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100 years of Andy Butera A milestone birthday for local war veteran and longtime firefighter By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com

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ANdY BUtERA tURNEd 100 on May 24, and to help him celebrate, the East Meadow Fire Department and American Legion Post 1082 treated him to a drive-by parade.

Military vehicles, fire trucks and motorcycles came rumbling down Seventh Street in East Meadow on May 24 in honor of Andy Butera’s 100th birthday. The evening’s main man was a 70-year member of the East Meadow Fire Department. He’s an ex-captain and the oldest ex-chief in Nassau County. Before starting with the fire department, he was a corporal

in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 to 1945 and served in the Southwest Pacific. With dozens of firefighters, military, friends and family surrounding him, Butera was humble. “I’m a survivor, not a hero,” he said. “A lot of people in World War II sacrificed their lives, and I hope my country continues the path that we wanted it to be. Thank you, everyone.” “It’s an honor and a priviContinued on page 14

With parade and ceremony, E.M. honors the fallen By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com

A parade, a backyard barbecue, American flags, and tons of red, white and blue: images of Memorial Day, the holiday observed across the country on the last Monday in May. East Meadow is no different, with its streets decorated with flags and its community-wide parade on Monday. Memorial Day has its own special meaning to everyone, especially if a family member or friend died while serving in the U.S. military, and is among those whom people gather to honor each year.

“Memorial Day signifies the day we remember our fallen soldiers, and it’s not about having a barbecue,” said Frank Belardo, the grand marshal of the East Meadow parade and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2736. “It’s remembering the soldiers that gave a great sacrifice so that we can have our freedom. There’s nothing like getting out and watching the beautiful parade and seeing everyone dressed up. “It shows that we’re unified,” Belardo added, ‘and believe in the same thing.” “Land of the free because of the brave” is what Memorial Day means to East

Meadow resident Richie Krug. “You celebrate the memory of those who gave up their lives,” Krug said, “and kids today don’t realize what it was like to be drafted. They have no idea what it’s like to have their brothers or sisters killed in a war. Young people take it all for granted.” The weather was sunny and hot this year, but that didn’t stop the community from coming out and lining up to watch the procession. The Patriot Guard Riders, a national nonprofit whose members attend the funerals and memorials for members of the U.S. military and first responders, and Belar-

do led the parade from East Meadow High School to Veterans Memorial Park. For many, the joy of seeing the parade and its marchers has not waned over the years. “My earliest memories of the Memorial Day parade was the parade on Franklin Avenue, the widest two-way street in East Meadow at the time,” Walt Bridges, an East Meadow resident, wrote to the Herald. Bridges wrote that in the 1950s and ’60s, the parade used to start at Meadow Lawn School, now known as McVey Elementary. “We would put red, white and blue crepe paper streamers

in the spokes of our bicycles, ride around and then grab a spot to watch the parade. As a Boy Scout in the 60’s we would march in the parade with the fire department and band, VFW, the school bands and community groups marching in procession. The fire trucks were at the end of the line and when the East Meadow Library bookmobile was the last in the parade, you knew the parade was over.” Before the parade, the fire department had its annual inspection to see which truck and firehouse were the cleanest. Chief Continued on page 3

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continued from front page Peter Cheswick, ex-chiefs and company officers are the judges. They also lay wreaths on the memorial bell at fire department headquarters and at the firefighter memorial in Eisenhower Park to remember the firefighters who died in the line of duty. “We do this stuff to remember the man or woman that died serving our country and that’s the big part of it,” Cheswick said. “I just ask that when we march down the town that my department members remember those who gave us the right to do that.”

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Flags were proudly held on Monday to celebrate Memorial Day. From leFt, samuel Abrons, Anthony Kamanes, Casey Provotera and Leslie Villafierte Castro, from East Meadow High School, played echo taps for the ceremony following the parade. children were Festively and patriotically dressed for the parade.

east meadow american Legion Post 1083 Commander Pete Wenninger, top, spoke to the crowd about what it means to celebrate Memorial Day. henry hughes, 3, didn’t want to leave his grandfather, Robert Hughes’s side, while he tried to play the bagpipes.

Fleet Week fun at Eisenhower Park As a part of Fleet Week, a Navy Helicopter landed in Eisenhower Park on May 28. A combined team of U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal members from Virginia Beach, Va. and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron SEVEN, known as the Dusty Dogs, from Norfolk, Va. presented a fast rope demonstration showing how a four-member EOD team can be inserted via a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter into an area too dangerous for a ship to navigate, while another MH-60S provides security. Attendees were able to get up close and personal with the helicopters after the demonstrations.

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A NAvy helicopter landed in Eisenhower Park on May 28 to celebrate Fleet Week. Jefte GuzmAN, 8 from Bayshore got to try on a helicopter uniform. SAmANthA BANe, 15 and Landen Bane, 16 had a seat on the helicopter.

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As a result, an officer suffered a cut on his left hand and was treated at a local hospital. Mulqueen has been charged with assault in the second degree, two counts of criminal mischief in the fourth degree, criminal mischief in the third degree, obstructing governmental Mulqueen administration in the second degree and resisting arrest. He was arraigned on May 30 in Hempstead.

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A c c o rd i n g t o N a s s a u County Police Matthew Mulqueen, 40, was arrested for assault on May 29. Police responded to the incident, which occured on Gladmore Street around 8:10 p.m., involved a domestic dispute with a thirty-fiveyear-old female victim and caused damage to items in Matthew t h e h o m e. W h e n p o l i c e attempted to arrest Mulqueen he refused and was eventually placed into police custody.

Police catch man who graffitied E.M. Urgent Care According to Nass a u C o u n t y Po l i c e, Carlos Aguilar, 25, was arrested on May 28 for spray painting the letters “KKK” on the side wall of Urgent Care located at 2310 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow on May 20.

A g u i l a r, o f 1 s t Street in East Meadow, was charged with criminal mischief in the fourth degree, hate crime and making graffiti. He was released and issued an appearance ticket.

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Rosalyn and HowaRd Walowitz have lived in East Meadow since 1973.

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Rosalyn and Howard Walowitz celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 22 at Temple B’nai Torah in Wantagh. Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum and

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“How do we keep our children safe?” It’s a question on the mind of parents seemingly every day as they send their youngsters off to school and out into the world. That question has come into even clearer focus in light of the tragedy of Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman killed 19 elementary students and two adults on May 24. It was the nation’s 27th school shooting this year, according to NPR, and we’re not even halfway through. “Most shootings are over in two to three minutes,” Nassau County Police Department commissioner Patrick Ryder told a small crowd of 20 or so people who gathered for a school safety seminar at the police department’s Garden City training center last week. “The active shooter kills who they have to kill, and usually they kill themselves after.” The typical response time for Nassau County police officers for an emergency call is between three and five minutes, the commissioner added. “If I can close the gap to between two to three minutes by getting there faster, I can save lives,” Ryder said. “If I get there quicker, I save lives.” Some of that time can be saved thanks to technology. All 56 county school districts have been equipped with a smartphone app that instantly alerts police if there’s trouble. Officers are also mandated to do walk-throughs of schools in their districts daily to better familiarize themselves with how campuses are laid out. “If I go left (by accident), I lose seconds,” Ryder said. “And each second, I lose a life.” And then there’s the more tangible equipment, like Kevlar vests, helmets and even ramming tools. “We don’t wait,” Ryder said. “Most people think that a school shooting could never happen here,” said Emily Pflum, an intelligence expert with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “But the same people are the ones who saw all the signs and never said anything.” Fascination with weapons and former attackers, disturbing social media posts, cruelty and torture of animals, and self-incriminating statements such as “I’m going to make my mark on the world” or “see what I’m going to do tomorrow,” are signs of a potential threat, she said. But shooters aren’t the only societal plague parents have to worry about. There’s something else out there that some may say is just as dangerous, if not more: fentanyl. “Unfortunately, it’s not a problem we can arrest our way out of,” said Detective Lt. Matthew Landman of the police department’s narcotics bureau. Landman has a two-pronged approach to the issue, heavily expressing the importance of education — “the most important part of today’s day” — and enforcement. He shows students “before” and “after” photos of addicts. “There is hope. There are a lot of services. But unfortunately, these people live very difficult lives, and it’s a very long road to recovery. I tell my audiences at school to save yourself the heartache and don’t get involved” to begin with. Landman also touched on how potent fentanyl and carfentanil can be, adding that just 2 milligrams of fentanyl is lethal. “In essence, a sugar packet’s worth of fentanyl has the ability to kill 500 people,” he said. And then there’s social media. Sure, it’s a great way to stay connected to family and friends, but it’s also easy to fall prey to the dopamine thrill online attention can provide. “We literally have a whole generation of people who are more anxious, more depressed, more down, with low self-esteem than ever before,” said Luis Serrano, an officer with the Nassau County Police Department. “And that is connected to social media.”

luIS SeRRANO Of the Nassau County Police Department says social media has created a number of problems with young people, believing it has created spikes in the hospitalization of teenage girls harming themselves, and attempting suicide at higher rates.

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SheVON ANd ChARleS Senat say they’re going to sit down to talk to their kids candidly about the issues facing young people and teenagers these days. Nassau County Police Department commissioner Patrick Ryder, at right, addresses concerned parents’ worries about opioids, school safety and social media use. Before 2009, hospitalizing teenage girls after harming themselves was something few people were alarmed with. But that changed with the introduction of platforms like Facebook, Twitter and TikTok with those same figures nearly tripling. Even more horrifying, Serrano said, is the 151 percent rise pre-teen girls attempting suicide. “This is the reality we live in,” Serrano said. “This is the connection to social media, and this is why social media has become like a drug.” But parents should be worried about actual drugs, too — and not just fentanyl. It might be easy for many to hide drug abuse, but Officer John Obert-Thorn says there are ways to discover those secrets, and maybe even lead someone to seek help. Pupils that are pinhole-sized

could be an indicator of heroin or oxycodone, while large dilation could point to cannabis or a stimulant. “The only way we’re going to take ourselves out of this massive, massive drug addiction problem and drug abuse problem is through prevention,” Obert-Thorn said. “Getting them while they’re early (is) the only way.” Charles and Shevon Senat have two young boys at home in Baldwin, and admit the work to keep them safe is round-the-clock. “We’re going to talk to them and let them spread the word to cousins and their friends,” Charles said. “We talk to him in candid conversations — not authoritative. We want them to know we’re there for them. Don’t be scared to talk to us. (As a) matter of fact, come to mom and dad first.”

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Friday, June 3 McVey spring festival Head down to McVey Elementary School form 5 to 8 p.m. for their spring festival. There will be tons of delicious food and amazing vendors. There will also be a face painter and cotton candy.

Wear orange National gun violence awareness weekend gets kicked off with a Wear Orange event at Eisenhower Park field 4 form 6 to 8 p.m. The event will include survivors and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. There will be speakers and community building exercises.

Public skate There will be a public skate at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow from 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 4 Girls Talk Summit The Cedarmore Corporation in partnership with Nassau County Office of Youth Services presents Girls Talk Summit 2022 at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.. “Girlz Talk” is a signature Cedarmore Youth Empowerment Series event where girls ages 10 and up, gather for a full day of critical, culturally relevant conversations. Girlz Talk seeks to narrow the information gap that exists in many communities by addressing the most pressing issues that girls face as they continue to grow and develop. Lessons are taught through interactive workshops, dynamic keynotes and other creative executions designed to educate and empower these young ladies from underserved communities. To register visit https://www.eventbrite. com/e/girlz-talk-summit-2022-tickets-90544114885.

Hope day Hope Day is an opportunity for churches to work together to meet needs in the community and it will from 12 to 4 p.m. at2340 Stewart Ave. in Westbury. Events like this look for ways

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Originally introduced to the fitness world as a modified version of Hatha yoga for individuals with health implications and for those of a certain age. Improving flexibility, relieving cramps and stiffness, and creating a happy mental state are a few benefits that chair yoga can provide for us. Join the East Meadow Public Library virtually for this event at 4 p.m. Register at www. eastmeadow.info.

The Reader Services Department of the East Meadow Public Library is thrilled to announce the kickoff of their eleventh annual Adult Summer Reading Club on June 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. John Searles, author of Her Last Affair, will be joining for a book talk and signing at 7 p.m. The reading club will provide members the opportunity to attend exciting book events along with a delightful party at the end of the program. The reading club is open to Nassau County library cardholders 19 and older.

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to help people in the local neighborhoods. Westbury is only one of many sites throughout the New York metropolitan area. This year over 100 different churches are working together at 40 different sites. Fore more info visit www. newhopechurchli.org/events.

Sunday, June 5 Sunday divine liturgy The Divine Liturgy is celebrated every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church at 369 Green Ave., in East Meadow. Those interested in the church’s ancient traditions and liturgical life welcome. Coffee hour follows. For further info email htocem@ gmail.com.

Monday, June 6 Paul Levine, The Plant Man Learn all about herbs and more with Paul Levine at the East Meadow Library at 3 p.m. Levine will lead everyone through creating a kitchen herb garden. To register visit eastmeadow.info.

Tuesday, June 7 Tai Chi Join the East Meadow Public Library for virutal Tai Chi at 11 a.m. Through the generosity of Man Cheng, there will be a weekly half hour class in Tai Chi. To register visit https://eastmeadow.info/.

Kiwanis meeting Join the East Meadow Kiwanis at Borel-

li’s Restaurant at 1580 Hempstead Tpk., in East Meadow at 7:15 p.m. For more info contact club President jennifer Reinhardt at (516) 351-9891.

Wednesday, June 8 Game day Join the East Meadow Public Library for game day starting at 12 p.m. There will be tables set up in the makers space downstairs.

Thursday, June 9 Chess club Chess club meets from 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday at the East Meadow Public Library in the conference room in the lower level.

There will be an American Legion meeting on June 6. The Nassau County Southern Rock Festival will be on June 24. East Meadow Community Pride day is June 18. Check out ice skating at Northwell Health Ice Rink. Ice Dreams is coming to the Northwell Health Ice Rink on June 12.

From 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on June 12, the East Meadow Kiwanis Club brings you a delicious way to help others in need. Unlimited juice, pancakes, eggs, sausages, coffee and tea. There will also be free door prizes and blood pressure screening, 50/50 chances, and raffle drawings for a 43” Samsung 4K UHD Smart TV, SodaStream Sparkling Water Bundle, and Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 8GB E-reader and charger. Proceeds go toward the club’s college scholarship and underprivileged children projects. Only $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, students and children at Borrelli’s Restaurant, 1580 Hempstead Tpk. For more info call Gary Fromowitz at (516) 455-9344.

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Pandemic changed view on palliative care The height of the coronavirus pandemic remains a dark time for many — especially those who were sick and couldn’t see their loved ones in-person. That put even added pressure onto palliative care, a type of specialized medical care for those with serious illnesses focusing on providing relief and comfort from the symptoms and stress of those illnesses — more often than not, for those suffering conditions that may ultimately claim their lives. But a lot has changed since the start of the pandemic, and the newly minted Molloy University will share a lot of that during its palliative care conference on Friday, June 3. Offered both virtually and in-person following, the conference offers participants new tools to provide professional, competent and compassionate care to patients and their families. It had been held annually since 2008, but paused at in 2020 and 2021. “Typically, the conference offers topics that help the professionals deal with death and dying,” said Lou Cino, the dean of continuing education and professional studies at Molloy. “Not only for the patient, but for their families as well. And that can mean helping them physically, mentally or emotionally.” Palliative care has grown over the last two decades, Cino said. Graduates in a variety of professions rely on conferences such as these for professional development on the subject. At Molloy’s event, experts from medicine, nursing, pastoral care, child life and social work will present the latest advancements in the fields of symptom management, ethics and communication, staff self-care, and bereavement during the nearly eight-hour conference. Clinicians from all disciplines also will speak about

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MOLLOy UNIvErSIty wILL host the Edith Richner Palliative Care Conference on Friday, June 3. Industry professionals will gather both in-person and virtually to learn how this medical specialty has grown in importance in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. best practices and barriers to timely palliative care in hospitals, nursing homes and hospice organizations. The event will feature lectures and therapy demonstrations. The conference is important, Cino said, because it brings medical professionals and experts together to create a dialogue about the best palliative care practices. “They’re health care professionals that served on the frontlines of the pandemic for the past two years,” he said. “They deal with death and dying on a daily basis, and this is a conference that gets all these people together to talk about the problems they have with dealing with death and dying. It takes a special kind of person to do this work.” The conference was renamed this year the Edith Richner Palliative Care Conference, in memory of the Herald

Community Newspapers’ cofounder, and late mother of publishers Stuart and Cliff Richner. She was diagnosed with a rare brain disorder in 2006, and through palliative care, her last days were made more peaceful. “It’s wonderful and we’re so happy and excited that the conference is being named after Edith,” said Lori Hardoon, a social worker and one of the event’s organizers. “Many people in the world of palliative care are women, and we have some powerhouse women that are a part of it. She was an amazing woman, a powerhouse and a leader.” The keynote speaker at the event is Dr. Russell Portenoy, the executive director of the Manhattan-based MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care, a highly regarded voice in the field. There wasn’t as big of an emphasis on palliative care just a few years ago, Cino said, as there has been more recently. Most hospitals now have a unit dedicated to palliative care. That need, he added, was magnified by COVID-19. “One of the horrible things about the pandemic is that you didn’t have the ability for the patients to be with their families,” Cino said. “These health care professionals were the last people they saw. They didn’t see their family. They didn’t see their friends, and didn’t have a chance to say goodbye.” Hardoon was excited the conference could be held both in-person and virtually to reach a broader audience. “The beauty, for me is I get to be there from the beginning of planning,” she said. “I get the inside view of the plans behind each year and how we’re making the conference bigger and better. Each year, it gets better and better, and the magnitude of it takes my breath away.” The conference runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration takes place at the Madison Theatre’s public square. Zoom links will be available at Molloy.edu/ce/pcc.

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Clarke shares county track title By GARRETT D. URIBE sports@liherald.com

Two one-hundredths of a second - a slice of time almost vanishingly thin. But for the Clarke boys’ track and field team, it represented a sliver of daylight. In edging North Shore by the miniscule margin to finish second in the four-by-100meter relay at the Nassau County Track and Field Championships on May 23 at Cold Spring Harbor, the Rams had pulled within striking distance of the meet’s leader West Hempstead heading into the day’s last event. Eight points off the lead in team scoring at the sound of the final starter’s gun, Clarke would set a season-best time winning the 4x800 relay in 8:44.72 to move into a tie atop the leader board at 84-all and sidle up to West Hempstead - which finished fifth in the race - as county Class A co-champion, bringing Clarke its first county outdoor title since 1987. “I told the guys going into the last race, ‘We need to win this,” said Clarke coach Brian Doxey, whose team this winter won its first county indoor championship in 35 seasons. “I guess I got through to them. None of them were fresh, so to come through and run their best time is phenomenal.” Senior Kenny He, juniors Jayson Emile and Andres Ventura, and freshman Ryan Melkun manned the title-clinching 4x800 crew for Clarke, while seniors Aidan Dauz,

Kainoa Martin, Justin Uralil and Alex Pereira – in that order – ran the crucial 4x100 relay for the Rams in 46.26 seconds, finishing less than a half-second behind race-winner West Hempstead. “We were able to stay close to a very talented team,” said Doxey. “It all came down to our 4x100 team giving us a chance.” Winter All-American Liam Farrell took first for Clarke in the discus at county with a season-best throw of 130 feet, one inch – moving to No. 6 in the Nassau rankings. The senior also climbed to ninth in the county rankings with a season-best mark of 40-04 in the shot put to place second at the meet. “Liam being dominant all year is a huge reason for our team’s success,” said Doxey. “His performance at county is a big confidence booster going forward.” Clarke finished first in the pole vault at county on senior Nikhil Panickssery’s vault of 9-00, while Pereira’s 20-06 in the long jump was second behind West Hempstead junior Jurell Hall’s winning mark of 22-00. The top three finishers in each of the meet’s events received All-County honors. “This was the most exciting meet I’ve ever been to, as a participant or as a coach,” said eighth-year coach Doxey. “The seniors have been great leaders. I’ll miss them when they’re gone. But we’ve still got a little way to go.” Next on Clarke’s calendar is the Section 8 State Qualifier at Glen Head on June 3-4, where the Rams will send Farrell (shot put and discus), Panickssery (pole vault),

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SEnIoR AlEx PEREIRA was clutch for the Rams in the Nassau Class A championships in the 4x100 relay and long jump. Pereira (long jump), Emile (open 800-meters), sophomore Christian Hunter (pentathlon), seniors Said Reyes and Miles

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East Meadow reaches county finals By BRIAn KACHARABA sports@liherald.com

The East Meadow softball team has proven in recent years that it can beat the opposition in many different ways. The Jets proved that again last week and it landed them in a familiar position. The Jets swept Syosset in their Nassau Class AA best-of-3 semifinal series on May 23-24 thanks to an explosive third inning that led to an 8-5 win before sophomore Julia Parise put forth a stellar performance at both on the mound and at the plate in the 2-0 clincher the next day to send East Meadow to a finals rematch against Massapequa. East Meadow made it to the county title series for the fifth straight season, but its only losses during that span came against the Chiefs last year and this year. Massapequa clinched the title Sunday with a 5-4 decision at Mitchel Athletic Complex. The Jets hosted the semifinal series opener on a warm Sunday afternoon and immediately scored in the first inning before Syosset recovered to take a 3-1 lead entering the bottom of the third. There, the Jets scored six times to chase Braves starter Nicolette Ferraro, highlighted by sophomore Madison Lehman’s home run. “At that point, almost every girl had seen the pitcher already, so I just told the girls, ‘Hey, you’ve got to make your adjustments,” East Meadow first-year coach Frank Baglivo said. “That’s what softball is

all about, especially hitting wise. You have to make your adjustments.” Senior hurler Jenna Scheingold settled down and tossed three straight scoreless innings before running into trouble in the seventh. After leadoff batter Taylor Renny reached base, Julia Renny slugged her second homer of the game to make it 8-5. The Braves went on to load the bases with two outs before Scheingold fanned the last batter on her 140th pitch to seal her fourth win of the season. “She was kinda losing grip of the ball, she was definitely tired and really battling through,” Baglivo said. “But she’s a fierce competitor and when she needed her biggest out, she was able to get it.” The next day, Parise limited the Braves to just one hit – a first-inning double by Julia Renny – to earn her sixth win of 2022. She walked one batter and struck out eight while going the distance. “When Julia is on, she’s very hard to hit,” Baglivo said. Sophomore Melia Campbell drew a bases-loaded walk to put East Meadow up 1-0 in the third inning and Parise drilled an RBI double in the fourth to cap the scoring. The Jets’ defense made two impressive plays in the sixth inning. Third baseman Kayla Wakely ran in to catch a soft popup for the first out and after a flyout to Campbell in right, second baseman Malia Molina made a running over-the-shoulder grab in first base four territory to end the stanza.

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SoPHomoRE JUlIA PARISE helped the Jets reach the county championship series with a lights-out effort against Syosset in the semifinals. Syosset put a runner on second base in the fifth inning after an error on a bunt grounder and a wild pitch, but Parise struck out Natalie Socci looking to end the

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week ago, I had a chance to spend a delightful afternoon with my 2½-year-old granddaughter Logan. Logan was fortunate that during the Covid confinement, she had two parents working from home who could spend extra quality time with her, and as a result she’s an articulate and observant young girl. I know I sound like every other grandfather, but during those precious few hours, I wondered and worried what her world will be like in the next 20 to 30 years, and what JERRY challenges she will face. KREMER Our current world is one big mess. The war in Ukraine is much more than a regional battle. It is a struggle between good and evil, and in any war there is always a chance that evil will prevail. We have crackpots running countries such as Russia and North Korea who have access to nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. For Logan’s sake, I hope these dying despots

will refrain from trying to take the world with them. Whether you agree or not, global warming is and will be a long-range threat to our quality of life. No sane person can ignore the continuous threats that nature poses to us. Massive forest fires, tornadoes, superstorms and flash floods are constant events here in the U.S. The current world leadership has failed miserably to deal with the root causes of global warming. I hope that Logan and her peers will be willing to do something aggressively to curb these changes, assuming it isn’t too late by then. If you think technology is moving fast, just consider the past five years of changes and then try to imagine what our world will be like in 2040 or 2050. Most of us know little, if anything, about artificial intelligence. It will eventually dominate the way our society functions, and could eliminate millions of jobs, despite what the technology geeks say. Will there be a place for Logan in such a fast-moving environment? Women in today’s business world understand what the term glass ceiling means. How hard

will it be for Logan to advance when she’s ready? There is now an ongoing debate about how well our children are being educated to face the challenges of the future. Are we preparing them for the rapid changes that lie ahead? Will their families be able to afford the right education? Will they have a chance to be competitive when they face a new-age job market? Will the courses they take match what advanced technology will require? I want my grandchild, and everyone else’s grandchild, to be ready to join a much different world than the one we live in now. The past two years have been a terrible period for all of us as we struggled through the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic. Home confinement and remote learning have dealt our children a psychological blow that will take years to wipe away, if it ever can be. The scientific community has done a brilliant job of creating medicines that challenge Covid-19 and many other viruses, and we all hope they will be available to children at every grade level. Maybe, just

want her, and every grandchild, to be ready for a much different world.

maybe, when Logan is a full-time student (if not before), we will have vaccines that can protect against any type of unanticipated strain. There is so much more to hope for for Logan and her peers. The current divide in American thinking over so many issues is tragic. There are few, if any, normal discussions about our society’s problems; those discussions have become heated debates. Added to this frustration is the rise in prejudice and hatred against so many individuals and groups. This division in beliefs won’t disappear overnight, but if America has any hope of remaining a democracy, it has to end. The few precious moments I had with my grandchild made me press my mind’s fast-forward button as I wondered what the world will be like a generation from now. I am hopeful that for all the children and grandchildren out there, their world will be a safe, happy and adventure-filled place. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Just another day in the USA: 19 kids shot dead

elatives of the Uvalde, Texas, schoolchildren were taken to a “reunification” center after the gunman did his work. That struck me — the word reunification. Because it was a lie. So many parents would never be reunited with their precious sons and daughters, little fourthgraders, who were gunned down in their classroom last week, along with their teachers. The killer? Another angry young man who bought himself two AR platform rifles for his 18th RAnDi birthday. KREiss We Americans are choking on our rage, and so much of it is funneled into violence against children. I feel ashamed. We call ourselves responsible citizens, and yet we abide the sacrifice of our children. We cry — and we keep re-electing to office the pro-gun candidates who are in bed with the NRA. We pledge allegiance to our flag knowing all the while that the killing of school kids in their classrooms is an all-American pastime. It doesn’t happen anywhere else in the world with the frequency that it happens in our homeland.

Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of Congress: When they love our children more than they hate standing up to the National Rifle Association, the slaughter will stop. I recalled Golda’s lament after Columbine in 1999, and in 2012 after Sandy Hook, and in 2018 after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Between those dates, according to Wikipedia, there were 31 other school shootings in the United States. Some 70 percent of the shooters were 18 or younger. We know we have a mental health crisis among our teenagers. We don’t have enough caregivers, and we don’t have a functioning system in place to get help to those in pain. The single greatest cause of death among American children is now shootings. These words are hard to write, and I hoped to focus on something else this week, perhaps something lighter, but the events of the day eclipse the possibility of distraction. In this moment of loss and horror, we need to keep beating the drum for gun regulations. We need to beat the

drum even as we are exhausted by the noise, even as we feel the intransigent power of the NRA pushing back. In Uvalde, as in Parkland, as in Columbine, the usual post-massacre teams gathered at the scene: police, media by the truckload and a group that travels from killing spree to killing spree with counselors and money for funerals and warnings about post-murder scams. The fact that we have such a team in America is both a further indictment of our society and, obviously, a necessity. We all know the lingo of “lockdown” and “active shooter” and PTSD caused by shootings. Really, it is an abomination that we have become so proficient at handling the tragedies rather than preventing them. Remember Sandy Hook? Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their e-mails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write the words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, the group that works toward stricter gun control laws. They are victims of the tragedy, both having lost first-graders in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012. Their work is

ongress needs to love America’s children more than it loves NRA money.

pure and heroic — trying to find a slender thread of hope in the heap of terrible grief that has consumed their lives. Now David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland massacre, writes to me, seeking support for an anti-gun group called Never Again MSD, which is marching yet again this week in memory of Uvalde and to urge stricter gun laws. They write to me, and millions of others, to garner support for laws that would prevent another mass shooting, or at least reduce the odds. But there has been so little progress. Instead of sensible gun-control laws drafted by a responsible Congress, we have unctuous sentiments without any commitment to change our gun laws for the better. Our only power is our vote. We need elected officials who promise to take on gun violence with substantive legislation. Do members of Congress love their children? You bet they do. Do they love their jobs so much that they will not stand up to the NRA? You bet they do. When they love their children, and America’s children, more than they love NRA money, we may see meaningful legislation on guns. Twenty-seven school shootings so far this year, according to NPR. And counting. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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e might not think about it very often, but we blink a lot — as often as 1,200 times an hour. That’s a quick shutter of our eyes about every three seconds. Every two seconds, according to the American Red Cross, someone somewhere in the United States needs blood. To keep up, our nation’s blood banks require upward of 40,000 blood donations every day. But lately, we’ve struggled to keep up. The blood supply in the United States is at almost historic low levels, as a result of a perfect storm of waning interest among young people and the coronavirus pandemic. The need, however, hasn’t relented, so getting out and donating a pint is more important than ever. But so is compelling the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to adopt scientifically based screening to keep the blood supply safe and stop stigmatizing gay men. Before 2015, if you were gay, you could never donate blood. It's a byproduct of the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s since this demographic was more likely to introduce HIV into the blood supply. It's no longer a lifetime ban. Now it's just three months from the last time one man slept with another. The FDA says this is the best way to reduces HIV-tainted blood slipping into the supply, but it doesn't have to be that way. The Human Rights Campaign — a national organization championing LGBTQ rights — says by doing this, the

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letters The lost children in Texas To the Editor: The deaths of 19 Uvalde, Texas, fourth-graders have stolen more than a combined 1,000 years of future life from them, meaning that, collectively, they will be missing more than: One thousand Memorial Days, 1,000 Fourths of July, 1,000 Halloweens, 1,000 Thanksgivings, 1,000 Christmases, 1,000 New Year’s Days, 1,000 Valentine’s Days and 1,000 Easters — not to mention their 19 wedding days, the births of their own children and grandchildren, and countless other days, weeks, months, years and decades. However, this latest tragedy almost became understandable to me when I imagined a mash-up of the Constitution's First and Second Amendments: “Congress shall make no laws respecting the right of people to keep and bear

FDA doesn’t treat people with similar risks the same way. The restriction isn’t just on gay men who engage in risky behavior, like unprotected sex. Instead it applies to any gay man, even if he is monogamous and practicing safe sex. But straight men or women with multiple sex partners, or who are taking part in otherwise unsafe practices, aren’t restricted. To make it even worse, the FDA lumps gay men in with two other automatic disqualifications: people who have used illegal drugs with needles, and those who have traded sex for money or drugs. The FDA has proven itself to be extraordinary in testing blood supplies with a high degree of accuracy. There must be a better way to counter risk factors without turning way entire groups of people, painted with a broad brush. Washington must change this archaic policy, because it's vital everyone who can donate, does donate. A single donation helps save not just one life, but three. Imagine that. Spend less than an hour of your time, endure a slight needle prick, and you’ll make a difference for three others. Medical facilities can extract four different beneficial components from the blood: red cells, plasma, platelets and cryoprecipitate — the last helps blood clot. More than a third of donated supplies are used to treat cancers and blood diseases. Other major beneficiaries of

blood donations include patients suffering from anemia, those in surgery, those with heart and liver disorders, and orthopedic patients. Just about anyone can donate blood, according to the New York Blood Center, as long as you’re at least 17 — 16 with parental permission — weigh at least 110 pounds, and are in generally good health. There’s no maximum age, but those older than 75 need a doctor’s clearance. There are some restrictions. If you have traveled anywhere in the world where malaria is a problem, you must wait three months. If you get a piercing or a tattoo, it’s also three months — unless the procedure took place in a sterile environment, or, in the case of a tattoo, it was done by a licensed facility in New Jersey. Syphilis or gonorrhea? Three months. Blood transfusion? Also three months. Pregnancy, abortion or miscarriage? Six weeks post-pregnancy. Despite all that, believe it or not, most people can still donate. And you should. Visit the New York Blood Center at NYBC.org. Call to make an appointment at (800) 933-2566. Or visit a local blood center. You can find them on the blood center’s website — and there is one nearby, at 290 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre. Every time you blink, let it be a reminder that someone, at that moment, is being told they need blood. Do your part by donating the gift of life today.

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ince it opened in 1959, SUNY Nassau has often been described as the jewel of Nassau County and the New York state community college system. We have been one of the prime economic engines for the county, and a magnet for attracting residents. It is time to reinvest in the college so that its faculty can offer continued quality academics, programs and curriculum to prepare students for the 21st century. The college will now go into its 15th year without a funding increase for its operational budget from Nassau County. This, along with a decade-long cut in state funding, has led to a Faren shrinking full-time faculty, SiminoFF increases in tuition and cuts in student services, along with the college’s failure to develop and offer new programs and initiatives. Yet our own board of trustees won’t ask the County Legislature for an increase in our operating

t is past time for the county to increase its investment in the college. SUNY Nassau students are rooted in the community and become part of the workforce. They become our valued neighbors. They are our future.

budget. Where other college boards of trustees regularly ask for, and receive, 1 to 2 percent increases in their operating budgets, ours has not. This isn’t sustainable. If the board of trustees does not submit a revised budget proposal to the County Legislature, we will ask the Legislature to reject their proposal, and ask the board and administration to revise it. County funding represents a significant portion of the college’s funding — about 25 percent of our total operating budget. Like all of us, the college has set

LetterS arms, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” At least this seems to be the way our cowardly Congress has (mis)read the Second Amendment ever since the slaughter of 20 Sandy Hook 6- and 7-year-old firstgraders 10 long years ago (which now, again, feels like yesterday). RICHARd SIegeLMAN Plainview

Blakeman ignores oppression in West Bank To the editor: Re “Blakeman champions partnership with West Bank” (May 19-25): It saddens me to see that Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman, along with other county officials, is celebrating the signing of an economic and cultural agreement with Israeli West Bank settlements. despite statements by Blakeman and others, these settlements are illegal under international law, and are obstacles to obtaining any real peace in Israel/Palestine. It has unfortunately become far too common among some, like these county officials, to choose to ignore longstanding U.N. resolutions and basic tenets of fairness and justice. Ongoing Israeli oppression of Palestinians — including the forceful removal of Palestinian families from their homes and land — must cease, and the long, bitter occupation of Palestine must end if we are to see the desperately sought peace we say we want. I urge our county officials to move us in that direction. JIM BROWN Secretary, Green Party of Nassau County Island Park

expenses that have risen dramatically over the years. What other public institution can you think of that has not received any increase in funding in 15 years? It is past time for the county to increase its investment in the college. SUNY Nassau students tend to stay in the county. They are rooted in the community and form part of the needed workforce, becoming our accountants, lawyers and small business owners. And yes, they stay on to become our valued neighbors and taxpayers. In sum, SUNY Nassau students are our future. In asking the county to raise the college’s operating budget, we are, in reality, asking the county to invest in its residents, businesses and in its own future. The benefits are limitless. We believe that a great county deserves a great community college. To sign our petition, please go to Change.org/launch23for2023. A rally is scheduled for June 27, at 3:30 p.m., in front of the County Legislature building, at 1550 Franklin Ave., in Mineola, when a vote on the NCC budget is expected. Dr. Faren Siminoff is president of the Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers. Comments about this column? nccft@ncc.edu.

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We must have the right to choose To the editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Threat to choice has women on the march” (May 12-18): I’ve been a reader and fan of Randi for many years. I’ve laughed with her and cried with her as my husband and I raised our two daughters, buried another, and experienced joy and too much sorrow. We’ve navigated the world of mental health disorders with a family member, and as I pursued a legal career, we were blessed with much nachas — pride and joy — in our girls. I nursed my husband as he disappeared with early-onset dementia and passed away four years ago. I write now because this issue, of the right to choose, hits home. I, too, was fortunate enough to be able to choose not to continue with a pregnancy when I was 19 years old. Now I’m frightened and incensed and motivated to act. I will be retiring from my 35-plus-year career as an attorney shortly, and I plan to volunteer with an agency/organization to somehow conserve/revive the right to choose. I thank Randi for all her years of thought-provoking, incisive journalism. MIRIAM gOLdSTeIN Baldwin

We’re being stripped of our rights To the editor: Women’s rights are being taken away from us. This country will not uphold its claim to be just, equal and righteous if they can easily take away our rights.

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Taking a choice involving a woman’s body should not even be up for discussion. This is no one’s concern except for women who are looking for an option, a choice. We cannot have a democratic country and yet take our rights away when a majority of this country is against the likely Supreme Court decision. It is

wrong and shameful what is happing to women who need outlets and resources for a decision that affects their whole life. This is not a minor problem or disagreement — this is an abuse of power. It is our right, our body and our choice. ARIANA COYLe Wantagh

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