice since and have registered three shutouts. Junior Khloe Genova-Ross came into the season as a midfielder, but Tronolone told her on the second day of tryouts she’d likely need to transition to the back line, joining senior Thierra Bas-
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Paige Fessler, left, and Daniella Morales have sparked the Spartans to a 4-1-1 mark over their last six matches. tian, the lone returning starter, senior Kiara Soto and eighth grader Mariana Mungia. “She was a little reluctant, but probably two or three games into playing
sweeper, she’s kind of loved the position and she’s the backbone of the defense,” Tronolone said of GenovaRoss. “Without her, we’d be in a little bit of trouble, but she stepped up.”
They have played in front of sophomore Ava Papantoniou, who didn’t play soccer last season. The first-year goalkeeper has 77 saves on the season, 19 of them coming in that one-goal loss at Mineola on Sept. 3. “It was at that point we realized I think we’re going to be all right in goal,” Tronolone said. “She’s helped us tremendously.” Senior captains Daniella Morales and Paige Fessler, a pair of four-year starters, have set the tone for an attack that has scored 30 goals in 10 matches. “Daniella is probably one of the toughest kids I’ve coached over the years, and she’s a speedster,” Tronolone said. “And then Paige, we started her at midfield, we moved her forward. Athletewise, she’s probably the best athlete on the field, no matter who we’re playing.” Fe s s l e r, wh o i s b e i n g recruited by Division I programs like South Carolina, Penn State, LSU, Virginia and Indiana for track, has four goals this season, while Morales has five goals and one assist. Sophomores Leilani Martin-Santos and Gabby Giammarino are a pair of threeyear varsity players who have also grown as leaders. The team’s signature win of the season to date was its first — a 5-1 victory over district rival Valley Stream South, with Fessler leading the way with a pair of goals. The Spartans completed the season sweep on Sept. 30 following a 3-0 home win, with Giammarino netting a hat trick and Papantoniou making four saves for the shutout.
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ed participation, as well as students’ musical development. They lost years of regular practice and instruction, and rebuilding has taken time. Students returned with different levels of experience, Coleman said, which made it necessary to refocus the program on steady improvement rather than trying to rush the process. “You just got to do it with care, and you just adjust your teaching,” he said. That patience has shaped the way Coleman views his students’ progress. Some begin the year with more experience than others, and some struggle along the way. For him, success means seeing every student improve by the end of the school year. “By the time we get to June, everybody’s participating and doing the best they can,” Coleman said. “They’re at a completely different level than where they started.” He said he is especially proud of being able to help students along the way. “I try not to leave anybody behind,” he said. The annual festival gives students an opportunity to showcase that progress, and to connect with musicians from the other Valley Stream schools. The event was established as an alternative to the district’s previous participation in a marching band festival at Newsday. Those performances, Coleman explained, often kept students out late, sometimes until 11 or 11:30 p.m., which could be difficult for those who balanced band with advanced classes and other commitments. Keeping the festival in Valley Stream has made it easier for families to attend and has encouraged more parents to stay and watch their children perform. It has also given students from the district’s high schools a chance to see what their peers have been working on
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The Valley Stream Central High School marching band performed at last year’s annual Marching Band Festival. and share an experience outside their individual school communities. For Crespo, that experience is about more than preparing three songs. After years of playing the sax and several seasons of marching band, she has another opportunity to perform alongside her classmates and
be part of something that brings the district together. When the students take the field later this month, they’ll bring with them weeks of rehearsals and the progress they’ve made since the start of the school year. The festival’s rain date is Oct. 26.
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That decision eventually led to about a decade as a den leader and more than a decade as a scoutmaster, giving Andrew the opportunity to watch both of his sons progress through the program. For Jack, having his father as his scoutmaster meant having someone there to encourage him — and sometimes remind him to get things done. Andrew joked that being the scoutmaster’s son came with its own responsibilities, including being among the first to arrive and the last to leave. “There are always times where I’m like, ‘Hey, did you do this for a project? Did you do this merit badge requirement?’” Andrew said. “We like to call it gentle encouragement.” Still, Andrew said the experience gave him something he valued as a father: the chance to spend time with his sons as they grew up. “For me personally, I would say I got the benefit of watching my boys grow up, spending weekends with them, camping and all sorts of stuff like that,” he said. Jack’s Eagle Scout project put many of the skills he learned through Scouting into practice. He transformed an unused, gravelcovered area at Winthrop Hospital into a community garden by building five
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Jack Mihalick’s Eagle Scout project transformed an unused area at Winthrop Hospital into a community garden with five raised planter beds. raised planter beds. T he project required him to develop a plan, receive approval from Scouting leaders and the hospital, raise money and organize the work. Jack used a GoFundMe campaign to raise enough money to purchase the materials needed for the project. While the physical work was completed in a single day in August 2024, the planning,
fundraising and approval process took roughly a year. Andrew said the process behind an Eagle project can be just as important as the finished product. “The whole point of the Eagle project is planning,” he said. “There are adults that I know they couldn’t run projects like these kids did.” The project has continued to make an
impact at Winthrop. At Jack’s Court of Honor ceremony, his project beneficiary brought photos showing the planter beds being used by hospital departments to grow fruits and vegetables. Some of the produce is also being used to support a food pantry. Beyond his Eagle project, Jack said some of his favorite Scouting memories involve being outdoors, including a 2023 kayaking trip on the Nissequogue River. He has continued kayaking and now enjoys fishing. Scouting also has sparked his interest in emergency services. Jack is currently taking an EMT course and hopes to become certified by the end of the year, building on the first aid and emergency preparedness skills he learned through the program. He also works as a lifeguard at the Valley Stream pool, where he sometimes sees younger Scouts from his troop who now look to him as a mentor. Jack’s accomplishment also was recognized by Nassau County Legislator Cynthia Nuñez, who presented him with a Nassau County Legislature citation during the Court of Honor ceremony. “Becoming an Eagle Scout is a recognition of Jack’s dedication, service, and commitment to his community,” Nuñez said. “It shows how the future is in good hands with young leaders like him rising through the ranks.”
Town unveils tax-freeze spending proposal jgillego@liherald.com
Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti unveiled a proposed $591.7 million budget for 2027 that he said would freeze town taxes while maintaining municipal services, funding infrastructure improvements and preserving a $5 million tax cut enacted earlier this year. The proposal follows a 2026 budget that reduced general fund taxes by 18 percent. Ferretti noted that the proposed tax-freeze budget comes as Hempstead faces rising costs, including the overall 3.4 percent increase in the consumer price index over the past year. Other increases have also impacted the town, such as a 23 percent increase in utility costs and pension costs rising 10 percent over the past two years. “It is on us as elected leaders to demand accountability, boost efficiency, and ensure smart budgeting within governmental operations,” Ferretti said on Sept. 30. “Families should not be left to shoulder burdens that should be addressed through responsible governance.” The proposed budget aims to maintain all town services and programs while addressing rising operating costs, public safety needs and infrastructure improvements. Ferretti said that it prioritizes affordability for residents amid rising living expenses across New York.
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Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti, center, unveiled a nearly $592 million budget for 2027, noting that it maintains all of the town’s programs and services. Brian Devine, the town’s communications director, said the tentative budget projects the use of $30 million in reserves. Devine emphasized that the figure is only a projection, and that the final amount would not be known until the town closes its books for 2027. “It is entirely possible that the town will use no reserves at all in our 2027 budget due to strong fiscally conservative management,” he said. Devine pointed to the town’s most recent audited financial statements for
the 2025 budget as an example. That spending plan projected $22.9 million in reserve use, but the town ended the year with a $20 million surplus. Joseph Scianablo, the Democratic candidate challenging Ferretti for supervisor, released an analysis of the proposed budget, identifying what he described as concerns with projected revenue, fund transfers and reserve use. Scianablo said he identified $26.75 million in miscellaneous revenue, an increase of $24.25 million from 2026, a
$17 million part-town transfer to the Highway Department and proposed use of fund balances that need further explanation. “Without reliable, recurring revenue, today’s tax freeze can become tomorrow’s tax hike,” he said, adding that if elected, he would require documented revenue sources, realistic cost estimates and a multiyear financial plan. Scianablo also said he would protect essential services while reviewing contracts and spending for savings, pursuing outside funding through a proposed Grant Capture Unit and prioritizing preventive maintenance. He called for greater transparency through quarterly budget updates and clearer explanations of revenue and fund-balance use. While Scianablo outlined his plans to preserve essential services, the town currently provides a wide range of services to residents, including sanitation, water, highway maintenance, parks and senior enrichment programs. Town spending accounts for about four cents of every property tax dollar. For residents living in incorporated villages, the town’s share is even lower, less than one cent per dollar. The proposed spending plan would also maintain a municipal workforce at its lowest level in more than a decade. “The 2027 tax-freeze budget keeps more of your money where it belongs,” Ferretti said.
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CN Guidance launches a program for L.I. youth CN Guidance & Counseling Services has launched a community-based outreach program to reduce drug use, overdoses and related health risks among vulnerable teenagers and young adults across Long Island. T h e p ro g r a m , s u p p o r t e d by a $700,000 grant from the New York State Department of Health, will provide outreach, engagement, treatment connections and overdose prevention services to young people ages 12 to 24 who are experiencing substance use challenges and other health risks. The initiative uses a mobile, fieldbased model intended to bring services directly into communities where young people are most at risk. Through peer support, community partnerships and trust-building efforts, staff members will identify youth and young adults in need and connect them with treatment, recovery and prevention services. Services will be delivered throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties using CN Guidance’s specially equipped outreach vehicles, including its mobile RV and service truck. Trained staff will engage adolescents and young adults in neighborhoods and areas with heightened rates of substance use and overdose activity. The program’s services include outreach and support for young people who recently experienced an overdose; peer-based engagement by trained spe-
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Perserving the history of Valley Stream digitally other areas of the Restoration,” Anen said. After the physical inventory was completed, additional shelving and archivalquality boxes were purchased. Anen labeled the boxes in the Archives Room and organized the materials into a cohesive structure. He also developed a folder-level inventory, which he described as a dynamic, “living” document that will continue to evolve as archival materials are added. The second part of the project focused on digitization. Anen digitized a selection of materials from the collections he organized. Those materials were subsequently made available through the New York Heritage Digital Collections, a collaborative partner of LILRC and the society. Although Anen’s assignment at the Restoration has ended, his involvement with the society will continue. “I plan to stick around as both a member and a resource to the historical society — there is a lot more to accomplish — digitizing the massive oral history collection, for one,” Anen said. The project is expected to provide the society with a foundation for future digitization efforts while making more of its historical materials accessible to the public. The society encourages residents to join if they have not already done so. Membership and participation help the organization preserve and share Valley Stream’s history for future generations. — Hailey Fulmer
Valley Stream Histroical Society
From left, Robert Anen, Joseph Coen and Carol McKenna of the Valley Stream Historical Society at the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration.
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Stream Historical Society, can apply to the program by proposing projects that meet its criteria. The society’s application was accepted with the assistance of its archivist, Joseph Coen, a recently retired archivist for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. Work began in mid-August. Anen’s assignment had two components: conducting a comprehensive folderlevel inventory and reorganization of the society’s archives and digitizing selected portions of the collection. The folder-level inventory gives the society greater control over its collections and represents the first comprehensive archival project of its kind undertaken by the society. The first part of the project focused on reorganizing the society’s collections. Anen sorted and catalogued photographs, newspapers, albums, event programs, scrapbooks, videos, audio recordings, matchbooks and other materials accumulated by the society since it moved to the Restoration in 1992. Anen said the assistance he received throughout the project was important to its success. “Without the help of Village of Valley Stream Historian Carol McKenna and Joe Coen, this project would not have gone as smoothly as it did,” Anen said. Nicole Menchise, LILRC’s digitization and archives coordinator, also participated in the project. “Nicole joined Carol and me every week to help guide the project and inventory the textiles found in the Archives Room and
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The Valley Stream Historical Society has completed a six-week project to reorganize its archives and digitize selected materials from its collection. In August, the society engaged Robert Anen, project archivist with the Long Island Library Resources Council, to conduct the work at its headquarters, the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration on Hendrickson Avenue. The circa-1880s landmarked building was once home to the Pagan, Fletcher and Fairchild families and has been owned by the Village of Valley Stream since 1977. Anen, who grew up in Valley Stream, earned a master’s degree in moving image archiving and preservation from New York University’s Martin Scorsese Institute of Global Cinematic Arts in 2017. LILRC is a nonprofit regional library organization serving academic institutions, hospitals, schools, public library systems, museums and historical societies throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. Its mission includes improving access to information, encouraging resource sharing, promoting innovation and advocating for libraries and cultural institutions. The project marked Anen’s seventh partnership with LILRC’s Accessing Archives Program this year. The program gives participating organizations an opportunity to improve access to their archival collections through projects that generally can be completed within six weeks. LILRC members, including the Valley
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STEPPING OUT A blast from the ‘80s
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Suburban kid, theatrical force: Joe Iconis thrives in the spotlight.
Two worlds, one voice Joe Iconis reconncts with his roots in an intimate showcase of his music and singular stage presence
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oe Iconis returns to Long Island for a dynamic homecoming. The Tony-nominated writer, performer and Garden City native is set to perform his solo concert, “Joe Iconis: Live on Long Island,” on Oct. 16-17. He’ll bring the songs, stories and theatrical sensibility that have defined his career to East Rockaway’s Strongbox Theater. For the writer behind Broadway’s “Be More Chill,” the occasion is both a long-overdue local debut and an opportunity to reconnect with the place that helped shape the songwriter and performer he would become. “I can’t believe it has taken me this long,” Iconis says of bringing an entire concert of his own material back here. Although he has made occasional appearances in the area, including debuting a new musical in Babylon, he had never performed a proper solo concert on his home turf. The opportunity came together almost spontaneously after he became aware of the new Strongbox Theater and he knew it would be a good fit. The significance of performing on Long Island goes beyond geography. “Long Island is just kind of baked into who I am as a person,” Iconis says. Growing up in Garden City, which he calls “the ultimate suburban area,” he was surrounded by a large Italian family and the particular social dynamics of suburban life. Those experiences, he says, helped shape both his worldview and the people who populate his writing in musicals such as “The Black Suits” and “Love in Hate Nation.” “I write a lot about suburban characters and suburban ennui, as well as people who feel just outside of something,” Iconis relates. For him, that feeling is particularly connected to “being just outside of the city, so close that you can touch it, but not quite there.” The proximity to Manhattan was another formative part of his childhood. Iconis was able
to see theater frequently and became fascinated by the city and its creative energy. At the same time, he came to recognize that Long Island could feel like its own universe. That tension between the familiar world of the suburbs and Courtesy Stephanie Wessels the seemingly limitless possibilities of New York became part of Iconis’ artistic DNA. Yet the younger Iconis might never have imagined that he would one day be performing his own songs in front of an audience. “He would blush!” Iconis says when asked what his aspiring songwriter self from Garden City would think of his current career. “I was never someone who identified as a performer.” As a child, he participated in theater because it was a way to be a part of the environment he loved, but remembers being terrified onstage.Eventually his songwriting pushed him toward performing. “I became a performer out of necessity when I got to grad school. “It was like, ‘I’m writing these songs, I have to be able to perform the songs, so I should try to get better at doing that.’” Developing his craft as a writer also helped him find greater confidence as a performer, which is regularly exhibited at popular concerts at 54 Below and around the U.S. “Finding my voice allowed me to start feeling comfortable in my own body and I started getting comfortable on stage,” he says. The Strongbox concert will offer audiences a glimpse at what is next for Iconis. He is currently writing an original musical inspired by Robert Altman, set in one weekend in the New York theater world in 1982. Other projects include “The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical,” which has already been presented in several locations and is now moving toward New York. The exchange of energy between himself and his live audiences has also given Iconis the unusual experience of learning that his work has affected people he has never met. “It’s so strange to me to think that there are people whom I don’t know, who listen to my stuff and it does something for them,” he says. Iconis wants his concerts to appeal not only to theater devotees, but to people who may not consider themselves musical-theater fans. “I hope that the evening opens people up to different ideas to what musical theater can be and what it is,” he says. The thought of returning home carries a certain vulnerability for an artist who has spent so much of his career writing about outsiders and people searching for where they belong. “My artistic home feels like it’s New York City,” he says. “I can’t escape it.” But Long Island remains an essential part of that story. “[Both places] are different parts of me.” Now those two worlds will meet on a Long Island stage. And perhaps, for two nights, the distance between Long Island and the city that inspired so much of his work will disappear entirely. Visit strongboxtheater.com to purchase tickets for Joe Iconis: Live on Long Island.
Tease that hair, dig out the neon and get ready to party like it’s 1985. Jessie’s Girl is back with their wildly entertaining “Back to the Eighties” concert experience — a high-energy blast of pop, rock and pure ‘80s nostalgia. The New York City-based band features top rock and pop musicians and four powerhouse vocalists who transform into the era’s biggest icons, complete with signature looks, choreography and plenty of attitude. Expect hits from the decade’s biggest stars, delivered with the kind of over-the-top production that makes Jessie’s Girl a concert — and a party — rolled into one. Add audience participation, colorful costumes, props, bubbles and a blizzard of confetti, and you’ve got an all-out throwback celebration that keeps the crowd singing, dancing and reaching for those neon leg warmers.
Friday, Oct 9, 8 p.m. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington.
Melissa Errico The Broadway star and acclaimed jazz vocalist Melissa Errico brings her celebrated album “I Can Dream, Can’t I?” to the stage with longtime collaborator pianist Tedd Firth, bassist David Finck and drummer Eric Halvorson. “I thought I was making an album of old songs,” she says.”Then the songs began telling me what they were really about: all the ingenious ways we reach for someone we love. I’ve spent my life finding stories inside music. This evening brings together Cole Porter’s wit, Duke Ellington’s tenderness and Joni Mitchell’s wondering heart, with laughter, longing and a beautiful illusions along the way.”
Friday, Oct 9, 8 p.m. $86, $79, $67. Tickets available at landmarkonmainstreet.org. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington.
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‘When It Happens to You’
Adelphi University Performing Arts Center welcomes acclaimed English actresses Amanda Abbington (Sherlock) and Rosie Day (Outlander) in a staging of Tawni O’Dell’s play based on her memoir. It captures the unquantifiable damage her daughter suffered following a brutal sexual assault. Blending humor with unflinching honesty, the play explores the question: “How does a normal, happy family recover from a trauma of this size and scale?” The production has received rave reviews off-Broadway and in London. This is a very special production that is not to be missed. Proceeds from this show benefit a charitable organization supporting survivors of sexual assault and violence. • Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City • Time: 7:30 p.m. • Contact: adelphi.edu/pac or call (516) 877-4000
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Grace Church Thrift Shop
Check out the great finds at Grace Church Thrift Shop, open every Saturday. Find clothing for all with a special sale on summer clothing. Also browse among collectibles, jewelry, art, electronics, housewares, beautiful sets of china and crystal, CDs and DVD’s and many more items. Special sale on Precious Moments figures. Enjoy shopping where you save more and waste less! • Where: 21 S. Franklin Ave., Valley Stream • Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Contact: (516) 825-1182
Breast Cancer Walk/ Run/Roll
Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages and Inside Out Run Club host the annual Dr. Elsy Mecklembourg-Guibert Memorial Breast Cancer Walk/Run/Roll as a kickoff to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The free, rain-or-shine event encourages participants to wear pink. Free parking available. • Where: Arthur J. Hendrickson Park, 123 Merrick Road, Valley Stream • Time: 3-5 p.m. • Contact: (516) 599-2972
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes families to learn
CALENDAR seniors and members.
• Where: 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury • Time: 8-9:30 p.m. • Contact: oldwestburygardens. org or call (516) 333-0048
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Kiwanis/Key Club Car Wash
Valley Stream Kiwanis and Key Club host a car wash fundraiser to support student leadership training. Cars are $10, while SUVs and trucks are $15. • Where: Hendrickson Park Pool parking lot, 123 W. Merrick Road • Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • Contact: (516) 993-8928
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Daughtry 20 Years Unplugged
Experience Daughtry’s catalogue in a stripped-back acoustic setting, reframing the songs that have soundtracked arenas, rock radio milestones, and some of the most defining moments of the band’s career. The band’s music takes on a different meaning in more raw and immediate space, where the weight of a lyric, the scrape of a guitar string, and the quiet before a chorus can hit as hard as the full-band impact. Their lastest tour follows the release of “Shock To The System,” the complete edition of Daughtry’s two-part project via Big Machine Rock. The collection brings together “Shock To The System” (Part One) “Shock To The System” (Part Two) along with additional live recordings that capture the force and connection of the band’s latest era. Across tracks including “Artificial,” “Pieces,” “The Bottom,” and “Antidote,” Daughtry continue to channel grief, change, confrontation, and selfreclamation into some of their heaviest and most emotionally direct work to date. For an artist whose songs have always lived at the intersection of power and vulnerability, 20 Years Unplugged sees Daughtry • Where: The Paramount, 370 strip down some of their biggest and most meaningful tracks, distilling them to their New York Ave., Huntington purest form and bringing fans closer to the songs, the stories, and the unmistakable • Time: 8 p.m. voice that have carried the band from one of the biggest rock debuts of the century • Contact: ticketmaster.com through two decades of connection, evolution, and success. or paramountny.com about the Indigenous of Long Island and the craft of making a Mishoon, a dugout canoe created by slowly burning and carving a tree trunk. • Where: 11 Davis Ave., Garden City • Time: 11 a.m. and noon • Contact: licm.org or (516) 2245800
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VSCHSD BOE meets
Valley Stream Central High School District’s Board of Education holds its next meeting. All are encouraged to attend. • Where: Memorial Jr. High School, Cafeteria B, 320 Fletcher Ave., Valley Stream • Time: 8 p.m. • Contact: vschsd.org
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Food Truck Festival
The Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce hosts a food truck festival featuring food vendors, a DJ, children’s activities, and a beer corral. Rain date is Oct. 24. • Where: Hendrickson Pool parking lot, 123 W. Merrick Road, Valley Stream
• Time: 11:a.m.-6 p.m. • Contact: valleystreamchamber. org
Halloween Family Fun Day
The Village of Valley Stream hosts a Halloween Family Fun Day. Get in the spirit of the season with a bouncy house, costumed characters, a DJ, giveaways, pumpkin painting, a costume contest and a sensory-friendly event. A Halloween movie night featuring “The Addams Family” follows. Bring a chair and blanket for the movie. Rain date is Oct. 24. • Where: A.J. Hendrickson Park, behind the pool, Valley Stream • Time: 10 a.m.; movie at 6:30 p.m. • Contact: (516) 872-4903
‘Uncle Vlad’s Pumpkin Patch: The Vladuation’
Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes families to share in the museum’s Halloween theatrical tradition. Uncle Vlad’s nephew Chad is getting ready to graduate from Boo-niversity, but needs to pass his final horror merit badge tests. Join Uncle Vlad, Gargamel the Rat, Great Aunt Margarine, Johnny Bones, and the whole spooky crew in a celebration of the pumpkin patch’s youngest bat. The Vlad
team returns to the stage with another original production, now in its fifth year. Each year presents a different story with some familiar and some new kooky and creepy faces, making the shows a puppet-filled treat for anyone who likes some tricks! $5 with museum admission ($4 members), $10 theater only. • Where: 11 Davis Ave., Garden City • Time: 11 a. m. and 1 p.m., also Oct. 18, Oct. 24-25 and Oct. 31 • Contact: licm.org or (516) 2245800
‘The Song of the Cello’
Visit Old Westbury Gardens for an evening of chamber music. Ensemblein-residence Poetica Musica Quartet welcomes all to enjoy the rich, expressive tones of the cello. Renowned cellist Eugene Moye joins pianist Yasmin Alami for an evening of masterful performances featuring works by Brahms, Casals, Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, and others. The program includes Johannes Brahms’ Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38, Pablo Casals’ “The Song of the Birds,” Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise,” and additional selections celebrating the depth, warmth, and versatility of this beloved instrument. A pre-concert talk proceeds the concert at 7:30 p.m.; a Meet-the-Artists reception with light refreshments follows the concert in the West Porch. $30; $25
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Homeowner tax exemption assistance
Nassau County Legislators Cynthia Nuñez and Carrié Solages, in partnership with the Nassau County Department of Assessment, host a Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program, or HELP, workshop for residents seeking assistance with property tax exemptions. Staff provide one-onone help with applications for senior citizen, veteran, Cold War veteran, volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker, and limited-income disability • Where: Valley Stream VFW Post 1790, 65 E. Merrick Road • Time: Noon-2 p.m. • Contact: Nassau County Department of Assessment at (516) 571-1500
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Society President Jan Hernstat invites all to participate in the annual tribute to Al Jolson, rescheduled. With Ed Greenbaum’s unique outtakes from “The Jolson Story, Noah Diamond as Grouch Marx, comedian Jeff Greenberg, with Tony Babino’s “The Heart of Al Jolson, and more. Tickets are $54.95. • Where: Lambrou’s Catering Hall, 4073 Austin Blvd., Island Park • Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • Contact: Jan Hernstat at (516) 678-3524
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Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick seeks new Senate term By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick is seeking re-election to the 9th District, making public safety, affordability and support for volunteer firefighters central issues in her campaign. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, a lifelong Malverne resident, an attorney, a CPA, a small-business owner and a mother of four, was elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving as a Malverne village trustee, deputy mayor, fire commissioner and police commissioner. “I think that experience prepared me very well for being state senator,” she said. Her experience in local government, CanzoneriFitzpatrick said, shaped her approach to Albany, where, as a Republican, she serves in the minority. “Being a strong advocate for the district you represent is very, very important,” she said. “What’s good for upstate is not necessarily good for Long Island, and vice versa.” Public safety remains one of Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick’s top priorities. She continues to advocate for changes in New York’s bail laws, saying judges should have more discretion when determining whether defendants should be held. “The first bill I introduced when I was a new senator was giving judges discretion to set bail,” she said. “We have a duly elected judge, and you have handcuffed him” by not allowing him to use his judgment. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick also said the state must continue to invest in police departments. “We need to continue to support our men and women in blue,” she said. “Continuing to fund police departments with the equipment and the technology that they need is extremely important.” She pointed to Nassau County’s public safety record as a model that could be replicated elsewhere. “Nassau
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State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick is running for re-election to continue representing the 9th District. County is the exception,” she said. “We are the safest county in America, and that does not happen by accident. It happens because our county executive has funded the police.” Affordability is another major concern for Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, who said that New York’s spending and utility costs are placing increasing pressure on families and businesses. “We’re in an affordability crisis,” she said. “We cannot keep up with that kind of spending. We need to get a handle on spending.” The state, she said, should begin by eliminating
waste and examining programs that are no longer effective. “I believe it has to start from the top down,” she said. “We have to root out waste, fraud and abuse at our top level to bring down our budget.” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick also wants greater state support for volunteer firefighters, whom she described as essential to communities across New York. “Volunteer firemen protect us throughout the state,” she said. “The state could never afford to provide fire protection if they had to pay those individuals.” She criticized the state for providing just $20 million for volunteer firefighters while allocating similar amounts to other programs. “Our firemen deserve more funding than they got,” she said. “They’re out there; they’re volunteers. They do training, they go to calls, they deserve our support.” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said she frequently hears from local fire departments about the need for capital funding and newer equipment. “They need the equipment needed to go fight these fires,” she said. “Those individuals are making sacrifices, and we need to support them.” If re-elected, she said she intends to continue advocating for the district while working across party lines. “I do believe it’s an honor to be in this position,” she said. “My duty is to keep my public safe, and to advocate for what the needs of the district are.”
Vider, her challenger, wants a stronger voice By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
Lisa Vider, a 48-year-old Hewlett resident, business owner, health care administrator, wife and mother of three, is challenging Republican State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick for the 9th Senate District seat, emphasizing affordable health care, affordability and combating antisemitism. Vider, a Democrat and an Orthodox Jewish woman, said that years of advocating for her community and working in health care prompted her to seek the office. She recalled meeting with an Albany lawmaker who told her that being in the minority limited what he could accomplish. “I was frustrated,” she said. “I looked around in my community, and I realized that I’m being represented by two people in the minority, both in the Assembly and the Senate.” Vider said she believes he believes the district needs a stronger voice in Albany who can bring state resources back to Long Island. “I just felt it was the time now to do something,” she said. “That’s why I decided to do what I’m doing and run for office.” Affordable health care is one of Vider’s central campaign issues. Drawing on her professional experience, she said the state needs to make health care easier to understand and less expensive for families. “People shouldn’t have to choose between paying their bills and putting food on the table,” she said. “Health care is expensive. We need to make it more affordable.” Vider said she would seek greater competition
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Lisa Vider, of Hewlett, a business owner and health care administrator, is the Democratic candidate. among health insurers and fewer regulations, which she believes drive up costs. “We need to open up the state lines to bring more competition, so families can have alternatives to getting health care,” she said.
She also emphasized the challenges seniors face navigating the health care system. “A senior shouldn’t have to have a degree to be able to maneuver it,” she said. “You shouldn’t have to be in health care for 30 years to comprehend” the system. Affordability, more broadly, is another of her major priorities. Vider said that residents need relief from the costs of property taxes and other expenses, while communities need additional state funding. “We need to make things more affordable,” she said. “We need resources coming from the state.” Vider said she wants to bring additional funding to the district for schools, roads, libraries, police and first responders. “Other areas have advocates that are bringing money to the schools, for the roads, for the police, for the first responders,” she said. “We need a voice in Albany to do that.” Public safety is also important to Vider. “Our police and our first responders need their supplies,” she said. “They need to have support.” Combating antisemitism and other forms of hate is Vider’s third major campaign priority. Education, she said, should begin with children, including teaching them how to recognize and report hateful content online and in schools. “There’s so much antisemitism and so much hate across all communities,” she said. “We need to educate.” Bringing communities together, she added, could help combat hatred and division. “At the end of the day, we all want the same things,” she said. “We want to be safe. We want to raise our children. We want to be able to afford to live in our homes.”
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liherald.com/legals LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION of LET’S ESCAPE TRAVELS LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on September 14, 2026 Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 80 CAMBRIDGE STREET, VALLEY STREAM NY 11581. Purpose: any lawful act. 162479 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Gloria Torres, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 10, 2026, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 622 Wyngate Drive East, Valley Stream, NY 11580 AKA 622 Wyngate Drive East, North Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35 Block 522 Lot 23. Approximate amount of judgment $359,128.29 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #603859/2024. Michael J. Sepe, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 24-000259 91417 162434 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. JONATHAN CASTILLO, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 3, 2025 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee duly entered on December 11, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau
front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 27, 2026 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1294 G Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 633 and Lot 38. Approximate amount of judgment is $501,068.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #604919/2023. Joshua D. Brookstein, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 230154-1 162487 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-MLN1, Plaintiff AGAINST Julia Rosales, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 18, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, North sides of the steps, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM premises known as 78 Ormonde Boulevard, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, State of New York, SECTION: 37, BLOCK: 430, LOT: 350. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,105,507.18 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 613197/2024. This sale may be subject to the US Dept of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Real Estate Reporting Rule. In such event, all purchasers are required to provide the information needed for
PUBLIC NOTICES to provide the information needed for proper reporting in accordance with the terms of sale. For sale information, please visit XOME at www.XOME.com or call 844-400-9663. Brian J. Carmody, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 91516 162548 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AND ANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR MILL CITY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2019-GS2, Plaintiff, vs. DOMINIQUE SAUVEUR A/K/A DOMINIQUE EXUME, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 29, 2026, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 5, 2026 at 3:30 p.m., premises known as 1231 Ocean Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 37, Block 425 and Lot 295. Approximate amount of judgment is $770,961.86 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #618254/2023. Gerard DeGregoris, Jr., Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 223769-1 162582 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, 1900 CAPITAL TRUST II, BY U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs.
AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. ZABRINA NEILS A/K/A ZABRINA A. NEILS A/K/A ZABRINA A. NEILS FORD A/K/A ZABRINA FORD, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 7, 2026, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 21, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 348 Cochran Place, Valley Stream, NY 11581. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 39, Block 412 and Lot 23. Approximate amount of judgment is $715,494.90 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #613195/2024. Richard Langone, Esq., Referee Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Attn: Jackie Halpern Weinstein, Esq., One Battery Park Plaza, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10004, Tel: 212.825.0365, Attorneys for Plaintiff 162340 LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff - against JEAN M. PETION, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 17, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on the 15th day of October, 2026 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 1630 Arkansas Dr., Valley Stream, NY 11580-1806. (Section: 37, Block: 670, Lot: 28) Approximate amount of lien $848,367.70 plus interest and costs.
lien $848,367.70 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 000588/2012. Wayne Henry Wink, Jr., Esq., Referee. Stein, Wiener & Roth LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 315 Westbury, NY 11590 Tel. 516-742-1212 PETION-69123 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: August 3, 2026 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. Auction Locations are subject to change. 162297 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2007-8CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-8CB, Plaintiff AGAINST John Depergola; Fina Depergola, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of
Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 24, 2026, 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 November 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 66 Berry Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 37 Block: 605 Lot: 17. Approximate amount of judgment $604,499.54 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #611030/2023. For sale information, please visit ServiceLink Auction at https://www.servicelinkauction.com or call (866) 539-4173. Lawrence Farbman, Esq., Referee McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 420 Lexington Avenue-Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 21-09312NY 91540 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-FRE1 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Pltf. vs. DONOVAN RUSSELL, et al, Defts. Index #17-001892. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Oct. 29, 2019 and order substituting the
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dated Oct. 29, 2019 and order substituting the referee entered Sept. 20, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 12, 2026 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 117 Martens Avenue, Valley Stream, NY a/k/a Section 37, Block 14, Lot 266. Approx. amt. of judgment is $780,261.11 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JANINE LYNAM, Referee. MARGOLIN, WEINREB & NIERER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 575 Underhill Blvd., Ste. 224, Syosset, NY. #103224 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-HE1 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, -againstWILHELMENA ET AL.
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NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on October 5, 2017, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN
SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-HE1 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES is the Plaintiff and WILHELMENA KELLY, 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 November 9, 2026 at 2:00PM, premises known as 1369 CAROLE COURT, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580; and the following tax map identification: 0037 00660-00 - 00008. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT NORTH VALLEY STREAM, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 003133/2015. Anthony W. Russo, 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.
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ecently I had the chance to attend a tribute to Howie Rose at CitiField, honoring his almost four decades as the iconic voice of the Mets. Rosemary and I have enjoyed a friendship with Rose and his wife, Barbara, over the years, and Howie invited us to the ceremony. Being a loving grandmother, Rosemary deferred to our grandson Jack, who’s a dedicated Mets — and Howie Rose — fan. Rose is a great guy who represents the very best of what New York baseball should be all about. Baseball games have always been a great outlet for me, a place to relax and enjoy rooting for my favorite team, in good years and bad. When I was a kid growing up in Queens, that team was the Brooklyn Dodgers, and those seasons were all good, until they weren’t. When team owner Walter O’Malley hijacked the Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957, it left a
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glaring void among many New York neighborhood-type fans who could never identify with the pinstriped Yankees. That void was filled beyond expectations when the Mets came into being in 1962, and quickly developed a devoted fan base. I attended countless games at Shea Stadium, and Rose personified that new breed of fan, who lived and died with the Mets. His dream was to be an announcer for the Mets. When he achieved that goal, first as a pregame broadcaster and then as a knowledgeable, highly skilled play-by-play announcer, he was still very much the neighborhood guy, the enthusiastic fan from the upper deck. He truly was the voice of the Mets. Rose’s declaration “Put it in the books!” after every Mets win has become part of New York baseball lore. He was also a longtime announcer for the NHL’s Rangers and Islanders. His cry “Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!” after Stephane Matteau’s double-overtime, sudden-death goal against the Philadel-
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phia Flyers won the Eastern Conference Championship for the Rangers in 1994, is also part of New York sports history. After all his years behind the microphone and his successful recovery from major cancer surgery, Rose announced that he would retire at the end of this season. To pay tribute to him, the Mets designated Sept. 20 Howie Rose Day at CitiField, and planned to honor him in a pregame ceremony on the field. It turned out to be the Mets’ last home game, and the final Mets game Rose would announce. Unfortunately, the day was dark and rainy, which forced the cancellation of the pregame festivities. The Mets decided to reschedule the ceremony on next season’s Opening Day weekend, but went ahead with an indoor celebration for Rose and his invited guests in the owner’s suite on the 20th. That was a win-win for Howie, Barbara and their two very accomplished daughters, Alyssa and Chelsea, because so many friends and notable people attended to show their strong friendship for him. Among the many in attendance were
he voice of the Mets, still the neighborhood guy, has put ’em in the books.
Art Shamsky and Cleon Jones, from the 1969 World Series champion Miracle Mets; Ron Darling, Lee Mazzilli and Howard Johnson, from the 1986 championship team; John Franco, from the 2000 National League champion squad; Terry Collins, from the 2015 National League champs; former New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, now the Mets’ senior vice president for security; and Mets owner Steve Cohen. It was baseball and New York at its best. No one spoke about themselves. It was all about Rose, his love of baseball and the fans and how he is such a lasting part of baseball, and New York. It was an honor to be there. What has always impressed me the most about Rose is his genuineness. Whenever Rosemary and I went to dinner with Howie and Barbara, we had no advance thought of what we would discuss that evening, but we would end up talking into the night, being among the last to leave wherever we were. Thank you, Howie and Barbara. You’re great friends. Put it in the books! Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.
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s we approach the November elections, a lot of words have popped into my mind. One of them is foolish, and another is stupid. I can easily apply those words to what has happened in politics that has made so many people angry. The gripes come from both sides of the aisle. But there’s a sports term that best describes what the Trump administration has been doing. Those words are unforced error. In football, if a receiver simply drops a pass, that’s an unforced error. In politics, it means a selfinflicted wound that could easily have been avoided. Come Nov. 3, I think those words will best define what will happen and why it will happen. While it’s true that the party in power tends to lose off-year elections, there have been too many unforced errors that will hurt the Republican Party. In 1992, James Carville, then a strategist in Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, came up with the now famous
catch phrase “It’s the economy, stupid,” which cost President George H.W. Bush his job. Decades later, it did the same to President Joe Biden, who told America that things were just fine and the country was in good shape. And now President Trump calls affordability a “hoax,” which everyone, including his most loyal supporters, knows isn’t true. The war against Iran was supposed to last a few days, and is now in its seventh month. I think if I had been a fly on the wall when the decision was made to start bombing Iran, I might have heard the generals warn Trump that doing so would have more downsides than upsides. I love America, but the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan didn’t go well, and a fight with a crazy enemy like Iran was a big gamble. The proof of how badly it’s gone is the sky-high price of gasoline and, especially, diesel fuel. The blockage of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has created a worldwide fuel shortage that has been costly for American consumers and damaged our credibility. It is noble to go after any enemy that
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sponsors terrorism, but this “little excursion,” as Trump once described our latest war, has badly damaged the party in power. The next unforced error is the tariff war. I know the president loves tariffs, but using them to pick on our friends and help our enemies is bad politics. Why fight with Canada when you could end the war in Ukraine with high tariffs on Russia? The president can deny it all he wants, but consumers are paying for tariffs on almost every item on store shelves, and the price increases are hurting people big time. Every president has the right to pick whomever he wants to be in his cabinet. Trump has made quite a few controversial appointments, but none have been more costly to him than Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and “War Department” Secretary Pete Hegseth. Kennedy has caused the administration a great deal of grief with his anti-vaccine policies. As of last week, there had been 3,659 confirmed measles cases in the United States this year. That marks the highest annual case count in the U.S. since mea-
’s been one unforced error for another for the party, with big losses looming Nov. 3.
sles was declared eliminated in 2000. Kennedy has denied all of the press claims about a measles epidemic, and chooses advisers based on their antimeasles policies. Hegseth has made many enemies for the administration with his firing of a number of career military officials. In many of those cases, the ousted officials were women or Black. His handling of the issues aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has alienated countless members of the military. There have been reports of at least eight suicide attempts by members of the ship’s crew because it was deployed far longer than normal. Sadly, for those elected officials who have performed well in office, one unforced error after another will make it more difficult to get voter support. There’s no doubt, however, that the state of the economy is the biggest of all of the administration’s errors, and it’s highly likely that, once again, James Carville will be proven right on Nov. 3. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He currently chairs the Capitol Insight Group, a government relations firm. Comments? jkremer@liherald.com.
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through the night clearing roads and pumping streets. Those men and women earned our thanks. A fall storm that never made landfall is yet another wakeup call to the South Shore’s vulnerabilities that we have known about since Hurricane Sandy: low-lying roads that flood with every strong tide, storm drains that back up instead of draining, aging bulkheads, and a single rail branch that cuts off a barrier-island city whenever Reynolds Channel rises. Which brings us to our elected officials. In the days after a storm, Long Island’s politicians are everywhere: touring flooded streets, standing beside downed trees, promising action. Their concern is real. But the photo opportunity is the easy part. The money that would have kept those streets dry is won or lost months earlier, in budget negotiations in Albany, in committee rooms in Washington, and in the unglamorous back-and-forth with federal agencies over which projects get funded first. That’s where our representatives need to be fighting, all year long. Resilience funding doesn’t go to the region that suffered most. It goes to the region whose delegation shows up, makes the case relentlessly and doesn’t let the issue drop when the skies clear. Long Island’s members of Congress, state legislators and county officials should treat flood mitigation, drainage,
bulkhead replacement and grid hardening as a standing priority, not a talking point that surfaces every time the water rises and fades once it recedes. Voters can hold them to it. With Election Day weeks away, candidates for Congress, the State Legislature and local office will be knocking on doors and filling mailboxes. Ask them, specifically, what they plan to do about flooding and the power grid. Which projects will they fight for? How will they get them funded? What have they already delivered? A candidate who can answer in detail has been doing the work. One who can only talk about the last storm probably hasn’t. Long Islanders would like to see results on the ground: raised roadways and upgraded drainage in the neighborhoods that flood first, bulkheads that are replaced before they fail, and hardened transit infrastructure that doesn’t shut down every time the tide runs high. Local governments have homework, too. Residents shouldn’t learn that their street floods by finding their car underwater. The next storm may have a name. It may track closer to shore, or arrive when the moon and tides line up worse. The nor’easter gave us a warning at a relatively low price. Our leaders’ job is to make sure we heeded that warning, and that work starts now, in the quiet months, long before anyone needs a kayak.
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here’s something remarkable happening in New York and across the American economy: Entrepreneurship is booming, and artificial intelligence is driving it. A recent Gusto survey found that 60 percent of founders used A.I. to start their businesses last year, and 50 percent said it made the process significantly faster or cheaper. That’s monumental for New York’s Black community, where new technology is helping clear economic hurdles that have held back Black entrepreneurship. Our community has long struggled against barriers to the capital, resources, technology and opportunity needed to grow. A.I. is changing that equation, paving the way to economic independence and wealth creation for historically underrepresented Black entrepreneurs. New York should embrace that opportunity wholeheartedly. Starting a business once required major upfront investment: a location, staff, a website and cash on hand to fund it. Today an entrepreneur can use A.I. to help develop a website, market a product and handle logistics, all while work-
ing from home. Despite claims that A.I. will hollow out New York’s workplaces, it is instead making it possible for more people to become entrepreneurs, and helping small businesses accomplish more with fewer resources. As Entrepreneur recently reported, applications from one-person firms increased by more than 20 percent between early 2025 and mid-2026, as A.I.-powered tools increasingly allow individuals to accomplish work that once required entire teams. The priority shouldn’t be undoing that progress. It should be making sure underserved and minority communities have the opportunity to share in it. These benefits aren’t limited to startups; A.I. is a genuinely powerful tool for our neighborhood businesses, too. Whether you’re a restaurant owner, a contractor, a retailer or the head of a community nonprofit, the technology can help manage customers, analyze budgets and streamline operations. A.I. helps level the playing field, making capabilities once reserved for giant corporations available to the smallest storefronts and startups. Small businesses are already putting these tools to good use. A recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey found
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that A.I. adoption among small and medium-sized businesses has more than doubled since 2023. The tech is helping people become more efficient and develop new capabilities — and the more widely available innovative A.I. tools become, the better off small businesses, operating on tight margins or with limited access to capital, will be. Black entrepreneurs are already recognizing that potential. Recent research from the Urban Institute found that Black-owned businesses are more likely to use or test A.I., and more likely to view the technology as “highly important” to their companies. Researchers also noted that A.I. adoption could “increase the productivity of small businesses and significantly cut costs, improving competitiveness and reducing barriers to entry.” Nonetheless, we should not assume that these benefits will reach every neighborhood equally. If access to A.I. tools, training and capital becomes uneven, our communities could miss one of the greatest economic opportunities of this generation. We can’t let that happen. New York must embrace A.I. innovation and ensure that no one misses out on the unique advantages the technology provides. New Yorkers need practical opportunities to build A.I. skills, while
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neighborhood businesses need access to the investment, infrastructure and expertise required to put those tools to work. Our leaders should recognize that widening access to innovation is an economic opportunity, not a threat. The stakes extend beyond our own communities. Countries like China are rapidly closing the gap with the United States on A.I. If we make it harder for American innovators to develop and adopt these tools here at home, competitors like China will be more than happy to fill the void. That’s why city and state officials should focus on making A.I. adoption easier, fostering collaboration and education and removing unnecessary barriers. The more hurdles are erected against A.I. innovation, the fewer opportunities minority-owned businesses will have to get ahead. If, instead, we equip businesses with the A.I. tools they need to grow, local mom-and-pop shops will reap the benefits, and our neighborhoods will thrive. A.I. is already expanding opportunities for Black entrepreneurs and business owners. New York must ensure that every community can participate, compete and flourish in our modern A.I. economy. Phil Andrews is president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce and founding president of the New York City Minority Small Business Chamber of Commerce.
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