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Veterans’ halls search for ways to stay open cult to maintain their buildings over the past year, and some have even received offers from For years, Veterans of For- other groups and companies to eign Wars and American Legion buy out their halls. halls have served as gathering To prevent that from happenspaces for community organiza- ing, the bill would reimburse tions, hosting everything from veterans’ groups for the money scout meetings to parties to they have lost in the pandemic, fundraisers and blood drives. and provide them with ongoing But when the panrelief grants until demic struck last the state’s Covid year, and commurestrictions are nity groups could lifted. no longer meet in “Unless we act, person, veterans’ we are going to halls sat empty, lose these faciliwhile their memties,” Richard bers struggled to Nicolello, presidpay their rent, utiling officer of the ities and taxes.

Nassau County Now, Republi- RoBERt HARE Legislature, said at cans in the Nassau Commander, Baldwin a news conference County Le gislaoutside VFW Post American Legion Post ture are proposing 5253 in Williston legislation to use 246 Pa rk l at e l a s t some of the $400 month, describing million the county the halls as “the heart and soul received in the federal govern- of our communities” and addment’s American Rescue Act to ing, “They are going to have to create a Covid-19 relief fund close their doors.” dedicated to supporting veterRepresentatives of the VFW’s ans’ organizations, which were and American Legion’s national not eligible for Boost Nassau organizations, however, told the County or other business loans Associated Press last month during the pandemic. As a that the number of posts that result, many hall commanders across the county found it diffiContinued on page 3

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‘yarn bombing’ the library Baldwin residents came together last Saturday to “yarn bomb” the outside of the Baldwin Public Library. Story, more photos, Page 18.

As spring returns, locals reflect on pandemic in Baldwin Park

By NIColE AlCINDoR nalcindor@liherald.com

It’s been a difficult year.

For much of it, many people have been stuck inside, awaiting the end of the coronavirus pandemic, which, to date, has killed more than a half-million people in the United States. With the advent of vaccines and warm weather, however, Baldwin residents took to Baldwin Park and spoke about their hopes for the

future.

“I’m very excited about spring because it’s the best time of the year,” Baldwin resident Felicia Williamson, 75, said last week. “I’ve had both vaccine shots of the Moderna, and I’m more comfortable being out and about.”

Williamson said that besides being restricted socially, the pandemic has not affected her greatly. Now that she has been vaccinated, she said, she plans to eat

out more and meet in person with friends more often.

Baldwin resident Curtis Feggins, 40, who received the PfizerBioNTech vaccine, said he is excited as the weather warms because he is hopeful this summer will see the virus end. He said he planned to take part in outdoor activities with his children, like baseball and softball and riding bikes.

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Baldwinites reflect on Covid-19 vaccines out to places now.”

Another resident, Lorraine Benoit, 48, “It’s nice being outside because the weather is changing,” Feggins said, “and said she is a nursing assistant on a recovthe idea of getting the vaccine didn’t ery floor in a hospital. She said she bother me because I’m just tired of the received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

“During this pandemic, I’ve gained a virus. At one point, the pandemic closed lot of weight, so spring gives schools for my children, and me the chance to exercise this affected my kids more and lose the weight,” she than it did me because of said, adding that her weight the lack of socialization.” gain is owing to the stress of Baldwin resident Jenniher job, where she has seen fer Jusino, 37, said she many patients die of Covidrecently returned from a 19. trip to Mexico after she was “At first,” Benoit said, “I vaccinated with the Pfizerwas nervous about getting BioNTech shot with her vaccinated because the idea husband. The couple stayed of having something that in an all-inclusive resort.

I’m not familiar with inject“I’m less nervous because Jennifer JuSino ed into my body scared me, as time passes, more people Baldwin resident but I felt more reassured are getting vaccinated,” when I saw more and more Jusino said. “Mexico was top-notch and very precautious because of my co-workers getting vaccinated they take your temperature and they have together . . . I feel so liberated now that people that touch elevator buttons for you I’m vaccinated, and I’ll be protecting myself and others.” . . . They were so clean, too.”

As of April 6, people 16 and over in Jusino said she plans to travel more with her family to places that are within New York became eligible for the vaccine. driving distance in the next few weeks. As Trials are still under way, however, to an essential worker, she said the pandem- determine if it is safe to administer to ic did cause her to lose some of her teenagers and children under 16.

“I just turned 16, so I will get the vacfriends, who died of Covid-19.

“My hope is that the pandemic goes cine soon, and I’m happy the weather is away and that everyone can get healthy warming up, as well, because this winter and vaccinated so that we can go back to was a harder one than usual, being normal,” she said. “Now that I’ve been trapped inside all the time and having to vaccinated, I’m more comfortable going follow strict social-distance protocols,”

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’m less nervous because as time passes, more people are getting vaccinated.

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Baldwin HigH ScHool students Cassandra Roger and Jayland Coward walked in Baldwin park and shared their thoughts about the Covid-19 vaccines. said Baldwin High school student and Baldwin resident Jayland Coward, adding that his grandmother’s death from Covid19 also made the winter season painful for him.

“Even though I’m too young to get the

vaccine,” 15-year-old Baldwin High School student and Baldwin resident Cassandra Roger said, “I’m not just going to run and get it done when I’m eligible because I’ve heard a lot of rumors about the vaccines.”

Veterans’ groups struggle to stay afloat in pandemic continued from front page have been dissolved during the pandemic was at or lower than the number of posts that closed in previous years. Still, both organizations launched emergency grant programs to help their member posts, doling out thousands of dollars to hundreds of posts across the country in recent months to help them cover their costs.

Some have found other ways to stay afloat during the pandemic. In Baldwin, American Legion Post 246 reopened to members late last July, and began renting out the space with social distancing measures in place in September, according to Commander Robert Hare.

Business remained slow for months, Hare said, but it “started picking up about a month ago,” and now the facility is making about 75 percent of the revenue it made before the pandemic. In another few months, Hare said, he expects the post to return to its pre-pandemic level of funding.

It has not had to pay for rent, he said, because the organization owns the building, and the members have even declined to take out a loan because they were able to make ends meet. “We would love to get back to 100 percent,” Hare said. “We’re all waiting to get back to normal.”

Members of the Franklin Square VFW Post 2718, meanwhile, have been dipping into the organization’s reserve funds to pay for utilities, and are holding several fundraisers, including an upcoming Mother’s Day plant sale. The post lost roughly $7,500 a month in rental revenue last year, Building President John McManamy told Newsday, and was spending about $1,000 a month on cleaning supplies. McManamy could not be reached for comment as of press time on Monday.

But some veterans’ organizations are still struggling to recoup the money they have lost over the past year, like the Elmont American Legion, which earns most of

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ricHard nicolello, preSiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, proposed legislation to provide veterans’ groups with Covid relief funds. its revenue by hosting community meetings. It has been closed since Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued his “New York on Pause” executive order last year, and as a result, Bill Stegman, the post’s first vice commander, told the Herald last year, the legion was unable to pay for its building’s maintenance or its members’ needs.

Commander Lecia Rodriques-Whyte said she was afraid to rent out its two halls because the legion has many older members, some of whom have pacemakers and could die if they contract Covid-19. “It would devastate me if someone came in and got sick,” RodriquesWhyte said.

Instead, she said, the legion board has worked close-

ly with its accountant to figure out how to pay the post’s utility bills, and enrolled in a cheaper insurance plan. “We’ve been robbing Peter to pay Paul just to make things work,” Rodriques-Whyte said, but she noted that if the Covid relief bill were to pass in the County Legislature, the legion would be able to pay its bills and have money left over for its operations.

In Williston Park, VFW Post 5253 Commander John Incremona said, the board has had to take out loans to make ends meet, after previously repairing the building. “We need money,” Incremona said at the news conference last month. “We need money fast.”

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The Baldwin Fire Department used to deploy its 1949 Seagrave 85-foot aerial ladder truck.

Looking at the history of Hook and Ladder Co. 1

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The Baldwin Fire Department’s Hook and Ladder Co. 1 is celebrating 125 years of protecting the lives and property of all residents and businesses in the confines of the Baldwin Fire District.

On March 5, 1896, the Baldwin Fire Department was formed with two fire companies, Hook and Ladder Co. 1 and Hose Co. 1.

On that day, 40 residents became Charter members of Hook and Ladder Co. 1.

They included two Baldwin doctors, one pharmacist and many prominent families of Baldwin, including the Bedells, Carls, Homans, Millers, Pettits, Southards, Storys and Veritys, to name a few.

A total of 463 residents of Baldwin have served in the ranks of Hook and Ladder Co. 1. When the department added additional fire companies, the members of Hook and Ladder Co. 1 became Charter members of these new companies and help train them in the practices of firefighting.

The first two chiefs of the Baldwin Fire Department were from Hook and Ladder Co. 1. From the conception of the department, 33 members of Hook and Ladder Co. 1 have been elected Chief of Department.

During these 125 years, Hook and Ladder Co. 1 has been housed in the headquarters building on the corner of Grand Avenue and Prospect Street. From this

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firehouse location, the members of the company have maintained eight pieces of fire apparatus — from hand drawn and horse drawn to motorized pieces.

The department is presently operating its newest truck, a 2020 Ferrara 100-foot aerial ladder.

The members, along with the fire trucks they manned, have responded to alarms of fire, rescue and assistance.

Calls have ranged from hurricanes, flooding, auto collisions and mutual aid calls to assist our neighboring fire departments to the removal of citizens from dangers caused by Mother Nature. During these many calls for help, 26 members of Hook and Ladder Co. 1 were cited for bravery beyond the call of duty.

Many members of Hook and Ladder Co. 1 were called and served our county during World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Members of Hook and Ladder Co. 1 were the first members to be assigned and respond to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center on 9/11, as well.

In 1896, the first Chief of Department was from Hook and Ladder Co. 1. John H. Carl served from 1896 to 1899. Now, 125 years later, Chief Timothy Hughes is from Hook and Ladder Co. 1.

Provided by the Baldwin Fire Department; compiled by Bridget Downes.

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events and activities

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

Thursday, April 15 Morning meditation with the library The Baldwin Public Library will host a meditation session on Thursday, April 15 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. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Baldwin Historical Series — Postcards from Baldwin Part 2 Join the Baldwin Historical Society Series — Postcards from Baldwin Part 2 on Thursday, April 15 at 7 p.m. RSVP to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the passcode. The Baldwin Historical Socierty and Baldwin Public Library are cohosting the program. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Friday, April 16 Minecraft Mania The Baldwin Public Library is hosting Minecraft Mania on Friday, April 16 at 7 p.m. Using Minecraft’s creative mode, you will be challenged to build and

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Yoga for beginners

up, send an email to teens@baldwinpl. org.

Wednesday, April 21

The Baldwin Public Library will host Yoga for Beginners on Wednesday, April 21 at 9 a.m. via Zoom.

Those new to yoga are encouraged to attend. RSVP to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Yoga is known to have many health benefits, including improving strength, balance and flexibility; reducing back pain; inducing relaxation and improving sleep.

Yoga for beginners The Baldwin Public Library will host Yoga for Beginners on Wednesday, April 21 at 9 a.m. via Zoom. Those new to yoga are encouraged to attend. RSVP to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org. Yoga is known to have many health benefits, including improving strength, balance and flexibility; reducing back pain; inducing relaxation and improving sleep.

Zumba — at night!

Instructor Linda Salamone will get participants moving in this evening series.

Join for Zoom Zumba on Wednesday, April 21 at 7 p.m. RSVP to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password.

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decorate an object related to a theme.

Using your own account is encouraged.

If you do not already have an account, one will be provided. A computer or mobile device is needed in order to participate. The program is for students in grades one through six.

Saturday, April 17 Classic film discussion with Christopher Woods On Saturday, April 17 at 1 p.m. join the library for a classic film discussion with Christopher Woods. “The Death of a Salesman” (1985) will be discussed.

The film adaptation of Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Death of a Salesman,” stars Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich. Aging Willy Loman finds life’s disappointments gaining on him, and he can no longer get by on “a smile

and a shoeshine.” As family conflicts overcome him, Loman becomes a symbol of the precariousness of the American Dream. Email bplreadersadvisory@ baldwinpl.org for the password. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl. org.

Monday, April 19 Zoom Zumba Instructor Linda Salamone will get you moving and fit via Zoom Zumba! Join on Monday, April 19 at 10 a.m. RSVP to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password.

Story time with the library Join Miss Mariel for online story time via Zoom! With the library on Monday,

April 19 at 11 a.m. You don’t need an account to participate. This program is for children ages 2 to 4, and will also take place on April 26. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Monday meditation The Baldwin Public Library will host a meditation session on Monday, April 19 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. David 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. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Teen Trivia Night — random Test your knowledge in random trivia questions and win a gift card for your brilliance! Teen Trivia Night will be held on Monday, April 19 at 7 p.m. To sign

Participants will discuss the essay choices for the Common Application and how to brainstorm topics. Participants will also review what the essay is really asking and how teens can show themselves in their best light. Email teens@baldwinpl.org to sign up.

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 Baldwin Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting on April 14.

There will be a community clean-up at Silver Lake Park on Foxhurst Road on Sunday, April 18.

Follow the Baldwin Civic Association on Facebook at Facebook.com/BaldwinCivicAssoc.

Support Baldwin Athletics and the high school Booster Club. Email baldwinboosterclub21@gmail.com.

For updated information about the Covid-19 pandemic, visit covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov.

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Heralds take home top press honors Herald Staff Report

writing and special sections.”

The Herald Community Newspapers took home 26 honors in the annual New Special Sections/Niche York Press Association’s Better Newspa- Publication — Newsprint The East Meadow Herald was honored per Contest, which attracted more than 2,400 of entries from 151 newspapers for the Heralds’ K-Kids special section, a across the state this year. The Heralds’ sis- kindergarten yearbook, with photos of ter paper, The Riverdale Press, earned each class from within the East Meadow eight accolades, bringing the total for Rich- School District.

Honorees included Karen Bloom, Photo ner Communications Inc. publications to Editor Christina Daly, Rhonda Glickman 34, a record showing.

The contest includes both weekly and and Creative Director Jeff Negrin.

Judges wrote, “It is visually overwhelmd a i ly n ew s p ap e r s. Aw a rd s we re announced virtually on Zoom Friday. The ing, but given the subject matter, that Heralds earned a variety of awards, seems appropriate.” including both editorial and advertising Best Online Static Ad honors.

The Heralds were recognized for an “In a year when trusted local news proved to be more important than ever,” online multiple-ad page called Make Your said Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald House a Home. Jeff Negrin designed the Community Newspapers, “our team once ad, and Sales Director Lori Berger develagain rose to the occasion, providing Long oped the concept.

Ju d g e s w r o t e, Island communities “This is one terrific with the information a d — s o m e b o dy they most needed. deserves special recCongratulations to ognition for a great all of our editors, idea extremely well reporters, designers, executed.” account representatives, pressroom staff Spot News and business leadPhotography ers.”

The Merrick HerHeralds Executive ald was recognized Editor Scott Brinton for Scott Brinton’s said, “2020 was, no two-pa g e photo doubt, one heck of a spread of the Black difficult year, but the Lives Matter protests Herald team showed in Merrick and Bellincredible grit in putmore last June. ting out top-quality Ju d g e s w r o t e, newspapers, week Brian Stieglitz/Herald “These photos of a after week under the EditOR BRiAN StiEglitz received a Black Lives Matter most difficult of cir- first-place honor for Feature Photo for march capture the cumstances.” this endearing image. determination, ferMichael Bologna, vor and peaceful vice president of operations, added, “When our peers recog- camaraderie of protesters. Unlike many nize excellence in all aspects our organiza- photographers, [Brinton] got into the tion, it really means a lot. I’m proud of our crowds, allowing the faces of participants to tell their story.” entire team.”

Here’s a rundown of how the Heralds Best Obituaries did: The Sea Cliff-Glen Head Herald was honored for Associate Editor Mike Conn’s First Place obituaries on teacher Ed Smith and artist Advertising Excellence The Long Beach Herald was recognized Tom Malloy.

Judges wrote, “These obituaries immein this very competitive category for a diately transport you to a day in the life of variety of newspapers and special sections a person who has, sadly, died . . . This work that were submitted for the contest. Rhonwas real journalism: interviews, research da Glickman and Karen Bloom coordinate advertising and special sections, respec- and carving out the story with aplomb. tively. Several advertising account execu- Excellent job. “ tives contributed to the win in this category.

“Winning first place for Advertising Excellence takes an awesome sales, administration, art and production team,” Rhonda Glickman, the Heralds’ vice president for advertising sales, said. “We won this award together, and I couldn’t be prouder.”

Judges wrote, “This publication does a great job of coordinating the advertising with the editorial; the two complemented each other both in layout and design.

There are also many unique forms of advertising happening in this publication, including premium placements, advertorials that are designed with strong copy

Feature Photo

The East Meadow Herald was honored for a front-page photo taken by Brian Stieglitz last March of 3-year-old Ropper Thompson dueling with balloon swords with cook Steve LaSala at an East Meadow Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast. Stieglitz was then the East Meadow editor, and is now the editor of the Wantagh and Seaford Heralds.

Judges wrote, “Runaway winner for the division. Great moment found at an event.

Love the face reaction.”

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HERAldS ExEcutivE EditOR Scott Brinton earned first place for Spot News Photography for his photo essay on the Black Lives Matter protests in Merrick last June.

Second Place Feature Story: Nakeem Grant, Malverne-West Hempstead Herald Best House Ad: Jeff Negrin, Wantagh Herald Best Headlines: Alyssa Seidman, Bellmore Herald

News Story: Mike Smollins, LynbrookEast Rockaway Herald Best Large Space Ad: Mona Waitzman, Sea Cliff/Glen Cove Herald Best Online Static Ad: Craig White, Glen Cove Herald

third Place Sports Action Photo: Brian Ballweg, Glen Cove Herald Best Column: Scott Brinton, Merrick Herald Best Editorials: Scott Brinton, Merrick Herald Spot News Coverage: Scott Brinton, Bridget Downes Andrew Garcia, Ronny Reyes, Alyssa Seidman, Darwin Yanes, Merrick Herald

Feature Photo: Christina Daly, Long Beach Herald Graphic Illustration: Christina Daly, Oyster Bay Herald Best Online Static Ad: Craig White, Oceanside-Island Park Herald

Honorable Mention Rookie Reporter of the Year: Jennifer Corr, Glen Cove Herald Sports Feature Photo: Anthony Hughes, Oyster Bay Herald Sports Action Photo: Anthony Hughes, Rockville Centre Herald

Coverage of Local Government: Laura Lane, Oyster Bay Herald Best Large Space Ad: Jeff Negrin, Seaford Herald Sports Action Photo: Jeff Wilson, Baldwin Herald

Inside LI hosts local colleges webinar nalcindor@liherald.com

When the pandemic first hit, colleges had to change how they taught — they had to do so remotely or not at all — which resulted in emotional and even physical changes in many current and prospective students.

For many Long Islanders already enrolled in local colleges, as time has passed, the changes that were new transitions only a year ago have become the new normal— with many students, faculty and staff having found new and innovative ways to adapt.

Many Long Island high-schoolers who are considering college in the near future have been left with unanswered questions about university studies during the pandemic.

To shed light on the many questions that they may be pondering, Herald Inside LI held a live Zoom webinar, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8.

Panelists from local colleges and universities discussed accommodating students during a pandemic. Many panelists also reflected on what it was like when the pandemic first hit versus now.

“When the pandemic first happened, it was harder to have the same type of interactions without in-person meetings, and I think eventually students and staff got sick of virtual meetings,” said Marguerite Lane, assistant vice president of enrollment management at Molloy College. “However, now I can happily say that we are having more personal contact, and the majority of our courses will be in-person in the fall.”

Lane, who has worked at Molloy College for 33 years, said the school has adapted to the pandemic by bringing about many new changes to help students. Molloy recently completed renovations to new residence halls. Despite having mostly commuter students, the school does have a certain number of students who live on campus.

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HerAld iNside li held a live Zoom webinar called, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8.

“We have had more than double the number of our students taking advantage of mental health counseling than usual, and I think it’s a great opportunity for students to use that campus resource during this pandemic time,” Lane said.

St. Francis College has also had to offer more counseling services for students. Robert Oliva, St. Francis’s assistant vice president for enrollment management, said, “A lot of institutions have not been able to invest in mental health services for students during this tough time, but we were able to hire one new full-time counselor and 10 graduate student interns to help.”

“The past year has shown us how flexible we can be

and persistent,” said Christine Murphy, vice president for enrollment management at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn. “There was so much uncertainty before, but now we are able to do more advanced virtual events, we will have fall sports for this 2021 year, and we hope to give students more human interaction and experiences in the classroom or on the field or anywhere on campus.”

“We have entered into the new normal ... We are not the same institution, and we are all going to see even more flexibility in the coming fall months for students,” said Joseph Posillico, vice president for enrollment management at the New York Institute of Technology.

All the college enrollment officials present said their schools do not yet require a Covid-19 vaccine to take classes or take part in activities. The officials said receiving a vaccine will remain optional for students, unless state law changes or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests otherwise.

“So many things have changed, but vaccines will remain optional for now,” concluded Stephanie Espina, Adelphi University’s director of undergraduate admissions.

Hofstra University shifted its admissions process almost entirely to digital last year. Recruitment has been more personalized, explained Claire Fitzgibbon, director of undergraduate admissions at Hofstra University. By the coming fall, Hofstra aims to be back to in-person instruction exclusively. In coming weeks, clubs will be offering in-person meeting opportunities.

“Everything is different, and it’s going to continue to look different,” Fitzgibbon said. “None of us know what the “new normal” will look like, but we’re going to build it together.”

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Baldwin orchestrated two fourth-quarter touchdown drives last Saturday but it wasn’t enough to give longtime head coach Steve Carroll a victory in his final home game at the helm.

Freeport recovered a late onside kick to hold off the Bruins, 20-12, for its first win of the campaign following three straight defeats and a one-week hiatus due to an opponent’s quarantine situation. Freshman quarterback D’Angelo Gordon rushed for two touchdowns, including a 32-yard scramble on the first snap of the fourth quarter, and junior Donte Lloyd provided an insurance score with 5:11 remaining to lead the Red Devils.

“The kids played their butts off and that’s all I can ask,” said Carroll, who after 34 seasons as the team’s head coach will retire following this Saturday’s season finale at Hempstead. “It’s such a young team and the smallest roster I’ve ever had,” he added. “We have 27 kids when we’re usually at least in the 40s. We have six who never put on a uniform before this season.

They’ve all worked hard.”

Carroll, who has a record of 165-120-4 as Baldwin’s head coach, including 24 playoff victories, guided the Bruins to the Nassau Conference I championship in 2005. He said he decided during the first week of March this season would be his last. “It’s time,” he said. “It’s been a tremendous ride.”

Baldwin Athletic Director Ed Ramirez said Carroll informed him of the decision about a month

ago. “Coach Carroll has been nothing but class on and off the field here for well over 30 years,” Ramirez said. “He’s been a mentor for a lot of these young men and even for myself he’s always been a person I could go to for advice.”

The Bruins, who slipped to 2-3, saw senior Jasigha Barnes debut at quarterback and throw long fourth-quarter touchdown passes to seniors Kenneth Ojeikere (38 yards) and Sage Burke (24.) Barnes (14-for-22, 250 yards) became the team’s third signal-caller of the season, following senior Daren Rodney and junior Zachary Kirchner.

“We gave Jasigha the game ball,” Carroll said. “He played out of his mind in the second half.”

Freeport led 6-0 at halftime thanks to Gordon’s 6-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter. A huge defensive stand by Baldwin’s defense late in the second quarter kept the margin at one score. A 67-yard run by senior Christian Quinn gave the Red Devils a first-and-goal at the Bruins 7. However, pressure from seniors Michael Frazier and Steve Nickle up front, and pass breakups

by Ojekiere and senior Keyon Wingate, foiled the threat.

Freeport’s defense, led by linemen Wildy Baez, Tyrek Rawls and Angel Arroyo, didn’t crack until the fourth quarter when the teams combined for 26 points. Ojiekere had seven receptions for 126 yards, Burke added four grabs for 92 yards, and junior Sean Platt had a 49-yard catch.

“It was an emotional day,” Carroll said. “I wasn’t expecting a pregame ceremony with my family here. It was a nice surprise.”

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Baldwin head coach Steve Carroll is retiring from the football program after 34 years at the helm and a record 165 victories, including 24 playoff wins and a county title.

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A public library functions as a haven, a place where all are welcomed in the pursuit of education, culture and recreation. We say that libraries are for everyone — babies, seniors, students, the homeless — and all at once, that was gone.

Or was it? The use of our online services — eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, streaming media — increased exponentially. We offered digital cards to enable immediate access. A team of staff made hundreds of calls, checking in on people and sharing information about our services during NY PAUSE. Still, we worried about the people we couldn’t reach, and the digital divide is very real.

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We’ve stopped charging overdue fines, which can be a barrier to library use. Our virtual programs allow people who are homebound or super busy to participate. We’ve explored new services, like our smart lockers. We’ve “yarn bombed” the library — a collective art project that shows how we can find beauty in even the worst situations. As Louise Glück wrote, “There is always something to be made of pain.”

I’m usually reading one book and listening to another. Last spring, I listened to “Blindness”

by Jose Saramago, the story of an epidemic of blindness that leads to a complete societal breakdown. It was intense but cathartic. This spring, I’ve been reading some of the fluffiest novels I can find, and I can’t wait to recommend them for people to read on the beach.

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e walked out of the library on that Friday the 13th in March of 2020 thinking we would be back in the library in two weeks. Of course, we quickly came to the realization that this was going to be a far longer situation than any of us wanted it to be.

At that point, I had two concerns. First and foremost was, "How do we serve our patrons within our community and get them what they need, and how do we go beyond that?" My other concern was that I had people working in the library, and I wanted to help to protect them and keep them working, as well.

And thank goodness for Zoom! It was something I had no experience with before, but it was easy. And I really credit our yoga instructor for that. He called me and said "I’m ready to go. This is easy, Sarah!" So, we

started back with our yoga classes, and then everything kind of took off from there.

By mid-April, we had resumed and heightened our programing schedule. Then, we started to incorporate things like curbside pickup and our Library to Your Door program, which sends books out to 63 or so households where people are homebound.

We have also had some best-selling authors for Zoom calls.

But we are really a team here. In keeping the website going, keeping the social media going, keeping the children’s department running or keeping the adult reference department going, it has been a team effort, and our director has given us the opportunity to do the things that we are best at.

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The library was one of the last libraries in the county to shut down, but we got up to speed on what we needed to do fast. We got on Zoom and GoToMeetings. Everyone learned a lot to move our services virtually.

We were already digitizing a lot of our books and setting up streaming services, so the pivot was relatively easy for us.

There were some hiccups and early mistakes when he started holding our programs online, but everyone was very understanding and gave us leeway. It was also surprising to learn how much reach our virtual programs had. After the event I held [about the history of Freeport’s bars], I got a call from a woman in Louisiana who grew up in

Freeport and had watched the event. She wanted to tell me about the bars she remembered in the village, and it really speaks to the technology we have available that we could connect.

Some of our other programs, like our book clubs, are also seeing more participants because they have an easier time attending the events virtually rather than in person. I doubt these virtual events will go away.

All this has really shown how flexible libraries can be, and it proves that no matter what happens, we’ll be here to meet the challenge and be there for our communities.

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hen everything shut down, suddenly we had to learn how to adapt quickly and still be able to serve the community. We closed on a Friday, and by that following Wednesday, we were doing virtual storytimes.

We reached out to families because schools were closed and we were able to really just put our heads together about the quickest things we can do.

The community really jumped into it, and we were getting 35-plus attendees at virtual events, so we expanded it.

One huge, noticeable change is curbside service, which I think most libraries are now offering; that will definitely be something that is here to stay. It’s great for limiting contact and for families that

don’t necessarily have a lot of time, but still want to take advantage of the materials the library has to offer.

We adapted really well. I think that just speaks to the strength of librarians everywhere. We were faced with a situation, everything was absolutely shut down, but we still had a duty to our community to provide them with what they need. People still needed information or entertainment, and we were able to provide that virtually.

It definitely highlighted our strength. It was a strength that we didn’t even know we had and an adaptability. We adapted without ever thinking about it, and it’s the new normal now.

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to attend prestigious art colleges, school representatives said, but some are invested in other careers and simply truly enjoy making art.

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Baldwin High School students in the Advanced Placement Drawing class are in the midst of completing a 20-piece portfolio as part of the course requirements due in May, school representatives said in a news release.

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Ahead of Earth Day 2021, Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé, a Democrat from Freeport, invites residents, park lovers and environmentalists to join her in giving Baldwin’s Silver Lake Park a little TLC during an upcoming community clean-up.

Mulé is co-sponsoring the April 18 event alongside Nassau County Executive and Baldwinite Laura Curran, State Senator Todd Kaminsky, State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, Sanitary District No. 2, the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, the Baldwin Civic Association, Operation S.P.L.A.S.H., the Boy Scouts of

America and GalaFresh Farms Supermarkets.

Organizers will provide garbage bags and gloves and participants are encouraged to bring pokers, rakes, grabbers and other supplemental tools.

To safeguard against ticks and other hazards, attendees are encouraged to wear long sleeves, pants, socks and other protective attire. Masks will be required in accordance with Covid-19 prevention protocols.

The clean-up is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to noon at Silver Lake Park, located on Foxhurst Road in Baldwin.

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MeMbers of the Hangout One Happy Place celebrated the holidays this past winter.

Local group to host Autism Awareness Walk The Hangout One Happy Place will be walking for autism awareness this Saturday, April 17.

Hangout One Happy Place, a nonprofit organization based in Baldwin, serves as a safe space for special-needs children to socialize and engage in hands-on activities such as arts and crafts, games, karaoke singing and dancing.

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Community ‘yarn bombs’ the library Baldwinites came together on April 10 to wrap parts of the exterior of the Baldwin Public Library as part of the Yarn Bombing community beautification project.

The project, which began in the fall, features knitted and crocheted creations that have been made and donated by residents and people from neighboring communities of all ages to decorate the outside of the library.

Photos by Christina Daly/Herald

A teAm effort from Baldwin Public Library Director Elizabeth Olesh and Sara Hill, who started yarn bombing five years ago, helped cover one of the light posts.

ChAndler JeAn, 9, wrapped the bike rack in different colors of yarn. neAr the reAr entrance to the library, Brunilda Alvarado, front, and Karen Montalbano wrapped a bench, above.

ClAudiA rotondo, fAr left, wrapped one of the light posts behind the libary. librAry direCtor elizAbeth Olesh prettied up her parking spot sign with a rainbow yarn chain she knitted.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 22nd day of March 2021 bearing the index number 21-000147, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of John Armani Matthews.

My present address is 4 Brookwold Avenue.

The date of my birth is October 17, 1978; the place of birth is Brooklyn, NY; the present name is Jumaane John Matthews 125492 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that commencing on May 5, 2021, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by May 3rd , 2021 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property.

Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed.

The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

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Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February 2019 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $175.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale.

Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucount y n y. g o v / 5 2 6 / C o u n t y Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an inperson auction shall be held, same will commence on the 5th day of May 2021 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucounty ny.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/32293 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before April 22, 2021.

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Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 4th day of May, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: BALDWIN VILLAGE AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 35 feet north, opposite the northeast curbline of South Drive, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-41/21) ELMONT HOFFMAN AVENUE south side, starting at a point 230 feet east of the east curbline of 4th Street, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-33/21) HEATHCOTE ROAD - west side, starting at a point 25 feet south of the south curbline of 109th Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-44/21) LEHRER AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 127 feet north of the north curbline of Kiefer Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-48/21) INWOOD WALCOTT AVENUE - east side, starting opposite the southwest curbline of Merril Place, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-32/21) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons: GARDEN CITY SOUTH GARDEN BOULEVARD north side, starting at a point feet east of the east curbline of Whitehall Boulevard, east for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-395/17 - 11/28/17 TH-52/21)

UNIONDALE BARRY PLACE - west side, starting at a point 88 feet south of the south curbline of Susan Place, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-29/14 - 7/08/14) (TH-53/21) WANTAGH FIR STREET - east side, starting at a point 100 feet north of the north curbline of Jackson Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-383/90 - 12/11/90) (TH-50/21 may be viewed on the Hempstead website, at www.hempsteadny.gov ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person in accordance with applicable social distancing regulations, or real time telephonic communication, see instructions at www.hempsteadny.gov Dated: April 14, 2021 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 125504

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Jeremiah Starre, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 03/11/2021. NY Office location: Nassau County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: 1874 Browning Street, Baldwin Ny, 11510 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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lien shall be established by his bid.

Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further

effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in

the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates.

2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to

submit bids at specific interest rates.

3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid.

4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited.

Dated: March 26, 2021 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York 125375

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Part of the deck will be over our roof, and part will extend into our backyard and give shade to our patio.

A contractor we called said we need plans first, and that he would make the deck attach to the back of the house with something he called a “ledger.” We looked it up, and were wondering if there was another way, since we would have to remove the gutters we just paid a lot of money to install. We wanted the deck to be above the gutter so we could use the gutter for our roof to drain into; otherwise the water will just pour onto our patio from underneath. What do you suggest?

A. As I wrote previously, you have the design issues with water and movement prevention, considering wind, rain, sun and fire. You have zoning and building code issues to resolve, and you have the cost issue, which is tied to everything else.

The reason for the background answers in those two columns is that you onte eeper need to know that the attached deck — any attached deck — can cause damage to the house if not done in such a way that it’s strong, and yet can still break away, if necessary, to avoid pulling the house wall with it.

If I hadn’t seen demonstrations of storms in which people left their security cameras running, I also wouldn’t imagine, but you can clearly see, the deck twisting in strong winds, wrenching loose and pulling the side wall of the home outward. I watched in near disbelief as the home, minus the wall, with the interior exposed, begin to lose the roof, which waffled up and down for few seconds before pealing off like the lid of a soup can and flying away like a kite. Coupled with my own experience of living through a Fourth of July tornado that killed 40 people and ripped off the side of our brick home, I know this is very real and can happen in an instant. That experience inspired me to tell others of the dangers.

When footage of the recent storms in Alabama was broadcast, I’m sure most people were focused on the belongings and cars strewn all over. I was looking for metal connectors at the roof and wall connections. I didn’t see a single one in any of those videos. The connectors don’t prevent pullapart, but they do resist it, and allow people time to shelter and possibly hold enough of the home together to make the difference between life and death.

Deck attachment should consist of the right kind of hardware, correctly attached to the (ledger) board and, if possible, attached under the roof edge, below the gutter, where the connection is secured and weather-protected. Good luck!

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resident Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan is remarkable for its ambition and breadth and for taking significant steps to address historic racial inequities.

The president deserves great credit for recognizing, confronting and trying to tackle those inequities. As the plan evolves, it should focus further on how it will reduce racial segregation, the foundation of the inequities, and not just fix up the segregated communities that are so prominent in our nation’s landscape.

ELAINE The Biden plan includes $20 billion GRoSS for a new program to reconnect neighborhoods cut off by historic transportation investment inequities. That will rightly undo past harm.

The plan recognizes that people of color and low-income people are more likely to live in areas most vulnerable to flooding and other climate-change-related weather events, and it targets investments to support infrastructure there. It invests $100 billion to upgrade and build new public schools, noting that “we can’t close the opportunity gap if low-income kids go to school in buildings that undermine health and safety.”

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segregated communities is a worthy priority, and much should be done in the short term. But the core problem that requires addressing is the historic and structural discrimination and segregation that fuel inequity. Should these populations have to remain in the flood areas?

Shouldn’t they have access to other communities, too?

In some instances, fixing up segregated schools is long overdue. But what else is happening to encourage integrated schools? New school buildings can provide important incentives to encourage crossing of neighborhood borders.

The infrastructure plan highlights the severe shortage of affordable housing in America, and invests $213 billion to produce, preserve and retrofit more than two million affordable and sustainable places to live. It pairs this investment with an innovative new approach to eliminate state and local exclusionary zoning laws, which play a vital role in housing discrimination and thus residential and school segregation.

“For decades,” the plan states, “exclusionary zoning laws — like minimum lot sizes, mandatory parking requirements and prohibitions on multifamily housing — have inflated housing and construction costs and locked families out of areas with more opportunities. President Biden is calling on Congress to enact an innovative, new

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competitive grant program that awards flexible and attractive funding to jurisdictions that take concrete steps to eliminate such needless barriers to producing affordable housing.”

Exclusionary zoning often seems superficially innocuous. “It’s about density, not racism,” goes the argument. But its impact is to reduce options for more affordable housing and, therefore, a more diverse population. In some cases, it is specifically designed to give preference to those who already live in largely white communities.

Two examples in New York highlight the problem.

In 2014, the federal government sued the Town of Oyster Bay over two housing programs created to develop below-market-rate housing for first-time homeowners and older adults.

The programs discriminated against African-Americans, because the initiatives gave preference to residents of the predominantly white town. Very few African-Americans (3 percent of residents) lived in the town at the time, and fewer than 1 percent of Black families living there were eligible for the program. Income-eligible Black residents nearby were blocked from participating.

That is exclusionary zoning — and it is, in effect, racist.

In a separate case in Westchester County, a False Claims Act lawsuit by the Anti-Dis-

he $2 trillion plan recognizes historic inequities in transportation.

crimination Center targeted exclusionary zoning. It resulted in Westchester settling the case and entering into a 2009 consent decree. As the center describes the outcome, “Westchester was prohibited from ignoring either the residential racial segregation that continues to plague it, or the municipal resistance to affordable housing development that stymies the possibility of changing those patterns.”

The impact of exclusionary zoning is amplified by the fact that it does not exist in a vacuum. It is one aspect of a broader pattern of local control that derives from home rule — specific powers delegated by states to local municipalities. Those powers transfer to localities control of land use, public services and community benefits. In the context of predominantly white communities, local control provides the power to exclude. I have explored that further in a separate essay on “Housing Discrimination and Local Control.”

Biden is right to address racial inequities with his infrastructure plan. He deserves praise for taking an innovative approach to tackling exclusionary zoning.

What is needed now is a closer look at whether the plan overall does enough to dismantle racial segregation and the disparities it produces. It is a difficult balance.

Keep what we have and make it better, or implement real transformation.

Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the Long Island-based regional civil rights organization.

Pandemic of 1918 pushed off the front pages

y husband’s father was 14 and living in New York during the pandemic of 1918, sometimes known as the Spanish flu. He must have had memories of the time; surely he knew people who died in Brooklyn, where he lived. Yet according to my husband, his parents never mentioned the epidemic, which killed upward of 60 million people worldwide. My grandparents never talked about it, either. In 1918 they were in their 20s, and also lived in Brooklyn.

On a personal level and in the RANDI press, there was a KREISS kind of collective amnesia about the pandemic, some say because the horror was overwhelming.

In 2005, when I read “Wickett’s Remedy,” a novel about the pandemic by Myla Goldberg, I was amazed that a catastrophic epidemic had swept through this country so recently. Goldberg’s historical fiction told the tale not in the cold numbers of the body count, but in the arresting details of a community under siege — a study of how people behave in the grip of unyielding suffering. It

seems especially relevant now.

The Spanish flu was a novel virus, like Covid-19. No one had immunity, and it surged through the city tenements, wiping out entire families. Hospitals had to set up tents outdoors, because they were filled beyond capacity. Bodies piled up on the streets of Philadelphia. There was no known cause and no cure. The virus traveled around the world on troop ships carrying soldiers to World War I battlegrounds.

Like today, there was plenty of fake news about miracle cures and remedies. In Brooklyn, a group of chiropractors took out an ad in the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper, touting spinal adjustments as a cure for the disease. Their ad read in part, “If you catch cold easily and throw it off slowly, it indicates a lowered nervous vigor that must be corrected. … The cause lies in the derangement of that sensitive part of the anatomy, the spine. Spinal adjustments by a chiropractor, trained and skillful, will correct this condition.” Hydroxychloroquine, anyone?

The same paper reported on Oct. 4, 1918, that 135 men appeared in court after being caught spitting in the street. The magistrate “imposed a fine of $1 on each of the defen-

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dants and told them that with an influenza epidemic on hand they ought to be more careful.”

On Oct. 15, the Eagle reported that there had been some 500,000 cases of Spanish flu in New York City. Low-cost meals were being prepared and distributed from an empty storefront in downtown Brooklyn. Then, as now, reckless behavior sometimes led to a spike in cases.

In Eastport, Long Island, folks thought the worst was over, so they planned a celebration.

The paper reported, “Flu was at party, epidemic follows.”

Apparently there were only 15 glasses for more than 500 guests at the shindig, and it became a “superspreader” event.

Eventually, even without a vaccine, without the medical interventions we have now, the cases of flu just started to drop, and the disease disappeared, with very little press coverage.

It has been suggested that one reason people buried the memories with the bodies was that an even bigger tragedy was strutting on the world stage and grabbing the headlines: World War I. President Woodrow Wilson never made a public comment about the pandemic. There was no federal

he ‘deadliest event in all of human history’ brought about a collective amnesia.

response to the disease, no Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it played out quietly in towns and cities across the country.

Yet “The 1918 influenza pandemic was the deadliest event in all of human history,” David M. Morens, an epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in 2006. “It killed more people than any war, any pandemic, the Black Death, AIDS, you can pick your terrible event.”

The 1918 flu killed some 675,000 Americans, according to the CDC. It is estimated that one-third of the world’s population became infected with the virus.

I want to know more about how people got through the worst of it. How did they cope with the loss of life on such an epic scale? The Covid-19 death toll in America stands at 560,000 and counting, gaining on the 1918 death toll.

Now we are the witnesses. Our duty is to keep the records of this time, the data and the eyewitness accounts, our personal stories. Contemporaneous newspaper accounts, the first drafts of history, along with the remarkable scientific advances we have seen, will help us prepare for the next pandemic when it strikes.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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t the turn of the 20th century, environmental protection meant preserving wilderness so future generations might know nature as the great environmentalists Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir knew it — bountiful and largely pristine.

Some 120 years later, saving wild tracts of land remains a central focus of the burgeoning environmental movement, but there’s an added mission: preparing for the eventuality of climate change, the slow heating of the earth over time.

New York state took a major step forward recently when Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature included a $3 billion proposal, called the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, in the state budget.

Bravo to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, a Democrat from Setauket, for working to push through this measure as chairmen of the Environmental Conservation committees in their respective chambers.

State residents will vote on the bond act in the November general election. We’re throwing our hat in the ring early on this one: We encourage people to approve this measure.

In addition to protecting forested lands, particularly those that help preserve our drinking water supply, the bond act would allocate at least $1 billion for projects to help protect Long Island and New York City from future flooding caused by global warming.

More than half-century’s worth of scientific data, accumulated by federal agen-

cies like the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, point to a disturbing, and increasingly undeniable, trend: The earth is heating up, causing massive ice shelves in the Antarctic and Greenland to melt into the oceans, raising sea levels across the world.

That spells potential disaster for Long Island. We are, after all, an island surrounded by oceanic waters. We might be able to cope with a one-foot rise in sea level. If the oceans were to rise three or more feet — as many leading scientists predict — that could put whole swaths of our shoreline underwater, if we don’t act now to bolster our shoreline defenses.

We can’t afford to stick our heads in the sand of our pristine white beaches and hope for the best. Those beaches may not exist in the future if we do.

Beyond undertaking flood-mitigation projects, the bond act would allot up to $700 million for green-energy projects intended to slow the rate of global warming. Traditional power plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas emit massive amounts of carbon dioxide — the main driver of climate change — into the atmosphere. Green-energy sources — wind, solar and geothermal — emit nothing.

That is, they are carbon-free.

Green energy represents our future.

Now, not later, is the time to begin transitioning to a carbon-free energy grid.

There are sound reasons beyond fighting climate change to do so. Coal and oil were once plentiful resources in the United States, but not anymore. They may not have dried up yet, but every day that we

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letters The joke was on my clients — and staff To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s April Fools column “Dogs on Long Island get a leg up on Covid” (April 1-7): Obviously, Randi is a very persuasive and skilled writer. Also obviously, some people don’t read her columns to the end — or even very carefully.

I’ve been practicing veterinary medicine for 27 years. Two Mondays ago — my regular day off — two of my staff members texted me, all upset. Two pet owners had called our office, insisting that they be able to pick up the new Covid vaccine for their dogs. My two young staff members were totally caught off guard by this demand, and told the owners that they had not heard of such a vaccine.

The clients were irate, and yelled at them! They “deserved” and demanded the vaccine! The girls told them that they’d have to look into it, and in a panic, they looked it up on the internet — and found Randi’s column, which they didn’t read carefully or to the end, either. They forwarded it to me:

burn through our supply of fossil fuels brings us one day closer to the point of no return, when they will be used up for good. If we’re extracting an oil called bitumen from open-pit tar-sand mines in Canada — an extraordinarily labor-intensive, costly and environmentally damaging process — then we know we’re reaching the end of the fossil-fuel-as-king era.

Our only alternative path, for now at least, is green energy.

Finally, the bond act would allocate $550 million to improve drinking-water quality across the state. For decades, Long Island has struggled to maintain the quality of its drinking water. Our water is piped up from aquifers, pockets of fresh water hundreds of feet below ground. Most chemicals that we apply to or dump into the ground eventually make their way into the aquifers, from industrial degreasers and lawn herbicides to gasoline that spills from filling stations.

Water is our most precious resource, yet so often in the past we have treated it as if it mattered not at all. In recent years, however, we have begun to focus on protecting our water resources, and the bond act would only further efforts to preserve our aquifers.

We can look around the world and see example after example of environmental disaster. We know this: Once we have made a mess of the natural world, it’s really hard to clean it up. Working proactively to preserve the environment is always best, and the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, if passed, would do exactly that.

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assau County recently announced that it finished 2020 with a surplus of $75 million (subject to some adjustment, but it’s a reasonable number to work with). Sounds like good news, right? Not so fast. Let’s look behind this news.

The surplus came about because $99 million of a $103 million federal grant to the county was used for salaries instead of increased Covid19 testing, aid to schools affected and other such pandemic-related expenses, for HowarD which the money was intended. kopeL How many people might have been saved had that been done?

The county administration recently forced, with the help of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a refinancing of Nassau’s debt, claiming, against evidence, that the county would soon be insolvent without such action, with a projected year-end deficit of $385 million. The administration and NIFA insisted as late as last November that the refinancing and additional borrowing were critical, because sales taxes were

projected to decline 20 percent for the year.

I pointed out at the time that such a decline was virtually impossible, given that, up until then, we had experienced a decline of about 8 percent, the economy was improving, and a virtual collapse of the entire economy would be required for us to drop 20 percent.

I was right, and even conservative. The final number was about 5 percent. Besides the $75 million 2020 surplus, 2019 finished with a $112 million unrestricted/available surplus. However, NIFA said that unless the Legislature agreed to a refinance, it would reject our budget and initiate draconian service cuts.

But wait, there’s more! The resulting refinance provides about $435 million in cash for the county. Understand that this isn’t a savings, but rather represents new borrowing and deferment of some payments into the future. In fact, in a record-low-interest environment, we actually borrowed at a higher rate than the original borrowed-money portion of the financing. That was irresponsible on the part of the administration, not to mention on the part of NIFA, which, ironically, was created to force financial

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he county will soon be swimming in money, at least in the short term.

Letters “Read this!” Panic!

So I read it — and I laughed. “Project Woof Speed” — Ha! Free trip to Buffalo — Ha! And so many other funny things as well!

I screen-shot the last paragraph, used an app to circle it in red and texted it back to my girls. They felt so silly!

What was worse was that they regretted not knowing about the column first so they could have been weaponized against those crazy calls and getting yelled at for not knowing anything about this vaccine that was the clients’ “right” to have! How they would’ve loved to calmly respond, “Please read the article to the end.”

As the kids say, “SMH. Shaking My Head.” Randi’s a funny lady.

DR. KAReN LISS Merrick

Brinton uses familiar talking points on guns To the editor: Re Scott Brinton’s April 1-7 column, “Dear politicians: Get your act together on gun control”: Brinton repeats

responsibility on the county.

Finally, the federal government recently passed a new coronavirus pandemic relief bill, scheduled to provide Nassau County with an additional $397 million. I, and others in the Legislature’s Republican majority, pointed to the likelihood of this relief to NIFA at the time, but NIFA officials refused to account for this possibility, insisting on the refinance.

The bottom line of all of this is that the county will soon, at least in the short term, be virtually swimming in new money available to spend — more than $1 billion, by my calculations. I will insist that this spending be done responsibly, and not simply be used to support the administration’s re-election campaign this fall.

But what would “responsibly” look like?

I don’t have to point out to anyone living or working in Nassau County that real estate taxes are out of control, and in fact are the highest in the country for equivalently valued properties. The recent reassessment conducted by the administration has resulted in tax increases for about 65 percent of homeowners, which will keep growing over the next few years as they are phased in.

Finally, Nassau County has a huge over-

hang of refund payments due to homeowners and business property owners — full disclosure, this includes me and other family members, along with many thousands of others — going back many years, resulting from previous overassessments. These cannot be put off indefinitely. They are obligations of the county, bear much higher interest than county bonds and must eventually be paid, with interest.

I propose that we use a major portion of the newly available money to finally clear the decks, to the extent possible, of refunds to property owners. This would have several tremendous benefits. First, during a period of depressed business and lower earnings because of Covid-19, it would provide a welcome source of funds for many people and small businesses that desperately need it. At the same time, it would use the newly borrowed, relatively cheap, funds to clear up other high-interest-bearing obligations of the county, and improve its finances going forward. That would result in lower costs in the future and, we would hope, help to slow or stop the growth of real estate taxes that are increasingly a burden that many cannot afford.

Howard J. Kopel, a Republican from Lawrence who represents Nassau County’s 7th Legislative District, is deputy presiding officer of the Legislature.

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the threadbare rhetoric of the Democratic Party in its efforts to disarm honest American citizens. Telling the big lie over and over again doesn’t make it a fact. In 2017, according to FBI statistics, more homicides were committed with hammers and blunt instruments than rifles. That would be all kinds of rifles. Brinton did not mention this.

I also wonder if Brinton consulted the National Rifle Association or the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association before writing his piece. Perhaps he would have gotten a more balanced view. I fear that he did not.

JAMeS G. CoLLINS Floral Park Collins is Long Island director of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association.

In 2017, homicides by blunt instruments exceeded homicides by rifle in the United States, 467 to 403, according to the FBI. That same year, homicides by all forms of gun (handguns, rifles, shotguns and other firearms) numbered 10,982. A full accounting can be found on the FBI’s website at bit. ly/3taPkkC.

Ready for the rain — Island Park

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