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A Bellmorite with a passion for giving back ster FCA’s annual appeal. The donated funds were spread across all of FCA’s divisions. Meet Bellmorite Mia Mon“I am always trying to help zidelis: an 11-year-old entrepre- children and families,” Mia told neur with a passion for philan- the Herald. thropy. At age 5, she envisioned a “I have always been giving new toy — now known as the back since I was 3 years old. I Power Pony — that combines the chose FCA so I could give back power of a Hoverboard with the where I live.” war mth of a Her donation plush toy. Her creto FCA was made ation has been on possible, of the market since course, by the August, and Mia, Power Pony. “I’ve who loves to give always had a pasback to those in sion for horses,” need, is set to be Mia explained. “I honored by the would always ask Family and Chilmy parents, ‘Why dren’s Association can’t we put a later this month horse in the backat the organizayard?’” tion’s inaugural When she was MiA MoNziDElis Women in Philan5, she said, she thropy breakfast. was given a HovThe Family and Children’s erboard — a two-wheeled, motorAssociation is one of Long ized toy that moves the user Island’s largest human services around when weight is applied agencies, offering help to the to it — for Christmas. In her area’s most vulnerable children, garage one night, she put a plush families and seniors. According horse on top of the device, sat to Craig Pinto, FCA’s marketing down, and felt like she was riddirector, the organization served ing a real horse as it moved 34,000 people last year. around. Last December, Mia, a fifth“I called my parents into the grader at Shore Road Elementa- garage and they said, ‘Oh my ry School, donated $5,000 to bolContinued on page 10
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A shamrockin’ good time in Bellmore-Merrick Bridget, 4, and Clare Walsh, 3, couldn’t contain their excitement for St. Patrick’s Day last week. More photos, page 3.
In Merrick, community hears from congressional candidates By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
Four of the five Democratic candidates vying to replace U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice attended a Meet the Candidates night hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick Democratic Club at the Merrick Road Golf Course Clubhouse on March 14. Rice announced that she would not seek re-election in the 4th Congressional District last month. Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe, Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett, former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen and first-time candidate Kevin Shakil, of Westbury, responded to ques-
tions submitted by their potential constituents. County Legislator Carrié Solages, who is also running, was unable to attend. Each candidate made a three-minute opening statement, and was given three minutes to respond to each question. Among the topics discussed were the affordability of living on Long Island, and public safety. The first question was, What did the candidates feel was the biggest problem facing the district, and what would be their solution? Corbett said it was the use and trafficking of illegal handguns. “We need a real comprehensive, federal program Continued on page 4
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Addelyn, 6, vAlentinA, 1 and Oliver Kozlowski, 4, were feeling lucky last week.
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Bellmore-Merrick goes green Bellmore and Merrick residents celebrated St. Patrick’s Day last week, by dressing in green, white and gold — with some even getting special visits from leprechauns.
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Above, GiGi elio, 3, was decked from head to toe in shamrocks. center, GiAnnA And Vivienne Terry, 4 and 7, were ready to celebrate. neAr riGht, GrAyson Vecchio, 6, made sure everyone knew who his lucky charm was last Thursday.
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GAbriellA And brAndon Bustrin, ages 5 and 6, dressed in green for everyone’s favorite, Irish holiday.
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The Bellmore-merrick DemocraTic Club hosted Meet the Candidates on March 14. Four of the five Democratic candidates for the 4th Congressional District seat attended. County Legislator Carrié Solages, who is also running, was not in attendance. roughly 150 people heard or saw the candidates, because the meeting was also on Zoom. Primary elections, which will decide who will run from each party, will take place on June 28. Jordan Vallone/Herald
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that funds the local police departments so that we can actually . . . stop the trafficking of illegal guns,” he said. “I don’t know anyone — Republican or Democrat — who isn’t against illegal guns. Let’s finally get something done to stop the illegal trafficking of illegal handguns.” Responding to the same question, Gillen touched on several topics, all relating to lifestyle affordability, whether it be housing, prescription drugs or gasoline. “We need to tackle this problem immediately,” she said of the recent surge in gas prices. “We should have an immediate gas tax holiday — we should also be working to become energy independent.” Shakil, the CEO of America’s Islamic Radio, based in Mineola, said that safety was his main concern. “We are seeing crimes through the roof, illegal guns — people are getting killed, people are getting shot,” he said. “The only way we can ensure that public safety is taken serious is by funding our police, but ensuring that they have transparency and accountability.” Bynoe discussed some of the work she has done in the Legislature, such as offering mental health services to county employees that deal with the public. “We have to go to Washington, we have to work across the aisle, and we have to bring common-sense solutions to the issues we are facing here,” she said.
The war in Ukraine was also on the candidates’ minds. All four agreed that the U.S. should continue sanctioning Russia and supporting Ukraine with resources, which isn’t always easy, according to Corbett. “It’s very tough for any local group to find the proper organization that can actually get the goods that you all bring in there,” Corbett said. “We should be in Washington — at least providing resources to our residents that are willing to help.” “Aside from doing the sanctions and doing all that we are in the current moment, we have to make sure that we are sending arms,” Bynoe added. “That is a basic tenet of who the United States is — and we have to do it well.” In his closing remarks, Corbett noted that while all of the candidates agreed, for the most part, on many of the issues and the potential solutions to the challenges that were discussed, ultimately it would be up to voters to decide who the best person is to represent the party. As of press time, only one Republican, tech CEO Bill Staniford, of Lawrence, had announced his candidacy for Rice’s seat. Primary elections, which will decide who will represent each party in November’s election, will take place June 28. A full video of the event is available on the Bellmore Merrick Democratic Club’s YouTube channel.
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Microtunneling is slated to begin this week at Bay Park on the Bay Park Conveyance Project, a joint effort between the Nassau County Department of Public Works and the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The project is a massive effort to improve water quality and storm resiliency in Nassau County and South Shore communities like Wantagh, Seaford, Bellmore and Merrick. Through microtunneling, underground tunnels for a new, stronger pipeline will be installed deep below the surface, running from the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility, extending two miles north to Sunrise Highway, and from Sunrise Highway in western Wantagh extending over one and half miles south to the Cedar Creek Sewage Treatment Plant on the Wantagh-Seaford border. The project, which DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos called “the largest microtunneling project in the hemisphere”, will construct 10.9 miles of new pipeline to convey treated water from the South Shore WRF to the Cedar Creek WPCP to be discharged through an existing ocean outfall. Sliplining, a construction technique that installs a smaller pipe inside a larger host pipe, began on March 14. More than seven miles of unused aqueduct below Sunrise Highway, from Rockville Centre to western Wantagh, will be repurposed. The pipeline will be constructed faster, at a substantially reduced cost, according to a press release from the DEC. “The … project will not only install
sustainable infrastructure for the disposal of treated wastewater but also further improve the environmental health of the Western Bays and implement critical shoreline protections for our communities,” Senator John Brooks of District 8 said in a press release. The South Shore WRF serves more than 500,000 county residents. It discharges an average of 52 million gallons of treated water into Reynolds Channel each day. The discharge impacts nearly 10,000 acres of water and tidal marshland in the Western Bays. The area is impacted due to nitrogen in treated water, which can lead to the disintegration of coastal marshlands. “The rising nitrogen levels caused by human activity will further endanger our coastal marshes if we don’t act now,” said Assemblyman David McDonough. “Losing this crucial ecosystem will threaten coastal communities, as these marshes serve as a protective barrier from storm surges, flooding and erosion.” Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said the town is committed to working alongside all governmental partners “to ensure our bays and waterways remain free of potential pollutants.” Residents with questions or concerns are encouraged to call Western Bays Constructors’ 24/7 Project Hotline at (516) 2526121, sign up for mailing updates and visit the company’s Community Information Center on Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre.
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5/9/2022
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Roosevelt
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Inwood
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4/11/2022
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Lakeview
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Lawrence
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Valley Stream
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Levittown
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5/13/2022
Wantagh
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Lynbrook
5/9/2022
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4/11/2022
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Malverne
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Woodmere
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4/29/2022
Massapequa
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2021 Annual Water Quality Reports Learn about the quality of your water. Each year, Liberty provides its customers with an Annual Water Quality Report to let them know how our water quality stacks up against federal and state drinking water standards. If you are a customer of ours, we encourage you to review this report as it provides details about the source and quality of the drinking water delivered to you in 2021. View your water quality report online today! In an effort to be more environmentally responsible, we no longer print our water quality reports. Instead, we have made them available on our website. To view your report online, visit our website at www.libertyenergyandwater.com.
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ConstruCtion at the Cedar Creek 3 site in Wantagh in January 2022. Microtunneling work further west is expected to begin this week.
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Hybrid Coin Collecting with Specialty Rarities
Tuesday, Mar. 29
Jeff Berkoff, who has over 25 years of experience in Numismatics and owner of Specialty Rarities in Bellmore, will teach guests the value of their coins. Through the seminar from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Bellmore Memorial Public Library, he will be handing out coins and teaching the history on the coins. Time allowing, Berkoff can teach patrons the value of their coins from home. The program will also be offered via Zoom. Contact the Bellmore Memorial Library at (516) 785-2990 with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
Project Hope Table Event From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the New Horizon Counseling Center will be at the Bellmore Memorial Library promoting NY Project Hope outside. The program will be assisting individuals and families during challenging times anonymously. The program will be located outdoors, all are welcome to join. Contact the Bellmore Memorial Library at (516) 785-2990 with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
Thursday, Mar. 31
Friday, Mar. 25
Adult Craft Night- Fruity Door Sign
Open Classic Game Day Every Friday from 1:00-4:00 p.m. in the Bellmore Public Library, particpants can bring their own games and fellow players to the library! The Meeting Room is open for adults & seniors to play classic games like mahjong, bridge, canasta, chess, and more! Card tables will be set up.Contact cham@ bellmorelibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
Caregiver and Me: Mindfulness and Movement For children aged 0 months to 5 years, children will engage and conncet with their caregiver in mindfulness activities, calming and breathing techniques, and yoga at the Merrick Public Library from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Registration is required.Contact the Merrick Public Library at (516) 377-6112 with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
Spring Sign Craft Stop by the North Merrick Public Library to pick up a take-home spring craft for children ages 6-12. Guests will be asked to pick up one craft per child. Contact the North Merrick Public Library at (516) 378-7474 with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
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St. Patrick’s Day is a learning gold mine
A fruity door sign is a refreshing way to welcome friends and family to a home. Lemons are all the rave right now! Make a fun summer lemon door hanger at the Merrick Library from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Contact the Merrick Public Library at merricklibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
First graders took well-known St. Patrick’s Day symbols – gold coins and rainbows – and turned them into a fun STEAM project at John G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District. In the upper grades, the holiday spurred some thought-provoking writing. Fourth graders wrote short essays based on the prompt, “If I found a pot of gold, I would…” Their ideas, including trips, saving money for college and getting a puppy, also included illustrations. possessions and think deeply about everything in life they appreciate.
Saturday, Mar. 26 Read to a Dog Session 3 Children ages 4-12 can practice their reading skills in the Bellmore Memorial Library with a special listener. Guests may register their child for a 10 minute time slot to share an age appropriate book of their choice with a friendly trained therapy dog and adult volunteer from Love on a Leash. Registration is required. Time slots can be found through registration on the Bellmore Memorial Library website.
Monday, Mar. 27
DIY Phone Holder Children in grades 4-6 can join the Bellmore Memorial Library to decorating a cell phone holder from 6:007:00 p.m. Registration is required. Contact the Bellmore Memorial Library at cham@bellmorelibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.
Irish Pirates! Children in grades 1-5 can join the North Merrick Public Library from 4:004:45 for a pirate theme event. Sail the seven seas and explore tales of Irish Pirates of yore, including female pirates! Children can uncover the true history
behind famous pirate legends and create a treasure chest of their very own. Registration is required. Contact Jane Sullivan at juvprograms@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.
Tuesday, Mar. 29 Zumba at the Library Zumba routines incorporate interval training- alternating fast and slow rythms- to help improve cardiovascular fitness. Led by Ruth Weissman, the class willl be held from 5:30-6:15 p.m. in the Merrick Public Library. The class is for adults only. Contact the Merrick Public Library at merricklibrary.org with
HAvING AN EvENT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to jvallone@liherald.com.
State Sen. John Brooks is hosting a series of webinars for Women’s History Month. There will be a North Merrick Egg Hunt April 9 at Fraser Ave Park at 11:00 a.m. The Bellmore Memorial Library will host free health screenings Tuesday, Mar. 29 from 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m. The Easter Bunny will pay Bellmore a visit at the LIRR train station April 9 at 12:00 p.m. Planet Play in Bellmore will be hosting an Easter Bunny Party, Sat., Apr. 16, from 1:00p.m.-3:00 p.m.
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11-year-old merges Hoverboard with plush pony Continued from front page god, this is amazing, Mia!’” she recounted. “She’s one of a kind,” her mother, Christine Monzidelis said. “The day she came riding out with this invention — it was just incredible. She’s very smart, very creative.” With the help of her mother and her father, Christopher, Mia worked with designers, manufacturers and patent attorneys to bring the Power Pony to life, Christine said. Her daughter, she added, was involved every step of the way. “She worked so close with her dad to bring this to life,” Christine said. “At the age that she is, to see her start this and build it to what it is — it’s just amazing to watch. She can verbalize exactly what she wants — her communication has been critical throughout this.” The Power Pony, which looks like a large, plush horse on wheels, has a saddle that is 20 inches off the floor. Its front two wheels are connected to a flat surface where the user places her feet. To move the pony, she must push her feet forward or backward on the flat surface, and steer right or left while holding onto knobs attached to the pony’s head. Offered in four styles — Champ,
Princess, Crystal and Hero — the toy’s motor will run for 45 to 60 minutes at full charge. Slowed by production delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Power Pony finally hit the market last summer, and is currently available for purchase exclusively on its website, powerpony.com. At FCA’s Women in Philanthropy breakfast on March 31, Mia will be honored alongside fellow philanthropists — adults. “It feels amazing, because I’m an 11-yearold,” she said of the recognition. “A lot of people start inventing stuff when they’re a little older — it’s just really cool.” Reviews of the toy thus far have been great, she said. “We have an Instagram account called thepowerpony, and every day we post kids and parents using it,” she said. “It makes me very happy, because it took a long time for me to get it together, and it’s pleasing for me to see people enjoy it.” She wants to continue to spread her message of why giving back to others is so important. “It feels amazing — any chance you get to give back is a big chance,” she said. “I’m going to give back probably till the day I die. It just fills my heart, and it just makes me so happy.”
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mia monzidelis is an 11-year-old inventor with a passion for giving back. Her creation, the Power Pony, combines the power and fun of a Hoverboard with the warmth of an oversized, plush horse.
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mia will be honored later this month by the Family and Children’s Association — a Long Island nonprofit that serves vulnerable children, families and seniors. She donated $5,000 to FCA last December.
LEARN WHAT GIRL SCOUTS DO AT OUR UPCOMING INFORMATION NIGHTS!
Fun. Friendship. Her Big Future. Girl Scouts have it handled! Register for an information session in your area at gsnc.org/programs. Once registered, you will have the opportunity to sign your daughter up for a Daisy Discovery activity.
BALDWIN Wednesday, 4/06/2022 7:00 PM
ELMONT Tuesday, 4/05/2022 7:00 PM
HERRICKS Tuesday, 4/05/2022 7:00 PM
BAY (Oyster Bay, East Norwich, and Bayville) Tuesday, 4/05/2022 7:00 PM
FLORAL PARK/ BELLROSE Monday, 4/25/2022 7:00 PM
HICKSVILLE Wednesday, 4/13/2022 7:00 PM
BELLMORE/ NORTH BELLMORE Wednesday, 4/06/2022 7:00 PM
FREEPORT Wednesday, 4/13/2022 7:00 PM
CARLE PLACE/ WESTBURY Wednesday, 4/06/2022 7:00 PM CENTRAL PARK (Bethpage, Plainview, and Old Bethpage) Monday, 4/04/2022 7:00 PM EAST MEADOW Thursday, 4/28/2022 7:00 PM ELLM (East Rockaway, Lakeview, Lynbrook, and Malverne) Thursday, 4/28/2022 7:00 PM
GARDEN CITY Monday, 4/04/2022 7:00 PM GLEN COVE Wednesday, 4/27/2022 7:00 PM GREAT NECK Tuesday, 4/12/2022 7:00 PM HARDSCRABBLE (Farmingdale and N. Massapequa) Monday, 5/02/2022 7:00 PM HEMPSTEAD Monday, 5/02/2022 7:00 PM
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Mepham drama program hosts ‘Meet & Greet” In anticipation of its upcoming production of “Beauty and the Beast,” the Wellington C. Mepham High School Skull & Bones Drama Club will be holding special “Meet and Greet” event on March 19. Having had a similar Meet and Greet experience as a high school actor herself, co-director/teacher Christina Dimitriou thought it would be fun to give children a chance to see some of their favorite characters up close. “We both know the lasting impact theatre magic can have on even the littlest theatre goers,” added co-director and English teacher Melanie Sirof. “Most young fans of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ fell in love with Belle watching the movie in their living room; we’re looking forward to bringing the movie to life for them. “Our Mepham students also have not had enough chances to make theatre memories in high school,” added Dimitriou. “This is a gift for our Skull and Bones family as well.” Skull and Bones will present “Beauty and the Beast” later this month. See the schedule below: ■ 3/19 – 11 a.m. – Meet and Greet the Cast ■ 3/25 – 7 p.m. Performance ■ 3/26 – 1 p.m. Matinee and 7 p.m. Performance Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
The MephaM Skull & Bones cast performs a musical number from “Beauty & the Beast” at the March 16 St. Baldrick’s fundraising event.
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Florence Price Symphony No 1 The South Shore Symphony Orchestra, under the musical direction and baton of Scott Jackson Wiley, will be performing in Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre on Saturday, February 12th at 7:30 pm. The performance will include Symphony No 1 in E minor by the American composer Florence Price. The composer was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1887 and during her career won many accolades. Price’s First Symphony won critical acclaim and became the first symphony by an African-American female composer to be performed by a major American orchestra in 1933. Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major op. 61 virtuoso violinist Wen Qian hailed by China Daily as “one of Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 104,Qian “London” China’s most promising young violinists. ” Ms. has been Sergei Prokofiev Classical Symphony No.1, Op.25 a first violinist with the Metropolitan Orchestra since 1997, Richard Wagnerto serve Siegfried Idyll Assistant Conwhere she continues as the acting Bela Bartok Dances certmaster, as well as violinRomanian professor atFolk Mannes College of Music at the New School University.
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Girl Scouts sell bracelets, cookies in support of Ukraine By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
A local girl scout troop is working to raise funds for Ukraine, amid the ongoing war the country is involved in, following an attack by Russia last month. The Merrick-based juniors troop that consists of mostly Chatterton Elementary students, with Courtesy Jen Casano one girl from Bellmore, GiRL ScOut tROOp #2545 is raising funds to support has been selling braceUkraine. They are donating funds raised from a bracelet sale, lets since November, as well as money raised at their recent cookie sale. and they’ve decided to put the funds towards a After it was decided that the funds good cause. “They started a campaign making would go towards Ukraine, at their recent bracelets back in November,” one of the cookie sale, the girls also decided that the troop leaders Jen Casano said. “They proceeds they received from that would wanted to do it with a charity, but weren’t benefit their cause as well. “We sold out within 1 hour and 20 minsure which one.” utes,” Casano said of their cookie sale, Casano, who leads the troop with cowhich took place at the Merrick Stop & leader Morgan Simone, said the girls broke themselves down into small teams, Shop. The troop will gather the funds raised, such as marketing, sales and finance. “We and donate a check to a charity which was wanted to use the money for charity, and still being decided on. Still working to when we suggested a charity to help kids in Ukraine, they were all for it,” Casano support the cause, they are continuing to make bracelets to raise money. added.
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7th grade basketball team earns championship title After earning a 1st round bye with an 11-1 record, the 7th grade girls basketball team from Cure of Arts Roman Catholic Church went on to play St. Aiden and then St. Dominic’s in the Championship match. After a tight game, Cure of Arts pulled away in the second half to earn the CYO Long Island Championship. “We played St. Dominic’s twice during the season, so our coach taught us a new play that took them by surprise,” the team’s forward Tessa Gerard said. “We got an early lead from that play and then we never gave up.” “This is an impressive group of multisport athletes that have been playing
together for several years,” coach Jay Menghi added. “Their team chemistry, ability to make quick adjustments and relentless work ethic on the court propelled them to win several tight games this year. “Most importantly, they displayed great sportsmanship and were great teammates supporting each other,” Menghi said. “I look forward to watching this group play at a high level when they get into their respective high school program.” Courtesy Cure of Arts 7th grade girls basketball team; compiled by Jordan Vallone.
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long BeaCH’s surf for All was honored as the Islanders’ Community Spotlight on March 13.
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“Surfing Samuri” is on the ice with Islanders bcarpenter@liherald.com
John Ledecky, owner of the New York Islanders, had heard of the “Surfing Samurai,” and he wanted to arrange a meeting. What Ledecky heard was that Dylan Hronec, the “Samuri,” who despite a lifelong battle with cerebral palsy, is a Class A surfer who has earned such a cool title.
Hronec, 29, has been surfing the waves in Long Beach with Surf for All for 11 years. His friends and fellow surfers know him a the “Surfing Samurai.” “It was a day that I will never forget for the rest of my life,” Hronec said. Ledecky decided to honor Surf for All for the team’s Community Spotlight during their March 13 game. Along with the organization being highlighted on social media, they ran the 50/50 raffle table for
more than half the game. Fans would come over to learn more about the group and to buy raffle tickets. Over $20,000 was raised from the raffle, with half going to Surf for All and half going to the Islanders Children’s Foundation. “It was a way to combine the two most important things in my life,” Hronec said. “Having both that platform and the team bring attention to me and Surf for All is
huge.” Surf for All co-founder Cliff Skudin also had the opportunity to hold an honorary flag during the fist intermission of the game, but focused on the athletes honored. “It was great that they honored Dylan and the other Surf for All athletes that were there,” Skudin said. “Dylan is an athlete, and he is hardcore.”
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LEGAL NOTICE BID REQUESTS DOORS, VIDEO INTERCOM/ACCESS CONTROL A non-profit religious organization located in Merrick, NY is seeking sealed bids for sales and installation of security related enhancements. The project includes obtaining and installation of: 1.New FRP steel reinforced security exterior entry/exit doors with new frames and multipoint electronic locking mechanisms to replace existing entry/exit doors. 2.New reinforced interior doors for with self-closing and self-locking mechanisms. 3.Video intercom and physical access control equipment that is compatible with our current systems. 4.Ballistic/security film on windows. Selection criteria will be based on knowledge of doors, door installation, surveillance, and security systems in the aggregate, experience with protective ballistic security film for windows, along with specific knowledge of all or some of items 1, 2, 3 & 4 listed above, adherence to projected work schedules, prior experience, references, and cost. Bids will be accepted for either individual items listed above or any combination of those items. Specifications and bid requirements can be obtained by contacting us a t bidstbame@gmail.com. All firms interested in receiving the bid requirements who intend to bid must provide the following information in your email request: firm name, owners’ names, business address, primary contact, telephone, fax, and email address by no later than 5:00pm Friday April 15, 2022. Bids will be accepted until 5:00pm on Friday May 6, 2022 and work is to commence by Monday June 6, 2022 and be completed by August 15, 2022. 130159 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 3/30/22 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: ---------------------------------
THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 258/22. - 261/22. N. BELLMORE - Robert Foley, Special exception to maintain accessory structure (shed) not permitted in the front yard on Virginia Ave., and with more than required rear & side yard setbacks; Maintain pool equipment with less than required side yard setback; Variance, front yard setback on Virginia Ave., maintain two (2) a/c units attached to dwelling; Variance, front yard setback on Virginia Ave., maintain generator attached to dwelling., N/W cor. Virginia Ave., & Cedar Rd., a/k/a 858 Cedar Rd. N.C.P.C. Local Determination. 263/22. BELLMORE Grace Falco, Variances, lot area occupied, rear yard, maintain deck attached to dwelling., N/s Alder Rd., 89.3’ E/o Bellmore Ave., a/k/a 2785 Alder Rd. N.C.P.C. Local Determination. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Bellmore within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available a t https://hempsteadny.gov/ 881/Hearing---03302022 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 130188
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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO SOBRE LA REUNIÓN EXTRAORDINARIA DE DISTRITO SOBRE LA BIBLIOTECA BELLMORE MEMORIAL PUEBLO DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se realizará una reunión extraordinaria de distrito con los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Bellmore Union Free en el pueblo de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, Nueva York, en la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial, sita en 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, el miércoles 27 de abril de 2022 a la 1:00 p. m., hora
en vigor, con el objetivo de votar, con boleta electoral impresa y urna, sobre los siguientes asuntos: (1)Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial para el año fiscal 2022-2023 y autorizar que la parte requerida de este se recaude con impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a tributación del distrito escolar. (2) Elegir un (1) fideicomisario para la junta de la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial a fin de que ocupe el cargo durante un período de cinco años, que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2022 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2027, debido a la finalización del mandato de Peter Pagones. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, para la votación en dicha reunión el 27 de abril de 2022, las urnas estarán abiertas entre la 1:00 p. m. y las 8:00 p. m., hora en vigor, y que la votación se realizará en la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial, sita en 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York. ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que cualquier residente del distrito escolar podrá obtener de la biblioteca, sita en 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York y durante el horario de atención habitual, una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que será requerido por la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial para el año siguiente, exclusivamente a los fines de fondos públicos, durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha reunión, excepto los domingos. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para el cargo de fideicomisario de la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial se presentarán ante el UFSD de Bellmore, Oficina del Distrito, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York, antes de las 5:00 p. m., hora en vigor, del lunes 28 de marzo de 2022. Cada solicitud debe estar dirigida a la Secretaría del Distrito, contar con la firma de al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del distrito e incluir la residencia de cada suscriptor y el nombre y la residencia del candidato. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, en virtud de las disposiciones de la Ley de Educación, se requiere la inscripción personal de los votantes. A su vez, ninguna persona tendrá el derecho a votar en la reunión si su nombre no aparece en el registro del distrito escolar en el que se preparó. Todas las personas que se hayan inscrito anteriormente para alguna reunión
anual o extraordinaria del distrito, y que hayan votado en una reunión anual o extraordinaria del distrito llevada a cabo en cualquier momento durante los cuatro (4) años calendario previos al 27 de abril de 2022, tendrán el derecho al voto en esta reunión extraordinaria del distrito. Además, todas las personas inscritas para votar en la Junta de Elecciones del condado de Nassau en virtud del artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones tendrán derecho a votar en dicha reunión extraordinaria del distrito. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia para la elección de la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial y el voto del presupuesto se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta Electoral de su estado, el cual se puede obtener en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del estado de Nueva York (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), el sitio web del UFSD de Bellmore (www.bellmoreschools.or g) o poniéndose en contacto con la Secretaría del Distrito por correo electrónico (ryee@bellmoreschools.or g) o por teléfono (516-679-2910). Las solicitudes completas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al solicitante o hasta el día anterior a la elección si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a la persona que designe. La Secretaría del Distrito no aceptará solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia antes del 28 de marzo de 2022. Habrá una lista de todas las personas para las que se emitieron boletas electorales por ausencia, que estará disponible en la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito durante los cinco días previos a la elección, excepto el domingo, y únicamente con cita entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 12:00 p. m. del sábado anterior a la elección. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares que sean votantes calificados de la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial pueden pedirle una solicitud de boleta electoral militar a la Secretaría del Distrito de la biblioteca por correo electrónico (ryee@bellmoreschools.or g) o por teléfono
(516-679-2910). En dicha solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia sobre la recepción de la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. El votante militar debe devolver la solicitud original de boleta electoral militar por correo a la oficina de la Secretaría del Distrito en la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial. Las solicitudes de boleta electoral militar recibidas conforme a lo mencionado anteriormente se procesarán de la misma manera que las solicitudes de boletas electorales no militares, en virtud de la sección 2018-b de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta electoral militar debe incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir dicha boleta por correo, fax o correo electrónico. POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que la boleta electoral militar original de los votantes militares debe devolverse por correo a la Secretaría del Distrito de la biblioteca, sita en 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, Nueva York. Las boletas electorales militares se escrutarán si el secretario electoral de la biblioteca las recibe: (1) antes del cierre de las urnas el día de la elección y con una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o de un país extranjero, o con un endoso fechado de recepción por otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, o (2) antes de las 5:00 p. m. del día de la elección, firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo del acto, con una fecha que comprueba que no son posteriores al día previo a la elección. POR EL PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con lo dispuesto por la Ley de Educación, los votantes calificados que se vean gravemente imposibilitados de comparecer personalmente en el centro de votación debido a una enfermedad permanente o una discapacidad física, y cuya acta de registro incluya la designación “con discapacidad permanente” de la Junta Electoral, podrán recibir una boleta electoral por ausencia, de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley de Educación, sin necesidad de presentar una solicitud por separado para dicha boleta electoral por ausencia. ASIMISMO, POR MEDIO DEL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia pública informativa en la biblioteca Bellmore Memorial, sita en Bellmore, Nueva York, el martes 13 de abril de 2022 a las 7:00 p. m., con el objetivo de debatir el
gasto de los fondos para el año fiscal 2022-2023. POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE FIDEICOMISARIOS BIBLIOTECA BELLMORE MEMORIAL Randy Yee, secretario del distrito FECHADO: marzo de 2022 BELLMORE, NUEVA YORK 129882 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE BELLMORE MEMORIAL LIBRARY TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Bellmore Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held in the Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, New York, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the purpose of voting, by paper ballot and ballot box, upon the following items: (1)To adopt the Annual Budget of the Bellmore Memorial Library for the fiscal year 2022-2023, and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District; and (2) To elect one (1) Trustee to the Bellmore Memorial Library board to fill a five year term commencing July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2027, as a result of the expiration of the term held by Peter Pagones. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on April 27, 2022 the polls will be open between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. prevailing time, and the voting will be held in the Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, New York; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Bellmore Memorial Library’s purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the School District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said meeting, except Sunday, from the Library, located at 2288 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, New York, during regular business hours; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Bellmore Memorial Library shall be filed at the Bellmore U.F.S.D. District Office, 580 Winthrop Avenue,
Bellmore, New York not later than 5:00 p.m. prevailing time Monday, March 28, 2022. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, and must state the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of Education Law, personal registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the School District prepared thereof. All persons who shall have been previously registered for Annual or Special School District Meetings and who shall have voted at any such Annual or Special Meeting held or conducted at any time within the four (4) calendar years prior to April 27, 2022 shall be entitled to vote at this Special District Meeting. In addition, all those who are registered to vote with the Board of Elections of Nassau County pursuant to Article 5 of Election Law shall be entitled to vote at this Special District Meeting. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that absentee ballot applications for the Bellmore Memorial Library election and budget vote are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections by visiting the NYS Education Department’s website (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), the Bellmore UFSD website, (www.bellmoreschools.or g), or by contacting the District Clerk by email (ryee@bellmoreschools.or g) or phone (516-679-2910). Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before March 28, 2022. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only from 9:00 to 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to
the election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Bellmore Memorial Library may request an application for a military ballot from the Library District Clerk by email (ryee@bellmoreschools.or g) or phone (516-679-2910). In such request, the military voter may indicate his/her preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail to the Office District Clerk at Bellmore Memorial Library. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-b of the Education Law. The application for a military ballot should include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or email. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail to the Library District Clerk, 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, New York Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the Library Election Clerk: (1) before the close of the polls of election day and showing a cancellation mark of the U.S. postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the U.S. government; or (2) not later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law, shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public information hearing will be held at the Bellmore Memorial Library, Bellmore, New York on Tuesday, April 13, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
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Birds chirped, and the smell of dirt and garlic filled the warm spring air as about a dozen volunteers worked on a community-service garden at Temple B’nai Torah, in Wantagh, on March 15. They chatted as they pushed wheelbarrows full of nutrient-rich dirt for an upcoming harvest. Once an unused playground, the volunteer-run vegetable garden was created by Rona Kauffman, of East Meadow, and Susan Salem, of Bellmore. In 2020, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the pair asked the temple to turn the playground into a garden to help feed local families struggling with food insecurity, Kauffman said, which was spreading across Long Island. “The [food] pantries were overwhelmed, and it was a good opportunity to start,” Kauffman said. “It’s all about creating a welcoming space to encourage people to learn.” And at the time, it gave volunteers a way to help those in need while social distancing. Kauffman had worked with Salem at a vegetable garden outside St. Francis Episcopal Church in Bellmore for over a year, and she invited Salem to “work her magic” on the former playground, she said. “It was a godsend during Covid,” Salem said, “just being in the company of other humans.” Volunteers started by emptying the playground sandboxes, under which they discovered a layer of asphalt, which indicated that the playground had been built above a parking lot. Unable to remove it, they laid down a layer of shredded leaves before adding soil to promote vegetable growth, and created a gardening infrastructure to hold sections of soil using landscaping fabric and cardboard. Kauffman’s husband, Bob, joined local Boy Scout troops to create what he described as “cardboard lasagna” that could then be filled with soil. “It’s satisfy-
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rona KauffMan with a sunchoke, which blooms in March. ing to do something with your hands and benefit other people,” Bob said. “It’s really a labor of love.” The garden was constructed entirely of materials that volunteers have gathered through donations or built with donated supplies, making it a zero-waste enterprise. Everything that is grown in it is donated to community members and organizations in need. Volunteers plant and harvest vegetables and herbs including potatoes, peas, squash, heirloom tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, dill, chives, garlic, kale and sunchoke, a root vegetable known as Jerusalem artichoke. Given the crops’ disparate growing periods, they are harvested at various times of the year. The next harvest is in May, and another will follow in July. Last year they harvested as late as November. Registered as an official monarch waystation, the garden will include a bed of
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion. Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 5th day of April, 2022, at
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flowers such as milkweed to attract monarch butterflies. Flowers will be planted between vegetables to attract other pollinators, such as birds and bees. Some of last week’s volunteers were focused on preparing the vegetable beds, adding new new soil, while others were replanting chives to make room for different crops. New volunteers are expected to join them, to plant seeds, by the end of the
month. Salem said she started gardening when she was a chef, and wanted to grow her own vegetables. She has shown the workers the finer points of planting and harvesting, and has encouraged them to refurbish donated planters and flower beds for future crops. Autumn Tankleff, of East Meadow, volunteered after hearing about the project through the Temple. Kneeling by one of the vegetable beds, she dug out chives and separated them. “It’s good to feed the poor and needy and do something good for someone else,” Tankleff said. “I also love being able to save the planet and help be organic.” The garden has an area where foods typically found on a traditional Seder plate will be grown. And one corner of the plot has been left fallow, because Kauffman decided to take part in the tradition of Shmita, or sabbatical year, the seventh year of the agricultural cycle observed in Judaism. Shmita began on Sept. 7, 2021. Many of the volunteers who were laboring last week had helped with the garden since it was created. Most are former member of Temple Emanu-El, in East Meadow, which merged with Temple B’nai Torah four years ago. Anne Paley, of East Meadow, was one of them. “It’s like the Garden of Eden,” Paley beamed. “I feel positive and energized, and I get to see my friends.”
anne Paley, left, and Rona Kauffman discussed the perks of composting and swapping out soils. several volunteers Chatted and cleaned the garden outside Temple B’nai Torah last week.
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© 2022 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.
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aving been a player and observer in the political world for many decades, I’ve gotten used to surprises. I recall endorsing then New York City Mayor Ed Koch for governor, and seeing him lose to Mario Cuomo in the primary. I worked hard to help Eliot Spitzer to become the state’s attorney general and governor, and then his political career imploded overnight. My latest puzzlement is what’s going on with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi. JERRY There is no doubt that Cuomo KREMER has gone through a very difficult time. Having to resign as governor in the middle of your third term is surely a sad experience. It would seem that the most logical next step would be to take a long vacation and start planning some meaningful activities outside of politics. Regrettably, that isn’t the case, which makes the Cuomo saga totally unpredictable. Instead of decompressing, Cuomo is
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spending some of his $16 million war chest on television advertisements telling the world that he was wronged and hinting at some kind of political comeback. His argument for exoneration is that no criminal charges were brought against him in connection with the complaints made by a number of women. But it is an accepted fact in the halls of Albany that had he not resigned, the Assembly was poised to begin impeachment proceedings against him, which would probably have resulted in a finding of guilt by the State Senate. The deadline for filing petitions to run for statewide office is April 1. It’s always possible that since he has lots of money to spend, Cuomo could find a way to get on the ballot or try to run as an independent candidate. Public sentiment about his record in office shows that he is appreciated for his many accomplishments, but the majority of those polled aren’t in favor of his running for office again. Those polls, if accurate, should send him the message that for now, it’s time to retire, but Cuomo doesn’t follow a predictable path. Almost every week I meet people who
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tell me that he got a raw deal, but I also meet voters who say they had enough of Cuomo, and would never support him again. If you polled the Assembly or the Senate on how their members felt about his possible return to public life, it would be hard to find anyone who was in favor of a Cuomo candidacy. Many describe him as a bully, and want no part of his dream to return to power. Many of the big political contributors have gone in a different direction, and are now writing big checks to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s campaign. But will Cuomo decide to run again? It’s anybody’s guess. Suozzi’s decision to run for governor set off another political guessing game. Despite the fact that his congressional district has been realigned, most observers agree that he could run for re-election and win. Suozzi began the year with $3 million in the bank and strong name recognition, thanks to his congressional activities. But instead of seeking a new term, he has chosen to run against Hochul, who has a reported $22 million on hand and is prepared to spend every penny of it in a
ne may be plotting a comeback, and the other may not want to be in the minority.
primary contest. Some people think Suozzi’s decision to run for statewide office is based on the likelihood that the Democratic Party’s House majority may be lost in November. Nonetheless, he has calculated that he can run a credible campaign. There isn’t much logic in politics, but it’s logical to conclude that with another challenger in the primary contest, Suozzi would have to pull off a major miracle to upset a sitting female governor. Stranger things have happened in this business, but you have to consider his race more than a long shot. In the weeks and months ahead, we’ll see whether Cuomo can make some kind of political comeback with the odds stacked against him, and whether Suozzi has a secret plan to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, despite no signs, to date, of what that plan might be. But it’s the unpredictability of politics that makes the Cuomo and Suozzi sagas so interesting. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
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s the sun sails northward and we stand in the doorway known as spring, between a stark winter and a hopeful-looking summer, there is a passion to embrace life again after years of pandemic constraints. First, though, we have unfinished emotional business. As individuals and as a country, we must find a way to memorialize this loss in our lives. Now that the pandemic seems to be abating, we need to think about how we RANDI want to keep alive KREISS the memory of those who died of Covid-19 these past two years. So many closed their eyes without saying goodbye, so many took a last breath with very little comfort from loved ones and very little comforting ritual for the community of friends left behind. According to NPR, Marked By Covid, a grass-roots group, is advocating for a national day of remembrance to honor those who died. The group supports the idea of an annual event, stating that the pandemic, which touched us all, should
not be a footnote to the history of our time on earth. Janeth Nuñez del Prado, a New Mexico resident who was interviewed by NPR, was waiting for her father to visit from Bolivia when she got word that he died of the virus, alone in a hospital, on a ventilator. “It really interrupts the grieving process,” Nuñez del Prado said. “We have these rituals for a reason, because they help us heal. And in the absence of that, it’s just really, really hard.” Nuñez del Prado, a social worker and trauma therapist, is now channeling her grief into lobbying for a national Covid Memorial Day on the first Monday of March each year, as well as trying to build memorials in cities all over the country. “I know that a key to healing from trauma is to hold space, to feel what you need to feel,” she said, “and to do this in community.” She is working with Marked by Covid to support plans for a memorial. Trauma is an overused word, but there has been suffering everywhere during the past two years, and memorials would be appropriate and significant. The survivors of the Spanish flu pan-
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demic of 1918 did not look back. Once it was over, they never wanted to think about it again, and so the losses were never fully acknowledged and the healing never completed. According to Nancy Bristow, author of “American Pandemic: The Lost World of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic,” doctors didn’t want to think about the loss, because it reminded them of the limitations of “modern” science. Survivors couldn’t bear to think of the awful contagion, the bodies piled outside hospitals in our big cities. And our government, under President Woodrow Wilson, didn’t want to think about the pandemic, because it drew attention away from support for World War I — which helped spread infections around the world. No one really wanted to talk or write about what it was like to live through the flu. Newspaper articles about it didn’t describe the personal stories of those who died or survived, says J. Alex Navarro, assistant director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan and one of the editors in chief of “The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919: A Digital Encyclopedia.”
erhaps a day on the calendar when we stop and hold our loved ones in our hearts.
“It’s striking to me,” Navarro says. “I’ve read . . . probably thousands of newspaper articles on influenza from all these cities throughout the pandemic, and I can list off the ones that stand out, that talk about the personal tragedies of common folk, because they’re just so few and far between.” Fifty million people died around the world, and some 650,000 Americans perished here at home. Covid-19 is blowing right past those numbers, as we approach 1 million dead in America in just these two years. Everything in its own season. We have suffered and we have lost, and we have grieved. And still it is not over. But now is the time to begin planning how to best remember this pandemic. There were the patients, and the doctors who served at their own peril, and all the scientists who produced extraordinarily effective vaccines with unprecedented speed. I like the idea of a day on the calendar when we stop and hold our loved ones in our hearts. We need to remember so that we can prepare ourselves for future pandemics. We need to remember so that we can honor the people who died too soon, and heal the emotional scars of isolation and anxiety. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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f you have children or grandchildren, you likely think about them all the time. You imagine them smiling and laughing while running outside or playing on a swing set, or indoors, mastering the latest video game. One place we never imagine them? Cold and hungry on the street. Alone. Unsafe. Terrified. Yet 1.6 million children, teens and young adults across the country end up on the streets each year, according to the True Colors Fund. And 40 percent of them — 640,000 — identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. Our society has made admirable progress when it comes to the LGBTQ community. It’s been nearly 50 years since the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. In many places across the U.S., it’s illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. And marriage equality has been the law of the land since 2015. All of that might give us the impression that homophobia is a shame of the past. But tragically, it’s very much alive today. And it especially affects the transgender community, where someone is four times more likely to be the victim of rape, sexual assault — or really, any assault — than their cisgender counterpart, according to a UCLA School of Law study conducted not decades ago, but just last year. And with what appears to be a solid
letters Finding common ground amid war To the Editor: Thanks to Scott Brinton for writing the heartfelt and informative column “War in Eastern Europe reverberates on Long Island” in the March 3-9 Herald. He captured the humanitarian essence of this tragedy and placed its global implications in our local context. Like Brinton and so many others who are appalled by the horrific scenes of death and destruction, my heart bleeds for the people of Ukraine, who are truly admirable and deserving of our support. During a time of such anxiety, bewilderment and frustration, it was quite important and much appreciated that Brinton conveyed how many Long Islanders have ties to Eastern Europe generally and Ukraine specifically, noting the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox churches in East Meadow, Uniondale and Sea Cliff. Although I was previously unaware, I have since learned there are also a num-
conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, a number of states are passing laws their legislators hope will not just walk back many of the measures that have opened the door to equality over the past decade, but run them back at full speed. One prime example is Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. If you haven’t heard of the legislation, it might be because few actually refer to it by its name. Instead, it’s deridingly known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. It’s a super-vague bill that would prohibit schools from teaching kids from kindergarten through third grade about sexual orientation or gender identity that is “not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate . . . in accordance with state standards.” What is appropriate? What are the standards? They aren’t defined, which means they mean whatever whoever in power wants them to mean. DeSantis, who is expected to sign the bill into law, has defended it, saying that children at that age are too young to learn about sex. As if being LGBTQ is only about that. Sexuality and gender identity are about so many more aspects of life than sexual relations. Seeing something as abnormal is a learned behavior, not an inherent one. And there is a chance that many children will sit in classrooms with fellow students who have LGBTQ parents, if not go
home to LGBTQ parents themselves. A 2019 U.S. Census study found that 292,000 children in this country have a parent living with a same-sex partner or spouse. But for DeSantis — and Republicans like him — the fear is that diversity somehow leads to moral corruption. And Florida isn’t alone, by the way. CNN’s Giselle Rhoden has found more than 150 anti-LGBT bills floating around the legislatures of more than 30 states. No similar proposals have found their way to Albany, but that doesn't mean we shouldn’t fight this cruelty everywhere else. Not everyone is born meeting the high societal standards set for us, like being heterosexual and identifying with the gender assigned at birth. But we should celebrate diversity, not fear it. There are some great services — especially close to home — that can help those working through sexuality and gender identity issues. One that comes to mind immediately is Pride for Youth from the Long Island Crisis Center. From social activities for pre-teens with Camp PFY to Friday coffeehouse gatherings for older kids, and help services through its TransAction group in Bellmore, there's something for everyone. And they provide 24/7 support, too, for those in crisis or feeling suicidal, at (516) 679-1111. And we must not let DeSantis and others like him march us back to the societal Dark Ages.
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t must be cold comfort to former Nassau County Executive Laura Curran that a recent media analysis reports that Nassau County Republican voter registration is down. She must also be disturbed that defeated Democratic district attorney candidate Todd Kaminsky won’t stand for re-election as a state senator, after he was a contributing cause of the Democrats’ loss in the last county election due to his support for state Democrats’ dangerous “no bail” law. And that news ronaLd J. probably doesn’t well with rosenberG resonate North Hempstead’s Wayne Wink, who lost the supervisor’s race to a Republican, Jennifer DeSena, a challenger who didn’t have anywhere near Wink’s name recognition in what has been a Democratic stronghold for generations. More astounding was the election of Mazi Melesa Pilip in Nassau’s 10th Legislative District, in Great Neck. This was the first time since the County Legislature was created that a Republican won a seat in the Great Neck peninsula. What this all means is that political labels, affiliations and registrations are less important than what candidates actually stand for on the issues most important to the electorate. The Nassau Repub-
lican Party stood firm on its commonsense principles during the last election cycle and spoke to voters in clear declarative language. Crime, taxes, reassessment, government lockdowns and personal choice were among the principles that most appealed to Nassau voters across the political spectrum. Nassau Republican Chairman Joseph Cairo oversaw extremely successful campaigns that focused on those issues rather than poring over spreadsheets and computer analytics tracking past voter trends. The unprecedented results speak for themselves. What does that mean for this year’s gubernatorial race? Polls suggest that Gov. Kathy Hochul may not be the sure winner that Democratic operatives are claiming she is. One recent poll should give her considerable pause, because it found that 65 percent of New York’s electorate believes the state is headed in the wrong direction. Her reception at a recent Rangers game, where the boos overpowered the public address announcer, may have been one of the more dramatic impromptu focus group responses in recent memory. Hochul has harnessed herself to a progressive movement that continues to celebrate cashless bail at a time when violent crime has surged — when staff are being attacked with knives at the Museum of Modern Art, commuters are being pushed
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Letters ber of Ukrainian Catholic communities and churches in Nassau and Suffolk counties, in Hempstead (St. Vladimir’s), Lindenhurst (Holy Family) and Riverhead (St. John the Baptist), as well as the Ukrainian Basilian Order of Fathers and Brothers at St. Josaphat’s Monastery in Glen Cove. As this history unfolds before us, Brinton’s perspective and observations can continue to help Herald readers understand these connections, and other local, faith-based communities that are suffering and striving for a cessation of hostilities. Certainly readers are paying close attention to this conflict, and will be doing all we can to shore up Ukraine’s fledgling democracy so that it can eventually emergence from this crucible. As people of goodwill across Long Island and around the world pray for peace and search for ways to assist the innocent civilian victims of the vicious Russian assault, Brinton’s concise yet evocative journalism helps us find common ground and hope. JAY KORTH Lynbrook
in front of subways and retail stores are closing because they can’t withstand the repeat shoplifters. What this means is that U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin could win the governor’s mansion in the very blue state of New York. In the poll that found so many New Yorkers pessimistic about the state’s direction, over half of the respondents also said they want a return of checks and balances in Albany, where progressives control the political agenda. Hochul, fearful of a primary challenge from an empowered left, believes she needs to cater to that revolutionary force if she is to survive beyond November. But New York Post columnist Bob McManus opines that the governor’s problem is more institutional. He draws comparisons of her accidental ascent to power to that of Gov. David Paterson, who took over for the disgraced Eliot Spitzer. McManus writes that Paterson “never caught traction” with either voters or legislative leaders. Hochul recently discovered just how politically malignant the progressive agenda can be when she endorsed “auxiliary housing units.” The proposal would have allowed multi-family dwellings in single-family neighborhoods, which would destroy suburbs across the state. Even her normally Democratic loyalists on Long Island quickly separated them-
selves from this destructive idea, and Hochul ruefully retreated — but like a tin can attached to a puppy’s tail, it will follow her into the autumn election cycle. Which is one more reason Zeldin is a challenger with a genuine chance to win. He comes from Long Island, which is must-win geography for any statewide candidate. It’s a voter-rich environment, and Zeldin not only knows it well, but, just as important, has the support of two savvy GOP chairmen, Joe Cairo in Nassau and Jesse Garcia in Suffolk County. Zeldin is looking to leverage strong pockets of support to energize his campaign on the Island while introducing himself to upstate Republican primary voters. He will also look to connect with disaffected voters in the five boroughs who have seen progressives enfranchise non-citizens with the right to vote. Zeldin’s advisers say he is following Alfonse D’Amato’s successful 1980s playbook by creating political building blocks one endorsement at a time. Zeldin has conservatives’ endorsement and is now heading for the GOP nomination. He is doing it at a time when taxes, crime and that progressive agenda, which is at odds with Republicans and the vast majority of non-affiliated voters, are creating a demand for change and balance. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.
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Remembering a local literary legend To the Editor: March 12 marked the 100th birthday of novelist, poet, Beat Generation member and Northport resident Jack Kerouac. It made me reread one of his best works, “On the Road.” Kerouc’s writing reminds me of the more adventurous spirit of youth. Sadly, as we get older, with more responsibilities and less free time, there are fewer journeys to take, but the ideals of Jack Kerouac continue to live in all of us. LARRY PENNER Great Neck
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