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A Holiday Extravaganza in Bellmore lighting of the fourth candle on the 10-foot-tall menorah. Latkes and donuts were served, courteLast week, the Bellmores wel- sy of the synagogue. comed the holiday season with “It’s so nice, after all that two special annual events — the we’ve been through, to have the menorah lighting on Dec. 1 and opportunity to be able to gather the Holiday Extravaganza on together as a community — and Dec. 3, both hosted ultimately, that’s by t h e B e l l m o re wh at t h i s i s a l l Chamber of Comabout,” Nassau merce. County Legislator Re s i d e n t s a n d Steve Rhoads said. members of Congre“We want to thank g ation Beth Ohr the Bellmore chamgathered at the Bellber for being front more LIRR station and center in makfor the menorah ing sure we can gathlighting, to celebrate er together. Light Hanukkah. The cereyour hearts, light mony including holiyo u r h o m e s a n d day messages from enjoy the blessings chamber President that we share togethJim Sophrer, Rabbi STEVE RHOADS er.” Dahlia Bernstein, of Members of the County legislator Beth Ohr, and local Bellmore Fire elected officials. Department and the “Thanks for comNassau County Auxing out here tonight iliary Police also attended. “I just — and for the Bellmore chamber, had an experience that I’ve never for the upstanding work they had as a Jewish person,” Berndo,” Hempstead Councilman stein said, “and that was to have Chris Carini told the crowd. an escort of police and fire “Happy Hanukkah, God bless, trucks, making way for a line of peace to all and enjoy the night.” Jewish people who just want to The event included a musical celebrate Hanukkah. performance by Hebrew school students from Beth Ohr, and the CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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ART STUDENTS BRANDON Richardson and Kyle Park showed off their art bot, a small robot they created for the Bellmore-Merrick Calhoun Art Exposition last Friday.
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Art projects and students crowded the Stanford H. Calhoun High School gym last Friday, as the school community gathered for the highly anticipated Bellmore-Merrick Calhoun Art Exposition. More than 150 students worked with six Calhoun art teachers for roughly three months on projects that are not only visually intriguing, but interactive in some way,
and teachers and administrators as well as students stopped by the gym throughout the day to check them out. The expo, which started as an idea about 10 years ago, according to art teacher Michael Goldberg, has since become a biannual event. “We decided that we needed something that wasn’t just a visual presentation of artwork that we have multiple times a year — where we put up a show, and maybe it seems a little distant to students who don’t
take art,” Goldberg said. “This is all about interaction and hands-on [art], and really showing every student here that they are an artist in one way or another.” Around the gym, students from the school’s various art programs, which include sculpture, animation, photography, drawing and painting, among others, displayed their projects, which were meant to elicit creative responses from the attendees. The visitors CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
t’s so nice, after all that we’ve been through, to have the opportunity to be able to gather.
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With the help and partnership of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and the Community Cupboard, the Bellmore Lion’s Club once again arranged for its annual Polar Express in and around the Brookside auditorium
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BMCHSD joins Lions for Polar Express success With the help and partnership of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and the Community Cupboard, the Bellmore Lion’s Club once again arranged for its annual Polar Express in and around the administrative building’s auditorium in North Merrick. T he Lions Club Holiday Polar Express event for children is a free event and in years’ past, the Lions have hosted close to 750 children. The Lions Club, as well as the Bellmore-Merrick school community has been preparing for the event for months. The school communities collected toy and gift card donations, the CHAMP (culinary arts and hospitality) program baked and decorated 500 cookies and volunteered at the Dec. 4 event. This annual event takes places under direction and guidance of Lion Past District Governor, Nina Lanci, who has chaired the event for the past seven years. “There are families who were struggling in our area before the pandemic just to put food on their table every day, and now, with so many families hit hard by Covid, this event has become even more important,” stated Lanci, who also serves as a member of the North Bellmore and Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District school boards. “This day also gives their parents, many who are now out of work or others who are working two and three jobs just to support their family, the components necessary to make their child’s holiday a happy one. You can’t put a dollar amount on that.” Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; compiled by Jordan Vallone.
StudentS from the district’s CHAMP (culinary arts and hospitality) program baked 500 cookies for the Polar Express holiday party, left. local politicianS and student volunteers at the Polar Express event, above.
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North Bellmore’s music makers have a blast Whether they are singing, dancing or playing instruments, students throughout the North Bellmore School District are having a blast in their general music classes. Maritza Lopez, Carol Ng and Alexander Roff bring a passion for music that engages their students. They create topical lessons that not only teach children fundamentals but also create an appreciation for music. Their goal is for students to leave class understanding that music is purposeful and universal. At the end of November, Ms. Lopez, began incorporating holiday songs into her music lessons at Saw Mill Road Elementary School. But it wasn’t just about teaching the notes and words, it was a culture experience. She explained that music is an important part of the traditions associated with holidays celebrated around the world. Students learned the lyrics to “Light the Menorah” and incorporated percussion instruments in their rendition of “Feliz Navidad.” Using claves and conga drums, half of the class kept a beat while
the other half sang. Thanksgiving sparked musical opportunities in Ms. Ng’s classes at John G. Dinkelmeyer and Park Avenue elementary schools. Students learned how Native Americans used materials from nature to make their own instruments such as the bamboo flute and pan pipes. Children in the younger grade studied rhythmic patterns in turkey songs. To perform holiday music, the young musicians will get to use bells. Mr. Roff, who teaches at Martin Avenue and Newbridge Road elementary schools, said music literacy is an important part of his classes, with students learning how to read notes and sing different scales. His fourth through sixth graders regularly play percussion instruments such as xylophones to learn different songs. “Our students are making the most of each music class,” he said.
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Sixth graderS at Saw Mill Road Elementary School used percussion instruments as they played holiday songs in music class. JohN g. diNkelmeyer Elementary School students have a lively music lesson.
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tens made from sweaters! All supplies will be provided. Please contact ndeluca@northbellmorelibrary.org. Event will start at 6:30 p.m. Please register in advance. Slated to take place indoors in the library’s community room.
Writing Workshop for Young Adults at the NBPL Local author Margreit Maitland is returning to NBPL for a brand new writing workshop! In this session, she will teach writers the elements that are essential to every story and how to piece them together to write stories of their own. Maitland will also discuss how she used these elements in her books Runaway at Sea and Adventurer at Sea. Please reigster in advance. Children and teens will attend the event together, but must register seperately. Please contact ndeluca@northbellmorelibrary.org with any questions. The workshop will take place from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 16 Blood Drive at the North Bellmore Public Library There will be a blood drive at the North Bellmore Public Libray at 12:30 p.m. Please come down and register to donate blood. Please contact rdefrancisci@northbellmorelibrary.org with any questions. Blood drive to take place in the library’s meeting room.
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There will be a defensive driving course given at the Merrick Library from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reduce your car insurance rate with this 6-hour class. $30.00 per person. Registration is in person only. Please make checks payable to: Empire Safety Council. Registration begins Dec. 2 for Merrick residents, Dec. 9 for non-residents, if space allows.
Small Business Feature at the Mediterranean Grill The Mediterranean Grill in Bellmore will be featuring a small business daily from 4pm-9pm. They encourage you to come support local businesses and artists at our restaurant. Come support Soaps by Steph. The Mediterranean Grill is located at 1906 Newbridge Rd. Bellmore, NY 11710.
Monday, Dec. 13 Take and Make - Teen Bullet Journal from the Merrick Library Visit the Merrick Library for a kit that will provide you with a journal, planning stickers, advice, resources, and more to get started with your own bullet journal just in time for the new year! Open to teens in grades 6-12. Kit pickup is available from December 13-19. Registration is for Merrick Library Cardholders only. Please contact the Merrick Library directly with additional questions.
Junior Explorers: DIY Cars Join the Bellmore Library for an evening with a story, crafts and games where we discuss the book If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen. Effective July 27, Bellmore Memorial Library will follow
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the CDC’s updated mask guidance. All patrons must wear masks inside the building and during this program. Please contact childrens@bellmorelibrary.org with any questions. Event starts at 7 p.m. Please register in advance.
Tuesday, Dec. 14 In-person Community Service Program: Welcome Kits for New
Adopters at the Bellmore Library Teens are welcome to come down and create welcome kits for new adopters. Kits will be filled with some of the most needed items for cats and dogs. Teens will also create “thank you for adopting” cards. Kits will be donated to local animal shelters. One hour of community service will be awarded. For students in grades 7-12. Effective July 27, Bellmore Memorial Library will follow the CDC’s updated mask guidance. All patrons must wear masks during this program.
Please contact teenzone@bellmorelibrary.org with any questions. Please register in advance.
Wednesday, Dec. 15 Young Adult - Smittens, Community Service at the North Bellmore Public Library Visit the North Bellmore Public Library to help the homeless stay warm this winter with handmade “smittens” - mit-
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Merrick Truck Co. 1 is hosting a visit from Santa on Dec. 18, at two different locations. The Bellmore Lions Clubs will have a flea market on Dec. 12, weather permitting. The Merrick Chorale is having a performance on Dec. 12 and Dec. 19. The TOH is collecting toy donations for Toys for Tots at Baldwin Park on Dec. 11. Newbridge Road Park will undergo a series of park improvements throughout the winter for next spring.
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More than 150 art students at Stanford H. Calhoun High School took part in the biannual Bellmore-Merrick Calhoun Art Exposition last Friday. The all-day expo featured interactive artwork that the entire school community could enjoy. strung with lights, that other students and teachers were able to use as a photographic backdrop. “It’s been a great experience so far,” Lesniewski said. “There are a lot of different stations, a lot of variety, and it’s a really good thing to check out.” “I wasn’t in an art class this year,” Swirsky added. “But then Natalia told me about [the expo], and I went to a meeting, and then I just started making things for expo and setting things up, and I got really into it. There’s guidance at all stations — it’s a really fun experience.” At a different station, freshmen Brandon Richardson and Kyle Park, both 14
When the fan was turned on, the cups bounced around in a circular motion, creating designs on a large sheet of paper. “Every time we do it, we change up our stations and bring back some of the classics that were a big success,” Goldberg said of the expo. “It’s a little bit of mayhem and a little bit of chaos, and a whole lot of fun.” “It’s a day for everyone to know and believe they can be an artist too,” art teacher Nancy Scott said. “It’s amazing to watch my students become teachers for the day, and I’m just grateful to be part of this process. It’s a day about unity, love, art and happiness.”
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and both enrolled in Design and Drawing Production, a class that blends art and engineering, demonstrated their “art bots” — small handmade robots. “Our teacher, Mrs. Conte, told us to research how to build an art bot,” Brandon said. “We each had our own spin on how to build it.” “DDP isn’t a fully engineering class,” Kyle added. “It’s more artistically oriented than actual engineering. It’s a lot of sketching and planning — more than actually building things.” The robots, made out of plastic cups, were fastened to a battery pack and a cork fan, with markers attached to the side.
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were able to experiment with Japanese brushwork, play visual games and puzzles, or pose for photos with large artistic displays. The emphasis throughout was on using science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, to create art. “We introduce kids to stuff that they might not really have had the chance to be introduced to — like doing an animation on an iPad, or doing a collective computer drawing throughout the day using an application,” art teacher Linda Seckler explained. “It’s about solving visual puzzles — and not necessarily about making art.” Many of the stations were entirely student-run. When non-art students stopped by, the art students took on instructors’ roles, detailing how their art was made and how their classmates could participate. “The kids are teaching the kids now,” said art teacher Jessica Conte. “The whole day is just about giving non-art students the experience to create art in any form,” added fellow teacher Heather Lohr. “We make sure it’s run in a way that a student coming up to a table might not know how to do it, so the art volunteers — not only do they set up everything from scratch, but they also teach how to do it.” At one station, sophomores Natalia Lesniewski, Emma Swirsky and Carlee Hanna, all 15, created a large painting,
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Merrick chamber spreads holiday cheer By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
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JuLiE MARchEsELLA, MARiAN Gutin-Franker, Town Councilman Chris Carini, Randy Scotalnd, Margaret Biegelman, Femy Aziz, Joe Baker and Andrew Nachamie in front of the tree and menorah after the lighting.
This weekend, the Merrick Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual tree and menorah lighting, as well as a visit from Santa. On Dec. 4, Merokeans gathered at the gazebo on Merrick Avenue by the Merrick Train Station to meet Santa. With Santa arriving on a fire truck, free candy
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and hot chocolate were served, and patrons could take photos with Santa. On Dec. 5, the chamber held their annual tree and menorah lighting next to the gazebo. “We welcome you, and it is our pleasure to continue to do this year after year,” Julie Marchesella from the chamber board of directors said. “We hope that you enjoy it.” Rabbi Howard Siegel from the Merrick Jewish Centre was in attendance to help celebrate the final night of Hanukkah. “Today is the final night of the celebration of Hanukkah,” Siegel said to the crowd. “Hanukkah is often called the festival of light —it certainly comes at the right time this year. “After some of the difficulties of years past, with Covid and everything else we’ve been going through, it is nice to know that at the end of darkness there is light,” he added. “Light exists as a reminder to each and every one of us that no matter what may happen in life there is going to be a better day. For Jews, this is celebrated for 8 days — to inspire us as we move into a new year to bring that light into the darkest corners of our society and our communities.” At the lighting, hot chocolate was also served to the many Merokeans who came out to watch the final menorah candle be lit, followed by the Christmas tree. A nativity scene, courtesy of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Merrick, was also set up in front of the tree. “There are many events that we host throughout the course of the year, one of them being our annual fall festival, which pays for all of the holiday lights that you see,” Marchesella said. “We hope that you will support our local stores and our professionals, and give back to us the way we give back to you.”
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Congregation Beth ohr Hebrew School students sang Hanukkah songs. money to do this for the community.” This was the chamber’s last event of the year, but the organization will welcome a new board of directors at its
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“It brought tears to my eyes,” she added. “I just want our kids to feel so proud to be Jewish — and for all of our faiths, just for us to be who we are without being afraid. It is an amazing gift.” Two days later, resident gathered once again, at around 6 p.m., for the Holiday Extravaganza. Although a tree lighting did take place last year, there were a few changes necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. “It happened with no horse and buggy rides, but we did have a tree lighting, because we had to — it’s tradition,” Debby Izzo, of the Bellmore Chamber, said of last year’s event. This year, Bedford Avenue, starting at Sunrise Highway, was closed off so patrons could once again enjoy horsedrawn carriage rides, holiday snacks and treats, and pose for photos with Santa Claus, who arrived on a golf cart. At around 7 p.m., after a brief ceremony, the Christmas tree next to the LIRR station was lit. Missing from this year’s event, amid continuing pandemic caution, was a school chorus performance and a live nativity scene, both of which, Izzo said, will be back next year. “I want to thank the community for dealing with the mayhem the [September] street festival brings to the neighborhood,” Izzo said. “If it wasn’t for the street festival mayhem, we wouldn’t be able to do this event — we wouldn’t have the
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On Dec. 4, the North Bellmore Fire Department responded to a house fire at around 10:30 p.m. on Herkimer Street in N. Bellmore. The North Merrick Fire Department, Bellmore Fire Department and East
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Bellmore-Merrick CHSD BOE meets By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
It was a busy night for the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District as the Board of Education held their last meeting before the New Year on Dec. 1 at the Brookside School in Merrick. At the beginning of the meeting, a handful of students were honored due to recent athletic accomplishments, including the Stanford H. Calhoun High School boy’s cross-country team who won both the county championship and state qualifier meets. Sofia LaSpina, of Wellington C. Mepham High School, who was the first female football player on Long Island to score a touchdown, was also honored. “This has been an incredible month,” Superintendent Mike Harrington said. “Our fall athletic season was fantastic. We had so many of our teams in the playoffs this year. When we look back — that’s what we wanted. We wanted this school year to be filled with experiences that students didn’t have last year. “When you got to the different games, and you saw the crowds and you saw the excitement and you saw the energy, and the support for student athletes, there’s nothing better,” he added. “It’s been a great, great month of November.” Certain events were also discussed, such as the Bellmore Lions Club’s annual children’s holiday party, “The Polar Express,” which took place on Dec. 4 at the Brookside School. “This is not just a toy drive,” Harrington said. “We have an auditorium full of toys that are going to go to these children in need. It is the treats and the food trucks and the meals and the candy and
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At thE BELLmORE-mERRick Central High School District meeting on Dec. 1, the Calhoun High School boy’s cross-country team was honored, having won both the county championship and state qualifier meets. the characters that are here, and the way these children’s eyes light up when they come to Brookside — it reminds us all of what the holiday should be.” Also honored at the meeting was Lisa Federici, a Mepham art teacher who was named the “New York State Art Teacher of the Year” in November. Harrington and the board thanked her for her dedication to the district and her students, and presented her with a special certificate on stage. At every meeting, the Board of Education invites student representatives from each high school to give a short recap of their school’s monthly accomplishments, and present any concerns they may have as students.
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The four representatives are Julie Moehringer of Calhoun High School, Amanda Montalbano of the Meadowbook Alternative Program, Nicole Rosen of John F. Kennedy High School and Anthony Scotto of Mepham High School. Each was egaer to discuss the dedication of Bellmore-Merrick students who participated in various drives in preparation for the holiday season. Other accomplishments such as athletic achievements, and upcoming events were also shared. Another presentation point of the evening was on the “Senior Experience” — a class that senior high school students can enroll in to learn a humanities based curriculum, while also completing an internship and gaining real-world experience. Co-taught by an English and social studies teacher for two periods, three times a week, the presentation included program highlights and reflection statements from previous students. The program is meant to “challenge the traditional methods of teaching and the traditional methods of the classroom.” It is available at Calhoun, Mepham and Kennedy High School. Lastly, parents were invited to make public comments if they had submitted their name earlier in the evening. A number of concerns were brought up, but one of the more pressing issues was about school safety amid the recent school shooting in Oxford, Michigan, that left
four students dead and several others injured. Though the board or superintendent is not always able to address concerns immediately, Harrington quickly assured parents that Bellmore-Merrick schools were not only safe, but that they had enhanced their safety protocols following the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Harrington explained that his predecessor, John DeTommasso, who retired at the end of the 2021 school year, made sure that the schools were fully staffed with secuity guards who had law enforcement backgrounds. He added that the safety of students and staff is a priority, and that the district also prioritizes the mental health of students. “This is something we can’t do enough of,” Harrington said of school safety enhancements. Lastly, the board listened to concerns from parents over mask and potential vaccine-mandates. Parents were asking the board to be “proactive with parents” who might be opposed to vaccinating their child. While the board did not immediately respond to this issue, they thanked everyone for voicing their opinions and concerns. The next BOE meeting is set to take place on Jan. 5, 2022 at 8 p.m. at the Brookside School.
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n the wake of his announcement that he is entering the Democratic primary for governor, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi faces a pretty daunting obstacle: New York City Democrats. The city’s Democratic voter base, and the political bosses who select their primary candidates, mock anyone beyond the five boroughs. They know their statewide candidates will need Long Island votes in the general election, but that doesn’t mean they want a Long Islander leading the ticket. Think RoNALD J. of neighboring as deadly RoSENBERG Gotham kryptonite that destroys the aspirations of every suburban Democrat who wants a shot at running statewide. We already know the roster of Long Island politicians whose statewide campaigns died at the Queens line. Kathleen Rice and Steve Levy come immediately to mind, but there are others. In the 1960s, the highly respected Nassau Coun-
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ty Executive Eugene Nickerson couldn’t win the Democratic primary for Senate, despite the backing of none other than Robert F. Kennedy. Huntington Town Supervisor Jerome Ambro took on Basil Paterson for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 1970. Ambro promptly lost that contest to Patterson. And Tom Suozzi knows what it’s like to run and lose a statewide primary race. In 2006, he ran against Eliot Spitzer for the Democratic nomination for governor. He quickly lost to the Manhattan-based Spitzer (although Spitzer may still wonder what his life might have been like had he lost and then quietly repaired to the family business of making millions in real estate). So why is it that Suozzi believes that this time is the charm? For starters, the Democratic Party is unrecognizable. There are more left-leaning city Democratic power players than Politburo members in Red Square on May Day. And that’s the least of it. Consider a New York Post report that
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revealed how a Bronx-based congressman, Jamaal Bowman, “is facing the fury of the Democratic Socialists of America, who have accused him of betrayal for visiting Israel and meeting with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.” That action alone reveals that Suozzi’s Democratic Party has a cancer eating away at its soul. Suozzi’s primary strategy is to position himself as a centrist in a race that will compel Democrats to choose among the progressive, the progressive lite and the still to be politically defined gubernatorial incumbent. Suozzi will have the advantage of fundraising among deep-pocketed New York City business leaders who have the right to fear a state lurching left. They have been desperately looking for a “common-sense” Democrat whom they can support, so it is no accident that the phrase “common-sense candidate” is now Suozzi’s adopted slogan. While Suozzi and his primary competitors seek to position themselves for a win, they need to recognize that a primary victory is not an anointment to be gov-
ew York City has often proved poisonous for suburban Democrats.
ernor. As this past Election Day revealed, there is a quiet but seething anger among voters who rightly view the progressive/socialist agenda, such as “bail reform,” as destructive to their quality of life and core values. In a state reputed to be deeply blue, there is every reason to believe that a Republican gubernatorial candidate could win by tapping into the anger, and not a little bit of fear of where New York might be heading. Much the way the Red Wave on Election Night 2021 sent a strong message that voters are not going to follow a progressive manifesto, Republican Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin could easily upset the pundits and assume office as the next governor of New York. If so, it would be nothing less than ironic if those Long Island Democrats who aspired to be governor but were blocked by New York City progressives got to attend the gubernatorial inauguration of a fellow Long Islander who ran on the Republican line. 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.
Hoping for the gift of life in this season of giving
e was 49 years old in March, and he hopes to celebrate his 50th birthday next year. Anyone would wish the same, but Scott Englander, a Woodmere resident, faces an uncertain future. According to his mother, Arlene, after a catastrophic bacterial infection left him in a coma more than six years ago, Scott suffered both heart and kidney failure. His heart stabilized, but his kidney function continued to decline until he was forced to begin RANDI regular dialysis KREISS recently. He is being treated at the Julia and Israel Waldbaum Davida Dialysis facility in Great Neck, where he undergoes dialysis three times a week, for four and a half hours at a time. It is a grueling routine that leaves him exhausted. The only way off dialysis, however, is to get a kidney transplant. The family is hopes for a living donor, someone who finds it within him or herself to promise Scott another birthday, and another one after that. We have all read stories of selfless individuals who know they can live normally with one
kidney and are willing to come forward in an exceptional act of generosity. If you or someone you know would like more information about this process, please email scottneedsakidney@ gmail.com. I have known Arlene and Richard Englander for more than 50 years. We hadn’t connected in a long time when Arlene reached out, hoping to increase Scott’s chances of finding a kidney donor. They had already tried Zoom megacalls and bulk mailings and emails. Maybe, they thought, someone will read this and consider giving this gift of life. Perhaps the word will pass through our communities and someone will step forward. For the recipient, according to the National Kidney Transplant Foundation, “Your health and energy should improve. In fact, a successful kidney transplant may allow you to live the kind of life you were living before you got kidney disease. Studies show that people with kidney transplants live longer than those who remain on dialysis.” Unrelated individuals who make a good match may be able to donate one of their kidneys, in a living transplant. If a donor and recipient are incompatible,
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there are “kidney swaps,” in which donors can provide kidneys to compatible recipients in exchange for a compatible donation to their intended recipient. Advances in kidney transplant have made it possible to do the surgeries laparoscopically, which leads to much shorter recovery times. Potential donors are carefully screened, and supported physically and emotionally. According to the Kidney Project at the University of California, San Francisco, some 100,000 patients in the United States are on the kidney transplant list, and the need for donor kidneys is rising 8 percent per year. The wait times for an organ vary from state to state. Fortunately, most insurance covers the expenses for both transplant donors and recipients. Many charitable groups offer travel and work compensation for donors. It is, of course, illegal to buy or sell human organs or tissue in the U.S. According to the Mayo Clinic, the hospital stay for most kidney donors is one or two days. Its website states, “After kidney donation, most people are able to return to normal daily activities after two to four weeks. You may be advised to avoid contact sports or other strenuous activities that may cause kidney dam-
local man who’d like to see his children grow up is in need of a new kidney.
age.” In the U.S., more than 6,000 livingorgan donations are completed each year. Living-kidney donation is the most common type of living-donor transplant. People can donate one of their two kidneys, and the remaining kidney is able to perform the necessary functions. For the recipient, receiving a kidney from a living donor is successful more than 98 percent of the time, according to the Mayo Clinic. If the kidney comes from a deceased donor, the success rate is 93 percent. Ongoing treatment tethered to dialysis is a difficult alternative. Scott Englander and his family are hoping for a living donor. He would like to go back to his work as a chiropractor and his life with his family. His roots in the community run deep: He went to the Number Six School, Lawrence Middle School, Lawrence High School, SUNY Albany and Life University in Georgia. Scott has been on the transplant list at the Northwell Health Transplant Center for two and a half years, his mother says. She says the expectation is a wait of some five to eight years to get a deceased person’s kidney. A living donor could come forward at any time. In a note to me this week, Scott said that he hopes for a kidney so that he may live long enough to see his children grow up. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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letters Ida relief deadline extended to January To the Editor: The deadline for applications for the Hurricane Ida Relief Fund will be extended until Jan. 4 to provide aid to excluded survivors of the storm and flooding caused by its remnants. New Yorkers who are ineligible to receive storm recovery help through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual Assistance Program or other means can apply for funding that is being distributed through an established network of community organizations. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, my office has been fully committed to helping all New Yorkers recover from this devastating storm. With this extension to apply for resources, New Yorkers who are ineligible for FEMA relief and community organizations on the ground can now gather all the necessary information to apply for the funds that they need to rebuild.
particular, high property taxes in places like Long Island. It focuses only on income. Long Island is one of the most expensive places to live in the country. The median household income here, $116,000, would buy a whole lot in a state like Mississippi, where the median household income is about $42,000; or New Mexico, where it’s $46,300; or Idaho, where it’s $48,600. On Long Island, however, $116,000 is not rich. It’s middle class. So, while the SALT deduction has undoubtedly helped the wealthy, it has aided the middle class in high-cost regions like ours, and that is why it must be restored. The House of Representatives, led by Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, recently passed SALT reform as part of the $2 trillion Build Back Better bill. Bravo! The legislation, if passed by the Senate, would smartly cap the deduction at $80,000, allowing middle-class families in states like New York and California to take advantage of the federal deduction, but still limiting it to prevent the truly wealthy from benefiting disproportionately. According to Suozzi, passage of SALT reform in the Senate would bring immediate tax relief to some 3.4 million New York taxpayers, including nearly 367,000 in Nassau alone. That would return dollars to our local economy, where they belong. Since enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act four years ago, New York has paid $12 billion more in federal taxes — money that has gone to states like Kentucky, home to Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell, a Republican who led the charge alongside Trump to pass the act. The recent reform package passed in the House would raise the SALT deduction cap for nine years, through 2030. That seems fair. New Yorkers would have time to plan for its sunset. The legislation passed by Trump, on the other hand, caught many flatfooted, requiring desperate measures of them, including taking out loans just to pay their federal income taxes. The $80,000 cap would take effect on people’s 2021 federal tax bills, providing them nearly immediate relief — which would be vital, given the economic hardships that many households have been forced to endure because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Lest any U.S. senator believe that the desire to restore the SALT deduction is confined to states like New York and California, he or she need only look to recent comments by Tom Cochran, CEO and executive director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, to understand that the sentiment is shared by many elected leaders and taxpayers nationwide. “On behalf of the nation’s mayors,” Cochran said, “I want to commend Congressman Suozzi for his hard work on this issue. He never stopped fighting to restore the state and local taxes [deduction] for middle-income families in all states.” Indeed. We mustn’t believe for a second, however, that the measure will pass in the Senate until it has. That is why we need everyone’s voice speaking out on this critical issue.
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n the wake of Democrats’ November election debacle, they are looking for who or what to blame. The initial targets are critical race theory, “wokeness,” and congressional progressives known as “the Squad,” in particular Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. If Democrats accept the narrative that swing voters rejected “extremism,” they are doomed to lose big in 2022 and 2024. Leading Republicans have not shied away from extremism. In fact, they have embraced it. When Arizona Rep. Paul ALAn Gosar tweeted animated videos sinGer showing him killing Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden with a sword, Republicans in Congress overwhelmingly voted against censuring him. They blame Biden for the recent spike in Covid-19 cases, while they actively campaign against mandatory vaccination and masking. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is promoting right-wing “replacement theories” that were behind the 2017 neoNazi rally in Charlottesville, Va. On Fox News, Gingrich accused leftists of trying to drown out “classic Americans” and replace them with people who know nothing of the country’s history and traditions because they want to “get rid of the rest of us.” Fox’s Tucker Carlson repeated Gingrich’s claims, accusing Democrats of
trying to “change the racial mix of the country” so they can “reduce the political power of people whose ancestors lived here.” Meanwhile, the Republican rank-andfile have disrupted local school board meetings, denouncing school curricula, library books and efforts to combat the pandemic. The New York Times reported a “disturbing spike in threats against school board officials” and “hundreds of intimidating messages to election officials in at least a dozen states.” The Democrats lost this year, however, because of their failure to articulate a clear agenda that would have provided an alternative narrative to GOP talking points; internal bickering that undermined legislative initiatives and made them appear incompetent; and deep-seated white racism that allowed the argument that critical race theory is invading our schools to take hold. In Kenosha, Wis., a largely white jury acquitted a 17-year-old white man who brought an assault rifle to a Black Lives Matter rally and killed two of the protesters because he thought he was defending himself from attack by his unarmed victims. That decision had nothing to do with critical race theory or leftwing “wokeness” and everything to do with white fear of Blacks. It was celebrated by white vigilante groups as justification for their behavior, and Kyle Rittenhouse was proclaimed a Second Amendment hero by
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hey lost this year because of their failure to articulate a clear agenda.
Letters The extension bolsters the state’s commitment to support nonprofit organizations in a joint effort to distribute assistance to those who need to apply for it. As of Nov. 30, more than 1,800 people had reached out about this program, and of these initial contacts, 403 households had submitted applications, and 507 households had qualified for FEMA funds and have since been referred there. To date, 54 households have received $228,376. An additional 31 households have approved applications and are pending payment. In Nassau County, the contact point is the Economic Opportunity Commission, at 134 Jackson St. in Hempstead.
and I was honored to do so. The message from Rabbi Michael Cohen, of Central Synagogue, the Rev. Scott Ressman, of the United Church of Rockville Centre, Mayor Francis X. Murray and the organizers was clear: Hate has no home here — not now, not ever! One lesson of the 20th century is that the political ideology of the Proud Boys ends in the concentration camp. I was thus disheartened not to see the Diocese of Rockville Centre bishop or more representatives of Christian churches lend their voices to the demonstration. I consider this a serious abdication of their moral duty.
GOV. KATHY HOCHUL
STANISLAO PUGLIESE, PH.D. Queensboro Unico distinguished professor, Hofstra University
A moral obligation to speak out To the Editor: As a historian of fascism, I felt morally obliged to take part in the demonstration at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre in response to the recent Proud Boys march through the village,
conservative politicians and right-wing news outlets. On CNN, the recently fired Chris Cuomo interviewed comedian and commentator Bill Maher about a supposed leftwing peril threatening the U.S., feeding him a series of softball questions. After acknowledging that “I’m not in schools” and “I have no interaction with children,” Maher said he had heard from people across the country that “kids are sometimes separated into groups, oppressor and oppressed” and are being taught that “racism is the essence of America.” He derided this practice as “just silly; it’s just virtue-signaling,” and accused people advocating for curriculum revision of being “afraid to acknowledge progress,” a psychological disorder he labeled “progressophobia.” I kept waiting for Cuomo to ask Maher for an example — any example — to support his claims, but Cuomo never did, and Maher never felt compelled to offer any evidence. On his HBO show, Maher promotes a group of contrarians who want to start their own college, where they will be free to present offensive ideas and dismiss objections without having to provide supporting evidence or answer to anyone. Cuomo never asked Maher about that, either. The more serious problems for Democrats and progressives worldwide are new surges of the coronavirus that have led to closings, supply-chain disruptions and
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inflation spikes, as well as counterattacks on climate-change initiatives. In Europe, protests against newly imposed Covid-19 restrictions turned into riots in Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands, and in Germany they boosted the right-wing vote. This has nothing to do with teaching critical race theory in American schools and everything to do with international right-wing fear-mongering and mobilization. The other real problem is denial of the impending climate catastrophe, and efforts to block restrictions on the production and use of fossil fuels. Global leaders sang Kumbaya after the Glasgow Climate Change Conference and then went home, where they will implement inadequate or phantom measures. Wealthy GOP and fossil-fuel industry donors in the U.S. are pouring money into the re-election campaign accounts of nominally Democratic senators Joe Manchin, of West Virginia, and Kyrsten Sinema, of Arizona, to influence them to stand firm against cleanenergy initiatives. Again, this has nothing to do with “wokeness” or the fictional claim that children are being indoctrinated into critical race theory in American schools. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter, @AlanJSinger1.
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