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Covid halts in-person class at two schools School having the most reported cases — 83 as of Dec. 23. Baldwin Middle School had 25; Meadow Soaring Covid-19 cases among Elementary School, 16; Brookschool faculty caused some Bald- side Elementary School and win schools to transition back to Plaza Elementary School, nine full remote learning the first each; Steele Elementary School, week of the new year. five; Lenox Elementary School, In an announcement by the three; and Shubert and Hastings, Baldwin Union Free zero. School District Jan. There is no offi2, all Baldwin elecial state mandate m e n t a r y s ch o o l s on remote educawould proceed in tion. Districts are person, while Baldallowed to decide on win Middle School closures as needed. and Baldwin High The State EducaSchool went remote tion De par tment for the week of Jan. 3 recently canceled to 7. the January Regents BHS at Shubert exams, citing rising and the Hastings Covid-19 case counts. Instruction Center BalDWiN In a recent poll remained in-person conducted by the SChool and followed their nonprofit Education normal schedules. DiStriCt Trust-New York, the Additionally, all high majority of parents school athletic games indicated they would choose a were to continue, but all other remote education option if availextracurricular events were can- able. “That was true across celed for the week. racial groups, although Black The district finished its parents were far more likely to update with, “While this was a say they would choose a remote difficult decision, it is the right option (72 percent compared to decision.” 55 percent of white parents and The number of cases reported 69 percent of Latinx parents),” in the district varied across schools, with Baldwin High Continued on page 3

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Baldwin F.D. battles blaze Members of the Baldwin Fire Department quickly extinguished a Dec. 26 fire at a vacant Jackson Street home. Volunteers stretched hose lines into the two-story structure, from which smoke spewed, to put out the blaze.

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The second annual Town of Hempstead Mulchfest is allowing environmentalists, gardeners and other townsfolk to chip in and recycle their Christmas trees in exchange for bags of mulch at Baldwin Park on Grand Avenue. Started by Supervisor Don Clavin last year, the program is run by the town’s parks department and the sanitation department, which this year is

collecting plastic and cardboard recyclables at two exchanges. At the first one recently, the loud whirr of an industrial woodchipper could be heard every few minutes as residents pulled in with their seasonal trees on their car roofs for dropoff. Firs, spruces and pines were tossed efficiently by parks workers into the machine, which ground them up, giving off a fresh, sappy tree aroma. Parks Department Regional Supervisors Chris Maloney and

Terence Murray reflected on their experience at Mulchfest last year by telling a story of one Levittown woman who called the town hotline after the event and requested mulch to plant her prize-winning tomatoes in the spring. “We brought over about 30 bags of recycled mulch [to her home], and she let it dry from January to the spring and sprinkled it throughout her garden,” Murray said. The woman was so Continued on page 3

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Mulch will be used to plant trees in Baldwin thankful that she asked the workers to return over the summer so she could gift them some of her award-winning tomatoes. It was a wonderful “full-circle moment” for the workers, Murray said, noting they enjoyed the refreshing taste of the tomatoes in the heat working outside. Nutritionists agree that people who grow their own food at home can benefit in numerous ways. The food tends to be more nutritious and allows for a more diverse and healthier diet, as the food is packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Gardening is also a rewarding way to stay active and be exposed to vitamin D from time in the sun, especially if Covid concerns keep you at home. Applying the mulch, which is free for any Hempstead resident to pick up at Baldwin Park (follow the signs), can be a cost-saving way to beautify and prepare upcoming gardens for planting, said Murray, who is involved in tree plantings at Baldwin Park. “We have beautiful soil” for growing on Long Island, he added, recalling the days, 60 and 70 years ago, when potato farms occupied much of Nassau County. Maloney agreed how “there is nothing better than putting back into the community” and how full-circle the “whole cycle” of planting and giving back can be. Last year, an estimated 130 trees were

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turned into mulch and returned to the public. So far this year, about 75 trees have been ground up, with one more day, Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., when town residents can trade in their trees for mulch. Maloney talked enthusiastically about putting the “as-natural-as-natural-gets” chips back into Baldwin Park for local residents to enjoy. “Last year’s success has inspired us to bring Mulchfest back to the Town of Hempstead for a fun and environmentally friendly way to repurpose Christmas trees . . .,” Clavin said. “The Town of Hempstead proudly stands for greener

and environmentally friendly programs.” In addition to Mulchfest, the Town of Hempstead hosts STOP (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) and E-Cycle (electronic recycling) events throughout the year to help promote the safe disposal of materials that could be hazardous to the environment and the waste stream. The full 2022 STOP and E-Cycle schedule will be announced on the town website, hempsteadny.gov, soon.

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residents Can watCh the loud spectacle of their Christmas trees being ground up for mulch at Baldwin Park, above left. town of hempstead Parks Department Regional Supervisors Chris Maloney and Terence Murray encouraged town residents to attend the last day of Mulchfest at Baldwin Park on Grand Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 8.

Baldwin High, Middle School go full remote Continued from front page the poll showed. Indeed, Baldwin parents and residents have displayed support for the district’s switch to remote learning for certain schools. They took to social media to describe the decision as a “smart move,” and to say they were “100 percent for safety” and “glad the district is the one who makes the decisions based on actual facts.” Some parents added that they would not send their children for in-person classes anyway. Baldwin’s update came only days after the district released a message from

do not send your child to in-person classes if he or she: ■ Has been sick over the break. ■ Has tested positive over the break. ■ Is required to quarantine. ■ Is coughing and/or sneezing and experiencing a sore throat, head/body aches, fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and/or a loss of smell.

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the number of cases reported in the district varies across schools, with Baldwin High School having the most reported cases, 83 as of Dec. 23. Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi, saying, “Currently, we are anticipating a regular opening on Monday, Jan. 3. Our administrative team will be meeting again this Saturday and Sunday to assess the situation. It is our desire to keep schools open.” Camhi also noted that the district was expected to receive take-home Covid-19 test kits for distribution to students; however, testing was not a requirement to return to school. The district does ask that if a student tests positive to complete a “Covid-19 Positive Reporting Form” online. The form asks students’ names, what schools they attend, who they might have been in close contact with, what their

extracurricular activities are and other information that could help notify all necessary parties of potential exposure. The district asks parents, students and faculty to follow health procedures such as: ■ Checking with the school nurse if you are unsure whether to send your child to school. ■ Performing a health screening before school every day, including taking your child’s temperature. ■ Always keeping children home if they are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms. ■ Having your child tested if exposure is

suspected. ■ Encouraging family members to practice social distancing, wearing masks indoors, and washing and sanitizing hands often and for at least 20 seconds at a time. On Dec. 23, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shortened the Covid-19 isolation period from 10 to five days if a person is asymptomatic or Covid-19 symptoms resolve without a fever. A day later, the state health department adopted the CDC guidelines, stating, “Imposing a full 10 days of isolation in these circumstances has the potential to substantially impact critical services.”

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Baldwin schools, parents and students give back to those in need this holiday season Lenox Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Association joined forces with the student council to organize a holiday toy drive this holiday season. Working with the John Theissen Children’s Foundation, Lenox families donated new, unwrapped toys, to be distributed to children across Long Island. Students of the student council created posters to promote the drive. Other generous acts in the elementary schools included Steele’s glove and mitten drive, “Warm Hands, Warm Hearts” for The Inn in Hempstead and Plaza’s pajama drive. Additionally, Meadow and Brookside arranged for a holiday outreach and donation drive to support Baldwin families with food, clothing, gift cards, and toys. Baldwin Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society sponsor a holiday _________________

food drive to benefit the Bethany House, which helps women and their children escape domestic abuse by providing shelter, clothing and food. Students in Baldwin High School’s Key Club, as well as members of the Class of 2022, collaborated with high school staff and social workers to help raise more than $2100. The funds were used to purchase supermarket and store gift cards for those Baldwin families in extra need of support this holiday season. In addition, the high school’s Virtual Enterprise students also held their annual toy drive. More than 150 toys were donated to Northwell Health’s Children’s Hospital. Since the fall, the district has raised more than $8,000 in funds for various charities and families and collected countless ‘goods’ to help those in need.

Baldwin High School students Thalia Kontoleon, left, Reyna Palmer, Jessica Darcy and Rochelle Saunders earned first place in the Northwell Health Medical Marvels competition. Baldwin High School Government and Law Academy students, Jessica Darcy, grade 11, Rochelle Saunders, grade 11, Reyna Palmer, grade 10, and Thalia Kontoleon, grade 10, were recently invited to be part of Northwell Health’s third annual “National Gun Violence Prevention Forum.” After winning last year’s Medical Marvels Competition, hosted by the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and the Center for Workforce Readiness, in which their presentation on the same topic offered data and solutions on how to help mitigate this ongoing issue, the students were asked to participate in a special Public Service Announcement created by Northwell. The PSA was then shown at the forum. “We are incredibly proud of Jessica, Rochelle, Reyna and Thalia for their hard work and dedication to such an important cause,” said Dr. Shari Camhi, superintendent of schools for Baldwin Union Free School District. “Our students did an outstanding job representing Baldwin and

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Camhi también señaló que se esperaba que el distrito recibiera kits de prueba Covid-19 para llevar a casa para distribuirlos a los estudiantes; sin embargo, las pruebas no eran un requisito para regresar a la escuela. El distrito pide que si un estudiante da positivo en la prueba, complete un “Formulario de informe positivo de Covid-19” en línea. El formulario pregunta los nombres de los estudiantes, a qué escuelas asisten, con quién podrían haber estado en contacto cercano, cuáles son sus actividades extracurriculares y otra información que podría ayudar a notificar a todas las partes necesarias sobre una posible exposición. El distrito les pide a los padres, estudiantes y profesores que sigan procedimientos de salud tales como: ■ Consultar con la enfermera de la escuela si no está seguro de enviar a su hijo a la escuela. ■ Realizar un examen de salud antes de la escuela todos los días, incluida la toma de la temperatura de su hijo. ■ Mantener siempre a los niños en casa si experimentan síntomas de Covid-19. ■ Hacer que le hagan una prueba a su hijo si se sospecha que ha estado expuesto. ■ Alentar a los miembros de la familia a practicar el distanciamiento social, usar máscaras en el interior y lavarse y desinfectarse las manos con frecuencia y durante al menos 20 segundos a la vez. El 23 de diciembre, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades acortaron el período de aislamiento de Covid-19 de 10 a cinco días si una persona está asintomática o si los síntomas de Covid-19 se resuelven sin fiebre. Un día después, el departamento de salud estatal adoptó las pautas de los CDC, declarando: “Imponer 10 días completos de aislamiento en estas circunstancias tiene el potencial de impactar sustancialmente los servicios críticos”.

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Los crecientes casos de Covid-19 entre los maestros hicieron que algunas escuelas de Baldwin regresaran al aprendizaje remoto completo la primera semana del nuevo año. En un anuncio del Distrito Escolar Baldwin Union Free el 2 de enero, todas las escuelas primarias de Baldwin procedieron en persona, mientras que Baldwin Middle School y Baldwin High School cambiaron a completamente remotas durante la semana del 3 al 7 de enero. BHS en Shubert y el Hastings Instruction Center permanecieron en persona y siguieron sus horarios nor males. Además, todos los juegos atléticos de la escuela secundaria continuarían, pero todos los demás eventos extracurriculares se cancelaron durante la semana. El distrito terminó su actualización con: “Aunque esta fue una decisión difícil, es la decisión correcta”. El número de casos reportados en el distrito varió entre las escuelas, siendo la Baldwin High la que tuvo la mayoría de los casos reportados - 83 al 23 de diciembre. Middle School tuvo 25; Meadow Elementary, 16; Brookside Elementary y Plaza Elementary, nueve cada una; Steele Elementary, cinco; Lenox Elementary, tres; y Shubert y Hastings, cero. No existe un mandato estatal oficial sobre educación a distancia. Los distritos pueden decidir sobre los cierres según sea necesario. El Departamento de Educación del Estado canceló recientemente los exámenes Regents de enero, citando el aumento de los casos de Covid-19. En una encuesta reciente realizada por la organización sin fines de lucro Education Trust-New York, la mayoría de los padres indicaron que elegirían una opción de educación remota si estuviera disponible. “Eso fue cierto en todos los grupos raciales, aunque los padres negros eran mucho más propensos a decir que elegirían una opción remota (72 por ciento en comparación con el 55 por ciento de los padres blancos y el 69 por ciento de los padres latinos)”, mostró la encuesta. De hecho, los padres y residentes de Baldwin han mostrado su apoyo al cambio del distrito al aprendizaje remoto para ciertas escuelas. Ellos recurrieron a las redes sociales para describir la decisión como un “movimiento inteligente” y para decir que estaban “100 por ciento por la seguridad” y “contentos de que el distrito sea el que tome las decisiones basándose en hechos reales”. Algunos padres agregaron que de todos modos no enviarían a sus hijos a clases presenciales. La actualización de Baldwin se produjo solo unos días después de que el distrito publicara un mensaje de la superintendente Dra. Shari Camhi, diciendo: “Actualmente, estamos anticipando una apertura regular el lunes 3 de enero. Nuestro equipo administrativo se reunirá nuevamente este sábado y domingo para evaluar la situación. Es nuestro deseo mantener las escuelas abiertas “.

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er; a global dandy with three passports; a young flame-thrower of an essayist, originally from the Carolinas; and a movie star, The Actor, whose arrival upsets the equilibrium of this chosen family. Discussion leader: Head of Adult Services Librarian Wendy Rathjens.To register, email bplreadersadvisory@baldwinpl.org.

Community service programs with the library Interested in being kind and earning community service credits? Take part in the Baldwin Public Library’s ongoing community service programs. Using art, thank a veteran — design a plaque to thanks veterans and visit www. baldwinpl.org to view a “Thanking Our Veterans” video. Or, using art, create a special card for a hospitalized kid. Create your own special card to cheer up a sick child. Visit the library website to view a video that will show you the different ways you can decorate your card. To register, send an email to teens@baldwinpl.org. Library staff will reach out to have you pick up your kit at the main entrance doors of the library.

Winter Seed Sowing Winter is the time to start seeding, but not indoors just yet. Join the Baldwin Public Library from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. as a representative from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County comes to teach you how to successfully start seeds outside in the winter. No greenhouse needed. Winter sowing techniques outside are easier than the windowsill or with light lamps in the basement! Please rsvp to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password.

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Thursday, January 6 Baldwin Civic Association Meeting While the Baldwin Civic Association dates back to August 1945, it was the launching of the Baldwin Needs Revitalization Facebook page in 2011 that sparked it back to Life. David Viana started the page as a way to “get everyone to start talking with each other and to get everyone to start thinking what we can do to fix Baldwin.” As the number of “likes” continued to grow, another Baldwin resident, Linda Degen, reached out with the idea of bringing back the Baldwin Civic Association. From then on, the BCA has a held a monthly meeting. The meeting will take place via Zoom at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, January 7 Bond, James Bond Series Join the Baldwin Public as they kick off their Friday Afternoon Movie James Bone series. Starting with classic film Casino Royale, PG-13, celebrate the completion of actor Daniel Craig’s mission as James Bond. The movie will start at 2 p.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. in the Community Room.

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The Cold War on Long Island Join authors Christopher Verga and veteran journalist Karl Grossman as they outline the little known history of the Cold War Long Island era. Offered by the Baldwin Public Library the discussion will be held virtually from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday Jan. 10, rspv by emailing baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org,

Monday, January 10 Developing a Marketing Plan Developing a marketing plan involves consideration of your customers/ clients, your prospective customers/ clients, your budget, and your goals. It is a thoughtful process that helps you to consider all of the available marketing, public relations, and advertising tools you can use for your business to achieve your short and long term goals. This virtual Baldwin Public Library webinar will teach you how to prepare a basic plan you can refer back to, update, and check your progress. Held on Zoom Video Conferencing from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please rsvp to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password.

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authority of a five-member Board of Trustees. One member is elected each year at the annual election in May. The term of office is five years. The library budget is proposed by the Board and is voted upon by the residents. Members of the Board of Trustees for 2021 2022 are: Shireen Abed, President, Carl Williams, Vice President, Arthur Mesiti, Secretary Kerry Schwenker and Ethell Smith. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. and concludes at 7 p.m. in the Community Room, the meeting agenda can be found on the library’s website.

The Cold War on Long Island Detailed in an image rich lecture/ discussion, authors Christopher Verga and veteran journalist Karl Grossman outline the little known history of the Cold War Long Island era. Discussed virtually from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. will be Long Island’s contribution to the space race and the secretive labs operating on the outskirts of our region. Rspv to

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Wednesday, January 12 Afternoon Book Discussion Join the Baldwin Public Library from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. as they discuss Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart. The latest novel by New Your Times bestselling author is one of the first novels set during the pandemic. It’s March 2020 and a calamity is unfolding. A group of friends and friends-of-friends gathers in a country house to wait out the pandemic. New bonds of friendship and love will take hold, while old betrayals will emerge among this unlikely cast of characters, each richly drawn and achingly human: a Russian-born novelist; his Russian-born psychiatrist wife; their precocious child; a struggling Indian American writer; a wildly successful Korean American app develop-

The Baldwin Public Library will begin it’s public speaking series with a brief introduction to what we can control when we make a speech to feel more empowered. Students will use games to become more comfortable with speaking in front of the group and improve their ability to spontaneously think on their feet. This in person class will be held in the Community Room from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

HAvIng An evenT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to kkovac@liherald.com

Audrey Harron, an Administrator at the Baldwin Fire Department has retired after 20 years of service. Jill Holleufer had her last day as Head of Teen Services Dec. 30, finishing her 16 years at the BPL. Starting Jan. 3 all children’s programs at the BPL will be virtual until further notice. Jan 7. Painting with a Twist will be teaching how to paint A Stellar View at 7 p.m., the event is $37. Track 9 will be playing at Sonny’s Canal House at 8 p.m. Jan 7. & The Cocktails the day after same time.

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this approach would account for the economic, social, and mental health consequences of lockdowns and mandates. “Nassau County is not in crisis,” Blakeman continued. “Our hospital admissions are rising by a manageable and predictable rate. Reason and common sense must supplant hysteria.” Blakeman promised to lobby Albany to keep students in class without masks. Blakeman also took aim at the previous administration’s approach to the tax reassessment system, describing it as “unfair” and “secretive,” alluding to the algorithm used by Laura Curran’s office. Blakeman pledged to provide transparency by investigating the previous system with Comptroller Phillips. “There is no reason why millionaires should pay zero taxes, and then homes that are identical in the same communities pay vastly different tax rates,” Blakeman said. “It’s broken and we will fix it.” Reducing taxes to retain young people and keep older adults comfortable would be another major focus of the new administration, Blakeman said. Blakeman closed by saying he and new District Attorney Anne Connelly would demand the repeal of the state’s bail reform bill.

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Hundreds packed into the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Monday as new County Executive Bruce Blakeman, County Comptroller Elaine Phillips and County Clerk Maureen O’Connell took their oaths of office. In his first remarks after taking leadership over one of the country’s most populated counties, Blakeman made it clear that he would not abide by Governor Hochul’s mask mandate, which was implemented in early December amid a new wave of cases caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant. “Starting today, Nassau is normal ag ain,” Blakeman told a largely unmasked crowd. “We have seen the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we can no longer be afraid. Yes, we still have challenges, but they are manageable.” According to The New York Times’ online tracker, Nassau’s hospitalization rate had increased by 47 percent in the previous 14 days, with 58 deaths in that same period. The seven-day positivity rate climbed to 24 percent, as well. Blakeman said the county would continue to encourage and support free vaccinations and testing for residents. He said

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Wrestling: Lynbrook at V.S. North...........................4:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Lynbrook at V.S. South ..................... 5 p.m. Wrestling: Baldwin at East Meadow ........................... 6 p.m. Boys Basketball: Syosset at Freeport ......................... 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Farmingdale at Oceanside .............. 7 p.m. Boys Basketball: Clarke at Wantagh ........................... 7 p.m.

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Wrestling: Calhoun Tournament.............................9:30 a.m. Girls Basketball: Sewanhaka at Elmont....................... 10 a.m. Girls Basketball: Hewlett at South Side......................... 12 p.m. Girls Basketball: MacArthur at Mepham...................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: South Side at Hewlett ...................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: North Shore at Lawrence ................... 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: G.N. South at Long Beach ................. 12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Elmont at Sewanhaka ........................12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Seaford at Carey ..........................12 p.m. Boys Basketball: Roosevelt at Kennedy ......................... 2 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 10 Boys/Girls Bowling: Oceanside at Baldwin ..................... 4 p.m. Gymnastics: South Side at Long Beach .......................... 5 p.m. Girls Basketball: Hicksville at V.S. Central .................6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: C.S. Harbor at West Hempstead.......... 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne ................. 7 p.m.

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RodNey MIlls Is key piece to a Baldwin lineup that’s undergone some unexpected patchwork since last season’s conclusion. By BRIAN KACHARABA sports@liherald.com

Jim Murphy was excited for the upcoming season. The longtime Baldwin wrestling coach once again had a full offseason to train his grapplers, many of which had All-County potential, and he knew he had one of the top 10 teams in the county. But days before the season opener, five seniors abruptly left the team, leaving Murphy scrambling for answers and replacements. The result has been less experienced wrestlers competing against better competition and plenty of forfeitures during the Bruins’ dual meets. Throw in an early season-ending injury to another member of the team and a canceled match against on Dec. 22 because of Covid, you could understand why Murphy feels that “the wheels fell off the wagon.” “It’s been one hit after another,” he added. “Every time I take a step forward, I’m taking five back.” But there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel as some of the other wres-

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tlers are turning heads on the mat and developing into budding stars. One is Kwasi Bonsu, who is dominating the 189-pound class and didn’t suffer his first loss until Dec. 29. Many of his matches have resulted in a pinfall victory and he went on to win the King of the Mat tournament at Hewlett on Dec. 11 following a pair of 12-6 decisions in both the semifinals and finals. “Athletically, he’s a freak,” Murphy said. “He’s one of those guys that just walks in the room and hits a roundoff back handspring and lands on his feet and says ‘Let’s go, let’s get the warmup going!’ I’m just in amazement that a guy that big can do such athletic things.” Another is fellow junior Jayson Rivera, who has more that held his own in the 172-pound class and has remained in top shape following his football season. He won the Hank Parris Tournament on Dec. 4 with pinfalls in the final two rounds and defeated two other opponents in the same fashion in under two minutes at the Jericho Duals two weeks later. “Everything is falling together for

him,” Murphy said. “His confidence is tremendous. Just having the confidence and repetition in technique has put him in a different place.” Sophomore John Wornian and junior Matt Atanasiu also impressed at the Hank Parris tourney by advancing to the finals in the 152 and 215-pound categories, respectfully. Another wrestler to watch is Devonte Young, an eighth-grader who has never wrestled before. Young, who competes at 118 pounds, is a gifted athlete who also starred on the Bruins’ soccer team last fall. He recorded a 72-second pin against host Jericho during that dual event after stopping his Island Trees foe in just 22 seconds eight days earlier. “I would say he’s the second-most athletic guy on the team behind Kwasi,” Murphy said. “Soccer-wise, he was a junior Pele. He’s got great natural ability, he’s always in the right place at the right time as far as wrestling goes.” Sophomores Rodney Mills (218) and Paul Clement (160) have also picked up pinfall wins this season.

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On her second-to-last day in office, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran issued an executive on Dec. 30 to create a nine-member Nassau County Adviso■ sex: biological status that is typiry Committee for Gender Inclusivity to cally categorized as male, female, or address gender identity discrimination intersex. in the county’s charter, administrative code and other regulations. The commit■ gender: attitudes, feelings and tee would report behaviors that a given culture assoto the county ciates with a person’s biological sex. executive. Bruce Blake■ gender identity: deeply felt, man, who inherent sense of being a boy, a man became county or male; a girl, a woman or female; executive Jan. 1, or an alternative gender. said he would not start the commit■ gender expression: presentation, tee, saying the including physical appearance and executive order was intended to behavior that communicates aspects Laura Curran play to the press. of gender or gender role. Instead of creating the com–American Psychological Association mittee, “this administration will respect the [LGBQT] community by placing important stakeholders on the Human Rights Committee,” Blakeman said, cit- this vulnerable population.” ing the 15-member human rights comIndeed, the policy was the first in mission chaired by Bobby Kalotee. Nassau’s history to protect in EEO poliCurran’s executive order came three cy a class of “sex” against gender-idenyears after she enacted an Equal tity discrimination in the workplace. Employment Opportunity Commission The policy also protects employees who policy that upgraded sexual harassment report harassment and/or discriminaprevention measures, including having tion from retaliation and provides intera separate complaint form active training to educate all for sexual harassment and employees in identifying prompt investigations into and reporting instances of discrimination or harassdiscrimination and/or sexument allegations. al harassment. “We are working to eradiKilmicky, however, also cate all forms of discriminanoted that, despite these poltion in the workplace and to icies, transgender workers ensure equal employment may still face discriminaopportunity for all members tion. of our team,” Curran said “Across our nation, memduring a 2019 news briefing. bers of the transgender “This new policy will do community continue to more to protect the civil endure elevated levels of rights of our employees poverty, housing discriminathan has ever been done tion, workplace bias and a arnoLd W. before.” risk of suicide and mental The chief executive of druCker health challenges. They are t h e L G B T N e t wo rk i n Legislator the victims of fatal violence Hauppauge, Dr. David Kilmwith infuriating frequency,” icky, praised Curran’s work Legislator Arnold Drucker, in making the county safer and more a Democrat, said. inclusive throughout her tenure as He then added that Blakeman has county executive. “This long-overdue publicly expressed his commitment to policy change for Nassau’s transgender helping all Nassau residents, so Drucker people and families sends a clear mes- asserted, “Following through on the forsage that all county employees are enti- mation of this committee would put the tled to work in an environment that is power of action behind his words and safe and free from harassment and dis- bring us one step closer to fulfilling the crimination,” he said at the news brief- promise of ‘liberty and justice for all.’” ing. In October, Curran also signed into Jay Kaplan, the LGBTQ youth servic- law a bill that created a 15-member dises manager at the Bellmore-based Pride abilities advisory council, comprising for Youth, echoed the sentiment, saying, members with disabilities and people “This policy is the first in Nassau Coun- representing organizations that serve ty’s history to explicitly protect trans- and advocate for those with disabilities, gender people, and it is hopefully the tasked with providing recommendafirst of many policies that will be intro- tions to the county executive and legisduced to end discrimination against lature.

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News brief Introducing the new Chief of the Baldwin Fire Department, Brien Cummings Brien Cummings has been promoted to the office of Chief of Department by his peers and will take charge of the 225 men and woman of the Baldwin Fire Department January 1st, according to the Baldwin Fire Department. Cummings joined the ranks of the Baldwin Fire Department in 2005 and was assigned to Hose Company Four and stationed in the north house at 1250 Grand Ave. After serving a oneyear probationary period, he was awarded the rank of Firefighter. In 2010 Cummings was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, which he served with distinction, and in 2012, was promoted to the office of Captain. Captain Cumming was then promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief in 2019 and served in that capacity until being sworn in as Chief of Department this month. Cummings, a resident of Baldwin since 1999 where he lives with his wife Luteechia and son Khari, is Senior Director and presently works TAI, where they serve and assist persons

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE FOR STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, Pltf. vs. HERMINZUL AYALA, et al, Defts. Index #16-007155. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Aug. 21, 2018 and order appointing substitute referee to sell dated Dec. 9, 2019, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 27, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 2352 Rockwood Avenue, Baldwin, NY a/k/a Section 54, Block 465, Lot 110 and 111. Said property located in Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, known and designated as and by the Lots Nos. 10 and 11 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Valuable Building Sites at Baldwin, in the Town of Hempstead, Queens

County, New York, belonging to William H. Cutler and Charles Haas, showing how Rockwood Avenue and Maple Street and the lots are located, surveyed October 3, 1892 by D.S. Denton” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, December 29, 1892, as Map No. 605, and subsequently filed in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office as Map No. 133, Case No. 1260. Approx. amt. of judgment is $467,030.76 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. MICHAEL J. SEPE, Referee. HILL WALLACK LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 25 w. 39TH Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY. File No. 24269-00008- #99001 128896

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Baldwin volunteer firefighters put out fire the day after Christmas with brand new rig Late on the morning of Sun., Dec. 26, the Baldwin Fire Dept. was called to a smoke from a house in Jackson Street. Those first to arrive on scene were met with smoke showing from a vacant, twostory private dwelling. Upon making entry into the residence fire was found in a rear bedroom on the first floor. Firefighters put two hand lines into operation and had the main body of fire quickly knocked down.

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Q. I’m confused about the whole process of doing work to my home. I want to add a room and deck at the back of my kitchen, plus a second floor at the front of my Cape Cod-style home. Do I interview contractors first, architects first, ask an interior designer, ask my building department? What should I do, in what order? A. The most important thing to understand when beginning the process is that each of the many people who will have input has a particular set of abilities, and approaches your project from his or her particular perspective. When you take the wrong advice from the wrong person, communication begins to fail, which is what you’re onte eeper trying to avoid. The contractor has a specific perspective, for example, which involves budgeting and getting the work constructed. Unfortunately, without training in codes that govern what can legally be done, they will still often advise the customers, and this can go awry, because they don’t have the responsibility to stand behind the advice they give. The same can be said for interior designers, whose perspective should be within their scope of expertise, which is interior selections and knowledge of finishes and furnishings. Where the interior designer oversteps is when they plan the shape and location of spaces without the knowledge and expertise to determine the multiple issues of engineering, whether it’s the structure or other types of building systems like electric, plumbing and mechanical (heating, ventilating or air conditioning). As an architect, I regularly struggle to work out problems when a contractor has altered something on a construction site or an interior designer has made a change that involves great cost to undo. Examples of this could fill a book, but here are a few common ones. As I write this, I am preparing a case to present to a zoning board because a contractor was told, quite specifically and in front of the owner, that a second-floor addition had to be a specific roof angle and the structure had to sit on top of the first-floor walls. The contractor altered the roof angle and raised the addition 10 inches above the top of the first-floor walls. He even told the owner that the inspector “would never notice.” He did. An interior designer advised a client that they could violate the laws of nature, building codes and zoning regulations when they recently took a copy of architectural plans and reconfigured them, telling the client that the architect didn’t have the artistic acumen or skill that the designer uniquely possessed. So a column ended up going in place of a sink, the roof structure had to be rebuilt, and there was no place to run the plumbing and air conditioning ductwork vertically. The cost for slender steel beams to accommodate the design decimated the budget as well. All of these people need to be consulted, as long as they stay in their lanes of expertise. Good luck!

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ith 2021 behind us, I’m trying hard to be optimistic about 2022. When you’ve lived past your 70s, you have the benefit of having seen multiple ups and downs in our country, and those experiences give you some insight into what might lie ahead. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a big toll on most of America. Our daily rhythms have been scrambled. We’ve been forced to work from home, and have patiently suffered through JERRY lockdowns and the loss of social KREMER interaction. But because we are such an innovative nation, by the end of 2022, it’s likely that we will have tamed this disease and possibly be better prepared for any new health challenge. Last year was a tough one for the business world. The lockdowns around the world and the constant flare-ups of Covid-19 caused shortages of critical products. Some manufacturers who have

ample inventory have taken advantage of the shortages and have raised their prices unnecessarily. Oil refineries with large inventories have joined the parade and jacked up the price of gasoline. Millions of small businesses have been forced to close, and in many cases they will never return. 2022 promises to be a better year for our long-suffering industries. Our strangled shipping ports are likely to catch up with the backlog of containers, and the uncontrolled buying of 2021 will slow down. By midyear, many members of the workforce who stayed home will finally find new job opportunities, or bargain their way into better-paying positions. I’m thinking optimistically about the challenges we face, except for one. Surveying the scene from Minnesota or Montauk, I am most pessimistic about the political world. I have served over 30 years in state and local government. I have seen bold new programs, and marveled at political stars in both the Democratic and Republican parties. For the most part, today’s crop of

elected officials is as different as night and day from my time in state government. Once upon a time, leaders in my political world were willing to sit down and discuss the needs of the people, and got things done with simple handshakes. The backroom meetings were about the next 10 years, not the next 10 minutes. Quite a few of today’s incumbents, especially those in Congress, are interested only in getting re-elected, and are willing to say and do whatever it takes to hold on to power. It doesn’t make you a socialist if you believe in child care tax credits, more day care, pre-K programs and relief for young people struggling with college debt. Pollsters will tell you how widely accepted these initiatives are. But a handful of entrenched politicians will tell you they aren’t worth the cost or are being abused. Those same ideologues will eagerly vote for tax cuts for the rich and the purchase of more military equipment, needed or not. The biggest threat of 2022 will be the ongoing attacks on our voting system. Republicans in more than a dozen states

’m thinking positively about the challenges we face this year, except for one.

have passed laws putting state legislatures in charge of their voting systems. Dedicated independent professional election workers are being supplanted by party hacks whose only job is to protect their political base. It’s possible that hundreds of actual winning Democratic candidates will be denied victories under these new systems. These machinations should be the target of a real 2022 Stop the Steal campaign. Do we have any political heroes left on the national stage? Some of the 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump have been willing to give up their seats in the name of protecting the nation. A few in that brave group are seeking re-election, and were willing to take the risk. These are just random thoughts about the new year from a mostly optimistic columnist. I am eternally hopeful that the better angels will prevail in 2022. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

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n the Dec. 2-8 issue, I invited readers to say how they were getting through the coronavirus pandemic so far, noting that all eyes were on the Omicron variant, and that our stories would surely evolve. Thank you so much for sharing these snippets of your lives. * “Friendship got me through Covid. I would not have made it through this unexpected plot change in life without my peers. The sudden death of my dog put a wave of grief over me for months. My RANDI best friend KREISS brought light into my shadowy sadness.” — E.K. * “‘So far’ are the operative words. No crystal ball here but by late February [2020] you could see it coming. Was still shocked by the incompetent and misleading, politicized government response and the willing denial by so many that killed and threatened. Read ‘The Great Influenza,’ spent months on the terrace and stayed as isolated as we could. Got a puppy.” — T.G. * “During the early days, I would take long walks in the early morning to clear

my thoughts. As time went on, I would run into other walkers, with many of us stopping to say hello and ask if everything was OK. On Thanksgiving 2020, a group of us got together outside and set up our tables six feet apart. We couldn’t be with family, but were happy to have found new friends.” — Anonymous * “I was reminded of all the things I used to love about myself. I read more than I had in years. I had genuine conversations with my family, who, despite living in the same house for years, never were quite on the same page. Most important, I was aware of all I had taken for granted: I was finally satisfied with the life I had created for myself. I was reminded of the little girl who smiled and laughed and loved herself.” — R.G. * “I feel blessed just being here in Merrick with my mom, Rose, after losing my dad, Fred, to mantle cell lymphoma during the pandemic. As a resident of Australia, I had to secure a Travel Exemption from the Australian government to be allowed to board a flight to New York.” — L.H. * “I temporarily moved next door to my daughter and her family in July 2020.

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They were expecting a baby in August. I was there to help them out and they were there, providing precious moments at a time I would have been isolated and anxious.” — Anonymous * “We were three couples, close-by neighbors living in comfortable condos on the beach. We met every evening to talk, swim, have drinks and share extra supplies we were able to find. I painted every day. I have 42 completed paintings, three of which I sold. I let my hair grow out and am no longer a slave to my roots. My husband and I played board games.” — C.T. * “I not only ‘got through’ the pandemic, I rather enjoyed the peace and serenity afforded by the lockdown. My life revolved around a few people with whom I really love doing things. I enjoyed cooking, reading, card and game playing, long walks. I see a definite beauty in stepping off the world, albeit temporarily.” —A.C. * “At first I thought Covid would disappear quickly, but when I realized it was here to stay, I felt resentful. I’m 74, and I felt that a year and a half of my time was stolen from me while I locked myself inside. But I came to realize I was lucky. My family was healthy, and I didn’t have

read more than I had in years. I had genuine conversations with my family.’

to go off to work. I just had to stay alive!” — B.C. * “Minus side: masking, no city, travel, theater, movies, felt restriction of movement. Plus side: more quality time to spend with family and friends, read, needlepoint, dining al fresco, a slower pace and longer phone conversations, spending less but giving more.” — B.G. * “Morning: television and telephone to family, friends. Afternoon: taking walks with husband through Cedarhurst. Evening: paint and write in a journal. I have kept seven journals — and I have tossed out two with the most negative thoughts.” — L.M. * “Volunteering at the People Loving People Food Pantry in Oyster Bay was rewarding: It proved that during the most difficult times, people share with those less fortunate.” — K.G. * “Dealing with the pandemic is a slam dunk when you’re never alone. Lola and Mackenzie are my two small, hairy best friends. Never more than a few feet from wherever I am, they are great listeners. We rarely disagree, and they think I’m a brilliant conversationalist.” — Anonymous Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

BALDWIN HERALD — January 6, 2022

Some things to look forward to, and some to be scared of

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Nassau should enforce state’s mask mandate

ruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executiveelect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, had ordered mask use in indoor spaces where people gather to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Blakeman, a Republican, said he would defy the order, refusing to enforce it once he took office Jan. 1. The governor had left enforcement to the counties. We understand Blakeman’s reluctance to reinstate a mask mandate. People have grown tired of obeying orders. Most of us just want our freedom back. We want our old pre-pandemic lives. We crave normalcy. Apologies for the blunt language, but the coronavirus doesn’t give a damn about our desire to return to the way things were before all hell broke loose. It is a virus. It has an innate need to replicate, and to replicate it requires host bodies. Nature has granted the virus a seemingly incalculable ability to mutate to avoid eradication. That is why we must do all in our power to eliminate the coronavirus — including wearing masks in public spaces. That is why the state mandate is necessary. Blakeman has said there is little scientific evidence to demonstrate that masking reduces transmission of the coronavirus. That is not true. He only need look to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Science Brief from Dec. 6, titled “Community Use of Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2,” to find it.

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letters The gift of a kidney To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Kidney donor tells story of the gift she gave”: The donor sure augmented the meaning of giving of oneself. For her kidney she must have received a heart — not only one. This was a heartwarming story. She sure was courageous and generous. What a nice story for the season. May an extra-big star keep smiling on her. DIANA IHMANN Valley Stream

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The CDC cites numerous studies, conducted over the past two years in a variety of settings, demonstrating that mask wearing, when carried out properly, can reduce the transmission of Covid-19. According to the CDC, at least 10 studies have “confirmed the benefit of universal masking in community level analyses.” The agency, considered one of the world’s leading authorities on infectious diseases, further states, “Each analysis demonstrated that, following directives from organizational and political leadership for universal masking, new infections fell significantly.” Data from 200 countries, including the U.S., demonstrated reductions in the death rate as well. Furthermore, the CDC concludes, “increasing universal masking by 15 percent could prevent the need for lockdowns and reduce associated losses of up to $1 trillion, or about 5 percent of the gross domestic product.” If Blakeman is sincerely concerned about protecting the interests of Nassau businesses, as we firmly believe he is, then he will enforce the mask mandate to ensure that they stay open. No one — no one — wants the type of lockdowns that we are increasingly seeing in other countries. At some point soon, however, they could become inevitable if patients were to overwhelm our hospitals once again. The Omicron variant, clearly far more transmissible than previous strains, has spread like wildfire across the U.S. over the past month. As of press time Monday, Long Island’s daily positivity rate stood at nearly 25 percent — the

highest in the state, despite our high vaccination rate. Preliminary data indicate that Omicron, which is fueling this most recent surge, may be less virulent and less deadly than previous strains. Given the exponential growth of this new form of the virus, however, we are seeing hospitalization rates rising fast, which, once again, is straining our health care workers, who are already worn out by nearly two years of battling a relentless foe. At least one president of a major Nassau hospital has asked the public to consider staying home for two weeks to minimize spread. When Hochul enacted the indoor mask mandate on Dec. 10, it was supposed to last until Jan. 15. She recently extended it to Feb. 1. We urge Blakeman to consider enforcing it. The county mustn’t fine businesses that are earnest in their efforts to carry out the mandate — as many have been. Without enforcement for egregious violators, however, there will be those who disregard the law entirely, and therein lies the problem. To defeat this terrible, highly transmittable disease once and for all, we need a far greater sense of unity and resolve than we have shown to date. As a nation, we have always managed to summon our better angels and come together for a cause greater than ourselves. Now we are faced with yet another crisis of epic proportions that requires us to think beyond ourselves and do what is best for the greater good. Mask up!

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he 2019 documentary “Biking Borders,” chronicling the ninemonth, 9,320-mile cycling adventure of two college friends, Max Jabs and Nono Konopka, from Berlin to Beijing, opens with the pair struggling to stay upright as they pedal down a snowcovered road in eastern Turkey shortly after Christmas 2018. These guys are just nuts, I thought. Immediately, I was hooked. I had to watch this travelogue — twice. Following its opening scene, the sCoTT film, recently released on NetBrinTon flix, cuts to Germany and thereafter follows the pair’s journey chronologically, starting in the summer of 2018 at the Brandenburg Gate and ending at China’s Tiananmen Square in the spring of 2019. Viewers quickly learn that their trek was far more than a sightseeing tour of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It was fundraiser to build a school in Guatemala, which has the highest illiteracy rate in Central America — roughly 25 percent. We also learn that the two, despite attending university in the biking capital of the world, the Netherlands, had barely

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pedaled anywhere before their epic trek. Apparently, Jabs had ridden a little while in school, but Konopka not at all. In fact, the two undertook no special athletic training for their journey. According to a Forbes article on them, they figured they would get in shape on the way. As noted, these guys just seemed nuts — but in the best of ways. The two 20-somethings, both German, graduated together with degrees in international marketing from Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands in 2018, and set out on their journey only months later, headed to some of the most remote, inhospitable, potentially dangerous places on the planet. Yet they were all smiles, veritable fonts of infectious positivity. Chalk it up to irrational exuberance or youthful naiveté, but they just went for it — and succeeded — continually promoting their trek via social media along the way to bolster donations for their cause. If you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this film. For starters, it just makes you feel good. With so much pain in the world these days, it reminds us that there is hope for humanity, that we are not all irredeemably greedy, self-centered creatures. We can, through the power of belief and teamwork, do enormous good for the world.

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transit strike that shut down New York City for days. It was the first of many municipal crises to face incoming Mayor John Lindsay, who ran on the Liberal and Republican Party lines, winning more than 1.1 million votes, or 45 percent, defeating Democrat/Civil Service Abe Beame, who had 41 percent, and Conservative Party National Review Editor William F. Buckley, who garnered 14 percent. Rush hour began at 4 a.m., and many people arrived home as late as midnight. The Long Island Rail Road added extra service. Both Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal were mobbed with thousands of new customers. Transit Workers Union President Michael Quill went to jail, suffered a heart attack and subsequently died. He did not live to see his successor win a record 15 percent wage hike. The subway fare was raised 33 percent, from 15 to 20 cents. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

Jabs and Konopka started out hoping they might raise 50,000 euros (about $56,500) to build a one-room, cinder-block school in Guatemala. By the time they reached Iran, they had collected that sum and more. As of press time, the project had raised 288,700 euros (about $326,400), enough to construct five schools. Their new goal is a million euros — enough for 20 schools in Guatemala, Ghana and Laos. Jabs and Konopka partnered with the New York City-based nonprofit Pencils of Promise, which builds the schools. Adam Braun, 38, a Brown University graduate who worked on Wall Street, started the organization in 2008, prompted by a conversation he had had with a little boy on a street in India while in college. The boy was begging for money. What he wanted, though, was a pencil so he could write and learn. Braun gave him one. Later, feeling unfulfilled in high finance, Braun recalled that chance meeting and left behind his safe, well-appointed world for international nonprofit work, starting Pencils of Promise with $25. The organization has since raised $75 million for education in the developing world. I knew none of this before watching “Biking Borders.” When I learned the story behind the film and Pencils of Promise, I just had to donate to the cause,

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which can be done at bikingborders.com. The site is in German, but Google Chrome can translate it into English. Whether or not you donate, you should watch this documentary. The scenery is stunning, and on the road Jabs and Konopka encounter many kindhearted people who offer them aid when they need it most. And yes, things go awry from time to time, despite all their optimistic planning. Jabs and Konopka just embrace the people they meet, and people embrace them back. The two seem unafraid, no matter the circumstance, even in countries that are known to be hostile to westerners. In Iran they are met as something like heroes, with people waving to them, cheering for them and pouring food into their hands — and strangers welcoming them into their homes for a night’s rest and a rice-filled Persian meal. As an avid cyclist, I am at once envious of and fascinated by their trip. You needn’t love cycling, though, to enjoy this hour-and-a-half-long film. At its core, it’s really about our shared humanity, and these days, we can use all the humanity that we can muster. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

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