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Girl Scout inspires grant donation Preserve. Posner showed the scout the ropes on how to build the hive and care for the bees. The Peter & Jeri Dejana FamAt the conclusion of the projily Foundation, a nonprofit that ect, Pignataro donated her bee donates to humanitarian causes, colony to the Sands Point Preawarded the Girl Scouts of Nas- serve, which works to conserve sau County a $5,000 grant in recthe local bee popuognition of Girl lation and promote Scout Leanna Pigb e e ke e p i n g nataro, of Baldt h ro u g h f a m i ly win’s Troop 2144. programs. In 2018, PignaThe programs at taro, who lives in the facility also Freeport, focused address the critical her Silver Award issue of colony colproject on helping lapse disorder, or restore the honeythe plight of honbee population on eybee populations Long Island. across the globe. Pignataro, 16, Colony collapse said the environ- leanna PiGnataro disorder, according ment has always to the U.S. Environbeen important to Girl Scout mental Protection her, so she and her Agency, is the phefather built a hive for about nomenon that occurs when the 35,000 bees. majority of worker bees in a col“The bees’ population has ony disappear and leave behind been decreasing over the years, a queen and a few nurse bees to which causes a lack of pollina- care for the queen and the tion and affects our food sup- remaining immature bees. plies,” she said. “They’re a critiHoney is also typically left cal part of our ecosystem, and I behind in a dead colony. had to do something to help.” The term colony collapse disAs part of her project, “Bee order was coined in 2006, when a Cause,” Pignataro worked with a rise in reports of disappearances mentor, Jean-Marie Posner, the beekeeper at the Sands Point Continued on page 3

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a good deed indeed Meghan O’Sullivan, far left, Ava, Lara and MariaLaina Mesita and Ann Marie DiFrancesca, representing Plaza Elementary School and Santa’s Sled, recently dropped off holiday donations along with cash and gift cards totaling nearly $250 at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital. Story, more photos, Page 7.

Baldwin Fire Department gets $26,000 Covid relief grant By BriDGet Downes bdownes@liherald.com

The Hempstead Town Board has authorized more than $300,000 in relief grants to assist local fire departments, including the Baldwin Fire Department. The initiative, town officials said, recognizes the ongoing efforts of first responders who have continued to step up for the community throughout the pandemic by providing several fire

departments with funds to reimburse needed but unbudgeted Covid-19 expenses incurred to keep the community safe. At the Town Board meeting on Dec. 8, the Baldwin Fire District was allocated just over $26,000 in Covid-19 relief grants to assist with unbudgeted expenses that arose during the pandemic response. The Fire District will use the funds to cover the cost of purchasing additional supplies

needed to keep members safe, Chair man Mike McDer mott said. “T hese were above and beyond what we normally purchase in a normal year,” he said. Supplies included hand sanitizer, masks, gloves, gowns, a disinfectant spray machine and other necessary supplies. “The Baldwin Fire Department chiefs, officers and members have done and continue to Continued on page 3

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safe,” Councilman Chris Carini said in a do an outstanding job,” McDermott said, statement, adding that he was proud to “and have not missed a beat in continuing provide the funds during this second to provide the residents with the best ser- wave of the pandemic. Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby vice.” echoed the sentiment. “Our “I would like to once brave firefighters and emeragain thank Sen. [Charles] gency medical technicians Schumer for his part in have been out in our comsecuring the funding for munities from day one of multiple food, medical and the pandemic and will coneducational initiatives tinue to be there to help among others like this one their fellow neighbors,” for first responders to Goosby said in a statement. remain safe and protected “We thank them for their from Covid-19 as they conservice and hope that these tinue to help our communifunds assist the fire departty,” Hempstead Town Superments as they continue to visor Don Clavin said in a help others during this statement. “America’s largtime.” est township will continue The announcement folto do what it can to support lowed a string of similar iniits first responders and residents throughout this pan- mike mCdermott tiatives by the town. According to Clavin, the money has demic.” Baldwin Fire District also been used to provide $4 The grant was made posmillion to local hospitals, $8 sible through the federal chairman million to area colleges, $4 CARES Act, which awarded the Town of Hempstead $133 million in million for Covid-19 testing initiatives, $5.5 million for school districts, $6 million funds. “As a former police officer, I have seen for food pantries, $3.5 million for personal the great personal sacrifices made by the protective equipment distribution to benfirst responder community to help keep efit small business, and more than a half their families, friends and neighbors million dollars to local villages.

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he Baldwin Fire Department chiefs, officers and members have done and continue to do an outstanding job.

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girl SCout leanna Pignataro, left, learned about beekeeping from Jean-Marie Posner, of the Sands Point Preserve.

Girl Scout learns about bees, builds a hive Continued from front page

of western honeybee colonies in North America occurred. And while there has been no scientific cause of CCD proven, researchers have said that a number of factors contribute to the decline in bee populations, including parasites, loss or change of habitat, the use of pesticides, climate change and disease. The phenomenon is cause for concern, since honeybees pollinate about one third of the food consumed in the United States. Additionally, pollination by managed honeybee colonies adds at least $15 billion to the value of U.S. agriculture annually through increased yields and harvests, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Posner, who also serves as a grant adviser for the Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation, was the one who recommended the grant for the Girl Scouts of Nassau County in honor of Pignataro. “I particularly admired the determination and enthusiasm displayed by Leanna,” Posner said. “I feel certain that Leanna’s achievement will inspire others to follow her leadership example.” “I had no idea a project I worked on two years ago would come back and help the Girl Scouts like this,” Pignataro said. “It feels great to see the project valued like this.” The funding will help support various programs and services run by the Girl Scouts of Nassau County. “During an unprecedented year, we are particularly reliant on generous grants such as this that will help support our Girl Scouts and the mission of our

Take the Baldwin Public Library’s surveys The Baldwin Public Library staff is asking to hear back from Baldwin residents. Consider taking two surveys: the Self-Check Kiosk Survey and the Social Services Needs Assessment Survey. Did you know that the library has three self-check kiosks? The kiosks are contact-less, private and often allow you to avoid a line. Take the survey at www.baldwinpl.org and help the library improve the service for the community.

pignataro built a hive for about 35,000 honeybees, which she donated to the preserve. organization,” added Rande Bynum, the chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County. “We are incredibly thankful to the Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation for the contribution and so grateful for incredible mentors like Ms. Posner who help our girls work on an issue they care about to take action and make a difference in their community,” Bynum continued. “Leanna is a wonderful example of what Girl Scouts can do, and I commend her for her dedication.” Bridget Downes contributed to this story.

The survey will be open through Jan. 31. The Social Services Needs Assessment Survey will also be open through Jan. 31. The library staff knows that many community members are facing challenges during this time. The survey will provide information that will help the library’s social work consultant, Molly Miskiewicz. The survey is anonymous and all answers will remain confidential.

Let us Know News Brief items including awards, honors, promotions and other tidbits about local residents are welcome. Photographs may be emailed as well. Deadline for submissions is noon Thursday, week prior to publication. Send to bdownes@liherald.com

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Baldwin resident Jennie Yanantuono, left, celebrated her 95th birthday and accepted a certificate from Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito.

Baldwin resident celebrates 95th birthday Baldwin resident Jennie Yanantuono recently celebrated her 95th birthday. Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito presented her with a Certificate of Recognition on Nov. 23. “The Town of Hempstead is proud to

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Local residents receive unclaimed funds On Dec. 11, State Senator Todd Kaminsky and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced the return of nearly $1.7 million in unclaimed funds to residents of the 9th Senate District. “Throughout the process, we worked with Senator Kaminsky’s office and the experience of applying was very quick and to the point,” Baldwin resident MariAnne Case said in a statement. “They were very helpful and I wouldn’t have even known I was owed money at all, if not from the letter I received from the Senator. Very efficient!” In July, Kaminsky sent notification letters to his constituents who had unclaimed funds with New York State. As a result, the state comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds returned $1,695,200 to 4,785 claimants. “With all of the trials and tribulations of 2020, I am glad that we were able to partner with the comptroller to return unclaimed funds to their rightful owners at a time when they may need it most,” Kaminsky said in a statement. “This is a

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Federal gov’t stalling offshore wind farms the federal governMent is holding up construction of offshore wind farms between Long Island and New Jersey because the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has yet to assign the final leasing grounds for them, as it was supposed to have done two years ago. Above, a view of the nation’s only offshore wind farm, off the coast of Rhode Island.

By Madeline arMstrong The final leasing grounds for offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean south of Long Island were supposed to have been designated in early 2019 so lease auctions could be held, but nearly two years later, they have not yet been assigned, slowing New York’s bid to acquire 70 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. Assignment of New York Bight Offshore Wind Energy Areas, located between Long Island and New Jersey, has been indefinitely postponed without explanation, angering local elected leaders like U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City and a wind energy proponent. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, a division of the Department of the Interior, oversees assignment of offshore wind leasing grounds. Rice, who represents the 4th Congressional District, covering a wide swath of Nassau County’s South Shore, recently wrote to DOI Secretary David Ber nhardt to express her outrage that designation of the WEAs continued to be delayed. She was joined by other elected leaders, including Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove who represents the 3rdCongressional District, and who was formerly Nassau’s county executive, as well as Rep. Jerrold Nadler of the 10th District and Rep. Tom Reed of the 23rd District. The representatives asked that the BOEM assign the WEAs so lease auctions could be held. To date, they have not received a response from either the BOEM or the DOI. That has local environmental advocates concerned and dismayed, as offshore wind does not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere the way fossil fuel power plants that burn oil, natural gas and coal do, and so wind energy is not a cause of climate change, the slow heating of the Earth over time. Global warming is considered a particular threat to Long Island because it causes sea levels to rise and hurricanes to grow bigger. “If we’re really going to fight climate change and transition to renewable energy, offshore wind has to play a key role,” said Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Farmingdale-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment. “It is not a luxury item. It is a necessity.” Esposito said she supports Rice’s letter. “We really need a congressional representative to get involved, take action and support wind farms,” Esposito said. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, a state agency that promotes energy efficiency and renewable power, is also calling on BOEM to designate the final WEAs. “Our progress in catalyzing this gamechanging industry is limited without additional lease areas in the New York Bight — a needed solution only BOEM has the authority to execute,” read a NYSERDA statement. “We urge BOEM to issue final Wind Energy Areas for the New York Bight.” When contacted, BOEM gave the following statement: “BOEM continues to

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this Map, froM the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, shows the potential wind energy that would be captured off the coast of Long Island. work with our government agencies and our stakeholders to assess how future offshore wind development could affect other ocean uses with the goal of reducing potential conflicts.” The BOEM said it was assessing possible conflicts, but it did not specify what they might be. Esposito said she believes the federal government has been stalling the assignment process to assist the oil and gas industries. President Trump “has been clear he does not support wind,” she said, “and wants to continue advancing the exploration and development of oil and guess industries.” Rice said Trump has never supported wind farms and has worked to stall other

renewable energy projects in New York. In July 2019, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, legally requiring New York to obtain 70 percent of its energy supply from renewable sources such as wind, solar and geothermal. According to Joe Martens, director of the New York Offshore Wind Alliance, a coalition of advocacy groups that support wind power, 27 percent of New York’s energy currently comes from renewable sources. “We have a long way to go in 10 years,” said Martens, “and offshore wind is one of the ways that we can make the transition.”

There are currently three projects proposed in the New York Bight, two of which — Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind — have begun the regulatory review and permitting processes, and have the potential to power hundreds of thousands of homes and bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, even billions, for the local economy. “As New York continues to build back its economy from the [Covid-19] pandemic,” read a NYSERDA statement, “offshore wind provides a massive opportunity to stimulate billions of dollars in investments and create thousands of family-sustaining jobs.” The New York Bight wind farms would create about 32,000 jobs annually, Martens said. “I think this is a great opportunity for a whole new generation of workers,” said Roger Clayman, executive director of the Long Island Federation of Labor. “Our labor movement was not always environmentally sensitive, but the fact is we’re all on the front lines of climate change.” When the Wind Energy Areas might be designated is unclear. “I don’t know if anybody could [know] unless they had a crystal ball,” Esposito said. Martens said that 6,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy would need to be generated by 2030 to help New York reach its goal of 70 percent renewable energy by that year. Development of a single wind farm takes years. That is why it is crucial, the experts said, to designate the WEAs so leases can be assigned, and the years-long regulatory review process and construction can begin. “I will openly concede that it will be a challenge,” Martens said, “but in New York anyways, we’re required to do it.” Esposito urged Long Islanders to “speak up and speak out in favor of wind energy.” “Having a voice matters,” she said, “and we can’t stay silent and hope that things change.”

What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

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StudEntS ELiEr GEnao Rodriguez and Datrell Williams won first place in the Long Island Herald’s Wrapping Paper Design Contest.

Baldwin schools celebrate the holidays Baldwin School District staff members, faculty, students and families took part in a variety of activities and initiatives to celebrate the holiday season this year.

Baldwin Middle School The National Junior Honor Society collected non-perishable items to benefit Baldwin Middle School families and the St. Christopher’s Church Food Pantry. The Student Government also hosted a spirit week, where proceeds went towards the donation drive that is completed in coordination with the social workers. The social workers are using all of the proceeds towards gift cards for local families in need. Additionally, middle school staff members completed a local donation project, called Miss Anne’s Giving Mittens Holiday Donation, in which staff members bought a cut-out mitten and decorated it. All of the proceeds have gone towards purchasing gift cards by the school’s social workers for local families in need.

Baldwin High School The Education Academy students were involved in creating a lesson for the elementary students about different holidays that are celebrated around this time to promote diversity and inclusivity. And to lift the holiday spirits of students and faculty, a door decorating contest took place, showcasing everyone’s creativity, talents and artistic abilities. The first prize went to the nurse’s office, whose door depicted an ambulance assisting a reindeer.

Baldwin High School @ Shubert Students Elier Genao Rodriguez and Datrell Williams, of Baldwin High School @ Shubert, won first place in the Long Island Herald’s Wrapping Paper Design Contest, with their hand-drawn pattern.

Brookside Elementary School The Brookside Student Council organized the Ronald McDonald drive to support families in need this holiday season. Students donated household items, including cleaning supplies.

Lenox Elementary School This year, Lenox families generously donated to a Toy Drive organized by Ms. Megan Lewis.

Meadow Elementary School Meadow social workers and faculty continued their annual outreach, where they were to support 20 Meadow families. The donated packages included an outfit and a toy, as well as Stop and Shop gift cards and Target gift cards.

Plaza Elementary School Santa’s Sled and Plaza dropped off a “Jeans for a Cause” gift at Mt. Sinai South Nassau Hospital along with cash and gift cards totaling nearly $250.

Steele Elementary School This holiday season, Steele launched a “Sharing Table.” Organized by the Parent Teacher Association, its purpose is to provide an ongoing opportunity to help Steele families in need. Collected donations included toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, hair brushes, combs, non-perishable items and new toys.

tHE nurSE’S officE won the door decorating contest at the high school. SoME of tHE proceeds of the Lenox Elementary School Toy Drive.

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Herald Inside LI talks vaccines at webinar By Nicole AlciNdor nalcindor@liherald.com

Last year, nearly 350,000 Americans died of Covid-19 — and more than 3.2 million total — making 2020 the deadliest year in U.S. history, according to the Associated Press. Help, though, is on the way. In the weeks leading up to the New Year, the federal Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccines — the first by Pfizer-BioNTech and the second by Moderna —which have gone to health-care workers and will also go to residents of long-term care facilities during the early stages of distribution. On Dec. 23, Herald Inside LI held a Zoom webinar featuring three doctors, all of whom recently received a first shot of vaccination, to discuss their experiences and what people can expect in the coming months. “I urge people to take the vaccine because Covid-19 is a horrific disaster to human life,” said Dr. Aaron Glatt, chairman of the Department of Medicine, chief of infectious diseases and the hospital epidemiologist at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside. “We want to go back to hugging and seeing people, and the way we will do this is through the Covid-19 vaccines. The goal is to vaccinate everyone.” Webinar attendees were encouraged to submit their questions for the panelists. One viewer asked if the vaccine could hurt fertility. “There were some cases of women who got pregnant after getting the vaccine; however, there is zero evidence that the vaccine can cause infertility,” Glatt said. “I would tell a pregnant woman that it’s a personal decision if she wants to take the vaccine, but if she chooses to get the vaccine, she might be protecting herself more, as well as protecting others and [her] baby. [She] might even give [her] baby antibodies against the virus.” Another viewer wondered whether people of color were more likely to experience side effects from the vaccine or lower efficacy. “There were about 40,000 people of color that were represented in the experimental trials for these two vaccines,” said Dr. Zenobia Brown, vice president and medical director of population health at Northwell Health Solutions. “We have proven that the vaccines are safe for people in minority groups.” Brown and Glatt agreed that although the PfizerBioNTech and Moderna vaccines were proven 95 percent effective in experimental trials, after people receive them, there is still a chance that they can contract the

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HerAld iNside li recently held a Zoom webinar featuring three doctors to answer viewers’ questions about the new Covid-19 vaccines. virus and spread it to others. “When I get my second dose of the vaccine, I won’t become Superman. I don’t know how to play the piano now, and I won’t magically know how to play the piano after the second dose,” Glatt said. “We still need to be careful, and we still have to wear masks and social distance.” “I cannot stress this enough: Social distance and wear masks, even if you get the vaccine,” Brown said. “My biggest fear is that people will not want the vaccine. I look forward to the day when more and more people will want to take the vaccines.” For Dr. Nicolas Hernandez, the academic hospitalist at Northwell Plainview Hospital and another panelist, taking the vaccine was a decision that he made to protect his family, his patients and himself. “I was scared when they gave me the Pfizer vaccine, but I’ve been a patient with Covid-19, I’ve had family

Herald Inside LI to host local college webinar With the Covid-19 infection rate rising during a second wave, many Long Island parents were concerned about the health and safety of their college-aged children who lived in university dorms during the fall semester. In the coming weeks, before the spring semester begins, parents will have to choose whether to send their children back to school to live in campus dorms or off-campus apartments, or whether they should live at home and attend local schools. Local colleges are accepting students on rolling admission to accommodate those who decide at the last minute to stay home for the spring semester. Many parents, though, are wrestling with

choosing the best options for their children. Herald Inside LI will host a free live Zoom webinar, sponsored by Molloy College, on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m., to discuss staying local for college. The webinar will feature college advisers, counselors and college students, who will share their thoughts on staying home this spring. To register, go to LIHerald.com/StayingLocal. To sponsor a webinar or for more information, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or (516) 5694000 ext. 224. For questions, email insideli@liherald.com. –Nicole Alcindor

members that have had Covid-19, and I take care of patients with Covid-19, so I wanted to do my part,” Hernandez said, while adding that his only reaction to the first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was temporary fatigue and soreness. “As a family physician, I recommend that all immunocompromised people should get the vaccine, and even if you are not up for the vaccine, still do your part.” This webinar was the final episode of the first season of Herald Inside LI. To watch the recording of this episode and all others, go to LIHerald.com/Recordings and subscribe to the Herald Inside LI YouTube channel. The next Herald Inside LI episode will take place on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. and will feature college advisers and counselors discussing students staying local for upcoming spring semester, rather than going away to school. To register, go to LIHerald.com/StayingLocal.

On the night of Christmas Eve, Nassau County police responded to a call on Cottage Place in Baldwin and discovered a 30-year-old man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his chest and shoulder. Members of the First Precinct are investigating the shooting, which took place on Dec. 25 at around 6:30 a.m. A Nassau County Police Department ambulance transported the man to a local hospital for treatment, and he was listed in serious condition. The investigation is ongoing and detectives request anyone with information regarding the incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. Callers will remain anonymous. The First Precinct is also investigating an assault that occurred on the night of New Year’s Eve in Baldwin. Police responded to a disturbance at a Middle Bay Drive residence on Jan. 1 at around 4:55 a.m. Police said a front door window had been shattered and a 29-year-

old man had been hit in the head with a beer bottle. The man suffered pain to his head and a laceration to his lip, and an investigation revealed that the victim was involved in an altercation with an unknown man that was asked to leave a party inside the residence. After leaving, the subject began breaking bottles and damaged the front door, according to police. The subject fled in an unknown vehicle in an unknown direction. Further investigation revealed that a bullet hole was also discovered in a front porch support column. The man who fled was described as black, 20 to 30 years of age, 5’10” tall, 140 pounds, with an afro hair style, wearing a black coat and black pants. Detectives request anyone with information regarding the incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. Callers will remain anonymous. Compiled by Bridget Downes.

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Neeti Walia, left, and Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray.

Residents take part in pollutants program Baldwin resident Neeti Walia was assisted by Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray as she participated in the Town of Hempstead Stop Throwing Out Pollutants program on Dec. 6 at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.

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Morning Meditation with the library The Baldwin Public Library will host Morning Meditation on Thursday, Jan. 7 at 9 a.m. via Zoom. Holly from the Kadampa Meditation Center will guide participants through this meditation practice. All are welcome to attend. RSVP to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password. Join Zoom Meeting: https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/89788905546? and the Meeting ID is 897 8890 5546. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Wednesday, Jan. 13 Yoga for Beginners The Baldwin Public Library will host Yoga for Beginners on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 9 a.m. RSVP to baldwinzoom@ baldwinpl.org for the password. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/88538694183?. Meeting ID is 885 3869 4183.

Baldwin Historical Society - Learn about Baldwin What role did fishing, farming and the railroad play over the centuries in Baldwin? Why is our community even called Baldwin? Find out when the Baldwin Historical Society, in collaboration with the Baldwin Public Library, presents an overview of the history of Baldwin with pictures. RSVP to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/81370282980? and the Meeting ID is 813 7028 2980.

Saturday, Jan. 9 Chess Nutes Unite (Virtually) Let’s play chess virtually. The Long Island Chess Nuts will host a session via Zoom in collaboration with the Baldwin Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. To register, send an email to teens@baldwinpl.org and include your full name, grade and telephone number. The proram is open to students in grades three through 12. Library staff will send you all of the information needed to join the day before the event. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Monday, Jan. 11 Thanking Our Veterans The Baldwin Public Library will host Crafts to Go - Thanking Our Veterans through Jan. 31. Design a plaque to thank veterans. Individual kits will be

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Try your hand at retro gaming Join Long Island Retro Gaming and go back in time to play a number of classic PC games from the 1980s and ‘90s. There is no special software needed — you just need your computer and web browser. To register, send an email to teens@baldwinpl.org and include your full name, grade and telephone number. The details will be sent to you a day or two before the event. available for pickup the week of Jan. 11. There is a 15 participant limit. To sign up and reserve a kit, email teens@ baldwinpl.org. You will receive an email to pick up your kit and further instructions. A link will be emailed to participants and on the library website with instructions on how to decorate the plaque. You will receive community service credit for your kindness. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

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The Baldwin Public Library will host this program on Monday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. via Zoom to study “The Optimist’s Daughter” by Eudora Welty. In Welty’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Southern gothic novel, a war widow returns to her past in New Orleans, and her sleepy hometown in Mississippi to tend to and then bury her father. The novel is available on OverDrive and at the Circulation

Instructor Linda Salamone will get you moving and fit! Join for a Zoom Zumba on Monday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. For the password, RSVP to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org. Join Zoom Meeting: https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/82962544375? and the Meeting ID is 829 6254 4375. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Join Miss Mariel for online story time on Zoom on Monday, Jan. 11 at 11 a.m. You don’t need an account to participate. Online or over the phone registration begins on Monday, Dec. 21. The program is for children ages 2 to 4. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl. org.

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Desk one month prior to the program — place a request by calling (516) 2236228 Ext. 145. To register, RSVP to bplreadersadvisory@baldwinpl.org for the password. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/88101496334. Meeting ID is 881 0149 6334.

Tuesday, Jan. 12 Maritime Smuggling on Long Isalnd from Pirates to Rumrunners On Thursday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m., listen to a PowerPoint lecture by historian, author and former Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer to learn why pirates like Captain Kidd were attracted to Long Island at the turn of the 18th century and how a visit by Kidd to Gardiners Island led to

Join Long Island Retro Gaming and go back in time to play a number of classic PC games from the 80s and 90s. No special software needed — you just need your computer and web browser. To register, send an email to teens@ baldwinpl.org and include your full name, grade and telephone number. The details will be sent to you. 7 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 bdownes@liherald.com

The town hosted “Mulchfest” on Jan. 3, where resients had their undecorated Christmas trees shredded. The Baldwin Public Library is conducting a survey about its self-check kiosks. Visit www.baldwinpl.org. The library is also conducting a survey about social services needs for its social work consultant. The Nassau SPCA is offering a $5K award for info leading to the arrest of a man who beat his dog. The town is still giving out free PPE kits. Business owners can apply at hempsteadny.gov/ppe-giveaway.

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World War II veteran and Baldwinite Michael Miller, and his wife, Ann, were married for 73 years. The couple had two daughters, Carol and Patricia, and Miller was not shy to show his great love for his family. His true love was always Ann, his family said, and he treasured and adored her. Even as illness was taking him away, he never failed to remind Patricia, “Take care of mother!” He exemplified a good family man not only to his wife and daughters, but to his grandchildren, great grandchil-

dren, great-great grandchildren and his extended family. Though he was a quiet, faith-filled man, the Light of Christ he brought into the world was a huge beacon for so many, and not only his family, but the larger community, too. Miller also served in the Aleutian Islands as an Aviation Radioman in the Navy during World War II. In a letter he received from President Harry Truman on his discharge from the Navy at the close of the war, Miller was referred to as one of the nation’s finest, who undertook the most severe task one could be called upon to perform. He was cited for demonstrating the fortitude, resourcefulness and calm judgment necessary to carry out that task. President Truman said in the letter, “We now look to you for leadership and example in further exalting our country in peace.” Miller seemed to take that message from President Truman to heart as he went on to become a staunch supporter of the nation’s veterans, working tirelessly through more than 60 years of service to the American Legion. His goal was to secure better services and opportunities for veterans who so deserved to be properly honored for their service to the country. Miller was well-respected in the American Legion and received many honors for his efforts on behalf of others. Though his family would often tease him about the way he held his Legion meeting nights as if they were more important than anything else in his life, in reality, they all knew that nothing was more important to him than family. He was reposed at Cecere Family Funeral Home in Baldwin on Jan. 4.

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Michael Thomas Miller, longtime Baldwinite and American Legion member, died on Jan. 1. He was 95. Miller was a member of the American Legion Baldwin Post 246 for 62 years. He was the senior post member and served as post commander from 1961 to 1962. He was also the commander of the Nassau County American Legion from 1971 to 1972, commander of the 10th District — which encompasses all of the American Legions in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens counties — in 1983, and vice commander of the Department of New York American Legion in 1993. Miller served his country during World War II as a rear combat crewman in the Navy Air Corps stationed in the Pacific Ocean from 1942 to 1946. For all who knew him, his family members said, it was clear what was most important in his life: God, family and country. He believed in doing the right thing, and if someone needed guidance or reassurance, Miller was there with a helping hand. He was born on May 8, 1925 to his loving parents, Frank Aliano and Christina Somma Aliano. It was in this loving family that Miller grew to understand the importance of faith, family and the strength of love. His family faced a major life crisis when, shortly after the birth of Miller’s baby brother, Frankie, their father passed away, family members said. It was some number of years after that that their mom, Christina, married Joseph Miller. They had another son together, adding Joey to the family. Throughout the years, it was evident that Miller was an adoring and devoted son to his mother and a strong and steadfast source of strength and love for his brothers, family said. His family circle was multiplied when he met and later married his “treasure;” his wife, Ann.

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KareN MoBley, sister of Sharon Sheppard, who started the food pantry, displayed the T-shirt sporting its new name. With her, from left, were Richard Geffen, Rena Riback, Beverly Steven, Sabrina Scott, De’Juan Bacchas, Debra Dean and Sandra Graves.

Pantry provides holiday food, toys Rockville Centre MLK facility is renamed for founder By Jill Nossa jnossa@liherald.com

Since the start of the pandemic, residents of Rockville Centre have provided support to neighbors in need in numerous ways, and that generosity has continued through the holiday season. Three weeks ago, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center’s pop-up food pantry opened for the final time this year, and donors ensured that Christmas would be bountiful: About three weeks’ worth of groceries, as well as gifts, were given to the approximately 100 families the pantry serves each week. “We were so happy to see so many of our neighbors helping each other out,” said Rena Riback, who has been organizing the collection and delivery of donations since April. Ahead of the holidays, with dwindling donations, Riback said she got nervous about whether there would be enough of a supply to satisfy the demand. “But the town came through,” she said. The food pantry only operates on Fridays, and because of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, was closed through Jan. 8. Riback issued social media blasts and also put out a call for private sponsorships. As a result, she said, seven families are being privately sponsored by individuals who will supply toys, grocery items and catered meals for Christmas. Riback, a co-administrator of the AntiRacism Project and a member of the Sisterhood of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth, said that, in addition to grocery items donated by village residents, the pantry relies on monetary donations from these organizations as well as the generosity of Sons of a Butcher, in Oceanside,

for meat and poultry, and Fruit Tree Farm, in Baldwin, for produce. Riback said that Sons of a Butcher collected a box of toys for the holidays, and she collected about 100 toys herself through donations. All of the items were delivered from Riback’s home to the MLK Center last Friday, in two pickup truckloads and two carloads. She said that the pantry ordered three weeks’ worth of meat from the butcher, and had extra groceries that should last until it reopens. “Most families were able to stock up,” Riback said. “It’s not ideal, but it should get them through.” The MLK Center’s assistant director, Sharon Sheppard, started the pantry in March after seeing the need early in the pandemic, and it was announced that it would be renamed Sharon’s MLK Pantry in her honor. Sheppard, 53, was diagnosed with breast cancer in July, and her twin sister, Karen Mobley, stepped in to make sure the pantry continued operating. She drives from her home in Huntington Station to set up and run it each week, along with her son and a handful of volunteers. “I’m dedicated to keeping it going,” Mobley said. “It really lifts my sister’s spirits to see it continue.” When the pantry opened, Sheppard said, it served about 20 families a week. The need quickly grew to about 40 by early April, and now serves 70 to 100 families. Though the facility is closed, Riback said she was still accepting food donations on her porch — and they’re still coming. “It hasn’t slowed up,” she said, “but that’s a good thing.” Those interested in donating can email antiracismprojectli@gmail.com to find out where to send cash or deliver items.

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Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Freeport By Ronny Reyes rreyes@liherald.com

Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Freeport, with the Nassau County Department of Health confirming nearly 200 new cases each week. Two weeks ago, the county had confirmed more than 2,800 cases in Freeport. While much hope is being placed on the vaccines to stop the spread, county officials continue to push the importance of testing and contact tracing. On Dec. 21, County Executive Laura Curran said the county would partner with Nassau’s Federally Qualified Health Centers to offer free Covid-19 testing for residents at the FQHCs locations in Freeport, Elmont, Hempstead, Roosevelt and Westbury. “The county remains committed to offering easy and reliable Covid-19 testing for residents so we can contain disease spread while we wait for the vaccine to be widely available,” Curran said. “Our FQHCs have been real partners during this pandemic, and I thank them for once again working with us to make sure all residents have access to Covid-19 testing and other critical health care services.” The testing in Freeport will take place at the South Ocean Care Health Center, at 101 S. Bergen Place, behind the Freeport Memorial Library. Testing is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Testing at the neighboring Roosevelt site will take place at the Roosevelt Health Center, at 380 Nassau Road, on the first and third Saturdays of the month, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All residents are eligible for free testing, regardless of symptoms, exposures or immigration status. Appointments are required and can be made by calling (516) 396-7500. FQHC has provided Covid-19 testing for all at the Freeport site since April thanks to additional funding from the county and Town of Hempstead. Curran said the partnership would continue through 2021and include outreach, medical care and vaccine promotion to the communities in need. David Nemiroff, president and chief executive of Family Health Centers of Long Island, said health care workers would also be sent out to connect with those who might be unable to access the health centers, including homebound seniors and those living in homeless shel-

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staff and Residents at Freeport’s South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received the Covid-19 vaccine on Dec. 21. ters. Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine has already come to Freeport, with the South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center being among the first nursing and rehabilitation centers to receive the vaccine. The South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center’s Respiratory Department has had about 100 cases since the pandemic began in March, said Kilita Redmond, director of respiratory care at the center. “We were all fully equipped with PPE. We had masks, face shields and hazmat suits, and we sectioned off a part of the center solely for those who had Covid,” Redmond said. “It almost felt like going to war.” CVS provided and administered the Covid-19 vaccines to the staff and residents at the center. Although the vaccine and testing could help combat the spread of Covid-19, many state and local officials said they worry it might be too late to stop the current spike

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in cases before January. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned of a possible second shutdown as residents continue to gather in small groups indoors, attributing to the “living room spread,” which has caused about 75 percent of the recent positive cases in the state. Cases are expected to rise because of Christmas and New Year’s gatherings. Concerned over these predictions,

Freeport School District of ficials announced that students would only take part in remote learning for the first week after break when classes resume on Jan. 4. “The situation is constantly changing, and we don’t know if there will be a shutdown by the time we come back,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kishore Kuncham said. “By sticking to remote learning for the first week, we can ensure the safety of students, teachers and staff.”

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A. You picked a bad time in the process to propose a change. I have experienced this ongoing type of problem, and usually ended up taking the clients and their designer to meet with the building officials who uphold their community’s laws, zoning and building regulations. The first problem here is that you seem to be getonte eeper ting bad advice from your designer, because the state code specifically prohibits the use of an attic as living space above the second floor, unless your community and state authorities review and both authorities agree that the use is safe. You would also need to sprinkler the interiors of the house and have a safe means to escape to an area no more than 12 feet below the top floor. Studies have shown that only five out of 100 people survived a fire in the top level above the second story in a wood-framed one- or two-family residence; 95 out of 100 died. If your architect is experienced in your particular community, one of more than 70 jurisdictions in your county, each with their own zoning board and rules, you should take his advice. Your community has previously not approved attics as living space, and no licensed professional who is doing their job will support the idea of putting you or your children’s lives in jeopardy. Either take the architect’s advice and proceed, speak directly to your building official, stop the job while you apply for a local zoning variance and state variance decisions (which could take up to a year) and then proceed. Keep in mind that if either one of the boards turns you down, you are prohibited from having a habitable third floor, and you will have to submit revised plans and reconstruct anything that doesn’t comply with the law. In my experience, your community is very strict, and has even delayed its final decision and then forced the owner to cut down (rebuild) the wishful height to the regulation height. If your “designer” isn’t licensed and legally qualified to advise you, he may actually be violating the law. In your state it’s a class E felony for him to hold himself out to be practicing without a license.

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of our political enemies? Prior to the election, the president predicted that there would be many millions of vaccinations before the end of the year. To date, fewer than three million people have been inoculated, and only 11 million doses have been distributed around the country. The slow rate of inoculations is due to the fact that many states are staggering under the weight of testing costs and the needs of responders. Local governments and health care institutions have been on their own for 10 months after being told by Washington that the virus was a state-by-state problem. Biden has pledged to get inoculation numbers up to one million a day. That is comforting, but health care professionals estimate that even at that rate, it would take over a year to vaccinate every American. And to reach that pace, the federal government will have to take some draconian measures. The Defense Production Act dates back to the Korean War. It gives the president the power to force companies to drop their private customers and produce what the country needs. Trump claimed he used

the act to get General Motors to build more respirators, but GM claimed it came forward on its own to build them. The president didn’t aggressively use the act, for fear of offending his conservative base, which opposes government intervention. Why is there a need for use of the act now? When you have a mass anti-virus campaign, you need more than a vaccine. The big pharma companies are spending billions of dollars to keep up with their competition and protect their stockholders. In addition to the vaccines, you need cotton swabs, syringes, packing materials, dry ice and other supplies, and those products aren’t manufactured by big pharma. That’s where the federal government comes in. Using the act, manufacturers can be forced to produce the goods that are needed to get a complete program in place. While Biden is preparing to take on the vaccine program, the pandemic is exploding in numerous states that have a shortage of hospital gowns, masks and gloves and can’t cover the costs of doctors, nurses and other first responders. Bipartisan

ven ramping up to a million inoculations a day may not be enough.

Covid relief legislation finally signed last week by the president will inject some new money into the efforts of local organizations, but it won’t make up for the costs they have been incurring since last March. The world is keeping a close eye on our national effort, and many friendly countries are trying to figure out why we’ve done such a terrible job of combating the virus. But our enemies are also keeping a close eye on our tragedy. In his latest book, “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World,” author and CNN host Fareed Zakaria claims that our enemies could create another health crisis in our country in as little as 24 hours. Are we capable of handling another one? You know the answer to that question. The weeks and months ahead will determine how long America will suffer and how well we will heal. Happily, the incoming administration is prepared to pick up the ball dropped by the outgoing one. 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.

Saving our sanity and our souls through books

reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The person who never reads lives only one.” — George R.R. Martin

It nearly killed me. One of my grandkids said they “hate” books. They don’t read books except when one is assigned in school. Given the options of smartphones, TV and computers, they don’t ever crack the cover of a novel or nonfiction adventure, even during RandI quarantine, when there’s so little to kREIss do. Oddly, this kid gets good grades and likes school, which seems counterintuitive, because I can’t imagine anyone becoming an educated person in the world without reading books. It’s not like I haven’t tried. I have gifted and suggested books pitched toward this particular teen’s interests. I’ve read the same books they are assigned in class so we can talk about them. I keep tossing out lines and getting no bites. My hope is that this child just hasn’t found the right books yet to get their attention. I know a few people who

became enthusiastic readers in adulthood. I wish that for this young person I love. Granted, I was a book nerd from the time I could put eyes on paper. I remember, in first grade, begging my father for some money so I could buy books. It was like falling in love. My first loves were “Half Magic,” by Edgar Eager, and “The Boxcar Children,” by Gertrude Chandler Warner. If feels lame even to be defending reading when it seems so self-evident that through books we fire up our imaginations, we live other lives and we timetravel to places beyond our reach. We find comfort in finding common ground with writers. It is a bias, but I do believe that life is only halflived without books. As part of my own life, I have led book groups for the past 20 years, and this year will do so again. For the first time, our group will be Zoomed, and so it’s open to anyone who contacts the Longboat Key Education Center (941383-8811, (charity@longboatkeyeducationcenter.com) wishing to sign up. We meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, and began this week with the first of eight short books in eight weeks.

I want to share my reading list because I call my class “Literary Gems,” and these are. We begin with “Hamnet,” by Maggie O’Farrell. William Shakespeare had a son, Hamnet, who died when he was 11. Four years later, the bard wrote “Hamlet.” From these thin facts, O’Farrell weaves a rich story of grief and life in the throes of a plague. Our second book is “We Have Always Lived in this Castle,” by Shirley Jackson. Murder, mayhem and the especially delicious brand of British madness abound in this story by the author of the most famous short story in the world, “The Lottery.” Next, we’ll read “The Boy in the Field,” by Margot Livesay, a luminous psychological thriller. Our last book for January is “Writers and Lovers,” by Lily King, a gorgeously written, rather ordinary story of a young woman finding her way, told with extraordinary beauty. In February, we’ll read “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” by Ocean Vuong. This debut novel by a Vietnamese-American writer was described as “permanently stunning” by Ron Charles of The Washington Post. It is an original and exquisite amalgam of memoir,

or many of us, talking about them is as much fun as reading them.

letters and poetry. Next, we read “The Disappearing Earth,” by Julia Phillips, comprising an astonishing cast of characters, an unspeakable crime, all set in Kamchatka, on the Siberian peninsula. Our third book next month is “Trust Exercise,” by Susan Choi, a brilliant send-up of students enthralled with themselves in an artsy university setting. The language is pitch-perfect. Our last selection is “Last Train to Key West,” by Chanel Cleeton. It is 1935, and a ferocious hurricane is barreling towards the Florida Keys. A helluva story of three women caught up in a story of murder, betrayal and salvation. For many of us “bookies,” talking about the novels and nonfiction works is as much fun as reading them, like a delicious dessert after a remarkable meal. So I hope some readers can join the book group. But no matter what, wherever you are at this moment, sheltering in place, working from home or venturing out, I want to share these special books with the hope that you connect with the authors and find solace and peace and joy in that connection. Reading? The past year, when so much was lost, books brought joy into to my life. As the new year begins, they are the untapped treasure of 2021. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Resolve to monitor your mental health in 2021

et’s say it like it was: 2020 was miserable. It was a horrid year for us all. Everyone — everyone — was affected to one degree or another by the coronavirus pandemic, which washed over us like a merciless tidal wave, leaving fear, anxiety and death in its wake. The speed at which the virus swept across the land was stunning, leaving us feeling helpless against a viral invader. Nearly 4,700 people have died of Covid19 in Nassau and Suffolk counties — and an estimated 25,000 in New York City — since the coronavirus broke out in the greater metropolitan area in March, bringing grief to hundreds of thousands of lives here. On top of those terrible — and terrifying — statistics, Long Island lost more than 100,000 private-sector jobs from November 2019 to November 2020, an 8.8 percent decline, according to the New York State Department of Labor. The biggest losses came in hospitality, 35,800 jobs; education and health services, 23,600; trade, transportation and utilities, 15,000; professional and business services, 10,000; and manufacturing, 8,000. There is help available, however. If you are feeling anxious, depressed or suicidal, regardless of the reason, you can — you should — check out the state Office of Mental Health website, where you will find numerous resources to turn to for help. There you will find the NY Thankful project, for which you are asked to write messages about all that you are thankful for. The very act of writing down all that is good in your life, it seems, helps relieve stress and anxiety. We suggest that you try it — if not on a state website, then on your own.

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Also listed on the site are the phone numbers of numerous agencies you can call to talk it out, whatever the issue might be. Call if you need to. There has, in the past, been a stigma associated with seeking help with mental health crises. That should never have been the case. Mental health is crucial to your wellbeing. If you think about it, you also realize

letters The pandemic’s empty chairs To the Editor: In a November speech, President-elect Joe Biden expressed his sorrow at the number of empty chairs that would appear at the dinner tables of many families this year because of the coronavirus. Covid-19 has often been compared to the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed 675,000 Americans, a majority of them young adults, and infected one-third of the world’s population during its four waves. Masks were strongly recommended, but many protested against wearing them. People were quarantined, hospitals were full, and the death toll was overwhelming. Like Donald Trump, President Woodrow Wilson underplayed the severity of the virus. There was no vaccine, no Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and very few opportunities to work from home in that precomputer era.

that your mental health is connected to everyone else’s. What the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated, in certain terms, is that we are all interconnected in a larger societal web. So — please — seek help if you need it. If you make any New Year’s resolution, let it be that you will take care of yourself in 2021 — both your physical and mental well-being.

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s 2020 came to a close, the coronavirus surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S. — a sobering reminder of the toll the virus continues to take. We have learned a lot about Covid-19 over the past 10 months. Importantly, we know now that it isn’t just a lung and respiratory issue, as was thought early on. It is a systemic inflammatory disease that may affect many organs in the body, and when it comes to the heart, it can JeFFrey t. be especially serious. kuvin Covid-19 infection certainly does not affect everyone’s heart, but it turns out that you don’t even need to have significant symptoms to have heart-related issues. The most direct, and at times the most complicated, impact of the virus on the heart is muscle inflammation, a condition called myocarditis. This can result in a variety of cardiac issues, including

muscle weakness and rhythm disturbances. It is well known that other viruses — as well as some medications, chemotherapies and other medical conditions — can also affect the heart in similar ways. In addition to direct toxic effects on the heart muscle, Covid-19 may cause blood clots, which can impact the heart, lungs and the brain, resulting in heart attacks, pulmonary emboli and stroke. We learn more every day, but it remains unclear whether traditional approaches to heart disease are applicable to patients with long-term complications of the coronavirus, like heart damage. While many patients are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, others may become very ill, and some even succumb to the disease. We don’t know the exact number of Covid-19 patients with myocarditis, because some patients may have cardiac involvement without even knowing it. Some of the symptoms of myocarditis include chest pain; shortness of breath; heart palpitations or irregular heartbeat;

hronic heart conditions are showing up after even mild cases.

Letters One of the empty chairs of 1918 belonged to my family. My father, then 16, was playing in the streets of Manhattan with his brother, Irwin, 13. Irwin wasn’t feeling well, and my father carried him home piggyback, and his mother put him to bed. The next day he was dead. Ironically, his parents and older brother remained healthy, but they never recovered emotionally from Irwin’s death. It was especially devastating to my paternal grandmother, whose father fought in the Civil War, contracted tuberculosis and gave it to my grandmother and her sister, both of whom died young: a history of empty chairs. My father would occasionally see my sister and me drawing pictures or playing a game, and remark, “My brother and I used to do that.” When the 2020 pandemic arrived, I immediately thought of Irwin. Did he suffer? Was his mother with him at the end? Had he survived, I would have had an uncle and perhaps some cousins on my father’s side. Empty chairs span generations. Only one photo of my father and his brother remains, as my grandmother destroyed all the others in her grief. Fortunately, I lost no family members in 202, but as I watched the statistics rise, I knew that each death was more than just a number. It reflected a deep loss and an empty chair at the table of many families. I hope they find solace in 2021 and beyond. PAUlA RODEnAS Merrick

lightheadedness, dizzy spells or loss of consciousness, and extremity swelling. The lingering effects of Covid-19 on the heart, particularly myocarditis, have been a hot topic in the sports community. Several college and pro athletes with the virus have done the right thing by staying off the field this season — not only because of the risk of virus transmission, but because their doctors saw evidence of myocarditis on an MRI. The heart needs time to heal. We know that active inflammation of the heart can cause serious problems, even in highly trained athletes. And, during recovery, athletes should refrain from heavy exertion until they are assessed by a cardiologist. And if an athlete can get asymptomatic, or subclinical, effects of the heart, so can we all. Given new and emerging data, the exact risks and treatment protocols for Covid-related cardiac issues remain unclear. Who should undergo MRI testing of the heart — the best way to detect myocarditis — is a question that has not

been definitively answered. As things stand now, a coronavirus infection alone does not warrant an extensive cardiac evaluation. If, however, patients are highly symptomatic and have abnormalities in specific laboratory tests, like electrocardiograms or echocardiograms, then highly specialized tests, like MRIs, might be warranted. As the pandemic continues, as at all other times, it is important to recognize cardiac warning signs, which can be very similar to Covid symptoms. Addressing cardiac risk factors, including cholesterol, blood sugar levels, blood pressure, sleep hygiene and obesity — is always prudent. In addition to improving quality and quantity of life, it is widely recognized that controlling cardiac risk factors can affect the course of Covid-19.

BALDWIN HERALD — January 7, 2021

Cardiac Covid: How the virus impacts the heart

Jeffrey T. Kuvin, M.D., is the de Roulet professor and chair of the Department of Cardiology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell. He is the senior vice president of cardiology for Northwell Health’s Central and Eastern regions, chair of the Department of Cardiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, and co-director of the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital.

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To the Editor: Re Carolann Perez’s letter to the editor, “How did we almost re-elect Donald Trump?” (Dec. 17-23): The writer said that Randi Kreiss was “brave enough” to have written about President Trump. On the contrary, Kreiss took every low pot shot at Trump that she could come up with, yet virtually denied him any credit whatsoever for his achievements, which were significant and many. And this is coming from someone who recognizes Trump’s failures and personality flaws. Remember when Trump, early on, restricted travel between the U.S. and China, and President-elect Biden called him a racist and xenophobe? Yet soon after, Biden criticized Trump for not having taken this action sooner. What hypocrisy! Would people have voted for Biden if the media had reported more thoroughly on the Hunter Biden scandal and its potential implications for the presidentelect? This was an election the true outcome of which we will likely never know with certainty. ROBERT RUBAlSKY East Rockaway

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