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Local high schools welcome students amid a pandemic By AlYSSA SEIdMAN aseidman@liherald.com

Students and staff in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District returned to school on Tuesday. For some, this meant logging on to a computer for a designated day of remote learning; for others, it meant stepping into a school building for the first time since March. And for everyone involved, the first day of school marked the beginning of an unprecedent-

ed year ahead. The Central District will follow a hybrid lear ning model — in which students alternate between in-school and remote classes — for the first two weeks. The goal is to ease into full in-person instruction as teachers, students and staff adjust to new safety protocols. “Our whole being is wanting to support kids academically, socially and emotionally, so starting with half the population will help us get used

to protocols and procedures,” Calhoun High School Principal Nicole Hollings said. “The model that we have going forward is the best model we can have — now we have to actually do it.” If routines are perfected and it is safe to do so, the district has set a tentative full inperson reopening date of Sept. 21. The final decision on a full reopening will be made by Sept. 16. The Herald Life got a Continued on page 10

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MEPhAM hIgh School science teacher Josephine Parlagreco had her temperature taken by an infrared scanner as she entered the building as Jim Lavin, a security aide, looked on from behind a plastic barrier.

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All of us at the Herald Community Newspapers were frightened by the coronavirus pandemic when it reached Nassau County in March. Some of us were sickened by Covid-19, and some were even hospitalized. But we had a job to do. We were, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo called us, “essential workers,” relaying vital information people needed to know to stay healthy and survive. So we did what we knew how to do — reported the news, day in, day out, for weeks on end. Suddenly, we were no longer a weekly newspaper. We were a daily, publishing the news online at liherald. com and in our daily newsletter. Hundreds of thousands of people came to our website for the latest news. The pandemic stretched us to our limits, but we never broke. We were with you throughout, and our pledge is to remain with you until all of us return to normal life. Producing the news, however, is a costly endeavor. We must pay the salaries of reporters, editors, photographers, graphic artists, advertising account executives, press operators, drivers and

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n Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 men and women perished at the World Trade Center in the worst terrorist attack on American soil. Twenty-four of the victims were from the Bellmore-Merrick area. Ninteen years later, we fondly remember them and their contributions to the community. To this day, our heartfelt condolences go out to the families.

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By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

Bellmore residents now have a designated online spot for all things Bellmorerelated: Bellmore.LI. The website acts as a one-stop spot for all community-oriented things Bellmore residents may be looking for, including news, contacts and important links. Siblings Jim and Vanna Colotti, who live in Wantagh, crafted the webpage after noticing the hamlet was lacking an online community hub. “We live in the community, but we knew that Bellmore didn’t really have its own site,” Jim said. “There are things in the community that people are just not aware of.” The Colottis have nearly 20 years of experience managing community-driven sites. They run separate webpages for Wantagh and Seaford, which help residents find local businesses and fun events. Several Bellmore organizations are already listed on Bellmore.LI, including hyperlinks to the schools, libraries, Little Leagues, fire departments and other vital resources. The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores’ website (www. bellmorechamberofcommerce.com) is also linked, granting visitors access to its full list of associated businesses. “It really is a community site with fast access to local information,” Jim said.

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WANtAGh REsIDENts JIm and Vanna Colotti have created a new website for Bellmore residents. It features a FAQ section where visitors can sign up for a personalized Bellmore.LI email. On the front page, residents can find the day’s weather forecast, sunrise and sunset times and tide tables. Bellmore residents also have the option to sign up for an email through the website, completely free of charge. The emails, which would appear as, for example, “Joe@Bellmore.LI,” offer a sim-

ple, easy-to-remember address reflecting the town. For businesses, it could simplify communications with customers. Additionally, when visitors click on the “News” tab, they are taken directly to the Herald’s Bellmore webpage, featuring the latest community news, which is updated daily.

The site also has a Facebook page, titled “Bellmore, Long Island,” which will often share local news and happenings from the most popular Bellmore groups and pages. The Colottis can be contacted at (516) 409-9000 or via email at webmaster@Bellmore.LI.

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here were many challenges we faced upon the abrupt closing of our building in March. Our mission is to serve our community, and we had to figure out how to accomplish this without a physical space. Our staff immediately got to work crafting online story times, virtual book discussions, Zoom cooking classes, virtual yoga and more. Our library went fully online overnight. As I had only been in the interim director position for a matter of months, I believed my biggest challenge would be to finish our building renovation project from the previous year. I now laugh when thinking about the obstacles I thought I would have to overcome as a new administrator. Nothing in my career had prepared me for a pandemic. I never imagined I would be running to our closed library to plaster the windows with rainbows and teddy bears to give our community a small but hopeful connection. I believe my positive attitude and strong desire to do what was best for the library staff and community guided me through what I consider to be the most stressful and challenging time in my life. Reopening our building was also no simple task. We were eager to welcome our community back but struggled with many to get the necessary [personal protective equipment] and cleaning supplies necessary to do so safely. We initially started with our Grab & Go service in June, a contactless curbside pick-up option, which we’ve continued even after we opened our doors on July 27.

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e were the first local mosque to close back in February when the pandemic first hit America. When you pray, you stand shoulder to shoulder and kneel on carpet so we had to makes changes right away. We were told to shampoo the carpet after each use, but that’s five times a day. So, instead, we laid out a tarp that we spray after each use when we reopened. Our imam lives right behind the mosque, so he would preach on Zoom for everyone. We had all prayers and holidays on Zoom and we also continued fundraising and had funerals virtually. And none of our members got Covid-19. Reopening started on July 20, and only men who are younger than 65 come to pray in person. They come and fill out a contract tracing form, we take their temperature, they sanitize their hands, and then they pray. Everyone else joins in from home. We have a capacity of 126 people, but we measured out 60 spots that are six feet apart. Typically, we have about 15 people each prayer. The most we have at a time is around 40 for Jumma prayers on Friday. We’ve also had an infectious disease expert come on Zoom and teach about the coronavirus. Our main goal was to make sure everyone was safe. We were also the last mosque too open because we wanted to make sure no one came in with the risk of sickness.

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he [real estate] market is very hot now. The only negative the pandemic has had is that brokers don’t get paid until their sales close. So those first couple of weeks when we couldn’t show our listings, that cost some people money. Now, though, if you’re looking for a property in Wantagh or Seaford schools, you better move fast. I have listings that have sold almost as soon as they were listed, and at above the [asking price]. I had one listing where I had, I’m not kidding, 50 showings in one weekend. And I’ve had listings that sold where the buyer never even saw the inside of the house. We did it all virtually. I can’t say it’s any one demographic that’s buying. I know people want to get out of the city, but it’s people on the Island, too. And it’s young married couples and middle aged, but some seniors, too — really, everybody. And they come with 20 percent down payments. Inventories are up in both Wantagh and Seaford, too, more than usual for the summer. With properties that are still occupied, we are only showing online. For anyone selling in this area, this is a very, very good time.

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y sons won the Seaford Patriots Award last year in 2019, and ever since then I have become more involved with the Seaford Patriot Program. I’ve also been the Seaford Viking at Homecoming, and I have been involved with St. William the Abbot’s Outreach Program. Unfortunately, I’ve had to step back as a Eucharistic minister since Covid started. I miss it. Before this, I would visit families and I would visit those that are homebound. I would bring them communion. My three children sometimes would even join me, and it was nice to give them a different perspective for how young they are. We would bring poinsettias to the homebound and deliver flowers and plants during the holidays. I’ve very much enjoyed it. I would say I have [struck up] a relationship with some of them. I’ve lived in Seaford for over 50 years, so a lot of them know my parents. A few years ago, I used to visit this woman who actually recalled memories of my father; she had known him for close to 50 years. When she passed, I was very saddened by it. For now, the program is on hold. But right now, I just started a job at the Manor [Elementary] School and I am thrilled to be back there, where I started going to school in kindergarten, working in the central administration office this school year.

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‘Distancing centers,’ barriers among new protocols Continued froM front pAge glimpse inside the district’s three high schools to see what students would encounter when returning to school in the time of Covid-19. Students districtwide will have their temperatures taken with a contactless infrared thermometer upon arrival. Instead of mingling with their friends in the hallways, they will wait in “distancing centers” — either a gymnasium, cafeteria or auditorium — before first period to “limit crowd-gathering,” Mepham Principal Eric Gomez said. On their way to class, students will follow blue directional arrows throughout the buildings, which are intended to maintain a two-way traffic flow in the halls and a one-way traffic flow, either up or down, in the stairwells. In the classrooms, desks and chairs are spaced as far apart as possible. Each desk is equipped with a three-sided plastic barrier, and students are required to wear masks during class. Once a period is over, students are dismissed to their next class one row at a time. In the cafeterias, tables are spread out six feet apart and come equipped with plastic barriers, as well. Custodians have also set up individual tables and desks in the schools’ gyms to allow students to eat there if needed. Clubs will not meet during the first two weeks, but the principals said they would work with advisers to assess how those activities could be held based on the model the district will follow for the rest of the school year. Kennedy High School Principal Gerard Owenburg said he spoke with more than 100 students ahead of the first day to address any concerns they had about returning to the building. “The safe return of everyone is the absolute top priority, but we also want to try and preserve those traditions the kids look forward to,” he said. “All of the things that would normally be done, we have Plan A, B and C in place for.” Hollings said the same of Calhoun’s On Tour Company, the magnet drama program that takes in students from Merrick and Bellmore. “The director Sal Salerno and I have plans to have performances and rehearsals . . . regardless of whether we’re fully back, hybrid or remote,” she said. “We want to keep kids engaged in whatever work they do and give them the ability to show their talents.” Gomez said much of the feedback from parents in response to the hybrid reopening has been positive. He also commended his staff for being receptive to the new pandemic procedures. “Patience is a big word among anyone in education, and we will remain patient, positive and flexible,” he said. “Our primary goal is to keep people safe, and we will do our best to make that happen.” While entering a classroom may be “shocking” this year, Owenburg said, he believes “Cougar Nation,” as the school is known among students, is prepared to adjust to the new normal. “We’re going to learn from the mistakes that [students] made on and off college campuses and work our way towards a full reopening that the kids want,” he said. “‘Protect the den.’”

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At MephAM, students can sit two to a table during lunch, since each table now has plastic barriers.

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Before the first day of school, incoming seventh-graders visited Kennedy High School in Bellmore for freshman orientation, above. The students sat at every other desk to stay socially distant. to keep Crowding to a minimum, Mepham’s stairwells have been designated up or down.

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Panelists on the latest Inside LI webinar gave crucial advice for homebuyers and sellers in a market that’s been heating up all summer. On Sept. 3, Inside LI, produced by RichnerLive, hosted its third virtual panel discussion on topics related to “new normals” in different aspects of life. It featured real estate experts who discussed Covid-19’s impact on the market and gave tips for buying and selling homes. The 45-minute webinar included panelists Steven Dubb, principal of The Beechwood Organization; Bryan Karp, real estate salesman at Coach Realtors; Annie Meneses, associate Broker at Signature Premier Properties; Joseph G. Milizio, attorney and managing partner of Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP; and Deirdre O’Connell, chief executive officer of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International.

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Moderator Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, first asked how long the panelists foresaw the high demand for homes continuing on Long Island. “Everything points to a hot market for the next several months,” Dubb said, “at least until there’s a vaccine and it’s safe to go to the city. I think that’s going to be a while.” O’Connell explained that because of the Covid-19 pandemic, people are spending more time at home and reassessing their lifestyles. For many who live in apartments in the five boroughs, that means fleeing east to buy a home with more space. “Housing isn’t just about a place to sleep anymore,” she said. “It’s a place to live, and then you add on the low interest rates, and it makes doing it more afford-

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thiS SPlit-level hoMe in Glen Cove is on the market for $839,000. able no matter what the price point.” Karp agreed, noting a large shift of people moving from Manhattan to the boroughs, from the boroughs to Nassau County and from Nassau to Suffolk counties. However, there is low supply for all that demand, the panelists agreed, because sellers may be uncomfortable having people tour their homes and risk spreading the virus. Realtors and real estate agents have taken this into account, and most house tours are by appointment only. The low supply and high demand is causing the most fast-paced market that some have ever seen, and there are often bidding wars for homes. “It is probably the best seller’s market that I’ve seen in many, many decades,” Karp said, “but we don’t have an unlimited time for this.”

Selling a home

So what should sellers who want to

take advantage of this hot market do? O’Connell noted that although there are bidding wars, that doesn’t mean sellers should slap a high price tag on their home “just because.” “While we are seeing bidding wars and over-asking, [buyers] are not going into that huge aspirational price point,” she said. “People still will pay market value and slightly over for homes that are in beautiful condition.” Karp advised sellers against doing any major renovations to the home before selling; because the market is moving so quickly, time is of the essence. “As long as you don’t have water pouring down in the kitchen, just sell it the way it is,” he said. “In this market, it’s about time. The quicker you can get to market, the better chance you have to scoop up as much equity as possible.” Meneses noted that in this fast-paced market, the process for sellers typically

takes two to three weeks.

Buying a home

For buyers, the experts emphasized working with a team of real estate professionals to help with all aspects of the purchase. This includes a local real estate agent and real estate attorney who know the ins and outs of the local market — “do not hire a litigation attorney, do not hire a divorce attorney,” Karp said. “You want someone who is knowledgeable about today’s market and what is OK and what is not OK.” Even after an offer is accepted, Milizio noted, there are still many problems that can arise in the contract phase. The purchase or sale of a home is the largest and most important transaction in most people’s lives, and its purpose isn’t merely transactional—it’s to create a home for a family,” he said. “What I would like to Continued on neXt page

Northwell invests $30M in Covid-19 testing the nation, Northwell Health recently purchased high-throughput diagnostic testing analyzers from Hologic, Roche and Abbott, as well as cartridge-type tests from Genmark, Cepheid, Diasorin, Biomeme and Abbott. Northwell also is using “best-in-class,” in-lab, wet antibody chemistry tests from Roche, Ortho, Abbott, EuroImmune, Diasorin and others. Northwell Labs currently processes about 7,000 molecular nucleic acid amplification tests and an additional 3,000 antibody tests per day, with the capacity for increased volume. Northwell Labs is also focused on eliminating false positives, which at this stage of the pandemic has the potential to close schools, by developing a two-step algorithm for retesting isolated positives versus clustered positives. “Most testing today is for screening purposes, so we need to mitigate the potential effects of sporadic false-positive results,” said Dr. James Crawford, senior vice president of laboratory services at Northwell. “These are more likely to occur now that the New York area positivity rate is below 1 percent.” Northwell Health Labs officials said they are committed to providing ongoing testing during the pandemic, no matter its length or severity. Anyone in need of a Covid-19 test can get one though Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care, Northwell Health Labs patient service center (with a doctor’s prescription) or via inhome testing through the LabFly app.

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Northwell Health Labs announced last week that it has increased its ability to ramp up the number of coronavirus tests it can conduct and reduce disruptions to its laboratory supply chain should a second coronavirus wave strike, this despite New York’s currently low Covid-19 infection rate. Northwell Health has spent more than $30 million since the beginning of the pandemic on Covid-19 testing equipment and lab supplies, including a variety of new automated machines this summer to ensure diagnostic and antibody testing could continue in the event of a new surge this fall or winter. The lab processes tests for 19 Northwell hospitals, 52 urgent care centers and more than 800 outpatient facilities — along with the needs of strategic partners — across Long Island, New York City and the Hudson Valley. “Our goal has been to deploy at scale as much testing as possible, as quickly as possible, so we were among the first labs to implement, validate and evaluate performance characteristics for most of these tests,” said Dr. Dwayne Breining, executive director of Northwell Health Labs. “Early in the pandemic, it was unclear which manufacturer would be able to supply quality testing at scale, so we ran with them all. As various supplychain issues have emerged, maintaining multiple testing platforms has been a successful mitigation strategy.” As one of the largest investors in Covid-19 testing by a hospital-based lab in

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Northwell health labs has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Covid-19 laboratory testing equipment and supplies, and continues to make that investment in the event of a second wave of infection this fall or winter.

Real-estate market heats up across Long Island continued from PreViouS Page impress upon buyers and sellers is to consult a real estate attorney at the beginning of the process, not the end, which ensures a smoother, quicker and often less costly process.” “We do need a team of professionals to support each other so we can give necessary advice to buyers,” Meneses added. “You don’t have an accepted offer until your contracts are fully executed.” During the virtual event, viewers sent in questions, which Ostreicher read to the panelists. One asked how low-income buyers could navigate the real estate market, especially those who might be unemployed during the pandemic. Panelists agreed that the market is heating up in all areas, from upstate New York to Shelter Island, at all price points, including as low as $200,000. However, some buyers have chosen to wait out this period of low inventory so they have more options, Meneses noted. Meneses also said there are new down-payment system programs available for those with a tight budget. Ultimately, it’s an exciting time for the real estate industry, the panelists said. Though they lost about three months of business in the spring, this change in the market has allowed them to bounce back quickly. “The opportunity is now, the opportunity is in front of us,” Karp said. “It will probably run another six months.” To watch a recording of this webinar, visit richnerlive.com/insideli-realestate. To suggest a topic for a future Inside LI webinar, send an email to insideli@liherald.com.

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The Garden at St. Francis still growing strong Volunteers continue to feed local families fresh produce 10 years after founding By AlyssA seidmAn aseidman@liherald.com

Sunlight tangled into the blossoming crops sequestered on less than an acre of land behind St. Francis Episcopal Church in North Bellmore one late summer afternoon. While the muggy sweat of the day didn’t disturb the vibrant façades of organic tomatoes, eggplants and other low-hanging fruit, garden manager Skip Wade said he would hold off on watering for now, since rain was in the forecast. Ten years ago, a green-thumbed parishioner suggested the church develop the once lifeless plot into a self-sufficient garden governed by volunteers. After wardens of the vestry secured a $10,000 grant from Episcopal Ministries, the garden started to bloom. “Our idea was to have a farm stand where we would sell our vegetables, but the primary purpose was to feed the hungry among us,” said founder Ann McPartlin, of Freeport. “People thought we were crazy.” Parishioners were apathetic towards the garden at first, and sowing the land was difficult since the soil had previously been neglected. But in 2013, when St. Francis — then known as St. Marks — merged with Christ the King in East Meadow, the garden’s roots began to strengthen. While services inside parish hall have ceased to comply with Covid-19 mandates, the Garden at St. Francis is still growing strong. And as it marks its 10th season amid a global pandemic, its mission is more important than ever. One of its partners, the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard, has seen an influx of food-insecure individuals since the pandemic began. Before March, the cupboard assisted roughly 20 families. Now, McPartlin said, it’s assisting almost 90 families. “Everybody thinks that the hungry people are somewhere else, and what we do really helps to bring healthy choices to [those] families,” she added. “It’s a blessing.” Roughly 15 volunteers tend to the garden during growing season to prepare the soil, plant seedlings and harvest the yield. Every Sunday, a farm stand is set up in parish hall so residents can purchase the cream of the crop. In addition to the sprawling rows of sprouting produce, visitors can also find flowers beds, two commercial beehives, a chicken coop and a labyrinth out back. Camille Gaynor, of North Bellmore, has volunteered at the garden since the beginning. As she plucked a deep pink radish from the ground, she said she didn’t mind getting dirty in order to help others. “It’s a very good experience to feel in here,” she added while pointing to her heart, “when you’re helping those that are less fortunate.” Kim Black, of North Bellmore, harvested a handful of cherry tomatoes to feed to the chickens while explaining the importance of the garden’s slogan. “I feel very blessed and fortunate to be in a position where my family can afford to eat,

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The gurus Behind The Garden at St. Francis include, from left, Camille Gaynor, Kim Black, Skip Wade, Ann McPartlin and Pat Sheeckutz.

gArden mAnAger wAde, of Amityville, plucked a cherry tomato from a sprawling vine. The fruit tasted fresh and sweet, like summer.

but here we’re ‘growing to give,’” she said. “I raised my children to know that if you have, you need to learn to give back, as well.” While St. Francis’ spirited crew of garden gurus has adjusted to social distancing guidelines, McPartlin said they’re “pretty huggy” on a regular day. “We were always hugging, laughing, falling into the tomatoes, talking to scarecrows,” she said. “It’s created a family.” The garden also provides a tranquil space for visitors to enjoy despite being steps away from bustling Bellmore Avenue. “The whole atmosphere here is one of welcome and serenity and peace,” McPartlin said. “It’s another world,” Wade added. The farm stand is open every Sunday in parish hall (1692 Bellmore Ave., North Bellmore) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. through the end of October. Those interested in volunteering can call the office at (516) 679-1184.

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Roughly 50 people gathered outside Governor’s Comedy Club in Levittown last Thursday afternoon to demand Gov. Andrew Cuomo reconsider his decision to keep the venue closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was the second time comedians, comedy-lovers and local lawmakers rallied in support of the club’s reopening in recent weeks. Governor’s Comedy Clubs — which includes The Brokerage in Bellmore — welcomed audiences back for laughs earlier this summer following temporary Covid19 closures, but a new state mandate is pulling the curtain on certain live entertainment venues that reopened in Phases 3 and 4. “Restaurants and other on-premises food and beverage establishments that have a license through the [State Liquor Authority] are only allowed to offer on-premise music if their license certificate specifically allows for such activity,” New York state’s website reads. “Exotic dancing, comedy shows, karaoke, etc., are not permissible currently regardless of phase.” “We were doing shows indoors with six-foot distancing at 50 percent capacity, and we had not one documented case of any kind,” Governor’s owner James Dolce told the Herald Life last month. “Everything was done to the letter of the law, and then it just turned around.” The rule reversal has caused “frustration” in the comedy community, said comedian Anthony Rodia. “How do you put a rule in place and then change it on the fly?” he posed. “We flattened the curve, the death rate is down . . . but if you’re not going to open this club and let us get back to doing what we do best then at least give us a reason why.” Some of Rodia’s recent YouTube videos feature his

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stage characters adjusting to pandemic life, such as wearing a mask while driving alone in a car. He said these bits are not meant to downplay the virus, but rather how it’s being handled. “There’s no sense behind it,” he said. “You can go to a restaurant to eat, and that restaurant can have live entertainment, but you can’t go to that restaurant if live entertainment is the reason you went there. It feels like the twilight zone.” Dolce said he believes the blanket mandate undermines venue owners who have taken steps to stop the spread of the virus at their establishments, and that clubs like his should be viewed on a “case-by-case” basis. “I can’t see an argument where we shouldn’t be open,” he said. Comic Vinny D’Agostino, a former Bellmore resident, said Dolce spent “ridiculous sums of money” to outfit the three clubs — the third being McGuires in Bohemia — to ensure the safety of guests and employees. Each

venue is equipped with ultraviolet air filters and Plexiglas partitions around the stage, he said, and employees sterilize seating areas in between shows. “We’re at the point now where we’re starting to see the arbitrary enforcement of all of these rules,” D’Agostino said of the mandate. “Governor’s [clubs] should be open — they’re important to the community, to the comics, and to the people that come out to forget about the craziness of what’s happening in this world.” Comedian Anthony Cumia joked that while the Plexiglas boxes surrounding Governor’s stages may be ruining mimes’ careers, the guidance from the state is no laughing matter. “We’re getting such vague information on the virus, but one thing that’s not vague is that people’s lives and businesses are being destroyed because of this,” he said. “Comedy is something we’ve all done in the worst of times. Everyone can remember that first time they laughed after 9/11, and we need to be able to laugh now.”

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locAl elected officiAls joined comedy club owner James Dolce, center, outside Governor’s of Levittown last Thursday to call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reopen the venues for laughs.

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“WE ARE opEN!” — The North Bellmore Public Library staff is excited to welcome patrons back into the building, said Interim Director Jessica Tymecki.

Pages continue to turn in Bellmore’s libraries By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

While the pandemic has interrupted life for many, Bellmore’s libraries haven’t skipped a beat. Despite some setbacks and new stringent guidelines, they continue to be vital resources to the community. Inside, things may look different — Plexiglas shields divide workers and visitors, masks adorn faces and many pieces of furniture remain in storage — but both the Bellmore Memorial Library and the North Bellmore Public Library are open for patrons to enjoy. On a recent Friday afternoon, Children’s Librarian Pam Pagones helped a mother and her son check out a book at the Bellmore Library. It’s a return to her usual routine after the building reopened in July, although new signage encourages social distancing and mask wearing. Similar changes have come to the North Bellmore Library, where Interim Director Jessica Tymecki has led operations since taking the reigns roughly a year ago. About half of the computers are cordoned off and the front entrance acts as a grab-and-go area for book pickups to comply with pandemic protocols. “I thought the biggest challenge would be to take on the role while still finalizing renovations, but that was

nothing,” Tymecki said between laughs. “I like to think positively, so we’re using this time to our advantage.” Despite the new normal, life at the libraries proceeds as usual. Many of the services have been restored or “translated” in some way, Tymecki and Pagones said. Patrons are welcome to stop by but are asked to spend a maximum of 30 minutes indoors while they browse. At the North Bellmore Library, capacity is limited to 35 guests. Events for children and teens live on virtually. Pagones explained that drawing workshops, fitness classes, virtual lectures and more are held via video chat. Tymecki said the library went virtual practically “overnight,” and the staff had to get creative. Registration to receive “Bundles of Fun” — a bag of goodies with games and activities for home — was filled minutes after opening, Tymecki said. She and other staff members then safely delivered them to local families. “It’s tough to find a balance of giving the community what they want and need [while] also keeping them safe,” Pagones said of the Bellmore Library’s programs. “The staff and I are very enthusiastic to get the library open,” Tymecki said. “We’re bringing it back to life even better than it was before.”

LIBRARIAN pAt GLEIBERmAN, top, has resumed helping patrons with what they need. HALf of tHE computers at the North Bellmore Public Library have been cordoned off from use. BEtty fEINBERG AND Jan Curry, far left, are ready to welcome guests back into the building. A NEW sELf-CHECkout station, which Tymecki, near left, demonstrated, allows patrons to grab a book and take it out on their own.

Neighbors iN the News The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores had a busy summer as they welcomed three new businesses to the community last month. Members organized a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at each storefront to make the owners and employees feel more at home. On Aug. 28, Deals & Discounts opened its Bellmore location at 2815 Jerusalem Ave. The store sells household products, clothing, toys and other items from well-known brands at affordable prices. Jonah Rangel, the owner of Jonah’s Garden at 2279 Jeru-

salem Ave. in North Bellmore, has more than eight years of experience in the “plant world.” His business sources rare and unusual plants from around the world so customers can experience the beauty of them at home. Additionally, each plant is handpicked to ensure customers get the best specimen available. Last Minute Details is a new auto service shop at 217 D Bedford Ave. There, owner Joseph Lo Presti and his crew do custom car detailing. — Alyssa Seidman

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MeMbers of the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores and local elected officials joined the owners and employees of DII Stores for a ribbon-cutting ceremony last month. MeMbers of the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores and local elected officials joined business owner Joseph Lo Presti for a ribboncutting ceremony at his detailing shop, Last Minute Details, near left.

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women’s health services, including accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and Baby-Friendly Hospital designation. MSSN provides a range of women’s healthcare services, including breast health, obstetrics and gynecology, maternal fetal medicine, genetic counseling, women’s imaging, and gynecologic oncology. “This ranking is a testament to our commitment to provide high-quality care to women, from high-risk pregnancies and infertility to breast cancer and reproductive malignancies,” said Dr. Adhi Sharma, the hospital’s chief medical officer and executive vice president of clinical and professional affairs. “I commend our dynamic team of physicians, nurses and support staff who are committed to providing cutting-edge care to the women in our community.” The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology offers women access to specialized health care for optimum treatment of reproductive health conditions, from endometrial biopsies and colposco-

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Baldwin ■ John Cools (Town of Hempstead Sanitary District #2) ■ Erik Mahler (Baldwin Chamber of Commerce) Carini was tapped to spearhead the township’s anti-graffiti effort due to his previous leadership in local civic groups and decades-long service as a police officer. “America’s largest township is incredibly lucky to have a devoted public servant in the form of Councilman Christopher Carini,” Clavin said. “Between his storied career in law enforcement, service as a civic leader and history of always getting the job done, I can think of no better person to take the lead on tackling this issue.” Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr., is also a member of the task force — his district was recently subjected to multiple instances of anti-police graffiti. He echoed the sentiment expressed by Clavin and praised Carini for his efforts to protect Hempstead Town’s quality of life. “I am glad to have the opportunity to join Councilman Carini and members of the community in working to prevent graffiti-related vandalism in our area,” Dunne said. “This task force provides a framework for residents and township officials to work together in our shared goal of protecting our hometown.” Provided by the Town of Hempstead; compiled by Alyssa Seidman.

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This Sept. 11, we mourn more deeply than ever

or those who lived in the New York metropolitan area when the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists, Sept. 11 is a day that will “live in infamy,” to quote President Franklin D. Roosevelt — a time of somber reflection, remembering the thousands of dead and recalling the anxiety and fear we felt that horrifying day. On 9/11, we learned, or were reminded, that an azure sky could suddenly turn black, as smoke billowed across the Manhattan skyline from the burning twin towers — a literal and metaphorical representation of the times that followed. We learned, or were reminded, that good people could die inexplicably — that they might vanish in a smoldering mass of concrete and steel, covered in fine, white dust that we later learned was highly toxic to breathe. Some 2,977 people were killed at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon and in a Shanksville, Pa., field, as airliners crashed out of the sky. Another 40,000 people — many of them first responders — now suffer from 9/11-related illnesses because of the air they breathed that day and in the days and weeks afterward, with hundreds dying of rare cancers caused by exposure to the witches’ brew of poisonous fumes and particles at ground zero. Nearly two decades have passed, but for anyone who was in New York at the time, the memory of it all is still raw. This year, though, 9/11 will be more solemn than at

any time in the past 19 years, with the knowledge that every three days, more Americans die of Covid-19 than were killed in the attacks. Much as 9/11 seemingly came out of nowhere, the coronavirus pandemic took us by surprise as well, in what can only be described as a sneak attack — in New York, we thought at first that the virus had spread from Asia to our West Coast, but we now know that it was brought to the metropolitan area from Asia via Europe earlier than believed. According to studies, it spread in our communities in February and perhaps as early as January, without our knowledge, and then exploded across the region in March and April. Thousands of cases arose without warning, overwhelming our hospitals and, as was the case on 9/11, causing widespread alarm and panic, leaving many people shellshocked and distraught. As it did after the attacks, our economy crashed, with businesses closing and the stock market plummeting. Many now wonder what the future will bring. We must remember this: 9/11 taught us not only that the world can be an unpredictable, dangerous place, but also that after a disaster, we can summon our better angels and find the strength to rebuild. We can foster a sense of community by working together to overcome our collective struggle. Sept. 11 was full of tragedy, but its aftermath was also full of hope, found in the heroic volunteerism that followed

the attacks. People reached out to comfort one another through humble acts of kindness. Friends looked out for friends, neighbors for neighbors, strangers for strangers. It was indeed the worst of times, but in many ways it was the best of times, as people’s seemingly unbounded capacity to care for one another, to love one another, shone through. The dark days that we are living through now are no different. We once again see the monumental heroism of our first responders. We see our shared grief turned into volunteer action. We see neighbors looking out for neighbors. We must pause to mourn the dead — the good people taken too soon by an insidious viral invader — but we also must see hope in our humanity, our innate desire to spread good that is too often suppressed by our workaday concerns, but that is unleashed during times of crisis such as this. Each life taken in the attacks and by the pandemic was precious — a light in the world that was extinguished seemingly without reason. That is why this Sept. 11, we must resolve to continue our fight against the coronavirus, to save every life we can. That means getting ahead of the virus by wearing masks, keeping six feet of social distance, washing our hands often and adhering to state reopening guidelines until science at last prevails and a vaccine is discovered.

letters Randi’s too generous in praise of ‘peace plan’ To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Kudos for peace plan, but the prez still needs to go” (Aug. 20-26): Kreiss praises the announcement of the completion of a recent “peace initiative” by the governments of the United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates. She credits President Trump, Jared Kushner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed with supporting a “path toward peaceful coexistence” between Arab countries and Israel. It should be pointed out that the United Arab Emirates has never been at war with Israel, and before this recent agreement — exchanging recognition of Israel for what may be only a temporary suspension of Israel’s plans to annex the West Bank — there was already important covert cooperation between the governments of Israel and the UAE. The UAE’s air and missile defense systems are manufactured in Israel and are probably even controlled from there. After the announcement of the agreement, Kushner mentioned that the deal made it more likely that the UAE would receive

the F-35 jets the country is hoping to buy directly from the U.S. This deal seems more of a cynical business deal than a peace accord. It also furthers the military alliance between the U.S., Israel and the UAE against Iran. The trilateral deal between the two Middle

East nations and the U.S. is actually an impediment to real peace in the region, as were the Trump administration’s decisions to move our embassy to Jerusalem and to support the continued building and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It isn’t surpris-

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s the new school year begins, students, teachers and parents are understandably focused on the immediate issue of how schools are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the pandemic doesn’t let us off the hook. Long Island’s schools are highly segregated and becoming more so, and it is time that we addressed that, too. Long Island is one of the 10 most segregated metropolitan regions in the nation, and the problem is on the rise. As ERASE Racism revealed in 2017, dramatically more eLAine Black and Latinx Gross students on Long Island attended segregated schools then than 12 years earlier. Underlying that segregation is structural racism — the historical and ongoing racial discrimination, segregation and marginalization of African-Americans, in particular, that is typically instigated or sanctioned by government. In this case, it is perpetuated by the fact that Long Island’s two counties have 124 school districts. That fragmentation is not justified by educational priorities; it

is terribly inefficient and wasteful. It simply mirrors Long Island’s segregated residential jurisdictions. As we, as a nation, continue this year’s remarkable public discussion of race in the wake of the tragic killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, we need to come together and plan to end the segregation that has defined Long Island schools for so long. Fortunately, there are steps that we can take, and Long Islanders are already leading the way. ERASE Racism’s Student Task Force, which consists of 47 high school students from 20 school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties, convenes monthly in an effort to deepen its understanding of structural racism and to develop ways to reduce it in Long Island schools. While it is an extracurricular activity, the students’ insights into how to make curricula more culturally responsive have attracted national attention. The Student Task Force’s members were invited this summer to create and present six culturally responsive virtual lesson plans in the prestigious, four-day Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. Three of the students were fea-

istance learning is actually an extraordinary way to bring students together.

Letters ing that the Palestinian National Authority has denounced this most recent development and recalled its ambassador to the UAE. Making self-serving deals with antidemocratic, repressive, absolute monarchies isn’t the way to peace in the Middle East. Unless there’s real justice for the Palestinian people with agreements that restore full rights and sovereignty to them, no true and abiding peace will ever come to Israel and Palestine. JIM BROWN Island Park Brown is secretary of the Green Party of Nassau County.

The MTA’s fiscal viability To the Editor: Financial viability, in dealing with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $12 billion deficit, is a fourway dance among fare-box revenue, City Hall, Albany and Washington. There are $12 billion worth of Federal Transit Administration funding projects and programs in active open grants. The MTA has never initiated and completed a forensic audit to determine unspent available balances. The FTA issued guid-

tured in a sold-out plenary session, titled “Rewriting L.I. Curriculum: Structural Racism,” watched by 1,000 educators nationwide. Before the pandemic, the task force met in person. Its members now convene on Zoom and, in doing so, highlight another opportunity: using distance learning as a vehicle for integration. While distance learning is being implemented by individual school districts, it provides an extraordinary mechanism for bringing together students from across school districts. Students from multiple districts can study together without being constrained by the geographic jurisdictions imposed on them by previous generations and their prejudices. Students might come together, for instance, to take Advanced Placement courses or International Baccalaureate classes. They could broaden their understanding by sharing insights with students from other backgrounds. They would enhance their education by benefiting from a variety of perspectives. In that context and more broadly, new curricula should be developed that are culturally responsive, reflecting the

diversity of race, ethnicities and cultures in our nation and our region. Fortunately, the State Education Department has already developed a “Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework,” into which ERASE Racism had input. It helps educators create student-centered learning environments that affirm diversity, while preparing students for rigorous, independent learning and elevating historically marginalized voices, among other goals. To tackle structural racism in education on Long Island, there must also be engaged faculty, and this is another asset to build on. Over the past three years, 87 Long Island educators from 15 school districts and 37 schools have been named Rauch Foundation Fellows, and have been sponsored to attend the Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College. There they focused on teaching and learning in racially diverse schools and demonstrated a commitment on which Long Island can build. Long Island has a long way to go to eradicate the structural racism in its educational system, but it has resources to draw from, including student and faculty leaders pointing the way. Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the regional civil rights organization based on Long Island.

FrAmework by Alyssa Seidman

ance on March 13 that gave all transit agencies, including the MTA, permission to reallocate federal funding from capital projects in existing grants to Covid-19 expenses. The FTA made available $1.4 billion worth of annual formula funding in 2020. It can program these funds toward Covid-19 expenses. The MTA has already received $3.9 billion in CARE Covid-19 funding. On Oct. 1, an additional $1.5 billion in 2021 funds will become available. (This assumes Congress completes passage of a transportation funding bill on time for a change and sends it to the president so he can sign it.) The MTA can program these funds to cover deficits as a result of the coronavirus. Riders and Washington have already done their part. City Hall and Albany must do likewise. LARRy PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office. His work included the development, review, approval and oversight of billions in dollars of capital projects and programs for the MTA, New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road and MTA Bus, along with 30 other transit agencies in New York and New Jersey.

Summer comes to an unofficial end — Jones Beach

CorreCtion The biographical notes at the end of Senior Editor Timothy Denton’s column last week, “A safe return to class should be the goal,” misidentified the Heralds

that Denton edits. They are the Seaford and Watagh Herald Citizens, not the Herald Gazettes.

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The economy needs emergency attention now

hree-quarters of a year into 2020, let’s all pray that the end of Covid19 is mercifully within view. Great progress is being made on fasttracking a vaccine, and once it is readily available, mass immunizations can begin, hopefully putting this scourge behind us. Let’s hope, too, that the nation can make some real progress in race relations. Everyone should want peace in our minority communities, with better relations between police and the public they are sworn to serve. But even after Covid-19 is defeated and law and jusAlfonse tice advanced, D’AMATo there will remain a huge challenge to America’s leaders. Despite the mainstream media’s fixation on the pandemic and the unrest across our cities, the long-term test we will face is creating a broad-based and sustainable economic recovery. Make no mistake, it’s the economy that New Yorkers are especially worried about. A recent poll listed it as their No. 1 concern. That’s not surprising, given that the latest unemployment rate for New York was 16 percent, compared with 10.5 percent for the rest of the country. In New York City the jobless rate was a stagger-

ing 20 percent. These are deep-recession unemployment numbers that will strain our state’s economy for the foreseeable future. And they hurt our poorest minority communities most. How do we climb out of this economic hole? The first rule should be not to dig ourselves deeper into it. At the height of the greatest recession since the 1930s, economists of all political stripes generally agree that this isn’t the time to slap big new taxes on struggling taxpayers and businesses. Instead, over the past few months, Congress and President Trump — along with the Federal Reserve — have pumped several trillion dollars into the economy to keep Americans afloat. That prevented the economy from falling into a second Great Depression. There’s broad-based agreement in Washington that more economic assistance will be needed to see the nation through the next few financial quarters. The president has indicated that he would support it, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has repeatedly signaled he is ready to negotiate a realistic package with Democratic congressional leaders. This could pump another trillion dollars into the economy, including more help for ordinary Americans to pay for rent and food, and additional assistance to

struggling small businesses to keep their doors open and provide desperately needed jobs. For the rest of this year and into 2021, avoiding mass evictions and further losses of small businesses along with their jobs should be priority No. 1. Americans will also have to decide, on Election Day, what type of economic policies they want to see in Washington for the next four years. Before the pandemic struck, the Trump administration’s lower taxes and regulatory relief had helped produce the highest employment and the best economy in decades. Minorities and women had been especially helped by the rising economic tide. If in 2021 we take a step back to higher taxes, more burdensome business regulations and pie-in-the-sky boondoggles like the Green New Deal, our economy could end up hobbled for years. If you want to see what damage such heavy-handed energy regulation can do, look to California, where radical green-energy policies have left the state without adequate electrical power to keep the lights on. Rolling brownouts like those that plague thirdworld countries have become common across California. Take that ill-considered approach nationwide and the current recession could last until the end of this decade, or

here should be more help for people to pay for rent and food, and for small businesses.

beyond. Raising taxes, imposing economically stifling new business regulation and strangling our energy independence with bans on new energy development would dramatically slow the economic recovery. What will be needed instead for the foreseeable future are economic incentives for businesses and individuals to spur growth. One promising incentive program I’d like to see more widely applied is the socalled Enterprise Zone initiative devised by South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott. This program has broad bipartisan support. It targets tax relief to job-creating investments in some of our nation’s most economically distressed areas, helping lift hard-pressed communities. It should be expanded to cover more of those communities with broader investment incentives, especially for new manufacturing jobs. Right here on Long Island there are pockets of economic distress that could significantly benefit from an Enterprise Zone program. And leaders in Albany should consider adding state tax incentives in these zones as well to amplify the benefit. Because the economy needs emergency attention now. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Deliver the letter. The sooner, the better.

eet at the mailbox, we told our kids when they walked up the block to wait for the school bus. Those were the elementary school years when the yellow bus hauled them off to Franklin and then Hewlett Elementary School in the Five Towns. Of course you met at the mailbox, the ubiquitous blue mailbox, whatever your community and your particular RAnDi adventure that day. kReiss Those were the days, actually until very recently, when mailboxes were just there, as part of the landscape, a reminder of a service that delivered letters despite the climate, political or meteorological. My husband grew up in Lawrence, and he remembers getting mail delivery twice a day. Those were the days before mail sorters and USPS websites, and before mail-in voting became a controversial issue. With the acceleration of technology and advanced security measures, much has been lost, particularly the reassuring

notion we grew up with that the postal service was a dependable agency, not a victim of political infighting and a target of misinformation campaigns. Are mailboxes being carted away in the middle of the night to discourage voting? Is the postmaster general a decent CEO or a tool of a rogue administration? The world we live in is muddied with many disturbing questions. I am setting that aside and thinking today of the romance of mailboxes, which changed to brilliant blue in 1971 from red, white and blue. My first real letter exchange was with a pen pal I had in Israel. I still remember her name, Giza Shalev, and we wrote back and forth for a few years beginning when I was 10. It was the most thrilling and exotic connection in my life. I have love letters, and I have written love letters, and there isn’t a text or email that can compare to the ink on the paper and the intimacy of the handwriting from the person you love. I may have married my husband because of a love letter he wrote to me when we were seniors at Lawrence High School. He said he didn’t

understand his feelings, but he knew he couldn’t resist the “chemistry” between us. The guy wasn’t a writer, but this was real poetry. I still have that handwritten letter, which was delivered by our mailman in 1964. For one year of my life, my senior year in high school, the mail was the focus of all my ambitions. I deposited my college applications in the blue box, and received my answers in our front-door mail slot. How do we decide what to keep? I have a box of letters from other Lawrence High School friends from our first year away at college. Oh my, the drama and depression and yearning for home and for love and for what we had together before we opened our lives to a world away from best friends and yes, lovers. Everything came in the mail, from college grades to teacher’s licenses to job acceptance letters. My husband got his draft notice in the mail in 1967. I got my teacher’s license, and then, later, I branched out and sent freelance articles to newspapers and magazines and got my acceptances by mail.

hope these blue boxes continue to dot the land, and that we support the USPS.

One of the most significant letters I wrote was one to my Uncle Sidney, who was estranged from my family because my mother didn’t welcome his beautiful young wife. He declined the invitation to my wedding. But Uncle Sid had been my loving, funny uncle who took me to the Rockaway boardwalk to play Skeeball. I wrote to him — part supplication, part guilt, mostly loving memories — and begged him to come. He wrote back that he would, and he did. What was your best letter ever? Was there a letter that changed your life? When we married and had kids, there were impossibly worrisome camp letters referencing weird rashes and black snakes lurking in the freezing lake. Later, there were letters from our son’s bike trip in Denmark and our daughter’s long-haul hike in New Zealand. Eventually, sadly, email and texting supplanted personal letter writing. Still, I hope the big blue boxes continue to dot the landscape. I hope mail carriers and postal workers are supported in their work. And I hope every single person who needs to vote by mail can have his or her voice and choice heard. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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