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Faith Ringgold, seminal Black artist, on view ment the time, place and cultural identity of the artist.” She added, “How could I, as an African On Feb. 24, Mary Vahey, an art American woman artist, docuprofessor at Nassau Community ment what was happening College and Suffolk County Com- around me?” munity College, gave a presentaIndividuals’ experiences of tion, in conjunction with the the ’60s, however, varied dramatiBaldwin Public Library, on the cally, as did the reactions to Ringartistry of Faith Ringgold, an gold’s art. Vahey told the story of African-American a woman who wanp a i n t e r, w r i t e r, dered into the 1969 mixed-media sculpunveiling ow could exhibition tor and performance of “Die” and, upon artist who is best seeing the depiction I, as an known for her paintof a melee fraught ings and narrative African American with blood and terror, quilts, featured in “ ye l p e d a n d r a n such museums as woman artist, away.” Ringgold used the Guggenheim and the shock value of document what the Museum of Modthe work, as well as ern Art. was happening? others that feature One painting racial slurs, to highVahey focused on light the ethnic tenw a s R i n g g o l d ’ s FAITH RINGGolD sion and political “Die,” from the 1967 artist unrest of the time. American People As she broke into Series #20. The 144the art world and by 72-inch oil on canbegan to be displayed on more vas resembles Pablo Picasso’s museum walls, Ringgold helped iconic anti-Spanish war painting shed light on other artwork done “Guernica.” “Die” tells a similar by African-Americans. She story of the 1960s race riots in the played an instrumental role in U.S. the organization of protests and In a previous interview, Ring- actions against museums that gold, who’s now 91, said of the had previously neglected the painting, “I became fascinated with the ability of art to docuContinued on page 4

By KARINA KoVAC kkovac@liherald.com

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Falling in love with Black history Dr. Zodelia Williams and the children and families of Baldwin’s 3 D Aftercare community celebrated Black History Month with an afternoon of African-American dance, poetry, spoken word and more last Sunday.

Baldwin Public Library asks for a little more money this year By CRISTINA ARRoYo RoDRIGUEZ carroyo@liherald.com

It’s going to cost a little more to keep the library open for another year — but not by too much. After a pandemic year with virtually no increases, Baldwin Public Library trustees plan to add another $103,000 to its $4.6 million budget this coming fiscal year. That will mean a modest 2 percent hike on library district

taxes, averaging out to just under $1 more per household each month. The library budget actually shrunk by just under $5,000 last year, keeping tax bills flat. But the coronavirus pandemic has affected operations in ways many might not have imagined otherwise. That includes more demand for streaming media, e-books and downloadable audiobooks. There’s also been some interest in free online exercise

classes as well. “This past year has continued to be a challenging one for our community,” the board wrote in its meeting report. “We thank you for your support and encourage you and your family to visit the library to take advantage of one of the best values you will ever get for your tax dollars.” Danielle Blanchard-St. Louime says she sees that value. Continued on page 15

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sweet and savory Café is located in downtown Baldwin at 821 Merrick Road, previously open five days a week, they are now open Saturday and Sunday with curbside pickup available.

antoinette Burrows grew up in Nassau, Bahamas, watching her grandmother cook and memorizing the ingredients which she now uses in her shop Sweet and Savory Café.

Pioneer coffee shop owner faces shut down differently. Burrows said she is the first Black woman owned coffee shop on Long Baldwin downtown coffee shop Sweet Island, and that that fact may not be in and Savory Café faces closure after nine her favor. “When I opened up the shop 80 years if owner Antoinette Burrows can’t percent white, 20 percent Black [people turn the tide this next year. “Before Covid would come in], as we’ve now been here we were steady,” Burrows said, now how- for a while, those numbers started to ever, “personal money is going in… my change,” she told the Herald. She added, savings, but I know at the end “I feel wholeheartedly that it of the day I did everything I has a lot to do with people could do.” She urges the peofinding out the business is ple of Baldwin to invest in blacked owned.” their local businesses, espeShe said she’s had a few cially downtown, which in charged encounters, includturn will help revitalize Balding one almost two years into win and the local economy as operation where someone saw a whole. her behind the counter and, Burrows opened her coffee after finding out she was the shop Sweet and Savory Café owner, said to her, “We live in in 2014 after deciding to leave this town, and we don’t want the corporate finance sector antoinette that element coming here.” and pursue a different course After Burrows asked for clariin life. Attending lectures, Burrows fication, the customer seminars, and coffee festivals, Owner responded, “The element of she took her knowledge from bad people…sometimes peothe events and what she could ple follow what they know.” remember growing up in her chef grand- Burrows knew what she meant, but premother’s kitchen and opened up shop. tended she didn’t, trying to not let the Wanting to benefit Baldwin as a Black comment bother her. female, she asked herself, “What can I Burrows chalked the incident up to give that outside what’s expected? What’s subconscious racism, “People generally the norm?” go in groups they’re comfortable in…this The café offers a selection of coffee, town is really outside of the worlds combubble tea, pastries, brunch foods, and fort zone; you could never have this type international meals. Also Burrows puts of demographics anywhere.” The demoon community events like teaching how graphics in the area, however, are what to make floral arrangements and “Dining Burrows appreciates about her town, in the Dark,” which allows participants to being a resident for the last 19 years. “I be blindfolded and use their heightened love the diversity here, the demographics, senses to experience a five-course meal the small-town feel, but…I don’t think

Frequently changing the menu here and there to stay current and inventive, you can expect different goodies each visit.

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’m not going to give up; I’ll try everything and anything till it works.

everyone loves diversity… [the subconscious racism is] taboo to talk about.” Starting her businesses knowing that tens of thousands of businesses in the food industry shut down each year, it didn’t matter because she wanted to provide a space for Baldwinites to make memories. She said, “My business is something I do for the community, for legacy, for moments of joy.” Regardless of how her business fares, Burrows said, “No matter what, it was an

experience, and you take what you learn and move on, go on to something else and keep growing, …to make life better, not just for me, but for others.” Covid wasn’t only tough on her business, but on her family too, losing her father, two uncles and others. “I lost a lot of people, so for me I have to try to maneuver around it, but I’m not going to give up; I’ll try everything and anything till it works…I would just like to survive,” she concluded.

Library features Ringgold in online event CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE work of disadvantaged groups like women as well as people of color. Ringgold also used the traditional craft of quilt-making, which has its roots in preCivil War-era Southern slave culture and tell stories of the modern-day Black community as well. One of her most famous story quilts is “Tar Beach,” which depicts a family gathered on their rooftop on a hot summer night. The folk-art feel gives the work a dream-like quality, even though the subject matter is the oppressiveness of summer heat in an inner city without air conditioning. Vahey likened this “dream” to the fact that the “American dream is made up” to many Americans. As a social activist, Ringgold continues to strive for exposure for African-American art, Vahey noted. Organizations such as Where We At, which supports AfricanAmerican women artists, and Ringgold’s own foundation, Anyone Can Fly, are devoted to expanding the art canon to include artists of the African diaspora, and to introducing the African-American masters to children and adult audiences. kkovac@liherald.com On Feb. 24, Mary Vahey, an art professor at Nassau Community College and Suffolk County Community College, gave a presentation, in conjunction with the Baldwin Public Library, on the artistry of Faith Ringgold, an African-American painter, writer, mixed-media sculptor and performance artist who is best known for her paintings and narrative quilts, featured in such museums as the Guggenheim and the Museum of Modern Art. One painting Vahey focused on was Ringgold’s “Die,” from the 1967 American

Other artwork by Faith Ringgold “Picasso’s Studio” (1991) “Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima?” (1983) “Flag Story” quilt (1985) “Echoes of Harlem” (1980) “Slave Rape Story” quilt (1985)

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FAITH RINGGOlD’S “DIE,” which resembles Picasso’s iconic anti-Spanish war painting “Guernica,” depicts the 1960s race riots. People Series #20. The 144- by 72-inch oil on canvas resembles Pablo Picasso’s iconic anti-Spanish war painting “Guernica.” “Die” tells a similar story of the 1960s race riots in the U.S. In a previous interview, Ringgold, who’s now 91, said of the painting, “I became fascinated with the ability of art to document the time, place and cultural identity of the artist.” She added, “How could I, as an African American woman artist, document what was happening around me?” Individuals’ experiences of the ’60s, however, varied dramatically, as did the reactions to Ringgold’s art. Vahey told the story of a woman who wandered into the 1969 exhibition unveiling of “Die” and, upon seeing the depiction of a melee fraught with blood and terror, “yelped and ran away.” Ringgold used the shock value of the work, as well as others that feature racial slurs, to highlight the ethnic tension and political unrest of the time. As she broke into the art world and

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began to be displayed on more museum walls, Ringgold helped shed light on other artwork done by African-Americans. She played an instrumental role in the organization of protests and actions against museums that had previously neglected the work of disadvantaged groups like women as well as people of color. Ringgold also used the traditional craft of quilt-making, which has its roots in preCivil War-era Southern slave culture and tell stories of the modern-day Black community as well. One of her most famous story quilts is “Tar Beach,” which depicts a family gathered on their rooftop on a hot summer night. The folk-art feel gives the

work a dream-like quality, even though the subject matter is the oppressiveness of summer heat in an inner city without air conditioning. Vahey likened this “dream” to the fact that the “American dream is made up” to many Americans. As a social activist, Ringgold continues to strive for exposure for African-American art, Vahey noted. Organizations such as Where We At, which supports AfricanAmerican women artists, and Ringgold’s own foundation, Anyone Can Fly, are devoted to expanding the art canon to include artists of the African diaspora, and to introducing the African-American masters to children and adult audiences.

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Baldwin couple among 22 couples married on Town of Hempstead’s “Twosday” celebration On Tuesday, Feb. 22 the Town Clerk Kate Murray officiated the weddings of 22 couples from Hempstead Town, including of Baldwin residents Cory White and Cristina Salvagni, in Old Courtroom at Hempstead Town Hall. On “Twosday,” it

was only right to preside over that exact number of weddings in light of such a rare occurrence. Brides, grooms and family alike gathered to celebrate what is sure to be a unique anniversary day for years to come.

Baldwin Chamber of Commerce brings back Military Tribute Banner program for summer Last year’s launch of the Military Tribute Banners was a great success; hence, the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce is now taking new orders until April 1. The cost of banners are $200 for chamber members and $225 for non-chamber members. The banners will hang on the light poles around Baldwin, will be up by Memorial Day, and will come down after Veterans Day. They will be personalized with the name and a photo of the requested veteran, as well as other information the sponsoring party chooses. Please click the link directly below for more info (under “Current Programs” click “New York” and then “Baldwin Chamber”), https://militarytributebanners.org.

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community update Ongoing

Thursday, March 10 Friends of the Library Meeting

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. Students can help rebuild through a team effort. Create art for a good cause! This year’s challenge is “World Needs”, which focuses on clean oceans, humanitarian aid for refugees, hunger relief, overcoming bias and arts activism. For every poster created during this program, the Bezos Family Foundation will donate $5 to programs meeting global needs. This program will be ongoing until May. Students can also let their voices be heard in library decisions in their TAG program. Lastly, from April to June take on the Recycle Challenge! Bring bottles and cans to your local supermarket, and take a picture of your receipt. For every 10 bottles or cans you recycle, you will receive an hour of community service. Email your receipt to teens@baldwinpl. org. Let’s see how many bottles we can recycle!

Saturday, March 5 Marshall Oakman Marshall Oakman will be performing at Kitty O’Hara’s, contact the pub for more time details. Oakman’s music offers pop/rock shimmers with Beatlesque harmonies, blending timeless themes, thoughtfully embraced and melded to magnetic melodies. Kitty O’Hara’s is located at 845 Merrick Rd, Baldwin, NY.

Rochester Lilacs Join Painting with a Twist in painting lilcas on your choice of either a 16 by 20 canvas or wooden plank. The subject matter will be beautiful purple and white rochester lilacs. The event will take place 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and costs $37-$45 dollars depending which option you choose. Painting with a Twist is located at 855 Merrick Road Baldwin, NY 11510, and is ages 15 and up.

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The Baldwin Public Library friends of the library meetings are currently scheduled for the second Thursday of each month at 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. and all meetings are currently virtual. Dial into Google Meet with the information provided: Video call link: meet.google. com/uxr-buwe-ugi Or dial: +1 720500-2821| PIN: 393 311 726 If you have questions, or would like to learn more about becoming involved with the Friends, they may be contacted at (516) 223-6228 ext. 199 or friends@baldwinpl.org or visit them online at baldwinpl.org/friends

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Rochester Lilacs Join Painting with a Twist March 5 to paint lilcas on your choice of either a 16 by 20 canvas or wooden plank. The subject matter will be beautiful purple and white rochester lilacs that will stand out on a wall. The event is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday, March 9 How do you Stand Out? lHow do you differentiate yourself from others? Are you self-employed, an independent consultant, employed by another or trying to find employment? This is for you. This workshop allows you to discover your unique gifts, explore your special abilities, promote your talents, use your personality to build your own snow castle. Registration is required for this virtual event taking place from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. A Zoom link will be emailed by the library before the start of the program.

Afternoon Book Discussion

Crying in H Mart by author and lead singer in Japanese Breakfast Michelle Zauner will be discussed. An unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing

one’s mother, and forging one’s own identity. As Michelle Zauner grew up, her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother’s diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Discussion leader: Library Director Elizabeth Olesh. Please rsvp to bplreadersadvisory@baldwinpl.org for the zoom password for this event taking place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Learn Canasta Have you been wanting to learn Canasta or played it years ago and need a refresher? Here’s your chance! Through simple, step-by-step instructions, in four lessons you’ll get

an introduction to the basics of this increasingly popular game. Please have a deck of cards with you for the first session and be near a table or desk if possible so you can participate in practice exercises. Please rsvp to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the zoom password for this virtual even taking place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Board of Education Meeting The Baldwin Union Free School District will be having their regular Board of Education Meeting at 8 p.m. in the Middle School. Please Note: Public discussion on matters relating to staff and students, at which their reputation, privacy or right to due process, or those of others could in some way be violated, is prohibited.

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

Masks will now be optional in the Baldwin Union Free School District. The BPL will be handing out take home STEM kits March 7, 14, 21 and 28--registration is required. After an increase in larcenies from gyms, the NCPD urges for property to be locked and attended. Scott Rudin, the film producer who won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, was Baldwin class of 1976. Painting with a Twist will be painting Love Wins wood planks March 6 at 7 p.m., costing $41.

Three charged in alleged robberies of two Marshalls

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Rodney Galloway, left, Michele Brown and Willie A. White were charged in connection with a string of robberies at two Marshalls in January and February. Tpke., in Elmont, according to police. Galloway is charged with four counts of third-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree attempted grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property Brown is charged with two counts of third-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree attempted grand larceny and fourth-degree

criminal possession stolen property. White is charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Galloway’s next court date was March 2. Michael Thomas Nolan is representing him. Brown’s next court date is March 16. His lawyer is Stephen Richard Mahler. White received a summons and no further information was avail-

able. All three were to be arraigned at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead, on Feb. 22. Police are asking people who think they might have victimized by Brown, Galloway and White, to call (800) 244-8477 or call 911. –Jeffrey Bessen

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Two men and a woman were arrested on Feb. 21 by Nassau County police for seven alleged robberies of merchandise from two Marshalls department stores between Jan. 5 and Feb 21. As the investigation progressed, Fourth Squad detectives saw a gray colored 2002 Nissan Maxima moving east on Fulton Street at Cathedral Avenue in Hempstead at 1:45 p.m. on that Monday. Police stopped the car and arrested Rodney Galloway, 53, of Prosp e c t Ave nu e, We s t bu r y ; Michele Brown, 24, of St. Pauls Street, Baldwin; and Willie A. White, 55, of Hilton Avenue, Hempstead. On Jan. 5, 8, 10, 19, 22, 31, the three allegedly removed merchandise valued roughly at approximately $8,200 from the Marshalls at 345 Rockaway Tpke., in North Lawrence, police said. On Feb. 21, the trio also allegedly stole items valued around $2,028 from the Marshalls at 600 Hempstead

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Baldwin’s Bonsu captures the county title By BRIAN KACHARABA sports@liherald.com

If the Long Island high school wrestling world didn’t know who Kwasi Bonsu was before this season, it certainly does now. A week after capturing the Nassau Qualifying Tournament with four pinfalls in a combined six minutes, the Baldwin grappler won the 189-pound weight class at the Division I championships at Nassau Community College on Feb. 13 to earn a spot in the New York State tournament in Albany last weekend. As the No. 2 seed in Nassau, Bonsu had a bye in the first round before pinning Oceanside’s Christian Scarlata in three minutes to advance to the quarterfinals. The junior bested Nico Tsoumpatiortis of Manhasset 8-2 and advanced to the finals after Lawrence’s Yasser Jiminez defaulted due to injury before pinning top-seeded Eric Carlson of Manhasset in 2 minutes, 27 seconds. Bonsu scored the first two points with a take down 11 seconds into the match, but Carlson tied it with a reversal 12 seconds later. The score remained the same when Carlson chose the bottom to start the second period, but Bonsu used his athleticism to pin him 27 seconds into the session. “It was the most exhilarating thing ever,” he said. “It was electrifying because I knew all of my work paid off, all my

goals paid off and I was just so excited saying I made history for my team, my school [and] my coach.” He also earned the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Champion of Champions awards in addition to the trip to Albany. Bonsu was 37-1 entering the state tournament, but he was pinned in the opening round by Jake Trovato of Lindenhurst after taking a 5-2 lead. Bonsu still had a chance to place in the consolation bracket and won his first two matches there before a heartbreaking 8-7 decision loss to Mamaroneck’s John Mcgowan to end his run. Despite the outcome, Bonsu is determined to prove that this season was no fluke. “People think they should count me out now because of what happened in that tournament,” he said. “But that was the past and this is the future, and no one can ever count me out of anything because that’s what this sport is. It’s coming back after you’re down and getting up after you’ve been beaten and broken. No one can count me out after the season I had.” Bruins coach Jim Murphy said earlier this season that Bonsu was “running under the radar” while piling up his wins. That’s certainly not the case anymore. “With his performance last week and two weeks ago in the county tournament, he went from being virtually unknown to one of the most popular guys on the team,” he said. “It was a big two weeks for him.”

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BAldwIN juNIoR KwAsI Bonsu captured the Nassau County 189-pound championship Feb. 13 and went on to split four matches in the state tournament.

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I’ve never driven a truck, never mind an electric truck – that is, until Rivian Automotive drove its truck, the world’s first electric pickup, to the Herald’s office in Garden City on Feb. 23, as they stump for a proposed New York state measure that could increase sales. The truck exterior of the vehicle looked smooth, shiny and futuristic, with retractable handles and cylindrical headlights. The vegan leather interior was accompanied with a new-car smell and looked alike to many trucks – except for its electric dashboard, where the gas gauge was replaced with a battery percentage, and it’s large, 15.6 inch touchscreen, where features like the backup camera picture were displayed clearer than ever. Electric vehicles could be the new norm sooner than later, as State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat who represents the 9th Senatorial District, and State Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy (D-Albany) are sponsoring a bill that will make EVs more available in the state. In 2021, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced finalized contracts for the state’s largest renewable energy and transmission project in 50 years, which included goals to derive 70 percent of state electricity from renewable resources by 2030. The project plans to put more EVs on the road – in 2014, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed 850,000 by 2025 and two

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The RIvIAn pIckup truck weighs 6,800 pounds, but on a test drive the ride was smooth and quiet. million by 2030 – as gas-powered transportation accounts for 30 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Farmingdale, Executive Director Adrienne Esposito. Switching to electric vehicles will reduce air pollution significantly. “Cars are mobile polluting machines,” Esposito said. “They produce carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter, all of which pollute our air, cause an increase in asthma, heart disease and

respiratory ailments. Transitioning to electric cars will be good for the earth and good for our health.” Right now, New York has achieved only 3 percent of Cuomo’s goal. This is because in 2014, a state law prohibiting the direct sale of EVs from manufacturers, specifically Tesla at the time, was passed after lobbying efforts by car dealers, banded together as the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association. Nineteen states have no cap on the number of direct-sales locations, but New

York has capped direct-sales locations at five Tesla locations. Kaminsky told the Herald that E.V. manufacturers such as the Rivian should be allowed to sell its vehicles directly to the public. Removing the state direct-sales location cap could accelerate the process of New York reaching its 2030 environmental goals. Currently, if New Yorkers want to buy an EV. that is not a Tesla, they must go through other states, such as California, Massachusetts, Colorado and Florida, which allow EV manufacturers to directly sell and open dealerships in its state. New York still restricts sales from companies like Rivian, Tesla and Lucid, but now, with more EVs entering the market, overwhelming feedback from environmental groups statewide, and a moredeveloped vision for a sustainable future, the state is considering legislation that would remove the restriction and increase the cap on direct sales of E.V.s. The Automobile Dealers Association is pushing back on the legislation. “This is not about the environment or an ‘old fashioned’ group stuck in its ways,” the group’s communications person Nick Crispe said in an email. “This is about livelihoods and good paying jobs with healthcare and benefits in every community on Long Island with a network to provide electric vehicles to everyone who wants one. We are thrilled an excited by electrics and welcome the companies and their amazing vehicles but just ask that they play by the same rules.”

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used like a checkbook or credit card. You may arrange a line of credit in addition to equal monthly payments. There are also a variety of interest rate options. Your mortgage professional can explain these options in detail. Eligibility To qualify for a reverse mortgage, the borrower must be at least age 62.There are no minimum income or credit requirements. For most reverse mortgages, the money can be used for any purpose; however, the borrower must pay off any existing mortgage(s) with the proceeds from the reverse mortgage. A pending bankruptcy that has not be finalized may slow the process, but is not a disqualifier. Before borrowing, applicants must seek financial counseling from a source that is approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD). The counseling is a safeguard for the borrower and his/her family, to make sure the borrower completely understands what a reverse mortgage is and how one is obtained. Understanding Potential Benefits A reverse mortgage can be a help to homeowners looking for additional income during their retirement years, and many use the funds to supplement Social Security or other income,

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meet medical expenses, pay for in-home care and make home improvements. There are also flexible ways to receive the money from the reverse mortgage: a lump sum, a monthly payment, a line of credit or a combination. A reverse mortgage can supplement your income while allowing you to remain in your home . The proceeds are usually not taxable since they are a loan not income (consult your tax advisor). In most cases, proceeds may be used for whatever purpose you deem appropriate, whether it be retirement income, health care, travel, home improvement or spoiling the grandchildren. Repayment Terms If you and your spouse are co- borrowers and one of you moved or passes away, the loan is still not payable as long as one borrower continues to reside in the home. In the event both or single borrower passes away, the estate has one year in which to sell the house and repay the balance including interest, or refinance. Again, the estate is only liable up to the value of the house. If the house value declines below the balance of the loan interest, the lender takes the hit, not the estate. In the event the borrower(s) moves or sells the home, the loan becomes payable immediately. Any proceeds above the bal-

ance owed on the loan are retained by the seller Cost And Fees Typically, the interest rate on a reverse mortgage will be less than a traditional mortgage. Closing costs and other fees can be usually be included in the principal amount of the loan. Lenders are required by Federal law to fully disclose all the proposed costs of the loan over the life of the loan. Bottom Line The best way to determine if a reverse mortgage make sense for you is through a one-onone consultation with a qualified mortgage professional. Some questions to consider: √ How long do you intend to stay in your home? √ Are there opportunities to put the value stored in your home to better use — i.e. invested at a higher rate of return than the interest rate on the loan? An experienced and knowledgeable mortgage professional can help you answer these questions and more by discussing with you your unique situation. As with any important decision, it’s important to make a educated choice. For more information, contact Steven Eplan, Senior Management Group, Inc. at (516) 900-1500 or visit www.myseniormanagement.com.

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Demetri Miller, 58, of Uniondale and Curtis Williams, 35, of Freeport have been charged with six counts of robbery of the Capital One Bank on Grand Ave. According to the First Precinct, on Feb. 22 an armed man held up the bank at 3:57 p.m. He walked into the bank and slipped a note to a teller and verbally demanded money and flashed a gun. The teller complied, giving him an undisclosed amount of money. The man fled on foot. Seven employees and one other customer were in the bank at the time. The subject was described as a Black man in his late 40’s or early 50’s with an average build wearing a black jacket, black pants, black knit hat with a brim, black gloves and a blue surgical mask. This incident is reminiscent of a Nov. 17 robbery of the same bank that led to a 2016 arrest of a Commack man. Investigators ask anybody with infor mation regarding the bank robbery or suspect involved to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800244-TIPS or 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

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County Leg. Debra Mulé welcomed the leaders of the new Long Island chapter of 100 Hispanic Women to the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building on Feb. 11. During their visit, Mulé presented a Nassau County Legislature Citation to chapter President Alicia McGrath, First Vice-President Amy Flores, and Secretary Kisha Chandler. 100 Hispanic Women is a not-for-profit and nonpartisan women’s empowerment organization that seeks to eliminate

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On Feb. 14 County Leg. Mulé and Le g. Joshua Laf azan announced a new gun violence prevention legislation named after Scott J. Beigel, a Long Island native who was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre four years ago on this day in Parkland, Florida (pictured). “Legislator Lafazan’s common-sense approach will aid law enforcement in preventing gun violence and protect every Nassau resident by strengthening oversight of gun owners who are in crisis and may be a threat to themselves or others,” said Mulé. The legislation, dubbed the “Scott J. Beigel Gun Violence Prevention” bill, would authorize and direct the Nassau County Police Department to check the identity and home address of an individuals transported involuntarily by an officer for psychiatric evaluation against the Nassau County Police Department’s Pistol License Registry and the Nassau County Sheriff ’s Pistol License Registry. The County would then take necessary action to keep guns out of the hands of these individuals.

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Mulé stated, “On a day when the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre weighs especially heavily upon all of our hearts, I am truly hopeful that the Legislature will come together and enact this proposal as part of a multi-pronged strategy for preventing senseless gun tragedies here in Nassau County.”

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To better protect the health and safety access to Project Lifesaver for all clinicalof Nassau County residents who are ly eligible residents who apply or whose afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, demen- families or caregivers apply on their tia and other similar cognitive disabili- behalf. ties, County Leg. Siela A. To maximize the beneBynoe has filed legislation fits of the Project Lifesaver to provide residents with technology, anyone who free access to Project Lifeenrolls in the Veillard prosaver, a search and rescue gram would also be entered program operated internainto the County’s Return tionally by public safety Every Adult and Child agencies to safely return Home (REACH) registry - a cognitively impaired indidatabase of children and viduals who have wanadults with Alzheimer’s, dered away from caregivdementia, autism, Down ers. syndrome, traumatic brain “Establishing the Chesinjuries and other condinel Veillard Program and tions that potentially limit Chesnel Veillard making these resources their ability to communiavailable to all eligible famcate. ilies will position Nassau The program would be County and its law enforcement profes- named in memory of Chesnel Veillard, a sionals to protect our most vulnerable res- resident of New Cassel who suffered from idents and avert tragedies like the one dementia. Mr. Veillard was tragically that devasted the Veillard family and the killed in November 2021 after he wanentire New Cassel community,” said dered from his home and onto the train Bynoe. tracks, where he was fatally struck by a While Nassau County currently utiliz- train. Bynoe first learned of Mr. Veillard’s es the Lifesaver Program in conjunction disappearance and condition when his with its Silver Alert System, participants daughter, Sendy, who worked as an intern must pay $325 to enroll. Under the propos- in her office, called to request assistance. al, County funding would ensure cost-fee

One trustee seat up in upcoming election “I’m a huge fan of how inclusive the library has always been,” she said. “I have four children of different ages, and there’s something for any of them — and me — to participate in at any given time.” While many might feel safer now going to the library than they might have in 2021 or especially 2020, having the option to participate in some of the facility’s programs at home is something quite attractive to Elisabeth Ploran. “Absolutely loved the Zoom session they had on winter seedling techniques,” she said. “I’m generally impressed by the range of virtual workshops they have been hosting continuously through the past two years.” Nonetheless, there are some limitations — which can be frustrating, even if they can’t be helped. “I miss all of the fun activities and crafts they had” pre-pandemic, Michelle Jacquie said. A good portion of the library’s overall budget is spent on salaries, building maintenance, and overall operating expenses. But library materials can be expensive, too — a necessity that last year cost the facility about $250,000. The library gets the bulk of its income from a property tax levy, but also picks up another $250 or so from interest, fines and state aid. Voters have a chance to give the budget a yea or nay May 17. At the same time,

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2022-23 library budget — A Increase in overall budget: $102,710 (2.2%) — Increase in tax levy within cap: $93,343 (2.2%) — One library trustee seat up for election — Library/school elections: May 17

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While the BaldWin Public Library kept its costs flat last year, the same won’t be true as it continues on through 2022. Trustees are seeking another $100,000, which would cost the average household $12 additional this year. they’ll have a chance to gives a thumbs up to Ethell Smith, whose library trustee seat is up for re-election in a separate ballot. Last year’s budget passed with 71 percent support, with Vice President Carl Williams easily winning his uncontested re-election. The Baldwin Union Free School Dis-

trict is expected to get federal Foundation Aid funding for the first time in nearly a decade to the tune of $6 million. District officials are still awaiting finalized state budget numbers, but its tentative spending plan totals $146 million. That money includes a number of projects like a soffit restoration at the Shubert School, resurfacing of the high school tennis courts,

and various other safety security enhancements across the district. The library board also discussed during its Feb. 16 meeting: ■ Construction plans for its quiet study room, teen zone, and some spandrel glass on the second floor that had been damaged ahead of its installation. ■ Some of the programs canceled by the omicron variant in January like chess, Scrabble and public speaking groups. ■ Training for administration and employees, including sessions focused on marketing and using new equipment. ■ Library attendance statistics, and improvements to the facility’s website.

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A. You’re not necessarily barking up the wrong tree to make an offer on a house like this, but it does show the age of the home. When people say, “They don’t build houses like they used to,” I usually think, thank goodness. What you’re seeing was common through the 1920s, when locust trees, known for their resistance onte eeper to decay and insects, were used as support columns. These trees have been used for structural support for many centuries. Their most well known use was for supporting the city of Venice when the swamp-dwelling inhabitants, who lived on small islands, stabilized and built the city. Using locust posts, they could conduct their marine merchant trade while protecting themselves from the regularly invading Goths, preparing for attacks by seeing them from the north from 20 miles away, long before an attack could take place. The Venetians rammed locust posts deep into the seabed and supported those beautiful Renaissance structures on them. In the James Bond film “Casino Royale,” there is an intense fight scene that takes place in a building under extensive renovation. At the end of the scene, the building, which actually was having the locust posts retrofitted, like most of Venice, collapses into the watery depths. From an architect’s perspective, knowing about the structural changes underway, this was very interesting as well as dramatic. If the locust posts aren’t split and cracked but are smooth and semi-straight, they should be fine to continue to do their job. If you see signs of weakness or are suspicious, contact a licensed architect or engineer who has experience with these conditions for a closer look. If you decide that the columns need changing, then the job requires building temporary walls in the basement on either side of the main beam to support the whole structure of the home before the columns are removed. Correctly calculated concrete foundations, called footings, will need to be installed by digging up the concrete floor where forms are set and the footings are placed. Whether steel or wood columns are installed, the anchors for them need to be properly placed and attached. The columns, when installed, should be connected, at the top and the bottom, to the footing and to the beam. This isn’t a small job, and requires an experienced company that protects the area from dust before cutting the concrete, orders the right strength of cement for placement in the formwork and knows what connectors to install top and bottom. Good luck!

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y heart bleeds for the people of Ukraine, an emerging democracy pulled between West and East, a former Soviet republic that only gained its independence from the USSR in August 1991, amid the sudden and precipitous collapse of communism across Eastern Europe. Now Ukraine’s freedom is once again in jeopardy because of a war that it didn’t start. I was living in Eastern Europe in August 1991, serving in the Peace Corps in Bulgaria, a six-hour drive south of Ukraine Scott along Romania’s Black Sea coast. I BRINtoN fell in love and married in Bulgaria on Nov. 9, 1991, the second anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I was born and raised on Long Island, and live here now, but Eastern Europe became an adopted homeland. Many Long Islanders have ties to Eastern Europe, including close to 13,000 people of Ukrainian descent, according to census data. We can see those ties in the Eastern Orthodox churches that dot the Island — St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Uniondale, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in East Meadow and St. Seraphim of Sarov Russian Orthodox Church in Sea Cliff, among others.

Eastern Europe is a conglomeration of ancient cultures, at once set in their ways but ever morphing in response to the push and pull of powerful nations — historically, Russia and Germany. Eastern Europeans are survivors. Ukraine will survive Russia’s invasion, an act of war in violation of international law. The price that Ukrainians will pay for the takeover, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, will be terrible, though. The impact will be felt by people across Eastern Europe. Most Americans can’t understand the fear of the old Soviet Union that many, if not most, Eastern Europeans carried with them during the Iron Curtain era (1945–91). They risked life and limb to secure their freedoms from the USSR in the late 1980s and early ’90s. They stood in solidarity, marching en masse in their capitals’ squares, demanding sovereignty. There was an electric unity among people across Eastern Europe in those heady days. They were afraid, but they stood in defiance of a nation that had for more than four decades tried to crush their independent spirit, their freedom of thought and religion, their very way of life. If Bulgaria had lost its newly won democratic freedoms to the communists, as was entirely possible in the early 1990s, oldschool apparatchiks might have “cleansed” Bulgaria of any American “sympathiz-

ers.” In that case, anyone who had had contact with an American like me could have been in grave danger of just disappearing. This was not a wild conspiracy theory. It was a valid fear based on years of iron-fisted Soviet rule. Now, a little more than 30 years after the fall of communism, Putin, a former KGB foreign intelligence officer, threatens once again to upend stability in Eastern Europe, a region that has, through the ages, been shattered by war, including two World Wars. And, once again, Eastern Europeans fear for their future. In the U.S., war in Ukraine is far away. The images of a Stalinesque housing complex ripped apart by Russian artillery fire, repeated many times on American and European TV news networks in the first days of the war, are perceived very differently across Eastern Europe than they are here. The expansive structure, fortified by plain cement walls, could have been most anywhere in Eastern Europe. Such an attack sends a terrifying signal to people across the region — you could be next — even if the thought is a distant one. It is highly unlikely that Putin would roll tanks beyond Ukraine’s borders into NATO-allied nations, military analysts tell us. But before the war, most of them appeared uncertain that he would invade

he census counts close to 13,000 area residents who are of Ukrainian descent.

Ukraine, despite President Biden’s warnings to the contrary. In recent weeks the U.S. has sent some 14,000 troops to Germany and Eastern Europe to shore up the defenses of NATO allies such as Poland and the Baltic states, bringing the total number of American troops in Europe to nearly 100,000, according to The New York Times. Thus, once again, we see a dividing line drawn between superpowers in Eastern Europe. My wife and I were listening to Bulgarian National Radio Friday night, wanting to hear how Bulgaria, a NATO ally that condemned the invasion, was reacting. The news centered on two communities — hundreds of Bulgarian expatriates living in Ukraine (who needed to be evacuated) and hundreds of Ukrainian expats living in Bulgaria (many of whom planned to drive through Romania to meet refugees fleeing Ukraine and bring them to safety). Their route would become a “humanitarian corridor.” With U.S. troops moving within firing range of invading Russian forces, and tens of thousands of war refugees fleeing across Eastern Europe, we, as Americans, must pay close attention to this conflict and do all we can to shore up Ukraine, a fledgling democracy. Scott Brinton is a special assistant professor of journalism at Hofstra University, and editor and adviser to The Long Island Advocate, a student online publication. He is a former executive editor of the Heralds.

Ukrainian Jews flee a Russian attack, again

either Russia nor the Ukraine has ever been a welcoming homeland for the Jewish people. Despite the singing and dancing in “Fiddler on the Roof,” the play was set in 1905 czarist Russia in the Pale of Settlement, the lands of Eastern Europe, including what became Ukraine, where hundreds of thousands of Jews lived under the boot of the Russian Cossacks. It is estimated that more than 1.5 million Jews lived in what is now Ukraine on the eve of World War II, according to a story in The Forward last RANDI week. “Some one KREISS million of those Jews were killed in the Holocaust,” the newspaper reported, “but a 1989 census estimated that close to half a million still lived in Ukraine in 1989, before the dissolution of the Soviet Union.” The story went on to say that under Soviet rule, Jews were persecuted and denied the right to emigrate, forced to hide much of their religious practice in a society “rife with anti-Semitism.” Last week, once again, with Russian tanks crossing the border, the dwindling

Jewish population was on the run. In a bizarre and nonsensical statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the invasion of Ukraine would remove Nazi influences, ignoring the fact that the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is Jewish. The story of the Jewish community in Ukraine today is a minor footnote to the greater story of a nation beaten into submission by a dictator on the march. The footnote, however, resonates with me, because many of my relatives fled Ukraine and came to America in the years before World War I. My grandfather Morris Brownstein, born in 1897, left Ukraine in 1912 on the SS Zeeland. We don’t know how he managed to travel from Russia to Antwerp, but he boarded a ship in Belgium for the long crossing. He was 15 years old, and he was alone. What we do know is that he made his way to Brownsville, Brooklyn, became a tailor’s apprentice and found and married Anna, a second cousin. In 1924 he applied for naturalization, was granted citizenship and was as proud of being a “yankee” as anyone who ever escaped oppression and found freedom on our shores.

For his first decade in America, Morris lived in a tenement in Brownsville, probably without running water, possibly with dozens of other new arrivals. According to Wikipedia, Brownsville was predominantly Jewish from the 1880s until the 1950s. An estimated 25,000 people lived there by 1900. In the early 20th century, the majority of Brownsville’s residents were immigrants. By 1920, when Morris was living there, more than 80,000 of the area’s 100,000 inhabitants were Russian Jews, and Brownsville was known as “Little Jerusalem.” For decades, the Ukraine he left behind was a sovereign nation, pulled between the magnetic poles of the West and Russia. Historically, it has always been an uneasy homeland for Jewish people, from ancient persecutions to the pogroms of the 20th century. It seems unlikely that the nation has any chance of surviving the Russian invasion. I believe that if a 15-year-old boy can travel across Europe, book passage on a ship and make a new beginning in a new world, then those of us who have reaped America’s bounty must stand with the Ukrainians in their resistance to occupation in any way we can.

n 1912, Morris Brownstein, my grandfather, left Ukraine on the SS Zeeland.

We do not know yet what will be asked of us. When Grandpa Morris signed his naturalization papers, he pledged his heart and soul to the United States of America. He was a good citizen, a patriotic American, grateful to this country for blessings he never could have imagined as a child in war-torn Ukraine. The Forward added another footnote to last week’s invasion. According to Rabbi Shlomo Baksht, his staff was still looking into moving the 250 children from the three orphanages they run in Ukraine westward, away from the Russian border. His last message was that the effort was too late, and they were “hunkered down.” Of all the what-ifs we ponder in our lives, one of the most intriguing is what our lives would look like if our parents and grandparents and great-grands hadn’t left their homes and all that they knew of the world to risk dangerous ocean passages to begin new lives, learn new work and absorb new customs in a new land. The people of Ukraine will suffer mightily in the coming days and weeks, as Russia tramples their dreams of freedom. I think of the 15-year-old from Ukraine who made that harrowing trip 110 years ago, and I am so grateful. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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hese days, we smile or roll our eyes when we hear the term “fashion police,” but leading up to the Nixon administration, wearing the wrong outfit could land an otherwise innocent young woman in hot water. Dresses were required in Nassau County schools until 1970, when administrators finally allowed girls to wear pantsuits. It was a seemingly small change by today’s standards, but every single one mattered in the movement we celebrate every March as Women’s History Month. It was President Jimmy Carter who, in 1980, issued a presidential proclamation creating what was then National Women’s History Week. “Too often, women were unsung, and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed,” Carter said. “But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” By then, women were claiming their place. They were already earning more bachelor’s degrees than men, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, and roughly half of the master’s degrees. Four decades later, in the red-hot fields of science and engineering, women still trail men in bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, according to the National Science Foundation. And women still earn just 84 cents of every dollar a man makes, according to a 2020 Pew Research study.

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letters Senator Brooks is doing great work To the Editor: Kudos to State Senator John Brooks and his staff for their work on trying to rein in the high cost of living on Long Island. Brooks has been a leader in the fight for affordable municipal water. His support for a legislative commission on the future of the Long Island Power Authority will open the door to reduced electric rates as well. If legislation creating the commission is passed, it will set out a roadmap for the “municipalization” of the electrical system. With full municipal ownership, electricity would be managed on a nonprofit basis, much like public water and public libraries. This is no far-fetched idea. Freeport and Rockville Centre have municipally operated power systems with rates 40 percent less than PSEG. If we take the profits out, electric rates will fall. Thank you, Senator Brooks. FRED HARRISON L.I. Food & Water Watch Merrick

But they have made steady, if sometimes agonizingly slow, progress. In the century since women finally earned the right to vote, they have become professionals, more financially independent, and more visible as business leaders. And women have worked their way into the leadership positions they have long deserved. Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981. Three years later, Geraldine Ferraro became the first female vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket. Jeannette Rankin of Minnesota might have been the first woman elected to Congress in 1916, but Shirley Chisholm broke yet another notable glass ceiling in 1969, becoming the first Black woman sent to Washington. And then, of course, Kamala Harris finally put a woman one step away from the Oval Office, a feat that can be topped only by whoever eventually becomes our first female president. It seemed only logical for Congress to expand the week first set aside by Carter into something more substantial, although Capitol Hill needed a little push. Thanks to the efforts of the National Women’s History Project — a nonprofit promoting “multicultural women’s history awareness” — Congress decreed the first Women’s History Month in 1987, issuing similar proclamations each year until 1995, when Bill Clinton started the tradition of simply

having presidents issue the proclamations on their own. The last girls who were compelled to wear dresses to school would be grandparents now. Some — especially of the younger generations, who never knew differently — might even take for granted a lot of what women have achieved. But as far as they have come, there’s still a long way to go. And to finally achieve full equality, women will depend on one another to pave the way, just as the female trailblazers of the past have done — Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Susan Ahn Cuddy, Billie Holiday, Rosalind Franklin, Susan B. Anthony, Gloria Richardson. Don’t recognize a name? Then Women’s History Month is the perfect time to look it up and learn more about her. Three cheers for the women who are the leaders of our nation. Our inventors. Our entrepreneurs. Those who tend to our health, and fight our battles in court. And those whose names aren’t widely known — especially those who gave birth to us, raised us, and taught us right from wrong, shaping us into the people we are today. These women, in particular, may sometimes be taken for granted, but their contributions must never be forgotten. They make their own history, every day, in the families that ensure our society remains healthy and strong.

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n addition to the world’s oldest (continuous since 1762) and largest St. Patrick’s Day parade up 5th Avenue in Manhattan on March 17, dozens of Long Island communities are looking forward to their local parades, including Mineola and Bethpage on March 6, Huntington on March 13, Rockville Centre on March 19, Glen Cove and Wantagh on March 20, and Bayside on March 26. New York state has more than 50 parades — not including other kinds of St. Patrick’s celebrations — in March. These JoHn will all be well by marcho’ConneLL attended ers and spectators, since most parades are returning after two years of Covid-caused hiatus. There are thousands of St. Patrick’s parades throughout the country, many thousands around the world, from Dublin to Tokyo. Principally a chance for Irish-Americans to show their ethnic pride, our local family-oriented events are welcome signs of spring, reasons to rejoice in the pandemically safer outdoors and great opportunities for downtown businesses, with so many people lining the streets. I’ve been watching or marching in such

wonderful events in honor of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, for most of my long life. Sciatica and other maladies, however, have recently removed me from the line of march and sent me to the sidelines to cheer on my friends and fellow members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. While parades are fun, they say little about the important role Irish-Americans have played in the past and present of our country. I wish people knew more about the magnificent contributions Irish immigrants and Irish-Americans have made to the formation and preservation of the United States, and its ongoing exceptionalism. Science, government, education, the labor movement, the military, civil rights, justice, policing, the arts, music and literature, industry, business, journalism and many other fields would be profoundly the less but for what Irish-Americans have done and continue to do. March is Irish-American Heritage Month, a good time for all of us to learn about or remember some of the people who have made America great. Six of the last seven presidents — and half of all American chief executives — were of Irish ancestry, including Biden, Reagan, Kennedy, Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt and Grant.

t's a list that goes on an on, in every field of endeavor from politics to the arts.

Letters Does Hochul have the right priorities? To the Editor: Replacement Gov. Kathy Hochul has endorsed legislation allowing farmers to grow marijuana in New York. That appears to be her priority over halting crime and rampant subway attacks. By permitting this bill, as well as an online betting bill, we are encouraging a generation of misfits. Is this how we develop the future leaders of our country? Perhaps our leaders in Albany, who passed the “no bail bill,” have been smoking this stuff just to test its efficacy. PAT KING Merrick

Conservatives, and individualism To the Editor: I’m a 72-year-old who already has one foot in the grave — a 1968 graduate of Mepham High School in Bell-

More than 25 percent of George Washington’s Revolutionary Army comprised Irish-Americans. Of the country that provided him with such brave soldiers, Washington said, “Ireland, thou friend of my country in my country’s most friendless days, much injured, much enduring land, accept this poor tribute from one who esteems thy worth, and mourns thy desolation.” A hero of that war, Commodore John Barry, of Ireland, was the holder of the first commission in the new United States Navy. Two hundred fifty-seven recipients of the Medal of Honor were born in Ireland. Dan Daley was awarded two Medals of Honor for separate actions, and would have been given a third but for the fact that he already had two. Walt Disney, actor and dancer Gene Kelly, dancer Michael Flatley, playwright Eugene O’Neill and authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Malachy McCourt were/ are Irish-Americans. Bruce Springsteen is of partial Irish ancestry. John Ford has the most Academy Awards for best director, at four. Auto manufacturer Henry Ford had Ireland’s blood in his veins. The first woman to command a NASA space mission was Astronaut Col. Eileen Collins, an Irish-American. The first American woman to walk in space was

the Irish-American Dr. Kathryn Sullivan. Edward J. Flanagan was born in a wee stone cottage in County Roscommon, Ireland. He would become the Father Flanagan of Boys Town, in Omaha, Neb., and a beloved activist on behalf of children. Mary Harris, a.k.a. Mother Jones, was an advocate for child labor laws. Tough Kerryman Michael J. Quill was one of the founders of the Transport Workers Union. The list of Irish America’s contributors to the greatness of our nation goes on and on. The symbols of Irish America aren’t the stereotypical leprechauns, green beer, silly plastic hats and fake freckles; Irish America’s significance is better found in Washington’s words, the names of Irish Brigade troops on Gettysburg’s gravestones, Boys Town, NASA, the American labor movement and the Medal of Honor rolls. All Americans should celebrate IrishAmerican Heritage Month. Educators should teach about the heroic influence Irish-Americans have had. Librarians should create displays. Parents should show their children how deserving IrishAmericans are of honor. Many of the notable American heroes mentioned above have surely earned their own classroom lessons, from grade school to college. I wish all Herald readers and staff a happy St. Patrick’s Day! John O’Connell is a former executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

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more, and a 1972 graduate of Hofstra University — but I’m really worried about what the future will be like in our society. Since 1980, I’ve watched the growth of a cold-hearted, survival-of-the-fittest Social Darwinist mentality among many Republicans in the conservative news media, on talk shows, in think tanks and policy institutes, and especially in Congress. More and more of these folks want to abolish every single federal government social program that helps the working class and middle class. I don’t think most Americans are aware of this. These people are now much more conservative than our Republican voters. What also scares the dickens out of me is the growth of an over-thetop, extreme hyper-individualism and libertarianism, in which so many of us believe that we have no responsibilities to one another, and only a concern for me-me-me and what I want to do. And we smugly and defiantly call this selfish and self-absorbed narcissism “personal choice.” STEWART B. EPSTEIN Rochester

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