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Is it Erma Drive or the ‘Indy 500’? By lAurA lANE llane@liherald.com

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NANCY WIDMAN, Who lives on Erma Drive, said that two jeeps are among the many cars that go through the stop sign at the intersection of Erma and Nottingham Road each morning.

The teenage girl was running along the sidewalk, her backpack thumping against her back. When she reached the three-way stop at Nottingham Road and Erma Drive, she darted out into the street, never stopping, even as her le g brushed an oncoming car. The teenage boy in the car looked relieved when he realized he hadn’t hurt her. He had stopped at the stop sign roughly eight feet

behind him at the intersection, so he hadn’t gained any speed yet, and managed to stop in time. He was on his way to the back parking lot at East Meadow High School, as were many other drivers, the majority of whom didn’t even pause at the stop sign. The Herald spent two weeks, from April 15 to 29, watching the traffic flow at the Erma/Nottingham intersection in East Meadow, to see if complaints from residents about cars driving fast and running stop signs were Continued on page 3

East Meadow budget passes; Tell, Napolitano re-elected By JENNIfEr Corr jcorr@liherald.com

The 2021-22 East Meadow School District budget passed, and incumbents Melissa Tell and Eileen Napolitano were re-elected to continue serving on the Board of Education. The $218.9 million spending plan is 2.18 percent larger than the current budget, and is supported by a tax levy increase of 1.50 percent, which is below the district’s 1.88 percent tax-levy cap for the 2021-22 school year. Under this budget, all programs and services currently offered will be maintained. In addition, the plan supports dual-enrollment courses for high school students, funding 30 classes that will allow students to earn college credit. The budget also expands the district’s REACH program, which allows students with special needs to remain in the district.

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Capital projects, ranging from a new parking lot at McVey to new gymnasium LED lighting at East Meadow High School, were included in the budget, as well as funding for ongoing Covid-19related expenses.

ABoVE rIght: A view of East Meadow High School.

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EAST MEADOW FIRE DEPARTMENT

EMFD Ladder Company Two celebrates 65 years In the spring of 1956, what was once a patchwork of potato farms was blossoming into Nassau County’s largest suburban community as Levitt & Sons were quickly building homes in the northern end of the East Meadow Fire District. Recognizing the need to provide additional fire protection to serve the growing community, Chief Dominick Santoro convinced the Board of Fire Commissioners that another fire company was needed. On March 22, 1956, Chief Santoro presided over the newly formed Ladder Company Two at the recently built two-bay firehouse at Newbridge Road and Salisbury Park Drive on land Levitt had donated several years earlier. Ladder Two shares the firehouse with Engine Company #3, which was formed in 1948. Captain Jeremiah Soper took command of the 13-member company, distributing second-hand coats, boots and helmets to the new firefighters. The new ladder company was assigned a used 1937 Buffalo pumper, which was eventually replaced with a second-hand 1950 Ward LaFrance truck that served the community well until it was replaced in 1971 with the company’s first new truck. The new company faced its first major commercial fire on Jan. 27, 1958, at Shoe King Sam, on Hempstead Turnpike. Over

the next 10 years, the department’s newest company would earn a reputation for its dedication to training and innovation on the fireground. Through the 1960s and 70s, Ladder Two members rose to the rank of chief, were elected to the Board of Fire Commissioners, or were appointed to the Nassau County Fire Service Academy. Their expertise came back to the company and propelled its members further. Many went on to become EMFD chief officers; joined the paid fire services within the FDNY; worked as Nassau County fire marshals; and served on the Nassau, Suffolk and New York City police departments. Several received medals and citations for saving lives and for individual acts of bravery. Sixty-five years later, Ladder Company Two, now proudly known as “The Newbridge Express,” evolved from a small group of volunteers cleverly utilizing second-hand equipment to a highly professional, well-respected, highly trained and well-equipped ladder company. “We offer our congratulations to the members of Ladder Company Two on the occasion of their 65th anniversary and wish them continued success in their service to the community. Ladder Two continues to exemplify the spirit, dedication, and professionalism of the East Meadow

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LADDER COMPANY TWO’S first truck, a second-hand 1950 Ward LaFrance truck, served the community well until it was replaced in 1971. Fire Department, always ready to respond to any emergency, any time of the day or night,” said Commissioner James Surless, chairman of the board. The East Meadow Fire Department, which covers East Meadow and parts of Levittown and Westbury (Salisbury), is always looking for new members to join their ranks as firefighters or emergency medical personnel; no experience is nec-

essary. The fire department provides the training required. There are numerous benefits associated with volunteering, including tax breaks, college scholarships, annual health checkups, life insurance, and a service award pension program, all at no cost. For more information on volunteering with the East Meadow Fire Department, visit www.eastmeadowfd.com, or call (516) 542-4565.

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Drivers create headaches on Erma Drive

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continued from front page warranted. We saw a number of drivers of all ages maneuvering dangerously on these residential, tree-lined streets, driving fast and ignoring the stop signs. We saw near-accidents, and children looking warily over their shoulders as they crossed the streets. Dangerous driving is at its peak on Erma Drive on weekdays from 7:10 until 7: 30 a.m., and peaks again at 2:10 p.m., East Meadow High’s dismissal time, with drivers traveling to and from the back parking lot at the northern end of Erma. They ignore stop signs on Erma and on Nottingham. And if a driver does obey a stop sign, the vehicle behind often tries to go around. “There are these two jeeps that go through the stop sign every day, but really, no one stops at the stop signs,” said Nancy Widman, who lives on Erma. “If they try, it’s like bumper cars. What concerns me most is we have elderly drivers here, and kids.”

Route to EMHS parking lot

There are a few ways to get to the EMHS parking lot. One is at the traffic light at the corner of Hempstead Turnpike and Carman Avenue. Nassau University Medical Center is on the northeast corner, and East Meadow High is across the street, roughly a quarter-mile north of the hospital on Carman. This route isn’t preferable, because the wait at the traffic light is long, and cars are routinely lined up on Carman, waiting to get into the high school’s front entrance. To avoid the wait, drivers headed east on Hempstead Turnpike use Conti Square Boulevard, a half-mile west of Carman Avenue, by the Colony Diner. At the end of Conti, they turn right onto Erma and make their way through the neighborhood to the school’s back parking lot. Allison Reynolds said she always has trouble backing out of her driveway on Erma in the morning because teenage drivers are racing down the street, but on some days it’s even worse. “On garbage days, the cars back up behind the garbage truck, and they just stay behind the stopped truck and won’t let me out of my driveway,” Reynolds said. Dr. Kenneth A. Card Jr., the East Meadow School District superintendent, said he was aware of the problems on Erma Drive. School monitors are stationed at the entrance to EMHS’s back parking lot during arrival and dismissal each day, Card said, to assist and monitor traffic flow.

Drivers put children at risk

But the danger lies on the route to the parking lot on Erma, residents said. There is a bus stop on the northeast corner of Erma and Nottingham. Widman said she often watches her neighbor’s son cross the street there and is always concerned, because she sees cars going through the stop sign across the street from the bus stop. “Accidents happen so quickly — these kids don’t have enough experience to handle the car,” Widman said. “Kids need to know what to do in a situation that flashes before their eyes. The car is a moving weapon.” Card said he had tried to resolve the

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THE fRonT EnTRancE to EMHS is off Carman Avenue, but many choose to drive down Erma Drive to get to the parking lot in back. problem a number of times. “We have been in repeated contact with the Nassau County Police Department about this issue,” he said, “and will continue to advocate for a strict enforcement of all traffic safety laws for the safety of both our students and the residents who live in that area.” Reynolds, a mother of three, has lived on Erma for 14 years. She said her children play outside often, and she wor ries about their safety. “I’m hoping if buses have the cameras, it will stop people from going around the bus, which happens on Nottingham,” Reynolds said. “People speed down Erma like it’s the Indy 500, and it’s not just when they’re going to school. Adults do it, too. I have people riding my tail at all hours of the day.” When Reynolds complained to the Town of Hempstead, which has jurisdiction over the local streets eight years ago, a stop sign was added at the corner of Not-

tingham and Erma, joining two others on Erma. “They thought it would be helpful,” Reynolds said, “but it isn’t.” Matthew Melnick, president of the East Meadow Board of Education, said that he, too, was aware of the problem of reckless driving on Erma and Nottingham. “The principal sends out reminders to students about proper driving techniques in and around school,” Melnick said. “Safety is our number one consideration, but once outside our g ates, there’s little we can do.” Jeff Widman, Linda’s husband, disagrees. He has gone to several school board meetings over the years and spoken to school administrators. He said his complaints have fallen on deaf ears. “The kids race down my street, and there are little kids walking to the school bus, people collecting their recycling bins,” he said. “I don’t want to take away the kids’ cars. I had a car when I was a teenager.”

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What can be done?

Reynolds wants the school district to close the back entrance of the high school parking lot, as do the Widmans. But Card said that entrance can’t be closed, because if it were, drivers would line up on Carman Avenue to get into the parking lot from the front of the school, which would create a dangerous situation. Sgt. Robert Johnston, of the Nassau County Police Department’s 3rd Precinct, said he planned to address the issues on Erma and Nottingham. “I will assign some cars over there to see if we can reeducate the drivers,” he said. “And we will assign officers there as often as we can. They can be there as long as they aren’t on calls.” Jeanette Murphy, who has lived on the west side of Erma, at the intersection with Nottingham, for 55 years, still has vivid memories of a high school driver’s mishap on her property. Thirty years ago, she recounts: “A car drove into my sixmonth-old garage when kids didn’t stop at the stop sign. Their tires blew out, and they hopped the curb before plowing into my garage. The kids begged me not to call the police, but they needed to be looked after. This problem has been going on forever.”

Teenagers vaccinated against Covid-19 at NCC NASSAU COUNTY EXECUTIVE Laura Curran was happy to see teenagers like Samantha get vaccinated against Covid19 at Nassau Community College.

By NICOLE ALCINDOR and JENNIFER CORR nalcindor@liherald.com, jcorr@liherald.com

“It’s important for these teens and middle schoolers to be able to get vaccinated because this will help them finish off the school semester strong and they can do summer camps and jobs while being safer,” said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, who attended the event on May 13. “I have 13 and 15-year-old teens at home and my children are very excited about getting the vaccine.” When asked if the county executive

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has any reservations about vaccinating her children, she said she did not. “We have a great health commissioner and he is reassuring us that the vaccines are safe and effective.” In order to receive the vaccine, those under the age of 18 needed parental consent. Of the many parents supporting their children as they received their first vaccine on May 13, was West Hempstead resident and Hofstra University professor, Bret Bennington. Both his daughters, ages 13 and 16, were the last two members of his family to receive their vaccines. When Bennington was vaccinated

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months ago, he said he had no adverse reactions to the shots, which helped him not to worry about his daughters having negative reactions after they were vaccinated. “I have no fears because I am pro-science and pro-vaccine,” he said. “As a teacher, I also look forward to more of my students and fellow staff members getting vaccinated and having the students back in the classroom soon.” His daughter, Danaan O’Connor, 16, said she did not feel any pain after receiving her first vaccine. The Sacred Heart Academy student had been waiting to receive an appointment and was happy that she was able to begin returning to a somewhat normal life. “This has been such a hard time for me because it’s my junior year of high school and I have a lot of anxiety about whether or not I will be able to have a prom and field trips next year when I’m a senior,” O’Connor said. “Hopefully with the vaccine everything turns out okay and I will have my prom and now that I’m vaccinated I can do some traveling.” Also at the event was the Nassau County Youth Council, a group of teenage volunteers who have been campaigning across Long Island to promote Covid-19 vaccination education. When asked what they looked forward to doing the most after being fully vaccinated, their answers ranged from seeing

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COMMUNITY UPDATE Thursday, May 20

Children and teens are invited to join the East Meadow Public Library at 7 p.m. on Zoom to learn how to make patriotic wreaths out of a white paper plate, red, white and blue tissue paper, markers or crayons, Elmers glue and a ribbon. Register at eastmeadow.info and for more information call (516) 794-2570.

‘Let’s Talk About Race’ Join Nate Ingram and the East Meadow Public Library to talk about race in this virtual talk at 7 p.m.. This is an evening where everyone will be respected and heard. To register, visit eastmeadow. info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

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Movie night with the library

Easy Excercise for adults Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. will be an easy excercise class for adults. This is good for those who are not athletes, plus it’s fun to see fellow East Meadow residents. This class will be led by Ann Rothman. Register at eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570. Cameron Cassan via Wikimedia Commons

Saturday, May 22

Reggaeton Workshop

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Want to learn how to dance to Reggaeton? Join the Latin Impulse Dance Studio, 218 East Meadow Ave., every Sunday sarting May 30 through June 27. Register by May 25, tickets are $70. After tickets are $85, or $20 a class. Call (516) 517-8044.

Happiness is a long, hot bubble bath. Relax and paint the bliss. This event is happening in the East Meadow Pinot’s Palette studio, 2557 Hempstead Turnpike, from 1 to 3 p.m. Social distance and mask wearing is mandatory. Each party will be seated six-feet away from each other. There is also a food and drink menu on site. Admission is $40. Register online at pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow. For more information, call (516) 390-8740.

Sunday, May 23 Storytime with Bella Noche Miss Bella Noche will be telling a story for East Meadow families at 11 a.m. as part as a virtual Drag Queen Story Hour. Register for the program at eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

‘Party Time’ paint night With these bright neon colors, metallic silver brush strokes and black lights, what else is needed for a party? This

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event is happening in the studio, 2557 Hempstead Turnpike, from 7 to 9 p.m. Social distance and mask wearing is mandatory. Each party will be seated six-feet away from each other. There is also a food and drink menu on site. Admission is $40. Register online at pinotspalette.com/eastmeadow. For more information, call (516) 390-8740.

Monday, May 24 Journaling During a pandemic This time in history needs to be saved for the future and everyone has a story to tell. Join professor Kathleen Volk from 7 to 8 p.m., hosted by the East Meadow Public Library, to pratice writing towards emotional well-being and psychological healing. This is a virtual program, To register, visit eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

Tuesday, May 25 Veterans Aid & Attendance Pension Presented by Melissa Negrin-Wiener, a partner with Cona Elder Law, and hosted by The Bristal Assisted Living is a seminar from 7 to 8 p.m. on 2021 Veterans Aid & Attendace Pension. A virtual presentation in honor of Memorial Day, learn about Aid and Attendance, a financial benfit through the Veteran’s Administration for wartime veterans and their surviving spouses to help them pay for in-home care and assisted living. The session will provide specifics about benefits, the application process, and the new eligibility requirements established in 2018. Attend the session and ask the expert. For more information and to RSVP, contact Kristen Kupfer at kkupfer@thebristal.com or (516) 506-2298.

Enjoy a classic film and some company with the library in a virtual movie night at 7 p.m. East Meadow Public Library patrons will watch “Dodsworth” (1928). A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life. The run time is 1 hour and 41 minutes. Because patrons will watch the movie together, no one will be admitted into the zoom after 7:10 p.m. To register, visit eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

Drawing with a fine artist Every Tuesday at 7 p.m., fine artist Mary Nagin will be hosting a virtual art class. She is starting with still life drawing and will progress to different mediums. Space for this class is limited. Register for the virtual program at eastmeadow. info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

Wed., May 26 Crochet club The East Meadow Public Library’s crochet club is meeting weekly on Zoom at 7 p.m. Bring a light color skein of yarn and a size G, H, I or J crochet hook. Register at Eastmeadow.info. For more information, call (516) 794-2570.

Thursday, May 27

HAVING AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to jcorr@liherald.com.

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East Meadow School District students will have the day off on Memorial Day. The East Meadow Chamber of Commerce has donated 150 masks to local Girl Scouts. East Meadow School District’s CAPE summer program is open for registration. Call (516) 478-5730. East Meadow Baseball Softball Association summer camps open for registration. East Meadow Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast to take place June 6 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

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Two years after racking up 23 wins and capturing the Nassau Class A baseball championship, Clarke didn’t take long to add to its storied history once the action resumed this spring. The Rams recorded back-to-back no hitters against Conference V rivals Oyster Bay and East Rockaway over a five-day span after yielding just one hit on opening day. It’s not the first time Clarke completely stymied opposing hitters in consecutive games, coach Tom Abruscato said. Senior Tyler Cox did the honors May 11 when he retired all 15 batters, striking out 13, in a 12-0 victory over East Rockaway. Cox, a standout center fielder who’ll play college ball at West Virginia, scattered four walks and helped his own cause with two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. “He’s touching 90 on the fastball,” Abruscato said of Cox, an All-County selection in 2019 who batted 430. “Tyler’s probably the most talented player on Long Island,” he added. “He’s the whole package.” It was Cox who took the mound in the season opener a week earlier and yielded

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SENIOR CAPTAINS, FROM left, Matt Destefano, Tyler Cox and Lucas Rubenstein look to lead the Rams back to the L.I. championship game. just one hit in a 12-0 win over Oyster Bay while also fanning 13 and starring at the plate. He tripled twice, homered and knocked in five runs. Clarke’s second no-no was a combined effort. Senior Sean Welsh and junior Nick Giardino combined for 10 strikeouts May 6 as the Rams defeated Oyster Bay 14-0. The offense was led by senior Lucas Ruben-

stein and junior Justin Rindner. Welsh is hitting 85mph on his fastball and also throws a slider and curve. Like Giardino, he plays shortstop and third base. Giardino, the quarterback of the football team, relies more on hitting spots and is considered by Abruscato to be the fastest kid on the bases the program has seen. He hits leadoff, followed by Welsh

and Cox. Senior Matt Destefano is another with a big bat and speed on the bases. He’s headed to Stony Brook and serves as the Rams clean-up hitter. He plays center field when Cox is on the mound. “Matt hits with power and can fly,” Abruscato said. Rubenstein, who sees time in right field and first base, is the No. 5 hitter and off to a sizzling start. He bats right and throws left, and had multiple hits in two of the first three games. In left field, senior John Kern brings athleticism and a tremendous work ethic, Abruscato said. Rindner and Jacob Dandic, also a junior, are handing catching duties. Rindner is also an outfielder, while Dandic chips in at first base. “They both do a lot of things well behind the plate,” Abruscato said. At second base is Nick Berasti, one of a handful of freshmen to ever play at the varsity level during Abruscato’s decadeslong tenure. “He’s an outstanding defender, good hitter and a relief pitcher,” Abruscato said. The Rams will squeeze 16 games into just over a month and then look to be a part of the Long Island championship, which was recently confirmed.

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‘Future of Space’ found at Cradle of Aviation former nasa astronaut William Shepherd opened the new exhibit at the Cradle of Aviation Museum May 10.

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William Shepherd, raised in Babylon, in Suffolk County, has strayed a bit far from his roots over the years: He has zoomed around the globe multiple times on the space shuttle as a NASA astronaut, and became the first commander of the International Space Station. If Shepherd, now 71 and retired from NASA and a Navy career, has learned anything from his space travels, it’s this: Something extraordinary — even alien life — could be out there. If aliens were to arrive here, the andrew Parton first thing they might see of us, President, Shepherd said in Cradle of Aviation an interview at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City last week, would be space junk. “My sense is that if there is ever some kind of crossing with another species, the first thing they would see would be stuff we discarded,” like the hundreds of usedup space communications or weather satellites still flying around. Shepherd’s mind was very much on space and the future last week. He traveled from his home in Virginia to be at the Cradle May 10 for the opening that day of its newest exhibit, “The Future of Space.” Shepherd spoke to the media, schoolchildren and at a dinner reception for invited guests that evening. He had donated his flight suits and other NASA gear he had collected over the years to the Cradle, which has included the items in its new exhibit. The exhibit, Shepherd said, is designed to stimulate minds, young and older, with what is to come in the cosmos in the decades ahead. The time was ripe, Cradle officials said, for such an exhibit. The most stunning of recent events took place Feb. 18, when NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars. Ingenuity, Perseverance’s helicopter, has made a number of flights on the Red planet since. Elon Musk’s Spacex, a privately held company, launched its Dragon spacecraft on March 2020, to resupply the space station. Other Spacex voyages are planned. And NASA is thinking of a return flight to the moon, aboard a vehicle called Artemis, with a planned launch in 2024. Artemis’s crew will include a woman and a person of color. They will be the first of their gender and race to step foot on the moon. Much of the enthusiasm for space flight waned after Americans first landed on the moon in 1969. It revived in the 1980s with the launch of the space shuttle, but after two shuttles exploded in flight, killing 14 astronauts, the shuttle program ended. But the success of Spacex and the Mars landing mark a new beginning, said

he future is now. There is going to be a lot happening in space.

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Andrew Parton, the Cradle’s president. “The future is now,” Parton said in an interview. “There is going to be a lot happening in space.” In the interview, Shepherd said he does not see Mars as a “final destination” of the space effort. “We are trying to figure out where humans fit in the universe,” he said. “We won’t get any direct answers right away, but we will get some clues.” The vehicles that will travel to Mars in the future, Shepherd said, will likely be much larger than now, and the effort to get them there will be international. The exhibit itself takes up a large corner of the Cradle. It includes models of Spacex rockets, a 12-by-12 Martian landscape, complete with tiny hills, all designed by Rod Leonhard, a graphic artist and photographer, from Hewlett; an intricate model of the Space Station, which took two years for Matt Arnold, of Port Washington, to construct.

Part of the exhibit includes a 12-by-12 Martian landscape designed by a Hewlett graphics expert, Rod Leonhard.

The exhibit introduces augmented reality, an interactive experience in which objects that a model of the International Space Station, reside in the real world are designed by Matt Arnold of Port Washington, in a enhanced by computer-generated two-year effort. perceptual information. decades. It features dozens of famous A visitor can download an app to a cellphone and use AR to put images World War I and World War II aircraft of him or herself on Mars, or even “cre- built by Grumman and the Fairchildate and dance with little aliens on the Republic Corporation of Farmingdale, as planet,” said Leonhard, who demonstrat- well as general aviation models. It also has models of airplanes from the begined the technology for this reporter. Long Island played a large role in the ning of flight, balloons, components and early days of space flight. The biggest role gear by other manufacturers. And there is an original Lunar Module, LM-13, which belonged to Grumman Corporation of Bethpage, now Northrop Grumman, was intended for the Apollo 19 mission to which built the lunar lander that took Copernicus Crater in 1973. That mission Apollo astronauts to the moon. Grumman was canceled for budgetary reasons. “We’re going to honor the old, but celealso constructed the space shuttle’s wings. Dozens of subcontractors built brate the new,” said Jennifer Baxmeyer, electronics and other components for the the Cradle’s executive director. The plan is to build out the exhibit in years to shuttle. The Cradle honors Long Island’s come, adding what is new in space and achievements in aviation over the science, she said.

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County bill takes aim at utility road repair By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads stood at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Smith Street in Merrick Monday, surrounded by traffic rolling over the two roads, which have been marred by incomplete paving projects. With him were Bellmore-Merrick community leaders who lent their support to a bill of his that would require utility companies to fully restore county roads after they have been dug up for the installation of gas and power lines — a common occurrence across Nassau. “Nassau County in 2020-21 is going to spend almost $80 million in road resurfacing,” Rhoads, a Republican from Bellmore, said. “That’s taxpayer money that’s going to be invested in the state of our county roads just like Merrick Avenue.” Merrick Avenue will be resurfaced by the county from Sunrise Highway to the Southern State Parkway later this year, according to Rhoads, who said that work is partly needed because of “extensive work” done by utility companies. “As you travel from Sunrise Highway to the Southern State Parkway, it’s almost like off-roading,” Rhoads said. Utilities “came in, they did their work, and they put in temporary patches, and those temporary patches are absolutely abysmal.” The measure, named the Save Our

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Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads, at lectern, spoke at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Smith Street in Merrick with community leaders, from left, Joe Baker, Julie Marchesella, Randy Shotland and Ira Reiter. Roads Bill, would hold utilities accountable for restoring any county roads that they worked on. If they failed to make the repairs, the county Department of Public Works could then fix the roads and charge the companies for the repairs, according to the bill. There would be a 60-day window in which utilities would have to replace temporary road patches with permanent fixes. If the restoration was not made within the time limit, the county could

make the repairs and charge the company, Rhoads said. “Our community is a great community, but people are avoiding driving down some of our roads because of the conditions of the streets,” said Ira Reiter, president of the Merrick Chamber of Commerce. “We just want our roads repaired properly so people don’t avoid them and for everyone to really enjoy Merrick and Bellmore when they’re in town.” “Now that stores are open and custom-

ers are coming to visit us, they’re commenting that when they get off Merrick Avenue, they need a Hummer to come down the street,” said Julie Marchesella, a past president of the Nassau County Council of Chambers of Commerce and owner of Queen of Hearts in Merrick. “We have to keep in mind that many of our businesses were hurt during the pandemic and are just reopening. We find it very important that our community looks great.” Also joining them were Ali Frankel and Joe Baker, presidents of the Bellmore Civic Association and the South Merrick Community Civic Associations, respectively. “Not only is it a money issue — saving taxpayers money — it’s also an aesthetic issue,” Baker said. “The roads are ripped up and the community doesn’t look as beautiful as it should be looking.” The bill, which passed unanimously through county committees last week, will come before the full Legislature on Monday, May 24. “It becomes a blight on our local communities — it makes it less desirable for people to live here, less desirable for people to shop here, and it shouldn’t happen,” Rhoads said. “This is about protecting our communities, protecting taxpayer dollars and making sure that we’re doing everything we can to hold those who break our roads responsible for fixing them.”

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HEMPSTEAD TOWN CLERK Kate Murray and Councilman Dennis Dunne, pictured with Assistant Principal Harriet Alfano, visited Barnum Woods to collect the cards and personally thank the students for their meaningful messages.

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ent stations where teams of students worked on STEM, reading and social-emotional learning challenges. When students successfully completed a challenge, they played games such as cornhole and Jenga.

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Barnum Woods shows gratitude for law enforcement officers Students at Barnum Woods Elementary School in the East Meadow School District celebrated National Police Week by participating in the Town of Hempstead’s “Thank a Law Enforcement Officer” program. This program asked students to create cards with messages of gratitude for men

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elcome summer! It will look and feel a bit different from last summer as we begin to emerge from the pandemic. This past year sure was tough on everyone and it also forced many of us to re-think family outings, vacations or even easy ways to entertain the kids while at home. For some, this summer will offer more opportunities for kids outside the home. But other families may be more cautious about forging full steam ahead. Still summer beckons. Kids are ready to jump in the pool, play outside (and sleep in!), while parents are eager for barbecue dinners and easy-going evenings on the patio. Taking advantage of warm temperatures, outdoor activities and time together as a family is certainly appealing, but what happens when the boredom sets in and amusement parks and road trips are the main requests? Summer can be a respite, but also a conundrum if you’re trying to find activities to keep your family entertained. According to a NerdWallet and Harris Poll survey, families tend to ramp up spending when warm weather hits. Parents of kids ages three to 17 plan to spend an average of $471 per child on summer activities. The majority of parents with children younger than 18 — more than 80 percent — who plan to take a summer vacation, spend an average of $2,256. But summer isn’t just about opening up your wallet. There are plenty of ways to enjoy the season to everyone’s benefit — without spending fortune. Turn passions into summer projects Let’s face it, when it comes to summer and kids, free time can eventually turn into boredom. Try positioning summertime as an opportunity to pursue different, out-of-the-box interests, hobbies or projects that there isn’t time for during the school year. “Help your kid identify a passion project for the summer,” says Cherie Lowe, personal finance author and blogger. For example, a child who loves history at school might enjoy building a medieval castle from cardboard recycling as a budget-friendly summer activity. For budding artists, try mimicking the masters in an outdoor window painting contest at your home. Bonus: Once the masterpiece is complete, you can have fun washing off the paint and get sparkling clean windows in the process! To get ideas for a project, Lowe suggests looking for library books, finding online videos,

using social media or talking to friends who could be subject matter experts on a chosen area of interest. If it’s super hot and your family has a passion for water and DIY projects, look for water-based activities to cool down. One fun example: “Build your own sprinkler,” Lowe says.“For about $10 you can buy PVC pipe to construct an elaborate sprinkler for the backyard. We’ve done this and added to it each year,” Lowe says. Tap into area parks Sunshine and warm weather encourage people of all ages to get outdoors, and local parks are an excellent resource. To take advantage of what our parks have to offer and create a “parks plan” to guide you. Make it your goal to explore parks that may be unfamiliar to you, even consider a day trip to a park on the North Fork for example. Host themed potlucks with family and friends You might be tempted to eat out more during the summer months, especially now to show support for the restaurant industry hardhit by the pandemic, but it’s also the season to fire up the grill. Enter the potluck: Planning communal outdoor gatherings with neighbors, friends and family and sharing in food and games can be an enjoyable summer activity, to supplement dining out. Especially since we missed out on that sort of socializing last summer, it will take on a renewed appeal this year. Make your summer potluck dinners even more memorable by planning them e neighborhood events, celebrations or recreational backyard sports tournaments. You could also create theme nights such as “eating around the world,” where everyone brings dishes from different countries. Have fun with a cause Summer doesn’t have to be about selfentertainment. Families can also find gratification and summer fun by volunteering their time. Choose a cause or activity that suits your family’s interests, ages and lifestyle. For example, nonprofit building or renovation projects or volunteering at a community garden can be inspiring, memorable and skill-building. n Above photo: With a little imagination you can schedule a whole season of appealing activities to suit you and your family.

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ummer is fast approaching — and while we’re not back to “normal” just yet, we’re looking forward to a more relaxing, less stressful season as we start to emerge from the pandemic. We all want to have fun — even if we’re staying close to home. Families surely want to pack more play into your day. And there are plenty of ways do to just that. These ideas aren't just for the kids — they're fun and engaging activities for the whole family. After all, grown-ups need time to play, too. So set aside school, work and stress; turn your attention on ways to play with kids this summer. √ Build a toy car racetrack out of old boxes, paper towel rolls and other repurposed materials. √ Make a target with chalk on a blackboard or the sidewalk, and then throw wet sponges at it until it disappears. √ Set up a glow-in-the-dark ring toss.Use dollar-store glow necklaces or bracelets as rings. √ Organize a massive water gun battle. √ Or maybe your kids prefer a water balloon war. Fill them up before starting and keep them in buckets. Make sure the kids wear their swimsuits. √ Have a hula-hoop contest — see who can keep the hoops spinning longest and who can twirl the most hoops. √ Learn a fun new skill as a family: Try juggling, skateboarding, French braiding or whatever strikes your fancy. √ Grab your camera and take photos of plants and animals using different filters and frames, and then compare the results. √ Paint the sidewalk with water. See how fast the sun makes your art disappear. √ Get some pots and pans for drums, dress up and have a parade. √ Catch fireflies in a glass jar and watch them shine before letting them fly away. √ Go on an alphabet treasure hunt. See if you can find things that begin with every letter in nature. √ Create your own pop-up playground from old cardboard boxes, fabric pieces and other recycled materials. √ Draw a game board on the sidewalk and make up the rules. Kids can

become life-size pieces in a game of your own invention. √ Host silly relay races. Have the kids hop on one foot, walk backward, gallop like a horse, skip — the more ridiculous the challenge, the better. √ Create a short stop-motion film using dolls, stuffed animals or action figures. There are lots of apps that make this easy. √ Go through your recycling bin to see what you can turn into a boat. Add sails and decorations, and then float it in pool, river or tub. √ Have a car wash for your toys, bikes and scooters. Make sure to get really wet! √ Play flashlight tag. While the other players hide, whomever is "it" must find and "tag" them with the beam while saying their names. √ Host a fancy tea party for your stuffed animals. √ Go on a neighborhood wildflower walk—do some research in advance so you can identify some of the blooms. √ Rifle through the dress-up bin and have a photo shoot with your little princess, pirate or superhero. √ Indoor campout: Set up a tent in the living room, make oven s'mores, turn off all the lights and download a campfire app for your tablet. √ Set up a scavenger hunt in the backyard or local park. Give the kids maps or clue sheets for extra fun. √ Put on a show! Make up your own or adapt one of your favorite books, movies or TV series. Craft sets and costumes for extra fun. √ Head to the beach and build an enormous sand castle. √ Play a rousing game of themed charades — see what kinds of wacky themes you can come up with. √ Organize a family game night and pull out old standards like Monopoly, Scrabble and Pictionary. Winners can earn points to cash in for small prizes or extra scoops of ice cream. √ Collect items from nature and make a collage. Add paint or leave it au naturale. n Above photo: Document your world. Turn your eye to what’s happening all around you.

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or many of us, some of our fondest memories of growing up come from camping with our families. You just have to smile when you recall the fun of jumping into a cool lake on a hot summer day, chasing fireflies under a starry night sky, or making S’mores around an open campfire. For nature lovers, perhaps nothing is more enjoyable than packing up the camping gear, traveling to a favorite campsite and getting away from it all while sleeping under the stars. Such an experience can be transformative, turning first-time campers into lifelong enthusiasts. Even if you’re not a hardcore outdoors person, you can enjoy some special bonding time outdoors with the kids. Spending some nights out under the stars makes for a beautiful and peaceful summer activity. You don’t need a big cabin or a camper, either. You can do a lovely trip in a simple tent. Today’s modern tents are a lot nicer than the ones you may be used to. They can be divided into rooms, have hightech, waterproof and wind-proof fabrics, and connections for lights and fans. Sleeping Capacity: Choose a tent with plenty of room for you and your family. You may consider increasing your tent capacity by at least one person if you or your family are people of size, are claustrophobic, toss and turn at night, need more room to sit or sleep comfortably, or if you’ll be with small children or dogs. Types Of Tent: Cabin-style tents have near vertical walls to maximize peak height and livable space. Some cabin tents may also have awnings and vestibule-style doors that make them more like a house than a tent. Dome tents stand up better to storms with a tall part in the center and walls that slope down to the ground. It reduces the space inside the tent, but it’ll stand up in high winds.

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of reading can earn your child one ticket, which he can then trade in for 30 minutes of screen time. Lead by example. Make reading a part of your own summer routine. One of the biggest factors that determine if a student will be a lifelong reader is seeing someone in their family set that example. Keep lots of reading material around the house and focus on reading more than other distractions. When reading, ask your child lots of questions. Reading lots of different books, silently or aloud, with someone else helps children build phonic skills and read fluently. But, talking about books, answering questions, and re-telling stories helps a child develop their ability to understand language. Make a “Summer Fun Journal.” Combine your child’s favorite summer activities with writing prompts. Have your child pick out or craft a summer fun journal, and when you take them to their favorite restaurant, or on a trip to Grandma’s, they can write a short entry in their journal afterwords. Prompt your child to use academic concepts when talking about the things they love. If your son or daughter is dying to tell you about the levels he just beat in his game, ask him to “explain” the level, and “describe” the “main character,” or ask her to “retell” the story of a movie or favorite show Read everything, everywhere. Have your child read billboards, signs, and pamphlets. If you go on a trip to a theme park, have your child be responsible for the map and have them read the rules and names of rides. n Above photo: The key to success with summer reading is to help make the reading part of the fun — making the library an exciting destination and combining literacy skills with the things your children already love. It’s possible to keep the focus on learning while enjoying the relaxed summertime pace.

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This year, Town of Hempstead residents will have the opportunity to end a summer day by packing up their coolers, ordering some takeout and heading to their local parks with their family and friends to enjoy a free concert. The Town of Hempstead Neighborhood Concert Series will kick off on June 26, with a performance by the Commodores, followed by a firework shows, in Point Lookout. The music will keep on going on weekday nights at 7:30 p.m. (see box) until Sept. 4, when Billy Joels tribute band Big Shot wraps up the season. “We are expecting great attendance with the concerts this year,” Town Supervisor Don Clavin said. “People are ready to get out, and they want to be outside..” And having people out is also a plus for local businesses, which will be happy to supply takeout for hungry concertgoers, said Richie Krug, the president of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. “We are equally as excited as the community is,” Krug said. “The stronger the town, the stronger the community, the stronger the businesses are going to be.” Speno Park will be hosting the concerts in East Meadow. Taylor Swift coverband Fearless will be playing on July 7 and a tribute to Latin icons, Mi Gente Live, will be performing on Aug.11.

Last year, the town hosted 28 bands with drive-in concerts in Point Lookout. This year, residents will be able to visit their neighborhood parks to enjoy the music while seeing their neighbors. “The [drive-in concerts] were successful, people were excited, but I’ll tell you, people want that local concert,” Clavin said. “They want to walk down to that local park and watch a band.” Among the performers will be 45 RPM, known for its “C’mon Get Happy” show featuring hits from the 1970s. The band will play at Merrick Road Park on July 9, in memory of its late bandmate, Danny Calvagna, of Deer Park, who died on Feb. 3 after a long battle with Covid-19. Danny’s wife, Karen Norris Calvagna, said she has appreciated the support of 45 RPM fans, and was looking forward to having the band play for Long Islanders this summer and honor Danny’s life. “The fans, they understand how Danny’s passing has affected everyone,” Karen said. “Aside from just reaching out to me with condolences, they appropriately reached out to all the band members, who have been family. Having that understanding with everyone has been so kind and so wonderful in this tragic time.” The band is currently in the process of raising money for a scholarship in Danny’s name for graduating seniors from Carle Place High School whose love of music will always be an integral part of their lives.

Town of Hempsteads summer concerts All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Social distancing and face-covering guidelines are still in effect. The Commodores: June 26 at Town Park in Point Lookout. Annual Independence Day fireworks show. Rain date is June 27. Decadia: July 6 at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore. Music of the 1980s and beyond. Fearless: July 7 at Speno Park in East Meadow. A tribute to Taylor Swift. Lenny Del and the Demensions: July 8 at Rath Park in Franklin Square. Doo-wop classics. 45 RPM: July 9 at Merrick Road Park in Merrick. Music of the 1970s. Kamelot Band: July 12 at Walker Memorial Park in Lakeview. A metal band. Blue Bayou: July 13 at Forest City Park in Wantagh. A tribute to Linda Ronstadt. Bad Animals: July 14 at Oceanside Park in Oceanside. A tribute to Heart. 70s Rock Parade: July 15 at Echo Park in Wantagh. Streetfighter: July 16 at Baldwin Park, in

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Another positive, she said, is that most teachers have been vaccinated against Covid-19. “I know our district worked really hard to ensure the program runs smoothly while keeping the kids safety a top priority just as they did throughout the school year,” Pevsner said. “I’m happy to have CAPE return this summer as so many of our children look forward to it.” Besides elementary school students having the chance to see their friends, participate in activities they enjoy and to just be a kid during the summer months, the CAPE program also employs East Meadow School District students over the age of 14. “It’s their first job,” Lynch said. “They get that opportunity to come to work, to be responsible. They are trained as teacher assistants to help out and they are a tremendous part of the CAPE program. A lot of times, kids will start at the age of 14 and they stay with me until they are about 22.”

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The beloved Creative Art Program of the East Meadow School District is back after a yearlong hiatus caused by the pandemic. The program, open to district students only, offers children in grades kindergarten through fifth a chance to try a variety of crafts, athletic activities and educational courses. Linda Lynch, the director of the CAPE program, said that cancelling last year was disappointing. “There are many families in East Meadow who attend the camp that were sad when we got the call to close down the rest of the spring and then to close for the summer,” she said. “Obviously, we had to. But it’s nice that we’re going to be able to open it up this summer.” The program will, however, differ in how it has operated in the past. Instead of having parents or caregivers sign up their children for the four-week program, each week will be separate. Children can be signed up for one week, all four weeks or a combination of weeks. Each week’s tuition, $120, will be paid separately. [See sidebar for CAPE schedule]. “It’s a little bit different than previous years because we have to follow CDC guidelines,” Lynch said. “In the past, we had kids sign up for the entire summer at once. If they could make a class, they would come. If not, it was very flexible.” Children will also choose classes in pairs so that they can stay within a cohort. Pairs of activities range from dance and grades for children in kindergarten through first grade or for children between second and third grade science exploration and adventure quest, which gives children the chance to solve physical and mental obstacles. “CAPE is a wonderful program for the kids in our community,” said Jennifer Pevsner, the McVey Elementary School PTA president. “It allows our children to participate in creative classes and activities, while staying active during the summer.” The courses and classes are meant to be structured, but enjoyable, Lynch said. “It gives them the opportunity to try things that they might have not been exposed to in the past,” Lynch said. “For example, keyboarding classes or even karate, gymnastics. It gives a place for the parents to bring their children to during the day that is not the entire summer, but it’s something for them to do part of the summer.” Parents and caregivers can have peace of mind knowing that all precautions will be followed. Per Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, children will maintain six-feet of social distancing and they will wear masks. But the goal is also to make the CAPE program feel as normal as possible. “The majority of the time we will be outside, or have the windows open, so we are setting ourselves, hopefully, for success,” Lynch said.

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s I made my way along Bay Parkway, headed to Jones Beach Field 3 on a recent Wednesday, I more than half-expected the worst. I anticipated a mile-long line and a five-hour wait, during which I would be spoken to brusquely by exhausted state government employees. At the end of it all, I would have a needle stuck in my arm. So I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived at Field 3 at 7:50 a.m. for an 8:00 appointment, and there was no line. A National Guardsman, dressed in SCOTT olive green fatigues with an olive green BRINTON mask, met me at the gate, asked whether I had an appointment and waved me through to a check-in post, where I showed my ID. That was it. I was in. No hours spent idling in line. I was about to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, is 95 percent effective in preventing Covid-19. As it turned out, the vaccination experience was nothing like what I’d half-expected. I marveled at the assembly-line efficien-

cy with which doses were administered by friendly government employees. Lines of orange cones led me to a large white tent that fit four cars at a time. There were a half-dozen or so such tents. The entire operation looked like a cross between a giant car wash and a fast-food eatery, with lots of military personnel directing traffic. I pulled up to my slot. I was asked a series of simple questions. I showed my ID again. I was told to pull down my sleeve, and I was injected. Then I was told to pull over to a waiting area and sit for 15 minutes to check for a reaction. Feeling nothing out of the ordinary, I drove home. End of story. I returned three weeks later for the second dose, feeling good. I was waved through the check-in. Just as I was about to pull my car into the big tent, a man hurried over to ask if I’d been checked in. “No,” I responded, a little timidly. He removed four cones and asked me to pull over, and I thought, OK, here we go. As I had half-expected at the outset, I’ll be waiting here for hours until someone lumbers over to let me through. As it turned it, I waited two minutes before someone arrived with a tablet in hand. He asked me to show ID. That was it. I pulled back in line, and 20 minutes later I

was, as they say, fully vaccinated. Neither time did I even feel the pinch of the needle as it entered my arm. Clearly, after having injected so many hundreds of people at this point, the vaccinators are highly skilled at the fine art of delivering a pain-free shot. Neither time did I experience any significant side effects from the inoculation, either — only a little tiredness. Feeling confident I was safe from the coronavirus, I recently headed to New York City for the first time since December 2019. My wife and I went with our daughter to check out the apartment she’ll be living in during her senior year at NYU. (They, too, are vaccinated.) It was a momentous occasion. Like hundreds of thousands of college students across the country, Alexandra had spent the previous 15 months cooped up in her bedroom, staring at a computer screen, disconnected from all the wonderful vibrancy that a young person can feel studying and living away from home. Suddenly, because of the marvels of modern science, there was hope that she wouldn’t continue to miss out on the full “college experience” before she graduates. Suddenly, there was hope for us all. Riding the Long Island Rail Road was an

o hourslong waits. No brusque, exhausted state employees. And no side effects.

existential experience. On the way home, I paid close attention to the whir of the train speeding across the landscape, the way the sunshine streamed through the car windows, the loud beep before its doors automatically closed, the frenetic chatter of excited passengers, many of them likely having visited the city for the first time in months. Last spring, as the pandemic raged, I shot a photo essay on the emptiness of the LIRR. I counted a handful of riders that May day. People kept to themselves, seemingly afraid. If they hadn’t had to be there, they wouldn’t have been. It felt surreal, post-apocalyptic. Never had I seen the LIRR so empty during rush hour on a weekday. Riding the LIRR this May was celebratory, joyful. The world had not ended. Human ingenuity had prevailed. We mustn’t get ahead of ourselves, I know. We have a ways to go before our society can return entirely to our pre-pandemic ways. And the sooner each of us commits to being vaccinated, the sooner we’ll arrive at that happy place. So, if you haven’t already done so, get the shot. It’s a lot easier than you might expect. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

From one end of the pandemic to the other in a sheet pan

ome folks say that the wheel was the greatest invention ever. Others point to the printing press, the internal combustion engine or the light bulb, but I think that during the pandemic, the ordinary sheet pan changed our lives forever. My tongue is only partially in my cheek when I say that the basic 14-by-20-by-1inch pan has transformed my day-today routine. You can buy two pans for under 30 bucks. And then you can give away most of your other pots and pans, especialRANDI ly the large, heavy, KREISS hard-to-clean roasting pans. Paula Zuccotti, a London-based expert on consumer behavior, attempted to document the things people turned to during the pandemic. She asked contributors from around the world to photograph their lockdown essentials. Thousands of people sent her photos of the objects that got them through. They ranged from watercolor paints to stuffies to the usual devices, to some unusual devices, to musical instruments, garden trowels, yarn, VR headsets, paddles, running shoes, hand-tied flies, live plants and herbs of all

kinds. If I knew about the project, I would have sent a photo of my sheet pan. During Covid-19, as my husband says, if I didn’t cook it, we didn’t eat it. Meal planning and preparation was a diversion. Eventually, though, it felt burdensome to think about food even though that was all there was to keep us busy and reasonably healthy in our isolation. Somewhere along the way I remembered the two sheet pans I’d bought. When I went online for recipes, I realized I was late to the party; apparently the sheet pan craze has been rocking for some time, and people have been using this super-easy method to cook everything from scrambled eggs to filet mignon. Even babies are cashing in on the boom, with Mom and Dad preparing entire meals of diced chicken or meat, veggies and maybe some polenta baked on one sheet and enjoyed for a few days. The sheet pan is really the repurposed jelly roll pan of old. But now my pans hold our entire dinner. The preparation is minimal and the cleanup is, well, one pan. One of the best things about the ascendency of the sheet pan is that it doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, liberal or conservative, vaccinated or not. It’s possible that both Liz Cheney and Kevin McCarthy use sheet pans to cook. It’s possible that Dr.

Anthony Fauci enjoys healthy meals a la sheet pan and that Mitch McConnell whips out his sheet pan to prepare a homemade meatloaf. (Nah, that probably doesn’t happen.) One of my favorite sheet pan recipes from Epicurious:

uring Covid-19, as my husband says, if I didn’t cook it, we didn’t eat it.

■ 3 pints grape tomatoes, halved ■ ¼ cup olive oil ■ 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar ■ 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced ■ 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon dried oregano ■ 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided

■ 4 pieces thin-sliced, skinless, boneless chicken breast, or 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 1 pound) ■ 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ■ 10 ounces fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced into rounds ■ ½ small red onion, thinly sliced into rounds ■ ½ cup peperoncini (about 3 ounces), thinly sliced Preparation: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss

tomatoes, oil, vinegar, garlic, 1 tablespoon oregano and 1 teaspoon salt on an 18-by-13 rimmed baking sheet. 2. Cut chicken into slices. 3. Season chicken on all sides with pepper and remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon oregano. Add chicken to tomato mixture. Roast until chicken is almost fully cooked through and tomatoes are starting to burst, 8 to 10 minutes. Arrange mozzarella rounds over chicken and tomatoes. Return to oven and roast until cheese is melted and chicken is fully cooked through, 2 to 4 minutes. Top with onion and peperoncini. Another recipe, for baked feta cheese pasta, went viral on TikTok and turned out to be worth every bit of the hype. When I prepare fish, I love that I can cook a piece of salmon, the asparagus, butternut squash and the roasted potatoes all in one sheet pan. If I want to separate the fish, I just put it in a little aluminum foil boat right on the sheet with the other parts of the meal. Then I lift it out when it’s done and leave the veggies in for a few more minutes. What object helped you through this past year? I would love to hear from you. Someday there will be a museum of the pandemic. Get your entries ready. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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his week, the nation will mark the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd at the hands of exMinneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder, among other charges. Never has the death of an unarmed Black man at the hands of police reverberated so loudly and so powerfully here on the streets of Nassau County. Protests that in the past were largely confined to big cities came to our suburban streets last June — and rightly so. It was critical that the protests play out across the country, in all sorts of neighborhoods, to send a clear message that Floyd’s death was unacceptable and that we, as a nation, are demanding change. Sadly, however, killings of unarmed Black men have continued since Floyd died. That is why we need the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to be signed into law. The measure passed the House of

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■ Grant administrative subpoena power to the Department of Justice in patternor-practice investigations, which examine patterns or practices of excessive force and biased policing by law enforcement officers. How none of these measures is on the books as part of federal law now is confounding, particularly after all that has transpired over the past year. It’s about time that the Senate acts on the legislation — and passes it. We urge our readers to write to their senators in support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

Nassau is on the way to a full reopening

assau County has been slowly, surely returning to normal life following 15 months of trying restrictions intended to contain an out-of-control virus, and we can say with certainty that those restrictions saved lives. This week the county will take a giant leap forward in the ongoing effort to reopen its economy. The capacity restrictions on businesses, from retail stores to fitness centers, were to be lifted on Wednesday, so we expect crowds will return to shops and amusement parks, and we hope business will boom. At the same time, indoor social gatherings of 250 people will be permitted,

up from the current 100, and outdoor residential gatherings of up to 500 will be allowed. All good news for couples seeking to marry in June. We have seen how life is getting back to the way things were. Long Island Rail Road cars are filling up, and so are our parkways. Traffic jams are back. So are lines to be seated at popular restaurants. Never in your life did you think you would be thankful for the day that heavy traffic and standing-room-only cars on the LIRR were back, but that speaks to the upside-down nature of the coronavirus pandemic, which altered our reality. What is making all of this possible are

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LETTERS Let’s rethink Covid guidance To the Editor: Last week we heard a groundbreaking announcement from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that those who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus no longer need to wear masks or physically distance, indoors or outdoors, in almost all circumstances. The science is clear: The Covid-19 vaccine works, and that is how we return to normal life. I am proud that Nassau is leading the way, with 7 in 10 adults now vaccinated, and we will continue getting shots in arms so we can save lives and return to normal life. We are ahead of the curve. The CDC’s announcement also underscores the need to revisit New York state guidance for schools, including for hybrid learning, masks, graduation and proms. We must address the devastating impact the pandemic has

the Covid-19 vaccines. As of press time, Nassau County officials were reporting that some 70 percent of residents here had been vaccinated. That is excellent news, because it means we should, at the very least, be able to achieve herd immunity at the local level by summer’s end, and perhaps much sooner. We encourage readers to post photos of themselves on social media receiving their vaccine inoculations. Spread the message far and wide: The vaccines are safe. They are effective. And once you’re vaccinated, you are largely free to return to life as you knew it.

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oom and other online video conferencing applications are exposing the underlying racism that infects American society, including in its schools. A Jersey City high school science teacher was recently suspended after students videoed racist rants in which he insulted AfricanAmerican students in his class who defended the Black Lives Matter movement. A teacher in Palmdale, Calif., got into trouble when she thought a Zoom meeting with a parent was ALAN over and launched into a racist rant SINGER accusing Black people of always lying. She was suspended and then resigned. A Georgetown University professor resigned and another was fired after they were caught on a video disparaging Black students. The entire Board of Education of the school district in Oakley, Calif., resigned

after a board meeting at which they cursed when describing parents. Twothirds of the children in this district are Latino. A white police officer upstate in Albany either forgot to turn off his body camera or accidentally activated it before launching into an anti-Black racist rant. He was suspended without pay, and his department has started the procedure to terminate him. The Albany police department is also accused of systematic racism. Between July 9, 2019, and July 9, 2020, 97 percent of the people ticketed or arrested in the jurisdiction for marijuana-related offenses were Black. The police chief and a patrolman in Hamilton, Ga., were removed after body camera footage showed them making racist comments about slavery and the mayor of Atlanta, who is a Black woman. They made the comments just before going on patrol at a Black Lives

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Matter rally. An assistant to the local mayor commented, “I’m not sure if he was stupid enough — obviously he was stupid enough — not to know it was still working and that he still had it on. The words just rolled out of their mouths. There was no hesitation.” Neither racism nor tech trouble is new during the pandemic; as with police misbehavior, educator misbehavior is just becoming easier to expose. In 2018, a Florida teacher was videoed telling a student from Haiti that she was from a “third-world island country where they don’t have doors.” In 2019, a photo of four teachers and an elementary school principal from Palmdale, Calif., laughing while holding up a noose was posted on social media. Teachers and police officers are entitled to due process, but on-the-job racist rants must be grounds for immediate dismissal, with no second chances. This is not a freedom-of-speech issue, but rather an issue of disqualifying behav-

t’s not just police officers; teachers, professors and board trustees behave badly too.

ior. Racists cannot be police officers or teachers. There are more than 3.5 million kindergarten to 12th-grade teachers and 800,000 police officers in the United States. These videoed incidents involve a minuscule number of teachers and police officers. The greater problem is school boards and state legislatures that seek to whitewash American history by ignoring or minimizing the role racism in the past and present has had and continues to have in shaping this country, and police departments that target African-Americans. Conservatives disparage “cancel culture,” but they are the ones who want to ban teaching the underside of American history and protect misbehaving police officers. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher, and the editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AlanJSinger1.

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had on the well-being of our children, who deserve to have a normal education and get their lives back as soon as possible. Our high vaccination rate and declining Covid-19 infection rate call for new state guidance based on an updated evaluation of risk and benefits. LAURA CURRAN Nassau County executive

An earmark by any other name To the Editor: Members of Cong ress just can’t get enough pork to bring back home. On a bipartisan basis, they have resurrected the old “member items,” previously known as “Congressional earmarks.” Both Democratic and Republican Congress members believe it is one way to assure re-election in 2022. Congressional earmarks have been rebranded under a new title, “community project funding” requests. It is the equivalent of putting lipstick on a pig. Federal civil servants want to make sure dollars are spent on eligible projects that are shovel ready, completed on time and within budget, with taxpayers receiving the full benefits. They have the independence and technical expertise to do a better job of distributing funds and protecting the interests of taxpayers in avoiding any waste, fraud or abuse than members of Congress. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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