Jericho-Syosset News Journal (6/19/20)

Friday,June 19, 2020

Vol. 80, No. 25

Town officials celebrate reopening with haircuts

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Amazon plans warehouse at former Cerro Wire site

Plan draws scrutiny over safety, pollution at site

BY RIKKI MASSAND

Members of the Town of Oyster Bay Board celebrate the reopening of businesses at Pat’s Barber Shop in Levittown.

BY GARY SIMEONE People have been waiting months to get a haircut, and that day finally came last Wednesday as Long Island entered into Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan. Town of Oyster Bay officials, including Superintendent Joe Saladino, Councilman Lou Imbroto and Town Receiver of Taxes Jeff Pravato, gathered at Pat’s

Barber Shop in Levittown to celebrate the much anticipated milestone.

“We’ve proven a lot of things in the past three months. We’ve proven we know how to social distance, we’ve achieved the goal of flattening the curve and we’ve made tremendous progressing in battling the COVID pandemic,” said Saladino as he

sat for a haircut at the longtime community barbershop. “Thanks to all of our efforts, we can celebrate getting back to business in our Town and across Long Island.

People like Pat demonstrate what small businesses are all about. These small businesses and mom and pop shops are the heartbeat of our commuSee page 23

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An announcement from the Town of Oyster Bay government on Thursday, June 11, sparked talk of economic revitalization across central Nassau County and in the Long Island region.

Comments from Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino about potential for Amazon to open a new 200,000-squarefoot warehouse on the vacant, controversial Cerro Wire site, had raised eyebrows and some hopes for a megacenter of job creation finally happening with a Fortune 500 leader investing in Nassau County.

Following the initial announcement on June 11, at the Oyster Bay Town Board meeting on Tuesday, June 16, Supervisor Saladino noted the potential for 550 jobs to come to the area with no impacts of increased enrollment in Syos-

set Central School District as a direct result of a new Amazon warehouse facility here.

With 70 participants watching the Town Board meeting Tuesday via livestream, Saladino explained the initial investigation for Amazon to add a new facility along the L.I.E. “Last week we announced Amazon is announcing plans for the former Cerro Wire site, and this project would bring a great tax base with support to our schools, the Town and Nassau County government, without a burden on the school district and without burdens to deliver more services which cost money. This project not only brings that tax base but adding 550 jobs at a time when we need those jobs the most…

The Town will continue to work with the community, all stakeholders and everyone involved See page 23

School budget passes Jericho

Jericho School District's $125,365,991 budget passed 1510 to 564.

The budget is a .82% increase over last year.

Jill Citron and Divya Balachan-

der ran unopposed for two seats.

Syosset The results of the Syosset budget vote were not available at press time.

Jericho teens recognize heroes PAGE 6 Water district updates about well PAGE 3

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Ms. Van Dorn served as a National Council Delegate for the 2017 National Council Session and 54th Convention in Columbus, Ohio. She also attended the Girl Scout Leadership Institute at the 53rd Girl Scout National Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2014 and served as a Council Delegate for the JerichoSyosset Association of Girl Scouts of Nassau County. Ms. Van Dorn earned her Girl Scout Gold Award in 2016 and her Silver Award in 2014. For her Gold Award project, Ms. Van Dorn increased awareness and educated her community about the issue of the severe lack of sleep among teenagers today. She was a member of the GSNC Media Girls and attended North Shore-LIJ’s Girl Scout “Career Exploration Camp” as well as many other STEM-related programs.

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At its Tuesday, June 16 meeting the Town Board listened to the presentation by general counsel to the Jericho Water District Michael Ingham of Farmingdalebased law firm Carman Callahan & Ingham, LLP. The public record on the Water District hearing will be open until the end of the business day on Friday, June 26, for residents to submit any comments and questions they have directly to the Town offices.

BY RIKKI MASSAND The Jericho Water District has detailed its plans for remediation of emerging water supply contaminant 1,4 dioxane found throughout many Long Island water systems, as well as contaminants perfluorinat-

ed compounds (PFAS -- often found are PFOA and PFOS). An engineer’s report on necessary projects by the District outlined maximum costs totaling $35.776 million, as funding would include grants totaling over $11.457 million and repurposing of $1.1 million from previous water dis-

trict bond authorizations. The petition for refinancing presented to the Town Board was for a maximum, not-to-exceed cost of just over $23 million.

An initial public hearing took place with the Oyster Bay Town Board’s meeting viewed by over 70 people on Tuesday morning, and no members of the public allowed to be in the meeting room due to COVID19 phased reopening. But the Board points out that the public record on the Water District’s proposed spending will be open until the end of the business day on Friday, June 26, for residents to submit any comments and questions they have on the proposals directly to the Town offices.

Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino commented that New York State, through the Department of Environmental Conservation, as well as other area agencies including the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection were working on new and more protective drinking water quality standards in recent years. He explained on Tuesday that “New York State, in an effort to ensure the drinking water of its residents statewide and that people are not drinking 1,4 dioxane and other chemical contaminants, has provided a law that mandates

the local water districts as providers must build the equipment to ensure that emerging contaminants are either filtered out or through a number of processes are removed from drinking water.”

“While the water safety is good news, the unfortunate piece to this would be the continued roll-out of unfunded mandates that I as a New York State Assemblyman and current Councilman Stevel Labriola as my predecessor in State Assembly -the bottom line is the good initiative to protect our water supply means the State mandates this but does not provide an entirety of the money to do it. In this case Jericho Water District users will pay the difference or would be paying the debt service on the bonds brought before us (the Town Board) today,” Supervisor Saladino noted.

At its June 16 meeting the Town Board listened to the presentation by general counsel to the Jericho Water District Michael Ingham of Farmingdale-based law firm Carman Callahan & Ingham, LLP. He detailed five projects, totaling $35 million in costs and the percentage of that which could be covered by grant funding. Saladino commented on the Continued on page 22

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Syosset relief group provides COVID-19 relief

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First, the Syosset Relief Group set up a fundraiser to raise money for the American Red Cross. Although its original goal was to simply raise $1,000, due to the kind contributions of our members, the club more than doubled its goal in less than a month. Additionally, with the help of the Jericho Red Cross, the club was able to reach a grand total of $2,296. Our donations will help ensure a sufficient supply of blood reaches hospitals and provide food and other basic necessities to those in need.

Syosset Relief Group also acknowledges the widespread isolation caused by this pandemic. Consequently, the club decided to create a fun Bingo night to connect the Syosset community in these troubled times. Not only has it fostered a sense of community,

Syosset Relief Group donated thousands of masks to Nassau University Medical Center but the Bingo night has also allowed Syosset Relief Group to raise $600 more to donate thousands of face masks to Nassau University Medical Center.

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Jericho teens help to recognize heroes of the pandemic

Isabelle Rosen and Ari Chananyah with one of the blankets they produced.

BY GARY SIMEONE It was the middle of March when Jericho High School student Ari Chananyah was lying on the couch watching a movie at his house, when he came up with the idea of helping the essential workers who were on the frontline of the pandemic.

“I was home from school and watching a lot of movies with my family at the time, and I thought there has to be a way to do more and make a difference for those workers who are out there 24/7 during the pandemic,” said Chananyah. “When we’re watching movies, we always like to have our own blanket, so I thought why not figure out a way to provide blankets for these essential workers to keep them warm and

comfortable.”

Chananyah teamed up with close friend Isabelle Rosen, who attends Friends Academy, to figure out a way to produce and mass distribute the blankets to people who need them.

“I brought her on board because she’s very smart and creative and is well versed in social media. I worked the financial angle while she spread the word through Instagram, Facebook and Twitter,” said Chananyah.

That is how the whole concept of Cover A Hero came together. The website, coverahero.com, was developed to acknowledge a very difficult circumstance and recognize those on the frontline risking their lives to help.

Isabelle and Ari donating blankets to police officers.

Ari Chananyah with members of the Syosset Fire Department accepting the donated blankets.

Instead of giving actual hugs to thank the frontline workers like hospital staff, police and fire department members for their services, the teen duo came up with the idea of blankets to comfort them after a hard day of work in the field.

The blankets are original in the fact that they all have symbols of the American flag printed on them and inspirational messages to the frontline heroes who worked tirelessly to keep everyone safe.

Chananyah said he and his co-worker produced two different types of blankets, including the ‘Social Social Distance’ blanket and the ‘United We Stand’ blanket, which was donated to the first responders.

“The ‘Social Social Distance’ blanket was the one that was really for sale, and with each purchase, we were donating a ‘United We Stand’ blanket to the first

responders,” said Chananyah. “On each of these blankets that were donated, people would write inspirational notes to thank the frontline workers for their brave sacrifices.”

He said that he and Rosen contacted several hospitals police and fire departments, and that they personally hand-delivered the blankets to each operation.

“We traveled to a lot of places including Plainview and Syosset hospitals and even went to the Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx,” said Chananyah. “At the Syosset Fire Department, we met up with the Fire Marshal and he placed each one of the blankets at the end of the firefighter’s beds to surprise them.”

To find out more information on how to cover a hero, you can visit their website, coverahero.com.

Healthcare workers with their donated blankets.

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Hicksville robotics clubs doing their part during pandemic

Hicksville robotics club students with their parents, adviser Catherine Temps, and Board Trustee Sunita Manjrekar donated 100 face shields and 100 snack bags to Nassau University Medical Center. Legislator Rose Walker joined the hospital staff in thanking the Hicksville groups for their generosity as they all gave an emphatic thumbs up!

Created and donated 600 PPEs and 953 snack bags

Members of Hicksville Middle School and Hicksville High School robotics clubs, under the direction of adviser Catherine Temps, and with support from the Hicksville JBirds Team 1468 Booster Club, used their drive and determination to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Using their own devices, students from both school clubs (including former club members and former students) produced personal protective equip-

ment and assembled snack bags. To date, the clubs together created 600 face shields and assembled 953 snack bags, which they have delivered to 15 nursing homes, hospitals, fire rescue units and food pantries throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. Students created face shields using their own 3D printers and a shared file. The Booster Club collected funds to purchase the contents of the snack bags.

Hicksville Middle School’s robotics teams – the Meteorites, Meteorites Squared and Meteorites Cubed - wrote approximately 150 notes of appreciation

Cruise Thru Food Drop collection drive planned for July 11

Food Drive to Support Island Harvest’s Outreach to Local Families During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that the town will once again partner with Island Harvest Food Bank and Car Show Long Island to host a special food drive called the “Cruise Thru Food Drop” on Saturday, July 11 (rain date of July 12), at Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa.

The food drive will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and benefit our neighbors in need during this public health crisis, with the donations going to help and restock local food banks throughout Long Island.

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “With layoffs and furloughs impacting many families during this COVID19 public health crisis, the Town Board and I found it critical to support local food banks with collection drives. In May, our Cruise Thru

Food Drop collected over 18,000 lbs of non-perishable food items for families and seniors across Long Island. We ask residents to once against open their hearts and cupboards to help those in need of food assistance. Please visit us on Saturday, July 11 at Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa. Together, we can and will end hunger on Long Island.”

The Town, Island Harvest, and Car Show LI are asking residents to assist by providing the necessities to their neighbors in need during this public health crisis through donating non-perishable food items and/or pet food at this event.

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Members of Hicksville JBirds Robotics Team 1468 with adviser Catherine Temps assembled snack bags for distribution to nursing homes, hospitals, fire rescue units and food pantries throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. to essential workers on the front lines of the pandemic. These notes were placed in every snack bag.

Kudos to current robotics team members Aniket Sonika, Sam Zhen and Sean Zhen, who came together to create the face shields. Former robotics team members Justin Hisgen and Steve Kelly, and Tyler Castagliola, a current Hicksville High School student, also created face shields. Special thanks to Paul Posner and Lisa Weyde from Massapequa for providing the clear plastic for the face

shields.

Thank you to Alexander Diaz, Felix Diaz, Kevin Diaz, Bryan Eichenauer, Jenn Eichenauer, Jessie Kohli, Rohan Manjrekar, George Palermo, Sam Zhen and Sean Zhen for assembling the snack bags.

Adviser Temps made most of the deliveries of equipment and snack bags, with some help from Hicksville High School teachers Dena Civello and Alison Hagedorn.

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New York State Parks, Campgrounds Reopen

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM Visiting New York State’s parks has been such a respite, a source of revitalization and renewal during this unprecedented public health crisis.

Thankfully, they have been officially reopened as New York proceeds with its NY Forward phased plan, as New York has gone (miraculously) from having the highest-rate of COVID-19 infection in the nation to the lowest in just 100 days. That has been managed by methodical, scrupulous implementation of protocols, a “new normal,” that include reducing capacity in parking lots and cleaning restrooms, and requiring people to wear face masks when they cannot keep six-feet apart, even when hiking on a trail.

This weekend, I biked at Jones Beach State Park, where the bike path has been extended 3 miles along Ocean Parkway, then biked along the boardwalk which was surprisingly uncrowded and people were observing healthy practices (and there were plenty of monitors, as well as hand-sanitizing stations, and scrupulously cleaned restrooms), then continued the trail along Wantagh Parkway 5 miles to Cedar Creek Park and return – a 20-mile ride that is absolutely revitalizing.

Another weekend, I biked the Bethpage State Park trail. The 6.8mile trail, which is remarkably treed and natural-looking despite going through a narrow corridor between highway and residential neighborhoods has been nearly

Hiking the Escarpment Trail in the North-South Lake Campground park in the Catskills Preserve affording spectacular views of the Hudson River Valley. New York State has officially reopened state parks and is taking reservations for campsites © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com doubled in length, to 12.5 miles, from Woodbury Road, into and through Bethpage State Park and Massapequa Park (https://www.dot. ny.gov/bethpagebikeway).

I can’t wait to bike the newly opened 3.6 mile bike/walking path along the Governor Mario Cuomo Bridge (formerly the Tappan Zee), which affords views of New York City to the South, Hudson Valley to the north (mariomcuomobridge. ny.gov). Already, the Walkway

over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie has become one of the most popular attractions in the state, and this new path is expected to be a boon for local tourism as well.

I also discovered how easy it is to hike in the Catskills – within 2½ hours drive, to be amid sensational scenes immortalized in the Hudson River Art School paintings (and now on the Hudson River School Art Trail), making it a day trip (the rest stops along the New York Thruway

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are open and observing COVID-19 protocols).

A centerpiece of the art trail is the North-South Lake Campground, a 2½ hour drive (but you can now book one of the 200 campsites for longer stays), where there are a number of hiking trails that bring you to the scenes depicted in paintings by Thomas Cole and Frederic Edwin Church.

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New York State Parks, Campgrounds Reopen Continued from previous page breathtaking views over the Hudson including Artist’s Rock, Sunset Rock, Newman’s Ledge, Boulder Rock and North Point, through wilderness with dramatic rock formations, and down Mary’s Glen trail, passed the beautiful Ashley Falls. (https://cnyhiking.com/ North-SouthLakeCampground.htm) NYS Parks Campgrounds Reopen New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) is now accepting new camping reservations for all available sites - tents, trailers, RVs, cabins, yurts and cottages - for stays beginning on June 22. Reservations are expected to fill quickly. Reservations can be made in advance by calling 800-456-CAMP or online (recommended) at http:// newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica. com.

State Park Police and operations staff are patrolling campgrounds to ensure

compliance with social distancing and crowd control measures. Anyone who does not adhere to this guidance will be requested to leave the facility, and will not receive a refund.

Upon check-in, campers will be asked screening questions to determine if they may have been in contact with anyone suffering from Covid-19, or if they have any potential symptoms of Covid-19, including fever or respiratory illness. People who may be at risk will not be permitted to camp.

Campground density reduction and social distancing measures will be in effect, including: • No walk-up reservations.

• Rest rooms and shower buildings may have reduced capacity and may be closed

periodically for cleaning • Campground gatherings are limited to immediate household

members only.

• All campground events and

programs are suspended • Park Social Distancing Ambassadors will monitor campgrounds, picnic areas beachfronts, lawns, boardwalks and other areas to ensure park

guidelines are being met.

For a listing of campgrounds operated by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, visit https://parks.ny.gov/camping/.

Campgrounds in the Adirondack and Catskill Parks are overseen by the Department of Environmental Conservation.

If you are closed out, you can look to some of the private campgrounds, such as Kampgrounds of America (koa.com).

Beaches and day-use areas State Park beaches, day-use areas and historic sites are charging the normal entrance fee of $6-$10 as regions reach phase 2 of reopening. For information, visit: https://forward.ny.gov/.

The 2020 Season Empire Pass for

unlimited day-use entry costing $80 is a wallet-sized card that can be shared within a household and not assigned to a specific vehicle (https://parks. ny.gov/admission/empire-passport/ default.aspx) For guidance on visiting New York State Parks during the Covid-19 public health crisis, visit: https://parks. ny.gov/covid19/. _____________________________________ © 2020 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Potted Vegetables

BY JEFF RUGG

Q: I saw a hashtag of #stayhomeandgarden, and I thought it was a great idea, but I have a very small yard without much room for the dog to run around in. I know that some vegetables grow in pots, but I have only grown flowers in pots. I assume there is not much difference between the usual geraniums or petunias and vegetables, but I thought I would ask for any tips before I start. What do you think?

A: You are right that a plant is a plant, but there can be several differences between flowers and vegetables.

First, virtually all of the summer-loving vegetables need as much sun as possible. A tomato plant will grow in a shady location, but you will only get a few tomatoes from it.

Second, because they are growing in the sun, they will also need to be watered a lot more. Just about all of the produce you would get from vegetables is made mostly of water. If you let the pots dry out too often, the fruit will be small. Many fruits will grow to a certain size with the water the plant is getting, but if the plant suddenly gets more water, the fruit will split. This is very common on tomatoes that are not watered consistently.

Some potting soils have water-retaining crystals mixed in to help hold water in the soil. You can add more crystals if you know you are not good at keeping plants watered.

Third, don’t overfertilize. Many potting soils already have fertilizer mixed in. You don’t have to add fertilizer when

planting, but if the pots are watered, a lot of the fertilizer will eventually be washed away or used up, so you will need to add some in the summer.

Fourth, choose the vegetable varieties carefully. Look at the seed package or the plant tag for the terms “dwarf variety” or “bush variety.” This is especially true for some of the vines like cucumbers and squash. The compact variety will grow in a pot, but the standard vining version will need a larger space.

Fifth, use as large of a container as you can. Bigger pots hold more soil, and the plants will do better, but bigger pots are harder to move and take up valuable space on the patio. Don’t use galvanized metal containers, because the zinc coating can kill the plants. Don’t use dark-colored pots because they absorb heat from the sun and become too hot for the roots.

A larger container will be better able to support more than one plant, which may be necessary for pollination. A half-barrel can be used to grow two large tomatoes, two bush vines (like cucumbers), one hill of pumpkin or up to six plants of beans, eggplant or pepper. A pot that is one-half to one-quarter the size of a half-barrel can grow one of any of those types of plants. A large hanging basket can be used to hold small varieties of vine crops like beans, peas, dwarf cucumbers or squash.

To best keep the plant growing within its container’s space and not all over the patio, you can use a trellis or wire basket.

A pair of poles can be attached inside or outside of the barrel or pot, and string or wires can be laced between them to create a mesh that the plant can grow onto.

Many hardware stores carry a wire mesh grid that has sturdy wires spaced about 6 inches apart in both directions. Measure the circumference of your container, and get enough wire to wrap around the outside of the container. Then staple it or nail it to the outside so that it forms a cylinder around the pot. The cylinder can be 6 to 8 feet taller than the top of the pot.

You can reach through the holes to plant and to harvest.

Place the pot on a few rocks or pot feet to raise it above the soil or deck surface to keep out pests and to avoid staining the surface. Do not place a layer of gravel in the bottom of the pot. It will not aid in draining the pot.

Email questions to Jeff Rugg at info@ greenerview.com.

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Letters to Dad

BY MARJORIE GOTTLIEB WOLFE Letter writing is a wonderful way of communicating. If you get a handwritten letter from a child or grandchild, put it in the bank vault.

Actor/filmmaker, Ben Stiller, said of his father, Jerry Stiller, who recently passed away, “He was kind of an irreplaceable person. It’s been really heartwarming to see how much he touched people, how beloved he was.

Shown below are some letters a Long Island dad might receive this FAther’s Day. How would YOU answer them?

1. Dear Dad, Grandma has been “floridated”— sent to Miami. I wish she could have continued being a “Snowbird” because I miss her so much. What should I do?

2. Dear Dad, I am grossly overweight and ridiculed every day at school. When I walk down the halls, boys call me “Wide Load.” Other kids make pig grunts or moos. I’d like to attend a SlimDown summer program, but due to COVID-19, all the camps are closed. Any suggestions?

ing of divorcing. If you do, will you be a “Disneyland Daddy”—a divorced father who occasionally visits the kids and shows them a good time? That expression really bothers me. Help!

8. Dad, What’s an “au pair”? It’s arriving this Friday.

9. Dear Dad, My teacher said that my reading skills will improve if I rhyme. I understand the rhyme “Trump bump,” but I don’t understand these examples: Out [with] Gout Silk Bloomers [for] Baby Boomers Huey, Dewey, Louis Newt [is] Cute 10. Dad, You know that I’ve been wearing reading glasses since I’m 8 years old.

My classmates remind me that “Boys don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses.”

Is there any truth to this statement?

11. Dear Dad, My 4th grade school desk is always a mess. I save Ansel Adams photos, base-

cle gang members. You’ve always said, “Think before you ink.”

Do I have your permission?

14. Dear Dad, I know that you read in the papers today that more than 1 in 4 high school students reported vaping in 2019. I promise that I will not use any Juul or other e-cigarettes. Now will you PLEASE stop smoking cigars!

15. Dear Dad, I love listening to rock music and when I’m older I plan to attend a concert at the Coliseum. I know that you like the neo-klezmer bands such as “Nosh, Lox & Vodka” and the “Hot Latkes Klezmer Band.” Have you really joined HEAR (Hearing Education for Rockers), an organization which alerts performers, technicians and concert-staffers to the perils of pounding music?

16. Dad, Whenever I do poorly on a spelling test, the kids refer to me as a “McFly.” I know this term is from “Back to the Future” and refers to a person with no intelligence.

So, I’m not a GRATE speller!

3. Dad, Don’t laugh, but I’ve been having a “Bad Hair Day.” One of my sorority sisters uses “Jumper cables” to style her hair. A Univ. of Florida professor claims that just admitting to a “Bad Hair Day” and laughing it off is an excellent way to cope with the troublesome tresses. What do you think?

4. Dear Dad, I have a confession. I’ve been getting “Guiltgelt”— a Joseph Nash term for the money grandparents slip under the table after parents refuse a tear-jerking request. How shall I handle this problem in the future?

5. Dear Dad, Grandma says that you and mom are “Gourmet Parents”—people who would have me studying Russian or Japanese. They claim that I’d rather be at the National Gallery of Art than Disneyland. And they say that your idea of a nutritional lunch is lentil soup rather than a Whopper and fries. BTW, what’s a “helicopter parent”?

6. Dear Dad, For my last birthday you sent me the following Hallmark Peanuts card: “Whenever you need someone to count on, someone to talk to, someone to share hopes and dreams, I’ll be there for you.

If I’m not there, leave a message. Were you serious?

7. Dear Dad, I know that you and mom are think-

bars on Halloween. He ate 28. What does he now have?

Can I answer the question with “Diabetes?”

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20. Dear Dad, You know that I’m taking a personal finance course in high school. Why is it that in Monopoly, when you go bankrupt, you lose the game? But in real life, though, you don’t get to flip the board and start over?

21. Dear Dad I love to draw. Before we purchased a new stainless steel GL refrigerator, Mom set up a Crayolia—an area where childrens’ drawings are displayed. Now there’s no place to hang my artwork, to-do lists, post reminders and report cards. Any thoughts?

22. Dad, A local school system is urging parents to buy their kids the $12 ballistic armored bags which students wear over their chests during safety drills. Is this really necessary?

23. Dad, Is there really an illness called “Oreoporisis”—a disorder caused by eating too many cookies and not enough milk?

24. Dear Dad, You and Mom should learn the difference between “ransomware” and “Tupperware.”

ball cards, earth-friendly gift-wrapping paper and a map of the U.S. Should I tell my teacher that a well-known psychologist said, “If a desk is too clean, too antiseptic, too empty, it could mean that he has nothing to do”?

12. Dad, My 9th grade English teacher has a reputation for using lots of “Gobbledygook”—wordy, vague, unclear language. She says “wood interdental stimulator” for toothpick, “social-expression product” for greeting card, “involuntary conversion of a 727” for plane crash, and “experienced car” for used car. Is she permitted to do that?

13. Dear Dad, I would like to get a tattoo of Rodney Dangerfield (“I can’t get no respect”) on my left shoulder. I know that body piercing used to be something you only saw in National Geographic or on motorcy-

17. Dad, I know that you and mom always follow the advice of the late Fred Rogers. This year you’ve prepared my kid brother—age 5—for his first day of school by introducing him to the school crossing guard. You’ve also put a family photograph in his lunch box to remind him that you’ll all be together at the end of the school day. Is all this preparation really necessary? He’s been going to nursery school since he’s 3 years old?

18. Dear Dad, Mom keeps talking about “caregiver roulette.” Does this have anything to do with the fact that, since Mom returned to work, I keep having different babysitters?

19. Dear Dad, I’m learning Common Core math, a method that you and mom don’t understand. Yesterday’s homework asked this question: John collected 32 candy

25. Dad, I know that when you were a kid your music teacher explained the acronym for music notes: E G B D F means “Every Good Boy Does Fine.”

Today it has two new meanings: “Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge” and “Every Good Burger Deserves Fries.”

26. Dear Dad, Recently you told me that in 1315 a doctor wrote HIS sons cautioning them with this advice: “Don’t sleep in winter with cold feet; but first warm them at the fire or by walking about or some other method. And in summer, don’t sleep with be slippers on your feet because they generate vapors which are very bad for the brain and memory.”

Yesterday you told me “Don’t go out without your rubbers.” Does that mean what I think it means?

Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe is the mother of three sons and grandmother of seven.

She is the author of two books: “Yiddish for Dog & Cat Lovers” and “Are Yentas, Kibitzers & Tummlers Weapons of Mass Instruction? Yiddish Trivia.”

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The Social Security ‘Retirement Test’ Gets a Failing Grade

BY TOM MARGENAU

There is a provision of Social Security law that is rather archaically called the “annual earnings test.” It is sometimes also called the “retirement test.” (More about where those terms come from in a minute.) But I call it the Social Security earnings penalty. And I’ve never liked this law. Before I explain why, let me clarify what I am talking about.

The rules say that if you are a Social Security beneficiary who is under full retirement age and still working, $1 must be deducted from your Social Security checks for every $2 you earn over $18,240 annually. A more lenient penalty applies in the year you reach full retirement age. The earnings threshold is $48,600 with a 3-for1 withholding scheme. In other words, $1 is withheld from your benefits for every $3 you make over $48,600. And once you reach your full retirement age, the penalties go away. Starting with that month, you could make $1 million a day and still be eligible for Social Security checks.

But in this column, I’m primarily addressing the law that applies to people under full retirement age. In a bit, I’ll tell you why I don’t like the law now. But first, I want to tell you why I hated it in all the years I worked for the Social Security Administration: It was a mess to administer.

To illustrate, I’ll use my own mother as an example.

Back in the 1970s, she was getting Social Security widows benefits, but she was working part time to supplement her rather meager benefits. She would start out the year reporting her anticipated earnings to her local Social Security office.

They would adjust her benefits accordingly, applying the $1 deduction for every $2 earned. Inevitably, as the year went on, she’d work a little overtime or pick up a couple of extra hours of work. She would dutifully report her change in anticipated earnings to the Social Security people, and further adjustments would be made to her monthly widows checks. More often than not, she’d be charged with an overpayment and be asked to return some of her Social Security funds. Then maybe she’d be laid off for a time, and her earnings would go down; she’d file yet another report with the SSA, and there would be more adjustments to her benefits. Sometimes, the SSA owed her some extra money.

Eventually, once the year was over and she got her W-2 form, she would make a final report of her earnings to the Social Security office, leading to yet another benefit adjustment. And on top of that, they would ask for an estimate of her anticipated earnings for the new year; more adjustments would be made, and the whole vicious cycle would start over again.

My mom used to complain bitterly to me about this, saying, “Can’t you do anything to help me?” I always had to tell her that there was (and still is) a law that says SSA employees cannot work on any cases involving their relatives. Still, when peo-

ple griped to me about how they couldn’t understand the constant tinkering with their Social Security benefit amount due to the earnings penalty, I used to tell them, “If I can’t keep my own mother’s records straight, how do you expect me to help you?!”

Actually, at the end of this column, I will share some advice I eventually gave my mom, and thousands of other people over the years, to help deal with the earnings penalty rules.

But first, I want to give a more philosophical reason as to why I don’t like the earnings penalty: I don’t understand why someone should be punished if he or she tries to work and earn a little money to supplement Social Security benefits.

Having voiced that concern, I should point out that I know why the law exists.

It goes back to the very beginning of Social Security in the 1930s. Retirement benefits were intended to replace earnings a person loses when he or she retires. To put that another way, a person had to retire to get “retirement” benefits. And this provision of the law was a “test” of their retirement status. (Thus, the term “retirement test.”)

Initially, the law said you had to be completely retired. But over the years, Congress eased up on the restrictive nature of the original law. They said people over full retirement age could work full time and get benefits. And they allowed folks under full retirement age to at least work part time and earn some money, but not much.

I also understand why Congress isn’t exactly eager to change the law: the costs.

The Social Security system would have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in extra benefits each year if the earnings penalty was eliminated. And at a time when they are looking for ways to trim Social Security spending (as part of an eventual package of reforms to solve the system’s long-range financing problems), passing a law that would greatly increase program outlays just isn’t in the cards.

So, because the earnings penalty isn’t going away anytime soon, let me share with you some tips for dealing with it. Of course, you could play by the rules and religiously report your earnings to the SSA -- and then get stuck in the vicious cycle of earnings variances and benefit adjustments that plagued my mother.

Or you could bend the rules a bit. You could tell the SSA that you plan to make less than whatever the earnings threshold happens to be. So, for example, for this year, you would say you expect to make less than $18,240, even if you think you will make more than that. What that means is that the SSA won’t withhold any of your benefits. But you must remember that you will have to pay back some of that money once the year is over with. At the beginning of 2021, you will tell the SSA how much money you made in 2020, and they will calculate how much money you have to pay back.

If you don’t like the idea of having to owe the government any money, you could go the other way around. For example, you could tell the SSA you plan to make $100,000 in 2020, even though you actually expect to make much less. In this scenario, the SSA won’t send you any Social Security checks. Then in early 2021, you would tell the SSA how much money you actually made in 2020, and they will send you a check to cover the benefits you are due.

I know some of my former SSA colleagues will be absolutely aghast at these suggestions. They will say that I am

coaching people to lie to the government.

But c’mon, chill out! Both scenarios I presented require the claimant to eventually settle the books with the SSA. In the end, either with the constant adjustment through the normal procedures or with the one-time accounting using one of my methods, the people eventually get the proper Social Security benefits they are due.

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

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Considering downsizing, upgrading or staying in place?

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

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s the number of Covid-19 infestations and hospitalizations have been decreasing in New York State, Phase 1 reopening of businesses has slowly begun as well as in the other 49 states. However, there are still 16 states where the infection numbers have escalated over the last 14 days mainly due to increased testing.

Phase 2 will hopefully be occurring in and around Long Island, and possibly Queens and New York City over the next few weeks, allowing Realtors to finally abandon their home confinement and be able to legally and safely be in a position to meet with clients at properties.

One question I have been pondering upon is whether sellers and purchasers’ plans might have or might be changing due to Covid-19. Will staying in place make more sense due to the apparent and still current fear of contracting the virus? Will the lack of sufficient money be a factor and play a role in the decision to buy a single-family detached home but instead a condo, townhome, or co-op? However, there may be those whose businesses and internet-based incomes have not been affected are able to upgrade to a larger home, thinking there could be a better deal and more advantageous situation, especially with the current low historic interest rates.

There is such a glut of luxury homes, especially in New York City where the choices are there for those who have

the “mega incomes” to afford being there. But my professional opinion is we will see many abandon the city (as I am seeing the traffic online of those looking at homes) and move out to Nassau where prices (and no city income tax) and space is so much less per square foot than the average 1 bedroom that has been going for one million in the hot spots of the city and Brooklyn.

The exodus out of New York State will also be exacerbated too because of Covid-19 and the burdensome cost of living to less congested states; as well as the job benefits that other states are providing and those that have no state income tax as we have here.

Currently in Nassau, those towns that have homes priced at $1,200,000 and higher there is more room for negotiations than homes at lower price points. Average sold home prices have increased 10.59% and median sold prices up 9.11% over the last 6 months.

However, due to the Covid-19 contracts are down 68.78% over the last 6 months through April 2020.

Closed transactions are down 37.29%. The higher-priced homes are taking much longer to secure a buyer, bringing the time to sell or the absorption rate up to 10.5 months, and once May statistics are out

that number will most probably increase. The statistics relate to the number of listings that are on the market as well as buyer demand and relation to seller contracts. The third quarter (July-September) could show a bounce-back based on many economist’s predictions, which is positive.

However, I am waiting to see how many jobs and businesses (especially restaurants and retail) are permanently lost, not only due to the virus but the effects of consumers only choice for the last 2 months in being conditioned to purchasing what they need online, via Amazon and other internet portals. Even commercial rentals will be adversely impacted since a new way to go to work is at home through the internet and the company’s decisions to reduce their office footprint going forward. Also how many homeowners will not want to move and just live their lives staying in place due to the new health and safety regulations that are in effect?

Choosing to stay will require retrofitting their homes as they age in place into their golden years and making their living environment easier and safer to navigate around in, adding a stairlift or even building a master bedroom on the first floor. But if the desire to move is the answer then maybe find-

ing a ranch style home where everything is on one level. It is extremely complicated and the path that we take in the “new norm” of how we will live will have so many varied twists and turns that will interact with each other.

Having a solid plan as much in advance as possible will help in reducing the stress and anxiety that will result in all the necessary and required decisions that many will face and deal with.

However, I do believe things will improve over the next few years and believe that the “American Dream” is still strong and alive especially among those creating families and who want to build their future wealth and leave their rentals behind.

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). Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your ideas on future columns with your name, email, and cell number and he call or email you back. For a consultation, he can be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.

Com to answer any of your questions or concerns.

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Replace or Repair?

BY MARY HUNT

You’re worried the washing machine may be on its last spin cycle. It makes a horrible screeching sound and needs a lot of coaxing to make it all the way through a full cycle. Should you spend $319 to fix this inefficient appliance or replace it with a $999 new model that will use less electricity and water?

Deciding whether to repair or replace your broken appliance -- especially when trying to save money in the long run -can be challenging.Consider these basic guidelines, based on costs and advantages of both options, to help you decide.

IF YOU CANNOT PAY CASH FOR THE NEW REPLACEMENT You should get it repaired to buy yourself time to save up for the replacement. Even if the repairs will only keep this appliance going for a year or two, you’re far better off repairing and then saving for a new machine than paying double-digit interest for the next three to five years.

IF YOU HAVE SOME CASH BUT NOT ENOUGH Consider replacing your clunk-

er with a older-model, lightly used, high-quality machine. Check sites like Craigslist for well-cared-for, used appliances. Spread the word to friends and neighbors. People are constantly relocating -- which means needing to sell perfectly lovely, near-new appliances.

IF THE APPLIANCE IS EIGHT OR MORE YEARS OLD Once an appliance becomes elderly, it usually makes sense to buy a new one.

However, if you have a high-end, older appliance, you may want to repair it.

IF REPAIRS ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE If the repair bill is more than half the price of a new product, you should consider buying new rather than repairing it. But again, the deciding factor will be whether or not you will have to go into debt to buy new.

IF THE APPLIANCE IS UNDER WARRANTY Even if repairs will be only partially covered by a warranty or service contract, repairing is the way to go. If it’s under warranty, call a factory-authorized repair shop. If not, an independent contractor is likely to offer better

service at a lower cost.

The costs for diagnosing problems and making repairs on home appliances have gone up considerably in the last few years. This has made replacements with new models more common.

A Word To The Wise Home appliances have intentional obsolescence. By design, life expectancy has gone down slowly over the years.

Take refrigerators, for example. They used to last for 30 years or longer. They were specifically designed to do that!

These days, you’ll be lucky to get 10 years. And, that’s with excellent maintenance and timely repairs.

Anticipate So You Are Not Caught Off Guard Anticipate costs to repair and eventually replace major home appliances.

Create a special account designated just for future appliance replacement.

Setting aside a small amount of money every month will give you cash options to make wise decisions when the time comes.

Would you like more information?

Go to EverydayCheapskate.com for links

and resources for recommended products and services in this column. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary.”

Mary Hunt is the founder of EverydayCheapskate.com, a lifestyle blog, and the author of the book “Debt-Proof Living.”

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Water district updates Town on contaminants, funding for well Continued from page 3 bonding for various ‘standard water infrastructure projects’ from new wells, new piping and new components “that would need to be added, maintained and cared for in any municipality.”

A possibility Ingraham mentioned to the Board on Tuesday was a new Woodbury water well site, with a probable cost of $7.337 million to avert costs of constructing an Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) treatment facility to reduce 1,4 dioxane levels in water currently supplied by Jericho Water District well No. 5. Well No. 5 has exhibited levels of 1,4 dioxane in recent “over one-half of the recommended MCL (maximum contaminant level) of 1 parts per billion.

“However well No. 5 has also exhibited levels of nitrates which are approaching the MCL at 10 parts per million. For well No. 5 to be placed back in service it will require nitrate removal as well as an AOP treatment facility. Instead of pursuing this additional treatment and costs for well No. 5 the District is exploring options such as a new water source to replace well No. 5 -- the district owns a vacant property on South Woods Road in Woodbury and there’s potential to construct a new water well on this site to replace well No. 5,” Ingraham said on Tuesday at the Town Board’s public hearing.

Partial funding from a 2019 Water District bond issue would reduce the $7,337,000 total for the new well by $200,000. The cost for this project under a 2020 bond would be $7,137,000, Ingraham commented.

Contaminant PFAS found in regional drinking water supplies had been used in firefighting foam (aqueous film forming foam) and in industrial settings, and are resistant to typical environmental degradation processes. Ingraham said PFAS is an emerging contaminant “not set at a part per-billion ratio but at 10 parts per trillion.”

“It’s kind of difficult to get down to those levels but the good thing is that PFAS can be treated by (existing district-owned) granular activated carbon system, or GAC system, and specifically to treat this you don’t need the AOP process using ultraviolet light,” he commented.

Jericho Water District wells No. 9 and 14 are slated for AOP treatment systems at their separate sites. They are in the process of being interconnected for a new process to treat the water supply for nitrate and organic contaminant treatment, but a new proposal to treat both wells for 1,4 dioxane was put forward for the Town Board’s consideration this week. The AOP treatment system proposed for those wells is a Trojan, low-pressure ultraviolet (UV) system using hydrogen peroxide followed

by a GAC system for hydrogen peroxide quenching and PFAS removal.

This project’s cost is estimated at $10,496,000 but Ingraham told the Board partial funding from the Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) would provide up to $5,896,770 through a grant.

The total request to the Town for funding is $4,399,230.

“The new nitrate contaminant treatment facility and air stripping tower is already under construction at well No. 9 Once complete the tower will treat the existing wells 9 and 14 contaminants for VOCs however well No. 14 has also exhibited 1,4 dioxane levels significantly higher than recommended MCL for 1,4 dioxane...it is anticipated that well No. 9 may exhibit similar levels of 1,4 dioxane as well no.

14 and then I was informed today by Water District Superintendent Peter Logan that well 9 indeed exceeds the MCL of 1,4 dioxane,” Ingraham explained.

Another water treatment project the District brought before the Town Board is for its Kirby Lane site AOP treatment process and system and booster electrical upgrade (wells No. 25 and 26) at a cost of $11,474,000 less partial funding from the 2019 bond issue (again $200,000) plus another grant of$5,560,800 from the ECF. The request for Town fund-

ing is for $5,713,000.

Wells 25 and 26 account 9% of the Water District’s drinking water supply.

Ingraham noted that they would require immediate funding action if New York State has lower, recommended MCL standards adopted as regulations soon.

Due to COVID-19, the decisions at the state level on lower MCL as state standards were adjourned from March to June 4, then to approximately July 30. If the timeline holds, the state government’s final date to adopt these regulations would be August 7, Ingraham noted.

At wells 25 and 26, equipment and facility upgrades would be required, and additions would be made throughout the entire Kirby Lane site, and a standby generator would be provided for the new stand-alone AOP treatment building.

Another project for the Kirby Lane site would mean funds of $984,000 towards improving its blowoff and drainage, with addressing an inadequate recharge basin.

The project would have partial funding of $500,000 from the Water District’s 2019 bond issue, and its total cost would be $484,000.

“It would be necessary to install a new drain line from the facility to the nearest Nassau County stormwater recharge basin. The drainage pipe would be approximately 700 feet long and sized to carry maximum drainage

loads from the Kirby Lane facility including from the new AOP system,” Ingraham said.

A booster pump station, to be located in a new prefabricated building, for the Split Rock Road well site is another project presented for approval. Including additional drainage and piping modifications, the total (not-to-exceed) cost submitted before the Town Board was $2.299 million.

“The existing standpipe has a capacity of approximately 3.4 million gallons, however due to the location and elevation of the structure the effective capacity is reduced to approximately 1 million gallons. If the booster pump station is installed at the site the effective capacity of the standpipe will triple, thereby increasing the Jericho Water District’s overall storage capacity,” Ingraham announced.

His presentation Tuesday concluded with details of GAC treatments at well No. 17 and well No. 20. Increased levels of an herbicidal contaminant have been recorded at each, “approaching the MCL of 4 micrograms per litre.” The maximum (notto-exceed) cost for the GAC system at well 17 presented to the Town Board was $1.463 million; the maximum for well 20 was $1.668 million.

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BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS BY 4 P.M. THE DATE OF THE HEARING, COMMENTS TO BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD FOLLOWING THE HEARING MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE NEXT WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE HEARING DATE BY 4 P.M. COMMENTS SHALL BE SENT EITHER:

BOARD OF APPEALS 74 Audrey Avenue Oyster Bay, NY 11771 ----------------------------------------------BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

than permitted by Ordinance.

(B) Variance to construct side addition and one story addition having less aggregate side yards than permitted by Ordinance. (C) Variance for the reduction of off-street parking spaces. Reduction of spaces to 1 when 2 spaces are required.

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APPEAL NO. 20-202 SYOSSET IRA PLATT: (A) Variance to construct front addition having less average front yard setback

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Section 246-12 of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on JUNE 25, 2020, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals: ----------------------------------------------BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Section 246-12 of the Code of the Town of Oyster

Bay, and New York State Executive Order No. 202.1, et. seq. notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, 54 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on JUNE 25, 2020, at 7:00 P.M., to be held remotely, and the public has the ability to view or listen to such proceeding via live stream at www.oysterbaytown.com, and that such meeting will be recorded and later transcribed, to consider the following appeal: MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY COMMENT ON APPLICATIONS. COMMENTS TO BE HEARD

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APPEAL NO. 20-201 SYOSSET JAY KRINSKY: Variance to erect 6 ft. high fence exceeding maximum height across side/ front yard (Sherman Drive) than permitted by Ordinance.

NE/ cor. of Richard Ln. & Sherman Dr., a/k/a 2 Richard Lane, Syosset, NY

JUNE 15, 2020

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK SYO 4360 1X 06/19

From page 1 to work through this application process and to bring about the best choices for our residents, for our township, and for the community,” Supervisor Saladino commented at the June 16 Town Board meeting.

Exactly two years have passed without the independent testing for radioactive materials or other environmental hazards posed at the 150 Miller Place site, following a now-broken deal for the residential, commercial, park and hotel development at the former landfill site.

Concerns over Amazon operations, technically at the adjacent 305 Robbins Lane address, intersect with the testing and evaluation of the former town landfill. Syosset and Plainview residents are examining the details of environmental instability at the former Cerro Wire site and town landfill at 150 Miller Place, just north of the Long Island Expressway, just as high-profile scrutiny from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation takes shape, with testing results for water contaminants due soon.

In email correspondence with the Advance and News-Journal, the State DEC explained that by the start of June it was finalizing a Radiological and Emerging Contaminant Sampling Summary and Assessment for the landfill site. As of June 16,

the DEC's Albany office noted this report was under the final stages of review within the DEC. Vapor Intrusion testing was not specifically prescribed for the Syosset site.

"Soil vapor was evaluated as part of the Remedial Investigation of the Syosset Park Brownfield Cleanup Program site, along with soil and groundwater quality. Volatile organic compounds were not contaminants of concern at the site for any environmental media, including soil vapor. As part of the closure of the adjacent Syosset Landfill, which is not part of the Syosset Park BCP site, a landfill gas collection system was installed to mitigate potential concerns with landfill gas or vapor," the DEC stated.

Once news of the Amazon warehouse announcement came forward, the DEC responded to an inquiry by the Advance/News-Journal via email early this week: "The goal of the State’s Brownfield Cleanup Program is to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment as an alternative to development of “greenfields.” A comprehensive Remedial Investigation was recently completed and the next stage of the BCP is an Alternatives Analysis and Remedial Action Work Plan (RAWP).

After the comment period on the RAWP has ended, a remedy will be selected for the site. The remedy

Town officials celebrate reopening with haircuts From page 1

nities and supporting them now more than ever will help our neighborhoods thrive and bounce back.”

As part of Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan, businesses allowed to resume in-person operations included outdoor dining at restaurants, in-store retail barbershops, hair salons, certain offices, car dealerships and real estate agencies.

Pat’s Barber Shop, which has been a staple of the Levittown community for over 50 years, had a line out the door filled with people eager to trim their bushy locks.

One of the customers waiting in line was Michael DeVito of Plainview, who said he was a longtime patron of the barbershop.

“I am a shaggy mess and have resorted to wearing baseball caps on a fulltime basis,” said DeVito.“I am so glad this day finally arrived and we are now allowed to go back to getting our hair cut again.”

Town Councilman Lou Imbroto said that local businesses did what they were told back in March when they had to shut their doors to help flatten the curve.

“They were there for us when they were told to shut their doors and help flatten the curve. So now it’s time for us to be there for them,” said Imbroto. “We are all here to celebrate Phase 2 and to get our haircuts, but let’s remember to come together to support our local businesses here in Levittown and throughout Long Island.”

Rose Palumbo, the daughter of barbershop owner Pasquale Palumbo, said it was heartwarming to see so many members of the community return to the business after three months of closure.

“We grew up with everyone, watched their children grow up and have their own children, and its heartwarming to see them come back after the first day we reopened our doors,” said Palumbo.

“It really shows what the community spirit is all about.”

must be protective of public health and the environment and support the safe reuse of the property for its current, intended future use," the agency commented.

At Syosset Landfill and other Superfund sites, New York DEC sampling and analysis was conducted for perfluorinated compounds (PFAS), 1,4-dioxane, and 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.

On May 28 the DEC provided information on its sampling plans at former landfills and Superfund sites throughout the state, using the Clean Water Infrastructure Act funding established for this purpose.

Syosset Landfill was recently evaluated as part of New York State’s ongoing efforts under the State Superfund and solid waste programs. “Continued management includes cover maintenance, longterm groundwater monitoring, landfill gas control, and land use restrictions. This monitoring will continue under DEC oversight,” the DEC press office said, noting that its project manager for the Syosset landfill site is Rick Mustico.

The DEC notes that several monitoring wells at the Syosset landfill site were shown to contain PFAS compounds slightly above New York State’s proposed maximum contaminant levels, which water suppliers and municipalities around the region are scrambling to address, in particular with Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) systems to remove 1,4 dioxane, as well as expensive water treatments for PFAS. The DEC stated that its records do not indicate that radium wastes were ever disposed of at the landfill. Sites are prioritized for evaluation and actions are taken to mitigate potential public health and environmental concerns if issues are identified from this sampling.

“The New York State DEC recently evaluated this site as part of its ongoing, statewide efforts to determine the nature and extent of emerging contaminants and potential impacts to drinking water. DEC’s report on its evaluation will be released soon.

DEC’s analysis and sampling found levels for radium consistent with naturally occurring levels found elsewhere on Long Island and records do not indicate that radium wastes were disposed of at the landfill. There is no impact on drinking water supplies, which are provided by the public water system upgradient of the site.”

The 38-acre former town landfill adjacent to the Town of Oyster Bay Highway Department, Department of

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Public Works and TOBAY Animal Shelter in Syosset was operated by the Town between 1933 and 1975, is a monitored U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site -placed on the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983, and delisted from the NPL in 2005. In 2015 the State DEC reclassified the Syosset Landfill from a Class 2 site on the Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites to a Class 4 indicating that the site had been properly closed but would require continuing site management including operations maintenance and monitoring.

Plans for testing validated two years ago by the Town are still unresolved and under-communicated at present.

On June 18, 2018, Supervisor Saladino stated, “The Town Board has listened to concerns voiced by the community in regards to proposed development in Syosset and, in particular, environmental concerns regarding the former Syosset Landfill and Cerro Wire sites. The Town of Oyster Bay will settle for nothing less than independent testing that adheres to established quality control standards, and the methodologies and protocols set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Environmental Conservation and both State and County health departments. Residents deserve to be part of the process, receive precise and verifiable test results, and any independent testing performed must also demonstrate strict compliance with all applicable regulations and industry standards. Irrespective of the extensive historic testing at these sites, the Town’s unwavering commitment to facilitating additional testing will be completed and done so with unprecedented transparency.”

Residents including Syosset homeowner Kevin McKenna have thought of answers long overdue for the former Cerro Wire site and town landfill, a place many have considered hazardous and life-threatening for future land use including multi-unit housing -- as in 2018, the community and County Legislators turned out to question the viability and practicality of 625 townhomes and two hotels planned for the site by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group (owner/manager of Roosevelt Field) and Castagna Realty (owner/manager of the Americana at Manhasset).

One May 1, 2018, the Syosset High School auditorium was turned into a spectator forum for opposition to the mega-development on the site and its potential impacts on the community, as well as challenges to the environmental safety of building there.

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