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L.I. Marathon postponed to October the marathon’s postponement. Race Director Corey Roberts, of Race Awesome, said The Jovia 2020 Long Island that the race requires the supMarathon has been postponed port of hundreds of members from May 1-3 to Oct. 2-4, offi- of the county health, parks, cials announced on March 20. emergency management and Named p u b l i c after its w o r k s new title de par tsponsor, the ments, all J o v i a of whom Financial n o w h av e C r e d i t their hands Union — f u l l . Ro b for merly erts met NEFCU — with counWhen: Oct. 2-4 and in its ty officials second year on March Where: Eisenhower Park with a new 19 to develcourse, the op a schedRegistration for those who marathon, ule for the have not yet entered w h i c h new race begins and weekend. opens at midnight ends in T here on May 15. Eisenhower will be a 5K Park, is one run on Friof Long day, Oct. 2, Island’s a 10K on best-known running events. Saturday and a 13.1-mile half Staging the race takes the marathon on Sunday. All those coordination of many depart- who have already registered ments of county government, are guaranteed entry. There wh o s e re s o u rc e s a re n ow will be no full marathon or focused on curbing the spread 35.5-mile challenge, however, of the coronavirus, County and athletes will have the Executive Laura Curran wrote option of transferring their in a Facebook post addressing Continued on page 5
By BRIAN StIEGlItZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
Jovia 2020 long Island Marathon
Courtesy Patsy Mustafich
StudENtS IN tHE East Meadow School District have been adjusting to remote learning. Patsy Mustafich helped her son Sebastian, a kindergartner at McVey Elementary School, complete a worksheet while they watched the morning announcements on YouTube.
Adjusting to remote learning
Staffs take steps to make students comfortable By BRIAN StIEGlItZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
While students adjust to a remote-lear ning environment, teachers and administration in the East Meadow School District are taking steps to bring the classroom to the living room — literally. Kerry Dunne, the principal of McVey Elementary School, has been uploading the school’s morning announcements to the YouTube channel “Good Day McVey.”
On Monday, she uploaded the announcements from her home, and stood in front of a McVey banner draped over her TV. The video began with her wishing happy birthday to students born on March 23. All work is posted on the district’s website, including preparation for the English Language Arts tests, despite the State Education Department’s delay in shipping the test for grades three through eight, which were scheduled to arrive in schools March
16-18. The district has also been using Google Classroom, a free web service through which teachers communicate with and offer lessons to their students. Teachers and staff members like Dunne are making additional efforts. In each video, she presents a series of challenges for students while they learn at home. One of them is to start a joke book, Continued on page 6
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Clavin asks gov. for 30-day moratorium on school taxes In the face of massive lay-offs and rising interest rates, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin on Thursday asked N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo to issue an executive order deferring the second round of 2019-20 school tax payments to June 11 from May 11. As Cuomo ordered a hike in mandatory layoffs to 75 percent from 50 percent for most businesses on Thursday, Clavin sought breathing room for the township’s beleaguered residents and businesses. The move was also prompted by the large number of senior citizens — the group most susceptible to the COVID-19 virus — who pay their taxes in person. “We’ve been reaching out to the governor and asking him to keep doing what he’s been doing — lead,” Clavin said. “We believe he will [issue the order].” The first round of school taxes has already been collected. The second round represents about 65 percent of the total the town will collect this fiscal year. “You can pay by credit card, by phone or online — you can even send us a letter,” said Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll, who joined Clavin. “But about 55,000 people — mainly seniors — still prefer to pay in person.” The building where residents normally pay their taxes was closed because of the virus. But to underscore her point, Driscoll indicated the two collection booths behind the podium, where drivers continued to pay their taxes as she spoke. “Thousands of taxpayers, especially senior citizens, are arriving at our offices recounting
their concerns over exposure to the deadly virus,” Driscoll said. “We can tell you on a first-hand basis that senior citizens are the largest group of taxpayers who exercise the inperson payment option for … tax purposes. Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, whom Clavin tapped to coordinate the town’s response to the virus, outlined some of the additional measures the town has taken in response to the crisis. “We’re probably one of the only townships in the state that has a complete operational emergency medical facility,” he said. “Our most important mission is to keep everyone safe,” he said. At the same time, D’Esposito described the devastation to local businesses as “scary. Restaurants that were booming businesses just a few weeks ago are now only doing take-out and delivery,” he said. With the start of widespread testing this week, the number of positive cases has increased dramatically, and with them, governments at all levels are beginning to feel pressure to grant tax relief. Even the Internal Revenue Service, whose indomitability is proverbial, has agreed to waive penalties and interest on federal income taxes until July 15, provided taxpayers file their returns by April 15. California and Maryland have also granted limited tax relief. California Gov. Gavin Newsome pushed back the state’s filing deadline by 60 days, according to news reports; and Maryland has eased payment requirements on some forms of business tax.
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TOwN Of HEMpsTEaD Supervisor Donald Clavin, left, and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito outline their request of Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a deferral of school taxes. TOwN Of HEMpsTEaD Supervisor Donald Clavin, left, and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito outline their request of Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a deferral of school taxes.
Social services to county: We’re still open By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com
Nassau County’s social services are open for business, despite the current challenges. That was County Executive Laura Curran’s message as she gave updates on the current COVID-19 situation across the county. Some personnel have been sent home, Curran said, but “all our desks [at the Department of Social Services] are staffed.” Departments are still in the process of making the adjustments necessary to protect both clients and employees, but every department is prepared to support the needs of the county’s 1.4 million residents, she said. In the interim, the county was in the process of working out alternatives to procedures that, according to New York state law, mandated face-to-face meetings. And Medicare agreed on Tuesday to extend coverage for mental health providers via telemedicine, she said — a first. “While we’re dealing with people’s physical health, I’m also concerned with their mental health,” Curran said. “People who are already dealing with depression can go to a very dark place” when confronted with a crisis of this magnitude, she said. “And even people who don’t have a history of depression can find themselves overwhelmed. Curran also spoke of the difficulties faced by recovering addicts of all stripes who had been using schools and churches for meeting places, until the governor’s declarations this past week limiting the number of people who could meet in one place. But many venues had already closed their doors to outside organizations. Curran stressed the need for stability in the face of the disruptions to work and personal schedules that many now face as they transition from office, school or job site to home. “Keep a regular schedule, and stick to it” she suggested. “Working from home can lead to anxiety. When family members distract you, just say, ‘I’m at work.’”
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Nassau COuNTY ExECuTIvE Laura Curran, right, and Commissioner of Health Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein addressed mental health concerns Wednesday morning at a news conference in Eisenhower Park. Curran also recommended exercise, especially in any of the county’s numerous parks. Parks are not only ideal locations to practice social distancing, she said; fresh air and exercise are keys to maintaining health. Finally, Curran said that “small kindnesses go a long way” in easing the tensions brought on by isolation and uncertainty. “If you bought too much toilet paper, and your neighbor didn’t buy enough — give them some.” Such kindnesses make both people feel better, she said. Curran was joined by county Commissioner of Social Services Nancy Nunziata; Director of Community Services, Omaya Perez; and Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, chief executive officer of FCA (Family and Children’s Association),
as well as Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, commissioner of the county Department of Health. Nunziata said her department has changed some of its protocols to reflect the need to avoid close contact. Documents will no longer be dropped off in person, for example, but will be deposited in sliding drawers. But whether residents need food stamps, emergency housing or any of her departments’ services, “We are there,” she said, emphatically echoing Curran’s message. Perez advised residents to “take breaks from all the news coverage,” which can be overwhelming, especially for children. “Talk to your children factually but calmly.” And for those with existing mental health issues, she underscored the importance of keeping up treatment. For anyone needing immediate help, she recommended calling the county’s mental health hotline at (516) 227TALK (8255). Reynolds, whose organization has weathered many major crises, from the global Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 hurricane Sandy, said his chief concern was the speed with which mental health issues have arisen, as well as their severity. “With Sandy, it took a couple of weeks before we began to see some of the things we’re seeing now after just a few days.” Residents are not only hoarding toile paper and ground beef. “Addicts are hoarding heroin,” he said. The problem is that “they buy enough to last them for a week and end up doing it all in a weekend.” The result has been a spike in overdoses. According to the N.Y. State Health Department, the opioid crisis in Nassau County has “significantly worsened” since the beginning of the year, with 6.5 overdoses per 100,000 residents. “And this was already Ground Zero for the opioid crisis,” he said. People with prescriptions for pain medication face similar fears, he said. “Many turn to alcohol as the most effective alternative.”
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COuNTy ExECuTIvE LAuRA Curran■gave■ an■update■ to■all■ Nassau■residents■on■ Monday,■ shielded■ from■a■rainy■ day■inside■ the■County■ Legislature■ and■ Executive■ Building■in■ Mineola. Andrew■Garcia/Herald■Life
Coronavirus death toll rises to 10 in Nassau County By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
The number of deaths in Nassau County due to coronavirus rose to nine Monday after two Town of Hempstead residents — a man, 51, and a woman, 84 — succumbed to their illnesses. Both had underlying medical conditions, according to County Executive Laura Curran. On Tuesday, Curran also reported a tenth death in Nassau due to coronavirus. On Monday, she confirmed that the total cases of coronavirus in Nassau climbed to 2,442, a number that nearly quadrupled the next day when she reported more than 8,400 positive cases. Curran noted that of the total cases, a number have been “resolved” due to patients overcoming their illnesses. As of Monday, Nassau had 52 residents hospitalized, with 11 in critical condition, Curran said. She also issued a stark warning against price gouging, or selling goods at inflated prices. “Price gouging is and remains illegal, and Nassau County will exercise its authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging,” Curran said. “Especially since a state of emergency has been declared for our state and our county.” So far, 34 violations — each amounting to $5,000 in fines — have been issued to businesses found price gouging. The cases included selling individual masks, cleaning supplies or daily items at high prices. Residents can send suspected cases to pricegouging@nassaucountyny.gov. County Fire Marshal Scott Tusa and Assitant Chief Michael Uttaro are also leading an effort to ensure businesses comply with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order that all non-essential businesses must remain closed. In the past few days, Tusa and Uttaro have had to break up large gatherings, including two weddings, and tell businesses that should not have been open to close. Fines will not be levied against businesses with a first-time violation, but repeat offenders can be fined up to $5,000. Curran is sending an emegency resolu-
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TEsTING AppEARED TO proceed■smoothly■on■Wednesday■—■the■second■day■of■drivethrough■testing■at■the■west■end■of■Jones■Beach■State■Park.
Other updates from Executive Laura Curran ■■ On■Nassau■County■NICE■buses,■ only■the■back■door■will■open■for■riders■to■enter■and■exit.■The■front■ doors■will■not■open.■ ■■ The■deadline■to■grieve■your■property■assessment■has■be■extended■ to■April■30.■ ■■ “Regular■maintenance■landscaping”■is■deemed■an■essential■job,■ according■to■Curran,■as■their■work■ prevents■ticks■and■mosquitoes.■ ■■ All■Nassau■golf■courses■and■driving■ranges■will■operate■with■ “spaced■out”■tee■times. tion to the County Legislature, which was to meet on Monday, that would allow Nassau to legally accept donations of medical supplies, such as masks and gloves, for emergency service responders without having to go through the state. If passed, donation sites will be opened throughout the county. County officials also echoed the concerns of SUEZ North America, which oversees the county’s sewage system. “Flushable wipes,” which are marketed similarly to toilet paper, “do not disintegrate in water or our sewage system,” Curran said. A recent uptick in these wipes being flushed has caused clogs, so residents are urged to dispose of them in the trash. The county launched an app to send Nassau residents offical coronavirus-related alerts. To access it, text COVID19NC to 888777. The New York State Department of Health hotline — (888) 364-3065 — is the only way to get an appointment for testing at the Jones Beach testing site for Nassau residents. It is open 24 hours, seven days a week.
ThE TEsTs WERE administered■inside■the■vehicles■to■reduce■exposure■to■both■ patients■and■testers.
State to open drive-through testing at Jones Beach By TImOThy DENTON tdenton@liherald.com
Gov. Andrew Cuomo made good on his pledge last Saturday to open a drivethrough testing facility for the COVID-19 virus at Jones Beach. The facility, which will open today at the west end of the park, is one of four testing facilities the state Department of Health is slated to open in the coming days. The other three will be in Suffolk County, Rockland County and on Staten Island. Although the governor described the Jones Beach facility as “drive through,” residents must still call for appointments before testing. Those who believe they may have symptoms of the virus should call the COVID-19 hotline at 1-888-364-3065 to arrange for a test. It was unclear which test method would be used or how long it would take
to receive the results. At the same time, the governor spoke of some of the challenges the state faces, particularly the shortage of hospital beds. The state has a total of about 53,000 hospital beds, including about 3,000 beds in intensive care facilities, according to Cuomo. But DOH projections drawn from the experiences of other countries suggest that the state will need at least 110,000 beds, including as many as 37,000 ICU beds, he said. Mt. Sinai South Nassau Hospital, serving the county’s south coast, has a capacity of 455 beds at its main Oceanside facility and operates two additional facilities in Long Beach and Wantagh. To meet the need for additional beds, the state is considering measures that include increasing the allowed capacity of individual hospital rooms and construction of temporary facilities.
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A message from EMFD on COVID-19 can take:
By John J. o’Brien Sr. and CommiSSioner SCott FarBer
■ Limit your exposure to others and stay home whenever possible.
jobrien@eastmeadowfd.com
As your East Meadow Volunteer Fire Department continues to monitoring the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic, we want to ensure you that we are still actively responding to your calls for help. During this time, however, we are in need for the continued support of our residents now, more than ever before. In order to avoid large gatherings of people, our firehouses have been closed to the general public until further notice. For non-emergencies, please call us at (516) 542-0578 and follow the prompts to be directed to the appropriate office or individual. When possible, we ask that you avoid calling the Dispatcher at extension 0, unless your call is for an emergency. The ability of our members to be able to respond to emergencies is of utmost importance. To help maintain our operational readiness, the East Meadow Fire Department has enforced a “Social Distancing” policy for our membership and has migrated to virtual meetings and trainings, for the time being. We have instituted strict hygiene guidelines as well as required appropriate levels of personal protective equipment for our responders, particularly our Emergency Medical Service personnel. Please do not be alarmed if they answer your call for assistance wearing masks. This is strictly precautionary and meant for your protection and theirs. At the time of this article, there are 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 here in East Meadow, yet our members stand ready to answer your calls for assistance. In fact, this past weekend we responded to several emergencies including: house fires, propane and natural gas leaks, carbon monoxide alarms and of course, EMS calls. The East Meadow Fire Department and other EMS Agencies in Nassau County are ready and able to respond to your calls, in the event of any type of medical emergency. Below is some information that will help keep you informed. ■
If you are experiencing “flu-like”
■ Keep a distance of at least six feet from others and avoid groups or crowded areas. ■ Do not shake hands. ■ Wear gloves when you need to touch public railings, and door handles. ■ Wash your hands frequently for no less than 20 seconds. ■ Keep your hands away from your eyes, mouth, and nose.
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eaSt meadow FireFighterS used gas detectors at an incident on Merrick Avenue on March 22. symptoms, it is recommended that you contact your personal or family physician for guidance, and the best planned course of action to take. In some cases, unless you are in severe distress, it may be recommended that you self-quarantine at home, along with any other family members you have been in close contact with. ■ If you are in need of non-emergent medical attention, are presenting “flulike” symptoms, and have means to travel other than by ambulance, we urge you to do so, if appropriate. You should notify the hospital or doctor’s office of your pending arrival, so they may adequately prepare. Arriving by ambulance alone will not give you priority over more critical patients in the emergency department. ■ Regardless of whether you suspect you are infected with the Coronavirus, if you are experiencing chest pain, difficulty breathing, or believe you are in need of an ambulance, call 911 or the East Meadow Fire Department’s emergency number; (516) 542-0576. ■ We ask for your patience as you may be asked questions by the Dispatcher about your symptoms for the preparation and safety of all emergency responders.
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■ If you should request an ambulance, our professional EMS responders will provide you with the level of care you require, regardless of your symptoms. They may take additional infectious disease precautions (wearing masks, gloves, or gown) to ensure your safety and theirs, but rest assured, you will receive the highest level of care. ■ The hospital to which you will be transported is dictated by New York State and Nassau County protocols and is restricted to the closest appropriate hospital. For our residents in East Meadow, that will be Nassau University Medical Center in nearly all cases. During this time, hospital resources are being stretched to their maximum capacity and transportation to specific hospitals is strictly based on medical appropriateness, and not personal preference. As you know, the information we receive changes day-to-day. Please stay tuned to news reports, for updates and procedural changes, and take all pre-cautionary measures, as instructed. To help contain the spread of this virus and to assist in keeping your families, friends, neighbors, and first responders safe, the following are some steps you
During this time, remember to enjoy your families and backyards, go for a walk, and most of all; please remain calm as the medical professionals of this great nation get this issue under control. Wishing all of our residents a safe and healthy spring, as we beat this enemy and return to normalcy, sooner rather than later.
Corona Virus information: ■ Nassau County Corona Virus Hotline: (516) 227-9570 ■ Website: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/4946/Coronavirus-COVID-19 ■ Center for Disease Control: CDC.Gov
Corona Virus testing information: ■ Locations in Jericho (ProHealth Care), Stony Brook, and Jones Beach. You must have an appointment to be tested. ■ For information on how to make an appointment at the drive-through testing site at Jones Beach or in Stony Brook, call the New York State Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Hotline at 1-888-364-3065. ■ To make an appointment in Jericho, visit: prohealthcare.com ■ Expect phone delays in making these appointments. John J. O’Brien is an active Ex Chief of the East Meadow Fire Department. He is the District Supervisor of the Jericho Fire District and has over 40 years of Dispatch and Supervisory experience.
Crime watCh Cops: man threatened security with taser at NUMC A Lakeview man was arrested at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow for allegedly threatening a security guard with a taser on March 21 around 10:30 p.m. According to police, Paul Simmons, 58, entered the hospital through an employee entrance to seek treatment for his girlfriend, who had a minor injury. While in the waiting room, he was approached by a security guard who advised him that visitors are no longer permitted in the hospital due to the coronavirus outbreak. Police described Simmons as growing “irate” and threatening the security
guard, while pointing a taser at him. The male victim, 53, feared for his safety and called police. Simmons was located outside the building, a short distance away, on police arrival and was placed into custody without further incident. No other injuries were reported. Simmons faces charges of seconddegree menacing and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was arraigned on March 22 in the Town of Hempstead First District Court. –Brian Stieglitz
Marathon is postponed amid outbreak
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continued from front page entries to a 22.4-mile challenge (all three remaining races). There will be no additional fees to do so for those who signed up for the full marathon, and runners who signed up for the 35.5-mile challenge and take part in the shorter combined challenge will receive a refund of $15, the price difference. Athletes who cannot participate on the new dates can either have their entries rolled over to the 2021 race, at no additional cost, or take part in a virtual race. Those who choose the latter will receive marathon “swag” in May and can upload their race results online. Other than the above, there will be no refunds. “With that, while practicing social distancing,” Curran wrote on Facebook, “residents are still encouraged to take a break from the screens and get some fresh air at any of Nassau’s 70 parks and preserves spanning 6,000 acres throughout the county.”
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The Jovia 2020 Long Island Marathon has been postponed from May 1-3 to October 2-4, as county officials continue to deal with the spread of the coronavirus.
Virtual Comfort Although I am not and have never been give reassurance to our students. I “attenda Facebook participant, I continue to grap- ed” a religious service that were guided by ple with the idea that through it and other clergy from their living rooms and includsocial platforms, virtual comfort is the new ed prayers for the sick and reminders of what the temple can offer through its volnormal. For example, a few years ago, I looked at unteer members. I even took the old fashthe Facebook account of a family member ioned route, relying on text messages and phone calls to check in on peoand saw posts that included ple who might need a helping the intimate details of somehand. one’s divorce, another person’s So what to make of all of photo of her resting with her this? Is it comfort no matter elderly grandparent in a hospihow it arrives – digitally, virtal bed in order “to share”, and tually, literally or in person? the honoring of the departed Marshall McLuhan, the in text and visual eulogy. In all Canadian philosopher whose three cases, the authors of the published ideas on the study posts were looking for some of media theory, once wrote, level of comfort from the “The medium is the message” online community but I involauren ev and “We shape our tools and untarily cringed from the TMI thereafter our tools shape us.” as I thought this intimate His work, published fifty six information would be better years ago, is so relevant today, one can only suited in a face-to-face conversation. Given the extenuating circumstances imagine what he would have thought of we are facing as a nation at this time, virtu- Facebook, social media and the digital al comforting is suddenly a lot more mean- applications that allow for ingenuity by its contributors -- a virtual community sendingful today than it was a few weeks ago. What used to be emoji happy faces or ing support to a world suddenly stricken “thumbs up” with “likes” is now more with a global pandemic. complex – real comforting found in the virtual conferences, hangouts and social A contributing writer to the Herald since media in which we relate, console and con- 2012, Lauren Lev is an East Meadow resident and a direct marketing/advertising nect as communities. In a single week I joined online training executive who teaches advertising and marseminars with encouraging moderators keting communications courses at the Fashwho not only taught us teaching tech- ion Institute of Technology/SUNY, LIU Post niques but made sure to remind us how to and SUNY Old Westbury.
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Making the most of learning from home continued from front Page “so we could help make the world a brighter place right now by making people laugh,” she said, adding that students and their parents could e-mail their jokes to her at Kdunne@emufsd.com. Another component of remote learning at McVey is the “Invention Convention,” in which students are encouraged to create things out of common household items, like paper clips and rubber bands. “[She] never stops caring,” Patsy Mustafich, a McVey parent, said of Dunne. “She has brought tears to many parents’ eyes by bringing some normalcy to our homes.” Dunne’s videos conclude with a quote, which she calls the McVey “Mighty-Kind Moment of the Day.” Monday’s read, “Deep within are the stars that brighten the sky.” “We’ve been talking about how we could lift others,” Dunne said. “And how we could make a decision to be happy.” She explained that the quote was a metaphor for how her students could brighten their lives and the lives of the people around them by telling jokes, making inventions and being kind and compassionate toward one another. The school district also sent a letter to parents, signed by its social workers, offering resources for students to cope with the pandemic. “In these times of uncertainty, we understand that our students may be in need of additional support and stability,” it read. The letter recommended that parents engage have honest conversations with their children if they ask about the coronavirus, and limit their exposure to social media and news about the pandemic. “Even though there is panic and hysteria that comes out of a situation like this, it still allows us to slow down and be able to spend time with family that an otherwise busy lifestyle may not allow,” it read. “Please use this time to reconnect with family members by going back to basics; family dinners, board games, household activities and outside exercise while maintaining routine and structure. Keep dialogues going and lean on each other for support.” The district also urged parents to reach out to their
Photos courtesy Patsy Mustafich
aiDeN MustafiCh, aN eighth-grader at Woodland Middle School, left, and his sister Giselle, a freshman at East Meadow High School, have been following along with lesson plans through Google Classroom. schools’ social workers if their children need additional support or resources, and reminded them to call the Long Island Crisis Center if they need immediate assistance. The Bellmore-based mental health service is available at all times at (516) 679-1111 or by text at 741741. The district also offers child-care services for students whose parents are still working through SCOPE Education Services. Parents must register for services that are provided Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for children ages 4 through 12 in pre-K through sixth
grade. “SCOPE is pleased to be able to provide this muchneeded service to those who are serving on the front lines during this health crisis,” said George Duffy, SCOPE’s executive director and chief executive officer. The program was developed in collaboration with the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents and Nassau BOCES. To register, visit the SCOPE website at www.scopeonline.us.
County police respond to the pandemic With the coronavirus pandemic accelerating as more testing becomes available, the Nassau County Police Department has protective measures in place for officers and police medics when responding to help people exhibiting coronavirus symptoms. Calls to 911 for a health emergency are screened by the communications bureau operators to obtain specific information to protect against coronavirus. Personal protective equipment, including N95 respiratory protection masks, gloves, eye protection and gowns, continue to be provided to all first responders within the NCPD. If people have flu-like symptoms, contact your health care provider. Everyone should continue to be vigilant when receiving phone solicitations or emails from people who could be attempting to scam you or spread COVID-19 rumors. Use specific non-emergency numbers for police reports and questions. For anyone who thinks they might have been a victim of a scam, call the local precinct immediately. To file a police report, call the precincts’ non-emergency number (see Breakout Box). Do not go to the pre-
NCpD precinct phone number 1st Precinct 2nd Precinct 3rd Precinct 4th Precinct 5th Precinct 6th Precinct 7th Precinct 8th Precinct
516-573-6100 516-573-6200 516-573-6300 516-573-6400 516-573-6500 516-573-6600 516-573-6700 516-573-6800
Source: NCPD UNITAL cinct. All fingerprint requests have been suspended until further notice. Pistol license applications for renewals will still continue, as will modifications to exiting permits. For more, go to www.nassaucountyny.gov. –Jeffrey Bessen
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Nassau CouNty poliCe have plans in place to protect officers and police medics amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Nonprofits across Nassau County are still providing meals, counseling and other services to those who need them, explained County Executive Laura Curran on Friday morning at the office of the county’s Veterans Service Agency in East Meadow. Curran had just announced Nassau’s fourth coronavirus death, a 44-year-old man with an underlying health condition, before explaining that the county’s nonprofits would continue to serve its veterans and senor citizens. “This is already a vulnerable population,” Curran said, assuring that the Veteran’s Service Agency would remain open, with “moderate modifications” in safe to protect staff and guests, and continue providing transportation, food and counseling to the county’s roughly 55,000 veterans. Inside the VSA is the county’s vet’s mart, which will still be offering a drive-up and delivery program to keep providing food to vets. “Our [senior] centers are currently closed to programs and activities, but they are open to provide support to all of our seniors,” said Jorge Martinez, of the Nassau County Department of the Aging. He added that staff would remain onsite and its meals-on-wheels program would still running and bringing food to senior centers, available for pick-up by those in need. Martinez noted that any
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NASSAu CouNTy ExECuTIvE Laura Curran announced on Friday morning that nonprofits across Nassau County are still providing meals, counseling and other services to those who need them. concerns could be directed to their main phone number at (516) 227 8900. Curran was also joined by State Senator John Brooks, Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, Ralph Esposito, of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency, Paule Pachter, of Long Island Cares, and Carol O’Neill, of EAC Network. “We recognize that the number of tests being given is increasing and, as a result, we’re gonna be seeing more people identified as having the virus,” Brooks said. “We have to realize that that is a byproduct of the amount of tests being given . . . we will get through this, but there are a
lot of challenges ahead.” There are ten food banks throughout New York that will remain operational through the scourge. “As we did during Superstorm Sandy and as we did during the government the shutdown, we are ready and prepared to serve and protect our residents in need,” said Paule Patcher, the chief executive officer of Long Island Cares, Inc. He predicted a 20 percent spike in the number of people who rely on meals from food banks, rising from the current 259,000 to an additional 50,000. Of the 349 pantries to which Long Island Cares provides food, some have already closed their
doors because the majority of their staff and volunteers are aging and vulnerable. “I want to help LIers calm down and not be overly concerned about the availability of food that the food banks have,” he said, adding that Long Island Cares currently has 1.75 million pounds of food in its inventory. Food banks are seeing roughly $300 million in assistance toward food and about $100 million in storage and distributions costs, although Patcher said that he is requesting from Gov. Andrew Cuomo an additional $4 million for more food. “We certainly have concerns,” he said. “We’re seeing a shortage of volunteers with people fearful of coming out.” In addition, Patcher has seen a 23 percent drop in the amount of donations coming from food drives, although donations only make up 20 percent of the organization’s inventory. A final concern involves children who, despite continuing to receive food from their school districts, may not have afterschool meals or meals over the weekend. “We’re trying our best to determine how we can provide food to them as well,” he said. “This is a good opportunity to remind you that everyone could play a part in this,” Curran said. “This is a good time as any to remind everyone that kindness and reassurance is just as important right now as everything else going on.”
The Ladenburgs: The Oasis and Meadow Brook Park The Oasis, just southeast of Half Way Nirvana in the Salisbury section, was the long-time home of Emily Louise Ladenburg (nee Stevens), widow of Moritz Adolph (Adolf) Ladenburg. Adolf was born in Frankfort am Main and was descended from a wealthy German-Jewish banking family. Ladenburg joined with Ernst Thalmann, an American banker, to form Ladenburg Thalmann after coming to America in 1876 or 1877. In time, the company grew into a major international financial services firm. The Ladenburgs, fans of horseback riding, fox hunting, and polo, married in 1884. The Oasis was named for its abundance of trees, a rarity on the 19th century Hempstead Plains. The estate, located at Stewart Avenue and Newbridge Avenue (now Salisbury Park Drive), featured a tall windmill. On April 14, 1888, Adolf Ladenburg incorporated the Meadow Brook Park Company with the object of “the subdivision of lands in Hempstead, and improving and selling them.” He partnered with several other prominent men, including Elliott Roosevelt (who lived next door) and August Belmont. The Meadow Brook Park Colony, as it came to be called, was popular with friends from the nearby Meadow Brook Hunt Club on Merrick Avenue. Houses were built next to trees imported from Europe and residents stylishly rode horses in The Oasis’s Ladenburg (or Meadow Brook) Race Track. Overworked and sickly, Adolf ’s doctor
instructed him to visit the warmer climate of Florida. In 1896, Adolf was lost at sea, supposedly swept overboard a Ward Line steamer during a rough storm as he was traveling from Nassau in the Bahamas. Emily inherited a fortune and continued to live at The Oasis. In the years after her husband’s death, Emily, descendant of a Tammany Hall founder, became a real New York socialite. She was frequently engaged, though none of her many engagements ever resulted in a second marriage. As with many “Society” ladies of her day, Mrs. Ladenburg took up charitable and progressive causes, especially those that concerned women and children. In November 1917, she penned a piece in the New York Times, encouraging school lunch for all children in the city. “It is necessary,” she wrote, “for the children attending public schools to have one good hot meal a day, and there should be a lunch service owned and managed by every public school.” She encouraged people of means to donate to private charities such as the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, who would work with schools to provide lunches. No records exist that show Mrs. Ladenburg took up the matter in her local East Meadow Public School. Mrs. Ladenburg is most known for “liberating” women in the equestrian world due to her reluctance to ride sidesaddle. Sidesaddle was the traditional, proper way for a genteel lady to ride a horse: she
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EmILy LAdENBuRG IN the British tank Britannia, which visited New York City in the winter following World War I in 1918. would need to be helped onto the horse by a gentleman and she was essentially helpless once on the animal, having no means of control. Progressive women saw sidesaddle riding as yet another sign of masculine oppression. A popular story involving Mrs. Ladenburg centers around Sarasota Springs, New York in the summer of 1902. There, at an equestrian event, Emily appeared in scandalous clothing – a split skirt – that would allow her to comfortably and expertly ride a horse astride, just as men did. Though she was not the first woman to do so, her position in society
(particularly in fashionable New York City, Long Island, and Newport, R.I.) helped the phenomenon spread. Her whereabouts and parties were covered heavily in newspapers of record and she was described in the 1907 Society journal The Scrap Book as “one of the beautiful women of New York.” Misfortune befell Mrs. Ladenburg several times. Her daughter May was nearly kidnapped in 1906. She was injured in a fall in 1914. In 1925, Emily was hit by a car in front of the Madison Hotel on East 58th Street in Manhattan. When the Long Island Motor Parkway was constructed, it abutted the Ladenburg property. Friends and family members would come watch the races in the first decade of the 20th century. Following her death in 1937, the property would eventually be sold to F. William Boelson and again for postwar development in 1950. May Ladenburg, in a break with her late mother’s progressivism, would go on to support controversial political causes such as the proeugenics Pioneer Fund. The Salisbury School, now the East Meadow U.F.S.D. offices, was built on the oval racetrack. © Scott Eckers Dr. Scott Eckers is the author of East Meadow in Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series. He is Vice President of the East Meadow Board of Education as well as Social Studies Chair for the East Williston School District. Scott is also an entertainer and recording artist.
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Board recognizes student artists Three students from the East Meadow School District were recognized for their meaningful artwork earlier this month at a March 11board of education meeting. The students’ work was submitted as part of the district’s Digital Citizenship Poster Contest, which asked students, K-12, to depict the theme, “Think Before
You Hit Send.” Three winners, one from each level, were chosen from the elementary, middle and high school levels. They included Amreen Ahmed, fifth-grade student at Bowling Green Elementary School, Ilyana Kleiner, an eighth-grade student at Woodland Middle School and Emmanuel Collazo, a sophomore at W.T. Clarke High
School. Each winner was presented with their framed artwork by Kelly Gelfer, the district’s director of music and art. The pieces will be hung in every district classroom for the level they represent as well as the winner’s main offices. “The goal of the contest was to heighten the awareness of digital citizenship in our students,” said David Casamento, the
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Skylar Caruso, of East Meadow, recently earned the 2020 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. “I am extremely honored being chosen for the Chancellor’s Award,” Caruso said. “It means the world to me to be picked for this honor.” A student at Nassau Community College, Caruso qualified for the award after she was reviewed by a college committee for academic excellence and record of service to her college and community. Officials at NCC noted that they take great pride in this recognition, which continues a long tradition of student excellence on campus. “Our Nassau Community College students work very hard to accomplish their academic goals and being honored with the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence accentuates the point that their dedication to their academic progress is limitless,” said NCC President Jermaine Williams. “These students are handling a high-quality academic workload while managing their every-day lives and we could not be prouder of their accomplishments. Their tenacity to ensure their future successes is admirable and we expect this attentive focus will continue for their academic future.” The Chancellor’s Award for Student
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Want relief? Restore the SALT deduction.
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n 2017, President Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It was supposed to supercharge the economy, bringing new manufacturing jobs to hardhit areas, and no doubt, it brought some success. Job gains weren’t higher than they were during the Obama administration, but there were steady gains — until there weren’t. The latest unemployment figures, released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, are from March 6 — when unemployment stood at 3.5 percent — but we know that figure is sure to rise as tens of thousands of Americans are forced out of work because of the coronavirus and will file jobless claims. The unemployment rate is only expected to increase. People will need relief. At press time, Congress was debating a
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he American Red Cross is urging healthy, eligible people who are feeling well to give blood or platelets to help maintain a sufficient blood supply and prevent shortages as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Even before COVID-19 swept across the country in recent weeks, the cold and flu season had already hurt the nation’s ability to maintain its blood supply, according to the Red Cross. As the number of coronavirus cases grows in the U.S., the number of people eligible to give blood could decrease as well. “We’re asking the American people to help keep the blood supply stable during this challenging time,” said Chris Hrouda,
president of Red Cross Blood Services. “As communities across the country prepare for this public health emergency, it’s critical that plans include a readily available blood supply for hospital patients.” But, Hrouda noted, “As fears of the coronavirus rise, low donor participation could harm blood availability at hospitals, and the last thing a patient should worry about is whether lifesaving blood will be on the shelf when they need it most.” You can make an appointment to donate blood by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling (800) 733-2767. Type O and platelet donations are especially needed now. Donating blood is safe, and people
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It should immediately reinstate the SALT deduction. People here will certainly take $1,000 or $2,000, but restoring the deduction would do far more for many homeowners who are suffering because of the coronavirus. Most homeowners accepted higher taxes because they believed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was boosting the economy — and thus their 401(k) plans. Last week we saw the foolishness of Trump’s tradeoff, as the stock market tumbled and those 401(k)’s sank to the level they were when Trump took office. That is, all of the stock market gains realized over the past three-plus years were erased just like that. Now many Long Islanders are stuck with oversized tax bills. The time to act intelligently has come. Give the SALT deduction back — now, not later.
Save a life — give blood, especially now
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nearly $2 trillion relief package that, when passed, was expected to put somewhere between $1,000 and $2,000 in each American’s hands. The measure should provide a desperately needed shot in the arm to a national economy that is fast seizing. On Long Island, however, it’s hardly enough. In high-tax regions like New York and California, the weight of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was already causing enormous fiscal strain for many homeowners, who lost all but $10,000 of the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known commonly as the SALT deduction. Loss of that single deduction in high-tax regions has cost people thousands of dollars. Many Long Island taxpayers reported that their federal tax bills rose $3,000, $5,000, $8,000 or more last year. Those bills are not expected to abate this year, unless Congress acts.
letters State responds to COVID-19 To the Editor: New York state is working around the clock to expand hospital capacity and acquire life-saving medical equipment as we continue to test tens of thousands of New Yorkers for the novel coronavirus. Right now we are facing a generation-defining challenge. But America is America because of our ability to overcome adversity and challenges. I believe that to the bottom of my soul. We will overcome this, get through this and come out even stronger. I am calling on the federal government to implement the Defense Production Act to direct companies to produce medical supplies like ventilators and masks. New York state is scouring the globe for these supplies, but we need more than we can find. Currently, states are competing with other states, hospitals
should not hesitate to give or receive blood, according to the Red Cross. There is no evidence that the coronavirus can be transmitted by blood transfusion, and there have been no reported cases of transfusion transmission for any respiratory virus, including COVID-19. A blood donation takes about an hour from start to finish, but the actual donation only takes eight to 10 minutes. To donate blood, you should have a blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification. People who are at least 17 years old (16 with written parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may donate.
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hen the bubonic plague struck England in 1665, a young pastor convinced the people of his villagAe to self-quarantine in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading to neighboring towns. The story of that time became “Year of Wonder,” by Geraldine Brooks. Today, over 300 years later, the story resonates with new meaning. As you might expect, people behaved as humans do in crisis. Some were the toilet paper hoarders of their day. Some turned randi murderous and kreiss mean over food supplies. Many found grace in the crucible of fear and infection. We are now in the throes of a destabilizing national emergency. As we go to press, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus is increasing hourly. The federal response has been profoundly disorganized, leaving citizens with little access to tests that could inform them about the progress of the disease. Central command is out of touch, literally and metaphorically.
The remarkable thing is how well we are doing — we regular folks who go to work and put food on the table and care for others. Initially, we turned to President Trump for leadership and for an organizing plan to deal with the crisis. But the president has failed us, as he descends into an epic spiral of selfaggrandizement and miscommunication. He doesn’t have the capacity for the humane gesture that this moment demands. The miracle, to me, is that even without the blessing of sane and sound leadership, we, the people, are getting the job done. We are witnessing an incredible validation of the American spirit. Citizens are stepping up, helping neighbors, quarantining themselves when necessary and taking all the steps a functioning federal task force would advise. (Except for the spring breakers in Florida, but they’ll catch up.) We have governors and mayors and municipal leaders at every level who are taking charge of their communities and making sure that schools are closing when necessary, events are postponed, and civil order is maintained. This is a demonstration of democracy at its best.
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e’re seeing a validation of the American spirit. People are stepping up.
Letters with other hospitals, and there is significant price gouging. The federal government must nationalize the contracting and acquisition of medical supplies. Non-essential businesses were closed as of 8 p.m. Sunday. Essential businesses like pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations and more will stay open. I accepted the Army Corps of Engineers’ recommendations for temporary hospital sites in New York state, and we were ready for construction to start Monday. Hospitals at our SUNY campuses in Old Westbury and Stony Brook will be built indoors, with outdoor tent support, and on-site health care staff will stay at the dormitories. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will erect an additional four federal 250-bed hospitals. Each FEMA facility will be fully staffed by the federal government. We are acting to maximize existing hospital capacity. I am requiring all hospitals statewide to develop plans that expand their capacity by at least 50 percent, with the goal of expanding overall capacity by 100 percent. (State regulations on capacity have been temporarily waived.) The state also leased a nursing home in Brooklyn to convert to a 600-bed hospital. Finally, all elective, non-critical surgeries have been canceled, effective March 25, which will free up around a quarter of existing hospital beds. Drug therapy trials were scheduled
No one had to tell The New York Times and The Washington Post to take down the pay walls on their websites so that anyone who needs the news can access it for free. No one had to order the closing of all the social and entertainment venues that vendors shut down themselves to slow the spread of disease. No one had to order people to stay home if they feel sick. One singular hero of the moment is Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. He has spoken truth to power, often and early, deftly calling out the dangerous lies coming from Trump and urging a robust response to Covid-19 while the president was predicting an easy and early end to the pandemic. We are being tested, as individuals and as a nation. According to Fauci, we are in for a rough patch for some months before the virus starts to burn out. If the federal government, specifically the Centers for Disease Control, can get tests out faster and find out how many are sick and where they live, we can begin to mitigate the effects of the pandemic as it spreads, state by state.
I read a piece in The Times by Jon Mooalem about the devastating 9.2 earthquake in Anchorage in 1964. He wrote about the horrific death and destruction, and how people behaved during the aftershocks. Instead of running for safety, they ran into danger to help their neighbors. Ordinary folks were putting out fires and moving beams and filling in at the police department. Mooalem wrote about our present national disaster: “Washing your hands, staying home when you’re sick, limiting travel, keeping yourself healthy, not touching your face — little of what we’re being told to do feels particularly heroic or world-changing … But for a lot of us, it is, in fact, the job that’s in front of us right now — the role that these disordered circumstances are calling each of us, at a minimum, to play… “…There are, and will be more, situations where helping more directly becomes possible and necessary — especially if we’re not getting coherent leadership, or even honesty, from those in charge. But we can’t afford to feel that canceling a school band concert, or suspending a basketball season, is a withering retreat; we must see them as parts of an empowered, collaborative undertaking.” Copyright 2019 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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to start Tuesday. The state has acquired 70,000 doses of hydroxychloroquine, 10,000 doses of Zithromax and 750,000 doses of chloroquine. GOv. ANDrEW CUOMO
MSSN needs masks and volunteers To the Editor: Our front-line teams of doctors, nurses and support staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital need personal protective equipment, specifically surgical and N95 masks. If you have masks you are willing to donate or work for a business that has extra supply, please contact Tim Matejka, executive director of development, at (516) 377-5360, or Timothy.Matejka@snch.org. Also, all retired South Nassau physicians, nurses, pharmacists and respiratory therapists who are able and willing to volunteer their services during the COvID-19 crisis should contact Mary Golden, assistant vice president of human resources, at (516) 632 4080. We are grateful for your support of our hospital. Stay healthy! DANA SANNEMAN Executive director of public affairs, Mount Sinai South Nassau
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