Smile Farms opens campus in Garden City

Continued from Page 8 will help in providing patients with a great purpose. He said their efforts in the garden will assist other patients who are food insecure and will receive donations from the garden’s bounty, providing an example of patients helping out other patients.

“Today we are connecting two vital issues at the forefront of healthcare, mental health and food insecurity,” O’Shaughnessy said.

He said this campus is an example of the butterfly effect, meaning that the small actions enacted there will have resounding effects.

While Smile Farm’s main initiative has been to provide employment for people with mental disabilities, Smile Farms Managing Director Diana Martin said this will be the first campus that will include individuals with mental health conditions.

“That’s a new area for us and we are very

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excited to be expanding into that space,” Martin said. She said that gardening is a gratifying and healing hobby for so many people and she is looking forward to it empowering the patients at Catholic Health to then empower others.

SHAI celebrates Norouz with music, art, food

On a beautiful, sunny, cold Sunday, the Sephardic Heritage Alliance, Inc. (SHAI) welcomed in spring by celebrating a cultural Norouz celebration in New York City at a new, state-of-the-art venue, Lavan Midtown.

March 19 was an evening of celebrating SHAI’s mission of enhancing and preserving our beautiful Persian and Jewish heritage, ushering in the new season, while showing solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Iran. Over five hundred guests of all ages enjoyed a multi-sensory evening of history, culture, art, music and dance.

Committee members Erika Goldstein Kashi, Tania Eshaghoff Frieberg, Marjan Greenblatt, Mojgan Lancman, Edna Khalili and Jackie Harounian created a fresh, fun, evening to remember. Frieberg curated the art show using the latest technology of projection mapping and featuring over 40 artists ranging from well-known Iranian artists to local artists of all ages.

Stephanie Ohebshalom opened the event singing“Barayeh,” followed by Mehram Rastegar playing the kamancheh. A beautiful Norouz message was delivered by President Kashi. World Entertainment Dance by Anna Pipoyan wowed and entertained the audience. Lederman Caterers provided delicious cuisine. A magnificent traditional Hafsin table was displayed in the center, and this was designed by Rahloo Khalili and Dalia Baratian.

The beauty of the event was that the entire community participated and was engaged in this evening. It was a night of art, culture, joy, self-expression and solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Iran who are fighting to be able to share in these very same basic rights. Everyone left with a smile, their calligraphy in Farsi by Majid Khosrow Shahi and a goldfish.

A special thank you to our committee, Lavan, Lederman Caterers, DJ Iman, Arick Sebag, and our sponsors, Saeed Amirian, Tania Frieberg Eshagoff, Nazee Moinian and the Moinian Group, for making this such a memorable and enjoyable way for all generations to celebrate spring. SHAI truly took us to the next level in what our community needs and wants for our future growth as a community.

SHAI also was able to celebrate Norouz locally in Great Neck at the Great Neck Library where we featured a Hafsin table.

Music was a big part of the Norouz celebration.

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION OF THE GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual election of the qualified voters of the Great Neck Union Free School District Nassau County, New York will be held on May 16, 2023 in the following election districts:

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 1: Great Neck E.M. Baker School, 69 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck, N.Y.

Western Boundary: Middle Neck Road from Long Island Rail Road Tracks (LIRR) to Wildwood Road, to Cherry Lane, to Horizon Way to the Long Island Sound.

Southern Boundary: Long Island Rail Road Tracks (LIRR) from Middle Neck Road to East Shore Road.

Eastern Boundary: East Shore Road and Manhasset Bay to the Long Island Sound.

Northern Boundary: Long Island Sound.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 2: Great Neck South High School, 341 Lakeville Road, Great Neck, N.Y.

Northern Boundary: Long Island Rail Road Tracks (LIRR) from South Middle Neck Road to East Shore Road.

Western Boundary: Stewart Avenue from Hillside Avenue along the NYC/Queens Border to the Long Island Expressway (LIE) to Lakeville Road to South Middle Neck Road to the Long Island Rail Road Tracks (LIRR)

Eastern Boundary: New Hyde Park Border from Hillside Avenue to Union Turnpike to Continental Drive and the Herricks Border to the Manhasset Border to the Long Island Rail Road Tracks (LIRR).

Southern Boundary: Hillside Avenue from Stewart Avenue to the Herricks Border.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 3: Great Neck Saddle Rock School, 10 Hawthorne Lane, Great Neck, N.Y.

Northern Boundary: Horizon Way to Cherry Lane to Wildwood Road from the Long Island Sound to Middle Neck Road.

Southern Boundary: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) tracks from Little Neck Bay to Middle Neck Road.

Western Boundary: Little Neck Bay/Long Island Sound from the Long Island Rail Road Tracks (LIRR) to Horizon Way.

Eastern Boundary: Middle Neck Road from the Long Island Rail Road Tracks (LIRR) to Wildwood Road.

ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 4: Lakeville School, 47-27 Jayson Avenue, Great Neck, N.Y.

Southern Boundary: Long Island Expressway (LIE) from the NYC/Queens Border to Lakeville Road.

Eastern Boundary: Lakeville Road and South Middle Neck Road from the Long Island Expressway (LIE) to the Long Island Rail Road Tracks (LIRR)

Western Boundary: NYC/Queens Border from the Long Island Expressway (LIE) to the Long Island Rail Road Tracks (LIRR).

Northern Boundary: The Long Island Rail Road Tracks (LIRR) from the NYC/Queens Border to South Middle Neck Road.

The annual election on May 16, 2023 shall be held for the following purposes:

A) To vote upon the annual school budget for the school year 2023-2024 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the district for the foregoing purposes (PROPOSITION NO. 1).

B) To vote upon the following proposition (PROPOSITION NO. 2):

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Great Neck Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York, shall pay to the Great Neck Library, Great Neck, New York, a sum to be requested by the Board of Trustees of the Great Neck Library, Great Neck, New York, such sum to be raised by tax on the taxable property of said district for the support of said Great Neck Library for the year beginning January 1, 2024.

C) To elect for a three‑year term, a member of the Board of Education to fill the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of the term of Rebecca Sassouni, the new term to begin July 1, 2023.

D) To elect for a three‑year term, a member of the Board of Education to fill the vacancy occasioned by the expiration of the term of Jeff Shi, the new term to begin July 1, 2023.

E) To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Board of Education will hold a public budget hearing on May 3, 2023 at 7:30 p.m., at Great Neck South Middle, 349 Lakeville Road, Great Neck, NY 11020, (a Zoom link will also be posted on the District website homepage www.greatneck.k12.ny.us) for the purpose of discussing expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof relative to the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of said school district for school year 2023-2024 at which time and which place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will have an opportunity to be heard.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the annual election shall be conducted by voting on propositions and candidates on voting machines on May 16, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (school budget) exclusive of public monies, and copies of propositions involving expenditure of monies for the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, may be obtained by any resident in the District during the 14 days immediately preceding the annual election, on the District website or by contacting the office of the District Clerk by phone (516)441-4007 or email districtclerk@greatneck.k12.ny.us The aforesaid budget statement shall contain the amount of money to be paid to Great Neck Library for library services for the year beginning January 1, 2024.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payment in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that nominations for members of the Board of Education shall be made by petition signed by at least 140 qualified voters of the District and filed in the office of the District Clerk between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m, not later than the 30th day preceding the election at which the trustees shall be voted upon, except that on the 30th day, this year, April 17, 2023, such propositions may be submitted between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Such petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes for each specific vacancy shall be considered elected to office. However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his or her unwillingness to serve.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that registration is permitted at the office of the District Clerk on school days, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, up to and including May 11, 2023. A register will be prepared and will be filed in the office of the District Clerk, 345 Lakeville Road, Great Neck, NY, and such register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for voting on the budget and election, except Sunday, and between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday by appointment only, and at each polling place on election day.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a person shall be entitled to vote at the annual election who is a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age, a resident of the School District for a period of 30 days next preceding the election at which he/she offers to vote and registered to vote for said election. A person shall be registered to vote if he or she shall have permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections or with the School District's Board of Registration. Only persons who shall be registered shall be entitled to vote. Said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall present themselves personally for registration, and (2) all voters previously registered for any annual or special District election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2019-2022) prior to preparation of said register.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Election on May 16, 2023 at the polling places in each of the election districts to prepare a register for District elections to be held subsequent to May 16, 2023.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within 24 hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the school district election are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained from the New York State Education Department’s Website (http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/common/counsel/files/absentee-ballot-application-and-instructions-english.pdf http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/common/counsel/files/absentee-ballot-application-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the office of the District Clerk by email districtclerk@greatneck.k12.ny.us or phone (516-441-4007) Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 17, 2023. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available at the office of the District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sunday, and between the hours 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election by appointment only.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the school district may obtain a registration form by visiting the District website (http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/voting) or contacting the office of the District Clerk by phone (516)441-4007, facsimile (516) 4414994, email districtclerk@greatneck.k12.ny.us, mail at Great Neck Public Schools, 345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020, or in person during regular office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application by also visiting the District website or contacting the office of the District Clerk. Completed registration applications and completed military ballot applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 16, 2023 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot. For purposes of this school district election, a military voter is a qualified voter of New York State, who: (i) is in actual military service, and by reason of such military service is absent from the school district in which he or she is qualified to vote on the day of registration or election; or (ii) is discharged from such military service within 30 days of an election; or a spouse, parent, child or dependent of a such voter, accompanying or being with such voter, if a qualified voter of New York State and a resident of the same school district as such voter.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Board of Education has adopted rules governing the election, which include the following: a) Any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines (except propositions or questions which are required to be stated in this Notice) shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 351 qualified voters, and filed in the office of the District Clerk between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., not later than the 30th day preceding the election at which such question or proposition shall be voted upon, except that on the 30th day, this year, April 17, 2023, such propositions may be submitted between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. b) All petitions submitting questions or propositions shall clearly and concisely state the proposition or question to be submitted to the election, but the form and language of such question or proposition shall be determined by the Board of Education. c) The Board of Education shall examine each petition filed with the office of the District Clerk for the submission of questions and propositions and may reject said petition if its purpose is not within the power of the voters, or where expenditure of money is required by the petition, if the proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.

Dated: March 8, 2023

Great Neck, New York

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT PATRICIA McSHANE, DISTRICT CLERK

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

GREAT NECK WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT

Town of North Hempstead Nassau County, NYCONTRACT NO. 23-03

Piccadilly Pump Station Variable Frequency Drives Equipment Purchase office, located at 236 East Shore Road, Great Neck, New York 11023 until 12:00 will be received by the Great Neck

(Local Time), on May 31, 2023, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. No Bids will be accepted after said hour. Bids sent through the U.S. Postal Service or other delivery services are done so at the Bidder’s own risk. Facsimile or photocopies of Bids will not be accepted. Bids should be plainly marked “Bid No. 23-02 ”

The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bid, Bid Bond, Agreement, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Drawings, Specifications and Addenda may be examined at the following locations:

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District 236 East Shore Road Great Neck, New York 11023 (516) 482-0238

All bidders must obtain a set of the Contract Documents.

Digital copies of the Contract Documents, in PDF format, will be transmitted by the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District to the Bidder upon receipt of an electronic payment of the non-refundable sum of $100.00 The Bidder should email MSingh@gnwpcd.net to request Contract Documents and link for electronic payment. The Bidder is required to provide an email address at the time of payment which will be utilized to transmit the Contract Documents, once successful payment has been received.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a certified or bank cashier’s check made payable to OWNER, or a Bid Bond issued by a surety licensed to conduct business in the state where the Project is located and having a Best Rating of A- or better from A.M. Best Company and named in the current list of “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies” as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Financial Management Service, Surety Bond Branch, U.S. Department of the Treasury, in an amount not less than five percent of the amount of the Bid submitted. The list may be ordered from the Government Printing Office Bookstore, 1-866-512-1800, ContactCenter@gpo.gov

Each Bidder must complete and submit with their bid the “Iranian Investment Activities Certification” provided in the Bid Form in compliance with General Municipal Law 103-g, Iranian Energy Sector Divestment.

Each Bidder must complete and submit with their Bid the “Certification of Compliance with New York State Labor Law Section Two Hundred One-G” provided in the Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace.

The Bidder to whom the OWNER proposes to award the Contract will be required to furnish the necessary insurance certificates as prescribed in the General Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions upon the execution of the Agreement.

Bidders are required to execute a non-collusive bidding certification required by Section 103-d of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.

Bidders are also required to comply with the anti-discrimination provisions of Sections 290-301 of the Executive Law of the State of New York.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids received, to readvertise for Bids, to abandon the project, to waive any or all informalities in any Bid received and to accept any proposal which the OWNER decides to be for the best interest of the OWNER.

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District

Date: April 28, 2023 By: Board of Commissioners

Patty Katz

Jerry Landsberg

Steve Reiter

Sealed Bids for Contract No. 23-03 for the Piccadilly Pump Station Variable Frequency Drives Equipment Purchase will be received by the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District office, located at 236 East Shore Road, Great Neck, New York 11023 until 12:00 P.M. (Local Time), on May 31, 2023, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. No Bids will be accepted after said hour. Bids sent through the U.S. Postal Service or other delivery services are done so at the Bidder’s own risk. Facsimile or photocopies of Bids will not be accepted. Bids should be plainly marked “Bid No. 23-03 ”

The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bid, Bid Bond, Agreement, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Drawings, Specifications and Addenda may be examined at the following locations:

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District 236 East Shore Road Great Neck, New York 11023 (516) 482-0238

All bidders must obtain a set of the Contract Documents.

Digital copies of the Contract Documents, in PDF format, will be transmitted by the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District to the Bidder upon receipt of an electronic payment of the non-refundable sum of $100.00 The Bidder should email MSingh@gnwpcd.net to request Contract Documents and link for electronic payment. The Bidder is required to provide an email address at the time of payment which will be utilized to transmit the Contract Documents, once successful payment has been received.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a certified or bank cashier’s check made payable to OWNER, or a Bid Bond issued by a surety licensed to conduct business in the state where the Project is located and having a Best Rating of A- or better from A.M. Best Company and named in the current list of “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies” as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Financial Management Service, Surety Bond Branch, U.S. Department of the Treasury, in an amount not less than five percent of the amount of the Bid submitted. The list may be ordered from the Government Printing Office Bookstore, 1-866-512-1800, ContactCenter@gpo.gov

Each Bidder must complete and submit with their bid the “Iranian Investment Activities Certification” provided in the Bid Form in compliance with General Municipal Law 103-g, Iranian Energy Sector Divestment.

Each Bidder must complete and submit with their Bid the “Certification of Compliance with New York State Labor Law Section Two Hundred One-G” provided in the Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace.

The Bidder to whom the OWNER proposes to award the Contract will be required to furnish the necessary insurance certificates as prescribed in the General Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions upon the execution of the Agreement.

Bidders are required to execute a non-collusive bidding certification required by Section 103-d of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.

Bidders are also required to comply with the anti-discrimination provisions of Sections 290-301 of the Executive Law of the State of New York.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids received, to readvertise for Bids, to abandon the project, to waive any or all informalities in any Bid received and to accept any proposal which the OWNER decides to be for the best interest of the OWNER.

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District

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Notice of Formation of A A SALADS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 202211-29. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of Limited Liability Company (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY should mail process to AMANDA YOUSFAN: 104 WILDWOOD ROAD GREAT NECK NY 11024. Purpose: Any lawful purpose

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516.307.1045

Date: April 28, 2023

By: Board of Commissioners

Patty Katz

Jerry Landsberg

Steve Reiter

Public Hearing Incorporated Village Of Lake Success

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be held by the Board of Appeals, Incorporated Village of Lake Success, NY in the Board Room of the Village of Lake Success, 318 Lakeville Road, on Monday, May 15, 2023, at 7:30 P.M. to consider the following application for a variance from the village zoning code.

Case No.2023-114 a request submitted by the owner, Mr. Philip Argyropoulos, 36 Meadow Woods Rd., Lake Success, NY 11020 also designated as Section 2, Block 282-5, Lot 148, for an appeal to construct a Driveway exceeding 20 Ft. maximum width, exceeding 35% of front yard and insufficient side yard setback, not permitted, pursuant to Section 105-12.3 and 105-C2(d)[1][b] Article XIX Chapter 105 of the Code of the Village of Lake Success.

The application and accompanying exhibits are on file in the office of the Village Clerk and may be inspected by interested parties during business hours.

At the time and place of the public hearing, all persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

Those persons planning to attend any meeting of the Board of Appeals of the Village of Lake Success and who require listening devices and/or a sign language translator are requested to notify the Village Clerk no less than 48 hours prior to the meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE SUCCESS