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Cardboard boat race is a family affair

By CRiSTiNa aRRoyo RoDRiGuEz carroyo@liherald.com

Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez

DozENS GaTHERED To watch the annual Baldwin/Freeport Cardboard Boat Race last Sunday at the Milburn boat launch on Atlantic Avenue.

Last Sunday, dozens of Baldwin and Freeport residents gathered at the Milburn boat launch on Atlantic Avenue to see Ryan Pastore, 13, Ed Phalen, 90, and Jay McGinley, 32, navigate their homemade, variedly buoyant vessels made exclusively of cardboard, duct tape, rope and string.

Ryan, a student at South Huntington Middle School, was the youngest participant, and used the same boat he built with his father and grandfather

when he started cardboard boat racing at age 7. Of his secondplace finish, he remarked, “I really thought I would’ve won . . .”

At which point, Phalen, his grandfather, who took the firstplace prize, interrupted, saying, “He tried to do circles around me and wasted time.”

Phalen and his family have been taking part in the event since it began 25 years ago.

Phalen built his cardboard boat the last time the event was hosted, but had never won with it. He added under his breath, Continued on page 3

Baldwin School District honored with multiple awards

By MaTT HuGHS baldwineditor@liherald.com

At the end of the 2020-21 school year, Baldwin High School Advanced Placement Photography students finished their “Hello Neighbor” art project with the help of Brookside Elementary School second-graders. Inspired by photojournalist and artist Julie Keefe’s “Hello Neighbor” project, the students adapted their own work to “capture Brookside second-graders’ hopes and dreams.”

Over the summer, the photography students’ project, which aimed “to encourage the teaching philosophy of ‘students as

producers,’ as well as to spread kindness and inclusivity,” gained statewide attention.

The New York State School Boards Association recognized the project’s significance and awarded the Baldwin School District with the Champion of Change Award, stating, “This award celebrates programs that optimize resources to address issues of equity, demonstrate strong student academic performance, and introduce unique learning environments that are cutting-edge and future-oriented.”

In a letter to the district, NYSSA Executive Director Robert Schneider wrote, “It has

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come to our attention that there is a creative program in your school district that deserves recognition — the Hello Neighbor Project — and we would like to pay tribute to those who make it possible. We understand there

are many incredibly meritorious programs and projects throughout the state, and NYSSBA is celebrating yours!”

The Champion of Change banner was presented to Board of Education President Susan Cools, who accepted it on behalf of the school district during the September board meeting.

In response to receiving this

award, Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi said, “I would like to thank the high school and Brookside students, as well as our administrator who oversaw this effort, Nomi Rosen, for helping to make this possible. I look forward to seeing the project grow year after year with our other elementary schools includContinued on page 4

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BALDWIN HERALD — September 16, 2021 Photos by Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez

From leFt, ed Phalen, 90, Ryan Pastore, 13, and Jay McGinley, 32, piloted their vessels, made of cardboard, duct tape, rope and string.

Canoe races highlight water conservation Continued From Front page

however, “I think Ryan slowed down to let me win.”

Dominic Pastore, Ryan’s father, said, “At the most we probably had about 15 family members” participating in the event. He said he never thought Phalen would beat his son in the race, but admitted that his son was gracious.

McGinley, of Baldwin, captain of Baldwin Hose 3, took third place of three participants with his roofless submarine. He sailed a small cardboard box that immediately took on water, but he finished the race. He said that the design and building took him about half an hour, admitting, “I dropped the ball as far as planning. “ McGuinley donned an American flag hat and trunks with a matching cape in honor of the fire department. He said his fashion motivation stemmed from how ”the country is in a bad spot right now.”

Usually, the race has various heats with dozens of decorated vessels. Baldwinite John Cools, 58, said the goal was “to help people enjoy the water, learn about being on the coast and help create a little conservation.”

Cools said Phalen started this event decades ago, and throughout the years they had several partnerships with community organizations, including the Rotary Club and the Elks, but that this year he simply took on organizing the event by himself, by promoting it and covering the cost of the trophies.

He noted that he wanted to thank Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, who did the paperwork to secure the location, the Baldwin Fire Department and Sanitation District 2 for bringing in their vehicles, as well as the community for coming out. However, he admitted that in future years more participants are needed for the event to continue.

phalen, leFt, who took first place, his grandson Pastore, who took second, and McGinley, right, who took third, received their trophies from the organizer of the race this year, John Cools.

mCginley, oF Baldwin, captain of Baldwin Hose 3, took third place with his roofless submarine, a small cardboard box that immediately took on water, but he managed to finish the race.

Baldwin students return to schools Continued from front page ed. If there was ever a community that could make this world a kinder place, it’s Baldwin.”

The Lenox and Plaza elementary schools have also been recognized as a National PTA Schools of Excellence. This is the second year in a row that Lenox and Plaza have received the recognition.

To achieve the distinction, “both schools made significant progress to welcome and empower families to support student success and school improvements during the 2019-20 school year.” The school administrators and PTAs made a yearlong commitment “in identifying and implementing an action plan for school improvement based on PTA’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships.”

In response, Lenox School Principal Valerie Paul said, “The strong partnership between our families and the community make Lenox such a magical place.

I would like to thank every single person who made this possible.”

Plaza Elementary Principal Mark Gray offered praise for the PTA as well, noting, “We are very proud of our Plaza PTA for helping us receive this distinction. Our families are the heart of this community.

Congratulations to all involved!”

Camhi commented, “More than ever, it is essential that we have a solid partnership between our schools, families and community where we can collaborate and communicate effectively for the benefit of our children’s future. We are very proud of the hard work and dedication that resulted in this distinction.”

Finally, the Baldwin district’s assistant superintendent, Anthony Mignella, was named a “Rising District Leader” by K-12 DIVE, along with nine other assistant superintendents in the nation. Mignella is a former principal and has 23 years of experience as an educator.

Working with Camhi, Mignella has helped to raise the Baldwin High gradua-

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StudentS from Steele Elementary School look forward to their new in-person school year. tion rate to 97 percent since 2016, when he became assistant superintendent. He is also credited with helping Baldwin High rank among the U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools for the last two years.

On the elementary and middle school levels, he has worked to improve the math and science curricula by “introducing an interdisciplinary STEAM program,” and launching algebra for all for eighth-graders. Mignella also started “Better World Day,” a yearlong program that explores “interdisciplinary civics research expedition to understand a local/regional/world problem and enhance their critical thinking, problem-solving and teamwork skills.”

Mignella also heads the district’s instructional technology program, for which he works to “improve internal operations and was critical to ensuring teachers and students could fully participate in remote learning.” On top of this,

he oversees professional development initiatives in the district, including the New Teachers Cohort Program, an administrative retreat and monthly professional learning sessions.

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Remembering the life of 50year firefighter George H. Carl Today the good Lord took one of our return to the states, he once again chose a best, one of our bravest and a true Ameri- life of service when he joined the Baldwin Fire Department. Within a few short can hero.

Firefighter George Carl, 72, of FDNY years he was fighting fires in the streets Ladder 154 and 50-year member of Hose of New York City with the FDNY. While operating at ground zero he Company Four of the Baldonce again fascinated me win Fire Department has left with his fierce devotion to this world on Sept. 5,2021. serve his fellow man even at Prayers for peace to his wife extreme personal risk.

Maureen and Tim, Katie and Through his life of bravery Kerry and the grand children and service he always manthat he loved. I have had the aged to be a devoted husband, honor of being George’s Dad, and friend to many. He friend since grade school. I was a fisherman, a surfer, a watched him in silent awe as philosopher, dreamer and he traveled through life, his could take a ribbing as well as mechanical skills as he built Courtesy Jerry Brown he could give it out. Maureen, his hotrods and Surf Woody, Tim, Katie & Kerry he loved when he built a kite and then GeorGe H. Carl and loves you to the moon and jumped off a cliff and sored with the eagles, when he crawled through back. Today I guess the Agent Orange a house on fire attempting to rescue a from Nam, toxins from Ground Zero and trapped child when we were too young to the beating his lungs and body took while be firefighters. When we all were sitting fighting fire in the Ghetto for decades in the Commons at Baldwin High, George finally took its toll. Until we meet again, please be in peace and without pain. It was fighting in the jungles of Vietnam.

By the time he was done he would be was a hell of a ride Georgie! I Love you highly decorated awarded many medals my Brother my friend. for his heroism under fire with The 173rd Airborne. His valor and service to God & —Jerry Brown, Baldwin Fire Department Country would stretch two tours. On

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An estimAted 2,000 people turned out for the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony, held Saturday in Lido Beach.

Photos by Scott Brinton/Herald

Hempstead Town salutes 9/11 heroes

By JAmes Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

Sept. 11, 2021, dawned as a stunningly beautiful late summer morning, the sky an azure blue and the sunshine a bright yellow — just as it was on the same day 20 years ago.

At the Hempstead Town Park at Lido Beach, there was a standing-room only crowd that gathered before a makeshift stage on the sand and also filled a wooden walkway leading from the parking lot.

The crowd, estimated by officials at about 2,000, had come to observe a milestone anniversary — the 20th year since two commercial jetliners were hijacked by terrorists, who used them as missiles to slam into each of the mAriAnee twin towers of the World Trade tABorsky Center, killing almost 3,000 peoMerrick ple.

The mood on the beach was somber.

“It was the day America lost its innocence,” said Marianee Taborsky, of Merrick, who came with her husband, Kevin. They embraced before taking seats set up on the beach. She had heard reports of the attack that morning and turned on her TV. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “This doesn’t happen to us. This was America.”

Speakers, including New York state’s new lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, a former state senator from Harlem, spoke not only about the terror of that day, but also of the sacrifice of 9/ll responders. Others, including New York City police officers and Long Island legislators, talked of losing fathers, nephews and other relatives.

“I plan on being here every year that I am lieutenant governor,” Benjamin said. His predecessor, Kathy Hochul, now governor, had spoken at the Lido Beach ceremony last year.

Some of the loudest applause of the day came for New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent DeMarino, of Valley Stream, a deputy chief in the city police department, died of can-

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t was the day America lost its innocence.

memBers of the Rockville Centre Fire Department served as the color guard at the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. cer after working at the ruins of the World Trade Center.

Detective DeMarino was 9 on Sept. 11, 2001. He sat in class while other students were pulled out by their parents after the attacks. When he got home, he said, his mother explained to him that two planes had hit the trade center. She told him his father was “fine.”

“But she didn’t know that until he came home after 2 in the morning,” on Sept. 12, he said.

He said he father had been “the Energizer bunny, always busy” and chatty. “But after that day, he just sat down,” DeMarino said. In 2018, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor “directly linked to his work at ground zero,” he said. His father died 13 months later.

“He took his work at ground zero head on,” DeMarino said. “This was my dad. Share your story too.” The

crowd rose to its feet.

Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin noted that last year the observance was held in the Lido Beach parking lot, and the crowd was limited because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, he said, the event could safely be held on the beach.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks “took a toll on the country,” Clavin said, but they also brought “unity and bravery.”

Many of the first-responders sat quietly. Among them was Pat Antonacci, of Levittown, an NYPD detective who said he worked at ground zero for a few months. “It was horrific,” he said.

His wife, Maryann, said, “It took a toll on him. He Continued on neXt page

Hempstead Town holds 9/11 ceremony didn’t talk about it. He didn’t even smile for months.”

Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman spoke of losing his nephew, Sgt. Tommy Jergens, a New York state court officer from Valley Stream. He died when the towers collapsed.

“Some people dread this day,” Blakeman said. “We know we are going to have to relive the pain and the horror of that day.” He said his nephew joined the Boy Scouts, the U.S. Army and the state court system because “the kid always liked

to wear uniforms.”

“We never got to say goodbye,” Blakeman said. Only his shield was found.

At the end of the ceremony, a number of people tossed white carnations into the choppy surf of the Atlantic Ocean. One of them was Cara Donaldson, of Plainview, a psychologist.

“Throwing flowers means casting my prayers to Mother Nature and God,” she said. The pain of 9/11, she said, “never ends, even 20 years later.”

amoNg tHe atteNdees was Todd Gleason, 61, of Island Park, a crane operator who removed the last piece of World Trade Center steel from ground zero.

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Photos by Scott Brinton/Herald

New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino spoke of his father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, who died in December 2019 of a brain tumor directly linked by his doctors to his work as a first responder at ground zero in the months after the 9/11 attacks.

HemPstead towN suPervisor Don Clavin led the ceremony.

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events and activities

community update Ongoing

relaxation and improving sleep.

Library Board of Trustees Meeting The Library is under the authority of a five-member Board of Trustees. One member is elected each year at the annual election in May. The term of office is five years. The library budget is proposed by the Board and is voted upon by the residents. The Board of Trustees generally meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00p.m. at the Library. Please call the Library at (516) 223-6228 to confirm the time, date and room. The public is welcome to attend.

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.

Literary book discussion: Slaughterhouse-Five

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Thursday, Sept. 16 Morning meditation with the library The Baldwin Public Library will host a meditation session on Thursday, Sept.

16 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.

Story time with the library Join Miss Mariel for online story time via Zoom! With the library on Sept. 16 at 11:15 a.m. You don’t need an account to participate. This program is for children ages 2 to 4. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Friday, Sept. 17 Chair yoga/Aerobic exercise for Seniors Instructor Augusta Berner will alternate classes and either show you how to use a chair to perform Yoga poses that are kind to the body OR use weights and resistance bands (or substitutions) on

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Library Board of Trustees Meeting The Library is under the authority of a five-member Board of Trustees. One member is elected each year at the annual election in May. The term of office is five years. The library budget is proposed by the Board and is voted upon by the residents. The Board of Trustees generally meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00p.m. at the Library, but this month the meeting will be virtual. hand to get blood pumping! The vent will take place via Zoom at 9 a.m.

Virtual Minecraft Mania On Friday, September 17 at 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., by using Minecraft’s creative mode you will be challenged to build and 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. Online and phone registration begins Wednesday, September 1. It’s for grades 1 to 6.

Saturday, Sept. 18 Classic film screening and production: Chinatown From 1 p.m., Roman Polanski’s highly regarded film is a homage to 1930s and 1940s film noir detective movies

in the mold of Chandler and Hammett.

Jack Nicholson plays the hard-boiled PI trying to sort out the complex and sordid story of greed, ambition, love, depravity and murder, set in 1930s LA. Faye Dunaway and John Huston offer memorable and disturbing performances in this film, which was nominated for 11 Academy Awards. Facilitator: Christopher Woods. Refreshments will be served. Registration begins Monday, August 16 at the Reference Desk.

Monday, Sept. 20 Morning meditation with the library The Baldwin Public Library will host a meditation session on Monday, Sept.

20 at 6 p.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

Vonnegut’s imaginative and timeless satirical anti-war novel follows the exploits of Bill Pilgrim, a mild-mannered “everyman”, as he questions the meaning of life before, during and following World War II. He questions such topics as heroism, cowardice, the harsh realities of war, POWs, treatment of veterans, PTSD, the Cold War, family, love, and above all else perception. Facilitator: Christopher Woods. Don’t have time to read the book? Borrow the film instead. This novel is available on OverDrive and at the Circulation Desk one month prior to the program. Place a request by calling 223-6228, ext. 145.

the password. For more information, visit www.baldwinpl.org.

Zoom Zumba Instructor Linda Salamone will get you moving and fit via Zoom Zumba! Join on Monday, Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. RSVP to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password.

Wednesday, Sept. 22 Yoga for beginners The Baldwin Public ibrary will host Yoga for Beginners on Wednesday, May 12 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

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

Original inhabitants of Baldwin were Native Americans known as the Meroke or Merrick.

The first churches were built in 1810 and 1872, and the first school in 1813.

According to the census, Baldwin is 49% white, 37% Black, 3% Asian, and 11% +two/other races.

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BALDWIN HERALD — September 16, 2021

Courtesy Jerry Brown Herald File Photo

Baldwin Fire Department hosted 9-11 ceremony to honor the fallen heroes

In-person Property Tax Exemption Workshops return to all Nassau County districts

On Sept. 11, the Baldwin Fire Department conducted a remembrance ceremony at the Rose Boulevard Firehouse. Members of the community gathered with Baldwin firefighters and their families to remember the nearly three thousand souls taken from us that day. A moving reflection of that day’s events was told by Chief of Department Timothy Hughes, who alongside his comrades worked at the site of the Twin Towers. Former Chief Michael Jazylo also spoke of the events of twenty years ago that lead to thousands more suffering and dyeing from 9-1-1 illnesses for their unselfish duty at Ground Zero. Standing in front of the permanent 911 memorial and water fall at that location are Ltd. Ryan Donaldson, Ltd. Christian Dambreville, Ltd. Daniel McNally, Captain Michael Jazylo, Chief Timothy Hughes, Chief Brien Cummings, Chief William Dworsak and Commissioner Frank Esposito.

The Nassau County Department of Assessment and Legislators announce the return of in-person Property Tax Exemption Workshops. During the workshops, Department of Assessment staff will assist residents with filing for veteran, senior citizen, Cold War veteran, volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker, limited-income disability and/or home improvement exemptions. Enhanced STAR applications will also be processed for homeowners already enrolled in the STAR program prior to Jan. 2, 2015. To best protect the health and safety of employees and residents, this year’s workshops are by appointment only. Homeowners are asked to make an appointment by calling 516-571-1500 or visiting www.nassaucountyny.gov/assessment and using the appointment scheduler link. All workshops are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information or to receive a list of necessary documentation needed for the tax exemption workshop, call the Nassau County Department of Assessment at 516-571-1500.

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Baldwin looks to maintain momentum By gaRRett d. uRiBe sports@liherald.com

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Wantagh Senior Football a standout lineBaCKeR and offensive lineman, Casey helped the Warriors capture the Nassau Conference IV championship last season while leading them in tackles for a second straight campaign and serving as a captain. The two-time All-Long Island and All-County selection is looking for a third straight season with over 100 tackles. As a junior, he was runner-up for the Piner Award, presented to Nassau’s most outstanding linebacker. Twenty of his tackles last season came in playoff wins.

gaMes to watCh Friday, sept. 17

Girls Volleyball: Lynbrook at South Side ................4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Uniondale at Baldwin.......................4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Elmont at Calhoun...........................4:45 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Hewlett at South Side......................4:45 p.m.

Girls Volleyball: Carey at Long Beach ......................... 5 p.m.

Football: Farmingdale at Oceanside .......................... 6 p.m.

Football: Hicksville at Freeport ................................... 6 p.m.

saturday, sept. 18

Girls Soccer: Mepham at South Side........................ 9 a.m.

Girls Volleyball: Clarke at West Hempstead .............10 a.m.

Girls Soccer: Seaford at V.S. South .........................10 a.m.

Girls Soccer: Long Beach at Lynbrook ....................10 a.m.

Football: Glen Cove at Baldwin ................................. 2 p.m.

Football: Sewanhaka at Elmont...................................... 2 p.m.

Football: Carey at Calhoun ............................................. 2 p.m.

Football: MacArthur at V.S. Central ................................. 2 p.m.

Football: South Side at V.S. South .................................. 2 p.m.

Football: Wantagh at Bethpage....................................... 2 p.m.

Football: V.S. North at Hewlett ........................................ 2 p.m.

Football: West Hempstead at Seaford ............................ 2 p.m.

Football: Malverne at Clarke ........................................... 2 p.m.

Football: Carle Place at East Rockaway .......................... 2 p.m.

Football: Westbury at East Meadow................................ 2 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Farmingdale at Oceanside ....................... 5 p.m.

Baldwin boys’ soccer bounced back big from a winless 2019 campaign, finishing 4-3-3 last season as Conference AA3 runner-up.

Tops in the conference on defense (1.6 goals per game) the Bruins scotched a twoyear postseason drought, getting edged in the AA quarterfinals by eventual Nassau champion Massapequa – a team Baldwin had dispatched on the road 4-1 two weeks earlier, notching its season high in scoring.

Keen to keep rolling along the tracks laid in spring, Baldwin returns seven starters to a still young but tested squad. With course-correction in hand, coach Chris Soupios said his club is now intent on seeing just how far down the line it can go.

“Last year showed us we have the ability and deserve to be in the playoffs,” said Soupios. “Even though the year before we’d been 0-11, we believed we could compete. The difference now is that we know we’re a playoff team, and our goal, as always, is to win a county championship.”

Integral to any such designs will be talented Bruins siblings Luis and Josue Ascencio Cueva. Luis – a fourth-year starting senior wingback – was named All-Conference leading Baldwin’s defense, while Josue (sophomore) starts a second year in goal after posting close to six saves per game last season. “I see Luis as a college player, a total lockdown defender,” Soupios said. “Josue also has a huge career ahead as a college goalie. He did great, starting as a freshman, and he’s becoming more of a leader in the back, which is what you want from a goalie.”

On offensive Baldwin brings back Honorable Mention All-County striker William Zelaya, a sophomore who will look to collaborate with fellow second-year starter Justin Jean-Louis, an All-Conference midfielder whose season game-high three assists came in the win at Massapequa.

“William’s one of the most complete players I’ve ever coached,” said Soupios. “He’s another sure-fire college player who’s going to score goals. Justin’s a guy who opened a lot people’s eyes last year. He can put the ball in any spot you tell him, he can make the kick.”

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“Ashell will team with Luis on defense, but also be a big assist guy for us with his passing ability, giving us lots of chances.”

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“Double-A is one of the most competitive conferences,” Soupios said. “There are no free games. But there’s a natural confidence that happens whenever a team starts to see it can win. We took a big step forward last season, and we’re looking to take another.”

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With Covid-19 booster shots looking likely, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside recently conducted a poll to gauge interest in the third jab and opinions on mask use in schools. The “Truth in Medicine Poll” found that an overwhelming majority of vaccinated Long Island and New York City residents said they would get the booster when available.

At the briefing meeting last Thursday, Senior Vice President of Communications Joe Calderone said 600 metro area residents took part in the poll. Of the vaccinated group, which comprised 84 percent of participants, 75 percent said they would get a vaccine booster shot if one were offered. Nine percent said they would not get the booster, and 16 percent said they were unsure.

Dr. Aaron Glatt, MSSN’s chairman of medicine, said new studies have shown that the third shot could help people with underlying health conditions develop a stronger immune response to the virus.

“If we had this information, which we didn’t have when the vaccines first came out, we’d actually recommend that these people take three doses right away,” Glatt said last Thursday.

Dr. Adhi Sharma, MSSN’s new president, was heartened by the 75 percent figure, as a Mount Sinai poll in October 2020 indicated that more than 50 percent of participants said they did not plan to be vaccinated.

“People are now integrating information into their decision-making,” Sharma said. “Where they had no information before, they have plenty of information now, and we’re seeing that they’re using information to make a rational decision.”

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Sharma called last year’s virtual school experiences “sub-optimal.” With the vaccine unavailable to children under 12, he endorsed mask requirements for schools to keep in-person classes going until enough children can be vaccinated.

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“If everybody was immune to the virus, the virus cannot spread,” Glatt said. “The more people that get vaccinated, the less there are places for the virus to spread and mutate and attack people who were previously immune.”

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On Sept. 9, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, Joyce Smith, launched the Pre-arraignment Diversion Pilot Program, which allows those who have received a desk appearance ticket for minor, nonviolent offences to “perform tasks and receive community-based treatment and supportive services instead of jail, probation or other traditional sentences.”

“With a backlog of more than 8,000 minor, non-violent cases because of the pandemic, this proven program will free our courts to focus on the violent and dangerous individuals who threaten our community, while providing accountability and a second chance for those accused of petty offenses,” Smith said.

This program, which was initially proposed by former Nassau County district attorney Madeline Singas, partially mirrors the Project Reset, initiated in New York City in 2015 for people of color, and the Adolescent Diversion Program, implemented by the county in 2012 and discontinued in 2019, for 16and 17-year-olds, which avoids the stigma, trauma and expense of navigating the adult court system and of missing work or school, officials said.

Ninety-five percent of those in Project Reset avoided going to court ,and 93 percent of those in ADP had their cases dismissed, with less than 1 percent ending in incarcerations. While recidivism was reduced in Project Reset, no difference in rates was observed in ADP, however.

“For the Latino community on Long Island, this program will greatly reduce the harsh impact of contact with the criminal justice system,” said Veronica Renta Irwin, president-elect of the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association.

According to Nassau County Police Department reports, Black and Hispanic residents are more likely to have more interactions with the police and the courts than their white counterparts.

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nassau aCting distriCt Attorney Joyce Smith, at lectern, announced the launch of the Pre-Arraignment Program, which applies evidence-based restorative justice measures toward those with nonviolent, minor offences, alongside, from left, Veronica Renta Irwin, Long Island Hispanic Bar Association; Livia Polise, Adelphi University School of Social Wor; Geoffrey Prime, Esq., Amistad Long Island Black Bar Association; N. Scott Banksw, Legal Aid Society of Nassau County; Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, Family and Children’s Association; Rodney Grayson, Community Partnership Program; and Brian Lee, deputy executive assistant district attorney for the General Litigation Division. munities of color.”

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Pre-arraignment diversion programs for adults with behavioral health needs have met with success. Jim Parsons, research director and vice president at Vera, which along with NYC Health + Division of Correctional Health Services implemented a pilot program in 2015, found that “the results of the pilot program are clear: More adequate medical screening is necessary to address health disparities across the justice system and reduce the overrepresentation of people

with physical and behavioral health needs in our city’s jails.”

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Cedarhurst Real Estate Management Office. Light Accounting, Computer Skills, Yardi Exp. Preferable, Excel/Word. Spanish Helpful. $35-$50K. 516-216-9139 Send Resume: harry@hhrmc.com

Business Analyst. Analyze business data and help clients drive business performance. Bachelor in business management or related. Worksite: Ronkonkoma, NY. Send Resume: HR, Todo International Inc., 2190 Smithtown Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

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Baldwin $495,000 Laurel Avenue. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms.

Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/ family room and home office. First floor master bedroom.

Taxes: $10,227.37

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Bellmore $640,000 Hewlett Lane. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with maple cabinets and granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den with sliders to deck. Cathedral/vaulted ceiling. Many updates.

Near Newbridge Road pool and park. Taxes: $13,060

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Daytime Pumpkin Carvers Blaze, Old Bethpage Restoration Village

Outdoors From September Through November 5–8 Hour Shifts Carve Creative Pumpkin Designs For Display Hourly Rate - $16 To Apply:

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United Telecom USA, Inc., dba Your Wireless Management LLC – Westbury, NY is seeking a Market Research Analyst to Research local & regional market conditions & prepare reports of findings, illustrating data graphically & translating complex findings into written text for internal teams across the company’s multiple locations.Gather information to determine potential sales of products & services. Req’s a Bachelor’s degree or its foreign equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field of study. To apply, MAIL resume to: United Telecom USA, Inc. dba Your Wireless Management LLC, Attn: Harpreet Katari, 1250 Shames Dr, Westbury, NY 11590.

Eldercare Offered ELDERCARE OFFERED/ HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE

Eldercare Needed HOME HEALTH AIDE Needed- Rockville Centre. Monday -Saturday, 1pm-7pm, Assist Senior, Including Cooking Dinner.

CNA and HHA Required. Call Hyacinth 516-476-8954.

REAL ESTATE Real Estate Attention Sportsmen! NY-VT Border, Minutes to Bennington, VT. 30 acres, Only $99,900! Open and wooded, trails throughout property. Abundant wildlife, great views with southern exposure. Town road, power, telephone, Owner Financing 802-447-0779

Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY BA 54 Rose Lane, NEW! PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area.Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth & Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20...$899,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 EAST ROCKAWAY BA, 33 Murdock Rd, NEW EXCLUSIVE! 5 BR,3.5 Bth Col on Beautiful St in SD#20. Large Gran/Wood EIK,LR/Fpl ,FDR/Fpl ,Den & Sun Rm .Mstr Ste w/ Vaulted Ceiling, New Bth, WIC & Terr. Bsmt....$999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Dougals elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT 9-19, BA 11610 Hilary Ct, REDUCED! Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac. 5 BR,3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20.

Tax Grivance Filed.....$1,225,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 VALLEY STREAM 9/19, 12-2, 74 Gibson 1B, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Lovely 1 Bedroom Coop on First Floor. LR, DR, Kitchen & Bath. HW Flrs. Convenient to LIRR & Shops. SD#24...$199,000 Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299 WO O D M E R E BA 4 C L U B S I D E D r, Renovated 3 BR,3.5 Bth Townhouse in Cedar Glen. Updtd Gran/Wood EIK & Bths.

HW Flrs. Fin Lower Level. Att Gar.Commun i t y P o o l & Te n n i s . N e a r A l l .

SD#14...$685,000, Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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Franklin Square $672,500 Fendale Street. Expanded Cape. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.

Finished basement. New kitchen and bathrooms. First floor master bedroom. 2 car garage. Taxes: $13,262.06

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East Rockaway $625,000 Mallow Road. Expanded Cape. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms.

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Master bedroom with walk-out deck. Rear deck and stone patio with inground swimming pool. Taxes: $16,749

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East Meadow $935,000 Hilda Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with custom cabinets, granite countertops, stainless stel appliances and center island.

Spacious living room. Formal dining room. Family room with fireplace. Oversized master suite with walk-in closet, master bath with Jacuzzi and his/her sinks. 2 bedrooms on first floor. Fenced backyard with patio and gazebo. Security system and central air conditioning. Close to all.

Taxes: $16,006

Hewlett Bay Park $1,800,000 Veeder Drive. Colonial. 7 bedrooms, 4.55 bathroms.

Gourmet eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, butler’s pantry and breakfast room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Den/family room with wet bar and home office. All large rooms with high ceilings. Sweeping staircase and 6 fireplaces. 1.1 acres of park-like property. Security system.

Convenient to shopping and LIRR. Taxes: $39,072 Lido Beach $915,000 Regent Drive. Hi Ranch. 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms. New eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Open layout with living room with gas fireplace.

Den/family room and home office. 3 season room overlooks inground heated pool with slide and patio. Near beach and close to all.

Taxes: $11,500 Merrick $634,000 Lincoln Boulevard. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.

Finished basement. New open-concept eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.

Wraparound balcony staircase overlooks living room with granite fireplace. Formal dinig room. Spacious den with French sliders to deck and lush yard. Home office and many updates including newly finished parquet/herringbone floors. Master bedroom with walk-in custom closet.

Security system. Close to all. Taxes: $11,489.38 Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.

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Park-like, pool sized backyard with multi-tier deck for entertaining and 2 car detached garage with 2nd floor storage complete this home! $698,000.

Showings start Wednesday, 9/22 and Thursday, 9/23 12pm-2pm and 4pm-6pm. Please call the Daniel Gale Office at 516-248-6655 to request appointments.

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OPEN HOUSES SUNday, 9/19/21 WOOdMERE

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Large Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl, FDR/Fpl, Den & Sun Rm.Mstr Ste w/ Vaulted Ceiling, New Bth, WIC & Terr. Bsmt ................................................................................. $999,000 54 Rose Lane, BA, PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT!3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area. Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth & Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20 .................... REDUCED! $899,000

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74 Gibson Blvd #1B, 12-2, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Lovely 1 Bedroom Coop on First Floor. LR, DR, Kitchen & Bath. HW Flrs. Convenient to LIRR & Shops. SD#24 $199,000

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395 Serena Rd, BA, 5 BR, 2 Bth Col on O/S Property. Updtd EIKs. 3 BR Main Level, 2 Upstairs with OSE. SD#14.Possible M/D with Proper Permits. Near All ........$799,000 1610 Hilary Ct, BA, Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grievance Filed .. REDUCED! $1,225,000 1390 Broadway #102, BA, 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Luxurious Hewlett Townhouse. LR/ DR, Updtd Kit & Office/Den. Elevator, 24 Hr Drman, Valet Pkg, Pool. Priv Storage Area.

Great Location Near Shops & Trans ............................................... REDUCED! $349,000 1534 Broadway #103, BA, NEW! Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bth Condo in Luxurious Jonathan Hall. LR/DR, Large EIK, Laundry Rm, & Pantry. Terrace Facing into Courtyard.

Doorman Bldg with Elevator. Indoor Garage Pkg & Storage ............................. $599,000

Q. Our central air conditioning unit sits next to the rear corner of our house, and even though it’s 25 feet from our patio, where we entertain, it still makes a lot of noise when it runs. During a recent barbecue with friends, it became the topic of conversation, and my friend recommended either building a “sound wall” around it or moving it to the side of the house, just around the corner, which makes me wonder why they didn’t just put the unit there in the first place. It doesn’t make sense, and really would have solved the problem. What do you think?

A. I think you’re lucky to be inquisitive and not take the first advice you got, because your friend’s advice may have caused you a lot of needless aggravation. For a few decades, the rules in most local communities have not only restricted where a central air conditioning condenser unit can be placed, but also require a building permit onte eeper and a zoning hearing process if the unit is intended to stay where someone who should have known better installed it.

In the process of starting a large design project with new residential clients, we architects are stuck with having to check for extraneous issues that will hinder a smooth permit process, and those units become a sticking point. Unless there will be 5 to 8 feet of clearance to a side property line, depending on the community, you may want to avoid the extra couple of thousand dollars and wasted time detouring through a zoning variance process just because a friend or uncaring air conditioning company recommended putting the unit where it has been clearly discouraged from being placed for the last 30 years. I see this problem nearly every day, and realize that the installers either know about the problem or must have recently emerged from living under a rock, because there’s almost no way not to know if you do this for a living.

The sound wall can work, but be sure to check with a manufacturer about air clearances, because the unit needs air flow to properly dissipate heat.

Walls also require foundations, and can be expensive if the wall will be built to last. Also, the wall or fence requires a permit at the same time as the A.C. unit, no matter where you place both. Even fences around A.C. units require permits.

The reason for keeping side yards clear is the noise echo between houses. Neighbors must have once brought this to the attention of their local government, because this wasn’t always an issue. Units hinder emergency workers who need access to side yards with fire hoses to prevent flames from spreading. You could also research and replace old equipment with a new, quieter model for a lot less money than a wall or permit — or just turn up the music and talk louder to mask the sound, for no cost at all.

Enjoy your barbecues!

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y wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was halfawake, preparing myself for the day, while our then 1½-year-old daughter slept in the next room of our Long Beach apartment.

“Turn on the TV,” Katerina said.

There were the twin towers ablaze in fireballs, black smoke pouring from the structures. Like so many of us, I could only stare, mouth agape, in stunned disbelief.

My wife was at SCoTT Lawrence Middle School, where she BRINToN teaches to this day.

The teachers didn’t have a TV to know precisely what was happening, so she called me to find out. She was sitting with a colleague whose husband worked at the World Trade Center. I stuttered as I relayed what I was seeing.

I can’t recall which station I was watching, but I remember the frantic, frightened voice of a telecaster in a helicopter that whirred from a distance above the twin towers.

Then, suddenly, the unexpected happened at 9:59 a.m.: The south tower col-

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lapsed. The image of its shiny metal exterior cascading down, and then a massive gray ash plume spiraling back up hundreds of feet into the air, was seared into my mind. It haunts my thoughts to this day.

I gasped. Then I had to explain to my wife what had just happened, and she had to tell her colleague, who was overcome by fear and sorrow. As I write this 20 years later, a chill radiates up my spine into my brain.

At 10:28 a.m., the north tower fell. We, as a nation, had just witnessed the mass murder of 2,606 people in the twin towers live on TV. I’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that day. Last Saturday I photographed the Town of Hempstead’s moving 9/11 ceremony, held, as it always is, at Lido Beach Park, where people gathered by the Atlantic Ocean on the day of the attacks to catch a glimpse of the smoke plumes from the towers.

NYPD Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, an NYPD officer who died in 2019 of brain cancer because of his time spent at ground zero, encouraged attendees to tell their stories of that terrible day. In doing so, we keep the collective memory of the attacks alive so we “never forget.”

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And so, I tell my story here.

After collecting myself, I readied my daughter and headed to my wife. As I drove on West Park Avenue through Long Beach on the way to Lawrence, I spotted the smoke plumes through a break in the houses, just as I was entering the city’s West End. The plumes were like giant ribbons stretching to the heavens. “My God!” I said to myself, realizing that nothing would ever be the same.

My wife was released from her duties after the children were sent home, and we met up on a side street in Lawrence. I could see the fear and horror in her eyes. We realized we had no cell service, but I told her that everything would be OK. I wondered whether that was true.

My wife drove our daughter back to our apartment, and I went to work just down the street at the Heralds’ office at the time, in Lawrence. From there I took dictation from reporters who had been dispatched to train stations along the Babylon and Far Rockaway branches of the Long Island Rail Road. They were interviewing survivors who had hurried out of Manhattan, white ash and sweat coating their dark business suits. They poured out of the trains like frightened war victims.

I worked until 3 a.m. the next day to

’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that awful September day.

produce a paper. I remember stepping out of the office onto the empty sidewalk on Central Avenue around midnight and staring into the black sky. I heard F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead. They flew low, but I couldn’t see them.

I felt drained and hollow. I was unprepared for the sense of sorrow that I — and the nation — would feel in the coming years. I reported on 13 funerals and memorial services in the months after Sept. 11, training my camera’s zoom lens on the grieving family members and friends of the victims. I hated shooting photos of those in such deep mourning.

Now, though, my sense is that those pictures are an important part of history.

They are documents that tell us about the price of terrorism. They show us, in no uncertain terms, why we must, as a nation, work toward world peace. I have reported on those annual ceremonies ever since.

At last Saturday’s, I could hear the anger and sorrow of the family members and friends of 9/11 victims as they spoke.

There is no peace that can come from such an attack, only acceptance.

Never, ever forget.

Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication.

Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

Season of fire and flood slips into September

t has been a season of extremes, but after the floods and the fires and the winds and the Covid surges and the ICUs getting slammed and the little ones getting sick, and the heat waves searing the country, north, south, east and west, one drumbeat persists: Get the vaccine. Wear a mask. Take a booster. It’s easy and necessary.

I can’t offer wiser words than these. If everyone who could have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine had done so, thousands of lives would have been saved. FamiRANDI lies would have KREISS avoided devastating illness and loss and broken businesses. But there being no percentage in looking back, there is still opportunity for people who have been reluctant to step up now and make themselves and their families safer from the virus.

As autumn spins into view, we are clearly in the crosshairs of various unprecedented forces, meteorological, medical, political and cultural. I don’t know anyone who isn’t feeling anxious.

Please, if you are among the sanguine and

secure, let me know your secret.

The meteorological stressors seem an apt metaphor for the general distress of observing our country in the clutches of destructive forces: a defeated president who won’t go away, a clutch of sycophants who will sell their souls for another year in office and, unbelievably, millions of folks who feel so angry and disenfranchised that they would rather risk a tussle with Covid — or possibly a fatal encounter with Covid — than get an inoculation that will keep them safe. The difference is that, unlike the random violence of tornadoes and floods that have plagued us this summer, the political disturbances in the field have intentionality.

The past administration targeted climate change initiatives and women’s rights and diversity. For four years we suffered a vacuum of moral leadership; the center frayed, and we haven’t yet repaired the damage that was inflicted on our departments of justice and state and housing and health.

President Biden, love him, hate him or ignore him, is pushing against a tide of irrational vitriol that would overturn a legal election and let chaos reign. In the

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name of “freedom,” people are rejecting a vaccine that can save the lives of the children they love.

Somehow this all intertwines with the catastrophic weather we have endured this summer. When nature goes wild, some part of us knows to hunker down and ride it out, because when the storm passes, the sun will shine again. Order will be restored. But on the political front, there is no such guarantee.

We are not done with hurricanes this season. As The Weather Channel warns: “We may still expect storms bringing exceptionally high waves … The sea may be white with driving spray; visibility very seriously affected…” It goes on to say that even large vessels may disappear for long periods of time in the deep troughs between the heaving seas.

A fearsome description. But such storms can be survived. More frightening is our current political and pandemic cyclone. Our ship of state is also disappearing into deep troughs, and who knows if it can rise again?

We must not take our eyes off this prize.

Everything, including the actual weather, is conspiring to distract us from monitor-

lease, if you’re among the sanguine and secure, let me know your secret.

ing the attacks on voting rights and women’s rights. We need energy and focus to stay vigilant.

We cannot do any of the important work that needs to be done unless we get the vaccine available throughout the country. Our hospitals and medical teams need relief, and we can help return to some normalcy if we get inoculated. If we get our kids inoculated.

On the weather front, how many 500year storms do we need to survive before the anti-science refuseniks realize it is still within our power to curb the emissions and toxins that affect our climate?

The storms, the pandemic and the politics seem pulled into a tightening vortex, playing out here and now. My sense is that our time, this particular time and place, autumn 2021, will stand out in history. It will be important, someday, to have the story of these troubling days set in print.

What we can’t know, or even surmise, is how this unsettling season will evolve.

The hurricanes will eventually blow out to sea. We will pick up the pieces. But after this season of political madness, who will remain standing? Each of us can do something: get the vaccine, wear a mask and, when it’s time, vote as if our democracy depended on it.

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

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ore than 80 percent of Nassau County adults have received at least their first dose of a Covid19 vaccine. That’s excellent.

Overall, about 68 percent of Nassau residents who are eligible for the vaccine — that is, anyone over age 12 — are now fully vaccinated. That’s good, but not great.

Not great because that leaves 30 percent — a sizable number — who are yet to complete their vaccination regimens. And here’s the thing: Not all communities are equal in the race to vaccinate as many people as humanly possible.

The vaccination rate is just above 50 percent in Cedarhurst, Elmont, Freeport, Inwood, Lawrence, Mill Neck, Old Westbury and Uniondale. In other communities, it actually falls below 50 percent. In the 11549 ZIP code of Hempstead, it’s 26

percent; Greenvale, 35 percent; and Roosevelt, 48 percent.

In any number of other communities, the rate hovers in the 60 percent range.

Compare that with the rate in the 11020 ZIP code of Great Neck, where it’s 80 percent; Jericho, 78 percent; Plainview, 78 percent; the 11040 ZIP code of New Hyde Park, 75 percent; Mineola, 74 percent; Port Washington, 74 percent; Williston Park, 74 percent; Merrick, 73 percent; and Syosset, 73 percent.

It becomes clear, based on these statistics, compiled by the federal and state governments, that there is a wide disparity in vaccination rates between many of the county’s more affluent communities and its low-income neighborhoods. County health officials must ask why people in working-class areas have fallen so far

behind in being vaccinated. Do they not have the time to get their shots because they are working three jobs? Do they lack access to health-care facilities? Is transportation a problem? Is English a barrier?

In certain communities, Cedarhurst and Lawrence in particular, religious conviction may play a role, and Jewish spiritual leaders from throughout the Five Towns recently released a video, which is at times serious and others humorous, encouraging their congregants to get vaccinated. We applaud that effort.

Such targeted campaigns are clearly needed in any number of neighborhoods throughout the county. The race to achieve herd immunity — when 75 to 80 percent of all county residents have been vaccinated — will be won one community at a time.

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ith all the highly necessary talk about the Covid-19 vaccine, it would be easy to overlook the flu shot, which each of us should get every year, but only about half of us do.

With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, it’s more important than ever to get a flu shot this year. Then, if you do get sick, you can rule out the flu. Even if you do get the flu after receiving the shot, it’s likely to be a mild to moderate case, not the type that can knock you off your feet and send you to the hospital.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 12,000 to 60,000 people died of the flu in the U.S. each year between 2010 and 2020. That doesn’t come close to the more than

650,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic since March 2020, but it is still a heavy death toll.

Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu shot every season, with rare exceptions, according to the CDC. People with underlying health complications should be particularly vigilant about getting the vaccine. Throughout the pandemic, we have seen how those with medical conditions are far more likely to succumb to a virus.

September and October are the best time to be vaccinated against the flu, the CDC says. Ideally, everyone should be vaccinated by the end of October.

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Honoring those we lost on Sept. 11, which ‘seems like yesterday’ To the Editor: Many of us have our own stories that carry the memory of one or more of the 2,977 family members, friends or neighbors taken from us in an inexplicable act of hatred 20 years ago. Those of us old enough to remember Sept. 11, 2001, know that evil exists because we saw and felt it, and many continue to live and suffer with its effects. As President George W. Bush said in his address to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 20, 2001, we were “a nation awakened to danger and called to defend freedom.”

Sept. 11 seems like yesterday, yet the calendar tells us that the memories and the scars are now 20 years old. It’s stunning to think that there is a generation of Americans who have no memory of that day other than what they have seen on video or learned

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You need a flu vaccine every year for two reasons. First, your immunity protection from vaccination declines over time, so an annual inoculation is needed for optimal protection, according to the CDC. Second, flu viruses are constantly changing. The composition of flu vaccines is reviewed annually by CDC officials, and is updated to protect against the viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming flu season.

It takes about two weeks after your shot for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against influenza virus infection. That’s why it’s best to get vaccinated before flu viruses start to spread in your community.

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ears ago, my wife and I walked onto a Martha Vineyard’s beach with my Cornell University advisee and his parents, only to be confronted by a white man asking where we thought we were going. My advisee’s father, a professor at a prestigious medical school, who was African-American, replied, “I could ask you the same. I own this beach.”

That wasn’t my first experience with racism, but it highlighted how education, expertise and wealth can be denied by the color of one’s roBert skin.

My first memosCott ry of how race can distort reality is of when a friend and I were wrestling on the sidewalk on Third Avenue in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on the way home from school. We were having fun, but a passerby told us to stop. “Blacks and whites shouldn’t fight,” she said, instead of just saying that kids shouldn’t fight. My neighbor and I were simply playing, and unlike that lady, we could see each other merely as friends.

I’m not colorblind. I see color and shades of color, but I try to see people for who they are as individuals. This is called

respect. When I was at camp as a 9-yearold, I remember small signs that lined the paths. Each said, “Others,” meaning think of others, welcome others, respect others. We put similar signs around the Adelphi University campus when I was president.

Respect is a two-way exchange. Racism denies respect. Racism rejects the humanity of another person or group. We should understand that demands for respect and dignity are not demands for privilege and standing. We should teach in our schools and houses of worship, and certainly in our homes, that others should be respected even when they look different from us.

Respect is different from tolerance. Tolerance is passive acceptance. Respect is an active engagement with another person as an equal. Respect requires action, while tolerance requires no commitment.

In our society, many people grow up in communities lacking diversity because of decades of laws and regulations that, even when overturned, had set a foundation for segregated housing and divided communities. Yet the children who grow up in these towns and villages will most likely one day supervise, or be supervised by, or be a neighbor of, someone of a different

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s a Black friend and I wrestled on a sidewalk long ago, a woman admonished us.

Letters in school.

One of the enduring lessons of that day was that we must never be afraid to recognize evil for what it is, call it by name and be willing to fight together as one against it. It is that lesson that makes the events unfolding in Afghanistan so alar ming and disheartening to watch, as some of the very organizations responsible for the horrors of that day celebrate our haphazard withdrawal. What have our leaders forgotten?

But those of us old enough to remember Sept. 11 also remember that goodness exists. That must be recognized, too. We remember the heroes who rushed toward danger to save thousands of lives, giving their own lives in the process or now suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. We see that goodness today in our first responders, health care workers and so many others these past 18 months, in ways large and small, as we have tried to help one another through this unprecedented fight against Covid-19.

Patriot Day, 9/11, is important as our opportunity to “never forget” the evil inflicted on so many, and at the same time, embrace our capacity for good. It is our opportu-

ethnic or racial background. If they don’t learn the value of respect for others in their homes or schools, where will they?

In 1944, the Carnegie Corporation funded research by Swedish Nobel Laureate Gunnar Myrdal to study race relations in the United States. In his report, entitled “An American Dilemma,” he noted the contradictions of American democracy. The “dilemma” refers to a nation torn between allegiance to its highest ideals and awareness of the cruel realities of racial discrimination.

The U. S. military was still segregated in the 1940s.

Myrdal was quoted as saying that Americans “of all national origins, regions, creeds, and colors” hold in common “the ideals of the essential dignity and equality of all human beings, of inalienable rights to freedom, justice, and opportunity.” And yet, he said, these ideals were compromised by the pervasive violations of the dignity of Black Americans by public policy and private privations.

The legacy of slavery and restrictive covenants robbed Black people of wealth and opportunity. They were denied G.I. Bill benefits given to white veterans, which created much of the white middle class and ensured home ownership, the bedrock of American economic wealth.

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nity to honor those we lost through service to people, but just as important, to take the time to make sure that our children and grandchildren understand what happened that day and why it is important that we must respect one another and be vigilant and united in defense of our values and way of life.

God bless the lost and the families left behind. May God bless those we continue to lose and those suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. May God bless our military, police and first responders who keep us safe and protect our freedom. And may God continue to bless the United States of America.

STEVE RHOADS Nassau County legislator

CorreCtion The author of last week’s column “In celebration of teachers” was misidentified. The column was written by Robert A. Scott, not Alan Singer.

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Schools were segregated. There was a systematic denial of respect, opportunity and equal access before the law.

A modern-day Myrdal would find many of these same dilemmas today.

Housing and school segregation persist, restrictions on voting are flourishing, systemic racism is common, and respect as people and as citizens is refused to Black Americans. The history of racial discrimination is being denied even as it continues by those who deny it.

Mutual respect is essential to social cohesion and civil discourse. To deny the humanity of millions of our neighbors is to limit our nation’s capacity to fulfill its ideals.

These are difficult times. My hope is that, even in times like these, families, clergy and teachers will prepare children with the basic values of civility, sincerity and respect for others. We should each know that we are the “other” to some, and that others deserve the respect that we believe is due to us. Our national values — freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, democracy itself — will wither without mutual respect.

Dr. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University and author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).

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