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Baldwinite up for SCPD commissioner Detective Dalsh Veve, from Baldwin, who was seriously injured on the job. Retiring NYPD Chief of Suffolk County Executive Department Rodney Harrison, Steve Bellone nominated Harri52, the first African-American to son, who will retire from the hold the job, was nominated on NYPD at the end of the year Dec. 16 by the Suffolk after 30 years on the County Legislature’s j o b, fo l l ow i n g a Public Safety Comnationwide search. mittee to become the Bellone said the first Black commischallenges that Harsioner of the Suffolk rison will face County Police include “solving the Department, if conGilgo Beach serial firmed by the Legismurder case and lature on Tuesday, implementing the after the Herald went police reform plan.” to press. The department Harrison is a has struggled to father of three who recruit officers of lives in Baldwin. His color, and has long family is also in law been criticized for enforcement: His RoDNEY corruption and wife is a retired abuse. Harrison said NYPD lieutenant, HaRRiSoN he had reviewed the and two of their Outgoing NYPD chief county’s reform plan daughters, Amber and especially supand Tyra, were ports officers wearrecently sworn in as uniformed ing body cameras, which all offimembers of the New York City cers in the department who Police Department. interact with the public will be Harrison and his family have required to do starting next year. also been active in the Baldwin Corruption is another issue community. In 2019, he auctioned that was brought up in meetings. a Black History Month challenge Tom Spota, the former Suffolk coin for $2,500, which would fund a scholarship for the daughter of Continued on page 14
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CHilDREN FRoM aRouND the area rallied around Santa and his elves for the third annual holiday party hosted by Baldwin American Legion Post 246 last Sunday.
Baldwin Legion Post 246 celebrates Christmas with kids By CRiStiNa aRRoYo RoDRiguEz carroyo@liherald.com
On Dec. 19, Baldwin Post 246 of the American Legion, partnering with the Salvation Army, Baldwin Fire Department and Nassau County, hosted its third annual holiday party where about 40 area residents came together for a moment of peace and community amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The festivities began with
a visit by members of the Baldwin Fire Department in a fire truck. Children explored the equipment as parents took candid photos and Santa’s elves showed families around the vehicle on a chilly December afternoon. Hose Co. 3 1st Lt. Joseph Eberhart, 33, who has been a volunteer firefighter for about 15 years, told the Herald, “We are all about community service.” He said that as long as the American Legion hosted such social events, the fire
department would lend a hand. Indeed, Hose 2 appeared two years ago at the holiday party. Families then came inside for food and camaraderie, with children awaiting Santa’s arrival and parents awaiting their children’s expression at Santa’s arrival. The Mclaughlin family, from Long Beach, sat on the table closest to the Christmas tree and stack of presents. When asked what she was Continued on page 16
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Baldwin residents watched from inside, under awnings and even stood in the rain to catch a glimpse of Santa and Mrs. Claus riding in a 1951 Ahrens-Fox Engine on Saturday. Due to the spike of Covid cases, Hose Co. 1 decided to do their second annual town-wide Santa Run while also streaming on a Facebook livestream to spread cheer and joy in a Covid-safe way. “It was really special to see all the happy residents waving and cheering us on,” Hose Co. No. 1 Treasurer Craig Yanantuono said to the Herald, adding, “We started last year because of Covid to bring a little cheer to those who spent all year at home.” The seven craig Baldwin Fire Department companies usually Yanantuono do a Santa run to each of Hose Co. 1 their members’ houses, but going across town covered larger areas and enabled more residents to enjoy the music and sights coming off of the parade ensemble. Captain Charles Jamison was in charge of the parade. Adapting to Covid-19, the Baldwin Fire Department outfitted the 1951 Ahrens-Fox Engine with a mobile hotspot and cameras to allow viewers at home to watch Santa’s progression on Facebook live. Remote viewers commented on the fire department page in real-time, asking when Santa would be in their neighborhood and exclaiming how
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santa claus’ route: Part 1 - FDHQ to Plaza Part 2 - Plaza to Lenox Part 3 - 271 Lenox Rd. to 820 Demott Ave. Part 4 - 826 Centennial Ave. to 990 Stanton Ave. Part 5 - Brookside to Milburn Part 6 - 2501 Milburn Ave. to 865 Church St. Part 7 - 860 Church S. to 883 Northern Blvd. Part 8 - 889 Northern Blvd. to 826 Bonnie Dr. Part 9 - 825 Marilyn Ln. to 2390 Grand Ave.
nice it was that the Fire Department would take the time to do the parade. The pre-planned route and GPS tracking provided by the fire department allowed any civilian to locate Santa’s trail. The parade started at the Fire Department’s Headquarters in Grand Ave. and ended in Grand Ave., stopping along the way at Baldwin schools, including Lenox, Plaza and Brookside, and various roads, including Demott Ave., Centennial Ave., Church St. and Northern Blvd. Liz Giles, daughter of long-term resident Joan Giles, commented on the stream on Facebook saying, “Thank you so much to the Baldwin Fire Department! Amazing! I really enjoyed watching you drive around. Thank you for the Christmas spirit!” Joan Giles’ locally famous tree, which tops Rockville Center’s tree by a few inches, was one of the stops on the list for the Fire Department, stopping to take a few pictures of Santa in front of the 80-foot Christmas Tree.
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rain or shine, nothing would stop Santa and Mrs. Claus from greeting the families of Baldwin in their tinsel-covered fire truck. santa and hose Co. 1 stopped at Mrs. Giles’ historic Christmas tree to snap a quick photo before continuing their route, left. adapting to covid-19, the Baldwin Fire Department outfitted the 1951 Ahrens-Fox Engine with a mobile hotspot and cameras to allow viewers at home to watch Santa progression on Facebook live, far left.
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Serendipity in a tattoo shop on Merrick Rd. By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com
After family betrayal in the Dominican Republic and a realtor’s seizure at a rental showing, Michael “Micha” Baret, 27, is now the owner of Moonlight Gallery, a tattoo parlor on 822 Merrick Road. Rebuilding the space from scratch, Baret had his grand opening on Dec. 12, inviting the public to check out their services, including tattooing, waxing, haircuts and piercings. Always wanting to start a business, Baret attempted several types in his home country of the Dominican Republic, but was unable to keep any going because of his family supposedly stealing from him. Now living full time in the United States in Uniondale, Baret has surrounded himself with a creative think-tank in his shop. “Family is not always those people who are related to you by blood; family is created by MICHAEl loyalty and honesty” he owner explained. While cruising the Freeport Nautical Mile looking for spaces to open his tattooing venture, he noticed the empty location on Merrick Road and immediately contacted the real estate agent. Going back and forth on the phone about timing the visit, Baret insisted he see the place before the agent left to Miami. The persistency paid off, and they met before the agent’s departure. At the showing the agent “started staring out the window into space,” reported Baret, undergoing a seizure that would make him collapse. Baret caught him midair, put him on the floor sideways and called for help. “The realtor said, ‘You saved my life,’ so he helped me get the spot,” noted Baret. He got the lease, moved in on Jan. 7 of this year and got to rebuilding. Having a very specific image of the
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shop, Baret did all the construction of plastering and painting by hand and changed everything besides the ceiling. “I stripped the floors the walls, everything,” said Baret, and by doing that, “flew through the budget.” When Covid hit a few months down the road, he had to take out loans to pay rent and survive. Finally officially open with Health Department permits passed and everyone’s tattoo licenses in order, Baret can achieve his dream of tattooing that started when he was living in the Bronx. When Baret was 20 and came home from studying in college, that one specific night changed the whole course of his life. He came home and saw his cousin he hadn’t seen in a while, and she went from having no tattoos to nearly a whole sleeve. Taking him to her room at 2 a.m., she showed him the tattoo kit her and her friends purchased on eBay. She explained they’ve been tatBARET, tooing each other with it ask asked him to try it out. “When I held that machine it was like, wow…I did some line art [and] it felt really good,” Baret recalls. After that night he dropped out of college and saved up money for his own tattoo kit by working at his dad mini mart. Able to get one, he then worked in the meat department of another shop, where he was surrounded by pig skin, which he would take home and practice tattooing on. Now, it’s been seven years of tattooing, chalking it up to “perseverance-that’s how you get it done.” In the future, Baret plans to hold sip and paint nights at the space and will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on his birthday, March 14 of next year. The name “Moonlight Gallery” comes from the moon that inspires and illuminates all who view it, even on the darkest of nights, he said. While gallery is seen as a repre-
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OWNER MICHAEl BARET of Moonlight Gallery built his shop to his liking from the ground up.
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sentation of all the individuals who make it such a creative space. New Baldwin Chamber of Commerce President Franky Jorge commented on recreational businesses downtown saying, “We see all locally owned businesses as essential, as they are the back-
bone to our local economy--we are seeing a lot of interest for future investments into Baldwin.” Declaring upcoming developments around town such as Baldwin Commons, Breslin and more to increasing customer base and attracting business owners.
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News brief State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa today nominated 25 outstanding New York State high school seniors for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, including Baldwin’s own Zavier Foster. The Presidential Scholar recognition is one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. “New York’s nominees are an impressive group of students who demonstrate academic excellence and distinguished leadership in their endeavors both in and out of school,” Board of Regents Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. said. “Their nominations are a testament to what can be accomplished with diligence to school work and the dedication of fine teachers and mentors.” “I am so proud of these hardworking, talented New York students and I am honored to nominate them for this prestigious program,” Commissioner Rosa said. “They are truly among the best and brightest, and I join our legislators in congratulating all of them on this honor.” New York’s legislators nominate students from their districts and the Commissioner, as Chief State School Officer, chooses 20 nominees to
advance to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) for the general component and five from Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, who nominated Foster, stated, “He is a leader in and out of the classroom and sets a strong example for his peers. His wealth of accomplishments are proof that hard work and dedication to one’s community can make a difference at any age.” The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects honored scholars annually based on their academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations, and transcripts, as well as evidence of community service, leadership, and demonstrated commitment to high ideals. Application is by invitation only. USDE will issue invitations in late January from among those students nominated by Chief State School Officers and from a pool based on scores on the SAT or ACT. Semifinalists will be notified in mid-April and Scholars will be notified in May. Students chosen as U.S. Presidential Scholars receive a medallion.
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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, December 23 Winter Wonders Join Painting with a Twist to paint a joyful winter scene. The activity is ages 15 and up and $37 per person. From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 855 Merrick Road Baldwin, NY 11510. For more information call (516) 401-8846 or email at studio357@paintingwithatwist. com. Painting boosts self-esteem and inspires people to reach new levels of skill. Painting also produces a relaxing, open environment where artists feel safe to explore their own creativity.
Friday, December 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service The First Presbyterian Church of Baldwin is having a Christmas Eve Service starting at 9 p.m. All are invited to a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at the church or also available on Zoom. The First Presbyterian Church of Baldwin is located at 717 St Lukes Place Baldwin, N 11510. For more information please contact 516 2232112 or www.firstpresbyterianbaldwin. org.
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Tuesday, January 4 Debunking Diet Culture We are bombarded daily with diet and exercise recommendations from family, friends and social media - try Keto, Whole30, Paleo, etc., what do they all mean? In this workshop a representative from Cornell Cooperative Extension/Nassau County will discuss the science behind why these current trends do and do not work. RSVP for this virtual Baldwin Public Library event starting at 7 p.m. at baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the password. Courtesy St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service The First Presbyterian Church of Baldwin is having a Christmas Eve Service starting at 9 p.m. The First Presbyterian Church of Baldwin is located at 717 St Lukes Place Baldwin, N 11510. For more information please contact 516 2232112.
Monday, December 27 Online Meditation Class The Kadampa Meditation Center is a reoccuring class trying to help and benefit others using wisdom to lead them away from suffering and protect them. This is a deeper level of giving that we will explore together. Join Lynda Rice from the Kadampa Meditation Center this month at the Baldwin Public Library. All are welcome. Please rsvp at baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the zoom password of this 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. event.
Wednesday, December 29 Yoga for Beginners Instructor Jean will guide all through these restorative sessions at the Baldwin Public Library. All are welcome to attend the event from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Zoom. Please rsvp to baldwinzoom@baldwinpl.org for the
password. Yoga is known to have many health benefits, including improving strength, balance and flexibility; reducing back pain; inducing relaxation and improving sleep.
Winter Tie-Dye Sweatshirt Workshops Join the baldwin public library to tiedye your own sweatshirt to wear this winter. Starting at 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. this event is for grades 4-6 and will be taking place in the Community Room.
BabyJam music and movement class Presented by BabyJam/Jungle Bungle Friends Music for ages 6 to 36 months with a parent/caregiver. Join this event in the Baldwin Public Library Community Room from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. for a guitar singalong with instruments, dancing, and lots of learning.
Thursday, December 30 BINGO Great prizes to play to win. Meet in the Community Room of the Baldwin Public Library from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to play for prizes. Registration is ongoing. To register, send an email to: teens@ baldwinpl.org.
Family Magic and Illusion Show Don’t miss Amore’s one of a kind performance that utilizes amazing magic, illusions, and comedy at the Baldwin Public Library from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Room.
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cannabis. “They’re making this a process that is difficult for dispensary owners,” Bravo said. “If they move the wrong way, The Town of Hempstead Board voted they are shut down, and that includes not Dec. 8 to opt out of a New York state law advertising in front of your kids. We are that will take effect next year allowing the addressing a market that is already here, sale of cannabis at local retail shops. whether you put dispensaries in your The 7-0 vote was much to the relief of neighborhood or somewhere else, it’s still local school officials who had called on going to be brought in. If you opt in, peothe Town Board to ban the sale of the ple get to buy what they are already buydrug within Hempstead’s borders. ing right now and in a safe manner. The Among the school districts submitting amount of processing going in from seed letters to the town in favor to sale is insane.” of the ban were Baldwin, Ruthanne McCormick, East Rockaway, Hewlett, of the Rockville Centre Island Park, Long Beach, Coalition for Youth, said Ly n b r o o k , M a l ve r n e, she was against the of the Oceanside and Seaford. retail sale of cannabis in The town recently held Hempstead, noting that the a public hearing on the Village of Rockville Cenmatter. tre, under Mayor Francis Alison Erickson, of X. Murray, recently opted Oceanside, who is project out. “As shops had opened coordinator for the Oceansin anticipation of being ide Safe Coalition, spoke able to get retail licenses,” before the Town Board at McCormick said, “they Kepherd Daniel/Herald had marijuana flags flying the hearing, urging council members to opt out of the ruthanne McCorMiCK, on Sunrise Highway, and it of Rockville Centre, said state law. was attracting our youth. “I stand before you she worries that young They were going there just today as a resident of people would be attracted to see this flag. We have Oceanside representing the to retail cannabis shops. seen firsthand in Rockville Oceanside Safe Coalition, Centre the mental anguish but I’m also a mother and a that our youth are sufferlongtime advocate for the safety of the ing, and many of them do turn to mariyouth in my hometown,” Erickson said. juana and other substances thinking that “It’s moments like this that we must rec- they can self-medicate and improve their ognize the responsibility that we do have health. We have seen it in the opposite as leaders and decision-makers, and our direction.” children do deserve to grow up in commuSean Corbitt, of Island Park, said he nities that are designed to protect them. supported the town opting in to retail “With the local commercialization of sales. “I’m a medical marijuanna marijuana,” she continued, “we do need patient,” he told the Town Board. “I’ve to ask ourselves what message will this been using medical marijuanna for send to today’s youth? We have the ability roughly a year. I have friends who have to opt back in at any time. What is the smoked marijunna laced with fentanyl rush to do so now when there are current- and been hospitalized. It’s something ly no regulations that could potentially that should be considered not just for the keep our community safer or ensure that safety of your children but for everybody. these products will stay out of the hands If it already exists, it is already being of children?” tampered with. We, as marijuana users, Meanwhile, Jesse Bravo, of Oceanside, are advocating for safe marijuana for expressed support for the retail sale of everybody.”
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Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter offering free adoptions for the holiday season All pet adoptions are free at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter for their “Home for the Holidays!” program. Which runs through Jan 2, 2022. Ageappropriate vaccinations, spaying and neutering and microchipping are included in all adoptions. Neighbors can get a head start on the adoption process by visiting the Animal Shelter’s website at hempsteadny.gov/animal-shelter and on Facebook @TOHAnimalShelter, where they can view cats and dogs that are cur-
rently up for adoption. The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter is located at 3320 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. Adoption hours are by appointment only – for more information, please call the shelter at (516) 785-5220. “We encourage neighbors to visit the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, and find the newest member of their family to bring ‘home for the holidays,’” concluded Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin.
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Meadow Elementary School’s Community Problem Solvers interview Councilman Carini Meadow Elementary School’s Community Problem Solvers club interviewed Town of Hempstead Councilman Christopher Carini afterschool to get his input about any problems in the local community that the students might be able to help solve for their Community Problem Solv-
er work this year. Fourth graders present were Lucas Souza, Mia Haynes, Kai Kunz, Cerai Ashby, Joey Tephly and Melanie Victor, and fifth graders attending were Milo Gugliucci, Jenna Howell, Maya Singh, Haley Cox, Conner McGinley and Alicia Koger.
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Unfortunately, during the season of thanksgiving and celebration, we watched with dismay the coverage on social media, the local news station and newspapers of the Proud Boys marching the streets of Rockville Centre. It is in our best interest and our responsibility to show a community unified against hateful agendas. Whatever your politics are, we must all agree that hate is not welcome in Baldwin. Through collaboration
with the South Hempstead Civic Association, we designed a sign that we are selling for $20.00 to be put either in front of your home or in your window. The sign says: Hate has no home here. If interested in helping send a message of unity, please think about purchasing a sign. The specifics are included on the flyer. We hope you will join us. —Baldwin Civic Association
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Getting into the holiday spirit at Steele Elementary School, Ms. Nicole Burke Ricca’s kindergarteners had fun finishing up their shapes unit by building 2-D and 3-D shapes with toothpicks and gumdrops.
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RetiRing nYPD Chief of Department Rodney Harrison will become the Suffolk County Police Department’s new commissioner, if confirmed to the post on Tuesday, after press time.
County district attorney, and Christopher McPartland, the ex-chief deputy and public corruption bureau chief, recently began serving five years in federal prison for having obstructed the investigation into former Suffolk Police chief James Burke, who was convicted of beating a handcuffed suspect arrested for stealing the then chief ’s bag of porn and sex toys, authorities have said. Harrison told the panel, “I have always worked my tail off, and if you give me the opportunity, I can guarantee you those same efforts here.” The internal affairs unit will report directly to him, he said, adding, “I’m going to do what needs to be done to make this a clean department.” Harrison said his to-do agenda includes “accountability, transparency, quality of life, public safety, the opioid epidemic.” The Legislature’s Republican minority, which will become the majority in the new year, have signaled support for the Harrison nomination. Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé, who represents the 5th District, which includes Baldwin, said, “The insights, instincts and knowledge he has honed while rising through the ranks of the NYPD will undoubtedly serve the residents of Suffolk County well and make him a crucial regional partner in the years ahead.”
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in 2019, haRRison auctioned a Black History Month challenge coin for $2,500, which would fund a scholarship for the daughter of Detective Dalsh Veve, from Baldwin, who was seriously injured on the job. Born and raised in New York City, Harrison grew up in Rochdale Village in Jamaica, Queens, where, at the urging of his father, he came to view a career in law enforcement as an opportunity to create positive change for residents across New York City. In the mid-1990s, Harrison was awarded the Departmental Combat Cross for extraordinary heroism after he was shot at by a violent narcotics dealer while working undercover. And Harrison is the
only member of the NYPD who has risen from cadet to chief of department. “This is a bittersweet moment for me — 30 years in the New York City Police Department,” Harrison said of his transition out of the NYPD and to the SCPD. “I’m extremely proud to have worked tirelessly over my entire career protecting people and giving back to the city’s communities.”
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Legion, Salvation Army team up for holiday cOntinueD frOm frOnt page excited about, Olivia McLaughlin, 7, exclaimed, “I get to meet Santa!” Her brother, Declan, 4, added, “Presents!” Baldwin Post 246 not only provided the venue, but also coordinated the event. Members reached out to the Salvation Army to connect with families who wanted to take part, building a list since October, allowing the le gion to purchase toys to match the number of children, their ages and genders. Post Commander Robert Hare, 62, who has led the unit for the last four years, said, “The Santa clauS American Legion is big on children and youth…We have as much fun putting [this event] on as the kids.” Legion members have hosted the event in recent years, except last year because of the pandemic. They have built community participation steadily, serving about 20 children in their inaugural year and this December, 28, with another 12 children in group homes. Hare said they don’t plan on stopping, noting, “Barring any craziness, we’re doing it next year.” Dawn Samuel, the county legion’s children and youth chairwoman, acted as a liaison among the organizations involved. The Baldwin post, she said, is not only active locally, but also across the county. The legion also provided kid-friendly food, including mac-and-cheese and chicken nuggets, music, decorations, the elves and Santa Claus, who arrived jingling bells after the children had eaten and danced to holiday, classic and contemporary music, including Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” Angie Jackson, 37, a Freeport High School graduate and former athlete, said
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Olivia, 7, Declan, 4, and Brendan McLaughlin, 38, explored the Baldwin Fire Department truck in the parking lot behind Baldwin Post 246 on Grand Avenue. Santa gave nathalie Perez, 3, left, a present after she waited patiently at her table with her mother and older brother.
she learned about this event through her volunteer kettle work with the Salvation Army. She brought her children Rjhei, 13, who has very good grades, and Malaki, 9, who is finally ready for the holidays. Regarding the current spike in Covid19 cases during the holidays, Jackson said, “We’re excited to get through the pandemic, and this feels like the first signs of life…We’re just trying to adapt.” Monica Marte, 35, from Roosevelt, said that when she found out about this event through the Salvation Army, she was excited to come. She took video as her family received various presents from Santa, including a 1,000-piece unicorn
Kaylin pOwell, 9, far left, and Kori Moore, 7, busted their moves to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” while awaiting Santa’s arrival after enjoying some kidfavorite foods, including chicken nuggets.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE FOR STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, Pltf. vs. HERMINZUL AYALA, et al, Defts. Index #16-007155. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Aug. 21, 2018 and order appointing substitute referee to sell dated Dec. 9, 2019, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the
Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 27, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 2352 Rockwood Avenue, Baldwin, NY a/k/a Section 54, Block 465, Lot 110 and 111. Said property located in Baldwin, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, known and designated as and by the Lots Nos. 10 and 11 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Valuable Building Sites at Baldwin, in the Town of
Hempstead, Queens County, New York, belonging to William H. Cutler and Charles Haas, showing how Rockwood Avenue and Maple Street and the lots are located, surveyed October 3, 1892 by D.S. Denton” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, December 29, 1892, as Map No. 605, and subsequently filed in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office as Map No. 133, Case No. 1260. Approx. amt. of judgment is $467,030.76 plus costs
and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction. MICHAEL J. SEPE, Referee. HILL WALLACK LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 25 w. 39TH Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY. File No. 24269-00008- #99001 128895
puzzle, Jenga and toy cars. Not only did Santa distribute gifts to children, but also a professional photographer printed photos on the spot for every parent whose child sat on Santa’s lap, before also taking a group photo of the kids, Santa and his elves. The event ended as Santa announced
that he had to leave, as he had a lot of work left to do. Fortunately, the Herald got an interview with the bearded man himself, who wanted to send a message to all the children reading the paper, saying, “God loves everyone. Be safe, don’t be discouraged . . . and keep love in your heart.”
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Q. I live in an apartment building with balconies, and wonder if you can tell me if there’s any way to know how many people I can have on my balcony at one time. This is the first time I’m having family and friends over for a party, and during the holidays I want to be sure they’ll be safe. Also, the railings have spaces between them, and I’m very concerned about the children who will be at the party. Is there a way to know whether I should restrict the balcony to adults, or just not use it at all? What’s the rule of thumb?
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A. Good question! The answer requires a number of other questions to be asked and answered to determine how concerned you should be about safety. Consider that newer buildings were constructed with more stringent requirements, while older buildings may have maintenance issues — especially buildings nearer to the onte eeper ocean — and may not have been repaired for decades. So age and location need to be known. If you know that your building has been well maintained, age may not be as much of a concern. Other than unusual items like cars and swimming pools, one of the heaviest things that buildings are designed for is paper, in filing cabinets and bookshelves, so libraries need to be extra strong to hold such extreme loads as large racks, shelves and stacks of books and papers. The required load design for balconies is the same as libraries: 100 pounds per square foot. Balconies have to not only hold the weight of people, but also carry their own weight, and heavy snow or ice, combined with high winds, without buckling. Typically, people gathering on a balcony should be similar to people gathering in the living room inside, and it’s rare to see people packed together in such a limited space without breathing room. You should use common sense, and social distancing would mean that you could limit people to being within a foot or so apart if you choose. Again, it’s rare to see people jammed into such a tight space, but that can happen if everyone rushes out to see something going on outside, like a fireworks display, for example. The safety factor of 100 pounds per square foot will generally hold, but only if the other maintenance conditions are met.
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e’re about to lose one of the most significant advances in health care made over the past decade unless Congress takes immediate action. That’s why I’m calling on Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Tom Suozzi to step up and protect lifesaving health coverage subsidies for New Yorkers. These expanded subsidies help families afford the cost of health coverage. By driving down costs, this relief ensures that Americans across lISA the country don’t lose their access tySoN to care. While this program has been an essential component of our response to the coronavirus pandemic, the impact of these benefits has been far greater. If made permanent, marketplace health insurance subsidies could cut the number of uninsured by 12 million nationwide next year, according to the Urban Institute. In New York alone, it
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would ensure that 163,000 people would have access to the benefits of health coverage who otherwise would not be covered. This could cut the number of uninsured by nearly 15 percent across the state. These expanded tax credits must be made permanent in this year’s final budget reconciliation package. As we continue to confront the worst public health crisis in over a century, these subsidies ensure that every community in our state can access basic care and take part in our ongoing recovery. Despite the impact of this relief, these subsidies will disappear if Congress doesn’t act soon. If they expire, the effects on working- and middle-class families could be devastating. A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that premiums could double for the millions of Americans who buy their coverage on the marketplace. Another study by the Department of Health and Human Services found that premiums could rise by as much as $600.
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As we’ve fought to recover from Covid-19 and its deadly mutations, marketplace subsidies have become an essential lifeline for thousands of New Yorkers. And while it’s hard to imagine a worse time to lose health coverage than in the middle of a global pandemic, these expanded benefits are currently set to expire by the end of next year. That’s why it’s so critical that leaders like Schumer and Suozzi work with their colleagues to protect these essential benefits for every American still struggling to afford health coverage. As director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, I’ve seen our community go through decades of debate over how best to expand access to health care. While this conversation must continue, we cannot afford to lose a program that is providing coverage to so many right now. New York has long been at the forefront of efforts to protect the health and well-being of working families. From Teddy Roosevelt making the first national call to protect against “the haz-
amilies shouldn’t have to choose between paying bills and paying for health care.
ards of sickness” to his cousin Franklin Roosevelt creating the Social Security program, our state’s leaders have long fought to ensure that working people can live and age with dignity. In more recent times, our leaders in Congress fought to pass, and then defend, the Affordable Care Act. All of these efforts have improved the lives of countless families across our state and around the country. Now we have the chance to build on that legacy by protecting these lifesaving subsidies before they expire. This will not only ensure that thousands of New Yorkers can keep their health coverage, but also move us closer to the day when every American will have access to affordable, quality health care. No family should ever be forced to choose between paying the bills and paying for health coverage. These expanded marketplace subsidies must be made permanent now, because they ensure that millions of Americans don’t have to make that choice. It’s time for our leaders in Washington to act. Lisa Tyson, of North Bellmore, is the director of the Massapequa-based Long Island Progressive Coalition.
Kidney donor tells story of the gift she gave
ear Ms. Kreiss: “I read your article in the Herald about your friends’ son who needs a kidney (“Hoping for the gift of life in this season of giving” Dec. 9-15). I suspect people who read the column or see pleas like this in general don’t believe they can help because organ donation is so serious. It made me think that, as a kidney organ donor, it would help if I told my story. “I met ‘Jane,’ another parent, at my daughter’s RANDI school. I came to KREISS know her through her devotion to various class projects and activities. When I realized I hadn’t seen her in a while, I asked a mutual friend, who told me Jane’s husband was dying of kidney failure. “I called Jane to offer support, and she told me her husband’s best chance to survive was with a live kidney donation. I immediately felt the sense of urgency and thought, ‘I’ll get tested,’ not realizing I actually said it out loud. She
guided me to the program that was testing his potential donors. Turns out I was a match, and a very good one. “Now it was up to me to decide if I could really do this. All the bravado I had shown in getting tested started to wane a little bit now that it was a reality. What was I thinking? I had three kids of my own who needed me. I was in my late 40s, and while I was in decent physical condition and had no ailments, I was more than a little overweight. “And I didn’t even know this guy. “But somehow, I knew I was supposed to do this. I was given a lot of information and data about organ donation, and the more I read about it, the less I feared it. The clincher for me: Without a donor kidney, this man would die too young after spending the rest of his days tied to dialysis. “I went through many tests, and my results were all good. Then I was told that his brother was most likely going to be the donor, so for about nine months I was on the reserves list. Then, suddenly, his brother and sister were eliminated as donors for medical reasons. I was
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once again at bat. After almost a year of uncertainty, it was now a go. “At every stage of this process, my medical team (you have your own medical team that is separate from the recipient’s medical team) reminded me I could pull out at any time. But I was ready. All the delays just made me feel that if it was meant to be, it would happen. “When I woke up after the surgery, it was evening, and my dear brother was standing over me, holding a can of kidney beans (in case I needed a spare). I didn’t feel any pain but was tired. I was told the operation was a success, and that my recipient was doing well. “They always say the best way to get things working again after surgery is to get up and walk. So walk I did, every day, at least once an hour. I felt minimal pain. “The recipient’s new kidney began functioning beautifully right away. Each day he got stronger and stronger. We both healed well, and though he has other physical challenges unrelated to the transplant, his kidney is functioning
y recipient is healthy, and I’m healthier than I’ve been in years.’
very well and normally. “A question I am often asked is, ‘What if your kids or someone in your family needs a kidney? Now you can’t help them.’ To which I answer, ‘I am so confident that this is a safe process that I know someone else in my family would step up and donate. We’ll be OK.’ “My donation has only affected me for the good. It increased my faith. It gave me more confidence in myself, and it made me finally act on my desire to live healthfully. I have struggled with my weight since I stopped playing competitive sports in my 20s. I have since lost all my excess weight. I am now 56, but physically I feel like I’m 30. “My recipient is healthy, and I’m healthier than I’ve been in years. I feel so grateful for the opportunity to have done this. It changed my life forever, and for the better.” The donor has asked to remain anonymous to protect the privacy of the recipient. To find out more about donating a kidney to Scott Englander of Woodmere, whom I wrote about two weeks ago, email scottneedsakidney@ gmail.com. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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Merrick pain doctor, Michael Belfiore, 58, was sentenced on Dec. 16 to 23 years in prison after he was convicted of selling opioid prescriptions to patients, many of whom were desperately addicted to opioids and often writhing in pain from a variety of injuries. Belfiore might have begun his career as a respected doctor, but he ended it ignominiously, as a common drug dealer. We were pleased that Belfiore was given a tough sentence, after he arrogantly fought the charges against him in 2014 and 2016, despite overwhelming evidence against him. His case should serve as a stiff warning for any doctor thinking of selling scripts for cash: The law will eventually catch up with you, and you will eventually be sent to prison for a long time. It’s about time the law caught up with the medical practitioners who, in part, at least, have fueled the opioid crisis that the nation, including Long Island, now faces. Belfiore’s case is especially egregious. According to federal officials, he wrote 5,000 prescriptions for 600,000 pain pills between January 2010 and March 2013. His case is, however, anything but unique. There are many like him. On top of that, too many doctors have overprescribed opioids for patients without giving proper thought to the possible long-term consequences of their actions. To be clear: This is not every doctor. Most physicians follow the rules. The doctors who have cavalierly prescribed opioids as
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letters Questions Blakeman’s stance on mask mandate To the Editor: Our newly elected county executive, Bruce Blakeman, in one of his first acts, has rejected the recent New York state mask mandate. The announcement came at a time when Long Island’s positivity rate was increasing rapidly — it stood at more than 9 percent at press time — and was the highest in New York state. Here is what Blakeman, a Republican, recently told The New York Post: “Come Jan. 1, my administration will move Nassau forward with a common-sense approach that acknowledges the facts, science and progress made by our residents while also protecting businesses and jobs from any further damage created by government mandates. Nassau County is not in crisis and should not be painted with the same broad brush as the rest of the state. Ninety-seven percent of adults in Nassau County have received at least their first dose of the vaccine, and Nassau hospitals have adequate capacity to handle existing demand.”
their default practice, however, are partly to blame for the addiction pandemic that we find ourselves in now. The coronavirus pandemic has only worsened the opioid addiction crisis. In the first year of the pandemic, between April 2020 and April of this year, the U.S. recorded 100,000 opioid overdose deaths — 100,000! That meant an American died every five minutes of an overdose. President Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better legislation — which Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, effectively killed last weekend by refusing to vote for it — included $11 billion to fight the opioid crisis, which is now increasingly driven by fentanyl, a powerful opioid. There remains a chance that the legislation could eventually pass. If it does not, though, there will be any number of consequences for the nation, not the least of which will be reduced resources to cope with the opioid crisis. Shame on Senator Manchin. Earlier this year, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran directed $15.3 million to addiction prevention and treatment services from a $230 million settlement that New York state reached with the pharmaceutical manufacturer Johnson & Johnson for its part in causing the opioid crisis, which has plagued the U.S. since the late 1990s. With the settlement, Johnson & Johnson avoided a trial. Last summer, state Attorney General Letitia James filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of the state against pharmaceu-
tical giants Teva Pharmaceuticals, Amerisource Bergen, McKesson Corp, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Allergan Finance and Cardinal Health. The outcome of that suit remains to be seen. We must also remember this: The opioid crisis gave rise 10 years ago to a heroin crisis. This is how we described it in an April 2010 story, “From painkillers to heroin addiction”: “Nassau County police say that prescription painkillers have flooded the local illegal drug market in the past decade, which is driving the recent spike in heroin use … “With the drugs readily accessible, painkiller and heroin addicts are getting younger and younger, according to the experts … In the past, the average age of the heroin addicts … was 24. Now, most are 18 to 23. Many begin using prescription painkillers at parties as young as 14 and 15. When the painkillers become too expensive — they sell for $80 per pill on the street — the teens graduate to heroin, which goes for as little as $5 a bag.” Not much has changed over the past decade — except the drugs have become more powerfully addictive and potentially deadly, and the crisis has only gotten worse, not better, as we had hoped. A two-pronged approach that mobilizes both police and therapists is needed to address the crisis. That requires money. Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman will take office in a week. We urge him to prioritize funding for drug enforcement and addiction treatment.
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he war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections. This year, 66 gag-order bills to prevent teaching about race and racism were introduced in 26 states, and at least 12 became law. Among the measures was Assembly Bill 8253, introduced in New York by Republican Assemblyman Colin Schmitt of upstate New Windsor, which, if passed, would ban ALAn students and teachers in sinGer K-through-12 schools from learning about The New York Times’s 1619 Project, which examined the nation’s beginnings through the lens of slavery. According to a report by the nonprofit PEN America, many of the bills mirror legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, and former President Donald Trump’s 2020 executive order “combating race and sex stereotyping.” Most include a provision prohibiting “divisive concepts.”
One frightening development is a shift in strategy by groups like the Proud Boys, whose members were involved in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The Proud Boys are now picketing school board meetings in protests against mask and vaccine mandates, and school curricula and reading assignments that they don’t like. This fall there were Proud Boy rallies on Long Island in Rockville Centre, Bay Shore and Patchogue. In New York, school board elections are scheduled for next May 17, six months before November’s congressional election. Filing petitions are due in most school districts on April 18. The New York State School Boards Association provides a booklet for people considering becoming school board candidates. On Long Island, insurgent candidates challenging coronavirus mask mandates and a fictionalized version of critical race theory won three seats on the Smithtown Board of Education last May. Now a Republican consulting firm is organizing classes to further polarize and politicize school board races. Among those offering the classes are a former Trump activist, a former contractor with the Nassau Coun-
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LeTTers So, Blakeman seems to say, don’t worry if you get the Covid virus as a result of his no-mask-mandate policy. Nassau is ready with your very own ICU bed. Blakeman also touts the 97 percent onedose adult vaccine rate. One dose has little effect on the new variant, and what about the children who are now contracting the virus in higher numbers? Yes, acknowledge the facts. Don’t make up your own. DR. ALLAN SIMON Lawrence
America’s ‘awakening’ To the Editor: Re Dr. Alan Singer’s column “Democrats’ election perils have little to do with ‘wokeness’” (Dec. 9-15): Singer is right: The Democrats’ dismal election showing in November had little to do with “wokeness,” but it had a lot to do with “awakening.” People are showing disgust over the deceit of progressive attempts to redefine American values and traditions. The failure of House Republicans to hold Rep. Paul Gosar in contempt for his thoughtless tweets about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was unfortunate. But why was no contempt shown for Rep. Maxine Waters, who in April called on her followers to “stay on the street” and “get more
ty government when it was under Republican control and a Republican Suffolk County legislator. The latest Long Island school district to erupt with a critical race theory controversy is Great Neck. Some residents accuse a Great Neck North High School 11th-grade English teacher of presenting in class that whites are racists and students need to understand white fragility and reject privilege. The local parents appear to be working with a national organization, Parents Defending Education, which claims it wants to ensure that American schools do not promote “harmful agendas.” The group’s website has slides that were supposedly shown in the English class. What is missing from their attack on teachings is any attempt to learn what actually took place in the classroom. Students read the book “Between the World and Me,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, which won a National Book Award. The slides were part of a lesson introducing students to the issues raised in the book, and by other authors who question or challenge what they perceive of as racism and white supremacy in the U.S. Students were asked to pledge to think about the issues raised in the book, not to agree with a par-
confrontational” if Derek Chauvin hadn’t been found guilty of murdering George Floyd? This could be interpreted as inciting others to riot, which is not protected speech, but there she was, on video, saying as much, similar to when she called on her supporters to harass Trump officials when they were having dinner at restaurants with their families. Waters was never sanctioned or censured over that, either, emboldening her to even more such calls for abuse. In August 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse naively and stupidly brought his AR-15-style rifle with him to the Kenosha, Wis., riots, where he said he intended to offer only medical aid. He was walking with a fire extinguisher to put out a fire set by the arsonists, within their view — not very smart — when he was attacked. He didn’t assault or threaten anyone, but they overreacted violently toward him, provoking his justifiable self-defense. Members of the “Republican rank and file” have not challenged local school boards over critical race theory, but rather parents of children being subjected to it. To espouse the belief that this country is essentially racist is a fraud, and is itself racist. No wonder parents object to this divisive propaganda of hate. The greatest contributor to climate change is China, not the United States, but the 2016 Paris Agreement would have given China a longer time frame to clean
ticular author. According to state Board of Regents Chancellor Lester Young, “The New York State Board of Regents policy on diversity, equity and inclusion is not an attempt to, in fact, teach critical race theory. Critical race theory is not our theory of action. Our theory of action is cultural responsiveness.” The official position of the state educational governing body, and the reality of what gets taught in the classroom, have not stopped conservative Republicans from mobilizing white families to stop CRT. Jay Worona, deputy executive director and general counsel for the New York State School Boards Association, has called the political assault on school boards a “false narrative.” Worona responded to the assault, “There are many people who are proclaiming that the curriculum is being designed to indoctrinate students to think in a particular way, as opposed to what we’ve done for eons, which is to teach critical thinking skills.” Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter, @AlanJSinger1.
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up its carbon pollution than the U.S. Former President Donald Trump wasn’t against such initiatives, but only wanted them to be implemented fairly and equitably, consistent with his belief that America stop being made the scapegoat for the world’s evils. As more Americans see the truth, the Democratic Party will continue to decline. ROBERT RUBALSKY East Rockaway
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