Bethpage Newsgram (6/26/20)

SERVING BETHPAGE, OLD BETHPAGE, AND PLAINVIEW

Town of Oyster Bay opens community pools for season

Drive-in movies for kids

After hosting a successful drive-in movie series in June, the Town of Oyster Bay announces a new Drive-In Movies Series for Children this July and August.

The following children’s movies are playing at a pop-up theatre near you beginning at dusk:

• Wednesday, July 8th –Frozen II at Ellsworth W. Allen Park in Farmingdale;

• Wednesday, July 15th –Toy Story 4 at Harry Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing;

• Wednesday, July 22nd

– Secret Life of Pets 2 at Ellsworth W. Allen Park in Farmingdale;

• Wednesday, July 29th –Finding Dory at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park and Beach in Oyster Bay; and

• Wednesday, August 5th

– Honey, I Shrunk the Kids at Ellsworth W. Allen Park in Farmingdale.

Vehicles will be admitted to the parking lot on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 7 p.m. the day of the event.

For the safety of all residents, moviegoers must remain in their cars. Portable restroom facilities will be on-site. Movies are subject to change and will be held weather permitting. For more information, please call (516) 797-7925

Moviegoers are asked to consider donating a nonperishable food item upon arrival at the drive-in. All donations will benefit Island Harvest Food Bank.

First pools on Long Island to open this year

The Town of Oyster Bay opened two of its  community park pools this weekend, the first to open on Long Island. Syosset-Woodbury and Tappen pools are officially open, with pools at Plainview-Old Bethpage, Marjorie Post in Massapequa and Bethpage Parks all scheduled to open June 27.

“Our Town pools and beaches are a staycation destination for residents of all ages and that especially holds true this year, as many of us have had to readjust summer plans,” said Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “We recognize that our local pools have become a backyard oasis for many young families and seniors, that’s why we’ve made many enhancements to them over the past few years. This summer, we’ve taken action to further ensure the health of our residents by implementing new safety protocols to ensure all who visit our facilities feel safe this summer.”

The Town’s five pool locations include Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, Tappen Beach, Marjorie R. Post Community Park in Massapequa, Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park and Bethpage Community Park. Pool admission is limited to Town residents, however non-residents are permitted with a resident. Residents are reminded to practice social distancing throughout the facility, except when with their own household or family unit. Masks should not be worn in the water. Pool facilities will once again offer complimentary sunscreen stations.

Residents who are interested in pool memberships can inquire at any community park pool, and swim lessons will also be available to youngsters age five and older. For information on pools, including all locations, hours and more details, visit www.oysterbaytown.com/pools.

Pedestrian hit on Old Country Road

Nassau County Police are investigating a serious accident in which a pedestrian was hit on Monday, June 22nd on Old Country Road.

According to police, a 51-yearold male was driving a 2016 Ford van west on West Old Country Road that struck a 62-year-old male crossing from south to north

in the vicinity of Newbridge Road. Second Precinct police arrived and assisted in treating the victim for head trauma with members of the Hicksville Fire Department. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for further treatment. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. The investigation is ongoing.

Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Receiver of Taxes Jeff Pravato officially kick off the 2020 pool season with the Town’s lifeguard fleet.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Environmental review needed

To the Editor:

Regarding the rumored Amazon build on 305 Robbins Lane, Syosset. I heard Syosset Superintendent Dr . Roger’s tell the board on record that the Town will have to follow SEQRA [State Environmental Quality Review Act] process and being effected party will be notified under SEQRA.

I am concerned that might not be the case. I spoke to Town’s Planning Department today and until they see the specific application, which they have not yet received, that determination has not been made per Planning today. Once received other departments will review and decide.

I spoke to an engineering expert today, Mr. Dan Karpen of Huntington,  and was told that because traffic is going to be a big issue that site will need to have curb cuts which are not present, and traffic engineering is necessary. That alone should make a future application for an “as of right permit” require a Environmental Impact Statement following Type 1 SEQRA.

The concern I have is the Town can do what it wants as it always does. The fact that planning told me today it’s up to Environmental Resource

Department is concerning since it does not have a Commissioner and its Deputy Commissioner admittedly has no training in this area. The public and school district must advocate now for a Type 1 SEQRA process and full hearing process and not sit back and wait to be notified as Dr. Roger’s suggested to Board. It could be to late.

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A message of gratitude

To the Editor:

I hope this message finds you safe and healthy as we embark upon phase three of reopening following the COVID19 pandemic. I am truly grateful for the kindness and compassion so many of you have shown during these trying times, and I continue to draw hope and inspiration from your example of selfless service.

First and foremost, I remain in awe of the unwavering commitment and bravery demonstrated by our first responders, our frontline heroes in healthcare, and all essential workers - each of whom has placed the health,

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safety, and wellbeing of others above their own throughout this crisis.

Restaurant owners have also gone above the call of duty, frequently offering discounts to first responders and essential workers. Whenever I would send meals to the fine men and women at our Second and Eighth Precincts, these restaurant owners were eager to help and give back to their communities. Restaurant owners across the district stepped up to serve more than meals: Humanity, solidarity, and generosity in the form of gracious discounts were delivered daily and were available to all residents wishing to send meals to our heroes. Among the many, I would especially like to recognize and thank Steve Cohen at Town Bagel of Plainview, George Michalakis at Bella Vista in Plainview, and Mario’s Pizza of Plainview and Syosset.

Through their partnership with Frontline Foods Nassau County, dozens of generous business owners and community members made it possible for me to join their mission of delivering meals to staff at local hospitals, clinics, and assisted living facilities. I am grateful to Nadia Holubnyczyj-Ortiz and to Frontline Foods Nassau County for including me in their efforts.

As we continue to think of others during these difficult times, our attention often turns to the fact that food insecurity on Long Island has increased drastically. We often think, “That doesn’t happen in my community,” but this pandemic has proven otherwise.

same student interns also helped coordinate “Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” our grocery shopping service in partnership with the MIYJCC for seniors and immunocompromised residents. I’d also like to thank Jon Greenfield, owner of ShopRite Plainview and ShopRite at Country Pointe, for his kindness and generosity in supporting local Long Islanders.

For their efforts to address the mental health impacts of self-isolation and self-quarantining, I would like to thank Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds of Family and Children’s Services and David Hymowitz of the Nassau County Department of Social Services for conducting webinars on mental health in partnership with my office. Thank you to Dr. Shetal Shah, Dr. Eve Krief, Dr. Leonard Krilov, and Dr. Sara Siddiqui and the American Academy of Pediatrics, in partnership with the Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills, for your informative Zoom webinar on child health and COVID-19.

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With the support of the PlainviewOld Bethpage Chamber of Commerce, the Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce, Maffucci Moving & Storage, the Islamic Center of Long Island, and our 19 hard-working high school interns who worked remotely from Plainview, Old Bethpage, Syosset, Hicksville, Jericho, Roslyn Heights, East Williston, and Herricks, we were able to collect over 1,000 pounds of food from caring residents in support of Island Harvest’s ongoing hunger relief efforts. These

Although I am relieved that the worst of the pandemic seems to be behind us, my commitment to offering health services, education, and opportunities for engagement will remain the same. This June, I partnered with Advanced Cardiovascular Diagnostics to offer COVID-19 antibody testing, and thanks to Dr. Perry Frankel, Sophia Demetri, and the support of community partners like the Mid Island Y JCC and the Sid Jacobson JCC, over 200 community members were tested during two community clinics. I plan to offer these services again on Friday, July 10, and you can follow me on social media or sign up for my email list to receive location details as they are finalized.

I will provide reopening guidance virtually, and I am thankful to Gregory S, Lisi, Esq. (Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP), President-elect of the Nassau County Bar Association, Erin K. McCabe, Esq. of Fusco, Brandenstein, and Rada, P.C., Dr. Uzma Syed, and the Nassau County Department of

Podiatrist accused of forcible touching

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Nassau County Police arrested podiatrist Mark Gresser on Tuesday, June 23 on charges that he forcibly touched a 42-year-old patient.

According to police, while working at the New York College of Health Professionals in Muttontown on March 10, Gresser touched the patient.

He was arrested on June 23 and charged with two counts of Forcible Touching.

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Robbery in Jericho

Two Jericho residents were assaulted in a robbery on Sunday, June 21 at 2:30 a.m.

According to Nassau County Police detectives, four unknown men went to the driveway of a home located on Woodbridge Lane and began to search the interior of a parked car, taking multiple items. Residents inside saw the men, at which point they fled northbound on Woodbridge Lane.

a laceration to the forehead, a broken nose and bruising to the arms and legs. 2nd Precinct Police responded and both victims were transported to a nearby hospital for assessment and treatment. The investigation is ongoing.

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Detectives request anyone that feels they may have been a victim of a similar incident contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

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The victims, a 49-year-old male and  22-year-old male, chased after them. They located the four subjects on Parkside Drive, where they got into an altercation, resulting in the two victims being physically assaulted.

During the assault, one of the subjects allegedly fired two shots from a silver pistol that resulted in no one being struck. The subjects then fled westbound on Parkside Drive. The 49-year-old victim suffered blunt trauma to the back of the head, a broken nose and bruising to the arms and legs. The 22-year-old victim suffered

The first subject who fired the pistol is described as a male Black, 5’6’’ tall with dread locks and wearing a gray tank top. The second subject is a male Black, 6’0’’ tall, wearing a black doo rag, black shirt and a black backpack. Third subject is a male Indian, 5’6’’ tall, thick build with a beard wearing a red shirt and a surgical mask. The fourth subject is a male Indian, 5’6’’ tall, medium build wearing a black shirt.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above Robbery contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or to call the Third Squad at 1-516-573-6353. All callers will remain anonymous.

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Syosset fifth grade students advance to secondary level

During the weeks of June 8 and June 15, fifth grade students from the seven Syosset elementary schools participated in moving up ceremonies that looked quite different than years past, though were no less meaningful.

To mark the culmination of their elementary education and advancement to the secondary level, families

of fifth grade students drove them to the school to receive their certificates in a manner safe for all in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The students, eager and well-prepared to enter H.B. Thompson or South Woods Middle School this fall, beamed with excitement as they prepared to officially become middle school students.

Many cars were decorated with banners, balloons and messages displaying congratulatory wishes for students and gratitude for teachers. Students waved from car windows and sunroofs as they paraded in front of the school buildings. The celebratory atmosphere brought both smiles and tears of joy.

Students were presented with a cer-

tificate to recognize their achievement as they advanced from elementary to middle school, and principals and faculty wished them well as they ended quite a memorable school year and prepared to continue their educational journeys at the middle school level.

Photos courtesy of the Syosset School District

A Village student excitedly passes through the balloon arch after receiving her certificate.

A Robbins Lane student smiles as he prepares to receive his certificate.

A Baylis student dons a graduation cap as he receives his certificate.

A student parades by car in front of A.P. Willits to the applause of faculty and staff.

A proud South Grove student thanks her teachers.

A Berry Hill student is congratulated by the principal and his teacher.

A Walt Whitman student’s family proudly supports her as she prepares to officially move up to the middle school.

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Syosset School Board evaluates Amazon plan

BY RIKKI MASSAND

At the Syosset Central School District Board of Education meeting held via livestream on Wednesday June 17, board members discussed their concerns and ideas about the proposal for a new 200,000-square-foot Amazon warehouse facility to be built on the former Cerro Wire site, in proximity to Robbins Lane Elementary School and South Grove Elementary School. The Amazon warehouse concept was announced six days prior, on June 11, by Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor as a potential igniter of jobs creation in the Town and one that would not directly create an adverse impact of more schoolchildren being enrolled in the Syosset district, unlike the plans for Syosset Park that as proposed two years ago would have added 625 town homes to the district.

“I am encouraged that this (Amazon) proposal would not include a residential development that would overtax our school buildings or create the level of people that a mall would. I do think there are two opportunities to discuss with the school board in getting ahead of a proposal that will likely be forthcoming. Previously we had requested from the Town of Oyster Bay that should a development proposal come in for the Cerro Wire site in particular, we would like independent testing of the site performed. I would like the Board to discuss how they feel about sending the Town a new letter reminding them of this request, since the Town of Oyster Bay has already announced that they had seen the Amazon proposal but not weighed in on the proposal. This will serve as a reminder that independent testing for the site was connected with the development of the property, and if they are going to be developing then we are interested in seeing the Town complete that process,” School Board President Tracy Frankel said last Wednesday.

“As we talked about with Syosset Park proposed two years ago, the highest priority is the safety of our schoolchildren and our staff. We should definitely do a follow-up letter to the Town of Oyster Bay requesting again the independent testing and another letter to the IDA, as it is important to tell them that as a school board we’re concerned about this as well,” School Board Trustee Carol Cheng said.

School Board Trustee Anna Levitan agreed with the board sending the letters to both Town of Oyster Bay officials and the County IDA. She commented that promises to the community should be kept. “When the time comes that we know who is coming in and who will be the owner, we can approach Amazon and Simon. In the meantime we should absolutely take care of the independent testing for the safety of our two schools that are there,” Levitan said.

School Board Trustee Chris Ulrich says the uncertainty begins with who the actual property owners are going to be by the time an Amazon facility is built here, whether or not Simon would retain it and lease it to Amazon. “We would need to identify all potential owners of the property, and we should be broad with statements in letters in order to give ourselves maximum coverage. Even if the district can influence this development in subtle ways -- for example suggesting the location of the structure closer to the Expressway as opposed to further back into the residential area and the schools, to mitigate the air pollution and otherwise. If anything will be done, we can instigate how it can be done in the safest ways to protect everybody,” Ulrich said.

School Board Trustee Rob Gershon said the traffic generated by an Amazon warehouse on Robbins Lane, Jericho Turnpike and area roads.

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She added that another major issue for the district stems from the several occasions that the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has granted tax breaks or PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) for large-scale projects to companies coming into Long Island. “When they receive those tax breaks they tend to also get renewals of those tax breaks pretty easily, and that affects the taxes that our community and residents have to pay. I am wondering if the school board would choose to send a letter to the County IDA identifying the fact that Amazon is a very lucrative and successful company, and that we as the district should reject any applications for a tax break from them because they are not a business in-need,” Frankel commented.

“We will have Amazon trucks/vans, UPS trucks and other delivery vehicles. A warehouse would mean many delivery trucks. Can we prevent through traffic into our Syosset residential neighborhoods, and what safety provisions would there be for students and staff of Robbins Lane Elementary -particularly for the start and end of school days? We also have concerns over the development of this site with dust, air pollution and possible water contamination,” Gershon said, noting the current New York State Department of Environmental Conservation analysis for groundwater contaminants. At the next-door, 150 Miller Place Syosset Landfill and other Superfund sites, New York DEC sampling and analysis was conducted for perfluorinated compounds (PFAS), 1,4-dioxane, and

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Energy efficient lighting installed at Town ice rinks

Although the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Rink in Bethpage has been closed to the public due to restrictions mandated by New York State,  over the past three months employees have installed new energy efficient LED lighting. Additionally, free Wi-Fi service is now available for residents at both the Ice Skating Center and Community Pool in Bethpage.

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “The Town Board and I continue to explore all options to save taxpayers money while enhancing services. Although the Ice Skating Center has been closed for business due to the threat of COVID-19, we utilized this time to install upgraded Wi-Fi service for residents and new efficient lights that reduce our energy bills, decrease our emissions and provide excellent overall illumination for skaters. It’s a win-win.”

Over the past several months, all bulbs and lighting fixtures were converted to LED in the Ice Skating Center. Material costs for the project were offset by a rebate from PSE&G, which is expected to be $50,232. This conversion is anticipated to save a minimum of $62,000 annually.

Councilman Tom Hand added, “The Town of Oyster Bay is deeply committed

to lowering energy costs and saving taxpayer’s money through the conversion of bulbs to LEDs. Fixtures and bulbs in the Ice Skating Center are now energy efficient and will help save a more than $60,000 a year. We will continue implementing efficiencies and seek savings in every corner of Town government while enhancing services such as this new, free Wi-Fi offering.”

LED conversions have also been completed at Town Hall South in Massapequa, Town Hall North in Oyster Bay and at the Ice Skating Center in Bethpage. In additional, the Town of Oyster Bay Highway Department has replaced bulbs on State, County and Town roadways as well as bridge underpasses and parking lots. The Town maintains 21,036 lighting fixtures. LEDs are extremely energy efficient and consume up to 90% less power than older bulbs. Since LEDs use only a fraction of the energy there is a dramatic decrease in power costs. Also, money and energy is saved in maintenance and replacement costs due to the long LED lifespan. Among the benefits these lights provide include light disbursement with optimal uniformity and quicker on/off capabilities. The lights are also eco-friendly and will result in a reduction of CO2 emissions.

Senior student-athlete earns inaugural award

Hugh Kelleher, a senior from General Douglas MacArthur High School in the Levittown Public Schools was recently selected as one of the first recipients of the new Tom Flatley Award. As a result, Kelleher will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Nassau Lacrosse Coaches Association.

The Tom Flatley Award was created in honor of football and lacrosse coach Tom Flatley, who held an impressive coaching career with the Sewanhaka lacrosse program and the Garden City football program.

Kelleher is one of two Nassau County student-athletes to earn the inaugural award. The award is granted to a male student-athlete in Nassau County who competes at a high level in both football and lacrosse and demonstrates athletic and peer leadership, academic success, as well as community service and/or extracurriculars.

After graduation, Kelleher will attend Cornell University for lacrosse.

MacArthur High School senior Hugh Kelleher received the Tom Flatley Award. Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Congratulations to Hicksville Public Schools’ fifth-graders

Moving up – we all remember how exciting and bittersweet the moments were when we said goodbye to our elementary school days to move up to middle school. For Hicksville Public School’s fifth-graders - and their parents - leaving

behind the schools they have come to know did not run its normal course this year.

The Fifth Grade Class of 2020 did have the opportunity to say goodbye, however, and to receive Moving Up Certificates from their principals on June

“I would just like to say how wonderful it went yesterday,” shared Lee Avenue Principal Stephanie Stam after her Moving Up Ceremony on June 10. Mrs. Stam is pictured here with graduate Adam Ramos. “Our students were all dressed up and had several opportunities to take photos with our staff and their parents with beautiful props. We had several stations our PTA created. I believe the staff and students loved it. We had music playing and many staff congratulating our students on their accomplishment. We feel like maybe doing something similar next year because it went so well!”

Burns Avenue Principal Dr. John Comer took photos with his students, here with fifth-grader Muhammad Rao, at the school’s Moving Up Ceremony. “Although the ceremony may not be in the manner we are traditionally accustomed to, we, the faculty and staff of Burns Avenue Elementary School, take great pride in celebrating our students as they reach this milestone.”

10th. Each school planned its own unique ceremony with the help of staff and the support and generosity of the PTA. Congratulations to this very special class for rising above this spring’s challenges!

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Woodland Principal Mrs. Beth Swanson explained, “Although it looked different than any graduation in the past, it was just as special, if not more. Graduates and their families arrived at specific times, took (socially distanced) pictures with their teacher, principal and family, and were cheered on as they processed down the familiar sidewalk that they once used to walk up when arriving at Woodland each morning. It was so nice to see our students’ faces that we’ve missed so much and be able to celebrate everything that they’ve accomplished during their time at Woodland. Congratulations to the Woodland Class of 2020!”

“Our students looked amazing!” said Old Country Road Principal Laura McConnell. “They took a family picture, then each student proceeded to our banner to take a picture with the teacher and me. They went to a final station to receive their diplomas, any awards, gifts from PTA, a cupcake, and a carnation for their parent. It was a fabulous day!” Pictured here are (left to right): OCR Principal Laura McConnell, Kathleen Apa, Lincoln Guida, and Patti Korenshtein.

At Fork Lane’s Moving Up Ceremony, fifth-graders were welcomed with beautiful congratulatory signs. “This two-hour and twenty-minute ceremony highlighted all 65 Fork Lane graduates,” said retiring Principal Christopher Scardino. “As my last graduation at this special school after 17 years, my hope is to have improved the ceremony moving forward to a permanent outside event.”

“It was a beautiful day and a very personal celebration,” shared Dutch Lane Principal Mrs. Janine Rossi. “It meant so much to us that we were able to see each child and have a few moments with each of them. We were able to personally tell them how proud we are of each one of them. It was such a special day.” Mrs. Rossi is pictured here with teacher Stephanie Sullo and graduating fifth-grader Jahnuel Guzman.

“Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020,” said East Street Principal Mrs. Jean-Marie Serra. “Faculty, family and students enjoyed the day.” Principal Serra is pictured here with fifth-grader Sophia Buitron and teacher Eddie Cuevas.

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Levittown principal honored with retirement parade

Levittown’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald (front

Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Debbie Rifkin (front left), Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Todd Winch (back right) and Assistant Superintendent for Business Dr. Christopher Dillon joined the

After 14 years as principal of East Broadway Elementary School in the Levittown Public Schools, Jeanmarie Wink did not expect her final school year before retirement to end with a global pandemic. The East Broadway PTA, Assistant Principal Milton Josephs, district administrators, board members, families and students wanted to give the beloved principal the farewell she deserved. Together, they participated in a surprise retirement parade on June 17 in front of Mrs. Wink’s house in Seaford.

More than 100 cars lined the road at the front of East Broadway Elementary School to prepare for the event. Participants decorated their vehicles and made signs. The PTA organized a DJ to serve as the emcee and provide music for the parade in the front of Mrs. Wink’s home. Members of the East Broadway community and Levittown Public Schools honked their horns as the DJ called Mrs. Wink outside for the

big surprise. Her family members were right behind her and were in on the celebration.

As each car passed, parade participants wished Mrs. Wink best wishes on her retirement as they held up their signs and handed her cards, gifts and flowers. The high-energy parade lasted about 45 minutes and when it concluded, Mrs. Wink was overcome with emotions.

“It’s been quite a journey,” she said. “Thank you for this. I don’t think I could be happier than right now.”

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald congratulated Mrs. Wink and told her how much she will be missed. In addition, East Broadway PTA members presented her with a gift and Mr. Josephs handed her binders filled with something special by each student in the school.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

A parade of cars drove past East Broadway Principal Jeanmarie Wink’s home.

East Broadway students waved goodbye to their principal Jeanmarie Wink (right) during the retirement parade in front of her home.

East Broadway Assistant Principal Milton Josephs (left) and Director of Elementary Education Michelle Kelly made a sign for the celebration.

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Retiring Principal Jeanmarie Wink (left) was overcome with emotions at the conclusion of the parade where loved ones, families and district administrators gave her one more round of applause.

Retiring Principal Jeanmarie Wink waved to students, staff, families, PTA members, district administrators and board members during her surprise parade.

This Week at the Syosset Public Library

Tuesday, June 30 at 1 p.m.

The Films of Stanley Kubrick

Presenter: Greg Blank, filmmaker and video journalist

In this lecture Greg Blank discusses the legacy of one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in cinematic history, Stanley Kubrick.  Presenting clips of his earliest student films, to clips of his most iconic films such as “2001: A Space Odyssey”, “Paths of Glory”, “The Shining”, and “A Clockwork Orange”, we will discuss in detail the mastery Kubrick used in cinematography, editing, music, and having an amazing

understanding of the art of film. Join us via Zoom from the link on the Virtual Calendar - www.syossetlibrary. org

Tuesday, June 30

from 7:00–8:30 p.m.

Camp Nanowrimo

Virtual Author Visit Event

Attention all writers! July marks the beginning of Camp NaNoWriMo -- a more casual offshoot of National Novel Writing Month. We have invited a special guest author who will be announced before this event to address campers and encourage them on their mission to

write! Join us via Zoom from the link on the Virtual Calendar at- www.syossetlibrary.org

Thursday, July 2 from 1–2 p.m.

What Did the Declaration of Independence Actually Declare?

Presenter: James Coll, adjunct professor of American and Constitutional history at Nassau Community College & Hofstra University

This lecture will cover the road that led to the Declaration, the constitutional underpinning of the document, and the historical basis for its premise. No

registration needed. Get Zoom meeting link at: https://www.syossetlibrary. org/live-streaming.

Friday, July 3 from 12–1 p.m.

Virtual Author “Lunch” with Kimberly McCreight It’s lunchtime! Grab your meal and zoom in to “meet” author Kimberly McCreight. Kimberly is best known for thrillers such at “A Good Marriage”, as well as several popular YA novels. No registration needed. Get zoom meeting link at: https://www.syossetlibrary. org/live-streaming

Local orthodontist reflects on reopening practice

BY RIKKI MASSAND

After weeks of emergency-only appointments during the height of the pandemic in late March, April and into the start of May, Dr. Ava Kamenschik, proprietor of Always Orthodontics in Syosset is pleased to be welcoming patients back for routine procedures and check-ups. This spring the practice established safety measures, use of protective equipment and distancing guidelines for all office visits going forward.

Dr. Ava is a Long Islander from her childhood days growing up in East Meadow and graduating from East Meadow High School. She was born in Israel and when she was two years old, her family of four (Ava, her parents and sister) moved to the U.S.

She went on to complete her bachelor’s degree at Adelphi University in Garden City and then a general practice residency at SUNY-Stony Brook, and she remained at Stony Brook University for her orthodontic residency and professional training.

Her path to opening a sole proprietorship practice on Syosset’s Cold Spring Road in May of 2019 actually began with her love of sciences, and her original childhood aspirations to become a marine biologist. As a teenager, she spent a summer down in Virginia Beach shadowing her uncle who is a dentist and that piqued her interest in pursuing dentistry as a career field.

“That point is where I discovered that the practice of dentistry combines art and science, and specifically orthodontics elaborates on that as you are basically taking crooked teeth and issues and making them straight, but you end up giving your patients more self-confidence and developing their ‘smile.’ I had orthodontics (braces) growing up and my canine was stuck all the way in my palate, so I had a combination of orthodontics and oral surgery in creating my own smile, and I had a really great experience with my orthodontist,” Dr. Ava said.

She explains that in her second year

of undergraduate study at Adelphi University, it became clear that dental school was going to be the choice for her.

“Then after taking certain electives in the Stony Brook dental program, that was when orthodontics appeared as the right fit. We were exposed to the various specialties from pediatric dentistry to oral surgery, root canal specialties and others. But orthodontics and the ability to work with what a patient already has to create great smiles was what I was meant to do! And in my solo practice, now I am a one-woman show both in the dentistry field and as a professional woman in business,” she commented.

Kamenschik lives in Farmingdale with her husband and daughter. She decided on Syosset north of the downtown area for her practice after collaborating with fellow alumni of her Stony Brook dental school program.

“They had some space available in their dental suite so that led me to Syosset. It is such a great town with the local ‘Main Street USA’ feel by the train station, from the Bagel Master and NYCB Roslyn Bank down to by 93 Jackson Avenue, Ezdrin & Woods (law offices of former Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce President Charo Ezdrin), Ira Road and all the residential areas. Growing up on Long Island I just knew that I wanted to stay here in order to serve the greater community with my orthodontics practice,” she said.

Being around the many dentists and doctors’ offices and specialty practices in Syosset, Woodbury and Jericho offer Kamenschik the opportunity for professional collaborations.

“There are patients who have several varying needs, and I get referrals whether it is working alongside a pediatric dentist in the community, general physicians or ENT’s. We come together to treat patients as a whole and if there are different needs then that becomes what we can work with. In our building we also have an oral surgery office, and communicating with different local specialists is really important to me. I

treat my patients like members of the family. Working with area medical and dental professionals, they all make me feel a part of the family as well,” Dr. Ava explained.

Other community connections center around education and providing chances for young people to get a window into her professional world. Dr. Ava corresponded with Cassandra Basile, director of the OneRiver School of Art + Design in Woodbury to sponsor one of this spring’s unique entirely-online art courses for local students.

“We presented a ‘Smile Series’ as one of OneRiver’s art teachers put together a course with self portraits. Kids really had a great time participating in this course,” she said.

In addition, Dr. Ava has consistently reached out for local opportunities as Always Orthodontics is a Communitylevel Sponsor business for this year’s Heart & Sole fundraiser virtual 5K coming up the week of July 19 through 25. She is active with the Syosset Woodbury Chamber and another way of providing access and opportunities for the community has come through her making shadowing and interactive in-office experiences for local high school students come to fruition.

This summer kids from Syosset High School and Jericho High School will have the chance to see orthodontics in practice up-close, while maintaining strict safety standards, physical distancing, use of PPE, and other new protocols to provide patients comfort and protection.

Ava managed to do many virtual appointments during the pandemic shutdowns as dentistry and orthodontics practices were not deemed essential business by the executive orders Gov. Cuomo handed down in late March and April.

“We will have temperature checks and a healthcare questionnaire, and we ask everyone to wear face coverings when entering the office. There is a virtual waiting room -- in the patients cars -- to minimize the number of people in

the waiting room,” Ava said.

The shadowing experience at her Cold Spring Road office for high schoolers interested in dentistry are coordinated through emails and screening one-on-one, and their visits are also 1:1 with parents and students signing a waiver to enter the office. “We make sure everything is copacetic and legal first and we always will ask patients if the student can watch a procedure from a distance,” she said.

“As a high school student you are unsure while looking towards your future, then you need to apply to colleges and think of majors. People can pressure that situation, so I invite our high schoolers to come down. They are such high-achieving kids to begin with, and you don’t know if you are going to like something or not like something until you try it,” she advised. Dr. Ava also enjoys participating in Career Day presentations at local Syosset public schools.

Ava’s husband Joseph is an attorney who owns his own practice, specializing in employment and labor law.

Teaching runs in Dr. Ava’s family. Her mother is an educator (assistant teacher) at a school for special education, and her father is a former English teacher.

During the pandemic school closure Ava was a stay-at-home kindergarten teacher for her six-year-old daughter Gabriella during the weekdays. In addition Ava helped organize a virtual “quarantine birthday party and parade” for her daughter this spring.

“I really have newfound respect for teachers and I give them LOTS of credit. My child was the only one in my class yet our teachers have 23 or 25 kids to instruct every day. On June 12 we did her virtual kindergarten graduation and we pretended she walked across the stage at home. For summer, we may be looking forward to ‘Camp Grandma,’ although the situation is evolving,” she explained.

Bethpage High School teacher creates unique t-shirts

Bethpage High School English teacher Emily Kennedy was scrolling through Facebook when she came across a unique T-shirt design posted on a teachers group page. The design, that displayed the words ‘Teacher of the Year!’, gave her the idea to sell similar T-shirts to her fellow teachers as a way to rally the troops after the school closures.

“I don’t want to say I ripped off the idea for the T-shirts, but I kind of copied the design theme,” said Kennedy, who teaches English to 9th and 11th graders. “The whole thing was kind of an ode to the school closures and a way to support all of my fellow teachers in these unprecedented times.”

She contacted high school art teacher Chris DeStefano to help her with the design layout and to come up with slogans to print upon the T-shirts.

The shirts are white and the lettering on the front is written in the traditional Bethpage colors of blue and gold. The wording reads ‘Bethpage Home-School Teacher Of The Year There Is No Substitute!’ In the middle of the shirt is a coffee mug adorned with a blue ribbon to commemorate Bethpage High School being named a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School.

Kennedy ended up selling over 100

MacArthur lacrosse player earns Jackie Pitts Award

of the shirts to teachers throughout the school district, and all of the money that was made went to three local charities.

“Originally I thought it would be a small deal and I’d end up selling the shirts to just high school teachers,” said Kennedy. “But the word spread fast and I ended up selling them to teachers in the three elementary schools, the middle school and the high school.”

She ended up making $1385 in sales and divided the money three ways to the charities, including the Relay for Life Bethpage chapter of the American Cancer Society, the Rudman Family Food Pantry (Mid Island JCC) in Plainview and St. Martin of Tours in Bethpage.

The uniquely designed T-shirts were sold at a curbside pickup sale that took place on June 12th in front of the high school.

"Usually there is just one teacher who is recognized as teacher of the year, but of course this school year is different and now all of the teachers can hold that distinction," said Kennedy. "All of my colleagues and friends can now proudly wear their blue and gold colors over the summer."

by US Lacrosse with the prestigious Jackie Pitts Award. The Jackie Pitts Award is presented annually to one senior female student-athlete from each participating US Lacrosse chapter for athletic excellence, leadership and outstanding contributions to her community. Cullen was recognized as the Nassau County recipient.

She would have been a three-year starter and was about to be named captain of the 2020 team until the season was canceled. She served her community as a volunteer at Winthrop Hospital and continued to work as an essential worker at McDonald’s during the current pandemic. Cullen will attend Molloy College in the fall, where she will play lacrosse and study nursing.

Upcoming Virtual Events at the Jericho Public Library

Monday, June 29

2:00 p.m.: Financial Fraud & Abuse w/Manda Kristal

4:00 p.m.: Flex & Tone w/Mindy Vasta

7:00 p.m.: Virtual Fit & Fabulous w/ Linda Ray

Tuesday, June 30

11:00 a.m.: Virtual Guided Meditation for Self Healing w/Patricia Anderson

7:00 p.m.: Pajama Storytime (Ages 3-Kindergarten)

Wednesday, July 1

10:30 a.m.: Baby Start

1:00 p.m.: Watercolor Demonstration w/Chuck Van Horn

Saturday, July 4

Library Closed, Independence Day

For all events go to www.jerichopubliclibrary.org/events/month to register Do you have a ser vice to adver tise? Our

Emily Kennedy & Kristen Garvey

Senior Sierra Cullen from General Douglas MacArthur High School was recently recognized

MacArthur High School lacrosse player Sierra Cullen (left) received the US Lacrosse Jackie Pitts Award. Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools/Mike Cullen

Syosset School Board evaluates Amazon plan

radiological compounds. Perfluorinated compounds had been used in firefighting foam (aqueous film forming foam) and in industrial settings, and are resistant to typical environmental degradation processes.

Gershon believes that with or without any tax abatement granted by the County IDA, Amazon would be intent on setting up the warehouse in Syosset next to the L.I.E. as they need the space for its local services and customers.

School Board Trustee Andrew Feldman said there

would be a better shot of influencing the IDA against granting tax abatement to Amazon, as the global company is vastly larger than smaller businesses that receive PILOT or tax relief with projects. He noted that all along since the first Syosset Park plans were being proposed, the school district has advocated for independent testing at the site, and this pursuit should continue.

“We have a school right over there, it is still construction and many factors are involved,” he said.

Schools Trustee Chris

DeFilippo noted that there is not yet a formal announcement on the Cerro Wire site from Amazon, but the articles on the project had given it some validity.

“The aspect that there is not proposed housing is good but the more important thing is the testing of the property. It’s not going to hurt, but the Town of Oyster Bay does not plan with the developer; once they have the proposal formalized we will get a proposal back to provide our own comments when they (Simon Properties/Castagna Realty) proposed Syosset City (Syosset Park). Within that stage the board can put together what we feel needs to be done if they are going to build there -- obviously that involves independent testing and Simon Properties are the ones who stated they will have the testing done and reneged on that when they did not build. Now that they still own the property and they want to lease to Amazon as a warehouse, Simon Properties still needs to do that testing,” DeFilippo said.

He added that the Town of Oyster Bay Department of Public Works site has the capped toxic landfill and Superfund site. “If you read into stipulations for the cap with the State DEC it is self-moni-

tored. This is another potential ticking time-bomb as this is right next to South Grove Elementary School. The testing clearly needs to be done, and there is risk to the school if they start to dig into the earth and someone has not already performed due diligence with this testing,” he noted.

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers commented that he sees the need for independent testing and follow-up with the Town of Oyster Bay as separate from the interests of testing taking place prior to any development. He explained the required project review steps and how the district is positioned for providing timely input.

“The project will undoubtedly go through the New York SEQRA - State Environmental Quality Review Act - process and as part of that process any impacted entity has the right to respond (the district would be an impacted entity). I would ask the board to give us the opportunity to renew our contract with consulting environmental engineers Walden Associates to evaluate whatever design for the project is put together, because we would have to know what the construction impacts look like and how they’d plan to go about that, and how much

dirt is going to be removed, etc. -- Walden will evaluate that for us,” Rogers said.

He noted that the independent testing, formally committed to on June 18, 2018 by Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, “was to be something that occurs before all of the project work would take place.”

“When the school board attended the Town Board hearing held May 1, 2018 at Syosset High School, the board said if the property is going to be developed the independent testing needs to be completed prior to that development. ” Dr. Rogers explained.

DeFilippo then suggested that the school district express its interest in the testing of the development site to Amazon directly. “The community and school district, with our school right next to it, wants thorough independent testing of that soil -- asking Amazon if they will adhere and do it, YES or NO? I don’t think it would be effective to go through the Town of Oyster Bay. I suggest that it will be more effective to go through Amazon and Simon Properties, telling them of the bad experience as last time around the testing did not happen, so what is going to happen this time?” he commented at the June 17 board meeting.

Consumer Affairs for their assistance in providing crucial information.

Though our lives will be forever changed by the times we are living in, I am excited to share that a permanent symbol of hope and gratitude will be placed in our community: Old Country Road, from Kalda Lane to Central Park Road in Plainview, will be renamed “Heroes Way” to honor the tireless efforts of our heroes at Plainview Hospital, the Plainview Fire Department, and Central Island Nursing Home. Our gratitude will now be memorialized eternally, and I would like to thank Michael Fener, CEO of Plainview and Syosset Hospitals, for your leadership on this endeavor. I look forward to a social distancing community celebration and

I will provide more details as they become available.

Finally, amid this global health crisis, we are now faced with the long-overdue mandate to eradicate systemic and institutional racism in our country by making meaningful and permanent changes in every aspect of our society. By doing so, we will finally live up to true meaning of the ideals inherited from our forefathers more than 250 years ago, with the words E Pluribus Unum: “Out of Many, One”. In a few weeks I will host a virtual town hall focused on exploring newly enacted reforms signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo and engaging in meaningful conversations with communities of color about race and racism in a safe virtual space. These conversations are tough, but we are all in this together, and together,

we will get through this stronger than ever.

Stay connected by following me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest, most up-to-date information in our rapidly changing new reality. Remember to observe social distancing guidelines as they are updated, wear masks, and wash your hands. For information on reopening, please visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/ reopen or forward.ny.gov. As always, please feel free to contact my office at 516-571-6216, or by email at ADrucker@nassaucountyny.gov. You can also dial our Virtual Office phone number, 516-360-0743.

Stay safe and healthy, my friends, as you enjoy your summer!

June 26, 2020

Driving Distance Summer Getaways: Historic Seaside Gloucester, MA

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

Looking for destinations that you can drive to, but bring you to some level of paradise, escape, revitalization? Gloucester, Massachusetts, a tiny community on the Atlantic Ocean that dates back to 1623, less than an hour north of Boston, fits the bill, especially in these times: it is a charming beach destination, loaded with history, where you can spend the days outdoors, feeling rejuvenated by the fresh sea air.

And though you can’t go whale watching, cruising, or visit museums or themeparks yet, there are still wonderful attractions to enjoy.

Elizabeth Carey, Executive Director of Discover Gloucester, offers these suggestions:

10 Gloucester Destinations You Can Safely Visit

This Summer

Stage Fort Park: Site of the landing of the first settlers in 1623. Gloucester became the second permanent settlement of the early Puritans in the New World, preceded by Plymouth in 1620. Enjoy the park with over 25 acres of natural beauty including beaches and spectacular views of the harbor and beyond. Stage Fort Park is part of the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway.

Ravenswood Park: Explore a shrouded landscape of hemlock groves, a magnolia swamp, where

you’ll find remnants of Colonial habitation. Ravenswood Park offers 600 acres for solitude and quiet contemplation of nature. With 10 miles of carriage paths and trails that meander through the park, you can find plenty of room to picnic, bird watch, walk and simply appreciate the outdoors.

the story of the region’s role in the nation’s early settlement, maritime trade and industrialization.

Wicked Tuna Captains and Vessels : In March 2020,  Wicked Tuna  premiered its 9th season on National Geographic TV. This «monstah» of a show landed in 2012

Eastern Point, one of the outdoor attractions in Gloucester, Massachusetts, an ideal driving-distance destination this summer. (photo courtesy of Discover Gloucester)

Trek to the overlook to Gloucester Harbor or traverse the boardwalk through the Great Magnolia Swamp, home to native sweetbay magnolias. Reservation is located along the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway, part of the Congressionally designated  Essex National Heritage Area. The Area’s extensive historic, cultural and natural resources tell

and brought viewers around the world to America›s oldest seaport. The show features five local bluefin tuna fishing captains who share their real-world tales and trails of the fishing industry here. Fans travel here hoping to meet the captains, see their boats, buy Wicked Tuna gear and see all that the city has to offer. You might even catch a glimpse of

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one of the captains in town. Their vessels are docked throughout the inner harbor.

Rocky Neck Art Colony: America’s oldest continually operating art colony (since 1850), Gloucester has played a vital role in America’s art history. Artists such as Fitz Henry Lane, Winslow Homer, John Sloan, Stuart Davis and Edward Hopper have all captured the light of Gloucester, as many artists do to this day. This quaint neighborhood is a lovely area to stroll, shop and get up close and personal with many artisans who showcase their work with pride! You can catch some beautiful water views and enjoy an ice cream cone, fresh seafood or a nice iced cold beverage along the way.

Man at the Wheel Statue: The statue, also known as the Gloucester Fisherman Memorial, presides over Stacy Boulevard, at the edge of Gloucester Harbor. Sculpted by artist Leonard Craske and modeled after a local fisherman, the monument was completed in 1925 in honor of Gloucester’s 300th anniversary. It has become the symbol of the city and a place to remember the 10,000 men lost at sea during the city’s long history. Their names are recorded on memorial plaques surrounding the structure.

Visit Eastern Point, the southern tip of the peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern portion of Gloucester Harbor. Poet T. S. Eliot summered here for 20 years

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(“The sea is all about us,” he wrote in “The Dry Salvages”), and painter Winslow Homer lived at the lighthouse for a time. Come sunset, it’s easy to see why. Get a better look by walking or fishing on Dog Bar Breakwater, a quarter-mile stretch of granite blocks built in 1904 which offers panoramic views of the water and shorelines.

Maritime History: Nearly 400 years of history and innovation are written in

the streets and buildings of this town. Harborwalk  for the best views from every angle in town. The 1.2 mile path traverses through town between The Gloucester House and Stage Fort Park. Make sure to stop at the Fisherman’s Memorial and the Fishermen’s Wives’ Memorial. The walk is defined by 42 granite pillars which tell the stories of important people and events of Gloucester’s history.

DiscoverGloucester.com is a great

resource for “charting” a trip to the area. There are comprehensive lists of  lodging options (from motels and hotels, to inns and bed and breakfasts, to campgrounds and vacation rentals) as well as lists of indoor and outdoor activities

Discover Gloucester, discovergloucester.com, 978-675-1818.

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Searching for knowledge & a degree

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

When I think about Graduation Day I think about the many people I met during my college years and I also think about the people I’ve met since. One of those people is a friend of my brother’s in New York City. I met Dr. Hester Turner at various get-togethers and over the years I’ve enjoyed talking to her.

Hester is one of those people whose keen intellect and curiosity about life impresses the people she meets right away.

That’s how I felt when I first met Hester many years ago. She is an attorney, an inspiration and a female trailblazer when women faced a lot of obstacles in their professions.

Throughout her life she got various academic degrees, was the executive director of the Camp Fire Girls and now, at the age of 103, she talks about her experiences and imparts her wisdom.

I’ve noticed at parties and at the times that I’ve had to chat with her that Hester doesn’t give unsolicited advicebut she does answer questions if she’s asked.

When she tells a story about her travels to various parts of the world or about something someone in her family did everyone listens because Hester has a unique way with words and a unique way of seeing the world.

A member of the Oregon and Arizona bar associations, Dr. Turner holds four degrees, a B.S. from Our Lady of the Lake College in her native city of San Antonio, Texas, an M.A. from Southwest Texas State College, a J.D. from the University of Arizona and a Ph.D. from Oregon State University.

She has been the recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense Medal of Distinguished Public Services and the University of Arizona’s 1978

Distinguished Citizen Award.

When I asked Hester about her childhood years, she said that when she was two years old her mother died from the flu. When she was four years old she remembers a terrible flood in San Antonio. “We had 17 inches of rain,” Hester says. “When my father insisted that we evacuate, I put on my best dress. We shoveled our way out through the basement.”

She credits her father with the resiliency and her practical way of looking at the world. “Obstacles will come up time to time in life, unfortunately that’s part of life,” she notes. “But from the time I was little, he would always tell me I could do anything - and be anything I wanted to be.

“When I was a girl he handed me a golf club and said, ‘Let’s golf’ so we did. He said the same thing with swimming, fishing and hunting. I gave up the fishing and hunting many years ago but with my dad there were no questions asked, he just presented opportunities and believed that I could learn new things. It was the same with my sister. We both jumped in and learned new things about the world.”

Her B.S. was in health and physical education because she likes the outdoors and being active.

She says she decided to go to law school in the early 1940s because a less than competent lawyer had helped her aunt with a probate matter, and she thought, “I can do better.” In law school she was the only woman in a class of several men. (campfire.org, 10/26/17)

“It was in law school that I learned to be a good student,” Hester says. “Before that I skated by but law school was hard so I had to become more focused and more disciplined as I learned the new material.”

Hester married Bill Turner in 1939 and they had four children, two sons,

When her husband accepted a job in Portland, Oregon, Hester became the Dean of Students at Lewis & Clark College.

In 1966 Hester became the executive director of the Camp Fire Girls at the organization’s national headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, and she served in that capacity until 1979.

The Camp Fire Girls was the first multicultural camping and outdoor organization for young women. It was informally founded in 1910, two years before the Girls Scouts organization was founded.

Hester enjoys meeting new people wherever she goes. She has traveled solo to Europe, slept in a tent in Africa at the age of 91 and visited the western edge of Alaska by seaplane. (naturebridge.org, 6/3/19)

Hester has a wit, a contagious energy and a passion about life. She likes going to plays, operas, ballets and lectures in New York City. She’s got crystal clear eyes and they reflect the story of her life, including its triumphs and challenges.

She has always made it a priority to encourage people to find their direction and be the best they can be. She always instilled in her children a sense of purpose. Throughout the years Dr. Hester Turner has inspired many women, either directly or indirectly.

As an executive with the Camp Fire Girls it was Hester’s hope that she would inspire girls and young women across America to reach for their dreams then set out to make them happen.

Hester adds, “I couldn’t be a professional dancer, I couldn’t be a ballerina and I would not have made it as an opera singer, but early in life I discovered that I’m a talker, that I have a gift with words, and that through my

speeches and leadership I could reach a lot of people.

“I hoped it’s helped because when I was young I had lots of support and encouragement and I’ve wanted to pass it on. Encouragement is so very important. When we are starting out in school and in our careers we can’t just think that we have some unique talents, we have to believe that with every core of our being.”

Dr. Hester Turner is inquisitive about life and when she speaks, her desire to constantly learn new things can be contagious.

Hester has five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. One of her sons lives in New York City and they have been known to hop on a two-person bicycle and take a ride around the neighborhood.

I wish I had known Hester when I was a high school student trying to decide what college to attend and what subject to major in. I didn’t know her back then, however, so I went to Fairfield University in Connecticut as an accounting major, changed my major to English in my sophomore year and then transferred to Hofstra University in Hempstead. So many college students change their major at least once during their four years.

Graduation Day Surprises: Talk about great Graduation Day gifts. When Robert F. Smith, a billionaire technology investor and philanthropist, spoke to the graduates at Morehouse College in Atlanta last May and announced that as his gift to the college he was erasing all of that year’s graduates’ student loans, everyone was wowed.

There’s no student debt for that class and he received big cheers for his announcement. Morehouse President David Thomas had “no idea” that Robert Smith’s announcement was coming. People were shocked - and very

Bill and John, and twin daughters, Mary Lee and Jane.

pleased. That was quite a gift to the graduates.

Robert F. Smith is a graduate of Cornell University and Columbia Business School. He went to Morehouse College last May to receive an honorary doctorate as well as to deliver the commencement address. Smith previously had donated $1.5 million to the school in January 2019 to be used for scholarships and a park.

Last May Oprah Winfrey spoke to the students at Colorado College in Colorado Springs on their commencement. She encouraged the new graduates to go out in the world and make a difference.

Winfrey said that “small steps lead to big accomplishments.” Winfrey, a TV personality and philanthropist, quoted black activist Angela Davis, who said: “You have to act as if it were possible to radically change the world. And you have to do it all the time.”

She said that change doesn’t happen with “big breakthroughs as much as day-to-day decisions.” At that commencement 590 undergraduate stu-

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dents were awarded their degrees. (denverpost.com)

Along with being the commencement speaker that day, Oprah Winfrey personally handed each graduate a copy of her most recent “New York Times” bestseller, “The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose,” which features short essays about her life principles and quotes from some very famous people.

Tim Cook, Apple CEO, addressed the graduates at Tulane University in New Orleans last May and early on in his speech he asked the graduates to thank all of the family and friends who had encouraged and supported them during their college years.

Cook then talked about the importance of addressing climate change. He urged the graduates of Tulane University’s 2019 class to tackle the hardest obstacles, to find their purpose and to make their “greatest contribution” to society.

He said that search for greater purpose brought him to Apple in the first place. Cook previously worked at the

California-based Compaq company at a time when “it looked like it was going to be at the top forever,” but in 1998 Apple co-founder Steve Jobs convinced Cook to join Apple when it “was on the verge of bankruptcy.”

At the time few people wanted to buy Apple’s computers, Cook said. Jobs had a vision to create tools accessible to more people, however, to help “unleash their creativity and move humanity forward,” Cook said. (nola.com)

Cook, an Alabama native and an alumnus of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, told the graduates, “As you go out into the world, don’t waste time on problems that have been solved. Don’t get hung up on what other people say is practical. Instead, steer your ship into the choppy seas. Look for the rough spots, the problems that seem too big, the complexities that other people are content to work around. It’s in those places that you will find your purpose. It’s there that you can make your greatest contribution …”

He ended his speech by encouraging the Tulane graduates to think of the

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future generations to come. Tim Cook said:

“Be motivated by your duty to build a better world. Young people have changed the course of history time and time again. Now it’s time to change it once more. I know the urgency of that truth is with you today. Feel big, because no one can make you feel small.

“Feel brave because the challenges are great but you are great. Feel grateful, because someone sacrificed to make this moment possible for you. Here in this stadium, I can feel this courage.

“Try something. You may succeed, you may fail. Make it your life’s work to remake the world. There is nothing more beautiful than working to leave something better for humanity.”

Congratulations to this year’s graduates. Receiving a degree calls for a celebration even if this year it’s a virtual one. I wish all of this year’s graduates good luck as you move forward into your careers!

Best Nonperishable Food to Stockpile for an Emergency

BY MARY HUNT

If recent world events have given you a big, fat wake-up call, you are not alone. The message is clear: Every household needs to have some amount of food in storage. Natural disasters like blizzards, hurricanes and floods often come with little or no warning.

Stocking up now on the right nonperishable food items will help you weather the storm (or global pandemic) with less stress. The type and amount of food to store is an individual decision that depends on your financial resources and storage area.

Ideally, your long-term goal is to have stockpiled enough to feed your family for six months. But start with shorter goals, like enough food for one week and then two weeks and then a month. This kind of incremental plan won’t bust the budget or throw you into panic-buying that can easily lead to burnout and buyer’s remorse.

When nonperishable items are on sale, buy enough for your immediate need plus a couple for your stockpile. Make this a regular habit, and you’ll build a very impressive stockpile in no time.

CANNED VEGETABLES

Generally, commercially canned foods are good for two to five years from the date they were packed. High-acid foods like tomato sauce will not keep as long as a can of beans, for example. Canned varieties can provide you with

essential nutrients, making these a great hurricane food or natural disaster option. Canned foods lose vitamins as time goes by, so you will want to rotate your food supply so you are using and replacing items before their “use by” dates.

CANNED PROTEIN

Canned protein like tuna, salmon, chicken, corned beef, turkey and even bacon (yes, you can now buy canned, cooked bacon) has a shelf life of five years or longer. Canned meats provide essential protein.

CANNED SOUPS AND CHILI

An added benefit here is that soups and chili can be eaten straight out of the can while providing a variety of nutrients.

RICE

White rice should be used within two years after opening. Brown rice should be used within six months, as it has more protein. You can extend the shelf life of white rice in containers with tight-fitting lids. It can last up to 10 years when properly vacuum-sealed.

DRY PASTA AND PASTA SAUCES

Pasta is filling, and in a well-packaged state, it will last for months, perhaps even years, on pantry shelves. Jarred and canned pasta sauces will be a welcomed sight when you need a quick meal that’s simple to heat and eat.

DRY BEANS

Beans and legumes are a great source of protein and ideal for longterm storage. In their dry state, they remain edible and packed with nutrition for long periods of time.

FLOUR

You can count on all-purpose flour lasting well for three to six months in its sealed bag or up to one year in the refrigerator. If stored in the freezer, it can last even longer.

SUGAR

Sugar is one of the few products that lasts indefinitely. The only problem it presents for cooks is that it can harden. For this reason, plan on sugar having a useful shelf life of about two years.

BOTTLED WATER

Here’s the goal: Stock at least a three-day supply. You need at least one gallon per person per day. An averagely active person should drink at least a half-gallon of water each day. The other half-gallon is for adding to food and washing. Start small by buying a few bottles every time you’re at the store.

POWDERED MILK

Almost all dairy products require refrigeration, so powdered milk and canned evaporated milk are great stock items. These substitutes are an excellent source of calcium and vitamin D when fresh milk is not an option.

Friday, June 26, 2020 Discovery

SEASONINGS

If you have access to a propane or charcoal stove, you may be doing some cooking. A basic supply of salt, pepper, seasonings and sweeteners will improve the flavor of your food, and these items often are forgotten when amassing a stockpile.

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BY TOM MARGENAU

At least once a day, I get one or more emails that start out with some form of this phrase: “I’ll tell you what’s wrong with Social Security!” And then they go on from there to trot out time-worn arguments that have been bandied about for years and are usually groundless.

One of the more common gripes goes like this: “I’ll tell you what’s wrong with Social Security. They’ve added too many perks to the program over the years. If they would just get rid of the goody bag and take the system back to what it was when it started, we wouldn’t have any problems today!” Or, as another reader recently told me: “Today’s Social Security program includes too many freebies for freeloaders! We need to get back to basics -- to the law’s original intent!”

Well let’s think about that for a minute. The original Social Security Act, passed in 1935, included retirement benefits for people 65 and older who were totally retired. That’s it. Period. Nothing else!

So, if these “back to basics” naysayers had their way, that means we would have no early retirement benefits at age 62. Those millions of people getting early retirement benefit could kiss their checks goodbye because they are in the “goody bag.”

It also would mean we would not pay benefits to anyone 65 and older if they were still working. The original Social Security law required that you must be completely retired to collect benefits. So, tough luck for all the working seniors out there. Your benefits are also in the “goody bag.”

Oh, and there would be no extra bonus for people who delay taking benefits until a later age. Millions of seniors currently plan to work until 70 in order to get a 32% bonus added to their checks. Emptying the “goody bag” would mean turning off that incentive to delay retirement.

There also would be no benefits for spouses, widows or widowers. And if a young worker dies and leaves small children, tough luck. No government benefits for them. All these spousal and survivor benefits are in the “goody bag.”

And there would be no disability benefits. So, if you have a heart attack at age 60, that’s just too bad. You would just have to wait until you are 65 to collect your Social Security, assuming you live that long.

I could go on and on. There are tens of millions of people getting Social Security benefits today who would not qualify for anything under the original Social Security law. Are all those people getting superfluous and unnecessary benefits out of a governmental giveaway “goody bag”? Or has the Social Security program evolved over the years to meet

The Social Security ‘Goody Bag’

the changing needs of our society?

I think that’s an important point that needs to be made. Social Security did not expand over the years because Congress was looking for ways to hand out “freebies to freeloaders.” The program changed because there were legitimate needs that people had and that a caring, compassionate society needed to provide. That’s why, today, we have Social Security benefits for working seniors, spouses, widows, orphaned children, divorced women and disabled workers.

In fact, let’s take a brief look at the legislative history of Social Security. It will be an abbreviated look because Congress passes amendments to the Social Security law almost every year. But most of those are relatively minor or technical changes that have no significant impact on the program or the benefits paid. Instead, here is a short list of the major amendments to the Social Security Act and what those changes brought.

1935 -- the original Social Security Act: provided benefits for retirees at age 65 and nothing else.

1939 Social Security amendments: added benefits for dependent wives age 65 and older and for the minor children of retirees. Also added benefits to widows age 65 and older and to surviving minor children. Included benefits for widows at any age if caring for a minor child.

1950 Social Security amendments: added benefits for dependent husbands age 65 and older, and widowers age 65 and older.

1956 Social Security amendments: lowered the age at which a woman can get retirement benefits to 62. Also lowered the age at which a husband or wife can get spousal or widows benefits to 62. Added disability benefits to disabled workers between ages 50 and 64.

1960 Social Security amendments: expanded disability benefits to a disabled worker of any age as long as he or she was “insured.”

1961 Social Security amendments: lowered the age at which a man can get retirement benefits to 62. Also lowered the widower’s age to 62.

1965 Social Security amendments: lowered the age at which a woman can get widows benefits to 60. Added benefits for surviving children between ages 18 and 21. Added benefits for divorced women if they were married for 20 years. Also added the Medicare program.

1968 Social Security amendments: lowered the age at which a woman could collect widows benefits to 50 if she was disabled.

1977 Social Security amendments: lowered the duration of marriage requirement for divorced spouses from 20 years to 10 years.

1983 Social Security amendments:

raised the retirement age to 67 over a 50-year period. Children’s benefits eliminated for those ages 18-21. Added benefits for fathers caring for minor children.

This is just a summary of the major Social Security amendments. There have also been many technical amendments. In fact, one set of those in the 1990s led to the infamous maximizing loophole that really was something for the “goody bag.” It allowed many mid-

dle- and upper-class seniors to file for “dependent” benefits on a spouse’s Social Security record while saving their own retirement benefits until age 70. That loophole was shut down. Or, to be more precise, you had to be age 66 before Jan. 2, 2020, to use the loophole.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. .

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REAL ESTATE WATCH

What will the new norm in real estate look like?

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

What is happening now and what will the new norm in real estate look like going forward?

Well, we had been somewhat homebound like the majority of our population for 8+ weeks and I had gained approximately 18 lbs but staying laser focused as much as possible, I am ¾ the way there back to my normal weight; but working out has been part of my focus, (besides calling my current and former clients to stay in touch) so I think more muscle has been developed than fat thus far. Hopefully, I will look great this summer, but will our pools, beaches or anything else eventually re-open? It’s a huge unknown and I try to stay positive and hope for the best, but we also don’t want the Covid-19 corona virus to raise its ugly head and ramp up once again after accomplishing the flattening of the curve and minimizing the virus.

We have had the greatest number of infections and the most deaths globally and we can argue the pros and cons of what should have and could have been done in advance, but I will not argue either way this point but reserve my opinion for another day and stay out of the “name blame” arena, but I do have my own very specific thoughts and ideas on the subject. I imagine most everyone else was keeping as busy as possible, especially if you have children? Were you mostly devouring food all day long while watching the boob tube? Here is a simple idea, that I followed regular regimen in staying healthy, watching and participating in work out videos on YouTube exercise as well as taking some long walks with my wife. This enabled us to feel revitalized, while taking a break from the pandemic and mind-blowing overload that we all had been subjected to 24/7. However, we all still feel a bit of the sorrow for those who became infected and passed as well as the current disasters that have occurred over the last 6 weeks with people needlessly being killed, and all the protests here and abroad, making a very strong point of what needs to immediately begin to change in the U.S and around the globe. However, a large segment of our working population had lost their jobs as well as most non-essential businesses were forced to close. However if you had your health you can say you are

fortunate to not being subjected to illness, or worse death and be very happy and thankful for your family, business associates and friends that! We can always earn money if we have our health, but without health it is impossible! When I do go out to the supermarket, I am now very much conditioned in wearing a mask, surgical gloves and carrying disinfectant wipes that I keep in my pocket and also have a backup in my car. I also continue to wipe down all the packages that I pick up, as well as doorknobs, handles or anything that I touch, because no one knows who handled those items or touched those things, and what I may pick up on my gloves could affect someone else, especially my wife, children, and grandchildren; so I am extremely cognizant of consistently and constantly practicing what is necessary to be safe and not sorry by not getting anyone else sick and worse dying. Isn’t it worth the effort of being proactive and staying healthy for your family and everyone else? Of course! I also practice social distancing wherever I am and I also throw away my surgical gloves in the proper fashion and I had posted my personal video many weeks ago (there are lot of selfish and inconsiderate people out here, who could care less about anyone else’s health!): https:// www.facebook.com/philipraices/ videos/10216513426169528/, which showed you the best way to take off your gloves not throwing them on the ground, (as I have continued to observe throughout many towns); and instead put them in a trash can or your home garbage cans, but DO NOT RECYCLE THEM WHATSOEVER! However, I am hoping at some point this year, I will cease wearing my mask and gloves when supermarket shopping.

I am here to assist, help, and guide and educate as many sellers, investors, purchasers and renters of residential and commercial properties as possible, through the complicated and sometimes arduous process of real estate going forward into the future. What will the process look like and how will we as Brokers and salespeople handle this “new norm” of doing business

during and after the Covid19 Corona Virus debacle? It’s anyone’s guess! Currently, we are in a whole new paradigm shift and now that we are in phase 2 as of June 10, we have been allowed to show property as long as we abide by the rules of wearing masks or facial coverings, wear gloves and carry disinfectant wipes or hand sanitizer, social distance 6 foot and doing the same when having inspections and appraisals executed in making sure all parties are protected from becoming infected Part of the obvious solution has been and will absolutely be getting everyone tested, which is currently still falling way short of what would and should have been done. By doing this it will keep everyone aware of who is infected (maybe with a colored wristband) but maybe asymptomatic and who don’t show any symptoms and do not get sick, but pass it on to others that could be severely infected and become ill after the 14 day incubation period. This will be a very proactive way to minimize and prevent the spread to everyone around them now and in the future. It’s all about the testing and social distancing. It’s a scary situation especially for those who have compromised immune systems or those who have specific health issues. Most importantly, what about the 65% of our population in the U.S. that are considered overweight or obese and surely not considered very healthy. What will be our exposure and liability in the real estate process? There is a clause in our business liability policy that excludes viruses and infectious diseases and pandemic events, and even if there aren’t, I am quite sure, all insurance companies will have an addendum or rider to their policies going forward that will exempt them from any liability from those situations. They generally want the money going in one direction, into their bank accounts unless you fight with them! However, I left a message with our carrier inquiring to see if anything is available or would exist to cover agents, but I pretty much doubt it. Showing and having buyers view properties via a video or 3 D virtual tour maybe the “new norm” for the

foreseeable future and sellers and buyers may have to conform to this type of transaction and why not? But now, slowly but surely buyers are coming back and are meeting their agents at the properties with the proper PPE(personal protective coverings as well as during the inspections and appraisals. Just to be on the safe side, agents should be the only ones opening and closing all doors, cabinets, etc. I feel for now this will be the safest and most advantageous way in handle our showings. The clients and agents will need to slowly adjust and not worry, but for those few who will consider purchasing from a video or professional 3D virtual tour, the options will be available as it is the “new way to buy.” Additional rules, as needed may come down from the Dept of State as well as the New York State Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. Situations will change and for those still in the business we will do what is necessary to keep ourselves and our clientele healthy and happy. For sure, “big brother” will be watching and it will be up to the professionals in our industry to go with the flow and change as needed to get the job done in a professional and trusted manner and doing what is necessary to earn a living.

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S.). He will provide you with “free” regular updates of sold and new homes in your town via the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island (MLSLI)or go to WWW.Li-REalEstate. Com as well as a “free” value analysis of what your home might sell for in today’s market without any “strings” attached. He can also provide a copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality or Our Seller’s or Buyer’s Guides for “Things to Consider when Selling or Purchasing your Home. Just email or snail mail(regular mail) him with your request with your name, email and cell number and he will send it out ASAP. For a consultation, he can be reached by Cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate. Com to answer any of your questions, concerns or column suggestions.

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