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Fire districts send medical aid “Farm to Fairway” in Town of Oyster Bay to Ukraine frontlines Kelp to be used as natural fertilizer
The Town of Oyster Bay recently harvested the last of the Town’s sugar kelp, grown in local waterways to ultimately be dried, composted and used to treat landscaping at the Town’s golf course and other Town parks facilities. Through initial kelp operations put in place in cooperation with Adelphi, SUNY Stony Brook, and Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Town now grows over 3,000 feet of kelp — the equivalent of 10 football fields — in Harry Tappen Marina, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park Marina,
TOBAY Beach Marina, Oyster Bay Harbor and Cold Spring Harbor Conservation Management Areas Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “In continuing our commitment to the environment, this new Farm to Fairway initiative provides dual benefits as Kelp significantly reduces nitrogen in our waterways helping to improve water quality, and decreases our dependency on chemical fertilizers on land. As strange as it may seem, kelp is proven to be incredibly sucSee page 15
Grand larceny arrest Town of Oyster Bay officials with members of the Ukranian Congress of America, Long Island Chapter, with 4,000 pounds of medical supplies collected to aid Ukraine. Officials from the Town of Oyster Bay joined with members of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Long Island Chapter to recognize the Association of Fire Districts of Nassau County as they prepared to ship 4,000lbs of medical supplies to the frontlines in Ukraine. The 20 ft. shipping container full of necessary sup-
plies is being transported by the Terry Farrell Foundation to a local port, and will reach the people of Ukraine through the Association’s partnership with St. Vladimir’s Parish Center in Uniondale. Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “The volunteer fire service is dedicated to protecting people’s lives and prop-
erty, and their sense of service is what made our volunteers step up to assist Ukrainians fighting to protect their homeland. I thank our firefighters and EMS workers for their service to our nation, and to the cause of freedom around the globe.”
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Nassau County Police arrested a Bethpage man for allegedly stealing item from vehicles in Levittown on Saturday, April 16. According to detectives, at 7:40 a.m. the police received several 911 calls for a man going through cars and carrying a machete on Jupiter Lane, Hickory Lane and Mallard Road. Police responded to the area and found Vincent Derosa, 40, on Farm Ranch Road South. During a search of the defendant and his property, police say they recovered items that had been reported stolen from See page 15
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Get gas out of transportation
To the Editor: Growing up in Jericho, I enjoyed a great place to live and going to great schools. But I came into more than my share of climate-killing, unhealthy diesel fumes and car exhaust from the asphalt triangle that surrounds my neighborhood. Specifically, as a school bus rider, I subjected my young lungs daily to the risk of pollutants and toxins. Now, the Climate Action Council, creating by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, is laying out a Climate Scoping Plan to transform our economy to fulfill that nation-leading law which requires a 100% emissions-neutral state by 2050. A major target of this plan must be the clear delineation of the electrification of our transportation sector,
the second largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, commitment to statewide adoption of zero-emission school buses by 2035 is already in place, and $1 billion has been allotted for EV charging infrastructure and adoption state-wide. But for the next generation growing up in Jericho, the transition from gas and diesel to electric vehicles must be sped up. The Scoping Plan must support the removal of barriers to EV sales, increase the ease of EV ownership for low-income New Yorkers, and the adoption of rules to support widespread electrification of medium and heavyweight trucks. As today’s pump prices reiterate, and our rapidly warming planet warns us, it’s time to get the gas out of transportation. Grace Mok
Shed the Meds program planned for April 30 On Saturday, April 30, between 9 a.m. and noon, Nassau County Legislator Laura Schaefer will be sponsoring a “Shed the Meds” event at Bethpage High School. Drop off unused or expired pharmaceuticals and help combat abuse and misuse of prescription medications. Instructions: • Keep medication in original containers and block out names for anonymity. • Do not cross out the medication
information. • Pet medications will be accepted. • Illegal narcotics may also be dropped off, no questions asked. Items not accepted: • No syringes or sharps • No thermometers • No ointments or liquids • No IV bags or chemo drugs • No bloody or infectious waste
Town seeks nominations to honor local veterans The Town of Oyster Bay is now accepting hometown hero nominations in order to honor veterans at the Town’s “Salute to Veterans” Celebration scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at TOBAY Beach. Residents are invited to nominate extraordinary individuals who have made a difference in our veteran communities. “The Town of Oyster Bay’s ‘Salute to America’ Celebration provides the ideal backdrop to recognize veterans and individuals who continue to actively serve in the community and advocate for issues and concerns relative to veterans. The Town is proud to recognize and honor amazing individuals who have helped to shape our communities for the better through their continuing advocacy and exemplary community service each year,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “I hope residents will consider submitting a nomination of an individual who deserves special recognition for their continued efforts on behalf of the veteran’s community. I look forward to recognizing the efforts of outstanding individuals who have impacted the lives
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of our veterans in an extraordinary way yet again this year.” Nominations are being accepted in three different categories of recognition: Veterans Volunteer of the Year (awarded to a veteran), Friend of Veterans Volunteer of the Year (awarded to a non-veteran), and Lifetime Achievement Award (awarded to a veteran or a non-veteran). All entries must include a supporting narrative describing the nominee’s on-going veterans related activities, and all nominees must be Town residents. All nominations must be postmarked no later than June 13, 2022. Winners will be recognized as part of a special program during the ‘Salute to America’ Celebration, a patriotic evening of top flight musical talent and fireworks, which serves as a thank you to all veterans and active military for protecting the freedoms we enjoy each and every day as Americans. To submit a nomination for the Veterans Awards, please visit www. oysterbaytown.com, email kfileccia@ oysterbay-ny.gov or call (516) 797-7925 for an application.
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Long Island’s premier car show experience will take place on Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at TOBAY Beach (rain date May 1). The Supervisor’s TOBAY Beach Classic will be co-sponsored by Car Show Long Island and will feature hundreds of automobiles, trucks, military vehicles, and emergency service vehicles. A live concert performed by That 70’s Band will take place during the day, followed by trophy presentations. The event is free for spectators. Supervisor Saladino stated, “Whether you’re a proud classic car owner or you want to see the best cars in the region, Car Show Long Island is the place to be! This free family-fun event is a perfect way to spend the day, all with the beautiful backdrop of TOBAY Beach. Spectators can check out cool cars, vendors, exhibits and enjoy live music while surrounded by Long Island’s best classic, muscle,
antique and exotic cars.” Trophies will be awarded in each class, and children will have a say when deeming which rides are their favorites in the SUNation Kids’ Choice Award. Car Show Long Island’s 2022 TOBAY BEACH Spring Classic is made possible through the following presenting sponsors: Bethpage Federal Credit Union, NAO Medical, MSG Networks, SUNation and Ambassador Home Improvement. Classic Car enthusiasts and spectators can also grab a bite to eat from the food truck corral, and can also check out numerous vendors and displays. Car owners can pre-register their vehicles at www.carshowli.com for $15 per car or register the day-of for $25 per car. The event is free to spectators. For more information or to become a sponsor or vendor at the event, call (516) 7974121 or e-mail carshowli@oysterbay-ny. gov.
Residents of FREE (Family Residences and Essential Enterprises) of Old Bethpage will perform at the Gift of Life USA’s Annual Gala on Sunday, April 24 at 5 p.m. at the Huntington Hilton. The program will also include inspirational speakers: Suffolk County Police Officer Matias Ferreira, the first double amputee patrolman; and Amy PalmieroWinters, who holds 14 work records and 3 Guinness Book records as an
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Town launches “Art in the Park” initiative The Town of Oyster Bay invites local artists to participate in the Town’s new “Art in the Park” program, which invites artists and artisans to display and sell their hand-crafted goods. Applications are now available for the event, which will be held on Saturday, May 21 at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay. “We are calling on all local artists and artisans to fill out an application today to take part in this great opportunity to showcase their items,” said Town of Oyster Bay Councilwoman Michele Johnson. “The free event on May 21st will also feature live music, food trucks and activities for kids, making it a fun day for the whole family.” Participants must be 18 or older, and
display and sell only their original pieces. No commercial or mass-produced items are permitted. Artists must supply their own 10x10 canopy and additional items required for their space. Details and associated costs are provided on the application, available on the Town’s website. Art in the Park is run by the Town’s Department of Community & Youth Services, Cultural and Performing Arts Division. The program focuses on hand-crafted goods, including ceramics, watercolors, glass, jewelry, wood, leather, sculpture and more. Additional information is available on the Town’s website at www.oysterbaytown.com/capa or by calling (516) 797-7932.
Kennedy Park cleanup planned for April 23 The Hicksville Community Council, joined by Nassau County Legislators Rose Marie Walker and Laura Schaefer, will help clean up Kennedy Park (located at Jerusalem Avenue and Broadway in Hicksville) on Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Grab your gardening gloves and tools (such as rakes, pruning shears, hedge clippers and shovels, and come join. All age groups are welcome. Volunteer any time that works for you between 9 am and noon. Trash bags will be provided.
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Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr. and Town Clerk Kate Murray presented a commemorative sign to the MacArthur High School Varsity Cheerleading Team in recognition of them winning the 2022 New York State and Nassau County Championships. Also attending were cheer coach Lisa Nessler, Athletic Director Keith Snyder and Principal Joseph Sheehan.
Spring boutique at Manetto Hill Jewish Center On Sunday, April 24, Manetto Hill Jewish Center will host a Spring Boutique from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. With Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and summer camp arriving soon, this boutique will offer the opportunity for members of the local community to shop from vendors and companies from Plainview and the surrounding areas.
Manetto Hill Jewish Center is located at 244 Manetto Hill Road in Plainview Weather permitting, vendors will be outside and inside. If there is inclement weather, the event will be held inside Each vendor will provide prizes for a raffle (you need not be present to win).
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In honor of Earth Day, the Levittown Community Council will be holding a Cleanup Day at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday, April 23, from 1–4 p.m. The park is located at Hempstead Turnpike and Shelter Lane in Levittown. Community groups, individuals and families will join together to clean various locations throughout
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Upcoming Events at the This Week at the Jericho Public Library Syosset Public Library Monday, April 25
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2:00 p.m.: Virtual Profiles with Dr. William Thierfelder - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: More than Sherlock Arthur Conan Doyle was a superb writer as well as a prominent physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for “A Study in Scarlet,” the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. Doyle created many other wonderful characters, including fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard and much more. This program goes beyond Sherlock and introduces you to equally striking works of fiction. 4:00 p.m.: Virtual Flex & Tone with Mindy Vasta -Fee required when registering. This is a low impact strength training class. It utilizes weights, balls and bands. Exercises are performed in a safe and controlled manner (sitting and standing) to help increase bone mass, improve strength, promote proper alignment and enhance overall fitness. 7:00 p.m.: Virtual Fit & Fabulous with Linda Ray - Fee required when registering. Look and feel better than you have in years as fitness specialist Linda Ray guides you through her unique techniques that will stretch you out as you relax neck, shoulders and back tension, strengthen and create sleek muscles, improve balance and firm up abdominal muscles without potential for injury.
2:00 p.m.: In-Person Information About Dementia Sponsored by Parker Jewish Institute - The Parker Jewish Institute will be at the library to offer an array of free services to families which include: • A vaccinated volunteer • Memory Cafés • Virtual support groups for caregivers with free lunch for caregiver and care recipient • Telephone support group for children of dementia sufferers • Daily programming and entertainment via Zoom. No registration required. Bring your questions!
Tuesday, April 26
2:00 p.m.: Virtual – Beyond the Foot Lights: Celebrating the Life & Work of Bob Fosse with Stephen Nachamie, Stage & Film Director We will explore Bob Fosse’s career from performer on stage and screen to becoming the revolutionary Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award winning Broadway director and choreographer. This look at his work will include the film Cabaret and the Broadway musicals “The Pajama Game,” “Damn Yankees” and “Sweet Charity,” as well as his long collaboration with the great Gwen Verdon.
11:00 a.m.: Virtual Guided Meditation for Self-Healing with Patricia Anderson - Join Pat for this meditation session to bring harmony and balance into your life. 2:00 p.m.: Virtual Fabric Art with Sylvia Laudien-Meo - We will explore modern art works made from threads or fabric. What began as a decorative and mostly woman’s domain, this medium has been revolutionized since the Bauhaus years. Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl were among the early pioneers, creating wall hangings that were more than functional. Joan Miro and Le Corbusier created large nomadic fabric art. You will learn about these and other artists and their art as they explored fabric in the most innovative ways.
Thursday, April 28
10:00 a.m.: In-Person & Virtual Chair Yoga with Jolie Bosnjak - Fee required when registering. During this chair yoga class you will move from head to toe, using the chair as a prop for support. This practice is for all levels...including those nursing an injury or coping with a chronic problem. The results will surprise you! 5:30 p.m.: Virtual Yoga with Joe Fee required when registering. You will learn yoga poses that include standing, sitting, twists, leg stretches, chair poses, and breathing exercises. Mindfulness and living in the moment are woven into the practice. Have a sticky mat, chair, yoga blanket, block and belt.
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Thursday, April 21, at 2 p.m.
Rebecca Luker: Triumph & Tragedy (VIRTUAL) Presenter: Richard Knox This soprano performer graced the Broadway stage in a wide variety of original productions and ever-popular revivals. Her credits include lead roles in “Phantom of the Opera,” “The Secret Garden,” “The Music Man,” “Showboat” and “The Sound of Music.” Music clips will be shown as well as interviews that took place prior to her death in 2020 at the age of 59 after a year-long battle with ALS. For the Zoom link, go to syosset. librarycalendar.com/events/month
Tuesday, April 26, at 3 p.m.
SPL’s LI Reads Book Discussion (IN-PERSON) Join Jackie Ranaldo, Head of Readers’ Services for an in-person discussion of the 2022 Long Island Reads selection, “The Living and the Lost” by Ellen Feldman. No registration required. Limited to 20 people.
Tuesday, April 26, at 7 p.m.
Grow Your Own (VIRTUAL) Presenter: Regina Dlugokencky, Seedsower Farm Learn the basics of successful vegetable starting and get the lowdown on varieties of peppers, tomatoes, and
eggplants not typically found in big box stores and garden centers. Registration required. To register, go to syossetlibrary.org
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“Aida”: Love Triangle Gone Wrong or Right? (IN-PERSON & ONLINE) Presenter: Tanisha Mitchell, librarian at Freeport Library & Metropolitan Opera and opera singer Set in Egypt, “Aida” is about a love triangle that entangles purity, lust and ultimately betrayal between an Egyptian captain, his king’s daughter and her slave, Aida. Listen to this entertaining lecture, see video clips and listen to the lecturer sing an aria from the opera. No registration for in-person or Zoom. For the Zoom link, go to syossetlibrary.org.
Friday, April 29, at 1 p.m.
Lemon Blueberry Scones (IN-PERSON) Presenter: Chef Rob Scott A hands-on class to make these delicious scones with lemon drizzle. Attendees will need to bring a small and large mixing bowl, grater, zester, wood spoon, cookie tray, parchment paper, aluminum foil and 1 cup of blueberries. You will go home with scones to put into your oven. Registration is limited. Fee: $5. To register, go to syossetlibrary.org
Town seeks counselors for summer recreation program The Town of Oyster Bay is seeking counselors for its 2022 Summer Recreation Program. The six-week program provides a rewarding employment experience for counselors as they work with children and make a difference. “This great summer job is ideal for residents age 16 or older who are looking to build their resume. Our summer recreation counselors get real-world experience while having fun, making memories, and making a difference in the lives of others,” said Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. Applicants must be available for the duration of the program, which runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning July 5 through August 12. Summer Recreation
Program participants take part in trips, tournaments, shows and athletic events, including the TOBAY Games, making being a counselor a great first job for many residents. Employment opportunities are offered at Marjorie R. Post (Massapequa), Plainview-Old Bethpage and Syosset-Woodbury Community Parks, Ellsworth W. Allen Town Park in Farmingdale, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park and Beach in Oyster Bay, and Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing. For more information, prospective counselors should contact Town’s Department of Parks at (516) 797-4125 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com/summerrecreation.
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Hicksville students collect items, funds for Ukrainian relief BY GARY SIMEONE
The students of East Street Elementary School in Hicksville wanted to do something special to help the people of the war torn country of Ukraine. Throughout the month of March, students from all grade levels donated money and necessities like shampoo, soap and bandages to the Town of Oyster Bay’s Humanitarian Relief Drive. Pamela Johnson, a 3rd grade teacher at East Street, said that student council representatives coordinated the drive and that over $650 was collected throughout the month of March.
“Our student council advisors had initially wanted to do something special in spring, so we took part in this humanitarian effort to help the people of the Ukraine,” said Johnson. “We ended up collecting over $650 in funds and necessities and toiletries like soap, shampoo, hairbrushes, blankets and PPE’s. We also collected cans of nonperishable food items.” She said that the boxes were set up in the lobby of the school, and that during the month of March, both students and parents brought in toiletries and other necessities. “Our student council members
East Street Student Council members coordinated a collection of items to support the Town of Oyster Bay’s Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Drive.
helped to box and bag the items and the collection drive culminated with a pickup truck and two big SUV’s hauling the items away to the Town’s drop-off point,” said Johnson. School staff and students also held a “pajama day” in March, where everyone was encouraged to contribute a $1 to the Town’s Ukrainian Relief Fund. Jean-Marie Serra, principal of East Street, said she was extremely proud of the students effort and “their overwhelming response of contributions will go a long way to helping people who are in need.” Wasiqa Ali, an East Street student
and student council president, said that she was glad that the collection drive would be a blessing to so many people. “I couldn’t believe how much our school was able to provide for Ukraine,” said Ali. “It made me feel very proud that we were able to help so many people.” Another student council member said that “we should always be kind to other people and be grateful for what we have.” Other student council advisors and staff members include 1st grade teacher Maria Mezzanotte and 3rd grade teacher Denise Woods.
Student council members proudly holding their certificates of recognition for their recent efforts in coordinating a drive and fundraiser to support the Town of Oyster Bay’s Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Drive. Photos courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools
Levittown’s 75th Anniversary Special prayer service Car Show Levittown’s 75th Anniversary Car show will be held on Saturday, May 14 (rain date (Sunday, May 15), from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The show will be held in the Town of Hempstead Parking field behind PC Richards Appliance Store, Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown. The event is free for spectators, but non-perishable food donations will be accepted. All years, makes and model cars, vans and trucks are welcome. $10 early registration for vehicles; $15 day of the event. Accepting reservations for
vendors, food trucks and sponsors. Visit https:/www.facebook.com/ LevittownSpecialEvents/ for reservation forms for all interested participants. There will be continuous music throughout the day. Live music by TRIBE. Deejay: Tim Aldridge. A portion of proceeds will benefit New Ground, a non-profit organization committed to helping and educating veterans and their families to break the cycle of homelessness.
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Two students showing pride in their projects. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (center) recently recognized Sanitation employee of over 30 years Mike Delewin (right), of Hicksville, for his off-duty good deed of returning a lost wallet to its owner. While shopping in Home Depot, Mike found the wallet that had been inadvertently dropped by a patron in the parking lot. After several attempts to contact the owner by the phone, Mike drove to the individual’s home to personally deliver it. He safely returned the wallet to the woman, who was incredibly thankful, as she still had not even realized it was missing. Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Works Daniel Pearl (right) was also on hand to congratulate Mike.
Several Easter-related STEM stations were set up for second graders in Ms. Cataldi and Mrs. Lemaire's class at Central Boulevard Elementary School in Bethpage on April 13. Several Easter-related STEM stations were set up for second graders in Ms. Cataldi and Mrs. Lemaire's class at Central Boulevard Elementary School in Bethpage on April 13. Students rotated between four STEM stations: studying the sounds of different Easter eggs, blowing pom pom balls
through a plastic straw, building an Easter egg tower and crafting an Easter egg parachute. After testing different strategies at each station, students documented their results to compare what they discovered. Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District
HHS Hall of Fame nominations The Hicksville Public School District is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Hicksville High School Hall of Fame. Established in 1985, the Hall of Fame recognizes graduates who have achieved distinction in their chosen profession or community; individuals who will serve as role models for the Class of 2022, as well as for all of our students to emulate. The district is seeking individuals who have achieved not only professional success, but have made meaningful contributions to their community as a whole. Individuals wishing
to nominate a candidate should provide the candidate’s name, address, telephone number, year the candidate graduated, the candidate’s profession, community contributions, honors and/ or achievements. Nominators should explain what characteristic or achievement makes their candidate special and include their own name, address and telephone number. All nominations must be received by May 15 and sent to Mr. Patrick Harris, assistant principal, Hicksville High School, 180 Division Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801-4800.
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Students select Scientific exploration at Central Blvd. Elementary School their next read at East Broadway School
Students at East Broadway Elementary School in the Levittown Public School District picked out their next literary adventures at the annual book fair on April 8. Several displays featured hundreds of books for all ages, and each student was excited to make the perfect selection. The Scholastic book fair is organized by the PTA annually.
Students at East Broadway Elementary picked out their new books at the book fair. Photo courtesy of Levittown Public Schools
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Second graders in Ms. Cataldi and Mrs. Lemaire's class at Central Boulevard Elementary School in Bethpage recently went on a scientific exploration around their school building. Photos courtesy of Bethpage Union Free School District
Students in the Scrapbook Club at Summit Lane Elementary School started their own scrapbooks. Photo courtesy of Levittown Public Schools
Second graders in Ms. Cataldi and Mrs. Lemaire’s class at Central Boulevard Elementary School in Bethpage recently went on a scientific exploration around their school building. Students became ecologists for a
Students in the Scrapbook Club at Summit Lane Elementary School in the Levittown Public School District learned about the techniques required to start their own scrapbooks using scraps from various sources. Fifth graders brought pictures from
day as they searched through Central Boulevard’s ecosystem for living and nonliving things. Second graders worked in groups to take notes on what they found and used binoculars to closely examine the school’s ecosystem.
Casino bus trip The Catholic Daughters of the Americas will be hosting a bus trip to Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem, PA, on Tuesday, May 31. Cost is $45 per person which includes the driver's tip and a $35 give back for slots play. Please arrive at 8:30 a.m. Return will
be approximately 8:30 p.m. Parking is at 999 South Oyster Bay Road (dead end). For reservations, please call Barbara at 516-935-5576. Please make checks payable to CDA. The first to play is the first on the bus.
magazines, books and newspapers and utilized techniques in background choices, cropping and layering. Each week they focused on a different theme and learned how to create beautiful keepsakes from their pictures, with spectacular end results.
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Students at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Bethpage played St. Patrick’s Bingo in the school’s library as part of their St. Patrick’s Day celebration on March 17. Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District John F. Kennedy Middle School in Bethpage recently held several St. Patrick’s Day activities in the school’s library. On March 11, the library hosted Luck O’ the Library, in which students tested their luck and listening skills by playing an interactive leprechaun game. Students
also took part in a Shamrock, Paper, Scissors Tournament on March 16 as they competed against their classmates in friendly games of rock, paper and scissors. The festivities concluded with St. Patrick’s Bingo on March 17 as students played a few rounds of Irish-themed bingo.
Lee Road students spread autism awareness
Students at Lee Road Elementary School are wearing blue throughout April in recognition of Autism Awareness Month. Photo courtesy of Levittown Public Schools Lee Road Elementary School in the Levittown Public School District has been a sea of blue throughout the month of April in recognition of Autism Awareness Month. Students have come to school sporting blue shirts, pants, shoes and more.
The month is celebrated annually as an opportunity to share stories and create an inclusive and understanding environment for those with autism. Students also made colored puzzle pieces that hang in the front lobby of the school.
Levittown girls get dressed for the occasion at Prom Boutique More than 180 girls throughout the Levittown Public School District chose a perfect dress for their upcoming proms and dances thanks to the Prom Boutique that offers dresses and other essentials for all. Organized by Levittown social workers, all dresses, shoes, jewelry and more are donated and set up for visitors to browse. The boutique, which is housed annually at the Levittown Memorial Education Center, also features makeshift changing rooms. Guests and volunteers included students and social workers from General Douglas MacArthur and Division Avenue High Schools and Jonas E. Salk and Wisdom Lane Middle Schools. Donations of dresses and more are thanks to Bridesmaids Dresses, Jovani, Debra Cattani from the L.I. Volunteer Center and from individuals throughout the community.
Social workers from throughout the Levittown Public School District annually organize a Prom Boutique for anyone in need of an outfit. Photo courtesy of Levittown Public Schools
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St. Patrick’s Day fun and games at JFK Middle School
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Division Avenue’s Cristen Ronzo recognized as Coach of the Year
Division Avenue High School cheerleading coach Cristen Ronzo (left) was named Coach of the Year by the Section 8 Coaches Association alongside assistant coach Liz Lynch. Cristen Ronzo, a cheerleading coach at Division Avenue High School in the Levittown Public School District, was named Coach of the Year by the Section 8 Coaches Association. It is Mrs. Ronzo’s seventh year coaching cheer at Division. In 2020, the team was the Universal Cheerleading Association Regional Champion in the Coed Division and placed second in the Nassau County Championship. This year, they placed second at the County Championship again and competed through four rounds of competitions at UCA Nationals. They made it to the finals for the first time in the program’s history and placed 11th out of 90 teams. Since Mrs. Ronzo started coaching, the team has also been a scholar athlete team for both fall and winter seasons. “There were so many successful teams and coaches this year, and I was honored to be recognized alongside them,” Coach Ronzo said. “My assistant coach, Liz Lynch, is with me every step of the way, and I couldn’t have made it through the last year, let alone seven, without her. “We have no graduating seniors and the girls and I already have very big plans for next year,” she added. “We’re already starting to have open practices in a few weeks because they know what they’re capable of. There is no real ‘off season’ in the cheer world.” Photos courtesy of Levittown Public Schools
Coach Ronzo was joined by fellow members of the cheer team at the Section 8 Coaches Association awards ceremony.
Division cheerleaders made it to the finals in the Universal Cheerleaders Association Nationals Competition for the first time in program history.
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a vehicle in the area. The items were identified by the victim and Vincent Derosa was placed under arrest. He was charged with Grand Larceny 4th degree and Petit Larceny. He was released on an Appearance Ticket and no bail. Derosa had been previously arrested on Thursday, September 16, 2021 and at
that time was charged with Harassment 1st degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was released with an appearance ticket and no bail. He is due in court for that incident on May 18. Detectives request if anyone believes they may have been a victim of the above defendant they should contact Eighth Squad detectives at (516) 573-6853.
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Laura Maier hold some of the kelp harvested from Oyster Bay harbor.
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Bike Tours Are Most Satisfying Way to Experience World Sustainably; Operators Expand Horizons BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM Celebrate Trails Day on April 23 follows immediately after Earth Day for a good reason – biking fulfills the best attributes of sustainable, responsible travel while minimizing the adverse impacts of tourism. Biking lets travelers, adventurers, explorers experience places far and near with the least carbon impact of going place to place; taking the slow-road so you can really connect to local communities you would never see otherwise and spending your tourism dollars with the people who need it most; you can stop and get off to interact with people, take a photo, travel at a pace and a perspective – sitting in a saddle without the wall of windows - to really see, focus, smell the roses, and yet have an ever changing view to see, with the excitement and intrigue of new experiences that might be around the next bend. And then there’s that endorphin thing that happens as you pedal and take in the fresh air that revs the brain and fills you with good feelings. And biking also affords a way to be in community but socially distanced and in open, uncrowded spaces. Tour operators are responding to the desire to explore by bicycle with new itineraries, near and far: such as close-to-home (reachable by car) programs that take advantage of New York State’s new 750-mile Empire State Trail (you can ride north-south from the tip of Manhattan to the Canadian border and west-east from Buffalo to Albany), or for a close-tohome foreign experience, biking in Quebec, as well as to trips to exotic
Among Discovery Bicycle’s international itineraries is a new six-day in England, Cotswolds & Stonehenge Bike Tour and a Moselle River Bike & Barge tour. From close to home to far, far away, Discovery is introducing an 11-day New Zealand Trails tour (Nov., Jan., Feb.) (Discovery Bicycle, 800-257-2226, info@discoverybicycletours.com, discoverybicycletours.com) Wilderness Voyageurs, starting out from its home base in Ohiopyle, PA, has spread throughout the US. We’ve traveled with them on their South Dakota “Badlands & Black Getting ready for the day’s biking on our Biketours.com bike-and-boat trip Hills” tour and on rides along the Great Allegheny Passage with Rails to among the Greek Islands © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com Trails Conservancy. locales – like New Zealand, Vietnam, the guides there to make your experiWilderness Voyageurs’ Chile. Or how about Albania, Bulgaria ence purely enjoyable. There are all 4-day Chesapeake Bay Bike Tour takes or Transylvania? these extras, as well. A new itinerary advantage of the easy elevation More offerings that combine boat on New York’s Empire State Trail; an gain for a charming journey along and bike make the trip even more con- itinerary on the Erie Canal Trail and the Maryland coastline. Cycle venient (you only unpack once) and New York’s scenic lakes, canal path through farms, woodlands and see add a special element of plying water- from the Buffalo area with added sce- bald eagles and endangered species ways by a small river boat, canal boat nic riding along Lake Ontario to the in the Blackwater National Wildlife or barge, or go from island to island. Finger Lakes on six-day Erie Canal & Preserve. Enjoy seafood feasts, ferry And many offer an e-bike option, NY Lakes tour; a new 3-day Hudson rides, and century-old architecture. opening a whole new dimension for Valley Weekend tour (bike car-free Wilderness Voyageurs is also feaexploration on two-wheels, especially paths & quiet roads, dine at the famous turing a specially designed five-day for people who are concerned about Culinary Institute of America and Type 1 Diabetes Ride on the Great physical abilities. visit a family-owned winery; a gentle Allegheny Passage (July 24)., biking, Here are examples of what’s being six-day Lake Champlain Islands bike hiking, visiting Fallingwater, with Dr. offered: tour with beautiful views of the Green Jody Stanislaw, a naturopathic docDiscovery Bicycle Tours has an Mountains and Adirondacks; and a tor and a Type 1 diabetic, who will amazing array of itineraries in the challenging six-day biking/camping be guiding each day with tips on the United States (including new itin- Green Mountain Gravel Adventure balance between insulin, exercise, and eraries on the NYS Empire Trail), on gorgeous Vermont dirt roads and diet. It’s an ever-changing equation Canada, Europe, Chile, New Zealand trails and experience famous Vermont and if you’re tired of the sugar roller and Vietnam. What I love best (I biked craft breweries and swimming holes. coaster, this is an exceptional opporwith them last summer on the Maine Nearby but exotic: a six-day tour tunity. Ride together with fellow type Coast/Acadia national park, and of the Quebec Eastern Townships Continued on next page before that Vermont) is that the pro- known for their beauty, their villages grams are really geared for a vacation,
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Bike Tours Are Most Satisfying Way to Experience World Sustainably Continued from previous page 1s and Dr. Jody. Other Wilderness Voyageurs biketours include Katy Rail Trail: Iowa Trestle Tour; Idaho Coeur D’Alene The Hiawatha; New Mexico Hub & Spoke; Colorful Colorado; Seneca Lake Backroads and Brews. (Wilderness Voyageurs, 103 Garrett St., Ohiopyle, PA 15470, 800-272-4141, bike@ Wilderness-Voyageurs.com, WildernessVoyageurs.com) BikeTours.com, specializing in European biking adventures (guided, self-guided and bike/boat tours), has listed its top destinations for 2022: The Greek Islands (which I did); Czech Republic; Croatia; Transylvania, Romania; Salzburg, Austria; Umbria, Italy; Scotland; Dolomites, Italy; Southern France and Albania (which I did). I’ve also taken their self-guided VeniceCroatia trip and their guided Slovenia biketour and for our first self-guided bike tour, the Danube Bike Trail (ideal for families and first-timers). “If you’re itching to get back in the saddle with a European bike tour but want to explore destinations heavy on beauty and light on people for most or all of your tour,” Jim Johnson, president of BikeTours.com, suggests Bulgaria, Slovenia (which I did - biggest surprises were visits to Predjama Castle and Postojna Cave), Apulia (Puglia), Transylvania, and Connemara (Ireland). But this year, recognizing that some may still be more comfortable traveling closer to home, is offering new tours from its sister company, Bike the South. One
of them is “Tennessee Hills and Stills,” focusing on the state’s whiskey producing tradition. Check the really user-friendly site: Biketours.com, info@biketours.com, 877462-2423, 423-756-8907. Butterfield & Robinson, long known as a luxury tour company, has introduced a series of departures geared to families with young adults (late teens and up), who will relish this opportunity to share an experience before their YA flies the coop. Among the itineraries: Switzerland E-Bike, Alsace E-Bike, Tuscany biking, Berlin to Prague Active, Mallorca E-Biking, Prague to Vienna; Alentejo, Portugal; Catalonia; the Camino do Santiago Biking, Perhaps most intriguing: Cambodia & Vietnam: in Cambodia, see the spectacular ancient Khmer temples at Angkor, comprising one of the most jaw-dropping temple complexes in the world; then head to Vietnam and experience the buzz of Ho Chi Minh City and the serene landscapes of Can Tho; delve deep with three nights in Hoi An and wrap up in the Imperial City of Hue. (Butterfield & Robinson, travel@butterfield.com, 866-551-9090, butterfield.com) More biking tours are incorporating camping options. TrekTravel is going a step further, with a new partnership with AutoCamp (autocamp.com) to provide (get this) Airstream suites (those famous RVs) for two brand new itineraries; Palm Springs & Joshua Tree, and California Wine Country. Among TrekTravel’s most popular itineraries this year: Prague to Vienna,
New Mexico (cycle on the historic streets of Santa Fe, within the expansive pine forests, and beneath high desert mesas and Badland formations). (TrekTravel, 866-719-2427, Trektravl. com) Duvine Cycling & Adventure Co. is another high-end active travel company with trips that combine wine and gastronomy in such lavish places as France (Ride Through France’s Most Fabled Terroirs) and Italy. Duvine’s newest itinerary is Bike and Boat in Amalfi: (duvine. com, 888-396-5383) B’spoke Cycling Holidays, based in London, are geared for the harder-core, but for more leisurely cycling, look to their sister brand Cycling for Softies which offers luxury cycling tours in Europe’s famous wine regions. (BSpoke Tours, Unit 3, Walton Lodge Laundry, 374 Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8PL, info@bspoketours.com, bspoketours.com) I’m headed to Europe for Boat Bike Tours’ eight-day Bruges-Amsterdam tour. A leading European operator of boat-and-bike tours which more or less founded the concept 40 years ago, the company offers 70 itineraries in Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danube Countries, Austria and Serbia. Germany, Greece, Hungary, France, Italy, and Slovakia incorporating their fleet of 50 ships, from barges and sailing ships to motor yachts. (More when I return.) You can live chat on their website, boatbiketours.com, +31 20 72 35 400
Celebrate Trails Day
Celebrate Trails Day (formerly Opening Day for Trails) is an annual spring celebration of America’s trails. Started by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in 2013, the celebration encourages people across the country to get outside and enjoy the nation’s exceptional trails and trail systems. There are featured events throughout the country, and if you let RTC know you will #CelebrateTrails, you can win prizes (railstotrails.org/celebratetrails). Rails to Trails advocates for creation of multi-purpose trails using strong arguments of health and quality-of-life for locals, economic opportunities for communities along the route, and climate benefits of non-carbon-emitting transportation. The most ambitious of RTC’s advocacy projects is The Great American Rail-Trail which, once completed, would enable riders to cross the entire nation on linked trails. Stretching more than 3,700 miles between Washington DC and Washington State, through 12 states, the trail will directly serve nearly 50 million people within 50 miles of the route. The RTC site is also a great place to find trails near and far and download the TrailLink app, https://www.traillink. com/mobile-apps/ Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 2121 Ward Court, NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, 866-202-9788, www.railstotrails.org ____________________________________ © 2022 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com.
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Less Sodium, More Potassium BY CHARLYN FARGO
Here’s more proof that skipping the saltshaker and processed foods with high sodium, along with adding potassium-rich foods, can lessen your risk for a heart attack. In a large-scale study of more than 10,000 adults with accurate sodium measurements from individuals, researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reaffirmed that lower sodium consumption and higher potassium intake is linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease in most people. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, November 2021. Researchers decided to conduct the study because past research had used less-than-ideal methods to assess sodium and got mixed results -- with some studies showing both low and high sodium diets linked to cardiovascular disease. This study measured excretion of sodium and potassium in participants urine -- the most accurate way possible to measure intake. Researchers calculated that each
daily increment of 1,000 milligrams in sodium excretion was associated with an 18% higher cardiovascular risk and each daily increment of 1,000 milligrams in potassium excretion was associated with an 18% lower risk. Most of us consume far more sodium than the recommended 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day, not from the saltshaker, but from packaged foods and restaurant meals. On the other hand, we don’t get enough potassium, found in fruits, vegetables and legumes. Too much sodium in the bloodstream pulls water into the vessels, increasing the volume of blood flowing through them. That can lead to high blood pressure and an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Potassium helps lower blood pressure by lessening the effects of sodium. The researchers examined data from 10,709 generally healthy adults who were an average of 52 years old. They were participants in six different studies across the U.S. and Europe. Their sodi-
um and potassium levels were measured with at least two 24-hour urine samples, meaning all urine produced in a full day, which is considered the optimal method. During an average follow-up of 8.8 years, there were 571 cardiovascular disease events such as a heart attack or stroke. The researchers found that higher sodium levels, lower potassium levels and higher sodium-to-potassium ratio were all associated with higher risk. After adjusting for other cardiovascular risk factors such as age, smoking status, cholesterol and diabetes, participants with the highest levels of sodium in the urine (an average of about 4,700 milligrams) were 60% more likely to have a cardiovascular event than those with the lowest sodium levels (about 2,200 milligrams). Those with the highest levels of potassium (about 3,500 milligrams) had a 31% lower risk of cardiovascular events than those with the lowest levels (about 1,750 milligrams). The bottom line: Cook at home where you can control your sodium intake, and opt for fruits, veggies and whole grains,
skipping the more processed foods. Your heart will thank you. Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian with SIU Med School in Springfield, Illinois. For comments or questions, contact her at charfarg@aol.com or follow her on Twitter @NutritionRD. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS
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Let Up’s Last Game BY TOM BRENNAN The big game was scheduled for a Saturday morning In Prospect Park’s Hidden Ball Field, which was an open area adjacent to the middle section of the long mall with its glistening expanse of flowing greenery extending all the way over to Holy Name parish territory on the far side of the park, way beyond Swan Lake. Generations of kids called it “hidden,” despite the fact that it was clearly visible, and people out for a pleasant walk would often stop to watch a game. There were no uniforms, no caps, no cleats, and no adults having anything to do with our competition. As the new Butler Brave captain, I decided to go with the affable Bernie Mullin as our starting pitcher. Tall and razor-thin back then, Bernie had a straight fastball and a reasonable eye for the strike zone. The Royals sent in Donzie Curistan, a lively, true street kid who liked to play cards on the corner with the older guys. That would later do him in, but on this day he too would throw fast balls with a deceptive side arm motion. These two battled all day long in a game that had everything but the long ball. This became a game of singles, walks, and strikeouts, but by the bottom of the ninth we were up by a run, and a heavy pall had settled in over the St. John Royals bench, which was a group of standing kids who had given up on their hope for a rout and their only chance to get in the game. Instead, they watched incredulously as it appeared they might lose. But, by the ninth inning, Bernie was losing his thin hold on control, and now he faced Barry Hirsh, who was heavyset and slow, but could hit the ball a ton if he made contact. Bernie walked him. All of us were alive to the tense moment as were a few adults out for a stroll who sat on the grass while they watched a few innings of a game, and the Royal bench players who grasped at this newfound hope as Frank Ardolino now stood at bat. I then felt the sudden rush of heightened tension that such a game can bring when you’re a young boy, its spring, and the game is on the line. The Royals were chanting, “Ardo, Ardo,” as he came up to bat. I walked over from my second-base position to where we had decided the mound should be, to tell my friend Bernie that it was all over, for we needed three strikes, and the kid who could throw strikes all day long was standing on the side line, waiting for his big chance. Bobby Lobin was a tall, thin, self-contained kid who had a very unique pitching quality. Bobby had a big windup, reminiscent in its own way of the great
lefty pitcher Warren Spahn’s. Bobby’s left foot thrust straight up to the sky, tilting his body off to the side just like Spahn’s right foot did, and then he released the ball. Nevertheless, with all that movement implying a hard thrown fast ball, Bobby always threw a strike. We all came to the mound for a conference. Now I had to be the captain. “Listen guys,” I said, “I say we bring in Let-up.” Let-up was Bobby Lobin. The trouble with bringing in Let-up had nothing to do with his windup. Bobby’s problem was not in his delivery. With all that motion implying a fast ball, the ball still came forward on a sweet soft arc for a called strike. The driving issue with Let-up was that he would have made a good batting-practice pitcher. Bobby was the only kid on the team who didn’t know he was called Let-up. Bobby was sensitive. I said, “Just remember that Ardo had never faced Let-up before.” Then I added, “It just might work.” There were no warm-ups. We didn’t want Ardo to get a look at a pitch until he was in there, at bat and dug in. It’s like the bulls in Spain, who never get to see a man on foot until the bullfighter is in the ring. The bullfighter needs that edge. If the bull had that previous look of a man on foot, the matador would be wasting his time waving a red flag as the bull would ignore it and the matador would end up on the front page of the next day’s newspaper with his feet clumsily dangling in the air as he’s propelled into space and eventually into an emergency room or to the graveyard. If Ardo gets a free look at Let-up, it’s all over. With the element of surprise, the tension of the moment, and those three soft strikes, we could win the day. Let-up’s first pitch was a thing of beauty with that leg high in the air and the sweet sound of a called strike by the catcher. Each team’s catcher doubled as the umpire who called balls and strikes for each side. There was no official umpire and no one remembers an argument. After that first pitch, Frank stepped back in the batter’s box and then dug in again, and in that moment I did not like what I felt. Looking at Letup going into his windup for his next pitch to Ardo was like watching the Yankee’s Yogi Berra at bat when you’re a Dodgers fan, there are runners in scoring position, and the World Series is on the line. Not a good thing to see. The fact that Ardo batted with his left arm, as he had lost the use of his right arm to polio a few years before, did not make him any less dangerous as a clutch hitter. Then Bobby lofted his second toss and Ardo caught it just right, sending a hard hit ground ball past the
lunging George Duke, our new first baseman and one of our Park Place converts. That’s all it was, a solidly stroked ground ball, but it had a life of its own as it skipped down the made-up right field line towards the roadway that separated the Hidden Ball Field from the great lawn. Ardo, who was not a fast runner by any means, still almost caught up to the plodding Barry Hirsh as he plowed home with the winning run. After watching the two runs score ending the game, Let-up slowly walked off the mound over to his bike which he had laid on its side with a few others that had recently come out of the apartment cellar bins, and then he pedaled away. Ralph Branca had much the same look as he left the mound after giving up a home run to Bobby Thomson, winning the 1951 playoff game for the hated New York Giants against our beloved Brooklyn Dodgers, an event that had sent my upstairs neighbor’s wife frantically knocking at our apartment door, as her avid Brooklyn Dodger fan husband, stunned to hear that the Dodgers had just lost the pennant with one swing of the bat, was still lying on their living room rug, having sustained an ultimately fatal heart attack when the impact of that homer registered on her congenial taxi cab driving husband. Let-up would never pitch another inning. This would be his only game, those two softly thrown pitches. Actually I had missed something
vital. Bobby didn’t have a letup. With all of his movement, Bobby only had the appearance of a letup. Bobby had nothing to let up from. Spahn had a 90 mph fastball, so when he gave that high kick and threw his leg up and tossed the ball with exactly the same motion as he did for his for his fast ball, the hitter was caught off guard. Bobby just had this one pitch, this sweet softly-thrown strike that Frank Ardolino needed to see only twice to end our hope for the new season. But the loss was soon forgotten, and unlike the carpet gun season, baseball, with all of its close schoolyard relations to box ball, punch ball and stoop ball, was a long season stretching through the summer and well into the early weeks of September which then seemed so far away. Shortly after it was all over, we trotted up to tell Ardo, “Hey, good game,” and watch him simply nod his head in recognition as his eyes lit up, giving his joy away, aware of the simple beauty of a home run when it mattered. So, it was time for all of us to take the slow walk back through the park, listening to our echoing shouts of joy as we came under the imposing brown slate Endale Arch Bridge at the very beginning of the long green mall, back to the cobbled road that led us to Grand Army Plaza, and then finally to our homes which were just around the corner.
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Social Security Benefits for Widows BY TOM MARGENAU I’ve saved up some questions that are either from widows or from husbands or wives wondering about future widow’s benefits. Here are some of them. Q: I want to make sure my wife gets the highest widow’s benefits possible after I’m gone. How do I do that? A: If that’s your only goal with respect to claiming your own Social Security benefits, then the answer is really rather simple: Wait as long as possible to sign up for your retirement benefits. While you are alive, any spousal benefits your wife might be due are based on your full retirement age benefit amount. But after you’re gone, her widow’s rate will be based on whatever benefit rate you were getting at the time of your death. So, for example, if you waited until age 70 to start your Social Security, meaning you would be getting about 130% of your FRA benefit, your wife will also get that 130% rate in the form of widow’s benefits (assuming she is over her FRA when you die). Q: I am 72. My husband is 82. I get my own Social Security. It is $2,850 per month. And he gets his own benefit. It’s $3,280. When he dies, will I get my own benefit and his? Or how does that work? A: The law says when you are due two Social Security benefits, you don’t get them both. You only get the one that pays the higher rate. Or to be more precise, you are generally always paid your own benefit first. And then that is supplemented with an amount to take your total benefits up to whatever you might be due on your husband’s record. So, if he dies first, you’ll keep getting your $2,850. And then you’ll get $430 in widow’s benefits to take you up to his $3,280 rate. Q: I am 70 years old, and I am working part time. But throughout our 40-year marriage, I was a stayat-home mom for much of the time. My husband, who was a doctor, died four years ago. I get widow’s benefits and not my own. However, every year I get a letter telling me my own retirement benefit went up, but my check never increases. Can you explain this? A: As I explained in the prior answer, I’m sure that on the Social Security Administration’s books, you are getting your own small Social Security benefit that is supplemented with higher widow’s benefits. So, as you work, your own benefit gradually increases every year. But it will probably never reach the point where it exceeds your widow’s rate, and that’s why nothing changes. Let me further explain this with an example. Let’s say your own Social Security retirement benefit is $800 per month, and that your widow’s benefit is
$3,400 per month. So, on the SSA’s books, you are getting your own $800, and you are getting $2,600 in widow’s benefits to take you up to his $3,400 level. And now let’s say your earnings increase your own retirement benefit to $830 per month. That means on paper, your widow’s rate goes down to $2,570 because you are still due a total of $3,400 per month. Q: My husband and I are both in our late 70s. We were both real estate agents most of our lives. I’m still in the business. Because of poor health, my husband isn’t. My Social Security is $2,990. He gets $2,540. If he dies, what will I get in widow’s benefits? A: I’m sorry, but you won’t get anything -- other than the one-time little death benefit of $255. To repeat what I pointed out in prior answers, when you are potentially due two benefits, you only get the one that pays the higher rate. Your own benefit is more than your potential widow’s benefit. So that’s all you’ll get. On the other hand, if you should die first, he would get $450 in widower’s benefits to take his $2,540 retirement rate up to your $2,990 level. Q: My husband and I are in our late 60s. I am a retired teacher. I never paid into Social Security; my teacher’s pension is about $4,000 per month. My husband’s job did pay into Social Security, and he gets $3,100 in retirement benefits. I just learned that when he dies, I won’t get a nickel in widow’s benefits because of something called the government pension offset. I think this is totally unfair! A: It’s really not unfair at all. Consider the woman who asked the prior question. She will never get any widow’s benefits because her own Social Security benefit exceeds her potential widow’s rate. The government pension offset law merely says your teacher’s pension will be treated just like a Social Security retirement pension and it will offset any widow’s benefits you might be due from Social Security. And actually, that GPO law cuts you a deal. It says only two-thirds of your teacher’s pension will be used to offset your widow’s benefits. In your case, that means only $2,640 of your $4,000 pension will be counted. So, if your husband dies, you will still get $460 in widow’s benefits ($3,100 minus $2,640 equals $460). If you ask me, it’s unfair that you would get $460 in widow’s benefit and the woman who gets a Social Security retirement pension and not a teacher’s pension won’t get a dime! Q: My wife and I both took our Social Security at 62. We are now in our 80s. My benefit is much higher than hers. If I die first, will she start getting what I’m getting?
A: In your situation, she’ll actually get a little bit more. Because you took benefits at 62, that means you are getting a reduced retirement benefit that equals 75% of your full retirement age rate. But there is a law that says a woman of your wife’s age is guaranteed a widow’s rate of 82% of your full rate. So, she’ll get that extra 7% added to her widow’s benefits after you die.
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Prices beyond your budget? Downsizing may be your best choice BY PHILIP A. RAICES As prices have escalated since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic in March of 2020 and now interest rates have increased ¼ of a point as a start on March 16 by our Fed Chair “Wizard”, Jerome Powell, I have noticed more and more individuals and families, rethinking their decisions to consider purchasing a home. Now I see greater potential gravitation towards considering townhomes, HOAs, condos and co-ops. I am not sure if this will be a trend that will continue as a mindset of buyers or not. I will be able to look back in the next 3-6 months to see if my prognostication is accurate or not. However, staying in a rental or even considering one, is still a mistake in my professional and expert opinion. There are still a few reasons why and they are: 1.) If you earn a $100,000 or more and your debt to income is in the 30 percentile or lower, credit in the 700+ range or even higher, need deductions, that you are not currently receiving to reduce your taxable income (unless you are socking away a substantial amount of money into your retirement plan) then purchasing is still a viable path to take. However, if you are day/night trader and are making a consistent return on your money, then renting could be a better choice, but it all depends on your individual financial situation. 2.) Consider how hot the current rental market is and what increases you might have going forward and
the impact on your wealth, as you provide your landlord your hard earned dollars to pay you’re your landlord’s mortgage, taxes and potential profit or if his/hers mortgage is paid off, then providing increased income that will be added to their current wealth as well as the write-offs and tax deductions that they will receive. 3.) Turn your lease into one that is fixed for 15-30 years, as it is called a mortgage. Become your own landlord, and decide when and if you want to move up to the next level of luxury or “dream home” as well as keeping your monthly payments level and consistent as lease payments will most definitely increase over the years. Greater demand will occur and will fuel the rental market from those shut out of from those shut out from the opportunity for homeownership and will be resigned to unfortunately becoming potential long and short term renters and tenants; while they save enough to jump back into the purchasing mode. 4.) Many hedge funds, like Black Rock as well as Warren Buffett who had purchased 1000 homes a few years later after the implosion of the market in 2008, institutional investors and fix n’ flippers altogether have added to the challenge of regular “end user”
buyers trying to purchase their first primary residence. Therefore, this has reduced the housing availability and has acerbated the decreased housing inventory. 5.) The ability to create and grow roots in the community as well as owning a single or multi-family home, townhome, HOA, condo, Co-op provides a healthy environment for children as well as adults by adding to new potential long term friendships, stability, and again forced savings in future wealth creation. Where our market is heading could be extremely treacherous and if you are paying anywhere from $1800 or more and have excellent income, credit and a low debt/income ratio, we can show you how you may be qualified to purchase, unless you have a better method and path to increase your wealth for the long run. Donate to the Ukrainian Crisis and save a life or 2: https://usaforiom.org/iomsukraine-response/ Please make your contribution to The Ukraine Crisis: International Organization for Migration a 501(c) 3 Corporation: OR: http://donate.iom.int
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10 Ways to Get Rid of Ants Using Ordinary Stuff In Your Pantry BY MARY HUNT
Knowing how to get rid of ants around the house is important. But it’s also fun to learn just how fascinating these creatures are. They’re industrious and super smart, as far as insects go. Some ants can support up to 50 times their own weight while upsidedown on glass. Ants are found almost everywhere on Earth. The largest ant colony ever found was over 3,750 miles wide. And you think you’ve got problems? All fun facts aside, it’s necessary for us to know how to control any kind of pest invasion in our homes for both health and safety reasons. If you suspect you have a serious ant infestation, consider calling a pest control professional. However, most ant problems-especially those teeny tiny “sugar” ants (a common name that many people use to describe any small ant that is attracted to sweets)-are gen-
erally annoying and a problem you can solve quickly with ordinary items you may have on hand around in the house and garage. Think of what follows as a buffet of methods to get rid of ants in your home, on your property, and perhaps even in the garage. Choose the solution that meets your immediate need using items you have. MOP AND VACUUM To get rid of ants, start by mopping the floor at least once a day. Mopping and vacuuming help to remove the ants’ pheromone trails. Cleaning and mopping will also rid your home of the food and crumbs that attract the ants. SOAP AND WATER If you have ants or other bugs around the house, pour a 50-50 mixture of Blue Dawn dish soap and water into an empty spray bottle, and keep it handy. When you see the insects, spray them with the mixture. The soap actu-
ally breaks down their exoskeletons, and they die almost immediately. It’s a cheap and easy cleanup. DIATOMACEOUS EARTH This is my personal favorite way to get rid of ants because it is natural, quick and sure. Diatomaceous earth is nontoxic and harmless for pets and kids. Important: Make sure you are using food-grade diatomaceous earth, NOT swimming pool DE, which has been chemically altered and will be completely ineffective to kill ants and other bugs. Sprinkle the food-grade DE outside around the perimeter of your home. You can also safely sprinkle it inside where you see the ants -- along baseboards especially. Do not wet the DE or it will not work. If it should get wet, reapply with new, dry food-grade DE. Once the ants walk in the fine powder, they’ll die. The DE quietly destroys their exoskeletons.
VINEGAR A 50-50 ratio of water and plain white vinegar can also deter ants. Use this mixture to spray on countertops, windowsills and high-traffic areas. WD-40 Spray any areas where ants are feeding or accessing your house with WD-40. The spray will kill ants and serve as a deterrent from further access as long as residue from the spray remains. Not sure where they’re coming in? Spray WD-40 along the outside perimeter of the house. They will not cross it because ants hate the smell of WD-40 (so do rabbits!). Repeat as necessary. CHALK Get rid of ants by drawing a line around your home’s entry points using ordinary blackboard or sidewalk chalk. Continued on page 7
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The Falling Stars of April BY DENNIS MAMMANA Week of April 17-23, 2022 I had just begun one of my popular outdoor Night Sky Tours the other night when my guests erupted with gasps and cheers. While I wanted to believe that it was my captivating repartee that excited them, I knew exactly what had happened. They had seen a brilliant meteor exploding in the sky just over my shoulder. Of course, I quickly took credit for producing the spectacle as a dramatic opening to my program but, sadly, no one bought it. It’s always remarkable to see how surprised people are when they spot a meteor since these are not that uncommon. In fact, on any clear, dark night, the average stargazer can often see three or four every hour -- if they’re far from city lights and gazing skyward. As dramatic as these “falling” or “shooting” stars might appear, most are random specks of interplanetary dust no larger than a sand grain that burn up in our atmosphere at heights of 50 miles or higher. There are times of the year, however, when we can see more meteors than usual, and we’re treated to what astronomers know as a meteor shower. These occur when the Earth encounters swarms of interplanetary dust particles -- most the size of only a grain of sand -- and we can see dozens falling every hour. The most famous of these is the Perseid shower in mid-August. It’s quite a dramatic show, and it’s probably a favorite because it occurs during mid-
summer when people are outdoors late at night. No need to wait until August, though, because there’s a shower coming up next week as well: the Lyrid meteor shower. The Lyrids occur when the Earth slams into the dusty debris expelled by the ancient comet Thatcher. Astronomers forecast that this year’s Lyrid shower should reach its peak in the hours before dawn on Friday, April 22, but stargazers who are outdoors the night before may also see a few zipping across the sky. The moon will be in its last quarter phase that morning, but if the sky is clear and you’re far from city lights, you may still see as many as 20 meteors each hour just before dawn. These can appear anywhere in the sky, but you can easily determine if one is part of the Lyrids swarm by tracing its path back to its “radiant”; if it appears to come from the general direction of the constellation Lyra -- not far from the bright star Vega in the northeastern sky at dawn -- it’s almost certainly part of the Lyrids swarm. Meteors that appear to come from some other direction are what astronomers call “sporadic” meteors -- random flecks of cosmic schmutz that just happen to collide with our planet. Despite the Lyrids’ relatively low numbers, this shower can often produce bright, fast meteors, and about 15% leave behind persistent smoky trains that one can watch with binoculars for many minutes after the meteor itself has disintegrated. On rare occasions, stargazers are treated to an impressive display of more than 50 Lyrids per hour, as they were
in 1803, 1922 and 1982. Will this happen again in 2022? I guess we’ll find out!
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The Lyrid meteor showers occur when the Earth slams into the dusty debris expelled by the ancient comet Thatcher.
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10 Ways to Get Rid of Ants Using Ordinary Stuff In Your Pantry Continued from page 5 The calcium carbonate repels ants. BOILING WATER If fire ants plague your yard or patio and you’re tired of getting stungthose tiny attackers, a flowerpot can help you quench the problem. Place the pot upside down over the anthill. Carefully pour boiling water through the drain hole, and you’ll be burning them and their house for good. CITRUS To ant-proof your kitchen, you
don’t need insecticides or ant traps. Just give it the lemon treatment. First, squirt some lemon juice on door thresholds and windowsills. Then squeeze the lemon juice into any holes or cracks where the ants are getting in. Finally, scatter small slices of lemon peel around the outdoor entrance. FINE POWDER One EC reader reports that cheap baby powder in a plastic can works to get rid of ants. Drown them in it. They can’t make it back to the nest because they can’t run, and they’ll dry out before they can summon help. You will
need to vacuum up the powder, but it doesn’t stink. SPEARMINT GUM Another reader puts a stick of spearmint gum opened slightly on each shelf and drawer, in areas frequented by ants and other pantry-prone bugs. “Since doing this I have not seen a single bug. I am away for about four months a year and always come home to bugless cupboards/kitchen.” Psst! You’ll find more ways to treat ant invasions at EverydayCheapskate. com/ants. Mary invites you to visit her at
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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Hicksville, Nassau County, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Hicksville Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York, will be held in the Board Room of the Administration Building, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York, in said School District on May 4, 2022 at 7:00 PM, prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2022-23 fiscal year. 2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on May 17, 2022. 3. To transact such other business as may appropriately come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district during business hours beginning April 27, 2022 at the Administration Office, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, Nassau County, New York, and at each of the schoolhouses in the School District, to wit, Hicksville High School, Hicksville Middle School, Burns Avenue School, Dutch Lane School, East Street School, Fork Lane School, Lee Avenue School, Old Country Road School and Woodland School. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type
of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on May 17, 2022 between the hours of 7:00AM and 9:00PM, prevailing time, in the seven (7) Election Districts, stated below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machines upon the following items: 1. To consider the following proposition: Shall the Budget approved by the Board of Education for the fiscal year 2022-23, pursuant to Education Law Section 1716, be approved, and a tax on the taxable property of the District in the amount of such Budget, less State and Federal Aid and revenues from other sources, be levied? 2. To consider the following proposition: “In the event the voters approve the District Budget contained at PROPOSITION NO. 1 above, shall the sum of $60,000 be appropriated to the Hicksville Gregory Museum for educational services associated with its programs and a tax be levied on the taxable property of the District in that amount? PROPOSITION NO. 2 is contingent upon approval of the voters of PROPOSITION NO. 1.” 3. a. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring on June 30, 2025, to succeed incumbent Carla Hoene whose term expires on June 30, 2022. b. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2022, and expiring on June 30, 2025, to succeed incumbent Linda Imbriale whose term expires on June 30, 2022. c. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education to
fill the remainder of an unexpired term created by the resignation of Christopher Amato, that commenced on July 1, 2020 and expires on June 30, 2023 (which is currently occupied by Annette Beiner, whose appointment expires May 17, 2022), with the successful candidate for such unexpired term to take office immediately upon being elected and duly qualified. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s Budget for 2022-23, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the School District, during business hours beginning on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the Administration Office, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, Nassau County, New York, and at each of the schoolhouses in the School District, to wit, Hicksville High School, Hicksville Middle School, Burns Avenue School, Dutch Lane School, East Street School, Fork Lane School, Lee Avenue School, Old Country Road School and Woodland School. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at the Administration Office, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, Nassau County, New York, on regular business days, Monday through Friday, (holidays excepted), between the hours of 9:00AM and 5:00PM, prevailing time, but not later than April 18, 2022. Petitions may be filed by mail but in such event must be sent registered mail addressed to the District Clerk, Hicksville Union Free School District, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, and will not be considered to have been filed until actually and physically received by the said Clerk. Mail petitions received after 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on any day will be deemed to have been received on the next regular business day. Each nominating petition shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the School District (represent-
ing 2% of the number of voters in the 2021 annual election); and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is being nominated. Each vacancy to be filled upon the Board of Education shall be considered a separate, specific office. No person will be nominated by petition for more than one (1) separate, specific office. The nominating petition shall also describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent, shall state the name and residence of each signer, and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. Forms for nominating petitions to fill vacancies on the Board of Education may be obtained on request from the Office of the District Clerk. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Education Law Section 2014 or Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Education Law Section 2014 and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this Budget Vote and Election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this Budget Vote and Election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purposes of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law at each of the seven (7) separate Election Districts on May 3, 2022 between the hours of 3:00PM and 8:00PM, prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid Budget Vote and Election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Budget Vote and Election for which the Register is pre apared. The Register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the
Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 12, 2022 between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:30PM, prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election, except Sunday or holidays and between 9:00AM and 12 Noon on Saturday, May 14, 2022, and at the polling places on the day of the Budget Vote and Election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on May 17, 2022 between the hours of 7:00AM and 9:00PM, prevailing time, at each of the seven (7) separate Election Districts to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2023 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Budget Vote and Election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 17, 2022. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots may be obtained during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning on Monday, April 4, 2022. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election, and not later than 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or not later than 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on Monday, May 16, 2022, if the ballot is to be given personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued
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Continued from page 20 will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the School District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 12, 2022, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on weekdays prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election and on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the day set for the Budget Vote and Election, and said list will be posted at the polling places at the Budget Vote and Election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling places may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his or her challenge and the reasons therefor known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered as qualified voters of the Hicksville Union Free School District may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Hicksville Union Free School District by requesting a military voter registration application from the District Clerk in person, by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, by email to the District Clerk at jobrien@ hicksvillepublicschools.org, or by fax sent to 516-733-6584. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military voter registration application by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military voter registration application and valid military ballot application must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Hicksville Union Free School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in
person, by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, or by email to the District Clerk at jobrien@hicksvillepublicschools.org, or fax sent to 516733-6584. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under §2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballots may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or email. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned in person or by mail to the office of the District Clerk at Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of the polls on May 17, 2022 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said Budget Vote and Election, must be submitted pursuant to Board Policy No. 2120, a
rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law. A separate petition will be required for each referenda or proposition submitted. Such petition will be addressed to the Board of Education substantially in the form set forth in Board Policy No. 2120, complete in all respects and containing all the notices and information specified or requested in such form. Copies of Board Policy No. 2120 and blank forms may be obtained on request from the Office of the District Clerk. The question or proposition submitted will be stated affirmatively. For purposes of clarity or to prevent misunderstanding, the Board of Education may cause the question or proposition to be reworded; and for purposes of placement on the ballot, it may cause same to be summarized. Copies of the full text thereof will be readily available and displayed at each polling place on the date on which the vote thereon is taken. The Board of Education will have full discretion with reference to the order and placement of questions and propositions on the ballot. Where feasible, propositions and questions submitted pursuant to Board Policy No. 2120E-2 will be grouped on the ballot separately from those presented by the Board of Education, and in any event will be marked clearly in bold type with the legend “ON BALLOT BY PETITION.” Such petition must be signed by at least fifty-one (51) qualified voters of the School District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous Budget Vote and Election). To be valid and counted, a signature must be affixed to the petition not earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the earliest date on which the petition may be filed under these rules; and the signer must at the time of signing note the date thereof on the petition in his or her own handwriting; and the signer must be a qualified voter both at the time of signing and at the time the petition is filed. The surname of any signer whose name is not reasonably legible will be printed above his or her address in the space provided for such address on the petition and before the petition
is filed. Petitions containing or concerned with questions or propositions, notice of which is required by law to be included in the meeting notice, will be filed not earlier than the seventieth (70th) nor later than the sixtieth (60th) day preceding the date of the district meeting at which the vote thereon is sought in such petition. All other petitions filed hereunder will be filed not later than the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the date of the district meeting at which a vote thereon is sought. Petitions will be timely filed with or in the Office of the District Clerk, Hicksville Union Free School District, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on any regular business day, Monday through Friday, (holidays excepted) during the appropriate period specified above. Petitions may be filed by mail but in such event must be sent registered mail addressed to the District Clerk, Hicksville Union Free School District, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, and will not be considered to have been filed until actually and physically received by the said Clerk. Petitions filed by mail which are received after 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on any day will be deemed to have been received on the next regular business day. The Board of Education, in its sole and absolute discretion, may waive technical defects or irregularities in any petition submitted under Board Policy No. 2120, and direct that the same be accepted and filed as complete. However, the Board of Education will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of money is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been estab-
lished in the School District. The boundaries of the Election Districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each Election District for registration and voting shall be as follows: ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 BURNS AVENUE SCHOOL On the East: Broadway, from the District’s North Line, to the intersection Jerusalem Avenue and Broadway, continuing South along Jerusalem Avenue to the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and the Long Island Railroad. On the South: The Long Island Railroad, from Jerusalem Avenue to the District’s West Line. On the West: The District’s West Line from the Long Island Railroad to the District’s North Line. On the North: The District’s North Line from the District’s West Line to Broadway. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 2 EAST STREET SCHOOL On the East and North: Miller Road as projected to the District’s North Line, South along said Miller Road to Ronald Avenue, then East along Ronald Avenue to Woodbury Road, then Northeast along Woodbury Road to Ardsley Gate, then Southeast through Ardsley Gate to Dartmouth Drive, then Southwest and South through Dartmouth Drive to its intersection with Haverford Road, then East to the intersection of Haverford Road and Berkshire Road, then East along Berkshire Road to its intersection with Columbia Road, then East along Columbia Road to the District’s East Line, then South along the District’s East Line to the Long Island Railroad. On the South and Southwest: Along the Long Island Railroad, from the District’s East Line southerly point, to the intersection of the Long Island Railroad and Jerusalem Avenue. On the West: Broadway from Jerusalem Avenue to the District’s North Line. On the North: the District’s North Line from Broadway to Miller Road, as projected to said line. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 3 WOODLAND SCHOOL On the North, Northeast and Continued on page 22
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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from page 21 East along the District’s North Line, from Miller Road, as projected to the District’s North Line, to the District’s East Line. On the East: South along the District’s East Line, from the District’s North Line, to Columbia Road. On the South and West: Columbia Road, from the District’s East Line, West to Berkshire Road, then West along Berkshire Road into Haverford Road, and continuing West on Haverford Road to Dartmouth Drive then North and Northeast along Dartmouth Drive to Ardsley Gate; then Northwest through Ardsley Gate to Woodbury Road, then Southwest along Woodbury Road to Ronald Avenue, then West along Ronald Avenue to Miller Road, then North along Miller Road and continuing thereon as it is projected, to the District’s North Line. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 4 LEE AVENUE SCHOOL On the East-Northeast: the Long Island Railroad, from its intersection with Old Country Road, to the Southerly point of the District’s East Line. On the South: the District’s South Line, from the Long Island Railroad, Southwesterly into Michigan Drive, then South along said District Line to the Hempstead Township Line, then Northwesterly along the District’s South Line to Jerusalem Avenue. On the West and North: Along Jerusalem Avenue, from the District’s South Line, to Salem Gate, then West along Salem Gate to Salem Road, then North to Harkin Lane, then Northwest along Harkin Lane to Division, then North along Division Avenue to Glenbrook Road, then Northwest along Glenbrook Road to Newbridge Road, then Northwest along Newbridge Road to Old Country Road, then East along Old Country Road to the Long Island Railroad. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 5 FORK LANE SCHOOL On the East: Jerusalem Avenue from Salem Gate, to the District’s South Line. On the North: Salem Gate, West from Jerusalem Avenue, to Salem Road, then North along Salem Road to Harkin Lane, then Northwest along Harkin
Lane to Division Avenue, then Northwesterly along Division Avenue to Glenbrook Road then West along Glenbrook Road to Newbridge Road. On the West: N e w b r i d g e Road, from Glenbrook Road on the North, to the District’s South Line. On the South: the District’s South Line, from Newbridge Road, on the West, to Jerusalem Avenue on the East. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 6 DUTCH LANE SCHOOL On the East: Newbridge Road, from Elmira Street, to the District’s South Line. On the South: The District’s South Line, from Newbridge Road, on the East, to the District’s West Line. On the West: The District’s West Line, from the District’s South Line to Arrow Lane, as said Lane is projected West to the District’s West Line. On the North: From Arrow Lane, as projected to the District’s West Line, East and along said Arrow Lane, to Levittown Parkway, then South along Levittown Parkway to Beech Lane, then East along Beech Lane to Blueberry Lane, then South along Blueberry Lane to Elmira Street, then East along Elmira Street to Newbridge Road. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 7 - OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL On the North and Northeast: the Long Island Railroad from the District’s West Line to the intersection of the Railroad with Old Country Road. On the South and East: Old Country Road from its intersection with the Long Island Railroad, Westerly to Newbridge Road, then Southwest along Newbridge Road to Elmira Street, then West along Elmira Street to Blueberry Lane, then North along Blueberry Lane to Beech Lane, then West along Beech Lane to Levittown Parkway, then North along Levittown Parkway to Arrow Lane, then West along Arrow Lane, and as projected to the District’s West Line. Hicksville Union Free School District Hicksville, Nassau County John O’Brien, District Clerk MIT 5931 4X 04/01,04/22,04/29,05/06
NOTICE OF FORMATION SURIOUS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on Jan-13-2022. Office located in NASSAU. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 176 W Nicholai St, Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose: any lawful purpose. MIT 5932 04/01,08,15,22,29,05/06 NOTICE OF HICKSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ELECTION AND VOTE ON APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS Hicksville Union Free School District Hicksville, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Hicksville Public Library, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, will be held remotely on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 7:30PM prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget document. Copies of the estimated expenses for the Hicksville Public Library for the year 2022-23, and any other propositions to be voted upon, are available for inspection during business hours by any district resident at the Hicksville Public Library, Burns Avenue School, Dutch Lane School, East Street School, Fork Lane School, Lee Avenue School, Old Country Road School, Woodland School, Hicksville Middle School and Hicksville High School daily except Saturday and Sunday on and after April 18, 2022. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Hicksville Public Library of Hicksville Union Free School District, Hicksville, New York, adopted July 16, 2008, the Special District Election of the qualified voters of this School District for the Hicksville Public Library Election and Vote will be held on May 17, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM, prevailing time, in the seven Election Districts, stated below, for the purpose of voting upon the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the expenditures
of the Hicksville Public Library for the year 2022-2023 and to elect one (1) member of the Board of Trustees to fill the following vacancy: The term of Geoffrey Rowan who for a new term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2027. PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the Library Budget for the school year 2022-2023 adopted by the Library Board be approved and a tax be levied on the taxable property of the District in the amount of $5,278,900 less sums received in the form of State and Federal Aid and from any other sources, all pursuant to the pertinent provisions of the Education Law? NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that nominating petitions for the office of member of the Board of Trustees of the Library must be filed with the Clerk of the School District at the Administration Office located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, Nassau County, New York, on regular business days, Monday through Friday, (holidays excepted), between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:30PM, prevailing time, but not later than Monday, April 18, 2022. Separate petitions shall be required to nominate a candidate. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the School District, shall be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (the same being at least 25 qualified voters of the District or two percent (2%) of the number of voters who voted in the previous library election, whichever is greater), shall state the residence of each signer, the name and residence of the candidate, and the specific vacancy on the Board for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of term of office and the name of the last incumbent, if any. Forms for nominating petitions for Library Trustee may be obtained from the Clerk of the School District and at the Hicksville Public Library. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Personal Registration and Election Districts have been established in the School District, that no person shall be entitled to vote at the Special District Election whose name
does not appear on the register of the School District, unless such person is registered under the provisions of Section 5-612 of the Election Law and that those qualified to register and vote shall do so in the School Election District in which they reside. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the estimated expenses for the Library for the year 2022-2023 may be obtained by any district resident at the Burns Avenue School, Dutch Lane School, East Street School, Fork Lane School, Lee Avenue School, Old Country Road School, Woodland School, Hicksville Middle School and Hicksville High School daily except Saturday and Sunday on and after Monday, April 18, 2022, between 9:00 AM and 3:00PM, and that copies of such estimated expenses and any other propositions to be voted upon are available for inspection by any district resident at the Hicksville Public Library daily except Saturday and Sunday on and after Monday, April 18, 2022, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration shall meet for the purposes of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law at each of the seven (7) separate Election Districts on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, between the hours of 3:00PM and 8:00PM, prevailing time. Any person shall be entitled to have his name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he proves to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such register is prepared. The Register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 12, 2022, between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:30PM, prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election,
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except Sunday or holidays and between 9:00AM and 12 Noon on Saturday, May 14, 2022, and at the polling places on the day of the Budget Vote and Election. Residents who voted at an Annual or Special Meeting of the District within four years prior to the date of the current Special Meeting or who registered within that time need not register to be eligible to vote at the Special Meeting. Residents otherwise qualified to vote who are registered under the provision of Section 5-612 of the Election Law need not register to be eligible to vote at the Meeting. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that during the voting hours on May 17, 2022, the Board of Registration will meet at each of the seven (7) separate election Districts to receive registration for the ensuing year. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the Clerk of the District. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk a minimum of 7 days before the election if ballot is to be mailed to voter and minimum of 1 day before the election if ballot is to be personally delivered to voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00PM, prevailing time, on, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available daily 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, weekdays on and after May 12, 2022 through May 17, 2022; and between 9:00AM and Noon on Saturday, May 14, 2022. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered as qualified voters of the Hicksville Union Free School District may request a military voter registration application from the District Clerk in person, by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, by email to the District Clerk at jobrien@ hicksvillepublicschools.org, or by fax sent to 516-733-6584. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return
the original military voter registration application by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801. In order for a military voter to be issued a military application, a valid military registration application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Hicksville Union Free School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801, by email to the District Clerk at jobrien@hicksvillepublicschools.org, or by fax sent to 516-733-6584. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at Hicksville Public Schools, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under §2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballots may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or email. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of the polls on May 17, 2022 showing a
cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. HICKSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELECTION DISTRICTS The boundaries of the school election districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education are as follows: ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 BURNS AVENUE SCHOOL On the East: Broadway, from the District’s North Line, to the intersection Jerusalem Avenue and Broadway, continuing South along Jerusalem Avenue to the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and the Long Island Railroad. On the South: The Long Island Railroad, from Jerusalem Avenue to the District’s West Line. On the West: The District’s West Line from the Long Island Railroad to the District’s North Line. On the North: The District’s North Line from the District’s West Line to Broadway. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 2 EAST STREET SCHOOL On the East and North: Miller Road as projected to the District’s North Line, South along said Miller Road to Ronald Avenue, then East along Ronald Avenue to Woodbury Road, then Northeast along Woodbury Road to Ardsley Gate, then Southeast through Ardsley Gate to Dartmouth Drive, then Southwest and South through Dartmouth Drive to its intersection with Haverford Road, then East to the intersection of Haverford Road and Berkshire Road, then East along Berkshire Road to its intersection with Columbia Road, then East along Columbia Road to the District’s East Line, then South along the District’s East Line to the Long Island Railroad. On the South and Southwest: Along the Long Island Railroad, from the District’s East Line southerly point, to the intersec-
tion of the Long Island Railroad and Jerusalem Avenue. On the West: Broadway from Jerusalem Avenue to the District’s North Line. On the North: the District’s North Line from Broadway to Miller Road, as projected to said line. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 3 - WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOL On the North, Northeast and East along the District’s North Line, from Miller Road, as projected to the District’s North Line, to the District’s East Line. On the East: South along the District’s East Line, from the District’s North Line, to Columbia Road. On the South and West: Columbia Road, from the District’s East Line, West to Berkshire Road, then West along Berkshire Road into Haverford Road, and continuing West on Haverford Road to Dartmouth Drive then North and Northeast along Dartmouth Drive to Ardsley Gate; then Northwest through Ardsley Gate to Woodbury Road, then Southwest along Woodbury Road to Ronald Avenue, then West along Ronald Avenue to Miller Road, then North along Miller Road and continuing thereon as it is projected, to the District’s North Line. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 4 LEE AVENUE SCHOOL On the East-Northeast: the Long Island Railroad, from its intersection with Old Country Road, to the Southerly point of the District’s East Line. On the South: the District’s South Line, from the Long Island Railroad, Southwesterly into Michigan Drive, then South along said District Line to the Hempstead Township Line, then Northwesterly along the District’s South Line to Jerusalem Avenue. On the West and North: Along Jerusalem Avenue, from the District’s South Line, to Salem Gate, then West along Salem Gate to Salem Road, then North to Harkin Lane, then Northwest along Harkin Lane to Division, then North along Division Avenue to Glenbrook Road, then Northwest along Glenbrook Road to Newbridge Road, then Northwest along Newbridge Road to Old Country Road, then East along
Old Country Road to the Long Island Railroad. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 5 FORK LANE SCHOOL On the East: Jerusalem Avenue from Salem Gate, to the District’s South Line. On the North: Salem Gate, West from Jerusalem Avenue, to Salem Road, then North along Salem Road to Harkin Lane, then Northwest along Harkin Lane to Division Avenue, then Northwesterly along Division Avenue to Glenbrook Road then West along Glenbrook Road to Newbridge Road. On the West: Newbridge Road, from Glenbrook Road on the North, to the District’s South Line. On the South: the District’s South Line, from Newbridge Road, on the West, to Jerusalem Avenue on the East. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 6 DUTCH LANE SCHOOL On the East: Newbridge Road, from Elmira Street, to the District’s South Line. On the South: The District’s South Line, from Newbridge Road, on the East, to the District’s West Line On the West: The District’s West Line, from the District’s South Line to Arrow Lane, as said Lane is projected West to the District’s West Line. On the North: From Arrow Lane, as projected to the District’s West Line, East and along said Arrow Lane, to Levittown Parkway, then South along Levittown Parkway to Beech Lane, then East along Beech Lane to Blueberry Lane, then South along Blueberry Lane to Elmira Street, then East along Elmira Street to Newbridge Road. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 7 - OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL On the North and Northeast: the Long Island Railroad from the District’s West Line to the intersection of the Railroad with Old Country Road. On the South and East: Old Country Road from its intersection with the Long Island Railroad, Westerly to Newbridge Road, then Southwest along Newbridge Road to Elmira Street, then West along Elmira Street to Blueberry Lane, then North Continued on page 24
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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from page 23 along Blueberry Lane to Beech Lane, then West along Beech Lane to Levittown Parkway, then North along Levittown Parkway to Arrow Lane, then West along Arrow Lane, and as projected to the District’s West Line. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Hicksville Public Library Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, N.Y. John O’Brien District Clerk MIT 5933 4X 04/08,22,29,05/06 NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against GINA M. FLORIO, et al Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered October 24, 2017, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 24, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 11 Belfry Lane, Hicksville, NY 11801. Sec 45 Block 380 Lot 12. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $204,905.81 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 006143/2016. For sale information, please visit www. Auction.com or call (800) 2802832. During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the 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. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel Continued on page 25
SCHEDULE A DESCRIPTION ALL that certain plot or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of W. Barclay Street and the easterly side of Wyckoff Street; RUNNING THENCE along the easterly side of Wyckoff Street North 11 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds West 132.35 feet;
THENCE North 80 degrees 16 minutes 55 seconds East 161.29 feet; RUNNING THENCE South 10 degrees 42 minutes 55 seconds East 131.50 feet to the northerly side of W. Barclay Street; RUNNING THENCE along the northerly side of W. Barclay
Street, South 80 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 158.78 feet to the corner aforementioned at the point or place of BEGINNING. MIT 5935 3X 04/08,15,22
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Continued from page 24 the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee NY201900000478-1 Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830. MIT 5936 4X 04/22,29,05/06,13 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Hicksville Water District Hicksville, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Board of Commissioners of the Hicksville Water District (Owner) in The Hicksville Library Annex, located at 101 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801 New York, until 10:00 a.m., Prevailing Time on Friday, May 13, 2022, and will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:30 a.m. and the contract awarded as soon thereafter as practicable to construct Permanent AOP Treatment at
Plant No. 1. Detailed specifications, the proposed contract and bid forms for the above mentioned contract are presently available for electronic delivery from H2M architects + engineers, the Engineer of the Hicksville Water District for this project. Electronic copies thereof may be obtained upon deposit of Ten Dollars ($10.00), made payable to the Hicksville Water District. Mail the deposit to the Engineer at the following address: H2M architects + engineers, 538 Broad Hollow Road, 4th Floor East, Melville, NY 11747, attn: Steven Mirra. Please simultaneously email a scanned copy of the deposit check to the following: smirra@h2m.com and apayret@ h2m.com. Upon electronic receipt of the scanned check, H2M will transmit all bid documents via H2M’s Newforma Infoexchange website. If a hardcopy of the deposit is not received, the Hicksville Water District reserves the right to reject the bid submission. All bids shall be submitted upon the forms provided herefore by the Hicksville Water District. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Deposit payable to the Hicksville Water District by certified check, bank check or bid bond in the amount of five (5%) percent of the total lump sum bid price. Bids must be addressed to the Board of Comissioners, Hicksville Water District, The Hicksville Library Annex, located at 101 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801, New York, and sub-
mitted in a sealed envelope marked “Permanent AOP Treatment at Plant No. 1” not later than 10:00 a.m. on the date above stated. No bid may be withdrawn after its acceptance or for a period of forty-five (45) days after being publicly opened and read. Deposits for the plans and specifications will be completely refunded to bidders and non-bidders who make a request to H2M to get the deposit check back within ten (10) days following the bid date. No deposit will be refunded after ten (10) days following the bid date. The Board of Comissioners of the Hicksville Water District reserves the right to reject any and all bids in the whole or in part and to waive any informality in the bids and to accept the bid and award the Contract to the lowest, responsible, formal Bidder deemed most favorable to the interests of the Hicksville Water District therefore, pursuant to Section 103 of the General Municipal Law. Upon acceptance of the bid, if the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract pursuant to the requirements of said Board of Comissioners, then at the sole option of the District the bid deposit shall be forfeited to the Hicksville Water District as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, and the District shall retain all of its other remedies for damages provided by law. Dated: April 22, 2022 HICKSVILLE WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MIT 5937 1X 04/22 NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Nassau U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION 2009-FT1 TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2009-FT1, V. PATRICIA MORRONE, ET AL. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 14, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION 2009-FT1 TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2009-FT1 is the Plaintiff and PATRICIA MORRONE, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on May 12, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 29 MEADE AVENUE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714: Section 46, Block 25, Lot 49: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE, OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND
IMPROVEMENTS THERON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT BETHPAGE, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 010598/2014. Gerard M. Bambrick, 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. BN 7531 4X 04/08,15,22,29 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Marshali Properties, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/16/2022, office location Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC, 17 Woodgreen Way, Syosset NY 11791. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. SYO 4417 6X 03/25,04/01,08,15,22,29
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MacArthur HS senior receives HHS students perform Ira Schwartz Scholarship
at elementary schools
Entertaining the students of Woodland Elementary were Hicksville High School students Roman Charan as Charlie Brown, Pratiksha Malayil as Sally Brown, Allison George as Lucy Van Pelt, Joseph Casas as Linus Van Pelt, Emma Michell as Snoopy and Khristian Romano as Schroeder. Photo courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools
General Douglas MacArthur High School senior Wareesha Khan was awarded the Ira Schwartz Scholarship by LIASCD. Photo courtesy of Levittown Public Schools Wareesha Khan, a senior at General Douglas MacArthur High School in the Levittown Public School District, was awarded the Ira Schwartz Scholarship by the Long Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. The LIASCD Scholarship is award-
ed annually based on students’ ability to overcome adversity. Wareesha will receive $1,000 and hopes to attend Hofstra University to study education. Wareesha credits the welcoming communities at Salk Middle School and MacArthur High School with offering a place for her to feel accepted, she said.
On March 7 and 8, six lead cast members of this year’s “Hicksville High school’s production of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” traveled around the district providing elementary school students with theatre and promoting the musical production.
Hicksville High school theatre teacher Caitlin Cassidy said, “It’s a wonderful opportunity to introduce the younger students to live theatre and give them a glimpse of what to look forward to in high school. The high school performers also enjoy having a captive audience!”
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NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING AS OWNERS OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY Held by MedAmerica Insurance Company of New York, 165 Court St., Rochester, NY 14647
The following persons appear from our records to be entitled to unclaimed property consisting of cash amounts of fifty dollars or more.
Nassau County, New York
DREYER, DON 99 S PARK AVE APT 324 ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY 11570 HWANG, YUHPYNG C 139 THOMPSON SHORE RD MANHASSET, NY 11030
LUI, YUAN S 139 THOMPSON SHORE RD MANHASSET, NY 11030
ZIMBARDI, DARYL J 223 MAIN STREET PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050
REVERBERI, ESTATE OF GUIDO 8 APOLLO CIRCLE BETHPAGE, NY 11714
A report of unclaimed funds will be made to Thomas P. DiNapoli, Comptroller of the State of New York. A list of the names contained in such a notice is on file and open to public inspection at the principal office of the Insurance company located at 165 Court Street, Rochester, New York 14647 where such abandoned property is payable. Such held amounts of money will be paid or delivered to proven entitled parties by the Insurance company listed above through July 1, 2022. On or before September 10, any remaining unclaimed monies will be paid or delivered to the State Comptroller. If you see your name on the list above, an Unclaimed Funds letter/form was mailed to the address printed in this notice by our vendor MarketSphere Unclaimed Property Specialists. Please complete the letter/form and return it to MarketSphere’s address which is provided on the letter. If you did not receive the mailed letter (ie, address has changed), please call 1-800-499-1275 and request a copy of the letter be mailed to you.
Bethpage High School’s Honor Society visited the Bethpage Senior Center on April 13 to help the seniors work out issues with their cellphones. Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District Bethpage High School’s Honor Society visited the Bethpage Senior Center on April 13 to help the seniors work out issues with their cellphones. Students helped to input contacts, set up Uber and answered whatever questions they had to help them use their devices.
Bethpage School District’s Adult Education Program Director Susan Scigliobaglio and Senior Citizen President Clementine Biano organized the event. The seniors sent the students home with delicious brownies as a thank you for their efforts.
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