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An unsung community hero By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez carroyo@liherald.com
D Courtesy Erki Mahler xx/Herald The first annual Baldwin Culture Jam featured xx a car show, live music, a cornhole tournaPage 0 ment, raffles and a mural-painting event.
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espite the social and economic limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, Baldwin Oaks Civic Association Vice President Wayne Miles, 71, has led a series of beautification and safety projects in North Baldwin by partnering with local organizations, elected officials and the community. “As a resident, homeowner and community advocate in Baldwin, I am resigned to maintaining the quality of life and committed to keeping Baldwin clean, green and beautiful,” Miles told the Herald. Indeed, in the past year, the Baldwin Oaks Civic Association has kept quite busy. Community Engagement Chair Jonathan Prevost said, “We set an ambitious goal to get 10 community improvement projects completed by the end of the summer. I’m happy to say we completed seven out of the 10 projects, with three currently in the works.”
Among the projects, the group has: Pushed for the repaving of Coes Neck Road with Town of Hempstead Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby. Worked with Sanitation District No. 2 to have no-littering signs installed on Coes Neck Road and next to the Fairview shopping center. Teamed up with Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé to repair traffic grids along Grand Avenue. Reached out to County Legislator Kevan Abrahams to repair the crosswalk, trim overgrown plants and remove a downed cable along Grand Avenue near the Southern State Parkway. For all of the good that Miles has done for the community, the Baldwin Herald proudly names him as our Person of the Year for 2021.“Most of the things that I do, some people know or don’t know about, but I don’t usually get recognized,” he said. Murray described Miles as “unselfish,”
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ne thing I love about Baldwin is that it’s a very mixed community . . . and [people] are respectful. WAyne Miles Civic activist
adding that he is also “energetic,” a “doer” and a “bridge builder.” “The good thing
about him is that he’s a consensus builder—before a decision, he goes out and elicits everyone’s opinion,” Murray said. Miles was born in Spanish Harlem and then moved to Brooklyn when he was 7. He came to Baldwin with his wife, Inge, and son, Hannibal, in 1994. He said he chose Baldwin because of its safety — he wanted to be a major influence in his son’s life, “instead of the streets.” His wife, he said, fell in love with Baldwin because it had the space that she needed to raise a family. “One thing I love about Baldwin is that it’s a very mixed community . . . and [people] are respectful. I don’t know what people do around their families and friends, but in public, they are very respectful,” Miles said. Miles wasted no time in starting his social outreach and community work. In 1996, he and his family attended a Baldwin Oaks Civic Halloween party, fell in love with the organization and joined. One of his first projects was fighting to have Coes Neck Park rehabilitated with new basketball courts. This was not surprising, as Miles had a proven track record of social activism in Brooklyn. In 1993, Miles received the Hakim Subir Humanitarian Award for Distinguished Community Service in organizing community youth and setting up the first Summer Olympics at Parade Ground Park in Brooklyn. In 2015, in honor of Black History Month in February, he received a citation from the City of New York in its salute to AfricanAmerican businesses. As a part of “Black Businesses in Brooklyn: Legacy and Longevity,” Miles was recognized for 30 years of continuous operation, dedication and involvement in the local downtown business community. Miles started GoGreen Inc. in Brooklyn Continued on page 15 Courtesy Wayne Miles
Wayne Miles, the Baldwin Oaks Civic Association vice president, is the Herald’s 2021 Person of the Year.
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Town officials unveil dog run in Baldwin Dog owners and their furry friends attended the grand opening of a dog run in Baldwin Harbor Town Park on Jan. 15. Town of Hempstead officials gathered in the park, at 3232 Grand Ave., to make the announcement and encourage dog owners from around the town to visit the new facility, located by the water near the skate park. Baldwin residents had inquired about the status of the dog park on social media for months before the grand opening. The new park provides an oppor-
Walking laps to support cancer research
tunity, Clavin said, for residents to come outside, bring their dogs along for exercise and enjoyment, and socialize in a safe manner as they adhere to safety protocols. Visitors must wear masks and follow social-distancing guidelines to help keep others safe amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Town of Hempstead Councilman Tom Muscarella’s dog, Junior, played with a Valley Stream resident’s dog, Kylo, at the grand opening of the Baldwin Harbor Town Park dog run on Jan. 15.
Verity Lane ‘eyesore’ property cleaned up A vacant property on Verity Lane in Baldwin that local residents say had been used as a dumping yard for more than a year has been cleaned up. The private property, near Verity Lane and Grand Avenue, had been partially covered by piles of debris and trash but was cleared as of last week. For months, dozens of residents took to social media to share their concerns about the site, and it became a quality-of-life issue. The site is in the middle of a residential area.
A few people made their way around the tracks of Baldwin High School last Saturday to take the “First Lap” to support the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraiser, Relay for Life. Relay For Life events have raised nearly $5 billion to date, according to the American Cancer Society, and about 4 million people take part in Relay events in more than 5,000 communities across the country. Teams are typically formed by indi-
viduals in local communities who walk around a track to raise funds to support the organization’s mission, including supporting cancer research, increasing survival and improving the quality of life for cancer patients. And despite freezing temperatures, dedicated members of the team “Caring Butterflies of Baldwin” showed up to mark the “First Lap” and support the cause. Bridget Downes/Herald
A few people walked laps around the Baldwin High School track on Jan. 9 to mark “First Lap” to support cancer search.
Civic leaders talk Baldwin’s future
Baldwin Sanitary District No. 2 Commissioner John Cools had attempted to correct the situation by making calls to one of the property owners. Cools then notified State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, who stepped in and reached out to the property owners, urging them to clean up the land and remove the trash.
Baldwin civic leaders discussed the community’s development plans at a virtual panel hosted by Vision Long Island, an organization that advocates for community growth and development. Baldwin Civic Association President Darien Ward and immediate past president Karen Montalbano discussed plans to revitalize Baldwin’s downtown and improve branding and walkability on a segment of Long Island Main Street News on Jan. 19. Eric Alexander, director of Vision Long Island, hosted Ward and
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After residents shared their concerns and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky called the property owners, the area was cleared.
Montalbano. He also helped draft the plans for Baldwin’s overlay zone, a district with a temporary zoning code meant to encourage development with the least possible disruption. The Hempstead town board voted to adopt the overlay district last year to bring life back to the struggling downtown that neighbors have said has had empty storefronts and vacant buildings for about 20 years. Vimeo Screenshot
Baldwin Civic Association President Darien Ward, far right, and immediate past president Karen Montalbano discussed Baldwin’s revitalization plans with Eric Alexander of Vision Long Island.
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Petition calls for after-school theater, music Jaylin Thomas launched a Change.org petition on Feb. 15 that had garnered 1,020 signatures.
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“What does a soup kitchen do in the middle of a pandemic when gathering for a meal is not safe or permitted?” asked Steve Greenfield, vice president of the Baldwin Civic Association. He volunteers with the Soup to Nuts Soup Kitchen housed in Christ Lutheran Church in Freeport. In reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic, volunteers have adjusted the pantry’s operations over the past year. The facility closed last April and
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Baldwin High School students performed “Guys and Dolls” in 2019. In the opening number, “Fugue for Tinhorns,” gamblers Benny Southstreet, Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Rusty Charlie, played by Chris Holman, Daniel Polonia and Jaylin Thomas, set the stage for the classic story of love and gambling in 1920s Times Square.
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Baldwin High School students, alumni and community members are calling for the return of afterschool theater and music activities. “Recently, it has been announced that Baldwin High School will soon begin contact sports, and there has been no word on the music and theatre departments’ after-school activities,” the petition reads. Baldwin High School senior
Local soup kitchen adjusts to pandemic
Wishing you a Happy New Year with the hope that you will have many blessings in the year to come.
reopened in June. Soup to Nuts used to operate five days a week, but is now open only three days a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Bagged, to-gostyle lunches are handed out by volunteers outside the church from noon to 1 p.m., and on Wednesdays, cooks prepare hot meals. Courtesy Jake Gold Productions
Volunteer Marilyn Weiss sliced deli meat on Monday to be assembled into sandwiches for guests who visit the Soup to Nuts Soup Kitchen housed in Christ Lutheran Church in Freeport.
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Hundreds walk for autism in Baldwin park
Clark Crespi, a longtime Baldwin teacher and wrestling coach who was loved and respected by many, died March 18 owing to complications from Parkinson’s disease and neuropathy. He was 77. Crespi, of West Babylon, was born Feb. 1, 1944, in New York City to Bette and Chris Crespi. He attended Seaford High School, but graduated from Rondout Valley High School. He went on to earn a bachelor’s in math education from SUNY
The sun shone brightly through the clouds April 18 as hundreds of parents and their children with autism joined local residents in Baldwin Harbor Town Park for the Hangout One Happy Place Autism Awareness Walk. The Hangout One Happy Place is a Baldwin-based nonprofit organization that gives teenagers and young adults with special needs a space to socialize and safely engage in activities. Before the walk began, music blasted from speakers at noon, as
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Brockport in 1965, followed by a master’s from Queens College. Soon after, he began his 35-year career as a math teacher and assistant varsity wrestling coach, as well as the middle school track and field and football coach in the Baldwin School District.
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Longtime Baldwin teacher and wrestling coach Clark Crespi died March 18 at age 77.
young adults on the autism spectrum danced on a stage in the park. Tables were also set up to sell raffle tickets and allow participants to make arts and crafts and decorations. Event organizers said the walk’s main purpose was to give teenagers and young adults with autism a chance to shine.
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The Hangout One Happy Place hosted an autism awareness walk April 18 in Baldwin Harbor Town Park.
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State approves downtown revitalization projects
Memorial Day under an overcast sky Baldwinites gathered on the chilly, cloudy morning of Monday, May 31 at 11 a.m. to remember and honor the fallen at a ceremony at Veteran’s Memorial Plaza in Silver Lake Park hosted by the American Legion Baldwin Post #246 after participating in a car parade organized by the Baldwin Hot Rod Association. Over a dozen residents showed off their cars and motorcycles, decorated with American, POW MIA, and Thin Blue Line flags, as they drove from Weir Street in South Hempstead to Silver Lake Park. Steve Burke from the Hot Rod
Association stated that they always participate in the parade, but due to the pandemic, they’ve become the sole parade for the second year. For Vietnam War veteran Joe Keating, the parade this year was “totally different” due to Covid, but that at the age of 75 he prefers the car parade than walking as has been done in previous years.
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Veterans, fire department members, and residents attend the ceremony at Silver Lake Park.
Pet store owner charged over sick puppies Puppy 4 U LLC corporation owner Pecardy Delone was charged last week with three counts of agricultural and markets law for allegedly selling or offering to sell diseased animals from an unmarked store front at 760 Merrick Road in Baldwin. On March 15, Nassau County police received a 911 call about a noise complaint at the pet store. When the officers arrived and were let in by the landlord, not the business owner, they found 11 puppies ranging in age from 6 weeks to 3 months with a variety of health issues, including parasites, malnourishment and cough, officials said.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, alongside New York state and Town of Hempstead officials in the lobby of the Baldwin LIRR Station, announced the approval on May 11 of seven of 12 projects for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative that the Local Planning Committee submitted to the state last October after being awarded a $10 million grant in 2019. The approved projects aim to encourage business growth and housing development in Baldwin. They include: z $2 million for mixed-used development comprising of 200 residential units in Milburn Plaza, 24 Sunrise Highway.
z $1 million for mixed-used developments at 2130 and 2134-2138 Grand Ave. z $1.5 million for Merrick Road traffic and pedestrian safety improvements. z $850,000 for affordable workforce housing in Baldwin Commons, 785 Merrick Road. z $600,000 for a Downtown Improvement Grant Program. z $250,000 for a Baldwin Downtown branding and marketing effort. z $3.5 million for 775 Brooklyn Ave. and Baldwin Business Center. Sue Greico/Herald
Speaking at the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road station, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul listed the projects that NY plans to invest in to revitalize Baldwin.
‘Culture Jam’ delivered nostalgic pre-Covid fun
After an investigation, police determined that the Puppy 4 U corporation failed to properly vaccinate and de-worm the animals; provide adequate confinement, ventilation and social distancing for them; and follow required cleaning measures for enclosed spaces.
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Medically cleared, six dogs are ready for adoption through the SPCA after police found several puppies who were suffering from a variety of health issues at the Baldwin pet store Puppy 4 U. Paying more than $50,000 for the animals’ medical care, the SPCA is now accepting donations.
On Sunday, June 27, Baldwin’s first annual Culture Jam lured Baldwinites and their friends and family out of the Covid quarantine blues and into a sunny summer with a variety of entertainment, food, and drink in order to revitalize community and business alike. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and The Irish Pub, this allday event held at the parking lot of The Irish Pub had vendors put up tables to promote their businesses for a fee and Chamber of Commerce members were offered these promotional opportunities gratis, as the
chamber centered the “Get Back to Business” theme. The event began with a Car Show from 8 a.m. to noon hosted by the Baldwin Hot Rod Association. Paul Lizio, one of the heads of this association stated, “We felt that adding the cars to the event would be a good way to draw people outside and get together now that we are coming out of the pandemic.” Courtesy of Erki Mahler
The first annual Baldwin Culture Jam featured a car show, live music, cornhole tournament, raffles, and a mural painting event as as kick-off to a post-Covid summer.
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Heat wave drives residents to native gardening New York American Water issued a voluntary conservation notice on June 29 to its Long Island customers: “The heat wave impacting Long Island is leading to extremely high water use by our customers and putting significant stress on the water supply.” The company suggested that customers limit their water use to indoor necessities, making lawn maintenance their last priority. In response, some Baldwinites have already been looking to native gardens for water conservation. “Just recently I realized the importance of native planting, so rather than rip up all I’ve done over the years, I’m just incorporating native into my garden
and expanding to minimize the lawn,” said Marguerite Grasing Keller, a 53-year resident of Baldwin. It takes about 7,000 gallons of water a week to sufficiently water the average lawn, which is a quarter of an acre. This means that if the average person uses about 100 gallons of water a day, then the water used for lawn maintenance each week is equivalent to the water used by 2.26 people in an average month.
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Marguerite Grasing Keller has slowly replaced lawn spaces with native plants, which require less watering and invites birds.
Farmer’s market tackles food insecurity
With a two-pronged mission of empowering the youth and reducing food insecurity on Long Island, the Baldwin’s Farmers’ Market reopened this year last Saturday at the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road along Sunrise Highway between Milburn and Brookside Avenues, and is scheduled to run every Saturday between 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until Oct. 30. Run by the Cedarmore
Corporation, a Freeport-based non-profit organization which aims to “improve the educational, social and emotional development of youth representing the diverse population of families from the New York metropolitan area,” the market was youth run and managed. Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez/Herald
The Baldwin’s Farmers’ Market reopened this year last Saturday at the Baldwin LIRR along Sunrise Highway between Milburn and Brookside Avenues, and is scheduled to run every Saturday between 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until Oct. 30.
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Baldwin regains winning touch Essential Quality wins Belmont Coming off the only defeat of his career, finishing fourth as the Kentucky Derby favorite, Essential Quality got redemption when he edged past intense pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie down the stretch for a thrilling 1 1/4-length victory in the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes on June 5. Sent off as the 6-5 betting favorite, Essential Quality triumphed for the sixth time in seven starts and provided trainer Brad Cox and jockey Luis Saez with their first career Triple Crown wins. Owned by Dubai-based Godolphin Stables, the Tapit colt completed the famed 1 1/2-mile “Test of the Champion” in 2:27.11 and paid $4.60 to win. Preakness winner Rombauer finished a distance third.
“With the Tapit on top we really thought he would get the mile and a half when given the opportunity,” Cox said. “We always thought he had the ability. After the Derby, you just have to see what it takes out of them. It’s a demanding race as well as the Belmont. We were watching him for a week or so. We put our heads together and felt like if we we’re going to keep him in training we might as well run him.”
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Essential Quality, right, with jockey Luis Saez aboard, overtook Hot Rod Charlie to capture the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes.
year, we had good players playing the midfield, so we controlled the midfield a lot of times. We just played much better as a team.”
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Annabelle Lopez, who had 4 goals and 3 assists this fall, was part of an offense for a Baldwin side which won 10 games in Conference AA2.
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Bruins capture conference crown The Baldwin boys’ soccer program raised its game to new heights after a turnaround spring season led by a senior-led group. After a season-opening loss to Freeport, the Bruins (9-1-4) went unbeaten for 13 straight matches culminating in a 1-0 win against Farmingdale on a second-half goal from senior Shelroy Young that clinched the Conference AA1 title. Baldwin entered the Class AA playoffs as the top seed just two years after a winless 2019 campaign. “Two years ago we didn’t have a ton of seniors with experience and I think having those players who have gone through things and are set to be in those leadership roles makes a big difference,” Baldwin coach Chris Soupios said of his team’s strides this fall after going 4-3-3 in the delayed 2020 season played in the spring due to the pandemic. “This team believes in themselves.” Baldwin’s experienced senior class included fourth-year varsity players Luis Ascenio (wingback), Anthony Ramos (midfielder) and Ashel Santos (wingback), who have been keys on the defensive side of the field. Young, a senior newcomer was an integral part of the backline
After a winless spring and a 3-111 mark in 2019, the Baldwin girls’ soccer team made huge strides this fall by amassing 10 wins while remaining in conference title contention for most of the campaign. Baldwin capped its 10-3-1 season with a 5-1 win at Freeport on Oct. 19 and finished third in Conference AA-2 behind Herricks and Hicksville. Unfortunately for the Bruins, only the division champion advances to the playoffs, but Baldwin played a hand in determining the winner with its 1-1 tie against Hicksville in the season opener. Even though the injury bug reared its ugly head at times, the depth of the team and cohesive mix of rookies and veterans were able to overcome those absences. “I’m really proud of the girls,” said coach Lee Rogers.“I ended up bringing some newer girls in, we had a good setup with the captains this
after moving to the district during the pandemic. Sophomore Josue Ascenio, a younger brother of Luis, shined as starting goalie recording six shutouts.
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Sophomore William Zalaya was a spark for Baldwin’s offense and led the team in goals with seven.
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Baldwin F.D. turns 125 years old The Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department celebrated its 125th anniversary Aug. 12 by hosting a drill and New York state old-fashioned tournament, as well as a parade, that started at Milburn Avenue and ended at Baldwin Fire Department headquarters on Merrick Avenue. Firefighters from across Long Island competed in the drills, scored for speed and accuracy. The Bellmore Ballbreakers became the 2021 New York State Old Fashioned Champions. The parade started at Millburn Avenue and Eastern Boulevard, trav-
eled north to Merrick Road, west to Grand Avenue and then north to the headquarters. A block party followed afterward. Chief Joseph Sotira and the officers and members of the Freeport Fire Department took first place in the 2nd Battalion Parade, as well as first place overall for the day.
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The parade’s grand marshal, Ex-Chief Thomas FitzSimons, a 56-year veteran of the fire service, stood in front of Baldwin’s 1951 Ahrens-Fox pumper, right before the parade started.
With Sandy in mind, Baldwinites weather Henri With Henri forecasted to become a Category One hurricane and tropical storm warnings already in effect in Nassau County over the weekend, Baldwinites braced for the possibility of flooding, strong winds, power outages and a potentially destructive storm surge. The rain poured, but flooding was sparse. Still, folks said they were concerned and scared, citing their experiences with Superstorm Sandy, which battered Long Island
in 2012. Baldwinite Arlene McCormack Zagas took to social media to say, “After Sandy we are not taking chances, so we are moving outdoor furniture and will tie the rest down. We are moving basement furniture and tech items up a level. It will be easier to move everything back than the aggravation and expense of replacing it.” Bill Kelly/Herald
The devastation in the lower areas of Baldwin was acute during Superstorm Sandy.
Baldwin Coach Anthony Bolden passes away at 40 Cardboard boat race is a family affair On Sept. 12, 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 Pastore, 13, from South Huntington Middle School, was the youngest participant, who used the same boat he built with his father and grandfather when he started cardboard boat racing when he was 7 years old. Of his second-place finish, he
remarked, “I really thought I would’ve won…” At which point, his grandfather, Ed Phalen, 90, who took the first-place prize, interrupted by saying, “He tried to do circles around me and wasted time.” Phalen and his family have been participating with his family since the inception of the event 25 years ago.
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Dozens gather to watch the annual Baldwin/ Freeport Cardboard Boat Race on Sept. 12 at noon at the Milburn boat launch on Atlantic Avenue.
Father of one and coach of over a decade’s worth of Baldwin athletes, Anthony Bolden, 40, passed away on Sept. 7 due to complications with pulmonary fibrosis. He developed this condition in May after being treated with chemotherapy for testicular cancer that was diagnosed in January 2021. He was fighting for his life in the hospital in need of a lung transplant since May and despite these challenges, he stayed strong until the very end. Although Bolden has passed on, he leaves behind a lasting legacy of putting hard-work, perseverance and love in everything he did in life. He will be forever missed by the
Baldwin High School community who consider him family. Born on May 18, 1981 in Lynchburg, Virginia, Anthony Bolden’s family worked in the military, causing him to move around several times when he was young. Prior to moving to Baldwin, Bolden lived in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and then in Germany. At the age of 15, the Bolden family moved to the Freeport/Baldwin area where Anthony stayed for his high school years. Courtesy Nicolette Manella
Anthony Bolden began to work with the Baldwin High School Junior Varsity football team in 2016, in 2021, he began coaching the Varsity team as well as Baldwin middle school boys’ track and field in 2017.
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Silver Lake Park to get $1.75M makeover On Sept. 28 at Silver Lake Park in Baldwin, state and county officials, joined by construction workers, announced the start of more than $20 million in flood-prevention and resiliency projects in the county, including $1.75 million for improvements to Baldwin’s Silver Lake Park, its watershed and the surrounding neighborhood to prevent damage during major storms. The Silver Park Drainage Project involves elevating the perimeter walkway of Silver Lake Park, installing tidal gates on Silver Lake’s outfalls, constructing a new storm-water treatment device between Lofts Pond and the natural channel of Parsonage Creek, and providing a fish passage to Caroline’s Pond. The project is expect-
ed to be completed in 2022. “I’m confident that by building safer, stronger and smarter, we will protect lives, property values, economic development and continue to live on this beautiful island,” said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat from Baldwin who ran for re-election.
Baldwin library hosts Great Give Back On Oct. 16, Baldwin Public Library took part in the Great Give Back 2021 to help end the stigma of asking for basic needs with its toiletries drive. Although the Great Give Back was promoted as one-day event, the Baldwin Library will collect sanitation supplies through the middle of November. The Great Give Back is a community-service initiative created by the Suffolk County Public Library Directors Association and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, in conjunction with the
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County Executive Laura Curran, at lectern, announced a raft of county flood-prevention and resiliency projects on Sept. 28, along with, from left, Eileen Meus, executive deputy director for community reconstruction and infrastructure at the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery; Sean Sallie, deputy commissioner for planning with the Nassau County Department of Public Works; State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin; Sen. Todd Kaminsky;
Nassau Library System. The Great Give Back’s mission is “to provide a day of opportunities for the patrons of the Public Libraries of New York state to participate in meaningful, service-oriented experiences.” As part of the project, the library is also giving away books, Baldwin Library Director Elizabeth Olrech said. Karina Kovac/Herald
Baldwin Library Assistant Director Kaysha WatsonPhilips and Director Elizabeth Olrech held some toiletries donated, exclaiming how surprised and happy they were people also donated socks, something not on the list of donations, but greatly needed in shelters
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Coes Neck spray pad revamp is under way The Town of Hempstead board be overhauled, and Baldwin Park will get a new pathway and a halfunanimously voted Oct. 5 to pipe for skateboarding. accept a roughly $34,000 The rest of the projproposal from Rimkunas ects span other town Engineering to proparks, including vide engineering serSeamans Neck Park vices to rehabilitate IN in Seaford, Forest the spray pad at City in Wantagh, Coes Neck Park in Newbridge Park in Baldwin, a project Bellmore, Lido Golf expected to be comCourse and Lido West pleted by the summer Park in Lido Beach, and of 2022, elected officials Merrick Golf Course and said. Merrick Road Park in Merrick. This project is one of the park improvement projects approved by the board Aug. 3, to be financed Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez/Herald through $5 million in serial bonds. The Town of Hempstead board unanimously voted Besides the spray pad, the Coes to accept a roughly $34,000 proposal from Neck Park community room will also Rimkunas Engineering to rehabilitate the spray pad
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Dr. Williams pens book on Black PhD’s Baldwinite Dr. Zodelia Williams hosted a book signing on Nov. 19 for the anthology “Sistah Hooded: Stories of Strength and Resilience on the Doctoral Journey” at the new selfie event space Hello Gorgeous New York in Baldwin. The book, co-authored by Julie Clockston, Diona Shelton, Keara Ndhlovu, Andrea Grannum-Mosley, Karnesha Smith, Kia McCray and Cheryl Fergerson, tells readers that despite being marginalized or having a disability or any other life challenges, you can still earn a doctorate.
According to a 2020 National Science Foundation report, only 2 percent of Americans earned a doctorate, with 6.5 percent of them being Black, up from 10 years ago by 61 percent. “We wanted to impart some knowledge and give some information on how you can get to this hood…the famous hood, the doctorate,” Williams said. Karina Kovac/Herald
Baldwinite Dr. Zodelia Williams co-authored the anthology “Sistah Hooded: Stories of Strength and Resilience on the Doctoral Journey,” which came out July 24 on Amazon.
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On Oct. 21, the Town of Hempstead Industr ial Development Agency unanimously approved a preliminary resolution to consider providing tax breaks to developer Park Grove Realty for the PGD Baldwin Commons workforce housing project at 785 Merrick Road. The proposed four-story, 32,504-square-foot building would offer 27 one-bedroom and six twobedroom units for seniors and households earning up 60 percent of the median area income, which would be around $59,700 a year. From the IDA, the developer is seeking a sales tax exemption, a
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mortgage recording tax exemption and a 20-year PILOT with a 10-year extension with compliance. Although PILOTs are usually set at 20 years, the developer is asking for a 30-year agreement because of federal rent requirements. Park Grove would be unable to raise rents, the developer said, because the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit would cap them.
On Nov 12, retired New York Police Department Detective Dr. Alfred Titus Jr. read his newest published children’s book, “The Police Are a Part of Our Community,” to kids attending 3 D Aftercare at its newest location on Merrick Road. “This book is written for the children growing up in a world where police and community conflicts occur far too often,” wrote Titus in the afterword of his book. As an African-American himself, he told the Herald that he wanted to write the book especially for children of color, as they
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are constantly exposed to negative messages around police and policing. About two dozen children gathered on a rainy Thursday afternoon under the guidance of Dr. Zodelia Williams in a big room lined with chairs. They put on their “listening ears” as Titus read aloud from his illustrated book, fielding questions between turns of the pages, making for an engaging and interactive reading. Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez/Herald
Dr. Alfred Titus, a retired NYPD detective, college professor, entrepreneur and previously published author, recently published his first children’s book, “The Police Are a Part of Our Community.”
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in 2006. GoGreen Inc. is a nontoxic commercial and residential cleaning service, with a retail store for green products, that “educates businesses and neighborhood residents about the health issues involved in cleaning and personal care,” and Miles even created his own line of green cleaning products. Miles uses his business-networking acumen in his community organizing. “He’s always the person to find out the correct liaison for issues,” Baldwin Oaks Civic Association board member Yasminda Lowe, 47, said. She added that Miles was the one who encouraged her to join the association three years ago. Besides beautification projects, Miles has also leveraged his relationships and networks outside the organization to advocate for residents. He was influential in advocating against having the Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct moved next to Baldwin High OF School and having a Molloy College facility in Coes Neck that would have increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic. He also fought efforts to abolish Sanitation District No. 2 through community referendum. Miles, however, has also ventured on his own, using his money, time and physical effort to provide and install Christmas ornaments in the Fairview Mall area and plant and water flowers at the corners of Village Avenue and School Drive and Grand Avenue.“I just do it— as simple as that. If I see garbage on the street, I’ll go and sweep it up,” he said. He engages in these personal projects, in part, because he finds that the Baldwin Oaks Civic Association has had a hard time drawing volunteers from the community. “It’s difficult to make them aware that it is their effort that is going to keep the quality of life up, the house prices up, and that it is their vigilance that will keep crime down,” he said. He understands, however, that people are busy and prioritize their jobs, careers and families. Miles was the Baldwin Oaks Civic Association’s Sanitation Committee chairman for 19 years, before becoming vice president in 2017. As sanitation chair, he was in charge of surveying streets, zombie housing and code violations. He has not sought the presidency,
he said, because he does not have the bandwidth between his family, business and volunteerism. Lowe said she believes Miles’s responsibilities as a business owner and family man make his work all the more remarkable, saying,“Even though he’s not the president, Wayne has acted as such in several occasions.” Miles recognized that social media has helped in membership recruitment. Nonetheless, he said, “Covid has presented a greater challenge as people are afraid to come out and engage.” Speaking of Miles, Prevost said, “During the height of the pandemic, he led the Baldwin Oaks Civic Association on numerous improvement projects and continues to work on behalf of the organization and community.” The civic group has been active for more than 40 years and shows no signs of slowing down. The Baldwin Oaks Civic Association is “an organization THE that is on the move,” Miles said. He has seen improvements in home upkeep, renovations and values since he moved to the community 17 years ago, but he has seen an increasing number of vehicles parked on local streets recently, and that is an issue he wants to address. Miles listed future projects, including beautifying areas in North Baldwin, installing a “Welcome to Baldwin Oaks” sign, adding guardrails of the Southern State Parkway overpass for school children’s protection and having a voice in the equitable distribution of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative funds. “[Wayne Miles] has an unyielding passion for improving the value and safety of his town and will not stop until the job is done correctly,” his son, Dr. Hannibal Miles, 31, told the Herald. “He understands the issues that many members in his community face and addresses them head-on, making Baldwin a better and more beautiful place to live.”
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The Irish Pub in Baldwin saw local residents and business owners come together for two good causes Dec. 12: to contribute to Toys for Tots, a program sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps, and to help Baldwin resident Erin Brown, who suffers from debilitating liver disease, and her family with ongoing medical expenses. The Baldwin Hot Rod Association, Hangout One Happy Place, a local group that offers recreational activities for teens and young adults with special needs, and the Rescue Vixens, a cat-rescue group, packed the pub to donate toys, hold a 50/50 fundraising raffle
and gather donations for Brown’s biweekly medical procedures. The procedures include paracentesis, which drains fluid buildup from the abdomen. Brown, in her late 40s, said every two to three weeks on Friday doctors remove 9 liters of fluid. Because of the frequency of this procedure, Brown’s insurance stopped covering it, saying she had exceeded the 32-service limit.
The Baldwin Chamber of Commerce kicked off the Christmas season Dec. 5 with its annual tree lighting at the Baldwin Historical Society, attracting more than 300 people for holiday treats, performances, music and some old-fashioned holiday camaraderie to support the Baldwin business community. “It’s a personalized mindset for [residents] to consider saving their neighbor’s job or helping someone in another state,” said Erik Mahler, a chamber board member. He concluded by reiterating the chamber’s slogan: “Save a neighbor’s job — shop local.”
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The grinch road in on his motorcycle to spread cheer with the Rescue Vixens.
Emceed by Baldwinite Debbie Pugliese, the event kicked off with a prayer by the Rev. James Smith of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the pledge of allegiance by Boy Scout Troop 824. Then Michael Fincken, owner of New World Music Center, introduced a series of solo acts by Baldwin youth, including Benjamin Mason, Mariel Mercado, Ezinne Ugbala, Kelly Ugbala, Gabriella Morales, Annaya Bomani, Daniel Altschuler, Rose Altschuler and Lauren Rooplall. Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez/Herald
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Q. I just rented a retail space, and I’m planning changes with my architect. The architect says I have to “upgrade” the restroom to handicapped-accessible, which will cost at least $8,000 and maybe more, depending on whether the old pipes can be reused where they are. I don’t understand why other stores around me have original restrooms but I have to change mine. We were only moving a couple of walls and installing a new ceiling. Can you tell me if the architect is right about the change?
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A. You would think the answer is an easy one, that it would be either yes or no. Unfortunately, the answer is that the decision in these matters is discretionary, left to the plans examiner, who either strictly interprets the code and the federal and state laws based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (which was signed into law by onte eeper President George H.W. Bush in 1990), or determines that the physical upgrade of the restroom isn’t necessary. The law states that businesses with 15 or more employees must comply, but is overridden by the fact that establishments cannot discriminate against people with disabilities, patrons or employees. I once had a meeting at which the attorney for my client was challenging my advice to our mutual client that an upgrade — a renovation — would be necessary. The attorney appropriately pointed out exactly the same argument that you’re making, that nobody else has had to upgrade, and therefore you shouldn’t have to, either. My guess is that your neighbors may have been in that location for many years, and as long as nobody brings their location up to an official, we leave well enough alone, or that the official interpreted that the upgrade wouldn’t be necessary. I’m willing to bet that your neighbors, for the most part, moved in without anyone filing anything formally, with plans and permits, so the proprietors think they have no issue to deal with. You, on the other hand, operating honestly and legitimately, probably feel that even though you can’t discriminate against a person with a disability, you’re being unfairly discriminated against. Although I agree that you are being unfairly judged differently than your neighbors, your architect and any licensed professional, including the attorney, swore to uphold the laws of the state they practice in. If officials choose not to investigate every location, that is the governing bodies’ choice. Your architect is only trying to do what is right under the law. Coincidentally, that very morning, when the attorney was making the case that others were not in compliance, there was an incident in lower Manhattan in which an attorney had his heels slashed by a homeless man on a subway platform, and was instantly debilitated. I pointed out to the attorney that that poor guy was now disabled, and that we humans are all vulnerable, by age or accident, and need to be considered. He answered, “You should have been an attorney.”
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he Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades — the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and many other terrorist attacks, in multiple countries. September 2001 seems like a lifetime ago, but for those old enough to remember that terrible year, it remains a haunting memory, a fever dream that we try to lock in the backs of our brains but is ever-present. For those of us in Nassau County that day, we could only watch in horror as grayblack smoke plumes spiraled out of the twisted, crumbled remains of the twin towers upward into an otherwise perfect azure sky. The plumes were visible from points across the county. Shortly after the attacks, people started to gather on the beach in Lido and at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick — the highest point on the South Shore — to watch the billowing smoke, staring silently in stunned disbelief. The United States homeland was under attack for the first time since World War II, and at that moment, we had no idea who the invader was, or the future suffering in distant lands that the attacks would bring. It was all incomprehensibly terrifying. In a front-page story in the Heralds’ Sept. 13-19 issue, “Terror at the Towers,” reported by Scott Brinton, Carrie James, Laura Lane, Jeff Lipton, Larry Maier and Cindy Roth, this is how we described the scene: “A wave of fear and despair raced across [Nassau County] Tuesday morning
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’m really scared. It’s so scary if we have something of a World War III. I’m really, really scared. roLLen CaJoLes after terrorists slammed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, sending the Twin Towers crumbling into Lower Manhattan. “In the afternoon, surviving victims of the attack filtered into Nassau by Long Island Rail Road, like refugees from a war zone. Many, who were still shaking dusty, white debris from their clothes, were not from the area but had taken the first train they could out of the city and gotten off at the first possible stop.” We sent our reporters to the train stations to meet the survivors of the attacks. Sylvia Melendez, who worked in Lower Manhattan, described the chaos after the towers crashed to the ground. “The rush of clouds of debris forced everyone out into the streets,” she said. “Everyone was running away.” Here in Nassau, people were glued to their TVs and radios, watching and listening, hoping for the best but fearing the worst. “I’ve been listening all morning,” Luisa DeGirolamo, who worked at La Margherita Pastry Shop in Bellmore Village, said. “I’m devasted. I can’t get over it.” Rollen Cagoles, of East Meadow, said, “I’m really scared. It’s so scary if we have something of a World War III. I’m really,
really scared.” Many parents rushed to their children’s schools to pick them up and take them home, fearful of further attacks. “A lot of people came and pulled their kids out because they didn’t want them to be in a place with a large group of people,” said Pat Brace, PTA president of Bowling Green Elementary School in East Meadow. “They thought they would be a target.” Nassau police doubled patrols around municipal buildings, schools, houses of worship and transportation lines. Police also diverted westbound traffic away from New York City. Motorists who had to travel major throughfares were advised to stay home. The military closed down the airspace over Long Island, with unlighted F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead above John F. Kennedy International Airport into the night of Sept. 11 to 12. Nearly 500 Long Islanders died in the attacks at the World Trade Center or later succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses. Each one was a life extinguished too soon. We must remember all of them — their essential goodness, their essential humanity. In the coming days, there will be solemn ceremonies in remembrance of the dead. Consider attending one to show your support for the victims, or stop and pause for a moment at 8:46 and 9:04 a.m. on Saturday and reflect on or say a prayer for the victims. In this way, you will help to keep their memories alive for generations to come. “Never forget” should never become a trite slogan. It should be a motto by which we live.
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hen talking with my grandkids about returning to school this fall — to the building, with other kids, not the dining room table — I was reminded of a school day of my own years ago. “Bobby.” I heard my name called on the second-floor landing of A. B. Davis High School in Mount Vernon, N.Y. The caller was Mr. Leone, Joseph Leone, my biology teacher and college adviser. “Why haven’t you signed up for ALAn the SATs?” he asked. sinGer Neither of my parents had attended college, my mother had died eight years earlier, and my father, a vacuum cleaner salesman, had his hands full with two active kids. When I think about the controversies surrounding school openings this fall, I think, too, of the critical role of teachers in the lives of their students. That certainly was the case for me. Mr. Leone wasn’t alone in affecting my life for the better. I was going to drop out of college after my first year not only because of the cost, but also because I
questioned why I was there. I entered to be a minister, but had become disillusioned with organized religion. My college adviser, Mildred Martin, helped me sort through the financial and philosophical questions and urged me to appeal my financial aid award, and I continued as her student. Other teachers stand out as well. Miss Calabrese and Miss King, in elementary school, “Pop” Phillips in high school, Mark Ebersole in college, and Kay Moore and Robin Williams in graduate school. The past year of living and learning with Covid in our path and in our shadows revealed the inequalities of access to teachers like the ones I’ve known. When teachers are diverted from their main responsibilities, teaching and advising, they can’t fulfill their roles to the fullest. It is especially difficult for them to be effective when students lack access to broadband and Wi-Fi, a quiet place to study, and supportive adults to help them with difficult assignments. A distinguished psychologist once said that we human beings are the “teaching species.” All species must learn enough to leave the nest, but humans turned teaching into a “calling,” a vocation dedicated to preparing the next generation
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was going to drop out of college after my first year. I questioned why I was there.
Letters looming issues need real solutions, not lip service. We need to address the Island’s solid-waste crisis, illegal dumping and the associated increases in disposal costs. Hochul hasn’t been handed the reins of the state at our finest hour. New Yorkers suffer with an unsustainable tax burden that’s accelerating the exodus of high-net-worth people, employers and job creators. The growing disparity in income and wealth, an increasing immigrant population and the associated educational and health care challenges are monumental. And our young workforce and empty-nesters are leaving because of a lack of affordable housing. Leaders in the past have forsaken us in favor of book deals, their own selfish agendas and their next election. Indeed, some are in prison for their bad behavior, but the reality is, the good people of New York have been sold out, and that’s why we require Hochul’s earnest leadership. We have hope in her vision, fortitude and ability to make the really tough decisions. We’re counting on her. Most important, please know that we are here for you, governor. Long Island and the state of New York have immense resources, none greater than their residents. There will be vocal naysayers who attempt to stop Hochul from addressing these vexing challenges. There are people who talk a lot, and there are people who get stuff done. To Hochul, I say this:
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Letters to the editor
WILL FLOWER Bayville
Cuomo should be impeached To the Editor: Re Robert Rosenberg’s column “History repeats itself in Albany — again and again” (Aug. 26-Sept. 1): I agree with Rosenberg’s opinions, and would add that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo would indeed get the last hurrah and make “the State Legislature and state government look like a ship of fools” if it gave him a free pass on the nursing home deaths scandal and his subsequent cooking of the books to make it appear less egregious than he would have had us believe. Interestingly, Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed immediately that these deaths were undercounted by some 12,000. By ordering nursing homes to accept Covid-19 patients, Cuomo, threatening owners with penalty if they did not comply, exposed many more confined elderly to the virus, potentially causing their deaths. With all due respect, I consider manslaughter to be an even more serious
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to the nation. They believed that education should be public; is critical to democracy because it prepares an informed citizenry, able to ask questions; is important because it prevents aristocracy and promotes meritocracy; should be free from religion and ideology; should be equal and equally available to all citizens; and is a public investment that is worth the cost. While the ideals of the Founders foundered on the compromises made to create a republic, they nevertheless created within the Constitution the mechanisms for correcting early mistakes and providing the means for continuing the pursuit of a “more perfect union,” which we have shown the ability to do. As we help our kids and grandkids, or relatives or neighbors’ kids, prepare for a new school year, let us acknowledge the noble profession of teaching, perhaps by remembering our own teachers, and do what we can to fulfill the Founders’ aspirations for true equality of education in America.
Please be the latter. Be bold. We heard you say you’d “fight like hell for New York,” and that’s exactly what Long Island needs.
HERALD HERALD Jordan Vallone
with knowledge, skills and values. As a result, teachers have a moral, social, civic and historical responsibility for not only educating each new generation but also, in this way, creating the future. We must remember the vocation, the calling, of teaching. As the historian Jacques Barzun said, “Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” At the beginning of our nation, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson stated that public education was at the heart of democracy. “The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and be willing to bear the expenses of it,” Adams wrote. “There should not be a district of one mile square without a school in it, not founded by a charitable individual, but maintained at the public expense of the people themselves.” Jefferson expressed similar sentiments. It is unfortunate, therefore, that some local school boards see teachers simply as employees, instead of as those who inspire discovery and awaken students’ imaginations, as Mark Van Doren and Robert Frost said. But while the Founders argued that schooling was a local responsibility, they were adamant about the public benefits
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crime than the sexual harassment charges that forced Cuomo’s resignation. Given the present state of affairs, it is now the State Legislature (and, ultimately, the State Senate) that is on trial, and it remains to be seen whether playing politics will take precedence over what must be done in the name of justice. How can
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anyone trust Cuomo now? He contends that he will not seek future political office, but only impeachment would close the book on that possibility, definitively and conclusively.
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